Anyone remember those Hotwheels toy cars that changed colour with hot and cold water? Or Hypercolour T-shirts? No? I think this technology is a little late for the 80's...
Who is saying that the device needs to be turned off to get a refill? Maybe these things *can* stay connected for as long as needed (as long as you carry around a large jug of fuel and have access to more before the jug runs out).
A mule is made up of cells, and cells can reproduce (and metabolize, and react to their environment, etc). A mule is a collection of living cells, and thus is itself a living organism.
I think that a touchpad should be standard equipment on a handheld for first person shooters (and on consoles as well, although not even Nintendo seems to agree on that one).
Having the touch pad as a second screen might be a bit of a gimmick, but it could be very useful for real time strategy games and such.
I think touch pads (if not touch screens) will be standard on all (or most) portable systems from now on.
"Companies will not invest in the necessary R&D without some guarantee of exclusivity for some period of time."
Umm... did you even read article, or even the Slashdot blurb? The entire thing is/about/ companies being set to invest money in iris scanning technology and research due to the patent being removed. These companies would have done so long ago had there been no patent.
The article even suggests that the reason that iris scanners aren't as common as fingerprint or other scanners could be because of the patents that the single company holds.
So:
Non developers are fine with what they have and don't need Longhorn...but developers need Longhorn, so that they can develop programs so that the non-developers who don't need Longhorn can use Longhorn?
That makes sense (unfortunately, from Microsoft's perspective, it actually does make sense).
" I started going through their processes for claiming my rebate."
Ha! You're lucky. The two things I ordered from them took well over a month to arrive and the rebates had already expired by the time they got here, so I couldn't even start the rebate process. Also, although they advertised the products as "new", they were both clearly refurbished and one didn't contain any manuals or software (it was a router). "Luckily", one of them didn't even work at all, so I got my money back on that one.
A friend of mine also bought something from them with the same blatently false advertising (new product & rebate, actually used product and expired rebate).
In addition, I also get loads of junk mail from them (both email and physical flyers & catalogs).
Overall, I would say they suck!:) I haven't bought anything from them since, and I never will.
"Yahoo is used by many others, evidenced by its high level of registered users, who are more familiar with that site."
I would have to argue that. A lot of those people registered for Yahoo Games, or Yahoo Messenger. I have an account I made for playing games a couple years ago, and the account is still active, but I do not think I have ever used Yahoo Search (and either do any of the people I play the games with). So the number of people using Yahoo Search is probably far less than their registered users (although I suppose I would switch to them if Google tried to censor or hamper their searches, so your point still stands).
Here, try Google's directory: http://directory.google.com/ I assume it's indexed using computational algorithms and not people (or perhaps pigeons), but it's still quite convenient.
Actually, I first thought "Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool" meant that Microsoft released a software removal tool that is malicious (as opposed to a tool to remove malicious software)! Of course, that wouldn't really be front page news...:)
So, if "every ounce of coal and every last cubic foot of gas were burned by mankind" the world would be covered in an atmosphere of CO2 that makes Venus look like a pleasant place to vacation (not that all the ozone smog, radioactive and toxic chemicals output from burning the coal, and violent weather changes associated with climate change wouldn't kill us first, regardless of which theory of fossil fuels was true).
No, you can't. If you've seen the documentary (which is absolutely hillarious, by the way, because the guy's a complete whacko), the suit (Mark VI) fails miserably because he can't walk on anything but perfectly flat ground without falling down. They go out into the wilderness after 10 years of making and testing the suit, they find a bear, and then they can't do anything about it because they can't find any flat enough ground (in the mountains) to move around on. It's really, really stupid.
No, because it depends where the power is generated. If it's here where I am, most (if not all) of my electricity comes from hydro and nuclear. If it's in the US, it'll likely be fossil fuels, but since it's produced in large quantities it will be less fossil fuels than what the plane would produce...
So it isn't completely 'non polluting', but it's still much better than a regular plane.
Funny, it was the opposite with me. I gave up playing Diablo II after less than a day because it was boring. You click on an enemy, it dies... click on another enemy, it dies, click, dead, click, dead, boring, boring, boring... BG was complicated, but at least there was a story and you could talk to people and stuff.
NWN will probably be in between. You control only one character (maybe with some summoned/hired AI controlled help) just like Diablo II, but (like Baldur's Gate) there is a good story, interesting characters, and quests that don't involve slaughtering everything that moves...
The Japanese don't have to try to make their manuals funny when they are selling them in english speaking countries, they just have to hire a bad translater.:)
It's actually not that limited. You can do everything that you will be able to do in the full version, there are just only about 15% of the models & textures that will be in the game (or so says the readme file).
I've already made a small module with NPCs, monsters, custom scripts, conversations, etc.... It's great once you learn how to do stuff. Now if only I could actually PLAY the module I created! *sigh*:(
(...and for a Neverwinter scripting competition thing, visit http://members.rogers.com/scriptwars )
But that's the point, it WILL change that fact.
You will be able to sue the company that made it if the software was made by a certified engineer and the software has bugs.
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Anyone remember those Hotwheels toy cars that changed colour with hot and cold water? Or Hypercolour T-shirts? No? I think this technology is a little late for the 80's...
Who is saying that the device needs to be turned off to get a refill? Maybe these things *can* stay connected for as long as needed (as long as you carry around a large jug of fuel and have access to more before the jug runs out).
But have you seen the list?
A lot of those shows aren't Science Fiction.
A mule is made up of cells, and cells can reproduce (and metabolize, and react to their environment, etc). A mule is a collection of living cells, and thus is itself a living organism.
"...if he got drunk and passed out like his good ole horse."
That must have been some party!
I don't think it's gimmicky at all.
I think that a touchpad should be standard equipment on a handheld for first person shooters (and on consoles as well, although not even Nintendo seems to agree on that one).
Having the touch pad as a second screen might be a bit of a gimmick, but it could be very useful for real time strategy games and such.
I think touch pads (if not touch screens) will be standard on all (or most) portable systems from now on.
"Companies will not invest in the necessary R&D without some guarantee of exclusivity for some period of time."
/about/ companies being set to invest money in iris scanning technology and research due to the patent being removed. These companies would have done so long ago had there been no patent.
Umm... did you even read article, or even the Slashdot blurb? The entire thing is
The article even suggests that the reason that iris scanners aren't as common as fingerprint or other scanners could be because of the patents that the single company holds.
So: Non developers are fine with what they have and don't need Longhorn. ..but developers need Longhorn, so that they can develop programs so that the non-developers who don't need Longhorn can use Longhorn?
That makes sense (unfortunately, from Microsoft's perspective, it actually does make sense).
You expect me to download and use an executable file linked to from a random Slashdot user?
I'm just asking, because I have some time while the download completes..
"plus a yearly fee." ... which you WILL pay... or else you will get to see our drive-destroying technology in action!
" I started going through their processes for claiming my rebate."
:) I haven't bought anything from them since, and I never will.
Ha! You're lucky. The two things I ordered from them took well over a month to arrive and the rebates had already expired by the time they got here, so I couldn't even start the rebate process. Also, although they advertised the products as "new", they were both clearly refurbished and one didn't contain any manuals or software (it was a router). "Luckily", one of them didn't even work at all, so I got my money back on that one.
A friend of mine also bought something from them with the same blatently false advertising (new product & rebate, actually used product and expired rebate).
In addition, I also get loads of junk mail from them (both email and physical flyers & catalogs).
Overall, I would say they suck!
Not if it's actually illegal for them to give up customer information (due to privacy laws).
"Yahoo is used by many others, evidenced by its high level of registered users, who are more familiar with that site."
I would have to argue that. A lot of those people registered for Yahoo Games, or Yahoo Messenger. I have an account I made for playing games a couple years ago, and the account is still active, but I do not think I have ever used Yahoo Search (and either do any of the people I play the games with).
So the number of people using Yahoo Search is probably far less than their registered users (although I suppose I would switch to them if Google tried to censor or hamper their searches, so your point still stands).
Here, try Google's directory:
http://directory.google.com/
I assume it's indexed using computational algorithms and not people (or perhaps pigeons), but it's still quite convenient.
Well they might start doing something about it, but they'll probably get distracted.
Actually, I first thought "Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool" meant that Microsoft released a software removal tool that is malicious (as opposed to a tool to remove malicious software)! Of course, that wouldn't really be front page news... :)
"The reason oil, coal and gas are called fossil fuels is that they once came from living organisms."
Actually, this 'fact' is still very much disputed: Fossil Fuels and Suspected Fuel
So, if "every ounce of coal and every last cubic foot of gas were burned by mankind" the world would be covered in an atmosphere of CO2 that makes Venus look like a pleasant place to vacation (not that all the ozone smog, radioactive and toxic chemicals output from burning the coal, and violent weather changes associated with climate change wouldn't kill us first, regardless of which theory of fossil fuels was true).
No, you can't.
If you've seen the documentary (which is absolutely hillarious, by the way, because the guy's a complete whacko), the suit (Mark VI) fails miserably because he can't walk on anything but perfectly flat ground without falling down.
They go out into the wilderness after 10 years of making and testing the suit, they find a bear, and then they can't do anything about it because they can't find any flat enough ground (in the mountains) to move around on. It's really, really stupid.
No, because it depends where the power is generated.
If it's here where I am, most (if not all) of my electricity comes from hydro and nuclear. If it's in the US, it'll likely be fossil fuels, but since it's produced in large quantities it will be less fossil fuels than what the plane would produce...
So it isn't completely 'non polluting', but it's still much better than a regular plane.
Notice how their Linux Client page is in the Downloads section of their website?
You will not have to pay for it, unless you don't already own the Windows version of course.
(I don't know about the Mac version, though)...
Funny, it was the opposite with me. I gave up playing Diablo II after less than a day because it was boring.
:)
You click on an enemy, it dies... click on another enemy, it dies, click, dead, click, dead, boring, boring, boring... BG was complicated, but at least there was a story and you could talk to people and stuff.
NWN will probably be in between. You control only one character (maybe with some summoned/hired AI controlled help) just like Diablo II, but (like Baldur's Gate) there is a good story, interesting characters, and quests that don't involve slaughtering everything that moves...
The best of both worlds!
The game does contain a full single/multiplayer game, so it's not 'just' and engine and an editor.
The single player game will supposedly be just as good as Baldur's Gate I or II (that remains to be seen, though, since I haven't played NWN yet)!..
The Japanese don't have to try to make their manuals funny when they are selling them in english speaking countries, they just have to hire a bad translater. :)
It's actually not that limited.
:(
You can do everything that you will be able to do in the full version, there are just only about 15% of the models & textures that will be in the game (or so says the readme file).
I've already made a small module with NPCs, monsters, custom scripts, conversations, etc.... It's great once you learn how to do stuff. Now if only I could actually PLAY the module I created! *sigh*
(...and for a Neverwinter scripting competition thing, visit http://members.rogers.com/scriptwars )
But that's the point, it WILL change that fact.
You will be able to sue the company that made it if the software was made by a certified engineer and the software has bugs.