That's because some third party companies that are not published by Stardock could require DRM to allow their games to be distributed on Impulse. I'm sure Stardock will pressure them to drop the DRM though when publishing through Impulse, but sometimes big publishers have awfully thick skulls and have serious blinders on.
The reason GPG is involved is that their next game, Demigod, is being published by Stardock. Stardock has been good about this on all of the games they publish. Their own internally developed games as well as the ones from Ironclad. I'm sure that Demigod will follow this much more than the GPG games that were published by a company other than Stardock.
That's when we need to start our excavations of the vast resources of our solar system. I'm sure we could import water by the comet-loads from the rings of various planets...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Way
Of course you realize that civilization is cyclical, alternately growing, decaying, and collapsing. If we ever got to the point where we absolutely had to have a certain technology to continue the race, it's quite possible that we would go extinct instead of bouncing back like we have so many times before when societies have fallen apart.
Men will still be essential, if only as a backup plan.
Bioshock isn't a Sony product, as evidenced by the fact that it is only coming out for Windows and Xbox360, not the PS3. Shouldn't you be complaining about the developers of Bioshock (Irrational Games) choosing to use a restrictive, stupid copy protection method instead of complaining about the company they bought the stupid copy protection from? After all, if no developers purchased the stupid copy protection scheme, it would die out quickly.
Speaking of which, it was found that this is not in fact a rootkit, it just used a technique similar to one to keep you from easily deleting its DRM keys. Still sucks though. This is why I don't purchase games for PC anymore, and stick solely to consoles. (With the exception of game developers like Stardock that don't addle you with flaky copy protection.)
I do the same thing with a PC in my office. I take one of the work laptops and set it next to my monitor, then link the two together with a program like Multiplicity or Synergy.
It gives you all the benefits of Dualhead except the ability to move programs between desktops. Usually, that's good enough for me. At home, I use Synergy because it supports Linux as well as Windows. With this system, I have 2 monitors and a 27 inch HDTV on three separate systems.
Many libertarians do believe that parental supervision is sufficient for drug use. One example is Alcohol use. Even some mainstream non-libertarians will tell you honestly that they would allow their children to use alcohol at home or have a few friends over drinking rather than having them try to hide their alcohol use from them and drink out at illicit parties with no supervision. Many, but not all, libertarians agree with this sentiment.
Most people would probably draw the line with their own children on drugs that could have long term neurological effects if taken during puberty.
I suppose I ran into just the opposite problem from you. I had a pre-existing linux router on a desktop system and found that while it worked great and required minimal maintanance, it used up far too much power for what I was using it for. (K6/166, around 80 watts.)
I found myself tweaking the default firmware of these routers far too much, opening ports, trying to get different things working, etc. I put the OpenWRT firmware on, then dropped my old ipmasq scripts from debian over to it. A little bit of tweaking and it worked just as well as my old desktop system. I haven't really touched the thing since and it's up to around 429 days uptime now. It also uses up far less power and desktop space than my old K6 ever did.
I think that they may be hurting the sales of the wrt54gl just by not having a 8mb/32mb version of said product. I searched high and low to find a WRT54GS when I first decided to migrate to a hardware firewall. (I was tired of having a large AT desktop case whose only purpose was to hurl packets around.) The 2mb of usable storage space in openwrt on the 4mb model was just too tiny and the 16mb of extra RAM was too tempting to do anything else.
What some linux users will do, at least until they decide to push that to vxworks, is get the WRTSL54GS. Not only does it have the 8mb flash and 32mb of RAM, but it also has the option of sticking a USB drive on top of it for additional programs, and apparently an extra ethernet port to make it more secure. Now if only it had a removable antenna...
Have you thought that they were previously subsidising the lower cost of the WRT54Gv4 by the sheer volume of sales? Moving it to a specialty product with a narrower audience is going to blow their economies of scale out of the water. They shrunk their consumer product down to save money by dropping the memory, then reintroduced a specialty product to fill a niche demand. Specialty products always cost more than general audience products. Besides, some retailers have already discounted them to the point where they're under $60.
In a way, it is greed. They want to be able to compete with all those cheaper routers with less memory using vxworks. If they don't, then their profits go away. Too bad it looks like their gambit won't succeed. Their vxworks product has been getting horrendous reviews.
I can see it now. 2009. Microsoft, upset at their loss in the console war teams up with Tehran, Iran to produce Microsoft Bomb (tm). They release the first version in Japan where it promptly becomes Vaporware along with most of Sony's staff.
Actually, The Playstation 2 actually had 3 threads running inside of the Emotion Engine alone. One on the MIPS main processor, and one each on the two Vector units. There was also a seperately programmed MIPS IO chip on the board as well. Asymmetric multiprocessing is a well known factor in video game development, going all the way back to the arcade machines that first had high end sound (The old arcade games frequently had a Z80 main processor and a 68000 sound chip.)
Symmetric multiprocessing was tried before as well, back on the Sega Saturn. It wasn't nearly as successful.
Part of the problem with trying to run Xbox games with Wine on the PS3 is that the processors are on the same instruction set. Wine only works because the binaries are for the same chip, and the APIs can be translated on the fly.
I use backwards compatability extensively. I have a PSone right now, but it's setup with the tiny LCD screen and it's more of a pain to swap it out to the TV than it's worth usually, especially when the PStwo is already hooked up there.
The second reason is after I bought my PS2, I gave my old bulky PS1 to a relative. With backwards compatibility you really don't need to keep an old console laying around to play the old games. When I get my PS3, either my PS2 with the Linux kit or my PStwo will probably be given away to someone else.
(I've also given away my N64 now that all the games I still need to play are on gamecube, and all my pre-Advance gameboys have been given away as well.)
I found this list on a german site about what games the new PS2 has problems with playing.
http://www.klamm.de/partner/unter_news.php?l_id=12 &news_id=11461
Of those, I only have a single game (Chrono Cross.) There were more PS1 games they did not list however. I suspect that the list of games the PS3 will have problems with will resemble the above list to some degree, because it's likely games where the authors did some non-standard tricks or flubbed some part of the code against the specs because it worked on the old system.
IANAL, but the problem with this is that once you say something is "Public Domain" you no longer have any say whatsoever in it. Those conditions would not need to be followed by anyone at all. Public Domain is Public Domain. Anyone can use it for any purpose without consulting you nor following any of your instructions on its use. I believe that includes the disclaimer.
I believe that ideas to merge the install CD and the live CD are already in the works. I'm having a hard time finding the information in their wiki though due to the overwhelming run on their servers.
I believe they are trying to find a way to run the software from the compressed debs and still be able to install it from the same files before they unify the cd.
As far as Kubuntu/Ubuntu goes, I guess that depends on how much space they have on the disc.
Exactly, This may not be the best thing for cameras and the like, but it could be a boon for embedded device developers if it has a simple interface. I'm sure I could find a use for one along with my 8 bit Zworld controllers. Would be quite good for long term data collection in low-shock environments, for example.
As for consumer devices, it could be useful in mid-range devices which don't have a compact flash slot. I can also see a use for it as an internal storage for a camera that has cf, so that the camera can be used with and without a cf card.
One interesting development, I just saw this come over Debian the other day, 3dwm-server among other packages.
Appears to be a complete replacement for X, along with a window manager that is 3d. It appears to be more of a testbed project than anything however,
Their page is here
Personally, I use IceWM at home, Windowmaker and Blackbox for my vnc sessions.:)
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That's because some third party companies that are not published by Stardock could require DRM to allow their games to be distributed on Impulse. I'm sure Stardock will pressure them to drop the DRM though when publishing through Impulse, but sometimes big publishers have awfully thick skulls and have serious blinders on.
The reason GPG is involved is that their next game, Demigod, is being published by Stardock. Stardock has been good about this on all of the games they publish. Their own internally developed games as well as the ones from Ironclad. I'm sure that Demigod will follow this much more than the GPG games that were published by a company other than Stardock.
That's when we need to start our excavations of the vast resources of our solar system. I'm sure we could import water by the comet-loads from the rings of various planets... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Way
Of course you realize that civilization is cyclical, alternately growing, decaying, and collapsing. If we ever got to the point where we absolutely had to have a certain technology to continue the race, it's quite possible that we would go extinct instead of bouncing back like we have so many times before when societies have fallen apart.
Men will still be essential, if only as a backup plan.
I'm confused.
Bioshock isn't a Sony product, as evidenced by the fact that it is only coming out for Windows and Xbox360, not the PS3. Shouldn't you be complaining about the developers of Bioshock (Irrational Games) choosing to use a restrictive, stupid copy protection method instead of complaining about the company they bought the stupid copy protection from? After all, if no developers purchased the stupid copy protection scheme, it would die out quickly.
Speaking of which, it was found that this is not in fact a rootkit, it just used a technique similar to one to keep you from easily deleting its DRM keys. Still sucks though. This is why I don't purchase games for PC anymore, and stick solely to consoles. (With the exception of game developers like Stardock that don't addle you with flaky copy protection.)
I do the same thing with a PC in my office. I take one of the work laptops and set it next to my monitor, then link the two together with a program like Multiplicity or Synergy.
It gives you all the benefits of Dualhead except the ability to move programs between desktops. Usually, that's good enough for me. At home, I use Synergy because it supports Linux as well as Windows. With this system, I have 2 monitors and a 27 inch HDTV on three separate systems.
Many libertarians do believe that parental supervision is sufficient for drug use. One example is Alcohol use. Even some mainstream non-libertarians will tell you honestly that they would allow their children to use alcohol at home or have a few friends over drinking rather than having them try to hide their alcohol use from them and drink out at illicit parties with no supervision. Many, but not all, libertarians agree with this sentiment.
Most people would probably draw the line with their own children on drugs that could have long term neurological effects if taken during puberty.
I suppose I ran into just the opposite problem from you. I had a pre-existing linux router on a desktop system and found that while it worked great and required minimal maintanance, it used up far too much power for what I was using it for. (K6/166, around 80 watts.)
I found myself tweaking the default firmware of these routers far too much, opening ports, trying to get different things working, etc. I put the OpenWRT firmware on, then dropped my old ipmasq scripts from debian over to it. A little bit of tweaking and it worked just as well as my old desktop system. I haven't really touched the thing since and it's up to around 429 days uptime now. It also uses up far less power and desktop space than my old K6 ever did.
I think that they may be hurting the sales of the wrt54gl just by not having a 8mb/32mb version of said product. I searched high and low to find a WRT54GS when I first decided to migrate to a hardware firewall. (I was tired of having a large AT desktop case whose only purpose was to hurl packets around.) The 2mb of usable storage space in openwrt on the 4mb model was just too tiny and the 16mb of extra RAM was too tempting to do anything else.
What some linux users will do, at least until they decide to push that to vxworks, is get the WRTSL54GS. Not only does it have the 8mb flash and 32mb of RAM, but it also has the option of sticking a USB drive on top of it for additional programs, and apparently an extra ethernet port to make it more secure. Now if only it had a removable antenna...
Have you thought that they were previously subsidising the lower cost of the WRT54Gv4 by the sheer volume of sales?
Moving it to a specialty product with a narrower audience is going to blow their economies of scale out of the water. They shrunk their consumer product down to save money by dropping the memory, then reintroduced a specialty product to fill a niche demand. Specialty products always cost more than general audience products. Besides, some retailers have already discounted them to the point where they're under $60.
In a way, it is greed. They want to be able to compete with all those cheaper routers with less memory using vxworks. If they don't, then their profits go away. Too bad it looks like their gambit won't succeed. Their vxworks product has been getting horrendous reviews.
I can see it now. 2009. Microsoft, upset at their loss in the console war teams up with Tehran, Iran to produce Microsoft Bomb (tm). They release the first version in Japan where it promptly becomes Vaporware along with most of Sony's staff.
Actually, The Playstation 2 actually had 3 threads running inside of the Emotion Engine alone. One on the MIPS main processor, and one each on the two Vector units. There was also a seperately programmed MIPS IO chip on the board as well. Asymmetric multiprocessing is a well known factor in video game development, going all the way back to the arcade machines that first had high end sound (The old arcade games frequently had a Z80 main processor and a 68000 sound chip.)
Symmetric multiprocessing was tried before as well, back on the Sega Saturn. It wasn't nearly as successful.
Part of the problem with trying to run Xbox games with Wine on the PS3 is that the processors are on the same instruction set. Wine only works because the binaries are for the same chip, and the APIs can be translated on the fly.
I use backwards compatability extensively. I have a PSone right now, but it's setup with the tiny LCD screen and it's more of a pain to swap it out to the TV than it's worth usually, especially when the PStwo is already hooked up there.
The second reason is after I bought my PS2, I gave my old bulky PS1 to a relative. With backwards compatibility you really don't need to keep an old console laying around to play the old games. When I get my PS3, either my PS2 with the Linux kit or my PStwo will probably be given away to someone else.
(I've also given away my N64 now that all the games I still need to play are on gamecube, and all my pre-Advance gameboys have been given away as well.)
I found this list on a german site about what games the new PS2 has problems with playing. http://www.klamm.de/partner/unter_news.php?l_id=12 &news_id=11461
Of those, I only have a single game (Chrono Cross.) There were more PS1 games they did not list however. I suspect that the list of games the PS3 will have problems with will resemble the above list to some degree, because it's likely games where the authors did some non-standard tricks or flubbed some part of the code against the specs because it worked on the old system.
The Playstation 2 will also play Playstation 1 games from 1995. The trick is finding them. The oldest PS1 game I have is from 1996.
How long has it been since you saw one of those large DVD-case sized PS1 game cases? I haven't seen one since 98 at least.
IANAL, but the problem with this is that once you say something is "Public Domain" you no longer have any say whatsoever in it. Those conditions would not need to be followed by anyone at all. Public Domain is Public Domain. Anyone can use it for any purpose without consulting you nor following any of your instructions on its use. I believe that includes the disclaimer.
I believe that ideas to merge the install CD and the live CD are already in the works. I'm having a hard time finding the information in their wiki though due to the overwhelming run on their servers.
I believe they are trying to find a way to run the software from the compressed debs and still be able to install it from the same files before they unify the cd.
As far as Kubuntu/Ubuntu goes, I guess that depends on how much space they have on the disc.
Exactly, This may not be the best thing for cameras and the like, but it could be a boon for embedded device developers if it has a simple interface. I'm sure I could find a use for one along with my 8 bit Zworld controllers. Would be quite good for long term data collection in low-shock environments, for example.
As for consumer devices, it could be useful in mid-range devices which don't have a compact flash slot. I can also see a use for it as an internal storage for a camera that has cf, so that the camera can be used with and without a cf card.
One interesting development, I just saw this come over Debian the other day, 3dwm-server among other packages.
:)
Appears to be a complete replacement for X, along with a window manager that is 3d. It appears to be more of a testbed project than anything however,
Their page is here
Personally, I use IceWM at home, Windowmaker and Blackbox for my vnc sessions.