One reason I like Directv is that on the channel guide, any show that is in HD (For the sake of this comment, HD= 780p or higher) is marked with a [HD] next to the title. It helps me figure out if I'm going to get a high def show/movie in all of it's 16:9 glory or if I'm getting a pillarboxed SD show on the HD channel.
The first device capable of playing a Blu-Ray was produced in 2003. However at over $3,000, it was not a consumer device. 2006 marked the release of the PS3 and several other Blu-Ray players that were at a price point that could be justified as affordable (but at $500+, still very expensive). Therefore, while GP is technically correct, parent is more accurate.
Depends on who you ask. 720p gives you a smoother framerate, but on big screens (50" and up) 720p will begin to show its resolution limitations. 1080i even with its refresh rate, can look more "sharp" on a big TV or monitor, especially at under than 10 feet of viewing distance.
If you buy the Blu-ray Disc Remote for an extra $20 - $25... not bad. If you try to do it with the Dualshock 3 (or sixaxis) its more or less as clunky as the PS2's DVD player.
Its just the "-1 (disagree)" modding that happens early on when you post a comment that somebody doesn't agree with. It'll self-correct soon and you'll be back on the plus side. I'd do it myself if I was modding today, but alas, the robot overlord did not bless me with mod points today.
I thought you had to do the "move the date up by a week" hack to beat him without killing/disabling him.
but yeah, I guess you are right... it was programmed in that way. But my opinion stands that beating him (non-lethally no less!) was one of my proudest accomplishments in gaming.
This service is not just an app though. Find my iPhone requires a MobileMe account ( the new branding of.Mac) which will cost you $99/yr. As a questionably useful insurance policy on finding your phone, not really a good deal, however MobileMe does have many other great features that make it worth the money, but I wouldn't sign up the service just in case I ever lose my phone and want to confront a thief.
OK, first the disclosure:
I am 30. Video Games are my main hobby. I've owned at least one console from every generation from Atari 2600 onward. I also PC game.
I see games as the same type of hobby as golf. Now before you come at me with games=sedentary golf=active, I don't mean in terms of physical activity. I refer to the time and money spent on a pastime that will not generate YOU income (pro golf is not a hobby, but a sport). To be a avid golfer, you'll spend hundreds of dollars a year to play this game. You'll need to buy new clubs, bags, balls and other items intermittently. You'll pay from a dozen bucks for greens fees up to hundreds for a country club membership. You'll spend hours a week ( most of my pals that golf will go at least once a week) playing. And at the end of the day, all you have to show for it is a scorecard.
I guess what I am trying to say is that to some, that cheat code is like lying on your scorecard. To some, the experience is the thing and whether the record shows you shot a 73 or a 200, you had fun. But there are some of us that feel like we worked very hard for our score and even though it seems trivial to an outsider, we feel a bit put out over "casual" players getting to experience the same excitement we feel after investing out time and effort into our chosen hobby.
However, I would be fully satisfied if these games simply had coded into them a system that shows that none of these cheats (or easy mode, or what have you) were used. I am not bothered in the least that someone else gets to experience the whole game. I just want ( and I know it is juvenile and egotistical) to have something to show for my efforts in my hobby.
It seems I have written a novel. Oh dear. tl;dr: "hardcore gamers" don't want their accomplishments cheapened.
If your city is large enough for 2 million, but only is occupied by 800,000 people, then your population density is probably pretty low (at least by urban standards). TFA seems to say that if we shrink these cities to a size that INCREASES the pop. density by selective demolition of abandoned areas that the mass transit, police, and other emergency services could be not only more efficient, but cost less to the taxpayer.
What the US state dept did was ask Twitter to delay their routine maintenance, which they had planned run at 2:00 am PST or so (9:00 UTC) until it was overnight in Iran (roughly 21:30 UTC) so that any tweeters that were getting info out would not be interrupted as much. It was still meddling technically, but much much more passive.
If television is to be believed, we'll set up colonies on far flung worlds, but the AI we create to manage it all will decide we are a plague on the cosmos and try to wipe us out. Then after a while, they'll turn out to have been among us all along and we'll go settle what turns out to be Earth. Then we'll fly our space armada into the sun and become cavemen.
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One reason I like Directv is that on the channel guide, any show that is in HD (For the sake of this comment, HD= 780p or higher) is marked with a [HD] next to the title. It helps me figure out if I'm going to get a high def show/movie in all of it's 16:9 glory or if I'm getting a pillarboxed SD show on the HD channel.
The first device capable of playing a Blu-Ray was produced in 2003. However at over $3,000, it was not a consumer device. 2006 marked the release of the PS3 and several other Blu-Ray players that were at a price point that could be justified as affordable (but at $500+, still very expensive). Therefore, while GP is technically correct, parent is more accurate.
Depends on who you ask. 720p gives you a smoother framerate, but on big screens (50" and up) 720p will begin to show its resolution limitations. 1080i even with its refresh rate, can look more "sharp" on a big TV or monitor, especially at under than 10 feet of viewing distance.
If you buy the Blu-ray Disc Remote for an extra $20 - $25... not bad. If you try to do it with the Dualshock 3 (or sixaxis) its more or less as clunky as the PS2's DVD player.
Its just the "-1 (disagree)" modding that happens early on when you post a comment that somebody doesn't agree with. It'll self-correct soon and you'll be back on the plus side. I'd do it myself if I was modding today, but alas, the robot overlord did not bless me with mod points today.
I thought you had to do the "move the date up by a week" hack to beat him without killing/disabling him.
but yeah, I guess you are right... it was programmed in that way. But my opinion stands that beating him (non-lethally no less!) was one of my proudest accomplishments in gaming.
This service is not just an app though. Find my iPhone requires a MobileMe account ( the new branding of .Mac) which will cost you $99/yr. As a questionably useful insurance policy on finding your phone, not really a good deal, however MobileMe does have many other great features that make it worth the money, but I wouldn't sign up the service just in case I ever lose my phone and want to confront a thief.
ymmv though.
Sim City had a punishment system set up for cheating. SHIFT + F U N D would get you more cash, but after 4 times, it would trigger an earthquake.
OK, first the disclosure:
I am 30. Video Games are my main hobby. I've owned at least one console from every generation from Atari 2600 onward. I also PC game.
I see games as the same type of hobby as golf. Now before you come at me with games=sedentary golf=active, I don't mean in terms of physical activity. I refer to the time and money spent on a pastime that will not generate YOU income (pro golf is not a hobby, but a sport). To be a avid golfer, you'll spend hundreds of dollars a year to play this game. You'll need to buy new clubs, bags, balls and other items intermittently. You'll pay from a dozen bucks for greens fees up to hundreds for a country club membership. You'll spend hours a week ( most of my pals that golf will go at least once a week) playing. And at the end of the day, all you have to show for it is a scorecard.
I guess what I am trying to say is that to some, that cheat code is like lying on your scorecard. To some, the experience is the thing and whether the record shows you shot a 73 or a 200, you had fun. But there are some of us that feel like we worked very hard for our score and even though it seems trivial to an outsider, we feel a bit put out over "casual" players getting to experience the same excitement we feel after investing out time and effort into our chosen hobby.
However, I would be fully satisfied if these games simply had coded into them a system that shows that none of these cheats (or easy mode, or what have you) were used. I am not bothered in the least that someone else gets to experience the whole game. I just want ( and I know it is juvenile and egotistical) to have something to show for my efforts in my hobby.
It seems I have written a novel. Oh dear.
tl;dr: "hardcore gamers" don't want their accomplishments cheapened.
Not to mention infinite ammo:
idkfa
Two words to people who thought that level was hard:
The End
Horribly awfully hard, but the satisfaction of beating him is almost euphoric.
If your city is large enough for 2 million, but only is occupied by 800,000 people, then your population density is probably pretty low (at least by urban standards). TFA seems to say that if we shrink these cities to a size that INCREASES the pop. density by selective demolition of abandoned areas that the mass transit, police, and other emergency services could be not only more efficient, but cost less to the taxpayer.
Although, I'll bet its on a number of people's to-do lists.
Jeez! even the weather and sunlight is depressing!
Now that song always reminds me of Clerks 2.
The cars that the corner shop down my street makes are awful.
I find that RIM's newer browser beats opera mini, and is comparable with opera mobile.
Although accoring to the all-knowing all-seeing wikipedia, there are camels in Iran.
Not quite a proper analogy.
What the US state dept did was ask Twitter to delay their routine maintenance, which they had planned run at 2:00 am PST or so (9:00 UTC) until it was overnight in Iran (roughly 21:30 UTC) so that any tweeters that were getting info out would not be interrupted as much. It was still meddling technically, but much much more passive.
Well, its about time.
Now I'm no astrophysicist, so I cannot tell if any of those possibilities applies.
Why is it that when I read that, I imagined you saying it in an "aw shucks" Matlock style:
"Now, ya Honor.... I ain't one of them big city Astrophysicists...."
The funniest part is that they beat Miami. Who plays in Miami? The Marlins. Established in 1993.
Back to the Future 2? Filmed in 1989.
The only thing they got wrong is that the Marlins and Cubs are both National League. Somebody needs to get moved to the AL.
THE DAY AFTER (TOMORROW x (360 x 10^9))!
Wonder what the movie poster will look like.
If television is to be believed, we'll set up colonies on far flung worlds, but the AI we create to manage it all will decide we are a plague on the cosmos and try to wipe us out. Then after a while, they'll turn out to have been among us all along and we'll go settle what turns out to be Earth. Then we'll fly our space armada into the sun and become cavemen.
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