I agree. CNETs reviews are usually bought. How anyone would rate Norton's Anti-Virus that high is beyond me. Its a virus in itself, eating system resources and slowing down systems. Their anti-virus section is so biased towards Nortons they don't even review the other two major anti-virus programs, Mcafee and F-Prot. Their browser wars review, of IE and Netscape 6, the stablized version, was pretty sad. Netscape should have won, simply because the features described in NS couldn't be debated to not be better. IE won speed, for some reason. It was considered a "tie", probably since saying IE would make them look even more biased. Question CNET reviews with a scrutinizing eye.
FLAC is too large. Besides most people don't notice the difference between a high-quality MP3 and the CD audio. I don't like FLAC, since I can't notice the difference between it and a 190VBR MP3.
If you open source the engine(not GPL; maybe LGPL) and make the data files for the game propreietery[sp]. Its probably the best way to make money off of your game. Better yet, make the engine open, and the data structure ultra-modular. This way you could keep 90% of your game intact when/if you release an expansion, while allowing people to mod it like Half-Life and Quake III.
Exactly. Don't go around connecting the Nazis to MS, since its, as the AC says, inappropriate. In fact, check out RTCW. The installer says this software cannot be installed on German computers. The Germans are very sensitive about Nazis. Its not funny. Sad thing is, some idiot moderator will mod this up Funny.
This is EXACTLY what I believe. We will all buy $600 dollar basic wireless servers, and terminals in which we login. I could, for example, have a flat-screen, keyboard, small CD drive, mouse, speakers/headphones, and a small hub in which all this would connect. And my parents could have a laptop with all of the features I would have, just in a laptop. We would all use the same hard drive, processor(s), and internet connections. Like X terminals, but far more advanced. All of this could be wireless and connect to your palm for when you leave the house. Imagine all that...Sun is probably on to something here...
My EXPECTATION was for a kernel on the front page to be 2.4.19. Thats the point. I can tell the difference between a 4 and 5, but the mind plays with our expectations.
Probably. I thought it was a stable kernel release, until I began to read the comments. Most of us DO NOT care about the unstable kernel. I would only run an unstable if it had features I wanted. 2.4.18 is fine for me, thanks. Slashdot should have made it Developers, since thats all it really concerns. When, for example, Linux releases 2.4.19, make a news post. Until then, try and post it under Developers.
If it was the 3.x.x series, it would be a bit more important. But this is the standard 2.x.x series. This isn't news for most of us.
The CBDTPA essentially says:
The RIAA and MPAA are good entities, and are being ripped off by the Internet, that was solely created for piracy. So, the only real solution is to turn the computer in to an expensive TV, and making anything that COULD be used for piracy, but probably isn't, illegal.
Sad, but thats how the bill reads to me. THe average American would probably say the same thing. But guess what? Most don't even know what the CBDTPA is.
FoxNEWS, CNN, and ABC are all owned by companies that back the CBDTPA. Its not going to get reported, and when geeks like us blast this bill after it passes(God Forbid), the news will tell people that piracy is a massive problem and that this bill doesn't do anything but eliminate it.
If it passes, I'm convincing all my friends and family to buy brand-new state of the art systems that will last for many years and installing all the software I can get my hands on on these PCs. They can't take away those rights, can they?
Then, when the bill becomes active, I'm sitting pretty with high-tech hardware, a DVD burner, Linux and many bits of software that the CBDTPA would outlaw. Of course, it may effect OSS, but since the code is available, you can just remove the offending code.
Is it even enforcable? There are thousands of programs available at Sourceforge alone. Come on, the CBDTPA would require TETRIS games to have copy protection inside.
If the bill passes, stock up on software and hardware. I mean, get a 1/2 terabyte RAID 0 array. Use Sorcerer/Gentoo and make a 100% updated version of Linux. Buy hundreds of CD-Rs. Build/Buy an MP3 Player. Get Filesharing programs, and share like mad. Buy any commercial software you need/want. Move, do whatever it takes to avoid the bill. Don't buy CDs. Don't buy movies. Go to concerts, and record your music live.
There is NO way I want my computer to become an expensive TV. That can't record content. Send your senators mail, telling them to vote against it, or lose their jobs. It isn't the tech industry's job to solve another industry's problem.
This bill would give them full rein over OUR computers and technology. Imagine going into a store, buying a CD, going home, putting it in your PC, and your PC tells you that you can only listen to it on a $200 CBDTPA CD Player. You can't rip the songs, and burn them to custom mixes or anything. And you can't play a DVD on your computer, but they have DVD-ROM content. Go figure.
FIGHT THIS BILL, SINCE IT TURNS PCS INTO EXPENSIVE TVS!
Everyone I know who uses Windows thinks its far too expensive, too crappy, and too monopolistic. MS products are notoriously crash-prone and user-unfriendly. And, MS prides themselves on user-friendliness. I don't want to have to take 20 minutes to figure out how to get XP to identify Mozilla as my default browser. I don't want to plug in hardware and pray. I want it to be EASY and STABLE. The stupid dog in XP doesn't serve any purpose, and, therefore, removes from user-friendliness. The Sys Admin tools in XP are unwieldy for me to use, and I consider myself a power-user. I don't want to use Windows Update, because I'd rather download the patches separately. Windows has gotten unwieldy over the years, and I think its time to convert to The Light Side(LINUX!)
And, I think most users would rather go through a bit of a learning curve then to have to learn how to use Windows, then to realize that many features SUCK.
The RIAA thinks this is going to stop piracy? Nobody is going to go out and buy a Dataplay player and have to buy ALL their music over again. The few people that buy this are going to be geeks that hack them and turn them into really high-capacity floppy drives. The RIAA will then think that nobody is buying this crap since they would think the people who do are putting the music on the net. Its going go be awhile until something replaces the Audio-CD as the most ubiquitous format.
Of course, they can simply stop producing CDs to make people convert. Their music they already own, that is.
The RIAA is shooting themselves in the foot (again). Why can't they realize the Internet is THEIR future?
Actually, I saw a retailer selling OS/2 five years ago. It was in a place that was easier to see than the Winblows section. I took a peek, but it really wasn't something I needed(or could run). IBM wants to get rid of OS/2, probably. They probably don't even use it anymore on any major machines. IBM would probably want everyone to drop OS/2 in favor of POSIX-compatiable systems.
I have MindSpring(our dial-up sold us to them), and we got the CD of software, and it took me an hour to get online. When I got a new computer, I installed the software, and it gave me random BSoDs.
In other words, its crap. It provides nothing. The "special" IE also crashed. I downloaded a micro-Mozilla client(K-Meleon), and it wipes the floor with everything else. It has literally NO features beyond ultra-fast surfing.
n00bs would be frightened by it. There are no bookmarks, no big buttons, and no plugins. Give your customers the option of installing the regular Mozilla client or IE(forget Netscape! It sucks now!), or the mighty K-Meleon. For mail, use Eudora. Give them options, and don't use custom software. Just provide an installer for it. Our old provider gave us an installer that created a standard dial-up and everything. Options and speed are what count, not pretty graphics.
I rip CDs to put them on other CDs, Winamp, and my stereo. I don't do it just to spite the RIAA(Though I should), and, even though I download quite a bit of music, I decided to buy System of a Down "Toxicity" because I downloaded several songs from that CD.
What we need is a "digital label", and they need to sell songs for a quarter. The D-Label could keep $.10, and give the rest to the band. Do the math. It adds up fast. The D-Label could also offer massive compilation CDs with hundreds of quality MP3s for $20. I know I'd love that sort of service. Beats downloading them, for sure.
Depending on the sound quality, and if it would work on my closet door, I could have a great MP3 jukebox...
Maybe I should try putting one on my chest, and play some Metallica or System of a Down. Wonder what would happen...
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I agree. CNETs reviews are usually bought. How anyone would rate Norton's Anti-Virus that high is beyond me. Its a virus in itself, eating system resources and slowing down systems. Their anti-virus section is so biased towards Nortons they don't even review the other two major anti-virus programs, Mcafee and F-Prot. Their browser wars review, of IE and Netscape 6, the stablized version, was pretty sad. Netscape should have won, simply because the features described in NS couldn't be debated to not be better. IE won speed, for some reason. It was considered a "tie", probably since saying IE would make them look even more biased. Question CNET reviews with a scrutinizing eye.
FLAC is too large. Besides most people don't notice the difference between a high-quality MP3 and the CD audio. I don't like FLAC, since I can't notice the difference between it and a 190VBR MP3.
If you open source the engine(not GPL; maybe LGPL) and make the data files for the game propreietery[sp]. Its probably the best way to make money off of your game. Better yet, make the engine open, and the data structure ultra-modular. This way you could keep 90% of your game intact when/if you release an expansion, while allowing people to mod it like Half-Life and Quake III.
Exactly. Don't go around connecting the Nazis to MS, since its, as the AC says, inappropriate. In fact, check out RTCW. The installer says this software cannot be installed on German computers. The Germans are very sensitive about Nazis. Its not funny. Sad thing is, some idiot moderator will mod this up Funny.
According to my limited amount of German, Krebs means cancer...
This is EXACTLY what I believe. We will all buy $600 dollar basic wireless servers, and terminals in which we login. I could, for example, have a flat-screen, keyboard, small CD drive, mouse, speakers/headphones, and a small hub in which all this would connect. And my parents could have a laptop with all of the features I would have, just in a laptop. We would all use the same hard drive, processor(s), and internet connections. Like X terminals, but far more advanced. All of this could be wireless and connect to your palm for when you leave the house. Imagine all that...Sun is probably on to something here...
My EXPECTATION was for a kernel on the front page to be 2.4.19. Thats the point. I can tell the difference between a 4 and 5, but the mind plays with our expectations.
Probably. I thought it was a stable kernel release, until I began to read the comments. Most of us DO NOT care about the unstable kernel. I would only run an unstable if it had features I wanted. 2.4.18 is fine for me, thanks. Slashdot should have made it Developers, since thats all it really concerns. When, for example, Linux releases 2.4.19, make a news post. Until then, try and post it under Developers.
If it was the 3.x.x series, it would be a bit more important. But this is the standard 2.x.x series. This isn't news for most of us.
The CBDTPA essentially says: The RIAA and MPAA are good entities, and are being ripped off by the Internet, that was solely created for piracy. So, the only real solution is to turn the computer in to an expensive TV, and making anything that COULD be used for piracy, but probably isn't, illegal. Sad, but thats how the bill reads to me. THe average American would probably say the same thing. But guess what? Most don't even know what the CBDTPA is. FoxNEWS, CNN, and ABC are all owned by companies that back the CBDTPA. Its not going to get reported, and when geeks like us blast this bill after it passes(God Forbid), the news will tell people that piracy is a massive problem and that this bill doesn't do anything but eliminate it. If it passes, I'm convincing all my friends and family to buy brand-new state of the art systems that will last for many years and installing all the software I can get my hands on on these PCs. They can't take away those rights, can they? Then, when the bill becomes active, I'm sitting pretty with high-tech hardware, a DVD burner, Linux and many bits of software that the CBDTPA would outlaw. Of course, it may effect OSS, but since the code is available, you can just remove the offending code. Is it even enforcable? There are thousands of programs available at Sourceforge alone. Come on, the CBDTPA would require TETRIS games to have copy protection inside. If the bill passes, stock up on software and hardware. I mean, get a 1/2 terabyte RAID 0 array. Use Sorcerer/Gentoo and make a 100% updated version of Linux. Buy hundreds of CD-Rs. Build/Buy an MP3 Player. Get Filesharing programs, and share like mad. Buy any commercial software you need/want. Move, do whatever it takes to avoid the bill. Don't buy CDs. Don't buy movies. Go to concerts, and record your music live. There is NO way I want my computer to become an expensive TV. That can't record content. Send your senators mail, telling them to vote against it, or lose their jobs. It isn't the tech industry's job to solve another industry's problem. This bill would give them full rein over OUR computers and technology. Imagine going into a store, buying a CD, going home, putting it in your PC, and your PC tells you that you can only listen to it on a $200 CBDTPA CD Player. You can't rip the songs, and burn them to custom mixes or anything. And you can't play a DVD on your computer, but they have DVD-ROM content. Go figure. FIGHT THIS BILL, SINCE IT TURNS PCS INTO EXPENSIVE TVS!
Everyone I know who uses Windows thinks its far too expensive, too crappy, and too monopolistic. MS products are notoriously crash-prone and user-unfriendly. And, MS prides themselves on user-friendliness. I don't want to have to take 20 minutes to figure out how to get XP to identify Mozilla as my default browser. I don't want to plug in hardware and pray. I want it to be EASY and STABLE. The stupid dog in XP doesn't serve any purpose, and, therefore, removes from user-friendliness. The Sys Admin tools in XP are unwieldy for me to use, and I consider myself a power-user. I don't want to use Windows Update, because I'd rather download the patches separately. Windows has gotten unwieldy over the years, and I think its time to convert to The Light Side(LINUX!) And, I think most users would rather go through a bit of a learning curve then to have to learn how to use Windows, then to realize that many features SUCK.
Check out my journal for a frustrated Windows user's view on what Linux needs to compete with Windows on a large scale.
The RIAA thinks this is going to stop piracy? Nobody is going to go out and buy a Dataplay player and have to buy ALL their music over again. The few people that buy this are going to be geeks that hack them and turn them into really high-capacity floppy drives. The RIAA will then think that nobody is buying this crap since they would think the people who do are putting the music on the net. Its going go be awhile until something replaces the Audio-CD as the most ubiquitous format.
Of course, they can simply stop producing CDs to make people convert. Their music they already own, that is.
The RIAA is shooting themselves in the foot (again). Why can't they realize the Internet is THEIR future?
Actually, I saw a retailer selling OS/2 five years ago. It was in a place that was easier to see than the Winblows section. I took a peek, but it really wasn't something I needed(or could run). IBM wants to get rid of OS/2, probably. They probably don't even use it anymore on any major machines. IBM would probably want everyone to drop OS/2 in favor of POSIX-compatiable systems.
I have MindSpring(our dial-up sold us to them), and we got the CD of software, and it took me an hour to get online. When I got a new computer, I installed the software, and it gave me random BSoDs. In other words, its crap. It provides nothing. The "special" IE also crashed. I downloaded a micro-Mozilla client(K-Meleon), and it wipes the floor with everything else. It has literally NO features beyond ultra-fast surfing. n00bs would be frightened by it. There are no bookmarks, no big buttons, and no plugins. Give your customers the option of installing the regular Mozilla client or IE(forget Netscape! It sucks now!), or the mighty K-Meleon. For mail, use Eudora. Give them options, and don't use custom software. Just provide an installer for it. Our old provider gave us an installer that created a standard dial-up and everything. Options and speed are what count, not pretty graphics.
I rip CDs to put them on other CDs, Winamp, and my stereo. I don't do it just to spite the RIAA(Though I should), and, even though I download quite a bit of music, I decided to buy System of a Down "Toxicity" because I downloaded several songs from that CD.
What we need is a "digital label", and they need to sell songs for a quarter. The D-Label could keep $.10, and give the rest to the band. Do the math. It adds up fast. The D-Label could also offer massive compilation CDs with hundreds of quality MP3s for $20. I know I'd love that sort of service. Beats downloading them, for sure.
Depending on the sound quality, and if it would work on my closet door, I could have a great MP3 jukebox... Maybe I should try putting one on my chest, and play some Metallica or System of a Down. Wonder what would happen...