Sorry... I forgot where I was for a second. I meant to say: this is like the RIAA stealing your car, crashing into a bus of drunken cheerleaders, then Microsoft embezzling the insurance money.
Hang on just a second. Does the AFPA (the plaintiffs) own the copyright on the GPLd source? They do not. Then what standing do they have to sue anyone over it, or receive payment? This is GPL related, but the relief went to a 3rd party!
Yes, $380 for a video card that provides graphical performance that well supersedes the capabilities of the PS3, and possibly even the PS3's successor.
Really? How big a hard drive does this card come with?
"Has to"? That's surrender monkey talk. Trusting the client is quicker, easier. I'll grant that in an FPS, it's very nearly a requirement, but in an MMO? Not even close. It's lazy, defeatist design that's planning for failure.
Yup, abolishing copyright would certainly eliminate the problem. While we're at it, let's abolish children so that paedophiles don't have anyone to abuse.
A mechanism for individual authors to register and get paid directly, not for the money to go to a bunch of lawyers who have declared themselves to be working on behalf of those authors.
Some anticheat protection is needed in online games, just to stop the kiddies getting hacks and ruining the game for every one.
Sure, and that protection should be "design your server on the basis that every client is a bot". Every one of these dumbfuck companies makes the same fundamental mistake - trusting the client - and even outfits that commit to burning resources playing an never ending game of Whack The Hack always lag behind the exploits.
Any article talking about "British" laws should be disregarded out of hand. There is no such thing as "British" law. Presumably the author means English law, but if they don't know enough to say so, then their opinion is largely worthless.
Yes. In real life, that is exactly how it works. Unfortunately, the kind of guy that makes it work isn't likely to be asking about it on Slashdot. If you're determined to try it, buy a Camaro first.
So, can I rent off duty Marines to kill your rented cops? That would be sweet, until some Goddamn Trustafarian wunderkind rents SEALs to cull my Marines. See how quickly the fun of turning the State into your private plaything reaches a dead end?
It's that "end up" that's the problem. We're spending (mostly) fossil energy now to build "renewable" power plants, gambling that they may pay back that energy in 25 or 30 years. If they work perfectly, and don't break down too often - which they currently do, anecdotally.
Thing is, if we don't take that gamble, then we're boned when the fossil fuels get too expensive to extract anyway. I'm just concerned that we're currently rolling the dice for the last time, and the odds are pretty long.
I would pay for in-depth coverage that is free from partisan slant
Uh... the NYT? You're already choosing to pay for slanted partisan coverage, so why should I believe you when you claim otherwise? It's far easier and safer for me to sell you tables of inflated Iraq body count figures and "it's teh OIL stupid!!!" exposes and just label it "fair and balanced".
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Sorry... I forgot where I was for a second. I meant to say: this is like the RIAA stealing your car, crashing into a bus of drunken cheerleaders, then Microsoft embezzling the insurance money.
Hang on just a second. Does the AFPA (the plaintiffs) own the copyright on the GPLd source? They do not. Then what standing do they have to sue anyone over it, or receive payment? This is GPL related, but the relief went to a 3rd party!
Really? How big a hard drive does this card come with?
To save you looking at the slideshow, yes, of course it's a Toyota.
"Has to"? That's surrender monkey talk. Trusting the client is quicker, easier. I'll grant that in an FPS, it's very nearly a requirement, but in an MMO? Not even close. It's lazy, defeatist design that's planning for failure.
Yup, abolishing copyright would certainly eliminate the problem. While we're at it, let's abolish children so that paedophiles don't have anyone to abuse.
A mechanism for individual authors to register and get paid directly, not for the money to go to a bunch of lawyers who have declared themselves to be working on behalf of those authors.
Sure, and that protection should be "design your server on the basis that every client is a bot". Every one of these dumbfuck companies makes the same fundamental mistake - trusting the client - and even outfits that commit to burning resources playing an never ending game of Whack The Hack always lag behind the exploits.
Bingo. If they trust the client - which they apparently do - then the game is Epic level fucked from the get-go.
At this point, the best outcome they can hope for is that the game is so unpopular that nobody bothers owning the client. Talk about lose-lose.
Wait - Slashdot has what now? When did we get those?
Netrek, XPilot, CrossFire. However, we haven't seen the patent, so conceivably it does contain some novel methods.
Apropos your emo-diary, the "intelligent" drink-drive limit that sentients impose on themselves is zero.
Any article talking about "British" laws should be disregarded out of hand. There is no such thing as "British" law. Presumably the author means English law, but if they don't know enough to say so, then their opinion is largely worthless.
Yes. In real life, that is exactly how it works. Unfortunately, the kind of guy that makes it work isn't likely to be asking about it on Slashdot. If you're determined to try it, buy a Camaro first.
Ah... drunken cheerleaders. No study is complete without them.
No, I really try not to limit my drinking to weekend.
See that thing way, way, waaaay up there in the sky, so far above your head that it's a tiny dot?
That's the point.
You'd think, but the fucktards won't even take my 911 calls any more.
So, can I rent off duty Marines to kill your rented cops? That would be sweet, until some Goddamn Trustafarian wunderkind rents SEALs to cull my Marines. See how quickly the fun of turning the State into your private plaything reaches a dead end?
$72K is ENTRY point? If you didn't get the part about "coastline", read again for extra credit.
It's that "end up" that's the problem. We're spending (mostly) fossil energy now to build "renewable" power plants, gambling that they may pay back that energy in 25 or 30 years. If they work perfectly, and don't break down too often - which they currently do, anecdotally.
Thing is, if we don't take that gamble, then we're boned when the fossil fuels get too expensive to extract anyway. I'm just concerned that we're currently rolling the dice for the last time, and the odds are pretty long.
What's with your pro-Belgian bias? You're either with us, or with the Belgians.... Comrade Katalyst.
You win teh intartubes!
Uh... the NYT? You're already choosing to pay for slanted partisan coverage, so why should I believe you when you claim otherwise? It's far easier and safer for me to sell you tables of inflated Iraq body count figures and "it's teh OIL stupid!!!" exposes and just label it "fair and balanced".
You know, business as usual.
What's wiiiiith those warning tags on mattresses? Hey... airline food! (holds for laughter)