Is it USB2 or firewire? Sometimes a USB drive will cause that behaviour. Also, if the drive itself goes to sleep after the computer and then is not up before the computer wakes up your mac may see it as having been improperly disconnected.
Did you bring your shuffle to the sauna? If you knew it was going to get wet, why not spring for the apple water resistant case? I know, you already spent money on the product, why should you have to spend more on an addon? I got a shuffle last year and it's been fine especially because I sprang for the case. Water and electronics don't mix. Just take better care of your electronics.
"This afternoon, Apple invited some journalists at a presentation of its new products at EBC in Paris. If we weren't invited, we had some "unofficial"correspondants attending. And they did ask Apple about the new notebooks' battery life. Their answer is quite interesting: the machines that were demoed are only prototypes and the final versions are still under development. They thus don't have any hard numbers on the battery life of the final products. The disappearance of FW800 has also been discussed: Apple said it would have required them toi build a specific FW800 card (Intel does not support it), and that they had no plans for it [moose: well, down the drain goes Apple's autonomy to innovate.] Let's hope they hurry up and finalize (but not rush out) their machines before the official release date (within a month.)" from www.hardmac.com
Personally, I think apple should have made a ipod pro that used firewire 800, had a bigger screen (landscape maybe) and a larger hard drive. This whole intel switch is a mess. We better get a 64 bit processor when they release the pro machines or else I'll never beleive anything Jobs says ever again. Now we have a 64 bit OS with a 32 bit processor. Explain the logic behind that?
Has be on the iTunes front page for months now. It says "you bought 'x'" maybe you'd like "y." Everyone's fine with a local book/record store employee with whom you have a good rapport recommending a book or a cd. But the moment a corporation does it people freak out about privacy and data mining.
"Well it sets a bad precedent . .." is going to be the argument, "I'm a unique snowflake and tracking and grouping my interests makes me less unique."
I liked Target Earth a lot as a kid. Also Stryder and let's not forget Golden Axe. Speaking of axes, Legendary Axe on Turbografix was really good too, as was Bonk.
Obligatory Joke: "That means microprocessors can take control of the most basic driving functions, like steering and braking. "I detect with my "seat scale" that you are overweight and are steering the car to a McDonalds drive-thru. This I cannot allow. Think of your heart."
It's neat to see how these cars are mimicking organisms in terms of accident and damage avoidance. The Mercedes in particular - " if an on-board microprocessor judges a collision to be inevitable, the car puts itself into a defensive crouch." This is just one more technology solution that when added together with others (the article does mention robotics) will cause to be created something extraordinary, something amazing. Right now is a fascinating time to be alive.
It may not directly produce artificial "intelligence" but the commercial applications for this type of technology is mind-blowing in my opinion. Instead of call centers staffed with people, all a company would need is a powerful enough computer to "talk" with customers. Initially the system could be used for simple newbie problems but as the software learns it would be able to handle more and more complex questions and give proper solutions. Really, as this technology matures the possibilities are endless - dolls that talk to children (or lonely adults) 911 centers, and on and on.
Ultimately though, isn't processing old information and anticipating new information all intelligence really is. The anticipation of future problems is what you call an "intuitive leap." If a computer can intuit, that is, make a guess, as to what may or may not happen all on it's own isn't that intelligence? And in conversation, part of the art of talking to a person is anticipating what they may say next so that you have a proper response and don't look like an idiot. (Q. Hi how you doing? A. My cat's breath smells like cat food).
I always thought the germination of artificial intelligence in FOX's "Space: Above and Beyond" from the code input "take a chance" was interesting. I think this technology is going in that direction.
MA and Boston in particular is a great place to live. It's got a really good public transportation system (it's not perfect in any sense but it is actually quite good). It's got all kinds of things to do (sports, entertainment, history, and city-walkability). Is incredibly wired (universities, wireless hotspots, the "technology corridor", etc). Has a lot of good companies headquartered in the reagion and thus plenty of money looking to be invested. And Boston is a vibrant town with a lot of young people with fresh ideas. Put all of that in one place and you have the ingredients for a great place to live, work, and strat a business.
Give me a break. You just say that because you've never been in the situation before. When you find yourself in an orange suit with hand cuffs and ankle manacles, I would pay to see you take that "high road."
And as for only fighting back when you personally think the law is wrong . . . give me another break. Any law you are accused of and tried for breaking is objectively one that you do not want to plead guilty to.
From the moment the police restrain you an attorney is a must. If they find your name from a database, great, representation that much quicker.
Personally, I think the device looks pretty cool. I think many posters are concentrating too much on the mass consumer market when they say the thing is too big and clunky or that you'll look like a dork wearing one.
This could be a very useful device for people who do need some access to information constantly. I could see a UPS or FedEx driver with one of these things instead of the huge tablet they carry around now. I could also maybe see a taxi driver (maybe) have the address of his next few pickups on the display. A lawyer maybe, so that he could have prepared questions right on his wrist of bullet points for his opening and closing (the device would have to look more presentable - less cheesy tech - get John Ives to design it. Everyone'l be scratching their heads wondering why they didn't think of that). Anyway, there are some professions that could really use a device like this one. It's just not for everyone in the consumer world. That's ok. A product doesn't need mass appeal to be successful. A niche works.
Things have only just begun. Personally, I'm hoping that all of the games and their proprietary networks will eventually be linked. It would sort of be like Time Bandits. It would be pretty cool if "fantasy characters" (wizards, etc) found themselves in modern landscapes and vice-versa. The possibilities are endless. You could have players teaming up to conquer worlds, to explore and trade, share technologies or abilities, have huge inter-world wars. It could be awesome.
There are many ways to keep independent record stores as a part of commercial Americana.
Consider independent bookstores. In the Boston (and I think New Orleans, although I haven't lived there for a few years) are, independent bookstores like brooklinebooksmith are members of booksense. A kind of federation of independent booksellers. Many of these stores are right next to a barnes and noble. (Not that I have anything against the library like stacks of books they have available. ) But there is something about a "local" bookstore (read: record shop) that gets me all warm and fuzzy (maybe the free drinks when they have guest authors come visit).
But, the local record store is not going extinct, it just needs to re-evaluate its strengths and adapt accordingly. And local merchants have a lot of strengths.
There are times when the responsibilities of companies should be at a higher standard than is the legal standard. (i.e., Haliburton, GE, & others legally skirting the prohibitions of investing in Rogue states). One could say remember IBM? http://www.guerrillanews.com/ibm.
But the article does not exactly say how MS actually knew its software was going to be used. Either way, one could go after ANY company for human rights violations - gun manufacturers, car battery makers, toy manufacturers.
But the goal is laudable.
"To go back and play System Shock, Doom or Wolfenstein requires a whole re-arrangement of your thought processes to accept the difference in graphics quality." Do you agree that "...the days when graphics ruled videogames are rapidly drawing to a close"?"
No. I am not a PC games person. I grew up on console games and pretty much relegate my playing of games to consoles. (only playing civilization and alpha centauri on a mac).
But looking back over the evolution of games in general the refinements have been amazing. I was floored by the colors and playability when I played Rygar on my NES after having had a 2600 before. It was a quantum leap.
The Sega Genesis which I had next wasn't as much of a leap as a refinement of the kind of games the NES had - more colors, better scrolling, etc. But the games and how they were played remained basically the same - side scrollers or sky looking down shooters.
Skip to the N64 - which I got only for the new Zelda - and that again was a quantum leap in how games were played. First person ala Doom and Wolfenstein. 3D game play is totally different from what was available on the NES and Genesis. 8 and 16 bit pale compare to 64 bit.
The gamecube - again only bought for Zelda and Metroid - is again a refinement. The games are VERY refined but it is only an evolution over what was available prior.
I can only imagine what the next generation of game console will bring but I think we are in for a quantum leap type movement some time soon. What that will be, I don't know.
But what I am saying is that graphics are very important to a game - yes a game with great graphics AND story AND playability is the best. But the story of a game includes some many things and the graphics now are an important part of that.
It seems that the cinematics between the playable parts of games always represented the best of what a system could offer until new systems sort of made those cinematics the games of the newer systems and the newer systems had even better cinematics. And that will continue.
But the thought processes of playing Zelda Windwaker as compared to the NES zeldas are completely different. But, even still, the original is STILL fun.
In the end, being fun is what a game is about no matter how you have to "think" about playing it. And graphical capabilities of new systems will only make the new fun games fun in a new and different way.
I really loved the original NES title. It had a nice mix of side scrolling, first person perspective, mini-sniper battles, and cool anime intermissions. (He even got laid to boost his energy! - How cool was that in a game from that time.)
I wanted XIII to be the new Golgo, but it just isn't as good as it could have been. A new Golgo could be really, really cool.
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Is it USB2 or firewire? Sometimes a USB drive will cause that behaviour. Also, if the drive itself goes to sleep after the computer and then is not up before the computer wakes up your mac may see it as having been improperly disconnected.
Did you bring your shuffle to the sauna? If you knew it was going to get wet, why not spring for the apple water resistant case? I know, you already spent money on the product, why should you have to spend more on an addon? I got a shuffle last year and it's been fine especially because I sprang for the case. Water and electronics don't mix. Just take better care of your electronics.
"This afternoon, Apple invited some journalists at a presentation of its new products at EBC in Paris. If we weren't invited, we had some "unofficial"correspondants attending.
And they did ask Apple about the new notebooks' battery life.
Their answer is quite interesting: the machines that were demoed are only prototypes and the final versions are still under development. They thus don't have any hard numbers on the battery life of the final products.
The disappearance of FW800 has also been discussed: Apple said it would have required them toi build a specific FW800 card (Intel does not support it), and that they had no plans for it [moose: well, down the drain goes Apple's autonomy to innovate.]
Let's hope they hurry up and finalize (but not rush out) their machines before the official release date (within a month.)"
from www.hardmac.com
Personally, I think apple should have made a ipod pro that used firewire 800, had a bigger screen (landscape maybe) and a larger hard drive. This whole intel switch is a mess. We better get a 64 bit processor when they release the pro machines or else I'll never beleive anything Jobs says ever again. Now we have a 64 bit OS with a 32 bit processor. Explain the logic behind that?
Has be on the iTunes front page for months now. It says "you bought 'x'" maybe you'd like "y." Everyone's fine with a local book/record store employee with whom you have a good rapport recommending a book or a cd. But the moment a corporation does it people freak out about privacy and data mining.
." is going to be the argument, "I'm a unique snowflake and tracking and grouping my interests makes me less unique."
"Well it sets a bad precedent . .
Rygar was a great game I can't believe I forgot about it. Awesome pick.
I liked Target Earth a lot as a kid. Also Stryder and let's not forget Golden Axe. Speaking of axes, Legendary Axe on Turbografix was really good too, as was Bonk.
sniper rifle
Obligatory Joke: "That means microprocessors can take control of the most basic driving functions, like steering and braking. "I detect with my "seat scale" that you are overweight and are steering the car to a McDonalds drive-thru. This I cannot allow. Think of your heart."
It's neat to see how these cars are mimicking organisms in terms of accident and damage avoidance. The Mercedes in particular - " if an on-board microprocessor judges a collision to be inevitable, the car puts itself into a defensive crouch." This is just one more technology solution that when added together with others (the article does mention robotics) will cause to be created something extraordinary, something amazing. Right now is a fascinating time to be alive.
It may not directly produce artificial "intelligence" but the commercial applications for this type of technology is mind-blowing in my opinion. Instead of call centers staffed with people, all a company would need is a powerful enough computer to "talk" with customers. Initially the system could be used for simple newbie problems but as the software learns it would be able to handle more and more complex questions and give proper solutions. Really, as this technology matures the possibilities are endless - dolls that talk to children (or lonely adults) 911 centers, and on and on. Ultimately though, isn't processing old information and anticipating new information all intelligence really is. The anticipation of future problems is what you call an "intuitive leap." If a computer can intuit, that is, make a guess, as to what may or may not happen all on it's own isn't that intelligence? And in conversation, part of the art of talking to a person is anticipating what they may say next so that you have a proper response and don't look like an idiot. (Q. Hi how you doing? A. My cat's breath smells like cat food). I always thought the germination of artificial intelligence in FOX's "Space: Above and Beyond" from the code input "take a chance" was interesting. I think this technology is going in that direction.
MA and Boston in particular is a great place to live. It's got a really good public transportation system (it's not perfect in any sense but it is actually quite good). It's got all kinds of things to do (sports, entertainment, history, and city-walkability). Is incredibly wired (universities, wireless hotspots, the "technology corridor", etc). Has a lot of good companies headquartered in the reagion and thus plenty of money looking to be invested. And Boston is a vibrant town with a lot of young people with fresh ideas. Put all of that in one place and you have the ingredients for a great place to live, work, and strat a business.
Give me a break. You just say that because you've never been in the situation before. When you find yourself in an orange suit with hand cuffs and ankle manacles, I would pay to see you take that "high road."
And as for only fighting back when you personally think the law is wrong . . . give me another break. Any law you are accused of and tried for breaking is objectively one that you do not want to plead guilty to.
From the moment the police restrain you an attorney is a must. If they find your name from a database, great, representation that much quicker.
6. Q: When will the Simputer be available?
A: If all goes well, by March 2002 you should be able to buy one of them.
I guess all didn't go, "well."
Personally, I think the device looks pretty cool. I think many posters are concentrating too much on the mass consumer market when they say the thing is too big and clunky or that you'll look like a dork wearing one.
This could be a very useful device for people who do need some access to information constantly. I could see a UPS or FedEx driver with one of these things instead of the huge tablet they carry around now. I could also maybe see a taxi driver (maybe) have the address of his next few pickups on the display. A lawyer maybe, so that he could have prepared questions right on his wrist of bullet points for his opening and closing (the device would have to look more presentable - less cheesy tech - get John Ives to design it. Everyone'l be scratching their heads wondering why they didn't think of that).
Anyway, there are some professions that could really use a device like this one. It's just not for everyone in the consumer world. That's ok. A product doesn't need mass appeal to be successful. A niche works.
but your mind.
I wonder if Penny Marshall has anything to say about this concept. Maybe Josh Brolin will get some ip protection.
Seriously, what will 20th century fox have to say about this?
Things have only just begun. Personally, I'm hoping that all of the games and their proprietary networks will eventually be linked. It would sort of be like Time Bandits. It would be pretty cool if "fantasy characters" (wizards, etc) found themselves in modern landscapes and vice-versa. The possibilities are endless. You could have players teaming up to conquer worlds, to explore and trade, share technologies or abilities, have huge inter-world wars. It could be awesome.
So, to answer, no. MMO's are only just beginning.
There are many ways to keep independent record stores as a part of commercial Americana. Consider independent bookstores. In the Boston (and I think New Orleans, although I haven't lived there for a few years) are, independent bookstores like brooklinebooksmith are members of booksense. A kind of federation of independent booksellers. Many of these stores are right next to a barnes and noble. (Not that I have anything against the library like stacks of books they have available. ) But there is something about a "local" bookstore (read: record shop) that gets me all warm and fuzzy (maybe the free drinks when they have guest authors come visit). But, the local record store is not going extinct, it just needs to re-evaluate its strengths and adapt accordingly. And local merchants have a lot of strengths.
Are there some games which break all rules of logic and still remain addictive? The game of love, (love), love, (love), la la la la la love.
There are times when the responsibilities of companies should be at a higher standard than is the legal standard. (i.e., Haliburton, GE, & others legally skirting the prohibitions of investing in Rogue states). One could say remember IBM? http://www.guerrillanews.com/ibm. But the article does not exactly say how MS actually knew its software was going to be used. Either way, one could go after ANY company for human rights violations - gun manufacturers, car battery makers, toy manufacturers. But the goal is laudable.
"To go back and play System Shock, Doom or Wolfenstein requires a whole re-arrangement of your thought processes to accept the difference in graphics quality." Do you agree that "...the days when graphics ruled videogames are rapidly drawing to a close"?"
No. I am not a PC games person. I grew up on console games and pretty much relegate my playing of games to consoles. (only playing civilization and alpha centauri on a mac).
But looking back over the evolution of games in general the refinements have been amazing. I was floored by the colors and playability when I played Rygar on my NES after having had a 2600 before. It was a quantum leap.
The Sega Genesis which I had next wasn't as much of a leap as a refinement of the kind of games the NES had - more colors, better scrolling, etc. But the games and how they were played remained basically the same - side scrollers or sky looking down shooters.
Skip to the N64 - which I got only for the new Zelda - and that again was a quantum leap in how games were played. First person ala Doom and Wolfenstein. 3D game play is totally different from what was available on the NES and Genesis. 8 and 16 bit pale compare to 64 bit.
The gamecube - again only bought for Zelda and Metroid - is again a refinement. The games are VERY refined but it is only an evolution over what was available prior.
I can only imagine what the next generation of game console will bring but I think we are in for a quantum leap type movement some time soon. What that will be, I don't know.
But what I am saying is that graphics are very important to a game - yes a game with great graphics AND story AND playability is the best. But the story of a game includes some many things and the graphics now are an important part of that.
It seems that the cinematics between the playable parts of games always represented the best of what a system could offer until new systems sort of made those cinematics the games of the newer systems and the newer systems had even better cinematics. And that will continue.
But the thought processes of playing Zelda Windwaker as compared to the NES zeldas are completely different. But, even still, the original is STILL fun.
In the end, being fun is what a game is about no matter how you have to "think" about playing it. And graphical capabilities of new systems will only make the new fun games fun in a new and different way.
I really loved the original NES title. It had a nice mix of side scrolling, first person perspective, mini-sniper battles, and cool anime intermissions. (He even got laid to boost his energy! - How cool was that in a game from that time.)
I wanted XIII to be the new Golgo, but it just isn't as good as it could have been. A new Golgo could be really, really cool.
we would have to take over the moon, appoint a governing council, and establish a democracy.
I once had to work a few feet away from the guy that was sleeping with my wife.
(She and I were getting separated, but geez, what are the chances he would get a job where I worked!)
Just use a counterfeit copy of photoshop!