All it was is an opinion without anything backing it up. If it had mentioned at all that it was driving costs up by dividing the market or something, it'd be really insightful. As it is now, that was just a soundbite with no substance.
While the security might be a real consideration, the fact of having one email address that I can take pretty much anywhere where the internet is, is a far bigger boon.
It's really my one realiabe access point for the most part.
While I won't mind the ability of people to donate to me, the benefit is actually pretty amazing. O Negative is the preferred donor type, as (IIRC) anyone can accept it, but no other blood type works for us poor O Neg's.
I'd assume that the reasoning behind requiring the original operating system is actually troubleshooting, which is a murky point of the warranty.
In some companies, they'll be fine if you can test (yourself) the keyboard (like say off a DOS boot disk/CD) to verify that it is/isn't a harware failure. (I've personally done this myself.) When the keyboard worked under DOS, I referred him back to his software manufacturer in this case (which was Win2K, but was not supported as it wasn't original.) It looked like a virus, actually.
It's not a hard or fast rule, but you have to take into account that most help-desk guys are not A+ certified nor trained to trouble shoot beyond the current issues at the company. Within their bailiwick, they can do their jobs. But I think troubleshooting video card freeze-ups under Linux would be beyond 99% of us (and I'm including myself in there, as I'm A+ and had some courses in networking, but I'm no Linux Guru.)
Actually, you aren't tied to any product except during the warranty process. Nowhere will any Dell, Gateway, HP or anyone else tell you that you can't run Linux on your perfectly capable computer. But generally, for warranty *and* troubleshooting purposes, the manufacturer needs your computer as close to the way it shipped from the factory. Many hardware vendors actually require all of the original hardware there too, so you have to include the drive. That's so the guy at the test bench can actually test the computer before shipping it back out.
I personally have seen supposed 'hardware' issues go entirely away by immediately putting the computer back to factory specs, usually due to key-logger viruses et-all.
I have had some fairly serious issues troubleshooting just going to Windows Vista, much less any Linux Distros. That would be a technical support nightmare, which is why they have policies like that.
It's like being told you have to register for warranty support, you have to play by their rules to get reasonable repairs.
You know, for slander, libel and such and doesn't want her own web page used against herself in the court of law. A web page such a archive.org would be an invaluable tool against her, I bet.
Interestingly enough, when I get logged out of docs.google.com I just get a warning that I won't be updated unless I log back in (which I can do in another window.) I log back in and bingo, it saves.
I've had this continuing problem with my current doctor that he keeps prescribing me these very, very expensive medicines, even though I've told him that I can't afford $50 co-pays on my medicine.
But this really is a good point, that a web based "free" product with far better online collaboration and free online storage just punked any need I had for MS Office or Open Office.
In dice RPGs, it starts with Basic D&D and then becomes fairly evolutionary over the next couple of versions.
I'd say that the d6 system from the guys who did the old Star Wars game was probably one of the best "breakthroughs" or "revolutionary" in RPGs, then White Wolfs d10 World of Darkness system. Gurps would be another one, but I personally detest it.
And then finally, the d20 version of D&D again (at the end of the list and begining) because the current system is quite an advancement and with its "open" licensing scheme was probably the smartest thing Wizards/TSR ever did.
I'll send a few boos and jeers to Paladium for the most ripped off evolutionary system that needs a fucking second version like you wouldn't believe.
It really shouldn't be that complicated to create a character and level up.
You know, this is probably the reason that fan fiction is such a large phenomina these days. You get to revisit your favorite characters, in a myriad of situations.
What would have happened if Harry Potter had known he was a wizard earlier?
What was the final fate of Belgarion?
And, of course, you get to see unplausible "crossovers" that are terribly popular when they are sanctioned.
Eveyone loved seeing some of the Star Wars characters/actors on the muppets all those years ago.
Would it be terribly bad for a quarterly or twice yearly video game that continued and expanded over time.
One benefit I can see (and have seen over the Xenosaga through three episodes) is that people get better over time with the practice. Each of the three games have had their own problems (X1, too childish characters, X2 had an overly-complicated complicated combat system, X3 is actually a much better, scenimatic story with just a few glitches in combat. But I'm really enjoying the story so far.
But I can definitely see an evolution and improvement over time.
I actually hope that more companies actually look at doing a more "episodic" type format. I like my characters over a longer time!
I mean, where would TV shows be if they were all maxi-series with new characters, all the time?
While the US has/have been working on exo-frame type technology for military purposes, it is not a purely "American" concept. USA and Japan have both had fictional characters based on "power armor" and such. Iron Man, Knight Sabers, Starship Troopers.
Though isn't it interesting that the mundane or boring use is the first wide-spread use is going to be a pragmatic use?
Innovation comes to where it is needed first, not where we necessarily want it to go.
Actually, they could do something similar to the graphics, just allowing for "weaker" AI routines that can work on standard system.
It will be insteresting to see if games are "more fun" with smarter AI or if AI really isn't the big and important thing about making interesting games.
This is actually a good thing, as people will be able to tell if the computer is actually working, even if the monitor is not working or it's plugged into the wrong video card.
Sounds nothing more than something to help people make sure their windows is working.
The problem right now is that too many companies are developing new technologies, implenting them and then sitting on their propriotary coding so that no one can steal it.
This is adding a huge amount of redo-work in the industry. Right now, many video games are requiring budgets bigger than blockbuster movies because of this mentality.
There is not real standardized programs and artwork. Almost all graphics are recreated for every single game out there.
This is like movie makers getting rid of all background sets and actors for every movie.
The software industry is caught in a vicious loop of overly expensive proprietary technologies. There is little real standardization between games except for some of the tools. And even then, only some of the tools.
This is why when technology for improved video graphics comes out, no one uses it as they have to almost totally redo all of their artwork again and again.
There needs to be more technology licensing at a lower breakpoint, otherwise the gaming industry is going to pop like the Internet bubble did. We are already seeing signs of "struggling" publishers and design companies, because the industry is just starting to be supersaturated with games that cost too much to design.
Of course, the Wii is also fairly crippled in comparison for all features.
The PS3 will be able to play 98% of all PS1 and PS2 games seamlessly. Can you do that on your Wii or X-Box? (no, not even close.)
You can't even play DVDs or CDs on the Wii, can you?
I suspect that the PS3 is going to sell very well in Japan as semi-entertainment device (blue-ray, DVD and all your old PS games) and will only sell "okay" in the US and UK until the price drops.
But if they can corner the nex-gen movie market this way, they'll be laughing all the way to the bank.
Really? What makes you say that? Everything I've heard on the HD-DVD and Blue-Ray is that these players are going to start at about $600-800 by themselves and not drop that fast.
I personally have experience not buying a DVD player at the $300+ rate simply because we could buy a PS2 that would do both gaming and playing the new format.
Is there something in particular that is going to make buying a $400 gaming rig and a $500+ HDVD/BR rig a better deal than a single $600 device that does both?
And with gaming being more accepted, a dual device may be a compelling sale.
And people are still forgetting the HDVD and Blue-Ray built in capability. Just like the PS2 was targeted as a DVD player that just happened to play PS1 and PS2 games.
I wonder how far Sony is going to be laughing at everyone else?
I think many people are forgetting that the PS2 owes a great deal of its success to the fact that it was a very inexpensive DVD player, not just a game system.
Now that more people play games, it's going to come down to cost of your game system plus your media center.
Is a HD-DVD/Blue-Ray going to cost $500? And a gaming system with grundles of features for $400?
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Why was this marked insightful?
All it was is an opinion without anything backing it up. If it had mentioned at all that it was driving costs up by dividing the market or something, it'd be really insightful. As it is now, that was just a soundbite with no substance.
While the security might be a real consideration, the fact of having one email address that I can take pretty much anywhere where the internet is, is a far bigger boon.
It's really my one realiabe access point for the most part.
While I won't mind the ability of people to donate to me, the benefit is actually pretty amazing. O Negative is the preferred donor type, as (IIRC) anyone can accept it, but no other blood type works for us poor O Neg's.
So this technology could literally save my life!
I'd assume that the reasoning behind requiring the original operating system is actually troubleshooting, which is a murky point of the warranty.
In some companies, they'll be fine if you can test (yourself) the keyboard (like say off a DOS boot disk/CD) to verify that it is/isn't a harware failure. (I've personally done this myself.) When the keyboard worked under DOS, I referred him back to his software manufacturer in this case (which was Win2K, but was not supported as it wasn't original.) It looked like a virus, actually.
It's not a hard or fast rule, but you have to take into account that most help-desk guys are not A+ certified nor trained to trouble shoot beyond the current issues at the company. Within their bailiwick, they can do their jobs. But I think troubleshooting video card freeze-ups under Linux would be beyond 99% of us (and I'm including myself in there, as I'm A+ and had some courses in networking, but I'm no Linux Guru.)
Actually, you aren't tied to any product except during the warranty process. Nowhere will any Dell, Gateway, HP or anyone else tell you that you can't run Linux on your perfectly capable computer. But generally, for warranty *and* troubleshooting purposes, the manufacturer needs your computer as close to the way it shipped from the factory. Many hardware vendors actually require all of the original hardware there too, so you have to include the drive. That's so the guy at the test bench can actually test the computer before shipping it back out.
I personally have seen supposed 'hardware' issues go entirely away by immediately putting the computer back to factory specs, usually due to key-logger viruses et-all.
I have had some fairly serious issues troubleshooting just going to Windows Vista, much less any Linux Distros. That would be a technical support nightmare, which is why they have policies like that.
It's like being told you have to register for warranty support, you have to play by their rules to get reasonable repairs.
You know, for slander, libel and such and doesn't want her own web page used against herself in the court of law. A web page such a archive.org would be an invaluable tool against her, I bet.
Interestingly enough, when I get logged out of docs.google.com I just get a warning that I won't be updated unless I log back in (which I can do in another window.) I log back in and bingo, it saves.
I've had this continuing problem with my current doctor that he keeps prescribing me these very, very expensive medicines, even though I've told him that I can't afford $50 co-pays on my medicine.
It also works in 1.5.x whatever!
:)
But this really is a good point, that a web based "free" product with far better online collaboration and free online storage just punked any need I had for MS Office or Open Office.
Can't wait for more features!
In dice RPGs, it starts with Basic D&D and then becomes fairly evolutionary over the next couple of versions.
I'd say that the d6 system from the guys who did the old Star Wars game was probably one of the best "breakthroughs" or "revolutionary" in RPGs, then White Wolfs d10 World of Darkness system. Gurps would be another one, but I personally detest it.
And then finally, the d20 version of D&D again (at the end of the list and begining) because the current system is quite an advancement and with its "open" licensing scheme was probably the smartest thing Wizards/TSR ever did.
I'll send a few boos and jeers to Paladium for the most ripped off evolutionary system that needs a fucking second version like you wouldn't believe.
It really shouldn't be that complicated to create a character and level up.
You know, this is probably the reason that fan fiction is such a large phenomina these days. You get to revisit your favorite characters, in a myriad of situations.
What would have happened if Harry Potter had known he was a wizard earlier?
What was the final fate of Belgarion?
And, of course, you get to see unplausible "crossovers" that are terribly popular when they are sanctioned.
Eveyone loved seeing some of the Star Wars characters/actors on the muppets all those years ago.
Just like the PS2, I'm sure you can use the regular controller to play DVD/BR-DVDs.
But the remote will look like a DVD player-type remote, which is a nice convienence.
Now if it functions like the X-Box remote that was required to play DVDs, that is entirely different.
...they are a staple of other medias?
Would it be terribly bad for a quarterly or twice yearly video game that continued and expanded over time.
One benefit I can see (and have seen over the Xenosaga through three episodes) is that people get better over time with the practice. Each of the three games have had their own problems (X1, too childish characters, X2 had an overly-complicated complicated combat system, X3 is actually a much better, scenimatic story with just a few glitches in combat. But I'm really enjoying the story so far.
But I can definitely see an evolution and improvement over time.
I actually hope that more companies actually look at doing a more "episodic" type format. I like my characters over a longer time!
I mean, where would TV shows be if they were all maxi-series with new characters, all the time?
Gee, stereotype much?
While the US has/have been working on exo-frame type technology for military purposes, it is not a purely "American" concept. USA and Japan have both had fictional characters based on "power armor" and such. Iron Man, Knight Sabers, Starship Troopers.
Though isn't it interesting that the mundane or boring use is the first wide-spread use is going to be a pragmatic use?
Innovation comes to where it is needed first, not where we necessarily want it to go.
Pretty much any built in video card on motherboards or any currently "new" video cards are heavily overbuilt for 2D and web surfing.
IIRC, 32-bit color quality only requires 16 megabytes of RAM, so any video card that has twice that can handle desktop surfing quite easily.
Well, unless you've decided to turn on massive anti-aliasing and layering like WinVista and such.
Actually, they could do something similar to the graphics, just allowing for "weaker" AI routines that can work on standard system.
It will be insteresting to see if games are "more fun" with smarter AI or if AI really isn't the big and important thing about making interesting games.
This is actually a good thing, as people will be able to tell if the computer is actually working, even if the monitor is not working or it's plugged into the wrong video card.
Sounds nothing more than something to help people make sure their windows is working.
The problem right now is that too many companies are developing new technologies, implenting them and then sitting on their propriotary coding so that no one can steal it.
This is adding a huge amount of redo-work in the industry. Right now, many video games are requiring budgets bigger than blockbuster movies because of this mentality.
There is not real standardized programs and artwork. Almost all graphics are recreated for every single game out there.
This is like movie makers getting rid of all background sets and actors for every movie.
The software industry is caught in a vicious loop of overly expensive proprietary technologies. There is little real standardization between games except for some of the tools. And even then, only some of the tools.
This is why when technology for improved video graphics comes out, no one uses it as they have to almost totally redo all of their artwork again and again.
There needs to be more technology licensing at a lower breakpoint, otherwise the gaming industry is going to pop like the Internet bubble did. We are already seeing signs of "struggling" publishers and design companies, because the industry is just starting to be supersaturated with games that cost too much to design.
I could have sworn that they had the PS2 down to a single chip quite a ways back (and the PS1 as a section on that chip.)
So this might be a non-news issues.
Of course, the Wii is also fairly crippled in comparison for all features.
The PS3 will be able to play 98% of all PS1 and PS2 games seamlessly. Can you do that on your Wii or X-Box? (no, not even close.)
You can't even play DVDs or CDs on the Wii, can you?
I suspect that the PS3 is going to sell very well in Japan as semi-entertainment device (blue-ray, DVD and all your old PS games) and will only sell "okay" in the US and UK until the price drops.
But if they can corner the nex-gen movie market this way, they'll be laughing all the way to the bank.
Really? What makes you say that? Everything I've heard on the HD-DVD and Blue-Ray is that these players are going to start at about $600-800 by themselves and not drop that fast.
I personally have experience not buying a DVD player at the $300+ rate simply because we could buy a PS2 that would do both gaming and playing the new format.
Is there something in particular that is going to make buying a $400 gaming rig and a $500+ HDVD/BR rig a better deal than a single $600 device that does both?
And with gaming being more accepted, a dual device may be a compelling sale.
And people are still forgetting the HDVD and Blue-Ray built in capability. Just like the PS2 was targeted as a DVD player that just happened to play PS1 and PS2 games.
I wonder how far Sony is going to be laughing at everyone else?
I think many people are forgetting that the PS2 owes a great deal of its success to the fact that it was a very inexpensive DVD player, not just a game system.
Now that more people play games, it's going to come down to cost of your game system plus your media center.
Is a HD-DVD/Blue-Ray going to cost $500? And a gaming system with grundles of features for $400?
$500 dollars for both could be a steal .
Well, I'm going to have to say "I'll wait and see" as re-imagining is not all bad (and can really pull off a saving grace to a franchise.)
From Star Trek I (the movie) to Battlestar:Galactica 2004, updating the core concept to a new audience can make or break your franchise.
Nostalgia is a powerful force, look at all those old 70-80s TV show moves that have been spawned?
Actually, City of Villains (with the currently being tested i7) fully supports the Aegia Physics processor (hardware and software.)
Very cool things with cars smashing to peices in certain missions.