On home desktop machines maybe. But you forget about the server market. And the supercomputing market. And the rendering farm market. And the embedded market...
Windows is a joke on any of these types of setups. And people are slowly starting to realize that why Linux runs on these setups is why they want them on a home computer. Rock solid, secure, fast, and free.
Does Paper Mario count as a 2D game? (With the exception of the latest Wii installment) It has basically the same level setup as Ninja Turtles where you can move up, down, back, forth, and jump. The only thing 3d are the transitions.
4) It is not correct to call Brazil part of "Latin America". Brazilians are part of a very different culture than the Spanish-speaking countries. (Brazilians speak Portuguese.) Portuguese or Spanish, it matters not. Both are Romance languages (derived from Latin) so it is still correct to refer to it as part of Latin America.
8) The Brazilian government is far from perfect, but is much less corrupt than the U.S. government. How many Iraqi civilians has the president of each country killed? George W. Bush: 1,000,000. Lula: 0. How many countries has each country invaded or bombed for oil or weapons or other profits since the end of the 2nd World War: United States: 24. Brazil: 0. Yes, the US has had many armed conflicts since WWII, but so has every other country. Be it a war of aggression, a war of defense, a war of independence, or a war just for the hell of it, there is some sort of profit in it. You cannot judge a country by how many wars or how many kills, but the motives behind them. And yes, you can claim that the wars were for weapons or oil all you want, but that is an opinion, not a fact.
Actually, the only points you made that are relevant to this discussion are 1-3 and that's a stretch as it is. All the rest of these are utter nonsense.
Gahh! Once again, the double sarcasm is lost on my audience.
(FYI: He was making fun of the grandparent for using a capital K which is the abbreviation for Kelvin, not kilo. I was making fun of parent for not knowing the relative warmth of 100 degrees Kelvin.)
Think about all the sites that get slashdotted... Most of them have too many pictures. If Slashdot hosted a load of pictures, it would increase their server loads, and increase our load times. I'd rather not have to load pictures unless I click on an external link.
Plus it gets in the way of "First Post!!!111" posts because they might actually stop to RTFA.
How is this modded interesting?!?!? I've read some pretty outrageous, unfounded, and absurd claims on slashdot, but this takes the cake. Nowhere in the Midwest is close to a mile above sea level. DENVER COLORADO is close to a mile above sea level. The highest point in the Midwest is listed as Eagle Mountain (2301ft, or about.44 miles). http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=152 Most of the Midwest is closer to 500ft or less above sea level.
Why is that a problem? If I remember correctly, Nintendo actually makes a profit on the Wii hardware unlike Sony and Microsoft, so they don't have to sell any additional games to post in the black. It also makes them that much more likely to impulse buy a Wii game, or a Virtual Console game because they already own the system.
2D games just have a certain appeal that can't be achieved in 3D no matter how many pixels or Gflops you throw at them. I disagree. I think Super Mario 64 converted the original 2d Mario experience superbly to 3d. Then again, it was a 3rd person camera, which makes a big difference, and wouldn't work for a FPS (obviously).
Yes, but you can't pay taxes with Linden dollars. That's the whole reason US money is worth something, because the government guarantees they will accept it in payment of taxes.
I fail to see how you've countered any of my claims. First of all, I hardly consider Safari a real browser, but that's an opinion.
Second, define "real OS". I'd like to think that a real OS allows you to install things, compile things, and edit files on the machine. From what I've heard, the iPhone is locked down, so it's not any more of an OS than an iPod is.
Real keyboard indicates physical keys, not pseudo keys on a touchscreen. If a responsive image counts as real, than I'm not a virgin. Oh, and fine, it doesn't require a mouse with a touch screen.
You also didn't address my memory comment, seeing as how more and more webpages require flash and java to display correctly. You didn't mention that whole vendor lock in thing either, since you can change wireless carriers, memory, programs, and even the battery in a tablet, as opposed to the iPhone, which locks you into everything Apple... But anyways, what were you saying again?
Any flip phones? I can't stand having the screen and buttons being vulnerable to whatever else is in my pocket.
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I agree. What is the point of it being a phone? I'd rather have a tablet PC or an ultra small laptop if I was going to be doing web browsing. And not only have a real browser, but a real operating system. Not to mention no problems with memory limitations, a much larger screen, an actual keyboard, a mouse, and NO CONTRACT!
What I want from a phone is to make phone calls, and every once in awhile, check the time. But apparently, they don't make those phones in the US anymore. I can't even get a ringer that sounds like a phone on my cell.
The first part suggests that the galaxies are similar in size (either diameter or volume), whereas the second part refers to mass. It is entirely possible that each of the 4 galaxies is the same diameter as the Milky Way, but has combined mass of 10 Milky Ways.
(This post should be blank, because words cannot be expelled with all the drool. However using parenthetical statements allows me to convey omniscient thoughts without giving the idea of words, thus I can tell you that I really can't wait to play some serious smash bros. I kinda thought Melee was disappointing, because it never had the sheer madness that was the original, but the game was very unbalanced, especially in favor of DK [that big ape should not be able to move so fast].)
Oh God... Don't remind me. I hated the physics (or lack thereof) in Ridge Racer. Any impact involved you stopping and the AI not even slowing down, even if the impact was on your rear end. That and you could slide sideways almost indefinitely without losing speed. What were they thinking?
From the linked wikipedia article:
"Lunix", however, is sometimes used as a mocking respelling of "Linux" in humorous contexts. I think it means exactly what he was using it to mean.
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Someone call the RIAA! They are losing profit! They have to charge a subscription fee for each eye that sees the paper!
Wait... You know step 2?!?!?!?!? OMG!
On home desktop machines maybe. But you forget about the server market. And the supercomputing market. And the rendering farm market. And the embedded market...
Windows is a joke on any of these types of setups. And people are slowly starting to realize that why Linux runs on these setups is why they want them on a home computer. Rock solid, secure, fast, and free.
Does Paper Mario count as a 2D game? (With the exception of the latest Wii installment) It has basically the same level setup as Ninja Turtles where you can move up, down, back, forth, and jump. The only thing 3d are the transitions.
Ok fine... Every other country but SWITZERLAND. And you can question motives all you want, but you'll never know the real reason now will you?
Actually, the only points you made that are relevant to this discussion are 1-3 and that's a stretch as it is. All the rest of these are utter nonsense.
Gahh! Once again, the double sarcasm is lost on my audience.
(FYI: He was making fun of the grandparent for using a capital K which is the abbreviation for Kelvin, not kilo. I was making fun of parent for not knowing the relative warmth of 100 degrees Kelvin.)
Think about all the sites that get slashdotted... Most of them have too many pictures. If Slashdot hosted a load of pictures, it would increase their server loads, and increase our load times. I'd rather not have to load pictures unless I click on an external link.
Plus it gets in the way of "First Post!!!111" posts because they might actually stop to RTFA.
Better than Sony and EA. They both release games that should be in beta, and they charge you for it.
100 Kelvin grams are cold as hell! What are you talking about?
How is this modded interesting?!?!? I've read some pretty outrageous, unfounded, and absurd claims on slashdot, but this takes the cake. Nowhere in the Midwest is close to a mile above sea level. DENVER COLORADO is close to a mile above sea level. The highest point in the Midwest is listed as Eagle Mountain (2301ft, or about .44 miles). http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=152 Most of the Midwest is closer to 500ft or less above sea level.
Why is that a problem? If I remember correctly, Nintendo actually makes a profit on the Wii hardware unlike Sony and Microsoft, so they don't have to sell any additional games to post in the black. It also makes them that much more likely to impulse buy a Wii game, or a Virtual Console game because they already own the system.
Of course, the superbible starts with "In the beginning, there was only darkness."
Yes, but you can't pay taxes with Linden dollars. That's the whole reason US money is worth something, because the government guarantees they will accept it in payment of taxes.
I fail to see how you've countered any of my claims. First of all, I hardly consider Safari a real browser, but that's an opinion.
Second, define "real OS". I'd like to think that a real OS allows you to install things, compile things, and edit files on the machine. From what I've heard, the iPhone is locked down, so it's not any more of an OS than an iPod is.
Real keyboard indicates physical keys, not pseudo keys on a touchscreen. If a responsive image counts as real, than I'm not a virgin. Oh, and fine, it doesn't require a mouse with a touch screen.
You also didn't address my memory comment, seeing as how more and more webpages require flash and java to display correctly. You didn't mention that whole vendor lock in thing either, since you can change wireless carriers, memory, programs, and even the battery in a tablet, as opposed to the iPhone, which locks you into everything Apple... But anyways, what were you saying again?
Any flip phones? I can't stand having the screen and buttons being vulnerable to whatever else is in my pocket.
I agree. What is the point of it being a phone? I'd rather have a tablet PC or an ultra small laptop if I was going to be doing web browsing. And not only have a real browser, but a real operating system. Not to mention no problems with memory limitations, a much larger screen, an actual keyboard, a mouse, and NO CONTRACT!
What I want from a phone is to make phone calls, and every once in awhile, check the time. But apparently, they don't make those phones in the US anymore. I can't even get a ringer that sounds like a phone on my cell.
The first part suggests that the galaxies are similar in size (either diameter or volume), whereas the second part refers to mass. It is entirely possible that each of the 4 galaxies is the same diameter as the Milky Way, but has combined mass of 10 Milky Ways.
That's a great idea, we could power the world on the static electricity generated from everyone walking to work in their socks!
(This post should be blank, because words cannot be expelled with all the drool. However using parenthetical statements allows me to convey omniscient thoughts without giving the idea of words, thus I can tell you that I really can't wait to play some serious smash bros. I kinda thought Melee was disappointing, because it never had the sheer madness that was the original, but the game was very unbalanced, especially in favor of DK [that big ape should not be able to move so fast].)
Oh God... Don't remind me. I hated the physics (or lack thereof) in Ridge Racer. Any impact involved you stopping and the AI not even slowing down, even if the impact was on your rear end. That and you could slide sideways almost indefinitely without losing speed. What were they thinking?
You know the problem with sarcasm? You can't make a sarcastic reply to a sarcastic comment without people taking it seriously.
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