Whoa. You bought that whole "do no evil" thing hook, line, and sinker, huh? Well, there's one born every minute, so they say.
No, in your rush to make yourself feel "insightful" and/or "interesting" you missed the fact that it was intended as humor (a deliberate twist on "do no evail" as a business model) and I in no way ever implied -I- buy into it.
Google "says" that, so my thought was more that Ballmar might be talking to it, and I found the cheap jab amusing.
In short, I don't belive google really means that anymore than I really belive your post was anything more than intellectual masturbation.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying that having the option to -get- broadband isn't better, and I'm also not saying that we shouldn't encourage people to -get- higher speed broadband if it helps make it more widely available.......
..... but aren't we all looking at this the wrong way? The problem isn't that there isn't bandwidth, the problem is more "what are the average people DOING with the bandwidth"? Sure, tech savvy consumers are out downloading music, movies, pr0n, etc, but the -majority- of the people in the rural US, on average, seem to have difficulty with the mysteries of minesweeper, much less worrying about if they can download 24mb/sec. I'd be very interested to see statistics on technology adoption correlated against these numbers rather than drawing conclusions based on one specific measuring stick.
(Americans) may be 15th in the world in broadband penetration
You know, that is probably the first good explanation I've heard for why everyone drives such large cars.
Why do people take nostalgic game levels and even attempt to post a top 10 list of something so vague? There are probably hundreds of levels that tickle just about every gamer who's ever played them.
'Tis not journalism to say that "world 1-1" in the original SMB was among the best levels ever built.
I was actually shooting for "funny" here. And quoting someone in quotes isn't intellectual plaigiarism, it's simply a quote. I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that making the reference would be... superfluous?
Trash the mods, perhaps, but that quote was hardly worthy of your ire:)
Oh, and And a lot of times, they say things that are smart and make a whole lot of sense.
Have you been reading the same website I have?;)
#2 - Doesn't sound like they describe it well, but if it's running as a service, I'd bet they're not after just cookies. They could do that easily enough from within the game.
There, I fixed that for you, Mr. Pedant.
:)
Seriously, what is the big deal? Admittedly, I don't know all of the potential concerns, but in terms of a nice juicy steak does it really matter if the cow is cloned? Having a cheaper way of creating new meat may offend the animal-lovers out there, but in terms of feeding the world, it seems like it's a rather incredible breakthrough.
Interesting that they note in BIG BOLD PRINT not to use the software on a platform that ever connects to the internet if you want to play their game.
So..... either buy a new computer, or never use the internet? Sorry EA - your game loses.
Also, CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!!
Sheeyeah.
Interesting to a point - I really could care less about in-game adds, but monitoring all of my internet traffic and placing in-game adds?
3 thoughts on this:
#1 - It probably won't be long before someone develops a web browser wrapper that 'fakes' site visits.
#2 - How explicitly does EA describe what they're collecting and how? If they're scanning my cookies, that's one thing. Directly monitoring packets is another level of bad.
#3 - How long do you think it will be before some adult site that daddy was visiting gets into Jr's game because everyone logs in on one account? I can see the laywers salivating......
As Slash____ below this has noted, the *woosh* sound is the humor in that going over your head - obviously the reason the CIO needs to demand Windows servers is that the Users have obviously tried to talk to you before, but a few well placed sexual harassment lawsuits and a mysterious wave of vandalism to employee cars from the HR department has caused them to suspect that the issue might be better taken up with your superior.
when Longhorn Server lets you install the OS, set up Active Directory, and initialize the domain without once asking you even to create an administrator password?
Some ideas:
* Hire intelligent administrators who won't put a box without password on the network?
* Don't use it, or use it as little as possible for your specific needs? | ->(caveat) If your CIO tells you you -must- use windows servers, explain to him that you would, but they require a "token ring" and all of them fell into the "ethernet" and they must be found first. Much like telling an idiot to sit in the corner of a round room, it will distract him for the better part of the next quarter. .
Ok, so people have been hacking pr0n sites, coke machines, etc, for years, but with a bit of warning ATM companies can't manage to practice a bit of security?
Even if it IS stupid user error, then BANKS can't get their act together?!?!
This just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy about Diebold, etc.
I would have marked this as insightful, but you made the assertation that Xbox will dominate this generation...... and I've gotta say, the Wii looks pretty damn good. (Of course right now it is, as it's the only game in town)
I suspect that PS3 will wind up being the odd man out this time around, with people either buyign the Wii or the 360 as an affordable alternative to the PS3.
It's only boring and repetitive if you have
1) No imagination of your own
2) A severly antisocial personality
3) Don't enjoy a challenge.
The beauty of eve is that every level of player is useful in some way to every other level. You're -involved- from step one, and in a persistant universe.
Slashdot Mirror
Oh you evil evil Preview button, why didn't I use you?!
> I'm sure you'll find out about the time they release DirectX 10 for Vista only....
I'm sure you'll find out about the time they release DirectX 10 for XP only....
Whoa. You bought that whole "do no evil" thing hook, line, and sinker, huh? Well, there's one born every minute, so they say.
No, in your rush to make yourself feel "insightful" and/or "interesting" you missed the fact that it was intended as humor (a deliberate twist on "do no evail" as a business model) and I in no way ever implied -I- buy into it.
Google "says" that, so my thought was more that Ballmar might be talking to it, and I found the cheap jab amusing.
In short, I don't belive google really means that anymore than I really belive your post was anything more than intellectual masturbation.
FTA: "People point to Google because Google is the emblem for somebody who has embraced a different business model than we have," he said.
I'm guessing that that would be the "Do No Evil" part, Mr. Ballmer?
Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying that having the option to -get- broadband isn't better, and I'm also not saying that we shouldn't encourage people to -get- higher speed broadband if it helps make it more widely available.......
..... but aren't we all looking at this the wrong way? The problem isn't that there isn't bandwidth, the problem is more "what are the average people DOING with the bandwidth"? Sure, tech savvy consumers are out downloading music, movies, pr0n, etc, but the -majority- of the people in the rural US, on average, seem to have difficulty with the mysteries of minesweeper, much less worrying about if they can download 24mb/sec. I'd be very interested to see statistics on technology adoption correlated against these numbers rather than drawing conclusions based on one specific measuring stick.
(Americans) may be 15th in the world in broadband penetration
You know, that is probably the first good explanation I've heard for why everyone drives such large cars.
Why do people take nostalgic game levels and even attempt to post a top 10 list of something so vague? There are probably hundreds of levels that tickle just about every gamer who's ever played them.
'Tis not journalism to say that "world 1-1" in the original SMB was among the best levels ever built.
Says the AC. But I'll "byte"....
:)
;)
I was actually shooting for "funny" here. And quoting someone in quotes isn't intellectual plaigiarism, it's simply a quote. I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that making the reference would be... superfluous?
Trash the mods, perhaps, but that quote was hardly worthy of your ire
Oh, and
And a lot of times, they say things that are smart and make a whole lot of sense.
Have you been reading the same website I have?
"People should not be afraid of their government - Governments should be afraid of their people"
It does not go past me that you are named smithmc.
Agent Smith, I presume?
Uh, yeah, like if they were detecting prostate cancer.....
"You want me to stick the speaker WHERE????"
#2 - Doesn't sound like they describe it well, but if it's running as a service, I'd bet they're not after just cookies. They could do that easily enough from within the game.
There, I fixed that for you, Mr. Pedant.
:)
Seriously, what is the big deal? Admittedly, I don't know all of the potential concerns, but in terms of a nice juicy steak does it really matter if the cow is cloned? Having a cheaper way of creating new meat may offend the animal-lovers out there, but in terms of feeding the world, it seems like it's a rather incredible breakthrough.
Interesting that they note in BIG BOLD PRINT not to use the software on a platform that ever connects to the internet if you want to play their game.
So..... either buy a new computer, or never use the internet? Sorry EA - your game loses.
Also, CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!!
Sheeyeah.
Interesting to a point - I really could care less about in-game adds, but monitoring all of my internet traffic and placing in-game adds?
3 thoughts on this:
#1 - It probably won't be long before someone develops a web browser wrapper that 'fakes' site visits.
#2 - How explicitly does EA describe what they're collecting and how? If they're scanning my cookies, that's one thing. Directly monitoring packets is another level of bad.
#3 - How long do you think it will be before some adult site that daddy was visiting gets into Jr's game because everyone logs in on one account? I can see the laywers salivating......
As Slash____ below this has noted, the *woosh* sound is the humor in that going over your head - obviously the reason the CIO needs to demand Windows servers is that the Users have obviously tried to talk to you before, but a few well placed sexual harassment lawsuits and a mysterious wave of vandalism to employee cars from the HR department has caused them to suspect that the issue might be better taken up with your superior.
It's early days for this movement; the buzzword to watch here is "E-waste." But...but... I thought that was called "myspace"!
when Longhorn Server lets you install the OS, set up Active Directory, and initialize the domain without once asking you even to create an administrator password?
Some ideas:
* Hire intelligent administrators who won't put a box without password on the network?
* Don't use it, or use it as little as possible for your specific needs?
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->(caveat) If your CIO tells you you -must- use windows servers, explain to him that you would, but they require a "token ring" and all of them fell into the "ethernet" and they must be found first. Much like telling an idiot to sit in the corner of a round room, it will distract him for the better part of the next quarter.
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Ok, so people have been hacking pr0n sites, coke machines, etc, for years, but with a bit of warning ATM companies can't manage to practice a bit of security?
Even if it IS stupid user error, then BANKS can't get their act together?!?!
This just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy about Diebold, etc.
True enough..... I caught myself tapping my toes to Nickleback's "Savin' Me" until I saw....
BSG Season 3 promo
Some blogger far more witty than I commented that "The only show that could make them sound -good-". That's now my excuse. Yes, that's it.
....Hard On Collider? I think I'd prefer an earth swallowing black hole.
Uhh.... I thought -he- was already a master theif in the movie. It's not as if it's his first caper :)
Cathrine on the other hand, well...
I would have marked this as insightful, but you made the assertation that Xbox will dominate this generation...... and I've gotta say, the Wii looks pretty damn good. (Of course right now it is, as it's the only game in town) I suspect that PS3 will wind up being the odd man out this time around, with people either buyign the Wii or the 360 as an affordable alternative to the PS3.
It's only boring and repetitive if you have 1) No imagination of your own 2) A severly antisocial personality 3) Don't enjoy a challenge. The beauty of eve is that every level of player is useful in some way to every other level. You're -involved- from step one, and in a persistant universe.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/presski t/press/index.shtml
Oh well - looks like the 30 day thing has been delayed...