I think his point was the economics of open source will push linux to the point where Microsoft has to pay too much to keep up with it to stay in business.
This seems a little suspect, in order for this to work Nintendo would have had to have included the GBC chipset on the DS, then disabled it for some reason. It can't be done via emulation because of voltage differences between GBA and GB carts.
Wow, talk about missing the forest for the trees. Honestly, if you let little things like that ruin your enjoyment of the game, I feel really, really sorry for you.
Actually, it was part of Valve's deal with Vivendi that they couldn't sell the game any cheaper via Steam than what Vivendi was selling the game for in stores. So don't blame Valve, if they could they would sell it for cheaper and REALLY screw Vivendi over.
I installed the Sims 2 via D-Tools from iso's (legally obtained) on my hard drive. It worked perfectly, and I am able to play the game fine. Never installed the patch or anything.
While TPM is good, for my money, the best center-left blog is by Kevin Drum over at the Washington Monthly. (www.washingtonmonthly.com) He's also a programmer, which a lot of the slashdot crowd will enjoy.
On the right side of the fence, nothing beats Russ Nelson's The Angry Economist (http://angry-economist.russnelson.com/) Weirdly enough, he's a programmer too.
I guess I can relate to the style of analytical reasoning these guys use as CS people, applied to politics. I'm guessing other/.'ers will too.
Eh, not quite chief. Miyamoto was quoted at Spaceworld saying that demo was from an in-development Zelda game, it wasn't until later that Nintendo decided to try to turn it into a cel shaded game.
You are mostly correct, XM's content is not regulated by the FCC, like over-the-air radio and TV broadcasts are. They are under a looser regulation scheme, like satellite TV. Basically the only thing regulated is what frequencies they're allowed to broadcast on, etc. Content is still 100% up to them though.
I have xbox-native emulators for nes, snes, genesis, game gear, tg16, and a whole shitload of other consoles I forgot. If you don't like any of the xbox-native stuff, you can install linux on it as well. A whole lot cheaper than a pc, and you don't need the xbox emulator, since you can run xbox games natively.
Of course, we Americans don't usually see the people behind the company name but rather tend to personify the company as an individual rather than a collective
That's because in the US, corporations legally are individuals. For non-corporate enterprises, the plural form is correct, however for all intents and purposes, corporations ARE people.
I wouldn't quite call SDL/DX "middleware." "Lowerware" or "baseware" would be more accurate. What the game industry as a whole (not just Linux gamers) need is an open source real middleware package like Renderware that'll let a team of 5-10 people make an A+ quality game.
I submitted the article to Matt Drudge, and it looks like he's put it on the front page, so hopefully it'll get a little more exposure. (the site gets more hits per day than MSNBC, so this is a pretty big step.)
My roommated came in when I was playing Beyond Good and Evil one day, and his first remark was "This game is a ripoff of Pokemon Snap." *shudders* Oh well, to each his own I guess. I thought it was a little short, but it's the most artistic game I've played since Ico. Everything about the game exudes quality, and the plot is light-years more mature than average.
Now that a court has ruled obsolete videogames are exempt from the DMCA, expect a lot more 3rd party companies to start rereleasing old games. Hopefully this will spur developers to rerelease the games themselves.
What would be really awesome if this is the real deal, is if someone would make the subtitles into a subtitle file for divx. Anybody know if this has been done already? Even if it's just a hoax, it'd be hilarious if someone did that.
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How about the numerous tests, both independent and Microsoft-sponsored that show iPods and PSP's interfacing with the 360?
Anyone know where to find a list of affected TV's/boxes? Or what to look for when reading specs?
I think his point was the economics of open source will push linux to the point where Microsoft has to pay too much to keep up with it to stay in business.
This seems a little suspect, in order for this to work Nintendo would have had to have included the GBC chipset on the DS, then disabled it for some reason. It can't be done via emulation because of voltage differences between GBA and GB carts.
Wow, talk about missing the forest for the trees. Honestly, if you let little things like that ruin your enjoyment of the game, I feel really, really sorry for you.
Actually, it was part of Valve's deal with Vivendi that they couldn't sell the game any cheaper via Steam than what Vivendi was selling the game for in stores. So don't blame Valve, if they could they would sell it for cheaper and REALLY screw Vivendi over.
There really are multiple internets.
I installed the Sims 2 via D-Tools from iso's (legally obtained) on my hard drive. It worked perfectly, and I am able to play the game fine. Never installed the patch or anything.
While TPM is good, for my money, the best center-left blog is by Kevin Drum over at the Washington Monthly. (www.washingtonmonthly.com) He's also a programmer, which a lot of the slashdot crowd will enjoy. On the right side of the fence, nothing beats Russ Nelson's The Angry Economist (http://angry-economist.russnelson.com/) Weirdly enough, he's a programmer too. I guess I can relate to the style of analytical reasoning these guys use as CS people, applied to politics. I'm guessing other /.'ers will too.
Eh, not quite chief. Miyamoto was quoted at Spaceworld saying that demo was from an in-development Zelda game, it wasn't until later that Nintendo decided to try to turn it into a cel shaded game.
You are mostly correct, XM's content is not regulated by the FCC, like over-the-air radio and TV broadcasts are. They are under a looser regulation scheme, like satellite TV. Basically the only thing regulated is what frequencies they're allowed to broadcast on, etc. Content is still 100% up to them though.
I think they were referring to the fact that it requires a "directx 8 class" graphics card, ie one with a pixel shader.
I have xbox-native emulators for nes, snes, genesis, game gear, tg16, and a whole shitload of other consoles I forgot. If you don't like any of the xbox-native stuff, you can install linux on it as well. A whole lot cheaper than a pc, and you don't need the xbox emulator, since you can run xbox games natively.
until it gets posted 8 more times.
Of course, we Americans don't usually see the people behind the company name but rather tend to personify the company as an individual rather than a collective That's because in the US, corporations legally are individuals. For non-corporate enterprises, the plural form is correct, however for all intents and purposes, corporations ARE people.
Who needs an official HID when you have this?
I wouldn't quite call SDL/DX "middleware." "Lowerware" or "baseware" would be more accurate. What the game industry as a whole (not just Linux gamers) need is an open source real middleware package like Renderware that'll let a team of 5-10 people make an A+ quality game.
Tenebrae is a great example of a free open-source game engine with linux support. It even supports pixel shaders and 3d audio.
Um, the game DOES have a crawling option.
I submitted the article to Matt Drudge, and it looks like he's put it on the front page, so hopefully it'll get a little more exposure. (the site gets more hits per day than MSNBC, so this is a pretty big step.)
My roommated came in when I was playing Beyond Good and Evil one day, and his first remark was "This game is a ripoff of Pokemon Snap." *shudders* Oh well, to each his own I guess. I thought it was a little short, but it's the most artistic game I've played since Ico. Everything about the game exudes quality, and the plot is light-years more mature than average.
Now that a court has ruled obsolete videogames are exempt from the DMCA, expect a lot more 3rd party companies to start rereleasing old games. Hopefully this will spur developers to rerelease the games themselves.
Heh, I thought he was mocking W's drawl. He says "terrism."
What would be really awesome if this is the real deal, is if someone would make the subtitles into a subtitle file for divx. Anybody know if this has been done already? Even if it's just a hoax, it'd be hilarious if someone did that.