I played Gears of War 1 on the PC. And while it was kinda pretty, I closed and uninstalled it when I was unable to jump over an obstacle that didn't even reach my knees.
Like I said, you can download it (say, from TPB) and install it without ever entering a CD key. You can even patch it, if you find the patches hosted somewhere.
The only thing I needed to do to download patches was set up an account on their website with my CD key. When I install the game the key is not needed.
Well, if you're keeping your data backed up on a tight enough schedule, this is something you don't have to worry about.
"Oh, one drive failed, I'll replace it." becoming "Oh god, they're ALL failing, what do I do?!" isn't an issue when your data is also stored on tape (or something).
That being said, I'm considering replacing 2 smaller older hard drives with a pair of 1TB drives in a RAID-1, since that much data on one drive scares the hell out of me. (And it isn't anything worth backing up, really, it's a lot of stuff I could probably download again.)
Failing? Didn't the game sell almost 2 million copies?
"LucasArts has already shipped 4.3 million copies of the game, but it's proved so popular they've told the factory to make some extra copies. Looks like The Force Unleashed could be the most popular Star Wars game to date - unsurprising when you consider it's one of the least rubbish" http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=243312
Oh, sure, I'm not saying she won't need more in the future. What I am saying is that she's a good representation of the current 'average user.' But thumbdrives are now 16-32 gigs. Even if she backed up every single picture she took EVER, she'd still use less than 1/4 of that.
Yeah, because Joe The Plumber needs to record a 3 hour epic HD movie?
He backs his quicken info, his turbo tax info, and maybe a couple megs of pictures.
That's the thing that bugs me with slashdot, people always think that the average user is like them. The average user still has a VCR that blinks 12:00.
And what is this going to do? Just the stuff you can already do with an iPhone? Oh, wow, so I can browse the internet and do email. What about, you know, office suites?
I don't know about you, but my computer is a quad core with 4 gigs of ram and over 2TB of hard drive space. While the average Joe The Plumber may not need that, they need more than what can fit in their pocket and run off of a tiny battery.
I'd like to buy one of those, do you mind if I stop at the automated teller machine machine first? Let me just type in my personal identification number number...
Within reach of consumers, sure, but show me a consumer who filled his Dell's 120 gig hard drive with important (non-porn) documents. My Mother's computer has a 160 gig hard drive in it. She has less than 64 megs of important data she needs to keep backed up, so she uses a thumbdrive that she stores in a fire safe. I'm thinking that's closer to the average consumer than a 1TB drive full of "I CAN'T LOSE THIS" data.
When you're not plugged into the keyboard/mouse and tv/monitor, you're carrying around a bunch of hardware that will blow through your small cellphone battery in minutes.
And if it disables a bunch of stuff and underclocks... You're now carrying around hardware you're not using. For what purpose?
Why not just come up with an easier way to sync/combine your phone and your computer.
"I'm opposed to the ACLU because they'll defend some of the nastiest, low-life scum-fucks on the face of the earth so long as the case is in line with their political agenda."
Because if we allow someone's rights to be infringed because they're a "low-life scum-fuck" that's a step towards infringing on Joe SixPack's rights.
Well, we pay tax dollars to the government, meaning anything that it does is NOT free. That leaves "standard and available" as the only two options, and I'm fine with that.
That's the 2nd or 3rd email posted in Disagree Mail that was found to have been posted other places, too.
I'm thinking that there are these things called "bots" that send out what I like to call "SPAM" that was randomly generated, maybe in the hopes of confusing some email programs into allowing it through?
More seriously, you see these posts on here all the time, rambling on and on for WAY too long with links to all kinds of websites that 'prove' the comments are legit. I used to think it was someone with some kind of mental disorder, but now I dunno.
Slashdot Mirror
I play and read a LOT of 40k. And I'm going to have to say that the Space Marines from 40k wear a LOT more armor and can still hop over things.
That's stupid, and you're stupid.
You have to enter a password to authorize your computer, unless it's one of the DRM free iTunes files.
Try again.
I played Gears of War 1 on the PC. And while it was kinda pretty, I closed and uninstalled it when I was unable to jump over an obstacle that didn't even reach my knees.
"I think about spending $80 - $100 on far cry 2 for Pc (through steam, very easy) and hesitate."
According to my Steam store window, Far Cry 2 is $49.99. Maybe you should try lying about things that aren't so easily proven to be false?
"What do YOU propose law enforcement officials do if they conduct a perfectly legal stop to verify documentation"
Papers, please!
Yeah, I remember when that "iPod" thing was announced. I still feel bad for the suckers that bought one of THOSE things!
Oh, wait...
Like I said, you can download it (say, from TPB) and install it without ever entering a CD key. You can even patch it, if you find the patches hosted somewhere.
The only thing I needed to do to download patches was set up an account on their website with my CD key. When I install the game the key is not needed.
What DRM?
Well, if you're keeping your data backed up on a tight enough schedule, this is something you don't have to worry about.
"Oh, one drive failed, I'll replace it." becoming "Oh god, they're ALL failing, what do I do?!" isn't an issue when your data is also stored on tape (or something).
That being said, I'm considering replacing 2 smaller older hard drives with a pair of 1TB drives in a RAID-1, since that much data on one drive scares the hell out of me. (And it isn't anything worth backing up, really, it's a lot of stuff I could probably download again.)
Failing? Didn't the game sell almost 2 million copies?
"LucasArts has already shipped 4.3 million copies of the game, but it's proved so popular they've told the factory to make some extra copies. Looks like The Force Unleashed could be the most popular Star Wars game to date - unsurprising when you consider it's one of the least rubbish"
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=243312
Oh, sure, I'm not saying she won't need more in the future. What I am saying is that she's a good representation of the current 'average user.' But thumbdrives are now 16-32 gigs. Even if she backed up every single picture she took EVER, she'd still use less than 1/4 of that.
Yeah, because Joe The Plumber needs to record a 3 hour epic HD movie?
He backs his quicken info, his turbo tax info, and maybe a couple megs of pictures.
That's the thing that bugs me with slashdot, people always think that the average user is like them. The average user still has a VCR that blinks 12:00.
And what is this going to do? Just the stuff you can already do with an iPhone? Oh, wow, so I can browse the internet and do email. What about, you know, office suites?
I don't know about you, but my computer is a quad core with 4 gigs of ram and over 2TB of hard drive space. While the average Joe The Plumber may not need that, they need more than what can fit in their pocket and run off of a tiny battery.
A "Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks" array?
I'd like to buy one of those, do you mind if I stop at the automated teller machine machine first? Let me just type in my personal identification number number...
"Or you can burn a pile of DVDs and hide them throughout the woods."
Patent that right NOW, I think we've got a winner to replace RAID-5.
RAID is NOT a back-up solution. RAID is a "oh shit my hard drive failed" solution.
Within reach of consumers, sure, but show me a consumer who filled his Dell's 120 gig hard drive with important (non-porn) documents. My Mother's computer has a 160 gig hard drive in it. She has less than 64 megs of important data she needs to keep backed up, so she uses a thumbdrive that she stores in a fire safe. I'm thinking that's closer to the average consumer than a 1TB drive full of "I CAN'T LOSE THIS" data.
When you're not plugged into the keyboard/mouse and tv/monitor, you're carrying around a bunch of hardware that will blow through your small cellphone battery in minutes. And if it disables a bunch of stuff and underclocks... You're now carrying around hardware you're not using. For what purpose?
Why not just come up with an easier way to sync/combine your phone and your computer.
Except the lock pick comes in the form of an app that takes less than a minute to do its magic and you never have to deal with it ever again.
You're just one of those cool counter-counter-culture kids who think that hating whatever's cool is awesome.
"I'm opposed to the ACLU because they'll defend some of the nastiest, low-life scum-fucks on the face of the earth so long as the case is in line with their political agenda."
Because if we allow someone's rights to be infringed because they're a "low-life scum-fuck" that's a step towards infringing on Joe SixPack's rights.
Yeah, I can't believe that those state police weren't out hunting Bin Laden! How DARE they do their jobs in their town/county/state?!
Wha... what?
Well, we pay tax dollars to the government, meaning anything that it does is NOT free. That leaves "standard and available" as the only two options, and I'm fine with that.
Someone already did. The site you were supposed to find is no longer up.
That's the 2nd or 3rd email posted in Disagree Mail that was found to have been posted other places, too.
I'm thinking that there are these things called "bots" that send out what I like to call "SPAM" that was randomly generated, maybe in the hopes of confusing some email programs into allowing it through?
More seriously, you see these posts on here all the time, rambling on and on for WAY too long with links to all kinds of websites that 'prove' the comments are legit. I used to think it was someone with some kind of mental disorder, but now I dunno.