You mean like Seiken Densetsu? I can't think of any really bad ones off the top of my head--The Bouncer was developed by Dream Factory (although I suppose Square had some involvement, as Nomura did the character designs), and the Parasite Eve series, which is about as close to action as Square gets, was developed at Square USA in Hawaii. And I likedBrave Fencer Musashiden and Dewprism, dammit.
Nope. Each portion is centered at 500 with a standard deviation of 100 points. That puts a 1250 at 1.5 standard deviations from the mean, or somewhere somewhat close to 80th percentile. I'd try to get closer, but I haven't slept in a good 24 hours. (:
I don't know about any of that, but there is the concept of brown noise, a tone which supposedly causes anyone who hears it to immediately defecate. Saw it on South Park once.
At least Apple seems to be taking a fair stance on DRM... purchased songs can be played on up to four computers. Not perfect, but a step in the right direction.
Or just redirect sbmc.org to a fictional IP address, say 10.17.23.42. (10.* is on the reserved list for private networks, IIRC.) If you know more about computers than everyone else in your household, chances are that if you say the Internet is broken, they'll buy it.
Sony's always been a quality brand, Vaio and Playstation notwithstanding. Vaios are just crap, and Sony's too busy enjoying its near-monopoly on the console gaming market to care that your PS2 breaks every Wednesday around 2:00. But I've never had problems with any Sony stereo components, DVD players, Walkmans, etc.
This will seem offtopic at first, but I have a point. I'll get there.
When I worked with a certain company's MIS department a few years ago, I had one boss who was somewhat unstable and not terribly well-qualified. He'd frequently become overwhelmed by minor problems and setbacks, and he'd take his frustrations out on everyone by implementing ridiculous policies across the network--for instance, someone exceeded his disk quota one day and he took down the whole file server for a day. Kind of like what Ashcroft and company are doing with the Justice Department.
They're clearly overwhelmed by the problems facing them, and are too frantic about the situation to take a step back and notice the long-term effects that their actions will surely have upon the lives of everyone in America. Such knee-jerk reactions don't even benefit the offenders: my boss was eventually fired for his antics, and Ashcroft's days as a credible, respected political figure (heh) are numbered.
I've always accepted as one of the most basic principles of law that it is far better for a guilty person to go free than for an innocent person to be punished. What is happening to us as a society? Have we really become so paranoid and afraid that we're willing to risk the consequences for a negligible increase in safety?
I've said it before and I'll say it again: given a choice between sacrificing personal freedoms (a la USA-PATRIOT Act) and facing a slight risk of dying in a terrorist attack, I'll chance the terrorists. At least you'd be afraid of the bad guys then.
That's not as straightforward as it sounds. For instance (and only for argument's sake, Echelon;-), I have the right to believe in and demonstrate in favor of the Taliban. However, exercising that right would make me statistically much more dangerous.
I'd argue that what you're talking about is the exact opposite of what the Justice Department should be doing. They should act only in response to crimes already committed, as a deterrent to those who would commit future crimes. The CIA and similar organizations exist to prevent threats large enough to impact national security; that's the only part of law enforcement that should be preventative. The Justice Department should stay where it belongs, particularly with that psychopath Ashcroft running the show.
Finally. I was hoping to see this done with Mononoke Hime, but at least its successor will get the treatment it deserves in the States. Personally, I found the subtitled version to be far superior to the dub (Sen's voice is the traditional whiny American dub little girl that doesn't much help the perception of even the best anime as Saturday morning cartoon fodder), but the movie, all in all, was amazing. One successful U.S. release will pave the way to a lot more movies going mainstream.
Puzzle games are also alive and well on handhelds like the Game Boy Advance. They're perfect for mobile gaming, as they don't require large committments of time or enormous levels of computing power. GBA titles are also much cheaper than their console-based brethren.
I don't see why everyone's so up in arms about this. Windows is a proprietary platform, and should by all means take advantage of one of the strongest advantages of its nature: centralized quality control.
Say what you will about Microsoft OSes; they've become stable enough that most crashes IO see are the fault of either hardware, drivers or third-party applications. Having a seal of approval makes a lot of sense in the consumer market: it increases accountability for the platform vendor and tends to raise software quality overall--at least when properly implemented. All game console manufacturers have been doing it since forever, and it's had very few side-effects.
As long as development tools are available to anyone and the testing process is inexpensive and fair, I don't see any problems with this, and I certainly can't draw a straight line from software quality control to tighter DRM, as many of the more paranoid among us seem to be eager to do.
Ummm, you could do something like this just as easily in Windows, if someone developed something to implement it. You can't compare the strength of the two OSes and their APIs based on this, as no one has any idea how complex Apple's implementation was. Apple is just better at hiding hairy details than MS.
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Well, at least it goes to someone who deserves it.
You can't look at porn on a typewriter, either.
Try bong rips and Super Smash Bros. Melee sometime. You'll have absolutely no idea what the hell is going on. It's great.
You mean like Seiken Densetsu? I can't think of any really bad ones off the top of my head--The Bouncer was developed by Dream Factory (although I suppose Square had some involvement, as Nomura did the character designs), and the Parasite Eve series, which is about as close to action as Square gets, was developed at Square USA in Hawaii. And I liked Brave Fencer Musashiden and Dewprism, dammit.
Nope. Each portion is centered at 500 with a standard deviation of 100 points. That puts a 1250 at 1.5 standard deviations from the mean, or somewhere somewhat close to 80th percentile. I'd try to get closer, but I haven't slept in a good 24 hours. (:
I don't know about any of that, but there is the concept of brown noise, a tone which supposedly causes anyone who hears it to immediately defecate. Saw it on South Park once.
It would almost work. You'd need a printer with some kind of funky color scheme, since the RGB color space is different from the CMYK color space.
Try Fatal Frame for PS2. It's just as eerie, but all you have is a camera. It's amazing how scary the game actually is, all things considered.
That you desperately need a girlfriend.
At least Apple seems to be taking a fair stance on DRM... purchased songs can be played on up to four computers. Not perfect, but a step in the right direction.
Or just redirect sbmc.org to a fictional IP address, say 10.17.23.42. (10.* is on the reserved list for private networks, IIRC.) If you know more about computers than everyone else in your household, chances are that if you say the Internet is broken, they'll buy it.
Sony's always been a quality brand, Vaio and Playstation notwithstanding. Vaios are just crap, and Sony's too busy enjoying its near-monopoly on the console gaming market to care that your PS2 breaks every Wednesday around 2:00. But I've never had problems with any Sony stereo components, DVD players, Walkmans, etc.
How about just for recreation? Star Trek's holodeck has always looked really cool, after all.
Except for, you know, the sets and the lights and the cameras and everything...
This will seem offtopic at first, but I have a point. I'll get there.
When I worked with a certain company's MIS department a few years ago, I had one boss who was somewhat unstable and not terribly well-qualified. He'd frequently become overwhelmed by minor problems and setbacks, and he'd take his frustrations out on everyone by implementing ridiculous policies across the network--for instance, someone exceeded his disk quota one day and he took down the whole file server for a day. Kind of like what Ashcroft and company are doing with the Justice Department.
They're clearly overwhelmed by the problems facing them, and are too frantic about the situation to take a step back and notice the long-term effects that their actions will surely have upon the lives of everyone in America. Such knee-jerk reactions don't even benefit the offenders: my boss was eventually fired for his antics, and Ashcroft's days as a credible, respected political figure (heh) are numbered.
The last sentence is kind of awkward. What I meant was, "At least I'd only have to fear the terrorists [and not my own government] then."
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I've always accepted as one of the most basic principles of law that it is far better for a guilty person to go free than for an innocent person to be punished. What is happening to us as a society? Have we really become so paranoid and afraid that we're willing to risk the consequences for a negligible increase in safety?
I've said it before and I'll say it again: given a choice between sacrificing personal freedoms (a la USA-PATRIOT Act) and facing a slight risk of dying in a terrorist attack, I'll chance the terrorists. At least you'd be afraid of the bad guys then.
You forgot to compare the price points. I mean, I love frivolous gadgets as much as the next geek, but I have to be careful in my frivolity.
That's not as straightforward as it sounds. For instance (and only for argument's sake, Echelon ;-), I have the right to believe in and demonstrate in favor of the Taliban. However, exercising that right would make me statistically much more dangerous.
I'd argue that what you're talking about is the exact opposite of what the Justice Department should be doing. They should act only in response to crimes already committed, as a deterrent to those who would commit future crimes. The CIA and similar organizations exist to prevent threats large enough to impact national security; that's the only part of law enforcement that should be preventative. The Justice Department should stay where it belongs, particularly with that psychopath Ashcroft running the show.
I don't think I'll ever look at Spirited Away in the same way again.
Finally. I was hoping to see this done with Mononoke Hime, but at least its successor will get the treatment it deserves in the States. Personally, I found the subtitled version to be far superior to the dub (Sen's voice is the traditional whiny American dub little girl that doesn't much help the perception of even the best anime as Saturday morning cartoon fodder), but the movie, all in all, was amazing. One successful U.S. release will pave the way to a lot more movies going mainstream.
Puzzle games are also alive and well on handhelds like the Game Boy Advance. They're perfect for mobile gaming, as they don't require large committments of time or enormous levels of computing power. GBA titles are also much cheaper than their console-based brethren.
I don't see why everyone's so up in arms about this. Windows is a proprietary platform, and should by all means take advantage of one of the strongest advantages of its nature: centralized quality control.
Say what you will about Microsoft OSes; they've become stable enough that most crashes IO see are the fault of either hardware, drivers or third-party applications. Having a seal of approval makes a lot of sense in the consumer market: it increases accountability for the platform vendor and tends to raise software quality overall--at least when properly implemented. All game console manufacturers have been doing it since forever, and it's had very few side-effects.
As long as development tools are available to anyone and the testing process is inexpensive and fair, I don't see any problems with this, and I certainly can't draw a straight line from software quality control to tighter DRM, as many of the more paranoid among us seem to be eager to do.
I hope Sharon, Kelly, Jack and Ozzy follow soon.
Ummm, you could do something like this just as easily in Windows, if someone developed something to implement it. You can't compare the strength of the two OSes and their APIs based on this, as no one has any idea how complex Apple's implementation was. Apple is just better at hiding hairy details than MS.