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Gameboy Advance SP vs Canon Powershot G3
Colour: Both devices have a metallic silver colour that is typical of portable consumer electronics. Black would have been cooler. The Gameboy is also available in other colours, although I think they don't look as good as the silver. Win goes to Gameboy for choice, although it doesn't matter unless you prefer one of the cheesy colours.
Score: G3 7, SP 8
Construction quality: Although the colour is metallic, neither one is completely metal. The Gameboy Advance SP is made from slightly pliable plastic. It feels strong enough, but is probably susceptible to scratches and bumps. The G3 body is about half metal and half carbon reinforced plastic. It is definitely a piece of quality construction. The lens is a marvel as well. The thing is built like a brick.
Score G3 8, SP 4
Form Factor: The Powershot G3 is box shaped, with a grip protruding from an edge and a cylinder from the centre of one face. It has a twist out LCD display. The Gameboy is box shaped when closed, but opens up in clamshell fashion to expose the LCD. Both feel a bit small to me when being held in the intended manner. That's because I have large hands; most people would probably find both very comfortable. When closed the Gameboy is more compact and very easy to pocket. The G3 is too large for many pockets and difficult to fit in others because the lens cap has a tendency to come off.
Score: G3 7, SP 9
Controls: The small size of the devices doesn't hamper operation of the controls. Both have excellent control layout. The buttons on the G3 are logically laid out so that the important ones are easy to reach when you need them. The buttons on the Gameboy are easily accessible in the heat of the moment. Despite the G3's great menu system for complex controls, the Gameboy has it beat there. Metroid Fusion has an even simpler menu system and very intuitive controls. My only complaint is that the controls on the Gameboy look like cheap plastic, whereas the buttons on the Powershot G3 have an excellent high-quality appearance.
Score: G3 10, SP 9
LCD Display: The part of the device that you will look at the most is the LCD display. The G3 has a smaller display. It has the definite edge in graphical capability. As well as being higher resolution, it performs sub-pixel anti-aliasing, where the Gameboy does not. It also displays more colours.
Score G3 7, SP 6
Replayability: Quality means nothing if you don't want to look at it. The Gameboy has an excellent selection of games available, with more arriving regularly. Metroid Fusion is particularly good, and many others are also noted as being of quality. If you already have a collection of older Gameboy and Gameboy Colour games that you love, they are compatible with the Gameboy Advance SP. In comparison, the photograph of a garbage dumpster stored in my G3 is lacklustre.
Score G3 2, SP 9
Storage: The G3 is compatible with all CF2+ class storage devices, including type 1 and 2 compact flash memory cards and microdrives. These cards are available in capacities of up to four gigabytes. In comparison, the Gameboy uses proprietary cartridges with a 24-bit address bus and a 16-bit data bus for a maximum of 32 megabytes of data.
Score G3 9, SP 6
Totals: G3 50, SP 51
The Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP narrowly beats out the Canon Powershot G3 for the coveted Raymond's Choice Award. Your next portable electronic device should definitely be a Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP.
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Ummmm, why in all hell would anyone compare these two devices? I don't get it... is this supposed to be funny?
Really now, who cares about the hardware? It's all about the games!
(Alright.. we care a _little_ about the hardware... but it's all about the games!)
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Get that, then your all set.
And they want me to PAY for this garbage?
Ha.
If this is supposed to be a joke, I think he forgot to add the humor. If it is supposed to be for-real, why not throw in some more devices that really have nothing to do with each other... say a pacemaker, a microwave oven, or, like, the wheel?
FreeBSD or VI?
Direct3D or perl?
perl or vi?
beer or a stairclimber?
The combinations of comparisons are endless!
At least we'll always have possible content for slashdot.
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not get both? Since one is a camera and one is for playing games...
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Free your mind.
Can the Canon play the old Phantasy Star games? 'nuff said.
This is a very complete review of both devices, covering almost every aspect of the products that would be important to consumers. However, there seems to be no mention of the price of either item. I'm probably going to buy an SP since it beat the G3 by one point, but I don't know how much either one costs. Maybe I'll go for the G3 if the price/performance ratio beats the SP.
The GBA SP was covered in a recent PA strip.
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In every sense...
Its not funny and i didn't laugh..
I'm getting the cannon...
Damn you Nintendo! Damn you and your shiny gadgets that make my wallet hurt!
Luring me with your Metroids!
You can't take the sky from me...
...thus...the foot icon and the dept. its from.
If you find yourself in need of a camera, you should probably go for the camera. Whereas if you find yourself on MUNI without anything to do, you would want the Gameboy.
All those comparison are nice, but you could offer the same comparisons between a lightbulb and a toothbrush. If I need to see where I'm going, I'll pick up the lightbulb, regardless of the ammount of "features" the toothbrush comes with.
"Inattention makes clowns of us all" -Bean
Sometimes it amazes me that the United States fights wars to protect liberty and freedom of speech...and this is what we get...
Uh, how does this possibly qualify as a front page news item?
Game boy's for playing games. The PowerShot's for taking pictures. Functional overlap seems a lot more important for comparing products (as they would actually begin to compete with one another) than this crap.
If this were 6 days from now it might make sense.
Any spoon would be too big.
hover over the foot & see what it says
"Scientist" Proclaims Differences Between Apples and Oranges. Film at 11...
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Cost: Game Boy= ~$100. Powershot G3= ~$780.
Score: G3 2, SP 9
Which brings the totals to 53-60.
Thank you Slashdot! Now I have all the evidence I need to convince my wife to let me have the Gameboy Advance SP!
Do not read this sig.
Can they play 802.11g? Monitor my kids? And how do they stack up to the BMW 7 "iDrive" interface?
.nosig
have I missed an inside joke of some sort?
Coalition forces are doing everything possible to prevent cilivian casualties, but there's no way to prevent them entirely. It is a sad but expected consequence of war.
The only way to settle this argument once and for all is to ask the Iraqi people what they think after it's over and after the allied forces help them recover.
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Don't you love that, however useless this review would have been, the big deciding factor was that the game would be more fun to replay that the photo of the dumpster.
1) That's even MORE stupid.
2) If the picture had been a close-up of Natalie Portman naked instead of a dumpster, the replayability factor would have to be a 10 for the camera!
Pardon my troll. Content is everything, whether on slashdot or in your digicam.
No comparison on price? The gameboy advance is $99. The Powershot G3 is $800. Case closed. Get a Gameboy.
Worst post .... ever
SuDZ
...but refused my excellent comparative review of Powerbook G4 versus Hummer?
Want to take some pretty pictures?
Get the G3!
Want to play some games on the go?
Get the SP!
Want some kewl pictures of your HOT significant other playing video games?
Get BOTH!
Want to save some money?
Don't buy either and take your significant other out to dinner! That way everyone wins...
This is just sig!
Exterior:
They both have bright color. Apples come in red, green, and yellow, while oranges come in orange only. So, the win goes to apples.
Accessibility:
Apple's skin is thin and edible for most adults. Oranges on the other hand has to be peeled. The process of peeling might delay your gratification, and it might make you hands smell like oranges. However, you can cut each with a knife.
Taste:
They are both a bit citrisy. Apples tend to be sweet, while oranges have a stronger citrus taste. However, organs tend to be juicier with pulp exploding in your mouth.
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I guess you are asking for it. Your not suppose to compare apples with oranges.
Why not just get a gameboy camera?! :D
no
Go for the SP! Damn. I want one so much. Even though I have a GBA anyway. But I also have a digital camera. Damn. Choices. The SP is going to be the best bet - you can't play games on a camera. You may not remember where you have been and what people have done - but hot diggaty, at least you will be a couple more levels up against that dastedly boss!
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Slashdot is getting off to an early start this year. I wasn't expecting to see the April Fools articles for another 6 days.
Well which one do you want? That all depends.. See if you want to play video games, then you should buy the Gameboy Advance, if you want to take pictures, you should get the camera. See cause you can't play video games on the camera, cause it's a camera, and you can only take small black and white photos on the Gameboy with the help of a Gameboy camera, cause it's a game machine and lacks the ability to take pictures on its own. So because these two devices function differently you should decide which function you would most enjoy.
This is like asking, "should I buy a hammer or a screw driver?" honestly
---- "Excuse me. Where's the children's gun section?"
...I think that would be completely ironic in discussion about two things that are offtopic from each other.
Was the news THAT slow today that we needed to post a comparison between an (albeit nice) camera and the newest portable game system? I guess if you're in a money crunch, I can see not getting both, but they why don't you at least suggest alternatives for the camera (since the GBA/SP is about the only portable out there).
--trb
Wake me up when real News for Nerds and Stuff that matters is posted.
Sure it doesn't have the metallic finish. It does have excellent construction, the LCD is out of this world and it beats both in replayability and storage.
Old7
Second comment I have made today with the same subject. Oh well. It's not funny really.
Realisticly, look at how the average Iraqi (without baath party connections) lives, they're better off dead anyhow. Plus, it's not like they're Americans.
apples and oranges... now you can add gaming devices and photo cameras... has the world gone crazy?
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A bad one can doom you to Boring and Uncool Gadget Hell
Either way you end up in Expensive and No-Time-To-Use-It Gadget Hell.
"I only speak the truth"
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Wow, I guess it's true that nerds have no sense of humor about anything other than computers.
The man wrote up a review comparing two things that are clearly not meant to be compared, as they are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THAT'S THE JOKE.
Here, so you nerds think this article is funny, I will post a joke:
Why do nerds get Christmas and Halloween confused?
Because 25(dec) = 31(oct)
HAHAHAHAH!!! It's funny because it's about COMPUTERS!!!
Morons.
Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
--Ronald Reagan
This could be made even easier if we just throw a GB Camera into the mix...sure it is only black and white, but it is black and white and can become a tingle tuner at a moments notice (Zelda is amazing). Also, can the canon be played with friends that have Canon's but don't have the "same" memory stick as you? The GBA SP can with its single pack multiplayer fun! Man...I am sure glad I already own an SP :)
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There is no comparison on price, which is a significant omission in my opinion. At Amazon.com, the Canon Powershot G3 retails for $550. The GBA SP retails for $99. The Gameboy is the clear winner in this category.
Don't forget that Friday is Hawaiian shirt day.
A car with a huge ant on it, amoung buildings, called the 'Them Car'
A car covered with dolls and bobbleheads, sure to be a lawyers dream if it ever impales a pedestrian.
A significant population of VW mini-busses covered with environmental and peace stickers, belching exhaust which will make your eyes water.
On yet-another note, and also off-topic (except for possible humor value) I saw this on Google News:
Of course, I saw the MS and thought the obvious and thought, "no, really?"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
That woooshing noise is the sound of the joke flying over your head.
Do you even know anything about perl? -- AC Replying to Tom Christiansen post.
You'd think that they could re-dig up some articles posted yesterday.
...and that's new too.
Just thought I'd enlighten anyway who, after reading this review, decided to purchase one (even if it did lose to the SP by 1 point ).
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The Canon PowerShot G3 comes with an exciting new game called "Photographer Simulator" where players have to use the PowerShot to take pictures and download them to their Computers or print them. Beat that Nintendo!
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If you're 12 years old, get a Gameboy Advance SP.
If you're 32 years old, get a Canon G3.
If you're 22 years old, buy both and spend the next two years to pay off your credit card balance.
Hey Raymond -- I thought it was hilarious, bro. Definitely good for a good chuckle in the middle of a work day.
Tommorow we will find out the coveted reviews and comparason of the Canon XL-1S Prosumer Camcorder and a Cheese and Mustard sandwich bought from the vending machines in the lunchroom.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Simple - not at all!
:-/
I have plenty of things keeping me busy on my PC, from old games to free software to setting up Linux *juuuust* right.
No need for a little handheld toy, especially in the current economic times
Ciao,
Klaus
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So...sorry for asking, but what's the point of this article? Comparing two totally different devices?!?
You like having something to bitch about. You clicked on a story you didn't like just to let us all know you don't like it. Why? Because you, like most people, find nothing more pleasurable than expressing your displeasure. If you didn't, you wouldn't be here.
Well fuck you, you whiny little cunt. Just shut your fucking hole and move along if you don't like something. The world has heard enough out of bitchy little fucks like yourself.
Do us all a favor: next time you have some brilliant fucking sentiment like that, just keep it to yourself. WE DON'T FUCKING CARE!
NO HEADPHONE JACK!
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I've had my daily dose of stupid.
I'm still not quite sure why anyone would compare a CAMERA to a VIDEO GAME SYSTEM...
So... Which should I spend my money on now? Would you compare a plate of sashimi to a Dodge Viper for me? It's a tough choice, really.
Which can you make a better Beowulf cluster from?
Last Criteria: Do you need a camera, Or a Gameboy? All those comparison are nice, but you could offer the same comparisons between a lightbulb and a toothbrush.
Game boy's for playing games. The PowerShot's for taking pictures. Functional overlap seems a lot more important for comparing products (as they would actually begin to compete with one another) than this crap.
If this is supposed to be a joke, I think he forgot to add the humor.
Gee, great points, guys. I can't imagine why the author didn't think of any of that. It would be really funny if he had thought of that, because then the article would be a clever lampoon of the geeky habit of buying expensive equipment for the sake of having it, and only inventing practical purposes for it post hoc. Too bad the author wasn't clever enought to think of that.
The posts on this thread remind me of a great invented word... Granted, the word doesn't quite fit here -- this is more of a "deadpanhumorchasm" -- but it's still a great word.
use your gameboy to take incriminating photographs of your friends.. taht are easily transfered/copied and store for possible black mail when they become a senator.. ehhh.. ehhh.. I think not. WINNER TO POWERSHOT G3..
Who makes you Sig?
which one of these devices can i make sweet love to? that is the real clincher.
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Well, from sprint you can get a cell phone
and on that cell phone
you can take pictures, and play games
so why can't you play games on a camera?
or, look at some high end clie models
camera, with flash, and- hey, palm games!
every day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
If all you can think of to photograph is a dumpster, just toss your wallet into it.
The net will not be what we demand, but what we make it. Build it well.
... as slashdot readers begin to bang there heads on any and all nearby hard surfaces?
However, did you know that MAME has been ported to several digital cameras?
So you could play your games and take pictures too! But waitaminute...there's also the Game boy Camera!
This 'digital convergence' stuff gives me fits! I'm off to duct tape a bunch of live grasshoppers to my back, masturbate, and proclaim myself the Messiah!
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Obviously you've never held a real camera, like one of the Nikon F-series models. Drop the G3, it looks like little bits of plastic would go skittering everwhere. Drop the F5, look out below.
Oh, and by the way, the article wasn't that funny.
czth
Should it be Pink Daisy for writing a worthless article or Timothy for posting it? Another article of Trashdot quality.
A prime example of what I was taught to be impossible at school.
This shark is jumped.
-(())
It probably is, be it only for the Monty Python foot. But, it's not really a very good one. :s
nuff.
The system is a pimp; and I refuse to be a whore -- Chuck D.
Looks like your e-mail goes to those shifty guys at cnet or com.com damn that so confusing.. I'm guessing they didn't let you out of the cage to put this up on CNET .. so you figured you'd hoodwink/payoff timothy from slashdot to popularize your crazy apple's and oranges review(s)..
... Or my vote is to That cowboy neal owns it all and stores them all in a locker at the bus station..
Is this a beggining of a series.. Will com.com buy Slashdot from OSDN... does com.com already own OSDN or does OSDN own com.com
I Say Good WORK! for a good deal of sneakyness, wiles and mystery!!
Who makes you Sig?
The author leaves some very important questions unanswered...
How many megapixels is the Gameboy SP?
What games are available for the Powershot G3?
I'll need the answers to those questions to make an informed decision.
I look forward to next week's "2003 Humidifier Vs. Dehumidifer Deathmatch!".
~jeff
Well, now, if you can't find anything interesting to photograph, whose fault is that?
/. If the government wants us to respect the law, it should set a better example.
- the G3 and SP are both available in black - games on the SP can perform sub-pixel anti-aliasing, it is up to the developer to implement it or not
So in essence it even takes pictures. how coudld you go wrong with that. You can even get an MP3 player and a radio adaptor you will soon be able to hook it into your gamecubes to play the games on your tv. And if that isn't enough you can play against other people with a little cord.
What about the fact that the Gameboy Advance SP costs $99 whilst the Canon G3 costs $550? I don't know about the rest of you, but that makes a big difference to me.
A brilliant piece of satire, followed up by piles of angry feedback from the humor impaired that borders on self-parody... how beautiful is that?
Thank you, Slashdot. I have reached a new level of astonishment at how clueless your most vocal addicts are. Why not throw in some article about Microsoft and/or digital video now and close the circle?
"The buttons on the Gameboy are easily accessible in the heat of the moment."
That's a feature that the G3 really needs, although I somehow suspect that this reviewer didn't test it. If he had, the replay value of the G3 might also have gotten a better score...
20 coalition casualties
vs
35,000 iraqi military casualties
with (at even al jazeeras slanted guesswork) "hundreds" of civilian casualties.
Sounds like the plan to me.
Btw, Iraqi soldiers are killing the civilians, by forcing to march in front of them as human shields.
And they crowd the streets because they were ordered to.
Germans didnt whoop for joy when the first US tanks rolled into Berlin. They were terrified of the SS. Such is the situation in Iraq.
So just relax and enjoy the show.
The word joke implies humour, or for the eloquence-impaired, funniness. This article was about as amusing as banging your head on a keyboard for several hours... which usually would mean not at all, unless you like that sort of thing. Need I say more?
-- John Linford
Today we're comparing CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge to hockey star Todd Bertuzzi. Who'll come out ahead? LOOKS Mansbridge has the suave news-anchor good looks that keep him out of radio and on the telly. Bertuzzi has a rough, stubby look and excellent bridgework that would suit a movie star! However, a slight edge to smooth Mansbridge. PETER 9 TODD 8 SPEECH Todd Bertuzzi is an excellent post-game interview, and will always fill in the reporters on some in-depth details of the match. Mansbridge, on the other hand, is renowned throughout Canada as the best quality source of news. Especially in these turbulent times, Mansbridge gets the nodd. PETER 10 TODD 9 POPULARITY Certainly Bertuzzi is a very popular fellow all around the NHL and especially in Vancouver. However, we need to consider that folks in rival towns may not have the same opinion of Todd. Peter Mansbridge, though, is a well-respected and popular figure. Nobody's switching to CTV news away from this bloke! PETER 9 TODD 7 GOAL-SCORING Mansbridge was a shinny star in his Ontario youth, but his prime goal-scoring days are well behind him. But Bertuzzi's goal-scoring ability is beyond compare, with a league-leading 46 goals heading into the final few games, he could well hit the 50-goal mark. Todd's a star! PETER 1 TODD 10 FINAL Todd Bertuzzi shows that he's clearly better than Peter Mansbridge! Sorry, Peter, Todd's our man! PETER 29! TODD 34!
1) All categories had equal weighting. Bad.
2) What was your hypothesis? What determines a better gadget? That should drive your weightings. For example, if you're looking for a gadget that is fun, then "playability" should be weighted as a large factor and therefore present the GB SP as the *clear* winner.
This was a poor review. Anyone can compare an apple to an orange and use sufficiently subjective rankings to determine the orange is better than the apple by a score of 51 to 50. But what does that mean to me? Nothing.
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I would try to post some humours reply to this article, but in its wake of its stupidity all I can do is blankly stare at the mouse infront of me
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...is only available in Japan for some reason. So you can either import it, hope it is released in the states, or get a silver one.
Man, to hear the dorks in /. land, you'd think this was some sort of affront to the towering pinnacle of journalism that is /.
/. review in quite a while!
People, get a sense of humor, this is the most fun I've had reading a
And from the review, the G3 is looking nicer and nicer, though price would have been a good thing to include...
The best laughs are the posted comments. :-)
Absolutely unbelievable!
We suffer more in our imagination than in reality. - Seneca
That is the sound I wish I was hearing as I kick every single one of you in the balls. You are the most humorless, literal-minded dorks on the planet.
--sdem
Why don't get a camera that you can take pictures and play more than 3000 games like a Kodak DC265 Digita ?
Perhaps next time he'll review the amazing apple and the outragious orange.
"I think that when you become a Republican, you don't get to score any more." -- Butt-head
How to do a case mod on your Powershot G3 to *incorporate* the Gamebody SP! ;-)
-psy
Sheesh.
In a world without walls, there is no need for Windows.
The Gameboy SP is much better than the original advance in every way, except one: no earphone jack. What the hell was nintendo thinking? Every GB ever made has had one of those, now they just decide to leave it off? This was a deal breaker for me, and just because of that alone, I have to give it a thumbs down.
God is real unless declared integer.
Slashdot just got trolled!
Wowzer. Good writing and sure to prompt plenty of 'wtf'-esque discussion.
This is one of those funny-once jokes, though. Too bad--I was just about to write up a review comparing my G3 with my PIII...
We recently had heard in the office over one of the Yellow Machine that's made by Anthology Solutions.
"When it comes to modern illicit narcotics there are a lot of choices to be made. Choosing the right narcotic for you can be difficult, but a good decision has tremendous rewards. A bad one can doom you to Boring and Uncool Doper Hell until your brain recharges. Today I will help you decide whether your next portable illicit narcotic should be some Bathtub Methamphetamine or a nice bag of Lexus Heroin. Since I'm a drug fiend, I will make this review as objective as possible. Where subjective judgments are required I will make note so that you can evaluate the evidence for yourself." Read on, or you won't know where to open your wallet.
Colour: Both devices have a whitish to tan colour that is typical of illicit narcotics. Black would have been cooler. Bathtub methamphetamine does come in a greater variety of colors given a greater variance in production controls. The shinier colors can come with a greater risk of contamination.
Score: BM 5, LH 2
Construction quality: Although the colour can be metallic, neither one is completely metal. Construction quality is dubious in either case. Heroin production does seem slightly more consistent than bathtub meth.
Score BM 8, LH 4
Form Factor: The Form Factor could be described as "baggie like" in both cases. Bathtub meth tends to be packed in clear plastic as opposed to balloons. Both can easily fit in all but the smallest of pockets.
Score: BM 9, LH 9
Controls: The small size of the devices doesn't hamper operation of the controls. Both have excellent control layout. The heroin device is typically used intravenously which requires more skill to master.
Score: BM 9, LH 5
LCD Display: Neither narcotic currently supports a LCD display. While LCDs may be appropriate in a Heroin environment, pixel-response times are unlikely to be fast enough for methamphetamine use.
Score: BM 8, LH 1
Replayability: In both devices, Replayability suffers from buildups in tolerance.
Score: BM 0, LH 0
Storage: Both devices are class I controlled substances and must be stored with discretion.
Score: BM 2, LH 6
After careful consideration, I am ditching both choices and going for some skunky bud (maybe black domina) and a case of beer.
Hilarious. Better than the typical non sequiturs on slashdot!
sulli
RTFJ.
If, let's say I had $200 burining a hole in my pocket and I wanted a new toy, this would make sense... but since the Powershot has an MSRP of $800 ($600 Street), and the Advance SP is $100, I don't think you can compare them at _any_ level.
This writeup is so bogus, it should be titled "I spent $700 dollars of a bunch of shit, and I need to justify it to myself somehow....
Worst. Satire. Ever.
The world moves for love. It kneels before it in awe.
Sharing images from one's life with others is beaten out by self-absorbed game playing. WooHoo.
Is this a great culture and society or what???
It's not funny
When a french man asks me to hold his purse while he sits down to go pee, that's funny.
This is just lame.
I don't know how pathetic you'd have to be to find this funny.
Should I buy an apple or an orange for lunch?
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
"Worst article ever." - Comic Book Store Guy
*points and laughs*
Read the comment, nitwit. It's a word that obviously applies excellently to you.
Maybe because he wants to take decent looking pictures ?
May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
In the words of Ken Rockwell, you are an equipment measurbator, the bottom level of all photographers! Burn in hell!
...but this is utterly stupid /.
since when is slashdot the place to do reviews of consumer electronics, especially comparing two totally different devices!? Digital camera vs. portable game gadget! sorry, I don't see a connection here.
Ahhh - one of those "I didn't get the joke" trolls. Nice work Syncdata! Most people will now taunt you for not getting the joke but I got YOUR joke that YOU'RE trolling THEM!!
Fantastic!
LOL, I hear the Nvidia GFX comes with an optional dorm room style heating plate attachment for all you starving college kids. You can Frag your buddies and heat some Ramen at the same time :)
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
Hey, I like that! I'm going to start using that term to make myself feel better about having no money!
"I'm not broke, my wallet's recharging."
I may be wrong, but I'm never uncertain.
I'm glad we're moving away from the CRT Tube!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go get some $$ from the ATM Machine so I can buy a new CPU Unit for my computer.
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Somewhere deep inside the bowels of the Earth where the /. editors meet, Timothy comes across a story submission clearly posted by someone on drugs.
"Check this out!" he says to the others. "What an idiot."
Promptly, CmdrTaco presses the "Post Story" button with Timothy's mouse, then retreats to his own workstation to revoke Timothy's rights to retract the story.
OK, Your turn.
Sleep is just a poor substitute for caffeine, anyway. -Bob Lehmann
This review is great. Not only is it funny... both because of the ridiculous premise and the fact it's pulled off well... but it's quite useful and informative.
The cool thing is that this review gets in the reviews for two products, and sums it up with an "if you only can afford one, get this one" opinion. If you're looking for "which digital camera or game system is the best", go elsewhere... everyone else has that already. This is a wonderful opinion piece.
Besides, you don't have much choice anyway. The G3 is basically the best consumer-level digital camera, and the GBA SP is the only real portable game system. We already knew that. Maybe you have a bit of extra cash and can't decide which to get, though. Or maybe you just want a good laugh. Why does everything have to be formal, boring, and scientific?
I for one would love to see more good reader articles like (but not exactly like) this one.
Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage
When it comes to 4 wheel vehicles, there are a lot of choices to be made. Choosing the right self-locomoting gadget can be difficult. A bad one can bring you boring and uncool status, as well as put a dent in your wallet.
Since I'm a scientist, I will make this review as objective as possible. Where subjective judgements are required - heck, screw it, I'm a scientist damn it - my word is objective!
Colour: Both the Camry and the off road Tamiya RC Car have paint. The Tamiya has customizable paint, as well as cool racing stickers. The Camry is available in XLE two tone with gold trim, although that will set you back much more than a full selection of Tamiya paints. Win goes to the Tamiya for choice, although it doesn't matter if you prefer Camry colors such as Boring-Gray, Boring-Gold, or ugly as heck Blue.
Score: CAM 5, TAM 8
Construction quality: In a double blind test, we placed both the Camry and the Tamiya in a mud filled parking lot after a rain. The Camry got really dirty, but was able to spin around a little bit. It's front-wheel drive prooved to let it get the whole side of the car dirty - but nothing fell off. The Tamiya sank deep in the mud. We didn't think it would do anything, but even while *completely* submerged, it was able to make a mess for over 25 feet around - covering everything else with mud. After this test, the Tamiya made some wierd noises, while the Camry was "smooth and quiet" according to one tester.
Score: CAM 9, TAM 6
Form Factor: The Camry LE v4 has well-shaped controls with a grip-shaped steering wheel. The Tamiya only had a Foam-Circular steering wheel on the Futaba controller. The Camry takes up a whole parking space, while the Tamiya will easily fit in the back of your average family sedan. Clearly, the Tamiya wins here - you can much more easily get it to your local track than a Camry, which would require a flatbed.
Score: CAM 5, TAM 8
LCD Display: Unfortunately, neither of these 'beta' release gadgets had their LCDs installed at press time. We were sent a memo from Tamiya that the next Futaba would have a cool back-lit display. However, after seeing the Toyota Prius, we think the next gen camry will have some really cool options.
Score: CAM 0, TAM 0
Replayability: Nothing beats driving to work in bumper-2-bumper in boredom and frustration. The Camry clearly sucks in this regard. The Tamiya can be used anywhere, anytime, and never gets old. On and Off Road racing is clearly fun, so the win goes to the Tamiya.
Score: CAM -1, TAM 9
Storage: This is the main area where the Camry wins. You can fit 4 1/2 full sized adults, several RC vehicles, and some music players such as an iPod in this baby. We really liked that. However, the Tamiya had some great attachment points for running lights and mini-sound effects generators.
Score: CAM 8, TAM 2
Totals: Work -12, Late for work while boss is out of town Priceless.
My G3 is a cool black, so add a point to make the score a tie.
Got to account for connectivity as well, the G2 has USB connectivity for downloading and for remote control, so:
G3 8, GBA 0
But this is offset by the price
G3 4, GBA 7
Looks to me as if the G3 wins by 5!
Nate
why didn't he compare the pros and cons of owning a 93 ford fiesta to owning a ferrari f50, that'd be about as interesting, " PowerShot G3 4.0MP 14x Zoom Digital Camera High performance features in the most advanced powershot Price: $629.25 " "Gameboy advance SP $99"......good....game..
What's up with this guy? He acts like we all have some consumer electronics quota we have to meet so he is going to help us try to figure out how to more effectively burn our money.
Let's see... This cash in my checking account is no good.. I better buy more stuff.. but I don't really need anything.. So I'll compare arbitrary products and buy which one I think is best.
Comparing two things that are completely different and saying one's better than the other...hmmm...kinda reminds me of the whole Linux vs Windows debate this website was on about so long ago. Whatever happened to that?
Hey freaks: now you're ju
April Fools Day is NEXT week.
What was not answered in the comparison is which of these will After Effects run better on?
I don't care if you buy your fucking petrol by the litre over there, this is an American site. If you don't like Americans, don't visit our websites.
Oh, and while I'm senslessly attacking another nation on slashdot, you guys are doing a great fucking job with this war. We definitely needed some comic relief over there, and you retards crashing your helicopters into eachother fits the bill nicely.
When it comes to fruit there are a lot of choices to be made. Choosing the right fruit for you can be difficult, but a good decision has tremendous rewards. A bad one can doom you to Boring and Uncool Fruity Hell until your stomach recharges. Today I will help you decide whether your next piece of fruit should be an apple or an orange. Since I'm a scientist, I will make this review as objective as possible. Where subjective judgements are required I will make note so that you can evaluate the evidence for yourself.
Forget the whales - save the babies.
If you have the right pictures...
"The area of penetration will no doubt be sensitive." ~ Spock
With an underwater housing that I can take 100ft deep while scuba diving. And play in the housing.
I love scuba diving, but sitting in the water 15ft down for 3-5 minutes for a safety stop is one of the most boring things I've ever found to do. All you can do is float there listening to yourself breathe.
I'd love to get a Gameboy in an underwater housing, so I can take it diving with me and amuse myself while watching 3 minutes go by.
That or I need to learn sign language so I can chat with my dive buddy... (And make him/them learn sign language too.)
But the gameboy in the underwater housing would be cooler.
And yes, I do dive with a digital camera in an underwater housing. Canon Powershot S40. I want the Gameboy *too*.
This is my sig. There are many like it but this one is... Oops. Frank, I've got your sig again! Where's mine?
It would be nice if we could moderate the POSTERS of stories, and make them pay for their crimes against slashdot readers. I say fire Taco and timothy and find someone who can
a) spell
b) read
c) remember what they posted within the past 24 hours
d) has a deeper sense of humor than this
sorry, but this is just awful, and timothy should feel ashamed for this.
"please let this in some way be a joke"
Gee guys, the "It's funny. Laugh." tag wasn't enough of a tip off for you?
And it's not even April fools.
...they had to jump something.
The reviewer apparently forgot the MAMED digital camera port of the Multi Arcade Machine Emulator. If the G3 is like Canon's other cameras, it runs a version of dos on an x86 compatible chipset.
With the potential for mame, and that high-res display, the G3 could be the better gaming machine than the gameboy advanced sp for only ummm... 5x the money.
The ______ Agenda
I'm no scientist, but I am a geek with way too much time on my hands. So here's my comparison of Slashdot and Twizzlers Strawberry Twists.
1. Construction
Twizzlers are soft and yielding to the touch, and taste pleasant. Slashdot is hard and smells like burning plastic and all I can taste at the moment is gauze. Both are low fat.
Twizzlers 1
Slashdot 0
2. Information Value
The Twizzlers package informs me that the Strawberry Twists contained therein are not a significant source of dietary fiber or vitamins. Slashdot keeps me up to date on the latest linux kernel and how many bunny rabbits the RIAA has killed.
Twizzlers 0
Slashdot 1
3. Interface
Each Strawberry Twist is hollow and can be used as a straw. They also make excellent micro-whips and coffee stirrers. Slashdot's color scheme isn't as pretty as Twizzlers'.
Twizzlers 1
Slashdot 0
Total scores:
Twizzlers 2 (winner)
Slashdot 1
Sorry Slashdot. You can't compete with chewy candy goodness.
Great post!
Is it just me, or did he fail to mention price? Price is one of the most important things I look at when deciding what to buy.
Like many other people have said, this comparison isn't really useful. Two completely different gadgets for two completely different purposes, and two (somewhat) different target audiences (photographers vs. gamers). Sure, there are some gamers that also love photography and there are some photographers that love gaming, but that's not the majority of either group. This comparison was doomed from the start by virture of the products it compares, and imho he didn't carry it out very well.
is which one will survive a flush down the toilet. Game Boys have been known to withstand a flush and still operate fine (its in some issue of EGM), but what about the camera?
SIGFAULT
Time is money, kids.
--- Ban humanity.
Well, that post certainly qualifies for the "No Shit" Obvious Award of the Year.
Here's another one: you need to get a sense of humour.
I also have big hands. Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more say no more.
Okay, where is that obligatory guy asking if it plays Ogg? Come on, I know you're out there!
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
What if you need to see where you're going, and your breath stinks?
Because it reminds me of something familiar... Or should I say someone?
You'd have thunk that with the recent 'review' of Mandrake 9.1 more people would have picked up on the similarities...
anyone old enough to remember that show? bozo'd find some stage-frightened 6-year-old little girl, cram the camera and a bright light in her face and ask "So, do you walk to school or do your bring a lunch?" heh...priceless. so, ya like games, eh? that's shore a nice game boy yer lookin at there. but, check out *THIS* camera?"
if it ain't broke, break it.
This is about as funny as a FarScape Finale.
There is nothing inherently safe about liberty. That's why so many people died protecting it.
Aha! He was trolling for people who THOUGHT he was joking! You've been double-trolled!
My Journal - 1,337 fans and countin
mod parent up +1 funny
Now to get them to work together...
If it hasn't been pointed out already, Nintendo has once again released another flawed device. Last time it was the lack of backlighting, now it's the lack of a standard audio jack. I think it's their mission in life to milk the consumer for ever last dollar. I would link to the Penny Arcade cartoon, but nah...
And I have to agree with the other comments... WTF is this comparison even being made? Not only are they 2 different devices, but they are 2 radically different price ranges! Logically, the next question is how did this get posted to begin-- Scratch that. This is Slashdot. Nevermind.
You need a FREE iPod Nano
Just got my G3 last night and now I see this? Man, did I make the wrong decision? I would hate to not be like the rest of my peers.
But seriously, think of the wonderful games you can play with the G3: taking pictures of the cops as they beat protesters then giving them to the press, catching politicians taking bribes, homemade pr0n...oh, wait, all of those activities have been classified by John Ashcrack as terrorism! Then again, he'll eventually determine that playing Gameboy supports terrorism too so what to do?
Q: Why won't John Ashcroft ever have sex standing up?
A: It's too much like dancing.
"You done taken a wrong turn."
-Bill McKinney, in Deliverance
Even if you disagree with him, he's very insightful.
there should be a "foot in mouth" icon for stories like this...
Holy cow, a tongue-in-cheek (and wholly incomplete) comparison of the GB vs G3 made the front page of /.! Is it April 1 already?
If I'd known it was that easy to get that kind of exposure, I woulda started submitting things months ago!
This important factor was not considered.
Photoshoot of scantily clad women
vs.
Hunched over video game, thumbs pounding frantically
- For the complete works of Shakespeare: cat
and the GBA SP is the only real portable game system
Doesn't Sony have the Clié handheld system?
And what about the Xboy?
Will I retire or break 10K?
When I first saw the title for this story, I thought that the GameBoy Advance SP was being compared to a piece of artillery.
If that had been the case, I would have been very interested in seeing an analysis as to how the two "stand up to each other".
Alas, this is one more GBASP (almost "gasp") that will live to see another day. You'd think that with a new revision of a piece of hardware, they'd get some things right! Unfortunately, they found new ways to fail.
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Bet this
Obviously we should listen; he's a "scientist." And me, I'm just a janitor....
... we see that you should definitely eat an apple today because it comes in more colours.
You can go with a B&W Game Boy Camera or a color GBA mini camera.
But unfortunately, if you plug one of these cameras into a GBA SP system (rather than into an Afterburner-modded original GBA), the picture will be upside down...
(Well at least I didn't make a grammar (f)lame.)
Will I retire or break 10K?
Oh no, you have to spend $5 for the adapter.
But can I play off mains power and use headphones at the same time?
Will I retire or break 10K?
No headphone jack ?, really ?
The GBA SP's headphone jack is on a dongle that connects to the recharge connector.
Will I retire or break 10K?
It's not considered -1 redundant to use an initialism as an adjective even if the last letter of the initialism stands for the generic noun that follows it. In fact, if the initialism is a trademark such as "IBM" or "DVD", you MUST use it with a generic noun.
Will I retire or break 10K?
Lenny: If you ask me, Muhammed Ali in his prime, was much better than anti-lock brakes. Carl: Yeah, but what about Johnny Mathis versus diet pepsi?
Do you want a camera or something to play games on?
Sure, we all have a limited budget but these two products offer completely different uses. If you want something to play games on the SP is for you.
If you want a digital camera the PowerShot may be the camera for you.
I echo the sentiments of the other Slashdot users about this article.
You forgot to compare the price points. I mean, I love frivolous gadgets as much as the next geek, but I have to be careful in my frivolity.
Wish we could moderate stories. This one'd be modded +5 flamebait.
The probability that someone is watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your actions.
I have one question though. Can you tell me whether to buy a toaster oven or a microwave? I just can't decide! Also, should I get a television or a PC monitor?
The conclusion to the article was very blunt, IMNSHO:
...unless what you actually want is a camera, in which case, the camera is more suitable...
...but the camera doesn't play games, and if what you actually want is a portable games machine, then the portable games machine is a far better deal...
...but you might just want to take photographs, and if what you actually want is a device that takes photographs, then the device that takes photographs is the one for you...
...but Advance Wars and Metroid Fusion are really, really good games, so if what you actually want is to play Advance Wars or Metroid Fusion...
etc.
Slashdot welcomes reader features. For better or for worse.
Attack its weak point for massive damage!
Get the gameboy man. Why do you need pictures? Why does anyone?
I, for one, like remember things my own way. As in, not exactly as they happened.
I was supprised to see this quoted in David Lynch's The Lost Highway a few years ago since I'd been saying that to my "get a camera" girlfriend years before that.
Anyway. Pictures only make you stop looking at what's really there. I was in Maui a few months ago, and went on a helocopter ride through the mountains. I was amazed at this couple that video taped the entire thing, and stared into the view-finder the entire time. What's an experience for if it's not done right the first time?
Go here for teh [sic] funny.
Actually, with the exception of the front face it does have a metallic finish, and unlike the G3 and SP it's because it's actually made of metal! Mmmmmm... metal...
.mp3s, 4.5GB of MAME ROMs, and all of my Invader Zim episodes in it with tons of room to spare, technically my iPod *has* better games- I just can't play them on it.
;-)
It wipes the floor with the Game Boy in terms of storage capacity- 20GB vs 32MB, and the controls are downright sci-fi! However, the SP takes the crown for color display. For games things become a bit unclear. I must concede that Breakout's replayability is rather limited, but since I can fit all of my
Most importantly, however, since I've just dropped $450 for an iPod I'd swear up and down that it's superior (which it is) even if the SP could make dinner and have sex with me (which it can't).
-Cybrex
Boundless Expansion, Self-Transformation, Dynamic Optimism, Intelligent Technology, Spontaneous Order- BEST DO IT SO!
You seem to have forgotten soem points, and were a bit misleading on others. You say that the SP has a wide game selection, yet you neglect to point out how you can make your own content with the G3. You are stuck with what Nintendo and other game vendors give you for the SP, but you can make whatever you want for your G3. Similarly, you neglected to cover the cost of the media. Games cost money for the SP, but the content for the G3 does not cost any more beyond the cost of the device. Similarly, you neglected to compare the baseline price of the two devices, minus any additional prices for accessories and content.
Beware, Nugget is watching... See?
And I love it. Great camera. This is a good question. Engineering often overlooks form factor and usability.
I got mine for $300 off some guy who got it at some flea market. It still works, just has a few chips here and there.
Why is a PDA necessarily not a real game system? The Clié PDA has a 200 MHz processor, which is fast enough to emulate a Sega Genesis or Super NES console.
The biggest issues I can immediately see with the Clié that keep it from being a handheld counterpart to the PlayStation are 1. input and 2. price.
Will I retire or break 10K?
Could I please have whatever the submitter and timothy are abusing? I need a healthy departure from reality.
As has been mentioned, a $100 child's (debateable, I know) portable game system and a $600 semi-pro digital camera have nothing in common other than that they have those neat little resistors and electronic things in them! It's like comparing apples and... caviar. There's nothing similar about these items.
Slashdot, you have been topic trolled.
~/ssh slashdot.org ssh: connect to host slashdot.org port 22: too many beers
happen to be over the serial number?
I own a Powershot G2.
The reason I didn't get a G3 was mainly because 20% of the view finder was obstructed by the portruding center lense. Canon admitted this as a design flaw.
If you only use the LCD, then that's fine.
--
Karma: -1,257,423
if you can't beat 'em might as well join 'em
But with the G3 you have an excuse to meet and greet all the hotties, and have a keepsake. Games, bah, nothing like the real thing!
Dammit! It's always my luck that the good, scientific hardware reviews never include the options I'm considering.
I'm trying to choose between a Canon Powershot G3 and an iPod. This article could have been so USEFUL...
I stole this sig from someone cleverer than me.
Colour: Both devices have a slightly offputting colour. Win goes to Penis for choice, although it doesn't matter unless you prefer one of the cheesy colours.
Score: Chicken 7, Penis 8
Construction quality: Although the colour is crap, the construction material is not - both appear to be made of meat. The chicken is falling apart. The penis is a marvel. The thing is built like a brick.
Score Chicken 4, Penis 4
Form Factor: The Penis is penis shaped, with a grip protruding from an edge and a cylinder from the centre of one face. It doesn't have a twist out LCD display. The Chicken is box shaped when closed, but opens up in clamshell fashion to expose the manky guts. Both feel a bit small to me when being held in the intended manner. That's because I have large hands; most people would probably find both very comfortable. When closed the Chicken is more compact and very easy to pocket. The Penis is too large for many pockets and difficult to fit in others because the cap has a tendency to come off.
Score: Chicken 7, Penis 9
Controls: The small size of the devices doesn't hamper operation of the controls. Both have excellent control layout. My only complaint is that the controls on the Chicken look like cheap meat, whereas the buttons on the Powershot Penis have an excellent high-quality appearance.
Score: Chicken 10, Penis 9
LCD Display: There isn't one.
Score Chicken 7, Penis 6
Replayability: Quality means nothing if you don't want to play with it. The Penis has an excellent selection of games available, with more arriving regularly. In comparison, the giblets stored in my chicken is lacklustre.
Score Chicken 2, Penis 9
Storage: The penis is compatible with all CF2+ class pants, including type 1 and 2 compact pants and trunks. These are available in capacities of up to four gigalitres. In comparison, the Chicken uses proprietary fridges with a 24-bit address bus and a 16-bit data bus for a maximum of 32 megabytes of sage and onion.
Score Chicken 9, Penis 6
Totals: Chicken 50, Penis 51
The Penis narrowly beats out the chicken for the coveted Raymond's Choice Award. Your next portable entertainment device should definitely be a Penis.
That can be done on GBA using software, i.e. displaying luma at three times the horizontal resolution of chroma. There are high-colour bitmap modes that can be used. It's simply a case of can the coders for a particular title be bothered to use it (e.g. for static images/FMV). Admittedly the hardware sprites don't do this.
The off-beat humour reminds me of The Onion, though missing the satire aspect. Mildly droll article but missing a clever twist to make it funny.
Phillip.
Property for sale in Nice, France
Forest and trees.
Things that the G3 can store images of, so that the user can remember the importance of both when comparing two devices that have nothing in common, except they use electricity.
"Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP" vs. "Canon Powershot G3"
Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. -FB
> As well as being higher resolution, it performs
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> sub-pixel anti-aliasing, where the Gameboy does
> not.
Ahem. DESI's Asteroids for AGB uses subpixel AA.
http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/specials/s
It would help to understand what sub-pixel AA is, so that when I point out to you that there are even amateur AGB games which perform subpixel AA, it won't soften the blow that it's NOT A HARDWARE ISSUE. (Well, at least given that you have an LCD screen.)
Subpixel AA is shading the color channels in a fashion that allows color-channel (rather than pixel) level curvilinear shading. It's largely popularly known through M$' screen resolution enhancement packages, but I'm aware that it goes back at least as far as the Apple ][ (go Woz!)
There's something else that sometimes gets called subpixel AA, that being AA which is rendered finer than a pixel. That's a misnomer, but let's be clear on something: neither the camera nor the AGB do that. That's something for 3D rendering hardware, neither of which the camera or the game system have.
So, look. There are a bunch of schemes for it for Windows. This alone should point out how not a hardware issue it is, but let's give some links instead. And then, when you're nice and full, realize that subpixel AA is a software-only thing, that a camera pretty much can't do subpixel AA for images (it's a technique that's useful only in situations where the target device has more color channels than the source image), and that mostly you're just reporting what you've been told.
(I was going to insert a snide "check google first" comment, but surprisingly Google doesn't find anything in english which isn't 404ed.)
Here's Jeff Froweihn's excellent beginner's explanation of Subpixel AA and how to do it on the AGB, from April of 2001 (two years ago):
http://grc.com/ctwhat.htm
Blowhole features a subpixel rendered font; subpixel AA can be in constant data!
http://www.somethingscrewy.com/
Clearize is a subpixel reducer on a gameboy development site that'll allow you to try ti for yourself. Only works on an LCD monitor.
http://www.pineight.com/pc/
Here's a subpixel scroller for the GameBoy *Color*, not even the advance. (Again, this'll only work on real hardware, or an emulator which supports per-channel screen zoom.)
http://www.emucamp.com/demoroms/list.cgi?
(it's near the bottom, just search for "pixel")
StoneCypher is Full of BS
This one is so dry, I needed a water chaser...
That'd be satire. I suppose the writer should have thrown in some fart jokes for you ignorant fucking yanks.