Where is the proof that the Jasper motherboards have actually helped? All I've seen is the same speculation and finger crossing with the last two revisions.
If they fixed it, I may just buy one, but not until then.
The expanded market that bought a Wii, and Wii Fit, and Wii Sports Resort, and...oh. Nothing else.
You can argue until you're blue in the face about how Nintendo's going in a different direction, but I bought a Wii early on and have felt the burn everytime I walk past that useless piece of crap in the living room. It does nothing better than the Gamecube and has only garnered the same old same old only Nintendo could get away with rereleasing over and over again. While the "expanded market" has already purchased, played and probably moved on from their Wii's (I know my circle of friends have, especially the non gamers), Nintendo's busy developing and tinkering as if people still care.
Just the simple act of learning a new interface is worthwhile. As the children grow older, they should interact with different buttons and layouts so that they can adapt and realize that it's not rout memorization that will make them adept at using their computer, but basic common sense and exploration.
Quite a few people at my old high school have tried Ubuntu (you get these conversations with an Ubuntu sticker on your notebook). Some liked it, some didn't. The ones who didn't complained that the buttons weren't in the same spot as they were in Windows XP. These complaints have nothing to do with the specific OS and it's simply a mental block for learning anything about computers, which is usually self-imposed. Whether or not the Microsoft monopoly has anything to do with this (I doubt it) is one thing, but introducing different interfaces at a young age would be beneficial.
I agree with most of your post except "you'd be hard-pressed to find an Open Source vendor supporting products for even a quarter of the lifecycle Microsoft supports its products for..."
You have free OS upgrades, which Windows does not. you may have to reinstall or run the upgrader program, but it's still all free. Microsoft makes you buy new products eventually. I believe that it was the FSF is getting at.
Ubuntu gets close; it chooses a lot of settings for you, which is why a lot of old timer Linux fanatics are up in arms over its popularity. You still have that good old terminal to change stuff if you know what you're doing, but it's unnecessary to do so.
I think once we get to the point when the audio mess is worked out, package management between distros is standardized and Wi-fi support is better, there won't be too many issues with Linux messes. Someday...
It's just that it's anything but shocking. I mean, if you saw a corrupt politician on TV, wouldn't you do anything but mutter "meh" before changing the channel to something else?
Well, I might throw up a campaign that takes about ten minutes to organize and write onto my webpage against said politician, if that's what you mean.
Or you could just use the one that's built into Firefox rather than logging out of the entire OS. I suppose if you're watching something hardcore enough the temporary history might get knocked all the way over to Rhythmbox, but still.
I'm talking about the GAMES' DRM mechanics, such as Bioshock's "Please activate online" nonsense or Steam's hullabaloo it raises everytime you go offline for five minutes.
Yes, I'm on Slashdot, and I mentioned Windows and DRM in the same sentence. But they're not related, no. I know, take a breath. It'll be okay.
That's a dumb argument. What if I didn't buy Windows yet and don't want to pay for it for my new rig? I mean, if I have the card, but not the Windows...
I have been. It worked well enough; the bugs are a little shifty, but it works. It's a hell of a lot better than ioQuake3.
Wait, wasn't it an insult back in the days to say that an OS was good for nothing but games? Not that I boot up Vista very often anyhow, but the only real reason I've logged back into that thing was because of a recent GOG.com sale. It's like Windows is now a new gaming console at my house, except that this one bugs me about drivers and DRM on a regular basis.
Because labelling and then making assumptions about an entire generation is a great pastime once you grow older, I assume. they all seem to be doing it these days.
I know I'm not quite indicative of my fellow class of 2013 (I'm on Slashdot, dear lord), but this is nonsense. I know exactly who the Green Giant is and have eaten several of its products. I have indeed used a card catalog to find books, back in elementary and early middle school. Tattoos being chic is an opinion that is not shared by an entire generation.
The actual link has truth in the list occasionally, but I'm annoyed at the assumptions made.
Are you saying that you DIDN'T see the PS3 Slim coming? I don't care if it "reads like a troll" (what the hell does that mean, anway?) - it's truth. This thing was rumored and pretty much validated several times over. I don't know why that earns a Troll mod.
I'm unable to find this deal; I believe it expired already. If you can track it down and find the link you used, that would make a poor gamer very happy indeed.
I think it's funny. Microsoft steps right into a landmines of patents, and problems and complications seem to go off at every turn. Ironic? A little bit. Come on, it's a little funny.
We're not talking value here. I'm a poor college student that doesn't have $300 to spend on a game console. I might be able to scrounge together $200 for a 360.
Why was I modded troll? I suppose most people wouldn't have guessed, but I'm holding out for a PS3. It's a better machine. I just cannot buy one right now.
Because the matchmaking is halfway decent and gives you a game where you don't get your ass handed to you in less time than it takes for you to say "spawn camping."
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Where is the proof that the Jasper motherboards have actually helped? All I've seen is the same speculation and finger crossing with the last two revisions.
If they fixed it, I may just buy one, but not until then.
Sony's demo selection is much better in Japan. I expect to see that migrate over here in time.
The expanded market that bought a Wii, and Wii Fit, and Wii Sports Resort, and...oh. Nothing else.
You can argue until you're blue in the face about how Nintendo's going in a different direction, but I bought a Wii early on and have felt the burn everytime I walk past that useless piece of crap in the living room. It does nothing better than the Gamecube and has only garnered the same old same old only Nintendo could get away with rereleasing over and over again. While the "expanded market" has already purchased, played and probably moved on from their Wii's (I know my circle of friends have, especially the non gamers), Nintendo's busy developing and tinkering as if people still care.
They already did a Bad Vista campaign; now they're moving on.
Just the simple act of learning a new interface is worthwhile. As the children grow older, they should interact with different buttons and layouts so that they can adapt and realize that it's not rout memorization that will make them adept at using their computer, but basic common sense and exploration.
Quite a few people at my old high school have tried Ubuntu (you get these conversations with an Ubuntu sticker on your notebook). Some liked it, some didn't. The ones who didn't complained that the buttons weren't in the same spot as they were in Windows XP. These complaints have nothing to do with the specific OS and it's simply a mental block for learning anything about computers, which is usually self-imposed. Whether or not the Microsoft monopoly has anything to do with this (I doubt it) is one thing, but introducing different interfaces at a young age would be beneficial.
I agree with most of your post except "you'd be hard-pressed to find an Open Source vendor supporting products for even a quarter of the lifecycle Microsoft supports its products for..."
You have free OS upgrades, which Windows does not. you may have to reinstall or run the upgrader program, but it's still all free. Microsoft makes you buy new products eventually. I believe that it was the FSF is getting at.
Ubuntu gets close; it chooses a lot of settings for you, which is why a lot of old timer Linux fanatics are up in arms over its popularity. You still have that good old terminal to change stuff if you know what you're doing, but it's unnecessary to do so.
I think once we get to the point when the audio mess is worked out, package management between distros is standardized and Wi-fi support is better, there won't be too many issues with Linux messes. Someday...
You think those don't work? You must have forgotten all of those political advertisements. Perhaps you can recall a certain girl with a daisy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkWAhuXtalw
By your argument, that people will flock to Apple, we'd all have voted for Ralph Nader by now.
It's just that it's anything but shocking. I mean, if you saw a corrupt politician on TV, wouldn't you do anything but mutter "meh" before changing the channel to something else?
Well, I might throw up a campaign that takes about ten minutes to organize and write onto my webpage against said politician, if that's what you mean.
Nah, I get it, and sometimes something needs to be said!
You're missing it.
Or you could just use the one that's built into Firefox rather than logging out of the entire OS. I suppose if you're watching something hardcore enough the temporary history might get knocked all the way over to Rhythmbox, but still.
I'm talking about the GAMES' DRM mechanics, such as Bioshock's "Please activate online" nonsense or Steam's hullabaloo it raises everytime you go offline for five minutes.
Yes, I'm on Slashdot, and I mentioned Windows and DRM in the same sentence. But they're not related, no. I know, take a breath. It'll be okay.
That's a dumb argument. What if I didn't buy Windows yet and don't want to pay for it for my new rig? I mean, if I have the card, but not the Windows...
I have been. It worked well enough; the bugs are a little shifty, but it works. It's a hell of a lot better than ioQuake3.
Wait, wasn't it an insult back in the days to say that an OS was good for nothing but games? Not that I boot up Vista very often anyhow, but the only real reason I've logged back into that thing was because of a recent GOG.com sale. It's like Windows is now a new gaming console at my house, except that this one bugs me about drivers and DRM on a regular basis.
Because labelling and then making assumptions about an entire generation is a great pastime once you grow older, I assume. they all seem to be doing it these days.
I know I'm not quite indicative of my fellow class of 2013 (I'm on Slashdot, dear lord), but this is nonsense. I know exactly who the Green Giant is and have eaten several of its products. I have indeed used a card catalog to find books, back in elementary and early middle school. Tattoos being chic is an opinion that is not shared by an entire generation.
The actual link has truth in the list occasionally, but I'm annoyed at the assumptions made.
Are you saying that you DIDN'T see the PS3 Slim coming? I don't care if it "reads like a troll" (what the hell does that mean, anway?) - it's truth. This thing was rumored and pretty much validated several times over. I don't know why that earns a Troll mod.
Though I did spell "price" wrong, yes.
I'm unable to find this deal; I believe it expired already. If you can track it down and find the link you used, that would make a poor gamer very happy indeed.
Only if you find the decay of human civilizations funny.
Hey, somebody discovered the slippery slope fallacy!
I think it's funny. Microsoft steps right into a landmines of patents, and problems and complications seem to go off at every turn. Ironic? A little bit. Come on, it's a little funny.
We're not talking value here. I'm a poor college student that doesn't have $300 to spend on a game console. I might be able to scrounge together $200 for a 360.
Why was I modded troll? I suppose most people wouldn't have guessed, but I'm holding out for a PS3. It's a better machine. I just cannot buy one right now.
We all reel in shock and awe. We totally did not see that one coming, did we?
The rpice is still a hundred bucks too high for my taste, but it's a step.
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Because the matchmaking is halfway decent and gives you a game where you don't get your ass handed to you in less time than it takes for you to say "spawn camping."