Is it possible that this is a plot for the government to get cheap programmers without the appearance of the national security risk associated with outsourcing to a foreign country? Will those drafted be placed under the supervision of a "manager" who works for a major contractor?
Or is it a way for the government to phase drafts back in, in a way that most people won't care about?
Also the fact that I didn't read the manual. I took out the game, put it in my GBA, and played it.
If Nintendo wants to make it remotely enforceable, they'll probably need to specifically create an EULA and show it to you before you play the game, in a similar manner to how PC software does it.
Finally, we can recreate the glorious console wars of the 16-bit era!
I'm going to overclock my Super NES.
I'm not going to let those Sega fanboys get the upper hand on this. They already taunted us SNES owners about their "blast processing" in the early 90s.
I for one welcome our new useless TLD overlords, and offer the following suggestions for other new TLDs..annoyingfangirlblog.dumbtoilethumorpage.webcomicwithlessthantenreaders.reallybadfanfiction
This way real TLDs people actually want will not be taken up by wasteful webpages.
This is in no way a plot by Symantec, McAfee or otherwise.
I can see Comcast's point of view, and while I don't agree 100% with everything they're doing, they know that if they just gave users a warning and didn't follow through about this, nothing would happen.
If Comcast sent a letter to Joe User saying, "Hi You're computer is compromised by MyDoom. Download this AV software..." more than likely Joe User would ignore it.
The only way Joe User will get AV software is if Comcast physically blocks him so he is forced to take action.
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I'm wondering personally, what is the cost an OEM customer (Dell/Gateway/etc.) actually pays for Windows XP Home?
I've asked Dell before what discount they could give me if I wanted a Laptop with no OS installed, and the answer was "none." When I tried to get them to elaborate on it, I wasn't really met with a positive response in any way.
It seems almost as if users really don't "pay for" Windows XP Home, which is $99 retail, but rather they are rewarded with a free copy (or at least super cheap copies) simply because they are helping maintain the MS Monopoly.
This is where the vast majority of Windows based PCs come from: large OEMs.
Personally, I believe a more fair price would be $50 for home and $100 for pro. MS may even get more people to upgrade from 2000 or 98/ME with those prices.
Microsoft needs to do some house cleaning of Windows, and this seems as if it really is a step in the right direction as far as fixing up some of the security problems.
The Bad:
Of course, this is Microsoft we're talking about. If Microsoft can get away with purposefully breaking third party applications and then making it seem like it is for "security" purposes, they will.
Naturally, one has to wonder what havoc this SP will cause with 3rd. party firewall and antivirus software. It is not hard to imagine Symantec and McAfee taking a huge loss in user base if SP2 breaks their software, and then Microsoft says, "Well, those apps weren't well written or else SP2 wouldn't have broken them. Fortunately firewall and antivirus are built into Windows now, so you can ditch that 3rd. party software."
And this also will not really do very much to stop the spread of viruses/worms/trojans and adware, at least not immediately. The reasons are:
1. Most home users never run Windows Update. MS can tout the new security features all they want, but most users will not have these features because they won't patch.
2. People will still find a way to purposefully click on email attachments. I've known people who can't get weird email attachments because their AV software blocks it, so they DISABLE their AV software to open it.
3. SP2 doesn't look like it will address IE/ActiveX control issues that Adware writers love to take advantage of.
And of course, Microsoft is still pushing their campaign to integrate everything and the kitchen sink into the OS. First it was IE, now it is media player that MS claims is a vital component of Windows. Next it will be firewall and antivirus. These improvements should be modular so that users who have an external firewall or prefer a 3rd. party solution can simply knock it out of their install.
Their definition of "server" is vague on purpose. That section only exists to blast high bandwidth users.
If you're sharing gigs of movies over http, I'm sure you'll be nailed for the http server. It is easier than arguing that you've used too much of their bandwidth when they advertise "unlimited" bandwidth.
If you throw up http to share pictures with grandma, they probably won't ever notice or care.
CNN calls the virus a "Linux War Weapon" and describes the author as being a "fan" of Linux.
I wish these idiots would stop setting up attacks against SCO. It isn't helping a thing, it only hurts. SCO is trying to make Linux users seem like criminals, and I'm sure they are very pleased when they are attacked, since it helps them do just that.
If you really support Linux and want to help, you should spend your time educating people about SCO's FUD. You should not write these annoying worms that make Linux users look like punks.
They should be using Gekiganium Alloy to build these robots. The way these things are constructed now, we won't stand a chance when the Kyoakkians invade.
Nitpick: NWN is not an MMORPG, and despite people making "persistant worlds" it was never intended to be so. It isn't really "competition" of EQ.
At the heart of the argument, EQ simply has an entrenched userbase that does not want to let go of their characters. Having played both EQ and DOAC for a while, I think DOAC is a better (more fun) game. However, it isn't so much better that most EQ players would give up EQ to play it.
Eventually an MMORPG will be made that is so much better that EQ players will migrate in large numbers. I don't know what World of Warcraft will be like, but it may be that good... or maybe EQ2 itself will be what the doctor ordered.
This letter is designed for PHB's who will look at it and then look at Linux and say "Crap! errno.h IS in Linux," not people who look at it and think of defined standards and realize that SCO is stooping to the lowest levels in order to keep their schemes going.
It looks as if the blatant success of Lord of the Rings may start a trend of drawn out fantasy series being made into movies. If or not these will be successful as well remains to be seen, but I personally think that it will be hard to reproduce LOTR's phenomenon.
Narnia's story line is a lot less continuous than LOTR's, especially when you get past the fourth book.
Since they are making five films, it would almost make sense that they are doing LWW, Prince Caspian, Dawn Treader, Silver Chair, and then Last Battle. This would skip The Magician's Nephew and A Horse and His Boy, which would likely be OK. It is also unlikely that they'll make each movie 3 hours long. They may decide to release two a year.
I wonder how mutilated the stories are going to be though. Narnia's "Christian themes" are considerably stronger than LOTR's. The Last Battle especially forces a lot of things down people's throats. I wonder if things will be changed so that these themes aren't as strong.
My sister in her job hunt discovered that some jobs such as bank teller or retail sales require you to fill out a "self-evaluation" on the application before you are even given an interview for the position.
Basically you rate yourself on a scale of one to five in various areas (such as teamwork, willingness to do tasks, etc). The problem is that you will not even be awarded an interview unless you give yourself a "5" in every category.
In other words, you won't be given a shot at the job unless you tell them that you're "perfect."
I've never met anyone who is perfect at everything, so it seems as if these companies want to hire those who lie (or at least greatly exaggerate) about themselves. I've seen the employees at some of these places, and I'm not sure that I'd even give them a "2" in many areas.
It is one thing to tailor your resume to emphesize certain tasks based on who you're trying to get a job with. It is another to say that you're 100% perfect at everything the company needs you to do.
Of course, I don't understand the minds of HR people. I'd think that someone who acknowledges that they are "human" and has imperfections is better than someone who honestly believes themselves to be perfect in every way.
DOA is known for "bouncy" girls, so I don't see why SNK feels the need to censor Mai's bounciness since they are letting DOA one up them.
Oh well, it is all crazily dumb fanservice anyways. I'm just kind of surprised that they're doing this nowadays since Mai is practically PG nowadays compared to DOA.
I'm praying that some of the Black Isle guys will be hired by Bioware, since the two worked closely together in the past. Perhaps Baldur's Gate 3 would emerge? One can only hope.
Console RPGs are fun, but as you said, they aren't extremely involving. Especially if you're talking about FF 7+. There is hardly any thought required when you level up (no decisions to make), and you can kill bosses just by executing flashy spells, summons, etc. Square-Enix is selling FF games on character design. Look at FF12. I doubt we will ever see an FF game that is as hard or fun as the older ones (pre-FF6) ever again.
Exactly. Most console sales does not equal most profit.
IIRC, At launch the GC lost the least money per console when compared to the PS2 or XBox, plus Nintendo has a lot of loyalty in their first party games. A true Nintendo fan is likely to buy many of the big first party games Nintendo releases.
This isn't even putting the GBA into the picture, nor is it putting into accont that Nintendo does have some other ventures besides simply games. I wonder how much they've made off of the Pokemon TV shows, movies, and related merchandise?
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Take that, Osama!
Is it possible that this is a plot for the government to get cheap programmers without the appearance of the national security risk associated with outsourcing to a foreign country? Will those drafted be placed under the supervision of a "manager" who works for a major contractor?
Or is it a way for the government to phase drafts back in, in a way that most people won't care about?
Also the fact that I didn't read the manual. I took out the game, put it in my GBA, and played it.
If Nintendo wants to make it remotely enforceable, they'll probably need to specifically create an EULA and show it to you before you play the game, in a similar manner to how PC software does it.
Finally, we can recreate the glorious console wars of the 16-bit era!
I'm going to overclock my Super NES.
I'm not going to let those Sega fanboys get the upper hand on this. They already taunted us SNES owners about their "blast processing" in the early 90s.
They do this already, actually. At least to college CS majors.
I for one welcome our new useless TLD overlords, and offer the following suggestions for other new TLDs. .annoyingfangirlblog .dumbtoilethumorpage .webcomicwithlessthantenreaders .reallybadfanfiction
This way real TLDs people actually want will not be taken up by wasteful webpages.
This is in no way a plot by Symantec, McAfee or otherwise.
I can see Comcast's point of view, and while I don't agree 100% with everything they're doing, they know that if they just gave users a warning and didn't follow through about this, nothing would happen.
If Comcast sent a letter to Joe User saying, "Hi You're computer is compromised by MyDoom. Download this AV software..." more than likely Joe User would ignore it.
The only way Joe User will get AV software is if Comcast physically blocks him so he is forced to take action.
I'm wondering personally, what is the cost an OEM customer (Dell/Gateway/etc.) actually pays for Windows XP Home?
I've asked Dell before what discount they could give me if I wanted a Laptop with no OS installed, and the answer was "none." When I tried to get them to elaborate on it, I wasn't really met with a positive response in any way.
It seems almost as if users really don't "pay for" Windows XP Home, which is $99 retail, but rather they are rewarded with a free copy (or at least super cheap copies) simply because they are helping maintain the MS Monopoly.
This is where the vast majority of Windows based PCs come from: large OEMs.
Personally, I believe a more fair price would be $50 for home and $100 for pro. MS may even get more people to upgrade from 2000 or 98/ME with those prices.
How many intruders does it have to eat to achieve Burnination?
The Good:
Microsoft needs to do some house cleaning of Windows, and this seems as if it really is a step in the right direction as far as fixing up some of the security problems.
The Bad:
Of course, this is Microsoft we're talking about. If Microsoft can get away with purposefully breaking third party applications and then making it seem like it is for "security" purposes, they will.
Naturally, one has to wonder what havoc this SP will cause with 3rd. party firewall and antivirus software. It is not hard to imagine Symantec and McAfee taking a huge loss in user base if SP2 breaks their software, and then Microsoft says, "Well, those apps weren't well written or else SP2 wouldn't have broken them. Fortunately firewall and antivirus are built into Windows now, so you can ditch that 3rd. party software."
And this also will not really do very much to stop the spread of viruses/worms/trojans and adware, at least not immediately. The reasons are:
1. Most home users never run Windows Update. MS can tout the new security features all they want, but most users will not have these features because they won't patch.
2. People will still find a way to purposefully click on email attachments. I've known people who can't get weird email attachments because their AV software blocks it, so they DISABLE their AV software to open it.
3. SP2 doesn't look like it will address IE/ActiveX control issues that Adware writers love to take advantage of.
And of course, Microsoft is still pushing their campaign to integrate everything and the kitchen sink into the OS. First it was IE, now it is media player that MS claims is a vital component of Windows. Next it will be firewall and antivirus. These improvements should be modular so that users who have an external firewall or prefer a 3rd. party solution can simply knock it out of their install.
This is just silly. It is not the ISP's responsibility to make sure that their clients do not get viruses.
It is the user's responsibility to not open mail attachments, keep their OS patched, and to install antivirus software and firewalls.
Their definition of "server" is vague on purpose. That section only exists to blast high bandwidth users.
If you're sharing gigs of movies over http, I'm sure you'll be nailed for the http server. It is easier than arguing that you've used too much of their bandwidth when they advertise "unlimited" bandwidth.
If you throw up http to share pictures with grandma, they probably won't ever notice or care.
Now when I get notices that I've gone over the "limit" of their "unlimited" bandwidth, they'll also try to subscribe me to the Disney channel.
Wonderful.
I had that job before, but it got outsourced to India.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/27/mydoom .spread/index.html
CNN calls the virus a "Linux War Weapon" and describes the author as being a "fan" of Linux.
I wish these idiots would stop setting up attacks against SCO. It isn't helping a thing, it only hurts. SCO is trying to make Linux users seem like criminals, and I'm sure they are very pleased when they are attacked, since it helps them do just that.
If you really support Linux and want to help, you should spend your time educating people about SCO's FUD. You should not write these annoying worms that make Linux users look like punks.
They should be using Gekiganium Alloy to build these robots. The way these things are constructed now, we won't stand a chance when the Kyoakkians invade.
Yeah, I saw this story as being strange since I've heard that there are plenty of these things on shelves.
It seems as if Sony was aiming to sell a lot more of these by now than they have.
...and I pronounce SCO as "Bullshit."
Nitpick: NWN is not an MMORPG, and despite people making "persistant worlds" it was never intended to be so. It isn't really "competition" of EQ.
At the heart of the argument, EQ simply has an entrenched userbase that does not want to let go of their characters. Having played both EQ and DOAC for a while, I think DOAC is a better (more fun) game. However, it isn't so much better that most EQ players would give up EQ to play it.
Eventually an MMORPG will be made that is so much better that EQ players will migrate in large numbers. I don't know what World of Warcraft will be like, but it may be that good... or maybe EQ2 itself will be what the doctor ordered.
This letter is designed for PHB's who will look at it and then look at Linux and say "Crap! errno.h IS in Linux," not people who look at it and think of defined standards and realize that SCO is stooping to the lowest levels in order to keep their schemes going.
It looks as if the blatant success of Lord of the Rings may start a trend of drawn out fantasy series being made into movies. If or not these will be successful as well remains to be seen, but I personally think that it will be hard to reproduce LOTR's phenomenon.
Narnia's story line is a lot less continuous than LOTR's, especially when you get past the fourth book.
Since they are making five films, it would almost make sense that they are doing LWW, Prince Caspian, Dawn Treader, Silver Chair, and then Last Battle. This would skip The Magician's Nephew and A Horse and His Boy, which would likely be OK. It is also unlikely that they'll make each movie 3 hours long. They may decide to release two a year.
I wonder how mutilated the stories are going to be though. Narnia's "Christian themes" are considerably stronger than LOTR's. The Last Battle especially forces a lot of things down people's throats. I wonder if things will be changed so that these themes aren't as strong.
I sometimes wonder about "ethics."
My sister in her job hunt discovered that some jobs such as bank teller or retail sales require you to fill out a "self-evaluation" on the application before you are even given an interview for the position.
Basically you rate yourself on a scale of one to five in various areas (such as teamwork, willingness to do tasks, etc). The problem is that you will not even be awarded an interview unless you give yourself a "5" in every category.
In other words, you won't be given a shot at the job unless you tell them that you're "perfect."
I've never met anyone who is perfect at everything, so it seems as if these companies want to hire those who lie (or at least greatly exaggerate) about themselves. I've seen the employees at some of these places, and I'm not sure that I'd even give them a "2" in many areas.
It is one thing to tailor your resume to emphesize certain tasks based on who you're trying to get a job with. It is another to say that you're 100% perfect at everything the company needs you to do.
Of course, I don't understand the minds of HR people. I'd think that someone who acknowledges that they are "human" and has imperfections is better than someone who honestly believes themselves to be perfect in every way.
DOA is known for "bouncy" girls, so I don't see why SNK feels the need to censor Mai's bounciness since they are letting DOA one up them.
Oh well, it is all crazily dumb fanservice anyways. I'm just kind of surprised that they're doing this nowadays since Mai is practically PG nowadays compared to DOA.
I'm praying that some of the Black Isle guys will be hired by Bioware, since the two worked closely together in the past. Perhaps Baldur's Gate 3 would emerge? One can only hope.
Console RPGs are fun, but as you said, they aren't extremely involving. Especially if you're talking about FF 7+. There is hardly any thought required when you level up (no decisions to make), and you can kill bosses just by executing flashy spells, summons, etc. Square-Enix is selling FF games on character design. Look at FF12. I doubt we will ever see an FF game that is as hard or fun as the older ones (pre-FF6) ever again.
Exactly. Most console sales does not equal most profit.
IIRC, At launch the GC lost the least money per console when compared to the PS2 or XBox, plus Nintendo has a lot of loyalty in their first party games. A true Nintendo fan is likely to buy many of the big first party games Nintendo releases.
This isn't even putting the GBA into the picture, nor is it putting into accont that Nintendo does have some other ventures besides simply games. I wonder how much they've made off of the Pokemon TV shows, movies, and related merchandise?