Uh what? There is no "full iPhone game to come". Carmack clearly stated that it wasn't their intention (or even possible) to release the Rage game we'll be seeing on PC/XBox 360/PS3 as iOS game. Also, no other Rage title than this has been announced or spoken of.
I'm not sure what airport security is about anyway. As if "the terrorists" are dumb enough to still try and hijack a plane these days. A smart terrorist would look at events like the love parade. All it takes is a bit of ruckus to have 20 people crushed to death. No need for elaborate plans to sneak complex explosives on board of an airplane. Just should "ITS A BOMB!" on a busy street and you can scrape the people off the street.
I really doubt it has a whole lot to do with the quality of the game or how annoying it is. Just remember how games 20 years ago were testing your patience by some absolutely horrid gameplay decisions, but yet we loved them to death. I'd say that on average, games are better at guiding a playing through itself than back in those days.
I think the real issue has been clearly stated by the AC that started this thread. We're not 15 anymore. The demographic of the gameplaying masses have shifted from 10 - 15 years olds to 10 - 35 year olds (or something like that. Most game playing people these days are either tangled up in jobs, school, girlfriend/wife, children, a household to run, etc. The average gamer just doesn't have as much time to complete a game.
Combine that with the number of triple-A titles coming out these days, each and every one of those being a distraction, trying to draw our attention away from whatever we're currently playing, and it's easy to see why many games aren't finished anymore.
In short: the average gamer has less time but wants to play more (different) games.
Analysts are looking as far ahead as 2014 for XBox Kinnect. Sony has also said that there's 10 years of life in PS3. So if Nintendo comes with a new concept that is as groundbreaking as Wii (in terms of tech and/or marketing) in 2012 then they sure as hell haven't been outpaced by either Microsoft or Sony.
I'm not really sure what the application of this is. Why not simply make a stand-alone STD test that doesn't require a phone. I mean, it has worked for pregnancy tests for years. I'm pretty sure you don't need a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU to determine if you've got hepatitis or not.
Funny how everyone seems to ignore my admittance that we're not living in a perfect world. My initial "claim" was a gross simplification of how things really are.
Was the comment about correlation and causation not aimed at the way loan companies work in general rather than the way this guy experimented with different browsers?
No, really... no.
If using a methodology where you start off with a design which firmly sets the requirements of the software, then changing requirements is something that simply won't happen.
Granted, it's not a perfect world so new things are bound to slip through, but that's often more a case of a manager forcing it down your throat, forcing you to deviate from the methodology rather than the methodology being incorrect.
Not to be disrespectful towards your disability, but maybe you should consider learning to type blind.
I don't ever look at my keyboard because I know where the keys are.
II think the bot designers know that, and they design the bot to coerce you into a contextless conversation.
Well they surely succeeded with that with me. The bot just spewed out random opinions and questions every line. She'd pose a question, I'd anser, and she'd throw out a completely unrelated new question. I don't have any idea how this could ever fool someone into being human. Maybe the judge made an error in filling out his forms when rating the software?
You're right in that they're going about this the wrong way. However, I think the closed nature of the console is exactly what causes these cracks and hacks to appear. What Sony should do is open up a sandbox environment in the PS3 in which homebrew developers can run their own software without problems. I don't see why piracy and homebrew are always treated as one by these console developers. I do understand that it's probably harder to combat piracy if homebrew is allowed, but if this is taken into account when designing the system, the problem is probably much smaller. At least you take away the incentive of the homebrew communities to crack your system. That just leaves the pirates and you can continue fighting them while supporting the homebrew community.
I read somewhere that it doesn't come of by simply washing with water and soap.
I know, I know, [citation needed] etc, but I don't have a source right now.
I'm not saying that they're right, I'm saying that it's probably not a case of patents or rights on using technology but a case of sponsorship deals and commercial revenues out of the event itself.
No, but apparently commercial interest is involved as well. It's probably not about the sole fact of executing someone else's idea, it's more likely about the money involved with sponsorship deals and stuff like that. If Red Bull is going to get lots of commercial exposure with this and the other party wants a bigger slice of the pie because they came up with the campaign to begin with, then it's understandable that they don't want to be snowed under by a behemoth like Red Bull.
Many people here are making the capital mistake of filing people that have no interest in understanding technological systems in the "dumb uneducated" group. It's only all too natural that most people can't be bothered to learn how a PC works on the inside, or even how a car works. People are simply interested in different things.
Another point is that these days, systems have been becoming more and more complex and harder to understand. That's the whole point of the original article. People need to start specializing in stuff, so it's not surprising that the people who are willing to learn about something narrow their scope of knowledge in favor of a deeper understanding of things.
On the other hand, in todays information age, there's so much to know that people tend to learn just a tiny amount of stuff about a whole range of subjects. The information and knowledge is handed to them on a gold platter, ready for consumption, but in most cases, that information is just basic knowledge. The peak of the proverbial iceberg. So people know a lot without really knowing about anything.
Why is parent rated as troll? Even though he's chosen rather unsubtle wording, he does make a valid point IMO.
There's a reason why I'm closely watching the development of upcoming Win7 powered tablets while the iPad leaves me cold. It's the tyrannical grip Steve has on his hardware and the software that runs on it (or rather, keeping specific types of software from running on it).
I know the Quake 3 sourcecode simply includes a Visual Studio solution file which can be opened and converted to VS 2005/2008 without problems. I do have to agree that it's a pain that it doesn't actually build out-of-the-box (out-of-the-installer) though, but with a little bit of creative Googling it's not a problem that cannot be solved.
That's one message every 7 minutes and 12 seconds. Impressive. How high are those people's phone bills? Or are there unlimited text messaging plans available? And more importantly: how much of these messages actually contain any amount of significant information?
Well, to be honest, while I agree that German or history classes shouldn't be different than mathematics
or physics, I have the opposite opinion of you.
When the exam isn't about mastering the German language itself, but about Goethe's work, then why hinder
students by re-enforcing that language barrier? The same goes for history. I don't think that it's
strictly necessary for a student to know that the Berlin wall fell on October 3, but if they understand
the events leading up to the construction of the wall, what the wall ment to the people in Germany,
Europe, Englang, US and Russia and what led to it's destruction then those are far more important aspects
to know than just the little fact that it happened to be the 3rd day in October when it fell.
That date can easily be retrieved from an open book. Or Wikipedia. During a test, however, it is
impossible to come to a complete understanding of the scenario by reading a book. There's simply not
enough time for that.
Having said that, languages may be an odd example because when learning English or French verbs, the skill
is in knowing those words by heart. Having a dictionary in an exam that's purely about translation might defeat the purpose a bit, but those usually aren't part of a finals exam.
I think a lot of teachers are still very traditional in wanting to teach facts rather than insights. To
reemphasize, let me put it this way: I thinkt it's both far more valuable and interesting for both student
and teacher if the two can have a discussion about the shift in political systems of Russia during pre-
and post Soviet union times than that a student can recite the events surrounding the fall of the Soviet
Union.
It is shortsighted though. In many cases, especially with the more scientific classes like maths, chemistry or physics, it's not important that a student knows all the formulas by heart, but that they know how to apply them.
I'd rather see a student look the formulas up in a book and apply them correctly than having a student know all the formulas by heart but not knowing how to use them.
After all, in the end, if this student would become a mathmatician/chemist/physicist then he/she will be using those formulas so often they'll be learned by heart in due time anyway.
In my opinion, high schools and to a lesser extent colleges/universities shouldn't have to only teach factual dry knowledge. IMO it's much better to stimulate the creativity of the student, the general problem solving skills of the student and the ability to use existing knowledge and extrapolate that knowledge to tackle new unfamiliar problems. Next to that learn them to do planning, working in teams and setting up and dealing with work in structured projects.
Those are far more important things to know than that F(m) = (m * v^2) / r
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The real question here is: when will Microsoft introduce similar services here in Europe?
Uh what? There is no "full iPhone game to come". Carmack clearly stated that it wasn't their intention (or even possible) to release the Rage game we'll be seeing on PC/XBox 360/PS3 as iOS game. Also, no other Rage title than this has been announced or spoken of.
It's called Rage HD because there is also an SD version, which renders at lower resolutions and has lower res texture assets.
As if the devil's playing with it: Cambodia festival stampede leaves almost 350 dead
I'm not sure what airport security is about anyway. As if "the terrorists" are dumb enough to still try and hijack a plane these days. A smart terrorist would look at events like the love parade. All it takes is a bit of ruckus to have 20 people crushed to death. No need for elaborate plans to sneak complex explosives on board of an airplane. Just should "ITS A BOMB!" on a busy street and you can scrape the people off the street.
I really doubt it has a whole lot to do with the quality of the game or how annoying it is. Just remember how games 20 years ago were testing your patience by some absolutely horrid gameplay decisions, but yet we loved them to death. I'd say that on average, games are better at guiding a playing through itself than back in those days.
I think the real issue has been clearly stated by the AC that started this thread. We're not 15 anymore. The demographic of the gameplaying masses have shifted from 10 - 15 years olds to 10 - 35 year olds (or something like that. Most game playing people these days are either tangled up in jobs, school, girlfriend/wife, children, a household to run, etc. The average gamer just doesn't have as much time to complete a game.
Combine that with the number of triple-A titles coming out these days, each and every one of those being a distraction, trying to draw our attention away from whatever we're currently playing, and it's easy to see why many games aren't finished anymore.
In short: the average gamer has less time but wants to play more (different) games.
Analysts are looking as far ahead as 2014 for XBox Kinnect. Sony has also said that there's 10 years of life in PS3. So if Nintendo comes with a new concept that is as groundbreaking as Wii (in terms of tech and/or marketing) in 2012 then they sure as hell haven't been outpaced by either Microsoft or Sony.
I'm not really sure what the application of this is. Why not simply make a stand-alone STD test that doesn't require a phone. I mean, it has worked for pregnancy tests for years. I'm pretty sure you don't need a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU to determine if you've got hepatitis or not.
Funny how everyone seems to ignore my admittance that we're not living in a perfect world. My initial "claim" was a gross simplification of how things really are.
Was the comment about correlation and causation not aimed at the way loan companies work in general rather than the way this guy experimented with different browsers?
No, really... no.
If using a methodology where you start off with a design which firmly sets the requirements of the software, then changing requirements is something that simply won't happen.
Granted, it's not a perfect world so new things are bound to slip through, but that's often more a case of a manager forcing it down your throat, forcing you to deviate from the methodology rather than the methodology being incorrect.
Not to be disrespectful towards your disability, but maybe you should consider learning to type blind.
I don't ever look at my keyboard because I know where the keys are.
II think the bot designers know that, and they design the bot to coerce you into a contextless conversation.
Well they surely succeeded with that with me. The bot just spewed out random opinions and questions every line. She'd pose a question, I'd anser, and she'd throw out a completely unrelated new question. I don't have any idea how this could ever fool someone into being human. Maybe the judge made an error in filling out his forms when rating the software?
You're right in that they're going about this the wrong way. However, I think the closed nature of the console is exactly what causes these cracks and hacks to appear. What Sony should do is open up a sandbox environment in the PS3 in which homebrew developers can run their own software without problems. I don't see why piracy and homebrew are always treated as one by these console developers. I do understand that it's probably harder to combat piracy if homebrew is allowed, but if this is taken into account when designing the system, the problem is probably much smaller. At least you take away the incentive of the homebrew communities to crack your system. That just leaves the pirates and you can continue fighting them while supporting the homebrew community.
I read somewhere that it doesn't come of by simply washing with water and soap. I know, I know, [citation needed] etc, but I don't have a source right now.
Erm, Unreal was a windows game, not a DOS game, so DOSBox won't help you there.
I'm not saying that they're right, I'm saying that it's probably not a case of patents or rights on using technology but a case of sponsorship deals and commercial revenues out of the event itself.
No, but apparently commercial interest is involved as well. It's probably not about the sole fact of executing someone else's idea, it's more likely about the money involved with sponsorship deals and stuff like that. If Red Bull is going to get lots of commercial exposure with this and the other party wants a bigger slice of the pie because they came up with the campaign to begin with, then it's understandable that they don't want to be snowed under by a behemoth like Red Bull.
Many people here are making the capital mistake of filing people that have no interest in understanding technological systems in the "dumb uneducated" group. It's only all too natural that most people can't be bothered to learn how a PC works on the inside, or even how a car works. People are simply interested in different things.
Another point is that these days, systems have been becoming more and more complex and harder to understand. That's the whole point of the original article. People need to start specializing in stuff, so it's not surprising that the people who are willing to learn about something narrow their scope of knowledge in favor of a deeper understanding of things.
On the other hand, in todays information age, there's so much to know that people tend to learn just a tiny amount of stuff about a whole range of subjects. The information and knowledge is handed to them on a gold platter, ready for consumption, but in most cases, that information is just basic knowledge. The peak of the proverbial iceberg. So people know a lot without really knowing about anything.
Why is parent rated as troll? Even though he's chosen rather unsubtle wording, he does make a valid point IMO.
There's a reason why I'm closely watching the development of upcoming Win7 powered tablets while the iPad leaves me cold. It's the tyrannical grip Steve has on his hardware and the software that runs on it (or rather, keeping specific types of software from running on it).
That's actually Pink Floyd's long abandoned secret recording studio. Astoria my ass, it was a moon base all along.
I know the Quake 3 sourcecode simply includes a Visual Studio solution file which can be opened and converted to VS 2005/2008 without problems. I do have to agree that it's a pain that it doesn't actually build out-of-the-box (out-of-the-installer) though, but with a little bit of creative Googling it's not a problem that cannot be solved.
That's one message every 7 minutes and 12 seconds. Impressive. How high are those people's phone bills? Or are there unlimited text messaging plans available? And more importantly: how much of these messages actually contain any amount of significant information?
Well, to be honest, while I agree that German or history classes shouldn't be different than mathematics or physics, I have the opposite opinion of you.
When the exam isn't about mastering the German language itself, but about Goethe's work, then why hinder students by re-enforcing that language barrier? The same goes for history. I don't think that it's strictly necessary for a student to know that the Berlin wall fell on October 3, but if they understand the events leading up to the construction of the wall, what the wall ment to the people in Germany, Europe, Englang, US and Russia and what led to it's destruction then those are far more important aspects to know than just the little fact that it happened to be the 3rd day in October when it fell.
That date can easily be retrieved from an open book. Or Wikipedia. During a test, however, it is impossible to come to a complete understanding of the scenario by reading a book. There's simply not enough time for that.
Having said that, languages may be an odd example because when learning English or French verbs, the skill is in knowing those words by heart. Having a dictionary in an exam that's purely about translation might defeat the purpose a bit, but those usually aren't part of a finals exam.
I think a lot of teachers are still very traditional in wanting to teach facts rather than insights. To reemphasize, let me put it this way: I thinkt it's both far more valuable and interesting for both student and teacher if the two can have a discussion about the shift in political systems of Russia during pre- and post Soviet union times than that a student can recite the events surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union.
It is shortsighted though. In many cases, especially with the more scientific classes like maths, chemistry or physics, it's not important that a student knows all the formulas by heart, but that they know how to apply them.
I'd rather see a student look the formulas up in a book and apply them correctly than having a student know all the formulas by heart but not knowing how to use them.
After all, in the end, if this student would become a mathmatician/chemist/physicist then he/she will be using those formulas so often they'll be learned by heart in due time anyway.
In my opinion, high schools and to a lesser extent colleges/universities shouldn't have to only teach factual dry knowledge. IMO it's much better to stimulate the creativity of the student, the general problem solving skills of the student and the ability to use existing knowledge and extrapolate that knowledge to tackle new unfamiliar problems. Next to that learn them to do planning, working in teams and setting up and dealing with work in structured projects.
Those are far more important things to know than that F(m) = (m * v^2) / r