Is this the tip on how to find the fun games for the PSP using the browser?
Oh wait, there are only about 3 of them so far...
Seriously though; I didn't buy the PSP to surf the web, watch movies, or listen to music, just like I didn't buy a PSP to surf the web, or listen to music.
I for one, am not excited about the fact that any Joe Shmoe could send out robots to index my pages. If there are thousands of robots indexing my pages every day I am going to have a pretty large bandwidth bill to pay.
Let's hope it is complicated enough that not everyone will be able to set up their own search engine easily.
I would be excited though if it was a single large open source entity that works on a competing search engine. That would be neat!
Many juvenile crimes -- such as the carjacking that is so central to "Grand Theft Auto" -- are conventionally described as "thrill-seeking" crimes. Isn't it possible that kids no longer need real-world environments to get those thrills, now that the games simulate them so vividly? The national carjacking rate has dropped substantially since "Grand Theft Auto" came out. Isn't it conceivable that the would-be carjackers are now getting their thrills on the screen instead of the street?
I was wondering this same thing. Could this be a conceivable conclusion? Could it be possible that kids these days are actually getting their adrenaline fix from these games instead of causing real-life crimes (or vandalism)?
When I was a kid the games were much mellower, and less realistic, and I was a hoodlum. I could speculate that if I had these games I would have caused much less trouble when I was a kid.
Does anyone have any insight into why they're so uptight about it?
Sony has always been uptight about people messing with their hardware.
They want complete control over it. This way they think they will make more money by having complete control over the distribution of games, movies, memory cards, and anything else you can think of.
What they don't realize is that people will still buy this stuff (if it is good), but they may get a few more people to buy their products if they just let people have fun with them, and do what they want with them (similar to the modding idea in the FPS industry).
Just think; if there was a killer app, such as an emulator, that suddenly got popular (and Sony didn't stifle development of it), it could become a very popular item to buy, and reach mass market as cool.
Well, I wouldn't care if I could play Chrono Trigger if Sony would release some more games for the PSP.
Seriously, where is this plethora of games that were promised?
The hype of the PSP is over, and it is all Sony's fault. Originally, there was a steady release of games, and some great games at that. Since the release of Hot Shots Golf on April 4th, there hasn't been ONE worthwhile title to get released for the PSP. Alright, I am a patient man, and I can wait for a good game. This is another problem I have with the PSP. The next noteworthy game to come out for the PSP is Gran Turismo 4 Mobile. To me, this game isn't even noteworthy because I have Gran Turismo for PS2 and I can't imagine playing it twice. Aside from GT4mobile, the next game I have to look forward to is Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. GTA:LCS isn't due out until Fall of 2005. Now lets assume Fall '05 means that it will come out in October. That means there will be a span of 7 months between blockbuster PSP titles (if you call Hot Shots Golf a blockbuster title). In the meen time Sony thinks its going to fill our desire for a new release as long as there are tons of UMD movies that come out. There are something like 100 movie titles coming to the PSP, which is cool, but if I wanted a handheld to play movies, I would have bought a portable DVD player.
The bottom line is...I am bored with my PSP. My opinion is that Sony did a poor job of ensuring a steady release of decent titles after its launch. All we can do now is hope the software update gets to the states soon. I wouldn't mind putting the built in WiFi to good use. If the software update is good enough, it could hold me over until the next major game release, but I am not getting my hopes up. Honestly, the only reason I am hanging on to my PSP is because I can't wait until GTA comes out. I have a feeling it is going to be a title that will be worth paying 300 dollars just to buy the PSP so you can play it. I know there isn't anything Sony can do now to keep interest in their product (except release PSPs of different colors, i.e. white). All we can do now is sit patiently and await the release of GTA. Rockstar, please don't let us down.
Obviously I didn't do too much research, but what does this program replace?
The Gimp? Photoshop? Fireworks?
Does anyone use this program? How does it perform compared to these other programs that do similar thiings? This is assuming that the programs listed are the ones being replaced.
Actually, if you read the macrumors.com boards (which, I know is only a small percentage of people), you will see that there are quite a few people holding out for increased RAM on the Mac Mini's.
There are more than a few reasons why increased RAM would help. Another reason would be for larger displays. I have a 20" widescreen Dell display, and I fear that the RAM in the Mac Mini wouldn't support that very well.
I am currently a Windows, and Ubuntu user. I really want to try out the Mac line of products, but can't afford a higher end model just for testing, and curiousity reasons. I don't want to buy a model that can't support the effects, and most likely many other features of the core image system.
I wouldn't expect anyone to play Doom 3 on these (mostly because the game isn't fun, I bought it for Windows already, unfortunately).
I guess I (along with others) will keep waiting...
This is what is wrong with America today. We can't trust our Senators to not go behind our backs and implement a law that is against the constitution.
Why do we, as American citizens, have to keep a close eye on everything that our elected officials do so that they do not sneak unlawful provision into law.
I thought that our elected officials were supposed to be honorable folks looking out for the best interest of the general public.
To be honest this article seems accurate enough. I didn't even know that HP was selling Linux servers. They definitely don't try to make it known, and do not get very much press if they do try.
IBM dominates the Linux news everywhere I look.
I think the biggest reason is that they do so many different things for Linux, and it seems they actually help the development of Linux much more than just selling servers.
There in lies the biggest difference. HP = selling servers IBM = developing new features in Linux, and selling servers.
Maybe if they didn't make it a bitch to cancel the service, we wouldn't be afraid to try them out again.
Seriously, after canceling from them (I tried it for free for a month); I will never, ever, ever sign up with any of their services ever again.
They like to put you on hold, and then keep offering discounts, and finally they will cancel your account...if your nice to them...after about 25 minutes of bantering back and forth.
That is what ruined it for me. The free CD's don't even bother me.
Would the people in the present suddenly vacuum to a moment where George Dubya is gone?
Your explanation does not make any more sense than what you quoted.
If you were to travel back in time two years, and were to murder my dog that I was walking at the time, what would happen? Would the leash just go empty, and or would I teleport back to a time before I knew the dog?
I could see how this would work for technical/programming books, but for fiction novels this would be a terrible idea!
For a technical book it would be fantastic to reduce errors, and include input from potential readers about what they are still confused/unsure about.
For a fiction book I could see the publisher pushing the author out of his original imaginative story into an idiotic story that the "people" want.
I have read a few technical books that could definitely have used some input from it's potential audience, since the "experts" miss their target by so much!
In contrast, one of my favorite mantras is "perfect is the enemy of good," and the idea is that "good enough" is actually a lot more flexible than some idealized perfection. The world simply isn't black-and-white, and I recognize a lot of grayness. I often find black-and-white people a bit stupid, truth be told.
I shows a lot about how he thinks. He seems to be more of a realist than I would have thought.
I find Linus's interviews to be very interesting.
I do think that Linux, and Windows seems to be more similar than Linux and BSD, since he keeps commenting that BSD wants everything to be perfect, whereas Linux tends to be all things "good" for everyone.
I would consider Windows to be happy with just being "ok" at all things, and not perfect. Which also works for a lot of people.
How many people do you know that have access to a new version of Windows XP that have to do a re-install of their software? I am talking about people that have owned their computers for a while.
If I want to reinstall Windows I can NOT just go download the latest distro of Windows XP like I can Linux (for free to boot)!
I was using DHCP, I have a very basic setup, with a standard motherboard (nforce, how more common can that get?) and a direct connection from a cable modem?
Now consider this...If I am a basic computer user trying to install either of these setups, and Linux configures everything for me right off the bat, and I have to spend an hour of searching for drivers (how many Joe Shmoes actually know where all their original discs are?) on the internet with Windows XP...and the Linux install is secure off the bat...which would you suggest to your Mother/Grandmother?
I actually just did a new dual-boot install of Fedora Core 4, and Windows XP, and found Fedora Core 4 (the beta is the one I installed this past weekend) about 10 times easier to install than Windows XP. It was incredibly easier to configure after the installation, also.
I am very happy with Fedora Core 4 (beta) after using it for a few days. The only thing I am having trouble with is connecting to the Yum repositories, as described on the Fedora FAQ.
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Is this the tip on how to find the fun games for the PSP using the browser?
Oh wait, there are only about 3 of them so far...
Seriously though; I didn't buy the PSP to surf the web, watch movies, or listen to music, just like I didn't buy a PSP to surf the web, or listen to music.
What the hell, Sony, where are the games?
Is this post bugged?
It might help if you actually went to their site and read what they did.
I for one, am not excited about the fact that any Joe Shmoe could send out robots to index my pages. If there are thousands of robots indexing my pages every day I am going to have a pretty large bandwidth bill to pay.
Let's hope it is complicated enough that not everyone will be able to set up their own search engine easily.
I would be excited though if it was a single large open source entity that works on a competing search engine. That would be neat!
I'm not sure, but I'll do my part and watch it in theaters 3 times or more.
I really, really want this series to make a comeback (ala Family Guy).
This was one of the first Sci-Fi series I truly enjoyed on TV. The characters were simply engaging, and always left me wanting more.
It is truly an amazing show.
Woah, they can talk now?
Looks like I need an upgrade...;)
Can you imagine the chaos?
I bet some people would even end up going outside.
I would probably crawl up into a ball and cry until it was fixed; with my girlfriend consoling me.
I suppose I could look through my old cached history of webpages and pretend that I was online!
I was wondering this same thing. Could this be a conceivable conclusion? Could it be possible that kids these days are actually getting their adrenaline fix from these games instead of causing real-life crimes (or vandalism)?
When I was a kid the games were much mellower, and less realistic, and I was a hoodlum. I could speculate that if I had these games I would have caused much less trouble when I was a kid.
Sony has always been uptight about people messing with their hardware.
They want complete control over it. This way they think they will make more money by having complete control over the distribution of games, movies, memory cards, and anything else you can think of.
What they don't realize is that people will still buy this stuff (if it is good), but they may get a few more people to buy their products if they just let people have fun with them, and do what they want with them (similar to the modding idea in the FPS industry).
Just think; if there was a killer app, such as an emulator, that suddenly got popular (and Sony didn't stifle development of it), it could become a very popular item to buy, and reach mass market as cool.
Well, I wouldn't care if I could play Chrono Trigger if Sony would release some more games for the PSP.
Seriously, where is this plethora of games that were promised?
The hype of the PSP is over, and it is all Sony's fault. Originally, there was a steady release of games, and some great games at that. Since the release of Hot Shots Golf on April 4th, there hasn't been ONE worthwhile title to get released for the PSP. Alright, I am a patient man, and I can wait for a good game. This is another problem I have with the PSP. The next noteworthy game to come out for the PSP is Gran Turismo 4 Mobile. To me, this game isn't even noteworthy because I have Gran Turismo for PS2 and I can't imagine playing it twice. Aside from GT4mobile, the next game I have to look forward to is Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. GTA:LCS isn't due out until Fall of 2005. Now lets assume Fall '05 means that it will come out in October. That means there will be a span of 7 months between blockbuster PSP titles (if you call Hot Shots Golf a blockbuster title). In the meen time Sony thinks its going to fill our desire for a new release as long as there are tons of UMD movies that come out. There are something like 100 movie titles coming to the PSP, which is cool, but if I wanted a handheld to play movies, I would have bought a portable DVD player.
The bottom line is...I am bored with my PSP. My opinion is that Sony did a poor job of ensuring a steady release of decent titles after its launch. All we can do now is hope the software update gets to the states soon. I wouldn't mind putting the built in WiFi to good use. If the software update is good enough, it could hold me over until the next major game release, but I am not getting my hopes up. Honestly, the only reason I am hanging on to my PSP is because I can't wait until GTA comes out. I have a feeling it is going to be a title that will be worth paying 300 dollars just to buy the PSP so you can play it. I know there isn't anything Sony can do now to keep interest in their product (except release PSPs of different colors, i.e. white). All we can do now is sit patiently and await the release of GTA. Rockstar, please don't let us down.
Has anyone tried out the browser yet?
I want to know how it performs, and how easy it is to use before I go ahead and cripple the modability of my system.
Thank you.
Obviously I didn't do too much research, but what does this program replace?
The Gimp?
Photoshop?
Fireworks?
Does anyone use this program? How does it perform compared to these other programs that do similar thiings? This is assuming that the programs listed are the ones being replaced.
Actually, if you read the macrumors.com boards (which, I know is only a small percentage of people), you will see that there are quite a few people holding out for increased RAM on the Mac Mini's.
There are more than a few reasons why increased RAM would help. Another reason would be for larger displays. I have a 20" widescreen Dell display, and I fear that the RAM in the Mac Mini wouldn't support that very well.
I am currently a Windows, and Ubuntu user. I really want to try out the Mac line of products, but can't afford a higher end model just for testing, and curiousity reasons. I don't want to buy a model that can't support the effects, and most likely many other features of the core image system.
I wouldn't expect anyone to play Doom 3 on these (mostly because the game isn't fun, I bought it for Windows already, unfortunately).
I guess I (along with others) will keep waiting...
Yea, but they still don't have 64MB of Video RAM on the Mac Minis.
Why can't they just bump it up to 64MB so that it can support all the nice graphical effects of the dashboard?!?
How much could it possibly cost to do this paltry upgrade?
This seems pretty standard for anything involving politics. Nobody can agree on anything.
Here in Minnesota; we are on our first day of a state government shutdown because nobody could agree on a stinkin' budget.
Way to go guys!
This is what is wrong with America today. We can't trust our Senators to not go behind our backs and implement a law that is against the constitution.
Why do we, as American citizens, have to keep a close eye on everything that our elected officials do so that they do not sneak unlawful provision into law.
I thought that our elected officials were supposed to be honorable folks looking out for the best interest of the general public.
This is clearly not the case anymore.
To be honest this article seems accurate enough. I didn't even know that HP was selling Linux servers. They definitely don't try to make it known, and do not get very much press if they do try.
IBM dominates the Linux news everywhere I look.
I think the biggest reason is that they do so many different things for Linux, and it seems they actually help the development of Linux much more than just selling servers.
There in lies the biggest difference.
HP = selling servers
IBM = developing new features in Linux, and selling servers.
Maybe if they didn't make it a bitch to cancel the service, we wouldn't be afraid to try them out again.
Seriously, after canceling from them (I tried it for free for a month); I will never, ever, ever sign up with any of their services ever again.
They like to put you on hold, and then keep offering discounts, and finally they will cancel your account...if your nice to them...after about 25 minutes of bantering back and forth.
That is what ruined it for me. The free CD's don't even bother me.
C is for cookie, it's good enough for me; oh cookie cookie cookie starts with C.
How could that possibly work though?
Would the people in the present suddenly vacuum to a moment where George Dubya is gone?
Your explanation does not make any more sense than what you quoted.
If you were to travel back in time two years, and were to murder my dog that I was walking at the time, what would happen? Would the leash just go empty, and or would I teleport back to a time before I knew the dog?
I could see how this would work for technical/programming books, but for fiction novels this would be a terrible idea!
For a technical book it would be fantastic to reduce errors, and include input from potential readers about what they are still confused/unsure about.
For a fiction book I could see the publisher pushing the author out of his original imaginative story into an idiotic story that the "people" want.
I have read a few technical books that could definitely have used some input from it's potential audience, since the "experts" miss their target by so much!
Even if they do get this one overturned the crazy politicians will come out with another stupid law that will have to be overturned.
It is an endless cycle of incompetence.
I shows a lot about how he thinks. He seems to be more of a realist than I would have thought.
I find Linus's interviews to be very interesting.
I do think that Linux, and Windows seems to be more similar than Linux and BSD, since he keeps commenting that BSD wants everything to be perfect, whereas Linux tends to be all things "good" for everyone.
I would consider Windows to be happy with just being "ok" at all things, and not perfect. Which also works for a lot of people.
You have to be kidding ME!
How many people do you know that have access to a new version of Windows XP that have to do a re-install of their software? I am talking about people that have owned their computers for a while.
If I want to reinstall Windows I can NOT just go download the latest distro of Windows XP like I can Linux (for free to boot)!
I was using DHCP, I have a very basic setup, with a standard motherboard (nforce, how more common can that get?) and a direct connection from a cable modem?
Now consider this...If I am a basic computer user trying to install either of these setups, and Linux configures everything for me right off the bat, and I have to spend an hour of searching for drivers (how many Joe Shmoes actually know where all their original discs are?) on the internet with Windows XP...and the Linux install is secure off the bat...which would you suggest to your Mother/Grandmother?
I actually just did a new dual-boot install of Fedora Core 4, and Windows XP, and found Fedora Core 4 (the beta is the one I installed this past weekend) about 10 times easier to install than Windows XP. It was incredibly easier to configure after the installation, also.
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Here is that commentary about my process (I am a first-time user of Linux):
http://www.mygadgetbag.com/MGBCommentary/tabid/18
Also, for anyone wondering, here is a link to the newest updates that are in Fedora Core 4:
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/#
I am very happy with Fedora Core 4 (beta) after using it for a few days. The only thing I am having trouble with is connecting to the Yum repositories, as described on the Fedora FAQ.
The main Fedora site is updated now, also!