world's first input device with always online DRM

TorontRayne said:
Thank God. That sounds dumb as shit. Who would agree to such dumbfuckery?
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I thought the same when I heard the first time about DRM for single player games.
 
sea said:
Ignorance is bliss. It's like saying you are fine with a $2 pair of headphones and those Sennheiser HD800s are a waste of money. Whether or not you care is up to you of course.
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Sure. I'd rather buy the most expensive GPU out there with that money and still save some for a 5.1 Surround system and a new sound card.
 
sea said:
Ignorance is bliss. It's like saying you are fine with a $2 pair of headphones and those Sennheiser HD800s are a waste of money. Whether or not you care is up to you of course.
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Why would anyone pay 1300 bucks for headphones, apart from djs and sound engineers? For that price you can have a pair of decent hifi speakers or monitors like the Hs-80 Yamaha and still have some money left.
 
sea said:
Surf Solar said:
Sub-Human said:
All of those are a waste of money. I have a basic $2 mouse that's served me for, what, over 2 years now?
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Same here. Served me for quite some time already. What is the upside of such an expensive mouse?
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Ignorance is bliss. It's like saying you are fine with a $2 pair of headphones and those Sennheiser HD800s are a waste of money. Whether or not you care is up to you of course.
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it's not really the same though. great sound is great sound, no matter what. expensive headphones will likely give you better sound than cheap ones.

but a quality mouse can be cheap and do what it needs to do. if you feel like you need 10 extra buttons, well that's one thing. but I have a hard time believing the actual funcionality of an expensive mouse will be any better that a cheap mouse from a good manufacturer. is the laser beam in any way stronger, making you a stronger gamer? is the response time on the buttons that much quicker that it will make you click the right skills in the right order that much faster and make you pull off those amazing headshots?

I can definitely see someone wanting macro buttons and all that jazz, but that's a matter of comfort, and in turn subjective quality.
 
did you ever really bought a high quality mouse?

There ARE differences. Believe me. I work with a lot of programms like Illustrator, Photoshop and the like.
 
My shitty old mouse was actually really good, but it died after a few years of use.
I hope my Logitech G5 lives forever, I really like that thing. Makes my PC unusable for most people :D Well, as long as they don't use the sensitivity button.
 
Crni Vuk said:
did you ever really bought a high quality mouse?

There ARE differences. Believe me. I work with a lot of programms like Illustrator, Photoshop and the like.
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I do too, and I have never ever felt like there was something wrong with my mouse (which is a standard Dell that came from the office at my previous job). I can't in any way imagine how a mouse could function better, to be honest. but if you say there's that much of a difference, I guess I will have to try out an expensive mouse and see for myself.

I still don't think the difference in actual quality can be nearly as big as it can between a set of cheap headphones and a expensive ones.
 
Well one difference that I can tell you is when you do fast movements like in a first person shooter. My "old" mouse would usually tend to simply move in unpredictable ways that was before I decided to buy a Logitech. So that is one issue. No clue if that isn't a problem anymore with the "cheap" mouse. Since I am sure that new upgrades made their way to the cheap hardware as well. So if you are only looking for playing games there might be really no difference between expensive and cheap hardware anymore regarding the mouse.

But another thing is if you work with a really cheap mouse either with Photoshop or Illustrator it is ... frustrating with a bad mouse. At leats for me. That is all I can tell you. Its very unresponsive to say that and in general it simply feels smooth if you have a good mouse. I just cant adjust for example vectors without pulling my hair out if that damn sensor/laser always jumps 5 pixels to far instead to the point where I want it. This might not be a problem for some, hell a few I know work with "track pads" from their laptops but I just cant work with a bad mouse here.
 
On the topic of DRM...

http://www.ripten.com/2012/11/13/ne...rate-surveillance-features-to-limit-licenses/

The patent, filed with the US Patent & Trademark Office and posted online, is long-winded and full of legalese. However, one paragraph outlines perfectly how the above application would be permissible.

The technology, briefly described, is a content presentation system and method allowing content providers to regulate the presentation of content on a per-user-view basis. Content is distributed to consuming devices, such as televisions, set-top boxes and digital displays, with an associated license option on the number of individual consumers or viewers allowed to consume the content. The limitation may comprise a number of user views, a number of user views over time, a number of simultaneous user views, views tied to user identities, views limited to user age or any variation or combination thereof, all tied to the number of actual content consumers allowed to view the content. Consumers are presented with a content selection and a choice of licenses allowing consumption of the content.

In addition to simply counting numbers and times viewed, this technology could allow for Microsoft to collect data on who is viewing the content, which could incorporate some form of facial recognition software. This could lead to the scenario whereby you are permitted to view a movie based on the licensing agreement, however your friend is not. Attempting to watch the movie with your friend would result in a prompt that requires you to pay an additional fee to grant them a viewing license. How the fees would be determined and enforced is unclear, but it’s an unsettling prospect to say the least. Privacy advocates will not take kindly to this, however it is likely that consumers will be required to waive certain privacy rights in order to purchase and enjoy their entertainment media.
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In short, Microsoft is going to assume guilty, until proven innocent.
 
I'll just say it, i don't care if it gets vated. Seeing stuff like this is just reaffirming my viewpoint on pirating.
 
donperkan said:
I'll just say it, i don't care if it gets vated. Seeing stuff like this is just reaffirming my viewpoint on pirating.
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So you're going to pirate a mouse? :)
 
But it really is a good point. It's mind-boggling that you see all of the inconveniences thrown out in pirated versions of software, and it's only the official versions that have such hindrances attached. And that's how they intend it to be. The very corporate method of "combating piracy" is simply encouraging more users to resort to piracy! Backs it's ward so, numbing brain is it! Inceivablycon!!!

Also, pirate a car. LOL! If only such were possible...
 
It is possible. More or less ...

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literal use of a "crack" even.
 
I appreciate proper form. Always shield your face from flying glass during a car theft. I wonder if that is from a training video?
 
Tagaziel said:
On the topic of DRM...

http://www.ripten.com/2012/11/13/ne...rate-surveillance-features-to-limit-licenses/

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In short, Microsoft is going to assume guilty, until proven innocent.
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I kind of want to say that this is as moronic as it gets, but deep inside me, i feel like they might just push this through. You don't need to look all that far for encouragement.... Just have to take a peak at the game industry.

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What if you're watching porn while laying on the bed... Will the camera scan your dick for facial recognition?
 
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