Consoles are great for some genres of games (such as FF-style RPG's, Sports games, party games etc), but when it comes to FPS, RTS or MMOG give me a PC any day of the week. How anyone can stand playing an FPS with a controller is beyond me. Consoles are generally a generation BEHIND by the time they are released, whereas you can get the latest and greatest graphics on a PC.
The reality is that people can't afford to keep upgrading their video card to have the "Latest and greatest" that a lot of these games require. Although, in all actuality the number of PC gamers has probably remained around a similar number but the number of people who own a game console has increased. So since more people own a PS2 then a high end PC most developers would pick the "more customers is better" argument(which can also be called 'common sense')
I'm not one to give up my privacy, but as crimes have become drastically more violent and their impact greater on society because of the media, isn't it time to update the system?
The only thing this system should be checking is if someone has a criminal record and list the offenses (and no I am not referring to parking tickets and the like). Any other way of "ranking" someone is the same as any other kind of illegal profiling
No, I'd rather still buy the official Japanese release, encouraging the MPAA to realize that Region coding is fucking stupid.
And this is what I have been saying about the region coding system! It is backfiring on them! You see, whenever there is a popular import movie out now the only way to get a version that will play properly for everyone is to get a chinese bootleg. Therefore, everyone loses! MPAA!=smart
but if you ask me, this will be the death of the music and movie industries.
I know this was intended as a joke but I can just see those copyright infrigement suits flying for people that exchange ringtones that are supposed to be paid for...
Actually, the Yahoo article says that it blocks portions of websites rather than whole websites. Blocking parts of individual webpages would be a bit tougher:).
I don't think it would be all too difficult to block only parts of pages actually, unless you are using SSL encryption or the like in which case it is basically impossible
These people are too far gone to even try to set straight. We'd be doing everybody a favor (including them) by killing them.
Even when killing them it is not something to take joy in, you should still be saddened that these people were mis-guided in life that they could not live. They still deserve to die though....
You can buy a full movie for the price of music, which do you want? {On a side note: is it legal for you to download the soundtrack to the movie (excluding CD exclusive tracks) since you have the rights to it?}
The media circus zoo that is... just check out how the article on msnbc touts the new chips as a way to "adress problems such as computer viruses and tampering by malicious hackers."
Is whether this will make the national news. Trust me, if CNN and MS/NBC and all the rest choose not to cover this, the general public won't know, and won't really make a decision based on this information.
But who are the ones that run things behind the scenes and promote microsoft alternatives? Why, most informed IT people of course....
I really think that instead of copyright they should have all intellectual property free and open for the public. Instead of paying for access to the IP rights you are paying for a service, such as a printed book, a music cd and jewel case, a packaged software with paper manual, etc. I suppose I just copied the open-source business model and am trying to apply it to everything but the truth is that it does apply to everything. Most people that I know will not buy legitimate products or will only buy those products if they feel the "service" they are paying for is worth it....Just my.02
Just because someone is fat they can't have a job that requres them to sit at a computer terminal? Isn't this kind of thing illegal in the U.S.? (Note: I myself am not fat nor do I have any plans on applying for a job at the FBI)
You have to be kidding me, marketing expensive PCs that restrict you? What is the point? Most PCs that people buy these days are from so called "white box" places (i.e. your local small computer store). I can't see why anyone would pay more for less.
Google's cached page feature could give anyone in china the ability to see any censored sites (or at least older copies).
I was thinking the same thing until I realised the BESS filter at the school I attend manages to block out the cache but leave the functionality of google intact. Of course I don't know exactly how it's done, but it is possible....
I don't see an automatic character coding detection button any more! In Mozillia 1.0 it will automatically detect the encoding of web pages if you goto View->Character Coding->Auto-Detect->Universal but in 1.1 the Universal option is missing! What a shame...I'm still stuck on 1.0 for now
Slashdot Mirror
Are they referring to all those angry sysadmins who curse microsoft everytime one of their boxes crash? hmm...
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
What it should be:
The Internet Archive is building a, censored per request, digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
The reality is that people can't afford to keep upgrading their video card to have the "Latest and greatest" that a lot of these games require. Although, in all actuality the number of PC gamers has probably remained around a similar number but the number of people who own a game console has increased. So since more people own a PS2 then a high end PC most developers would pick the "more customers is better" argument(which can also be called 'common sense')
The only thing this system should be checking is if someone has a criminal record and list the offenses (and no I am not referring to parking tickets and the like). Any other way of "ranking" someone is the same as any other kind of illegal profiling
And this is what I have been saying about the region coding system! It is backfiring on them! You see, whenever there is a popular import movie out now the only way to get a version that will play properly for everyone is to get a chinese bootleg. Therefore, everyone loses! MPAA!=smart
Great, just what we need, more linux whores!
I know this was intended as a joke but I can just see those copyright infrigement suits flying for people that exchange ringtones that are supposed to be paid for...
I don't think it would be all too difficult to block only parts of pages actually, unless you are using SSL encryption or the like in which case it is basically impossible
It's true really...
Even when killing them it is not something to take joy in, you should still be saddened that these people were mis-guided in life that they could not live. They still deserve to die though....
You can buy a full movie for the price of music, which do you want? {On a side note: is it legal for you to download the soundtrack to the movie (excluding CD exclusive tracks) since you have the rights to it?}
The media circus zoo that is... just check out how the article on msnbc touts the new chips as a way to "adress problems such as computer viruses and tampering by malicious hackers."
Exactly why this article means nothing and is pointless, next please....
is getting rid of that operating system that is simply 'not built for security'...;P
But who are the ones that run things behind the scenes and promote microsoft alternatives? Why, most informed IT people of course....
I really think that instead of copyright they should have all intellectual property free and open for the public. Instead of paying for access to the IP rights you are paying for a service, such as a printed book, a music cd and jewel case, a packaged software with paper manual, etc. I suppose I just copied the open-source business model and am trying to apply it to everything but the truth is that it does apply to everything. Most people that I know will not buy legitimate products or will only buy those products if they feel the "service" they are paying for is worth it. ...Just my .02
Especially those pesky errors in the websites programming ;P
Just because someone is fat they can't have a job that requres them to sit at a computer terminal? Isn't this kind of thing illegal in the U.S.? (Note: I myself am not fat nor do I have any plans on applying for a job at the FBI)
How long before a similar bill gets proposed in the U.S.? (Remember: "Games are not speech")
You have to be kidding me, marketing expensive PCs that restrict you? What is the point? Most PCs that people buy these days are from so called "white box" places (i.e. your local small computer store). I can't see why anyone would pay more for less.
I was thinking the same thing until I realised the BESS filter at the school I attend manages to block out the cache but leave the functionality of google intact. Of course I don't know exactly how it's done, but it is possible....
IIRC, this has already been posted
Aside from the official site, ncsx is also accepting pre-orders for the dreamcast broad band unit.
I don't see an automatic character coding detection button any more! In Mozillia 1.0 it will automatically detect the encoding of web pages if you goto View->Character Coding->Auto-Detect->Universal but in 1.1 the Universal option is missing! What a shame...I'm still stuck on 1.0 for now
Since Redhat is opensource they can't hide anything...if they ever go closed source they will lose many many people