I think with the Microsoft OEM license, it's more like "if you sell linux computers, we won't sell you windows anymore." Big difference. Plus, as someone said above, I believe both parties have to *understand* the contract.
I think you really answered your own question there. Yes you're very smart. That doesn't make those subjects time wasters for anyone but those who are as smart as you. And most people aren't. So I guess your parents should've sent you to a school for gifted children.
I'm not saying Zelda won't be great, in fact I'm part of the (I think) minority who actually likes the look of the cel shaded cartoony Zelda. But you're missing my point. What I was trying to say was, that even though Xbox is lacking some of the great games PS2 has, comparing Xbox to GameCube, right now, Xbox has a much more active and fresh library.
You have such a backwards view on things, I can tell you just barely know anything about the current gaming market. You're talking about games that will come out for GameCube, but right now they don't have much. Xbox is the one that has a lot of really great games now. I mean seriously, you're saying nintendo's lineup will be good because of a 35 second zelda movie? They have nothing now. I'm not saying they're not gonna get all those great games, but it's starting to look like what happened with N64. That is, very few unique third party titles; all the great games are first party. Which means there won't be enough of them.
To me though, infinity is much easier to grasp than negative infinity. To say there is no end, as unfathomable as it is, is much easier to comprehend than to say there is no beginning.
No it's really not a slippery slope argument. The court didn't merely say that minors can legally be restricted from accessing certain videogames. They said it is NOT A PROTECTED FORM OF SPEECH. So if you take into account the agenda of a lot of people in the government, you'd realize what we were giving them permission to do.
If they decided books were not a protected form of speech, would it be a slippery slope argument to say "hey if books are not a protected form of speech, then they can ban any book they don't like!" I didn't think so.
Listen, I'm a very strong supporter of copyright reform, but I'm gonna have to disagree. I tapping in on a cable line were legal, I definitely would not pay for it. In fact I would feel *guilty* paying for it, thinking myself to be a chump. Believe it or not, simply declaring something illegal is enough to stop many people from doing it.
The thing is I don't know much about music, and I'd like to learn about good music without too much effort. There is no easy way to learn about new music nowadays.
There shouldn't be any laws saying what I *should* pay. However, there are laws which attempt to prevent collusion and price fixing. Whatever happens after that is fair game. But when those laws are properly enforced, you almost always end up paying *less*.
Why would you want to extract dissolved CO2? The problem we have with CO2 is too much of it is in the atmosphere, not in the ocean. In fact, I read about one solution to our atmospheric CO2 troubles: save it and dissolve it in the ocean. Apparently the ocean can handle many more hundreds of billions of tons. The problem with that is the cost. It would add about 33 percent to the cost of electricity.
That's not really true. The more weak low-radius transmitters they place, the more 'hops' the more bandwidth you get. It's like cellphones...if there were only one transmitter/receiver in town you wouldn't have much bandwidth.
"This certainly does finally put into perspective why game magazines drool and gush over beta builds of games that turn into crap festivals when they are finally released. How many times have we read in a preview that a game looked great and "once they iron out a few small bugs" it's going to be the next big thing?"
Actually, at the beginning of last century many books came with contracts very similar to modern day software EULAs, severely limiting the rights of readers. Congress (or maybe it was the courts) declared such contracts invalid.
You think it's a joke. But until now the only reason books were in libraries were because authors didn't have a choice about it. They couldn't design books to be incompatible with a library. But when all books go digital, I have no idea how people are going to have anything analogous to a library. Isn't the DMCA great?
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"The stuff you own ends up owning you... It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything." --tyler durden
Well, first of all, I don't see anywhere his claim that he is a geek. Secondly, I think you're pushing the line between spelling error and typo a little too far.
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I think with the Microsoft OEM license, it's more like "if you sell linux computers, we won't sell you windows anymore." Big difference. Plus, as someone said above, I believe both parties have to *understand* the contract.
It seems, according to the interview, that they only agreed to put it in the click thru license after there was a big controversy and protests.
I think you really answered your own question there. Yes you're very smart. That doesn't make those subjects time wasters for anyone but those who are as smart as you. And most people aren't. So I guess your parents should've sent you to a school for gifted children.
I'm not saying Zelda won't be great, in fact I'm part of the (I think) minority who actually likes the look of the cel shaded cartoony Zelda. But you're missing my point. What I was trying to say was, that even though Xbox is lacking some of the great games PS2 has, comparing Xbox to GameCube, right now, Xbox has a much more active and fresh library.
What are you talking about! The price is the same as the PS2, at least in the US.
You have such a backwards view on things, I can tell you just barely know anything about the current gaming market. You're talking about games that will come out for GameCube, but right now they don't have much. Xbox is the one that has a lot of really great games now. I mean seriously, you're saying nintendo's lineup will be good because of a 35 second zelda movie? They have nothing now. I'm not saying they're not gonna get all those great games, but it's starting to look like what happened with N64. That is, very few unique third party titles; all the great games are first party. Which means there won't be enough of them.
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To me though, infinity is much easier to grasp than negative infinity. To say there is no end, as unfathomable as it is, is much easier to comprehend than to say there is no beginning.
No it's really not a slippery slope argument. The court didn't merely say that minors can legally be restricted from accessing certain videogames. They said it is NOT A PROTECTED FORM OF SPEECH. So if you take into account the agenda of a lot of people in the government, you'd realize what we were giving them permission to do.
If they decided books were not a protected form of speech, would it be a slippery slope argument to say "hey if books are not a protected form of speech, then they can ban any book they don't like!" I didn't think so.
I think you mean "Cassettes cost more to make than CDs, but cost less." Or something like that.
Listen, I'm a very strong supporter of copyright reform, but I'm gonna have to disagree. I tapping in on a cable line were legal, I definitely would not pay for it. In fact I would feel *guilty* paying for it, thinking myself to be a chump. Believe it or not, simply declaring something illegal is enough to stop many people from doing it.
Well, the fact is 5.1 surround sound really does make music a lot more interesting to listen to.
The thing is I don't know much about music, and I'd like to learn about good music without too much effort. There is no easy way to learn about new music nowadays.
There shouldn't be any laws saying what I *should* pay. However, there are laws which attempt to prevent collusion and price fixing. Whatever happens after that is fair game. But when those laws are properly enforced, you almost always end up paying *less*.
Why would you want to extract dissolved CO2? The problem we have with CO2 is too much of it is in the atmosphere, not in the ocean. In fact, I read about one solution to our atmospheric CO2 troubles: save it and dissolve it in the ocean. Apparently the ocean can handle many more hundreds of billions of tons. The problem with that is the cost. It would add about 33 percent to the cost of electricity.
That's not really true. The more weak low-radius transmitters they place, the more 'hops' the more bandwidth you get. It's like cellphones...if there were only one transmitter/receiver in town you wouldn't have much bandwidth.
He was logged in, he just checked the Post Anonymously box.
Can you say "Turok: Evolution"
I think that's why it IS necessary. If your game sucks, at least.
I bet if they tried to callit the HomeStation, Sony would sue for trademark infringement.
Actually, at the beginning of last century many books came with contracts very similar to modern day software EULAs, severely limiting the rights of readers. Congress (or maybe it was the courts) declared such contracts invalid.
You think it's a joke. But until now the only reason books were in libraries were because authors didn't have a choice about it. They couldn't design books to be incompatible with a library. But when all books go digital, I have no idea how people are going to have anything analogous to a library. Isn't the DMCA great?
"The stuff you own ends up owning you ... It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything." --tyler durden
Well, first of all, I don't see anywhere his claim that he is a geek. Secondly, I think you're pushing the line between spelling error and typo a little too far.
I certainly hope not, or you'll have the FCC on your ass real soon.