Maybe you are right...but that seems a little too cynical to me (and I am pretty darn cynical). I think it could be like this: carpool lanes are pretty empty because people don't want to be bothered by the inconvenience of coordinating their schedules. State notes that the carpool lanes could take XXX number more cars and still be fast and also reduce the total traffic. They offer tickets based on bids, so they get the most money out of it. Hopefully some bill will specify exactly how it should be spent, like on roads or education. True, rich people are going to get the stickers, but it is like a tax on the rich, as opposed to the poor, total traffic bottle necks are decreased, state coffers have a little more spending money, etc. It seems like this isn't the worst idea in the world. People without the sticker can benefit from less people in the "old" lanes for their commute.
I hate to counter this "insightful" post, but did you ever think they needed cash to say..um...develop new games, support battlenet, pay off lawyers to protect their products? I doubt you even heard of FreeCraft. So you are just complaining that you didn't get to LAN the game easily. If there is no problem getting a pirated version, just do that and don't complain. Why in the heck should they trust the customer? Why doesn't the government just trust you on how much tax you are paying? Because people are dishonest. Quit living in this little idealistic world where people are good. If people can get away with stealing software, a lot of them will. If companies want to survive, they have to protect themsleves.
Actually...I have heard that there is grass that does that. I think the patent is held by John Deer or some company like that who really don't want that to be a reality. I would love non growing grass too...so would the golf course industry. But lawn mower companies hate the idea because they go out of business. I really don't know this for sure...it may just be an urban legend....anyone else know more?
What I see is the linux community simply yelling,"That's not Fair!"
I don't see that at all. I see the community yelling things more like "You are making rediculous claims" or "That doesn't make sense, that was in the public domain years ago". This isn't Microsoft buying up a competitor so that it can strengthen its hold over another sector of computing, this is a company suing others when it really can't back up its claims. If they win, they will win because they confuse people enough, because it is a difficult thing for non-technical people to understand. The "Just" and fair and right thing would be for them to lose.
It's fine if you don't mod this up...but if you are going to...at least mod it funny. If you don't get it, save your mod points, take a break, and go watch Fight Club:)
Well, it's easier for me to understand why people say the segway sucks...so yeah, I wouldn't complain if you were talking about your ipod. I just don't get the segway. It's fine that it works for you...I got over that from you last rant. I have a new problem this time, and it is the only reason I bother posting. Most people on slashdot post on a variety of subjects...you just seem to pop up every time a segway article appears with a link to a picture of yourself on your segway. I imagine on the next segway article you will do the same...and on and on and on. You are not really doing anything useful posting your same tired site up again every time a segway article appears. I can't really blame you since you get modded up. Someone is rewarding you for it. I guess this is my way of making it unpleasant...because I don't think someone should take some specialized item, and every time that item appears post a link to themselves, and get rewarded for being that redundant. It seems others don't really appreciate it either. In any case, it is good to see that you stand up for what you like, despite popular opinion. I think I would admire this more, but it just has a false feel to it...like there is an ulterior motive...like profit from PR or attention hunger despite your claims that you are just a happy customer.
I agree with the other posters on this topic. Almost exclusively, the only thing you talk about on slashdot is your segway. It just reeks of PR. I think I could take you seriously more if you posted on other topics and didn't link to your site every time. But you get rewarded for it(karma) instead of being marked redundant, so I can't really blame you. Just lucky my mod points expired last week. I'll give you credit though, at least this time you didn't say it has helped you lose weight.
That sounds good on the surface. But the problem with your scenario would be that if the person is unable to make a prototype (because it is too expensive for him to make personally) he/she will have to pitch it to companies. If the companies know that it will expire, they just refuse him/her and then snatch the patent when it becomes available. This saves them money and screws the inventor. The auction idea would be nice though, because if companies actually like the idea, they compete with each other driving up the price and the inventor will still benefit. Of course, all the companies can agree to share the patent and just offer the minimum bid...once again screwing our poor inventor. I guess I really don't see too much of a problem with the current system unless someone is actually trying to block a prototype from being made (like some abortion technology that an anti-abortion person gets the patent for and refuses to let anyone use because it is against their beliefs) or is not accepting reasonable offers in order to make more money while ofthers suffer (cure to cancer patent would be an example).
Who the heck moderated this racist junk up. I really don't understand where this "anything remotely related to Japan is automatically considered a success" feeling comes from. Plenty of things don't even make it over from Japan. Or maybe you get that impression because a lot of the games that come over from there are very popular. Maybe if the US tried harder, items like the X-box would have a market over there (complete failure by x-box with controller design etc) and everything from the US would be viewed as gold. We already do that with movies. In any case, find a less offensive way to make a point.
I was talking about that with my brother over lunch. dust2 is a much better map and it wouldn't be too much more difficult to make. Another map I enjoy is aztec. Recreating the bridge and the water would just be too much...though I doubt anoyone would jump of the bridge in to 1 foot of water and not get hurt. If you really wanted a good, simple map for paintball you could do de_snipeit (I think that's the name).
I think creating a map is a neat idea, but another part of me thinks that an area designed specifically for paintball would probably be more exciting and easier to build.
For those people who play counter strike (well), they know that de_dust is probably one of the most unbalanced maps out there. There is definately a favortism towards the ct side. So I am surprised they picked that one, even if it is popular. Playing this game using paintball would be fun though. It would definately favor the side with faster runners. The quicker teams can get to the choke points and secure them...game over.
"You can bring your baby or toddler to work, so long as it can talk, feed itself and stick effortlessly to the ceiling like a spider."
I work for the government, so maybe I am more used to seeing security requirements for everything, but I didn't get that impression at all. We expect everything to talk, feed itself, and stick effortlessly to the ceiling all the while being secure. The government (DoD, DoE, etc) is probably one of the biggest users and innovaters of open source so I wouldn't get too feisty. The only reason people (managers) get a little hesitant about Open Source is blame. When something drops on the floor, they want someone to point the finger at, someone we have a contract with so that they can fix it reducing personal liability. Enter Microsoft with contracts in hand.
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Yeah, I know...and what about this radio in your car thing....I can't imagine people paying money to get this in their cars. There are far too many limitations. You can't take the radio out of the car, you can't pick what songs you want to hear, it has ads, and those oh so annoying djs. Who would want that?
I hope that didn't sound too harsh, I am just kidding around. Seriously though, you can choose the song you want to listen to, you can listen to songs you might not be exposed to otherwise, preview the full song before you decide to buy it. I really don't think it is too bad of an idea.
I think it will fly since there is value of getting the monthly service. You can listen to the songs on-demand, then, if you like it, pay the.79 to burn it. In any case, if a competitor comes in, prices drop. The winner is the consumer.
I know, it's crazy, it was down 30% just a minute ago...I guess it doesn't pay to lie and create FUD. I have gained a little more faith in our system (for a change).
I have been watching this site all day today, curious to see how much this news would hurt SCO. Apparently a lot since before lunch they were down ~4% and now they are down over 17% and falling more and more quickly. You can almost feel the panic setting in to dump SCO.
But it is clear he didn't look at how innovative that engine really is. The physics in that is innovative...incredible...beyond belief. If you want to talk about genre innovations..the most popular ones dominate the market. It's harder for a creative game to get coverage because you don't know if it is good until you can play it. I know half life 2 will make me happy. So there are less creative games out there...but that isn't to say there aren't any, they are just harder to find and may not show up at E3.
yeah, you use the El there....and I would NOT want to ride around on one of these things in Chicago...people would just beat you up and take it. Most people don't live close enough to where they work so that it would be a viable solution. I have lived in both big and huge cities, I still think it is a stupid idea. If the city is that crowded, you aren't going to have much sidewalk space either...so the idea you can get the full speed all the way to work is silly too. I am not saying this is the world's worst invention...I am just saying it isn't the holy grail to transportation like they try to make it out to be.
You do understand that this model won't work for most people, right? It is very rare for anyone to save time going along on a Segway to make better time than driving in a car. One case I imagine is in a big city, living a few miles from work...maybe you can save a little bit of time that way. I will concede that instances do exist when that works out. The math part is still rediculous though. I am hoping you are removing the cost of the segway payment to your car payment, but it doesn't look like you are. You must have some pretty crazy coverage or have tons of tickets if you are paying $150 a month in car insurance on one vehicle. $120 in parking would be about $6 a work day. Sure, I can see that...it is unfortunate that you would have to pay to park where you work though. So let me get in to the problem I have with all this. It doesn't look like you factor in the high cost of purchasing the segway. I really really don't see how much time you could possibly be saving if you are traveling on that thing 4 miles each way. It must be really tough traffic and the sidewalks must be pretty clear. The claim that it actually makes you in better shape drives me crazy. The fact is that you made a decision to jog more. The time you earned from going both ways gave you more time to jog...ok...so could cutting down on tv, movies, drinking, etc. The segway isn't making you lose weight, you are. Most people at my company ride their bike to work and bring their work clothes along in a separate bag...that gets them in better shape. The segway does nothing, unless you want to subtraact the more calories you burn standing than from sitting in a car. The thing that bothers me most is that you actually put a website up about this thing. Who devotes a website on how they get to work? It only says good things too...it just reeks of getting paid. I guess I am cynical, but just because you put a disclaimer up there, doesn't mean I can believe you. What about the pain it is to store at work, or how people point and throw things at you, or how much it sucks when it is raining or is windy. Maybe it's not about money...just attention...but like I said, it may be a model that works for you and I am glad it has worked out for you...but the claims of how wonderous it is..."it saves money, gets you in better shape, saves time, and is econmoically friendly" is just silly.
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Maybe you are right...but that seems a little too cynical to me (and I am pretty darn cynical). I think it could be like this: carpool lanes are pretty empty because people don't want to be bothered by the inconvenience of coordinating their schedules. State notes that the carpool lanes could take XXX number more cars and still be fast and also reduce the total traffic. They offer tickets based on bids, so they get the most money out of it. Hopefully some bill will specify exactly how it should be spent, like on roads or education. True, rich people are going to get the stickers, but it is like a tax on the rich, as opposed to the poor, total traffic bottle necks are decreased, state coffers have a little more spending money, etc. It seems like this isn't the worst idea in the world. People without the sticker can benefit from less people in the "old" lanes for their commute.
I hate to counter this "insightful" post, but did you ever think they needed cash to say..um...develop new games, support battlenet, pay off lawyers to protect their products? I doubt you even heard of FreeCraft. So you are just complaining that you didn't get to LAN the game easily. If there is no problem getting a pirated version, just do that and don't complain. Why in the heck should they trust the customer? Why doesn't the government just trust you on how much tax you are paying? Because people are dishonest. Quit living in this little idealistic world where people are good. If people can get away with stealing software, a lot of them will. If companies want to survive, they have to protect themsleves.
Actually...I have heard that there is grass that does that. I think the patent is held by John Deer or some company like that who really don't want that to be a reality. I would love non growing grass too...so would the golf course industry. But lawn mower companies hate the idea because they go out of business. I really don't know this for sure...it may just be an urban legend....anyone else know more?
Oh yeah, you must mean RFC1149
What I see is the linux community simply yelling ,"That's not Fair!"
I don't see that at all. I see the community yelling things more like "You are making rediculous claims" or "That doesn't make sense, that was in the public domain years ago". This isn't Microsoft buying up a competitor so that it can strengthen its hold over another sector of computing, this is a company suing others when it really can't back up its claims. If they win, they will win because they confuse people enough, because it is a difficult thing for non-technical people to understand. The "Just" and fair and right thing would be for them to lose.
It's fine if you don't mod this up...but if you are going to...at least mod it funny. If you don't get it, save your mod points, take a break, and go watch Fight Club:)
Well, it's easier for me to understand why people say the segway sucks...so yeah, I wouldn't complain if you were talking about your ipod. I just don't get the segway. It's fine that it works for you...I got over that from you last rant. I have a new problem this time, and it is the only reason I bother posting. Most people on slashdot post on a variety of subjects...you just seem to pop up every time a segway article appears with a link to a picture of yourself on your segway. I imagine on the next segway article you will do the same...and on and on and on. You are not really doing anything useful posting your same tired site up again every time a segway article appears. I can't really blame you since you get modded up. Someone is rewarding you for it. I guess this is my way of making it unpleasant...because I don't think someone should take some specialized item, and every time that item appears post a link to themselves, and get rewarded for being that redundant. It seems others don't really appreciate it either. In any case, it is good to see that you stand up for what you like, despite popular opinion. I think I would admire this more, but it just has a false feel to it...like there is an ulterior motive...like profit from PR or attention hunger despite your claims that you are just a happy customer.
I agree with the other posters on this topic. Almost exclusively, the only thing you talk about on slashdot is your segway. It just reeks of PR. I think I could take you seriously more if you posted on other topics and didn't link to your site every time. But you get rewarded for it(karma) instead of being marked redundant, so I can't really blame you. Just lucky my mod points expired last week. I'll give you credit though, at least this time you didn't say it has helped you lose weight.
That sounds good on the surface. But the problem with your scenario would be that if the person is unable to make a prototype (because it is too expensive for him to make personally) he/she will have to pitch it to companies. If the companies know that it will expire, they just refuse him/her and then snatch the patent when it becomes available. This saves them money and screws the inventor. The auction idea would be nice though, because if companies actually like the idea, they compete with each other driving up the price and the inventor will still benefit. Of course, all the companies can agree to share the patent and just offer the minimum bid...once again screwing our poor inventor. I guess I really don't see too much of a problem with the current system unless someone is actually trying to block a prototype from being made (like some abortion technology that an anti-abortion person gets the patent for and refuses to let anyone use because it is against their beliefs) or is not accepting reasonable offers in order to make more money while ofthers suffer (cure to cancer patent would be an example).
Who the heck moderated this racist junk up. I really don't understand where this "anything remotely related to Japan is automatically considered a success" feeling comes from. Plenty of things don't even make it over from Japan. Or maybe you get that impression because a lot of the games that come over from there are very popular. Maybe if the US tried harder, items like the X-box would have a market over there (complete failure by x-box with controller design etc) and everything from the US would be viewed as gold. We already do that with movies. In any case, find a less offensive way to make a point.
I was talking about that with my brother over lunch. dust2 is a much better map and it wouldn't be too much more difficult to make. Another map I enjoy is aztec. Recreating the bridge and the water would just be too much...though I doubt anoyone would jump of the bridge in to 1 foot of water and not get hurt. If you really wanted a good, simple map for paintball you could do de_snipeit (I think that's the name).
I think creating a map is a neat idea, but another part of me thinks that an area designed specifically for paintball would probably be more exciting and easier to build.
For those people who play counter strike (well), they know that de_dust is probably one of the most unbalanced maps out there. There is definately a favortism towards the ct side. So I am surprised they picked that one, even if it is popular. Playing this game using paintball would be fun though. It would definately favor the side with faster runners. The quicker teams can get to the choke points and secure them...game over.
"You can bring your baby or toddler to work, so long as it can talk, feed itself and stick effortlessly to the ceiling like a spider."
I work for the government, so maybe I am more used to seeing security requirements for everything, but I didn't get that impression at all. We expect everything to talk, feed itself, and stick effortlessly to the ceiling all the while being secure. The government (DoD, DoE, etc) is probably one of the biggest users and innovaters of open source so I wouldn't get too feisty. The only reason people (managers) get a little hesitant about Open Source is blame. When something drops on the floor, they want someone to point the finger at, someone we have a contract with so that they can fix it reducing personal liability. Enter Microsoft with contracts in hand.
is that the CEO of SCO/Caldera is Darl McBride. He was formerly with Novell as vice president and general manager of Novell's Embedded Systems Division (NEST).
Yeah, I know...and what about this radio in your car thing....I can't imagine people paying money to get this in their cars. There are far too many limitations. You can't take the radio out of the car, you can't pick what songs you want to hear, it has ads, and those oh so annoying djs. Who would want that?
I hope that didn't sound too harsh, I am just kidding around. Seriously though, you can choose the song you want to listen to, you can listen to songs you might not be exposed to otherwise, preview the full song before you decide to buy it. I really don't think it is too bad of an idea.
I think it will fly since there is value of getting the monthly service. You can listen to the songs on-demand, then, if you like it, pay the .79 to burn it. In any case, if a competitor comes in, prices drop. The winner is the consumer.
I know, it's crazy, it was down 30% just a minute ago...I guess it doesn't pay to lie and create FUD. I have gained a little more faith in our system (for a change).
I have been watching this site all day today, curious to see how much this news would hurt SCO. Apparently a lot since before lunch they were down ~4% and now they are down over 17% and falling more and more quickly. You can almost feel the panic setting in to dump SCO.
Awesome...thank you for posting that. I was extremely curious to see how much this was going to hurt them.
If we are talking about hacking the matrix, that's what they are doing the whole time by entering it.
Actually, she does hack in to it...I think someone noticed they were using some ssh 1 exploit...I forget the details though.
But it is clear he didn't look at how innovative that engine really is. The physics in that is innovative...incredible...beyond belief. If you want to talk about genre innovations..the most popular ones dominate the market. It's harder for a creative game to get coverage because you don't know if it is good until you can play it. I know half life 2 will make me happy. So there are less creative games out there...but that isn't to say there aren't any, they are just harder to find and may not show up at E3.
Did you even read the article??
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Are you new to slashdot?
yeah, you use the El there....and I would NOT want to ride around on one of these things in Chicago...people would just beat you up and take it. Most people don't live close enough to where they work so that it would be a viable solution. I have lived in both big and huge cities, I still think it is a stupid idea. If the city is that crowded, you aren't going to have much sidewalk space either...so the idea you can get the full speed all the way to work is silly too. I am not saying this is the world's worst invention...I am just saying it isn't the holy grail to transportation like they try to make it out to be.
You do understand that this model won't work for most people, right? It is very rare for anyone to save time going along on a Segway to make better time than driving in a car. One case I imagine is in a big city, living a few miles from work...maybe you can save a little bit of time that way. I will concede that instances do exist when that works out. The math part is still rediculous though. I am hoping you are removing the cost of the segway payment to your car payment, but it doesn't look like you are. You must have some pretty crazy coverage or have tons of tickets if you are paying $150 a month in car insurance on one vehicle. $120 in parking would be about $6 a work day. Sure, I can see that...it is unfortunate that you would have to pay to park where you work though. So let me get in to the problem I have with all this. It doesn't look like you factor in the high cost of purchasing the segway. I really really don't see how much time you could possibly be saving if you are traveling on that thing 4 miles each way. It must be really tough traffic and the sidewalks must be pretty clear. The claim that it actually makes you in better shape drives me crazy. The fact is that you made a decision to jog more. The time you earned from going both ways gave you more time to jog...ok...so could cutting down on tv, movies, drinking, etc. The segway isn't making you lose weight, you are. Most people at my company ride their bike to work and bring their work clothes along in a separate bag...that gets them in better shape. The segway does nothing, unless you want to subtraact the more calories you burn standing than from sitting in a car. The thing that bothers me most is that you actually put a website up about this thing. Who devotes a website on how they get to work? It only says good things too...it just reeks of getting paid. I guess I am cynical, but just because you put a disclaimer up there, doesn't mean I can believe you. What about the pain it is to store at work, or how people point and throw things at you, or how much it sucks when it is raining or is windy. Maybe it's not about money...just attention...but like I said, it may be a model that works for you and I am glad it has worked out for you...but the claims of how wonderous it is..."it saves money, gets you in better shape, saves time, and is econmoically friendly" is just silly.