It strikes me that this is a good thing. Hey, there's a certain side of the web that segregates -against- people with Moz or another Non-IE browser, why can't the opposite occur? "I'm sorry, this section of the Internet is only available to People With A Clue."
IE then becomes less of a lifestyle choice, and more of a Stigmata, kind of like smoking.
That aside, I'm interested to see what Wright can do with the format. Since Simcity, Will's been on the ball when it comes to disseminating humans and human activity, and anything that stems from his in-depth knowledge of us and ours can only be good. Like the article says, current "Interactive" Television and "Audience participation" barely goes beyond the odd voting system or "Ask the Audience" press-a-button scenario.
It'll be interesting to see if he can break the mould a little, maybe shake up the industry.
I picked up a HP Deskjet Portable (also called a "110", I think) with my first 486. Mini little thing with a straight-through paper path and a power supply that rivals a brick for size and portability.
Some years later, I picked up an Epson Colour something-or-other. I can't remember what it was, because mere weeks into it's lifespan, it'd begun attracting dust and crap like a magnet. I swear the damn thing was magnetic - what eventually broke it was the adjustable wrench that somehow found itself in the works.
Nothing's better for a printer's mechanism than an adjustable spanner.
The HP was (is!) built like a Masonry Water Closet. I swear you could (can!) crack rocks with it. The Epson would break if you looked at it funny.
Postscript is that, ten or so years on (and four after the Epson) the HP is still plugging away, and hasn't dropped an iota of quality in that time - although it has a few issues with Windows XP.
Carts are getting harder and harder to find, though.
He-ey! I mean, has anyone asked what Perthites might actually -think- of this? Mobile phone towers are ugly enough, but you can't mask a 100,000km high tower as a palm tree without someone getting a little suspicious.
I, for one, will be the first in line to press all 100,000 buttons and watch the ensuing chaos.
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Five seconds search on Google - including time wading through "Bluetooth Trackball Ringtones" - came up with this:
p ?pe=BFBGFGAQ_+keyboard+with+trackball+and+mouse&ci d=880.
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/pages/moreinfoa.as
Then there's always the FrogPad which is cool...
It strikes me that this is a good thing. Hey, there's a certain side of the web that segregates -against- people with Moz or another Non-IE browser, why can't the opposite occur? "I'm sorry, this section of the Internet is only available to People With A Clue."
IE then becomes less of a lifestyle choice, and more of a Stigmata, kind of like smoking.
I've been running Real Life for a while now, and occasionally get frame drops and skips, especially in the "Alcohol Consumption" sub-games.
I quite enjoy these sub-games - is this a legitimate memory issue that will be addressed in a patch, or should I be upgrading my system?
The force is your answer to everything.
Dupe, dupe, dupe, like it really matters anyway.
That aside, I'm interested to see what Wright can do with the format. Since Simcity, Will's been on the ball when it comes to disseminating humans and human activity, and anything that stems from his in-depth knowledge of us and ours can only be good. Like the article says, current "Interactive" Television and "Audience participation" barely goes beyond the odd voting system or "Ask the Audience" press-a-button scenario.
It'll be interesting to see if he can break the mould a little, maybe shake up the industry.
I picked up a HP Deskjet Portable (also called a "110", I think) with my first 486. Mini little thing with a straight-through paper path and a power supply that rivals a brick for size and portability.
Some years later, I picked up an Epson Colour something-or-other. I can't remember what it was, because mere weeks into it's lifespan, it'd begun attracting dust and crap like a magnet. I swear the damn thing was magnetic - what eventually broke it was the adjustable wrench that somehow found itself in the works.
Nothing's better for a printer's mechanism than an adjustable spanner.
The HP was (is!) built like a Masonry Water Closet. I swear you could (can!) crack rocks with it. The Epson would break if you looked at it funny.
Postscript is that, ten or so years on (and four after the Epson) the HP is still plugging away, and hasn't dropped an iota of quality in that time - although it has a few issues with Windows XP.
Carts are getting harder and harder to find, though.
He-ey! I mean, has anyone asked what Perthites might actually -think- of this? Mobile phone towers are ugly enough, but you can't mask a 100,000km high tower as a palm tree without someone getting a little suspicious.
I, for one, will be the first in line to press all 100,000 buttons and watch the ensuing chaos.
-b