Whether you like this article for the fun of it, or hate it because of it's clear 'purchased' quality, you have to admit that the prospect of both cutting and toasting a bagle in one stroke is highly appealing.
You might want to check your facts. If you check the same link over at Boing Boing you'll find that the refferal ID is 'source=1447', indicating that multiple sites are infact making money off these "News" posts. Interestingly enough, Boingboing is not as friendly as Slashdot in their post, but they've still got the referral.
Perhaps if the USA opens the border to Canadian Beef , softwood lumber, and settles all the other open trade disputes Canada could CONSIDER, reconsidering such a bill. But I doubt it.
For those who don't keep track, Canada is currently (however not necessarily for much longer) ruled by a Minority government. Chances of any bill that smells even vaguely of Controversy is slim to nil. Now if the Conservative party should take control, it's time to move to a country where freedom is free. Like Quebec.
These are apples and oranges!
You're suggesting that the sole motivational factor here is avoiding fines. I'm pretty sure a nuclear power station has it's priority on safety for reasons slightly larger than avoiding a couple thousand dollar fine. At the same time the entertainment industry THRIVES on controversy and would be FAR more likley to test their boundaries in favour of higher profits than a power generation company.
The entertainment industry brings in far more capital than a powerstation does.
This is just an example of proportionate fines. Like charging a person for speeding based on their income. Why should someone not fear the penalty if they can easily afford the fine? I see no problem with this practice.
Since when has Doom3 been considered "Ground Breaking"? People have been running around in the dark with flashlights since I was a kid, and no doubt long before that.
Anyone can make a High poly game that requires excessive processing power. There's not really anything "Ground Breaking" about it aside from the process of burrying it under ground.
If you own any of the James Bond collections, the following ones are on the list:
Dr. No.
Gold Finger
From Russia with Love
Man with the Golden Gun
Live and Let Die
FYI, it's Black and White only (No Colour) and you have to take the Disc out and turn it upside down in the Writer after (of before) the data is written.
It's sickening to know how inexpensive it is to produce all of the above, vs the amount that is charged for said items. Do the margins really need to be that high? Where is all the profit going? I remember back in the day when 128MB of SD RAM cost $2/MB, while the chip it's self was about $0.02 to produce. As a retailer we were making a 10% margin on the stick, while the distributer was making about the same. Where did the other $200 go?
How about un-burrying it first. Considering the planet is a giant beach minus the water, the sand will likley cover all of our instrumentation many times over before we ever arrive.
How about the important question. Which entertains better dollar for dollar? Lets compare Titantic and Halo 2. 2 of the "best" in their genre.
3 Hour film in theater: $10 (1998)
10+ Views of 3 hour film on VHS/DVD: Another $20
10+ Hours single player gameplay: $50
100+ Hours Multiplayer Gameplay: Same $50
With all of the money floating around to promote videogames, I can't help but figure the fix was in.
There's no acadamey, we don't know who voted for these games specifically. I say it was fixed.
There's not a single Internet reviewer or published magazine who doesn't get their palms greased to give a good review now and then. EA has proven that they're willing to sell out in their games, and now they're buying awards as well.
Spike's award show was nothing more than a paid advertisement complete with titties to lure the average jock into wanting to buy stuff.. uh.. yeah.. huh...
We all know that "they" have already created the technology, but based on the fact that it would undoubtedly end humanity as we know it, "they" choose to not release the technology to the public and "they" stifle any attempts to broaden reasearch in said field.
The pre-recorded messages are always the worst. "This is an important message. It is dire that you call us back at the following number: 1-800-555-1234
We must speak with you on an urgent matter
The first time I got one of these, I thought something might have happened to a loved one... I quickly learned that if I answer the phone to a robot, I should hang up immediately.
EA has earned a name of being that Company who pumps out the same sports title ever year, with updated rosters, milking the cow for everything its worth.
EA is also the only company that literally FILLS it's games with billboards and advertisements.
EA now is becoming notorious with mistreating it's employees.
The problem is that this is a successful business model, and the only way to break it is to stop buying their games.
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Whether you like this article for the fun of it, or hate it because of it's clear 'purchased' quality, you have to admit that the prospect of both cutting and toasting a bagle in one stroke is highly appealing.
You might want to check your facts. If you check the same link over at Boing Boing you'll find that the refferal ID is 'source=1447', indicating that multiple sites are infact making money off these "News" posts. Interestingly enough, Boingboing is not as friendly as Slashdot in their post, but they've still got the referral.
Perhaps if the USA opens the border to Canadian Beef , softwood lumber, and settles all the other open trade disputes Canada could CONSIDER, reconsidering such a bill. But I doubt it.
For those who don't keep track, Canada is currently (however not necessarily for much longer) ruled by a Minority government. Chances of any bill that smells even vaguely of Controversy is slim to nil. Now if the Conservative party should take control, it's time to move to a country where freedom is free. Like Quebec.
Who actually releases anything on April Fools day anyway??
(Aside from Google calling everyone's bluff)
Apparently no one told the /. editors that April Fools day ends at noon.
If you set the date on your comp to Apr 2nd, you will see 2GB.
These are apples and oranges!
You're suggesting that the sole motivational factor here is avoiding fines. I'm pretty sure a nuclear power station has it's priority on safety for reasons slightly larger than avoiding a couple thousand dollar fine. At the same time the entertainment industry THRIVES on controversy and would be FAR more likley to test their boundaries in favour of higher profits than a power generation company.
The entertainment industry brings in far more capital than a powerstation does.
This is just an example of proportionate fines. Like charging a person for speeding based on their income. Why should someone not fear the penalty if they can easily afford the fine? I see no problem with this practice.
Since when has Doom3 been considered "Ground Breaking"? People have been running around in the dark with flashlights since I was a kid, and no doubt long before that.
Anyone can make a High poly game that requires excessive processing power. There's not really anything "Ground Breaking" about it aside from the process of burrying it under ground.
What's the matter Col. Sanders? Chicken?
If you own any of the James Bond collections, the following ones are on the list:
Dr. No.
Gold Finger
From Russia with Love
Man with the Golden Gun
Live and Let Die
I'm going to stake my claim right now.
FYI, it's Black and White only (No Colour) and you have to take the Disc out and turn it upside down in the Writer after (of before) the data is written.
Can your PDA access an exchange server? Blackberry's can.
It's sickening to know how inexpensive it is to produce all of the above, vs the amount that is charged for said items. Do the margins really need to be that high? Where is all the profit going? I remember back in the day when 128MB of SD RAM cost $2/MB, while the chip it's self was about $0.02 to produce. As a retailer we were making a 10% margin on the stick, while the distributer was making about the same. Where did the other $200 go?
More recently it was The Jackal (Bruce Willis & Richard Gere version)
How about un-burrying it first. Considering the planet is a giant beach minus the water, the sand will likley cover all of our instrumentation many times over before we ever arrive.
3 Hour film in theater: $10 (1998)
10+ Views of 3 hour film on VHS/DVD: Another $20
10+ Hours single player gameplay: $50
100+ Hours Multiplayer Gameplay: Same $50
No kidding.
With all of the money floating around to promote videogames, I can't help but figure the fix was in. There's no acadamey, we don't know who voted for these games specifically. I say it was fixed.
There's not a single Internet reviewer or published magazine who doesn't get their palms greased to give a good review now and then. EA has proven that they're willing to sell out in their games, and now they're buying awards as well.
Spike's award show was nothing more than a paid advertisement complete with titties to lure the average jock into wanting to buy stuff.. uh.. yeah.. huh...
There's a clip available as well.
Gives an idea of what is going on.
We all know that "they" have already created the technology, but based on the fact that it would undoubtedly end humanity as we know it, "they" choose to not release the technology to the public and "they" stifle any attempts to broaden reasearch in said field.
The pre-recorded messages are always the worst.
"This is an important message. It is dire that you call us back at the following number: 1-800-555-1234
We must speak with you on an urgent matter
The first time I got one of these, I thought something might have happened to a loved one... I quickly learned that if I answer the phone to a robot, I should hang up immediately.
The Windows Market Place even has an article on Firefox. If IE was a woman, she'd be calling Firefox a slut for sure.
EA has earned a name of being that Company who pumps out the same sports title ever year, with updated rosters, milking the cow for everything its worth.
EA is also the only company that literally FILLS it's games with billboards and advertisements.
EA now is becoming notorious with mistreating it's employees.
The problem is that this is a successful business model, and the only way to break it is to stop buying their games.