My wife and I have been slowly moving through FFXI over the past six months. I was a hume RDM at one point (from the March PS2 release), then moved to a taru BLM when my wife decided to play (she's a taru WHM... we're very cute together).
My personal opinion is that FFXI player base is solidifying. The kids who wanted to check it out, and buy the hard drive for their PS2, are jumping ship to WoW and they were the ones that caused most of the crap in the groups, IMHO. That's not to say that players my age (I'm 31 going on 32) are always good in parties, either. But, IHMO, we're looking a stronger party-dynamic players staying on while the non-party types are leaving. Finally.
From FileMaker's own site: "Ownership: FileMaker, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)." FileMaker, Inc. is the renamed Claris, Inc. You're thinking they sold it off because, in Jobs's scouring of all things Sculley at Apple in 1998, he renamed the company from Claris to FileMaker and killed all Claris products but FileMaker.
As for Bluetooth and Keynote: I use my PB 15", SonyEricsson P900, Keynote and Salling Clicker to present a constantly-tweaked and edited 15 minute presentation to groups of incoming freshman and transfer students every (totalling over 3000 in the course of a year). I also present regularly in my workplace and at conferences. Keynote and Salling have yet to fail me in that regard.
No one said it's evil when it's MS. What happens to be the issue with MS and its app development is that one hand never seems to take into account what the other is doing. Thus, the Word team doesn't talk to the Excel team until it's time to bring the apps together (and I understand Access has multiple teams that cause more than a fair share of problems), which is when they start thinking about ways to integrate the apps.
I'm not saying that Apple is going to do it right, but if they focus on the office suite as one product, not individual products, then I can easily see a better app/system integration than MS has been able to pull off.
I'm doubtful due to two things: FileMaker and Keynote. Clearly, half of the suite is already there, under Apple's full control, and ready to roll. But will we still see a slow office suite, like MS Office, or will Apple actually pull Keynote and Filemaker in to the point where they are parts of one product, not seperate products bundled together.
Except that LucasArts didn't develop it - Obsidian did. LucasArts is the publisher. BioWare developed the first one (I seem to remember that Obsidian and BioWare share some staff... but I'm not sure).
I don't disagree that LucasArts is publishing some underwhelming stuff lately, but don't heap all the bad stuff on their in-house developers' shoulders.
But this is a case where she sold the rights under a specific belief (that Phillipa Boyen would be writing the script). My personal opinion is that, if she wanted more involvement, she should have pulled the rights off the table until she could get an agreement on it (taking less of an up-front payment and more of ad revenue, DVD sales, etc. might have helped there). Authors who are typically named as "consultant" typically get no input on the story.
I point to J. K. Rowling as an example of an auther who is very involved in the movies. She dictated many of the details in the contract, and even has say over casting decisions. She did, however, give up almost all of the merchandising rights, which is why Warner makes so much crap when it comes to Harry Potter merchandising...
Unless Manson changed his named to Danny Elfman, he's NOT doing the score.
A quick Google search unveiled that Manson publicly said, going back as far as 2000, that he wanted the role. I can't find anything from Burton saying that he wanted Manson in it, but I could have sworn I saw an interview or something. Oh, well.
It's all made better knowing that Christopher Lee is playing Willy Wonka's father.;)
As I stated on Engadget: this looks like a replacement remote (look at the iPod remote, look at this picture - volume up/down, track back & forth), not a new iPod.
I think the major piece missing from this puzzle is that there is no center button on this rendering.
I think there has to be a display for the 512MB and 1GB models - even just a three- or four-line LED (look at your pager - you'll see what I mean) would work.
It's also 14-15 years old. How many/. readers were even in gradeschool at that point (for the record , I was a freshman in high school)? There are kids on this site who really have no clue how sorry comics were before Frank Miller, Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman got their hands on DC. I look back at pieces from 1984 or before and cringe at how bad they were. Hell, even Crisis on Infinite Earths was not as strong as it could have been.
It did transcend its own genre back in 1987 - I have numerous newspaper clippings, an article from Time, etc., that point to that fact. Sandman, Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns were the pieces that most people focused on at that point. College course were taught around them, books were written about them, televison explored them.
So why isn't Watchmen as prevelant now? I have my thoughts, but I think there are others out here who have thoughts I would like to read first...
You have to use the same thumb to move that you use to make contact with the screen. Oh well.. I guess it's time to evolve a third hand
No, you don't. The D-pad and the letter buttons serve the same function in the Metroid demo. So, for example, when I was playing the demo the other night at Target, I used my right thumb on the letter buttons to move, right index finger on the right shoulder button to fire and left thumb on the touch screen to target, jump, change to a moprh ball, etc.
Well, I have to admit: I was a paying SoundJam user. I was a paying Audion user. But, in the end, iTunes won out over both of them in terms of how integrated it is - and i'm not even talking about the iPod side of things, or even the iTMS. I'm talking jsut the whole package that iTunes is. it's very clean, very simple, very easy to use.
Do I miss SoundJam? Hell, yes. Though, I will admit, that iTunes still reminds me of SoundJam every now and then. And I still install SoundJam on the pre-OS X Macs I do work on.
Will I miss Audion? Yes and no. It never really met the level I wanted to see out of a player. I liked the fact that it still existed but, after the rise of AAC, I saw the writing on the wall and assumed that Audion would barely limp along after that.
That said: Panic also makes a kick-ass FTP client called Transmit. I'm a proud paying user of that app and highyl suggest it to any one looking for a good OS X FTP client.
One of the telling items is that voting programs themselves are secure. The databases are not. This link talks about it much more closely. Start reading at the paragraph that begins "On the CNBC TV show 'Topic A With Tina Brown'..."
If you watch the film on Votergate, about halfway through the film, you can watch the clip from "Topic A" where Howard Dean uses Access to easily change the database file.
Now, let's be brutally honest: How many people think that non-federal government offices (and maybe even federal offices) have IT support properly maintaining and securing the computers on the network?
How many of those machines are behind any type of firewall?
This doesn't have to be a "vast right-wing conspiracy." This could be as simple as a few kids fooling around, WarGames-style.
Now, I readily admit that I voted for Kerry. I am not saying Kerry was robbed of the election and readily accept a Bush victory if there was a fair fight.
However, was this a fair fight? Even if Karl Rove wasn't masterminding a subversion of the e-voting machines, and it was just kids (or just programming bugs) causing these errors, I would still not consider this a fair fight.
Well, let's not go the iPod route. How about: is the PSone, with the Sony LCD, a portable? Or is it a console?
My guess is that console is short for "console system." I went to the dictionary and it says (in terms of TVs): "a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor." There were stereo consoles at one time (huge damn things).
My guess is that the word is derived from "console system" because you could put it in your TV console...
It is generally agreed that there is an accident that lands Yoda on Dagobah. I can't think of the name of the ship, but I know it's been batted around many of the SW forums for well over a year at this point.
Also, I know the books go into lightsaber construction, but there are two "canonical" sources that touch on it: Shadows of the Empire (the only book Lucas has stated definitely does happen in the SW universe) and the Clone Wars cartoon (technically, however, they are still part of the "Expanded Universe" and Lucas reserves the right not to abide by them if he wants).
A Jedi's final major part of training (before the trials, I guess, but TPM was the first I ever heard of "The Trials"... or, that matter, Qui-gon, or midichlorians, or Naboo or... ) is building his/her own lightsaber. In SOE, Luke builds the green one from materials Obi-wan hid long ago on Tatooine (SOE has a decent story, but pretty dull writing). In CW Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee are on Ilum, which is supposedly where the Jedi get the crystals for their lightsabers. I have no clue if Ilum will show up in ROTS or not.
BTW: If you have not seen the cartoon, I suggest hunting it down (there have to be bittorrents of it all over the place by now). Even prequel naysayers should enjoy it.
I don't know what the fight would be over. Clearly, Yoda has to: 1) end up on Dagobah; and 2) lose his lightsaber (after all, why wouldn't he teach Luke some moves if he was the best with a saber in the order?).
It's a fan thought (no basis in fact on this one) that Yoda defeats Dooku on Dagobah, and Dooku dies in the tree-cave that Luke has to enter in ESB. Of course, most people think Anakin has to kill Dooku to become Palpatine's apprentice, so I don't know if I buy the Dagobah fight (but it might work).
Rumor has it (and it is only a rumor right now) that Yoda and Palpatine fight each other.
I guess we'll see in six months.
Meanwhile, the teaser looks like Lucas learned his lesson from Jackson and the LOTR movies, but does Vader's voice sound a little off to anyone else? Is it Anakin's state? Or is James Earl Jones just starting to sound old?
You have a point but, remember, unless the First Amendment has somehow been abolished overnight they have the right to say any stupid thing they want to say.
Just as you do. Just as I do.
They are simply venting their frustrations and anger. It's human nature and there is no harm in it, especially when the election hasn't even been over for 24 hours.
While you could have been a little more subtle about it, I think you are quite right. At this point there is no one to blame but those who voted for Dubya. He is no longer an unknown commodity... people knew what they were voting for going into this...
Thus, I agree: I no longer blame Bush for the situation we're in. I blame the American public.
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My personal opinion is that FFXI player base is solidifying. The kids who wanted to check it out, and buy the hard drive for their PS2, are jumping ship to WoW and they were the ones that caused most of the crap in the groups, IMHO. That's not to say that players my age (I'm 31 going on 32) are always good in parties, either. But, IHMO, we're looking a stronger party-dynamic players staying on while the non-party types are leaving. Finally.
From FileMaker's own site: "Ownership: FileMaker, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)." FileMaker, Inc. is the renamed Claris, Inc. You're thinking they sold it off because, in Jobs's scouring of all things Sculley at Apple in 1998, he renamed the company from Claris to FileMaker and killed all Claris products but FileMaker.
As for Bluetooth and Keynote: I use my PB 15", SonyEricsson P900, Keynote and Salling Clicker to present a constantly-tweaked and edited 15 minute presentation to groups of incoming freshman and transfer students every (totalling over 3000 in the course of a year). I also present regularly in my workplace and at conferences. Keynote and Salling have yet to fail me in that regard.
I'm not saying that Apple is going to do it right, but if they focus on the office suite as one product, not individual products, then I can easily see a better app/system integration than MS has been able to pull off.
I'm doubtful due to two things: FileMaker and Keynote. Clearly, half of the suite is already there, under Apple's full control, and ready to roll. But will we still see a slow office suite, like MS Office, or will Apple actually pull Keynote and Filemaker in to the point where they are parts of one product, not seperate products bundled together.
You have failed the nerd test, lad. Try again.
I don't disagree that LucasArts is publishing some underwhelming stuff lately, but don't heap all the bad stuff on their in-house developers' shoulders.
I point to J. K. Rowling as an example of an auther who is very involved in the movies. She dictated many of the details in the contract, and even has say over casting decisions. She did, however, give up almost all of the merchandising rights, which is why Warner makes so much crap when it comes to Harry Potter merchandising...
A quick Google search unveiled that Manson publicly said, going back as far as 2000, that he wanted the role. I can't find anything from Burton saying that he wanted Manson in it, but I could have sworn I saw an interview or something. Oh, well.
It's all made better knowing that Christopher Lee is playing Willy Wonka's father. ;)
No matter how flipped-ouyt this version looks, can you imagine one with Manson in it? That would have rocked. :)
I think the major piece missing from this puzzle is that there is no center button on this rendering.
I think there has to be a display for the 512MB and 1GB models - even just a three- or four-line LED (look at your pager - you'll see what I mean) would work.
It did transcend its own genre back in 1987 - I have numerous newspaper clippings, an article from Time, etc., that point to that fact. Sandman, Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns were the pieces that most people focused on at that point. College course were taught around them, books were written about them, televison explored them.
So why isn't Watchmen as prevelant now? I have my thoughts, but I think there are others out here who have thoughts I would like to read first...
No, you don't. The D-pad and the letter buttons serve the same function in the Metroid demo. So, for example, when I was playing the demo the other night at Target, I used my right thumb on the letter buttons to move, right index finger on the right shoulder button to fire and left thumb on the touch screen to target, jump, change to a moprh ball, etc.
Do I miss SoundJam? Hell, yes. Though, I will admit, that iTunes still reminds me of SoundJam every now and then. And I still install SoundJam on the pre-OS X Macs I do work on.
Will I miss Audion? Yes and no. It never really met the level I wanted to see out of a player. I liked the fact that it still existed but, after the rise of AAC, I saw the writing on the wall and assumed that Audion would barely limp along after that.
That said: Panic also makes a kick-ass FTP client called Transmit. I'm a proud paying user of that app and highyl suggest it to any one looking for a good OS X FTP client.
It's been this way for years, probably close to a decade. AOL Europe really isn't anything new.
Umm... actually, they are doing decently. Last I heard, probably a couple of years ago, they had five million subscribers in Europe.
If you watch the film on Votergate, about halfway through the film, you can watch the clip from "Topic A" where Howard Dean uses Access to easily change the database file.
Now, let's be brutally honest: How many people think that non-federal government offices (and maybe even federal offices) have IT support properly maintaining and securing the computers on the network?
How many of those machines are behind any type of firewall?
This doesn't have to be a "vast right-wing conspiracy." This could be as simple as a few kids fooling around, WarGames-style.
Now, I readily admit that I voted for Kerry. I am not saying Kerry was robbed of the election and readily accept a Bush victory if there was a fair fight.
However, was this a fair fight? Even if Karl Rove wasn't masterminding a subversion of the e-voting machines, and it was just kids (or just programming bugs) causing these errors, I would still not consider this a fair fight.
Also remember: Diebold's CEO promised to deliver Ohio to George Bush. Again, it's not a smoking gun, but it does make you start to wonder.
My guess is that console is short for "console system." I went to the dictionary and it says (in terms of TVs): "a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor." There were stereo consoles at one time (huge damn things).
My guess is that the word is derived from "console system" because you could put it in your TV console...
Anyone have another take?
Also, I know the books go into lightsaber construction, but there are two "canonical" sources that touch on it: Shadows of the Empire (the only book Lucas has stated definitely does happen in the SW universe) and the Clone Wars cartoon (technically, however, they are still part of the "Expanded Universe" and Lucas reserves the right not to abide by them if he wants).
A Jedi's final major part of training (before the trials, I guess, but TPM was the first I ever heard of "The Trials"... or, that matter, Qui-gon, or midichlorians, or Naboo or... ) is building his/her own lightsaber. In SOE, Luke builds the green one from materials Obi-wan hid long ago on Tatooine (SOE has a decent story, but pretty dull writing). In CW Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee are on Ilum, which is supposedly where the Jedi get the crystals for their lightsabers. I have no clue if Ilum will show up in ROTS or not.
BTW: If you have not seen the cartoon, I suggest hunting it down (there have to be bittorrents of it all over the place by now). Even prequel naysayers should enjoy it.
It's just a handheld console, but I wouldn't say a GB or DS or VB aren't consoles.
It's a fan thought (no basis in fact on this one) that Yoda defeats Dooku on Dagobah, and Dooku dies in the tree-cave that Luke has to enter in ESB. Of course, most people think Anakin has to kill Dooku to become Palpatine's apprentice, so I don't know if I buy the Dagobah fight (but it might work).
I guess we'll see in six months.
Meanwhile, the teaser looks like Lucas learned his lesson from Jackson and the LOTR movies, but does Vader's voice sound a little off to anyone else? Is it Anakin's state? Or is James Earl Jones just starting to sound old?
Just as you do. Just as I do.
They are simply venting their frustrations and anger. It's human nature and there is no harm in it, especially when the election hasn't even been over for 24 hours.
My faith in CowboyNeal never wavered
Ahhh... you live in Iran, huh?
Kill! :p
Thus, I agree: I no longer blame Bush for the situation we're in. I blame the American public.