You know, I was so disappointed with Fallout 3, that I said I would never buy another Bethesda game immediately after release; I would wait until it had been patched. But when I heard that New Vegas used the Fallout 3 engine, I figured I'd buy the game at release. Surely, they would have fixed the bugs in this new release!
Get some of the DLCs for Fallout 3, and then you'll see some serious bugs. Heck, the "Broken Steel" quest can't even be completed on my PS3 because the game freezes so much.
The PS3 version of New Vegas is pretty freaking bad. There are several areas I can't even walk into because a bunch of strange polygons fill up the screen and make it so I can't even figure out where I'm going.
In the defense of the Elder Scrolls series, I have never once had a significant bug on the XBOX 360 version of Oblivion. Note, however, that I purchased the Game of the Year edition, which was fully patched.
I didn't require graphing calculator functionality for any of my college physics classes--I only needed a basic scientific calculator with trigonometric functions.
Outlaw all electronic devices except (non-graphing) scientific calculators. If a student needs a dictionary, tell him/her/it to get an old-school paper dictionary. The test is open book to begin with, so what's another book?
I always look at poor service in a restaurant as saving me money--because I only leave a single dollar for the tip. (I leave a single dollar, because leaving no tip might make them think I simply forgot. No, I didn't forget; you simply suck at being a server.) OTOH, I have been known to leave 30% tips for absolutely stellar service.
... It's a public relations disaster, brought only by people who don't have an iPhone 4 and who seem to have a vendetta against Apple for not making a phone that they want...
So you're saying that this is all a conspiracy?, that this is some sort of bullying on the school playground?
"Stop picking on poor, defenseless Apple! Can't you see you're hurting Steve Jobs' feelings?!"
According to TFA, a Microsoft spokeshuman didn't even know about the toolbar being forcefully installed:
"The worst part of this issue is that Microsoft does not seem to be aware of it: a Microsoft spokesperson simply pointed us to the aforementioned Microsoft Support page that inaccurately describes the update. We asked the company for an explanation of why the extension was installed and what it does, but have yet to receive a reply."
People, stop whining that the movie will suck because the Commander Shepherd on the silver screen won't be your Commander Shepherd from the games. Shepherd has not appeared in any of the Mass Effect comics or novels for this very reason. Most likely the movie will not have Shepherd in it, either. It will be a separate story set in the Mass Effect universe.
That is of course assuming they choose a male for the lead. It seems a little difficult because some of us may have associated Shepard with a female character. Others may have chosen a male. It's tough when you have characters that aren't clearly defined in the game, especially customizable ones.
That is, of course, assuming that Commander Shepherd is even in the film. Commander Shepherd has not appeared in either the comics or the novels for this very reason.
Over the life of my PS3, updates have commonly caused severe issues. I've had to reformat the hard drive several times and I even had to send it in to be "repaired" after updating. Sony really needs to work on not breaking their own system.
I have owned a PS3 for years and have never once had a problem with their updates.
Out of curiosity, are you doing anything "weird" with your PS3, such as running other OSs or anything?
Consoles have serial numbers. Those serial numbers are visible through a window on the box they are packaged in. Said serial number is scanned when you purchase the console.
In other words, your proposed attack against "The Man" wouldn't work.
Wow, this is old news. Seriously, this was discussed over a year ago. In fact, I submitted this story to Slashdot way back then, but it was rejected. No Slashdot love for the Zebra.:-(
That wouldn't be a good idea, considering the fact that a lot of people can't "see" the 3D image in those stupid things no matter how hard they try (like me).
HOAs don't supply any service. You plow your own driveway and mow your own lawn. HOAs just tell you what you can't do, like you can't have a pink mailbox because it looks like ass and lowers everyone else's property value because they live too close to a house with an ugly pink mailbox.
My HOA plows the court, mows my lawn, tends the shrubbery, etc. They have no real rules that I know of, other than not painting your house pink and such.
I realize this is the exception rather than the rule.
I know that there is a lot going on during those 60 years, but none of it involves any hobbits. In fact, all the stuff that's happening is centered around Aragorn growing up and going to war, Sauron regaining his power in Mordor, after having been tossed out of Mirkwood, and Elrond's sons searching for their mother. These are unrelated story lines that are too short to constitute a movie independently.
If there is going to be another movie based on Tolkien's Middle-Earth, it should be drawn from the Silmarillion. That's full of awesomeness, that is otherwise written very confusingly (and blandly). The Silmarillion would benefit greatly from a movie adaptation of even one story arc mentioned in there.
Right you are. I fear that this sequel will be another Phantom Menace--long on cheesy special effects and disturbingly short on plot. Think about it. There was no plot in The Phantom Menace. There was no build-up, no crisis, no climax, no denouement or any sort of resolution at all. I can see the same thing happening in this movie that takes place between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Currently, I can watch Netflix on my TV using my 360. I'm assuming that capability will strangely disappear soon.
They're testing their software in an accurate environment? They're not pushing beta testing onto their users?! Preposterous!
Firefox equipped with NoScript and Adblock Plus will do 99% of that without having to write code.
You know, I was so disappointed with Fallout 3, that I said I would never buy another Bethesda game immediately after release; I would wait until it had been patched. But when I heard that New Vegas used the Fallout 3 engine, I figured I'd buy the game at release. Surely, they would have fixed the bugs in this new release!
That's what I get for having faith in humanity.
Get some of the DLCs for Fallout 3, and then you'll see some serious bugs. Heck, the "Broken Steel" quest can't even be completed on my PS3 because the game freezes so much.
The PS3 version of New Vegas is pretty freaking bad. There are several areas I can't even walk into because a bunch of strange polygons fill up the screen and make it so I can't even figure out where I'm going.
In the defense of the Elder Scrolls series, I have never once had a significant bug on the XBOX 360 version of Oblivion. Note, however, that I purchased the Game of the Year edition, which was fully patched.
I didn't require graphing calculator functionality for any of my college physics classes--I only needed a basic scientific calculator with trigonometric functions.
Outlaw all electronic devices except (non-graphing) scientific calculators. If a student needs a dictionary, tell him/her/it to get an old-school paper dictionary. The test is open book to begin with, so what's another book?
I always look at poor service in a restaurant as saving me money--because I only leave a single dollar for the tip. (I leave a single dollar, because leaving no tip might make them think I simply forgot. No, I didn't forget; you simply suck at being a server.) OTOH, I have been known to leave 30% tips for absolutely stellar service.
But there is no competition in Farmville... Buying credits gives you no "leg up" on your friends.
You're telling me that limited free distribution of copyrighted work can act as an advertisement for said work? Unpossible!
... It's a public relations disaster, brought only by people who don't have an iPhone 4 and who seem to have a vendetta against Apple for not making a phone that they want...
So you're saying that this is all a conspiracy?, that this is some sort of bullying on the school playground?
"Stop picking on poor, defenseless Apple! Can't you see you're hurting Steve Jobs' feelings?!"
According to TFA, a Microsoft spokeshuman didn't even know about the toolbar being forcefully installed:
"The worst part of this issue is that Microsoft does not seem to be aware of it: a Microsoft spokesperson simply pointed us to the aforementioned Microsoft Support page that inaccurately describes the update. We asked the company for an explanation of why the extension was installed and what it does, but have yet to receive a reply."
People should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people.
--V for Vendetta
...as long as it comes equipped with AdBlock.
People, stop whining that the movie will suck because the Commander Shepherd on the silver screen won't be your Commander Shepherd from the games. Shepherd has not appeared in any of the Mass Effect comics or novels for this very reason. Most likely the movie will not have Shepherd in it, either. It will be a separate story set in the Mass Effect universe.
That is of course assuming they choose a male for the lead. It seems a little difficult because some of us may have associated Shepard with a female character. Others may have chosen a male. It's tough when you have characters that aren't clearly defined in the game, especially customizable ones.
That is, of course, assuming that Commander Shepherd is even in the film. Commander Shepherd has not appeared in either the comics or the novels for this very reason.
Over the life of my PS3, updates have commonly caused severe issues. I've had to reformat the hard drive several times and I even had to send it in to be "repaired" after updating. Sony really needs to work on not breaking their own system.
I have owned a PS3 for years and have never once had a problem with their updates.
Out of curiosity, are you doing anything "weird" with your PS3, such as running other OSs or anything?
Consoles have serial numbers. Those serial numbers are visible through a window on the box they are packaged in. Said serial number is scanned when you purchase the console.
In other words, your proposed attack against "The Man" wouldn't work.
Wow, this is old news. Seriously, this was discussed over a year ago. In fact, I submitted this story to Slashdot way back then, but it was rejected. No Slashdot love for the Zebra. :-(
That wouldn't be a good idea, considering the fact that a lot of people can't "see" the 3D image in those stupid things no matter how hard they try (like me).
HOAs don't supply any service. You plow your own driveway and mow your own lawn. HOAs just tell you what you can't do, like you can't have a pink mailbox because it looks like ass and lowers everyone else's property value because they live too close to a house with an ugly pink mailbox.
My HOA plows the court, mows my lawn, tends the shrubbery, etc. They have no real rules that I know of, other than not painting your house pink and such.
I realize this is the exception rather than the rule.
I know that there is a lot going on during those 60 years, but none of it involves any hobbits. In fact, all the stuff that's happening is centered around Aragorn growing up and going to war, Sauron regaining his power in Mordor, after having been tossed out of Mirkwood, and Elrond's sons searching for their mother. These are unrelated story lines that are too short to constitute a movie independently.
If there is going to be another movie based on Tolkien's Middle-Earth, it should be drawn from the Silmarillion. That's full of awesomeness, that is otherwise written very confusingly (and blandly). The Silmarillion would benefit greatly from a movie adaptation of even one story arc mentioned in there.
Right you are. I fear that this sequel will be another Phantom Menace--long on cheesy special effects and disturbingly short on plot. Think about it. There was no plot in The Phantom Menace. There was no build-up, no crisis, no climax, no denouement or any sort of resolution at all. I can see the same thing happening in this movie that takes place between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
I would like to second the idea of movies being created based on tales from The Silmarillion. There was a lot of cool stuff in there.
So if she still fails to pay the HOA fees, will the association next block her from entering her own neighborhood?