If that's what you really want to do, use a camera that isn't an electronic device.
They do make them. They use this really neat non-electric technology called 'film'. You can even get one that doesn't take batteries at all, if you don't need a flash!
The DSi hasn't gotten one in a while as far as I can tell, and when it does it's mostly to break the Flash carts that let you illegally copy games. However, it's not particularly pushy about installing them, and unless you buy things from the Nintendo Shop on it there's never really a reason to update the OS.
The 3DS seems to get them fairly frequently, but they do seem to add features, not just futz with copy protection.
You mean like how you can theoretically play games offline but sometimes it just doesn't work and you're sitting there unable to play any of your games?
Y'know, like it did to me earlier today.
I can still just put a disc in my 360 or PS3 and play it when the network's down.
Steam's offline mode isn't anything even close to reliable.
I used to work at a library ages ago, and that's generally the system we used. We might keep a donated book, if we thought there was demand for it, but it was rare.
Because we didn't want to waste shelf space on random books people didn't want any more. Libraries generally have a pretty good idea of what books are in demand by their patrons, and selling books that won't ever be leant out lets them get books people actually want.
Not much seemed to support the mouse. I picked up the mouse much later, when it was very cheap, and the only game I had that worked with it was Discworld.
Alas, I had the initial release of Discworld. Which had a bug: You couldn't save the game. At all. How in hell did THAT ever get past QA?
Lego City Undercover loads the entire city at one shot. It's a lot of data, but once the city loads there aren't any more loading screens until you leave the city map entirely.
How does the disc-based version help? Most disc-based PC games these days come with a code that has to be redeemed on Steam or a similar service (Origin, uPlay, whatever) and ties it to that account forever.
All the disc does is save you some time downloading the game.
I have had drives from every manufacturer but one fail in warranty or just out of it, and I've had drives from all manufacturers last for years and years without issues.
All the hard drive companies have made some good drives and some bad ones.
(The one that never died prematurely on me was Micropolis. I had their server-grade drives.)
I have, personally, had about eight hard drive controllers fail. In all cases, I was able to replace the controller board on the drive and recover my data. (And generally keep using the drives as scratch disks.) I'd get the boards by buying headcrashed drives.
Most of these were quite some time ago, when I was dealing with a lot of identical, fairly small hard drives. Back when SCSI controllers had an option for drives that took extra-long to spin up. (We called it 'Seacrate' mode.) I've also had my share of head crashes, stiction, and general crap-outs. (The most heartbreaking was when the Micropolis 9GB in my Amiga died. It actually died when power was lost while repartitioning it. Argh!)
I don't necessarily think hard drives have gotten more reliable since. I'm sure they have, though. It's just that I don't deal with enough of them to break a bunch any more.
This used to be true. However, with the 1.6.2 launcher update I can't play the game at all, even single player on my own machine, without logging in to Mojang's servers.
Theoretically it's supposed to have a 'play offline' button if there's no network connection, but it doesn't work for me or any of my friends.
Apparently BB devices were mostly popular with suits in the US, but overseas their low-end models were really popular with teens. Probably for the same reason the Sidekick used to be; hardware keyboard and good instant messaging software.
First thing the USPS could do is cut back, no one needs bills and junk delivered 6 days a week.
The USPS desperately wants to cut back to five day delivery. However, the United States Congress won't let them. Not even an only minorly reduced 'mail 5 days, we still deliver packages on Saturday' schedule.
Next is convert to the superbox system. Some will complain but its a huge cost savings.
The USPS likes the community boxes. Most new communities in the US seem to be getting them. What they're talking about here is requiring them for new subdivisions.
Considering its USPS, i'm sure they will put in superboxes and need to double their staff to manage all of them.
The USPS is actually fairly well run. The problem is that management goes 'We need to do this to remain profitable' and the Union and Congress go 'Fuck you.'
Private carriers can do a better job for less money, but only because they aren't legally required to deliver mail to everyone. If you let the USPS cancel all the rural routes, their costs would go way down, too.
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What revenue stream?
The adapters are included with the cards.
Because they can be set to drive the DVI port in HDMI mode, even if there's no adapter there.
Which would confuse the everloving fuck out of an actual DVI monitor on the other end of that cable.
Seriously, why is this even an issue? If you want HDMI out on an AMD video card, USE THE HDMI PORT.
They all have them. Many of them have multiples. Hell, mine has DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, and Mini DisplayPort, and it wasn't even an expensive card.
'But what if I want to use two HDMI monitors!?' Then plug the one you want the SOUND to come out of into the HDMI port.
You'd really have to be reaching for an off-the-wall situation to come up with a need to serve multiple HDMI audio streams from a video card.
If that's what you really want to do, use a camera that isn't an electronic device.
They do make them. They use this really neat non-electric technology called 'film'. You can even get one that doesn't take batteries at all, if you don't need a flash!
The DSi hasn't gotten one in a while as far as I can tell, and when it does it's mostly to break the Flash carts that let you illegally copy games. However, it's not particularly pushy about installing them, and unless you buy things from the Nintendo Shop on it there's never really a reason to update the OS.
The 3DS seems to get them fairly frequently, but they do seem to add features, not just futz with copy protection.
You mean like how you can theoretically play games offline but sometimes it just doesn't work and you're sitting there unable to play any of your games?
Y'know, like it did to me earlier today.
I can still just put a disc in my 360 or PS3 and play it when the network's down.
Steam's offline mode isn't anything even close to reliable.
The actual content only fills about a third of my browser's width.
Worthless.
Was it possible to purchase a computer in the '90s without getting Myst with it?
Try Serious Sam.
The last level of Serious Sam 3 has more enemies shooting at you than the entire Call of Duty series combined.
It is a great system. It's a fantastic system.
I used to work at a library ages ago, and that's generally the system we used. We might keep a donated book, if we thought there was demand for it, but it was rare.
Because we didn't want to waste shelf space on random books people didn't want any more. Libraries generally have a pretty good idea of what books are in demand by their patrons, and selling books that won't ever be leant out lets them get books people actually want.
Not much seemed to support the mouse. I picked up the mouse much later, when it was very cheap, and the only game I had that worked with it was Discworld.
Alas, I had the initial release of Discworld. Which had a bug: You couldn't save the game. At all. How in hell did THAT ever get past QA?
The Playstation controller did not have move/strafe - change view sticks.
It didn't have any sticks AT ALL.
It had a D-pad and some buttons. No analog sticks.
Compared to that, the N64 pad's analog stick was a godsend.
Sony didn't come out with the Dual Analog controller until after the N64's pad was out.
Lego City Undercover loads the entire city at one shot. It's a lot of data, but once the city loads there aren't any more loading screens until you leave the city map entirely.
No no, there would be no litigation nightmare.
It's in the TOS that you can't sue Steam, remember?
How does the disc-based version help? Most disc-based PC games these days come with a code that has to be redeemed on Steam or a similar service (Origin, uPlay, whatever) and ties it to that account forever.
All the disc does is save you some time downloading the game.
I have had drives from every manufacturer but one fail in warranty or just out of it, and I've had drives from all manufacturers last for years and years without issues.
All the hard drive companies have made some good drives and some bad ones.
(The one that never died prematurely on me was Micropolis. I had their server-grade drives.)
You know, there are cameras that can see further than humans do. Especially at night.
Since the car will be physically able to see further than you can, why couldn't it predict just as far out as you can? Or further?
I have, personally, had about eight hard drive controllers fail. In all cases, I was able to replace the controller board on the drive and recover my data. (And generally keep using the drives as scratch disks.) I'd get the boards by buying headcrashed drives.
Most of these were quite some time ago, when I was dealing with a lot of identical, fairly small hard drives. Back when SCSI controllers had an option for drives that took extra-long to spin up. (We called it 'Seacrate' mode.) I've also had my share of head crashes, stiction, and general crap-outs. (The most heartbreaking was when the Micropolis 9GB in my Amiga died. It actually died when power was lost while repartitioning it. Argh!)
I don't necessarily think hard drives have gotten more reliable since. I'm sure they have, though. It's just that I don't deal with enough of them to break a bunch any more.
My favorite is still the side-scroller where you play as Zelda trying to save Link! The cartoon cutscenes are the greatest.
This used to be true. However, with the 1.6.2 launcher update I can't play the game at all, even single player on my own machine, without logging in to Mojang's servers.
Theoretically it's supposed to have a 'play offline' button if there's no network connection, but it doesn't work for me or any of my friends.
Apparently BB devices were mostly popular with suits in the US, but overseas their low-end models were really popular with teens. Probably for the same reason the Sidekick used to be; hardware keyboard and good instant messaging software.
Okay.
'Hey, Grams! I know you're 92, but I think you should get your mail from a curbside mailbox in the winter.'
'What are you talking about? That's how I get it. We haven't had door delivery here since the '40s.'
'Okay.'
The VAST MAJORITY of postal customer don't have to-the-door delivery. It's just some select neighborhoods that do.
Article I, Section 8.
Did you not peruse your copy before posting that?
First thing the USPS could do is cut back, no one needs bills and junk delivered 6 days a week.
The USPS desperately wants to cut back to five day delivery. However, the United States Congress won't let them. Not even an only minorly reduced 'mail 5 days, we still deliver packages on Saturday' schedule.
Next is convert to the superbox system. Some will complain but its a huge cost savings.
The USPS likes the community boxes. Most new communities in the US seem to be getting them. What they're talking about here is requiring them for new subdivisions.
Considering its USPS, i'm sure they will put in superboxes and need to double their staff to manage all of them.
The USPS is actually fairly well run. The problem is that management goes 'We need to do this to remain profitable' and the Union and Congress go 'Fuck you.'
Not to all addresses.
Private carriers can do a better job for less money, but only because they aren't legally required to deliver mail to everyone. If you let the USPS cancel all the rural routes, their costs would go way down, too.
Break a hip delivering junk mail, hope you're not a 50-something mailman.