I would buy this in a second (being the consumer whore that I am). These games are still fun even if they are rehashes of the same thing over and over and over again - I usually don't even mind that pretty much anybody with quarters can beat me without looking at the screen. Throw in a bunch of DC characters and some slightly less pixelated graphics and I'll be happy.
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"I'm wondering what others do when less computer literate family members start using Linux"
The original package is not unmerged until the new one installs successfully (i.e. if the install fails, you've still got the complete original version untouched). Even then, you can turn off the automatic 'cleaning' of packages and keep the old version until you feel like uninstalling it.
As far as I'm concerned, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games look like the most fun thing at E3 (even with the rather bland backdrops). Arcadey goodness is grossly neglected these days.
"This is a Gamecube-based, 2D topdown multiplayer-orientated update of the GBA Legend Of Zelda:Four Swords. The hook? You must connect your Gameboy Advance as a controller, and can then move your character from the Gamecube screen to the GBA screen in order to receive secret messages and commit skullduggery while only you can see."
Sorry if I'm missing it, but is this a 2D topdown Gamecube game or a GBA game that relies heavily on the Gamecube? Multiplayer only or is there also a solo quest? I was expecting to see a GBA original Zelda title...
Seems like it's going to be a good year to own a GBA. Super Mario 3? Final Fantasy Tactics? New Metroid (I assume they'll make some sort of follow up to Fusion)? Advance Wars 2? GBA Sims (hmmmm...)? There's some good stuff coming down the pipe.
What, you mean SuSE doesn't just roll off your tongue (Soo-see? Ess-you-ess-ee? Suzy?)?
Gentoo's claim to fame is that it's source based, like LFS, but it's done in a way where it's really easy to maintain and install. It doesn't hurt they have a very friendly community to back them up. The big downsides include (but are not limited to) long compile times to install packages and a quasi-steep learning curve for some of the install/maintenance stuff that's been taken care of automagically by other distros as of recent (but really, it just requires reading directions). I use it at home and it suits me just fine, but as with all things arbitrary, it's not for everyone. Installing it is a good way to kill a couple days if you have the time, give it a shot if you get the urge.
One of the big selling points for having a modchip (for me at least) is the ability to run the Xbox multimedia apps. Is this Microsoft's answer? A sort of "you can have your music and your video *and* not be banned from Xbox Live" thing? Or is this just a jumping on the do-everything bandwagon (a la Tivo's Home Media)? I'm getting kind of tired of having so many separate things doing so many different things, I'm ready for a little consolidation.. but only if it does each thing reasonably well.
And when will the first of the original Xbox Live subscriptions start expiring anyways?
Good to know. Thanks for responding, now we can stop bitching about it:). For the record, I'm enjoying the games section. It's a nice diversion from the "all your rights are belong to u.s. gov't and riaa" stories.
I was just reading an interview with Orson Scott Card about Advent. It sounds like all he's doing for the game is dialogue, but he's apparently doing companion books to be released alongside the games. I might read that, but I don't know that I'd want to read a novel about Halo. Is this book any good?
And how long is anonymous posting going to be disabled? Make an announcement already!
I have both a Tivo and a homebrew, and unless you have real serious moral obligations to purchasing something from a company instead of building your own, consider getting a Tivo.
Homebrew: All parts (sff case, mb, memory, cpu, tv card, large hdd, etc. using MythTV) = ~$650
+: Yours to do with whatever you please, using actively maintained popular open free software, easily hardware upgradable, fun to play around with, much more software functionality (MythMusic, emulator front end, weather modules, etc.)
-: Hardware failure is your problem, TV software not quite up to par, more expensive, not quite as slick looking (without looking real hard for a decent case), maintainers can stop working whenever they get the urge, good luck getting digital/satellite TV working well with a cheapo TV card
Tivo + Lifetime subscription = ~$600 (add a larger hdd for more money)
+: Company paying people to maintain software and accurate listings, nice to look at, full featured and completely functional, hacker friendly, warranty makes getting a replacement unit easier, software head and shoulders above competition (IMHO YMMV blah blah - I'm sure other posts outline such functionality), it's a device that doesn't care if the power gets yanked on it, is built to support all sorts of television (digital cable, satellite, coax, whatever)
-: Warranty voided if you open it up, no control over software or updates, company controls any and all software, if Tivo goes out of business listings and software are at their mercy (although there's rumors of a Plan B if that should happen), only does the TV thing (unless you feel like paying for the lackluster Home Media option).
Simply put:
Like tinkering? Have a lot of time and money to burn? Roll your own. Otherwise, there's an excellent effortless pvr already available for the same cost. Worst case scenario, buy a Tivo and keep the receipt (choose monthly sub instead of lifetime). Give it a test run. Don't like it? Return it and make a better one.
The real question is: Has anyone started trying to hack together drivers for the Tivo hardware so you can use their box but your own software?
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Soon a photographic memory and voicebox will be eligible to make the list. That's awfully restrictive - can someone clarify this? And what kind of taxes are we talking? 10% of cost? 20%? Just curious.
I just got this little gem in my never-before-given-out-or-listed work email a few minutes ago.
And for the record, it really says <name>, I'm not editing out my name. How can I not be interest in "Internet Business"?
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Disclaimer: I haven't really looked at a first person shooter since Doom, so I have virtually no idea how advanced things are these days.
Since there's all of these contests and interest in competitive gaming, is there some method of showing these matches to outside viewers over the internet? For instance, is it possible to logon to www.1337kewlut2k3deathmatch.com or run a copy of a game and watch a match in progress via some sort of overhead camerabot? I wouldn't mind being able to "sit in the stands" to watch a match or two once in a while, but I imagine there must be a fair amount of techinical limitations somewhere.
After working a full 10 days at Best Buy in the same position (and quitting in disgust at how it was to work there), I can proudly say that we did not, in fact, get any sort of commission for those asinine service plans. Actually, it seemed my employment was dependent on selling them, but there were no obvious positive insentives for me to sell them whatsoever. I don't know if the policy has changed, but we were required to say something like, "I'll be honest with you since I don't get commission from these sales."
I would also like to take this opportunity to say that my 'boss' there, Justin who was 4 years younger than me and knew next to nothing about computers except that '3dfx rocks, dude', was a dick. Hi Justin!
I have to disagree. The original GBA was like an overgrown SNES controller, so while it was a comfortable form, it always felt like my fingers were stretching just a little bit longer than they should, especially with the top buttons (yes, I know they were right there, but I always felt like I had to curve my fingertips around them). The SP fits in my hands perfectly and the top buttons feel good, but it's a pretty distinct size. If you have larger than normal hands it'll probably feel a little unnatural. The big positives for the new design (in my opinion - as with all other devices, your mileage may vary) are:
Sexy design. It looks slick.
Folds up to a size slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes. I can actually fit it in my pocket without walking funny.
Screen position can be adjusted so you can hold the unit flat but have the screen point at your face.
All that other stuff about the lit screen and rechargable battery pack is good too.
With one of the many GBA trade in opportunities at used game places, it can be had for $60. Wait until after E3 and I'll bet that'll go down at least $10.
They end the 'free' portion of the article with this line:
"Effectively, the show had just been canceled, leaving the audience with a series finale that ends in a cliffhanger."
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So, anyways, let me ask some questions. Is the big deal that Sci-Fi bitched out on the final season that it promised or that the fans just want the show to go on forever? Or just the fact that the series ended with a cliffhanger and you need resolution? Moreover, what makes the Farscape fans so persistent and loud about what they want? And will scraping together enough money for an episode (which I thought was a plan at one time) really do anything?
The only thing the article references is that Newisys is leading the charge, but I don't see anything I would consider a source. Racksaver is claiming that evaluation units are available now, but mostly there's just a lot of Opteron Server Evaluation signups. Does anyone have any real information? Cost? Non-evaluation release? Anything?
Just refer to it as OV. It's a lot easier and sounds a lot less fruity. Hell, no one says "Hey, check out my Moving Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3 player!" That's awful.
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I would buy this in a second (being the consumer whore that I am). These games are still fun even if they are rehashes of the same thing over and over and over again - I usually don't even mind that pretty much anybody with quarters can beat me without looking at the screen. Throw in a bunch of DC characters and some slightly less pixelated graphics and I'll be happy.
"I'm wondering what others do when less computer literate family members start using Linux"
I take my phone off the hook.
The original package is not unmerged until the new one installs successfully (i.e. if the install fails, you've still got the complete original version untouched). Even then, you can turn off the automatic 'cleaning' of packages and keep the old version until you feel like uninstalling it.
As far as I'm concerned, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games look like the most fun thing at E3 (even with the rather bland backdrops). Arcadey goodness is grossly neglected these days.
"This is a Gamecube-based, 2D topdown multiplayer-orientated update of the GBA Legend Of Zelda:Four Swords. The hook? You must connect your Gameboy Advance as a controller, and can then move your character from the Gamecube screen to the GBA screen in order to receive secret messages and commit skullduggery while only you can see."
Sorry if I'm missing it, but is this a 2D topdown Gamecube game or a GBA game that relies heavily on the Gamecube? Multiplayer only or is there also a solo quest? I was expecting to see a GBA original Zelda title...
Seems like it's going to be a good year to own a GBA. Super Mario 3? Final Fantasy Tactics? New Metroid (I assume they'll make some sort of follow up to Fusion)? Advance Wars 2? GBA Sims (hmmmm...)? There's some good stuff coming down the pipe.
What, you mean SuSE doesn't just roll off your tongue (Soo-see? Ess-you-ess-ee? Suzy?)?
Gentoo's claim to fame is that it's source based, like LFS, but it's done in a way where it's really easy to maintain and install. It doesn't hurt they have a very friendly community to back them up. The big downsides include (but are not limited to) long compile times to install packages and a quasi-steep learning curve for some of the install/maintenance stuff that's been taken care of automagically by other distros as of recent (but really, it just requires reading directions). I use it at home and it suits me just fine, but as with all things arbitrary, it's not for everyone. Installing it is a good way to kill a couple days if you have the time, give it a shot if you get the urge.
One of the big selling points for having a modchip (for me at least) is the ability to run the Xbox multimedia apps. Is this Microsoft's answer? A sort of "you can have your music and your video *and* not be banned from Xbox Live" thing? Or is this just a jumping on the do-everything bandwagon (a la Tivo's Home Media)? I'm getting kind of tired of having so many separate things doing so many different things, I'm ready for a little consolidation.. but only if it does each thing reasonably well.
And when will the first of the original Xbox Live subscriptions start expiring anyways?
Good to know. Thanks for responding, now we can stop bitching about it :). For the record, I'm enjoying the games section. It's a nice diversion from the "all your rights are belong to u.s. gov't and riaa" stories.
I was just reading an interview with Orson Scott Card about Advent. It sounds like all he's doing for the game is dialogue, but he's apparently doing companion books to be released alongside the games. I might read that, but I don't know that I'd want to read a novel about Halo. Is this book any good?
And how long is anonymous posting going to be disabled? Make an announcement already!
"Seriously - celeron = waste of time and money"
So... what does humorously + athlon equal?
I have both a Tivo and a homebrew, and unless you have real serious moral obligations to purchasing something from a company instead of building your own, consider getting a Tivo.
Homebrew: All parts (sff case, mb, memory, cpu, tv card, large hdd, etc. using MythTV) = ~$650
+: Yours to do with whatever you please, using actively maintained popular open free software, easily hardware upgradable, fun to play around with, much more software functionality (MythMusic, emulator front end, weather modules, etc.)
-: Hardware failure is your problem, TV software not quite up to par, more expensive, not quite as slick looking (without looking real hard for a decent case), maintainers can stop working whenever they get the urge, good luck getting digital/satellite TV working well with a cheapo TV card
Tivo + Lifetime subscription = ~$600 (add a larger hdd for more money)
+: Company paying people to maintain software and accurate listings, nice to look at, full featured and completely functional, hacker friendly, warranty makes getting a replacement unit easier, software head and shoulders above competition (IMHO YMMV blah blah - I'm sure other posts outline such functionality), it's a device that doesn't care if the power gets yanked on it, is built to support all sorts of television (digital cable, satellite, coax, whatever)
-: Warranty voided if you open it up, no control over software or updates, company controls any and all software, if Tivo goes out of business listings and software are at their mercy (although there's rumors of a Plan B if that should happen), only does the TV thing (unless you feel like paying for the lackluster Home Media option).
Simply put:
Like tinkering? Have a lot of time and money to burn? Roll your own. Otherwise, there's an excellent effortless pvr already available for the same cost. Worst case scenario, buy a Tivo and keep the receipt (choose monthly sub instead of lifetime). Give it a test run. Don't like it? Return it and make a better one.
The real question is: Has anyone started trying to hack together drivers for the Tivo hardware so you can use their box but your own software?
It's got it all!
Hide and seek!
Monkeys!
Fun!
A (nonexistent) chance to win (a small amount of) money and (crappy stuffed) prizes!
Monkeys!
A visual lesson of how life isn't always fair and how easy it is to believe the lies of cartoon characters!
Mindless addiction!
A whole lotta banana bucks which may or may not be used to buy something - I still haven't figured that one out!
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Not dicks. Helpful. Usually you'll get your question answered in no time flat.
Soon a photographic memory and voicebox will be eligible to make the list. That's awfully restrictive - can someone clarify this? And what kind of taxes are we talking? 10% of cost? 20%? Just curious.
And for the record, it really says <name>, I'm not editing out my name. How can I not be interest in "Internet Business"?
Disclaimer: I haven't really looked at a first person shooter since Doom, so I have virtually no idea how advanced things are these days.
Since there's all of these contests and interest in competitive gaming, is there some method of showing these matches to outside viewers over the internet? For instance, is it possible to logon to www.1337kewlut2k3deathmatch.com or run a copy of a game and watch a match in progress via some sort of overhead camerabot? I wouldn't mind being able to "sit in the stands" to watch a match or two once in a while, but I imagine there must be a fair amount of techinical limitations somewhere.
After working a full 10 days at Best Buy in the same position (and quitting in disgust at how it was to work there), I can proudly say that we did not, in fact, get any sort of commission for those asinine service plans. Actually, it seemed my employment was dependent on selling them, but there were no obvious positive insentives for me to sell them whatsoever. I don't know if the policy has changed, but we were required to say something like, "I'll be honest with you since I don't get commission from these sales."
I would also like to take this opportunity to say that my 'boss' there, Justin who was 4 years younger than me and knew next to nothing about computers except that '3dfx rocks, dude', was a dick. Hi Justin!
Sexy design. It looks slick.
Folds up to a size slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes. I can actually fit it in my pocket without walking funny.
Screen position can be adjusted so you can hold the unit flat but have the screen point at your face.
All that other stuff about the lit screen and rechargable battery pack is good too.
With one of the many GBA trade in opportunities at used game places, it can be had for $60. Wait until after E3 and I'll bet that'll go down at least $10.
So, anyways, let me ask some questions. Is the big deal that Sci-Fi bitched out on the final season that it promised or that the fans just want the show to go on forever? Or just the fact that the series ended with a cliffhanger and you need resolution? Moreover, what makes the Farscape fans so persistent and loud about what they want? And will scraping together enough money for an episode (which I thought was a plan at one time) really do anything?
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The only thing the article references is that Newisys is leading the charge, but I don't see anything I would consider a source. Racksaver is claiming that evaluation units are available now, but mostly there's just a lot of Opteron Server Evaluation signups. Does anyone have any real information? Cost? Non-evaluation release? Anything?
Soon they'll replace that cuddly bear as the spokesperson for Snuggle dryer sheets with Bill Gates. Staticy-ness in clothes will go up 75%.
Just refer to it as OV. It's a lot easier and sounds a lot less fruity. Hell, no one says "Hey, check out my Moving Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3 player!" That's awful.
I do not want pictures of people I don't know built into my OS (for those that can't get to it it's a picture of a woman wearing headphones and smiling as an image appearing underneath the title part of the 'My Music' folder). Thanks.