That's because the Duke Nukem you were playing on the N64 was a [bad] port of an already 5 year old (or was it older?) game. DNF is [supposed to be] a very different game.
Apparently, Xavier's joke flew completely over your head. You might want to reread his post and look more closely for it.
No one these days considers hacking a legitimate business concern or strategy. If one did, then aside from defining a broad and inefficient standard of what hacking consists of, a guy would certainly run his budget dry trying to either patch every known issue or simply become consumable fodder for his competition.What we need is less of the Kevin Mitnik ideals and more of the "let me introduce you to PMITA prison if you break the law".Jus sayin...
I could be wrong, but you appear to misunderstand the use of the term "hacking" used in this article. Perhaps the term "homebrew development" might more correctly define the meaning of the article without confusing the issue by using the term "hack."
Please have a look at their services too... looks fantastic.
Hiring in India at that, so the above speculation on how much the developers are being paid is probably inaccurate... they probably have a couple hundred developers if they're paying $2mil/qtr and employing folks in New Delhi.
Looking at their services, I'm considering recommending the company I work for immediately employ their consulting services... I've no doubt these boys really know what they're doing. heh.
The foundation does a good job and vaccinates people against diseases and lots of other things and they are being bitched about because they can't fix *all* the problems.
No Shit Sherlock - Gates might be good, but he isn't a fucking superhero.
C'mon, guys, is it really THAT hard to see that this guy is just trolling? His post needs to be moderated appropriately.
I would assume that a combo unit counts for both... the percentages shown definitely indicate that households owning one of each were counted in both categories, so I would think it safe to say that a combo counts for both as well.
AFAIK most commercial software written for Linux does not need to run anything as a kernel module, so the connection between "having commercial software on Linux" and "binary drivers in the kernel" is fairly slim, anyhow. Please correct me if I am wrong.
I agree both with this and with his reasons, and disagree with yours.
The only reason the parent gave was that he feels commercial software being made available for Linux is a good thing. Is this what you are disagreeing with?
Even if they loose some money on each console, there is great value in having sold a lot of units.
This is an incredibly deep statement, and is an angle I had hitherto not considered. Obviously I can't mod this thread, but you'd be getting a +1 insightful from me if I could.
Yes. Yes I do. Obviously Sony does as well, or they would not have done it. Besides, it has happened before.
It is my belief that the PS3-Linux connection is likely to do more damage than good. The PS3 is a very powerful computer at it's *ahem* core. However, the crowd that's likely to run Linux on it is the crowd that's not likely to run out and buy a whole lot of video games or Blu-Ray movies. My figures may not be accurate, but I'd understood that Sony is losing something like ~$200 per console. This means that, for every console they sell to someone that doesn't buy at least $200 worth of additional product, they are taking damage.
Heck, I'm tempted to buy one and turn it into a Linux box so that I can deliberately damage Sony. I've been finding myself increasingly angry with them over the past few years, and quite frankly I think it's time for them to get spanked for their behavior. However, I'm not tempted enough to shell out $600 to do it. heheheheheheh
the opinions are very likely to be similar in those chat rooms and forums, if they aren't people would most likely move to some other place thats more agreeable to them. So yeah people are still isolated from different opinions and different points of view
heh. Yeah, 'cause we've never seen a flamewar errupt on a forum before. heheheheh.
To the outside world, the Slashdot users appear to have very similar opinions too.
1. Make inflammatory remark.
2. Take part in erruping flamewar.
3. ???
4. Profit!
Well, sure, you are right on one level. But I want a decent single player campaign I can play on my own time, take a few months away from if I want, etc. The single character route just seems to move a little more towards Diablo-type games (which, admittedly, I haven't played).
That's fine... my disagreement with your statement was in suggesting that you weren't getting the D&D experience. I won't argue that single player games with a party are fun, but I will argue that before multiplayer came along we didn't have a proper D&D experience in an electronic form.
The DMed experience in NWN (1 or 2) is where I think we really start to receive the real D&D experience on a computer.
But that is inconcievable to you long haired spit-spewing zealots
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... when did longhairs become equated with closed source zealots? I thought long haired hippy freaks were Open Source nuts? Did I miss a memo or something?
For me, D&D has always been about the party (since Commodore 64/Pool of Radiance days). I don't do multiplayer
You obviously missed the point of D&D, then. D&D, the REAL one played at a table, is about multiplayer. You do not control 4 characters, you control 1 and your mates control the other 3. Just because computer games have made it popular that you get the party experience in single player does not make that "The D&D Experience(tm)." NWN1 was more true to the real D&D experience because to have a party, you had to get some mates together.
The key word there is profitable. If I'm not looking to charge for projects I create in my free time, then it really doesn't matter, does it? Professionally, I'll continue to use whatever OS the person signing my check decides to put on my desk, but at home the choice is not profit motivated, it is purely gaming motivated. My unwillingness to switch to Vista is going to impact my gaming no matter what I do...
Most gamers are just consumers.
You must be young. In the computing era I grew up in, an interest in video games is what drew you into computing in the first place. That's not to say you are right or wrong, but we obviously have a very different perspective on things because of it. Most of the folks I know who are capable of gaming on a PC are technically savvy, but maybe that has more to do with the people I tend to know. *shrug*
Probably not a good idea to put a price on the head of an author when you consider that the music industry is already into mafia-like tactics like payola...
Your logic is flawed. If the copyright vanishes if their artist dies, as the parent suggests, then it would be in the music industry's best interest to keep him alive for as long as possible.
I suspect that if this were to become the case, the music industry would become heavily invested in various life extension technologies.
The programmers, scientific users, and Computer Science professionals would be the more savvy audience.
These are the people that have less reason to use Windows, though. In addition to gaming, I am also a coder but I use Windows only because I'm not really up to fighting with the Linux gaming experience. If all I did was code, then I'd see no reason at all to use Windows and I'd switch in a heartbeat.
if some important functionality is removed from the code due to US patent infringement, it will then most probably not exist in an separate european version because of the amount of work for the developers which would be needed to maintain two versions.
You overlook the strong desire most Linux geeks have to stick it to The Man, who in this particular case is Microsoft. Especially when one considers that a very high percentage of the American users would be expected to download and use the European version of the software if the American version lacked certain functionality.
Yes, since the user having the keys solves the problem. Not.
Surveys have shown that users are willing to give out their passwords for a piece of chocolate. Cars are Hijacked every day, and the user just gets out of the car leaving the keys to the attacker. I'm not saying that a TPM chip is the best way to solve the problem, but merely putting it in the users hands doesn't solve much of anything.
I think the real problem here is the lengthening of the digital divide. The people who would benefit from these features are the people who would hand out their password for a chocolate crisp. These people might have some to lose from Treacherous Computing, but not as much as those who are smart enough to know better.
I wonder if Microsoft is aware that they are driving away the technically savvy? Most of us who use Windows and have some tech savvy are the gamer audience and even though making the move back to running a Unix-derived OS of some sort will impact my primary use for my home computer, I am still starting to seriously plan for it. I wonder how many other gamers are thinking the same thing? I wonder if Microsoft has considered how much losing a big share of the gamer market will hurt them? It is my opinion that a significant chunk of the home market is Windows because that's what the games run on, and if game developers suddenly find it economical or desirable to port their games to different platforms, that could have a pretty significant impact on Microsoft's stranglehold on PC gaming.
Of course, I'm probably just a statistical anomaly, but I like to hope I'm not... heheheheh
As long as they're getting rid of cheaters, some innocents getting caught in the mix don't bother me. It's just a video game, it doesn't really matter.
FWIW, If it really didn't matter, then someone cheating wouldn't matter either. Caring that somebody cheats implies that it does matter, at least to some degree.
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Arrow keys? You, sir, are obviously not a serious vi user. heheheheh
Apparently, Xavier's joke flew completely over your head. You might want to reread his post and look more closely for it.
But... but... it helped so much with UMD sales!
I could be wrong, but you appear to misunderstand the use of the term "hacking" used in this article. Perhaps the term "homebrew development" might more correctly define the meaning of the article without confusing the issue by using the term "hack."
Yeah, but what can they really do with the IPs they collect? Is "attempted copyright infringement" a crime?
Copyright infringement isn't even a crime except for under particular cases.
I grew up in Barrow, I'm pretty sure you mean "inupiaq", but I'm guessing you just accidentally dropped the i.
Please have a look at their services too... looks fantastic.
Hiring in India at that, so the above speculation on how much the developers are being paid is probably inaccurate... they probably have a couple hundred developers if they're paying $2mil/qtr and employing folks in New Delhi.
Looking at their services, I'm considering recommending the company I work for immediately employ their consulting services... I've no doubt these boys really know what they're doing. heh.
No Shit Sherlock - Gates might be good, but he isn't a fucking superhero.
C'mon, guys, is it really THAT hard to see that this guy is just trolling? His post needs to be moderated appropriately.
I would assume that a combo unit counts for both... the percentages shown definitely indicate that households owning one of each were counted in both categories, so I would think it safe to say that a combo counts for both as well.
Sounds fair to me.
The only reason the parent gave was that he feels commercial software being made available for Linux is a good thing. Is this what you are disagreeing with?
This is an incredibly deep statement, and is an angle I had hitherto not considered. Obviously I can't mod this thread, but you'd be getting a +1 insightful from me if I could.
It is my belief that the PS3-Linux connection is likely to do more damage than good. The PS3 is a very powerful computer at it's *ahem* core. However, the crowd that's likely to run Linux on it is the crowd that's not likely to run out and buy a whole lot of video games or Blu-Ray movies. My figures may not be accurate, but I'd understood that Sony is losing something like ~$200 per console. This means that, for every console they sell to someone that doesn't buy at least $200 worth of additional product, they are taking damage.
Heck, I'm tempted to buy one and turn it into a Linux box so that I can deliberately damage Sony. I've been finding myself increasingly angry with them over the past few years, and quite frankly I think it's time for them to get spanked for their behavior. However, I'm not tempted enough to shell out $600 to do it. heheheheheheh
heh. Yeah, 'cause we've never seen a flamewar errupt on a forum before. heheheheh.
To the outside world, the Slashdot users appear to have very similar opinions too.
1. Make inflammatory remark.
2. Take part in erruping flamewar.
3. ???
4. Profit!
That's fine... my disagreement with your statement was in suggesting that you weren't getting the D&D experience. I won't argue that single player games with a party are fun, but I will argue that before multiplayer came along we didn't have a proper D&D experience in an electronic form.
The DMed experience in NWN (1 or 2) is where I think we really start to receive the real D&D experience on a computer.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... when did longhairs become equated with closed source zealots? I thought long haired hippy freaks were Open Source nuts? Did I miss a memo or something?
You obviously missed the point of D&D, then. D&D, the REAL one played at a table, is about multiplayer. You do not control 4 characters, you control 1 and your mates control the other 3. Just because computer games have made it popular that you get the party experience in single player does not make that "The D&D Experience(tm)." NWN1 was more true to the real D&D experience because to have a party, you had to get some mates together.
The key word there is profitable. If I'm not looking to charge for projects I create in my free time, then it really doesn't matter, does it? Professionally, I'll continue to use whatever OS the person signing my check decides to put on my desk, but at home the choice is not profit motivated, it is purely gaming motivated. My unwillingness to switch to Vista is going to impact my gaming no matter what I do...
Most gamers are just consumers.You must be young. In the computing era I grew up in, an interest in video games is what drew you into computing in the first place. That's not to say you are right or wrong, but we obviously have a very different perspective on things because of it. Most of the folks I know who are capable of gaming on a PC are technically savvy, but maybe that has more to do with the people I tend to know. *shrug*
Your logic is flawed. If the copyright vanishes if their artist dies, as the parent suggests, then it would be in the music industry's best interest to keep him alive for as long as possible.
I suspect that if this were to become the case, the music industry would become heavily invested in various life extension technologies.
These are the people that have less reason to use Windows, though. In addition to gaming, I am also a coder but I use Windows only because I'm not really up to fighting with the Linux gaming experience. If all I did was code, then I'd see no reason at all to use Windows and I'd switch in a heartbeat.
However, I will not tolerate Vista.
You overlook the strong desire most Linux geeks have to stick it to The Man, who in this particular case is Microsoft. Especially when one considers that a very high percentage of the American users would be expected to download and use the European version of the software if the American version lacked certain functionality.
PGP, anyone?
Surveys have shown that users are willing to give out their passwords for a piece of chocolate. Cars are Hijacked every day, and the user just gets out of the car leaving the keys to the attacker. I'm not saying that a TPM chip is the best way to solve the problem, but merely putting it in the users hands doesn't solve much of anything.
I think the real problem here is the lengthening of the digital divide. The people who would benefit from these features are the people who would hand out their password for a chocolate crisp. These people might have some to lose from Treacherous Computing, but not as much as those who are smart enough to know better.
I wonder if Microsoft is aware that they are driving away the technically savvy? Most of us who use Windows and have some tech savvy are the gamer audience and even though making the move back to running a Unix-derived OS of some sort will impact my primary use for my home computer, I am still starting to seriously plan for it. I wonder how many other gamers are thinking the same thing? I wonder if Microsoft has considered how much losing a big share of the gamer market will hurt them? It is my opinion that a significant chunk of the home market is Windows because that's what the games run on, and if game developers suddenly find it economical or desirable to port their games to different platforms, that could have a pretty significant impact on Microsoft's stranglehold on PC gaming.
Of course, I'm probably just a statistical anomaly, but I like to hope I'm not... heheheheh
I can most definitely get behind this sentiment... it is not healthy to develop too much attachment to the virtual.
FWIW, If it really didn't matter, then someone cheating wouldn't matter either. Caring that somebody cheats implies that it does matter, at least to some degree.
heh. 'cause everybody knows Blizzard usually doesn't make mistakes. yupyup.