Unless I read the last article on this completely wrong, the signing requirement only applies to kernel-level drivers.
MOST drivers (including sound card drivers according to the article) will run in user space which means that they won't be able to take down the system.
Sounds like a very sensible choice for 95% of computer users -- and if you haven't realized it by now, that's who Microsoft is targetting.
Apples FairPlay is about as closed as anything can be.
It's proprietary, DRMed, and unlicenseable. They've even sued Real who reverse-engineered compatibility. (NOTE: Real is terrible etc etc. Real did NOT however, engineer a method to remove Apple's DRM. They merely reverse-engineered a way to make their music play on Apple's player. Something that/. geeks would normally applaud or even do themselves.)
Of course, the actual numbers have changed before and may change again due to the lovely-ness that is DRM.
Music companies want to raise prices, apple doesn't -- perhaps a compromise in the number of times you can burn songs or the number of computers you can play them on? Not so far fetched.
What kind of idiot are you giving them ideas like that!
As if things weren't expensive enough.
"Ah yes, you DID buy the Windows 2010 framework for only $50 retail! Now, in order to run the file explorer, you'll need the file explorer plugin--that's $2."
"You want to watch video files? $1 per codec."
etc etc etc.
Windows is aimed at the average user, not the guy who is going to recompile his own kernel because he doesn't need USB support.
My ex-roommate, who is very familiar with Linux spent over 20 hours trying to get MythTV to work with his hardware. I don't know if he's even managed to get it working completely yet.
MythTV looks like it'd be great--**if** you can get it working.
My non-gamer friends (male and female) who come over regularly to play Gamecube games would agree with you.
Specifically, favorites are: Donkey Conga Mario Kart Shrek Super Party
The games are fairly easy to learn (Mario Kart is the hardest), can be played in short spurts (round robin or turn-based), and involve up to 4 players playing together.
(Checks checklist from parent) Yup, seems to fit the bill nicely.
Now, I personally enjoy more "hardcore" games and so I also own a fairly expensive PC for that purpose. (Well, some components were bought for that purpose. The PC gets a lot of general use too.)
I don't know if the Revolution will be a hit or not, but I like the direction they're looking. A lot!
So we have hello kitty, schoolgirl-uniform-wearing models, dress-up maids at net cafes, used undies in vending machines, tentacles, and Godzilla to look forward to in the next 5-10 years?
I'd prefer to just mod this "flamebait" but instead, I'll point out that the "Mormon" church donates millions each year to needy people including 3rd world countries. But hey, you keep smokin' whatever it is that lets you ignore reality in favor of your prejudices.
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Can I volunteer to be your friend? :D
RTFA?
I'm guessing you didn't -- that or your post was pretty firmly tongue-in-cheek?
Yes, but Steam would be the method of choice for the new Red Orchestra game -- which is one thing the article focuses on.
/.) mentions other distribution methods such as the xbox live network.
The article itself (I know, this IS
Unless I read the last article on this completely wrong, the signing requirement only applies to kernel-level drivers.
MOST drivers (including sound card drivers according to the article) will run in user space which means that they won't be able to take down the system.
Sounds like a very sensible choice for 95% of computer users -- and if you haven't realized it by now, that's who Microsoft is targetting.
One person does not need to use them all at once.
All it takes is one person PER FEATURE.
non-iTunes Music Store capable => non-ipod
/. geeks would normally applaud or even do themselves.)
Apples FairPlay is about as closed as anything can be.
It's proprietary, DRMed, and unlicenseable. They've even sued Real who reverse-engineered compatibility. (NOTE: Real is terrible etc etc. Real did NOT however, engineer a method to remove Apple's DRM. They merely reverse-engineered a way to make their music play on Apple's player. Something that
Of course, the actual numbers have changed before and may change again due to the lovely-ness that is DRM.
Music companies want to raise prices, apple doesn't -- perhaps a compromise in the number of times you can burn songs or the number of computers you can play them on? Not so far fetched.
What kind of idiot are you giving them ideas like that!
As if things weren't expensive enough.
"Ah yes, you DID buy the Windows 2010 framework for only $50 retail! Now, in order to run the file explorer, you'll need the file explorer plugin--that's $2."
"You want to watch video files? $1 per codec."
etc etc etc.
Windows is aimed at the average user, not the guy who is going to recompile his own kernel because he doesn't need USB support.
The FCC is buying 2 digital tuners per household so that people don't have to pay to upgrade.
That's a pretty fair deal in the end.
I'm a fan of Jets N Guns ( http://www.rakeingrass.com/ )
Nice horizontal (flying) shooter. Run it off my ipod for play-anywhere action.
MP3.
/me curses his ogg encoding fling
Because you don't know if the AAC will play on your FUTURE player, but you can rest assured the MP3 will.
Trust me, after you have to re-encode your music library once you'll want to go with the accepted standard.
Just do it in something like lame's alt preset extreme and you'll be fine.
Hey. You chose the crooked organization you want to support, and I'll choose mine. :)
That's a trivial objection really though.
Just add in a "minimum of 10 years" or something for inheritance.
My ex-roommate, who is very familiar with Linux spent over 20 hours trying to get MythTV to work with his hardware. I don't know if he's even managed to get it working completely yet.
MythTV looks like it'd be great--**if** you can get it working.
Download it off AllOfMP3.com.
Probably end up being cheaper then a teenager.
Seriously though, for such a specialized situation, there isn't going to exist any reasonably priced automated solution.
My non-gamer friends (male and female) who come over regularly to play Gamecube games would agree with you.
Specifically, favorites are:
Donkey Conga
Mario Kart
Shrek Super Party
The games are fairly easy to learn (Mario Kart is the hardest), can be played in short spurts (round robin or turn-based), and involve up to 4 players playing together.
(Checks checklist from parent)
Yup, seems to fit the bill nicely.
Now, I personally enjoy more "hardcore" games and so I also own a fairly expensive PC for that purpose. (Well, some components were bought for that purpose. The PC gets a lot of general use too.)
I don't know if the Revolution will be a hit or not, but I like the direction they're looking. A lot!
So we have hello kitty, schoolgirl-uniform-wearing models, dress-up maids at net cafes, used undies in vending machines, tentacles, and Godzilla to look forward to in the next 5-10 years?
Is that good or bad?
No one is forcing the telcos to expand their infrastructure
Actually, the taxpayers have already footed a large part of the bill for them to do just that.
Sadly, no one is making them follow through on it.
I'd prefer to just mod this "flamebait" but instead, I'll point out that the "Mormon" church donates millions each year to needy people including 3rd world countries. But hey, you keep smokin' whatever it is that lets you ignore reality in favor of your prejudices.
I think that would be the Revolution, but then again, I am considering which old games I'd actually be interested in playing.
And that is why ... um ... my friend pirate music.
They are the LAST BASTIONS OF THE PRESERVATION OF OUR CULTURE!!1121
What if your work is a contracted product whose copyright is owned by a large corporation -- a corporation that may continue on long after you die.
Oh wait, we already see that situation is LOTS of media.
If you were trusting the fans, you wouldn't be putting the DRM on the "book".
That game is legend for having no cutscenes. It's mentioned in so many stories/interviews about/with Valve that it's almost cliche.
No cutscenes to take you out of the story. You ARE Freeman. Not watching him.
Now to be fair, I DO enjoy (well done) cutscenes in single player RTS games, but that's more due to the nature of the game.
Only if it fits the rest of the description.