Isn't this similar to the Monty Python sketch where a team of people work to translate the funniest joke in the world from English to German? One person accidently saw two words and was put in the hospital for a few days.
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It's true that time on the Internet is decreasing. One study showed the average amount of time spent online decreased from eight hours and one minute per week in January 2000 to seven hours and 49 minutes in July of 2000, and to seven hours and eight minutes in January 2001.
But also the number of sites being visited is decreasing. Patterns are showing that surfers are visiting the same sites over and over and not visiting new sites. Just like television viewing habits, where a family gets a set schedule of watching the same shows over and over, the same is happening to the web. I find myself with the same set of bookmarks and using those to find the information I need. For instance, the average British user visits only 12 sites a week. I feel like I'm stuck in a rut sometimes when I'm surfing.
I think the day of being a true evil-doer is when I get to make my own dungeon and populate it with traps and evil monsters. It's been explored before with games like Dungeon Keeper or Return of Werdna. Somewhere to keep my accumlated treasure and gives good players a reason to come after me, my treasure and get experience for doing it. Best of all, it's done in the spirit of the game.
I think this would be a great edition for any MMRPG. It's a win-win for everyone. It gives me a reason to be evil, I get to PK in a role-playing manner and adds additional quests to the game. Forget building a huge castle and manning it with defenses. Give me a hole in the ground, some imps and some other evil characters and lets start making player-created dungeons.
As far as reviews go, this is surely lacking in the quality department. I didn't learn anything that I couldn't read off of Blizzard's homepage. It felt like I was forced to watch E! Television or a Harry Knowles review of Star Wars. "It's great! It rocks! Blizzard rules!"
Granted it's only multiplayer, but the gameplay is only glossed over. So what happened during those 30 minutes you played? How was the networking? Was there lag? What about the interface? Argh... this review was written by Brittney Spears. Damn it... Where's my -1 voting button when I need it?
If you want examples on a governmental body checking computer software, look no further than the FDA. The Good Manufacturing Practices for 21 CFR Parts 210, 211 and 810 are the bane of anyone trying to get FDA validation for their company. It covers everything from system setup, networks, vendor experience, change control, electronic signatures and testing. It will make IT sysadmins cringe in fear.
Simply do any Google search on "FDA 21 CFR" and you'll find hordes of information that you can use.
I see you're easily confused by quotation marks, in this case surrounding the word home. I thought it was understood that these were locations of the U.S. Headquarters. Back under your bridge Troll!
I'd revise that list a bit. The "home" to Alcatel, Nortel and Fujitsu are in Dallas. IBM and Siemens list their home offices in New York. Cisco is in California; Motorola in Schaumburg, Illinois; Bayer is in Pittsburgh, Penn. RTP has many satellite offices, but none of the above companies are headquartered there. With many corporations closing remote offices, this is one of the reasons that RTP has been hit particularly hard.
Small nitpick - ESPN is owned by Disney, which in turns controls:
ABC Television Network, several television stations (WABC, KABC, WLS, WPVI, KGO, KTRK, WTVD, KFSN, WJRT, WTVG), Buena Vista, ABC Radio Network, several radio stations (WABC, WPLJ, KABC, KSPN, KDIS, KLOS, WLS, WMVP, WRDZ, WPJX, WZZN, KGO, KSFO, KMKY, WWJZ, KMKI, WBAP, KSCS, KMEO, KESN, WJR, WDRQ, WDVD, WMAL, WJZW, WRQX, KMIC, WMYM, WDWD, WKHX, WYAY, KKDZ, KDIZ, KQRS, KXXR, WGVX, WGVY, WGVZ, KMIK, WSDZ, WEAE, WWMI, KADZ, KDDZ, WWMK, WKMI, WIID, WDDZ, WGFY, WDYZ, WMNE, WDZY, WDZK), investments in A&E, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, The History Channel, ABC Internet Operations, ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney Channel International, Toon Disney, SoapNet, Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films, Dimension Films, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Music Group, Walt Disney Records, Walk Disney Music Publishing, Hollywood Records, Mammoth Records, Lyric Street Records, Buena Vista Theatrical Group, Animated Walt Disney Television, Animated Buena Vista Television, Disneylant Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris, Disney Vacation CLub, Disney Cruise Line, ESPN Zone, Walt Disney Imagineering, Mighty Ducks (NHL), Anaheim Angels (MLB), 25 Hotels, Toys, Apparel, Hyperion Books, Disney Store.com
I'm not so sure. I mean, my TV, stereo receiver, speakers, DVD player, DVD movies, CD player, video game console and car stereo all have SONY stamped on them. Yet I don't see people freaking out about that.
When it comes to software, yes people freak out because of the monopoly issue. However, when it comes to hardware and gadgets, Joe Average isn't so afraid. Normal folk don't think of Microsoft as a hardware company like Sony or Panasonic. Perhaps they should, considering how well MS has done with the X-Box so far. I think we're still a few years off from having Microsoft suffering from the "Beatrice Effect". People still have the general perception that MS is still a software company.
The C|Net article is just a rehash of last week's PC Format article which in turn already spawned this discussion on Slashdot.
That aside, show me another game console that can pull this off. Microsoft or not, this is a few years ahead of what Sony or Nintendo is going to be doing.
I've also wanted the same thing. Not only do I want it to have a small footprint, but I would love to have it combined with other things around my desk, like my desk lamp for example.
I would cram everything inside of the lamp base including, get this... a DVD-RW drive! If you think that's insane, I would include a LCD monitor on a movable arm! Just for kicks, I'd also make it OSX compatible *AND* make the lamp base a pearl white.
Then again, I could always shove everything into a 6" cube, but that would never sell...
Whoa there Tex! Aren't you jumping the gun there Katz? We're nowhere near a so-called Drone War. The technology is nowhere near the Cylon automation that you're describing.
First off, all the Raptors and Preditors that are currently in use are piloted remotely by humans through satellite transmission. While some functionality is done by the craft itself, humans are still running the show and calling all the shots. It's more akin to piloting a really expensive remote controlled airplane than having hunter/killer robots that float around dealing death to its enemies.
Secondly, no one -- absolutely no countries military is even close to matching what we're currently doing. To have a Drone War, you need two sides. Who is the other side? China? Not likely. Russia? Not with their military budget crisis. Some European nation? Ha! They've got bigger worries at the moment euro.
We're at least 50 years away from having anything like sci-fi authors have described. It's a bit premature to start saying that the Drone Wars have begun.
What the RIAA is doing is like paying the luxury tax on a new car and then being told "Here's the keys, but remember you can only drive within a 15 mile radius of your house".
If I can't transfer from one media to another for my own personal use... then why am I being taxed then?
Not quite. More than likely, the additional scenes will be "unrated". (See the numerous American Pie DVD editions for example.) Movie studios rarely go back to the MPAA to get their movies rated again.
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Isn't this similar to the Monty Python sketch where a team of people work to translate the funniest joke in the world from English to German? One person accidently saw two words and was put in the hospital for a few days.
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Gaming Causes Loss of Sleep, Weight Gain, Eye Strain, And May Complicate Personal Relationships. This Product Also Contains High Levels of Roleplaying. Quitting Gaming Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.
Inflammable means flammable? What a country! -- Dr. Nick
But also the number of sites being visited is decreasing. Patterns are showing that surfers are visiting the same sites over and over and not visiting new sites. Just like television viewing habits, where a family gets a set schedule of watching the same shows over and over, the same is happening to the web. I find myself with the same set of bookmarks and using those to find the information I need. For instance, the average British user visits only 12 sites a week. I feel like I'm stuck in a rut sometimes when I'm surfing.
I think this would be a great edition for any MMRPG. It's a win-win for everyone. It gives me a reason to be evil, I get to PK in a role-playing manner and adds additional quests to the game. Forget building a huge castle and manning it with defenses. Give me a hole in the ground, some imps and some other evil characters and lets start making player-created dungeons.
That's like asking if anyone has ever used Linux on Slashdot.
Granted it's only multiplayer, but the gameplay is only glossed over. So what happened during those 30 minutes you played? How was the networking? Was there lag? What about the interface? Argh... this review was written by Brittney Spears. Damn it... Where's my -1 voting button when I need it?
Simply do any Google search on "FDA 21 CFR" and you'll find hordes of information that you can use.
I plan on inviting Alan Thicke over to my house just so we can play Win, Lose or Draw over the internet!
I see you're easily confused by quotation marks, in this case surrounding the word home. I thought it was understood that these were locations of the U.S. Headquarters. Back under your bridge Troll!
I'd revise that list a bit. The "home" to Alcatel, Nortel and Fujitsu are in Dallas. IBM and Siemens list their home offices in New York. Cisco is in California; Motorola in Schaumburg, Illinois; Bayer is in Pittsburgh, Penn. RTP has many satellite offices, but none of the above companies are headquartered there. With many corporations closing remote offices, this is one of the reasons that RTP has been hit particularly hard.
Knowing our luck, it'll only be available through a pledge drive. Sigh... wonder if it comes with a canvas tote bag?
...I learned from Dilbert. Is there any other better source?
Stephen Hawking has had a working exoskeleton for a few years now. Don't believe me? Check here.
But it's an easy mistake to make.
When it comes to software, yes people freak out because of the monopoly issue. However, when it comes to hardware and gadgets, Joe Average isn't so afraid. Normal folk don't think of Microsoft as a hardware company like Sony or Panasonic. Perhaps they should, considering how well MS has done with the X-Box so far. I think we're still a few years off from having Microsoft suffering from the "Beatrice Effect". People still have the general perception that MS is still a software company.
That aside, show me another game console that can pull this off. Microsoft or not, this is a few years ahead of what Sony or Nintendo is going to be doing.
I've also wanted the same thing. Not only do I want it to have a small footprint, but I would love to have it combined with other things around my desk, like my desk lamp for example. I would cram everything inside of the lamp base including, get this... a DVD-RW drive! If you think that's insane, I would include a LCD monitor on a movable arm! Just for kicks, I'd also make it OSX compatible *AND* make the lamp base a pearl white. Then again, I could always shove everything into a 6" cube, but that would never sell...
Whoa there Tex! Aren't you jumping the gun there Katz? We're nowhere near a so-called Drone War. The technology is nowhere near the Cylon automation that you're describing. First off, all the Raptors and Preditors that are currently in use are piloted remotely by humans through satellite transmission. While some functionality is done by the craft itself, humans are still running the show and calling all the shots. It's more akin to piloting a really expensive remote controlled airplane than having hunter/killer robots that float around dealing death to its enemies. Secondly, no one -- absolutely no countries military is even close to matching what we're currently doing. To have a Drone War, you need two sides. Who is the other side? China? Not likely. Russia? Not with their military budget crisis. Some European nation? Ha! They've got bigger worries at the moment euro. We're at least 50 years away from having anything like sci-fi authors have described. It's a bit premature to start saying that the Drone Wars have begun.
What the RIAA is doing is like paying the luxury tax on a new car and then being told "Here's the keys, but remember you can only drive within a 15 mile radius of your house". If I can't transfer from one media to another for my own personal use... then why am I being taxed then?
Not quite. More than likely, the additional scenes will be "unrated". (See the numerous American Pie DVD editions for example.) Movie studios rarely go back to the MPAA to get their movies rated again.