Probably the worst awards show ever. What was up with all the celebrities accepting the awards for the developers?
I only caught a few minutes, but it was terrible. The "highlight" for me was when Samuel L. Jackson accepted the Game of the Year award for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas but kept referring to it as "Grand Theft Auto 2."
How many other award shows have people accepting honors for things they know nothing about? It was a joke.
I only caught a few minutes, but the highlight for me was when Samuel L. Jackson accepted the Game of the Year award for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but kept referring to it as "Grand Theft Auto 2." He accepted an award for a game whose title he didn't even know. It was a joke.
From this site it appears you're right. Apostrophes are only used when referring to more than letter or word, such as A's or and's. But there are no apostrophes in CDs, IQs, or DSs.
There are.
The last few Sega NBA 2k basketball games on Xbox Live let more than one human player play on each team, up to 4 players per Xbox for a maximum total of 8.
Same with Links 2004. As early as last Christmas (2003), Links was charging to download a new courses.
Besides, since the beginning, part of the Xbox live business model was to charge for some of the downloads. That way consumers could get small, incremental additions to their games without having to shell out $40 for a whole new game. Likewise, game companies would have the incentive ($$) to provide the new content. There were even rumors in the Official Xbox Magazine about adding new Halo 2 missions serial style, like once every few weeks (for a price, of course).
I'm not sure why this story or the story about THQ are surprising or inflamatory, let alone news.
Sure there are bound to be collisions, but the number of outputs is so large (2^160 for SHA) that the odds of you ever accidentally "finding" one should be slim to none.
What is important about the recent results is that it is possible to generate hash collisions. This means that an adversary can make two things that have the same hash value.
Using the example from the article, suppose an adversary creates two messages with the same has value:
1. "I, Bob, agree to pay Charlie $ 5000.00 on 4/12/2005."
2. "I, Bob, agree to pay Charlie $18542841.54 on 9/27/2012."
If the adversary can get you to sign the original message (by selling you something for $5000), the adversary could then claim that you agreed to the second message because the messages have the same hash.
Your argument loses credibility when you compare a movie that you don't like to a movie that is generally accepted as being good, like Chariots of Fire. It would have made more sense to compare it to a movie widely accepted as lousy, like Gigli.
In fact, I'd go even further and say that ALL public appearances by ANY public servant should be PUBLIC DOMAIN, with no copyright at ALL.
Just because a tape contains footage of the President, it should automatically become public domain? That's ludicrous.
Why should personal recordings of a public servant be public domain?
Whether it's a media behemoth recording it for the news or a lady with a Sony camcorder, if someone takes the time and money to record such an event, the recording should be theirs to do with as they see fit.
If they want to show it on their evening news program, show the tape to friends, or just keep the tape in a box somewhere, they should be able to. They should have no obligation to give it away, even for a price.
You negelected to mention Square-Enix.
Square-Enix would be invaluable to Microsoft. Not only would Sony lose one its most prominent exclusive developers, but Microsoft would gain exclusive rights to two of the most popular Japanese RPG series (Final Fantasy & Dragon Quest). The Dragon Quest games are so popular in Japan, that they have to be released on weekdends so kids don't skip school. If that doesn't help Microsoft gain traction in Japan, nothing will.
Another idea I had was to use one the screens for a 3D view of the action and the other for a topdown 2D view.
Specifically, I was imagining a Zelda game. You could play in both the 3D view (like on N64) and the classic top-down 2D view (like on NES/SNES). It seems like an interesting way to combine the two play styles of Zelda that have worked so well in past games. I'd buy it.
After all, JBoss's second Core Value is "Group trust and personal integrity."
We operate internally on the basis of mutual trust. Nobody in the company will knowingly deceive another member.
We are honest.
We tell the truth among ourselves, to our clients, to our partners, to our investors, to our prospects.
Note to self: anyone who has to state that they're honest probably isn't.
We are committed to profitability and sound finances. We are thrifty.
We place the needs of the federation of projects above individual ones.
Note to self: anyone who has to claim that they're honest probably isn't.
Perhaps a more interesting question is why aren't they targeting hardcore gamers?
Do they really think that casual gamers want to throw down $30 a month for some obscure console they've never heard of? I would bet that a casual gamer is much more likely to buy something that they know other people have and that they've heard a lot about, like a Playstation 2.
If the Phantom were to be successful, I would think they would need the hardcore gamers to be their early-adopters. Without any hardcore gamers acting as apologists to their more casual friends, I can't see how a casual gamer would ever even consider the Phantom.
Just one crack is enough? Or shall we wait for better crack? To find if the method have weakness, we should open for more easy crack forever. The current scheme does not encourage a better crack. Or expose the method for fully tested.
Huh? How is this insightful?
I'm not sure what you mean by "a better crack". What they did was solve a single instance of a mathematical problem. They didn't "crack" anything in the traditional sense of the word.
It sounds like you're complaining that solving a single instance of the problem is of no use, and that instead they should expose the algorithm to the public for people to examine and review. Well that is true, but elliptic curve cryptograpy already is open and freely available.
This is not some random, unknown proprietary algorithm. Elliptic curves have been studied by cryptographers for many years now. The peer review you're calling for has already been done and is still being done.
Had you (or the mods) done a simple Google search, you would have found out that Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) has been around for years and is well known and understood. Anyone can read all about it if so inclined. Get a clue.
I wonder if maybe Microsoft is cutting their sports line to make room for purchasing Sega.
Sega does make good sports game and are really the only serious competition to the EA Sports line. If Microsoft bought Sega, MS's current sports line would be unnecessary. Purchasing Sega would also give Microsoft that flagship game character (Sonic) that they have desperately sought.
"I can give (game players) the same performance you get out of those game boxes," he added.
Right, because we all know that, historically, superior hardware performance is what sells game consoles.
I mean just look at how well Xbox is doing against the PS2! Or look at how well the NGage is selling compared to the Gameboy Advance. When the 3D0 Atari Jaguar came out, look what happened to the Super Nintendo's market share. And remember when Sega introduced the GameGear, a portable with a color screen to combat the inferior monochromatic Gameboy? Heck, don't forget how "poorly" the original NES sold compared to the technologically superior Sega Master System and NEC TurboGrafx 16.
While Sony and Nintendo fuss about games, Scientific-Atlanta will be boldly following in the steps of Atari Jaguar and deliver a system with more impressive hardware specs. I for one am excited!
Based on the notion that Mandrake makes Linux as accessible for the average user as Windows, Mandrakesoft has just come up with a clever new name:
Lindows
They're talking about creating harsher penalties for people who commit fraud with a website registered under fake credentials.
This is like asking criminals not to wear ski masks while robbing a bank.
These people are already breaking the law, so what do they care if they break another? In fact, abiding by this law (and submitting valid WHOIS info) will only make it easier for them to be caught for the other crimes they are already committing (fraud, etc.). This law would do nothing to prevent criminals from using fake credentials.
In the end, it will only affect the honest, not the criminals.
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So does TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
Probably the worst awards show ever. What was up with all the celebrities accepting the awards for the developers?
I only caught a few minutes, but it was terrible. The "highlight" for me was when Samuel L. Jackson accepted the Game of the Year award for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas but kept referring to it as "Grand Theft Auto 2."
How many other award shows have people accepting honors for things they know nothing about? It was a joke.
I only caught a few minutes, but the highlight for me was when Samuel L. Jackson accepted the Game of the Year award for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but kept referring to it as "Grand Theft Auto 2." He accepted an award for a game whose title he didn't even know. It was a joke.
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From this site it appears you're right. Apostrophes are only used when referring to more than letter or word, such as A's or and's. But there are no apostrophes in CDs, IQs, or DSs.
There are.
The last few Sega NBA 2k basketball games on Xbox Live let more than one human player play on each team, up to 4 players per Xbox for a maximum total of 8.
This is a terrible "review"!
I agree! The reviewer is nothing but a Karma whore!
*ducks*
Same with Links 2004. As early as last Christmas (2003), Links was charging to download a new courses.
Besides, since the beginning, part of the Xbox live business model was to charge for some of the downloads. That way consumers could get small, incremental additions to their games without having to shell out $40 for a whole new game. Likewise, game companies would have the incentive ($$) to provide the new content. There were even rumors in the Official Xbox Magazine about adding new Halo 2 missions serial style, like once every few weeks (for a price, of course).
I'm not sure why this story or the story about THQ are surprising or inflamatory, let alone news.
Sure there are bound to be collisions, but the number of outputs is so large (2^160 for SHA) that the odds of you ever accidentally "finding" one should be slim to none.
What is important about the recent results is that it is possible to generate hash collisions. This means that an adversary can make two things that have the same hash value.
Using the example from the article, suppose an adversary creates two messages with the same has value:
1. "I, Bob, agree to pay Charlie $ 5000.00 on 4/12/2005."
2. "I, Bob, agree to pay Charlie $18542841.54 on 9/27/2012."
If the adversary can get you to sign the original message (by selling you something for $5000), the adversary could then claim that you agreed to the second message because the messages have the same hash.
You missed my point.
Your argument loses credibility when you compare a movie that you don't like to a movie that is generally accepted as being good, like Chariots of Fire. It would have made more sense to compare it to a movie widely accepted as lousy, like Gigli.
but this movie ranks as one of the most boring movies ever. Right up there with Chariots of Fire.
I'm with you, yeah that Chariots of Fire really sucked. Did anyone actually like that movie?
On a side note: I'm reading this fantasy novel, and it sucks, putting it right up there with that Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In fact, I'd go even further and say that ALL public appearances by ANY public servant should be PUBLIC DOMAIN, with no copyright at ALL.
Just because a tape contains footage of the President, it should automatically become public domain? That's ludicrous.
Why should personal recordings of a public servant be public domain? Whether it's a media behemoth recording it for the news or a lady with a Sony camcorder, if someone takes the time and money to record such an event, the recording should be theirs to do with as they see fit.
If they want to show it on their evening news program, show the tape to friends, or just keep the tape in a box somewhere, they should be able to. They should have no obligation to give it away, even for a price.
You negelected to mention Square-Enix. Square-Enix would be invaluable to Microsoft. Not only would Sony lose one its most prominent exclusive developers, but Microsoft would gain exclusive rights to two of the most popular Japanese RPG series (Final Fantasy & Dragon Quest). The Dragon Quest games are so popular in Japan, that they have to be released on weekdends so kids don't skip school. If that doesn't help Microsoft gain traction in Japan, nothing will.
Another idea I had was to use one the screens for a 3D view of the action and the other for a topdown 2D view.
Specifically, I was imagining a Zelda game. You could play in both the 3D view (like on N64) and the classic top-down 2D view (like on NES/SNES). It seems like an interesting way to combine the two play styles of Zelda that have worked so well in past games. I'd buy it.
11. All your songs are belong to us.
They are jokes. You don't have to laugh, but it's not incorrect to make jokes either.
I don't know about that. I've told a few off-color jokes to which the only response was a brief chuckle followed by "Man, that's just wrong."
After all, JBoss's second Core Value is "Group trust and personal integrity."
- We operate internally on the basis of mutual trust. Nobody in the company will knowingly deceive another member.
- We are honest.
- We tell the truth among ourselves, to our clients, to our partners, to our investors, to our prospects.
- We are committed to profitability and sound finances. We are thrifty.
- We place the needs of the federation of projects above individual ones.
Note to self: anyone who has to claim that they're honest probably isn't.Note to self: anyone who has to state that they're honest probably isn't.
Perhaps a more interesting question is why aren't they targeting hardcore gamers?
Do they really think that casual gamers want to throw down $30 a month for some obscure console they've never heard of? I would bet that a casual gamer is much more likely to buy something that they know other people have and that they've heard a lot about, like a Playstation 2.
If the Phantom were to be successful, I would think they would need the hardcore gamers to be their early-adopters. Without any hardcore gamers acting as apologists to their more casual friends, I can't see how a casual gamer would ever even consider the Phantom.
I agree.
People should only devote their personal computers to projects that you deem important, not projects in which they are interested.
Just one crack is enough? Or shall we wait for better crack? To find if the method have weakness, we should open for more easy crack forever.
The current scheme does not encourage a better crack. Or expose the method for fully tested.
Huh? How is this insightful?
I'm not sure what you mean by "a better crack". What they did was solve a single instance of a mathematical problem. They didn't "crack" anything in the traditional sense of the word.
It sounds like you're complaining that solving a single instance of the problem is of no use, and that instead they should expose the algorithm to the public for people to examine and review. Well that is true, but elliptic curve cryptograpy already is open and freely available.
This is not some random, unknown proprietary algorithm. Elliptic curves have been studied by cryptographers for many years now. The peer review you're calling for has already been done and is still being done. Had you (or the mods) done a simple Google search, you would have found out that Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) has been around for years and is well known and understood. Anyone can read all about it if so inclined. Get a clue.
Episode III? Ahh, who cares.
I'm still waiting for Spaceballs II: The Search For More Money
I wonder if maybe Microsoft is cutting their sports line to make room for purchasing Sega.
Sega does make good sports game and are really the only serious competition to the EA Sports line. If Microsoft bought Sega, MS's current sports line would be unnecessary. Purchasing Sega would also give Microsoft that flagship game character (Sonic) that they have desperately sought.
Just food for thought.
Actually, this would make a kick-ass anime.
Forget anime, I'm hoping for the documentary. Or at least an E! True Hollywood Story.
"I can give (game players) the same performance you get out of those game boxes," he added.
Right, because we all know that, historically, superior hardware performance is what sells game consoles.
I mean just look at how well Xbox is doing against the PS2! Or look at how well the NGage is selling compared to the Gameboy Advance. When the 3D0 Atari Jaguar came out, look what happened to the Super Nintendo's market share. And remember when Sega introduced the GameGear, a portable with a color screen to combat the inferior monochromatic Gameboy? Heck, don't forget how "poorly" the original NES sold compared to the technologically superior Sega Master System and NEC TurboGrafx 16.
While Sony and Nintendo fuss about games, Scientific-Atlanta will be boldly following in the steps of Atari Jaguar and deliver a system with more impressive hardware specs. I for one am excited!
Based on the notion that Mandrake makes Linux as accessible for the average user as Windows, Mandrakesoft has just come up with a clever new name: Lindows
They're talking about creating harsher penalties for people who commit fraud with a website registered under fake credentials.
This is like asking criminals not to wear ski masks while robbing a bank.
These people are already breaking the law, so what do they care if they break another? In fact, abiding by this law (and submitting valid WHOIS info) will only make it easier for them to be caught for the other crimes they are already committing (fraud, etc.). This law would do nothing to prevent criminals from using fake credentials.
In the end, it will only affect the honest, not the criminals.