wants to upgrade to the Iphone X. He's using an Iphone 7 right now, and has had it for less than a year.
His reasoning? He believes that Apple intentionally causes older phones to run slower when new phones are released. I asked him why he doesn't switch away from Apple products then if he believes they're using such business tactics, and his response is that he didn't want to have to repurchase his library of movies and music he has on Itunes.
It may only be part of a "marketing strategy" as you say, but it still illustrates the fact that having things open for use leads to further creativity and production of art.
Putting the vocoder itself aside, there's far more to the scene than the voice itself. Had this only been a piece of voice software without a character attached, it wouldn't have been nearly as successful. Evidence of this is scene in the prior releases of the Vocaloid software, such as Lola (http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/LOLA). While this reinforces that releasing the designs into the wild was a marketing move, it also illustrates that the openness of the designs lead to a burst of creativity and production. Even for those that never produced any music using the software, it provided opportunities to participate in the community and contribute in other ways, such as illustrations, animations, instrumentation, etc.
Had this been 2010, I would have agreed with you. The numbers for 2015 show that esports isn't just a game these days, though. Sure, these aren't NFL or MLB numbers, but they aren't minor either.
The only way this robot can lead a customer to an item is if that item is in it's correct place. Considering how these stores are actually run, it's becoming more and more often that the items simply aren't in their system recorded location. Either because the stockers are told to push everything out to keep the back rooms clean and empty, or because the people who set the locations are told to "approve" all location settings before the items are ever actually moved to those locations.
A friend of mine bought the Vive and I've had the pleasure of using it. I didn't find any real issue with the resolution myself, but aside from that it all comes down to price point, and I feel you're right, $300 would be ideal. The $399 price point and major franchises releasing games for the PS VR is why I think if any headset is going to succeed from our current crop, that would be the one.
Actually, this pretty much already exists. Go buy a $1 OTG USB cable and a $25 wired Xbox 360 controller and it just works. Or, you can get something like this for $12.
It's not that there's lack of controller support in terms of hardware or the OS. It's just that game companies aren't rolling out support for them.
Considering that this happened even once, I'll never update to a driver that hasn't been out for at least a few weeks. If Win10 doesn't give me that option, then it's a no go from the start.
of when I was in high school in the mid 90s. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with criminal charges however.
Back when computer classes were still a new thing in high schools, I was attending introduction to computers for my first period. We'd all come in and turn on the computers and watch them boot up Windows 95.
These computers had a virus scan set to run during boot up, and on that particular day, it had found a virus. I waved the teacher over and pointed it out.
From that point on I was forbidden to take any computer classes in high school ever again.
I can already imagine how many times someone will lose their phone, then remotely break it only to find it later and hassle customer service to fix it.
Putting that aside, I just can't see this kind of security being useful or reducing actual thefts very much. I can't imagine there won't be a way to disable, remove, or otherwise bypass this remote wipe in some way.
I don't think the length of copyright impedes creativity at all. Once something is in the public domain it's free to use in whole unchanged. Where's the creativity in that?
It's overly restrictive fair use rules that impede creativity. Allow a copyright holder to own their property perpetually should be fine, but loosen fair use laws so that things can be used and built upon.
Then it appears you disagree with some other Slashdot users who have told me that smartphones are a luxury, not a necessity. The only necessity is an $80/year dumbphone in case of urgencies, and that's only because payphones are being removed. But I'm willing to consider your arguments as to why a smartphone is a necessity.
There was no usage of the words necessity or luxury in the post you were replying to. Something being "the norm" or not isn't related to whether or not it is deemed a necessity.
Glowing? Didn't look all that bright and glorious to me.
And the only people you've been hearing say 'meh... it's not very fun.' from are the ones not playing it anymore. The ones who enjoy it are too busy playing it to bother with someone predisposed to disliking it.
As much as I hate to promote Nexon NA, I really think you should give Mabinogi a try.
The combat system in Mabinogi is quite different and unique. It takes some time to get used to the click to move system, but you'll soon find it necesarry so that your other hand is free to use skills with proper timing.
In Mabinogi, a person could make a brand new character, and have trouble completing even the beginner quests. Another person who is skilled at the game could create a brand new character, and be able to take on even higher level dungeons and creatures. Player skill is an extremely important factor in this game. So much so that, to use potions as an example, a skilled player can finish a dungeon without ever needing a single potion. Despite fighting creatures that could kill him in just a few hits were he to do something wrong.
I once played a game of M:TG against a game store owner who, despite being the owner, didn't have ANY of the cards for his deck. Instead, he printed each and every one of them, cut them out, and put them in card protectors.
Proxying is nothing new. Just most people don't care enough to print them out, and instead just sharpy what card it's supposed to be on a spare land. In my group, forests were the norm.
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wants to upgrade to the Iphone X. He's using an Iphone 7 right now, and has had it for less than a year.
His reasoning? He believes that Apple intentionally causes older phones to run slower when new phones are released. I asked him why he doesn't switch away from Apple products then if he believes they're using such business tactics, and his response is that he didn't want to have to repurchase his library of movies and music he has on Itunes.
This is your average consumer.
It may only be part of a "marketing strategy" as you say, but it still illustrates the fact that having things open for use leads to further creativity and production of art.
Putting the vocoder itself aside, there's far more to the scene than the voice itself. Had this only been a piece of voice software without a character attached, it wouldn't have been nearly as successful. Evidence of this is scene in the prior releases of the Vocaloid software, such as Lola (http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/LOLA). While this reinforces that releasing the designs into the wild was a marketing move, it also illustrates that the openness of the designs lead to a burst of creativity and production. Even for those that never produced any music using the software, it provided opportunities to participate in the community and contribute in other ways, such as illustrations, animations, instrumentation, etc.
The irony here is, the resulting videos and photos would not be illegal, so long as that AC wasn't a minor.
Had this been 2010, I would have agreed with you. The numbers for 2015 show that esports isn't just a game these days, though. Sure, these aren't NFL or MLB numbers, but they aren't minor either.
http://esports-marketing-blog....
all I can say is, Hahahaha, Good luck with that.
The only way this robot can lead a customer to an item is if that item is in it's correct place. Considering how these stores are actually run, it's becoming more and more often that the items simply aren't in their system recorded location. Either because the stockers are told to push everything out to keep the back rooms clean and empty, or because the people who set the locations are told to "approve" all location settings before the items are ever actually moved to those locations.
A friend of mine bought the Vive and I've had the pleasure of using it. I didn't find any real issue with the resolution myself, but aside from that it all comes down to price point, and I feel you're right, $300 would be ideal. The $399 price point and major franchises releasing games for the PS VR is why I think if any headset is going to succeed from our current crop, that would be the one.
It may seem common sense, but that's not a reason to not get empirical data illustrating the assumption.
Actually, this pretty much already exists. Go buy a $1 OTG USB cable and a $25 wired Xbox 360 controller and it just works. Or, you can get something like this for $12.
It's not that there's lack of controller support in terms of hardware or the OS. It's just that game companies aren't rolling out support for them.
I'm not seeing where it grants a right to acquire information. I'm also not seeing where it grants freedom of speech to non-U.S. residents.
So long as the websites in question do not originate in the United States, they may very well have every right to restrict our access to them?
Considering that this happened even once, I'll never update to a driver that hasn't been out for at least a few weeks. If Win10 doesn't give me that option, then it's a no go from the start.
of when I was in high school in the mid 90s. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with criminal charges however.
Back when computer classes were still a new thing in high schools, I was attending introduction to computers for my first period. We'd all come in and turn on the computers and watch them boot up Windows 95.
These computers had a virus scan set to run during boot up, and on that particular day, it had found a virus. I waved the teacher over and pointed it out.
From that point on I was forbidden to take any computer classes in high school ever again.
I can already imagine how many times someone will lose their phone, then remotely break it only to find it later and hassle customer service to fix it.
Putting that aside, I just can't see this kind of security being useful or reducing actual thefts very much. I can't imagine there won't be a way to disable, remove, or otherwise bypass this remote wipe in some way.
There goes that argument.
I don't think the length of copyright impedes creativity at all. Once something is in the public domain it's free to use in whole unchanged. Where's the creativity in that?
It's overly restrictive fair use rules that impede creativity. Allow a copyright holder to own their property perpetually should be fine, but loosen fair use laws so that things can be used and built upon.
smartphones are all but the norm anymore
Then it appears you disagree with some other Slashdot users who have told me that smartphones are a luxury, not a necessity. The only necessity is an $80/year dumbphone in case of urgencies, and that's only because payphones are being removed. But I'm willing to consider your arguments as to why a smartphone is a necessity.
There was no usage of the words necessity or luxury in the post you were replying to. Something being "the norm" or not isn't related to whether or not it is deemed a necessity.
Your 'site with credibility' will be restored on 4/2.
Hah hah very funny
...you insensitive clod.
...that this whole controversy is all about a game I couldn't care less about.
Glowing? Didn't look all that bright and glorious to me.
And the only people you've been hearing say 'meh... it's not very fun.' from are the ones not playing it anymore. The ones who enjoy it are too busy playing it to bother with someone predisposed to disliking it.
As much as I hate to promote Nexon NA, I really think you should give Mabinogi a try.
The combat system in Mabinogi is quite different and unique. It takes some time to get used to the click to move system, but you'll soon find it necesarry so that your other hand is free to use skills with proper timing.
In Mabinogi, a person could make a brand new character, and have trouble completing even the beginner quests. Another person who is skilled at the game could create a brand new character, and be able to take on even higher level dungeons and creatures. Player skill is an extremely important factor in this game. So much so that, to use potions as an example, a skilled player can finish a dungeon without ever needing a single potion. Despite fighting creatures that could kill him in just a few hits were he to do something wrong.
So basically you define an MMORPG as WoW, and the various paradigms found therein?
I once played a game of M:TG against a game store owner who, despite being the owner, didn't have ANY of the cards for his deck. Instead, he printed each and every one of them, cut them out, and put them in card protectors.
Proxying is nothing new. Just most people don't care enough to print them out, and instead just sharpy what card it's supposed to be on a spare land. In my group, forests were the norm.
You mean This?
posted before?
Could have been a test run or something.
Captured? Not without the person doing it getting their ass handed to them.