Do what I do. Buy all your games with a credit card. If a store refuses to allow me to return a piece-of-crap, I dispute the charge with my credit card company. Usually just telling the store owner that will get me a refund. That, and telling him I won't ever shop that again (especially when I spend a lot of money there).
And so what? Random House defines it as the "act of stealing." The intent (depriving owner) does not change it from being theft. Stealing is theft. The reason you stole doesn't change it. Your post is exactly what my argument is about. It is all rhetoric. Stretching an argument to an illogical conclusion does not prove your point. Murder is more than just killing. The definition of murder DOES include intent, even in its colloquial meaning.
Saying software piracy is not theft is semantical bullshit. It may not be defined in the law as such, but it is still theft (as traditionally defined). It is taking something that does not belong to you. Rhetoric and legalise does not change that fact.
Wow, I thought I was alone in this. Every time I even dare question the greatness that is steam in a forum, I get pounced on. I once has steam complaining "game unavailable" when I wanted to play HL2. When I asked for help in the steam forum, everyone jumped all over me. It was somehow my fault, or my firewall, or my computer. It could not possible be a problem with steam. Well, it was.
As someone who has been buying software for 30 yrs., I know that. I didn't say that software is not licensed. I'm saying I don't like that model. I'm saying if I buy a CD of software, I SHOULD own it. I don't have a problem with Steam as a sales or distribution model. I have a problem with Steam dictating to me when I can play the game. Yes, I know there is an off-line mode, but it does not work well and still requirement periodic authentication. Besides, if I go and buy a CD or DVD, steam should be irrelevent. I should never need it to install and play the game. Nor should they be able to stop me from reselling the game if I want. That is the doctrine of first sale.
And by doing so, they will lose a sale with me. I too love the HL series, but I will never buy another game with steam in it. I will never again give a publisher that much money and have them maintain that must control over when, where, and how I play MY games. If I pay for it, it is mine. And no, I don't buy into the whole "you license software, you don't buy it" crap. Having to ask permission everytime I want to play HL2 is disgusting.
I second that! I'm sick of games released in beta, $50 shooters I can finish in a few hours, and I can really, really sick of all these copy-protection schemes. I pay for even game I get, and I buy a lot of them. I should have my game phoning home to ask mommy if I am allowed to pay, or ones that cause my system to become slow or unstable.
If this thing is as hyped, I've been waiting for something like this for a long time. I have a lot of manuals and documents that I have to read. They are very large PDF files, so I don't want to waste the paper printing them out. But I really, really hate trying to read them while sitting in front of the computer. I was thinking about buying a tablet just for this purpose, but it seems like a waste of money to buy one just to read docs more comfortably. I've look at all the ebook devices out there, and even besides all the differing formats, they all seemed to be laking.
They are not adding a garbage collector to the language. They are adding a smart pointer that will automatically call delete when all handles (pointers, references) to a heap allocated object goes out of scope. It just automates what you would have to do anyways. There is no additional overhead of a GC.
No, that is never a problem namespace clashes. namespaces are open. You can always import the two different plugins into new namespaces. Collisions are easily handled. This is not the case with clashing naming schemes such as the "foo_bar" example.
Thanks. This obviously took you a lot of time. I could have sworn when I initially registered my domains, that I read somewhere that you were only required to put true info in your WHOIS info if the domain was used for business. I guess I misread it.
Why? Though all my post can be attributed to me, do you really think my real name is "drxenos"? "Anonymous Cowards" are not affected by what they post. No one know who wrote it. They are not affected by how the post is moderated. By having a handle, we can still have privacy, but be somewhat responsible for what we post. All my post are tied to the same entity, and so a history of what kinds of posts I typically generate. My post history and my karma show what kind of poster I am, and still allow my anonymity. Posting anonymously allows one to post nasty, untrue, or unfair diatribe without any responsiblity whatsoever.
Is it really true someone can have your domain revoked because your WHIOS info is fake? Can you point me to where it says this. My info is fake, but it's for privacy. If what you say it true, I'll get an PO box. What if you have a real address, but fake phone number or no number? The only item in mine that is real is the email address, so I can still get expiration notices.
If that is your problem, yours is a problem with source control and configuration management. You should not be relying on comments for change history information.
Yeah, this problem exists even with their separate cards. I have a Radeon 9700 Pro and a TV Wonder Pro. I've forgotten many times to remember to go get the new DVD decoder, and have the TV option disappear from the media options.
I've always like the ATI TV tuners. Very easy to use. But I've always hated that their software won't record signals that have Macrovision in them. I had bought an ATI a few years ago to copy my VHS tapes to DVD. When one plays that is protect by Macrovision, the record button disables. Luckily it is (was?) only in the software, and their cards work well with all the open source stuff out there (virtualdub).
I've been a real-time embedded programmer for years. You seem to have a misunderstanding what "real-time" means. It does not mean really fast. It means you have hard dead-lines that must not be missed. The amount of time can be any required. You can have a hard dead-line of several minutes to hours. That is why having a good RTOS is so important. It is not, necessarily, important to have really, really fast context switches (though faster is always better). It is important that they are always deterministic with respect to time. Determinism makes it possible to prove you can always meet your dead-lines.
I agree and was going to write the samething. The thing that I really hated about the movie was the main character was a total pushover. Even time she learned something new that was vital, she would just share it with the powers-that-be and they would screw her over again. I would have held it over their heads after the first time they screw me. Of course, I'm more of an asshole than some.
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Do what I do. Buy all your games with a credit card. If a store refuses to allow me to return a piece-of-crap, I dispute the charge with my credit card company. Usually just telling the store owner that will get me a refund. That, and telling him I won't ever shop that again (especially when I spend a lot of money there).
Wow, where do you live? The EB near me doesn't do that!
And so what? Random House defines it as the "act of stealing." The intent (depriving owner) does not change it from being theft. Stealing is theft. The reason you stole doesn't change it. Your post is exactly what my argument is about. It is all rhetoric. Stretching an argument to an illogical conclusion does not prove your point. Murder is more than just killing. The definition of murder DOES include intent, even in its colloquial meaning.
Saying software piracy is not theft is semantical bullshit. It may not be defined in the law as such, but it is still theft (as traditionally defined). It is taking something that does not belong to you. Rhetoric and legalise does not change that fact.
Wow, I thought I was alone in this. Every time I even dare question the greatness that is steam in a forum, I get pounced on. I once has steam complaining "game unavailable" when I wanted to play HL2. When I asked for help in the steam forum, everyone jumped all over me. It was somehow my fault, or my firewall, or my computer. It could not possible be a problem with steam. Well, it was.
As someone who has been buying software for 30 yrs., I know that. I didn't say that software is not licensed. I'm saying I don't like that model. I'm saying if I buy a CD of software, I SHOULD own it. I don't have a problem with Steam as a sales or distribution model. I have a problem with Steam dictating to me when I can play the game. Yes, I know there is an off-line mode, but it does not work well and still requirement periodic authentication. Besides, if I go and buy a CD or DVD, steam should be irrelevent. I should never need it to install and play the game. Nor should they be able to stop me from reselling the game if I want. That is the doctrine of first sale.
And by doing so, they will lose a sale with me. I too love the HL series, but I will never buy another game with steam in it. I will never again give a publisher that much money and have them maintain that must control over when, where, and how I play MY games. If I pay for it, it is mine. And no, I don't buy into the whole "you license software, you don't buy it" crap. Having to ask permission everytime I want to play HL2 is disgusting.
I second that! I'm sick of games released in beta, $50 shooters I can finish in a few hours, and I can really, really sick of all these copy-protection schemes. I pay for even game I get, and I buy a lot of them. I should have my game phoning home to ask mommy if I am allowed to pay, or ones that cause my system to become slow or unstable.
OK, how did you turn the frickin' thing off???
Really? You don't think the docs will scale down well?
If this thing is as hyped, I've been waiting for something like this for a long time. I have a lot of manuals and documents that I have to read. They are very large PDF files, so I don't want to waste the paper printing them out. But I really, really hate trying to read them while sitting in front of the computer. I was thinking about buying a tablet just for this purpose, but it seems like a waste of money to buy one just to read docs more comfortably. I've look at all the ebook devices out there, and even besides all the differing formats, they all seemed to be laking.
I had a professor that was fond of saying, "education is the one thing you pay so much for, hoping to get so little of."
They are not adding a garbage collector to the language. They are adding a smart pointer that will automatically call delete when all handles (pointers, references) to a heap allocated object goes out of scope. It just automates what you would have to do anyways. There is no additional overhead of a GC.
No, that is never a problem namespace clashes. namespaces are open. You can always import the two different plugins into new namespaces. Collisions are easily handled. This is not the case with clashing naming schemes such as the "foo_bar" example.
Thanks. This obviously took you a lot of time. I could have sworn when I initially registered my domains, that I read somewhere that you were only required to put true info in your WHOIS info if the domain was used for business. I guess I misread it.
Why? Though all my post can be attributed to me, do you really think my real name is "drxenos"? "Anonymous Cowards" are not affected by what they post. No one know who wrote it. They are not affected by how the post is moderated. By having a handle, we can still have privacy, but be somewhat responsible for what we post. All my post are tied to the same entity, and so a history of what kinds of posts I typically generate. My post history and my karma show what kind of poster I am, and still allow my anonymity. Posting anonymously allows one to post nasty, untrue, or unfair diatribe without any responsiblity whatsoever.
Is it really true someone can have your domain revoked because your WHIOS info is fake? Can you point me to where it says this. My info is fake, but it's for privacy. If what you say it true, I'll get an PO box. What if you have a real address, but fake phone number or no number? The only item in mine that is real is the email address, so I can still get expiration notices.
If that is your problem, yours is a problem with source control and configuration management. You should not be relying on comments for change history information.
I completely agree. It's my pet peeve to. I hate seeing code littered with that crap! That is what your configuration management system is for!
Hey, that's the future ex-Mrs. DrXenos you are talking about!
Yeah, this problem exists even with their separate cards. I have a Radeon 9700 Pro and a TV Wonder Pro. I've forgotten many times to remember to go get the new DVD decoder, and have the TV option disappear from the media options.
I've always like the ATI TV tuners. Very easy to use. But I've always hated that their software won't record signals that have Macrovision in them. I had bought an ATI a few years ago to copy my VHS tapes to DVD. When one plays that is protect by Macrovision, the record button disables. Luckily it is (was?) only in the software, and their cards work well with all the open source stuff out there (virtualdub).
There are quirks in integral calculus that lead to solutions such as 1=0 and 1=-1.
I've been a real-time embedded programmer for years. You seem to have a misunderstanding what "real-time" means. It does not mean really fast. It means you have hard dead-lines that must not be missed. The amount of time can be any required. You can have a hard dead-line of several minutes to hours. That is why having a good RTOS is so important. It is not, necessarily, important to have really, really fast context switches (though faster is always better). It is important that they are always deterministic with respect to time. Determinism makes it possible to prove you can always meet your dead-lines.
I agree and was going to write the samething. The thing that I really hated about the movie was the main character was a total pushover. Even time she learned something new that was vital, she would just share it with the powers-that-be and they would screw her over again. I would have held it over their heads after the first time they screw me. Of course, I'm more of an asshole than some.