...but Amazon is much easier for me to sell stuff than eBay ever was. Sign in, type in what item you want to sell, name a price, and that's that. Buyer pays Amazon, Amazon tells you to ship, you ship to buyer, Amazon pays you. The first time it takes a while, but after that it's extremely fast.
A.ca takes 15% off the top, but they give you a generous shipping allowance so it doesn't cut into your profit margins (and it's actually fair, so if you *buy* from a seller, that reasonable price stays reasonable b/c the seller can't jack up the price). Win-win for both buyer and seller. The kicker is that every time I've sold something with A.ca, it's taken at the longest a week before somebody's bought it.
eBay? Never again. I'm willing to pay 15% just so I never have to *think* about Paypal.
Disclaimer: I work for neither Amazon nor Google. I'm not getting paid for this. The reason I'm saying all this is because Amazon is the only company I've dealt with over the past few years that has made me feel like a human instead of a problem.
Or the fact that War of the Worlds was set in 19th century England, not 21st century US. What would have been wrong with actually setting it in the book's original setting? There are not nearly enough steampunk films on the market.
Just feel lucky you got the PS2 version. PC version is so buggy you can't get into it, even if you tried.
Games *are* supposed to be fun, but they seriously start to lose their appeal when they hard crash and force your computer to reboot for the *third* time in the same fricking mission, and because it's a console port you can't save whenever you want to.
In other news, Joss Whedon announced his latest series "Bumblebee." A group of renegades are on the run from Feeble OXygen Corporation, led by Commander Melvin ("Mel") Richardson, a former officer in the Packers Independence Flotilla (i.e. the "Green Skins"). Other memorable characters include Chloe, the steely (but feminine) first mate that served under Commander Mel during the Independence war, Oregon, the wisecracking pilot whose won the heart of Chloe, and Mary Kay, the loveable grease-monkey-cum-sweetheart whose bubbly cheerfulness is her trademark.
Although actors such as Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, and Jewel Staite have signed on to the show, Whedon denies that the show has anything to do with his previous sci-fi drama, "Firefly." "They're two completely different insects!" Whedon said in a telephone interview. "They're both sci-fi shows, so there might be some similarities in that regard, but otherwise they're completely different. Promise!"
Sources have confirmed that Whedon will be singing the theme song for this show too, containing the lyrics "Can't never take away my blue clouds, y'hear?" Look for "Bumblebee" in Fall 2006 on the Sci-Fi channel.
"This A64 4000+ is probably (?) the first in a new line made with a smaller process."
Um, no. The 4000+ they're using was released last year. The latest A64 processors on the market are rev. E (also known as Venice), which are in 3000+, 3200+, 3500+, and 3800+ flavours. There *is* a new 4000+ out, based on a new core (San Diego), but it's pretty clear that this review is using the old one.
"I totally understand where you're coming from, but is there anyone on the planet still making money off of SNES/NES/Genesis games?"
Um, Nintendo? Remember the "Classic Nintendo" series released onto the GBA? You've also got various remakes such as Metroid Zero, Mario Brothers 1-5 (Incl. World and Yoshi's Island), Zelda, etc.
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Last week I bought the following components:
-Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
-2x512 Corsair PC3200 2.5 CAS DDR
-Leadtek 6600GT Extreme
-Seasonic SS-380 power supply
-MSI RS480R2-IL mATX motherboard
-Pioneer DVR-109 Dual Layer DVD Burner
-Thermalright XP-90 w/Nexus 92mm fan (CPU)
...and kept my Western Digital Caviar 80GB IDE HD. Guess what? The hard drive is incredibly noisy, while the rest of the system is virtually silent. My point is that it's very easy to assemble an x86 system that's virtually quiet; all you need to do is a bit of research. My other point is not to go all out on a gaming system and cheap out on the hard drive, or you'll be kicking yourself for months.
Hmm... comment slamming Nintendo for Mario's success - check. Implication that Nintendo is cheaper, therefore worse, than other consoles - check. Throwaway comment meant to debase Nintendo fans - check. Do I smell a troll?
If you don't think that the cube has good games, you obviously haven't played Ikaruga, F-Zero GX, or either of the Metroid Primes. Throw in Super Smash Brothers Melee as a multiplayer game, and you've got several examples of why your troll is simply not true.
I bought a Wavebird for my Cube back in February, and haven't needed to change the batteries yet (AA, not sure what you mean by "remote control batteries"). Not only that, but I've never had any missing "keystrokes" or lag *at all*.
Speaking as a parent of a 14 month old wire-pulling boy, I'm extremely glad that I bought that Wavebird, and happy to hear that the Revolution is going wireless as well.
Ikaruga, one of the most complicated games for the Cube, uses three buttons (fire, change state, missile) and the D-Stick. I'm extremely confident that you can take away a few buttons and still have a usable controller, unless we're talking about games like Soul Calibur or Metroid Prime, for instance.
Speaking of which: somebody else here said that they wished that the gyro rumor were true, b/c it would make shooters much easier to play. Honestly, coming from twenty plus years of PC gaming (right back to Jumpman and Seamus, baby!), the control scheme for Metroid Prime is *extremely* intuitive. It's amazing how challenging the game is even with the auto-lock feature.
The organisation is usually *founded* by people who have direct experience with cancer (for instance). I don't think anybody wakes up one day and says to himself, "I think I'll create a charitable organisation for AIDS resaerch."
"The 'charities' that are collecting money for a cancer cure don't want it either because then they'd have no reason to exist."
Glad to see you took off your tin foil hat long enough to post here. Most of the people I know who work (or volunteer) at charities do so because they have personal experience with the said charity. For example, an aunt of mine volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Society because (guess what?) she has cancer.
Just because you don't volunteer anywhere, doesn't mean you need to be cynical about those who do.
"They're sitting still, keeping to their own ways. Meanwhile, the video game market is evolving. More and more gamers don't WANT innovative and creative games anymore. All they care about is having super duper photo-like graphics and a machine that does everything from play movies to cook chicken. I won't say that Nintendo is serving a niche of the market, but it certainly can be said in a way similar to that."
Well, all I can say is thank God there's the XBox and PS2 so that everybody who wants these types of games can get them, whereas people like me who enjoy revolutionary and interesting games like Pikmin or Ikaruga can get them. There's enough people interested in unique games to support Nintendo, and for everybody else, there's Sony and Microsoft. I don't think this is a bad thing; all three companies are making money & gamers are happy.
"Instead, Nintendo decides to get into the MP3 player "small size owns" craze. They develop the GB Micro. That's great and all, but who wants to buy a Game Boy when one can get the DS which is better and is backwards compatible? Doesn't make sense to me."
You're not a parent of kids in elementary school. Nobody our age wants to use a GB Micro (hell, I'd be afraid of crushing it), but when parents are looking for a Christmas gift in December 2005, what are they going to choose: the PSP at $250 or GBA Micro at $75?
Hell, Super Smash Brothers as a launch title and online capabilities will destroy all opposition. I don't get the game myself, but I've seen kids from 8 to 18 play it for hours on end and never get tired of it.
Does it count if your kid is 14 months? Like the grandparent suggested, F-Zero is the ultimate gaming experience (MAN I wish it were multiplayer! Could you imagine taking on 29 other racers online?) I'd rank Ikaruga up there as well. Now, if only my 14 month old son would learn how to properly power slide in F-Zero, I might have a worthy challenger.
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A.ca takes 15% off the top, but they give you a generous shipping allowance so it doesn't cut into your profit margins (and it's actually fair, so if you *buy* from a seller, that reasonable price stays reasonable b/c the seller can't jack up the price). Win-win for both buyer and seller. The kicker is that every time I've sold something with A.ca, it's taken at the longest a week before somebody's bought it.
eBay? Never again. I'm willing to pay 15% just so I never have to *think* about Paypal.
Disclaimer: I work for neither Amazon nor Google. I'm not getting paid for this. The reason I'm saying all this is because Amazon is the only company I've dealt with over the past few years that has made me feel like a human instead of a problem.
I know it's hard to believe, but if the movie remains true to the book, the Yanks don't save the day with some fancy piece of technology.
Or the fact that War of the Worlds was set in 19th century England, not 21st century US. What would have been wrong with actually setting it in the book's original setting? There are not nearly enough steampunk films on the market.
Games *are* supposed to be fun, but they seriously start to lose their appeal when they hard crash and force your computer to reboot for the *third* time in the same fricking mission, and because it's a console port you can't save whenever you want to.
Thanks. Letter sent to Goodale. We'll see if there's any response!
...but aside from Endnote (as it's a terrible, terrible program), what *good* biblio programs are out there for Windows?
Heh, sorry, give it a shot now.
Although actors such as Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, and Jewel Staite have signed on to the show, Whedon denies that the show has anything to do with his previous sci-fi drama, "Firefly." "They're two completely different insects!" Whedon said in a telephone interview. "They're both sci-fi shows, so there might be some similarities in that regard, but otherwise they're completely different. Promise!"
Sources have confirmed that Whedon will be singing the theme song for this show too, containing the lyrics "Can't never take away my blue clouds, y'hear?" Look for "Bumblebee" in Fall 2006 on the Sci-Fi channel.
I think the fact that this game came out in 2003 means that Nintendo's not going to be siccing any lawyers on the developers just yet.
Give those dear, lovable jokers a break; we can't all be expected to click on a link before we mod a post, can we? ;)
Um, no. The 4000+ they're using was released last year. The latest A64 processors on the market are rev. E (also known as Venice), which are in 3000+, 3200+, 3500+, and 3800+ flavours. There *is* a new 4000+ out, based on a new core (San Diego), but it's pretty clear that this review is using the old one.
You mean "Venice" core.
Um, Nintendo? Remember the "Classic Nintendo" series released onto the GBA? You've also got various remakes such as Metroid Zero, Mario Brothers 1-5 (Incl. World and Yoshi's Island), Zelda, etc.
-Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
-2x512 Corsair PC3200 2.5 CAS DDR
-Leadtek 6600GT Extreme
-Seasonic SS-380 power supply
-MSI RS480R2-IL mATX motherboard
-Pioneer DVR-109 Dual Layer DVD Burner
-Thermalright XP-90 w/Nexus 92mm fan (CPU)
No. Please post a sourceforge link when you're done ;)
If you don't think that the cube has good games, you obviously haven't played Ikaruga, F-Zero GX, or either of the Metroid Primes. Throw in Super Smash Brothers Melee as a multiplayer game, and you've got several examples of why your troll is simply not true.
Speaking as a parent of a 14 month old wire-pulling boy, I'm extremely glad that I bought that Wavebird, and happy to hear that the Revolution is going wireless as well.
Speaking of which: somebody else here said that they wished that the gyro rumor were true, b/c it would make shooters much easier to play. Honestly, coming from twenty plus years of PC gaming (right back to Jumpman and Seamus, baby!), the control scheme for Metroid Prime is *extremely* intuitive. It's amazing how challenging the game is even with the auto-lock feature.
The organisation is usually *founded* by people who have direct experience with cancer (for instance). I don't think anybody wakes up one day and says to himself, "I think I'll create a charitable organisation for AIDS resaerch."
Glad to see you took off your tin foil hat long enough to post here. Most of the people I know who work (or volunteer) at charities do so because they have personal experience with the said charity. For example, an aunt of mine volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Society because (guess what?) she has cancer.
Just because you don't volunteer anywhere, doesn't mean you need to be cynical about those who do.
Well, all I can say is thank God there's the XBox and PS2 so that everybody who wants these types of games can get them, whereas people like me who enjoy revolutionary and interesting games like Pikmin or Ikaruga can get them. There's enough people interested in unique games to support Nintendo, and for everybody else, there's Sony and Microsoft. I don't think this is a bad thing; all three companies are making money & gamers are happy. "Instead, Nintendo decides to get into the MP3 player "small size owns" craze. They develop the GB Micro. That's great and all, but who wants to buy a Game Boy when one can get the DS which is better and is backwards compatible? Doesn't make sense to me."
You're not a parent of kids in elementary school. Nobody our age wants to use a GB Micro (hell, I'd be afraid of crushing it), but when parents are looking for a Christmas gift in December 2005, what are they going to choose: the PSP at $250 or GBA Micro at $75?
Hell, Super Smash Brothers as a launch title and online capabilities will destroy all opposition. I don't get the game myself, but I've seen kids from 8 to 18 play it for hours on end and never get tired of it.
Don't tell anybody, but when my hands are red from clapping I just blow on the microphone - those drum rolls go *way* up ;)
Does it count if your kid is 14 months? Like the grandparent suggested, F-Zero is the ultimate gaming experience (MAN I wish it were multiplayer! Could you imagine taking on 29 other racers online?) I'd rank Ikaruga up there as well. Now, if only my 14 month old son would learn how to properly power slide in F-Zero, I might have a worthy challenger.
Give him a break, he's from Canada.