Why is the parent of this modded up as informative? The really good players don't use cheats (see CPL- some of the best players in the world come to play and obviously without cheats). Valve Software recently implemented into Counter-Strike which has cut down cheating considerably, it stops programs from hooking it, they can auto update the cheat protection (like PunkBuster, but much more reliable), and they also have a wallhack block in place that actually stops people successively running a wallhack (and if it's popular enough, the cheat will be sent to valve by someone and killed) from seeing enemies behind walls even with the wallhack turned on by not sending them the player data.
The parent's post is a typical mentality among many people who don't know what they're talking about in regards to Half-Life. Some of these people even justify cheating because "everyone else is doing it" regardless of if it is true or not.
The thinking that they will/would publish any and all Valve games may not seem like such a big deal. A new content delivery system is in beta testing at Valve, called Steam (www.steampowered.com). It automatically downloads updates and even updates the servers running it. There is no longer a download link as it is running a lot of bandwidth and they have a sufficient number of testers. But this is straight from Valve to the consumer, bypassing Sierra and all other publishes. The one advantage of anyone that would buy the company that publishes Valve's games (and has Sierra signed an exclusive contract? what's to say they wouldn't change companies? id Software has done it before) is that they would be able to publish the game for their platform (ie, insuring that Half-Life or Team Fortress 2 gets on their system no matter what, even perhaps pressuring them not to release on other systems).
Simple, everyone knows that in 2050 AMD will control every aspect of our lives. If one dares to question the authority of the great AMD there could be severe reprecussions.
If the URL in your profile is for the company you used to work for, I can see why you got laid off. "Ignite Software is dedicated to bringing you the best Add-on software available for America Online and AOL Instant Messenger." Better yet- they should lay off the whole company.
I'm not sure why the parent currently has a score of 3, Duke Nukem Forever HAS NOT been cancelled. A simple check of 3D Realm's site [www.3drealms.com] shows that it has not been cancelled, although they do joke about the "when it's done" thing extensively.
Of course, you seem to be ignoring the fact that we now have nuclear power (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable) and also the fact that millions of lives were saved from a conflict in Asia (whether this benefit outweighs the result is also debatable).
Bottom line: it can have terrible consequences, but it can also be construed as being something that has done much more.
Actually, I used to help my friend with his family's PC a good deal, fixing problems when they came up. After awhile his mom came over to my house and offered to give me money for working on it, and you know what my mom did? Turned it down. For doing work. This perception is definitely widespread, but I must admit it can actually be fun to get praised for fixing pretty simple things.
If you've ever seen that commercial where the husband unplugs the fridge when his wife tells him she made her tuna casserole and then they go to Outback because of it...
Husband: "Hi honey, I'm going to be home around 5:00, what's for dinner?" Wife: "My special meatloaf." Husband: "Mmm. I can't wait!" (husband goes to remote admin webpage and turns off the fridge)
Except for the fact that they probably put a good deal of work into modifying Windows XP for HP and whoever else is going to sell them. With that logic, Gates could care less if PC sales took a huge nosedive because he's not the one selling them.
For every good Linux game you can list, I can list 10 good Windows games. This is great that more games that are top notch are being supported in Linux, but if you look at the whole picture, if you want to play the latest and greatest games you still need Windows.
"Families can stay in silent contact with loved ones during long or uncertain trips - a beacon that works anywhere. Our unique "peek-proof" system allows parents to obtain emergency location information while giving young drivers the comfort of knowing they are not being constantly watched."
Sure, they're loved ones until they get this and the spouse figures out where they're really going on those "business trips."
Take a look at "Exhibit 2: Identifying Monopoly Overcharges."
It says because from 1981 to 1990 the price to OEMs dropped from $40 to $19. Then they assume that the trend should have continued...and based on the chart microsoft should be paying us money to use it, anything more than that is "overcharge." I could do without deceptive little graphs that attempt to skew the numbers.
Why not? Perhaps some of the features in Lindows are suitable for a tablet where other linux distributions wouldn't cut it, not to mention that Lindows is much more user friendly than the average linux distribution.
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Why is the parent of this modded up as informative? The really good players don't use cheats (see CPL- some of the best players in the world come to play and obviously without cheats). Valve Software recently implemented into Counter-Strike which has cut down cheating considerably, it stops programs from hooking it, they can auto update the cheat protection (like PunkBuster, but much more reliable), and they also have a wallhack block in place that actually stops people successively running a wallhack (and if it's popular enough, the cheat will be sent to valve by someone and killed) from seeing enemies behind walls even with the wallhack turned on by not sending them the player data.
The parent's post is a typical mentality among many people who don't know what they're talking about in regards to Half-Life. Some of these people even justify cheating because "everyone else is doing it" regardless of if it is true or not.
The thinking that they will/would publish any and all Valve games may not seem like such a big deal. A new content delivery system is in beta testing at Valve, called Steam (www.steampowered.com). It automatically downloads updates and even updates the servers running it. There is no longer a download link as it is running a lot of bandwidth and they have a sufficient number of testers. But this is straight from Valve to the consumer, bypassing Sierra and all other publishes. The one advantage of anyone that would buy the company that publishes Valve's games (and has Sierra signed an exclusive contract? what's to say they wouldn't change companies? id Software has done it before) is that they would be able to publish the game for their platform (ie, insuring that Half-Life or Team Fortress 2 gets on their system no matter what, even perhaps pressuring them not to release on other systems).
I'm only getting 11K/sec when I normally get much more.
It...can't..sustain an....attack from the...slashdot.
Simple, everyone knows that in 2050 AMD will control every aspect of our lives. If one dares to question the authority of the great AMD there could be severe reprecussions.
I would have read your flame, but I got tired of reading.
If the URL in your profile is for the company you used to work for, I can see why you got laid off. "Ignite Software is dedicated to bringing you the best Add-on software available for America Online and AOL Instant Messenger." Better yet- they should lay off the whole company.
Soylent Green is in line with the current GNU license, and the OpenBSD people support this fine processed meat.
I'm not sure why the parent currently has a score of 3, Duke Nukem Forever HAS NOT been cancelled. A simple check of 3D Realm's site [www.3drealms.com] shows that it has not been cancelled, although they do joke about the "when it's done" thing extensively.
Of course, you seem to be ignoring the fact that we now have nuclear power (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable) and also the fact that millions of lives were saved from a conflict in Asia (whether this benefit outweighs the result is also debatable).
Bottom line: it can have terrible consequences, but it can also be construed as being something that has done much more.
"Charmin Ultrasoft Disinfectant Radioactive Toilet Paper for the ultimate in clean"
Actually, I used to help my friend with his family's PC a good deal, fixing problems when they came up. After awhile his mom came over to my house and offered to give me money for working on it, and you know what my mom did? Turned it down. For doing work. This perception is definitely widespread, but I must admit it can actually be fun to get praised for fixing pretty simple things.
If you've ever seen that commercial where the husband unplugs the fridge when his wife tells him she made her tuna casserole and then they go to Outback because of it...
Husband: "Hi honey, I'm going to be home around 5:00, what's for dinner?"
Wife: "My special meatloaf."
Husband: "Mmm. I can't wait!"
(husband goes to remote admin webpage and turns off the fridge)
Posted by timothy on Saturday November 23, @01:33PM
from the well-named-company dept.
You're very perceptive..
Except for the fact that they probably put a good deal of work into modifying Windows XP for HP and whoever else is going to sell them. With that logic, Gates could care less if PC sales took a huge nosedive because he's not the one selling them.
That part about this being the exams period definitely leaves room for a motive to do this.
For every good Linux game you can list, I can list 10 good Windows games. This is great that more games that are top notch are being supported in Linux, but if you look at the whole picture, if you want to play the latest and greatest games you still need Windows.
"Families can stay in silent contact with loved ones during long or uncertain trips - a beacon that works anywhere. Our unique "peek-proof" system allows parents to obtain emergency location information while giving young drivers the comfort of knowing they are not being constantly watched."
Sure, they're loved ones until they get this and the spouse figures out where they're really going on those "business trips."
har har.
I'm still waiting for the "Geforce Voodoo" or "Voodoo Geforce." They own the trademark, they may as well use it.
Well, those were once in a lifetime opportunities anyways so I'm sure you'll never get an offer like that ever again.
Take a look at "Exhibit 2: Identifying Monopoly Overcharges."
It says because from 1981 to 1990 the price to OEMs dropped from $40 to $19. Then they assume that the trend should have continued...and based on the chart microsoft should be paying us money to use it, anything more than that is "overcharge." I could do without deceptive little graphs that attempt to skew the numbers.
Why not? Perhaps some of the features in Lindows are suitable for a tablet where other linux distributions wouldn't cut it, not to mention that Lindows is much more user friendly than the average linux distribution.
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humanne ws&StoryID=1715112
fixed link; no space inbetween the e and w in humannews, sorry.
Other source of info on this story:
n ne ws&StoryID=1715112
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=huma
From the spec sheet:b spec.asp
http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_20g
Recording
-64-160 kbps
-MP3 format
looks to me like you can pick a bitrate between those ranges
70GB/sq in.?! Those IBM engineers must be smoking something..and it sure ain't pixie dust.