My question was more at people hugging the grey areas. Yes, MS having a contract that forced PC makers not to use a competitors product would clearly require action.
But what if MS started making everyone use Passport before using any of their products? It has been the little things that MS has exploited all along. There's plenty of leeway where people can sit on their hands instead of acting. My question was what he would do in that situation.
As for answering your question.. he did. His point was that it will not happen. His point was that there will be huge contractual agreements for
each individual about what they have to do and how, in order to keep the job. I think he answered it just fine.
No, he didn't. What would he do. Yes, there are all sorts of contracts and whatever, but that does not cover people not taking any action when he thinks action should be taken. That is likely nowhere in the contract and was not even close to addressed.
For the purpose of this answer, I'll assume that you do not intend to imply that I would be a do-nothing. Otherwise,
what's the point? There would be too many lawyers watching for a slacker to get away with it for long, I would
think.
If you have never bid on a Federal contract, you wouldn't believe the amount of law that covers the behavior of
contractors, and the PFJ makes clear that each member of the TC would be a contractor of the United States
Government. When I prepared a bid for a Patent and Trademark Office contract, the applicable law as described in
the Code of Federal Regulations ran for more than 150 pages.
The TC members had damn well better care, and work hard and fairly.
I asked what he would do if the two other people on the committee were do-nothings (granted, I phrased it badly in the question).
No actual answer to that. My point was what he he would do if the other two people sat on their hands while MS was doing things he wanted to act on.
No, not really. You have to concentrate on producing mass quantities of cheap 2+ move units. Watch the AI strategy on this. It's very
effective. As for realistic, how realistic is it for my mechanized infantry to get slaughtered by jaguar warriors while fortified in my city? Of
course I didn't have artillery in the city. It was out in the field trying to bombard an enemy city. The only viable way to use artillery in this game
is city defense.
Don't agree at all. With two solid defnsive units in a city, I've been able to keep away a hoarde of lesser value quick units. Artillery is essential for any city attack after very early in the game. With two whatever seige units, taking cities beomes possible and easy. I suppose our experiences could have been very different, but I can't see how they would be this different.
I don't feel the resources actually add anything to the game. In a Deity game on standard or smaller maps, a conquest victory is possible
somewhen in the vicinity of 0 BC. The only resources that come into play are horses and iron. On a large map, a conquest victory is
questionable and on a huge map the only chance of winning is through the UN because the rival civilizations keep respawning.
But conquest shouldn't be a likely possibility on a large map. How many countries have taken over the world? And of course a small map leads to a quick game. That's the point of a small map.
The only real effect of culture in the game is borders. Sure, rival cities can convert if you have enough culture, but it's somewhat rare and not
reliable. For example, I let a rival civilization build several cities next to my capitol figuring I would have easy time converting them given that I
had several wonders and all the infrastructure buildings in my capitol. 50 turns later, one of them finally changes over.
Culture only comes into play whenthere is a large disparity in the culture values of two countries. If there is a big difference, cities switch all the time. That is how it should be.
Expansionism, Diplomacy
Legitmate issues that I hope will be addressed.
...On higher difficulty levels, the
production and research bonuses mean that the only way to win is conquest/domination or the UN...
Once again, our experiences seem to be much different, as I've had all victory coniditions under all levels.
Patrolling
My machine doesn't have as much iron as yours, and I do not encounter those time problems. Don't know what to say.
...Is even as good as CTP? No...
If you actually believe that, we are going to have to agree to disagree.
I certainly understand this sentiment. I had been waiting six years for this game. The CTPers were cheap ripoffs with pointlessly snazzy graphics. I bought a copy of Civ III on day one, and promptly got my ass kicked by the computer until I saw the note about starting the game at two levels below what you're used to playing at. I got frustrated and went off and completed Max Payne and Wolf 3D (both in under a week--not long games, but good games), and I came back to Civ III. And then I found the sucking of my soul returned. Some brief reasons why this is a great game:
Wars: Wars are much more realistic in this go around. They are much more difficult. You have to use actual planning and strategy and concentrate on specific goals (like one city).
Strategic Resources: There add an entire new element to the game, and give much historically realistic reasons for wars. You might finally find yourself sympathizing with the Japenese in WWII when you're playing the game and another civilzation will just not trade you for an important strategic resource you need that is just outside your borders.
Culture: This one kicked my ass to there and back and is the biggest change you have to get used to in the game, but the culture in the game accurately reflects the influence it has in the real world. One only has to look at the pervasiveness of American "culture" today to see how it really has an influence on geopolitics.
In all, it is much more realistic and deep advancement on Civ II. Take a step back and come back to it with fresh eyes. The hype and the wait probably did the same thing to you as it did to me.
Besides publishing users' comments for profit, committing plagarism, and reporting forwarded emails as news, Katz shows his pride in his work by turning in articles that are always laced with factual and gramatical errors. Since everyone always posts them anyway, lets just centralize them in one thread:
You've had the good fortune to have the support of a major educational research institution in your fight to publish your research. What would your suggestions be to someone in the same legal situation without the resources at your disposal?
My personal favorite brave admission on Katz part:
I've been writing about it for years, and got more than 2,000 responses and e-mails about it from some columns here last week, but you know what? I still couldn't tell you exactly what it is.
In order to continue getting use of my account, I must give them a bank account number? Are they insane?
Are you?
Paypal is certainly not all light and puppies as others here are saying (ignoring Michael's knee-jerk rambling for a moment), but what do you expect them to do?
You did read their terms of service before you got started, right? You did know that that was their policy for transactions over $1,000? If the answer is no, then it is your fault for not knowing.
And two, how do you expect them to secure large transactions? Fraud is probably their primary source of loss. How is an easily-faked address confirmation going to do anything if you walk off after a $2,000 buy? Seems a reasonable policy to me. If you don't like it, don't do business with them.
If you're that concerned about giving that information out, I'm sure you never write a check or use your debit card for purchases.
From the top of my head:
1) Driver's licence is optional.
2) Driver's licence is state-controlled.
3) Driving is a state-granted ability; citizenship is a birthright.
4) Lose your driver's license, you can't drive until you get a new one; lose your national ID card, ???
etc, etc.
in this movie, the exotic and surprising spirituality of The Matrix
...And then he goes on to trash the lack of plot in The One.
I now know that Katz lives in some alternate dimension unto his own.
The Matrix plot, such as it was, was a paper-thin claptrap to frame the fusion of high technology and chop-socky, and chop socky still has better fight scenes. I honestly don't know why people like the Matrix so much. It was a bad, bad movie with some okay fight scenes.
But even letting my personal opinion of the Matrix go for a moment--and not having seen The One-- calling the Matrix spiritual and plot-laden is ridiculous. How is "Programmer finds out that the world is an illusion and that he is humanity's digital messiah" so much deeper than "Man finds out that alternate dimension version of himself is killing all the others to steal their power"?
At least he didn't talk about the affect of the One on globization, Columbine, and geeks in a post Sept. 11 world.
Given the complex subject matter and general cluelessness of most elected officials on technical matters, plus the entrenchment and dollars of the opposition, have you had any success in your endeavors? If so, what was your largest one?
In Time Magazine's special issue on the tragedy (I don't know if it just went out to subscirbers or not), they had the same or nearly identical 3D map of the damage area.
I don't know if it was in other media outlets.
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The war of terror is being waged against us because we committed the unpardonable sin of defending the homeland of its mastermind.
I shudder to think the retribution we will suffer if we actually tried to rebuild the country.
The point is that rational action of cause and effect don't work here.
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This is both sad and hillarious at the same time. Keep it coming.
But what if MS started making everyone use Passport before using any of their products? It has been the little things that MS has exploited all along. There's plenty of leeway where people can sit on their hands instead of acting. My question was what he would do in that situation.
I can see over-rated, or hell, troll if you thought I was being combative. But redundant?
No, he didn't. What would he do. Yes, there are all sorts of contracts and whatever, but that does not cover people not taking any action when he thinks action should be taken. That is likely nowhere in the contract and was not even close to addressed.
If you have never bid on a Federal contract, you wouldn't believe the amount of law that covers the behavior of contractors, and the PFJ makes clear that each member of the TC would be a contractor of the United States Government. When I prepared a bid for a Patent and Trademark Office contract, the applicable law as described in the Code of Federal Regulations ran for more than 150 pages.
The TC members had damn well better care, and work hard and fairly.
I asked what he would do if the two other people on the committee were do-nothings (granted, I phrased it badly in the question).
No actual answer to that. My point was what he he would do if the other two people sat on their hands while MS was doing things he wanted to act on.
Don't agree at all. With two solid defnsive units in a city, I've been able to keep away a hoarde of lesser value quick units. Artillery is essential for any city attack after very early in the game. With two whatever seige units, taking cities beomes possible and easy. I suppose our experiences could have been very different, but I can't see how they would be this different.
I don't feel the resources actually add anything to the game. In a Deity game on standard or smaller maps, a conquest victory is possible somewhen in the vicinity of 0 BC. The only resources that come into play are horses and iron. On a large map, a conquest victory is questionable and on a huge map the only chance of winning is through the UN because the rival civilizations keep respawning.
But conquest shouldn't be a likely possibility on a large map. How many countries have taken over the world? And of course a small map leads to a quick game. That's the point of a small map.
The only real effect of culture in the game is borders. Sure, rival cities can convert if you have enough culture, but it's somewhat rare and not reliable. For example, I let a rival civilization build several cities next to my capitol figuring I would have easy time converting them given that I had several wonders and all the infrastructure buildings in my capitol. 50 turns later, one of them finally changes over.
Culture only comes into play whenthere is a large disparity in the culture values of two countries. If there is a big difference, cities switch all the time. That is how it should be.
Expansionism, Diplomacy
Legitmate issues that I hope will be addressed.
Once again, our experiences seem to be much different, as I've had all victory coniditions under all levels.
Patrolling
My machine doesn't have as much iron as yours, and I do not encounter those time problems. Don't know what to say.
If you actually believe that, we are going to have to agree to disagree.
Wars: Wars are much more realistic in this go around. They are much more difficult. You have to use actual planning and strategy and concentrate on specific goals (like one city).
Strategic Resources: There add an entire new element to the game, and give much historically realistic reasons for wars. You might finally find yourself sympathizing with the Japenese in WWII when you're playing the game and another civilzation will just not trade you for an important strategic resource you need that is just outside your borders.
Culture: This one kicked my ass to there and back and is the biggest change you have to get used to in the game, but the culture in the game accurately reflects the influence it has in the real world. One only has to look at the pervasiveness of American "culture" today to see how it really has an influence on geopolitics.
In all, it is much more realistic and deep advancement on Civ II. Take a step back and come back to it with fresh eyes. The hype and the wait probably did the same thing to you as it did to me.
Top Dog instead of Top Gun
special affects instead of special effects
Bosnian soldiers instead of Serbian soldiers.
Explain again why he gets a paycheck?
Please add.
Thank you
Clippy et all are the only refugees left from that experiment.
*shudder*
But, I suppose, you have to give them some credit for trying a different OS interface. Even if it did suck in all ways...
I know it is a typo, but it reminds me of that Simpsons episode where the big, white mental patient thought he was Michael Jackson.
I've been writing about it for years, and got more than 2,000 responses and e-mails about it from some columns here last week, but you know what? I still couldn't tell you exactly what it is.
Translation:
I don't know what I'm talking about.
Are you?
Paypal is certainly not all light and puppies as others here are saying (ignoring Michael's knee-jerk rambling for a moment), but what do you expect them to do?
You did read their terms of service before you got started, right? You did know that that was their policy for transactions over $1,000? If the answer is no, then it is your fault for not knowing.
And two, how do you expect them to secure large transactions? Fraud is probably their primary source of loss. How is an easily-faked address confirmation going to do anything if you walk off after a $2,000 buy? Seems a reasonable policy to me. If you don't like it, don't do business with them.
If you're that concerned about giving that information out, I'm sure you never write a check or use your debit card for purchases.
I just said the government doesn't have to pay Oracle to do get what they want.
Or were you just being a typical reflexive anti-typical Slashdotter?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
1) Driver's licence is optional.
2) Driver's licence is state-controlled.
3) Driving is a state-granted ability; citizenship is a birthright.
4) Lose your driver's license, you can't drive until you get a new one; lose your national ID card, ???
etc, etc.
They certainly don't have to pay for it.
When a company like MS eventually gets Hailstorm rolled out, they will have a database of a large sector of the country.
Which they will then "share" with the government for free.
Or at least to get out of anti-trust difficulties.
Paranoid?
Maybe. for now.
Ya-huh. If you like the pretty eye candy, you can like the pretty eye candy.
But, come on.
Some fanwank writes up a document, and that makes it true?
There's that sub of people writing overblown reviews of Family Circus books at Amazon.
It doesn't make it true, either.
I now know that Katz lives in some alternate dimension unto his own.
The Matrix plot, such as it was, was a paper-thin claptrap to frame the fusion of high technology and chop-socky, and chop socky still has better fight scenes. I honestly don't know why people like the Matrix so much. It was a bad, bad movie with some okay fight scenes.
But even letting my personal opinion of the Matrix go for a moment--and not having seen The One-- calling the Matrix spiritual and plot-laden is ridiculous. How is "Programmer finds out that the world is an illusion and that he is humanity's digital messiah" so much deeper than "Man finds out that alternate dimension version of himself is killing all the others to steal their power"?
At least he didn't talk about the affect of the One on globization, Columbine, and geeks in a post Sept. 11 world.
If this doesn't prove a mentality of being above the laws of "regular people," I have no idea what does.
- Does it have a picture of Tux on the watchface?
- Imagine a beowulf cluster of these.
- [Insert "If MS made watches joke here]
I don't know if it was in other media outlets.
I shudder to think the retribution we will suffer if we actually tried to rebuild the country.
The point is that rational action of cause and effect don't work here.