Back in 1995 or so I did a project in the PA data center replacing Token Ring (!) with Ethernet cabling, along with some other stuff. The building was essentially 3 stories of brick. It was in an area that wouldn't be prone to tornadoes, being amidst several hills and mountains, but hurricane Agnes did quite a job on the area back in '72. While do that project, I got to deal with some of the facilities people, and let's just say that I was a bit underwhelmed by them.
So I'm not surprised that 1) They'll screw up the new facility, and 2) It costs so much.
If this works like it does in sports, if MS increases the bid by $1, they win and are then required to pay. No bidding war. Of course, this is not sports, so only the lawyers really know how it works.
This sounds like a 'right of first refusal' clause used in sports. You can make an offer, but the owner of the clause (here, MS), has the right to match or better the offer. It's not a clause that forces them to match, just the opportunity to do so.
Only way to get tickets for Southwest is from Southwest. No bumbling around with other websites. Adding layers adds the possibility of confusion and errors. But then, I fly maybe once every 3-4 years, so I really don't care.
My point was a random accident could wipe out your one remaining kidney. You could be healthy as a horse and some drunk driver rams you and... oh shit.
I can see the reasoning behind the ban on sales, but I also think it should be legal to sell your own organs if you wish. I have no idea what the full criteria for the organ donor list is, but why shouldn't one be able to say "I want to give my to Bob." ?
I'd do it to save someone's life. But just for money? Nope, one kidney punch or car accident away from wiping out that other kidney. Heck, even a bad/awkward fall. No thanks.
"...as long as Skype continues to work on Windows/Mac and is free, there's not much reason for most people to switch." Also on smartphones. I host a meeting every other week, and the one guy Skypes in on his phone (Android, I think). And the other guy who is on some type of Linux. I'm really the only techy, and they (about 12) managed to figure out Skype with only a few pointers from me. So don't underestimate ease of use! We tried Ventrilo a couple of times, and it was a bit, cumbersome.
The first one is in French and looks to have been dropped. The 2nd one was from the company itself. With scientists saying it was much greater, which turned out to be true. The 3rd was from the company that admitted it falsified records.
I don't see 'scientists' or 'industry' in your argument(s). Just companies trying cover their asses.
I'm not a chip designer, but from what I've read the Cell processors are comparatively powerful and adaptable. So the developers should have a handle on it by now. Now if Sony goes and changes that again, I'm all with you. If they're smart enough to keep using it and the knowledge gained by now, it would be a good first-time investment. And then there's the whole anti-emulation thing.
I'm not much of a gamer, so I'm working on what I've read. One thing is that people tend to like online gaming, so the individual aspect(s) of games are now lacking. The other thing is that producers really like the whole subscription and/or DLC components for games now; constant revenue stream rather than a one-off (or maybe 2 or 3 with packs) sale.
One of the neatest things that happened to one of my all-time favorite games (the Marathon series) was Bungie releasing all their game building tools and held a contest for people to make their own levels. Then released them all for free (or really cheap, I forget which). Not this '5 new maps for $10.' It included at least a hundred new ones; not all were good, but some were great (and I'm fairly sure I still haven't played them all). I still play it occasionally via the Aleph One software. With that many maps, you can rotate through them all and forget about the first one. No revenue there.
That is the dumbest thing I've heard today. And if that is actually true, they are even dumber. There is a reason why casino do not go out of business.
"Honestly, since I've had it...I tried playing Red Dead Redemption about twice on it...man, game controls are much more complex than back in the day..I keep getting killed."
Me too. I've topped out at the Lego Star Wars games. Games move much faster than this old brain can fire its synapses nowadays. Now get off my lawn, you whippersnappers!
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Sorry, typo- it was back in 1998 into 1999.
Back in 1995 or so I did a project in the PA data center replacing Token Ring (!) with Ethernet cabling, along with some other stuff. The building was essentially 3 stories of brick. It was in an area that wouldn't be prone to tornadoes, being amidst several hills and mountains, but hurricane Agnes did quite a job on the area back in '72. While do that project, I got to deal with some of the facilities people, and let's just say that I was a bit underwhelmed by them.
So I'm not surprised that 1) They'll screw up the new facility, and 2) It costs so much.
If this works like it does in sports, if MS increases the bid by $1, they win and are then required to pay. No bidding war. Of course, this is not sports, so only the lawyers really know how it works.
This sounds like a 'right of first refusal' clause used in sports. You can make an offer, but the owner of the clause (here, MS), has the right to match or better the offer. It's not a clause that forces them to match, just the opportunity to do so.
Only way to get tickets for Southwest is from Southwest. No bumbling around with other websites. Adding layers adds the possibility of confusion and errors. But then, I fly maybe once every 3-4 years, so I really don't care.
Thank you, Mr. AC!
Like a few rounds of 'duck duck goose.' Lol.
My point was a random accident could wipe out your one remaining kidney. You could be healthy as a horse and some drunk driver rams you and... oh shit.
I can see the reasoning behind the ban on sales, but I also think it should be legal to sell your own organs if you wish. I have no idea what the full criteria for the organ donor list is, but why shouldn't one be able to say "I want to give my to Bob." ?
True, getting a bit funky nowadays.
Old fashioned 35mm camera and film.
3rd party infrared filter. Presto.
I'd do it to save someone's life. But just for money? Nope, one kidney punch or car accident away from wiping out that other kidney. Heck, even a bad/awkward fall. No thanks.
I actually skimmed the article and I didn't see any mention of data density. Anyone know how it compares?
"...as long as Skype continues to work on Windows/Mac and is free, there's not much reason for most people to switch."
Also on smartphones. I host a meeting every other week, and the one guy Skypes in on his phone (Android, I think). And the other guy who is on some type of Linux. I'm really the only techy, and they (about 12) managed to figure out Skype with only a few pointers from me. So don't underestimate ease of use! We tried Ventrilo a couple of times, and it was a bit, cumbersome.
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The first one is in French and looks to have been dropped.
The 2nd one was from the company itself. With scientists saying it was much greater, which turned out to be true.
The 3rd was from the company that admitted it falsified records.
I don't see 'scientists' or 'industry' in your argument(s). Just companies trying cover their asses.
I'm not a chip designer, but from what I've read the Cell processors are comparatively powerful and adaptable. So the developers should have a handle on it by now. Now if Sony goes and changes that again, I'm all with you. If they're smart enough to keep using it and the knowledge gained by now, it would be a good first-time investment. And then there's the whole anti-emulation thing.
I'm not much of a gamer, so I'm working on what I've read. One thing is that people tend to like online gaming, so the individual aspect(s) of games are now lacking. The other thing is that producers really like the whole subscription and/or DLC components for games now; constant revenue stream rather than a one-off (or maybe 2 or 3 with packs) sale.
One of the neatest things that happened to one of my all-time favorite games (the Marathon series) was Bungie releasing all their game building tools and held a contest for people to make their own levels. Then released them all for free (or really cheap, I forget which). Not this '5 new maps for $10.' It included at least a hundred new ones; not all were good, but some were great (and I'm fairly sure I still haven't played them all). I still play it occasionally via the Aleph One software. With that many maps, you can rotate through them all and forget about the first one. No revenue there.
Why do you think he's called the Cookie MONSTER?
That is the dumbest thing I've heard today. And if that is actually true, they are even dumber. There is a reason why casino do not go out of business.
Which are pre-determined. We're talking about machines that are required by law to be as random as possible. Now, the reality of this...
I can't even count how many ways you butchered that.
Good thing you didn't tell him to have them bring their own PC. That would have been a whole additional set of stuff...
"Honestly, since I've had it...I tried playing Red Dead Redemption about twice on it...man, game controls are much more complex than back in the day..I keep getting killed."
Me too. I've topped out at the Lego Star Wars games. Games move much faster than this old brain can fire its synapses nowadays. Now get off my lawn, you whippersnappers!