You are so full of shit. Slashdot has advertising. And I do not see an asterix next to your name. So fuck off with your holier-than-thou attitude.
Advertising IS ugly, IS ubiquitious, IS annoying, but sprouting shit like you won't use any advertising-supported product is so far up the hypocritical range it is fucking stupid.
"Addressing the issue recently, Matt Oppenheim, senior vice president of business and legal affairs at the RIAA, said that courts have already ruled that individuals are not anonymous when they publicly distribute music online."
I find it interesting that he states that your not allowed or should be disregarded of being anonymous when you distribute music online. What if i want to distribute my OWN music online, anonymously. Sure theres probably little reason for me to.
I find it disturbing that they seem to be confusing distributing music online with copyright violations.
You are a half-living, breathing testatement to the idiocy of the moderators around here. Your no-holds-barred Devil's Advocacy trolling really hooks em in, doesn't it?
Your not comparing a Pentium 4 2.6ghz to a Pentium 4 366mhz, so clock speed is not the only thing we have to worry about.
But lets just agree to disagree. I think programs may vary from high end to low end, and you obviously don't accept my viewpoint (not that there's anything wrong with that).
He mentioned that he found it slow, on his 366mhz. You compared with 2.5ghz. Im not discussing whether he was a troll, or his viewpoint was wrong, or anything. Im saying its fairly pointless to respond to someone saying its slow for him on his 366hmz, by saying, "Hey, its fine on my 2.5ghz rig". Im not saying your wrong in your view either.
Im saying its pointless to respond. Just like i spose i can't believe im wasting my time trying to explain this to you.
Im certainly interested in discussing a Celeron 366hmz. I find if programmers build programs with low-end computers in mind, the programs are more lightweight and more efficient, in General. Just because you see no point to the low-end discussion, doesn't mean everyone does.
And I would of loved to get my hands on a free Celeron 533. A old, slow box is always good for mucking around and messing with.
I assure you, I am thoroughly well trained in both the arts of reading and relevance. The latter you seem to be lacking.
I wasn't pointing out that your wrong in saying that x works better than y on a 2.5ghz system. Its just that you anecdote was completely incomparable, and therefore uncalled for.
And as for the argument that they should get with the times (or something similar to that), not everyone can afford or even need a newer system.
So if someone goes on about Mozilla in a near 2.5ghz environment, go right ahead with your view, as its perfectly valid. When someone is talking about a Celeron 366mhz, unless you can offer evidence that is comparable to that, its better advised to not offer an opinion. Your welcome to of course. But no-one would regard it if you did.
He said 366mhz. I know this might sound hard for you to grasp the concept of, but your anecdotes of testing on 2.5ghz systems do nothing to alter his, or anyone else's opinions.
If your only looking for a browser, there is no really no special need to download Mozilla, Firebird should work well by itself, as it has a much smaller footprint and load time.
While i enjoyed your 2 cents, its not about whether you think of blizzard when you hear *craft, its whether the 2 games (and their ownership) could be confused by a significant amount of end users. While you might not see a confusion, a lot less adept computer users, who aren't aware of a large software community on the internet, could potentially get confused.
I agree with your second point, though i do not believe the point of freecraft was even making a better version, but rather a similar free version.
You're a dolt. Do you think that the Freecraft team would of even named their game Freecraft, and designed it to be similar to Warcraft if Warcraft had even been made? Of course not.
That means, in plainer english, the Freecraft team are basing their ideas and name around another game, of which they obviously did not have permission. If blizzard wish to send them a cease and desist, due to a similarity and potential cause of problems, i see nothing ethically wrong with it. I'd be amazingly surprised if any of the people complaining about this had even played Freecraft, or even remotely cared for either Warcraft II or freecraft.
Im pretty sure blizzard doesn't really care about your entertainment dollars. I'm more than happy to continue buying their great products, as im sure quite a few other people are. They are not alienating anyone besides the 1% of game players who were not going to buy their game anyway, so i can't see the real point on making empty threats.
I remember before Diablo 1 came out, blizzard release the first dungeon level, well before the game came out, as a Demo.
It got me, and many others hooked on the game, and we couldn't wait till the real version came out.
More game companies are having enough trouble releasing the full game on time, but there is also a money factor involved in the delayed release of demo's.
If they have a good game, and they know it, they should really release a demo (and not a open beta) before the game is out. It certainly won't hurt their chances.
With the emergence of games shipping unfinished, with so many bugs and really pathetic gameplay, is it any wonder shareware is coming back. Its the simple phrase - "Try before you buy".
Most development houses are pushed these days by publishers to get games out in peak selling periods, and often these games are lacking in more than a few departments. Thats why shareware could work once more, especially with ease of purchase over the internet and bandwidth these days.
You come across as such a raving anti-apple zealot i find it hard to see how anyone takes you seriously, and hence, i suppose, the funny mod. Were all laughing at you, not with you.
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You are so full of shit. Slashdot has advertising. And I do not see an asterix next to your name. So fuck off with your holier-than-thou attitude.
Advertising IS ugly, IS ubiquitious, IS annoying, but sprouting shit like you won't use any advertising-supported product is so far up the hypocritical range it is fucking stupid.
"Addressing the issue recently, Matt Oppenheim, senior vice president of business and legal affairs at the RIAA, said that courts have already ruled that individuals are not anonymous when they publicly distribute music online."
I find it interesting that he states that your not allowed or should be disregarded of being anonymous when you distribute music online. What if i want to distribute my OWN music online, anonymously. Sure theres probably little reason for me to.
I find it disturbing that they seem to be confusing distributing music online with copyright violations.
And you complaining about this will do what exactly?
Unless it was to waste time, in that case you achieved your goal admirably.
Perhaps the dollar sign was a bit too much?
You are a half-living, breathing testatement to the idiocy of the moderators around here. Your no-holds-barred Devil's Advocacy trolling really hooks em in, doesn't it?
I thought you left slashdot? Why ruin our peace and quiet?
Want to discourage blogging? Why the FUCK are you here then?
Your not comparing a Pentium 4 2.6ghz to a Pentium 4 366mhz, so clock speed is not the only thing we have to worry about.
But lets just agree to disagree. I think programs may vary from high end to low end, and you obviously don't accept my viewpoint (not that there's anything wrong with that).
He mentioned that he found it slow, on his 366mhz. You compared with 2.5ghz. Im not discussing whether he was a troll, or his viewpoint was wrong, or anything. Im saying its fairly pointless to respond to someone saying its slow for him on his 366hmz, by saying, "Hey, its fine on my 2.5ghz rig". Im not saying your wrong in your view either.
Im saying its pointless to respond. Just like i spose i can't believe im wasting my time trying to explain this to you.
Im certainly interested in discussing a Celeron 366hmz. I find if programmers build programs with low-end computers in mind, the programs are more lightweight and more efficient, in General. Just because you see no point to the low-end discussion, doesn't mean everyone does.
And I would of loved to get my hands on a free Celeron 533. A old, slow box is always good for mucking around and messing with.
I assure you, I am thoroughly well trained in both the arts of reading and relevance. The latter you seem to be lacking.
I wasn't pointing out that your wrong in saying that x works better than y on a 2.5ghz system. Its just that you anecdote was completely incomparable, and therefore uncalled for.
And as for the argument that they should get with the times (or something similar to that), not everyone can afford or even need a newer system.
So if someone goes on about Mozilla in a near 2.5ghz environment, go right ahead with your view, as its perfectly valid. When someone is talking about a Celeron 366mhz, unless you can offer evidence that is comparable to that, its better advised to not offer an opinion. Your welcome to of course. But no-one would regard it if you did.
He said 366mhz. I know this might sound hard for you to grasp the concept of, but your anecdotes of testing on 2.5ghz systems do nothing to alter his, or anyone else's opinions.
If your only looking for a browser, there is no really no special need to download Mozilla, Firebird should work well by itself, as it has a much smaller footprint and load time.
0.2 Release Candidate is out.
Do you want them to upgrade, or just add new features with the old bloat?
Seriously.
You realize thats the only comeback insecure fuckheads who make a idiot of themselves in a post have?
The guy who didn't know shit about Milli Vanilli was a moron. Not a Troll.
Well Said.
Free Virtual Cookie to you Sir!
While i enjoyed your 2 cents, its not about whether you think of blizzard when you hear *craft, its whether the 2 games (and their ownership) could be confused by a significant amount of end users. While you might not see a confusion, a lot less adept computer users, who aren't aware of a large software community on the internet, could potentially get confused.
I agree with your second point, though i do not believe the point of freecraft was even making a better version, but rather a similar free version.
You're a dolt. Do you think that the Freecraft team would of even named their game Freecraft, and designed it to be similar to Warcraft if Warcraft had even been made? Of course not.
That means, in plainer english, the Freecraft team are basing their ideas and name around another game, of which they obviously did not have permission. If blizzard wish to send them a cease and desist, due to a similarity and potential cause of problems, i see nothing ethically wrong with it. I'd be amazingly surprised if any of the people complaining about this had even played Freecraft, or even remotely cared for either Warcraft II or freecraft.
Im pretty sure blizzard doesn't really care about your entertainment dollars. I'm more than happy to continue buying their great products, as im sure quite a few other people are. They are not alienating anyone besides the 1% of game players who were not going to buy their game anyway, so i can't see the real point on making empty threats.
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Am i the only person in the world who likes the new metallica album?
I remember before Diablo 1 came out, blizzard release the first dungeon level, well before the game came out, as a Demo.
It got me, and many others hooked on the game, and we couldn't wait till the real version came out.
More game companies are having enough trouble releasing the full game on time, but there is also a money factor involved in the delayed release of demo's.
If they have a good game, and they know it, they should really release a demo (and not a open beta) before the game is out. It certainly won't hurt their chances.
With the emergence of games shipping unfinished, with so many bugs and really pathetic gameplay, is it any wonder shareware is coming back. Its the simple phrase - "Try before you buy".
Most development houses are pushed these days by publishers to get games out in peak selling periods, and often these games are lacking in more than a few departments. Thats why shareware could work once more, especially with ease of purchase over the internet and bandwidth these days.
You come across as such a raving anti-apple zealot i find it hard to see how anyone takes you seriously, and hence, i suppose, the funny mod. Were all laughing at you, not with you.
Exactly. RIAA are near enough to get on Jerry Springer, while SCO's claims are only enough to get them on a talk show with Ricki Lake. Pathetic!
"maintain cmdrtaco's dog rectum fetish"
Again, lame and not funny. If you cannot be humourous, don't try at all.
And so, please mod parent down. Redundant.