Those Turks are real jive turkeys! And to think I was going to blame the Israelis for the flotilla disaster! Now I've got my eyes squarely perched on the Turks! Especially that Bald Bull fella, I don't trust that guy at all!
The 1970s and unilateral environmental regulation virtually destroyed American Industry. This is just going to put the final nail in the coffin.
Yeah, disco and the Clean Air Act destroyed us! Except, we're still the most industrialized nation on the planet. The elimination of the manufacturing sector was done willingly, in order to save a few bucks. Your communist buddies in China thank you for it.
Well, I find it pathetic that people actually waste their time going out and polluting the environment with their cars, when they could be staying at home watching the walls melt! What's wrong with those people, that they have to seek enjoyment from the filthy, disease-ridden outdoors?
Remember the horrible Orange Box port for PS3? That was farmed out to EA, but it was still with Valve's approval. It reflected poorly on Valve, and Newell's been in PS3-bashing mode ever since then. Rather than admit that his company is too small to devote the resources to develop on PS3, he blusters about how crappy it is.
No, Gabe, other developers have been developing on PS3 for years and there are some great games for it. You already develop for Xbox 360, another platform that forces you to have the developer's blessing before you can code. Whining about openness doesn't make sense at this point. Feel free to skip PS3 development. Just don't blame the PS3 for your own company's shortcomings.
They mocked the Xbox 360 because it could only play select games from the previous generation. New PS3s only play some games from the PS1 days and none from the PS2 unless you have older hardware.
They also cut the PS3's price in half. How were they able to do that? By removing features that most people didn't use. And they're finally selling PS3s. Getting rid of the extra costs of backwards compatibility was the right move from a profitability standpoint.
They touted the PS3 as a computer, you can even install a full OS. When they removed the Other OS option for the PS3 slim they promised that it would remain in the older systems. No Other OS on any system anymore, even the ones they promised not to remove it from.
I'm sad to see the Linux install feature go, but did anyone really think it was going anywhere? If you remember Net Yarouze (PS1) or PS2 Linux's shoddy support, then probably didn't expect much from PS3 Linux. If you are the fraction of a percent of people who knew nothing of Sony's past Linux support and dropped $600 just to run Linux on an exotic box, I don't feel sorry for you, because obviously you're rich.
They lie about why the Sixaxis controller doesn't have rumble, saying it isn't needed. Then tote what a great feature it is when the Dualshock 3 controller comes out.
Also, Sixaxis didn't have rumble because of a patent dispute. Again, not a surprise to anyone who kept up with Sony. The only people who were surprised by Sony's behavior were starry-eyed Linux fanatics. They understandably hate Sony now, but they were more than a little naive and uninformed when they dropped the $600 on a launch PS3. Buyer beware and all that.
Once the major issues are resolved(transfers, Nintendo's indy stance, etc.), there's nothing to stop Nintendo from becoming the #1 game company in the world - if they want that position.
I was taught that the Civil War was fought to free the slaves from their southern oppressors. In reality, the north controlled the federal government and set a history of economic policies that ignored the well-being of the southern states. Slavery was the last straw; abolition would have crushed the southern economies. Secession happened out of fear and desperation to preserve a way of life.
Slavery is bad for a "free market economy". It retards growth, and promotes inefficiency, punishes innovation, etc. That is not a matter of debate, it's a fact borne out by several studies of slave vs. free economies.
That robo-roach used to be a human guy, I think he was Czech? Anyway, he woke up one morning and he was a bug. And just when he started getting used to that, they put some cyber-helmet on him and started doing weird experiments on him! Talk about a shitty life!
So when you specifically called out "flash games" what you really meant were "ads on webpages"? That's an interesting interpretation of your own statements. At least get your talking points straight.
It's not like there's a dearth of problems with Flash on mobile devices. I would go on with how much Flash sucks, but there's not enough room in Slashdot's database. I only want it because SlingPlayer is unlikely to have a native version for Pre. But because I didn't specifically enumerate every single reason why Flash sucks, obviously that means I'm quoting from "talking points" and thus invalidates my argument, right, genius?
As for ads, there will be ad blockers, just like on regular browsers. Amazing how the problems tend to correct themselves like that.
Or you could just not allow Flash in the first place, rather than rely on users to install Flash, figure out what's causing their stuff to crawl to a halt, then somehow figure out to install an ad-blocker. Because, like I said, most users don't (and won't) have a clue. The iPhone isn't the platform for power users. That's why Apple doesn't want to open that can of worms.
You never looked in the AppStore right? For every decent app there are at least 500 garbage apps out there.
I'm sure even the worst is better than having Safari crash and slow down because of the Flash ads most websites are infested with.
Because iTunes for Windows and the plethora of crapware in AppStore is such an amazing user experience?
iTunes on Windows is slow. And the stupid Apple Software Update that wants you to install Safari and all that other crap sucks. Other than that, it's better than any other MP3 player organizer/player out there. I know some people want to personally arrange everything into neat little folders and type out playlists in Notepad, but I have better things to do with my time.
Apple is lying why they don't want to allow cross compilers. The reason is simple: lock in users to maintain the very high profit margins on iDevices. Nothing to do with quality of cross compiled and/or flash apps nor user experience.
100% agree. I do think Apple has a point about supporting Flash in Safari though.
If the user browses the web on Safari and the Flash ads slow it down immensely, cause it to crash, and/or drain the battery, who do you think the user is going to blame? Do you honestly think the average user will realize it's Adobe's fault? No, they would blindly click the "install Flash plugin" and then probably not even realize what happens afterwards when pages take twice as long to load, battery life is cut in half, etc?
I guess pointing out how much Flash sucks makes me a "fanboi." I could give a fuck, I have a Palm Pre and it will have Flash-and I legally have a commandline, freedom to install whatever I want, AND a great interface. Oh, and real multitasking. So you can shove your fanboi comment straight back up your ass.
1)To prevent horrible, battery-sucking shovelware from showing up on the iPhone/iPad. Those Flash games at newgrounds, for example, were never meant for touchscreens. Apple does not want its users having unsatisfactory experiences playing their Flash games, and then subsequently blaming Apple for the bad UI.
2)To prevent developers from cross-developing for Android, Pre, Blackberry etc at the same time. You want to develop for iPhone? You have to use Apple-approved tools only. Thus, developers are less likely to offer the same apps for competing platforms.
You can debate the morality of what Apple is doing (personally, I think it sucks) but the reasons are pretty clear.
A number of those contractors have discovered that dicking with the U.S. Military (example: employees mischarging time) leads to serious consequences. Like millions of dollars in fines.
Yeah, millions of dollars in fines vs. billions of dollars in profit really dissuades those naughty contractors. Like Halliburton's amazing electrocuting showers...they killed US soldiers through negligence, and what an awesome punishment they got! Oh wait, they weren't punished at all. The military/industrial complex is alive and well, folks.
If telcos start restricting content, and lots of people absolutely hate it, then there will be a lot of money to be made in building an open network, and business people will flock to create such open networks. Even before restrictions started, sentiment of the idea alone would create profit opportunities.
Really? Collusion is not a possibility in your rosy little world, is it? Only the government can do evil, corporations are blameless little creatures.
. If you look at the health care bill that they just passed (supposedly necessary because of evil Big Pharma and evil Big Insurance), among its biggest supporters was Big Pharma and the big health insurance companies/organizations.
Half right. The politicians made a deal with the hospitals and the pharmaceutical companies. The insurance companies would have preferred to have the status quo, as evinced by their relentless ad campaigns on the news channels in the months leading up to the healthcare vote.
Do you know how many good-paying jobs that AT&T provides for uneducated Latinos? Hint: they are based in San Antonio. That might give you an idea of why the LULACs are throwing in with AT&T.
Peter Smith's slightly skewed profile picture exudes serious business to me. One look at that grimacing countenance and I'm ready to follow him to the gates of Hell...and, if necessary, liveblog about our encounters with demons! And of course, my preferred demon-liveblogging OS is WebOS!
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Those Turks are real jive turkeys! And to think I was going to blame the Israelis for the flotilla disaster! Now I've got my eyes squarely perched on the Turks! Especially that Bald Bull fella, I don't trust that guy at all!
Hey, why not an American version of the BBC? That would actually be a decent use of tax dollars, for once.
If I were your manager and I saw that you canned that guy because he was blunt and abusive, I'd fire you so quickly your head would spin!
And yet the government is still by far the largest giver to charitable causes, and the rich contribute the lowest amount per capita.
The 1970s and unilateral environmental regulation virtually destroyed American Industry. This is just going to put the final nail in the coffin.
Yeah, disco and the Clean Air Act destroyed us! Except, we're still the most industrialized nation on the planet. The elimination of the manufacturing sector was done willingly, in order to save a few bucks. Your communist buddies in China thank you for it.
Well, I find it pathetic that people actually waste their time going out and polluting the environment with their cars, when they could be staying at home watching the walls melt! What's wrong with those people, that they have to seek enjoyment from the filthy, disease-ridden outdoors?
The world's entire ecosystem, taken as a whole, is chaotic, and the exact results of your actions CAN'T be predicted.
So let's charge ahead and use everything up. We can't know for sure that will be a bad thing, necessarily!
Remember the horrible Orange Box port for PS3? That was farmed out to EA, but it was still with Valve's approval. It reflected poorly on Valve, and Newell's been in PS3-bashing mode ever since then. Rather than admit that his company is too small to devote the resources to develop on PS3, he blusters about how crappy it is.
No, Gabe, other developers have been developing on PS3 for years and there are some great games for it. You already develop for Xbox 360, another platform that forces you to have the developer's blessing before you can code. Whining about openness doesn't make sense at this point. Feel free to skip PS3 development. Just don't blame the PS3 for your own company's shortcomings.
They mocked the Xbox 360 because it could only play select games from the previous generation. New PS3s only play some games from the PS1 days and none from the PS2 unless you have older hardware.
They also cut the PS3's price in half. How were they able to do that? By removing features that most people didn't use. And they're finally selling PS3s. Getting rid of the extra costs of backwards compatibility was the right move from a profitability standpoint.
They touted the PS3 as a computer, you can even install a full OS. When they removed the Other OS option for the PS3 slim they promised that it would remain in the older systems. No Other OS on any system anymore, even the ones they promised not to remove it from.
I'm sad to see the Linux install feature go, but did anyone really think it was going anywhere? If you remember Net Yarouze (PS1) or PS2 Linux's shoddy support, then probably didn't expect much from PS3 Linux. If you are the fraction of a percent of people who knew nothing of Sony's past Linux support and dropped $600 just to run Linux on an exotic box, I don't feel sorry for you, because obviously you're rich.
They lie about why the Sixaxis controller doesn't have rumble, saying it isn't needed. Then tote what a great feature it is when the Dualshock 3 controller comes out.
Also, Sixaxis didn't have rumble because of a patent dispute. Again, not a surprise to anyone who kept up with Sony. The only people who were surprised by Sony's behavior were starry-eyed Linux fanatics. They understandably hate Sony now, but they were more than a little naive and uninformed when they dropped the $600 on a launch PS3. Buyer beware and all that.
Once the major issues are resolved(transfers, Nintendo's indy stance, etc.), there's nothing to stop Nintendo from becoming the #1 game company in the world - if they want that position.
Nintendo already has that position, genius.
Ferrari F355 Challenge for Dreamcast, hooooo!
I was taught that the Civil War was fought to free the slaves from their southern oppressors. In reality, the north controlled the federal government and set a history of economic policies that ignored the well-being of the southern states. Slavery was the last straw; abolition would have crushed the southern economies. Secession happened out of fear and desperation to preserve a way of life.
Slavery is bad for a "free market economy". It retards growth, and promotes inefficiency, punishes innovation, etc. That is not a matter of debate, it's a fact borne out by several studies of slave vs. free economies.
That robo-roach used to be a human guy, I think he was Czech? Anyway, he woke up one morning and he was a bug. And just when he started getting used to that, they put some cyber-helmet on him and started doing weird experiments on him! Talk about a shitty life!
So when you specifically called out "flash games" what you really meant were "ads on webpages"? That's an interesting interpretation of your own statements. At least get your talking points straight.
It's not like there's a dearth of problems with Flash on mobile devices. I would go on with how much Flash sucks, but there's not enough room in Slashdot's database. I only want it because SlingPlayer is unlikely to have a native version for Pre. But because I didn't specifically enumerate every single reason why Flash sucks, obviously that means I'm quoting from "talking points" and thus invalidates my argument, right, genius?
As for ads, there will be ad blockers, just like on regular browsers. Amazing how the problems tend to correct themselves like that.
Or you could just not allow Flash in the first place, rather than rely on users to install Flash, figure out what's causing their stuff to crawl to a halt, then somehow figure out to install an ad-blocker. Because, like I said, most users don't (and won't) have a clue. The iPhone isn't the platform for power users. That's why Apple doesn't want to open that can of worms.
Anything else?
Yes, glad you asked. Kiss my ass.
You never looked in the AppStore right? For every decent app there are at least 500 garbage apps out there.
I'm sure even the worst is better than having Safari crash and slow down because of the Flash ads most websites are infested with.
Because iTunes for Windows and the plethora of crapware in AppStore is such an amazing user experience?
iTunes on Windows is slow. And the stupid Apple Software Update that wants you to install Safari and all that other crap sucks. Other than that, it's better than any other MP3 player organizer/player out there. I know some people want to personally arrange everything into neat little folders and type out playlists in Notepad, but I have better things to do with my time.
Apple is lying why they don't want to allow cross compilers. The reason is simple: lock in users to maintain the very high profit margins on iDevices. Nothing to do with quality of cross compiled and/or flash apps nor user experience.
100% agree. I do think Apple has a point about supporting Flash in Safari though.
If the user browses the web on Safari and the Flash ads slow it down immensely, cause it to crash, and/or drain the battery, who do you think the user is going to blame? Do you honestly think the average user will realize it's Adobe's fault? No, they would blindly click the "install Flash plugin" and then probably not even realize what happens afterwards when pages take twice as long to load, battery life is cut in half, etc?
I guess pointing out how much Flash sucks makes me a "fanboi." I could give a fuck, I have a Palm Pre and it will have Flash-and I legally have a commandline, freedom to install whatever I want, AND a great interface. Oh, and real multitasking. So you can shove your fanboi comment straight back up your ass.
Not really. It's for 2 reasons:
1)To prevent horrible, battery-sucking shovelware from showing up on the iPhone/iPad. Those Flash games at newgrounds, for example, were never meant for touchscreens. Apple does not want its users having unsatisfactory experiences playing their Flash games, and then subsequently blaming Apple for the bad UI.
2)To prevent developers from cross-developing for Android, Pre, Blackberry etc at the same time. You want to develop for iPhone? You have to use Apple-approved tools only. Thus, developers are less likely to offer the same apps for competing platforms.
You can debate the morality of what Apple is doing (personally, I think it sucks) but the reasons are pretty clear.
A number of those contractors have discovered that dicking with the U.S. Military (example: employees mischarging time) leads to serious consequences. Like millions of dollars in fines.
Yeah, millions of dollars in fines vs. billions of dollars in profit really dissuades those naughty contractors. Like Halliburton's amazing electrocuting showers...they killed US soldiers through negligence, and what an awesome punishment they got! Oh wait, they weren't punished at all. The military/industrial complex is alive and well, folks.
If telcos start restricting content, and lots of people absolutely hate it, then there will be a lot of money to be made in building an open network, and business people will flock to create such open networks. Even before restrictions started, sentiment of the idea alone would create profit opportunities.
Really? Collusion is not a possibility in your rosy little world, is it? Only the government can do evil, corporations are blameless little creatures.
. If you look at the health care bill that they just passed (supposedly necessary because of evil Big Pharma and evil Big Insurance), among its biggest supporters was Big Pharma and the big health insurance companies/organizations.
Half right. The politicians made a deal with the hospitals and the pharmaceutical companies. The insurance companies would have preferred to have the status quo, as evinced by their relentless ad campaigns on the news channels in the months leading up to the healthcare vote.
Do you know how many good-paying jobs that AT&T provides for uneducated Latinos? Hint: they are based in San Antonio. That might give you an idea of why the LULACs are throwing in with AT&T.
Blah, blah, blah. Label someone so you don't have to debate the points of their arguments.
Keep up your mighty crusade, O Keyboard Warrior.
Peter Smith's slightly skewed profile picture exudes serious business to me. One look at that grimacing countenance and I'm ready to follow him to the gates of Hell...and, if necessary, liveblog about our encounters with demons! And of course, my preferred demon-liveblogging OS is WebOS!
Your sub-millisecond rendering time enabled me to get FP!
Was it more annoying than watching that borefest of a movie? I swear, nothing ever happens in that whole movie.