In a way it's already been done. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois has created a "supercomputer" by connecting 100 PlayStations together.
The console's CPU is not being used at all, only the graphics co-processor is being used.
http://www.simulationinformation.com/entertainme nt 2.html
Let's face it; our insurance company's bottom line affects our bottom line. If its costs are lowered than our premiums will be lowered.
And the worst that could happen is that bad drivers will be weeded out and made to pay more. Which is only fair. Bad drivers should not be allowed to increase premiums of safe drivers.
And I'm certain insurance companies would never use the information they obtain against us or sell it to any third party. If we can't trust our insurance companies, who can we trust?
Both software and music are copyrightable. Both can be considered products. Both could be created with teams of no-talent hacks, e.g., Windows and Brittany Spears. Both could be created through amazing creativity, e.g., BeOS and John Coltrane's "Blue Train."
My gut instinct tells me utility products are better created by committees and large groups. Utilities are designed to do x, y, and z. Those goals can easily be divided between groups and worked on in a linear process.
Creating products that touch you, impact you emotionally, i.e., art, is not easily created by large groups. It is generally considered that group-think mentality ruins movies and music when suits start making decisions about song ideas, scripts, and casting.
Thus, it is my humble opinion that open source is better suited for creating utility versus art. And since a great game is more art than utility, open source is not well suited for games.
Nope, it's door number 3. He admits he doesn't own all the code, but merely promises to remove and rewrite himself any code he didn't write if the programer asks.
If Longhorn will no longer have the four pillars, than what value will it possibly offer?! According to Microsoft XP Pro with SP2 is the best OS in the world. What will change in XP Pro by the time Shorthorn is released?!
It appears that Shorthorn will be yet another version of WinMe. An OS which serves the sole purpose of having something to sell.
"Insanely great" is certainly a better approach than "now or never"!
Oh I know. I own some of the comic books and both PC games. But those don't change the fact that the movie was merely intended to make quick money. The movie felt like an hour and half long trailer to an extremely bad movie. God was it awful!
How exactly do you make quick money on a sequel to a movie that barely made any money?!
A good example of making quick money in movies is the new AvP movie. You start with a movie that made lots of money. You then create a cheap sequel. Fans of the first will see it even though they know it'll be crap. And because it was made cheaply, it will profit regardless.
Making a sequel out of Clerks is a HUGE monetary risk. Considering that hardly anyone has seen the original, the sequel will have to make money on is own merit.
Rights?! We have the right to record television shows. But the FCC has declared that broadcasters have the right to put broadcast flags on all shows, even those in the public domain to keep us from recording them.
We have the right to make copies of our music and share them with friends under the Home Recording Act. But merely pressing "shift" with a DRM infected CD violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
And there are numerous crimes without any victims, e.g., sex between consenting adults and drugs.
If Congress decided that P2P was too much of a threat to the copyright industry, it is well within its rights to declare ALL P2P use illegal.
You're right about one thing, the US has been utterly and completely corrupted by money. We're no longer citizens. We're consumers.
Nope, not true. Congress could both kill P2P companies and enact laws that ANY use of P2P is a felony. Do you want to risk going to federal prison merely because you downloaded a game demo via bittorrent?! I wouldn't.
But will be killed by Congress. Which really sucks because Bittorrent is actually quite useful. I got SP2 off of it when I couldn't get it anywhere else. (Until it was pulled, of course!)
And of course if you're a gamer and don't feel like selling your soul to Fileplanet, bittorrent is great for getting demos, patches, and mods.
As someone so eloquently said in this forums: "As far as I can tell, as an American, I cannot go through my day without breaking the law. My quest is no longer to be a law-biding citizen, but rather not to get caught."
Too bad Canada wasn't like Gmail, where you could get in merely by an invite!
If we're in the mood for merely speculating on mere possiblities, how about speculating on the possibility that the Matrix was NOT a movie but was a message from Zion to prepare us for the coming war!
Former lawyers for the RIAA are now working for the Transportation Security Administration. It's a small step from suing children and the aged to strip searching them.
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In a way it's already been done. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois has created a "supercomputer" by connecting 100 PlayStations together.
e nt 2.html
The console's CPU is not being used at all, only the graphics co-processor is being used.
http://www.simulationinformation.com/entertainm
Let's face it; our insurance company's bottom line affects our bottom line. If its costs are lowered than our premiums will be lowered.
And the worst that could happen is that bad drivers will be weeded out and made to pay more. Which is only fair. Bad drivers should not be allowed to increase premiums of safe drivers.
And I'm certain insurance companies would never use the information they obtain against us or sell it to any third party. If we can't trust our insurance companies, who can we trust?
"Now THAT'S sarcasm!" - Homer Simpson
But we're still going to be able to run around and shoot things, right?!
Having no grammar checker or having a grammar checker that's wrong more than it's right?!
Both software and music are copyrightable. Both can be considered products. Both could be created with teams of no-talent hacks, e.g., Windows and Brittany Spears. Both could be created through amazing creativity, e.g., BeOS and John Coltrane's "Blue Train."
My gut instinct tells me utility products are better created by committees and large groups. Utilities are designed to do x, y, and z. Those goals can easily be divided between groups and worked on in a linear process.
Creating products that touch you, impact you emotionally, i.e., art, is not easily created by large groups. It is generally considered that group-think mentality ruins movies and music when suits start making decisions about song ideas, scripts, and casting.
Thus, it is my humble opinion that open source is better suited for creating utility versus art. And since a great game is more art than utility, open source is not well suited for games.
Let me get this straight, because three percent of computers are sold with Bluetooth, the adoption of Bluetooth "will speed up."?!
Sure this post is flamebait, but that does not change its veracity!
Because we all know how expensive hard drives are nowadays!
Oops, I mistakenly logged out. That last post was from me.
I bow to you: King of the Analogy!
Nope, it's door number 3. He admits he doesn't own all the code, but merely promises to remove and rewrite himself any code he didn't write if the programer asks.
Gee. I'd think that those programers who worked on the project for free would REALLY care!
I'd also think that anyone working for any GPL would care.
I'd also think that all of the individuals, corporations, and governments using and working with GPL software would care.
If Longhorn will no longer have the four pillars, than what value will it possibly offer?! According to Microsoft XP Pro with SP2 is the best OS in the world. What will change in XP Pro by the time Shorthorn is released?!
It appears that Shorthorn will be yet another version of WinMe. An OS which serves the sole purpose of having something to sell.
"Insanely great" is certainly a better approach than "now or never"!
Oh I know. I own some of the comic books and both PC games. But those don't change the fact that the movie was merely intended to make quick money. The movie felt like an hour and half long trailer to an extremely bad movie. God was it awful!
How exactly do you make quick money on a sequel to a movie that barely made any money?!
A good example of making quick money in movies is the new AvP movie. You start with a movie that made lots of money. You then create a cheap sequel. Fans of the first will see it even though they know it'll be crap. And because it was made cheaply, it will profit regardless.
Making a sequel out of Clerks is a HUGE monetary risk. Considering that hardly anyone has seen the original, the sequel will have to make money on is own merit.
Are you kidding?! Add two Trident Cyberblade PCI-Express cards in SLI, and you might be able to get 30 FPS in Duke Nukem 3d!
Ah sh*t, Trident doesn't make PCI-Express cards! Maybe my old Diamond Stealth Pro will be sufficent!
Rights?! We have the right to record television shows. But the FCC has declared that broadcasters have the right to put broadcast flags on all shows, even those in the public domain to keep us from recording them.
We have the right to make copies of our music and share them with friends under the Home Recording Act. But merely pressing "shift" with a DRM infected CD violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
And there are numerous crimes without any victims, e.g., sex between consenting adults and drugs.
If Congress decided that P2P was too much of a threat to the copyright industry, it is well within its rights to declare ALL P2P use illegal.
You're right about one thing, the US has been utterly and completely corrupted by money. We're no longer citizens. We're consumers.
Nope, not true. Congress could both kill P2P companies and enact laws that ANY use of P2P is a felony. Do you want to risk going to federal prison merely because you downloaded a game demo via bittorrent?! I wouldn't.
But will be killed by Congress. Which really sucks because Bittorrent is actually quite useful. I got SP2 off of it when I couldn't get it anywhere else. (Until it was pulled, of course!)
And of course if you're a gamer and don't feel like selling your soul to Fileplanet, bittorrent is great for getting demos, patches, and mods.
As someone so eloquently said in this forums: "As far as I can tell, as an American, I cannot go through my day without breaking the law. My quest is no longer to be a law-biding citizen, but rather not to get caught."
Too bad Canada wasn't like Gmail, where you could get in merely by an invite!
I looked over the list. Couldn't I just read something good instead?!
But he always does. And he always gives a cut to the owner. I'd respect him more if he did us all a favor and utilized the rights given to him.
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Microsoft's Monster Truck Madness had advertising years ago.
In the US the government works FOR corporations, not against them.
If we're in the mood for merely speculating on mere possiblities, how about speculating on the possibility that the Matrix was NOT a movie but was a message from Zion to prepare us for the coming war!
Former lawyers for the RIAA are now working for the Transportation Security Administration. It's a small step from suing children and the aged to strip searching them.