many universities not only fail to prepare students for the game industry, but still don't take it seriously...and the gaming industry has prospered nonetheless. Let's not fix what isn't broken.
they get you hooked on the gaming and assume you'll pay full price after the first year
Well if that happens then so be it. Isn't that what it's all about? I'll pay "full price" if it's worth it, and I won't if its not.
From what I've heard, you can expect it to cost between 5.95 and 9.95 a month, with probable discounts if you buy longer term subscriptions (1 or 2 years). If there are great games out for it and it's a lot of fun, that's not so bad.
Next year this service could be 20 dollars a month if MS so desired...we don't know.
The simply fact of the matter is that you'll either pay whatever they charge or you won't. They know that whatever momentum X-Box Live might give them, pricing the service out of the market won't help their cause (to make money) in any way, shape, or form. If I were placing bets, it'll probably be between 5.95 and 9.95 a month. You'll have a year to determine whether you like it or not and if you don't, simply cancel your service.
Also, I haven't heard that Sega intended to charge anything for PSO on the X-Box (I could almost swear I heard otherwise), but I had heard that Star Wars: Galaxies might tack on an additional use fee whenever it's released. Someone correct me if I'm wrong with a good source.
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That's why an executive veto can be overridden by the legislative branch. That check is already in place.
I love America more than you, and I cannot stand to see what it stands for eaten from within by these madmen that just want to blow up muslims and other people that don't follow their religion.
Were you sound asleep during September of 2001? I think it's the Muslims that want to blow us up (see the "sermons" at Mecca during this past year's Haaj or the parading in the street by Palestinians when the towers fell). If the United States is so anti-Muslim, why are Muslims allowed the freedom of worship within its borders? See this is just more of what I'm talking about.
Do you just make this up as you go along?
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Time to start looking into Canadian job opportunities.
Maybe you can go live in a commune with Babs Streisand and the Baldwin brothers. Either way, the United States would be glad to rid itself of American-haters like you and your ilk.
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This is insight? Come on guys, this was idiocy, not insight.
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Quit speculating, it makes you sound like a Daschle-clone fear-mongerer. Maureen Dowd isn't an authority on anything so quit buying into her fits of idiocy.
I am typically maniacally pro-U.S. but I think you're dead-on correct. It simply boils down to the exploitation of a broken part of the U.S. political system.
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Still, it will provide an executive check on the legislative branch's penchant for bloating legislation. It will force Congress to be more fiscally responsible and will help eliminate deficit spending. As it works now, the president says "I want this piece of legislation". Since Congress knows he'll sign that piece of legislation they're likely to tack on 10 billion or so of expenditures totally unrelated to the primary bill. It's especially exploited when the president and Congress are controlled by different parties.
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Don't even try to put all of the blame for this on Republicans. Democrats and Republicans are equal opportunity pigs when it comes to piggyback legislation.
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The president needs a line-item veto. Bush Sr. wanted it. Didn't get it. Clinton wanted it. Didn't get it. Until the president has the ability to veto the individual components of a piece of legislation, we'll always have this type of pork.
The real flaws are that people are quite confident with casting votes to candidates they know nothing about. I don't want legions of people voting that don't know who the candidates are and what the issues are.
For example, Sean Hannity, a conservative radio and television political personality, often will go on the street in his radio show and ask questions to normal, everyday citizens. One typically might go like this: Question: "Who is the Secretary of State?" Answer: "I don't know." Question: "Who is the Vice President?" Answer: "I don't know." Question: "Who'd you vote for?" Answer: "Gore." Question: "Why did you vote for Gore?" Answer: "Because Bush sounds dumb."
"He looked better on TV" or "he sounds dumb" are not valid reasons for determining who one will be voting for. No matter who you end up voting for, exercising your right to vote without exercising your obligation to be educated about the vote is not doing anyone any favors. That's why I think all of those "Rock the vote" campaigns and so forth are hurting things.
Even the most staunch of the legitimate opponents of Christianity no longer argue whether or not Jesus existed in a historical context. Those believing otherwise can be lumped in with the same crowd that believes we never landed on the moon.
I pretty much figured out that I want nothing to do with the Catholic Church.
Then you're not Catholic. If you don't even know what it means to be Catholic how do you expect any reasonable person to believe your posts (which are all over this submission)?
I had a guy in an ethics class once who sounded like you. He told everyone how he studied under Bishop so-and-so for some incredible number of years but, when put on the carpet, he couldn't even name the 10 commandments, much less offer any commentary why he thought "8 or 9 of them are legitimate".
There are lots of ways to volunteer and get to travel much of the world for free/cheap. You can try the Peace Corps, or maybe try volunteering at the Red Cross. There are a number of foreign aid agencies that you might look at. Are you religious? Most faiths have organized means to send you to do mission work (where you could even use your skills).
If all else fails you can always join the military.:)
That was actually a genuine concern of mine when I first got my beta kit. I really didn't care for some guy telling me what he does with my mother, etc. However, my experience has been great. The people I've talked to have been courteous and considerate, and if anyone got out of line it takes zero effort and time to mute them.
I have been overly impressed with the quality of X-Box Live and I eagerly anticipate more games coming out for it.
I've played my X-Box for months and nothing has EVER crashed. You are almost as bad as the guy who absolutely insisted that Visual Basic crashed all the time. I've worked with it for 4 years and never once had a crash with the IDE or debugger.
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And he doesn't like it
How can I help him like it even less?
many universities not only fail to prepare students for the game industry, but still don't take it seriously ...and the gaming industry has prospered nonetheless. Let's not fix what isn't broken.
they get you hooked on the gaming and assume you'll pay full price after the first year
Well if that happens then so be it. Isn't that what it's all about? I'll pay "full price" if it's worth it, and I won't if its not.
From what I've heard, you can expect it to cost between 5.95 and 9.95 a month, with probable discounts if you buy longer term subscriptions (1 or 2 years). If there are great games out for it and it's a lot of fun, that's not so bad.
Next year this service could be 20 dollars a month if MS so desired...we don't know.
The simply fact of the matter is that you'll either pay whatever they charge or you won't. They know that whatever momentum X-Box Live might give them, pricing the service out of the market won't help their cause (to make money) in any way, shape, or form. If I were placing bets, it'll probably be between 5.95 and 9.95 a month. You'll have a year to determine whether you like it or not and if you don't, simply cancel your service.
Also, I haven't heard that Sega intended to charge anything for PSO on the X-Box (I could almost swear I heard otherwise), but I had heard that Star Wars: Galaxies might tack on an additional use fee whenever it's released. Someone correct me if I'm wrong with a good source.
That's why an executive veto can be overridden by the legislative branch. That check is already in place.
I love America more than you, and I cannot stand to see what it stands for eaten from within by these madmen that just want to blow up muslims and other people that don't follow their religion.
Were you sound asleep during September of 2001? I think it's the Muslims that want to blow us up (see the "sermons" at Mecca during this past year's Haaj or the parading in the street by Palestinians when the towers fell). If the United States is so anti-Muslim, why are Muslims allowed the freedom of worship within its borders? See this is just more of what I'm talking about.
Do you just make this up as you go along?
What would you suggest?
Time to start looking into Canadian job opportunities.
Maybe you can go live in a commune with Babs Streisand and the Baldwin brothers. Either way, the United States would be glad to rid itself of American-haters like you and your ilk.
This is insight? Come on guys, this was idiocy, not insight.
Quit speculating, it makes you sound like a Daschle-clone fear-mongerer. Maureen Dowd isn't an authority on anything so quit buying into her fits of idiocy.
I am typically maniacally pro-U.S. but I think you're dead-on correct. It simply boils down to the exploitation of a broken part of the U.S. political system.
Still, it will provide an executive check on the legislative branch's penchant for bloating legislation. It will force Congress to be more fiscally responsible and will help eliminate deficit spending. As it works now, the president says "I want this piece of legislation". Since Congress knows he'll sign that piece of legislation they're likely to tack on 10 billion or so of expenditures totally unrelated to the primary bill. It's especially exploited when the president and Congress are controlled by different parties.
Don't even try to put all of the blame for this on Republicans. Democrats and Republicans are equal opportunity pigs when it comes to piggyback legislation.
The president needs a line-item veto. Bush Sr. wanted it. Didn't get it. Clinton wanted it. Didn't get it. Until the president has the ability to veto the individual components of a piece of legislation, we'll always have this type of pork.
The real flaws are that people are quite confident with casting votes to candidates they know nothing about. I don't want legions of people voting that don't know who the candidates are and what the issues are.
For example, Sean Hannity, a conservative radio and television political personality, often will go on the street in his radio show and ask questions to normal, everyday citizens. One typically might go like this:
Question: "Who is the Secretary of State?" Answer: "I don't know."
Question: "Who is the Vice President?"
Answer: "I don't know."
Question: "Who'd you vote for?"
Answer: "Gore."
Question: "Why did you vote for Gore?"
Answer: "Because Bush sounds dumb."
"He looked better on TV" or "he sounds dumb" are not valid reasons for determining who one will be voting for. No matter who you end up voting for, exercising your right to vote without exercising your obligation to be educated about the vote is not doing anyone any favors. That's why I think all of those "Rock the vote" campaigns and so forth are hurting things.
LOL! I had never really looked closely at the graphics but now that you mention it, it does look pretty silly.
Even the most staunch of the legitimate opponents of Christianity no longer argue whether or not Jesus existed in a historical context. Those believing otherwise can be lumped in with the same crowd that believes we never landed on the moon.
I pretty much figured out that I want nothing to do with the Catholic Church.
Then you're not Catholic. If you don't even know what it means to be Catholic how do you expect any reasonable person to believe your posts (which are all over this submission)?
I had a guy in an ethics class once who sounded like you. He told everyone how he studied under Bishop so-and-so for some incredible number of years but, when put on the carpet, he couldn't even name the 10 commandments, much less offer any commentary why he thought "8 or 9 of them are legitimate".
Why don't you try BibleGateway.com and find out for yourself.
There are lots of ways to volunteer and get to travel much of the world for free/cheap. You can try the Peace Corps, or maybe try volunteering at the Red Cross. There are a number of foreign aid agencies that you might look at. Are you religious? Most faiths have organized means to send you to do mission work (where you could even use your skills).
:)
If all else fails you can always join the military.
Isn't this almost what we are doing to supposed Taliban and Al Qaeda "war prisoners". Not so far off...
Yeah, except for the whole
insignificant "shooting" part.
They even throw an unrelated jab at Microsoft
So that's how you get a story posted on Slashdot.
That was actually a genuine concern of mine when I first got my beta kit. I really didn't care for some guy telling me what he does with my mother, etc. However, my experience has been great. The people I've talked to have been courteous and considerate, and if anyone got out of line it takes zero effort and time to mute them.
I have been overly impressed with the quality of X-Box Live and I eagerly anticipate more games coming out for it.
I've played my X-Box for months and nothing has EVER crashed. You are almost as bad as the guy who absolutely insisted that Visual Basic crashed all the time. I've worked with it for 4 years and never once had a crash with the IDE or debugger.
It sounds like you haven't even played an X-Box...don't let that ruin your pointless troll though.