The graphic equalizer for the iPod (from what I've seen personally, they may have improved it) consists of presets. Rock, Jazz, etc. You'd think that awesome wheel could be used to let you scroll up and down a few bars on an equalizer.
I was really disappointed when I got my hands on an iPod from a buddy and tried it out for a day or two. One thing Apple has usually been good at is including better software by default compared to Windows (compare GarageBand to Sound Recorder, or iPhoto to MS Paint). You'd think they would have done a better job on the iPod's software.
This is the first I hear of EGM closing. A general letter out to the subscribers would have really been appreciated. I had like a year left on my subscription. ):<
I run a computer lab for a local nonprofit and I'd very much like to read that guide. Is it a book, or do you have a link? Exact title I could search Amazon for? etc.
Yeah, the point is, in a city it'd be a bitch to dig up the ground to put in a septic pump. Concrete, avoiding existing pipes and wires... there would be an uproar.
Guitar Hero / Rock Band are party games, much like DDR. I don't suspect that everyone who plays DDR is going to go to dance class.
I'm learning to play the drums and I've found Rock Band has been very useful in teaching me to keep up with my timing. Way more fun and useful than a metronome and notes on a page.
Imagine if music teachers at school used Rock Band/Guitar Hero drums to teach the kids timing. I wonder if they would learn things faster?
Broadband companies really need to go with a "try our service at this kiosk" sort of thing. I suspect if older people who were on the Internet could see how well Broadband works in places like malls, Best Buys, etc. they would switch in droves.
Of course, said kiosks would have to have filters to blacklist objectionable content, but still... yeah.
instead of having people force you to buy Broadband you don't want. (If you're paying taxes, you're paying for it.)
So if some nutty religious group decided that they didn't want the government to pay for plumbing in your city any more ("We don't want our taxes spent on that, you should poop in the woods like God intended!"), would you be fine with having to install a septic pump?
$50 a year. All that really gets you is the demos/videos/etc. a week earlier and the ability to play online. Cross-game friends list and all of the other smooth stuff comes with the Silver (free) package.
MS actually makes Live worth the $50 a year if you play console games online. (I don't, but a few of my friends do.) Sony's is free but because they don't hold their publishers to any standards, there are tons of problems.
You have the right of first sale on the disc itself and the license is fully transferable per the conditions you've listed. Damn near every EULA for the last 10 years has said that exactly. But again, you don't really own the game, just a revokable license to it.
Remember that people "own" their PSPs and iPhones, but God help them if they try to install non-Sony/Apple approved software on there.
The Best Buys that I've been to don't have an insanely huge game section compared to the rest of the store.
Yes, it's large - but what will they end up losing? PC games? There's still all of the console games to put on the shelves. Broadband penetration isn't good enough for the next console generation to be 100% game downloads like Steam, nor are hard drives cheap enough for game console pricing.
Valve's ultimate victory, IMO, would be getting Steam in on one of the next generation consoles. Build the STEAM API into your console and everything is already handled - friends, community stuff, cross-game chat, voice chat, downloading games, secure payment - even a web browser. Publishers obviously get money when their games are bought on Steam, so the pricing arrangements can be made as well. I'm fairly certain Valve might even make some concessions if Steam was the sole system that a next-gen console used for pulling down games and playing them.
Yes, the API needs work, but if Valve had a good reason to make major improvements (like debuting on the Playstation 4 or the Xbox Quad (whatever the Hell they'll be called)), they probably could without too much effort.
So you're saying we could build these capacitors, overload them, and use the resultant explosion to propel objects into space along an elevator? BRILLIANT!
"Oh, sir, uh... Linux is the operating system the CIA uses for their servers! Yes, servers, those huge, super-powerful computers we have in the basement. The part where it can play games is still in beta. You know, like Gmail? Yeah, like that. Not everything's finished yet! Let me call my buddy in Langley and I'll get back to you in a week or two."
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Then why don't they file it after the fact that they've hired the qualified persons? They don't need to know that data beforehand.
The graphic equalizer for the iPod (from what I've seen personally, they may have improved it) consists of presets. Rock, Jazz, etc. You'd think that awesome wheel could be used to let you scroll up and down a few bars on an equalizer.
I was really disappointed when I got my hands on an iPod from a buddy and tried it out for a day or two. One thing Apple has usually been good at is including better software by default compared to Windows (compare GarageBand to Sound Recorder, or iPhoto to MS Paint). You'd think they would have done a better job on the iPod's software.
What the fuck.
This is the first I hear of EGM closing. A general letter out to the subscribers would have really been appreciated. I had like a year left on my subscription. ):<
I run a computer lab for a local nonprofit and I'd very much like to read that guide. Is it a book, or do you have a link? Exact title I could search Amazon for? etc.
It'd be much appreciated.
Yeah, the point is, in a city it'd be a bitch to dig up the ground to put in a septic pump. Concrete, avoiding existing pipes and wires... there would be an uproar.
I want one that says GHOSTBUSTERS on it.
Next weekend, rigging up a dozen sets of sirens and an annoying horn to your station wagon!
Guitar Hero / Rock Band are party games, much like DDR. I don't suspect that everyone who plays DDR is going to go to dance class.
I'm learning to play the drums and I've found Rock Band has been very useful in teaching me to keep up with my timing. Way more fun and useful than a metronome and notes on a page.
Imagine if music teachers at school used Rock Band/Guitar Hero drums to teach the kids timing. I wonder if they would learn things faster?
Broadband companies really need to go with a "try our service at this kiosk" sort of thing. I suspect if older people who were on the Internet could see how well Broadband works in places like malls, Best Buys, etc. they would switch in droves.
Of course, said kiosks would have to have filters to blacklist objectionable content, but still... yeah.
instead of having people force you to buy Broadband you don't want. (If you're paying taxes, you're paying for it.)
So if some nutty religious group decided that they didn't want the government to pay for plumbing in your city any more ("We don't want our taxes spent on that, you should poop in the woods like God intended!"), would you be fine with having to install a septic pump?
There's some benefits to 56K as well, though. Thirsty? Start loading a web page and go up to get a drink. It might be done by the time you get back!
The Cheapest broadband in America is also usually £9.99 a month or so, but it's usually shitty DSL that's barely better than 56K.
Shitblocker gives you a 404 when you try to go to 2 girls 1 cup.
And people could be assholes by not refunding the fee.
Plans tend to work out poorly when you bring in the human factor. |=
$50 a year. All that really gets you is the demos/videos/etc. a week earlier and the ability to play online. Cross-game friends list and all of the other smooth stuff comes with the Silver (free) package.
MS actually makes Live worth the $50 a year if you play console games online. (I don't, but a few of my friends do.) Sony's is free but because they don't hold their publishers to any standards, there are tons of problems.
You get what you pay for.
Pay cash?
Either that, or carry around a pocket EMP and set it off every time the waitress comes by.
Let's not forget that the Windows Update site is streamed through ActiveX controls, and it only works with IE anyway.
So that's just two copies of www.bringbacktheporn.com?
You have the right of first sale on the disc itself and the license is fully transferable per the conditions you've listed. Damn near every EULA for the last 10 years has said that exactly. But again, you don't really own the game, just a revokable license to it.
Remember that people "own" their PSPs and iPhones, but God help them if they try to install non-Sony/Apple approved software on there.
then I still want to own what I paid for
Hate to break it to you, but you don't own the games you have now. You own licenses to play those games.
The Best Buys that I've been to don't have an insanely huge game section compared to the rest of the store.
Yes, it's large - but what will they end up losing? PC games? There's still all of the console games to put on the shelves. Broadband penetration isn't good enough for the next console generation to be 100% game downloads like Steam, nor are hard drives cheap enough for game console pricing.
Valve's ultimate victory, IMO, would be getting Steam in on one of the next generation consoles. Build the STEAM API into your console and everything is already handled - friends, community stuff, cross-game chat, voice chat, downloading games, secure payment - even a web browser. Publishers obviously get money when their games are bought on Steam, so the pricing arrangements can be made as well. I'm fairly certain Valve might even make some concessions if Steam was the sole system that a next-gen console used for pulling down games and playing them.
Yes, the API needs work, but if Valve had a good reason to make major improvements (like debuting on the Playstation 4 or the Xbox Quad (whatever the Hell they'll be called)), they probably could without too much effort.
Yeah, bringing the Internet under control works out REAL well.
Space elevator, anyone?
So you're saying we could build these capacitors, overload them, and use the resultant explosion to propel objects into space along an elevator? BRILLIANT!
Isn't he worth, like, $60 Billion? No wonder there's so many bugs in Windows!
Of course, this isn't every office or company. But many.
Right, his is in the Bahamas.
As crazy as that sounds, it'd probably work.
"Oh, sir, uh... Linux is the operating system the CIA uses for their servers! Yes, servers, those huge, super-powerful computers we have in the basement. The part where it can play games is still in beta. You know, like Gmail? Yeah, like that. Not everything's finished yet! Let me call my buddy in Langley and I'll get back to you in a week or two."