At least the controller looks smaller this time around.
Yeah - that's really smart thinking. Base your perception of the size of the controller on a picture that has no point of reference in it. For all you know, that controller is ten feet wide you idiot. Give that MS abandoned the original controller and only sells the S, it's probably safe to assume the next controller will be similarly sized but your reason for thinking that is absolutely retarded.
I hated admitting that my hands were too small to use the Xbox 1 controlller comfortably. It hurt my male ego.:)
I hope your male ego wasn't bruised too much by the fact that I just pointed out how absolutely fucking stupid you are. Go rot in hell moron.
"What!? Why should George Lucas's property be in the public domain, because you want even more horrible books about it? I don't believe that holds up in most courts."
1. No one forces you to read the books, watch the movies. 2. With more people able to produce content based on the characters, interesting new takes on the content would pop up. Have you read 'Grendel' by John Gardner? It's an interesting addition to the Beowulf mythos and, if Beowulf had been produced in today's IP climate, it would have never existed.
" There's way too much new story and background to pick from for new films."
There's too much story to make a story out of the content? That's funny. I think that the Zahn trilogy would be great as a series of movies. Sure, there's a lot in the books that wouldn't make it into the movies but I don't see how there's a threshold where too much content in the source prevents anything from being created in another medium from it.
"And, the sequel books are written by Timothy Zahn et al"
Which is exactly why Star Wars should be in the public domain. Lucas has made his money, it is time for the people to demand ownership of the property. Either the government needs to step in or Lucas needs to have a final moment of redemption and let it go.
Well, that's great. Based on one court decision, you know that you like the entire population of France. Say, I'm sure there are child molestors that are French. Do you like them? Are they "cool" and "hip" in your book?
"They cut through the crap"
What's the difference between saying "All French people cut through crap." and saying "All Israelis are cheap."? You're stereotyping the citizens of a nation in either case. My point is that your comment is foolish and without any value. I would guess that you are posting merely for the sake of posting because you certainly don't have anything intelligent to say.
If you disagree with any of thus, feel free to email me and I can explain to you further why it is that I believe you are stupid: joe.hacker@gmail.com
" The Congress shall have Power... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries"
In the interest of progress, you protect the rights of the individual - just as I said. Arguing over whether copyright exists to further progress or protect individual rights is foolish - they both come as a result of copyright. Furthermore, with cases like Mickey Mouse, clearly copyright has taken on a much different form than the original wording. You can clearly see that Mickey Mouse not entering public domain is in the interest of the Walt Disney company and has much less to do with "progress."
Honestly, you can cite the wording of laws but an intelligent person also interprets how those laws are being applied. Come on...
"the funny thing is that copyright is for the public not the creator."
Huh? Copyright exists to protect the rights of the individual. Just because you state something does not make it true or even a valid argument.
"What public interest does is there in someone being a dick and withholding what he has prevously released?"
A person is a "dick" for retaining their property? There's an interesting thought. Seems like Lenin would be right behind you on that one. Honestly, Nintendo doesn't want their Mario property dilutted because they still make money off of it. They're not being "dicks", they're just making smart business moves. I think it is childish to label someone a "dick" because they are taking advantage of the laws that exist. Perhaps the laws need to change, perhaps not. But playing by the rules currently in place doesn't make someone a dick. Do you hold any copyrights? Perhaps if you did, you might realize that you're not exactly seeing this issue clearly.
"As it stands there is a demand for goods that IP holders refuse to produce, that is not good for people."
The people should have created the original IP if they want to dictate when and how long a particular property should be produced. There needs to be IP reform in terms of how long the rights are held by a company but just because a company decides they are no longer going to produce a given product does not mean they should lose all rights to that product.
And how do you know that Nintendo would make a killing? You have any proof to back that up? Marketing studies? They seem to be making a killing off of their old properties by re-releasing them for the GBA.
How many have you purchased in the past few years? I am of the opinion that this is bad for the consumer but I see some strange posts on Slashdot in regards to this issue. On the one hand, the games section is flooded with posts by "elite gamers" who insult gamers who buy a new NFL, MLB, whatever game every year since, in their eyes, it's nothing more than a roster update. These people don't play sports games and believe the people who do buy sports games are morons. On the other hand, you get these same people who are ranting about EA being a monopoly and how these agreements are going to stifle innovation.
You see, this is rather odd. They'll post that EA's and Sega's line of games from the past have been nothing but a series of roster updates but they'll also post that EA will no longer innovate without competition.
I just think that the vast majority of people who post in the games section don't have an appreciation and do not enjoy sports video games.
Why would MS have to make the specific claim that the Xbox could do 66 million polygons per second in order to back up the foul-mouthed poster's case? For instace, let's suppose the Xbox could handle 10 million polygons per second [numbers don't matter in this case] - by your logic, if MS claimed the Xbox could do 50 million polygons a second, the poster that replied to you would have no case because they didn't claim 66 million.
Language is the only thing that separates us from animals. If you mean to say, "Show me where MS makes a claim that is not consistent with the hardware abilities of the Xbox." say that - don't ask for specific numbers. You know, if you have some time, perhaps you could enroll in a introductory logic class at the local community college, it could improve your ability to be understood. And improving that is always a good thing, right?
Which is worse: showing it to the general public in a one-way medium or showing it to the so-called journalists at E3 with a wink and a nod?
Either way, you're getting an advertisement. The gaming press is so easily bought and sold that there's very little point reading game reviews. Someday they'll get some integrity...
I'd define a bomb a bit differently than you. For a movie to bomb, it's got to do more than just not make a profit - it has got to miss the mark by a lot. If Pearl Harbor had made 50 million, then I'd say it was a bomb.
If my soda at the 7-11 costs 2.00 and I can only come up with 1.97, I haven't fucking failed it but instead just grab 3 pennies from the counter.
Shit, cock, ass, balls, fuck, cunt. It's not a big deal. What the shit is wrong with you? For fuck's sake, this isn't a fucking church - it's Slashdot. Consider that.
I believe that a more constructive original post than simply saying, snidely I may add, that Linux or Macs exist, would have been to cite actual pieces of software that run on a Mac or under Linux. You state that a partisan attack was simply launched at the suggestion of Linux; I say that the partisan attack was launched at the suggestion of Windows and the thread merely continued from there.
"A stroke is essentially the functional equivalent of someone taking a chainsaw to your computer's internals, or writing a script that deleted random files and core functions, then repartitioned various sectors and screwed with your wiring. Suppose someone had posted a question on Slashdot saying, "My computer is broken and I'd like to purchase products to fix it?" Wouldn't the first questions be: "What's wrong, what are the symptoms, what is the prognosis?"
Not really. You're vastly overstating the situation. If you must use a computer analogy [which I wouldn't have chosen], this is akin to someone saying that the hard drive is not functioning properly. Is there information missing? Yes - quite a bit. But in asking the question, the discussion of the problem can lead to solutions for a wide variety of problems that might be affecting the hard drive. Saying, "You haven't told me enough about the hard drive's problems so I can't give you a solution." may be true, but certainly you could offer pointers about various problems that crop up in hard drives and what possible solutions exist. Again, more solutions are more likely to be useful to more people.
"I think it's far more important that he understands the quality and etiology of his mother's injury so that he can properly administer care and so that he can understand the Doctor when he gets information. Playing computer games is one thing - understanding exactly what happened will be far more beneficial in the long term."
Why can't he have both an understanding of what happened and an set of possible answers to his question? This is not an XOR situation.
Wouldn't it be more beneficial for the largest number of people if a wide variety of available software was discussed here and the types of symptoms associated with people who should use mentioned software? Sure, he could have been very specific and asked for exactly the right software. But then his mother would have her solution but someone else's wouldn't - because her symptoms are different.
Instead of criticizing - why not list some software that you know of and what symptoms you'd expect to see in someone that should be using it?
I would imagine that when the submitter says that cost is not a factor he is assuming that that cost is not going to be greater than the typical commercial application that is sold to consumers and not for professional applications. [i.e. not Photoshop]. Probably, what he meant was that he's willing to buy software so he isn't just looking for freeware.
The original poster was not offering a valid point. For instance, since cost isn't a factor, I could say that the submitter could just hire a team of trained doctors to play memory games with the mother all day long. Is that a valid point? Sure, if you believe that cost isn't a factor means that cost really isn't a factor. But if you have the ability to reason and understand how the world works - you'd realize that cost not being a factor is a relative statement, not absolute.
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2. With more people able to produce content based on the characters, interesting new takes on the content would pop up. Have you read 'Grendel' by John Gardner? It's an interesting addition to the Beowulf mythos and, if Beowulf had been produced in today's IP climate, it would have never existed.
If you disagree with any of thus, feel free to email me and I can explain to you further why it is that I believe you are stupid: joe.hacker@gmail.com
God bless!
Yes, I know it's a stupid email address.
It's not always a matter of money.
If you pay $5 for a glorified coffee, you're an idiot. Put a bullet in your brain, quickly.
The Gamecube does not have higher worldwide sales than the PS2. What's wrong with you? Everyone knows this.
To which you replied, " This is billed as the first time an artist has released such a track to the public for remixing, but it probably isn't."
Hello?
Honestly, you can cite the wording of laws but an intelligent person also interprets how those laws are being applied. Come on...
What does that make Zonk, who accepted the submission?
And how do you know that Nintendo would make a killing? You have any proof to back that up? Marketing studies? They seem to be making a killing off of their old properties by re-releasing them for the GBA.
Yeah, preview is a better word. Launch always seemed to imply that I could go out and buy the product.
Really? Everything I've seen pointed to 2006.Besides, isn't right now early 2005?
Wait, what year is it?Translation: you're dumb.
You see, this is rather odd. They'll post that EA's and Sega's line of games from the past have been nothing but a series of roster updates but they'll also post that EA will no longer innovate without competition.
I just think that the vast majority of people who post in the games section don't have an appreciation and do not enjoy sports video games.
Language is the only thing that separates us from animals. If you mean to say, "Show me where MS makes a claim that is not consistent with the hardware abilities of the Xbox." say that - don't ask for specific numbers. You know, if you have some time, perhaps you could enroll in a introductory logic class at the local community college, it could improve your ability to be understood. And improving that is always a good thing, right?
God bless.
Either way, you're getting an advertisement. The gaming press is so easily bought and sold that there's very little point reading game reviews. Someday they'll get some integrity...
If my soda at the 7-11 costs 2.00 and I can only come up with 1.97, I haven't fucking failed it but instead just grab 3 pennies from the counter.
Oh, you spelled the movie's title incorrectly.
Shit, cock, ass, balls, fuck, cunt. It's not a big deal. What the shit is wrong with you? For fuck's sake, this isn't a fucking church - it's Slashdot. Consider that.
God Bless.
Instead of criticizing - why not list some software that you know of and what symptoms you'd expect to see in someone that should be using it?
The original poster was not offering a valid point. For instance, since cost isn't a factor, I could say that the submitter could just hire a team of trained doctors to play memory games with the mother all day long. Is that a valid point? Sure, if you believe that cost isn't a factor means that cost really isn't a factor. But if you have the ability to reason and understand how the world works - you'd realize that cost not being a factor is a relative statement, not absolute.