Personally, I don't find it at all clear why Google owes a single penny for scanning books and making them searchable, *without* allowing non-public-domain books to be seen in their entirety.
For the same reason why I'm not legally allowed to go to a library and scan a whole book. If Google actually paid for every book they scanned and presented, they'd have a better argument. Instead, they copied a bunch of books whole from libraries.
I never said they weren't. I'm well aware of the articles on the scummy origin of Zynga, including how the owner screamed at his developer not to innovate, and just copy, because he wasn't smart enough, or something to that effect.
hey just duplicated what others had done and pushed them harder (and maybe improved them slightly..
Which is exactly what the clones of a clone will do, too.
If the government slams these bratty kids hard enough to make the others back off, it goes on record as another example of the tyranny oppressing the people.
I think you mean oppressing a bunch of hackers that interrupted "the people's" game-time on the PS3 network, dished out account details on wide range of servers, and hacked sites like PBS because they didn't like a Frontline story on Julian Assange.
There were some other hacks that were more justifiable, such as HBGary, and probably this hack as well, but these guys aren't a bunch of saints fighting the good fight, especially considering their 4chan roots and doing it for the "lulz".
Without being privy to the agreement, I wouldn't assume it was "good will". If anything, it's probably just a business agreement where Attachmate stands to benefit if Xamarin succeeds. If they really wanted to be "good will" about it, they would provide royalty-free licensing to everybody instead of just Xamarin.
"Burger King" are obviously royalists who aim to overthrow the US republic and replace it with a monarchy
This is a bad analogy. Nobody associates Burger King with royalists. On the other hand, the "pirate" in The Pirate Bay is clearly associated with the "pirating" of copyrighted material. Also, the people behind The Pirate Bay have an anti-copyright stance and endorse pirating.
The problem is that almost nobody does real psychotherapy anymore (except for the filthy rich)
Psychotherapy is a bunch of pseudo-science/medicine. Just what is "real" psychotherapy, anyways?
From the above link: "As early as 1952, in one of the earliest studies of psychotherapy treatment, Hans Eysenck reported that two thirds of therapy patients improved significantly or recovered on their own within two years, whether or not they received psychotherapy."
"Intelligence quotient (IQ) tests performed in the United States have consistently demonstrated a significant degree of variation between different racial groups, with the average score of the African American population being lowerâ"and that of the Asian American population being higherâ"than that of the European-American population. At the same time, there is considerable overlap between these group scores, and individuals of each group can be found at all points on the IQ spectrum. Similar findings have been reported for related populations around the world, although these studies are generally considered less reliable due to the relative paucity of test data and the difficulties inherent in the cross-cultural comparison of intelligence test scores. While the existence of racial IQ gaps is well-documented and not subject to much dispute, there is no consensus among researchers as to their cause."
In general, games are designed to function without a manual. Why? Because a lot of people don't bother reading the manual - so game developers get better sales with an easy-to-learn game that requires no manual reading.
Just to add to this, what changed was that developers got a clue and made learning how to play part of the game. It's pretty much standard for games now that the opening levels are a tutorial.
It wasn't that people just didn't read the manuals, it's that even if they did, it's much more fun to be taught in-game.
Are you saying the games industry and the movie industry are similar? Because from what I understand, both of them don't work the same way.
They both sell copyrightable products that take millions of dollars to make. You can rent both, and you can sell used copies of both. It was initially claimed that rentals would destroy the industry, as "hlavac" was claiming "Keep that up, and soon nobody will create anything anymore." with regards to used games.
Your complaint to the previous poster was that books don't cost tens of millions to make. Now you are complaining because... well I don't know, you didn't say exactly what difference ruins the analogy.
Also, if I understand correctly, this is for the Online MP aspect of the games
The comments in this sub-thread were in response to hlavac's outrageous claim about used games being immoral in general and killing the industry.
And each book cost tens of millions to create as well, right?
Then consider the movie industry. I remember when I was young and the VCR and movie rentals were going to destroy the industry. Somehow they seemed to survive.
If he gives the name, and you know, perhaps a download link to a great song, then people will actually be able to judge for themselves. Can't have that, now can we?
he only people who are saying "default for the first time in history" are Democrats who are fear mongering to scare little girls like you; and it has happened [spectator.org] before.
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To this day, Microsoft is trying to shake down smartphone vendors using Android for 15 bux per phone "protection" against patent extortion^W lawsuits.
What patents, you ask? Well, we don't know.
I found the list and posted it to Slashdot on one of the recent Microsoft vs Motorola stores. It was modded up to +5.
To this day, nobody has a list of those 235 patents that Microsoft owns and that Linux supposedly infringes - hidden behind a wall of NDAs.
The source for that is known, too. Basically Ballmer was misrepresenting the results of a study:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Author-of-Linux-Patent-Study-Says-Ballmer-Got-It-Wrong/
Personally, I don't find it at all clear why Google owes a single penny for scanning books and making them searchable, *without* allowing non-public-domain books to be seen in their entirety.
For the same reason why I'm not legally allowed to go to a library and scan a whole book. If Google actually paid for every book they scanned and presented, they'd have a better argument. Instead, they copied a bunch of books whole from libraries.
Zygna games *are* the clones
I never said they weren't. I'm well aware of the articles on the scummy origin of Zynga, including how the owner screamed at his developer not to innovate, and just copy, because he wasn't smart enough, or something to that effect.
hey just duplicated what others had done and pushed them harder (and maybe improved them slightly..
Which is exactly what the clones of a clone will do, too.
If the government slams these bratty kids hard enough to make the others back off, it goes on record as another example of the tyranny oppressing the people.
I think you mean oppressing a bunch of hackers that interrupted "the people's" game-time on the PS3 network, dished out account details on wide range of servers, and hacked sites like PBS because they didn't like a Frontline story on Julian Assange.
There were some other hacks that were more justifiable, such as HBGary, and probably this hack as well, but these guys aren't a bunch of saints fighting the good fight, especially considering their 4chan roots and doing it for the "lulz".
Hello World. We are Anonymous.
How do I know?
What you do or do not know about us is irrelevant.
Oh, OK. No need to read further, because I was looking for a statement from Anonymous.
This just in:
Zuckerberg is the bitch in the relationship.
This just in: You're clueless. There's a horde of Zynga clones willing to take Zynga's place on Facebook.
The human genome contains all kinds of junk that isn't expressed, including code for various viruses.
Obligatory Dresden Codak
Without being privy to the agreement, I wouldn't assume it was "good will". If anything, it's probably just a business agreement where Attachmate stands to benefit if Xamarin succeeds. If they really wanted to be "good will" about it, they would provide royalty-free licensing to everybody instead of just Xamarin.
"Burger King" are obviously royalists who aim to overthrow the US republic and replace it with a monarchy
This is a bad analogy. Nobody associates Burger King with royalists. On the other hand, the "pirate" in The Pirate Bay is clearly associated with the "pirating" of copyrighted material. Also, the people behind The Pirate Bay have an anti-copyright stance and endorse pirating.
So you can cite this empirically proven research?
According to the 1952 study, not doing psychotherapy is also empirically proven.
The problem is that almost nobody does real psychotherapy anymore (except for the filthy rich)
Psychotherapy is a bunch of pseudo-science/medicine. Just what is "real" psychotherapy, anyways?
From the above link: "As early as 1952, in one of the earliest studies of psychotherapy treatment, Hans Eysenck reported that two thirds of therapy patients improved significantly or recovered on their own within two years, whether or not they received psychotherapy."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_intelligence
"Intelligence quotient (IQ) tests performed in the United States have consistently demonstrated a significant degree of variation between different racial groups, with the average score of the African American population being lowerâ"and that of the Asian American population being higherâ"than that of the European-American population. At the same time, there is considerable overlap between these group scores, and individuals of each group can be found at all points on the IQ spectrum. Similar findings have been reported for related populations around the world, although these studies are generally considered less reliable due to the relative paucity of test data and the difficulties inherent in the cross-cultural comparison of intelligence test scores. While the existence of racial IQ gaps is well-documented and not subject to much dispute, there is no consensus among researchers as to their cause."
In general, games are designed to function without a manual. Why? Because a lot of people don't bother reading the manual - so game developers get better sales with an easy-to-learn game that requires no manual reading.
Just to add to this, what changed was that developers got a clue and made learning how to play part of the game. It's pretty much standard for games now that the opening levels are a tutorial.
It wasn't that people just didn't read the manuals, it's that even if they did, it's much more fun to be taught in-game.
And lo, did a man step up, his man Jobs, his name noble and his deeds promising to be just.
Nice story, except that Jobs has never been this noble character you make him out to be.
...I just want to set a flame in your heart
He paid for his seat, and he was given consideration in return
By being inconsiderate to all the other passengers on the plane, including first class ones. This story doesn't make any sense.
It's common knowledge, even in the United States and in history books, that we fucked over the American Indians. That's not why we support Israel.
Are you saying the games industry and the movie industry are similar? Because from what I understand, both of them don't work the same way.
They both sell copyrightable products that take millions of dollars to make. You can rent both, and you can sell used copies of both. It was initially claimed that rentals would destroy the industry, as "hlavac" was claiming "Keep that up, and soon nobody will create anything anymore." with regards to used games.
Your complaint to the previous poster was that books don't cost tens of millions to make. Now you are complaining because... well I don't know, you didn't say exactly what difference ruins the analogy.
Also, if I understand correctly, this is for the Online MP aspect of the games
The comments in this sub-thread were in response to hlavac's outrageous claim about used games being immoral in general and killing the industry.
And each book cost tens of millions to create as well, right?
Then consider the movie industry. I remember when I was young and the VCR and movie rentals were going to destroy the industry. Somehow they seemed to survive.
It's the same thing as when baseball teams conspire against a player and agree to not sign him. They were accused of it by Barry Bonds and his agent.
The common term for that is blackballing.
If he gives the name, and you know, perhaps a download link to a great song, then people will actually be able to judge for themselves. Can't have that, now can we?
he only people who are saying "default for the first time in history" are Democrats who are fear mongering to scare little girls like you; and it has happened [spectator.org] before.
Nice article. There's also the Nixon Shock.
Blogger and Picasa are good names: concise, searchable, and trademarkable.
How on earth was "Blogger" ever granted a trademark? It's incredibly generic.
Microsoft did not force people to use IE, they forced OEM's to bundle IE.
IE came with the operating system.
But none of that is anti-competitive, because you make the choice.
What matters is the effect on competition.