Actually you can't make legal copies of gamebody games (any game not on certain types of media), but there are other legit uses: you could make an mp3 player and put it onto the flash device, or you could experiment with your own games, or you could put netbsd on it;)
It is statistically proven that sales get lower and lower while more and more people play games or watch movies.
Prove it. It's one thing to make a statement like that, it's another to link a study. And as you know, the interpretation of statistics is often subjective, and fraught with bias.
While it is probably true that if there was no way to pirate something today, more products would be sold, but in a world with a warez mentality, that's not true. If I can download The Hulk, I'm certainly not going to buy Mario World unless it's a) So good I feel inclined to give them money
b) Not possible to have the "real" thing for free (like portability of a console game, or quality of a movie)
And even then, some people just never will buy something if they have the money or not.
Like it or not, that attitude is never going to make its way into the warez scene. If I download something and like it, I buy it. If not, I delete because I don't want to play it. Until there is some alternative to that, I'm not going to just not play the game when I can try it in an hour or two.
And the Rise of Nations demo was enough to tell me I didn't want to buy that game; it wasn't my style. But not all games have a decent demo, if one at all.
If somebody puts out a game and charges $100 for it, why should you be expected to buy it if all you've gotten to see of it is box shots and movies they've released? They can make those movies of exciting parts of the game, and on great hardware. If they don't release a decent demo, if doesn't seem fair to be able to force someone to gamble on a expensive game. And the problem with demos is that they aren't typically part of the game at all. Whereas ten years ago, you'd get the first episode of a game to try out.
So pirate it, see if you like it, and buy it is so. It's what I do for all of my games. There are a lot of crappy games out there, and I shouldn't be expected to buy them based only on marketing.
I could play the game at a friends or at the store, and I often do. But pirating it is just another method of that.
There are mod chips for the XBox. The encryption hasn't been broken though, so if Halo 2 detects the old style mod chips they won't work anymore. Though I say this with little knowledge about the Xbox because i can't afford one...
I doubt that would help. Why pay any money if you can get something free? And in places like China were there is a physical blackmarket, that means you have to beat the price of $2. Else people will just buy from there anyways. (And you still get a laser-etched disc too)
For the MMORPGs, lowering the price of monthly subscriptions could help, but those can't be pirated anyway.
Yeah, instead of an actor and lighting guy now they need:
- Voice Actor
- Stuntman (for recording movements-optional)
- Modellers/Artists
And both use the usual assortment of sound ppl.
Prices for all that ought to balance out won't they?
You have to protect copyright also, because it belongs to you. The government isn't going to sue people on your behalf. Everything you ever make is copyrighted, so it would be impossible for someone else to decide to sue or not. If you make a drawing and I use it to make a wallpaper, nobody cares unless you care. But even if you went out and got the art copyrighted at a [postal office?]... then you still have to try and protect it.
150 years for a copyrighted work is ridiculus. That would be a whole generation of people whom you've ingrained the image of Mickey Mouse into. You don't own him anymore.
You can hit the Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence easily with one hand if you use the keys on the right side of the spacebar. And yeah you can just disable that to begin with (on your own computer at least).
And who says Bill decides what key-strokes make up every command?
I agree, it's annoying uses directories for thousands of files, some of which are very small and have little in common with other ones. You could have a folder called "misc", but that could end up with so much data you'd need "Misc 1" and "2".
I'd just install all my programs straight onto D drive, but you can't add meta data to folders! (afaik) What a pain. Plus it's still a bit of a hassle to view specific data in explorer, rather than using the search (which maybe I should be doing).
I'd welcome any advances in data organization, be it better metadata handling or relational filesystems [services]. (broad terms I know)
Re:Its called the "Lazy" gene.
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ADHD is not a disease in my opinion, its just people refusing to do things they arent interested in.
While that may be true, opinions count for jack shit in science. You ought to look up the statistics related and try to find bias and other problems. See how the numbers speak to your opinion. Also actually find out the science behind the drug.
And if you indeed find that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is just an attribute typical of lazy people, pass me some pills.;)
If I can't rip the CDs/DVDs I buy, well then I won't buy them. That is something I consider a feature, because who wants to carry around a thousand CDs. I guess that's a load of though, I was actually planning to pay money for things, but now I can use that money for tuition:).
I like the idea of confining PKing to specific zones.
I played on a mud for a long time, and there was a specific zone I frequented because of the relatively easy kills but great XP I got. After a certain level though, you weren't allowed to enter the zone again because the kills were much too easy with higher level EQ (well, that and the stats). It worked well though because everyone got to play there once and it was no big deal. Keep in mind the zone was PK-able, but only to a certain range of levels (those who could get there and the level cap).
But something happened with the mud admins; I think a new took over. They made that zone open for everybody, and it kept PK status. High level players now frequented it, and kept the low levels out. The low levels had no sanctuary, save for some really crappy zones (bad exp monsters). It was harsh, and was one of the many reasons I stopped playing.
PKing isn't so bad, if the penalties to the dead aren't too bad. The problem that usually occurs is that levels dictate who wins. So if the levels are kept apart by designing level-targetting zones, or by disallowing PKing to lower levels, I don't think it's [pking] bad at all.
I'd love to have a wind farm right in the ocean next to my house. Frankly, the ocean is beginning to look a little boring. Also, that many wind mills (not the actual term of course) look pretty damn cool out in the water on a sunny day. Then again, I'm a geek.
Yes.
"The first film had about 400 special effects shots. The second had 800 and this film will have at least as many as the first two combined," Houston said.
"We need this new gear for increased performance and the increased complexity of some of the shots Peter [Jackson] is asking us to consider.
"If you remember the book, in this film there two giant battles, there are armies of the dead, there is the fight with Shelob the spider and of course lots more of Gollum."
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Unlike computer games, GBA games have no demos... sucks eh?
Actually you can't make legal copies of gamebody games (any game not on certain types of media), but there are other legit uses: you could make an mp3 player and put it onto the flash device, or you could experiment with your own games, or you could put netbsd on it ;)
It is statistically proven that sales get lower and lower while more and more people play games or watch movies.
Prove it. It's one thing to make a statement like that, it's another to link a study. And as you know, the interpretation of statistics is often subjective, and fraught with bias.
While it is probably true that if there was no way to pirate something today, more products would be sold, but in a world with a warez mentality, that's not true. If I can download The Hulk, I'm certainly not going to buy Mario World unless it's
a) So good I feel inclined to give them money
b) Not possible to have the "real" thing for free (like portability of a console game, or quality of a movie)
And even then, some people just never will buy something if they have the money or not.
Like it or not, that attitude is never going to make its way into the warez scene. If I download something and like it, I buy it. If not, I delete because I don't want to play it. Until there is some alternative to that, I'm not going to just not play the game when I can try it in an hour or two.
And the Rise of Nations demo was enough to tell me I didn't want to buy that game; it wasn't my style. But not all games have a decent demo, if one at all.
Because everyone is completely objective...
Lol I was going to suggest a Mac.. but yeah any Motorolla processor is pretty easy on the wattage.
Piracy can be moral.
If somebody puts out a game and charges $100 for it, why should you be expected to buy it if all you've gotten to see of it is box shots and movies they've released? They can make those movies of exciting parts of the game, and on great hardware. If they don't release a decent demo, if doesn't seem fair to be able to force someone to gamble on a expensive game. And the problem with demos is that they aren't typically part of the game at all. Whereas ten years ago, you'd get the first episode of a game to try out.
So pirate it, see if you like it, and buy it is so. It's what I do for all of my games. There are a lot of crappy games out there, and I shouldn't be expected to buy them based only on marketing.
I could play the game at a friends or at the store, and I often do. But pirating it is just another method of that.
There are mod chips for the XBox. The encryption hasn't been broken though, so if Halo 2 detects the old style mod chips they won't work anymore. Though I say this with little knowledge about the Xbox because i can't afford one...
Put a bit more money (effort really) into the game and people will actually *want* to buy it too!
I'm sure Microsoft would love to rent you Rise of Nations for 2 hours for $10. ;)
I doubt that would help. Why pay any money if you can get something free? And in places like China were there is a physical blackmarket, that means you have to beat the price of $2. Else people will just buy from there anyways. (And you still get a laser-etched disc too)
For the MMORPGs, lowering the price of monthly subscriptions could help, but those can't be pirated anyway.
Yeah, instead of an actor and lighting guy now they need:
- Voice Actor
- Stuntman (for recording movements-optional)
- Modellers/Artists
And both use the usual assortment of sound ppl.
Prices for all that ought to balance out won't they?
Oh I see, yeah that's right. Trademarks are volatile.
You have to protect copyright also, because it belongs to you. The government isn't going to sue people on your behalf. Everything you ever make is copyrighted, so it would be impossible for someone else to decide to sue or not. If you make a drawing and I use it to make a wallpaper, nobody cares unless you care. But even if you went out and got the art copyrighted at a [postal office?]... then you still have to try and protect it.
;)
hmm not a very well written paragraph
150 years for a copyrighted work is ridiculus. That would be a whole generation of people whom you've ingrained the image of Mickey Mouse into. You don't own him anymore.
Errm, not theft, it's copyright infringment. There is a distinction, is there not?
You can hit the Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence easily with one hand if you use the keys on the right side of the spacebar. And yeah you can just disable that to begin with (on your own computer at least).
And who says Bill decides what key-strokes make up every command?
You damn technies
Umm, don't lump us all together please. Geez, you vets are all the same...
I agree, it's annoying uses directories for thousands of files, some of which are very small and have little in common with other ones. You could have a folder called "misc", but that could end up with so much data you'd need "Misc 1" and "2".
I'd just install all my programs straight onto D drive, but you can't add meta data to folders! (afaik) What a pain. Plus it's still a bit of a hassle to view specific data in explorer, rather than using the search (which maybe I should be doing).
I'd welcome any advances in data organization, be it better metadata handling or relational filesystems [services]. (broad terms I know)
ADHD is not a disease in my opinion, its just people refusing to do things they arent interested in.
;)
While that may be true, opinions count for jack shit in science. You ought to look up the statistics related and try to find bias and other problems. See how the numbers speak to your opinion. Also actually find out the science behind the drug.
And if you indeed find that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is just an attribute typical of lazy people, pass me some pills.
If I can't rip the CDs/DVDs I buy, well then I won't buy them. That is something I consider a feature, because who wants to carry around a thousand CDs. I guess that's a load of though, I was actually planning to pay money for things, but now I can use that money for tuition :).
I like the idea of confining PKing to specific zones.
I played on a mud for a long time, and there was a specific zone I frequented because of the relatively easy kills but great XP I got. After a certain level though, you weren't allowed to enter the zone again because the kills were much too easy with higher level EQ (well, that and the stats). It worked well though because everyone got to play there once and it was no big deal. Keep in mind the zone was PK-able, but only to a certain range of levels (those who could get there and the level cap).
But something happened with the mud admins; I think a new took over. They made that zone open for everybody, and it kept PK status. High level players now frequented it, and kept the low levels out. The low levels had no sanctuary, save for some really crappy zones (bad exp monsters). It was harsh, and was one of the many reasons I stopped playing.
PKing isn't so bad, if the penalties to the dead aren't too bad. The problem that usually occurs is that levels dictate who wins. So if the levels are kept apart by designing level-targetting zones, or by disallowing PKing to lower levels, I don't think it's [pking] bad at all.
I'd love to have a wind farm right in the ocean next to my house. Frankly, the ocean is beginning to look a little boring. Also, that many wind mills (not the actual term of course) look pretty damn cool out in the water on a sunny day. Then again, I'm a geek.
Who's demanding low power computers? And the latest Athlon Barton uses less power than the latest Pentium.
Yes. "The first film had about 400 special effects shots. The second had 800 and this film will have at least as many as the first two combined," Houston said. "We need this new gear for increased performance and the increased complexity of some of the shots Peter [Jackson] is asking us to consider. "If you remember the book, in this film there two giant battles, there are armies of the dead, there is the fight with Shelob the spider and of course lots more of Gollum."