Oh, and the trailer (what I could make out of it) looks pretty damned good.
From what I could see, it looks decent. There are a lot of characters from the comics making an appearance, including gambit and what looks like juggernaut. Wolverine's origin is one of the better comics that I've read, and they got Hugh Jackman back.
The things that worry me are Gavin Hood directing and how badly they messed up the last movie. From his imdb page, it looks like he's extremely inexperienced.
I'm going to go ahead and call bullshit. My dad was an electrical engineer and raised a very large family on that one salary. We never suffered for lack of money and my mom got to stay at home and pay attention to the kids. I've got three siblings that are raising families on a single income and when I have children, I'll do it too.
It's just a matter of priorities. If someone wants to raise children on a single income while the other parent stays at home, it's entirely possible to do so as long as they're willing to cut back on luxuries. Maybe they'll have to stay in tents instead of staying in hotels during vacations, and maybe they'll eat out with the family only once a year, but they can do it. It's all about priorities, and nowadays it doesn't seem like family's as much of a priority as it used to be.
I hope it can also use self-loathing, otherwise there's a large segment of the youporn population that's not contributing.
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Who's more likely to buy Doom 4, someone who hasn't played any doom game in decades or someone who still plays doom 1 & 2 regularly using different mods? Communities build up, buzz is generated through the grassroots, if the community's any good it may even grow and spread, which would make your next game even bigger.
But it's implemented everywhere and quite easily. JSON is, by definition, native javascript code, the only part that gets added is the validation to ensure that no other code sneaks in at the same time. Asking for native JSON support in javascript is like asking for native array support in C.
Check out some of the things that they're rating it on, too. A lot of their complaints and ratings come from communication and support issues, where most open source software fails. That's why there's a service industry being built up around open source software. You'll also notice that they didn't rate any software that has a big company behind it, like RHEL or MySQL or anything like that.
That being said, these are valid complaints, and if external support is going to be an issue with your company, then you need to think very carefully about whether open source software is right for you.
You're not taking into account the probability that a technician will be wrong and that the DNA test would be wrong, thereby making the conclusion correct, thus yielding 1 / (200 + 1.3 k-jillion)
I would have a hard time believing that they wouldn't know and correct for the rates of their chosen set when calculating the probabilities of a matched set.
And I would have a hard time believing that the prosecution gives a damn whether what they present is accurate as long as they can get the conviction. I have yet to see a prosecutor in real life who's more concerned with finding the truth than getting the conviction.
For the US, there are still twice as many xboxs that have been sold than ps3s. If you include Europe, it's 1.5x as many. Japan, of course, skews those numbers worldwide, but there's still a wide gulf between the xbox and ps3 in terms of how many are actually in homes. Game makers are hesitant to release games for the ps3 exclusively, even when Sony offers a lot of money for that exclusivity. Hell, even Final Fantasy 13 isn't going to be exclusive, and their main line has been exclusive to the playstation since the ps1.
I expect that sales of the ps3 will continue to be high simply because it's a great blu ray player that gets most of the games that the xbox gets, but I doubt that they're going to sell games as fast as the xbox does and their hardware sales will fall dramatically this holiday season when a really good, relatively cheap blu-ray player comes out. The ps3 won't die or reach the levels of irrelevancy that the gamecube ever reached, but I doubt that it'll pass the 360.
What kind of games are you looking for? Zack and Wiki was a fairly good puzzle game, Super Mario Galaxy was a fun game, and Metroid Prime is quite good as well. Brawl is great, but you already mentioned that. Twilight Princess is also quite good. Okami is also amazing, although I only speak from secondhand experience on that one. From what I've seen, there's at least a few games out for every gamers taste, and there's certainly more to come.
What a ridiculous false dichotomy. This would be as stupid as saying that WoW proves more people want to play on their PCs than want to play on a console; after all, there are more people on WoW than own a Wii or DS, and that's not even counting the number of housewives and others who are playing Zuma or similar casual games. PC gaming isn't dead, consoles are just entering their golden age.
You know, my parents ran our family as a dictatorship. We never voted on anything and we never got to choose what the house rules were. That doesn't keep us from participating in elections and getting politically active.
Kids aren't full grown adults and they shouldn't be treated as such. If you raise them properly they'll be able to understand the differences between home and government and act accordingly. Also, sometimes lojacking the car is going too far, sometimes it's not. Things like that should be taken on a case by case basis.
To add my two cents, it goes in and out of standby with no issues, runs for days without problems (better than my ubuntu), and is relatively snappy the entire time. The only thing I have a problem with is the occasional headache trying to get a LAMP stack running on it while UAC is turned on.
I see no reason that this isn't a good slashdot question. HD radio is somewhat cutting edge and they're asking for hardware that will work in a specific way. Technology is very much in the realm of slashdot's interest, and asking if such devices can work with Linux makes sense, since Linux allows more freedom with the content than the hardware likely will, as anyone with a myth box can tell you.
I also don't fling it across the house - but I don't do that to my socket wrenches either.
Yes, I don't fling my "socket wrenches" across the house either, at that point I refer to them as "what happens when dinner's not ready on time" or simply "reminders".
you might want to re-read the list again, or look at the provided quote. He specifically says that they don't have a low end model, although it might be a typo or poorly phrased statement.
What they lack are the super cheap entry level disposable junk...They do lack a moderate price expandable tower
So, hardware-wise, they only sell high end stuff. The thing with the high end is that you start getting diminishing returns. I build moderate towers for half what the high end computers would cost and get 75% of the performance at least, although often it's closer to 80% or 90%. From what I've seen, macs tend to fall later on the curve than I (and most people I know) like to hit, after the performance-per-dollar starts declining.
Of course, that's just my opinion, many people prefer to buy there, and for them macs are just fine.
You're right, it's obviously the volume and not the fact that selling legitimate Tiffany jewelry wouldn't be grounds for a lawsuit whereas any selling of the Church of Scientology's equipment would be grounds for a lawsuit.
I'm no friend of EBay or the CoS, but come on, these are two very different issues. If Tiffany was trying to pull all their jewelry from the site regardless of authenticity (like the CoS does), then this would be a very different story.
Unless, that is, you hate freedom. *accusing stare*
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It could also be the metric of a good TV show. Arrested Development and Firefly are very profitable DVD sets.
There's a shot near the end of a boy that's about the age of Wolverine in the origin story.
Oh, and the trailer (what I could make out of it) looks pretty damned good.
From what I could see, it looks decent. There are a lot of characters from the comics making an appearance, including gambit and what looks like juggernaut. Wolverine's origin is one of the better comics that I've read, and they got Hugh Jackman back.
The things that worry me are Gavin Hood directing and how badly they messed up the last movie. From his imdb page, it looks like he's extremely inexperienced.
I would recommend you watch the south park episode on the matter.
Great, now I'm going to start getting spam about using thallium to enhance my testicles.
I'm going to go ahead and call bullshit. My dad was an electrical engineer and raised a very large family on that one salary. We never suffered for lack of money and my mom got to stay at home and pay attention to the kids. I've got three siblings that are raising families on a single income and when I have children, I'll do it too.
It's just a matter of priorities. If someone wants to raise children on a single income while the other parent stays at home, it's entirely possible to do so as long as they're willing to cut back on luxuries. Maybe they'll have to stay in tents instead of staying in hotels during vacations, and maybe they'll eat out with the family only once a year, but they can do it. It's all about priorities, and nowadays it doesn't seem like family's as much of a priority as it used to be.
I hope it can also use self-loathing, otherwise there's a large segment of the youporn population that's not contributing.
Who's more likely to buy Doom 4, someone who hasn't played any doom game in decades or someone who still plays doom 1 & 2 regularly using different mods? Communities build up, buzz is generated through the grassroots, if the community's any good it may even grow and spread, which would make your next game even bigger.
My life for Aiur...I mean, ire.
But it's implemented everywhere and quite easily. JSON is, by definition, native javascript code, the only part that gets added is the validation to ensure that no other code sneaks in at the same time. Asking for native JSON support in javascript is like asking for native array support in C.
Check out some of the things that they're rating it on, too. A lot of their complaints and ratings come from communication and support issues, where most open source software fails. That's why there's a service industry being built up around open source software. You'll also notice that they didn't rate any software that has a big company behind it, like RHEL or MySQL or anything like that.
That being said, these are valid complaints, and if external support is going to be an issue with your company, then you need to think very carefully about whether open source software is right for you.
Elctra-lite: no plot, no dialog, just Jennifer Garner in red leather occasionally fighting.
You're not taking into account the probability that a technician will be wrong and that the DNA test would be wrong, thereby making the conclusion correct, thus yielding 1 / (200 + 1.3 k-jillion)
I would have a hard time believing that they wouldn't know and correct for the rates of their chosen set when calculating the probabilities of a matched set.
And I would have a hard time believing that the prosecution gives a damn whether what they present is accurate as long as they can get the conviction. I have yet to see a prosecutor in real life who's more concerned with finding the truth than getting the conviction.
For the US, there are still twice as many xboxs that have been sold than ps3s. If you include Europe, it's 1.5x as many. Japan, of course, skews those numbers worldwide, but there's still a wide gulf between the xbox and ps3 in terms of how many are actually in homes. Game makers are hesitant to release games for the ps3 exclusively, even when Sony offers a lot of money for that exclusivity. Hell, even Final Fantasy 13 isn't going to be exclusive, and their main line has been exclusive to the playstation since the ps1.
I expect that sales of the ps3 will continue to be high simply because it's a great blu ray player that gets most of the games that the xbox gets, but I doubt that they're going to sell games as fast as the xbox does and their hardware sales will fall dramatically this holiday season when a really good, relatively cheap blu-ray player comes out. The ps3 won't die or reach the levels of irrelevancy that the gamecube ever reached, but I doubt that it'll pass the 360.
What kind of games are you looking for? Zack and Wiki was a fairly good puzzle game, Super Mario Galaxy was a fun game, and Metroid Prime is quite good as well. Brawl is great, but you already mentioned that. Twilight Princess is also quite good. Okami is also amazing, although I only speak from secondhand experience on that one. From what I've seen, there's at least a few games out for every gamers taste, and there's certainly more to come.
What a ridiculous false dichotomy. This would be as stupid as saying that WoW proves more people want to play on their PCs than want to play on a console; after all, there are more people on WoW than own a Wii or DS, and that's not even counting the number of housewives and others who are playing Zuma or similar casual games. PC gaming isn't dead, consoles are just entering their golden age.
You know, my parents ran our family as a dictatorship. We never voted on anything and we never got to choose what the house rules were. That doesn't keep us from participating in elections and getting politically active.
Kids aren't full grown adults and they shouldn't be treated as such. If you raise them properly they'll be able to understand the differences between home and government and act accordingly. Also, sometimes lojacking the car is going too far, sometimes it's not. Things like that should be taken on a case by case basis.
To add my two cents, it goes in and out of standby with no issues, runs for days without problems (better than my ubuntu), and is relatively snappy the entire time. The only thing I have a problem with is the occasional headache trying to get a LAMP stack running on it while UAC is turned on.
I see no reason that this isn't a good slashdot question. HD radio is somewhat cutting edge and they're asking for hardware that will work in a specific way. Technology is very much in the realm of slashdot's interest, and asking if such devices can work with Linux makes sense, since Linux allows more freedom with the content than the hardware likely will, as anyone with a myth box can tell you.
I also don't fling it across the house - but I don't do that to my socket wrenches either.
Yes, I don't fling my "socket wrenches" across the house either, at that point I refer to them as "what happens when dinner's not ready on time" or simply "reminders".
you might want to re-read the list again, or look at the provided quote. He specifically says that they don't have a low end model, although it might be a typo or poorly phrased statement.
What they lack are the super cheap entry level disposable junk...They do lack a moderate price expandable tower
So, hardware-wise, they only sell high end stuff. The thing with the high end is that you start getting diminishing returns. I build moderate towers for half what the high end computers would cost and get 75% of the performance at least, although often it's closer to 80% or 90%. From what I've seen, macs tend to fall later on the curve than I (and most people I know) like to hit, after the performance-per-dollar starts declining.
Of course, that's just my opinion, many people prefer to buy there, and for them macs are just fine.
You're right, it's obviously the volume and not the fact that selling legitimate Tiffany jewelry wouldn't be grounds for a lawsuit whereas any selling of the Church of Scientology's equipment would be grounds for a lawsuit.
I'm no friend of EBay or the CoS, but come on, these are two very different issues. If Tiffany was trying to pull all their jewelry from the site regardless of authenticity (like the CoS does), then this would be a very different story.
You could just come to America.
Unless, that is, you hate freedom. *accusing stare*
Disclaimer: the above comment was made in jest; in no way, shape, or form should it be taken as the true opinion of the author. America is not inherently superior to other countries, but the premise can make for a good joke.
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