* Plus, I like to keep my online aliases "clean", by deleting the ones I no longer use. I don't mind leaving the information up, so long as the account is inaccessible.
Change your password to some long, unholy concoction of symbols and letters.
Im thinking of MySQL. I'm thinking of the closed source version they sell. No, you're thinking of the enterprise version they sell. And you're full of shit, because it just so happens that MySQL Enterprise Server is open source! When you purchase a license for it, you get the source code too. Even better, it comes under either the GPL or a proprietary license, and you get to choose which! Why the backlash? Well, they just give the source away for free; you have to buy the Enterprise Server to get its code. That's how open source works, you know; you don't need to give anything away for free, you merely need to include your source with your binaries at no additional cost.
One big problem with the FOSS movement is that too many of its members don't understand that open-source software doesn't need to be free to be open-source. This misconception, I imagine, is part of the reason that companies have been so reluctant to make their products open-source. That is, they think that, in order to open-source their software, they have to give it (or at least the code) away at no charge. You are a large part of what's wrong with the FOSS movement. Shape up or shut up, and stop hurting the rest of us.
Actually, you can use SteamWorks without using Steam. Or at least, that's what the SteamWorks website seems to say:
Whether you're publishing your games on Steam or not, Steamworks lets you take advantage of Steam features in retail products. Obviously, using SteamWorks would make things more easily added to Steam and allow for better integration, but it doesn't seem that you need to use Steam to get its benefits. You might not be able to reap all the rewards without it, but at least some of them are independent.
Itchyeyes writes
Kind of OT, but could we please stop tagging articles with "whatcouldpossiblygowrong"? Aside from the fact that is stopped being funny after the 2nd or 3rd time, it kind of negates the purpose of having a tag if every single article gets the same tag. > whatcouldpossiblygowrong (tagging beta)
Do you have some sort of "problems" you don't want law-abiding people to know about? You have no idea how much I hate this argument. In any event, though, you're right. I don't want the law-abiding public to know about my addiction to crystal meth, the many murders I have committed, or the extensive library of child pornography I have filmed.
Personally, I don't keep much private. You can find out pretty much anything about me on the internet, if you really want to. I have voluntarily given up much of my privacy.
This does not mean, however, that I do not support the right to privacy. I support it very much, just as I support the right to willingly forfeit it. This takes that right away.
Oh, and you may notice that this also applies to people who leave the country. So if I go to, say, Canada to visit some relatives, I get a 40-year record about me somewhere. Fun times.
Fair.
Incidentally, if you're truly interested in what I end up doing about this, toss me an email and I'll let you know, as I honestly doubt I'll post it here.
Look into moving out of the United States. Europe and Canada are possible destinations. This is the one item with which I strongly disagree. It is, quite frankly, irresponsible to just pack up and leave rather than actually try to get something done. To do so is to declare, "Not my problem", and leave the mess for the poor souls who don't see what's going on or can't escape.
Given pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress? If only it were that simple. The truth of the matter is that all three branches are responsible for the current state of affairs, though it could be argued that the judicial branch is somewhat less culpable.
On the other hand, porting from the PS3 to the 360 has had some success to my knowledge. Maybe that's the way these developers should go? There's one big problem with this: Valve had already made the engine for both the PC and the Xbox. Source was originally made for the PC and was later ported to the original Xbox. Valve had experience and a codebase with both platforms. As a result, they couldn't really develop for the PS3 and port to the other platforms.
Correction: if you have done nothing ***the goverment considers wrong*** you have nothing to hide.
No, that's not how it works. In reality, if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. The government will helpfully make something up and "hide" it for you, then pretend to be shocked when it "finds" it.
What are you trying to imply? That they used the wrong word in TFS? Would you prefer that they buy a USDA certified steak in Facebook? I honestly cannot see whatever point you're trying to make.
Normally, I wouldn't have much of a problem with this. In-game ads are, IMO, fine so long as they don't detract from the atmosphere or invade your computer in any significant way. In other words, the ads should at least be plausibly valid in the context of the game (so no advertisements for, say, computer parts in a medieval game, but feel free in a modern game).
My problems are as follows.
The ads, at least those in the demo, don't fit at all. I saw a faded ad for some movie to be released in 2032, which was fine. What wasn't was the nVidia ad right next to it. It was very obviously anachronistic and, frankly, utter bullshit.
This software is a bit too invasive. Read your software and hardware configuration? Fuck you. If you're only monitoring what I do in-game and how long I look at each, that's fine. But the instant you start looking at things outside the nice sandbox of your game, you have crossed the line. Fuck off and leave me alone.
They're already making extra money! If you want the extra features and content, you need to pay a monthly fee! And now they're trying to turn our eyeballs into checks? Choose one or the other, not both! If you're going to charge a monthly fee for parts of your game, don't force advertising on your customers! And if you're going to force advertising on your customers, you damn well better give them all the content you have for free.
This is such bullshit. While in-game advertising doesn't have to suck, EA seems intent on ensuring that it does.
So, if I understand this properly, the telecoms don't want municipalities to give themselves "preferential treatment". That makes sense.
Wait a second. Are these the same telecoms that want to be able to sell "preferential treatment" at the detriment of everyone else? As a matter of fact, I think they are.
The only possible conclusion I can draw from this is as follows: it's okay for large companies to fuck people over, but governments damn well better... not. Or something. What the telecoms need to realize is that the governments have been fucking us over for centuries, if not longer, to the point that they've nearly perfected it to a (very perverse) form of art. The telecoms can't hope to compete, though that doesn't seem to be stopping them.
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What's that quote from? It looks fascinating.
Because then you can't get it posted on the front page of Slashdot.
How appropriate that this is posted in the hardware section. Think about it; these men would give up use of their hardware to get new, er, hardware.
One big problem with the FOSS movement is that too many of its members don't understand that open-source software doesn't need to be free to be open-source. This misconception, I imagine, is part of the reason that companies have been so reluctant to make their products open-source. That is, they think that, in order to open-source their software, they have to give it (or at least the code) away at no charge. You are a large part of what's wrong with the FOSS movement. Shape up or shut up, and stop hurting the rest of us.
Personally, I don't keep much private. You can find out pretty much anything about me on the internet, if you really want to. I have voluntarily given up much of my privacy.
This does not mean, however, that I do not support the right to privacy. I support it very much, just as I support the right to willingly forfeit it. This takes that right away.
Oh, and you may notice that this also applies to people who leave the country. So if I go to, say, Canada to visit some relatives, I get a 40-year record about me somewhere. Fun times.
Fair. Incidentally, if you're truly interested in what I end up doing about this, toss me an email and I'll let you know, as I honestly doubt I'll post it here.
This was posted by the Washington, er, Post on November 3, 2006. Whoops.
I was trying to think up some kind of response to this but, honestly, it's so infuriating and, more importantly, so stupid that I simply can't.
But does it run Linux?
Sounds to me like they've been using Valve Time.
What are you trying to imply? That they used the wrong word in TFS? Would you prefer that they buy a USDA certified steak in Facebook? I honestly cannot see whatever point you're trying to make.
Am I the only one who saw the tag "goati", became confused, and read "goatse"?
My problems are as follows.
- The ads, at least those in the demo, don't fit at all. I saw a faded ad for some movie to be released in 2032, which was fine. What wasn't was the nVidia ad right next to it. It was very obviously anachronistic and, frankly, utter bullshit.
- This software is a bit too invasive. Read your software and hardware configuration? Fuck you. If you're only monitoring what I do in-game and how long I look at each, that's fine. But the instant you start looking at things outside the nice sandbox of your game, you have crossed the line. Fuck off and leave me alone.
- They're already making extra money! If you want the extra features and content, you need to pay a monthly fee! And now they're trying to turn our eyeballs into checks? Choose one or the other, not both! If you're going to charge a monthly fee for parts of your game, don't force advertising on your customers! And if you're going to force advertising on your customers, you damn well better give them all the content you have for free.
This is such bullshit. While in-game advertising doesn't have to suck, EA seems intent on ensuring that it does.Well, as noted by Terry Pratchett, the IQ of a mob is equal to the IQ of its lowest member, divided by the number of members in the mob.
Only on Slashdot does something more insightful than anything get modded +4 Funny.
Alternatively, "my life for iron!", providing insight into the Protoss mining structure. Specifically, the lack thereof.
So, if I understand this properly, the telecoms don't want municipalities to give themselves "preferential treatment". That makes sense.
Wait a second. Are these the same telecoms that want to be able to sell "preferential treatment" at the detriment of everyone else? As a matter of fact, I think they are.
The only possible conclusion I can draw from this is as follows: it's okay for large companies to fuck people over, but governments damn well better... not. Or something.
What the telecoms need to realize is that the governments have been fucking us over for centuries, if not longer, to the point that they've nearly perfected it to a (very perverse) form of art. The telecoms can't hope to compete, though that doesn't seem to be stopping them.