" It must be worth it to them." Subjective value,just another aspect. These things have no real value. The ringtones and DRMed songs you pay for are copies,digital copies. Company who sells them just prints money out of thin air(not-considering distribution and storage which you already paid).
The deficiency is fundamental to any games which have transferable goods/character sets. Lets see if we eliminate all this grinding and gold farming and leveling business.Radically:Without gold,value would shift to items and real-world currency.If you make All Items Bind-to-char on pickup,people would trade characters(which are levelled and equipped the best gear). Now if you remove levelling and make game skill-dependant instead of item-oriented...People would develop scripts to "Improve their skills" (cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimbot). Making a game where AI is out of competition and no hacks give you any advantage is extremely difficult. The Action PVP genre is too primitive to consider(and PVe is scriptable) as Skill game,so Strategy MMORTSs are where you can expect any breakthrough in design(MMO Starcraft?).Of course AI design doesn't stagnate,but when a game is too complex to predict or script,Humans prevail. This reminds me of Go.
There is Unlimited Supply(Gold) In The Game And Unlimited demand(ingame requirements/fees/NPC purchases). Just think why they called "Gold Farmers".Its only Time(and amount of computers extracting "wealth") that limits the capital present there.
I don't need that functionality.I prefer them in One place(my browser) and not share them(nothing unique to share). If i wanted to share some site i would post on a forum.This del.ici.ous feature is like a giant overhyped meme pool.
Doesn't Blizzard can alter "demand" (and supply) simply by making your items change their attributes? Don't a new exploit can make them worthless in a hour? Much like Duping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duping demonstartes this there still people who belive game world items are having intrisic value(to ingame avatars?).These are just bits on Blizzard servers. Information there is not Real (as in Existing),only our perception makes it have value and existance (like the Super swords of Dragon Slaying). Much like paper money vs gold vs basic goods.Except: there is nothing to stop you(or a script) from getting more gold or trinkets.
Trading information thats free to replicate is fundamentally wrong. These commodities don't lose value because they replicated.They remain the same(except for sheeple that chooses to buy them).
What is different from original file? What is difference between Official Digital Copy of Ringtone/File/Song/Information you buy and a copy you make?
something virtual has any relation with real material economy? Fads and trinkets are consumers preference,they don't shape the economy(Unlike MMORPGs).Unless masses diversify/reform the demand,supply is very stable. In Games slight changes to values of some trinkets or game mechanics would radically alter the economy.
Case of Diablo II(i don't play it anymore): Before the New Runewords,runes would be priced very cheap,unless you had top runes and economy was based on uniques. Now the entire economy is based on runes.Reason:Patch added new runewords,that now offer unique level bonuses.
Virtual economy has no such nonsense as supply and demand.They operate on basis of fads and prestige of having some trinkets while others strive to get them.Value doesn't shift unless its "sucks" "out of fashion" or declared crap.Supply is virtual too. Playing these games is waste of time and (and unless you employ a computer farm dedicated to exploiting game economy) money.
I just posted last week IIRC that Internet is going to overtake all froms of media due networking being superior to any distribution(Not in speed right now,but it possible when infrastructure changes) was moderated as funny. Well, you don't get straming video from 56K, But i don't need it "streaming/Buffering" I just download the torrents and watch it later. And you (technically) would be able to download any video torrent with dialup. It just will take too much time. 56kbit= 7KBs=604 MB day(or about 300 MB day at half-max speed).I can download about 17GB daily (about 25 video CDs) at max speed.
Scientists know more then goverment officials,and they should be able to voice their opinions. As for global warming,you don't have climate models for centuries lying around.pollution is harmful regardless. And its ironic to promote global warming while ignoring Kyoto accords.
" In June 2005, State Department papers showed the administration thanking Exxon executives for the company's "active involvement" in helping to determine climate change policy, including the US stance on Kyoto. Input from the business lobby group Global Climate Coalition was also a factor. Guardian"
This is very good solution for specific sites. For example a month ago i used a crawler to copy a net library to a folder in my hardrive. Now when i like to read something,i just click on Index.htm and it loads in my browser.
And you don't need to update books. Such thing a copy of wikipedia is valuable still,without any updates. If slashdot released a torrent of all archives,i'll download it too,just for entertainment.I got a new 250Gb drive
I prefer straight to the point titles,no bullshit,no jokes,no long words,just the facts condensed,articles in laconically written text and no speculation,embellishments,or distortions.I just don't want to read articles written to conform authors worldview,or long interpretations from authors point of view. Relevance is what i see as important,search engines too(its easier to trick a search engine though).
Health Industry (i have to repeat it again) work for profits. Only person who works to cure you,is yourself. As for dentistry to prevent plaque you need to cure the source,Bacteria. I.e. chewing garlic,onions,less sugar-containing food,washing mouth after each meal.
Oh please,I seen that cheap trick already.Its encrypted and mixed with random noise. I don't believe it. If it was really scrambled it will be useless. Database of sound signatures? Doesn't it make really suspicious? Imagine a database of scrambled,one-second snippets of conversations(which have no content).How is that useful?
"The company has developed software that helps the phones take samples of nearby sounds, which are identified by comparing them against a database."
" says the technology can track exposure to CDs, DVDs, videogames, sporting events, audio and video on portable gadgets and movies in theaters."
Sounds its pretty accurate? How they "altered mathematically so any conversation is made unintelligible " and make sense?
Spam in forums should be dealt as Email spam. Delete by filters.
Add spam to text filters sets to reduce all future spam posts to blanks. sure its hard and time-consuming plus it gets its share of CPU power but Its most use-friendly. No CAPTCHAs.: just text filtering.
All spam forms can be catalogued and string added to blocklists. i.e. If you post something
(question marks indicate any letter) Containing string "Am?z?ng op?or?un?ty"= you get banned for a week. Or if you post "ch?ap Vi?gra substitut?",It get text filtered to blank/_____ (underscore,to check with search and mass delete/scripted removal) .
Now,if the user persists you can ipblock him(after 4 posts in minute,ipblock for week ) etc.
as for KittenAuth if sucessful will lead to sweatshops of chinese kids furiosly clicking on kittens(Click the kitten with a hat to submit!) to post spam(which is authorized if poster human).
Slashdot Mirror
" It must be worth it to them."
Subjective value,just another aspect.
These things have no real value.
The ringtones and DRMed songs you pay for are copies,digital copies.
Company who sells them just prints money out of thin air(not-considering distribution and storage which you already paid).
The deficiency is fundamental to any games which have transferable goods/character sets.
Lets see if we eliminate all this grinding and gold farming and leveling business.Radically:Without gold,value would shift to items and real-world currency.If you make All Items Bind-to-char on pickup,people would trade characters(which are levelled and equipped the best gear).
Now if you remove levelling and make game skill-dependant instead of item-oriented...People would develop scripts to "Improve their skills" (cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimbot).
Making a game where AI is out of competition and no hacks give you any advantage is extremely difficult.
The Action PVP genre is too primitive to consider(and PVe is scriptable) as Skill game,so Strategy MMORTSs are where you
can expect any breakthrough in design(MMO Starcraft?).Of course
AI design doesn't stagnate,but when a game is too complex to predict or script,Humans prevail.
This reminds me of Go.
There is Unlimited Supply(Gold) In The Game And Unlimited demand(ingame requirements/fees/NPC purchases).
Just think why they called "Gold Farmers".Its only Time(and amount of computers extracting "wealth") that limits the capital present there.
I don't need that functionality.I prefer them in One place(my browser) and not share them(nothing unique to share). .This del.ici.ous feature is like a giant overhyped meme pool.
If i wanted to share some site i would post on a forum
Doesn't Blizzard can alter "demand" (and supply) simply by making your items change their attributes? ,only our perception makes it have value and existance (like the Super swords of Dragon Slaying). .Except: there is nothing to stop you(or a script) from getting more gold or trinkets.
Don't a new exploit can make them worthless in a hour?
Much like Duping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duping demonstartes this there still people who belive game world items are having intrisic value(to ingame avatars?).These are just bits on Blizzard servers.
Information there is not Real (as in Existing)
Much like paper money vs gold vs basic goods
Trading information thats free to replicate is fundamentally wrong.
These commodities don't lose value because they replicated.They remain the same(except for sheeple that chooses to buy them).
What is different from original file? What is difference between Official Digital Copy of Ringtone/File/Song/Information you buy and a copy you make?
something virtual has any relation with real material economy?
Fads and trinkets are
consumers preference,they don't shape the economy(Unlike MMORPGs).Unless masses diversify/reform the demand,supply is very stable.
In Games slight changes to values of some trinkets or game mechanics would
radically alter the economy.
Case of Diablo II(i don't play it anymore): Before the New Runewords,runes
would be priced very cheap,unless you had top runes and economy was based on uniques. Now the entire economy is based on runes.Reason:Patch added new runewords,that now offer unique level bonuses.
This is Slashdot. Use your grey matter.
Virtual economy has no such nonsense as supply and demand.They operate on basis of fads and prestige of having some trinkets while others strive to get them.Value doesn't shift unless
its "sucks" "out of fashion" or declared
crap.Supply is virtual too.
Playing these games is waste of time and (and unless you employ a computer farm dedicated to exploiting game economy) money.
I just posted last week IIRC that
Internet is going to overtake all froms of media due networking being superior to any distribution(Not in speed right now,but it possible when infrastructure changes) was moderated as funny.
Well, you don't get straming video from 56K,
But i don't need it "streaming/Buffering" I just download the torrents and watch it later.
And you (technically) would be able to download any video torrent with dialup.
It just will take too much time.
56kbit=
7KBs=604 MB day(or about 300 MB day at half-max speed).I can download about 17GB daily (about 25 video CDs) at max speed.
Crabs are Not fish.they are "decapod crustaceans" animals.
Bad analogy. Its more like fishing Industry.And they catch all the fish they can.
Goverment discredits itself by "promoting a specific viewpoint" regardless if its true/false.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
Scientists know more then goverment officials,and they should be able to voice their opinions.
As for global warming,you don't have climate models for centuries lying around.pollution is harmful regardless.
And its ironic to promote global warming while ignoring Kyoto accords.
" In June 2005, State Department papers showed the administration thanking Exxon executives for the company's "active involvement" in helping to determine climate change policy, including the US stance on Kyoto. Input from the business lobby group Global Climate Coalition was also a factor. Guardian"
Next study shows up that throwing chairs reduces violence.
Here is list of essential apps that i use:u m=stormtower&act=ST&f=3&t=44&st=0
http://www.invisionplus.net/forums/index.php?mfor
Next Generation Informational Warfare!
Or assign it to computers,Mr Anderson.
The don't care about licenses.
This is very good solution for specific sites. For example a month ago i used a crawler to copy a net library to a folder in my hardrive.
Now when i like to read something,i just click on Index.htm and it loads in my browser.
And you don't need to update books.
Such thing a copy of wikipedia is valuable still,without any updates.
If slashdot released a torrent of all archives,i'll download it too,just for entertainment.I got a new 250Gb drive
Thats for viruses,I meant installing programs.
The linux virus wouldn't infect the way of
configure,make install.
I prefer straight to the point titles,no bullshit,no jokes,no long words,just the facts condensed,articles in laconically written text and no speculation,embellishments,or distortions.I just don't want to read articles written to conform authors worldview,or long interpretations from authors point of view.
Relevance is what i see as important,search engines too(its easier to trick a search engine though).
Health Industry (i have to repeat it again) work for profits.
Only person who works to cure you,is yourself.
As for dentistry to prevent plaque you need to cure the source,Bacteria.
I.e. chewing garlic,onions,less sugar-containing food,washing mouth after each meal.
Not that shows how user-friendly linux is.In windows i just click Install.exe
Oh please,I seen that cheap trick already.Its encrypted and mixed with random noise. I don't believe it.
If it was really scrambled it will be useless. Database of sound signatures?
Doesn't it make really suspicious?
Imagine a database of scrambled,one-second snippets of conversations(which have no content).How is that useful?
"The company has developed software that helps the phones take samples of nearby sounds, which are identified by comparing them against a database."
" says the technology can track exposure to CDs, DVDs, videogames, sporting events, audio and video on portable gadgets and movies in theaters."
Sounds its pretty accurate? How they "altered mathematically so any conversation is made unintelligible " and make sense?
Spam in forums should be dealt
as Email spam. Delete by filters.
Add spam to text filters sets to reduce all future spam posts to blanks.
sure its hard and time-consuming plus it
gets its share of CPU power but
Its most use-friendly.
No CAPTCHAs.: just text filtering.
All spam forms can be catalogued and string added to blocklists.
i.e. If you post something
(question marks indicate any letter)
Containing string "Am?z?ng op?or?un?ty"=
you get banned for a week.
Or if you post "ch?ap Vi?gra substitut?",It get text filtered to blank/_____ (underscore,to check with search and mass delete/scripted removal) .
Now,if the user persists you can ipblock him(after 4 posts in minute,ipblock for week ) etc.
as for KittenAuth if sucessful will lead to sweatshops of chinese kids furiosly clicking on kittens(Click the kitten with a hat to submit!) to post spam(which is authorized if poster human).