Seriously. They can't block a song that is SUPPOSEDLY by J o h n W i l l i a m s, if the only match they have in their database is John Williams.
Either that, or we're going to rename files to Joe's Garage Band, and download it regardless of what it actually is. (Hm...I didn't know "Joe's Garage Band" could play Duel of the Fates!)
Okay, let me ask you a question. Have any of you bought, or plan to buy an NFL or MLB game on dvd? No, didn't think so. Not unless they're starting to actually use film to record the games, shooting it in a nice 2.35:1 ratio, with six channel surround sound, and the OPTIONAL commentaries. Oh yeah, and then there's the problem with making the game actually SEEM interesting, which is virtually impossible since the strike.
I to run a gaming website (chv.net, which I might actually be taking down), and assuming my site is active, I do plan on featuring the Inrdema, as much as I will the PS2, Game Cube, and X-Box when they're all released.
But look at it this way. Even with Sega on the way out, I don't think that there's enough room for ANOTHER company, let alone a lesser known one (at least compared to M$). Also realize that from the start (until its firey death), this console will NOT get support. Regardless of being Linux-based, or having some sweet hardware specs, this console will not get the number of developers and press that the rest will get. Think you're going to see an Indrema in your local EB or Wal Mart? No, but there will be plenty of PS2 units in a few months. Think you're going to see magazines featuring this console each month like it does the others? No.
Also, do you honestly think that some big name developers and publishers (Namco, Squaresoft, Capcom, LucasArts, Microsoft, etc.) are going to develop for this platform? Let me just take the companies I've listed, and spit out some examples:
Namco: Uh...do you honestly think we'll see a Klonoa 3 or Tekkn 5 on the Indrema? Didn't think so.
Squaresoft: Okay, same thing here. Do you think Final Fantasy XIII would be an Indrema title? Square will pick the console that's in the most homes, and with the general American population still scratching their heads saying "what's Linux?", that's not going to happen.
Capcom: I guess there's a better chance of having THEM, but expect them to stick with the PS2 and GC
LucasArts: Same as with Squaresoft.
Microsoft: I don't even have to answer that one.
And unless the Indrema makes a HUGE showing at E3, I doubt anyone's going to pay much attention to it. Most gamers (should) care about the games, not if its based off a stable OS, or if its open source. And without the good games, there's no system (Sega 32x anyone?).
Sega left a spot to fill, and Microsoft filled it before anyone could blink. Besides, I polled a good 200 people or so on various message boards. Only thre had even HEARD of the Indrema, and only one actually knew that it was a Linux based console (or entertainment system, same difference). And that one had no intention on getting one.
...oh yes, there will be a big, beautiful, and BLOODY war. Between the crap that the MPAA and RIAA are trying to push down our throats, it WILL reach a breaking point.
At some point, people will cry out "ENOUGH!", and they will stop spending their hard earned money on cds and dvds. They will put the money towards that leak on their roof, instead of buying a few re-released cds that they still have LPs, 8-tracks, and cassettes of. They will put the money that they would've spent on getting every Stanley Kubrick movie on dvd into their childrens' college funds, perhaps to get their kids on the right track, perhaps to become a lawyer to fight crimes like this. Maybe, they'll just spend the money that they WOULD'VE spent on a cd, and give it directly to the artist, who is struggling to recover his studio costs, even though his label is making millions off of it.
Oh mark my words, there will be a war. And if history is any teacher, the assholes will be the first to die.
IMO, if its something that you wouldn't want your significant other thinking/knowing about, then its adultery. If you know that if THEY knew about it, and would feel hurt, disappointed, angry, sad, WHATEVER, then yeah, its "adultery".
Okay, since someone else had you and Taco in a fake fight...what about Flat Eric (the orange Levi's guy) vs. Bad Andy (the brown Dominoes Pizza guy) in a fight? Would Flat Eric come out on top due to his superior ability to lay down the beats and sling a wicked rhyme? Or would Bad Andy win due to his overall "badness" when dealing with a Heat Wave bag?
The whole POINT of the rebate is that you DON'T get the money. If they had wanted you to get that money off, they would've had some kind of discout or sale. But between people who forget about rebates, forget to include ALL of the necessary stuff, and the people who are too lazy to send it in, they end up saving money by NOT having to pay your money back.
Is it right? Definately no, but when has that stopped them.
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Seriously. They can't block a song that is SUPPOSEDLY by J o h n W i l l i a m s, if the only match they have in their database is John Williams. Either that, or we're going to rename files to Joe's Garage Band, and download it regardless of what it actually is. (Hm...I didn't know "Joe's Garage Band" could play Duel of the Fates!)
"I volunteered at a local high school to help strip down approximately 60 486's donated by the IRS."
Goods being DONATED by the IRS? That's...uh...well...odd, to tell you the truth.
Rip my DVD
Compress it down to CD
I call it fair use
Decrypt M-I:2
Watch Woo and Cruise in DivX
Still a crappy film
DMCA now
Watch as we stop buying films
DMCA dead
You buy their products
You use their products at home
They sue your ass off
You give them money
They give you entertainment
Cease and desist.
Okay, let me ask you a question. Have any of you bought, or plan to buy an NFL or MLB game on dvd? No, didn't think so. Not unless they're starting to actually use film to record the games, shooting it in a nice 2.35:1 ratio, with six channel surround sound, and the OPTIONAL commentaries. Oh yeah, and then there's the problem with making the game actually SEEM interesting, which is virtually impossible since the strike.
Ugh, sorry about the lack of formatting. ;p
I to run a gaming website (chv.net, which I might actually be taking down), and assuming my site is active, I do plan on featuring the Inrdema, as much as I will the PS2, Game Cube, and X-Box when they're all released. But look at it this way. Even with Sega on the way out, I don't think that there's enough room for ANOTHER company, let alone a lesser known one (at least compared to M$). Also realize that from the start (until its firey death), this console will NOT get support. Regardless of being Linux-based, or having some sweet hardware specs, this console will not get the number of developers and press that the rest will get. Think you're going to see an Indrema in your local EB or Wal Mart? No, but there will be plenty of PS2 units in a few months. Think you're going to see magazines featuring this console each month like it does the others? No. Also, do you honestly think that some big name developers and publishers (Namco, Squaresoft, Capcom, LucasArts, Microsoft, etc.) are going to develop for this platform? Let me just take the companies I've listed, and spit out some examples: Namco: Uh...do you honestly think we'll see a Klonoa 3 or Tekkn 5 on the Indrema? Didn't think so. Squaresoft: Okay, same thing here. Do you think Final Fantasy XIII would be an Indrema title? Square will pick the console that's in the most homes, and with the general American population still scratching their heads saying "what's Linux?", that's not going to happen. Capcom: I guess there's a better chance of having THEM, but expect them to stick with the PS2 and GC LucasArts: Same as with Squaresoft. Microsoft: I don't even have to answer that one. And unless the Indrema makes a HUGE showing at E3, I doubt anyone's going to pay much attention to it. Most gamers (should) care about the games, not if its based off a stable OS, or if its open source. And without the good games, there's no system (Sega 32x anyone?). Sega left a spot to fill, and Microsoft filled it before anyone could blink. Besides, I polled a good 200 people or so on various message boards. Only thre had even HEARD of the Indrema, and only one actually knew that it was a Linux based console (or entertainment system, same difference). And that one had no intention on getting one.
...oh yes, there will be a big, beautiful, and BLOODY war. Between the crap that the MPAA and RIAA are trying to push down our throats, it WILL reach a breaking point.
At some point, people will cry out "ENOUGH!", and they will stop spending their hard earned money on cds and dvds. They will put the money towards that leak on their roof, instead of buying a few re-released cds that they still have LPs, 8-tracks, and cassettes of. They will put the money that they would've spent on getting every Stanley Kubrick movie on dvd into their childrens' college funds, perhaps to get their kids on the right track, perhaps to become a lawyer to fight crimes like this. Maybe, they'll just spend the money that they WOULD'VE spent on a cd, and give it directly to the artist, who is struggling to recover his studio costs, even though his label is making millions off of it.
Oh mark my words, there will be a war. And if history is any teacher, the assholes will be the first to die.
IMO, if its something that you wouldn't want your significant other thinking/knowing about, then its adultery. If you know that if THEY knew about it, and would feel hurt, disappointed, angry, sad, WHATEVER, then yeah, its "adultery".
Okay, since someone else had you and Taco in a fake fight...what about Flat Eric (the orange Levi's guy) vs. Bad Andy (the brown Dominoes Pizza guy) in a fight? Would Flat Eric come out on top due to his superior ability to lay down the beats and sling a wicked rhyme? Or would Bad Andy win due to his overall "badness" when dealing with a Heat Wave bag?
The whole POINT of the rebate is that you DON'T get the money. If they had wanted you to get that money off, they would've had some kind of discout or sale. But between people who forget about rebates, forget to include ALL of the necessary stuff, and the people who are too lazy to send it in, they end up saving money by NOT having to pay your money back.
Is it right? Definately no, but when has that stopped them.
I still want to know what movies they brought up there. Rocky IV perhaps? ;)