You have to think in the context of the story, this was not some random product placement. She has a dark mysterious past, she's on the run with almost no money. She can't afford to buy a new license of Windows after updating her system to give internet peep shows.
Looks to me like they saw Prey do it and wanted to do it too...
Reading the description that was the first thing to pop in my mind too. But after seeing the video and some of the test they will put the player though, I think it will definately be able to set itself apart from Prey, think more puzzle and less FPS.
*snip* It involves rolling a small sticky ball around through towns, cities, and the countryside that picks up objects (starting with small objects, like thumbtacks); as the ball grows bigger, the ball is able to obtain larger objects, like cars, and so on, eventually being able to pick up entire large pieces of the landscape. *snip*
Don't forget you can roll up the Thunder God. Katamari is awesome, I mean you can roll up the Thunder God!
yeah, now you are getting into a moral issue, the advertisers know that you are going to flip channels tivo through the commercials, etc, but depending on your morals and the side of the fence you are on it could be considered stealing. But the people that do "steal" are quite insignificant to those that sit and veg, don't care, or can't find the remote. At least most TV commercials aren't as annoying as some of the online flash ads.. yet.
I don't feel obligated to sit and watch every commercial either, and could care less how they feel about it. It's also not stopping them from put subliminal ads IN the show.
from this last season of 24: No [we weren't hit]. Our Cisco system protected us!
Don't worry, in a few years the FCC will know if you get up to go to the bathroom during a commercial and you will be fined accordingly.;)
Out of curiosity, do you think that changing channels on the TV when a commercial comes on is immoral or stealing?
Lately it seems like TV stations are all taking commercial breaks at the same time. So if I'm trying to flip between two shows at the same time, i keep catching commercials. Anyone else noticing this, or is this just a coincidence. If so, that would prevent you from "stealing" TV.
But more to your question, if you are paying for the channel you are watching, then no it's not stealing.
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We are talking about China here, not the US.
Are you an expert in... nameology
Well there's your problem.
Remember, our elected officials are only as smart as the people who elected them.
No, not at all.
If I had mod points I'd mod you "funny" bro.
But I don't, sorry.
Oh good, I was afraid you were using VS.NET. I don't know why someone would be using VS.NET, but it was the first think that came to mind.
Of course, MS could be using it as an excuse to get you to upgrade to .NET where they have fixed that incompatibility.
Or maybe I'm just being paranoid.
+1 for human pancake.
You have to think in the context of the story, this was not some random product placement. She has a dark mysterious past, she's on the run with almost no money. She can't afford to buy a new license of Windows after updating her system to give internet peep shows.
Ah, I remember my GF's delight the day she discovered my big 10".
Reading the description that was the first thing to pop in my mind too. But after seeing the video and some of the test they will put the player though, I think it will definately be able to set itself apart from Prey, think more puzzle and less FPS.
Sounds like a reality TV show for Fox.
hehe yeah, it's still to early for me. :)
am going out to purchase this too-hot-for-Gamespot game. Then i'm going to make little kids play it. Call me The Pusher Man.
That just makes the rest of us that don't know any flavor of BASIC, that much more valuable.
Very true, the greatest motivator for a politician is re-election.
Don't forget you can roll up the Thunder God. Katamari is awesome, I mean you can roll up the Thunder God!
yeah, now you are getting into a moral issue, the advertisers know that you are going to flip channels tivo through the commercials, etc, but depending on your morals and the side of the fence you are on it could be considered stealing. But the people that do "steal" are quite insignificant to those that sit and veg, don't care, or can't find the remote. At least most TV commercials aren't as annoying as some of the online flash ads.. yet.
I don't feel obligated to sit and watch every commercial either, and could care less how they feel about it. It's also not stopping them from put subliminal ads IN the show.
Don't worry, in a few years the FCC will know if you get up to go to the bathroom during a commercial and you will be fined accordingly. ;)
Lately it seems like TV stations are all taking commercial breaks at the same time. So if I'm trying to flip between two shows at the same time, i keep catching commercials. Anyone else noticing this, or is this just a coincidence. If so, that would prevent you from "stealing" TV.
But more to your question, if you are paying for the channel you are watching, then no it's not stealing.
MY EYES!!!
/gouge eyes
Actually, the open source movement does have backing (SFW).
leave it to Microsoft to try and be innovative in the CLI market.
That's priceless, and much more accurately portrays the Slashdot community.
We're going to need a bigger boat^H^H^H^HPower Supply!