I am sure that I can find something that your employer did that someone, somewhere, will feel just as strongly as you. They believe with all their hearts that you should take a stand and quit your job.
Let us see if you will do it.
I bet you can't! Because I work for the U.S. Govt! HAH!
Why would they buy it if they already have a copy of it?
They may be an audiophile who hates the low quality of some of the songs you can download.. I've got a great system in my house and my truck, I can tell a big difference between a shitty mp3, a good mp3, and a CD.
Supporting your favorite bands/artists? There's certain bands that i've always bought their CDs and will continue to buy them and support the artist.
Also i've got more than a few CDs which have been scratched beyond recognition, so i'll download those. Unless the record labels are goin to let me trade them in for new copies, which i'd file under 'not bloody likely'
Think of how many hits per day Slashdot gets. Now multiply that times the size of even a small HTML page on the issue. I'd that with as large an audience as Slashdot has, doing something like that would be prohibitively expensive from a bandwidth standpoint, especially considering how many people obsessively reload the front page.
Very true.. Maybe they can put an ad on the front page as a CYA type deal.
"Slashdot is not, however, even though some have requested it be taken down for the day..."
Well, someone has to be up to let people know what is going on.
From the few sites i've seen, Apache, winehq, and a couple others, it's only the first page.. then it says "You will be redirected to the actual site after 20 seconds" (or 60, on apache).. So slashdot could do the same thing.. it's basically just an informative splash page..
Oh of course it's the text messengers... If it weren't for those damned text messaging phones and pagers they'd have to wait until after the movie ends and actually CALL or VISIT their friends to tell them how bad the movie is... Or maybe it's the fault of the bad reviews these movies receive even before the movie is released to the general public, maybe they should ban movie critics too!
It's sad actually -- that this is Microsoft's "biggest giveaway" to date.
Is it? Anyone else remember the big MSN/Best Buy oopsie that they made a few years ago? When you could sign up for MSN, get a 400$ in store rebate then go home and cancel if you lived in CA or OR or a couple other places the contract couldn't be enforced? That was a pretty big give-away:)
blah, well it was funny when I first thought of it..
I agree totally. To be continued is the cheapest most unprofessional ending ever. Its crap.
Yeah.. but I remember reading somewhere that they wanted Reloaded and Revolutions to be one movie.. that they didn't ever plan on resolving the issues brought forth in Reloaded until the next movie, because the movie would have been too long. They didn't want Reloaded to be 3+ hours long so they just decided to carry it over into Revolutions using the "to be continued" ending....I could be wrong, but I don't think they were using it as a copout...
How is this review so original? I've seen this before when viewing a link posted on Slashdot:)
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I would much rather install a modchip that I can remove if need be than reflash the original BIOS with the potential of creating a nice plastic brick.
S'what I liked about the old cheap-ass disc swapping tricks in ps1. Sure it wasn't just put in a disc and turn on the system, but at least you didn't risk.. well, anything at all!
DirectTV also dials out to tell DirectTV what Pay Per View channels you watched...
What the installer told us was DTV dials out to ORDER Pay Per View stuff, never said anything about telling them what you've ordered, doesn't mean it doesn't do that too, though. In any case, my roomie doesn't order PPV stuff and has had his system unplugged since it's been set up, the installer just told him to plug it in if he's going to order PPV. Not sure what it says in the contract. I leave mine plugged in anyways since I have TiVo, they don't give me a choice:(
Doesn't DirecTV require a land line for its initial setup or otherwise?
DTV requires a phone for the INITIAL setup, but nothing after that.. maybe you can just get a long phone cable and plug it in at a neighbor's? IF You have the DTV TiVo, though, it wants to call out nightly, so you'll need a phone line. According to DTV, if TiVo doesn't call them once a month, they cancel your service entirely...
Of course if you go over you minutes the cell phone company will take you to the bank. I found out that the hard way but since then I've never gone over my minutes.
Boy do I feel your pain.. I figured I didn't make that many calls so I canceled my land line and went cellular... 1 month later I owed them upwards of $300, but I hadn't gotten 1 solicitor since then!!... I'm not sure if it was worth it.:)
The reason Musicland, Tower and Sam Goody are losing money is because they charge 16-20 bucks for CDs you can get at Best Buy or someplace for 12-14 bucks. I've wondered for years why these people are still in business at all with the prices they charge.
This goes for DVDs at the offending retailers as well.
No kidding!! I just measured it on the screen - that thing has a diameter of 6 inches! It would only fit me if I wore it around both wrists. But the screen sure is easy to read!
I'm just going to start wearing a clock around my neck like Flava' Flav.
Remember, some kids/people are not internet savvy enough to find the codes by themselves (yes, I know your 5 year old nephew is smarter than you, but that doesn't apply to 100% of kids, and some don't have internet access) and for them access to these features could mean the difference between being able to complete the game and being unable to complete it. Didn't you ever get stuck on a nasty end of level boss or whatever? Don't want to admit it? Fine, how about somebody you know?
Well, they can cope with it the way I did when I was a kid. I didn't even have a computer, and i'm not sure if one would have helped back in the days of the original NES in finding codes and stuff for video games. That's ok though, I just called up friends or consulted Nintendo Power (hehe) or Gamepro or something.. Also, I never used them, but always noticed that there was -always- a 900# "help line" number printed in the back of the manual.. It is possible to beat games and find cheat codes without the use of the internet or seeing a movie.. Or they could always play it normally, then when the movie comes out, rent or buy it and get them that way.. plenty of options!
-- but the CD's so scratched I can't get a good rip of it).
Slightly O/T, but, Informative too I hope:) I've got that problem too, half the CDs I own won't hardly play they're so scratched, (and I took good care of them too, 100cd caselogic book. I think the book scratched them up a good deal) Anyhow, I tried out that electric 'disc dr.' thing and it cleans up CDs -really- nicely. Anyhow, you could always burn yourself a new copy once you download it, but it's always nice to not waste a CD when you can salvage it y'know?
Does it bother you that you have a Powerbook which is perfectly capable of running OS X but Apple decided NOT to support the hardware DVD decoder and to make things worse, they have actively supressed the information that would make it possible for a third party to write a driver.
Oh, totally, I thought that sucked. I've run -every- version of OS X since the beta. I was thinking when I got it "well, it's a beta, i'm sure they'll make my system work when the official release is out" But here we are at 10.3 and it still doesn't work. I've read up on the subject and I guess they said it's because the lombard uses a PCI Video card and all systems after that are AGP (I dunno, whatever). Anyhow, don't get me wrong, this system does have its downfalls. No DVD, no firewire, the cool screensavers such as Flurry and how the other screensavers all faded from one picture to another all look like complete ass because they're totally choppy.. HOWEVER, I was only stating what I did as a testimant that this system is, in fact, EXTREMELY useful and gives me the ability to help me get my work done better and faster than my PC which is over twice as 'fast'.
One thing I wish Apple offered is a trade-in. I don't care, even 500 bucks, I think that's fair when this thing cost over $3500 to begin with. Let me send in my system and give me a $500 credit on my new system. That's what I'd like to see.
This has eroded the resale value of my powerbook even further!
I feel your pain dude.
What do us people with old powerbooks do?
I've got a G3/400 Lombard (got it in '99) with all the fixins, it was top dog when I bought it, but i've recently found it lacking, so I bumped up the ram to 396 (I want to max it out at 512) which really upped my performance, threw in a 20GB HDD and i've been happily using it as my primary work computer ever since. That's right, My company had a PC for me, but it just doesn't suit my needs as well as this powerbook. At half the MHz it just allows me to get more done with less hassle. So what do people with old powerbooks do? Same thing we did when they were new, everything;)
PS: This is not to say that I wouldn't -love- to have a new 15"er, but since i'm not able to afford one just now, this ol' lombard will do.
Are you suggesting that the people that cracked this system shouldn't be punished? That everyone should just laugh it off and get over it?
These people cracked the game's systems in order to do what they did, they did the crime, they knew there'd be consequences if they were caught. I hope that if they are caught, there ARE harsh pentalties. "ruin the future of one person..."? that's such a bullshit statement, they knew their future could/would be ruined if they were caught cracking a system when they decided to do it in the first place. Of course, this is all just my opinion..
I'm sure there are people out there who are clearly smart enough to be able to combine A Good Time (TM) with Something New (TM) that Everyone Can Enjoy (SM).
Sierra never seemed to have a problem with this back in the day.. I remember Hero's Quest (QFG) and Space Quest, LSL, KQ, those were my favorites.. they were always totally different from the one before it aside from using the same people and timeline/theme. You always had to apply a unique solution to problems.. like in LSL2 I think it was, where you were screwed if you didn't buy sunscreen and a 44 gallon coke or whatever it was.. You never had to shoot your way out of a situation, and it was always a challenge to figure out just what you needed to do.. DAMN I love those games, and I really do wish they'd bring them back..
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-matt
It was a joke :P
-matt
Tell us for whom you work.
I am sure that I can find something that your employer did that someone, somewhere, will feel just as strongly as you. They believe with all their hearts that you should take a stand and quit your job.
Let us see if you will do it.
I bet you can't! Because I work for the U.S. Govt! HAH!
-matt
They may be an audiophile who hates the low quality of some of the songs you can download.. I've got a great system in my house and my truck, I can tell a big difference between a shitty mp3, a good mp3, and a CD.
Supporting your favorite bands/artists? There's certain bands that i've always bought their CDs and will continue to buy them and support the artist.
Also i've got more than a few CDs which have been scratched beyond recognition, so i'll download those. Unless the record labels are goin to let me trade them in for new copies, which i'd file under 'not bloody likely'
-matt
Very true.. Maybe they can put an ad on the front page as a CYA type deal.
-matt
Well, someone has to be up to let people know what is going on. From the few sites i've seen, Apache, winehq, and a couple others, it's only the first page.. then it says "You will be redirected to the actual site after 20 seconds" (or 60, on apache).. So slashdot could do the same thing.. it's basically just an informative splash page..
-matt
-matt
Is it? Anyone else remember the big MSN/Best Buy oopsie that they made a few years ago? When you could sign up for MSN, get a 400$ in store rebate then go home and cancel if you lived in CA or OR or a couple other places the contract couldn't be enforced? That was a pretty big give-away :)
blah, well it was funny when I first thought of it..
-matt
Yeah.. but I remember reading somewhere that they wanted Reloaded and Revolutions to be one movie.. that they didn't ever plan on resolving the issues brought forth in Reloaded until the next movie, because the movie would have been too long. They didn't want Reloaded to be 3+ hours long so they just decided to carry it over into Revolutions using the "to be continued" ending. ...I could be wrong, but I don't think they were using it as a copout...
-matt
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So you're saying it's a dupe?
-matt
S'what I liked about the old cheap-ass disc swapping tricks in ps1. Sure it wasn't just put in a disc and turn on the system, but at least you didn't risk .. well, anything at all!
-matt
What the installer told us was DTV dials out to ORDER Pay Per View stuff, never said anything about telling them what you've ordered, doesn't mean it doesn't do that too, though. In any case, my roomie doesn't order PPV stuff and has had his system unplugged since it's been set up, the installer just told him to plug it in if he's going to order PPV. Not sure what it says in the contract. I leave mine plugged in anyways since I have TiVo, they don't give me a choice :(
-matt
DTV requires a phone for the INITIAL setup, but nothing after that.. maybe you can just get a long phone cable and plug it in at a neighbor's? IF You have the DTV TiVo, though, it wants to call out nightly, so you'll need a phone line. According to DTV, if TiVo doesn't call them once a month, they cancel your service entirely...
-matt
Boy do I feel your pain.. I figured I didn't make that many calls so I canceled my land line and went cellular... 1 month later I owed them upwards of $300, but I hadn't gotten 1 solicitor since then!! ... I'm not sure if it was worth it. :)
-matt
Already done! 888.382.1222.
-matt
I actually just got it installed in one server that apparently got neglected about 15 minutes ago.. heh
-matt
This goes for DVDs at the offending retailers as well.
-matt
I'm just going to start wearing a clock around my neck like Flava' Flav.
-matt
Well, they can cope with it the way I did when I was a kid. I didn't even have a computer, and i'm not sure if one would have helped back in the days of the original NES in finding codes and stuff for video games. That's ok though, I just called up friends or consulted Nintendo Power (hehe) or Gamepro or something.. Also, I never used them, but always noticed that there was -always- a 900# "help line" number printed in the back of the manual.. It is possible to beat games and find cheat codes without the use of the internet or seeing a movie.. Or they could always play it normally, then when the movie comes out, rent or buy it and get them that way.. plenty of options!
-matt
Slightly O/T, but, Informative too I hope :) I've got that problem too, half the CDs I own won't hardly play they're so scratched, (and I took good care of them too, 100cd caselogic book. I think the book scratched them up a good deal) Anyhow, I tried out that electric 'disc dr.' thing and it cleans up CDs -really- nicely. Anyhow, you could always burn yourself a new copy once you download it, but it's always nice to not waste a CD when you can salvage it y'know?
-matt
Oh, totally, I thought that sucked. I've run -every- version of OS X since the beta. I was thinking when I got it "well, it's a beta, i'm sure they'll make my system work when the official release is out" But here we are at 10.3 and it still doesn't work. I've read up on the subject and I guess they said it's because the lombard uses a PCI Video card and all systems after that are AGP (I dunno, whatever). Anyhow, don't get me wrong, this system does have its downfalls. No DVD, no firewire, the cool screensavers such as Flurry and how the other screensavers all faded from one picture to another all look like complete ass because they're totally choppy.. HOWEVER, I was only stating what I did as a testimant that this system is, in fact, EXTREMELY useful and gives me the ability to help me get my work done better and faster than my PC which is over twice as 'fast'.
One thing I wish Apple offered is a trade-in. I don't care, even 500 bucks, I think that's fair when this thing cost over $3500 to begin with. Let me send in my system and give me a $500 credit on my new system. That's what I'd like to see.
-matt
I feel your pain dude.
What do us people with old powerbooks do?
I've got a G3/400 Lombard (got it in '99) with all the fixins, it was top dog when I bought it, but i've recently found it lacking, so I bumped up the ram to 396 (I want to max it out at 512) which really upped my performance, threw in a 20GB HDD and i've been happily using it as my primary work computer ever since. That's right, My company had a PC for me, but it just doesn't suit my needs as well as this powerbook. At half the MHz it just allows me to get more done with less hassle. So what do people with old powerbooks do? Same thing we did when they were new, everything ;)
PS: This is not to say that I wouldn't -love- to have a new 15"er, but since i'm not able to afford one just now, this ol' lombard will do.
-matt
...You mean you don't!? (hehe)
-matt
These people cracked the game's systems in order to do what they did, they did the crime, they knew there'd be consequences if they were caught. I hope that if they are caught, there ARE harsh pentalties. "ruin the future of one person..."? that's such a bullshit statement, they knew their future could/would be ruined if they were caught cracking a system when they decided to do it in the first place. Of course, this is all just my opinion..
-matt
Sierra never seemed to have a problem with this back in the day.. I remember Hero's Quest (QFG) and Space Quest, LSL, KQ, those were my favorites.. they were always totally different from the one before it aside from using the same people and timeline/theme. You always had to apply a unique solution to problems.. like in LSL2 I think it was, where you were screwed if you didn't buy sunscreen and a 44 gallon coke or whatever it was.. You never had to shoot your way out of a situation, and it was always a challenge to figure out just what you needed to do.. DAMN I love those games, and I really do wish they'd bring them back..
-matt