NASA is going to drive a 650 million dollar spacecraft through a system @40AU away at 30,000 miles per hour - and that spacecraft could be destroyed by a BB.
The phrase "That thing could put your eye out" brings on a whole new meaning...
I like the concept, I see a couple of potential flaws though =\
My biggest thing is yeah I play the $.99 games on my phone or tablet when I'm away from any 'real' gaming devices (i.e. my desktop, or my laptop). I don't know that you could really draw me to dedicate a TV to playing angry birds... to me the $.99 games are secondary to whatever it is I am actually doing (watching tv, working, reading slashdot, taking a bathroom break =D ). If the quality of game we get is along those lines, it wouldn't be that enticing because I already have *that* device like 10 times over. Alternatively if there are some free to play games on like on steam (I'm looking at you Tribes) that are well made, and could be played to their fullest without paying a cent - it could be worth it. Certainly if steam jumped on board with this, it could be big for both sides.
Another issue that I have is the open-ness itself. If the device is that open, then you'll have people choosing their flavor of non-standard OS for the device, games being released not being compatible with the non-standard OS. Game developers not wanting to put any time and effort into testing on anything other than the base OS. Game developers stop making games for it altogether due to the amount of support issues from people using the device with a non-standard OS and it fades into the sunset. On the other hand, you could have a system that is so easy to make awesome games for that the big dogs might feel a bit of a hit. This could really be a game changer. You would end up seeing the other consoles (already intrenched, with internet based game delivery already possible) releasing games with the same structure and the entire game marketplace shifts from large up front purchases, to recurring purchases over an infinitely variable amount of time.
Time will tell, all in all I am glad they got the funding they needed and I'd probably buy one when it came out because lets face it, it just plain looks awesome.
Sorry if it wasn't clear that I was speaking to versioning in general, and how some companies have given it up altogether(Think Apple with "The New Ipad"). Not at all trolling =\
I personally like minor/major release schedules, but that is my preference. When we get to firefox 40, or 50, they'll probably stop and re-think this choice again.
Seriously though, I was sort of mystified when their versioning started incrementing whole numbers with each release. I liked the old versioning system but I guess if I think about it, it really doesn't matter.
Well of course there is probably a real explanation, but you've got to admit the thought of a group of anti-establishment persons, creating an establishment of any sort is chuckle-worthy =D
I find it most amusing that the Anarchists have an organization... In point of fact it is tough to really wrap my brain around Anarchists becoming united against anything.
thus it is very easy to jump on. You have one story, and thousands of different news outlets - all of them trying to find *their* angle on the story. Thus you wind up with 1% news 99% cruft. If you look below the surface, this happens with all 'news'.
of course.
This hits home in a lot of the cloning arguments. As long as "they" are not selecting genes from multiple horses to create a super horse I don't personally feel as though this would be wrong. Realistically speaking, even if they do clone the horse, there is no guarantee it'll be the same.
That X would be replaced... and now after all this time? I'm not sure if I'm happy about it =\
It is very interesting to see that there is an effort in this area though, to be quite honest this is the first I am hearing of Wayland. Ubuntu seems to favor having one good release, and one less stable release. You have to get your bug fixing done somehow right?
I appreciate the FBI intervention, it gave people ample time to upgrade their virus scanners and get it fixed - or go to the website that gave them tips on removing it and get it fixed... worst case they wound up with another piece of malicious software and had someone fix it in the interim.
Being in direct to customer Tech Support, I was grateful that I did not have to answer a single call regarding this yesterday, and that would not have been the case had they just turned off those servers when they took this beast down.
It would be interesting to see if the virus scanning companies saw an increase in installs/updates/upgrades since the mass media coverage last week.
The point is not that they used Linux, or Windows, or BSD or OSX or any other OS. The point is that a group of people joined together with a goal, selected the appropriate tools for whichever task it is they were working on, and employed them. A collective union was able to transcend the barrier of the "OS Argument" and just get things done. I more admire a network that has a cohabitation of multiple Operating Systems, working together - than a single OS focused environment.
There is no telling what other discoveries could be made if people could get past the OS argument, and learn to use whichever tool makes THEM more productive. =D
And another! This one actually states that it delivers gold 24/7.
Someone important @/. should probably request that they not display ads for gold farmers.
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They're Gentlemen... not in the define-which-is-the-guys-bathroom way, but in the fine-upstanding-wellmannered-educated way.
Kudos!
Yeah... to state that everyone who works in IT has heard of these guys is a lie.
Not cool. I already DESPISE your restaurant for any number of other reasons, must you pile on the woe?
And you claim to sell "Happy" food.... pssh.
Haha, touché... =D
Stupid speelcheek.
Both CC and MTV used to have Descent programs and Music respectively. Since neither, have either, I'm good with that.
NASA is going to drive a 650 million dollar spacecraft through a system @40AU away at 30,000 miles per hour - and that spacecraft could be destroyed by a BB.
The phrase "That thing could put your eye out" brings on a whole new meaning...
I like the concept, I see a couple of potential flaws though =\
My biggest thing is yeah I play the $.99 games on my phone or tablet when I'm away from any 'real' gaming devices (i.e. my desktop, or my laptop). I don't know that you could really draw me to dedicate a TV to playing angry birds... to me the $.99 games are secondary to whatever it is I am actually doing (watching tv, working, reading slashdot, taking a bathroom break =D ). If the quality of game we get is along those lines, it wouldn't be that enticing because I already have *that* device like 10 times over. Alternatively if there are some free to play games on like on steam (I'm looking at you Tribes) that are well made, and could be played to their fullest without paying a cent - it could be worth it. Certainly if steam jumped on board with this, it could be big for both sides.
Another issue that I have is the open-ness itself. If the device is that open, then you'll have people choosing their flavor of non-standard OS for the device, games being released not being compatible with the non-standard OS. Game developers not wanting to put any time and effort into testing on anything other than the base OS. Game developers stop making games for it altogether due to the amount of support issues from people using the device with a non-standard OS and it fades into the sunset. On the other hand, you could have a system that is so easy to make awesome games for that the big dogs might feel a bit of a hit. This could really be a game changer. You would end up seeing the other consoles (already intrenched, with internet based game delivery already possible) releasing games with the same structure and the entire game marketplace shifts from large up front purchases, to recurring purchases over an infinitely variable amount of time.
Time will tell, all in all I am glad they got the funding they needed and I'd probably buy one when it came out because lets face it, it just plain looks awesome.
Sorry if it wasn't clear that I was speaking to versioning in general, and how some companies have given it up altogether(Think Apple with "The New Ipad"). Not at all trolling =\
I personally like minor/major release schedules, but that is my preference. When we get to firefox 40, or 50, they'll probably stop and re-think this choice again.
This makes me sick inside.
Who uses FireFox anymore anyway?
Seriously though, I was sort of mystified when their versioning started incrementing whole numbers with each release. I liked the old versioning system but I guess if I think about it, it really doesn't matter.
They should've just called it "The New FireFox"!
This * 10000
Basing this on the fact that there are quite a few rather lame games on steam, I'd say this is welcome. I'd vote!
Well, OS X is built on BSD so technically they kinda do?
Well of course there is probably a real explanation, but you've got to admit the thought of a group of anti-establishment persons, creating an establishment of any sort is chuckle-worthy =D
I find it most amusing that the Anarchists have an organization... In point of fact it is tough to really wrap my brain around Anarchists becoming united against anything.
thus it is very easy to jump on. You have one story, and thousands of different news outlets - all of them trying to find *their* angle on the story. Thus you wind up with 1% news 99% cruft. If you look below the surface, this happens with all 'news'.
of course. This hits home in a lot of the cloning arguments. As long as "they" are not selecting genes from multiple horses to create a super horse I don't personally feel as though this would be wrong. Realistically speaking, even if they do clone the horse, there is no guarantee it'll be the same.
That X would be replaced... and now after all this time? I'm not sure if I'm happy about it =\ It is very interesting to see that there is an effort in this area though, to be quite honest this is the first I am hearing of Wayland. Ubuntu seems to favor having one good release, and one less stable release. You have to get your bug fixing done somehow right?
I appreciate the FBI intervention, it gave people ample time to upgrade their virus scanners and get it fixed - or go to the website that gave them tips on removing it and get it fixed... worst case they wound up with another piece of malicious software and had someone fix it in the interim. Being in direct to customer Tech Support, I was grateful that I did not have to answer a single call regarding this yesterday, and that would not have been the case had they just turned off those servers when they took this beast down. It would be interesting to see if the virus scanning companies saw an increase in installs/updates/upgrades since the mass media coverage last week.
Wait until Mythbusters has their hands on one of THESE. An entire show comprised of one bullet hitting a target? Much Win.
The point is not that they used Linux, or Windows, or BSD or OSX or any other OS. The point is that a group of people joined together with a goal, selected the appropriate tools for whichever task it is they were working on, and employed them. A collective union was able to transcend the barrier of the "OS Argument" and just get things done. I more admire a network that has a cohabitation of multiple Operating Systems, working together - than a single OS focused environment. There is no telling what other discoveries could be made if people could get past the OS argument, and learn to use whichever tool makes THEM more productive. =D
Maybe these are the bastards that broke Angry Birds!!!!!!11 =D
This is going to RUIN my workday =\ How can I work without my Angry Birds?
Silly Patent Thievery You. All you had to do was ask. Tsk. Anyone else sick of the "MY patent - no MY patent" douchebaggery?
And another! This one actually states that it delivers gold 24/7. Someone important @ /. should probably request that they not display ads for gold farmers.