I suppose everyone just gave up on the amount of radiation computer monitors give off -- they were all satisfied with the "low-radiation" stickers, I suppose.
Perhaps we need to put "low-radiation" stickers on cell phones to get them to shut the hell up.;^)
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...But, why would anyone want this? It seems like just another 'rumble pack' like they had for the N64. Whoo. I fell, my mouse shook. Amazing.
You know, go out and play Metal Gear Solid (Playstation) all the way through and then play with a "rumble" equiped controller. There is a huge difference. It scares the shit out of you when you are spotted and not only do you get the music jolt, but also the tactile sensation.
It would make games like HalfLife a more creepy if you felt the "ground" shake as a huge monster came stepping through the tunnels.
I think there comes a point when making the game realistic is detremental to the processing power of the box.
The basics: You have to have enough frames per second to trick the mind into believing that the object on the screen is really moving (without flicker) and you have to make the visuals appealing enough to capture the player's attention.
When you make a game too complex, you loose the whole fun aspect. To me, Counterstrike is more fun than Rainbow 6 -- not because of the graphics detail but because of the way it "feels".
If a game has so much complexity that it doesn't "feel" right (interface, movement, etc.) then it will loose in the gaming market. --
What is this antenna thing that you speak of? Isn't it that annoying wire that you plug into the back of your television so that you can receive a fuzzy picture?;)
But seriously -- local television gives you a bad case of tunnel-vision. I do feel that it's important to learn about local events, issues, etc. but local television stations don't provide much outside of talk shows and sitcoms. If you want to learn anything, you have to flip to CNN, CSPAN, TLC, Discovery or VH1 (behind the music, of course.)
A Yahoo! search for "VMSK" produced literally hundreds of hits. Most pages appear to belong to individuals who have bought into a multilevel marketing scheme run by AlphaCom Communications, a company in Ohio...
In the mean time, AmWay has announced that it will release plans for it's next generation DSL technology that will increase existing DSL speeds by 150%.
And now I shall be able to build a voice fingerprint for each and every hacker in the/. community and Dextor's lab will be no more! Ha ha ha! ha ha ha! ha ha ha!
"Just because I give you the Cat scanner, it does not immediately give you the right to go into business against me with my own technology," Davis said. "We have an intended use for it."
So, for $20, you can get a license that will let you "reverse-engineer" the cuecat, although there are some restrictions (not listed in the article.)
DC said it cost them only about $10/cat -- so they figure they can make $20/cat in licensing. Out of millions of cats distributed, tho, they've only sold 22 licenses. Big suprise?
Actually, it's not necessary to "de-claw" your cuecat...you can simply not use their program and you're fine. Just use these rules when retrieving data from their servers:
[Server] can be a, o, s, t, or u. [activation code] is supposed to be the activation code you get from your registration, but can be simply
"ACTIVATIONCODE", or any other random bit of data. [cuecat scan] is the raw output of the device, minus the "", with case
inverted. The first section of the scan is your scanner id, and I've found that you can use just about anything for that.
What you get in return is something that looks a little like this:
cat=0
url=http://www.slashdot.org
desc=Stuff that matters ...
To further add to that: when AOL sends me another free CD, is it fair use to put it into the microwave, use it as a coaster or even play frisbee with it?
Oooo! I hope I get another sample of kitchen detergent soon...I'm running low on glycerin. --
Massive multiplayer games should not be restricted to one system or another. With graphics and storage advances on console systems, they can now better compete with PC systems.
Sega (I think) is/was working on a game allows Dreamcast owners to play against people in arcades. --
Make it more difficult...
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Like take the coordinates, encode it with base64, XOR by 67d and then reverse the case on all of the letters. No one would figure that out!
You know, anymore you can't trust game magazines to tell you when a game is really going to come out. I mean, they pick up the "screenshots" from concept work the developer has done in 3d Studio and all of the sudden everyone thinks it's going to be the coolest game ever.
What about the important aspects like story and balance and frame rate? UGH!
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Perhaps we need to put "low-radiation" stickers on cell phones to get them to shut the hell up. ;^)
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Let's just hope that they don't get pissed when we reverse engineer this puppy. Image: you must use our product the way it was intended.
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You know, go out and play Metal Gear Solid (Playstation) all the way through and then play with a "rumble" equiped controller. There is a huge difference. It scares the shit out of you when you are spotted and not only do you get the music jolt, but also the tactile sensation.
It would make games like HalfLife a more creepy if you felt the "ground" shake as a huge monster came stepping through the tunnels.
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I think there comes a point when making the game realistic is detremental to the processing power of the box.
The basics: You have to have enough frames per second to trick the mind into believing that the object on the screen is really moving (without flicker) and you have to make the visuals appealing enough to capture the player's attention.
When you make a game too complex, you loose the whole fun aspect. To me, Counterstrike is more fun than Rainbow 6 -- not because of the graphics detail but because of the way it "feels".
If a game has so much complexity that it doesn't "feel" right (interface, movement, etc.) then it will loose in the gaming market.
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But seriously -- local television gives you a bad case of tunnel-vision. I do feel that it's important to learn about local events, issues, etc. but local television stations don't provide much outside of talk shows and sitcoms. If you want to learn anything, you have to flip to CNN, CSPAN, TLC, Discovery or VH1 (behind the music, of course.)
Local television pisses me off, mmmkay.
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um...I watch the local news on cable every day else what would I watch it on?
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In the mean time, AmWay has announced that it will release plans for it's next generation DSL technology that will increase existing DSL speeds by 150%.
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Or better yet, you feed it a barcode input from a CueCat scanner and it will tell you where to download the DeCSS source MP3 via Napster.
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...that all keys should mean what they say. "Hmm...I think I'll order a TAB." -- Homer
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And now I shall be able to build a voice fingerprint for each and every hacker in the /. community and Dextor's lab will be no more! Ha ha ha! ha ha ha! ha ha ha!
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So how many school science programs will pay for MiR mutated fungus? ;^)
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So, for $20, you can get a license that will let you "reverse-engineer" the cuecat, although there are some restrictions (not listed in the article.)
DC said it cost them only about $10/cat -- so they figure they can make $20/cat in licensing. Out of millions of cats distributed, tho, they've only sold 22 licenses. Big suprise?
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This has the potential to get as ridiculous as newsgroups...
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Thanks! I'll be adding this to my holiday wish list!
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Definately cool! Where did you find the prices, though? (The web page needs more information!)
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High bandwidth = low ping = less time refreshing server list in Tribes and Counterstrike = more time to post on /.
the circle of life...
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Oh...and video games. Lots and lots of video games. (must...play...counterstike...soon...)
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http://[server].dcnv.com/CRQ/1..[activation code].04.[cuecat scan].0
[Server] can be a, o, s, t, or u. [activation code] is supposed to be the activation code you get from your registration, but can be simply "ACTIVATIONCODE", or any other random bit of data. [cuecat scan] is the raw output of the device, minus the "", with case inverted. The first section of the scan is your scanner id, and I've found that you can use just about anything for that.
What you get in return is something that looks a little like this:
cat=0
...
url=http://www.slashdot.org
desc=Stuff that matters
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Thanks for the info!!
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If someone scans an item that isn't in the database, they enter a description. Eventually, the database will be filled. eh?
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Oooo! I hope I get another sample of kitchen detergent soon...I'm running low on glycerin.
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Sega (I think) is/was working on a game allows Dreamcast owners to play against people in arcades.
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I have finally done it! I've traveled back in time and read an article that was posted on Slashdot two weeks ago. Wooohooo! I'm going to be rich!
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You know, anymore you can't trust game magazines to tell you when a game is really going to come out. I mean, they pick up the "screenshots" from concept work the developer has done in 3d Studio and all of the sudden everyone thinks it's going to be the coolest game ever.
What about the important aspects like story and balance and frame rate? UGH!
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