I'm with the submitter that smaller form factors are nice. However one thing that I know they can control right here and now is the presence of HANDLES on the cases.
I'm an avid gamer. I had to buy a third-party (albeit excellent) product from CaseAce to help me carry my box to LAN parties etc. And I got a flat-screen monitor that was easier to carry than my 17" monitor.
But if computer manufacturers would just put a stout handle built in to the case, that would go a long way towards making me happy. Same thing for monitor builders, although I understand the problem is different for them.
For instance, look at the Gamecube. Arguably as much power as the other gaming platforms, but much easier for portage purposes. Why can't computer makers take a hint here?
Yeah, in-car mp3 systems are great. Provided you never listen to any new music.
One of the BEST way I've found to get exposed to new and interesting music is to listen to either MusicChoice (if you're a DirecTV subscriber) or Digital Music Xpress if you're a cable owner. Now there's only 30-40 channels on the consumer package for these services, but they're still much more interesting and varied than traditional radio.
And of course you have access to neither of those services while in your car.
So now, with XMRadio and Sirius, you have 70+ channels of genre-based music, and if their programmers are worth their salt, you'll hear something new and pleasing every day. That's something that just won't happen with mp3s.
If a person cheats you don't play with that person and then they either cheat all by themselves or they start to not cheat.
This statement demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of online gaming.
Whole communities can arise around one gaming server. It's kind of like your local basketball court at the park. You get to know the people that play there, and the experience is enhanced.
If someone came along to your court and started cheating, sure you could always drive to another park. On the Internet that's even easier than in real life.
But the effect may be the same. The people you know aren't gonna be there. Suddenly you're playing with nothing but strangers. Which goes against your next statement:
"Games should be for fun and excitement..."
YOU do not get to decide what constitutes fun and enjoyment, my friend. To me, fun and enjoyment is competition on equal grounds.
I hope nobody's buying this whole "It's against our corporate policies but somehow this backdoor got in here anyway."
I don't fall for that in a second. SOMEBODY told somebody to put that backdoor in there. And even if not, SOMEBODY had to decide that somebody wanted that backdoor in there.
In either case, it's just an example of a group of designers who expect their superiors to support this kind of "feature."
This is probably one of the best reasons to use an open-source application I've ever heard.
I've written two songs that are primarily distributed by Napster. I don't care to receive anything for them, and I never will. They're basically in the public domain.
So now what? Do I have to REGISTER with somebody to allow my songs to be distributed by Napster?
That's completely fascist.
FREEDOM IS THE DEFAULT.
HANDLES people! HANDLES!
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I will not consider any case to be truly LAN-party friendly unless it has a sturdy handle built into it. It would be nice if the handle was hinged so that I could tuck it away, but that would be a bonus.
I don't need extra fans blowing on me to give me a cold. I need a handle to let me carry my box without dropping it in the driveway.
Starting with my days as an 8-yr-old playing games on the Apple ][+:
Aztec - the first great sidescrolling game
LodeRunner
Castle Wolfenstein - "TWO" D
Wizardry I - not the first of its genre, but definitely the best, complete with a "cheat" (identify item 9)
Bard's Tale
Rogue - proof that graphics aren't everything
Nethack
Ultima/Ultima II
Civilization
Doom
Descent
Quake 2 - I skipped Quake 1 because I hated the weapons
Starsiege Tribes
HalfLife: Counterstrike - a.k.a. "CheaterStrike", a great example of cheating in online games
There were of course millions of games in between, on a dozen different platforms. But these are the games that have inspired me to go without sleep the longest.
Yes. Every new architecture core that comes out (486, Pentium, P6, K6, Athlon, and now P4) represents a geometric increase in density and complexity than the generation before it.
Wozniak had it easy, relative to microprocessor architects nowadays.
The only purpose of legislation such as this (welfare given to industries that are becoming obsolete) is to maintain the status quo in the face of change mandated by technological advance.
It is wrong to maintain the status quo for the sake of industry. Industries should adapt or be dead.
Just so long as the sites that get the.sex TLD are actually SEX sites. Man, I really hate it when I go to my favorite.sex site and I find that it's actually a site that discusses nothing but sports and religion.
Sometimes I try to go to a sex site and I end up looking through the frickin White House's web page. Like I have time for that.
I'm a proponent of the second amendment, but why in the world would this help in this particular case? When the FBI knocks on the door, are you gonna start blazing away?
The knowledge that people own guns CANNOT keep the police force from doing what it must to uphold the law. If that happens, then crime takes over and the anti-gun freaks are suddenly correct.
I suggest a complex method of security called "Exec-Cryption". Basically this method consists of shielding all executives from any real information. The philosophy is, protect the data by protecting the exec from data.
Some specific methods include "ambient encryption" which is using language that is sufficiently obfuscated when in the presence of an executive. This guarantees the executive will not gain real information by word-of-mouth. If an executive gains this information, he may decide to record it on his laptop, endangering the data. Use terms the exec cannot possibly understand, and decide upon code words for terms that he MIGHT understand.
Another method is called "email exclusion" which means that any emails that have real information never reach the executives. Therefore it's not on his laptop and can't be stolen.
The most severe form of Exec-Cryption is physical security. In other words, chaining your executives to their desks to ensure that they can't go to meetings and gain information.
I hope this new data security method is useful to you.
There comes a point wherein citizens must stop voting purely in the best interests of the company they work for.
I hardly think a government run by Nader (or anybody else for that matter) could result in MS or another big tech company being laid to ruin. Maybe make it a tad more difficult... Maybe make them adjust...
Considering this, perhaps it's time we stopped voting in the private interest and started voting in the PUBLIC interest. Regardless of our employer.
Forgive me for not having lots of statistics to quote, but it was my strong impression that artists generated as much or more revenue from big-time media-blitz touring as they do from record sales.
The reason I mention that is that it seems to be commonly overlooked in the whole "We need to find a new way to enable artists to make money from their music" discussion. Picture a world in which nobody pays for recorded music but instead pays at the door to see the artist perform, because seeing the live act is more fun than listening to some old CD anyway.
There might be some side effects. Big concerts would be even bigger, and probably more expensive. Artists would have to find ways to bring more fans in to their tours, which might be at odds with their studio needs.
And of course this scheme is open to abuse by the big record companies too, as I understand they are currently abusing it. But it seems to make the intellectual property issues pretty much moot.
I dunno, maybe it's not the whole answer, but it could definitely be a useful tool in creating a new industry status quo.
It makes sense that Chuck takes this stance. It would benefit a lot of underexposed black rap and music talent if the status quo were to alter drastically.
Consider that mp3's (or other digital formats) combined with web distribution is generally a much more economic and freedom-preserving way to sell music.
This might allow underprivileged acts that have good talent to develop a following and be financially successful, without having to meet the approval of the record company executives.
I remember when I was in college and had a friend working in the design team at (an Intel competitor) when the fdiv bug hit. I called him up and said "I bet there are a lot of good Intel jokes, lemme hear some!"
He told me they weren't really talking about it much. When I asked him why, he said "We're all terrified something like that will happen to us, too."
Sometimes you get lucky and the thing you're most terrified of happens to your enemies. Sometimes, you're not so lucky...
Yeah, friendly, yeah, polite, blah blah. Why should we suffer idiocy from supposed professionals? They should be made well aware of the irrelevance of their claim and it seems to me they have been made aware in a sarcastic but not inappropriate way.
When knee-jerk legalese spews forth from reactionist lawyers and intersects with the layman's normal life, the lawyer probably expects a good dose of ridicule. And for good reason.
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For a moment I was wondering why everyone at Georgia Tech's Computer Science department was playing CounterStrike. Coz of this statement:
"Slashback brings you more words tonight on catching CS cheaters..."
After all, EVERYONE playing CounterStrike cheats, right?
I'm with the submitter that smaller form factors are nice. However one thing that I know they can control right here and now is the presence of HANDLES on the cases.
I'm an avid gamer. I had to buy a third-party (albeit excellent) product from CaseAce to help me carry my box to LAN parties etc. And I got a flat-screen monitor that was easier to carry than my 17" monitor.
But if computer manufacturers would just put a stout handle built in to the case, that would go a long way towards making me happy. Same thing for monitor builders, although I understand the problem is different for them.
For instance, look at the Gamecube. Arguably as much power as the other gaming platforms, but much easier for portage purposes. Why can't computer makers take a hint here?
Yeah, in-car mp3 systems are great. Provided you never listen to any new music.
One of the BEST way I've found to get exposed to new and interesting music is to listen to either MusicChoice (if you're a DirecTV subscriber) or Digital Music Xpress if you're a cable owner. Now there's only 30-40 channels on the consumer package for these services, but they're still much more interesting and varied than traditional radio.
And of course you have access to neither of those services while in your car.
So now, with XMRadio and Sirius, you have 70+ channels of genre-based music, and if their programmers are worth their salt, you'll hear something new and pleasing every day. That's something that just won't happen with mp3s.
If a person cheats you don't play with that person and then they either cheat all by themselves or they start to not cheat.
This statement demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of online gaming.
Whole communities can arise around one gaming server. It's kind of like your local basketball court at the park. You get to know the people that play there, and the experience is enhanced.
If someone came along to your court and started cheating, sure you could always drive to another park. On the Internet that's even easier than in real life.
But the effect may be the same. The people you know aren't gonna be there. Suddenly you're playing with nothing but strangers. Which goes against your next statement:
"Games should be for fun and excitement..."
YOU do not get to decide what constitutes fun and enjoyment, my friend. To me, fun and enjoyment is competition on equal grounds.
I hope nobody's buying this whole "It's against our corporate policies but somehow this backdoor got in here anyway."
I don't fall for that in a second. SOMEBODY told somebody to put that backdoor in there. And even if not, SOMEBODY had to decide that somebody wanted that backdoor in there.
In either case, it's just an example of a group of designers who expect their superiors to support this kind of "feature."
This is probably one of the best reasons to use an open-source application I've ever heard.
Can we get some AI routines that will keep the villagers from walking right through a four-foot-high piece of poop?
I just can't be impressed with AI until then.
Bullcrap.
I've written two songs that are primarily distributed by Napster. I don't care to receive anything for them, and I never will. They're basically in the public domain.
So now what? Do I have to REGISTER with somebody to allow my songs to be distributed by Napster?
That's completely fascist.
FREEDOM IS THE DEFAULT.
I will not consider any case to be truly LAN-party friendly unless it has a sturdy handle built into it. It would be nice if the handle was hinged so that I could tuck it away, but that would be a bonus.
I don't need extra fans blowing on me to give me a cold. I need a handle to let me carry my box without dropping it in the driveway.
There were of course millions of games in between, on a dozen different platforms. But these are the games that have inspired me to go without sleep the longest.
Yes. Every new architecture core that comes out (486, Pentium, P6, K6, Athlon, and now P4) represents a geometric increase in density and complexity than the generation before it.
Wozniak had it easy, relative to microprocessor architects nowadays.
The only purpose of legislation such as this (welfare given to industries that are becoming obsolete) is to maintain the status quo in the face of change mandated by technological advance.
It is wrong to maintain the status quo for the sake of industry. Industries should adapt or be dead.
Just so long as the sites that get the .sex TLD are actually SEX sites. Man, I really hate it when I go to my favorite .sex site and I find that it's actually a site that discusses nothing but sports and religion.
Sometimes I try to go to a sex site and I end up looking through the frickin White House's web page. Like I have time for that.
I'm a proponent of the second amendment, but why in the world would this help in this particular case? When the FBI knocks on the door, are you gonna start blazing away?
The knowledge that people own guns CANNOT keep the police force from doing what it must to uphold the law. If that happens, then crime takes over and the anti-gun freaks are suddenly correct.
I suggest a complex method of security called "Exec-Cryption". Basically this method consists of shielding all executives from any real information. The philosophy is, protect the data by protecting the exec from data.
Some specific methods include "ambient encryption" which is using language that is sufficiently obfuscated when in the presence of an executive. This guarantees the executive will not gain real information by word-of-mouth. If an executive gains this information, he may decide to record it on his laptop, endangering the data. Use terms the exec cannot possibly understand, and decide upon code words for terms that he MIGHT understand.
Another method is called "email exclusion" which means that any emails that have real information never reach the executives. Therefore it's not on his laptop and can't be stolen.
The most severe form of Exec-Cryption is physical security. In other words, chaining your executives to their desks to ensure that they can't go to meetings and gain information.
I hope this new data security method is useful to you.
There comes a point wherein citizens must stop voting purely in the best interests of the company they work for.
I hardly think a government run by Nader (or anybody else for that matter) could result in MS or another big tech company being laid to ruin. Maybe make it a tad more difficult... Maybe make them adjust...
Considering this, perhaps it's time we stopped voting in the private interest and started voting in the PUBLIC interest. Regardless of our employer.
The original poster was indeed confused.
The reasons for restricting VPN traffic and restricting ip-masq are completely different.
ip-masq: They would restrict this if they wanted to sell you more IP numbers.
VPN: They would restrict this if they wanted to charge you BUSINESS rates for telecommuting.
They can't possibly detect ip-masq. They could only detect VPN with a lot of effort.
So don't even sweat it, just ignore this policy.
Forgive me for not having lots of statistics to quote, but it was my strong impression that artists generated as much or more revenue from big-time media-blitz touring as they do from record sales.
The reason I mention that is that it seems to be commonly overlooked in the whole "We need to find a new way to enable artists to make money from their music" discussion. Picture a world in which nobody pays for recorded music but instead pays at the door to see the artist perform, because seeing the live act is more fun than listening to some old CD anyway.
There might be some side effects. Big concerts would be even bigger, and probably more expensive. Artists would have to find ways to bring more fans in to their tours, which might be at odds with their studio needs.
And of course this scheme is open to abuse by the big record companies too, as I understand they are currently abusing it. But it seems to make the intellectual property issues pretty much moot.
I dunno, maybe it's not the whole answer, but it could definitely be a useful tool in creating a new industry status quo.
The extra space in the boxes is to hold the vapor that comes with every software package these days.
Go Chuck.
It makes sense that Chuck takes this stance. It would benefit a lot of underexposed black rap and music talent if the status quo were to alter drastically.
Consider that mp3's (or other digital formats) combined with web distribution is generally a much more economic and freedom-preserving way to sell music.
This might allow underprivileged acts that have good talent to develop a following and be financially successful, without having to meet the approval of the record company executives.
I remember when I was in college and had a friend working in the design team at (an Intel competitor) when the fdiv bug hit. I called him up and said "I bet there are a lot of good Intel jokes, lemme hear some!"
He told me they weren't really talking about it much. When I asked him why, he said "We're all terrified something like that will happen to us, too."
Sometimes you get lucky and the thing you're most terrified of happens to your enemies. Sometimes, you're not so lucky...
Welllllll, that's scary and all, but I wouldn't worry. Dana and Fox will save us.
The Vermouth Is Out There.
Yeah, friendly, yeah, polite, blah blah. Why should we suffer idiocy from supposed professionals? They should be made well aware of the irrelevance of their claim and it seems to me they have been made aware in a sarcastic but not inappropriate way.
When knee-jerk legalese spews forth from reactionist lawyers and intersects with the layman's normal life, the lawyer probably expects a good dose of ridicule. And for good reason.
Calling the techie-in-crowd a meritocracy is ignoring the socioeconomic gap that STILL exists between the wired-haves and the wired-have-nots.
Wow, it must be difficult to write code that
rhymes all the time.