Most playes can read both + and - discs, so it's not really a problem, and since there are an equal amount of both formats floating around, I highly doublt they'll make a final decision about which one survives and which one dies out. Too many people would be stuck with unusable discs.
I don't really get why people compare these to Beta/VHS. It's really nothing alike. I can't say I ever saw a player that could play both Beta and VHS. Both my PS2 and a DVD drive for my desktop, which were purchased over two years ago way before DVD burners were popular, can both read + and - discs.
I say go buy a dual format DVD burner.
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...but the focus is in the wrong area.
They're wasting time making the 8X DVDs when what we really need are DVD9's.
So I can write a DVD in 9 minutes, great. Nothing is more annoying than trying to copy a movie/game that can't fit on a 4.7GB DVD and being presented with the choice of: "Compress it to fit on one DVD and have it look like ass, or span it across two DVDs"
...to telemarketers. Well, did the same thing before the do-not-call list.
I'd usually screw with the phone operator. I'd keep them on for a few minutes like I was interested, then ask a question like, "..and this affects my rabbits how?" then go back to a real question like, "How much is it again?" Rinse, repeat.
Occasionally I'd bust out with, "If you ever call my house again, I will hunt you down and stab you to death." Their voice would get shakey and they'd hang up.
I'd *love* to see them try and come after me for that, hahaha. I don't blame this guy either. Hey, if they can spam him, then he can call in death threats. Eye for an eye!
They know they have absolutely no case... so what is SCO trying to do, exactly?
Are they just toying with the system for whatever reason? Is the CEO bored so they ask themselves, "How much BS can we get away with before we get arrested and/or the govt. tells us to stop?"
What exactly is going on? They're not stupid. They know that their claims that "their" code was included in Linux distributions is completely asinine.
That'd be like me running of and trying to sue all these corporations because I wanted to buy black shoelaces but purchased a remote control helicopter instead (or something else utterly stupid that wastes everyone's time)..
I'm thinking I should give it a while. I hope it's better than MySQL, because, in my opinion, MySQL is overrated.
I've recently started a project using MySQL because we want to get away from the ridiculously overpriced licensing that MS makes you get. I'm not trying to be a troll or anything, but I'm trying to give a realistic viewpoint by someone who's used to MS crap, but really wants to switch over to open source.
I love Open Source and I definintely try to keep an open mind about it (hey, whatever gets the job done at are more efficient and cost-effective manner is good stuff) and am by no means a Windows/Linux zealot.
Take a look at MySQL's current state. Way behind on the times... for example: it *still* doesn't have stored procedures. Do you realize how annoying it is hardcoding SQL statements? There's complete lack of subquerying, which really makes it a pain to do certain calculations often requiring additional queries, which is extremely inefficient (although I do understand that it's currently in alpha).
Things like this.. make me think twice. If these useful features haven't even been implemented yet, then how can I (someone who's used to using MS crap) trust it?
I'm gonna give PostgreSQL a try and hopefull it has more functionality (and stability) than MySQL!
You'll see this crap in action first-hand if you ever buy a house. They come up with every excuse in the book not to lend you the money:)
Not exactly true. Credit is bullshit and determining how one gets credit is bullshit and completely nonsensical and inconsistent.
I think income also has a say so in getting loans.
Take me, for example. I bought a house last year. At that point, I had absolutely NO credit history and 5 derogatory marks that weren't even valid: companies who are trigger happy and are willing to put invalid "delinquencies" on your credit report. (I think this should be illegal)
Example: I sent a payment in on time to my phone company. The check was lost in the mail, and two weeks later they put in a collection notice that appeared on my credit report. They didn't even mail me a "late" notice or anything. Went directly to a collection agency. This should be illegal because now, even though I've disputed it, it remains on my credit report for the next 7 years even though it wasn't late (the second I got the notice, I paid over the phone). I always pay my bills on time every month and have never been late. This was the only time.
All 5 marks on my credit report are like this. One from the phone company, another from a gas company claiming I owe $ from my first apartment who COVERED the gas bill. I later proved this to the gas company, had to pay the $97 anyway because I was buying a house and needed it cleared off ASAP, but the "paid collection" remains on my report even after disputing it. There are others quite like this, but I won't get into those because they're pretty much the same thing except w/ hospitals and landlords losing paperwork.
That said, I make quite a good amount of money. A friend of mine, while unemployed, went into Best Buy and got approved for an $1800 limit. At the same time I applied, I got declined. I was at my job for over 3 years at the time.
So... how can I have received a loan for my new house (at a very nice interest rate, no $ down) but it's nearly impossible for me to get a credit card?
Right now to anyone who reviews my report, it appears that I'm high risk even though I'm not. I always have paid my bills on time and have never done anything "wrong" that would make anyone decline me for a card.
The whole "credit" system is bullshit and needs to have a complete overhaul, that or they need to start accounting for all the times people are on time with EVERYTHING non-credit related including apartment rent and utility bills.
Who cares if people know what the exact items on sale are gonna be? If anything, it helps Best Buy. I mean, if I knew that a certain video card I wanted was gonna be on sale, I'd plan to buy it from them.
They're gonna tell us the items on sale anyway.
It amazes me how Best Buy, or anyone else, thinks this is remotely illegal. This world is populated with whining babies.
People need to realize that there's no way to make anything fool proof.
"Ho ho, we don't like when people share music, so we'll make the CD obsolete, since our "copy protection" has failed, and come out with something new!"
I don't think they could be any more stupid... they tried to do it with DVDs, but there are tons of apps out that'll easily get around the copy protection just like there will be SOMEONE who will crack these new gadgets, get the music, and share it.
Look at Sega and how they always were the first to launch the first next gen. console.
It gives the competition a chance to check out what you've made and make theirs that much better. I predicted for years that Sega would eventually fold because of their practices, and I think Nintendo is next up to bat unless they do something incredibly revolutionary with the next system.
For every file/music sharing story I read, I need to download at least 5 gigs of music. It's a good reminder, "Hey, it's been a few days since your last download. Get more."
Man alive, my HD is gettin' full and I'm running out of good music to download! I think I have it all!
Coming out with these new systems is really just a way for them to sell you copies of games they have already sold you in the past for double the amount that they're actually worth like GBA did.
Don't get me wrong, it's cool that they'll be handheld, but I really don't feel like shelling out $30 again for Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII (assuming it's coming out with all the other big hits of the PSX) when the games have already been written and only need to be ported to the new system.
I'm sure there are costs involved in porting, but nowhere near the millions invested during initial development. $15-20, fine. But not $29-$39. If it's a new game, great, charge away... but man.. have you seen Super Mario Advance 4 (Super Mario 3)? It's $29!!! FOR MARIO 3!
And they have the nerve to complain when people mod their systems and copy games...
It's very rare to have something as extraordinary as the first Matrix movie. It was a great movie and will no doubt be a classic.
But to two or more classics in one series? It's not going to happen... ever. The only exception is Star Wars (Episodes 4-6). They are no doubt sci-fi classics. It was also one big story split up into 3 parts (or was it 6 parts but he only made the last 3?)
People went into the Phantom Menace expecting to be utterly wowed as they were when they were kids (okay, and some adults) seeing the original Star Wars movies. Here's a tip: it's never going to be as good as the original. It's nothing but an extension of the original story for die-hard fans. That and good marketing.
Just because a movie doesn't live up to the hype of the original doesn't make it a "bad" movie. Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones weren't nearly as good as the original Star Wars movies, but they weren't HORRIBLE movies.
I highly doubt that the original Matrix was created with two sequels in mind. Perhaps the Matrix could've done what Star Wars did if they elaborated more with the first movie and made it longer to split into 3 parts.
But really, it's just a sequel. Hype (caused by fans) is what "ruins" a movie. No, it won't be as good as the original Matrix, but it's not a BAD movie. Reloaded wasn't a BAD movie. It was simply over-hyped.
It happens with everything. Movies, music, video games, tv... something good and original comes out and if the second installment doesn't make you crap your pants like the original did, it's merely "okay" or "old".
and I'm sure this has been said somewhere in this discussion too, but oh well.
Anyone *here* can put linux on their desktop and get it to work great, so to us, sure, it's ready for the desktop.
But not to the average joe. Let's take wireless, for example. One of the most common cards is the Linksys WPC11. You can't just pop it in, configure your LAN settings, and be on your way. You really need to fiddle with a lot of crap to get it to work.. and that's just to get your machine online.
Granted, other things work like a charm, like Open Office, MSGing tools like Gaim, etc... but overall for the average user, it's such a pain to get hardware working properly.
If they find a cure for cancer, they lose out on funding. That's the only way these places get paid. They'd no longer need funding for something that has a cure.
Maybe it's a conspiracy theory, but... the closer they come to their goal, the closer they are to being out of jobs.
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I don't think there will be an end-all standard.
Most playes can read both + and - discs, so it's not really a problem, and since there are an equal amount of both formats floating around, I highly doublt they'll make a final decision about which one survives and which one dies out. Too many people would be stuck with unusable discs.
I don't really get why people compare these to Beta/VHS. It's really nothing alike. I can't say I ever saw a player that could play both Beta and VHS. Both my PS2 and a DVD drive for my desktop, which were purchased over two years ago way before DVD burners were popular, can both read + and - discs.
I say go buy a dual format DVD burner.
...but the focus is in the wrong area.
They're wasting time making the 8X DVDs when what we really need are DVD9's.
So I can write a DVD in 9 minutes, great. Nothing is more annoying than trying to copy a movie/game that can't fit on a 4.7GB DVD and being presented with the choice of: "Compress it to fit on one DVD and have it look like ass, or span it across two DVDs"
...to telemarketers. Well, did the same thing before the do-not-call list.
I'd usually screw with the phone operator. I'd keep them on for a few minutes like I was interested, then ask a question like, "..and this affects my rabbits how?" then go back to a real question like, "How much is it again?" Rinse, repeat.
Occasionally I'd bust out with, "If you ever call my house again, I will hunt you down and stab you to death." Their voice would get shakey and they'd hang up.
I'd *love* to see them try and come after me for that, hahaha. I don't blame this guy either. Hey, if they can spam him, then he can call in death threats. Eye for an eye!
They know they have absolutely no case... so what is SCO trying to do, exactly?
Are they just toying with the system for whatever reason? Is the CEO bored so they ask themselves, "How much BS can we get away with before we get arrested and/or the govt. tells us to stop?"
What exactly is going on? They're not stupid. They know that their claims that "their" code was included in Linux distributions is completely asinine.
That'd be like me running of and trying to sue all these corporations because I wanted to buy black shoelaces but purchased a remote control helicopter instead (or something else utterly stupid that wastes everyone's time)..
You think the Internet2 is cool?
Wait until Paris Hilton sex tape #2 hits the P2P networks on OUR internet.
How you gonna DEAL WITH THAT, INTERNET2? HOW? YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS.
I'm thinking I should give it a while. I hope it's better than MySQL, because, in my opinion, MySQL is overrated.
I've recently started a project using MySQL because we want to get away from the ridiculously overpriced licensing that MS makes you get. I'm not trying to be a troll or anything, but I'm trying to give a realistic viewpoint by someone who's used to MS crap, but really wants to switch over to open source.
I love Open Source and I definintely try to keep an open mind about it (hey, whatever gets the job done at are more efficient and cost-effective manner is good stuff) and am by no means a Windows/Linux zealot.
Take a look at MySQL's current state. Way behind on the times... for example: it *still* doesn't have stored procedures. Do you realize how annoying it is hardcoding SQL statements? There's complete lack of subquerying, which really makes it a pain to do certain calculations often requiring additional queries, which is extremely inefficient (although I do understand that it's currently in alpha).
Things like this.. make me think twice. If these useful features haven't even been implemented yet, then how can I (someone who's used to using MS crap) trust it?
I'm gonna give PostgreSQL a try and hopefull it has more functionality (and stability) than MySQL!
You'll see this crap in action first-hand if you ever buy a house. They come up with every excuse in the book not to lend you the money :)
Not exactly true. Credit is bullshit and determining how one gets credit is bullshit and completely nonsensical and inconsistent.
I think income also has a say so in getting loans.
Take me, for example. I bought a house last year. At that point, I had absolutely NO credit history and 5 derogatory marks that weren't even valid: companies who are trigger happy and are willing to put invalid "delinquencies" on your credit report. (I think this should be illegal)
Example: I sent a payment in on time to my phone company. The check was lost in the mail, and two weeks later they put in a collection notice that appeared on my credit report. They didn't even mail me a "late" notice or anything. Went directly to a collection agency. This should be illegal because now, even though I've disputed it, it remains on my credit report for the next 7 years even though it wasn't late (the second I got the notice, I paid over the phone). I always pay my bills on time every month and have never been late. This was the only time.
All 5 marks on my credit report are like this. One from the phone company, another from a gas company claiming I owe $ from my first apartment who COVERED the gas bill. I later proved this to the gas company, had to pay the $97 anyway because I was buying a house and needed it cleared off ASAP, but the "paid collection" remains on my report even after disputing it. There are others quite like this, but I won't get into those because they're pretty much the same thing except w/ hospitals and landlords losing paperwork.
That said, I make quite a good amount of money. A friend of mine, while unemployed, went into Best Buy and got approved for an $1800 limit. At the same time I applied, I got declined. I was at my job for over 3 years at the time.
So... how can I have received a loan for my new house (at a very nice interest rate, no $ down) but it's nearly impossible for me to get a credit card?
Right now to anyone who reviews my report, it appears that I'm high risk even though I'm not. I always have paid my bills on time and have never done anything "wrong" that would make anyone decline me for a card.
The whole "credit" system is bullshit and needs to have a complete overhaul, that or they need to start accounting for all the times people are on time with EVERYTHING non-credit related including apartment rent and utility bills.
Who cares if people know what the exact items on sale are gonna be? If anything, it helps Best Buy. I mean, if I knew that a certain video card I wanted was gonna be on sale, I'd plan to buy it from them.
They're gonna tell us the items on sale anyway.
It amazes me how Best Buy, or anyone else, thinks this is remotely illegal. This world is populated with whining babies.
People need to realize that there's no way to make anything fool proof.
"Ho ho, we don't like when people share music, so we'll make the CD obsolete, since our "copy protection" has failed, and come out with something new!"
I don't think they could be any more stupid... they tried to do it with DVDs, but there are tons of apps out that'll easily get around the copy protection just like there will be SOMEONE who will crack these new gadgets, get the music, and share it.
It baffles me why they still bother.
Look at Sega and how they always were the first to launch the first next gen. console.
It gives the competition a chance to check out what you've made and make theirs that much better. I predicted for years that Sega would eventually fold because of their practices, and I think Nintendo is next up to bat unless they do something incredibly revolutionary with the next system.
That's why you rent the DVDs and copy them instead.
Not to be a troll or anything, but has anyone even purchased this thing?
Do people really think they're gonna get a decent gaming system that's even remotely close to a GBA or Sony's up-coming handheld PSX?
You should work as a sales person for an alarm company. For a second there, I felt this strange urgency to get a burglar alarm installed in my house!
Use it with people who are remotely frightened every time the terror threat moves into orange and you'll be the best salesman the company has!
If that isn't a dish of fear served piping hot and ready, I don't know what is!
Knowing that people can solve this period... I never knew there were all these algorithms and stuff to do it.
... scramble the cube up real good and try my hardest to get it right. Never ever did.
I'd just
Boy do I feel stupid..
That's where activation patches come in handy. Screw product activation, even if you've purchased it.
For every file/music sharing story I read, I need to download at least 5 gigs of music. It's a good reminder, "Hey, it's been a few days since your last download. Get more."
Man alive, my HD is gettin' full and I'm running out of good music to download! I think I have it all!
Coming out with these new systems is really just a way for them to sell you copies of games they have already sold you in the past for double the amount that they're actually worth like GBA did.
Don't get me wrong, it's cool that they'll be handheld, but I really don't feel like shelling out $30 again for Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII (assuming it's coming out with all the other big hits of the PSX) when the games have already been written and only need to be ported to the new system.
I'm sure there are costs involved in porting, but nowhere near the millions invested during initial development. $15-20, fine. But not $29-$39. If it's a new game, great, charge away... but man.. have you seen Super Mario Advance 4 (Super Mario 3)? It's $29!!! FOR MARIO 3!
And they have the nerve to complain when people mod their systems and copy games...
Hmm... where did I say it was the only series? As someone listed below your reply, The Godfather is one.
Really now, would you understand the point any better if I listed 20 movies with excellent sequels vs. two? Who cares?
It's very rare to have something as extraordinary as the first Matrix movie. It was a great movie and will no doubt be a classic.
But to two or more classics in one series? It's not going to happen... ever. The only exception is Star Wars (Episodes 4-6). They are no doubt sci-fi classics. It was also one big story split up into 3 parts (or was it 6 parts but he only made the last 3?)
People went into the Phantom Menace expecting to be utterly wowed as they were when they were kids (okay, and some adults) seeing the original Star Wars movies. Here's a tip: it's never going to be as good as the original. It's nothing but an extension of the original story for die-hard fans. That and good marketing.
Just because a movie doesn't live up to the hype of the original doesn't make it a "bad" movie. Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones weren't nearly as good as the original Star Wars movies, but they weren't HORRIBLE movies.
I highly doubt that the original Matrix was created with two sequels in mind. Perhaps the Matrix could've done what Star Wars did if they elaborated more with the first movie and made it longer to split into 3 parts.
But really, it's just a sequel. Hype (caused by fans) is what "ruins" a movie. No, it won't be as good as the original Matrix, but it's not a BAD movie. Reloaded wasn't a BAD movie. It was simply over-hyped.
It happens with everything. Movies, music, video games, tv... something good and original comes out and if the second installment doesn't make you crap your pants like the original did, it's merely "okay" or "old".
and I'm sure this has been said somewhere in this discussion too, but oh well.
Anyone *here* can put linux on their desktop and get it to work great, so to us, sure, it's ready for the desktop.
But not to the average joe. Let's take wireless, for example. One of the most common cards is the Linksys WPC11. You can't just pop it in, configure your LAN settings, and be on your way. You really need to fiddle with a lot of crap to get it to work.. and that's just to get your machine online.
Granted, other things work like a charm, like Open Office, MSGing tools like Gaim, etc... but overall for the average user, it's such a pain to get hardware working properly.
How the hell was this marked troll? This was an honest to god question.
If they find a cure for cancer, they lose out on funding. That's the only way these places get paid. They'd no longer need funding for something that has a cure.
Maybe it's a conspiracy theory, but... the closer they come to their goal, the closer they are to being out of jobs.
So now... why would they want to find a cure?
If it's anything like Freddy vs. Jason, they'll have something for fans of both sides.
They can't/won't make just one side win because it would alienate fans of the other.
Freddy vs. Jason pulled it off pretty well. You should check it out.
Hm...
RIAA: Sues 12 year old girl and 65 year old man for "copyright violation".
Linux community: Volunteers to develop code so that everyone can have an alternative to overpriced crap from MS.
Quite a big difference there!
If you own Google and Microsoft is interested in acquiring you, why wouldn't you do it?
Google isn't some mom & pop deal like Nullsoft was when AOL got 'em.
At this rate is MS wants them, they're gonna fork over some heavy cash. Who can say no to that? Craziness.