Are you high? What exactly are you trying to prove anyways? Not that I really give a damn what bias the slashdot crowd has (or about whatever little argument that's going on over here), but you've got to throw some better examples out, or at least label them better.
Link 1: Certainly pro-Windows, but it seems their problems with Linux stem from this: "but Linux has been nothing but a problem for us here because the one person we have who can fix the problems is overloaded"
Link 2: "Our radio consoles and recording system all use Windows NT and 2K. We KNOW it would be cheaper to use *nix. We KNOW the system would be more reliable." Using Windows out of necessity (propietary software for the system).
Link 3: Skimmed it, but it seems to be offering suggestions for Linux to compete, not ripping it apart.
Link 4: "There already is a Unix variant in the number two slot, and its called Mac OS". Anti-Linux? Maybe I need to read surrounding comments to get it.
Link 5: Someone taking issue with X? I hardly consider that "Anti-Linux". The poster even admits that it works and most people, set in front of it, wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and Windows. And hell, I'm not crazy about X either, but it's all I use.
Link 6: "Linux has big strides to take before you can think about it surpassing Macs as the #2 desktop OS. I don't want to disparage Linux because if I weren't using a Mac I would most likely run Linux, but I see no way Linux will compete as a mass desktop OS until it becomes far easier for the average user. "
I certainly don't think that video game ratings should be any more stringent than movie ratings. "M" is "R" - same theoretical age restrictions apply. Just like some R rated movies are much more violent/sexual/etc than others, M rated games vary as well. The sooner people figure that out and accept it, the sooner they lose the convenience of blaming others for their ignorance of what their child is interested in.
And that's good for those of us who are tired of our hobby being blamed for every bad thing in the world.
GTA is substantially less over the top than Pulp Fiction, The Godfather or any other movie with a similar theme. No T&A, minimal cursing, fair amount of violence. A lot of driving, trying to steal a tank and running from police. Pretty harmless for a 16 year old, if you ask me (which you didn't).
1.) Go to a show where a band you like is playing.
2.) Strike up a conversation with someone there and ask them which band they're there to see (opening act? Local band? Headliner?).
3.) Tell them that you're dying to hear some new music. Have they heard anything new and exciting recently? Virtually everyone that goes to shows has something on their playlist that they want to share.
4a.) Put an ear to some of the suggestions. Were any of the other bands playing that night any good? Listen to them too. If you find one that gets you, find out when they're coming to town. Repeat.
4b.) Look in your local indie paper for articles about local acts. Visit them randomly and talk to people in the bands that you like. Often they just played/toured with some other good band and are more than happy to talk about it. Find out the good places to see a show and just start going there and drinking.
(5.) ??? 6.) Profit!)
Seriously, this isn't a 'get out and get a life' post, this is how I've found most of the bands I listen to. It's all well and good to find good bands via websites or on Kazaa, but a ton of reallygreatstuffstillfallsthroughthecracks. Just my opinion, could be wrong.
No, it's not like the Win98 example at all. It's more like "my Windows 98 came with Media Player v5.0. I'd like to upgrade to 7.0 free" which you can do. No one is asking for free upgrades for the equivalents of the example at all:
MacOS 9 to MacOS X (Win98 to WinXP)
AppleWorks or MSOffice for Mac Upgrades (Office 97 to Office XP)
There's a difference between that software and entertainment software. That being said, big hairy deal. I agree with you that no one said they'd be free forever (and as have some have pointed out they weren't free upgrades before just recently anyways). OSX is BSD based - just download and install some OSS equivalents if it pisses you off that much. Geez.
Easy - some people are beginning to see the end of the expandability of our current technology, so they're introducing new standards now. If only those poor DVD bastards had figured that out, we wouldn't have all this +-R-RW-RAM blah blah blah nonsense. Look at the SATA game plan - the next generation of drives won't be out until mid '04, and the third generation not for another 3 years after that.
Double Density CD. A purple book standard (by Philips and Sony). It holds 1.3gb of data and there is recordable media available, but I have no idea what is required to write to it. According to this little blurb, it was a mid-90s "midway" point between CDs and DVDs. I'm guessing it wasn't used by too many people.
I haven't had to pay a dime for the few online games I've played on PS2. Madden 2003, free (but service not guaranteed after the release of the next one). I think Tony Hawk 4 and the Japanese Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is free for now (but don't quote me on that). The Twisted Metal online game is free (both for the game (with network adapter purchase) and for service).
If they keep up the 'free service for a certain time span' deals, I'll be ecstatic. These sort of games are usually getting old by the end of that span anyways, and I doubt I'll be playing any MMORPGs on it anytime soon.
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Yes, I know. I am a huge loser.
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Even though I allow pretty much all stories, I agree. People have been requesting this for a long time and I can't see where it would hurt. Some people are real into this stuff, some people can't stand it. There's enough of a divided opinion to validate asking for its own section. As a suggestion, send an email instead of bitching in the comments - they might actually hear you that way.
Before everyone gets started on their arguments about who invented television (thanks submitter!), please read through the comments on this article. Unless you have newly unearthed evidence, please leave it alone as it has been discussed to death. Ok? Thanks.
I thought that it was initially considered for entertainment purposes only by the video industry but the r&d/tech folks involved always considered it a multi-purpose data medium. *sigh* My life has been a sham. Well, there's always the next one. Thanks for the info. Trying to find further evidence led me to these two sites for anyone interested....
I used to try and helpfully correct people in hopes of preserving the original meaning, but I got sick of the blank stares.
Calling DVD "Digital Video Disc" kinda popped up when DVD-video was unleashed on the market. I'm pretty sure it was an unintentional change by the masses because they mostly only knew DVD as a video format (how many people even today have ever used an actual DVD-ROM?). But it was and is considered versatile because it can store not just video, but audio and data also. I couldn't find a useful link to back me up, but here's a link from CD-Info.
I seriously can't believe that most/.-readers, who just happen to surf by in their spare time, can spot a duplicate story quicker than an editor, who is doing it full time.:)
I think you got those two reversed... most/.-readers do this full time and the editors surf by in their spare time.
If you like games that are historically only on the PC, it's likely that won't change. The most recent Monkey Island was ported to PS2, though, and it seems Age of Empires II is available on PS2. I'm not real familiar with any of the games you listed (I'm not even sure what hide-and-seek strategy is) so I can't provide suggestions.
There are probably some alternatives on the console, but not necessarily the exact same series/same companies.
Geez, I thought I'd never find this. It shows the testing procedure for CD-R/RW media by Sony (which put together the Orange Book standards with Philips (and Kodak?)). That should give a little insight as to what's being tested and what would have to be modified to work at a faster speed. I've also wondered about this. Hope it helps.
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Actually, that has been done. These days it's hard to come up with a case mod that hasn't.
I always keep a copy of RealPlayer 8.0 for Linux on hand for the good sites [obFlash warning] that offer "both" kinds of streaming - Real (Country) *and* Windows Media Player (Western).
Well, there was this one (scroll down a bit)... The relevant excerpt:
Comverse customer EMI will soon unveil Keychain, a hand-held device for m-commerce, likely to fit on a keyring.
Jay Samit, new media senior vice-president at EMI Recorded Music in Hollywood, explains how it works: 'You're listening to the radio in your car, you love the song but you don't know who it's by. Flick the Keychain and it instantly knows which radio station you're tuned into, and where you are on the planet. It connects to the station, finds out about the track and sends you an e-mail to tell you where you can buy it.
'In a restaurant you find you love a bottle of wine. You could scan the barcode into the Keychain and it will e-mail you where you can buy that wine, on-line or in the physical world.'
Jay Samit says the Keychain will be given away free to listeners by radio stations. The feedback they will get on people's personal preferences as they use it to get details of broadcast songs will be invaluable as well as anonymous, safeguarding personal privacy. Advertisers will benefit from extra marketing data and sales.
Not quite the same thing, but equally frightening.
How did ebay hoarders make a living before the existence of the internet? I guess if you've got the foresight to do it, more power to you. It's always fun to hear the groans from collectors on a Toys R Us shipment day when some guy grabs 20 of the new hot Star Wars figure and goes through the checkout line with dollar signs in his eyes...
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Are you high? What exactly are you trying to prove anyways? Not that I really give a damn what bias the slashdot crowd has (or about whatever little argument that's going on over here), but you've got to throw some better examples out, or at least label them better.
Link 1: Certainly pro-Windows, but it seems their problems with Linux stem from this: "but Linux has been nothing but a problem for us here because the one person we have who can fix the problems is overloaded"
Link 2: "Our radio consoles and recording system all use Windows NT and 2K. We KNOW it would be cheaper to use *nix. We KNOW the system would be more reliable." Using Windows out of necessity (propietary software for the system).
Link 3: Skimmed it, but it seems to be offering suggestions for Linux to compete, not ripping it apart.
Link 4: "There already is a Unix variant in the number two slot, and its called Mac OS". Anti-Linux? Maybe I need to read surrounding comments to get it.
Link 5: Someone taking issue with X? I hardly consider that "Anti-Linux". The poster even admits that it works and most people, set in front of it, wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and Windows. And hell, I'm not crazy about X either, but it's all I use.
Link 6: "Linux has big strides to take before you can think about it surpassing Macs as the #2 desktop OS. I don't want to disparage Linux because if I weren't using a Mac I would most likely run Linux, but I see no way Linux will compete as a mass desktop OS until it becomes far easier for the average user. "
I certainly don't think that video game ratings should be any more stringent than movie ratings. "M" is "R" - same theoretical age restrictions apply. Just like some R rated movies are much more violent/sexual/etc than others, M rated games vary as well. The sooner people figure that out and accept it, the sooner they lose the convenience of blaming others for their ignorance of what their child is interested in.
And that's good for those of us who are tired of our hobby being blamed for every bad thing in the world.
GTA is substantially less over the top than Pulp Fiction, The Godfather or any other movie with a similar theme. No T&A, minimal cursing, fair amount of violence. A lot of driving, trying to steal a tank and running from police. Pretty harmless for a 16 year old, if you ask me (which you didn't).
1.) Go to a show where a band you like is playing.
2.) Strike up a conversation with someone there and ask them which band they're there to see (opening act? Local band? Headliner?).
3.) Tell them that you're dying to hear some new music. Have they heard anything new and exciting recently? Virtually everyone that goes to shows has something on their playlist that they want to share.
4a.) Put an ear to some of the suggestions. Were any of the other bands playing that night any good? Listen to them too. If you find one that gets you, find out when they're coming to town. Repeat.
4b.) Look in your local indie paper for articles about local acts. Visit them randomly and talk to people in the bands that you like. Often they just played/toured with some other good band and are more than happy to talk about it. Find out the good places to see a show and just start going there and drinking.
(5.) ??? 6.) Profit!)
Seriously, this isn't a 'get out and get a life' post, this is how I've found most of the bands I listen to. It's all well and good to find good bands via websites or on Kazaa, but a ton of really great stuff still falls through the cracks. Just my opinion, could be wrong.
MacOS 9 to MacOS X (Win98 to WinXP)
AppleWorks or MSOffice for Mac Upgrades (Office 97 to Office XP)
There's a difference between that software and entertainment software. That being said, big hairy deal. I agree with you that no one said they'd be free forever (and as have some have pointed out they weren't free upgrades before just recently anyways). OSX is BSD based - just download and install some OSS equivalents if it pisses you off that much. Geez.
And then she went on to give you a 'Woody'.
I can't believe no one else said that.
Easy - some people are beginning to see the end of the expandability of our current technology, so they're introducing new standards now. If only those poor DVD bastards had figured that out, we wouldn't have all this +-R-RW-RAM blah blah blah nonsense. Look at the SATA game plan - the next generation of drives won't be out until mid '04, and the third generation not for another 3 years after that.
Besides, aren't there working serial ATA to IDE convertors already on the market? And what *is* obsolesce?
IHBT? Probably.
Double Density CD. A purple book standard (by Philips and Sony). It holds 1.3gb of data and there is recordable media available, but I have no idea what is required to write to it. According to this little blurb, it was a mid-90s "midway" point between CDs and DVDs. I'm guessing it wasn't used by too many people.
I haven't had to pay a dime for the few online games I've played on PS2. Madden 2003, free (but service not guaranteed after the release of the next one). I think Tony Hawk 4 and the Japanese Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is free for now (but don't quote me on that). The Twisted Metal online game is free (both for the game (with network adapter purchase) and for service).
If they keep up the 'free service for a certain time span' deals, I'll be ecstatic. These sort of games are usually getting old by the end of that span anyways, and I doubt I'll be playing any MMORPGs on it anytime soon.
MY favorite?
Windows Extensible Argument Related Event Activator Made On Needlessly Over Programmed Object Languages Yesterday
Yes, I know. I am a huge loser.
Even though I allow pretty much all stories, I agree. People have been requesting this for a long time and I can't see where it would hurt. Some people are real into this stuff, some people can't stand it. There's enough of a divided opinion to validate asking for its own section. As a suggestion, send an email instead of bitching in the comments - they might actually hear you that way.
Before everyone gets started on their arguments about who invented television (thanks submitter!), please read through the comments on this article. Unless you have newly unearthed evidence, please leave it alone as it has been discussed to death. Ok? Thanks.
I thought that it was initially considered for entertainment purposes only by the video industry but the r&d/tech folks involved always considered it a multi-purpose data medium. *sigh* My life has been a sham. Well, there's always the next one. Thanks for the info. Trying to find further evidence led me to these two sites for anyone interested....
h tml (this one's actually interesting)
http://www.nswc.navy.mil/cosip/nov97/cots1197-1.s
http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?DVD
I used to try and helpfully correct people in hopes of preserving the original meaning, but I got sick of the blank stares.
Calling DVD "Digital Video Disc" kinda popped up when DVD-video was unleashed on the market. I'm pretty sure it was an unintentional change by the masses because they mostly only knew DVD as a video format (how many people even today have ever used an actual DVD-ROM?). But it was and is considered versatile because it can store not just video, but audio and data also. I couldn't find a useful link to back me up, but here's a link from CD-Info.
SHN FAQ has some info and links regarding what shn is.
If you like games that are historically only on the PC, it's likely that won't change. The most recent Monkey Island was ported to PS2, though, and it seems Age of Empires II is available on PS2. I'm not real familiar with any of the games you listed (I'm not even sure what hide-and-seek strategy is) so I can't provide suggestions.
There are probably some alternatives on the console, but not necessarily the exact same series/same companies.
Geez, I thought I'd never find this. It shows the testing procedure for CD-R/RW media by Sony (which put together the Orange Book standards with Philips (and Kodak?)). That should give a little insight as to what's being tested and what would have to be modified to work at a faster speed. I've also wondered about this. Hope it helps.
Actually, that has been done. These days it's hard to come up with a case mod that hasn't.
>> Do you really want your news be mostly "First
>> Post", penis bird, goatse.cx, Beowulf clusters of
>> grits, and NPN&P?
> No. If I wanted that I'd watch television.
Wow, you must have the worst cable provider in the world.
I always keep a copy of RealPlayer 8.0 for Linux on hand for the good sites [obFlash warning] that offer "both" kinds of streaming - Real (Country) *and* Windows Media Player (Western).
I have no self-respect.
Or, back to Populous with Populous: The Beginning (ok, ok minus the first person perspective - but it's got a 3d world!).
It's a semi-obscure synonym for "a throwback". According to this link, it appears to have a couple other meanings. News to me.
Back to bed. *sigh*
Not quite the same thing, but equally frightening.
Maybe they thought the submission was about Rox...?
How did ebay hoarders make a living before the existence of the internet? I guess if you've got the foresight to do it, more power to you. It's always fun to hear the groans from collectors on a Toys R Us shipment day when some guy grabs 20 of the new hot Star Wars figure and goes through the checkout line with dollar signs in his eyes...