The funny thing is, I'm hearing about a hundred more terrorism remarks than "he was the first Israeli in space". I have no problem with them describing who was on board. Don't take me so literally. It's just stupid to immediately follow each statement with "blah blah terrorism blah blah" for the next minute or two.
There was no radioactive material on board. There will never, ever be any radioactive material launched into space, for very good reason. When looking out the radioactive waste problem, launching it into space was immediately ruled out due to the risk that it could be released into the atmosphere.
Try to ignore the media today. Watch it for maybe ten minutes, then I recommend turning it off for a while, maybe only checking back in once an hour or so. They have NO idea what's going on. The anchors haven't done space stories in years and are just repeating the same spiel every 5 minutes. Terrorism, nuclear scares, and the like are just thrown in there because they don't know what else to say.
Apparently it happened around 12,000 mph or thereabouts, at something like 200,000 feet. If something could be done, I pray that it was done.
This is terrible news; it feels like the Challenger all over. Just as senseless, just as disturbing. These people risked their lives to better mankind, and it's terrible that this could happen to such noble people.
I keep switching stations, and I'm tired of hearing about "6 Americans and 1 Israeli". 7 people were in that shuttle. It's frustrating that the media can't let go of war sensationalism even now, at a time like this.
Think of it this way - the DMCA is a worm. It's going to try to propogate itself by spreading to as many countries as possible. The ones that choose to keep it away can, but the more countries that adopt the laws, the more at risk these non-DMCA countries will be. Trade embargos and the like from different countries can spark a nation's government into shaping up surprisingly fast.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I really believe that every (developed enough) country will have a DMCA equivilant of some kind within the next 5 years. It's only sensible to cover these new actions under law. I'm not saying that every country will adopt a code as strict as America's, of course. Not every country is run by their entertainment industry. ZING!
Okay, I Am Not A Lawyer, buuuut...
Wouldn't the judge just say: "Okay, if this is true, you should restrict trading to only those kinds of files." This might not be the be course of action to take.
Can anybody that's more knowledgable of the law clear this up?
I didn't say autocast. But all you have to do is group up your sorc's, then keep tapping 'o' and clicking on whatever you want to morph. The game automatically takes a sorc with enough mana from the group, so you don't have to worry about anything.
I must agree with you.. the autocaster heavy races are SO easy to play it's frustrating to try to use anything else against them. I love the orcs, but auto-bloodlust doesn't compare to auto-slow/armor and really easy polymorph.
If the trend continues, there will be keys attached to the expansion. Brood War didn't have a key, and I imagine a lot of people didn't legally purchase theirs =P Heck, the game came out before my birthday, so my cousin burnt me a copy as a present. No CD Key, no hassle.
The Diablo II expansion had a key, and this probably kept people honest. Not many people would enjoy not being able to play with their RL friends, so people that knew eachother had to buy their own copies.
I personally don't mind the keys at all... if it makes Blizzard happy, good for them. They put out great games, and it's not like their collecting our personal information without our consent... anymore.
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I used to work at War3.com a long time ago. The original race list was:
1. Humans
2. Orcs
3. Burning Legion
4. Undead
5. Night Elves
6. Trolls/Goblins
However, as time went on, the list was cut down to simply Humans, Orcs, Burning Legion, and Undead... they then planned to release the name of the 5th race later and (no surprise) they were the Night Elves. After some more agonizing, they cut the Burning Legion, claiming there was no way they could balance a race that was supposed to be increadibly powerful.
You both summed up my feelings about most people that don't like WarCraft 3 *chuckles*
A lot of people go in expecting StarCraft's gameplay, but it's totally different. There are still many strategies that developers didn't foresee, you just have to think in a totally different mindset than StarCraft. For example, micromanagement is MUCH MUCH MUCH more important in WC3. You can break many a defense just by choosing your movements/attacks carefully. The game, as a whole, is way more strategy based and requires more planning than StarCraft.
One new Hero per race, each possessing powerful spells and magical abilities specifically designed to enhance each race
A host of new units, each equipped with new abilities and spells, giving players the opportunity to create diverse strategic and tactical forms of combat
3 new tilesets featuring extraordinary new lands to explore, complete with numerous creeps and critters to wage war upon
Player-built shops, unique for each race, equipped with items carefully designed to improve and aid the units of every race
Neutral buildings, which will provide players with numerous new upgrades, items and abilities
Neutral Heroes, available for recruitment by all players, that can supplement and strengthen a player's army with all new spells and abilities
An advanced world editor that allows players to create their own custom campaigns, complete with cut-scenes and voiceovers
Many new multiplayer maps
Expanded multiplayer options over Battle.net® including multiple new game types, clan and tournament support.
Well, I'm dissapointed that the Burning Legion didn't somehow worm their way into the expansion as a playable race, buuuut... it's nice that there will be new clan features. That's something I've always wondered about - in all the FPS and RTS and RPGs and yada yada, why the heck are clans always an out-of-game feature? You'd think by now that game developers would have gotten wind of the fact that gamers like to group together. Why not give them options to solidify that in-game?
Eww, thanks for pointing that out. If I had points to spare, I'd spare them for you =P
I had a knee-jerk response when I first read this, as NASA seems less and less interested in, well, space now that nobody else is really going up there. I'm still waiting for that Mars trip, dammit! But after reading your link... it restored a little lost faith.
Several new albums are priced at around $9.50. I can't remember for sure, but 30 Seconds to Mars is definitely one. I believe that the new Queens of the Stone Age is too, but I'm just guessing here.
Could the industry be using these select albums to gather some data on the effects of price drops? I'm praying, but experience with those bastards tells me otherwise...
>> Who buys these things anyway?
I still cry when I remember rushing to the store to get ahold of the 'new' Nirvana CD a month or two ago. I hadn't been that excited about an album release in a while.
I think right now it's sitting in my trunk, underneath some jumper cables. Out of the case, for all I care.
I totally, utter agree.
I can't even listen to the local 'new rock' station because literally, at least once per 45 minute block, they'll play Eminem, Bob Marley, or some other crap that just doesn't belong. Couple this with the fact that you can hear the same song twice if you listen to three blocks in a row, and it's just too much.
They're trying to aim for those big groups - linkin park/korn/limp bizkit/metallica kiddies, omg-I'm-so-old-school Bob Marley kiddies, and uh... Eminems nutsack swingers. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Bush, etc etc... where are they? The only time they're on is for maybe a week after a new single comes out... and then it's back to hearing that damn stupid song from '8 Mile' for the hundreth time.
Without P2P, I'd have nearly given up on music altogether. Sure, I'd still be following the bands that still ocassionally get airtime, like the ones I mentioned above, but... where the hell would I find things like Aphex Twin, Telefon Tel Aviv, Mindless Self Indulgence, U-Ziq, Squarepusher, Recoil, Juno Reactor... the list goes on and on. I'd own probably 15% of the CDs that I own now if I didn't hear all these new bands by *cough* pirating, and the music industry would have much, much less of my money.
Ok, now go back and read again the original topic. There are people fighting the right to put "You cannot link here" signs on your webpage... see where it's going?
The problem with this is, well... how the bloody hell would you enforce this? Also, a LOT of these linking policy disclaimers aren't exactly high profile. Joe Sixpack visits american express to do some new fangled online banking. He then uses the AOL site builder to plop some link to american express' site because he's proud of his newfound technophilia.
Really... if you make something publically available, you can't try to place artificially restrictions on the order it's read. Think of a billboard on the side of a road - should the company be allowed to tell you that you MUST read the whole thing from the beginning? Should a book publisher have a special little disclaimer that says: You MUST read this from the beginning, and for the love of god, you must NOT turn to chapter 13 and hand the book to your friend saying: "Hey, read this one part, you'll like it!"
I think I've made my point by now. This is way longer than I intended it to be.
Crap my ass (huk huk).
I don't know how technically accurate it could possibly be, but that was a very enjoyable book in my opinion. I couldn't put the bloody thing down.
But seriously, his books have been going downhill for a while now... almost every plot is derived from a previous plot he has used, and... well... reading about an unstable hacker that got hosed by some large company yet ends up working for some other large company gets old the tenth time around. At least the women are... alluring.
This may be a tad off-topic, but I've found that television is one of the best ways to discover new music.
And no, no, no - I'm *definitely* not talking about MTV or the like. I've caught plenty of great bands on late night talk shows... including lots of bands that are relatively new and get little to no radio time.
For example:
http://www.30secondstomars.com - 30 Seconds to Mars, caught them on Carson one night (I hate him as a host, but his guests/music is usually interesting enough to make up for it)
I've found that internet radio usually isn't my thing... all I've been able to find are the generic trance/dance/rave songs (that all sound the same after a while), and really bad quality indie rock... it's not that I'm against indie rock, but... it honestly sounds like most these people used a pocket tape recorder to make their songs =P
P2P is still the tool of choice. I find SO much new music there that I can't even imagine what I was doing to find new bands before the P2P boom. Just type in a few random seraches and grab whatever comes up - you never know what you'll find. I've purchased so many new albums just because I randomly found music I liked through napster or kazaa or whatnot.
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You watch American Idol, too?
The funny thing is, I'm hearing about a hundred more terrorism remarks than "he was the first Israeli in space". I have no problem with them describing who was on board. Don't take me so literally. It's just stupid to immediately follow each statement with "blah blah terrorism blah blah" for the next minute or two.
There was no radioactive material on board. There will never, ever be any radioactive material launched into space, for very good reason. When looking out the radioactive waste problem, launching it into space was immediately ruled out due to the risk that it could be released into the atmosphere.
Try to ignore the media today. Watch it for maybe ten minutes, then I recommend turning it off for a while, maybe only checking back in once an hour or so. They have NO idea what's going on. The anchors haven't done space stories in years and are just repeating the same spiel every 5 minutes. Terrorism, nuclear scares, and the like are just thrown in there because they don't know what else to say.
Apparently it happened around 12,000 mph or thereabouts, at something like 200,000 feet. If something could be done, I pray that it was done.
This is terrible news; it feels like the Challenger all over. Just as senseless, just as disturbing. These people risked their lives to better mankind, and it's terrible that this could happen to such noble people.
I keep switching stations, and I'm tired of hearing about "6 Americans and 1 Israeli". 7 people were in that shuttle. It's frustrating that the media can't let go of war sensationalism even now, at a time like this.
So... are your kids going to be home-schooled till they're 23, or what?
Yes, but wouldn't it be easy to put restrictions into their client software?
Though, now that I think about it, if this happened there'd be a huge surge of Kazaa Lite users *chuckles*
There's a problem with your statement there.
Think of it this way - the DMCA is a worm. It's going to try to propogate itself by spreading to as many countries as possible. The ones that choose to keep it away can, but the more countries that adopt the laws, the more at risk these non-DMCA countries will be. Trade embargos and the like from different countries can spark a nation's government into shaping up surprisingly fast.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I really believe that every (developed enough) country will have a DMCA equivilant of some kind within the next 5 years. It's only sensible to cover these new actions under law. I'm not saying that every country will adopt a code as strict as America's, of course. Not every country is run by their entertainment industry. ZING!
Okay, I Am Not A Lawyer, buuuut... Wouldn't the judge just say: "Okay, if this is true, you should restrict trading to only those kinds of files." This might not be the be course of action to take. Can anybody that's more knowledgable of the law clear this up?
I didn't say autocast. But all you have to do is group up your sorc's, then keep tapping 'o' and clicking on whatever you want to morph. The game automatically takes a sorc with enough mana from the group, so you don't have to worry about anything.
I must agree with you.. the autocaster heavy races are SO easy to play it's frustrating to try to use anything else against them. I love the orcs, but auto-bloodlust doesn't compare to auto-slow/armor and really easy polymorph.
If the trend continues, there will be keys attached to the expansion. Brood War didn't have a key, and I imagine a lot of people didn't legally purchase theirs =P Heck, the game came out before my birthday, so my cousin burnt me a copy as a present. No CD Key, no hassle.
The Diablo II expansion had a key, and this probably kept people honest. Not many people would enjoy not being able to play with their RL friends, so people that knew eachother had to buy their own copies.
I personally don't mind the keys at all... if it makes Blizzard happy, good for them. They put out great games, and it's not like their collecting our personal information without our consent... anymore.
I used to work at War3.com a long time ago. The original race list was:
1. Humans
2. Orcs
3. Burning Legion
4. Undead
5. Night Elves
6. Trolls/Goblins However, as time went on, the list was cut down to simply Humans, Orcs, Burning Legion, and Undead... they then planned to release the name of the 5th race later and (no surprise) they were the Night Elves. After some more agonizing, they cut the Burning Legion, claiming there was no way they could balance a race that was supposed to be increadibly powerful.
You both summed up my feelings about most people that don't like WarCraft 3 *chuckles*
A lot of people go in expecting StarCraft's gameplay, but it's totally different. There are still many strategies that developers didn't foresee, you just have to think in a totally different mindset than StarCraft. For example, micromanagement is MUCH MUCH MUCH more important in WC3. You can break many a defense just by choosing your movements/attacks carefully. The game, as a whole, is way more strategy based and requires more planning than StarCraft.
You're being too forgiving... it's not 90 units, it's 90 food. Unless you make all peons, you're not going to have anywhere near 90 units =P
Well, I'm dissapointed that the Burning Legion didn't somehow worm their way into the expansion as a playable race, buuuut... it's nice that there will be new clan features. That's something I've always wondered about - in all the FPS and RTS and RPGs and yada yada, why the heck are clans always an out-of-game feature? You'd think by now that game developers would have gotten wind of the fact that gamers like to group together. Why not give them options to solidify that in-game?
Eww, thanks for pointing that out. If I had points to spare, I'd spare them for you =P
I had a knee-jerk response when I first read this, as NASA seems less and less interested in, well, space now that nobody else is really going up there. I'm still waiting for that Mars trip, dammit! But after reading your link... it restored a little lost faith.
Several new albums are priced at around $9.50. I can't remember for sure, but 30 Seconds to Mars is definitely one. I believe that the new Queens of the Stone Age is too, but I'm just guessing here.
Could the industry be using these select albums to gather some data on the effects of price drops? I'm praying, but experience with those bastards tells me otherwise...
>> Who buys these things anyway? I still cry when I remember rushing to the store to get ahold of the 'new' Nirvana CD a month or two ago. I hadn't been that excited about an album release in a while. I think right now it's sitting in my trunk, underneath some jumper cables. Out of the case, for all I care.
I totally, utter agree. I can't even listen to the local 'new rock' station because literally, at least once per 45 minute block, they'll play Eminem, Bob Marley, or some other crap that just doesn't belong. Couple this with the fact that you can hear the same song twice if you listen to three blocks in a row, and it's just too much. They're trying to aim for those big groups - linkin park/korn/limp bizkit/metallica kiddies, omg-I'm-so-old-school Bob Marley kiddies, and uh... Eminems nutsack swingers. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Bush, etc etc... where are they? The only time they're on is for maybe a week after a new single comes out... and then it's back to hearing that damn stupid song from '8 Mile' for the hundreth time. Without P2P, I'd have nearly given up on music altogether. Sure, I'd still be following the bands that still ocassionally get airtime, like the ones I mentioned above, but... where the hell would I find things like Aphex Twin, Telefon Tel Aviv, Mindless Self Indulgence, U-Ziq, Squarepusher, Recoil, Juno Reactor... the list goes on and on. I'd own probably 15% of the CDs that I own now if I didn't hear all these new bands by *cough* pirating, and the music industry would have much, much less of my money.
Crap my ass (huk huk). I don't know how technically accurate it could possibly be, but that was a very enjoyable book in my opinion. I couldn't put the bloody thing down.
Read Manifold Time and it's sequel, both by Stephen Baxtor. Believe me, you might think of changing your opinion on squid after that. =P
Best work in years? Shouldn't be hard to top!
zing!
But seriously, his books have been going downhill for a while now... almost every plot is derived from a previous plot he has used, and... well... reading about an unstable hacker that got hosed by some large company yet ends up working for some other large company gets old the tenth time around. At least the women are... alluring.
Soooo....? Say we develop a cure for cancer. Should it only be for Americans?
This may be a tad off-topic, but I've found that television is one of the best ways to discover new music. And no, no, no - I'm *definitely* not talking about MTV or the like. I've caught plenty of great bands on late night talk shows... including lots of bands that are relatively new and get little to no radio time. For example: http://www.30secondstomars.com - 30 Seconds to Mars, caught them on Carson one night (I hate him as a host, but his guests/music is usually interesting enough to make up for it) I've found that internet radio usually isn't my thing... all I've been able to find are the generic trance/dance/rave songs (that all sound the same after a while), and really bad quality indie rock... it's not that I'm against indie rock, but... it honestly sounds like most these people used a pocket tape recorder to make their songs =P P2P is still the tool of choice. I find SO much new music there that I can't even imagine what I was doing to find new bands before the P2P boom. Just type in a few random seraches and grab whatever comes up - you never know what you'll find. I've purchased so many new albums just because I randomly found music I liked through napster or kazaa or whatnot.