"But remember Linux on XBOX. At the time it went gold, the XBOX had a good hardware configuration for a decent price (and now it's still OK : $150). It doesn't take too much space, and you can have a linux home server."
Don't forget that Microsoft sells XBoxs at a lost. Microsoft can subsidise your Linux server!
I read a very good article about violence and computer games. It mentioned that throughout the last centuary there has always been somethat that is corrupting tht youth. First cinema in 1920s, then comic books in the 1950s, etc..
According to the EU order, they have to sell it cheaper. If the EU complains about the name 'Reduced Media Edition', surely they'll complain about making it dearer
The state owned phone company was privatised a few years ago. Comreg was set up to regulate the phone industry. According to EU law they had to set a minimum Functional Internet Access bandwidth, ie a company providing phone lines had to make sure their lines could get this bandwidth or better.
They set it to 0 kbps.
"(I'm sure the Electronic Frontier Foundation could think items that are more important than free music)."
I think they would be interested. This is our cculture we're talking about. I suggest you read 'Free Culture' by Lawrence Lessig for more info on the subject.
"However most ISPs in the UK provide minimal 512Kbps connections for a basic package without restriction and 1Mb connection restrictions they do have run into the GB range for download/uploads per month."
I live in Ireland, and 512 Kbps is the standard. I have a 8 GB download monthly cap. This is one of the better deals. There are some companies that do better deals but the national infrstructure isn't there to provide that service to many people. Half the country can't get broadband as it.
I live in Ireland, and new games usually come out at about 60, about $80. I was shocked to find out that new games are available in the US for $40. I only get them at 45 (~ $60) becuase a friend works in a game shop and I can abuse her staff discount.
Damn yanks getting games early, cheaply... grumble..
I agree. One thing I don't like about most 3D games is that they can't be as relistic as the artists wanted. So they have to take shortcuts. So things that are round look squarey. I tend to notice these imperfections. However with cel-shaded games there are none of these imperfections. You know that the artists were able to express themselves as much as they wanted.
The one thing I didn't like about Wind Waker was how small the world was. Most of it was boring ocean. There was only one town. I would love if there was a huge land with many towns and villages to explore. *sigh*
I Agree. Computer do exactly what you tell them to. Pure uncommented code is all you need to figure out what your code is doing. Comments are needed to tell people what the coder thought the programme was doing. That way if/when there's a bug (difference between what it's doing and what the coder wanted it to do), then you can track it down easier.
"Unfortunately for Nintendo, not everyone is going to think like their marketing department"
Well it's a good thing I live in Europe (Ireland specifically) which Nintendo's marketing division has yet to discover.:)
Nintendo don't like flash cards though. They sued Lik-Sang because they were selling GBA flash cards. So I doubt Nintendo will promote them.
They should though. *sigh*
Same in my college. But Computer Services have installed Win2K on them, so there are loads of XP licences not being used.
The one on my PC now is HPBM6-JK2H4-X4PCP-DYW3D
-G8296.
"Not caring - the next best thing to stupid."
I believe not caring is worse than stupidity. With stupidity you can learn and we are all stupid about something (everytime you learn something you are showing that you were stupid in something before).
If you don't care you won't change.
Being proud of your stupidity is much worse.
And if they preform and unreasonable search, you can sue them for damaging your good name!
At least I think that's they way it works here in Ireland, where we have a constitutional right to a good name.
However US law applies everywhere. Including Sweden.
ThePirateBay is a torrent site in Sweden which has recieved many legal letters. View em all here. I especially like his responce to Dreamworks.
I suggest you read 'Why Nerds are Unpopular' by Paul Graham. His point is basically the same as yours, that nerds just aren't that bothered to be popular. I like his excuse for it though: "It takes a lot of work to be popular. Nerds would rather spend that time doing more interesting things, like mathematics, hacking, coding, etc."
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A poor example. The java code is only longer because of all the braces. That example implies the only strength python has is lack of braces.
"But remember Linux on XBOX. At the time it went gold, the XBOX had a good hardware configuration for a decent price (and now it's still OK : $150). It doesn't take too much space, and you can have a linux home server." Don't forget that Microsoft sells XBoxs at a lost. Microsoft can subsidise your Linux server!
Perfect! Pretty soon the guards will know it's that freak with the chip, so just wave him through. That's when you sneak out a crate of beer.
I read a very good article about violence and computer games. It mentioned that throughout the last centuary there has always been somethat that is corrupting tht youth. First cinema in 1920s, then comic books in the 1950s, etc..
According to the EU order, they have to sell it cheaper. If the EU complains about the name 'Reduced Media Edition', surely they'll complain about making it dearer
And if they can't provide proof you broke the law, they'll have to admit to just libeling you.
The first one was just a rumour. This confirms the rumour.
Due to slashdotting, the owner of that site has taken it down.
The state owned phone company was privatised a few years ago. Comreg was set up to regulate the phone industry. According to EU law they had to set a minimum Functional Internet Access bandwidth, ie a company providing phone lines had to make sure their lines could get this bandwidth or better. They set it to 0 kbps.
"(I'm sure the Electronic Frontier Foundation could think items that are more important than free music)." I think they would be interested. This is our cculture we're talking about. I suggest you read 'Free Culture' by Lawrence Lessig for more info on the subject.
"However most ISPs in the UK provide minimal 512Kbps connections for a basic package without restriction and 1Mb connection restrictions they do have run into the GB range for download/uploads per month." I live in Ireland, and 512 Kbps is the standard. I have a 8 GB download monthly cap. This is one of the better deals. There are some companies that do better deals but the national infrstructure isn't there to provide that service to many people. Half the country can't get broadband as it.
I live in Ireland, and new games usually come out at about 60, about $80. I was shocked to find out that new games are available in the US for $40. I only get them at 45 (~ $60) becuase a friend works in a game shop and I can abuse her staff discount. Damn yanks getting games early, cheaply... grumble..
I agree. One thing I don't like about most 3D games is that they can't be as relistic as the artists wanted. So they have to take shortcuts. So things that are round look squarey. I tend to notice these imperfections. However with cel-shaded games there are none of these imperfections. You know that the artists were able to express themselves as much as they wanted. The one thing I didn't like about Wind Waker was how small the world was. Most of it was boring ocean. There was only one town. I would love if there was a huge land with many towns and villages to explore. *sigh*
It's very easy to develop games for the PC. There are lots of shitty games for the PC. Does that stop people buying and gaming on PCs?
I Agree. Computer do exactly what you tell them to. Pure uncommented code is all you need to figure out what your code is doing. Comments are needed to tell people what the coder thought the programme was doing. That way if/when there's a bug (difference between what it's doing and what the coder wanted it to do), then you can track it down easier.
"Unfortunately for Nintendo, not everyone is going to think like their marketing department" Well it's a good thing I live in Europe (Ireland specifically) which Nintendo's marketing division has yet to discover. :)
Nintendo don't like flash cards though. They sued Lik-Sang because they were selling GBA flash cards. So I doubt Nintendo will promote them. They should though. *sigh*
Unfortunatly it doesn't work for Flash animations. Then I discovered FlashBlock (http://flashblock.mozdev.org)
The scary thing isn't that they know how to do this. It's that it works.
Same in my college. But Computer Services have installed Win2K on them, so there are loads of XP licences not being used. The one on my PC now is HPBM6-JK2H4-X4PCP-DYW3D -G8296.
"Not caring - the next best thing to stupid." I believe not caring is worse than stupidity. With stupidity you can learn and we are all stupid about something (everytime you learn something you are showing that you were stupid in something before). If you don't care you won't change. Being proud of your stupidity is much worse.
And if they preform and unreasonable search, you can sue them for damaging your good name! At least I think that's they way it works here in Ireland, where we have a constitutional right to a good name.
Since they want people to actually view the ads, none. Linus just gives the user too much control on what goes on.
However US law applies everywhere. Including Sweden. ThePirateBay is a torrent site in Sweden which has recieved many legal letters. View em all here. I especially like his responce to Dreamworks.
I suggest you read 'Why Nerds are Unpopular' by Paul Graham. His point is basically the same as yours, that nerds just aren't that bothered to be popular. I like his excuse for it though: "It takes a lot of work to be popular. Nerds would rather spend that time doing more interesting things, like mathematics, hacking, coding, etc."