Would you care to back that statement up with some link or did you just invent it? As I understand it it is an argument over the bandwith provided, not about Telia wanting money from Cogent.
Don't spread disinformation. And if it is information, back it up please.
I am guessing you don't know much about raiding in EverQuest if you say that. I am sure there are some cool and really fun raids in WoW but why beat your chest about it when you don't know what the other games have to offer.
I stopped playing EQ a long time ago (during Planes of Power) but Scripted raids comparable to what you describe have existed in EQ since long before WoW was released. I think that even some of the Velious bosses had rudimentary scripts but from Luclin and on there where some really complex ones, like what you describe and more. From what I hear from friends who still play EQ, the high level encounters have not exactly become simpler over time.
No, I seriously doubt that WoW has the most complex script based encounters available, so give that chest some rest. I am sure they have some nice and fun ones none the less.
A couple of years ago in Sweden a prostitute demanded to be able to be able pay tax on her income, she argued that she too had a right to the social benefits this provides (In Sweden, prostituting yourself in not illegal, pimping or buying sex is though).
After a lot of fuss with the tax authorities, she was finally granted to pay tax on her prostitution income. She then immediatley sued our prime minister for selling sex, since he got a share of the money, she argued, he was acting as her pimp.
That courtcase never got far I think, but it was pretty funny none the less.
What about the 18 year old with a 17 year old girl friend? How is that law worded, does courts have the possibility to use their own judgement?
Fixed age limits just come with so many problems, nothing says that something happens suddenly on your eighteenth (or whichever) birthday that makes you able to interact sexually without harm. There can be a huge difference between eighteen year olds and eighteen year olds, people mature differently. There is also a huge difference with two teenagers having sex with each other or some 50 year old having it with a teenager.
Courts must be given room to make individual judgements based on the circumstances. Fixed age limits doesn't cut it.
Most people are not going to respond to being unable to buy a console on launch day by saying "Oh darn, I guess now I can never buy one". Most will simply pick one up later, meaning no lost sales
This would be true if the PS3 was the only console available. But now, quite alot of people will think "Oh darn, I guess now I'll have to buy an 360/Wii instead" and this will equal to loss in sales for Sony.
This is especially true for Europe where the launch has been moved forward 4 months. Worst case (for Sony), is that they will have a hard time establishing themselves in Europe at all now, because enough consumers are tired of waiting/want a new console for Christmas/don't like being downprioritized and buy a competing console instead. Not enough fanboys/patient consumers remain to create a healthy European player base that wants to buy Sony games.
I am quite sure that Sony do NOT want this happening, if they had the capacity to create more consoles, they would, at least to be able to launch in Europe too before Christmas.
This post is really redundant but it seems to have to be said again.
1. Physical theories that where known as the absolute truth have been overthrown before. 2. The extra energy could come from a source that they have yet been unable to identify.
The only way to find out if it is a hoax or if one of the above apply (or a third alternative), is to test it, if only to definately disprove it.
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When you say that formula out loud...
"Two to the power of N minus one"
...you can't really tell if they mean 2^N-1 which is correct or 2^(N-1) which is incorrect but in the article). Perhaps that is what happened?
...just make a Sober removal program and upload it onto one of the URLs on the right day? I am sure authorities should have no problems getting help from the responsible ISP in doing that.
The auto-patching on the discs is not at all a bad idea. It can be used to do all kinds of new features and helps keep the player up to date without the need for a separate update process or an internet connection.
It is the DRM that is bad, aim your guns in the right direction please.
BUT, isn't the on disc upgrades just a sugestion from this forum. I don't think I read anything about it in TFA, just stuff about permanent internet connection. That sucks for sure!
...Or until you persuade the government to criminilize attempts to defeat your DRM. Then you can make your DRM encryption as weak as you want, and let the police pick up the slack for your laziness/technological shortcomings.
Well, this doesn't exactly help alot since copying the music is already illegal (copyright infringement) providing you can not claim fair use.
I'll make an analogy.
Stealing bikes is forbidden according to law. But some people still steal bikes fully aware that it is illegal. So bike owners install locks on their bikes to prevent theft. But some bike thieves will just bash or pick the locks and still steal the bikes.
So, lets assume that BOAA (Bike Owners Association of America) puts some serious lobbying money towards making it illegal to circumvent bike locks. Will this stop bike thefts? Bike thieves are already breaking the law, so what makes anyone think that they will respect the latter law when they already disregard the former?
I call bollocs on the Lawmakers...
Disclaimer: I am not actually comparing stealing bikes with downloading illegaly copied music, I do it just to prove a point
Actually, we already have Software patents in the EU. The layers have been using a small loophole where a computer application is said to be patentable if it has a "technical effect", meaning a physical effect. The technical effect has been quite loosly interpreted to the point where it,for example, can be a technical effect if you compress data before before transmitting if across a (physical) line, since it will be transferred faster.
With this kind of definition of a technical effect almost anything becomes patentable. It has not been tested in court though. But we do already have thousands of software patents approved in the EU. This would just have put an official approval on the whole buisness.
Not having it go through will still leave all software patents where they are, but it will also give us a better chance to fight them off.
Hmmmm, I have actually never got BitTorrent to work on my puter, maybe it is ZoneAlarm interfering. But I beleived that BT was a medium where you want a large user base. Would not a smaller community just mean a smaller number of seeds to DL from?
I don't see you doing the test at all. Once the Citibank page has loaded you should click the image (warning about fraud email) on the citibank page. Did you do that? That is when the new popup gets hijacked.
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Who said the Prius has to be wimpy?
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/sweden-extreme-toyota-prius-pimped-out-mods.php
Would you care to back that statement up with some link or did you just invent it? As I understand it it is an argument over the bandwith provided, not about Telia wanting money from Cogent.
Don't spread disinformation. And if it is information, back it up please.
You can easily check if an artist, album or label belongs to RIAA using http://www.riaaradar.com/
And give the information to Google instead... Great, they never collect and keep data about you. Right?
I am guessing you don't know much about raiding in EverQuest if you say that. I am sure there are some cool and really fun raids in WoW but why beat your chest about it when you don't know what the other games have to offer.
I stopped playing EQ a long time ago (during Planes of Power) but Scripted raids comparable to what you describe have existed in EQ since long before WoW was released. I think that even some of the Velious bosses had rudimentary scripts but from Luclin and on there where some really complex ones, like what you describe and more. From what I hear from friends who still play EQ, the high level encounters have not exactly become simpler over time.
No, I seriously doubt that WoW has the most complex script based encounters available, so give that chest some rest. I am sure they have some nice and fun ones none the less.
OT, but pretty funny.
A couple of years ago in Sweden a prostitute demanded to be able to be able pay tax on her income, she argued that she too had a right to the social benefits this provides (In Sweden, prostituting yourself in not illegal, pimping or buying sex is though).
After a lot of fuss with the tax authorities, she was finally granted to pay tax on her prostitution income. She then immediatley sued our prime minister for selling sex, since he got a share of the money, she argued, he was acting as her pimp.
That courtcase never got far I think, but it was pretty funny none the less.
What about the 18 year old with a 17 year old girl friend? How is that law worded, does courts have the possibility to use their own judgement?
Fixed age limits just come with so many problems, nothing says that something happens suddenly on your eighteenth (or whichever) birthday that makes you able to interact sexually without harm. There can be a huge difference between eighteen year olds and eighteen year olds, people mature differently. There is also a huge difference with two teenagers having sex with each other or some 50 year old having it with a teenager.
Courts must be given room to make individual judgements based on the circumstances. Fixed age limits doesn't cut it.
This would be true if the PS3 was the only console available. But now, quite alot of people will think "Oh darn, I guess now I'll have to buy an 360/Wii instead" and this will equal to loss in sales for Sony.
This is especially true for Europe where the launch has been moved forward 4 months. Worst case (for Sony), is that they will have a hard time establishing themselves in Europe at all now, because enough consumers are tired of waiting/want a new console for Christmas/don't like being downprioritized and buy a competing console instead. Not enough fanboys/patient consumers remain to create a healthy European player base that wants to buy Sony games.
I am quite sure that Sony do NOT want this happening, if they had the capacity to create more consoles, they would, at least to be able to launch in Europe too before Christmas.
This post is really redundant but it seems to have to be said again.
1. Physical theories that where known as the absolute truth have been overthrown before.
2. The extra energy could come from a source that they have yet been unable to identify.
The only way to find out if it is a hoax or if one of the above apply (or a third alternative), is to test it, if only to definately disprove it.
"Two to the power of N minus one"
Actually...
DRM expires, as soon as someone has extracted the keys/broken the scheme. It is alway just a matter of time as we all know.
Sarcasm is great fun but more fun still is seeing people who lack the ability to detect that sarcasm...
...just make a Sober removal program and upload it onto one of the URLs on the right day? I am sure authorities should have no problems getting help from the responsible ISP in doing that.
NO
The auto-patching on the discs is not at all a bad idea. It can be used to do all kinds of new features and helps keep the player up to date without the need for a separate update process or an internet connection.
It is the DRM that is bad, aim your guns in the right direction please.
BUT, isn't the on disc upgrades just a sugestion from this forum. I don't think I read anything about it in TFA, just stuff about permanent internet connection. That sucks for sure!
Forbidden
/drivey/Drivey013.exe on this server.
You don't have permission to access
Anyone have a mirror?
Argh, can't spell, I meant Monty Python of course.
Obligatory Monthy pyton quote:
"What did the Romans ever to for us?"
You forgot.
4. Outsource their servers to a country with saner laws.
I would, only I have yet to find an ape suit that fits me. But imagine the fringe benefits, such as being able to scratch one self in public...
...Or until you persuade the government to criminilize attempts to defeat your DRM. Then you can make your DRM encryption as weak as you want, and let the police pick up the slack for your laziness/technological shortcomings.
Well, this doesn't exactly help alot since copying the music is already illegal (copyright infringement) providing you can not claim fair use.
I'll make an analogy.
Stealing bikes is forbidden according to law. But some people still steal bikes fully aware that it is illegal. So bike owners install locks on their bikes to prevent theft. But some bike thieves will just bash or pick the locks and still steal the bikes.
So, lets assume that BOAA (Bike Owners Association of America) puts some serious lobbying money towards making it illegal to circumvent bike locks. Will this stop bike thefts? Bike thieves are already breaking the law, so what makes anyone think that they will respect the latter law when they already disregard the former?
I call bollocs on the Lawmakers...
Disclaimer: I am not actually comparing stealing bikes with downloading illegaly copied music, I do it just to prove a point
Actually, we already have Software patents in the EU. The layers have been using a small loophole where a computer application is said to be patentable if it has a "technical effect", meaning a physical effect. The technical effect has been quite loosly interpreted to the point where it,for example, can be a technical effect if you compress data before before transmitting if across a (physical) line, since it will be transferred faster.
With this kind of definition of a technical effect almost anything becomes patentable. It has not been tested in court though. But we do already have thousands of software patents approved in the EU. This would just have put an official approval on the whole buisness.
Not having it go through will still leave all software patents where they are, but it will also give us a better chance to fight them off.
"We seem to be amazing ourselves to death."
This seems quite straight on target to me.
Hmmmm, I have actually never got BitTorrent to work on my puter, maybe it is ZoneAlarm interfering. But I beleived that BT was a medium where you want a large user base. Would not a smaller community just mean a smaller number of seeds to DL from?
More users = More Powah != More lag ?
I don't see you doing the test at all. Once the Citibank page has loaded you should click the image (warning about fraud email) on the citibank page. Did you do that? That is when the new popup gets hijacked.
You probably clicked the wrong link, you should click the one that says.
With Pop-up Blocker:
Test Now - With Pop-up Blocker - Left Click On This Link
Either that or you have a very aggressive popup-blocker.