But it can add variety. I mean, talk on the phone with them one day, play a game with them the next day.
Think about what any gamer will do with an old friend they haven't seen in awhile. They'll talk for a bit, then sit down and play *insert current game closest to what you used to play with that friend* with (or against) them (though probably continue chatting while doing it).
It just adds another level of interaction that can be nice when you're already able to talk to them on the phone. I mean, there's only so much catching up and small talk you can do.
A nice 20" Trinitron from 1996. Not REALLY old, but better than most monitors from 1996. Still a decent match for any current curved-screen monitor, actually. Well, in everything but refresh rate.
They close down their 2D studios, and it looks like they won't be renewing their deal with Pixar. They're closing the studios down because "it isn't profitable", as I recall.
I think it's the Disney studios that aren't profitable anymore, since most of the good animated movies out of Disney in the past 5 years or so were from Pixar...
While there don't seem to be any studies to back this up for the other consoles, I doubt that many cross-platform games found on the X-Box or GameCube have any optimization for those particular platforms.
Really, I doubt the PS2 is the only console who's power isn't being fully used.
Oh, I didn't forget that for one second. You think it's the "rocket scientists" who did any of the programming?
Highly, highly doubtful. It's more that just people who studied aerospace that worked on the probe. For instance, the people who did any code for the probe, assuming it wasn't outsourced, would probably be either Comp Sci, Comp Eng, or Software Eng grads.
Most certainly not "rocket scientists". Frankly, unless they hold enough knowledge to have a degree in both Aerospace and one of the above (actual second degree not necessary), it would be ethically wrong to sign off on mission-critical code that they write. They probably WOULD need the actual second degree before NASA would allow it.
But I will agree with your last statement, it is a cool thing to do.
One wonders why these literal rocket scientists didn't just get a software programmable Linux or PalmOS based wrist-computer and hack together a Mars-time display application into it?
You might wonder, but after helping several aerospace engineering students (AKA rocket scientists) through their ONE Java course, I certainly don't.
Remember, it's rocket science, not programming! I, for one, can tell the difference between source code and rocket fuel. Past that, I don't know much about rocket fuel. On that note, I doubt most rocket scientists know much about programming.
The Canadian government subsidizes broadband, making it less expensive
Partially right, ONLY partially right, and a very, very misleading statement.
The Canadian government started an initiative to make sure that all households in Canada *could* have high speed internet access "by 2004" (this isn't even close to actually happening, from what I've seen).
It was SUGGESTED that the Canadian Government foot the bill, back in 2002. It seems to have gone to the provincial level since then, and there IS being money given to build infrastructure. For example, $55M over 3 years in Ontario, only for northern and rural communities. Yeah, that's HEAVY funding there...
This essentially brings the cost of subscribing to broadband in a small community in line with metro centres where the infrastructure already exists.
This means that if you live in even a remotely sizeable city (100K+ population), you'll never see this affect the cost of broadband access. Probably not even anywhere with 10K+ population, if it's not too far from a larger city.
And if you do live somewhere that it will affect the cost in, it'll only affect installation cost.
The Canadian Government does not and never has subsidized the operating costs involved with broadband internet. Same goes for all provincial governments, to my knowledge.
My CD player runs the CD on a pair of AAAs for ABOUT 40 hours (this is what it's rated for, manufacturer's stats).
I can get a 12-pack of AAA cells for $9 US, plus tax.
Now, the first batch of IPod batteries to fail went after 18 months of "heavy use". Let's call that... 5 hours a day. At least.
4 hours a day, for a year and a half... 2737.5 hours of use.
That translates into $102.66 US, plus applicable taxes.
Compare to the $99 battery replacement from Apple. The $49 3rd-party battery. Compare to the people who've been running theirs under "heavy use" for over 2 years now.
Hmm..... those Duracells aren't looking so good, anymore.
Alright, so maybe they didn't use the BEST batteries. Maybe they made them proprietary so you couldn't just go replace it with a $10 or $20 one... Typical Apple. Anybody who didn't think they'd use their own format is NUTS.
I really doubt this lawsuit will go very far. At least I hope it won't.
Seriously. Shelf space is in a warehouse is probably cheaper than shelf space in a retail environment. Plus, you can choose a location for the warehouse where rent is cheapest, and still cover all the markets.
Also less shipping fees (pass the shipping charges for delivery to the person buying the game directly), not necessarily needing as much stock on-hand (expect 2-3 weeks for shipping kind of thing).
It may not be out of the question for someplace like EB to reduce their in-store stock to a minimum and have a "Find more games at www.ebgames.com!" sign above the shelves.
A/C hooked up to a set of vents that only run to the server room. Ideally to the base of the racks themselves.
Be it jurry-rigged to a window-sill style A/C (with a fan in the system for circulation) or a proper ventilation system - that's up to you.
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Hey, that makes ME classify it as a book for geeks..........to give to family members who are relatively computer illiterate, to reduce the number of "come fix my computer!" phone calls.
I just found their one comment about that to be pure gold:
"The stolen source and data were released to the public, and subsequently almost nothing has been heard from Valve, except a couple of updates on the hack itself and a soft whimpering sound."
I'm not sure WHY I find that line so funny, I just do.
Somebody suggested this in another/. article talking about spam: For those of us with our own mail server, just create a unique email address to respond with.
Once you're done messing with them, just kill the address. Not exactly a foolproof solution, but I don't see why it wouldn't work most of the time.
They point out a situation where it's being hard drive based can be a drawback. I mean, if I go for a 30 minute jog, a large capacity isn't my main concern when it comes to a MP3 player at the time.
The hard drive isn't bad, it's just potentially bad in that given scenario.
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Replace? I don't think it can.
But it can add variety. I mean, talk on the phone with them one day, play a game with them the next day.
Think about what any gamer will do with an old friend they haven't seen in awhile. They'll talk for a bit, then sit down and play *insert current game closest to what you used to play with that friend* with (or against) them (though probably continue chatting while doing it).
It just adds another level of interaction that can be nice when you're already able to talk to them on the phone. I mean, there's only so much catching up and small talk you can do.
A nice 20" Trinitron from 1996. Not REALLY old, but better than most monitors from 1996. Still a decent match for any current curved-screen monitor, actually. Well, in everything but refresh rate.
It gets me 1600x1200x32, so I'm happy.
They close down their 2D studios, and it looks like they won't be renewing their deal with Pixar. They're closing the studios down because "it isn't profitable", as I recall.
And what's Pixar doing? Possibly opening a 2D animation studio.
I think it's the Disney studios that aren't profitable anymore, since most of the good animated movies out of Disney in the past 5 years or so were from Pixar...
While there don't seem to be any studies to back this up for the other consoles, I doubt that many cross-platform games found on the X-Box or GameCube have any optimization for those particular platforms.
Really, I doubt the PS2 is the only console who's power isn't being fully used.
Oh, I didn't forget that for one second. You think it's the "rocket scientists" who did any of the programming?
Highly, highly doubtful. It's more that just people who studied aerospace that worked on the probe. For instance, the people who did any code for the probe, assuming it wasn't outsourced, would probably be either Comp Sci, Comp Eng, or Software Eng grads.
Most certainly not "rocket scientists". Frankly, unless they hold enough knowledge to have a degree in both Aerospace and one of the above (actual second degree not necessary), it would be ethically wrong to sign off on mission-critical code that they write. They probably WOULD need the actual second degree before NASA would allow it.
But I will agree with your last statement, it is a cool thing to do.
You might wonder, but after helping several aerospace engineering students (AKA rocket scientists) through their ONE Java course, I certainly don't.
Remember, it's rocket science, not programming! I, for one, can tell the difference between source code and rocket fuel. Past that, I don't know much about rocket fuel. On that note, I doubt most rocket scientists know much about programming.
The Canadian government started an initiative to make sure that all households in Canada *could* have high speed internet access "by 2004" (this isn't even close to actually happening, from what I've seen).
It was SUGGESTED that the Canadian Government foot the bill, back in 2002. It seems to have gone to the provincial level since then, and there IS being money given to build infrastructure. For example, $55M over 3 years in Ontario, only for northern and rural communities. Yeah, that's HEAVY funding there...
This essentially brings the cost of subscribing to broadband in a small community in line with metro centres where the infrastructure already exists.
This means that if you live in even a remotely sizeable city (100K+ population), you'll never see this affect the cost of broadband access. Probably not even anywhere with 10K+ population, if it's not too far from a larger city.
And if you do live somewhere that it will affect the cost in, it'll only affect installation cost.
The Canadian Government does not and never has subsidized the operating costs involved with broadband internet. Same goes for all provincial governments, to my knowledge.
Because it's also full of nice facts about the worlds most powerful academic supercomputer, and 3rd most powerful overall?
Sure, it IS an ad for Apple, but it's also interesting. Not like they posted any of their "switch" ads.
In conjunction with an alarm clock, that is.
The smell of coffee will help wake you up!
Though it's probably a little old for what he's looking for......
The NES Max was designed to be used with 2 small hands, or 1 big hand.
It was small enough that you could wrap your hand around it to get your thumb on the direction controls, and your fingers could reach the buttons.
My CD player runs the CD on a pair of AAAs for ABOUT 40 hours (this is what it's rated for, manufacturer's stats).
I can get a 12-pack of AAA cells for $9 US, plus tax.
Now, the first batch of IPod batteries to fail went after 18 months of "heavy use". Let's call that... 5 hours a day. At least.
4 hours a day, for a year and a half... 2737.5 hours of use.
That translates into $102.66 US, plus applicable taxes.
Compare to the $99 battery replacement from Apple. The $49 3rd-party battery. Compare to the people who've been running theirs under "heavy use" for over 2 years now.
Hmm..... those Duracells aren't looking so good, anymore.
Alright, so maybe they didn't use the BEST batteries. Maybe they made them proprietary so you couldn't just go replace it with a $10 or $20 one... Typical Apple. Anybody who didn't think they'd use their own format is NUTS.
I really doubt this lawsuit will go very far. At least I hope it won't.
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Seriously. Shelf space is in a warehouse is probably cheaper than shelf space in a retail environment. Plus, you can choose a location for the warehouse where rent is cheapest, and still cover all the markets.
Also less shipping fees (pass the shipping charges for delivery to the person buying the game directly), not necessarily needing as much stock on-hand (expect 2-3 weeks for shipping kind of thing).
It may not be out of the question for someplace like EB to reduce their in-store stock to a minimum and have a "Find more games at www.ebgames.com!" sign above the shelves.
A/C hooked up to a set of vents that only run to the server room. Ideally to the base of the racks themselves.
Be it jurry-rigged to a window-sill style A/C (with a fan in the system for circulation) or a proper ventilation system - that's up to you.
Hey, that makes ME classify it as a book for geeks..... .....to give to family members who are relatively computer illiterate, to reduce the number of "come fix my computer!" phone calls.
Doesn't sound useless to me!
I just found their one comment about that to be pure gold:
"The stolen source and data were released to the public, and subsequently almost nothing has been heard from Valve, except a couple of updates on the hack itself and a soft whimpering sound."
I'm not sure WHY I find that line so funny, I just do.
Because it'll make parents actually HAVE to pay attention for kids & teens to buy the games they want!
I look at this as a good thing. Now, when somebody blames video games for something, the parents can be blamed for letting them play the game.
Somebody suggested this in another /. article talking about spam: For those of us with our own mail server, just create a unique email address to respond with.
Once you're done messing with them, just kill the address. Not exactly a foolproof solution, but I don't see why it wouldn't work most of the time.
You obviously never played with anyone who actually knew what they were doing.
I played a lot of both, and found Soul Calibur to have far more depth. King of Fighters, while good, was still just another 2d fighter.
While hardly under-rated, I'd certainly considered it a must-have for the Dreamcast...
Though I definitely agree with the Crazy Taxi listing on there, but once again, I don't really think it was under-rated.
They point out a situation where it's being hard drive based can be a drawback. I mean, if I go for a 30 minute jog, a large capacity isn't my main concern when it comes to a MP3 player at the time.
The hard drive isn't bad, it's just potentially bad in that given scenario.
Unless you're rich, you probably aren't buying those games.... I know I can't afford piles of games, uncompleted or otherwise.
As others have mentioned, I'm sure not going to spend $50 or $60 for a game that only takes me an afternoon to beat. It's just not worth the cash.
Just a good KVM setup.
Alright, yeah, nostalgia, we get it. When graphics and games were simpler, and kids (apparantly) had larger attention spans.
But there's still something wrong if they can't figure out the basics of TETRIS.
Sure, there's no law against voluntarily reciting the pledge at any time.
It's not about if they're ALLOWED to recite it, it's about if there's time set aside for it.