My laptop has a fingerprint scanner as a "security" device which seems rather amusing when you consider the fact the the one place you can guarantee to find my fingerprints is on my laptop. I wonder if constant typing makes lifting a clear individual fingerprint unlikely?
In any case it is quite convenient, even if it isn't especially secure. That's what counts right?
I don't understand why it's so hard for people to understand that violent fantasies -- not actions, but fantasies -- are therapeutic and cathartic.
I'm willing to believe that they may be therapeutic in some cases where people have their fantasy and move on. However there are also people who dwell on them and that is certainly not therapeutic or cathartic.
It's the same thing but from my experiences with depression the human brain can certainly get stuck in an unhealthy loop and focus repeatedly on things until they become all-consuming.
It's silly to say that all fantasy is bad, but it's equally silly to say all of it is good or harmless.
I linked to them because I don't know of anywhere else that shows figures for a time period as a nice graph.
Whilst I didn't check every week what I did check seemed to tie in with Media Create Simple 2000 figures which are presumably more than just "guesses". Given that the poster specifically mentioned Japan and the data from there should be quite good I don't have a problem with referring to it.
Sorry, I hate when people use numbers from those sites as truth, good or bad. It's like quoting Wikipedia.
And I hate it when people denigrate data because of the site it comes from. It's like Wikipedia. You should look at the information and see if it is supported.
But in Japan their sales are picking up quite quickly
Really?
They've certainly had a couple of weeks that aren't as bad as some of the others but I think it's a bit early to be claiming some sort of significant upswing.
I think it depends on the lifetime of the other consoles. If they have 10+ years left in them (and I think the PS3 does at least, hell it's got another 1 or 2 years before it even get's started properly!) then I wouldn't be surprised to see the Wii's successor come out before then.
In that they will be available at a reasonable price with a big back catalogue.
At the moment the Wii has both price and innovation in it's favour. If Nintendo does release an HD console in X years and the 360/PS3 are still being sold then the "Wii 2" likely won't have a price advantage.
Yes, they are not equal, however, in today's market, they are congruent.
No they are not, because a vast number of people will choose merely to get a digital receiver for use with their analogue TV when the analogue switch off happens.
"Todays market" for televisions is not the same as "todays market" for consoles. There is a big lag between HDTV's being available (even favoured) and them being a dominant proportion of deployed TVs.
A recent Nielsen study puts ~30% of US households as having an HDTV. That's not bad but it's going to be years before it's a majority of households, let alone a majority of in-service televisions. (Interestingly the survey also says there's only 13.7% of US households have an HDTV and a HDTV capable tuner, so there's an awful lot of people who've bought HDTV capable televisions who aren't bothered about getting HD content).
1) Analog is not the same as SD. Digital is not the same as high definition.
2) TV's have a long life span, 10-15 years is very common. Stores aren't selling Analog televisions doesn't change the fact that there are enormous numbers of them already out there that will continue to exist and be used for a long time yet.
Indeed the analog switch off may mean there are more such TV's used with consoles. People who do decide to buy a better digital TV aren't necessarily going to just throw away their old one, they may decide to use it as a monitor for their console! As all current gen consoles work with analogue inputs why not?
So not only don't you read the article, you don't even read my second sentance?
Seriously dude, why are you commenting if all you have to tell us about is what you are imagining Iwata is thinking about when he said some stuff you haven't actually read?
Like it or not, HD sets are growing year after year and the Wii just isn't cut out to be HD entertainment.
I like it (because I want one). But they are a long way from universal and a lot of consoles are used on a households second television which is even more unlikely to be HD.
The PS3's bid to be a "media center" is necessary because they need it to be in the loungeroom to find an HD tv, however a lot of traditional console use is in bedrooms, studys etc where HD won't be found in any significant volume for years to come.
At that point, I'm betting quite a few Sony fans will be comparing cumulative prices
And I'm betting they still won't be happy at what they find. Personally I think the Wii will have more than 2 or 3 more years, I think they'll come in when HD really is widespread and HD capable hardware costs closer to commodity levels.
The next Nintendo console will certainly be interesting though, they will certainly have to pull something out of the hat to gain traction against already entrenched 360s and PS3.
Firstly he's talking about the DS and more generally he's saying there's no point in rushing to the next generation until you've run out of ideas on the current generation.
He's not talking about "power", rather capabilities, thereby suggesting that we should see new devices when they have something fundamentally new to offer, not just more power.
Isn't Mugshot an Open Source social networking endeavour?
I haven't used it but it looks like it makes sharing the sort of the stuff that gets shared on facebook fairly easy (perhaps with a little less crack).
I'm not sure if it tell you when it's someone you know's birthday. That's just about the only useful feature I've seen on Facebook.
What are you talking about? Science places it's "faith" in reason and evidence.
That "tradition and personal experience" is untrustworthy is evident from the vast number of contradictory traditions and personal experiences with no way to differentiate between them in terms of which one is true (or more truthful).
Of course science also has contradictory/alternate theories but we have the tools of reason and evidence with thich to continue improving our understanding.
As to which is "better" as you put it, I suppose it depends on a personal level whether ignorance is bliss for you or not.
If you only have a certain number of tickets and all of them are going to be sold then what is the point in spending a big slice of additional money just to sell them a little bit faster? It'll only mean less profit.
I still fail to see how MS or PS3 are competing against the Wii. Maybe the fact that they all play games,
Of course they are competing. There is enormous overlap between the markets the Wii and 360/PS3. The Wii also targets a (large) additional market of non-traditional gamers which the 360/PS3 don't really address. The 360/PS3 also targets a (smaller) market of HD gamers that the Wii doesn't. However there is still an enormous proportion of the traditional console market who will buy one console in any generation
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In any case it is quite convenient, even if it isn't especially secure. That's what counts right?
link. Didn't see that one coming!
It hasn't found ET but surely there are there other interesting astronomical things that are spotted as it scans the skies?
With your incredible insight I'm sure you can expect an invitation to the Sony board very shortly......
I seem to have left out a word, "It's the same thing" was meant to be "It's not the same thing".
I'm willing to believe that they may be therapeutic in some cases where people have their fantasy and move on. However there are also people who dwell on them and that is certainly not therapeutic or cathartic.
It's the same thing but from my experiences with depression the human brain can certainly get stuck in an unhealthy loop and focus repeatedly on things until they become all-consuming.
It's silly to say that all fantasy is bad, but it's equally silly to say all of it is good or harmless.
Most of the change in ratio in Wii to PS3 sales has been because of a reduction in Wii sales, not the PS3 "picking up".
Whilst I didn't check every week what I did check seemed to tie in with Media Create Simple 2000 figures which are presumably more than just "guesses". Given that the poster specifically mentioned Japan and the data from there should be quite good I don't have a problem with referring to it.
And I hate it when people denigrate data because of the site it comes from. It's like Wikipedia. You should look at the information and see if it is supported.
I think it depends on the lifetime of the other consoles. If they have 10+ years left in them (and I think the PS3 does at least, hell it's got another 1 or 2 years before it even get's started properly!) then I wouldn't be surprised to see the Wii's successor come out before then.
In that they will be available at a reasonable price with a big back catalogue.
At the moment the Wii has both price and innovation in it's favour. If Nintendo does release an HD console in X years and the 360/PS3 are still being sold then the "Wii 2" likely won't have a price advantage.
"Todays market" for televisions is not the same as "todays market" for consoles. There is a big lag between HDTV's being available (even favoured) and them being a dominant proportion of deployed TVs.
A recent Nielsen study puts ~30% of US households as having an HDTV. That's not bad but it's going to be years before it's a majority of households, let alone a majority of in-service televisions. (Interestingly the survey also says there's only 13.7% of US households have an HDTV and a HDTV capable tuner, so there's an awful lot of people who've bought HDTV capable televisions who aren't bothered about getting HD content).
1) Analog is not the same as SD. Digital is not the same as high definition.
2) TV's have a long life span, 10-15 years is very common. Stores aren't selling Analog televisions doesn't change the fact that there are enormous numbers of them already out there that will continue to exist and be used for a long time yet.
Indeed the analog switch off may mean there are more such TV's used with consoles.
People who do decide to buy a better digital TV aren't necessarily going to just throw away their old one, they may decide to use it as a monitor for their console! As all current gen consoles work with analogue inputs why not?
So not only don't you read the article, you don't even read my second sentance?
Seriously dude, why are you commenting if all you have to tell us about is what you are imagining Iwata is thinking about when he said some stuff you haven't actually read?
Why not just shut the fuck up?
The PS3's bid to be a "media center" is necessary because they need it to be in the loungeroom to find an HD tv, however a lot of traditional console use is in bedrooms, studys etc where HD won't be found in any significant volume for years to come.
SD isn't going anywhere soon.
The next Nintendo console will certainly be interesting though, they will certainly have to pull something out of the hat to gain traction against already entrenched 360s and PS3.
Firstly he's talking about the DS and more generally he's saying there's no point in rushing to the next generation until you've run out of ideas on the current generation. He's not talking about "power", rather capabilities, thereby suggesting that we should see new devices when they have something fundamentally new to offer, not just more power.
No, there is a vast difference between caricature and stereotype.
Isn't Mugshot an Open Source social networking endeavour?
I haven't used it but it looks like it makes sharing the sort of the stuff that gets shared on facebook fairly easy (perhaps with a little less crack).
I'm not sure if it tell you when it's someone you know's birthday. That's just about the only useful feature I've seen on Facebook.
What are you talking about? Science places it's "faith" in reason and evidence.
That "tradition and personal experience" is untrustworthy is evident from the vast number of contradictory traditions and personal experiences with no way to differentiate between them in terms of which one is true (or more truthful).
Of course science also has contradictory/alternate theories but we have the tools of reason and evidence with thich to continue improving our understanding.
As to which is "better" as you put it, I suppose it depends on a personal level whether ignorance is bliss for you or not.
If you only have a certain number of tickets and all of them are going to be sold then what is the point in spending a big slice of additional money just to sell them a little bit faster? It'll only mean less profit.
No matter what records you upload to it it always does the same thing:
Clippy - "It looks like your dying of cancer"