Actually, getting a real-trademark / servicemark also invalidates older domain names. Unless! - and this is a big honkin' unless - those earlier domain names are registered trademarks. Most domain names are NOT however, and it's why a group I was contracting with in Kansas City was looking at a list of brands I gave them and the conversation went like this:
"I haven't searched against existing domain names for these - so keep that in mind"
"Dont' worry - as soon as the trademark application is on file with the patent office we can send out cease and desists to anyone using one off the list".
Doing some checking later confirmed that none of the domain names that were being used came up on state or federal trademarks searches, and were squashable. Which they in fact did to about 4 if I recall, before settling on one name.
Trademarks - you're little understood friend. And don't forget blanket trademark declarations under copyright protection. It's how a TV or Movie company can instantly protect a new film or program by placing the name of the project as copyright held by parent trademark. It should also be noted that I'm not a lawyer in these matters but have been surrounded by them in many professional instances when it comes to copyright and trademarks.
Please pay some legal wanker if you really want to get serious about any of this crappola.
re:"As it has been pointed out, most games still come on CDs let alone DVDs."
Holy cats! I've discovered a hole in the fabric of space time from 1996! Don't VOTE FOR BUSH IN 1999!
Seriously - I've got a pile of PS2 product, and a few computer games (Doom 3) and they're all DVD format. I havent' seen a CDrom game in years! (apart from RTCW - which is older than moses). Most games? Woosh! And looking at the game dev comment in this thread - the DVD format is topping out for XBox 360 users already. Heresay - of course - but it's not doubtful that in a year this will be obvious when two sided games appear.
This ain't future-proofing by a long-shot. I'll take all the space you can give me - movies - OR - games!
Yes at this point it's an expensive inclusion - but I'm thinking 6 years - not 6 months.
What a load of pap - let's break it down bit by bit shall we?
go outside, (this is important because the homeless enjoy many advantages from merely being "outside")
get in shape, (Unless you're ready to go to Iraq, I never really saw the point of pushing my knees and ankles to the point they'll need surgery when I'm in my 40s - oh yes - because it was healthy at the time)
eat healthy, stop drinking Mountain Dew like its going out of style, (yes drink more beer and vodka instead - because it makes you look cool - as well as that hot redhead with 3 chins and a vestigal twin growing out of her cheek)
go back to school, get educated, earn a degree, (don't bother worrying about how you're going to pay for it - just do it!)
start making money, (that would be precluded by the going back to school part - particularly if you get a student loan - but again let's not get all nit picky)
buy yourself a nice house and car, (doesn't matter if you don't want a nice house or car - it's what other people think about you that's important. Buy now - and be happy.)
and get yourself a hot woman as a wife. (Apart from mail-order brides - this has to be the hands-down - most idiotic thing I've heard in my life. Not that we're objectifying women or anything - but lets not even go down that deep dark sexist well you're living in)
oh and guess what, you can still be a gamer. Games will always be there, but life isn't, don't miss your chance! (don't miss your chance to join the masses of asses watching survivor, getting divorced, and working enough hours to get their first heart-attack at 33. Um dude - some people don't want to live up to your expectations. Just a tip.)
I can swing both ways on that one. Depends on my mood really.
One voiceover that I ALWAYS fast forward past is Dark City - particularly when newbies are watching it for the first time. Even the commentary track mentions that the studio put that in at the last minute - and it totally RUINS the movie.
Talk about your spoilers!
I was lucky in that the first time I saw it, it was on a movie channel where I missed the first 5 minutes. Thank god for that.
Such a brave generalization and troll accusation from someone not wanting to risk karma points. How brave of you. Lessie - I accuse a game of having a todler depiction. OMG! it's a troll!!!! One wonders if you bleed to death in the rain.
I thought it was a valid observation of a game. A brief one - but still valid.
Clarification: re:"As for Wind Waker being "for children""
I meant to insinuate that I don't want to play with pedeophile friendly characterizations as my entertainment. After 30 - playing as a toddler depiction just seems - um - WRONG?
And don't get me frigging started on "tingle".
I think the name of the console "wii" is the least of Nintendo's problems.
re:"I'm no Nintendo apologist, but I've got to tell you this time it really looks like their innovation is going to pay off."
26 years of Zelda and Mario reruns - now THAT's innovation baby!
Seriously though - the last time Nintendo blew me away was with their overpriced (games were expensive!) N64 - which was mindblowing. At least until Mario 64 was complete. Zelda arriving years later - also was a nice head turner - but didn't exactly blow me away. The funny thing is that while everyone grouses about sequal games plauging Sony, didn't anyone notice a couple of names coming up for Nintendo again - and again - and again?
I'll confess that I WAS looking at the Gamecube until the first Zelda came out for it - and I decided that I'd leave playing with children to Michael Jackson, and not wait another 5 years for a decent Zelda to come out for it. And I'm sorry - the gamecube controller is terrible. Proof? Play SSX. Enjoy the pain.
LSD is for cheap hippies. If the 80s taught us anything - a successful executive who plays as hard as he works will always pay a premium for the cartel enriched goodness of Cocaine.
Cocaine! Now available in regular and now new smokable rock flavor. Success never felt so good.
Give me a second here but the latest reports from sites like wii.ign.com claim that the new Zelda is EXACTLY like the GameCube version outside of the control situation. Now - this is "probably" because it's mostly a straight port - but what if it's not? HDTV aside, I'm not so eager to invest in a repackaged game-cube with an interesting control scheme as my entertainment platform for the next 6 years - just as I wasn't eager to get a "slim-line" Atari 2600 just because it was "under 50 bucks".
But that's just me.
Oh and everyone else who bought a NES instead of an Atari 2600 jr or 7800 (and yes of course I'm sidestepping sofware issues, Trammel being a general - or INCREDIBLE - dick etc).
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re:". It wouldn't surprise me if, after an extremely terrible launch, Sony's only option is to continue with the PS2 for another couple of years. "
I think having 100 million plus consoles out in the world will make Sony continue with the PS2 for another couple of years. Crap folks - was Y2K that long ago? The PSX continued on for a while after the PS2 came out. Only Microsoft is in a hurry to dump the Xbox ASAP. BTW - the PS2 launch was touted as being a fiasco at the time with Sega ads lampooning the fact. Right before they scrapped the Dreamcast.
Who the fuck cares. Bla bla bla negative bla. Wake me up in a year when the early adopters have paid through the nose and the real games show up. GTA3 didn't even arrive till after a year went by. That's what I'll be buy essentially. A big fat titanic stable of developers baby. So far, Sony's track record has been good in sheer odds. Massive 3rd party support makes a lot of chaff - but the wheat is what counts - and there's been no shortage of that either.
Everything else is splitting hairs.
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You can get a 1080p 37 inch lcd flatscreen for 1000.00 at Fry's or you can get a Westinghouse 1080p 37 inch for under 1600.00. I'm not saying 3000.00 is off the mark - unless you think that 1500-2000 dollars off the mark.
Initially VHS moves were EXPENSIVE. 50-80 bucks in 1980-1984 dollars (Double that for now roughly). That's why rentals took off the way they did. Which is amusing because the only other format that used this window of opportunity to any degree was RCA's videodisc which - while about the same quality of VHS - was cheap to buy (20 bucks) and our household rented them for less than half the price people were renting VHS tapes.
They also took up less shelf space (depthwise - LP record bin style displaywise) that the selection was greater for a time. The players were also about a third or less the price of VHS and Beta rigs.
Once the price came down - and of course the ability to record also being a driving force - RCA's CED video disc crashed fast. It was pretty neat at the time. No "failure to rewind" fees was an amusing upsell at the time.
If you can get past the physics of plastic oxidation, glue breakdowns causing layer seperation and about half a dozen things otherwise lumped together under the form of "laser-rot" (coined by laser-disc enthusiasts - but I've got store-bought preproduced music cd's in the same boat) then you can talk long term storage. For me - long term storage is a hard drive used SPARINGLY for backups only offsite.
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Actually, getting a real-trademark / servicemark also invalidates older domain names. Unless! - and this is a big honkin' unless - those earlier domain names are registered trademarks. Most domain names are NOT however, and it's why a group I was contracting with in Kansas City was looking at a list of brands I gave them and the conversation went like this:
"I haven't searched against existing domain names for these - so keep that in mind"
"Dont' worry - as soon as the trademark application is on file with the patent office we can send out cease and desists to anyone using one off the list".
Doing some checking later confirmed that none of the domain names that were being used came up on state or federal trademarks searches, and were squashable. Which they in fact did to about 4 if I recall, before settling on one name.
Trademarks - you're little understood friend. And don't forget blanket trademark declarations under copyright protection. It's how a TV or Movie company can instantly protect a new film or program by placing the name of the project as copyright held by parent trademark. It should also be noted that I'm not a lawyer in these matters but have been surrounded by them in many professional instances when it comes to copyright and trademarks.
Please pay some legal wanker if you really want to get serious about any of this crappola.
I was refering to Zonk. Unless he's cloned himself in which case - spot on.
damn - knew i should have hit preview DONT VOTE FOR BUSH IN 2000 - is the hole still open? Hello? Also don't buy too many internet stocks!
re:"As it has been pointed out, most games still come on CDs let alone DVDs."
Holy cats! I've discovered a hole in the fabric of space time from 1996! Don't VOTE FOR BUSH IN 1999!
Seriously - I've got a pile of PS2 product, and a few computer games (Doom 3) and they're all DVD format. I havent' seen a CDrom game in years! (apart from RTCW - which is older than moses). Most games? Woosh! And looking at the game dev comment in this thread - the DVD format is topping out for XBox 360 users already. Heresay - of course - but it's not doubtful that in a year this will be obvious when two sided games appear.
This ain't future-proofing by a long-shot. I'll take all the space you can give me - movies - OR - games!
Yes at this point it's an expensive inclusion - but I'm thinking 6 years - not 6 months.
When Microsoft makes HD-DVD optional - it's a mistake.
When Sony includes it - it's a mistake.
This goes into the column - damned when do - damned when don't.
Don't forget the all-important "up and out" button.
*crashola*
What a load of pap - let's break it down bit by bit shall we?
go outside,
(this is important because the homeless enjoy many advantages from merely being "outside")
get in shape,
(Unless you're ready to go to Iraq, I never really saw the point of pushing my knees and ankles to the point they'll need surgery when I'm in my 40s - oh yes - because it was healthy at the time)
eat healthy, stop drinking Mountain Dew like its going out of style,
(yes drink more beer and vodka instead - because it makes you look cool - as well as that hot redhead with 3 chins and a vestigal twin growing out of her cheek)
go back to school, get educated, earn a degree,
(don't bother worrying about how you're going to pay for it - just do it!)
start making money,
(that would be precluded by the going back to school part - particularly if you get a student loan - but again let's not get all nit picky)
buy yourself a nice house and car,
(doesn't matter if you don't want a nice house or car - it's what other people think about you that's important. Buy now - and be happy.)
and get yourself a hot woman as a wife.
(Apart from mail-order brides - this has to be the hands-down - most idiotic thing I've heard in my life. Not that we're objectifying women or anything - but lets not even go down that deep dark sexist well you're living in)
oh and guess what, you can still be a gamer. Games will always be there, but life isn't, don't miss your chance!
(don't miss your chance to join the masses of asses watching survivor, getting divorced, and working enough hours to get their first heart-attack at 33. Um dude - some people don't want to live up to your expectations. Just a tip.)
Is Rotoshop ever going to come out? It was hinted at a future release, but now they seem to have it locked down.
God do I want that one.
I can swing both ways on that one. Depends on my mood really.
One voiceover that I ALWAYS fast forward past is Dark City - particularly when newbies are watching it for the first time.
Even the commentary track mentions that the studio put that in at the last minute - and it totally RUINS the movie.
Talk about your spoilers!
I was lucky in that the first time I saw it, it was on a movie channel where I missed the first 5 minutes. Thank god for that.
Democracy works!
The first rule about Nerd Fight Club is - you don't blog about Nerd Fight Club.
The second rule about Nerd Fight Club is - YOU - DON'T - BLOG - ABOUT NERD FIGHT CLUB.
Such a brave generalization and troll accusation from someone not wanting to risk karma points. How brave of you. Lessie - I accuse a game of having a todler depiction. OMG! it's a troll!!!! One wonders if you bleed to death in the rain.
I thought it was a valid observation of a game. A brief one - but still valid.
Heh - neither was Michael Jackson. His lawyers on the other hand....
Clarification: re:"As for Wind Waker being "for children""
I meant to insinuate that I don't want to play with pedeophile friendly characterizations as my entertainment. After 30 - playing as a toddler depiction just seems - um - WRONG?
And don't get me frigging started on "tingle".
I think the name of the console "wii" is the least of Nintendo's problems.
re:"I'm no Nintendo apologist, but I've got to tell you this time it really looks like their innovation is going to pay off."
26 years of Zelda and Mario reruns - now THAT's innovation baby!
Seriously though - the last time Nintendo blew me away was with their overpriced (games were expensive!) N64 - which was mindblowing. At least until Mario 64 was complete. Zelda arriving years later - also was a nice head turner - but didn't exactly blow me away. The funny thing is that while everyone grouses about sequal games plauging Sony, didn't anyone notice a couple of names coming up for Nintendo again - and again - and again?
I'll confess that I WAS looking at the Gamecube until the first Zelda came out for it - and I decided that I'd leave playing with children to Michael Jackson, and not wait another 5 years for a decent Zelda to come out for it. And I'm sorry - the gamecube controller is terrible. Proof? Play SSX. Enjoy the pain.
re:" First I would like to say I have a pretty decent job and I am living with my parents"
Stop - rewind - reading that again - pause....reading that AGAIN....pause.....
You lost me riiiight - about - THERE.
LSD is for cheap hippies. If the 80s taught us anything - a successful executive who plays as hard as he works will always pay a premium for the cartel enriched goodness of Cocaine.
Cocaine! Now available in regular and now new smokable rock flavor. Success never felt so good.
Way to go! That'll show Sony! Their days are numbered for sure! Good for you! Stick it to da man!
Good for you - and thank God you had the guts to tell everyone! The world is a better place for your refreshing brand of honesty.
But is the Wii future proof?
Give me a second here but the latest reports from sites like wii.ign.com claim that the new Zelda is EXACTLY like the GameCube version outside of the control situation. Now - this is "probably" because it's mostly a straight port - but what if it's not? HDTV aside, I'm not so eager to invest in a repackaged game-cube with an interesting control scheme as my entertainment platform for the next 6 years - just as I wasn't eager to get a "slim-line" Atari 2600 just because it was "under 50 bucks".
But that's just me.
Oh and everyone else who bought a NES instead of an Atari 2600 jr or 7800 (and yes of course I'm sidestepping sofware issues, Trammel being a general - or INCREDIBLE - dick etc).
re:". It wouldn't surprise me if, after an extremely terrible launch, Sony's only option is to continue with the PS2 for another couple of years. "
I think having 100 million plus consoles out in the world will make Sony continue with the PS2 for another couple of years. Crap folks - was Y2K that long ago? The PSX continued on for a while after the PS2 came out. Only Microsoft is in a hurry to dump the Xbox ASAP. BTW - the PS2 launch was touted as being a fiasco at the time with Sega ads lampooning the fact. Right before they scrapped the Dreamcast.
Who the fuck cares. Bla bla bla negative bla. Wake me up in a year when the early adopters have paid through the nose and the real games show up. GTA3 didn't even arrive till after a year went by. That's what I'll be buy essentially. A big fat titanic stable of developers baby. So far, Sony's track record has been good in sheer odds. Massive 3rd party support makes a lot of chaff - but the wheat is what counts - and there's been no shortage of that either.
Everything else is splitting hairs.
You can get a 1080p 37 inch lcd flatscreen for 1000.00 at Fry's or you can get a Westinghouse 1080p 37 inch for under 1600.00. I'm not saying 3000.00 is off the mark - unless you think that 1500-2000 dollars off the mark.
I do - but what the fuck do I know.
re:"Give me F.E.A.R"
X the Eliminator: "Behold! The CRUST of Birdman!"
F.E.A.R: "Crest! Crest!"
X the Eliminator: "Ah, alright, yep, yep - my error - I'm so sorry"
Initially VHS moves were EXPENSIVE. 50-80 bucks in 1980-1984 dollars (Double that for now roughly). That's why rentals took off the way they did. Which is amusing because the only other format that used this window of opportunity to any degree was RCA's videodisc which - while about the same quality of VHS - was cheap to buy (20 bucks) and our household rented them for less than half the price people were renting VHS tapes.
They also took up less shelf space (depthwise - LP record bin style displaywise) that the selection was greater for a time. The players were also about a third or less the price of VHS and Beta rigs.
Once the price came down - and of course the ability to record also being a driving force - RCA's CED video disc crashed fast. It was pretty neat at the time. No "failure to rewind" fees was an amusing upsell at the time.
If you can get past the physics of plastic oxidation, glue breakdowns causing layer seperation and about half a dozen things otherwise lumped together under the form of "laser-rot" (coined by laser-disc enthusiasts - but I've got store-bought preproduced music cd's in the same boat) then you can talk long term storage. For me - long term storage is a hard drive used SPARINGLY for backups only offsite.