Yeah, preventing children from seeing porn is so oppresionist. The fact is the net ISN'T blocked from home.
"No, but it's not that uncommon nowadays for protesters, including peaceful protests, to receive less-than-kindly treatment from law-enforcement officials."
Have you ever actually witnessed a protest? For some reason, it's fashionable to get in the faces of police officers, yell at them, and act as though they have special privileges because they're mad. I'm surprised there aren't more protestor beatings by the civillians not protesting.
"No, but unless you plan on jogging to your vacation spot you're still being tracked. Try crossing a border or taking a plane without being tagged in some fashion."
Yeah, it's called a passport. The big evil gov't is making sure you're who you say you are when you enter. Damn them!
"Thanks to the Patriot Act and friends, nobody would know if you did. If your neighbour knew, he'd face jailtime for revealing such information, and you are no longer guaranteed a lawyer and/or speedy trial"
Funny, I see cars with anti-Bush bumperstickers. Been months, they still haven't disappeared. We have anti-Bush discussions here on Slashdot. Nothing's happened. Having the means is not the same as having the intention.
Sorry, I don't see your 'are people really free' argument holding up yet.
"Anyway I'd like to propose a reason why "they hate you so much" - it's simply hypocrisy. America - to the outside world keep preaching equality , justice, huma rights, democracy e.t.c. But you drop all that bullshit in an instant if the dictator come around to your side and starst kissing your ass. This foreign policy causes a LOT of resentment."
Seems like they should hate our gov't instead of us in particular. It bugs me that 9-11 resulted in so many civilian deaths even though they have little to no influence on what the gov't decides is right foreign policy-wise.
"So as an appeal to Americans, please vote out this monkey of a president, and make sure you pressure the other guy..."
I wish I was as optimistic as you that a new president will fix this problem. I really don't think people generally understand our problems don't necessarily stem from having the 'wrong' president so many times in a row.
"Personally, Im rooting for nintendo, but I think the PSP will "win," for the same reason the ps1 "won" over the n64. The storage medium."
The Nintendo DS will, on day one, have a library of over a thousand games. The PSP will only have a handful of launch titles. The reason why the N64 didn't win (didn't lose either, I dunno why 30 million systems sold is considered a defeat) is because it didn't flood the shelves with games. The catridge format made that so much harder to do compared to Sony's CD format where a kid on an allowance could publish a game. This condition won't exist in this battle, the DS plays GBA games. (Additionally, new GBA games are being made.. W00t!)
Frankly, I think the DS is virtually a guaranteed success. It's the PSP that is in the corner. The launch titles will be few, the system's going to be in the $200 range, and early reports suggest that it has only 2.5 gaming hours to it. If the graphics are better, it'll be difficult to tell on those small screens.
Man I had no idea the DS was going to blow me away this much. I think it was the wireless connectivity that did me in. Sorry, Sony.
"This certainly looks a lot fresher than the PSP offerings! "
The second touch screen, wireless connectivity, and built in microphone didn't freshen things up compared to the "almost as good as a PS2" PSP which also has familiar games?
Grow up? You're the one posting anonymously pretending you're somebody else. If you can't take a little of what you've dished out, then you got some maturing to do.
Anybody else feel like the PSP was underwhelming after the barrage of cool stuff we got for the DS today? I really wasn't hyped about the DS until today. I dunno what it was specifically, I guess it was just imagining sitting on the recliner, connecting to the net via 802.11, playing somebody on-line, and using the stylus to type messages to them. I just feel like we're getting a portable that has come closer to being a PC. I mean, geez,imagine Command and Conquer on that thing.
"Uh. Just what is the PSP supposed to be backwards compatible with? "
Who cares? For the first year or so it's going to have a really tiny library. Compare that to the Nintendo DS which has well over 1,000 games to play at launch, it still has new games in development for the GBA to play. Sorry, but Sony's excuse for not having BW compatibility doesn't override the lack of a library it's going to have.
"Just out of curiousity, what would the PSP be backwards compatible with? You don't expect to put your PS2 or PS1 discs in a portable do you? "
What's it matter? No matter what I say, it still boils down to having a very small library compared to what the DS will have. I'm not normally pro-backwards compatibility. In this particular case, GBA games are still being made by the truck load. Very exciting.
Won't it be cool if you were able to sit on the recliner with the DS, connecting on-line, playing multiplayer wirlessly, and using the touch screen as an OSD to chat? I can't believe how overwhelmingly cool that is compared to what Sony's shown today.
"I'm going to be in line on day one. It almost makes you feel sorry for Nintendo with that dual-screen monstrousity of theirs. "
Monstrosity? Sorry, I don't feel sorry for Nintendo here. The system has wireless capability built in. This means both head to head play AND net play. It's got the touch screen interface like a Palm Pilot, that means you can play multiplayer + chat. Forget doing that on the PSP. It plays GBA games. Sorry, no backwards compatiblity for PSP. It has a built-in microphone. Sorry Sony, no voice recognition for you. Undoubtedly, the Nintendo system will be a lot cheaper than the PSP as well.
" The big question is: how can you protect yourself against these storms in a way that is both fast to implement and does not require laying of new lines?"
Slashdot Mirror
"Why don't they just keep games as games and porn as porn "
Never seen the stripper scene in Vice City have ya.
"In public buildings, or libraries, yes"
Yeah, preventing children from seeing porn is so oppresionist. The fact is the net ISN'T blocked from home.
"No, but it's not that uncommon nowadays for protesters, including peaceful protests, to receive less-than-kindly treatment from law-enforcement officials."
Have you ever actually witnessed a protest? For some reason, it's fashionable to get in the faces of police officers, yell at them, and act as though they have special privileges because they're mad. I'm surprised there aren't more protestor beatings by the civillians not protesting.
"No, but unless you plan on jogging to your vacation spot you're still being tracked. Try crossing a border or taking a plane without being tagged in some fashion."
Yeah, it's called a passport. The big evil gov't is making sure you're who you say you are when you enter. Damn them!
"Thanks to the Patriot Act and friends, nobody would know if you did. If your neighbour knew, he'd face jailtime for revealing such information, and you are no longer guaranteed a lawyer and/or speedy trial"
Funny, I see cars with anti-Bush bumperstickers. Been months, they still haven't disappeared. We have anti-Bush discussions here on Slashdot. Nothing's happened. Having the means is not the same as having the intention.
Sorry, I don't see your 'are people really free' argument holding up yet.
"Anyway I'd like to propose a reason why "they hate you so much" - it's simply hypocrisy. America - to the outside world keep preaching equality , justice, huma rights, democracy e.t.c. But you drop all that bullshit in an instant if the dictator come around to your side and starst kissing your ass. This foreign policy causes a LOT of resentment."
Seems like they should hate our gov't instead of us in particular. It bugs me that 9-11 resulted in so many civilian deaths even though they have little to no influence on what the gov't decides is right foreign policy-wise.
"So as an appeal to Americans, please vote out this monkey of a president, and make sure you pressure the other guy..."
I wish I was as optimistic as you that a new president will fix this problem. I really don't think people generally understand our problems don't necessarily stem from having the 'wrong' president so many times in a row.
"It still amazes me that Microsoft haven't thought of adding a ssh-client to their operatingsystems."
Doesn't one of the s's in ssh stand for 'secure'?
"Personally, Im rooting for nintendo, but I think the PSP will "win," for the same reason the ps1 "won" over the n64. The storage medium."
The Nintendo DS will, on day one, have a library of over a thousand games. The PSP will only have a handful of launch titles. The reason why the N64 didn't win (didn't lose either, I dunno why 30 million systems sold is considered a defeat) is because it didn't flood the shelves with games. The catridge format made that so much harder to do compared to Sony's CD format where a kid on an allowance could publish a game. This condition won't exist in this battle, the DS plays GBA games. (Additionally, new GBA games are being made.. W00t!)
Frankly, I think the DS is virtually a guaranteed success. It's the PSP that is in the corner. The launch titles will be few, the system's going to be in the $200 range, and early reports suggest that it has only 2.5 gaming hours to it. If the graphics are better, it'll be difficult to tell on those small screens.
Man I had no idea the DS was going to blow me away this much. I think it was the wireless connectivity that did me in. Sorry, Sony.
"This certainly looks a lot fresher than the PSP offerings! "
The second touch screen, wireless connectivity, and built in microphone didn't freshen things up compared to the "almost as good as a PS2" PSP which also has familiar games?
"Um, unless your friends are deaf, why not use your voice to chat?"
What's really frustrating about your comment is that you were modded insightful even though I said "on-line".
"Grow up, are you a fucking first grader? "
Grow up? You're the one posting anonymously pretending you're somebody else. If you can't take a little of what you've dished out, then you got some maturing to do.
"even though we will soon find out after dropping 50 bones that the in-game graphics are as bad as ET the Extra Terrestial on the Atari 2600!" "
Yeah because Zelda has been a constant let-down, right?
"Too bad they didn't come out with this zelda game... Before Wind Waker."
Yeah, then we'd only have one game to play. Bummer.
"(Pull your pants up, your fanboyism is showing)"
Pull your pants down, your masculinity isn't showing.
Anybody else feel like the PSP was underwhelming after the barrage of cool stuff we got for the DS today? I really wasn't hyped about the DS until today. I dunno what it was specifically, I guess it was just imagining sitting on the recliner, connecting to the net via 802.11, playing somebody on-line, and using the stylus to type messages to them. I just feel like we're getting a portable that has come closer to being a PC. I mean, geez,imagine Command and Conquer on that thing.
"Great. I'm glad the ugly cel-shading fad didn't affect that franchise for longer than one ga"
Uh yeah, because being intolerable to cartoony graphics makes you appear oh so much more sophisticated.
Like there isn't a show out there you'd be that compelled to watch.
"Uh. Just what is the PSP supposed to be backwards compatible with? "
Who cares? For the first year or so it's going to have a really tiny library. Compare that to the Nintendo DS which has well over 1,000 games to play at launch, it still has new games in development for the GBA to play. Sorry, but Sony's excuse for not having BW compatibility doesn't override the lack of a library it's going to have.
"Just out of curiousity, what would the PSP be backwards compatible with? You don't expect to put your PS2 or PS1 discs in a portable do you? "
What's it matter? No matter what I say, it still boils down to having a very small library compared to what the DS will have. I'm not normally pro-backwards compatibility. In this particular case, GBA games are still being made by the truck load. Very exciting.
Won't it be cool if you were able to sit on the recliner with the DS, connecting on-line, playing multiplayer wirlessly, and using the touch screen as an OSD to chat? I can't believe how overwhelmingly cool that is compared to what Sony's shown today.
"Ok damn it.. maybe a stupid question, but where is the best place to get all the e3 news? thanks! "
I went to news.google.com, typed in the part I was curious about (Nintendo DS) and set it to "show stories from the last hour"... Not too shabby.
"I'm going to be in line on day one. It almost makes you feel sorry for Nintendo with that dual-screen monstrousity of theirs. "
Monstrosity? Sorry, I don't feel sorry for Nintendo here. The system has wireless capability built in. This means both head to head play AND net play. It's got the touch screen interface like a Palm Pilot, that means you can play multiplayer + chat. Forget doing that on the PSP. It plays GBA games. Sorry, no backwards compatiblity for PSP. It has a built-in microphone. Sorry Sony, no voice recognition for you. Undoubtedly, the Nintendo system will be a lot cheaper than the PSP as well.
Who should feel sorry for who?
" The big question is: how can you protect yourself against these storms in a way that is both fast to implement and does not require laying of new lines?"
802.11 + a Pringles can!
"Is she hot? My video card won't be up to snuff, so I'll have time to pay her some attention."
Yeah because you can be sooOOOoooo choosey about if they're hot or not.
Heh. Yeah you're so cool. "I'm so bad ass when nobody knows who I am!"
Doom III this summer, GTA San Andreas this fall... ugh, my girlfriend's gonna leave me.
Nope, she's recovering nicely, actually. :)
Heh. Trying a little too hard, dontcha think?