The Commodore 64 had a pretty high market saturation at that time. In fact, most of the time the Commodore software section was larger than that of the IBM or Apple.
I'm not trolling... You see, in Master of Orion you had a choice between researching an Ion Drive and a Ion Pulse Cannon. The cannon was great because it killed the marines of enemy ships and it made them easier to capture.
I'm not speaking of all Capitalists, just the scoundrels.
There will always someone who will want to buy the hard work of others for next to nothing and resell it for billions. I mean, this is what happens when unethical attitudes in buisness go unchecked and become socially acceptable. Gates did this with MS-DOS, remember? And I believe he bought IT for $50K as well.
Problem with this is, there are too many people involved in Linux to be hornswaggled into such a deal.
... of a business model becoming extinct. People can make their own radio stations now from online jukeboxes. If they really like it, they can pay for it and take it with them, so the distribution method is also going the way of the dinosaur.
How about we re-regulate radio? I'm tired of 10 song play lists being recycled 24 hours a day. God damn clear channel.
As you mentioned the image is acutally a background image. Disable Java, Javascript and allowing pages to install software.
They are resizing a clear GIF file to cover the entire face of the background image. Save the source in notepad search for cleardot.gif. Change all of the size specifications for these IMG tags to 10. Save the file and reopen with firefox. There will be a small narrow band where you can see part of the target document. Right-click and "Copy Background Image", then open paint and paste and you have it.
DRM cracked in 30 minutes. This shit doesn't work...
Games have specific requirements in development that other types of software do not. Applications and O.S. are typically being improved well beyond their initial release with new features, etc. Games are usually a closed-ended design with specific goals in the mind of the creators. There is a point where the general game play and plot is laid out and the designers must decide that they have hit the cut-off point for adding new features and abilities. Massive forking and diverse feature development wouldn't help a game at this point, it would just delay the release date into infinity.
Game development requires the designers to decide exactly what the game is going to be and do before the software development process begins. This very idea doesn't seem to click with the open source development model very well.
I could be wrong and I'm not an expert; but until I see something with the fit, finish and cohesion of commercial games like Doom 3 and Half-Life (1 or 2) to come out of the open source community I'm not going to bank on it.
No, they didn't actually say this... it was a joke. But it does sound quite a bit like their typical FUD overraction to anything that threatens their business model.
"It saddens us to see that yet more tools of a burglar are allowed to be released to the public. Thieves in the night will now have more tools to steal the food from artists' tables." - RIAA
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I dunno, the guy a couple of posts after mine mentions the TRS-80.
His post is 0% offtopic and +4.
The Commodore had more market share than the TRS computer.
What's good for gaming and LAN parties isn't always good for business.
Alienware PC's are great, but expensive. Not to mention the fact that they look like a riced out Honda Civic.
Business PC's are't about raw power. They are about consistancy of design, reliability, and appearances.
The Commodore 64 had a pretty high market saturation at that time. In fact, most of the time the Commodore software section was larger than that of the IBM or Apple.
Next time, give the ole 6510 a nod wouldya?
Perhaps they are using multiple emitters in different locations to draw the screen?
(don't understand why your comment was labeled troll either.)
Yes, but have you considered how much more pollution and energy the manufacturing of Thin Film Transistors plates may be compared to a CRT?
I don't know myself, but it would be interesting to take that into account.
Acutally, we are both wrong...
It damages systems once the shields are down: Computer, Engine, Special Equipment, etc.
I'm not trolling... You see, in Master of Orion you had a choice between researching an Ion Drive and a Ion Pulse Cannon. The cannon was great because it killed the marines of enemy ships and it made them easier to capture.
No pun was intended towards the military.
Let's see... Over a year with the ion drive vs. 5 days in an Apollo spacecraft... Yea, I'd say this was slower.
A 9 month trip to mars would take about 55 years, not considering the constant acceleration... I'm not doing that math...
They should have chosen the ion pulse cannon, it kills marines!
I'm not speaking of all Capitalists, just the scoundrels.
There will always someone who will want to buy the hard work of others for next to nothing and resell it for billions. I mean, this is what happens when unethical attitudes in buisness go unchecked and become socially acceptable. Gates did this with MS-DOS, remember? And I believe he bought IT for $50K as well.
Problem with this is, there are too many people involved in Linux to be hornswaggled into such a deal.
I thought it was funny... Who gives a shit about karma? I was just wondering why the moderator seemed to overreact.
I just love how /. moderators assume the worst possible intention of anything anyone posts.
I was joking actually, not trolling.
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... of a business model becoming extinct. People can make their own radio stations now from online jukeboxes. If they really like it, they can pay for it and take it with them, so the distribution method is also going the way of the dinosaur.
How about we re-regulate radio? I'm tired of 10 song play lists being recycled 24 hours a day. God damn clear channel.
Let's run some squares on this... How many days before they get a DMCA cease and dissist letter vs. how many days before they discontinue the product?
Hmmm... You know it will happen.
As you mentioned the image is acutally a background image. Disable Java, Javascript and allowing pages to install software.
They are resizing a clear GIF file to cover the entire face of the background image. Save the source in notepad search for cleardot.gif. Change all of the size specifications for these IMG tags to 10. Save the file and reopen with firefox. There will be a small narrow band where you can see part of the target document. Right-click and "Copy Background Image", then open paint and paste and you have it.
DRM cracked in 30 minutes. This shit doesn't work...
Well, I was not talking about ALL games... Just most games... MMP games are also constantly evolving.
Games have specific requirements in development that other types of software do not. Applications and O.S. are typically being improved well beyond their initial release with new features, etc. Games are usually a closed-ended design with specific goals in the mind of the creators. There is a point where the general game play and plot is laid out and the designers must decide that they have hit the cut-off point for adding new features and abilities. Massive forking and diverse feature development wouldn't help a game at this point, it would just delay the release date into infinity.
Game development requires the designers to decide exactly what the game is going to be and do before the software development process begins. This very idea doesn't seem to click with the open source development model very well.
I could be wrong and I'm not an expert; but until I see something with the fit, finish and cohesion of commercial games like Doom 3 and Half-Life (1 or 2) to come out of the open source community I'm not going to bank on it.
No, they didn't actually say this... it was a joke. But it does sound quite a bit like their typical FUD overraction to anything that threatens their business model.
"It saddens us to see that yet more tools of a burglar are allowed to be released to the public. Thieves in the night will now have more tools to steal the food from artists' tables." - RIAA
Is it me? Or does it seem that potential threats have and easier time getting into airports and on board planes than ordinary citizens do?
Actually, maybe I just assumed the masses to be a little shaper than they actually are... I'll post a lengthly laymen's version next time.
It was a JOKE! Good lord, some people have no sense of humor.
It was a joke... i.e. Bring it in through peer-to-peer...