No, it's just that certain games no longer feature co-op + split screen as standard practice. Go ahead and find me a fighting game that doesn't have split screen (lookin forward to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 BTW).
There's certainly some games that are online multiplayer that would be way more enjoyable w. splitscreen. For instance, AVP (the recent one) blows online-- unbalanced, sh*tty lobby system, and the maps are lame. Bad online experience all around... however, I bought it assuming my brother and I could play it split screen when he's in town. Uunder those circumstances it would be a blast!
Now that I think about it, Virtual On for the Xbox could use some splitscreen as well.
I'd hate to see FLICKR go. Sometimes I find it useful to display a bunch of random photos that are all of fire... or fonts... or tagged locations... and their API is really easy to work with. The quality of photos is quite good as well.
Anyone know how google images' API is to work with?
Dumbass. You don't see how this is a fraudulent business practice? I pay (handsomely) for my internet service, advertised as "high speed unlimited broadband".
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as though Comcast is not providing the service they are a) advertising and b) selling.
Over the last decade I've watched as the tide has swung from the "Businesses provide a service that they get paid for" attitude to the "Steal whatever you can, whenever you can because that's 'free market' in action" attitude.
Most of the time they're made by using a factory part in a mold, then re-casting. Quality tends to vary, and usually there's some shrinkage (the water in the casting medium evaporates, usually a loss of 15% or so). As far as I know you don't even have to have a license or permission to do this.
Don't have to outsource to have scabs. The reasons unions work(ed) is that there is a centralized workforce-- basically everyone in the same place, making sure no one breaks the social/work/union contract of "we're all in this together-- so don't cross the picket lines or you fuck us all". It's not an accident that the most important accomplishments of unionization (8 hour day, weekends off) in the US happened in the late 19th and early 20th century, in the coal mines, steel mills, etc, where the employees worked in close proximity.
Also doesn't help to have the attitude that "only dumb unskilled rubes need unions-- I'm smart enough to 'negotiate' for the wage I want from whomever I 'want' to work for"... sadly, an attitude I see a lot in my field.
Mod parent up. The problems inherent in perceiving your environment aren't just information based (as in, if I look at enough images of my environment I will be able to suss out my surroundings), they're directional and distance-based as well.
My relational impression of the world tends to be tied to the direction I'm facing so if I'm always looking at the dash for something behind me, instead of actually looking behind me.... I imagine it would be confusing, or result in spatial short circuits.
I do a lot of online FPS gaming, and I'm familiar with the difficulties in sorting out direction and location from images and video rather than the inner ear.
If you're in Chicago, check out the "Brew 'n View" at the Vic-- more raucous than the Alamo (from what I hear) but the same deal: beer, (bar) food, and cheap cheap cheap.
Please mod parent off-topic, and not troll. The lack of nuance (where are the or tags? I can't perceive nuance without tags!) makes it very difficult to discern earnest honesty from troll-ishness.
The only alternative to our current disaster is a wiki page? I'm all for trying out new things, but it looks like there's not much there besides... well, more pages.
You want to free us from politicians, great-- where do I sign up to put motherfuckers up against the wall?
I've been seeing some of Microsoft's fancy banner ads lately touting the improved HTML 5 capabilities of IE9.... nice looking animation, small file size, played nice with the rest of the browser...
except the ads were all done in Flash.
Hm.
Sure-- HTML5 is rapidly becoming the platform of choice for interactive application development, with its stability, widespread browser support, and cross-browser compatibility to... wait, what?
If you can't appreciate the sublime delight and the historical accuracy of the riveting tale of the rampage of a shark-octopus hybrid, you should keep it to yourself.
In all seriousness, I think this service is exactly aimed at those who don't care to use an API-- marketing jerks. My previous employer (not a jerk, btw) sells promotional/advertising packages that comprise of something similar-- his client's product mentioned by "influential" twats to their "follower" twats. Is it worth it? I dunno, but he seems to think it's a service worth selling.
The external script thing is a real bummer-- there's a lot of news sites out there that won't display properly (or at all) because they load all kinds of tracking data/cookies/plugins from other sites that I have adblocked. Or they're coded poorly, and unable to function at all. Facebook is a major culprit-- I've been seeing a lot of little "share this article if you're a facebook douchebag" mini-flash apps embedded in websites (in a frameset, no less). The crazy thing is if the app can't pull the data it wants, the ENTIRE PAGE won't load until the app gets what it needs.
I now have a wildcard block for everything facebook. Some sites I used to visit regularly are now unusable. Oh well-- I'm sure their marketing team has no problem with losing views so they can track whatever views they still have left.
Actually, that varies from state to state. In Illinois (may have changed since last I was there) if you go to a bar, get too drunk to drive and crawl in your back seat to sleep it off--- no keys in the ignition, just sleeping in the back seat-- you can technically get a DUI.
As I recall, you can take your keys and lock them in the glove box and still be liable. Don't know if this applies to being parked in your driveway or garage, however.
Please mod parent up. In many states in the US it's legal to pay waitstaff less (in some cases, less than a third) of minimum wage. The reason? Tips. Which are taxed as income.
Mind you, I've been in places where tips were "pooled". That is, all the tips for the whole day go in one big jar, and everyone (including management-- evil!) gets their share. So, the tip you leave or don't leave may not go to the person that deserved it.
I know plenty of bartenders that can pull in 200-300 bucks a night... but I know a lot of waitresses that bust their ass for what ends up being about 4 bucks an hour.
I remember standing in the front door of my grandparent's house yelling "Hey! Kool-aid!" over and over, waiting for the exact same thing. They were baffled, but let me tire myself out. I think I was 5 or so.
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No, it's just that certain games no longer feature co-op + split screen as standard practice. Go ahead and find me a fighting game that doesn't have split screen (lookin forward to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 BTW).
There's certainly some games that are online multiplayer that would be way more enjoyable w. splitscreen. For instance, AVP (the recent one) blows online-- unbalanced, sh*tty lobby system, and the maps are lame. Bad online experience all around... however, I bought it assuming my brother and I could play it split screen when he's in town. Uunder those circumstances it would be a blast!
Now that I think about it, Virtual On for the Xbox could use some splitscreen as well.
I'd hate to see FLICKR go. Sometimes I find it useful to display a bunch of random photos that are all of fire... or fonts... or tagged locations... and their API is really easy to work with. The quality of photos is quite good as well.
Anyone know how google images' API is to work with?
Dumbass. You don't see how this is a fraudulent business practice? I pay (handsomely) for my internet service, advertised as "high speed unlimited broadband".
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as though Comcast is not providing the service they are a) advertising and b) selling.
Over the last decade I've watched as the tide has swung from the "Businesses provide a service that they get paid for" attitude to the "Steal whatever you can, whenever you can because that's 'free market' in action" attitude.
One word--- aftermarket car parts.
Most of the time they're made by using a factory part in a mold, then re-casting. Quality tends to vary, and usually there's some shrinkage (the water in the casting medium evaporates, usually a loss of 15% or so). As far as I know you don't even have to have a license or permission to do this.
What's the legal difference between this and C&C?
Ugh. Mod parent +1 "it hurts because it's true".
Don't have to outsource to have scabs. The reasons unions work(ed) is that there is a centralized workforce-- basically everyone in the same place, making sure no one breaks the social/work/union contract of "we're all in this together-- so don't cross the picket lines or you fuck us all". It's not an accident that the most important accomplishments of unionization (8 hour day, weekends off) in the US happened in the late 19th and early 20th century, in the coal mines, steel mills, etc, where the employees worked in close proximity.
Also doesn't help to have the attitude that "only dumb unskilled rubes need unions-- I'm smart enough to 'negotiate' for the wage I want from whomever I 'want' to work for"... sadly, an attitude I see a lot in my field.
you mean... "le spam"
"Glibertarian".
nice. I'm gonna use that...
Mod parent up. The problems inherent in perceiving your environment aren't just information based (as in, if I look at enough images of my environment I will be able to suss out my surroundings), they're directional and distance-based as well.
My relational impression of the world tends to be tied to the direction I'm facing so if I'm always looking at the dash for something behind me, instead of actually looking behind me.... I imagine it would be confusing, or result in spatial short circuits.
I do a lot of online FPS gaming, and I'm familiar with the difficulties in sorting out direction and location from images and video rather than the inner ear.
What are you talking about? I've been playing Left 4 Dead2 on my Mac for months now.
If you're in Chicago, check out the "Brew 'n View" at the Vic-- more raucous than the Alamo (from what I hear) but the same deal: beer, (bar) food, and cheap cheap cheap.
Please mod parent off-topic, and not troll. The lack of nuance (where are the or tags? I can't perceive nuance without tags!) makes it very difficult to discern earnest honesty from troll-ishness.
The only alternative to our current disaster is a wiki page? I'm all for trying out new things, but it looks like there's not much there besides... well, more pages.
You want to free us from politicians, great-- where do I sign up to put motherfuckers up against the wall?
I've been seeing some of Microsoft's fancy banner ads lately touting the improved HTML 5 capabilities of IE9.... nice looking animation, small file size, played nice with the rest of the browser... except the ads were all done in Flash. Hm.
Sure-- HTML5 is rapidly becoming the platform of choice for interactive application development, with its stability, widespread browser support, and cross-browser compatibility to... wait, what?
Nope to both. And I watch a shit-ton of movies.
Can some math types work that out? How many spams + most expensive songs to "steal" == entire (current) GDP of the ENTIRE WORLD.
Spammers, are you listening? The gauntlet has been motherfuckin thrown!
If you can't appreciate the sublime delight and the historical accuracy of the riveting tale of the rampage of a shark-octopus hybrid, you should keep it to yourself.
In all seriousness, I think this service is exactly aimed at those who don't care to use an API-- marketing jerks. My previous employer (not a jerk, btw) sells promotional/advertising packages that comprise of something similar-- his client's product mentioned by "influential" twats to their "follower" twats. Is it worth it? I dunno, but he seems to think it's a service worth selling.
California.
"Terrorist" is just what the big army calls the little army. I read that in a comic book.
The external script thing is a real bummer-- there's a lot of news sites out there that won't display properly (or at all) because they load all kinds of tracking data/cookies/plugins from other sites that I have adblocked. Or they're coded poorly, and unable to function at all. Facebook is a major culprit-- I've been seeing a lot of little "share this article if you're a facebook douchebag" mini-flash apps embedded in websites (in a frameset, no less). The crazy thing is if the app can't pull the data it wants, the ENTIRE PAGE won't load until the app gets what it needs.
I now have a wildcard block for everything facebook. Some sites I used to visit regularly are now unusable. Oh well-- I'm sure their marketing team has no problem with losing views so they can track whatever views they still have left.
Actually, that varies from state to state. In Illinois (may have changed since last I was there) if you go to a bar, get too drunk to drive and crawl in your back seat to sleep it off--- no keys in the ignition, just sleeping in the back seat-- you can technically get a DUI.
As I recall, you can take your keys and lock them in the glove box and still be liable.
Don't know if this applies to being parked in your driveway or garage, however.
Why is Amiga modded flamebait? Every asian I know makes fun of the way asians drive. Just because it's a stereotype doesn't mean it's not true.
Please mod parent up. In many states in the US it's legal to pay waitstaff less (in some cases, less than a third) of minimum wage. The reason? Tips. Which are taxed as income.
Mind you, I've been in places where tips were "pooled". That is, all the tips for the whole day go in one big jar, and everyone (including management-- evil!) gets their share. So, the tip you leave or don't leave may not go to the person that deserved it.
I know plenty of bartenders that can pull in 200-300 bucks a night... but I know a lot of waitresses that bust their ass for what ends up being about 4 bucks an hour.
So tip the help!
Unbelievable. Spend less time reading Ayn Rand and try spending some time on the other side of the counter/cash register.
Only a clueless twat who's never had a job like that would dare be so flippant.
Mod parent up-- informative!
I remember standing in the front door of my grandparent's house yelling "Hey! Kool-aid!" over and over, waiting for the exact same thing. They were baffled, but let me tire myself out. I think I was 5 or so.