I'm thinking these folks are underpaid & under trained.
I got more training that that as a newly hired first year apprentice with my power company, on top of my apprenticeship board required education. And I still had to work under direct supervision until I got my journeyman ticket.
Unless there's a lot more to it, they're likely not qualified, and you'll see the electrical and mechanical trades start a fuss over it.
The remaining units (20 gigs. The previous 2 were 60 gigs) arrived within roughly 30mins of the store opening. All were sold out as soon as they were in the department. No idea when or how many PS3s should be expected in the short or long term. Games and accessories also arrived with this shipment.
Nintendo on the other hand, has delivered us all the Wiis we've been allocated for launch (27, up from the original allotment of 15) as of today, and has confirmed another 21 will be arriving within the next 2 weeks.
We finally got 1/3 of our (reduced) allotment of launch date PS3's in. The other two are who knows where.
No launch games have been delivered, nor have any of the accessories.
Sony, in it's infinite wisdom, seems to have given ever box it's own purchase order number. Which means that the carriers make no attempt to keep all the boxes together, which they would with a single P.O. number.
So, we have 2 PS3's. No games. No accessories.
Nintendo however has nearly doubled our launch allotment of the Wii.
The best Quote on the matter I've found:
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Are Videogames Art?
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Video games are art.Video games are not art.
These claims go together because both confuse artistic expression with the medium.
Are movies art? The question is, "Is the Godfather art?" or "Is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective art?" It's like asking whether painting is art. If you are painting the Mona Lisa sure, it's art. If you are painting your house, maybe not.
Can't recall where it came from though. I'm sure someone will know.
I actually thought the combat system needed a revamp back before the first CU.
Some of the first CU's changes were good, although, again it was shoved out the door without near amount the testing that it should have gotten.
The current publish may be a nice change in how much testing it's getting, although we'll see if it continues. If it does, the game may be enjoyable again, although in differnt ways.
SOE is working on getting things right again. I've got a feeling that it was LucasArts that pushed for the NGE to be released well ahead of schedual.
Take for instance the huge list of fixes/changes that are currently on SWG's test center. Most of those are getting positive feedback.
The only real issue I personally have with SWG currently is that the NGE was pushed out too soon, and that they really should have given a greater deal of warning.
Even if they have a policy in place to keep terminals "clean" they don't nessiarly follow it.
I'd personally recomend that they use a throwaway email account while abroad if they plan on accessing it often.
The usual things too... user name and password unrelated to others etc.
If they're really paranoid, and have someone that they trust back home, they can get that person to change the passwords on the accounts during their trip.
Why not AC? Just because that such a solution is currently inferior doesn't mean it shouldn't be researched and tested and later refined as technology progresses.
Most technologies are pretty poor in the beginning and get refined over time.
Dunno what book stores you shop at (or library you visit) but all the large ones I deal with have Science Fiction and Fantasy in their own areas. Sometimes right next to each other, other times not.
Actually, there are quite a few areas in which public schooling could be improved, even in Canada.
A number of classes are simply rehashes from previous years, history, english and health being the most notable, and such classes are mandatory at a provincial level, so you cannot simply "opt out".
In many cases technology courses are taught by people who have less understanding of the subject matter than the students who are in the class.
Certain courses that allow one to discover and expand on talents or enjoyable persuits are being cut, or are on reduced funding, such as music, art and even the "trade skill" classes.
At present the school system is fighting for funds to simply maintain their current levels, never mind expanding their possibilities. Unless you happen to live in a particuarly well off school district.
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I'm thinking these folks are underpaid & under trained.
I got more training that that as a newly hired first year apprentice with my power company, on top of my apprenticeship board required education. And I still had to work under direct supervision until I got my journeyman ticket.
Unless there's a lot more to it, they're likely not qualified, and you'll see the electrical and mechanical trades start a fuss over it.
Strange enough, I recall, at least in Canada that the requirements for a grounding conductor be of copper.
Guess I won't be seeing that around here.
You haven't been in a game shop recently. There's knock off versions of *opoly by the boatload.
I work for a Wal-Mart in Canada.
The remaining units (20 gigs. The previous 2 were 60 gigs) arrived within roughly 30mins of the store opening. All were sold out as soon as they were in the department. No idea when or how many PS3s should be expected in the short or long term. Games and accessories also arrived with this shipment.
Nintendo on the other hand, has delivered us all the Wiis we've been allocated for launch (27, up from the original allotment of 15) as of today, and has confirmed another 21 will be arriving within the next 2 weeks.
Today's the 16th. One day before launch.
We finally got 1/3 of our (reduced) allotment of launch date PS3's in. The other two are who knows where.
No launch games have been delivered, nor have any of the accessories.
Sony, in it's infinite wisdom, seems to have given ever box it's own purchase order number. Which means that the carriers make no attempt to keep all the boxes together, which they would with a single P.O. number.
So, we have 2 PS3's. No games. No accessories.
Nintendo however has nearly doubled our launch allotment of the Wii.
Since windows 95, crapware has become standard.
Heck, windows 95 comes with some "trial offers". Not as invasive as Dell's stuff, but it's still there.
I think the whole concept for this movie is a retcon.
If I recall correctly, Kirk first met Spock when he took command of the Enterprise after what happened to Pike.
And he didn't like Spock at all.
Why do people seem to think that buying on the net is that much easier?
No matter how you're buying something, you need to do some research into what exaclly you're buying.
I actually thought the combat system needed a revamp back before the first CU.
Some of the first CU's changes were good, although, again it was shoved out the door without near amount the testing that it should have gotten.
The current publish may be a nice change in how much testing it's getting, although we'll see if it continues. If it does, the game may be enjoyable again, although in differnt ways.
SOE is working on getting things right again. I've got a feeling that it was LucasArts that pushed for the NGE to be released well ahead of schedual.
Take for instance the huge list of fixes/changes that are currently on SWG's test center. Most of those are getting positive feedback.
The only real issue I personally have with SWG currently is that the NGE was pushed out too soon, and that they really should have given a greater deal of warning.
Yeah, the story's been run before.
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Doesn't matter what he said it was. They are suppose to check anythink either suspicious or unidentifiable that shows up on the x-ray. This was both.
I know someone who had their bag searched because of quaters in a pill container.
The real issue is is everyone's overreacting, again.
Not sure on a 1x1 brick, but the price they charge for a standard 2x4 brick is 13 cents, based on thier 50 packs.
Are you sure? The Buran was very similar to the shuttle in design, and the Klipper is as well.
Strictly speaking, this isn't about the UK deciding to start their own launch program.
This is about the UK government helping fund human space flight. Which means that they could be working with any of the established space programs.
Microsoft didn't have to include thier own product.
Most providers at the time would supply the basics on their disks: HTTP browser, FTP Client and IRC client.
Heck, any decent provider that uses CD's probably still has that stuff tucked away on the disk somewhere.
Don't trust anyone.
Even if they have a policy in place to keep terminals "clean" they don't nessiarly follow it.
I'd personally recomend that they use a throwaway email account while abroad if they plan on accessing it often.
The usual things too... user name and password unrelated to others etc.
If they're really paranoid, and have someone that they trust back home, they can get that person to change the passwords on the accounts during their trip.
Actually, Mara Jade wasn't Sith. She was simply one of the Emperor's Hands. A glorified messanger really.
She wasn't particuarly well trained in the use of the force.
Why not AC? Just because that such a solution is currently inferior doesn't mean it shouldn't be researched and tested and later refined as technology progresses.
Most technologies are pretty poor in the beginning and get refined over time.
No... it's not look at him, it's hear him.
Naw, spock isn't that much older...
However, one thing that they don't seem to pick up on is the fact that Spock and Kirk didn't meet until Kirk became captain of the Enterprise.
And Kirk disliked Spock greatly.
Dunno what book stores you shop at (or library you visit) but all the large ones I deal with have Science Fiction and Fantasy in their own areas. Sometimes right next to each other, other times not.
It's a spiritual vs letter of the law issue.
It trounces all over the spirit, but, it abides by the letter of the law.
Actually, there are quite a few areas in which public schooling could be improved, even in Canada.
A number of classes are simply rehashes from previous years, history, english and health being the most notable, and such classes are mandatory at a provincial level, so you cannot simply "opt out".
In many cases technology courses are taught by people who have less understanding of the subject matter than the students who are in the class.
Certain courses that allow one to discover and expand on talents or enjoyable persuits are being cut, or are on reduced funding, such as music, art and even the "trade skill" classes.
At present the school system is fighting for funds to simply maintain their current levels, never mind expanding their possibilities. Unless you happen to live in a particuarly well off school district.