There's also those who test games in their pirated form before buying them. If for whatever reason the game doesn't meet their expectations, they're less likely to pay for them.
Would DRM make it too much of a hassle to test games that way, it could lead to increased sales.
Personally, I'm a lot more likely to play an underwhelming title if I already payed for it.
About your sig...
You are aware that implicit statements are a big part of natural communication? If you really want people to take your post by the letter, like your sig implies(sry), you need to use another, non-natural language.
E.g. legalese.
So you believe taxation as such is immoral?
That qualifies as a lot of things, like -1 idiot, -1 troll, -1 offtopic.. and what do you get?
+5 insightful.
How embarrassing being part of a group with members that dense.
And yes, I'm aware this post deserves just as many -1 mods.
As I understand it, morality is far from absolute, it's culturally defined. Which is why ethics exist, it's supposed to be some kind of logic layer below morality that defines what's generally accepted behaviour independent of cultural background. Doesn't seem to work quite that well yet, but it's a solid concept.
Or maybe I didn't pay enough attention in philosophy class, in which case I'd welcome any enlightenment.
Won't apply to someone stuck on a PCI only system, but the general notion that IGPs suck for anything but office stuff is no longer true.
My IGP (AMD780G/HD3200) is fast enough for 1080p video, and the few games I actually play on my PC (Q3A and HL2).
I'm sure that's not the only one that can do that..
Looks interesting, yes.
But what's this talk about a 3D internet in the Details box? How does this technology enable something like a 3D internet, when people's been distributing information in 2D forever and computer interfaces are build around that?
They've (presumably) lived rich and rewarding lifes without the conveniences of modern communication technology, and will most likely continue to do so.
For many people, computers really do complicate things, partly because, frankly, they're far from being user friendly. You might not really notice, because you, and most people around you, grew up with those things. For many though, they're answers for problems they wouldn't even have without them.
So what I'm saying is, they're right. Leave them alone, don't force things on them they don't want. Even if it makes things more convenient for them, they won't even notice because of their preoccupation.
No way for you to win this one.
I'm not so sure video chats are going to be much help in teaching your kids how to tell a person's lying. Much of the body language and other subconsciously picked up factors aren't carried over video and audio alone, and those are important. Someone further up in this discussion pointed out there's value in having to deal with assholes, and I tend to agree. The quicker a child learns the world's not as peachy as it should be, the less problems it will have when it goes out into the world on its own.
Also, having every firewall subscribe to a central blacklist gives way to much control to a single entity.
Sure, you could argue the Internet's already controlled by a single entity, but that's already bad enough - giving over more control doesn't seem very wise to me.
I might have been a little too annoyed with your comment. If you weren't bragging, your influence on the legislation is of course not relevant.
Concerning your claim that, quoting myself, "other confederation's legislations have no influence on you", that is made clear by your wording: "Not really a big deal to those of us in the EU"
My point is that it's annoying to see people from either side of the Atlantic pointing out in which way they're better off, and how whatever sucks on the other side is treated as other people's problems.
And while Americans get to hear about their US-centric views all the time, at least on/., Euro-centric comments get modded up. Even though both exhibit almost coldwar era nationalistic tendencies.
So not only are you bragging with your confederation's legislation - something you personally most likely had no influence on, at all, you're also claiming other confederation's legislations have no influence on you, or your confederation.
That kind of euro-centric view reeks of nationalism, and is no different than the US-centric view Americans contantly get accused of.
So you think separation of powers into legislature, judiciary and executive is undemocratic?
It's there in order to let democracy defend itself, to have a democratic state stay democratic. I.e. have some judge rule some legislation as unlawful/unconstitutional, which is a good thing to have, given how many nutjob laws come out of parliament.
Except for those games that didn't bother implementing a savegame management system, assuming it's not too much to ask for everyone who wants to try a game to make their own gamer id.
Assasin's Creed does that, and it's annoying as hell.
Nah, Cube's no Quake clone. IIRC, it was supposed to be a techdemo for a 3D engine that supported mapdesigning during runtime. Which it supports well enough.
No where on the site it said it's actually supposed to be a fully featured game, let alone one on par with Quake.
Yes, if you want to sentence him as a traitor, that would be a way. Wouldn't mean he really is a traitor, and the Chinese, or any country, would not look favourably on such an action.
This isn't the cold war, where the US might have been able to pull off stuff like that, nor is he a member of the current public enemy no 1, i.e. a terrorist.
Reading further in that Wikipedia article, it seems the US actually has treason defined in its constitution. That definition is even more limited than the one from Oran's Dictionary of the Law, "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
Really? I don't see how. You'd still have to prove there's some practically exploitable breach in nation security because of that loss.
Where does something stop being industrial espionage and start being treason? I'd imagine it has something to do with its impact on national security..
That's easy. Quoting Wikipedia quoting someone else: Oran's Dictionary of the Law (1983) defines treason as: "...[a]...citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation]."
As relations between China and the US make it seem very unlikely they're about to go to war or overthrow each other's government, that guy is not a traitor. Just an industrial spy.
Not that I'd enjoy getting spammed in a game I paid for, but there are products that would fit the NWN world good enough. Certain brands of beer (not American beer, obviously), fantasy fairs, LARPs, P&P games (I probably wouldn't have tried D&D if it weren't for Baldur's Gate and NWN)..
Could work, wouldn't neccessarily destroy the mood.
Of course, this assumes some sense on side of those making the ads, and the publisher - could fail on those grounds, admittedly.
But you have to appreciate the extreme costs of making a modern day game, and compare its price to how much you paid for, say, an N64 game. Where I'm from, the price is pretty much equal, even though the same kind of money is worth less nowadays than back then.
I don't know if it's still the case on current generation consoles, but the discs of PS2 Platinum edition games were of lower quality than the ones from the original release.
Also, the originals came in prettier cases, often included things like better manuals, posters, and other goodies.
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There's also those who test games in their pirated form before buying them. If for whatever reason the game doesn't meet their expectations, they're less likely to pay for them.
Would DRM make it too much of a hassle to test games that way, it could lead to increased sales.
Personally, I'm a lot more likely to play an underwhelming title if I already payed for it.
About your sig...
You are aware that implicit statements are a big part of natural communication? If you really want people to take your post by the letter, like your sig implies(sry), you need to use another, non-natural language.
E.g. legalese.
Why are those things called "zero emission cars" btw?
So you believe taxation as such is immoral?
That qualifies as a lot of things, like -1 idiot, -1 troll, -1 offtopic.. and what do you get?
+5 insightful.
How embarrassing being part of a group with members that dense.
And yes, I'm aware this post deserves just as many -1 mods.
You can't tell "than" from "then" and still are able to afford a Tesla Roadster?
There's hope for me yet..
Good point though.
As I understand it, morality is far from absolute, it's culturally defined. Which is why ethics exist, it's supposed to be some kind of logic layer below morality that defines what's generally accepted behaviour independent of cultural background. Doesn't seem to work quite that well yet, but it's a solid concept.
Or maybe I didn't pay enough attention in philosophy class, in which case I'd welcome any enlightenment.
Won't apply to someone stuck on a PCI only system, but the general notion that IGPs suck for anything but office stuff is no longer true.
My IGP (AMD780G/HD3200) is fast enough for 1080p video, and the few games I actually play on my PC (Q3A and HL2).
I'm sure that's not the only one that can do that..
Looks interesting, yes.
But what's this talk about a 3D internet in the Details box? How does this technology enable something like a 3D internet, when people's been distributing information in 2D forever and computer interfaces are build around that?
I had it running on my 386 back then (was way behind with my computer technology..)
Luckily, I discovered Slackware not long after that experience..
They've (presumably) lived rich and rewarding lifes without the conveniences of modern communication technology, and will most likely continue to do so.
For many people, computers really do complicate things, partly because, frankly, they're far from being user friendly. You might not really notice, because you, and most people around you, grew up with those things. For many though, they're answers for problems they wouldn't even have without them.
So what I'm saying is, they're right. Leave them alone, don't force things on them they don't want. Even if it makes things more convenient for them, they won't even notice because of their preoccupation.
No way for you to win this one.
I'm not so sure video chats are going to be much help in teaching your kids how to tell a person's lying. Much of the body language and other subconsciously picked up factors aren't carried over video and audio alone, and those are important.
Someone further up in this discussion pointed out there's value in having to deal with assholes, and I tend to agree. The quicker a child learns the world's not as peachy as it should be, the less problems it will have when it goes out into the world on its own.
Also, having every firewall subscribe to a central blacklist gives way to much control to a single entity.
Sure, you could argue the Internet's already controlled by a single entity, but that's already bad enough - giving over more control doesn't seem very wise to me.
I might have been a little too annoyed with your comment. If you weren't bragging, your influence on the legislation is of course not relevant.
Concerning your claim that, quoting myself, "other confederation's legislations have no influence on you", that is made clear by your wording: "Not really a big deal to those of us in the EU"
My point is that it's annoying to see people from either side of the Atlantic pointing out in which way they're better off, and how whatever sucks on the other side is treated as other people's problems. /., Euro-centric comments get modded up. Even though both exhibit almost coldwar era nationalistic tendencies.
And while Americans get to hear about their US-centric views all the time, at least on
So not only are you bragging with your confederation's legislation - something you personally most likely had no influence on, at all, you're also claiming other confederation's legislations have no influence on you, or your confederation.
That kind of euro-centric view reeks of nationalism, and is no different than the US-centric view Americans contantly get accused of.
lol
That's a pretty promising outline for a novel you've got there. I'd like to read it..
Nah, "ice" just means it's the solid phase of $whatever.
So you think separation of powers into legislature, judiciary and executive is undemocratic?
It's there in order to let democracy defend itself, to have a democratic state stay democratic. I.e. have some judge rule some legislation as unlawful/unconstitutional, which is a good thing to have, given how many nutjob laws come out of parliament.
Except for those games that didn't bother implementing a savegame management system, assuming it's not too much to ask for everyone who wants to try a game to make their own gamer id.
Assasin's Creed does that, and it's annoying as hell.
Okay, I rechecked the site, and it does use the term 'game' to describe Cube. But then, so does ID Software when describing Doom3..
Nah, Cube's no Quake clone. IIRC, it was supposed to be a techdemo for a 3D engine that supported mapdesigning during runtime. Which it supports well enough.
No where on the site it said it's actually supposed to be a fully featured game, let alone one on par with Quake.
Yes, if you want to sentence him as a traitor, that would be a way. Wouldn't mean he really is a traitor, and the Chinese, or any country, would not look favourably on such an action.
This isn't the cold war, where the US might have been able to pull off stuff like that, nor is he a member of the current public enemy no 1, i.e. a terrorist.
Reading further in that Wikipedia article, it seems the US actually has treason defined in its constitution. That definition is even more limited than the one from Oran's Dictionary of the Law, "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
Really? I don't see how. You'd still have to prove there's some practically exploitable breach in nation security because of that loss.
Where does something stop being industrial espionage and start being treason? I'd imagine it has something to do with its impact on national security..
That's easy. Quoting Wikipedia quoting someone else:
Oran's Dictionary of the Law (1983) defines treason as: "...[a]...citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation]."
As relations between China and the US make it seem very unlikely they're about to go to war or overthrow each other's government, that guy is not a traitor. Just an industrial spy.
Not that I'd enjoy getting spammed in a game I paid for, but there are products that would fit the NWN world good enough. Certain brands of beer (not American beer, obviously), fantasy fairs, LARPs, P&P games (I probably wouldn't have tried D&D if it weren't for Baldur's Gate and NWN)..
Could work, wouldn't neccessarily destroy the mood.
Of course, this assumes some sense on side of those making the ads, and the publisher - could fail on those grounds, admittedly.
But you have to appreciate the extreme costs of making a modern day game, and compare its price to how much you paid for, say, an N64 game. Where I'm from, the price is pretty much equal, even though the same kind of money is worth less nowadays than back then.
I don't know if it's still the case on current generation consoles, but the discs of PS2 Platinum edition games were of lower quality than the ones from the original release.
Also, the originals came in prettier cases, often included things like better manuals, posters, and other goodies.