Glad I'm not the only one who severely dis-enjoyed it. I went into it expecting it to be good, because people I knew whose taste in movies I could usually trust told me that it was good.
Think for a moment... What is the right thing to do when you discover a security hole?
Do you: A) Give the company an anonymous tip regarding the flaw in their security, and tell them to fix it? OR B) Make a presentation in front of a bunch of college students, 90% of which will use the exploit to give themselfes free money, booze, and swag?
The cease and desist was a perfectly acceptable course of action for the company to take, seeing as if the presentation was made, they would have a security issue that was now widespread and post-urgent. I would not be surprised at all if the students were also approached by the company and asked to explain, to the people who could fix it, what the security hole was.
The SP supposedly has 10 hours of "typical playing time" with the light perma-on, and up to 18 hours without.. Mine ran somewhere in between before I had to charge it for the first time (Special hint for other companies from Nintendo: Including fully-charged batteries with product is a GOOD THING and costs next to nothing) so I guess that's about accurate.
So? Every other guy at Blizzard didn't work for Loki, and they're working at Blizzard now! Statistically, I'd have a better chance of getting into a good gaming company without Linux game experience.
Did the parent post ever say Windows is perfect? Did the parent post make sarcastic remarks about Linux's greatness while calling it "Linsux" or "Open Sores Software" or something similar?
If you want people to take you or your cause seriously, you shouldn't act like you're three years old.
I contend that if the statement was translated by Apex's localisation team, it would read more like "The RCA drive under is vast inside the LYRA Audio/Video Jukebox 100,000 where there is a possibility the first 200 of only being visible engages image is an admirable possibility."
Take a look at Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast. Now take a look at Tekken Tag Tournament. The difference? TTT has duller colours. Both were first-gen games, and Soul Calibur remains, to this day, one of the best-looking fighters on any system, ever.
Take a look at Metropolis Street Racer, and then at Gran Turismo 3. There is no graphical difference, no matter how much Sony-talk you throw at me.
Final Fantasy X was, admittedly, very graphics-intensive, but the makeout scene you refer to was a pre-rendered FMV.
No, I was referring to your apparently less-than-stellar observation skills. I was also making what is known in some circles as a "joke" but to most people it is a "bad joke."
The assumption (and a valid assumption) is that you'll be using IE on a system that supports it. Windows 95 has a perfectly good version of IE, and requires very little RAM to run. If you want to use an older OS, get a browser that doesn't crash with it. If you want to use a newer browser on a newer OS, you'll have to have a reasonable amount of RAM so that the OS doesn't crash (192MB keeps my WinXP beautifully stable, if a bit slow with memory-intensive apps and games)
Asking for them to make newer versions of IE run on your hardware is like asking Rockstar to port GTA: Vice City to the Atari 2600.
You know, I've never had any problems with IE resubmitting things. It has always clearly asked me "Do you want to submit this form data again?" and if I tell it to, it'll do that, just like one would expect.
Why does IE still choke when you try to open up more than 2 or 3 instances (new windows)?
It doesn't.
Why does IE choke on PDFs?
It doesn't.
Does anybody really still browse using the single window forward, back method?
Sure, when it's more convenient than opening new windows.
Does MS have anybody working on improving IE?
Yes, and they do that. The problem is that you're expecting them to "improve" it in such a way that lets you use the latest version of their browser with bunches of features on your stone-age computer. You're already using a version of IE which doesn't normally crash with tonnes of windows open, you just have no RAM. 16MB is enough to keep it stable, and there's no reason at all to have a computer with less than that. Hell, I have a Dreamcast with more RAM than that.
The point is that the new page would go back to pages that you previously exited via the back button.. Which, when you pause to think about it, sounds like a chore and a half to implement so it isn't retarded.
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Glad I'm not the only one who severely dis-enjoyed it. I went into it expecting it to be good, because people I knew whose taste in movies I could usually trust told me that it was good.
Worst $12.50 CDN ever spent.
It looks like a cube that ran into a room full of machetes.
Oh yeah? Well I'm speaking to my cat right now, so mnyeah.
It's been well-known that the "secure computing" features could be turned off by anyone who wanted to do so since they first announced them.
Testing for a variety of input cannot possibly catch all cases of all wrong input.
Parse error: "funny" and "Cathy strip" used in a way that I do not understand.
Think for a moment... What is the right thing to do when you discover a security hole?
Do you:
A) Give the company an anonymous tip regarding the flaw in their security, and tell them to fix it?
OR
B) Make a presentation in front of a bunch of college students, 90% of which will use the exploit to give themselfes free money, booze, and swag?
The cease and desist was a perfectly acceptable course of action for the company to take, seeing as if the presentation was made, they would have a security issue that was now widespread and post-urgent. I would not be surprised at all if the students were also approached by the company and asked to explain, to the people who could fix it, what the security hole was.
Front-lit screen, actually.
The SP supposedly has 10 hours of "typical playing time" with the light perma-on, and up to 18 hours without.. Mine ran somewhere in between before I had to charge it for the first time (Special hint for other companies from Nintendo: Including fully-charged batteries with product is a GOOD THING and costs next to nothing) so I guess that's about accurate.
So? Every other guy at Blizzard didn't work for Loki, and they're working at Blizzard now! Statistically, I'd have a better chance of getting into a good gaming company without Linux game experience.
Did the parent post ever say Windows is perfect? Did the parent post make sarcastic remarks about Linux's greatness while calling it "Linsux" or "Open Sores Software" or something similar?
If you want people to take you or your cause seriously, you shouldn't act like you're three years old.
It looks like a gender-confused moth to me. Granted, moths fly, are mobile, and move forward, but it's still too buggy for me.
(I apologize for this onslaught of bad punnery)
Can you imagine a GPL game with the Fellowship of the Ring crossing the Caradhras with these graphics?
Unfortunately, yes.
Nokia's N-Gage??? more like celda!
I contend that if the statement was translated by Apex's localisation team, it would read more like "The RCA drive under is vast inside the LYRA Audio/Video Jukebox 100,000 where there is a possibility the first 200 of only being visible engages image is an admirable possibility."
But then what happens when some malicious hacker infects your cigarette ISO with the Ebola virus?
I always use "Bob@bob.com" for my emails
I much prefer admin@real.com
Take a look at Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast. Now take a look at Tekken Tag Tournament. The difference? TTT has duller colours. Both were first-gen games, and Soul Calibur remains, to this day, one of the best-looking fighters on any system, ever.
Take a look at Metropolis Street Racer, and then at Gran Turismo 3. There is no graphical difference, no matter how much Sony-talk you throw at me.
Final Fantasy X was, admittedly, very graphics-intensive, but the makeout scene you refer to was a pre-rendered FMV.
500 real dollars? That's an outrage!
Professor, I'll take care of that waste for $499 and 100 cents!
No, I was referring to your apparently less-than-stellar observation skills. I was also making what is known in some circles as a "joke" but to most people it is a "bad joke."
The assumption (and a valid assumption) is that you'll be using IE on a system that supports it. Windows 95 has a perfectly good version of IE, and requires very little RAM to run. If you want to use an older OS, get a browser that doesn't crash with it. If you want to use a newer browser on a newer OS, you'll have to have a reasonable amount of RAM so that the OS doesn't crash (192MB keeps my WinXP beautifully stable, if a bit slow with memory-intensive apps and games)
Asking for them to make newer versions of IE run on your hardware is like asking Rockstar to port GTA: Vice City to the Atari 2600.
Do you mean to tell me, with full seriousness, that you only just realised that joysticks have a shape reminiscent of a penis?
You sure are observant! I can't wait until you realise that balloons can be inserted into your shirt to give you the appearance of having breasts.
You know, I've never had any problems with IE resubmitting things. It has always clearly asked me "Do you want to submit this form data again?" and if I tell it to, it'll do that, just like one would expect.
Why does IE still choke when you try to open up more than 2 or 3 instances (new windows)?
It doesn't.
Why does IE choke on PDFs?
It doesn't.
Does anybody really still browse using the single window forward, back method?
Sure, when it's more convenient than opening new windows.
Does MS have anybody working on improving IE?
Yes, and they do that. The problem is that you're expecting them to "improve" it in such a way that lets you use the latest version of their browser with bunches of features on your stone-age computer. You're already using a version of IE which doesn't normally crash with tonnes of windows open, you just have no RAM. 16MB is enough to keep it stable, and there's no reason at all to have a computer with less than that. Hell, I have a Dreamcast with more RAM than that.
The point is that the new page would go back to pages that you previously exited via the back button.. Which, when you pause to think about it, sounds like a chore and a half to implement so it isn't retarded.
Damn, you're making me feel old. I'm 17 and I remember all of those consoles.