Yeah... I do like to pirate and I refuse to buy software and other forms of media. Doesn't mean it's a loss to me. Since if I couldn't pirate it I wouldn't use it.
Bullshit. Flat out, no question. If you couldn't pirate, your computer would just sit there with the OEM software installed ? Right. Once again: Bullshit.
"You Wish You Could Have Me" is such a perfect name for the genre.
And for the record, the Internet is a biiiig place. If you really want to see Albert Einstein prancing about with his belly exposed, I can hook you up. Video clips, baby. Oh, and I've even managed to convert a few from the OM to the OE format. You'll love 'em !
As for the game... one word... AMAZING ...
If your a fan of one fucked up scary amazing looking game this is the one for you
Wow, that's a resounding review for a game. Now we wait for the bombshell...
Not somthing I would buy tho since I only want to play it on single player once...
W - T - F ?!? Exactly what would you buy ?!? The game is amazing - your words ! Go pay for it. For Christ's sake, this isn't a grey area in piracy. Just imagine this sort of "logic" being spewed elsewhere. "I only snuck into that movie because I wanted to see it once" Brilliant.
While I'm more than apt to get pissed at lawmakers for trouncing our rights, make no mistake: Buttmunches like yourself that blatently pirate games out of greed ARE THE PROBLEM.
Lets take a "for instance" in Minnesota, the state where nothing is allowed.
Oof. That hurts. I'm in Minnesota myself. Seatbelt laws, anti-smoking laws...it's only a matter of time before my hair style is outlawed.
That being said, I don't think that sticking with the two (US) parties is the answer. Even if that was more effective a bringing reason than a third party (which I question) it still doesn't clear up the numerous issues with a two-party governing system. It's far easier to 'blame the other guy' when there's only one other side. Likewise for the prevalence of attack adds, and debating political points via ad-hominem and straw man assaults. We desperately need more voices in our government.
I saw only *one* other poster mention System Shock, and that was the sequel. (Which was one of the best games ever created) The original was released the same year as DoomII and the original Marathon. The gameplay is similar to Marathon, but IMO a bit more in depth. What's more, the game was re-released with wonderful voice logs, which really really really add to the atmosphere.
Those of you with questionable morals might check out The Underdogs download to play it yourself.
Even if then-President Clinton didn't want the DMCA and the Bono Act to become law, he could not have stopped them, as both the House and the Senate passed the Bono Act and the DMCA by voice vote. Under the Constitution for the USA, a presidential veto has little if any hope of beating a voice vote, as it takes 81 percent in favor to pass a law by voice vote (that is, one-fifth to force a roll call) but only 67 percent to override a presidential veto.
I'll readily admit that Clinton probably wouldn't have prevented the eventual passing of the bill. But that doesn't justify being part of the problem. A veto could possibly have brought the issue into public discussion. The general voting populous could take notice, and some of our elected officials might even have changed their vote.
And for the record, the above objection does not change the fact that liberals are as in the pocket as the conservatives. (Tepples, I realize you aren't claiming this.) The DMCA passed both The House and Congress unanimously. The Democrats are fucking us over just as much as the Republicans.
What you want in this case is a member of a small-government party such as the Libertarian Party in the USA or a foreign counterpart...
All political parties take time to get a foothold in government. To get more libertarians into an elected federal office, start at the level of the legislature.
I agree that getting officials into the lower echelons are immensely effective at influencing the higher offices. However, that does not mean you should be voting someone you don't agree with into the presidency. Any vote for a third party does count. The more votes people see going to third parties decreases the view that those votes are 'thrown away'.
Can anyone explain to me why government protection of industries can be called "free trade"?
Because calling it "Global restricted trade" would be stupid.
I'm not just being crass. It's common sense to look on the bright side when it comes to nomenclature. That's why we use "Pro Choice" and "Pro life". They're both equally irrelevant to the topic at hand, but they sound good. Likewise with the Patriot act, and just about anything else ever named on the face of the planet.
...there would be a lot of 'not if you were the last nerd on the island' talk.
You know, I get this a lot. A lot. But I bet it's just hollow bravado. I'm quite confident that after becoming the last nerd on the island, you'd be signing a different tune. =)
What makes you think the liberals have sold out any less than the conservatives ? It's not like Clinton signed the DMCA into law, or anything.
The vague hope lies in us somehow electing a third party or non-politician politician. We've got the same chance as a paper dog chasing an asbestos cat through hell.
The number of posts that state "OMG, REAL HAS SPYWARE IS EVIL coupled with "OMG, APPLE MAKES FRUITY CONSUMER APPLIANCES AND IS AWESOME" is really disgusting. For Pete's sake, people. Take an objective look at the situation.
Real has done a lot of crappy things over the years. Apple has done plenty of good things over the years. That does not mean that Apple is automagically right, and Real is wrong. I've come to expect a pretty significant bias in regards to the average SlashDotter, but this is waaaay beyond that.
If Real was soooo hung up on offering you *choice*, why wouldn't their product simply strip ALL kinds of DRM data and place a happy *choice enabling* MP3 onto the iPod?
Because if they did that, the RIAA would ream them like an altarboy at sunday school.
While Real may not be the advocate of complete and total freedom, they're certainly a larger advocate of 'choice' than Apple is in this instance.
Basically, this man was implanted with a similar 'no pulse' device back in 2000. He has yet to suffer any unintended consequences. No veins collapsing, head exploding, reversed bloodflow causing time to go backwards, etc, etc. Of course, four years isn't a terribly long time compred to a whole human life, but it's a very good start.
Restarted her heart ?!? That's frickin' crazy ! Do you have any linkage to back this up ?
The only thing close I could find was the story of Peter Houghton. He's been living with a 'no pulse' artificial heart for four years now. Seems to be doing pretty well. Especially since his other alternative was dead. No mention of them restarting his heart. Nor any crazy vein problems from not having a pulse.
Basically, the link has a boatload of spaces after it. You only see the first part, because the ending scrolls off the viewbar. Personally, I took the fact that the URL shown in text did not match the viewbar as a warning sign. That, and the fact that I don't subscribe to EarthLink. =)
If you view the source, you'll see this quite plainly: <a href="http://www.earthlink.net
@curvet.co.kr/curvetdb/images/CVS/">
[The original test used java, but I made this HTML for clarity.]
"With all the hoopla over Doom 3 hardware requirements I couldn't find any major ([H]ardOCP, Tom's Hardware, etc.) sites listing audio benchmarks or quality comparisons pitting on-board sound and cards like the Creative Z2 series."
And by software, I mean it doesn't utilize EAX, or any other random proprietary audio crud. While a seperate audio card takes a load off the CPU, it's insanely minor. Which is probably why Creative was so intent on getting their EAX worked in. Even if it doesn't really make any difference to your sound quality, that little 'EAX' checkbox in the game config makes you think you're missing out if you don't go Creative.
Señor Smart is really abysmal in that regard. I recall once checking out the support forums for his latest game. He was personally abusing other posters there. WTF sort of support is that ?
Now, don't get me wrong. I love it when developers show that they're real people too. Off-color humor, crossing the line occasionally, etc. But Smart is quite far beyond that.
Having spent far too long fighting with Creative's drivers, and [i]still[/i] not getting hardware sound to work in half my games, I wasn't that enthused with their crap to begin with. Now to see that they're blackmailing via patents...well, fuck 'em.
I'm upgrading my rig for Doom III. I'll purposely choose an audio solution from somewhere other than Creative. I love the irony.
However, is it really a divide of the rich and the poor on internet? and what are the criteria for being the rich or the poor? it surely can't be software or AV updates, since there are a number of tools out there that are free..
Personally, I think the whole Rich/Poor analogy is a bad one. The point I was attempting to make was that referring to White Worms as socialism was completely off-base. I didn't do a good job of spelling out my intentions though. My bad.
The "poor" in this regard are those without the best/latest updates or anti-virii software or firewalls.
The only real reason this sort of thing gets done is because these 'poor' people interfere with the effectiveness of the rich's internet. Those of us with updates/AV have to deal with the spam/network congestion of those without. There wouldn't be much talk of white worms if all the damage was contained to the infected.
This situation is more analagous to rich people forcibly sterilizing the poor. Or creating robots to give showers to the homeless, etc. While there may some objective benefit to these actions, it is undertaken on behalf of the privileged.
Seriously. Los Alamos has had TONS of problems. Remember the Chinese spying scandal under Clinton ? Los Alamos. Intrusion tests have resulted in attackers breaching the facility and leaving with a wheelbarrow filled with nuclear material. More recently, the Los Alamos lab has been losing Classified Removable Electronic Media left and right. Employees have had security badges stolen. Hell, CREM's have been found for sale with obvious confidential labels in nearby stores.
I'm far too lazy to get appropriate links for all of their issues. I've got some examples in a post I made yesterday, but those aren't Los Alamos specific. Why not peruse the summaries and madcap linkage from someplace like DefenseTech ? The vast majority of those articles detail the University of California's complete mismanagement of the Los Alamos facilities.
The same Lieberman that was strongly advocating video game censorship ? Wow, he's not the kinda guy who would put crazy shit into law. If you're going to go off the beaten path and write in someone not even running, surely you can find a better running mate for McCain ? Clark, perhaps ? Ficus ?? A clod of dirt ?
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Yeah ... I do like to pirate and I refuse to buy software and other forms of media. Doesn't mean it's a loss to me. Since if I couldn't pirate it I wouldn't use it.
Bullshit. Flat out, no question. If you couldn't pirate, your computer would just sit there with the OEM software installed ? Right. Once again: Bullshit.
--LordPixie
"You Wish You Could Have Me" is such a perfect name for the genre.
And for the record, the Internet is a biiiig place. If you really want to see Albert Einstein prancing about with his belly exposed, I can hook you up. Video clips, baby. Oh, and I've even managed to convert a few from the OM to the OE format. You'll love 'em !
--LordPixie
As for the game ... one word ... AMAZING
...
If your a fan of one fucked up scary amazing looking game this is the one for you
Wow, that's a resounding review for a game. Now we wait for the bombshell...
Not somthing I would buy tho since I only want to play it on single player once...
W - T - F ?!? Exactly what would you buy ?!? The game is amazing - your words ! Go pay for it. For Christ's sake, this isn't a grey area in piracy. Just imagine this sort of "logic" being spewed elsewhere. "I only snuck into that movie because I wanted to see it once" Brilliant.
While I'm more than apt to get pissed at lawmakers for trouncing our rights, make no mistake: Buttmunches like yourself that blatently pirate games out of greed ARE THE PROBLEM.
--LordPixie
Lets take a "for instance" in Minnesota, the state where nothing is allowed.
Oof. That hurts. I'm in Minnesota myself. Seatbelt laws, anti-smoking laws...it's only a matter of time before my hair style is outlawed.
That being said, I don't think that sticking with the two (US) parties is the answer. Even if that was more effective a bringing reason than a third party (which I question) it still doesn't clear up the numerous issues with a two-party governing system. It's far easier to 'blame the other guy' when there's only one other side. Likewise for the prevalence of attack adds, and debating political points via ad-hominem and straw man assaults. We desperately need more voices in our government.
--LordPixie
I saw only *one* other poster mention System Shock, and that was the sequel. (Which was one of the best games ever created) The original was released the same year as DoomII and the original Marathon. The gameplay is similar to Marathon, but IMO a bit more in depth. What's more, the game was re-released with wonderful voice logs, which really really really add to the atmosphere.
Those of you with questionable morals might check out The Underdogs download to play it yourself.
--LordPixie
You really like those deaf girls, don't you?
A dyslexic boy and a deaf girl. That's a match made in Slashdot heaven !
--LordPixie
Even if then-President Clinton didn't want the DMCA and the Bono Act to become law, he could not have stopped them, as both the House and the Senate passed the Bono Act and the DMCA by voice vote. Under the Constitution for the USA, a presidential veto has little if any hope of beating a voice vote, as it takes 81 percent in favor to pass a law by voice vote (that is, one-fifth to force a roll call) but only 67 percent to override a presidential veto.
I'll readily admit that Clinton probably wouldn't have prevented the eventual passing of the bill. But that doesn't justify being part of the problem. A veto could possibly have brought the issue into public discussion. The general voting populous could take notice, and some of our elected officials might even have changed their vote.
And for the record, the above objection does not change the fact that liberals are as in the pocket as the conservatives. (Tepples, I realize you aren't claiming this.) The DMCA passed both The House and Congress unanimously. The Democrats are fucking us over just as much as the Republicans.
What you want in this case is a member of a small-government party such as the Libertarian Party in the USA or a foreign counterpart...
All political parties take time to get a foothold in government. To get more libertarians into an elected federal office, start at the level of the legislature.
I agree that getting officials into the lower echelons are immensely effective at influencing the higher offices. However, that does not mean you should be voting someone you don't agree with into the presidency. Any vote for a third party does count. The more votes people see going to third parties decreases the view that those votes are 'thrown away'.
--LordPixie
Can anyone explain to me why government protection of industries can be called "free trade"?
Because calling it "Global restricted trade" would be stupid.
I'm not just being crass. It's common sense to look on the bright side when it comes to nomenclature. That's why we use "Pro Choice" and "Pro life". They're both equally irrelevant to the topic at hand, but they sound good. Likewise with the Patriot act, and just about anything else ever named on the face of the planet.
--LordPixie
...there would be a lot of 'not if you were the last nerd on the island' talk.
You know, I get this a lot. A lot. But I bet it's just hollow bravado. I'm quite confident that after becoming the last nerd on the island, you'd be signing a different tune. =)
--LordPixie
What makes you think the liberals have sold out any less than the conservatives ? It's not like Clinton signed the DMCA into law, or anything.
The vague hope lies in us somehow electing a third party or non-politician politician. We've got the same chance as a paper dog chasing an asbestos cat through hell.
--LordPixie
The number of posts that state "OMG, REAL HAS SPYWARE IS EVIL coupled with "OMG, APPLE MAKES FRUITY CONSUMER APPLIANCES AND IS AWESOME" is really disgusting. For Pete's sake, people. Take an objective look at the situation.
Real has done a lot of crappy things over the years. Apple has done plenty of good things over the years. That does not mean that Apple is automagically right, and Real is wrong. I've come to expect a pretty significant bias in regards to the average SlashDotter, but this is waaaay beyond that.
--LordPixie
If Real was soooo hung up on offering you *choice*, why wouldn't their product simply strip ALL kinds of DRM data and place a happy *choice enabling* MP3 onto the iPod?
Because if they did that, the RIAA would ream them like an altarboy at sunday school.
While Real may not be the advocate of complete and total freedom, they're certainly a larger advocate of 'choice' than Apple is in this instance.
--LordPixie
Linky linky.
Basically, this man was implanted with a similar 'no pulse' device back in 2000. He has yet to suffer any unintended consequences. No veins collapsing, head exploding, reversed bloodflow causing time to go backwards, etc, etc. Of course, four years isn't a terribly long time compred to a whole human life, but it's a very good start.
--LordPixie
Restarted her heart ?!? That's frickin' crazy ! Do you have any linkage to back this up ?
The only thing close I could find was the story of Peter Houghton. He's been living with a 'no pulse' artificial heart for four years now. Seems to be doing pretty well. Especially since his other alternative was dead. No mention of them restarting his heart. Nor any crazy vein problems from not having a pulse.
--LordPixie
Yes.
I'm replying to a zero-point AC comment, so it's probably hidden.
--LordPixie
Basically, the link has a boatload of spaces after it. You only see the first part, because the ending scrolls off the viewbar. Personally, I took the fact that the URL shown in text did not match the viewbar as a warning sign. That, and the fact that I don't subscribe to EarthLink. =)
If you view the source, you'll see this quite plainly:
<a href="http://www.earthlink.net
@curvet.co.kr/curvetdb/images/CVS/">
[The original test used java, but I made this HTML for clarity.]
--LordPixie
"With all the hoopla over Doom 3 hardware requirements I couldn't find any major ([H]ardOCP, Tom's Hardware, etc.) sites listing audio benchmarks or quality comparisons pitting on-board sound and cards like the Creative Z2 series."
And by software, I mean it doesn't utilize EAX, or any other random proprietary audio crud. While a seperate audio card takes a load off the CPU, it's insanely minor. Which is probably why Creative was so intent on getting their EAX worked in. Even if it doesn't really make any difference to your sound quality, that little 'EAX' checkbox in the game config makes you think you're missing out if you don't go Creative.
--LordPixie
Señor Smart is really abysmal in that regard. I recall once checking out the support forums for his latest game. He was personally abusing other posters there. WTF sort of support is that ?
Now, don't get me wrong. I love it when developers show that they're real people too. Off-color humor, crossing the line occasionally, etc. But Smart is quite far beyond that.
--LordPixie
Having spent far too long fighting with Creative's drivers, and [i]still[/i] not getting hardware sound to work in half my games, I wasn't that enthused with their crap to begin with. Now to see that they're blackmailing via patents...well, fuck 'em.
I'm upgrading my rig for Doom III. I'll purposely choose an audio solution from somewhere other than Creative. I love the irony.
--LordPixie
However, is it really a divide of the rich and the poor on internet? and what are the criteria for being the rich or the poor? it surely can't be software or AV updates, since there are a number of tools out there that are free..
Personally, I think the whole Rich/Poor analogy is a bad one. The point I was attempting to make was that referring to White Worms as socialism was completely off-base. I didn't do a good job of spelling out my intentions though. My bad.
--LordPixie
Seriously. That ruled. It's a shame that a post can't go any higher than +5.
--LordPixie
The "poor" in this regard are those without the best/latest updates or anti-virii software or firewalls.
The only real reason this sort of thing gets done is because these 'poor' people interfere with the effectiveness of the rich's internet. Those of us with updates/AV have to deal with the spam/network congestion of those without. There wouldn't be much talk of white worms if all the damage was contained to the infected.
This situation is more analagous to rich people forcibly sterilizing the poor. Or creating robots to give showers to the homeless, etc. While there may some objective benefit to these actions, it is undertaken on behalf of the privileged.
--LordPixie
Seriously. Los Alamos has had TONS of problems. Remember the Chinese spying scandal under Clinton ? Los Alamos. Intrusion tests have resulted in attackers breaching the facility and leaving with a wheelbarrow filled with nuclear material. More recently, the Los Alamos lab has been losing Classified Removable Electronic Media left and right. Employees have had security badges stolen. Hell, CREM's have been found for sale with obvious confidential labels in nearby stores.
I'm far too lazy to get appropriate links for all of their issues. I've got some examples in a post I made yesterday, but those aren't Los Alamos specific. Why not peruse the summaries and madcap linkage from someplace like DefenseTech ? The vast majority of those articles detail the University of California's complete mismanagement of the Los Alamos facilities.
And 'Liberal Whacko' is a strange term to hurl at them. "Completely oblivious to security concerns".
--LordPixie
...Since they shut it down completely.
--LordPixie
Lieberman ??
The same Lieberman that was strongly advocating video game censorship ? Wow, he's not the kinda guy who would put crazy shit into law. If you're going to go off the beaten path and write in someone not even running, surely you can find a better running mate for McCain ? Clark, perhaps ? Ficus ?? A clod of dirt ?
--LordPixie