Look at Darfur, it is a genocide going on, but is anyone wanting to help? It's going to be another Rwanda. All we are doing is saying "Hahaha, we said it was a genocide first!" and puffing our chests out but not doing ANTHING about it while all those people get killed. We are going to have a 10 year anniversary sad that we did nothing to stop it.
Without any kind of international body of law, its the law of the mighty. Because all of the politicians we elect only care about their constituents, when a real crises happens, they cover it up. There is just no accountability and no want wants to take the blame.
Sigh. While I complain, I just can't give good solutions either. Telling the truth doesn't work, you get voted out of office and the critics come right.
The BEST anyone can hope for is that someone will make a movie about it in 50 years that shows the truth, but considering that the Kennedy assassination is still a hot button topic, its going to be a while, if ever.
PS - Too tell the truth, I like Bush as a person. I think of him as a moderate, who just sacrificed too much to become king.
Seriously, its not going to happen. Its like when people complain about the big coperation that IS Walmart. If you stop going to Walmart, it will close. But because they are SO cheap and open 24 hours, you can't.
Like it or not, Walmart hit the nail on this one, having an affordable place to shop for ANYTHING, cheaply.
Same with EQ2. People wanted name brand EQ2! With EQ2 you get more graphics! More Quests! More BLEH!
I have a Dell Insperon 600m (One of the few with 64megs of onboard video ram) and I have the same power issue.
With my extra battery pack, in place of the CD drive, I truly get a solid 5 hours of battery time. AS LONG AS I play games that don't use 3D. (ie Mame emulation, dosbox, 2d puzzle games.)
However, the second I bring up Dawn of War, Anarchy Online (using the built in wireless), or Prince of Persia, the battery life goes to crap. I am lucky to get an two hours, even with both batteries. (Yes, I have valid copies, and use the CD hack)
They won't "fix" the problem. It can't be. People will just get used to the idea that they can only play non-multiplayer;2D games on their PSP on trips and 3D games with the plug in adaptor.
It IS a viable concept. Look at Stream? It took me a matter of moments to download an run Counter-Strike. Even if the system isn't perfect, its still a proof of concept
After seeing the "prototype" that HardCOOP got. It took a YEAR to develop that? They didn't even have any software for it!
It would of taking less than 3 weeks to get the prototype plastic box and case, as well as being under a $10,000 development hardware budget.
Six months is NOT enough. While it might be a simple matter of getting the spec's of the system up, the software is going to be the issue. I also doubt they will even come out.
I had the same problem with Doom3. I found out though, that if I reinstall daemon tools and change the name of the driver, doom3 didn't have a problem with it anymore.
Luckly I don't have CloneCD, or it would of been one of those "FUCK YOU ID" problems.
Ok, but then what's the point? I mean if you just wait them out for court, then poof, your off. All you have to show is that they can't prove that they can't show any proof that you physically did it.
I am sure someone has a "how-to" text file, by now, on how to get out of this with a minimal investment.
Like it or not, they can't file "charges" because they have to get a REAL prosecutor to agree with them.
That begs the question, have they EVER filed real charges, like "in-the-ass-prison" charges or just civil suits? Don't they take years to resolve anyway?
Its a relative simple upgrade, as it just shows one frame after another. It shouldn't be that hard to upgrade the code in Mozzlia or Opera once the specs reach 1.0
Of course, if someone in Microsoft could "accidentally" upgrade the PNG code, but if they did that, there wouldn't be an excuse for omitting alpha transparency, unless IE is just not capable.
I played it in the beta and outside for a good few weeks. When playing in the beta I got hold of a great corporation and it was fun! Mining, taking out NPCS. Since we completely Onzed a 0.0 area, and there was only one way in, we were safe from piracy. Plus there weren't many players on.
I mainly quit because after the beta wipe, the org dissolved as most of the people just left. I might get back into it, but the secret is to find an org that is friendly and helpful.
The same people who pick up other technology based games. There is a severe lack of games that are NOT Fantasy based. In fact I am damn sick of swords and sorcerers, I want a gun for a change.
Even though.NET IS a superior platform, it was freaking hell rewriting all my code.
It became feature creep as I wanted to use more and more "better" functions. Then the last thought, I remember is "Hey, C# looks better!"
A week of coding made me scrap everything and build up my store credit program from scratch. Has ANYONE successfully converted a VB 6 program into a.NET program with 100% ease?
I remember that! God, that brings up memories. I replaced the command.com with some other shell, that gave you all sorts of colors, as well as a nicer 'dir' command.
I wonder if there are any explorer.exe replacements? I remember back in the day of finding something for Windows 3.1 (or 3.0)
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Because we just don't care. Seriously.
Look at Darfur, it is a genocide going on, but is anyone wanting to help? It's going to be another Rwanda. All we are doing is saying "Hahaha, we said it was a genocide first!" and puffing our chests out but not doing ANTHING about it while all those people get killed. We are going to have a 10 year anniversary sad that we did nothing to stop it.
Without any kind of international body of law, its the law of the mighty. Because all of the politicians we elect only care about their constituents, when a real crises happens, they cover it up. There is just no accountability and no want wants to take the blame.
Sigh. While I complain, I just can't give good solutions either. Telling the truth doesn't work, you get voted out of office and the critics come right.
The BEST anyone can hope for is that someone will make a movie about it in 50 years that shows the truth, but considering that the Kennedy assassination is still a hot button topic, its going to be a while, if ever.
PS - Too tell the truth, I like Bush as a person. I think of him as a moderate, who just sacrificed too much to become king.
I can say, that we might have a corrupt political system and laws drafted by conglomerates, but at least we have Judges that can't be (mostly) bought.
What gets me, though, is that he cited the DCMA on why they CAN'T subpoena.
I wonder if I can go to OfficeMax and get a general "I sue you" form. I bought a nice Trust Fund form and put my car in a trust for my dog.
Seriously, its not going to happen. Its like when people complain about the big coperation that IS Walmart. If you stop going to Walmart, it will close. But because they are SO cheap and open 24 hours, you can't.
Like it or not, Walmart hit the nail on this one, having an affordable place to shop for ANYTHING, cheaply.
Same with EQ2. People wanted name brand EQ2! With EQ2 you get more graphics! More Quests! More BLEH!
Yea, so now we can't call you a hippy or a pinkco Commie.
I have a Dell Insperon 600m (One of the few with 64megs of onboard video ram) and I have the same power issue.
With my extra battery pack, in place of the CD drive, I truly get a solid 5 hours of battery time. AS LONG AS I play games that don't use 3D. (ie Mame emulation, dosbox, 2d puzzle games.)
However, the second I bring up Dawn of War, Anarchy Online (using the built in wireless), or Prince of Persia, the battery life goes to crap. I am lucky to get an two hours, even with both batteries. (Yes, I have valid copies, and use the CD hack)
They won't "fix" the problem. It can't be. People will just get used to the idea that they can only play non-multiplayer;2D games on their PSP on trips and 3D games with the plug in adaptor.
Licenses are REALLY not an issue. Think of City of Hereos. Sure evey Tom, Dick and Harry can make a Superman or Spiderman, but that is theirs to make.
Just because, in game, they call it FSL (Football Sports League) rather than NFL, they can get away with it.
It IS a viable concept. Look at Stream? It took me a matter of moments to download an run Counter-Strike. Even if the system isn't perfect, its still a proof of concept
After seeing the "prototype" that HardCOOP got. It took a YEAR to develop that? They didn't even have any software for it!
It would of taking less than 3 weeks to get the prototype plastic box and case, as well as being under a $10,000 development hardware budget.
Six months is NOT enough. While it might be a simple matter of getting the spec's of the system up, the software is going to be the issue. I also doubt they will even come out.
I had the same problem with Doom3. I found out though, that if I reinstall daemon tools and change the name of the driver, doom3 didn't have a problem with it anymore.
Luckly I don't have CloneCD, or it would of been one of those "FUCK YOU ID" problems.
I figure if he is in more than 48 states anyway...
I HATE THOSE.
We sell auctioned Cisco equipment some times, and it takes us 30 min to carve up a power cable for it.
UGH.
Missed the Turn basied game "Birth of the Federation". God I loved that game. I just wish it wasn't so buggy.
Ok, but then what's the point? I mean if you just wait them out for court, then poof, your off. All you have to show is that they can't prove that they can't show any proof that you physically did it.
I am sure someone has a "how-to" text file, by now, on how to get out of this with a minimal investment.
Like it or not, they can't file "charges" because they have to get a REAL prosecutor to agree with them.
That begs the question, have they EVER filed real charges, like "in-the-ass-prison" charges or just civil suits? Don't they take years to resolve anyway?
Would it perhaps be fair to say that your viewpoint might be a little biased?
Nah, he has an iPod. If he spends the money to reconize a quality product, maybe its not biased:)
I keep having these dreams of a one hour special dedicated to the death of SCO.
Ten bucks says that they have one for Enron!
Its a relative simple upgrade, as it just shows one frame after another. It shouldn't be that hard to upgrade the code in Mozzlia or Opera once the specs reach 1.0
Of course, if someone in Microsoft could "accidentally" upgrade the PNG code, but if they did that, there wouldn't be an excuse for omitting alpha transparency, unless IE is just not capable.
I played it in the beta and outside for a good few weeks. When playing in the beta I got hold of a great corporation and it was fun! Mining, taking out NPCS. Since we completely Onzed a 0.0 area, and there was only one way in, we were safe from piracy. Plus there weren't many players on.
I mainly quit because after the beta wipe, the org dissolved as most of the people just left. I might get back into it, but the secret is to find an org that is friendly and helpful.
No joke. Though Matrix Online DOES look intresting. Proberly not enough for me to switch though:P
The same people who pick up other technology based games. There is a severe lack of games that are NOT Fantasy based. In fact I am damn sick of swords and sorcerers, I want a gun for a change.
Or is it another Daikatana? God, I just found out they did a Playstation port of Daikatana and it even looks better.
That reminds me, why DID we changed from devfs to sysfs? Here I am loving devfs to just drop it?
But then I havn't messed with 2.6 recently
Even though .NET IS a superior platform, it was freaking hell rewriting all my code.
.NET program with 100% ease?
It became feature creep as I wanted to use more and more "better" functions. Then the last thought, I remember is "Hey, C# looks better!"
A week of coding made me scrap everything and build up my store credit program from scratch. Has ANYONE successfully converted a VB 6 program into a
Thats scarry, that comic is almost an exactly a year old. If this post was just 6 days older.. hehe
I remember that! God, that brings up memories. I replaced the command.com with some other shell, that gave you all sorts of colors, as well as a nicer 'dir' command.
I wonder if there are any explorer.exe replacements? I remember back in the day of finding something for Windows 3.1 (or 3.0)