Maybe they're trying to prevent what happened when the US applied the "Put a bullet in it" methodology to end the standoff with pirates? When we shot the pirates, the pirates vowed to start targeting and killing Americans to strike back (as a side note, it seems the US needs to work on our overseas negotiation skills as that seems to be the solution/outcome pairing that happens the most)
Hosing them down might piss them off, but it prevents an intentional loss of life. Using less than lethal methods also makes it harder for them to drum up local support if they start killing people for shooting them with slipper foam.
I think what commodore meant was to have multiple of any type of cable, to avoid the "sharing" that is supposed to happen nowadays.
In the short term, it's more expensive for businesses to start up initially. In the long run, it probably works out about the same (I don't have any concrete numbers). The hard part is preventing what you see in some SE Asia countries where you have so many wires running around you start to blot out the sky.
Currently, a company (let's call them Perizon) gets the ability to run copper/fiber all over town. In exchange for a monopoly on the telecom lines, they're supposed to license space on the lines to competitors. It seems (like with many freebies from the government) that there aren't many stipulations on what they can charge to people wanting to lease space on the lines, as the price is extremely high and still prohibits smaller companies from trying to offer some type of alternative to the local monopolies.
I don't think any currently discussed copyright issues are going to be the cause of the revolution.
Just wait for another 20-40 years, when a company helps you correct the genes in your kid when he's in the womb to prevent a horrible disease. That child grows up, has a child of his own, and gets sued for reproduction (hah!) of copyrighted material (their special Gene Sauce).
That line of reasoning may work well amongst people who are informed about what really happened. The general public doesn't give too much of a damn. All it takes is a little fear mongering to get people screaming that they don't want their back yard turned into a nuclear waste dump, and the project is nixed.
Aren't the Somalian pirates pissed off enough at us with the environmentally damaging wasted dumped into their oceans? They'll declare a full scale war if we start dumping lawyers there (and War +2 if they wash up on shore).
What the article didn't point out is that this is going to be a low budget Bollywood movie. The movie is going to start out as a black screen. After fifteen minutes, they play some footage from a bar brawl or a UFC match. Once the match is over, the screen goes black again. Repeat 8 times. Fin.
It's just the ongoing Jock vs Nerd war. A few jocks ruin math by learning Algebra, so we ruin tattoos by getting video game themed ones.
Did you think guys driving crazy ass Civics with giant wings and shit on them REALLY thought they were cool? It was just some nerds shitting on the cool kids' muscle cars.
We do it all the time. Beer bashes were countered with wine tasting parties. Our love of video games was countered with the Madden series.
Way to carry the war banner AC! The nerds salute you!
Sometimes the re-imagining isn't drastic. While it is a money grab (no point denying it), it's also a good way to make an old title available. Don't forget that there's a lot of people that might not have played the original when it was released (too young, no interest, etc), but now have an interest in the franchise. The problem for these people is that you can't find the original.
Update the graphics, move some stuff around, add some bonus crap (extra game paths, hidden areas) and release the game. This also gives incentive to people who played the original to repurchase.
Wild Arms was released this way. Same story, but a bunch of bonus stuff (changed dungeons around, added features that were introduced in sequels) that makes the replay enjoyable for veterans, and makes the game a little less of a PITA to play for newbies.
"And Lo! The Lord did sayeth 'emerge earth' and he did wait five days and five nights. Verily he did then adjust his holy USE flags, and then did emerge again!"
Spoiler alert, he eventually created the world after spending a lot of time compiling from source. Later, on the forums, he bragged he did it in seven days and that everybody who couldn't do it that was either a noob or needed a faster computer.
Customizing AI in the original Unreal Tournament was pretty amazing. You could specify different attributes like accuracy, and even specify favorite weapons. Using that, you could set up the bots so that you might be facing twelve "Brosephs" running around with rocket launchers, but you know true fear if you see "Will Hunting" coming at you.
The difference between "defense" systems and alternative energy is that the government doesn't seem to care all that much if China builds a better solar panel and we borrow money from them to buy some. They do get their undies in a twist when China builds a better submarine since we don't want to trust them that the sub doesn't have a secret "HERE I AM!" function hidden in it.
Agreed. In a Venn diagram of who would benefit the most from a simpler tax code and those who are in the position to make that a reality, there's a tiny bit of overlap with maybe two dudes in it.
We've been dealing with this all throughout history. Right now video games are evil. Before that, loud music. Go back far enough, and the first caveman to make fire probably had a rock thrown at him for trying to corrupt "the children".
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If the retro retro's break, there will be no brakes to break the fall and the cosmonauts will become cosmo-nots.
Burma Shave.
Maybe they're trying to prevent what happened when the US applied the "Put a bullet in it" methodology to end the standoff with pirates? When we shot the pirates, the pirates vowed to start targeting and killing Americans to strike back (as a side note, it seems the US needs to work on our overseas negotiation skills as that seems to be the solution/outcome pairing that happens the most)
Hosing them down might piss them off, but it prevents an intentional loss of life. Using less than lethal methods also makes it harder for them to drum up local support if they start killing people for shooting them with slipper foam.
I think what commodore meant was to have multiple of any type of cable, to avoid the "sharing" that is supposed to happen nowadays.
In the short term, it's more expensive for businesses to start up initially. In the long run, it probably works out about the same (I don't have any concrete numbers). The hard part is preventing what you see in some SE Asia countries where you have so many wires running around you start to blot out the sky.
Currently, a company (let's call them Perizon) gets the ability to run copper/fiber all over town. In exchange for a monopoly on the telecom lines, they're supposed to license space on the lines to competitors. It seems (like with many freebies from the government) that there aren't many stipulations on what they can charge to people wanting to lease space on the lines, as the price is extremely high and still prohibits smaller companies from trying to offer some type of alternative to the local monopolies.
I don't think any currently discussed copyright issues are going to be the cause of the revolution.
Just wait for another 20-40 years, when a company helps you correct the genes in your kid when he's in the womb to prevent a horrible disease. That child grows up, has a child of his own, and gets sued for reproduction (hah!) of copyrighted material (their special Gene Sauce).
So are you suggesting that we kill you to end the threat, or to give a few billion to each of the companies on your list?
Signed,
Your Senator
That line of reasoning may work well amongst people who are informed about what really happened. The general public doesn't give too much of a damn. All it takes is a little fear mongering to get people screaming that they don't want their back yard turned into a nuclear waste dump, and the project is nixed.
Aren't the Somalian pirates pissed off enough at us with the environmentally damaging wasted dumped into their oceans? They'll declare a full scale war if we start dumping lawyers there (and War +2 if they wash up on shore).
The sticker on the side clearly said to only use E85.
Reminds me of this story
Can you hire somebody to fix bugs in your 2003 version of Ubuntu?
Around here, we call it Debian. But yes, you can.
What the article didn't point out is that this is going to be a low budget Bollywood movie. The movie is going to start out as a black screen. After fifteen minutes, they play some footage from a bar brawl or a UFC match. Once the match is over, the screen goes black again. Repeat 8 times. Fin.
It's just the ongoing Jock vs Nerd war. A few jocks ruin math by learning Algebra, so we ruin tattoos by getting video game themed ones.
Did you think guys driving crazy ass Civics with giant wings and shit on them REALLY thought they were cool? It was just some nerds shitting on the cool kids' muscle cars.
We do it all the time. Beer bashes were countered with wine tasting parties. Our love of video games was countered with the Madden series.
Way to carry the war banner AC! The nerds salute you!
Sometimes the re-imagining isn't drastic. While it is a money grab (no point denying it), it's also a good way to make an old title available. Don't forget that there's a lot of people that might not have played the original when it was released (too young, no interest, etc), but now have an interest in the franchise. The problem for these people is that you can't find the original.
Update the graphics, move some stuff around, add some bonus crap (extra game paths, hidden areas) and release the game. This also gives incentive to people who played the original to repurchase.
Wild Arms was released this way. Same story, but a bunch of bonus stuff (changed dungeons around, added features that were introduced in sequels) that makes the replay enjoyable for veterans, and makes the game a little less of a PITA to play for newbies.
BRING THE PAIN!
This is a thing now.
I think the real plan is:
1)Prevent AMD from making x86 chips
2)AMD goes bankrupt
3)Buy all IP related to x86_64 at firesale prices
4)Profit!
And depending on how long it takes AMD to go under, Intel might have enough cash leftover to also pick up some ATI technology.
"And Lo! The Lord did sayeth 'emerge earth' and he did wait five days and five nights. Verily he did then adjust his holy USE flags, and then did emerge again!"
Spoiler alert, he eventually created the world after spending a lot of time compiling from source. Later, on the forums, he bragged he did it in seven days and that everybody who couldn't do it that was either a noob or needed a faster computer.
Customizing AI in the original Unreal Tournament was pretty amazing. You could specify different attributes like accuracy, and even specify favorite weapons. Using that, you could set up the bots so that you might be facing twelve "Brosephs" running around with rocket launchers, but you know true fear if you see "Will Hunting" coming at you.
I think by 'natural religions', the AC meant the "savages" that worshiped nature, instead of worshiping the Great Noodley.
The difference between "defense" systems and alternative energy is that the government doesn't seem to care all that much if China builds a better solar panel and we borrow money from them to buy some. They do get their undies in a twist when China builds a better submarine since we don't want to trust them that the sub doesn't have a secret "HERE I AM!" function hidden in it.
Agreed. In a Venn diagram of who would benefit the most from a simpler tax code and those who are in the position to make that a reality, there's a tiny bit of overlap with maybe two dudes in it.
Windows on PPC... Then Microsoft will tout how much faster PPC is than x86 based processors, and the world ends in an infinite loop.
Strobe light?
Smile and say RAAVE!
The real problem is knife HANDLES! If knives were nothing but sharp bits, nobody could hold them to stab people!
Once the government approves funding for my next study, I'll let you know the evils of thick gloves.
We've been dealing with this all throughout history. Right now video games are evil. Before that, loud music. Go back far enough, and the first caveman to make fire probably had a rock thrown at him for trying to corrupt "the children".