Comment $5 - that Microsoft, Apple and Oracle beaten (Score 1, Troll) 132
Seriously, what kind of developer would even notice a $5 charge? Even modestly successful apps make over $500 per day.
Comment UO wasn't that much fun really (Score 4, Insightful) 480
A lot of of the people who rave about pre-Tramell UO are people who fit the "Multi-player appeal to the Killer" label Bartle uses.
Sadly they needed 1000s of "Multi-player appeal to the Socializer" players to feed on. Beign griefed is not fun for such a person so UO failed to grow. No other game that allows griefign will be fun so you won't see them get developed or launched.
WoW allows griefing on PVP realms - you have to opt in. Most of those realms are empty for the same reason.
Comment Confuses cause and effect (Score 1, Informative) 661
Swine flu is a serious thread to people who are already chronically ill. If you are seriously ill, you are likely bed ridden and pumped with cortizone, steroids and other drugs. And as a result, of course you have a poor body mass index. Its a miracle you are even alive. Swine flu comes along and is the final straw, your body can't take another illness.
Comment straw man argument (Score 3, Interesting) 248
Geo-engineering may make people think that we can carry on as now with no sacrifices. This article tries to re-inject a sense of fear. Its like saying "OK so the vacuum cleaner is good at cleaning the floor. But does it paint the garage? No? Well back to cleaning the floor with a mop then"
Surely we deserve a more rational debate? Sacrifices are needed but sophistry will not persuade anyone.
Comment Pointless (Score 5, Insightful) 252
BT still owns the all the backbone connectivity and makes obscene profits on it. Taxing users in order to make more connections to that backbone monopoly is totally wrong.
Comment Welcome! (Score 4, Funny) 126
I for one welcome our new tiny frigid overlords. And for once I am not talking about my wife
Comment Re:My VZW Blackberry can tether, what's the proble (Score 1) 232
They want a captive audience. Advertisers love a captive audience. Shareholders love a captive audience. Its us poor slobs in the audience who object with our irrational desire for freedom.
Submission + - World of Warcraft uses a new Rootkit
Captain Kirk writes: We all know that World of Warcraft has checked for hacks to ensure a safe game environment for all players.
The latest version of these checks goes beyond anything seen so far in that what is being checked is now completely encrypted. Obviously this hits bot writers as can be seen from these complaints: http://onwarden.blogspot.com/2007/11/storm-is-brewing.html
But it also strikes at the privacy of all users. Now Blizzard has a tool that is encrypted and can run any type of scan, transfer any file or edit any document on your computer. That can't be right.
The latest version of these checks goes beyond anything seen so far in that what is being checked is now completely encrypted. Obviously this hits bot writers as can be seen from these complaints: http://onwarden.blogspot.com/2007/11/storm-is-brewing.html
But it also strikes at the privacy of all users. Now Blizzard has a tool that is encrypted and can run any type of scan, transfer any file or edit any document on your computer. That can't be right.
Comment Weasel words (Score 2, Interesting) 149
From TFA "As does any advertiser, we aim to give our campaigns a budget"
Come on, what you are doing is bidding whatever it takes to get the sport you want.
That pushes up the price for everyone else. Good for you but bad for your customers.
There is never a case where you lie awake at night worrying if you have bid too much.
"Do no evil" is a great motto and Google is a great company. I feel that they have not considered this from the point of view of Adwords buyers. I'd be surprised if they are still doing it in 12 months. Google would no longer be the Google we love if they are.
Come on, what you are doing is bidding whatever it takes to get the sport you want.
That pushes up the price for everyone else. Good for you but bad for your customers.
There is never a case where you lie awake at night worrying if you have bid too much.
"Do no evil" is a great motto and Google is a great company. I feel that they have not considered this from the point of view of Adwords buyers. I'd be surprised if they are still doing it in 12 months. Google would no longer be the Google we love if they are.
