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"The Witcher 2" with fabulous graphics and no possibility to take a screenshot*.
*) Except buying FRAPS or taking the risk with with ATI TrayTools.-fenixproductions (July 04, 2011, 03:09 AM)
I'm less concerned about DRM that doesn't let me print or lend or copy my books (although that sucks too), but I find the fact the when I buy a book for my kindle, I'll never be able (without hacks) to read it on a different e-reader (should I decide to buy one) rather annoying.-phitsc (July 04, 2011, 10:37 AM)
Anyways, I don't see how anyone with two brain cells can't figure out how to lock down their Facebook profile from unwanted eyes (though I have a lot of friends with one brain cell, apparently).-wreckedcarzz (June 29, 2011, 07:59 PM)
Population growth is largely self-limiting in developed ("1st world") countries. Unchecked population growth only ultimately leads to the saturation of Earth as a habitable space, regardless of its cause. So clearly growth without limit is untenable, and any system that relies on it as a fundamental principle is not sustainable long-term. One can make the argument that it might make sense as a short-term strategy for various reasons, but pretending it can achieve sustainable long-term viability is not only foolish but dangerous. The physical laws of the universe itself are ultimately standing in the way, but much sooner than they will rear their head the limitations of our own comparatively tiny world and resources will do so. Not acknowledging that eventual reality and *planning for it* is irresponsible in the extreme. Our current economic models have no answer or solution to that "end game".-JavaJones (June 26, 2011, 08:59 PM)
And what's wrong with limiting economic growth? Everything else in the *real world* has limits, so eventually economic growth must also be limited. We're just putting off the time line of that limitation artificially for the short-term gain of a few.-JavaJones (June 25, 2011, 12:48 PM)
I don't agree with every(most- even)thing that has been done financially, but this I will say... getting off the gold standard was the best thing that has been done in concept, and going back to it is pretty much a no-go, even talking fiscal responsibility. Basing your economy on a limited resource limits your economic growth.
An article on why we shouldn't go to the Gold standard, and an alternative standard to replace the USD.-wraith808 (June 24, 2011, 04:09 PM)
That is a horrible and bogus article that doesn't even understand the concept of money. It is precisely BECAUSE it is scarce that it is a good source to base the monetary system on. The reason everything fluctuates so much is because it is being debased by the controllers of the system. Gold's price fluctuations are not the effect of the value of gold, but rather the relative value of gold. In other words, the reason the price of gold changes so much is because of the amount of fiat currency people are willing to take in it's place. When there is more currency, we call it inflation, and it takes many more dollars/pounds/whatever to buy it. When there is less, or when it is based on a solid relatively fixed quantity commodity, it takes less to buy it.
Think of it this way. In 1950, just for example, it took approximately 20 oz of Gold to buy an average car. That same car cost about $400. (As a side note, in 1950 the dollar was on a gold standard pegged at $20/oz IIRC). Today, it is still about 20 oz. of Gold to buy an average car that cost - what? About $30,000? That, to me means that the price of gold has stayed the same, but the value of the dollar has dropped (not gold going up!). Something to think about...-steeladept (June 25, 2011, 01:53 PM)
Does anyone know what exactly I'd need to change in my Inno Setup script so that the "File Version" info (as shown in the screenshot) is correct?
(see attachment in previous post)-kyrathaba (June 25, 2011, 09:51 AM)
doctorfrog linked to darkadia which claims to get information from http://www.giantbomb.com - although giantbomb.com has a bit of an identity problem - it has its own content, plus user generated content, but the database is theirs and might, perhaps, be made available free for non commercial projects... Which pretty much makes me wonder: why would I, a user, take time to put content in your app, perhaps even with a paying membership, and then you will keep the information in a black hole unless paid for?
Almost makes me want to restart my old DB on my old website...-iphigenie (June 25, 2011, 10:19 AM)
Going back to the autodetect, there is a lot of information about games that is both useful and global. I for example spend time figuring out what needs to be backed up so that my configs and saved games can be migrated to another computer (or sync'd). Some games nicely put savegames in clear places, others hide them in systems folders. Sometimes there are additional ones or stupid things hard coded in like paths... I bet 20% of the people who play any game will do the same... Now we have several sites online which have huge DBs of games and reviews etc. do any of them have an API? DO any of them track this kind of more practical information (where are saved games? screenshots? what are the basic keys for basic things?). Being able to check and get information, or share information back up....
in short, is there a public, open GDDB?-iphigenie (June 25, 2011, 03:35 AM)
We just need to get back to the gold standard.-Deozaan (June 24, 2011, 03:34 PM)
Don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen. The whole deficit spending program most governments function under would come to a screeching halt if they actually had to base the rubber checks they were writing to themselves on something that existed in the real world.
Which is unfortunate. Because they have a bear by the tail with that one. The current economic situation can't go on indefinitely without a crash. And if they try to reform it, it will provoke a an even more rapid crash.
Small wonder so many politicians throw the problem as far into the future as they possibly can and then hope they'll be dead before the day of reckoning arrives.-40hz (June 24, 2011, 03:43 PM)
As for the free returns: It turns out that was a benefit of signing up for ShopRunner (http://www.shoprunner.com/) when I made a recent online purchase of an extremely heavy and bulky dehumidifier. ShopRunner is like Amazon Prime but it works at various online retailers.-cthorpe (June 20, 2011, 12:20 AM)
Well, I'm thinking about getting an XBOX 360 with Kinect or a Nintendo Wii. I really don't care about games, but hopefully it will help me get some exercise. So, that's my #1 and only goal - EXERCISE.
Which would you recommend?-Renegade (June 19, 2011, 12:33 AM)
This software is no longer available, does anyone have a mirror?It's not quite up to date (executables from 2008) but the original site is still available. The blog is dead though.-justice (June 17, 2011, 04:02 AM)
Guess PowerGUI is a better choice now-Ath (June 17, 2011, 06:46 AM)
Many have offered solutions, just none that have been accepted by the proponents of DRM.-steeladept (June 14, 2011, 07:34 PM)
What are these solutions? I've never defended DRM, but I still don't see an alternative for ebook authors. How do you generate a reliable income stream for ebook authors without some form of DRM (and copy protection falls under the banner of DRM)?-johnk (June 14, 2011, 08:17 PM)
The lion's share of the money still goes to the publishers-40hz (June 13, 2011, 07:24 PM)
Not true -- the biggest share goes to the retailer.-johnk (June 14, 2011, 05:38 PM)
It's not long lines by themselves, AFAIK, but the formatting of long lines.-wraith808 (June 09, 2011, 04:27 PM)
I've wondered what you meant by this. I think you are saying we are currently at the mercy of how the epub author and the epub software choose to format the lines. Hypothetically, the author can take steps to make sure the lines are interpreted correctly on all readers. I haven't had any luck to find anything like an epub validator to make sure this doesn't happen.-daddydave (June 14, 2011, 12:18 PM)
The only reason eBooks can't be used in the same way is that publishers don't allow it - there is nothing to stop Kindle or any other book reader from removing rights from a book while it is lent to a friend - who temporarily inherits the rights until the book is returned. It is just pure greed on the part of publishing houses - author's only get a tiny, and dwindling, proportion of the book cover price. The only motivation for publishers is greed - that is why eBooks often cost more than printed editions on Amazon even though the publisher overheads are minimal in the eBook world.-Carol Haynes (June 13, 2011, 06:36 PM)
Agreed. I don't think there is an e-book reader that reads *only* proprietary formats. Heck, even iBooks allows you sideload other formats.The big fat problem with Kindle is a word I dislike most when it comes to formats: proprietary.-zridling (June 13, 2011, 03:45 PM)
I don't understand the debate about the "proprietary" nature of the Kindle. The Kindle is an e-reader, and a top-class one at that. You can load it with thousands of books and documents without ever buying an ebook in a proprietary format. That's how I use it anyway, and many others do likewise.-johnk (June 13, 2011, 05:59 PM)
Most musicians make music because they enjoy it, and some of them hope to make some kind of living from it through live performance. Most writers write for money, plain and simple. Without DRM, the vast majority of people will not pay for books, just as very few people under 30 pay for recorded music.
I don't think DRM will survive, but I don't see how authors will be paid, and I don't see how books will be written, aside from the small number of fiction writers who do it for love.-johnk (June 13, 2011, 05:59 PM)
