By simply playing a DVD in a no-region player, aren't you bypassing that? Couldn't people who use those players be sued as well as the people who made them? One could even use PowerDVD and chance the region code on their computer DVD player to "bypass", in a way, region checking. Why not sue Cyberlink?
Ya, there's no shame or anything in using graphical apps in Linux (OH NOES IM NOT LEE7 ANyMORE!). The way I see it, those basic commands like tar, cdrecord, and oggenc provide raw and broad functionality. Taking that functionality and making it normally usable are programs/scripts like Ark, xcdroast, and dekagen. When these two things come together, you have something easily usable and intuitive, which is the goal for a desktop operating system.
I don't think I've ever seen so few comments modded as funny as in this story. And such a topic is so open for humor!
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I was subscribed for a period of time. It really is worth the money. The precompiled binaries aren't worth it (its better to get off the CVS tree anyway), but the forums, tech support, and voting are definately worth it. They really take care of their subscribers.
Now let's not start stereotyping LAN parties as a bunch of gaming tightwads arguing over who "hax."
Take LANwar for example. Parties such as LANwar are more of a fun time. There are no cash prizes, just small, nothing-too-outstanding tournaments like CPL. The aim is mostly fun
Also, there are forums set up with people from Tom's Hardware, ATI, AMD, Corsair, and people from other companies to talk to. Not to mention the ever-popular case modding competition. On the whole, the event isn't a typical LAN party. Everyone tries to have fun rather than pwnzor bitches and calling each other haxor noobs.
MML2 is coming up in June, it's slate for 1200 people or more i believe, probably one of the biggest events in North America.
You ingrate..:] I live in the boondocks about 120 miles north of you in southern kentucky. Hell would freeze over before it came here anywhere near where I lived. Mostly because we don't have a theater! At that, the closest *decent* on is 30 miles away.
Nah, look at the Ender's Saga (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind). Although its fun to play around with the idea of alien technology and ansibles and weird stuff like that, the real focus of the book is the characters, how they develop, and working together despite differences (a la ST:TOS).
Exactly. I wish these american marketing people would realize there is a real market for widely-appealing anime such as this, and not just to hardcore otaku. If feature-film anime had serious marketing in america, maybe everyone would realize its not just "one of them there japanese cartoons". Maybe miyazaki's next hit movie will have a better reception here.
Trolllll....
Anime isn't all the same. A lot of mass produced anime is, just like our movie industry. But compare two good works, Furi Kuri and Ranma. VERY different. Or even better, compare two that lie in the same genre. Evangelion and Gundam W are two extremely different animes. If you're interested check out some GAINAX stuff, most of their work is unique in the macrocosm of Japanese animation.
Transformers is considered anime. Any japanese animation is, seeing that "anime" is a Japanese adaptation of our word for animation. That is pretty much it, although some people will put strict stylistic guidelines on their definition of anime.
Really, most of the people who are hardcore id fans enough to go out and get this game (or resist it enough and keep themselves chaste until mid next year) are the ones who are probably gonna end up buying the game (excluding the 3% of people who are just plain warez monkeys:)
Actually, there IS product placement in these demos! On level 2, if you go in the room with the computers, you'll see Coca-Cola(tm) cans on the desk. Two of them I believe. I wonder if The Master is getting paid for this?
*goes back to pining away at for a full version*
Really, CN is getting better about what they show and what they don't. I mean, they still edit the hell out of their shows, but not to the extent that they used to. Watching the first episodes of DBZ that they aired and then watching the newer episodes would be a good example. Using DBZ as an example again, you can also see they HAVE to edit their shows a bit. The Buu saga is some of the most verbally profane anime I have seen (according to my subs, that is), and I would never expect something like that to make it to American Television uncut. Other shows, I have heard, have it a bit more rough (Cowboy Bebop comes to mind), but those shows I normally watch subs for anyway.
So, I'm not too pissed off, but enough to be discomforted. (DBZ's standoffs on the Midnight Run helps me sleep:)
Buying Japanese music help out the RIAA? I wouldn't think so, but these guys are good at what they do:\
btw, I don't mean like American music exported to Japan and then imported back here, I mean Japanese published music (the music store around here who will do special orders always has a hard time of getting what I'm saying)
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By simply playing a DVD in a no-region player, aren't you bypassing that? Couldn't people who use those players be sued as well as the people who made them? One could even use PowerDVD and chance the region code on their computer DVD player to "bypass", in a way, region checking. Why not sue Cyberlink?
Ya, there's no shame or anything in using graphical apps in Linux (OH NOES IM NOT LEE7 ANyMORE!).
The way I see it, those basic commands like tar, cdrecord, and oggenc provide raw and broad functionality. Taking that functionality and making it normally usable are programs/scripts like Ark, xcdroast, and dekagen. When these two things come together, you have something easily usable and intuitive, which is the goal for a desktop operating system.
Someone with mod points mod this article down, -1 troll.
Propar grammer and speeling is DIEING! This be evan worsarer!
I don't think I've ever seen so few comments modded as funny as in this story. And such a topic is so open for humor!
I was subscribed for a period of time. It really is worth the money. The precompiled binaries aren't worth it (its better to get off the CVS tree anyway), but the forums, tech support, and voting are definately worth it. They really take care of their subscribers.
Now let's not start stereotyping LAN parties as a bunch of gaming tightwads arguing over who "hax."
Take LANwar for example. Parties such as LANwar are more of a fun time. There are no cash prizes, just small, nothing-too-outstanding tournaments like CPL. The aim is mostly fun
Also, there are forums set up with people from Tom's Hardware, ATI, AMD, Corsair, and people from other companies to talk to. Not to mention the ever-popular case modding competition. On the whole, the event isn't a typical LAN party. Everyone tries to have fun rather than pwnzor bitches and calling each other haxor noobs.
MML2 is coming up in June, it's slate for 1200 people or more i believe, probably one of the biggest events in North America.
or the supreme court would be destroyed...
You ingrate..:] I live in the boondocks about 120 miles north of you in southern kentucky. Hell would freeze over before it came here anywhere near where I lived. Mostly because we don't have a theater! At that, the closest *decent* on is 30 miles away.
Nah, look at the Ender's Saga (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind). Although its fun to play around with the idea of alien technology and ansibles and weird stuff like that, the real focus of the book is the characters, how they develop, and working together despite differences (a la ST:TOS).
Exactly. I wish these american marketing people would realize there is a real market for widely-appealing anime such as this, and not just to hardcore otaku. If feature-film anime had serious marketing in america, maybe everyone would realize its not just "one of them there japanese cartoons". Maybe miyazaki's next hit movie will have a better reception here.
Now when I benchmark my computer using the punch-the-monkey java applet using a 50 watt spotlight, I'll have to be more careful!
Right now the foremost science journalists in America are the Reverend Beakman and Nye. (That is if Beakman is still around, that show rocked)
Yes. We're going to steal Iraqi cars and run over police officers with them.
Yes, the world needs more GAINAX. Speaking of which, what are they working on now? I've sort of lost touch with the fansub community.
Trolllll.... Anime isn't all the same. A lot of mass produced anime is, just like our movie industry. But compare two good works, Furi Kuri and Ranma. VERY different. Or even better, compare two that lie in the same genre. Evangelion and Gundam W are two extremely different animes. If you're interested check out some GAINAX stuff, most of their work is unique in the macrocosm of Japanese animation.
Transformers is considered anime. Any japanese animation is, seeing that "anime" is a Japanese adaptation of our word for animation. That is pretty much it, although some people will put strict stylistic guidelines on their definition of anime.
I've kept clean from the evils of phones, but now with text messaging and Sonic, I might get one ;)
Also a multiplayer Sonic game could be fun. Maybe you could have an arena type game or something, but I'm sure anything Sonic like this could be fun.
Really, most of the people who are hardcore id fans enough to go out and get this game (or resist it enough and keep themselves chaste until mid next year) are the ones who are probably gonna end up buying the game (excluding the 3% of people who are just plain warez monkeys :)
Actually, there IS product placement in these demos! On level 2, if you go in the room with the computers, you'll see Coca-Cola(tm) cans on the desk. Two of them I believe. I wonder if The Master is getting paid for this? *goes back to pining away at for a full version*
I hope the people who have the slanted pool tables at the carnival don't find out about this! Think of the implications!!
Really, CN is getting better about what they show and what they don't. I mean, they still edit the hell out of their shows, but not to the extent that they used to. Watching the first episodes of DBZ that they aired and then watching the newer episodes would be a good example. Using DBZ as an example again, you can also see they HAVE to edit their shows a bit. The Buu saga is some of the most verbally profane anime I have seen (according to my subs, that is), and I would never expect something like that to make it to American Television uncut. Other shows, I have heard, have it a bit more rough (Cowboy Bebop comes to mind), but those shows I normally watch subs for anyway. So, I'm not too pissed off, but enough to be discomforted. (DBZ's standoffs on the Midnight Run helps me sleep :)
Buying Japanese music help out the RIAA? I wouldn't think so, but these guys are good at what they do :\
btw, I don't mean like American music exported to Japan and then imported back here, I mean Japanese published music (the music store around here who will do special orders always has a hard time of getting what I'm saying)