But perhaps Cracked columnist David Wong is on to the real reason, calling the requirement of a separate PC and copy of the game per player a cheap revenue-enhancing scheme for game publishers in his article.
Maybe that's why PC gaming always lags in sales, because they don't offer us the split-screen option like they do with most console games.
Spoken like someone who has never eaten at a university cafeteria, at least in the American Midwest. I've attended schools in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, and done a summer fellowship in Missouri, and all four school "dining halls" were supplied by Sodexo, one of the largest food service companies in the world, and the largest food service supplier to American prisons. The swill they serve would kill a goat.
I do agree with you on the Division I point, though.
OF COURSE the test build of Windows 8 runs wickedly quick. Can't you read? It's an early Developer Preview, it's not even a beta yet. They haven't packed it full of the standard train-load of unnecessary services, buggy features, assorted DRM layers, and other miscellaneous bling, crapware, and patented Microsoft Goodness. And by god when it ships, it better have touch-screen enabled by defaultâ¦
I want to mod this insightful, but I haven't played with the preview yet to know if it's actually accurate or not.
Yes, it's possible to get a college education without being in debt for the rest of your life.
It's also possible to become a billionaire in your lifetime. Just because some people have the right set of circumstances to achieve that doesn't mean everyone does.
The article says that the software requires a gyroscope in addition to the accelerometer to clear the data up enough for decoding, which laptops don't have. Additionally, I don't think the accelerometers built in to laptops are sensitive enough, they're meant for freefall detection as opposed to playing games.
Personally, I'd like to see someone make this work with a Wiimote next.
This may come as a surprise to you, but the vast majority of users can use a mouse.
I actually occasionally have that issue when using the trackpad on my laptop. I think I am starting to develop arthritis in my right hand, because I am noticing things like that happening more and more often as my fingers just won't respond as quickly when they're in certain positions.
The mouse is still fine, never had the detach problem, and I'm still perfectly okay with FPSes and other games, but a few times a month the trackpad kills my hand, just from browsing and word processing.
The front ends are completely different, the Corolla has no hub caps, has a more angular cabin, and looks cheaper. They are the same color and both have four doors, but they're pretty distinctly different to me, at least.
*I'd be interested to see what a girl or an artist would have to say about my statement that "They're the same color," though.
This is again shameless self-promotion, as the story submitter is most probably the author of the article.
I think you're right that the submitter is the author of the linked article (same initials), but the linked article is on a tech blog, so I don't think it's the developers doing the self-plugging.
Graphene is referred to as being "two dimensional" because the thickness is typically controlled to one atomic layer thick along the z axis, while it extends infinitely (comparatively) along the x and y axes.
Sorry, I meant article, it's not in the abstract. If you don't have a Nature subscription, you can still look at the supplementary info, it mentions BN several times, not BNO3.
As to why we would expect it to replace silicon, it's because the graphene-to-boron nitride transition can be tuned by the application of a current to the graphene "top bun."
I'm not sure that's a good enough reason for it to replace silicon, but it is kind of cool.
Actually, the creators don't get a choice, the publishers do. Neil Gaiman is pissed at both DC and B&N for letting this get to the point that his Sandman books are being pulled off the shelves at B&N.
That's because they're used to profs not knowing their names. Hell, I taught an inorganic chem lab this summer (16 students) where I didn't learn the names of 6 of the 7 guys in the class until about two weeks before the end of the semester, and that's with reviewing my photo roster each day before class. Unlike college girls, guys often seem to look and dress alike - buzzed sandy brown hair, Abercrombie shirts, cargo pants (I've had three black students and one Chinese student in the six semesters I've taught there). Maybe it's just the university I worked at, but I always had trouble telling the guys apart, and it wasn't just because they weren't as sexually interesting as the females.
cyberbullying. root word: bullying. THE SAME SHIT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER. except now you put "... on a computer!" and are granted a new patent I MEAN a new call to action to restrict the rights of citizens BECAUSE OF THE CHILDREN!
Cyberbullying is so twentieth century. Luckily I was able to patent iBullying before Apple!
So since they're OEM, without the overhead of retail sales and packaging, that means the prices are fixed at what, $15 per unit? God, and I thought Intel was bad at price-fixing!
Slashdot Mirror
But perhaps Cracked columnist David Wong is on to the real reason, calling the requirement of a separate PC and copy of the game per player a cheap revenue-enhancing scheme for game publishers in his article.
Maybe that's why PC gaming always lags in sales, because they don't offer us the split-screen option like they do with most console games.
Dining-hall food worthy of five stars?
Spoken like someone who has never eaten at a university cafeteria, at least in the American Midwest. I've attended schools in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, and done a summer fellowship in Missouri, and all four school "dining halls" were supplied by Sodexo, one of the largest food service companies in the world, and the largest food service supplier to American prisons. The swill they serve would kill a goat.
I do agree with you on the Division I point, though.
I am DMCAing your post.
OF COURSE the test build of Windows 8 runs wickedly quick. Can't you read? It's an early Developer Preview, it's not even a beta yet. They haven't packed it full of the standard train-load of unnecessary services, buggy features, assorted DRM layers, and other miscellaneous bling, crapware, and patented Microsoft Goodness. And by god when it ships, it better have touch-screen enabled by defaultâ¦
I want to mod this insightful, but I haven't played with the preview yet to know if it's actually accurate or not.
If a kid lives at home and works part time he/she should be able to get a degree and not have very much debt.
And some kids can't live at home. Like I said, it's all about circumstances.
Yes, it's possible to get a college education without being in debt for the rest of your life.
It's also possible to become a billionaire in your lifetime. Just because some people have the right set of circumstances to achieve that doesn't mean everyone does.
You mean the "Speed up and turn on the windscreen wipers" decision? :D
The article says that the software requires a gyroscope in addition to the accelerometer to clear the data up enough for decoding, which laptops don't have. Additionally, I don't think the accelerometers built in to laptops are sensitive enough, they're meant for freefall detection as opposed to playing games.
Personally, I'd like to see someone make this work with a Wiimote next.
This may come as a surprise to you, but the vast majority of users can use a mouse.
I actually occasionally have that issue when using the trackpad on my laptop. I think I am starting to develop arthritis in my right hand, because I am noticing things like that happening more and more often as my fingers just won't respond as quickly when they're in certain positions.
The mouse is still fine, never had the detach problem, and I'm still perfectly okay with FPSes and other games, but a few times a month the trackpad kills my hand, just from browsing and word processing.
What came out this year that wasn't either YAFPS, or an iterative (at best) sequel? All I can think of is Catherine, and Atlus is Japanese.
LA Noire.
The front ends are completely different, the Corolla has no hub caps, has a more angular cabin, and looks cheaper. They are the same color and both have four doors, but they're pretty distinctly different to me, at least.
*I'd be interested to see what a girl or an artist would have to say about my statement that "They're the same color," though.
This is again shameless self-promotion, as the story submitter is most probably the author of the article.
I think you're right that the submitter is the author of the linked article (same initials), but the linked article is on a tech blog, so I don't think it's the developers doing the self-plugging.
. . . to ruin my chances of snagging a big, beautiful man.
Nobody doesn't like molten boron!
Graphene is referred to as being "two dimensional" because the thickness is typically controlled to one atomic layer thick along the z axis, while it extends infinitely (comparatively) along the x and y axes.
Sorry, I meant article, it's not in the abstract. If you don't have a Nature subscription, you can still look at the supplementary info, it mentions BN several times, not BNO3.
As to why we would expect it to replace silicon, it's because the graphene-to-boron nitride transition can be tuned by the application of a current to the graphene "top bun."
I'm not sure that's a good enough reason for it to replace silicon, but it is kind of cool.
. . . but boron nitride. I'm also worried by the fact that I knew our summary was wrong without even looking at the abstract.
Sounds good, but I wouldn't be surprised if DC owned the rights, and he didn't have that option.
Actually, the creators don't get a choice, the publishers do. Neil Gaiman is pissed at both DC and B&N for letting this get to the point that his Sandman books are being pulled off the shelves at B&N.
I found out about it from Neil Gaiman's twitter a few days ago, as they pulled all of his Sandman graphic novels.
Yes, but have you MET Gentry Lee?
After reading those damn books, I'd like to, just to kick him in his nuts.
And I'm sure they will be boring and formulaic.
Right, because bestsellers aren't already.
That's because they're used to profs not knowing their names. Hell, I taught an inorganic chem lab this summer (16 students) where I didn't learn the names of 6 of the 7 guys in the class until about two weeks before the end of the semester, and that's with reviewing my photo roster each day before class. Unlike college girls, guys often seem to look and dress alike - buzzed sandy brown hair, Abercrombie shirts, cargo pants (I've had three black students and one Chinese student in the six semesters I've taught there). Maybe it's just the university I worked at, but I always had trouble telling the guys apart, and it wasn't just because they weren't as sexually interesting as the females.
it's textbook knee-jerk reactionaryism.
cyberbullying. root word: bullying. THE SAME SHIT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER. except now you put "... on a computer!" and are granted a new patent I MEAN a new call to action to restrict the rights of citizens BECAUSE OF THE CHILDREN!
Cyberbullying is so twentieth century. Luckily I was able to patent iBullying before Apple!
So since they're OEM, without the overhead of retail sales and packaging, that means the prices are fixed at what, $15 per unit? God, and I thought Intel was bad at price-fixing!