There was a "Mystic Quest" for the Super Nintendo, released in 1993. It was aimed at the beginning gamer with its simple interface and relatively easy enemies and puzzles.
While the findings might seem obvious, the research by three admittedly self-interested Internet publishing groups is nonetheless important to online media's struggle to survive.
So an internet publishing group ran the study. Seems like conflict of interest to me.
Good point. Though it may not be feasible quite yet, with all the innovation in data storage technology, maintaning that much data might be done inexpensively in the future.
The United States does maintain that many records already, in the Social Security System. Tie in the webspace account data to your SSN and voila!
Give this idea about as much time as it takes to write good software to be feasibly implemented.
It's not a matter of capitalism. It's the fact the something created using tax dollars/public funds is now going to be released to Verisign to sell at any cost for little or no cost to Verisign.
The Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) noted that the court only temporarily lifted Patel's order and will hear arguments on the case later this year. At that time, the industry said it expects to prevail.
It's more like a stay of execution rather than an overturning.
Why work with fire, when hydrogen provides a solution for zero-emissions internal combustion engines?
An Associated Press report states:
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. is working on a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine that it says could be a cleaner-burning alternative to the gasoline motor until automakers perfect a fuel-cell powertrain.
It's a modified version of Ford's 2-liter Zetec four-cylinder gasoline engine that promises 25 percent to 30 percent better fuel efficiency, Bill Bates, Ford's manager of alternative power sources, said Monday.
The company plans to begin road-testing later this year.
Will the new format work in the current portable MP3 players, or will it require a new player that can decode the format, or worse still a proprietary player?
Napster is desperate for keeping the big labels off their backs. Too bad they'll have few users if any, now.
I have heard many times on the old Napster Forums (closed now) to move Napster's servers to Sealand. Since the demise of the "pirate" Napster, I gather they're looking for other sites to derive income from.
I am puzzled to why any site would want to host in a country with questionable bandwidth, bad reputation (it's been billed as a future haven for copyright piracy becasue of the "lack" of laws) and proximity to a defginite sovereign entity (Great Britain). Since they are within 12 miles of their shores, Great Britain can easily come forward and claim what is rightfully theirs.
So far, they've managed to fly under their radar since they really haven't done much.
This is the first time I've heard of planets being eclipsed by the Moon. I doubt I'll be able to see it; by midafternoon, we have a lot of towering cumulus clouds here in South Florida.
Interesting thought, though it was discussed in this link.
As for the story at hand, it seems to me that publishers are desparate to maintain their livelihoods. However, libraries seem to be at best, a minor threat.
I have not said that capitalism is perfect, just the prevailing economic model and method of thinking in this country. I was merely making an observation. If it were perfect, the United States would be a Utopia, if not damn close. We all know that this is simply not true.
I never said that I agree with it, in fact I think it's rather sad that the internet is heading this way.
Besides, I also never mentioned anything about paying-per-use for software, either.
Why do you people are so excited about business models for making money on the Internet.
Unfortunately, that's the way the world is heading: pay-per-use.
However, making money makes sense, we do live in a capitalistic country; it's just that the capitalistc urge is stronger than the idealistic notion of "the free internet".
Finally, a relatively peaceful solution to a trademark infringement case. I do not think the intent was to steal Adobe's name, but rather to point out that it is a competing product.
The name "Illustrator" is trademarked. Changing the name represents a simple solution that fits the crime.
Best of all, they did not have to pay some outlandish fine.
Traffic laws exist to protect the safety of others.
Then why are speed limits still kept artificially low. Interstate highways were designed for safe driving at 75 mph. Do you know any areas where the speed limit is such?
Once I needed help from a cop, and she was too busy setting up a speed trap to listen.
This is sad. State troopers were originally on highways to help stranded motorists. I remember a cop help me and my family out when our car died...back in 1978.
Here in South Florida they set up a separate entity calld "The Road Rangers". This will help free up cops for speed traps, I suppose.
By the end of this year, more than 300 kilometers of highway stretching from Hartford, CT, to Trenton, NJ, will bristle with tag readers for speed detection, with Massachusetts and Pennsylvania eyeing the idea.
Nice idea, using it for routing people around traffic. But I can't help but feel that the authorities will use it to monitor people's speeding habits. Might it be Acme all over again?
Since a lot of people pay per message on their pagers, pager spam is one of the few, if any other ways that spam causes the recipient to incur cost of receiving spam.
Rant at will about "free speech", but this certainly isn't free.
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Another good answer is "in your chair". I know someone who used to interview candidates and hired someone who gave that answer.
Shows a "go getter" attitude, I reckon.
There was a "Mystic Quest" for the Super Nintendo, released in 1993. It was aimed at the beginning gamer with its simple interface and relatively easy enemies and puzzles.
Overall, it was a pretty good game anyway.
From the Washington Post article:
While the findings might seem obvious, the research by three admittedly self-interested Internet publishing groups is nonetheless important to online media's struggle to survive.
So an internet publishing group ran the study. Seems like conflict of interest to me.
Good point. Though it may not be feasible quite yet, with all the innovation in data storage technology, maintaning that much data might be done inexpensively in the future.
The United States does maintain that many records already, in the Social Security System. Tie in the webspace account data to your SSN and voila!
Give this idea about as much time as it takes to write good software to be feasibly implemented.
It's not a matter of capitalism. It's the fact the something created using tax dollars/public funds is now going to be released to Verisign to sell at any cost for little or no cost to Verisign.
From the article
The Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) noted that the court only temporarily lifted Patel's order and will hear arguments on the case later this year. At that time, the industry said it expects to prevail.
It's more like a stay of execution rather than an overturning.
Why work with fire, when hydrogen provides a solution for zero-emissions internal combustion engines?
An Associated Press report states:
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. is working on a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine that it says could be a cleaner-burning alternative to the gasoline motor until automakers perfect a fuel-cell powertrain.
It's a modified version of Ford's 2-liter Zetec four-cylinder gasoline engine that promises 25 percent to 30 percent better fuel efficiency, Bill Bates, Ford's manager of alternative power sources, said Monday.
The company plans to begin road-testing later this year.
Read more here at the h2engines website.
Will the new format work in the current portable MP3 players, or will it require a new player that can decode the format, or worse still a proprietary player?
Napster is desperate for keeping the big labels off their backs. Too bad they'll have few users if any, now.
You are correct. There were even fake passports circulated in 1997. Find out more here:
Official Sealand Site
I have heard many times on the old Napster Forums (closed now) to move Napster's servers to Sealand. Since the demise of the "pirate" Napster, I gather they're looking for other sites to derive income from.
I am puzzled to why any site would want to host in a country with questionable bandwidth, bad reputation (it's been billed as a future haven for copyright piracy becasue of the "lack" of laws) and proximity to a defginite sovereign entity (Great Britain). Since they are within 12 miles of their shores, Great Britain can easily come forward and claim what is rightfully theirs.
So far, they've managed to fly under their radar since they really haven't done much.
This is the first time I've heard of planets being eclipsed by the Moon. I doubt I'll be able to see it; by midafternoon, we have a lot of towering cumulus clouds here in South Florida.
In many cases, a user's system is customized, and AI, at least right now cannot handle such subtleties.
There' still no substitue for a live, thinking human being.
Interesting thought, though it was discussed in this link.
As for the story at hand, it seems to me that publishers are desparate to maintain their livelihoods. However, libraries seem to be at best, a minor threat.
I have not said that capitalism is perfect, just the prevailing economic model and method of thinking in this country. I was merely making an observation. If it were perfect, the United States would be a Utopia, if not damn close. We all know that this is simply not true.
I never said that I agree with it, in fact I think it's rather sad that the internet is heading this way.
Besides, I also never mentioned anything about paying-per-use for software, either.
Why do you people are so excited about business models for making money on the Internet.
Unfortunately, that's the way the world is heading: pay-per-use.
However, making money makes sense, we do live in a capitalistic country; it's just that the capitalistc urge is stronger than the idealistic notion of "the free internet".
With this technology becoming less expensive, perhaps real space tourism is not far off after craft like these are perfected?
The promise of free enterprise (no pun intended) would make this enticing for private-sector funding.
..it's a feature! It demonstrates the phenomena of radioactive decay in its code.
Just like the stuff it's supposed to track.
There was a paintball marker (manufactured by Brass Eagle?) called the F1Illustrator.
No infringement there, despite the name. Completely different product.
Finally, a relatively peaceful solution to a trademark infringement case. I do not think the intent was to steal Adobe's name, but rather to point out that it is a competing product.
The name "Illustrator" is trademarked. Changing the name represents a simple solution that fits the crime.
Best of all, they did not have to pay some outlandish fine.
Did you think the world would be without Star Trek for very long, considering the demise of the Voyager series?
But why a prequel?
And I thought AOL was bad...
Traffic laws exist to protect the safety of others.
Then why are speed limits still kept artificially low. Interstate highways were designed for safe driving at 75 mph. Do you know any areas where the speed limit is such?
Once I needed help from a cop, and she was too busy setting up a speed trap to listen.
This is sad. State troopers were originally on highways to help stranded motorists. I remember a cop help me and my family out when our car died...back in 1978.
Here in South Florida they set up a separate entity calld "The Road Rangers". This will help free up cops for speed traps, I suppose.
By the end of this year, more than 300 kilometers of highway stretching from Hartford, CT, to Trenton, NJ, will bristle with tag readers for speed detection, with Massachusetts and Pennsylvania eyeing the idea.
Nice idea, using it for routing people around traffic. But I can't help but feel that the authorities will use it to monitor people's speeding habits. Might it be Acme all over again?
I could just see the pro-copyright community up in arms about this one. Now we can copy books with ease.
Since a lot of people pay per message on their pagers, pager spam is one of the few, if any other ways that spam causes the recipient to incur cost of receiving spam.
Rant at will about "free speech", but this certainly isn't free.