That he is the most brilliant guerrila marketeer the world has ever seen. A crazed laywer making claims about things he knows nothing about, all in the name of protecting the children. Its like trying to get the KKK to vocally vote for your opposition!
Given that it is against the Terms of Service in WoW to exchange in-game currency or items for real life currency or items, I can't see that there would be any legal standing here.
Also, I believe Second Life's ToS explicitely states that Linden dollars have no legal value, also trumping any sort of tax law.
I seem to remember a particular article in which everyone seemed to decry the chip before it came out, citing "wait for the independant reviews". True, do that, but this time maybe people will think of Intel with a little more credibility? But then again, this is slashdot!
The government doesn't have to regulate the internet, but they DO have to regulate the telco's. Just tell them NO when they want to set up a teired internet.
These people are just stating the obvious. Very rarely will government regulation have any good effect in the long term; it just slows down innovation and takes years to go away.
Do YOU trust your congressman to not just create a huge beauracracy, with new laws being stuck on whenever they want to "protect the children/fight terrorism".
Anyone remember Anachronox? I remember playing that when it was released (well... playing being a relative term given the amount of bugs in the game), and thinking it was a near-perfect setting and combat system for an MMO.
Many registered sex offenders have some clause in their probationary hearing banning them from using the internet. He may have been using an open wireless AP so he could have some degree of anonymity, in violation of his agreement. Thats the most plausable reason I can see for him being arrested.
The lack of an established next-gen console: The X360 had shortages across the board from manufacturing, and EA didn't have enough launch titles. People with the system bought a very high percentage of the games that were availible, but EA didn't have enough to really take advantage of that.
The labor lawsuit. The settlement probably put them back quite a bit, as well as hurting their "efficiency" by having to let developers work less hours, and paying for the settlement.
With a player-base so huge, every time a change is made (or isn't made), there is enough of a minority opposing it to seem that every single aspect of the game needs fixing. Go to any class forums or realm forums and you will get the impression that every class is weak, and every other class needs to be nerfed (or their own class buffed/fixed).
In such a huge pool of players, the people who yell loudest are the only ones that are heard unless you take the time to look closer.
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That he is the most brilliant guerrila marketeer the world has ever seen. A crazed laywer making claims about things he knows nothing about, all in the name of protecting the children. Its like trying to get the KKK to vocally vote for your opposition!
So how would a person in his/her (very early) 20's with 5 years of desktop support/IT experience even be able to get into google?
Every job I've ever seen them post has been for a guru. Who manages their hiring process for low-level tech support?
SOME servers will choke.
Their clients will start having bigger penises!
Given that it is against the Terms of Service in WoW to exchange in-game currency or items for real life currency or items, I can't see that there would be any legal standing here.
Also, I believe Second Life's ToS explicitely states that Linden dollars have no legal value, also trumping any sort of tax law.
But then, neither was the income tax...
As far as I am aware, bestiality is illegal in most of the US.
I seem to remember a particular article in which everyone seemed to decry the chip before it came out, citing "wait for the independant reviews". True, do that, but this time maybe people will think of Intel with a little more credibility? But then again, this is slashdot!
There are 100 women in gaming?
*ducks*
Intelligence != Common sense.
Google needs to append their business motto. "Don't be evil, but don't necessarily be smart either."
The government doesn't have to regulate the internet, but they DO have to regulate the telco's. Just tell them NO when they want to set up a teired internet.
These people are just stating the obvious. Very rarely will government regulation have any good effect in the long term; it just slows down innovation and takes years to go away.
Do YOU trust your congressman to not just create a huge beauracracy, with new laws being stuck on whenever they want to "protect the children/fight terrorism".
Someone needs a hug.
And a medal for being simultaniously the most inflamatory, uninformative, ignorant and unfunny post I've ever seen on slashdot in 5 years.
Wait thats three.
... No thats FOUR.. four basis'...
And Slashdotters can't count.
Anyone remember Anachronox? I remember playing that when it was released (well... playing being a relative term given the amount of bugs in the game), and thinking it was a near-perfect setting and combat system for an MMO.
Course, we can't ALL be El Puno.
Exactly. First thing I thought when I heard this news: "Death of PvE Shamans"
Someone could poke their eye out!
Many registered sex offenders have some clause in their probationary hearing banning them from using the internet. He may have been using an open wireless AP so he could have some degree of anonymity, in violation of his agreement. Thats the most plausable reason I can see for him being arrested.
Most silicon valley QA positions start at $10 and hour, and if you are experienced you may pull in $14.
Add: Walked to work in the snow with no shoes on, uphill both ways!
Practice tests /.ed, .5KB/sec.
Note: Don't try to open the practice tests in IE/Firefox (with adobe reader), save to desktop.
I'm paying my doctor too much already to allow HIM to telecommute.
You have to be the angriest person I've ever seen. Someone needs to get laid!
A couple factors probably contributed to this:
The lack of an established next-gen console: The X360 had shortages across the board from manufacturing, and EA didn't have enough launch titles. People with the system bought a very high percentage of the games that were availible, but EA didn't have enough to really take advantage of that.
The labor lawsuit. The settlement probably put them back quite a bit, as well as hurting their "efficiency" by having to let developers work less hours, and paying for the settlement.
With a player-base so huge, every time a change is made (or isn't made), there is enough of a minority opposing it to seem that every single aspect of the game needs fixing. Go to any class forums or realm forums and you will get the impression that every class is weak, and every other class needs to be nerfed (or their own class buffed/fixed).
In such a huge pool of players, the people who yell loudest are the only ones that are heard unless you take the time to look closer.
Bending robot anyone?