The CPU and GPU are really the extent of the "Gamecube 1.5"-ness of the Wii. They also have a new optical drive, a new bluetooth controller, a new wifi controller, and lots of other things. It's clear to me that you've never worked for a company that makes electronics. Even changing the model of a single chip can create a huge cost for the company.
Are you surprised that a GeForce 8800GTS costs more than a GeForce 8600GTS?
I don't think that's what he meant. Imagine you buy a movie off of this service. One day, the MPAA is browsing Kazaa and finds a copy of the movie with your watermark on it. But, you never put it there. How do they know that the file wasn't stolen from you, then shared by the thief?
"I don't think we're talking about poor families who have reason to be afraid for their kid's life or wellbeing, we're talking about families that are rich enough to afford a computer with broadband internet."
From the article: "The virtual school provides all the supplies, including a computer."
And if they have the opportunity to commute to "downtown Chicago" once a week (I'm relying a bit on my bad knowledge of American vernacular here, I think downtown means the centre of the city?) then why can't they travel to another school in Chicago? Surely there'd be some school in Chicago that won't get a child beaten up."
"They don't commute to downtown, they live there. These are poor families, a large amount of which live in 'the projects' (government-funded housing for families that can't afford their own). The schools become this bad because the kids are influenced by the gang culture of many of their elders in the area.
I do agree with you that kids need social interaction. However, the grandparent makes very good points that I don't think you can counter at all.
A GLBT-friendly guild is a guild in which the members can be assured that they aren't going to have to listen to people say, "thats so gay lol," every time they get ganked. Really, it doesn't amount to a whole lot more than that.
I must say that this was pretty much the only possible acceptible thing that Blizzard could have done to resolve the situation while keeping my respect. Cheers to Mr. Sams and everyone else involved in resolving this so well.
The reason I started using google was because their front page contained only a single header image, a couple words of text and a search bar. That's all a search engine needs. If MS wants to compete, they need to unclutter this page a LOT.
What he means is that if you want to watch HD-DVD or Blu-Ray media that is protected by HDCP(which practically all retail movies probably will be) at a resolution higher than what's possible with a regular old DVD under Vista, you'll need to buy a monitor that also supports HDCP. But this is also the case for your TV and other equipment and in no way impairs other functionality of Vista.
I don't think there's very many people who are this thick anymore. Heck, didn't I hear about a game that the fans got delayed by petitioning the devs because they felt it should be better?
When time travel is invented, the inventors will not risk creating a paradox by going backwards in time. Media claims that anything you change when going back in time will cause the future you return to to be different. I would tend to agree with this stance, except that the consequences of such an action could be much more dire for all of existance than just some change(cessation of all existance? destruction of the universe? changes in the rules of physics? who knows?). Also, remember that just popping into existance in the past for a mere moment would move around air particles, which could cause a butterfly to not fly by an artist, who would then not be inspired to paint it, whose fame would then be diminished in the future, etc.
Therefore I believe that if time travel is ever invented, the only safe way to do it is a one-way trip into the future, which, of course, would only be useful for academic time-capsule like purposes, unfortunately, since you can't go back.
Thankfully, reading their FAQ reveals that they are actually liscenced to play all the songs in their library, as long as they don't play any particular song on demand. I think that's a pretty sweet deal for a service like this.
You might notice that the text of the post is not, "OMFG LINUX WINS AGAIN I BET WINDOWS COULDN'T DO AIR GUITARS!" Rather, it states that a real playing air guitar simulator has been developed as the primary point, and, hey, neat this is the technology it runs on by the way.
Quoth Wikipedia, "Vaporware (also spelled vapourware) is software or hardware which is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge, either with or without a protracted development cycle."
I think you might want to rethink your choice of words.
And no, I don't think it's going to be uncomforable to use. It might be a little awkward having my arm extended for long periods of time at first, but I imagine I'll get used to it pretty quickly.
Yes, Card is a nut, and a lot of his personal values don't mesh well with those of the majority of the geek community.
However, a good portion of his work is exceptional. Ender's Game really is a must read, even if the man enjoyed Friends, or thinks the gays will destroy society, or whatever it is he's going on about now.
I've always used the SessionSaver extension to get this functionality. I don't have to go to the trouble of acutally setting anything this way. I can close my browser any time and it will be in the same state the next time I open it. Or, I can save a specific session to load later.
I use my T-Mobile Sidekick II to keep due dates. And not only is it a pretty good cell phone, but for 20 extra bucks a month you get unlimited data services. This means AOL IM, web, email, and SMS. It saves me trouble on a few fronts; I only have to carry one device, and I get about 90% of the functionality I could ever need out of a computer from it too. You can even get a telnet/ssh client for it!
Winamp and shoutcast. There's even plugins for winamp out there that give you a huge amount of control via a web interface. You'll need a windows client running winamp to receive nullsoft streaming video, but any mp3 player can pick up a shoutcast stream.
I suppose the only downside to this is that if you ever DO end up with multiple people using it at the same time, they can only watch/listen to the same thing. Though maybe you'd become something of a college net-radio operator, who knows?
A tsunami isn't quite as much like falling into the ocean as you think it is. It's a little bit more like the ocean falling on YOU. (You know, all several trillions tonnes of it).
Slashdot Mirror
Read the first 5 words of the summary again.
The CPU and GPU are really the extent of the "Gamecube 1.5"-ness of the Wii. They also have a new optical drive, a new bluetooth controller, a new wifi controller, and lots of other things. It's clear to me that you've never worked for a company that makes electronics. Even changing the model of a single chip can create a huge cost for the company.
Are you surprised that a GeForce 8800GTS costs more than a GeForce 8600GTS?
I don't think that's what he meant. Imagine you buy a movie off of this service. One day, the MPAA is browsing Kazaa and finds a copy of the movie with your watermark on it. But, you never put it there. How do they know that the file wasn't stolen from you, then shared by the thief?
"I don't think we're talking about poor families who have reason to be afraid for their kid's life or wellbeing, we're talking about families that are rich enough to afford a computer with broadband internet."
From the article: "The virtual school provides all the supplies, including a computer."
And if they have the opportunity to commute to "downtown Chicago" once a week (I'm relying a bit on my bad knowledge of American vernacular here, I think downtown means the centre of the city?) then why can't they travel to another school in Chicago? Surely there'd be some school in Chicago that won't get a child beaten up."
"They don't commute to downtown, they live there. These are poor families, a large amount of which live in 'the projects' (government-funded housing for families that can't afford their own). The schools become this bad because the kids are influenced by the gang culture of many of their elders in the area.
I do agree with you that kids need social interaction. However, the grandparent makes very good points that I don't think you can counter at all.
Okay, I'll give you that one. Better late than never though.
A GLBT-friendly guild is a guild in which the members can be assured that they aren't going to have to listen to people say, "thats so gay lol," every time they get ganked. Really, it doesn't amount to a whole lot more than that.
I must say that this was pretty much the only possible acceptible thing that Blizzard could have done to resolve the situation while keeping my respect. Cheers to Mr. Sams and everyone else involved in resolving this so well.
The reason I started using google was because their front page contained only a single header image, a couple words of text and a search bar. That's all a search engine needs. If MS wants to compete, they need to unclutter this page a LOT.
I don't think you understand what an analogy is. He meant exactly what you said.
What he means is that if you want to watch HD-DVD or Blu-Ray media that is protected by HDCP(which practically all retail movies probably will be) at a resolution higher than what's possible with a regular old DVD under Vista, you'll need to buy a monitor that also supports HDCP. But this is also the case for your TV and other equipment and in no way impairs other functionality of Vista.
I don't think there's very many people who are this thick anymore. Heck, didn't I hear about a game that the fans got delayed by petitioning the devs because they felt it should be better?
I just know that Bill O'Rielly is a ferverent IE supporter.
When time travel is invented, the inventors will not risk creating a paradox by going backwards in time.
Media claims that anything you change when going back in time will cause the future you return to to be different. I would tend to agree with this stance, except that the consequences of such an action could be much more dire for all of existance than just some change(cessation of all existance? destruction of the universe? changes in the rules of physics? who knows?). Also, remember that just popping into existance in the past for a mere moment would move around air particles, which could cause a butterfly to not fly by an artist, who would then not be inspired to paint it, whose fame would then be diminished in the future, etc.
Therefore I believe that if time travel is ever invented, the only safe way to do it is a one-way trip into the future, which, of course, would only be useful for academic time-capsule like purposes, unfortunately, since you can't go back.
Since the same time they had the right to play straight characters. Those rights are equal.
Thankfully, reading their FAQ reveals that they are actually liscenced to play all the songs in their library, as long as they don't play any particular song on demand. I think that's a pretty sweet deal for a service like this.
You might notice that the text of the post is not, "OMFG LINUX WINS AGAIN I BET WINDOWS COULDN'T DO AIR GUITARS!" Rather, it states that a real playing air guitar simulator has been developed as the primary point, and, hey, neat this is the technology it runs on by the way.
Quoth Wikipedia, "Vaporware (also spelled vapourware) is software or hardware which is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge, either with or without a protracted development cycle."
I think you might want to rethink your choice of words.
And no, I don't think it's going to be uncomforable to use. It might be a little awkward having my arm extended for long periods of time at first, but I imagine I'll get used to it pretty quickly.
This isn't an article. It's an editorial. You'll find that a lot of news outlets have those.
Yes, Card is a nut, and a lot of his personal values don't mesh well with those of the majority of the geek community.
However, a good portion of his work is exceptional. Ender's Game really is a must read, even if the man enjoyed Friends, or thinks the gays will destroy society, or whatever it is he's going on about now.
6) Bury is soft peat for 3 months
7) Recycle as fire lighters
I've always used the SessionSaver extension to get this functionality. I don't have to go to the trouble of acutally setting anything this way. I can close my browser any time and it will be in the same state the next time I open it. Or, I can save a specific session to load later.
I use my T-Mobile Sidekick II to keep due dates. And not only is it a pretty good cell phone, but for 20 extra bucks a month you get unlimited data services. This means AOL IM, web, email, and SMS. It saves me trouble on a few fronts; I only have to carry one device, and I get about 90% of the functionality I could ever need out of a computer from it too. You can even get a telnet/ssh client for it!
Winamp and shoutcast. There's even plugins for winamp out there that give you a huge amount of control via a web interface. You'll need a windows client running winamp to receive nullsoft streaming video, but any mp3 player can pick up a shoutcast stream.
I suppose the only downside to this is that if you ever DO end up with multiple people using it at the same time, they can only watch/listen to the same thing. Though maybe you'd become something of a college net-radio operator, who knows?
If only he know what the definition of the word 'liberal' was. He just thinks it means 'Those damn dirty unpatriotic blues.'
A tsunami isn't quite as much like falling into the ocean as you think it is. It's a little bit more like the ocean falling on YOU. (You know, all several trillions tonnes of it).