I think it would be hilarious if Rockstar would release the mod. Even with no fanfare as a download from their site, it would be a hilarious rebuttal. It seems that with this man logic doesn't work. He is convinced gamers are all like this kid.
Brownies and vaporizers people: it's just responsible.
Brownies take time. Stoners are lazy. Vaporizers require electricity, cost more money, and take too much time. Again, stoners are lazy. The only solution I could see working would be vaporizing the stuff and putting it in an asthma inhaler. Don't know if that would work, but it would sure as hell be convienient.
Instead, they should still all exist (competition is good), they just all need to recognize that they would all benefit if they established general connectivity
A problem I could forsee with them deciding that would be that they make their own messengers interoperable with the competitors, but close out any third parties (that is AIM, Yahoo, and MSN can all use each other's networks, but no one else can). They need to do more than establish general connectivity. They need to open their networks up. Google seems to be interested
in making an open network, and I wish them luck. However should they succeed in making a good open network, they still have one problem:
Right now, people primarily choose to use existing IM services solely because their friends do.
No matter how good their network is, their biggest problem will be converting people to it. I don't see this being an easy task with the amount of "LOL OMG taht is soo kewl!" people out there. Getting people to try trillian is hard enough sometimes. A lot of people don't want change. Unless you have friends in different countries one IM client is usually enough. And even if people were to switch, you'd still need some interoperability with other services so you could still talk to your friends who didn't make the jump.
Gaim is the best messenger that Linux has IMHO. However, when compared to the equivilent windows messengers, it falls short. Not flat on its face, but short.
For example, having friends in both Canada and the US, I have to use both MSN and AIM. I do not want a hundred windows floating about, so I use trillian. Trillian is nice. It has a good interface and has tabs and all that jazz. Only problem is it tends to crash and and occasionally has orphaned some rather important contacts. However, these problems I deal with because I have no other decent choice (I'm running all this off my ipod on lab computers and the GTK won't install there).
Now I have successfully gotten several people over to trillian, and most of them have stuck with it. The few times I have had friends use gaim they haven't been too enthralled by it. My sister and I once had problems with multiple instances of gaim which ended in many of our contacts being switched.
My gripes with gaim have mainly to do with interface. First, I hate it that there has to be that damn little away window. Some times I want to appear away so people won't bother me. Please don't bother me with a window. Also, Gaim's stubborness with refusing to support skins is a bit annoying. They claim it's so people have an easier time helping you, but I don't see that as much of an excuse as you can simply change to the default skins when you need help.
And for those of you saying that jabber can do all that...uh, well, it can't. Yes, it does give you the basic instant messanging things, but it doesn't have all the extra bells and whistles which keep people with MSN or AIM or whatever. Gaim's MSN bell and whistle support may be lacking, but jabber's is nonexistent.
So, what to do? Well, you could try basing a multiprotocol IM off XML or the EFL or something. Both of those I believe would make huge improvments to eyecandy. The video chat and such may be more of a problem. My hope is that google ponies up some video chat capability and allows both it and its existent audio chat to be ported to other messengers. MS isn't going to play ball. That's their whole plan.
The fact is if Linux is going to make more headway into the desktop its IM capabilities have to improve. You have to catch 'em young people! Start 'em smoking..er...messenging on Linux while their fragile little minds are still be shaped. Ok, so all my credibility was just lost with that last sentence, but it's not like this things is going to be read by anyone or even modded.
What about a modded Xbox? I would assume that would have enough power to be a PVR. Both the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 should have more than enough power to be PVR and the 360 I believe has the software already on it, and both are much cheaper than a desktop of equal power.
Because if anyone should be responsible for the damage phishers have caused to our marine wildlife, it should be our financial institutions....oh, wait...
Survivor 1: Hey honey, could you pass the Ubuntu? I'm getting kinda full of the knoppix I've been having. Survivor 2: Oh, sure. By the way, have you tried Tux? I never though fried penguin would tastes so good.
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If only the money was satirical.
I think it would be hilarious if Rockstar would release the mod. Even with no fanfare as a download from their site, it would be a hilarious rebuttal. It seems that with this man logic doesn't work. He is convinced gamers are all like this kid.
No, they probably interviewed Cats.
Bill Gates using brute force to solve a problem? Inconceivable!
Dude. Being a cannibal makes you smarter, man. Far out.....
Brownies take time. Stoners are lazy. Vaporizers require electricity, cost more money, and take too much time. Again, stoners are lazy. The only solution I could see working would be vaporizing the stuff and putting it in an asthma inhaler. Don't know if that would work, but it would sure as hell be convienient.
A problem I could forsee with them deciding that would be that they make their own messengers interoperable with the competitors, but close out any third parties (that is AIM, Yahoo, and MSN can all use each other's networks, but no one else can). They need to do more than establish general connectivity. They need to open their networks up. Google seems to be interested in making an open network, and I wish them luck. However should they succeed in making a good open network, they still have one problem:
Right now, people primarily choose to use existing IM services solely because their friends do.
No matter how good their network is, their biggest problem will be converting people to it. I don't see this being an easy task with the amount of "LOL OMG taht is soo kewl!" people out there. Getting people to try trillian is hard enough sometimes. A lot of people don't want change. Unless you have friends in different countries one IM client is usually enough. And even if people were to switch, you'd still need some interoperability with other services so you could still talk to your friends who didn't make the jump.
So does that mean we have to start rooting for Intel now?
Ya, those noodles were sure gone for oodles of time.
You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die.
But do you have to read the kissing parts?
Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
Where as in North America it is pretigious to become a lawyer or a CEO. Anyone see a problem with that?
Actually what I found really funny was one of their screenshots. I don't speak german, but there were a few words I recognized :)
Oh, and I almost for the trusty spellchecker approach.
No idea. Bash.org had an interesting suggestion, but unfortunately it only works in meatspace.
For example, having friends in both Canada and the US, I have to use both MSN and AIM. I do not want a hundred windows floating about, so I use trillian. Trillian is nice. It has a good interface and has tabs and all that jazz. Only problem is it tends to crash and and occasionally has orphaned some rather important contacts. However, these problems I deal with because I have no other decent choice (I'm running all this off my ipod on lab computers and the GTK won't install there).
Now I have successfully gotten several people over to trillian, and most of them have stuck with it. The few times I have had friends use gaim they haven't been too enthralled by it. My sister and I once had problems with multiple instances of gaim which ended in many of our contacts being switched.
My gripes with gaim have mainly to do with interface. First, I hate it that there has to be that damn little away window. Some times I want to appear away so people won't bother me. Please don't bother me with a window. Also, Gaim's stubborness with refusing to support skins is a bit annoying. They claim it's so people have an easier time helping you, but I don't see that as much of an excuse as you can simply change to the default skins when you need help.
And for those of you saying that jabber can do all that...uh, well, it can't. Yes, it does give you the basic instant messanging things, but it doesn't have all the extra bells and whistles which keep people with MSN or AIM or whatever. Gaim's MSN bell and whistle support may be lacking, but jabber's is nonexistent.
So, what to do? Well, you could try basing a multiprotocol IM off XML or the EFL or something. Both of those I believe would make huge improvments to eyecandy. The video chat and such may be more of a problem. My hope is that google ponies up some video chat capability and allows both it and its existent audio chat to be ported to other messengers. MS isn't going to play ball. That's their whole plan.
The fact is if Linux is going to make more headway into the desktop its IM capabilities have to improve. You have to catch 'em young people! Start 'em smoking..er...messenging on Linux while their fragile little minds are still be shaped. Ok, so all my credibility was just lost with that last sentence, but it's not like this things is going to be read by anyone or even modded.
Just make sure to sue Apple when you crash so we can bitch about it here on Slashdot.
What about a modded Xbox? I would assume that would have enough power to be a PVR. Both the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 should have more than enough power to be PVR and the 360 I believe has the software already on it, and both are much cheaper than a desktop of equal power.
How about Salsa? Cha Cha? Macarena? Merengue? Polka? Any on this list could be possible candidates.
Because if anyone should be responsible for the damage phishers have caused to our marine wildlife, it should be our financial institutions....oh, wait...
Microsoft to heavily invest in chairs. Balmer rumored to be working out.
Well, there are easier ways of playing video on existing ipods.
I guess you could.....
Survivor 1: Hey honey, could you pass the Ubuntu? I'm getting kinda full of the knoppix I've been having.
Survivor 2: Oh, sure. By the way, have you tried Tux? I never though fried penguin would tastes so good.
Yes, and it will start out with a view of Halo, and a deep dark voice saying:
"One ring to rule them all....."
You mean like this?