"Cupcake Gallary" (a small Chicago bakery) got stung because Groupon essentially gave them an ultimatum. They declined and Groupon cancelled all the previous Groupons.
>software-based PS2 emulation further shows how clueless they can still be.
I don't know. I bet there's a significant group of people who already have a PS2 (like me) and want a PS3 (like me) and don't mind swapping them out (like me).
I've got search shortcuts set up for google, wikipedia, google image search, and imdb with Quicksilver on my mac. If I'm looking for information on a person or thing I'm unfamiliar with, I go to wikipedia. I go to google when I'm looking for a particular site (Belgium Dog Quarantine) or a lot of sites ("Getting things Done"). IMDB is pretty much only for TV and movies.
Using Quicksilver means I never have to relearn habits. Let's say "Ask.com" becomes better than google. I can just change the shortcut and now "goo foo" will bring up the relevant ask results. I really miss it on my windows box.
>>And who thought San Andreas was so much better than Vice City, or even the "original" GTA3.
I thought San Andreas was much better than Vice City and GTA3. But I think that's the exception that proves the rule...;-D
Most 'sequels' are 'spiffier-looking' rehashes (Tony Hawk anyone?), if you dig the gameplay on the original, you'll likely pay for the spiffiness of the sequel.
There are a lot of games that do this that aren't sequels. All those tactics games (Disgaea, La Pucelle, Phantom Brave, etc) are essentially sequels of Final Fantasy Tactics. So are Shadow of the Colossus is a 'sorta sequel' to Ico. They cash in on the type of gameplay people enjoy. Nothing wrong with that.
In fact, it's sometimes a good thing to go for the sequel because you trust the production team involved. Even though they look very similar, I'd rather buy "Dark Cloud 2" before I buy "Steambot Chronicles" (trust me, I know this from sad experience).
Why won't the Baltimore Police Department recover this business's stolen property?
This is a black eye to Baltimore's reputation with business, especially small business. How can you attract tech savvy businesses and young professional taxpayers if you have a "who cares" attitude for simple solvable crimes?
Both homogenation and pennicillin were discovered when something expected _didn't_ happen. If they were sloppy, they'd never be able to figure out 'what just happened?'.
You can set up your own Jabber server behind the firewall. You can take your pick of the various IM clients to use -- most of them implement Jabber.
When I was interested in such things (2002), I bought and read O'Reilly's Programming Jabber. No doubt it's dated by now, but it's my recollection that it was thorough and helpful.
As consoles age, the quality of their games get better and better. That's because the programmers learn all the ways to wring out performance. When I look at my oldest games (GTA 3 and the Sims, both state of the art at the time) and compare them to some of the newer games (Shadow of the Colossus, the Warriors, and Dragon Quest VIII), it's clear the quality of the animation has improved.
On the other hand, game play seems to be more static. I haven't seen proof that Xbox 360 games are any better 'games', just better looking.
So, since the game play is a wash, and PS2 games are the best-looking they've ever been, it boils down to extra money for the promise of future performance.
The Hollywood Video in my neighborhood just closed down. I got to believe that NetFlix played a part.
I've read about the throttling and I'm thankful that it hasn't happened to me. We're on a 3 out per month plan since Christmas and are very happy.
I've figure we're getting between 12-18 disks per month. Worst case, I'm paying $2 per movie.
I had 'short wait' for some items, but nothing I was hot to see right away.
IMHO, NetFlix needs to partner with IMDB.com and put "add to queue" buttons on IMDB (or better yet, someone should figure out a JavaScript Bookmarklet that does the same thing). Right now I have to copy, swap tabs, paste dance.
A company doesn't offer a prerelease version of a game to a website without some expectation of softball consideration. Websites know this so they tend to talk up the good points and play down the bad points (because, after all the game isn't finished yet).
"One of the best games we've played on the PSP" is exactly full of the kind of weasel words they use in previews. Low and behold Ubisoft ends up removing some of the weasel words in order to make a more compelling quote.
Meh. That's why I listen to Chris the video-game guy at the store. Looks like Comic Book Guy, but is refreshingly free of condescension. Also, you dorks at slashdot are pretty cool too...
Now that makes sense. I was wondering what happened to the Godfather game. Too bad it seems like it's going to be a big steaming pile of poo. I was expecting a "Goodfellas meets Grand Theft Auto" style of game but I wasn't holding out much hope of EA getting it right. Now I feel even more certain it'll be awful.
Fun story... I read that Marlon Brando did voice work for the game shortly before he died. Apparently EA games was in contract negotiations with an unnamed actor (Al Pacino) for voice work. The unnamed actor (Al Pacino) allegedly said "Carrie Anne Fucking Moss got 'x' dollars for Enter the Matrix. There's no way I'm doing this for less than Carrie Anne Fucking Moss Money".
The "I'm right and you're wrong" part of religion is called "Ethical Monotheism". It's the idea that "my god is the one true god and yours isn't". I'm far happier with the "I dig my god, you dig your god, and we'll find out who is right in the hereafter", but that doesn't sell as many bullets.
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"Cupcake Gallary" (a small Chicago bakery) got stung because Groupon essentially gave them an ultimatum. They declined and Groupon cancelled all the previous Groupons.
http://www.uptownupdate.com/2011/05/groupon-cancellation-cupcake-gallery.html
I think Groupon is a great idea, but this type of bullying douchbaggery to their "partners" is making me rethink ever using them.
>software-based PS2 emulation further shows how clueless they can still be.
I don't know. I bet there's a significant group of people who already have a PS2 (like me) and want a PS3 (like me) and don't mind swapping them out (like me).
I've got search shortcuts set up for google, wikipedia, google image search, and imdb with Quicksilver on my mac. If I'm looking for information on a person or thing I'm unfamiliar with, I go to wikipedia. I go to google when I'm looking for a particular site (Belgium Dog Quarantine) or a lot of sites ("Getting things Done"). IMDB is pretty much only for TV and movies.
Using Quicksilver means I never have to relearn habits. Let's say "Ask.com" becomes better than google. I can just change the shortcut and now "goo foo" will bring up the relevant ask results. I really miss it on my windows box.
>>And who thought San Andreas was so much better than Vice City, or even the "original" GTA3.
;-D
I thought San Andreas was much better than Vice City and GTA3. But I think that's the exception that proves the rule...
Most 'sequels' are 'spiffier-looking' rehashes (Tony Hawk anyone?), if you dig the gameplay on the original, you'll likely pay for the spiffiness of the sequel.
There are a lot of games that do this that aren't sequels. All those tactics games (Disgaea, La Pucelle, Phantom Brave, etc) are essentially sequels of Final Fantasy Tactics. So are Shadow of the Colossus is a 'sorta sequel' to Ico. They cash in on the type of gameplay people enjoy. Nothing wrong with that.
In fact, it's sometimes a good thing to go for the sequel because you trust the production team involved. Even though they look very similar, I'd rather buy "Dark Cloud 2" before I buy "Steambot Chronicles" (trust me, I know this from sad experience).
I dub Uranus' Dark Spot the following:
Balloon Knot
>>In our investigation, we found that the laptop was left in a public place unattended and because of carelessness, was lost and not in fact stolen.
As if. Like they even investigated.
Here's an email I just sent to questions@baltimorepolice.org:
2 0220
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/20/0
Why won't the Baltimore Police Department recover this business's stolen property?
This is a black eye to Baltimore's reputation with business, especially small business. How can you attract tech savvy businesses and young professional taxpayers if you have a "who cares" attitude for simple solvable crimes?
Regards,
Sean O
Point shaving.
Or, he greased the proper palms.
One thing I learned from my trip to Egypt: almost anything is possible -- with the right baksheesh.
Shame on your company for hiring pinwheels.
If you're hiring a technical person, wouldn't you check up on their skills?
If a webdesigner couldn't tell me two differences between a gif and png, I'd fire them.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Both homogenation and pennicillin were discovered when something expected _didn't_ happen. If they were sloppy, they'd never be able to figure out 'what just happened?'.
You can set up your own Jabber server behind the firewall. You can take your pick of the various IM clients to use -- most of them implement Jabber.
When I was interested in such things (2002), I bought and read O'Reilly's Programming Jabber. No doubt it's dated by now, but it's my recollection that it was thorough and helpful.
As consoles age, the quality of their games get better and better. That's because the programmers learn all the ways to wring out performance. When I look at my oldest games (GTA 3 and the Sims, both state of the art at the time) and compare them to some of the newer games (Shadow of the Colossus, the Warriors, and Dragon Quest VIII), it's clear the quality of the animation has improved.
On the other hand, game play seems to be more static. I haven't seen proof that Xbox 360 games are any better 'games', just better looking.
So, since the game play is a wash, and PS2 games are the best-looking they've ever been, it boils down to extra money for the promise of future performance.
All your (Linux Standards) Base are belong to us.
Oh, Cecil, you didn't read carefully...
>>I see no corollary in the current situation.
Was meant to be sarcastic, I'm sure.
Whatever you say, Mole Man!
Google Netflix IMDB Bookmarklet for a fistfull.
I should repeat to myself: if I can think of it, someone else already has and it's on the internet.
The Hollywood Video in my neighborhood just closed down. I got to believe that NetFlix played a part.
I've read about the throttling and I'm thankful that it hasn't happened to me. We're on a 3 out per month plan since Christmas and are very happy.
I've figure we're getting between 12-18 disks per month. Worst case, I'm paying $2 per movie.
I had 'short wait' for some items, but nothing I was hot to see right away.
IMHO, NetFlix needs to partner with IMDB.com and put "add to queue" buttons on IMDB (or better yet, someone should figure out a JavaScript Bookmarklet that does the same thing). Right now I have to copy, swap tabs, paste dance.
"One Hundred and Nineteen Pounds"
My math teacher would give you such a spanking...
119 is "one hundred nineteen".
Plus, anyone know that in British English it's £119 not #119.
Preview = Paid review.
A company doesn't offer a prerelease version of a game to a website without some expectation of softball consideration. Websites know this so they tend to talk up the good points and play down the bad points (because, after all the game isn't finished yet).
"One of the best games we've played on the PSP" is exactly full of the kind of weasel words they use in previews. Low and behold Ubisoft ends up removing some of the weasel words in order to make a more compelling quote.
Meh. That's why I listen to Chris the video-game guy at the store. Looks like Comic Book Guy, but is refreshingly free of condescension. Also, you dorks at slashdot are pretty cool too...
I invite you to sign up and test your theory.
But don't blame me if you lose more than your left nut.
Seriously, anyone who creates writing that changes over time would benefit by using a version control repository.
Just look at the history feature of Wikipedia. It's arguably one of the most important features of the encyclopedia.
If Microsoft Word used a version control repository, a vast majority of business tragedies would be ameliorated.
How's that for a bold statement.
Now that makes sense. I was wondering what happened to the Godfather game. Too bad it seems like it's going to be a big steaming pile of poo. I was expecting a "Goodfellas meets Grand Theft Auto" style of game but I wasn't holding out much hope of EA getting it right. Now I feel even more certain it'll be awful.
Fun story... I read that Marlon Brando did voice work for the game shortly before he died. Apparently EA games was in contract negotiations with an unnamed actor (Al Pacino) for voice work. The unnamed actor (Al Pacino) allegedly said "Carrie Anne Fucking Moss got 'x' dollars for Enter the Matrix. There's no way I'm doing this for less than Carrie Anne Fucking Moss Money".
Uhhhh... No, it's a rehash of Toy Story 2, except where Woody was stolen and Buzz and the gang had to save him, it's the opposite.
The "I'm right and you're wrong" part of religion is called "Ethical Monotheism". It's the idea that "my god is the one true god and yours isn't". I'm far happier with the "I dig my god, you dig your god, and we'll find out who is right in the hereafter", but that doesn't sell as many bullets.