Government security of hardware is a joke. I used to work for the Dept. of Treasury in Lanham, MD (the national office) and you could walk in with whatever you wanted and out with whatever you wanted as long as you were an employee. Contractors have to go through metal detectors and put their bags through an xray belt, but employees can walk out with whatever. There was never any encryption software that I saw except for email encryption, which was not the norm, only certain people had the ability to use it and it was only for executive correspondence. They want to track everything everyone does on their computer under the guise of protection from terrorism, but they can't protect their own information. Government is really starting to get close to the movies that no one ever thought would happen.
I have a DS and I love it. I actually traded in my PSP, which was too much of a PITA to play with its long ass load times, crappy battery life and inability to perform many functions when plugged in, such as updates, etc. It was a bad investment on my part to buy the PSP, but I am happy I traded it in for the DS Lite to get Brain Age. The games on DS are simply more fun and don't involve a tremendous amount of my time for me to have fun. Games like Zelda will always be fun for me and I can't wait until they release the Wii and the Zelda title that is supposed to be coming out for the DS as well. PSP isn't getting that much support from Sony anymore either and is probably going to get even less attention once their behemoth $699 PS3 comes out.
His classes may be more stimulating, but according to the articles, he is still living in the same dorm he did as a "freshman" and living with the same people, who are still only going to be in their second year of school. While I am still working on my degree, several years longer than I should be, I also work a full time job and have a family. This kid is never going to be able to have any kind of life outside of work or his education. He basically had a plan to finish in 3 semesters and felt with a "full" course load that he had too much free time, so he more than doubled the class load he was taking. That is ridiculous. The article also must be missing some information, if his reasoning was that he wouldn't have the money for a second year. He took an entire semester plus two classes worth of content in addition to the 15 credits that any scholarship would cover.
All of the major sports games that are out right now, marketed by EA, include some form of advertisement, for among other things, the developers and various drink companies, etc. In an advergame, it's ok, because that advertising is paying for you to have that game in hand, but in a game that I am spending my hard earned money on, it is not appreciated. It's a similar situation to the forced "previews" that come on many dvds now. They are there to try to sell you something additional, not to pay for what you already own. I fully understand the advergaming ads, I just wish they would stay the hell out of the games that I am spending my $$$ on.
The possibility of Google and Apple is not something that should be easily discounted. Think of the markets that Apple reaches right now. Google reaches EVERYONE, which is what Apple is trying to do in the form of the iPod, video iPod, Mac mini, etc. People who think Apple is the worst product on the face of the Earth as a computer manufacturer or that its OS isn't up to par may consider buying an iPod or video iPod. I have friends that hate Apple with a passion who have broken down and bought an iPod simply because of their love for carrying their music with them. A teaming up of the two companies could produce some serious results.
We don't want to test it on the people who are trying to kill us because we might hurt them, we just want to test it on the people we are trying to protect. He must have had classes with Bush when he was a kid. That is some seriously strange logic.
While I am in agreement that there are certain situations in which a child would be best left at home, I am also a new father. I do not think that a child who is unable to control themselves should be taken into say a nice restaurant or some other venue which would generally be quiet without their presence. Having said that though, there are certain places where people should expect for their to be noise, whether it be from the overly amplified TV sound or the conversation of the other 300 people eating at the restaurant, that a baby's cry or a small child's unruliness should be tolerated for the few moments that they could occur. Kids aren't dogs. You can't put a sign on the door that says "No Shirt, No Shoes, Kids, No Service" and expect that no one is going to say anything or that every parent group in the area is going to crush you with protestors and paperwork. Generally, the restaurants or establishments that kids don't belong in are pretty well identified. Don't generalize to exclude everyone because of one parent who hasn't taught their child manners.
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Government security of hardware is a joke. I used to work for the Dept. of Treasury in Lanham, MD (the national office) and you could walk in with whatever you wanted and out with whatever you wanted as long as you were an employee. Contractors have to go through metal detectors and put their bags through an xray belt, but employees can walk out with whatever. There was never any encryption software that I saw except for email encryption, which was not the norm, only certain people had the ability to use it and it was only for executive correspondence. They want to track everything everyone does on their computer under the guise of protection from terrorism, but they can't protect their own information. Government is really starting to get close to the movies that no one ever thought would happen.
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I have a DS and I love it. I actually traded in my PSP, which was too much of a PITA to play with its long ass load times, crappy battery life and inability to perform many functions when plugged in, such as updates, etc. It was a bad investment on my part to buy the PSP, but I am happy I traded it in for the DS Lite to get Brain Age. The games on DS are simply more fun and don't involve a tremendous amount of my time for me to have fun. Games like Zelda will always be fun for me and I can't wait until they release the Wii and the Zelda title that is supposed to be coming out for the DS as well. PSP isn't getting that much support from Sony anymore either and is probably going to get even less attention once their behemoth $699 PS3 comes out.
His classes may be more stimulating, but according to the articles, he is still living in the same dorm he did as a "freshman" and living with the same people, who are still only going to be in their second year of school. While I am still working on my degree, several years longer than I should be, I also work a full time job and have a family. This kid is never going to be able to have any kind of life outside of work or his education. He basically had a plan to finish in 3 semesters and felt with a "full" course load that he had too much free time, so he more than doubled the class load he was taking. That is ridiculous. The article also must be missing some information, if his reasoning was that he wouldn't have the money for a second year. He took an entire semester plus two classes worth of content in addition to the 15 credits that any scholarship would cover.
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All of the major sports games that are out right now, marketed by EA, include some form of advertisement, for among other things, the developers and various drink companies, etc. In an advergame, it's ok, because that advertising is paying for you to have that game in hand, but in a game that I am spending my hard earned money on, it is not appreciated. It's a similar situation to the forced "previews" that come on many dvds now. They are there to try to sell you something additional, not to pay for what you already own. I fully understand the advergaming ads, I just wish they would stay the hell out of the games that I am spending my $$$ on.
The possibility of Google and Apple is not something that should be easily discounted. Think of the markets that Apple reaches right now. Google reaches EVERYONE, which is what Apple is trying to do in the form of the iPod, video iPod, Mac mini, etc. People who think Apple is the worst product on the face of the Earth as a computer manufacturer or that its OS isn't up to par may consider buying an iPod or video iPod. I have friends that hate Apple with a passion who have broken down and bought an iPod simply because of their love for carrying their music with them. A teaming up of the two companies could produce some serious results.
We don't want to test it on the people who are trying to kill us because we might hurt them, we just want to test it on the people we are trying to protect. He must have had classes with Bush when he was a kid. That is some seriously strange logic.
While I am in agreement that there are certain situations in which a child would be best left at home, I am also a new father. I do not think that a child who is unable to control themselves should be taken into say a nice restaurant or some other venue which would generally be quiet without their presence. Having said that though, there are certain places where people should expect for their to be noise, whether it be from the overly amplified TV sound or the conversation of the other 300 people eating at the restaurant, that a baby's cry or a small child's unruliness should be tolerated for the few moments that they could occur. Kids aren't dogs. You can't put a sign on the door that says "No Shirt, No Shoes, Kids, No Service" and expect that no one is going to say anything or that every parent group in the area is going to crush you with protestors and paperwork. Generally, the restaurants or establishments that kids don't belong in are pretty well identified. Don't generalize to exclude everyone because of one parent who hasn't taught their child manners.