Now featuring humans, individualy and hermaticaly sealed for freshness, so come on down to the third rock from the sun and get your human in a balloon today.
But as for not knowing wether you want it open or closed source. Irregardless of which you choose, I suggest you get a copyright on your idea my friend. That way no matter which course you choose to take with your project the rights remain yours, so that no one person, or group can pervert your idea and use it in a way you don't like or even intended it to.
Granted I haven't read your model, but from the gist of the synopsis I think it is a brilliant idea.
Protect your intellectual property. It's like Acacia getting the patent on transmitting digital content. Which IMHO is a bullshite patent. Did they invent transmitting digital content over telephone lines, computer, or cable lines, hell no, yet they are making money from someone elses idea. Talk about money for nothing. A few thousand dollars to log the patents and file the paperwork == millions in extorted monies. That's one hell of a ROI.
Yes I am an ANTI Microsoft zealot. I admit it, openly even. I am glad to say the least, that they have opted to include this feature in their latest OS release. I think it will serve to make both the Microsoft OS a better experience, while bridging the gap somewhat between proprietary code, and open source.
I'd be interested to find out the number cancer cases that were reported in the US prior to nuclear testing (the 5 years before). And compare them to the number reported after testing (the 5 years after). I think the results would be astounding.
I think for 20 you are wise beyond your years. Sounds like you'll make a fine parent one day. Just don't be of the lazy ass variety that expects things to be done for them. Instead of relying on some system that doesn't work. I'm not saying it's wrong for a 9 year old to have the game, but it is wrong for her to have bought it, without having researched the content. And even so after she found out, rather than going to ABC she should have been a parent and offered her son guidance, by asking him questions and reinforcing that it is make believe.
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I wanna know. That kid was 9 years old right? Who in the hell bought the game for him in the first place? Is she such a bad parent that she can't grab a Gaming magazine or pull up a sysnopsis of the game online? I don't care if it's "Let's play with the Muppet Babies" the game gets my ok before my kids get to play it.
Since when is a watchdog group or a rating on a box by a censor board better than my judgement for my child? When you take the advice or the opinion of someone else lady, make sure their opinions are the same as yours. What you think is wrong or exploitive others may find absolutely apropriate. I grew up playing Street Fighter -> Street Fighter OMG We are sick to death of it. Well I never Axe kicked anyone because Guille did it in the game. Why because it's just that a game. Teach your kid right from wrong, don't rely on someone else to look and decide if it should be apropriate. If you do then the only one to blame, is yourself. I think you need to be more into your sons life than to let a 9 year old play video games. Make his ass go outside and physically play baseball. Thats what he needs to be doing anyway. My kids are allowed to work on a computer. Notice WORK. They are under age 9, and are very astute programmers for their ages. Neither ar ein 5th grade yet. When it comes to video games at my house, there are two people to ask. Me and God, and I'll tell you at my house God ain't gonna do a thing to get a video game that I haven't ok'd.
Don't wait till your kid goes apeshit and becomes a mass murderer in an afternoon and then expect to blame it on a game, because it's that a game. If you have taught them well then they know the difference so lighten up move on, cause we have.
I think the thing that set THPS series and GTA apart from other games, was the ability to explore the environments freely. Gaming manufacturers are hopping on a wagon now.
freely explorable 3d environment + great graphics = $$$$$$$$$$$
That seems to be the equation they are using to bill these games. What lured me into the GTA world was not that you could beat up John Q and take his car, though I have to admit it is quite fun and works out frustrations. It was the fact that after the game gets old, you can breathe life back into it because of the scalability. Anyone have a Land Speeder from Star Wars in GTA? I do. I think it poor planning that you cannot attack citizens throughout the game. They could have made, maybe someone will make, a vigilante patch where you could. The idea of acting like Spidey swinging from buildings and such will part many suckers from their money. This game is one that will at least get the rents from me, but I don't think I'll buy it anytime soon. Especially after reading some reviews of it. Perhaps when it hits the discount $9.99 bin @ BlockBuster I'll take the plunge and buy it, untill then I'll stick with my modable PC games.
What happens when the mobile base runs into a problem? Will they send a second? Why mess with the moon anyway? We know we could sustain life on another heavenly body, so why go to the expense to do it? I think the money would be better spent developing other technologies for space exploration. Maybe better radiation shielding, or better engines. The current state of the space program is stagnant at best, hopefully with the door opening to private corporations to explore space we will see more innovation in ships, rocketry, and shielding technologies.
Instead of a shuttle that should be collecting social security.
I have no clue what state you live in, but in Virginia where I live you can be arrested for not carrying ID. If that isn't bieng required to carry ID then I don't know what is.
Don't download those autodialer programs. I have had the odd one try to install on my machines before, big whoop. Click the Close button and bingo, no modem hijacking and no long distance calls.
"Mandatory National ID" No offense but are you daft? What do you think you drivers license, and Social Security Card are? You think one allows you to operate a car? Well it does, but your info also goes to Big Brother.
The same goes true for hacking. I don't know of anyone who would drop $4000 on a one week course in hacking. There are plenty of sites out there solely to teach this to a new generation of 1337 kod3 k1dd135.
Does the teacher delve into the reasons why most Windows systems are compromised? Are the first two days dealing with using strong passwords? Day three kernel patching. Do they teach how to write shell code? To they teach a course on ASM so the student may reverse software to find flaws? Do they teach about buffer overflows and injecting code into the buffer?
The point bieng a piece of paper doesn't mean a thing. Can these people now implement what they have learned? Can they use SQL Injection? How can you cram all that in a week?
BTW for $4000 a week do you get a hummer with that?
You all might be interested to know, that I was just granted a patent on a system by which a sack expands and fills with air ( similar to a balloon ) then deflates releasing the air.
Having said patent means that you all are illegally infringing on my patent.
I will be bringing a lawsuit for everyone who breathes without obtaining a license.
Not really, but this is how anal these lawsuits sound to me. Is this not the most ridiculous thing you have heard? Pehaps I will try to gain a patent for that, then sue every Acacia employee for patent infringement. The rest of you will be granted lifelong license rights free of charge.
Perhaps then they will see how stupid this makes them appear to the world.
If you believe that the rest of the world hating the US is a myth, than I urge you to test your theory and travel to said forgein land and announce to the entire community there you are an American. If the US is not the most hated country, then why is it that Americans visiting Greece for teh Olympics have been urged not to wave American flags at the games? No other country has been prohibited from this. As for #'s 1 & 2 of your statement of course countries will continue to trade with the US. Have you worked for someone you didn't like? Yet you still took thier money right?
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goggles and cups, be a real man, wear no cup! In war will your enemy wait to shoot you until you but on body armor?
Now featuring humans, individualy and hermaticaly sealed for freshness, so come on down to the third rock from the sun and get your human in a balloon today.
But as for not knowing wether you want it open or closed source. Irregardless of which you choose, I suggest you get a copyright on your idea my friend. That way no matter which course you choose to take with your project the rights remain yours, so that no one person, or group can pervert your idea and use it in a way you don't like or even intended it to.
Granted I haven't read your model, but from the gist of the synopsis I think it is a brilliant idea.
Protect your intellectual property. It's like Acacia getting the patent on transmitting digital content. Which IMHO is a bullshite patent. Did they invent transmitting digital content over telephone lines, computer, or cable lines, hell no, yet they are making money from someone elses idea. Talk about money for nothing. A few thousand dollars to log the patents and file the paperwork == millions in extorted monies. That's one hell of a ROI.
Yes I am an ANTI Microsoft zealot. I admit it, openly even. I am glad to say the least, that they have opted to include this feature in their latest OS release. I think it will serve to make both the Microsoft OS a better experience, while bridging the gap somewhat between proprietary code, and open source.
Kudos Microsoft, you are finally growing up.
I'd be interested to find out the number cancer cases that were reported in the US prior to nuclear testing (the 5 years before). And compare them to the number reported after testing (the 5 years after). I think the results would be astounding.
I think for 20 you are wise beyond your years. Sounds like you'll make a fine parent one day. Just don't be of the lazy ass variety that expects things to be done for them. Instead of relying on some system that doesn't work. I'm not saying it's wrong for a 9 year old to have the game, but it is wrong for her to have bought it, without having researched the content. And even so after she found out, rather than going to ABC she should have been a parent and offered her son guidance, by asking him questions and reinforcing that it is make believe.
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I wanna know. That kid was 9 years old right? Who in the hell bought the game for him in the first place? Is she such a bad parent that she can't grab a Gaming magazine or pull up a sysnopsis of the game online? I don't care if it's "Let's play with the Muppet Babies" the game gets my ok before my kids get to play it.
Since when is a watchdog group or a rating on a box by a censor board better than my judgement for my child? When you take the advice or the opinion of someone else lady, make sure their opinions are the same as yours. What you think is wrong or exploitive others may find absolutely apropriate. I grew up playing Street Fighter -> Street Fighter OMG We are sick to death of it. Well I never Axe kicked anyone because Guille did it in the game. Why because it's just that a game. Teach your kid right from wrong, don't rely on someone else to look and decide if it should be apropriate. If you do then the only one to blame, is yourself. I think you need to be more into your sons life than to let a 9 year old play video games. Make his ass go outside and physically play baseball. Thats what he needs to be doing anyway. My kids are allowed to work on a computer. Notice WORK. They are under age 9, and are very astute programmers for their ages. Neither ar ein 5th grade yet. When it comes to video games at my house, there are two people to ask. Me and God, and I'll tell you at my house God ain't gonna do a thing to get a video game that I haven't ok'd.
Don't wait till your kid goes apeshit and becomes a mass murderer in an afternoon and then expect to blame it on a game, because it's that a game. If you have taught them well then they know the difference so lighten up move on, cause we have.
Boy was I off.
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one hundred and eleven
Man I just threw away mine too.
Joke all you want, it's all fun and games till someone looses an iPod.
My list is thusly in no particular order.
Computer Shopper Remember the days it was as thick as a novel?
PCWorld
PCMagazine
Maxim Gotta have it
Stuff
Step away from teh processor! Does this mean that we will have to get permits?
I can imagine taliking to my grandchildren about the "good ole days" telling them about pre-ban x86 archetecture.
I think the thing that set THPS series and GTA apart from other games, was the ability to explore the environments freely. Gaming manufacturers are hopping on a wagon now.
freely explorable 3d environment + great graphics = $$$$$$$$$$$
That seems to be the equation they are using to bill these games. What lured me into the GTA world was not that you could beat up John Q and take his car, though I have to admit it is quite fun and works out frustrations. It was the fact that after the game gets old, you can breathe life back into it because of the scalability. Anyone have a Land Speeder from Star Wars in GTA? I do. I think it poor planning that you cannot attack citizens throughout the game. They could have made, maybe someone will make, a vigilante patch where you could. The idea of acting like Spidey swinging from buildings and such will part many suckers from their money. This game is one that will at least get the rents from me, but I don't think I'll buy it anytime soon. Especially after reading some reviews of it. Perhaps when it hits the discount $9.99 bin @ BlockBuster I'll take the plunge and buy it, untill then I'll stick with my modable PC games.
What happens when the mobile base runs into a problem? Will they send a second? Why mess with the moon anyway? We know we could sustain life on another heavenly body, so why go to the expense to do it? I think the money would be better spent developing other technologies for space exploration. Maybe better radiation shielding, or better engines. The current state of the space program is stagnant at best, hopefully with the door opening to private corporations to explore space we will see more innovation in ships, rocketry, and shielding technologies.
Instead of a shuttle that should be collecting social security.
I have no clue what state you live in, but in Virginia where I live you can be arrested for not carrying ID. If that isn't bieng required to carry ID then I don't know what is.
Lets get their private info, and send spam to their email accounts.
If that isn't good enough, we can send junk mail to their house.
See how many of them want to enlarge their penises, or perhaps their grandmothers want to see the hot lesbian cam.
It is my opinion that the Supreme Court is a bunch of fascist pedophiles!
I can see it now, the next session of the courts will commence.
We would like to welcome our newest chief justice, Mr. Micheal Jackson. Thank you, now let's all do it to, er uh! For the childrens.
Don't download those autodialer programs. I have had the odd one try to install on my machines before, big whoop. Click the Close button and bingo, no modem hijacking and no long distance calls.
"Mandatory National ID" No offense but are you daft? What do you think you drivers license, and Social Security Card are? You think one allows you to operate a car? Well it does, but your info also goes to Big Brother.
The same goes true for hacking. I don't know of anyone who would drop $4000 on a one week course in hacking. There are plenty of sites out there solely to teach this to a new generation of 1337 kod3 k1dd135.
Does the teacher delve into the reasons why most Windows systems are compromised? Are the first two days dealing with using strong passwords? Day three kernel patching. Do they teach how to write shell code? To they teach a course on ASM so the student may reverse software to find flaws? Do they teach about buffer overflows and injecting code into the buffer?
The point bieng a piece of paper doesn't mean a thing. Can these people now implement what they have learned? Can they use SQL Injection? How can you cram all that in a week?
BTW for $4000 a week do you get a hummer with that?
You all might be interested to know, that I was just granted a patent on a system by which a sack expands and fills with air ( similar to a balloon ) then deflates releasing the air.
Having said patent means that you all are illegally infringing on my patent.
I will be bringing a lawsuit for everyone who breathes without obtaining a license.
Not really, but this is how anal these lawsuits sound to me. Is this not the most ridiculous thing you have heard?
Pehaps I will try to gain a patent for that, then sue every Acacia employee for patent infringement.
The rest of you will be granted lifelong license rights free of charge.
Perhaps then they will see how stupid this makes them appear to the world.
Now I can get that hotmail account name that I missed out on and have been waiting for for years.
nuff said!
If you believe that the rest of the world hating the US is a myth, than I urge you to test your theory and travel to said forgein land and announce to the entire community there you are an American. If the US is not the most hated country, then why is it that Americans visiting Greece for teh Olympics have been urged not to wave American flags at the games? No other country has been prohibited from this. As for #'s 1 & 2 of your statement of course countries will continue to trade with the US. Have you worked for someone you didn't like? Yet you still took thier money right?
So true.