Sounds like if it goes dark the U.S. Government (or should I say taxpayers) will be there to bail them out as is the case with any massive corporate fuck up...
People the world over know all about the DMCA and are committed to overturning it.
People who read/. know all about the DMCA. Outside of that, I don't think anyone cares. Windows users buy their DVD-ROM's and WinDVD comes with so they are happy and it doesn't affect them.
Just because something gets a 9 doesn't mean it's going to be good for everyone. People need to read the reviews and figure out if the book addresses the subjects they need. A good reviewer will point out the book's shortcomings and perhaps suggest other publications which could help the reader overcome them.
As far as the referrals to Amazon, if it's really that big of a deal don't do it. Would you rather have all of the profit go to Amazon? A good review is helpful to me and if I can help out the author of the review in return then great.
As much as I hate to agree with Katz, he may have a point here. The national coverage of the Elizabeth Smart case has been staggering and may have indeed helped to bring the kidnapper into custody. I haven't heard a word about the Milwaukee case. There is little if any national coverage. Crimes that happen to people in poverty are somehow less important than when they happen to wealthy people.
I agree with your point however unless you have an X-arcade stick and some good TV out capabilities, you are stuck playing with PC controllers on a small screen. The consoles make great MAME emulators because you can play them on any TV and they already four controller ports. Try getting 4 people playing Gauntlet 2 on a PC.
If you build your own, first of all, go with components from quality companies. Before you buy anything be sure that the manufacturer has a web site with drivers, BIOS upgrades, technical support (knowledge base), etc. Here are some companies that you just about can't go wrong with:
ANTEC - best cases and power supplies
ASUS - motherboards, video cards
KINGSTON or CRUCIAL - RAM
LINKSYS - NIC's
Also it's good to look at Tom's Hardware and do a search for anything you are thinking about buying. Even if you don't find the model you are thinking about, you can probably find other products made by the same company and get some idea of the quality.
Secondly, when you build your system, start with just the case, motherboard, RAM and video card. Make sure this base configuration works before you start adding things to it.
Depends on how you define transistor density. Most people would say that an increase in transistor density means more transistors on the die. Even on the page you refer to, Moore talks about the increasing number of transistors per die.
I'm not sure about the Circuit City stores elsewhere but the ones around here have really poor DVD selections. Most of the VHS they carry seem to be bargain titles anyway and there probably isn't much profit in it. Clearing out the VHS section and using it to stock more DVD's makes sense. Best Buy can continue to carry VHS because they have lots of space but I'm sure they will follow suit in the near future.
The article seemed to mention software and not hardware. I think VCR's will be around for a while and they shouldn't phase them out even though the profits on them are crap. The people who buy them are just wanting something to record TV and watch tapes that they don't have on DVD yet (Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones, etc.)
I still have an issue of Compute! magazine stored away. It has the source code for a program called "Turbo Disk" in it that would speed up the awful load times on the 1541. Epyx later came out with a cartridge that basically did the same thing. Remember the copy protection induced rattles on the 1541? I remember notching disks and I had a little punch for it.
Also have a few issues of Amiga World lying around. Pretty interesting to go back and read these now.
I remember being really impressed when the dude broke out with the 8-inch floppies in WarGames. I even remember that they were Elephant brand on the sleeve. Most of the stuff he did on the computer was possible too. The war dialer, the awful speech synthesis (although for some reason it improved halfway through the movie as if the dude learned how to talk correctly), the acoustic modem, etc. Even the trick he used on the door to the infirmary seems like it would be possible but I'm not an EE so I wouldn't know for sure. Definately a great movie.
If the prices are reasonable then I'm sure that some sort of payment model could be worked out. If you download something from another DVR you can still have a central server charge your account for it. You also need a mechanism to make sure it's a legit show and you aren't just wasting money. Perhaps some kind of checksum authentication mechanism could be used to verify that the content of the file is really what you are paying for. So let's say that you want to get an episode of X-Files you've never seen? How much would you be willing to pay?
This guy has a good point but I think the Linux community is too smart to buy into Caldera's rhetoric unless they decide to restructure the way they are going to license this. Value added distributions are worthwhile and will make money (RedHat) but not at the cost of alienating or bastardizing the GPL.
Never seen a dongle used for a game before. In fact, usually off-the-shelf products don't use dongles. You see it more in the niche market/small software shops that write various servers and want to keep the customer from running it on multiple machines. That's been my experience anyways...
As for applying this to the video game market - I think the costs associated with doing this would make it prohibitive. Add another $5 or $10 to the $49.99 benchmark and you may really impact sales.
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It's MegaModem. She's gone from suck to blow
Sounds like if it goes dark the U.S. Government (or should I say taxpayers) will be there to bail them out as is the case with any massive corporate fuck up...
Correct me if I'm wrong but the DMCA is a U.S. law and this trial is being held in the U.S.
People who read /. know all about the DMCA. Outside of that, I don't think anyone cares. Windows users buy their DVD-ROM's and WinDVD comes with so they are happy and it doesn't affect them.
Check out this article at Hardware Central.
Cheech and Chong were spotted in Columbia recently. They said they were trying to gain employment as IT admins.
As far as the referrals to Amazon, if it's really that big of a deal don't do it. Would you rather have all of the profit go to Amazon? A good review is helpful to me and if I can help out the author of the review in return then great.
As much as I hate to agree with Katz, he may have a point here. The national coverage of the Elizabeth Smart case has been staggering and may have indeed helped to bring the kidnapper into custody. I haven't heard a word about the Milwaukee case. There is little if any national coverage. Crimes that happen to people in poverty are somehow less important than when they happen to wealthy people.
Not really. The satellite is in a geosynchronous orbit so it only gets sunlight part of the day. The rest of the time it is blocked by the Earth.
I agree with your point however unless you have an X-arcade stick and some good TV out capabilities, you are stuck playing with PC controllers on a small screen. The consoles make great MAME emulators because you can play them on any TV and they already four controller ports. Try getting 4 people playing Gauntlet 2 on a PC.
ANTEC - best cases and power supplies
ASUS - motherboards, video cards
KINGSTON or CRUCIAL - RAM
LINKSYS - NIC's
Also it's good to look at Tom's Hardware and do a search for anything you are thinking about buying. Even if you don't find the model you are thinking about, you can probably find other products made by the same company and get some idea of the quality.
Secondly, when you build your system, start with just the case, motherboard, RAM and video card. Make sure this base configuration works before you start adding things to it.
For the benefit of the non-English, a football pitch is a football (soccer) field. That was about how big the asteroid was according to the article.
"Even in the future nothing works!" - Dark Helmet
Depends on how you define transistor density. Most people would say that an increase in transistor density means more transistors on the die. Even on the page you refer to, Moore talks about the increasing number of transistors per die.
How about the different cookbooks for the various languages out there? Perl Cookbook, Unix PowerTools, etc.
The article seemed to mention software and not hardware. I think VCR's will be around for a while and they shouldn't phase them out even though the profits on them are crap. The people who buy them are just wanting something to record TV and watch tapes that they don't have on DVD yet (Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones, etc.)
Good point. There was a time when modems were advertised as being "auto-dial".
Also have a few issues of Amiga World lying around. Pretty interesting to go back and read these now.
Don't forget Global Thermonuclear War. I want a WOPR emulator now!
I remember being really impressed when the dude broke out with the 8-inch floppies in WarGames. I even remember that they were Elephant brand on the sleeve. Most of the stuff he did on the computer was possible too. The war dialer, the awful speech synthesis (although for some reason it improved halfway through the movie as if the dude learned how to talk correctly), the acoustic modem, etc. Even the trick he used on the door to the infirmary seems like it would be possible but I'm not an EE so I wouldn't know for sure. Definately a great movie.
If the prices are reasonable then I'm sure that some sort of payment model could be worked out. If you download something from another DVR you can still have a central server charge your account for it. You also need a mechanism to make sure it's a legit show and you aren't just wasting money. Perhaps some kind of checksum authentication mechanism could be used to verify that the content of the file is really what you are paying for. So let's say that you want to get an episode of X-Files you've never seen? How much would you be willing to pay?
Considering Apple's penchant for developing warm and fuzzy and cutesy type products I actually didn't realize this was a typo at first.
Thanks a lot! Where the F was the spoiler warning? First the Lone Gunmen and now this.
This guy has a good point but I think the Linux community is too smart to buy into Caldera's rhetoric unless they decide to restructure the way they are going to license this. Value added distributions are worthwhile and will make money (RedHat) but not at the cost of alienating or bastardizing the GPL.
Never seen a dongle used for a game before. In fact, usually off-the-shelf products don't use dongles. You see it more in the niche market/small software shops that write various servers and want to keep the customer from running it on multiple machines. That's been my experience anyways... As for applying this to the video game market - I think the costs associated with doing this would make it prohibitive. Add another $5 or $10 to the $49.99 benchmark and you may really impact sales.