Why get a PS3 when you can play it on your computer? With the games having to be playable on the PS3 they can't force you to download drivers (although if it comes with a HD that might change) or update hardware, so if your computer can run it, no need for a PS3. Which is exactly why this won't happen.
Then the one that made the decisions is probably high-up enough to have a say on who gets fired. EA isn't exactly well-known for looking after their employees. They realised that they could make an even greater profit by firing their employees, which would get the people in charge a nice small bonus.
The rule is "the first civ you really get into is the best".
Not true (for me anyway), and normally this is always true for me;) I've found Civ 3 to be extremely refreshing and quite different. Then again I got Civ2 in 1997 and it's the only Civ-like game I've had since late last year;) So after 7 years, an finding an upgrade to be better probably isn't surprising (I also had all the features completely brand-new to me and didn't have to put up with bad releases that were improved via expansion packs).
-A new type of diplomacy: vapor-WMD. You accuse another country of carrying WMDs and therefore can declare war on it without losing any points with the other civilizations.
I can't afford to advertise in gaming magazines so I can't get a bunch of wankers to gush endlessly about my upcoming project.
Pffft. This guy has been extremely profitable, and I doubt very much he had money to advertise in gaming magazines at the start.
The big companies have convinced everyone you need lots of money to make a profitable game, but I think as time continues the indi-market will grow and the big companies will stagnate and die.
If that's the case it could be quite interesting. Civ 3 was greatly improved over Civ 2 with many interesting ideas (although I haven't played Test of Time, Alpha Centauri, etc so I can't say how original the ideas are). For it to be improved even further would be quite good for the series:) It's often franchises begin to become the same game without much improvement (Test of Time anyone? Any sports game, etc), so it'll be good if Civ manages to keep going with some decent games for some time yet.
He's probably commenting on the fact TFA specified there would be a returning module. I think for most people it's assumed there would be a returning module.
Anytime you buy a copy it's money in the bank for the enemy. If the content companies insist on producing DRM'd content that's infringing on your rights, then you should insist on not buying their content (or giving up your rights).
This unfortunately is a moot point when the government passes laws requiring hardware to only play DRM'd-content.
Because if I invent it myself completely independant of the patent and with no knowledge of the patented product, with the errant belief I'm the first to invent this, I will not be allowed to do anything with it.
With software the likelihood of this happening increases dramatically. In my opinion that's wrong.
No you dumbass. He's saying using more then one search engine is redundant and that a car would become redundant if you owned 2 and could drive them whenever you wanted.
I'm working on a short story, but I've considered the universe where Earth meets aliens. I thought that in future short stories, copyright and patents could be used by the government to control the alien technology, with harsh laws against anyone who tries to replicate the alien technology. I thought it was a tad unrealistic, but perhaps it isn't.
In that case p2p apps can be published as self-published books, possibly with an e-book version (either sold with or seperately). I'd LOVE to see what would happen with that:)
Ok, not guns...protected by the constitution and all that what about knife manufactures?
FYI: THe right to bear arms is allowed in the constitution, not the right to bear guns. So either knives are also protected or guns aren't necessarily protected (as the many weapons (or arms) are outlawed). How ignorant Americans are of their own constitution is staggering.
It's all a matter of ratio. How many people die in such an activity compared with how many people don't. I'd say it's lower then the ratio of people dying due to guns then people not doing due to guns.
They ought to just declare HTTP, FTP, UDP, TCP, and IP illegal. After all, they're used for almost 100% of digital piracy.
Nice straw-man argument. Lets compare the ratio of copyright breaking activities VS non copyright breaking activities those protocols have and compare them with p2p's ratio. I think you may find p2p to have a significantly higher ratio.
I agree this law is bad, but there's no need to use straw-man arguments to make your point. And once again someone who does use said type of arguments has been modded +5 Insightful. *sigh*
Slashdot, where you don't have to discuss things logically, just say what people want you to say.
P.S. I know this will get modded down offtopic or flame-bait, but I've got Karma to burn and it needed to be said.
Since when was a gun developed that took "reasonable care" in preventing accidental death?
I don't think this law targets tools that allow accidental downloading of copyrighted material. Now had you said that sentence without the accidental clause it would have been fine:P
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It's Mr Spock! Dr Spock was some 60s psycho.
I hear Xbox Next will be endorsed by Michael Jackson
Why get a PS3 when you can play it on your computer? With the games having to be playable on the PS3 they can't force you to download drivers (although if it comes with a HD that might change) or update hardware, so if your computer can run it, no need for a PS3. Which is exactly why this won't happen.
I'm pretty apes become depressed at being experimented on. They also have human dexterity. But let's not think about that.
I think coders should be paid for their work.
Fortunately the coders for Firefox disagree with you.
Then the one that made the decisions is probably high-up enough to have a say on who gets fired. EA isn't exactly well-known for looking after their employees. They realised that they could make an even greater profit by firing their employees, which would get the people in charge a nice small bonus.
The rule is "the first civ you really get into is the best".
;) I've found Civ 3 to be extremely refreshing and quite different. Then again I got Civ2 in 1997 and it's the only Civ-like game I've had since late last year ;) So after 7 years, an finding an upgrade to be better probably isn't surprising (I also had all the features completely brand-new to me and didn't have to put up with bad releases that were improved via expansion packs).
Not true (for me anyway), and normally this is always true for me
-A new type of diplomacy: vapor-WMD. You accuse another country of carrying WMDs and therefore can declare war on it without losing any points with the other civilizations.
Except for France.
I can't afford to advertise in gaming magazines so I can't get a bunch of wankers to gush endlessly about my upcoming project.
Pffft. This guy has been extremely profitable, and I doubt very much he had money to advertise in gaming magazines at the start.
The big companies have convinced everyone you need lots of money to make a profitable game, but I think as time continues the indi-market will grow and the big companies will stagnate and die.
If that's the case it could be quite interesting. Civ 3 was greatly improved over Civ 2 with many interesting ideas (although I haven't played Test of Time, Alpha Centauri, etc so I can't say how original the ideas are). For it to be improved even further would be quite good for the series :) It's often franchises begin to become the same game without much improvement (Test of Time anyone? Any sports game, etc), so it'll be good if Civ manages to keep going with some decent games for some time yet.
Actually [urlhttp://newvoyages.com/=]You do[/url].
He's probably commenting on the fact TFA specified there would be a returning module. I think for most people it's assumed there would be a returning module.
Anytime you buy a copy it's money in the bank for the enemy. If the content companies insist on producing DRM'd content that's infringing on your rights, then you should insist on not buying their content (or giving up your rights).
This unfortunately is a moot point when the government passes laws requiring hardware to only play DRM'd-content.
Because if I invent it myself completely independant of the patent and with no knowledge of the patented product, with the errant belief I'm the first to invent this, I will not be allowed to do anything with it.
With software the likelihood of this happening increases dramatically. In my opinion that's wrong.
No you dumbass. He's saying using more then one search engine is redundant and that a car would become redundant if you owned 2 and could drive them whenever you wanted.
Innovation on Amazon's part to cause other search companies who are considered better to add features.
I'm working on a short story, but I've considered the universe where Earth meets aliens. I thought that in future short stories, copyright and patents could be used by the government to control the alien technology, with harsh laws against anyone who tries to replicate the alien technology. I thought it was a tad unrealistic, but perhaps it isn't.
In that case p2p apps can be published as self-published books, possibly with an e-book version (either sold with or seperately). I'd LOVE to see what would happen with that :)
Ok, not guns...protected by the constitution and all that what about knife manufactures?
FYI: THe right to bear arms is allowed in the constitution, not the right to bear guns. So either knives are also protected or guns aren't necessarily protected (as the many weapons (or arms) are outlawed). How ignorant Americans are of their own constitution is staggering.
It's all a matter of ratio. How many people die in such an activity compared with how many people don't. I'd say it's lower then the ratio of people dying due to guns then people not doing due to guns.
It works that way quite well in any industry where there isn't a monopoly.
Then why is Microsoft still around?
Remember folks. Microsoft isn't a monopoly.
They ought to just declare HTTP, FTP, UDP, TCP, and IP illegal. After all, they're used for almost 100% of digital piracy.
Nice straw-man argument. Lets compare the ratio of copyright breaking activities VS non copyright breaking activities those protocols have and compare them with p2p's ratio. I think you may find p2p to have a significantly higher ratio.
I agree this law is bad, but there's no need to use straw-man arguments to make your point. And once again someone who does use said type of arguments has been modded +5 Insightful. *sigh*
Slashdot, where you don't have to discuss things logically, just say what people want you to say.
P.S. I know this will get modded down offtopic or flame-bait, but I've got Karma to burn and it needed to be said.
I agree with your post except for one part
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Since when was a gun developed that took "reasonable care" in preventing accidental death?
I don't think this law targets tools that allow accidental downloading of copyrighted material. Now had you said that sentence without the accidental clause it would have been fine
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I guess Microsoft WON'T be supporting this then?
Had you RTFA (and you may have and be karma-whoring) you'd see google already mentioned that. If I had karma I'd mod you down.