Do you have leverage over hardware makers as a consequence of Ubuntu's commercial success?
Are you able to get a better deal for the Linux/OSS community in general from hardware makers as a result?
The UK govt is testing the water to see whether the people will actually stand up for their online rights. Yes, its just an 'opt-in' for now but its unlikely that will be the last we hear of this.
Of course, this being the UK, there is little/no chance of that happening, and they probably know that. The net here is still viewed by the majority as a privilege, rather than a god-given right.
I wouldn't be surprised if the EU leaders were in on this. They may be considering an EU-wide filter post-Wikileaks and know that they are likely to encounter little opposition in the acquiescent UK population, start with the weaker links in the chain and move on.
...stop supporting anything older than Eclair (2.1). Most of the Android phones that still run the OS version before Eclair are too weak hardware-wise to expect to be able to use the latest apps.
Nearly all major Android phones that i know of have a version of froyo-based Cyanogenmod (2.2) ready for them. There aren't many reasons to keep supporting older Android OSs.
Note to Ubisoft and other big game producers: keep treating your customers like potential criminals and they will continue to live up to your expectations. Maybe at some point you will realise that we would have gladly handed over cash for a quality product, but by that time our opinion of you will be so low that even if you all managed to somehow band together and release the best game since X-Com (subjective) we wouldn't even notice.
Seriously, these game producers need to get a clue and see where their efforts in DRM have got them so far.
IMHO it's easy to overlook FFXII's faults for the things it does brilliantly: for the first time in ages, a game actually made me care about the characters, the amazing music as you've mentioned, the brilliant writing and direction, the amazing graphics, clever, yet not overwhelming inventory system, replayability.
As for your map-scrolling problem, you could use the shoulder buttons for that.
I am loving it, some of the dialogue literally made me LOL. The beauty of it is in it's simplicity. It reminded me very much of the SNES days when a game could be innocent, uncomplicated and most of all, fun.
Then we need to use a term they'll understand, like spyware (inaccurate, I know) or trojan (closer to the truth). Rootkit, I see can see why that doesn't ring a bell with most average joe-schmoes.
I think the reason it may have appealed to the developers more was that it was the kind of game that makes any gamer think, "Now why didn't I think of that first?". The concept was simple enough that anyone could have come up with it. It may have it's flaws (I've yet to play it, but intend to get my hands on it soon), but those were ignored for the fact that it was as close to art as the current-gen of games will possibly ever get.
The Morag Tong quests (writs?) didn't exactly require deep-thinking or puzzle-solving, but were so much fun, especially if you spoke to whoever was in the general area of the targeted person, everyone somehow knew you were part of the MT and were like, 'Okay, do what you came here to do, but please leave me alone'. Part of the trick was to do the job, yet be completely undetected by the other NPCs. I know it didn't matter that much if you were detected, but it made it me feel more 1337 to do it unnoticed.
Also really liked the Temple quests, they made a change from the usual hack-up-the-Daedra quests, and because the player felt like he/she was working for the good guys for once. Especially the one where you had to heal the Orc woman from some sickness. It wasn't just the quest, it was what the priest who gave it to you told you before-hand, something like, 'We help everyone, not just those who worship at the Temple'. Even though it's a game, it *felt* good to do that.
Damn, what a great game this was. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think even to this day, the special quests for each dungeon *still* haven't been discovered.
Republic Commando would have been the perfect game for this, seeing as the whole game is about co-op anyway. Sometimes I see why bots are better, especially in situations where you need the commandos to perform some maneuver like sniping. Humans just couldn't be as efficient as the bots for that kind of thing. I know, it probably makes the game less fun than it could have been. It's still one of my favourite SW games though. The banter between the commandos was just cool, especially given that the original Jango actor did the voice for the team leader.
Excellent point. Teenagers are too impatient, in fact more impatient than ever these days to put up with the backwards-looking system of DRM. Make things even slightly too hard for them and they'll up and leave, and good for them, I say.
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Do you have leverage over hardware makers as a consequence of Ubuntu's commercial success?
Are you able to get a better deal for the Linux/OSS community in general from hardware makers as a result?
The UK govt is testing the water to see whether the people will actually stand up for their online rights. Yes, its just an 'opt-in' for now but its unlikely that will be the last we hear of this.
Of course, this being the UK, there is little/no chance of that happening, and they probably know that. The net here is still viewed by the majority as a privilege, rather than a god-given right.
I wouldn't be surprised if the EU leaders were in on this. They may be considering an EU-wide filter post-Wikileaks and know that they are likely to encounter little opposition in the acquiescent UK population, start with the weaker links in the chain and move on.
...stop supporting anything older than Eclair (2.1). Most of the Android phones that still run the OS version before Eclair are too weak hardware-wise to expect to be able to use the latest apps. Nearly all major Android phones that i know of have a version of froyo-based Cyanogenmod (2.2) ready for them. There aren't many reasons to keep supporting older Android OSs.
Its just another mediocre comic-adaptation like, say, most of them??
In Soviet Brazil, Anonymous Coward pwns Google!
Note to Ubisoft and other big game producers: keep treating your customers like potential criminals and they will continue to live up to your expectations. Maybe at some point you will realise that we would have gladly handed over cash for a quality product, but by that time our opinion of you will be so low that even if you all managed to somehow band together and release the best game since X-Com (subjective) we wouldn't even notice. Seriously, these game producers need to get a clue and see where their efforts in DRM have got them so far.
On the other hand, we may never see MW3
Not a bad thing, as far I'm concerned. Good games don't need endless (often mediocre) sequels.
I like Aloha for Netbeans http://blog.huikau.com/2008/04/28/aloha-color-theme-for-netbeans-61/
IMHO it's easy to overlook FFXII's faults for the things it does brilliantly: for the first time in ages, a game actually made me care about the characters, the amazing music as you've mentioned, the brilliant writing and direction, the amazing graphics, clever, yet not overwhelming inventory system, replayability. As for your map-scrolling problem, you could use the shoulder buttons for that. I am loving it, some of the dialogue literally made me LOL. The beauty of it is in it's simplicity. It reminded me very much of the SNES days when a game could be innocent, uncomplicated and most of all, fun.
Twice now, it's caught virii that AVG missed, and the scanning engine is, in my experience, a lot faster than AVGs.
No, the best thing to do would be to stop giving him coverage on /. and other intarweb sites.
Don't forget the part where the only way to advance your rank in House Hlaalu is by undressing in front of Crassius.
Then we need to use a term they'll understand, like spyware (inaccurate, I know) or trojan (closer to the truth). Rootkit, I see can see why that doesn't ring a bell with most average joe-schmoes.
That's hypocrisy, not irony.
Or Republic Commando.
I think the reason it may have appealed to the developers more was that it was the kind of game that makes any gamer think, "Now why didn't I think of that first?". The concept was simple enough that anyone could have come up with it. It may have it's flaws (I've yet to play it, but intend to get my hands on it soon), but those were ignored for the fact that it was as close to art as the current-gen of games will possibly ever get.
Also really liked the Temple quests, they made a change from the usual hack-up-the-Daedra quests, and because the player felt like he/she was working for the good guys for once. Especially the one where you had to heal the Orc woman from some sickness. It wasn't just the quest, it was what the priest who gave it to you told you before-hand, something like, 'We help everyone, not just those who worship at the Temple'. Even though it's a game, it *felt* good to do that.
Damn, what a great game this was. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think even to this day, the special quests for each dungeon *still* haven't been discovered.
Republic Commando would have been the perfect game for this, seeing as the whole game is about co-op anyway. Sometimes I see why bots are better, especially in situations where you need the commandos to perform some maneuver like sniping. Humans just couldn't be as efficient as the bots for that kind of thing. I know, it probably makes the game less fun than it could have been. It's still one of my favourite SW games though. The banter between the commandos was just cool, especially given that the original Jango actor did the voice for the team leader.
Yeah, but luckily we have the Clone Wars cartoons, about 30% of them had GG in them. IMO, he was better in the cartoons than the actual film.
http://www.linux.com/print.pl?sid=06/02/13/1854251
1) Take a chair 2) ok, you know the rest.... :)
Excellent point. Teenagers are too impatient, in fact more impatient than ever these days to put up with the backwards-looking system of DRM. Make things even slightly too hard for them and they'll up and leave, and good for them, I say.
damn good point, if only more laptop makers thought this way...
ok, i won't say earthworm jim, instead i'll say Sacrifice, MDK and Messiah.