The tensions among the first Bush cabinet on many issues were pretty evident. Colin Powell’s appointment as Secretary of State was meant to satisfy the moderates, after all. That and perhaps balance the factions within the Republican party, at a time when G.W. Bush seemed clueless on practically anything that mattered and Cheney/Rumsfeld represented an […]
"I think one of the most valid concerns about it was you could only install it so many times. For most players it’s not an issue, it’s a pretty small percentage, but some people do like wiping their hard disk and installing it 20 times or they want to play it 10 years later.Spore doesn't seem to be anywhere near what it was promised to be --- in 10 years it is quite probable that few will remember it (let alone play it), unless it is followed by vastly improved sequels. That cannot be said, however, for several of Wright's other games. SimCity 3000 is still enjoyed by many, 9 years after it was released, especially as it was (and probably still is) part of several 'classics' low-price bundles. SimCity 4 is practically universally still considered superior to the 'Societies' spin-off and still enjoyed by millons globally. And while it may be true that the, ever-elusive, 'market' could, potentially, boycott games in lieu of their ridiculous DRM, Wright's response is unfortunate in the way it treats both replayability and consumer rights.
Hmmm, what was Mark thinking when he wrote this? The warrior rabbit is our talisman as we move into a year where we can reasonably expect Ubuntu to ship on several million devices, to consumers who can reasonably expect the software experience to be comparable to those of the traditional big [software vendors]: Microsoft and […]
Η δικτυακή ουδετερότητα είναι ένα ζήτημα που φέρνει κοντά πολύ κόσμο που κατανοεί την αξία της ελευθερίας του επιχειρείν, της έκφρασης και της επικοινωνίας στο διαδίκτυο, ανεξαρτήτως της ευρύτερης ιδεολογίας του και πολιτικών θέσεων. Θεωρητικά, η βέλτιστη προσέγγιση στο θέμα της ουδετερότητας — και με την οποία τείνω να συμφωνήσω — θέλει τη πολιτεία να […]
Με αφορμή την ανακοίνωση για το κλείσιμο της Athens News στις αρχές του μήνα αποφάσισα να γράψω για την δημοσιογραφία στην Ελλάδα. Μάλλον ιδιαίτερως ελάσσονος σημασίας ως δημοσίευμα, η ξαφνική διακοπή της έκδοσης της Athens News, μιας εφημερίδας που κυκλοφορούσε για 57 χρόνια, θαρρώ πως προδίδει μια γενικότερη τάση που αργά ή γρήγορα θαρρώ πως […]
The recent financial crisis brought back memories of ‘Black Monday’, October 19th, 1987, the day of the greatest financial crisis of the late 20th century and the day the concept and practice of automated trading entered the consciousness of millions of people around the world. “Imaginary Wealth”. In Search of An Ethical Justification The ethical […]