If you remember - for a long time no professional chess player would play a computer. I'm curious as to what the reasoning was behind this. Maybe they thought it's best to concentrate on learning how people play the game and not how a computer plays.
Surely fanfiction (eg Star Wars books like the Jedi Academy trilogy etc) only serve to give Star Wars free advertising and should therefore be encouraged! I think what Lucas wants to avoid is more "Phantom Edits" - he can do that by making the next Star Wars films better than The Phantom Menace.
The Register had an article about this recently. Due to falling metal prices the fees one of the companies that break up PCs had gone into administration. Apparently the fees they charge to take the computers away was no longer covering the cost of wiping the data and the money that resale of the materials was bringing in. It also had news that most data wiping software wasn't as secure as its writers made out to be.
Ah - but isn't this a good deterrent to thieves? I remember when I was on work experience as a technician I went to turn the computer on - it didn't work. Turned out it was just an empty case to deter thieves. The keyboard and mouse were hooked up to the real computer in a cupboard.
Yes but people are reluctant to part with any money at all for content on the web that can be found elsewhere for free. After all you can find other reviews for nothing - but you can't get the games for nothing. However what's to stop people just viewing the google cached page to get around this?
About the first one - where I live is at a major junction right next to a bunch of traffic lights. People expect long traffic jams and delays at rush hour - that's just normal. As to your second point if you watch the lights at night (I can see them from my bedroom window) they only change when a car comes along. With these two systems - central control is not needed. That's why I felt computers in all this were unecessary - because in the case I know about they are!
Yes but changing tack slightly - even books are pirated online these days. Just do a search for hhgttg.txt and you'll find the text for all 5 Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Books. Before anyone points out - yes the author is dead - but they're all still in copyright.
I remember seeing a very expensive watch that had an aerial to pull out that would signal SOS if you were in trouble. As the watch was unusable once you did this - the manufacturer said they would replace it if you had been genuinely in need.
If the cost of producing drugs is so high - why when they come out of patent can they be produced by a different company for a tenth or even a hundredth of the previous cost? It's because companies factor in not only the cost of failed research and successful research (most drugs don't make it to market) but also a profit too.
Does it also include:
students and staffers going on strike?
the IT project coming in over budget?
the completed exam papers being dumped in a river by the Post Office?
Thought it wasn't as realistic as that!
Makes you wonder why they needed computers to control the traffic lights - surely that could be done with some 555 timers & other ICs instead of going to the expense of using PCs? It reminds me of my GCSE technology coursework - even though there was no need for it to be computer controlled (things like a burglar alarm etc) we had to make it computer controlled just for the extra marks!? Maybe this is the same mentality here - they've been taught they need to have everything computer controlled so they've done it that way!
I was best friends with someone who got expelled for hacking - he runs the server for my website now. If anyone did try to hack it - they wouldn't get very far & probably end up unable to use their computer for a while. Now - those are the sort you want in charge of security!
But on a more serious note the BSA has brought to light cases of companies avoiding thousands of pounds by not buying multi-user licences. Methinks maybe they were shopped by ex/ disgruntled employees. However what they said above was right - they can't just barge their way in and install their software without your say so. Trouble is - if you don't let them they'll just get suspicious!
[ring..ring]
Hello? How can I help you?
Oh - well it was my birthday and I'd been bought a computer. My friend took a photo and well - the thing blew up! What shall I do?
Well - I'll just check my troubleshooting script - no - no mention of what to do if it explodes here.
Which version of Windows were you running?...
People buy a console for the games. In Europe at least the release of Metal Gear Solid 2 on the PS2 at the same time as the X-Box launch put a huge dent in their sales figures. That and the fact that the PS2 had a hige back catalogue and could play PS1 games meant that it hasn't been as successful as they thought it would be. Also the sales figures predictions were probably based on a pre-Christmas launch which would've seen more boxes being shifted. However - like most things in the gaming world it took longer than expected.
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If you remember - for a long time no professional chess player would play a computer. I'm curious as to what the reasoning was behind this. Maybe they thought it's best to concentrate on learning how people play the game and not how a computer plays.
Surely fanfiction (eg Star Wars books like the Jedi Academy trilogy etc) only serve to give Star Wars free advertising and should therefore be encouraged! I think what Lucas wants to avoid is more "Phantom Edits" - he can do that by making the next Star Wars films better than The Phantom Menace.
It's just an RFC - doesn't necessarily mean it'll be implemented anytime soon - if at all!
The Register had an article about this recently. Due to falling metal prices the fees one of the companies that break up PCs had gone into administration. Apparently the fees they charge to take the computers away was no longer covering the cost of wiping the data and the money that resale of the materials was bringing in. It also had news that most data wiping software wasn't as secure as its writers made out to be.
Ah - but isn't this a good deterrent to thieves? I remember when I was on work experience as a technician I went to turn the computer on - it didn't work. Turned out it was just an empty case to deter thieves. The keyboard and mouse were hooked up to the real computer in a cupboard.
It's just another scientist wanting his 15 minutes of fame - that's all.
Yes but people are reluctant to part with any money at all for content on the web that can be found elsewhere for free. After all you can find other reviews for nothing - but you can't get the games for nothing. However what's to stop people just viewing the google cached page to get around this?
About the first one - where I live is at a major junction right next to a bunch of traffic lights. People expect long traffic jams and delays at rush hour - that's just normal. As to your second point if you watch the lights at night (I can see them from my bedroom window) they only change when a car comes along. With these two systems - central control is not needed. That's why I felt computers in all this were unecessary - because in the case I know about they are!
Yes but changing tack slightly - even books are pirated online these days. Just do a search for hhgttg.txt and you'll find the text for all 5 Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Books. Before anyone points out - yes the author is dead - but they're all still in copyright.
I remember seeing a very expensive watch that had an aerial to pull out that would signal SOS if you were in trouble. As the watch was unusable once you did this - the manufacturer said they would replace it if you had been genuinely in need.
If the cost of producing drugs is so high - why when they come out of patent can they be produced by a different company for a tenth or even a hundredth of the previous cost? It's because companies factor in not only the cost of failed research and successful research (most drugs don't make it to market) but also a profit too.
Does it also include :
students and staffers going on strike?
the IT project coming in over budget?
the completed exam papers being dumped in a river by the Post Office?
Thought it wasn't as realistic as that!
Makes you wonder why they needed computers to control the traffic lights - surely that could be done with some 555 timers & other ICs instead of going to the expense of using PCs? It reminds me of my GCSE technology coursework - even though there was no need for it to be computer controlled (things like a burglar alarm etc) we had to make it computer controlled just for the extra marks!? Maybe this is the same mentality here - they've been taught they need to have everything computer controlled so they've done it that way!
Who cares? It's only a beta - it'll probably crash just as you're getting addicted!
I forget what that was - was it for washing their hands or something?
I was best friends with someone who got expelled for hacking - he runs the server for my website now. If anyone did try to hack it - they wouldn't get very far & probably end up unable to use their computer for a while. Now - those are the sort you want in charge of security!
Does anyone know what the minimum and recommended specs will be for this game?
Seems at last there's a Linux distro easy enough for even complete newbies to set up!
But on a more serious note the BSA has brought to light cases of companies avoiding thousands of pounds by not buying multi-user licences. Methinks maybe they were shopped by ex/ disgruntled employees. However what they said above was right - they can't just barge their way in and install their software without your say so. Trouble is - if you don't let them they'll just get suspicious!
That'll be one for the tech support helpline :
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[ring..ring]
Hello? How can I help you?
Oh - well it was my birthday and I'd been bought a computer. My friend took a photo and well - the thing blew up! What shall I do?
Well - I'll just check my troubleshooting script - no - no mention of what to do if it explodes here.
Which version of Windows were you running?
People buy a console for the games. In Europe at least the release of Metal Gear Solid 2 on the PS2 at the same time as the X-Box launch put a huge dent in their sales figures. That and the fact that the PS2 had a hige back catalogue and could play PS1 games meant that it hasn't been as successful as they thought it would be. Also the sales figures predictions were probably based on a pre-Christmas launch which would've seen more boxes being shifted. However - like most things in the gaming world it took longer than expected.
Yes but you knowing that - and enough people knowing that to convince the other to keep on supporting it are two seperate things.
Think - without WinCE you wouldn't have had such a fun time buying a ticket!
Anyone have any idea how much this'll cost?
Some of us spend so long on the 'net we feel post-human anyway!