First, the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) created the legal framework that punished people who bypassed copy protection -- and now, the SSSCA would compel Americans to buy only systems with copy protection on by default. Davis says: "I think the DMCA was a first step."
Corrections, and the really big difference
on
No X Box for Xmas?
·
· Score: 1
The Ethernet card and the hard drive are both massive boons for the Xbox. Consoles lack virtual memory, and reading (as well as seeking) from the DVD drive is very expensive. You'll see the hard drive used more as a massive L3 cache than a place to store save game files. More cache means all the "mores": more variety in the models, more animations, more sound effects.
The PS2 actually only has 4 megs of texture memory, and lacks texture compression. Decent texture compression algorithms can easily get you 3.5 to 6:1 compression on your textures. The Dreamcast is the one that has 8 megs of texture RAM. Don't forget that the GeForce also has a very nice hardware T&L engine...
It might be worth mentioning that the PS2 has a mere 2 megs of sound memory, while the XBox's unified memory space lets us as developers decide how much space to use for everything. 256 hardware-accelerated 3D sound effects won't hurt either (Whereas the PS2 has 48 voices and if you want 3D you do the math yourself...)
Cheers,
A Playstation2, XBox and Gamecube programmer
The argument that because the trial did not demonstrate harm to the consumers and therefore the conclusion must somehow be wrong is in error.
The trial did not show harm to the consumers because the trial was never about the harm to the consumers. Antitrust trials are instead about harm to competitors - in this case, pretty much the entire software industry. Re-read IBM's testimony in their dispute with Microsoft over OS/2 shipping on their own systems, or Microsoft's defense that they did not interfere with Netscape's deployment channels because they did not crash Netscape.com.
The consumer's harm is more indirect. We are denied the use of the great software that might have existed.
The fact is, Microsoft's defense at the trial was laughably inadequate on almost every single point of the trial. They were caugh doctoring evidence on a number of occasions (the faked videos, the "look, you can't install IE on this laptop with that guys program" Samsung affair, and the Emails about them repeating studies until they got the numbers they wanted because "this is for the trial").
I fear this recent "Oh, poor Microsoft" sediment stems from lack of memory instead of any real injustice. The recent uprising of the competition (Real and Linux for instance) happened only/after/ the trial was underway; I assert Microsoft could not misbehave against them only because fear kept them in line.
I love AudioGalaxy. It's a lot easier to use (in terms of searching), downloads auto-resume, and downloads automatically come from the fastest available connection nearby. You also tend to get far fewer truncated files because it will, by default, download the most popular version of the MP3 (in terms of size and bitrate), but you can also custom-select which version to download yourself.
It's definitely worth a try (and blocked by far fewer firewalls and ISPs than Napster!).
You may want to try austinatwork.com and austinjobs.com.
I'm not sure what you mean by Austin-specific things. I personally have lived there for five years and I find new things all the time; what are you interested in? Feel free to E-mail.
Heads up! Another eBay user has outbid you on the following item!
SOTHEBY'S AUCTION HOUSE The current bid amount is: $1,600,000,000.25 The auction closes : Mar-21-00 09:21:24 PST
Of course, your existing bid may be reinstated if this competitor's bid falls through. You can keep an eye on things if there's still plenty time before the auction closes. Visit http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte m&item=5789731987123
Otherwise, you can stay in the running and place another bid. Just visit http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& item=5789731987123
Safety tip: now that you're no longer the high bidder, you may be contacted by the seller or another person to sell you a similar item without going through eBay. Because this is against eBay rules and we cannot track such transactions, you would not be eligible for eBay's services that protect buyers, such as insurance or mediation.
If you have any questions, be sure to visit our Help section; it's best to email us from there rather than replying to this message, as replies here can't be processed. Just click http://pages.ebay.com/help/index.html
The planets have aliens on them, and they obviously must have computer systems... And -their- systems don't run Windows! They probably don't even have a 0.2% market share in the universe!
We like to run applications. It's no feat to have a computer sit there and do nothing or run one application constantly (Like a server), as long as that one app is good.
And just how is Microsoft embracing and extending AIM consistent with open protocols? Microsoft is just trying to do 2 things: Steal AOL's user base, channel them into their own, and set up its own proprietary Windows-only message system. It's the lesser of two evils: At least AOL wants everyone to use their software, and not use it to lock people into Windows
AOL's system is proprietary, yes. But so is Microsoft's. Microsoft is essentially hacking into AOL's and letting their users send messages to AIM users-- but guess what, only MS users can use their own IM. This isn't a standard just because Microsoft is doing. Where's the specs on their "standard"? Is there a Linux client?
That's revenues, not profit. Albertsons makes about 3-6 cents per item you buy there, but it's not common for you to spend $100-$200 there every few weeks. They deal with volume not profit.
Compare this to Microsoft. They are their own distributor, so between their material cost and manufacture cost their profit margin is much MUCH higher.
Slashdot Mirror
Oh yes, and Europeans are innocent little lambs that never sue anyone frivolously. After all, Americans are all fat and stupid right?
m en-for-carpooling/2005/07/11/1120934186065.html?on eclick=true/
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bus-line-sues-wo
I live in Seattle you insensitive clod!
Do I really want to dress up like the aveerage RPG, chess and computer book-buying, video game playing customer?
From the article:
First, the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) created the legal framework that punished people who bypassed copy protection -- and now, the SSSCA would compel Americans to buy only systems with copy protection on by default. Davis says: "I think the DMCA was a first step."
The Ethernet card and the hard drive are both massive boons for the Xbox. Consoles lack virtual memory, and reading (as well as seeking) from the DVD drive is very expensive. You'll see the hard drive used more as a massive L3 cache than a place to store save game files. More cache means all the "mores": more variety in the models, more animations, more sound effects.
The PS2 actually only has 4 megs of texture memory, and lacks texture compression. Decent texture compression algorithms can easily get you 3.5 to 6:1 compression on your textures. The Dreamcast is the one that has 8 megs of texture RAM. Don't forget that the GeForce also has a very nice hardware T&L engine...
It might be worth mentioning that the PS2 has a mere 2 megs of sound memory, while the XBox's unified memory space lets us as developers decide how much space to use for everything. 256 hardware-accelerated 3D sound effects won't hurt either (Whereas the PS2 has 48 voices and if you want 3D you do the math yourself...)
Cheers,
A Playstation2, XBox and Gamecube programmer
The argument that because the trial did not demonstrate harm to the consumers and therefore the conclusion must somehow be wrong is in error.
/after/ the trial was underway; I assert Microsoft could not misbehave against them only because fear kept them in line.
The trial did not show harm to the consumers because the trial was never about the harm to the consumers. Antitrust trials are instead about harm to competitors - in this case, pretty much the entire software industry. Re-read IBM's testimony in their dispute with Microsoft over OS/2 shipping on their own systems, or Microsoft's defense that they did not interfere with Netscape's deployment channels because they did not crash Netscape.com.
The consumer's harm is more indirect. We are denied the use of the great software that might have existed.
The fact is, Microsoft's defense at the trial was laughably inadequate on almost every single point of the trial. They were caugh doctoring evidence on a number of occasions (the faked videos, the "look, you can't install IE on this laptop with that guys program" Samsung affair, and the Emails about them repeating studies until they got the numbers they wanted because "this is for the trial").
I fear this recent "Oh, poor Microsoft" sediment stems from lack of memory instead of any real injustice. The recent uprising of the competition (Real and Linux for instance) happened only
I love AudioGalaxy. It's a lot easier to use (in terms of searching), downloads auto-resume, and downloads automatically come from the fastest available connection nearby. You also tend to get far fewer truncated files because it will, by default, download the most popular version of the MP3 (in terms of size and bitrate), but you can also custom-select which version to download yourself.
It's definitely worth a try (and blocked by far fewer firewalls and ISPs than Napster!).
No, there isn't. It was all removed in a law suit with Bell Labs a long time ago. BSD is no more Unix than Linux is.
You may want to try austinatwork.com and austinjobs.com.
I'm not sure what you mean by Austin-specific things. I personally have lived there for five years and I find new things all the time; what are you interested in? Feel free to E-mail.
Dear eBay,
e m&item=5789731987123
& item=5789731987123
Heads up! Another eBay user has outbid you on the following item!
SOTHEBY'S AUCTION HOUSE
The current bid amount is: $1,600,000,000.25
The auction closes : Mar-21-00 09:21:24 PST
Of course, your existing bid may be reinstated if this competitor's bid falls through. You can keep an eye on things if there's still plenty time before the auction closes. Visit
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt
Otherwise, you can stay in the running and place another bid. Just visit http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
Safety tip: now that you're no longer the high bidder, you may be contacted by the seller or another person to sell you a similar item without going through eBay. Because this is against eBay rules and we cannot track such transactions, you would not be eligible for eBay's services that protect buyers, such as insurance or mediation.
If you have any questions, be sure to visit our Help section; it's best to email us from there rather than replying to this message, as replies here can't be processed. Just click http://pages.ebay.com/help/index.html
Good luck with your bidding!
Yes, that's how businesses work. You pay for things.
Yes, that's the entire point of the article. Perhaps you should read it.
The planets have aliens on them, and they obviously must have computer systems... And -their- systems don't run Windows! They probably don't even have a 0.2% market share in the universe!
Name me one product from Microsoft that was delayed for stability reasons that was actually stable when it was released.
We like to run applications. It's no feat to have a computer sit there and do nothing or run one application constantly (Like a server), as long as that one app is good.
www.fud.net
Yep. And MS Instant Messanger
Hmm. Maybe the Harrier guy should sue him
This would imply that all Windows 95/98 programs would run perfectly in Windows NT, which we all know is just a steaming load of dog poopy.
*Some* Windows 9x programs can run under NT without changes, but certainly not all!
Sure, if you just ignore the no-fly zones and daily patrols that we run to protect them.
Maybe GPFs taking down MS's computers? Hmm, I wonder what the cause of that could be...
And just how is Microsoft embracing and extending AIM consistent with open protocols? Microsoft is just trying to do 2 things: Steal AOL's user base, channel them into their own, and set up its own proprietary Windows-only message system. It's the lesser of two evils: At least AOL wants everyone to use their software, and not use it to lock people into Windows
Are you suggesting that there is a difference?
No, *you're* wrong.
AOL's system is proprietary, yes. But so is Microsoft's. Microsoft is essentially hacking into AOL's and letting their users send messages to AIM users-- but guess what, only MS users can use their own IM. This isn't a standard just because Microsoft is doing. Where's the specs on their "standard"? Is there a Linux client?
That's revenues, not profit. Albertsons makes about 3-6 cents per item you buy there, but it's not common for you to spend $100-$200 there every few weeks. They deal with volume not profit.
Compare this to Microsoft. They are their own distributor, so between their material cost and manufacture cost their profit margin is much MUCH higher.