I'm sorry buddy, but HDTV's are most definitely not common. What kind of HDTV can you buy for 400-500 dollars? Basically, an HDTV that is not really any better than the TV you have now. The only compelling reason to buy an HDTV right now is if you want a big screen TV and that is going to cost you some money. Not to mention that most of the HDTV's that are being sold right now can't even do 1920x1080. If I'm going to drop that kind of change on a television set, I better be damn sure it is going to last for 10 years or more. The fact of the matter is that only a very few gamers have an HDTV (i.e. kids with rich parents, young professionals). HDTV adoption is going to continue at a snails pace until the prices come down and there are more HD broadcasts.
Do you know what a Monopoly is? Extending the definition to include social security and unemployement insurance is really a stretch and not really in any way useful. We have a different word to describe what you are talking about. It is "government". There's really no need to make it any more complex than that.
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Dude,
Re-read the quote. It is the student who said he is using Linux not Darl.
I agree wholeheartedly about not wanting patchable games on consoles. That is half the reason I play console games instead of PC games now. I got tired of rushed, crappy games that only became playable after 6 months of patching. Any of the consoles that allow patching of games will not be consoles that I buy if that feature is heavily used.
um......
2003 Top 10 Console Video Game Titles, Sorted By Units
RANK TITLE PLATFORM PUBLISHER RELEASE DATE
1 MADDEN NFL 2004 (PS2) ELECTRONIC ARTS AUG'03
2 POKEMON RUBY (GBA) NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR'03
3 POKEMON SAPPHIRE (GBA) NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR'03
4 NEED SPEED: UNDERGROUND (PS2) ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV'03
5 ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER (GCN) NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR'03
6 GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY (PS2) ROCKSTAR GAMES OCT'02
7 MARIO KART: DOUBLE DASH (GCN) NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV'03
8 TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND (PS2) ACTIVISION OCT'03
9 ENTER THE MATRIX (PS2) ATARI MAY'03
10 MEDAL OF HONOR: RISING SUN (PS2) ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV'03
Source: The NPD Group / NPD Funworld(R) / TRSTS(R)
Now, granted, I got these figures from planetgamecube and I don't know much about the place that did the study, but these figures sure seem to contradict what you are saying. Maybe Xbox sales are spread over more titles or something but you would think Halo at least would be in the top 10. As far as Microsoft positioning itself as being in competition with Sony for the top spot, I can position myself as being in competition with Brad Pitt for the top poon but that doesn't mean I have a chance.
I am always confused when I see posts like this. I have a PS2 and GCN and I am usually able to find the cheaper, better games for the GCN and not the PS2. I almost never pay more than $20 for a console game. I guess part of that is that I often buy used games but there are some really good games for the GCN that you can buy dirt cheap. I got Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem for $13 and it ruled. Granted there are some really cheap games you can buy for the PS2 but most of them really suck. I have been considering buying an Xbox if the price drops but whenever I look at Xbox games it seems like the ones I am interested in are all fairly expensive.
As an aside, I take issue with your comment about the hard drive being wasted. No, games aren't taking full advantage of it. That'll be for the next generation. But how can you possibly tell me that spending an extra $20 on a *slow* memory card is superior?
I think he meant wasted in the sense that it didn't turn out to be worth the expense for Microsoft. That is probably why there are rumors that there will not be a hard drive in the Xbox2. MS really needs to focus on miniaturizing their console and making much cheaper if they want to stay in the console game.
Unless you really feel like being in the shithouse, I suggest you only put the website up if she does lose weight. Even then, you are probably pushing it.
This is not a security hole on your home network but it is definitely a big problem for any organization that needs to do resource auditing. Any organization that handles confidential information is going to want to know exactly who had access to that information and when. Allowing any user, even the administrator, to masquerade as a different user renders auditing useless.
I don't think the concern in some kind of comic book type gene mixing. They are afraid that there may be some compound or something in the fish that does not occur naturally and is harmful to humans.
Take a sunday afternoon and type out a "hello world" in every buzzword language there is. Then when they ask you if you can code in C# or whatever, you can say yes.
The best thing about Xbox Live is that you can get on there and talk trash while fragging people. In fact, that's part of the reason I got Live in the first place.
Curiously, his emails were completely understandable...it was the verbal conversation I couldn't grok.
I wonder why that would be? It's like you were speaking an entirely different language.
Add KOTOR to the list of games that XBOX has totally screwed over. I thought it was a pretty good game but if it had been designed for the PC from the ground up rather than a half-assed port, it could have been awesome. I could definitely tell while playing that there was a lot of depth missing and I am pretty sure it is because the game was marketed at the console crowd. I even read reviews of KOTOR by punk kids complaining that the game sucked because you didn't get to control your character in the fight. I wish they would make good games like KOTOR exclusively for the PC and keep the Jedi Academy crap on the console for the 14 year old mountain dew drinking set.
Usenet is most definitely not dead. There is a big spam problem in many newsgroups but there are also many active NG's with many contributors. It will be a sad day when usenet really does die.
Let me get this straight. They are afraid that if they begin selling their product in China some people will purchase legitimate copies of games and some people will buy or aquire an infringing copy. To remedy this situation they will not sell their product in China and will make no money from legitimate sales. I guess that might make sense if they plan on selling the hardware at a loss but that could be remedied by simply raising the price of the hardware. This makes no sense to me.
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I'm sorry buddy, but HDTV's are most definitely not common. What kind of HDTV can you buy for 400-500 dollars? Basically, an HDTV that is not really any better than the TV you have now. The only compelling reason to buy an HDTV right now is if you want a big screen TV and that is going to cost you some money. Not to mention that most of the HDTV's that are being sold right now can't even do 1920x1080. If I'm going to drop that kind of change on a television set, I better be damn sure it is going to last for 10 years or more. The fact of the matter is that only a very few gamers have an HDTV (i.e. kids with rich parents, young professionals). HDTV adoption is going to continue at a snails pace until the prices come down and there are more HD broadcasts.
Do you know what a Monopoly is? Extending the definition to include social security and unemployement insurance is really a stretch and not really in any way useful. We have a different word to describe what you are talking about. It is "government". There's really no need to make it any more complex than that.
Dude,
Re-read the quote. It is the student who said he is using Linux not Darl.
I agree wholeheartedly about not wanting patchable games on consoles. That is half the reason I play console games instead of PC games now. I got tired of rushed, crappy games that only became playable after 6 months of patching. Any of the consoles that allow patching of games will not be consoles that I buy if that feature is heavily used.
um......
2003 Top 10 Console Video Game Titles, Sorted By Units
RANK TITLE PLATFORM PUBLISHER RELEASE DATE
1 MADDEN NFL 2004 (PS2) ELECTRONIC ARTS AUG'03
2 POKEMON RUBY (GBA) NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR'03
3 POKEMON SAPPHIRE (GBA) NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR'03
4 NEED SPEED: UNDERGROUND (PS2) ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV'03
5 ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER (GCN) NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR'03
6 GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY (PS2) ROCKSTAR GAMES OCT'02
7 MARIO KART: DOUBLE DASH (GCN) NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV'03
8 TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND (PS2) ACTIVISION OCT'03
9 ENTER THE MATRIX (PS2) ATARI MAY'03
10 MEDAL OF HONOR: RISING SUN (PS2) ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV'03
Source: The NPD Group / NPD Funworld(R) / TRSTS(R)
Now, granted, I got these figures from planetgamecube and I don't know much about the place that did the study, but these figures sure seem to contradict what you are saying. Maybe Xbox sales are spread over more titles or something but you would think Halo at least would be in the top 10. As far as Microsoft positioning itself as being in competition with Sony for the top spot, I can position myself as being in competition with Brad Pitt for the top poon but that doesn't mean I have a chance.
I am always confused when I see posts like this. I have a PS2 and GCN and I am usually able to find the cheaper, better games for the GCN and not the PS2. I almost never pay more than $20 for a console game. I guess part of that is that I often buy used games but there are some really good games for the GCN that you can buy dirt cheap. I got Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem for $13 and it ruled. Granted there are some really cheap games you can buy for the PS2 but most of them really suck. I have been considering buying an Xbox if the price drops but whenever I look at Xbox games it seems like the ones I am interested in are all fairly expensive.
As an aside, I take issue with your comment about the hard drive being wasted. No, games aren't taking full advantage of it. That'll be for the next generation. But how can you possibly tell me that spending an extra $20 on a *slow* memory card is superior?
I think he meant wasted in the sense that it didn't turn out to be worth the expense for Microsoft. That is probably why there are rumors that there will not be a hard drive in the Xbox2. MS really needs to focus on miniaturizing their console and making much cheaper if they want to stay in the console game.
estta.uspto.gov is a live server, and
estta@uspto.gov is a valid email address at USPTO.
Except that the patent this post is about would be concerned with the following addresses:
estta.uspto.gov
something@estatta.uspto.gov
The patent is still stupid, though.
This literally pisses me off.
Pisses you off of what?
I have never before seen the word regimen butchered so ruthlessly in my life.
Unless you really feel like being in the shithouse, I suggest you only put the website up if she does lose weight. Even then, you are probably pushing it.
This is not a security hole on your home network but it is definitely a big problem for any organization that needs to do resource auditing. Any organization that handles confidential information is going to want to know exactly who had access to that information and when. Allowing any user, even the administrator, to masquerade as a different user renders auditing useless.
I don't think the concern in some kind of comic book type gene mixing. They are afraid that there may be some compound or something in the fish that does not occur naturally and is harmful to humans.
Take a sunday afternoon and type out a "hello world" in every buzzword language there is. Then when they ask you if you can code in C# or whatever, you can say yes.
DLP is a rear projection TV.
The best thing about Xbox Live is that you can get on there and talk trash while fragging people. In fact, that's part of the reason I got Live in the first place.
That is why I don't play Xbox Live.
Curiously, his emails were completely understandable...it was the verbal conversation I couldn't grok.
I wonder why that would be? It's like you were speaking an entirely different language.
Looks like you need to re-read the post you are responding to. Maybe some Literary Criticism classes would help.
Trust me dude. If you can easily fill a 40gb ipod you definitely own more music than most people. I would barley be able to fill a 2gb ipod.
How about games that are fun to play? I could use one of those.
Add KOTOR to the list of games that XBOX has totally screwed over. I thought it was a pretty good game but if it had been designed for the PC from the ground up rather than a half-assed port, it could have been awesome. I could definitely tell while playing that there was a lot of depth missing and I am pretty sure it is because the game was marketed at the console crowd. I even read reviews of KOTOR by punk kids complaining that the game sucked because you didn't get to control your character in the fight. I wish they would make good games like KOTOR exclusively for the PC and keep the Jedi Academy crap on the console for the 14 year old mountain dew drinking set.
When your only link to the internet runs at 19kBps or less due to telephone line noise, you're paying for the internet telephone call by the second
1994 called. It wants its internet connection back.
Usenet is most definitely not dead. There is a big spam problem in many newsgroups but there are also many active NG's with many contributors. It will be a sad day when usenet really does die.
Let me get this straight. They are afraid that if they begin selling their product in China some people will purchase legitimate copies of games and some people will buy or aquire an infringing copy. To remedy this situation they will not sell their product in China and will make no money from legitimate sales. I guess that might make sense if they plan on selling the hardware at a loss but that could be remedied by simply raising the price of the hardware. This makes no sense to me.
read this and let me know how that "cognitive dissonance" is treating you.