Are the casinos suing the manufacturer of the machines? They sold a faulty product that caused them to lose alot of money. Did the developer plant this bug on purpose? Maybe the developer took the smarter approach and decided to not exploit the problem in such excess--enough to not be noticed.
In these games of little strategy and randomness, a player looks for ways to win. The casinos exploit an apparent bug in most peoples' understanding that they have a chance to actually turn a profit at a casino--tricks used to take money from "customers" in exchange of no goods and hardly what I'd call services.
Lack of net neutrality in the US alone will create a great wall between the US and the rest of the world. ISP's and their proprietors could essentially turn off the pipes between the US and hosts in foreign nations. Suddenly all the copyrighted material being hosted in countries where the US has no jurisdiction is nearly unaccessible. Going to a torrent site might mean you get redirected to the Disney website or something similar. Sounds like it would cut piracy quite a bit--but at the cost of cultural exchange.
I can't say much for companies like Amazon, but Google requires that the internet stays net neutral or the way it basically is. Google works on the notion that the information on the web is traversable and plentiful. Companies like Facebook and Apple would rather break up the Internet into a single or a million apps, depending on who's making the money.
In 30 years will this new movie be looked at as corny 2010 graphics movie? And if it does, will it be worth making another sequel? If Legacy doesn't touch upon some of the philosophical ideas as the original or something similar, I will most likely be disappointed. I look at the original movie as being art. The style is almost black and white--a very classic feel. Just like black and white movies evoke a sort of classic feeling, I think games from old 16 color computers should have the same effect. I guess these days they don't call that 'classic' as much as '8-bit' or 'retro'.
TRON is my favorite movie of all time and is a must see for all software/computer developers. I have a general apprehension of sequels that feature offspring of the original characters (see Indiana Jones 4).
Also, Daft Punk got nothing on Wendy Carlos.
Does this also mean that laws requiring everyone who drives a car to care insurance is also unconstitutional? So much of the political/social/economic system is based on the petroleum industry. This ruling is a sign of the other major power industry: pharmaceuticals. Connect the dots between the two industries and you discover almost everything that is wrong with the US.
You're cheering this kind of behavior? I can't think of any other game publishers that actively pursue clones of their 30 year old games as much as Namco. In fact, some fan based derived games have been accepted by the publishers (ie Capcom and MegaMan2D).
I understand the idea created by and for the IP lawyers that states a company will lose its IP if it does not try to prevent infringement on its "property". So, in effect, Namco can claim that smashing small profitless indie endeavors such as "Super Pac" is how they keep a bigger company from making a Pacman game.
However, the key difference here is that "Super Pac" is free. The bigger company that Namco truly fears would make money from whatever copy they made. What Namco doesn't see (and what Capcom does) is that the people making and even playing these copies are fans of Pacman. I have downloaded the official Pacman Android app as well as purchased the Championship Edition (also including DX) on both Android and XBox. I purchased the Pacman app before it was made free and I also downloaded this Super Pac as well. I sometimes play CE on my phone but the "true" Pacman that was made free is garbage and doesn't do the original game justice.
That is my beef: The IP law insists that Namco uphold its copyrights/trademarks however it says nothing of the upholding of the quality of their games. I know this much is true, "Super Pac" played better than the official Namco Pacman Android app.
So, continue to "cheer Namco on".
I'm personally sick of hearing about these death threats. It's a scare tactic that's aimed not only at Assange but at the general American public as well.
All these organizations that have either threatened to kill or have eluded to killing Assange underestimate his intelligence. All Assange has to announce is that he has moved all of the leaked material to another system that is ready to share all this information automatically in the case that Assange does not click a button daily on the machine. As long as he is alive, he can continue to NOT share the information. In the case that he dies or is detained--the information gets automatically posted all over the Internet. In effect, Assange is worth more to them alive and well.
Scotty, General Order 24...
Such is the case with Kino International and Metropolis. With the recent restored version and amendment of previously lost footage, copyrights were apparently restored as well, despite the movie already having been of the public domain.
Sure, the general mentality you almost have to have to even own a Mac is that the more you pay the better product you get. That mentality probably follows with most all of their other purchases (ie cars: BMW's, Toyota Prius, etc.). However, I think you should also throw in a dash of "trendy" purchasing (ie Kindle). Until Mac users can spend their money on something better and more expensive (ie iPad), they will use whatever is the "best."
Now, to personally contrast your comparison of Linux users... that's a horrible statistic for you to state that Linux users tend to rarely pay for anything, simply because we did not pay for Linux. It's also a very blind lie, as I have used Linux for eight years, and I have paid for alot of software and devices in that time. Game software, gaming systems, computer systems, fancy graphics cards, cell phones, ebook readers, music, movie rental subscriptions (hey Netflix, I'll renew my account when you support online streaming for Linux).
Think of some of the reasons why Linux users use their OS--what kind of qualities stand out? The strongest I think is the willingness to support good software that supports its audience, usually sacrificing some of the luxuries that other more expensive alternatives are made to provide. Linux users, whether they are willing to pay for it or not, will support a product if it supports them. The moment Valve releases Linux support, the Linux community will show their support by buying the games that are worth buying. Personally, I have some purchased some games from Steam that I no longer play anymore (go figure).
Since we are on the topic of user profiling, I could go further and make some claims (similar to yours, both insulting and damaging) about how the Linux user and hardcore gamer demographics match up. But I'll let you all think about that.
Yeah, I really want to be lying on the couch underneath a blanket, and fiddling with/rolling over onto my touchscreen smartphone.
If technology was better, you wouldn't have to fiddle with the remote (aka change channels during a lousy commercial)... ever heard of tivo? Also, internet television is changing what people expect from mainstream tv. More than likely, tv will change to mimic its new replacement.
Also, show me a smartphone that has the battery life of a good old remote control that can last for months or more.
If you used your remote as much as you technically 'use' your cell phone, I'm sure you'd have to charge it all the time. How many batteries are you nursing currently?
...doesn't walk out the room when I leave; and can be use by somebody else while I am on a call.
Others could possibly use their own cell phones for control as well.
Personally, I've felt for a long time that our phones (our tiny personal devices or in TRON speak--our identity discs) will replace trivial devices like the remote control.
I have also suspected that we'll all be carry our phones to use as a wireless 'game pad' controller.
Going over to friends' houses and playing on their entertainment systems will be easy. Also, exchanging data (music, video, messages, contacts, internet bookmarks) will be done in this way too.
The idea of an alternate network raised by Google, although not a new idea, makes me wonder about the recent views Google has made public against the notion of the UN taking control of the Internet.
Does that action effect the new Google network or is it rather Google just ironically saying they don't care?
Man, I was pretty pumped about this system when I first heard about it. I've been planning on getting it too.
But with this sort of cloudy negativity with their developers, I'm not so sure I'm gonna make the jump to buy one.
Is this guy talking about Sony or Microsoft? From my understanding, Valve has recently enjoyed the role of sticking to the wicked i386/Windows/DirectX cement shoes; riding on the back of that big smelly and scaley giant.
Honestly, I'm praying for Google to do what these already established companies do not want or are too feeble to pull off: which is to make the layer (if not barrier) between VoIP and cellular networks transparent (or non-existent).
Google, your (wireless) internet provider.
Google, your cellular provider.
Crossing my fingers.
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Are the casinos suing the manufacturer of the machines? They sold a faulty product that caused them to lose alot of money. Did the developer plant this bug on purpose? Maybe the developer took the smarter approach and decided to not exploit the problem in such excess--enough to not be noticed. In these games of little strategy and randomness, a player looks for ways to win. The casinos exploit an apparent bug in most peoples' understanding that they have a chance to actually turn a profit at a casino--tricks used to take money from "customers" in exchange of no goods and hardly what I'd call services.
Lack of net neutrality in the US alone will create a great wall between the US and the rest of the world. ISP's and their proprietors could essentially turn off the pipes between the US and hosts in foreign nations. Suddenly all the copyrighted material being hosted in countries where the US has no jurisdiction is nearly unaccessible. Going to a torrent site might mean you get redirected to the Disney website or something similar. Sounds like it would cut piracy quite a bit--but at the cost of cultural exchange. I can't say much for companies like Amazon, but Google requires that the internet stays net neutral or the way it basically is. Google works on the notion that the information on the web is traversable and plentiful. Companies like Facebook and Apple would rather break up the Internet into a single or a million apps, depending on who's making the money.
Compuserve? Try Ham Radio.
In 30 years will this new movie be looked at as corny 2010 graphics movie? And if it does, will it be worth making another sequel? If Legacy doesn't touch upon some of the philosophical ideas as the original or something similar, I will most likely be disappointed. I look at the original movie as being art. The style is almost black and white--a very classic feel. Just like black and white movies evoke a sort of classic feeling, I think games from old 16 color computers should have the same effect. I guess these days they don't call that 'classic' as much as '8-bit' or 'retro'. TRON is my favorite movie of all time and is a must see for all software/computer developers. I have a general apprehension of sequels that feature offspring of the original characters (see Indiana Jones 4). Also, Daft Punk got nothing on Wendy Carlos.
In Project Mayhem, your name is Harry Harrison.
Does this also mean that laws requiring everyone who drives a car to care insurance is also unconstitutional? So much of the political/social/economic system is based on the petroleum industry. This ruling is a sign of the other major power industry: pharmaceuticals. Connect the dots between the two industries and you discover almost everything that is wrong with the US.
You're cheering this kind of behavior? I can't think of any other game publishers that actively pursue clones of their 30 year old games as much as Namco. In fact, some fan based derived games have been accepted by the publishers (ie Capcom and MegaMan2D). I understand the idea created by and for the IP lawyers that states a company will lose its IP if it does not try to prevent infringement on its "property". So, in effect, Namco can claim that smashing small profitless indie endeavors such as "Super Pac" is how they keep a bigger company from making a Pacman game. However, the key difference here is that "Super Pac" is free. The bigger company that Namco truly fears would make money from whatever copy they made. What Namco doesn't see (and what Capcom does) is that the people making and even playing these copies are fans of Pacman. I have downloaded the official Pacman Android app as well as purchased the Championship Edition (also including DX) on both Android and XBox. I purchased the Pacman app before it was made free and I also downloaded this Super Pac as well. I sometimes play CE on my phone but the "true" Pacman that was made free is garbage and doesn't do the original game justice. That is my beef: The IP law insists that Namco uphold its copyrights/trademarks however it says nothing of the upholding of the quality of their games. I know this much is true, "Super Pac" played better than the official Namco Pacman Android app. So, continue to "cheer Namco on".
I'm personally sick of hearing about these death threats. It's a scare tactic that's aimed not only at Assange but at the general American public as well. All these organizations that have either threatened to kill or have eluded to killing Assange underestimate his intelligence. All Assange has to announce is that he has moved all of the leaked material to another system that is ready to share all this information automatically in the case that Assange does not click a button daily on the machine. As long as he is alive, he can continue to NOT share the information. In the case that he dies or is detained--the information gets automatically posted all over the Internet. In effect, Assange is worth more to them alive and well. Scotty, General Order 24...
Such is the case with Kino International and Metropolis. With the recent restored version and amendment of previously lost footage, copyrights were apparently restored as well, despite the movie already having been of the public domain.
Sure, the general mentality you almost have to have to even own a Mac is that the more you pay the better product you get. That mentality probably follows with most all of their other purchases (ie cars: BMW's, Toyota Prius, etc.). However, I think you should also throw in a dash of "trendy" purchasing (ie Kindle). Until Mac users can spend their money on something better and more expensive (ie iPad), they will use whatever is the "best." Now, to personally contrast your comparison of Linux users... that's a horrible statistic for you to state that Linux users tend to rarely pay for anything, simply because we did not pay for Linux. It's also a very blind lie, as I have used Linux for eight years, and I have paid for alot of software and devices in that time. Game software, gaming systems, computer systems, fancy graphics cards, cell phones, ebook readers, music, movie rental subscriptions (hey Netflix, I'll renew my account when you support online streaming for Linux). Think of some of the reasons why Linux users use their OS--what kind of qualities stand out? The strongest I think is the willingness to support good software that supports its audience, usually sacrificing some of the luxuries that other more expensive alternatives are made to provide. Linux users, whether they are willing to pay for it or not, will support a product if it supports them. The moment Valve releases Linux support, the Linux community will show their support by buying the games that are worth buying. Personally, I have some purchased some games from Steam that I no longer play anymore (go figure). Since we are on the topic of user profiling, I could go further and make some claims (similar to yours, both insulting and damaging) about how the Linux user and hardcore gamer demographics match up. But I'll let you all think about that.
An example of such a search please? I'd like to test it.
Yeah, I really want to be lying on the couch underneath a blanket, and fiddling with/rolling over onto my touchscreen smartphone.
If technology was better, you wouldn't have to fiddle with the remote (aka change channels during a lousy commercial)... ever heard of tivo? Also, internet television is changing what people expect from mainstream tv. More than likely, tv will change to mimic its new replacement.
Also, show me a smartphone that has the battery life of a good old remote control that can last for months or more.
If you used your remote as much as you technically 'use' your cell phone, I'm sure you'd have to charge it all the time. How many batteries are you nursing currently?
...doesn't walk out the room when I leave; and can be use by somebody else while I am on a call.
Others could possibly use their own cell phones for control as well. Personally, I've felt for a long time that our phones (our tiny personal devices or in TRON speak--our identity discs) will replace trivial devices like the remote control. I have also suspected that we'll all be carry our phones to use as a wireless 'game pad' controller. Going over to friends' houses and playing on their entertainment systems will be easy. Also, exchanging data (music, video, messages, contacts, internet bookmarks) will be done in this way too.
The idea of an alternate network raised by Google, although not a new idea, makes me wonder about the recent views Google has made public against the notion of the UN taking control of the Internet. Does that action effect the new Google network or is it rather Google just ironically saying they don't care?
Man, I was pretty pumped about this system when I first heard about it. I've been planning on getting it too. But with this sort of cloudy negativity with their developers, I'm not so sure I'm gonna make the jump to buy one.
One thing comes to mind with me: iPod tax
Is this guy talking about Sony or Microsoft? From my understanding, Valve has recently enjoyed the role of sticking to the wicked i386/Windows/DirectX cement shoes; riding on the back of that big smelly and scaley giant.
Honestly, I'm praying for Google to do what these already established companies do not want or are too feeble to pull off: which is to make the layer (if not barrier) between VoIP and cellular networks transparent (or non-existent). Google, your (wireless) internet provider. Google, your cellular provider. Crossing my fingers.
Kevin Rose and his crew, Systm, (http://revision3.com/systm/) has a great video about setting up a Myth TV 'only' box.