An MMO could handle the latency issue better than most other types of games, but it would still suck. Back when I used to play MMOs, my ping was routinely 200ms. It only really got annoying when it was above 500ms. But then the rendering was all done locally and only my position and commands were sent to and from the server, so the game seemed somewhat responsive even when latency was going on behind the scenes.
Internet access and educational access are quickly becoming the same thing. I have a 15 year old son. Of course he's good with computers and the internet (he's my son after all) but I'm amazed at what his high school coursework requires now. It all but assumes he has constant access to the internet. Hell he even uses his iPod on the school's wifi network for classwork in class.
Of course we have good access at home, but if a kid didn't it would be a huge handicap. Yes, they can go to school computer labs and the library, etc., but even that access is dwindling now that some schools all but assume a good computer and internet access at home. His school is a very good school, but all schools will follow suit eventually.
For national DEFENSE all you need is a good nuclear stockpile for the major powers and a small conventional force to take care of things like Somali Pirates.
Some good points all around here. I'll just comment on this point alone. What if someone invades you and you want to repel them but you don't exactly feel like starting a major nuclear exchange? That's when you need a bit more than a small conventional force.
That said, my thoughts on the US military (yes, I am a US citizen) is that we should have a large enough force to defend ourselves against ANY invader(s). Then we need to keep that force home and stay the fuck out of other peoples' business. So yeah, I think our current military is too big and is structured incorrectly for that task. War sucks. And we shouldn't be starting ANY wars. But if someone starts one we should be able to finish it.
At the end of the day you have to have more interceptors than I have missiles.
Not if my interceptors are laser or other energy weapon based. Think Missile Command (loved that game at the time...) Sure we may be a ways away from that now, or I should say as far as the *public* knows we may be a ways away from that, but we'll get there...
Well, technically you're not. Except for the part where you're guilty until proven innocent.
Right. So why even expose myself to any potential risk when I can just close the network and not worry about it. Sounds awesome on paper, and as long as I didn't have bandwidth caps as someone else mentioned and I was guaranteed to never be held liable for somebody torrenting from my IP address, I'd do it. Otherwise, no.
Who could have imagined that the day would come when I would be affraid of my own government?
Every single person who knows the purpose of the 2nd Amendment. It's not for sportsmen, it's not for hunters, it's for this exact scenario. If the government becomes tyrannical, do you really want them to be the only ones with guns?
Exactly. Hunting and sports shooting is great, but that was NOT what the 2nd amendment was for. I'm with you both. Scary stuff going on lately...
I mean it probably doesnt help that a good number of posters here (and I imagine elsewhere) specifically say that they would buy the game but they prefer to pirate it.
Honestly the thought process of some people drives me crazy. Piracy is perceived as a problem, so publisher gets DRM. Gamer thinks piracy is kind of lame, but that DRM is even lamer and gets mad at publisher for blaming pirates; proceeds to pirate game in the name of "freedom". Gamer then wonders why publishers are having kittens over piracy.
Simple solution for publishers: release DRM free games and those who oppose DRM will buy them. Yep, some will pirate regardless, but those would also pirate DRM'd games. And yes, I know the type of DRM they are talking about for SimCity and the type Diablo 3 had makes it all but impossible to pirate, but you can see the negative backlash that is creating.
I recently got a free copy of Far Cry 3 with a new video card. I had to jump through major hoops creating an account just to try to get the damned thing working. Then I had to log in to that account every time and the game kept crashing. So I grabbed a cracked copy, installed it quickly and with no problems, and played hassle free offline. Publishers are just getting stupid with this shit.
Reminds me of the time they invested $150 Million in Apple. At the time I took it as an attempt to diffuse talk of them stealing Mac OS for Windows. Doesn't really apply here, but almost has the same feel.
I'm with you. Just starting to realize that I need to get more involved. "Be the change you want to see..." and all that. It may not have much of an impact, but doing nothing will definitely have no impact.
All I know is I used it for a while last night with no issues at all. Open an image, edit it a bit, apply some filters, change some colors, sharpen, then save as in a couple of different file formats - whatever I've tried to do has worked completely normally. Of course it's possible I will notice glitches down the road, and honestly if I do, who cares, but at the moment it seems to be working perfectly after messing with it for a while.
Thanks for the detailed post. I'm not ready to move yet (though maybe I should be) but I will keep this in mind and look it up. Sounds pretty good on the surface of things.
The AC comment was more or less a joke. I've often joked with my wife that I could be happy anywhere with reliable power, air conditioning, and a good net connection. If I did live in Alaska (also in the US, however), I would trade AC for central heating.
The US was founded on freedom and freedom was important to most of us until, it seems, the last 10-20 years. Now, too many are willing to live with considerably less freedom if it means more security and more government cheese.
Where did you go that's "better"? I honestly want to know. I've thought about where I'd go but couldn't come up with somewhere that satisfies my main requirements: As much true freedom as possible (both personal and economic), air conditioning, reliable power grid, and a minimum 10MB uncensored net connection...
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I guess it really doesn't take any facts for the idiots to start clamoring about how all business' are evil.
This.
1,000x This. I suppose RTFA is a lost art...
Sure they do.
And if the FBI comes looking for it 190 days later (with or without a warrant) are they just going to say, "Sorry, we can't help you"?
I'd love it to be true, but somehow I doubt it...
I don't think anyone's blaming Canadians in general. It's just one stupid company who needs to be smacked down, doesn't matter where they are.
So's the math behind sitting at a desk staring at a monitor.
An MMO could handle the latency issue better than most other types of games, but it would still suck. Back when I used to play MMOs, my ping was routinely 200ms. It only really got annoying when it was above 500ms. But then the rendering was all done locally and only my position and commands were sent to and from the server, so the game seemed somewhat responsive even when latency was going on behind the scenes.
Absolutely forget any sort of FPS.
Internet access and educational access are quickly becoming the same thing. I have a 15 year old son. Of course he's good with computers and the internet (he's my son after all) but I'm amazed at what his high school coursework requires now. It all but assumes he has constant access to the internet. Hell he even uses his iPod on the school's wifi network for classwork in class.
Of course we have good access at home, but if a kid didn't it would be a huge handicap. Yes, they can go to school computer labs and the library, etc., but even that access is dwindling now that some schools all but assume a good computer and internet access at home. His school is a very good school, but all schools will follow suit eventually.
For national DEFENSE all you need is a good nuclear stockpile for the major powers and a small conventional force to take care of things like Somali Pirates.
Some good points all around here. I'll just comment on this point alone. What if someone invades you and you want to repel them but you don't exactly feel like starting a major nuclear exchange? That's when you need a bit more than a small conventional force.
That said, my thoughts on the US military (yes, I am a US citizen) is that we should have a large enough force to defend ourselves against ANY invader(s). Then we need to keep that force home and stay the fuck out of other peoples' business. So yeah, I think our current military is too big and is structured incorrectly for that task. War sucks. And we shouldn't be starting ANY wars. But if someone starts one we should be able to finish it.
The Canadians. No I'm not joking. All they need to do is take the ICBM fields and they aren't a bad joke anymore.
Bring it.
At the end of the day you have to have more interceptors than I have missiles.
Not if my interceptors are laser or other energy weapon based. Think Missile Command (loved that game at the time...) Sure we may be a ways away from that now, or I should say as far as the *public* knows we may be a ways away from that, but we'll get there...
Well, technically you're not. Except for the part where you're guilty until proven innocent.
Right. So why even expose myself to any potential risk when I can just close the network and not worry about it. Sounds awesome on paper, and as long as I didn't have bandwidth caps as someone else mentioned and I was guaranteed to never be held liable for somebody torrenting from my IP address, I'd do it. Otherwise, no.
Sure, I'd be more than happy to open my wifi network...if it meant I wasn't going to be liable for what a guest does on it....
Who could have imagined that the day would come when I would be affraid of my own government?
Every single person who knows the purpose of the 2nd Amendment. It's not for sportsmen, it's not for hunters, it's for this exact scenario. If the government becomes tyrannical, do you really want them to be the only ones with guns?
Exactly. Hunting and sports shooting is great, but that was NOT what the 2nd amendment was for. I'm with you both. Scary stuff going on lately...
I mean it probably doesnt help that a good number of posters here (and I imagine elsewhere) specifically say that they would buy the game but they prefer to pirate it.
Honestly the thought process of some people drives me crazy. Piracy is perceived as a problem, so publisher gets DRM. Gamer thinks piracy is kind of lame, but that DRM is even lamer and gets mad at publisher for blaming pirates; proceeds to pirate game in the name of "freedom". Gamer then wonders why publishers are having kittens over piracy.
Simple solution for publishers: release DRM free games and those who oppose DRM will buy them. Yep, some will pirate regardless, but those would also pirate DRM'd games. And yes, I know the type of DRM they are talking about for SimCity and the type Diablo 3 had makes it all but impossible to pirate, but you can see the negative backlash that is creating.
I recently got a free copy of Far Cry 3 with a new video card. I had to jump through major hoops creating an account just to try to get the damned thing working. Then I had to log in to that account every time and the game kept crashing. So I grabbed a cracked copy, installed it quickly and with no problems, and played hassle free offline. Publishers are just getting stupid with this shit.
A recent movie dealing with time travel in a good way was Looper, I thought. I liked that movie a lot more than I thought I would.
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Reminds me of the time they invested $150 Million in Apple. At the time I took it as an attempt to diffuse talk of them stealing Mac OS for Windows. Doesn't really apply here, but almost has the same feel.
He's starting to rub me the wrong way as a sort of attention whore
No doubt. The man legally changed his name to Kim Dotcom. That's not attention whoreish at all...
/sarcasm
I'm with you. Just starting to realize that I need to get more involved. "Be the change you want to see..." and all that. It may not have much of an impact, but doing nothing will definitely have no impact.
Someone from the Department of Redundancy Department, perhaps?
All I know is I used it for a while last night with no issues at all. Open an image, edit it a bit, apply some filters, change some colors, sharpen, then save as in a couple of different file formats - whatever I've tried to do has worked completely normally. Of course it's possible I will notice glitches down the road, and honestly if I do, who cares, but at the moment it seems to be working perfectly after messing with it for a while.
Downloaded and installed from the link in the article and it works fine on win 7 x64.
I just downloaded and installed Photoshop from the link with TFA and it works fine on win 7 x64.
Thanks for the detailed post. I'm not ready to move yet (though maybe I should be) but I will keep this in mind and look it up. Sounds pretty good on the surface of things.
The AC comment was more or less a joke. I've often joked with my wife that I could be happy anywhere with reliable power, air conditioning, and a good net connection. If I did live in Alaska (also in the US, however), I would trade AC for central heating.
The US was founded on freedom and freedom was important to most of us until, it seems, the last 10-20 years. Now, too many are willing to live with considerably less freedom if it means more security and more government cheese.
Where did you go that's "better"? I honestly want to know. I've thought about where I'd go but couldn't come up with somewhere that satisfies my main requirements: As much true freedom as possible (both personal and economic), air conditioning, reliable power grid, and a minimum 10MB uncensored net connection...