Well, you could argue (not that I am) that one invents a useful art in the form of a business process, and could patent their discovery. I'm not saying that that's necessarily right or good, but I could see a solid case made on those grounds.
Why would you ever play a shooter split-screen? FPSes are made for one-ass-per-computer play. Even Halo, etc. are designed for it (splitscreen is a poor hack).
The telling thing is that autoaim is enabled by default on a controller...
Gabe Newell (gaben@valvesoftware.com) reads all his mail. If you are upset about the failure to treat L4D as more than a tech demo, send him an email discussing your concerns. At the least, he'll respond, and who knows? It might help.
Be polite, be reasoned, and make sure to explain why you're upset. At the risk of making it sound form-letterish, I'd quote what he said as mentioned by this article:
Not true. A lot of Valve North people ended up working on Left 4 Dead (I remember a couple of devs I was in contact with being pulled off of fixing ATI-related bugs to be put onto L4D for release).
Agreed (although the L4D SDK is out--it's a "beta", but it works fine). I'm hoping that this ends up being an expansion pack (at expansion pack prices) rather than a full new game.
I should have been more specific. You make it sound like I wouldn't be OK with returning to 18 years. I'd be fine with five! But I'm not fine with people just taking whatever they feel like.
Again: I suggest you actually learn what fascism is. This post is an excellent description of what fascism actually is: the unification of the corporation and the state. While Mussolini's "corporation" was not limited to just an S Corp/C Corp type of deal, it certainly included them.
Thanks for playing.
(Oh, and the government has certainly been forcing money into folks' hands. Perhaps not the automotive industry--but even healthy banks were essentially forced to take TARP funds "so smaller banks would feel safe taking it.")
An accusation made against one party is typically defended by pointing out that the other party is no better. I have a way of neatly avoiding such bickering. For all practical purposes, whether this was intentional or accidental, the USA has one party that happens to be composed of two factions. They're both rotten bastards and the continued dominance of politics by the Democrats and the Republicans guarantees that nothing really changes. They're both leading us to a fascist nanny-state or whatever you care to call it and they'll blame each other for it the whole time that they are taking us there. For those who don't want to live in a modern police state, this is nothing to celebrate
Now, see, this is well-said. I have no party allegiance (fiscally conservative, socially very liberal); it just makes me chafe to see partisan idiots start screaming bullshit without acknowledging that their own side is as bad or worse.
I suggest you go look up the definition, history, and maybe some examples of fascism, having somebody help you when you stumble over the hard words. Because calling the Republicans "fascists" (at least, while giving the "hey GM CEO, you be fired now, k?" Democrats a pass) is pretty silly.
Hint: if they win the case, then copyright gets less broken. Cases like this help establish the boundaries of copyright law and the legal limits to the abilities of the rights-holders. Unless, of course, you're one of the "hurp copyright is always bad pirating is gud give me everything for freee!111111" mouthbreathers, in which case you can fuck right off.
no one is asking the US to pay for the upkeep on the root DNS servers if/when they're handed over to an organisation that isn't controlled by the US government
I'm pretty sure that, yes, they'll be knocking at our doors to fund their operations.:)
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Well, you could argue (not that I am) that one invents a useful art in the form of a business process, and could patent their discovery. I'm not saying that that's necessarily right or good, but I could see a solid case made on those grounds.
Well, they do say he modeled the Boomer.
Why would you ever play a shooter split-screen? FPSes are made for one-ass-per-computer play. Even Halo, etc. are designed for it (splitscreen is a poor hack).
The telling thing is that autoaim is enabled by default on a controller...
I doubt the engine technology will change in L4D2. Seems like they're still using Source 2007.
Hint: you can output a PC to a 54" TV, too. And even use a controller, if you're too retarded to function with a keyboard and mouse.
A number of Valve North staffers work on L4D.
Gabe Newell (gaben@valvesoftware.com) reads all his mail. If you are upset about the failure to treat L4D as more than a tech demo, send him an email discussing your concerns. At the least, he'll respond, and who knows? It might help.
Be polite, be reasoned, and make sure to explain why you're upset. At the risk of making it sound form-letterish, I'd quote what he said as mentioned by this article:
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/left_4_dead/news/valve_details_post_left_4_dead_launch_plans.html
L4D is designed for the PC. Playing it on the moronbox is not going to be anywhere near as fun.
Multiplayer is free on the PC, too.
They're rolling out the new matchmaker system in the next few days, I heard.
Not true. A lot of Valve North people ended up working on Left 4 Dead (I remember a couple of devs I was in contact with being pulled off of fixing ATI-related bugs to be put onto L4D for release).
Agreed (although the L4D SDK is out--it's a "beta", but it works fine). I'm hoping that this ends up being an expansion pack (at expansion pack prices) rather than a full new game.
Your friend is a terrible parent. Sneaking away from parents is part of growing up.
I should have been more specific. You make it sound like I wouldn't be OK with returning to 18 years. I'd be fine with five! But I'm not fine with people just taking whatever they feel like.
Again: I suggest you actually learn what fascism is. This post is an excellent description of what fascism actually is: the unification of the corporation and the state. While Mussolini's "corporation" was not limited to just an S Corp/C Corp type of deal, it certainly included them.
Thanks for playing.
(Oh, and the government has certainly been forcing money into folks' hands. Perhaps not the automotive industry--but even healthy banks were essentially forced to take TARP funds "so smaller banks would feel safe taking it.")
An accusation made against one party is typically defended by pointing out that the other party is no better. I have a way of neatly avoiding such bickering. For all practical purposes, whether this was intentional or accidental, the USA has one party that happens to be composed of two factions. They're both rotten bastards and the continued dominance of politics by the Democrats and the Republicans guarantees that nothing really changes. They're both leading us to a fascist nanny-state or whatever you care to call it and they'll blame each other for it the whole time that they are taking us there. For those who don't want to live in a modern police state, this is nothing to celebrate
Now, see, this is well-said. I have no party allegiance (fiscally conservative, socially very liberal); it just makes me chafe to see partisan idiots start screaming bullshit without acknowledging that their own side is as bad or worse.
I suggest you go look up the definition, history, and maybe some examples of fascism, having somebody help you when you stumble over the hard words. Because calling the Republicans "fascists" (at least, while giving the "hey GM CEO, you be fired now, k?" Democrats a pass) is pretty silly.
Hint: if they win the case, then copyright gets less broken. Cases like this help establish the boundaries of copyright law and the legal limits to the abilities of the rights-holders. Unless, of course, you're one of the "hurp copyright is always bad pirating is gud give me everything for freee!111111" mouthbreathers, in which case you can fuck right off.
Maybe they should have just used Xlib/Xt instead and duplicated everything they did for Windows
And then you can cue the hardcore bitching from GNOME *and* KDE.
Kubuntu is the forgotten stepchild. I'd recommend avoiding it, just because half the damned time it doesn't work.
You need to cyber-check your cyber-spelling.
I didn't say he was convicted, I said he was impeached. There's a difference.
International organizations are ever held accountable?
If governments get no presumption of innocence, why should international organizations get so much as presumption of competence?
no one is asking the US to pay for the upkeep on the root DNS servers if/when they're handed over to an organisation that isn't controlled by the US government
I'm pretty sure that, yes, they'll be knocking at our doors to fund their operations. :)
Feel free to use a different root DNS server if you don't like American control of DNS. Nobody will miss you.