Sounds like Audiosurf would make a great WiiWare title. You can already load MP3s onto an SD card and play them in certain games (Excite Truck), the balance board is a natural controller that can make the game more interesting (without being incredibly hard to add support for), and the price of Audiosurf fits in with other WiiWare games.
"Sir, we've received a tip that you've been illegially converting oxygen into carbon dioxide. Please put your hands behind your head and step outside."
"But-but everyone does that!"
"That's no excuse for breaking the law, sir. Now, please step outside. Don't make me use my taser."
Also, think about this. If you look at pr0n, doesn't it make you horny?
Now, let's talk about child pr0n. Doesn't matter whether it's virtual or not -- if you're a pedophile, it will still make you want to go out and act on that, just as 'normal' pr0n does for the non-sexual-deviant.
That's a pretty huge jump. You know, it's just as reasonable to say that when a pedophile is horny, he can look at virtual porn, masturbate, and satisfy his lust without a real child ever being put at risk.
So, what if a computer with an "AMD GAME! Ready" sticker sits on a shelf in a store for a bunch of months? Sure, it may have been great for the latest games when it was put there, but eventually, it'll be insufficient for current games and still have that sticker on it saying it can run new games.
Regardless, the biggest reason there are all these conspiracy theories that the Governments aren't forthcoming with their secrets. Personally, I believe this is the worst thing possible in a democratic society in a peace time environment.
It seems to me that the biggest reason is, rather, human nature. Something in people's brains, some moreso than others, makes them wonder just who's behind things, what people in power are keeping from us, and what isn't really random chance. Even if a government is completely open, we all know there would be some things that would still be kept secret.
Of course, when a government really is acting shady and not being accountable, that makes it easier for the general public to believe their are secret projects and suppression of information, but certain people will always come up with consipiracy theories, because that's just the way their minds work.
Actually, according to the article, he did abide by the agreement:
Game|Life contacted Mr. Thompson earlier today and were informed that the email was actually issued to Zelnick's lawyer. This would be in following with a prior settlement that prevents Mr. Thompson from contacting Take-Two, unless he does so through legal counsel.
"I sent it to Strauss Zelnick's attorney. I would never send it to his mother," Mr. Thompson told me.
But my point is that I am a piece of the universe itself. It's true I'm not the entire universe, but this means that at least parts of the universe do care.
The difference I see between personal phone calls at work and emails from a company account is that the phone calls don't all have xxx@MyCompany.com prominently attached to them. I don't care if someone is using their account for personal messages, but I don't want our company's name on illegal, pornographic, or offensive content.
Well, you could always dock your various dialogs to the bottom of the tool box, and hitting tab when you have an image window active will hide/restore the toolbox window, even if it's been minimized.
And then there are all the people who say violent video games are different from violent movies because you're actually controlling the character and committing the acts, thus getting conditioned to be more violent. It seems to me, though, that it's just as reasonable to say the movies get the viewers all worked up and primed for violence without giving them an outlet, making them more likely to commit real violence.
Definitely true. A number of cities installed red light cameras, and although they did reduce accidents, a good portion of the cameras were removed because they also reduced ticket revenues too much.
Wonder what they would charge to remove Windows completely
Oh, the Marx Brothers answered that question decades ago:
Spaulding: What do you fellas get an hour?
Ravelli: For playing, we get-a ten dollars an hour.
Spaulding: I see. What do you get for not playing?
Ravelli: Twelve dollars an hour.
Spaulding: Well, clip me off a piece of that.
Ravelli: Now for rehearsing, we make special rate. That's-a fifteen dollars an hour...That's-a for rehearsing.
Spaulding: And what do you get for not rehearsing?
Ravelli: You couldn't afford it. You see, if we don't rehearse, we a-don't play, and if we don't play (he snaps his finger) - that runs into money.
Just replace playing and rehearsing with installing bloatware and installing Windows.
So... you'd prefer it weren't in there, so there'd be no difference in the eyes of the law between knowingly connecting to someone else's network when they hadn't given explicit permission and accessing a network either accidentally (I thought I was connecting to Starbucks!) or because you thought it was meant for public use?
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Sounds like Audiosurf would make a great WiiWare title. You can already load MP3s onto an SD card and play them in certain games (Excite Truck), the balance board is a natural controller that can make the game more interesting (without being incredibly hard to add support for), and the price of Audiosurf fits in with other WiiWare games.
"Sir, we've received a tip that you've been illegially converting oxygen into carbon dioxide. Please put your hands behind your head and step outside."
"But-but everyone does that!"
"That's no excuse for breaking the law, sir. Now, please step outside. Don't make me use my taser."
Not yet, but soon, the way things have been going.
Open source projects.
So, what if a computer with an "AMD GAME! Ready" sticker sits on a shelf in a store for a bunch of months? Sure, it may have been great for the latest games when it was put there, but eventually, it'll be insufficient for current games and still have that sticker on it saying it can run new games.
"News for nerds."
Of course, when a government really is acting shady and not being accountable, that makes it easier for the general public to believe their are secret projects and suppression of information, but certain people will always come up with consipiracy theories, because that's just the way their minds work.
Be careful about reading this headline aloud. People nearby may get entirely the wrong idea of what sort of sites you visit.
Excellent. Kidnapping: the new means of state income.
Well, it shows the importance of peer review, I suppose.
It's just an amusing coincedence.
But my point is that I am a piece of the universe itself. It's true I'm not the entire universe, but this means that at least parts of the universe do care.
I care, and I'm part of the universe.
The difference I see between personal phone calls at work and emails from a company account is that the phone calls don't all have xxx@MyCompany.com prominently attached to them. I don't care if someone is using their account for personal messages, but I don't want our company's name on illegal, pornographic, or offensive content.
Well, you could always dock your various dialogs to the bottom of the tool box, and hitting tab when you have an image window active will hide/restore the toolbox window, even if it's been minimized.
And then there are all the people who say violent video games are different from violent movies because you're actually controlling the character and committing the acts, thus getting conditioned to be more violent. It seems to me, though, that it's just as reasonable to say the movies get the viewers all worked up and primed for violence without giving them an outlet, making them more likely to commit real violence.
It's adorable. Does he call it Bonaparte?
Definitely true. A number of cities installed red light cameras, and although they did reduce accidents, a good portion of the cameras were removed because they also reduced ticket revenues too much.
Clearly, Safari is beside itself with joy over its stellar performance.
Spaulding: What do you fellas get an hour?
Ravelli: For playing, we get-a ten dollars an hour.
Spaulding: I see. What do you get for not playing?
Ravelli: Twelve dollars an hour.
Spaulding: Well, clip me off a piece of that.
Ravelli: Now for rehearsing, we make special rate. That's-a fifteen dollars an hour...That's-a for rehearsing.
Spaulding: And what do you get for not rehearsing?
Ravelli: You couldn't afford it. You see, if we don't rehearse, we a-don't play, and if we don't play (he snaps his finger) - that runs into money.
Just replace playing and rehearsing with installing bloatware and installing Windows.
So... you'd prefer it weren't in there, so there'd be no difference in the eyes of the law between knowingly connecting to someone else's network when they hadn't given explicit permission and accessing a network either accidentally (I thought I was connecting to Starbucks!) or because you thought it was meant for public use?