And as soon as October rolls around and I have seen this a half dozen or so times, my next most anticipated movie will be Wallace and Gromit Episode III: Revenge of the Feath.
I was under the impression that software distributors (or publishers, or someone) paid to reserve shelf space.
This doesn't seem even remotely appealing to me as a consumer, either. I'm now going to have to a) wait for CDs to burn and print instead of walking up and picking a box off the shelf, b) hope there isn't a big line at the kiosk every time a new popular game gets released c) lose out on all the happy little knickknacks that used to come bundled with the software (like Blizzard pads). And I bet the distribution savings don't get passed on to the consumer, either.
Of course, the whole selling point of the x64 technology is that it acts as a high-performing 32-bit platform even if 64-bit on the desktop isn't really necessary. The last time I checked prices (admittedly, that was a while ago), there wasn't a huge price difference between the Athlon 64 3000 and the Athlon XP 3200. The only big difference was the slightly more expensive Athlon 64 motherboard cost, but $30-$50 isn't too much for what I would consider a decent bit of futureproofing.
The (IMO incredibly annoying) "Do you Yahoo!?" advertising aside, I note that I hear "google" used as a verb far more than "yahoo" (actually, short of the aforementionded annoying commercials, I've never heard "yahoo" used as a verb).
That's not just in conversation with my tech-geek acquaintances; I'm talking about popular culture, too (although I'm pressed to recall which shows I heard it on). The reason it stood out in my mind was that there were maybe two or three separate such usages in prime time the same week.
Granted, it could have been clever product placement rather than sniglet hipsterism on the part of the writers.
My first 1x CDR drive (circa 1994) would ONLY accept discs in caddies, and I found myself with a dozen or so caddies for frequently used discs.
And this is a pretty compelling argument for any future devices to incorporate any protective casing as part of the medium (i.e. non-removable casing). Not only was the caddy inconvenient (and required you to have multiple other ones if you wanted to avoid loading/unloading the disc every time you wanted a different one), the mere fact that you had to load it into a new carrier all but guaranteed that you'd create more scratches than if the medium was loaded directly into the player.
It used revolutionary (for television) special effects for the space scenes. If I am not mistaken, I believe that it was the first to use computer generated graphics for the entirety of the space scenes, from the large cruiser/carrier the space marines were using to the sleek starfighters that that marines were using...
I think you're mistaken, because Babylon 5 predates Space: Above and Beyond.
I knew I should have put my Top Secret Plans under NDA.
I think people are missing out on the most salient benefit to these devices, which will greatly increase Japan's defense capability against alien queens as well, as, to a lesser extent, giant rampaging lizards.
Well I would still recommend waiting a year. Then they will have faster chips.
It's not just a good idea, it's Moore's Law.
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Everyone's reading PalmOne like it was pronounced Palm-WON, but it's really pronounced Pahl-MOH-nay, which clearly is designed to appeal to the modern, hip Euro-style elite. Ooh, la la.
Well, what's less prone to destruction than net based games/software? With no mass storage, a unique digital ID for each console, and a handy little lan plug on the back, Nintendo could charge you $20 a month for access to every game they ever released and plan to release. No existing console could top that.
My existing GameCube tops that since minidisc load time < streaming download time.
Unless you like a 1.5 GB/(your ISP downstream rate here) latency between games.
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By the way, if you guys are going to qutoe the movie, you have to come up with some of the better, more obscure quotes
Yes, you're very smart. Shut up.
And as soon as October rolls around and I have seen this a half dozen or so times, my next most anticipated movie will be Wallace and Gromit Episode III: Revenge of the Feath.
Just wait until Sam Raimi does a series of e-Vil Dead movies.
It still hasn't kissed a girl!
That's just because everyone always uses the character generation method where you lower your CHA score to raise your STR.
...is which actress is sufficiently limber to be able to pull off a convincing morph ball.
I was under the impression that software distributors (or publishers, or someone) paid to reserve shelf space.
This doesn't seem even remotely appealing to me as a consumer, either. I'm now going to have to a) wait for CDs to burn and print instead of walking up and picking a box off the shelf, b) hope there isn't a big line at the kiosk every time a new popular game gets released c) lose out on all the happy little knickknacks that used to come bundled with the software (like Blizzard pads). And I bet the distribution savings don't get passed on to the consumer, either.
What geeks really want is a working (and easily maintainable) implementation.
Lisa: "A subliminal idea can be planted in your mind without you even knowing it."
Homer: "Lisa, that's a load of rich, creamery butter."
Kevin Nealon has already patented this technology. Fortunately, the licensing fees are really quite reasonable .
It's just digital (i.e. no more analog broadcast). Hopefully there will be a lot more HD content by that point, though.
I don't get #5, anyone want to spell it out for me?
It means open source is preferred by terrorists. I assume that's why it's going to "Boom".
I've read four, unless something came after Tehanu.
Yes, The Other Wind, which IIRC ties in to both Tehanu and The Farthest Shore.
There was also a collection of short stories called Tales from Earthsea, which is sitting on my shelf, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
I'm looking forward to the Sam 'n' Max RPG, Freelance Police of the Old Republic.
Peter Mayhew may be alive and kicking, but I could have sworn reading somewhere that Chewbacca was not as lucky.
Of course, the whole selling point of the x64 technology is that it acts as a high-performing 32-bit platform even if 64-bit on the desktop isn't really necessary. The last time I checked prices (admittedly, that was a while ago), there wasn't a huge price difference between the Athlon 64 3000 and the Athlon XP 3200. The only big difference was the slightly more expensive Athlon 64 motherboard cost, but $30-$50 isn't too much for what I would consider a decent bit of futureproofing.
The (IMO incredibly annoying) "Do you Yahoo!?" advertising aside, I note that I hear "google" used as a verb far more than "yahoo" (actually, short of the aforementionded annoying commercials, I've never heard "yahoo" used as a verb).
That's not just in conversation with my tech-geek acquaintances; I'm talking about popular culture, too (although I'm pressed to recall which shows I heard it on). The reason it stood out in my mind was that there were maybe two or three separate such usages in prime time the same week.
Granted, it could have been clever product placement rather than sniglet hipsterism on the part of the writers.
My first 1x CDR drive (circa 1994) would ONLY accept discs in caddies, and I found myself with a dozen or so caddies for frequently used discs.
And this is a pretty compelling argument for any future devices to incorporate any protective casing as part of the medium (i.e. non-removable casing). Not only was the caddy inconvenient (and required you to have multiple other ones if you wanted to avoid loading/unloading the disc every time you wanted a different one), the mere fact that you had to load it into a new carrier all but guaranteed that you'd create more scratches than if the medium was loaded directly into the player.
They're going to be opening video game sweatshops!
It used revolutionary (for television) special effects for the space scenes. If I am not mistaken, I believe that it was the first to use computer generated graphics for the entirety of the space scenes, from the large cruiser/carrier the space marines were using to the sleek starfighters that that marines were using... I think you're mistaken, because Babylon 5 predates Space: Above and Beyond.
I knew I should have put my Top Secret Plans under NDA.
I think people are missing out on the most salient benefit to these devices, which will greatly increase Japan's defense capability against alien queens as well, as, to a lesser extent, giant rampaging lizards.
Well I would still recommend waiting a year. Then they will have faster chips.
It's not just a good idea, it's Moore's Law.
Everyone's reading PalmOne like it was pronounced Palm-WON, but it's really pronounced Pahl-MOH-nay, which clearly is designed to appeal to the modern, hip Euro-style elite. Ooh, la la.
But the optimist says that the core dump screen is only half-blue.
ARMONK, NY - Aug. 8, 2003 -- "Dodge this."
Well, what's less prone to destruction than net based games/software? With no mass storage, a unique digital ID for each console, and a handy little lan plug on the back, Nintendo could charge you $20 a month for access to every game they ever released and plan to release. No existing console could top that.
My existing GameCube tops that since minidisc load time < streaming download time.
Unless you like a 1.5 GB/(your ISP downstream rate here) latency between games.