Well ebay instituted similar policies in 2008 and 9 to discourage small-time sellers (i.e. people like us selling used games, videos, whatever), and there was widespread protest on the forums, but nothing changed. eBay simply deleted the negative posts, banned people with repeated "This is bad policy" postings, and nothing changed. Now the portal has become a place that favors big businesses with deep pockets.
And all the people cleaning out the garage, like me, went to craigslist. So, where is 3rd life? (shudder)
I know that no one reads TFA, but you couyld at least read all of TFSummery.
"Various independent virtual content listing sites have been proposed, such as Meta-life.net and Slapt.me, but attempts to post this information on the Second Life forums has been met with aggressive administrative censorship of these links."
Obviously, Second Life is trying to show how free stuff is of lower quality, and that they do not support free stuff. Like Second life...
Wait a minute! Uh... Thats not what we meant...
What other game from 10 years ago still has new mods coming out, to say nothing of substantial revisions to the original game done by some of the original programmers working on their own time?
That was my point. If enough people who "think a 3rd part vote is a wasted vote" and just don't vote at all, suddenly start voting Libertarian (or whatever) they may become the major party, nudging out one of the others. That was how the Whigs started. They were an offshoot of a major party that was no cutting it for many of the members...
You know who I blame for this? YOU(me). When was the last time any of us rioted in the streets to stop this kind of BS? been a while huh? wonder why the Gov. can pass anything they like on a whim? The only people they answer to is themselves.
April 15th, July 4th, and September 12th. But it wasn't really a riot, and the numbers vary based on who is telling the story...
(I voted for Obama, but mostly because he wasn't McCain-Palin, not because I thought he was going to be so different than his predecessors)
This is the problem with have in politics today. You do not have to be good, or compliant to win. Just not %otherparty. I have had enough of this, and that is why I did not vote for McCain. The little (r) was not enough, and I refuse to vote for people just because they do not eat babies.
All you and your gun nut buddies end up doing is drive up the sale of No Handguns Allowed signs. That and create 'friendly-fire' casualties when you overreact.
With all these "friendly fire casualties" you talk about, you would think one would make the paper. But all I see is Fort Hood, Virginia Tech, and so on... All gun free zones. I guess the didn't have enough signs.
That was the point of my original post. Fort Hood is a gun free zone. So are many places I have to go from day to day. So do a break the law and stay safe, or obey the law and be unarmed when the crazed gunman comes?
But I should have known that no one would get it. People don't even read the articles... Asking them to know facts is a little much.
Didn't you guys get Obama's memo? There is no such thing as terrorism - only human-caused disasters. Please report to the Ministry of Truth (http://www.whitehouse.gov/) for sensitivity reprogramming.
You did not read carefully enough. There is still terrorism. There is no Muslim terrorism.
But I also think there's some scare tactic behind these "how vulnerable we really are" news. I think I've read about these power grid hackers several times on slashdot alone.
Some are fearmongering... Some are brainstorming...:)
>>>the bluetooth earpiece is against the law under the language of the headphone ban. I won a bet with a cop over this - she didn't believe me until she pulled out her book, read the older law, and said:oops -you're right." The law still hasn't been fixed, and it probably never will be.
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I consider this a good law. AAA and other organizations have shown that even hands-free cellphone usage reduces reaction time, such that you are a worse driver than an alcoholic. People shouldn't be using cellphones in cars except for emergencies.
What? Sorry... I couldn't hear you. I had to take out my hearing aid because of this stupid law, and now I can't find the damn thing... [/sarcasm]
Something tells me that it will be harder to download the game hardware itself. And yes, you can buy it online, but there is a huge "I want it NOW!" market that online and shipping will never satisfy. But the margins will have to come down on many things, and value (Expertise perhaps) will have to go up.
If you skip version you will have some significant problems, and if the next version is not LTS, eventually you will have to skip versions. Fro example, try and update a Feisty box today. The next step is Gutsy and it is gone.
The first is that online and off line are coded totally differently, so the OO team would be starting from scratch in an already established market.
The second is availability. Just because it is on the Internet doesn't mean it always will be. Just ask some of the people caught in the Sidekick, T-mobile, Danger, Microsoft data loss.
And of course there is trust. Do you trust Google to never "search" your data? They have voice-mails on-line now... And Microsoft can be trusted, right?
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Well ebay instituted similar policies in 2008 and 9 to discourage small-time sellers (i.e. people like us selling used games, videos, whatever), and there was widespread protest on the forums, but nothing changed. eBay simply deleted the negative posts, banned people with repeated "This is bad policy" postings, and nothing changed. Now the portal has become a place that favors big businesses with deep pockets.
And all the people cleaning out the garage, like me, went to craigslist. So, where is 3rd life? (shudder)
I know that no one reads TFA, but you couyld at least read all of TFSummery.
"Various independent virtual content listing sites have been proposed, such as Meta-life.net and Slapt.me, but attempts to post this information on the Second Life forums has been met with aggressive administrative censorship of these links."
Obviously, Second Life is trying to show how free stuff is of lower quality, and that they do not support free stuff. Like Second life...
Wait a minute! Uh... Thats not what we meant...
What other game from 10 years ago still has new mods coming out, to say nothing of substantial revisions to the original game done by some of the original programmers working on their own time?
4x4 Evo2 http://vales.com/evo2/default.asp
And yes, I know you were being rhetorical, but you did ask.
The vast, vast majority of criminals are caught either because of stupidity on their part or someone squealing.
A cop friend of mine used to say that "All criminals are stupid." Until I replied with, "No. Just the ones you meet."
2 down, a billion to go. Sorry, I just can't get excited about 2 people caught.
That was my point. If enough people who "think a 3rd part vote is a wasted vote" and just don't vote at all, suddenly start voting Libertarian (or whatever) they may become the major party, nudging out one of the others. That was how the Whigs started. They were an offshoot of a major party that was no cutting it for many of the members...
I don't think the Libertarians or any other third party has a chance to win the presidency (it has never happened).
Never?
William Henry Harrison - Whig Abraham Lincoln - Republican National Union
Afterwards, both went on to become a major party. In the beginning it was the Federalists vs. the Democratic-Republicans.
You know who I blame for this? YOU(me). When was the last time any of us rioted in the streets to stop this kind of BS? been a while huh? wonder why the Gov. can pass anything they like on a whim? The only people they answer to is themselves.
April 15th, July 4th, and September 12th. But it wasn't really a riot, and the numbers vary based on who is telling the story...
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(I voted for Obama, but mostly because he wasn't McCain-Palin, not because I thought he was going to be so different than his predecessors)
This is the problem with have in politics today. You do not have to be good, or compliant to win. Just not %otherparty. I have had enough of this, and that is why I did not vote for McCain. The little (r) was not enough, and I refuse to vote for people just because they do not eat babies.
(For the record, I voted Libertarian this time.)
All you and your gun nut buddies end up doing is drive up the sale of No Handguns Allowed signs. That and create 'friendly-fire' casualties when you overreact.
With all these "friendly fire casualties" you talk about, you would think one would make the paper. But all I see is Fort Hood, Virginia Tech, and so on... All gun free zones. I guess the didn't have enough signs.
That was the point of my original post. Fort Hood is a gun free zone. So are many places I have to go from day to day. So do a break the law and stay safe, or obey the law and be unarmed when the crazed gunman comes?
But I should have known that no one would get it. People don't even read the articles... Asking them to know facts is a little much.
Yep. There has never been crime or terrorism where guns are illegal. Oh, wait...
Didn't you guys get Obama's memo? There is no such thing as terrorism - only human-caused disasters. Please report to the Ministry of Truth (http://www.whitehouse.gov/) for sensitivity reprogramming.
You did not read carefully enough. There is still terrorism. There is no Muslim terrorism.
Gas pumps work on electricity too. I wonder if gas stations have backup diesel generators?
Several did in Houston after Ike. They made some big money too...
I'm gonna go with option A. I can shoot terrorists. If I shoot the CEO of my local cable monopoly I'm probably going to go to jail......
How? When handguns are even prohibited to military people on a military base, what chance do we have?
But I also think there's some scare tactic behind these "how vulnerable we really are" news. I think I've read about these power grid hackers several times on slashdot alone.
Some are fearmongering... Some are brainstorming... :)
I think it was a rhetorical "our" in the summery. Hence the stars around it...
>>>the bluetooth earpiece is against the law under the language of the headphone ban. I won a bet with a cop over this - she didn't believe me until she pulled out her book, read the older law, and said :oops -you're right." The law still hasn't been fixed, and it probably never will be.
>>>
I consider this a good law. AAA and other organizations have shown that even hands-free cellphone usage reduces reaction time, such that you are a worse driver than an alcoholic. People shouldn't be using cellphones in cars except for emergencies.
What? Sorry... I couldn't hear you. I had to take out my hearing aid because of this stupid law, and now I can't find the damn thing... [/sarcasm]
If they turn off the internet , we will create our own version, which will be better than the previous.
Keep the marketers and all of Africa off it.
Don't touch my Ubuntu, you power grabbing Microsoft Shill! ;)
The problem is that there is no region that has nothing anyone wants. And malware, spam, botnets, come from everywhere.
Something tells me that it will be harder to download the game hardware itself. And yes, you can buy it online, but there is a huge "I want it NOW!" market that online and shipping will never satisfy. But the margins will have to come down on many things, and value (Expertise perhaps) will have to go up.
Sorry for the late post... Never saw it.
But yes, Gutsy is GONE. No repos anymore. No way to upgrade to it, as it went away almost a year ago.
Personal voicemails from google voice have shown up in public searches. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/20/google_voice_indexing/ Why attribute it to malice when mistakes work just as well?
If you skip version you will have some significant problems, and if the next version is not LTS, eventually you will have to skip versions. Fro example, try and update a Feisty box today. The next step is Gutsy and it is gone.
There are a few problems here...
The first is that online and off line are coded totally differently, so the OO team would be starting from scratch in an already established market.
The second is availability. Just because it is on the Internet doesn't mean it always will be. Just ask some of the people caught in the Sidekick, T-mobile, Danger, Microsoft data loss.
And of course there is trust. Do you trust Google to never "search" your data? They have voice-mails on-line now... And Microsoft can be trusted, right?