What makes the FCC think that they can make laws about programs that exist OUTSIDE of the US? Why should my VOIP program have security holes because of the big bad terrorists terrorizing the US?
I disagree with you on the browser-detection-scripts.
Check Skype's site for an example of how such scripts can help computer newbies install things. It has a step by step set of screencaps that show how to install it using either Firefox or IE(maybe others, I didn't check). Think about the mother who got Firefox installed on her computer by her geek son and is trying to follow the installation steps given in an IE fashion. People who see a technology like this that can help adoption of Firefox etc. and throw it away are simply being short sighted.
Why should people from other countries get their info logged because of some stupid US law? I doubt that every surfers IP would be looked up, verified to be in the US, and only then the information is stored.
I'm turning 18 soon, and while I realise that there probably isn't as many people programming in their early lives, I think there are still some. However, that's not the point.
What I find interesting is to look at why this is. Going off assumptions, I believe that the computer was all the rage when many/.ers were growing up. When something is new and exciting, everyone wants to get a piece of it. I believe that's why many people programmed as kids, and continued to even later. Fast forward to present, and computers are simply the thing that most kids access MTV or AIM/MSN with. There is no awe that is brought about when using a computer, even from me.
That said, what does the future hold? Can my generation keep up or start ambitious projects like the F/OSS community puts out? Who will program for fun in their spare time, when they don't do it now?
That's exactly what I thought of when I read this. There was a./ article a while back about how MS was trying to join the ODF alliance, and it was extrapolated that it was just an attempt to slow down ODF certification. Guess these folks saw that and came up with this.
I saw the Dev Diary on the site yesterday. If the vibe I got from that is indicative of the rest of the team, there really is no hope... There's over a half-a-minute long intro that has NOTHING to do with the game.
Not to mention that the art screams LOTR...the orcs, the towers, good God.
Glycerin is not a problem in and of itself, it's the catalyst properties that are mixed in from the NaOH that end up creating useless glycerin that must be purified to be of use. Since this may eliminate the need for the catalyst, the glycerin can be used immediately without purification.
Who actually followed the WCG before this and is commenting? Because if you did, you know that the only thing people cared about was PC, and NOTHING ELSE. No one who attends these gives a damn about a PS2 or GC or Xbox competition, and thats the cold hard truth. Starcraft SELLS. FPS deathmatches SELL. This is not going to be any different and someone who thinks so is just staying hip with the times and ragging on MS.
(I realise I've just murdered my karma)
My Audigy 2 ZS's CD comes with their own purty media player. I don't use it, but it includes a feature that can auto level the sound output of your songs and what not to a normalized level. I checked it out and thought it was cool, but I don't use it anyway.
Thing is, Creative's mp3 players don't use this, and I haven't seen any that do. If Creative put this in their players, it might net them a few more valuable percentage points, and might turn me from iRiver.
I don't buy retail games anymore. I'm sick of it. Not only are the staff dumbasses by and large, but the price gouging on Canadians is abysmal. Why the hell do I have to pay more because of the cost of localization so that half my manual can be in goddamn french?
Right now, I'm buying my games on eBay, and I shred 20 bucks Canadian off the price of Oblivion for the 360. Some of that came in the form of a lower than retail price, and some came in the form of no taxes(15%).
Umm, I'd rather pick some other distros that are known for stable secure server platforms that have been around and tested than some new one that continues the string of terrible linux distro names.
I don't think Sony can afford to have much(if any) complete works distributed as digital download. Think about it, they're using this thing as a trojan horse for BluRay. How is that going to work if you can download stuff without using BluRay at all?
For anyone interested in the Lucasarts story, including the kickass games, I heartily suggest the book Droidmaker. I got it and it was an awesome read. Lucas was involved in a helluva lot of stuff.
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What makes the FCC think that they can make laws about programs that exist OUTSIDE of the US? Why should my VOIP program have security holes because of the big bad terrorists terrorizing the US?
If I buy myself a fat pipe and a bunch of storage, can I just download millions of movies/music to drive the MP/RIAA out of business?
They don't get the CHANCE to CHOOSE.
I disagree with you on the browser-detection-scripts.
Check Skype's site for an example of how such scripts can help computer newbies install things. It has a step by step set of screencaps that show how to install it using either Firefox or IE(maybe others, I didn't check). Think about the mother who got Firefox installed on her computer by her geek son and is trying to follow the installation steps given in an IE fashion. People who see a technology like this that can help adoption of Firefox etc. and throw it away are simply being short sighted.
Why should people from other countries get their info logged because of some stupid US law? I doubt that every surfers IP would be looked up, verified to be in the US, and only then the information is stored.
That would require the networks to get their heads out of their asses. Uhhh, nope, not happening.
I'm turning 18 soon, and while I realise that there probably isn't as many people programming in their early lives, I think there are still some. However, that's not the point.
/.ers were growing up. When something is new and exciting, everyone wants to get a piece of it. I believe that's why many people programmed as kids, and continued to even later. Fast forward to present, and computers are simply the thing that most kids access MTV or AIM/MSN with. There is no awe that is brought about when using a computer, even from me.
What I find interesting is to look at why this is. Going off assumptions, I believe that the computer was all the rage when many
That said, what does the future hold? Can my generation keep up or start ambitious projects like the F/OSS community puts out? Who will program for fun in their spare time, when they don't do it now?
That's exactly what I thought of when I read this. There was a ./ article a while back about how MS was trying to join the ODF alliance, and it was extrapolated that it was just an attempt to slow down ODF certification. Guess these folks saw that and came up with this.
I saw the Dev Diary on the site yesterday. If the vibe I got from that is indicative of the rest of the team, there really is no hope... There's over a half-a-minute long intro that has NOTHING to do with the game.
Not to mention that the art screams LOTR...the orcs, the towers, good God.
I really hope to be proved wrong though.
It'll cost you time if you live in the same city as TFA's author...
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This is such a half baked study and conclusion that I wonder why the hell it's on
Underneath the paws of the happy bears lies a secret base where slightly mutated men from Canada have their bones replaced with adamantium.
Glycerin is not a problem in and of itself, it's the catalyst properties that are mixed in from the NaOH that end up creating useless glycerin that must be purified to be of use. Since this may eliminate the need for the catalyst, the glycerin can be used immediately without purification.
Who actually followed the WCG before this and is commenting? Because if you did, you know that the only thing people cared about was PC, and NOTHING ELSE. No one who attends these gives a damn about a PS2 or GC or Xbox competition, and thats the cold hard truth. Starcraft SELLS. FPS deathmatches SELL. This is not going to be any different and someone who thinks so is just staying hip with the times and ragging on MS. (I realise I've just murdered my karma)
Is this the first time a national government has switched to odf?
$383 Million, that's like....12 horse armor patches for TES: Oblivion
Yeah, hiiiii, I'm afraid I'm going to have to go ahead and, uhhh, ask you to hand over your geek identification card.
It's Link dammit, not Zelda.
Any more than $150 and it's price gouging with specs like that... How much does the Xbox with comparable specs cost now?
My Audigy 2 ZS's CD comes with their own purty media player. I don't use it, but it includes a feature that can auto level the sound output of your songs and what not to a normalized level. I checked it out and thought it was cool, but I don't use it anyway. Thing is, Creative's mp3 players don't use this, and I haven't seen any that do. If Creative put this in their players, it might net them a few more valuable percentage points, and might turn me from iRiver.
I don't buy retail games anymore. I'm sick of it. Not only are the staff dumbasses by and large, but the price gouging on Canadians is abysmal. Why the hell do I have to pay more because of the cost of localization so that half my manual can be in goddamn french? Right now, I'm buying my games on eBay, and I shred 20 bucks Canadian off the price of Oblivion for the 360. Some of that came in the form of a lower than retail price, and some came in the form of no taxes(15%).
The Xbox 360 version of Quake IV includes Quake II also, just FYI...
Umm, I'd rather pick some other distros that are known for stable secure server platforms that have been around and tested than some new one that continues the string of terrible linux distro names.
I don't think Sony can afford to have much(if any) complete works distributed as digital download. Think about it, they're using this thing as a trojan horse for BluRay. How is that going to work if you can download stuff without using BluRay at all?
For anyone interested in the Lucasarts story, including the kickass games, I heartily suggest the book Droidmaker. I got it and it was an awesome read. Lucas was involved in a helluva lot of stuff.
Nothing to see here...
He proposes a town hall for March 14, not April.