Ugh, the worst feature ever. It would turn on silently if you held down one of the outer buttons (which my pocket did, by itself, frequently.) Then, when a call came in, it would shout, over speakerphone, "Call from... <silence, because I hadn't entered any voice recognition names>"
Thankfully, they removed it from the more recent models. It was so damn disruptive...
Just think - if they really stick to the story, after you defeat Sauron and save the world from darkness, you get to go back to the shire and gank a bunch of low-level humanoids, plus a wizard who's been stripped of his power.
If that were true, how did the earth end up sitting on the back of a giant turtle? And where did all the other turtles that *they're* sitting on come from?
Sure, piece of cake. Now, just make sure you can smuggle enough 200-lb lead-acid batteries on board in your carry-on to run a "high-power jammer" for like 8 hours.
It's no wonder they couldn't breathe easily...
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/sigh. Learn to read, please. Just because something violates the TOS doesn't mean it's not cheating. In fact, a lot of things that are cheating are in the TOS for that very reason.
And no, they're not being taken to court for violating the TOS. They're being taken to court for all of the reasons listed in the article. It's two separate discussions. Yes, they'd be laughed out of the building for taking someone to court for cheating. Problem is, you're the only person discussing that particular vapid point.
Well, he's trying (in vain, limited by his basic inability to sense morality and his faulty command of the English language) to claim that it's not cheating. It's particularly dumb because you could tell a 5 year old what the Glider does and they'd know it was cheating within seconds.
Keep slapping your forehead. It's not about getting to the level cap. It's about money, drops, reputation gains - all of which are simply time sinks. The competitive advantage is in those, not in level.
Besides, nobody ever said anything about talent or skill - I'm not sure why you brought those up. They have nothing to do with what we're discussing in terms of cheating here.
Blizzard believes that Glider allows players to cheat. Having used Glider myself I would have to say that it is not really a cheat program. It does not allow you to dupe items or create things out of thin air. It does not do anything a real player can do with one exception. It does allow the character to be played 24x7. Humans can't do that. Groups of people could do this though. There are many farm companies that offer powerleveling services that will run your character 24x7. There is not much difference between the two of these. Both of them level up your character as fast as possible. They both can farm for you as well.
Is this guy serious? "it is not really a cheat program"? No, it doesn't dupe items. It just gives you a massive competitive advantage, equivalent to a bunch of other ways of cheating (that the author delightfully lists) in violation of the ToS. That's not cheating at all.
The problem is that Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and all of their friends (namely the coal industry, ironically) put the kibosh on nuclear power when it had a chance to take over. Now, the regulations are so absurd that it cannot grow at an affordable rate in the U.S. Whatever Greenpeace blathers about now, they did a tremendous amount of damage to the nuclear power industry.
So you're partly right - even after we discard your unsubstantiated refutals of the parent's #1 and #2 (there are serious efficiency issues with both solar and wind power, which is why they haven't taken over, as well as the fact that it's good for generating electricity and not as good for, say, powering a car.)
I think that if you were to, say, read the news here and there, you'd see a great deal of environmental objection, both to plants themselves and to the disposal sites. It's still holding things back. Tell me where everyone agrees the waste should go. Show the number of new permits for nuclear plants. If the petroleum industry were 100% against nuclear power, then why the hell do you think they're among the leaders in trying to build new nuclear power plants? They don't care how they make their money.
If you're going to rail against someone else falling for propaganda, you should try at least not to sound entirely like a shill for the contrarian viewpoint - his counterpoint on the other side.
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Ugh, the worst feature ever. It would turn on silently if you held down one of the outer buttons (which my pocket did, by itself, frequently.) Then, when a call came in, it would shout, over speakerphone, "Call from... <silence, because I hadn't entered any voice recognition names>"
Thankfully, they removed it from the more recent models. It was so damn disruptive...
Note: if you have to point out that you're making a joke, your joke probably isn't that funny.
I recommend going back under the rock where you came from. I plan on doing so...
AMIRITE?
That guy also cost me an extra hour getting home. Thanks, cigarette guy.
Anticlimactic much?
Er... I thought was fairly clear. The author(s) of the article are "who".
Hmm, thought it was Feynman...
I can't believe I forgot about those elephants. You are SO RIGHT!
Hawking is such a hack.
Well, I guess that rules out smack, blow, dope, greenies, and roofies as keys to galaxy formation.
Sure, piece of cake. Now, just make sure you can smuggle enough 200-lb lead-acid batteries on board in your carry-on to run a "high-power jammer" for like 8 hours.
There's no air on the moon! AMIRITE???
I really hope you're joking.
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Yeah! Java classes are too streamlined and lightweight! APIs are too clear! WE MUST MUDDLE!
And no, they're not being taken to court for violating the TOS. They're being taken to court for all of the reasons listed in the article. It's two separate discussions. Yes, they'd be laughed out of the building for taking someone to court for cheating. Problem is, you're the only person discussing that particular vapid point.
Well, he's trying (in vain, limited by his basic inability to sense morality and his faulty command of the English language) to claim that it's not cheating. It's particularly dumb because you could tell a 5 year old what the Glider does and they'd know it was cheating within seconds.
Besides, nobody ever said anything about talent or skill - I'm not sure why you brought those up. They have nothing to do with what we're discussing in terms of cheating here.
Is this guy serious? "it is not really a cheat program"? No, it doesn't dupe items. It just gives you a massive competitive advantage, equivalent to a bunch of other ways of cheating (that the author delightfully lists) in violation of the ToS. That's not cheating at all.
What a tool.
The problem is that Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and all of their friends (namely the coal industry, ironically) put the kibosh on nuclear power when it had a chance to take over. Now, the regulations are so absurd that it cannot grow at an affordable rate in the U.S. Whatever Greenpeace blathers about now, they did a tremendous amount of damage to the nuclear power industry. So you're partly right - even after we discard your unsubstantiated refutals of the parent's #1 and #2 (there are serious efficiency issues with both solar and wind power, which is why they haven't taken over, as well as the fact that it's good for generating electricity and not as good for, say, powering a car.) I think that if you were to, say, read the news here and there, you'd see a great deal of environmental objection, both to plants themselves and to the disposal sites. It's still holding things back. Tell me where everyone agrees the waste should go. Show the number of new permits for nuclear plants. If the petroleum industry were 100% against nuclear power, then why the hell do you think they're among the leaders in trying to build new nuclear power plants? They don't care how they make their money. If you're going to rail against someone else falling for propaganda, you should try at least not to sound entirely like a shill for the contrarian viewpoint - his counterpoint on the other side.
Instead of confining MMOG play, we should probably focus on confining MMOG players. * Note: I play WoW.
It was in the nation's best interest.
Wow, whoever modded this flamebait needs to lighten up. Maybe not-funny, but flamebait? Er, no.
ZOMG plz nerf Night Elf Cylons attacking Caprica with nukes from shadowmeld SO UNFAIR blue response plz