I don't know her tech credentials, but I doubt she's on top of the whole subject
according to her bio it looks like you're probably right.
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i'd generally agree, but this should be less relevant in a business setting (it's a safe bet that those 3000 people are sticking with windows for quake 3). like they said in the article, things like porting macros from MS office probably aren't worth the immediate effort. along with that, any office i've worked in would be stuck with a bunch of legacy MS Access databases that would have to be converted too, and as far as I know there wouldn't be any easy way to handle reports or forms from Access using open source tools.
part of the game is understanding the dynamics and expectations of groups, especially at high levels. i'm sure many people would have been willing to shrug off the questionable need rolls in stockades or other lower level instances, but any player should understand that there's very little tolerance for mistakes like that once you have a few dungeons under your belt. these lessons should be learned in deadmines, not UBRS.
that said, it's a shame that players might draw more fire for mistakes because of nationality and stereotypes. i would hope that the average 1337 speaker in suburbia would have gotten the same treatment, but i'm sure impressions of chinese players are nearly always negative until proven otherwise.
good for them for acknowledging linux, but i like K3B a lot more than anything i've used under windows, including nero. but hey, competition is a good thing so keep em coming.
i don't download movies, and that wasn't my point at all. you can dismiss every thought that isn't three cheers for the MPAA as justification for a crime, or you can accept that some people simply want more options and would be willing to pay for them.
my point is that by acting as a consumer and purchasing a ticket to a movie, you're forced to do it in a setting you have no control over, and for many people that means a less enjoyable experience. i don't care how good the sound is if it includes some idiot chattering away. regardless of what you're willing to pay, you have to wait well beyond a movie's release date to watch it on your own terms.
there's a very real and legitimate demand for movies outside the theater. theaters are nothing but souped up relics left over from a time when individuals didn't have the technology available to them to watch movies in their homes. they've had that technology for decades now, and the movie industry has done little to acknowledge that the day a movie comes out, some people might want to watch it without anyone kicking their seats.
this is the difference between downloading music and downloading movies. i'd be happy to pay for the option to watch a just-released movie at home. thankfully, we might be getting a little closer to that option.
...those of us who simply don't like theaters?
music is very different because you're listening to it (generally) under the same circumstances as you would if you had bought a CD.
but for most movies, if you want to see them when they come out, you have to go to the theater, pay too much money, and tolerate a head in front of you, kicking feet and fidgety knees behind you. not to mention a fellow moviegoer who might enjoy announcing plot points. and my all time least favorite, applause. being in the theater for a movie is rarely an enjoyable experience, and i'd much rather watch a movie as soon as it's available in the comfort of my own home, without waiting for it on DVD. why does there have to be a waiting period for watching something in an environment that isn't annoying?
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I don't know her tech credentials, but I doubt she's on top of the whole subject
according to her bio it looks like you're probably right.
i'd generally agree, but this should be less relevant in a business setting (it's a safe bet that those 3000 people are sticking with windows for quake 3). like they said in the article, things like porting macros from MS office probably aren't worth the immediate effort. along with that, any office i've worked in would be stuck with a bunch of legacy MS Access databases that would have to be converted too, and as far as I know there wouldn't be any easy way to handle reports or forms from Access using open source tools.
part of the game is understanding the dynamics and expectations of groups, especially at high levels. i'm sure many people would have been willing to shrug off the questionable need rolls in stockades or other lower level instances, but any player should understand that there's very little tolerance for mistakes like that once you have a few dungeons under your belt. these lessons should be learned in deadmines, not UBRS.
that said, it's a shame that players might draw more fire for mistakes because of nationality and stereotypes. i would hope that the average 1337 speaker in suburbia would have gotten the same treatment, but i'm sure impressions of chinese players are nearly always negative until proven otherwise.
good for them for acknowledging linux, but i like K3B a lot more than anything i've used under windows, including nero. but hey, competition is a good thing so keep em coming.
i don't download movies, and that wasn't my point at all. you can dismiss every thought that isn't three cheers for the MPAA as justification for a crime, or you can accept that some people simply want more options and would be willing to pay for them. my point is that by acting as a consumer and purchasing a ticket to a movie, you're forced to do it in a setting you have no control over, and for many people that means a less enjoyable experience. i don't care how good the sound is if it includes some idiot chattering away. regardless of what you're willing to pay, you have to wait well beyond a movie's release date to watch it on your own terms. there's a very real and legitimate demand for movies outside the theater. theaters are nothing but souped up relics left over from a time when individuals didn't have the technology available to them to watch movies in their homes. they've had that technology for decades now, and the movie industry has done little to acknowledge that the day a movie comes out, some people might want to watch it without anyone kicking their seats. this is the difference between downloading music and downloading movies. i'd be happy to pay for the option to watch a just-released movie at home. thankfully, we might be getting a little closer to that option.
...those of us who simply don't like theaters? music is very different because you're listening to it (generally) under the same circumstances as you would if you had bought a CD. but for most movies, if you want to see them when they come out, you have to go to the theater, pay too much money, and tolerate a head in front of you, kicking feet and fidgety knees behind you. not to mention a fellow moviegoer who might enjoy announcing plot points. and my all time least favorite, applause. being in the theater for a movie is rarely an enjoyable experience, and i'd much rather watch a movie as soon as it's available in the comfort of my own home, without waiting for it on DVD. why does there have to be a waiting period for watching something in an environment that isn't annoying?