steam divides but piracy UNITS!

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difool wrote:
> > so lets put aside steam for a moment and fight piracy together!

Your right! Sign me up now!
What we need is some way to make copying discs a pointless exercise. If
the only anti-piracy measure in a game is a local CD check, or entering
a CD-Key at install, then you can make multiple copies of that disc and
its CD-Key and distribute them around the world. The CD-Key is only
checked locally on the user's PC, so every one of those copied discs
will work as well as a legal retail copy.

We need something stronger, to prevent this happening.

How about a system were the CD-Key is registered on some kind of
central database? Once registered, no-one else can use that key, so
it's pointless copying and distributing the disc. You could also make
patches, online gaming and extras like the SDK only available to the
original registrant, which increases the reliance on the
central-registry concept and makes piracy even more pointless.

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What a great Idea!

But it needs a catchy name.

What about...

Vapour?


chadwick110@hotmail.com wrote:
> difool wrote:
> > > so lets put aside steam for a moment and fight piracy together!
>
> Your right! Sign me up now!
> What we need is some way to make copying discs a pointless exercise.
If
> the only anti-piracy measure in a game is a local CD check, or
entering
> a CD-Key at install, then you can make multiple copies of that disc
and
> its CD-Key and distribute them around the world. The CD-Key is only
> checked locally on the user's PC, so every one of those copied discs
> will work as well as a legal retail copy.
>
> We need something stronger, to prevent this happening.
>
> How about a system were the CD-Key is registered on some kind of
> central database? Once registered, no-one else can use that key, so
> it's pointless copying and distributing the disc. You could also make
> patches, online gaming and extras like the SDK only available to the
> original registrant, which increases the reliance on the
> central-registry concept and makes piracy even more pointless.

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>difool wrote:
>The usual drivel.


To bad that Thunderbird do not have a option to ignore cross posts. Well
one can always hope that it comes in a extension sometime in the future.

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>but piracy will obviously unit us

To be frank, I think we should all stay as far from
possible from eachother's units.

C//

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Courageous wrote:

>>but piracy will obviously unit us
>
>
> To be frank, I think we should all stay as far from
> possible from eachother's units.

What about those that like other units? ;-)

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Oh, you mean like what Steam does?

<chadwick110@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> How about a system were the CD-Key is registered on some kind of
> central database? Once registered, no-one else can use that key, so
> it's pointless copying and distributing the disc. You could also make
> patches, online gaming and extras like the SDK only available to the
> original registrant, which increases the reliance on the
> central-registry concept and makes piracy even more pointless.
>

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Courageous wrote:

>>>To be frank, I think we should all stay as far from
>>>possible from eachother's units.
>
>
>>What about those that like other units? ;-)
>
>
> Well, this is America and all. Perhaps I can just studiously
> avoid knowledge of those who like other units. Don't ask, don't
> tell.

And ban the heathens that do!

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ShutEye <no@no.no> typed as if devouring a plate of spoo:
>>>> What a great Idea!
>>>>
>>>> But it needs a catchy name.
>>>>
>>>> What about...
>>>>
>>>> Vapour?
>>>
>>> You spelled Vapor wrong ;-)
>>
>> No, he wrote in English!
>
> What? Is this like the difference in colour and color?

Exactly.
Brits can spell properly

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Yeah, sorry about that. I was reading the thread on how realistic gun
fire noise is in video games. I was debating whether I could
contribute with my British .22 rifle shooting experience from when I
was a cadet...
eeek! Gotta go, here comes a policeman with a truncheon.....!

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OldDog wrote:
> "James Garvin" <jgarvin2004@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:jcydnRR-OZjD9WfcRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>
>>tatemodern@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>
>>>What a great Idea!
>>>
>>>But it needs a catchy name.
>>>
>>>What about...
>>>
>>>Vapour?
>>
>>You spelled Vapor wrong ;-)
>
>
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/diction [...] ur&x=0&y=0
>
> One entry found for vapour.
> Main Entry: va·pour
> chiefly British variant of VAPOR

I know...I was making fun of british spellings. Colour, Vapour, etc...

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"difool" <john.difool@mail.telepac.pt> wrote in message
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> On 27 Jan 2005, mike_noren2002@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> For PC gaming the message is the same as always: Unless piracy can be
>> brought under control, or console piracy rises drastically, PC sales
>> aren't ever going to match those of the consoles, and as long as PC
>> sales don't match console sales, PC gaming will play second fiddle.
>
> these words really make me very sad
>
> i've been pointing my guns to steam but probably i should also not
> forget piracy
>
> piracy should be the big unifying issue to pc gamers
> piracy is no doubt the most damaging problem in todays pc games
>
> steam divide us
> but piracy will obviously unit us
> so lets put aside steam for a moment and fight piracy together!
>
> --
> post made in a steam-free computer
> i said "NO" to valve and steam
>
> please sign petition "Say NO! to Steam!" available at:
> http://www.petitiononline.com/nosteam/petition.html


unit us ?
Is this some American game item or a duff unit?

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"Courageous" <dontwant@spam.com> wrote in message
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>
> >but piracy will obviously unit us
>
> To be frank, I think we should all stay as far from
> possible from eachother's units.

ROFL

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<tatemodern@yahoo.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
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> Yep, I guessed that!
>
> And if we are going to start talking about spelling on
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
> I need to point out that the past simple of "to spell" in the UK is
> "spelt" not "spelled".
>
>

Oh good your such an elitist you know.....

; )

lyset

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Ok... The subject got me kinda interested, I was thinking, "What the
hell's a piracy unit?" *IT'S UNITE DUMBASS TROLL!!*

difool vomited:
> steam divide us
> but piracy will obviously unit us
> so lets put aside steam for a moment and fight piracy together!
>
> --
> <snip>
> blah blah blah

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You know trolls can't spell or think... Why do you even question it...
They are parasites trying to find a symbiotic relationship with
something...

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:15:53 -0500, acerbated
<send.spam@microsoft.com> wrote:

>Ok... The subject got me kinda interested, I was thinking, "What the
>hell's a piracy unit?" *IT'S UNITE DUMBASS TROLL!!*
>
>difool vomited:
>> steam divide us
>> but piracy will obviously unit us
>> so lets put aside steam for a moment and fight piracy together!
>>
>> --
>> <snip>
>> blah blah blah



"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with
the intention of arriving safely in an attractive
and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, cigarette in one hand, favorite beverage in
the other, between the legs of a hot lady, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out,and screaming
WOO HOO - What a Ride!"

I didn't compose this but I love it!!!

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???

flightlessvacuum@lycos.com wrote:
> Courageous wrote:
>
> ROFLCOPTER!!!
>

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tatemodern@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> Yep, I guessed that!
>
> And if we are going to start talking about spelling on
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
> I need to point out that the past simple of "to spell" in the UK is
> "spelt" not "spelled".

You English are destroying the English Language!! ;-)

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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Andrew wrote:

> Another good reason to use Agent :-)

how many emails have you sent forte asking for them to sell it using steam?
i bet you low steam lover valve worshiper dreams about EVERY GOOD PIECE OF
SOFTWARE AVAILABLE BE INFECTED BY YOUR DISGUSTING STEAM!!!!

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>It could if we all held them together...like hands across America...we
>could have Units that Touch for Steam

You degenerates are first up against the wall when I become
ruler of the world on the Impossible setting.

C//

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"Scooby" <not.on@your.nelly> skrev i meddelandet
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> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 01:35:07 +0100, "lyset"
> <peter_lysen40@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Oh good your such an elitist you know.....
> >
> >; )
>
> That's "you're" - contraction of "you are" as opposed to your
> erroneous use of the genitive case ...

Lol I'm swede that was drunk at that moment what's your excuse... ; )

lyset

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Paul Catley wrote:
> What are the units of piracy, anyway?
>
> I propose that, henceforth, the International Unit of Piracy shall be the
> ARRRRH!!

How many "Mateys" in an "ARRRRH"?

Civilian_Target

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"difool" <john.difool@mail.telepac.pt> wrote in message
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> <corrected very unfortunate misspelling error in original subject line>
>
<snip>
>
> you steam lovers only win when i make my own mistakes! cause otherwise
> you never have a chance!
>
> --

Steam lovers: 1
difool: 10,512,246

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"James Garvin" <jgarvin2004@comcast.net> wrote in message
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<snip>
> > One entry found for vapour.
> > Main Entry: va·pour
> > chiefly British variant of VAPOR
>
> I know...I was making fun of british spellings. Colour, Vapour, etc...

oooophs!

With some of the postings in here, I'm actually having to look some words
up. Darn interent!

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Gandalf Parker <gandalf@most.of.my.favorite.sites> typed as if
devouring a plate of spoo:
> difool <john.difool@mail.telepac.pt> wrote in
> newsonmv0db6oactnvkvcd0ahpie8j1dpn1f7@4ax.com:
>
>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Andrew wrote:
>>
>>> Another good reason to use Agent :-)
>>
>> how many emails have you sent forte asking for them to sell it using
>> steam? i bet you low steam lover valve worshiper dreams about EVERY
>> GOOD PIECE OF SOFTWARE AVAILABLE BE INFECTED BY YOUR DISGUSTING
>> STEAM!!!!
>
> I forget, what did you want them to use instead of steam?
>

Presumably something that doesn't leave dial-up users out in the cold <g>

(PS. I can't even play the Half-Life demo because it tries to update it and
estimates something like 20 hours for the update...)

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EvilBill wrote:
>
> Presumably something that doesn't leave dial-up users out in the cold
> <g>
>
> (PS. I can't even play the Half-Life demo because it tries to update
> it and estimates something like 20 hours for the update...)

Steam's estimates for update times are often way out. Try leaving it running
for about half an hour and the estimate should come down considerably, though it
may still be 5 or 6 hours. The download can be resumed if the timing is
inconvenient. I wish it would tell us how much it is downloading, then we could
do our own estimates.

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