The thing is that "I have to go to this place and find people who will like me" should not be your goal. You should go to things that you want to go to or are interested in. Going places just to meet people with the "will you be my friend" thing tends to make you come off as weird and not in the good way.
I met most of my really good friends that way. So have a lot, if not most, of the people I know.
This is absolutely dead on. My experience has been exactly the same. I met my nerdy girlfriend through a string of introductions that started with guitar lessons. I had always wanted to learn, I befriended the girl next to me in class, and half a year later, found my soul mate in one of her friends' friends.
Thank you. Deep packet inspection is nothing new and it's up to its administrator to make wise decisions about how and when to use it. This has very little to do with Nokia and Siemens, other than the fact that they had a customer and the customer happened to use it in an inappropriate manner.
But the thing that really sucks with DVD:s are the copyright notice that you are forced to watch, which means that some people rips the DVD:s to get rid of that crap.
Really? Really?
If you're really that upset about a 10 second unskippable screen informing you of your rights as a consumer, I can think of plenty of less time consuming ways to get around it other than ripping the DVDs. Throwing popcorn in the microwave, talking with my girlfriend, yawning, staring at the ceiling, petting my cat... all things that take less time and effort than ripping a DVD to my computer, removing the copyright notice, and re-burning it. Oh, and the nice thing is, that these have the exact same effect - I don't have to watch the copyright notice.
I believe that's supposed to be the point of a demo. Yes, I realize that there's been an epidemic of demos that don't accurately reflect the game's performance (or was that swine flu?) but assuming it's a good reflection, you should be using a demo instead of using a cracked/hacked/illegal version.
That does not necessarily mean that GPL is the right solution for all open-source software, and please don't suggest otherwise. Each project determines which license is right for them.
Not saying it's a bad thing or something people wouldn't want. But if it requires manual patching of the application and the update system, very few are going to want to do it themselves. The distros themselves are going to have to add it, like you mentioned.
Why would they do that? If the copy's only being played by one person at a time, it's no different than MrX being a particularly avid gamer. There's no more drain on their systems, and no reasonable claim to a lot of lost sales.
Wait for it... wait for it...
Besides, why would anyone distribute their copy on the internet? It would lock them out of being able to play, and lead to a lot of pissed-off downloaders since (a lot - 1) of them wouldn't be able to play at any one time.
... there it is. That's the whole point. It severely hampers current methods of piracy, where one person distributes their copy and many people download it, with multiple concurrent uses per license.
So... it removes the need for current DRM schemes like "CD-in-drive", "CD-key", and "X number of installs".
But it fortifies the DRM scheme that Steam already employs, the "one game copy per server account" by allowing Valve to determine exactly which copy belongs to which account. This doesn't give anything new to the user, but makes it really easy for Valve to look at a illegal copy distributed on the internet and say "Oh, this belongs to MrX. Banned."
So it doesn't really obsolete DRM... just other versions that users generally hate. The reason this is news is that it might be a compelling enough reason for bigger developers to use SteamWorks, since it gives them the same power they think they get in other DRM schemes.
What the article is suggesting is that we implement some sort of car-sharing initiative, we stop taking so many cars to the same destination. Or a bus!
But everything's already being transferred on a bus!
This may be the most informative and practical article I have read in a long, long time. It's definitely going to influence my SSD hardware purchases for the foreseeable future.
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The thing is that "I have to go to this place and find people who will like me" should not be your goal. You should go to things that you want to go to or are interested in. Going places just to meet people with the "will you be my friend" thing tends to make you come off as weird and not in the good way. I met most of my really good friends that way. So have a lot, if not most, of the people I know.
This is absolutely dead on. My experience has been exactly the same. I met my nerdy girlfriend through a string of introductions that started with guitar lessons. I had always wanted to learn, I befriended the girl next to me in class, and half a year later, found my soul mate in one of her friends' friends.
Thank you. Deep packet inspection is nothing new and it's up to its administrator to make wise decisions about how and when to use it. This has very little to do with Nokia and Siemens, other than the fact that they had a customer and the customer happened to use it in an inappropriate manner.
"In light of its age and recent back-end irregularity, Adobe Acrobat Reader has promised to start taking steady doses of Metamucil."
But the thing that really sucks with DVD:s are the copyright notice that you are forced to watch, which means that some people rips the DVD:s to get rid of that crap.
Really? Really?
If you're really that upset about a 10 second unskippable screen informing you of your rights as a consumer, I can think of plenty of less time consuming ways to get around it other than ripping the DVDs. Throwing popcorn in the microwave, talking with my girlfriend, yawning, staring at the ceiling, petting my cat... all things that take less time and effort than ripping a DVD to my computer, removing the copyright notice, and re-burning it. Oh, and the nice thing is, that these have the exact same effect - I don't have to watch the copyright notice.
If they can add water to a full container, is it really full?
That is 'just' a graphical redo of a previous game.
Ah, yes, the days of meticulously programming "a/s/l?" on punchcards.
The only way to be sure that nobody wants to steal your book is to write a book nobody wants to steal.
I believe that's supposed to be the point of a demo. Yes, I realize that there's been an epidemic of demos that don't accurately reflect the game's performance (or was that swine flu?) but assuming it's a good reflection, you should be using a demo instead of using a cracked/hacked/illegal version.
kLOC == Popularity.
That does not necessarily mean that GPL is the right solution for all open-source software, and please don't suggest otherwise. Each project determines which license is right for them.
Hey, now, leave the poor submitter alone. Shatner's just as excited about this as I am.
Seriously, how is it that I can find things for people when I don't even know what they are and yet...they come up with nothing?
Let me introduce you to a friend of mine:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/
It's a great way to give people answers while simultaneously informing them how to use the internet and fulfilling your evil needs.
Not saying it's a bad thing or something people wouldn't want. But if it requires manual patching of the application and the update system, very few are going to want to do it themselves. The distros themselves are going to have to add it, like you mentioned.
One more thing Linux has on Windows that few people will bother to implement.
Fixed that for you.
I know what you mean... the internet has ruined me forever.
I'm sorry, but three times something you'll never have is still zero.
Ah, screw the whole thing.
Isn't that the point of hookers? *confused*
Joseph Smith wins a Space Race victory!
Why would they do that? If the copy's only being played by one person at a time, it's no different than MrX being a particularly avid gamer. There's no more drain on their systems, and no reasonable claim to a lot of lost sales.
Wait for it... wait for it...
Besides, why would anyone distribute their copy on the internet? It would lock them out of being able to play, and lead to a lot of pissed-off downloaders since (a lot - 1) of them wouldn't be able to play at any one time.
... there it is. That's the whole point. It severely hampers current methods of piracy, where one person distributes their copy and many people download it, with multiple concurrent uses per license.
So... it removes the need for current DRM schemes like "CD-in-drive", "CD-key", and "X number of installs".
But it fortifies the DRM scheme that Steam already employs, the "one game copy per server account" by allowing Valve to determine exactly which copy belongs to which account. This doesn't give anything new to the user, but makes it really easy for Valve to look at a illegal copy distributed on the internet and say "Oh, this belongs to MrX. Banned."
So it doesn't really obsolete DRM... just other versions that users generally hate. The reason this is news is that it might be a compelling enough reason for bigger developers to use SteamWorks, since it gives them the same power they think they get in other DRM schemes.
well, Remedy is based in Finland and Rockstar _Vancouver_ should be pretty obvious...
So no matter when it's coming out, I can expect it to be released in winter?
Did you report it? Can't get fixed if it's not reported. http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
What the article is suggesting is that we implement some sort of car-sharing initiative, we stop taking so many cars to the same destination. Or a bus!
But everything's already being transferred on a bus!
This may be the most informative and practical article I have read in a long, long time. It's definitely going to influence my SSD hardware purchases for the foreseeable future.
Quanity does not beat quailty.
And quality trumps all!
Just because a company's informal motto is "Don't be evil." doesn't mean they have to release their products for Linux.
Now I think it'd be unwise if they didn't release it for Linux, but it definitely doesn't make them evil.