I made it a point to play only those games which I can get to run nicely under Linux, even if it requires WINE. One step at a time - first we need to get developers to use open standards a bit more, such as OpenGL and OpenAL. Keep in mind boycotting doesn't hurt a company who never had that market to begin with.
If you realize you're gunna get caught and you can take the punishment, why risk adding to it? The punishment for a murderer is sufficiently high that they'll be willing to risk added punishment if it increases the chances they get away clean. In this case those asked to retain the papers won't see life in prison if they're found guilty - they can take the punishment - so why make it worse? If evidence springs up that they did in fact destroy evidence they were specifically ordered to keep, both their punishment and their case are hurt. In theory anyways.
Luddite? Health and education aren't required in the same sense, but if we have the capabilities now to enjoy life that much more why throw it away? I'm the introverted technophile in my family, but even I understand how important things like seeing friend or family one last time can be. Such things as memories and emotional condition are a large - although not absolutely necesary - part of the human condition.
I agree it sounds like an inside job, but the fact a taser was used rather than deadly force doesn't contribute to that conclusion. As was stated in an earlier post, there's difficulties in carrying a gun in IL. A taser should be sufficient to get the job done without the added liability of being tracked down not only for theft, but illegal firarm usage and quite possibly murder. That last one can be a real doozy.
The rights of the many (pirates) don't outweigh the rights of the few (creators). No one is fooled by the indignation of those who wave the banner of "fair use". Everyone knows the vast majority of these people are just pirates, trying to protect their own hides I agree with the first part. I'm not comfortable with the idea of helping a large group of people by harming the few. It works both ways, though. You shouldn't harm everyone in order to punish the majority at the expense, again, of the few. Don't shoot down the legitimacy of fair use laws to spite the pirates at the expense of everyone else. I shouldn't have to be paranoid about making sure I don't have any music in the background while I'm running for my camera to record my son's first steps for fear of legal repercussions. The RIAA's shouldn't rights don't trump mine just because another party could possibly benefit. I'm not trying to fool anyone. I payed for the music I have, and should have the right to listen to it openly without first making sure no one else can benefit.
You may be joking, but having Rooster Teeth in charge of the movie may be a brilliant move. As has been mentioned by many previous posts, any attempt at a serious Halo film is doomed to failure. A comedy could work out quite well though. Many of the inevitable flaws a serious movie would have, like trying to squeeze the plot into a relatively short period of time or failing to conjure up the same feelings a scene did in the game for each individual, different gamer, could be worked around simply because, as a satire, it wouldn't appear as though they were even trying for these things. The hardcore fans would most likely still enjoy the movie, while those who never liked or even never played Halo could still get a kick out of it - such as many movie critics.
Playing a game - even in HD - on my soundsystem on my 24" monitor (which doubles as a TV in cases like this) isn't anything like the experience it could be in a theater. Movie theaters have a way of making things come alive that isn't quite there yet in videogames. The whole experience is shot when they won't let me walk in with my cell which has a built in camera, but that's another matter.
I know someone who would have purchased OSX for his (non-apple... HP I think) laptop if he could have, but since he couldn't, he went on ahead and purchased a new mac, hardware and all. While Apple would likely gain some OSX sales in the situation you propose, it would also bite into their hardware sales. Add in the fact that many of those who would take up your proposal wouldn't really understand why the software doesn't work and chalk it up to being Apple's fault, thereby harming Apple's current, solid reputation. I know people who didn't understand why their XP drivers for various peripherals didn't work on their shiny new Vista machine - and their items *were* supported under Vista, just they had to get the drivers elsewhere. It's not hard to imagine what would happnen if such people were given the option to use a completely unsupported OS, even if they were warned. All in all I expect Apple would end up with a net loss if they go that route.
I've had to move in and out of various dorms on campus where I go to school at odd times throughout the year, and never once has anyone questionsed the 24" Monitor or ATX box I carried out. I helped friends carry large TVs in or out of their doors before/after videogame tournmanets I'd set up. No one even gave a second look. If one could just access the equipment without the origional owner knowning it'd be trivial to walk out of the dorm and throw it in the back of a car. Now add the fact that many RA's encourage students to post their schedual in a public area to help people from the same classes in the dorm to study together. I'm shocked at how rarely electronics are stolen, where as bikes on campus (which are chained up) go missing more often then not.
As a computer-savvy, scifi-reading/watching, down-with-the-man slashdot reader I've always defended our honor. We have no social skills they say! We have no experience with women! Pah!
Then I read this:
[quote]Nothing is better than seeing the average person stand up to the injustice of big corporation.[/quote]
Arrggg...
[meant as a joke, not troll]
Aye, you're right. Bandwidth isn't the correct term here, I should have said latency. Considering, bittorrent wouldn't be the best example. There's other items than Internet TV and Internet Phone that require low latency, such as videogames. Okay, so give Counterstrike the high priority tag. What if I made a some real-world device I control over the internet, like a robot? I'd definatley like a low latency for that. Controlling someone else's desktop over the net could definatley benefit from low latency. While you're right, QOS can definately be used to the benefit of the consumers, I have a hard time seeing it applied everywhere it'd be necesary. There's just too much potential for abuse. I'd say it still falls under Net Neutrality.
There's definately some blurring between the two. There's a problem if I payed for my internets and don't use internet TV or phone or the like, so my bandwidth is shot because my interests are considered less important. If Internet TV or Internet Phone or whatnot require X amount of bandwidth, have people pay for that much bandwidth, don't suck it out from other paying customers. QOS is a subset of NN - so yes, QOS will take a blow if NN is enforced. As it should be. My bits are just as important as the next guy.
Actually, the "Booth babes" at E4All were extremely, extremely annoying (at least in the SSBB section). Sufficiently so that, even though the sound was recorded, the creators of many videos that came from E4All were kind enough to just rip out the sound and put some videogame music over it. Everyone in the Smash section that I talked to mentioned how horribly annoying they were. This may be the first time in my life that I'd have preferred *less* hot females. E4All could have done a lot to increase attendance. Less annoying high pitched whines in the background would have been the biggest possible improvement, even if it was at the cost of eye-candy.
I know for a fact shorthoping is out with the wiimote, although I don't understand why; it could be implemented in the same manner as it is on the GCN/Classic controller. Although I don't have this confirmed as I do with shorthoping, I speculate that uptilting would be either far more difficult (requiring setup) or impossible with the wiimote. You can't "slowly" or "partially" press up on the dpad. I think Nintendo's pushing it because it's simpler and may attract a new crowd. If you want full functionality, GCN/Classic seems to be a better choice.
I know for a fact you can't short hop (although I don't know why, there's no reason the wiimote couldn't do it the same manner as the GCN/Classic) in the demo. An example I'd give from speculation (I don't have it confirmed yet) is that uptilting would either be impossible or extremely hard - you can't "slowly" press up on the dpad, or "partially" as you could with a thumbstick. Also, wavedashing is out irrelevant of controller; you can't aim where you airdodge as you could in Melee.
It should be mentioned that if you use the the wiimote alone, it is physically impossible to do certain things you can do with the Classic or Gamecube. It may not mention this on the dojo, but thats the word from reliable sources at E for All where it is currently being played. The Classic Controler and Gamecube controller will allow full use. No word on Wiimote + Nunchuk, but I expect it'll be between Classic/GC and Wiimote. So, yes, the GC is allowed and better suited for smash.
So long as their primary goal is cash-monies and they still hold their status as a monopoly, it's within their best interest to retain their closed model and let the people forced to stick with them bite the bullet. If they cared about their customers, well, yeah open source is the way to go.
Are you serious proposing IE6 is/was more secure than IE7? MS lost my trust long, long before the stealth update issue, but having IE7 as a "critical" patch doesn't really seem to be that bad of an idea. Now, leaving such a hole in it for so long fits the MS MO that lost my trust in the first place.
Back in the day when I used Windows, I tried to open a.doc in MS Word only to find it.. didn't go. Seems the.doc was made by a newer version of Word than what I had. From that day forward I used.rtf for 90% of my documents. It gets everything done I find I may need and is supported by pretty much every "advanced" word processor out there. All the text documents I've got saved over the years from school and the like are in.rtf. If you need a more complex format and appreciate the whole open concept, ODF fits the bill, but for the most part I don't understand why.rtf's are so rare. The only time I use.doc is when I'm sending it to someone who requires.doc for the sake of.doc, even if they're office suite supports.rtf fine. I've submitted.rft's to completely computer illiterate teachers who double click on them, and ta-da it opens in MSWord just as well as it would have as a.doc... but it also opens in abiword, OOo and anything else you'd care to use. Rich Text Format kicks ass.
Gutsy's got new ralink drivers. It may help with your card, but sadly it broke my ralink2570(usb). I blacklisted the "new" drivers and compiled/installed the old ones, and things seem to be okay so far. So, maybe yes maybe no. Although for future reference, if you're doing anything that could kill your internet connection - that requires an internet connection to fix - it would likely be in your best interest to leave a partition with a fully function OS. If it's Windows, then so be it, or another linux distro/version that you know works fine.
I completely disagree. It's quite feasible to complain about Vista and wait until the Win7. I've known plenty of people who didn't like ME and kept their copy of 98se... and they got their better OS. The only reason XP was such a strong choice (in the Win-only world) is that it took Vista so damn long to come out. The only reason Vista could be "inevitable" is if they take so long again. Otherwise most people could very well wait another two or three years for Win7. I skipped ME and 2k, staying with 98se until XP was already out past sp1. It's perfectly reasonable.
From a legal standpoint in today's world in a western country, yes. However there's plenty 'o people who have marriages for other reasons, as you point out with the "fundies." For quite a while marriage was primarily a religious shindig. Also for a good period of time for a good chunk of people it was used to foster goodwill between nations. And then there's that whole emotion thing. I really wouldn't rule out the possibility that a sizable chunk of the western world in the near future would consider a relationship for something other than the applicable legalities. Why would the political right in the United States care so deeply about not letting people of the same gender marry if thats all it was about? (These people can sex each other up plenty without marriage.) Why is it illegal to marry multiple people? I'm not saying these things make logical sense, but they have and are continuing to happen. I don't see why, if the technology comes about to make machines sufficiently human-like to develop an emotional attachment too, people won't push strongly for the ability to have the state recognize their relationship, even if there's no actual legal benefit.
You'd only need to orient yourself like that at first, while getting used to the device. With experience I figure it would be reasonable to gain a strong grasp of the spacing. While the tactile feedback in most devices limit what I can compare too, the Nintendo DS seems apt. During many DS games I don't want to take my eyes off of the top screen, while having to tap various parts of the bottom screen. With time this became natural. I expect the device in the article will be similar in this respect.
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I made it a point to play only those games which I can get to run nicely under Linux, even if it requires WINE. One step at a time - first we need to get developers to use open standards a bit more, such as OpenGL and OpenAL. Keep in mind boycotting doesn't hurt a company who never had that market to begin with.
If you realize you're gunna get caught and you can take the punishment, why risk adding to it? The punishment for a murderer is sufficiently high that they'll be willing to risk added punishment if it increases the chances they get away clean. In this case those asked to retain the papers won't see life in prison if they're found guilty - they can take the punishment - so why make it worse? If evidence springs up that they did in fact destroy evidence they were specifically ordered to keep, both their punishment and their case are hurt. In theory anyways.
Luddite? Health and education aren't required in the same sense, but if we have the capabilities now to enjoy life that much more why throw it away? I'm the introverted technophile in my family, but even I understand how important things like seeing friend or family one last time can be. Such things as memories and emotional condition are a large - although not absolutely necesary - part of the human condition.
I agree it sounds like an inside job, but the fact a taser was used rather than deadly force doesn't contribute to that conclusion. As was stated in an earlier post, there's difficulties in carrying a gun in IL. A taser should be sufficient to get the job done without the added liability of being tracked down not only for theft, but illegal firarm usage and quite possibly murder. That last one can be a real doozy.
You may be joking, but having Rooster Teeth in charge of the movie may be a brilliant move. As has been mentioned by many previous posts, any attempt at a serious Halo film is doomed to failure. A comedy could work out quite well though. Many of the inevitable flaws a serious movie would have, like trying to squeeze the plot into a relatively short period of time or failing to conjure up the same feelings a scene did in the game for each individual, different gamer, could be worked around simply because, as a satire, it wouldn't appear as though they were even trying for these things. The hardcore fans would most likely still enjoy the movie, while those who never liked or even never played Halo could still get a kick out of it - such as many movie critics.
Playing a game - even in HD - on my soundsystem on my 24" monitor (which doubles as a TV in cases like this) isn't anything like the experience it could be in a theater. Movie theaters have a way of making things come alive that isn't quite there yet in videogames. The whole experience is shot when they won't let me walk in with my cell which has a built in camera, but that's another matter.
I know someone who would have purchased OSX for his (non-apple... HP I think) laptop if he could have, but since he couldn't, he went on ahead and purchased a new mac, hardware and all. While Apple would likely gain some OSX sales in the situation you propose, it would also bite into their hardware sales. Add in the fact that many of those who would take up your proposal wouldn't really understand why the software doesn't work and chalk it up to being Apple's fault, thereby harming Apple's current, solid reputation. I know people who didn't understand why their XP drivers for various peripherals didn't work on their shiny new Vista machine - and their items *were* supported under Vista, just they had to get the drivers elsewhere. It's not hard to imagine what would happnen if such people were given the option to use a completely unsupported OS, even if they were warned. All in all I expect Apple would end up with a net loss if they go that route.
I've had to move in and out of various dorms on campus where I go to school at odd times throughout the year, and never once has anyone questionsed the 24" Monitor or ATX box I carried out. I helped friends carry large TVs in or out of their doors before/after videogame tournmanets I'd set up. No one even gave a second look. If one could just access the equipment without the origional owner knowning it'd be trivial to walk out of the dorm and throw it in the back of a car. Now add the fact that many RA's encourage students to post their schedual in a public area to help people from the same classes in the dorm to study together. I'm shocked at how rarely electronics are stolen, where as bikes on campus (which are chained up) go missing more often then not.
As a computer-savvy, scifi-reading/watching, down-with-the-man slashdot reader I've always defended our honor. We have no social skills they say! We have no experience with women! Pah! Then I read this: [quote]Nothing is better than seeing the average person stand up to the injustice of big corporation.[/quote] Arrggg... [meant as a joke, not troll]
Aye, you're right. Bandwidth isn't the correct term here, I should have said latency. Considering, bittorrent wouldn't be the best example. There's other items than Internet TV and Internet Phone that require low latency, such as videogames. Okay, so give Counterstrike the high priority tag. What if I made a some real-world device I control over the internet, like a robot? I'd definatley like a low latency for that. Controlling someone else's desktop over the net could definatley benefit from low latency. While you're right, QOS can definately be used to the benefit of the consumers, I have a hard time seeing it applied everywhere it'd be necesary. There's just too much potential for abuse. I'd say it still falls under Net Neutrality.
There's definately some blurring between the two. There's a problem if I payed for my internets and don't use internet TV or phone or the like, so my bandwidth is shot because my interests are considered less important. If Internet TV or Internet Phone or whatnot require X amount of bandwidth, have people pay for that much bandwidth, don't suck it out from other paying customers. QOS is a subset of NN - so yes, QOS will take a blow if NN is enforced. As it should be. My bits are just as important as the next guy.
Actually, the "Booth babes" at E4All were extremely, extremely annoying (at least in the SSBB section). Sufficiently so that, even though the sound was recorded, the creators of many videos that came from E4All were kind enough to just rip out the sound and put some videogame music over it. Everyone in the Smash section that I talked to mentioned how horribly annoying they were. This may be the first time in my life that I'd have preferred *less* hot females. E4All could have done a lot to increase attendance. Less annoying high pitched whines in the background would have been the biggest possible improvement, even if it was at the cost of eye-candy.
I know for a fact shorthoping is out with the wiimote, although I don't understand why; it could be implemented in the same manner as it is on the GCN/Classic controller. Although I don't have this confirmed as I do with shorthoping, I speculate that uptilting would be either far more difficult (requiring setup) or impossible with the wiimote. You can't "slowly" or "partially" press up on the dpad. I think Nintendo's pushing it because it's simpler and may attract a new crowd. If you want full functionality, GCN/Classic seems to be a better choice.
I know for a fact you can't short hop (although I don't know why, there's no reason the wiimote couldn't do it the same manner as the GCN/Classic) in the demo. An example I'd give from speculation (I don't have it confirmed yet) is that uptilting would either be impossible or extremely hard - you can't "slowly" press up on the dpad, or "partially" as you could with a thumbstick. Also, wavedashing is out irrelevant of controller; you can't aim where you airdodge as you could in Melee.
It should be mentioned that if you use the the wiimote alone, it is physically impossible to do certain things you can do with the Classic or Gamecube. It may not mention this on the dojo, but thats the word from reliable sources at E for All where it is currently being played. The Classic Controler and Gamecube controller will allow full use. No word on Wiimote + Nunchuk, but I expect it'll be between Classic/GC and Wiimote. So, yes, the GC is allowed and better suited for smash.
So long as their primary goal is cash-monies and they still hold their status as a monopoly, it's within their best interest to retain their closed model and let the people forced to stick with them bite the bullet. If they cared about their customers, well, yeah open source is the way to go.
Are you serious proposing IE6 is/was more secure than IE7? MS lost my trust long, long before the stealth update issue, but having IE7 as a "critical" patch doesn't really seem to be that bad of an idea. Now, leaving such a hole in it for so long fits the MS MO that lost my trust in the first place.
Back in the day when I used Windows, I tried to open a .doc in MS Word only to find it.. didn't go. Seems the .doc was made by a newer version of Word than what I had. From that day forward I used .rtf for 90% of my documents. It gets everything done I find I may need and is supported by pretty much every "advanced" word processor out there. All the text documents I've got saved over the years from school and the like are in .rtf. If you need a more complex format and appreciate the whole open concept, ODF fits the bill, but for the most part I don't understand why .rtf's are so rare. The only time I use .doc is when I'm sending it to someone who requires .doc for the sake of .doc, even if they're office suite supports .rtf fine. I've submitted .rft's to completely computer illiterate teachers who double click on them, and ta-da it opens in MSWord just as well as it would have as a .doc... but it also opens in abiword, OOo and anything else you'd care to use. Rich Text Format kicks ass.
Gutsy's got new ralink drivers. It may help with your card, but sadly it broke my ralink2570(usb). I blacklisted the "new" drivers and compiled/installed the old ones, and things seem to be okay so far. So, maybe yes maybe no. Although for future reference, if you're doing anything that could kill your internet connection - that requires an internet connection to fix - it would likely be in your best interest to leave a partition with a fully function OS. If it's Windows, then so be it, or another linux distro/version that you know works fine.
I completely disagree. It's quite feasible to complain about Vista and wait until the Win7. I've known plenty of people who didn't like ME and kept their copy of 98se... and they got their better OS. The only reason XP was such a strong choice (in the Win-only world) is that it took Vista so damn long to come out. The only reason Vista could be "inevitable" is if they take so long again. Otherwise most people could very well wait another two or three years for Win7. I skipped ME and 2k, staying with 98se until XP was already out past sp1. It's perfectly reasonable.
From a legal standpoint in today's world in a western country, yes. However there's plenty 'o people who have marriages for other reasons, as you point out with the "fundies." For quite a while marriage was primarily a religious shindig. Also for a good period of time for a good chunk of people it was used to foster goodwill between nations. And then there's that whole emotion thing. I really wouldn't rule out the possibility that a sizable chunk of the western world in the near future would consider a relationship for something other than the applicable legalities. Why would the political right in the United States care so deeply about not letting people of the same gender marry if thats all it was about? (These people can sex each other up plenty without marriage.) Why is it illegal to marry multiple people? I'm not saying these things make logical sense, but they have and are continuing to happen. I don't see why, if the technology comes about to make machines sufficiently human-like to develop an emotional attachment too, people won't push strongly for the ability to have the state recognize their relationship, even if there's no actual legal benefit.
...also you can see your fingers "through" the screen...
You'd only need to orient yourself like that at first, while getting used to the device. With experience I figure it would be reasonable to gain a strong grasp of the spacing. While the tactile feedback in most devices limit what I can compare too, the Nintendo DS seems apt. During many DS games I don't want to take my eyes off of the top screen, while having to tap various parts of the bottom screen. With time this became natural. I expect the device in the article will be similar in this respect.
I know it's tempting, but try not to feed the trolls. Sadly it doesn't seem to accomplish much except encourage them.