Unluckily, many operators put their pins right next to a DDR machine, driving us pinheads out of our friggin' minds! (I pulled the plug on the DDR machine at the local bowling alley after about the fifth time through the attract mode.) Unluckily, DDR and related music machines are fun for those playing and watching, but for other players at the arcade they're a big annoyance.
Not that it's a new phenomenon...I remember being annoyed by the Punch*Out machine at the arcade when it was the newest game and, hence, the loudest. "Left! Left! Uppercut! Knock 'em out!"
We have a couple "nickel city" arcades in the area, where most/all games are $.05. There's an entrance fee (I seem to remember $2) and many many "classic games" for free. Too bad they're all > 30 minutes from my house, or else I'd be there daily.
That, and California Extreme where all of the rare games go. All games on free play and seminars and whatnot to boot. Whoo!
Have you been to a Super Auction or other game auction? Tons of vids from various eras, most working and in good shape...Many going for $500. (Decent cabinets for $25, easy!)
But if you want Tekken Tag Tournament or DDR or some other crap, you'll pay $$$.
Huh? LD is analog but it is not "film" (with individual frames represented visually on the media.) It's akin to analog videotape but is read via a laser reflection so no wear and tear.
In fact, CAV LD stores frames as concentric circles on the disc (CLV is one big spiral, a-la CD's) so you'd definitely not see any pictures besides the reflection of your ugly mug.;^)
Google for "laserdisc technology" for more information.
Regarding transcoding to DVD, the LD video quality is generally much worse than DVD. I suspect it's mostly due to lower quality master tapes and mastering process. A friend of mine compared my Criterion Bladerunner LD to his DVD (in ~95, when DVD was just getting rolling) and the DVD was far far better looking. (On the same TV and dual-format player.)
Depending on where the lawsuit is filed, I suspect a lawsuit of gross negligence could win some big cash. While they could hold up the EULA, the court still gets to use their judgement as to whether the customer really agreed to it and whether the EULA covers intentional disregard for the safety of their product.
If a corporation could prove that they had an incident of someone exploiting this flaw and that M$ knew of the flaw, couldn't they sue the pants off of M$?
Why hasn't anyone pointed out the obvious? DVI without the DRM is prettymuch only available to computers. Prosumer DVI-out DVD players do DRM. (Well, unless you're willing to risk a bizarre brand.)
Also, I use a Creative SoundBlaster USB. Why? External D->A means higher S/N. It works ok with my Powerbook, although the PB can't control much of anything on it.
I use a Powerbook 'cause it's damned quiet, much quieter than most PC's and 'cause I can use it for so much more than my home theater.
A $75 free-standing projector screen and some Martin-Logan electrostats make everything all nummy.
Methinks it would be useful to have a site which exploits all of the major holes in IE/Office (and can send e-mail for Outlook vuln.) that would look like a legitimate use of your office computer but that would trash it so you could go home early...:^)
Simple, if you weren't working overtime, the underemployed of/. would have more job opportunities.
Working overtime is ok *on occasion* but I've actually asked employers in interviews what their workweek is like and they said "we prettymuch expect you'll be working overtime." Why not hire more people then? ('course, it costs them more to hire enough people to fill the work, so the force overtime.)
A simple rule I follow on overtime: if I set a schedule and I might not make it, I'll work extra. If I screw up, I work extra. If my boss sets my schedule, I work 40-hour weeks and let the schedule slip. In fact, I think the only time I even asked to be paid for overtime (once in my life?) was when my boss said "can you be here late today"? Otherwise I just eat it as comp time.
Regarding comp time, it's not the same as overtime...Comp time is 1x, overtime is usually 1.5x (or more if it's over a holiday.)
A device with Wifi and mp3 playing must support streaming (even if it's simply "streaming" off a network filesystem) instead of requiring you "sync" the music before it'll play it. And let me guess, you have to use some annoying custom desktop app (even though this device has everything you'd need to browse/dl music directly.) Next!
Plus the IPaqs come with Consumer IR (much further range than IRDA ports on most PDA's), can be programmed by taking IR input from an existing remote (truely universal, unlike the Clie mentioned in other comments!)
I have been programming my 2215 with codes from my DV camera's remote ('course, Canon had to put some functions on the remote that can't be accessed elsewhere. Grr!)
Disadvantages: Costs a fair bit (2215's on the order of $400), limited "tactile" buttons, shorter battery life, other uses (you're likely to take your "remote" with you).
Advantages: Rechargable battery, nice screen, nice backlighting, color, other uses;^).
Besides, what other remote can you run a C64 emulator on?
Reverse the problem. Nuclear powerplant feeding a high-power pulse laser for launch? No nuclear payload on the vehicle means a lighter vehicle (and less danger if the vehicle fails to fly).
Actually, there is. The fires in SoCal *would* have been fought by National Guardsmen if they weren't human bait in Iraq. Many of these guys and gals are firefighters by trade, and many more are at the ready to be called up in emergencies such as major fires. So it is Bush's fault.
Actually, there are reasons for this...Mostly having to do with very very complex government regulations that make starting a business (esp. a tech business) an expensive and difficult proposition. Many Indians came to the US just to start their company. (Don't know if that is still the case, it was in recent years.)
There have also (in previous years) been severe infrastructure problems in the country, I'm sure searching back in/. will find you articles about power problems and network problems in Bangalore.
Needless to say, there are more people with tech degrees in India than tech jobs in the U.S. Don't pin your hopes on their labor costs going up due to demand any time soon!
Interesting related article: http://www.business-standard.com/ice/story.asp?Men u=7&story=30970
Agreed, Apple is tops when it comes to hardware engineering. I mean, compare Toshiba's 17" laptop to the 17" Powerbook?
And, having just given away my Toshiba E-755 PDA, I'm no longer one bit of a fan of their hardware or support. Panasonic's not likely to come up with much better.
Sony is about the only other major electronics/computer manufacturer that can compare to Apple's h/w engineering, but they're still stuck with their braindead/proprietary memory stick and minidisc formats.
Depends on the University. Cal Poly (my alum) has a very "applied" CS curriculum (reflective of their being in the engineering department, not math or science). Sure, we learned theory, but we had to program (usually in C/C++, Modula 2 [this was in the '90's, they use Java now], and other procedural languages.)
In fact, Cal Poly's slogan used to be "learn by doing". (And still is? I think they dumped it late in my college career.)
Now grad school, on the other hand, is far more about theory and reading/writing papers.
When you don't have a good balance of a foundation in theory and hands-on real-world programming, your code tends to suck.
Personally, I have to wonder if Amazon is playing a shell game to snooker investors. Here's how it would work, Mr. Bezos determines that his current business can never make a profit. How will he ever explain that to the investors (and let him offload some shares?) As long as he takes whatever income he has and invests it into expanding his business into new areas, investors are not bothered by losses. Given that their earnings/share is still negative $.23, I would guess that's their game.
Alternately, they don't want to ever post a profit 'cause then market expectations are that once they start making a profit they should always make a profit and it makes capital investment all that much more difficult. At least that was what management at Metricom (the Ricochet folks) claimed was their strategy, before they went under.;^o
Dunno why they're still stuck in VGA-land...DVI-I would give me DVI-D for my projector and DVI-A for people still stuck in the age of VGA and have a plug only slightly larger than VGA. Dunno why VIA hasn't gotten on the DVI bandwagon yet...
But it's the perfect game for the teenage boys that are the editors of/. (whether physically or mentally.);^O (There goes my good Karma! Not like it's gotten me anything...)
The rest of us will play grownup games that have gameplay, not 10-minute cutscenes. (Sadly, very few of this sort of game have come out recently!)
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Unluckily, many operators put their pins right next to a DDR machine, driving us pinheads out of our friggin' minds! (I pulled the plug on the DDR machine at the local bowling alley after about the fifth time through the attract mode.) Unluckily, DDR and related music machines are fun for those playing and watching, but for other players at the arcade they're a big annoyance.
Not that it's a new phenomenon...I remember being annoyed by the Punch*Out machine at the arcade when it was the newest game and, hence, the loudest. "Left! Left! Uppercut! Knock 'em out!"
We have a couple "nickel city" arcades in the area, where most/all games are $.05. There's an entrance fee (I seem to remember $2) and many many "classic games" for free. Too bad they're all > 30 minutes from my house, or else I'd be there daily.
That, and California Extreme where all of the rare games go. All games on free play and seminars and whatnot to boot. Whoo!
Have you been to a Super Auction or other game auction? Tons of vids from various eras, most working and in good shape...Many going for $500. (Decent cabinets for $25, easy!)
But if you want Tekken Tag Tournament or DDR or some other crap, you'll pay $$$.
So, does the new series follow the book of Mormon?
http://www.proaxis.com/~sherlockfam/art5.html
No such thing as ballistic missles in space :^) (Ballistic missiles are missiles that are powerful enough to escape the gravity of Earth, a-la nukes.)
And now back to our crappy sci-fi program. (I know, let's cancel Farscape and start our own series using crap CGI and bad actors!)
Huh? LD is analog but it is not "film" (with individual frames represented visually on the media.) It's akin to analog videotape but is read via a laser reflection so no wear and tear.
;^)
In fact, CAV LD stores frames as concentric circles on the disc (CLV is one big spiral, a-la CD's) so you'd definitely not see any pictures besides the reflection of your ugly mug.
Google for "laserdisc technology" for more information.
Regarding transcoding to DVD, the LD video quality is generally much worse than DVD. I suspect it's mostly due to lower quality master tapes and mastering process. A friend of mine compared my Criterion Bladerunner LD to his DVD (in ~95, when DVD was just getting rolling) and the DVD was far far better looking. (On the same TV and dual-format player.)
Depending on where the lawsuit is filed, I suspect a lawsuit of gross negligence could win some big cash. While they could hold up the EULA, the court still gets to use their judgement as to whether the customer really agreed to it and whether the EULA covers intentional disregard for the safety of their product.
If a corporation could prove that they had an incident of someone exploiting this flaw and that M$ knew of the flaw, couldn't they sue the pants off of M$?
At least one can hope...
Why hasn't anyone pointed out the obvious? DVI without the DRM is prettymuch only available to computers. Prosumer DVI-out DVD players do DRM. (Well, unless you're willing to risk a bizarre brand.)
Also, I use a Creative SoundBlaster USB. Why? External D->A means higher S/N. It works ok with my Powerbook, although the PB can't control much of anything on it.
I use a Powerbook 'cause it's damned quiet, much quieter than most PC's and 'cause I can use it for so much more than my home theater.
A $75 free-standing projector screen and some Martin-Logan electrostats make everything all nummy.
Methinks it would be useful to have a site which exploits all of the major holes in IE/Office (and can send e-mail for Outlook vuln.) that would look like a legitimate use of your office computer but that would trash it so you could go home early...:^)
Simple, if you weren't working overtime, the underemployed of /. would have more job opportunities.
Working overtime is ok *on occasion* but I've actually asked employers in interviews what their workweek is like and they said "we prettymuch expect you'll be working overtime." Why not hire more people then? ('course, it costs them more to hire enough people to fill the work, so the force overtime.)
A simple rule I follow on overtime: if I set a schedule and I might not make it, I'll work extra. If I screw up, I work extra. If my boss sets my schedule, I work 40-hour weeks and let the schedule slip. In fact, I think the only time I even asked to be paid for overtime (once in my life?) was when my boss said "can you be here late today"? Otherwise I just eat it as comp time.
Regarding comp time, it's not the same as overtime...Comp time is 1x, overtime is usually 1.5x (or more if it's over a holiday.)
A device with Wifi and mp3 playing must support streaming (even if it's simply "streaming" off a network filesystem) instead of requiring you "sync" the music before it'll play it. And let me guess, you have to use some annoying custom desktop app (even though this device has everything you'd need to browse/dl music directly.) Next!
Plus the IPaqs come with Consumer IR (much further range than IRDA ports on most PDA's), can be programmed by taking IR input from an existing remote (truely universal, unlike the Clie mentioned in other comments!)
;^).
I have been programming my 2215 with codes from my DV camera's remote ('course, Canon had to put some functions on the remote that can't be accessed elsewhere. Grr!)
Disadvantages: Costs a fair bit (2215's on the order of $400), limited "tactile" buttons, shorter battery life, other uses (you're likely to take your "remote" with you).
Advantages: Rechargable battery, nice screen, nice backlighting, color, other uses
Besides, what other remote can you run a C64 emulator on?
Reverse the problem. Nuclear powerplant feeding a high-power pulse laser for launch? No nuclear payload on the vehicle means a lighter vehicle (and less danger if the vehicle fails to fly).
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Actually, there is. The fires in SoCal *would* have been fought by National Guardsmen if they weren't human bait in Iraq. Many of these guys and gals are firefighters by trade, and many more are at the ready to be called up in emergencies such as major fires. So it is Bush's fault.
Actually, there are reasons for this...Mostly having to do with very very complex government regulations that make starting a business (esp. a tech business) an expensive and difficult proposition. Many Indians came to the US just to start their company. (Don't know if that is still the case, it was in recent years.)
/. will find you articles about power problems and network problems in Bangalore.
n u=7&story=30970
There have also (in previous years) been severe infrastructure problems in the country, I'm sure searching back in
Needless to say, there are more people with tech degrees in India than tech jobs in the U.S. Don't pin your hopes on their labor costs going up due to demand any time soon!
Interesting related article: http://www.business-standard.com/ice/story.asp?Me
I wonder if we'll see VMWare competing with VirtualPC on OSX? Competition is good...
Amen and agreed. Another /. paranoid episode / troll.
Agreed, Apple is tops when it comes to hardware engineering. I mean, compare Toshiba's 17" laptop to the 17" Powerbook?
;^)
And, having just given away my Toshiba E-755 PDA, I'm no longer one bit of a fan of their hardware or support. Panasonic's not likely to come up with much better.
Sony is about the only other major electronics/computer manufacturer that can compare to Apple's h/w engineering, but they're still stuck with their braindead/proprietary memory stick and minidisc formats.
Or maybe Nintendo will branch out.
"Universities aren't about practical education"
Depends on the University. Cal Poly (my alum) has a very "applied" CS curriculum (reflective of their being in the engineering department, not math or science). Sure, we learned theory, but we had to program (usually in C/C++, Modula 2 [this was in the '90's, they use Java now], and other procedural languages.)
In fact, Cal Poly's slogan used to be "learn by doing". (And still is? I think they dumped it late in my college career.)
Now grad school, on the other hand, is far more about theory and reading/writing papers.
When you don't have a good balance of a foundation in theory and hands-on real-world programming, your code tends to suck.
Think of the plants! The poor poor plants! Ooooh the tragedy!
(Sorry, had to say it.)
Ever play Microsurgeon?
(Sorry, it had to be mentioned.)
Personally, I have to wonder if Amazon is playing a shell game to snooker investors. Here's how it would work, Mr. Bezos determines that his current business can never make a profit. How will he ever explain that to the investors (and let him offload some shares?) As long as he takes whatever income he has and invests it into expanding his business into new areas, investors are not bothered by losses. Given that their earnings/share is still negative $.23, I would guess that's their game.
;^o
Alternately, they don't want to ever post a profit 'cause then market expectations are that once they start making a profit they should always make a profit and it makes capital investment all that much more difficult. At least that was what management at Metricom (the Ricochet folks) claimed was their strategy, before they went under.
Dunno why they're still stuck in VGA-land...DVI-I would give me DVI-D for my projector and DVI-A for people still stuck in the age of VGA and have a plug only slightly larger than VGA. Dunno why VIA hasn't gotten on the DVI bandwagon yet...
But it's the perfect game for the teenage boys that are the editors of /. (whether physically or mentally.) ;^O (There goes my good Karma! Not like it's gotten me anything...)
The rest of us will play grownup games that have gameplay, not 10-minute cutscenes. (Sadly, very few of this sort of game have come out recently!)