As of XP, we crossed over as an industry into PC operating systems that have "enough features". Anything that doesn't introduce some mind-blowing new technology (i.e. something as shockingly different as IBM DOS vs. Mac OS circa 1984), will not cause users to upgrade from now on, because the current systems have "enough features".
assume that the star consumes half sol-sized clouds each of hydrogen and oxygen gas from the comet... that would probably produce some kinda effect, right?
the larger it gets, the less dense it is, so it may not appear like much when it finally gets eaten by that other star. However, if it has some flammable gases or something cool, we may see a show after all.
If you're playing a stairclimbing game with your stairclimber, then you're no better than the guy that drives 2 miles to the gym, runs 4 miles on treadmill, then drives home. It's a good idea, but a waste of resources unless it is helping to run the computer with your extra wattage.
i thought it might have HD time-lapse of the earth rising... instead it just has some composite images of same at smaller resolution. I was all ready with my 2001-2010 quotes and music and everything!
i used one for first time, I have relatively large hands but not super big fingers, and I still fudged letters, even though I can type over 90 wpm on a real keyboard with 99% accuracy. It was very frustrating! I would prefer it switch to a full-iphone-screen keyboard and just enter text where i last clicked, rather than a screen view with a minuscule keyboard.
It really makes me wonder what all I was exposed to as a kid, assuming we are just now catching all these things that were happening all along with imported toys and such.
Isn't this the exact argument that every bitter competitor has on a new product that inevitably becomes the hugest thing ever, regardless of whether or not it's any better than the competition?
If money is no object, having seven kids can be fun. However, for most of us that would mean bankruptcy in order to keep up with trends or whatever junior needs to keep up with the neighbors, who aren't dividing their income 9 ways (husband, wife + 7 kids)
The difference between Wal-mart and the RIAA is that wal-mart doesn't press charges if the theft is under $25. The RIAA could care less and will try to extort an enormous sum of money, although they can't prove how many people downloaded your p2p upload. They should only get "actuals", not "in theory the whole world could've stolen this song, so we'll assume that they did"
A crater all that big would be pretty obvious, i.e. Hudson Bay or possibly the general Yucatan shape. I vote for the Yucatan because maybe it followed the other rock in right behind it and hit harder, which is why the one famous crater is so hard to see land-wise. Maybe the 300,000 years is how long the iridium took to land back on earth from being jettisoned into our atmosphere and/or beyond. (gravity)
The dumbest thing you can do is to have a system where one component is way better than the entire rest of the system. In this case, the one "good" component will be dirtied down to the crappy-ness of the rest of the system, and will basically represent an enormous waste of money. It's much better to have a matching set of equipment for a given price range, rather than have a pair of Thiel speakers with a late 90's Wal-mart receiver. This goes for cabling too -- having gold cables doesn't help if your system is crap, but if you have a system designed to push supreme clarity, then having supremely clear cables makes sense.
I have a Mac Classic maxed out to 4 MB of RAM that is "more responsive" than vista. It's also got a ~8" black and white built in monitor, so it has some restrictions, but talk about smooth response! Not everything can be solved with RAM and CPU. Some problems must be solved with good system design.
Great, average, poor ratings only in the following categories: 1. various gaming facets as compared to other games in same genre, and why. 2. overall gameplay vs. all games this year -- game length, learning curve/complexity, etc and why. 3. Does it make the gamer consider entering this game in their all-time favorite games, and WHY!
Don't forget tons of real gameplay video and screenshots, since the commercials will just have gratuitous and irrelevant animations.
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There may be a prism on the dark side of the moon that produces rainbows... or so an ungodly amount of acid apparently led Pink Floyd to believe.
As of XP, we crossed over as an industry into PC operating systems that have "enough features". Anything that doesn't introduce some mind-blowing new technology (i.e. something as shockingly different as IBM DOS vs. Mac OS circa 1984), will not cause users to upgrade from now on, because the current systems have "enough features".
Then again, honeybees unexpectedly disappeared/died this year in large quantities, an event that I would not like to see our servers duplicate.
Whichever store has the most unbelievable discount on the most desired item (a wii for 99 bucks or something like that) will crash first.
How do you get the first rope across?
Monkey nipple is a way cooler name than zune. The thing comes in a brown color... enough said.
assume that the star consumes half sol-sized clouds each of hydrogen and oxygen gas from the comet... that would probably produce some kinda effect, right?
the larger it gets, the less dense it is, so it may not appear like much when it finally gets eaten by that other star. However, if it has some flammable gases or something cool, we may see a show after all.
If you're playing a stairclimbing game with your stairclimber, then you're no better than the guy that drives 2 miles to the gym, runs 4 miles on treadmill, then drives home. It's a good idea, but a waste of resources unless it is helping to run the computer with your extra wattage.
i thought it might have HD time-lapse of the earth rising... instead it just has some composite images of same at smaller resolution. I was all ready with my 2001-2010 quotes and music and everything!
i used one for first time, I have relatively large hands but not super big fingers, and I still fudged letters, even though I can type over 90 wpm on a real keyboard with 99% accuracy. It was very frustrating! I would prefer it switch to a full-iphone-screen keyboard and just enter text where i last clicked, rather than a screen view with a minuscule keyboard.
I kept getting "giggity giggidy, all right" but apparently I was calling 1-800-boob-411 by mistake.
Let's go, encryption + napster = encrapster!
It really makes me wonder what all I was exposed to as a kid, assuming we are just now catching all these things that were happening all along with imported toys and such.
That's some hot action! Seriously though, good riddance.
Isn't this the exact argument that every bitter competitor has on a new product that inevitably becomes the hugest thing ever, regardless of whether or not it's any better than the competition?
If money is no object, having seven kids can be fun. However, for most of us that would mean bankruptcy in order to keep up with trends or whatever junior needs to keep up with the neighbors, who aren't dividing their income 9 ways (husband, wife + 7 kids)
As long as you're co-opting old games, why not just slap a real classic on there? Pipe Dream is sorta neat, but it's no Super Mario 3.
The difference between Wal-mart and the RIAA is that wal-mart doesn't press charges if the theft is under $25. The RIAA could care less and will try to extort an enormous sum of money, although they can't prove how many people downloaded your p2p upload. They should only get "actuals", not "in theory the whole world could've stolen this song, so we'll assume that they did"
A crater all that big would be pretty obvious, i.e. Hudson Bay or possibly the general Yucatan shape. I vote for the Yucatan because maybe it followed the other rock in right behind it and hit harder, which is why the one famous crater is so hard to see land-wise. Maybe the 300,000 years is how long the iridium took to land back on earth from being jettisoned into our atmosphere and/or beyond. (gravity)
The dumbest thing you can do is to have a system where one component is way better than the entire rest of the system. In this case, the one "good" component will be dirtied down to the crappy-ness of the rest of the system, and will basically represent an enormous waste of money. It's much better to have a matching set of equipment for a given price range, rather than have a pair of Thiel speakers with a late 90's Wal-mart receiver. This goes for cabling too -- having gold cables doesn't help if your system is crap, but if you have a system designed to push supreme clarity, then having supremely clear cables makes sense.
Yeah, I've done that a few times per some requirements at work, but with much larger and more numerous files... I wouldn't recommend it.
Next, hackers will have to post the AO hack before the game is even released.
grunka-lunka-dunkity-deedee,
make sure the AO files aren't on the censored CD!
I have a Mac Classic maxed out to 4 MB of RAM that is "more responsive" than vista. It's also got a ~8" black and white built in monitor, so it has some restrictions, but talk about smooth response! Not everything can be solved with RAM and CPU. Some problems must be solved with good system design.
Great, average, poor ratings only in the following categories:
1. various gaming facets as compared to other games in same genre, and why.
2. overall gameplay vs. all games this year -- game length, learning curve/complexity, etc and why.
3. Does it make the gamer consider entering this game in their all-time favorite games, and WHY!
Don't forget tons of real gameplay video and screenshots, since the commercials will just have gratuitous and irrelevant animations.