Not forgetting that when you're using P2P it's always comforting to see the same file available from multiple sources - it's more likely to be real and it's a faster download. If you or the guy making the original comment scanned your own books and put them online these files would be pretty much unique until a few other people downloaded them. If the OC was scanning relatively popular books (which appears to be the case) there would be options from other people available which would look like more attractive downloads (more peers). And those downloads would probably have been aquired originally from alt.binaries.ebooks (I think that's the one) or IRC. Ebooks are small so the inclination is to download everything just in case...
And yet access to credit is one of the things reckoned to help the third world. And I'm not talking about fake loans to corrupt governments. Think micro-credit agencies that lend farmers money to buy seed. And while it's easy to diss credit without it most people would never afford a house at all.
You burned through a thousand dollars in 6 months? I hang on forums where the users bitch about never spending 15 dollars a month on a MMO sub...
Yeah, I know, there are more expensive hobbies and you probably spend more on lunch a week (40 dollars) but this sounds more like one of those online casino stories than a typical games story.
"You start people out on a mandatory ID card, then move to mandatory carrying of the card at all times, then you move to tracking the cards remotely, and then your actions/movements are no longer 'free.'"
Actually your actions and movements are still free. Until the chip is actually capable of affecting your brain and that might not be for months yet.
Ebert's personal definition of art probably includes some bias about understanding the medium and so he's never going to accept gaming as art.
And to be honest shouldn't we make up our minds? Is it art or a sport? Can't really have it both ways. So by the Cyber-Athletes' leagues definitions it wouldn't be art either would it?
No, because this is ONLINE. Throw "on the internet" in there and you can patent pretty much any existing business practice. Other magic phrases are "on a handheld device" or "on a games console".
"If you can't understand human females and their social behavior instinctively, analyze them mathematically until you do. "
For some reason I'm reminded of that episode of original Star Trek when they picked up a dangerous probe and used a logic puzzle to defeat it. If they'd asked it to analyze females and their social behavior I suspect the end result would have been the same.
I think the point he was trying to make was that online dating allows for more specific matching of interests, thereby allowing hardcore Trekkies to find love together. It's a fair observation no matter how obnoxiously it was made.
Says he didn't MMO much. Doesn't say he didn't game. Though I agree there may have been an element of neglect but it was probably more to do with being a CEO than with being a gamer.
There's simply no way the "American public" could remove the CIA inside a couple of elections. The public doesn't set policy all they do is elect politicians whose propaganda appeals to them most. Democracy is government by the people. Nobody has a truly democratic society, opting for the more manageable solution of electing officials to vote on their behalf. The political system in the US is too entrenched to do anything radical and too invested in itself to allow that to change.
Downloaded tracks cost relatively more than the CD version and you have less control over what you can do with them. With the CD you can rip it, lend it, play it or turn it into a shiny coaster if you want. Just because the RIAA doesn't think it's fair use to rip your CD to your iPod doesn't mean they are right. The only downside to the CD is that there are often only a half or a third of the songs on it that you'll actually listen to. That's a big downside though.
The problem with facilitating information flow to repressive regimes is that the people who go on to access the banned content become criminals in the process. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for freedom of speech but is it right to encourage someone in a foreign country to break the local law? Isn't it more productive to put pressure on the regime for change?
With all due respect that's not a great idea. Only allow patents on actual products you can hold in your hand and you'd cut out 99% of the bogus patent applications. That would also be in keeping with the original spirit of the patent system.
Too true! I was willing to give Unreal 2 a go (at a bargain bin price) but the cutscenes on the ship made me tear my hair out.
I'd be interested to know what percentage of the budget the cinematics take up in eg a Warcraft III that used the game engine VS the pre-rendered epics you get in a typical modern Final Fantasy.
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Not forgetting that when you're using P2P it's always comforting to see the same file available from multiple sources - it's more likely to be real and it's a faster download. If you or the guy making the original comment scanned your own books and put them online these files would be pretty much unique until a few other people downloaded them. If the OC was scanning relatively popular books (which appears to be the case) there would be options from other people available which would look like more attractive downloads (more peers). And those downloads would probably have been aquired originally from alt.binaries.ebooks (I think that's the one) or IRC. Ebooks are small so the inclination is to download everything just in case...
Does that mean the Irish aren't Europeans either? They are gonna be SOOOO pissed when they find out.
And yet access to credit is one of the things reckoned to help the third world. And I'm not talking about fake loans to corrupt governments. Think micro-credit agencies that lend farmers money to buy seed. And while it's easy to diss credit without it most people would never afford a house at all.
Yeah, I know, there are more expensive hobbies and you probably spend more on lunch a week (40 dollars) but this sounds more like one of those online casino stories than a typical games story.
Actually your actions and movements are still free. Until the chip is actually capable of affecting your brain and that might not be for months yet.
Anyway in a sad attempt to make this post of any merit - Blood and Shadows Oblivion forum has a decent list of tweak mods here:
http://s13.invisionfree.com/Kaleem/index.php?showf orum=16
And to be honest shouldn't we make up our minds? Is it art or a sport? Can't really have it both ways. So by the Cyber-Athletes' leagues definitions it wouldn't be art either would it?
No, because this is ONLINE. Throw "on the internet" in there and you can patent pretty much any existing business practice. Other magic phrases are "on a handheld device" or "on a games console".
I think you're pretty nasty for telling me about it. Ignorance is bliss ya know.
Yeah, count me in. I heard it cures neophobia too.
Three - you're forgetting the platformer he's in - available via Steam and elsewhere I'm sure.
New Zealand cares about Australia. You just haven't noticed.
..that the picture in the article shows it being used by a T-1000 terminator?
For some reason I'm reminded of that episode of original Star Trek when they picked up a dangerous probe and used a logic puzzle to defeat it. If they'd asked it to analyze females and their social behavior I suspect the end result would have been the same.
Oh dear. I love my (series 1 UK) Tivo but I knew they'd been struggling. Didn't realise it was this bad.
I think the point he was trying to make was that online dating allows for more specific matching of interests, thereby allowing hardcore Trekkies to find love together. It's a fair observation no matter how obnoxiously it was made.
my mom took my radio off me because she thought it was a danger. Of course I was using it to beat on the side of my brother's head at the time.
Says he didn't MMO much. Doesn't say he didn't game. Though I agree there may have been an element of neglect but it was probably more to do with being a CEO than with being a gamer.
There's simply no way the "American public" could remove the CIA inside a couple of elections. The public doesn't set policy all they do is elect politicians whose propaganda appeals to them most. Democracy is government by the people. Nobody has a truly democratic society, opting for the more manageable solution of electing officials to vote on their behalf. The political system in the US is too entrenched to do anything radical and too invested in itself to allow that to change.
Downloaded tracks cost relatively more than the CD version and you have less control over what you can do with them. With the CD you can rip it, lend it, play it or turn it into a shiny coaster if you want. Just because the RIAA doesn't think it's fair use to rip your CD to your iPod doesn't mean they are right. The only downside to the CD is that there are often only a half or a third of the songs on it that you'll actually listen to. That's a big downside though.
The problem with facilitating information flow to repressive regimes is that the people who go on to access the banned content become criminals in the process. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for freedom of speech but is it right to encourage someone in a foreign country to break the local law? Isn't it more productive to put pressure on the regime for change?
With all due respect that's not a great idea. Only allow patents on actual products you can hold in your hand and you'd cut out 99% of the bogus patent applications. That would also be in keeping with the original spirit of the patent system.
Doesn't really matter that they got the patent, what matters is that they couldn't enforce it.
This is a web shop that sells robot bits and kits. Worth a look if only as inspiration.
Too true! I was willing to give Unreal 2 a go (at a bargain bin price) but the cutscenes on the ship made me tear my hair out.
I'd be interested to know what percentage of the budget the cinematics take up in eg a Warcraft III that used the game engine VS the pre-rendered epics you get in a typical modern Final Fantasy.