Send the mail to Mike Nelson, Acting General Manager and VP of Operations LucasArts P.O. Box 10307 San Rafael, CA 94912
I recommend strongly, however, that you word your letter in a somewhat professional fashion. That means using proper grammer, spellchecking, punctuation, full words (never use 'u' for 'you', etc) and an appropriate letter format, either block or indent style. Even if you wish to keep the tone of your letter negative (as I did), avoid profanity.
You can see one of the later revisions of the letter that I sent at this URL: http://forums.adventuregamers.com/showthread .php?t =2399 (note that the final letter that went out is slightly different, though not available online).
You can find examples of the proper formatting for business letters at http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/BusinessL ette r.html
Be sure to include your address at the top (as indicated) and your full name at the bottom.
You can find examples of the proper formatting for envelopes at http://jobsearchtech.about.com/library/bl-busi ness -envelope.htm
I'd like to see where the sequel production went "wrong," and try to pick the thing apart.
Based upon comments from Steve Purcell (who was overseeing the game development), it seems that production went "wrong" when Lucasarts realised that they could make more money by just shoveling out purile Star Wars crap rather than investing in a quality title.
There is no evidence that the game was having problems in development.
Er, exactly what gives you the legal right to access Epic's master servers? You paid for the use of the software. You didn't pay for the use of their network services. That is a privledge that they grant to you, and they are free to revoke it for any reason that they choose.
So the lesson is, as much as I hate to say it, ISP's need to reward spammers who say "Advertisement" on the subject line, IMO.
What, you mean like waiting an hour before disconnecting their account?
Oh, you mean the receving ISP. Yes, they need to "reward" spammers who are honest when they engage in theft of service and trespass to chattel.
Spam is theft. No amount of "explaining" will change this fact. Spammers belong either in jail or buried in several tons of concrete. The spam will end when spammers are no longer physically able to access a computer.
Actually, fdisk/dev/md0 shows partition/dev/md0p1. Unfortunately,/dev/md0p1 does not exist. I'd create it with mknod, but I don't even know the major/minor numbers to use (let alone whether or not it would work).
Are you saying that you have a Windows-readable RAID 0 setup of some kind, that you are now able to mount in Linux?
I'd really like to know how you managed, or at least find a tutorial. I've a 160GB NTFS setup that is comprised of two 80GB drives in a SATA RAID 0 config. I've just spent several hours attempting to make them work in Linux by fiddling with/etc/raidtab, running mkraid/dev/md0 and trying to mount (ntfs is supported, I have a non-RAID ntfs partition mounted at all times) and seeing that it can't determine an appropriate filesystem, but I was just told that I wasn't going to ever be able to mount it in Linux.
Weird. I use a SB Live! with the emu10k1 drivers, but I've not had any problems whatsoever. It could be an issue with the Live vs. the Audigy, or it could be because I always build the drivers as modules (which I do because for some reason/dev/sequencer will NOT work at all if I build the drivers into the kernel).
Would this work with a Silicon Image 3114 controller? I saw something about 4-port support being fixed, so I might switch to it. Currently I'm forced to use the 3112 driver (with a hack in the pci_ids.h file so that it recognizes the device) because I kept getting system hangups with the sata_sil driver.
I have a RAID 0 config for nonvital Windows files on an NTFS partition. While it's not necessary, it would be nice to be able to access them in Linux at times.
I tried to keep my tone civil (I certainly avoided any naughty words, and I was careful with grammar and spelling), but I had rather unpleasant things to say regarding my opinion of LucasArts's current corporate strategy.
In addition to EV1's documented spam support, this act makes for a very good argument that the management of the company is clueless. Do you really want people so stupid as to give in to SCO's bullshit running your webserver?
And all he has to do with the brain dead SPEWS method is get a new IP which is free.
Unless his only choice is to get an IP address on a SPEWS-listed ISP because he's a ROKSO spammer and can't get an account elsewhere, in which case he goes from one SPEWS-listed IP address to another.
Either way, it bothers me that you use say DOMA. I had to look it up. I'm not sure if you are scared to say what you mean or just assume everyone knows what you mean.
I just didn't think that the Defense Of Marriage Act (which many supporters are now essentially admitting was unconstitutional from the get-go) was that obscure a reference.
Has the DMCA really ever stopped anyone from doing anything?
I cannot legally watch a DVD on my computer, nor can I legally make a backup copy of any of my DVDs for fair use purposes. People have been prosecuted over both matters.
Wouldn't a demagnetizer demagnetize the DVD and erase all of the data on the disc?
(Note to moron/. readers: The above is a joke. It's a bad joke, true, but it's a joke. If you think that I am being serious, please slam your head firmly against a hard surface until you are knocked unconscious).
...I'm sure that they'll find some law, like the DMCA, to use against anyone who dares try to assert this bizarre "privacy right". If no law can currently be manipulated into supporting their agenda, they'll write a new one and pay Congress to enact it.
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Send the mail to
Mike Nelson, Acting General Manager and VP of Operations
LucasArts
P.O. Box 10307
San Rafael, CA 94912
I recommend strongly, however, that you word your letter in a somewhat professional fashion. That means using proper grammer, spellchecking, punctuation, full words (never use 'u' for 'you', etc) and an appropriate letter format, either block or indent style. Even if you wish to keep the tone of your letter negative (as I did), avoid profanity.
You can see one of the later revisions of the letter that I sent at this URL:
http://forums.adventuregamers.com/showthrea
(note that the final letter that went out is slightly different, though not available online).
You can find examples of the proper formatting for business letters at
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Business
Be sure to include your address at the top (as indicated) and your full name at the bottom.
You can find examples of the proper formatting for envelopes at
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/library/bl-bus
I'd like to see where the sequel production went "wrong," and try to pick the thing apart.
Based upon comments from Steve Purcell (who was overseeing the game development), it seems that production went "wrong" when Lucasarts realised that they could make more money by just shoveling out purile Star Wars crap rather than investing in a quality title.
There is no evidence that the game was having problems in development.
And if you're not picky, and just want seperate rear left and right channels, go with DPLII.
Does anyone know how Dolby Pro-Logic II encoding works?
Once you begin filtering for content, you become liable.
AOL should be fine then, as they're filtering based on location.
Er, exactly what gives you the legal right to access Epic's master servers? You paid for the use of the software. You didn't pay for the use of their network services. That is a privledge that they grant to you, and they are free to revoke it for any reason that they choose.
1. Spammers lie
2. ???
3. Spammers are STOOPID
Rule #2: When a spammer is telling you something, remember rule #1.
So the lesson is, as much as I hate to say it, ISP's need to reward spammers who say "Advertisement" on the subject line, IMO.
What, you mean like waiting an hour before disconnecting their account?
Oh, you mean the receving ISP. Yes, they need to "reward" spammers who are honest when they engage in theft of service and trespass to chattel.
Spam is theft. No amount of "explaining" will change this fact. Spammers belong either in jail or buried in several tons of concrete. The spam will end when spammers are no longer physically able to access a computer.
If he is a spammer, by his own admission, then anything that he said with regards to "loving spam" is instantly suspect. Rule #1: Spammers LIE.
Of course, there is rule #3: Spammers are STOOPID.
Actually, fdisk /dev/md0 shows partition /dev/md0p1. Unfortunately, /dev/md0p1 does not exist. I'd create it with mknod, but I don't even know the major/minor numbers to use (let alone whether or not it would work).
Are you saying that you have a Windows-readable RAID 0 setup of some kind, that you are now able to mount in Linux?
/etc/raidtab, running mkraid /dev/md0 and trying to mount (ntfs is supported, I have a non-RAID ntfs partition mounted at all times) and seeing that it can't determine an appropriate filesystem, but I was just told that I wasn't going to ever be able to mount it in Linux.
I'd really like to know how you managed, or at least find a tutorial. I've a 160GB NTFS setup that is comprised of two 80GB drives in a SATA RAID 0 config. I've just spent several hours attempting to make them work in Linux by fiddling with
Weird. I use a SB Live! with the emu10k1 drivers, but I've not had any problems whatsoever. It could be an issue with the Live vs. the Audigy, or it could be because I always build the drivers as modules (which I do because for some reason /dev/sequencer will NOT work at all if I build the drivers into the kernel).
Would this work with a Silicon Image 3114 controller? I saw something about 4-port support being fixed, so I might switch to it. Currently I'm forced to use the 3112 driver (with a hack in the pci_ids.h file so that it recognizes the device) because I kept getting system hangups with the sata_sil driver.
I have a RAID 0 config for nonvital Windows files on an NTFS partition. While it's not necessary, it would be nice to be able to access them in Linux at times.
I tried to keep my tone civil (I certainly avoided any naughty words, and I was careful with grammar and spelling), but I had rather unpleasant things to say regarding my opinion of LucasArts's current corporate strategy.
Got a link for the DVD edition at ebgames.com? I can't find it.
In addition to EV1's documented spam support, this act makes for a very good argument that the management of the company is clueless. Do you really want people so stupid as to give in to SCO's bullshit running your webserver?
I bought a GBA with the intention of playing NES games on it. Of course, I also intended to play GBA games on it.
How about 'dummy' laptops that, when stolen, could be triggered to explode. You could get rid of computer thieves that way.
And all he has to do with the brain dead SPEWS method is get a new IP which is free.
Unless his only choice is to get an IP address on a SPEWS-listed ISP because he's a ROKSO spammer and can't get an account elsewhere, in which case he goes from one SPEWS-listed IP address to another.
Either way, it bothers me that you use say DOMA. I had to look it up. I'm not sure if you are scared to say what you mean or just assume everyone knows what you mean.
I just didn't think that the Defense Of Marriage Act (which many supporters are now essentially admitting was unconstitutional from the get-go) was that obscure a reference.
I especially like Kerry because he was one of the few who did not support DOMA.
Has the DMCA really ever stopped anyone from doing anything?
I cannot legally watch a DVD on my computer, nor can I legally make a backup copy of any of my DVDs for fair use purposes. People have been prosecuted over both matters.
10 seconds?
Isn't a short segment of under a specified time allowed for "fair use", or would that not apply to advertising?
Wouldn't a demagnetizer demagnetize the DVD and erase all of the data on the disc?
/. readers: The above is a joke. It's a bad joke, true, but it's a joke. If you think that I am being serious, please slam your head firmly against a hard surface until you are knocked unconscious).
(Note to moron
...I'm sure that they'll find some law, like the DMCA, to use against anyone who dares try to assert this bizarre "privacy right". If no law can currently be manipulated into supporting their agenda, they'll write a new one and pay Congress to enact it.
As the CAN-SPAM act doesn't even define "spamming" or set guidelines on what can or cannot be considered spam, the email is clerely Rule #1 complaint.
You should send a note to their upstream informing them of this act of advertising fraud.