"No, they can obtain it if *anyone* happens to give it to them, and it doesn't even have to be accurate. There are a lot of cases out there of some person getting mad at some other person and posting all sorts of unplesant, untrue things about that person online causing them to show up when people search for the affected person."
Again, I repeat that I would rather a game like this be delayed until it's a good game, than rushed and buggy. Rushed and buggy seems pretty common these days, and if delaying until 2009 is what it takes to finish the game, then more power to them - I've got plenty of stuff to look forward to playing in the meantime.
"I'll admit it, I am an ignorant American, but I am pretty sure that in most cultures teaching kids that their robot could fetch a beer is not a good thing."
Well, then, what's so wrong about marketing to adults? Why does everything have to be marketed to kids?
I'm honestly sick and tired of so much of the culture being so kid focused, there's not much left for the adults to enjoy.
: Apple is taking advantage of their monopoly position disallowing the playing of itunes purchased music on non iPod : players.
Untrue. Burn to CD, rip to mp3. Store on whatever mp3 player you want.
: you have to stick to iPod or lose the ability to transport your : music? Plus when your HDD dies.. you cant regain your music.
Also not true. If for whatever reason you lose all your iTunes music, just let Apple know, and you can download it all again for free.
Sounds like you've been listening to the people at Future Shop, when I got my iPod the tried to tell me it couldn't play mp3's. Bla. Never going there again.
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Prove you're not a terrorist.
Oh, you can't? Too bad, we have wiretaps that says you are.
That's not you, you say, they're not real?
Prove it.
"No, they can obtain it if *anyone* happens to give it to them, and it doesn't even have to be accurate. There are a lot of cases out there of some person getting mad at some other person and posting all sorts of unplesant, untrue things about that person online causing them to show up when people search for the affected person."
And that's unique to Google... how, exactly?
Good.
Again, I repeat that I would rather a game like this be delayed until it's a good game, than rushed and buggy. Rushed and buggy seems pretty common these days, and if delaying until 2009 is what it takes to finish the game, then more power to them - I've got plenty of stuff to look forward to playing in the meantime.
http://www.livejournal.com/export.bml
If their deletion policy is this random, then it'd be a good idea to get out now.
Me, I'm going somewhere else - if this is the way lj acts, they've seriously lost my trust, and therefore my financial support.
What if the attacker is a guy?
('he' is gender-neutral in the common sense, unless refering to a specific individual, 'she' is not)
Uh, "Very specific type of nerd?"
When has that *ever* been true?
Or, by 'nerd', do you mean people like you?
You seem to be acting like the sort of people nerds commonly accuse of oppresing them.
So, uh, you don't care if kids get raped or terrorists kill people?
I guess that says more about you than the people you're condemning.
And I'll have you note, that this wiretapping bill we're discussing is a "Liberal" initiave, NOT a Conservative one.
Who are you wanting to leave you alone again?
It's not FUD if it's factual.
Now, whether the FSF can hold to the facts, I have more faith in them in that regard than Microsoft.
The Spore vid, albiet at poor quality, and from quite awhile ago:
= will%20wright%20spore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXMsWNGcbP4&search
"I'll admit it, I am an ignorant American, but I am pretty sure that in most cultures teaching kids that their robot could fetch a beer is not a good thing."
Well, then, what's so wrong about marketing to adults? Why does everything have to be marketed to kids?
I'm honestly sick and tired of so much of the culture being so kid focused, there's not much left for the adults to enjoy.
:i wasn't aware there was a competition
Obligatory: You must be new here.
: Apple is taking advantage of their monopoly position disallowing the playing of itunes purchased music on non iPod
.. you cant regain your music.
: players.
Untrue. Burn to CD, rip to mp3. Store on whatever mp3 player you want.
: you have to stick to iPod or lose the ability to transport your
: music? Plus when your HDD dies
Also not true. If for whatever reason you lose all your iTunes music, just let Apple know, and you can download it all again for free.
Sounds like you've been listening to the people at Future Shop, when I got my iPod the tried to tell me it couldn't play mp3's. Bla. Never going there again.
: because this america, not china. our property is supposed to be free from search without a warrant. it has something to do with the constitution...
Don't you mean, the Patriot Act?
: Althought, truth be told - why exactly is the government telling us this?
So we trust them.
:Yeah, yeah, there goes my positive karma.
Heh, well, till you said that, anyway - now you're guarunteed at least a 3 or 4 Informative or Insightful.
:What is their real complaint?! Please enlighten me!
Fear.
The US lied to the world and invaded a foreign soverign nation without cause.
Quite simply, and with good reason, the US just isn't trusted.
: the answer is to STOP SUPPORTING THE RIAA and purchase/support
: independent artists.
Which makes RIAA CD sales go down, to which they reply: "Oh noes, piracy!"
: PBS... *snip* I can't believe that MY tax dollars go to support this fucking shit.
Uh, dude, they don't. The "P" stands for "Public," remember? That's why they do those annoying money drives every so often. No tax dollars there.
: Recording a CD: $2000 Ripping your CD: $0 Saying 'Screw you' to the RIAA's
: business model and getting Slashdotted for publicity: Priceless
And the ~1% of ~1 million people who buy your CD for ~$10 = ~$$$
Marketing = Money, it's that simple.
>If Linux doesn't cut it, get Windows. If Windows doesn't cut it, get Linux.
Or, y'know, a Mac.
OS X and all that. Hell, Intel stuffs even, in a couple months.
Not sure about intelligence, but sanity, certainly.
Everybody, cross your fingers and hope this sparks a trend - it should at least set some sort of precidence that other's can use to their advantage.
Heh, you sound like one of those beurocrats who called for "more studies!" on the effectiveness of the levies as Katrina was bearing down on the city.
Sometimes it's more prudent to act on what you know, rather than wait till you know everything, which is, of course, impossible.
Damage reduction now, is always better than paniced destruction later.
Odd question. Kinda like asking:
Is the automobile the bicycle of the future?
Is television the radio of the future?
Is the space shuttle the car of the future?
Is the radio the talking of the future?
Things are what they are capable of being, not more or less.
*shrug*
The Incans did have library's.
We know this, because the Catholic priests and missionaries of the time recorded burning them.
Just wanted to say, wow. That post is one of the most racist I've seen in years.
Cograts, I guess.