I like most of this guy's article, but some of the things he says are too vague, and anyone with common sense would say the same things. For example:
I was right when I said AMD would give Intel further fits.
Two huge companies in dead competition would give each other fits? Obviously that is bound to happen on some degree over the course of the year. Also, he never really defined "fits", just some kind of conflict that is bound to happen when two major corporations are competing in the same market.
I predicted the RIAA would continue to sue music lovers and they have, despite the fact that it doesn't help anyone and actually hurts everyone to do so.
What would the RIAA do, stop suing? I don't know of any other way to prosecute violators of copyright law besides offing them like the mafia. Again vague and full of common sense.
Cringely (the author) did make some great predictions that came true this year (e.g. PS3, VoIP, TV networks embracing video downloads). I think I might have read his article last year and enjoyed it also. Personally, I would like to see a lower accuracy rate and less vague predictions. However, most people will be fooled like customers to a palm reader
Not to be critical or trolling or anything, but scientists simply just caught a glimpse of something cool that lasts for miliseconds at best. I'm all for science that has the very shred of potential to be something beneficial to society, but this is stretching it. Cool yes, but front page worthy? I disagree
I've played 16 people games where half the people quit on one team, but with communication and teamwork they have completely destroyed the other team. This is what makes playing against a clan so much harder; communication REALLY makes a difference.
If anything, the seamless xbox live transition between xbox and the 360 will encourage customers to switch over. Also, looking at what other people are doing will probably pressure customers into switching over. When you pop up your friends list (i have xbox live) and see everyone is "playing halo 3 on xbox 360" and it takes 30 minutes to find a matchmaking game, you're definitely want to switch over to the 360 more.
If you DON'T have xbox live, you can continue to live in your little past-technology bubble and continue to play the same game over and over again (think the people who still play the NES).
I think the peer pressure of xbox live will be a factor in pushing people to the xbox 360.
imagine how hard this would be to do on a laptop with no USB mouse? Oh god, i can only imagine the frustration of moving a bajillion files to the wrong place and having to select them all again...
If anyone else reads howstuffworks.com, they have several articles on lock picking, safe cracking, and other illegal activities. They describe methods and have 3d visuals to show how to pick a lock, along with linking to sites to get lock picking kits. They have over 1,000 articles in their database on all subjects, but I could see them getting in trouble for hosting this kind of material. The thing that could save them was that at the beginning of the article they said "you should only do this to pick your own lock or crack your own safe."
Sierpinski, did the news program say "this is how the criminals do it so you can do it too!", or did it say something like "this is a method of stealing a car"?
Sorry, but this is old news. If you guys have ever explored the mini r/c desktop rover's site (product description/photo at: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5776/ ) they had an online tech demo (through java of course) where you stood in line and got to control the rc car. It was stuck in a box with a bunch of ramps and obstacles that you could see with the camera attached to it. You were able to steer and push objects within the box. They even took off the top of the box and let you see the crummy living room that it was hosted in! The tech demo isn't working now, but I remember using it over a year ago.
Does anybody else see bittorrent playing a role in this movie download business model? Think of when a hit movie comes out in Blockbuster-they have walls of a single movie because they know that everyone will want it. Bittorrent would be perfect for a big release like this - thousands of people nationwide downloading the same file. Sounds good to me!
The host isn't really benefited from your situation. Sharks have small little fish that attach themselves to their fins and eat the crumbs that the sharks drop; the sharks aren't benefited from this, so it isn't cooperative behavior. I forget the actual name of this type of behavior when the host isn't affected at all.
Cooperative is more of the crocodiles letting the birds eat out of their mouths, helping the crocodiles and the birds. I don't know how this particular situation evolved though; I doubt a crocodile would let a bird mill around in it's mouth if it didn't know it would do something good.
Why am I sitting here asking questions instead of solving them?
Re:P2P Television is here
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The bad thing about P2P television (and all other open-source, non-profit things) is that there isn't any motivation. They're not getting paid for this or anything (besides the weak amount of money they make off of mugs, t-shirts, and paypal donations), so why keep taking time out of their schedule to make it?
http://www.welcometothescene.com/, however, comes out with episodes every couple of weeks. If everything were that consistent, i'm sure more people would watch p2p television.
Family Guy's revival after internet distribution
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When Family Guy premiered on Fox, it immediately got close to no attention. After a short 4 seasons, the show was terminated. THEN the internet distribution of Family Guy began: Winamp Online TV (saltwaterchimp.com anyone?), torrents, and p2p networks began showing various episodes. The popularity grew and grew as people started buying the DVD sets and renting them from video stores. Fox, in one of their smartest moves, LISTENED to this great attention it was getting, labeled it a late-bloomer, and put it back on the air.
Internet distribution actually helped a show get back on the air and help the network get more advertising, etc.
who says it can't be done?
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I like most of this guy's article, but some of the things he says are too vague, and anyone with common sense would say the same things. For example:
I was right when I said AMD would give Intel further fits.
Two huge companies in dead competition would give each other fits? Obviously that is bound to happen on some degree over the course of the year. Also, he never really defined "fits", just some kind of conflict that is bound to happen when two major corporations are competing in the same market.
I predicted the RIAA would continue to sue music lovers and they have, despite the fact that it doesn't help anyone and actually hurts everyone to do so.
What would the RIAA do, stop suing? I don't know of any other way to prosecute violators of copyright law besides offing them like the mafia. Again vague and full of common sense.
Cringely (the author) did make some great predictions that came true this year (e.g. PS3, VoIP, TV networks embracing video downloads). I think I might have read his article last year and enjoyed it also. Personally, I would like to see a lower accuracy rate and less vague predictions. However, most people will be fooled like customers to a palm reader
Not to be critical or trolling or anything, but scientists simply just caught a glimpse of something cool that lasts for miliseconds at best. I'm all for science that has the very shred of potential to be something beneficial to society, but this is stretching it. Cool yes, but front page worthy? I disagree
Cooler things are obtained with water and corn starch mixed, and that you can truely replicate at home. http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/lab/cornstarch/
but do they sell curry on the side of the highway? that's what india is all about
But the real question is if they can make tiny pyramids.
oh no my friend, the real question is:
but does it run linux?
I've played 16 people games where half the people quit on one team, but with communication and teamwork they have completely destroyed the other team. This is what makes playing against a clan so much harder; communication REALLY makes a difference.
I thought my code organization was bad... at least i don't take historians and anthropologists to decipher it
better yet... 1) find Al-Qaeda site 2) Post on slashdot 3) slashdot effect 4) ??? 5) Profit AND freedom!!!
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If anything, the seamless xbox live transition between xbox and the 360 will encourage customers to switch over. Also, looking at what other people are doing will probably pressure customers into switching over. When you pop up your friends list (i have xbox live) and see everyone is "playing halo 3 on xbox 360" and it takes 30 minutes to find a matchmaking game, you're definitely want to switch over to the 360 more. If you DON'T have xbox live, you can continue to live in your little past-technology bubble and continue to play the same game over and over again (think the people who still play the NES). I think the peer pressure of xbox live will be a factor in pushing people to the xbox 360.
imagine how hard this would be to do on a laptop with no USB mouse? Oh god, i can only imagine the frustration of moving a bajillion files to the wrong place and having to select them all again...
If anyone else reads howstuffworks.com, they have several articles on lock picking, safe cracking, and other illegal activities. They describe methods and have 3d visuals to show how to pick a lock, along with linking to sites to get lock picking kits. They have over 1,000 articles in their database on all subjects, but I could see them getting in trouble for hosting this kind of material. The thing that could save them was that at the beginning of the article they said "you should only do this to pick your own lock or crack your own safe." Sierpinski, did the news program say "this is how the criminals do it so you can do it too!", or did it say something like "this is a method of stealing a car"?
I, for one, agree with you. I own the Halo soundtrack and have loved it ever since I got it. Don't judge me!!
Sorry, but this is old news. If you guys have ever explored the mini r/c desktop rover's site (product description/photo at: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5776/ ) they had an online tech demo (through java of course) where you stood in line and got to control the rc car. It was stuck in a box with a bunch of ramps and obstacles that you could see with the camera attached to it. You were able to steer and push objects within the box. They even took off the top of the box and let you see the crummy living room that it was hosted in! The tech demo isn't working now, but I remember using it over a year ago.
Does anybody else see bittorrent playing a role in this movie download business model? Think of when a hit movie comes out in Blockbuster-they have walls of a single movie because they know that everyone will want it. Bittorrent would be perfect for a big release like this - thousands of people nationwide downloading the same file. Sounds good to me!
Half Life: Aftermath is going to be a Steam-online-distribution-exclusive product, so you're going to have to connect to "teh internets" ;-D
It's Harry Potter, not Satan's bible!
The host isn't really benefited from your situation. Sharks have small little fish that attach themselves to their fins and eat the crumbs that the sharks drop; the sharks aren't benefited from this, so it isn't cooperative behavior. I forget the actual name of this type of behavior when the host isn't affected at all. Cooperative is more of the crocodiles letting the birds eat out of their mouths, helping the crocodiles and the birds. I don't know how this particular situation evolved though; I doubt a crocodile would let a bird mill around in it's mouth if it didn't know it would do something good.
Why am I sitting here asking questions instead of solving them?
The bad thing about P2P television (and all other open-source, non-profit things) is that there isn't any motivation. They're not getting paid for this or anything (besides the weak amount of money they make off of mugs, t-shirts, and paypal donations), so why keep taking time out of their schedule to make it? http://www.welcometothescene.com/, however, comes out with episodes every couple of weeks. If everything were that consistent, i'm sure more people would watch p2p television.
When Family Guy premiered on Fox, it immediately got close to no attention. After a short 4 seasons, the show was terminated. THEN the internet distribution of Family Guy began: Winamp Online TV (saltwaterchimp.com anyone?), torrents, and p2p networks began showing various episodes. The popularity grew and grew as people started buying the DVD sets and renting them from video stores. Fox, in one of their smartest moves, LISTENED to this great attention it was getting, labeled it a late-bloomer, and put it back on the air. Internet distribution actually helped a show get back on the air and help the network get more advertising, etc. who says it can't be done?