I doubt it. More than likely, global 24/7 response time is what will be required, with additional people working during peak hours.
Shipping docks run like this. Most people on 8-8 and one or two at night. "Peak Hours" will simply depend on the economics of the moment.
...when searching just 'browser', mozilla.org shows up #1 and Opera is bumped to #4. Not only that but Mozilla.org has some fancy extra links that no one else has, not even Opera.
I remember catching the video feed live via ign, and Satoru Iwata mentioned that they will be opening up development for Revolution to the average person. I'd have to relisten to it for his exact words, but that's basically what he said, that development would be much easier, for everybody.
It seems that everyone has neglected that one little piece of info. Probably much to Nintendo's glee.
I hope this doesn't seem naive. I feel that there's a number of reasons, and MS has a differing stances on them all. So, I'm hoping for a rather complete answer.
They don't have to put a computer OS on it at all, no. But it's not a dumb move to put on a popular one in the first place. It'dhappenanyways.
The way I see it, Sony saves the average joe some time and effort. Sony gets more people interested in making games, or other apps, for their system which reduces costs in R&D. The Average Joe gets a new toy to play with, and rip apart (hopefully) legally. Sony gets money, We get toys and more fun, and everyone's happy.
You couldn't do that with Windows. Not unless every Xbox 360 comes with a copy of Visual Studio.
"...all [parties] support the government's current legislation, which will decriminalize the possession and consumption of small amounts of pot." --"debated?"
Seems to me that the subject is pretty much settled, and I agree. Legalization would stir up the pot too much... so to speak. That's what politicians are supposed to do; control the flow of power. By giving an inch now, it leaves room to do more in the future without jumping in head first and making a bigger mess.
If Canada were to straight up legalize it, the international consequences would be impossible to ignore. American politicians already migrate to Canada on a regular basis to enforce their views on pot. I don't agree with that, but Canada is still the 'Little Brother'. It's wise to respect that, and accept the fact that now, you won't get jail time for a joint.
...sooner or later.
The simple truth is that there are a LOT of Indian immigrants in Canada in the major business sectors around Toronto.
All they are doing is bringing their business with them as well as their family. Smart people as far as I'm concerned.
I'm a doctor. Really. No seriously! Believe me dude. Believe me! I'm even a better doctor than I am a karma whore!
I was simply thinking along the lines that, if the creators of such virUSES were to attack the entities responsilble for null and voiding a virus, they'd be trying something a little more creative than just a DOS attack. As far as I know, a DOS is rather temporary. Which is a pointless victory in war.
Really was just a matter of time before an assault. It's a war. Virii vs. the White ('blood cell') Knights. The worst disease in the world is AIDS, not because it kills directly, but because it inhibits immunity entirely. After your anti-virus software is nuked, the most basic of hacks could nail your pc.
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\Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.
hmmmm..............
And wikipedia: link
"...Extortion is distinguished from robbery. In robbery, the offender steals goods from the victim whilst threatening him with force. In extortion, the victim willingly turns the goods over to avoid a threatened violence or other harm...."
hmmmm...........
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The game did have some insightful story writers using real (somewhat obscure) authors for quotes, but the magick system itself was completely bogus. Inspired by tradition, but still fake and made up. The names of the gods themselves aren't even real. I sincerely doubt Christians are really worried about it.
Great game nontheless though, and an awesome story, eh. By Canadians too, eh. Who knew aboot that, eh?
Agreed. I personally see microsoft being very wise to take their time with Longhorn.
Like videogames, if the developers take their time to make sure it's right the first time, the games kick some serious ass. Just ask blizzard.
Also, the typical complaint about microsoft is that they aren't innovative, they just copy the competition and buy them out or crush them into oblivion due to a monopoly.
I've yet to see Linux be truly innovative in any meaningful way whatsoever.
From what I've seen regarding.NET and the integration of the internet and longhorn, it's a very intelligent and ingenious strategy. One that would probably formulate without the aid of MS, but would take a lot longer otherwise. I think most people are pissed about it because they hadn't thought of it first.
The internet is the future of computing and business, whether anyone likes it or not. If a person has a computer, without internet access, it's probably the kids computer.
In business as in war, one cannot directly compete against an opponent's strength. While Linux has done well in the fields of pricing and security, and I'm really glad to see big names support it, I find that it's not enough. At this pace, unless MS screws up big time Linux will just be a blip on the history of computing. A novelty cult interest at best.
To truly BEAT Windows, Linux needs to be incorporated into a very intelligent, broad reaching and high profile strategy. For instance, being the primary OS of a major video game console *cough* Nintendo? are you listening?! *cough* A guy can dream, right? Getting a big name, like say.. novell, or maybe even red hat, To convince another big name such as Adobe to create native versions of their apps. Even macromedia, if the benefits are ripe enough, could be convinced to create native versions of it's apps. Doom3 native is bloody awesome. But... not enough. Everything that's happened is great, but not enough! For once, 'good enough' is not good enough.
At best, I can see Linux sharing a 50/50 market share with windows. But for that to happen, I suggest the major distro makers create some sort of continuity amongst each other, turn Linux into a cohesive whole that's easy for anyone to digest. Not each one trying to be the best linux distro, and ignoring all the others entirely.
How big a head start did music have?
Everyone's already got 10 billion songs. Why would they need to download it anymore? They can just get a couple dvd's worth burned from their friends.
For a nominal fee of course. I mean, I DID spend all that time downloading it for them. I should get paid something out of it.
The only serious problem I have ever had with the GIMP, and I'd swear that interface wise it's the only major difference from photoshop, is that the window holding the file I'm actually working on always covers over the window with the tools.
If the tools were able to stay above the workspace... instant photo-shop esque gold. Otherwise, it does everything I need.
I'm glad he supports it. Not a whole hell of a lot he could do about it anyways. The only difference is, now he's got a posting on slashdot, which will up the rate of downloads exponentially. Smart move, really.
Now if only businesses were willing to embrace p2p, I'm sure they could find a decent compromise. Like a business model that supports/rewards the user, whom a business would be shit out of luck if they didn't have. Honestly, they should kiss our asses, not sue us to hell.
Piracy will never dissappear though. It's as futile a battle as the War on (some) Drugs.
Actually.. I don't think I've EVER seen mario with a wrench. He seems to like the soma just a little too much. Probably couldn't lift a wrench if he tried.
Factory Direct is a decent place. They have an actual store in Orangeville (about $18 round trip from Union on the GO Bus), and probably elsewhere, if you want to check out things first hand. Monitor and everything else aside, you can find some decent, and warrantied, systems for under $500.
Would you be willing to pay $600 for a console with all of the capabilities of a standard OEM PC?
That thing would have to cook me some dammned good curly fries.
...8 years and the best they came up with that they're willing to tell us about.
It's a hot, budding market. They'd be very smart to play their cards close to their chest.
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I doubt it. More than likely, global 24/7 response time is what will be required, with additional people working during peak hours. Shipping docks run like this. Most people on 8-8 and one or two at night. "Peak Hours" will simply depend on the economics of the moment.
What else have they done for example, in the ASP.NET world? Probably nothing.
Of course not, why would they? They bloody invented Ruby on Rails.
...when searching just 'browser', mozilla.org shows up #1 and Opera is bumped to #4. Not only that but Mozilla.org has some fancy extra links that no one else has, not even Opera.
I remember catching the video feed live via ign, and Satoru Iwata mentioned that they will be opening up development for Revolution to the average person. I'd have to relisten to it for his exact words, but that's basically what he said, that development would be much easier, for everybody.
It seems that everyone has neglected that one little piece of info. Probably much to Nintendo's glee.
I hope this doesn't seem naive. I feel that there's a number of reasons, and MS has a differing stances on them all. So, I'm hoping for a rather complete answer.
Why does Microsoft care about Linux?
They don't have to put a computer OS on it at all, no. But it's not a dumb move to put on a popular one in the first place. It'd happen anyways.
The way I see it, Sony saves the average joe some time and effort. Sony gets more people interested in making games, or other apps, for their system which reduces costs in R&D. The Average Joe gets a new toy to play with, and rip apart (hopefully) legally. Sony gets money, We get toys and more fun, and everyone's happy.
You couldn't do that with Windows. Not unless every Xbox 360 comes with a copy of Visual Studio.
It's a smart business move.
"...all [parties] support the government's current legislation, which will decriminalize the possession and consumption of small amounts of pot." --"debated?"
Seems to me that the subject is pretty much settled, and I agree. Legalization would stir up the pot too much... so to speak. That's what politicians are supposed to do; control the flow of power. By giving an inch now, it leaves room to do more in the future without jumping in head first and making a bigger mess.
If Canada were to straight up legalize it, the international consequences would be impossible to ignore. American politicians already migrate to Canada on a regular basis to enforce their views on pot. I don't agree with that, but Canada is still the 'Little Brother'. It's wise to respect that, and accept the fact that now, you won't get jail time for a joint.
...sooner or later. The simple truth is that there are a LOT of Indian immigrants in Canada in the major business sectors around Toronto. All they are doing is bringing their business with them as well as their family. Smart people as far as I'm concerned.
Devestated. No. Really. I just died a little. And I'm using IE!
I'm a doctor. Really. No seriously! Believe me dude. Believe me! I'm even a better doctor than I am a karma whore! I was simply thinking along the lines that, if the creators of such virUSES were to attack the entities responsilble for null and voiding a virus, they'd be trying something a little more creative than just a DOS attack. As far as I know, a DOS is rather temporary. Which is a pointless victory in war.
Really was just a matter of time before an assault. It's a war. Virii vs. the White ('blood cell') Knights. The worst disease in the world is AIDS, not because it kills directly, but because it inhibits immunity entirely. After your anti-virus software is nuked, the most basic of hacks could nail your pc.
I remember Dink Smallwood. That game was pretty good. Definitely worth playing again.
link \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.] 1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge. hmmmm.............. And wikipedia: link "...Extortion is distinguished from robbery. In robbery, the offender steals goods from the victim whilst threatening him with force. In extortion, the victim willingly turns the goods over to avoid a threatened violence or other harm. ..."
hmmmm...........
The game did have some insightful story writers using real (somewhat obscure) authors for quotes, but the magick system itself was completely bogus. Inspired by tradition, but still fake and made up. The names of the gods themselves aren't even real. I sincerely doubt Christians are really worried about it.
Great game nontheless though, and an awesome story, eh. By Canadians too, eh. Who knew aboot that, eh?
All I want to say is that I'm really glad that someone in a position of authority is willing to admit when he's wrong.
The world needs more humble people like that.
Agreed.
.NET and the integration of the internet and longhorn, it's a very intelligent and ingenious strategy. One that would probably formulate without the aid of MS, but would take a lot longer otherwise.
I personally see microsoft being very wise to take their time with Longhorn.
Like videogames, if the developers take their time to make sure it's right the first time, the games kick some serious ass. Just ask blizzard.
Also, the typical complaint about microsoft is that they aren't innovative, they just copy the competition and buy them out or crush them into oblivion due to a monopoly.
I've yet to see Linux be truly innovative in any meaningful way whatsoever.
From what I've seen regarding
I think most people are pissed about it because they hadn't thought of it first.
The internet is the future of computing and business, whether anyone likes it or not. If a person has a computer, without internet access, it's probably the kids computer.
In business as in war, one cannot directly compete against an opponent's strength.
While Linux has done well in the fields of pricing and security, and I'm really glad to see big names support it, I find that it's not enough.
At this pace, unless MS screws up big time Linux will just be a blip on the history of computing. A novelty cult interest at best.
To truly BEAT Windows, Linux needs to be incorporated into a very intelligent, broad reaching and high profile strategy.
For instance, being the primary OS of a major video game console *cough* Nintendo? are you listening?! *cough* A guy can dream, right?
Getting a big name, like say.. novell, or maybe even red hat, To convince another big name such as Adobe to create native versions of their apps.
Even macromedia, if the benefits are ripe enough, could be convinced to create native versions of it's apps.
Doom3 native is bloody awesome. But... not enough.
Everything that's happened is great, but not enough!
For once, 'good enough' is not good enough.
At best, I can see Linux sharing a 50/50 market share with windows. But for that to happen, I suggest the major distro makers create some sort of continuity amongst each other, turn Linux into a cohesive whole that's easy for anyone to digest. Not each one trying to be the best linux distro, and ignoring all the others entirely.
How big a head start did music have?
Everyone's already got 10 billion songs. Why would they need to download it anymore? They can just get a couple dvd's worth burned from their friends.
For a nominal fee of course. I mean, I DID spend all that time downloading it for them. I should get paid something out of it.
The only serious problem I have ever had with the GIMP, and I'd swear that interface wise it's the only major difference from photoshop, is that the window holding the file I'm actually working on always covers over the window with the tools.
If the tools were able to stay above the workspace... instant photo-shop esque gold. Otherwise, it does everything I need.
oh dear god! It's raining farts!
I'm glad he supports it. Not a whole hell of a lot he could do about it anyways. The only difference is, now he's got a posting on slashdot, which will up the rate of downloads exponentially. Smart move, really. Now if only businesses were willing to embrace p2p, I'm sure they could find a decent compromise. Like a business model that supports/rewards the user, whom a business would be shit out of luck if they didn't have. Honestly, they should kiss our asses, not sue us to hell. Piracy will never dissappear though. It's as futile a battle as the War on (some) Drugs.
Actually.. I don't think I've EVER seen mario with a wrench. He seems to like the soma just a little too much. Probably couldn't lift a wrench if he tried.
Factory Direct is a decent place. They have an actual store in Orangeville (about $18 round trip from Union on the GO Bus), and probably elsewhere, if you want to check out things first hand. Monitor and everything else aside, you can find some decent, and warrantied, systems for under $500.
"why buy wireless for yourself when Uncle Sucker will step up to the plate?" Wouldn't you?
Would you be willing to pay $600 for a console with all of the capabilities of a standard OEM PC? That thing would have to cook me some dammned good curly fries.
...8 years and the best they came up with that they're willing to tell us about. It's a hot, budding market. They'd be very smart to play their cards close to their chest.