Really? Darn... well I tried. Can't help it though. The heart wants what the heart wants.
Oh and MS sucks! booyah.
I'm so SMRT I came up with joke, all by myself! MS sucks! hahahaha.
Imagine a beowolf cluster of sucky MSes. Hahahahaha.
1. MS sucks 2. ??? 3. Joke!
um... did I miss any?
Go fuck yourself pansy. Posting the same fucking lame jokes over and over. What, you think you are original? You're fucking grandma is probably more intesting you lame ass twat.
True enough, I was just playing devils advocate. Can I have my GNU Members card back please?:-)
Actually that brings up a good point though. MS is known for perma-temps and overseas [HP is also lesser known for that but does it too]. Maybe we could use the new military equiped with MS crap and bomb India or wherever they are shipping these jobs...
You think computers are the only area of patent crapola? Try looking up "multiplication" in the USPTO website thingy... You'll find tons of patents for blatantly obvious [to a math nerd] algorithms [I've even seen Karatsuba's 1962 multiplication algorithm patented].
I imagine the same shit happens in other fields.
The problem with patents isn't the law. Isn't the idea of patents. Its the enforcement. Too many people filing too many patents has caused the patent office to stop caring whether the patent is valid or not.
What I think would be fun though is upto a $100K fine for patents which can be proven to be blatant rip offs, fakes or incompletes [e.g. patents on things not yet invented fully just to stifle competitors].
Then you will see companies like this really feel some pain.
To make it even more fun, whoever can prove the patent is a ripoff gets 10% of the fine. Make it a sport for the average citizen!
What I don't get is why doesn't the RIAA try to cash in on the idea?
Yes, piracy is illegal [in the US anyways]. Yes, they should be able to sue.
But why not make the best of the situation. If they had a pay-as-you-go p2p system that was say better than the craptastic things like winmx and kazaa then they could make money off of p2p.
I guess it's easier to spend a few 100K$ to hire stupid firms [I used to work for one of them] that sit on things like gnutella and track things then just set up a new business.
Doesn't work this way. If you steal say a computer and it has a top secret coke formula which *could* have been worth billions...
I say if they can legally prove you have pirated audio you have to pay for all the media that have those songs. E.g. if you go and download a N'Sync CD [sounds about your style] and get caught you should have to pay for the cost of the CD.
However, its when they find 100 files somewhere and say "that like a billion million dollars in damages!" like they did to those college kids, that is overboard...
You can write your own networking code that is build ontop of Berkeley sockets. Once you finess that code you will have it available for future games.:-)
As for movies I find they really don't add to games unless they're part of the game directly. The "shiny CG cut scenes" found in most games are just distracting. More so, the best story line animations are normally done with the 3D engine itself anyways.
"The games would be written for linux, so, either you use your current install of linux, or if you dont have linux installed, you use the live cd bootable that is part of the game cd."
The problem is who is going to write a game that runs on Linux only. The whole problem people keep stating is there is no $$ in writing linux games.
My whole point was write portable games [or at least rely on libraries that are indigenous to windows/linux x86] and voila you have a market.
As for the "why not buy a cheapo linux box". I'm not exactly rolling in the dough, even to buy a 200$ box.
Note there are still other failings of linux that would prevent people like myself from switching
1. lack of games 2. lack of good drivers [and certain free ones like the CMPCI ones are buggy] 3. lack of flashy setup/installers 4. Some tools [tetex] don't work as seemlessly as their windows [miktex] counterparts.
Though to the 3rd point Knoppix does really work well.
That's the trick though, use portable game libraries. For example, Allegro works on both. So use Allegro for mouse, sound, keyboard and 2d graphics and OpenGL for the 3d stuff.
Boom, not so hard.
No, hire some crackpot college grad to write Win32-only code.
If you make games that work in both Linux and win32 then eventually more people who are getting fed up with windows will say "why not try linux, at least my games work there".
No its called "we ought to use our IPO and VC money for something useful".
E.g. the bidnez takes the chance, makes a killer linux game and the booms, people likes the Linux.
On the other hand they can squanders the money on say shiny corner offices and brands new cars [and the womens].
I mean no shit you have to make something before people will buy it.
I bet the first companies to make MP3 players had it rough for the first few years too.... Apparently they're popular cuz you can't go eight feet without seeing some stupid SD 8MB MP3 player somewhere...
It isn't that we have to introduce *gamers* to Linux. It's that we have to introduce *game developers* to linux. Gamers don't write games [well some may but most don't].
If you build it, they will come, etc, etc.
Same can be said for hardware manufacturers. Some working CMPCI drivers would kick ass too.
No offense, but countries like china have existed for thousands of years before the West came about.
It seems only after the west has tried to "modernize" [re: exploit] nations like china that these "sudden problems of infrastructure" have appeared.
Also from a "nature" standpoint if a piece of land cannot sustain human life, maybe, just maybe, humans shouldn't live there.
However, if the land cannot sustain life because urban sprawl [re: Canada] or Nike Factories [re: China, Taiwan, etc] have sprung up then that's hardly a problem of the country.
Essentially the solution is two pronged. Both sides have to simultaneously cut off dependencies for this to work. If say the US cuts off from the other nations before they setup farming, etc then they're screwed.
Job localization makes sense though. The US needs more chips then say food, [insert third world nation] needs more food than chips. So why not have the US make the chips they themselves need and have other "third world nations" make things they need [infrastructure, food, etc.]
Not only does this model address the direct needs of the people [e.g. food is nice] but it also fulfills the employement needs. As more US citizens use tech stuff they will have jobs available to make the tech stuff they use.
Of course this doesn't make any short-term business sense so I guess that's why companies are willing to degrade their country for the almighty buck...
The irony which you have to admire is that US citizens hate importing shit cuz they lose jobs. But US industry loves it because instead of paying a skilled labourer say 15$/h or whatnot they can get a way with "we won't kill your family today" as a wage in a third world asian country.
What I don't get though, aren't US industry leaders also US citizens? So basically they steal jobs from their neighbours to support slave labour. And we admire these people as "famous CNN headshots" because???
Slashdot Mirror
Only x posts and slashdotted! Must be running their site on product "A".
Imagine a beowolf cluster of item "B", on a "C".
Just wait till the RIAA hears about this! and/or Just wait till the MPAA sees this! and/or Just wait till the **AA hears and/or sees this!
Something SCO would do....Or Sue! Sue! call SCO
BSD is dying, only a few million users left!
Oh and MS knows security like they know open competition.
I used Mozilla once!
1. Action "D"
2. ???
3. Result "E"
MS sucks. or MSFT sucks. or Microsoft sucks. or Micro$oft sucks or Micro$loth sucks.
Linux has a far superior kitch factor.
I'm going to patent patenting. I'm going to patent the wheel, air, fire, water, item "F". Quick hide it from bezos.
I'm going to sue for violating my first post (patent|copyright).
Check my l33t signature!
Accomplishing goal A: Cost "G". Accomplishing goal B: Cost "H", for everything else there is item "I".
Something, something, something, private part [giggle like the school child you are], something, something, something.
something, other, something, Natalie Portman, something
Boochicka wowwow, something, hot grits and person "J", who may or not be Natalie Portman
Some guys widespread anus [goatse.cx]
Only x posts and slashdotted! Must be running their site on product "A".
Imagine a beowolf cluster of item "B", on a "C".
Just wait till the RIAA hears about this! and/or Just wait till the MPAA sees this! and/or Just wait till the **AA hears and/or sees this!
Something SCO would do....Or Sue! Sue! call SCO
BSD is dying, only a few million users left!
Oh and MS knows security like they know open competition.
I used Mozilla once!
1. Action "D"
2. ???
3. Result "E"
MS sucks. or MSFT sucks. or Microsoft sucks. or Micro$oft sucks or Micro$loth sucks.
Linux has a far superior kitch factor.
I'm going to patent patenting. I'm going to patent the wheel, air, fire, water, item "F". Quick hide it from bezos.
I'm going to sue for violating my first post (patent|copyright).
Check my l33t signature!
Accomplishing goal A: Cost "G". Accomplishing goal B: Cost "H", for everything else there is item "I".
Something, something, something, private part [giggle like the school child you are], something, something, something.
Shit thanks. I'll keep a list for next time.
As god as my witness I will make those jokes seriously uncool.
Tom
Article?
"Write jibberish, throw a picture or two, mention next generation somewhere".
That takes care of most news articles, hardware reviews and the occasional rant.
Oh and MS sucks, booyah, I'm l33t h3ll4 funny biatches.
1. Joke
2. ???
3. I'm so tired!
Did I offend someone? good that means I'm having the right amount of fun.
And for yoru information the moose was asking for it.
Really? Darn... well I tried. Can't help it though. The heart wants what the heart wants.
Oh and MS sucks! booyah.
I'm so SMRT I came up with joke, all by myself! MS sucks! hahahaha.
Imagine a beowolf cluster of sucky MSes. Hahahahaha.
1. MS sucks
2. ???
3. Joke!
um... did I miss any?
Go fuck yourself pansy. Posting the same fucking lame jokes over and over. What, you think you are original? You're fucking grandma is probably more intesting you lame ass twat.
True enough, I was just playing devils advocate. Can I have my GNU Members card back please? :-)
Actually that brings up a good point though. MS is known for perma-temps and overseas [HP is also lesser known for that but does it too]. Maybe we could use the new military equiped with MS crap and bomb India or wherever they are shipping these jobs...
Tom
OMG OMG OMG
You are funny long time, 100%. You are the guy!
Also recall that this money "wasted" on MSFT fuels jobs at microsoft which in turn feeds American families.
Biatch!
You think computers are the only area of patent crapola? Try looking up "multiplication" in the USPTO website thingy... You'll find tons of patents for blatantly obvious [to a math nerd] algorithms [I've even seen Karatsuba's 1962 multiplication algorithm patented].
I imagine the same shit happens in other fields.
The problem with patents isn't the law. Isn't the idea of patents. Its the enforcement. Too many people filing too many patents has caused the patent office to stop caring whether the patent is valid or not.
What I think would be fun though is upto a $100K fine for patents which can be proven to be blatant rip offs, fakes or incompletes [e.g. patents on things not yet invented fully just to stifle competitors].
Then you will see companies like this really feel some pain.
To make it even more fun, whoever can prove the patent is a ripoff gets 10% of the fine. Make it a sport for the average citizen!
Tom
Not if you're me ... upstream bandwidth 0.0001KB/sec :-)
hehehehe suckers!
Tom
Hehehehe.
What I don't get is why doesn't the RIAA try to cash in on the idea?
Yes, piracy is illegal [in the US anyways]. Yes, they should be able to sue.
But why not make the best of the situation. If they had a pay-as-you-go p2p system that was say better than the craptastic things like winmx and kazaa then they could make money off of p2p.
I guess it's easier to spend a few 100K$ to hire stupid firms [I used to work for one of them] that sit on things like gnutella and track things then just set up a new business.
Tom
Doesn't work this way. If you steal say a computer and it has a top secret coke formula which *could* have been worth billions...
I say if they can legally prove you have pirated audio you have to pay for all the media that have those songs. E.g. if you go and download a N'Sync CD [sounds about your style] and get caught you should have to pay for the cost of the CD.
However, its when they find 100 files somewhere and say "that like a billion million dollars in damages!" like they did to those college kids, that is overboard...
Tom
You can write your own networking code that is build ontop of Berkeley sockets. Once you finess that code you will have it available for future games. :-)
As for movies I find they really don't add to games unless they're part of the game directly. The "shiny CG cut scenes" found in most games are just distracting. More so, the best story line animations are normally done with the 3D engine itself anyways.
Tom
The line in gain is screwed up. My TV [via line in] is super quiet with the drivers in linux [not in windows].
:-)
.
The PCM is fucking loud. So I have to either jack up my speakers and hope nothing makes a sound or I can't watch tv...
I know, I know, "well tom why don't you fix it"
two problems
a. I'm not a PC hardware hacker. I hack small things like Gameboys...
b. I'm hella busy with other work to do it.
This bug in the driver has been in the kernel for quite some time [at least since 2.4.18]. It doesn't happen with the windows CMPCI drivers
Tom
"The games would be written for linux, so, either you use your current install of linux, or if you dont have linux installed, you use the live cd bootable that is part of the game cd."
The problem is who is going to write a game that runs on Linux only. The whole problem people keep stating is there is no $$ in writing linux games.
My whole point was write portable games [or at least rely on libraries that are indigenous to windows/linux x86] and voila you have a market.
As for the "why not buy a cheapo linux box". I'm not exactly rolling in the dough, even to buy a 200$ box.
Note there are still other failings of linux that would prevent people like myself from switching
1. lack of games
2. lack of good drivers [and certain free ones like the CMPCI ones are buggy]
3. lack of flashy setup/installers
4. Some tools [tetex] don't work as seemlessly as their windows [miktex] counterparts.
Though to the 3rd point Knoppix does really work well.
They're silly?
Allegro will cut down 90% of the leg work of making the game portable.
Sure there is an additional cost in making games portable but it isn't as huge as people make it out to be.
Tom
This is good?
I thought the swing of Linux was to convince users to stop using Windows.
I mean if I have to shutdown my windows box [which I develop software on, run a httpd on, etc...] so I can play a game I'm not going to play the game.
However, get the games to work nicely in Linux and I'll switch to using Linux full time.
Tom
That's the trick though, use portable game libraries. For example, Allegro works on both. So use Allegro for mouse, sound, keyboard and 2d graphics and OpenGL for the 3d stuff.
Boom, not so hard.
No, hire some crackpot college grad to write Win32-only code.
If you make games that work in both Linux and win32 then eventually more people who are getting fed up with windows will say "why not try linux, at least my games work there".
Tom
No its called "we ought to use our IPO and VC money for something useful".
E.g. the bidnez takes the chance, makes a killer linux game and the booms, people likes the Linux.
On the other hand they can squanders the money on say shiny corner offices and brands new cars [and the womens].
I mean no shit you have to make something before people will buy it.
I bet the first companies to make MP3 players had it rough for the first few years too.... Apparently they're popular cuz you can't go eight feet without seeing some stupid SD 8MB MP3 player somewhere...
Tom
It isn't that we have to introduce *gamers* to Linux. It's that we have to introduce *game developers* to linux. Gamers don't write games [well some may but most don't].
If you build it, they will come, etc, etc.
Same can be said for hardware manufacturers. Some working CMPCI drivers would kick ass too.
Tom
No offense, but countries like china have existed for thousands of years before the West came about.
It seems only after the west has tried to "modernize" [re: exploit] nations like china that these "sudden problems of infrastructure" have appeared.
Also from a "nature" standpoint if a piece of land cannot sustain human life, maybe, just maybe, humans shouldn't live there.
However, if the land cannot sustain life because urban sprawl [re: Canada] or Nike Factories [re: China, Taiwan, etc] have sprung up then that's hardly a problem of the country.
Essentially the solution is two pronged. Both sides have to simultaneously cut off dependencies for this to work. If say the US cuts off from the other nations before they setup farming, etc then they're screwed.
What it really boils down to is greed.
Tom
"Its disgustingly unfair, but what would be?"
Job localization makes sense though. The US needs more chips then say food, [insert third world nation] needs more food than chips. So why not have the US make the chips they themselves need and have other "third world nations" make things they need [infrastructure, food, etc.]
Not only does this model address the direct needs of the people [e.g. food is nice] but it also fulfills the employement needs. As more US citizens use tech stuff they will have jobs available to make the tech stuff they use.
Of course this doesn't make any short-term business sense so I guess that's why companies are willing to degrade their country for the almighty buck...
Tom
The irony which you have to admire is that US citizens hate importing shit cuz they lose jobs. But US industry loves it because instead of paying a skilled labourer say 15$/h or whatnot they can get a way with "we won't kill your family today" as a wage in a third world asian country.
What I don't get though, aren't US industry leaders also US citizens? So basically they steal jobs from their neighbours to support slave labour. And we admire these people as "famous CNN headshots" because???
Tom
If you're a tech-savant [e.g. coder, cs, etc..] and your wife is a tech-n00b try muddling something about "multi-port resource deficiencies..." :-)
/. damn it!
Kidding. As if I would know how to manage money or a girl. I read
Tom