I'm sure this has been articulated better by others but it's on my mind so here goes...
How do you get money from people who wouldn't spend it regardless of DRM. That's the core problem right?
Are these not the people that DRM schemes seek to deter? Are the people who buy things with restrictions feeling pressure to circumvent these countermeasures to fully enjoy the things they buy (LAN play with no internet type games, resale purchases, etc).
If this is so, then the only thing DRM has been successful at so far is creating an environment that encourages more non-customers.
My connection is fine, about every fourth challenger I match with in Super Street Fighter IV appears to be connecting to XBL via tin can and string.
Sure, I can filter connection quality on most XBL titles but will Wireless N create even more high-ping laggers? If so, what's the attraction? One less cable in the jungle behind the TV?
My running theory is that not only did they want to follow Nintendo's input device strategy, they also followed their "cool name to dumb name" strategy.
From my own history I see a direct result of this kind of early brain-building.
My family purchased a computer (Commodore 64) when I was about 7, my mom sat down and showed me how to write basic code just by going through the examples in the book that came with it. At first it was just an endless print loop with my name in it, but soon it became little "20 questions" type games and then more and more.
I have no doubt the reason I am a programmer today is because of the education and support from my family at an early age and also the encouragement to excel and keep exploring.
I also learnt quite a bit about basic electronics from those old Radio Shack kits.
It was entertaining to see the range of reactions during the last 12-14 hours.
The most interesting take was from my dad who called me up and asked me if he had a virus or something, I can only imagine how most "normal" people reacted to this change today.
Pick the one that fits your phone/price/ergonomic requirements.
Yes, you could mod an aviation headset to do the same thing, however they are significantly weighty compared to most headsets (I know this because I have tried this, a guy I know built his own out of surplus aviation headset for LAN gaming). If you want to contact him about it his nick is "Cova" and he can be found on the http://www.fragapalooza.com/ forums.
There are plenty of "teen boot camps" you can send listless kids to in the USA.
Same concept, different culture. The difference might be that after such an event in the US there would be some kind of investigation or public inquiry.
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"Mad Libs", but with data!
1. Create way to link data
2. Link as much data together as possible
3. ???
4. Profit!
All joking aside...
I think this is a [HTTP404] idea, with tons of [HTTP404]! And makes me think of [POETIC IMAGE NUMBER 37 NOT FOUND]...
Bingo.
I couldn't have put it better myself.
Or like, leave your phone at home...
I'm sure this has been articulated better by others but it's on my mind so here goes...
How do you get money from people who wouldn't spend it regardless of DRM. That's the core problem right?
Are these not the people that DRM schemes seek to deter? Are the people who buy things with restrictions feeling pressure to circumvent these countermeasures to fully enjoy the things they buy (LAN play with no internet type games, resale purchases, etc).
If this is so, then the only thing DRM has been successful at so far is creating an environment that encourages more non-customers.
My connection is fine, about every fourth challenger I match with in Super Street Fighter IV appears to be connecting to XBL via tin can and string.
Sure, I can filter connection quality on most XBL titles but will Wireless N create even more high-ping laggers? If so, what's the attraction? One less cable in the jungle behind the TV?
I'm not a big XBL player but one thing I notice is how laggy a lot of gamers already are given a wired connection.
Will Wireless N make this better, worse or the same? Is this a big selling point for people?
My running theory is that not only did they want to follow Nintendo's input device strategy, they also followed their "cool name to dumb name" strategy.
I always wondered what happened to the kids who played with those toy phones...
"Yabba-Dabba Doo! My system won't power on"
I heartily agree.
From my own history I see a direct result of this kind of early brain-building.
My family purchased a computer (Commodore 64) when I was about 7, my mom sat down and showed me how to write basic code just by going through the examples in the book that came with it. At first it was just an endless print loop with my name in it, but soon it became little "20 questions" type games and then more and more.
I have no doubt the reason I am a programmer today is because of the education and support from my family at an early age and also the encouragement to excel and keep exploring.
I also learnt quite a bit about basic electronics from those old Radio Shack kits.
If some guy at Google can figure it out, some guy not at Google can figure it out.
All he did was point a finger at the breach in the fort.
Many, many folks (including myself) got quite vocal about it on the Google Support forums:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/label?lid=54fe34ede196c261&hl=en
It was entertaining to see the range of reactions during the last 12-14 hours.
The most interesting take was from my dad who called me up and asked me if he had a virus or something, I can only imagine how most "normal" people reacted to this change today.
To claim any display has the same resolution as the human eye when what they really mean is that it looks "less pixelly" is misleading at best.
It's pretty simple actually, biological diversity is important.
There are a lot of noise cancelling headset options:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=noise+cancelling+headset+for+phones
Pick the one that fits your phone/price/ergonomic requirements.
Yes, you could mod an aviation headset to do the same thing, however they are significantly weighty compared to most headsets (I know this because I have tried this, a guy I know built his own out of surplus aviation headset for LAN gaming). If you want to contact him about it his nick is "Cova" and he can be found on the http://www.fragapalooza.com/ forums.
*in deep trailer-guy voice*
"In 2010; Chairs WILL be Thrown"
The view changes dramatically when you are "on top". Protecting your IP once it has value becomes important for a lot of people.
Yeah, but after the obscurity, THEN artists get interested in DRM.
There are plenty of "teen boot camps" you can send listless kids to in the USA.
Same concept, different culture. The difference might be that after such an event in the US there would be some kind of investigation or public inquiry.
It's even easier than that.
Kids escape "help centre", dutiful cab driver takes them to authority. Harmony is restored.
The spin is easy on this, it's probably why we're hearing about it.
Observation based on a single eyewitness account who is biased against the accused (as the accuser).
Clearly Ohio doesn't subscribe to the concept of "presumption of innocence" i.e. "proof".
Can it successfully plot the Brownian motion of a single methane molecule? If not, is that only another 30 years away?
I saw that on Wikipedia just now and thought the same thing, it would be like turning the retired Space Shuttles into a restaurant.
Very undignified end for a brilliant piece of engineering.
I was about to say, all this computing power finally in the hands of the ordinary person and what's the most popular application? Fart Button...
I think they should put a tax on "editorials". It seems to me that 99% of news media is analyst blathering and 1% actual, factual, reporting.
Each more delicious than the last!
Hmm... maybe I should have had breakfast this morning...