That idea was originally done on the 3DO. of course, that system flopped. The controllers also had headphone jacks with built in volume controls. I would buy a controller like that.
as someone has already posted, the Matrix is widely available. Though Warner Bros. would love you to purchase you can see it for free. If you know four people that one DVDs, chances are one of them has the matrix. Or just DL a divx rip.
Not to mention certain states have been screwing over their universities. Unless they see better funding, there should be little or no support for this.
If MS is illegally restricting competition, then so have all post-1985 video game companies. the entire industry is predicated on these sorts of limitations. One could then also argue that Apple has an illegal monopoly on Macs, since they all have Mac OS on them (not that it would matter since they're only %10 of the market). Not only that but this practice has been in place since Nintendo laid down the ground work for modern video game development. If this did somehow translate into an admission of a software monopoly, then Sony and Nintendo would also have to allow for 3rd party guts (which would never happen, especially with uberconservative Nintendo). As for the "award" money, you'd be better off buying more Xboxes and modding them yourself.
I don't even see why people care that much about cracking an Xbox so it runs linux. big deal, i just want to play Splinter Cell.
actually, it would be a great vehicle for students on large campuses (like me). But then there's the whole price thing, which is really the only thing holding the Segway back from entering the consumer market. Not to mention that Honda and Vespa seem to have cornered the "drive a hairdryer to class" market.
Hey, guns are pretty intuitive too. (the term "point and click" comes to mind...) Nevertheless, people are required to take classes before being able to legally have a gun. A 200lbs. person on a 70lbs. Segway going at even 10mph is not something you want to be hit with.
Should they really name this project after a titan that was eternally punished for giving man fire? If NASA is trying to sell this to the public, what they name things is actually fairly important.
Pioneer makes a hella-fine CD turntable, the CDJ-1000. As far as just about anyone who's tried it can tell, it has the ability to behave exactly like a turntable when scartching/backspinnning/cueing. Although that uses CDs or stored tracks on flash media (i think). However, vinyl will remain that "real" Dj's preferred media. As has been stated before, vinyl is sexy. Some dude standing in front of a crowd twiddling his fingers to mix tracks will never replace guys working the wheels of steel.
I've encountered this in my school as well. For example, in my contemproray issues class (which has little to do with issues, and instead thrusts a book in your face to read) whenever I bring up a counter point or criticism of a book, or idea, the teacher just rolls her eyes, and doesn't take my response seriously, then she changes the subject.
In my computer apps class (don't laugh, its a blowoff class) we consistantly come up with faster more effective ways to get things done and when we mention them, the teacher looks at us with annoyance. When we're not poking holes in the teacher's instruciton, we're looking at "bad" websites such as The Onion. Ah well.
School is for creating new ways to sleep and getting around actually doing something worthwhile.
I hate to say it, but I think begin totally naive of the "real world" is worse. I know 2 kids at haven't been exposed to videogames as much as the rest of us. They're home schooled (not their fault) and every time they come over, they immediately latch onto the nearest electronic game, be it PC or N64. The really sad thing is that these 2 kids will stay up all night playing any game, preferably the more violent ones. They are drawn to the blood, not the content of the game. If their parents gave them a playstation, maybe they'd be better adjusted. Its becaseu thye've made the games into some forbidden fruit that they MUST HAVE.
The creepy thing is the fact that they have rarely ever experperienced gaming and they overdose on it. Its not healthy to let your kids live a sterile cushioned life. Eventually they will go to a place where people use words like "crap" and "hell" (I hear they even say there) on a regular basis (its called college) and they'll flip out. And by the way Nintendo doesn't make good games anymore. Buts that a totally different rant.
In conclusion, put the Bible back on the shelf, take the pacifiers out of your kids' mouths, and let them see the world as it is.
Most MP3s that I (and many people) have are either particular favorites that you may already own, songs you can't get in the US(maybe at all), and novelty songs. The first type I mentioned is already paid for, so if you got it, no big deal. The second ones (forign and unreleased stuuff) the bands aren't gonna make any money from you on it anyways. And novelty songs, like Blood Hound Gang and other one hits, most people aren't gonna shell out money if they wanted to hear it. As for the already successful bands (Dre and Metallica for example) have already mad e their million ("Darn now I can't get the extra large Jacizzi! Damn you Napster!") I don't think they will really be hurting, the other media forms still exist. And the industry posted very high earnings last year despite MP3s. The companies are responding in a similar fashion to MP3s as they did to tapes. oh and by the way, there is now a site that is trying to recoup money theoretically "lost" due to piracy. So if you're that concerned for the Masters of Metal, you can help them in their time of financial hardship (yeah right).
not only if you like your music loud. But what if say, you and your buddy started arguing about songs? HOw would the system react then? I think maybe a "listen" button that activates when it is to recieve a command is in order. I don't think a totally voice controlled stereo is a good idea.
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That idea was originally done on the 3DO. of course, that system flopped. The controllers also had headphone jacks with built in volume controls. I would buy a controller like that.
as someone has already posted, the Matrix is widely available. Though Warner Bros. would love you to purchase you can see it for free. If you know four people that one DVDs, chances are one of them has the matrix. Or just DL a divx rip.
Not to mention certain states have been screwing over their universities. Unless they see better funding, there should be little or no support for this.
If MS is illegally restricting competition, then so have all post-1985 video game companies. the entire industry is predicated on these sorts of limitations. One could then also argue that Apple has an illegal monopoly on Macs, since they all have Mac OS on them (not that it would matter since they're only %10 of the market). Not only that but this practice has been in place since Nintendo laid down the ground work for modern video game development. If this did somehow translate into an admission of a software monopoly, then Sony and Nintendo would also have to allow for 3rd party guts (which would never happen, especially with uberconservative Nintendo). As for the "award" money, you'd be better off buying more Xboxes and modding them yourself.
I don't even see why people care that much about cracking an Xbox so it runs linux. big deal, i just want to play Splinter Cell.
actually, it would be a great vehicle for students on large campuses (like me). But then there's the whole price thing, which is really the only thing holding the Segway back from entering the consumer market. Not to mention that Honda and Vespa seem to have cornered the "drive a hairdryer to class" market.
Hey, guns are pretty intuitive too. (the term "point and click" comes to mind...) Nevertheless, people are required to take classes before being able to legally have a gun. A 200lbs. person on a 70lbs. Segway going at even 10mph is not something you want to be hit with.
Should they really name this project after a titan that was eternally punished for giving man fire? If NASA is trying to sell this to the public, what they name things is actually fairly important.
Pioneer makes a hella-fine CD turntable, the CDJ-1000. As far as just about anyone who's tried it can tell, it has the ability to behave exactly like a turntable when scartching/backspinnning/cueing. Although that uses CDs or stored tracks on flash media (i think).
However, vinyl will remain that "real" Dj's preferred media. As has been stated before, vinyl is sexy. Some dude standing in front of a crowd twiddling his fingers to mix tracks will never replace guys working the wheels of steel.
I've encountered this in my school as well. For example, in my contemproray issues class (which has little to do with issues, and instead thrusts a book in your face to read) whenever I bring up a counter point or criticism of a book, or idea, the teacher just rolls her eyes, and doesn't take my response seriously, then she changes the subject. In my computer apps class (don't laugh, its a blowoff class) we consistantly come up with faster more effective ways to get things done and when we mention them, the teacher looks at us with annoyance. When we're not poking holes in the teacher's instruciton, we're looking at "bad" websites such as The Onion. Ah well. School is for creating new ways to sleep and getting around actually doing something worthwhile.
I hate to say it, but I think begin totally naive of the "real world" is worse. I know 2 kids at haven't been exposed to videogames as much as the rest of us. They're home schooled (not their fault) and every time they come over, they immediately latch onto the nearest electronic game, be it PC or N64. The really sad thing is that these 2 kids will stay up all night playing any game, preferably the more violent ones. They are drawn to the blood, not the content of the game. If their parents gave them a playstation, maybe they'd be better adjusted. Its becaseu thye've made the games into some forbidden fruit that they MUST HAVE. The creepy thing is the fact that they have rarely ever experperienced gaming and they overdose on it. Its not healthy to let your kids live a sterile cushioned life. Eventually they will go to a place where people use words like "crap" and "hell" (I hear they even say there) on a regular basis (its called college) and they'll flip out. And by the way Nintendo doesn't make good games anymore. Buts that a totally different rant. In conclusion, put the Bible back on the shelf, take the pacifiers out of your kids' mouths, and let them see the world as it is.
Most MP3s that I (and many people) have are either particular favorites that you may already own, songs you can't get in the US(maybe at all), and novelty songs. The first type I mentioned is already paid for, so if you got it, no big deal. The second ones (forign and unreleased stuuff) the bands aren't gonna make any money from you on it anyways. And novelty songs, like Blood Hound Gang and other one hits, most people aren't gonna shell out money if they wanted to hear it. As for the already successful bands (Dre and Metallica for example) have already mad e their million ("Darn now I can't get the extra large Jacizzi! Damn you Napster!") I don't think they will really be hurting, the other media forms still exist. And the industry posted very high earnings last year despite MP3s. The companies are responding in a similar fashion to MP3s as they did to tapes. oh and by the way, there is now a site that is trying to recoup money theoretically "lost" due to piracy. So if you're that concerned for the Masters of Metal, you can help them in their time of financial hardship (yeah right).
not only if you like your music loud. But what if say, you and your buddy started arguing about songs? HOw would the system react then? I think maybe a "listen" button that activates when it is to recieve a command is in order. I don't think a totally voice controlled stereo is a good idea.