and of course it wouldn't be THIS: "When you are working hard, and have a lot of work to do looking for small faults.. it can become very monotonous" that would keep them from applying, now would it?
that's interesting. i never knew *why* it was called generation x...
what came before the "Baby Boomer" Generation? or was that the first generation to bother naming themselves? I've never heard anyone mention any names for anything earlier than the baby boomers.
Also, it seems weird to say that a generation lasts for 20 years. I mean, I was born in 1979 so depending on who I go with here i'm in the same generation as someone born in 1999 and what could I possible have in common with them that someone 5 years older than me wouldn't? Seems to me it should be 10 years or something. By the time you're old enough to start gaining an identity of your own there should be a new generation marker for it.
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So.. I've always considered myself part of the "Generation X" generation, but... according to this I'm not. So.. what comes after Generation X? I remember pepsi promoting their 'generation next' but that was just a marketing campaign... hm... maybe the 'MTV Generation'? I've heard that one, since we grew up with such short attention spans and so on purportedly due to such things as MTV, but really.. what comes after Generation X?
they also found this thing years ago.. well... known that it was out there for a while, just not exactly where. here's a page talking about it in Feb 2000, for example.
I think you missed the "hardware solution" note. once it's you can't just install some sneaky app to violate the DRM (etc.) you're in a completely different ball game. consider: if palladium goes through then in order to overwrite DRM you'll have to pop open your computer, stab something with a hot poker, and hope it all still works (*dramamtization*)...
they don't need to make it impossible to break, they just need to make it hard enough that no one other than gurus will be able to do it (thus palladium, a hardware solution), which will effectively kill most of the coolness of p2p since it's the sheer volume of people that makes it so easy to find anything you're looking for.
Hell yeah! I LOVED the grappling hook! and the Runes! But neither of those things were in the standard Quake, were they?? If I remember correctly they were add-ons created by fans... So unless that's not the case you've only proved my point.;)
Well I did say that it was indeed "updated" as most "expansion" packs are.. (in this case new objects, textures, and goals). as for "better graphics" from what I've read on gta3.com (a fan site, admittedly) GTA3's graphics were enhanced for the PC because the PS2 couldn't handle the higher resolution textures well enough. So your assertion that because the pics look snazzy simply means that they're showing you high-resolution graphics. Also make sure you aren't being fooled by the increased number of overt polygons (e.g. "hey, his head doesn't look so boxy any more! this could never have been an expansion pack!")
I'm not trying to explicitly bash consoles, I'm just trying to defend PCs.
Totally agree with you on both points, that the keyboard works marvelously in GTA3... of course, I've been following GTA since it first came out so I fell right into using the keyboard anyway... but I also agree that the hopping back and forth between not using the mouse and using hte mouse was really annoying. They should have made smooth keyboard-action for the user without using the mouse. Sure when you're trying to assassinate someone or traverse a mountain being able to look up/down is rather important, but why not let us handle ourselves without the mouse if all we're doing is hopping out and running to another car? sheesh.
"Also, who wants to pay an internet connection fee PLUS a subscription fee (for XBox Live! or Sony Online) when they can just pay the internet fee and play the game for free over the net on a PC?"
That reminds me of a couple very valid gripes about consoles:
gripe1:
no fan mods to console games (quake would have been nowhere NOWHERE near as impressive if people couldn't make their own levels)
gripe2:
GTA3 (for example) was a great game! it's made an insane amount of money, so they're coming out with "GTA: Vice City", set in the '80's. Neat, right? Yeah. But get this: if it had been a PC game Vice City would be a $20 expansion pack, not a $59.99 (presumably) full-fledged game that is nothing but the exact same game but with new missions and new textures.
OK, I realize this is just a matter of my inability to adapt, but basically I've been playing FPS's since Wolfenstein 3D and so my gaming style has only changed insofar as to accomodate a mouse.
I've played FPS's on consoles and not only did it suck it was downright loathesome... but... Give me a mouse and keyboard and I'll wipe the floor with ya.
Also, what about RTS's? how easy would StarCraft be using a gaming console's controls??
Actually, the biggest reason to use the FastTrack network (KaZaA, Grokster, etc.) for ME is because of reliable and fast connections. Every time I've tried Gnutella to find files, first, when I start the app it'll take forever to successfully connect to the network and second once I do find files it'll say "50 people have this file" and it still takes forever to download it... why? Of those matches most of the connections fail or time out. FastTrack is almost always fast in both initialization and reliable file transfer.
The RIAA apparently has used p2p company emails, message board correspondences, and executive interviews to show that KaZaA and the rest of the FastTrack Network clients (ok, Morpheus isn't FastTrack anymore but that's beside the point) worked to 'embrace and extend' (*ack*) the Napster program, which has been shown to be illegal in court.
yeah because we all know that everyone has their own domain names.. and even if they didn't we all know that Geocities gives its free accounts *huge* amounts of bandwidth! Yeah!:P
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and of course it wouldn't be THIS: "When you are working hard, and have a lot of work to do looking for small faults .. it can become very monotonous" that would keep them from applying, now would it?
damn. I'm brimming with tears right now just thinking about it.
that's interesting. i never knew *why* it was called generation x... what came before the "Baby Boomer" Generation? or was that the first generation to bother naming themselves? I've never heard anyone mention any names for anything earlier than the baby boomers. Also, it seems weird to say that a generation lasts for 20 years. I mean, I was born in 1979 so depending on who I go with here i'm in the same generation as someone born in 1999 and what could I possible have in common with them that someone 5 years older than me wouldn't? Seems to me it should be 10 years or something. By the time you're old enough to start gaining an identity of your own there should be a new generation marker for it.
So.. I've always considered myself part of the "Generation X" generation, but... according to this I'm not. So.. what comes after Generation X? I remember pepsi promoting their 'generation next' but that was just a marketing campaign... hm... maybe the 'MTV Generation'? I've heard that one, since we grew up with such short attention spans and so on purportedly due to such things as MTV, but really.. what comes after Generation X?
they also found this thing years ago.. well... known that it was out there for a while, just not exactly where. here's a page talking about it in Feb 2000, for example.
anyone else find it ironic that its.. MTV that's making a movie about Napster???
I think you missed the "hardware solution" note. once it's you can't just install some sneaky app to violate the DRM (etc.) you're in a completely different ball game. consider: if palladium goes through then in order to overwrite DRM you'll have to pop open your computer, stab something with a hot poker, and hope it all still works (*dramamtization*) ...
they don't need to make it impossible to break, they just need to make it hard enough that no one other than gurus will be able to do it (thus palladium, a hardware solution), which will effectively kill most of the coolness of p2p since it's the sheer volume of people that makes it so easy to find anything you're looking for.
combinations need at least two things, right?
I thought it was 14.99 off the price... not 14.99 *as* the price..?
So what is this, officially sanctioned RIAA propaganda? ;)
Hell yeah! I LOVED the grappling hook! and the Runes! But neither of those things were in the standard Quake, were they?? If I remember correctly they were add-ons created by fans... So unless that's not the case you've only proved my point. ;)
I'm not trying to explicitly bash consoles, I'm just trying to defend PCs.
Totally agree with you on both points, that the keyboard works marvelously in GTA3... of course, I've been following GTA since it first came out so I fell right into using the keyboard anyway... but I also agree that the hopping back and forth between not using the mouse and using hte mouse was really annoying. They should have made smooth keyboard-action for the user without using the mouse. Sure when you're trying to assassinate someone or traverse a mountain being able to look up/down is rather important, but why not let us handle ourselves without the mouse if all we're doing is hopping out and running to another car? sheesh.
That reminds me of a couple very valid gripes about consoles:
gripe1:
no fan mods to console games (quake would have been nowhere NOWHERE near as impressive if people couldn't make their own levels)
gripe2:
GTA3 (for example) was a great game! it's made an insane amount of money, so they're coming out with "GTA: Vice City", set in the '80's. Neat, right? Yeah. But get this: if it had been a PC game Vice City would be a $20 expansion pack, not a $59.99 (presumably) full-fledged game that is nothing but the exact same game but with new missions and new textures.
I've played FPS's on consoles and not only did it suck it was downright loathesome... but... Give me a mouse and keyboard and I'll wipe the floor with ya.
Also, what about RTS's? how easy would StarCraft be using a gaming console's controls??
If you're not willing to do and try new things, why did you download Moz in the first place? ;)
Actually, the biggest reason to use the FastTrack network (KaZaA, Grokster, etc.) for ME is because of reliable and fast connections. Every time I've tried Gnutella to find files, first, when I start the app it'll take forever to successfully connect to the network and second once I do find files it'll say "50 people have this file" and it still takes forever to download it... why? Of those matches most of the connections fail or time out. FastTrack is almost always fast in both initialization and reliable file transfer.
so what's to keep the MPAA from making a bunch of profiles and then going around marking legitim...err.. uh... appropriately named files... as fakes?
Sounds like the next expansion-market for Gator if you ask me.
sue them for the right to your severence package without having to sign away your right to sue. hehe.
how much the average time for completing the race has changed in years since they've started using computers to design their systems
Shouldn't that say:
"...is disseminating the new Pearl Jam and Tori Amos CDs inside Sony Walkman players that are glued shut"
The RIAA apparently has used p2p company emails, message board correspondences, and executive interviews to show that KaZaA and the rest of the FastTrack Network clients (ok, Morpheus isn't FastTrack anymore but that's beside the point) worked to 'embrace and extend' (*ack*) the Napster program, which has been shown to be illegal in court.
yeah because we all know that everyone has their own domain names.. and even if they didn't we all know that Geocities gives its free accounts *huge* amounts of bandwidth! Yeah! :P