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For god's sake, they're fooling no one.
Who are you kidding? Of COURSE they're fooling someone. It's a proven fact that a given good will sell more units at $9.99 than at $10.00. YOU may not think you're being affected, but the truth it is works. Retailers price their goods at a level that will maximise sales.
"Fun to play" and "cool looking/violent" aren't mutually exclusive by any means. The two games you mentioned are fantastically fun, GTA especially. Just because GTA is violent doesn't mean as much time didn't go in to making it "fun to play" as say, Super Mario Sunshine.
There are plenty of non-violent games that aren't any fun, and plenty of cool looking/violent games that are amazingly fun. One has nothing to do with the other.
Now add a high-rez screen at least one half-page in size and the ability to play shockwave, flash, small programs and scripts, and up-to-date eBooks/pdfs, and you have a do-all textbook. Add input and networking and you can take tests and do homework on it too....and you get a PocketPC.
I think the nostalgia factor plays a huge part. Not only are you making a Marvel property, which is a hot thing right now, but you can also tap in to everyone who fondly remembers the TV show. (And any younger Family Guy fans who want to see what all the fuss is about).
I'm looking to get a PVR, but I need one with an ethernet port, as I don't pay for a phone line in my apartment. SonicBlue's ReplayTV seemed to be the right choice, except with Sonic Blue's financial troubles I don't think buying a replaytv is a good idea at the moment. Are there any other options? Tivo seems to be phone line only. This unit seems great, except I dont need or want to pay for DVD burning features.
This is such nonsense. Just because Google is popular does not make it a publiuc utility. If you don't liek the way Google filters its results, go use a different search engine. Google is a company. It's trying to make money, not promote the public good. If it can do both at the same time, great. If not, which do you think is going to be more important to the powers that be that run Google?
Lot's of people have mentioned EA's failed Majestic game, but no one seems to talking about the one ARG that was a huge success: The game based around the movie A.I. It was run by Microsoft, and had a very loyal and fanatical fanbase. The fans were so in to the game that they actually changed the dynamics of the game as it went along, even going so far as to create a distributed.net-style program to sovle a puzzle that was inadvertainly left unsolvable by the team.
Acrophobia was awesome! That game literally killed my grades for one semester, and those of quite a few of my friends, too. Does anyone know of any plans to ressurect it?
yes, dealing with false positives is an issue - but I've found that I'd rather glance through a junk folder tofind false positives than wade through an inbox filled with crap. Keeping an up to date contact list (since no one on your contact list gets filtered) becomes important.
There is a perfectly good way to block spam within outlook: the Rules Wizard
Using nothing but Outlook rules I have reduced my spam by about 90%. The trick is setting up the rules correctly.
Mine go something like this:
1. If email comes form someone on my contact list, stop processing rules (this makes it important to keep your contact list updated)
2. If my name isn't in the To: or CC: box then move it to junk mail
3. If email subject or body contains following words, move to junk mail.
-I update this list of terms as needed. mostly pretty common things (sex, adult, penis enlargement, etc etc.)
The third rule is very aggressive once you've built your list of words. The trip is the first rule which lets anythign form your contact list though, which really decreases the false positives.
I've found that the biggest problem is that often online purchase confirmations get filtered as spam. But Iv'e learned to just look for these in my "DMZ" folder if I'm looking for a confirmation.
The correct choice? Correct choice for who? You or them? Why is Linux always the correct choice? I'm sure some government agencies would be perfectly well served using the systems they already have in place. I think they can also be trusted to decide what's "correct" for them.
Apparently the name of the game is Sorcery PDA: Part 1: Falcon's Quest. It probably would have been nice to mention that before making such a witty comment.
Now let me see this technology put to use to make MY life better. I this syetm in place in my apartment so that whever a foul odor is present (Ie my gargantuan roommate take the Browns to the Suberbowl) this DNA diamond detects it and sends a text message to my cell phone. "DO NOT COME HOME FOR 4 HOURS."
This is the kind of stuff they said would happen in the future!
The idea of pricing products is to charge every consumer the maximum amount they're willing to pay. The trick is that it's usually very hard to have a purshasing system that allows such price variance. Airline pricing is one example - the closer you are to the date you wish to fly, the higher the price. (This is a vast oversimplification, but you get the idea). This is because business travelers, who need to fly at a moment's notice, are willig to pay much more than a recreational traveler, who's planning vacations 6 months in advance and shopping for the best deal. Businesses like Amazone are going to try and use every edge they can to increase their margins. From their point of view it's a great idea to use the technology they already have.
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For god's sake, they're fooling no one.
Who are you kidding? Of COURSE they're fooling someone. It's a proven fact that a given good will sell more units at $9.99 than at $10.00. YOU may not think you're being affected, but the truth it is works. Retailers price their goods at a level that will maximise sales.
Enough of this empowering nonsense! No video games for you! Get back in the kitchen and make me dinner!
"Fun to play" and "cool looking/violent" aren't mutually exclusive by any means. The two games you mentioned are fantastically fun, GTA especially. Just because GTA is violent doesn't mean as much time didn't go in to making it "fun to play" as say, Super Mario Sunshine.
There are plenty of non-violent games that aren't any fun, and plenty of cool looking/violent games that are amazingly fun. One has nothing to do with the other.
Don't buy this set if it upsets you that much. Wait for the next one.
Go outside. Play with your kid or your dog for fucks sake. Ride a bike. Read a book. Wow!
...quoth the regular Slashdot poster.
Ahem.
Now add a high-rez screen at least one half-page in size and the ability to play shockwave, flash, small programs and scripts, and up-to-date eBooks/pdfs, and you have a do-all textbook. Add input and networking and you can take tests and do homework on it too. ...and you get a PocketPC.
Counter-Strike and Action Quake have virtually nothing in common, save for being FPS mods.
I think the nostalgia factor plays a huge part. Not only are you making a Marvel property, which is a hot thing right now, but you can also tap in to everyone who fondly remembers the TV show. (And any younger Family Guy fans who want to see what all the fuss is about).
Am I seeing double, or is this a dupe of the *previous story*.
What if my pc is no where near the tivo?
I'm looking to get a PVR, but I need one with an ethernet port, as I don't pay for a phone line in my apartment. SonicBlue's ReplayTV seemed to be the right choice, except with Sonic Blue's financial troubles I don't think buying a replaytv is a good idea at the moment. Are there any other options? Tivo seems to be phone line only. This unit seems great, except I dont need or want to pay for DVD burning features.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
This is such nonsense. Just because Google is popular does not make it a publiuc utility. If you don't liek the way Google filters its results, go use a different search engine. Google is a company. It's trying to make money, not promote the public good. If it can do both at the same time, great. If not, which do you think is going to be more important to the powers that be that run Google?
Lot's of people have mentioned EA's failed Majestic game, but no one seems to talking about the one ARG that was a huge success: The game based around the movie A.I. It was run by Microsoft, and had a very loyal and fanatical fanbase. The fans were so in to the game that they actually changed the dynamics of the game as it went along, even going so far as to create a distributed.net-style program to sovle a puzzle that was inadvertainly left unsolvable by the team.
Read more at Cloudmakers.org.
Acrophobia was awesome! That game literally killed my grades for one semester, and those of quite a few of my friends, too. Does anyone know of any plans to ressurect it?
yes, dealing with false positives is an issue - but I've found that I'd rather glance through a junk folder tofind false positives than wade through an inbox filled with crap. Keeping an up to date contact list (since no one on your contact list gets filtered) becomes important.
I'm not sure I understand your point. These are filters for my personal inbox - not for a mailing list.
There is a perfectly good way to block spam within outlook: the Rules Wizard
Using nothing but Outlook rules I have reduced my spam by about 90%. The trick is setting up the rules correctly.
Mine go something like this:
1. If email comes form someone on my contact list, stop processing rules (this makes it important to keep your contact list updated)
2. If my name isn't in the To: or CC: box then move it to junk mail
3. If email subject or body contains following words, move to junk mail.
-I update this list of terms as needed. mostly pretty common things (sex, adult, penis enlargement, etc etc.)
The third rule is very aggressive once you've built your list of words. The trip is the first rule which lets anythign form your contact list though, which really decreases the false positives.
I've found that the biggest problem is that often online purchase confirmations get filtered as spam. But Iv'e learned to just look for these in my "DMZ" folder if I'm looking for a confirmation.
Anyway, the system works very well for me.
The correct choice? Correct choice for who? You or them? Why is Linux always the correct choice? I'm sure some government agencies would be perfectly well served using the systems they already have in place. I think they can also be trusted to decide what's "correct" for them.
Gives new meaning to the Stranger technique.
Ok, so that's pretty gross, sorry.
I thought a Mars had a core of chewy nougat surrounded by peanuts and caramel?
Thank you, I'll be here all week.
If memory serves, she was the prize to the winners of the 1993 contest.
Apparently the name of the game is Sorcery PDA: Part 1: Falcon's Quest. It probably would have been nice to mention that before making such a witty comment.
I have no idea, but I think artifical diamonds might work for this kind of purpose, sicne brilliance and clarity and whatnot may not be as important.
Just conjecture, I may be totally wrong.
Now let me see this technology put to use to make MY life better. I this syetm in place in my apartment so that whever a foul odor is present (Ie my gargantuan roommate take the Browns to the Suberbowl) this DNA diamond detects it and sends a text message to my cell phone. "DO NOT COME HOME FOR 4 HOURS."
This is the kind of stuff they said would happen in the future!
The idea of pricing products is to charge every consumer the maximum amount they're willing to pay. The trick is that it's usually very hard to have a purshasing system that allows such price variance. Airline pricing is one example - the closer you are to the date you wish to fly, the higher the price. (This is a vast oversimplification, but you get the idea). This is because business travelers, who need to fly at a moment's notice, are willig to pay much more than a recreational traveler, who's planning vacations 6 months in advance and shopping for the best deal. Businesses like Amazone are going to try and use every edge they can to increase their margins. From their point of view it's a great idea to use the technology they already have.