I have the exact same problem, though none of my friends seem to. In addition, in most every movie I've seen recently (yes, EVERY movie I've seen recently. In fact the high budget ones seem almost worse with it) that has any sort of high speed movement, it doesn't look crisp. I don't know if they're doing this intentionally, but the second there's any decent amount of motion, everything gets.. well, motion blurred. To the point of being practically one big mess where they're just colored blobs streaking around, and no more identifiable than that. Again, none of my friends seem to notice..:(
I might be wrong, but I think it's illegal in the states to require you to bring it to the dealer for routine maintenence. I think there was a suit recently about opening up specs to make it easier for smaller places to work on the newer systems in cars that right now only a dealer knows how to do. To do the fabled welding of the hood shut, and require you to go back to the place you bought it to get anything done to it, would be stupid and I believe illegal. At least in the states.
I am not, however, a lawyer, and I don't pretend to be, I'm just saying what I believe to be the truth. I'm probably wrong.
I love my AU phone (Sony Ericsson S3014A.. quite cheap, bilingual, gps, and a nice display. No camera or movies, but that's what I paid $300 for a separate thing for). I bought one within a couple weeks of coming here to Japan, my first cell phone ever, and it beats the pants off of anything I've ever seen in the states.. or expect to in the next 4 years perhaps. I just wish I could bring it back to the states and use it on a network there.. I don't know that I can't, but that's what I'm assuming.
Damn, the people are there killing themselves and they can't even afford a freaking 25c pack of koolaid mix? Not much support shown from the people up above to the people killing themselves, at least let them go out in style..
well after talking to him on aim, he mentioned a couple places.. he said he hasn't seen any place like akihabara outside of japan, but in the kansai area check out Nippon-bashi.
For specific stores, he mentioned Yodobashi Camera, BICCAMERA, and Joshin Denki. he also pointed me to two sites (japanese only) www.kakaku.com, and www.yodobashi.com
I've been browsing around kakaku and some of those places have pretty decent prices. He said the problem with that one is that most (maybe all) of those places have limited inventory and don't take credit card.
I was thinking about doing that actually (Getting a laptop while over there..) I've heard about the Akihabara area in Tokyo as being a good place to shop, but I'm thinking that a place known for electronics might have higher prices, not lower, sicne people are already there with intent to buy. Of course I'll check it out though, but I was wondering if you had any personal suggestions for places to buy from?
Slashdot, however, isn't really an easy place for long conversations, so if you use aim, IM me (spectral42) or ICQ: 8394036.
To people who think it'd be funny to harass me, i'll just block you, it doesn't bother me:)
i'm living with a host family, attending kansai gaidai, so I'll be around that area. I don't know the family yet, but I don't think they'll want me subscribing to anything while over there:) Also, since my car broke down halfway through the summer, I couldn't get a laptop, so I won't even have my own computer while over there..
No, but i'm saying enough people DO care about it to make it a viable selling point. I imagine that the amount of people who care that it's region free is very small. The number of people who want something free (as in beer) like the latest lord of the rings dvd, would be much higher. I'm saying that if there's a market for players that are region-free, you don't think there's a market for things that are drm free?
Well, I originally didn't think so, but then when I got accepted in to the program, all the literature pretty much said "Don't count on having internet access" etc.. mentioned the high cost of electricity and telephone calls as the major reasons for this. Therefore, I was kind of worrying.
I was worried since i'm going to Japan on Sunday for a year abroad, that I'd be stuck offline for an entire year. If internet phones are big enough to threaten traditional phones over there, I guess I probably don't have to worry too much about that.
And yet region-free dvd players are advertised and sold still. Are you saying there's a larger percentage of people who want to play imports than there are people who want to rip the RIAA/MPAA off by copying their stuff, and not paying for it?:)
yay bowling! That fulfilled my 'fitness' class, now I need to do a 'wellness' one that teaches me how to care for my body or something. Those are much harder to choose from:)
I can see taking math for a CS degree, linear algebra certainly helps a lot for things like 3d programming. History I disagree with being taught in general, we're too often told to memorize facts, not learn anything of what actually happened. Who cares when the war of 1812 happened, or where the battle of gettysburg was fought? Seriously though, I'm all for teaching history in general, and learning from the past. I dislike teaching facts and trivia of the past and testing on that. Sciences.. they interest me so I can't find fault with them. General Physics certainly applies to a lot of things i've done (though being taught it twice was kind of annoying, stupid high school AP physics teacher saying I shouldn't take the exam..)
English, however, is something that I can't argue with. Being able to effectively communicate what we're thinking is very important. I could sure benefit from an English course, I'm sure.
That being said, if you want to take only CS classes, I think there should be an option for you to do that (since you are paying to take these courses), but I feel you should get a technical degree, not a university diploma for doing that.
I'm pretty sure you didn't read the article at all. Don't be so insulting to people. The person you yelled at was correct, asshead. The drivers aren't designed for such a task.
The problem isn't the hardware, it's the software drivers. In fact, the speed could be dramatically increased with revised software drivers. However, no manufacturer has presently made this aspect of driver performance a priority.
Clarification: In New York State, the cellphones in cars aren't banned, it's holding on to them that is. Conversation in cars happens all the time, so banning a cell phone on the principle that a conversation would be distracting is kind of stupid. We can't drive and hold on to the cell phone at the same time. Use an ear bud and microphone or something, and you're fine.
Actually, I more took the summary to mean that it was blurring the lines between what's a game and what's not. Yeah, it's used mainly by CS players and stuff, and uses the same engine, but it's not technically a game. It's more of a 'chat' program than anything else.
How many people do you know actually go to Windows Update? I've had several people call me and ask me to get rid of the critical update notification because they were too stupid to figure out how to turn it off. They didn't want to update, they wanted to do what they already knew how to do, and didn't care about anything else that got in their way. To expect people to go out of their way to update something like this is a bit skewed. I think a much, much higher percentage of people who use linux (kde/konqueror) would know/care enough to keep up to date on patches and upgrades. Not because they're necessarily more paranoid about security (though i'm sure that's the case for some people), but because they know more and know that it's usually a good idea.
People who only want to use AIM, Winamp, IE, and whatever email program they've been trained to use (probably outlook express) don't want to deal with "SSL Vulnerability!" notifications popping up in their system tray.
And they certainly don't care enough to go looking for fixes in Windows Update, even though the link to it is right at the top of the start menu.
I don't know too much about how the different standards work with either other, but I'm assuming a DVD+RW drive would work with DVD+R, and a DVD-RW drive would work with DVD-R, and that there's no cross-compatibility between the + and the - drives. If I'm wrong, I apologize, but if I'm right, then I assume that the + technologies will win out, only because that's what Microsoft says will happen. If you look at this page on Microsoft's site, it basically says they're backing DVD+RW because it's the easiest for Windows to work with, and for the users to work with because it supports "Mt. Rainier" burning. (easy Drag&Drop burning, from what I can tell). If that's the one Microsoft is backing for built-in Windows support, I'm sure you can guess which one will eventually win. Plus, the + technologies seem to have more companies behind them, though the - tech seems to have more of an installed base. *shrug*
I believe the + will win, but not knowing is what has prevented me from buying any so far.
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I have the exact same problem, though none of my friends seem to. In addition, in most every movie I've seen recently (yes, EVERY movie I've seen recently. In fact the high budget ones seem almost worse with it) that has any sort of high speed movement, it doesn't look crisp. I don't know if they're doing this intentionally, but the second there's any decent amount of motion, everything gets.. well, motion blurred. To the point of being practically one big mess where they're just colored blobs streaking around, and no more identifiable than that. Again, none of my friends seem to notice.. :(
I might be wrong, but I think it's illegal in the states to require you to bring it to the dealer for routine maintenence. I think there was a suit recently about opening up specs to make it easier for smaller places to work on the newer systems in cars that right now only a dealer knows how to do. To do the fabled welding of the hood shut, and require you to go back to the place you bought it to get anything done to it, would be stupid and I believe illegal. At least in the states.
I am not, however, a lawyer, and I don't pretend to be, I'm just saying what I believe to be the truth. I'm probably wrong.
I have never seen anyone do karaoke on a cell phone (and I'm not about to try, though my phone supports it).. :)
I love my AU phone (Sony Ericsson S3014A.. quite cheap, bilingual, gps, and a nice display. No camera or movies, but that's what I paid $300 for a separate thing for). I bought one within a couple weeks of coming here to Japan, my first cell phone ever, and it beats the pants off of anything I've ever seen in the states.. or expect to in the next 4 years perhaps. I just wish I could bring it back to the states and use it on a network there.. I don't know that I can't, but that's what I'm assuming.
Damn, the people are there killing themselves and they can't even afford a freaking 25c pack of koolaid mix? Not much support shown from the people up above to the people killing themselves, at least let them go out in style..
back and forth between pages already loaded is where you'll probably notice it most..
well after talking to him on aim, he mentioned a couple places.. he said he hasn't seen any place like akihabara outside of japan, but in the kansai area check out Nippon-bashi.
;)
For specific stores, he mentioned Yodobashi Camera, BICCAMERA, and Joshin Denki. he also pointed me to two sites (japanese only) www.kakaku.com, and www.yodobashi.com
I've been browsing around kakaku and some of those places have pretty decent prices. He said the problem with that one is that most (maybe all) of those places have limited inventory and don't take credit card.
hope this helps
I was thinking about doing that actually (Getting a laptop while over there..) I've heard about the Akihabara area in Tokyo as being a good place to shop, but I'm thinking that a place known for electronics might have higher prices, not lower, sicne people are already there with intent to buy. Of course I'll check it out though, but I was wondering if you had any personal suggestions for places to buy from?
:)
Slashdot, however, isn't really an easy place for long conversations, so if you use aim, IM me (spectral42) or ICQ: 8394036.
To people who think it'd be funny to harass me, i'll just block you, it doesn't bother me
i'm living with a host family, attending kansai gaidai, so I'll be around that area. I don't know the family yet, but I don't think they'll want me subscribing to anything while over there :) Also, since my car broke down halfway through the summer, I couldn't get a laptop, so I won't even have my own computer while over there..
And here I was hoping I could at least fake it enough to get a job at Wendys. Damn.
No, but i'm saying enough people DO care about it to make it a viable selling point. I imagine that the amount of people who care that it's region free is very small. The number of people who want something free (as in beer) like the latest lord of the rings dvd, would be much higher. I'm saying that if there's a market for players that are region-free, you don't think there's a market for things that are drm free?
But dial-up access costs a fortune. (Score:1)
by stef0x77 on Tuesday August 20, @05:37PM (#4107654)
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OTOH, because of the high phone costs, dial up access to the internet in Japan is insanely expensive. An impediment to getting online for many people.
(it's posts like this that made/make me worry)
Well, I originally didn't think so, but then when I got accepted in to the program, all the literature pretty much said "Don't count on having internet access" etc.. mentioned the high cost of electricity and telephone calls as the major reasons for this. Therefore, I was kind of worrying.
I was worried since i'm going to Japan on Sunday for a year abroad, that I'd be stuck offline for an entire year. If internet phones are big enough to threaten traditional phones over there, I guess I probably don't have to worry too much about that.
And yet region-free dvd players are advertised and sold still. Are you saying there's a larger percentage of people who want to play imports than there are people who want to rip the RIAA/MPAA off by copying their stuff, and not paying for it? :)
You obviously go to a better college than me, then. :) damn state schools. (I'm a senior in college, by the way.)
yay bowling! That fulfilled my 'fitness' class, now I need to do a 'wellness' one that teaches me how to care for my body or something. Those are much harder to choose from :)
I can see taking math for a CS degree, linear algebra certainly helps a lot for things like 3d programming. History I disagree with being taught in general, we're too often told to memorize facts, not learn anything of what actually happened. Who cares when the war of 1812 happened, or where the battle of gettysburg was fought? Seriously though, I'm all for teaching history in general, and learning from the past. I dislike teaching facts and trivia of the past and testing on that. Sciences.. they interest me so I can't find fault with them. General Physics certainly applies to a lot of things i've done (though being taught it twice was kind of annoying, stupid high school AP physics teacher saying I shouldn't take the exam..)
English, however, is something that I can't argue with. Being able to effectively communicate what we're thinking is very important. I could sure benefit from an English course, I'm sure.
That being said, if you want to take only CS classes, I think there should be an option for you to do that (since you are paying to take these courses), but I feel you should get a technical degree, not a university diploma for doing that.
I'm pretty sure you didn't read the article at all. Don't be so insulting to people. The person you yelled at was correct, asshead. The drivers aren't designed for such a task.
The problem isn't the hardware, it's the software drivers. In fact, the speed could be dramatically increased with revised software drivers. However, no manufacturer has presently made this aspect of driver performance a priority.
Clarification: In New York State, the cellphones in cars aren't banned, it's holding on to them that is. Conversation in cars happens all the time, so banning a cell phone on the principle that a conversation would be distracting is kind of stupid. We can't drive and hold on to the cell phone at the same time. Use an ear bud and microphone or something, and you're fine.
Hmm. Well that certainly changes my opinion of it quite a bit, thanks for the info.
Actually, I more took the summary to mean that it was blurring the lines between what's a game and what's not. Yeah, it's used mainly by CS players and stuff, and uses the same engine, but it's not technically a game. It's more of a 'chat' program than anything else.
Where you could if there were more, you mean. I've tried in Opera, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla, next and previous don't do anything :)
How many people do you know actually go to Windows Update? I've had several people call me and ask me to get rid of the critical update notification because they were too stupid to figure out how to turn it off. They didn't want to update, they wanted to do what they already knew how to do, and didn't care about anything else that got in their way. To expect people to go out of their way to update something like this is a bit skewed. I think a much, much higher percentage of people who use linux (kde/konqueror) would know/care enough to keep up to date on patches and upgrades. Not because they're necessarily more paranoid about security (though i'm sure that's the case for some people), but because they know more and know that it's usually a good idea.
People who only want to use AIM, Winamp, IE, and whatever email program they've been trained to use (probably outlook express) don't want to deal with "SSL Vulnerability!" notifications popping up in their system tray.
And they certainly don't care enough to go looking for fixes in Windows Update, even though the link to it is right at the top of the start menu.
I don't know too much about how the different standards work with either other, but I'm assuming a DVD+RW drive would work with DVD+R, and a DVD-RW drive would work with DVD-R, and that there's no cross-compatibility between the + and the - drives. If I'm wrong, I apologize, but if I'm right, then I assume that the + technologies will win out, only because that's what Microsoft says will happen. If you look at this page on Microsoft's site, it basically says they're backing DVD+RW because it's the easiest for Windows to work with, and for the users to work with because it supports "Mt. Rainier" burning. (easy Drag&Drop burning, from what I can tell). If that's the one Microsoft is backing for built-in Windows support, I'm sure you can guess which one will eventually win. Plus, the + technologies seem to have more companies behind them, though the - tech seems to have more of an installed base. *shrug*
I believe the + will win, but not knowing is what has prevented me from buying any so far.