/sarcasm Congratulations on regressing from 2018 back into 1918! Thanks for another retarded government making yet-another-place not to live on this planet. You join other retarded countries such as China! Yay, progress!
One of the reasons people pirate is because their is NO legal purchasing option available.
The classic example is games for the 8-bit computers. Can you buy these title anymore? 99% nope. If you are lucky you might be able to find a used copy on eBay.
No one is losing money when people pirate a game that came out out 40 years ago for a "dead" platform -- especially when the original developer(s) and publishers are long out of business.
Same thing with TV shows. Where can I buy seasons 1 through N for my favorite 80's show? Let alone at a _reasonable_ price? Chances are it isn't even available. So I can understand people pirating them.
Sadly, most companies view piracy as some sort of "distribution problem" -- it isn't. Piracy shows there is a demand. The "free" price is just an added bonus.
Also these dumb fucks would rather it make it illegal to pirate a ripped DVD / BluRay of a movie you already own so you can skip all the bullshit "unskippable" trailers.
The Law is so out of touch with reality that it isn't even funny.
Stick around for the next decade and you'll get to experience First Contact starting around ~2024.
Regardless of how life is (re)discovered either way we'll be forced to re-examine every belief we have -- especially our sacred cows aka Dogma in Science, Politics, Religion, Money, etc. -- which in our case is a good thing consider how much of a spiritual immature teenager the planet behaves. e.g.
Animals have figured out how to live on this planet for Millions of years without money and yet we _still_ can't figure out basic shit like this???
As one alien said:
You mean you have to pay to live on the planet you were born on?!?!
Humans aren't exactly the sharpest species in the galaxy -- which is understandable considering we've only been here for ~200,000 years. But still... progress feels S-L-O-W. Hell, just 2,000 years ago some guy said:
Love everyone unconditionally, don't judge.
And he got nailed to a tree because he threatened the false profits -- the status quo of the Pharisees profiting off the murder of animals.
These days (almost) every government and corporation would rather sell your personal data to each other -- all to make a quick buck. At least we don't burnt at the stake for having heretical, aka, original, thoughts.
We are losing our digital heritage and culture due to some idiotic blind worship to "It's the law"excuse. If a game is no longer being commercially sold it should revert to the public domain. And I say this as a game developer who has shipped around a dozen games.
Instead we get some collector (hoarder) trying to maintain an artificial monopoly on a digital supply.
In the Apple 2 world some of these games would be completely lostwere it not for the crackers removing the copy protection
The law, like most computer laws, is out of touch with reality.
As a WebGL developer I'm curious about how this impacts support in the future as well.
OpenGL ES and by extension, WebGL, are standardized across desktops, tablets, and SoC devices. While Metal is a good clean break from all the legacy baggage being locked into a proprietary API is not good for anyone.
With the security breach it kind of gives a whole new meaning to:
Who's your daddy?:-/
On a related note:
When are we going to start fining companies that suffer a security breach? Until there is a financial penalty companies have very little motivation to take security seriously.
> Ok I don't know much about how music recording is done,...
Should have stopped right there.:-)
You never record in stereo.
Generally, you have (N+S) microphones where N = is the number of instruments, and S is the number of singers. You record with every instrument and singer mic'd, and ideally, every tom, cymbol and piano key. While you can get away with a single mic for piano, the more mics the better.
Drums and Pianos are the special case where you "over mic" due to the numerous harmonics created due tot hem creating a TON of harmonics.
Recording in surround gives you complete freedom when mixing. You then "down-mix" to stereo for 2 channel music.
To use a photography analogy, think of "surround mic" akin to shooting in "raw".
What do you mean "not obvious where to go" ? There are only 9 levels and the map is in the shape of a pyramid -- sections of the pyramid are blocked off for that level.
True, it isn't deterministic, but cry me a river. That's the _whole_ point of intelligence --- to make an intelligent decision!
> So no interest in 4k, 8k or any fps higher than 30.
Hope you are enjoying that shitty 12 fps in Dark Souls, because the rest of us sure aren't put up with those shenangins.
Just because _you_ can't tell the difference between 24 fps (which looks like shit) and 60 fps doesn't imply that no one else can either -- because we most certainly tell if there is micro-stuttering below 60 fps for even as little as on frame.
If you actually had a 120 Hz monitor you might even be able to visually visually see the difference between 30, 60, and 120 fps like some of us. You might even learn that VR looks like crap if runs at less then 90 Hz.
Fighting games have, thankfully, LONG been running at 60 FPS -- at least since the Soul Calibur 1 days on Dreamcast, in spite of people like you not knowing or not caring about the difference. Thankfully, Soul Calibur 6 is also running at 60 fps.
Apparently he doesn't understand games are an escape from reality and has to be told what fun is. Games are fun because we don't have to worry about real-life consequences and can do things that we normally could never do in physical reality, dumbass.
e.g. Frag my buddies, drive an expensive sports car, slay dragons, virtual fishing, etc.
Maybe he should go play DnD to actually learn the answer.
Genocide in video games isn't (solely) the problem when you want to take a break from the stress of day-to-day responsibility. It becomes a problem when you do that to the exclusion of all your other responsibilities.
So you think Static / Dynamic Libraries magically don't count?
The question specifically said piece of software/code -- there was NO disclaimer that stipulated "Library code doesn't count"; the only one tacking on additional qualifiers is you.
Note the OP is John Byrd -- the same doofus who asked:
It also doesn't help that these idiot airlines board the plane front-to-back instead of back-to-front, or even use BOTH the front and back doors for loading passengers.
Slashdot Mirror
So which law(s), specifically, allow/disallow this?
In other news, Banks don't allow you to purchase a number! Guess they don't like you trading one fiat currency for another -- who knew!
This sucks that some country in Africa decides to censor things.
I guess their presidential constitutional republic now has officially jumped the shark into a dictatorship.
--
Only Cowards Censor
/sarcasm Chipzilla would never resort to benchmarking shenanigans ... Oh wait.
One of the reasons people pirate is because their is NO legal purchasing option available.
The classic example is games for the 8-bit computers. Can you buy these title anymore? 99% nope. If you are lucky you might be able to find a used copy on eBay.
No one is losing money when people pirate a game that came out out 40 years ago for a "dead" platform -- especially when the original developer(s) and publishers are long out of business.
Same thing with TV shows. Where can I buy seasons 1 through N for my favorite 80's show? Let alone at a _reasonable_ price? Chances are it isn't even available. So I can understand people pirating them.
Sadly, most companies view piracy as some sort of "distribution problem" -- it isn't. Piracy shows there is a demand. The "free" price is just an added bonus.
Also these dumb fucks would rather it make it illegal to pirate a ripped DVD / BluRay of a movie you already own so you can skip all the bullshit "unskippable" trailers.
The Law is so out of touch with reality that it isn't even funny.
Stick around for the next decade and you'll get to experience First Contact starting around ~2024.
Regardless of how life is (re)discovered either way we'll be forced to re-examine every belief we have -- especially our sacred cows aka Dogma in Science, Politics, Religion, Money, etc. -- which in our case is a good thing consider how much of a spiritual immature teenager the planet behaves.
e.g.
Animals have figured out how to live on this planet for Millions of years without money and yet we _still_ can't figure out basic shit like this???
As one alien said:
You mean you have to pay to live on the planet you were born on?!?!
Humans aren't exactly the sharpest species in the galaxy -- which is understandable considering we've only been here for ~200,000 years. But still ... progress feels S-L-O-W. Hell, just 2,000 years ago some guy said:
Love everyone unconditionally, don't judge.
And he got nailed to a tree because he threatened the false profits -- the status quo of the Pharisees profiting off the murder of animals.
These days (almost) every government and corporation would rather sell your personal data to each other -- all to make a quick buck. At least we don't burnt at the stake for having heretical, aka, original, thoughts.
> what is bullshit is people like you thinking you're entitled by divine right to the work of others.
Uhm, Hello McFly. Why do books enter the public domain after artificial copyright expires?
> If you didn't produce it, it's not yours.
Except we have 200+ years of copyright that shows you don't know what the fuck you are talking about.
The piracy argument is bullshit in this context.
We are losing our digital heritage and culture due to some idiotic blind worship to "It's the law" excuse. If a game is no longer being commercially sold it should revert to the public domain. And I say this as a game developer who has shipped around a dozen games.
Instead we get some collector (hoarder) trying to maintain an artificial monopoly on a digital supply.
In the Apple 2 world some of these games would be completely lost were it not for the crackers removing the copy protection
The law, like most computer laws, is out of touch with reality.
That's not really a better example. It doesn't show the difference between 60 fps and 120 fps.
For the difference between 30 fps and 60 fps, RED, the maker of high end cameras, has these two clips:
OWE my eyes @ 24 fps
Silky smooth @ 60 fps
> Graphics have been "good enough" for max settings in 1080p
That's debatable.
At 60 fps, yes.
At 120 fps, depends on the game. Left For Dead, Minecraft, yes. ARK, Dark Souls, etc. no.
To bad PC's stilll get shitty console 30 fps ports.
> Your eyes cannot resolve more than about 50fps anyway.
Bullshit.
And yes, you need a 120+ Hz monitor to see the difference.
Mod parent +1 insightful.
As a WebGL developer I'm curious about how this impacts support in the future as well.
OpenGL ES and by extension, WebGL, are standardized across desktops, tablets, and SoC devices. While Metal is a good clean break from all the legacy baggage being locked into a proprietary API is not good for anyone.
With the security breach it kind of gives a whole new meaning to:
Who's your daddy? :-/
On a related note:
When are we going to start fining companies that suffer a security breach?
Until there is a financial penalty companies have very little motivation to take security seriously.
> Ok I don't know much about how music recording is done, ...
Should have stopped right there. :-)
You never record in stereo.
Generally, you have (N+S) microphones where N = is the number of instruments, and S is the number of singers. You record with every instrument and singer mic'd, and ideally, every tom, cymbol and piano key. While you can get away with a single mic for piano, the more mics the better.
Drums and Pianos are the special case where you "over mic" due to the numerous harmonics created due tot hem creating a TON of harmonics.
Recording in surround gives you complete freedom when mixing. You then "down-mix" to stereo for 2 channel music.
To use a photography analogy, think of "surround mic" akin to shooting in "raw".
Yup. Has been for almost ~20+ years.
Magic search term is DVD Audio
For example, search Amazon for DVD Audio. If you look on the left sidebar you'll see Music Format: [ ] DVD Audio.
Also check out Blu-ray Audio
What do you mean "not obvious where to go" ? There are only 9 levels and the map is in the shape of a pyramid -- sections of the pyramid are blocked off for that level.
True, it isn't deterministic, but cry me a river. That's the _whole_ point of intelligence --- to make an intelligent decision!
Those that avoid BitCon (*) and FecesBook (*) ...
* Spelling intentional
Your science teacher was either
a) Ignorant, or an
b) Idiot.
In ether case you were lied to -- but keep believing the delusion that there is no difference between 30, 60, and 120 fps.
Gee, if only fans could provide 7+ hours of commentary for why The Last Jedi is total shit on a scene-by-scene basis. Oh wait, they did !
= MauLer =
Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
A Critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 1:22:31
A Critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 1:48:07
A Critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 1:52:10
= Wisecrack =
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - What Went Wrong? â" Wisecrack Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 0:16:10
= MisAnthro Pony =
The Last Jedi And The Fall Of Star Wars: Part 1 - The Idiocy Awakens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 0:34:00
The Last Jedi And The Fall Of Star Wars: Part 2 - Attack Of The Kennedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 0:42:42
The Last Jedi And The Fall Of Star Wars: Part 3 - The Johnson Menace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Length: 0:44:38
Also, this has a massive freaking stigma to overcome.
> So no interest in 4k, 8k or any fps higher than 30.
Hope you are enjoying that shitty 12 fps in Dark Souls, because the rest of us sure aren't put up with those shenangins.
Just because _you_ can't tell the difference between 24 fps (which looks like shit) and 60 fps doesn't imply that no one else can either -- because we most certainly tell if there is micro-stuttering below 60 fps for even as little as on frame.
If you actually had a 120 Hz monitor you might even be able to visually visually see the difference between 30, 60, and 120 fps like some of us. You might even learn that VR looks like crap if runs at less then 90 Hz.
Fighting games have, thankfully, LONG been running at 60 FPS -- at least since the Soul Calibur 1 days on Dreamcast, in spite of people like you not knowing or not caring about the difference. Thankfully, Soul Calibur 6 is also running at 60 fps.
How do _you_ remember 200+ (unique) passwords?
This "most sophisticated software" question is from the same doofus who also asked / answered:
How is murdering people considered fun in video games? What happened to all those innocent games such as Frogger, Qbert, and Donkey Kong?
Apparently he doesn't understand games are an escape from reality and has to be told what fun is. Games are fun because we don't have to worry about real-life consequences and can do things that we normally could never do in physical reality, dumbass.
e.g. Frag my buddies, drive an expensive sports car, slay dragons, virtual fishing, etc.
Maybe he should go play DnD to actually learn the answer.
Genocide in video games isn't (solely) the problem when you want to take a break from the stress of day-to-day responsibility. It becomes a problem when you do that to the exclusion of all your other responsibilities.
If you don't like violence in games there are enough good puzzle games like The Witness, Pythagorea, Top 10 Geometric Puzzles for iOS (2016), etc.
Pedantic much?
So you think Static / Dynamic Libraries magically don't count?
The question specifically said piece of software/code -- there was NO disclaimer that stipulated "Library code doesn't count"; the only one tacking on additional qualifiers is you.
Note the OP is John Byrd -- the same doofus who asked:
How is murdering people considered fun in video games? What happened to all those innocent games such as Frogger, Qbert, and Donkey Kong?
... for 30 minutes.
It also doesn't help that these idiot airlines board the plane front-to-back instead of back-to-front, or even use BOTH the front and back doors for loading passengers.
Why isn't there a third choice to stop the excessive and constant nagging you to try out YouTube Red ?
( ) Yes, I'd like a free trial,
( ) No, not now,
(x) Stop fucking nagging me AND remember that I said NO before
Will this finally stop it?