Leaving Kaspersky out is the first interesting feature I see in this whole Apple App Store scheme !
Kaspersky has to wait in line with the rest of us to get at portions of the iPhone API's that aren't "public" or blessed by Apple. Their situation isn't even remotely unique.
It's sad that the 'bad guys' are so quick to react to these opportunities and MS can't beat them to the punch. I'm not knocking MS (well, maybe a little) because they're facing a lot more work to fix it than the asshats who exploit it.
a semi-automatic pistol that he normally kept in a secure location
I'd say that to the police too if I was so f'ing stupid as to leave a gun out for a 3 year old to find. What do you expect him to say, "I've left it on that table 100 times before and this never happened"?
yeah, because her dad is probably really well right now.
He's an idiot, but I dunno if he really needs jail. I'm sure the loss of his child is punishment enough.
I can't imagine how terrible being in his situation would be, sounds worse than jail.
What if he has more kids? What if it was an illegal gun? This guy needs some jail time.
Whether he feels bad about it or not there should be a severe punishment for this level of recklessness, negligence and stupidity. Just add a gun to that level of child care and it will never end well.
When I read the headline I thought that maybe, just maybe, I'd moved up one position on the list. But alas, I'm still ranked at number 2,371,409,586. Maybe next year.
Who knows where OnLie placed their server to make sure the response times were fast? How many other users were sharing that network connection? Probably none. Who knows if they lied to Columbia and told them the sever needed to be in the next room for [insert special technical requirement here]?
Include real world distances, response times and traffic on shared broadband connections (like cable) and you've got a dismal gaming experience.
They've been working on this for 8 years, and I don't doubt that they've busted their ass and developed some very interesting technology, but they need to get some cash coming in instead of going out.
If they're able to deliver the promised gaming experience with some magical new technology then they'd better serve their shareholders by selling it to carriers, ISP's and content providers to make the whole internet respond that fast instead of just their games.
Two weeks notice for someone with access to confidential or secure data is just a bad idea. If it's time for them to go then now is the time for them to go.
Dude, are you seriously...? Your description of lag is utterly idiotic. You obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about.
With onlive you're basically streaming *video* and uploading your controller or keyboard inputs. Have you never watched a video before? Have you ever netflixed before? As for sending inputs it's the same as playing any game online.
It's not as simple as just 'streaming video'. Video is already complete and is just waiting to be sent. This is a game which needs to react and respond to your input. Your data needs to be sent to their server, which needs to process it, generate the game's response and send that back to you. Since turning your character makes the entire POV of the game move you've got to redraw everything at a full screen resolution high enough to make it a quality gaming experience. It's simply gonna suck.
Taking into consideration the amount of CPU & GPU cycles the games listed in the article take, there will definitely be lag and stuttering and crappy frame rates and all the other stuff you get when your desktop computer doesn't have enough horsepower to play your game of choice.
Better update your resume because OnLive will be DOA before you know it. I sure hope they aren't trying to get people to buy annual subscriptions.
What reviews of service? Stop spreading your garbage FUD. There were no reviews allowed due to the NDA for beta users.
The only review I ever read was done by a guy who wasn't authorized to use the service, using a friend's account, and played from twice the recommended distance to one of the game servers.
Half the time the servers refused to let him on because his lag was too high. And yet despite being 2000 miles away and being constantly warned of poor performance and lag by the servers, he *still* had a positive experience with several of the games.
These beta testers disagree with you. Not FUD, Fact.
The reviews on performance were mediocre to bad... and some of those 'partners' don't exactly have the best customer service track record... and only $14.95 a month you say?
I wonder how long before one of those partners throws a tantrum and pulls the plug in one (or all) of its servers when it doesn't get what it wants?
No, not software patents, but rather ridiculously simple patents that a 5 year-old could think of.
Are you suggesting we employe 5 year-olds in the USPTO to decide if an idea or concept is patentable? If a 5 year-old thinks it's obvious then the application gets declined? Hmmm... I think that may just work. Anyone know how to skirt the child labor laws in D.C.?
Small quantities could mean self-heating meals; larger implementations could be used to replace commercial boilers. Sounds promising but I'll wait for someone else to test the 'laptop battery' version, TYVM.
Scaling works both ways. Often technology that benefits larger installations or enterprise environments gets scaled down to the desktop after being fine tuned. It's not uncommon for technology that benefits desktop or smaller implementations to scale up to eventually benefit the 'big boys'. This is simply a case of the laptop getting the technology first as it was the most logical place for it to get traction. Give SSD's a little time and they'll work their way into RAID as well as other server solutions.
I've had clients who think that they own the code simply because they paid for a website that uses one of our libraries. They buy the right to use the code.
When you buy software in a store or online you don't own the source code. Open source software may provide its source along with the executables but that doesn't mean you own it either.
When doing custom work we offer the client the option of full ownership at full price or 'shared' ownership for a reduced fee. With 'shared' ownership they can modify it at will but aren't allowed to ever resell it. We can't sell it to anyone who would be considered a competitor. I've yet to have someone opt for the full price/full ownership option.
Jane: We're having a free get acquainted session at our resort this weekend. Homer: How much is this free resort weekend? Glen: It's free! Homer: And when this weekend? Glen: It's this weekend. Homer: Uh-huh, and how much does it cost? Glen: Um, it's free. Homer: I see, and when is it? Glen: It's this weekend. Homer: And what are you for this free weekend?
There will always be a stigma associated to certain types of crimes. Animal abuse is one of them. Long after they serve their far too short sentences they will still get to live with what they've done... and we'll get to share the knowledge of their past with them.
How about this...
* The spammer gets a fishhook enema.
* They are dangled off the back of a boat as 'shark bait' in waters where the odds of them getting eaten are equitable to those of a person's computer being infected by one of their 'special e-mails'.
* The 'Fishing With Spammers' TV show gets to preempt the Olympics.
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Leaving Kaspersky out is the first interesting feature I see in this whole Apple App Store scheme !
Kaspersky has to wait in line with the rest of us to get at portions of the iPhone API's that aren't "public" or blessed by Apple. Their situation isn't even remotely unique.
It's sad that the 'bad guys' are so quick to react to these opportunities and MS can't beat them to the punch. I'm not knocking MS (well, maybe a little) because they're facing a lot more work to fix it than the asshats who exploit it.
a semi-automatic pistol that he normally kept in a secure location
I'd say that to the police too if I was so f'ing stupid as to leave a gun out for a 3 year old to find. What do you expect him to say, "I've left it on that table 100 times before and this never happened"?
Amen.
yeah, because her dad is probably really well right now.
He's an idiot, but I dunno if he really needs jail. I'm sure the loss of his child is punishment enough.
I can't imagine how terrible being in his situation would be, sounds worse than jail.
What if he has more kids? What if it was an illegal gun? This guy needs some jail time.
Whether he feels bad about it or not there should be a severe punishment for this level of recklessness, negligence and stupidity. Just add a gun to that level of child care and it will never end well.
When I read the headline I thought that maybe, just maybe, I'd moved up one position on the list. But alas, I'm still ranked at number 2,371,409,586. Maybe next year.
Who knows where OnLie placed their server to make sure the response times were fast? How many other users were sharing that network connection? Probably none. Who knows if they lied to Columbia and told them the sever needed to be in the next room for [insert special technical requirement here]?
Include real world distances, response times and traffic on shared broadband connections (like cable) and you've got a dismal gaming experience.
They've been working on this for 8 years, and I don't doubt that they've busted their ass and developed some very interesting technology, but they need to get some cash coming in instead of going out.
If they're able to deliver the promised gaming experience with some magical new technology then they'd better serve their shareholders by selling it to carriers, ISP's and content providers to make the whole internet respond that fast instead of just their games.
Two weeks notice for someone with access to confidential or secure data is just a bad idea. If it's time for them to go then now is the time for them to go.
Dude, are you seriously...? Your description of lag is utterly idiotic. You obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about. With onlive you're basically streaming *video* and uploading your controller or keyboard inputs. Have you never watched a video before? Have you ever netflixed before? As for sending inputs it's the same as playing any game online.
It's not as simple as just 'streaming video'. Video is already complete and is just waiting to be sent. This is a game which needs to react and respond to your input. Your data needs to be sent to their server, which needs to process it, generate the game's response and send that back to you. Since turning your character makes the entire POV of the game move you've got to redraw everything at a full screen resolution high enough to make it a quality gaming experience. It's simply gonna suck.
Taking into consideration the amount of CPU & GPU cycles the games listed in the article take, there will definitely be lag and stuttering and crappy frame rates and all the other stuff you get when your desktop computer doesn't have enough horsepower to play your game of choice.
Better update your resume because OnLive will be DOA before you know it. I sure hope they aren't trying to get people to buy annual subscriptions.
What reviews of service? Stop spreading your garbage FUD. There were no reviews allowed due to the NDA for beta users.
The only review I ever read was done by a guy who wasn't authorized to use the service, using a friend's account, and played from twice the recommended distance to one of the game servers.
Half the time the servers refused to let him on because his lag was too high. And yet despite being 2000 miles away and being constantly warned of poor performance and lag by the servers, he *still* had a positive experience with several of the games.
These beta testers disagree with you. Not FUD, Fact.
Back in Jan the performance didn't exactly get two thumbs up even from actual beta testers who complained about the lag issues.
The reviews on performance were mediocre to bad ... and some of those 'partners' don't exactly have the best customer service track record ... and only $14.95 a month you say?
I wonder how long before one of those partners throws a tantrum and pulls the plug in one (or all) of its servers when it doesn't get what it wants?
Wasn't Einstein a patent clerk? Obviously not in the US, and waaaaay before software was around. He seemed pretty smart.
No, not software patents, but rather ridiculously simple patents that a 5 year-old could think of.
Are you suggesting we employe 5 year-olds in the USPTO to decide if an idea or concept is patentable? If a 5 year-old thinks it's obvious then the application gets declined? Hmmm ... I think that may just work. Anyone know how to skirt the child labor laws in D.C.?
* Click 1: Buy Now!
* Click 2: Are You Sure?
There's some pre-existing art so no one tries.
Enough said.
Queue the parade of iPhone drummers.
BTW, I wonder if this is one of the patents Apple is suing over
Small quantities could mean self-heating meals; larger implementations could be used to replace commercial boilers. Sounds promising but I'll wait for someone else to test the 'laptop battery' version, TYVM.
Scaling works both ways. Often technology that benefits larger installations or enterprise environments gets scaled down to the desktop after being fine tuned. It's not uncommon for technology that benefits desktop or smaller implementations to scale up to eventually benefit the 'big boys'. This is simply a case of the laptop getting the technology first as it was the most logical place for it to get traction. Give SSD's a little time and they'll work their way into RAID as well as other server solutions.
I've had clients who think that they own the code simply because they paid for a website that uses one of our libraries. They buy the right to use the code.
When you buy software in a store or online you don't own the source code. Open source software may provide its source along with the executables but that doesn't mean you own it either.
When doing custom work we offer the client the option of full ownership at full price or 'shared' ownership for a reduced fee. With 'shared' ownership they can modify it at will but aren't allowed to ever resell it. We can't sell it to anyone who would be considered a competitor. I've yet to have someone opt for the full price/full ownership option.
Homer vs the Movementarians
Jane: We're having a free get acquainted session at our resort this weekend.
Homer: How much is this free resort weekend?
Glen: It's free!
Homer: And when this weekend?
Glen: It's this weekend.
Homer: Uh-huh, and how much does it cost?
Glen: Um, it's free.
Homer: I see, and when is it?
Glen: It's this weekend.
Homer: And what are you for this free weekend?
Didn't we just see an article about this a week ago? Oh, yeah, we did.
There will always be a stigma associated to certain types of crimes. Animal abuse is one of them. Long after they serve their far too short sentences they will still get to live with what they've done ... and we'll get to share the knowledge of their past with them.
Is there anything we can do to reverse the unnecessary apostrophes?
Perhaps patenting a punishment for bad grammar?
No .. but that's OK - neither is Professor Farnsworth and he's widely respected by his employees.
How about this ...
* The spammer gets a fishhook enema.
* They are dangled off the back of a boat as 'shark bait' in waters where the odds of them getting eaten are equitable to those of a person's computer being infected by one of their 'special e-mails'.
* The 'Fishing With Spammers' TV show gets to preempt the Olympics.