Warcraft III is very simple when compared to other RTS games. Thats why I like it - easy to pick up, difficult to master.
Likewise, Midnight Racing Club II is arcadish and no where as realistic as Gran Turismo III. However, I enjoy MRCII much more.
I got accepted into Tufts, but decided to attend the University of Massachusetts. Tufts is vastly superior (top40 for Liberal Arts), but it costs 40k a year!
Imagine graduating from college without a job and 160k in debt.
Good point. A lot of people compain about MS's bugs, but that's just because they are looking for a throat to choke. Any software as popular as MS's would also get worm attacks.
Good point, that is a real, almost inevitable threat. Warren Buffet himself said a nuclear attack was inevitable, and this scenario sounds much more realistic.
The advantages of doing this instead of hiring an assasin are limitless. Lower costs, harder to trace, greater economic damage, ect.
For filesharing to work for the recording industry, the entire system needs to be redone.
A characteristic of any media industry is that corporate profits mainly come from the big hits. The vast majority of acts lose money. Media companies promote tons of acts in the hopes of one being the next block buster.
So its obvious why the RIAA's companies are angry about filesharing - their only way to recoup the investment is being destroyed.
But an artist has many ways of making $$$ - concerts, movies, fan stuff, ect. Imagine if a recording company got a % of each of these. A new business model could work - give music away for free to sow the seeds, then reap the rewards afterwards.
Apple is "dead" as a competitor to Microsoft and the PC companies. The war for market share dominance ended a decade ago.
However, Apple can survive as a niche company. If it can keep coming up with innovative products (imusic, ipod, ect.), it could achieve Job's dream of it being a "digital lifestyle" hub.
Apple's margins are already much higher than other computer makers because its products are unique.
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I would'nt be surprised if that site was actually funded by Microsoft.
It'd only cost M$ a couple grand a month.
You're also forgetting that CD's are easily damaged. My computer table is spewed with CDs because I'm too lazy to put them in their case. >:)
Then, of course, they get scratched and become unreadable...
Warcraft III is very simple when compared to other RTS games. Thats why I like it - easy to pick up, difficult to master. Likewise, Midnight Racing Club II is arcadish and no where as realistic as Gran Turismo III. However, I enjoy MRCII much more.
I highly doubt that this is the case. Although that is true, I think the political issue far outways your assertion.
Every part of the government gets discretionary funding, and it increases every year.
Its not about awesome parties, its about pleasing the highest valued company in the world.
hmmm UK is weird.
Pretty much everyone I know in the US uses AIM.
Its hard to build up a system like this because no one is going to join a network with no users.
I agree.
I got accepted into Tufts, but decided to attend the University of Massachusetts. Tufts is vastly superior (top40 for Liberal Arts), but it costs 40k a year!
Imagine graduating from college without a job and 160k in debt.
UMASS is only 12k annually.
Good point. The task might simply be too complex for today's technology. And one messup could be disastarous.
A lot of elderely have weak bones due to osteoperosis (especially women). A slight fall could lead to a broken leg.
No offense, but that is idiotic. That doesn't prevent copyright infringement! I'm very surprised that the EU allows that law.
Yep, I'm a freelance flamer. They pay me $500 for each message ;)
Nothing revolutionary about LongHorn. This is just Windows XXP.
Microsoft gets a lot of crap, but Windows is now much better than it was in '95. Dont fix it if it aint broken.
This is definitely not good at all. My server is being bombarded pretty heavily now, hard to imagine what is to come.
exactly. I doubt this technique is very accurate. Take a skull, put clay all over it and you got the same basic result.
Good point. A lot of people compain about MS's bugs, but that's just because they are looking for a throat to choke. Any software as popular as MS's would also get worm attacks.
Good point, that is a real, almost inevitable threat. Warren Buffet himself said a nuclear attack was inevitable, and this scenario sounds much more realistic. The advantages of doing this instead of hiring an assasin are limitless. Lower costs, harder to trace, greater economic damage, ect.
I'd say Dell and HP products are just as reliable and durable as Apple's. There wouldn't be much savings on support.
And of course, Windows can run a vastly larger amount of software. That allows schools more choices in the long run.
For filesharing to work for the recording industry, the entire system needs to be redone.
A characteristic of any media industry is that corporate profits mainly come from the big hits. The vast majority of acts lose money. Media companies promote tons of acts in the hopes of one being the next block buster.
So its obvious why the RIAA's companies are angry about filesharing - their only way to recoup the investment is being destroyed.
But an artist has many ways of making $$$ - concerts, movies, fan stuff, ect. Imagine if a recording company got a % of each of these. A new business model could work - give music away for free to sow the seeds, then reap the rewards afterwards.
Apple is "dead" as a competitor to Microsoft and the PC companies. The war for market share dominance ended a decade ago. However, Apple can survive as a niche company. If it can keep coming up with innovative products (imusic, ipod, ect.), it could achieve Job's dream of it being a "digital lifestyle" hub. Apple's margins are already much higher than other computer makers because its products are unique.