Broadband as it exists today, is neither fast enough nor wide spread enough.
And who will be paying for all the fibre to the home, or the infrastructure it will require?
Not to mention the obvious: If CDs haven't gone away because of broadband, why would DVDs?
"Cat out the bag arguments" are equivalent to saying "Criminals will always exist, so let's stop fighting crime."
And if you were really that interested in guns for the purpose of protecting yourself from a government or overthrowing one within your own borders, then you've could have and should started a long time ago.
But before you do, just remember: It's not the 18th century anymore. No matter what guns - the public will have, the government will bigger guns, better guns, and people better trained to use them.
Not to mention the tanks, and fighter jets, etc.
So why stop there? How come you're fighting for the right to own a tank, or your own fully loaded F-17 - "to protect yourself from or overthrow the current or future government"?
Normal Joes don't play computer games on computers.
They play them on their PS/2s and Xboxes.
The hardware churn & upgrade cycle required to play pc games is beyond the time or expense of the average joe.
That's also part of the reason so many average joes have a 5 years old pc:
Average joe hasn't had a truly compelling reason to upgrade their pcs since the silly days of "A pentium will make the internet faster."
It's the same reason that there are no Open Source computer games that compare to commercial games.
It's not because of the lack of technical skill.
There are plenty of people on slashdot who can create a 3d engine. And if you want a commercially successful one, there's a couple lying around
here.
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No I don't.
Anymore than you are forced to buy one, when other models without hard drvies are available today.
If anything, I'd be happy that these are coming out, as they'll drive down the prices of existing models.
Broadband as it exists today, is neither fast enough nor wide spread enough. And who will be paying for all the fibre to the home, or the infrastructure it will require? Not to mention the obvious: If CDs haven't gone away because of broadband, why would DVDs?
Deutsche Welle has an article available in German here http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1510851,0 0.html/
Non german speakers can use their preferred machine language translator.
It's mostly a fluff piece, but good promotion for Wiki.
"Cat out the bag arguments" are equivalent to saying "Criminals will always exist, so let's stop fighting crime."
And if you were really that interested in guns for the purpose of protecting yourself from a government or overthrowing one within your own borders, then you've could have and should started a long time ago.
But before you do, just remember: It's not the 18th century anymore. No matter what guns - the public will have, the government will bigger guns, better guns, and people better trained to use them.
Not to mention the tanks, and fighter jets, etc.
So why stop there? How come you're fighting for the right to own a tank, or your own fully loaded F-17 - "to protect yourself from or overthrow the current or future government"?
Normal Joes don't play computer games on computers. They play them on their PS/2s and Xboxes. The hardware churn & upgrade cycle required to play pc games is beyond the time or expense of the average joe. That's also part of the reason so many average joes have a 5 years old pc: Average joe hasn't had a truly compelling reason to upgrade their pcs since the silly days of "A pentium will make the internet faster."
Nein! A lot of people on slashdot leave their PCs on all the time.
Regular people shut off their computers once they're done with them. Just like they turn off the light when they leave the room.
They're not running servers. Uptime doesn't mean anything to them.
And those are the people you need - like it or not.
The Real World Doesn't have Respawn.
Tip to moderators: It isn't +3 Insightful to say It isn't +1 Insightful if everybody has been saying that for a long time.
Definitely, As the saying goes: Content is King.
It's the same reason that there are no Open Source computer games that compare to commercial games.
It's not because of the lack of technical skill.
There are plenty of people on slashdot who can create a 3d engine. And if you want a commercially successful one, there's a couple lying around here.
but the Art - the content is locked up tight.
That's where the true value is.
You mean doing something technically difficult and not necessary in any way at all - just for the sake of it?
Ah...you must be new here.