it looks like you are waging your own private campaign there to be honest. 99% of people I know in the UK are certainly not disgusted by GP, in fact they are overwhelmingly supportive. But then if you believe that afghanistan was instantly a successfull war and that its all over now, Im guessing your reading a bit too much into fox news in general.
"I bet Exxon executives wake up every single day and thank god for Greenpeace and jump for joy when one of those idiots performs some act of vandalism that they can then take to a congressmen as proof that the other side is nuts."
Nonsense, its because of GP that people even know what these people get up to. And the congressmen, or in the current case, the president himself are so far in the pockets of the oil companies they dont need any persuasion. You might prefer that greens sit at home and write angry letters to those congressmen, which will then get binned. Newsflash for you -> publicity stunts work, they raise awareness. Thats why people in the media use them. If you show me a TV station that gives non violent, quiet and unphotogenic protests any enws coverage, then Ill agree with you, but they dont. Publicity stunts get the right issues discussed on the news.
terrorists? people who write letters asking for stricter pollution controls are now terrorists? jesus christ man, is the USA mindset really this fucked?
you are confusing earthfirst with GP as many people do. AFAIk GP dont jack trees. Im sure you would rather all the various govt officials and scientists who have made trips to the icecaps courtesy of GPs ships to see them melt, would have staid home and counted their oil stocks instead. But then, you probably dont think global warming is happening do you?
what twaddle. Grenpeace dont even swear at people let along blow them apart with semtex. Its funny to see slashdotters suddenly get their knickers in a twist about peaceful disobedience of the law when its greenpeace, and then within minutes post a "Fuck the RIAA you cant stop me filesharing" rant about how its every citizens right to break the law if they disagree with it. If you would rather events like the exxon valdez disaster or bhopal just got quietly ignored as they would be without GP, then thats a matter for your conscience. As far as I know Exxon mobil havent paid a single dollar in compensation for that valdez shipwreck, and thats even after GPS campaigns. Without people like GP, they would probably be trying to sue the seagulls for stealing their oil.
If you go to some of the big internet casual games portals selling puzzle agmes, you will find that the developers royalty is around 20% to 25%. Thats for a video game. Just bits and bytes. Same situation, no breakages, no packaging etc. So yes, musicians are getting screwed by their publishers. But self-funded game developers get screwed even worse, and in many cases the 'portal' wont even mention the name of the developer. Thats like saying theres a new song called 'Billie Jean' made by Sony Records, and not mentioning michael jackson. Moral of the story -> Middle men suck. If you can possibly purchase content direct from the people that make it, do so. Thats why I bought GalCiv2 direct from stardock
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Whats interesting here is the guy used to work at taldren, who as I recall made Starfleet Command, and then went to work on Battle For Middle earth for EA. SFC was seriously good, and BFME sucked big ones. So it seems clear even if it was not already obvious that working people to death WILL result in substandard dross games, even if they obviously have the talent. Sadly BFME probably made mroe money, so the suits at EA who probably dont even like games dont give a damn. Thank god I left that stupid industry to work as an indie.
Once cars are electric, you can use any system you want (such as solar) to initially generate that power source. Oil-powered cars require oil, its a transport system with zero flexibility. If we find a way to extract energy from internet flamewars in the future, electric cars can switch to that power without modification. So its a step in the right direction.
good questions, but lets ask those same questions about normal gas cars that most people use now. Especially as the trend in the US is for those cars to get bigger and LESS fuel efficient, rather than the more sensible direction towards greater fuel efficiency. Any new system will have problems, but this sounds like a step in the right direction. Sadly, its always the extreme versions like this that get the PR. I wouldnt have bought a C5, and I wouldnt drive this, or even a Smart Car, but given a choice between 5 or 6 hatchbacks in my price range, I'll certainly be attracted to the one with better fuel economy. Its about time car companies started boasting about the fuel economy in their ads, rather than still trying to imply we will get more sex in their brand of car;(
I agree 100%. Ive worked in 'triple A' game dev putting billboards in a game where they did not belong. Ive implemented at gunpoint that unskippable startup screen with the 'runs best on intel' bullshit that the company were paid to include. I hate it more than anyone. If you really want to make a difference with this, you need to vote with your wallet and just not buy a game thats packed with ads. It annoys me that reviewers dont mention the number of unskippable ads or product placements in games. I wouldnt be surprised if 'review copies' didnt have any in though. Its another good reason to buy indie games though, Im so annoyed by ads I place the pledge that my games are ad-free right on the top of my homepage.
DVD copy protection is a simple form of DRM yes? In which case I approve of it. I dont approve of rootkits or other similatr practices, but something to ensure creative peoples efforts arent trivially pirated is fine by me.
"As more consumers read those words, my own value goes up" You mean monetary value? How? If what you do is produce information, it doesnt matter how widely you become 'known' for giving away free information, that will not pay the rent. We already have a free market system for people increasing their value, its called free demos, free services, ad-supported services. Google gives you a search engine for free, but it charges for the ads. Thats fine. If the web truly makes copying media ubiquitous and free, then the content providers either literally starve to death, or they go out and become lumberjacks. Or failing that, all digital content becomes the work of part-time hobbyists. None of these situations is desirable. If not being able to copy my Star Wars DVD is the price of ensuring that such products continue to be made, then thats fine with me. I draw the line at Rootkits and phoning home, but to brand all DRM the same is just wrong.
Maybe im missing something, but im damned SURE we arent running out of tides or sun or wind. All 3 technologies are 100% safe, and here in the UK, the tidal and wind energy potential is huge. This also makes for a much more decentralised and distributed system, resistant to mass failure / attack. Sure these energy sources are expensive, but recent quotes put the decommissioning costs for our current nukes at 70 billion pounds , thats around 120 billion dollars. When we are talking sums like that, I cant help thinking we could build a serious amount of large offshore wind and tidal barrages and get the same power. Given that the safety record of nuclear stations in the UK is disgracefull, id prefer to have penny pinching companies cut safety corners on wind turbines than reactor cooling systems.
Whats the problem here? Stuff used to be sold in shops and it gets taxed. as stuff moves towards being digital, that gets taxed too. Thats fair. Or would you rather pay zero tax on your amazon purchases where all the poor peasants without internet access pay tax on their books from the local store? That way only poor people pay taxes that pay for defence, roads and other local services, and you get a rise in your standard of living. Saying taxes are too high is fine, but please give us a list of the areas of government spending you want scrapped as a result. I dont mind paying tax on internet purchases, why would I? its no different to tax on any other method of obtaining a product or service.
But why? its not like the tech doesnt exist to log time spent in game. If I fancy playing Eve online an hour a month its $12/ hour. If I play it 5 hours a days thats... errrunder 10 cents an hour. That excludes causal gamers and just appeals to the hardcore. Its a business mistake if you ask me. At the very least have stepped plans, a hardcore plan for $15 a month unlimited, and a casual plan for maybe 1hr/day for half the price.
criminal implies a trial to me. but then, I'm british. is it different in the US? Im glad you werent saying that kind of stuff when the 'guildford 4' were arrested as IRA bombers in the UK. years later, it transpires they were innocent and they were released, but your attitude would have sent them to the electric chair.
yes true, thats been in dev for about a million years. I was vaguely looking forward to it, but Im wary of ANY game that wants a monthly fee thats the same regardless of time spent playing.
amen. thats exactly the problem. But the solution is simple. If you want to actually make fun games rather than licenced pap or sequels, you quit your job and go do it yourself. Bedroom coding is now easier and more viable than ever. The myth that you need a team of 50 people to make a video games has always been nonsense, and is perpetuated now only by 'industry figures' who are scared of their talented developers leaving to go it alone.
amen. thats why I sell my stuff direct. Indie games are exactly the way the developer wants them to be. I was sick of people from walmart fussing over same sex relationships in the last triple A retail game I worked on.
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it looks like you are waging your own private campaign there to be honest. 99% of people I know in the UK are certainly not disgusted by GP, in fact they are overwhelmingly supportive.
But then if you believe that afghanistan was instantly a successfull war and that its all over now, Im guessing your reading a bit too much into fox news in general.
"I bet Exxon executives wake up every single day and thank god for Greenpeace and jump for joy when one of those idiots performs some act of vandalism that they can then take to a congressmen as proof that the other side is nuts."
Nonsense, its because of GP that people even know what these people get up to. And the congressmen, or in the current case, the president himself are so far in the pockets of the oil companies they dont need any persuasion.
You might prefer that greens sit at home and write angry letters to those congressmen, which will then get binned. Newsflash for you -> publicity stunts work, they raise awareness. Thats why people in the media use them. If you show me a TV station that gives non violent, quiet and unphotogenic protests any enws coverage, then Ill agree with you, but they dont. Publicity stunts get the right issues discussed on the news.
terrorists? people who write letters asking for stricter pollution controls are now terrorists? jesus christ man, is the USA mindset really this fucked?
you are confusing earthfirst with GP as many people do. AFAIk GP dont jack trees.
Im sure you would rather all the various govt officials and scientists who have made trips to the icecaps courtesy of GPs ships to see them melt, would have staid home and counted their oil stocks instead.
But then, you probably dont think global warming is happening do you?
what twaddle. Grenpeace dont even swear at people let along blow them apart with semtex. Its funny to see slashdotters suddenly get their knickers in a twist about peaceful disobedience of the law when its greenpeace, and then within minutes post a "Fuck the RIAA you cant stop me filesharing" rant about how its every citizens right to break the law if they disagree with it.
If you would rather events like the exxon valdez disaster or bhopal just got quietly ignored as they would be without GP, then thats a matter for your conscience. As far as I know Exxon mobil havent paid a single dollar in compensation for that valdez shipwreck, and thats even after GPS campaigns. Without people like GP, they would probably be trying to sue the seagulls for stealing their oil.
agreed 100%. Still it makes some people feel better to slag off GP, not sure why, must be a testosterone thing
what a dick
If you go to some of the big internet casual games portals selling puzzle agmes, you will find that the developers royalty is around 20% to 25%.
Thats for a video game. Just bits and bytes. Same situation, no breakages, no packaging etc.
So yes, musicians are getting screwed by their publishers. But self-funded game developers get screwed even worse, and in many cases the 'portal' wont even mention the name of the developer. Thats like saying theres a new song called 'Billie Jean' made by Sony Records, and not mentioning michael jackson.
Moral of the story -> Middle men suck. If you can possibly purchase content direct from the people that make it, do so. Thats why I bought GalCiv2 direct from stardock
Whats interesting here is the guy used to work at taldren, who as I recall made Starfleet Command, and then went to work on Battle For Middle earth for EA.
SFC was seriously good, and BFME sucked big ones. So it seems clear even if it was not already obvious that working people to death WILL result in substandard dross games, even if they obviously have the talent.
Sadly BFME probably made mroe money, so the suits at EA who probably dont even like games dont give a damn.
Thank god I left that stupid industry to work as an indie.
Once cars are electric, you can use any system you want (such as solar) to initially generate that power source. Oil-powered cars require oil, its a transport system with zero flexibility. If we find a way to extract energy from internet flamewars in the future, electric cars can switch to that power without modification.
So its a step in the right direction.
good questions, but lets ask those same questions about normal gas cars that most people use now. Especially as the trend in the US is for those cars to get bigger and LESS fuel efficient, rather than the more sensible direction towards greater fuel efficiency. ;(
Any new system will have problems, but this sounds like a step in the right direction.
Sadly, its always the extreme versions like this that get the PR. I wouldnt have bought a C5, and I wouldnt drive this, or even a Smart Car, but given a choice between 5 or 6 hatchbacks in my price range, I'll certainly be attracted to the one with better fuel economy. Its about time car companies started boasting about the fuel economy in their ads, rather than still trying to imply we will get more sex in their brand of car
I agree 100%. Ive worked in 'triple A' game dev putting billboards in a game where they did not belong. Ive implemented at gunpoint that unskippable startup screen with the 'runs best on intel' bullshit that the company were paid to include. I hate it more than anyone.
If you really want to make a difference with this, you need to vote with your wallet and just not buy a game thats packed with ads. It annoys me that reviewers dont mention the number of unskippable ads or product placements in games. I wouldnt be surprised if 'review copies' didnt have any in though.
Its another good reason to buy indie games though, Im so annoyed by ads I place the pledge that my games are ad-free right on the top of my homepage.
DVD copy protection is a simple form of DRM yes? In which case I approve of it. I dont approve of rootkits or other similatr practices, but something to ensure creative peoples efforts arent trivially pirated is fine by me.
"As more consumers read those words, my own value goes up"
You mean monetary value?
How?
If what you do is produce information, it doesnt matter how widely you become 'known' for giving away free information, that will not pay the rent. We already have a free market system for people increasing their value, its called free demos, free services, ad-supported services. Google gives you a search engine for free, but it charges for the ads. Thats fine.
If the web truly makes copying media ubiquitous and free, then the content providers either literally starve to death, or they go out and become lumberjacks. Or failing that, all digital content becomes the work of part-time hobbyists.
None of these situations is desirable. If not being able to copy my Star Wars DVD is the price of ensuring that such products continue to be made, then thats fine with me. I draw the line at Rootkits and phoning home, but to brand all DRM the same is just wrong.
agreed. But solar, wind, tidal all combined must be pretty close to infallible as a combined solution?
Maybe im missing something, but im damned SURE we arent running out of tides or sun or wind. All 3 technologies are 100% safe, and here in the UK, the tidal and wind energy potential is huge. This also makes for a much more decentralised and distributed system, resistant to mass failure / attack.
Sure these energy sources are expensive, but recent quotes put the decommissioning costs for our current nukes at 70 billion pounds , thats around 120 billion dollars. When we are talking sums like that, I cant help thinking we could build a serious amount of large offshore wind and tidal barrages and get the same power.
Given that the safety record of nuclear stations in the UK is disgracefull, id prefer to have penny pinching companies cut safety corners on wind turbines than reactor cooling systems.
If i had the points, you'd be modded up big time.
Whats the problem here? Stuff used to be sold in shops and it gets taxed. as stuff moves towards being digital, that gets taxed too. Thats fair. Or would you rather pay zero tax on your amazon purchases where all the poor peasants without internet access pay tax on their books from the local store? That way only poor people pay taxes that pay for defence, roads and other local services, and you get a rise in your standard of living.
Saying taxes are too high is fine, but please give us a list of the areas of government spending you want scrapped as a result.
I dont mind paying tax on internet purchases, why would I? its no different to tax on any other method of obtaining a product or service.
But why?
its not like the tech doesnt exist to log time spent in game. If I fancy playing Eve online an hour a month its $12/ hour. If I play it 5 hours a days thats... errrunder 10 cents an hour.
That excludes causal gamers and just appeals to the hardcore. Its a business mistake if you ask me.
At the very least have stepped plans, a hardcore plan for $15 a month unlimited, and a casual plan for maybe 1hr/day for half the price.
criminal implies a trial to me. but then, I'm british. is it different in the US?
Im glad you werent saying that kind of stuff when the 'guildford 4' were arrested as IRA bombers in the UK. years later, it transpires they were innocent and they were released, but your attitude would have sent them to the electric chair.
yes true, thats been in dev for about a million years. I was vaguely looking forward to it, but Im wary of ANY game that wants a monthly fee thats the same regardless of time spent playing.
that depends on genre though. there are many game styles that cab get by with minimal art needs.
amen. thats exactly the problem. But the solution is simple. If you want to actually make fun games rather than licenced pap or sequels, you quit your job and go do it yourself. Bedroom coding is now easier and more viable than ever. The myth that you need a team of 50 people to make a video games has always been nonsense, and is perpetuated now only by 'industry figures' who are scared of their talented developers leaving to go it alone.
start buying gold, like NOW!
amen. thats why I sell my stuff direct. Indie games are exactly the way the developer wants them to be.
I was sick of people from walmart fussing over same sex relationships in the last triple A retail game I worked on.