I'm from the UK and I have to say theres next to nothing I care about here website wise. Other then the BBC and a Tv guide I couldn't carless if it's hosted in the UK or else where, if it doesn'twork with my browser I'll google what I want and find it that way.
Nice how restricting peoples rights is compared to restricting peoples rights and the deaths of millions. Really glad we care about DRM so much that we'll wage a war on it, yet happily ignore the illegal war raging in Iraq.
Yay for slashdot, news for nerds, ignoring stuff that matters!
Or is Google going to be "the 00s" in meme form 20 years from now?
Google seems to be doing more stuff then anyone else and repeatedly pushing the boundaries of what they can and will do. Seems like Google may well be our "wonder of the decade", lets just hope they stay the same and don't get corrupted too baddly.
Let them know it's a tool for learning and playing as most of us geeks know. Teach them how to use it (and I mean use it, not load super magic blast penguin 12 or whatever the latest fad is for children in the next ten years) and then let them use it if they want. Some kids will never want to go out, others will never want to use a PC. Let them decide what they do unless it becomes counter productive, then edge them more towards the other (AKa Hey I'm going for a bike ride tomorrow, wanna come?" for example.
Just remember not to abuse it and force them not to do/to do something unless they REALLY must because it'll make it ten times more tempting. Encourage them, not discourage
Mario 2 wasn't a Mario game at all. They edited a Japanese game (forget the name) and put Mario in it. The second Mario was Mario 1 style but MUCH harder and evil mushrooms. If you get "Mario all stars" the lost levels are Mario 2.
Most Americans don't have a clue about the Internet. If they did they would relise the Internet is as secure and safe as you make it. If you open random attachments and goto www.hotmenfuckingducks.com then you deserve all you get.
So you give them money for land (Lets say 1 block) and they keep said money and give you this block of data.. then.... they keep your money and..?
This is one huge ass scam type deal, yet totally legal and ingenius. Even if someone goes "No thanks, I'd like to sell you the land back, can I have my money please" they still get the intrest in the long turn and make a profit.
It's like selling magic beans, either way they win..
Why does every company seem to think they need to use CGI in animation these days? Even the very best use of it still make it look out of place, nothing looks as good as everything being drawn in the same fashion.
Chess takes skill and can be played many different ways.. Poker is just getting random cards and betting on them.. Two sets of AI will just be drawing random cards and betting set amounts over and over untill one loses..
I haven't seen ep 3 yet but you have to take things into account here.
100s of Jedi VS 2 Jedi and 2 Dark Jedi/Sith.
Han was trying to keep his ass out of the firing line the whole original trilogy, it's not untill the final one when he stops looking after himself above all others. So they didn't have many full scale wars, because Han avoided them like the plague and hence kept Luke away from them and most the cast who followed either character.
and Lastly, the Jedi are all old and out of training in the trilogy. Yoda can hardly walk, Obi Wan is just an old hermit with a light saber, Luke is a rookie with no real skill (his force powers are the only reason he's a jedi and remember Anakin was OLD for a padawan, so WTF was Luke?). And Vader could hardly breathe let alone fight (watch how he swings wildly all the time, he's got no skills left).
Plus back in that era effects like light sabers were expensive and the less they used them the better.
So do we get a movie which makes no sense at all like the TV show?
Lisa week 1 : I'm a genius little girl who can save the world with my knowledge! Lisa week 2 : Look I'm Bart's equal I can be a little brat and watch itchy and scratchy Lisa week 3 : I'm a hippy who eats no meat! Lisa week 4 : Seen eating pork chops and throwing food at Bart.
Science must never be politically incorrect. It should be the truth, nothing more and nothing less. If you start to use political correct terms you water down the meaning. I'm not going "Say he's a nigger, you know he is", because that's outright wrong, but theres no need to use incorrect terms (AKA African-American if you're not from Africa) to please some minority who seems to think everyone needs a "nice" label and we can't just ignore that people's skin shade can't be controled and means nothing.
Yes but Japan is naturally racist against all but there own. I've discussed this a few times with alot of Japanese people and most say it's because Koreans (usually Koreans, they hate them the most) come to the country, rent a place then pretty much trash it and abuse laws which put them at the advantage.
They don't want to help the community (AKA all of Japan) out and are quite rude. Which obviously to them could mean alot of things, but general anti social behaviour I assume.
I'm not saying all the Japanese are like this or an excuse. But thats how they see it and you can't really blame them. Then again it's the same as having security cameras in shops, only alot cheaper and more effective. I'm not going to steal anything so why do I care if a guys following me?
"Poison people's spirit" in other worlds "It will stop making them naive little hate mongers we can control". Not to insult the Chinese or anything but when you live in a world of ignorance you become a happy little smurf and just do what you're told. Statements like the above just prove that the "happiness" is forced upon them by the government and not happiness at all.
Why not just say no? you can't sue a guy for making a crowbar which broke into your house, so why sue a guy making a program which someone used to break (some may say unfair) DRM bullshit?
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Take that back! The Beckham's fucked off to Spain. Now we just have giant footed freaks and the Scotish to deal with
I'm from the UK and I have to say theres next to nothing I care about here website wise. Other then the BBC and a Tv guide I couldn't carless if it's hosted in the UK or else where, if it doesn'twork with my browser I'll google what I want and find it that way.
Nice how restricting peoples rights is compared to restricting peoples rights and the deaths of millions. Really glad we care about DRM so much that we'll wage a war on it, yet happily ignore the illegal war raging in Iraq.
Yay for slashdot, news for nerds, ignoring stuff that matters!
(and karma nose diving in 3..2...1).
And the RIAA will claim the drop is due to them sueing everyone.
Apple will claim iPods and iTunes did it.
Microsoft will some how claim they did something to help with Windows Media Player.
Then more figures will come out saying the opposit and all statements will be withdrawn and more people sued.
Or is Google going to be "the 00s" in meme form 20 years from now?
Google seems to be doing more stuff then anyone else and repeatedly pushing the boundaries of what they can and will do. Seems like Google may well be our "wonder of the decade", lets just hope they stay the same and don't get corrupted too baddly.
I get that and respect it, but it's still not a Mario game as in "Mario 2". It's a Mario game as in Mario 2A
Let them know it's a tool for learning and playing as most of us geeks know. Teach them how to use it (and I mean use it, not load super magic blast penguin 12 or whatever the latest fad is for children in the next ten years) and then let them use it if they want. Some kids will never want to go out, others will never want to use a PC. Let them decide what they do unless it becomes counter productive, then edge them more towards the other (AKa Hey I'm going for a bike ride tomorrow, wanna come?" for example. Just remember not to abuse it and force them not to do/to do something unless they REALLY must because it'll make it ten times more tempting. Encourage them, not discourage
Mario 2 wasn't a Mario game at all. They edited a Japanese game (forget the name) and put Mario in it. The second Mario was Mario 1 style but MUCH harder and evil mushrooms. If you get "Mario all stars" the lost levels are Mario 2.
Most Americans don't have a clue about the Internet. If they did they would relise the Internet is as secure and safe as you make it. If you open random attachments and goto www.hotmenfuckingducks.com then you deserve all you get.
Welcome to the Government here. No matter what we say they ignore us, bullshit idiots then ignore them again for another 4 years.
We're sick of it just like everyone else is, it's just that we can't do anything. We all opposed a war yet we still took part for example.
People have given up on politics and the government has given up on common sense and the citizens.
So you give them money for land (Lets say 1 block) and they keep said money and give you this block of data.. then.... they keep your money and..?
This is one huge ass scam type deal, yet totally legal and ingenius. Even if someone goes "No thanks, I'd like to sell you the land back, can I have my money please" they still get the intrest in the long turn and make a profit.
It's like selling magic beans, either way they win..
Why does every company seem to think they need to use CGI in animation these days? Even the very best use of it still make it look out of place, nothing looks as good as everything being drawn in the same fashion.
Chess takes skill and can be played many different ways.. Poker is just getting random cards and betting on them.. Two sets of AI will just be drawing random cards and betting set amounts over and over untill one loses..
I haven't seen ep 3 yet but you have to take things into account here.
100s of Jedi VS 2 Jedi and 2 Dark Jedi/Sith.
Han was trying to keep his ass out of the firing line the whole original trilogy, it's not untill the final one when he stops looking after himself above all others. So they didn't have many full scale wars, because Han avoided them like the plague and hence kept Luke away from them and most the cast who followed either character.
and Lastly, the Jedi are all old and out of training in the trilogy. Yoda can hardly walk, Obi Wan is just an old hermit with a light saber, Luke is a rookie with no real skill (his force powers are the only reason he's a jedi and remember Anakin was OLD for a padawan, so WTF was Luke?). And Vader could hardly breathe let alone fight (watch how he swings wildly all the time, he's got no skills left).
Plus back in that era effects like light sabers were expensive and the less they used them the better.
So do we get a movie which makes no sense at all like the TV show?
Lisa week 1 : I'm a genius little girl who can save the world with my knowledge!
Lisa week 2 : Look I'm Bart's equal I can be a little brat and watch itchy and scratchy
Lisa week 3 : I'm a hippy who eats no meat!
Lisa week 4 : Seen eating pork chops and throwing food at Bart.
Some times this is better then what we get.
:/
"oh it's not true lets lie, fire people at the BBC for telling the truth, then admit it was illegal"
I'm looking at you government...
Science must never be politically incorrect. It should be the truth, nothing more and nothing less. If you start to use political correct terms you water down the meaning. I'm not going "Say he's a nigger, you know he is", because that's outright wrong, but theres no need to use incorrect terms (AKA African-American if you're not from Africa) to please some minority who seems to think everyone needs a "nice" label and we can't just ignore that people's skin shade can't be controled and means nothing.
By "Other OS" do they mean any OS or is this just a way to sell you old versions of Windows to install to run your old DOS games?
"oh it doesn't work on XP, send us £100 for Windows 98 and install it".
Yes but Japan is naturally racist against all but there own. I've discussed this a few times with alot of Japanese people and most say it's because Koreans (usually Koreans, they hate them the most) come to the country, rent a place then pretty much trash it and abuse laws which put them at the advantage.
They don't want to help the community (AKA all of Japan) out and are quite rude. Which obviously to them could mean alot of things, but general anti social behaviour I assume.
I'm not saying all the Japanese are like this or an excuse. But thats how they see it and you can't really blame them. Then again it's the same as having security cameras in shops, only alot cheaper and more effective. I'm not going to steal anything so why do I care if a guys following me?
"Poison people's spirit" in other worlds "It will stop making them naive little hate mongers we can control". Not to insult the Chinese or anything but when you live in a world of ignorance you become a happy little smurf and just do what you're told. Statements like the above just prove that the "happiness" is forced upon them by the government and not happiness at all.
14 CDs is the cost of OSS now huh? Just wait "OSS isn't free, you need 25 billion CDs just to install a popular OS!"
Why not just say no? you can't sue a guy for making a crowbar which broke into your house, so why sue a guy making a program which someone used to break (some may say unfair) DRM bullshit?
Look, we have them over a barrel, fine the bastards and get it over with.
Hell while we're at it lets take them to court over using IE inbuilt into the OS as proof of killing other browsers chances.
Even if they don't get done for it they will be forced to defend other browsers which would be great to see.
Please can I have a simple web browser which blocks pop ups, ads and doesn't allow in spyware and other junk.
Thank you to anyone who listens and relises I shouldn't need to upgrade my graphics card to check websites.
Now people are going to go "computer won't work!" and you go "click computer" and it'll go round and round... fantastic for tech support all over.