Case in point...lots of CDzilla games won't play in my pioneer a05 dvd burner. So what does the manufactuer do? Either patch out the copy protection or have "special users" in their website forums point people to gamecopyworld and the like...
Another point...we have some nameless software at work that requires a key code be sent back to the software company upon installation AND REMOVAL.
Well gets what happens...we install all of the copies, and of course some machines break or get upgraded, so we call and get the keys redone. No problem, right?
Bzzzt. About 10 installations out, they decide to stop giving up the activation keys anymore, saying we had to be "pirating" the software. (Not to mention that this was a perpetual license we paid BIG bucks for).
So, yours truly busts out good ole softice and removes that annoyance.
But the US still holds about 80% of all the major communication links in those countries (and most of the fast internet backbone)....and since that's where most of the users would be coming from the US it would never run.
Nothing wrong with that law at all...if you've ever seen assholes barrelling around school buses at 80mph...happens quite frequently here in Mississippi. Luckly most of the buses here have the buses pointed in the right direction so the kids don't have to cross the street.
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Heh, i just sold a new disk set of dos 6.22 for $20.
and I had two folks email me wanting 50+ copies.
Why? No idea. But good profit for me. (especially since i pulled the set out of a dumpster).
Steven V.
yeah, but it's several dozen times EVERY FRIGGIN DAY.
Do you have any idea how much lost productivity we're having because of spam?
Multiplayer mode was what made the game a real classic.
Steven V.
ah, nah, just twice.
The belts were on the same job. They screwed it up twice. Second time I gave them back a nice hunk o rubber shards.
Yes, but at least when they do answer your question, they get it right.
Unlike their competition, advance auto parts...which sold me the wrong size of belts (twice) and also the incorrect set of spark plugs (once).
Of course, the average age of employees might have something to do with it. (advance = 17, autozone = 30)
Steven V.
It's not hard. It's just getting John Aschcroft of his fucking high horse and getting him to do some actual work.
Steven V.
Is it even possible for a civillian to get such a clearance?
Steven V.
Yeah, right!
You think the textbook racket is going to ever go to a digital edition?
Ha!
Steven V.
You laugh, but have you priced a 256 meg SDRAM chip lately??? Costs near double DDR.
Steven V.
Planetfall runs much better when you load up with 1GB of ram.
Oh yeah, I'm sure the OP wants to play tuxracer or sokoban, or someother lame crap like that.
I'd recommend just getting a gamecube. Much cheaper.
Or if they can't kick the pirating habit, a dreamcast.
Steven V.
You're dang right.
Case in point...lots of CDzilla games won't play in my pioneer a05 dvd burner. So what does the manufactuer do? Either patch out the copy protection or have "special users" in their website forums point people to gamecopyworld and the like...
Another point...we have some nameless software at work that requires a key code be sent back to the software company upon installation AND REMOVAL.
Well gets what happens...we install all of the copies, and of course some machines break or get upgraded, so we call and get the keys redone. No problem, right?
Bzzzt. About 10 installations out, they decide to stop giving up the activation keys anymore, saying we had to be "pirating" the software. (Not to mention that this was a perpetual license we paid BIG bucks for).
So, yours truly busts out good ole softice and removes that annoyance.
Steven V.
Heh. and everyone that bought it at $20 still got ripped off.
Hence the need for warez to continue. Crappy games + no demo (rush rush rush out the door in time for the movie) = warez warez warez
Of course, i picked it up free after rebate from amazon, so no big loss there. Game still sucks rocks though.
Steven V.
But the US still holds about 80% of all the major communication links in those countries (and most of the fast internet backbone)....and since that's where most of the users would be coming from the US it would never run.
Steven V.
Yeah, there great for putting up shit that you never, ever want to take off.
what, no ascii rendition of the costume to go with the article?
Steven V.
This is simple
Find someone's address that already subscribes to what you want. (But close enough so the spot-beam still hits your house)
Call DirectTV
Change your "service address" (but not your "billing address" to that person's address, just change it to "apt #2" or something like that.
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Nothing wrong with that law at all...if you've ever seen assholes barrelling around school buses at 80mph...happens quite frequently here in Mississippi. Luckly most of the buses here have the buses pointed in the right direction so the kids don't have to cross the street.
Steven V>
You know you've been on slashdot too long when you ready that game title and think
"oooh. that's nasty"
oh wait, goaTEES.
Steven V.
Why would you give up your personal liberties for fucking entertainment?
(what's even worse you're doing them a favor by screening the movie and them watching your reactions.
Steven V.
Interesting use of that stuntmaster LCD. Does it have two LCD's one for each eye? or what that just a mirror trick?
Do you have a link on how to create such a setup? I've got a couple of those victormaxxes laying around somewhere...
Steven V.
Well, i guess since it's a trilogy, this will actually give stephenson an excuse for a book to not have an ending.
Steven V.
I'm on token-ring you insensitive clod!
:)
Really
Steven V.
It's also the one of the worst programming languages in the world!
Steven V.
Try ordering the "Windows Update" CD from microsoft. It's free.