Actually, this video was previously posted to the JohnMcCain.com website. I can't find it now and that may be due to the DMCA notice or what have you, but I think the reason for trying to post it to YouTube may be more of wanting people to watch it when searching YouTube for political videos.
Believe it or not some people are more likely to watch a video they randomly come across on YouTube rather than actually go to a campaigns website.
When you take the emphasis off of the thing, and put it on what the thing actually provides it tends to equalize things. It might take longer for the 50-55 upgrade guys to realize the savings, but the savings are there to be had.
I think if done right Console MMOs will do very well.
When farming in WoW I actually hook a wireless PS3 controller up to my computer and it's very relaxing. I can sit back in my chair rather than having to stay within arms reach and if I need to talk to my Guild-mates I have Ventrillo.
I think the push to bring MMOs to the console is feasible but I have several things they should keep in mind. I have a PS3 so I'll use that as an example, I concede that the XBOX 360 would be equally up to the task of these suggestions.
1) Keep core game-play accessible to the main controller: Additional non-combat options can use the keyboard but don't make that the main input device. I should be able to play a session without the keyboard and without feeling like I'm losing something. Both the PS3 and the XBOX 360 can have USB keyboards attached, and I believe they both have mini-keyboards that can attach to the controller itself. This is a design issue, not so much a hardware issue.
2) Enable voice chat in the game: This lends itself to further reducing the dependency on the keyboard.
3) Accounts cross platform: Make it so that I can log the same account on my PC and on my console. This makes it so that I can relax in front of the TV while farming/grinding but can get in front of my PC while Raiding. Also, in my house the PS3 also serves as out BluRay player, making time to monopolize the TV scarce.
4) Instance dungeons for individuals/small groups: Being able to jump on and just play a run through a dungeon by myself in front of the TV would be nice now and again. Don't make this a must do, but having the option is nice.
I know it's presumptuous of me trying to tell them what to do, but I'd love to latch on to something like this.
Also, I have a PSP and love the thought of being able to level up my toon while on the go. Sitting at the university to pick up my wife and grind a few levels at the same time... Woo hoo!:-)
In some studies anywhere from 53 to 80 percent of people consider themselves middle class.
I consider myself to be lower middle class and make about 70K for my household. I don't know about you but enough of that is taken by the banks and government that even $1155 is a pretty big chunk of change.
Some people in the $200,000 range consider themselves middle class, I think $1155 is a bit easier to come by for them.
One statistic that I would find possibly revealing would be the amount of time it takes for Men vs Women to check their email and get back on track.
My wife can do half a dozen things at a time and seems to have very little trouble multi-tasking. I on the other hand need to stop one train of thought and start another before even responding to simple questions like, "Are you hungry?"
I say possibly revealing since it may be that there is no difference when averaged out over a larger population, but my instinct say this might be one place that male and female habits differ quite a lot.
BluRay will remain a niche offering, as there are relatively few compelling reasons for the majority of consumers to upgrade from DVDs.
The studios will not stop releasing DVDs as long as the majority of the market is purchasing them.
This only holds up during the beginning of the tech cycle for BluRay. There are a few factors that will lead to wider adoption and preference.
1) HDTV prices will continue to fall. As the cost of an HDTV approaches that of it's Standard definition counterparts more people will purchase HDTV.
2) BluRay players will begin to fall in price and saturate the market as people buy them to at least up-convert their current DVDs
3) As BluRay discs drop in price to be negligibly more expensive than DVDs, and people already have BluRay players, consumers will start preferring BluRay over DVD.
This has all happened before, but without the ease of transition offered by BluRay players being able to, for the most part, up-convert the technology they are replacing.
Actually it kinda depends on what translation they picked.
If they went with the King James or American Standard versions then they're safe, but part of the reason for all these new translations in recent years isn't entirely to aid comprehension, it's also a way to publish a work and be able to get a copyright.
The nice thing about having the imaging device on the rover has to do with repeatability and lack of a need for supervision.
With the rover there we can pick up all kinds of things and look at each one in turn, effectively making it so we can be examining stuff from when we start and for as long as we want, with the only limit being getting the stuff in front of the microscope.
The second being that we don't have to support a human being on Mars. This mainly has to do with how long we can "look around" up there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until we see everything...
Case in point: I sold a car (on a trailer) to an off duty police officer. When I said I'd tow the car to his place because the registration wasn't current he said he could just drive it home. I pointed out the expired tags and he said, "It's OK, if I get pulled over I'll just Badge 'em."
I think the recoomended additional intake is around 500 calories a day, nowhere near the "Eating for two" you hear people talking about.
For some during pregnancy the added weight gain is due to the additional snacking and the change in diet that is necessary.
My wife gained about 15 lbs in addition to the baby during pregnancy due to having to snack to fight off nausea. Between the added carbohydrates (the only thing that got rid of her "Morning sickness" was pasta) and having to lay off the diet foods I was kinda surprised she was able to keep it in check that much.
"No flag, no country, you can't have one! That's the rules that I've just made up, and I'm backing it up with this gun that was lent from the National Rifle Association."
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Actually, this video was previously posted to the JohnMcCain.com website. I can't find it now and that may be due to the DMCA notice or what have you, but I think the reason for trying to post it to YouTube may be more of wanting people to watch it when searching YouTube for political videos.
Believe it or not some people are more likely to watch a video they randomly come across on YouTube rather than actually go to a campaigns website.
Here's one of many videos on the JohnMcCain.com site. The video that got the DMCA takedown was on a similar page.
http://www.johnmccain.com/videolanding/documentary.htm
From TFS:
They provided the systems specs for the PC release as well.
Nope, I guess not.
That's bad coding practice, why does the get_random_soundbite function need a random number? :-P
I stand corrected, suxzorz does in fact get parsed and spoken.... That's sad...
Probably not since I doubt the voice parser has phonetic equivalents to "suxzorz" "Roxzorz" or "omgwftbbqpwned!11!!elventyone!!!"
Yeah, that V1Ãgrà didn't work like a wonder at all!
I've noticed that my representative needs the occasional cooing in his ear to stop him from throwing a fit and puking all over himself.
I thought Ted Kennedy was a Senator.
20 mpg: 100 miles/20 mpg=5 gallons.
25 mpg: 100 miles/25 mpg=4 gallons.
Savings: 1 gallon.
50 mpg: 100 miles/50 mpg=2 gallons.
55 mpg: 100 miles/55 mpg=1.818 gallons.
Savings: 0.182 gallons.
The rest of the world tends to measure fuel efficiency as liters-per-100-kilometers for this reason.
I like your reasoning, but it seems a bit off to me. If we take the savings in refuelings or really in the miles themselves then we get the following.
20 mpg: 10 gallons/20 mpg= 200 miles.
25 mpg: 10 gallons/25 mpg=250 miles.
Savings: 1 more 50 mile trip.
50 mpg: 10 gallons/50 mpg= 500 miles.
55 mpg: 10 gallons/55 mpg= 550 Miles.
Savings: 1 more 50 mile trip.
When you take the emphasis off of the thing, and put it on what the thing actually provides it tends to equalize things. It might take longer for the 50-55 upgrade guys to realize the savings, but the savings are there to be had.
I think if done right Console MMOs will do very well.
When farming in WoW I actually hook a wireless PS3 controller up to my computer and it's very relaxing. I can sit back in my chair rather than having to stay within arms reach and if I need to talk to my Guild-mates I have Ventrillo.
I think the push to bring MMOs to the console is feasible but I have several things they should keep in mind. I have a PS3 so I'll use that as an example, I concede that the XBOX 360 would be equally up to the task of these suggestions.
1) Keep core game-play accessible to the main controller:
Additional non-combat options can use the keyboard but don't make that the main input device. I should be able to play a session without the keyboard and without feeling like I'm losing something. Both the PS3 and the XBOX 360 can have USB keyboards attached, and I believe they both have mini-keyboards that can attach to the controller itself. This is a design issue, not so much a hardware issue.
2) Enable voice chat in the game:
This lends itself to further reducing the dependency on the keyboard.
3) Accounts cross platform:
Make it so that I can log the same account on my PC and on my console. This makes it so that I can relax in front of the TV while farming/grinding but can get in front of my PC while Raiding. Also, in my house the PS3 also serves as out BluRay player, making time to monopolize the TV scarce.
4) Instance dungeons for individuals/small groups:
Being able to jump on and just play a run through a dungeon by myself in front of the TV would be nice now and again. Don't make this a must do, but having the option is nice.
I know it's presumptuous of me trying to tell them what to do, but I'd love to latch on to something like this.
Also, I have a PSP and love the thought of being able to level up my toon while on the go. Sitting at the university to pick up my wife and grind a few levels at the same time... Woo hoo! :-)
A lot of Economists define middle class in the $100,000 per household range. Two people working $50,000 jobs = $100,000 per household.
Since my income is the only one ot support my Wife and family I see us as a bit below the $100,000 range.
But this just plays into my original point, Middle class as a definition is murky at best.
I don't see where your claim that they:
...kept bringing out new home systems with approximately zero ability to play titles from earlier systems...
The Wii not only plays GameCube games, but it also has the same 4 ports for GameCube controllers and two slots for GameCube memory cards.
This could've been funny....
Depends on what you call middle class.
In some studies anywhere from 53 to 80 percent of people consider themselves middle class.
I consider myself to be lower middle class and make about 70K for my household. I don't know about you but enough of that is taken by the banks and government that even $1155 is a pretty big chunk of change.
Some people in the $200,000 range consider themselves middle class, I think $1155 is a bit easier to come by for them.
http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/706/middle-class-poll
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21272238/page/2/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_middle_class
One statistic that I would find possibly revealing would be the amount of time it takes for Men vs Women to check their email and get back on track.
My wife can do half a dozen things at a time and seems to have very little trouble multi-tasking. I on the other hand need to stop one train of thought and start another before even responding to simple questions like, "Are you hungry?"
I say possibly revealing since it may be that there is no difference when averaged out over a larger population, but my instinct say this might be one place that male and female habits differ quite a lot.
I always thought the Horizontal pixel count was put before the Vertical pixel count. (2048 x 1080 and 1920 x 1080).
Not trying to flame or anything but have I been saying it wrong?
BluRay will remain a niche offering, as there are relatively few compelling reasons for the majority of consumers to upgrade from DVDs.
The studios will not stop releasing DVDs as long as the majority of the market is purchasing them.
This only holds up during the beginning of the tech cycle for BluRay. There are a few factors that will lead to wider adoption and preference.
1) HDTV prices will continue to fall. As the cost of an HDTV approaches that of it's Standard definition counterparts more people will purchase HDTV.
2) BluRay players will begin to fall in price and saturate the market as people buy them to at least up-convert their current DVDs
3) As BluRay discs drop in price to be negligibly more expensive than DVDs, and people already have BluRay players, consumers will start preferring BluRay over DVD.
This has all happened before, but without the ease of transition offered by BluRay players being able to, for the most part, up-convert the technology they are replacing.
Actually it kinda depends on what translation they picked.
If they went with the King James or American Standard versions then they're safe, but part of the reason for all these new translations in recent years isn't entirely to aid comprehension, it's also a way to publish a work and be able to get a copyright.
First Google hit for "Bible translation copyright"
http://www.studylight.org/info/copyright/bible/
I for one welcome our toner drinking electronic Overlords.
The nice thing about having the imaging device on the rover has to do with repeatability and lack of a need for supervision.
With the rover there we can pick up all kinds of things and look at each one in turn, effectively making it so we can be examining stuff from when we start and for as long as we want, with the only limit being getting the stuff in front of the microscope.
The second being that we don't have to support a human being on Mars. This mainly has to do with how long we can "look around" up there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until we see everything...
Would rollbacks be like an alternate reality?
Restarts are like mass amnesia?
Case in point: I sold a car (on a trailer) to an off duty police officer. When I said I'd tow the car to his place because the registration wasn't current he said he could just drive it home. I pointed out the expired tags and he said, "It's OK, if I get pulled over I'll just Badge 'em."
I wish I were lying.
That's rediculous...
Apple would never allow "Hot Coffee" on their products.
I think the recoomended additional intake is around 500 calories a day, nowhere near the "Eating for two" you hear people talking about.
For some during pregnancy the added weight gain is due to the additional snacking and the change in diet that is necessary.
My wife gained about 15 lbs in addition to the baby during pregnancy due to having to snack to fight off nausea. Between the added carbohydrates (the only thing that got rid of her "Morning sickness" was pasta) and having to lay off the diet foods I was kinda surprised she was able to keep it in check that much.
Actually the coin in the picture is a Dime. :-)
"No flag, no country, you can't have one! That's the rules that I've just made up, and I'm backing it up with this gun that was lent from the National Rifle Association."