All I want to say is Steam hit the nail right on the head. Pretty much the only PC games I've ever paid for were through Steam. Why? SEVERAL REASONS:
1. I can easily demo games I may want to purchase assuming they're good.
2. The games are actually quite entertaining and regularly updated (team fortress 2, day of defeat, etc)
3. The online aspect is what makes so many of them so good and I'm not charged a bullshit monthly fee like 'world of time-wasting ripoff.'
4. I don't have to pack around discs and can easily and quickly download the games on any PC via my account.
5. No driving to the store or paying for shipping to purchase the game.
There's probably a ton of other things Steam does that I'm not thinking of or have begun taking for granted.
But my point is that Steam has it figured out. It took them long enough, but they definitely understand what consumers want and need. Follow their example and the PC gaming industry will be just fine.
Comcast is making a wonderful business model for up and coming ISPs such as Copowi (http://www.copowi.com/).
Keep screwing with our service and they will continue to be more and more successful as we leave comcast and flock to them.
You provide internet access. nothing more. Don't shoot yourself in the foot comcast.
Regardless of how absurd or just philosophical his theory is, it sure could make a good movie. A never ending chain of simulations. The group simulating our world would be in a sim of their own which is controlled by another group, etc etc. And meanwhile, as our technology advances, we are able to simulate a universe ourselves (I can't help but picture the game Spore here).
It could be an interesting way to think about the concept of parallel universes as well.
Let's see... The majority of people who actually know and care about bittorrent are already getting their downloads for FREE and without DRM. I can't imagine why this would be off to a bad start.
First of all: Don't believe everything that CNN tells you...
Second:
Are you people actually serious? I don't smoke and never have. Breathing a little second hand smoke occasionally when you just happen to be around it doesn't even compare to everything else our lungs and the world face on a daily basis.
And do you really think second hand smoke is worse than regular inner-city pollution from cars and factories?
Taking away peoples' rights to do what they please (smoke) will NOT save you from lung cancer or the world from being polluted. So what's the point?? It's just a way for you to point your finger and try to control people; just like the police officers in the article.
Are you people actually serious? I don't smoke and never have. Breathing a little second hand smoke occasionally when you just happen to be around it doesn't even compare to everything else our lungs and the world face on a daily basis.
And do you really think second hand smoke is worse than regular inner-city pollution from cars and factories?
Taking away peoples' rights to do what they please (smoke) will NOT save you from lung cancer or the world from being polluted. So what's the point?? It's just a way for you to point your finger and try to control people; just like the police officers in the article.
Are you people actually serious? I don't smoke and never have. Breathing a little second hand smoke occasionally when you just happen to be around it doesn't even compare to everything else our lungs and the world face on a daily basis.
And do you really think second hand smoke is worse than regular inner-city pollution from cars and factories?
Taking away peoples' rights to do what they please (smoke) will NOT save you from lung cancer or the world from being polluted. So what's the point?? It's just a way for you to point your finger and try to control people; just like the police officers in the article.
Just the type of technology we need to fall in the hands of corrupt employees. Because people using their camera phones to snatch people's credit card info wasn't enough.
Slashdot Mirror
The 11th Doctor Who WHAT? Come on slashdot, don't leave us in suspense. I only read the article titles these days.
I've evolved way passed the 'read the summary only' mentality as a slashdotter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP4yX2rkpBc From Mr. Show
I love cracked.com as much as anybody, but I'm surprised to see newscientist.com actually use their idea.
I always found the 28 hour day to be a great idea.
only 6 days in the week though.
http://www.dbeat.com/28/
How could be this done? How could he connect to his laptop without knowing the IP address?
Maybe he just had Logmein installed and connected via their website.
All I want to say is Steam hit the nail right on the head. Pretty much the only PC games I've ever paid for were through Steam. Why? SEVERAL REASONS: 1. I can easily demo games I may want to purchase assuming they're good. 2. The games are actually quite entertaining and regularly updated (team fortress 2, day of defeat, etc) 3. The online aspect is what makes so many of them so good and I'm not charged a bullshit monthly fee like 'world of time-wasting ripoff.' 4. I don't have to pack around discs and can easily and quickly download the games on any PC via my account. 5. No driving to the store or paying for shipping to purchase the game. There's probably a ton of other things Steam does that I'm not thinking of or have begun taking for granted. But my point is that Steam has it figured out. It took them long enough, but they definitely understand what consumers want and need. Follow their example and the PC gaming industry will be just fine.
Comcast is making a wonderful business model for up and coming ISPs such as Copowi (http://www.copowi.com/). Keep screwing with our service and they will continue to be more and more successful as we leave comcast and flock to them. You provide internet access. nothing more. Don't shoot yourself in the foot comcast.
Regardless of how absurd or just philosophical his theory is, it sure could make a good movie. A never ending chain of simulations. The group simulating our world would be in a sim of their own which is controlled by another group, etc etc. And meanwhile, as our technology advances, we are able to simulate a universe ourselves (I can't help but picture the game Spore here).
It could be an interesting way to think about the concept of parallel universes as well.
It sure does get the creative mind moving...
Excellent. So who's going to register http://antiguatorrent.com?
"clever girl"
however poorly configured software is, wether its MSIE or OpenSSH or SMB if they are poorly configured you will get bitten
SMB? Super Mario Brothers is NOT poorly configured software!
Didn't something like this happen to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito in that one blockbuster smash?
Anyone want to watch Michael Larson on Press Your Luck?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xAHD_CIysFw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TtNy-nuae10
Let's see... The majority of people who actually know and care about bittorrent are already getting their downloads for FREE and without DRM. I can't imagine why this would be off to a bad start.
"Why didn't somebody tell me my ass was so big?!?!" ~President Skroob
My favorite one is http://www.videosift.com/
Excellent name too considering the purpose of their site...
I believe this was the first game to come up with the concept of "portals" in FPS. It was originally a student's project.
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http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com/narbaculardr
First of all: Don't believe everything that CNN tells you... Second: Are you people actually serious? I don't smoke and never have. Breathing a little second hand smoke occasionally when you just happen to be around it doesn't even compare to everything else our lungs and the world face on a daily basis.
Ever hear of RADON???
And do you really think second hand smoke is worse than regular inner-city pollution from cars and factories?
Taking away peoples' rights to do what they please (smoke) will NOT save you from lung cancer or the world from being polluted. So what's the point?? It's just a way for you to point your finger and try to control people; just like the police officers in the article.
Are you people actually serious? I don't smoke and never have. Breathing a little second hand smoke occasionally when you just happen to be around it doesn't even compare to everything else our lungs and the world face on a daily basis.
Ever hear of RADON???
And do you really think second hand smoke is worse than regular inner-city pollution from cars and factories?
Taking away peoples' rights to do what they please (smoke) will NOT save you from lung cancer or the world from being polluted. So what's the point?? It's just a way for you to point your finger and try to control people; just like the police officers in the article.
Are you people actually serious? I don't smoke and never have. Breathing a little second hand smoke occasionally when you just happen to be around it doesn't even compare to everything else our lungs and the world face on a daily basis.
Ever hear of RADON???
And do you really think second hand smoke is worse than regular inner-city pollution from cars and factories?
Taking away peoples' rights to do what they please (smoke) will NOT save you from lung cancer or the world from being polluted. So what's the point?? It's just a way for you to point your finger and try to control people; just like the police officers in the article.
REDUNDANT. and oops, I assumed wrong on the "her" and "she" part. Oh well. When will I learn to start searching before posting?
But it's your significant other calling her other boyfriend and lying to you about it. She's good.
I wonder what things will be like when other countries don't bend so easily to the will of the U.S.
It won't matter, the earth will be destroyed.
had wireless gizmos for scanning credit cards
A little off topic but...
Just the type of technology we need to fall in the hands of corrupt employees. Because people using their camera phones to snatch people's credit card info wasn't enough.
One Hundred MILLION dollars!
(lifts pinky up to corner of mouth)