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Jobs in Japan?
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No not that one. The legit one. Start up a rock, speed-metal, or better yet, Rap band. Achieve marginal sucess here. Get a gig over there. Know management will try and screw you. Be vigillant, clever, and screw them before they get you. Soon, you will be represented by legitimate management and will also be able to get your full visa. Out-drink everyone you meet, or try to.
I a time of recession or not, any sort of entertainment business can still thrive. In Japan, as an American, you won't out produce, out tech, out work everyone. But you can be more American than anyone.
The tolerances and QA for a device (even just a guard-rail type thing) that would allow a head to get within microns of a platter yet not let it touch would be insane. They may be able to do it, but that drive would cost you at least $10,000.
MS released lowered earnings estimates before the market opened today and their stock is up(about 10 minutes before close right now). I hardly think they need the X-box to sustain their empire. Its success might help, but they don't need it "desperatly."
You can't be serious. You are not living in a computer generated construct, you are not Neo. You aren't going to wake up one day and suddenly discover you have god-like powers. Trust me on this.
As far as gaming goes, there's something called sport. You might not be familiar with it, but the object of a computer game is not to "win by any means necessary." It's a game, not social reform. The object is to enjoy yourself, preferably with like-minded competitors who are in it for the fun of friendly competition.
The beauty isn't in winning any way you can, it's in winning within the agreed upon parameters of the game. If it's life and death, anything goes. If it's a game, follow the rules.
High Heat (3DO baseball game) has done this for a while. They had billboards and spoken plugs for fictional products. I remember Chork (chicken/pork lunchmeat) and Lobster Cola. They had others. At first it seemed kind of out of context in a semi-serious baseball sim. But after a while it was just part of the ballpark and announcer banter.
Yes, being the second in the series, it came after the first, thus people were expecting it. Therefore it snuck up on nobody and didn't "nock" any box offices over.
Regardless, if they had been defending their trademark/property, they have to have gone after The Spy WSM as soon as they knew about it.
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VeriSign Buys .tv
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I remember hearing ads for the.tv TLD around a year ago. They were saying something about how television was so much better than radio and how.com and.net names are like radio and.tv domains would revolutionize "the 'net" like the television revolutionized entertainment. Crap like "Why settle for a static, boring.com name when you can have a fully multimedia.tv name..." I couldn't believe people would buy that line of crap.
and the sheer joy of tracing a Kraut through a sniper scope and then blasting him into pieces by driving a piece of lead through him at the speed of sound.
They don't get blasted to pieces, they just fall over. And you don't get to see it, the recoil knocks you back and your view is usually of the sky (completely ruining sniping in RtCW). Medal of Honor: Allied Assault will smash RtCW's short lived and undeserved favored WWII FPS status. Heck, the Day of Defeat mod for HL is better.
Serious Sam is great and for smaller sized groups, the co-op mode is perfect.
Q3 and UT are nice as well, with bots to make up for said smaller groups.
now there's an interesting picture.. a devil snowsledding.
Funny you should mention that, if you told me 6 months ago that Tux Racer would be closed source and released under Windows I probably would have replied "Yeah, and on that day the devil will be snowsledding." I guess both could be true...
Er, not necessarily. The advertisers care about you watching the commercials. The broadcasters care about you watching the show so they can sell time to advertisers. Remember, ratings are for shows. Not adverts.
I'm going to break off some caveat on myself here. Exactly what does this mean:
"IMPORTANT NOTE: This is the Japanese Macross series, not the Macross Saga of Robotech....
Special Preorder Price: $250 (Expected retail price of $360)"
What is the difference in the first "important note?" And don't they set the SRP?
There's hasn't been a proper war since McDonald's went global. There is definately a McDonald's in Hong Kong and I'm fairly sure there is in Taiwan. No war, but I would hardly say they're peaceful nations. And Palestine? Not recognized as a nation by everyone, but definately at war with a McDonald's neighbor.
Regardless, I think the lack of any real wars is attributable to two things, the nuclear deterrent and our diplomatic terminology ("police actions," etc.) Not to some shared love for crappy hamburgers.
The security measures for RF are thus:
1. Industry buys frequency from FCC (or it is already available--900Mhz, etc). AKA New Wireless Gadget Idea Phase.
2. Industry makes product utilizing that frequency. AKA New Wireless Gadget Will Change the World Phase.
3. Existing RF equipment is found (suprise) to pick up signal. AKA No Shit, Dumbass Phase.
4. Media goes ballistic, industry reluctantly spends lobby money on FCC, FCC makes it illegal for consumer to purchase equipment that receives/transmits on RF frequency in question. AKA Red Hot Industry/Media/Government 3-way!! Phase.
5. Media finds no story, industry has a "secure" product, FCC has more beer money. AKA Citizens, Move Along, Nothing to See Here Phase
6. My RF equipment still receives/transmits on frequency in question(annoying cordless and cell phone calls aren't as cool to listen to as you might think), frequency is not secure, but my options for new equimpent are severely limited. Features that should have been implemented in the first place (spread-spectrum, digital) are trotted out later as "premium" services. AKA Who Gets it in the End Phase.
Actually, and I have to bite here, it's embarassing because I like gaming but not necessarily a nearly naked female elf leaning a 4-foot phallic sword (BTW, what the hell kind of armor is a metal bra?). I know the logic behind it--it sells games. But it gives most people the wrong idea about games, thus embarassing not to me personally but to the industry in general. All game mags have articles and ads with a soft porn focus. Sure other industry mags do too, but there's a huge difference between "Muscle Car" and "Car and Driver." People think, "Oh, that's what games are all about..."
As far as my environment, moralization isn't a factor. If it were I would be feel guilty not embarassed.
As if Lara Croft isn't enough, try reading a gaming magazine in public. Half the ads are silly hack n' slash uberwarriors or near naked fetishized elves or something. Not that that's always bad, but if that's what you want, buy Musclemag or some pr0n. In no way does it ad to a game as far as I'm concerned. It puts me off since is it usually valid to assume, "the game sucks so they need tits and arse to sell it."
"Nerd-geek Ghetto." Ah ha ha. So true, I have many friends who pick up NHL 2001 or Madden just to have it on the shelf to balance out the "nerd-geek" factor.
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There's plenty of real photos already. Tell me this doesn't look like a witch's head. Obviously some residents of some planet orbiting Rigel created it to remind us that while we're chasing the Martians, not to forget the witches and goblins.
Why should I reboot to an O/S with crappier apps for the stuff I do regularly just to play a game?
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Just to play a game?Just to play a game? I guess some people just don't get the Earth-shattering importance of gaming. I have a separate ROOM for my gaming, of course I'm going to have a separate box. Which OS it runs on I don't care. When I step into that room, of utmost importance to me are ping, frame-rate, amount of beer/cokes in mini-fridge, and among the least important is what OS I'm running.
Now it would be a problem if I sat down to a nice game of Tropico or Black & White or Tribes 2 and there was no game. This might be a problem with Linux but with [that other OS] if it's out, I can get it. Therein lies the biggest problem Loki faces. Namely they must wait until it comes out for [that other OS] and then port it. There is no persuasive arguement for me to give up the chance to play current games.
As a ardent gamer, even 1 month is too long for me to wait. I'm not the typical consumer, of course, but I DO spend a few hundred US$ on games monthly. Loki not only needs to get games out concurrent with their release on other OSs, but they need to offer me (representing a fanatical demographic) something more. Name one commercial quality Linux game that does not have, or came out before, a Windows counterpart (seriously, name one, I'll try it). I want Loki to succeed. Hell, I want to covert my gaming rig to a Linux gaming rig. But until I am assured of all new releases and full hardware support, the Linux box is relegated to my living room for everyday use and the occasional game of Q3 to impress friends.
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Wha...where am I?
The CNN article mentions that the prosecution's argument was that the FBI didn't require a warrant because Russia isn't under their jurisdiction. Can someone explain? Does this mean that a Dade County Sherrif (Florida) can break into my Ann Arbor (Michigan) apartment sans warrant to legally gather evidence? Of couse this was only their argument and not necessarily the law, but it's fairly brash. As was the "expectation of privacy" argument.
So, since they are dead it is necessary to put the blame on someone else? To get that gratification that comes with punishment? It is a tragic situation but widening the net to bring more people in only spreads the misery.
I'm not sure it's greedy to seek actual damages; It's chilling that you say that greed motivates them. Dylan and Eric didn't seem to value human life at all, you seem to think that a life has no monetary value.
I listed greed as one possible factor. I think life is priceless but I'm also a realist and I know that any amount of money can't bring anyone back. And what are "actual" damages then? What is the president set? If $1 million is awarded here for a death and $200 million there does one person's life actually have 200 times more value?
Wrongful death lawsuits help insure that the survivor's mortgage gets paid, kids can go to college,plans can be carried out.
Since you're being such a pragmatist here, if this is the case, which provider here would have provided their family with $5 billion? Or even the millions already awarded? Look, the victims here are entitled to do whatever they want. My complaint isn't with any of them, more the system that we all live in where the first offers after any tragedy or even accident are not for condolences and aid but rather for lawyers and accountants.
Yeah, this is the exact same reason everyone grows their own food - I can either buy it or grow it, why not just grow it and save the money?
Well, if all you ate was one particular plant, why not? However, is growing a few hundred different types of plants and raising some livestock just to come close to what your local market has really a way to save money? These aren't really comparable. Pot is a weed, it grows like one. Assuming you live in the wide and forgiving climate range it thrives in, growing your own legally would definately be an option. Sure marketing would convince people otherwise once RJR or someone stepped in.
It's decriminalized in the Netherlands, not legalized.
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No not that one. The legit one. Start up a rock, speed-metal, or better yet, Rap band. Achieve marginal sucess here. Get a gig over there. Know management will try and screw you. Be vigillant, clever, and screw them before they get you. Soon, you will be represented by legitimate management and will also be able to get your full visa. Out-drink everyone you meet, or try to.
I a time of recession or not, any sort of entertainment business can still thrive. In Japan, as an American, you won't out produce, out tech, out work everyone. But you can be more American than anyone.
The tolerances and QA for a device (even just a guard-rail type thing) that would allow a head to get within microns of a platter yet not let it touch would be insane. They may be able to do it, but that drive would cost you at least $10,000.
MS released lowered earnings estimates before the market opened today and their stock is up(about 10 minutes before close right now). I hardly think they need the X-box to sustain their empire. Its success might help, but they don't need it "desperatly."
You can't be serious. You are not living in a computer generated construct, you are not Neo. You aren't going to wake up one day and suddenly discover you have god-like powers. Trust me on this.
As far as gaming goes, there's something called sport. You might not be familiar with it, but the object of a computer game is not to "win by any means necessary." It's a game, not social reform. The object is to enjoy yourself, preferably with like-minded competitors who are in it for the fun of friendly competition.
The beauty isn't in winning any way you can, it's in winning within the agreed upon parameters of the game. If it's life and death, anything goes. If it's a game, follow the rules.
Scenario 4: Lost $100,000 on online blackjack and then tried to recoup it on an NFL game. Scheme failed so the got the f out of Detroit.
High Heat (3DO baseball game) has done this for a while. They had billboards and spoken plugs for fictional products. I remember Chork (chicken/pork lunchmeat) and Lobster Cola. They had others. At first it seemed kind of out of context in a semi-serious baseball sim. But after a while it was just part of the ballpark and announcer banter.
I would like to know whether the error was in calling a GF4 a GF3 or in using an old spec quote written before the GF3 was out.
Yes, being the second in the series, it came after the first, thus people were expecting it. Therefore it snuck up on nobody and didn't "nock" any box offices over.
Regardless, if they had been defending their trademark/property, they have to have gone after The Spy WSM as soon as they knew about it.
I remember hearing ads for the .tv TLD around a year ago. They were saying something about how television was so much better than radio and how .com and .net names are like radio and .tv domains would revolutionize "the 'net" like the television revolutionized entertainment. Crap like "Why settle for a static, boring .com name when you can have a fully multimedia .tv name..." I couldn't believe people would buy that line of crap.
and the sheer joy of tracing a Kraut through a sniper scope and then blasting him into pieces by driving a piece of lead through him at the speed of sound.
They don't get blasted to pieces, they just fall over. And you don't get to see it, the recoil knocks you back and your view is usually of the sky (completely ruining sniping in RtCW). Medal of Honor: Allied Assault will smash RtCW's short lived and undeserved favored WWII FPS status. Heck, the Day of Defeat mod for HL is better.
Serious Sam is great and for smaller sized groups, the co-op mode is perfect.
Q3 and UT are nice as well, with bots to make up for said smaller groups.
On most days I can just open all my windows and listen to birds, I'm far enough up where even cars and bus noises are fairly minimal.
If you took out all references of "Mac" and "PC," I never would have guessed which kind of computer you used. Shine on, crazy diamond.
He invented the radiation belts? That fool, making space travel all difficult n' shi'. Or are you talking about the kind you wear?
now there's an interesting picture.. a devil snowsledding.
Funny you should mention that, if you told me 6 months ago that Tux Racer would be closed source and released under Windows I probably would have replied "Yeah, and on that day the devil will be snowsledding." I guess both could be true...
I'm going to break off some caveat on myself here. Exactly what does this mean: "IMPORTANT NOTE: This is the Japanese Macross series, not the Macross Saga of Robotech. ...
Special Preorder Price: $250 (Expected retail price of $360)"
What is the difference in the first "important note?" And don't they set the SRP?
Regardless, I think the lack of any real wars is attributable to two things, the nuclear deterrent and our diplomatic terminology ("police actions," etc.) Not to some shared love for crappy hamburgers.
1. Industry buys frequency from FCC (or it is already available--900Mhz, etc). AKA New Wireless Gadget Idea Phase.
2. Industry makes product utilizing that frequency. AKA New Wireless Gadget Will Change the World Phase.
3. Existing RF equipment is found (suprise) to pick up signal. AKA No Shit, Dumbass Phase.
4. Media goes ballistic, industry reluctantly spends lobby money on FCC, FCC makes it illegal for consumer to purchase equipment that receives/transmits on RF frequency in question. AKA Red Hot Industry/Media/Government 3-way!! Phase.
5. Media finds no story, industry has a "secure" product, FCC has more beer money. AKA Citizens, Move Along, Nothing to See Here Phase
6. My RF equipment still receives/transmits on frequency in question(annoying cordless and cell phone calls aren't as cool to listen to as you might think), frequency is not secure, but my options for new equimpent are severely limited. Features that should have been implemented in the first place (spread-spectrum, digital) are trotted out later as "premium" services. AKA Who Gets it in the End Phase.
Obviously I have friends in Ham Radio. IANAHRO.
As far as my environment, moralization isn't a factor. If it were I would be feel guilty not embarassed.
"Nerd-geek Ghetto." Ah ha ha. So true, I have many friends who pick up NHL 2001 or Madden just to have it on the shelf to balance out the "nerd-geek" factor.
gh fanaticgaminghat="on"
Just to play a game? Just to play a game? I guess some people just don't get the Earth-shattering importance of gaming. I have a separate ROOM for my gaming, of course I'm going to have a separate box. Which OS it runs on I don't care. When I step into that room, of utmost importance to me are ping, frame-rate, amount of beer/cokes in mini-fridge, and among the least important is what OS I'm running.
Now it would be a problem if I sat down to a nice game of Tropico or Black & White or Tribes 2 and there was no game. This might be a problem with Linux but with [that other OS] if it's out, I can get it. Therein lies the biggest problem Loki faces. Namely they must wait until it comes out for [that other OS] and then port it. There is no persuasive arguement for me to give up the chance to play current games. As a ardent gamer, even 1 month is too long for me to wait. I'm not the typical consumer, of course, but I DO spend a few hundred US$ on games monthly. Loki not only needs to get games out concurrent with their release on other OSs, but they need to offer me (representing a fanatical demographic) something more. Name one commercial quality Linux game that does not have, or came out before, a Windows counterpart (seriously, name one, I'll try it). I want Loki to succeed. Hell, I want to covert my gaming rig to a Linux gaming rig. But until I am assured of all new releases and full hardware support, the Linux box is relegated to my living room for everyday use and the occasional game of Q3 to impress friends.
gh fanaticgaminghat="on"
Wha...where am I?
Of couse this was only their argument and not necessarily the law, but it's fairly brash. As was the "expectation of privacy" argument.
I bet they used scripts.
So, since they are dead it is necessary to put the blame on someone else? To get that gratification that comes with punishment? It is a tragic situation but widening the net to bring more people in only spreads the misery.
I'm not sure it's greedy to seek actual damages; It's chilling that you say that greed motivates them. Dylan and Eric didn't seem to value human life at all, you seem to think that a life has no monetary value.
I listed greed as one possible factor. I think life is priceless but I'm also a realist and I know that any amount of money can't bring anyone back. And what are "actual" damages then? What is the president set? If $1 million is awarded here for a death and $200 million there does one person's life actually have 200 times more value?
Wrongful death lawsuits help insure that the survivor's mortgage gets paid, kids can go to college,plans can be carried out.
Since you're being such a pragmatist here, if this is the case, which provider here would have provided their family with $5 billion? Or even the millions already awarded? Look, the victims here are entitled to do whatever they want. My complaint isn't with any of them, more the system that we all live in where the first offers after any tragedy or even accident are not for condolences and aid but rather for lawyers and accountants.
Well, if all you ate was one particular plant, why not? However, is growing a few hundred different types of plants and raising some livestock just to come close to what your local market has really a way to save money? These aren't really comparable. Pot is a weed, it grows like one. Assuming you live in the wide and forgiving climate range it thrives in, growing your own legally would definately be an option. Sure marketing would convince people otherwise once RJR or someone stepped in.
It's decriminalized in the Netherlands, not legalized.