Especially considering that this sort of hardware isn't exactly targeted for the "grandma's computer so she can skype the kids" category. Presumably the HP support staff can rely on having someone with at least half a brain on the other end to work with.
But then again, if they're dumb enough to buy HP...
No, it's more like the construction company is taking forever to finish the road, and by happy chance they also operate the toll booth on the only alternate road.
I said it before, and I will say it again. In computer time a microsecond is a very, very, very long time. So please stop thinking that the machines didn't give us time to change our ways...
No one is asking you to do the heavy lifting, which is why we resent having it shoved in our faces all the time you stupid American. It's not like you're even doing a good job at it anyway. Then you wonder why everyone hates you. The other day I bumped into an guy with a Canadian flag on his backpack. He left it open on the floor, and my girlfriend asked me if the Canadian passport had an eagle on the cover. You stupid shits are ashamed of your own country when you go abroad, yet you don't stop acting like Americans. Please stop giving others a bad name.
Food and firepower and fuel are a war machine's most important components.
And what about population? How much food and firepower did the Russians have in WW2? The strategy there was to make the Germans run out of ammunition, and it worked.
Exactly - I read this as "we're too lazy to try to do any serious AI development, so we'll say that multiplayer is the best thing in the world".
While no bot can be as devious as an acne-ridden 14 year old, multiplayer modes come with their own special set of anti-social behavior that you can never find in single player games. There's always the guy breaking the rules for fun, booting people for fun, spamming people, etc, and he ruins it for everyone.
While the ratio concept is a good one, it's totally borked by ISPs providing things like 3Mbps down and 64kbps up. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get a good ratio.
I wonder where this weird idea of "innocent until proven guilty" came from...
OK well the next time someone steals your car don't call the police because the "alleged" car thief is really innocent, unless proven guilty. And if you witness a murder don't worry, it's just an innocent citizen going about his business. Unless of course someone proves him guilty.
It's one thing to have a prosecutor stuck with the burden of proof in a court, instead of having the accused try to prove that it "wasn't" him. It's another thing entirely when there's a "smoking gun". If you fail to act on what your own senses are telling you, you are implying that you need a judge to tell you how to think.
Cracker groups aren't trying to claim they wrote the game. They are not selling games. So I don't see how they are "leeching" anything at all.
What they ARE against, however, is the whole concept of DRM and copy protection. So here's a different thought: Maybe games that don't have copy protection wouldn't get cracked?
There are companies (example Paradox Interactive) who release very good quality titles without any copy protection at all. And lo and behold, they actually have managed to grow their company and make money, despite the fact that you can download a fully functional torrent on day 1 of release.
The notion that cracker groups have anything to "gain" from cracking games is ludicrous. How exactly are they making money from this again?
Usually people who intend to pirate something wait until they have the ability to do so.
And of course there's the whole matter of judging the wind, and bringing your ship alongside the other one without actually crashing into it. Ships are heavy and thus have a lot of momentum.
hese little pranks will fool the 0-day groups, but within hours a "proper" fix will come along, and these childish stunts will have been in vain.
Especially because all the kiddies who are desperate enough to download the game the second it comes out, are desperate enough to download a second "working" copy a day or two later.
Obviously you've never run into this error. Google it - it's a bitch when it happens with games you legitimately purchased and want to play, but for some reason Steam doesn't feel like letting you play just then. No I don't use Steam. At least other places like GamersGate let you download the regular copy of the game.
Or conversely, people wouldn't have to pay for software that they DIDN'T like. Sort of like when you go to a restaurant and they serve you crap. You are legally allowed to just get up and walk out. Of course the "restaurants" that make a business out of selling crap charge money up front...
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However, it's braindead
Especially considering that this sort of hardware isn't exactly targeted for the "grandma's computer so she can skype the kids" category. Presumably the HP support staff can rely on having someone with at least half a brain on the other end to work with.
But then again, if they're dumb enough to buy HP...
I can think of a half dozen vendors, who's names everyone recognizes,
And who you utterly fail to mention - why? Are you afraid of being sued? It's not libel if it's true. Either that or you're full of shit.
No, it's more like the construction company is taking forever to finish the road, and by happy chance they also operate the toll booth on the only alternate road.
It could be the same person listed 200,000 times, or anything in between.
I also predict a strong correlation between the number of bullet holes in the bodies, and the number of times their name appears in the database...
Decided our fate in a microsecond: extermination.
I said it before, and I will say it again. In computer time a microsecond is a very, very, very long time. So please stop thinking that the machines didn't give us time to change our ways...
No one is asking you to do the heavy lifting, which is why we resent having it shoved in our faces all the time you stupid American. It's not like you're even doing a good job at it anyway. Then you wonder why everyone hates you. The other day I bumped into an guy with a Canadian flag on his backpack. He left it open on the floor, and my girlfriend asked me if the Canadian passport had an eagle on the cover. You stupid shits are ashamed of your own country when you go abroad, yet you don't stop acting like Americans. Please stop giving others a bad name.
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A socialist-leaning Canadian.
Food and firepower and fuel are a war machine's most important components.
And what about population? How much food and firepower did the Russians have in WW2? The strategy there was to make the Germans run out of ammunition, and it worked.
If you start handing out money you destroy its perceived value. The current understanding is that money is "hard to obtain" and requires effort.
such as against a rogue country who would suddenly decide to conquer the world.
I fail to see how the US can use this technology against itself.
Meh, Gallente...
See you around :P
Considering that I just bought my 6th EVE Online account today, I can't say that I share your apathy to multiplayer games...
Your comment was an order of magnitude less useful than his. Be sure to update us next time you disagree with a comment.
Exactly - I read this as "we're too lazy to try to do any serious AI development, so we'll say that multiplayer is the best thing in the world".
While no bot can be as devious as an acne-ridden 14 year old, multiplayer modes come with their own special set of anti-social behavior that you can never find in single player games. There's always the guy breaking the rules for fun, booting people for fun, spamming people, etc, and he ruins it for everyone.
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So if you want to shut the whole thing down, you go after the "trusted entity". Sort of destroys the point of decentralizing.
While the ratio concept is a good one, it's totally borked by ISPs providing things like 3Mbps down and 64kbps up. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get a good ratio.
I wonder where this weird idea of "innocent until proven guilty" came from...
OK well the next time someone steals your car don't call the police because the "alleged" car thief is really innocent, unless proven guilty. And if you witness a murder don't worry, it's just an innocent citizen going about his business. Unless of course someone proves him guilty.
It's one thing to have a prosecutor stuck with the burden of proof in a court, instead of having the accused try to prove that it "wasn't" him. It's another thing entirely when there's a "smoking gun". If you fail to act on what your own senses are telling you, you are implying that you need a judge to tell you how to think.
Not only that, but Steam is always the last one to release a patch. Nah, I've learned my lesson.
Cracker groups aren't trying to claim they wrote the game. They are not selling games. So I don't see how they are "leeching" anything at all.
What they ARE against, however, is the whole concept of DRM and copy protection. So here's a different thought: Maybe games that don't have copy protection wouldn't get cracked?
There are companies (example Paradox Interactive) who release very good quality titles without any copy protection at all. And lo and behold, they actually have managed to grow their company and make money, despite the fact that you can download a fully functional torrent on day 1 of release.
The notion that cracker groups have anything to "gain" from cracking games is ludicrous. How exactly are they making money from this again?
Usually people who intend to pirate something wait until they have the ability to do so.
And of course there's the whole matter of judging the wind, and bringing your ship alongside the other one without actually crashing into it. Ships are heavy and thus have a lot of momentum.
hese little pranks will fool the 0-day groups, but within hours a "proper" fix will come along, and these childish stunts will have been in vain.
Especially because all the kiddies who are desperate enough to download the game the second it comes out, are desperate enough to download a second "working" copy a day or two later.
"This game is currently unavailable"
Obviously you've never run into this error. Google it - it's a bitch when it happens with games you legitimately purchased and want to play, but for some reason Steam doesn't feel like letting you play just then. No I don't use Steam. At least other places like GamersGate let you download the regular copy of the game.
Or conversely, people wouldn't have to pay for software that they DIDN'T like. Sort of like when you go to a restaurant and they serve you crap. You are legally allowed to just get up and walk out. Of course the "restaurants" that make a business out of selling crap charge money up front...
Not to mention the fact that it tramples all over fair use, which means it breaks the law.
This is where trust comes in - you only download from trusted uploaders...
And will they refuse to list you if they don't like your content?