Yes; they send them out in the Omaha, NE area. I don't know anyone who's received the warning getting charged, though. The email they send is rather off-putting.
I would seriously consider Plex Cloud if Netflix, HBO Now, and a few other streaming services weren't seriously eating into my monthly cap from Cox. Maybe the Google Fiber elitist will have more fun with this...
Why not just pay attention to the European forecasts, which would cost nothing?
Actually, the NWS pays a great deal of money to see the ECMWF (the European model of choice) and are required to encrypt it before it is sent out to the various forecast offices over their NOAAPort system.
It seems like you two have been fighting for quite a while now and I was curious how it started, how long it has been going on, and, as a follow up, what did you think of his bit at your Comedy Central roast?
Except that it showed nothing. All I saw was a slider running Android with a d-pad and buttons where the keyboard should be. There wasn't even an analog pad.
Listen, I don't want to be a pessimist but until video footage surfaces that had some form of gaming content, I wouldn't get too excited yet. The really pessimistic side of me wonders if someone didn't dummy up an Android app and called it "Playstation". I'll ignore that little voice for the time being though.
The nerd in me would like you to keep that plate of crow warm. The concept looks cool (except they better have some form of analog control) so now show me the substance to seal the deal.
Yup, just a joke. Honestly, I had never heard of it as an urban legend. I just figured there are cows all over the place out here so it would be funny.
It strikes me as one hell of a coincidence that this article comes up shortly after Nebraska experienced a 3.3 magnitude earthquake last week (11/18/10). More information can be found here. The cows were producing curdled milk for days...
As an aside, why was this article tagged with "globalwarming"?
We realized that 3D graphics in the browser were stupid and useless back in 1995...
...and slow! I was there when VRML was landing (just finished high school) and all I saw it used for were virtual rooms were avatars would talk in a 3D IRC like environment. Only big problem back then was we didn't have 3D acceleration and the interface was clunky and painfully slideshow like in speed.
As for uses, I could think of a few and have already started coding them. Instead of loading a PNG or GIF, it is pretty nice to be able to download a float array, be able to display it, and allow a user to interrogate it. Giving a user that kind of capability in the browser while not requiring them to download an application or a browser plugin is pretty darn nice. And while not mainstream, scientific fields could greatly benefit from something like that.
Even more confusing, is this meant to compliment WebGL or replace it? While I think it would be neat-o to have real-time ray tracing in the browser, the WebGL working group consists of some big names like Apple, Google, and Mozilla.
The new Prince of Persia reboot ensured that I won't buy a PC game from Ubisoft ever again. It suffered from the same "Let's fill the UI with references to console-controller buttons" issue.
I had the same problem if I started the game from a shortcut I created to the executable. If I used the launcher from the game disk, all the UI references to the console controls went away.
With respect to the port, I played it on both the PC and the PS3 and enjoyed the PC version since the graphics were very crisp compared to the console and I like the mouse/keyboard combo.
Ironic, since the blue willie is about as non-sexual as you can get without explicitly stating "this penis is not meant to be taken sexually". I'd even say it's pointedly non-sexual: he's transcended the human state, his body is really just a convenient shell, and he has pretty much started to lose sight of what the whole point of sex is (as the plot shows you).
I agree and thought it was pretty obvious as to why he didn't wear clothes. By the time I had to explain it to the third person, though, I began to understand the argument that the comic would not translate well into a movie.
I had not seen it until this last Tuesday. Before that, I had talked to eight different people and only one person recommended it. Everyone else said it was pretty bad. Around here (central part of the US), it was Dr. Manhattan's package that those seven people were turned off by (my sister said it was like watching porn) and not the violence, which this being the US, I shouldn't be too surprised by. Having read the comic, I knew what to expect and thought the movie wasn't bad. It was way too long, though, and I enjoyed the ending of the comic more so than how they ended the movie. All that said, never underestimate how much word of mouth can kill a movie.
Nothing special. I have been following this game since it was announced as a PS3 exclusive and have kept it there ever since. To be honest, with any cross platform stuff that comes out I will probably wait a couple of days to see reviews and see which platform runs it the best...
I am sorry that you cannot seem to understand what I am saying. As I mentioned multiple times, I have listed of games that I am interested in this fall. I just cannot get excited about games that won't see the light of day until next year when there is so much good content coming out between now and December. And, I have tried. I went through the list on Gamestop again, and I just can't get motivated for GTA IV (on any platform) or Mass Effect (never was a fan of Bioware's RPGs). See, those are the only games on your list that I didn't comment on that are coming out this year. I am truly sorry that translates into "WANTS to dislike the 360" for you. Still, ignoring the fact I will be buying a 360 game (or possibly two, we'll see about Blue Dragon), the fact that I will be playing numerous games on the PC, PS3, and the Wii this fall does induct me into the "acorss the board" gamer club.
I WANT to dislike the 360 because I can't get behind the titles you listed? Wow, that doesn't sound political at all. A bunch on your list don't even come out in the sixth month period I was describing (according to Gamestop). I LIKE my 360 and have played through Fight Night, PGR3, Kameo, Perfect Dark, and Gears of War. I guess I was too stupid to advertise that to begin with.
Wow, I am now stupid. Stupid for posting my personal list of games I am interested in. Of the games you listed there, Halo 3 is on my list, Bioshock is listed under the PC, and the rest of the games I have no interest in. You see, I did that because it was my personal list and I have no affiliation with any one platform. I play games for fun.
On second thought, no, you are right. I am stupid for coming to slashdot and thinking I could have a civil discussion with folks and not be moderated as flamebait for being happy with my PS3 and the general state of gaming right now. I am stupid for not realizing how political gaming has become and that people don't have fun playing games but do have fun bashing others who don't agree with their views. I am stupid for hoping to see what other people would be interested in this fall since this has to be one of the best periods for gaming in a while. Stupid stupid me.
Thank you for opening my eyes about how petty a lot of people are. Seriously. I really do thank you for that!
With regards to your comments about the PS3 games:
1) I could give a flying fig about a hypothetical FPS on the PC. Fall of Man was an incredible story and it controlled well enough to not be maddening.
2) A graphical bump? You obviously have not played Virtua Fighter to any depth, which is fine. Its complicated fighting system isn't for anyone...
3) And, most importantly, both games are FUN and not available anywhere else right now.
4) Castlevania, I have never played it before and, for $10, seemed like a good buy. I stand by my purchase. It would have cost me over $20 to get a used PS1 and the game elsewhere so I consider it a savings since I already had the PS3...
As for where I listed my games, I said it was my personal list, and, since I agree with your comment about FPS and analog controllers for the most part, I put them accordingly on my personal list.
Honestly, for the last four months, my PS3 has been getting more play time than my Wii and 360 combined. I have to hand it to Fall of Man (even more awesome the second time through and online is a blast), Virtua Fighter and Castlevania Symphony of the Night right now, but next month should see a continued demand with Lair and Heavenly Sword. That has translated into me convincing three people I work with to also get a PS3 over the same time period. Two did it for the games, and one did it for the movie playing capability. As much as I enjoy Sony's PR (or any PR, for that matter) shooting themselves in the foot, I have enjoyed the crap out of my system, both for games and for movies (Casino Royal and Pirates look incredible). Plus, the fact they let you use a keyboard and mouse for UT3 (and hopefully more FPS), is aces in my book.
In fact, this fall looks incredible (and expensive!) all around. My personal list of things to look out for in the next six months are:
PS3:
Lair
Heavenly Sword
Warhawk
Ratchet and Clank
Assassin's Creed
Tekken 6
PC:
Bioshock
Crysis
Half-Life Episode 2/Portal/Team Fortress 2
Unreal Tournament 3
Wii:
Metroid Prime 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros
360:
Halo 3
If anything, I am most disappointed in my 360 lineup. Of what's coming out, Halo 3 is the only thing I consider "must own" (maybe Blue Dragon, I haven't decided). Oh well, it makes a good media extender to Vista...
I have to agree, but there is one exception in my opinion. Metroid Prime/Echoes for the Gamecube rocked my world and is on the list of FPS that I did actually feel the need to finish. The thing with Metroid, though, is that Retrogames realized the limitations of FPS on a controller and implemented the lock on feature that made it possible to rock in that game. Between that and the limited RPG elements to the game, they are both classics and ones that I have played over again. If you haven't given them a try, I would highly recommend it.
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Yes; they send them out in the Omaha, NE area. I don't know anyone who's received the warning getting charged, though. The email they send is rather off-putting.
I would seriously consider Plex Cloud if Netflix, HBO Now, and a few other streaming services weren't seriously eating into my monthly cap from Cox. Maybe the Google Fiber elitist will have more fun with this...
Why not just pay attention to the European forecasts, which would cost nothing?
Actually, the NWS pays a great deal of money to see the ECMWF (the European model of choice) and are required to encrypt it before it is sent out to the various forecast offices over their NOAAPort system.
It seems like you two have been fighting for quite a while now and I was curious how it started, how long it has been going on, and, as a follow up, what did you think of his bit at your Comedy Central roast?
Does this mean the back of Crazy Dave's car just became a gateway for DLC?
Except that it showed nothing. All I saw was a slider running Android with a d-pad and buttons where the keyboard should be. There wasn't even an analog pad.
Listen, I don't want to be a pessimist but until video footage surfaces that had some form of gaming content, I wouldn't get too excited yet. The really pessimistic side of me wonders if someone didn't dummy up an Android app and called it "Playstation". I'll ignore that little voice for the time being though.
The nerd in me would like you to keep that plate of crow warm. The concept looks cool (except they better have some form of analog control) so now show me the substance to seal the deal.
Many Bothans died to bring us this information.
Yup, just a joke. Honestly, I had never heard of it as an urban legend. I just figured there are cows all over the place out here so it would be funny.
It strikes me as one hell of a coincidence that this article comes up shortly after Nebraska experienced a 3.3 magnitude earthquake last week (11/18/10). More information can be found here. The cows were producing curdled milk for days...
As an aside, why was this article tagged with "globalwarming"?
We realized that 3D graphics in the browser were stupid and useless back in 1995...
...and slow! I was there when VRML was landing (just finished high school) and all I saw it used for were virtual rooms were avatars would talk in a 3D IRC like environment. Only big problem back then was we didn't have 3D acceleration and the interface was clunky and painfully slideshow like in speed.
As for uses, I could think of a few and have already started coding them. Instead of loading a PNG or GIF, it is pretty nice to be able to download a float array, be able to display it, and allow a user to interrogate it. Giving a user that kind of capability in the browser while not requiring them to download an application or a browser plugin is pretty darn nice. And while not mainstream, scientific fields could greatly benefit from something like that.
Even more confusing, is this meant to compliment WebGL or replace it? While I think it would be neat-o to have real-time ray tracing in the browser, the WebGL working group consists of some big names like Apple, Google, and Mozilla.
I'll have to dig out my old game disk since I bought it from a brick and mortar store and see what's different. Let me see if I can find out.
The new Prince of Persia reboot ensured that I won't buy a PC game from Ubisoft ever again. It suffered from the same "Let's fill the UI with references to console-controller buttons" issue.
I had the same problem if I started the game from a shortcut I created to the executable. If I used the launcher from the game disk, all the UI references to the console controls went away.
With respect to the port, I played it on both the PC and the PS3 and enjoyed the PC version since the graphics were very crisp compared to the console and I like the mouse/keyboard combo.
Now which flavor of jellybean turned it into a ladder and which one turned it into a bridge?
Climate change here on Earth is so bad, we are affecting the climate on other planets. That and ManBearPig is involved somehow. Thank you.
Ironic, since the blue willie is about as non-sexual as you can get without explicitly stating "this penis is not meant to be taken sexually". I'd even say it's pointedly non-sexual: he's transcended the human state, his body is really just a convenient shell, and he has pretty much started to lose sight of what the whole point of sex is (as the plot shows you).
I agree and thought it was pretty obvious as to why he didn't wear clothes. By the time I had to explain it to the third person, though, I began to understand the argument that the comic would not translate well into a movie.
If your sister likened the Doctor's blue dong to porn, she is into some freaky shit.
*sigh* Tell me about it. That comment was an unwanted window into her soul...
I had not seen it until this last Tuesday. Before that, I had talked to eight different people and only one person recommended it. Everyone else said it was pretty bad. Around here (central part of the US), it was Dr. Manhattan's package that those seven people were turned off by (my sister said it was like watching porn) and not the violence, which this being the US, I shouldn't be too surprised by. Having read the comic, I knew what to expect and thought the movie wasn't bad. It was way too long, though, and I enjoyed the ending of the comic more so than how they ended the movie. All that said, never underestimate how much word of mouth can kill a movie.
Nothing special. I have been following this game since it was announced as a PS3 exclusive and have kept it there ever since. To be honest, with any cross platform stuff that comes out I will probably wait a couple of days to see reviews and see which platform runs it the best...
I am sorry that you cannot seem to understand what I am saying. As I mentioned multiple times, I have listed of games that I am interested in this fall. I just cannot get excited about games that won't see the light of day until next year when there is so much good content coming out between now and December. And, I have tried. I went through the list on Gamestop again, and I just can't get motivated for GTA IV (on any platform) or Mass Effect (never was a fan of Bioware's RPGs). See, those are the only games on your list that I didn't comment on that are coming out this year. I am truly sorry that translates into "WANTS to dislike the 360" for you. Still, ignoring the fact I will be buying a 360 game (or possibly two, we'll see about Blue Dragon), the fact that I will be playing numerous games on the PC, PS3, and the Wii this fall does induct me into the "acorss the board" gamer club.
I WANT to dislike the 360 because I can't get behind the titles you listed? Wow, that doesn't sound political at all. A bunch on your list don't even come out in the sixth month period I was describing (according to Gamestop). I LIKE my 360 and have played through Fight Night, PGR3, Kameo, Perfect Dark, and Gears of War. I guess I was too stupid to advertise that to begin with.
Wow, I am now stupid. Stupid for posting my personal list of games I am interested in. Of the games you listed there, Halo 3 is on my list, Bioshock is listed under the PC, and the rest of the games I have no interest in. You see, I did that because it was my personal list and I have no affiliation with any one platform. I play games for fun.
On second thought, no, you are right. I am stupid for coming to slashdot and thinking I could have a civil discussion with folks and not be moderated as flamebait for being happy with my PS3 and the general state of gaming right now. I am stupid for not realizing how political gaming has become and that people don't have fun playing games but do have fun bashing others who don't agree with their views. I am stupid for hoping to see what other people would be interested in this fall since this has to be one of the best periods for gaming in a while. Stupid stupid me.
Thank you for opening my eyes about how petty a lot of people are. Seriously. I really do thank you for that!
With regards to your comments about the PS3 games:
1) I could give a flying fig about a hypothetical FPS on the PC. Fall of Man was an incredible story and it controlled well enough to not be maddening.
2) A graphical bump? You obviously have not played Virtua Fighter to any depth, which is fine. Its complicated fighting system isn't for anyone...
3) And, most importantly, both games are FUN and not available anywhere else right now.
4) Castlevania, I have never played it before and, for $10, seemed like a good buy. I stand by my purchase. It would have cost me over $20 to get a used PS1 and the game elsewhere so I consider it a savings since I already had the PS3...
As for where I listed my games, I said it was my personal list, and, since I agree with your comment about FPS and analog controllers for the most part, I put them accordingly on my personal list.
In fact, this fall looks incredible (and expensive!) all around. My personal list of things to look out for in the next six months are:
PS3:
- Lair
- Heavenly Sword
- Warhawk
- Ratchet and Clank
- Assassin's Creed
- Tekken 6
PC:- Bioshock
- Crysis
- Half-Life Episode 2/Portal/Team Fortress 2
- Unreal Tournament 3
Wii:- Metroid Prime 3
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Smash Bros
360:- Halo 3
If anything, I am most disappointed in my 360 lineup. Of what's coming out, Halo 3 is the only thing I consider "must own" (maybe Blue Dragon, I haven't decided). Oh well, it makes a good media extender to Vista...I have to agree, but there is one exception in my opinion. Metroid Prime/Echoes for the Gamecube rocked my world and is on the list of FPS that I did actually feel the need to finish. The thing with Metroid, though, is that Retrogames realized the limitations of FPS on a controller and implemented the lock on feature that made it possible to rock in that game. Between that and the limited RPG elements to the game, they are both classics and ones that I have played over again. If you haven't given them a try, I would highly recommend it.