Because your flavor of the month is not any more special than last month's flavor or next month's flavor. That's the ONLY point of net neutrality. All bitchings about needing to pay extra for Google is just fearmongering on a side-effect.
They're still playing half-life, a game that came out two years ago. Doesnt that imply that they arent the type to drop money on "new" content every month?
The problem isnt needing to "work" for/extra/ content. The problem is needing to work for Content. I dont mind needing to defeat a bunch of badies to unlock the roundhouse kick. (At that point it's the game's way of saying "Okay, you've proven that needing to use a non-epic move would just be tedious. Here's a way to rush through the tedious parts to get at what's more fun for your skill level") The problem is needing to unlock all the minor powers and abilities and areas the game is unplayable without.
At least San Andreas, rather than just saying "You can't go there", just shoots at you if you try.:)
I personally can't see a white circle without dividing my torso and shoving it directly into my stomach. I'm also suspiciously fond of cherries and pretzels.
Have you seen the demos? I've only seen one outcome no matter what you choose. Oh, by "number of outcomes" you mean: The exact same thing but now they have three arms and live in round buildings?
A multipurpose tool is being restricted for its potential use in illegal activities? Now where have I heard that before...? Oh right, every slashdot article ever.
Bittorrent is not evil. Chemistry sets are not evil. Guns are not evil. Network analyzers are not evil.
Alice: Here is some software. You can use it for whatever you want. You can turn it into whatever you want. The only rule is that you must allow others to do the same with what you derive from the original.
Bob: What if I use it for preventing people from modifying it?
1) It's free for any purpose 2) You are free to modify it, for any purpose. 3) You must _not_ attempt to tell anyone else that they cannot use the same software for free, for any purpose. 4) You must _not_ attempt to tell anyone else that they cannot modify the same software, for any purpose. 5) By definition, DRM does not allow you to use the software for any purpose, or modify it for any purpose. If you are truely allowed to do so, it is not DRM. (any restricted player which is "free software" can be turned into a "file de-restricter", for example.)
The "Free" in "Free Software" does not mean the freedom to take away the "Free" in "Free Software" from others. I can't take my ball and go home, and you can't either.
This extra clause in the new GPL is _not_ political activism. It is a poorly-worded attempt to ensure a single path of circumventing the license will not be followed. I'd prefer them to simply say something like "any purpose which is supported by laws requiring that additional restrictions be placed on the distribution or modification of this software is disallowed in the regions where such laws have effect" [though I'd prefer it to be worded more clearly;)] All this is saying is: If using this for DRM would mean by law that someone else can't freely modify the program and turn it into somethin that isnt DRM, you can't use it for DRM. This would also cover crypto-export such. The license as written doesnt even attempt to say what you can't/try/ to do, it just points out that because the license explicitely grants everyone permission to modify the software, you will never be able to succeed.
Attack of the insane invalid metaphor: Bob Nobody creates a cake. He informs all that they are free to eat it. Tom Somebody decides he wants to have the cake, and so wishes to purchase the cake. Bob Nobody agrees that Tom Somebody may purchase the cake, provided that he not restrict anyone from eating it. Guess where this is going.
Raise your hand if you've never tilted a controller when playing a game. Nobody? Okay. Now raise your hand if you're a game developer and have dreamed of somehow incorporating that into some sort of more intuitive interface. Three people? Okay, not many out of everyone here, but still more than those who agree with you.
Take it literally. If you are "Computer Literate", you know how to read a computer. Learn to look at the information you are presented. There's plenty of stuff on-screen all the time. You dont need to know how to use C or how to set up a network. You need to know how to follow the information that was there in front of you. In linux, you're still screwed without being, say, HOWTO-literate. But for Windows, you can follow the on-screen instructions. How many "computer literate" people knew how to set up their network before they first tried? And how many knew/after/ they first tried, because they were able to read the fucking screen in front of them.
I'm annoyed every time I see someone staring blankly at a screen. Read the fucking thing, it's in fucking english.
I seem to have gotten annoyed half-way through this post. Fuck anybody who doesnt even try to learn something.
You've never actually/used/ google suggest, have you? It works like a browser's Autocomplete, so if you start looking for a history of asian educational institutions: Japanese Schoo_
It will helpfully complete for you: Japanese Schoo_lgirl pics
Or if you want to know what google thinks of google: Google is _
Google lets you know: Google is gay (not a troll. Try it)
It's burried several.. paragraphs? sentences? words? letters? no, no, no, no... well it's got some whitespace before it.. so I understand how you missed the explaination of who they were and what they did which started on the first word of the first sentence of the first paragraph of the article. So I'll explain.
Some guy had the idea of: "Spam is like a DDoS. So, let's launch an actual DDoS against spammers." Some spammer had the idea of: "Spam is not like a DDoS. This is a DDoS." Some guy seems to have realized he was an idiot and stopped.
This would be more like duplicating the Bank's money with a photocopier and "sharing" that. Not technically "stealing", but the same concept. "Counterfeit MP3s" just sounds.. silly.
Farnsworth: "Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in... get the hell off my property!" Free Waterfall Junior: "You can't own property, man." Farnsworth: "I can. But that's because I'm not a penniless hippie."
it's amazing how you can realize that movement would be handled by the seperate joystick, yet miss the point completely. The point isnt "ZOMGHOWWOULDYOUMOVEAROUND!?!" the point is "The entire system is rendered pointless by the method which you'd actually use to move around"
But it goes further than that. It's not merely "movement" in terms of "my character was standing here, he is now standing here", but also "movement" in terms of "my character is standing like this", which would be absolutely essential for a sword-fighting game. Because/that/ will not be properly translated, the wiimote will be a button. "Flick the wiimote to the side to launch ultra power attack! Flick the wiimote forward to parry! Hold still to block!" That is not a translation of wiimote to gameworld sword. That is arbitrary gesture-based mapping. This is a neat gimmick for some things, though I doubt the novelty would last. One thing is certain: it would make a very bland lightsaber game. Stick to the $40 wal-mart toy.
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Because your flavor of the month is not any more special than last month's flavor or next month's flavor. That's the ONLY point of net neutrality. All bitchings about needing to pay extra for Google is just fearmongering on a side-effect.
They're still playing half-life, a game that came out two years ago. Doesnt that imply that they arent the type to drop money on "new" content every month?
And by routing all traffic through this proxy in international waters, all otherwise illegal MP3s become less vulnerable to US law! Score!
That's why everyone in the future wears skin-tight uniforms or goes naked (aside from a big glass dome over the head and a ray gun)
Please remove this article.
That they said "almost" all news sites he went to had mentioned it..
The problem isnt needing to "work" for /extra/ content. The problem is needing to work for Content.
:)
I dont mind needing to defeat a bunch of badies to unlock the roundhouse kick. (At that point it's the game's way of saying "Okay, you've proven that needing to use a non-epic move would just be tedious. Here's a way to rush through the tedious parts to get at what's more fun for your skill level")
The problem is needing to unlock all the minor powers and abilities and areas the game is unplayable without.
At least San Andreas, rather than just saying "You can't go there", just shoots at you if you try.
I personally can't see a white circle without dividing my torso and shoving it directly into my stomach. I'm also suspiciously fond of cherries and pretzels.
You almost got it!
Tell him what he's nearly won!
Have you seen the demos? I've only seen one outcome no matter what you choose.
Oh, by "number of outcomes" you mean: The exact same thing but now they have three arms and live in round buildings?
A multipurpose tool is being restricted for its potential use in illegal activities? Now where have I heard that before...?
Oh right, every slashdot article ever.
Bittorrent is not evil.
Chemistry sets are not evil.
Guns are not evil.
Network analyzers are not evil.
Alice: Here is some software. You can use it for whatever you want. You can turn it into whatever you want. The only rule is that you must allow others to do the same with what you derive from the original.
Bob: What if I use it for preventing people from modifying it?
1) It's free for any purpose
;)] /try/ to do, it just points out that because the license explicitely grants everyone permission to modify the software, you will never be able to succeed.
2) You are free to modify it, for any purpose.
3) You must _not_ attempt to tell anyone else that they cannot use the same software for free, for any purpose.
4) You must _not_ attempt to tell anyone else that they cannot modify the same software, for any purpose.
5) By definition, DRM does not allow you to use the software for any purpose, or modify it for any purpose. If you are truely allowed to do so, it is not DRM. (any restricted player which is "free software" can be turned into a "file de-restricter", for example.)
The "Free" in "Free Software" does not mean the freedom to take away the "Free" in "Free Software" from others. I can't take my ball and go home, and you can't either.
This extra clause in the new GPL is _not_ political activism. It is a poorly-worded attempt to ensure a single path of circumventing the license will not be followed. I'd prefer them to simply say something like "any purpose which is supported by laws requiring that additional restrictions be placed on the distribution or modification of this software is disallowed in the regions where such laws have effect" [though I'd prefer it to be worded more clearly
All this is saying is: If using this for DRM would mean by law that someone else can't freely modify the program and turn it into somethin that isnt DRM, you can't use it for DRM. This would also cover crypto-export such.
The license as written doesnt even attempt to say what you can't
Attack of the insane invalid metaphor:
Bob Nobody creates a cake. He informs all that they are free to eat it. Tom Somebody decides he wants to have the cake, and so wishes to purchase the cake. Bob Nobody agrees that Tom Somebody may purchase the cake, provided that he not restrict anyone from eating it.
Guess where this is going.
Raise your hand if you've never tilted a controller when playing a game.
Nobody?
Okay. Now raise your hand if you're a game developer and have dreamed of somehow incorporating that into some sort of more intuitive interface.
Three people? Okay, not many out of everyone here, but still more than those who agree with you.
By the time a child is three or four, they should have had beaten into them the idea that hitting someone is not okay.
Take it literally. If you are "Computer Literate", you know how to read a computer. Learn to look at the information you are presented. There's plenty of stuff on-screen all the time. You dont need to know how to use C or how to set up a network. You need to know how to follow the information that was there in front of you. /after/ they first tried, because they were able to read the fucking screen in front of them.
In linux, you're still screwed without being, say, HOWTO-literate. But for Windows, you can follow the on-screen instructions. How many "computer literate" people knew how to set up their network before they first tried? And how many knew
I'm annoyed every time I see someone staring blankly at a screen. Read the fucking thing, it's in fucking english.
I seem to have gotten annoyed half-way through this post. Fuck anybody who doesnt even try to learn something.
I'll take a shot: Your home is not a dry cave in the Italian mountains*
*if this statement does not apply to you, please disregard it.
You've never actually /used/ google suggest, have you? It works like a browser's Autocomplete, so if you start looking for a history of asian educational institutions:
Japanese Schoo_
It will helpfully complete for you:
Japanese Schoo_lgirl pics
Or if you want to know what google thinks of google:
Google is _
Google lets you know:
Google is gay
(not a troll. Try it)
dataset too large to proccess. Why always assume malice? :)
The FDA will regulate all nanotechnology which is part of either a Food or a Drug.
It's burried several.. paragraphs? sentences? words? letters? no, no, no, no... well it's got some whitespace before it.. so I understand how you missed the explaination of who they were and what they did which started on the first word of the first sentence of the first paragraph of the article. So I'll explain.
Some guy had the idea of: "Spam is like a DDoS. So, let's launch an actual DDoS against spammers."
Some spammer had the idea of: "Spam is not like a DDoS. This is a DDoS."
Some guy seems to have realized he was an idiot and stopped.
This would be more like duplicating the Bank's money with a photocopier and "sharing" that. Not technically "stealing", but the same concept. "Counterfeit MP3s" just sounds.. silly.
Farnsworth: "Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in... get the hell off my property!"
Free Waterfall Junior: "You can't own property, man."
Farnsworth: "I can. But that's because I'm not a penniless hippie."
In that if my site were W3C compliant, I'd quickly change it so it no longered suffered from that problem.
/me eagerly awaits CSS 7
Code to standards the moment the standards make sense. Until then, any compliance should be looked at as a BadThing.
Do Not Encourage Bad Standards.
it's amazing how you can realize that movement would be handled by the seperate joystick, yet miss the point completely.
/that/ will not be properly translated, the wiimote will be a button.
The point isnt "ZOMGHOWWOULDYOUMOVEAROUND!?!" the point is "The entire system is rendered pointless by the method which you'd actually use to move around"
But it goes further than that. It's not merely "movement" in terms of "my character was standing here, he is now standing here", but also "movement" in terms of "my character is standing like this", which would be absolutely essential for a sword-fighting game.
Because
"Flick the wiimote to the side to launch ultra power attack! Flick the wiimote forward to parry! Hold still to block!"
That is not a translation of wiimote to gameworld sword. That is arbitrary gesture-based mapping. This is a neat gimmick for some things, though I doubt the novelty would last. One thing is certain: it would make a very bland lightsaber game.
Stick to the $40 wal-mart toy.