I found Full Spectrum Warrior to be more like a puzzle game. Each level was designed with specific challenges. Move to cover here, flank insurgent there and so on. As you said, a single mistake could be devastating, but unlike sokoban you can recover. Albeit by trudging back to the healing point. I did like that feature, but when I started thinking of the game in that fashion, it sort of lost its appeal.
Maybe the game was more dynamic than that, but for some reason it stopped being interesting for me and I moved on to other games.
This situation highlights the gap between technology and policy. My guess is, that if things don't get completely ignored after this news item falls from focus, then whatever policy changes are implemented will be ponderous and draconian and will not prevent this scenario from recurring.
I've never thought of the possibility of multiple singularities, but now that you mention it I'd want to hold out for singularity 2.1. My guess is that the initial alpha would discourage future releases.
If you deny link posting abilities of ACs then the terry wrists have won.
Seriously though,/. has moderation to nullify trolls, and suggesting that ACs are so massively censored for minuscule gains is short-sighted and counter productive.
If you believe that ACs cannot be trusted then you have the power to change your settings to mod them below your threshold. Any argument you can make for displaying AC comments that don't contain links is equally valid for AC comments that contain links.
My understanding was that the pervasive DRM in Vista has unacceptable impact on non-DRM aspects of the operating system. Such as throttling network traffic whilst playing unencumbered MP3s.
If print media is dying, maybe netcraft will confirm such.
In the worst case it's the beginning of the end for newspapers. It is important to remember that the difference between news on dead trees and news on your screen is only a quantum leap. A newspaper is not just about printing stories on paper, there's a whole organisation devoted towards gathering and processing information. Think of it as changing graphics libraries.
Also, as easy as it is to passively absorb some spiel from a newscaster, I can absorb information faster through text --probably by an order or magnitude. I can also do so at my leisure. I can't recall the last time that I had a full half hour to suffer through the evening news.
When genetically engineered crops are sprayed with reduced amounts of pesticide/herbicide, more of the pests/weeds are able to develop resistance to said pesticide/herbicide.
However, studies have indicated that despite the increase in usage of GM crops, herbicide usage in the US has increased. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GMCIPU.php
This is due in part to increased resistances developing amongst the weed community.
All game protection methods are, like DRM, exploitable by definition. The publishers want to make it hard enough for joe user to increase their initial sales, before the hype dies down. Before people can find sufficient information about a game to decide that it sucks without buying.
Perhaps if publishers were able to provide some sort of incentive to the player to tie into an on-line activation/validation then people would have more incentive to support the publisher. Or they can continue to treat their paying customers as cretinous criminals. Hopefully the market will reward the former business model.
The majority of the gravitational force that generates our tides is provided by the moon, so this would be Lunar power. Proponents could be considered loonies.
My understanding is that some airlines use name shaming over the intercom to discourage enthusiastic canoodling and such. e.g. "Mr Ted Johnson, could you please refrain for that inappropriate behaviour!"
I'm sure something similar could be used to discourage deviant passengers. Although I'd pretty much guarantee that they'd have the capability to disable your screen if you tried to be a dick.
The problems yo've experienced are largely due to a poor interface design.
Whenever an executable tries to make a connection to another host through the firewall, the following information should be displayed:
program is trying to open a connection to target-ip[hostname] on port
Then the following options should be available:
Always allow program to connect to target:port
Always allow program to connect to any host on port
Always allow program to connect to target on any port
Allow this connection for this session
Block this connection for this session
Permanently block this connection
It may seem to be too detailed, but the dumb-ass user will get by by selecting block everything or allow everything to their tastes.
It'd also be nice to have application profiles set up, so that after you first install foo-fox and it tries to connect the first time you can select an application profile: 'web browser' that will open up the appropriate ports.
Seems remarkably short-sighted to me, similar to games publishers complaining about re-selling games. The fact that there is a secondary market adds robustness to the primary market.
I imagine the market will adapt and consumer electronics will be made in such a way that it will be easy for manufacturers to rebadge their older stock as the latest product. In any case it will contribute to the already massive depreciation of electronic gear and may even reduce the quality of the goods further.
What do you mean? Australia does have a population of twenty million, but only one of the accused is an Aussie.
We're also convicts, not pirates, Arrrr!
I suppose it's amusing that in the media here the Australian Wheat Board's corrupt dealing with Saddam are in the spotlight, yet the seppos are after some warez-weenie. Good thing the kid didn't speak out against intelligent design or something or they would have sent a team of deniable assets to take him out.
Does this mean that I can get a new beanie that will protect me from the mind-controlling probes of the government, but not make me look more like a freak?
that "Enterprise class" is management-speak for pay-through-the-nose. There has and always will be a deep suspicion against low-cost or free(as in beer) products. There's plenty of stuff on the market that people can't give away that is sold to schmucks everywhere.
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Or is that different because the carrier gets their slice of the pie?
Maybe the game was more dynamic than that, but for some reason it stopped being interesting for me and I moved on to other games.
This situation highlights the gap between technology and policy. My guess is, that if things don't get completely ignored after this news item falls from focus, then whatever policy changes are implemented will be ponderous and draconian and will not prevent this scenario from recurring.
For ten and a half hours, the officer was on hold.
...about their products that are in beta for lengthy periods.
Facebook is my biggest source of spam, regaling me with the online exploits of people I once kinda knew.
Have they realized Vista is an O/S about nothing?
I've never thought of the possibility of multiple singularities, but now that you mention it I'd want to hold out for singularity 2.1. My guess is that the initial alpha would discourage future releases.
If you deny link posting abilities of ACs then the terry wrists have won.
/. has moderation to nullify trolls, and suggesting that ACs are so massively censored for minuscule gains is short-sighted and counter productive.
If you believe that ACs cannot be trusted then you have the power to change your settings to mod them below your threshold. Any argument you can make for displaying AC comments that don't contain links is equally valid for AC comments that contain links.
Seriously though,
My understanding was that the pervasive DRM in Vista has unacceptable impact on non-DRM aspects of the operating system. Such as throttling network traffic whilst playing unencumbered MP3s.
In the worst case it's the beginning of the end for newspapers. It is important to remember that the difference between news on dead trees and news on your screen is only a quantum leap. A newspaper is not just about printing stories on paper, there's a whole organisation devoted towards gathering and processing information. Think of it as changing graphics libraries.
Also, as easy as it is to passively absorb some spiel from a newscaster, I can absorb information faster through text --probably by an order or magnitude. I can also do so at my leisure. I can't recall the last time that I had a full half hour to suffer through the evening news.
Well Military equipment is built by the lowest bidder. Maybe if they'd aimed for a Yugo instead of a Trabant. (Car analogy FTW!)
When genetically engineered crops are sprayed with reduced amounts of pesticide/herbicide, more of the pests/weeds are able to develop resistance to said pesticide/herbicide.
However, studies have indicated that despite the increase in usage of GM crops, herbicide usage in the US has increased. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GMCIPU.php
This is due in part to increased resistances developing amongst the weed community.
Even the acronym is broken. Isn't WEP one of the contributors to the bollocksy promotion of extra bits for security instead of a better model?
I would call it frivolous if the reasons I had for believing you have done me harm are obviously flimsy and constitute a gross lack of due diligence.
All game protection methods are, like DRM, exploitable by definition. The publishers want to make it hard enough for joe user to increase their initial sales, before the hype dies down. Before people can find sufficient information about a game to decide that it sucks without buying. Perhaps if publishers were able to provide some sort of incentive to the player to tie into an on-line activation/validation then people would have more incentive to support the publisher. Or they can continue to treat their paying customers as cretinous criminals. Hopefully the market will reward the former business model.
The majority of the gravitational force that generates our tides is provided by the moon, so this would be Lunar power. Proponents could be considered loonies.
My understanding is that some airlines use name shaming over the intercom to discourage enthusiastic canoodling and such. e.g. "Mr Ted Johnson, could you please refrain for that inappropriate behaviour!" I'm sure something similar could be used to discourage deviant passengers. Although I'd pretty much guarantee that they'd have the capability to disable your screen if you tried to be a dick.
The problems yo've experienced are largely due to a poor interface design.
Whenever an executable tries to make a connection to another host through the firewall, the following information should be displayed:
program is trying to open a connection to target-ip[hostname] on port
Then the following options should be available:
- Permanently block this connection
It may seem to be too detailed, but the dumb-ass user will get by by selecting block everything or allow everything to their tastes. It'd also be nice to have application profiles set up, so that after you first install foo-fox and it tries to connect the first time you can select an application profile: 'web browser' that will open up the appropriate ports.Seems remarkably short-sighted to me, similar to games publishers complaining about re-selling games. The fact that there is a secondary market adds robustness to the primary market.
I imagine the market will adapt and consumer electronics will be made in such a way that it will be easy for manufacturers to rebadge their older stock as the latest product. In any case it will contribute to the already massive depreciation of electronic gear and may even reduce the quality of the goods further.
What do you mean? Australia does have a population of twenty million, but only one of the accused is an Aussie.
We're also convicts, not pirates, Arrrr!
I suppose it's amusing that in the media here the Australian Wheat Board's corrupt dealing with Saddam are in the spotlight, yet the seppos are after some warez-weenie. Good thing the kid didn't speak out against intelligent design or something or they would have sent a team of deniable assets to take him out.
Georgie Dubya makes kinda the same mistake.
I don't think that'll catch on.
Double the strength by polishing? Seems a bit strange...maybe some early pork-barrelling or deficiencies in the manufacturing process.
Pity it wasn't around in time for Doohan's final journey into the undiscovered country.
that "Enterprise class" is management-speak for pay-through-the-nose. There has and always will be a deep suspicion against low-cost or free(as in beer) products. There's plenty of stuff on the market that people can't give away that is sold to schmucks everywhere.