You must be in the music/movies or gaming industry, or at least share their mentality. I for one can't stand paying $50 a pop to play essentially the same game over and over again. But hey, different strokes for different folks I suppose.
Well they are a gimmick if they are tacked-onto in a meaningless way yes. But they could also open up whole new genres and expand some existing ones like RPGs or puzzle games. You are pre-judging something that we have seen very little of, I think in the future some of the possibilities of these "controllers" will be far clearer. I have no doubt though that motion, in some form will be the dominant console gaming input in the next gen, with "classic" controllers required for certain game types.
Or maybe talking about, and making light of a situation has the potential to create greater engagement. History seems to bear that even without a letter to congress.
Thank you! Seriously having to ask if something will allow use of 3rd party batteries shouldn't even need to be brought up. Thats like needing to ask if the TV is NTSC when you buy it at the Best Buy in New Jersey.
Perhaps this is OT, but I think it is likely the primary reason for this deal- What happened to iD's engine licensing? Before D3 it seemed 80% of games were iD based, the rest being Unreal. What happened to make iD's engines so unappealing today?
You make a great point about vegetarians. Just like most "movements" the zelolots take it over and instead of helping promote their cause they simply polarize the issue. Look at anti-smoking groups or MADD as other great examples. Sadly most of the "members" of these movements are actually quite levelheaded people. Most of my friends who don't eat meat still believe it can be part of a healthy diet. They simply choose not to eat it and believe that they can find suitable replacements. This is the same reason I, as an anti-smoker try not to fall for all the BS anti-smoking propaganda. The hardliners always make us all look like assholes.
Kick their asses.... Boy never thought I would be siding with big telcom. Just goes to show that the entertainment industry beats big oil and evil utilities when it comes to the biggest corporate douche olympics. A perfect 10 indeed.
While I respect what you are saying, and agree that some are miss equating the two. I also hope you can see it from the consumer side. Stuff like this makes us at odds with the industry, and as I think we can tell the customer always wins. To you that means people choosing to steal because they believe it is OK based on the treatment they received when they were (paying) customers. Right now the industry you are a part of is dying. When shit like this is being supported by the "industry" are you really surprised we stopped buying your stuff? If this is a reflection of ASCAP or its membership I am proud to say I have not given a cent (directly) to them in years.
Here at my house in St. Paul MN I went from having about 18 digital channels before the transition to 12 now. I thought when they dropped analogue most broadcasters were going to boost their power. Instead it seems the opposite has happened, here at least. I'm pretty unhappy that I can't seem to get a signal from towers that are less than 20 miles away. If this is how it will stay than must say I wish we had stayed analogue .
I find it odd to hear EA talking about how motion controls will "someday" make up 50% of console gaming. Meanwhile the Wii has about 50% marketshare already according to stats put out by the big 3. Seems to me we are already at about 50%.
Same here. When the first applet loads there is a noticeable lag loading the JVM. Its not 30 seconds like it was 5 years ago, but it certainly slows down and disrupts the user. At this point I have given up on Java really ever being of much use when other tech is faster and better. This coming from a guy who started as a Java dev in the late 90's.
While I see your point. It is important to realize that most successful patent trolls today are able to secure their patents even with existing prior art. Apple would be unwise to rely on that since they themselves have been victims of many trolls who have patented things Apple did years ago like folders, or transferring data over a network.
My bad, thanks for pointing it out in the most prickish way possible. Congrats on being a douche. A simple moderation or correction would have sufficed. But why do that when you can be a jerk?
A very interesting point, and one often forgotten. So many more people are abused by copyright like yourself than is realized. Only the connected stand to gain from anything other than minimal, reasonable copyright. Thank you as a creator for noticing this.
I'm not sure if we are reading the same article. It seems to me the vast majority are fine with reasonable copyright. Just like in any discussion there will be a misinformed fringe.
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...as a citizen I've been "deeply concerned" by the US Court system's "blatant disregard" for our rights against the RIAA/MPAA and their ilk.
You must be in the music/movies or gaming industry, or at least share their mentality. I for one can't stand paying $50 a pop to play essentially the same game over and over again. But hey, different strokes for different folks I suppose.
Well they are a gimmick if they are tacked-onto in a meaningless way yes. But they could also open up whole new genres and expand some existing ones like RPGs or puzzle games. You are pre-judging something that we have seen very little of, I think in the future some of the possibilities of these "controllers" will be far clearer. I have no doubt though that motion, in some form will be the dominant console gaming input in the next gen, with "classic" controllers required for certain game types.
Thats because while tmobile has almost zero 3g coverage nationally, they also have few users with 3G phones.
Or maybe talking about, and making light of a situation has the potential to create greater engagement. History seems to bear that even without a letter to congress.
Not sure when iLiad came around, but this has been done on iPod Linux since at least 2003. Nothing beats a massive hard drive.
Wow you really are a serious lynx user.
Thank you! Seriously having to ask if something will allow use of 3rd party batteries shouldn't even need to be brought up. Thats like needing to ask if the TV is NTSC when you buy it at the Best Buy in New Jersey.
Seriously, why don't you trust us?
You so beat me to it. While I'm sorry that she had to pass away, I'm sure Romania will run better without more like her.
Perhaps this is OT, but I think it is likely the primary reason for this deal- What happened to iD's engine licensing? Before D3 it seemed 80% of games were iD based, the rest being Unreal. What happened to make iD's engines so unappealing today?
May not be the same company, but it will die the same way.
I know I sure can't.
You make a great point about vegetarians. Just like most "movements" the zelolots take it over and instead of helping promote their cause they simply polarize the issue. Look at anti-smoking groups or MADD as other great examples. Sadly most of the "members" of these movements are actually quite levelheaded people. Most of my friends who don't eat meat still believe it can be part of a healthy diet. They simply choose not to eat it and believe that they can find suitable replacements. This is the same reason I, as an anti-smoker try not to fall for all the BS anti-smoking propaganda. The hardliners always make us all look like assholes.
Kick their asses.... Boy never thought I would be siding with big telcom. Just goes to show that the entertainment industry beats big oil and evil utilities when it comes to the biggest corporate douche olympics. A perfect 10 indeed.
While I respect what you are saying, and agree that some are miss equating the two. I also hope you can see it from the consumer side. Stuff like this makes us at odds with the industry, and as I think we can tell the customer always wins. To you that means people choosing to steal because they believe it is OK based on the treatment they received when they were (paying) customers. Right now the industry you are a part of is dying. When shit like this is being supported by the "industry" are you really surprised we stopped buying your stuff? If this is a reflection of ASCAP or its membership I am proud to say I have not given a cent (directly) to them in years.
Here at my house in St. Paul MN I went from having about 18 digital channels before the transition to 12 now. I thought when they dropped analogue most broadcasters were going to boost their power. Instead it seems the opposite has happened, here at least. I'm pretty unhappy that I can't seem to get a signal from towers that are less than 20 miles away. If this is how it will stay than must say I wish we had stayed analogue .
I find it odd to hear EA talking about how motion controls will "someday" make up 50% of console gaming. Meanwhile the Wii has about 50% marketshare already according to stats put out by the big 3. Seems to me we are already at about 50%.
That was my point...
Same here. When the first applet loads there is a noticeable lag loading the JVM. Its not 30 seconds like it was 5 years ago, but it certainly slows down and disrupts the user. At this point I have given up on Java really ever being of much use when other tech is faster and better. This coming from a guy who started as a Java dev in the late 90's.
While I see your point. It is important to realize that most successful patent trolls today are able to secure their patents even with existing prior art. Apple would be unwise to rely on that since they themselves have been victims of many trolls who have patented things Apple did years ago like folders, or transferring data over a network.
My bad, thanks for pointing it out in the most prickish way possible. Congrats on being a douche. A simple moderation or correction would have sufficed. But why do that when you can be a jerk?
A very interesting point, and one often forgotten. So many more people are abused by copyright like yourself than is realized. Only the connected stand to gain from anything other than minimal, reasonable copyright. Thank you as a creator for noticing this.
Nooooooooo way should they impose any limits on my Boner. Oh wait, you mean the douche in Washington right? RIGHT?!
I'm not sure if we are reading the same article. It seems to me the vast majority are fine with reasonable copyright. Just like in any discussion there will be a misinformed fringe.