I think a lot of the popularity of athletic sports comes from the fact that a viewer has some sort of stake in their team, such as pride for their city or country, i.e. the psychological aspect of "we're better than you." At least for myself, I enjoy sports, but only if I have a stake in the team. If it's just two random teams that I don't have any attachment to or opinion of, I tend to not be interested at all even if it's a sport I thoroughly enjoy watching when my team is playing.
If video games are to have success on a larger stage, such as broadcast television, the average Joe is going to have to care about it. I.e. "Hey, the Seattle xxxx DOTA 2 team just beat the $#)(% out of San Francisco, etc."
Completely agree. This is somewhat along the same line: I don't want a smart fridge - someone might hack in and turn up the temp just enough so I don't notice but enough to cause me to get food poisoning from the warmer temp. Of course they'd disable the temp alarm in the process. I don't want someone turning on my smart toaster and burning my house down, or causing my dishwasher or washing machine to flood the house. That's the problem with the internet of things - it will never be 100% secure.
Mine melted in the backseat of the car in the sun on a hot Las Vegas day almost 10 years ago. Taped the melted case back together, still works like a champ as my only router. Now that's quality.
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Drones are everywhere, being used for everything! Before I die, my estimate is that I will need to destroy some with a crowbar...
I think a lot of the popularity of athletic sports comes from the fact that a viewer has some sort of stake in their team, such as pride for their city or country, i.e. the psychological aspect of "we're better than you." At least for myself, I enjoy sports, but only if I have a stake in the team. If it's just two random teams that I don't have any attachment to or opinion of, I tend to not be interested at all even if it's a sport I thoroughly enjoy watching when my team is playing. If video games are to have success on a larger stage, such as broadcast television, the average Joe is going to have to care about it. I.e. "Hey, the Seattle xxxx DOTA 2 team just beat the $#)(% out of San Francisco, etc."
Reminds me of an old joke: Pedestrians hate cars, cars hate pedestrians, but everyone hates bicycles...
Time for a JAWS reboot?
I'll take that ratio any day over my time in the Navy, where the ratio on a ship was about 50:1 male to female.
Completely agree. This is somewhat along the same line: I don't want a smart fridge - someone might hack in and turn up the temp just enough so I don't notice but enough to cause me to get food poisoning from the warmer temp. Of course they'd disable the temp alarm in the process. I don't want someone turning on my smart toaster and burning my house down, or causing my dishwasher or washing machine to flood the house. That's the problem with the internet of things - it will never be 100% secure.
Mine melted in the backseat of the car in the sun on a hot Las Vegas day almost 10 years ago. Taped the melted case back together, still works like a champ as my only router. Now that's quality.