Yeah -- then the product doesn't work, you attempt to return it, and the retailer points out that they only accept returns of the complete package (presumably so that they can close it up and let some other poor schmuck buy it, until eventually someone keeps it rather than go to the trouble of returning it.)
This is what I always assumed this was about. Trying to avoid returns "well, I've pretty much destroyed the original packaging so I won't bother returning it." So I'm pretty careful with the packaging by trying to cut along the pressed edges. But yeah, it is a major pain.
Bird's eye bird's eye, dancing guy, two chicks looking at each other, bird's eye, chicks again, that dog faced god looking to the heavens, some women throwing wheat into the air, guys picking ground, bird's eye, god of something, mound of cement.
First off your knowledge of ancient egyption is obviously flawed. Secondly... language! There could be children reading this.
It remains to be seen how well the Nintendo Wii will sell once there is sufficient supply. Three quarters of the people who purchased the Wii also purchased Zelda. Did they purchase a Wii because they want a Wii or because they wanted Zelda? The comment I have about non-gamers picking up the Wii is: The Lord of the Rings movies were very popular among non-nerds, but does that mean that those same non-nerds will play D&D every week? People may play the Wii at someone's house and think it's fun, it doesn't mean that they'll go out and purchase one. High definition televisions are coming down in price which will drive people to want high definition content for them. I think the Wii will do fine, I'll just be a devil's advocate to the Nintendo fanboys. Honestly, I don't think the Wii will be third, it will be competing for first with the Xbox 360. The PS3 will be in last place because it has equivalent graphics to the Xbox 360 for a higher price. 1UP has an article called "PS3: What the Cell is Going On?" (with examples), but I can't directly link to it.
I agree, but with a slightly different perspective on the outcome.
I think the XBox will fall behind the PS3 because if you're going to spend the money for a console, the PS3 has more packed into it and will last longer. People who want the HD content are going to look at the XBox component cables with disdain. HDMI is it.
The title quality will come... everyone always complains about launch title graphic quality.
Beating competitors is what Microsoft is all about. It's not "we'll have the best search engine," it's "we'll be better than Google". I guess we see the results: years of no browser updates, few significant OS updates and, now, a crappy music player...
Well, to be fair Microsoft's Music Player IS better than Google's.
And if I buy a laptop, it should survive a little rain, being dropped on concrete, being dropped in salt water, having someone fall on it, etc, all common things happening to transportable items.
My wife's laptop sits on my wife's... wait for it... lap. At home. Sometimes it gets taken to the kitchen. It did fall from the sofa to the floor once, and survived. It cost $600. I'll take the cheap, you can spend the $2K on a durable laptop.
Just out of curiosity: is this really how Americans think of this situation?
It's how I see it and I am an American -- though I try not to generalize about nationalities.
Look at his behavior: Screaming at police and refusing to comply with simple requests such as showing ID and not leaving when he was asked.
This doesn't mean he deserved it, or that it should have happened, or even that it's somehow "ok". I believe none of those is true and hope those cops lose their jobs. But he was part of what happened to him, to say otherwise is disingenuous.
Firstly Evolution is not always controversial, a massively insignificant minority occasionally try to cast aspersions upon it but this doesn't make it controversial.
Science which is not controversial might as well be religion.
Right. Because we'll never, EVER invent newer and better technologies that make it easier to get at that "hard to recover" oil.
It's like that old tube of toothpaste. You keep squeezing carefully and yeah, you'll get the last bits out only slightly slower than when you started... but when it's gone... it's really gone.
But on the other hand, the sooner it's gone the better right? I'm not scared of peak oil (or whatever the daily hand-wringing is about)... when the price of energy gets high enough other things will replace it and maybe my company will stop leaving the damn air-conditioning on 68 degrees ALL THE DAMN TIME.
I would suggest that the competition is Wii vs. Xbox 360 and PS3 vs. Xbox 360.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Those with the money to spend and already living in HD land will not tolerate the lower-res of the Wii for the majority of their gaming. I wouldn't. I can't stand watching things in low-res anymore.
Those without the money to spend on high-def will not tolerate the price point of the PS3.
Who wins? Everyone and no one. I do feel the PS3 will be around longer, but you can afford to spend $250 to enjoy your Wii and replace it in three years!
I know! I know! Global Warming! Or is it terrorists today? Is the threat level on corporations orange or plaid? Evolution in schools? Or am I afraid of secondhand smoke? Communists? Diebold? Gay Marriage? Abortion? The death penalty?
Gosh! There are so MANY things to be afraid of and I've got to make sure I'm scared of the correct ones or I might vote for the party that won't save me.
Why am I scared? What a GREAT question. Why is everyone scared? The only thing that scares me is people who are scared all the time. They ARE scary.
Actually, the word here is scary.
If things go wrong with just 36 votes in a town of 80 people, what do you think this means for an entire country voting electronically?
Even more scary... why is a town of 80 using electronic voting at all? Shouldn't they get a gas station first?
This is a president with absolutely no respect for anyone other than himself and what he thinks is right, either that or someone that has been totally manipulated by some unknown group or entity into a unilateral form of government.
It's funny how when the side agrees with the pol doing this then they are a "brave, visionary" and when the side doesn't agree with the pol they have "no respect for anyone other than himself."
I would also mention that playing a character from a foreign country to mock the US
Interesting that you consider Borat mocking the US. When I first saw him I couldn't figure out if he was trying to mock the US or not. After awhile I decided the humor was targetted pretty generally.
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Programming zero Project management zero Graphic artist zero Advertising zero Publishing 500.00 (this is how much is cost to rent the web server)
Stealing a well established decades old game design?
Priceless.
Yeah -- then the product doesn't work, you attempt to return it, and the retailer points out that they only accept returns of the complete package (presumably so that they can close it up and let some other poor schmuck buy it, until eventually someone keeps it rather than go to the trouble of returning it.)
This is what I always assumed this was about. Trying to avoid returns "well, I've pretty much destroyed the original packaging so I won't bother returning it." So I'm pretty careful with the packaging by trying to cut along the pressed edges. But yeah, it is a major pain.
Bird's eye bird's eye, dancing guy, two chicks looking at each other, bird's eye, chicks again, that dog faced god looking to the heavens, some women throwing wheat into the air, guys picking ground, bird's eye, god of something, mound of cement.
First off your knowledge of ancient egyption is obviously flawed. Secondly... language! There could be children reading this.
It remains to be seen how well the Nintendo Wii will sell once there is sufficient supply. Three quarters of the people who purchased the Wii also purchased Zelda. Did they purchase a Wii because they want a Wii or because they wanted Zelda? The comment I have about non-gamers picking up the Wii is: The Lord of the Rings movies were very popular among non-nerds, but does that mean that those same non-nerds will play D&D every week? People may play the Wii at someone's house and think it's fun, it doesn't mean that they'll go out and purchase one. High definition televisions are coming down in price which will drive people to want high definition content for them. I think the Wii will do fine, I'll just be a devil's advocate to the Nintendo fanboys. Honestly, I don't think the Wii will be third, it will be competing for first with the Xbox 360. The PS3 will be in last place because it has equivalent graphics to the Xbox 360 for a higher price. 1UP has an article called "PS3: What the Cell is Going On?" (with examples), but I can't directly link to it.
I agree, but with a slightly different perspective on the outcome.
I think the XBox will fall behind the PS3 because if you're going to spend the money for a console, the PS3 has more packed into it and will last longer. People who want the HD content are going to look at the XBox component cables with disdain. HDMI is it.
The title quality will come... everyone always complains about launch title graphic quality.
Beating competitors is what Microsoft is all about. It's not "we'll have the best search engine," it's "we'll be better than Google". I guess we see the results: years of no browser updates, few significant OS updates and, now, a crappy music player...
Well, to be fair Microsoft's Music Player IS better than Google's.
Perhaps because everyone is not you?
Everyone is not me either. I saw the Wii and was not particularly impressed, I saw the PS3 and was.
Good games take time to make... look at the wait for Zelda. They will come for all the systems.
And if I buy a laptop, it should survive a little rain, being dropped on concrete, being dropped in salt water, having someone fall on it, etc, all common things happening to transportable items.
My wife's laptop sits on my wife's... wait for it... lap. At home. Sometimes it gets taken to the kitchen. It did fall from the sofa to the floor once, and survived. It cost $600. I'll take the cheap, you can spend the $2K on a durable laptop.
Why didn't you just put "Being John Malkovich" and "Bubba Ho-tep" in your post instead of using unnamed links?
If you don't know about Bubba Ho-Tep then you are not in a thread on Slashdot reading about a Revenge of the Nerds Remake.
You just aren't.
Just out of curiosity: is this really how Americans think of this situation?
It's how I see it and I am an American -- though I try not to generalize about nationalities.
Look at his behavior: Screaming at police and refusing to comply with simple requests such as showing ID and not leaving when he was asked.
This doesn't mean he deserved it, or that it should have happened, or even that it's somehow "ok". I believe none of those is true and hope those cops lose their jobs. But he was part of what happened to him, to say otherwise is disingenuous.
They were led into "abusing" the student and took it hook line and sinker.
Bingo, he won the police assault lottery and I'm SURE he will be collecting.
He asked for it, his fault.
They gave it to him, their fault.
Sorry, 5-10 defects per 100 lines.
Man, you haven't seen any of the code around here, have you?
Firstly Evolution is not always controversial, a massively insignificant minority occasionally try to cast aspersions upon it but this doesn't make it controversial.
Science which is not controversial might as well be religion.
(if you have a HDTV, which I don't)
You are not the target market. Call us when you get one.
Right. Because we'll never, EVER invent newer and better technologies that make it easier to get at that "hard to recover" oil.
It's like that old tube of toothpaste. You keep squeezing carefully and yeah, you'll get the last bits out only slightly slower than when you started... but when it's gone... it's really gone.
But on the other hand, the sooner it's gone the better right? I'm not scared of peak oil (or whatever the daily hand-wringing is about)... when the price of energy gets high enough other things will replace it and maybe my company will stop leaving the damn air-conditioning on 68 degrees ALL THE DAMN TIME.
I would suggest that the competition is Wii vs. Xbox 360 and PS3 vs. Xbox 360.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Those with the money to spend and already living in HD land will not tolerate the lower-res of the Wii for the majority of their gaming. I wouldn't. I can't stand watching things in low-res anymore.
Those without the money to spend on high-def will not tolerate the price point of the PS3.
Who wins? Everyone and no one. I do feel the PS3 will be around longer, but you can afford to spend $250 to enjoy your Wii and replace it in three years!
Why am I scared?
I know! I know! Global Warming! Or is it terrorists today? Is the threat level on corporations orange or plaid? Evolution in schools? Or am I afraid of secondhand smoke? Communists? Diebold? Gay Marriage? Abortion? The death penalty?
Gosh! There are so MANY things to be afraid of and I've got to make sure I'm scared of the correct ones or I might vote for the party that won't save me.
Why am I scared? What a GREAT question. Why is everyone scared? The only thing that scares me is people who are scared all the time. They ARE scary.
...of the story where the clueless manager gave out $50 for each bug a programmer fixed.
Actually, the word here is scary. If things go wrong with just 36 votes in a town of 80 people, what do you think this means for an entire country voting electronically?
Even more scary... why is a town of 80 using electronic voting at all? Shouldn't they get a gas station first?
Ok, one last time hydrogen is a carrier of energy not a generator.
Somehow, unfortunately, I don't think that will be the last time...
This is a president with absolutely no respect for anyone other than himself and what he thinks is right, either that or someone that has been totally manipulated by some unknown group or entity into a unilateral form of government.
It's funny how when the side agrees with the pol doing this then they are a "brave, visionary" and when the side doesn't agree with the pol they have "no respect for anyone other than himself."
Even the guy I'm voting for runs trash ads. They work. The pinhead electorate buys it.
Yes, yes they do.
I would also mention that playing a character from a foreign country to mock the US
Interesting that you consider Borat mocking the US. When I first saw him I couldn't figure out if he was trying to mock the US or not. After awhile I decided the humor was targetted pretty generally.
Yet it received far to little press and nowhere near enough aid.
Define enough.
America won't have the tech that's current in Japan for a year or more, so in a sense he is reporting on the future.
Crap and here I thought I could buy a Wii in a couple weeks!
Do we really suppose that a malicious actor would have that much harder a time getting a job for a DoD contractor in the US than overseas?
I guess you don't, but yes, I suppose so.
Not that I care all that much either way.