How do you determine which is porn and which is an artistic expression? There's a lot of brilliant movies, books, photos, comics, etc. out there that could potentially be challenged with this law.
Here's a good example. 95% of their content is free on the internet -- 5% accounting for extra content on the DVDs and CDs. Never even had any ads on their site. And they make a healthy living off merch. They quit their day jobs on just T-shirts!
As people have said, no DRM doesn't mean everybody's going to throw a pirate party and that selling digital content is over. But there are even business models that allow for giving the content away.
I'm thinking if there's anything on HD that I really want to see, I'll just buy it and then download it. Then I'm supporting the movie or show I like, I don't have to buy either player, and I have it in the format I prefer -- MPEG4 on my hard drive.
I think a primary problem is interactivity. If you're trying to create something truly important and artistic that conveys some complex ideas, then each element of your medium should be critical to the expression. In the cases of most writers and artists, a non-interactive movie or book or painting is more direct. Adding interactivity in most cases just makes it a game and is simply to make it more entertaining. Most books turned into games seem like cheapened versions to me.
The trick is to make the interactivity integral to telling the story or making your point, and that's hard. To date I think the only things that really come close to "highbrow" games (by his vague definition) are simulators, perhaps because they're educational. He mentions a couple, but I was also thinking of flight and historical simulators too.
And I think it was a mistake to mention comics because it's really a counter-example in some ways. They have been legitimized in their own way with Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Clowes, etc. It's a different kind of highbrow.
I also think the discounting art movies hurts the credibility of the article. A super-formal, "old man" kind of high brow is not the only kind. And there are games that fit into this artsy category, like Mel Chin's "Knowmad" or Cory Arcangel's work. Is this not high brow?
You have to read halfway through the story to see that there's no law about this at all, it was just a couple of cops being assholes (allegedly). This is news that's the quality of what's reported on local WB news at 9. Yeah, there's an internal investigation being started and obviously if the kid is telling the truth, the cops will be in some trouble.
On the subject of "cops doing bad things", detaining a kid on bogus charges for 4 hours and letting him go is pretty light. I wonder how often that happens in the projects? Go there and see, and then put it on the front page of Slashdot every time it happens.
Here's what really sucks aside from the hassle and deceptive pricing: If I buy something for my company with a rebate, I have to fill out an expense form and get reimbursed for the price AFTER the rebate because the rebate check will come to me. So the rebate money comes out of MY pocket until the I get the rebate check. And if something screws up with the rebate, I'm screwed.
I usually go to Comp USA for computer stuff for our office, but I will definitely be heading to Office Max whenever possible from now on.
I used a nice Logitech trackball for a while, but now it makes my hand hurt after using it for a while. I've talked to others who have had the same problem.
1) Sony has the tech, why on earth would they resort to a DVD?
They may have been showing MPEG4 HD content from a data DVD+R. This would probably be easier and quicker to prepare than an actual Blu-ray disc.
2) Why would they use a DVD+R with no label when they distribute the actual DVDs?
They may have prepared particular scenes and removed the menus, etc.
3) Why would Sony use a Verbatim DVD+R?
I doubt the end of the DVD assembly line is anywhere near the Blu-ray development offices. Their secretary went to Office Max or whatever and bought whatever discs were cheapest.
I've played this game before, and I don't understand why everybody always compares Dells. IMO Dell laptops are ugly, overpriced, and not terribly reliable based on my experiences at work. I like Dell desktops okay, but there are better, cheaper PC laptops to look at.
And also, for a really good comparison you need to look at the SAME size screen, and make sure the weight and battery life are similar.
That new Apple's definitely a nice deal. But the advantage PCs will always have is that you can find a noname brand that's pretty good for next-to-nothing. It may not be as fast or capable as that shiny Apple, but it has the features you want and need and it gets the job done.
In the case of large vehicles/transports in a huge space (suggested by their Star Trek reference), magnetic invisibility is probably most important. And it's my understanding that magnetic cloaking devices do exist for some navy vessels -- systems of magnetometers attached to large electromagnets designed to cancel out the magnetic field.
I cancelled cable ($44/mo) and am signing up with Netflix 3-at-a-time ($18/mo) which has almost all the shows I like to watch on cable and broadcast TV, and many that I want to watch but didn't get because they were on premium channels. And it elimates what I previously spent renting movies ($10-$15/mo).
Only disadvantage is that I can't watch the most current stuff, but I don't care. There's enough older stuff out on DVD to keep me occupied for years.
My friend who uses a Mac recently was saying that if you spec a PC laptop up to a Mac they cost the same. I thought maybe this was true and did a bunch of research on Pricegrabber. I found that even when taking into account weight and size and ports and all the other specs that the PCs are still cheaper.
But even so, I don't think that's the point. The thing is that I don't need all the high end features that Apple offers. I can carry an extra pound or two and I don't need a built in camera, etc.
Also, I don't see Apples as being any more reliable than PCs as far as hardware. I hear about just as many hardware failures from Apple friends as PC friends.
The exception on price is the Mac Mini. For a comparable mini PC it's about the same price or more.
they played off the joke. Made some levels "unfinished" and incorporated that into the gameplay and story. It could be pretty funny and unique, and could even reduce dev time.
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How do you determine which is porn and which is an artistic expression? There's a lot of brilliant movies, books, photos, comics, etc. out there that could potentially be challenged with this law.
Here's a good example. 95% of their content is free on the internet -- 5% accounting for extra content on the DVDs and CDs. Never even had any ads on their site. And they make a healthy living off merch. They quit their day jobs on just T-shirts!
As people have said, no DRM doesn't mean everybody's going to throw a pirate party and that selling digital content is over. But there are even business models that allow for giving the content away.
I'm thinking if there's anything on HD that I really want to see, I'll just buy it and then download it. Then I'm supporting the movie or show I like, I don't have to buy either player, and I have it in the format I prefer -- MPEG4 on my hard drive.
I think the ads are pretty good. But I really think I'd feel more comfortable hanging out with the nerdy PC guy than the hipster Mac dude.
And here's the most important thing from the article -- what it looks like:/ FrontB.jpg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_media_tax#Canad a
I think a primary problem is interactivity. If you're trying to create something truly important and artistic that conveys some complex ideas, then each element of your medium should be critical to the expression. In the cases of most writers and artists, a non-interactive movie or book or painting is more direct. Adding interactivity in most cases just makes it a game and is simply to make it more entertaining. Most books turned into games seem like cheapened versions to me.
The trick is to make the interactivity integral to telling the story or making your point, and that's hard. To date I think the only things that really come close to "highbrow" games (by his vague definition) are simulators, perhaps because they're educational. He mentions a couple, but I was also thinking of flight and historical simulators too.
And I think it was a mistake to mention comics because it's really a counter-example in some ways. They have been legitimized in their own way with Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Clowes, etc. It's a different kind of highbrow.
I also think the discounting art movies hurts the credibility of the article. A super-formal, "old man" kind of high brow is not the only kind. And there are games that fit into this artsy category, like Mel Chin's "Knowmad" or Cory Arcangel's work. Is this not high brow?
Everybody knows that thetans have existed for tens of trillions of years.
You have to read halfway through the story to see that there's no law about this at all, it was just a couple of cops being assholes (allegedly). This is news that's the quality of what's reported on local WB news at 9. Yeah, there's an internal investigation being started and obviously if the kid is telling the truth, the cops will be in some trouble.
On the subject of "cops doing bad things", detaining a kid on bogus charges for 4 hours and letting him go is pretty light. I wonder how often that happens in the projects? Go there and see, and then put it on the front page of Slashdot every time it happens.
Here's what really sucks aside from the hassle and deceptive pricing: If I buy something for my company with a rebate, I have to fill out an expense form and get reimbursed for the price AFTER the rebate because the rebate check will come to me. So the rebate money comes out of MY pocket until the I get the rebate check. And if something screws up with the rebate, I'm screwed.
I usually go to Comp USA for computer stuff for our office, but I will definitely be heading to Office Max whenever possible from now on.
-paul
I used a nice Logitech trackball for a while, but now it makes my hand hurt after using it for a while. I've talked to others who have had the same problem.
Just because it doesn't run doesn't mean it's hard to patch. It could be as simple as a header modification.
I'm curious what they'll do to insure it only runs on Vista. I wonder if some good hackers could patch it to run on XP?
Even most of the people interviewed in the article don't believe the rumor is true. Mod parent up.
1) Sony has the tech, why on earth would they resort to a DVD?
They may have been showing MPEG4 HD content from a data DVD+R. This would probably be easier and quicker to prepare than an actual Blu-ray disc.
2) Why would they use a DVD+R with no label when they distribute the actual DVDs?
They may have prepared particular scenes and removed the menus, etc.
3) Why would Sony use a Verbatim DVD+R?
I doubt the end of the DVD assembly line is anywhere near the Blu-ray development offices. Their secretary went to Office Max or whatever and bought whatever discs were cheapest.
The rest are good questions.
I've played this game before, and I don't understand why everybody always compares Dells. IMO Dell laptops are ugly, overpriced, and not terribly reliable based on my experiences at work. I like Dell desktops okay, but there are better, cheaper PC laptops to look at. And also, for a really good comparison you need to look at the SAME size screen, and make sure the weight and battery life are similar. That new Apple's definitely a nice deal. But the advantage PCs will always have is that you can find a noname brand that's pretty good for next-to-nothing. It may not be as fast or capable as that shiny Apple, but it has the features you want and need and it gets the job done.
Oops yeah you're right. So then what's with the female androids and pink blazers?
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A much better source for this kind of stuff is the Retrothing Blog. Definitely a favorite of my RSS feed list.
In the case of large vehicles/transports in a huge space (suggested by their Star Trek reference), magnetic invisibility is probably most important. And it's my understanding that magnetic cloaking devices do exist for some navy vessels -- systems of magnetometers attached to large electromagnets designed to cancel out the magnetic field.
I cancelled cable ($44/mo) and am signing up with Netflix 3-at-a-time ($18/mo) which has almost all the shows I like to watch on cable and broadcast TV, and many that I want to watch but didn't get because they were on premium channels. And it elimates what I previously spent renting movies ($10-$15/mo).
Only disadvantage is that I can't watch the most current stuff, but I don't care. There's enough older stuff out on DVD to keep me occupied for years.
They put it out at a loss but make it up in volume. Microsoft is no idiot.
My friend who uses a Mac recently was saying that if you spec a PC laptop up to a Mac they cost the same. I thought maybe this was true and did a bunch of research on Pricegrabber. I found that even when taking into account weight and size and ports and all the other specs that the PCs are still cheaper. But even so, I don't think that's the point. The thing is that I don't need all the high end features that Apple offers. I can carry an extra pound or two and I don't need a built in camera, etc. Also, I don't see Apples as being any more reliable than PCs as far as hardware. I hear about just as many hardware failures from Apple friends as PC friends. The exception on price is the Mac Mini. For a comparable mini PC it's about the same price or more.
Well, Rockbox is also available for several iRiver and Archos players and the list is constantly growing.
they played off the joke. Made some levels "unfinished" and incorporated that into the gameplay and story. It could be pretty funny and unique, and could even reduce dev time.