Well, it wouldn't surprise me if whatever flash media these suits carry couldn't be used to store propaganda material that could likewise be broadcasted by a troop, all having synched microphones. Now, let's just have humans translate the messages, not software, so we don't have soldiers walking around in Guatemala with speakers blaring:
"Peoples of Guatemala time! Not eave to me gym socks! We are here protecting to him against guerrillas of insurgist fourteen!"
[THE SCENE: A battlefield before a hill, with a Commander and several infantrymen, including a Grunt right near him. The enemy approaches...]
Commander: "Here they are men, coming over the crest...!"
Grunt: "Sir, it looks like they are using flame throwers! We were only equipped for ballistics and hand-to-hand combat."
Commander: "No problem soldier, we'll upgrade to flame-resistant armor. I'll issue the command."
[On screen] ***BZT!**** WINDOWS GUI: Welcome to Windows Battlefield Update Get the latest updates available for your suit's operating system, software, and hardware. Windows Battlefield Update scans your computer and provides you with a selection of updates tailored just for you.[End Screen]
Grunt: "Hurry! They're coming over the hill!"
[On screen]. WBU is scanning for updates... 0%... 33%... 66%... 100% Complete! Windows Update has found other updates for your computer. Browse through these updates and select the ones you want to install:
The worst part? I think it's good news. If this is really true it gives Firefox a long time to catch up (market share wise). I've been using it for a couple of months and can't help but recommend it to everyone I know. It's a lot more stable, the tabbing system is wonderful, and you've got these customizable UIs that people used to using AOL IM and WinAmp should love.
So what will all that playing accomplish? A parent can only hope the boys will spend a large chunk of the summer role-playing as heroic knights, dashing spies or glamorous power-hitters. But video-game manufacturers wouldn't mind if our kids imagined themselves as role-playing ultra-violent killers -- and now pornographers.
A parent can only hope... A neighbor can only hope. A schoolmate can only hope. A second cousin can only hope. BUT PARENTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HOPE. Hey, guess who didn't let Mortal Kombat into my house? My parents. Did I still play it? Yeah. And I play Vice City now. And I still like violent games (and they did me a favor, MK sucks as a series). But they were *responsible* enough to make that decision, not just "hope"...
"We've been working really closely with the ESRB from day one," says the marketing director at Cyberlore, makers of the Playboy game. "Everyone knows what the limits are for violence because everyone has pushed that envelope. But no one knows where the limits are for sex and nudity." Doesn't that sum up the manufacturer mentality perfectly? We don't know where the limits are, and we won't assume any responsibility for locating them on our own. We're going as far off the deep end as they'll let us. Right and wrong are irrelevant.
This is actually a very good and valid point, closely mirroring an earlier article about the use of privacy laws in US and Canada. Basically, it's up (in this case) for the government-like manufactuer's monitoring lobby to decide what is too much and what isn't. The manufacturers are policing themselves, but the specific manufacturer is not. He's basically letting the industry decide the limits. As opposed to what Brett is suggesting where the game is censored by the U.S. government (which, IIRC, doesn't happen a whole lot).
After the ESRB gave this game an "adults only" title, Eidos decided to go around the retailers and sell the sex game starting this summer through Internet downloads for $30, as much as $20 cheaper than new video games at retailers.
How many teenagers with their own computers are going to get around Mom and Dad to download that salacious content?
All the teenagers who:
Aren't trusted by Mom and Dad (or "Dad and Dad" as Brett heinously suggests)
Have their own credit card
Can steal their parent's credit card and not have their parents realize what was charged
If your teenager is sneaking around you to play "homo PC smut games" as Brett would love to call them, then it's not the fact that they are playing "homo PC smut games" (after all, they are biologically ready for sex), it's the fact that they choose not to involve you as a parent in their life. And THAT'S YOUR FAULT, Mom and Dad. It's not society's fault, it's not Rockstar Game's fault, it's not Universal Studio's fault, it's not UPN's fault.
Brett, however, would have you believe it is Eidos's fault.
This is from a packet I got on the credit bureaus. You know all those "You're Pre-Approved for a $50 Discover Card!" mailers you get? It apparently can be removed...
To request that your name be removed from pre-approved credit solicitations developed through credit reporting agencies, you can call 1-888-567-8688 or write the agencies below. Include your name, address, and Social Security number.
Experian Consumer Opt Out 901 West Bond Lincoln, NE 68521
Equifax Inc. Options P.O. Box 740123 Atlanta, GA 30374-0123
Trans Union LLC Name Removal Option P.O. Box 97328 Jackson, MS 39288-7328
I just tried to call the number and it was busy. Certainly feel free to verify any information regarding this. (Google cache of State of NJ website listing this and other methods). I only wish that I could end "CAR RT SORT" mail from getting to me. All I do is toss out dozens of circulars per week. A waste of paper and time.
Or (and here is where Dell could innovate... (And forgive the weak analogy to the early 1990's AT&T "Have You Ever...?...You Will" commercials)
Dell printer starts to run low on ink/toner. Poof! Windows comes up, ink/toner low, with a direct link to Dell's website to buy another pack. It could even be built into the driver interface so you give your credit card info, and it automatically orders when it goes low.
I don't have a Dell anything, so forgive me if they already do this.
I, for one, am jubilant that SNK will just not die. Most of their games are based on, what?, 15-year old technology? Simple "boring" 2D games? No 3D, no fancy graphics, no first person shooters-- just awesome gameplay. And they still survive because of that. It just gives me a nice warm feeling inside.
OK. Now I know this from not taking notes in grade school and tearing off the sheets from all my composition books to make severely intricate designs of paper airplanes. What I do know is that this so-called "ro-bot" did not properly make an airplane! If you see the airplane video it shows that it folds the A3 (or is it legal? letter4? DIN 2A? Imperial VII?) sheet of paper only three times. This gives you a paper airplane where the "nose" is folded at a 45 degree angle, NOT the preferred (and traditional) 22.5 degree angle (achieved by a fourth fold). See the video, I'm not too good at explaining it. All I know is that THAT airplane will not fly.
That leaves enough room for us to take all the brains from SCO's executives, lawyers, and top managers AND be able to fit in a 20-lb. sack of potatoes.
For now I'm making do with a Zaurus and a 512 Megabyte SD card -- which is still quite a bit larger than your school's entire hard drive --, and lets me carry around three Gilbert & Sullivan operas, a Sondheim compilation album, and half a dozen renditions of the (former) Soviet National Anthem and the Internationale -- and yes, my musical tastes would raise questions about my heterosexuality were it not for my terrible fashion sense.
From http://www.keykatcher.com/testimonials/index.html
"I must thank you for this great invention. Early this year, I discovered my 14-year-old daughter was on the ICQ with a person with a name of "P****". I was shocked and did not know what to do. I then e-mailed the editor of Parent and Child and they reccommended me to do a search on the internet. I was very fortunate to have purchased a KEYKatcher. The ability to read my daughter's e-mail has helped us to make the right decision about the school she would attend last September..."
I mean, is there any useful use for this device at all?
Well, just nice to see Sony still has a real lead in the industry, not only in sales but also in deciding what other hardware will look like.
One of the reasons I buy a game for the Xbox instead of the PS2 (if it's out for both consoles) is that the Xbox has the hard drive. I don't need to worry about memory cards, I can save more, I can listen to my own music... If Xbox2 doesn't have this, it won't be a console I buy immediately. It seems like they are going backwards with this to me.
No, I stopped going, read the book, still don't come back. I have McDonald's maybe three times a year and it's always disappointing. I used to have it maybe 1 or 2x a month about 10 years ago.
His 50 employees would often "buddy-punch," meaning that they would punch the time clock for people who had not shown up. "They're typical workers," Mr. Nordmann said. "It's not nice work. You have a lot of turnover. You have them one week, and the next week they're gone. You can't tell the faces any more."
This is a completely valid viewpoint. My main question is how is this an invasion of privacy? I wouldn't have a problem scanning in my hand to check in to work -- but it seems that a lot of people do. I guess letting companies having biometric information could be the beginning of a long and slippery slope, but I can't really see a worst case scenario... someone care to visualize it for me?
In other news, this would meet a lot greater resistance if McDonald's allowed its workers to form unions. The restaurants have some of the worst turnover because the working conditions are abismal and the company squashes any attempts at its workers to form unions. More information can be found in the book Fast Food Nationwhich I definitely recommend as a good read -- it goes into worker treatment at both fast food restaurants as well as meat packing plants and the entire fast food industry as a whole, from advertising to production to health issues. I recommend as a read although be warned, you may not want to go back to McDonald's again. I haven't gone back. But that's because their food tastes like crap.
Super Mario Bros. Excitebike Marble Madness Pole Position Gradius Pokemon Stadium 2 (mini-games) Fuzion Frenzy (most underrated multi-player game on Xbox - try the Sumo minigame which uses only a joystick)
Those are based on simple controls... Others, like the SSX series, are easy to pick up, but take months to master. I think that's the true test of a game. Can a newbie enjoy it and can it continue to challenge you?
Slashdot Mirror
Geocities crapped out, but perhaps you meant this image?
Well, it wouldn't surprise me if whatever flash media these suits carry couldn't be used to store propaganda material that could likewise be broadcasted by a troop, all having synched microphones. Now, let's just have humans translate the messages, not software, so we don't have soldiers walking around in Guatemala with speakers blaring:
"Peoples of Guatemala time! Not eave to me gym socks! We are here protecting to him against guerrillas of insurgist fourteen!"
Commander: "Here they are men, coming over the crest...!"
Grunt: "Sir, it looks like they are using flame throwers! We were only equipped for ballistics and hand-to-hand combat."
Commander: "No problem soldier, we'll upgrade to flame-resistant armor. I'll issue the command."
Grunt: "Hurry! They're coming over the hill!"
Grunt: "They're getting really close now!!!"
Commander: "Hold them off!"
**flames erupt**
[ENTER SCREEN, TOP RIGHT: Clippy, a handsome rogue]
The worst part? I think it's good news. If this is really true it gives Firefox a long time to catch up (market share wise). I've been using it for a couple of months and can't help but recommend it to everyone I know. It's a lot more stable, the tabbing system is wonderful, and you've got these customizable UIs that people used to using AOL IM and WinAmp should love.
- Aren't trusted by Mom and Dad (or "Dad and Dad" as Brett heinously suggests)
- Have their own credit card
- Can steal their parent's credit card and not have their parents realize what was charged
If your teenager is sneaking around you to play "homo PC smut games" as Brett would love to call them, then it's not the fact that they are playing "homo PC smut games" (after all, they are biologically ready for sex), it's the fact that they choose not to involve you as a parent in their life. And THAT'S YOUR FAULT, Mom and Dad. It's not society's fault, it's not Rockstar Game's fault, it's not Universal Studio's fault, it's not UPN's fault. Brett, however, would have you believe it is Eidos's fault.I just tried to call the number and it was busy. Certainly feel free to verify any information regarding this. (Google cache of State of NJ website listing this and other methods). I only wish that I could end "CAR RT SORT" mail from getting to me. All I do is toss out dozens of circulars per week. A waste of paper and time.
Dell printer starts to run low on ink/toner. Poof! Windows comes up, ink/toner low, with a direct link to Dell's website to buy another pack. It could even be built into the driver interface so you give your credit card info, and it automatically orders when it goes low.
I don't have a Dell anything, so forgive me if they already do this.
I, for one, am jubilant that SNK will just not die. Most of their games are based on, what?, 15-year old technology? Simple "boring" 2D games? No 3D, no fancy graphics, no first person shooters-- just awesome gameplay. And they still survive because of that. It just gives me a nice warm feeling inside.
OK. Now I know this from not taking notes in grade school and tearing off the sheets from all my composition books to make severely intricate designs of paper airplanes. What I do know is that this so-called "ro-bot" did not properly make an airplane! If you see the airplane video it shows that it folds the A3 (or is it legal? letter4? DIN 2A? Imperial VII?) sheet of paper only three times. This gives you a paper airplane where the "nose" is folded at a 45 degree angle, NOT the preferred (and traditional) 22.5 degree angle (achieved by a fourth fold). See the video, I'm not too good at explaining it. All I know is that THAT airplane will not fly.
Moustachioed overweight Italian plumbers?
Ideally, you should be running SSnD, Ad-Aware, and AVG (or similar anti-virus).
10kg, eh?
That leaves enough room for us to take all the brains from SCO's executives, lawyers, and top managers AND be able to fit in a 20-lb. sack of potatoes.
Damn, you beat me to the joke.
From http://www.keykatcher.com/testimonials/index.html
"I must thank you for this great invention. Early this year, I discovered my 14-year-old daughter was on the ICQ with a person with a name of "P****". I was shocked and did not know what to do. I then e-mailed the editor of Parent and Child and they reccommended me to do a search on the internet. I was very fortunate to have purchased a KEYKatcher. The ability to read my daughter's e-mail has helped us to make the right decision about the school she would attend last September..."
I mean, is there any useful use for this device at all?
Well, just nice to see Sony still has a real lead in the industry, not only in sales but also in deciding what other hardware will look like.
One of the reasons I buy a game for the Xbox instead of the PS2 (if it's out for both consoles) is that the Xbox has the hard drive. I don't need to worry about memory cards, I can save more, I can listen to my own music... If Xbox2 doesn't have this, it won't be a console I buy immediately. It seems like they are going backwards with this to me.
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) . Let's hope Slashdot's filter lets me post this.
(Check this link to translate: http://www.translatum.gr/converter/morse-code.htm
I think anything 3D Realms announces doesn't come out. Duke is an obvious choice but let's not forget Prey either...
But once it comes out, rest assured I will be playing it on my Glaze3D chip. Maybe they'll even port it to the Phantom!
Mmmmm... Forbidden ununpentium....
The BBC is a giant entity, they can't magically coordinate all this... I'm sure somewhere in their halls there isn't a dogmatic poster proclaiming:
1. Sex-up Iraq dossier
2. ???
3. Profit!
With #2 circled and 'GOOGLE ADWORDS' scribbled next to it.
I was referring to this story...
Do they at least still ship with the spyware? If there aren't 78 desktop shortcuts pre-installed, it's not a Dell!
I don't know anyone respectable who uses AOL so I won't ever be able to find out how this works...
No, I stopped going, read the book, still don't come back. I have McDonald's maybe three times a year and it's always disappointing. I used to have it maybe 1 or 2x a month about 10 years ago.
This is a completely valid viewpoint. My main question is how is this an invasion of privacy? I wouldn't have a problem scanning in my hand to check in to work -- but it seems that a lot of people do. I guess letting companies having biometric information could be the beginning of a long and slippery slope, but I can't really see a worst case scenario... someone care to visualize it for me?
In other news, this would meet a lot greater resistance if McDonald's allowed its workers to form unions. The restaurants have some of the worst turnover because the working conditions are abismal and the company squashes any attempts at its workers to form unions. More information can be found in the book Fast Food Nation which I definitely recommend as a good read -- it goes into worker treatment at both fast food restaurants as well as meat packing plants and the entire fast food industry as a whole, from advertising to production to health issues. I recommend as a read although be warned, you may not want to go back to McDonald's again. I haven't gone back. But that's because their food tastes like crap.
(Personal Favorites)
Both modern and old:
Super Mario Bros.
Excitebike
Marble Madness
Pole Position
Gradius
Pokemon Stadium 2 (mini-games)
Fuzion Frenzy (most underrated multi-player game on Xbox - try the Sumo minigame which uses only a joystick)
Those are based on simple controls... Others, like the SSX series, are easy to pick up, but take months to master. I think that's the true test of a game. Can a newbie enjoy it and can it continue to challenge you?