Comment QD? (Score 1) 184
Uh, yeah. Godmode ftw. Who else didn't see this coming?
Comment Re:Summary: (Score 1) 354
Are we talking about the searching, or just the look and feel of it? If it is the latter, I've always just run the oldbar addon to revert back to the FF2 feel. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6227 YMMV though
Ultima Online Expansion Sept. 8, WAR Expansion In Near Future 40
IndustryGamers recently spoke with Mythic Entertainment execs about the futures of Ultima Online and Warhammer Online. UO's newest expansion, Stygian Abyss, was recently given a September 8th release date. As for WAR, they say, "... we just finished up a major patch for Warhammer Online and there's a lot of stuff we're thinking about for improving and enhancing the gameplay experience and guaranteeing that the product lives up to the legacy of the Warhammer franchise. You should expect an expansion in the near future." The Overly Positive blog suggests that recent developer interviews have undergone a change in tone, demonstrating a greater willingness to acknowledge the game's flaws and work out ways to correct them.
Comment The real problem.... (Score 5, Interesting) 213
For those who skimmed TFA:
Last month, Google changed its policy stating that "advertisers will be allowed to use trademark terms in their ad text even if they do not own that trademark or have explicit approval from the trademark owner to use it," Rosetta Stone said
The problem is NOT Google infringing upon the trademarks that Rosetta Stone holds. The issue is that Google is now willingly allowing Joe Schmuck, a competitor, to use trademarks to their own benefit. This seems like a pretty obvious infringement issue. I'm confused though, as to why Google JUST now started to allow this. If it was a no-brainer back when Adwords started, wouldn't they have allowed it at that point? Sounds to me like Adwords revenue was down, and allowing the use of non-approved trademarks in ads made the Adsword space that much more appealing in hopes of getting people off the fence when evaluating their advertising budget.
Last month, Google changed its policy stating that "advertisers will be allowed to use trademark terms in their ad text even if they do not own that trademark or have explicit approval from the trademark owner to use it," Rosetta Stone said
The problem is NOT Google infringing upon the trademarks that Rosetta Stone holds. The issue is that Google is now willingly allowing Joe Schmuck, a competitor, to use trademarks to their own benefit. This seems like a pretty obvious infringement issue. I'm confused though, as to why Google JUST now started to allow this. If it was a no-brainer back when Adwords started, wouldn't they have allowed it at that point? Sounds to me like Adwords revenue was down, and allowing the use of non-approved trademarks in ads made the Adsword space that much more appealing in hopes of getting people off the fence when evaluating their advertising budget.
Comment Re:This is the way to spend taxpayer money! (Score 1, Funny) 121
In Soviet Russia... Mir forgets YOU!
Comment Re:God Bless Him (Score 1) 600
This has to be one of the best "funny" comments I've read in a while. New keyboard, plz.
Comment Solution Looking for a Problem (Score 2, Insightful) 131
Honestly, it seems rather useless (in these examples). I won't knock music in general, but does a computer singing a song really going to be helpful in diagnosing something? Just because you have more information, doesn't mean you have any higher level of useful information.
I will give the presenter props though. That was like a Science Word Bingo caller going for blackout.
I will give the presenter props though. That was like a Science Word Bingo caller going for blackout.
Submission + - Can your HOA force an ISP on you?
Siberwulf writes: I bought my house two years ago and it was mandatory that we join the HOA. A few months ago, we noticed more than a few AT&T trucks in our neighborhood, digging up some lawns. Our HOA told us it was the new U-verse service coming in. They told us that since we were part of the HOA, that we would get a discount for signing up. I never signed up, as I'm holding out for FIOS. Today, I read an announcement on our HOA's site that stated:
As more and more of our residents are signing-up with the exclusive [community] AT&T U-verse package, we have had several calls inquiring about how this new amenity is treated when an existing homeowner sells their home. Regardless of whether an existing homeowner is an AT&T customer or not, when a home is sold, the new homeowner is automatically signed-up to receive the [community] AT&T Package. There are no options for other cable/internet providers. Please feel free to call the AT&T Call Center for all the details.
I'm obviously not a lawyer, but isn't that illegal to force this contract on us without having to sign anything? This is going to hurt our home sales considering the plan is roughly $70 per month. What can we do to get out of this, or have this rescinded?
As more and more of our residents are signing-up with the exclusive [community] AT&T U-verse package, we have had several calls inquiring about how this new amenity is treated when an existing homeowner sells their home. Regardless of whether an existing homeowner is an AT&T customer or not, when a home is sold, the new homeowner is automatically signed-up to receive the [community] AT&T Package. There are no options for other cable/internet providers. Please feel free to call the AT&T Call Center for all the details.
I'm obviously not a lawyer, but isn't that illegal to force this contract on us without having to sign anything? This is going to hurt our home sales considering the plan is roughly $70 per month. What can we do to get out of this, or have this rescinded?
The ASP.NET Code Behind Whitehouse.gov 143
An anonymous reader writes "The author looks at the markup for the new whitehouse.gov site, launched today. It uses ASP.NET and various JavaScript libraries. It suffers from various inefficiencies, most easily remedied. Check the images and techniques used to build the site front-end."
Comment Re:EQ might be better than UO for this one. . . (Score 1) 261
Some games *used* to let the client dictate the game state (position) but that leads to all sorts of fun/nasty things like speedhacks, wallhacks, etc.
Comment Am I the only one.... (Score 2, Funny) 381
Who saw the topic and thought "Goblin Jumper Cables" ???
God.
Physically-Challenged Gamer Hacks Together Custom PS3 Controller 50
Destructoid has a neat post about a gamer whose condition prevents him from using a standard video game controller. With the help of a company called GimpGear, which markets devices for people with limited mobility, he designed and built a custom input device that makes use of fingers, toes, and even sips or puffs of air to control his favorite games. Pictures and a video of the setup are both available in the post.
Comment Re:blah the emporer has his new clothes on again. (Score 1) 304
I for one and totally for a house with legs...in the mountains. What could go wrong?
Submission + - New antibiotics for pathogenic attacks of bacteria (heraldbiz.com)
allengineering writes: "A team of research directed by the pr.
KIM
Kyung-Gyu of the Faculty of Medicine of
the University of Sungkyunkwan discovered the structure of the protein Rse B
playing an essential part in the transmission of the signals of stresses
resulting from the pathogenic attacks of bacteria. The article is been published
in the edition of May of the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences of the the USA (PNAS). This projection should
make it possible to develop new antibiotics."
Submission + - Forensics Expert says Al-Qaeda Images Altered
WerewolfOfVulcan writes: Wired reports that researcher Neal Krawetz revealed some veeeeeery interesting things about the Al-Qaeda images that our government loves to show off.
From the article: "Krawetz was also able to determine that the writing on the banner behind al-Zawahiri's head was added to the image afterward. In the second picture above showing the results of the error level analysis, the light clusters on the image indicate areas of the image that were added or changed. The subtitles and logos in the upper right and lower left corners (IntelCenter is an organization that monitors terrorist activity and As-Sahab is the video production branch of al Qaeda) were all added at the same time, while the banner writing was added at a different time, likely around the same time that al-Zawahiri was added, Krawetz says." Why would Al-Qaeda add an IntelCenter logo to their video? Why would IntelCenter add an Al-Qaeda logo? Methinks we have bigger fish to fry than Gonzo and his fired attorneys... }:-) The article contains links to Krawetz's presentation and the source code he used to analyze the photos.
From the article: "Krawetz was also able to determine that the writing on the banner behind al-Zawahiri's head was added to the image afterward. In the second picture above showing the results of the error level analysis, the light clusters on the image indicate areas of the image that were added or changed. The subtitles and logos in the upper right and lower left corners (IntelCenter is an organization that monitors terrorist activity and As-Sahab is the video production branch of al Qaeda) were all added at the same time, while the banner writing was added at a different time, likely around the same time that al-Zawahiri was added, Krawetz says." Why would Al-Qaeda add an IntelCenter logo to their video? Why would IntelCenter add an Al-Qaeda logo? Methinks we have bigger fish to fry than Gonzo and his fired attorneys... }:-) The article contains links to Krawetz's presentation and the source code he used to analyze the photos.
