Even -that- article dosen't state what you claim it does. Game mechanics aren't patented, and although the artwork can be copyrighted and the name of the game trademarked, it's quite simple not to call the game anything with "catan" in it and not copy the artwork,etc.
You managed to find an article that although interesting, has nothing to do with the real world -
Read the U.S. Government's take on Copyright -
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl108.html . Apparently you don't have a "monopoly" on links... good thing mine is accurate:).
Actually, you should preface your post with IANAL - and although IANAL, I've read into this a bit... how do you think Monopoly clones survive as shareware? Simple - they avoid the copyright restricions on games which in the US are -artwork-. You can't copyright the general rules - Milton Bradley can't own Tic-Tac-Toe or Chess for example. Mod parent down, this is just FUD:)
Hmm... perhaps you haven't heard of features such as "resume" and if you're using a computer "timestamp"? My dvd player on my TV allows me to start up where I left off even if the power has been off.... same with my computer's DVD software in linux (and probably windows if I ever booted into it).
CP/M? My old Z100 running off two 5 1/4" drives and a 2400 baud com port modem has never been hacked!!! I'll bet that it has less exploits than even mack
(for those mods who miss this is humor, consider this notification:-P Mod me down all you want;-) )
Excuse? You imply that they're using excuses as their reason not to switch - did you ever consider that it might be because of legitimate reasons of their own?
I for one think choice is good, and a I know a lot of mac Zealots who put blinders on about the pros and cons of other systems.
Not to be offensive, but I don't buy it. Simply because you cannot configure your machine properly when overclocked isn't a good reason to claim XP is unstable....
Admittedly, it may imply that the Linux kernel handles exceptions, etc better than XP, but from what you're saying, I suspect the instablity is in your -system-.
You're referring to the "Cash Flow Projection" feature of Money... I'm a die-hard OSS fan, so it's a little suprising to me to have found a MS product that's -useful-.
Money's cash flow/budget tracking is second to none - for example, you can set a grocery budget of $xxx a month, track how you met that goal (and what transactions were groceries) and show how those costs will affect your monthly bank account balance (based upon daily, weekly, or about 5 other projections) so that you can plan -when- to pay bills and where to have money when.
For those people who are complaining about the program's web-ish features - firstly, you can disable them in program and secondly have you heard of a firewall?
Money isn't the end-all of end-alls for financial software packaging, but it is a useful tracking tool. Anyone who isn't balancing their check book, but "trusts the bank" even in this day and age isn't thinking quite straight. These programs will never totally be replaced by web interfaces - too many people want their personal data to be just that, personal.
#1 - I'm not a Canadian
#2 - "The moral of the story are Canadian shareholders wiser than US shareholders"
The >TITLESENTANCE FRAGMENT go together to make a FULL SENTANCE.
"So the moral of this story is Canadian shareholders are wiser than the US ones?"
Go back to the grammar-nazi hole you crawled out of.
Slashdot Mirror
... it will be Foogle :)
No kidding - I think they hired Yoda over at altavista........
...that Lesiure Suit Larry will help plastic surgeons?
Umm.... slashdotters don't make money you fool!!! (*Sorry I don't have the rent again mom*)
Even -that- article dosen't state what you claim it does. Game mechanics aren't patented, and although the artwork can be copyrighted and the name of the game trademarked, it's quite simple not to call the game anything with "catan" in it and not copy the artwork,etc. You managed to find an article that although interesting, has nothing to do with the real world - Read the U.S. Government's take on Copyright - http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl108.html . Apparently you don't have a "monopoly" on links... good thing mine is accurate :).
Actually, you should preface your post with IANAL - and although IANAL, I've read into this a bit... how do you think Monopoly clones survive as shareware? Simple - they avoid the copyright restricions on games which in the US are -artwork-. You can't copyright the general rules - Milton Bradley can't own Tic-Tac-Toe or Chess for example. Mod parent down, this is just FUD :)
....unless they were helped by an ancient parisite race bent on Universal domination and locked in a war with "the Asgard"....
What happens if someday, somehow scientists are able to make people live 1000+ years?
On it's face it's a good thing, but can/will our food supply chain support that? What would the sociological impacts be?
Great! *ping* damn...where's that coming from *ping* .... it's that blind guy over there - he's looking at me! *ping*
It dosent matter, as long as Gohan can destroy it!
Hmm... perhaps you haven't heard of features such as "resume" and if you're using a computer "timestamp"? My dvd player on my TV allows me to start up where I left off even if the power has been off.... same with my computer's DVD software in linux (and probably windows if I ever booted into it).
CP/M? My old Z100 running off two 5 1/4" drives and a 2400 baud com port modem has never been hacked!!! I'll bet that it has less exploits than even mack (for those mods who miss this is humor, consider this notification :-P Mod me down all you want ;-) )
Virtual porn stars!!!
Excuse? You imply that they're using excuses as their reason not to switch - did you ever consider that it might be because of legitimate reasons of their own?
I for one think choice is good, and a I know a lot of mac Zealots who put blinders on about the pros and cons of other systems.
Oh, sure, mod this guy down... it's only FUNNY (stupid mods)
but it was slashdotted!!! What gives?!?
Damn.... and I got all excited when I saw "Trojan" "pocket" and "PC" all in the same sentance.....
Not to be offensive, but I don't buy it. Simply because you cannot configure your machine properly when overclocked isn't a good reason to claim XP is unstable....
Admittedly, it may imply that the Linux kernel handles exceptions, etc better than XP, but from what you're saying, I suspect the instablity is in your -system-.
You're referring to the "Cash Flow Projection" feature of Money... I'm a die-hard OSS fan, so it's a little suprising to me to have found a MS product that's -useful-.
Money's cash flow/budget tracking is second to none - for example, you can set a grocery budget of $xxx a month, track how you met that goal (and what transactions were groceries) and show how those costs will affect your monthly bank account balance (based upon daily, weekly, or about 5 other projections) so that you can plan -when- to pay bills and where to have money when.
For those people who are complaining about the program's web-ish features - firstly, you can disable them in program and secondly have you heard of a firewall?
Money isn't the end-all of end-alls for financial software packaging, but it is a useful tracking tool. Anyone who isn't balancing their check book, but "trusts the bank" even in this day and age isn't thinking quite straight. These programs will never totally be replaced by web interfaces - too many people want their personal data to be just that, personal.
I, for one, welcome our frozen cavemen overlords!
(It just had to be said)
Actually, no....
I went to school at Michigan Tech (in Houghton, MI), and whenever I'd order something from New Egg (free Fed-Ex shipping) it'd take an extra 3-4 days.
or.... they're a cruel dictatorship-type society with a world-government that maintains absolute power by use of fear.
or... they're an alien species that has a hive-mind and no concept of inter-species warfare as we know it.
or... 100s of options that DON'T involve a concept of "aliens as humans".
or... 100s of options that don't assume that tech was driven by a "market".
#1 - I'm not a Canadian #2 - "The moral of the story are Canadian shareholders wiser than US shareholders" The >TITLESENTANCE FRAGMENT go together to make a FULL SENTANCE. "So the moral of this story is Canadian shareholders are wiser than the US ones?" Go back to the grammar-nazi hole you crawled out of.
255 Displays?!?!?!
Good god - what do you have in that thing? A small nuclear power plant and a case the size of my car?
....is Canadian shareholders are wiser than the US ones?