"refreshing the GameCube line" sounds interesting to me...
There are GameCube games I would like to play (Wind Walker), but I don't really want to buy GameCube accessories to do it... and it takes effort to find that stuff anyways. This should also somewhat mitigate the rather poor lineup of upcoming games on the Wii.
I bought the little Nintendo WiFi USB adapter for this exact reason. I can just plug it in when I want to use my DS online, and pull it out once I'm done.
Well... the consumer/developer's choice isn't between iPhone v1 and Android phone v1, so I think it's perfectly reasonable to compare the two at different iterations. Although you can certainly keep the iteration in mind when considering the future potential.
Here's an axiom of science (dogma is the wrong term) I can think of: empiricism works. Without that, the scientific method isn't a meaningful way of learning anything.
In all fairness, I believe the Americans vote on way more than we do. Our ballots have like one, maybe two questions. I get the impression that their ballots read like insurance claim forms (designed to make you fail). They also vote more often, which could make the logistics of hand counting more of an issue.
I want to jump on my Canadian high moose, but I think the Americans just have a very different system overall, and I'm sure someone down there genuinely believed a computer based system would be beneficial.
Us canucks can even use those data centers to heat our igloos. Right now I'm using my Xbox 360, but I think a data center would be much more efficient.
err... where did I say anything about codes being unnecessary? All I said was people who write codes and people who follow them do complementary jobs, and performing one doesn't mean you can do the other.
I'm going to agree with you. As someone w/ an B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, let me just say that I would never trust myself to wire my own house:) and I wouldn't trust most of my fellow students back in uni either.
I have one classmate I would trust to do this right now, and that's only because he is big into car stereos and also has done contractor work before. Actually, when someone else asked him for some help with home wiring, he recommended that they seek out an electrician.
Also, I wouldn't trust the people writing the codes, setting the standards, to do the wiring either. Just because they can set some engineering standards (some general knowledge + margin for error, and add some industry knowledge), doesn't mean they're qualified to wire up your home. That's kind of like asking an aerospace engineer to machine a part he/she spec'd.
Did you see the same Obama/Hillary race I did? The amount of overt misogyny against Hillary was absolutely shocking. There were plenty of b*tch bumper stickers for Hillary. Can you imagine the firestorm if the equivalent for Obama was wide spread?
"They" are business people, and probably negligent in their jobs if they didn't focus on box-office sales as a metric.
Like it or not, the movie going public likes CG-fest blockbusters, and, as long as that's the case, the studios are going to focus on those.
I'm not American, so I don't know all that much about the whole thing. However, isn't part of the complaint against telecom immunity due to the fact that it may sabotage any effort to investigate and prosecute government officials?
You don't want the stooges to have immunity because you want to be able to apply pressure so they incriminate their masters.
Sure, until a killer app like Windows 8 comes along and requires a minimum of 256 cores for email, web browsing and word processing. Interpret 'killer app' how you want in this context.
I don't think it's a Catch-22. It sounds more like grandfathering. You can only get the permit for ivory you already have prior to the ban, and I'm guessing you can sell that ivory w/ the permit. It's just that you can't get any new ivory fresh off the elephants.
No one else seems to have covered this angle, so I'll bring it up. WTF is wrong with the University of Nottingham? I cannot believe a supposed institution of higher learning would sell its scholars down the river like that. This whole thing flies in the face of what a University is suppose to stand for. Perhaps I'm just naive.
Google console prices and inflation. As HD TV penetration increases, we'll see more powerful console, but at the same time the technology will become cheaper. Really the issue still boils down to homogeneous console hardware vs. a very wide range of pc configurations. Ultimately game makers aren't optimizing for poly count and fps anyways, they're optimizing for the gaming experience (i.e. art design and a steady smooth fps).
If I remember correctly, under the US patent system, the first one to come up with the idea gets the patent. In some other places, first one to file gets the patent.
So, I believe if you keep something a trade secret and someone else tries to patent that technology, you can acquire the patent by demonstrating you had the idea first.
There are plenty of casual game companies that are cashing in on this already. Devs like Epic and id are as much about showcasing their technology as they are about games so his comments are pretty reasonable from his perspective. That being said, I have a feeling the hardcore pc gamers are the suckers in the crowd. Their preferred platform is more and more going to be home to games like Bejeweled at the low-end and games like Crysis at the high-end with very little middle ground. It will be interesting to see how long the hardcore will holdout; is quint SLI/Crossfire too much to swallow?
I have an EE BSc and I'm working in the software industry in Alberta. There are a couple of PEngs at the office, so that's not really the problem... However, usually software work experience does not even count towards your PEng. It's sad, but there's this arbitrary criteria (at least for APPEGA) that only work on control systems type of software counts. Really, the engineering associations in Canada have nothing to offer those graduates working in the software field in general. They're still quite happy to collect the dues though.
Does this solution for people who already bought Undertow seem like a real after-thought to anyone else? (This 'word' coming as a comment instead of part of the original post being my first hint.) I mean if they really cared about those of us who actually bought Undertow, they would just check the records and give us the points instead of making us jump the support hoops.
Even though you've been modded Troll, I pretty much agree with the sentiment expressed by your post. This meme of 'that study's conclusion is so obvious; what morons funded it' is getting really tiresome. It wasn't that long ago when it was obvious that the Earth is flat and sailing far enough takes you off the edge.
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"refreshing the GameCube line" sounds interesting to me...
There are GameCube games I would like to play (Wind Walker), but I don't really want to buy GameCube accessories to do it... and it takes effort to find that stuff anyways. This should also somewhat mitigate the rather poor lineup of upcoming games on the Wii.
I bought the little Nintendo WiFi USB adapter for this exact reason. I can just plug it in when I want to use my DS online, and pull it out once I'm done.
Well... the consumer/developer's choice isn't between iPhone v1 and Android phone v1, so I think it's perfectly reasonable to compare the two at different iterations. Although you can certainly keep the iteration in mind when considering the future potential.
Here's an axiom of science (dogma is the wrong term) I can think of: empiricism works. Without that, the scientific method isn't a meaningful way of learning anything.
In all fairness, I believe the Americans vote on way more than we do. Our ballots have like one, maybe two questions. I get the impression that their ballots read like insurance claim forms (designed to make you fail). They also vote more often, which could make the logistics of hand counting more of an issue.
I want to jump on my Canadian high moose, but I think the Americans just have a very different system overall, and I'm sure someone down there genuinely believed a computer based system would be beneficial.
Us canucks can even use those data centers to heat our igloos. Right now I'm using my Xbox 360, but I think a data center would be much more efficient.
err... where did I say anything about codes being unnecessary? All I said was people who write codes and people who follow them do complementary jobs, and performing one doesn't mean you can do the other.
I'm going to agree with you. As someone w/ an B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, let me just say that I would never trust myself to wire my own house :) and I wouldn't trust most of my fellow students back in uni either.
I have one classmate I would trust to do this right now, and that's only because he is big into car stereos and also has done contractor work before. Actually, when someone else asked him for some help with home wiring, he recommended that they seek out an electrician.
Also, I wouldn't trust the people writing the codes, setting the standards, to do the wiring either. Just because they can set some engineering standards (some general knowledge + margin for error, and add some industry knowledge), doesn't mean they're qualified to wire up your home. That's kind of like asking an aerospace engineer to machine a part he/she spec'd.
Did you see the same Obama/Hillary race I did? The amount of overt misogyny against Hillary was absolutely shocking. There were plenty of b*tch bumper stickers for Hillary. Can you imagine the firestorm if the equivalent for Obama was wide spread?
Are you sure it's the Uncanny Valley affecting your reaction the girl in the video and not the /. effect?
The /. effect is what I call the nature fear and discomfort all /. readers feel towards the finer sex. I'm pretty sure they have cooties.
"They" are business people, and probably negligent in their jobs if they didn't focus on box-office sales as a metric. Like it or not, the movie going public likes CG-fest blockbusters, and, as long as that's the case, the studios are going to focus on those.
I'm not American, so I don't know all that much about the whole thing. However, isn't part of the complaint against telecom immunity due to the fact that it may sabotage any effort to investigate and prosecute government officials?
You don't want the stooges to have immunity because you want to be able to apply pressure so they incriminate their masters.
avionics systems must be free of bugs, or people don't die.
Sure, until a killer app like Windows 8 comes along and requires a minimum of 256 cores for email, web browsing and word processing. Interpret 'killer app' how you want in this context.
Didn't South Africa pull off the exact same feat against some NATO naval forces during an exercise?
If anything, it's probably an indication of just how much Western military forces oversell the effectiveness of high-tech toys.
I don't think it's a Catch-22. It sounds more like grandfathering. You can only get the permit for ivory you already have prior to the ban, and I'm guessing you can sell that ivory w/ the permit. It's just that you can't get any new ivory fresh off the elephants.
No one else seems to have covered this angle, so I'll bring it up. WTF is wrong with the University of Nottingham? I cannot believe a supposed institution of higher learning would sell its scholars down the river like that. This whole thing flies in the face of what a University is suppose to stand for. Perhaps I'm just naive.
Google console prices and inflation. As HD TV penetration increases, we'll see more powerful console, but at the same time the technology will become cheaper. Really the issue still boils down to homogeneous console hardware vs. a very wide range of pc configurations. Ultimately game makers aren't optimizing for poly count and fps anyways, they're optimizing for the gaming experience (i.e. art design and a steady smooth fps).
If I remember correctly, under the US patent system, the first one to come up with the idea gets the patent. In some other places, first one to file gets the patent.
So, I believe if you keep something a trade secret and someone else tries to patent that technology, you can acquire the patent by demonstrating you had the idea first.
There are plenty of casual game companies that are cashing in on this already. Devs like Epic and id are as much about showcasing their technology as they are about games so his comments are pretty reasonable from his perspective. That being said, I have a feeling the hardcore pc gamers are the suckers in the crowd. Their preferred platform is more and more going to be home to games like Bejeweled at the low-end and games like Crysis at the high-end with very little middle ground. It will be interesting to see how long the hardcore will holdout; is quint SLI/Crossfire too much to swallow?
I have an EE BSc and I'm working in the software industry in Alberta. There are a couple of PEngs at the office, so that's not really the problem... However, usually software work experience does not even count towards your PEng. It's sad, but there's this arbitrary criteria (at least for APPEGA) that only work on control systems type of software counts. Really, the engineering associations in Canada have nothing to offer those graduates working in the software field in general. They're still quite happy to collect the dues though.
Does this solution for people who already bought Undertow seem like a real after-thought to anyone else? (This 'word' coming as a comment instead of part of the original post being my first hint.) I mean if they really cared about those of us who actually bought Undertow, they would just check the records and give us the points instead of making us jump the support hoops.
Why doesn't the HD DVD camp just replace regular DVD releases with HD DVD combo format discs (HD DVD on one side, DVD on the other)?
While I don't disagree with you that this would be unethical, I am really confused how a situation like this comes up in the first place.
If Intel is actually trying to get the same contracts as OLPC, doesn't that mean OLPC is playing in the same arena as its own industry backers?
Even though you've been modded Troll, I pretty much agree with the sentiment expressed by your post. This meme of 'that study's conclusion is so obvious; what morons funded it' is getting really tiresome. It wasn't that long ago when it was obvious that the Earth is flat and sailing far enough takes you off the edge.