And yes, "wounded" includes losing limbs, eyes, and all sorts of other body parts that don't, on average, sustain major damage when you're out and about in Washington DC.
That'll be a serious issue for historians in the future, if people don't leave enough pirated DVD-R's around with the unencrypted content on them.
That won't be the problem, because plastic disks are a dying product, and selling plastic disks is a dying business. Everything will be stored remotely, in the future.
Future historians will be reading the contents of a massive datacenter in Missouri, if anything; not an HD-DVD, or a DVD.
Except, of course, that GTAIII had aircraft. Actually taking off and flying the Dodo was somewhat impractical, but possible.
Yeah, it was possible, but difficult to fly the airplane with no wings. They clipped the wings for the aforementioned reason (9/11 paranoia), and removed the mission(s) that were slated to have used the plane in its full form.
That's completely different from the range of civilian/military aircraft available in later games, especially San Andreas. There's no reason they couldn't include similar aircraft GTA4, even just as a fun easter-egg, unless, of course, they're bending to pressure from outside forces (like Thompson, Lieberman, and so on).
Makers of software for playing the discs on computers will offer patches containing new keys and closing the hole that allowed observant hackers to discover ways to strip high-def DVDs of their protection.
Do they not understand, that if you can view it, you can copy it?
On the other hand, maybe they do understand, and HD-DVD/Blu-Ray 2.0 will offer only un-viewable content. Step 3, profit!
The goal of the project is to... deliver a high quality OCR system suitable for document conversions, electronic libraries, vision impaired users, historical document analysis
So, will it work on documents written in crayon? It would be a tragic loss for Dubya's presidential documents to get lost in the sands of time. On the scale of the library of Alexandria. No, seriously.
I don't think this is specific to Guitar Hero. EA has been including/promoting new music in this way for years through their EA TRAX series (Yellowcard, the bravery, etc) which are included in games like the Burnout series.
Videogames and interactive media in general are the new MTV, not just one game.
In related news, Fidel Castro is blasting the production of corn fuel as a blatant waste of food that would otherwise feed 3 billion people who will die of hunger.
He only wants to keep them alive so he can have a fresh supply of warm brains.
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You might try actually fact-checking those numbers. The actual number of US casualties in Iraq is almost 3,300, with another 23,000 wounded.
And yes, "wounded" includes losing limbs, eyes, and all sorts of other body parts that don't, on average, sustain major damage when you're out and about in Washington DC.
Well, the Army is getting routed in Iraq, might as well get a head start on getting routed in space as well.
That'll be a serious issue for historians in the future, if people don't leave enough pirated DVD-R's around with the unencrypted content on them.
That won't be the problem, because plastic disks are a dying product, and selling plastic disks is a dying business. Everything will be stored remotely, in the future.
Future historians will be reading the contents of a massive datacenter in Missouri, if anything; not an HD-DVD, or a DVD.
So, no police/army helicopters chasing you?
If they do include those in GTA4, they probably won't be flyable. It'll be like GTA3.
Obviously, the ultimate would be to have the Hunter (Apache) chopper from VC.
Except, of course, that GTAIII had aircraft. Actually taking off and flying the Dodo was somewhat impractical, but possible.
Yeah, it was possible, but difficult to fly the airplane with no wings. They clipped the wings for the aforementioned reason (9/11 paranoia), and removed the mission(s) that were slated to have used the plane in its full form.
That's completely different from the range of civilian/military aircraft available in later games, especially San Andreas. There's no reason they couldn't include similar aircraft GTA4, even just as a fun easter-egg, unless, of course, they're bending to pressure from outside forces (like Thompson, Lieberman, and so on).
Rockstar has taken out aircraft to give the city a more realistic feel.
and not at all because they're worried some press wanker will call it a "terrorism simulator".
If you remember, aircraft were cut from GTAIII (also set in "new york") for a similar reason, since the game came out pretty soon after 9/11.
batteries that are expected to deliver more usage between charges, and shorter charge/discharge times
I believe Sony has perfected the battery with the absolute fastest discharge time. I don't see how this can compete.
Makers of software for playing the discs on computers will offer patches containing new keys and closing the hole that allowed observant hackers to discover ways to strip high-def DVDs of their protection.
Do they not understand, that if you can view it, you can copy it?
On the other hand, maybe they do understand, and HD-DVD/Blu-Ray 2.0 will offer only un-viewable content. Step 3, profit!
You think that's bad, wait until the US gets full control over the DNS root.
The goal of the project is to ... deliver a high quality OCR system suitable for document conversions, electronic libraries, vision impaired users, historical document analysis
So, will it work on documents written in crayon? It would be a tragic loss for Dubya's presidential documents to get lost in the sands of time. On the scale of the library of Alexandria. No, seriously.
I know I've heard the same gunshot noise in 500 movies and video games, and that crazy death scream...
Yeah, good ol' Wilhelm Scream has been in every single movie since 1977. I think he even put out a new wave album in the '80s.
The goal is increased conversions, and of course AdWords market share.
And, of course, they have the benefit of people optimizing their sites to work the best with Google, but not necessarily everyone else.
Call me paranoid, but this is starting to smell a lot like the 'embrace and extend' strategy we've all come to know and love.
Which online music giant, exactly, uses MP3 as its standard? Exactly. Well, none, exactly.
eMusic.com.
Second largest music store on the internets. Exactly.
I liked this the first time I played it, when it was called Battlefield 1942.
Apple's Move May Make AAC Music Industry Standard
So selling DRM-free AAC files will dethrone DRM-free MP3 files as the industry standard?
How, exactly?
I don't think this is specific to Guitar Hero. EA has been including/promoting new music in this way for years through their EA TRAX series (Yellowcard, the bravery, etc) which are included in games like the Burnout series.
Videogames and interactive media in general are the new MTV, not just one game.
However, it's unlikely that the Bush administration would grant ICANN these privileges.
So then it's more like ICANN'T, when you really think about it.
Google TiSP, a free home wireless broadband service that connected via a 'commode-based router' and runs fiber cabling through the sewer system.
This april fool's gag is not a truck. It's a series of tubes.
Live performances and cutting-edge technology combine to ensure a steady stream of revenue
Oh, so that's what they're calling it these days.
Why did YouTube blindly enforce it?
Because they're required by law to. A DMCA takedown request is basically a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information is correct.
it claims to be the easiest Linux
No, the easiest Linux is Tivo.
Dyson, the UK company that reinvented the vacuum cleaner
Yeah, they re-invented it to be the BOSE of vacuum cleaners.
What is "this" country? Any country with ATX-spec motherboards?
In related news, Fidel Castro is blasting the production of corn fuel as a blatant waste of food that would otherwise feed 3 billion people who will die of hunger.
He only wants to keep them alive so he can have a fresh supply of warm brains.
Buses equipped with wi-fi are being used to deliver web content to remote rural villages in the developing world.
They have wi-fi equipped buses in this country too. Actually, since PCI is a standard, you can equip it with a lot more than just that.