Even if MS had been split up as you say, Bill G would still own all the pieces. So each one would still be evil in your view. I think what you really want is for Bill G to lose all his money, but that's never going to happen.
I was worried about countries like India and China bringing strong competition to US software development, but if they are all going to be learning Linux programming, I guess they really won't be competing for american contracts afterall.
but as in the case of Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, and countless other victimized animes, is this really what we want?
The dubbing for this was pretty good, and I don't think the stories were ever that great to begin with, so don't blame the americans for Pokémon.
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Why would anyone quit gaming?
I've been gaming for the last 14 years (I'm 20 right now) and every year that passes I find I enjoy games less and less. Nothing can ever bring me back to the highs I achieved with Mario 1 or Warcraft 2. Even though the games today have better graphics and are supposedly more advanced, I just don't find them fun, and it gets worse with every new game I get. I expect to stop gaming altogether within a year or two. I kind of think its like playing with lego or something, a lot of people just grow out of it as they get older. It is sad for me though, I havn't really found anything new to fill the void that games used to fill.
Most FPS games have a pretty big element of chance to them. Especially if its anything other than 1 on 1. In a quake 3 FFA with 10 people, even i can win (i suck) by just shooting rockets down at the pack. And I'm sure there are purly random elements in the game, like moving bridges or something like that. Any random element would make it gambling. Blackjack is a game of skill, if you count the perfectly you're going to do well, but there is a random element (the cards). Its still considered gambling. A game like chess or starcraft would not be gambling because there are no random factors.
If I design a game system that hase a PPU which is much higher than the competition I have done a piss poor job of engineering it.
You're a fucking idiot.
I don't mean to bitch about spelling or anything, but you spelled HAS wrong, are you 5 years old or what? Although if you are actually an engineer as your post implies then I guess that explains a lot about the spelling and grammer.
The general public (that is, those outside of you're Linus worshipping cult) still think Microsoft is a respectable company. It isn't going anywhere either. Microsoft survived the.com bust losing only 20% of their stock value. AOL/Time Warner on the other hand, lost 90% of its value, and is still going down, yet that company is still here. Microsoft still makes arounb $10 billion profit each year. Are they an evil company? They've given more money to charities that all other corporations combined, in the history of the world, so ya, of course they're evil. Microsoft is not going anywhere for decades, if not centuries. Linux on the other hand shouldn't last too much longer because at some point people like you will eventually need to feed your family (job at MS) and plan for retirement (invest in MS). Writing and giving away software for free is a nice idea but it dosn't pay the bills.
Government officials don't have evil agendas any more, i think they care about making money. Evil agendas don't appear in the U.S. because most people are to lazy to pull them off, they just care about the money.
History has nothing to do with this. Obviously no government has ever had this much access to information about the people simply because the technology didn't exist. This is a whole new era of history and maybe it will be a good one. We do have systems in place within the government to protect against corruption.
We live in a democratic system, so any government that takes power was elected, which means that more than 50% of people support them. That would make anyone who wanted to overthrow the government... terrorists, and thwarting that is exactly the point of this system. If you live in a democratic society, you have to accept than any government who gets power was voted in fairly. When you don't accept that, and start blowing things up and killing people because of it, you're a terrorist.
if you arn't doing anything wrong? This is the thing I never understood about privacy concerns. If I'm looking at kiddie porn, and the I get caught because the government has access to my ISP records, I deserve to get caught. People who arn't breaking any laws don't have anything to fear, why dosn't anyone see that? Violations of privacy only hurt people who something to hide.
The proof is in the data base. If anything, this will decrease the chance of me being questioned because the data base will show that I'm a law abiding citizen.
Maybe I'm crazy but I care more about not getting killed in an airplane by terrorists than whether or not there is a big data base about me. I'm not a terrorist and so I have nothing to fear from this system. Its a good thing.
1. The price is too high.
2. You can't upgrade them, you have to buy a whole new one, you can't just upgrade 1 part of it like a PC.
3. Piracy is harder (although not impossible)
and the biggest reason of all:
4. I can't convince my parents that I need an X-box to do my homework!
Here is a repost for you then:
Q: What is StarCraft: Ghost?
A: StarCraft: Ghost is a tactical-action console game set in the StarCraft® universe.
Q: How will StarCraft: Ghost be different from other tactical-action console games?
A: StarCraft: Ghost will be different from other tactical-action games in many ways. Taking on the role of Nova, the game's elite Ghost operative hero, players will be able to:
Utilize a Wide Range of Elite Ghost Abilities
Outmaneuver your enemies at sonic speed
Infiltrate bases and sneak past guards using the cloak ability
Lock down vehicles and electronic devices to immobilize them
Engage in both face-to-face firefights and planet-scale warfare
Leverage the Resources of an Entire Army
Call down massive Battlecruiser and Siege Tank strikes
Take control of familiar StarCraft vehicles
Wield a variety of familiar weapons, such as the Gauss Rifle and Perdition Flamethrower
Join your allies in battle and do your part to ensure mission success
Experience the World of StarCraft in 3D
See the world of StarCraft on a personal level
Visit familiar planetary settings
Explore 3D environments designed for strategic interaction
Use the camera to find unique strategic possibilities
As Nova, players will be able to scale fences, hang from wires, climb poles and scale walls, and negotiate tightropes
Unveil the Next Chapter in the StarCraft Saga
Experience story-driven missions complete with multiple plot twists
Play a crucial role in the rich StarCraft history
Engage in combat with a variety of fully rendered units from the StarCraft universe, including the Terran, Zerg, and Protoss
Q: Is this StarCraft II?
A: No.
Q: Will there be a StarCraft II? When?
A: Although we have not made any announcements and do not have a development or release timeline, we do fully intend to revisit the world of StarCraft on PC at some point in the future.
Q: Why is Blizzard Entertainment® entering the console arena?
A: We began our early development efforts in console gaming, and we have always been excited about returning to this arena. Additionally, we've wanted to revisit the StarCraft universe for some time. With StarCraft: Ghost, we are able to do both. Also, due to the game's control interface and tactical-action nature, developing this title for the next-generation console systems makes the most sense. In addition to expanding StarCraft's rich storyline, the game gives players a chance to experience the sci-fi universe from an all-new perspective.
Q: Does Blizzard plan to develop any other console games?
A: While we have not made any announcements, we are considering future console development plans.
Q: What is the relationship between Blizzard and Nihilistic Software, Inc.(TM)?
A: Blizzard and Nihilistic are co-developing StarCraft: Ghost.
Q: Why did Blizzard choose Nihilistic as a development partner?
A: Nihilistic Software, Inc. is made up of a talented group of developers. We chose them because they share our vision and focus in developing games. Their team members have worked on several great titles, and we are very pleased to be expanding the StarCraft universe with them.
Q: What is the relationship between Blizzard Entertainment and Capcom?
A: Blizzard and Capcom are co-publishing StarCraft: Ghost in Japan.
Q: Why did Blizzard choose Capcom as a publishing partner in Japan?
A: Blizzard has a longstanding relationship with Capcom. We chose them as our publishing partner because we have a great deal of respect for the company and their products.
Q: When will StarCraft: Ghost be released?
A: We expect to ship StarCraft: Ghost in late 2003.
Q: What rating do you expect for StarCraft: Ghost?
A: We expect StarCraft: Ghost to receive a Teen rating from the ESRB.
Q: On what platforms will StarCraft: Ghost be available?
A: We are currently developing the game for multiple console systems. Further details regarding platform/country specifics will be released in the months ahead.
Q: Will there be a PC and Mac version?
A: No. StarCraft: Ghost is only being developed for console systems.
Q: How many copies of StarCraft have been sold?
A: To date, the StarCraft franchise has shipped over 6 million copies.
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Even if MS had been split up as you say, Bill G would still own all the pieces. So each one would still be evil in your view. I think what you really want is for Bill G to lose all his money, but that's never going to happen.
for troll tuesday at subway.
I was worried about countries like India and China bringing strong competition to US software development, but if they are all going to be learning Linux programming, I guess they really won't be competing for american contracts afterall.
but as in the case of Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, and countless other victimized animes, is this really what we want?
The dubbing for this was pretty good, and I don't think the stories were ever that great to begin with, so don't blame the americans for Pokémon.
Why would anyone quit gaming?
I've been gaming for the last 14 years (I'm 20 right now) and every year that passes I find I enjoy games less and less. Nothing can ever bring me back to the highs I achieved with Mario 1 or Warcraft 2. Even though the games today have better graphics and are supposedly more advanced, I just don't find them fun, and it gets worse with every new game I get. I expect to stop gaming altogether within a year or two. I kind of think its like playing with lego or something, a lot of people just grow out of it as they get older. It is sad for me though, I havn't really found anything new to fill the void that games used to fill.
The night elves have been mining gold with a tree for thousands of years.
Most FPS games have a pretty big element of chance to them. Especially if its anything other than 1 on 1. In a quake 3 FFA with 10 people, even i can win (i suck) by just shooting rockets down at the pack. And I'm sure there are purly random elements in the game, like moving bridges or something like that. Any random element would make it gambling. Blackjack is a game of skill, if you count the perfectly you're going to do well, but there is a random element (the cards). Its still considered gambling. A game like chess or starcraft would not be gambling because there are no random factors.
which is something that's not legal in every state, and isn't legal anywhere to minors.
That's not as bad as hase.
If I design a game system that hase a PPU which is much higher than the competition I have done a piss poor job of engineering it.
You're a fucking idiot.
I don't mean to bitch about spelling or anything, but you spelled HAS wrong, are you 5 years old or what? Although if you are actually an engineer as your post implies then I guess that explains a lot about the spelling and grammer.
That's what the surround sound was for!
They don't get it and they never will.
You may be right, but that isn't going to stop them from buying it from other people.
The general public (that is, those outside of you're Linus worshipping cult) still think Microsoft is a respectable company. It isn't going anywhere either. Microsoft survived the .com bust losing only 20% of their stock value. AOL/Time Warner on the other hand, lost 90% of its value, and is still going down, yet that company is still here. Microsoft still makes arounb $10 billion profit each year. Are they an evil company? They've given more money to charities that all other corporations combined, in the history of the world, so ya, of course they're evil. Microsoft is not going anywhere for decades, if not centuries. Linux on the other hand shouldn't last too much longer because at some point people like you will eventually need to feed your family (job at MS) and plan for retirement (invest in MS). Writing and giving away software for free is a nice idea but it dosn't pay the bills.
Did he mean fiscally bankrupt? As opposed to, um, someone else who is ethically and morally bankrupt?
I'd rather invest my money in a company with fiscal assets than one with moral and ethical ones.
not an experiment. All the physics had already been done, the question was just weather it we be possible to engineer the bomb.
Hey, its works on slashdot, it can work on kazaa. Meta moderation keeps the trolls from abusing their moderation power, it can stop the RIAA too.
Government officials don't have evil agendas any more, i think they care about making money. Evil agendas don't appear in the U.S. because most people are to lazy to pull them off, they just care about the money.
History has nothing to do with this. Obviously no government has ever had this much access to information about the people simply because the technology didn't exist. This is a whole new era of history and maybe it will be a good one. We do have systems in place within the government to protect against corruption.
We live in a democratic system, so any government that takes power was elected, which means that more than 50% of people support them. That would make anyone who wanted to overthrow the government... terrorists, and thwarting that is exactly the point of this system. If you live in a democratic society, you have to accept than any government who gets power was voted in fairly. When you don't accept that, and start blowing things up and killing people because of it, you're a terrorist.
if you arn't doing anything wrong? This is the thing I never understood about privacy concerns. If I'm looking at kiddie porn, and the I get caught because the government has access to my ISP records, I deserve to get caught. People who arn't breaking any laws don't have anything to fear, why dosn't anyone see that? Violations of privacy only hurt people who something to hide.
The proof is in the data base. If anything, this will decrease the chance of me being questioned because the data base will show that I'm a law abiding citizen.
Maybe I'm crazy but I care more about not getting killed in an airplane by terrorists than whether or not there is a big data base about me. I'm not a terrorist and so I have nothing to fear from this system. Its a good thing.
you can still use IE and no popups
i'm not posting a link, look it up yourself
here's the cd key anyway: MP739343291188802719
changed my life
The reason's I don't like consoles.
1. The price is too high.
2. You can't upgrade them, you have to buy a whole new one, you can't just upgrade 1 part of it like a PC.
3. Piracy is harder (although not impossible)
and the biggest reason of all:
4. I can't convince my parents that I need an X-box to do my homework!
Here is a repost for you then: Q: What is StarCraft: Ghost? A: StarCraft: Ghost is a tactical-action console game set in the StarCraft® universe. Q: How will StarCraft: Ghost be different from other tactical-action console games? A: StarCraft: Ghost will be different from other tactical-action games in many ways. Taking on the role of Nova, the game's elite Ghost operative hero, players will be able to: Utilize a Wide Range of Elite Ghost Abilities Outmaneuver your enemies at sonic speed Infiltrate bases and sneak past guards using the cloak ability Lock down vehicles and electronic devices to immobilize them Engage in both face-to-face firefights and planet-scale warfare Leverage the Resources of an Entire Army Call down massive Battlecruiser and Siege Tank strikes Take control of familiar StarCraft vehicles Wield a variety of familiar weapons, such as the Gauss Rifle and Perdition Flamethrower Join your allies in battle and do your part to ensure mission success Experience the World of StarCraft in 3D See the world of StarCraft on a personal level Visit familiar planetary settings Explore 3D environments designed for strategic interaction Use the camera to find unique strategic possibilities As Nova, players will be able to scale fences, hang from wires, climb poles and scale walls, and negotiate tightropes Unveil the Next Chapter in the StarCraft Saga Experience story-driven missions complete with multiple plot twists Play a crucial role in the rich StarCraft history Engage in combat with a variety of fully rendered units from the StarCraft universe, including the Terran, Zerg, and Protoss Q: Is this StarCraft II? A: No. Q: Will there be a StarCraft II? When? A: Although we have not made any announcements and do not have a development or release timeline, we do fully intend to revisit the world of StarCraft on PC at some point in the future. Q: Why is Blizzard Entertainment® entering the console arena? A: We began our early development efforts in console gaming, and we have always been excited about returning to this arena. Additionally, we've wanted to revisit the StarCraft universe for some time. With StarCraft: Ghost, we are able to do both. Also, due to the game's control interface and tactical-action nature, developing this title for the next-generation console systems makes the most sense. In addition to expanding StarCraft's rich storyline, the game gives players a chance to experience the sci-fi universe from an all-new perspective. Q: Does Blizzard plan to develop any other console games? A: While we have not made any announcements, we are considering future console development plans. Q: What is the relationship between Blizzard and Nihilistic Software, Inc.(TM)? A: Blizzard and Nihilistic are co-developing StarCraft: Ghost. Q: Why did Blizzard choose Nihilistic as a development partner? A: Nihilistic Software, Inc. is made up of a talented group of developers. We chose them because they share our vision and focus in developing games. Their team members have worked on several great titles, and we are very pleased to be expanding the StarCraft universe with them. Q: What is the relationship between Blizzard Entertainment and Capcom? A: Blizzard and Capcom are co-publishing StarCraft: Ghost in Japan. Q: Why did Blizzard choose Capcom as a publishing partner in Japan? A: Blizzard has a longstanding relationship with Capcom. We chose them as our publishing partner because we have a great deal of respect for the company and their products. Q: When will StarCraft: Ghost be released? A: We expect to ship StarCraft: Ghost in late 2003. Q: What rating do you expect for StarCraft: Ghost? A: We expect StarCraft: Ghost to receive a Teen rating from the ESRB. Q: On what platforms will StarCraft: Ghost be available? A: We are currently developing the game for multiple console systems. Further details regarding platform/country specifics will be released in the months ahead. Q: Will there be a PC and Mac version? A: No. StarCraft: Ghost is only being developed for console systems. Q: How many copies of StarCraft have been sold? A: To date, the StarCraft franchise has shipped over 6 million copies.