Where's the ACLU when you need 'em? I would think a case like this would be right up their alley. I know it's not as "hot" as some of the stuff they've been trying to keep to lately, but c'mon.
Because habeas corpus wasn't suspended under Clinton, and there was never a massacre of American citizens in the 90's, and there certainly wasn't a heavily funded war on drugs resulting in questionable actions in South America, no three strikes policies or zero tolerance rules. Right?
Democrats aren't much better in the grand scheme of things. I'm all but convinced we'll get the same end one way or the other, the means will just shift around a bit.
I thought Lieberman was still a Democrat, or at least I took the ID by his name to mean Independent Democrat. And, frankly, I have no problem with non-citizens who are detained by the US being denied the rights of citizens. I don't approve for the US citizens that have had their rights denied, though.
I don't think they'll care. Most Comcast broadband subscribers are also paying for the cable service. This isn't much different than the " on demand" service that some cable providers already offer.
It sounds like there's some speculation that the kid doesn't really have that much to do with the company at all. Except for being an effective way to generate press. Nobody pays much attention if some random guy gets a few million dollars for a gaming idea. But a 12-year old...that's news!
The trouble is that, in panic situations, people can't always be relied on to read (or read correctly) all the knobs and dials that go along with piloting. Muscle memory will help out some, but it might only get you in the general area. Sometimes you need other visual cues to get it right. Sure, fully configurable lights that would let the operator select whichever color scheme is easiest to distinguish would be nice, but a lot of the equipment you'll be dealing with isn't exactly modern. And getting something new to pass mil-spec and get retrofitted is probably enough of a budget and paperwork headache that people avoid it.
I can meet all the other goals outlined, but no way would I be willing to go the distance on the tilt-a-whirl (whirl and hurl?). I prefer my insides stay inside.
In the obvious run up to the war with Iran, it seems like the media is all too happy to paint them with the bigot, sexist, and totalitarian brushes. We are doing this with China. We did this with Iraq. Now, with Iran in our sights, they also get the black tar treatment.
Oddly enough, I find it hard to be sympathetic toward a country that hosts a Holocaust Denial seminar. Maybe I really am part of the problem.
After all, if Microsoft had been able to create a decent search engine for the Internet early on, Google would've never come in to being. Without Microsoft all but ignoring the rise of the Internet in its early stages, Google would never be what it is today. Microsoft's continued dedication to bringing really poor web content to the world allows Google to step up and offer web mail services and tools for the desktop that are useful.
I wouldn't. Unless they could come up with some system to allow me to either choose the games I rate, or be willing to have some "N/R" (not rated designation) designation. I could put a check in the tedious, poorly designed, and too many cut scenes categories and put it out the door.
All I got out of reading the article is a bunch of hyperbole that amounted to "If you're not with us, you're against us." He may or may not have very valid reasons for believing what he says, but he'd do a lot better to actually state them in the confines of the interview, or at least one aspect of them. He may not quite understand that everybody reading might not be intimately familiar with the details of GPLv3 versus GPLv2 (or other licenses), and the nature of the rhetoric isn't exactly inspiring to do more digging.
The downside is that some loggers take screen shots. You can fiddle with cursors all day long, and it won't help. What would be a really good idea is for more credit card companies to issue "single shot" numbers to people that want them. Granted, you can't very well apply for one online at the unsecure box, but it's a start.
Arnold's political stunt? Don't forget the state Senator championing the bill. Everybody has to get held accountable, not just the ones you especially don't like.
Any particular reason for this story other than another kdawsonfud attempt to get a slam in at Bush?
Sure. The technology hooks are self evident. You can, ummm, find clips of the guys on youtube. And, err, well, we're pretty sure one of them had a cell phone. And the cameras, don't get me started about the cameras!
I don't know about a reasonable downside, but I could see people using this judgment as ammunition against people calling for the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Especially if they start talking about the "George Soros funded political machine" or whatever else is hot these days.
I mean, honestly... If someone learned everything they needed to know from Star Trek, it'd stand to reason that someone would be able to release a good game based on Star Trek.
Maybe they should try dealing with the apparent racism and/or social inequality rather than brushing it under the carpet?
But this is the UK. I'm constantly told there is no racial inequality, and there is no gun crime. The only logical solution is to force everyone to give DNA samples!
To be fair, he wasn't sued in court. He was extradited for trial on some drug charges after a little war. A state of war, originally declared by Panama, existed between the countries. I will certainly grant you that the timing was WAY too convenient, but it wasn't a suit brought against a foreign head of state.
They've got a good start though. A special branch that keeps up with people that are likely to defect (err, go away from the church), and at least one death on their record.
Apart from a little snippet about how it's because of the Clean Air Act, why can't auto makers sell those cars outside of special regions? I'm having a rough time coming up with concrete specifics about the assertion.
Steps should be taken to break the monopoly and give customers more choice.
How, exactly, does the government preventing people from using a line of products from a manufacturer give the customers more choice? I'm all for, potentially, forcing Microsoft to pay for some advertising for some other options to their ubiquitous office and media applications, but forcing people to stop using them...
And people wonder why I don't care about cholesterol and things like that. If I'm lucky, a good swift heart attack will save me from years of agonizing cancer that I'm genetically pre-disposed to, and I'll be dead before we get too bad off.
You're between a rock and hard place. If you believe that Firefox usage is up, and that other players have significant say in the media player business, then you're buying that the world is more competitive than it was 8 or 9 years ago. And you agree with the "corporate henchman" at the DoJ.
If you believe market share should be the only indicator of whether injunctions have worked, and you won't be satisfied until Microsoft has some percentage (let's say less than 50%), then it really won't matter what happens until Microsoft is less of a company than they are now.
Personally, I would've thought this kind of slap on the wrist might've been the impetus that gets Microsoft to write better software, but Vista has proven that not to be the case. I firmly believe the only reason that Microsoft still has dominance in the desktop OS market is because people are comfortable with the software that runs on their OS, and they stick with it. Unless you're up for government mandating that all citizens stop using MS Office, or playing games on their computers, I don't see Microsoft's market share changing very rapidly.
Relieved is probably more like it. They had one shot as surging back to prominence, and they nailed it. Now hopefully more and more game developers will realize it's worthwhile to develop on the console, and hopefully they'll develop stuff using the consoles unique control methods effectively.
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Where's the ACLU when you need 'em? I would think a case like this would be right up their alley. I know it's not as "hot" as some of the stuff they've been trying to keep to lately, but c'mon.
Because habeas corpus wasn't suspended under Clinton, and there was never a massacre of American citizens in the 90's, and there certainly wasn't a heavily funded war on drugs resulting in questionable actions in South America, no three strikes policies or zero tolerance rules. Right?
Democrats aren't much better in the grand scheme of things. I'm all but convinced we'll get the same end one way or the other, the means will just shift around a bit.
I thought Lieberman was still a Democrat, or at least I took the ID by his name to mean Independent Democrat. And, frankly, I have no problem with non-citizens who are detained by the US being denied the rights of citizens. I don't approve for the US citizens that have had their rights denied, though.
I don't think they'll care. Most Comcast broadband subscribers are also paying for the cable service. This isn't much different than the " on demand" service that some cable providers already offer.
It sounds like there's some speculation that the kid doesn't really have that much to do with the company at all. Except for being an effective way to generate press. Nobody pays much attention if some random guy gets a few million dollars for a gaming idea. But a 12-year old...that's news!
The trouble is that, in panic situations, people can't always be relied on to read (or read correctly) all the knobs and dials that go along with piloting. Muscle memory will help out some, but it might only get you in the general area. Sometimes you need other visual cues to get it right. Sure, fully configurable lights that would let the operator select whichever color scheme is easiest to distinguish would be nice, but a lot of the equipment you'll be dealing with isn't exactly modern. And getting something new to pass mil-spec and get retrofitted is probably enough of a budget and paperwork headache that people avoid it.
I can meet all the other goals outlined, but no way would I be willing to go the distance on the tilt-a-whirl (whirl and hurl?). I prefer my insides stay inside.
In the obvious run up to the war with Iran, it seems like the media is all too happy to paint them with the bigot, sexist, and totalitarian brushes. We are doing this with China. We did this with Iraq. Now, with Iran in our sights, they also get the black tar treatment.
Oddly enough, I find it hard to be sympathetic toward a country that hosts a Holocaust Denial seminar. Maybe I really am part of the problem.
After all, if Microsoft had been able to create a decent search engine for the Internet early on, Google would've never come in to being. Without Microsoft all but ignoring the rise of the Internet in its early stages, Google would never be what it is today. Microsoft's continued dedication to bringing really poor web content to the world allows Google to step up and offer web mail services and tools for the desktop that are useful.
I wouldn't. Unless they could come up with some system to allow me to either choose the games I rate, or be willing to have some "N/R" (not rated designation) designation. I could put a check in the tedious, poorly designed, and too many cut scenes categories and put it out the door.
All I got out of reading the article is a bunch of hyperbole that amounted to "If you're not with us, you're against us." He may or may not have very valid reasons for believing what he says, but he'd do a lot better to actually state them in the confines of the interview, or at least one aspect of them. He may not quite understand that everybody reading might not be intimately familiar with the details of GPLv3 versus GPLv2 (or other licenses), and the nature of the rhetoric isn't exactly inspiring to do more digging.
The downside is that some loggers take screen shots. You can fiddle with cursors all day long, and it won't help. What would be a really good idea is for more credit card companies to issue "single shot" numbers to people that want them. Granted, you can't very well apply for one online at the unsecure box, but it's a start.
Arnold's political stunt? Don't forget the state Senator championing the bill. Everybody has to get held accountable, not just the ones you especially don't like.
If the members of Congress had any sort of backbone, we wouldn't have needed to bring checks and balances into play.
Any particular reason for this story other than another kdawsonfud attempt to get a slam in at Bush?
Sure. The technology hooks are self evident. You can, ummm, find clips of the guys on youtube. And, err, well, we're pretty sure one of them had a cell phone. And the cameras, don't get me started about the cameras!
I don't know about a reasonable downside, but I could see people using this judgment as ammunition against people calling for the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Especially if they start talking about the "George Soros funded political machine" or whatever else is hot these days.
I mean, honestly... If someone learned everything they needed to know from Star Trek, it'd stand to reason that someone would be able to release a good game based on Star Trek.
Maybe they should try dealing with the apparent racism and/or social inequality rather than brushing it under the carpet?
But this is the UK. I'm constantly told there is no racial inequality, and there is no gun crime. The only logical solution is to force everyone to give DNA samples!
Tell that to Manuel Noriega
To be fair, he wasn't sued in court. He was extradited for trial on some drug charges after a little war. A state of war, originally declared by Panama, existed between the countries. I will certainly grant you that the timing was WAY too convenient, but it wasn't a suit brought against a foreign head of state.
They've got a good start though. A special branch that keeps up with people that are likely to defect (err, go away from the church), and at least one death on their record.
Apart from a little snippet about how it's because of the Clean Air Act, why can't auto makers sell those cars outside of special regions? I'm having a rough time coming up with concrete specifics about the assertion.
Steps should be taken to break the monopoly and give customers more choice.
How, exactly, does the government preventing people from using a line of products from a manufacturer give the customers more choice? I'm all for, potentially, forcing Microsoft to pay for some advertising for some other options to their ubiquitous office and media applications, but forcing people to stop using them...
And people wonder why I don't care about cholesterol and things like that. If I'm lucky, a good swift heart attack will save me from years of agonizing cancer that I'm genetically pre-disposed to, and I'll be dead before we get too bad off.
You're between a rock and hard place. If you believe that Firefox usage is up, and that other players have significant say in the media player business, then you're buying that the world is more competitive than it was 8 or 9 years ago. And you agree with the "corporate henchman" at the DoJ.
If you believe market share should be the only indicator of whether injunctions have worked, and you won't be satisfied until Microsoft has some percentage (let's say less than 50%), then it really won't matter what happens until Microsoft is less of a company than they are now.
Personally, I would've thought this kind of slap on the wrist might've been the impetus that gets Microsoft to write better software, but Vista has proven that not to be the case. I firmly believe the only reason that Microsoft still has dominance in the desktop OS market is because people are comfortable with the software that runs on their OS, and they stick with it. Unless you're up for government mandating that all citizens stop using MS Office, or playing games on their computers, I don't see Microsoft's market share changing very rapidly.
The people over at Nintendo must be happy.
Relieved is probably more like it. They had one shot as surging back to prominence, and they nailed it. Now hopefully more and more game developers will realize it's worthwhile to develop on the console, and hopefully they'll develop stuff using the consoles unique control methods effectively.