As a rally game fanatic, I'll tell you why WRC 2 Extreme is desired in the States...
Its the only rally game offically licenced by the FIA and the WRC. Sure, games like CMR3 and V-Rally have licenced various cars, WRC2 is the only one with all the drivers and all the cars from the World Rally Championship.
Well, that doesn't really mean much for gameplay, now does it. It will be tough to knock CMR3 off its pedestal.
IANAL, but I believe the same thing is true in the US. But it wouldn't be Sony or Nintendo's responsibility to bring about the lawsuit. The Federal Government would probably have to file the suit, and since the DoJ is much nicer to MS then in the Clinton administration, I doubt a case would be brought about.
The article didn't state that Sprint was switching to an IP based network, just a packet switched network. Is this actually going to use IP? A quick google search brought up no mention of IP (but I'm also lazy, so I only read the first page of links).
words can not describe how useful this may be. I ran some of my recent cd purchases through the RIAA radar, and I didn't buy a single RIAA release:)
But that was just by accident, not by any concious decision to boycott the RIAA. This tool, on the other hand, will make it a whole lot easier to decide what music to buy and what music not to buy.
You now know matrix and vector arithmetic, not linear algebra. Can you explain how a vector normal computation relates to an operator's spectrum? Linear algebra is not about matrices and vectors but rather the mathematical structure they follow. Vectors are a nice, simple example. Another example is the continuous real functions on a compact set. Another is real functions whose measure obey certain properties. These all behave similarly, and that is linear algebra.
Good point. I guess what I was really trying to get at was, its hard for me to learn something conceptually without pratical application. Learning a pratical application for vector and matrix multiplication has helped me far more then any book work, lecture or test. I guess I'm just too much of a utilitarian engineer for my own good.
Same here. I remember more linear algebra from my 3d graphics class then I do from my linear algebra class. Then again, the 3d class was 9 months ago, the linear algebra classes were over 3 years ago. Still, I'll bet I'll rarely ever screw up normal vector computation due to all my texturing errors rather then due to missing 15 points on my LA final.
Well, it doesn't have 2Pac, Snoop or Biggie, but Def Jam Vendetta has other big names from the Def Jam lineup.
Or what about Wu-Tang Shaolin Style. Not specific to gang wars, but it does have Wu-Tang members fighting each other. Also, Method Man wields a big fucking hammer in this game. Crappy fighting game, but loads of fun on drunken nights.
Oooohh!... is a good one. Probably one of my favorites in the genre. Not quite as good as... (which is my all time-fav) but better then...
As for... a lot of people seem to like it, personally I don't. I do feel that it has some merit to it, even if it is just ripping off... (still not as good as the original...)
Unless Nokia finally got off their asses and wrote a descent Bluetooth stack, stay away from Nokia phones. Nokia has had a notoriously incomplete and horrific Bluetooth implementation from the get go.
SonyEricsson phones have the best Bluetooth implementation yet, and are the only ones supported by iSync works out of the box with only SonyEricsson and Ericsson phones.
More information from someone *not* in the cell phone industry.
Current CDMA phones: Crappy battery life, poor reception, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't support data packets. Pluses: CDMA covers almost everywhere you would want to use your cell phone.
GSM/GPRS: European standard just started getting adopted in the states. Much better battery life and signal quality. Problem, adoption not so big, so the networks look like spider webs. Ex. My parents live in Sacramento and I go to school in Santa Barbara. Reception works fine in both areas, but it is a bit sketchy in the middle of I-5. GSM is also a 10 year old (implemented, 20 yrs+ in the planning) tech. GPRS adds data packet support and gives GSM some new life, but not enough to sustain for much longer. But you can check your email with this tech:)
Also, if you are running OS X and you have a Bluetooth interface and a descent Bluetooth enabled phone (read, not Nokia), then you can surf the web with your laptop over Bluetooth over GPRS. That makes me smile.
WCDMA/CDMA2000 3x: Drool, drool, drool. Can't wait for this to finally be deployed. Athough GSM/GPRS is "Good Enough" for most people, its going to be a hard sell for providers; they have to shell out $1 billion (estimated from other countries implementing this new standard) to license the spectrum *before* they can even start developing any technology. ug, but hopefully it will come soon. Needs a killer ap to convince consumers and Telcom execs.
Advice: if you need a phone now get a GSM, its only going to get bigger and better in the States since most providers are entrenched into rolling out GSM service. Plus if you have a tri-band GSM phone (it should be if you are buying a GSM phone in the States) it will work in Europe and Japan. If your current CDMA or TDMA phone works fine now, no need to buy a new phone (unless you are a gadget freak). Wait a few years until the new CDMA standard starts to be deployed.
Eithe way, by the time WCDMA/CDMA2000 3x comes out you will have to buy one if you consider yourself a responsible geek.
I believe that this stuff is all running refurbished Apple hardware, which means it should be legal to install your own version of OS X (if you have an aditional license lying around).
Or if you just don't even want to worry about that, there is always PPC Linux.
Execpt that there are those of us who are skeptical of free stuff.
You: "You want a free beer, or a $0.01 beer?" Me: "Whats wrong with the free beer, did you piss in it or something? No thanks, I think I'll hedge my bets and pay for the $0.01 beer."
When I was a webmaster, I was commonly refered to as "the web guy". Or if something went exceptionally well, my boss called me the "Web Czar", "Web God" or "Maestro." Bad days it was "Webboy" or "Hey Nick, get over here."
Officially, I was the "Web Coordinator," but its always nice to be refered to as God from time to time.
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You mean I'm gonna have to jump on eBay to get me an old 2600 system? Guess I better bid before the rush happens.
Damn, especially considering that I paid that much for an iBook last year.
:)
Man, why didn't I just wait a year
As a rally game fanatic, I'll tell you why WRC 2 Extreme is desired in the States...
Its the only rally game offically licenced by the FIA and the WRC. Sure, games like CMR3 and V-Rally have licenced various cars, WRC2 is the only one with all the drivers and all the cars from the World Rally Championship.
Well, that doesn't really mean much for gameplay, now does it. It will be tough to knock CMR3 off its pedestal.
IANAL, but I believe the same thing is true in the US. But it wouldn't be Sony or Nintendo's responsibility to bring about the lawsuit. The Federal Government would probably have to file the suit, and since the DoJ is much nicer to MS then in the Clinton administration, I doubt a case would be brought about.
The article didn't state that Sprint was switching to an IP based network, just a packet switched network. Is this actually going to use IP? A quick google search brought up no mention of IP (but I'm also lazy, so I only read the first page of links).
words can not describe how useful this may be. I ran some of my recent cd purchases through the RIAA radar, and I didn't buy a single RIAA release :)
But that was just by accident, not by any concious decision to boycott the RIAA. This tool, on the other hand, will make it a whole lot easier to decide what music to buy and what music not to buy.
Props to who ever wrote this.
Wow, you put them on a desk!?! Never woulda thought of that. I usually just toss 'em in the corner.
You now know matrix and vector arithmetic, not linear algebra. Can you explain how a vector normal computation relates to an operator's spectrum? Linear algebra is not about matrices and vectors but rather the mathematical structure they follow. Vectors are a nice, simple example. Another example is the continuous real functions on a compact set. Another is real functions whose measure obey certain properties. These all behave similarly, and that is linear algebra.
Good point. I guess what I was really trying to get at was, its hard for me to learn something conceptually without pratical application. Learning a pratical application for vector and matrix multiplication has helped me far more then any book work, lecture or test. I guess I'm just too much of a utilitarian engineer for my own good.
Same here. I remember more linear algebra from my 3d graphics class then I do from my linear algebra class. Then again, the 3d class was 9 months ago, the linear algebra classes were over 3 years ago. Still, I'll bet I'll rarely ever screw up normal vector computation due to all my texturing errors rather then due to missing 15 points on my LA final.
Well, it doesn't have 2Pac, Snoop or Biggie, but Def Jam Vendetta has other big names from the Def Jam lineup.
Or what about Wu-Tang Shaolin Style. Not specific to gang wars, but it does have Wu-Tang members fighting each other. Also, Method Man wields a big fucking hammer in this game. Crappy fighting game, but loads of fun on drunken nights.
so now we have a pile of original CD cases with no CDs in them.
Why don't you throw them away? The CD's are not going to magically reappear if you keep the cases lying around.
sam - "my mind is a swirling miasma of scintilitating thoughts and turgid ideas"
max - "me too"
If so I vote for Ninja Scroll. Oh crud, Samuraii Showdown was based on that, not the other way around.
No it wasn't. Both are based on popular Japanese mythology.
I was thinking the same thing.
First thing I did when I entered this thread was hit ctrl-f and typed in "fark" and found your post instantly.
Great minds think alike I guess...
Oooohh! ... is a good one. Probably one of my favorites in the genre. Not quite as good as ... (which is my all time-fav) but better then ...
... a lot of people seem to like it, personally I don't. I do feel that it has some merit to it, even if it is just ripping off ... (still not as good as the original ...)
As for
Panasonic Allure (*not* the Versio) is/was a great phone (as in phone-phone, not useless-gadget-phone).
I'd recomend getting one if you can get your hands on one. Its a super solid phone, tiny without being hard to hold etc.
Man, I wish mine didn't die...
Unless Nokia finally got off their asses and wrote a descent Bluetooth stack, stay away from Nokia phones. Nokia has had a notoriously incomplete and horrific Bluetooth implementation from the get go.
SonyEricsson phones have the best Bluetooth implementation yet, and are the only ones supported by iSync works out of the box with only SonyEricsson and Ericsson phones.
More information from someone *not* in the cell phone industry.
:)
Current CDMA phones: Crappy battery life, poor reception, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't support data packets. Pluses: CDMA covers almost everywhere you would want to use your cell phone.
GSM/GPRS: European standard just started getting adopted in the states. Much better battery life and signal quality. Problem, adoption not so big, so the networks look like spider webs. Ex. My parents live in Sacramento and I go to school in Santa Barbara. Reception works fine in both areas, but it is a bit sketchy in the middle of I-5. GSM is also a 10 year old (implemented, 20 yrs+ in the planning) tech. GPRS adds data packet support and gives GSM some new life, but not enough to sustain for much longer. But you can check your email with this tech
Also, if you are running OS X and you have a Bluetooth interface and a descent Bluetooth enabled phone (read, not Nokia), then you can surf the web with your laptop over Bluetooth over GPRS. That makes me smile.
WCDMA/CDMA2000 3x: Drool, drool, drool. Can't wait for this to finally be deployed. Athough GSM/GPRS is "Good Enough" for most people, its going to be a hard sell for providers; they have to shell out $1 billion (estimated from other countries implementing this new standard) to license the spectrum *before* they can even start developing any technology. ug, but hopefully it will come soon. Needs a killer ap to convince consumers and Telcom execs.
Advice: if you need a phone now get a GSM, its only going to get bigger and better in the States since most providers are entrenched into rolling out GSM service. Plus if you have a tri-band GSM phone (it should be if you are buying a GSM phone in the States) it will work in Europe and Japan. If your current CDMA or TDMA phone works fine now, no need to buy a new phone (unless you are a gadget freak). Wait a few years until the new CDMA standard starts to be deployed.
Eithe way, by the time WCDMA/CDMA2000 3x comes out you will have to buy one if you consider yourself a responsible geek.
I believe that this stuff is all running refurbished Apple hardware, which means it should be legal to install your own version of OS X (if you have an aditional license lying around).
Or if you just don't even want to worry about that, there is always PPC Linux.
Well, technically "Opera 7.10" for windows is a non-beta release. It is only the Linux version that is a beta release.
Execpt that there are those of us who are skeptical of free stuff.
You: "You want a free beer, or a $0.01 beer?"
Me: "Whats wrong with the free beer, did you piss in it or something? No thanks, I think I'll hedge my bets and pay for the $0.01 beer."
Mine installed fine.
When I was a webmaster, I was commonly refered to as "the web guy". Or if something went exceptionally well, my boss called me the "Web Czar", "Web God" or "Maestro." Bad days it was "Webboy" or "Hey Nick, get over here."
Officially, I was the "Web Coordinator," but its always nice to be refered to as God from time to time.
Don't forget the fact that the P4 runs at or about 1/2 speed when not plugged into a wall.
That just means you are using the GUI incorrectly. The damned OS is meant to only need one mouse button.