But is it really worth throwing up all these probes that fail, even if they are cheaper? What do they accomplish?
If you are gonna do it, get it done the first time. So what if it costs 20 times more. It has been going for alot longer period of time, and has traveled much further than any other attempts. -------------
A great way to cut down on cheating, which is never any fun. Without access to the internet and disk, how can on install software? And even if they wanted internet access, why use Novel or something and allow the user only to run programs, and not access the floppy and cdrom drive, and not allow executeables other than the games be run at all?
I also like not having to lug my computer and monitor all over the place just to play a day of games. My friends and I have recently decided that this is definitely the supperior choice. We now rent out the computer lab at one of our elementary schools to play LAN parties. The computers will run most games equally, and we avoid throwing the comps in the cars and moving them. -------------
It is not like if they really wanted to know who you were, they couldn't find out. Privacy is virtually non-existant, no matter how much we all wish it were. If someone decides they want to know about you, they can find out if they really want.
With online ordering, don't you have to input your name, address, etc? They automatically find out as soon as you buy a product as well. -------------
But how often does this actually happen? Not very. In most cases, people are looking to get something for nothing. If your friend owns the same CD, he can rip them just as easily as you can. -------------
Definitely agreed. my.netscape.com never really appealed to me, but if there were an open source portal that were similiar I would definitely be all over it. -------------
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But is it really worth throwing up all these probes that fail, even if they are cheaper? What do they accomplish? If you are gonna do it, get it done the first time. So what if it costs 20 times more. It has been going for alot longer period of time, and has traveled much further than any other attempts.
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A great way to cut down on cheating, which is never any fun. Without access to the internet and disk, how can on install software? And even if they wanted internet access, why use Novel or something and allow the user only to run programs, and not access the floppy and cdrom drive, and not allow executeables other than the games be run at all? I also like not having to lug my computer and monitor all over the place just to play a day of games. My friends and I have recently decided that this is definitely the supperior choice. We now rent out the computer lab at one of our elementary schools to play LAN parties. The computers will run most games equally, and we avoid throwing the comps in the cars and moving them.
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It is not like if they really wanted to know who you were, they couldn't find out. Privacy is virtually non-existant, no matter how much we all wish it were. If someone decides they want to know about you, they can find out if they really want. With online ordering, don't you have to input your name, address, etc? They automatically find out as soon as you buy a product as well.
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But how often does this actually happen? Not very. In most cases, people are looking to get something for nothing. If your friend owns the same CD, he can rip them just as easily as you can.
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Definitely agreed. my.netscape.com never really appealed to me, but if there were an open source portal that were similiar I would definitely be all over it.
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