Actually, SCEA is a very different beast from the electronics and media divisions of Sony (the ones behind DMCA et al.). They tend to do what's good for SCEA, not really Sony at large.
Except for the whole Temple of Doom sucking thing, that is.
The Indy trilogy stands in sharp contrast to your theory. 1st movie - top flight, didn't think it could get any better. 2nd movie - suspicions re: not getting any better confirmed. 3rd movie - a pleasant surprise, almost as good as the first, except for the (slightly) annoying series featuring River Phoenix. Explains his chin scar and the fedora, but did it have to be so bloody annoying in doing so?
The SNES was even simpler. There were two plastic tabs inside of the cartridge recepticle that could easily be broken off with a pair of needlenose pliers, thus allowing you to play Japanese carts unmodded.
The only issue was that Japanese carts were a little smaller,so you had to be careful not to mangle the cart's connectors when you inserted it into the SNES.
"Globalization", my arse. "We want a global economy, but we don't really want you to participate in it. No, what we mean by 'Global' is that we (the companies of the world) will be free to sell our crap world-wide and determine who gets it, for how much, and just when/how they can use it."
Hey, that's a good idea! If caught with a modchip, simply claim "I was just trying to be a good Global Citizen and do my part to support Japan's economy, as well as our own!"
I just hope no judges here in the States get any cute ideas from this ruling.
Why can't I legally play an imported PS2 game (which I probably paid a goodly premium for) on a modded PS2? I've voided my warranty if I mod the PS2, Sony still gets their money from the original software sale, the reseller gets their money from the sale to me, and I get to try to decipher the hirigana and kanjii in a vain attempt to understand just what the heck it is I've bought. Seems like everyone gets what they want in this circumstance.
Now, modding my PS2 to play CD-R games is a bit of a different matter. Most of the games are coming out on DVDs these days, anyways, so I don't know how big of an impact this would have.
Except for the fact that the Germans don't speak German! Just pseudo-Sgt. Schultz Germisch dialogue. You have no idea how "annoying zees sort uff sing isss".
Actually, I've skipped Alias, for the most part. I've taken a shining to Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Vince D'Onofrio is friggin' great and the plotlines are different enough to make it worth watching, unlike SVU
I don't know why McNealy and crew haven't pushed for "Sun in the server room, Mac on the desktop." Especially with OSX out. I'd have to say that M$ would have a hefty fight on their hands in the corporate space if Jobs and McNealy could get along and push a similar vision...
I believe the "hammer-swinging" cases are more likely examples of Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI), rather than simply CTS. CTS is a sub-ailment of the broader RSI category, IIRC...
1) How do you know that there isn't some sentience behind asteroids? I think we should all listen to Jack Handey: "Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an enemy planet." Plus, "When Armageddon comes, it would be good to be an Olympic athlete, because running real fast and jumping over stuff could come in handy." Wise, wise words.
2) I get your point about the MIRVs. I kicked butt on the early levels, but once those missiles started splitting, man my Atari joystick couldn't move fast enough to shoot 'em all down. And for the record, it took more than 1 or 2 missiles to knock out all your bases...
3) I still think the US should've hired Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase and sent them to Afganistan again. Not only do they have field training, but they've been on the ground in Pakistan are quiteresourceful, and they also have had some success in defending the US from nuclear attack. They could've found bin Laden by now, and figured out an Asteroid Defense Plan...
They were called VMUs. The best feature was in NFL 2k, where you could select your plays on the VMU's LCD screen so that the people you were playing with couldn't spy on your play selection and call their defenses accordingly.
I personally quite enjoyed an idea a friend of mine had that was quite the opposite of convergence. Remember all those digital pictureframes? Well, buddy-o-mine thought that hooking one up to a network connection and having it download porn off of a secure connection nightly, thus giving the user an all new set of adult entertainment. Charge a monthly fee and help people get their porn fix with minimal hassle.
He called it the Pornpliance.
Probably not such a bad idea, since illicit entertainment seems to be the only internet-based business model that has ever made any money...
Yeah, they do some stupid stuff and are saved by Tom Bombadill, but Tolkien makes it constantly clear that hobbits are made of "sterner stuff" than anyone ever gives them credit for.
Yes, the Shire did need protecting by the Rangers, but it has always seemed to me to be due more to protecting their innocence than to an inherent inability for hobbits to defend themselves. See the end of the Return of the King for some organized butt-stomping courtesy of a group of pissed-off hobbits.
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Life of Brian, it is.
"Follow the gourd!" "No, no, follow his shoe!"
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"It's a miracle! Juniper berries!" "Of course they're juniper berries! They're juniper bushes!"
Actually, SCEA is a very different beast from the electronics and media divisions of Sony (the ones behind DMCA et al.). They tend to do what's good for SCEA, not really Sony at large.
Except for the whole Temple of Doom sucking thing, that is.
The Indy trilogy stands in sharp contrast to your theory. 1st movie - top flight, didn't think it could get any better. 2nd movie - suspicions re: not getting any better confirmed. 3rd movie - a pleasant surprise, almost as good as the first, except for the (slightly) annoying series featuring River Phoenix. Explains his chin scar and the fedora, but did it have to be so bloody annoying in doing so?
Why would you be bending over for a revolutionary Old School rap act? I mean, Dr. Dre was in N.W.A. and, oh yeah, the Napster thing...
Oh, you mean Northwest Airlines! Silly me.
Ummm, no. It's called "The Bedrock Anthem" and it primarily makes fun of "Give It Away Now". ("Yabba dabba, yabba dabba, yabba dabba dabba doo, now!")
Go to Alienware and spec out an MJ-12DDR. You can get that sucker up to $5k pretty quickly, and oy, the colored cases! Joy!
The SNES was even simpler. There were two plastic tabs inside of the cartridge recepticle that could easily be broken off with a pair of needlenose pliers, thus allowing you to play Japanese carts unmodded.
The only issue was that Japanese carts were a little smaller,so you had to be careful not to mangle the cart's connectors when you inserted it into the SNES.
Well slap me and call me Sally.
"Globalization", my arse. "We want a global economy, but we don't really want you to participate in it. No, what we mean by 'Global' is that we (the companies of the world) will be free to sell our crap world-wide and determine who gets it, for how much, and just when/how they can use it."
Hey, that's a good idea! If caught with a modchip, simply claim "I was just trying to be a good Global Citizen and do my part to support Japan's economy, as well as our own!"
I just hope no judges here in the States get any cute ideas from this ruling.
Why can't I legally play an imported PS2 game (which I probably paid a goodly premium for) on a modded PS2? I've voided my warranty if I mod the PS2, Sony still gets their money from the original software sale, the reseller gets their money from the sale to me, and I get to try to decipher the hirigana and kanjii in a vain attempt to understand just what the heck it is I've bought. Seems like everyone gets what they want in this circumstance.
Now, modding my PS2 to play CD-R games is a bit of a different matter. Most of the games are coming out on DVDs these days, anyways, so I don't know how big of an impact this would have.
Perhaps they should have used the test machines to host their website...
Have you made this tweak available? How difficult is it to perform?
I've got a dual Athlon MP 1900+ machine from Alienware coming in for work and I'd like to get it running like a dream, if at all possible.
Actually, if you can find it at Best Buy, it's only $10. And the "sequel" comes out in two weeks.
Except for the fact that the Germans don't speak German! Just pseudo-Sgt. Schultz Germisch dialogue. You have no idea how "annoying zees sort uff sing isss".
Actually, I've skipped Alias, for the most part. I've taken a shining to Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Vince D'Onofrio is friggin' great and the plotlines are different enough to make it worth watching, unlike SVU
I don't know why McNealy and crew haven't pushed for "Sun in the server room, Mac on the desktop." Especially with OSX out. I'd have to say that M$ would have a hefty fight on their hands in the corporate space if Jobs and McNealy could get along and push a similar vision...
I can't help thinking of the crossover Film Festival episode (with Jay Sherman/John Lovitz of The Critic) when I think of Hans Moleman.
"And the Oscar goes to... George C. Scott in 'Football to the Groin'!"
Great response. Wish I had some mod points for ya.
US Gov't might not, the US public probably would.
I believe the "hammer-swinging" cases are more likely examples of Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI), rather than simply CTS. CTS is a sub-ailment of the broader RSI category, IIRC...
1) How do you know that there isn't some sentience behind asteroids? I think we should all listen to Jack Handey: "Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an enemy planet." Plus, "When Armageddon comes, it would be good to be an Olympic athlete, because running real fast and jumping over stuff could come in handy." Wise, wise words.
2) I get your point about the MIRVs. I kicked butt on the early levels, but once those missiles started splitting, man my Atari joystick couldn't move fast enough to shoot 'em all down. And for the record, it took more than 1 or 2 missiles to knock out all your bases...
3) I still think the US should've hired Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase and sent them to Afganistan again. Not only do they have field training, but they've been on the ground in Pakistan are quite resourceful, and they also have had some success in defending the US from nuclear attack. They could've found bin Laden by now, and figured out an Asteroid Defense Plan...
They were called VMUs. The best feature was in NFL 2k, where you could select your plays on the VMU's LCD screen so that the people you were playing with couldn't spy on your play selection and call their defenses accordingly.
Nifty.
Dude, Play Capcom vs. SNK 2 or Guilty Gear X. Both are absolutely awesome 2D, cel-drawn games.
Failing that, wait for Virtua Fighter 4 (coming in March, hopefully!) and Soul Calibur 2 (which will also be hitting GCN and XB) around mid-year.
I personally quite enjoyed an idea a friend of mine had that was quite the opposite of convergence. Remember all those digital pictureframes? Well, buddy-o-mine thought that hooking one up to a network connection and having it download porn off of a secure connection nightly, thus giving the user an all new set of adult entertainment. Charge a monthly fee and help people get their porn fix with minimal hassle.
He called it the Pornpliance.
Probably not such a bad idea, since illicit entertainment seems to be the only internet-based business model that has ever made any money...
Great Scott!
Bull.
Yeah, they do some stupid stuff and are saved by Tom Bombadill, but Tolkien makes it constantly clear that hobbits are made of "sterner stuff" than anyone ever gives them credit for.
Yes, the Shire did need protecting by the Rangers, but it has always seemed to me to be due more to protecting their innocence than to an inherent inability for hobbits to defend themselves. See the end of the Return of the King for some organized butt-stomping courtesy of a group of pissed-off hobbits.