Don't let that part fool you - the value of a patent on Slashdot is inversely proportional to its usefulness. Essentially, the belief here is that the more people want something, the more people have a right to it for no cost. Desire drive pricing, apparently, or something like that. It's an economic theory for the new millennium, and it has the beauty of justify piracy as well.
It might be time for you to figure out this geography thing, although ideally you would have done so before you stood up to be counted amongst the fools.
Yes, you not only want the entertainment for free, you want the distributer to pay for the privilege of getting it to your ears. That's a wonderful business idea, I'm sure someone will take that up immediately.
I don't like the receipt, and I have a hard time wondering why people would want it. It couldn't be used for anything related to the process because of the ease of counterfeiting.
There are many more examples of how the patent system worked. We don't trash something because it has failings, regardless of the cries of the Slashdotters. Most of whom, it seems, are interested in trashing the patent system because they like using other people's work for free.
I really wish I had read this comment before I replied to your other comment. Now that you've exposed the fact that you don't even bother basing your opinion on experience, I can simply dismiss you.
I'm gonna have to just disagree with you. Cut scenes take me right out of the game, and most times annoy the hell out of me because they really aren't telling me anything I need to know to enjoy playing.
And truth be told, the story is nearly always irrelevant, and typically about as cheesy as a daytime soap.
I have a hard time giving credence to anyone who thinks it's clever to deliberately misspell words to give them extra meaning. You may have had good points, but your insistence on demonstrating just how funny you are with your feral government crap has rendered your message silly in my eyes.
There's no way I would be hypocritical and enable ads just because I like a site. If I'm going to leech resources from one organization, I'm leeching them from all the organizations. Particularly the one that has a culture of encouraging leeching.
It doesn't really harm anyone. It just slows dishonest people who have no intention of living up to the terms of sale. Nothing sinister, really, unless you accept the proposition that you are entitled to an iPhone. I have a hard time swallowing that one.
Giving someone freedom means they might do something you don't like. If you restrict them to only doing things you approve, they don't have freedom in the first place.
It's definitely a pipe dream. The Star Wars world is full of insane inconsistencies and lead by a madman. It will never make a good game because it has a weak foundation. And of course, the Jedi problem that the rest of this thread beat to death.
It's still something of an imaginary offense. People here get their panties in a knot over anyone who makes money doing anything. I wouldn't take a few mod points as a sign that you've found some universal truth.
Let's face facts - Slashdot geeks will get upset over anything. There's no hope for someone who tries not to offend here. You can't help but piss off some lonely basement dweller no matter what you do.
Calling the store "WorstBuy" is the same sort of pseudo-clever wordplay that RMS uses in his arguments, and maybe one step about "M$". It's kinda stupid, and makes you seem like an angry teenager ranting from the basement.
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Don't let that part fool you - the value of a patent on Slashdot is inversely proportional to its usefulness. Essentially, the belief here is that the more people want something, the more people have a right to it for no cost. Desire drive pricing, apparently, or something like that. It's an economic theory for the new millennium, and it has the beauty of justify piracy as well.
There is no continent called "America."
It might be time for you to figure out this geography thing, although ideally you would have done so before you stood up to be counted amongst the fools.
Yes, you not only want the entertainment for free, you want the distributer to pay for the privilege of getting it to your ears. That's a wonderful business idea, I'm sure someone will take that up immediately.
I don't like the receipt, and I have a hard time wondering why people would want it. It couldn't be used for anything related to the process because of the ease of counterfeiting.
So if only people weren't people, everything would be perfect?
There are many more examples of how the patent system worked. We don't trash something because it has failings, regardless of the cries of the Slashdotters. Most of whom, it seems, are interested in trashing the patent system because they like using other people's work for free.
You neatly summed up why I hate Final Fantasy.
I'll never understand how people can have such a good time watching a long movie with such a poor story. Especially when they say it's a game.
I really wish I had read this comment before I replied to your other comment. Now that you've exposed the fact that you don't even bother basing your opinion on experience, I can simply dismiss you.
I'm gonna have to just disagree with you. Cut scenes take me right out of the game, and most times annoy the hell out of me because they really aren't telling me anything I need to know to enjoy playing.
And truth be told, the story is nearly always irrelevant, and typically about as cheesy as a daytime soap.
There's no use crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
I have a hard time giving credence to anyone who thinks it's clever to deliberately misspell words to give them extra meaning. You may have had good points, but your insistence on demonstrating just how funny you are with your feral government crap has rendered your message silly in my eyes.
What you really learned is even more fundamental - it's not done till it's tested. Keep that in mind and you'll go wrong very infrequently.
What is censored, exactly? I'm curious because I just don't see it, but I don't really go looking for it, either.
There's no way I would be hypocritical and enable ads just because I like a site. If I'm going to leech resources from one organization, I'm leeching them from all the organizations. Particularly the one that has a culture of encouraging leeching.
It doesn't really harm anyone. It just slows dishonest people who have no intention of living up to the terms of sale. Nothing sinister, really, unless you accept the proposition that you are entitled to an iPhone. I have a hard time swallowing that one.
and Slashdotters are intelligent.
Giving someone freedom means they might do something you don't like. If you restrict them to only doing things you approve, they don't have freedom in the first place.
It's definitely a pipe dream. The Star Wars world is full of insane inconsistencies and lead by a madman. It will never make a good game because it has a weak foundation. And of course, the Jedi problem that the rest of this thread beat to death.
Why does facebook need to be replaced by something open source? Is it offensive for them to make money?
That's not exactly the truth, but I applaud you for not letting the facts get in the way of a good populist rant.
It's still something of an imaginary offense. People here get their panties in a knot over anyone who makes money doing anything. I wouldn't take a few mod points as a sign that you've found some universal truth.
Let's face facts - Slashdot geeks will get upset over anything. There's no hope for someone who tries not to offend here. You can't help but piss off some lonely basement dweller no matter what you do.
Calling the store "WorstBuy" is the same sort of pseudo-clever wordplay that RMS uses in his arguments, and maybe one step about "M$". It's kinda stupid, and makes you seem like an angry teenager ranting from the basement.
They just don't want their content on them, which is their right. No need for hyperbole.
I hate to ruin your "joke" but that doesn't even make the limited internal sense it would need to have a point.
This is a good topic for exposing the people who simply disparage everything they don't understand.