as CliffyB says, it's no longer a field only for the "classic nerd" who is socially inept/removed from pop culture
In the hoo-rah over GTA: San Andreas I was reminded that Rockstar North was based in Scotland, something I had overlooked or forgotten.
It had me thinking that maybe this isn't where you want to be when you are developing a game that role-plays gang violence in the states, violence against women.
You need to know the limits of public tolerance, you can't be caught pandering to your target demographic of young male gamers and expect everyone else to simply remain silent.
The problem was they found out that between psycopathically antisocial mass murdering rampages you can have consensual sex. SEX
Let's be honest here. Rockstar embedded Hot Coffee in three versions of the game and then lied about it. The company was perfectly willing to sell out the modding community to save its own skin. It isn't sex that brought Rockstar down, it was a pattern of behavior that mimics that of the gameplay in GTA.
All of the sudden they sell less copies of Windows because people don't need IE to use poorly designed web sites or web applications
XP has been the default OEM install for almost four years now. Vista will be the default OEM install from day one of its release. IE 7 will if anything make the transition easier.
If Dell were to take off the MS tax, however, the situation would change significantly
not once in five years have I heard the phrase "Microsoft Tax" used outside of forums like Slashdot. economies of scale make the price of an OEM Windows system very attractive.
I'll try this again, and pray I hit the "Preview" button first....
The key I think is to make enough noise framing the question the right way, so that our labels supercede theirs. Rebrand it from a Family Values (tm) debate to a Personal Rights (tm) debate
You can't do that when talk of "rights" translates as "I want to beat the living shit out of a prostitute!" in a home video game. The crude, button-mashing, sexual action in Hot Coffee isn't adult or mature in any ordinary meaning of the word, but rather, adolescent and a tad perverse.
The key I think is to make enough noise framing the question the right way, so that our labels supercede theirs. Rebrand it from a Family Values (tm) debate to a Personal Rights (tm) debate
Very, very, difficult to do when talk of "personal rights" translates to "I want to beat th living shit out of a prostitute!" in GTA:San Andreas.
Similarly, if the one saying Google is increasing was funded by Google's competitors, they wasted their money. Also, if the one saying Google is decreasing was funded by Google, they wasted their money as well
it is not a waste of money if a study returns results you need to know but do not want to hear.
there is a book coming out that kids and their parents have been waiting to read together, without spoilers, for two years. would it kill you to shut up just long enough to let them enjoy it?
How reliable do you think land line phone service was when it had been generally available for as long as VoIP has been generally available? I bet it was less than 99.4%.
maybe so.
but the telephone network was reaching maturity as early as 1896. dial phones, copper wiring, underground cabling, common battery, long distance service, the private branch exchange, etc.
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Sad, but true. I lost two possible FireFox converts over this just this week alone. They just want to play music, and they don't care why it doesn't work.
If you really like banging your head against a wall... Try suggesting that there is an urgent need for a cross-platform, open-source, DRM solution that is acceptable to the major content providers.
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Why would it be Firefox's job to provide a workaround for Yahoo's bad browser-detection routine?
because if the browser doesn't work with Yahoo, it is the browser that gets deleted.
sales are going to soar for the title no matter what.
There is no win for Rockstar.
Public tolerance of the gangster themed games was wearing thin long before Vice City. The crude, misogynistic, button-mashing, sex play of Hot Coffee pretty well sums up how these games look to anyone outside the gaming community. Rockstar's bungled PR offensive cost it what little public credibility it had left.
"It will be able to move towards a specific target, such as a wrecked pipe laying on the ocean floor -- and maybe fix it."
I can't see the advantages in using an autonomous submarine over one remotely piloted, certainly not for complex salvage and repair operations, where a support vessel will be needed anyway.
How does the sub navigate 20,000 feet down? How do you communicate with an autonomous sub at such depths? What happens if you lose contact with a sub that has an endurance of several weeks or months?
If an item is admitted as evidence, the court has to believe that it is accurate.
The court has to be convinced that an exhibit is relevant, that it is worth consideration. Nothing more.
The court can throw out an exhibit whose probative value has been cleary shown to be worthless. But generally it is for the judge or jury in deliberation as a tryer of fact to assess its value.
The kind of advertising that could bring an end to the voluntary rating system and distribution of M rated games through mass market retailers like WalMart.
This thing's going to be huge, so huge that those squeamish stores that ordinarily won't stock AO games will have to either give in or miss out on massive business.
You don't understand what "huge" means to a retailer the size of WalMart. Harry Potter is huge. 7 million copies sold in the US in one day. $100 million dollars.
The difference is that Hot Coffee was proven to be a Rockstar product and their PR blew up in their face. You think after the Vice City dust-up no one saw this coming?
Hopefully they've picked up the pace a bit. Otherwise they'll never go 200 miles through the open desert in the alloted time.
What does it mean when someone says they ran "last year's course" without a problem? Does the car take to the road knowing nothing of the obstacles ahead or has it been programmed to avoid the hazards revealed in a year's study of the route?
"The open source community generally has problems encouraging women to participate."
Why is this seen as a problem.
You might begin by asking how many women use open source software, make purchasing decisions or have shown the slightest interest in Linux. If you don't know the answers to these questions, or if 50% of the market is indifferent to your product and alienated from its developers, I'd say you have a problem.
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you could do worse than having a kid take an interest in your work. that's how a Brad Bird begins.
In the hoo-rah over GTA: San Andreas I was reminded that Rockstar North was based in Scotland, something I had overlooked or forgotten.
It had me thinking that maybe this isn't where you want to be when you are developing a game that role-plays gang violence in the states, violence against women.
You need to know the limits of public tolerance, you can't be caught pandering to your target demographic of young male gamers and expect everyone else to simply remain silent.
Let's be honest here. Rockstar embedded Hot Coffee in three versions of the game and then lied about it. The company was perfectly willing to sell out the modding community to save its own skin. It isn't sex that brought Rockstar down, it was a pattern of behavior that mimics that of the gameplay in GTA.
XP has been the default OEM install for almost four years now. Vista will be the default OEM install from day one of its release. IE 7 will if anything make the transition easier.
But they do have a problem with this, anyone who didn't see Rockstar heading for a crack-up just hasn't been paying attention.
not once in five years have I heard the phrase "Microsoft Tax" used outside of forums like Slashdot. economies of scale make the price of an OEM Windows system very attractive.
Rockstar North, the lead developer for GTA, is based in Scotland. That may be part of the problem.
Not remotely true, as a search of Google News will tell you. There has been full coverage domestically and worldwide.
The key I think is to make enough noise framing the question the right way, so that our labels supercede theirs. Rebrand it from a Family Values (tm) debate to a Personal Rights (tm) debate
You can't do that when talk of "rights" translates as "I want to beat the living shit out of a prostitute!" in a home video game. The crude, button-mashing, sexual action in Hot Coffee isn't adult or mature in any ordinary meaning of the word, but rather, adolescent and a tad perverse.
Very, very, difficult to do when talk of "personal rights" translates to "I want to beat th living shit out of a prostitute!" in GTA:San Andreas.
it is not a waste of money if a study returns results you need to know but do not want to hear.
there is a book coming out that kids and their parents have been waiting to read together, without spoilers, for two years. would it kill you to shut up just long enough to let them enjoy it?
maybe so.
but the telephone network was reaching maturity as early as 1896. dial phones, copper wiring, underground cabling, common battery, long distance service, the private branch exchange, etc.
If you really like banging your head against a wall... Try suggesting that there is an urgent need for a cross-platform, open-source, DRM solution that is acceptable to the major content providers.
because if the browser doesn't work with Yahoo, it is the browser that gets deleted.
"M$" "God, Look, I made a funny!"
I find it darkly amusing when a Slashdot post betrays the self-image of a seventeen year old. The kid who still thinks himself immortal.
There is no win for Rockstar.
Public tolerance of the gangster themed games was wearing thin long before Vice City. The crude, misogynistic, button-mashing, sex play of Hot Coffee pretty well sums up how these games look to anyone outside the gaming community. Rockstar's bungled PR offensive cost it what little public credibility it had left.
I can't see the advantages in using an autonomous submarine over one remotely piloted, certainly not for complex salvage and repair operations, where a support vessel will be needed anyway.
How does the sub navigate 20,000 feet down?
How do you communicate with an autonomous sub at such depths? What happens if you lose contact with a sub that has an endurance of several weeks or months?
The court has to be convinced that an exhibit is relevant, that it is worth consideration. Nothing more.
The court can throw out an exhibit whose probative value has been cleary shown to be worthless. But generally it is for the judge or jury in deliberation as a tryer of fact to assess its value.
The kind of advertising that could bring an end to the voluntary rating system and distribution of M rated games through mass market retailers like WalMart.
You don't understand what "huge" means to a retailer the size of WalMart. Harry Potter is huge. 7 million copies sold in the US in one day. $100 million dollars.
The difference is that Hot Coffee was proven to be a Rockstar product and their PR blew up in their face. You think after the Vice City dust-up no one saw this coming?
What does it mean when someone says they ran "last year's course" without a problem?
Does the car take to the road knowing nothing of the obstacles ahead or has it been programmed to avoid the hazards revealed in a year's study of the route?
Why is this seen as a problem.
You might begin by asking how many women use open source software, make purchasing decisions or have shown the slightest interest in Linux. If you don't know the answers to these questions, or if 50% of the market is indifferent to your product and alienated from its developers, I'd say you have a problem.