I'm a big fan of Linux, but I'm not so naive to believe it is impervious to viruses. All you need is one exploitable application running on your box, and you have a vector by which a virus can potentially infect your system.
The same can be said of EVERY OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM IN EXISTENCE!
I'm not one to try and defend Windows security with a straight face, but this is apples fault for shipping infected ipods. They failed to protect their customers, regardless of windows lack-lustre security
ie. will there be physic simulation to handle your Wiimote sword swings and such?
Word has it (unconfirmed of course) that the Wii houses a Physics processing unit... this is only speculation at this stage in the game, but I do seem to remember reading interviews with a few developers who are working on Wii titles, and they mentioned working with the PPU.
To further this speculation, I would say that if there is a PPU, we can expect all sorts of cool rag-doll-esque physics effects in coming Wii games.
Unless you do something incredibly common like share the code with a subsidiary, parallel division, affiliate, or sell the code in a buy-out, merger, or line of business sale, in which case there is no reason to believe that the Richard Stallmans of the world, or better yet your competitors, are not going to sue claiming that you've "distributed" the code and are legally obligated to publish the source.
Ummm, no...
You required to give access to the source code to those whom you distribute your program to. There is no obligation to publicly disclose the code to unrelated 3rd parties.
So, I could write some OSS derived code, then sell it to whom ever I wanted. I would of course be required to give THEM a copy of the source code, but there is no obligation to then release the code to the general public. Only to those who you distribute your program to.
PC FPS game players complain and complain because so much emphasis is placed on accuracy in PC games that they forget to actually worry much about OTHER skills that might make a difference
and they would be what exactly? The lost art of cowering behind crates? I'd hate to poop on your parade, but it's a First Person Shooter, which means the aim of the game is to point, shoot, and kill your opponent... accuracy is THE ONLY SKILL you really need, any other skill is secondary.
Microsoft is hoping they will be able to sell Windows to people twice.
here's the scenario:
Sally heads down to her local big chain computer store to purchase a new computer. She hands over a handful of money inreturn for a new box, with Windows Vista Home Basic Edition pre-installed. MS recieves a portion of her money via the MS tax.
She then heads home and proceeds to configure her new computer, but to her absolute dismay, she finds that she's unable to do everything that she was previously able to do (like burn CD's, or use DirectX applications) on her old Windowsw XP box. She calls MS support who gingerly inform her that "Oh, that functionality is only included in Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, which you can have for the low low price of $300". Sally has no choice but to pay for another copy of Windows, because the one that came with her new computer was not able to do everything she needed. Microsoft is happy because it has been able to extract 2 license fee's from Sally, without really having to do anything extra for her.
The Sega Genesis version was much closer to the original, same thing with MK2, MK3 and Street Fighter Champion Edition and SUPER Street Fighter II
Granted the First Mortal Kombat for SNES was bloodless (there was a stupid game genie code that changes the sweat red... they claimed that was a blood code... yeah right), but the 2nd and 3rd games in the series were just as bloody as their arcade counterparts, and given the relative superiority of the SNES hardware over the Genesis (they were called mega-drives here in Australia), they were superior in most respects. From memory, Street Fighter 2 (all of em, including the ultra! mega!! turbo!!?! editions) seemed to run alot faster on SNES too...
Apparently they made enough money that they didn't abandon the market altogether.
Correction:
They didn't lose so much money that they had to abandon the market all together. The Xbox LOST MS a lot of money over it's lifespan... it did not "make enough".
They won't sit back and watch that happen again. You'd better pray that MS sells a multitude of 360's all over the world.
My prognostication:
The 360 will experience a similar trend as the original Xbox, in that it will sell units, but will not dominate the market the way MS hopes it will. Subsequently, it will not make enough money, and MS will be forced to pull the plug before the next next-generation consoles make it to market in 4-6 years.
My main point is that if OpenDocument wants government protection, then don't label themselves as free market.
Using that logic, MS has had 'government protection' from MA up until this point. So don't make out like they're being unfairly dealt with here...
The MA government was looking for an open format to standardise on. They're the customer, and are free to lay down their requirments. MS failed to meet these requirements, both by not opening their file formats, nor supporting any in their office applications. So, by failing to meet the customers requirements, they were not considered as an option. Simple. That said, there is nothing stopping them from fufiling this particulars needs in the near future.
The problem for MS, is that once their proprietary file formats are no longer the defacto standard, people no longer have need for Office, and they lose a butt-load of revenue. With the rise in demand for interoperabiltiy, MS's long established lock-in methods are becoming obsolete... I don't know how this could be considered to be a bad thing.
Solution: keep a separate partition, or even better, a separate drive for Windows.
I keep all of my games/music/work/downloads on a separate drive. When windows inevitably dies, I simply format it's partition, and reinstall there. All the data on my other drive is still intact. Of the few times I've done this, steam has worked fine immidiately following my successful login. No reinstalling, or re-registering of the games already attached to my steam account was required.
Your mum asked me to play with her hardware in your basement once...
In truth, my girlfriend (whom I live with) isn't such a dire bitch that she makes issues out of a humming fan or a controller cable. Sure, she makes sure I don't leave the cable lying around I'm not using it, but she's not about to infringe on my hobby, and cause me greif, simply because she can't step over a fucking strand of wire or handle a barely audible fan hum.
IMO, the woman sounds like an insufferable whiner. Sorry if that's offensive, but for me, being honest trumps being nice.
Fair enough, the wavebird an the exception to the rule... I have used one, and they are awesome, but that is in stark contrast to every other wireless controller I've ever used, on any console.
One of the following is the reason for the HDD requirment of BC:
the emulator needs to stored on something. Having an emu disk that had to be swapped out before playing any legacy games would suck.
platform specific binaries will be stored on the hard drive. I'd hope that this is the case, as it will result in the best playing experience (not that I own or plan to buy an xbox)
Link, he come to town Come to save the princess zelda Ganon took her away Now the children don't play But they will when link saves the day Hallelujah!
Now link, fill up your hearts So you can shoot your sword with power And when you're feeling all down The fairy will come around So you'll be brave, and not a sissy coward
Now link has saved the day Put ganon in his grave So now zelda is free And now our hero shall be Link! I think your name shall go down into history
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Yes, because we all know it completely acceptable to distribute smallpox to any number of people, so long as they are immunised against it...
/sarcasm
Can I get a "yes, yes y'all!"?
I'm a big fan of Linux, but I'm not so naive to believe it is impervious to viruses. All you need is one exploitable application running on your box, and you have a vector by which a virus can potentially infect your system.
The same can be said of EVERY OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM IN EXISTENCE!
I'm not one to try and defend Windows security with a straight face, but this is apples fault for shipping infected ipods. They failed to protect their customers, regardless of windows lack-lustre security
ie. will there be physic simulation to handle your Wiimote sword swings and such?
Word has it (unconfirmed of course) that the Wii houses a Physics processing unit... this is only speculation at this stage in the game, but I do seem to remember reading interviews with a few developers who are working on Wii titles, and they mentioned working with the PPU.
To further this speculation, I would say that if there is a PPU, we can expect all sorts of cool rag-doll-esque physics effects in coming Wii games.
Now that the Intel hardware provides a duel desktop
A duel desktop? I demand satisfation!
EN GUARDE!
Unless you do something incredibly common like share the code with a subsidiary, parallel division, affiliate, or sell the code in a buy-out, merger, or line of business sale, in which case there is no reason to believe that the Richard Stallmans of the world, or better yet your competitors, are not going to sue claiming that you've "distributed" the code and are legally obligated to publish the source.
Ummm, no...
You required to give access to the source code to those whom you distribute your program to. There is no obligation to publicly disclose the code to unrelated 3rd parties.
So, I could write some OSS derived code, then sell it to whom ever I wanted. I would of course be required to give THEM a copy of the source code, but there is no obligation to then release the code to the general public. Only to those who you distribute your program to.
god damn FUDsters...
PC FPS game players complain and complain because so much emphasis is placed on accuracy in PC games that they forget to actually worry much about OTHER skills that might make a difference
and they would be what exactly? The lost art of cowering behind crates? I'd hate to poop on your parade, but it's a First Person Shooter, which means the aim of the game is to point, shoot, and kill your opponent... accuracy is THE ONLY SKILL you really need, any other skill is secondary.
Microsoft is hoping they will be able to sell Windows to people twice.
here's the scenario:
Sally heads down to her local big chain computer store to purchase a new computer. She hands over a handful of money inreturn for a new box, with Windows Vista Home Basic Edition pre-installed. MS recieves a portion of her money via the MS tax.
She then heads home and proceeds to configure her new computer, but to her absolute dismay, she finds that she's unable to do everything that she was previously able to do (like burn CD's, or use DirectX applications) on her old Windowsw XP box. She calls MS support who gingerly inform her that "Oh, that functionality is only included in Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, which you can have for the low low price of $300". Sally has no choice but to pay for another copy of Windows, because the one that came with her new computer was not able to do everything she needed. Microsoft is happy because it has been able to extract 2 license fee's from Sally, without really having to do anything extra for her.
The Sega Genesis version was much closer to the original, same thing with MK2, MK3 and Street Fighter Champion Edition and SUPER Street Fighter II
Granted the First Mortal Kombat for SNES was bloodless (there was a stupid game genie code that changes the sweat red... they claimed that was a blood code... yeah right), but the 2nd and 3rd games in the series were just as bloody as their arcade counterparts, and given the relative superiority of the SNES hardware over the Genesis (they were called mega-drives here in Australia), they were superior in most respects. From memory, Street Fighter 2 (all of em, including the ultra! mega!! turbo!!?! editions) seemed to run alot faster on SNES too...
Apparently they made enough money that they didn't abandon the market altogether.
Correction:
They didn't lose so much money that they had to abandon the market all together. The Xbox LOST MS a lot of money over it's lifespan... it did not "make enough".
They won't sit back and watch that happen again. You'd better pray that MS sells a multitude of 360's all over the world.
My prognostication:
The 360 will experience a similar trend as the original Xbox, in that it will sell units, but will not dominate the market the way MS hopes it will. Subsequently, it will not make enough money, and MS will be forced to pull the plug before the next next-generation consoles make it to market in 4-6 years.
Wasn't there already a Mario Kart game for the DS? Yes! Mario Kart Double Dash!
Are you being a dumbass on purpose? No Mario Cart game has been released for DS yet, Double Dash was a Gamecube game.
Get a clue!
Ahhh, he only gave us THE WHOLE FUCKING LINUX KERNEL.
The monetary value of this contribution is diffcult to determine, but it is indeed a gift that helps all of humanity.
"No one ever thinks about the family of the henchman"
My main point is that if OpenDocument wants government protection, then don't label themselves as free market.
Using that logic, MS has had 'government protection' from MA up until this point. So don't make out like they're being unfairly dealt with here...
The MA government was looking for an open format to standardise on. They're the customer, and are free to lay down their requirments. MS failed to meet these requirements, both by not opening their file formats, nor supporting any in their office applications. So, by failing to meet the customers requirements, they were not considered as an option. Simple. That said, there is nothing stopping them from fufiling this particulars needs in the near future.
The problem for MS, is that once their proprietary file formats are no longer the defacto standard, people no longer have need for Office, and they lose a butt-load of revenue. With the rise in demand for interoperabiltiy, MS's long established lock-in methods are becoming obsolete... I don't know how this could be considered to be a bad thing.
They work fine on my SP!
My DS on the other hand...
Well, with the slow assed patching cycle that IE has, you have more need for Symantec products to 'protect' you in the interim.
While firefox may have more exploits popping up these days, fixes for it are issued in a much more timely manner than for IE.
I got a hit, but was told that I could do much better... couldn't do it any better.
I reiterate: Die, chair game!
Solution: keep a separate partition, or even better, a separate drive for Windows.
I keep all of my games/music/work/downloads on a separate drive. When windows inevitably dies, I simply format it's partition, and reinstall there. All the data on my other drive is still intact. Of the few times I've done this, steam has worked fine immidiately following my successful login. No reinstalling, or re-registering of the games already attached to my steam account was required.
Your mum asked me to play with her hardware in your basement once...
In truth, my girlfriend (whom I live with) isn't such a dire bitch that she makes issues out of a humming fan or a controller cable. Sure, she makes sure I don't leave the cable lying around I'm not using it, but she's not about to infringe on my hobby, and cause me greif, simply because she can't step over a fucking strand of wire or handle a barely audible fan hum.
IMO, the woman sounds like an insufferable whiner. Sorry if that's offensive, but for me, being honest trumps being nice.
Not if it's a SATA drive... hot-swap is part of the spec if I'm not mistaken.
Fair enough, the wavebird an the exception to the rule... I have used one, and they are awesome, but that is in stark contrast to every other wireless controller I've ever used, on any console.
Tight, as in, unable to drive a pin up her ass with a 20 pound sledge hammer.
I mean, jesus... how pedantic can you get? It's a games console, not a friggin ornamental peice.
well... at least we know who wears the pants in that relationship.
Seriously, lag on any video games controller is unacceptable. I feel sorry for you that your partner is such a tight ass bitch.
Link, he come to town
Come to save the princess zelda
Ganon took her away
Now the children don't play
But they will when link saves the day
Hallelujah!
Now link, fill up your hearts
So you can shoot your sword with power
And when you're feeling all down
The fairy will come around
So you'll be brave, and not a sissy coward
Now link has saved the day
Put ganon in his grave
So now zelda is free
And now our hero shall be
Link! I think your name shall go down into history