id software encourages Quake modding, they realize it adds value to the product and have written the EULA to allow it (as I understand). They only draw the line at the Quake executable.
Int that case, they still don't offer consumers what should be their right -- to modify and obtain modifications for THEIR property as they see fit. Why shouldn't consumers have the right to modify their executable, or easily obtain a modification?
Because once you let people download the.exe from any modification site they basically have Quake without buying it at all. A main selling point of Quake 3 and Half-Life (after it was out for a while) are the user mods - and you have to BUY THE GAME to play the mods.
And, it would lead to problems if modders modified the.exe. You would probably have to reinstall every time you wanted to play a different mod, because each mod's.exe would be incompatible. That is why all the mod code is contained in a.dll file that the.exe loads up.
Actually, for me, 50 miles or so from NYC, everything is back up except channel 13 PBS...
CBS 2 was the first back on the air since they already had the Empire State Building set up as backup, then by Monday (I was away from TV Friday-Sunday), everything was broadcasting again except 13.
Some of them seem to be off digital cameras, a lot of others captures from TV.
I got a link to there from some website offering it as an alternative to swamped news sites, but I can't remember which website now. The main site seems to be a repository of car pictures.
I was in school in White Plains, NY... half the student body was already in the auditorium because the teachers were on strike... Then we were told about the attacks. The administration said "The best and safest place for you to be right now is home." The administration of this school being morons, that of course meant that we would get to sit in the auditorium for another hour or so. Then we went to various classrooms, where we watched a horrible reception of CBS 2 for an hour and a half. Finally they just let everyone go.
There was a bus there to take kids into the downtown area, and I got on it so I could take the bus home from downtown White Plains. I had about an hour to wait for the bus, so I went inside "The Westchester", a high-class mall where I usually wait around for these buses. Most of the stores were closed down, and then there was an announcement that the mall was being evacuated.
I went to another mall "The Galleria", not so high-class (someone was shot and killed there last year), and thirty minutes later they closed that down too. The bus was coming soon, so I walked over to the bus station. On the way there I passed the big courthouse building, entirely surrounded by police and yellow tape.
I got off the bus in my hometown and my mother was there to pick me up. She works at a hospital and said she had to go right back after taking me home, because they were waiting for casualties from the attack. This is about 50 miles away from NYC.
I tried to turn on the TV to get some news. I don't have cable, and all I can get is CBS channel 2. Everyone else must have been broadcasting from the big antenna....
Well, it's not really like hitmen have a choice. They need a way to get a living, even if it's by sitting all day long outside someone's house and shooting sniper bullets at their employer's enemies.
A big exagerration, telemarketing vs murder, but just because someone does something to make a living doesn't make it alright. There are plenty of other jobs they could get... maybe they would have to do some work or use their intelligence instead of sitting around on their ass annoying people...
If you are playing an FPS you have to type real quickly cause someone might be coming to kill you...
For example, when I am playing TFC, it is better to type: "flg in spiral w/ hw + sg"
compared to: "The flag is in the spiral staircase, guarded by the Heavy Weapons Guy and a Sentry gun."
If I tried that, while I was using correct grammar and spelling, the enemy would be using correct aiming techniques directly at my head.
Tim
The difference is that when you steal a CD or Tape the store no longer has the CD or tape. When you download an MP3 you do not take anything away from anyone.
Tim
Well yeah its, uh, non-deterministic. You see that makes it a lot faster cause everything is already determined and it doesn't have to do all the determination.
Plus infinite linear storage space is a whole lot of RAM.
"What if... The Nanobots build their own Nanobots!
"
That's actually part of the idea.. When all the nanobots that are maintaining your internal organs and making you immortal start to fail, the ones that are still working will cannibalize the dead ones (and get whatever other materials they need... if this comes true people will probably have to take vitamins to feed their nanobots) and build replacements.
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Because once you let people download the
And, it would lead to problems if modders modified the
Tim
IRC maybe?
I would love to see this but seeing as how it is some crappy kids cartoon no one probably bothered to record it.
Tim
Of course - you would prefer that your second mortgage go towards a strange and overdesigned clear/translucent colored case.
Tim
Hacking/Cracking is only a terrorist act if you don't have enough money to bribe Washington.
Tim
Then they will just use TEMPEST (reads electromagnetic signals) to read your monitor through the walls of the building.
Tim
Actually, for me, 50 miles or so from NYC, everything is back up except channel 13 PBS...
CBS 2 was the first back on the air since they already had the Empire State Building set up as backup, then by Monday (I was away from TV Friday-Sunday), everything was broadcasting again except 13.
Tim
Some of them seem to be off digital cameras, a lot of others captures from TV.
I got a link to there from some website offering it as an alternative to swamped news sites, but I can't remember which website now. The main site seems to be a repository of car pictures.
Tim
I was in school in White Plains, NY... half the student body was already in the auditorium because the teachers were on strike... Then we were told about the attacks. The administration said "The best and safest place for you to be right now is home." The administration of this school being morons, that of course meant that we would get to sit in the auditorium for another hour or so. Then we went to various classrooms, where we watched a horrible reception of CBS 2 for an hour and a half. Finally they just let everyone go.
There was a bus there to take kids into the downtown area, and I got on it so I could take the bus home from downtown White Plains. I had about an hour to wait for the bus, so I went inside "The Westchester", a high-class mall where I usually wait around for these buses. Most of the stores were closed down, and then there was an announcement that the mall was being evacuated.
I went to another mall "The Galleria", not so high-class (someone was shot and killed there last year), and thirty minutes later they closed that down too. The bus was coming soon, so I walked over to the bus station. On the way there I passed the big courthouse building, entirely surrounded by police and yellow tape.
I got off the bus in my hometown and my mother was there to pick me up. She works at a hospital and said she had to go right back after taking me home, because they were waiting for casualties from the attack. This is about 50 miles away from NYC.
I tried to turn on the TV to get some news. I don't have cable, and all I can get is CBS channel 2. Everyone else must have been broadcasting from the big antenna....
There are a lot of pictures and movies of the attack here: http://www.fxracer.com/trade
Especially look for pictures WTC55 and WTC56 and one or two more around there. People were jumping out of the building.
Tim
Watching the news it had a quote on the bottom
Bush Says "Apparent Terror Attack"
Maybe three planes flew into buildings by accident.
Tim
Personally, whenever I get a FPS, I just go myself and bind all the keys into the style that Half-Life taught me... Not that hard...
Tim
Damn. $7 for 200Mbit/s. Damn. I think I should move to Europe. Here I am paying $40 for 500 kbit/s. Damn.
The Elves were busy fighting in their own lands... It is mentioned rather briefly...
Tim
A crack pip is of course similar to a crack-pipe.
Tim
The Hobbit was maybe written as a children's story.
The LOTR Trilogy wasn't.
If you think "The Silmarillion" is a children's story, please put down the crack-pip.
Tim
per disciplinum mea lux videbis == Through my discipline you will see the light???
Just testing out my rusty latin skillz....
Tim
Well, it's not really like hitmen have a choice. They need a way to get a living, even if it's by sitting all day long outside someone's house and shooting sniper bullets at their employer's enemies.
A big exagerration, telemarketing vs murder, but just because someone does something to make a living doesn't make it alright. There are plenty of other jobs they could get... maybe they would have to do some work or use their intelligence instead of sitting around on their ass annoying people...
Tim
It is a definitely "OK" to break laws that are wrong... Civil Disobedience...
Tim
I use Morpheus and I have never seen any yellow ad links. It does however spawn popup ads at random times...
Tim
If you are playing an FPS you have to type real quickly cause someone might be coming to kill you...
For example, when I am playing TFC, it is better to type:
"flg in spiral w/ hw + sg"
compared to:
"The flag is in the spiral staircase, guarded by the Heavy Weapons Guy and a Sentry gun."
If I tried that, while I was using correct grammar and spelling, the enemy would be using correct aiming techniques directly at my head. Tim
When you steal his money he does not have any more... When you copy a music file the other person still has it.
Dumbass.
The difference is that when you steal a CD or Tape the store no longer has the CD or tape. When you download an MP3 you do not take anything away from anyone. Tim
Two dark brown pixels are definitely proof that the plane is there!
Tim
AFAIK DeCSS does not increase the number of pirated DVDs. It allows you to make a DVD player without paying a metric shitload to the MPAA.
The pirates could make copies before DeCSS, they just copied everything bit by bit...
Tim
Well yeah its, uh, non-deterministic. You see that makes it a lot faster cause everything is already determined and it doesn't have to do all the determination.
Plus infinite linear storage space is a whole lot of RAM.
Tim
"What if... The Nanobots build their own Nanobots! "
That's actually part of the idea.. When all the nanobots that are maintaining your internal organs and making you immortal start to fail, the ones that are still working will cannibalize the dead ones (and get whatever other materials they need... if this comes true people will probably have to take vitamins to feed their nanobots) and build replacements.
Tim