This can be taken seriously or quite jocular, but I think that Sony is making quite enough UMD's currently to make your point somewhat... moot. The games are selling (albeit not that well) and pressing a game or movie is the same process.
Even if your boy isn't the 'active' type. I think you're concerns are pretty well founded. If I had kids, I wouldn't want them battling borderline game addiction growing up, or in college like I did. For $500 you could get some nice camping gear or a couple bikes. Or, depending on where you live, maybe a starter set of skiing or snowboarding equipment. If he's really not into that I'd go for anything that stimulates the imagination, whereas I have always felt that video games, in general, greatly stifle imagination. Maybe tickets to a science museum or something of that ilk. I think there are a great deal of things that will get your son or anyone's son's or daughters much greater returns than the latest gaming machine.
I'm thinking that has yet to be seen. iPhone is surfing in pure hype for the time being. If the iPhone sales die off in a few months then it's overpriced. This thing has to sell well for a couple years to justify the costs to Apple, and I hope to see more iterations of the iPhone with more features and other providers.
I mean, COME ON! EDGE network?! That has to be the slowest data network available. AT&T's 3G is much faster but they sure are being slow about implementing it.
I would love to have an iPhone, but for me it remains overpriced until it is available for other providers and works with faster networks.
I could just ask him, but I'm pretty sure his method involved pulling apart the cassette and hot gluing to the spindle or just taping in a place where the head would never see the info. That way he wouldn't have to worry about cutting and splicing correctly.
Not sure who developed it first, but I do remember being somewhat enamored with Seiko's Kinetic watches. They had a off-center flywheel attached to a generator and gearbox that powered a small capacitor. Apparently the watch would run for 2 weeks on a full charge and all you had to do was walk around with it for a few hours. But that was a few years ago.
I was a fan of my dad's idea when it came to video cassettes and their previews. The first time he watched them he'd fast-forward through the previews, note the spot where the movie's multiple intros start (the Pegasus flying and whatnot) on a card or something, and rewind to that point. He'd then take the tape to his work bench, rip out all the priviews, slice them out, connected it (not sure if he taped it or melted it, but they held on pretty well) and we never worried about previews again.
Nintendo makes amazing games. Plain and simple. These lists do come out quite often and I tend to throw in some of my 'classic' games and really do get a lot of enjoyment out of them. Nintendo has a lot of staying power. I can play any of the Metroids over and over (exception being Metroid 2). But other games that I'm sure to always enjoy are most any Castlevanias (SotN!), Gran Turismo's, Gradius's. I'm also a huge fan of Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill, Einhander, and most other good shooters (Ikaruga, R-type, and others). I like Halo for multiplayer but, for me, it's just another FPS compared to Perfect Dark or Goldeneye. I was very engrossed with Dead Rising and Crackdown, but both games have no replay value for me.
Like this top 100 list, I'm very Nintendo heavy in my choice because they make the most fun games. They've got killer replay. And I favor them over most other games. My personal favorites (I could never pick one) would be Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, Castlevania IV, and FF VI.
No. I am not. I am assuming a hypothetical situation in which "some one" wants to be cured. Re-read the post. Being that I currently know an autistic woman who is around 40, I know very well that there are people who wouldn't want to be, now notice how I put quotes around this word, 'cured'. That means that I'm using some one else's term. It indicates that I choose not to use the term, but have no better word to offer. Now, you have a very high UID so I'm assuming you're new around here. But get used to trying to interpret the tone of posts before putting words in peoples mouths... or at least their posts. Cheers.
Are the autistic people you know high-functioning enough to hold a conversation with? If so, have you considered speaking with them to learn how they each individually feel about the concept of a "cure"?
Good question. Very good. I've known a range. Of note is a my friend's sister in law. She's a high-functioning (I think). She can hold a conversation and has been an assistant manager at a fast food joint for many years. But, I've never really thought to ask her what she would think of being cured, or if she would even like to use that word. On the other hand, I don't believe she'll ever be able to live on her own. Not sure if that defines 'high functioning'.
I've also known some autistic kids growing up (my mother was an educator for kids with mental illness). And I'm not sure any of them would be considered high-functioning. At least, at the time. It's been about 8 years since I was in high school. Personally, I believe if there was some kind of fix, these guys might not be able to understand it (back then) or what it meant. But perhaps, now they would be able to get a grip on what it might mean to be 'cured'.
I've known a few autistic people growing up. Either through school, church, or friends. And I have to wonder. With all the support, drugs and training that goes into helping these people live 'normal' lives... what would happen if this gene therapy could cure adults? I'm well aware that this treatment is far from being used on any human, and I'm all for curing disease, so don't get me wrong. But will some one just wake up and feel 'free'? Or will it take time for them to get used to thinking 'normally'?
Maybe the answer is just as simple as 'cured'. But something tells me that it will never be that simple.
What I think will happen is that tips will meet. They'll try to compress the wings vertically, but before any definitive results are in, there will be a very loud "SPROING" in which case, the wings will be freed from their restraints. They will smash toward ground, propelling the plane into the air. As they bounce back to equilibrium the wings will flap carrying the plane roughly 1000km in the direction it was pointed. Eliminating the need for any fuels on short trips. Carbon Fiber FTW!
I think we should forgive him for these... atrocities of posting under his own stories. Simply because he did not plug his own website where he plans to track the info regarding the iPhone. But, you're right. Nobody's buying this:
I apologize for posting something that others considered informative, and will refrain from doing so in the future.
I grew up with the card catalog. For the first six years of my educational career (85-91), I was fed information about how to find information in a library. I never had a clue how to use the Dewey Decimal System. It was simple memorization, really. I just never cared. It was a boring, dismal, library and I wanted to play outside.
Now... I can honestly not recall the last time I was in a library. Probably the one time I had to go there for a college report in which I couldn't use a single internet-based source (and I fell asleep in one of the isles). But now that the "Big Ten" are throwing their libraries into Google's knowledge base, I may never have to go there again. And, somehow, I feel relaxed.
Nothing against libraries. I used to borrow books every week when I was a child. Never non-fiction, however. Now I just shop at used book stores and read all the more.
We don't need the nitrogen either. Ideally there would be a 20-30% oxygen/inert gas ratio, but I know humans can survive on more or less. It's just the other gases we breath that we prefer remain inert... or at least non-poisonous. We wouldn't have to mine for nitrogen. Though, I'm not a biologist or doctor, so perhaps we would.
The rest of your post, however, I agree with. Terraforming a planet would take much longer than a century, and I think it would be best if we didn't use Earth's resources ('cept, maybe some of our greenhouse gasses). Maybe we could catch up with Mercury or Venus and see what they have to offer for extra gases.
That's terrible logic. Nintendo sold the tools to Rockstar, who would have agreed to the terms of the contract. Rockstar is aware that they will not be allowed to release a licensed copy of any AO rated game by the ESRB for Nintendo systems (perhaps they can release an unlicensed version, but I don't know anything about that). It's Rockstar's problem if they take the time and money to make a game that will receive the AO rating.
Whether or not it was Rockstar's prerogative to make an AO or a borderline M-AO game, it is Rockstar's problem. Rockstar can be indignant with the ESRB or themselves, they can't blame Nintendo for any of that because knew that any money spent on making an AO game was money wasted.
Can't really hold Nintendo responsible for Rockstar's entanglement with the ESRB. Rockstar will always be under more thorough scrutiny because of the GTA:SA ordeal. Neither Nintendo or Microsoft allow the AO rating games to sell on their systems and Rockstar and all the other publishers ought to know this.
Rockstar can chalk up the loss of a Wii sale.
The real problem here is will this set a standard for the future of ratings on the Wii. If a game like Manhunt can't appear on the Wii because of the way that you swing the controller to kill your pray is AO, then why wasn't Zelda? Because you're not killing humans? Okay, fine. Why not Medal of Honor? Red Steel? Personally I have no interest in playing any of the Manhunt series of games, but I believe the ESRB knows what they're doing.... I just hope this isn't the new precedence for rating Wii games. I don't want to play Manhunt, but I would love a Tenchu game or similar.
The drawings don't make it look like this will be near enough growing area to even sustain the caretakers. I'll remain skeptical until they can feed the people that maintain the building. After all. If it can't reasonably sustain the people it holds, then what is the point?
Wouldn't work. Round trip on info packets to Mars would be about 40 minutes, per TFA. That's a hell of a lot of latency. Nobody would group with them...
I agree with you. Rockstar can publish what it wants, and I think the government should have a say in who they can buy the games. But in the case of Manhunt... I recall being somewhat disgusted with Rockstar for the first one, and now that the second iteration is going to appear on the Wii, I can't imagine it's going to make me feel any better about the game.
Jack Thompson's going to have a field day with this game too. He called the GTA series a 'murder simulator', but this game comes far closer to that description than GTA could accomplish. I think with the Wii controls (Swing the remote in a stabbing fashion to slice open your opponent's throat) his insanity may find a foothold.
I've seen that post before, usually it goes on to sing the praises of one of the other FPS's out there. Not sure which because I don't play a lot of them. Definitely trolling, however.
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This can be taken seriously or quite jocular, but I think that Sony is making quite enough UMD's currently to make your point somewhat... moot. The games are selling (albeit not that well) and pressing a game or movie is the same process.
I always liked Mike Birbiglia's song "Guitar Guy".
Even if your boy isn't the 'active' type. I think you're concerns are pretty well founded. If I had kids, I wouldn't want them battling borderline game addiction growing up, or in college like I did. For $500 you could get some nice camping gear or a couple bikes. Or, depending on where you live, maybe a starter set of skiing or snowboarding equipment. If he's really not into that I'd go for anything that stimulates the imagination, whereas I have always felt that video games, in general, greatly stifle imagination. Maybe tickets to a science museum or something of that ilk. I think there are a great deal of things that will get your son or anyone's son's or daughters much greater returns than the latest gaming machine.
I mean, COME ON! EDGE network?! That has to be the slowest data network available. AT&T's 3G is much faster but they sure are being slow about implementing it.
I would love to have an iPhone, but for me it remains overpriced until it is available for other providers and works with faster networks.
I could just ask him, but I'm pretty sure his method involved pulling apart the cassette and hot gluing to the spindle or just taping in a place where the head would never see the info. That way he wouldn't have to worry about cutting and splicing correctly.
Not sure who developed it first, but I do remember being somewhat enamored with Seiko's Kinetic watches. They had a off-center flywheel attached to a generator and gearbox that powered a small capacitor. Apparently the watch would run for 2 weeks on a full charge and all you had to do was walk around with it for a few hours. But that was a few years ago.
I was a fan of my dad's idea when it came to video cassettes and their previews. The first time he watched them he'd fast-forward through the previews, note the spot where the movie's multiple intros start (the Pegasus flying and whatnot) on a card or something, and rewind to that point. He'd then take the tape to his work bench, rip out all the priviews, slice them out, connected it (not sure if he taped it or melted it, but they held on pretty well) and we never worried about previews again.
Like this top 100 list, I'm very Nintendo heavy in my choice because they make the most fun games. They've got killer replay. And I favor them over most other games. My personal favorites (I could never pick one) would be Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, Castlevania IV, and FF VI.
No. I am not. I am assuming a hypothetical situation in which "some one" wants to be cured. Re-read the post. Being that I currently know an autistic woman who is around 40, I know very well that there are people who wouldn't want to be, now notice how I put quotes around this word, 'cured'. That means that I'm using some one else's term. It indicates that I choose not to use the term, but have no better word to offer. Now, you have a very high UID so I'm assuming you're new around here. But get used to trying to interpret the tone of posts before putting words in peoples mouths... or at least their posts. Cheers.
Good question. Very good. I've known a range. Of note is a my friend's sister in law. She's a high-functioning (I think). She can hold a conversation and has been an assistant manager at a fast food joint for many years. But, I've never really thought to ask her what she would think of being cured, or if she would even like to use that word. On the other hand, I don't believe she'll ever be able to live on her own. Not sure if that defines 'high functioning'.
I've also known some autistic kids growing up (my mother was an educator for kids with mental illness). And I'm not sure any of them would be considered high-functioning. At least, at the time. It's been about 8 years since I was in high school. Personally, I believe if there was some kind of fix, these guys might not be able to understand it (back then) or what it meant. But perhaps, now they would be able to get a grip on what it might mean to be 'cured'.
Maybe the answer is just as simple as 'cured'. But something tells me that it will never be that simple.
What I think will happen is that tips will meet. They'll try to compress the wings vertically, but before any definitive results are in, there will be a very loud "SPROING" in which case, the wings will be freed from their restraints. They will smash toward ground, propelling the plane into the air. As they bounce back to equilibrium the wings will flap carrying the plane roughly 1000km in the direction it was pointed. Eliminating the need for any fuels on short trips. Carbon Fiber FTW!
Just paint the outer interior walls of your building or corporation with a few layers of lead-based paint. Hopefully, you do not run a day-care.
Best comment on Slashdot this morning. Thanks
Now... I can honestly not recall the last time I was in a library. Probably the one time I had to go there for a college report in which I couldn't use a single internet-based source (and I fell asleep in one of the isles). But now that the "Big Ten" are throwing their libraries into Google's knowledge base, I may never have to go there again. And, somehow, I feel relaxed.
Nothing against libraries. I used to borrow books every week when I was a child. Never non-fiction, however. Now I just shop at used book stores and read all the more.
The rest of your post, however, I agree with. Terraforming a planet would take much longer than a century, and I think it would be best if we didn't use Earth's resources ('cept, maybe some of our greenhouse gasses). Maybe we could catch up with Mercury or Venus and see what they have to offer for extra gases.
Whether or not it was Rockstar's prerogative to make an AO or a borderline M-AO game, it is Rockstar's problem. Rockstar can be indignant with the ESRB or themselves, they can't blame Nintendo for any of that because knew that any money spent on making an AO game was money wasted.
Rockstar can chalk up the loss of a Wii sale.
The real problem here is will this set a standard for the future of ratings on the Wii. If a game like Manhunt can't appear on the Wii because of the way that you swing the controller to kill your pray is AO, then why wasn't Zelda? Because you're not killing humans? Okay, fine. Why not Medal of Honor? Red Steel? Personally I have no interest in playing any of the Manhunt series of games, but I believe the ESRB knows what they're doing.... I just hope this isn't the new precedence for rating Wii games. I don't want to play Manhunt, but I would love a Tenchu game or similar.
The drawings don't make it look like this will be near enough growing area to even sustain the caretakers. I'll remain skeptical until they can feed the people that maintain the building. After all. If it can't reasonably sustain the people it holds, then what is the point?
Wouldn't work. Round trip on info packets to Mars would be about 40 minutes, per TFA. That's a hell of a lot of latency. Nobody would group with them...
Jack Thompson's going to have a field day with this game too. He called the GTA series a 'murder simulator', but this game comes far closer to that description than GTA could accomplish. I think with the Wii controls (Swing the remote in a stabbing fashion to slice open your opponent's throat) his insanity may find a foothold.
I've seen that post before, usually it goes on to sing the praises of one of the other FPS's out there. Not sure which because I don't play a lot of them. Definitely trolling, however.
The average /. reader is wondering that same question about anywhere.