Can anyone with a Wii (*snicker*) comment on how viable a Bob Ross game would be? In other words, does the Wiimote give you enough DPI (for lack of a better term) to give you precise motion for a painting program? I could zone out and relax for hours with something like that.
Apple seems to have a philosophy of "just because we *can*, that doesn't mean we *should*" Many of the products in that article would have been plausible, but incredibly half-assed in terms of practical functionality, given the state of technology at the time. The videophone Newton is a pretty good example of this...sure, it might have worked, but the device was gigantic. Apple has a knack for waiting until tech gets small enough that it will fit into a tight package.
Even if Steam is spun-off, which is just a rubber stamp matter, it's still going to be run by the same people at Valve. Valve would be crazy to sell off Steam at such an early stage just to appease other development companies.
We're too busy working insane hours to even care about all that stuff. If I lived in Florida with warmer weather, a large cardboard box would be more than enough home for me to manage with my hours. Posting this from my office on a Saturday night, btw.
The definition of the word "planet" will matter in the future when it comes to mining rights...as in "hey, you have to pay a different amount of tax when you're mining a planet vs. an asteroid vs. a planetoidy thing."
Patent the spreadsheet? Which has been around for hundreds of years? Just as we bitch and moan today about any patent that adds the word "internet" to an already existing concept, I'm sure someone would have pointed out back then that adding the word "computer" to an already existing concept and patenting it would be just as silly.
If I owned stock in Microsoft (I don't), I would be very upset right now that they're taking my shareholder value and giving it to a third party for no perceived benefit.
Heh, I've always joked that I have a little horn on the back of my head...who knew? Of course, still being in the office at 8pm might disprove that theory.
"The energy released by the explosion on II Pegasi was equivalent to about 50 quintillion atomic bombs. If the Sun were ever to produce such an outburst, it would almost certainly cause a mass extinction on Earth."
This is just my unqualified, layman's opinion, but I agree.
Given that the Xbox 360 only has a 20 gig hard drive, I'm hoping these TV shows and movies will be priced as disposable rentals. Hell, use DRM to have them expire after 30 days, so long as you make them cheap enough on that basis. The few game demos that I have on my unit already eat well into that space.
I'm 30 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an ex foliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion. There is an idea of a Rude Turnip, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me. Only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our life styles are probably comparable, I simply am not there.
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The conclusion to Blackadder Goes Forth was actually very emotional and poignant.
Can anyone with a Wii (*snicker*) comment on how viable a Bob Ross game would be? In other words, does the Wiimote give you enough DPI (for lack of a better term) to give you precise motion for a painting program? I could zone out and relax for hours with something like that.
Ooooohhh...big speech!
Apple seems to have a philosophy of "just because we *can*, that doesn't mean we *should*" Many of the products in that article would have been plausible, but incredibly half-assed in terms of practical functionality, given the state of technology at the time. The videophone Newton is a pretty good example of this...sure, it might have worked, but the device was gigantic. Apple has a knack for waiting until tech gets small enough that it will fit into a tight package.
Even if Steam is spun-off, which is just a rubber stamp matter, it's still going to be run by the same people at Valve. Valve would be crazy to sell off Steam at such an early stage just to appease other development companies.
Ah, Holden Caulfield, the precursor to today's emo kids...that game should be a hit!
We're too busy working insane hours to even care about all that stuff. If I lived in Florida with warmer weather, a large cardboard box would be more than enough home for me to manage with my hours. Posting this from my office on a Saturday night, btw.
The definition of the word "planet" will matter in the future when it comes to mining rights...as in "hey, you have to pay a different amount of tax when you're mining a planet vs. an asteroid vs. a planetoidy thing."
Not a space station?
...if Master Billy Quizboy didn't fark up the experiment in the first place, that's all I'm saying.
Patent the spreadsheet? Which has been around for hundreds of years? Just as we bitch and moan today about any patent that adds the word "internet" to an already existing concept, I'm sure someone would have pointed out back then that adding the word "computer" to an already existing concept and patenting it would be just as silly.
Do they have any oil? I think the Singaporeans need to be "liberated" a la Bush 2.0 :)
If I owned stock in Microsoft (I don't), I would be very upset right now that they're taking my shareholder value and giving it to a third party for no perceived benefit.
Heh, I've always joked that I have a little horn on the back of my head...who knew? Of course, still being in the office at 8pm might disprove that theory.
"The energy released by the explosion on II Pegasi was equivalent to about 50 quintillion atomic bombs. If the Sun were ever to produce such an outburst, it would almost certainly cause a mass extinction on Earth."
This is just my unqualified, layman's opinion, but I agree.
Given that the Xbox 360 only has a 20 gig hard drive, I'm hoping these TV shows and movies will be priced as disposable rentals. Hell, use DRM to have them expire after 30 days, so long as you make them cheap enough on that basis. The few game demos that I have on my unit already eat well into that space.
John Titor isn't sounding so crazy now, is he? What was that...by 2008, we'll then notice that a civil war has already been going on for a few years.
He was probably trying to save his own ass, given that he's older. How'd that work out?
Have you ever seen a polygraph? The line is very squiggly, but it's there.
The DNA test should be enough to prove your innocence, assuming you are.
Must be...this is the second time I've used this post...just had to update my age and Firefox 2.0 picked up a typo from the earlier one :)
I'm 30 years old. I believe in taking care of myself, and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an ex foliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb mint facial mask, which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion. There is an idea of a Rude Turnip, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me. Only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our life styles are probably comparable, I simply am not there.
To quote a sig I read here some time ago: "black and white are also shades of gray."
Do you really want to see Leroy Jenkins reading the news through his avatar? Actually, I do.
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That can't really be you....your Slashdot ID # doesn't appear anywhere!