I had some sort of encrypted movie file that had sound but the picture was all scrambled - some sort of DRM I suspected... If I theoretically had the key, would mplayer be able to play it properly?
Yes, I think it's disgusting. I am also saddened and not the least bit surprised to discover the company concerned is American-based. Mod me troll if you want, but I think my point is legitimate - some companies (and not all are American) have a culture of waste and destruction for endless pursuit of profits and I feel compelled to speak my opinion and denounce it.
Not if the invention has entered public knowledge, surely?
In NZ, you used to be able to (and still can?) patent something by 'importation' - import something nobody in NZ has ever seen or heard of before, and can patent it. With the advent of modern communications and the Internet, I imagine winning a patent on this basis now is practically impossible.
Lying on an electric blanket while it is on is stupid, and you get what you deserve. I know several people who have luckily noticed the small fire developing before they fell asleep. Older blankets are even more of a risk.
Indeed - it's a fun service. I play a bit of Puerto Rico there. It helps to know a bit of german, but after a day or so you can find your way around. I recommend using the standalone java application rather than the browser applet.
Well, if you did take the time to read the article, you'd learn that these alcoholic mixtures are crystallised (mostly by freezing from what he seems to say) and then polarised light is directed through the crystals in a particular orientation to generate the pretty pictures.
Older style cars sometimes have this - sure, the blindspot is almost eliminated, but the angle of view is much more limited, meaning you still have to turn your head to check. This is a good thing, because people who don't look first are asking for trouble.
Check out the iRiver iHP-120 (and the new 140 model) . Purely in my opinion, the iHP-120 sounds a lot better than the iPod. It also has a longer battery life (I get about 12 hours out of it) and it can play WMA, MP3, WAV and yes, Ogg Vorbis. It can also record direct to WAV or MP3, has a pretty decent FM tuner, and 20 gig of HDD space (or 40 gig on the iHP-140). It's a good solid all-metal construction and it's about the same size as the iPod. If you're considering buying an iPod, you really owe it to yourself to read up on this beauty first.
Well, PrintScreen (PrtScn) works in Windows - it makes a copy of the desktop in the clipboard. Paste into a Word document or a paint program to see. And I think Alt+PrtScn does the same but just for the active window. I used to use this a lot when compiling assignments in matlab...
Ok, re-read the article - it wasn't the BIOS, it was the kernel itself complaining about the floppy drive. Still, it's hardly an unsurpassable obstacle.
The abstract is misleading...
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... thanks for wasting my time.
This isn't an article about how Linux 'Tivo-like' software is unsuitable, unavailable or too difficult to use or configure - it's about how this particular person couldn't get past the BIOS 'no floppy controller found' message when rebooting and therefore gave up on Linux completely. There's absolutely NOTHING useful in that article for anyone interested in doing something similar with Linux.
According to my dictionary (and I do mean *my* dictionary):
Consolidation \Con*sol`i*da"tion\, n. [L. consolidatio a
confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]
The act of removing enjoyable and involving gameplay from a promising video game in order to accommodate the less mature and undiscerning tastes of 14 year olds for the purposes of selling more units sooner. For unfortunate examples see: Deus Ex: Invisible War, Halo: Combat Evolved. It usually involves 640x480 title screens too.
A consolidated game is pretty much guaranteed to be crap.
That was right next to some kind of space ship thing, wasn't it? Down there with the nuclear missiles. I got up to that bit several times, but EVERY SODDING TIME I'd get stuck in that hole!! So, I was pretty close to the end then?
I never completed Strykers Run unfortunately - tended to die fairly early. Was it just me, or was it possible to 'stand' on bullets?;)
Ah, yes, the crowns - I found that one in the cellar purely by accident:)
What a great map btw - brings back all the memories. I remember finding that crystal in the 'hidden' room in the central tower - I was just bouncing around and suddenly, pop! I was in this room... odd...
I'll probably never forget this game - it was one of the most engaging games I have ever played. Elite is the other (it took me two years of irregular play but I eventually made it to Elite and over 1,000,000 credits - and then I had even more fun with a savegame editor, imposing my own prices for even more powerful lasers and cargo capacities).
Yes, I did find that, but at the time I was too young to realise it was an easter-egg and thought it was just a cool bug!:)
I tried Citadel 2 out recently with an emulator - it seemed to lack a lot of the polish that made Citadel great.
One thing I spent hours trying to do - the water at the bottom of the 'Well' (after you've initially drained it) - I was damn sure I could get past those arm-wavy plants and swim around under there, but I never could. I used to dream about what might have been to the right and left of that screen. Sigh. In case you're wondering, I don't think it was possible.
You finished Repton2 - impressive. I got quite a way through Repton Thru Time, but it got insanely hard at one point.
One of my all-time favourite Beeb games was Citadel - did anyone else play that? I managed to complete it after many weeks of searching for those damn crystals. My friend and I actually drew a map of the entire world - I still have that somewhere. I still remember the ending sequence when you blow up the teleporter - wow, all those colours! That was one thing that really struck me about Citadel - all the amazing colours generated out of just 8.
Legend completely ruined Star Control 3, and Unreal 2 was an embarrassment to all gamers everywhere. Since then, every time I've seen that Legend logo when starting up a game, I've had that sinking feeling in my stomach. Finally, the market system has worked and one more awful game development house has closed. The only unfortunate thing is those ex-Legend developers now have an opportunity to work elsewhere, spreading their legacy of crappiness.
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I had some sort of encrypted movie file that had sound but the picture was all scrambled - some sort of DRM I suspected... If I theoretically had the key, would mplayer be able to play it properly?
Yes, I think it's disgusting. I am also saddened and not the least bit surprised to discover the company concerned is American-based. Mod me troll if you want, but I think my point is legitimate - some companies (and not all are American) have a culture of waste and destruction for endless pursuit of profits and I feel compelled to speak my opinion and denounce it.
...which I cynically refer to as 'consolidation'.
Not if the invention has entered public knowledge, surely?
In NZ, you used to be able to (and still can?) patent something by 'importation' - import something nobody in NZ has ever seen or heard of before, and can patent it. With the advent of modern communications and the Internet, I imagine winning a patent on this basis now is practically impossible.
And let me guess, your car was immune because it's crafted from an indestructable material called Unobtainium... ?
Lying on an electric blanket while it is on is stupid, and you get what you deserve. I know several people who have luckily noticed the small fire developing before they fell asleep. Older blankets are even more of a risk.
What's wrong with the Puerto Rico implementation on brettspielwelt.de?
Indeed - it's a fun service. I play a bit of Puerto Rico there. It helps to know a bit of german, but after a day or so you can find your way around. I recommend using the standalone java application rather than the browser applet.
Leave out a few digits (not the last 4) and you should be alright, I think.
Well, if you did take the time to read the article, you'd learn that these alcoholic mixtures are crystallised (mostly by freezing from what he seems to say) and then polarised light is directed through the crystals in a particular orientation to generate the pretty pictures.
Older style cars sometimes have this - sure, the blindspot is almost eliminated, but the angle of view is much more limited, meaning you still have to turn your head to check. This is a good thing, because people who don't look first are asking for trouble.
Check out the iRiver iHP-120 (and the new 140 model) . Purely in my opinion, the iHP-120 sounds a lot better than the iPod. It also has a longer battery life (I get about 12 hours out of it) and it can play WMA, MP3, WAV and yes, Ogg Vorbis. It can also record direct to WAV or MP3, has a pretty decent FM tuner, and 20 gig of HDD space (or 40 gig on the iHP-140). It's a good solid all-metal construction and it's about the same size as the iPod. If you're considering buying an iPod, you really owe it to yourself to read up on this beauty first.
Well, PrintScreen (PrtScn) works in Windows - it makes a copy of the desktop in the clipboard. Paste into a Word document or a paint program to see. And I think Alt+PrtScn does the same but just for the active window. I used to use this a lot when compiling assignments in matlab...
Ok, re-read the article - it wasn't the BIOS, it was the kernel itself complaining about the floppy drive. Still, it's hardly an unsurpassable obstacle.
... thanks for wasting my time.
This isn't an article about how Linux 'Tivo-like' software is unsuitable, unavailable or too difficult to use or configure - it's about how this particular person couldn't get past the BIOS 'no floppy controller found' message when rebooting and therefore gave up on Linux completely. There's absolutely NOTHING useful in that article for anyone interested in doing something similar with Linux.
According to my dictionary (and I do mean *my* dictionary):
Consolidation \Con*sol`i*da"tion\, n. [L. consolidatio a
confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]
The act of removing enjoyable and involving gameplay from a promising video game in order to accommodate the less mature and undiscerning tastes of 14 year olds for the purposes of selling more units sooner. For unfortunate examples see: Deus Ex: Invisible War, Halo: Combat Evolved. It usually involves 640x480 title screens too.
A consolidated game is pretty much guaranteed to be crap.
That was right next to some kind of space ship thing, wasn't it? Down there with the nuclear missiles. I got up to that bit several times, but EVERY SODDING TIME I'd get stuck in that hole!! So, I was pretty close to the end then?
;)
I never completed Strykers Run unfortunately - tended to die fairly early. Was it just me, or was it possible to 'stand' on bullets?
Yeah, I realise that - I meant the 'pipes' you see after you've reached the bottom - you can't jump up some of them, they are too high.
I can't remember what the two blue 'boxes' were for (one is near where you start). Also, the iron bar...
Ah, yes, the crowns - I found that one in the cellar purely by accident :)
What a great map btw - brings back all the memories. I remember finding that crystal in the 'hidden' room in the central tower - I was just bouncing around and suddenly, pop! I was in this room... odd...
I'll probably never forget this game - it was one of the most engaging games I have ever played. Elite is the other (it took me two years of irregular play but I eventually made it to Elite and over 1,000,000 credits - and then I had even more fun with a savegame editor, imposing my own prices for even more powerful lasers and cargo capacities).
Did anyone play Strykers Run: Codename Droid?
Yes, I did find that, but at the time I was too young to realise it was an easter-egg and thought it was just a cool bug! :)
I tried Citadel 2 out recently with an emulator - it seemed to lack a lot of the polish that made Citadel great.
One thing I spent hours trying to do - the water at the bottom of the 'Well' (after you've initially drained it) - I was damn sure I could get past those arm-wavy plants and swim around under there, but I never could. I used to dream about what might have been to the right and left of that screen. Sigh. In case you're wondering, I don't think it was possible.
You finished Repton2 - impressive. I got quite a way through Repton Thru Time, but it got insanely hard at one point.
One of my all-time favourite Beeb games was Citadel - did anyone else play that? I managed to complete it after many weeks of searching for those damn crystals. My friend and I actually drew a map of the entire world - I still have that somewhere. I still remember the ending sequence when you blow up the teleporter - wow, all those colours! That was one thing that really struck me about Citadel - all the amazing colours generated out of just 8.
Did anyone get the full 100 points?
Legend completely ruined Star Control 3, and Unreal 2 was an embarrassment to all gamers everywhere. Since then, every time I've seen that Legend logo when starting up a game, I've had that sinking feeling in my stomach. Finally, the market system has worked and one more awful game development house has closed. The only unfortunate thing is those ex-Legend developers now have an opportunity to work elsewhere, spreading their legacy of crappiness.
Thanks. I don't mind the POV, it makes for more interesting reading anyway. Completely objective reviews/discussions are really quite boring.
6*9 is indeed 42.