I play and buy sports games, however I usually buy one year behind the curve. This allows me to play the games I want for a fraction of the cost ($10-$15 versus $50). The reason to buy the updated sports games is the updated content and additional features of the game. Once every few years there will be a major update to the gameplay or graphics engine, however there are always additional features that make the game more fun. Most of the EA games now contain some sort of Franchise mode which allows you to run a team for multiple years and control all sorts of aspects of your team. Some games allow you to even run the financials of the team and control everything from parking costs, to stadium equipment, to the cost of a beer at the game. The basics of the games don't change that often, its the new little extras that really make a game spectacular. The updates between versions is not worth $50 to me, but for $10-$15, I will give it a shot.
Based on the lack of reaction to this article, no one really seems to care that XSN titles are not coming out. EA sports dominates the console sports market right now, but NFL2K5 gives madden a run for its money. The Xbox sports titles always felt like second rate games to me.
Thats funny, the first thing I thought of when I saw this was Wall Street Kid for the nintendo. I thought it was a fun game, but once you figured out the AI, it was pretty easy to master every time you played it.
I don't think it actually made it to law, it was just a request from some politician in LA. Probably just to get a little publicity for him. Linkage
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The thing is, most people who buy their computers from Walmart will not want to take the time to learn something new. Many end users I've see have about a 2 minute tolerance, if they can't figure something out in 2 minutes, its crap and they will return it for a refund. They will not RTFM, they will not search google, the will take the item back to the store for a refund.
Recently I was at a computer gaming store and I was browsing around when someone comes in the store. He plops two games down on the counter and politely asks for a refund. The clerks of course ask if there was anything wrong with the game and the guy just said, "No, I played it for five minutes last night and could not figure it out." I did not stick around too much longer, but based on the canned response the clerk had, I'm sure this is something he sees time and time again.
People don't want something they have to learn to use, they want something they can use right away.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, however I love the RvR aspect of the game, I use the PvE so that I can make it to the RvR. I just don't like the fact that I am at a disadvantage in RvR if I decide not to purchase or participate in the latest expansion.
One of the problems with DAOC is the new leveling grinds they keep adding with every expansion pack. All of these new grinds add benefits to lvl 50 characters, so even though you thought you were done grinding, every new expansion pack adds more grinding for all. If you started a brand new character today on a brand new account without knowing anyone on the server, I would hate to see the amount of gameplay it would take to get you to a lvl 50 with nice armor, a few artificats and a ML 10.
Same thing happened to me, I clicked cancel out of pure habit and boom the thing still popped up. They either have some really lazy programmers, or the manager felt noone was going to read it anyways.
Just to backup your statement, according to Google only about half of its visitors are on XP. There are still about 41% of its visitors on other versions of Windows.
As a member of Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples, And Teens, And Gays Against Parasitic Parents (SSCCATAGAPP) alls I have to say is "I dream of an America with nudity and F-words on network TV, where the whole world doesn't stop because a school bus did. Children are the future. Today belongs to me!"
If it cannot infect a system without the user's help, it isn't a worm. It's a virus.
From the article: The worm runs from this directory whenever the phone is rebooted, so it continues to work even if the files are deleted from the APPS directory.
The only user intervention that is required is that the phone be rebooted. The user does not have to execute the application manually. I think this is somewhere on the line between a virus and a worm
The airwaves don't belong to any government, they don't belong to any private organization, they don't belong to any person.
The FCC is a sham and should be dismantled.
And the ozone does not belong to any government or private organization, but does that mean we should dismantle the EPA?
While I am not a fan of the FCC, it does exist to regulate the usage of the airwaves. I think its power should be limited to protecting the airwaves from being overpopulated, however, they should not regulate the content being provided.
The + and - are just competing formats and support varies for the different formats across drives (mainly older drives). I read somewhere (PC Magazine) I think that +R is around 88% supported and -R is right around 90%.
As long as you are running a relatively new DVD player (purchased after 2001), you should have no problem running either + or -.
As for the burner, most of the ones coming out do both + and - and they can be found for less than$100
But what if you paid with a credit card? Then they can link you to the RFID tag.
Let's say its a piece of clothing that you buy. Every time you re-enter the store, they know who you are and can start tracking your purchasing habits even if you decide to pay cash for your purchases that day.
Then one day the government decides they don't like you and issue a warrant for your arrest. Walmart could be compelled by the PATRIOT act to turn over any information about you and possibly notify the authorities if you show up in any of their stores. They know who you are because six years ago you used a credit card to purchase your lucky hat with an RFID tag on it.
I see this all the time. Managers (and Sales People especially) love to state the fact that the company operates with standards and a development process, but when push comes to shove, they want it done yesterday and they don't care what it takes to get it done.
Many Companies (not all, but many) in the real world don't want processes or system verification, because then they would lose out on all of that money they make by selling support contracts.
I have to agree with you on this. I have run into a few systems that were running ASP and a SQL based database in the background that had absolutely no user input validation. I put one on my machine and was able to drop tables and hack my way in in about 10-15 minutes. This system was running at version 2.1 and noone had caught this up until that point. I reported it to the developers, but they didn't seem to keen on actually fixing the problem. Then again if you call the company you realize the VP is the one who was walking you through their phone system.
I have to agree with you Gorath, most of my experiences have been in the Automotive industry where the company's main focus is building a specialized widget. They know how to make the widget and they know how to make it well. A lot of the managers have been with the company for 20 years and they don't see the benefit in computer systems. These types of companies have the roughest time when it comes to getting appropriations for anything technical.
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I play and buy sports games, however I usually buy one year behind the curve. This allows me to play the games I want for a fraction of the cost ($10-$15 versus $50). The reason to buy the updated sports games is the updated content and additional features of the game. Once every few years there will be a major update to the gameplay or graphics engine, however there are always additional features that make the game more fun. Most of the EA games now contain some sort of Franchise mode which allows you to run a team for multiple years and control all sorts of aspects of your team. Some games allow you to even run the financials of the team and control everything from parking costs, to stadium equipment, to the cost of a beer at the game. The basics of the games don't change that often, its the new little extras that really make a game spectacular. The updates between versions is not worth $50 to me, but for $10-$15, I will give it a shot.
Based on the lack of reaction to this article, no one really seems to care that XSN titles are not coming out. EA sports dominates the console sports market right now, but NFL2K5 gives madden a run for its money. The Xbox sports titles always felt like second rate games to me.
Thats funny, the first thing I thought of when I saw this was Wall Street Kid for the nintendo. I thought it was a fun game, but once you figured out the AI, it was pretty easy to master every time you played it.
All your base are belong to us.
I don't think it actually made it to law, it was just a request from some politician in LA. Probably just to get a little publicity for him.
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The thing is, most people who buy their computers from Walmart will not want to take the time to learn something new. Many end users I've see have about a 2 minute tolerance, if they can't figure something out in 2 minutes, its crap and they will return it for a refund. They will not RTFM, they will not search google, the will take the item back to the store for a refund.
Recently I was at a computer gaming store and I was browsing around when someone comes in the store. He plops two games down on the counter and politely asks for a refund. The clerks of course ask if there was anything wrong with the game and the guy just said, "No, I played it for five minutes last night and could not figure it out." I did not stick around too much longer, but based on the canned response the clerk had, I'm sure this is something he sees time and time again.
People don't want something they have to learn to use, they want something they can use right away.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, however I love the RvR aspect of the game, I use the PvE so that I can make it to the RvR. I just don't like the fact that I am at a disadvantage in RvR if I decide not to purchase or participate in the latest expansion.
One of the problems with DAOC is the new leveling grinds they keep adding with every expansion pack. All of these new grinds add benefits to lvl 50 characters, so even though you thought you were done grinding, every new expansion pack adds more grinding for all. If you started a brand new character today on a brand new account without knowing anyone on the server, I would hate to see the amount of gameplay it would take to get you to a lvl 50 with nice armor, a few artificats and a ML 10.
Same thing happened to me, I clicked cancel out of pure habit and boom the thing still popped up. They either have some really lazy programmers, or the manager felt noone was going to read it anyways.
Just to backup your statement, according to Google only about half of its visitors are on XP. There are still about 41% of its visitors on other versions of Windows.
As a member of Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples, And Teens, And Gays Against Parasitic Parents (SSCCATAGAPP) alls I have to say is "I dream of an America with nudity and F-words on network TV, where the whole world doesn't stop because a school bus did. Children are the future. Today belongs to me!"
If it's encrypted, how did they find out it's source code? They must have already cracked it.
And the author has already filed his DMCA suit against them for cracking his encryption.
If it cannot infect a system without the user's help, it isn't a worm. It's a virus.
From the article:
The worm runs from this directory whenever the phone is rebooted, so it continues to work even if the files are deleted from the APPS directory.
The only user intervention that is required is that the phone be rebooted. The user does not have to execute the application manually. I think this is somewhere on the line between a virus and a worm
I would guess about 71% of your total hits.
The airwaves don't belong to any government, they don't belong to any private organization, they don't belong to any person.
The FCC is a sham and should be dismantled.
And the ozone does not belong to any government or private organization, but does that mean we should dismantle the EPA?
While I am not a fan of the FCC, it does exist to regulate the usage of the airwaves. I think its power should be limited to protecting the airwaves from being overpopulated, however, they should not regulate the content being provided.
Are these Pirates or Patriots?
Both: They are Piratriots.
The + and - are just competing formats and support varies for the different formats across drives (mainly older drives). I read somewhere (PC Magazine) I think that +R is around 88% supported and -R is right around 90%.
As long as you are running a relatively new DVD player (purchased after 2001), you should have no problem running either + or -.
As for the burner, most of the ones coming out do both + and - and they can be found for less than$100
I'm not that paranoid, I just like playing the devils advocate on occasion ;)
But what if you paid with a credit card? Then they can link you to the RFID tag.
Let's say its a piece of clothing that you buy. Every time you re-enter the store, they know who you are and can start tracking your purchasing habits even if you decide to pay cash for your purchases that day.
Then one day the government decides they don't like you and issue a warrant for your arrest. Walmart could be compelled by the PATRIOT act to turn over any information about you and possibly notify the authorities if you show up in any of their stores. They know who you are because six years ago you used a credit card to purchase your lucky hat with an RFID tag on it.
I see this all the time. Managers (and Sales People especially) love to state the fact that the company operates with standards and a development process, but when push comes to shove, they want it done yesterday and they don't care what it takes to get it done.
Many Companies (not all, but many) in the real world don't want processes or system verification, because then they would lose out on all of that money they make by selling support contracts.
If you want to get technical HTML doesn't display anything, its the web browser that interprets the HTML to display the text in a pretty way.
I have to agree with you on this. I have run into a few systems that were running ASP and a SQL based database in the background that had absolutely no user input validation. I put one on my machine and was able to drop tables and hack my way in in about 10-15 minutes. This system was running at version 2.1 and noone had caught this up until that point. I reported it to the developers, but they didn't seem to keen on actually fixing the problem. Then again if you call the company you realize the VP is the one who was walking you through their phone system.
I have to agree with you Gorath, most of my experiences have been in the Automotive industry where the company's main focus is building a specialized widget. They know how to make the widget and they know how to make it well. A lot of the managers have been with the company for 20 years and they don't see the benefit in computer systems. These types of companies have the roughest time when it comes to getting appropriations for anything technical.
but these aren't available for sale yet.
It doesn't even look like they have made a prototype yet. The images on the website are all computer generated.