The Hercules machine is quite a draw at the back of the Cedar Point main arcade. I still play it every now and then just because its different than the normal pinball machines because of the sheer size. I enjoy nothing more in an arcade than a few decent pinball machines.
Unfortunately, there are too many websites that require you to activate your account by clicking on a link in your email. Even though I consider myself a decent bit smarter than your average Joe when it comes to computers and security, I didn't even think about that problem until now, reading about it. With simple HTML, you can have a URL display as a perfectly unambiguous URL, when in fact it is malicious (in the sense that it wasn't intended for proper use, not in the code sense).
Ever heard of comparative and absolute advantage? Oh, and another thing, we don't really lose the jobs, people just retrain, or move elsewhere where they are useful in the workplace with their current education/experience.
Free trade based upon comparative and absolute advantage is what advances our economy, and the economy of others. Why spend our resources on something that costs us more than for someone else to make/do when we could be using them more efficiently? If you want to reach absolute efficiency, you have to participate in free trade, including the job market.
I seem to remember Gibson being a sponsor/partner for at least Guitar Hero 3...I find it hard to believe that they just "forgot" about this particular patent until now, especially since Guitar Hero has been out for so long and the controller has been a Gibson guitar mockup for the past two games.
Ah, Lode Runner...time to go out and see if I can find that game somewhere on the vast expanse of the internet. I played that a lot when I was younger. I still remember the first computer my mom and I had, a Compaq with Windows 3.1.1. The Sierra Original games were another good series. Echoquest and the Island of Dr. Brain. Wonderful way to learn DOS, since that's how you had to start the games up.
Fair use, anyone?
I bought the music, and if it was a digital copy, why should they have any say on me paying more so I can listen to it in my car since I don't have the means to use my iPod in my car? Oh, that's right, they want to control where, when, and and what I listen to their crap on.
Let go of the dying business model. Give your consumers their proper power. I would bet things like this only encourage more people to just say "screw you" and download illegally.
In addition, wouldn't you be using Premier Pro for video editing, and After Effects for special FX, custom transitions, and text FX? Of course, I've never been able to get After Effects to work properly on both my XP machine at home or on my MBP, at least for the trial version, thus why I haven't bought the full version.
After an entire summer of working at Cedar Point with DDR Supernova machines at my disposal during my time off, I would think the new DDR game for the Wii would be an excellent candidate game for a study like this. I was usually sweating rather heavily after two rounds of DDR in the arcade on difficult 6 or 7 footers (I usually played at 9pm, when temps were about mid to low 70s, average indoor temp.), and by the time I finished my normal three or four rounds, I was breathing pretty heavily and my legs felt about ready to give. I'm not out of shape either, having ran cross and track, as well as playing volleyball whenever I get the chance.
So yeah, do the study again with DDR on at least medium difficulty and I think you'll get some very interesting results.
Why does this surprise anyone? Take a look at the actions of corporate America a few years back, even a decade, maybe two. Things like this happen all the time. Will the retained execs really help the company? Only time will tell, and history shows us mixed results. We'll know if it was a wise decision in about 6 months. Until then, sit back and enjoy the roller coaster ride.
I would be thanking them for the free marketing...that is, if people watch any more than the first 5 seconds once they realize its a propaganda campaign. But a lot of people won't listen past the first few seconds once they realize what it is, so forget the free marketing for Apple and iTunes. I'm sure they'll do well enough this holiday season anyway.
Now, as for some of the claims made in the commercial, anyone that is halfway competent with a computer would know that the claims are mostly crap. Like most of you, I laugh hysterically at the part about compilation sets. Seriously, this is one consumer group and business model that won't be around too much longer if they continue as they have been for a while now.
All this back-and-forth about things like the cast, directors, etc...is fine and dandy, but what I care about right now is the soundtrack. There is only one person I would trust with a soundtrack for the Hobbit, Howard Shore. Like the movie, I feel that the Two Towers soundtrack was a little lackluster, but FOTR and ROTK were absolutely wonderful! Oh, and while we're on the subject, can we get Annie Lennox back for a vocal take or two? Into the West is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in a movie soundtrack; right up there with the main Jurassic Park theme (love the French Horn part, hauntingly beautiful) and a lot of other Williams stuff, in my book.
The music is a lot of what really made the movies effective in getting across the appropriate emotions, and has moved me to tears on more than one occasion. If Howard doesn't do the scoring, I don't know if a good score is possible (I'm using a little bit of sarcasm...but not very much).
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The Hercules machine is quite a draw at the back of the Cedar Point main arcade. I still play it every now and then just because its different than the normal pinball machines because of the sheer size. I enjoy nothing more in an arcade than a few decent pinball machines.
Actually, I believe you were looking for: In Soviet Russia, internet browses you.
Unfortunately, there are too many websites that require you to activate your account by clicking on a link in your email. Even though I consider myself a decent bit smarter than your average Joe when it comes to computers and security, I didn't even think about that problem until now, reading about it. With simple HTML, you can have a URL display as a perfectly unambiguous URL, when in fact it is malicious (in the sense that it wasn't intended for proper use, not in the code sense).
Ever heard of comparative and absolute advantage? Oh, and another thing, we don't really lose the jobs, people just retrain, or move elsewhere where they are useful in the workplace with their current education/experience. Free trade based upon comparative and absolute advantage is what advances our economy, and the economy of others. Why spend our resources on something that costs us more than for someone else to make/do when we could be using them more efficiently? If you want to reach absolute efficiency, you have to participate in free trade, including the job market.
I seem to remember Gibson being a sponsor/partner for at least Guitar Hero 3...I find it hard to believe that they just "forgot" about this particular patent until now, especially since Guitar Hero has been out for so long and the controller has been a Gibson guitar mockup for the past two games.
Ah, Lode Runner...time to go out and see if I can find that game somewhere on the vast expanse of the internet. I played that a lot when I was younger. I still remember the first computer my mom and I had, a Compaq with Windows 3.1.1. The Sierra Original games were another good series. Echoquest and the Island of Dr. Brain. Wonderful way to learn DOS, since that's how you had to start the games up.
Fair use, anyone? I bought the music, and if it was a digital copy, why should they have any say on me paying more so I can listen to it in my car since I don't have the means to use my iPod in my car? Oh, that's right, they want to control where, when, and and what I listen to their crap on. Let go of the dying business model. Give your consumers their proper power. I would bet things like this only encourage more people to just say "screw you" and download illegally.
In addition, wouldn't you be using Premier Pro for video editing, and After Effects for special FX, custom transitions, and text FX? Of course, I've never been able to get After Effects to work properly on both my XP machine at home or on my MBP, at least for the trial version, thus why I haven't bought the full version.
After an entire summer of working at Cedar Point with DDR Supernova machines at my disposal during my time off, I would think the new DDR game for the Wii would be an excellent candidate game for a study like this. I was usually sweating rather heavily after two rounds of DDR in the arcade on difficult 6 or 7 footers (I usually played at 9pm, when temps were about mid to low 70s, average indoor temp.), and by the time I finished my normal three or four rounds, I was breathing pretty heavily and my legs felt about ready to give. I'm not out of shape either, having ran cross and track, as well as playing volleyball whenever I get the chance. So yeah, do the study again with DDR on at least medium difficulty and I think you'll get some very interesting results.
Why does this surprise anyone? Take a look at the actions of corporate America a few years back, even a decade, maybe two. Things like this happen all the time. Will the retained execs really help the company? Only time will tell, and history shows us mixed results. We'll know if it was a wise decision in about 6 months. Until then, sit back and enjoy the roller coaster ride.
I would be thanking them for the free marketing...that is, if people watch any more than the first 5 seconds once they realize its a propaganda campaign. But a lot of people won't listen past the first few seconds once they realize what it is, so forget the free marketing for Apple and iTunes. I'm sure they'll do well enough this holiday season anyway. Now, as for some of the claims made in the commercial, anyone that is halfway competent with a computer would know that the claims are mostly crap. Like most of you, I laugh hysterically at the part about compilation sets. Seriously, this is one consumer group and business model that won't be around too much longer if they continue as they have been for a while now.
All this back-and-forth about things like the cast, directors, etc...is fine and dandy, but what I care about right now is the soundtrack. There is only one person I would trust with a soundtrack for the Hobbit, Howard Shore. Like the movie, I feel that the Two Towers soundtrack was a little lackluster, but FOTR and ROTK were absolutely wonderful! Oh, and while we're on the subject, can we get Annie Lennox back for a vocal take or two? Into the West is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in a movie soundtrack; right up there with the main Jurassic Park theme (love the French Horn part, hauntingly beautiful) and a lot of other Williams stuff, in my book. The music is a lot of what really made the movies effective in getting across the appropriate emotions, and has moved me to tears on more than one occasion. If Howard doesn't do the scoring, I don't know if a good score is possible (I'm using a little bit of sarcasm...but not very much).