I haven't seen any posts about the Xbox arcade or w/e it's called. The 360s and PS3s are not just about AAA titles, there is, afaik, quite a lot of smaller indie games available for both platforms and for PCs. While a lot of Apple's gaming success has come from these micro indie games, they're not the only platform for inexpensive casual games. I think it would be a lot harder than many of the commenters seem to think to claim dominence in the console market, focussed on a niche market that already exists and, from what I can gather, is thriving
You're going to have that problem anyway with your deficit. Once the train is purchased, and that debt sold at the currently low interest rate, you're good for the length of the bond (let's say 10 years). If the returns on this project are higher than the interest charges, it'd be silly not to build it, and throw the savings at any increased servicing charge you have in the future and at the rest of your debt.
Also most American oil comes from NAFTA members...so petro dictators shouldn't really figure into the discussion, not unless this project is somehow able to lower European oil usage
Without government regulations Canada wouldn't even have had 3rd party ISPs, and UBB would have been implemented long ago. The CRTC largely matched 3rd party DSL policy with 3rd party cable policy which was quite unregulated. The government forced a low price on Bell for 3rd party internet and are now largely retracting it. Regulation is what enabled something of a free marketplace (at least to the consumer) up until now.
I'm not surprised that you're raged, as a fellow Canuck I also pine for the goods available 1 hour and a sensual TSA patdown away, but you really shouldn't be surprised.
There are a lot of places that still have Elizabeth as the queen. I think most have just not got around to getting rid of the colonial ties. Why on earth does Canada still have a governer general?
Because it's a perfectly functioning constitutional democracy and changing that constitution will be far, far too difficult. Plus many Canadians wish to keep the Monarchy. I certainly do.
It's not like the US is getting rid of its President just because white wigs are no longer in fashion, or some other superfluous reason.
I wonder if anyone has taken into account the population growth question that results and what the impact on poor regions like Africa that suffer most of the deaths?
.... this has the potential to equal millions more people if even a relatively small portion (25%?) go on to produce a family with 4-6 offspring.
It's been repeatedly shown that improved life expectancy and a higher standard of living lowers population growth. If you know your first two children will live relatively healthy and prosperous lives, there is a diminishing incentive to continue to produce children. The less you are sure your kids will live, the more you'd want to make some replacements just in case.
You might be surprised to know that both Bell and Rogers have a significant Wimax network across the country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk_Wireless
Why they don't advertise it is beyond me. Bell could be carrying the Evo right now if they weren't trying to move so many iphones
I think it would be interesting to know what you think the NA in NAFTA stands for!
America succeeded from the 1900s to the post-war era with a mix of low wages to immigrants and high levels of innovation. Not to mention a whole heck of a lot of natural resources which most countries severely lack. What other country has been able to exploit such a fertile and large landmass in such a good climate.
If only Canada or Russia had that amount of sun and warmth
Canadian Music is actually pretty wonderful. The only problem with Canadian music is that the bad acts make it big for some reason (like nickelback, avril etc etc) while really solid acts like Feist, Broken Social Scene, The Stills, Crystal Castles (it's easy to continue) have difficulty making it mainstream. I like all these bands so its hard for me to see how people couldn't, but give Radio 2 a listen, they're doing great things to promote the Canadian music scene (when they're not playing classical)
tl;dr: Canadian music is awesome, but bad is popular and good is still indie
Ironic that you're replying to a post that's titled no sense.
What empirical studies have shown the Ontario public service to be inefficient and covered in red tape? You've taken a legislative issue (decided upon by elected officials, and used cliched reasons to criticize civil servants.
You may not like the Liberals, but the public service isn't theirs, it's the government's of the day
If you're looking to combine rage and the internet, the best place to start would be a little known site http://youtube.com/
There are a few entries there which fail to call attention to the current fiscal difficulties of major world economies.
It seems people are forgetting this poor soul is Canadian and didn't say he was selling the app. I'm using an HTC Touch on the Bell network, I pay $7 a month for unlimited internet and the phone is free on a 3 year contract. This is a great option for keeping your costs down. As stated previously above Windows Mobile is really simple to get your applications on.
If you do web I suggest a different browser, but there are some really strong ones on the market from Opera, Skyfire and Netfront. You could always make a simply mobile page which pocketIE could produce quickly, so there are a lot of options.
The point is, to use a low-cost, low distribution solution, a WinMo Phone from Bell is likely your best bet at the moment.
First snowfall two years ago in Waterloo was less than two weeks from now (12th of October I believe)
Yeah it was a joke but "We don't get a whole lot of days above 32 degrees." should have pointed that out.
Isn't there a sweet poetic justice to Canadians finding snow first? And hey, if the snow actually isn't on the ground, we're talking a pretty good improvement over earth. As everyone knows Canada's been covered in snow since the second week of Sept. We don't get a whole lot of days above 32 degrees.
If China existed in a pure monopoly, then you would be correct in saying that the Yuan's valuation would increase the trade deficit. In reality a higher Yuan will reduce Chinese exports and encourage higher imports. This is pretty basic economic theory. If Chinese goods are more expensive, where is their competitive advantage?
I think that linux would really start to become more important if more mod developers really worked to make sure their mods worked well in linux. They are presented with limited tools, but doing all that is possible to make sure a game works, at least through wine, would really help. Mods in a lot of ways are the sources of new ideas in gaming, and getting the linux crowd seems like a great marketing and foundation-building move. Not only are (most) mods free, but they are heavily dependent on community involvement and development. This really sounds like linux to me. Get that playerbase at the outset, enlist their help and make them want to pay for a commercial version (making sure that their linux gaming experience is satisfactory)
It may not be the theme of what I just said, but reducing the opportunity cost of using linux should be of the utmost importance for linux gaming advocates.
About the driver and patching issues, you simply need to look at Steam to see how effectivly all those issues can be solved. I'm sure some users here will complain that they don't like Steam and that it always fails etc. I've never had those issues and have a very positive experience. Steam patches all my games automatically and informs me when I need a driver update. Combining this with Windows update and I very rarely have issues. I know this does not cover all games but it is a good example of how gamers can have a carefree experience on the PC.
Consoles will always be easier, but so much is automated now that the differences are minimal.
Actually, if you had bothered to quote the whole sentence, you would have written "The university has received applications from as far away as Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto, but the program is only open to University of Waterloo students." Although that likely would have reduced the impact of your point.
And yeah, Laurier is far from Minota, especially when it's -25 with the windchill
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I haven't seen any posts about the Xbox arcade or w/e it's called. The 360s and PS3s are not just about AAA titles, there is, afaik, quite a lot of smaller indie games available for both platforms and for PCs. While a lot of Apple's gaming success has come from these micro indie games, they're not the only platform for inexpensive casual games. I think it would be a lot harder than many of the commenters seem to think to claim dominence in the console market, focussed on a niche market that already exists and, from what I can gather, is thriving
Either you've never been to America, or you've never left it, I don't know which
You're going to have that problem anyway with your deficit. Once the train is purchased, and that debt sold at the currently low interest rate, you're good for the length of the bond (let's say 10 years). If the returns on this project are higher than the interest charges, it'd be silly not to build it, and throw the savings at any increased servicing charge you have in the future and at the rest of your debt. Also most American oil comes from NAFTA members...so petro dictators shouldn't really figure into the discussion, not unless this project is somehow able to lower European oil usage
Without government regulations Canada wouldn't even have had 3rd party ISPs, and UBB would have been implemented long ago. The CRTC largely matched 3rd party DSL policy with 3rd party cable policy which was quite unregulated. The government forced a low price on Bell for 3rd party internet and are now largely retracting it. Regulation is what enabled something of a free marketplace (at least to the consumer) up until now.
I'm not surprised that you're raged, as a fellow Canuck I also pine for the goods available 1 hour and a sensual TSA patdown away, but you really shouldn't be surprised.
There are a lot of places that still have Elizabeth as the queen. I think most have just not got around to getting rid of the colonial ties. Why on earth does Canada still have a governer general?
Because it's a perfectly functioning constitutional democracy and changing that constitution will be far, far too difficult. Plus many Canadians wish to keep the Monarchy. I certainly do. It's not like the US is getting rid of its President just because white wigs are no longer in fashion, or some other superfluous reason.
Canada and Mexico are America's top two sources of imported oil, how are these not good allies? http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html
I wonder if anyone has taken into account the population growth question that results and what the impact on poor regions like Africa that suffer most of the deaths?
.... this has the potential to equal millions more people if even a relatively small portion (25%?) go on to produce a family with 4-6 offspring.
It's been repeatedly shown that improved life expectancy and a higher standard of living lowers population growth. If you know your first two children will live relatively healthy and prosperous lives, there is a diminishing incentive to continue to produce children. The less you are sure your kids will live, the more you'd want to make some replacements just in case.
I'm counting seven.
right, but the real on-topic question would be how many pixels does his sentence require?
You might be surprised to know that both Bell and Rogers have a significant Wimax network across the country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk_Wireless Why they don't advertise it is beyond me. Bell could be carrying the Evo right now if they weren't trying to move so many iphones
I think it would be interesting to know what you think the NA in NAFTA stands for! America succeeded from the 1900s to the post-war era with a mix of low wages to immigrants and high levels of innovation. Not to mention a whole heck of a lot of natural resources which most countries severely lack. What other country has been able to exploit such a fertile and large landmass in such a good climate. If only Canada or Russia had that amount of sun and warmth
Canadian Music is actually pretty wonderful. The only problem with Canadian music is that the bad acts make it big for some reason (like nickelback, avril etc etc) while really solid acts like Feist, Broken Social Scene, The Stills, Crystal Castles (it's easy to continue) have difficulty making it mainstream. I like all these bands so its hard for me to see how people couldn't, but give Radio 2 a listen, they're doing great things to promote the Canadian music scene (when they're not playing classical) tl;dr: Canadian music is awesome, but bad is popular and good is still indie
*only applicable in the US Everywhere else it's already free
I'm a Canadian and same score here, but I have a BA in politics and took a couple American gov classes, which would bias the results.
The gallery does exist, and those pillars are there, but I'm uncertain if the photo is unshooped.
Ironic that you're replying to a post that's titled no sense. What empirical studies have shown the Ontario public service to be inefficient and covered in red tape? You've taken a legislative issue (decided upon by elected officials, and used cliched reasons to criticize civil servants. You may not like the Liberals, but the public service isn't theirs, it's the government's of the day
If you're looking to combine rage and the internet, the best place to start would be a little known site http://youtube.com/ There are a few entries there which fail to call attention to the current fiscal difficulties of major world economies.
Site's down for me currently, any info on this low-bandwidth page?
It seems people are forgetting this poor soul is Canadian and didn't say he was selling the app. I'm using an HTC Touch on the Bell network, I pay $7 a month for unlimited internet and the phone is free on a 3 year contract. This is a great option for keeping your costs down. As stated previously above Windows Mobile is really simple to get your applications on. If you do web I suggest a different browser, but there are some really strong ones on the market from Opera, Skyfire and Netfront. You could always make a simply mobile page which pocketIE could produce quickly, so there are a lot of options. The point is, to use a low-cost, low distribution solution, a WinMo Phone from Bell is likely your best bet at the moment.
First snowfall two years ago in Waterloo was less than two weeks from now (12th of October I believe) Yeah it was a joke but "We don't get a whole lot of days above 32 degrees." should have pointed that out.
Isn't there a sweet poetic justice to Canadians finding snow first? And hey, if the snow actually isn't on the ground, we're talking a pretty good improvement over earth. As everyone knows Canada's been covered in snow since the second week of Sept. We don't get a whole lot of days above 32 degrees.
If China existed in a pure monopoly, then you would be correct in saying that the Yuan's valuation would increase the trade deficit. In reality a higher Yuan will reduce Chinese exports and encourage higher imports. This is pretty basic economic theory. If Chinese goods are more expensive, where is their competitive advantage?
I think that linux would really start to become more important if more mod developers really worked to make sure their mods worked well in linux. They are presented with limited tools, but doing all that is possible to make sure a game works, at least through wine, would really help. Mods in a lot of ways are the sources of new ideas in gaming, and getting the linux crowd seems like a great marketing and foundation-building move. Not only are (most) mods free, but they are heavily dependent on community involvement and development. This really sounds like linux to me. Get that playerbase at the outset, enlist their help and make them want to pay for a commercial version (making sure that their linux gaming experience is satisfactory) It may not be the theme of what I just said, but reducing the opportunity cost of using linux should be of the utmost importance for linux gaming advocates.
About the driver and patching issues, you simply need to look at Steam to see how effectivly all those issues can be solved. I'm sure some users here will complain that they don't like Steam and that it always fails etc. I've never had those issues and have a very positive experience. Steam patches all my games automatically and informs me when I need a driver update. Combining this with Windows update and I very rarely have issues. I know this does not cover all games but it is a good example of how gamers can have a carefree experience on the PC. Consoles will always be easier, but so much is automated now that the differences are minimal.
Actually, if you had bothered to quote the whole sentence, you would have written "The university has received applications from as far away as Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto, but the program is only open to University of Waterloo students." Although that likely would have reduced the impact of your point. And yeah, Laurier is far from Minota, especially when it's -25 with the windchill