But don't worry... Tara was the one photographed by US Weekly that night vomiting all over herself, tripping in a drunken state and being carried out by her friends (as she is every night). So I don't think it's that great to be in her shoes.
Plus, can she honestly think anyone would want to see her onscreen once she's 30? It's common knowledge that there are few jobs for older actresses, and the only ones who get them are the ones with a LOT of talent (Kidman, Zelwegger, Zeta-Jones, Keaton, Lane).
Look forward to seeing Ms. Reid in "The Surreal Life 6."
Let's be realisitic here... these guys have spent hundreds of hours making this program. Maybe they're looking to be the next Counterstrike or Desert Combat and sell their upgrade back to the company. I applaud these efforts, since I think CS and DC are the 2 best add-ons to any game in the last 10 years. If they get rich from this, it will only encourage MORE fan-written code to be written. And remember, with these fan-made games, only the most popular ones get bought - i.e. Counterstrike already had hundreds of thousands of users, so it was a can't-miss, win-win deal for all.
Bottom line is if they want to make money from it, not big deal. (However, if they did open-source it to get help, then close source it, then sell it for themselves, that might be a little unethical.)
What is throwaway money to you is groceries for a month for a family of four to others (for an item that is virtually useless). once again... congratulations on all your success in life.
Karaoke can be great fun. There's a rule (or "theme") - good songs don't necessarily make good karaoke. "Come on Ilene," Dancing Queen" and Bon Jovi are examples of songs that are good to karaoke to - the people in the bar get into it. Songs that require great pipes are awful for 95% of the population to sing.
Same goes for movie scenes. I can see acting out scenes from Swingers ("You're so money!"), Star Wars (Luke/Vader father revealing) and Jerry Maguire ("Show me the money!" - overdone but still fun) can be fun. But certain scenes are classic, but just AWFUL when people muck them up:
(Al Pacino in Scarface): "Seh elloh to mah leetle friend!" Most Godfather impressions Sling Blade
So have fun, but leave the classics to the pros, or the very few that can do them justice...
This is a small issue made into a huge issue because of the sensationalistic headline: "MPAA Controls your tv!"
What's next... "NBC is Controlling your tv... now they decide what to broadcast on their network!"
"HBO is controlling your tv! They're making rules about who they want to sell their shows to for syndication! How dare they rob my TNT and USA network experience by not allowing me to watch any show I want on any network i please!"
how well will this game work for someone with a heavy accent, speech impediments, stuttering, etc? it'd be interesting if they programmed for this scenario...
If it is such a "huge mistake" to cancel this game, why doesn't lucasarts simply "outsource" the rights to make the sequel? In this plan, company X would make the game, sell it, and lucasarts would get %15 profit for doing NOTHING! They can't lose! Plus, they could always have an "up-front" $100,000 licensing fee or something. And also they could stipulate that it is a one-time deal, that they still own 100% of the rights to the game after this one is made.
ET: The Extraterestrial for Atari 2600 only had 6 different screens, but I don't tihnk anyone has ever beaten it.
This is one of the biggest urban legends in nerd-gaming. E.T. is very beatable (and while it is a "bad" game, quite frankely it is nowhere near as bad as everyone whines). All you have to do it randomly run around in pits and find the radio parts and avoid the FBI. When you collect them all you call your ship, they pick you up, and you do it over.
in NYC, it's very popular to use FreshDirect (is this national?). They used to give $50 free with every new account. Now I think you spend $100 and they give you $50 free.
there was some dotcom for wakeup calls for free. My friend and I used to order them for people we hated in our house in college all the time! It was great! We'd hear a 5AM "Who the f--k keeps calling me?!?!?!?"
I did their opening promotion - you had to "play" a slot-machine game that came with 25 spins. Instead of cherries and bars, they were banners. Of course, you kept "winning more spins," so it took forever to finish an entire run. I had 25 friends sign up so that I could get a free Palm V (like $300 at the time) - I even signed up 30 just to be sure they wouldn't accuse me of cheating. Sure enough, they did. They would only send automated replies for like 2 weeks - even though I would email them all documented proof of my ~30 signups, until they just stopped replying at all. I sent one last email saying:
"You win. This is my last email I will send you. I have written a report of my experience with you, where you scam college students with the lure of a free Palm pda and then get your exposure, then don't give them their prize. I am planning on sending this to CNN.com, ABCNEWS.com, Yahoo, MSNBC, etc"
Wouldn't you know it, not 5 minutes later, the VP of the site emailed me. I had my Palm the next week.
I live in NY, and the NY Times here costs $1 a day and $3 Sundays. How exactly do they make money by having all the content online for free? Ads? Isn't clickthrough ads a near dead business (or is it still lucritive? no idea...)
So why exactly do they allow people to browse for free?
my bad. i didn't see that part of parent's post. i agree with your lotr vs. casablanca thing, and i still feel that movie snobs are the opposite. In fact, movie snobs are worse. At least the average watcher can like both (Yes, I'd be shocked if out of 100 people, movies like The Wizard of Oz and Godfather don't make at least 50% of people's top 25 movies), but movie goers will NEVER admit to liking a movie that they're not supposed to like. "Maybe" they'll admit to liking something that isn't normal but won't get them tarred and feathered ("I think 'Se7en' is one of the best psychological thrillers ever"), but they'll NEVER say something like "You know, in my opinion, Armageddon was the best popcorn flick ever made." - Normal people have quirky interests and we all have our numerous guilty pleasures. Film critics all think the same, for the (98%) most part (Case in point: NO Adam Sandler film has EVER gotten 4 stars. In his dozen movies, not a SINGLE critic in ANY of his movies liked it enough to say it was perfect. I'll bet 10,000 people think Billy Madison is 10x funnier than Young Frankenstein, which 8/10 critics might say is the "funniest film in history")
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I agree about Miyamoto. I have NEVER bought a game made/overseen by him that I didn't love.
Now Sid Meier - he is STILL the man. I didn't buy SimGolf, but every other game of his that I played ruled.
But don't worry... Tara was the one photographed by US Weekly that night vomiting all over herself, tripping in a drunken state and being carried out by her friends (as she is every night). So I don't think it's that great to be in her shoes.
Plus, can she honestly think anyone would want to see her onscreen once she's 30? It's common knowledge that there are few jobs for older actresses, and the only ones who get them are the ones with a LOT of talent (Kidman, Zelwegger, Zeta-Jones, Keaton, Lane).
Look forward to seeing Ms. Reid in "The Surreal Life 6."
Let's be realisitic here... these guys have spent hundreds of hours making this program. Maybe they're looking to be the next Counterstrike or Desert Combat and sell their upgrade back to the company. I applaud these efforts, since I think CS and DC are the 2 best add-ons to any game in the last 10 years. If they get rich from this, it will only encourage MORE fan-written code to be written. And remember, with these fan-made games, only the most popular ones get bought - i.e. Counterstrike already had hundreds of thousands of users, so it was a can't-miss, win-win deal for all.
Bottom line is if they want to make money from it, not big deal. (However, if they did open-source it to get help, then close source it, then sell it for themselves, that might be a little unethical.)
What is throwaway money to you is groceries for a month for a family of four to others (for an item that is virtually useless). once again... congratulations on all your success in life.
I commend you. You are in a position where you can say that two hundred fifty dollars for a 20 year-old obsolete computer isn't "a bundle."
a 1980's 286 or 386 is pure junk and will get you scraps on ebay.
But a 1984 Mac 128K, 512K, 512KE will fetch you a bundle...
Karaoke can be great fun. There's a rule (or "theme") - good songs don't necessarily make good karaoke. "Come on Ilene," Dancing Queen" and Bon Jovi are examples of songs that are good to karaoke to - the people in the bar get into it. Songs that require great pipes are awful for 95% of the population to sing.
Same goes for movie scenes. I can see acting out scenes from Swingers ("You're so money!"), Star Wars (Luke/Vader father revealing) and Jerry Maguire ("Show me the money!" - overdone but still fun) can be fun. But certain scenes are classic, but just AWFUL when people muck them up:
(Al Pacino in Scarface): "Seh elloh to mah leetle friend!"
Most Godfather impressions
Sling Blade
So have fun, but leave the classics to the pros, or the very few that can do them justice...
This is a small issue made into a huge issue because of the sensationalistic headline: "MPAA Controls your tv!"
What's next... "NBC is Controlling your tv... now they decide what to broadcast on their network!"
"HBO is controlling your tv! They're making rules about who they want to sell their shows to for syndication! How dare they rob my TNT and USA network experience by not allowing me to watch any show I want on any network i please!"
parkinson's disease is a disability, accents are not.
Is there a way to put your own games/midi files (tones) on the phone without using GetItNow?
how well will this game work for someone with a heavy accent, speech impediments, stuttering, etc? it'd be interesting if they programmed for this scenario...
If it is such a "huge mistake" to cancel this game, why doesn't lucasarts simply "outsource" the rights to make the sequel? In this plan, company X would make the game, sell it, and lucasarts would get %15 profit for doing NOTHING! They can't lose! Plus, they could always have an "up-front" $100,000 licensing fee or something. And also they could stipulate that it is a one-time deal, that they still own 100% of the rights to the game after this one is made.
ET: The Extraterestrial for Atari 2600 only had 6 different screens, but I don't tihnk anyone has ever beaten it.
This is one of the biggest urban legends in nerd-gaming. E.T. is very beatable (and while it is a "bad" game, quite frankely it is nowhere near as bad as everyone whines). All you have to do it randomly run around in pits and find the radio parts and avoid the FBI. When you collect them all you call your ship, they pick you up, and you do it over.
its not here (as much as) on IGN and Gamespot
yes... but could it be used for finding dates?
Were the SMB3 speed runs proven fake?
in NYC, it's very popular to use FreshDirect (is this national?). They used to give $50 free with every new account. Now I think you spend $100 and they give you $50 free.
there was some dotcom for wakeup calls for free. My friend and I used to order them for people we hated in our house in college all the time! It was great! We'd hear a 5AM "Who the f--k keeps calling me?!?!?!?"
I did their opening promotion - you had to "play" a slot-machine game that came with 25 spins. Instead of cherries and bars, they were banners. Of course, you kept "winning more spins," so it took forever to finish an entire run. I had 25 friends sign up so that I could get a free Palm V (like $300 at the time) - I even signed up 30 just to be sure they wouldn't accuse me of cheating. Sure enough, they did. They would only send automated replies for like 2 weeks - even though I would email them all documented proof of my ~30 signups, until they just stopped replying at all. I sent one last email saying:
"You win. This is my last email I will send you. I have written a report of my experience with you, where you scam college students with the lure of a free Palm pda and then get your exposure, then don't give them their prize. I am planning on sending this to CNN.com, ABCNEWS.com, Yahoo, MSNBC, etc"
Wouldn't you know it, not 5 minutes later, the VP of the site emailed me. I had my Palm the next week.
Is it really worth 10% capacity of a regular ipod for $50?
Billy Madison would say...
Greeks? More like... Geeks!
Search for "Google Backwards" and hit "I'm feeling lucky" - very cool (sorry if this is "so last week," but I just found it myself yesterday...)
Score 1 for the consumer!"
And score 40 million for the class-action lawyers!
I live in NY, and the NY Times here costs $1 a day and $3 Sundays. How exactly do they make money by having all the content online for free? Ads? Isn't clickthrough ads a near dead business (or is it still lucritive? no idea...)
So why exactly do they allow people to browse for free?
my bad. i didn't see that part of parent's post. i agree with your lotr vs. casablanca thing, and i still feel that movie snobs are the opposite. In fact, movie snobs are worse. At least the average watcher can like both (Yes, I'd be shocked if out of 100 people, movies like The Wizard of Oz and Godfather don't make at least 50% of people's top 25 movies), but movie goers will NEVER admit to liking a movie that they're not supposed to like. "Maybe" they'll admit to liking something that isn't normal but won't get them tarred and feathered ("I think 'Se7en' is one of the best psychological thrillers ever"), but they'll NEVER say something like "You know, in my opinion, Armageddon was the best popcorn flick ever made." - Normal people have quirky interests and we all have our numerous guilty pleasures. Film critics all think the same, for the (98%) most part (Case in point: NO Adam Sandler film has EVER gotten 4 stars. In his dozen movies, not a SINGLE critic in ANY of his movies liked it enough to say it was perfect. I'll bet 10,000 people think Billy Madison is 10x funnier than Young Frankenstein, which 8/10 critics might say is the "funniest film in history")