I think you're completely off the mark on this one. Often times musicians can easily pick up on aspects of sound quality that the average user can't. It's just like some people can smell better than others. Just because I can't smell something doesn't mean it's not there, and the same thing can be said for the quality of music. I might not be able to pick up on something, but my roomate who has been playing the double bass for years often can.
That having been said, I think that these musicians overate the importance of sound quality on MP3s, because most people's stereos are not capable of producing high enough quality sound to make much of a difference.
While I do think Katz's review was a little bit harsh, you need to keep one thing in mind - this movie should be reviewed as a Movie, and not a video game brought to the big screen. It needs to be judged just like any other movie would be judged, except that it should be noted that it's basis comes from a video game series.
The creator himself has commented in interviews that it isn't neccesarry that you have played the games to enjoy the film; if it did its job as a film, you wouldn't have had to play the game to understand it, as long as you pay attention and think about the plot a little bit. I'm not saying that Katz is right, but I am saying that we have to look at this as a movie, because that's what it really is. That's it for my little rant on the subject...
While I think this article brought up some important points, I think it would have helped if it had looked at more alternative options than just the virtual disk solution.
Also, the author seems to have this "the sky is falling" mentality in the article - why? It's not like this problem with storage space is going to effect the average user anytime soon. Large corporations will be the ones who are really affected, and if it actually becomes a problem, they'll invest enough money in research to solve it, and we'll break another "impossible" barrier just like we've seen happen time and again in computing. They used to say it was impossible to run a 4 minute mile...and now it's done routinely. So much for predictions from the so-called experts.
First off, what's with the teaser about unhackable computers? Talk about pulling the old bait n' switch technique/. style. Couldn't they have said something like unmodifiable computers?
Then there's the actual article. It seems to me that it's simply someone editorializing, and not deserving to be placed as "news" on/. It would have been more at home as an offtopic comment to some other/. article than as an article itself. I didn't think the author said anything particularly new or interesting, and it seems like most people concur with that.
The more I read/. the more I become convinced that these sites are paying/. to link to them. Maybe it's a secret scheme to keep VALinux in business...
I think the problem here is that this really isn't a step at all. What difference does it really make if they give OEM's the abiltity to remove certain icons and IE is not automatically installed? Since there really isn't any widely known competition for IE that most Windows users know about, IE will continue to dominate. It simply means that users will have to choose to install it (which they all will).
This step seems, IMHO, to be simply a PR move to make themselves look better during future legal actions. Kudos to M$ for appearing to take a step, when they're really getting the jump on the fools in the DOJ.
The article for SGI says that the characters in the movie are "virtually indistinguishable from live human beings." I know the movie looks awesome, and I'm going to see it ASAP, but isn't this just a little too unrealistic of a claim?
I think the reason this is so big is simply due to the fundamental difference between appearence and reality. Maybe in reality (and maybe not) this really was just a hardware problem which will never occur again. But the appearence of the situation is that M$ can't handle something as simple as keeping a messenger service working, so they'll never be able to keep something like.net working.
I would also like to add that the service issue raised because of this is an important one: we all know that services will fail at one point or another, but a responsible company needs to alert its users.
One question this brought up in my mind is how many geeks use PayPal? I only use it because I buy stuff from auction sites. I wonder how many people would donate if only they used PayPal. Also, a little extra description for what the tips go to would probably make people more likely to tip, IMHO.
It seemed to me that these people aren't too well informed. First off, to refer to the PS2 as just the "Playstation" is a little misleading because the original Playstation is still being sold. If they can't even refer to the system properly, I think there's going to be some major problems up ahead for this project. Secondly, it doesn't matter quite so much what the machines cost to build, as what they can get them for. An XBOX may cost $400+ to build, but if you can get it for $300, that's the figure you need to worry about. Then they talk about using GlobalStar for service without even having contacted them yet. It seems that these people just have some sort of half-baked idea they want to propagate to make themselves look good.
On a side note, the BSD Dreamcast looked pretty friggin' cool.
If you enjoy reading these types of works which weave religion and mythology into their stories, you might want to read some of Joseph Campbell's works, such as Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell was one of the world's foremost scholars on mythology before he died a few years ago and his books are definitely worth a read, even if they are a bit dry at times. In them he often talks about the re-use of old stories and myths in newer works, and I think this would certainly apply to LOL, along with other works, like Star Wars.
Considering that it could be said that the Southern states were responsible for the rape, murder, looting, pillaging, and complete economic destruction of African countries which have still not recovered, by your definition, Southerners could also aptly be called "Yankees"
Can you imagine what one of Taco's posts would look like with Babel Fish? And we thought it was bad now...
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I can think of a case where spam actually costs a person money: remember the article on/. a little while ago about people who had a limit on how much information they can download? If they went over, they had to pay more money. Since spam could technically cause them to go over, receiving spam would actually cost them money. Just a thought.
I thought this was an interesting little conversational thread, but could we please refrain from the damn sterotyping? Just because you use credit cards does not mean you have tons of debt on them, or that you're lazy and want to be payed for doing nothing. Stereotyping like this takes any chances for decent debate and throws them straight out the window.
I assume the reason that they called it Bastille was because it was supposedly an impregnable bastion of the government(i.e. Microsoft) which was successfully defeated by the common people working together(i.e. Linux). If you think about it, it's really a pretty good name...
I think I've played a game which was quite similar, but it had an Adam's Family theme, because Uncle Fester was the face at the top. I played on high, and by the time I was done, my muscles had this strange aching, tingly feeling. It didn't feel particularly good, but it wasn't bad either. Kinda like picking a scab.
I've been to a GameWorks before (a lot like Dave & Buster's if you've ever been there), and I agree that they do quite good business. The biggest problem with them IMHO, is that they are full of "clone" games. There are a bunch of racing games which are basically the same, some fighting games that are basically the same, and gun games which are all the same. You have to look long and hard to find an original game. It just doesn't feel like old-school arcades used to. Anyone remember the days of playing Darius, Galaga, & Final Fight? You just can't quite get the same experience anymore, and I think that's pretty sad.
First off, I wasn't trying to flame, I was just making what seemed to be a normal observation to me.
Secondly, I disagree with Cpt. Nitpick's response, because I think this is an attempt at a technological solution. To simply say that something could be done by humans does not mean that a solution is not a technological one. I'm sure that the FBI could simply have a huge number of people read everyone's email, but since this isn't feasible they switched to a technological solution, i.e. Carnivore.
I'm not quite sure which common users you know, but having just graduated from college, I would like to share my experience. Having talked with numerous other students, I found that most of them aren't even aware that there are other operating systems other than windows or "that stuff on macs." They simply are not aware of the alternatives to MS, and even if they are, they don't care enough to check them out. I would have to say that your profile of the "common user" is way off. Maybe it's closer to the "common tech user."
You say that busting fraud is way cool in your book, which in this case was simply an application of technology by the USGS to solve a sociological problem, that of theft/fraud. Doesn't that seem to be in direct opposition with your sig("You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)")?
The thing that seems strange to me is that in the physical world I've seen electronics by a company called JBC or speakers by a comapny called Alfine. Are they prosecuted for producing under these names? Because if they're not, these web sites should surely be allowed to continue on.
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I think you're completely off the mark on this one. Often times musicians can easily pick up on aspects of sound quality that the average user can't. It's just like some people can smell better than others. Just because I can't smell something doesn't mean it's not there, and the same thing can be said for the quality of music. I might not be able to pick up on something, but my roomate who has been playing the double bass for years often can.
That having been said, I think that these musicians overate the importance of sound quality on MP3s, because most people's stereos are not capable of producing high enough quality sound to make much of a difference.
While I do think Katz's review was a little bit harsh, you need to keep one thing in mind - this movie should be reviewed as a Movie, and not a video game brought to the big screen. It needs to be judged just like any other movie would be judged, except that it should be noted that it's basis comes from a video game series.
The creator himself has commented in interviews that it isn't neccesarry that you have played the games to enjoy the film; if it did its job as a film, you wouldn't have had to play the game to understand it, as long as you pay attention and think about the plot a little bit. I'm not saying that Katz is right, but I am saying that we have to look at this as a movie, because that's what it really is. That's it for my little rant on the subject...
While I think this article brought up some important points, I think it would have helped if it had looked at more alternative options than just the virtual disk solution.
Also, the author seems to have this "the sky is falling" mentality in the article - why? It's not like this problem with storage space is going to effect the average user anytime soon. Large corporations will be the ones who are really affected, and if it actually becomes a problem, they'll invest enough money in research to solve it, and we'll break another "impossible" barrier just like we've seen happen time and again in computing. They used to say it was impossible to run a 4 minute mile...and now it's done routinely. So much for predictions from the so-called experts.
First off, what's with the teaser about unhackable computers? Talk about pulling the old bait n' switch technique /. style. Couldn't they have said something like unmodifiable computers?
/. It would have been more at home as an offtopic comment to some other /. article than as an article itself. I didn't think the author said anything particularly new or interesting, and it seems like most people concur with that.
/. the more I become convinced that these sites are paying /. to link to them. Maybe it's a secret scheme to keep VALinux in business...
Then there's the actual article. It seems to me that it's simply someone editorializing, and not deserving to be placed as "news" on
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I think the problem here is that this really isn't a step at all. What difference does it really make if they give OEM's the abiltity to remove certain icons and IE is not automatically installed? Since there really isn't any widely known competition for IE that most Windows users know about, IE will continue to dominate. It simply means that users will have to choose to install it (which they all will).
This step seems, IMHO, to be simply a PR move to make themselves look better during future legal actions. Kudos to M$ for appearing to take a step, when they're really getting the jump on the fools in the DOJ.
The article for SGI says that the characters in the movie are "virtually indistinguishable from live human beings." I know the movie looks awesome, and I'm going to see it ASAP, but isn't this just a little too unrealistic of a claim?
The better question is, when will we see the robo-mullet? It's something that's been overlooked for years...
I think the reason this is so big is simply due to the fundamental difference between appearence and reality. Maybe in reality (and maybe not) this really was just a hardware problem which will never occur again. But the appearence of the situation is that M$ can't handle something as simple as keeping a messenger service working, so they'll never be able to keep something like .net working.
I would also like to add that the service issue raised because of this is an important one: we all know that services will fail at one point or another, but a responsible company needs to alert its users.
One question this brought up in my mind is how many geeks use PayPal? I only use it because I buy stuff from auction sites. I wonder how many people would donate if only they used PayPal. Also, a little extra description for what the tips go to would probably make people more likely to tip, IMHO.
If you live somewhere near Aurora, IL, you can still get milk delivered in glass bottles from Oberweis dairy. And their ice cream is awesome :-)
It seemed to me that these people aren't too well informed. First off, to refer to the PS2 as just the "Playstation" is a little misleading because the original Playstation is still being sold. If they can't even refer to the system properly, I think there's going to be some major problems up ahead for this project. Secondly, it doesn't matter quite so much what the machines cost to build, as what they can get them for. An XBOX may cost $400+ to build, but if you can get it for $300, that's the figure you need to worry about. Then they talk about using GlobalStar for service without even having contacted them yet. It seems that these people just have some sort of half-baked idea they want to propagate to make themselves look good.
On a side note, the BSD Dreamcast looked pretty friggin' cool.
If you enjoy reading these types of works which weave religion and mythology into their stories, you might want to read some of Joseph Campbell's works, such as Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell was one of the world's foremost scholars on mythology before he died a few years ago and his books are definitely worth a read, even if they are a bit dry at times. In them he often talks about the re-use of old stories and myths in newer works, and I think this would certainly apply to LOL, along with other works, like Star Wars.
Considering that it could be said that the Southern states were responsible for the rape, murder, looting, pillaging, and complete economic destruction of African countries which have still not recovered, by your definition, Southerners could also aptly be called "Yankees"
Can you imagine what one of Taco's posts would look like with Babel Fish? And we thought it was bad now...
I can think of a case where spam actually costs a person money: remember the article on /. a little while ago about people who had a limit on how much information they can download? If they went over, they had to pay more money. Since spam could technically cause them to go over, receiving spam would actually cost them money. Just a thought.
I thought this was an interesting little conversational thread, but could we please refrain from the damn sterotyping? Just because you use credit cards does not mean you have tons of debt on them, or that you're lazy and want to be payed for doing nothing. Stereotyping like this takes any chances for decent debate and throws them straight out the window.
I assume the reason that they called it Bastille was because it was supposedly an impregnable bastion of the government(i.e. Microsoft) which was successfully defeated by the common people working together(i.e. Linux). If you think about it, it's really a pretty good name...
The real reason they switched was so that the Chinese could more easily read our documents which we freely give to them.
I think I've played a game which was quite similar, but it had an Adam's Family theme, because Uncle Fester was the face at the top. I played on high, and by the time I was done, my muscles had this strange aching, tingly feeling. It didn't feel particularly good, but it wasn't bad either. Kinda like picking a scab.
I've been to a GameWorks before (a lot like Dave & Buster's if you've ever been there), and I agree that they do quite good business. The biggest problem with them IMHO, is that they are full of "clone" games. There are a bunch of racing games which are basically the same, some fighting games that are basically the same, and gun games which are all the same. You have to look long and hard to find an original game. It just doesn't feel like old-school arcades used to. Anyone remember the days of playing Darius, Galaga, & Final Fight? You just can't quite get the same experience anymore, and I think that's pretty sad.
First off, I wasn't trying to flame, I was just making what seemed to be a normal observation to me.
Secondly, I disagree with Cpt. Nitpick's response, because I think this is an attempt at a technological solution. To simply say that something could be done by humans does not mean that a solution is not a technological one. I'm sure that the FBI could simply have a huge number of people read everyone's email, but since this isn't feasible they switched to a technological solution, i.e. Carnivore.
I'm not quite sure which common users you know, but having just graduated from college, I would like to share my experience. Having talked with numerous other students, I found that most of them aren't even aware that there are other operating systems other than windows or "that stuff on macs." They simply are not aware of the alternatives to MS, and even if they are, they don't care enough to check them out. I would have to say that your profile of the "common user" is way off. Maybe it's closer to the "common tech user."
You say that busting fraud is way cool in your book, which in this case was simply an application of technology by the USGS to solve a sociological problem, that of theft/fraud. Doesn't that seem to be in direct opposition with your sig("You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)")?
The thing that seems strange to me is that in the physical world I've seen electronics by a company called JBC or speakers by a comapny called Alfine. Are they prosecuted for producing under these names? Because if they're not, these web sites should surely be allowed to continue on.
Well, they certainly wouldn't have sold the name to Sega because Sega is developing games for the XBox.