To me, Linux is just completely and utterly *boring* coming from OS X. Linux's desktop effort has consisted entirely of following Windows and, more recently, Mac OS X. Show me a modern, usable, attractive Linux desktop that does something other than give me a task bar, start menu, system tray, and "My Computer" icons. I'd love to see the Linux desktop community forge ahead in new territories.
Unfortunately it seems that the FOSS development process at an extremely large scale is not very good at fostering that kind of innovation, only imitation.
Smokers ignore Surgeon General's warning?!?! Really though, I have seen a parent walk into a game store and slam a copy of GTA on the counter, demanding a refund due to the nature of the game that they bought for their child the day before!
I don't see how hardcore pornography is defended by the 1st amendment. Softcore or erotic photography certainly can be art, but not the hardcore dime-a-dozen variety found online.
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Every single day they have a new *This sentance is brought to you by scrumptuous KFC Snacker sandwiches* advertising campaign going on. The entire site is overrun by those huge ads.
They are hideously organized, and methinks that there is a lot of payola going on in their reviews. Rarely do they rate things honestly.
I go to 1UP.com. I can only imagine what kind of monstrosity IGN TV would be, compared to the already pathetic G4 Tech TV.
I don't know if spyware is as much of a threat on OS X as it is on Windows. I think that Winsock 2 is the achilles heel of Windows when it comes to spyware. There is no equivalent on OS X that allows software to jam itself between you and your internet connection quite so easily and irrevocably. There is also no HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run, or registered DLL system. If there is something set to run at startup, it's easy to find in the filesystem. There are also no BHOs, although Safari may allow plugins. As it is, however, there is no way for these plugins to magically install themselves as you are browsing.
I also didn't know George Bush was personally in the field, "murdering" civilians. If you're going to provide links and statistics for the terrorist-related death toll, why don't you provide statistics for the GW Bush-related death toll you claim? Be thorough... otherwise I just think you're an ignorant troll. Rating this trolling garbage "5, Insightful" is just a sign of how easily people can fall for messages that simply appeal to the pop ideologies...
Aside from downloading software via BitTorrent (possibly the only P2P system that approaches some degree of significant legal use), what legal uses for P2P have you found? I'm sorry if I've insulted you, but I just have a hard time believing that there are legitimate uses for classic P2P networks like Gnutella.
"Just because I choose to like a particular artist, and want to support that artist, I'm obliged to like all systems involved?"
Well, for starters you can feel obliged to PAY for that artist's work.
See, I know you must work for the RIAA because you a) Assume me to be immediately guilty of theft and then b) use contrived circular logic to show that I was actually stealing from you.
See, I know you must be retarded, because you're defending P2P while getting quite upset at even the slightest suggestion that you pirate materials using it. The two things go together. Do you honestly think people use P2P for anything but piracy? In response to your first post: 99.9% of telephone traffic is legal. 99.9% of P2P traffic is illegal. Deal with it smacktard.
But as it is, most games are already rated appropriately, and most cartoons (of the TV variety) are NOT rated at all. They are simply assumed to be safe. If we can't assume a game to be safe if it doesn't have an "M" rating, then we are a sad nation of drooling smacktards gobbling up whatever crude blood-and-guts T&A garbage is shoved in front of our faces by those wanting to make a buck out of our most basic instincts... oh, wait... from the looks of it, we already are!
Exactly which turn of the century are you talking about? Initially, when film was finally taking a form that was comparable to what it is today, movies were NOT for kids. In fact, there was no regulation, and many instances of graphic sex and violence can be found in pre-decency code films. Nowadays mainstream films, no matter the subject, are dumbed down to the lowest common denominator so that they don't prove to be intellectually challenging to anybody but an 8 year old. From the perspective of intelligent people: mainstream film now is mostly for children, or people with little or no desire for emotional and intellectual development.
That's the most rediculous thing I've heard lately. You would sound like an idiot if you said the same thing about cartoons (and your statistics would probably still hold true... most cartoon watchers are probably over 18).
Why don't we make all cartoons rated R by default. Then, let's set up a classification board, staffed by people who actually know how to watch a cartoon that you have to go to if you want a cartoon which is to be rated for a younger audience. Then let's change this mantra of the protectorate which I hear all the time: "cartoons are for kids." Cartoons are not for kids! Surveys have shown that the vast majority of cartoon viewers are over 18.
You're just giving in to the mass-marketed over-hyped mentality that American gamers have (I'm an American, by the way, and I choose not to give in to that mentality). In Japan games are seen as primarily a child's toy, but a medium that can also be enjoyed by adults. Outside of the Hentai type genres there are very few games coming out of Japan, with the exception of fighters and Metal Gear/survival horror games, that showcase the same braindead blood, guts, and boobies that American games do.
I do not support the DMCA. DVD region encoding is one thing... but do you honestly think that the majority of people mod their PS2s to play "backups?" If you do you're a chump. Of course it's your PS2 hardware when you buy it, and nobody can change that right. Sony doesn't have any power to come take your PS2 away from you. What they do have is the right to protect their own software from people bypassing protection and playing pirated games and hurting their business. A law against the sale of modchips does not make anybody a criminal except for people selling modchips.
People selling modchips are making money off of people who want to play copied games, and therefore the existence of their business is dependent upon hurting Sony's business. You can't honestly believe that's not the case. I would like to know how many people that have modded PS2s are not playing any pirated games. I would wager a significant bet ($500US, any takers?) that the truth is that more people pirate games than use modchips for anything proper.
Rebuilding the engine in your car is a terrible analogy, too. You are talking about pure hardware; physical parts that you own.
P.S. I reserve the right to let people know that I have never and do not ever see the need for backups, and strongly believe that nobody has a legitimate need for them. You are correct if you say that I do not have the right to force anybody to do anything.
Okay, time to call bullshit. The reason they put those locks on the system really is primarily to make money... in the form of NOT having all their games being copied by little pricks with modchips.
That expanded memory card DOES NOT require a mod chip.
Action Replay (Game Genie is dead), the cheating device, DOES NOT require a mod chip.
The Game Enhancer was clearly just packaged and made to look innocent, but it's primary use was to play copied games.
And playing "backups" is just bullshit.
I have never ever in my entire life lost an original game and wished I had a backup. If you can't take care of your stuff, grow up a little bit and keep your discs off the floor, then you won't need backups. If you have kids, put your games in the frickin' case or CD wallet and put it on top of your entertainment center like I do.
And one more thing, when will people just shut the f**k up and beat their games without intricate memory-hack cheats? When I was your age, I beat my head against the wall for hours until I was bleeding trying to beat Metal Gear Solid 3, and I liked it!
I love games, and I appreciate the people that make them. I don't feel "robbed" beacuse I can't play copied games from my 14 year old snot-nosed neighbor. My boss once asked me if I could copy the latest version of Madden for him, and I had to politely tell him "hell no".
Côte d'Or or Milka vs. handmade chocolate is like comparing Guinness or Newcastle against good (expensive) microbrewery beer. They're the best commercial alternatives to the hand-made high quality versions. Côte d'Or or Milka will crush Hershey's in a taste test any day, and so would Guinness vs. Bud Light.
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To me, Linux is just completely and utterly *boring* coming from OS X. Linux's desktop effort has consisted entirely of following Windows and, more recently, Mac OS X. Show me a modern, usable, attractive Linux desktop that does something other than give me a task bar, start menu, system tray, and "My Computer" icons. I'd love to see the Linux desktop community forge ahead in new territories.
Unfortunately it seems that the FOSS development process at an extremely large scale is not very good at fostering that kind of innovation, only imitation.
Smokers ignore Surgeon General's warning?!?! Really though, I have seen a parent walk into a game store and slam a copy of GTA on the counter, demanding a refund due to the nature of the game that they bought for their child the day before!
In other news, burglars are urging consumers to stop using locks on their doors.
I don't see how hardcore pornography is defended by the 1st amendment. Softcore or erotic photography certainly can be art, but not the hardcore dime-a-dozen variety found online.
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I can't stand going on IGN anymore because...
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...It's like you have to pause for advertising before you can finish one...
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Every single day they have a new *This sentance is brought to you by scrumptuous KFC Snacker sandwiches* advertising campaign going on. The entire site is overrun by those huge ads.
They are hideously organized, and methinks that there is a lot of payola going on in their reviews. Rarely do they rate things honestly.
I go to 1UP.com. I can only imagine what kind of monstrosity IGN TV would be, compared to the already pathetic G4 Tech TV.
Find it in the /Developer after you install Xcode 2. It will blow you away once you understand what it is... simply amazing.
P.S. It may look like pixelshox, but as someone who tried to use pixelshox, I must say it's not the same at all.
You're comparing screenshots to a developer release of an entire OS? PLEASE! I don't see Tiger screenshots being pulled down...
I don't know if spyware is as much of a threat on OS X as it is on Windows. I think that Winsock 2 is the achilles heel of Windows when it comes to spyware. There is no equivalent on OS X that allows software to jam itself between you and your internet connection quite so easily and irrevocably. There is also no HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run, or registered DLL system. If there is something set to run at startup, it's easy to find in the filesystem. There are also no BHOs, although Safari may allow plugins. As it is, however, there is no way for these plugins to magically install themselves as you are browsing.
I also didn't know George Bush was personally in the field, "murdering" civilians. If you're going to provide links and statistics for the terrorist-related death toll, why don't you provide statistics for the GW Bush-related death toll you claim? Be thorough... otherwise I just think you're an ignorant troll. Rating this trolling garbage "5, Insightful" is just a sign of how easily people can fall for messages that simply appeal to the pop ideologies...
In which case, this Ask Slashdot article does not apply to you.
Aside from downloading software via BitTorrent (possibly the only P2P system that approaches some degree of significant legal use), what legal uses for P2P have you found? I'm sorry if I've insulted you, but I just have a hard time believing that there are legitimate uses for classic P2P networks like Gnutella.
Or you can rip it from the original medium to another... unless I just don't get it.
Well, for starters you can feel obliged to PAY for that artist's work.
See, I know you must be retarded, because you're defending P2P while getting quite upset at even the slightest suggestion that you pirate materials using it. The two things go together. Do you honestly think people use P2P for anything but piracy? In response to your first post: 99.9% of telephone traffic is legal. 99.9% of P2P traffic is illegal. Deal with it smacktard.
Begin to promote the best artists, instead of the most easily digested?
P2P isn't a content-neutral technology. What percentage of P2P traffic do you suppose is legal?
But as it is, most games are already rated appropriately, and most cartoons (of the TV variety) are NOT rated at all. They are simply assumed to be safe. If we can't assume a game to be safe if it doesn't have an "M" rating, then we are a sad nation of drooling smacktards gobbling up whatever crude blood-and-guts T&A garbage is shoved in front of our faces by those wanting to make a buck out of our most basic instincts... oh, wait... from the looks of it, we already are!
I want all cartoons to be rated R until otherwise certified to be lower. Don't be ridiculous.
Exactly which turn of the century are you talking about? Initially, when film was finally taking a form that was comparable to what it is today, movies were NOT for kids. In fact, there was no regulation, and many instances of graphic sex and violence can be found in pre-decency code films. Nowadays mainstream films, no matter the subject, are dumbed down to the lowest common denominator so that they don't prove to be intellectually challenging to anybody but an 8 year old. From the perspective of intelligent people: mainstream film now is mostly for children, or people with little or no desire for emotional and intellectual development.
That's the most rediculous thing I've heard lately. You would sound like an idiot if you said the same thing about cartoons (and your statistics would probably still hold true... most cartoon watchers are probably over 18).
Why don't we make all cartoons rated R by default. Then, let's set up a classification board, staffed by people who actually know how to watch a cartoon that you have to go to if you want a cartoon which is to be rated for a younger audience. Then let's change this mantra of the protectorate which I hear all the time: "cartoons are for kids." Cartoons are not for kids! Surveys have shown that the vast majority of cartoon viewers are over 18.
You're just giving in to the mass-marketed over-hyped mentality that American gamers have (I'm an American, by the way, and I choose not to give in to that mentality). In Japan games are seen as primarily a child's toy, but a medium that can also be enjoyed by adults. Outside of the Hentai type genres there are very few games coming out of Japan, with the exception of fighters and Metal Gear/survival horror games, that showcase the same braindead blood, guts, and boobies that American games do.
"M" stands for "mostly crap."
I do not support the DMCA. DVD region encoding is one thing... but do you honestly think that the majority of people mod their PS2s to play "backups?" If you do you're a chump. Of course it's your PS2 hardware when you buy it, and nobody can change that right. Sony doesn't have any power to come take your PS2 away from you. What they do have is the right to protect their own software from people bypassing protection and playing pirated games and hurting their business. A law against the sale of modchips does not make anybody a criminal except for people selling modchips.
People selling modchips are making money off of people who want to play copied games, and therefore the existence of their business is dependent upon hurting Sony's business. You can't honestly believe that's not the case. I would like to know how many people that have modded PS2s are not playing any pirated games. I would wager a significant bet ($500US, any takers?) that the truth is that more people pirate games than use modchips for anything proper.
Rebuilding the engine in your car is a terrible analogy, too. You are talking about pure hardware; physical parts that you own.
P.S. I reserve the right to let people know that I have never and do not ever see the need for backups, and strongly believe that nobody has a legitimate need for them. You are correct if you say that I do not have the right to force anybody to do anything.
Yeah, I know... I wouldn't be able to land one if I couldn't spell "dextrous" right.
Okay, time to call bullshit. The reason they put those locks on the system really is primarily to make money... in the form of NOT having all their games being copied by little pricks with modchips.
I have never ever in my entire life lost an original game and wished I had a backup. If you can't take care of your stuff, grow up a little bit and keep your discs off the floor, then you won't need backups. If you have kids, put your games in the frickin' case or CD wallet and put it on top of your entertainment center like I do.
And one more thing, when will people just shut the f**k up and beat their games without intricate memory-hack cheats? When I was your age, I beat my head against the wall for hours until I was bleeding trying to beat Metal Gear Solid 3, and I liked it!
I love games, and I appreciate the people that make them. I don't feel "robbed" beacuse I can't play copied games from my 14 year old snot-nosed neighbor. My boss once asked me if I could copy the latest version of Madden for him, and I had to politely tell him "hell no".
How about a food analogy instead?
Côte d'Or or Milka vs. handmade chocolate is like comparing Guinness or Newcastle against good (expensive) microbrewery beer. They're the best commercial alternatives to the hand-made high quality versions. Côte d'Or or Milka will crush Hershey's in a taste test any day, and so would Guinness vs. Bud Light.
Wait... I make a joke about UNIX functionality in Mac OS X and get modded as -1, Offtopic, and this is 2, Funny?
IBM is primarily shooting for Linux on Power Mac systems. The prizes also include a G5.