You didn't read my links. According to the ACLU lawyers:
The treaty requires criminalization of offenses such as hacking, the production, sale or distribution of hacking tools, and an expansion of criminal liability for intellectual property violations (Articles 2-11).
No way in hell would I want to be full of vigor at 136 and snuggling up to Princess Leia every day, especially if she was wearing her Return of the Jedi outfit.
You have Federal, State, and local regs you need to check out.
First, Federal. The Corps of Engineers handles 404 permits. You need this to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States - fill material includes structures as well. You might be exempt (usually if you affect under 1/10 acre you will be), but you need to make sure. If you are going to affect any Federal Endangered/Threatened species (are any in/near the river?) you will need clearance through the US Fish and Wildlife Department and or National Marine Fisheries Service. This is usually coordinated through the Section 7 process of your 404 permit, but if you DON'T qualify for a 404 permit and there are endangered species, you have to do your own Habitat Conservation Plan and prepare a document under the National Environmental Quality Act (NEPA).
Second, State. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission regulates fish movements. "No dams, ponds, or other devices which prevent free migration of fish shall be erected or placed by a person licensed to propagate and sell fish in a stream flowing over the person's property". I am sure you also have some type of dam safety office as well, if you go that route. Also, I don't know how water rights work in your state, but you need to check into that as well. You also might have a state version of NEPA (many states do).
Third, local. Check your local Planning department for applicable rules and regs.
Remember that things will be completely different once they go public. At that point, they will be responsible for the shareholders, many of which will not be two cool geeks from Stanford.
As long as SOME of them are still working, you need to push the damn thing anyway, unless you know for certain that your particular one is deactivated.
The problem is, people will have computers, and want to actually do something with them. Because of this, there will always be games for PCs, and it will be mainstream.
Take a look at Final Fantasy Online -- you can be in the same world whether you have a console or PC. However, on a console, to play the game at all you need an optional hard drive, and to play well, you need a keyboard (which basically means you converted your console into a crippled PC at this point). The game works better on a PC (you can play it at higher resolutions for example), but it works well on both.
Not the best analogy. After New Coke came out, the pent-up demand for "Old Coke" reached new highs (I used to cross the border to get it when I was in college). When Old Coke was re-released as "Classic Coke", the two brands combined were selling much more than one brand ever did before. There was a lot of speculation in business schools as to whether this whole fiasco was a planned event.
Why is this kick ass? Because of the following little gem on the on the beta description: "[m]essages sent between AIM members can be digitally encrypted and signed." This might be the first time a product for the masses will actually lead to people learning about digital signatures, and setting up their own. You can see where this is leading -- people will get interested, and start to look into encryption in general. This could be the start of mass acceptance of encrypted and signed email. I am tired of looking like a paranoid geek for signing my emails -- I do it for solidarity, and to raise the privacy/encryption consciousness of those getting my emails..
The potential here is really great. The problem almost all MMORPGs have with is that they were designed to be a computer version of the traditional paper-and-pencil role playing game, but the crossover doesn't work. You don't actually go on a new adventure all the time, you just look up the scripted quest on a cheat page somewhere and do it already knowing the outcome (and in some particularly bad MMORPGs, again and again and again...)
This game would develop instances of the game world in which things are new, which no one has seen before. AO already tried this, but the variety was superficial. This looks more like a big-budget version of Underlight, where the other players came up with quests for you, but with AI replacing the other players.
A lot of questions remain. What about the solo player, for example?
The expansions set are what MADE it the greatest board game ever. Well, not all of them, but you don't like flares? Come on now - the Eon flares were great, not those neutered versions in the Mayfair set you could only use once. The extent of variety is why so many of the ideas were stolen and later put into Magic the card game. (If you want a real history lesson, go find a copy of Kings and Things by Tom Wham and see where the rest of Magic was stolen from).
I also heavily disagree with the assumption that flares nuked strategy. In a good table, an overpowering flare card would be out of the game pretty fast. The nice thing about CE is that there were TONS of counters to various actions/powers/cards. In our games, to get that last base you often had to have 2, 3, or even 4 counters ready (which you had been collecting for a few turns). You got zapped? Well here's an unzap. Etc. Didn't have your last turn strategy mapped out? You lost.
It is really seldom you see a game that so much strategy is needed in a good table to win, and how you need to set it up from the first turn (and sometimes before, by picking your powers if that's how you play). It's a cliche to compare games to chess or go, but CE is one of those games that the comparison is apt.
Granted, some of the expansion sets are weak (to me), like the moons and the whole lucre thing. However, putting more variety in means something for everyone. Lots of my friends loved the moon set (well, at least until they got "moon tune" a few times, and they had a sing a little song about their powers).
The sad part about Mayfair is that they had a SECOND expansion after More Cosmic Encounter ready to go -- everything was ready to print. Too bad it never made it before the big meltdown.
I still have my Eon set with all nine (count em!) expansion sets, and it still has a prominent place in my top game shelf. Too bad they never have a Eon tourney at any of the cons.
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The bus bottleneck (was stuck at 100 for the Xscales, now up to 200) was a problem, but it still doesn't change the fact that PPC 2002 DOES NOT USE the v5 instruction set. It doesn't even use the hooks that allow the Xscale to change its internal speed to match the app, and thus increase battery life. Hell, the Xscale was NAMED after this feature (it "scales" itself).
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First pic I saw I thought, uh uh another Clie-styled brick. However, the specs put it at only 7oz, much less than the high end clies. Still not as much as my Ipaq 1910 at a little over 4, but just a hair more than my old Palm III, but with a better form factor.
I have to drool over the 2300mAh battery. Ack.
While a Strongarm processor might not have the sex appeal of an Xscale, most of the Xscales are just empty promises for other handhelds. PPC 2002 doesn't support the Xscale's ARMv5 instruction set, and from the look of the upcoming Ipaq (which don't support v5 either but supposedly will have PPC 2003 installed), PPC 2003 won't either.
This is part of Patriot Act II. This specific section was already discussed in the story here./. then posted a story about the ACLU analysis of the act, which also included mention of this, here.
I think the chances of someone getting my ring is way under the chance of someone breaking into my home and getting my key. I don't take off my ring ever.
And it's just plain awful only if you know what you are looking for. If someone DOES steal my ring somehow, how would they know that the pretty inlaid dots are my secret passphrase?
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You didn't read my links. According to the ACLU lawyers:
The treaty requires criminalization of offenses such as hacking, the production, sale or distribution of hacking tools, and an expansion of criminal liability for intellectual property violations (Articles 2-11).
No way in hell would I want to be full of vigor at 136 and snuggling up to Princess Leia every day, especially if she was wearing her Return of the Jedi outfit.
You have Federal, State, and local regs you need to check out.
First, Federal. The Corps of Engineers handles 404 permits. You need this to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States - fill material includes structures as well. You might be exempt (usually if you affect under 1/10 acre you will be), but you need to make sure. If you are going to affect any Federal Endangered/Threatened species (are any in/near the river?) you will need clearance through the US Fish and Wildlife Department and or National Marine Fisheries Service. This is usually coordinated through the Section 7 process of your 404 permit, but if you DON'T qualify for a 404 permit and there are endangered species, you have to do your own Habitat Conservation Plan and prepare a document under the National Environmental Quality Act (NEPA).
Second, State. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission regulates fish movements. "No dams, ponds, or other devices which prevent free migration of fish shall be erected or placed by a person licensed to propagate and sell fish in a stream flowing over the person's property".
I am sure you also have some type of dam safety office as well, if you go that route. Also, I don't know how water rights work in your state, but you need to check into that as well. You also might have a state version of NEPA (many states do).
Third, local. Check your local Planning department for applicable rules and regs.
Remember that things will be completely different once they go public. At that point, they will be responsible for the shareholders, many of which will not be two cool geeks from Stanford.
As long as SOME of them are still working, you need to push the damn thing anyway, unless you know for certain that your particular one is deactivated.
Eno is GOD.
Sorry ainsoph that someone modded that offtopic. The youngsters here have no idea what you are talking about lol.
The problem is, people will have computers, and want to actually do something with them. Because of this, there will always be games for PCs, and it will be mainstream.
Take a look at Final Fantasy Online -- you can be in the same world whether you have a console or PC. However, on a console, to play the game at all you need an optional hard drive, and to play well, you need a keyboard (which basically means you converted your console into a crippled PC at this point). The game works better on a PC (you can play it at higher resolutions for example), but it works well on both.
For /.?
The got rid of it, and were left with Classic Coke, and ended up with a larger marketshare all around. Pretty good deal for them.
Not the best analogy. After New Coke came out, the pent-up demand for "Old Coke" reached new highs (I used to cross the border to get it when I was in college). When Old Coke was re-released as "Classic Coke", the two brands combined were selling much more than one brand ever did before. There was a lot of speculation in business schools as to whether this whole fiasco was a planned event.
And they are STILL the best - real clicky keys. Uses a AT plug, which goes into a PS/2 adapter, soon to go into a USB adaptor.
That was the Handera, almost exactly. Not suprisingly, it was a very popular choice for doctors.
SCO announced that their name actually stands for "Sponge, Cable - Optic" and asserts they evolved this function first, 23 million years ago.
First SCO post!
Sorry, your wrong. WOTC is not publishing the changes (and there are a lot), just a document to upgrade your characters from 3 to 3.5.
...only Supervillains will have skins.
You are quite right. It is much better. Too bad the original post didn't cite this article instead.
Um, I did.
Actually, AIM already had this since last year, for corporate users. Also, the Hushmail has been doing this for a while now too.
Why is this kick ass? Because of the following little gem on the on the beta description: "[m]essages sent between AIM members can be digitally encrypted and signed." This might be the first time a product for the masses will actually lead to people learning about digital signatures, and setting up their own. You can see where this is leading -- people will get interested, and start to look into encryption in general. This could be the start of mass acceptance of encrypted and signed email. I am tired of looking like a paranoid geek for signing my emails -- I do it for solidarity, and to raise the privacy/encryption consciousness of those getting my emails..
The potential here is really great. The problem almost all MMORPGs have with is that they were designed to be a computer version of the traditional paper-and-pencil role playing game, but the crossover doesn't work. You don't actually go on a new adventure all the time, you just look up the scripted quest on a cheat page somewhere and do it already knowing the outcome (and in some particularly bad MMORPGs, again and again and again...)
This game would develop instances of the game world in which things are new, which no one has seen before. AO already tried this, but the variety was superficial. This looks more like a big-budget version of Underlight, where the other players came up with quests for you, but with AI replacing the other players.
A lot of questions remain. What about the solo player, for example?
The expansions set are what MADE it the greatest board game ever. Well, not all of them, but you don't like flares? Come on now - the Eon flares were great, not those neutered versions in the Mayfair set you could only use once. The extent of variety is why so many of the ideas were stolen and later put into Magic the card game. (If you want a real history lesson, go find a copy of Kings and Things by Tom Wham and see where the rest of Magic was stolen from).
I also heavily disagree with the assumption that flares nuked strategy. In a good table, an overpowering flare card would be out of the game pretty fast. The nice thing about CE is that there were TONS of counters to various actions/powers/cards. In our games, to get that last base you often had to have 2, 3, or even 4 counters ready (which you had been collecting for a few turns). You got zapped? Well here's an unzap. Etc. Didn't have your last turn strategy mapped out? You lost.
It is really seldom you see a game that so much strategy is needed in a good table to win, and how you need to set it up from the first turn (and sometimes before, by picking your powers if that's how you play). It's a cliche to compare games to chess or go, but CE is one of those games that the comparison is apt.
Granted, some of the expansion sets are weak (to me), like the moons and the whole lucre thing. However, putting more variety in means something for everyone. Lots of my friends loved the moon set (well, at least until they got "moon tune" a few times, and they had a sing a little song about their powers).
The sad part about Mayfair is that they had a SECOND expansion after More Cosmic Encounter ready to go -- everything was ready to print. Too bad it never made it before the big meltdown.
I still have my Eon set with all nine (count em!) expansion sets, and it still has a prominent place in my top game shelf. Too bad they never have a Eon tourney at any of the cons.
The bus bottleneck (was stuck at 100 for the Xscales, now up to 200) was a problem, but it still doesn't change the fact that PPC 2002 DOES NOT USE the v5 instruction set. It doesn't even use the hooks that allow the Xscale to change its internal speed to match the app, and thus increase battery life. Hell, the Xscale was NAMED after this feature (it "scales" itself).
First pic I saw I thought, uh uh another Clie-styled brick. However, the specs put it at only 7oz, much less than the high end clies. Still not as much as my Ipaq 1910 at a little over 4, but just a hair more than my old Palm III, but with a better form factor .
I have to drool over the 2300mAh battery. Ack.
While a Strongarm processor might not have the sex appeal of an Xscale, most of the Xscales are just empty promises for other handhelds. PPC 2002 doesn't support the Xscale's ARMv5 instruction set, and from the look of the upcoming Ipaq (which don't support v5 either but supposedly will have PPC 2003 installed), PPC 2003 won't either.
DVD? great! This was the one movie I thought about when I saw that headline.
This is part of Patriot Act II. This specific section was already discussed in the story here. /. then posted a story about the ACLU analysis of the act, which also included mention of this, here.
I think the chances of someone getting my ring is way under the chance of someone breaking into my home and getting my key. I don't take off my ring ever.
And it's just plain awful only if you know what you are looking for. If someone DOES steal my ring somehow, how would they know that the pretty inlaid dots are my secret passphrase?