...you have to wonder if their overactive legal team will be targetting double glazing manufacturers next?
Or Office for that matter! This whole discussion makes no sense whatsoever. Windows as a word does not infringe, unless it is accompanied by the word Microsoft.
It's like McDonalds sueing every fastfood-place in the world for using the words Milkshake or Hamburger.
EA ruined the Command & Conquer series for me, which used to be a pretty cool strategy game w/o any of that US/Chinese army VS. the terrorists-*crap*. Not only did the game feel bloated, but also the storyline was untimely (released during or shortly after Afghanistan), so that it wasn't fun playing it for long.
I only mention this because the story of Desert Strike already deals with similar themes, so I don't see how EA can *improve* it. Personally, I play games to escape the news, _not_ to relive it.
that it's a matter between the game-maker and the console-maker. If that is what they decide on, similar to X-Box & Splintercell, then it is their right to do so. Of course it sucks for consumers who DON'T own a PS2, but that is why they do it of course... Just like I have to buy a happy meal, just to get the toy:(
You generalise in saying that moral ground is not neccesarily higher ground, or something equally vague. It is more objective to focus on the specific issues rather than doing a generalised comparison based on some shady figures in the UN or wherever. The issue discussed here is free software not moral ground. And in this case, the UN stands on _higher_ moral ground than your so-called equally moral US does.
At least not at first. Most respectable programs will have a trial version out. And there are plenty of freeware/open source alternatives.
Good programs, I've encountered have been RegSupreme, Norton SystemWorks, AdAware, SpyBot, and numerous others.
AFAIK the crack to Photoshop CS has already been released weeks ago. Not that I sympathise in this case, but any self-respecting hacker will see it as a challenge to break such rules, especially when it receives attention in the press.
Maybe this is just another sign that cash is an inferior medium, and there needs be a better alternative?
I've already posted a reply here, but here's another observation regarding mental conditions. There seems to be a name for anything and everything. Whenever someone is feeling down there are like at least 20 different reasons why this could be so, but that does not mean that there is a corresponding cure. Maybe, hey this person recently lost a job or a something else happened, and because of that he/she does not feel comfortable around people. This is called 'social phobia'. 1st thing people ask themselves is: "is there a cure for that?". The most-likely answer will be to do expensive group-therapy, maybe swallow some generic pills. In the end that person will only feel better after she/he will have beaten those feelings. But isn't it normal to feel bad, after something bad happens? Isn't the purpose of this feeling that people do something about it, instead of giving up and laying it all in the hand of some 'doctor'? We live in a stressful world, and it's natural to be burned out or whatever, and in that situation the best is to take it easy! Regain strength and start all over again. As long as our environment is dynamic, we have to be so as well. There is no perfect balance between our minds and this world, except if we live under simple, static conditions like at home with our parents when we're children, in a hospital when we're ill, or in Tibet maybe, before the Chinese invaded it.
Sorry about this rant, but this kind of defeatist attitude is what I have noticed recently in some soc_phob-newsgroup I signed on to. These people just don't seem to get that there is no cure that others can give them. It is all within themselves!
Yup, I'm one of those...
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Interesting that it comes up now, because after reading about Asperger
Syndrome in this Slashdot-article a few days ago, I actually went to an AS-support group and asked whether I had it. Embarrassing, I know. Luckily the people on the forum turned out to be quite friendly and as it turns out my symptoms are more related to a mild case of social phobia.
If something is wrong with a person, the internet can serve as a useful tool during the initial information-finding phase. The unguided nature of the internet does carry the risk of misidentifying or imagining diseases or conditions. It should therefore never be used as a substitute for professional help!
I think it's perfectly natural to turn down a promotion, if you like what you are doing at the time.
(IMO) a non-exclusive list of when promotions should be accepted is:
- you are overqualified for your current position and are confident that you can handle more responsibility
- your cost of living has increased through e.g. a child (more applicable for a raise maybe)
In any case, if a promotional offer should arise, it would be wise to properly communicate your reasons for accepting/declining the offer. A company's decisions are all about value. If you can convince them that you are of more value to them in your current position, they may understand on the basis of you clarifying that to them.
Then again, doomsday scenario, the new position may be taken over by an ***hole or the management already consists of ***holes, and you will never get that chance again.
In any equation concerning decisionmaking, people are the non-quantifiable variable...
Filesharing is never going to stop, unless the internet becomes fully (yes I mean fully) regulated. And that probably starts with the ISP. Of course, it can not be assumed that all countries would do such a thing, [sarcasm]them not being free and all[/s], so mileage would vary from country to country.
And why should this not be so? Newspapers and TV are regulated to not portray content, which is questionable or even illegal. Free speech will not disappear. And services, which do cost money to produce, no matter how irrelevant or distant they seem over the internet, should be compensated appropriately as the market dictates. Good content will be rewarded, bad content dismissed, and nobody get something for nothing.
That being said, I'm a ferocious P2P-user myself, and have often thought about the *crime* I commit everyday. I do repent, but profit from the anarchy, that is the internet, as any *sane* person would do anyway...
The HD DVD format, as opposed to the Blu-Ray standard, involves minimal changes to the manufacturing plants that currently produce DVDs. This should allow for a smoother transition for consumers to adopt this new format.
I don't see how making it easier for manufacturers to change their product will make it easier for consumers to switch over?
Is that another one of those 1 + ? = profit jokes?
That is true, but very often programmers themselves have trouble (or do not bother) communicating what *exactly* they are working on, which, for a layman, is a prerequisite to understanding.
This has got to be one of the more flawless and better choreographed films, which had my attention all the way. It feels like a manga. If violence, blood and a beautiful asian heroine is your thing, then I highly recommend this movie. A review can be found here and another (more ltd. review) here.
Very few films comming out of Hollywood caught my imagination this year. Pirates of the Caribean and the Matrix were the biggest ones I guess, not neccessarily the best though. Some other good ones include Kill Bill Vol. 1, the Hulk, American Splendor, and of course, Sea Biscuit.
And I have very high expectations of Return of the King.
1) Cheap tablet-PC, which is partially subsidised by government, and partially charged to the citizen. The citizen can pay for the sake of convenience i.e. voting from home.
2) 1 machine per household, voting requires a valid ID or passport.
3) Some sort of internet-connection.
4) Citizen involvement during elections and for major events, which require a vote (then we can really see if the majority supports a war or not).
I don't have a problem with an integrated update, as long as it alerts me, instead of downloading updates straightaway. Getting a message like "There's an update availabe, which fixes important security flaws" would definitely get my attention and get me to check for that update.
Having worked for an online retailer for quite some time, I know that the average European does not use or have a creditcard. For example, when ordering at Amazon.de (Germany), you can pay via bank-transfer, which is much more common in Germany, than paying by credicard. Yet X-Box (the only system I can speak for) requires a creditcard to connect to it's Live-system.
Broadband is pretty widespread, and not too expensive either, is not as relevant a factor as this.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not just as plausible that some occult tribe uses cattle in it's rituals?
And yes I am a sceptic, especially when I'm supposed to take something unproven for a fact.
being famous, that is!
A musician in today's pop-industry has become a tool to promote various related products like clothes, jewelery, cars, food, etc. An "artist's" income is not restricted to record-sales alone, they are just a way to rate his popularity and as such his value.
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...you have to wonder if their overactive legal team will be targetting double glazing manufacturers next?
Or Office for that matter! This whole discussion makes no sense whatsoever. Windows as a word does not infringe, unless it is accompanied by the word Microsoft.
It's like McDonalds sueing every fastfood-place in the world for using the words Milkshake or Hamburger.
EA ruined the Command & Conquer series for me, which used to be a pretty cool strategy game w/o any of that US/Chinese army VS. the terrorists-*crap*. Not only did the game feel bloated, but also the storyline was untimely (released during or shortly after Afghanistan), so that it wasn't fun playing it for long.
I only mention this because the story of Desert Strike already deals with similar themes, so I don't see how EA can *improve* it. Personally, I play games to escape the news, _not_ to relive it.
that it's a matter between the game-maker and the console-maker. If that is what they decide on, similar to X-Box & Splintercell, then it is their right to do so. Of course it sucks for consumers who DON'T own a PS2, but that is why they do it of course... Just like I have to buy a happy meal, just to get the toy :(
You generalise in saying that moral ground is not neccesarily higher ground, or something equally vague. It is more objective to focus on the specific issues rather than doing a generalised comparison based on some shady figures in the UN or wherever. The issue discussed here is free software not moral ground. And in this case, the UN stands on _higher_ moral ground than your so-called equally moral US does.
At least not at first. Most respectable programs will have a trial version out. And there are plenty of freeware/open source alternatives.
Good programs, I've encountered have been RegSupreme, Norton SystemWorks, AdAware, SpyBot, and numerous others.
AFAIK the crack to Photoshop CS has already been released weeks ago. Not that I sympathise in this case, but any self-respecting hacker will see it as a challenge to break such rules, especially when it receives attention in the press.
Maybe this is just another sign that cash is an inferior medium, and there needs be a better alternative?
I've already posted a reply here, but here's another observation regarding mental conditions. There seems to be a name for anything and everything. Whenever someone is feeling down there are like at least 20 different reasons why this could be so, but that does not mean that there is a corresponding cure. Maybe, hey this person recently lost a job or a something else happened, and because of that he/she does not feel comfortable around people. This is called 'social phobia'. 1st thing people ask themselves is: "is there a cure for that?". The most-likely answer will be to do expensive group-therapy, maybe swallow some generic pills. In the end that person will only feel better after she/he will have beaten those feelings.
But isn't it normal to feel bad, after something bad happens? Isn't the purpose of this feeling that people do something about it, instead of giving up and laying it all in the hand of some 'doctor'? We live in a stressful world, and it's natural to be burned out or whatever, and in that situation the best is to take it easy! Regain strength and start all over again.
As long as our environment is dynamic, we have to be so as well. There is no perfect balance between our minds and this world, except if we live under simple, static conditions like at home with our parents when we're children, in a hospital when we're ill, or in Tibet maybe, before the Chinese invaded it.
Sorry about this rant, but this kind of defeatist attitude is what I have noticed recently in some soc_phob-newsgroup I signed on to. These people just don't seem to get that there is no cure that others can give them. It is all within themselves!
Interesting that it comes up now, because after reading about Asperger Syndrome in this Slashdot-article a few days ago, I actually went to an AS-support group and asked whether I had it. Embarrassing, I know. Luckily the people on the forum turned out to be quite friendly and as it turns out my symptoms are more related to a mild case of social phobia.
If something is wrong with a person, the internet can serve as a useful tool during the initial information-finding phase. The unguided nature of the internet does carry the risk of misidentifying or imagining diseases or conditions. It should therefore never be used as a substitute for professional help!
I think it's perfectly natural to turn down a promotion, if you like what you are doing at the time.
(IMO) a non-exclusive list of when promotions should be accepted is:
- you are overqualified for your current position and are confident that you can handle more responsibility
- your cost of living has increased through e.g. a child (more applicable for a raise maybe)
In any case, if a promotional offer should arise, it would be wise to properly communicate your reasons for accepting/declining the offer. A company's decisions are all about value. If you can convince them that you are of more value to them in your current position, they may understand on the basis of you clarifying that to them.
Then again, doomsday scenario, the new position may be taken over by an ***hole or the management already consists of ***holes, and you will never get that chance again.
In any equation concerning decisionmaking, people are the non-quantifiable variable...
Finally the riddle to where breasts come from has been solved...
Eh, explain the difference please? As long as this "Leak" is unverified by Microsoft, it has the same status as a "Rumor" in my book.
I've not noticed any negative effects, but the best way to find out is to test it and decide for yourself ;)
Filesharing is never going to stop, unless the internet becomes fully (yes I mean fully) regulated. And that probably starts with the ISP. Of course, it can not be assumed that all countries would do such a thing, [sarcasm]them not being free and all[/s], so mileage would vary from country to country.
And why should this not be so? Newspapers and TV are regulated to not portray content, which is questionable or even illegal. Free speech will not disappear. And services, which do cost money to produce, no matter how irrelevant or distant they seem over the internet, should be compensated appropriately as the market dictates. Good content will be rewarded, bad content dismissed, and nobody get something for nothing.
That being said, I'm a ferocious P2P-user myself, and have often thought about the *crime* I commit everyday. I do repent, but profit from the anarchy, that is the internet, as any *sane* person would do anyway...
goto your current firebird-profile and create or edit a file called: user.js
// This one makes a huge difference. Last value in milliseconds (default is 250)
// Enable pipelining:
// turn on timer-based reflow management
// sets the allowed time between reflows in microseconds
// set the number of reflows to do before waiting for the rest of the page to arrive
enter this:
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
in the file and save it.
Other speed-improving tweaks to be added to the same file are:
user_pref("network.http.pipelining", true);
user_pref("network.http.proxy.pipelining", true);
user_pref("network.http.pipelining.maxrequests", 100);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100);
user_pref("content.notify.backoffcount", 200);
More tips, extensions and themes for firebird can be found on http://texturizer.net/firebird/
The HD DVD format, as opposed to the Blu-Ray standard, involves minimal changes to the manufacturing plants that currently produce DVDs. This should allow for a smoother transition for consumers to adopt this new format.
I don't see how making it easier for manufacturers to change their product will make it easier for consumers to switch over?
Is that another one of those 1 + ? = profit jokes?
That is true, but very often programmers themselves have trouble (or do not bother) communicating what *exactly* they are working on, which, for a layman, is a prerequisite to understanding.
This has got to be one of the more flawless and better choreographed films, which had my attention all the way. It feels like a manga. If violence, blood and a beautiful asian heroine is your thing, then I highly recommend this movie. A review can be found here and another (more ltd. review) here.
Very few films comming out of Hollywood caught my imagination this year. Pirates of the Caribean and the Matrix were the biggest ones I guess, not neccessarily the best though. Some other good ones include Kill Bill Vol. 1, the Hulk, American Splendor, and of course, Sea Biscuit.
And I have very high expectations of Return of the King.
We Are All Nerds Now...
;D
That's not the word on the schoolyard.
On TV: Commercials & lack of choice/control On PC: No Commercials (relative) & mucho choice/control simple decision...
1) Cheap tablet-PC, which is partially subsidised by government, and partially charged to the citizen. The citizen can pay for the sake of convenience i.e. voting from home.
2) 1 machine per household, voting requires a valid ID or passport.
3) Some sort of internet-connection.
4) Citizen involvement during elections and for major events, which require a vote (then we can really see if the majority supports a war or not).
voila...
I don't have a problem with an integrated update, as long as it alerts me, instead of downloading updates straightaway. Getting a message like "There's an update availabe, which fixes important security flaws" would definitely get my attention and get me to check for that update.
Having worked for an online retailer for quite some time, I know that the average European does not use or have a creditcard. For example, when ordering at Amazon.de (Germany), you can pay via bank-transfer, which is much more common in Germany, than paying by credicard. Yet X-Box (the only system I can speak for) requires a creditcard to connect to it's Live-system.
Broadband is pretty widespread, and not too expensive either, is not as relevant a factor as this.
between "box blindness" and "banner blindness"?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not just as plausible that some occult tribe uses cattle in it's rituals? And yes I am a sceptic, especially when I'm supposed to take something unproven for a fact.
being famous, that is! A musician in today's pop-industry has become a tool to promote various related products like clothes, jewelery, cars, food, etc. An "artist's" income is not restricted to record-sales alone, they are just a way to rate his popularity and as such his value.