Correct me if I'm wrong, but it isn't all videogame broadcasts that aren't watched. In Korea, there are two television stations dedicated to video gaming (mostly Starcraft matches) that are extremely popular. During the CPL Championships, TSN (the premier online broadcasting network for cyberathletics) supports many many viewers- in fact, even during the CAL (Cyberathlete Amateur League) matches, many people watch the matches.
I think that this article is trying to accomplish the wrong things. Comparing things like video game broadcasts to YouTube simply is comparing apples and oranges.
So this new nebula is 40 light years across. That's only 10 times the distance from the Earth to our second-closest star. It's like comparing the distance of the Earth to the Sun vs Pluto to the Sun. It may seem intractable, but it's really not that big.
Well, compared to the vast darkness that stretches between different galaxies, and galaxy clusters... well, yes, it's pretty close in the grand scheme of things.
There are times on the weekend when there are over 400 people in the queue on my server, and the wait to get in is 40 minutes.
Oh, you lucky duck. On my server (Blackrock), the queue gets up to about 600 on weeknights, and well over 1,000 people waiting at peak time on the weekends.
I guess that goes with have a great game and a high-pop server, with people ready to play all the time. - dshaw
Jews are boycotting The Bible and any books about Nazi Germany, because it portrays their oppression at the hands of others.
No, there's a huge difference. It would be if Jews are boycotting a game in which you play a German soldier or officer that orders and follows out the killing of millions of Jews.
American Indians want people to learn about the atrocities committed against them. They don't want people turning it into a game and acting out the oppression themselves.
Disclaimer: I'm not an native American, and I don't know their opinions. This is just what I'd assume.
I think that this headline, and even the beginning of the article, truly works as a scare tactic for the MPAA. No, I'm not thinking of a conspiracy, but think about how this situation worked in reality-
The defendants, many of whom worked in high-tech jobs, were members of "RISCISO," a "warez" community founded in 1993, according to the indictment. Warez groups are underground associations that use the Internet to illegally distribute copyrighted software.
Okay, right. A warez group got busted. Great. But the headline reads 19 Charged in Alleged Software Piracy Plot. Piracy plot? And the worst part, by far, is the opening of the article- A federal grand jury has indicted 19 people on charges they used the Internet to pirate more than $6.5 million worth of copyrighted computer software, games and movies. To the untrained eye, this seems just like every day Bob who downloaded a film or two...
I think it's a scare tactic. I don't like it. But then again, maybe I'm paranoid and stuff...
I'm usually very understanding of people defending linux, unix, bsd... and in fact, I'm an avid NetBSD user myself. However, people who don't support open source software on Microsoft platforms are really just hurting themselves. For example, how can one argue against the "low quality of open sourced software" to a Windows user, who cannot try any open source software themselves? Mozilla Firefox has helped immensely in this regard, showing how open source software can truly trump proprietary software.
I'm all for open source operating systems, but let's be realistic here: zealots who don't respect open source efforts on Windows are not only being stubborn, but are hurting their treasured cause.
It kind of makes sense... especially since reverse compatibility may not be absolute for the 360, people will probably want to see how the 360 actually is, anyway.
I concur. I mean, with all the problems with Level3's routing (well, Verio too, to be fair) and the fragmentation of DNS servers, I expected someone to propose a new way to use IP (Internet Protocol). I got really confused when I opened the article in a new tab and then later couldn't find the interesting article on networking...
Although I have no doubt that our pillows are "hot beds of fungal spores", I don't think that not using a pillow would make it any better. I mean, short of sterilizing your bed after each "use" (daily), there's really no way we can avoid this problem. Well, short of a self-sterilizing pillow... but that's yet to be invented.
I'm took this survey earlier this morning, when I got it from a mailing list. It struck me as interesting that Dragonfly BSD is now considered one of the main BSD distros. I'm sure that I speak for a lot of Slashdotters when I say that I think that it's awesome that a small project like this can evolve so quickly and efficiently.
I think that despite when the 'electrocharger' is released, it'll be a long while until it really genuinely catches on. Even Hybrid cars which increase miles per gallon haven't really caught on yet. It could make things a lot better... but we'll really just see with time, won't we?
Don't make another Kutztown 13. I'm serious. If there's a hole or flaw in one the system you coordinate, work with students and faculty, but don't try to get students thrown in jail for an error that's been made below you.
Kids are gonna push their technical limits, but don't be a nazi. They'll learn with time.
And get rid of the NT 4 boxes. Well, that's what I'd do, anyway.
Hopefully this type of a story will encourage other high school and college students to go into competitive programming. I know that I, at least, am nervous to start in programming competitions, but I think that having a real "just like me" article/guide on the subject will help boost interest.
Apparently the novelty is wearing off and no new players can be found. Why have you stopped playing?
There was a story, what, a week ago(?) about how people are writing scripts and programs to play these online poker sites for real money, against real people... maybe people are just getting tired of getting owned by a small executable? I don't know, maybe not, but I'm sure that has something to do with it.
Oh, and school's starting up, so wannabe-pro college students don't have enough time anymore to play poker all day. Again, just speculation.
Yeah, okay, maybe Take-Two is having a bad year. Hot Coffee, bad publicity... yeah, whatever.
People are still going to buy the Grand Theft Auto games. Yes, they are. No, the sixteen year old market isn't going to scream bloody murder at the fact that they may have once had the ability to almost control pixelated sex. If anything, that's almost good publicity for the target audience.
And we can't forget all the talented coders that work for Take-Two. They've made what they're told, plus an Easter Egg or two.
Having this "bad" hot coffee publicity undervalue Take-Two is the pinnacle of stupidity in my opinion. Of course, this is all my opinion, so...
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I do this on all of my servers. And even more, there's this great command if you really need a root shell:
sudo su
Amazing, isn't it? You can login as you and still spawn a root shell if you really need to.
It's easier that way.
- dshaw
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it isn't all videogame broadcasts that aren't watched. In Korea, there are two television stations dedicated to video gaming (mostly Starcraft matches) that are extremely popular. During the CPL Championships, TSN (the premier online broadcasting network for cyberathletics) supports many many viewers- in fact, even during the CAL (Cyberathlete Amateur League) matches, many people watch the matches.
I think that this article is trying to accomplish the wrong things. Comparing things like video game broadcasts to YouTube simply is comparing apples and oranges.
- dshaw
So this new nebula is 40 light years across. That's only 10 times the distance from the Earth to our second-closest star. It's like comparing the distance of the Earth to the Sun vs Pluto to the Sun. It may seem intractable, but it's really not that big.
Well, compared to the vast darkness that stretches between different galaxies, and galaxy clusters... well, yes, it's pretty close in the grand scheme of things.
- dshaw
Headline: "Politics: States Pass Thousands of Info Restriction Laws"
Slashdot: "Nothing for you to see here, please move along"
There are times on the weekend when there are over 400 people in the queue on my server, and the wait to get in is 40 minutes.
Oh, you lucky duck. On my server (Blackrock), the queue gets up to about 600 on weeknights, and well over 1,000 people waiting at peak time on the weekends.
I guess that goes with have a great game and a high-pop server, with people ready to play all the time.
- dshaw
Jews are boycotting The Bible and any books about Nazi Germany, because it portrays their oppression at the hands of others.
No, there's a huge difference. It would be if Jews are boycotting a game in which you play a German soldier or officer that orders and follows out the killing of millions of Jews.
American Indians want people to learn about the atrocities committed against them. They don't want people turning it into a game and acting out the oppression themselves.
Disclaimer: I'm not an native American, and I don't know their opinions. This is just what I'd assume.
- dshaw
I think that this headline, and even the beginning of the article, truly works as a scare tactic for the MPAA. No, I'm not thinking of a conspiracy, but think about how this situation worked in reality-
The defendants, many of whom worked in high-tech jobs, were members of "RISCISO," a "warez" community founded in 1993, according to the indictment. Warez groups are underground associations that use the Internet to illegally distribute copyrighted software.
Okay, right. A warez group got busted. Great. But the headline reads 19 Charged in Alleged Software Piracy Plot. Piracy plot? And the worst part, by far, is the opening of the article- A federal grand jury has indicted 19 people on charges they used the Internet to pirate more than $6.5 million worth of copyrighted computer software, games and movies. To the untrained eye, this seems just like every day Bob who downloaded a film or two...
I think it's a scare tactic. I don't like it. But then again, maybe I'm paranoid and stuff...
- dshaw
I'm usually very understanding of people defending linux, unix, bsd... and in fact, I'm an avid NetBSD user myself. However, people who don't support open source software on Microsoft platforms are really just hurting themselves. For example, how can one argue against the "low quality of open sourced software" to a Windows user, who cannot try any open source software themselves? Mozilla Firefox has helped immensely in this regard, showing how open source software can truly trump proprietary software.
I'm all for open source operating systems, but let's be realistic here: zealots who don't respect open source efforts on Windows are not only being stubborn, but are hurting their treasured cause.
- dshaw
It kind of makes sense... especially since reverse compatibility may not be absolute for the 360, people will probably want to see how the 360 actually is, anyway.
- dshaw
'Nuff said.
:)
Creepy. Well, I for one welcome our new Google overlords!
- dshaw
I concur. I mean, with all the problems with Level3's routing (well, Verio too, to be fair) and the fragmentation of DNS servers, I expected someone to propose a new way to use IP (Internet Protocol). I got really confused when I opened the article in a new tab and then later couldn't find the interesting article on networking...
- dshaw
[...] Fyodor's roots [...]
... roots?
Har har. Get it? Port scanner? His
I thought it was funny.
- dshaw
Although I have no doubt that our pillows are "hot beds of fungal spores", I don't think that not using a pillow would make it any better. I mean, short of sterilizing your bed after each "use" (daily), there's really no way we can avoid this problem. Well, short of a self-sterilizing pillow... but that's yet to be invented.
- dshaw
I'm took this survey earlier this morning, when I got it from a mailing list. It struck me as interesting that Dragonfly BSD is now considered one of the main BSD distros. I'm sure that I speak for a lot of Slashdotters when I say that I think that it's awesome that a small project like this can evolve so quickly and efficiently.
Kudos to the Dragonfly BSD team!
- dshaw
Researchers at MIT may not be able to hear your cellphone call, but they have found a way to see it.
;)
Only CalTech's calls
- dshaw
Maybe T-mobile will get their act together now and fix all the problems. Who knows.
Didn't this guy just guess her password? I'm pretty sure it was something like that.
The guy didn't hax0r all of T-Mobile just to get photos of Paris Hilton.
- dshaw
And Apple already patented (sic) the use of the letter "i" in front of all words; good luck with that one.
Yeah, glad they don't have a competitor called 'iRiver'.
... wait a minute... they do! Are you sure they really patented the little i thing? Crazy.
- dshaw
I stand by my opinion that 'gaming addiction' is a lot of media and hype for something that's very small.
As an example that I love to use, you don't see 'Television Addicts' being criticised for escaping to another world every Tuesday at 8...
- dshaw
I think that despite when the 'electrocharger' is released, it'll be a long while until it really genuinely catches on. Even Hybrid cars which increase miles per gallon haven't really caught on yet. It could make things a lot better... but we'll really just see with time, won't we?
- dshaw
Was this a leak from some type of a pre-screening, or a hack, or perhaps a leak from the company, as the name seems to imply?
Movies are leaked to the Internet all the time. Is this one really special?
- dshaw
Don't make another Kutztown 13. I'm serious. If there's a hole or flaw in one the system you coordinate, work with students and faculty, but don't try to get students thrown in jail for an error that's been made below you.
Kids are gonna push their technical limits, but don't be a nazi. They'll learn with time.
And get rid of the NT 4 boxes. Well, that's what I'd do, anyway.
- dshaw
Hopefully this type of a story will encourage other high school and college students to go into competitive programming. I know that I, at least, am nervous to start in programming competitions, but I think that having a real "just like me" article/guide on the subject will help boost interest.
All in all, good PR.
- dshaw
Apparently the novelty is wearing off and no new players can be found. Why have you stopped playing?
There was a story, what, a week ago(?) about how people are writing scripts and programs to play these online poker sites for real money, against real people... maybe people are just getting tired of getting owned by a small executable? I don't know, maybe not, but I'm sure that has something to do with it.
Oh, and school's starting up, so wannabe-pro college students don't have enough time anymore to play poker all day. Again, just speculation.
- dshaw
Yeah, okay, maybe Take-Two is having a bad year. Hot Coffee, bad publicity... yeah, whatever.
People are still going to buy the Grand Theft Auto games. Yes, they are. No, the sixteen year old market isn't going to scream bloody murder at the fact that they may have once had the ability to almost control pixelated sex. If anything, that's almost good publicity for the target audience.
And we can't forget all the talented coders that work for Take-Two. They've made what they're told, plus an Easter Egg or two.
Having this "bad" hot coffee publicity undervalue Take-Two is the pinnacle of stupidity in my opinion. Of course, this is all my opinion, so...
- dshaw
Write them down, and put them in a safe.
Ta-da!
- dshaw