These large banks made a real mess of our economy and I reckon it'll take a long time to work things out. The way I see it, the economy grew too fast on nothing but hype, similar to the dot-com era. Except this time, it was much bigger and touched a lot more people.
The government is going to be pumping money into the system to keep it from collapsing before the reality of our economy can come closer to the myth that was pushed the last few years.
The government pumping money into the economy is what caused the problem in the first rates. If the Fed rates weren't so artificially low the party never could have gotten started.
Yes, the banks were more than happy to stick their snouts in the stream and siphon off as much as they could. No loss of blame there... it just seems like we're giving more alcohol to the drunk because they feel sick...
That slashdotters will complain bitterly about paying an extra $150 for the most powerful console on the market and then defend to the death their right to pay $500 extra for an apple.
I don't think one is right or one is wrong... just be consistent!
It's irrelevant what happens to GM. Electric cars have already reached the market and their numbers continue to expand. I could care less whether GM makes them or some other company does.
Core competencies, of course, will eventually fail for everyone. New companies rise up and take their place. Expecting the same companies to exist decade after decade, century after century, seems somewhat eerie to me.
Back when XEROX had the personal computer technology when nobody else did, their top brass decided not to go for it because it was outside their corporate culture. "We are a xerographic company"... The rest is history:(
And what history is that? An incredibly rich and vibrant personal computing field? Companies stick to core competencies precisely because it is what they are good at. Leave getting good at personal computers to someone else, which someone else did.
When large corporations reach outside their core competency, danger looms. Microsoft is a software company. They attempted to build complicated hardware and got a two-thirds RROD rate. Examples like this abound.
So I'm trying to log on to Comcast to look at my bill. It's one of those places you log on every three years or so, so I can't remember anything about the account. I gave them my name and they give me a secret question asking "What is your favorite drink?" Well who the hell has a special favorite drink? So I plug in a few answers and finally try "milk". Bingo, I'm in. Change the password to my standard website name hash, poke around, get confused, and realize... wait a second... this isn't my account. My name is fairly rare, but I guess not rare enough.
I don't really have any way of resetting it to what it was before, and for some reason there was no email verification involved. So I whistled quietly as I closed the window and called customer service instead.
I didn't mean BluRay had actually beaten DVD now. I'm saying two years after its release (and scarcely one year after a format war) it is doing better than DVD did vs VHS at the same point in DVDs lifecycle.
I'm not sure if BluRay will have the 10 year timespan of DVD due to digital downloads, but it certainly wouldn't surprise me. I keep hearing about people still using dial-up.
That's even before you count the stupidity of having to charge the PS3 controller by plugging it into the system, and leaving the system on for hours. On the 360, I just swap out a pair of rechargable AA batteries (conveniently the same ones that the Wii uses) and go right back to it.
The PS3 controllers will charge off any mini-usb plug. I think I have a dozen lying around right now. I try to avoid hardware unless it charges through that.
I consider it a much higher value, even without the massive RROD issues considered.
While BluRay players are dropping in the sub $200 range, it is nice to have all contained in one unit and to be able to keep stuff on the PS3 harddrive which the low end Xbox doesn't have. And there are things on the PS3 that are simply stunning which I haven't seen on the Xbox. There are a huge number of exclusives coming out as well. I'm a baseball fan and between MLB09 on the PS3 and 2K9 on the XBox... well... it was sad.
Add in a few years of "Live" fees and you're paying pretty the same anyway.
All that said a price drop would pretty much make this a no-brainer. Here's hoping so my supply of awesome games keeps coming.
Oh, sure, if we're late to the party we can look at what other people tried and follow their successes. But how is that really any different than following a 'made for X' sticker? In either case we wait for someone else to vet compatibility.
So how is waiting any different except that instead of paying Apple extra for vetted and slightly outdated hardware you buy the vetted and slightly outdated hardware for less from the vendor of your choice in the exact configuration you like?
This would obviously not be an easy way for a state to sue for release from it's obligations, but then, one should not *have* easy ways to be released from ones obligations.
I don't imagine the Confederacy thought fighting a war particularly easy either. Same with the Revolutionary War. People are willing to die for their freedom. Unfortunately other people can often be tricked into dying to impose the will of others. See: Iraq.
But the power to decide the "Supreme Law of the Land" had been delegated to the Constitution,
Which land?
The linchpin of any successful democracy is the ability to transition power peacefully. Apparently the Constitution doesn't allow that in your opinion. Given that nothing is permanent it looks like we will be faced with a second civil war at some point in the future.
What is the point of buying the most expensive console on the market to run Seti at home?
You aren't buying the PS3 to do emulation. You're buying it to play the library of hundreds of games. The fact that you can stream content from the computer, watch BluRays, and do emulation is just a bonus.
Running Seti at home is the silly thing. I can do that on my computer. Playing an emulator with a real pad on my big screen not so much.
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I'm just being a smart ass. Actually, being a cheap ass I haven't used a mac in years either. My hardware is self-assembled and runs linux.
It is nice to hear they've solved a problem that was rectified 20 years ago on the PC with additional buttons.
These large banks made a real mess of our economy and I reckon it'll take a long time to work things out. The way I see it, the economy grew too fast on nothing but hype, similar to the dot-com era. Except this time, it was much bigger and touched a lot more people. The government is going to be pumping money into the system to keep it from collapsing before the reality of our economy can come closer to the myth that was pushed the last few years.
The government pumping money into the economy is what caused the problem in the first rates. If the Fed rates weren't so artificially low the party never could have gotten started.
Yes, the banks were more than happy to stick their snouts in the stream and siphon off as much as they could. No loss of blame there... it just seems like we're giving more alcohol to the drunk because they feel sick...
to whine about the mouse.
That sucks too.
That slashdotters will complain bitterly about paying an extra $150 for the most powerful console on the market and then defend to the death their right to pay $500 extra for an apple.
I don't think one is right or one is wrong... just be consistent!
It's irrelevant what happens to GM. Electric cars have already reached the market and their numbers continue to expand. I could care less whether GM makes them or some other company does.
Core competencies, of course, will eventually fail for everyone. New companies rise up and take their place. Expecting the same companies to exist decade after decade, century after century, seems somewhat eerie to me.
Back when XEROX had the personal computer technology when nobody else did, their top brass decided not to go for it because it was outside their corporate culture. "We are a xerographic company"... The rest is history :(
And what history is that? An incredibly rich and vibrant personal computing field? Companies stick to core competencies precisely because it is what they are good at. Leave getting good at personal computers to someone else, which someone else did.
When large corporations reach outside their core competency, danger looms. Microsoft is a software company. They attempted to build complicated hardware and got a two-thirds RROD rate. Examples like this abound.
Presumably he called just to ask about the question he had about his account, instead of telling them about the hacking.
Yes, not much of a point in telling them about it. I just decided they weren't quite internet ready and relied on phone instead.
So I'm trying to log on to Comcast to look at my bill. It's one of those places you log on every three years or so, so I can't remember anything about the account. I gave them my name and they give me a secret question asking "What is your favorite drink?" Well who the hell has a special favorite drink? So I plug in a few answers and finally try "milk". Bingo, I'm in. Change the password to my standard website name hash, poke around, get confused, and realize... wait a second... this isn't my account. My name is fairly rare, but I guess not rare enough. I don't really have any way of resetting it to what it was before, and for some reason there was no email verification involved. So I whistled quietly as I closed the window and called customer service instead.
Ultimately, the core problem is that people won't pay $600 for a game console.
You haven't needed to pay $600 for the PS3 for what? Two years now?
Here you go.
I didn't mean BluRay had actually beaten DVD now. I'm saying two years after its release (and scarcely one year after a format war) it is doing better than DVD did vs VHS at the same point in DVDs lifecycle.
I'm not sure if BluRay will have the 10 year timespan of DVD due to digital downloads, but it certainly wouldn't surprise me. I keep hearing about people still using dial-up.
As for the built in Bluray. Most people dont care about bluray. The dismal sales of the players and discs scream that one loud and clear.
Sales for BluRay discs/players are beating DVD at this point in its lifecycle. We'll see what the economy does to that though.
That's even before you count the stupidity of having to charge the PS3 controller by plugging it into the system, and leaving the system on for hours. On the 360, I just swap out a pair of rechargable AA batteries (conveniently the same ones that the Wii uses) and go right back to it.
The PS3 controllers will charge off any mini-usb plug. I think I have a dozen lying around right now. I try to avoid hardware unless it charges through that.
I consider it a much higher value, even without the massive RROD issues considered.
While BluRay players are dropping in the sub $200 range, it is nice to have all contained in one unit and to be able to keep stuff on the PS3 harddrive which the low end Xbox doesn't have. And there are things on the PS3 that are simply stunning which I haven't seen on the Xbox. There are a huge number of exclusives coming out as well. I'm a baseball fan and between MLB09 on the PS3 and 2K9 on the XBox... well... it was sad.
Add in a few years of "Live" fees and you're paying pretty the same anyway.
All that said a price drop would pretty much make this a no-brainer. Here's hoping so my supply of awesome games keeps coming.
Oh, sure, if we're late to the party we can look at what other people tried and follow their successes. But how is that really any different than following a 'made for X' sticker? In either case we wait for someone else to vet compatibility.
So how is waiting any different except that instead of paying Apple extra for vetted and slightly outdated hardware you buy the vetted and slightly outdated hardware for less from the vendor of your choice in the exact configuration you like?
This would obviously not be an easy way for a state to sue for release from it's obligations, but then, one should not *have* easy ways to be released from ones obligations.
I don't imagine the Confederacy thought fighting a war particularly easy either. Same with the Revolutionary War. People are willing to die for their freedom. Unfortunately other people can often be tricked into dying to impose the will of others. See: Iraq.
'the bloodiest war'? Not even close.
Depends how you define "bloodiest". Could mean by percentage of population. I doubt have the exact figures so I don't know if that makes a difference.
Well, except for all of us who consider it to be, first and foremost, a personal commitment between two individuals.
You need a piece of paper from the government to endorse a mutual personal commitment?
But the power to decide the "Supreme Law of the Land" had been delegated to the Constitution,
Which land?
The linchpin of any successful democracy is the ability to transition power peacefully. Apparently the Constitution doesn't allow that in your opinion. Given that nothing is permanent it looks like we will be faced with a second civil war at some point in the future.
What is the point of buying the most expensive console on the market to run Seti at home? You aren't buying the PS3 to do emulation. You're buying it to play the library of hundreds of games. The fact that you can stream content from the computer, watch BluRays, and do emulation is just a bonus. Running Seti at home is the silly thing. I can do that on my computer. Playing an emulator with a real pad on my big screen not so much.
We got our first TV in the early 1970s. Within a week of watching it my dad had improvised a remote control to mute the ads
Throwing a beer can at the back of your head is not a remote control!
They gotta come out with some new games...
It's $5 for as many as I want on my plan.
Wii's at the top of the pile as the best-selling unit.
It's also got the lowest number of well rated games by a longshot. quality != quantity.
Stop it. Stop the Homophobia bullshit. There's no such thing as Homophobia.
It's quite clear you are homophobiphobic.
So he's supposed to take advice from someone who says they never understood portable gaming consoles?
I have a PSP. I really enjoy it and play it for an hour or more at a stretch sometimes despite my intentions otherwise (damn you Pirates!)