"Remember how Longhorn was going to, like, totally change everything? Remember how WinFS was going to be revolutionary? Heck, remember how in the early '90s we were all going to be controlling our computers with voice commands?"
I think it's amazing how you completely failed to mention that iPod-killer, the Microsoft Zune...
"And which guerrilla "army" actually threatens the USA?"
Completely off topic and irrelevant, we were making general statements, not specific statements about the US.
"they are NOT going to win a war. "
Historically, guerrillas have won every war they have fought in (except Burma vs. the British in the 1950's) or at least resulted in a stalemate, like modern day Colombia (FARC controls vast regions of the Colombian interior), Iraq or Afghanistan. Not bad for small bands of dedicated people with no industrial base whatsoever. They win because they are brutal and merciless. The civilian population hides them and aids them because they know and fear the consequences. Eventually no one is left who wants to join the "regular" army. Or in the case of foreign invaders, they simply run out of money or political interest, pack up and go home.
You don't win wars by being nice. You don't win by playing fair. You win by being a bigger murderer than the other guy, by always putting him in a worse position tomorrow than he is today, until he capitulates completely. Unfortunately the "West" have this fantastic notion about "clean" warfare or "a gentleman's war". When you have both sides playing that game, you get World War I at best. However the other side doesn't have to play.
Your tax dollars at work, because in war time there is always electricity flowing in the power lines everywhere. It's not one of the first, if not THE first, thing to go.../sarcasm
If you tell them the leaves are full of gold nanoparticles, I guarantee you that the leaves won't make it to autumn. Heck this is much easier than stealing copper from a utility pole.
But don't worry, the Bacopa caroliniana plant they mention isn't a tree, it's a little herb no taller than 50cm and oh, it usually only grows underwater. Instead of lighting up cities possibly they can light up your aquarium. Long way to go before showing this can actually work in trees...
Fraud is a crime. Offering to sell the Eiffel tower or the Brooklyn bridge - even to someone stupid enough to buy it, is a crime. That was decided way back when lawmakers thought it worthwhile to protect the weak and gullible (instead of nowadays where laws are made to protect the government and special interests).
Yes because the closed source, closed minded "you can't run that on my devices let us tell you the Apple way of thinking" Apple is all about Open Source.
The clueless summary gets it wrong. I live in Costa Rica - the problem isn't dredging the river, it's that Nicaragua is dumping all the gunk on the Costa Rican side of the river and destroying protected forests.
but why can't we have commercial software that we pay for this well thought out?
What, you think your commercial software isn't covertly tracking you and gathering data on you?
I invite you to look at your TCP connections and all those instances of svchost.exe running on your system... and you never had to click "Allow" to let them communicate over the net.
It makes sense (for the government) to keep the cap low. After all they WANT you to spend money because it's just another tax. Plus you'll get sales tax on top of that.
The companies, brands and individuals that we should be embracing as the visionaries of this creative and collaborative industry will migrate their talents to a more expressive medium
Or better yet, they will just move to a different state/country.
Despite your ad campaign on slashdot over the past few days, I am still not going to buy it. I don't care if there's a new "news article" about Diablo 3 every single day, you are wasting your time.
Wait until they find out about my proof-reading fee. I charge $1000 per article, but the first one is free. I will be sending them my bill once the site is back up...
Fair comment. As someone who has seen the rise of the computer industry from the beginning and who has played games from cassette tape days, I could argue that you're *almost* right.
It seems that "evolution" in the gaming industry is incremental - major changes in the structure of computer games arrive every 5 years or so, and in the meantime everyone is just copying everyone else instead of innovating. Sure, graphics hardware improves and eye candy gets shinier and filled with more polygons over time, but like you said, this is just more of the same.
However innovation does happen. There was a time before "Total War" style games. There was a time before Dune (and later Command and Conquer) gave us RTS type games. There was a time before Doom, and the FPS, and there was a time before Railroad Tycoon. All of these games completely turned the industry on its head by opening new categories which are still alive and well today. I don't doubt that right now some kid is in high school and soon he will dream up another fundamentally different type of game. But until then, we're stuck (again) in a rut.
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So basically, you are sending them a red flag that you got something to hide? SMART!
You close the door to the bathroom when you use the toilet? You lock your car? You lock your front door?
Wow, you must have something to hide.
Wanting privacy does not mean that crimes are being committed, it means that it's nobody's damned business.
An übergeek knows life, the universe and everything, including Windows.
With the exception of the vagina. Being born through one doesn't count. Nor does a fleshlight.
"Remember how Longhorn was going to, like, totally change everything? Remember how WinFS was going to be revolutionary? Heck, remember how in the early '90s we were all going to be controlling our computers with voice commands?"
I think it's amazing how you completely failed to mention that iPod-killer, the Microsoft Zune...
"And which guerrilla "army" actually threatens the USA?"
Completely off topic and irrelevant, we were making general statements, not specific statements about the US.
"they are NOT going to win a war. "
Historically, guerrillas have won every war they have fought in (except Burma vs. the British in the 1950's) or at least resulted in a stalemate, like modern day Colombia (FARC controls vast regions of the Colombian interior), Iraq or Afghanistan. Not bad for small bands of dedicated people with no industrial base whatsoever. They win because they are brutal and merciless. The civilian population hides them and aids them because they know and fear the consequences. Eventually no one is left who wants to join the "regular" army. Or in the case of foreign invaders, they simply run out of money or political interest, pack up and go home.
You don't win wars by being nice. You don't win by playing fair. You win by being a bigger murderer than the other guy, by always putting him in a worse position tomorrow than he is today, until he capitulates completely. Unfortunately the "West" have this fantastic notion about "clean" warfare or "a gentleman's war". When you have both sides playing that game, you get World War I at best. However the other side doesn't have to play.
Please justify your position as far as guerrilla warfare is concerned. I rest my case.
"lest it becomes nothing but shallow rhetoric."
Too late.
War is won by the most violent -- Clausewitz
Yeah, just like sports fans. Or religious zealots. Wait a second, could there possibly be a connection?
Your tax dollars at work, because in war time there is always electricity flowing in the power lines everywhere. It's not one of the first, if not THE first, thing to go.../sarcasm
If you tell them the leaves are full of gold nanoparticles, I guarantee you that the leaves won't make it to autumn. Heck this is much easier than stealing copper from a utility pole.
But don't worry, the Bacopa caroliniana plant they mention isn't a tree, it's a little herb no taller than 50cm and oh, it usually only grows underwater. Instead of lighting up cities possibly they can light up your aquarium. Long way to go before showing this can actually work in trees...
Making stuff work is a crime.
Only in the land of the free. In other "less free" places it's not a crime. Yet.
Fraud is a crime. Offering to sell the Eiffel tower or the Brooklyn bridge - even to someone stupid enough to buy it, is a crime. That was decided way back when lawmakers thought it worthwhile to protect the weak and gullible (instead of nowadays where laws are made to protect the government and special interests).
Says it all, really. Fool, money, soon parted. Don't worry, I'm sure the lawyers will work on getting rid of the rest of the pile for him.
Yes because the closed source, closed minded "you can't run that on my devices let us tell you the Apple way of thinking" Apple is all about Open Source.
Get real.
No, the stupidity is in not recognizing that this google maps story is just BS and they have every intention of seizing this island.
The clueless summary gets it wrong. I live in Costa Rica - the problem isn't dredging the river, it's that Nicaragua is dumping all the gunk on the Costa Rican side of the river and destroying protected forests.
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but why can't we have commercial software that we pay for this well thought out?
What, you think your commercial software isn't covertly tracking you and gathering data on you?
I invite you to look at your TCP connections and all those instances of svchost.exe running on your system... and you never had to click "Allow" to let them communicate over the net.
It makes sense (for the government) to keep the cap low. After all they WANT you to spend money because it's just another tax. Plus you'll get sales tax on top of that.
The meter has already been defined in terms of the speed of light. The circle stops there.
The companies, brands and individuals that we should be embracing as the visionaries of this creative and collaborative industry will migrate their talents to a more expressive medium
Or better yet, they will just move to a different state/country.
Americans still aren't getting any smarter...
Despite your ad campaign on slashdot over the past few days, I am still not going to buy it. I don't care if there's a new "news article" about Diablo 3 every single day, you are wasting your time.
Wait until they find out about my proof-reading fee. I charge $1000 per article, but the first one is free. I will be sending them my bill once the site is back up...
Dumbest business model ever.
Fair comment. As someone who has seen the rise of the computer industry from the beginning and who has played games from cassette tape days, I could argue that you're *almost* right.
It seems that "evolution" in the gaming industry is incremental - major changes in the structure of computer games arrive every 5 years or so, and in the meantime everyone is just copying everyone else instead of innovating. Sure, graphics hardware improves and eye candy gets shinier and filled with more polygons over time, but like you said, this is just more of the same.
However innovation does happen. There was a time before "Total War" style games. There was a time before Dune (and later Command and Conquer) gave us RTS type games. There was a time before Doom, and the FPS, and there was a time before Railroad Tycoon. All of these games completely turned the industry on its head by opening new categories which are still alive and well today. I don't doubt that right now some kid is in high school and soon he will dream up another fundamentally different type of game. But until then, we're stuck (again) in a rut.