"Here's what I think: Cable is getting their asses handed to them by DSL, and they need more marketing to "differentiate" them from DSL (ie, we're faster!!). Then they can (technically correctly) claim this, and win converts."
RTFA. They've got 2 customers for every one DSL customer. They're not getting their asses handed to them. They've probably just seen a slowdown in growth and are trying to jumpstart it again.
"I cannot get cable internet w/o "basic cable" (if I do I'll be charged $10/mo of fees) "
So you can get cable internet without cable. Wanna know why you have that $10 fee? You can thank Slashdot for that. You see, somebody discovered that when you get cable internet without cabletv, they still send the TV signal down. Split the cable, and you get free cable TV. Slashdot (as well as other news sites) ran this story. Shortly after, cable companies started charging that $10 fee. It's not all that unfair, the signal comes down whether you want it to or not. Since it's common knowledge now, they can't just ignore it.
"I can't get a reasonable rate for "extended basic" cable which has channels I really want"
Compared to...?
"I don't want to illegally remove their limiter on my premesis."
What?
"I tell ya, I'm about *this* much away from dropping my Comcast connection, since "
You sound like somebody that'd be happier with a dish. Can't promise you that, though. I compared cable to dish and didn't find much difference in terms of price or channels. About the only thing Dish had going for it was the free PVR. If you don't want to pay that $10 a month for cable, then you can probably get a half speed DSL connection for maybe $10 cheaper.
*Shrug* It's up to you, but I do think you're being overly finnicky here.
"*yawn* Are we going to bring this up again? They didn't even use the DMCA."
Seeing as how many people have stated that they would boycott Blizzard/Vivendi (including this game) over the BnetD for using the DMCA, I'd say his point isn't so off-topic.
"I think you may want to know that this moderation was meant as a joke from the start (yes, it was I who did it...). In this case, the joke was on the moderation system, as some poor sod metamodded me 'Fair':|"
Ha! Well it was quite amusing.;)
I remember one time I made a reference to being grilled chicken, and it was modded as 'flamebait'. I wish I could remember the exact phrase, but all I can remember was that the moderator made a sarcastic mod. Heh.
"Someone (maybe I'll do it myself) should start to use this sig (and this strategy): "All moderations will be meta-modded unfair, as you're using the system."
I've had days where I have thought about modding all the mods as unfair. What worries me is that if it's done widely enough, Slashdot'll remove the metamod system. That'd suck.
That's not really true. All I have to do is point to iTunes to prove that.
People are okay with spending money. If they weren't, then who'd go to Starbucks and pay $3 for a latte? They could make one for considerably cheaper.
Assuming that people download music simply because its free is like assuming that people drink Diet Coke just to lose weight. It sounds plausible, but it just isn't true.
If it takes 500k to get started, and they have to pay back millions to the studio, then wouldn't you say something was really nasty about their contract? Sounds to me like they were burned by a "You're not profitable enough" clause. (Either that or they were paid an advance, which happens sometimes.)
You'd be smart not to defend the RIAA's compensation strategies here. LOTs of artists have stepped forward and said "I've been screwed."
"I kind of like the Verisign redirect. I sometimes mistype URLs and the Verisign page usually has a link to the page I was looking for. It's a pretty nice system considering the alternatives."
Is it really that hard to believe? It's been said before here that linux admins tend to be a lot more skilled than Windows admins. More skill = higher pay. If any Windows monkey can keep Windows machines going, then yes it will be cheaper to maintain them. It doesn't hurt that most people have a Windows computer at home, so they're already fammiliar with it. No retraining here.
"The problem is howto get to the function I am looking for. The UI of Maya and I, dont play well with each other."
Yes, you are right, but you'll have to deal with that problem sooner or later. If the 3D industry doesn't become dominated by Linux, then sooner or later MAX will change it's UI dramatically.
I'm a Lightwave zealot, but I'm finding myself wondering if I should start getting to know Maya soon. I don't expect it to take a year or two to learn, though. I think I'd be productive in a month or so.
This is 'informative'? Exactly how is this comment helpful? He's basically saying "you can solve the problem by losing interest in it." Glad he's not my doctor.
" I have Maya at my disposal, but I dont like the UI of it. And I dont have the time to spend 1-2 years to learn a whole new 3d-package from the ground up."
Actually, if you understand the fundamentals of what's going on in Max, learning Maya wouldn't take that long. I'd personally choose Maya over the two. It's a much stronger app in the ways that are important.
"Having Knoppix with Windows XP is like having a spare bicycle tire for your car."
Can't say I agree with that. If XP is infected with a worm or something, and you can't risk getting on line with it, then you can boot into Knoppix. and find the patch/fix you need. Then, when you go to reboot, unplug the network cable and run the patch. Problem fixed.
I had my computer lose power in the middle of a shutdown process once. Win2k was busy updating the registry and hadn't closed the file when the power went. Doh. If I had Knoppix then, I could have gotten online long enough to find out if there was a fix. Or, better yet, I could have done some disk cleanup in order to reinstall Windows. Oh well.
Spare bicycle tire? I think not. Linux is not my favorite OS, but Knoppix would have saved my butt a couple of times.
"Since Windows XP has been released already I don't see the point of this? Is there really a need for more operating systems? XP is all I use, and it does everything I need."
I appreciate the sentiment here, but what about forward compatibility? How would a game made today talk to the video card I buy in a year?
I think that point has been established already. Another one that's been covered heavily is the reboot issue. I don't want to reboot just to play a game. I have consoles for that. If it's really that imperative to make a game like that, then why not make it under a virtual machine? Why not use something like VM-Ware or MAME? Make a game for MAME, and you're golden. Okay, there are limitations, but it works on everything down to a PocketPC.
Gotta ask, though, why not just develop the games in Java?
Slashdot Mirror
"The purpose of a metaphor is to illustrate an argument, not to prove it."
Oh please. We both know that his comment was "I hate Microsoft, why doesn't everybody else see that? Give me karma please."
"And your "rebuttal" was meaningless,"
Nope, it wasn't. Read it again, this time take off the "he's being an elitist asshole" goggles.
"so the real question is who modded YOU up?"
The two dudes with mod points who saw the humor in my post.
"It will stop being funny when they are gone."
So it's okay to make kernel panic jokes about Linux?
"Leopards don't change their spots
Lions don't lie with lambs
Microsoft doesn't play well with others"
Ah, but caterpillars turn into butterflies. Your argument is defeated! Buahaha!
See how easy it is to attack an argument that overly relies on metaphor? I'm really suprised you were modded up.
"Some git installed Linux on my toaster. Took me ages to figure out that you have to hold the shift key to adjust the browning knob!"
"Here's what I think: Cable is getting their asses handed to them by DSL, and they need more marketing to "differentiate" them from DSL (ie, we're faster!!). Then they can (technically correctly) claim this, and win converts."
RTFA. They've got 2 customers for every one DSL customer. They're not getting their asses handed to them. They've probably just seen a slowdown in growth and are trying to jumpstart it again.
"I cannot get cable internet w/o "basic cable" (if I do I'll be charged $10/mo of fees)
"
So you can get cable internet without cable. Wanna know why you have that $10 fee? You can thank Slashdot for that. You see, somebody discovered that when you get cable internet without cabletv, they still send the TV signal down. Split the cable, and you get free cable TV. Slashdot (as well as other news sites) ran this story. Shortly after, cable companies started charging that $10 fee. It's not all that unfair, the signal comes down whether you want it to or not. Since it's common knowledge now, they can't just ignore it.
"I can't get a reasonable rate for "extended basic" cable which has channels I really want"
Compared to...?
"I don't want to illegally remove their limiter on my premesis."
What?
"I tell ya, I'm about *this* much away from dropping my Comcast connection, since "
You sound like somebody that'd be happier with a dish. Can't promise you that, though. I compared cable to dish and didn't find much difference in terms of price or channels. About the only thing Dish had going for it was the free PVR. If you don't want to pay that $10 a month for cable, then you can probably get a half speed DSL connection for maybe $10 cheaper.
*Shrug* It's up to you, but I do think you're being overly finnicky here.
"Hmm... Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others."
Whoah whoah whoah. Hold on here, you're not supposed to use fresh Simpsons quotes. Slashdot law clearly states you may only use the overlords joke.
"This article would have been golden..... if they had just found a way to use the word Klingon in it."
Golden is not the color I would have suggested.
"*yawn* Are we going to bring this up again? They didn't even use the DMCA."
Seeing as how many people have stated that they would boycott Blizzard/Vivendi (including this game) over the BnetD for using the DMCA, I'd say his point isn't so off-topic.
"I think you may want to know that this moderation was meant as a joke from the start (yes, it was I who did it...). In this case, the joke was on the moderation system, as some poor sod metamodded me 'Fair' :|"
;)
Ha! Well it was quite amusing.
I remember one time I made a reference to being grilled chicken, and it was modded as 'flamebait'. I wish I could remember the exact phrase, but all I can remember was that the moderator made a sarcastic mod. Heh.
"Someone (maybe I'll do it myself) should start to use this sig (and this strategy): "All moderations will be meta-modded unfair, as you're using the system."
I've had days where I have thought about modding all the mods as unfair. What worries me is that if it's done widely enough, Slashdot'll remove the metamod system. That'd suck.
Cheers man, thanks for the clarification
"It's really all about free music..."
That's not really true. All I have to do is point to iTunes to prove that.
People are okay with spending money. If they weren't, then who'd go to Starbucks and pay $3 for a latte? They could make one for considerably cheaper.
Assuming that people download music simply because its free is like assuming that people drink Diet Coke just to lose weight. It sounds plausible, but it just isn't true.
If it takes 500k to get started, and they have to pay back millions to the studio, then wouldn't you say something was really nasty about their contract? Sounds to me like they were burned by a "You're not profitable enough" clause. (Either that or they were paid an advance, which happens sometimes.)
You'd be smart not to defend the RIAA's compensation strategies here. LOTs of artists have stepped forward and said "I've been screwed."
Sadly that is often the case here. Somebody wants help, and people get modded up for telling them they don't really need to do it.
"I kind of like the Verisign redirect. I sometimes mistype URLs and the Verisign page usually has a link to the page I was looking for. It's a pretty nice system considering the alternatives."
It's not everyday you see a +5 Flamebait.
"saving money, microsoft, windows, easier admin."
Is it really that hard to believe? It's been said before here that linux admins tend to be a lot more skilled than Windows admins. More skill = higher pay. If any Windows monkey can keep Windows machines going, then yes it will be cheaper to maintain them. It doesn't hurt that most people have a Windows computer at home, so they're already fammiliar with it. No retraining here.
"The problem is howto get to the function I am looking for. The UI of Maya and I, dont play well with each other."
Yes, you are right, but you'll have to deal with that problem sooner or later. If the 3D industry doesn't become dominated by Linux, then sooner or later MAX will change it's UI dramatically.
I'm a Lightwave zealot, but I'm finding myself wondering if I should start getting to know Maya soon. I don't expect it to take a year or two to learn, though. I think I'd be productive in a month or so.
"My suggestion: watch less TV."
This is 'informative'? Exactly how is this comment helpful? He's basically saying "you can solve the problem by losing interest in it." Glad he's not my doctor.
" I have Maya at my disposal, but I dont like the UI of it. And I dont have the time to spend 1-2 years to learn a whole new 3d-package from the ground up."
Actually, if you understand the fundamentals of what's going on in Max, learning Maya wouldn't take that long. I'd personally choose Maya over the two. It's a much stronger app in the ways that are important.
Subside I mean.
:(
Blah.
I just lost my funny mods.
"On your mark... Get set.... age!"
And thousands of mice are patiently waiting for the Slashdotting to subscribe...
Pff, I can't believe the article neglected to mention Mr. Jingles.
"Having Knoppix with Windows XP is like having a spare bicycle tire for your car."
Can't say I agree with that. If XP is infected with a worm or something, and you can't risk getting on line with it, then you can boot into Knoppix. and find the patch/fix you need. Then, when you go to reboot, unplug the network cable and run the patch. Problem fixed.
I had my computer lose power in the middle of a shutdown process once. Win2k was busy updating the registry and hadn't closed the file when the power went. Doh. If I had Knoppix then, I could have gotten online long enough to find out if there was a fix. Or, better yet, I could have done some disk cleanup in order to reinstall Windows. Oh well.
Spare bicycle tire? I think not. Linux is not my favorite OS, but Knoppix would have saved my butt a couple of times.
"What, no BitTorrent link? I'm disapointed. Anyone have a torrent for it?"
Great. Now every topic will have a +4 "where's BitTorren?" post. Thanks for getting that ball rolling!
"Since Windows XP has been released already I don't see the point of this? Is there really a need for more operating systems? XP is all I use, and it does everything I need."
Knoppix is like a spare tire for Windows XP.
"Note to everybody else: this is not a debating society. There are no rebuttals. There's no winning."
Wait a sec... you started the debate, and now you're claiming it isn't one?
I appreciate the sentiment here, but what about forward compatibility? How would a game made today talk to the video card I buy in a year?
I think that point has been established already. Another one that's been covered heavily is the reboot issue. I don't want to reboot just to play a game. I have consoles for that. If it's really that imperative to make a game like that, then why not make it under a virtual machine? Why not use something like VM-Ware or MAME? Make a game for MAME, and you're golden. Okay, there are limitations, but it works on everything down to a PocketPC.
Gotta ask, though, why not just develop the games in Java?