To limit it to FPSes is a bit much, though. You could easily include everything from Spider-Man, Skate, Madden, Myst and Grand Theft Auto into that list. And 3rd-person shooters!
If only there were some sort of large... electronic distribution network he could use... and if he could take those sounds and somehow send them over this network...
So lemme see if I've got this right. In your view, Microsoft's anti-piracy software will always work flawlessly, the stability of an OS isn't important, the "vast majority" of people with computers are technologically illiterate, and copyright protection should be the job of a computer's OS? I can't say I agree with you there.
"If I went into Ralph's supermarket and took a 49-cent Bic pen, would they say I stole something they spent four million to develop and three million to market, and therefore will have to hire three new security guards to watch the pens?" -Kevin Mitnick
TFA: "Pioneers knew The Dalles as the end of the Oregon trail."
I was just in Seaside this weekend, and they had a big sign next to a statue of Lewis and Clark proclaiming that that was the end of the Oregon Trail... The oceanside makes more sense IMO.
That said, the PHP code would be 2-10x as verbose, take far longer to write, and be far less maintainable. With Rails you just throw more hardware at it and it will scale as far as you need to. If you're running up against real walls in Rails scaling, try Merb. If you're just a PHP n00b who wouldn't know decent OO-code if it punched you in the face, then by all means stick with the Personal Home Page language
Things have changed a little since 1996. PHP-- "PHP: Hypertext Processor", these days-- has some decent OO capabilities now. Also, even the best, most workflow-oriented language in the world can produce totally unmaintainable code in the wrong hands. Maintainability has more to do with the ability of the designer(s) than the capabilities of the language, in my experience.
Actually, that's a good point; I used to think like that back in the days before my music collection far outstripped my 1st-gen 6gig iPod. Especially since it autosyncs.
I have a modest 60+ gig of music alone, myself, but I've only got a 2gig nano right now, and it works just fine for me. I can't listen to more than that in a day, and I can always swap it around when I get back home. The idea of using an iPod for permanent long-term storage seems awfully fragile, though.
Similar to how "pirate" now refers to anyone who illegally copies digital media, rather than referring to someone making a profit off of redistributing stolen goods/content. Because if we use shades of grey, the people who only read about these sorts things in Newsweek articles might become confused!
The only way that Universal can lose is if they fail to market the new service they have selling the content.
Or if they price themselves out of the market. Personally, I think their proposed $5 is a bit too high for an individual show. I won't pay it. For the cost of a season of a show, at that rate, I can buy a low-end DVR anyway.
Ugh... that's how we ended up with so many "reality" shows in the first place. No need to pay writers or actors. Regardless, the original comment doesn't make sense: if I miss one episode of a 20-episode long season in the middle of a story arc, I'm not going to just wait for 8 months until the DVDs come out if I can help it.
If I liked the show, then the odds are high that I will buy the DVD if and when it comes out, but-- even if I can't count on it coming out-- if I skip half of the season because I missed a couple of episodes and couldn't catch up, that's fewer viewers for their advertising money.
You own it. They just have the right to use it anywhere in the world for free.
Correct, and as I recall from reading Yahoo!'s updated hosting terms from last week, they say almost exactly the same thing.
"Yahoo! does not claim ownership of the Content You place on Your Service. By submitting Content to Yahoo! for inclusion on Your Service, You grant Yahoo! and its successors and assignees, the worldwide, royalty-free, and nonexclusive license under Your copyrights and other intellectual property rights, if any, in all material and content displayed in Your web site to use, distribute, display, reproduce, and create derivative works from such material in any and all media and display in any manner and on any Yahoo! property the results of search queries and comparisons conducted on Yahoo!, including, without limitation, searches conducted on Yahoo! Shopping and the Service."
...in the SECOND HALF of the month PS3 outsold Xbox. That means PS3 is building momentum.
I'm not sure that a two-week trend is statistically significant to overall momentum. Just sayin'. Maybe a bunch of kids finally earned enough mowing lawns so far this summer or something.
I think the point is that the myriad of licensing makes open source adoption by the enterprise more difficult. This also dampens subsequent contribution-- a lot of open source contributors are programmers for corporations of one sort or another.
It's worth nothing that the iphonesimfree.com hack is a full SIM hack that works entirely in software, no soldering required. Also, allegedly, the hack stays in place even after a software restore.
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To limit it to FPSes is a bit much, though. You could easily include everything from Spider-Man, Skate, Madden, Myst and Grand Theft Auto into that list. And 3rd-person shooters!
Screw that, I'll just wear my 6th-sense headband and dodge the rays!
So says Woz, too, in his autobiography, yarr! The irony be not lost on me.
If only there were some sort of large... electronic distribution network he could use... and if he could take those sounds and somehow send them over this network...
Because Universal is also one of the reasons why Apple had to offer DRM-laced songs in the first place.
So lemme see if I've got this right. In your view, Microsoft's anti-piracy software will always work flawlessly, the stability of an OS isn't important, the "vast majority" of people with computers are technologically illiterate, and copyright protection should be the job of a computer's OS? I can't say I agree with you there.
"If I went into Ralph's supermarket and took a 49-cent Bic pen, would they say I stole something they spent four million to develop and three million to market, and therefore will have to hire three new security guards to watch the pens?" -Kevin Mitnick
TFA: "Pioneers knew The Dalles as the end of the Oregon trail."
I was just in Seaside this weekend, and they had a big sign next to a statue of Lewis and Clark proclaiming that that was the end of the Oregon Trail... The oceanside makes more sense IMO.
Hey, if the Voyager's the first one there, it can call it whatever it wants!
(I noticed that too, though.)
That said, the PHP code would be 2-10x as verbose, take far longer to write, and be far less maintainable. With Rails you just throw more hardware at it and it will scale as far as you need to. If you're running up against real walls in Rails scaling, try Merb. If you're just a PHP n00b who wouldn't know decent OO-code if it punched you in the face, then by all means stick with the Personal Home Page language
Things have changed a little since 1996. PHP-- "PHP: Hypertext Processor", these days-- has some decent OO capabilities now. Also, even the best, most workflow-oriented language in the world can produce totally unmaintainable code in the wrong hands. Maintainability has more to do with the ability of the designer(s) than the capabilities of the language, in my experience.
Hey, I've had one like that for a year now! It's called "Windows Mobile"!
(No seriously, why does the phone lock up on incoming calls? And why is the only fix for me to "reboot the phone daily"?)
Actually, that's a good point; I used to think like that back in the days before my music collection far outstripped my 1st-gen 6gig iPod. Especially since it autosyncs.
I have a modest 60+ gig of music alone, myself, but I've only got a 2gig nano right now, and it works just fine for me. I can't listen to more than that in a day, and I can always swap it around when I get back home. The idea of using an iPod for permanent long-term storage seems awfully fragile, though.
Similar to how "pirate" now refers to anyone who illegally copies digital media, rather than referring to someone making a profit off of redistributing stolen goods/content. Because if we use shades of grey, the people who only read about these sorts things in Newsweek articles might become confused!
Plus, bad guys are cool.
The only way that Universal can lose is if they fail to market the new service they have selling the content.
Or if they price themselves out of the market. Personally, I think their proposed $5 is a bit too high for an individual show. I won't pay it. For the cost of a season of a show, at that rate, I can buy a low-end DVR anyway.
They need to come up with less expensive shows...
Ugh... that's how we ended up with so many "reality" shows in the first place. No need to pay writers or actors. Regardless, the original comment doesn't make sense: if I miss one episode of a 20-episode long season in the middle of a story arc, I'm not going to just wait for 8 months until the DVDs come out if I can help it.
If I liked the show, then the odds are high that I will buy the DVD if and when it comes out, but-- even if I can't count on it coming out-- if I skip half of the season because I missed a couple of episodes and couldn't catch up, that's fewer viewers for their advertising money.
Oh yeah, and it's free.
...or hack a phone module into a Nintendo DS? :)
The data on the iPod would tend to disagree: As of April 2007, the iPod had sold over 100 million units worldwide...
Shhh, don't mention any alternatives here, you'll just give them ideas!
You own it. They just have the right to use it anywhere in the world for free.
Correct, and as I recall from reading Yahoo!'s updated hosting terms from last week, they say almost exactly the same thing.
"Yahoo! does not claim ownership of the Content You place on Your Service. By submitting Content to Yahoo! for inclusion on Your Service, You grant Yahoo! and its successors and assignees, the worldwide, royalty-free, and nonexclusive license under Your copyrights and other intellectual property rights, if any, in all material and content displayed in Your web site to use, distribute, display, reproduce, and create derivative works from such material in any and all media and display in any manner and on any Yahoo! property the results of search queries and comparisons conducted on Yahoo!, including, without limitation, searches conducted on Yahoo! Shopping and the Service."
Section 9.4, terms here.
I'm not sure that a two-week trend is statistically significant to overall momentum. Just sayin'. Maybe a bunch of kids finally earned enough mowing lawns so far this summer or something.
ITIL = "Important Time Is Lost" ;)
I think the point is that the myriad of licensing makes open source adoption by the enterprise more difficult. This also dampens subsequent contribution-- a lot of open source contributors are programmers for corporations of one sort or another.
It's worth nothing that the iphonesimfree.com hack is a full SIM hack that works entirely in software, no soldering required. Also, allegedly, the hack stays in place even after a software restore.