This study ought to be used as concrete proof that games do not make people violent. Games like Worlds of Warcraft and such does have a calming effect since people get drawn in and have the aimed for "suspension of disbelief" done - the ultimate goal for a game designer.
From the same minds that gave us "Men like Beer" and "Better Science Through Beer" comes this pearl of knowledge? Might explain quite a bit as to why women are so confusing.
That would be a gas if that really was the way to solve it... Now if only that were the answer to life, the universe, and everything, but I am afraid I always end up with 42.
I don't hate Apple. My problem is and for the foreseeable future is I can't afford Apple. For the money I spend on a low end Apple and all its updates I can make a very powerful PC or buy a decent priced PC. I think that is why Apple is having problems competing in this market - Not everybody can go out and afford the newest shiny that comes along.
I whole heartedly agree... I managed to beta test and play Tabula Rasa and my computer is well under required specs for the game. Granted I do have to deal with slowdown and such, but I still enjoy the experience nonetheless. This goes to prove that gamers should not live by graphics alone.
You are dead on about this. Granted that the article is old, it does prove early on that it is only money that the RIAA is after.
However, if anybody has gone into a Wal-Mart lately, you do see the ramifications of this today. You see less products like CDs there and more gift cards for Itunes and Napster. Also, in addition we see less new product since most of the newer bands are finding their way via internet and other outlets to make themselves known. Basically, what I believe we are seeing is Darwin's theories come to life in the music industry. The RIAA needs to stop fighting people and start using their resources to find real talent and adjust to the times.
True words, but consider this saying: "It says FOOLPROOF not DUMMYPROOF". Considering most PC/Mac users are not able to avoid being stupid, it is a safe bet to use AV products. If people could avoid being stupid, we wouldn't need AV... then again PC Techs and Geek Squad would be out of a job. The point is - While some of us don't need these products, most do because most have yet to learn to drive. Whether they need the belt or not is another issue.
Now, please keep in mind my understanding of the law is next to "naive" but here is my understanding:
For something to be considered "trademarkable" there has to be some form of association with the trademark. For example: Mickey Mouse & the Walt Disney Castle are trademarks of Walt Disney since you see or hear these images, you conger the images of Disney and such. Now if Intel could prove such links with numbers, perhaps there is a chance. HOWEVER the reason this has been (and always will be) a total demonstration in futility is because numbers can't generate the same iconic images as words or pictures. Numbers are numbers and signify values, not property or anything tangible. Granted there are trademarks with numbers in them but usually they have a letter or two thrown in. That is where it goes from just numbers to a word - a word with numbers in them. That is when it can be trademarked.
What Intel is trying to do is go "If you use 10206 as a name for something, we will sue!" The problem is:
1) I will sue Intel because that is part of a story I have and have proof I beat them to. (Although that is totally off the real topic here & I would meet with their pit bull lawyers)
2) If you got 10206 as a math answer, how would the law differentiate between it and Intel's property?
3) If 10206 was part of a formula, bar code, serial number, part number, etc., how would the system know if it is a violation of trademark laws?
Think about this - The number 42 is a part of the Hitchhikers Guide story. I can safely use "42" in anything I want because its a number AS LONG AS I don't go and say "it's the meaning of life" BECAUSE then it would have an association. Now as far as Intel, they can't say "the number is associated with our chips" because there is such a weak (at best) association between a number and something physical (the chip).Mostly I think the law has told Intel "Whatever. The numbers look more like a serial number rather than a trademark worthy thing". That is why Intel can't get its wishes.
Anyways, that is my ten cents (my two cents is free...) and I could totally be wrong here. However that is my understanding.
It'd be nice to see all that the Wii has to offer... if you can find a Wii to own. I swear they are like sasquatch sightings around here and where I use to live. I REFUSE to buy a Wii on Ebay so don't mention that method of getting one.
Don't forget - Masturbators Anonymous, Porn Addicts Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous (I'd love to know where they meet...), and my personal favorite - Caffeine Addicts Anonymous - I'm not just the founder, I am a member.
Yeah, I have to agree with you on that one. This "record year" they had will be used as a double edged sword. Seriously, all I can see of this is the MPAA using it as justification for their actions. Never mind the fact that indeed it does make them look hypocritical since they are the ones saying the internet and piracy is causing them lost revenue.
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"A thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters and one of them has to come up with Shakespeare... Either that or a million pages for the next Hollywood movie."
All I can say is that this would be a very good idea for current and future multi-core CPUs. Eventually programmers and designers will have to take hints on what has been going on inside us for millions of years to this new level. Very excellent idea sir/madam.
Obviously you aren't familiar with the deep South. I'm sure this will pass easily.
Oh yeah... good point... but only problem is that the First Amendment would pretty much blow this out of the water quickly... whether it passes or not. Laws like this have been tried before and none have been very successful in surviving for very long.
That I'll grant you.
It'll be even funnier how they are going to figure out how to enforce it.
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I agree. Cost is a major part of my spending habits. Cheap and Reliable = Good and Mine.
Eat your heart out Daleks!
This study ought to be used as concrete proof that games do not make people violent. Games like Worlds of Warcraft and such does have a calming effect since people get drawn in and have the aimed for "suspension of disbelief" done - the ultimate goal for a game designer.
If coffee is bad, then I don't want to be good!
From the same minds that gave us "Men like Beer" and "Better Science Through Beer" comes this pearl of knowledge? Might explain quite a bit as to why women are so confusing.
That would be a gas if that really was the way to solve it... Now if only that were the answer to life, the universe, and everything, but I am afraid I always end up with 42.
More like "Land of the Greed and Home of the Ignorant"
No, I think somewhere in Revelations it said that it would be out after the second coming of Christ.
I don't hate Apple. My problem is and for the foreseeable future is I can't afford Apple. For the money I spend on a low end Apple and all its updates I can make a very powerful PC or buy a decent priced PC. I think that is why Apple is having problems competing in this market - Not everybody can go out and afford the newest shiny that comes along.
I whole heartedly agree... I managed to beta test and play Tabula Rasa and my computer is well under required specs for the game. Granted I do have to deal with slowdown and such, but I still enjoy the experience nonetheless. This goes to prove that gamers should not live by graphics alone.
You are dead on about this. Granted that the article is old, it does prove early on that it is only money that the RIAA is after.
However, if anybody has gone into a Wal-Mart lately, you do see the ramifications of this today. You see less products like CDs there and more gift cards for Itunes and Napster. Also, in addition we see less new product since most of the newer bands are finding their way via internet and other outlets to make themselves known. Basically, what I believe we are seeing is Darwin's theories come to life in the music industry. The RIAA needs to stop fighting people and start using their resources to find real talent and adjust to the times.
Thus proving once again - the internet is for p0rn!
If you took the cat's crap, put it in a bag and lit it on your adversary's door, would that be considered a "dirty bomb" too?
True words, but consider this saying: "It says FOOLPROOF not DUMMYPROOF". Considering most PC/Mac users are not able to avoid being stupid, it is a safe bet to use AV products. If people could avoid being stupid, we wouldn't need AV... then again PC Techs and Geek Squad would be out of a job. The point is - While some of us don't need these products, most do because most have yet to learn to drive. Whether they need the belt or not is another issue.
Yeah, prescribe me some of that and watch how fast I'm cured!
Nah... We all have done this before.
Now, please keep in mind my understanding of the law is next to "naive" but here is my understanding:
For something to be considered "trademarkable" there has to be some form of association with the trademark. For example: Mickey Mouse & the Walt Disney Castle are trademarks of Walt Disney since you see or hear these images, you conger the images of Disney and such. Now if Intel could prove such links with numbers, perhaps there is a chance. HOWEVER the reason this has been (and always will be) a total demonstration in futility is because numbers can't generate the same iconic images as words or pictures. Numbers are numbers and signify values, not property or anything tangible. Granted there are trademarks with numbers in them but usually they have a letter or two thrown in. That is where it goes from just numbers to a word - a word with numbers in them. That is when it can be trademarked.
What Intel is trying to do is go "If you use 10206 as a name for something, we will sue!" The problem is:
1) I will sue Intel because that is part of a story I have and have proof I beat them to. (Although that is totally off the real topic here & I would meet with their pit bull lawyers)
2) If you got 10206 as a math answer, how would the law differentiate between it and Intel's property?
3) If 10206 was part of a formula, bar code, serial number, part number, etc., how would the system know if it is a violation of trademark laws?
Think about this - The number 42 is a part of the Hitchhikers Guide story. I can safely use "42" in anything I want because its a number AS LONG AS I don't go and say "it's the meaning of life" BECAUSE then it would have an association. Now as far as Intel, they can't say "the number is associated with our chips" because there is such a weak (at best) association between a number and something physical (the chip).Mostly I think the law has told Intel "Whatever. The numbers look more like a serial number rather than a trademark worthy thing". That is why Intel can't get its wishes.
Anyways, that is my ten cents (my two cents is free...) and I could totally be wrong here. However that is my understanding.
It'd be nice to see all that the Wii has to offer... if you can find a Wii to own. I swear they are like sasquatch sightings around here and where I use to live. I REFUSE to buy a Wii on Ebay so don't mention that method of getting one.
Don't forget - Masturbators Anonymous, Porn Addicts Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous (I'd love to know where they meet...), and my personal favorite - Caffeine Addicts Anonymous - I'm not just the founder, I am a member.
Yeah, I have to agree with you on that one. This "record year" they had will be used as a double edged sword. Seriously, all I can see of this is the MPAA using it as justification for their actions. Never mind the fact that indeed it does make them look hypocritical since they are the ones saying the internet and piracy is causing them lost revenue.
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"A thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters and one of them has to come up with Shakespeare... Either that or a million pages for the next Hollywood movie."
All I can say is that this would be a very good idea for current and future multi-core CPUs. Eventually programmers and designers will have to take hints on what has been going on inside us for millions of years to this new level. Very excellent idea sir/madam.
So did I.. was it the same person?
Obviously you aren't familiar with the deep South. I'm sure this will pass easily.
Oh yeah... good point... but only problem is that the First Amendment would pretty much blow this out of the water quickly... whether it passes or not. Laws like this have been tried before and none have been very successful in surviving for very long.That I'll grant you.
It'll be even funnier how they are going to figure out how to enforce it.Well it is "All your base are belong to us" Ok... messed up on the syntax of base but it is kinda right.
Umm.. isn't it "All your bases are belong to us"?
I wish them luck... they have a snowball's chance in |-|3|_ |_ of getting this passed and even lower odds of enforcing it.