What if the developers of the popular torrent software were to code in something that randomly connected to trackers of high risk torrents? Not to actually download anything but just as a spoof to waste the time of the RIAA.
If a whole mass of people were to do this, wouldn't it be some sort of deterrent to the RIAA, or would it just mean more letters and more people unknowing thinking they need to pay up?
"I'm pretty sure sleeping in the car in Anywhere, USA is better than sitting on your roof waiting to be rescued (or wading through sewage...can you say bladder infection?)." - fataugie
True, but the combination of not knowing the severity of what's about to hit them and the fact that no one likes to sleep in cars would more likely end up with people on their roofs.
True, but I think hard/expensive part is to figure out where you're going in that plane, bus or car with a full tank of gas. It's hard/expensive to get out if you have no where to go.
I don't know about that. I have a Wii and I'm finding it very hard outside of Zelda and Paper Mario to find a game that keeps my interest for more than a week. The vast majority of Wii games in my opinion "suck", but maybe that's just me.
I think the real thing that has the Wii selling like hotcakes is the fact that a non-gamer audience is rushing out to buy it after a fellow gamer turns on Wii Sports and lets them get few games in. Non-gamers seem to love how easy it is to play. My parents (furthest thing from gamers and in their late 50's) went out and bought a Wii after playing Wii Sports and that's all they've been playing and they are completely content. They show it to their friends and the cycle repeats. Same thing for my friends and other family members. The problem is, there are no other games out there that are going to have the same effect.
The hype is going to fade as people start to realize that the Wiimote isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread and their isn't anything else out there comparable to Wii Sports. I mean shit, my grandmother liked bowling, but she will never be able to move to another game and I think many others will be surprised when they try other games and don't get the same experience.
Nobody really cares about anything but the game console part, and MAYBE the Blu-ray player.
I've found that I'm getting a great deal of use out of the other feature the PS3 offers besides gaming and playing Blu-ray. I couldn't ask for a better way to showcase pictures I've taken during vacation or a night out. Especially when displayed on a large HDTV. It's really impressive and makes it easy to show to a group of people. I really love this feature.
The other great feature I find myself using a great deal other than the two you specified is the ability to play videos imported from a flash drive. A quarter of my TV time is spent watching downloaded TV shows, movies and web videos, and especially home video.
"(take note for example: aside from the group I just mentioned, almost ANYONE who has a PS2, also has a standalone DVD player in the same cabinet)"
You're right on that, well, a couple years after the PS2 was released. When I bought the PS2 at launch, I didn't have a DVD player or a single DVD movie. But with the purchase of the PS2 I moved from VHS and never looked back. Sure eventually down the road when DVD player prices dropped to a reasonable price I picked one up, but until then, the PS2 was my DVD player and worked out just fine for me.
Now move ahead 8-9 year to the Blu-Ray player in the PS3. Since my purchase of the PS3, I've pretty much stopped buying DVD's and am now buying Blu-Ray movies, unless it's an obscure movie I can't wait for Blu-ray release. I'm sure in a couple years when the Blu-Ray standalone players drop dramatically in price I'll buy one as well. But, right now the PS3 player is working just fine for me, and all I'm hearing is that it's currently the best quality player out there right now.
All in all, you can't really say that nobody really cares about anything but the game console and Blu-Ray features of the PS3. I'm sure I'm not alone in enjoying it's many other great features.
I believe the $600+ I spent on the console was worth every penny and it's only going to get better.
I think that's one of the biggest problems with people on the warming side. They tend to believe what the "scientists" in the papers tell them. In most cases, these "scientists" aren't even the scientists in the right field or discipline to be commenting on global warming as fact.
If you want to know the facts yourself, do some research. Go ahead and read what the "scientists" in the paper say, but make sure you go research who he really is and what he saying before you trust in their opinion.
If Jack had a fine ass like that, I'd might let him say a few words at the next shareholder meeting under the condition that he arrives in the same outfit.
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What if the developers of the popular torrent software were to code in something that randomly connected to trackers of high risk torrents? Not to actually download anything but just as a spoof to waste the time of the RIAA. If a whole mass of people were to do this, wouldn't it be some sort of deterrent to the RIAA, or would it just mean more letters and more people unknowing thinking they need to pay up?
"I'm pretty sure sleeping in the car in Anywhere, USA is better than sitting on your roof waiting to be rescued (or wading through sewage...can you say bladder infection?)." - fataugie True, but the combination of not knowing the severity of what's about to hit them and the fact that no one likes to sleep in cars would more likely end up with people on their roofs.
True, but I think hard/expensive part is to figure out where you're going in that plane, bus or car with a full tank of gas. It's hard/expensive to get out if you have no where to go.
I don't know about that. I have a Wii and I'm finding it very hard outside of Zelda and Paper Mario to find a game that keeps my interest for more than a week. The vast majority of Wii games in my opinion "suck", but maybe that's just me. I think the real thing that has the Wii selling like hotcakes is the fact that a non-gamer audience is rushing out to buy it after a fellow gamer turns on Wii Sports and lets them get few games in. Non-gamers seem to love how easy it is to play. My parents (furthest thing from gamers and in their late 50's) went out and bought a Wii after playing Wii Sports and that's all they've been playing and they are completely content. They show it to their friends and the cycle repeats. Same thing for my friends and other family members. The problem is, there are no other games out there that are going to have the same effect. The hype is going to fade as people start to realize that the Wiimote isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread and their isn't anything else out there comparable to Wii Sports. I mean shit, my grandmother liked bowling, but she will never be able to move to another game and I think many others will be surprised when they try other games and don't get the same experience.
I've found that I'm getting a great deal of use out of the other feature the PS3 offers besides gaming and playing Blu-ray. I couldn't ask for a better way to showcase pictures I've taken during vacation or a night out. Especially when displayed on a large HDTV. It's really impressive and makes it easy to show to a group of people. I really love this feature.
The other great feature I find myself using a great deal other than the two you specified is the ability to play videos imported from a flash drive. A quarter of my TV time is spent watching downloaded TV shows, movies and web videos, and especially home video.
"(take note for example: aside from the group I just mentioned, almost ANYONE who has a PS2, also has a standalone DVD player in the same cabinet)"
You're right on that, well, a couple years after the PS2 was released. When I bought the PS2 at launch, I didn't have a DVD player or a single DVD movie. But with the purchase of the PS2 I moved from VHS and never looked back. Sure eventually down the road when DVD player prices dropped to a reasonable price I picked one up, but until then, the PS2 was my DVD player and worked out just fine for me.
Now move ahead 8-9 year to the Blu-Ray player in the PS3. Since my purchase of the PS3, I've pretty much stopped buying DVD's and am now buying Blu-Ray movies, unless it's an obscure movie I can't wait for Blu-ray release. I'm sure in a couple years when the Blu-Ray standalone players drop dramatically in price I'll buy one as well. But, right now the PS3 player is working just fine for me, and all I'm hearing is that it's currently the best quality player out there right now.
All in all, you can't really say that nobody really cares about anything but the game console and Blu-Ray features of the PS3. I'm sure I'm not alone in enjoying it's many other great features.
I believe the $600+ I spent on the console was worth every penny and it's only going to get better.
Mike
I think that's one of the biggest problems with people on the warming side. They tend to believe what the "scientists" in the papers tell them. In most cases, these "scientists" aren't even the scientists in the right field or discipline to be commenting on global warming as fact.
If you want to know the facts yourself, do some research. Go ahead and read what the "scientists" in the paper say, but make sure you go research who he really is and what he saying before you trust in their opinion.
Exactly, it's like going after Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, etc for making DVD players that would allow kids to watch porn.
I bet I could find out where CD's would go!
Maybe that was a little much...
If Jack had a fine ass like that, I'd might let him say a few words at the next shareholder meeting under the condition that he arrives in the same outfit.