Are they? Do you think there are kids who have gone out and dug up Minotaur for the Mac just because they think Bungie is the bomb?
I work for a university. Trust me: the kids who play Halo have no clue who developed it. Some of them don't even know that MS makes the Xbox... which then begs the question: how the hell did they get into college? But, I digress...
Dude, I'm giving you props: They are sell-outs. Tamte left Bungie because of the fact that the other two were selling out. I'm not saying I wouldn't sell out, given the right price, but let's all be honest here: Bungie sold out to MS, plain and clear.
Not that the kids who frequent this area of/. would undertstand...
As for you, the man with the pla: I told you that you should pray we not meet again, lad. For someone who hates/., you sure spend a hell of a lot of time here...
Dude, you can pick up four-year-old Macs for under $100 (check a local university's surplus office) and put Panther on it (make sure it has built-in USB if you want Panther). I have Jaguar running on a beige G3 with 192MB of RAM and, for the MAME box it's being turned into, it runs perfectly.
So, if you really wanted to, you could spend less than $500 and have an OS X machine on your desktop to play with it and see if you're interested in going further.
I started using OS X with the Public Beta - in September 1999. And, yes, it was on my production machine. Thus, OS X has been with us for 4 years and 4 months, not 3 years.
Or, return it. I know of two people who received and opened 30 GB iPods the day the 40GB models were introduced. Apple's customer service took the 30s back and sent 40s, free of charge.
It isn't January 24 yet. Didn't you notice that there were no desktop or laptop refreshes today?
I suspect the rumors of a revitalized Cube as a the 20th Anniversary Mac may be on target... for the 24th. Though, I suspect, it will be less like the TAM in that it will be a thought-out, nice-looking, well-priced bundle that they'll sell for a year or so.
Hopefully they stay away from the geek in a tuxedo this time.:)
Not just upper-middle class. I'm sure some student loan money is already being spent on Apple's education site (where students can get the mini for $229) as we all speak.
If you say those two names, don't you hear their related themes?
What about the sound effects from Asteroids? Or the opening effects of the Atari 2600 Pac-Man? It isn't just music, but sound itself.
Sound has always played a vital role in our enjoyment of videogames, just as it has in movies (a bad film score can kill a decent movie). How many of us can't stand silent movies with no scores? I love silent movies, when they have a score, but fall asleep whenever there is just dead silence.
Sometimes we underestimate the effect sound can have on our enjoyment of a medium...
Hey, we're all entitled to our opinions; you, me and the moderators all have the right to express ourselves.
Too bad you can't express yourself without hiding behind an AC posting.
Are we speaking technically?
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If we're speaking technically, my first computer was a Little Professor calculator. If we're talking something that could be used for programming, then we have to count the the Atari 2600 with its Basic Programming cartridge and controllers. If we're talking first, full-fledged machine, then mine was an Atari 800XL.
I agree with you, but you need to realize something: Lucas doesn't care about the games. There was an interview lately where Lucas said he pays no attention whatsoever to the Expanded Universe, only the movies. Thus, the games, books, comics, etc., can do whatever the hell they want and, if continuity breaks in Episode III because of that, well, tough.
So, it's not Lucas. It's Lucasarts, but it's not the man himself. Furthermore, it isn't even Lucasarts developers who made the game - it's Sony Online Entertainment ones who did. So, you darts should be tossed at Lucasarts and Sony, basically. Then find whoever is the Continuity Editor at Lucasfilm nowadays and throw a big one at them...
I realy think you need to check moreinto the story, not just what the "fair and balanced" Washington Post reports.
Anedotally: none of the iPods in my office have died. One of my coworkers ordered a 30 GB iPod two days before Apple revealed the 40 GB. He called to complain, but there was no reason to - they readily agreed to ship the 40 to him with an RMA label for the 30. Another coworker sent his back only days after getting it because it wouldn't turn on. Apple obliginly let him send it back, even though I, and other coworkers, had found instructions on how to get your iPod up and running when you let the battery drain too far. Two days later, the iPod was back, with a full charge, and instructions on how not to do it again (nevermind the fact that he did).
Non-anecdotal: Check this out. Let's then go back to the original Cnet coverage of this on November 26. The Cnet article also mentions the beginning of Apple's policy, which began before the Neistats video appeared.
Completely biased: The Neistats are media whores who use poor grammar (it's "irreplacable," not "unreplacable") and they are simply looking for some attention.
Looks like you gave them some.
So, tell us again: who was played by whom?
This "typical Mac person" is going to go finish compiling KDE on his iBook now. Y'all come back now, y'hear?
My grandfather was one of the first US soldiers into the death camps when Europe was liberated. You have no idea who I am or what I and my family have been through.
Take your holier-than-thou attitude and shove it. You leave no room for debate, no room for discussion.
Thus, you, sir, are the exactly what you claim to be railing against. You are a close-minded fool, and it is not worth my time to deal with you. I have more important things to deal with than paranoids...
Nope... the new model is SCPH-50001. It was released in Japan back in the late spring of this year. Check out http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/hardwarereviews?i dnumber=37 for more info.
The new PS2 without the iLink (FireWire) port BUT with the progressive scan DVD capability, the IR port built-in and the eject button on the remote (finally!), I'm not surprised that Panasonic is pulling out of this area. The GC is a great machine, but if you can buy a GC for $99 and a Panasonic DVD player for roughly the same price... it seems silly for Panasonic to keep making the Q.
You're starting to sound like a Christian missionary. Considering how virulent they tend to be, those are not people I have much respect for.
To start with: I'm well beyond being "young" and you should watch how you throw that attitude around, sir. My mind was shaped long ago and I am happy with where it is, thankyouverymuch.
Secondly, I applaud your desire to be a martyr, but I think you're only misleading yourself and, frankly, being awfully close-minded when it comes to an opposing viewpoint.
I come here to pick up news, discuss issues, moderate and metamoderate. That's it. I deal with biases and politics every day (I run a help desk for a state university). I've played politics, both clean and dirty./. is nothing compared to the sludge that I've slung and have had slung at me.
Again, to be frank, I don't let anyone tell me how to think. That includes both the/. editors and you. And the condescending attitude you are putting forth is not winning me to your point of view.
You know, why do you stay here if you are upset with how things work? Go and create your own site.
Remember,/. isn't a public entity. It is a company in the business of making money. If you don't like something, then vote with your pocketbook, or, rather, your advertisement attention, and walk away./. does not have influence over your life. It doesn't shape it or mold it.
It's a website. The power it has over you is only the power you allow it to have.
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I work for a university. Trust me: the kids who play Halo have no clue who developed it. Some of them don't even know that MS makes the Xbox... which then begs the question: how the hell did they get into college? But, I digress...
Not that the kids who frequent this area of /. would undertstand...
As for you, the man with the pla: I told you that you should pray we not meet again, lad. For someone who hates /., you sure spend a hell of a lot of time here...
So, if you really wanted to, you could spend less than $500 and have an OS X machine on your desktop to play with it and see if you're interested in going further.
I started using OS X with the Public Beta - in September 1999. And, yes, it was on my production machine. Thus, OS X has been with us for 4 years and 4 months, not 3 years.
He steals on a regular basis. Just check his recent posts and the fights I've had with him recently...
I would say you should call customer service.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/uptodate/
Or, return it. I know of two people who received and opened 30 GB iPods the day the 40GB models were introduced. Apple's customer service took the 30s back and sent 40s, free of charge.
It's worth asking, at least. :)
I suspect the rumors of a revitalized Cube as a the 20th Anniversary Mac may be on target... for the 24th. Though, I suspect, it will be less like the TAM in that it will be a thought-out, nice-looking, well-priced bundle that they'll sell for a year or so.
Hopefully they stay away from the geek in a tuxedo this time. :)
Not just upper-middle class. I'm sure some student loan money is already being spent on Apple's education site (where students can get the mini for $229) as we all speak.
What about the sound effects from Asteroids? Or the opening effects of the Atari 2600 Pac-Man? It isn't just music, but sound itself.
Sound has always played a vital role in our enjoyment of videogames, just as it has in movies (a bad film score can kill a decent movie). How many of us can't stand silent movies with no scores? I love silent movies, when they have a score, but fall asleep whenever there is just dead silence.
Sometimes we underestimate the effect sound can have on our enjoyment of a medium...
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Granted, it was basically Bandai's machine, but it's always interesting to look at what plans Apple had for it in the States.
Too bad you can't express yourself without hiding behind an AC posting.
If we're speaking technically, my first computer was a Little Professor calculator. If we're talking something that could be used for programming, then we have to count the the Atari 2600 with its Basic Programming cartridge and controllers. If we're talking first, full-fledged machine, then mine was an Atari 800XL.
I suspect pushing that dumpster in the video was akin to a Herculean task in the Neistat universe.
So, it's not Lucas. It's Lucasarts, but it's not the man himself. Furthermore, it isn't even Lucasarts developers who made the game - it's Sony Online Entertainment ones who did. So, you darts should be tossed at Lucasarts and Sony, basically. Then find whoever is the Continuity Editor at Lucasfilm nowadays and throw a big one at them...
Anedotally: none of the iPods in my office have died. One of my coworkers ordered a 30 GB iPod two days before Apple revealed the 40 GB. He called to complain, but there was no reason to - they readily agreed to ship the 40 to him with an RMA label for the 30. Another coworker sent his back only days after getting it because it wouldn't turn on. Apple obliginly let him send it back, even though I, and other coworkers, had found instructions on how to get your iPod up and running when you let the battery drain too far. Two days later, the iPod was back, with a full charge, and instructions on how not to do it again (nevermind the fact that he did).
Non-anecdotal: Check this out. Let's then go back to the original Cnet coverage of this on November 26. The Cnet article also mentions the beginning of Apple's policy, which began before the Neistats video appeared.
Completely biased: The Neistats are media whores who use poor grammar (it's "irreplacable," not "unreplacable") and they are simply looking for some attention.
Looks like you gave them some.
So, tell us again: who was played by whom?
This "typical Mac person" is going to go finish compiling KDE on his iBook now. Y'all come back now, y'hear?
Sad, isn't it?
That link goes to prove you're simply an ignorant slob, and you've seriously undercut any credibility you could possibly have.
Adios. If I were you, I would pray we don't meet again.
My grandfather was one of the first US soldiers into the death camps when Europe was liberated. You have no idea who I am or what I and my family have been through.
Take your holier-than-thou attitude and shove it. You leave no room for debate, no room for discussion.
Thus, you, sir, are the exactly what you claim to be railing against. You are a close-minded fool, and it is not worth my time to deal with you. I have more important things to deal with than paranoids...
Nope... the new model is SCPH-50001. It was released in Japan back in the late spring of this year. Check out http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/hardwarereviews?i dnumber=37 for more info.
They are nice looking machines, though...
To start with: I'm well beyond being "young" and you should watch how you throw that attitude around, sir. My mind was shaped long ago and I am happy with where it is, thankyouverymuch.
Secondly, I applaud your desire to be a martyr, but I think you're only misleading yourself and, frankly, being awfully close-minded when it comes to an opposing viewpoint.
I come here to pick up news, discuss issues, moderate and metamoderate. That's it. I deal with biases and politics every day (I run a help desk for a state university). I've played politics, both clean and dirty. /. is nothing compared to the sludge that I've slung and have had slung at me.
Again, to be frank, I don't let anyone tell me how to think. That includes both the /. editors and you. And the condescending attitude you are putting forth is not winning me to your point of view.
Remember, /. isn't a public entity. It is a company in the business of making money. If you don't like something, then vote with your pocketbook, or, rather, your advertisement attention, and walk away. /. does not have influence over your life. It doesn't shape it or mold it.
It's a website. The power it has over you is only the power you allow it to have.