Hardcore gamers also tend to buy way more software than casual gamers, making their absolute numbers less important. It's the 80-20 rule: 20% of consumers are responsible for 80% of the software purchases. Also, don't count on the fact that Cars was cheaper to make that Gears of War; especially when you figure the license cost into the development.
Obviously licensed games get a huge marketing boost, and they are much better than they were years ago (see Kim Possible: What's the Switch for an example of a steller licensed game) as publishers have realized that sales are tied to the license *and* the game quality, but anyone predicting the death of hardcore gamers (or games) is a fool.
Here's an helpful analogy: There are a lot more general fiction readers than sci-fi readers. Clearly, someday soon there will be no science fiction books.
He says he doesn't want to "bear false witness" but by releasing only an edited version of the video, that's exactly what he's done. He doesn't want the entire story (or video) out there, only his version. Therefore, he's a tool. He's refusing a totally lawful court order (we can debate the merit, but not the legality), therefore he's a double tool. Pretty much all he has is a bunch of very politicized friends who will say he's doing the right thing, because they agreed with the aim of the protestors he took video of; and in San Francisco that may be enough. Would he be making the same claims if he had taken video of racists, say? I doubt it. He's protecting his pals, not any high journalistic ideals, but he's burning a lot of 'journalist gets the benefit of the doubt' mana to do it. Therefore he's a triple tool.
The PET pales in comparison to the Apple II -- the PET only had one, non-redefinable character set, versus point-adressable graphics on the Apple II. The C64 is better than a A2 in many respects (other than expandability and its disk drive cost), but came out years later, so of course it should be better.
The Mac shipped in '84, before Amiga. Apple also brought the laser printer to market, and helped introduce PostScript (Apple owned ~20% of Adobe at one time), both big reasons for the success of the Mac that the Amiga lacked, despite its superior skills at multimedia.
Commodore ripped off Apple. Apple ripped off Atari (making Breakout work in software was Woz's original goal with the Apple II). Atari ripped off Jobs and Woz when they made Breakout, and Jobs ripped off Woz by not paying his full share. Thus, OSX was originally stolen from Woz.
It's important to note that Lycos is owned and run by Europeans, in Europe. Euros don't understand, care for, or practice good customer service, because they're all a bunch of socialist jerks who can never be fired. Oh, and they expect people -- even Americans -- to be able to do things like read and understand warnings and policies. (That's right, I just insulted Europeans, and Americans in one post. That just happened.)
Technically, it shouled be "embiggenated" but "embiggened" is an acceptable variation.
Pac is a TREMENDOUS show. My company has exhibited there and the show people are awesome, and also just as a fan, it was just awesome to attend. I can't wait for this year's show. It was packed last year, but it seemed everyone had a good attitude and a good time.
Actually, part of that 1997 license also said neither service could prevent someone from making a device that received BOTH services. But no one has done it yet. I for one would welcome a new XM/Sirius/FM/AM one-device overlord. Until then... I'll stick with XM.
What about those customers who then treat IT like dirt every time a problem occurs? IT is only the savior when something gets fixed.
Not to sound like a dick, but welcome to the business world! Effort only counts in school; in the real world, it is results that get the accolades.
Seriously, though, if there's a reasonable problem that IT can't fix, isn't a normal and correct reaction to kick IT? If I get a new PC, and IT keeps me away from my PC for 5 hours and then tells me "well, you can't print to that printer anymore," I would say that describing the IT department as "incompetant" is a totally normal reaction...
That said, I've found that dealing with IT departments is a strictly recipricol relationship. People who treat IT with respect get prompt, good service. People who act like jerks to IT get bad service.
But overall, given IT's function, the service should really always be pretty good, and almost every place I've ever worked, the IT department tends to have the worst morale and/or the worst attitude of the company (my current job is the exception: our current IT Manager is the most cheerful, friendly person I've ever met). Maybe they're always being asked to do too much with too little -- it's an easy (and stupid) place for management to pinch pennies. Maybe the thanklessness of the job, combined with dealing with people who fail to demonstrate even a rudimentary understanding of cause and effect just grind anyone down. Maybe the high demand for IT people means they don't need to try and be friendly, or nice. I dunno, but it's definitely a stereotype that seems to have basis in reality.
I'm not a commie, and I'm not opposed to capital markets, but I think it's retarded to assume that just because some guy is getting massive bonuses, that means he earned them. It's equally (or more) likely that a situation has developed that lets a bunch of fat cats scratch each others' backs. GS is a public company. If I was a shareholder, I'd be pissed that that obscene amount of cash is going to the CEO and not back to shareholders, or to fund even more, better research into what to invest it, etc. (Not that the CEO has anything to do at all with where they invest.) I think that's one of the reasons BH is so successful -- Warren Buffet isn't perceived as basically raping corporate coffers as the current generation of CEOs is.
Bullshit. In most third world countries(or countries with extreme income disparities anyway) -- the people at the top do far less work and produce far less goods than the people at the bottom. With very little social mobility, it's easy for a rent type situation where the assholes on top keep the 'common people' down -- it's not some perfect Objectivist paradise where hard work or being smart alone can make you successful. It's also not like the US where factory work is an awesome job with solid pay and great benefits. People who may produce a lot (like all your cheap consumer goods) get paid fuck all, as do people in the service industries. (A typical, college-educated, tri-lingual, hotel clerk in Bangkok earns about $125 a month, for instance.)
But even if I concede your point, I disagree with your valuation. Unless the chairman of goldman sachs cures cancer, productizes cold fusion, and gets ROME a third season, there's no way on earth he is worth 200,000% more to society than the dude who drives the truck that brings milk to my grocery store, my kid's teacher, or the dude who just sold me a coffee.
PAYING with PayPal is rarely the problem. It's GETTING YOUR MONEY BACK from PayPal where all the issues come up. All their policies are designed to do one thing: keep the cash in their accounts, earning interest for them, for as long as possible. As a payer, I've never had any issues.
I'll take the iRobot machine vs. the Lego one. Lego brick-based robots are great, but iRobot makes robots that leap off stairs and don't slow down (their military-grade bots). My roomba has stood up to copious abuse. I still like the parallax or lynxmotion platforms, but this is super intriguing.
This will definitely make me switch back. I 3 the accelerometer, so it knows if its in landscape or portrait and draws the menu appropriately. This was a big missing feature on the Zune, IMHO.
Ah the rebolution... All them folks said Taco'd be t'first with his back agin the wall didn't figgure on him being the one holding the gun, thet's for damn sure!
Please see post above about "normal people" -- aka those not on slashdot, wondering why everyone isn't building robots.
Anyway, even as I sit here, wondering if it's nice enough outside to test this robot I built yesterday, I have iTunes running. I dislike DRM music, but still appreciate the odd iTunes gift card, because IT'S FREE. And if I want to buy, say, Surrender, by Cheap Trick, to add to a mix, I don't really feel like going to Best Buy, buying a full CD of music I don't really want/need, and waiting in line with a bunch of dirty humans to pay for it. And I know once I burn the mix, the music is 'freed' anyway.
DLP can cause fleeting rainbow images in whites (not just large white areas -- even tiny whites) that some people find very disconcerting. Some people see them, some don't. But you should check out a DLP image before you purchase. Also, at the consumer level, low-end DLP can be cheaper than low-end LCD.
I agree projectors are great for home theaters, but I find that they are not great for a wide variety of applications -- for instance, I am sitting in my family room right now, with no blinds pulled, and lots of light in the room, and my HD CRT looks a lot better than my projector would in this situation! (Yes, I said HD CRT. It weights a million pounds, but the picture quality is > than plasma or LCD with my 1080i cable input.)
I was in Vancouver recently, and as we touched down, I was like "OMGWTF is that giant plane, it looks like an A380." And then the pilot was like "everyone look out the left window, it's an A380!!" and he sounded really excited. So, it's no more vaporware than the Tupolev TU-144 is/was. It's a real plane alright, just not yet one in mass production.
No. Then it would all be who you knew, and who they were pals with. A justice system where money buys you more justice is bad, but it's better than the alternative of a system where who you know gets more justice (aka the "justice" systems in much of the world)
I think there's a certain amount of hecticness and pressure that can't be simulated, but the simulators are pretty good for important stuff. I obviously didn't read TFA (I mean... it's slashdot, right?), but my guess is they wouldn't do ALL simulation, and would need to do some shakeout flights before they were flight qualified.
Dude, you have no appreciation of the delta in personal freedom between the US and Europe. You think the US is bad? Europe basicaly is a police state -- sure, it's run by PC authortarians, but they're still total authortarians.
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Obviously licensed games get a huge marketing boost, and they are much better than they were years ago (see Kim Possible: What's the Switch for an example of a steller licensed game) as publishers have realized that sales are tied to the license *and* the game quality, but anyone predicting the death of hardcore gamers (or games) is a fool.
Here's an helpful analogy: There are a lot more general fiction readers than sci-fi readers. Clearly, someday soon there will be no science fiction books.
He says he doesn't want to "bear false witness" but by releasing only an edited version of the video, that's exactly what he's done. He doesn't want the entire story (or video) out there, only his version. Therefore, he's a tool. He's refusing a totally lawful court order (we can debate the merit, but not the legality), therefore he's a double tool. Pretty much all he has is a bunch of very politicized friends who will say he's doing the right thing, because they agreed with the aim of the protestors he took video of; and in San Francisco that may be enough. Would he be making the same claims if he had taken video of racists, say? I doubt it. He's protecting his pals, not any high journalistic ideals, but he's burning a lot of 'journalist gets the benefit of the doubt' mana to do it. Therefore he's a triple tool.
In 1983, CDs were considered this magical reference format, occupying roughly the same audiophile space now occupied by... vinyl records.
The Mac shipped in '84, before Amiga. Apple also brought the laser printer to market, and helped introduce PostScript (Apple owned ~20% of Adobe at one time), both big reasons for the success of the Mac that the Amiga lacked, despite its superior skills at multimedia.
Commodore ripped off Apple. Apple ripped off Atari (making Breakout work in software was Woz's original goal with the Apple II). Atari ripped off Jobs and Woz when they made Breakout, and Jobs ripped off Woz by not paying his full share. Thus, OSX was originally stolen from Woz.
It's important to note that Lycos is owned and run by Europeans, in Europe. Euros don't understand, care for, or practice good customer service, because they're all a bunch of socialist jerks who can never be fired. Oh, and they expect people -- even Americans -- to be able to do things like read and understand warnings and policies. (That's right, I just insulted Europeans, and Americans in one post. That just happened.)
Pac is a TREMENDOUS show. My company has exhibited there and the show people are awesome, and also just as a fan, it was just awesome to attend. I can't wait for this year's show. It was packed last year, but it seemed everyone had a good attitude and a good time.
Actually, part of that 1997 license also said neither service could prevent someone from making a device that received BOTH services. But no one has done it yet. I for one would welcome a new XM/Sirius/FM/AM one-device overlord. Until then... I'll stick with XM.
Dude, if you've played Lost Planet HD and SD, you'll realize that HDTV is as much of a necessity as oxygen, or McDonalds.
Not to sound like a dick, but welcome to the business world! Effort only counts in school; in the real world, it is results that get the accolades.
Seriously, though, if there's a reasonable problem that IT can't fix, isn't a normal and correct reaction to kick IT? If I get a new PC, and IT keeps me away from my PC for 5 hours and then tells me "well, you can't print to that printer anymore," I would say that describing the IT department as "incompetant" is a totally normal reaction...
That said, I've found that dealing with IT departments is a strictly recipricol relationship. People who treat IT with respect get prompt, good service. People who act like jerks to IT get bad service.
But overall, given IT's function, the service should really always be pretty good, and almost every place I've ever worked, the IT department tends to have the worst morale and/or the worst attitude of the company (my current job is the exception: our current IT Manager is the most cheerful, friendly person I've ever met). Maybe they're always being asked to do too much with too little -- it's an easy (and stupid) place for management to pinch pennies. Maybe the thanklessness of the job, combined with dealing with people who fail to demonstrate even a rudimentary understanding of cause and effect just grind anyone down. Maybe the high demand for IT people means they don't need to try and be friendly, or nice. I dunno, but it's definitely a stereotype that seems to have basis in reality.
I'm not a commie, and I'm not opposed to capital markets, but I think it's retarded to assume that just because some guy is getting massive bonuses, that means he earned them. It's equally (or more) likely that a situation has developed that lets a bunch of fat cats scratch each others' backs. GS is a public company. If I was a shareholder, I'd be pissed that that obscene amount of cash is going to the CEO and not back to shareholders, or to fund even more, better research into what to invest it, etc. (Not that the CEO has anything to do at all with where they invest.) I think that's one of the reasons BH is so successful -- Warren Buffet isn't perceived as basically raping corporate coffers as the current generation of CEOs is.
But even if I concede your point, I disagree with your valuation. Unless the chairman of goldman sachs cures cancer, productizes cold fusion, and gets ROME a third season, there's no way on earth he is worth 200,000% more to society than the dude who drives the truck that brings milk to my grocery store, my kid's teacher, or the dude who just sold me a coffee.
PAYING with PayPal is rarely the problem. It's GETTING YOUR MONEY BACK from PayPal where all the issues come up. All their policies are designed to do one thing: keep the cash in their accounts, earning interest for them, for as long as possible. As a payer, I've never had any issues.
Anyway... The Roomba has gone through a lot more wear and tear successfully than my Mindstorms 1 bots did.
Accroding to TFA (or some other FA I saw), Cisco says Apple has been begging it for weeks for the name.
I'll take the iRobot machine vs. the Lego one. Lego brick-based robots are great, but iRobot makes robots that leap off stairs and don't slow down (their military-grade bots). My roomba has stood up to copious abuse. I still like the parallax or lynxmotion platforms, but this is super intriguing.
This will definitely make me switch back. I 3 the accelerometer, so it knows if its in landscape or portrait and draws the menu appropriately. This was a big missing feature on the Zune, IMHO.
Ah the rebolution... All them folks said Taco'd be t'first with his back agin the wall didn't figgure on him being the one holding the gun, thet's for damn sure!
Anyway, even as I sit here, wondering if it's nice enough outside to test this robot I built yesterday, I have iTunes running. I dislike DRM music, but still appreciate the odd iTunes gift card, because IT'S FREE. And if I want to buy, say, Surrender, by Cheap Trick, to add to a mix, I don't really feel like going to Best Buy, buying a full CD of music I don't really want/need, and waiting in line with a bunch of dirty humans to pay for it. And I know once I burn the mix, the music is 'freed' anyway.
Ok, that's pricey but awesome news, thanks.
I agree projectors are great for home theaters, but I find that they are not great for a wide variety of applications -- for instance, I am sitting in my family room right now, with no blinds pulled, and lots of light in the room, and my HD CRT looks a lot better than my projector would in this situation! (Yes, I said HD CRT. It weights a million pounds, but the picture quality is > than plasma or LCD with my 1080i cable input.)
I was in Vancouver recently, and as we touched down, I was like "OMGWTF is that giant plane, it looks like an A380." And then the pilot was like "everyone look out the left window, it's an A380!!" and he sounded really excited. So, it's no more vaporware than the Tupolev TU-144 is/was. It's a real plane alright, just not yet one in mass production.
No. Then it would all be who you knew, and who they were pals with. A justice system where money buys you more justice is bad, but it's better than the alternative of a system where who you know gets more justice (aka the "justice" systems in much of the world)
I think there's a certain amount of hecticness and pressure that can't be simulated, but the simulators are pretty good for important stuff. I obviously didn't read TFA (I mean... it's slashdot, right?), but my guess is they wouldn't do ALL simulation, and would need to do some shakeout flights before they were flight qualified.
Dude, you have no appreciation of the delta in personal freedom between the US and Europe. You think the US is bad? Europe basicaly is a police state -- sure, it's run by PC authortarians, but they're still total authortarians.