I don't know why you think a couple hundred titles is so far fetched by 2007. According to a report from an industry research firm there are already 160 titles in development and we're still in mid-2005.
"Of course, now-a-days you can just level the entire city with a bomb, and the road system just pisses people off." Just don't put that into a Rockstar game, or the Peacaholics will come after you.
I've got a great 36" Sony TV. Picture is beautiful. Nice HD display. Takes Sony memory sticks as the memory stick of choice... but NOT the duo. Now, I don't really expect a TV to take ANY type of memory card, so it doesn't bother me that much... but it was a brand new TV 2 years ago and it didn't support the Duo. The manual was even new enough to know that the Duo existed, but that it wasn't supported by my TV. Like I said, it doesn't bother me since I don't use memory sticks.
Now Sony has billed the Playstation3 as a 10-year device. It makes me wonder if they truly intend to stop the evolution of their memory stick line at the form factor of the Memory Stick Duo. What happens if 4 years down the road, they come up with a new format with a new form factor that's incompatible with the interface of the PS3? Is everyone that's 4 years into a 10 year PS3 investment screwed?
The ONLY reason Sony is obligating users to use the Memory Stick Duo as the storage media is that it allows them to recoup some of the loss they're taking on each machine sold. And while it may seem okay today... "hey, it's their product... they can do what they want... right?"... talk to me in 10 years, when a new storage medium has come out... and your PS3 is still using a storage format you can only find used on eBay.
Actually if you need to use the car comparison, a better representation would be this: It won't stop the professional car thief, but it will stop the person who unknowingly walks up to the wronng car in the parking lot and expects to be able to unlock the door and drive away.
Many, many people have bought pre-built PCs with Windows loaded on it by a PC builder that was pirating Windows to his heart's content They just have no idea it's not legit.
1. Grandma buys adult game for minor 2. Grandma sues industry 3. Court throws case out 4. Precedent is set and fewer people try to do the same
Don't get me wrong... I think the woman is a total bitch trying to cash in on something that had nothing to do with her... but here's hoping all she ends up with are steep legal fees as she wastes the court's time, and steps closer and closer to her coffin
"'Why program a TiVo to get certain shows for you when you can record every single show on the air, all at once, and then use recommendations, search, a grid, or any other means you care to name to figure out which of those thousands and thousands and thousands of hours of programming you want to watch.' The company seems somewhat cryptic with a simple website that appears to be collecting your email addresses for an announcement in August."
I take it the wealth of intelligence is held by somebody else in your company?
On an unreleated topic... what's the time-between-comments limit up to these days? I just tried to add this post and was told it'd been 4 minutes since my last post. I mean... not that this comment is worth much, but 4 minutes between posts? How much time are we expected to spend on Slashdot if we'd like to contribute to a few new stories? Just seems a little excessive.
Word has it that the next version of Google Maps will offer images of properties seized under eminent domain rights, and the buildings soon to replace them. Stay tuned!
If XBOX 360's implementation of Live can pull in enough users, and a few solid titles come along with it... XBOX 360 should be a success. You see users will not only be invested in the system... they'll want to remain connected to the friends they're connected to through Live. Since MS is planning on giving away basic Live on weekends for free, they should have a pretty solid connection to users, and I think their first-mover advantage WILL benefit them more than had they just released a game machine without any sort of community component.
"The Canadian Distributor, Raincoast Books managed to get an injunction prohibiting the people who recieved the books from talking about them"
That's right. Instead, they've asked the media to talk about the book and the story they've manufactured by getting the injunction. You just can't buy marketing like that.
"the goal was to mark off a word every time you heard it in a meeting. if you crossed off all the words in one row, column, or diagonally, you stand up and yell "BULLSHIT!".
They let you clean out your own desk, or did they take care of that for you?
Anybody else wondering if perhaps the bus bombing wasn't intentional... that it was intended to reach another subway line instead? Obviously pure speculation... I'm just wondering why it was the only bus targeted.
Just curious... What do they use PHP and MySQL for? Google is a pretty big entity these days. I'd be surprised if they didn't use most well-known technologies, but I'm interested in their PHP and MySQL uses.
Slashdot Mirror
That's a new one...
I wonder when we'll see Lindowsz....
I don't know why you think a couple hundred titles is so far fetched by 2007.
According to a report from an industry research firm there are already 160 titles in development and we're still in mid-2005.
That may be so... but you forgot this part of the equation:
360 in 2007 - $200 w/ a couple hundred games available
PS3 in 2007 - $300 w/ strong launch titles
For a lot of people, the $100 makes the decision for them, and the games available seals the deal.
I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in a Mad Max sequel.
"Of course, now-a-days you can just level the entire city with a bomb, and the road system just pisses people off."
Just don't put that into a Rockstar game, or the Peacaholics will come after you.
I've got a great 36" Sony TV. Picture is beautiful. Nice HD display. Takes Sony memory sticks as the memory stick of choice ... but NOT the duo. Now, I don't really expect a TV to take ANY type of memory card, so it doesn't bother me that much ... but it was a brand new TV 2 years ago and it didn't support the Duo. The manual was even new enough to know that the Duo existed, but that it wasn't supported by my TV. Like I said, it doesn't bother me since I don't use memory sticks.
... "hey, it's their product ... they can do what they want ... right?" ... talk to me in 10 years, when a new storage medium has come out ... and your PS3 is still using a storage format you can only find used on eBay.
Now Sony has billed the Playstation3 as a 10-year device. It makes me wonder if they truly intend to stop the evolution of their memory stick line at the form factor of the Memory Stick Duo. What happens if 4 years down the road, they come up with a new format with a new form factor that's incompatible with the interface of the PS3? Is everyone that's 4 years into a 10 year PS3 investment screwed?
The ONLY reason Sony is obligating users to use the Memory Stick Duo as the storage media is that it allows them to recoup some of the loss they're taking on each machine sold. And while it may seem okay today
Where do you want to go today?
speaking of...
Where do you want to go today?
If you want to check out view-dependant projections, check out the sidewalk works of Julian Beever. Amazing stuff.
Make sure to look up Junis when you get over there.
Actually if you need to use the car comparison, a better representation would be this: It won't stop the professional car thief, but it will stop the person who unknowingly walks up to the wronng car in the parking lot and expects to be able to unlock the door and drive away.
Many, many people have bought pre-built PCs with Windows loaded on it by a PC builder that was pirating Windows to his heart's content They just have no idea it's not legit.
1. Grandma buys adult game for minor
... I think the woman is a total bitch trying to cash in on something that had nothing to do with her ... but here's hoping all she ends up with are steep legal fees as she wastes the court's time, and steps closer and closer to her coffin
2. Grandma sues industry
3. Court throws case out
4. Precedent is set and fewer people try to do the same
Don't get me wrong
Maybe he just hasn't gotten to that part of the game yet.
"'Why program a TiVo to get certain shows for you when you can record every single show on the air, all at once, and then use recommendations, search, a grid, or any other means you care to name to figure out which of those thousands and thousands and thousands of hours of programming you want to watch.' The company seems somewhat cryptic with a simple website that appears to be collecting your email addresses for an announcement in August."
That's why.
Only it was from the Nigerian Planetary Society, and they promised a return on my investment.
I take it the wealth of intelligence is held by somebody else in your company?
... what's the time-between-comments limit up to these days? I just tried to add this post and was told it'd been 4 minutes since my last post. I mean ... not that this comment is worth much, but 4 minutes between posts? How much time are we expected to spend on Slashdot if we'd like to contribute to a few new stories? Just seems a little excessive.
On an unreleated topic
"Now you've done it! This was going to lead to 2 more Slashdot stories."
Only 2?
If it's XP only, what's going to run on Windows Vista?
Word has it that the next version of Google Maps will offer images of properties seized under eminent domain rights, and the buildings soon to replace them. Stay tuned!
If XBOX 360's implementation of Live can pull in enough users, and a few solid titles come along with it ... XBOX 360 should be a success. You see users will not only be invested in the system ... they'll want to remain connected to the friends they're connected to through Live. Since MS is planning on giving away basic Live on weekends for free, they should have a pretty solid connection to users, and I think their first-mover advantage WILL benefit them more than had they just released a game machine without any sort of community component.
"The Canadian Distributor, Raincoast Books managed to get an injunction prohibiting the people who recieved the books from talking about them"
That's right. Instead, they've asked the media to talk about the book and the story they've manufactured by getting the injunction. You just can't buy marketing like that.
"the goal was to mark off a word every time you heard it in a meeting. if you crossed off all the words in one row, column, or diagonally, you stand up and yell "BULLSHIT!".
They let you clean out your own desk, or did they take care of that for you?
Anybody else wondering if perhaps the bus bombing wasn't intentional ... that it was intended to reach another subway line instead? Obviously pure speculation ... I'm just wondering why it was the only bus targeted.
google uses PHP and MySQL as well.
... What do they use PHP and MySQL for?
Just curious
Google is a pretty big entity these days. I'd be surprised if they didn't use most well-known technologies, but I'm interested in their PHP and MySQL uses.
Looks like MercExchange does and despite eBay not licensing their patents, others have.