I'd disagree there. The difference there is that while fools argued that Newton was dealing with the occult, he was indeed dealing with a natural force and provided scientific observation and understanding. This is something ID is not doing. Science is still science. Newton wasn't ever trying to redefine that, ID people ARE.
What's really sad is you didn't even have to RTFA to know that that's ultimately irrelevant.
"To ensure an immediate "sellout" of the Xbox 360 on launch day (therefore getting lots of media buzz about their new console), Microsoft will simply restrict the supply down to a trickle."
Creating an artificial limited supply isn't really illegal (It could lead to price gouging, but not from Microsoft directly), however it's clearly dishonest as it will make it look like demand for the console is even higher than it is. I mean which of these sounds better? "The 360 sold 40,000 consoles." "The 360 sold 50,000 consoles." "The 360 is sold out everywhere!"
People need to keep in mind that this next console generation boils down to a way between MS and Sony, and they're BOTH going to pulling out all the stops.
You misread me my friend. I said that the similarity fits in line with the theory of evolution. It's not conclusive, however what evidence do you have to support intelligent design in the first place? I mean seriously, if you could provide any scientific evidence then you need to get down to Dover pronto because the defense really needs your help.
Evolution is indeed scientific! For starters evolution is based on objective evidence found in the world. ID is based on the idea that we "feel" that things look designed. (It's an adjusted teleological argument for crying out loud! It has the same flaws.) As for disproving evolution. Just finding a fossil that couldn't possibly exist in the current model alone would raise serious questions if not provide outright disproof. (Human skeleton in precambrian era would do that!) As we continue to study the fossil record and the genetic maps of creatures so far evidence continues to support the theory of evolution. It's quite possible that they could not! That's science my people! I mean how do you explain things like the ~98% genetic similarity between human beings and chimps. We obviously aren't chimps and chimps clearly aren't humans. However once again this FITS with the idea that we would have a common genetic ancestor.
Half way mutated is very open to interpretation of course. However one example that I've always felt was fairly compelling are the feathered and flying dinosaurs. They've always come across as a fairly good bit of evidence to support the theory that some dinosaurs developed into what we call birds today. I do haev to wonder though. Since you're making a distinction between micro and macro evolution, how to you explain new species showing up in the fossil record at all? I mean it seems to just make sense that over time small changes are enough to result in something new. It's a much more compelling and scientific conclusion than "Well, a designer put them there then."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaurs
The console world works a lot differently than the OS world my friend. Sony for the most part loses money with each system they sell. It's in the games and licensing that they make their profit. However home-brewers and pirates are more than likely going to be just buying the system instead of buying the commercial games and UMDs. This leads to Sony getting hurt far more than helped.
Easy! We just need a universe that was not designed by an intelligent being and a universe that was to compare to ours. Oh wait... yeah it's a crock of shit. Seriously, the reason it belongs in a philosophy or theology class is because it cannot be dealt with in a scientific fashion. It DOES belong in public schools, but not in biology.
Yes, just look at how phenomenally well Palm's been doing thanks to that. Palm One's hardware is more powerful than any of the competition, and OS 6 is everywhere.... oh wait.
Out of curiosity how is Firefox's tabbed browsing less elegant? Especially out of the box mind you since that was brought up. I've seen some nice extensions to improve Firefox's tabs, but out of the box they seem pretty comparable. The biggest difference being Safari's tabs have a close button on each tab rather than a universal one on the right hand side.
Last I checked you could unnerve your opponent by actually saying things relevant to the game; I mean what ever happened to actually being good at a game? I always thought skill was more respectable and in a game genuinely more intimidating than a bigoted mindset. But I suppose some morons just have to compensate for something...;)
When I play online games I receive all sorts of racial, nationalistic, and homophobic slurs despite the people not having the slightest clue about my race, nation, or sexual orientation. The borders are clearly gone!
Yeah, I hate it when corporations get involved with social issues. I mean think about all those charity donations. A corporation should only care about cut throat business and profit and stop trying to help people.:\
Seriously though, there's a perfectly valid branch of business ethics that argues that businesses and corporations have an obligation to help the community. There's also a completely opposite view of course. Both have their arguments. I for one don't mind a business helping out the world.
It's insightful because he's pointing out that it's sad that it TAKES corporate backing to get a human rights bill passed. Microsoft is free to decide to act as they like, it's just sad that the bill like this could suffer just because there's less money being thrown in it's direction.
I like how he actually did comment that some programs like Gratis's aren't QUITE as shady. If you take your time to not rush into the it blindly it's not too hard to come out on top keeping in mind you're prepared to do a little bit of work, are careful, and also get in on the game relatively early (since it does play out like a Pyramid scheme in the end.) In the end I came out with a free Mac mini. It wasn't too hard to get the referrals needed at all, though it would get harder the more you try to do. In the end I just had to wait a month, not all that much longer than someone who'd ordered a Mac mini late from Apple. My spam inflow never increased and even then I never used my primary email account for this. It seems like as long as you're careful you really can benefit but in the end I don't see this form of "advertising" sticking around for much longer.
You can see my full review of Gratis and getting a Mac mini here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/neoookami/323580. html
I do agree that concurrent ports are by far the optimal situation. However from what I've seen, a lot of companies aren't as helpful as you would hope to porting houses. So delays are almost always going to happen. The problem is because of this they definitely need to charge more when they release still, as it's far from cheap to spend the time and money doing the port. Keep in mind they weren't sitting around those few months the Windows version's been out, they've beem busting their asses trying to get that port done. They still have to make enough money to pay for that and justify doing it again. From what I've seen most porting houses are filled with people that really love their platform but that doesn't mean they can do it on the cheap or justify keeping it up without getting paid.
Now I'm a Mac user, I'll state this first but even then I expect a glare of death for this.. but that isn't such a bad idea. I'm not sure if $10 would be exactly enough (smaller market/etc) but selling the needed binary at a reduced price to Linux users seems like a pretty good idea. However I think this would work less with the Mac community. Linux users are typically more prepared to get down and dirty with their system and tend to be more technically inclined by the very nature of the OS so they'd basically understand what's goign on. I hate to say it but but from what I've seen a disturbingly sizable portion (1/10th) of the Mac gaming community would just be lost at the prospect. That being said I still don't think that argument holds up as one of the reasons Loki failed. Porting houses like Aspyr have been doing just what you've said as a not so good idea and have survived. Though some better than others. (Aspyr has The Sims, I rest my case people.) But this does show that the Mac community doesn't mind shelling out more even though the PC version is less. (Personally I picked up NWN for $50 a year after the PC version came out, though NWN is a whole other can of worms when it comes to porting problems...) This doesn't seem to be as true for the Linux community. That's not to even suggest that Linux users are opposed to paying, hell, with most of these games they can play them in Wine so no wonder they wouldn't be thrilled to be able to pay to play a game they've been playing for months.
Last but not least... why do I have to pay so much? I moved from PC to Mac and would have to rebuy all my games. The data files are where most of your money is tied up. Write portable, and sell one box with one DVD that works on Win/Lin/Mac. Or just sell a Windows version and when the Linux/Mac version are ready make the files freely downloadable so anyone with a Windows copy run under Linux/Mac.
Now you say that after mentioning Loki and Aspyr, outside porting houses. Now if Aspyr lets you just download their executable to use with Windows version's data files - tell me how Aspyr is making any money? Especially since they just spent all of the effort and money in getting that port done in the first place. If it's from the original company I can understand just letting you use their other version's files, but if a company goes through the work to make the port - they need to make money off of it. Otherwise that'll be the last port you see from them.
Well if he's referring the article that appeared a few days ago the transplant job was stupid. "Yay! Look at me I put an x86 machine in a Mac mini case. Granted I couldn't fit in an optical drive and I had to saw off half the heat sync so you'll wanna add another fan.... BUT! YAY! Look at ME!"
You're paying for a seat, not the red carpet. It's not like you paid any more in advance. So if someone beat you in line that's just tough. Suck it up and learn to wait just like everyone else. Seems like the employed thing to do really.
That's funny, how come console apps keep getting updates? Additionally why there half a dozen different options for almost every task? Sure most console apps are very, very good at getting their job done; but that's not to say that they're the only way. One of the best aspects of open source software is getting a choice.
I really agreed with you for the longest time. However centerice changed my mind completey. It's all in one interface is both convinient and easy to use. Check it out.
Games - NetHack and TOME are both GREAT.
irc - irssi all the way baby.
IM - centericq is the best console client I've tried - supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, LiveJournal, RSS feeds, and more!
text - pico me I pico you!
bittorent - Python ain't just for desktops - I use bittorrentf to leave a folder of torrents running overnight!!
Backwards compatibility is a pretty big deal to me personally. I don't know about everyone else but especially right now being a college student constantly moving in and out of the dorms - space is a serious issue for me. Sure if you've got older games you've also got the older system most likely. However it'd be nice to put that older system away, sell it, etc. rather than have two boxes by my TV taking up room. Compound this problem further if you're a gamer that plays in muliple system pools and it really seems like a big issue. Not to mention just because the older console is older doesn't mean it doesn't have a lot of great games. I had friends that picked up PS2s and GBAs that still bought older Playstation and Gameboy games because they're still fun.
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I'd disagree there. The difference there is that while fools argued that Newton was dealing with the occult, he was indeed dealing with a natural force and provided scientific observation and understanding. This is something ID is not doing. Science is still science. Newton wasn't ever trying to redefine that, ID people ARE.
What's really sad is you didn't even have to RTFA to know that that's ultimately irrelevant. "To ensure an immediate "sellout" of the Xbox 360 on launch day (therefore getting lots of media buzz about their new console), Microsoft will simply restrict the supply down to a trickle." Creating an artificial limited supply isn't really illegal (It could lead to price gouging, but not from Microsoft directly), however it's clearly dishonest as it will make it look like demand for the console is even higher than it is. I mean which of these sounds better? "The 360 sold 40,000 consoles." "The 360 sold 50,000 consoles." "The 360 is sold out everywhere!" People need to keep in mind that this next console generation boils down to a way between MS and Sony, and they're BOTH going to pulling out all the stops.
You misread me my friend. I said that the similarity fits in line with the theory of evolution. It's not conclusive, however what evidence do you have to support intelligent design in the first place? I mean seriously, if you could provide any scientific evidence then you need to get down to Dover pronto because the defense really needs your help.
Evolution is indeed scientific! For starters evolution is based on objective evidence found in the world. ID is based on the idea that we "feel" that things look designed. (It's an adjusted teleological argument for crying out loud! It has the same flaws.) As for disproving evolution. Just finding a fossil that couldn't possibly exist in the current model alone would raise serious questions if not provide outright disproof. (Human skeleton in precambrian era would do that!) As we continue to study the fossil record and the genetic maps of creatures so far evidence continues to support the theory of evolution. It's quite possible that they could not! That's science my people! I mean how do you explain things like the ~98% genetic similarity between human beings and chimps. We obviously aren't chimps and chimps clearly aren't humans. However once again this FITS with the idea that we would have a common genetic ancestor.
Half way mutated is very open to interpretation of course. However one example that I've always felt was fairly compelling are the feathered and flying dinosaurs. They've always come across as a fairly good bit of evidence to support the theory that some dinosaurs developed into what we call birds today. I do haev to wonder though. Since you're making a distinction between micro and macro evolution, how to you explain new species showing up in the fossil record at all? I mean it seems to just make sense that over time small changes are enough to result in something new. It's a much more compelling and scientific conclusion than "Well, a designer put them there then." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaurs
The console world works a lot differently than the OS world my friend. Sony for the most part loses money with each system they sell. It's in the games and licensing that they make their profit. However home-brewers and pirates are more than likely going to be just buying the system instead of buying the commercial games and UMDs. This leads to Sony getting hurt far more than helped.
Easy! We just need a universe that was not designed by an intelligent being and a universe that was to compare to ours. Oh wait... yeah it's a crock of shit. Seriously, the reason it belongs in a philosophy or theology class is because it cannot be dealt with in a scientific fashion. It DOES belong in public schools, but not in biology.
Yes, just look at how phenomenally well Palm's been doing thanks to that. Palm One's hardware is more powerful than any of the competition, and OS 6 is everywhere. ... oh wait.
I now have a new reason to seek immortality!
Out of curiosity how is Firefox's tabbed browsing less elegant? Especially out of the box mind you since that was brought up. I've seen some nice extensions to improve Firefox's tabs, but out of the box they seem pretty comparable. The biggest difference being Safari's tabs have a close button on each tab rather than a universal one on the right hand side.
Last I checked you could unnerve your opponent by actually saying things relevant to the game; I mean what ever happened to actually being good at a game? I always thought skill was more respectable and in a game genuinely more intimidating than a bigoted mindset. But I suppose some morons just have to compensate for something... ;)
When I play online games I receive all sorts of racial, nationalistic, and homophobic slurs despite the people not having the slightest clue about my race, nation, or sexual orientation. The borders are clearly gone!
Yeah, I hate it when corporations get involved with social issues. I mean think about all those charity donations. A corporation should only care about cut throat business and profit and stop trying to help people. :\
Seriously though, there's a perfectly valid branch of business ethics that argues that businesses and corporations have an obligation to help the community. There's also a completely opposite view of course. Both have their arguments. I for one don't mind a business helping out the world.
It's insightful because he's pointing out that it's sad that it TAKES corporate backing to get a human rights bill passed. Microsoft is free to decide to act as they like, it's just sad that the bill like this could suffer just because there's less money being thrown in it's direction.
I like how he actually did comment that some programs like Gratis's aren't QUITE as shady. If you take your time to not rush into the it blindly it's not too hard to come out on top keeping in mind you're prepared to do a little bit of work, are careful, and also get in on the game relatively early (since it does play out like a Pyramid scheme in the end.) In the end I came out with a free Mac mini. It wasn't too hard to get the referrals needed at all, though it would get harder the more you try to do. In the end I just had to wait a month, not all that much longer than someone who'd ordered a Mac mini late from Apple. My spam inflow never increased and even then I never used my primary email account for this. It seems like as long as you're careful you really can benefit but in the end I don't see this form of "advertising" sticking around for much longer. You can see my full review of Gratis and getting a Mac mini here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/neoookami/323580. html
I do agree that concurrent ports are by far the optimal situation. However from what I've seen, a lot of companies aren't as helpful as you would hope to porting houses. So delays are almost always going to happen. The problem is because of this they definitely need to charge more when they release still, as it's far from cheap to spend the time and money doing the port. Keep in mind they weren't sitting around those few months the Windows version's been out, they've beem busting their asses trying to get that port done. They still have to make enough money to pay for that and justify doing it again. From what I've seen most porting houses are filled with people that really love their platform but that doesn't mean they can do it on the cheap or justify keeping it up without getting paid.
Now I'm a Mac user, I'll state this first but even then I expect a glare of death for this.. but that isn't such a bad idea. I'm not sure if $10 would be exactly enough (smaller market/etc) but selling the needed binary at a reduced price to Linux users seems like a pretty good idea. However I think this would work less with the Mac community. Linux users are typically more prepared to get down and dirty with their system and tend to be more technically inclined by the very nature of the OS so they'd basically understand what's goign on. I hate to say it but but from what I've seen a disturbingly sizable portion (1/10th) of the Mac gaming community would just be lost at the prospect. That being said I still don't think that argument holds up as one of the reasons Loki failed. Porting houses like Aspyr have been doing just what you've said as a not so good idea and have survived. Though some better than others. (Aspyr has The Sims, I rest my case people.) But this does show that the Mac community doesn't mind shelling out more even though the PC version is less. (Personally I picked up NWN for $50 a year after the PC version came out, though NWN is a whole other can of worms when it comes to porting problems...) This doesn't seem to be as true for the Linux community. That's not to even suggest that Linux users are opposed to paying, hell, with most of these games they can play them in Wine so no wonder they wouldn't be thrilled to be able to pay to play a game they've been playing for months.
Last but not least... why do I have to pay so much? I moved from PC to Mac and would have to rebuy all my games. The data files are where most of your money is tied up. Write portable, and sell one box with one DVD that works on Win/Lin/Mac. Or just sell a Windows version and when the Linux/Mac version are ready make the files freely downloadable so anyone with a Windows copy run under Linux/Mac. Now you say that after mentioning Loki and Aspyr, outside porting houses. Now if Aspyr lets you just download their executable to use with Windows version's data files - tell me how Aspyr is making any money? Especially since they just spent all of the effort and money in getting that port done in the first place. If it's from the original company I can understand just letting you use their other version's files, but if a company goes through the work to make the port - they need to make money off of it. Otherwise that'll be the last port you see from them.
Well if he's referring the article that appeared a few days ago the transplant job was stupid. "Yay! Look at me I put an x86 machine in a Mac mini case. Granted I couldn't fit in an optical drive and I had to saw off half the heat sync so you'll wanna add another fan.... BUT! YAY! Look at ME!"
How many professionals or hard core gamers use the dinky little mouse that comes with their computer in the first place?
You're paying for a seat, not the red carpet. It's not like you paid any more in advance. So if someone beat you in line that's just tough. Suck it up and learn to wait just like everyone else. Seems like the employed thing to do really.
That's funny, how come console apps keep getting updates? Additionally why there half a dozen different options for almost every task? Sure most console apps are very, very good at getting their job done; but that's not to say that they're the only way. One of the best aspects of open source software is getting a choice.
I really agreed with you for the longest time. However centerice changed my mind completey. It's all in one interface is both convinient and easy to use. Check it out.
Games - NetHack and TOME are both GREAT. irc - irssi all the way baby. IM - centericq is the best console client I've tried - supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, LiveJournal, RSS feeds, and more! text - pico me I pico you! bittorent - Python ain't just for desktops - I use bittorrentf to leave a folder of torrents running overnight!!
Backwards compatibility is a pretty big deal to me personally. I don't know about everyone else but especially right now being a college student constantly moving in and out of the dorms - space is a serious issue for me. Sure if you've got older games you've also got the older system most likely. However it'd be nice to put that older system away, sell it, etc. rather than have two boxes by my TV taking up room. Compound this problem further if you're a gamer that plays in muliple system pools and it really seems like a big issue. Not to mention just because the older console is older doesn't mean it doesn't have a lot of great games. I had friends that picked up PS2s and GBAs that still bought older Playstation and Gameboy games because they're still fun.