He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me
Could that be because the Dreamcast actually exists, and isn't just an idea. Does PS2 even have a launch date yet? People keep saying this and that about PS2, but Sega actually anticipated their existing product's shelf life accurately, and planned for it. I have been dying for some of the stuff the Dreamcast does, like high-res texture gaming, an online experience, and OEM modem that comes with the system. Sure, DC has issues, namely a lot of bugs made it through. But since I'm online they're patched pretty quickly and things are working out pretty well.
I'll take next-gen gaming now versus something that doesn't have a launch date yet.
Anyone remember that guy that said 640K is enough for anybody (I'm being facetious)? I think this is similar. A few times that I've heard about some new hard drive size, I've thought "how could you fill that up?", but then reality tends to kick in.
The guy also seems to be off his rocker in a few other ways: MPEG doesn't just save hard drive space, it saves space on the buses it travels over and the memory it resides in. There's a reason DV workstations require the resources they do. I also like how prototypes won't be built for "2 or 3" years, but he expects to get to market in "about 4 or 5".
That's what I was thinking as well. About the only thing I ever agreed with my governor on was that ethanol subsidies aren't a good thing (Pawlenty, Minnesota). Unfortunately, it was all squawk and nothing really came of it.
Sue them for what? I don't see how this is any different from other vulnerability bounties, or even a more general science bounty. The only way MS could sue someone is if they made NDAs mandatory for those who use Windows. And then, they could only sue the person who "leaked" the information.
While the game looks interesting, I can't help but think that this doesn't really look like "progress" in the MMO genre. Sure, we have what these developers think is an "ideal" MMORPG, but it looks like it's not much different from what already exists.
I remember reading something by the guy who does the MMOG charts and him saying how the market for this type of game is somewhat saturated already. Sure, WoW has five million players now, but a lot of its "hardcore" crowd was cannibalized from EQ and other MMOs. I wish more companies would try and create truly *new* experiences in the massive genre, like what's going on in Korea. And yes, I do know that there are upcoming (and current) games that are "different".
This is why I hate seeing videogames (and other media) in the news. Those who have no clue about the subject claim something is horrible and/or should be banned because of their flawed ideas about it.
Regarding GTA specifically, have they looked at the game at all? It is a game named after a crime, in which you play a gangster. It carries prominent notices on all packaging (and all advertisements) that it is not for children. Any parents who allow their children to play this game are (in my opinion) guilty of negligence.
Yes, there are corner cases, such as kids finding the game at their uncle's house while the adults are in another room, or kids who are close to being "adults" and whose parents know that their kids are well-adjusted, but this is not what I'm referring to.
In the US, we already have government-issued ID cards, although I don't think they're mandatory in most places. They are issued by each state (and you can get one even if you don't need to or can't drive).
The thing I would be most worried about is the concentration of data into one database, and the potential abuse. If we all are forced to have this one card, then many government organizations would need access to this number and the data associated with it. Governments also contract work out to private corporations. This means that there are an unknown number of people who have access to everyone's information. Can I trust each and every one of these people with all my personal information? Will they sell off my data because they want some extra money, or maybe because they have a grudge against me? Identity theft just gets a whole lot easier.
And if they have any of the computers where all this data is stored connected to the Internet, nearly no security can be assured (especially with the beauracratic track records of the US government).
Often those facing a well-financed, established group (whether it's "the establishment" or Microsoft) need only to expose how ridiculous the established group really is ("Linux is cancer!"). Hopefully this venture will do just that.
Any time a new force rises that has not been explicitly planned and sanctioned by the existing power structure, FUD inevitably follows. See also Linux, Civil Rights, etc.
He's not talking about Microsoft running ads. He's talking about Microsoft not making money off of ads. Also, the "competition" advertises all the time (iPod, IBM, etc).
Um, Can anybody say "XBOX"?
I realize that the article is crap, but if you look at MS historically, they often don't go into new markets unless A) there's tons of money in it, or B) there is a potential threat to their monopoly. Game consoles is a case of A, and things like the web, Google, and the iPod are cases of B.
Windows NT was designed from the outset to obtain Orange book B2 certification.
Sounds like you're a bit behind the times on security certifications. Orange Book certifications have been deprecated in favor of Common Criteria EAL (Evaluation Assurance Level) certification. There are levels 1 through 7 of EAL certs, with 7 being the "most secure". It's worth noting that some of the lower levels don't require any actual code audits
More importantly, though, you state that Linux (I'm assuming you mean distributions of Linux) wouldn't be able to match the ratings that Windows NT was designed for. Well, the highest certification Microsoft has on its OSes (listed at the CC website) is EAL4+. Suse's SLES 9 also has EAL4+ certification, with some other distributions getting anywhere from EAL2 to EAL3+. Looks like your argument is complete horseshit.
I'm sort of wondering how the CPU is going to evolve. Will the cores stay equal in power, being carbon copies of each other that rely on the OS to do everything? Or will we eventually have a hierarchy of processors in our system, with one (or a few) that is specialized in coordinating what's happening, while the others, specialized for execution speed, grind away on code (a la Cell)?
I can personally attest to this. Studying Spanish in high school dramatically improved my understanding of not only language in general, but the workings of English.
I think an analog many here might understand is learning two different programming languages. Like, for example if you learned to program in one language and used it for a while, and then started learning another. At first, you'd get hung up on the syntax, and things really just wouldn't work well. Then, once you had some of the basics down, you'd start realizing that trying to do things the same way in both languages doesn't work that well, so you'd learn more "correct" ways to do things in your new language. You'd also start understanding things about programming in general better.
So next time a new scientific theory is accepted that is different from something widely believed in the past, you sure as hell better be consistent and post the following:
I see this as an attempt to prevent their old views from becomming irrelevant. Smart scientists know they can't force people to pick the old theory over the new one because the new one will always win in the long run. So instead they've twisted their views so that their old views can encompass the new. Pretty smart move for them but it will only slow the inevitable death of science.
I realize the cut-n-paste isn't perfect, but you get the general idea.
It would be so nice if we could just be good to each other without fear of reprisal from some imaginary father-figure. Being a good person by your own decision is much more noble than doing it because you were told to.
I don't remember where it is exactly off the top of my head, but there is at least one instance in the Gospels where Jesus rebukes those who do the "right" thing out of obligation and praises those who do it because they want to.
I think Darwin was chosen because it's the one thing so many "Christian" groups rail against (I don't consider them to be "truly" Christian, because they're usually pretty fucked up about more than just Darwin). I realize that there are only a very small number of people who are actually against science itself, but there seems to be a pretty popular perception that Christians hate advances in science because it "threatens" them. So these churches decided that a good way to say "hey, we're not all book-burning idiots" was to celebrate Darwin.
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He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
Oh really? Care to cite some sources? (and no, slashdot posts don't count)
Other than the controller and the back-catalog being rereleased for it, we have seen nothing of what it can do or what it will bring to the table.
Wi-Fi/online service, Gamecube backwards-compatability (both games and controllers), video DVD functionality, smaller than a midtower... etc.
Um, yeah.
"Business is war".
Don't forget Turok.
The guy also seems to be off his rocker in a few other ways: MPEG doesn't just save hard drive space, it saves space on the buses it travels over and the memory it resides in. There's a reason DV workstations require the resources they do. I also like how prototypes won't be built for "2 or 3" years, but he expects to get to market in "about 4 or 5".
I was referring to VIDEO GAMES. Thanks for quoting me out of context, though.
That's what I was thinking as well. About the only thing I ever agreed with my governor on was that ethanol subsidies aren't a good thing (Pawlenty, Minnesota). Unfortunately, it was all squawk and nothing really came of it.
Sue them for what? I don't see how this is any different from other vulnerability bounties, or even a more general science bounty. The only way MS could sue someone is if they made NDAs mandatory for those who use Windows. And then, they could only sue the person who "leaked" the information.
I remember reading something by the guy who does the MMOG charts and him saying how the market for this type of game is somewhat saturated already. Sure, WoW has five million players now, but a lot of its "hardcore" crowd was cannibalized from EQ and other MMOs. I wish more companies would try and create truly *new* experiences in the massive genre, like what's going on in Korea. And yes, I do know that there are upcoming (and current) games that are "different".
Regarding GTA specifically, have they looked at the game at all? It is a game named after a crime, in which you play a gangster. It carries prominent notices on all packaging (and all advertisements) that it is not for children. Any parents who allow their children to play this game are (in my opinion) guilty of negligence.
Yes, there are corner cases, such as kids finding the game at their uncle's house while the adults are in another room, or kids who are close to being "adults" and whose parents know that their kids are well-adjusted, but this is not what I'm referring to.
I just used a magnifying glass.
The thing I would be most worried about is the concentration of data into one database, and the potential abuse. If we all are forced to have this one card, then many government organizations would need access to this number and the data associated with it. Governments also contract work out to private corporations. This means that there are an unknown number of people who have access to everyone's information. Can I trust each and every one of these people with all my personal information? Will they sell off my data because they want some extra money, or maybe because they have a grudge against me? Identity theft just gets a whole lot easier.
And if they have any of the computers where all this data is stored connected to the Internet, nearly no security can be assured (especially with the beauracratic track records of the US government).
5. A revenue stream to be exploited.
Often those facing a well-financed, established group (whether it's "the establishment" or Microsoft) need only to expose how ridiculous the established group really is ("Linux is cancer!"). Hopefully this venture will do just that.
Any time a new force rises that has not been explicitly planned and sanctioned by the existing power structure, FUD inevitably follows. See also Linux, Civil Rights, etc.
Um, Can anybody say "XBOX"?
I realize that the article is crap, but if you look at MS historically, they often don't go into new markets unless A) there's tons of money in it, or B) there is a potential threat to their monopoly. Game consoles is a case of A, and things like the web, Google, and the iPod are cases of B.
Rendering CG or special effects comes to mind.
Sounds like you're a bit behind the times on security certifications. Orange Book certifications have been deprecated in favor of Common Criteria EAL (Evaluation Assurance Level) certification. There are levels 1 through 7 of EAL certs, with 7 being the "most secure". It's worth noting that some of the lower levels don't require any actual code audits
More importantly, though, you state that Linux (I'm assuming you mean distributions of Linux) wouldn't be able to match the ratings that Windows NT was designed for. Well, the highest certification Microsoft has on its OSes (listed at the CC website) is EAL4+. Suse's SLES 9 also has EAL4+ certification, with some other distributions getting anywhere from EAL2 to EAL3+. Looks like your argument is complete horseshit.
So Windows, MS Office, DirectX, Internet Explorer, FairPlay (iTMS) DRM, and the Playstation (or any other locked-up console) don't count?
I'm sort of wondering how the CPU is going to evolve. Will the cores stay equal in power, being carbon copies of each other that rely on the OS to do everything? Or will we eventually have a hierarchy of processors in our system, with one (or a few) that is specialized in coordinating what's happening, while the others, specialized for execution speed, grind away on code (a la Cell)?
I think an analog many here might understand is learning two different programming languages. Like, for example if you learned to program in one language and used it for a while, and then started learning another. At first, you'd get hung up on the syntax, and things really just wouldn't work well. Then, once you had some of the basics down, you'd start realizing that trying to do things the same way in both languages doesn't work that well, so you'd learn more "correct" ways to do things in your new language. You'd also start understanding things about programming in general better.
Dude, just because you "speak" CS and WoW doesn't mean you can just go and inflate your numbers like that. That's totally unfair. (joke, haha)
I see this as an attempt to prevent their old views from becomming irrelevant. Smart scientists know they can't force people to pick the old theory over the new one because the new one will always win in the long run. So instead they've twisted their views so that their old views can encompass the new. Pretty smart move for them but it will only slow the inevitable death of science.
I realize the cut-n-paste isn't perfect, but you get the general idea.
It would be so nice if we could just be good to each other without fear of reprisal from some imaginary father-figure. Being a good person by your own decision is much more noble than doing it because you were told to.
I don't remember where it is exactly off the top of my head, but there is at least one instance in the Gospels where Jesus rebukes those who do the "right" thing out of obligation and praises those who do it because they want to.
I think Darwin was chosen because it's the one thing so many "Christian" groups rail against (I don't consider them to be "truly" Christian, because they're usually pretty fucked up about more than just Darwin). I realize that there are only a very small number of people who are actually against science itself, but there seems to be a pretty popular perception that Christians hate advances in science because it "threatens" them. So these churches decided that a good way to say "hey, we're not all book-burning idiots" was to celebrate Darwin.