That may be the best windows metaphor I've ever heard.
And it accurately describes why I always do clean installs instead of updates. Its become such a part of my standard procedure that when I upgraded my Mac to 10.6, I did a clean install even though I've never had a bit of trouble with upgrading OS X.
But you bet your bippy I'll do a clean install with Vista -> Win7. My only regret is Steam will have to re-download my games, which will probably take a day or so.
Yep. The major US chains (Regal, AMC, Ultrastar) all have unassigned seating. Basically first-come first-pick. So if you want to get a seat in the middle that is a reasonable distance from the screen you had best arrive 30-40 minutes before showtime and camp out in those seats until the movie starts.
I would trust my money ( Heck, I do trust my money) to a ITMS style micropayment model. Whenever I buy something from the iTunes store it prompts me for my password and then after the fact emails me a reciept. If Apple can do it, Google can do it.
Of course, do I WANT to pay to see news stories on the web? No I don't. But I could see that someone might.
"Oh you want to run this add on for WoW? Well, you can get that with out GaiKai with the WoW+â package. Just an extra $5 a month and you can run any* of these 20 addons!"
*limit 1 addon per account at a time. Subject to removal without notice. Attempts to circumvent, reverse engineer or modify GaiKai content will result in a immediate interruption of services without notice.
This is probably the future for most video games. Just like iTunes and Amazon were the "future" of music. There are a lot of people who just want to play their games and don't really care about resolution, compression noise and even a bit of latency. I figure a majority of people will use these services.
However, there is always going to be a market for games that doesn't involve this model. I like my Quad core 8gb ram gaming rig, and the fact that I can run a game at ungodly resolution. I like running community developed mods that the publisher may not endorse, or even approve of. There is a number of people who feel the same way. Also, as far as single player games go, I can run my 360 or PS3 without an internet connection and play them to my heart's content. My DS and PSP both have wi-fi, but I can't remember the last time i bothered to connect them.
Locally hosted gaming will always exist, but I do believe that this may well be the last generation we see this many devices on the market. One of the big 3 will probably bow out (or buy into one of the streaming services) after the next generation, especially if one of these services takes off in a big way.
Sarcasm aside, I'd buy an iPod touch with a data only 3G connection. I don't want voice service, but I'd love to get on the web from anywhere on my iPod.
Why YOU would want it? I don't know. I don't know you.
The average end user wants iPod + iTunes becasue it is easy to use, and designed to work together from the onset. You can buy an app or a track, download it and load it to your media player all through the same application. Its Apple's "walled garden" approach. You can't do everything (not by a long shot) but what it does is easy for the end user to understand.
Apple isn't after the average/.er, they are after the millions of people who use a computer because they HAVE to, not so much because they want to.
As a neighbor to San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), I say hear hear. I can't remember the last time I worried about SONGS going critical. Although it is fun when they test the "Doomsday Sirens".
Actually the chambers of Congress meet in the north and south wings on the Capitol building, the rotunda serves more of a museum role, with statues, busts, art and documents lining its walls. Also dead Presidents and other statesmen lie in state there on occasion.
I may be wrong here, what with numerous Lucas retcons, but If I remember correctly in the Expanded Universe it is told that the Sarlacc has a bizarre digestive tract that actually forces some sort of symbiosis or inverted parasitism where the larger creature, the Sarlacc, keeps the "host" alive inside its stomach and feeds directly off the "host" through leech like appendages.
Oh, and it reproduces with "space spores". Oh lord, I am such a nerd for knowing this.
I always thought it was as much an intimidation tool as actual armor. Kind of like a Samurai Mask. A sea of white "monster faced" troops running at you would be pretty intimidating. Well, intimidating until they start shooting and it becomes obvious that there is no marksmanship taught at the Imperial Academy.
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That may be the best windows metaphor I've ever heard.
And it accurately describes why I always do clean installs instead of updates. Its become such a part of my standard procedure that when I upgraded my Mac to 10.6, I did a clean install even though I've never had a bit of trouble with upgrading OS X.
But you bet your bippy I'll do a clean install with Vista -> Win7. My only regret is Steam will have to re-download my games, which will probably take a day or so.
Apparently so, but it did click "preview" and "submit" for him, so that's nice.
Yep. The major US chains (Regal, AMC, Ultrastar) all have unassigned seating. Basically first-come first-pick. So if you want to get a seat in the middle that is a reasonable distance from the screen you had best arrive 30-40 minutes before showtime and camp out in those seats until the movie starts.
I would trust my money ( Heck, I do trust my money) to a ITMS style micropayment model. Whenever I buy something from the iTunes store it prompts me for my password and then after the fact emails me a reciept. If Apple can do it, Google can do it.
Of course, do I WANT to pay to see news stories on the web? No I don't. But I could see that someone might.
I smell an a la carte pricing model!
"Oh you want to run this add on for WoW? Well, you can get that with out GaiKai with the WoW+â package. Just an extra $5 a month and you can run any* of these 20 addons!"
*limit 1 addon per account at a time. Subject to removal without notice. Attempts to circumvent, reverse engineer or modify GaiKai content will result in a immediate interruption of services without notice.
This is probably the future for most video games. Just like iTunes and Amazon were the "future" of music. There are a lot of people who just want to play their games and don't really care about resolution, compression noise and even a bit of latency. I figure a majority of people will use these services.
However, there is always going to be a market for games that doesn't involve this model. I like my Quad core 8gb ram gaming rig, and the fact that I can run a game at ungodly resolution. I like running community developed mods that the publisher may not endorse, or even approve of. There is a number of people who feel the same way. Also, as far as single player games go, I can run my 360 or PS3 without an internet connection and play them to my heart's content. My DS and PSP both have wi-fi, but I can't remember the last time i bothered to connect them.
Locally hosted gaming will always exist, but I do believe that this may well be the last generation we see this many devices on the market. One of the big 3 will probably bow out (or buy into one of the streaming services) after the next generation, especially if one of these services takes off in a big way.
Sarcasm aside, I'd buy an iPod touch with a data only 3G connection. I don't want voice service, but I'd love to get on the web from anywhere on my iPod.
Why YOU would want it? I don't know. I don't know you.
The average end user wants iPod + iTunes becasue it is easy to use, and designed to work together from the onset. You can buy an app or a track, download it and load it to your media player all through the same application. Its Apple's "walled garden" approach. You can't do everything (not by a long shot) but what it does is easy for the end user to understand.
Apple isn't after the average /.er, they are after the millions of people who use a computer because they HAVE to, not so much because they want to.
I have been shown who is the boss.
Thanks for the corrections. I actually knew that somewhere in the back of my brain, but obviously my words didn't show it.
To Correct my statement:
I can't remember the last time I worried about SONGS suffering a "Nuclear Accident".
Car analogies.... is there anything they can't explain?
As a neighbor to San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), I say hear hear. I can't remember the last time I worried about SONGS going critical. Although it is fun when they test the "Doomsday Sirens".
You should see them before the donuts....
sudo mod parent +1 insightful
password: **********
modding.... [35%]
You'd think that Nielsen would be more willing to compromise on the DVR issue, since all the "big spending" demographic groups use them heavily.
All these worlds are yours except Europa
Attempt no landings there
Use them together
Use them in peace
Doc: Well here's the problem right here... "Made in Japan!" Marty: What do ya mean Doc? All the best stuffs made in Japan! Doc: Great Scott!
Jokes aside, what does this mean for Linux? Is it protected from SCO coming after anybody who makes a *nix based OS?
Really, using 10.5.8 as an example, I'd describe it as follows:
.5 - Major Version like "XP" or "9.xx"
.8 - Minor Version like "SP2" or "X.04"
10 - OS Branding, like "Windows" or "Ubuntu"
Ok, who let the tribble lovers in?
Population of Alderaan > Death Star Garrison
Of course, technically Grand Moff Tarkin ordered the destruction of Alderaan...
Nitpick here.
Actually the chambers of Congress meet in the north and south wings on the Capitol building, the rotunda serves more of a museum role, with statues, busts, art and documents lining its walls. Also dead Presidents and other statesmen lie in state there on occasion.
To be fair, in the 80's he was (mostly) ruining the Ewoks... and as they say on the interwebs: "And nothing of value was lost."
Or watch Mallrats.
I may be wrong here, what with numerous Lucas retcons, but If I remember correctly in the Expanded Universe it is told that the Sarlacc has a bizarre digestive tract that actually forces some sort of symbiosis or inverted parasitism where the larger creature, the Sarlacc, keeps the "host" alive inside its stomach and feeds directly off the "host" through leech like appendages.
Oh, and it reproduces with "space spores". Oh lord, I am such a nerd for knowing this.
I always thought it was as much an intimidation tool as actual armor. Kind of like a Samurai Mask. A sea of white "monster faced" troops running at you would be pretty intimidating. Well, intimidating until they start shooting and it becomes obvious that there is no marksmanship taught at the Imperial Academy.