Does your firend realize that he can use AIM with his current SN & Password, and it'll have the same buddy list? He can then drop the 10 odd bucks a month on something more important.
Actually he's right. The single-player aspect was advertised as the main part of the game, with the MP just icing on the cake. Whether that conformed to reality OTOH...I've been following NWN for a while.
There is an upside to this. Eventually we will reach the point where its impossible for graphics to get better (ie indistinguishble from a photo of the real thing, or maybe vr or something). At that point when there are no more innovations to be made in graphics the game companies will have to, in order to sell games, concentrate on, yep you guessed it, game play.
Ok so they are magically managing to sell these at the same price as apple.
The computers offered below may not be identical to the default configurations offered by Apple. We have increased the RAM to a minimum of 256MB and the Power Mac drives to 80GB. Our prices are identical to those provided by Apple for the same configurations.
Still begs the question how? and how are they gonna make money??
Let me me see if I understand this. They take a relatively expensive computer system. One which I seriously doubt they can buy w/o the OS. So that must be factored into the cost. They then install a new OS on it, which adds to labor. They then advertise and sell it to you the discerning consumer. How could one of these boxes be even remotely close to affordably? I could see putting Linux on an older mac, but a brand spanking new iMac, or iBook, or whatever? Who are they planning to sell these too? Rich extradinarily lazy geeks who like the new Macs for purely aesthetic reasons? Does such a creature exist?
Is the exact opposite. An app that turns music INTO code. Hard rock could be a shoot-em up. Elevator music would be like spreadsheets and accounting software, etc. Just think of all the time we could save.
It's not really a mundane copyright violation or much to do with copyright period. It's more of a question of how far the license EMI granted to MGM those many years ago applies.
I always found the don't try out home warnings to be kinda obvious. "No really, don't jump out of a moving vehicle at 90MPH. You'll probably screw up and die. We are professionals (crazy, but professionals)." Really? No shit? Don't do stupid things that I know will endegner my life if I don't have years of training? Whoa, whodda thunk it. Its like those backyard wrestlers. Or that shtick denis Leary does about cigarettes "These are bad for you? Shit! I had no idea!"
Slashdot Mirror
And I thought Deja Vu was when they changed something in the Matrix...
Does your firend realize that he can use AIM with his current SN & Password, and it'll have the same buddy list? He can then drop the 10 odd bucks a month on something more important.
No its like Walmart trying to sue Walshop, or Walstore, or any other Wal-*.
Nah, I'm waiting for the the portable LP mp3 player.
Heck if its cheap I might just install it for kicks.
Actually he's right. The single-player aspect was advertised as the main part of the game, with the MP just icing on the cake. Whether that conformed to reality OTOH...I've been following NWN for a while.
The real question is, was it a vegetarian troll that you fed?
But will the Lucas Arts server room still need a cluster?
There is an upside to this. Eventually we will reach the point where its impossible for graphics to get better (ie indistinguishble from a photo of the real thing, or maybe vr or something). At that point when there are no more innovations to be made in graphics the game companies will have to, in order to sell games, concentrate on, yep you guessed it, game play.
I've seen lots of libraries where the disk drives were protected by locks. Conceivably you could put your boot cd in there first and lock it up.
Hey! I read one of the links.Which is more than most :-P
Against giving animals stupid geeky names. "Nuclear Worms"? Seriously, what genius came up with that one?
The MedPen is 12" long. Somehow I don;t think they'll be carrying them in their front shirt pocket.
There are days when I wish I could magically mod down my own posts. Ah well.
Still begs the question how? and how are they gonna make money??
Let me me see if I understand this. They take a relatively expensive computer system. One which I seriously doubt they can buy w/o the OS. So that must be factored into the cost. They then install a new OS on it, which adds to labor. They then advertise and sell it to you the discerning consumer. How could one of these boxes be even remotely close to affordably? I could see putting Linux on an older mac, but a brand spanking new iMac, or iBook, or whatever? Who are they planning to sell these too? Rich extradinarily lazy geeks who like the new Macs for purely aesthetic reasons? Does such a creature exist?
Is the exact opposite. An app that turns music INTO code. Hard rock could be a shoot-em up. Elevator music would be like spreadsheets and accounting software, etc. Just think of all the time we could save.
You realize the "people" he was calling an idiot was himself right? Ok, just checking.
You insentive jerk. My PSU is dead damn you! dead!
Ok! I never meant to imply it wasn't mundane! Sorry if I did so.
It's not really a mundane copyright violation or much to do with copyright period. It's more of a question of how far the license EMI granted to MGM those many years ago applies.
I always found the don't try out home warnings to be kinda obvious. "No really, don't jump out of a moving vehicle at 90MPH. You'll probably screw up and die. We are professionals (crazy, but professionals)." Really? No shit? Don't do stupid things that I know will endegner my life if I don't have years of training? Whoa, whodda thunk it. Its like those backyard wrestlers. Or that shtick denis Leary does about cigarettes "These are bad for you? Shit! I had no idea!"
This is also the one with the whole "Barbarian hordes destroying empires" shtick IIRC?
No.