Maybe next they'll make it so that you can't turn the TV off, or maybe it will helpfully pause that commercial for you if you get up to go to the bathroom or the kitchen.
Perhaps it will be akin to police serving a warrant to search your home. You can stop the police from coming in if they don't have one, but you'll be enjoying a nice knee in the back if you try to stop them when they do.
It seems to me like the higher price point of the 360 and (as it looks right now) the PS3 starts to make it compete with the lower end gaming PC market. So, in the casual gamer category, you have the Revolution and that's pretty much it. Then, in the more serious market, you have lower-end gaming PCs, the 360, and the PS3. Granted, $500 does not get you a very high-performance PC, but it could still get you a decent setup. I have a pretty decent rig and I have no intention of dropping another $500 on a console when I can get my casual gaming fix on my PC.
Exactly. Wikipedia is accurate enough that in the end, for most people anyway, it just comes down to $. Why pay when you can get something nearly as good for free?
The game sounds interesting but the title and front page description sure left me wondering wtf was going on. Maybe it's just too early in the morning for me.
Who does this format war even benefit? I'm glad that some vendors will support both formats, but I for one will be waiting for things to die down before I invest in either format.
Who hasn't played a game that features photos or footage that is not representative of actual gameplay? I feel like only the most inexperienced of people could be so easily fooled by such "deceptive" advertising. There are playable demos for just about every game, as well as images and/or disclaimers on the box.
I wonder how the "little" lie that helped him get his original position at Radio Shack 11 years ago affected him in his rise through the ranks. Can you imagine wondering all those years whether someone was going to find you out eventually? Sure, it seemed like a harmless bit of misinformation when he was applying to be a sales associate, but it quickly becomes a much greater liability as power and position increase.
I guess it's more understandable at lower levels, but you'd think that at the CEO level they might want to make sure they're getting what they paid for. If a person has a well established record of success I can see why they might be less likely to look into credentials that are further in the past (such as education), but you'd still think that it would be worth the 15 minutes it would take to call up the school and verify.
It reminds me of that Japanese patent that uses human skin as a data bus. There was a similarly kindergarten-style drawing in that of a person with some devices attached to them.
Ah yes, the new controller. If that thing is used to control Link's sword, I'm going to have to reserve this game exclusively for when I'm home by myself. My geekiness is not strong enough to do that in front of other people.
Considering that the bulk of online gamers are of the age where they probably speak like this in real life too, it shouldn't be very surprising that it spills over into their online activities as well.
Why I personally am pleased with the idea of a continued push for manned space flight, I feel like the public support just isn't there. There just isn't the widespread public support that there was in the 60s. What we need is an evil competitor.
It seems to me that the arguement in the article is just further incentive to not buy CDs. Even if you have a DRM protected file that you've downloaded, you can still play it on your portable device, in your car (through an audio input), or just about anywhere else. With a CD, you are essentially limited to only playing it in a CD player. For the majority of consumers (particularly the biggest target market, Gen-Y), not a very good deal.
So are they arguing that you have to buy music from an online dealer (something akin to iTunes) if you want to be able to use your portable device? Sounds like just one more reason not to buy CDs.
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Maybe next they'll make it so that you can't turn the TV off, or maybe it will helpfully pause that commercial for you if you get up to go to the bathroom or the kitchen.
So now we don't really own our TVs?
Perhaps it will be akin to police serving a warrant to search your home. You can stop the police from coming in if they don't have one, but you'll be enjoying a nice knee in the back if you try to stop them when they do.
It seems to me like the higher price point of the 360 and (as it looks right now) the PS3 starts to make it compete with the lower end gaming PC market. So, in the casual gamer category, you have the Revolution and that's pretty much it. Then, in the more serious market, you have lower-end gaming PCs, the 360, and the PS3. Granted, $500 does not get you a very high-performance PC, but it could still get you a decent setup. I have a pretty decent rig and I have no intention of dropping another $500 on a console when I can get my casual gaming fix on my PC.
It must be such a truly incredible day for those amateur radio guys.
Exactly. Wikipedia is accurate enough that in the end, for most people anyway, it just comes down to $. Why pay when you can get something nearly as good for free?
The game sounds interesting but the title and front page description sure left me wondering wtf was going on. Maybe it's just too early in the morning for me.
I agree. There may be more hand-holding at less competitive schools, but at a more competitive school it's up to the student to learn.
Who does this format war even benefit? I'm glad that some vendors will support both formats, but I for one will be waiting for things to die down before I invest in either format.
Ok, now that is misleading. I retract my previous comment if in fact they did the same in the UK.
Who hasn't played a game that features photos or footage that is not representative of actual gameplay? I feel like only the most inexperienced of people could be so easily fooled by such "deceptive" advertising. There are playable demos for just about every game, as well as images and/or disclaimers on the box.
I wonder how the "little" lie that helped him get his original position at Radio Shack 11 years ago affected him in his rise through the ranks. Can you imagine wondering all those years whether someone was going to find you out eventually? Sure, it seemed like a harmless bit of misinformation when he was applying to be a sales associate, but it quickly becomes a much greater liability as power and position increase.
I guess it's more understandable at lower levels, but you'd think that at the CEO level they might want to make sure they're getting what they paid for. If a person has a well established record of success I can see why they might be less likely to look into credentials that are further in the past (such as education), but you'd still think that it would be worth the 15 minutes it would take to call up the school and verify.
"became clear he had lied about his education"
It seems like you hear about this more and more in the business world. Don't they even bother to check people out?
It reminds me of that Japanese patent that uses human skin as a data bus. There was a similarly kindergarten-style drawing in that of a person with some devices attached to them.
It looks like a square Jiffy Pop to me.
Ah yes, the new controller. If that thing is used to control Link's sword, I'm going to have to reserve this game exclusively for when I'm home by myself. My geekiness is not strong enough to do that in front of other people.
Considering that the bulk of online gamers are of the age where they probably speak like this in real life too, it shouldn't be very surprising that it spills over into their online activities as well.
Exactly my point. I guess I wasn't clear enough with the sarcasm.
Why I personally am pleased with the idea of a continued push for manned space flight, I feel like the public support just isn't there. There just isn't the widespread public support that there was in the 60s. What we need is an evil competitor.
Seriously. At least it's just a driver issue and not a hardware issue.
He's just afraid of being beaten in the Nov. race by O'Malley.
Yeah, I realize that's the reality of CDs. What I'm talking about is what the RIAA (and the arguement in the article) is pushing for.
It seems to me that the arguement in the article is just further incentive to not buy CDs. Even if you have a DRM protected file that you've downloaded, you can still play it on your portable device, in your car (through an audio input), or just about anywhere else. With a CD, you are essentially limited to only playing it in a CD player. For the majority of consumers (particularly the biggest target market, Gen-Y), not a very good deal.
So are they arguing that you have to buy music from an online dealer (something akin to iTunes) if you want to be able to use your portable device? Sounds like just one more reason not to buy CDs.