Hell, we've got publicly funded banks and stock brokers here in the US and they don't think twice about charging ME for asking them to do something for me. CSIRO is far more legit than that.
I agree that "investors" have allowed the companies they invested in to produce the US middle class but there are no "investors" in today's stock market, only "traders" and traders produce wealth only for themselves (maybe). All a trader does is bet he can find some sucker to buy some crap he bought for more money than he paid for it. The exact nature of the crap is irrelevant.
Good point. Arcades were essentially bars for kids, a place to go hang out with contemporaries, eat junk food and compete. Although, as others have mentioned, the game is not directly competed but only in the sense that board games are not directly competed. Turn-based competition is competition just the same.
That's one of most interesting things about pinball. The concept of cheating is built right in and the machine judges whether you've cheated "too much".
I'll admit it. I'm an old fart (60) that grew up with the real thing in the back corners of the local bowling alleys and to me pinball has always been more enjoyable than most video games in part due to the real physics AND the physical feel, sound and even smell of the machine. My Dad bought me a used "Derby Day" machine back in the late 60s and I kept it running for another 25 years or so when I finally gave it to a guy who had a collection of machines. I can still remember the smell of the wood, oil, toasting insulation and ozone when that baby was fired up and cookin'.
Wow, that engendered one of the most off topic series of comments ever seen on/., which has seen more than its share. It's very interesting how the Indian programmers bear the brunt of the blame instead of the American managers and government where it belongs. Most of the readers don't even recognize this is not a story about Indian labor abuse, it's a story about Fascism in the USA.
"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
You see, in their perfect world, they sell you the same content over and over again, each time in a different format. The artist gets a decreasing revenue, the labels get a greater revenue, and the consumer gets screwed. This has been how they've operated since their inception. They're simply trying to take the Old Way Of Doing Business(tm) and force it onto a fundamentally different digitally-connected world.
Actually, in their perfect world they sell you the same content over and over again every time you listen to it.
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Aren't these the same bunch of yokels that think them younguns be havin' too much edjycashun and want to make K-12 into K-11? Big thinkers.
That's why it's best to stick with meaningless acronyms and abbreviations. A bit of hnc and ctg would've fixed that right up. ;)
You've just (re)invented the system modal dialog!
Hell, we've got publicly funded banks and stock brokers here in the US and they don't think twice about charging ME for asking them to do something for me. CSIRO is far more legit than that.
I suspect it's using the heat generated by all that "OpenGL composting" to recharge the battery.
My roaches laugh at your puny lions, tigers and bears.
Uh, no. Now WE'RE reaping the reward for their ignorance.
And which one will be there when electricity isn't?
I heard Velikovsky talk about all of this back in the 60s.
Rush, is that you? Oh, sorry Sean. Gee you're puttin' on weight.
Uh, your server's down. Guess you're running in Windows.
Of course we would never do anything like that in the US like maybe a pop song titled "If You Seek Amy".
I agree that "investors" have allowed the companies they invested in to produce the US middle class but there are no "investors" in today's stock market, only "traders" and traders produce wealth only for themselves (maybe). All a trader does is bet he can find some sucker to buy some crap he bought for more money than he paid for it. The exact nature of the crap is irrelevant.
Way too subtle. Remember, speakers of "the Queen's English" require giant, cartoon stomping feet to indicate humorous content is about to follow.
"Most people do not care about their government."
Government and sausage, baby, government and sausage.
Long live Willie!
Did he forget his sarcasm tags?
There's a reason most Linux programmers aren't from the US.
And that reason is Linux is more popular outside the US.
Maybe you haven't noticed there are about 500 versions of Blade Runner at this point.
I'll call bullshit on that one. There is one guy who knew EXACTLY what Fascism is because he invented it.
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
Good point. Arcades were essentially bars for kids, a place to go hang out with contemporaries, eat junk food and compete. Although, as others have mentioned, the game is not directly competed but only in the sense that board games are not directly competed. Turn-based competition is competition just the same.
That's one of most interesting things about pinball. The concept of cheating is built right in and the machine judges whether you've cheated "too much".
I'll admit it. I'm an old fart (60) that grew up with the real thing in the back corners of the local bowling alleys and to me pinball has always been more enjoyable than most video games in part due to the real physics AND the physical feel, sound and even smell of the machine. My Dad bought me a used "Derby Day" machine back in the late 60s and I kept it running for another 25 years or so when I finally gave it to a guy who had a collection of machines. I can still remember the smell of the wood, oil, toasting insulation and ozone when that baby was fired up and cookin'.
Wow, that engendered one of the most off topic series of comments ever seen on /., which has seen more than its share. It's very interesting how the Indian programmers bear the brunt of the blame instead of the American managers and government where it belongs. Most of the readers don't even recognize this is not a story about Indian labor abuse, it's a story about Fascism in the USA.
"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
That wouldn't be "delicious baby formula" that would be "delicious baby recipe".
Actually, in their perfect world they sell you the same content over and over again every time you listen to it.