If you plan on cracking copy protection measures and burning the CD by other means we must point out to you that this will be illegal in the near future when the new European Intellectual Property law is introduced in Germany. Such breaches of intellectual property will then also be legally pursued by the state. The officials of the consumer rights ministry won't tell you anything different - after all it was the politicians who urged us to finally introduce copy protection measures.
What on earth is he talking about? A Euro-DMCA? Could anyone with a bit more insight in the bEurocracy verify wether such laws are truly being considered?
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This keeps the economy kind of healthy; Take the money away from the idiots and give it to those smart enough to exploit the aforementioned idiots. Then let them get ripped of by someone smarter, etc.
Lotus Turbo Esprit Challenge 2 with TCP/IP multiplayer
I think I just had an orgasm... *stares at the big Lotus Esprit Turbo SE poster above his bed as a reminder of his fascination with the aforementioned game*
... how a start-up campany like PanIP can patent something ridculously common and then start sueing everything that isn't bolted down or on fire. Isn't there some sort of judge that looks beyond the length of his nose, into the background of the company? Would a company that merely existed to sue other companies even be legal to start with? This reminds me of the radio advertisements you used to get in GTA3. "You want to quit working early? That's easy! Sue your boss! Sue anyone! For anything! And you'll probably win! (Or at least get a settlement.) Dail 1-555-I-SUE-YOU for more info."
I'm either having the most badass deja-vu ever or Slashdot is posting duplicate stories again. Get your act together people. Let the editors decide which story to post, not that old d20 back from the AD&D days.
... which shows that democracy as it is (not just in the US, I would not be surprised if we Europeans would havce to endure the same things as well in a few years) has horribly failed due to human incompetence and greed. I hope for you Americans that every dumb law will be dropped for something fair to the people, the monopolies and the goverment itself.
2. Popularity. Although I don't know the situation in the rest of the world, I know that in Holland people prefer going to work by car over going there by train even if trains are cheaper, faster, more comfortable, safer, better for the environment, don't have parking problems, and allow them to do some work or socialize while traveling. For some, this goes even if the train stops just as close or even closer to work than they could part their cars.
Wait a minute, you SURE you are talking about the NS? (Nederlandse Spoorwegen; Dutch Railways) I only heard they were getting MORE expensive, slower, less comfortable, less safe (recent train wreck for example) and no more socializing? Hey, YOU try to spark up some kind of conversation with 30 others who are about to get told off again after their train arrives 30 or 40 minutes late at school/work because of leaves on the railways... Ah well, we shouldn't blame the NS, we should blame them square wheels caused by the aforementioned leaves... Remarkable they don't have this problem in Belgium or Germany though...
People like you occasionally give me a glance of hope that one day people with common sense will rule the US and lead it's people on a path of international cooperation and peace, instead of global sanctions and war. If you ever run for president, notify me so I can vote on you. (Hey, dead people can vote, why not a foreigner?)
Don't forget the Ellen Feiss obsession of our harcore Mac worshippers, unless you one day want to wake up next to a cuddly stuffed and lynched Tux plushie, with the word "Macintosh" written on the wall with the blood of your loved ones. Mac people are not to be messed with!
Daikatana wasn't a "successful game" because it sucked ass. It would have sucked ass even if Romero hadn't hyped it to the moon for ~4 years.
I'm not sure wether this is a troll or not, however, in my defen(c|s)e I will reply that you should really look at the entire line. "being horribly overhyped is NOT a definition of a succesful game. (Daikatana anyone?)" May I also remind you that sales figures aren't the best way to determine the popularity of software? (It makes Windows look like the most popular OS and Linux look like the least popular one because it's being downloaded mostly, not sold.)
Ah yes, Gamespy. That lovely little company that is so desperately trying to spread it's vile disease all over online gaming, trying to force all us online gamers to use their appalingly poor connection services. Those people are just as guilty as monopolizing as Microsoft, except it actually worked out for Microsoft...
Secondly, that Peter Molyneux is a comedian. Black and White 2? Since when do you create sequels to horribly flopped games? I have yet to meet anyone IRL or on IRC who has played B&W and liked it still after 2 weeks. Oh, and before people start yelling at me; being horribly overhyped is NOT a definition of a succesful game. (Daikatana anyone?)
AOL bought out ICQ!? I must get back in touch with the IM client section I never looked back upon after once using MSN Messenger. What's next, Microsoft advertisements on Slashdo-... Nevermind...
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... is not the creator of those blogs who use everything from 500kb animated gifs to multiple embedded flash files to gain attention, no, it's those sad people who clique together and generally agree on everything that the creator writes. Basically, most blogs are from women of all ages and most fans are 14 year pubescent teenagers hoping to read something sexually orientated. Unfortunatly, it almost never goes past this:
I saw this and that movie and OMG is so r0x0r3d! All my friend on IRC agreed with me, except this Seth person who was being a dickhead again. Oh and my cat threw up sulphuric acid when at my mother's place, ruining the 3000 dollar persian carpet. Sorry moms, pops... Luv ya all, your favourite grrl!
Something like that, only true blogwhores type allot more and generally convey even less interesting facts... Ah well, at least I'm not wasting my time on stupid overhyped blogs. As for that someone who cracked the Blogger DB; Do something more useful next time your g/f breaks up with you, getting back at her by ruining her blog isn't the brightest thing around.
For those of us who aren't very much at home in astronomy and it's terms and who just want to see (relatively) pretty pictures; Celestia also has Almathea available for your viewing pleasure, along with allot of different stuff in our solar system and even beyond there. Besides, it's a pretty proggy...:)
Just bring your golf clubs along and practice your swing at several people and their mobile phones. The thing I heard about US airport security is that they will only search you and take any potential weapons if you're 1) innocent and 2) in a hurry. Otherwise, you're safe.
Hiring a couple *nix hackers/gurus is a lot more cost effective then spending millions on Windows licenses.
Yes, true. But *nix hackers/gurus/wizards require pizza and a constant flow of caffeine to survive, while an MCSE monkey can survive for weeks on it's own feces. And the MCSE monkeys are expendable, no one will notice if you lose one or if one gets fried while plugging a network cable in a power outlet.
Non-disclosure agreements are a very, very common thing in business, ranging from not giving out annual financial statistic, to not giving away information and details about a source code. But why in Eris' name would a NDA be required to team up with a linkspammer? Something reeks of tunafish around here...
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This keeps the economy kind of healthy; Take the money away from the idiots and give it to those smart enough to exploit the aforementioned idiots. Then let them get ripped of by someone smarter, etc.
Here's mine.
Lotus Turbo Esprit Challenge 2 with TCP/IP multiplayer
I think I just had an orgasm... *stares at the big Lotus Esprit Turbo SE poster above his bed as a reminder of his fascination with the aforementioned game*
... how a start-up campany like PanIP can patent something ridculously common and then start sueing everything that isn't bolted down or on fire. Isn't there some sort of judge that looks beyond the length of his nose, into the background of the company? Would a company that merely existed to sue other companies even be legal to start with? This reminds me of the radio advertisements you used to get in GTA3. "You want to quit working early? That's easy! Sue your boss! Sue anyone! For anything! And you'll probably win! (Or at least get a settlement.) Dail 1-555-I-SUE-YOU for more info."
I'm either having the most badass deja-vu ever or Slashdot is posting duplicate stories again. Get your act together people. Let the editors decide which story to post, not that old d20 back from the AD&D days.
... which shows that democracy as it is (not just in the US, I would not be surprised if we Europeans would havce to endure the same things as well in a few years) has horribly failed due to human incompetence and greed. I hope for you Americans that every dumb law will be dropped for something fair to the people, the monopolies and the goverment itself.
How long before someone...
Aaaaah! My eyes! MY EYES! Medic!
Wait a minute, you SURE you are talking about the NS? (Nederlandse Spoorwegen; Dutch Railways) I only heard they were getting MORE expensive, slower, less comfortable, less safe (recent train wreck for example) and no more socializing? Hey, YOU try to spark up some kind of conversation with 30 others who are about to get told off again after their train arrives 30 or 40 minutes late at school/work because of leaves on the railways... Ah well, we shouldn't blame the NS, we should blame them square wheels caused by the aforementioned leaves... Remarkable they don't have this problem in Belgium or Germany though...
People like you occasionally give me a glance of hope that one day people with common sense will rule the US and lead it's people on a path of international cooperation and peace, instead of global sanctions and war. If you ever run for president, notify me so I can vote on you. (Hey, dead people can vote, why not a foreigner?)
Don't forget the Ellen Feiss obsession of our harcore Mac worshippers, unless you one day want to wake up next to a cuddly stuffed and lynched Tux plushie, with the word "Macintosh" written on the wall with the blood of your loved ones. Mac people are not to be messed with!
I'm not sure wether this is a troll or not, however, in my defen(c|s)e I will reply that you should really look at the entire line. "being horribly overhyped is NOT a definition of a succesful game. (Daikatana anyone?)" May I also remind you that sales figures aren't the best way to determine the popularity of software? (It makes Windows look like the most popular OS and Linux look like the least popular one because it's being downloaded mostly, not sold.)
Ah yes, Gamespy. That lovely little company that is so desperately trying to spread it's vile disease all over online gaming, trying to force all us online gamers to use their appalingly poor connection services. Those people are just as guilty as monopolizing as Microsoft, except it actually worked out for Microsoft...
Secondly, that Peter Molyneux is a comedian. Black and White 2? Since when do you create sequels to horribly flopped games? I have yet to meet anyone IRL or on IRC who has played B&W and liked it still after 2 weeks. Oh, and before people start yelling at me; being horribly overhyped is NOT a definition of a succesful game. (Daikatana anyone?)
Mickey and Minnie Mouse have turned traitor!
Leave the phone of the hook if you don't want to be called.
Heathen, you forgot three of them!
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of packet filters!
1. Develop a packet filter.
2. ???
3. Profit!
( ) CowboyNeal is my packet filterer! You insensitive clod!
AOL bought out ICQ!? I must get back in touch with the IM client section I never looked back upon after once using MSN Messenger. What's next, Microsoft advertisements on Slashdo- ... Nevermind...
No, they don't. They were localized attacks and Pearl Harbour was a valid military target. Both are NOTHING compared to, for example:
... is not the creator of those blogs who use everything from 500kb animated gifs to multiple embedded flash files to gain attention, no, it's those sad people who clique together and generally agree on everything that the creator writes. Basically, most blogs are from women of all ages and most fans are 14 year pubescent teenagers hoping to read something sexually orientated. Unfortunatly, it almost never goes past this:
Something like that, only true blogwhores type allot more and generally convey even less interesting facts... Ah well, at least I'm not wasting my time on stupid overhyped blogs. As for that someone who cracked the Blogger DB; Do something more useful next time your g/f breaks up with you, getting back at her by ruining her blog isn't the brightest thing around.
For those of us who aren't very much at home in astronomy and it's terms and who just want to see (relatively) pretty pictures; Celestia also has Almathea available for your viewing pleasure, along with allot of different stuff in our solar system and even beyond there. Besides, it's a pretty proggy... :)
Just bring your golf clubs along and practice your swing at several people and their mobile phones. The thing I heard about US airport security is that they will only search you and take any potential weapons if you're 1) innocent and 2) in a hurry. Otherwise, you're safe.
Yes, true. But *nix hackers/gurus/wizards require pizza and a constant flow of caffeine to survive, while an MCSE monkey can survive for weeks on it's own feces. And the MCSE monkeys are expendable, no one will notice if you lose one or if one gets fried while plugging a network cable in a power outlet.
Non-disclosure agreements are a very, very common thing in business, ranging from not giving out annual financial statistic, to not giving away information and details about a source code. But why in Eris' name would a NDA be required to team up with a linkspammer? Something reeks of tunafish around here...
Send her to my bedroom, I'll show her whose boss and "punish" the girl! Rawr!