At least try to compare like for like. Animal abuse for instance. Which generally only gets used when someone reports you. Which is a reasonable enforcement measure.
I do not accept that just because you can't enforce a law it is a bad law. That is a flawed premise since we can't stop murder, so why have a law against it?
So then we should just be ok with people helping to extinct animals?
The simple fact is these laws need more teeth. If they find out you killed these animals and disposed of them they should just sieze your property and auction it off. Give the reporter some percentage.
Much better would be to have the government come get it if it wants it so bad. You fill out a form and wait X time. If they never respond you can do as you like.
Even at todays prices I would like to forward my offer to that entire dept. 1 bullet per Marketing person, for internal use only. Do please try to do it outside with a good backstop, we would not want any useful people hit by accident.
They sold a product with feature X, then they said if you want to keep feature X we will not longer support you. Shitty, but not lying.
Honestly I was pissed about Other OS from day one. It was never Other OS, it was Other Crippled OS. They used a hypervisor to prevent you from talking to the interesting hardware.
Did XNA include the rights to publish patches? My understanding was they charged far out the ass for that and it lead to many games staying broken since not even big companies wanted to pay to fix already sold games.
Sony has to do well with PS4 or their console dreams are over. Microsoft is doing very well with the 360 and thinks they are on top of the world. This means Sony is pulling out all the stops to get converts. Microsoft thinks they can be as dickish as they like and keep enough customers. Sony has done this in the past when they were on top.
I thought they were totally upfront about it. They removed the feature from new units and told the folks on the old ones to not update. Sure it sucks, but nothing like being a total cockbag from the word go the way MS is being.
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PCs are far cheaper for gaming, since you already likely have one. Even a mediocre Dell will be an ok gaming machine with a $75 GPU added.
I hunt, I fish, I have kept livestock and yet I fully support animal abuse legislation. You are incredibly ignorant or just stupid.
Nope, you run it on the hypervisor that the PS3 is running. This distinction is important as it blocks access to the graphics hardware.
The government buys less than 5%.
If folks would stop stockpiling the shortage would end.
I hope that happens soon.
That would be immoral and stupid.
At least try to compare like for like. Animal abuse for instance. Which generally only gets used when someone reports you. Which is a reasonable enforcement measure.
I do not accept that just because you can't enforce a law it is a bad law. That is a flawed premise since we can't stop murder, so why have a law against it?
I did not.
It was a dumb design from the beginning.
The laws are not totally ineffective. The only reason they are not effective is the low rate of enforcement.
Lots of things have value that get tossed out all the time.
Go look around when your town does garbage collection.
So then we should just be ok with people helping to extinct animals?
The simple fact is these laws need more teeth. If they find out you killed these animals and disposed of them they should just sieze your property and auction it off. Give the reporter some percentage.
Too bad it did not stop the custom firmware. So you can forget about that argument.
The sony console was expensive and not something the frat kids where into. That explains the lack of piracy more than anything.
Lots of people have silencers. You only need to fill out the NFA form and pay a $200 tax.
No, it would simply lead to maximizing disposal.
Much better would be to have the government come get it if it wants it so bad. You fill out a form and wait X time. If they never respond you can do as you like.
That is what I propose we do with you folks. Way more effective than regulation.
Blame the victim?
They own the body/toxic waste right?
Sounds like their problem. That is what you get when you own property. You own both the good and the bad. Don't like it? Rent.
I find it easier to kill those property owners than waiting for the law to deal with them.
What's good for the goose and all.
Regulations don't work if people are criminals? What a fucking surprise.
Then why do they patch PC games so often?
The fees prevent patches from going out so games stay broken.
Even at todays prices I would like to forward my offer to that entire dept. 1 bullet per Marketing person, for internal use only. Do please try to do it outside with a good backstop, we would not want any useful people hit by accident.
You could never really run Linux on the PS3, you could run it on some hypervisor on the PS3 that prevent access to the interesting hardware.
Yeah shitty move, but not lying.
They sold a product with feature X, then they said if you want to keep feature X we will not longer support you. Shitty, but not lying.
Honestly I was pissed about Other OS from day one. It was never Other OS, it was Other Crippled OS. They used a hypervisor to prevent you from talking to the interesting hardware.
Their messaging?
Can't at least slashdot being a safe haven from this marketing bullshit?
I don't care about how they fucking say it, just what they say. What they are saying is the issue, not how.
Marking folks, please follow Bill Hicks advise. I will even buy you the bullet.
Did XNA include the rights to publish patches?
My understanding was they charged far out the ass for that and it lead to many games staying broken since not even big companies wanted to pay to fix already sold games.
They were assholes, but not liars about it.
Other OS should have been left alone, but they did not lie about it.
For the record I will not be being either until I see the linux based steambox first.
I think it is natural.
Sony has to do well with PS4 or their console dreams are over. Microsoft is doing very well with the 360 and thinks they are on top of the world. This means Sony is pulling out all the stops to get converts. Microsoft thinks they can be as dickish as they like and keep enough customers. Sony has done this in the past when they were on top.
When did they hide that or lie about it?
I thought they were totally upfront about it. They removed the feature from new units and told the folks on the old ones to not update. Sure it sucks, but nothing like being a total cockbag from the word go the way MS is being.
So only one group has such a general plot?
If they are forced to start over that is as good as stopping them, if you can do it over and over.
The issue is you can audit even the warrants with [redacted] in them. You can can count them and see how many are being issued, how often, etc.