Wasn't Nintendo planning on having all of its older titles availible on the revolution? If so, Goldeneye could be a major hit for the system. If they have some way to play it online against other opponenets, that would be even better.
Capitalism is based on the idea that I can pay people to do things that I want done instead of doing them myself. For instance, I can pay the neighbor's kid to mow my lawn for me. Everyone else on my block could be out in the yard mowing while I have fun playing WoW. Is it 'cheating' that I'm not grinding away out there like the rest of them? Should I feel bad that I'm having fun while everyone else isn't?
Now suppose that I pay the neighbor's kid to farm for me in WoW. Everyone else on my server could be farming while I actually have fun playing the game. Is it 'cheating' that I'm not grinding away out there like the rest of them? Should I feel bad that I'm having fun while everyone else isn't?
Paying money for virtual gold is little different than paying money for any other service. Capitialism is based on the idea that you trade money for things that you want, including other people's time. As long as they have games based on the concept of "spend lots of time to get x!" (where x is an epic mount, items, levels, etc.) there will always be people more willing to pay someone to spend his time instead of theirs.
Disclamer #1: I am not currently playing any MMORPG.
Disclamer #2: Some gold farmers may cause other problems by hogging resources, killing other players, and spamming. I have seen non-gold farmers do all these things as well. The problem is not with the gold farmers but with a game that allows such things.
Discalmer #3: Just because gold farming is a logical extension of capitalism does not mean that gold farming is okay. After all, many people think capitalism is wrong.
I'm trying not to sound too much like a paranoid nutjob. I just want to point out that having technology in your cellphone that can monitor everything you do is creepy. (If it can keep track of songs you listen to, ads you watch, and movies you see, it can keep track of pretty much anything). Yes, it is voluntary now, and it would be highly illeagal for a telecommunications company to record private communications (even in part) without consent (or a search warrant). Hopefully, though, you can understand some of my 'paranoia' considering AT&T has already done that.
It's bad enough that the government is monitoring all our conversations, but having corporations monitor our behavior for "marketing purposes" seems even worse. At least the government won't sell the data it finds to anyone willing to pay for it...
The article is sparse on details as to how the virus is distributed. It sounds like the virus is something that you actually have to run, so you won't pick it up just by visiting a website or reading an email. Anyone know more details about this?
From Wikipedia
The Fourth Amendment guards against searches, arrests, and seizures of property without a specific warrant or a "probable cause" to believe a crime has been committed. A general right to privacy has been inferred from this amendment and others by the Supreme Court...
From the article: "Often times, he would hold an unintelligible meeting and walk out without taking questions, then allow his assistants to move in and explain what he had said."
Sounds to me like his assistants are the ones who deserve a lot of credit for his sucess- the guy would have been worthless without people to 'translate' for him.
Gaming on a Mac won't catch on until most of the really popular games are availible for Mac as well as PC. I don't see dual booting as the gateway to Mac gaming for the average user- it's pretty much just the power users now who even know dual-boot systems exist, much less how to create one. The/. crowd, though, will have fun with it...
A note about the article is that any planets that might be formed from the cloud of debris would be orbiting a pulsar Even if it has planets, it doesn't tell us much about how our own solar system could have developed.
As other people have pointed out, anything can be addictive- even "good" things like dieting and exercise can be a problem (even fatal) if overdone.
Pretty much all addictions lead to isolation, depression, and inability to communicate. Porn addiction is actually better than most other common addictions- it doesn't destroy your body like drugs, or destroy your finances like gambling- but it is easier to get into because it is cheap; All you need is an internet connection. Because of this, I think porn will become the #1 addiction in the United States (if it isn't already).
(Side note: most people who look at porn are not addicts, just like most people who drink beer aren't alcoholics. )
I don't have a problem with Windows incorperating anti-virus software in their operating system. I don't see how it could be anti-trust or a monopoly to make your OS better able to deal with malware of various sorts.
Of course, if they charge extra for Anti-virus software, that would be a bigger deal- it means that Microsoft is charging you more to deal with bugs they left in Windows. It doesn't take much brainpower to see a potential conflict of interest there.
Your concern about current encryption is valid- if mathematicians better understand how prime numbers are distributed, then it might be possible to generate prime numbers quickly, even without quatum computers. Since our current encryption technology is based upon prime numbers being difficult to find, that could pose a problem.
When it was first posted on/. that someone claimed to do this, there were tons of people who were saying "OMG N00BS!!! IT'S OBVIOUSLY FAKE!!!" I wonder how they feel now?
While this tactic might be unethical, they are certainly behaving legally- it's allowed for me to tell people where they can download software. Now all the makers of Galactic Civilizations need to do is link to where people can illegally download Starforce-protected games with the protection removed. Turnabout is, after all, fair play.
Since I can't mod TedTshopp up today, I'm writing this post to agree with him. RIM lied in court about having prior art, and NTP has patents at least as valid as any other software patent on the market today. RIM should have taken the coward's way out and settled cheaply when it wasn't a big deal, or tried to question the validity of the patents directly- instead it faked a software demo for "prior art"... and did it so badly they were caught. RIM is doing now what it should have long ago.
There was a computer science teacher a year ago (or so) who took a survey of how long it took his class to do various programming assignments. It turned out that there was no connection between how long the student spent on the assignment and what grade he got on it.
I suspect it's the same with video games- one person with a great idea and good programming skill could program the next "Geometry Wars" in a couple months, while some shovelware games have taken huge groups of people years. (Daikatana is the first that pops into everyone's head, but there have been others). Don't judge a game by how much time has been spent on it- it's like saying a movie will be good because it had a high budget.
They could always start selling personal information off the site to spammers, credit card companies, and advertisers of all sorts... they could even encourage people to take "polls" about what products they prefer, allowing for even more targeted ads. As long as they don't screw up, I can see MySpace.com bringing in lots of advertising revenue.
The article mentioned (multiple times, in fact) that the negative effects of violence on TV and movies was twice as bad as the negative effects of gaming. However, you don't see people like Hillary Clinton or Jack Thompson talking about legislation to reduce violence on TV.
This is because video game legislation annoys people who aren't old enough to vote yet, while TV legislation would annoy most of the population. These people don't really care about kids, they care about looking good, getting votes, and trying to scare people into their political camp.
I think Laptops could really help students be productive- they could check email, work on projects and post on Slashdot during what would otherwise be wasted class time.
"Public pressure: Perhaps a more likely approach, although not a legal one, is that the open source community may put political pressure on the infringing organisation to comply with the open source licence."
Wow, I didn't know that applying political pressure in order to make someone obey a contract was illegal! Does the RIAA know this?
This article makes a point journalists like to forget: that anything fun can be addictive. This includes making yourself feel important by bashing something you don't understand. Now that we know this, let's see if we can get the/. trolls and Jack Thompson a support group!
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Wasn't Nintendo planning on having all of its older titles availible on the revolution? If so, Goldeneye could be a major hit for the system. If they have some way to play it online against other opponenets, that would be even better.
Now suppose that I pay the neighbor's kid to farm for me in WoW. Everyone else on my server could be farming while I actually have fun playing the game. Is it 'cheating' that I'm not grinding away out there like the rest of them? Should I feel bad that I'm having fun while everyone else isn't?
Paying money for virtual gold is little different than paying money for any other service. Capitialism is based on the idea that you trade money for things that you want, including other people's time. As long as they have games based on the concept of "spend lots of time to get x!" (where x is an epic mount, items, levels, etc.) there will always be people more willing to pay someone to spend his time instead of theirs.
Disclamer #1: I am not currently playing any MMORPG.
Disclamer #2: Some gold farmers may cause other problems by hogging resources, killing other players, and spamming. I have seen non-gold farmers do all these things as well. The problem is not with the gold farmers but with a game that allows such things.
Discalmer #3: Just because gold farming is a logical extension of capitalism does not mean that gold farming is okay. After all, many people think capitalism is wrong.
I'm trying not to sound too much like a paranoid nutjob. I just want to point out that having technology in your cellphone that can monitor everything you do is creepy. (If it can keep track of songs you listen to, ads you watch, and movies you see, it can keep track of pretty much anything). Yes, it is voluntary now, and it would be highly illeagal for a telecommunications company to record private communications (even in part) without consent (or a search warrant). Hopefully, though, you can understand some of my 'paranoia' considering AT&T has already done that.
It's bad enough that the government is monitoring all our conversations, but having corporations monitor our behavior for "marketing purposes" seems even worse. At least the government won't sell the data it finds to anyone willing to pay for it...
The article is sparse on details as to how the virus is distributed. It sounds like the virus is something that you actually have to run, so you won't pick it up just by visiting a website or reading an email. Anyone know more details about this?
That is why they included the Ninth Admendment, which states that people have other rights not specifically listed.
From Wikipedia
The Fourth Amendment guards against searches, arrests, and seizures of property without a specific warrant or a "probable cause" to believe a crime has been committed. A general right to privacy has been inferred from this amendment and others by the Supreme Court...
From the article: "Often times, he would hold an unintelligible meeting and walk out without taking questions, then allow his assistants to move in and explain what he had said."
Sounds to me like his assistants are the ones who deserve a lot of credit for his sucess- the guy would have been worthless without people to 'translate' for him.
Gaming on a Mac won't catch on until most of the really popular games are availible for Mac as well as PC. I don't see dual booting as the gateway to Mac gaming for the average user- it's pretty much just the power users now who even know dual-boot systems exist, much less how to create one. The /. crowd, though, will have fun with it...
A note about the article is that any planets that might be formed from the cloud of debris would be orbiting a pulsar Even if it has planets, it doesn't tell us much about how our own solar system could have developed.
Pretty much all addictions lead to isolation, depression, and inability to communicate. Porn addiction is actually better than most other common addictions- it doesn't destroy your body like drugs, or destroy your finances like gambling- but it is easier to get into because it is cheap; All you need is an internet connection. Because of this, I think porn will become the #1 addiction in the United States (if it isn't already).
(Side note: most people who look at porn are not addicts, just like most people who drink beer aren't alcoholics. )
Of course, if they charge extra for Anti-virus software, that would be a bigger deal- it means that Microsoft is charging you more to deal with bugs they left in Windows. It doesn't take much brainpower to see a potential conflict of interest there.
Your concern about current encryption is valid- if mathematicians better understand how prime numbers are distributed, then it might be possible to generate prime numbers quickly, even without quatum computers. Since our current encryption technology is based upon prime numbers being difficult to find, that could pose a problem.
Now we can protect our brains from telepaths while still looking sharp!
When it was first posted on /. that someone claimed to do this, there were tons of people who were saying "OMG N00BS!!! IT'S OBVIOUSLY FAKE!!!" I wonder how they feel now?
While this tactic might be unethical, they are certainly behaving legally- it's allowed for me to tell people where they can download software. Now all the makers of Galactic Civilizations need to do is link to where people can illegally download Starforce-protected games with the protection removed. Turnabout is, after all, fair play.
I for one welcome our new robotic overlords.
Since I can't mod TedTshopp up today, I'm writing this post to agree with him. RIM lied in court about having prior art, and NTP has patents at least as valid as any other software patent on the market today. RIM should have taken the coward's way out and settled cheaply when it wasn't a big deal, or tried to question the validity of the patents directly- instead it faked a software demo for "prior art"... and did it so badly they were caught. RIM is doing now what it should have long ago.
You are offtopic, but I appreciate the link anyway. Thanks!
I suspect it's the same with video games- one person with a great idea and good programming skill could program the next "Geometry Wars" in a couple months, while some shovelware games have taken huge groups of people years. (Daikatana is the first that pops into everyone's head, but there have been others). Don't judge a game by how much time has been spent on it- it's like saying a movie will be good because it had a high budget.
They could always start selling personal information off the site to spammers, credit card companies, and advertisers of all sorts... they could even encourage people to take "polls" about what products they prefer, allowing for even more targeted ads. As long as they don't screw up, I can see MySpace.com bringing in lots of advertising revenue.
This is because video game legislation annoys people who aren't old enough to vote yet, while TV legislation would annoy most of the population. These people don't really care about kids, they care about looking good, getting votes, and trying to scare people into their political camp.
I think Laptops could really help students be productive- they could check email, work on projects and post on Slashdot during what would otherwise be wasted class time.
Wow, I didn't know that applying political pressure in order to make someone obey a contract was illegal! Does the RIAA know this?
This article makes a point journalists like to forget: that anything fun can be addictive. This includes making yourself feel important by bashing something you don't understand. Now that we know this, let's see if we can get the /. trolls and Jack Thompson a support group!