Personally I welcome our new IPv6 overlords, but seriously, I would love to have a static address so I can run my own server and such, and when I'm doing somthing and I want my privacy, I can use a proxy server to obscure my identity.
Your Wrong, some games work better in cedega than windows xp. And it's not magic, it's no secret windows is a huge resource hog. For instance, a fresh copy of windows xp occupies something like 150mb of memory, while a linux kernel + driver modules + a sound mixer + x11 could reasonably be expected to fall far short of 150mb (mine uses some were in the neighborhood of 50mb of ram when no applications a running), Leaving more room for the game. How can you refute the fact that more ram could help increase performance, making a game under some conditions play better in linux than windows. Imagine a system with 160mb of ram, that system running my linux installation would leave about 110mb of ram free for a game, windows on the other hand would only leave about 10 mb of ram free! I would imagine many games would run better under linux with this particular system, wouldn't you.
I'm pretty sleepy right now, but if I understand correctly, the prisoners should disregard the chalice completely, and anwser "yes", becuase obviously they were hauled through the kings center chamber and from there to their cells at some point. Am I correct?
"Here's a sample to consider: You're in a dark room with 50 quarters, 18 of which are heads up. You are allowed to move around the coins or flip some or all of them, if you wish. Problem is, it's too dark to tell what you're moving or flipping (no, you can't figure it out by touch either). Your job is to split the coins into two groups, each of which has the same number of heads up coins. How do you accomplish this?"
>> even though you paid for the graphics chip, the sound chip, the cpu, the vector/simd processors, the storage units; these are all off-limits to you, THE OWNER. how is this any different than lexmark's position? This has nothing to do with anti-trust law.
>> to prevent legal access to your own property under the use of high-grade encryption constitutes a breach of commerce
What exactly is a breach of commerce?
>> and "don't buy from them" is not the answer. because here we have companies that are practicing an unethical business.
Sounds like a pretty good anwser to me, i'll be employing it.
>> you don't see gillette requiring high-grade encryption on the razor blade cartridges preventing customers from using it on any other brand of handle.
Thats theyr'e decision, and a good one, however if ever did decide to implement the aforementioned encryption I would hope they were given the right to do so, but you know what i would do if they did? Buy a different brand of razor.
>> then also to be consistent you'd have to give them that kind of authority over physical items as well.
Were does it say you have to be consistent?
>> but any business model that deprives you of full access to your own property
A buisness model is nothing but a design and can or cannot be implemented, as a consumer you could never own a playstation 3! You can only license one, they can even take it back under certain circumstances! Well you know that playstation 1/2 you have in the tv room, the same rules apply to it!
>> we're not talking about renting here, you have the RIGHT to access those chips.
yes we are and, no we don't (from a legal perspective)
>> if they have to sell consoles more expensively, then do so but any business model that deprives you of full access to your own property, is illegal and should be outlawed
Why should we outlaw something that you tell us is already illegal?
>> this would never hold up under an educated citizenry.
I think an educated citizenry would see the value of freedom, and that they would foresee the dangerous precedent that outlawing this companys buisness practices would set, allowing futher proliferation of the ongoing restriction of our freedoms.
>> you're not renting these devices. you outright buy them. you buy everything, including the right to use the software on the machines. yeah, you purchased a copy of the core system software.
Yes we are, no we are not, thats not true, granted, thats completely false. Since when do you buy a copy of some software and then you own it. Hell even with gpl, you dont own it, it liscenced to you. If you owned it you could do anything you like with it, but you dont.
>> YOUR property and the bastard companies are denying you your right to access it.
Once again this is completely false, with exception of them being basterds of course, thats up to you.
>> for heaven sakes people, fight for basic rights like property rights or you'll truly regret it in the future.
We must first attain ownership of property.
>> you don't need to deny the owner their property rights just to outlaw game copying.
believe it or not this already outlawed.
Jeez who moderated this guy!! if anything this should be off topic, this isnt YRO!!
30% profit margin? I find this highly unlikly. Every game system I know of is actually underpriced! The idea is, that once you have bought the console, you will buy games as well. In other words Sony will loose money saleing Playstation 3 but, will make up their losses later in game sales. The money is in the games not the console it self.
>>will apparently run OpenGL under a Virtual Machine resulting in 50% performance under Vista?
This had me concerned at first too, but fortunatly, this appearently doesnt apply when your running your opengl app in full screen. Too bad for all the windowed opengl apps though.
Actually, now that you mention it, I remember reading about a device that "smells" (the verb, not the adjective:D), i can't remeber what it's called though.
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When I read, "Japanese like robots more than people" I thought they were saying the Japanese arn't people like you and me. lol.
Woah these things have feet!?
Not only is MindGaurd a FOSS compatible with GNU/Linux but its technologically light years ahead of your quaint little tinfoil hats.
Personally I welcome our new IPv6 overlords, but seriously, I would love to have a static address so I can run my own server and such, and when I'm doing somthing and I want my privacy, I can use a proxy server to obscure my identity.
640K ought to be enough for anybody.
Bill Gates, 1981.
Yea, I share the sentiment for your hate of Sony, but that sounds like a pretty bad idea if you like having your girlfriend around.
I vote libertarian you insensitive clod!
Your Wrong, some games work better in cedega than windows xp. And it's not magic, it's no secret windows is a huge resource hog. For instance, a fresh copy of windows xp occupies something like 150mb of memory, while a linux kernel + driver modules + a sound mixer + x11 could reasonably be expected to fall far short of 150mb (mine uses some were in the neighborhood of 50mb of ram when no applications a running), Leaving more room for the game. How can you refute the fact that more ram could help increase performance, making a game under some conditions play better in linux than windows. Imagine a system with 160mb of ram, that system running my linux installation would leave about 110mb of ram free for a game, windows on the other hand would only leave about 10 mb of ram free! I would imagine many games would run better under linux with this particular system, wouldn't you.
Yes
>>And keyboard? And mouse? Monitor? Speakers? If you had rtfa you would know they were intentionally excluded.
Don't forget microwave ovens, doesn't a magnetron contain a vacuum tube?
I'm pretty sleepy right now, but if I understand correctly, the prisoners should disregard the chalice completely, and anwser "yes", becuase obviously they were hauled through the kings center chamber and from there to their cells at some point. Am I correct?
this is supposed to read "FCC May Push Bills to Unbundle DSL"
>>Just like Linux it faces the same problems, plus some. No Games, migration factors, software software software??
All we need is developers, developers, developers, developers.
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I heard about that, I think this is the model they eventually decided on.
haha thats great
In the year 2036 lucht-net goes sentient.
hehe yea or a way not to do it.
In Soviet Russia search engine finds you!
>> even though you paid for the graphics chip, the sound chip, the cpu, the vector/simd processors, the storage units; these are all off-limits to you, THE OWNER. how is this any different than lexmark's position?
This has nothing to do with anti-trust law.
>> to prevent legal access to your own property under the use of high-grade encryption constitutes a breach of commerce
What exactly is a breach of commerce?
>> and "don't buy from them" is not the answer. because here we have companies that are practicing an unethical business.
Sounds like a pretty good anwser to me, i'll be employing it.
>> you don't see gillette requiring high-grade encryption on the razor blade cartridges preventing customers from using it on any other brand of handle.
Thats theyr'e decision, and a good one, however if ever did decide to implement the aforementioned encryption I would hope they were given the right to do so, but you know what i would do if they did? Buy a different brand of razor.
>> then also to be consistent you'd have to give them that kind of authority over physical items as well.
Were does it say you have to be consistent?
>> but any business model that deprives you of full access to your own property
A buisness model is nothing but a design and can or cannot be implemented, as a consumer you could never own a playstation 3! You can only license one, they can even take it back under certain circumstances! Well you know that playstation 1/2 you have in the tv room, the same rules apply to it!
>> we're not talking about renting here, you have the RIGHT to access those chips.
yes we are and, no we don't (from a legal perspective)
>> if they have to sell consoles more expensively, then do so but any business model that deprives you of full access to your own property, is illegal and should be outlawed
Why should we outlaw something that you tell us is already illegal?
>> this would never hold up under an educated citizenry.
I think an educated citizenry would see the value of freedom, and that they would foresee the dangerous precedent that outlawing this companys buisness practices would set, allowing futher proliferation of the ongoing restriction of our freedoms.
>> you're not renting these devices. you outright buy them. you buy everything, including the right to use the software on the machines. yeah, you purchased a copy of the core system software.
Yes we are, no we are not, thats not true, granted, thats completely false. Since when do you buy a copy of some software and then you own it. Hell even with gpl, you dont own it, it liscenced to you. If you owned it you could do anything you like with it, but you dont.
>> YOUR property and the bastard companies are denying you your right to access it.
Once again this is completely false, with exception of them being basterds of course, thats up to you.
>> for heaven sakes people, fight for basic rights like property rights or you'll truly regret it in the future.
We must first attain ownership of property.
>> you don't need to deny the owner their property rights just to outlaw game copying.
believe it or not this already outlawed.
Jeez who moderated this guy!! if anything this should be off topic, this isnt YRO!!
30% profit margin? I find this highly unlikly. Every game system I know of is actually underpriced! The idea is, that once you have bought the console, you will buy games as well. In other words Sony will loose money saleing Playstation 3 but, will make up their losses later in game sales. The money is in the games not the console it self.
>>will apparently run OpenGL under a Virtual Machine resulting in 50% performance under Vista?
This had me concerned at first too, but fortunatly, this appearently doesnt apply when your running your opengl app in full screen. Too bad for all the windowed opengl apps though.
Actually, now that you mention it, I remember reading about a device that "smells" (the verb, not the adjective :D), i can't remeber what it's called though.