Which means that 0-day warez d00dz gain widespread credibility, software companies can't make a fucking dime on anything they release (why buy when you can download legally?), and the entire world collapses under the weight of... something (ran out of strawman steam).
The differences in C and C++ are extensive. About the only thing they truly share are braces and semicolons to end lines. Calling C++ and extension of C is like calling a battleship and extension of a yacht. Sure, they're both boatlike but that's about where the similarities end.
closing line ignoring some unavoidable realities in the industry, including that Katamari Damacy was made by Namco and succeeds only because it is $20
Yeah, the whole rant about big business was bullshit, but a $20 price point doesn't mean a game will sell worth a fuck. Katamari sold because of a combination of cheap and good that you rarely see. The word of mouth on that one was un-fucking-believeable.
Are you that fucking stupid? You multiply the retail value of a license with the number of licenses given away. Pretty fucking simple if you're not a dumbass.
but I don't see how you can put a price tag on software
That's the dumbest goddamned thing I've ever fucking read. You put a price tag on it the same way you put a price tag on anything else, fuckhead. You pull a number out of your ass and you charge people that number in dollars. It's the way business works, in case you haven't noticed.
What's being shown here is exactly why Closed Source is bad.
No, what we're seeing is why dumbass attitudes like yours are bad. Linus was perfectly happy using BitKeeper. It got the job done and did it well. Then some holier-than-thou twat got it up his ass to try to reverse engineer it. WTF is McVoy supposed to do? He runs a fucking business, not a goddamned charity. You seriously need to grow the fuck up and understand that outside of your pathetic Free Software fantasy land, software is a commodity to be bought and sold. It isn't a goddamned political platform. It's a fucking tool, nothing more. You don't like it? Don't fucking use it. But don't tell me I'm somehow morally inferior to you because, apparently, the only thing that matters in your sad life is software.
Totally wrong on practically every conceivable front. Sampling refers specifically to the digital world. Anything else is tape editing.
The Mellotron wasn't even the first tape playback instrument. That distinction goes to the Chamberlin. Please, next time you try to look smart, make sure that you actually are.
RTFA, dipshit. We're talking about the guy that COMMERCIALIZED synthesizers, the man that fucking INVENTED sampling, and the guy that invented MIDI. Yes, they're pioneers and only retards that didn't read the fucking article are going to say anything otherwise.
Alan Moore must be kicking himself after that one, saying "Never again, you American fuckers!".
Moore has said on more than one occasion that he really doesn't give a shit what anyone does with his works. He typically ends up giving away all the proceeds from the films anyway.
No, asshat, it would not. What the fuck is the matter with you dumbasses? Do you think that somehow having an album for sale means you make metric fucktons of money? Are you really THAT GODDAMNED STUPID?
You're an idiot. A conflict is the judge in an anti-tobacco lawsuit sitting on the Phillip-Morris board of directors. It is NOT some dude making music. Try arguing that it is and watch yourself get laughed out of court.
You act as if it's somehow surprising that a major tech university that is probably the most influential place in hacker culture is mentioned on a geek website on a regular basis.
Who the fuck said a goddamned thing about Sting? We're talking about Orrin fucking Hatch's supposed 'conflict of interest' because he's an amateur musician. Pull your head out of your ass, THEN post.
The first Ico was total shite. A blurry, ugly, unfun mess of a game. Innovative? Yeah, it certainly was. It was the first game to make my eyes bleed from all the fucking fog and blur. It was released to mediocre reviews (rightly so) and quickly disappeared from view because it just wasn't that great. All of a sudden everyone's pants are exploding for this game... WTF? It's like a reverse of Tohshinden. "Oh, this game is the greatest ever! It's so pretty! Yay for Tohshinden!" A year later "Yeah, Tohshinden sucked hard. And it's ugly. And controls like shit."
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Why spend assloads of money doing that when you can simply use Windows THAT ALREADY HAS THAT SOFTWARE?
Which means that 0-day warez d00dz gain widespread credibility, software companies can't make a fucking dime on anything they release (why buy when you can download legally?), and the entire world collapses under the weight of... something (ran out of strawman steam).
If you want to subvery copyright, all you have to do is put whatever you create into the public domain.
The differences in C and C++ are extensive. About the only thing they truly share are braces and semicolons to end lines. Calling C++ and extension of C is like calling a battleship and extension of a yacht. Sure, they're both boatlike but that's about where the similarities end.
We have yet another half-assed implementation of proprietary software for douchebags to mentally masturbate over.
Now DNF has a brother in limbo.
Someone please tell that fat fuck Broussard to quit wolfing down pizzas and do his fucking job.
Broke for Gaim and Trillian? You mean how they change their network as they see fit with no regard to breaking third-party parasitic clients?
It isn't a typo. It's from Get Smart. http://www.tvacres.com/commun_booths_cone.htm
Are you that fucking stupid? You multiply the retail value of a license with the number of licenses given away. Pretty fucking simple if you're not a dumbass.
You say this like it fucking matters. Hydrogen is explosive, no matter what happened on the fucking Hindenberg.
Totally wrong on practically every conceivable front. Sampling refers specifically to the digital world. Anything else is tape editing.
The Mellotron wasn't even the first tape playback instrument. That distinction goes to the Chamberlin. Please, next time you try to look smart, make sure that you actually are.
RTFA, dipshit. We're talking about the guy that COMMERCIALIZED synthesizers, the man that fucking INVENTED sampling, and the guy that invented MIDI. Yes, they're pioneers and only retards that didn't read the fucking article are going to say anything otherwise.
How often are toll tags forged?
You have to remember that you're on Slashdot, home of the most pedantic douchebags in the known universe.
No, asshat, it would not. What the fuck is the matter with you dumbasses? Do you think that somehow having an album for sale means you make metric fucktons of money? Are you really THAT GODDAMNED STUPID?
You're an idiot. A conflict is the judge in an anti-tobacco lawsuit sitting on the Phillip-Morris board of directors. It is NOT some dude making music. Try arguing that it is and watch yourself get laughed out of court.
You act as if it's somehow surprising that a major tech university that is probably the most influential place in hacker culture is mentioned on a geek website on a regular basis.
Who the fuck said a goddamned thing about Sting? We're talking about Orrin fucking Hatch's supposed 'conflict of interest' because he's an amateur musician. Pull your head out of your ass, THEN post.
So exactly how stupid do you have to be to not notice that this is in the APPLE section? You know, the place where APPLE stuff is talked about?
Anyone that's ever written anything is in a position to benefit, therefore everyone should be excluded.
In other words, STFU.
The first Ico was total shite. A blurry, ugly, unfun mess of a game. Innovative? Yeah, it certainly was. It was the first game to make my eyes bleed from all the fucking fog and blur. It was released to mediocre reviews (rightly so) and quickly disappeared from view because it just wasn't that great. All of a sudden everyone's pants are exploding for this game... WTF? It's like a reverse of Tohshinden. "Oh, this game is the greatest ever! It's so pretty! Yay for Tohshinden!" A year later "Yeah, Tohshinden sucked hard. And it's ugly. And controls like shit."