I didn't know Myspace was a pre-requisite for the exchange of emails and phone calls, nor that the going rate for "facilitating" rape was thirty fucking million dollars.
That would never work. Consider a company like Bell Labs vs some mom & pop garden-tool manufacturer. How can you apply the same patent limit across the board? You can't. Companies with more products need more patents, whether or not they need to be applied more appropriately.
So maybe it was the penultimate issue, or maybe it was ST User. Anyway, the point was that these mags were clearly fading away, but the editorials kept insisting everything was fine right up until the waves reached their hairlines. I found it amusing at the time, but I was only 14 then, so there you go.
I remember back in the day... There were two major Atari ST magazines that got progressively thinner and less shiny. One disappeared, and the other (ST Format if I recall) went on for a few more months. I remember the very last issue stated in no uncertain terms that there was no chance of them closing down, and that they'd be going strong for a long time yet. I still wonder whether the staff knew how bad it was or whether they were as surprised as their two readers.
If I understand correctly, it was a 3rd party mod applied to Oblivion that caused the nudity fuss, not a 3rd party unlocking of existing content a la Hot Coffee.
As people have said already, you might as well rate every single game ever made as Mature, since any game can be hacked independently to show nudity or sex or clones of Jack Thompson for that matter.
I've read this before somewhere else. Very entertaining, no argument there. However, there are many doubters as to the truthfulness of this story. Many people have pointed out that such an event would have been recorded and talked about within Eve and other Eve-related communities, yet it is not. Also, none of the characters can be proven to exist or have existed in Eve. Some of the technical details are wrong as well.
I'm not saying it's bollocks or anything, but many Eve veterans do say so. Either way, it's a damn good yarn.
I got quite excited about the concept of micropayments a few years back. If I could sell stuff (software, music, videos, etc.) for £0.10 per download I might get rich. Maybe not, but the idea is cool.
Unfortunately, even if Paypal weren't the evil beast people proclaim it to be, it has still stifled the online payment market through its outragous fees for transactions. Payments of less than £1.00 are worthless.
If Google can provide a viable model for micropayments it could take over a different sector of the market by catering to the smaller purchasers.
Of course, I'd be just as happy if Google pounded Paypal into the dirt.
It really gets MY goat that some people make stupid assumptions about others. FYI I live in England where healthcare IS free for everyone.
Of course, free healthcare is provided by the government and therefore by taxpayers, but so is anything "free" like tarmac roads, schools and sanitation.
Free internet access (taxpayer funded or otherwise) IS something to aim for, but NOT at the expense of healthcare or anything else - who suggested it was? Not me, that's for sure.
Yes, calling landlines will always be chargeable (though with Skype et al it's all local rates). The point I was exploring was that when we ALL have wifi phones there'll be no need to charge at all! One has to wonder whether the phone companies will "allow" that when the technology becomes ubiquitous.
Eventually, we may all live in wi-fi enabled areas, with constant free internet access. It's already happening in some cities. If wireless IP phones take off, it's reasonable to assume we'll all be able to make free, unlimited phone calls to each other because everyone will have access.
Will this happen, or will someone (e.g. the telcos) force regulation upon it? It seems lately that new technology that frees us up ends up being unreasonably restricted.
The game has relevance - Det. Lobsinger said. 'You have this game that's all about fast cars and racing through city streets. It's actually really ironic,' he said.
Leather seats mean nothing, whereas the least you can say about the game is it's an amusing coincidence, given its theme.
I think you need to be aware that there's a difference between two utterly unrelated facts and two fact that could be related but are not necessarily causally related.
In the game's defence, it could be perfectly plausible that the kids were already into REAL street racing, which caused them to be more likely to play a similar-themed GAME; just as likely, if not more so, than the converse causality.
A recent study has found that the teenagers of the 80s and 90s have nearly all grown into adults. Many of these adults have sired children and play with them in the manner they used to play themselves.
But who decides who the "authorised media" are? Published paper magazines, sure - but news and reviews websites? Bloggers? Where's the cut-off: readership? Bandwidth?
And what's to stop me making my own badge? Perhaps TFA explains all this, but, you know...
AT&T haven't exactly demonstrated clear, logical thinking in the past, so why start now?
Remember how they got plastic mouthpiece covers banned on the basis that they impaired the telephone service? Or how they banned plastic phonebook covers because they obscured advertising and devalued the product?
The big telcos don't live in the same reality as anyone else. That's the only explanation. Their business philosophy seems to be the reverse of anyone else's.
True, but most people can't spell for shit either yet search engines have learnt to adapt - not that I'm saying the issues have at all similar solutions, but it would be interesting to find out.
Seriously, though - I definitely think there's a market for an effective multimedia search engine: imagine being able to whistle a song into your mic, for example and being told what it was called.
Indeed. Sometimes, late at night, I worry about legacy code. Are we ever going to receive a brand new OS from Microsoft, or will each release merely be an upgrade from older versions?
I understand the importance of being able to run old programs, but surely Vista could have included a virtual machine or something for XP compatibility - is it really that hard to create a new OS from scratch with proper security etc. as a starting point, not an add-on? Yes it would be a mammoth task, but MS is pretty big, you know.
I don't know - when you have vulnerable code from Windows 3.1 in your latest release, don't you want to just cut the cord and start again?
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I didn't know Myspace was a pre-requisite for the exchange of emails and phone calls, nor that the going rate for "facilitating" rape was thirty fucking million dollars.
Or is it really the best? ;)
That would never work. Consider a company like Bell Labs vs some mom & pop garden-tool manufacturer. How can you apply the same patent limit across the board? You can't. Companies with more products need more patents, whether or not they need to be applied more appropriately.
I wonder if mobile phone giant Orange will release a similar gadget. Of course, product comparisons would be meaningless...
So maybe it was the penultimate issue, or maybe it was ST User. Anyway, the point was that these mags were clearly fading away, but the editorials kept insisting everything was fine right up until the waves reached their hairlines. I found it amusing at the time, but I was only 14 then, so there you go.
I remember back in the day... There were two major Atari ST magazines that got progressively thinner and less shiny. One disappeared, and the other (ST Format if I recall) went on for a few more months. I remember the very last issue stated in no uncertain terms that there was no chance of them closing down, and that they'd be going strong for a long time yet. I still wonder whether the staff knew how bad it was or whether they were as surprised as their two readers.
DNF?
If I understand correctly, it was a 3rd party mod applied to Oblivion that caused the nudity fuss, not a 3rd party unlocking of existing content a la Hot Coffee.
As people have said already, you might as well rate every single game ever made as Mature, since any game can be hacked independently to show nudity or sex or clones of Jack Thompson for that matter.
Let's extrapolate: How long until we get the Core 2 Duo Duplex Beta II?
I know the Stargate takes a lot of power, but surely the government's black hole account can take care of it.
I've read this before somewhere else. Very entertaining, no argument there. However, there are many doubters as to the truthfulness of this story. Many people have pointed out that such an event would have been recorded and talked about within Eve and other Eve-related communities, yet it is not. Also, none of the characters can be proven to exist or have existed in Eve. Some of the technical details are wrong as well.
I'm not saying it's bollocks or anything, but many Eve veterans do say so. Either way, it's a damn good yarn.
I got quite excited about the concept of micropayments a few years back. If I could sell stuff (software, music, videos, etc.) for £0.10 per download I might get rich. Maybe not, but the idea is cool.
Unfortunately, even if Paypal weren't the evil beast people proclaim it to be, it has still stifled the online payment market through its outragous fees for transactions. Payments of less than £1.00 are worthless.
If Google can provide a viable model for micropayments it could take over a different sector of the market by catering to the smaller purchasers.
Of course, I'd be just as happy if Google pounded Paypal into the dirt.
It really gets MY goat that some people make stupid assumptions about others. FYI I live in England where healthcare IS free for everyone.
Of course, free healthcare is provided by the government and therefore by taxpayers, but so is anything "free" like tarmac roads, schools and sanitation.
Free internet access (taxpayer funded or otherwise) IS something to aim for, but NOT at the expense of healthcare or anything else - who suggested it was? Not me, that's for sure.
Yes, calling landlines will always be chargeable (though with Skype et al it's all local rates). The point I was exploring was that when we ALL have wifi phones there'll be no need to charge at all! One has to wonder whether the phone companies will "allow" that when the technology becomes ubiquitous.
Eventually, we may all live in wi-fi enabled areas, with constant free internet access. It's already happening in some cities. If wireless IP phones take off, it's reasonable to assume we'll all be able to make free, unlimited phone calls to each other because everyone will have access.
Will this happen, or will someone (e.g. the telcos) force regulation upon it? It seems lately that new technology that frees us up ends up being unreasonably restricted.
No, I think you're being a bit silly there.
The game has relevance - Det. Lobsinger said. 'You have this game that's all about fast cars and racing through city streets. It's actually really ironic,' he said.
Leather seats mean nothing, whereas the least you can say about the game is it's an amusing coincidence, given its theme.
I think you need to be aware that there's a difference between two utterly unrelated facts and two fact that could be related but are not necessarily causally related.
In the game's defence, it could be perfectly plausible that the kids were already into REAL street racing, which caused them to be more likely to play a similar-themed GAME; just as likely, if not more so, than the converse causality.
Almost a flamebait-worthy article...
Anyway, who should we blame? The game for, well, you know? The Parents for allowing kids to drive their overpowered cars?
I blame the kids for being dicks, personally.
People Grow Older with Time.
A recent study has found that the teenagers of the 80s and 90s have nearly all grown into adults. Many of these adults have sired children and play with them in the manner they used to play themselves.
But who decides who the "authorised media" are? Published paper magazines, sure - but news and reviews websites? Bloggers? Where's the cut-off: readership? Bandwidth?
And what's to stop me making my own badge? Perhaps TFA explains all this, but, you know...
AT&T haven't exactly demonstrated clear, logical thinking in the past, so why start now?
Remember how they got plastic mouthpiece covers banned on the basis that they impaired the telephone service? Or how they banned plastic phonebook covers because they obscured advertising and devalued the product?
The big telcos don't live in the same reality as anyone else. That's the only explanation. Their business philosophy seems to be the reverse of anyone else's.
Indeed - why does linux have a monopoly on IP?
How are these companies supposed to really list out all the IP owners...
Well, start with 192.168.0.1 and work your way up I suppose.
True, but most people can't spell for shit either yet search engines have learnt to adapt - not that I'm saying the issues have at all similar solutions, but it would be interesting to find out.
Or perhaps I meant King Arthur. Damn, it's too long since my last Python fix.
Query: "King Richard the Lionheart"
Results: 1. "I fart in your general direction".
Seriously, though - I definitely think there's a market for an effective multimedia search engine: imagine being able to whistle a song into your mic, for example and being told what it was called.
Indeed. Sometimes, late at night, I worry about legacy code. Are we ever going to receive a brand new OS from Microsoft, or will each release merely be an upgrade from older versions?
I understand the importance of being able to run old programs, but surely Vista could have included a virtual machine or something for XP compatibility - is it really that hard to create a new OS from scratch with proper security etc. as a starting point, not an add-on? Yes it would be a mammoth task, but MS is pretty big, you know.
I don't know - when you have vulnerable code from Windows 3.1 in your latest release, don't you want to just cut the cord and start again?