Yes, civilian casualties do happen (6055-7706) We have bombed hospitals and shot crowds that where protesting our interim government. Regardless of weather or not we meant to shoot a 14 yr old boy, the result is the same. He is dead, and the US is responsible.
I live quite close to there, and read about it in my local newspaper. The 3 teens had 2 rifles, 2 handguns, a shotgun, knifes and swords. They surrendered when 1 cop showed up and told them to drop their weapons. Rampage my ass, this was just a cry for help. With their numbers and firepower they could have easily killed him, but they didn't. The 18 year old 'leader' just lost his mother (and some other female friend/family member, don't remember which) and didn't fit in at school. He was mentally unstable and socially outcast. Games had little to do with it, except to give them a title to use.
My (former) HS was 99.9999% white, and we had quite a few Honda Civics with heavy bass and tinted windows. The fact that you feel you can determine someone's race based on what they listen to and drive is absurd. In fact, you are the first person in this discussion to bring up the issue of race.
Bah, now I've gone and wasted time repling to a troll...
It's data; the right software could parse the doc and reconstruct the file (in this case a zip of the exploit). It's common practice on news groups and such.
The space race between US/Russia got us several manned lunar landings. Co-operation got us ISS, which is now a barely manned, nearly useless waste of money that could have put people on mars. IMHO, humanity does best while competing; international partnership doesnâ(TM)t achieve near the results that an arms or space race can provide.
Even if the Linux kernel were a clone of Unix internals, the 1991-2 date comes before the U.S. was even clear that software could be patented. In FINLAND!!!!! outside the jurisdiction of U.S. legal bogosity.
Good thing we don't have a history of forcing our laws down peoples throat in that region.
As for them stopping teenagers -- I completely approve of that. I know many high-schoolers, and judging by their driving abilities, those people should not be on the road. Hell yes! They should be kept off the road until they develop good driving skills!
Yeah, that's what I thought too. The only survivor (who we can guess triggered the EMP because he was left alive by the machines) was the same guy who almost knifed Neo in the beginning.
What happen if you use it on an auto at 100mph on the quick road ? You could get the same effect as if you dropped a box of nails out your window (and without the risk of sterilization). I personally would worry more about downing the police helicopter following you.
Second, products come with an implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for purpose. It essentially means that they are manufactured correctly and that they will be able to do what it is claimed they do.
From the Microsoft License.txt for Internet Explorer: (converted to lcase to get through lameness filter)
Disclaimer of warranties. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, microsoft and its suppliers provide to you the os components, and any (if any) support services related to the os components ("support services") as is and with all faults; and microsoft and its suppliers hereby disclaim with respect to the os components and support services all warranties and conditions, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any (if any) warranties, duties or conditions of or related to: merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, lack of viruses, accuracy or completeness of responses, results, lack of workmanlike effort and lack of negligence. Also there is no warranty, duty or condition of title, quiet enjoyment, quiet possession, correspondence to description or non-infringement. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the os components and any support services remains with you.
I definitely agree. No other game gave me the feeling that I got in Area 51. You really do feel as if your choice will affect billions of people. I think I've played through it to the point where I can replay it in my head.
Taking over a body should be easy; the Agents can just spoof their 'identity' (network address). The bug doesn't seem too unrealistic to me, just some near future nanotech at work. You make a good point about the mouth, though. Perhaps they just instruct his client to make his mouth disappear, and since he has not yet learned to gain control over his hijacked thought processes, he simulates it for them. Later, when they instruct him to die with a Desert Eagle, his client simply refuses.
So how many billions of dollars of economic damage did we suffer on 9/11? Not to mention the cost in human life.
How, exactly, would our military have prevented that?
Now we've eliminated a regime that was probably responsible for that (in addition to the Taliban who almost certainly were), and shown other regimes the cost they will ultimately face.
We have also pissed off a large number of people in a region where suicide bombing is considered an effective solution to a problem.
Now, if the robots have enough computer power to simulate reality for millions of humans, you might think they have enough computing power to control the power plant, but oh well, I thought it was a clever excuse for a pretty glaring hole in the movie.
Unless reality is simulated client-side in human brains, which would explain how Neo can create his own rules.
Sound engineers, skilled production, and the like costs a pretty penny. Without them, your cd sounds like crap.
My cousin just graduated college as a recording enginner. His final project was to produce a cd for a band and it sounds just like any other CD you'd find made by RIAA. If they can afford to produce a cd for a class project, just how much do you think these 'high quality cds' really cost? You can't use the argument that advertising and promotion is expensive, because www.yourbandhere.com costs what, $500/yr tops, plus you can put anything you want on it. P2P, free web-based music samples and new radio options have eliminated the need for huge record companies.
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Yes, civilian casualties do happen (6055-7706)
We have bombed hospitals and shot crowds that where protesting our interim government. Regardless of weather or not we meant to shoot a 14 yr old boy, the result is the same. He is dead, and the US is responsible.
I live quite close to there, and read about it in my local newspaper. The 3 teens had 2 rifles, 2 handguns, a shotgun, knifes and swords. They surrendered when 1 cop showed up and told them to drop their weapons. Rampage my ass, this was just a cry for help. With their numbers and firepower they could have easily killed him, but they didn't. The 18 year old 'leader' just lost his mother (and some other female friend/family member, don't remember which) and didn't fit in at school. He was mentally unstable and socially outcast. Games had little to do with it, except to give them a title to use.
At least their comments make sense...
My (former) HS was 99.9999% white, and we had quite a few Honda Civics with heavy bass and tinted windows. The fact that you feel you can determine someone's race based on what they listen to and drive is absurd. In fact, you are the first person in this discussion to bring up the issue of race.
Bah, now I've gone and wasted time repling to a troll...
It's data; the right software could parse the doc and reconstruct the file (in this case a zip of the exploit). It's common practice on news groups and such.
If nobody is willing to help you, you probably shouldn't be attacking in the first place.
The space race between US/Russia got us several manned lunar landings. Co-operation got us ISS, which is now a barely manned, nearly useless waste of money that could have put people on mars. IMHO, humanity does best while competing; international partnership doesnâ(TM)t achieve near the results that an arms or space race can provide.
...do you ask "Is this terrorism?" when discussing a crime.
1) Create record company
2) Email RIAA illegal backstreet boys songs
3) ???
4) Evil
Even if the Linux kernel were a clone of Unix internals, the 1991-2 date comes before the U.S. was even clear that software could be patented. In FINLAND!!!!! outside the jurisdiction of U.S. legal bogosity.
Good thing we don't have a history of forcing our laws down peoples throat in that region.
If the MPAA can try it, so can SCO.
As for them stopping teenagers -- I completely approve of that. I know many high-schoolers, and judging by their driving abilities, those people should not be on the road.
Hell yes! They should be kept off the road until they develop good driving skills!
Tragically, I first thought of America when I read your post...
Yeah, that's what I thought too. The only survivor (who we can guess triggered the EMP because he was left alive by the machines) was the same guy who almost knifed Neo in the beginning.
That would explain how he stopped the squids.
Say what you will about pollution, the "emissions" aren't nearly as bad as they used to be.
I was not aware that horse crap produced global warming...
What happen if you use it on an auto at 100mph on the quick road ?
You could get the same effect as if you dropped a box of nails out your window (and without the risk of sterilization). I personally would worry more about downing the police helicopter following you.
Second, products come with an implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for purpose. It essentially means that they are manufactured correctly and that they will be able to do what it is claimed they do.
From the Microsoft License.txt for Internet Explorer:
(converted to lcase to get through lameness filter)
Disclaimer of warranties. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, microsoft and its suppliers provide to you the os components, and any (if any) support services related to the os components ("support services") as is and with all faults; and microsoft and its suppliers hereby disclaim with respect to the os components and support services all warranties and conditions, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any (if any) warranties, duties or conditions of or related to: merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, lack of viruses, accuracy or completeness of responses, results, lack of workmanlike effort and lack of negligence. Also there is no warranty, duty or condition of title, quiet enjoyment, quiet possession, correspondence to description or non-infringement. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the os components and any support services remains with you.
Their EULA for Media Player is almost identical.
IANAL
I definitely agree. No other game gave me the feeling that I got in Area 51. You really do feel as if your choice will affect billions of people. I think I've played through it to the point where I can replay it in my head.
Taking over a body should be easy; the Agents can just spoof their 'identity' (network address). The bug doesn't seem too unrealistic to me, just some near future nanotech at work. You make a good point about the mouth, though. Perhaps they just instruct his client to make his mouth disappear, and since he has not yet learned to gain control over his hijacked thought processes, he simulates it for them. Later, when they instruct him to die with a Desert Eagle, his client simply refuses.
So how many billions of dollars of economic damage did we suffer on 9/11? Not to mention the cost in human life.
How, exactly, would our military have prevented that?
Now we've eliminated a regime that was probably responsible for that (in addition to the Taliban who almost certainly were), and shown other regimes the cost they will ultimately face.
We have also pissed off a large number of people in a region where suicide bombing is considered an effective solution to a problem.
Now, if the robots have enough computer power to simulate reality for millions of humans, you might think they have enough computing power to control the power plant, but oh well, I thought it was a clever excuse for a pretty glaring hole in the movie.
Unless reality is simulated client-side in human brains, which would explain how Neo can create his own rules.
On that subject, there's a link here you might be interested in.
Thats what they get for running their Anti-Mass Spectrometer at 110%...
No, those are 'high speed' mp3's they copied.
Sound engineers, skilled production, and the like costs a pretty penny. Without them, your cd sounds like crap.
My cousin just graduated college as a recording enginner. His final project was to produce a cd for a band and it sounds just like any other CD you'd find made by RIAA. If they can afford to produce a cd for a class project, just how much do you think these 'high quality cds' really cost? You can't use the argument that advertising and promotion is expensive, because www.yourbandhere.com costs what, $500/yr tops, plus you can put anything you want on it. P2P, free web-based music samples and new radio options have eliminated the need for huge record companies.