I think it's more accurate to say the Wii is not a machine exclusively for hardcore gamers. After all, a gamer is hardly hardcore if he avoids the Wii.
Incidentally, the Wii game I've enjoyed the most, and put the most hours into, is Fire Emblem... which does not use the Wiimote at all. Other hardcore suggestions: Metroid, of course, and No More Heroes. Resident Evil 4 was terrific, an example of a game transformed from Very Good to Great by the addition of the Wiimote.
Even funnier, after they created a "children's bestseller" list (so they could continue to use the adult's bestseller list as a marketing tool), the publishers of kid's books got ticked that the Potter books dominated that list, and shortly thereafter the NYT created another list, this time for "children's bestselling serials." That way, they could put Harry Potter in its own little corner, where it wouldn't embarrass the rest of the publishing world with its success.
I don't have an HDTV, and probably won't get one in the near future. That's one of the reasons I got a Wii instead of a 360 (and the PS3 was a no-go from the start, of course). I wanted games that would definitely be playable at standard def.
So there's probably some mutual reinforcement going on there, causing people to fall into the HDTV+360 cluster or the SDTV+Wii cluster. There's also the PS3+Monster Cable cluster, no doubt.
Nah, he's right. Forcing a game into letterbox mode is like a website that fixes text columns at 480 pixels in width. It might look fine if you're running the exact setup the designer wants you to run, but really it's just a deliberately added limitation. I'd consider it a usability flaw.
I just installed Firefox 3.0 this week. I'm generally happy with it, but is there a fix for the horrible location bar auto-complete yet? My jaw dropped when I saw it pop up... what an ugly, ugly, feature. It seems like a pet change of the creators, too, so they don't have any option to turn it off in about:config.
You know how some laptops have an alternate, simple OS built in that can fire up in seconds to play movies, listen to music, and so forth? I think that would be a slick way to establish the pc back as a gaming console. It could be a stripped down, heavily tainted linux OS, or a severely trimmed XP; the point is you would put in a disk and hit the 'game' button on the case, and bam!
Here in Oregon, they go where they know loggers will be falling trees, and hide metal spikes in the trees. Those will snap chain saws chains, which you can imagine is not fun for the person holding the saw. Overusing the terrorism buzzword is a problem, but these freaks may deserve the label. They plot and act in order to inflict pain and death on civilians in order to further extremist political views.
Where I work, we are hampered by half-assed pregenerated reports and wonky query tools. This becomes a major time-waster. I've sat through ridiculous training classes of report generation tools just to get a negative answer to the question: "Does this let you access and edit the generated SQL?". A negative answer means the tool is basically worthless.
Finally, I got access to telnet in to the box that holds the database, and ability to run queries (and SAS). This finally allows us to analyze data without horrendous lag times, and actually makes the db admin's job much easier. You can set permissions so they can't overwrite data. Don't be overprotective.
And about concealing flash-drives... perhaps they'd be more likely to overlook an mp3 player? Or a camera with a large memory card plugged in? Hide the drive in plain site...
When you try to pull the definition down to such simple terms, it becomes ridiculous to be 'athiestic' about any belief. Easter Bunny? Unicorns? Why not simply withhold judgement and be neutral, instead of making a 'decision that may be incorrect'?
The answer is because it's overwhelmingly likely that Easter Bunnies, Unicorns, and Gods don't exist. The more nuanced position is disbelief, but with the ability to change your mind in the remote chance that further evidence crops up. I.E., rational atheism, not emotional atheism.
Well, the U.S. Government has diplomatically adopted the stance that they don't wish to officially challenge China's claim. It's not that they actually believe it or support it. And the U.N. is in pretty much the same boat. I'm sure the government would love to exert as much behind the scenes pressure to preserve Taiwanese independence as possible.
What if ships were outfitted to continuously, or at least at frequent intervals, flush their ballast? If Ships flushed at port, ten miles offshore, a hundred miles offshore, and then again as they close on their destination, wouldn't potential infection become unlikely?
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I think it's more accurate to say the Wii is not a machine exclusively for hardcore gamers. After all, a gamer is hardly hardcore if he avoids the Wii.
Incidentally, the Wii game I've enjoyed the most, and put the most hours into, is Fire Emblem... which does not use the Wiimote at all. Other hardcore suggestions: Metroid, of course, and No More Heroes. Resident Evil 4 was terrific, an example of a game transformed from Very Good to Great by the addition of the Wiimote.
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Even funnier, after they created a "children's bestseller" list (so they could continue to use the adult's bestseller list as a marketing tool), the publishers of kid's books got ticked that the Potter books dominated that list, and shortly thereafter the NYT created another list, this time for "children's bestselling serials." That way, they could put Harry Potter in its own little corner, where it wouldn't embarrass the rest of the publishing world with its success.
Is it standard now to use the "high-def" criteria when discussing the current console generation, so as to exclude the vastly better-selling Wii?
That's a bit like when the New York Times Bestseller List redefined itself to exclude Harry Potter books.
How is it possible to write GPL code for windows, then? All windows software links to proprietary win32 libraries.
And yet, it was somehow still better than the first Starship Troopers movie. I will hate that travesty till I die.
I don't have an HDTV, and probably won't get one in the near future. That's one of the reasons I got a Wii instead of a 360 (and the PS3 was a no-go from the start, of course). I wanted games that would definitely be playable at standard def. So there's probably some mutual reinforcement going on there, causing people to fall into the HDTV+360 cluster or the SDTV+Wii cluster. There's also the PS3+Monster Cable cluster, no doubt.
Nah, he's right. Forcing a game into letterbox mode is like a website that fixes text columns at 480 pixels in width. It might look fine if you're running the exact setup the designer wants you to run, but really it's just a deliberately added limitation. I'd consider it a usability flaw.
So you're saying that, although it fails as an IQ test, approaching the test intelligently will lead to a better score?
Hmm...
Original Games? No.
But Nintendo may certainly be worried that geeks will get some emulators up and running. Justifiably, too.
Seriously, most rural people are not technophiles.
And a fair amount of Slashdot posters are evidently urbanites who have very little experience with actual rural residents.
Never been in a Mac store... is their version of "Geek Squad" really called "Geniuses", or is that a slang term for them?
It's sad either way, in different ways.
I just installed Firefox 3.0 this week. I'm generally happy with it, but is there a fix for the horrible location bar auto-complete yet? My jaw dropped when I saw it pop up... what an ugly, ugly, feature. It seems like a pet change of the creators, too, so they don't have any option to turn it off in about:config.
This will be a lightly-commented thread, and the posts will all be full of confusion and anger.
You know how some laptops have an alternate, simple OS built in that can fire up in seconds to play movies, listen to music, and so forth? I think that would be a slick way to establish the pc back as a gaming console. It could be a stripped down, heavily tainted linux OS, or a severely trimmed XP; the point is you would put in a disk and hit the 'game' button on the case, and bam!
Russians are smart? That really seems like the odd-man out on your list. I've honestly never heard that stereotype before.
Here in Oregon, they go where they know loggers will be falling trees, and hide metal spikes in the trees. Those will snap chain saws chains, which you can imagine is not fun for the person holding the saw. Overusing the terrorism buzzword is a problem, but these freaks may deserve the label. They plot and act in order to inflict pain and death on civilians in order to further extremist political views.
Where I work, we are hampered by half-assed pregenerated reports and wonky query tools. This becomes a major time-waster. I've sat through ridiculous training classes of report generation tools just to get a negative answer to the question: "Does this let you access and edit the generated SQL?". A negative answer means the tool is basically worthless.
Finally, I got access to telnet in to the box that holds the database, and ability to run queries (and SAS). This finally allows us to analyze data without horrendous lag times, and actually makes the db admin's job much easier. You can set permissions so they can't overwrite data. Don't be overprotective.
And about concealing flash-drives... perhaps they'd be more likely to overlook an mp3 player? Or a camera with a large memory card plugged in? Hide the drive in plain site...
And that makes perfect sense. I will tentatively accept the conclusion that we are in agreement, subject to future revision as new evidence appears.
And Capitalism is a necessary requirement for freedom, thusly making Socialism quite unfree.
When you try to pull the definition down to such simple terms, it becomes ridiculous to be 'athiestic' about any belief. Easter Bunny? Unicorns? Why not simply withhold judgement and be neutral, instead of making a 'decision that may be incorrect'?
The answer is because it's overwhelmingly likely that Easter Bunnies, Unicorns, and Gods don't exist. The more nuanced position is disbelief, but with the ability to change your mind in the remote chance that further evidence crops up. I.E., rational atheism, not emotional atheism.
Ads Got Babes. Sometimes more babilicious babes than the show itself. Why would a red-blooded young man skip them?
Well, the U.S. Government has diplomatically adopted the stance that they don't wish to officially challenge China's claim. It's not that they actually believe it or support it. And the U.N. is in pretty much the same boat. I'm sure the government would love to exert as much behind the scenes pressure to preserve Taiwanese independence as possible.
What if ships were outfitted to continuously, or at least at frequent intervals, flush their ballast? If Ships flushed at port, ten miles offshore, a hundred miles offshore, and then again as they close on their destination, wouldn't potential infection become unlikely?
What about the view that killing your neighbor is murder? Is that a religious belief?