Did anyone ever use WISE brand monitors or terminals in the early 90's? What about WISE brand potato chips? Guys, there are so many things called WISE, I just think you should be more specific. Or buy me some awesome potato chips or dumb terminals!
The hardware is a little suspect but the OS itself is the best mobile OS out there. True multitasking, great scheduling (with support for multiple Exchange servers), integrated Facebook, etc. The messaging app is fantastic too. HP says that they won't make another phone, which is too bad. With a decent handset, WebOS is head and shoulders above anything else currently available.
Ultimately, how successful and effective something is is the ultimate measure of quality. Just like the way low-budget arthouse films are generally absolutely crap (or if they're not, they rapidly become huge hits, reinforcing the "if it's popular then it's good, and if it's good it will be popular" theme).
Really, then how do you explain the Blair Witch Project? It was utter shit and became a huge hit!
There's certainly relationship between the fickle public's ever-changing taste and quality, but I wouldn't want to confuse the two. Of course, you are probably still wearing your Members' Only jacket and Zoobas, so maybe I shouldn't bring up these complicated arguments, they might make your head hurt.
its a democratic ideal: in a meritocracy of cultural output, whatever rises to the top as most popular is automatically the best. its the only objective measurement possible
What has this to do with democracy or meritocracy? It's pure fucking mercantilism: Hollywood distributes a movie with a heavy ad campaign, and it people go to see it due to the sheer fact of its ubiliquity.
populism rules. everything else is cliquishness, classism, arrogance, and bullshit
Really? That's why we're so engrossed with number one hitmaker Pat Boone, while no one remembers Chuck Berry. Why everyone reads Zane Grey and no one gives a shit about that hack Scott Fitzgerald.
Honestly, you have to take a longer view of things, my friend.
so continue shitting all over one of the most successful directors in all of cinema. its really impressive, and utterly meaningless. you're such a respectable authority, oh random ultranegative internet troll
I may not know art, but I know what I like. You're apparently too stupid to determine your own tastes, so you just go along with whatever anyone else says, so you won't have to think. How utterly insipid and cowardly! Let me guess, you've never eaten anything but hamburgers and pizza your entire life!
You have to constantly upgrade your console to keep up with the new consoles, so that is a moot point.
Not really. Spend once every 5+ years, and you don't have to spend any time worrying about whether the game will run or not, adjusting settings, etc. You will spend more time and money with a PC, guaranteed.
I've spent more on my Xbox 360 than I have my gaming rig (If you count the games, controllers, warranty, etc), and my gaming rig gives me way better graphics, better selection of games, and I can do whatever the hell I want with my own hardware.
Your own fault for supporting Microsoft's rush job of a console. If you paid for the console multiple times, you're a sucker. Also, better selection of new games on the PC? I'm sorry, you're wrong-major developers are no longer supporting the PC like they used to outside of the traditional RTS and FPS genres.
If they put that filter on the shelf, it'll just collect dust. Which, honestly, is the job of a filter. However, I hardly think that will provide maximum efficiency! Perhaps they can sell it on Craigslist and get some of that taxpayer money back.
I really need the back of my cereal box to provide honest, nuanced, adult characters on the decorations on the back. That way, I don't have to read books or look at stupid artwork. I have all the sophistication I need!
Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 have much better graphics than anything on the 360. To me, that's proof that it's a more powerful system. From a practical standpoint it doesn't really matter since most cross-platform developers start on the 360 and then port to PS3. Oh, and I guess I'm a fucking fanboy for stating the facts. Ram it up your anonymous asshole just like you do in the glory holes!
Wait, an LCD is too big, but your old-ass CRT RPTV is fine? Also, if you can't see the difference between SD and even badly compressed HD, you're blind. Lastly, why not just get a CRT RPTV HDTV if you love the technology so much? You can get them super cheap off of Craigslist these days.
I agree with everything you said except for the part about the PS3 having better graphics. The PS3 *should* have better graphics but most titles available for both consoles look better on 360.
COFDM modulation is the type used in Europe for terrestrial broadcasts, and it's far superior to 8VSB for those of us who live in major metropolitan areas. 8VSB is very suspectible to reflections from buildings. I have to stand on my head and balance 3 plates to get more than 1 digital channel at once. ATSC can't handle any type of signal drop without becoming completely useless. They could have done so much better. Look at the transition from black and white to color vs. NTSC to ATSC. Black and white owners didn't even notice the difference. Compare that to the dysfunctional digital transition and you'll understand everything that's wrong with modern technology standards.
PDF is for printed documents. It was never conceived as a replacement to HTML. Bloat comes-as it does in most cases-at the request of their consumers, who were stretching PDF to be used in a manner than was never intended. Rather say "use Flash for that," Adobe caved and tried to be all things to all people.
Wow, have you ever actually played Guitar Freaks or Drum Mania? Compared to playing Rock Band/Guitar Hero, it's incredibly primitive. It doesn't "communicate" about music any more than Tetris communicates about building construction, what a bullshit thing to say!
All this "stem cell magic cure" stuff reminds me of the book "Charlatan" about Dr. John R. Brinkley. He used to graft goat testicles onto his patients to "refresh their male virility." In the early 20th century, he charged $700 for his services, when that was about 3/4 of the average person's yearly income. He was also not a trained surgeon and he killed and maimed many people on the operating table due to botched jobs or infections.
Have you noticed that almost no houses in Houston have basements? And maybe you've noticed that Houston close to the Gulf Coast, and built at sea level? You can't dig very deep because you hit wet "gumbo." This applies to sewer systems as well.
Upset? Amused is more like it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go use the GiMP in Ubuntu to create some better ads for Sprunk! Year 2010 is LINUX ON THE DEZKTOP, BABY!
Seriously, did I really just see an ad for "Splunk" network monitoring? Way to keep perpetuating the stereotype that geeks can't name anything properly. Were "splooge" and "schlong" already taken?
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Did anyone ever use WISE brand monitors or terminals in the early 90's? What about WISE brand potato chips? Guys, there are so many things called WISE, I just think you should be more specific. Or buy me some awesome potato chips or dumb terminals!
The hardware is a little suspect but the OS itself is the best mobile OS out there. True multitasking, great scheduling (with support for multiple Exchange servers), integrated Facebook, etc. The messaging app is fantastic too. HP says that they won't make another phone, which is too bad. With a decent handset, WebOS is head and shoulders above anything else currently available.
Ultimately, how successful and effective something is is the ultimate measure of quality. Just like the way low-budget arthouse films are generally absolutely crap (or if they're not, they rapidly become huge hits, reinforcing the "if it's popular then it's good, and if it's good it will be popular" theme).
Really, then how do you explain the Blair Witch Project? It was utter shit and became a huge hit!
There's certainly relationship between the fickle public's ever-changing taste and quality, but I wouldn't want to confuse the two. Of course, you are probably still wearing your Members' Only jacket and Zoobas, so maybe I shouldn't bring up these complicated arguments, they might make your head hurt.
its a democratic ideal: in a meritocracy of cultural output, whatever rises to the top as most popular is automatically the best. its the only objective measurement possible
What has this to do with democracy or meritocracy? It's pure fucking mercantilism: Hollywood distributes a movie with a heavy ad campaign, and it people go to see it due to the sheer fact of its ubiliquity.
populism rules. everything else is cliquishness, classism, arrogance, and bullshit
Really? That's why we're so engrossed with number one hitmaker Pat Boone, while no one remembers Chuck Berry. Why everyone reads Zane Grey and no one gives a shit about that hack Scott Fitzgerald.
Honestly, you have to take a longer view of things, my friend.
so continue shitting all over one of the most successful directors in all of cinema. its really impressive, and utterly meaningless. you're such a respectable authority, oh random ultranegative internet troll
I may not know art, but I know what I like. You're apparently too stupid to determine your own tastes, so you just go along with whatever anyone else says, so you won't have to think. How utterly insipid and cowardly! Let me guess, you've never eaten anything but hamburgers and pizza your entire life!
Enjoy that McDonald's burger, and wash it down with a Bud Light! Popular=best!
You have to constantly upgrade your console to keep up with the new consoles, so that is a moot point.
Not really. Spend once every 5+ years, and you don't have to spend any time worrying about whether the game will run or not, adjusting settings, etc. You will spend more time and money with a PC, guaranteed.
I've spent more on my Xbox 360 than I have my gaming rig (If you count the games, controllers, warranty, etc), and my gaming rig gives me way better graphics, better selection of games, and I can do whatever the hell I want with my own hardware.
Your own fault for supporting Microsoft's rush job of a console. If you paid for the console multiple times, you're a sucker. Also, better selection of new games on the PC? I'm sorry, you're wrong-major developers are no longer supporting the PC like they used to outside of the traditional RTS and FPS genres.
If they put that filter on the shelf, it'll just collect dust. Which, honestly, is the job of a filter. However, I hardly think that will provide maximum efficiency! Perhaps they can sell it on Craigslist and get some of that taxpayer money back.
You lend money to a bunch of pseudo-geek hipsters? What's your job, Loan Shark 2.0? Do you break their Twitter accounts if they don't pay up?
If you have surround sound, just unplug your left and right channel speakers. You'll still get the commentators through the center channel.
South Africa's proud history.
But hey, at least they made District 9!
I really need the back of my cereal box to provide honest, nuanced, adult characters on the decorations on the back. That way, I don't have to read books or look at stupid artwork. I have all the sophistication I need!
Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 have much better graphics than anything on the 360. To me, that's proof that it's a more powerful system. From a practical standpoint it doesn't really matter since most cross-platform developers start on the 360 and then port to PS3. Oh, and I guess I'm a fucking fanboy for stating the facts. Ram it up your anonymous asshole just like you do in the glory holes!
Wait, an LCD is too big, but your old-ass CRT RPTV is fine? Also, if you can't see the difference between SD and even badly compressed HD, you're blind. Lastly, why not just get a CRT RPTV HDTV if you love the technology so much? You can get them super cheap off of Craigslist these days.
I agree with everything you said except for the part about the PS3 having better graphics. The PS3 *should* have better graphics but most titles available for both consoles look better on 360.
You throw around acronyms but I don't think you understand the technological limitations.
Neither do the Japanese. They've had analog HD broadcasts since the 80's.
COFDM modulation is the type used in Europe for terrestrial broadcasts, and it's far superior to 8VSB for those of us who live in major metropolitan areas. 8VSB is very suspectible to reflections from buildings. I have to stand on my head and balance 3 plates to get more than 1 digital channel at once. ATSC can't handle any type of signal drop without becoming completely useless. They could have done so much better. Look at the transition from black and white to color vs. NTSC to ATSC. Black and white owners didn't even notice the difference. Compare that to the dysfunctional digital transition and you'll understand everything that's wrong with modern technology standards.
PDF is for printed documents. It was never conceived as a replacement to HTML. Bloat comes-as it does in most cases-at the request of their consumers, who were stretching PDF to be used in a manner than was never intended. Rather say "use Flash for that," Adobe caved and tried to be all things to all people.
Wow, have you ever actually played Guitar Freaks or Drum Mania? Compared to playing Rock Band/Guitar Hero, it's incredibly primitive. It doesn't "communicate" about music any more than Tetris communicates about building construction, what a bullshit thing to say!
Yeah, just like how New Coke was all a conspiracy to show how people hated Pepsi!
First "just learn a real instrument post" in a Rock Band/Guitar Hero thread. Everyone take a shot!
Thanks hemlock00, for being a living stereotype!
Will iPhone Phour allow me to "get gay" with a hat and then post on social networking sites about it?
All this "stem cell magic cure" stuff reminds me of the book "Charlatan" about Dr. John R. Brinkley. He used to graft goat testicles onto his patients to "refresh their male virility." In the early 20th century, he charged $700 for his services, when that was about 3/4 of the average person's yearly income. He was also not a trained surgeon and he killed and maimed many people on the operating table due to botched jobs or infections.
Have you noticed that almost no houses in Houston have basements? And maybe you've noticed that Houston close to the Gulf Coast, and built at sea level? You can't dig very deep because you hit wet "gumbo." This applies to sewer systems as well.
Upset? Amused is more like it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go use the GiMP in Ubuntu to create some better ads for Sprunk! Year 2010 is LINUX ON THE DEZKTOP, BABY!
Seriously, did I really just see an ad for "Splunk" network monitoring? Way to keep perpetuating the stereotype that geeks can't name anything properly. Were "splooge" and "schlong" already taken?