Um... A few whiners on the steam forums do not a problem make. I have the exact rig you mention GF6800U/AMD64 and I have no problems at all. I also have 3 close friends that bought the game and are having no trouble at all (their respective PC's GF5200/Athlon XP 2400+, GFTi4600/Athlon 1800+ and just upgraded to AMD64 3200+ and even a buddy using onboard video on his laptop some Geforce GO card) the problems are a result of people thinking they can run old video/audio drivers or overestimating the power of thier rig and running at 1600x1200 with everything maxed on a low end vid card.
I apologise for my wording. My analogy remains the same though Humming a tune is breaking the same laws that copying commercial software for personal use is. Due to the fact of the part that you are copying is the intangable Inilectual property IE the Data of the Song or Software (as long as you hum in tune and on note)
You bash the forum without understanding it "The coast 2 Coast AM" Radio Show is an open forum that has guests ranging from the abnormal to the Technical It also has one of the largest radio audiences on the world. And has had many respected "experts" as guests.
Kevin Mitnick
Leonard Cole
Col. John Alexander
Dr.Michio Kaku
Jim Haynie
All of whom have been on the show in the past couple months and also been on (what you would most likely consider) main stream Valid news networks (CNN, ABC, etc) Howard Stern was a joke show Coast 2 Coast is an open forum
1. I'm not whining 2. How much does a Geforce FX5900 or ATI 9800 XT cost? What will Doom 3 Require or Half-Life 2? 3. As I stated before I can say this with 100% confidence/accuracy Every game I've played for more than 1 day I've paid for (ie: Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003, Hitman 1 & 2, Battlefield 1942 & Vietnam, Morrowind, Diablo 1&2 etc) All of which I pirated and liked thus decided thay were worth buying! If I had wasted my hard earned money on any of the games I've Pirated and not purchased then I would have felt ripped off and those developers would not get a second chance at my wallet. What ends up happening is that pirates download games and if they suck the developer gets no revenue (why should you make money of marketing when your product sucks ass) and if the game is good all the good pirates buy it to support the developer and get more high quality games, and the bad pirates go and buy it to get the features that you just can't crack like online play added content etc. Get your head out of your ass and stop defending those who push shoddy products.
I feel that this is true for most people. If I had the money to purchase a game I would and have done on many occasions (BF Vietnam being the most recent) but for a growing segment of the population it's not viable to spen $50-60 on a piece of software that may be total crap. By my logic I would never have played the games I've pirated anyways thus the developer is losing NO money by me pirating because I still make an effort to buy anything that I actually enjoy and don't discard by the wayside. I am 99.9% positive that if people could afford games they would buy them, I know I would. But the cost is unreasonable don't forget add the cost of hardware to play the new games onto the cost of the software (games are requiring hardware farther and further towards the bleeding edge of technology $500-$600 Video cards, etc. and it puts buying the hardware and games out of the reach of most of thier audience. As I stated before if someone who would never have bought the game to begin with pirates it how is the developer "LOSING" money as opposed to the person never buying or pirating it.
One of the reasons I think they chose richmond is due to the airport and the large density of commercial buildings. As it is there is a VERY high density of commercial radio traffic hovering over Richmond and if they can make it work well in Richmond presumably it will work as well if not better in areas with less saturated airwaves
Read a book bud. Any IT person will tell you a RISC (Apple) processor is better and not comparable in speed to a CISC (wintel) processor My 500Mhz G3 Ibook runns as well if not faster than my 1.5Ghz P4 Box...... just like AMD now you gonna knock AMD? 2500+ is not 2500MHz read it's good for ya.
so there are examples both ways. BUT! if ease of use was not a factor then why did it take so long to export all those jobs to India..... ANSWER! because it's EASY to do it now it's EASY to make people think they're talking to someone local and route the call to India it's the ease of use that sells. Ease of use usually means $$$ in the long run anyways so Easier is cheaper as well
hmmm... I'm guessing the effects of low gravity will be somewhere between no gravity (mir, skylab, etc) and earth gravity. I dunno it's just my theory:P
This in particular is what irks ma about the job market, People who know someone and thats how they get the job. I've graduated a 2 year IT Diploma program from the local college. Have my MCP A+ Linux+ and studying for my CNA. And the only 2 tech jobs I've ever been able to get in my 2 years since graduation have been in Internet Tech support. How do I get practical experience when even the entry level tech jobs (excluding ISP support) require 3+ years of RELATED experience. My IT knowledge is not confined to my education either I've been working with computers since I was 8 years old and most would consider me quite an expert in a general sense. Unfortunately from what I'm hearing most of my friends places of employment outsource their IT work to larger Firms accross the country. What am I supposed to do?
Apple makes good products. Apple DOES NOT make good products ALL the time. They had a buring laptop problem a few years ago, if memory serves me.
Noone makes good products all the time.
I'm not sure I understand this. Are you saying that since the extra features exist in the Karma, and Apple does not metion the lack of those features other people who are choosing an audio device like an ipod can't consider the extra features if they compare the ipod to the karma?
I'm just saying Apple makes no claims of these features. You don't compare a Hatchback to an SUV and say the SUV is better because it has more features. You compare within your class. The IPOD is an MP3 player the Karma is a full fledged Digital Audio Player (Slight distinction to most people but distinction none the less).
And just as an aside as I'm on the Car analogy I agree the IPOD is overpriced but it's overpriced because of design as a Mercedes is overpriced compared to a Chrysler (made by the same company but priced drastically differently)
..... You don't reasearch very well Point 4 is COMPLETLEY false IPOD will work On windows and MAC and I'm pretty sure I saw a linux sync utility too. as for #3 It's marketed as an MP3 player not an OGG or FLAC player so STFU As for 1 and 2 That's BS Failures are in the minority I've owned my share of Apple products and never had a hardware failure and neither have any of the people I know who use Apple products. And I'm not some mac junkie either I Have 1XP Desktop 1Windows 2000 pro desktop, a SPARC Workstation running Solaris 9, A Gentoo Linux Server and an Ibook Running OS 10.3 . So don't claim I'm biased
The problem here is with the specifics of the statement. Most ISP's Say "Unlimited Access" not "Unlimited Bandwidth" which are 2 completely different things if you can get on to the internet 24/7 that's unlimited access and that's what most ISP's provide if you use the net 20 days a month instead of 5 they don't charge you any different. Now what they do have are "USAGE LIMITS" limiting the ammount of traffic you can do 10Gb down 3Gb up per month which does not limit access because you can still access the internet 24/7 but you can't go on a downloading spree or run multiple servers off your connection.
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Um... A few whiners on the steam forums do not a problem make. I have the exact rig you mention GF6800U/AMD64 and I have no problems at all. I also have 3 close friends that bought the game and are having no trouble at all (their respective PC's GF5200/Athlon XP 2400+, GFTi4600/Athlon 1800+ and just upgraded to AMD64 3200+ and even a buddy using onboard video on his laptop some Geforce GO card) the problems are a result of people thinking they can run old video/audio drivers or overestimating the power of thier rig and running at 1600x1200 with everything maxed on a low end vid card.
I apologise for my wording. My analogy remains the same though Humming a tune is breaking the same laws that copying commercial software for personal use is. Due to the fact of the part that you are copying is the intangable Inilectual property IE the Data of the Song or Software (as long as you hum in tune and on note)
You are commiting Copywrite infringment everytime you hum a pop/rock song you like as well but everyone does it.
You bash the forum without understanding it "The coast 2 Coast AM" Radio Show is an open forum that has guests ranging from the abnormal to the Technical It also has one of the largest radio audiences on the world. And has had many respected "experts" as guests. Kevin Mitnick Leonard Cole Col. John Alexander Dr.Michio Kaku Jim Haynie All of whom have been on the show in the past couple months and also been on (what you would most likely consider) main stream Valid news networks (CNN, ABC, etc) Howard Stern was a joke show Coast 2 Coast is an open forum
So? Kevin Mitnick was on last week too does that mean he's not an expert in his field?
1. I'm not whining
2. How much does a Geforce FX5900 or ATI 9800 XT cost? What will Doom 3 Require or Half-Life 2?
3. As I stated before I can say this with 100% confidence/accuracy Every game I've played for more than 1 day I've paid for (ie: Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003, Hitman 1 & 2, Battlefield 1942 & Vietnam, Morrowind, Diablo 1&2 etc) All of which I pirated and liked thus decided thay were worth buying! If I had wasted my hard earned money on any of the games I've Pirated and not purchased then I would have felt ripped off and those developers would not get a second chance at my wallet. What ends up happening is that pirates download games and if they suck the developer gets no revenue (why should you make money of marketing when your product sucks ass) and if the game is good all the good pirates buy it to support the developer and get more high quality games, and the bad pirates go and buy it to get the features that you just can't crack like online play added content etc. Get your head out of your ass and stop defending those who push shoddy products.
BTW the subject should be DUE not DUTE. Typing too fast :P
I feel that this is true for most people. If I had the money to purchase a game I would and have done on many occasions (BF Vietnam being the most recent) but for a growing segment of the population it's not viable to spen $50-60 on a piece of software that may be total crap. By my logic I would never have played the games I've pirated anyways thus the developer is losing NO money by me pirating because I still make an effort to buy anything that I actually enjoy and don't discard by the wayside. I am 99.9% positive that if people could afford games they would buy them, I know I would. But the cost is unreasonable don't forget add the cost of hardware to play the new games onto the cost of the software (games are requiring hardware farther and further towards the bleeding edge of technology $500-$600 Video cards, etc. and it puts buying the hardware and games out of the reach of most of thier audience. As I stated before if someone who would never have bought the game to begin with pirates it how is the developer "LOSING" money as opposed to the person never buying or pirating it.
In other news scientists made the shocking discovery that the sky is blue :P
One of the reasons I think they chose richmond is due to the airport and the large density of commercial buildings. As it is there is a VERY high density of commercial radio traffic hovering over Richmond and if they can make it work well in Richmond presumably it will work as well if not better in areas with less saturated airwaves
Read a book bud. Any IT person will tell you a RISC (Apple) processor is better and not comparable in speed to a CISC (wintel) processor My 500Mhz G3 Ibook runns as well if not faster than my 1.5Ghz P4 Box ...... just like AMD now you gonna knock AMD? 2500+ is not 2500MHz read it's good for ya.
so there are examples both ways. BUT! if ease of use was not a factor then why did it take so long to export all those jobs to India ..... ANSWER! because it's EASY to do it now it's EASY to make people think they're talking to someone local and route the call to India it's the ease of use that sells. Ease of use usually means $$$ in the long run anyways so Easier is cheaper as well
hmmm... I'm guessing the effects of low gravity will be somewhere between no gravity (mir, skylab, etc) and earth gravity. I dunno it's just my theory :P
This in particular is what irks ma about the job market, People who know someone and thats how they get the job. I've graduated a 2 year IT Diploma program from the local college. Have my MCP A+ Linux+ and studying for my CNA. And the only 2 tech jobs I've ever been able to get in my 2 years since graduation have been in Internet Tech support. How do I get practical experience when even the entry level tech jobs (excluding ISP support) require 3+ years of RELATED experience. My IT knowledge is not confined to my education either I've been working with computers since I was 8 years old and most would consider me quite an expert in a general sense. Unfortunately from what I'm hearing most of my friends places of employment outsource their IT work to larger Firms accross the country. What am I supposed to do?
What do you guys want to see in a new GTA game? They need something big cut of all the imitators out there now.
Apple makes good products. Apple DOES NOT make good products ALL the time. They had a buring laptop problem a few years ago, if memory serves me.
Noone makes good products all the time.
I'm not sure I understand this. Are you saying that since the extra features exist in the Karma, and Apple does not metion the lack of those features other people who are choosing an audio device like an ipod can't consider the extra features if they compare the ipod to the karma?
I'm just saying Apple makes no claims of these features. You don't compare a Hatchback to an SUV and say the SUV is better because it has more features. You compare within your class. The IPOD is an MP3 player the Karma is a full fledged Digital Audio Player (Slight distinction to most people but distinction none the less).
And just as an aside as I'm on the Car analogy I agree the IPOD is overpriced but it's overpriced because of design as a Mercedes is overpriced compared to a Chrysler (made by the same company but priced drastically differently)
..... You don't reasearch very well Point 4 is COMPLETLEY false IPOD will work On windows and MAC and I'm pretty sure I saw a linux sync utility too. as for #3 It's marketed as an MP3 player not an OGG or FLAC player so STFU As for 1 and 2 That's BS Failures are in the minority I've owned my share of Apple products and never had a hardware failure and neither have any of the people I know who use Apple products. And I'm not some mac junkie either I Have 1XP Desktop 1Windows 2000 pro desktop, a SPARC Workstation running Solaris 9, A Gentoo Linux Server and an Ibook Running OS 10.3 . So don't claim I'm biased
The problem here is with the specifics of the statement. Most ISP's Say "Unlimited Access" not "Unlimited Bandwidth" which are 2 completely different things if you can get on to the internet 24/7 that's unlimited access and that's what most ISP's provide if you use the net 20 days a month instead of 5 they don't charge you any different. Now what they do have are "USAGE LIMITS" limiting the ammount of traffic you can do 10Gb down 3Gb up per month which does not limit access because you can still access the internet 24/7 but you can't go on a downloading spree or run multiple servers off your connection.