game review sites are in bed with the developers/producers.
they trade hype for access... and hold back bad reviews just enough not to hurt a game. At the same time, they will release a great review right away for a game even days before launch.
True, but Ubisoft probably will probably only have 1 scheme thats used for all its games. A cracker would have to code a server yes, but that server could theoretically be used to crack all of Ubisoft's games. The trick would be figuring out each products unique key...
So writing the server, while may be a lot of extra work, it would probably be worth it as it would probably work on all ubisoft games... the cracker would just have to figure out which product ID to send to his/her own "cracked" server.
I think Ubisoft is being ridiculous anyways. Steam has the best balance of DRM out of them all.
What happens if a packet times out while playing a ubisoft game with such protection? You just exit? Thats not going to go over well when people's routers reset, or their connection drops... or lags out.. etc.
Its just a bad idea being implemented by a desperate game company that really does not put out many good games at all. Perhaps the problem isnt Piracy, but that Ubisoft needs to make better games.
I used to work with Sam Mcgrath and I consider him an old friend. I was fortunate enough to be there from the very start of his new engine and see it develop back when there was no company or anything...
He blew me away years ago with the very basics of its shader editing and render quality. I havent seen newer versions of it in years but... Sam was kicking ass from the start of it.. trust me.
Sam is an incredibly talented coder, perhaps one of the best and most hard working out there. Sammy, best of luck to you if you see this. And Jon, if you're reading.. and I know you are... Modern Warfare 2 rocked;P Great job. I'm fucking hooked.
hehe I have paid attention. I HOPE for single payer universal health care.
But the option isnt really a way to single payer. It COULD BE, but that would require legislation. It wouldnt happen automatically.
Besides if the option is so horrible as you say, why would anyone chose it over private insurance?
What are you afraid of? If private insurance is better... The Option wont matter, and the option wont ever lead to Single Payer universal health care.
So what are you afraid of?
Competition? Lower costs?
The Option plan is perfectly sound.. and only republicans like to link it with the downfall of private insurance.
AGAIN.. if private insurance is so great... Why would anyone want to chose the option? You cant answer that because it would negate your entire argument against the option.
And you dont think we wait in the ER here in America?
I've waited 3 hours in the waiting room, then 6 more sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway... for a BROKEN WRIST.
It happens.
Once I had an asthma attack and waited in a private doctors waiting room, about to die because i couldnt breathe and no one else was in there... but they didnt want to help me at all until i filled out all of the paper work which I could barely do because my asthma was so bad. After i filled out the paper work, I still had to wait.. wondering what the fuck is going on... cause i was really bad I couldnt breathe at all...
Eventually I got in and I left feeling SLIGHTLY better.... the guy didnt even use the steroid mist inhalator machine.. instead he had nurses put me through basic breathing tests... BUT I COULDNT BREATHE!.
You think doctors are brilliant everywhere?
A lot of them are pathetic and dont care... Finding a good doctor that cares is key. I have one doctor who i've been seeing since I was a child and he and his wife, and his brother who all work together are like family to me. I can call them anytime I want, they will always get back to me and fit me in. They go out of there way for me so much and I love them for it. They are great doctors. They're out there trust me but I've run into terrible ones. There is still one secretary there that still remembers me from when I was 9. She treats me like king, and the others who are all new, have no idea who I am or the relationship I have with my doctors.... and they treat me like cattle... that is until the doctor or the one secretary who knows me goes out of there way to make sure i'm taken care of.
Actually if you paid attention rather than just hate democrats... you would know that the Democrats want what is refered to as an "OPTION". It is an OPTION... and alternative choice to private insurance for those who cant afford private insurance rates.
If you do not like the OPTIONAL government universal plan, you are free to purchase private insurance.
So who is taking away your choice? It seems like the democrats have an answer for both health care reform, and YOUR concerns...
and yet you still hate them and speak about them as if you have no clue as to what they're trying to do for you.
The same thing happens in the US. It will always be about finding good doctors that care. There are plenty who really dont and some are just off their game that day.
But also with a difficult to diagnose problem, it can seem like doctors arent doing enough, because you want an answer immediately but there may not be an answer immediately... It is difficult to diagnose after all right?
We need to do something about our health care here in the US. I've paid for my own private insurance since i was 20. To give you an idea... in 2000, Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance cost $250 a month. In 2010, it now costs $1,150 a month.
The cost is too much for me but I do depend on it thanks to an immune system problem i've been born with.
We do need to lower the cost of health care, and make sure that every cent is going into health care coverage rather than for profit for giant corporations.
Support Universal Health Care... Single Payer if possible... or an alternative. We really need reform. You never want to pay the insane bill I pay every month with fear of losing it and your life. Trust me
It depends on whether or not John Kerry is or inst just another corporatist...
I agree there are differences between him and bush but none of that equates with a different outcome. Kerry is just as super elite as Bush. He voted for the War in Iraq along with the majority of the Democrats.
I'm not one to beleive we have to justify our votes based on some kind of political game. I think voting is our ONLY course of action and it must be done on principal not on gamble.
Ralph was right on all of the issues... Thats a fact. You can go back to his 2000 campaign and look at his platform and speeches... the details of exactly what is happening in health care, labor, economy, etc. It has all come to a head as he predicted. The difference between Kerry and Ralph is that Nader had solutions for these issues in 2000. He was more credible as an outsider with a very detailed platform than what Kerry, or Al Gore had offered up. I mean these are the same democrats who have been in power for EVER. Hell Gore even ran with Leiberman... I mean thats insane.. he IS A REPUBLICAN and a puppet for AIPAC and the corporations.
Again I dont like to play the "well we would have won if you hadnt voted for the other guy" thing... because thats the whole point isnt it? I mean I didnt want Kerry to win because I dont beleive him. I dont beleive that either party is different in significant ways. Yes one party may be slightly better but they both at the end of the day represent the same corporations. Now I also didnt want Bush to win, but I would rather vote for who i beleive in, than play some strategic gamble with my one chance to voice my opinion.
He was clearly off his rocker but only because the system we have evolved into had pushed him to such limits.
People do not just fly planes willingly into buildings and burn their houses down without having been driven there by some kind of reason.
You can be pushed to the limit of insanity. ANY of us can... given we let it. I think most parents of children who have been abused and murdered would be pushed to insanity... I mean who wouldnt want to kill someone that killed your child.... and yet most people dont take it into their own hands...
The guy may have done something radical... but there was some merit to his exhaustion with our system of government and law.
I think many people are feeling it...
The government can only do nothing for so long... and we may see more of these kind of events, or just more poverty and depression... but our system is certainly going to have a negative effect on us one way or the other and there just doesnt seem to be anyone in power that cares enough to change things.
It still appears to be the same game as usual and that is.. "how can we make this sound good to the public while making us (the rich) richer"
Well look at that... I voted for Nader in 2000 and 2004..
He was right back then... and no one believed him and now look at us dick deep in the shit he predicted and NO ONE STILL GIVES A DAMN TO VOTE for a 3rd party. The dems have adopted his issues yet do nothing about them.
Ralph was right... and Everyone of you should look into him seriously if he runs again.
An employrer cant also hire whites only. Why? Because its wrong.
There are things employeres are NOT allowed to do.... Letting them in your building is an obvious job requirement. I'm not sure giving blood, penis size, and cum loads per week are required by employers if they ask. Would you take a job if your boss insisted you log your ejactulations weekly?
I mean what are you hired to do???? IF you DO IT.. thats all that matters. Pay me for the job done, not pay me for whatever privacy invasion you want.
Slavery was abolished for these reasons. Its wrong to have complete control over your workforce. Labor Unions were formed because of this....
And you want to just hand over power. Spoken like a true employer.
It's in your interest that the rich become richer. After all, doesnt it trickle down?
I'm still waiting for that top 1% to release the cash on us poor 99%ers
Oh wait, they're just going to lock us up for pirating things they sell that we cant afford, because they refuse to pay us a humane living wage and provide us a country of fair laws that represents the interest of its people....
we are so fucked.
Its the kind of shit that makes you want to fly planes into buildings... but then they label you as "crazy" rather than try to understand why you were crazy... even when you write a perfectly sound explanation as to why.
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Fact.
There are two Americas.
game review sites are in bed with the developers/producers.
they trade hype for access... and hold back bad reviews just enough not to hurt a game. At the same time, they will release a great review right away for a game even days before launch.
So...
I rarely trust gaming review sites.
True, but Ubisoft probably will probably only have 1 scheme thats used for all its games. A cracker would have to code a server yes, but that server could theoretically be used to crack all of Ubisoft's games. The trick would be figuring out each products unique key...
So writing the server, while may be a lot of extra work, it would probably be worth it as it would probably work on all ubisoft games... the cracker would just have to figure out which product ID to send to his/her own "cracked" server.
I think Ubisoft is being ridiculous anyways. Steam has the best balance of DRM out of them all.
What happens if a packet times out while playing a ubisoft game with such protection? You just exit? Thats not going to go over well when people's routers reset, or their connection drops... or lags out.. etc.
Its just a bad idea being implemented by a desperate game company that really does not put out many good games at all. Perhaps the problem isnt Piracy, but that Ubisoft needs to make better games.
Fuck week sounds a hell of a lot better...
Lets get our dicks out and vote with boners. R.I.P. Andrew Koenig.
I wish i could open source some of these people's skulls with an axe.
I hope the next version of OSX prevents everyone from typing offensive words and creating offensive Material.
There should be no way to turn off those censorship features. America must be censored!
Apple... the trendy artist friendly giant corporation... hates freedom and expression.
Case closed. Apple's run by pussified Hypocritical Anti American Faggots who will sell under age female singers basically singing "fuck me daddy"....
but sex in the app store is a no no.
Please America... especially Apple... Look between your legs, there is either a dick or a pussy.... and a shit hole in back.
Censor everything! Censor it all... burn the country down and give the planet back to the universe.
The problem comes down to dynamic lighting and shading, animation and interaction.
You cant fake lighting, shadows, and objects dynamically interacting with each other with image sequences. Its just impossible.
I'm not sure you have thought this thought out fully.
I used to work with Sam Mcgrath and I consider him an old friend. I was fortunate enough to be there from the very start of his new engine and see it develop back when there was no company or anything...
He blew me away years ago with the very basics of its shader editing and render quality. I havent seen newer versions of it in years but... Sam was kicking ass from the start of it.. trust me.
Sam is an incredibly talented coder, perhaps one of the best and most hard working out there. Sammy, best of luck to you if you see this. And Jon, if you're reading.. and I know you are... Modern Warfare 2 rocked ;P Great job. I'm fucking hooked.
hehe I have paid attention. I HOPE for single payer universal health care.
But the option isnt really a way to single payer. It COULD BE, but that would require legislation. It wouldnt happen automatically.
Besides if the option is so horrible as you say, why would anyone chose it over private insurance?
What are you afraid of? If private insurance is better... The Option wont matter, and the option wont ever lead to Single Payer universal health care.
So what are you afraid of?
Competition? Lower costs?
The Option plan is perfectly sound.. and only republicans like to link it with the downfall of private insurance.
AGAIN.. if private insurance is so great... Why would anyone want to chose the option? You cant answer that because it would negate your entire argument against the option.
And you dont think we wait in the ER here in America?
I've waited 3 hours in the waiting room, then 6 more sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway... for a BROKEN WRIST.
It happens.
Once I had an asthma attack and waited in a private doctors waiting room, about to die because i couldnt breathe and no one else was in there... but they didnt want to help me at all until i filled out all of the paper work which I could barely do because my asthma was so bad. After i filled out the paper work, I still had to wait.. wondering what the fuck is going on... cause i was really bad I couldnt breathe at all...
Eventually I got in and I left feeling SLIGHTLY better.... the guy didnt even use the steroid mist inhalator machine.. instead he had nurses put me through basic breathing tests... BUT I COULDNT BREATHE!.
You think doctors are brilliant everywhere?
A lot of them are pathetic and dont care... Finding a good doctor that cares is key. I have one doctor who i've been seeing since I was a child and he and his wife, and his brother who all work together are like family to me. I can call them anytime I want, they will always get back to me and fit me in. They go out of there way for me so much and I love them for it. They are great doctors. They're out there trust me but I've run into terrible ones. There is still one secretary there that still remembers me from when I was 9. She treats me like king, and the others who are all new, have no idea who I am or the relationship I have with my doctors.... and they treat me like cattle... that is until the doctor or the one secretary who knows me goes out of there way to make sure i'm taken care of.
and the sad thing is... the average American can no longer afford to PAY the extremely high rates for their insurance plans.
So by this anonymous republican posters standards.... Only the richest of people should have health care.
Actually if you paid attention rather than just hate democrats... you would know that the Democrats want what is refered to as an "OPTION". It is an OPTION... and alternative choice to private insurance for those who cant afford private insurance rates.
If you do not like the OPTIONAL government universal plan, you are free to purchase private insurance.
So who is taking away your choice? It seems like the democrats have an answer for both health care reform, and YOUR concerns...
and yet you still hate them and speak about them as if you have no clue as to what they're trying to do for you.
The same thing happens in the US. It will always be about finding good doctors that care. There are plenty who really dont and some are just off their game that day.
But also with a difficult to diagnose problem, it can seem like doctors arent doing enough, because you want an answer immediately but there may not be an answer immediately... It is difficult to diagnose after all right?
We need to do something about our health care here in the US. I've paid for my own private insurance since i was 20. To give you an idea... in 2000, Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance cost $250 a month. In 2010, it now costs $1,150 a month.
The cost is too much for me but I do depend on it thanks to an immune system problem i've been born with.
We do need to lower the cost of health care, and make sure that every cent is going into health care coverage rather than for profit for giant corporations.
Support Universal Health Care... Single Payer if possible... or an alternative. We really need reform. You never want to pay the insane bill I pay every month with fear of losing it and your life. Trust me
Hope microsoft sues him.
hehehe... just because he had a plane doesnt make him problemless ;P
Its funny what you said but... its probably too simple and unfair... but also partially true i'm sure in some way. All humor is.
There is a problem with your prediction.
It depends on whether or not John Kerry is or inst just another corporatist...
I agree there are differences between him and bush but none of that equates with a different outcome. Kerry is just as super elite as Bush. He voted for the War in Iraq along with the majority of the Democrats.
I'm not one to beleive we have to justify our votes based on some kind of political game. I think voting is our ONLY course of action and it must be done on principal not on gamble.
Ralph was right on all of the issues... Thats a fact. You can go back to his 2000 campaign and look at his platform and speeches... the details of exactly what is happening in health care, labor, economy, etc. It has all come to a head as he predicted. The difference between Kerry and Ralph is that Nader had solutions for these issues in 2000. He was more credible as an outsider with a very detailed platform than what Kerry, or Al Gore had offered up. I mean these are the same democrats who have been in power for EVER. Hell Gore even ran with Leiberman... I mean thats insane.. he IS A REPUBLICAN and a puppet for AIPAC and the corporations.
Again I dont like to play the "well we would have won if you hadnt voted for the other guy" thing... because thats the whole point isnt it? I mean I didnt want Kerry to win because I dont beleive him. I dont beleive that either party is different in significant ways. Yes one party may be slightly better but they both at the end of the day represent the same corporations. Now I also didnt want Bush to win, but I would rather vote for who i beleive in, than play some strategic gamble with my one chance to voice my opinion.
He was clearly off his rocker but only because the system we have evolved into had pushed him to such limits.
People do not just fly planes willingly into buildings and burn their houses down without having been driven there by some kind of reason.
You can be pushed to the limit of insanity. ANY of us can... given we let it. I think most parents of children who have been abused and murdered would be pushed to insanity... I mean who wouldnt want to kill someone that killed your child.... and yet most people dont take it into their own hands...
The guy may have done something radical... but there was some merit to his exhaustion with our system of government and law.
I think many people are feeling it...
The government can only do nothing for so long... and we may see more of these kind of events, or just more poverty and depression... but our system is certainly going to have a negative effect on us one way or the other and there just doesnt seem to be anyone in power that cares enough to change things.
It still appears to be the same game as usual and that is.. "how can we make this sound good to the public while making us (the rich) richer"
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Well look at that... I voted for Nader in 2000 and 2004..
He was right back then... and no one believed him and now look at us dick deep in the shit he predicted and NO ONE STILL GIVES A DAMN TO VOTE for a 3rd party. The dems have adopted his issues yet do nothing about them.
Ralph was right... and Everyone of you should look into him seriously if he runs again.
An employrer cant also hire whites only. Why? Because its wrong.
There are things employeres are NOT allowed to do.... Letting them in your building is an obvious job requirement. I'm not sure giving blood, penis size, and cum loads per week are required by employers if they ask. Would you take a job if your boss insisted you log your ejactulations weekly?
I mean what are you hired to do???? IF you DO IT.. thats all that matters. Pay me for the job done, not pay me for whatever privacy invasion you want.
Slavery was abolished for these reasons. Its wrong to have complete control over your workforce. Labor Unions were formed because of this....
And you want to just hand over power. Spoken like a true employer.
It's in your interest that the rich become richer. After all, doesnt it trickle down?
I'm still waiting for that top 1% to release the cash on us poor 99%ers
Oh wait, they're just going to lock us up for pirating things they sell that we cant afford, because they refuse to pay us a humane living wage and provide us a country of fair laws that represents the interest of its people....
we are so fucked.
Its the kind of shit that makes you want to fly planes into buildings... but then they label you as "crazy" rather than try to understand why you were crazy... even when you write a perfectly sound explanation as to why.
Why dont we really curb piracy and close the internet all together.
If this bullshit becomes a reality, it will destroy our economy and technological progress. Think about it.... think really hard about that.
silly goose... which one is the right party? they're both the same and they are a front for the enemy of the people.
I think we've let enough intrusions in our "precious privacy"
Too much.
yup. Good old smartdrv. It helped a lot.