I'm with you here. I really enjoyed it. I'll admit, the opening story was fairly lame, but at the same time, it fits in with the idea of the story. It's a completely believable back story for the movie. My biggest complain is for sure the shaky camera. I know what Abrams was trying for, the focus being on the people and not the monster. What better way than have it be completely from their perspective. But I shouldn't leave the theater with a headache because I spent so much time trying to focus and see whats going on. My biggest worry was that it was going to be another Blair Witch, which I couldn't stand. I was presently surprised. It had similarities, but the acting was better, and there was a better story. I've found it hard to say this lately, but Cloverfield was actually worth my $8.50.
I think if you asked the vast majority of consumers what 'DRM' is, they'd have no clue what you were talking about. DRM is not going to make a difference to consumer uptake of HD video. Look at iTunes. It has some fairly annoying and restrictive DRM associated with it, however, it's still the most popular online music store. Even with options such as Amazon's non-DRM music downloads.
The cost is definately the largest issue at this point. But I be by the end of the year, Blu-Ray player costs will be cut in half. Once that happens, it'll be all over but the crying.
The first movie will be entitled "The Hobbit." The second movie is tenatively entitled "Movie About Hobbits in an Effort to Milk the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Properties for All They're Worth." Of course, this is a tenative title and subject to change.
Having said that, the government needs to keep it's noses out of how parents raise their kids. Would I let a 5 year old play Manhunt 2? Hell no. But it isn't up to the government to make that decision for me.
Fatal design flaw? I've had my system since launch (read, almost 2 years now) and the only problem I had was when I first brought it home, it gave me a red ring error when I first started it up. Of course, it been in my car for a couple of hours in 20 degree weather. Once I gave it 30 minutes to warm up, it never gave me an issue. My brother also has a launch console, and lo and behold, no issues there either. As a matter of fact, of the half dozen or so people I personally know who own launch consoles, no one has ever had a problem. Ok, so that's not a very good sample, but let me give you a few suggestions, those of you who have had issues.
1. Why did you place the power brick right next to the fan on the back of the system? That's a good way to overheat everything.
2. Why did you tilt your system while it had a spinning disc in it?
3. Why did you put your system on the carpet where it could potentially cover up the vents?
4. Why did you place your system in an enclosed space where there wasn't enough ventilation?
5. Why did you not keep the vent areas around your system free of dust that could potentially block the ventilation?
I'm no expert or anything, but I would be willing to bet that a lot of systems crapped out, not do to manufacturer defects, but due to improper care. I'm sure there were some lemons out there, and I know that when the 360 first came out, the "bricking" issues seemed like they were everywhere, when in reality there were a few isolated incidents that happened to get publicized. I could be wrong, but I bet if these bricked 360s were properly cared for, there'd be much less of a problem now.
I might agree with you, but there's a few pieces of information here that you aren't considering.
1) In the press release that Bungie put out stating the split from Microsoft, they said they would still work with Microsoft on future Halo games. Since we know that another company is working on Halo Wars, we know that Bungie won't be working on that. This, at least to me, concludes that they are planning on expanding on Halo in the future.
2) Did you see the Legendary ending of the game? They've left the story wide open. Sure, the story could be wrapped up in the movie, or in the paperbacks, but how often do movies based on games follow the continuity of the game itself?
3) Microsoft loves money. Each Halo game made them lots of money. Each Halo game made more money than the last. Bungie does not own Halo, Microsoft does. If Bungie doesn't do Halo 4, then another company will. People will still buy Halo 4 in great numbers no matter what the developers think about the game being art.
In essence, Microsoft has no integrity, so therefore money is more important than that. There will be another Halo.
No Halo 4? You mean, $170 Million in the FIRST day of sales isn't enough incentive to make Halo 4? I'm sorry, but there's way too much money wrapped up in that franchise. It's not going anywhere soon.
I don't think anyone is saying that powerpoint cannot be used. It certainly has it's advantages over more traditional methods. You say a blackboard is lazy? I say powerpoint is lazy. Tools and technology like powerpoint need to be used carefully. If you plan to use technology, you really need to ask yourself, "Is this going to help the students learn better? Or is it simply a time saver for me?" I graduated HS in 1999, and I never had a teacher use powerpoint. But, when I got to college, I've had several. I personally hated the powerpoint teachers. They ALL seemed lazy to me. These were the same teachers that let the textbooks do the teaching for them. Every single one of them summarized the textbook with their presentations, and rarely elaborated beyond what the textbook said. The lectures were dull and uninspired. And if the computer blue screened, or there was a technical malfunction, guess what, the instructor was at a loss as to what to do. Typically, the class sat idle while the problem was troubleshooted.
Powerpoint, even though it seems like a useful tool in theory, I think just breeds laziness. My take on this is, if you insist on using powerpoint to teach, then do not use it on the computer. Print it out as a handout. This allows the instructor to be consistent semester after semester, as well as being very easy to update the information. And it gives the student a solid base for notes. Only highlight key points on the presentation. Most of the teaching should come from the instructor, NOT the presentation. So I suppose we agree in a few areas.
Having said that, I've seen powerpoint used very well also. I work for the government, and 90% of our recurrent training is computer based. Almost all of this computer based training is done with slides, typically using a pdf, or a third party software package, such as netg. Since this is learn on your own kind of stuff, they have to put all the information you need in the slides. Sure, it's a lot like reading a textbook, but the training works well without the need for an instructor.
As I said, be careful with what technology you bring to the classroom. Used well, it can really enhance the learning experience. Used poorly, it can really hinder learning. As far as using a tablet and I would guess a projector instead of a blackboard, well, my advice is design your curriculum without the technology in mind. And while putting it together, see if you can see an area where technology will enhance it. Another thing you could do is using the aformentioned curriculum, tell your students you are going to try using this tablet for a week or two. And then get their opinion on it. If the like it, and they say it helps, then you might be on to something. If they say it is no help, or it's distracting, or something like that, then scrap it. It really sounds like you have some toys and you want to play with them. If that's the case, leave them at home.
I suspect that WoW shards aren't large enough to have the critical mass needed for a real economy. No, but it sure seems to be big enough to have the largest market share in the MMOG market. Economy does not equal good game. A good economy is only a small part of making a game fun and successful. And to some, (me included) economy doesn't even factor in to making the game fun. The economy is an after thought for me. When I'm done having fun for the day, I make my run to the AH, list my stuff, and log off.
The usual problems in MMO economies are: You forgot one. There has to be a way to prevent inflation by having money sinks that remove money from the game. The original Everquest didn't have this, and as a result, the economy on those servers was (and still is) extremely inflated. WoW, as an example, counteracted this in a variety of ways. This includes paying for armor repairs (repairing a full set of purples = ouch), purchasing mounts, purchasing skills, AH cut/deposit fees (not refunded if the item doesn't sell), etc. From what I see though, the economies on WoW are still inflated, but not nearly as bad as EQ was at the same point in it's life. I only tried EVE briefly, so I'm not sure exactly how that economy works.
Although property crimes usually go hand in hand with violent crimes, it's fairly obvious that he is referring only to property crimes whereas the only loss is money or property. Nice work contradicting yourself in the same sentence. You can't say that "...property crimes usually go hand in hand with violent crimes..." then say that "...he is referring only to property crimes whereas the only loss is money or property." If they go hand in hand, that means that a criminal who commits one (in this case, the propery crime) will usually commit the other (in this case, the violent crime), just not always at the same time, or everytime.. The bottom line here is, sure, some property crimes occur without violent crime, but the vast majority of property criminals will have no problem commiting a violent crime rather than go to jail. You made your own point invalid. By focusing law enforcement resources on property crimes, you are almost assured to be focusing those resources on people who have, or will commit a violent crime. If you focus your resources on music pirates, you end up focusing on 70 year old grandmas and 4 year old children. But who knows, maybe they are violent criminals.:P
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I'm with you here. I really enjoyed it. I'll admit, the opening story was fairly lame, but at the same time, it fits in with the idea of the story. It's a completely believable back story for the movie. My biggest complain is for sure the shaky camera. I know what Abrams was trying for, the focus being on the people and not the monster. What better way than have it be completely from their perspective. But I shouldn't leave the theater with a headache because I spent so much time trying to focus and see whats going on. My biggest worry was that it was going to be another Blair Witch, which I couldn't stand. I was presently surprised. It had similarities, but the acting was better, and there was a better story. I've found it hard to say this lately, but Cloverfield was actually worth my $8.50.
I think if you asked the vast majority of consumers what 'DRM' is, they'd have no clue what you were talking about. DRM is not going to make a difference to consumer uptake of HD video. Look at iTunes. It has some fairly annoying and restrictive DRM associated with it, however, it's still the most popular online music store. Even with options such as Amazon's non-DRM music downloads. The cost is definately the largest issue at this point. But I be by the end of the year, Blu-Ray player costs will be cut in half. Once that happens, it'll be all over but the crying.
The first movie will be entitled "The Hobbit." The second movie is tenatively entitled "Movie About Hobbits in an Effort to Milk the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Properties for All They're Worth." Of course, this is a tenative title and subject to change.
...that means that according to Jack Thompson, over half the US is going to go on a killing rampage.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/11/02
I think that sums up the whole thing rather well.
Having said that, the government needs to keep it's noses out of how parents raise their kids. Would I let a 5 year old play Manhunt 2? Hell no. But it isn't up to the government to make that decision for me.
Archive button is your friend. That's the whole purpose of the labels.
Fatal design flaw? I've had my system since launch (read, almost 2 years now) and the only problem I had was when I first brought it home, it gave me a red ring error when I first started it up. Of course, it been in my car for a couple of hours in 20 degree weather. Once I gave it 30 minutes to warm up, it never gave me an issue. My brother also has a launch console, and lo and behold, no issues there either. As a matter of fact, of the half dozen or so people I personally know who own launch consoles, no one has ever had a problem. Ok, so that's not a very good sample, but let me give you a few suggestions, those of you who have had issues.
1. Why did you place the power brick right next to the fan on the back of the system? That's a good way to overheat everything.
2. Why did you tilt your system while it had a spinning disc in it?
3. Why did you put your system on the carpet where it could potentially cover up the vents?
4. Why did you place your system in an enclosed space where there wasn't enough ventilation?
5. Why did you not keep the vent areas around your system free of dust that could potentially block the ventilation?
I'm no expert or anything, but I would be willing to bet that a lot of systems crapped out, not do to manufacturer defects, but due to improper care. I'm sure there were some lemons out there, and I know that when the 360 first came out, the "bricking" issues seemed like they were everywhere, when in reality there were a few isolated incidents that happened to get publicized. I could be wrong, but I bet if these bricked 360s were properly cared for, there'd be much less of a problem now.
I might agree with you, but there's a few pieces of information here that you aren't considering. 1) In the press release that Bungie put out stating the split from Microsoft, they said they would still work with Microsoft on future Halo games. Since we know that another company is working on Halo Wars, we know that Bungie won't be working on that. This, at least to me, concludes that they are planning on expanding on Halo in the future. 2) Did you see the Legendary ending of the game? They've left the story wide open. Sure, the story could be wrapped up in the movie, or in the paperbacks, but how often do movies based on games follow the continuity of the game itself? 3) Microsoft loves money. Each Halo game made them lots of money. Each Halo game made more money than the last. Bungie does not own Halo, Microsoft does. If Bungie doesn't do Halo 4, then another company will. People will still buy Halo 4 in great numbers no matter what the developers think about the game being art. In essence, Microsoft has no integrity, so therefore money is more important than that. There will be another Halo.
No Halo 4? You mean, $170 Million in the FIRST day of sales isn't enough incentive to make Halo 4? I'm sorry, but there's way too much money wrapped up in that franchise. It's not going anywhere soon.
'nuff said
You might have been being sarcastic, but if not...wrong Thompson. Fred Thompson was on Law and Order. Jack Thompson is the asshole...
I don't think anyone is saying that powerpoint cannot be used. It certainly has it's advantages over more traditional methods. You say a blackboard is lazy? I say powerpoint is lazy. Tools and technology like powerpoint need to be used carefully. If you plan to use technology, you really need to ask yourself, "Is this going to help the students learn better? Or is it simply a time saver for me?" I graduated HS in 1999, and I never had a teacher use powerpoint. But, when I got to college, I've had several. I personally hated the powerpoint teachers. They ALL seemed lazy to me. These were the same teachers that let the textbooks do the teaching for them. Every single one of them summarized the textbook with their presentations, and rarely elaborated beyond what the textbook said. The lectures were dull and uninspired. And if the computer blue screened, or there was a technical malfunction, guess what, the instructor was at a loss as to what to do. Typically, the class sat idle while the problem was troubleshooted.
Powerpoint, even though it seems like a useful tool in theory, I think just breeds laziness. My take on this is, if you insist on using powerpoint to teach, then do not use it on the computer. Print it out as a handout. This allows the instructor to be consistent semester after semester, as well as being very easy to update the information. And it gives the student a solid base for notes. Only highlight key points on the presentation. Most of the teaching should come from the instructor, NOT the presentation. So I suppose we agree in a few areas.
Having said that, I've seen powerpoint used very well also. I work for the government, and 90% of our recurrent training is computer based. Almost all of this computer based training is done with slides, typically using a pdf, or a third party software package, such as netg. Since this is learn on your own kind of stuff, they have to put all the information you need in the slides. Sure, it's a lot like reading a textbook, but the training works well without the need for an instructor.
As I said, be careful with what technology you bring to the classroom. Used well, it can really enhance the learning experience. Used poorly, it can really hinder learning. As far as using a tablet and I would guess a projector instead of a blackboard, well, my advice is design your curriculum without the technology in mind. And while putting it together, see if you can see an area where technology will enhance it. Another thing you could do is using the aformentioned curriculum, tell your students you are going to try using this tablet for a week or two. And then get their opinion on it. If the like it, and they say it helps, then you might be on to something. If they say it is no help, or it's distracting, or something like that, then scrap it. It really sounds like you have some toys and you want to play with them. If that's the case, leave them at home.
Took them long enough.
Not much on sarcasm, eh?
I suppose this means that the Apple Accessory fanboy is more important than the Mac fanboy.