"If using nuclear weapons is no longer a guarantee that it would be suicide and/or end the world as we know it, world leaders would be much more willing to use them."
Unless they're pushing the button from Mars, that isn't terribly likely. Ppl like to save their own butts.
I was gonna look it up and paste an Amazon link, but the last time I did that somebody saw a "sr=blahblahblah" thing in the URL and immediately accused me of trying to trick people into buying a product so I'd make a commission. (as if there's something wrong with that.) It didn't occur to them that 'sr' means 'search results'.
My apologies for being OT here, but I'm half-hoping you'll dodge the accusatory bullet. People around here are way too high strung when it comes to referrals.
"So, being that I was born in '78, is there anyone that can speak to the glory days of Disney? Was it pure and good while Walt Disney was in charge? And exactly when did it lose it's way?"
I dunno about when it lost its way or if it was ever a "do no evil" sort of company. But, as an animator who was born in 78, I can tell you their glory days are certainly creating positive ripples even today. There's a book floating around called "The Art of Life" (err I hope that's the title, memory's a little fuzzy) that talks about all the advances they did with animation over the years. It's a VERY interesting read and it's certainly changed my life with regards to my career. Basically, those dudes turned animation into a huge main-stream business. It's difficult to watch a Pixar movie without seeing some of their influence.
What happened in the 40's aside, Lion King and Aladdin were both largely responsible for entering the field I'm in now. Can't say I'm a huge fan of their business today, but I do remember when Disney was 'magical'. Hmm I'm not sure that really answers your question, but it wasn't all that long ago that I didn't despise them.
"The fact remains that it's a big dead rock. There's a big dead rock a lot closer and we stopped visiting that one because we realized there really wasn't any point in it."
Unlike our moon, the big red dead rock could potentially be a new colony for us. You may not care about that, but I personally enjoy the idea that man kind would no longer risk being completely obliterated by one nuclear war.
Read post 2? Try reading any other Slashdot article. It was redundant years ago. They're taking over Slashdot! "I, for one, welcome our overused-as-an-SNL-skit overlords."
"Although Microsoft seems to be pushing to have a say in the creative developement of the movie, I'm wondering how much they'll end up getting. I'd really hate to see a movie with so much promise end up being ruined by a movie company that probably doesn't know anything about the Halo universe."
Wait... you think the movie studio is going to have a better idea than the company who made millions on it?
"My buddy still carries one because he says it's more "convenient." Every day he has to carry forward the To Do items that are still outstanding to the next page. A change to an appointment involves lots of erasing and rewriting. And if the appointment is further out than the 3 months that fit (under the 2-page-per-day format), then they go into a summary calendar that gets recopied when the correct month rolls around."
Hehe. Wanna have fun? Ask your friend how he sets up a re-occuring task.
As for me: I like Outlook's To do list. I use it for taking notes. I use it for reminding me to do stuff. I like that you can attach files with it. Heck, you can even copy/paste spreadsheets into it. That's pretty slick.
I also used to have a setup where if I set a to-do item to the right category, it'd automatically upload the task to my phone via bluetooth. That way my phone's alarm would go off. (Since I don't have a PDA and my phone goes EVERYWHERE with me...) And, if I enter a task into my phone, it'll eventually show up on my computer. So... if something hits me and I'm not near a computer...
I loathe the thought of carrying around an organizer when my cell phone's around me all the time. Can't wait to replace it with a PocketPC.
"PS. Before this is mark flamebait- I am a chinese."
May I ask you an off-topic question?
Some of the stories I've read about China here on Slashdot lend to the painting of some really dark pictures. It makes me wonder: Is it bad there or is it more like a different mode of thought? I know little to nothing about Chinese culture, so I hope you don't mind my ignorance.
"No, just noticing your similarity to the black knight in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Hehe. Yeah yeah. I know you'd like to bait me into saying something you can respond to, but I'm not gonna feed ya. I do apologize for raising insecurities, though.
"Yes I mean Final Fantasy. But go ahead, name me a relevant RPG franchise on a Non-Portable Ninentdo console. That's what I thought."
Name another 'relevant' RPG franchise on a non-Nintendo system, preferably one that was on earlier Nintendo systems. (Given your original point, afterall...)
"And yes, they shunned online play. It's common knowledge that they opted to avoid broadband and online play in the Xbox/PS2/GC generation simply because they wanted to do it on "their own terms"."
They avoided it because they didn't think a lot of people would want to pay a montly subscription. Given that out of the 50 million or so PS2 owners out there, only a million have subscribed, it seems they were right. Want to talk about somebody using broadband on their own terms? Go have a look at XBOX live.
'Shunning' implies they were against on-line play. They are not, nor were they ever. Same goes with HD. There's a reason Nintendo's never released a $300 system.
"It's nice to see that if you criticize Nintendo on Slashdot, you'll get modded down as flamebait and then half-baked fanboy apologists can come up here and get +5 Insightful."
Yeah yeah. Fanboys, etc. It happens here on Slashdot all the time. Say anything unkind about FireFox or Linux and your post will disappear. You should be careful, though. Whether you are wrong or not isn't in the hands of the dude with the mod points. It's all dependent on the shit spewing out of your keyboard. Want to criticize Nintendo? Try pointing out actual mistakes they made instead of slapping an inflammatory word on a decision that didn't float your boat. Good luck picking apart their business moves, though, since Nintendo has a 3 cubic acre money bin that Iwata swims through every night.
If you really want to split hairs, consider what Slashdot does post. It posts the news posted by the news. Not like anybody 'round here is running around finding stories and reporting them on their own.
As for whether or not Slashdot should post it: I say, why not? Slashdot is ad driven. We like bitching about anything Microsoft does. Slashdot posts 'story', we pretend like we're operating on some higher form of mental clarity, and the ads served number starts rolling.
Pefectly reasonable move for Slashdot. If that's unacceptable, perhaps starving them when they post useless stories is the way to deal with it.
"-They consistently avoided CD-Roms and then DVD's, the Gamecube being the first optical media Nintendo has used. The result was that the console RPG has been virtually non-existant on Nintendo consoles since the SNES."
I think you mean "Final Fantasy has been non-existent on Nintendo consoles..."
"-Nintendo is the king of gimmicky and irrelevant consoles, examples being the Virtual Boy and the DS. But when the PS2/GC/Xbox came around, they derided DVD playback in other consoles."
Err okay. Credit for the Virtual Boy, but the DS? Gimmicky? Please. They added an input style which, btw, is what every single palm platform uses. Incidently, it's the first time anybody's made a game console that comes with a decent built in interface for FPS and strategy games. Gimmick my ass, they made the platform more viable. Hardly comparable to DVD playback. Touch/dual screen == More interesting for playing games. DVD playback == more interesting when conserving shelf space.
"-TFA mentions Online Play and High-Definition as the two new features that Nintendo has shunned. But for what? The impression I get is that they are avoiding these features because they don't know how to implement them effectively- not because they have an alternate plan in mind for the future of console gaming."
They're shunning on-line play? First I've heard of it. They're right about to launch a massive on-line network for DS's. Revolution, presumably, would be part of that, too.
"They may as well argue that nobody needs anything but an RF connection, because "you can see the games fine". Composite or s-video? They only "add to the cost". Give me a break."
Considering that the PS3 and the XBOX 3 are rumored to be $400 machines, I can live with that decision. Don't forget, this will have ramifications for the developers. There is already drama going on over companies switching their exclusivity because of standards being too high. There is potential here for Nintendo scooping up more 3rd parties.
"I expect the market for HDTV's will be pretty significant, and Nintendo not supporting HD while Sony and MS does seems like a big mistake. They are basically ceding that part of the market."
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I agree it's a fairly significant omission. (At least 2-3 years from now.) On the other, is the mass market for these items really going to be that picky? Suppose the lower standard does bring more 3rd parties aboard (btw, Nintendo has stated their strategy is to keep game budgets from skyrocketing...) which would hurt Nintendo more: Fussy HDTV owners, or not as many games? They may very well be ceding one market but they may also be expanding another. Strategy.
"They're also ensuring that a) fewer cross-platform games will be made..."
For HDTV alone? Nah. You've got a point, the games won't look as sharp. Not arguing that. However, that won't cause fewer cross-platform games to be made. The funky controller it's going to have will do that. Heh.
"So far I haven't heard anything at all about the Revolution that's even an improvement over the GameCube..."
Hardly conclusive. Nintendo's been extremely tight lipped. As for the GameCube already having broadband, that's bunk. They have an adapter that a handful of people grumpily make use of. The Revolution comes with WiFi built in, 512 megs of flash memory (also built in), and Nintendo's creating a service that makes interesting use of that technology.
I'd hardly call that 'being dragged kicking and screaming' into broadband. That implies Nintendo didn't ever want to do that. Not true. Nintendo wanted to provide broadband access when it was possible to do it... FREE. They pull it off, and bitch bitch bitch.
"Meanwhile, they will just continue to hemmorhage market share until there's basically nothing left."
Uh huh. I understand your frustration over HDTV support. I plan on upgrading in the next couple of years. I'd like the Revolution to support it. Ultimately, though, I want to play fun games. If Nintendo keeps up their strategy of being cheap and coming out with innovative games, it doesn't matter a whole lot. The interesting thing about Nintendo, it quickly becomes that 'second platform' to have around. When you get tired of playing the same old boring shooting and racing games in HD, you'll be able to inexpensively buy a Rev and expose yourself to Nintendo's steady stream of AAA titles.
Or, if that's not interesting to ya, okie doke. To each is own.
He didn't seem so senile after he told Luke who he was. The impression I got was that he was playing a tard to wind Luke up. Testing his patience, so to speak. I'm not interested in defending the consistency of the prequels, but I didn't have any real qualms with Yoda.
It is interesting thinking about Yoda's motivations now, though. Was he helping Luke to deal with his father, or was he using him to take out Vader? I hope it's the latter. I like the idea of Yoda being self centered.
Slashdot Mirror
Does Blender offer any tools for rounding edges on polygonal models?
"You mean Jungle Emperor, which was shown on NBC in the 60's? Yeah, good show!"
Uh, why are you 'correcting' me?
"If using nuclear weapons is no longer a guarantee that it would be suicide and/or end the world as we know it, world leaders would be much more willing to use them."
Unless they're pushing the button from Mars, that isn't terribly likely. Ppl like to save their own butts.
Sorry, not sold.
Thanks for the correction. :)
I was gonna look it up and paste an Amazon link, but the last time I did that somebody saw a "sr=blahblahblah" thing in the URL and immediately accused me of trying to trick people into buying a product so I'd make a commission. (as if there's something wrong with that.) It didn't occur to them that 'sr' means 'search results'.
My apologies for being OT here, but I'm half-hoping you'll dodge the accusatory bullet. People around here are way too high strung when it comes to referrals.
"So, being that I was born in '78, is there anyone that can speak to the glory days of Disney? Was it pure and good while Walt Disney was in charge? And exactly when did it lose it's way?"
I dunno about when it lost its way or if it was ever a "do no evil" sort of company. But, as an animator who was born in 78, I can tell you their glory days are certainly creating positive ripples even today. There's a book floating around called "The Art of Life" (err I hope that's the title, memory's a little fuzzy) that talks about all the advances they did with animation over the years. It's a VERY interesting read and it's certainly changed my life with regards to my career. Basically, those dudes turned animation into a huge main-stream business. It's difficult to watch a Pixar movie without seeing some of their influence.
What happened in the 40's aside, Lion King and Aladdin were both largely responsible for entering the field I'm in now. Can't say I'm a huge fan of their business today, but I do remember when Disney was 'magical'. Hmm I'm not sure that really answers your question, but it wasn't all that long ago that I didn't despise them.
"Guesstimating is not a word."
Hmm.. I guess my babel fish is going senile then.
Um... no. Explain that, pls?
"The fact remains that it's a big dead rock. There's a big dead rock a lot closer and we stopped visiting that one because we realized there really wasn't any point in it."
Unlike our moon, the big red dead rock could potentially be a new colony for us. You may not care about that, but I personally enjoy the idea that man kind would no longer risk being completely obliterated by one nuclear war.
"someone mod him -1 redundant, (read post 2)"
Read post 2? Try reading any other Slashdot article. It was redundant years ago. They're taking over Slashdot! "I, for one, welcome our overused-as-an-SNL-skit overlords."
"I for one welcome our new poker playing robot overlords..."
SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!!!!"
Sorry, man. I promised myself I'd do that after I had heard that joke for the millionth time.
"by Adult film producer (866485)" :("
"anybody got a mirror ?
Why? You hirin?
"Although Microsoft seems to be pushing to have a say in the creative developement of the movie, I'm wondering how much they'll end up getting. I'd really hate to see a movie with so much promise end up being ruined by a movie company that probably doesn't know anything about the Halo universe."
Wait... you think the movie studio is going to have a better idea than the company who made millions on it?
"And Canada is like... "whats going on ey?""
I'm sorry, sir. But if you're going to make lame stereotypical cracks about Canada, you'll also have to write them in French.
"My buddy still carries one because he says it's more "convenient." Every day he has to carry forward the To Do items that are still outstanding to the next page. A change to an appointment involves lots of erasing and rewriting. And if the appointment is further out than the 3 months that fit (under the 2-page-per-day format), then they go into a summary calendar that gets recopied when the correct month rolls around."
Hehe. Wanna have fun? Ask your friend how he sets up a re-occuring task.
As for me: I like Outlook's To do list. I use it for taking notes. I use it for reminding me to do stuff. I like that you can attach files with it. Heck, you can even copy/paste spreadsheets into it. That's pretty slick.
I also used to have a setup where if I set a to-do item to the right category, it'd automatically upload the task to my phone via bluetooth. That way my phone's alarm would go off. (Since I don't have a PDA and my phone goes EVERYWHERE with me...) And, if I enter a task into my phone, it'll eventually show up on my computer. So... if something hits me and I'm not near a computer...
I loathe the thought of carrying around an organizer when my cell phone's around me all the time. Can't wait to replace it with a PocketPC.
On the whole, I found your post quite soothing.
"PS. Before this is mark flamebait- I am a chinese."
May I ask you an off-topic question?
Some of the stories I've read about China here on Slashdot lend to the painting of some really dark pictures. It makes me wonder: Is it bad there or is it more like a different mode of thought? I know little to nothing about Chinese culture, so I hope you don't mind my ignorance.
"No, just noticing your similarity to the black knight in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Hehe. Yeah yeah. I know you'd like to bait me into saying something you can respond to, but I'm not gonna feed ya. I do apologize for raising insecurities, though.
Have a good weekend.
"Using a computer for a "to-do" list or calendar is just using technology for the sake of using technology."
Generalizations always suck.
"Yes I mean Final Fantasy. But go ahead, name me a relevant RPG franchise on a Non-Portable Ninentdo console. That's what I thought."
Name another 'relevant' RPG franchise on a non-Nintendo system, preferably one that was on earlier Nintendo systems. (Given your original point, afterall...)
"And yes, they shunned online play. It's common knowledge that they opted to avoid broadband and online play in the Xbox/PS2/GC generation simply because they wanted to do it on "their own terms"."
They avoided it because they didn't think a lot of people would want to pay a montly subscription. Given that out of the 50 million or so PS2 owners out there, only a million have subscribed, it seems they were right. Want to talk about somebody using broadband on their own terms? Go have a look at XBOX live.
'Shunning' implies they were against on-line play. They are not, nor were they ever. Same goes with HD. There's a reason Nintendo's never released a $300 system.
"It's nice to see that if you criticize Nintendo on Slashdot, you'll get modded down as flamebait and then half-baked fanboy apologists can come up here and get +5 Insightful."
Yeah yeah. Fanboys, etc. It happens here on Slashdot all the time. Say anything unkind about FireFox or Linux and your post will disappear. You should be careful, though. Whether you are wrong or not isn't in the hands of the dude with the mod points. It's all dependent on the shit spewing out of your keyboard. Want to criticize Nintendo? Try pointing out actual mistakes they made instead of slapping an inflammatory word on a decision that didn't float your boat. Good luck picking apart their business moves, though, since Nintendo has a 3 cubic acre money bin that Iwata swims through every night.
"Blogs are not news."
If you really want to split hairs, consider what Slashdot does post. It posts the news posted by the news. Not like anybody 'round here is running around finding stories and reporting them on their own.
As for whether or not Slashdot should post it: I say, why not? Slashdot is ad driven. We like bitching about anything Microsoft does. Slashdot posts 'story', we pretend like we're operating on some higher form of mental clarity, and the ads served number starts rolling.
Pefectly reasonable move for Slashdot. If that's unacceptable, perhaps starving them when they post useless stories is the way to deal with it.
"From R'ing TFA, it seems that someone had a good idea for a game, in their opinion. That game wasn't made. The End."
If you can't appreciate an interesting concept for a game, you really shouldn't be calling anybody Doctor Fuckstain. The End.
"What the hell is the point of this story?"
It's currently cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet, right over your head.
I think you mean "Final Fantasy has been non-existent on Nintendo consoles..."
Err okay. Credit for the Virtual Boy, but the DS? Gimmicky? Please. They added an input style which, btw, is what every single palm platform uses. Incidently, it's the first time anybody's made a game console that comes with a decent built in interface for FPS and strategy games. Gimmick my ass, they made the platform more viable. Hardly comparable to DVD playback. Touch/dual screen == More interesting for playing games. DVD playback == more interesting when conserving shelf space.
They're shunning on-line play? First I've heard of it. They're right about to launch a massive on-line network for DS's. Revolution, presumably, would be part of that, too.
"They may as well argue that nobody needs anything but an RF connection, because "you can see the games fine". Composite or s-video? They only "add to the cost". Give me a break."
Considering that the PS3 and the XBOX 3 are rumored to be $400 machines, I can live with that decision. Don't forget, this will have ramifications for the developers. There is already drama going on over companies switching their exclusivity because of standards being too high. There is potential here for Nintendo scooping up more 3rd parties.
"I expect the market for HDTV's will be pretty significant, and Nintendo not supporting HD while Sony and MS does seems like a big mistake. They are basically ceding that part of the market."
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I agree it's a fairly significant omission. (At least 2-3 years from now.) On the other, is the mass market for these items really going to be that picky? Suppose the lower standard does bring more 3rd parties aboard (btw, Nintendo has stated their strategy is to keep game budgets from skyrocketing...) which would hurt Nintendo more: Fussy HDTV owners, or not as many games? They may very well be ceding one market but they may also be expanding another. Strategy.
"They're also ensuring that a) fewer cross-platform games will be made..."
For HDTV alone? Nah. You've got a point, the games won't look as sharp. Not arguing that. However, that won't cause fewer cross-platform games to be made. The funky controller it's going to have will do that. Heh.
"So far I haven't heard anything at all about the Revolution that's even an improvement over the GameCube..."
Hardly conclusive. Nintendo's been extremely tight lipped. As for the GameCube already having broadband, that's bunk. They have an adapter that a handful of people grumpily make use of. The Revolution comes with WiFi built in, 512 megs of flash memory (also built in), and Nintendo's creating a service that makes interesting use of that technology.
I'd hardly call that 'being dragged kicking and screaming' into broadband. That implies Nintendo didn't ever want to do that. Not true. Nintendo wanted to provide broadband access when it was possible to do it... FREE. They pull it off, and bitch bitch bitch.
"Meanwhile, they will just continue to hemmorhage market share until there's basically nothing left."
Uh huh. I understand your frustration over HDTV support. I plan on upgrading in the next couple of years. I'd like the Revolution to support it. Ultimately, though, I want to play fun games. If Nintendo keeps up their strategy of being cheap and coming out with innovative games, it doesn't matter a whole lot. The interesting thing about Nintendo, it quickly becomes that 'second platform' to have around. When you get tired of playing the same old boring shooting and racing games in HD, you'll be able to inexpensively buy a Rev and expose yourself to Nintendo's steady stream of AAA titles.
Or, if that's not interesting to ya, okie doke. To each is own.
"How did Yoda go so senile so quickly?"
He didn't seem so senile after he told Luke who he was. The impression I got was that he was playing a tard to wind Luke up. Testing his patience, so to speak. I'm not interested in defending the consistency of the prequels, but I didn't have any real qualms with Yoda.
It is interesting thinking about Yoda's motivations now, though. Was he helping Luke to deal with his father, or was he using him to take out Vader? I hope it's the latter. I like the idea of Yoda being self centered.