We all just need to go back and "save" any passenger plane that didn't (and therefore won't) crash.
Just think of all the people that are still here that we could save... We'll be heroes.
I think you are missing the whole "Interacting with humans" dynamic.
You can have a brilliantly scripted game, but it will always be just that, a scripted game.
Humans add an element of unpredictability that will keep you on your toes.
After you master the "game", you start to learn what really makes the game tick, the variability of human interaction.
I think that human interaction is what the original article is referring to, and what elevates an MMORPG above a standard RPG.
This is obviously debatable, but I assure you that leadership of a robot (NPC) squad bears very little resemblance leading 4 or 5 humans into the fray.
Were you speeding when they were hanging in your blind spot?
If someone is doing 7-15 MPH over the speed limit in the fast lane and there is no (or very little) traffic on a major highway I will sit about 1 to 2 car lengths behind and one lane to the right of them. That way if a cop is using laser/radar I will be hiding in their shadow.
Actually I have an HD-DVR that gets it's guide from OTA.
I've been recording HDTV shows and movies for about a year now.
Since it records directly to the HDD I get no compression artifacts.
And unlike a VCR 20 years ago, my unit will automatically record longer if a show runs 10 minutes over (like Grey's anatomy last week).
I think DVRs are so ingrained (or are becoming so), that they won't use the DRM on OTA stuff.
If they do, they will be missing out on my advert veiwing abilities, because I don't have time to watch TV on their schedule.
Just a thought.
Oh, and you forgot the real reason the FCC went for digital: making billions of dollars on the frequency allocations they will have for sale when the analog band is freed up.
However, I do agree. After the third tazing, I would have simply removed my billy-club and gently and repeatedly placed it upon his head. If he won't respond to tazing, maybe he'll respond to being toothless. If nothing else, it will be funnier to hear him scream next time.
"You ofitherth can't forth me to leave the premethith"
I think what the poster really meant is: "I hope you die slowly, as the plasma leaks from your body, after being burned severely in a fire."
If nothing else, it will be funnier to hear him scream next time.
That is just sadistic, and I understand that burns are painful, so in my book, that would be Karma.
You are right about the polution, but how about using one of these new capacitors (not an utlracap like the article says) to drive a bike?
Kind of the best of both worlds.
Small mass to drive, and high density energy storage.
The thing about gasoline is that is is very volitile.
What that means is that at normal temperatures (like the ones humans can live in) gasoline evaporates VERY fast.
So, in theory, liquid gasoline is safe, in practice, well...
On the other hand, I have put out cigarettes in gas cans full of gas.
Luckily, the flash point of gas is lower that the heat of a burning cigarette. (usually)
These aren't really ultracaps, they are a new technology.
MIT is working on a nanotube cap, that is supposed to increase the surface area of a capacitor by 1000 times.
Ah, but they OTHER article says that they will be able to do it.
The link to UltraCaps wiki entry are misleading.
This is supposed to be new technology.
Actually the components of a capacitor are pretty eco-frienly (especailly compared to current lead-acid betteries).
The Ultra-Caps they are referring to use carbon nanotubes to increase the surface area a thousand fold.
TCP/IP already has mechanisms in place to deal with prioritized traffic, so if the network is set up correctly, that shouldn't be an issue.
Things like multicasting would also help control net congestion, but most ISPs that I've seen don't use it (Like AT&T).
The real issue is content control. Like saying: You can have all of the HTTP you want, but if X protocol comes from Y supplier, Y has to pay for you to get X.
Your Wal-Mart is not the only one.
I saw the same thing at my local Wal-Mart.
They also put it on the end-cap, had a bunch of empty rows.
I had to go to another Wal-Mart to buy 5 widescreen copies for Christmas presents.
They only had 2 left, and those were fullscreen
The author was talking about Sony, not just the PS3.
More and more people have been moving away from Sony in different areas.
The rootkit debacle is just an extension of Sony's proprietary "I want to control all aspects of the market" philosophy. For example: Beta, MiniDisc, MemoryStick/MagicGate.
I have seen the quality of Sony products go downhill in the last decade or two. I used to love Sony products, but I refuse to buy any of their junk anymore.
Slashdot Mirror
Or is it more common?
They are purple we are green.
He who has green sash is green leader.
We all just need to go back and "save" any passenger plane that didn't (and therefore won't) crash. ... We'll be heroes.
Just think of all the people that are still here that we could save
I think you are missing the whole "Interacting with humans" dynamic.
You can have a brilliantly scripted game, but it will always be just that, a scripted game.
Humans add an element of unpredictability that will keep you on your toes.
After you master the "game", you start to learn what really makes the game tick, the variability of human interaction.
I think that human interaction is what the original article is referring to, and what elevates an MMORPG above a standard RPG.
This is obviously debatable, but I assure you that leadership of a robot (NPC) squad bears very little resemblance leading 4 or 5 humans into the fray.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)
I hope this means that the ThunderForce II soundtrack will get it's just deserts.
I just love that Technosoft sound.
Is this the duck in question?
I logged onto the wave.google.com site and it says: Your Google Account has not yet been activated for Google Wave.
Were you speeding when they were hanging in your blind spot?
If someone is doing 7-15 MPH over the speed limit in the fast lane and there is no (or very little) traffic on a major highway I will sit about 1 to 2 car lengths behind and one lane to the right of them. That way if a cop is using laser/radar I will be hiding in their shadow.
The wiki article you linked would seem to disagree with what you say.
Actually I have an HD-DVR that gets it's guide from OTA.
I've been recording HDTV shows and movies for about a year now.
Since it records directly to the HDD I get no compression artifacts.
And unlike a VCR 20 years ago, my unit will automatically record longer if a show runs 10 minutes over (like Grey's anatomy last week).
I think DVRs are so ingrained (or are becoming so), that they won't use the DRM on OTA stuff.
If they do, they will be missing out on my advert veiwing abilities, because I don't have time to watch TV on their schedule.
Just a thought.
Oh, and you forgot the real reason the FCC went for digital: making billions of dollars on the frequency allocations they will have for sale when the analog band is freed up.
That is just sadistic, and I understand that burns are painful, so in my book, that would be Karma.
OK, what if you don't live in a city, or the suburbs. You know, out in the country?
You are right about the polution, but how about using one of these new capacitors (not an utlracap like the article says) to drive a bike?
Kind of the best of both worlds.
Small mass to drive, and high density energy storage.
The thing about gasoline is that is is very volitile. ...
What that means is that at normal temperatures (like the ones humans can live in) gasoline evaporates VERY fast.
So, in theory, liquid gasoline is safe, in practice, well
On the other hand, I have put out cigarettes in gas cans full of gas.
Luckily, the flash point of gas is lower that the heat of a burning cigarette. (usually)
These aren't really ultracaps, they are a new technology.
MIT is working on a nanotube cap, that is supposed to increase the surface area of a capacitor by 1000 times.
Actually bio-diesel in NOT petroleum based.
It is vegetable oil.
Ah, but they OTHER article says that they will be able to do it.
The link to UltraCaps wiki entry are misleading.
This is supposed to be new technology.
Actually the components of a capacitor are pretty eco-frienly (especailly compared to current lead-acid betteries).
The Ultra-Caps they are referring to use carbon nanotubes to increase the surface area a thousand fold.
Don't fart.
Don't have BO.
Don't have any airborne diseases.
Oh, and WASH those gorram stinky sandles man.
I think you are right.
...
That is the worst page I have ever seen.
The best part is the link to the web designers site.
Be afraid
TCP/IP already has mechanisms in place to deal with prioritized traffic,
so if the network is set up correctly, that shouldn't be an issue.
Things like multicasting would also help control net congestion,
but most ISPs that I've seen don't use it (Like AT&T).
The real issue is content control.
Like saying: You can have all of the HTTP you want, but if X protocol comes from Y supplier, Y has to pay for you to get X.
Your Wal-Mart is not the only one.
I saw the same thing at my local Wal-Mart.
They also put it on the end-cap, had a bunch of empty rows.
I had to go to another Wal-Mart to buy 5 widescreen copies for Christmas presents.
They only had 2 left, and those were fullscreen
The author was talking about Sony, not just the PS3.
More and more people have been moving away from Sony in different areas.
The rootkit debacle is just an extension of Sony's proprietary "I want to control all aspects of the market" philosophy. For example: Beta, MiniDisc, MemoryStick/MagicGate.
I have seen the quality of Sony products go downhill in the last decade or two. I used to love Sony products, but I refuse to buy any of their junk anymore.
How long until crooks have portable swipers to get your card info?
Hope you don't have your ID, they might get that info, too.