Wouldn't work. $100,000 is pocket change when you're paying for Medical expenses, Doctors, and food. Understand WHY the spending is so much and fix that.
2012 Military spending was ~1.3 Trillion. Military spending could be brought down to a more manageable 500B if they wanted to, but the contractors and Congress will not allow it. SS could be brought down to 300B if we fixed the price problems with expenses and all the fraud.
Wanna fix things? Get Medical, Food and other prices down and strip the Military down to the bare minimum needed to win a REAL War. There is no need for Billion dollar buildings in countries we have no business in, and Military troops and bases spread out all over the world. Not to mention all the Billions SECRETLY spend that are not included on Paper.
And just think, by the time they get through analyzing and bickering, this Car model will be replaced with a newer one!. And really, who drives their car exactly as the manual states?. If I'm cold, I will turn up the heat. If I am impeding traffic, I will speed up. It's all nonsense about a car that will be replaced next year by a newer model posing new issues.
This is two cave men arguing over a shiny rock. And they are doing in a serious way, as if it's going to solve the worlds problems; It's hilarious, sad and a poor example of evolution.
It can be repaired, it's just difficult to get inside due to the strong epoxy and 90+ screws all around. And for the Apple haters, I see lots of repair shops repairing iPhones and such.
The problem is, the companies don't want you to repair it. They want you to buy a new one, hence why it's difficult to repair. This is the throwaway generation, it's all disposable. The trash piles up, but nobody notices until it's in their backyard and their water starts tasting like epoxy and baby diapers.
Even Cars are are so tight under the hood these days, a lot of mechanics I know don't go near them. Have you even tried to reach through all that shit to change a spark plug? Good luck getting your hand out of the wires and metal without a lost thumb.
Bottom line, modern products are shit with pretty packaging so the youngsters think it's good. When it breaks, (Usually within 1 year) no big deal, mom and dad will get a new one. Just throw it over there in the trash and lets take a trip down to the mall. What a shitty world, but hey, there's money to be made in them their hills!.
He's not, I've personally tried, I tried with 98 because that's what I have retail. The 98 machine boots almost instantly and opening windows are instant, try it yourself, otherwise stay ignorant and in disbelief.
What else? Modern malware doesn't work on 9x systems, they are virtually malware and virus free. Yes nobody uses 9x systems anymore, but it's still the truth. Technically, you are safer running Windows 98, than Windows XP in todays world.
I don't personally use Windows anymore, but it's interesting nonetheless.
This is all about Money. If Car companies made a basic car, say, '95 style; it would be too cheap and they wouldn't make any money. None of this is about advancing Cars, it's about adding more cost to the Car to turn a profit.
I don't even own a Car anymore, I dislike all the new distractions. I want to get from point A to point B without something on the Car telling me I'm doing it wrong. I want a Basic Car, 4 wheels, 5 Speed Manual Tranny, Gas efficient 4 Cyl Combustion engine with Heat and Air. That's all, no fancy doo-dads, do you read that Ford, Toyota, Dodge etc?.
Has there even been any real research on all these WiFi, and other signals we are pushing out all over the Earth?. If a Magnet can change human behavior by placing it in specific spots on the cranium, then what are all these strong signals doing? Think about it.
You forget another, more important reason, according to my brother and his friends; price gouging. Basically to do anything now, you have to put up micro-payments or hard earned points. And don't forget about the games themselves with DRM overload to the point that my brother and his friends have notepads full of websites they've had to register at just to play the game they bought.
Anyone who knows, most of the sex cam sites house nothing but scammers from the Philippines. I use to investigate this, there have been too many people foolish enough to send money (mostly to Filipino transsexuals) to these people. 9/10 are there for the sole purpose of telling you their Mom, Dad etc are Ill and in need of money.
It's mostly lonely men that fall for this and begin so called 'long-distance' relationships that involve monthly 'help' in the form of money. Not always, but sometimes it ends with money for travel to your country to meet you; incidentally, they never show and are normally not seen again. Russia, as of 2012 was the #1 Scam country with the Philippines riding close behind.
Some of you probably know all about this and have been a victim. There are sites popping up all the time that have support forums for victims scammed by Filipinos. I myself am knee deep in documents and files from both Scammers and Victims. If it's any help, you can find them at many popular cam sites, there are several ways they scam, sometimes they want shows in Skype, you pay by Paypal etc but the show you get will not be what you paid for, and/or they will disappear. Other times it's the fake Boyfriend scam, you think you are in a relationship, but you are the 'Bank' for them and their Filipino counterpart.
You get the Idea. Anyway, this Bill, however bad it may be; would have helped put a stop to this. Scammers win.
Well good grief, you just defined Microsoft, not just Adobe. You are forced to upgrade, or else face security risks. And threats, there are plenty on Microsoft's own site, such as "Upgrade now for more security" and "This product will not be supported anymore" those are threats. A lot of this 'extortion' going around.
Maybe we should outlaw extortion? oh wait, it's already a criminal offense, apparently not if you own a company though.
Those SETI guys have already had two signals that couldn't be explained, the WoW! Signal and another one from the Seti@Home program. Even if they did detect something it would end up the same way as those other two signals did. It would be explained by a shrug of the shoulders and a whisper to a colleague that it must be a signal from earth bouncing off Space junk. SETI is the joke of the Century.
Most of the Porn sites block you after a few attempts by blacklisting your IP. I was told, some time ago, the crackers are getting the password lists from the server; I only know about Brute-force and the large Pass lists used. There use to be old programs like Golden Eye and Bugs Bunny they would use for the Brute forcing.
Also there are the premade pages you can use to direct people to in an attempt that they will enter in their info and send it to you, Phishing I believe it's called. I really don't keep up-to-date of all the new techniques they use, but it's quite a few now.
I use GIMP 2.8 , single-window. I've used Photoshop before also, and GIMP can most definitely be compared to Photoshop. There is one thing I dislike about GIMP, 'Save As'. Save As in GIMP saves the file in some strange format and doesn't allow me to actually 'Save As'. If I want to Save a Photo as a.jpeg, then I need to click 'Export'; I hate that.
The most important thing is what I use it for, Photo editing/Creation etc, and it suits my needs well. I don't care if Adobe has a version of Photoshop for $70, $70 is too much for what I want out of an Editor of this sort. Not that I could use Photoshop anyway because I use Linux, even though CS2 works OK in Wine, which I dislike.
Intel needs to be bashed imo. They had that recent Core CPU bug, this network bug and they are ending buying the Mobo/CPU separate. And you see those articles everywhere and AMD has yelled at the top of their lungs that AMD isn't doing that and will offer the same things to enthusiasts building their own boards. I don't know why people act like Intel is the be all end all, they are definitely not; yet the articles fail to mention that. Absolutely not a thing wrong with AMD components.
And how exactly are you going to get your packages?. I've even seen Fed-Ex packages at local Post Offices that, for some reason couldn't be delivered by truck. And most services prefer to send small, Mail Box sized packages by Postal Mail anyway. Every time you young punks open your mouth you sound ignorant, and just don't you worry, you're getting older faster than you know, as am I. I may be young too, but I'm not ignorant of how the industry works.
The fruits of the young will soon blossom, and oh what sour flavors they will produce.
Ballmer's Microsoft sat on a wall, Ballmer's Microsoft had a great fall. And all the Company's Fanbois and all the Company's Money, couldn't put Ballmer's Microsoft back together again. Linux be nimble, Linux be quick. Linux jumped over Microsoft's Candlestick.
I have already tried to get the DoJ involved and got a generic response that took all of five minutes. Considering the size of my letter and how busy their email must be, I whole heartedly doubt they even read it, except the word 'Microsoft'. I think the DoJ themselves needs to be investigated for taking bribes.:
"Dear Mr. Frett:
Thank you for contacting the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. The Citizen Complaint Center has carefully reviewed your complaint and understands your concerns. However, we have determined that the information provided does not raise antitrust issues that warrant further review by the Division. We have your information on file and should the legal staff need further information, they may contact you in the future."
Now I'm trying with a Lawyer to get through to them. I'm in no way full of money and live very, what some would say "poorly" I guess. But I'm not about to give up on something I think is wrong. I would honestly appreciate any of you that care, to help in anyway possible by contacting the DoJ yourselves at justice.gov or type "report to DOJ" in Google, should be that first link. Because I seriously doubt I can do it all by myself, I need people power.
I didn't do the Kickstarter deal, I was reluctant but it's OK. Me and my brother will be buying one, I don't know why he is buying one but I am buying one specifically as a kick-to-the-face to Sony and Microsoft. I don't support their 'I'm a DRM'ed PC pretending to be a Console' Ideas. I've said this twice before, but my brother owns a soon to be outdated 360 whom is tired of the "Nickel and Dime me to death" game that Microsoft plays.
In our shop also we have a high rate of SSD failures, more so than spinning disk type. Guy down below claims they are probably from OCZ, would you be surprised if I told you most of them were from Intel?. The Computers we build about two years ago used (I think) Samsung before it was sold last year I believe, and out of the hundreds we built, we got back maybe two that failed. Those were the most reliable non-ssd drives I ever encountered. When we get a Computer in now days that has a non-SSD Hard Drive, It's usually Seagate and Western Digital that has failed. And of course, most are Windows systems filled with malware and usually no Anti-Virus, but that's a different story.
Interestingly enough, 1TB and higher drives (non-ssd) are the ones that fail 99% of the time and we inform out Customers of that. Most of them are just using the drives to store everything. We tell them they would be better off getting something like a 250GB Hard Drive and backing all their stuff up to a DVD or BR Disks. They would get a more reliable system this way. Of course as you all know, those smaller drives are very hard to find now. It's hurting people who want stability and reliability.
Most of the time we see a dual boot system with Win/Nix, Customer says they use Linux but boot to Windows to play a Game. We are very helpful here and inform the customer about Steam and various less visible ways to get Games on Linux. If they all moved to Linux, we would lose half our business since most of our money comes from cleaning infected XP/7/8 Systems. Lately we've been getting into Phone/Tablet repair also, what a mess that is, Manufacturers just don't want to cooperate there.
A lot of Repair Businesses are dying because Companies today want the customer to buy a NEW product when the old one breaks, and give Hell to Repair shops who try to get parts. This hurts Customers, Jobs and it hurts the environment. And from my POV, It's getting worse. Planned obsolescence is in full swing and it only benefits Corporations and their micro-second traders. If you want my opinion, company's have lost their way and this type of behavior is destine for failure and is likely to cost Jobs, economic disasters and even lives when resources get low and Big Corp lobbies for War. =(
Very funny, you are not an Educator as you say. If you are I feel sorry for your students being locked in to Microsoft software. Saying you will use XP, an OS at EOL and insecure, shows you know nothing about Computing and have nothing to teach your students about it.
I don't own one either and It wasn't convenient for me when I did own one, it was down right annoying. Nobody ever had anything to say except BS I didn't care to hear. I honestly don't any interest in hearing peoples opinions and gossip anymore over a phone. I usually reply or post on the Internet, but I rarely come back to check after I post because I know it will be people cursing at me, telling me I'm an Idiot or some other form of abuse. I figure, posting is sort of like therapy, I post it and feel better for letting it out; not worrying about checking it again. People can read it, mark it as Troll or whatever, It's not a concern of mine if It's marked down or disagreed with.
If it comes to the point where nobody can see me posting anymore, It doesn't matter to me. All that matters is that it was posted and I feel better. As for phones, I have hung up many times on 'friends' who just continuously talk about absolutely nothing. I have better things to do than read or listen to all that. No I'm not an ahole, in person you would probably be surprised at how nice and generous I am. It all comes down to real life things that are important, not phone calls and Internet postings.
Just told my bro, who owns a 360, to get ready to shell out some dough for a new Xbox. He gave me a dirty look and said he's finished with Microsoft consoles because of, quote: "They Nickel and Dime me to death".
As for me, I'm very content with the Ouya and my Linux desktop. Gaming doesn't have to mean $600 for a console, plus subscription, plus $70 games. That's outrageous, for me at least.
Valve has nothing to do with MS now, in case you haven't heard, their focus is on Linux at the moment. The only MS news is that Gabe said you *could* install windows if you were technical enough; but it ships with Linux by default. Unless you're suggesting that Microsoft will use Linux on it's new Xbox lol.
I actually sent a very long and detailed letter the DOJ about this and how it constitutes a violation of the Sherman Act. Not Five (5) minutes after sending I received a generic reply about how Microsoft was not in violation of anything.
With all the E-Mail these people receive and the sheer size of my Letter, there is no way in hell the DOJ read my Letter that fast. What they did was see the word 'Microsoft' and instantly reject it.
Next week my lawyer is cutting me a deal to rewrite my letter and send it by other means to the right people, we'll see what happens then. Of course I have no money to fight anybody in court, but at least I am trying to get a response that isn't generic.
This is fantastic of course, but what do actual makers of Artificial hands have to say about this, they own Patents right?. Serious question, what would happen, would it be like the RIAA suing anyone seen with these?.
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Wouldn't work. $100,000 is pocket change when you're paying for Medical expenses, Doctors, and food. Understand WHY the spending is so much and fix that.
2012 Military spending was ~1.3 Trillion. Military spending could be brought down to a more manageable 500B if they wanted to, but the contractors and Congress will not allow it. SS could be brought down to 300B if we fixed the price problems with expenses and all the fraud.
Wanna fix things? Get Medical, Food and other prices down and strip the Military down to the bare minimum needed to win a REAL War. There is no need for Billion dollar buildings in countries we have no business in, and Military troops and bases spread out all over the world. Not to mention all the Billions SECRETLY spend that are not included on Paper.
And just think, by the time they get through analyzing and bickering, this Car model will be replaced with a newer one!. And really, who drives their car exactly as the manual states?. If I'm cold, I will turn up the heat. If I am impeding traffic, I will speed up. It's all nonsense about a car that will be replaced next year by a newer model posing new issues.
This is two cave men arguing over a shiny rock. And they are doing in a serious way, as if it's going to solve the worlds problems; It's hilarious, sad and a poor example of evolution.
It can be repaired, it's just difficult to get inside due to the strong epoxy and 90+ screws all around. And for the Apple haters, I see lots of repair shops repairing iPhones and such.
The problem is, the companies don't want you to repair it. They want you to buy a new one, hence why it's difficult to repair. This is the throwaway generation, it's all disposable. The trash piles up, but nobody notices until it's in their backyard and their water starts tasting like epoxy and baby diapers.
Even Cars are are so tight under the hood these days, a lot of mechanics I know don't go near them. Have you even tried to reach through all that shit to change a spark plug? Good luck getting your hand out of the wires and metal without a lost thumb.
Bottom line, modern products are shit with pretty packaging so the youngsters think it's good. When it breaks, (Usually within 1 year) no big deal, mom and dad will get a new one. Just throw it over there in the trash and lets take a trip down to the mall. What a shitty world, but hey, there's money to be made in them their hills!.
He's not, I've personally tried, I tried with 98 because that's what I have retail. The 98 machine boots almost instantly and opening windows are instant, try it yourself, otherwise stay ignorant and in disbelief.
What else? Modern malware doesn't work on 9x systems, they are virtually malware and virus free. Yes nobody uses 9x systems anymore, but it's still the truth. Technically, you are safer running Windows 98, than Windows XP in todays world.
I don't personally use Windows anymore, but it's interesting nonetheless.
This is all about Money. If Car companies made a basic car, say, '95 style; it would be too cheap and they wouldn't make any money. None of this is about advancing Cars, it's about adding more cost to the Car to turn a profit.
I don't even own a Car anymore, I dislike all the new distractions. I want to get from point A to point B without something on the Car telling me I'm doing it wrong. I want a Basic Car, 4 wheels, 5 Speed Manual Tranny, Gas efficient 4 Cyl Combustion engine with Heat and Air. That's all, no fancy doo-dads, do you read that Ford, Toyota, Dodge etc?.
Has there even been any real research on all these WiFi, and other signals we are pushing out all over the Earth?. If a Magnet can change human behavior by placing it in specific spots on the cranium, then what are all these strong signals doing? Think about it.
You forget another, more important reason, according to my brother and his friends; price gouging. Basically to do anything now, you have to put up micro-payments or hard earned points. And don't forget about the games themselves with DRM overload to the point that my brother and his friends have notepads full of websites they've had to register at just to play the game they bought.
Anyone who knows, most of the sex cam sites house nothing but scammers from the Philippines. I use to investigate this, there have been too many people foolish enough to send money (mostly to Filipino transsexuals) to these people. 9/10 are there for the sole purpose of telling you their Mom, Dad etc are Ill and in need of money.
It's mostly lonely men that fall for this and begin so called 'long-distance' relationships that involve monthly 'help' in the form of money. Not always, but sometimes it ends with money for travel to your country to meet you; incidentally, they never show and are normally not seen again. Russia, as of 2012 was the #1 Scam country with the Philippines riding close behind.
Some of you probably know all about this and have been a victim. There are sites popping up all the time that have support forums for victims scammed by Filipinos. I myself am knee deep in documents and files from both Scammers and Victims. If it's any help, you can find them at many popular cam sites, there are several ways they scam, sometimes they want shows in Skype, you pay by Paypal etc but the show you get will not be what you paid for, and/or they will disappear. Other times it's the fake Boyfriend scam, you think you are in a relationship, but you are the 'Bank' for them and their Filipino counterpart.
You get the Idea. Anyway, this Bill, however bad it may be; would have helped put a stop to this. Scammers win.
Well good grief, you just defined Microsoft, not just Adobe. You are forced to upgrade, or else face security risks. And threats, there are plenty on Microsoft's own site, such as "Upgrade now for more security" and "This product will not be supported anymore" those are threats. A lot of this 'extortion' going around.
Maybe we should outlaw extortion? oh wait, it's already a criminal offense, apparently not if you own a company though.
Those SETI guys have already had two signals that couldn't be explained, the WoW! Signal and another one from the Seti@Home program. Even if they did detect something it would end up the same way as those other two signals did. It would be explained by a shrug of the shoulders and a whisper to a colleague that it must be a signal from earth bouncing off Space junk. SETI is the joke of the Century.
Most of the Porn sites block you after a few attempts by blacklisting your IP. I was told, some time ago, the crackers are getting the password lists from the server; I only know about Brute-force and the large Pass lists used. There use to be old programs like Golden Eye and Bugs Bunny they would use for the Brute forcing.
Also there are the premade pages you can use to direct people to in an attempt that they will enter in their info and send it to you, Phishing I believe it's called. I really don't keep up-to-date of all the new techniques they use, but it's quite a few now.
I use GIMP 2.8 , single-window. I've used Photoshop before also, and GIMP can most definitely be compared to Photoshop. There is one thing I dislike about GIMP, 'Save As'. Save As in GIMP saves the file in some strange format and doesn't allow me to actually 'Save As'. If I want to Save a Photo as a .jpeg, then I need to click 'Export'; I hate that.
The most important thing is what I use it for, Photo editing/Creation etc, and it suits my needs well. I don't care if Adobe has a version of Photoshop for $70, $70 is too much for what I want out of an Editor of this sort. Not that I could use Photoshop anyway because I use Linux, even though CS2 works OK in Wine, which I dislike.
Intel needs to be bashed imo. They had that recent Core CPU bug, this network bug and they are ending buying the Mobo/CPU separate. And you see those articles everywhere and AMD has yelled at the top of their lungs that AMD isn't doing that and will offer the same things to enthusiasts building their own boards. I don't know why people act like Intel is the be all end all, they are definitely not; yet the articles fail to mention that. Absolutely not a thing wrong with AMD components.
And that annoying ass 'Cashew' is still there after thousands of complaints. Other than that I think it looks great!.
And how exactly are you going to get your packages?. I've even seen Fed-Ex packages at local Post Offices that, for some reason couldn't be delivered by truck. And most services prefer to send small, Mail Box sized packages by Postal Mail anyway. Every time you young punks open your mouth you sound ignorant, and just don't you worry, you're getting older faster than you know, as am I. I may be young too, but I'm not ignorant of how the industry works.
The fruits of the young will soon blossom, and oh what sour flavors they will produce.
Ballmer's Microsoft sat on a wall, Ballmer's Microsoft had a great fall. And all the Company's Fanbois and all the Company's Money, couldn't put Ballmer's Microsoft back together again. Linux be nimble, Linux be quick. Linux jumped over Microsoft's Candlestick.
I have already tried to get the DoJ involved and got a generic response that took all of five minutes. Considering the size of my letter and how busy their email must be, I whole heartedly doubt they even read it, except the word 'Microsoft'. I think the DoJ themselves needs to be investigated for taking bribes.:
"Dear Mr. Frett:
Thank you for contacting the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department
of Justice. The Citizen Complaint Center has carefully reviewed your
complaint and understands your concerns. However, we have determined
that the information provided does not raise antitrust issues that
warrant further review by the Division. We have your information on file
and should the legal staff need further information, they may contact
you in the future."
Now I'm trying with a Lawyer to get through to them. I'm in no way full of money and live very, what some would say "poorly" I guess. But I'm not about to give up on something I think is wrong. I would honestly appreciate any of you that care, to help in anyway possible by contacting the DoJ yourselves at justice.gov or type "report to DOJ" in Google, should be that first link. Because I seriously doubt I can do it all by myself, I need people power.
Dude you're getting Windows 8 and Gorilla Arms. Shush about our Monopoly and say bye-bye to our Linux servers. Ho Ho Ho
I didn't do the Kickstarter deal, I was reluctant but it's OK. Me and my brother will be buying one, I don't know why he is buying one but I am buying one specifically as a kick-to-the-face to Sony and Microsoft. I don't support their 'I'm a DRM'ed PC pretending to be a Console' Ideas. I've said this twice before, but my brother owns a soon to be outdated 360 whom is tired of the "Nickel and Dime me to death" game that Microsoft plays.
In our shop also we have a high rate of SSD failures, more so than spinning disk type. Guy down below claims they are probably from OCZ, would you be surprised if I told you most of them were from Intel?. The Computers we build about two years ago used (I think) Samsung before it was sold last year I believe, and out of the hundreds we built, we got back maybe two that failed. Those were the most reliable non-ssd drives I ever encountered. When we get a Computer in now days that has a non-SSD Hard Drive, It's usually Seagate and Western Digital that has failed. And of course, most are Windows systems filled with malware and usually no Anti-Virus, but that's a different story.
Interestingly enough, 1TB and higher drives (non-ssd) are the ones that fail 99% of the time and we inform out Customers of that. Most of them are just using the drives to store everything. We tell them they would be better off getting something like a 250GB Hard Drive and backing all their stuff up to a DVD or BR Disks. They would get a more reliable system this way. Of course as you all know, those smaller drives are very hard to find now. It's hurting people who want stability and reliability.
Most of the time we see a dual boot system with Win/Nix, Customer says they use Linux but boot to Windows to play a Game. We are very helpful here and inform the customer about Steam and various less visible ways to get Games on Linux. If they all moved to Linux, we would lose half our business since most of our money comes from cleaning infected XP/7/8 Systems. Lately we've been getting into Phone/Tablet repair also, what a mess that is, Manufacturers just don't want to cooperate there.
A lot of Repair Businesses are dying because Companies today want the customer to buy a NEW product when the old one breaks, and give Hell to Repair shops who try to get parts. This hurts Customers, Jobs and it hurts the environment. And from my POV, It's getting worse. Planned obsolescence is in full swing and it only benefits Corporations and their micro-second traders. If you want my opinion, company's have lost their way and this type of behavior is destine for failure and is likely to cost Jobs, economic disasters and even lives when resources get low and Big Corp lobbies for War. =(
Very funny, you are not an Educator as you say. If you are I feel sorry for your students being locked in to Microsoft software. Saying you will use XP, an OS at EOL and insecure, shows you know nothing about Computing and have nothing to teach your students about it.
I don't own one either and It wasn't convenient for me when I did own one, it was down right annoying. Nobody ever had anything to say except BS I didn't care to hear. I honestly don't any interest in hearing peoples opinions and gossip anymore over a phone. I usually reply or post on the Internet, but I rarely come back to check after I post because I know it will be people cursing at me, telling me I'm an Idiot or some other form of abuse. I figure, posting is sort of like therapy, I post it and feel better for letting it out; not worrying about checking it again. People can read it, mark it as Troll or whatever, It's not a concern of mine if It's marked down or disagreed with.
If it comes to the point where nobody can see me posting anymore, It doesn't matter to me. All that matters is that it was posted and I feel better. As for phones, I have hung up many times on 'friends' who just continuously talk about absolutely nothing. I have better things to do than read or listen to all that. No I'm not an ahole, in person you would probably be surprised at how nice and generous I am. It all comes down to real life things that are important, not phone calls and Internet postings.
Just told my bro, who owns a 360, to get ready to shell out some dough for a new Xbox. He gave me a dirty look and said he's finished with Microsoft consoles because of, quote: "They Nickel and Dime me to death".
As for me, I'm very content with the Ouya and my Linux desktop. Gaming doesn't have to mean $600 for a console, plus subscription, plus $70 games. That's outrageous, for me at least.
Valve has nothing to do with MS now, in case you haven't heard, their focus is on Linux at the moment. The only MS news is that Gabe said you *could* install windows if you were technical enough; but it ships with Linux by default. Unless you're suggesting that Microsoft will use Linux on it's new Xbox lol.
I actually sent a very long and detailed letter the DOJ about this and how it constitutes a violation of the Sherman Act. Not Five (5) minutes after sending I received a generic reply about how Microsoft was not in violation of anything.
With all the E-Mail these people receive and the sheer size of my Letter, there is no way in hell the DOJ read my Letter that fast. What they did was see the word 'Microsoft' and instantly reject it.
Next week my lawyer is cutting me a deal to rewrite my letter and send it by other means to the right people, we'll see what happens then. Of course I have no money to fight anybody in court, but at least I am trying to get a response that isn't generic.
This is fantastic of course, but what do actual makers of Artificial hands have to say about this, they own Patents right?. Serious question, what would happen, would it be like the RIAA suing anyone seen with these?.