I've seen the Polystation and similar systems pictured in TFA at one of the souvenir shops at Penn Station in New York, as well as in some of the electronics shops on 8th avenue. For about $50 bucks you get about 100 games built in, so it's a good deal. A friend of mine has an NES clone built into a clone of an N64 controller that outputs to the TV...it also includes an extra controller and light gun that plugs into the main controller, along with 100 or so games. For $35, I bought a Yobo NES clone at the local flea market. You can get the Japanese version from Lik-Sang for USD60. No built-in games, but I don't mind staying partially honest and picking up some old carts for $3-$5 a pop.
Of course, the best part about the NES knock-offs is the hilarious the packaging. "Best Quality" "Super Graphics" "Super 8-Bit Technology"...usually spelled wrong, and abound the box. One particular box had Spider-Man 2 promotional movie graphics and the device was labelled as Spider Game. Infringing upon Nintendo and Marvel IP...now that's some balls!
Almost as insulting is when they play that stupid PSA on the TV screens in Blockbuster Video. Way to go to insult your paying customers! What's next, a reminder to not shoplift when you're in the check-out line in the grocery store?
"Actually, it's smart enough that if you wipe the OS and re-authorize, it's smart enough to see that it's the same computer."
Are you sure? My Dell laptop counts as *two* computers for the purposes of iTMS authorization: 1. my home login and 2. my corporate domain login. That's under Windows XP anyway, perhaps OS X is a little more intelligent about it.
"However once per year, you can "reset" the number of computers that have been authorized to play your music, so you can authorize 5 new computers."
You can authorize and deauthorize computers any time you want (up to 5) by selecting the "authorize/deauthorize this computer" menu option. Or are you saying that after 2 years one could have 10 authorized computers at the same time?
Maybe offtopic here, but from what you're saying you'd probably like the comic book "super anti-hero" Diabolik (imagine a cross between Batman and Tyler Durden, if you may). The only reason I even bothered to mention this is because your subject line is also the name of the theme song from the 1968 movie adaptation...the best movie adaptation of a comic book ever, IMO.
iPods don't run iTunes, either. They use a program called Portalplayer, which IIRC, is owned by Sun. A more accurate statement is that the ROKR is compatible with iTunes and songs purchased from iTunes Music Store.
The standalone HD Tivo comes out in 2006. They are waiting for the CableCard 2.0 spec to be finalized, which IMO, is the right thing to do. CableCard 2.0 truly allows you to replace your cable box with Tivo since you'll have access to on-demand programming and the other interactive features of digital cable service. CableCard 1.0 is half-assed--it will let you decode the premium channels and that's about it.
You can program your Tivo over the web now by logging into tivo.com. The system is passive...in other words, your Tivo unit is not running a server. It simply logs into your account at tivo.com at regular intervals to see if you've left it any recording instructions.
Let's just be honest, Opera is a far superior pr0n browser. You can start at an index page and just keep hitting the space bar to navigate through the gallery.
On the other end of the spectrum, I was able to access First Union's online banking system with Lynx, the text-based web browser. This was a couple years ago before the merger with Wachovia. I don't use them anymore, so I'm not sure if it can still be done.
Since those separate corporations will be owned by the parent corp., most likely wholly-owned subsidiaries, the tax codes will be re-written to eliminate that exploit.
The states will follow suit by raising income and property taxes to make up from the ensuing shortfall in federal reimbursements. Running a society *costs what it costs*. The real way to reign in the tax system is to make necessary government programs more efficient (DMV, FCC) or to eliminate them entirely (DEA, NEA).
What do you expect to happen in a technologically naive legal system when you use a term that implies you're "going" to a location, even though you really aren't?
I don't have the kind of time where I can justify spending much on games. Sadly, I'm down to only a few hours a month of playing around on the PS2. I waited until Mercenaries could be had for $25; I just bought Super Bust a Move 2 (Frozen Bubble) for $20 and the first Serious Sam for PS2 for $7. Along with a couple other games bought on the cheap, I've got a couple years' worth of games on my plate.
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Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnn!!!!!! Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnn!!!!!!
Thank you.
This is really just a marketing play on AMD's part. Now they can sell you:
"The SAME CPU used in CRAY ***SUPERCOMPUTERS***, now available for your desktop!"
And some rube will buy one based on that statement.
Whyaduck?
That's the same one I have (see GP post). I'm actually off to the flea market now to find some more "gray area" NES stuff ;)
I've seen the Polystation and similar systems pictured in TFA at one of the souvenir shops at Penn Station in New York, as well as in some of the electronics shops on 8th avenue. For about $50 bucks you get about 100 games built in, so it's a good deal. A friend of mine has an NES clone built into a clone of an N64 controller that outputs to the TV...it also includes an extra controller and light gun that plugs into the main controller, along with 100 or so games. For $35, I bought a Yobo NES clone at the local flea market. You can get the Japanese version from Lik-Sang for USD60. No built-in games, but I don't mind staying partially honest and picking up some old carts for $3-$5 a pop.
Of course, the best part about the NES knock-offs is the hilarious the packaging. "Best Quality" "Super Graphics" "Super 8-Bit Technology"...usually spelled wrong, and abound the box. One particular box had Spider-Man 2 promotional movie graphics and the device was labelled as Spider Game. Infringing upon Nintendo and Marvel IP...now that's some balls!
I just played Blaster Master last night on my HDTV set using a Yobo Famicom clone. It looked fine.
Almost as insulting is when they play that stupid PSA on the TV screens in Blockbuster Video. Way to go to insult your paying customers! What's next, a reminder to not shoplift when you're in the check-out line in the grocery store?
This was covered recently in an episode of Nip/Tuck on FX, but they used little jars instead of pans.
Your post was really walking the line between Insightful and Funny...until a mod knocked over to one end :)
"Actually, it's smart enough that if you wipe the OS and re-authorize, it's smart enough to see that it's the same computer."
Are you sure? My Dell laptop counts as *two* computers for the purposes of iTMS authorization: 1. my home login and 2. my corporate domain login. That's under Windows XP anyway, perhaps OS X is a little more intelligent about it.
"However once per year, you can "reset" the number of computers that have been authorized to play your music, so you can authorize 5 new computers."
You can authorize and deauthorize computers any time you want (up to 5) by selecting the "authorize/deauthorize this computer" menu option. Or are you saying that after 2 years one could have 10 authorized computers at the same time?
Maybe offtopic here, but from what you're saying you'd probably like the comic book "super anti-hero" Diabolik (imagine a cross between Batman and Tyler Durden, if you may). The only reason I even bothered to mention this is because your subject line is also the name of the theme song from the 1968 movie adaptation...the best movie adaptation of a comic book ever, IMO.
iPods don't run iTunes, either. They use a program called Portalplayer, which IIRC, is owned by Sun. A more accurate statement is that the ROKR is compatible with iTunes and songs purchased from iTunes Music Store.
The standalone HD Tivo comes out in 2006. They are waiting for the CableCard 2.0 spec to be finalized, which IMO, is the right thing to do. CableCard 2.0 truly allows you to replace your cable box with Tivo since you'll have access to on-demand programming and the other interactive features of digital cable service. CableCard 1.0 is half-assed--it will let you decode the premium channels and that's about it.
You can program your Tivo over the web now by logging into tivo.com. The system is passive...in other words, your Tivo unit is not running a server. It simply logs into your account at tivo.com at regular intervals to see if you've left it any recording instructions.
"And by and large, they promote mediocrity."
Unions are generally for mediocre jobs.
"American cars are decidedly average, and that's what unions promote: being average."
Are automobile engineers unionized? I seriously doubt that a unionized lineworker has much say as to what goes into the design of a car.
Wasn't that PC-DOS 7.0? Or was that developed independently of MS? I always thought that IBM simply rebranded MS-DOS to PC-DOS.
Let's just be honest, Opera is a far superior pr0n browser. You can start at an index page and just keep hitting the space bar to navigate through the gallery.
On the other end of the spectrum, I was able to access First Union's online banking system with Lynx, the text-based web browser. This was a couple years ago before the merger with Wachovia. I don't use them anymore, so I'm not sure if it can still be done.
And don't forget 75 for the SCV.
Since those separate corporations will be owned by the parent corp., most likely wholly-owned subsidiaries, the tax codes will be re-written to eliminate that exploit.
The states will follow suit by raising income and property taxes to make up from the ensuing shortfall in federal reimbursements. Running a society *costs what it costs*. The real way to reign in the tax system is to make necessary government programs more efficient (DMV, FCC) or to eliminate them entirely (DEA, NEA).
What do you expect to happen in a technologically naive legal system when you use a term that implies you're "going" to a location, even though you really aren't?
I don't have the kind of time where I can justify spending much on games. Sadly, I'm down to only a few hours a month of playing around on the PS2. I waited until Mercenaries could be had for $25; I just bought Super Bust a Move 2 (Frozen Bubble) for $20 and the first Serious Sam for PS2 for $7. Along with a couple other games bought on the cheap, I've got a couple years' worth of games on my plate.
Not paying a fee month to month comes to mind.