It is my understanding his employment was specific in that he would only disclose the password to the mayor alone. This never happened, thus he never disclosed the password. This case did not require any technical knowledge to grasp the facts, so I am unsure how the jury could come to this result.
I must ask, how the hell are children this young getting to the store on their own and shelling out $60+ for a game? How can parents not know their child is walking around with that much money on them, and where are they getting it if not from the parents?
"We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies."
Which harmful effects are those? Have there been credible, peer-reviewed studies which actually show any negative effect of seeing violence on a screen?
Back when you could get a savings account with 5% APY I would agree with this wholeheartedly. Now that most institutions offer less than 1% APY it really makes me question if the effort is worth it for what amounts to one movie ticket.
we were honestly a bit surprised when we saw it pushing over 30 frames per second on our laptops
Holy shit! Quake II hasn't seem frame rates like that since the 486! No matter how fast computers get programmers will always find a way to slow down their programs.
That's not the point. It's quite clear that technical circumvents to law (like the whole.torrent thing) don't work like that. If your intention is to run illegal site you will be held accountable. It's not just exactly about.torrent files, it's about the whole system and purpose.+
In what way is this site "illegal" that does not also apply to a search engine such as Google?
The skill system and weapon upgrades bring in the character development side from a role playing game. And the co-op design with its warrior and archer dynamic introduces the reward of playing together like an MMO.
It is another Diablo clone. Oh, and having two people play together makes it like a massively multiplayer online game? Right.
I don't see a single thing that wasn't in Diablo over a decade ago, let alone something innovative.
Most of those games came out years after their PC equivalent. Even in the case of Dragon Age (which was delayed by months), it is just the PC game wrapped in an emulator. And it does not support DLC.
Offline play is entirely dependent upon the game. Half-Life, for example, will let you play without a connection at all. Dragon Age, on the other hand, will not allow access to any of the premium or DLC content without an active connection.
Just to let people know, Blizzard also allows for unlimited downloading of the Windows and OS X version of any game you have ever purchased. Even if you bought the game in a store you can still register the CD key online at battle.net and it will be available to download in the future.
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It is my understanding his employment was specific in that he would only disclose the password to the mayor alone. This never happened, thus he never disclosed the password. This case did not require any technical knowledge to grasp the facts, so I am unsure how the jury could come to this result.
I must ask, how the hell are children this young getting to the store on their own and shelling out $60+ for a game? How can parents not know their child is walking around with that much money on them, and where are they getting it if not from the parents?
"We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies."
Which harmful effects are those? Have there been credible, peer-reviewed studies which actually show any negative effect of seeing violence on a screen?
Back when you could get a savings account with 5% APY I would agree with this wholeheartedly. Now that most institutions offer less than 1% APY it really makes me question if the effort is worth it for what amounts to one movie ticket.
Quit thinking you deserve one.
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So they started to talk about an MMO in 1996? They already had MMOs on the market by then. Meridian 59.
This is going to throw off my entire measurement system. What's the size of a Groklaw so I can add that in?
Too bad we can't use Twitter to predict Slashdot dupes.
we were honestly a bit surprised when we saw it pushing over 30 frames per second on our laptops
Holy shit! Quake II hasn't seem frame rates like that since the 486! No matter how fast computers get programmers will always find a way to slow down their programs.
The larger your sample size the more accurate your results tends to be. Fascinating.
That's not the point. It's quite clear that technical circumvents to law (like the whole .torrent thing) don't work like that. If your intention is to run illegal site you will be held accountable. It's not just exactly about .torrent files, it's about the whole system and purpose.+
In what way is this site "illegal" that does not also apply to a search engine such as Google?
This problem was quickly resolved, but unfortunately it may take up to an hour before access is restored for everyone, due to caching effects.
If you don't want to wait an hour for it to update, you can open a command prompt and type "ipconfig /flushdna".
Please be warned that this may also revert you to some sort of single-celled organism.
In answer to your question: yes, a brain slug could control a Hypnotoad, but what would happen when this slug/toad symbiote looked into a mirror?
If the brain slug was already controlling Hypnotoad then it would not use his power to hypnotize himself when facing a mirror. Obviously.
They teach this shit on Blues Clues.
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not everyone here is an old fogey -_-
It is important to maintain a healthy balance, otherwise whose lawns will you stand on?
The skill system and weapon upgrades bring in the character development side from a role playing game. And the co-op design with its warrior and archer dynamic introduces the reward of playing together like an MMO.
It is another Diablo clone. Oh, and having two people play together makes it like a massively multiplayer online game? Right.
I don't see a single thing that wasn't in Diablo over a decade ago, let alone something innovative.
I guarantee there's at least one thing that can be guaranteed.
You would be wrong about that.
You can't guarantee anything in security. Especially when a human is involved.
Maybe even on your shoes but then picking up a call is not much fun.
Missed it by that much.
Seiko has been making watches powered solely by kinetic motion for over two decades now. http://www.seikowatches.com/technology/kinetic/index.html
Most of those games came out years after their PC equivalent. Even in the case of Dragon Age (which was delayed by months), it is just the PC game wrapped in an emulator. And it does not support DLC.
PPC's died 6 years ago, welcome to the 21st century!
Just so you know, the 21st century began more than six years ago.
Offline play is entirely dependent upon the game. Half-Life, for example, will let you play without a connection at all. Dragon Age, on the other hand, will not allow access to any of the premium or DLC content without an active connection.
Just to let people know, Blizzard also allows for unlimited downloading of the Windows and OS X version of any game you have ever purchased. Even if you bought the game in a store you can still register the CD key online at battle.net and it will be available to download in the future.
"...We're not sure our OS and Office monopoly will last forever, so we'd really like to see if we could actually turn a profit on something else."
If you aren't growing, you're dying. True for any business.