Re:Small development vs. large development
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Well spoken. (your ddr example is pretty bad tho, it was developed by a big name company.. konami)
Too many game creators dont realize that the #1 point of a game is for it to be fun. Yes, its fun to look at pretty graphics, but that only lasts so long.
Give me a solid control system and a fun style of gameplay, and im in. Thats why the megaman games have lasted so long.;)
Re:Consoles are already given out
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Will you people PLEASE stop perpetuating this rumor.
The only consoles to be sold at a loss were the Dreamcast and the XBox. The XBox is no longer sold at a loss.
Yes, but it's one thing to be bullied on an aspect you can change (clothes, hairstyle, BO due to lack of showering) - and another to be picked on because of something you cannot change.
Of course, you are assuming that they can afford such things as new clothes and a decent hairstyle.
This is a fantastically excellent point. There is nothing I can say that contradicts this. Hell, many libraries have playboy in the periodicals section.
Im not saying private booths. The exact opposite, in fact. Lay it out like a classroom, with the librarian sitting behind everyone so s/he can see the screens.
How difficult would it be to add a switch so the librarians could just turn off the internet connection or even the entire computer when someone abuses the machine?
How about just setting up a "kids section," With filters on those computers?
The computer lab should be "policed" by the librarians anyways. Wandering around, leaning over people shoulders. Making sure thomas q pervert isnt masturbating in the library. If he is, call the cops and have him dragged off.
I mean, its one thing to look at breast cancer treatment sites and another to look at big-tittied-lassies.com Wouldnt just seperating the sections be a perfectly fine solution? The kids could just ask the librarians for help if they reach a blocked site.
Normally I would rage against something like this. But if you read the article, the supreme court's decision was based on the fact that librarians can shut off the blocker on request. As long as they dont ask "why?" it should be okay.
Still.. It makes it difficult for people to do research on private topics:/
Did you know that if Clear Channel doubled the number of stations it now holds, it would have less than 20% of radio stations....And about 90% of the listening public. Clear Channel pretty much ignores small towns, they focus on big cities where the money and population is concentrated.
The more money people spend on DVDs and Videogames, the less they spend on CDs. You can pirate both videogames and DVDs, but sales on them are way, way up.
Words are words. Their definitions are based on the context they are used in. This is why black people can use the word "Nigger" when talking to their friends and white people cannot. (well, usually. I call one of my black friends "my niggah!" and he calls me "my jewboy!")
In The Matrix, Zion is a city, and thats it. Yes its the last human city yadda yadda, but its still just a city contained within a fictional movie.
you can bet your bottom dollar that the US government would intervene if a movie were to be released in the country showed terrorism in a positive light.
Usually the stock takes a 10% hit or so. Takes a little while for the price to come back up. If IBM stock plummets, you better believe I'll be there to lap some of it up.
MMmmmm, Blue chips.. droooool~
Im not too concerned about this... unless its a CONSPIRACY. This opens huge doors for conspiracy theorists. Again.
Im not daft, not am i suggesting a gvt run news agency.
Truth in news reporting should be a goal to strive for. Unfortunatly, this is no longer the case anymore. Greed rules and people are not interested in the truth, they are interested in the allmighty buck. This wasnt always the way. Now, im not saying that the news used to be perfect in the past. Far from it. I am saying that there used to be something above just profits that the news was geared too.
I find your value of profits over truth to be disturbing.
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Well spoken. (your ddr example is pretty bad tho, it was developed by a big name company.. konami)
;)
Too many game creators dont realize that the #1 point of a game is for it to be fun. Yes, its fun to look at pretty graphics, but that only lasts so long.
Give me a solid control system and a fun style of gameplay, and im in. Thats why the megaman games have lasted so long.
Will you people PLEASE stop perpetuating this rumor.
The only consoles to be sold at a loss were the Dreamcast and the XBox. The XBox is no longer sold at a loss.
you could, in theory, just hack this doodad
http://www.sharperimagebest.com/li111.html
and have it power your tv.
I think the only good cd ive heard as of late is "Zero 7 - Simple things"
Every track on the album is excellent.
Mellow beats and lots of layering.
er, im rambling.
Is from startrek isnt it?
That thing has always freaked me out. Make it go away, please. *sad*
Mod -1: offtopic.
Yes, but it's one thing to be bullied on an aspect you can change (clothes, hairstyle, BO due to lack of showering) - and another to be picked on because of something you cannot change.
Of course, you are assuming that they can afford such things as new clothes and a decent hairstyle.
"Force" yourself to play it for an hour or so.
No. I refuse. If the game isnt fun from the get-go, I see no reason to force myself to play it.
Games are supposed to be fun; forcing myself to play it does not sound like my idea of fun.
Actually, I was thinking something equally horrible.
"Gives an entirely new meaning to 'blue screen of death'"
Ughhhh.
Well, at least weve solidly LOST the probably upcoming cyber-war.
"US troops are coming in, but we found the command HQ's IP! Use this exploit. Okay."
Meanwhile, on the battlefield.
"sir? weve lost communications with HQ and our auto-targetting system wont boot properly."
"Stay alert so.." *BOOM!*
People are going to die because of this.
Thank you for the list of things to avoid saying to a business-person when trying to sell them on linux.
It was a crappy system anyways. I dont know what Atari was thinking.
:)
Didnt have any worthwhile games anyways.
We don't.
We do, however, have enough money too keep the arts OUT of schools.
This is a fantastically excellent point. There is nothing I can say that contradicts this. Hell, many libraries have playboy in the periodicals section.
Im not saying private booths. The exact opposite, in fact. Lay it out like a classroom, with the librarian sitting behind everyone so s/he can see the screens.
How difficult would it be to add a switch so the librarians could just turn off the internet connection or even the entire computer when someone abuses the machine?
Well duh. Filters are imperfect.
Hmm, Imperfect isnt a strong enough word.
Filters are broken. They just dont work properly.
I think the best solution here is to have monitored labs. Set it up so the librarian.. and everyone in the library, can see all the screens.
Of course, then we run into the puritan asshats who think that noone should look at medical diagrams because they are "obscene."
This is a very complicated issue.
How about just setting up a "kids section," With filters on those computers?
:/
The computer lab should be "policed" by the librarians anyways. Wandering around, leaning over people shoulders. Making sure thomas q pervert isnt masturbating in the library. If he is, call the cops and have him dragged off.
I mean, its one thing to look at breast cancer treatment sites and another to look at big-tittied-lassies.com Wouldnt just seperating the sections be a perfectly fine solution? The kids could just ask the librarians for help if they reach a blocked site.
Normally I would rage against something like this. But if you read the article, the supreme court's decision was based on the fact that librarians can shut off the blocker on request. As long as they dont ask "why?" it should be okay.
Still.. It makes it difficult for people to do research on private topics
I am conflicted.
Did you know that if Clear Channel doubled the number of stations it now holds, it would have less than 20% of radio stations. ...And about 90% of the listening public. Clear Channel pretty much ignores small towns, they focus on big cities where the money and population is concentrated.
you missed #6.
Competition from DVDs and Videogames.
The more money people spend on DVDs and Videogames, the less they spend on CDs. You can pirate both videogames and DVDs, but sales on them are way, way up.
Words are words. Their definitions are based on the context they are used in. This is why black people can use the word "Nigger" when talking to their friends and white people cannot. (well, usually. I call one of my black friends "my niggah!" and he calls me "my jewboy!")
In The Matrix, Zion is a city, and thats it. Yes its the last human city yadda yadda, but its still just a city contained within a fictional movie.
Its just a word.
you can bet your bottom dollar that the US government would intervene if a movie were to be released in the country showed terrorism in a positive light.
Like Star Wars?
Yup. Im karma whoring.
Thats why I said "AGAIN."
Because the MPAA ratings have to legal backings. Its all economic based.
Am I the only one who had the Final Fantasy battle victory music pop into their heads after seeing this headline?
bumbumbumbum baaabaaa BUM BUM BUMmmm!
Yup.
Usually the stock takes a 10% hit or so. Takes a little while for the price to come back up. If IBM stock plummets, you better believe I'll be there to lap some of it up.
MMmmmm, Blue chips.. droooool~
Im not too concerned about this... unless its a CONSPIRACY. This opens huge doors for conspiracy theorists. Again.
If it was computer controlled, why couldnt someone set up an automated litigation system?
Your webpage contains the phrase "pillsbury dough boy." They could automagically file a claim AND serve you in the span of 30 seconds.
Im not daft, not am i suggesting a gvt run news agency.
Truth in news reporting should be a goal to strive for. Unfortunatly, this is no longer the case anymore. Greed rules and people are not interested in the truth, they are interested in the allmighty buck. This wasnt always the way. Now, im not saying that the news used to be perfect in the past. Far from it. I am saying that there used to be something above just profits that the news was geared too.
I find your value of profits over truth to be disturbing.