Thats not true, I remember some Map website USE to have satelite photos... I can't remember if it was Mapquest or not. But they had a button that came up that said "Aerial View" on locations they had satelite data for.
So yeah... Google wasn't the first to offer it. I'll try and find out what website it was.
Right, it was an Urban Legend. I think it was invented by parents who wanted a reason not to get their kids the glove other than "its too damn expensive."
but the one thing I found annoying was that it's very hard to flip back in the book to find some reference you might have missed.
Really? Funny, when I had a Rocket eBook the search function was probably the most useful feature. "Bob? Who's Bob?" *Search upwards for Bob* "Oh, thats who!" Click return to bookmark.
No more flipping pages for me!
Of course if you dropped it you were out $300, so I can see why it never caught on;)
I use both of them, and I must say I'm torn. They both have their pros and cons.
Geeklog is a pain in the neck if you want to play with the themes. It is also a pain in the neck if you want to upgrade because to them upgrade = reinstall.
Wordpress is easier when it comes to upgrading and theming, but it's also very limited compared to Geeklog. There also doesn't seem to be as many plugins yet. Things like integrating Wordpress and Gallery I haven't figured out how to do yet easily.
If you want a very simple blog page, go for Wordpress. If you want a more complex blog page, go for Geeklog.
What Slashdot needs is automated link checking on submissions like Fark does. I swear I can't count the times that I've found an obscure article and tried to post it on Fark only to see "This article was already submitted and rejected."
Uh... no. I don't believe Apple was working on Spotlight back in the 80s when I would search for library books on the library computers using meta data.
Well, from what I've seen, they're going to have just about every feature that FireFox offers (sans css2)
They're going to have every feature that FireFox offers NOW. You're forgetting IE7 will be coming out in 2006 at the very earliest. FireFox will (hopefully) have new goodies and Microsoft will once again have to play catchup.
The problem I had with Wind Waker was not enough dungeons and not NEARLY enough combat... and that sucked because I thought the combat system was rather fun. Especially fighting 5 of those big guys that you had to cut the armor off of.
One year, 5 months, 2 weeks... who cares? That wasn't the point of my post. The AC (or was that you?) knew that, they were just being a dick and nitpicking on the part of my post that didn't matter.
Of course this being Slashdot, I guess I should have known no intelligent conversation would result.
I think it would have been a more informed choice to make a similar type of game with a different name, and perhaps a slightly different style of gameplay (slightly).
By "business" I meant the credit card company. If they tell you "'Check ID' does not constitute a valid signature" then IT DOESN'T! You don't set your own rules, buddy.
Can you get away with signing "Please Check Credit Card" on your drivers license? No? Why... because they require a valid signature? Yeah, I thought so.
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So it usually takes six years to get a game from production to the shelves? Not just a game but an expansion pack?
I call bullshit.
You'd see it six years from now...
Seriously, why six years? Is this why we haven't seen Duke Nukem yet? They've finished the game but they're taking 5 years to print up a stupid box?
That would take quite a bit more than 2 DVDs I'd say.
Not to mention, without being able to type in a search term, you'd have to scroll through... how many topics do they have on Wikipedia?
Nope, not seeing it. It runs just as slowly as it did before. Next!
I have Windows XP SP2 running Windows XP SP2 in Virtual PC right now. I don't see the problem.
Ah... now why did they take that away? It was a lot of fun.
Of course Google will still give you driving directions over top of the satelite photo... now thats some neat stuff.
Thats not true, I remember some Map website USE to have satelite photos... I can't remember if it was Mapquest or not. But they had a button that came up that said "Aerial View" on locations they had satelite data for.
So yeah... Google wasn't the first to offer it. I'll try and find out what website it was.
Right, it was an Urban Legend. I think it was invented by parents who wanted a reason not to get their kids the glove other than "its too damn expensive."
Mattel created a device that would shock gamers a long time ago for the NES. They called it the Power Glove.
but the one thing I found annoying was that it's very hard to flip back in the book to find some reference you might have missed.
;)
Really? Funny, when I had a Rocket eBook the search function was probably the most useful feature. "Bob? Who's Bob?" *Search upwards for Bob* "Oh, thats who!" Click return to bookmark.
No more flipping pages for me!
Of course if you dropped it you were out $300, so I can see why it never caught on
That really does look like a sweet piece of equipment.
I use both of them, and I must say I'm torn. They both have their pros and cons.
Geeklog is a pain in the neck if you want to play with the themes. It is also a pain in the neck if you want to upgrade because to them upgrade = reinstall.
Wordpress is easier when it comes to upgrading and theming, but it's also very limited compared to Geeklog. There also doesn't seem to be as many plugins yet. Things like integrating Wordpress and Gallery I haven't figured out how to do yet easily.
If you want a very simple blog page, go for Wordpress. If you want a more complex blog page, go for Geeklog.
What Slashdot needs is automated link checking on submissions like Fark does. I swear I can't count the times that I've found an obscure article and tried to post it on Fark only to see "This article was already submitted and rejected."
I imagine they'll just keep doing the same thing over and over again...
Kinda like Slashdot.
Uh... no. I don't believe Apple was working on Spotlight back in the 80s when I would search for library books on the library computers using meta data.
No, they patented piles. Get it right.
And Microsoft has prior art too. They've been producing piles for a long time now.
Right, because of course Microsoft invented searching for meta-data.
Well, from what I've seen, they're going to have just about every feature that FireFox offers (sans css2)
They're going to have every feature that FireFox offers NOW. You're forgetting IE7 will be coming out in 2006 at the very earliest. FireFox will (hopefully) have new goodies and Microsoft will once again have to play catchup.
The problem I had with Wind Waker was not enough dungeons and not NEARLY enough combat... and that sucked because I thought the combat system was rather fun. Especially fighting 5 of those big guys that you had to cut the armor off of.
One year, 5 months, 2 weeks... who cares? That wasn't the point of my post. The AC (or was that you?) knew that, they were just being a dick and nitpicking on the part of my post that didn't matter.
Of course this being Slashdot, I guess I should have known no intelligent conversation would result.
Forgive me for having a life that prevents me for exhaustively reseaching every post I make to Slashdot.
Thanks for totally disregarding my point! Made my day!
iTunes 4.7 has been out for a year now. Apple didn't "just release" anything, they just made it so their servers required you to have 4.7.
I think it would have been a more informed choice to make a similar type of game with a different name, and perhaps a slightly different style of gameplay (slightly).
What do you suggest they call the game? Literati?
So how is that going to get more Macs into more homes? Apple wants to sell more Macs, not more copies of OSX.
By "business" I meant the credit card company. If they tell you "'Check ID' does not constitute a valid signature" then IT DOESN'T! You don't set your own rules, buddy.
Can you get away with signing "Please Check Credit Card" on your drivers license? No? Why... because they require a valid signature? Yeah, I thought so.