I would conjecture that the effect you're talking about has more to do with not really caring about books, rather than wanting them in digital format. Not that many people my age (26) or younger these days seem to desire to do extensive reading, whatever the format is. They gravitate towards other forms of entertainment, and for most their desire to learn is goal-oriented, not focused on learning for its own sake (and being well-read as part of that).
I know, "native email" -- which I don't care about even a little bit. As a BB user, I have neither the need nor the desire to have native email support on the tablet.
That's great for you and all, but the rest of us (ie, most people) want actual proper email support. That IS the main problem. Whoever decided that tethering a Blackberry was ever a reasonable scenario was on drugs of the highest quality.
Exactly. RIM is engaging in marketing because they think the problem is that consumers don't think their products are cool enough or some shit like that (I actually know this from experience, but probably shouldn't say more than that). What they don't realize is that you can't overcome massive product inferiority with sheer marketing. You can overcome some amount of inferiority, but when you're as far behind as RIM is your only option is to step up and produce a decent product. And they seem committed to pretending that their products are good, that it's just the perception that needs to be changed. If attitudes don't change at RIM, they will die. It's as simple as that.
Sure the product needs some work. If you think we're sitting idly on our hands, your wrong.
Well, sorry to say, but based on the current state of RIM's products it appears that they're being designed by PHB's with no clue what people actually want. I mean, seriously, wtf is up with the Playbook?
I don't doubt that RIM employs some great engineers. But when you see them putting out products that bear the hallmarks of PHB interference, it's hard to feel optimistic about the company's ability to put out good products any more - and thus, their future.
I don't know if having a bunch of links would make it a crime (seems doubtful, but IANAL), but there is such a thing as criminal copyright infringement so you aren't entirely correct.
Here's a great laughable tidbit from TFA: they weren't willing to help a company in Colorado check for if someone was gay not because it's illegal (apparently it's not), but because it would be unethical. I'm sorry, guys, but drop the pretense. You were willing to help another company go on a witch hunt for those whose political beliefs they disagreed with, you have no sense of ethics.
"I like to think we are providing a service not just by screening for employers, but in helping to protect job applicants by creating a standard process for online background checks and a service that presents them with reports on negative material." Actual quote from the company's COO. He's either a complete imbecile, or a monster.
While I applaud their faithfulness on the one hand, on the other hand that is something I have no desire to put up with in the movie, so I'd rather they had cut it out. It certainly ruined the movie for me.
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I think it's on par, but it's arguable I guess. For me, Frodo was slowly losing control to the Ring, but a major theme was also that the bond of friendship between Frodo/Sam was so strong even the Ring couldn't destroy it, and it was one of the biggest things that kept them going. I see the movie scene as flying in the face of that, but YMMV (and obviously does).
Spider-Man 3 was my favorite, actually. Now, Spider-Man 2... far too much time spent on Peter Parker bitching about how terrible his life was, immediately after making the choices that led to unfavorable outcomes. I wanted the guy to shut the FUCK up before very long, and he just kept whining.
For all the flak that people gave the third movie for "emo Spider-Man", it was Spider-Man 2 that actually had emo Spider-Man.
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Don't forget my favorite bit... Frodo being turned paranoid by the Ring and sending Sam away at Gollum's behest.
Unless something has changed, Google Voice isn't VoIP, and doesn't charge to call landlines or cell phones because it uses your own phone minutes to call them.
Nice attempt to deflect the point. While she may not have deserved what happened to her (much as rape victims don't deserve to be raped), she could have taken steps to minimize her risk (much as women would be well-advised to not wear skimpy outfits in dark alleys).
Not really, no. Framerates have to be very bad indeed before I can tell any difference (I mean like 15 fps), which is fortunate for me I guess. So I have never noticed any framerate issues on the PS3 games I have (and I play most games on the PS3).
And in addition, games released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 generally looked better on the 360 (e.g. Bayonetta).
I didn't find this to be the case. In all those PS3 vs 360 comparisons of games, I can never see any real difference between them. I didn't play Bayonetta on the PS3, but my understanding was that it didn't look worse... it was just buggy as hell on PS3 (hence why I bought it on 360).
Well, popularity is the only way we have to judge quality objectively, but for my part I think you're wrong about a few of those games. For example, I think SSBB is by far the best in the series. Still, I realize that ones MMV when it comes to judging game quality so I can't really say you're wrong... I just disagree with your assessment of the Wii. I think it's done quite well by me.
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I would conjecture that the effect you're talking about has more to do with not really caring about books, rather than wanting them in digital format. Not that many people my age (26) or younger these days seem to desire to do extensive reading, whatever the format is. They gravitate towards other forms of entertainment, and for most their desire to learn is goal-oriented, not focused on learning for its own sake (and being well-read as part of that).
I know, "native email" -- which I don't care about even a little bit. As a BB user, I have neither the need nor the desire to have native email support on the tablet.
That's great for you and all, but the rest of us (ie, most people) want actual proper email support. That IS the main problem. Whoever decided that tethering a Blackberry was ever a reasonable scenario was on drugs of the highest quality.
Exactly. RIM is engaging in marketing because they think the problem is that consumers don't think their products are cool enough or some shit like that (I actually know this from experience, but probably shouldn't say more than that). What they don't realize is that you can't overcome massive product inferiority with sheer marketing. You can overcome some amount of inferiority, but when you're as far behind as RIM is your only option is to step up and produce a decent product. And they seem committed to pretending that their products are good, that it's just the perception that needs to be changed. If attitudes don't change at RIM, they will die. It's as simple as that.
Sure the product needs some work. If you think we're sitting idly on our hands, your wrong.
Well, sorry to say, but based on the current state of RIM's products it appears that they're being designed by PHB's with no clue what people actually want. I mean, seriously, wtf is up with the Playbook?
I don't doubt that RIM employs some great engineers. But when you see them putting out products that bear the hallmarks of PHB interference, it's hard to feel optimistic about the company's ability to put out good products any more - and thus, their future.
I don't know if having a bunch of links would make it a crime (seems doubtful, but IANAL), but there is such a thing as criminal copyright infringement so you aren't entirely correct.
The US doesn't give two shits about jurisdiction, they care about sticking it to the kid.
Here's a great laughable tidbit from TFA: they weren't willing to help a company in Colorado check for if someone was gay not because it's illegal (apparently it's not), but because it would be unethical. I'm sorry, guys, but drop the pretense. You were willing to help another company go on a witch hunt for those whose political beliefs they disagreed with, you have no sense of ethics.
"I like to think we are providing a service not just by screening for employers, but in helping to protect job applicants by creating a standard process for online background checks and a service that presents them with reports on negative material." Actual quote from the company's COO. He's either a complete imbecile, or a monster.
This should be illegal.
Quite. The fact that this is being allowed to go on is sickening. What an employee does in his/her free time is none of the employer's damn business.
As a resident of Wisconsin, I am dismayed by the idea that it might get even colder. It's already cold enough here!
While I applaud their faithfulness on the one hand, on the other hand that is something I have no desire to put up with in the movie, so I'd rather they had cut it out. It certainly ruined the movie for me.
I think it's on par, but it's arguable I guess. For me, Frodo was slowly losing control to the Ring, but a major theme was also that the bond of friendship between Frodo/Sam was so strong even the Ring couldn't destroy it, and it was one of the biggest things that kept them going. I see the movie scene as flying in the face of that, but YMMV (and obviously does).
Spider-Man 3 was my favorite, actually. Now, Spider-Man 2... far too much time spent on Peter Parker bitching about how terrible his life was, immediately after making the choices that led to unfavorable outcomes. I wanted the guy to shut the FUCK up before very long, and he just kept whining.
For all the flak that people gave the third movie for "emo Spider-Man", it was Spider-Man 2 that actually had emo Spider-Man.
Don't forget my favorite bit... Frodo being turned paranoid by the Ring and sending Sam away at Gollum's behest.
Lack of hardware support doesn't make OS X not an open platform. Apple suing people who dare install it on non-Macs, however...
See? It's that kind of outside-the-box thinking that will keep you safe on the mean streets! ;)
Right, but TFS said Google Voice, not Google Talk.
Unless something has changed, Google Voice isn't VoIP, and doesn't charge to call landlines or cell phones because it uses your own phone minutes to call them.
Nice attempt to deflect the point. While she may not have deserved what happened to her (much as rape victims don't deserve to be raped), she could have taken steps to minimize her risk (much as women would be well-advised to not wear skimpy outfits in dark alleys).
Fezzes are cool...
Why can't you? That's how every scrap of land that someone owns today originated, when it comes down to it.
Not really, no. Framerates have to be very bad indeed before I can tell any difference (I mean like 15 fps), which is fortunate for me I guess. So I have never noticed any framerate issues on the PS3 games I have (and I play most games on the PS3).
And in addition, games released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 generally looked better on the 360 (e.g. Bayonetta).
I didn't find this to be the case. In all those PS3 vs 360 comparisons of games, I can never see any real difference between them. I didn't play Bayonetta on the PS3, but my understanding was that it didn't look worse... it was just buggy as hell on PS3 (hence why I bought it on 360).
Well, popularity is the only way we have to judge quality objectively, but for my part I think you're wrong about a few of those games. For example, I think SSBB is by far the best in the series. Still, I realize that ones MMV when it comes to judging game quality so I can't really say you're wrong... I just disagree with your assessment of the Wii. I think it's done quite well by me.
Where did you see that?
I fail to see how it's worse than doing nothing while lamenting the status quo, which is what you seem to propose.