Manufacturers have been asked for free redistribution licenses and refused. I'm not aware of any manufacturers suing for distributing their blobs without permission, yet.
Well, Eve has ships that can open their own jump holes.. so in a way it is more like Babylon 5.
But still, if you're going to start complaining about "realism" in space sims, it's a case of be careful what you wish for. Space is big and boring. These games (especially Eve) are already too big and too boring. And as much as I like to think I would enjoy a game where you have to take orbital mechanics into account, I bet it would get tiresome real quick:)
And it's not just games that have this "bunch of systems linked by hyperspace" mentality. Although Star Trek gave the impression of there actually being some "travel" involved in getting from system to system (to nebula) there was never any plot points that happened in interstellar space.
The only exception is Star Wars.. where the Imperial fleet was often marshaled out there in "deep space". A hyperspace jump had to be plotted so you didn't pass near any large gravitational bodies like a star or a planet or a black hole. Star Destroyers were so big that they could pull a ship out of hyperspace.
So many of these games now are turning the elegant compromise of Elite into submarine physics.. eventually someone is going to make a SeaQuest DSV MMO and close the loop.
Apteras and Zaps both make products that no-one wants. Tesla is at least making a product that people want, even if they can't afford it. The people who were making a product that people both wanted and could afford, took their product off the market because they were afraid it would cannibalize their other product lines.
If the firmware comes with a liberal license that says that anyone can distribute it, then no, you probably won't care, but if it doesn't, and you start handing around copies of it, then you'll care when their lawyers come knocking.
Things I remember most from playing Doom multiplayer:
* Getting invited to LAN parties where I met other geeks. * Talking to geeks on the phone before saying "ok, turn on your modem and hang up". * Knowing the guy who I just shot in the head with a rocket. * Agreeing on amicable rules so that everyone had a good time.
I'm inclined to agree, but, apparently, there are hardware manufacturers who sue anyone who distributes their binary blobs without permission, but are quite happy to give Ubuntu and Debian and Redhat permission.. Freedom is not having to ask permission.
Activity on the floor is constant and will remain so throughout the week and weekend as we prepare the F9 structures for shipping to Texas for testing before they head to the Cape.
Which you're going to get done by Dec 31 right? No? They update the launch manifest which says Falcon 9 Maiden Flight, Cape Canaveral, target date: Q4 2008, where "target date" is curiously defined as "vehicle arrival at launch site" which is a very strange term to use on a launch manifest, but hey.
You can't chase, but then the thief can't run. They're on the same packed train -- where can they run? Can they even move? Aren't they somewhat outnumbered by other people?
Wow, I can't believe I have to explain to you how thieves rob people in crowds. It's called pushing and the thief is more willing to do it than the mark, and the crowd is unwilling to get involved.
The final thing I have to say on this subject: a whole lot of cars sold in the US automatically lock the doors as soon as your speed goes over 10 miles/hour.. or after a few seconds of driving.
Not really. It only stops at stations, which seems to me to be less stopping than cars, which have to stop at most junctions, many traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, and for other cars (i.e. traffic).
Maybe they do, maybe they don't. But trains always do.
So do the big highways... Part of the reason I live where I do is it's near a railway line that means I don't need to change trains to get to work. I expect people also choose to be near a major road so they can drive to work more directly.
That's also where the lowest property values are... hmm.
That doesn't stop most people from reading or checking their email.
At the moment it doesn't, because trains are so underutilized.
What, when you're holding it?...on a train so full of people that you have to stand? Crazy.
Yes, where you can't chase after the thief, that's typically what happens in crowds. Along with pick-pocketing, where the mark doesn't notice the pick until long after the thief has disappeared into the crowd.
It also pisses me off to think that, here I am stuck with thousands of other people, all heading the same direction, but all in their own inefficient vehicle. Why can't I just be on a train? At least then I could read a book or check my e-mail during my transit.
It really depends on your definition of inefficient. Go ride the train sometime. It's as "stop/start" as the highway in peak hour, no matter what time of day it is. The train also tends to go the long way around to where-ever you want to go.. taking longer even if it wasn't stopping every 3 minutes.
You want to read your book or check your email during the transit? Do you want to sit down while you're doing this? You can scratch that idea, if everyone else is catching the train too then there's a good chance that you'll be standing. And that fancy email accessing device may just get stolen, and the person who steals it might just knife you to get it.
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Manufacturers have been asked for free redistribution licenses and refused. I'm not aware of any manufacturers suing for distributing their blobs without permission, yet.
Well, Eve has ships that can open their own jump holes.. so in a way it is more like Babylon 5.
But still, if you're going to start complaining about "realism" in space sims, it's a case of be careful what you wish for. Space is big and boring. These games (especially Eve) are already too big and too boring. And as much as I like to think I would enjoy a game where you have to take orbital mechanics into account, I bet it would get tiresome real quick :)
And it's not just games that have this "bunch of systems linked by hyperspace" mentality. Although Star Trek gave the impression of there actually being some "travel" involved in getting from system to system (to nebula) there was never any plot points that happened in interstellar space.
The only exception is Star Wars.. where the Imperial fleet was often marshaled out there in "deep space". A hyperspace jump had to be plotted so you didn't pass near any large gravitational bodies like a star or a planet or a black hole. Star Destroyers were so big that they could pull a ship out of hyperspace.
I don't think you understand what "cannibalize" means.
If you're expecting anything better out of Hollywood then you're not paying attention.
Have you played Freelancer? Not an MMO, but dog fighting fun.
So many of these games now are turning the elegant compromise of Elite into submarine physics.. eventually someone is going to make a SeaQuest DSV MMO and close the loop.
I have games from my DOS days that I can still freely install. THAT is software freedom. Anything less is not.
Pfft. It's install freedom. "Software freedom" would be having the source and the right to modify and redistribute it.
Apteras and Zaps both make products that no-one wants. Tesla is at least making a product that people want, even if they can't afford it. The people who were making a product that people both wanted and could afford, took their product off the market because they were afraid it would cannibalize their other product lines.
Then you're a slave.
You set the conditions of your employment, your employment does not set conditions on you.
If the firmware comes with a liberal license that says that anyone can distribute it, then no, you probably won't care, but if it doesn't, and you start handing around copies of it, then you'll care when their lawyers come knocking.
Things I remember most from playing Doom multiplayer:
* Getting invited to LAN parties where I met other geeks.
* Talking to geeks on the phone before saying "ok, turn on your modem and hang up".
* Knowing the guy who I just shot in the head with a rocket.
* Agreeing on amicable rules so that everyone had a good time.
I'm inclined to agree, but, apparently, there are hardware manufacturers who sue anyone who distributes their binary blobs without permission, but are quite happy to give Ubuntu and Debian and Redhat permission.. Freedom is not having to ask permission.
Activity on the floor is constant and will remain so throughout the week and weekend as we prepare the F9 structures for shipping to Texas for testing before they head to the Cape.
Which you're going to get done by Dec 31 right? No? They update the launch manifest which says Falcon 9 Maiden Flight, Cape Canaveral, target date: Q4 2008, where "target date" is curiously defined as "vehicle arrival at launch site" which is a very strange term to use on a launch manifest, but hey.
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If you're not going to call it "Sluts in New York", at least get the name right.
I thought Americans liked retards. I mean, y'all voted for one, twice.
Perhaps it has to do with the fact that you live in jolly old fucking London. Ride the subway at night in NYC some time.
You're obviously not really this dumb. Please stop pretending to be such.
You can't chase, but then the thief can't run. They're on the same packed train -- where can they run? Can they even move? Aren't they somewhat outnumbered by other people?
Wow, I can't believe I have to explain to you how thieves rob people in crowds. It's called pushing and the thief is more willing to do it than the mark, and the crowd is unwilling to get involved.
The final thing I have to say on this subject: a whole lot of cars sold in the US automatically lock the doors as soon as your speed goes over 10 miles/hour.. or after a few seconds of driving.
Not really. It only stops at stations, which seems to me to be less stopping than cars, which have to stop at most junctions, many traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, and for other cars (i.e. traffic).
Maybe they do, maybe they don't. But trains always do.
So do the big highways...
Part of the reason I live where I do is it's near a railway line that means I don't need to change trains to get to work. I expect people also choose to be near a major road so they can drive to work more directly.
That's also where the lowest property values are... hmm.
That doesn't stop most people from reading or checking their email.
At the moment it doesn't, because trains are so underutilized.
What, when you're holding it? ...on a train so full of people that you have to stand? Crazy.
Yes, where you can't chase after the thief, that's typically what happens in crowds. Along with pick-pocketing, where the mark doesn't notice the pick until long after the thief has disappeared into the crowd.
Kid: Whaaaaaaa! (Or any other such life changing crying sound when you suddenly find out you are adopted and your whole life has been a lie)
I believe that goes: Noooooooooooo!!! I don't believe it, I don't believe it.
It also pisses me off to think that, here I am stuck with thousands of other people, all heading the same direction, but all in their own inefficient vehicle. Why can't I just be on a train? At least then I could read a book or check my e-mail during my transit.
It really depends on your definition of inefficient. Go ride the train sometime. It's as "stop/start" as the highway in peak hour, no matter what time of day it is. The train also tends to go the long way around to where-ever you want to go.. taking longer even if it wasn't stopping every 3 minutes.
You want to read your book or check your email during the transit? Do you want to sit down while you're doing this? You can scratch that idea, if everyone else is catching the train too then there's a good chance that you'll be standing. And that fancy email accessing device may just get stolen, and the person who steals it might just knife you to get it.
Other people suck. That's why people drive SUVs.
Now, that's some funny shit.
if somebody that hates you that much has access to your DNA samples, you've already got some serious problems!
Never been divorced have you?
If the problem is a cut that will heal itself, then yes, putting a band-aid over it is the best solution.
What's your point?
That's cause "no-one" uses the train there.. and yet it's already "overcrowded" by US standards. Visit Japan some time.
Uh huh. If Americans were packed into trains like the Japanese are, people would be knifed daily.