I've been to a number of video arcades in Japan and they're more like gambling joints. They're more focused on pachinko, slots, artificial horse races, robot arm games, games that require extensive expertise and lot of money. They're focused on a different market than the Wii.
Also, people in colder climates would require clothing to stay warm which means they have less skin to expose to the sun, this in turn would increase the need for lighter skin to create more vitamin D.
Exactly, he didn't appear to do much research on what software was available. In the article he says: We also ran into problems in trying to get work done. I really should have, as a reporter, been able to show you the difference in quality between VLC and Apple's DVD Player. I couldn't because the OS would not let me take a screenshot while a DVD was playing.
It is true that the OS doesn't let you take a screenshot, but there are plenty of freeware third-party applications that can do it. I've tried out a number of different ones. I doubt he spent the full 30 days with Mac OS X.
According to this article the quote from Microsoft's Robbie Bach is incorrect. Bach doesn't claim to have sold a million Zunes, instead he says "When we finish our fiscal year in June we'll have sold a little over a million Zunes, so we feel very good about that."
So they think they're on schedule to ship a million, but not yet.
"(talking about when he tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope) Oh, she says well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
[That's his perspective. I buy lots of stuff on the Internet.]
Greenpeace's claims have been analyzed in this BusinessWeek article and in a series of articles at roughlydrafted.com. One conclusion both sources make is that Greenpeace applies different criteria to different companies and seems to be targeting Apple due to the company's visibility.
Some things to consider: Wireless network adapter for the 360 is an additional $100. Xbox hard drive only has 20GB. Xbox HD movie downloads are rental only. The rental expires 24 hours after you start watching them, like Amazon Unbox.
You can get the Xbox to connect to iTunes, but as far as I know it requires manually editing some XML.
The Xbox 360 is very noisy, so it can be distracting, especially while watching TV.
The Apple TV is far from perfect, but the Xbox isn't so great either. I'm saying this as a 360 owner and someone who just put in their order for an Apple TV.
Yes, this is most likely done through Y chromosome research. The Genographic project uses Y chromosome (male lineage) and mitochondria (female lineage) to determine human origins.
The article's title is misleading. It refers to "Apple's Macworld", but Apple doesn't hold Macworld, a convention company is responsible for it. Apple and the Steve Job's keynote is a big part of the attraction of the show, but it isn't Apple's show. There is nothing in the article that suggests Apple has a new focus on corporations. There is the MacIT conference, but that appears to be run by the same company that runs Macworld.
I just got my Xboxs 360 a few weeks ago, but one of the thing I'm getting frustrated with is the number of times games crash because of "Can't read this disk" errors. These are new game disks on a new system. How common is this problem? Should I get my system replaced?
I think he took this idea from Highlander II: The Quickening, but in that movie it was a pollution-like shield to protect the earth after the depletion of the ozone layer.
I've seen it too. It's not pretty. I went to a company where the first question people would ask you was, "how long until you get out." Believe me, if you end up at a company like that, leave ASAP, the management believes they can treat you like shit.
This list is Scientific American's list of Technology Leaders. The article summary failed to mention that, which is leading to a lot of unnecessary discussion.
On the other hand he does sound like a cranky old man.
Cingular will allow people to download music to compatible phones for free, although consumers will pay a monthly charge in the range of $15 for the ability to download songs from those services to a portable music player.
My reading of this is that they'll let you download the music to your phone for free, but to download to any other kind of device you'll have to pay $15/month.
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I've been to a number of video arcades in Japan and they're more like gambling joints. They're more focused on pachinko, slots, artificial horse races, robot arm games, games that require extensive expertise and lot of money. They're focused on a different market than the Wii.
Sounds like jealousy to me.
Also, people in colder climates would require clothing to stay warm which means they have less skin to expose to the sun, this in turn would increase the need for lighter skin to create more vitamin D.
Exactly, he didn't appear to do much research on what software was available. In the article he says: We also ran into problems in trying to get work done. I really should have, as a reporter, been able to show you the difference in quality between VLC and Apple's DVD Player. I couldn't because the OS would not let me take a screenshot while a DVD was playing.
It is true that the OS doesn't let you take a screenshot, but there are plenty of freeware third-party applications that can do it. I've tried out a number of different ones. I doubt he spent the full 30 days with Mac OS X.
Wired has some pictures of the kind of car rig that takes these street-level panoramas.
According to this article the quote from Microsoft's Robbie Bach is incorrect. Bach doesn't claim to have sold a million Zunes, instead he says "When we finish our fiscal year in June we'll have sold a little over a million Zunes, so we feel very good about that."
So they think they're on schedule to ship a million, but not yet.
There is also a Flickr photo pool on this subject.
Try a good sleep mask. Cover your eyes and you won't have to worry about covering all the things in your room.
My Suburban burns less gasoline than your Prius.
This is offtopic, but why do you claim this?
"(talking about when he tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope) Oh, she says well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And, see some great looking babes. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And, and ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is, is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And, we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
[That's his perspective. I buy lots of stuff on the Internet.]
More Vonnegut quotes here.
Greenpeace's claims have been analyzed in this BusinessWeek article and in a series of articles at roughlydrafted.com. One conclusion both sources make is that Greenpeace applies different criteria to different companies and seems to be targeting Apple due to the company's visibility.
Some things to consider: Wireless network adapter for the 360 is an additional $100. Xbox hard drive only has 20GB. Xbox HD movie downloads are rental only. The rental expires 24 hours after you start watching them, like Amazon Unbox.
You can get the Xbox to connect to iTunes, but as far as I know it requires manually editing some XML.
The Xbox 360 is very noisy, so it can be distracting, especially while watching TV.
The Apple TV is far from perfect, but the Xbox isn't so great either. I'm saying this as a 360 owner and someone who just put in their order for an Apple TV.
That's "resurrection".
I believe on the demo the black character is the only character you can choose.
The game takes place in the fictional Pacific City and as far as I've seen the country is never named, so I wouldn't call the character "American".
Yes, this is most likely done through Y chromosome research. The Genographic project uses Y chromosome (male lineage) and mitochondria (female lineage) to determine human origins.
The article's title is misleading. It refers to "Apple's Macworld", but Apple doesn't hold Macworld, a convention company is responsible for it. Apple and the Steve Job's keynote is a big part of the attraction of the show, but it isn't Apple's show. There is nothing in the article that suggests Apple has a new focus on corporations. There is the MacIT conference, but that appears to be run by the same company that runs Macworld.
The new movie will start with Indy breaking into the museum to get his hat back.
A Clockwork Orange.
I just got my Xboxs 360 a few weeks ago, but one of the thing I'm getting frustrated with is the number of times games crash because of "Can't read this disk" errors. These are new game disks on a new system. How common is this problem? Should I get my system replaced?
I think he took this idea from Highlander II: The Quickening, but in that movie it was a pollution-like shield to protect the earth after the depletion of the ozone layer.
I've seen it too. It's not pretty. I went to a company where the first question people would ask you was, "how long until you get out." Believe me, if you end up at a company like that, leave ASAP, the management believes they can treat you like shit.
I think you are correct in saying that "We are the web". It is true. The web is a reflection of humanity. In represents mankind, warts and all.
However, because of that I wouldn't want to call the web a utopia. It is a communications mechanism, but it can't fix our flaws, it reveals them.
This list is Scientific American's list of Technology Leaders. The article summary failed to mention that, which is leading to a lot of unnecessary discussion.
On the other hand he does sound like a cranky old man.
From the article:
Cingular will allow people to download music to compatible phones for free, although consumers will pay a monthly charge in the range of $15 for the ability to download songs from those services to a portable music player.
My reading of this is that they'll let you download the music to your phone for free, but to download to any other kind of device you'll have to pay $15/month.