God, I hope not. I love Shoutcast. I would be sad to see it go, though, to be fair, podcasting has pretty much taken over as my primary music and radio source.
If you want local multiplayer, get a Wii. Most multiplayer these days is over the internet. As for tying up the PC, who doesn't have their own PC these days? Between laptops and tablets, that is practically a non-issue.
For the price of a game console, you could always just buy a 30" TV / Monitor. I would rather look at a 30" screen at desk length than a 50" screen from across the room. Put some money into a good executive-style office chair and who needs the living room?
But what does browsing for the book on the shelves get you over searching Amazon.com? You still get the same 'about the author' and plot taglines on the back...
Well, for starters, most books aren't shrink-wrapped. I can pick it up, leaf through it, and start reading to see if it hooks me. Sure some of Amazon's books give a sample chapter maybe even a "Take me to a random page" function but it isn't the same as holding it in your hand.
The comparison is apples and oranges. Blockbuster was dead the minute Netflix became a viable option. In some cases, Disc is a far superior product between bonus features and if you have a crappy internet connection you don't have any significant load times. However, the convenience of internet steaming with the all-you-can-eat nature of streaming was the final straw for brick-and-mortar stores.
Books and bookstores are not obsolete. They still have many advantages over ebooks and online distribution. First, paper is a great medium; It is dirt cheap; doesn't need batteries; I can annotate and highlight; If I ruin it, there is no huge loss; I can sell it when I'm done; and it comes in many sizes from trade paperbacks to huge coffee table art books. Bookstores are great because you can sample the merchandise. At blockbuster, all I can see is the blurb on the back of the box with a few pictures, the same stuff that can be found anywhere. In a bookstore I can pick it up, leaf through it, even read some of it. Best part is, if I buy it I have it then and there and not 3-to-5 business days from now.
Books and bookstores are going to be around for a long while. As long as paper printing a still dirt cheap, and as long as eReaders are still a big investment for most people (When I see an e-Ink reader for under $30 sold at brick-and-mortar Walmarts or Target, then we'll talk). Sure, bookstores won't be a prevalent as they once were but they are far from being dead any time soon.
I think you are missing the point, Von Braun (not Oppenheimer, as the GPP has stated) and many like him's only allegiance was to his work. He didn't care about governments or politics, all he cared about was his work and if Der Fuhrer was paying, he was playing.
Not everybody cares about who they work for or shares the same goals of their employers, they just care about the work. I'm sure there are plenty of smart people who would love the opportunity to work in a place with the projects and resources of the NSA. Because, in the end not everyone cares what it is being used for because the interesting part is making it happen.
Sure, there is a certain level of cognitive dissonance or some dubious morality but it isn't like they were keeping score of the number of people their missiles killed or throwing a party every time a city got leveled. Just as I'm sure that most people in the NSA are not masturbating to George Orwell books
Pfft, noob. Use real professionals have over 9000 xterms open and each one of those has screen running with over 9000 command prompts. Every one of those command prompts has over 9000 commands running as background tasks!
Better yet, enable 1080p on the machine and a second screen, maybe Netflix, Youtube, Hulu, and Amazon Video and sell that. Maybe it could have some weird TV integration that shows you whats on with descriptions pulled from Wikipedia and IMDB but nobody will ever actually use it. Release that machine and I'm sure people will buy that in droves. Oh, Wait....
Rockridge? I saw this movie, it involves an incompetent, corrupt governor, and a black sheriff. I also suspect it will end with a giant pie fight in the Warner Brothers studio commissary.
Kids maybe, but what if you are the one playing games and your wife comes in because her show is on. Oh, you could tell her to pound sand, but good luck playing your other favorite "game" anytime soon, if you catch my meaning.
It's almost 2014, I'm pretty sure that people with multiple TVs is not a "niche". I'm fairly certain that there is a major overlap between people with game consoles and people who own multiple televisions. The ability to stream games and probably media from a PS4 to a different TV for only a $100 extra (on a $500 console) is a pretty sweet deal that could swing some on-the-fence sales from the XBone.
I mean think about it, if Wife / Hubby / Roommate / Parents want to watch TV on the big screen downstairs, you can easily take the game / videos to the bedroom TV. Sounds like a pretty good purchase to me for any home with multiple people.
Jeeze, In my day we just had a Game Genie (later the Gameshark). You wanted a Pokemon, just find the code and *BAM* Mewtwo. Granted, we had to play on a yellow-tinted monochrome screen on a Gameboy that was a big as a brick and had a rechargable power supply that was also as big as a brick and hooked to your belt, but it was still fun.
Though, it really does help in some games. Sure, you can play Super Mario 3D Land in 2D, but due to the camera angle, you might easily misjudge some of the jumps and die.Same with Animal Crossing, 3D really helps on judging distance with bug catching.
Is it necessary, no. Is it damn useful when properly done, definitely.
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This is AOL, they would rather burn it to the ground and piss on the ashes than give anything to the public.
God, I hope not. I love Shoutcast. I would be sad to see it go, though, to be fair, podcasting has pretty much taken over as my primary music and radio source.
The best part is that after publishing the comic, Tim received his PS4 and it too had the Pulsing Blue Dickpunch of Sadness.
If you want local multiplayer, get a Wii. Most multiplayer these days is over the internet. As for tying up the PC, who doesn't have their own PC these days? Between laptops and tablets, that is practically a non-issue.
Yes, I will be the first to say, Let us all start eating more pussy!
For the price of a game console, you could always just buy a 30" TV / Monitor. I would rather look at a 30" screen at desk length than a 50" screen from across the room. Put some money into a good executive-style office chair and who needs the living room?
But what does browsing for the book on the shelves get you over searching Amazon.com? You still get the same 'about the author' and plot taglines on the back...
Well, for starters, most books aren't shrink-wrapped. I can pick it up, leaf through it, and start reading to see if it hooks me. Sure some of Amazon's books give a sample chapter maybe even a "Take me to a random page" function but it isn't the same as holding it in your hand.
The comparison is apples and oranges. Blockbuster was dead the minute Netflix became a viable option. In some cases, Disc is a far superior product between bonus features and if you have a crappy internet connection you don't have any significant load times. However, the convenience of internet steaming with the all-you-can-eat nature of streaming was the final straw for brick-and-mortar stores.
Books and bookstores are not obsolete. They still have many advantages over ebooks and online distribution. First, paper is a great medium; It is dirt cheap; doesn't need batteries; I can annotate and highlight; If I ruin it, there is no huge loss; I can sell it when I'm done; and it comes in many sizes from trade paperbacks to huge coffee table art books. Bookstores are great because you can sample the merchandise. At blockbuster, all I can see is the blurb on the back of the box with a few pictures, the same stuff that can be found anywhere. In a bookstore I can pick it up, leaf through it, even read some of it. Best part is, if I buy it I have it then and there and not 3-to-5 business days from now.
Books and bookstores are going to be around for a long while. As long as paper printing a still dirt cheap, and as long as eReaders are still a big investment for most people (When I see an e-Ink reader for under $30 sold at brick-and-mortar Walmarts or Target, then we'll talk). Sure, bookstores won't be a prevalent as they once were but they are far from being dead any time soon.
I think you are missing the point, Von Braun (not Oppenheimer, as the GPP has stated) and many like him's only allegiance was to his work. He didn't care about governments or politics, all he cared about was his work and if Der Fuhrer was paying, he was playing.
Not everybody cares about who they work for or shares the same goals of their employers, they just care about the work. I'm sure there are plenty of smart people who would love the opportunity to work in a place with the projects and resources of the NSA. Because, in the end not everyone cares what it is being used for because the interesting part is making it happen.
Sure, there is a certain level of cognitive dissonance or some dubious morality but it isn't like they were keeping score of the number of people their missiles killed or throwing a party every time a city got leveled. Just as I'm sure that most people in the NSA are not masturbating to George Orwell books
Pfft, noob. Use real professionals have over 9000 xterms open and each one of those has screen running with over 9000 command prompts. Every one of those command prompts has over 9000 commands running as background tasks!
Better yet, enable 1080p on the machine and a second screen, maybe Netflix, Youtube, Hulu, and Amazon Video and sell that. Maybe it could have some weird TV integration that shows you whats on with descriptions pulled from Wikipedia and IMDB but nobody will ever actually use it. Release that machine and I'm sure people will buy that in droves. Oh, Wait....
So have movies, TV, and music. What's your point?
Voyager.
Rockridge? I saw this movie, it involves an incompetent, corrupt governor, and a black sheriff. I also suspect it will end with a giant pie fight in the Warner Brothers studio commissary.
I guess this is your lucky day! Though, I guess it won't work with the new account per game situation you created...
Dumbass, doesn't he know that he could surf all day from the office?
Obscure? Those banner ads are on nearly every damn webpage.
And to finish the joke, "And then Keith will smoke the roaches"
My ID is older than your ID, you can get off my lawn, son.
Kids maybe, but what if you are the one playing games and your wife comes in because her show is on. Oh, you could tell her to pound sand, but good luck playing your other favorite "game" anytime soon, if you catch my meaning.
Video gaming isn't just for kids any more.
It's almost 2014, I'm pretty sure that people with multiple TVs is not a "niche". I'm fairly certain that there is a major overlap between people with game consoles and people who own multiple televisions. The ability to stream games and probably media from a PS4 to a different TV for only a $100 extra (on a $500 console) is a pretty sweet deal that could swing some on-the-fence sales from the XBone.
I mean think about it, if Wife / Hubby / Roommate / Parents want to watch TV on the big screen downstairs, you can easily take the game / videos to the bedroom TV. Sounds like a pretty good purchase to me for any home with multiple people.
Your whole post is fucking retarded:
1. Encryption isn't a weapon. Period. Comparing the two is fucking stupid.
You do realize that up until around 1992 cryptography was considered a munition in the US and the export of which was heavily regulated.
"The Rest of the World"
Jeeze, In my day we just had a Game Genie (later the Gameshark). You wanted a Pokemon, just find the code and *BAM* Mewtwo. Granted, we had to play on a yellow-tinted monochrome screen on a Gameboy that was a big as a brick and had a rechargable power supply that was also as big as a brick and hooked to your belt, but it was still fun.
Though, it really does help in some games. Sure, you can play Super Mario 3D Land in 2D, but due to the camera angle, you might easily misjudge some of the jumps and die.Same with Animal Crossing, 3D really helps on judging distance with bug catching.
Is it necessary, no. Is it damn useful when properly done, definitely.