As far as I know, Steam hasn't really seemed to implement any of the main features of BitTorrent. What Valve is doing with Condition-Zero is what they call a "trickle update." Basically, it starts to download the game/patch ahead of time, so that when they are ready to release it, you already have the great majority of it. I'm assuming for Condition-Zero, it only sends the data out when they have spare bandwidth; updating actual games probably has higher precedence.
But, you're right, BitTorrent for stuff like maps and other user-created things would be great. Imagine releasing your new map, having it gain popularity, and having Steam be able to download you a copy off of the network from people who have opted-in to send other users files at a set max bit rate (and probably only while they're not in game). The possibilities look really great, and I'll be curious to see what direction Steam takes in regards to the BitTorrent technology.
How are secret codes that seem to have no real meaningful purpose other than keeping people out of the computers not abusing the monopoly position? When they are arbitrarily locking out qualified professionals from doing their job, and giving them no options (because, hey, we're the ones who make the cars), I would say that they are abusing their monopoly position to position their car dealerships to be the only ones in position to get business for servicing the cars.
Using their huge market share to lock out competitors in servicing their vehicles (and forcing them out of business) sure sounds like an illegal monopoly to me.
Look no further than MSNBC.com's videos (a venture Microsoft is a part of). To view any of their streaming videos, they say you are required to use Internet Explorer, despite the fact that Firefox can play WMP files all the same (I guess it is some sort of plugin- I never had to install it, it just works on Windows).
I suppose this is more of the Internet Explorer thing, but it is combined with WMP, and of course, they only have WMP files even after you go to IE.
Finally a viable competitor to Google. I have been looking for XFree86 adult content for quite some time. Google could just never bring up what I needed.
For its commercial Web site owners, Yahoo unveiled a new "paid-inclusion" program called Site Match, which allows commercial Web sites to pay to be indexed and included in regular search results.
and...
The company says the paid listings will not rank higher in its results than they otherwise would.
So...unless I'm not getting this, they're making it sound as though advertisers pay for...nothing. Which clearly isn't correct
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Yes, that works until said spouse calls the repairman because the furnace/AC isn't working and discovers you have been less than forthcoming about what you think about cost cutting measures.
A better idea: talk with the husband/wife and determine what you can afford to set the thermostat to. Make it clear to the kids that it is not their place to adjust the thermostat.
Seems easier than coming up with an elaborate decoy system.
Now, we can filter our email based on what it smells like. I propose legislation to require all spam to actually smell like SPAM. After smelling our email, we can train our bayesian filter to filter out the stuff that smells like spam.
I, too, used something like this, but I think it is only used for partially determining the prescription. After he used the computer, he still used the little flip lenses to determine my prescription.
...or you get something that's nearly identical to an Alienware for far less... check out Sager notebooks, a good site for them is Pc Torque. This particular company even allows you to order it without an operating system.
You'll notice that the cases are completely identical (Sager and Alienware). A lot of them seem to buy the base components from one company. If you remember Liebermann Computers (a lot of people thought they might be a hoax with some of their products), even their laptops look the same.
You'll get the same specs, and probably practically the same system for far cheaper. Bottom line: Alienware is not a good price/performance ratio, especially for notebooks.
No, Virginia Tech paid FULL PRICE for each and every one of the G5s. That was part of the deal of getting them first. Apple wasn't about to tell other people they wouldn't be getting their computers for a bit and then also take a financial hit for selling them cheaper than others were willing to pay.
ISP has healthy business model for subscriptions that only predicts growth, not a loss of customers.
Don't forget that Comcast is offering a) cable TV, which doesn't look to go away for a very long time, and broadband, which is sufficiently fast for 95% of end users.
The reason AOL has been such a disaster on the ISP side is that they are based on outdated technology with little room for growth (in fact, it seems it can only shrink).
They were informed of it 6 months ago. No one is saying this hasn't been around longer. There are probably other security holes right now that no one has discovered...yet.
Sure, it won't cover the cost of the development, but it is still a rather hefty prize, and as such, it gets quite a bit of exposure. Whichever company wins the X Prize is going to be getting a lot of media exposure and probably a lot of consideration in terms of companies wanting to develop commercial space programs.
Good advice, but it seems to have already been taken on the FPS games I've played. Did Half Life 1 really allow cheats like this without a modified server?
Yes, it did. There were speed hacks for a few weeks awhile back (at least two years if my memory isn't faulty). Basically, it tricked the game into thinking that time was moving at a much faster speed than it actually was. Players could go 200 miles per hour, unload their gun in half a second, etc.
This was eventually fixed, but it appears that it can still be done for limited periods ( 2 seconds).
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As far as I know, Steam hasn't really seemed to implement any of the main features of BitTorrent. What Valve is doing with Condition-Zero is what they call a "trickle update." Basically, it starts to download the game/patch ahead of time, so that when they are ready to release it, you already have the great majority of it. I'm assuming for Condition-Zero, it only sends the data out when they have spare bandwidth; updating actual games probably has higher precedence.
But, you're right, BitTorrent for stuff like maps and other user-created things would be great. Imagine releasing your new map, having it gain popularity, and having Steam be able to download you a copy off of the network from people who have opted-in to send other users files at a set max bit rate (and probably only while they're not in game). The possibilities look really great, and I'll be curious to see what direction Steam takes in regards to the BitTorrent technology.
How are secret codes that seem to have no real meaningful purpose other than keeping people out of the computers not abusing the monopoly position? When they are arbitrarily locking out qualified professionals from doing their job, and giving them no options (because, hey, we're the ones who make the cars), I would say that they are abusing their monopoly position to position their car dealerships to be the only ones in position to get business for servicing the cars.
Using their huge market share to lock out competitors in servicing their vehicles (and forcing them out of business) sure sounds like an illegal monopoly to me.
Look no further than MSNBC.com's videos (a venture Microsoft is a part of). To view any of their streaming videos, they say you are required to use Internet Explorer, despite the fact that Firefox can play WMP files all the same (I guess it is some sort of plugin- I never had to install it, it just works on Windows).
I suppose this is more of the Internet Explorer thing, but it is combined with WMP, and of course, they only have WMP files even after you go to IE.
Yes, it is opt-in. After updating to this version, it asks you if you would like to participate in the survey.
The Steam license is fairly short and succinct- I suggest you look at it if you are curious about their intentions.
Finally a viable competitor to Google. I have been looking for XFree86 adult content for quite some time. Google could just never bring up what I needed.
Thanks MSN!
So...unless I'm not getting this, they're making it sound as though advertisers pay for...nothing. Which clearly isn't correct
I always knew Andrew Jackson was giving me the evil eye.
And congratulations to slashdot for giving the winners huge, unexpected bills for bandwidth!
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Yes, that works until said spouse calls the repairman because the furnace/AC isn't working and discovers you have been less than forthcoming about what you think about cost cutting measures.
A better idea: talk with the husband/wife and determine what you can afford to set the thermostat to. Make it clear to the kids that it is not their place to adjust the thermostat.
Seems easier than coming up with an elaborate decoy system.
Now, we can filter our email based on what it smells like. I propose legislation to require all spam to actually smell like SPAM. After smelling our email, we can train our bayesian filter to filter out the stuff that smells like spam.
I, too, used something like this, but I think it is only used for partially determining the prescription. After he used the computer, he still used the little flip lenses to determine my prescription.
But if they did, I would sure as heck transfer my phone number to my infant and sell that.
Please note the USA flag just to the right of the post.
If you have images off, it's not going to take more than 5 seconds to figure out which Georgia we're talking about.
...they have a habit of hitting 1 and then 8 repeatedly? I somehow doubt that there were this many children doing this on accident.
...or you get something that's nearly identical to an Alienware for far less...
check out Sager notebooks, a good site for them is Pc Torque. This particular company even allows you to order it without an operating system.
You'll notice that the cases are completely identical (Sager and Alienware). A lot of them seem to buy the base components from one company. If you remember Liebermann Computers (a lot of people thought they might be a hoax with some of their products), even their laptops look the same.
You'll get the same specs, and probably practically the same system for far cheaper. Bottom line: Alienware is not a good price/performance ratio, especially for notebooks.
No, Virginia Tech paid FULL PRICE for each and every one of the G5s. That was part of the deal of getting them first. Apple wasn't about to tell other people they wouldn't be getting their computers for a bit and then also take a financial hit for selling them cheaper than others were willing to pay.
ISP has healthy business model for subscriptions that only predicts growth, not a loss of customers.
Don't forget that Comcast is offering a) cable TV, which doesn't look to go away for a very long time, and broadband, which is sufficiently fast for 95% of end users.
The reason AOL has been such a disaster on the ISP side is that they are based on outdated technology with little room for growth (in fact, it seems it can only shrink).
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I am looking at WindowsUpdate right now, and am not seeing this patch.
I can go ahead and download it from the page in the story; my question is: why is this patch not up on WindowsUpdate immediately?
I don't follow your logic.
They were informed of it 6 months ago. No one is saying this hasn't been around longer. There are probably other security holes right now that no one has discovered...yet.
Sure, it won't cover the cost of the development, but it is still a rather hefty prize, and as such, it gets quite a bit of exposure. Whichever company wins the X Prize is going to be getting a lot of media exposure and probably a lot of consideration in terms of companies wanting to develop commercial space programs.
Yes, it did. There were speed hacks for a few weeks awhile back (at least two years if my memory isn't faulty). Basically, it tricked the game into thinking that time was moving at a much faster speed than it actually was. Players could go 200 miles per hour, unload their gun in half a second, etc.
This was eventually fixed, but it appears that it can still be done for limited periods ( 2 seconds).
If this ever does happen, we'll know who to talk to first.
- The FBI
Pansy, I flash my bios without a boot disk.
What?
Yes, I like to live dangerously.