FTA:300 is a vacuous film filled with bad dialog, stiff acting, a pointless one-dimensional plot and interchangeable characters that hardly deserve to be named in the script. The film barely has a first act and does nothing but drive to a preposterous conclusion led along by a sequence of ridiculous events. The Visuals are nothing more than technical masturbation.
Simply put, 300 is the best damn film I've seen all year. I haven't had this much fun watching a movie in a long time. It's nice to see Hollywood is finally striving to be more likes games.
Ok, so in short, gamers as he sees it are only interested in the technical masturbation portion of what games are. IF that's true, then consoles that emphasize game play wouldn't be doing as well as a certain little industry darling that does is. But even if that's only about -gameplay- (as Wii games don't exactly have the best acting/plot), some of the most loved games out there have some incredible characters and/or plot. (textual or otherwise).
He totally misses the point, this movie was one for people who are looking for eye candy and visuals, not plot or well developed characters and script. There are games like this as well. For example, the difference between the Monkey Island series (amusing, somewhat witty script) and Doom 3. Implying that all games in the popular market in somewhat recent memory are terrible in terms of things that a typical movie-goer would find important only demonstrates an ignorance of what the over-21 year old gamer market really is looking for.
Lucky for you, I owe the patent on the method by which the top and bottom halves of each bracket are produced, and I reserved all trademark rights - you may proceed with your lawsuit!!!
No, that will be a problem. Once you have the database, what exactly am I supposed to input for searching? Will I need to learn how to create a 3D model in order to search for similar objects?
The rest of your comments are pretty valid, however in this case that would seem to be aside the point. Searching objects in this fashion would be as simple as metadata that is appropriate for 3d model searches. Rather than provide a base model, you could search the metadata supplied with/for/generated for shapes, and once you have a few from the library, use THOSE as searches for -similar- or combined models. It's actually quite possible, if of questionable use - not to mention your criticism could be thrown back at you by simply saying "What!??! A search engine for sound? That will never work, I'd have to learn how to whistle".
It's not like this is strange. She's under investigation for a felony... I'm pretty sure that disqualifies her from flying on the space shuttle. If not that, the fact that she's a certifiable whackjob.
As for her remaining a Navy officer, I suspect she'll get a second (please forgive the pun here) dishonorable discharge after the dust settles.
....so by proving they -can't- fix their problems, they'll somehow convince the world that their -other- business (ATMs) are somehow reliable and secure?
Sure lack of profitability != bad product always, but I'm not sure how dumping their problem child is going to fix the problem now.
So.... it's ok to tell the world that they should belive you as an 'expert' based upon your credentials, even if you have none?
You, sir, live in a strange world that I want no part of. This man has proven himself to be a charletan and a liar, and until he's proven to change assigning him any level of credibility is rather idiotic.
Worse, offering him a job based on that work history makes Wika look rather silly.
The gaming industry is holding onto archaic ideals. It is like the car factory that insists hand-built is better, and refuses to mechanize any aspect of their production. It is now suffering the consequences, and like it or not they will have to change.
Except that most major development studios are still "hand-producing". The problem is no-one (to my knowledge) has managed to consistently, successfully do all of the things you're suggesting across the board -and- managed to turn an obscene profit doing so.
When that happens in a demonstrable fashion, you will see many in the industry take notice, but implying that the old ideals are archaic without showing success is (to use a metaphor similar to yours) like a minister condemning condoms without a solution to the obvious social problems that adopting such beliefs system-wide would cause.
It may seem silly but it is a critically important roll that the bees have to crop production.
It's not silly at all! I, like you, believe in the great insectoid pastry from whence all food production pours forth!
Wow, you're just trolling. Do you even PLAY eve? One of the best things about the game is cutthroat play, and CCP heavily regulates anything that violates the sandbox rules. Out of game contact isn't regulated because in game contact is not regulated (with a few obvious expcetions).
The problem in THIS case is that it appears a GM was violating the rules that everyone plays by. You seem to imply that somehow those other out-of-game contacts violate the rules, and this isn't so.
The issue here is that the game is fair only so long as every player has the same set of rules.
or its because they want to make a living selling their hard work without fear of someone recompiling and distributing the software free of charge or without their authorization.
And reading the BIOS helps this.... how?
Reading on.....
Not that I condone a VOIP app reading the BIOS.
Ok....well.....ok. Isn't the concern in this thread mostly about that? Assuming for the moment that it's not.....
You open source hippies often forget that people need to eat. Licesnses and words only go so far, they don't physically stop someone from stealing your hard work.
And.....obfuscation does? Lawsuits? Personally I like the idea of "Skype Goons". But that's just me.
In most cases, it has nothing to do with being ashamed or deceptive.
If, by it, you mean taking information off of someone's system without their say-so, then yes and no. Yes, it has nothing to do with them being ashamed (although they should be), but they are being deceptive, simply by definition.
Open source is great. I love the community aspect involved and Linux and its open source components taught me a great deal about system software through college. Although I (we?) understand that open source should be used for education and general computing safety, there are far more people out there that are not as cavalier. Open source is not the solution for everything. To demand everything should be is just foolish. I don't think anyone is suggesting that's needed. Just that if they're doing ONE unfriendly thing, since we cannot see their code we cannot know what else they may be up to. Not unreasonable, and also not a call to make everything OSS.
So go ahead and mod me a troll, but please TBYP (think before you post).
I'll do you one better, I'll reply and tell you to take your own advice;)
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FTA:300 is a vacuous film filled with bad dialog, stiff acting, a pointless one-dimensional plot and interchangeable characters that hardly deserve to be named in the script. The film barely has a first act and does nothing but drive to a preposterous conclusion led along by a sequence of ridiculous events. The Visuals are nothing more than technical masturbation. Simply put, 300 is the best damn film I've seen all year. I haven't had this much fun watching a movie in a long time. It's nice to see Hollywood is finally striving to be more likes games.
Ok, so in short, gamers as he sees it are only interested in the technical masturbation portion of what games are. IF that's true, then consoles that emphasize game play wouldn't be doing as well as a certain little industry darling that does is. But even if that's only about -gameplay- (as Wii games don't exactly have the best acting/plot), some of the most loved games out there have some incredible characters and/or plot. (textual or otherwise).
He totally misses the point, this movie was one for people who are looking for eye candy and visuals, not plot or well developed characters and script. There are games like this as well. For example, the difference between the Monkey Island series (amusing, somewhat witty script) and Doom 3. Implying that all games in the popular market in somewhat recent memory are terrible in terms of things that a typical movie-goer would find important only demonstrates an ignorance of what the over-21 year old gamer market really is looking for.
You, sir, have a bright future as a mid-level DC Comics villain! Congrats!
Lucky for you, I owe the patent on the method by which the top and bottom halves of each bracket are produced, and I reserved all trademark rights - you may proceed with your lawsuit!!!
No, that will be a problem. Once you have the database, what exactly am I supposed to input for searching? Will I need to learn how to create a 3D model in order to search for similar objects?
The rest of your comments are pretty valid, however in this case that would seem to be aside the point. Searching objects in this fashion would be as simple as metadata that is appropriate for 3d model searches. Rather than provide a base model, you could search the metadata supplied with/for/generated for shapes, and once you have a few from the library, use THOSE as searches for -similar- or combined models. It's actually quite possible, if of questionable use - not to mention your criticism could be thrown back at you by simply saying "What!??! A search engine for sound? That will never work, I'd have to learn how to whistle".
It's not like this is strange. She's under investigation for a felony... I'm pretty sure that disqualifies her from flying on the space shuttle. If not that, the fact that she's a certifiable whackjob.
As for her remaining a Navy officer, I suspect she'll get a second (please forgive the pun here) dishonorable discharge after the dust settles.
...no lag is hardly impressive when you have no players.
But moon dust could also lodge in astronauts' lungs, possibly triggering long-term health effects.
Possibly? Is there not a consensus that this is likely to cause disease like silicosis?
Oh, I don't think that's true.... after all, given how corrupt things have become, I'm sure everyone has their price ;)
....so by proving they -can't- fix their problems, they'll somehow convince the world that their -other- business (ATMs) are somehow reliable and secure?
Sure lack of profitability != bad product always, but I'm not sure how dumping their problem child is going to fix the problem now.
I don't suppose the volume label is "The One Ring" is it?
So.... it's ok to tell the world that they should belive you as an 'expert' based upon your credentials, even if you have none?
You, sir, live in a strange world that I want no part of. This man has proven himself to be a charletan and a liar, and until he's proven to change assigning him any level of credibility is rather idiotic.
Worse, offering him a job based on that work history makes Wika look rather silly.
Interesting post (and a shame it wasn't modded so) That said, I'm curious how you would explain the success of the Nintendo Wii?
The gaming industry is holding onto archaic ideals. It is like the car factory that insists hand-built is better, and refuses to mechanize any aspect of their production. It is now suffering the consequences, and like it or not they will have to change.
Except that most major development studios are still "hand-producing". The problem is no-one (to my knowledge) has managed to consistently, successfully do all of the things you're suggesting across the board -and- managed to turn an obscene profit doing so.
When that happens in a demonstrable fashion, you will see many in the industry take notice, but implying that the old ideals are archaic without showing success is (to use a metaphor similar to yours) like a minister condemning condoms without a solution to the obvious social problems that adopting such beliefs system-wide would cause.
It may seem silly but it is a critically important roll that the bees have to crop production.
It's not silly at all! I, like you, believe in the great insectoid pastry from whence all food production pours forth!
As, in NOAA???
Wow, you're just trolling. Do you even PLAY eve? One of the best things about the game is cutthroat play, and CCP heavily regulates anything that violates the sandbox rules. Out of game contact isn't regulated because in game contact is not regulated (with a few obvious expcetions).
The problem in THIS case is that it appears a GM was violating the rules that everyone plays by. You seem to imply that somehow those other out-of-game contacts violate the rules, and this isn't so.
The issue here is that the game is fair only so long as every player has the same set of rules.
or its because they want to make a living selling their hard work without fear of someone recompiling and distributing the software free of charge or without their authorization.
.... how?
;)
And reading the BIOS helps this
Reading on.....
Not that I condone a VOIP app reading the BIOS.
Ok....well.....ok. Isn't the concern in this thread mostly about that? Assuming for the moment that it's not.....
You open source hippies often forget that people need to eat. Licesnses and words only go so far, they don't physically stop someone from stealing your hard work.
And.....obfuscation does? Lawsuits? Personally I like the idea of "Skype Goons". But that's just me.
In most cases, it has nothing to do with being ashamed or deceptive.
If, by it, you mean taking information off of someone's system without their say-so, then yes and no. Yes, it has nothing to do with them being ashamed (although they should be), but they are being deceptive, simply by definition.
Open source is great. I love the community aspect involved and Linux and its open source components taught me a great deal about system software through college. Although I (we?) understand that open source should be used for education and general computing safety, there are far more people out there that are not as cavalier. Open source is not the solution for everything. To demand everything should be is just foolish.
I don't think anyone is suggesting that's needed. Just that if they're doing ONE unfriendly thing, since we cannot see their code we cannot know what else they may be up to. Not unreasonable, and also not a call to make everything OSS.
So go ahead and mod me a troll, but please TBYP (think before you post).
I'll do you one better, I'll reply and tell you to take your own advice
When it's an insightful statement? Something -can- be flamebait AND insightful, in theory.
Sometimes the truth hurts?
Um. Right. So you're telling me you've never thought "Gosh, if only I had a program/code that would do X!" and gone looking for it?
I'll ignore the obvious concern that if nobody went looking for OSS software on sites like SF, people wouldn't hear about great ones as easily.
Actually, if you're going to be anal-retentive, it's two words and an acronym.
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that other file distribution entity that we're not supposed to name
Now you've piqued my curiosity.
....when they have Jack Bauer? I mean, Chuck Norris prays to the guy before bed.
"The suit is aiming for monetary damages and an injunction that would permanently ban Richter and his affiliates from MySpace. The amount of money sought by MySpace has not been disclosed."
... but unconfirmed reports state that Myspace is demanding that the settlement will be paid in several large shipments of "V1@gr@" and "Ci4lis"!
I've been very careful but 8 people use my computer, I get viruses way to often and at least three times I was part of botnets without my knowledge."
You've gotta be kidding - at that level of infection the appropriate phrase is "I'm very ignorant".