It's really not possible to "invent" anything anymore as an individual. You'll inevitably violate some company's patent. You need your own war chest of patents to defend yourself.
It's obviously not a family-friendly type of game, but does publishing it for the XBox make the XBox itself a non-family-friendly console?
Any piece of consumer electronics that can possibly contain adult content (no matter how) is now unsafe for your children. Better toss out that DVD player, and your television as well. Neither of them are protected!
It's just that they don't want people using Wikipedia to promote themselves or their companies. Wikipedia is intended to document what already exists (which is the function of an encyclopedia), not be an advertising vector for the "up-and-coming".
They had Gov. Schwarzenegger declare a state of emergency. What other "due process" should there be in order to destroy a house packed with explosives?
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People wouldn't be able to figure it out. Even if they could, it only takes one person to screw it all up.
Because you might like to shop there again in the future?
Well yes it is possible to invent things, but good luck selling them without being sued into oblivion. That's why you need to be working for someone.
It's really not possible to "invent" anything anymore as an individual. You'll inevitably violate some company's patent. You need your own war chest of patents to defend yourself.
"Technological means" are a part of the market.
It's obviously not a family-friendly type of game, but does publishing it for the XBox make the XBox itself a non-family-friendly console?
Any piece of consumer electronics that can possibly contain adult content (no matter how) is now unsafe for your children. Better toss out that DVD player, and your television as well. Neither of them are protected!
Yes. Selling a game for adults only is morally equivalent to child molestation.
"Just rate the games and sell them dammit, let the market decide."
Isn't the market deciding already, by not selling AO games?
In the US, "family friendly" means "no sex or nudity", not "no violence, gore or death".
You are allowed to do anything you want with your console. Microsoft isn't obligated to make it easy for you, however.
Probably because of the stupid name ("delicious"? Really?), and the silly domain name they had at the start.
So you want Wikipedia to be more like Facebook?
It's just that they don't want people using Wikipedia to promote themselves or their companies. Wikipedia is intended to document what already exists (which is the function of an encyclopedia), not be an advertising vector for the "up-and-coming".
Until it did and someone was injured.
They had Gov. Schwarzenegger declare a state of emergency. What other "due process" should there be in order to destroy a house packed with explosives?
That's the excuse most software/media thieves use.
You mean they won't accept your "CO2 is harmless, trees breathe it in" edit, even though it's entirely factual?
A lot of experts have a problem with having no authority on Wikipedia and having to cite sources like anyone else.
iPhone users, you agreed to this when you bought the phone.
They paid a lot for that Apple logo. They have to defend it.
Would it keep you from buying an iPad? No? Then there's no problem.
Windows 7 is a piece of software. The iPhone is a device, one which Apple controls. And you agreed to that when you bought it.
You're never guaranteed a job from anyone.
"Once its in bytecode it is native."
No, not unless you have something like Jazelle.
It's a not knot.