http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2535 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2535 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/17494123208/awesome-stuff-dealers-choice.shtml#c62 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:33:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/17494123208/awesome-stuff-dealers-choice.shtml#c62 only kind of poker anyone wants to play these days? I mean, it's a fun set of rules in some ways, and I get why it's the game of choice if you're a serious gambler/competitor... but it used to be that when friends were just playing poker for fun, they would mix it up a bit -- play some draw hands, some stud hands, throw in a house rule here and there, etc. Not to mention other card games. But now it just seems like everyone wants to pretend they are in the poker world series every time.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/01431623057/appeal-over-former-riaa-lobbyist-judge-allowing-prenda-to-get-info-over-1000-john-does-moves-forward.shtml#c566 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:24:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/01431623057/appeal-over-former-riaa-lobbyist-judge-allowing-prenda-to-get-info-over-1000-john-does-moves-forward.shtml#c566 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/16402423161/first-hand-account-judicial-smackdown-prenda-minnesota.shtml#c1654 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:08:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/16402423161/first-hand-account-judicial-smackdown-prenda-minnesota.shtml#c1654 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/17590622369/indie-film-distributor-spends-half-her-profits-sending-dmca-takedowns-is-it-worth-it.shtml#c2466 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:39:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/17590622369/indie-film-distributor-spends-half-her-profits-sending-dmca-takedowns-is-it-worth-it.shtml#c2466 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/17494123208/awesome-stuff-dealers-choice.shtml#c37 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:39:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/17494123208/awesome-stuff-dealers-choice.shtml#c37 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01465413450/dailydirt-diy-soda-pop-whatever-you-call-carbonated-beverages.shtml#c119 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:34:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/01465413450/dailydirt-diy-soda-pop-whatever-you-call-carbonated-beverages.shtml#c119 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/12283223188/petition-asks-obama-to-support-treaty-blind-rather-than-siding-with-hollywood.shtml#c268 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:33:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/12283223188/petition-asks-obama-to-support-treaty-blind-rather-than-siding-with-hollywood.shtml#c268
Its easy to signup and sign. Follow the link to the White House.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/00583723201/if-you-thought-copyright-was-mess-earth-what-does-it-look-like-space.shtml#c333 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:30:07 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/00583723201/if-you-thought-copyright-was-mess-earth-what-does-it-look-like-space.shtml#c333
Big Brother is not the government, it's the Borg of the corporate legal industry. And the Thought Police don't care about political dissidence, only whether you have paid the proper license fee for those thoughts.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/17494123208/awesome-stuff-dealers-choice.shtml#c23 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:05:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/17494123208/awesome-stuff-dealers-choice.shtml#c23 tournament in a casino before. He'd played cash games at Tunica according to the Grantland piece.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2268 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:53:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2268 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2219 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:43:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2219
It's what GeoHot got in trouble for: He shared the method he used to put Other OS functionality back in the PS3 and Sony came down on him because they're a bunch of pricks. I'm amazed no one sued Sony for patching out advertised functionality of their system.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2159 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:39:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2159 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2107 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:17:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2107 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2103 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:15:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2103 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2081 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:13:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c2081
2. Nvidia never made processors CPU's for game consoles. They make graphics processors "GPU's," The switch from Nvidia to AMD is not the reason for the lack of backwards compatibility. Switching to the x86/64 architecture is the reason and considering that the PS4 is based on x86/64 this will actually benefit game development significantly. What this also means is that you should just go for a gaming PC as games will be easier and cleaner to port to PC now.

3. Activation fees are for used games not new games. The retailer pays this fee so your used games will be more expensive but it is not pay for game, then pay activation as you say. I too think it is lame, however it is important to be accurate.

Planning my next PC build now... ;)]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c1987 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:01:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c1987 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/990903/0643219.shtml#c1285 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:55:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/990903/0643219.shtml#c1285 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c1956 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:44:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c1956
So I get a perverse thrill when I see them aiming intently at that fly on their knee, while completely oblivious to the position of their foot.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c1905 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:43:42 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130524/06445123204/xbox-one-release-tons-questions-very-few-answers.shtml#c1905