People view the extras offered with games as durable goods though, not consumables. They see it more like a free coffee mug, but you're not allowed to let anyone else use the mug.
These restrictions seem a little silly so it's understandable why people are getting worked up.
I'm not disputing the time complexity issue. Simply pointing out that there are valid reasons for looking at character counts rather than byte counts. You seemed to be getting quite excited about the fact that you perceive no practical difference between the two.
Sometimes people do want to know the number of characters. Comparing the average word lengths between two documents for instance.
Try not to get so worked up about it.
You don't think businesses have tried to do this? They usually struggle, because too few people are willing to pay the higher price. Or they end up cutting quality to try and keep the production cost down.
Price is a much bigger issue for most people than it is for you.
I've found this to be true as well. I often have people sending me files because they can't open them, whereas on my linux system they open up straight away.
Microsoft Word documents are another matter though, and the linux support for these just isn't good enough yet.
I'm not sure about C++, but for python and sqlite I'd recommend SQLAlchemy. You can set up mappings directly from the database tables to your python classes, maintaining the type information.
There's bound to be similar sql libraries available for C++.
Let the word stand, and associate what they're doing: extortion, destroying people entire lives over a $1.99 song, etc.
No. Let's use a more appropriate term instead and save the dramatics for less reasoned discourse.
1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force
This definition fits nicely with the vernacular usage that you're decrying
The only thing that copyright infringement can take is potential customers. Those potential customers do not belong to anyone.
2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment
This depends on your definition of appropriate, but would apply more accurately to any clients of the copyright infringer than to the copyright infringer themselves. The person infringing the copyright may have obtained their material legitimately, is unlikely to exclude others from making use of the works, and is unlikely to be passing off the works as their own.
Copyright infringement is a serious matter. There is no need to conflate it with another entirely inappropriate branch of law.
I don't really have anything against GIMP, I use it far more often than Photoshop. The only time I use Photoshop now is when I need to help someone else do something with it.
Paint.net, Krita or the GIMP are easily able to do everything I've needed. I'm not a very demanding user though, most tasks I do can be accomplished with something like Irfanview.
That still doesn't make the comment any less redundant though. Moderating it redundant allows people to avoid reading the same statements over and over again.
Sure the poster may be upset at the negative moderation, but the moderator has helped everyone else who uses the site by doing so.
You're missing the entire point. An opaque piece of cloth has many uses. What would you use the drugs for it not to intoxicate yourself, thereby endangering both yourself and others?
We don't just ban things that cause harm though, we ban things that have the potential to lead to harm. Look at the drugs you can get from a pharmacy for instance, sometimes being able to extract the ingredients for illegal drugs from them is enough to get them banned or restricted. The examples above do fit the war on drugs approach.
Yeah, but you won't be able to use them to run the game, which is what he said he does. Starforce does prevent him from using the product the way he wants to.
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People view the extras offered with games as durable goods though, not consumables. They see it more like a free coffee mug, but you're not allowed to let anyone else use the mug.
These restrictions seem a little silly so it's understandable why people are getting worked up.
The publishers still made one sale. Without the secondary market they may not have even made that.
He's right though. It was an obvious and inane comment.
I'm not disputing the time complexity issue. Simply pointing out that there are valid reasons for looking at character counts rather than byte counts. You seemed to be getting quite excited about the fact that you perceive no practical difference between the two.
It's simply priced above the amount they're willing to pay for it - not good enough for the asking price.
It's hard to understand because it doesn't make sense if you've got no notion of value.
Sometimes people do want to know the number of characters. Comparing the average word lengths between two documents for instance. Try not to get so worked up about it.
The way I've always done it is to create a batch file to launch the script.
The python script then uses sys.version to check which interpreter was called. If it's nto the right one then it prints usage instructions and exits.
I don't really have much experience with shared hosting environments - perhaps virtualenv could help?
You don't think businesses have tried to do this? They usually struggle, because too few people are willing to pay the higher price. Or they end up cutting quality to try and keep the production cost down.
Price is a much bigger issue for most people than it is for you.
I've found this to be true as well. I often have people sending me files because they can't open them, whereas on my linux system they open up straight away. Microsoft Word documents are another matter though, and the linux support for these just isn't good enough yet.
I'm not sure about C++, but for python and sqlite I'd recommend SQLAlchemy. You can set up mappings directly from the database tables to your python classes, maintaining the type information.
There's bound to be similar sql libraries available for C++.
No. Let's use a more appropriate term instead and save the dramatics for less reasoned discourse.
The only thing that copyright infringement can take is potential customers. Those potential customers do not belong to anyone.
This depends on your definition of appropriate, but would apply more accurately to any clients of the copyright infringer than to the copyright infringer themselves. The person infringing the copyright may have obtained their material legitimately, is unlikely to exclude others from making use of the works, and is unlikely to be passing off the works as their own.
Copyright infringement is a serious matter. There is no need to conflate it with another entirely inappropriate branch of law.
How about other non-flash games like Legend of the Green Dragon (referral link).
It used to be under the GPL but has switched to a Creative Commons license.
Free to play, although they do solicit paypal donations to keep the server running.
I don't really have anything against GIMP, I use it far more often than Photoshop. The only time I use Photoshop now is when I need to help someone else do something with it.
Paint.net, Krita or the GIMP are easily able to do everything I've needed. I'm not a very demanding user though, most tasks I do can be accomplished with something like Irfanview.
That still doesn't make the comment any less redundant though. Moderating it redundant allows people to avoid reading the same statements over and over again.
Sure the poster may be upset at the negative moderation, but the moderator has helped everyone else who uses the site by doing so.
Just as this one should be moderated off topic.
Maybe he is being patient. Being patient doesn't mean putting up with inadequate tools though, he's just using Photoshop until the gimp catches up.
You should probably have made the schools remark in a different comment to the sex on desks one...
We don't just ban things that cause harm though, we ban things that have the potential to lead to harm. Look at the drugs you can get from a pharmacy for instance, sometimes being able to extract the ingredients for illegal drugs from them is enough to get them banned or restricted. The examples above do fit the war on drugs approach.
Who cares? If she's that good an actor he's still going to be enjoying it.
There seem to have been a number of cases against McDonald's over their coffee. I quite like this account. Seems a reasonable response to the issue.
Yeah, but if selling online triples their sales, then a slight reduction in their take per song could still work out better for them.
If they have problems with the rates then they should consider their contracts more carefully.
Yeah, but you won't be able to use them to run the game, which is what he said he does. Starforce does prevent him from using the product the way he wants to.
Why's this modded interesting? It reads like a troll.
Steve Gibson's biggest contribution to security seems to be overblown hype.
Noone is innocent in the eyes of the law.
It's a good simple solution for the file renaming problem, but doesn't cover his desire to attach arbitrary annotations.
Something like the summary tab on the Windows file properties dialog seems close to what he's after.
Street race car building games new? What about Street Rod?