I'd gladly pay an extra few bucks a month for my internet if it means I have carte blanche to torrent as much music as I want without having to worry about getting sued (and if it means my ISP would stop throttling my bandwidth - I'm sick of having to reset my modem every other day.)
It's not a free speech issue, it's a harassment issue. We all know that there are limits to speech when someone else's livlihood is at stake (shouting "fire" in a crowded theater, to use the classic example.) To say spammers have the right to spam is like saying the first amendment gives someone the right to follow you around with a megaphone shouting advertisements into your ear.
Just set it to something like himynameisjenniferim7howareyou. A sentence simple enough for a child to remember yet complex enough to make it impossible to guess (and nearly impossible to brute-force.)
Of course, I have to question the ethics of locking out a child's computer from her own parents. I can't see any legitimate reason for doing so.
Just how much do people have invested here?
I haven't experienced the glitch yet, but if I did it would take me all of five minutes to set up my settings the way I want them again. It really doesn't strike me as being as big a deal as everyone says it is.
I mean, all of the services Google offers are absolutely free. Does anyone really have any right to complain about something they're getting for free?
Well, of course they have the right, let me rephrase that: people shouldn't complain about stuff that they get for free.:P
It's also possible that factors such as weather, environmental hazards (it's in California, so, earthquakes) and atmosphere could play a part in the panels' degredation that the satellite wouldn't be subjected to in space. Also, the panels on satellites seem to be much simpler than ones required to power a large electrical grid. I'm not saying your're wrong, since I don't really know that much about it, but it's just something to consider.
Are people really using their mice that far away from the USB port on their computer? For me, the hassle of keeping fresh batteries in the thing would counterbalance whatever slight benefit I'd get from having a wireless mouse.
Of course, I use a trackball, anyway, so really, that benefit would be "none". But I use a mouse on my work computer, and I'm never encumbered by having a cord.
Well, I'm just speculating based on the gameplay footage I've seen. Sure, I'm hyping it a little bit, but that's about the extent of the hyping that I'll do. =P
Spore isn't going to revolutionize anything. It's not going to change the landscape of videogaming as we know it. Spore is just a video game. Sure, an awesome, unusually creative, really fun videogame, but just a video game nonetheless. Everyone out there please stop hyping it so much, because the more you hype it, the more I raise my expectations, and eventually they're going to raise up so high that not even Will Wright will be able to meet them.
Please, just let the game be, and we can talk about it after it comes out, okay?
Wow, finally, some confirmation that I'm not crazy
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Ever since I got into this whole pirating routine, I've found myself paradoxically enjoying my entertainment far less than I have before. It seems like having a neverending supply of game ROMS, movies and TV shows available to me should be a great thing, but I mostly find myself hoarding a bunch of stuff that I never watch. I try to find excuses to buy stuff instead of downloading it. My friends call me crazy, but in all honesty, the satisfaction of going out and spending my hard-earned money on something just makes me appreciate it more.
I've found myself buying a lot more books lately, since the book is one experience that just can't be emulated. Every time I buy a book, I read it from beginning to end, and usually enjoy the experience. None of my books ever go half-finished, I don't get bored of them in favor of picking up another book, or cycling through a ton of books.
Having an incredible amount of options avaiable to me is, ultimately, unfulfilling.
An ISP, mind you, who caters mostly to customers in a rural area. One day, a guy calls up because there was a strange clicking noise coming from inside his computer when he turned it on. I wasn't too busy that day, so I figured I could take a minute to say it was probably his hard drive on the verge of death, and as the conversation proceeded, it just got worse and worse.
Him: "Well, I squirted some WD-40 in there, but it didn't help none..."
Me: (stunned pause)
"You squirted... WD-40 in... where?"
Him: "The, er, disk drive... that's what you said it was, right?"
Me: (speechless)
Him: "Uh-oh, smoke's coming out... better unplug this thing..."
Yes, this guy sprayed WD-40 into his floppy drive and set his computer on fire.
...why anyone would want to play that horrible game again.
It wasn't just difficult, it was frustratingly impossible. The "gameplay" consisted of mashing random buttons at random times with perfect timing. The only way to really win the game was to fail over and over and over again, so you know to mash the button the next time you get to that part. Pretty much everything in the game killed you. It wasn't fun, and the only reason it was even remotely interesting when it came out was because it was the first time anyone had ever seen an interactive cartoon.
Now, we have the chance to relive exactly the same nightmare in HD. Goody. I'd rather play a REAL game, thanks.
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Oops. I meant for that to be a reply to the OP. My apologies.
Man, Gabe and Tycho were prescient.
And I've been unable to run plenty of games under Vista. I'm glad you've had more luck, but your anecdotal evidence doesn't cancel out mine.
"Can Windows move forward with a completely new, fast, and secure OS and still keep legacy application support?"
Well, considering the fact that Vista's all but killed the chance of running any software made before the year 2000, I'd have to say "no".
It's pretty bad when old Windows software is much more likely to run under Wine than with the latest version of Windows.
It appears I should have RTFA.
"...to direct the upcoming Hobbit film and its sequel." Its sequel? You mean "Lord of the Rings"? Again?
I'd gladly pay an extra few bucks a month for my internet if it means I have carte blanche to torrent as much music as I want without having to worry about getting sued (and if it means my ISP would stop throttling my bandwidth - I'm sick of having to reset my modem every other day.)
It's not a free speech issue, it's a harassment issue. We all know that there are limits to speech when someone else's livlihood is at stake (shouting "fire" in a crowded theater, to use the classic example.) To say spammers have the right to spam is like saying the first amendment gives someone the right to follow you around with a megaphone shouting advertisements into your ear.
Just set it to something like himynameisjenniferim7howareyou. A sentence simple enough for a child to remember yet complex enough to make it impossible to guess (and nearly impossible to brute-force.)
Of course, I have to question the ethics of locking out a child's computer from her own parents. I can't see any legitimate reason for doing so.
Just how much do people have invested here? I haven't experienced the glitch yet, but if I did it would take me all of five minutes to set up my settings the way I want them again. It really doesn't strike me as being as big a deal as everyone says it is. I mean, all of the services Google offers are absolutely free. Does anyone really have any right to complain about something they're getting for free? Well, of course they have the right, let me rephrase that: people shouldn't complain about stuff that they get for free. :P
It's also possible that factors such as weather, environmental hazards (it's in California, so, earthquakes) and atmosphere could play a part in the panels' degredation that the satellite wouldn't be subjected to in space. Also, the panels on satellites seem to be much simpler than ones required to power a large electrical grid. I'm not saying your're wrong, since I don't really know that much about it, but it's just something to consider.
Good gameplay can save a game with a terrible story. But a good story can't save a game with terrible gameplay.
Are people really using their mice that far away from the USB port on their computer? For me, the hassle of keeping fresh batteries in the thing would counterbalance whatever slight benefit I'd get from having a wireless mouse.
Of course, I use a trackball, anyway, so really, that benefit would be "none". But I use a mouse on my work computer, and I'm never encumbered by having a cord.
Well, I'm just speculating based on the gameplay footage I've seen. Sure, I'm hyping it a little bit, but that's about the extent of the hyping that I'll do. =P
Spore isn't going to revolutionize anything. It's not going to change the landscape of videogaming as we know it. Spore is just a video game. Sure, an awesome, unusually creative, really fun videogame, but just a video game nonetheless. Everyone out there please stop hyping it so much, because the more you hype it, the more I raise my expectations, and eventually they're going to raise up so high that not even Will Wright will be able to meet them.
Please, just let the game be, and we can talk about it after it comes out, okay?
Ever since I got into this whole pirating routine, I've found myself paradoxically enjoying my entertainment far less than I have before. It seems like having a neverending supply of game ROMS, movies and TV shows available to me should be a great thing, but I mostly find myself hoarding a bunch of stuff that I never watch. I try to find excuses to buy stuff instead of downloading it. My friends call me crazy, but in all honesty, the satisfaction of going out and spending my hard-earned money on something just makes me appreciate it more. I've found myself buying a lot more books lately, since the book is one experience that just can't be emulated. Every time I buy a book, I read it from beginning to end, and usually enjoy the experience. None of my books ever go half-finished, I don't get bored of them in favor of picking up another book, or cycling through a ton of books. Having an incredible amount of options avaiable to me is, ultimately, unfulfilling.
An ISP, mind you, who caters mostly to customers in a rural area. One day, a guy calls up because there was a strange clicking noise coming from inside his computer when he turned it on. I wasn't too busy that day, so I figured I could take a minute to say it was probably his hard drive on the verge of death, and as the conversation proceeded, it just got worse and worse. Him: "Well, I squirted some WD-40 in there, but it didn't help none..." Me: (stunned pause) "You squirted... WD-40 in... where?" Him: "The, er, disk drive... that's what you said it was, right?" Me: (speechless) Him: "Uh-oh, smoke's coming out... better unplug this thing..." Yes, this guy sprayed WD-40 into his floppy drive and set his computer on fire.
...why anyone would want to play that horrible game again. It wasn't just difficult, it was frustratingly impossible. The "gameplay" consisted of mashing random buttons at random times with perfect timing. The only way to really win the game was to fail over and over and over again, so you know to mash the button the next time you get to that part. Pretty much everything in the game killed you. It wasn't fun, and the only reason it was even remotely interesting when it came out was because it was the first time anyone had ever seen an interactive cartoon. Now, we have the chance to relive exactly the same nightmare in HD. Goody. I'd rather play a REAL game, thanks.
Oops, sorry, I didn't mean to mod this OT... I'm new to this moderation stuff. (>)
He was referring to those who obtain RIAA music to listen to without buying it.