In the eBay EULA under 9. Breach: (c) we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us.
Therefore, if they anticipate the item is going to cause legal wrangling, they'll simply pull it. Perhaps that's the clause we should assume eBay is invoking on the sale of the iTunes file.
The seller freely admits he's testing his rights of resale, which means they could be challenged in court. I'm guessing this was a good decision for eBay.
The biggest barrier with a school like this is the incredible cost of keeping it state-of-the-art. The budget will have to be very high and have a swap-out plan to bring in faster systems and the latest software. If the money and/or support for such and upgrade plan is there, it can survive. However, some politician will probably see this as a pork barrel for some other politician and leave the school in some sort of "Beta version."
The old X-Band modem gaming system (XBand Review) used to let you make any two- or multi-player game into an internet game by synching and accepting player input thru its modem port. That means that communications-wise, it's actually something the hardware manufacturers could have done out of the gate instead of making every single game program it's own multi-player handling. Therefore, where are all the games? is even more of a question than most players realize.
Unfortunately, X-Band didn't get enough customers to continue on, so it is a question of how many people really want to pay for multiplayer online. Perhaps this is an indication of how multiplayer games are not "fun" for the average player? Pure speculation.
I can't think of many video games that have good acting, or even good dialogue. Even though Metal Gear Solid has good voice acting, the plots and dialogue are so laughable at times, it destroys the acting. The website wouldn't suck up as much bandwidth if they listed the games with good acting.
Greetings! I am Twyla. (Hologram: Time Traveller by Sega).
In the article: "Previously, Sony had sold a new version of the PS2 with improved DVD functionality and the network unit for $199 and the traditional, older version of the PS2 for $179. It had intended to phase out the separate $179 offer entirely but will now continue it with the new, upgraded hardware. "
The new hardware includes support for progressive-scan DVDs. There seems be be little point in buying one without, so make sure you get the latest hardware if you buy or re-buy a PS2.
That was the game of Outlaw. It was manufactured by Atari and mimicked arcade games of the same theme. I had to make sure there was nothing in the manual about robot gunslingers, and there isn't. It's definitely human murdering human.
Various other people-killing games were not by Atari. It's commented further down about Custer's Revenge and such. They don't count. However, the Circus Atari and Sky Diver games had the people go splat if they hit the ground.
I guess violence against people is a sliding scale, after all. However, in a game where human peril is part of the action, isn't it appropriate to show the consequences? If not, you get the Tom & Jerry effect (spoofed on Simpsons by Itchy and Scratchy) where people complain about examples of violence with no consequences. I think all this proves is that people will complain about games for the sake of complaining.
They already did way back in 1976! It was one of the earliest video games. The game only had three different sprites: car, person, tombstone. It was banned from a lot of arcades because it was overly violent.
In the trivia category, this site expounds on Star Trek name origins. Not only does it sound like someone has too much time on their hands, the explanations sound, for the most part plausible and correct. It's actually a really good read!
I've noticed that Star Trek and a lot of fantasy and sci-fi stories use names with a lot of the 5-thru-10 point scrabble tiles. X's (Xannix), Z's (Zai), and Q's (Qui Quon) are for aliens. K's (Krakus) and J's (Jaran) are for ethnic names. It's so formulamatic it's funny.
Another convention is to use lots of vowels (Bea Ai), lots of consonants (Kwllk), or apostraphes (T'Den, Q'Sung).
I invent names quickly with as little thought as possible, a lot of times following the sterotypes above. It's not great, but it works.
It's probably cheaper to collect monickers in chat rooms than buying Final Fantasy cartridges, though.
Good thing ethics are so incredibly well defined that we can make an AI mimic such fine behavior. Sounds to me like the inventor is confusing the word patronizing with ethical. Also, the article doesn't say a whole heck of a lot.
reduced brain-wave activity in people playing games, which can be linked to shunning social activity and losing one's temper easily.
I know psychobabble when I hear it. If there are legitimate studies that link brain-wave activity to shunning social activity and losing one's temper, you would state: which are shown in studies to be directly correlated to antisocial and short-tempered behavior.
When the article used the modifier can, it must be interpreted that the studies do not currently exist. If you're going to support a hypothesis, you'd use the strongest possible evidence to justify your experiment.
If they would completely replace multiplayer with low-lag, story-driven, and continuous multiplayer mode, where you could save your stats and stuff, maybe people would be drawn in.
On the positive side, the original game is now priced under $20, and there is extensive information for modding on the official site which was available before release. It's pretty impressive for a Microsoft-ware to encourage mods and not lock you out of everything.
The article fails the burden of proof to its thesis. In order to show decline, you must show a simultaneous drop in: console sales, console titles. With the dropping price of PCs, you must also include PC's as a console and count game software as console titles.
If you can show a consistent drop in all those areas, then yes, the thesis is upheld. Even better, if you multiply console sales drops by their previous market share, you can take a weighted average and pretty closely estimate that drop.
The article fails to do this. I'm not saying the article is wrong, but what happened to responsible journalism? Oh, yeah. FOX!
I found a link to a copy of an old NY Times article (no membership req'd this time) Decline In Physical Fitness Programs. If the article is accurate, the Federal Government must have relaxed its regs on Phys Ed and nutrition requirements at schools. It appears to support the thesis that lack of fitness is bad time management.
Sounds to me like the real problem is what they eat. Eat more junk food, get more health promotion! Of course, you'll only see the ads while chompin' on your Tater Chips, because they're on TV.
Like the anti-smoking ads, the funding source of anti-fat ads is suspect. You can't promote a good activity without the presence of the bad one. Currently, if smoking declines, the anti-smoking ads stop, and if they were working before, smoking will increase again. Same thing with a Pork Rinds tax. It's like trying to increase your state's revenue by skimming.1% off of every State Treasury transaction.
WARNING: Excessive food consumption leads to nutritional imbalance, plus you'll be ugly and never get a date. Don't come crying to us on prom night. 10% off your next purchase of Lard Ash Chips with this disclaimer!
According to this article, Final Flight was Square's final feature anyway. It says they dismantled Square USA shortly thereafter. I guess that's an alliterative triple play: Final Fantasy, Final Flight, final feature.
When the phone roams, it interferes with the radio. You can hear a click-click-click sound on the headset while the phone tries to lock on a tower. I've only heard one phone doing this on my brother's plane. Now multiply this by 300 to 600, you've basically wiped out communications when all the phones roam at once.
I hear this affect on my computer speakers, too, since I get no signal in my building. It reminds me to turn off my phone.
These are not worthy of karma bonus, but here are some things that should make the list:
-Automan (TV series trying to reverse TRON formula) -Starcade (really bad gameshow that focused way too little time on video games--watch it on G4!) -G4 (bad content, but who said cable was good?) -Nintendo's dumping of Sony's CD ROM drive for SNES (can you say Playstation?) -Game.com B&W (even the Brady Bunch was In Color) -Best and worst lists on video games. These often change with items that aren't new since the last list. How can something be worst now more than last year? -Dick Clark. Okay, that's a prediction, but in time, he'll ruin videogames, too.
What began as what I consider to be a series of colossal mistakes, Nolan Bushnell sells Atari for a mere fraction (who knew?) of what it was worth and signs a non-competition clause for an ungodly time like 10 to 15 years. It probably hurt like hell to watch all that money he lost, but I'm sure it was really painful to stay out of the market when his mind was probably sharpest in the area of innovative video games.
Final Flight of the Osiris on the Animatrix was done by the Square animation team. How, I don't know. I'm assuming their dismantling was a reallocation of resources to the highest bidder. The animation in Final Fantasy and Final Flight is awesome. There's still hope for a well-developed Square movie.
-sleep mode which is a low-power consumption mode available in some games -game link, where the gameboy is mostly inactive, like on Legend of Zelda -mp3 player attachment
But like FroBugg said, the screen's light should go off automatically, though you can turn it off yourself.
GT3 had the best feel of the three Gran Tourismo's. It had a lot less fishtailing and the less time you spend correcting your steering, the more entertaining the game. That probably means the game is less realistic, too.
The graphics are nicer, but as others have stated, the in-game graphics are significantly worse because 30% or more of the screen is filled by the road. So mostly we're talking about better replays.
I welcome the tracks. I just wish they would have a creator or download capability. I welcome the extra cars, but most of the cars feel the same except for their parameters, which you feel during the game and only see during the replays. Again, downloadable cars are needed, especially paintjobs and decals.
The game seriously needs to allow GT1, 2, and 3 players to import their saves. However, I'm fairly certain it won't. Part of the longevity of GT games is the amount of time it takes to unlock.
The thing I'm going to miss the most about GT3 is the ability to slide into an opponent around a corner to cushion the turn and come out without a scratch. Of course, the opponent ends up on the guardrail.
Rocky's Replay in Casselberry (Semoran Blvd) is awfully good, but they allow smoking until the local ordinance kicks in an bans it. I recommend it. They have really good Bemani games, good simulator games, and good pinballs. They also serve refreshments.
Florida's a big place, explore! (Try XS, too, but I haven't been there yet)
Good point, but a successful insanity plea has two byproducts:
1) You're found insane because you believe fantasy is reality, aka blaming a movie is pretty crazy 2) You give up almost all of your rights because you have declared yourself publicly and on-the-record as someone who needs to be sequestered from the rest of society for an indefinite period of time. Ms. Ansley may never know freedom again, which is probably for the best.
The article does say most don't get away with it. And that Malvo guy is insulting by copying the Matrix plea.
Still, an excellent article that shows the sanity of our own legal system may need a check.
Video game violence and its affect on children will be forever a popular topic on Slashdot. Why do we focus on, like the earlier article where Mom Blames Video Games. Let's face it, if video games have a psychological impact on teenagers, then we must conclude they have a psychological impact on adults. Do adults ever get to blame movies, books, and videogames for their crimes? Ummm, no. They may try, but no.
So we should focus on where we're held responsible. Does it really matter if an outside influence affects our judgement? If it results in breaking the law, absolutely not! Do I think the games affect people's moods, personalities, and actions? Probably. Does it matter? Nope.
We should teach our kids and adults more about penalties for misdeeds. I think the proper fear of consequences can go a lot further than trying to remove a "bad influence." We also need to balance that with proper teaching and modeling of good behavior for children and adults.
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In the eBay EULA under 9. Breach: (c) we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us.
Therefore, if they anticipate the item is going to cause legal wrangling, they'll simply pull it. Perhaps that's the clause we should assume eBay is invoking on the sale of the iTunes file.
The seller freely admits he's testing his rights of resale, which means they could be challenged in court. I'm guessing this was a good decision for eBay.
The biggest barrier with a school like this is the incredible cost of keeping it state-of-the-art. The budget will have to be very high and have a swap-out plan to bring in faster systems and the latest software. If the money and/or support for such and upgrade plan is there, it can survive. However, some politician will probably see this as a pork barrel for some other politician and leave the school in some sort of "Beta version."
The old X-Band modem gaming system (XBand Review) used to let you make any two- or multi-player game into an internet game by synching and accepting player input thru its modem port. That means that communications-wise, it's actually something the hardware manufacturers could have done out of the gate instead of making every single game program it's own multi-player handling. Therefore, where are all the games? is even more of a question than most players realize.
Unfortunately, X-Band didn't get enough customers to continue on, so it is a question of how many people really want to pay for multiplayer online. Perhaps this is an indication of how multiplayer games are not "fun" for the average player? Pure speculation.
I can't think of many video games that have good acting, or even good dialogue. Even though Metal Gear Solid has good voice acting, the plots and dialogue are so laughable at times, it destroys the acting. The website wouldn't suck up as much bandwidth if they listed the games with good acting.
Greetings! I am Twyla. (Hologram: Time Traveller by Sega).
In the article: "Previously, Sony had sold a new version of the PS2 with improved DVD functionality and the network unit for $199 and the traditional, older version of the PS2 for $179. It had intended to phase out the separate $179 offer entirely but will now continue it with the new, upgraded hardware. "
The new hardware includes support for progressive-scan DVDs. There seems be be little point in buying one without, so make sure you get the latest hardware if you buy or re-buy a PS2.
That was the game of Outlaw. It was manufactured by Atari and mimicked arcade games of the same theme. I had to make sure there was nothing in the manual about robot gunslingers, and there isn't. It's definitely human murdering human.
Various other people-killing games were not by Atari. It's commented further down about Custer's Revenge and such. They don't count. However, the Circus Atari and Sky Diver games had the people go splat if they hit the ground.
I guess violence against people is a sliding scale, after all. However, in a game where human peril is part of the action, isn't it appropriate to show the consequences? If not, you get the Tom & Jerry effect (spoofed on Simpsons by Itchy and Scratchy) where people complain about examples of violence with no consequences. I think all this proves is that people will complain about games for the sake of complaining.
Lemonade? Please!
They already did way back in 1976! It was one of the earliest video games. The game only had three different sprites: car, person, tombstone. It was banned from a lot of arcades because it was overly violent.
In the trivia category, this site expounds on Star Trek name origins. Not only does it sound like someone has too much time on their hands, the explanations sound, for the most part plausible and correct. It's actually a really good read!
I've noticed that Star Trek and a lot of fantasy and sci-fi stories use names with a lot of the 5-thru-10 point scrabble tiles. X's (Xannix), Z's (Zai), and Q's (Qui Quon) are for aliens. K's (Krakus) and J's (Jaran) are for ethnic names. It's so formulamatic it's funny.
Another convention is to use lots of vowels (Bea Ai), lots of consonants (Kwllk), or apostraphes (T'Den, Q'Sung).
I invent names quickly with as little thought as possible, a lot of times following the sterotypes above. It's not great, but it works.
It's probably cheaper to collect monickers in chat rooms than buying Final Fantasy cartridges, though.
Good thing ethics are so incredibly well defined that we can make an AI mimic such fine behavior. Sounds to me like the inventor is confusing the word patronizing with ethical. Also, the article doesn't say a whole heck of a lot.
reduced brain-wave activity in people playing games, which can be linked to shunning social activity and losing one's temper easily.
I know psychobabble when I hear it. If there are legitimate studies that link brain-wave activity to shunning social activity and losing one's temper, you would state: which are shown in studies to be directly correlated to antisocial and short-tempered behavior.
When the article used the modifier can, it must be interpreted that the studies do not currently exist. If you're going to support a hypothesis, you'd use the strongest possible evidence to justify your experiment.
If they would completely replace multiplayer with low-lag, story-driven, and continuous multiplayer mode, where you could save your stats and stuff, maybe people would be drawn in.
On the positive side, the original game is now priced under $20, and there is extensive information for modding on the official site which was available before release. It's pretty impressive for a Microsoft-ware to encourage mods and not lock you out of everything.
The article fails the burden of proof to its thesis. In order to show decline, you must show a simultaneous drop in: console sales, console titles. With the dropping price of PCs, you must also include PC's as a console and count game software as console titles.
If you can show a consistent drop in all those areas, then yes, the thesis is upheld. Even better, if you multiply console sales drops by their previous market share, you can take a weighted average and pretty closely estimate that drop.
The article fails to do this. I'm not saying the article is wrong, but what happened to responsible journalism? Oh, yeah. FOX!
I found a link to a copy of an old NY Times article (no membership req'd this time) Decline In Physical Fitness Programs. If the article is accurate, the Federal Government must have relaxed its regs on Phys Ed and nutrition requirements at schools. It appears to support the thesis that lack of fitness is bad time management.
.1% off of every State Treasury transaction.
Sounds to me like the real problem is what they eat. Eat more junk food, get more health promotion! Of course, you'll only see the ads while chompin' on your Tater Chips, because they're on TV.
Like the anti-smoking ads, the funding source of anti-fat ads is suspect. You can't promote a good activity without the presence of the bad one. Currently, if smoking declines, the anti-smoking ads stop, and if they were working before, smoking will increase again. Same thing with a Pork Rinds tax. It's like trying to increase your state's revenue by skimming
WARNING: Excessive food consumption leads to nutritional imbalance, plus you'll be ugly and never get a date. Don't come crying to us on prom night. 10% off your next purchase of Lard Ash Chips with this disclaimer!
According to this article, Final Flight was Square's final feature anyway. It says they dismantled Square USA shortly thereafter. I guess that's an alliterative triple play: Final Fantasy, Final Flight, final feature.
When the phone roams, it interferes with the radio. You can hear a click-click-click sound on the headset while the phone tries to lock on a tower. I've only heard one phone doing this on my brother's plane. Now multiply this by 300 to 600, you've basically wiped out communications when all the phones roam at once.
I hear this affect on my computer speakers, too, since I get no signal in my building. It reminds me to turn off my phone.
These are not worthy of karma bonus, but here are some things that should make the list:
-Automan (TV series trying to reverse TRON formula)
-Starcade (really bad gameshow that focused way too little time on video games--watch it on G4!)
-G4 (bad content, but who said cable was good?)
-Nintendo's dumping of Sony's CD ROM drive for SNES (can you say Playstation?)
-Game.com B&W (even the Brady Bunch was In Color)
-Best and worst lists on video games. These often change with items that aren't new since the last list. How can something be worst now more than last year?
-Dick Clark. Okay, that's a prediction, but in time, he'll ruin videogames, too.
Don't know if it'll make the list, but:
What began as what I consider to be a series of colossal mistakes, Nolan Bushnell sells Atari for a mere fraction (who knew?) of what it was worth and signs a non-competition clause for an ungodly time like 10 to 15 years. It probably hurt like hell to watch all that money he lost, but I'm sure it was really painful to stay out of the market when his mind was probably sharpest in the area of innovative video games.
It's not a rumor. Until someone creates a "Y" adapter, you're (externally) powerless with headphones.
Final Flight of the Osiris on the Animatrix was done by the Square animation team. How, I don't know. I'm assuming their dismantling was a reallocation of resources to the highest bidder. The animation in Final Fantasy and Final Flight is awesome. There's still hope for a well-developed Square movie.
Here are some other reasons:
-sleep mode which is a low-power consumption mode available in some games
-game link, where the gameboy is mostly inactive, like on Legend of Zelda
-mp3 player attachment
But like FroBugg said, the screen's light should go off automatically, though you can turn it off yourself.
GT3 had the best feel of the three Gran Tourismo's. It had a lot less fishtailing and the less time you spend correcting your steering, the more entertaining the game. That probably means the game is less realistic, too.
The graphics are nicer, but as others have stated, the in-game graphics are significantly worse because 30% or more of the screen is filled by the road. So mostly we're talking about better replays.
I welcome the tracks. I just wish they would have a creator or download capability. I welcome the extra cars, but most of the cars feel the same except for their parameters, which you feel during the game and only see during the replays. Again, downloadable cars are needed, especially paintjobs and decals.
The game seriously needs to allow GT1, 2, and 3 players to import their saves. However, I'm fairly certain it won't. Part of the longevity of GT games is the amount of time it takes to unlock.
The thing I'm going to miss the most about GT3 is the ability to slide into an opponent around a corner to cushion the turn and come out without a scratch. Of course, the opponent ends up on the guardrail.
Rocky's Replay in Casselberry (Semoran Blvd) is awfully good, but they allow smoking until the local ordinance kicks in an bans it. I recommend it. They have really good Bemani games, good simulator games, and good pinballs. They also serve refreshments.
Florida's a big place, explore! (Try XS, too, but I haven't been there yet)
Good point, but a successful insanity plea has two byproducts:
1) You're found insane because you believe fantasy is reality, aka blaming a movie is pretty crazy
2) You give up almost all of your rights because you have declared yourself publicly and on-the-record as someone who needs to be sequestered from the rest of society for an indefinite period of time. Ms. Ansley may never know freedom again, which is probably for the best.
The article does say most don't get away with it. And that Malvo guy is insulting by copying the Matrix plea.
Still, an excellent article that shows the sanity of our own legal system may need a check.
Video game violence and its affect on children will be forever a popular topic on Slashdot. Why do we focus on, like the earlier article where Mom Blames Video Games. Let's face it, if video games have a psychological impact on teenagers, then we must conclude they have a psychological impact on adults. Do adults ever get to blame movies, books, and videogames for their crimes? Ummm, no. They may try, but no.
So we should focus on where we're held responsible. Does it really matter if an outside influence affects our judgement? If it results in breaking the law, absolutely not! Do I think the games affect people's moods, personalities, and actions? Probably. Does it matter? Nope.
We should teach our kids and adults more about penalties for misdeeds. I think the proper fear of consequences can go a lot further than trying to remove a "bad influence." We also need to balance that with proper teaching and modeling of good behavior for children and adults.