You spent 30 mins just arseing around with the dashboard? Why not stick a disk in and have a game - it's much more fun and leaves time for interacting with the world afterwards!
Crikey is this it then? The moment when the console does become more important than the games? Time to take up tennis or golf if it is...
It's quite a nice refresh I think. Takes a little getting used to, and I know how people HATE doing that. But it's a useful update to IMO a not very important part of the console.
I mean ffs - you don't even see it if you boot up a disk!
I've been using Linux as a desktop and server since 1997, and if you believe it's competative against windows as a desktop OS you'r kidding yourself.
Yes you can usually find an alternative to your favourite windows app. As long as your happy to wait for your favourite features to be implemented, to install all the libraries it needs, to do without a decent user manual, etc.
And yes you can teach your kids, wife, mother-in-law etc to use it, but why hinder them in the workplace? They will have to use windows machines at work and for most non-techies, mastering multiple operating systems is just not viable.
Linux will beat windows on the desktop when someone takes it and develops a viable commercial product out of it, giving consideration to what non-techies want from a OS. And I can see PC-BSD getting their first myself....
Learn TCP/IP backwards, pick up a scripting language, analyse and understand the threats to an organisation from within. Don't waste any time "learning how to think like a hacker". Everyone says it and its utterley pointless. For a start most of your time will be spent satisfying audit points and closing loop holes for internal fraud. Which "hackers" do that? Also, unless you work for a clueless outfit in the first place you will not be dealing with effective malicious attacks on even a 6 monthly basis. Pick the rest up by RnD work.
Most of all. Never believe anything you read unless you can prove it yourself.
I wrote to my MP on this very subject a few weeks ago (Tom Levitt Labout MP). He basically wrote back saying if I don't speed I have nothing to worry about, completely ignoring the privacy issues I highlighted in my letter. I didn't mention speeding myself.
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There is no such thing as American english!!!
How I would love to see "the Queens English" on a software installer...
I agree. I just don't see the need to commit violent crime (albeit simulated) in order to have fun. It's just wrong. And as for comparing to DVD's, there is a big difference here. You watch people commit crimes in films, in games you participate.
Killing people with guns is not big or clever. Go play pikmin!!!
Sorry but they are correct in what they say. I wouldn't dream of using anything other than SSH myself, but in the large enterprises I have worked in - the commercial product would be more suited. It is more user friendly - MUCH - more user friendly to begin with, which reduces training costs. There is a commerical entity behind it, which is simply required in a lot of large organisations in certain contracts and interal policies. I worked for a bank that in some policies it stated that any product used must have an accountable supplier. And I'm sure that isn't the only place that does that.
I wouldn't question the quality of OpenSSH, but this guy isn't saying anything a lot of people don't already know. I just get the feeling sometimes that a lot (although not all) of the supporters of free software have little experience of how large organisations work...
Why would anyone want to shoot cops "for fun"? All gamers know a game is defined by its gameplay, not the graphics, storyline or subject matter. So why? Nintendo (I don't own one btw - I have ps2) seem to produce enjoyable, highly playable games without resorting to real-world violence to sell it.
I suspect if more of those who defend this kind of game had been subjected to extreme violence they might not have the stomach for it any more.
I know I don't after service in the army. Shooting people is not "fun" and should not be represented as such.
So storing every license holders information and license key is free to MS is it? I would have though given the numbers involved that would be a very expensive setup myself....
And if you lot lost your passport you'd go to the border and argue you still have the right to travel would you?
I've used Linux for just as long and although not a current mac user I can not remember arseing around for hours with dependancies on OSX to get simple stuff like an MP3 player working.
I also can not think of one Linux app with anywhere near the thought apple put into GUI design. Most are frankly hideous and clunky as hell.
And WhoTF uses X11 on a mac? Its there as a "add-on" at best. When you can Quartz render stuff I don't see the point. X11 is crap on anyway.
And we all know OpenOffice only exists cos MS will never release a "proper" office (you know - the one OO keeps chasing and never catches up) on Linux os Solaris. Mac has an office from MS which is better than the Windows one!!
You've missed the point mate - your a budget shopper confused in Harrods....
An interesting, if flawed, paper that at least stirs debate. A few points of my own....
1. I'm pretty sure the industry will be building stuff in now to hold back emulation in the future, so it may just be that the current generation of consoles are the last emulated.
2. To claim Nintendo are not making N64 roms available is not totally accurate. Although not yet distributed widely, it's I-Que console does just that today.
Has anyone mentioned that the DS will play the games that the massive installed base of GBA/SP owners already have? And that the huge library of good games available to it at launch might just win a few over? And that Nintendo have a lot more experience in the market than Sony? I'm sorry but I can't see the PSP shipping huge numbers and neither can sony as they have recently stated that they are not producing too many in the light of the flop the PSX was. They are instead focussing on knocking PS2's out - which do sell.
I don't give a feck what the license is - is it any good? It gives me no comfort to think i have a GPL license for software that fails to do its job properley.
I can't entirely agree with this. Yes, teachers need to be sensitive to the less able sportsmen in the class, but there are vital lessons in life learned in PE lessons. Such as, discipline and teamwork - two traits that have been far more use in my adult life than algerbra or familiarity with the works of shakespear.
Well I own an Xbox, DC (JAP), Saturn(JAP) and had a GC till recently. And what do I play most? PS2 by a mile. Yes the graphics aren't that hot next to the Xbox and GC, but neither are the saturns and there are some great games on that system. Fact is, it has the best controllers, gives the widest choice of games, has some great exclusive titles and by far the biggest back catalogue of games available anywhere (as they had the good sense to make it backward compatible - something all Nintendo consoles and the new xbox are not).
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You spent 30 mins just arseing around with the dashboard? Why not stick a disk in and have a game - it's much more fun and leaves time for interacting with the world afterwards!
Crikey is this it then? The moment when the console does become more important than the games? Time to take up tennis or golf if it is...
You don't *need* to do that though. You can play a game perfectly fine without ever noticing the update has occured is the point.
It's quite a nice refresh I think. Takes a little getting used to, and I know how people HATE doing that. But it's a useful update to IMO a not very important part of the console.
I mean ffs - you don't even see it if you boot up a disk!
I was taught this about 4 years ago on my personal trainer qualification.
This can not be the first research to come to this conclusion.
I hope they're PCI compliant.
Why not just ask actual questions?
Big db of easy questions, sets of which are rotated often.
I've been using Linux as a desktop and server since 1997, and if you believe it's competative against windows as a desktop OS you'r kidding yourself.
Yes you can usually find an alternative to your favourite windows app. As long as your happy to wait for your favourite features to be implemented, to install all the libraries it needs, to do without a decent user manual, etc.
And yes you can teach your kids, wife, mother-in-law etc to use it, but why hinder them in the workplace? They will have to use windows machines at work and for most non-techies, mastering multiple operating systems is just not viable.
Linux will beat windows on the desktop when someone takes it and develops a viable commercial product out of it, giving consideration to what non-techies want from a OS.
And I can see PC-BSD getting their first myself....
Learn TCP/IP backwards, pick up a scripting language, analyse and understand the threats to an organisation from within.
Don't waste any time "learning how to think like a hacker". Everyone says it and its utterley pointless. For a start most of your time will be spent satisfying audit points and closing loop holes for internal fraud. Which "hackers" do that?
Also, unless you work for a clueless outfit in the first place you will not be dealing with effective malicious attacks on even a 6 monthly basis.
Pick the rest up by RnD work.
Most of all. Never believe anything you read unless you can prove it yourself.
I wrote to my MP on this very subject a few weeks ago (Tom Levitt Labout MP).
He basically wrote back saying if I don't speed I have nothing to worry about, completely ignoring the privacy issues I highlighted in my letter. I didn't mention speeding myself.
There is no such thing as American english!!!
How I would love to see "the Queens English" on a software installer...
Gaz
I agree. I just don't see the need to commit violent crime (albeit simulated) in order to have fun. It's just wrong.
And as for comparing to DVD's, there is a big difference here. You watch people commit crimes in films, in games you participate.
Killing people with guns is not big or clever. Go play pikmin!!!
Sorry but they are correct in what they say. I wouldn't dream of using anything other than SSH myself, but in the large enterprises I have worked in - the commercial product would be more suited. It is more user friendly - MUCH - more user friendly to begin with, which reduces training costs.
There is a commerical entity behind it, which is simply required in a lot of large organisations in certain contracts and interal policies. I worked for a bank that in some policies it stated that any product used must have an accountable supplier. And I'm sure that isn't the only place that does that.
I wouldn't question the quality of OpenSSH, but this guy isn't saying anything a lot of people don't already know. I just get the feeling sometimes that a lot (although not all) of the supporters of free software have little experience of how large organisations work...
So in your limited view there is no racism in Japan?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/467
I don't MMOG's for my console. They bore me stupid, which is why I am a console, not a P.C gamer.
Why would anyone want to shoot cops "for fun"?
All gamers know a game is defined by its gameplay, not the graphics, storyline or subject matter.
So why?
Nintendo (I don't own one btw - I have ps2) seem to produce enjoyable, highly playable games without resorting to real-world violence to sell it.
I suspect if more of those who defend this kind of game had been subjected to extreme violence they might not have the stomach for it any more.
I know I don't after service in the army. Shooting people is not "fun" and should not be represented as such.
So storing every license holders information and license key is free to MS is it? I would have though given the numbers involved that would be a very expensive setup myself....
And if you lot lost your passport you'd go to the border and argue you still have the right to travel would you?
I would happily live in a software monoculture where children do not get sick.
Get a grip, OS's are not everything.
Thats a great post, but being english I have an Irony cpu installed at birth so do this automatically.
I've never heard such shite in all my life.
I've used Linux for just as long and although not a current mac user I can not remember arseing around for hours with dependancies on OSX to get simple stuff like an MP3 player working.
I also can not think of one Linux app with anywhere near the thought apple put into GUI design. Most are frankly hideous and clunky as hell.
And WhoTF uses X11 on a mac? Its there as a "add-on" at best. When you can Quartz render stuff I don't see the point. X11 is crap on anyway.
And we all know OpenOffice only exists cos MS will never release a "proper" office (you know - the one OO keeps chasing and never catches up) on Linux os Solaris. Mac has an office from MS which is better than the Windows one!!
You've missed the point mate - your a budget shopper confused in Harrods....
An interesting, if flawed, paper that at least stirs debate. A few points of my own....
1. I'm pretty sure the industry will be building stuff in now to hold back emulation in the future, so it may just be that the current generation of consoles are the last emulated.
2. To claim Nintendo are not making N64 roms available is not totally accurate. Although not yet distributed widely, it's I-Que console does just that today.
3. Gaming on PC's sucks.
Has anyone mentioned that the DS will play the games that the massive installed base of GBA/SP owners already have?
And that the huge library of good games available to it at launch might just win a few over?
And that Nintendo have a lot more experience in the market than Sony?
I'm sorry but I can't see the PSP shipping huge numbers and neither can sony as they have recently stated that they are not producing too many in the light of the flop the PSX was. They are instead focussing on knocking PS2's out - which do sell.
I don't give a feck what the license is - is it any good?
It gives me no comfort to think i have a GPL license for software that fails to do its job properley.
I can't entirely agree with this. Yes, teachers need to be sensitive to the less able sportsmen in the class, but there are vital lessons in life learned in PE lessons. Such as, discipline and teamwork - two traits that have been far more use in my adult life than algerbra or familiarity with the works of shakespear.
Gameboy is not a competitor to the ps2 so I would guess out of scope of this thread.
Yes the GC is the first optical disc based system but that didn't stop them making 3 non-compatible cartidge based systems before it.
The xbox I was referring to is the Xbox 2 to be released next year using a completely different architecture to the current xbox.
can I clear anything else up?
Well I own an Xbox, DC (JAP), Saturn(JAP) and had a GC till recently. And what do I play most? PS2 by a mile. Yes the graphics aren't that hot next to the Xbox and GC, but neither are the saturns and there are some great games on that system.
Fact is, it has the best controllers, gives the widest choice of games, has some great exclusive titles and by far the biggest back catalogue of games available anywhere (as they had the good sense to make it backward compatible - something all Nintendo consoles and the new xbox are not).