Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan - MMO-ARPG on Steam - steam rating 7 / 10
Guardians of Ember - steam rating 6 / 10
Studio size: 20 staff, including freelance.
If the studio is living hand-to-mouth off each title released, losing the Steam market will be a major blow. Doesn't seem like a proportional response... looks more like they're being made an example of. Do something other then deal a potential death blow.
Not that I necessarily agree with regulating content on Netflix; but there is a connection between media and opinions around ideologies, national unity, political awareness, amongst other topics. Being overwhelmed with cheap American content doesn't assist in educating Canadians about Canadian values and awarenesses. This is even more problematic when the viewers are still learning / developing their value systems (e.g. children).
I recall seeing some statistic that showed that an increasing number Canadians were more aware of the American political system then there own... a sad state of affairs that is due to an overwhelming amount of American media presence. It is this type of situation is what the CRTC is attempting to mitigate through regulation.
Dice wanted opinions and everyone hates it. Anyone that doesn't support it gets their comments deleted or modded down.
I hate Slashdot Beta as much as the next guy... but you're off on the comment deletion or modding down bit. There has been a constant flood of hateful comments aimed at Beta, and pretty well anything that says "Fuck Beta" in it gets modded up.
Sounds to me like a lost business opportunity. If they stumbled upon a significant demand for a service, then should've simply expanded their offerings to include that service. I'm not sure why you would go to the trouble of changing your name to avoid having to deal with people asking to do business with you.
I believe the opt-in approach was supposed to take this into account... but yes, it would be possible to circumvent the system. The idea is that it is made at least somewhat difficult to do so, such as filtering at the ISP level. This would remove the convenience factor, which I think would eliminate a good deal of the problem, and is something that parents could not do without government intervention.
Though, like I said, the heavy handed approach of blocking at ISP through content sniffing will cause other problems. But I'm not willing to say that government doesn't have a place in raising / protecting children. There are a number of public efforts which neither the business sector nor individuals can or would perform. Government initiatives just need to be well thought out and discussed... not just pushed through by evangelists or elites.
This article seems a little confusing to me. It states:
A public consultation found 35% of parents wanted an automatic bar while 15% wanted some content filtered, and an option to block other material.
and then,
The report found that, taking respondents as a whole, the majority were against all forms of control with more than 80% answering no to each of the three questions.
Who would have thought that the majority of parents do NOT want government to take over raising their kids and instead want to hand down their own values instead of letting government dictate what values they should have?
The article states that 50% of parents wanted some form of content filtering. Besides which, I'm not sure what part of the world you're from, but the parents I've been around do try to protect their children from pornography... It's not one of the values they hand down.
I would wager that the reluctance is due in part to: 1. the parents actually wanting access to porn for themselves, but not their children (hypocrisy); and, 2. the parents weighing the consequences of accidental blocking content, such as sexual help articles (assuming they were presented with the pros/cons).
I was going to suggest getting a couple of XBOX 360 controllers to plug into the PC and grabbing an emulator. Lots of good games out there without needing the actual console itself.
Alternatively, there are modded USB versions of the original controllers out there. Grab a USB version of the original controller and the appropriate software. There are obviously legal considerations to look into as well, but with those understood... some of the patents have expired on this old stuff, and there is no reason to hunt ebay for it.
I hate how everything must be compared against Apple iProducts. I don't recall every comparisons of yesteryear being brand specific. I don't care if the iPhoneX is 2x as fast as iPhoneX-1, or the iProductY is 2x as fast as the Cray. Give me damn benchmarks or clock speed of current day standards, and not a commercial.
If this is the case, then adblock just needs the option to download the content for the ad, but not display it. The websites get the cash, and the advertisers aren't aware that their content never actually reached the public.
Kindle DX isn't the best with PDFs, but it's definitely usable. It's large enough that if you have it in landscape mode the text is about the size you'd want it to be. It's still readable in both portrait and landscape, however.
On a side note, an audio book is what I use when doing housework, travelling, etc. Audible has a great selection of just about every major title out there, and are read by professionals. I read textbooks / paperbacks when I'm at home, and audio books when I'm doing some task that doesn't require my brain. I usually go through about 1 audio book a month just heading back and forth from work.
Well, you can go to their site and take a look: link
From the front page, I see three purchase methods listed: Steam, Gamersgate, Gamestop. All three state that it has Steamworks DRM. Seems like the game is using Steam as its primary distribution method.
From Gamestop, who deals in primarily in physical media (correct me if I'm wrong):
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This game requires the Steam client to install & play.
I use a number of their apps at work, where they have their systems locked down. I can use Notepad++ as my default editor, instead of IE7 I can use FF with extensions (adblock, greasemonkey, etc.), among other apps.
A slashdotter with a japanese name, quoting aspects of american law, and stating that his family is mexican? Let's face it, you're 16, white, and from toledo...
He has a ID of 1098, so he was around since the founding of Slashdot.
Considering Slashdot was founded in 1997, which is 14 years ago, for him to be 16 now, he would've joined the site when he was 2 years old.
He may be white and from Toledo, but I'm guessing he's at least 30+ in age.
I quickly sold one of my two Tablets (the other one is going to family) due to the lack of apps available. Without software, the tablet is nothing but an video player, ebook reader, and over sized ipod.
Granted that the above is not bad for $150, but I opted for the full suite of actions by getting an Asus Transformer - best decision I could have made. I immediately had access to quite large number of games, a proper word processor, apps for scanning and business, etc. These were missing or sub par on WebOS.
I'm definitely going to be putting Android on the second Touchpad in order to get similar functionality... I just want to wait until they've worked out a few more bugs.
They told me to call back Monday (today), but I didn't even bother. I read somewhere that they are looking to correct the problem in a more automated fashion, rather than on a per call basis.
I have read that it is still questionable whether they have the stock to fulfill the orders they took. My order was taken 8:30PM GMT, and it's still sitting in "processing" status. I'd hold off on accessories until you get a shipment email. I'm crossing my fingers that mine goes through...
Check out RedFlagDeals, as they have a thread going with people talking about what status their order numbers are in. You can also check your status here.
You can still get it at their HP store here (Canada at least).
Apparently their systems are having a problem and show $499, but the IT staff are not available to fix it on the weekends. Their sales rep on the phone said it will be fixed on Monday, and they'll correct the charged prices at that point. I ordered two of them several hours ago...
Slashdot Mirror
To save people the title search:
Studio size: 20 staff, including freelance.
If the studio is living hand-to-mouth off each title released, losing the Steam market will be a major blow. Doesn't seem like a proportional response... looks more like they're being made an example of. Do something other then deal a potential death blow.
Not that I necessarily agree with regulating content on Netflix; but there is a connection between media and opinions around ideologies, national unity, political awareness, amongst other topics. Being overwhelmed with cheap American content doesn't assist in educating Canadians about Canadian values and awarenesses. This is even more problematic when the viewers are still learning / developing their value systems (e.g. children).
I recall seeing some statistic that showed that an increasing number Canadians were more aware of the American political system then there own... a sad state of affairs that is due to an overwhelming amount of American media presence. It is this type of situation is what the CRTC is attempting to mitigate through regulation.
Now, do you whether those systems supported RAID1?
Writing an epic novel on an 80s system that is not connected to the Internet... sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
Civilization: Beyond Earth (Announcement)
Dice wanted opinions and everyone hates it. Anyone that doesn't support it gets their comments deleted or modded down.
I hate Slashdot Beta as much as the next guy... but you're off on the comment deletion or modding down bit. There has been a constant flood of hateful comments aimed at Beta, and pretty well anything that says "Fuck Beta" in it gets modded up.
Examples:
Fuck Beta
Slashdot BETA Sucks
Or go find the negative comment of your choice in the main hate thread. There are plenty of them marked as insightful
Sounds to me like a lost business opportunity. If they stumbled upon a significant demand for a service, then should've simply expanded their offerings to include that service. I'm not sure why you would go to the trouble of changing your name to avoid having to deal with people asking to do business with you.
I believe the opt-in approach was supposed to take this into account... but yes, it would be possible to circumvent the system. The idea is that it is made at least somewhat difficult to do so, such as filtering at the ISP level. This would remove the convenience factor, which I think would eliminate a good deal of the problem, and is something that parents could not do without government intervention.
Though, like I said, the heavy handed approach of blocking at ISP through content sniffing will cause other problems. But I'm not willing to say that government doesn't have a place in raising / protecting children. There are a number of public efforts which neither the business sector nor individuals can or would perform. Government initiatives just need to be well thought out and discussed... not just pushed through by evangelists or elites.
A public consultation found 35% of parents wanted an automatic bar while 15% wanted some content filtered, and an option to block other material.
and then,
The report found that, taking respondents as a whole, the majority were against all forms of control with more than 80% answering no to each of the three questions.
These two figures don't add up.
Who would have thought that the majority of parents do NOT want government to take over raising their kids and instead want to hand down their own values instead of letting government dictate what values they should have?
The article states that 50% of parents wanted some form of content filtering. Besides which, I'm not sure what part of the world you're from, but the parents I've been around do try to protect their children from pornography... It's not one of the values they hand down.
I would wager that the reluctance is due in part to: 1. the parents actually wanting access to porn for themselves, but not their children (hypocrisy); and, 2. the parents weighing the consequences of accidental blocking content, such as sexual help articles (assuming they were presented with the pros/cons).
As a Jedi, I prefer the term "thank Disney."
Seriously, though... does Disney own the copyright to this "religion," then? Can you actually copyright a religion, or is it protected in some manner?
I was going to suggest getting a couple of XBOX 360 controllers to plug into the PC and grabbing an emulator. Lots of good games out there without needing the actual console itself.
Alternatively, there are modded USB versions of the original controllers out there. Grab a USB version of the original controller and the appropriate software. There are obviously legal considerations to look into as well, but with those understood... some of the patents have expired on this old stuff, and there is no reason to hunt ebay for it.
And in other news, the Asus Transformer Prime is 4x as fast as the Cray. Android (NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 1300 MHz (4 cores) ) vs Apple (Apple A5 (32nm) 1000 MHz (2 cores) )
I hate how everything must be compared against Apple iProducts. I don't recall every comparisons of yesteryear being brand specific. I don't care if the iPhoneX is 2x as fast as iPhoneX-1, or the iProductY is 2x as fast as the Cray. Give me damn benchmarks or clock speed of current day standards, and not a commercial.
If this is the case, then adblock just needs the option to download the content for the ad, but not display it. The websites get the cash, and the advertisers aren't aware that their content never actually reached the public.
Kindle DX isn't the best with PDFs, but it's definitely usable. It's large enough that if you have it in landscape mode the text is about the size you'd want it to be. It's still readable in both portrait and landscape, however.
On a side note, an audio book is what I use when doing housework, travelling, etc. Audible has a great selection of just about every major title out there, and are read by professionals. I read textbooks / paperbacks when I'm at home, and audio books when I'm doing some task that doesn't require my brain. I usually go through about 1 audio book a month just heading back and forth from work.
Well, you can go to their site and take a look: link
From the front page, I see three purchase methods listed: Steam, Gamersgate, Gamestop. All three state that it has Steamworks DRM. Seems like the game is using Steam as its primary distribution method.
From Gamestop, who deals in primarily in physical media (correct me if I'm wrong):
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This game requires the Steam client to install & play.
Orcs Must Die 2
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
... and here I thought you could play Minecraft on it.
Damn... might have made the game interesting and gotten me some exercise.
I'm awaiting the day that they turn these devices towards the reps themselves.
Big brother could be monitoring every call and alerting supervisors real-time when the reps step out of line. Could make the job that much better.
Man, I really miss working for Satan- *cough* I mean Sprint
I second this.
I use a number of their apps at work, where they have their systems locked down. I can use Notepad++ as my default editor, instead of IE7 I can use FF with extensions (adblock, greasemonkey, etc.), among other apps.
A slashdotter with a japanese name, quoting aspects of american law, and stating that his family is mexican? Let's face it, you're 16, white, and from toledo...
He has a ID of 1098, so he was around since the founding of Slashdot.
Considering Slashdot was founded in 1997, which is 14 years ago, for him to be 16 now, he would've joined the site when he was 2 years old.
He may be white and from Toledo, but I'm guessing he's at least 30+ in age.
I agree...
I quickly sold one of my two Tablets (the other one is going to family) due to the lack of apps available. Without software, the tablet is nothing but an video player, ebook reader, and over sized ipod.
Granted that the above is not bad for $150, but I opted for the full suite of actions by getting an Asus Transformer - best decision I could have made. I immediately had access to quite large number of games, a proper word processor, apps for scanning and business, etc. These were missing or sub par on WebOS.
I'm definitely going to be putting Android on the second Touchpad in order to get similar functionality... I just want to wait until they've worked out a few more bugs.
They told me to call back Monday (today), but I didn't even bother. I read somewhere that they are looking to correct the problem in a more automated fashion, rather than on a per call basis.
I have read that it is still questionable whether they have the stock to fulfill the orders they took. My order was taken 8:30PM GMT, and it's still sitting in "processing" status. I'd hold off on accessories until you get a shipment email. I'm crossing my fingers that mine goes through...
Check out RedFlagDeals, as they have a thread going with people talking about what status their order numbers are in. You can also check your status here.
Good luck.
Advert w/ proper prices can be viewed here, which redirects you to the above link showing the incorrect price.
You can still get it at their HP store here (Canada at least).
Apparently their systems are having a problem and show $499, but the IT staff are not available to fix it on the weekends. Their sales rep on the phone said it will be fixed on Monday, and they'll correct the charged prices at that point. I ordered two of them several hours ago...
Only 32GB models still in stock.