I really can't get over the fact that they are creating a PS3 version of a game that is already available for Linux. But which I mean, ports usually go Console - Windows - Mac (if you are lucky); going the other way seems like bizzaroworld. But then I guess that fits with the entire Penny Arcade franchise.
Oh I don't intent to "let him of the hook". But any critical consideration and review of his opinions should be objective. Instead of taking a short quote, or even just the short description of an interview as the sum of his views on this matter. Now I don't really know what exactly it is he believes, and to be honest I don't rightly care. But if I should go through the process of judging his views it would be systematic, objective and avoiding personal attacks.
A second point here is that if he is crazy for believing that Aliens have visited us, and that it somehow makes him unfit to have served as an astronaut; then I really don't agree with all these people believing in invisible fairies occupying the highest political offices of the western world. Everyone should be judged equally. There is a perceived "outrage" over him uttering this views; but calling upon God is the basis for most political campaigns.
Why does it seem so many assume that this is something he have started believing now at this late age; and that is it connected to dementia?
Edgar Mitchell have been involved with fringe science for a long time, and have made statements proclamation his belief in UFOs for a long time. It is his belief; if he seen something to make him believe this I do not know. But to say that this is simply old age and senility is unkind and inaccurate.
If this were expanded to count DirectX I would be pleased. Opening up DirectX would be a good way to reduce Microsofts dominance of the computer gaming platform. And hopefully make games run better and faster. Then again, that is something I can't see happening regardless of the letter of the Law. Microsoft will fight hammer and nail for all of its patents I am sure. Of course, is such a reformation is executed, Microsoft, and others, could take a heavy hit to their stock price.
It's not easy being a purveyor of spam. You need to refresh all your forums about four times a minute to ensure that your comments reach maximum spamness.
That being said, I reckon this news article in itself is almost spam./yawn
Personally I have never been much of a fan of Authority. However I do not see why appealing to authority, on a subject matter, is fallacy. Especially when you can "appeal" to multiple authorities to get a more complex picture. And but that I don't just mean reading different articles on Knol, but also using Wikipedia or any other source of information to gain a greater understanding of the subject. And one of these sources of information can be people, i.e. authorities in their field. Of course automatically assuming that all the person say is gospel would be a failure on our part; just as if the person proclaims that all they say is gospel it would be a failure on their part.
Seeing the author's qualifications can be a very good thing if you are actually doing research, or writing something where you need references a bit more substantial than "read it on wikipedia". Not to mention that you can actually write questions to the person that wrote the article (of course, there is no guarantee that they will answer).
I like Wikipedia, I read Wikipedia often; but I do not explicitly trust Wikipedia. In much the same way I don't really trust any one source in general. But when I read about Knol and Citizendium and other attempts to gather high quality information on the internet I applaud them. Wikipedias ease of use and large database of subject is a tool for many, but I do not think that having only one such service operating at that level is a good thing.
I think it is good that there is competition in this field. Perhaps the two services can even come to complement each other, or at least provide a good database of information based on different principles. At the very least it should force both to do their best to provide a good easy interface and information that is as far as is possible; verified.
I agree with what is being said here. Personally I awaited the launch of B&W one, even preordered it, and got burned by it. After that I was a bit more sceptical, but seems everything he wants to make he gets overambitious. It sounds great, but is actually fairly uninspiring in practice.
That being said, if technology and software keep evolving; maybe one day he will be able to make the game he imagined in his head.
With Molyneux's track record for exaggerating his own games; I do not trust any product he develops until I have seen it for myself. Or usually, read a lot of reviews and tried a demo. Even then, I am sceptical.
As long as companies is willing to pay the price, google (and others) are willing to profit from it. Should advertisers become convinced that they pay more than what they see in return; then they might cease paying the price demanded. At which point ad-supported sites and services might see a drop in their budget. But until then, I do not think they will lower price just because they can.
Well if it is an open standard at least the code can be searched. Which is one of the reason for why some politicians in Europe call for using Open Standards in Administration. If the code is open then the government can make sure the software they use to handle confidential information is not leaking; among other things.
Actually, I guess this is what is being done by the Norwegian government. They have decided that from 2009 all official documents shall be in either, HTML, PDF or ODF; depending on purpose. The idea behind chosing ODF, and open standards, as the official document format for administration and education; is to make information available in a format that as many as possible can read and that does not force the purchase of expensive software. This same principle also applies to students delivering papers online.
Oh but I don't trust enthusiasts and "materials"; always felt that they were environmentally biased. Unable to see the big picture. That corporate profit is the most significant aspect of our society, if we start telling them what they can and can't dump; maybe they will go totally broke! Thus destabilizing the entire economy. And that is something that the environment just have to adapt to.
Not only does the government have to pull out all stops to control phosphorous, he says, it needs to protect wetlands that remove these nutrients from runoff before they reach lakes and streams. It also needs to set up rules that create natural buffer zones that protect lakes and rivers from agricultural, municipal and cottage developments.
Who knew that pumping phosphorous and toxic waste into the rivers and ocean would have negative consequences.
If interest in home solar rigs increase, and research continues to improve the quality and effectiveness of the panels, sooner or later, hopefully, we should have a rig that is relatively easy to install, robust and produces relevant quantities of energy. Until then the decision to get a solar energy rig is dependant on many factors; but if you find it will make sense for you to do it then by all means.
If you wanted to be a crotchety bitch, which clearly you did, you would have mentioned that it'll take him roughly 11-15 years to recoup his investment of $40,000 for the equipment and setup. That's what I'd go with.
Even if solar panels only reduces your energy consumption during the summer; if everyone in a relevant area did this perhaps the general price of energy would drop; even during winter. Since the general consumption would be reduced.
I sure hope so, at as you said ID have been good a porting their games before. Auto-matching and easy of play with the Quake 3 platform could prove to be a massive win. Both for ID and for the competitively minded FPS players out there. If this works as advertised, it will enable a multitude of players to access an online FPS game for free.
Indeed. The idea of a headline listing is to give you a wide range of selection; interesting to some; not so to others. You do not need to read or comment on that which do not interest you.
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because to develop perfect tech would cost infinite money, which would significantly cut into profits.
And the fact that developing perfect tech is a good way to run yourself out of business. Which definitely cuts into profit.
I fart in your general direction.
I totally disagree with what you just said; further more I would like to add that you smell.
I really can't get over the fact that they are creating a PS3 version of a game that is already available for Linux. But which I mean, ports usually go Console - Windows - Mac (if you are lucky); going the other way seems like bizzaroworld. But then I guess that fits with the entire Penny Arcade franchise.
Oh I don't intent to "let him of the hook". But any critical consideration and review of his opinions should be objective. Instead of taking a short quote, or even just the short description of an interview as the sum of his views on this matter. Now I don't really know what exactly it is he believes, and to be honest I don't rightly care. But if I should go through the process of judging his views it would be systematic, objective and avoiding personal attacks.
A second point here is that if he is crazy for believing that Aliens have visited us, and that it somehow makes him unfit to have served as an astronaut; then I really don't agree with all these people believing in invisible fairies occupying the highest political offices of the western world. Everyone should be judged equally. There is a perceived "outrage" over him uttering this views; but calling upon God is the basis for most political campaigns.
Why does it seem so many assume that this is something he have started believing now at this late age; and that is it connected to dementia?
Edgar Mitchell have been involved with fringe science for a long time, and have made statements proclamation his belief in UFOs for a long time. It is his belief; if he seen something to make him believe this I do not know. But to say that this is simply old age and senility is unkind and inaccurate.
If this were expanded to count DirectX I would be pleased. Opening up DirectX would be a good way to reduce Microsofts dominance of the computer gaming platform. And hopefully make games run better and faster. Then again, that is something I can't see happening regardless of the letter of the Law. Microsoft will fight hammer and nail for all of its patents I am sure. Of course, is such a reformation is executed, Microsoft, and others, could take a heavy hit to their stock price.
It's not easy being a purveyor of spam. You need to refresh all your forums about four times a minute to ensure that your comments reach maximum spamness.
/yawn
That being said, I reckon this news article in itself is almost spam.
Quick! Lets send this article as an email to a Billion people!
Personally I have never been much of a fan of Authority. However I do not see why appealing to authority, on a subject matter, is fallacy. Especially when you can "appeal" to multiple authorities to get a more complex picture. And but that I don't just mean reading different articles on Knol, but also using Wikipedia or any other source of information to gain a greater understanding of the subject. And one of these sources of information can be people, i.e. authorities in their field. Of course automatically assuming that all the person say is gospel would be a failure on our part; just as if the person proclaims that all they say is gospel it would be a failure on their part.
Seeing the author's qualifications can be a very good thing if you are actually doing research, or writing something where you need references a bit more substantial than "read it on wikipedia". Not to mention that you can actually write questions to the person that wrote the article (of course, there is no guarantee that they will answer).
I like Wikipedia, I read Wikipedia often; but I do not explicitly trust Wikipedia. In much the same way I don't really trust any one source in general. But when I read about Knol and Citizendium and other attempts to gather high quality information on the internet I applaud them. Wikipedias ease of use and large database of subject is a tool for many, but I do not think that having only one such service operating at that level is a good thing.
Or just do it when there is no parents watching. I do not know a single person that didn't watch movies before they were, technically, old enough.
Thankfully Ubuntu release a new version every 6 months; so the improvements come available often.
I think it is good that there is competition in this field. Perhaps the two services can even come to complement each other, or at least provide a good database of information based on different principles. At the very least it should force both to do their best to provide a good easy interface and information that is as far as is possible; verified.
I agree with what is being said here. Personally I awaited the launch of B&W one, even preordered it, and got burned by it. After that I was a bit more sceptical, but seems everything he wants to make he gets overambitious. It sounds great, but is actually fairly uninspiring in practice.
That being said, if technology and software keep evolving; maybe one day he will be able to make the game he imagined in his head.
Apparently using magic in Fable 1 aged you faster. I still don't know if this was a bug, or supposed to be a feature.
With Molyneux's track record for exaggerating his own games; I do not trust any product he develops until I have seen it for myself. Or usually, read a lot of reviews and tried a demo. Even then, I am sceptical.
As long as companies is willing to pay the price, google (and others) are willing to profit from it. Should advertisers become convinced that they pay more than what they see in return; then they might cease paying the price demanded. At which point ad-supported sites and services might see a drop in their budget. But until then, I do not think they will lower price just because they can.
Well if it is an open standard at least the code can be searched. Which is one of the reason for why some politicians in Europe call for using Open Standards in Administration. If the code is open then the government can make sure the software they use to handle confidential information is not leaking; among other things.
Actually, I guess this is what is being done by the Norwegian government. They have decided that from 2009 all official documents shall be in either, HTML, PDF or ODF; depending on purpose. The idea behind chosing ODF, and open standards, as the official document format for administration and education; is to make information available in a format that as many as possible can read and that does not force the purchase of expensive software. This same principle also applies to students delivering papers online.
Oh but I don't trust enthusiasts and "materials"; always felt that they were environmentally biased. Unable to see the big picture. That corporate profit is the most significant aspect of our society, if we start telling them what they can and can't dump; maybe they will go totally broke! Thus destabilizing the entire economy. And that is something that the environment just have to adapt to.
Not only does the government have to pull out all stops to control phosphorous, he says, it needs to protect wetlands that remove these nutrients from runoff before they reach lakes and streams. It also needs to set up rules that create natural buffer zones that protect lakes and rivers from agricultural, municipal and cottage developments.
Who knew that pumping phosphorous and toxic waste into the rivers and ocean would have negative consequences.
If interest in home solar rigs increase, and research continues to improve the quality and effectiveness of the panels, sooner or later, hopefully, we should have a rig that is relatively easy to install, robust and produces relevant quantities of energy. Until then the decision to get a solar energy rig is dependant on many factors; but if you find it will make sense for you to do it then by all means.
If you wanted to be a crotchety bitch, which clearly you did, you would have mentioned that it'll take him roughly 11-15 years to recoup his investment of $40,000 for the equipment and setup. That's what I'd go with.
Unless of course the price of energy rises significantly, then he will probably "recoup his investment" quicker. Not to mention that he is less dependant on energy companies and that the effectiveness of solar panels is bound to increase. As mentioned in this earlier Slashdot post:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/11/2017237
Even if solar panels only reduces your energy consumption during the summer; if everyone in a relevant area did this perhaps the general price of energy would drop; even during winter. Since the general consumption would be reduced.
I sure hope so, at as you said ID have been good a porting their games before. Auto-matching and easy of play with the Quake 3 platform could prove to be a massive win. Both for ID and for the competitively minded FPS players out there. If this works as advertised, it will enable a multitude of players to access an online FPS game for free.
Indeed. The idea of a headline listing is to give you a wide range of selection; interesting to some; not so to others. You do not need to read or comment on that which do not interest you.