Heheh, I love this comment because it is so indicative of the "my OS is better than your OS" that, unfortunately, a small number of Linux users suffer from. Let me restate his build with mine using windows...
his...
1 - install new version of favorite distro (currently Ubuntu)
2 - use package manager to install any additional apps
3 - Use and enjoy!
mine...
1 - Install new version of current stable windows version (right now msce)
2 - Install all additional apps from my backup/media storage drive
3 - use and enjoy!
Hehe, just awesome... the ignorance... the egotism. Like windows users are suffering at home in a brightly lit office, sweat pouring down our face. Constantly on hold with a Dell representative (because we only use Dells of course) begging the operator to explain to us why our computer came with a cup-holder and not the DVD-RW we paid for!!! Oh noes!!!
And it's us who look like giant douches for complaining?!!
No, you don't look like a giant douche for complaining. I think the original poster was responding more to the tone of the summary which seemed... angry that they even attempted something to conserve energy.
I don't think its a liberal/conservative thing, but I do think its a great example of you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't for the government. Had they not changed DST after it was proposed the environmentalists (or rather those wanting to conserve energy) would be complaining, "The government never does anything to even TRY to conserve power!"
Someone had this idea. It didn't work (surprise, surprise) and now you have people complaining, "I can't believe you even TRIED this?!?"
So I'm very sorry that you had so much additional work to do and your company lost so much money, but if it helps there is probably an environmentalist somewhere who is smiling... or at least frowning less.
/damned if you do damned if you don't. //can't please all of the people all of the time.
Exec 1 : "Microsoft released a more expensive console. It costs only $20 less than our low-end system!!!"
Exec 2 : "$20? Unacceptable... add a larger hard drive tack on another $100 to the price! We'll show them who's console costs more.... Smug bastards."
Yeah... I'm thinking maybe you don't own a 360? I have one, I'm a very casual gamer, 4-6 hours a week maybe... probably less. And I have 10 gigs of my 20gig hard drive filled. Demos, Xbox Live Arcade Games, and a few trailers (300, Fountain) in 720p, it all adds up. I don't think I'll need a new hard drive for awhile and hopefully I'll be able to clean up some space in the future, but unfortunately they do all add up.
I'm not sure I see how this could hurt their position. They still have two other versions that are significantly (meh) lower than the PS3. This is just an option for those who... I don't know, like the color black (actually I think it would be for those who for some reason or another need the HDMI output) but still the upgrades are kind of silly.
I definitely agree that this elite is not really worth the price, but they still have the other models available, so I don't see how this could hurt them, per-say.
My wife is a horse-trainer/lesson-giver. Her students constantly make uninformed claims that the horse was having a bad day, or that the horse was just plain stupid, completely ignoring their own inability to ride.
How many teachers have been blamed by parents for not teaching their kids enough or teaching them poorly and thats why little Johnny isn't passing his standards tests?
What about high ranking political officials who avoid bad-press/prosecution by passing the buck to an underling?
"Blame the [fill_in_blank]" game happens for every industry, for every body. What makes you think this is a IT-only issue?
Tom are you calling me, the OP to your response a "US troll"? Is that what you're saying there? Because thats what I read it as and I want to be very clear on that before I do something stupid like calling you a douchebag. Read the post again asshat, I specifically stated the only reason I would WANT to see something like that is for the sheer debacle of the decision and its consequences. I even stated it would never happen, because... uhhh it would never F'NG HAPPEN! Why the hell would MS lose its marketshare in a demographic the size of a freakin' continent. You EU illiterates should at least try to comprehend the language you respond in.
But I would like to see what would happen if Microsoft just said "We're not changing our practices, so we won't sell our products in Europe." Would computer users revolt against the EU? Would they be angry at MS instead? Meh, it'll never happen but sometimes just to watch the debacle of it all, I wish it would.
It amazes me that in the 21st century people still can't figure out what the protection of free speech means. According to your theory Ace, I could walk up to my boss and begin describing to him all the filthy things I'd like to do to his wife and he couldn't fire me... "Hey its a free country right?" Come'on man... get with the picture.
Look, I have no intention of buying a PS3. I have my 360, I'm happy with my 360, so I don't care. BUT, good for Sony! I was as surprised as anyone at how much I enjoyed the Achievements MS included. When I first heard of it, I thought it was pointless, and agreed with Sony that it doesn't evenly compare gamers' abilities. But I started playing, I started getting a few gamer points, and wa'la; like Pokemon, I had to catch them all (little did I know I suck at gaming apparently, and have a less than steller score). STILL though, it was an interesting addition to the console world. If you cared you paid attention, if you didn't care you didn't pay attention. It worked perfectly.
I'd like to spout off about how Sony is ripping off MS's idea (after initially badmouthing it) but ya know what? Good on Sony! It can't be anything but good. If you like it, use it and play around with it. If you have no interest I'm sure its not going to bother you at all. I don't think people will pick up a PS3 for this feature, and thats exactly why its a great idea, its a little bonus-added value to users who might be into this sort of thing.
Could someone point out a movie to me where an Astronaut is exposed in space and yelling at someone else? I know of none. They're always in a suit, theres air in the suit, and assuming they have some kind of microphone/walkie-talkie setup, their partners will hear them speak.
Seriously... how dumb of a point is that? What they should've pointed out was explosions etc in space, even then though I think you could argue if the camera is set up in a ship, another ship explodes, you might hear a rumble as the shockwave hits the ship with the camera in it.
But astronauts talking? Never, ever have I seen a movie with two astronauts unprotected and talking in space.
"Under the deal, Microsoft will pay Immersion $26 million for licensing rights and for a stake in the company [20 for licensing and a 6million "investment" from microsoft, Immersion also was allowed to borrow 9 million and pay microsoft back with stock], Immersion said Tuesday."
Buuut I'm not sure what the original claim asked for soo, who knows.
Anyone know what Microsoft paid Immersion? I'd like to know if they saved anything by just owning up and paying for it. Or who knows maybe Sony got a deal by putting up a fight.
Yeah I agree. Someone dig up the quote from Sony before the PS3 release about how Achievements and Gamer Points are silly and aren't needed. I'm too lazy. And tired. And I might have dreamed it.
Could you point out for me specifically what bullshit you're upset by? I'm only going on the price-drop quote. And it seems to be free of bullshit. A reporter asked him, straight up, when would the ps3 drop in price. He was amicable said there would be a price drop, but its way off in the future.
I think you're just getting your panties in a wad.
My guess is that he was specifically asked about WHEN to expect a price drop. He did a good job of saying yes there will be a price drop when the ps3 reaches that stage in its life, but we are nowhere near that. If anything I think he was squashing the price drop trumpeting by reporters.
Kazza, download Heavy Weapon and give it a try. Its a silly, sidescrolling shooter game, similar to Geometry Wars. Its quick, its cheap, and I've had a great time playing it.
Personally the best part of these kinds of games is that my wife enjoys playing them with me. Give her a game like GoW and her character ends up staring at the ceiling performing some kind of extremely complex River Dance as my wife complains how her controller is "broken."
I agree with you. I'm a XM subscriber (because I like Opie and Anthony) but having come FROM a Sirius subscription, I enjoy Sirius' music channels TONS more than what XM offers. Hopefully this is a chance for me to get the music of Sirius with the Talk programming of XM, but we'll see.
I read an article that stated they may be able to offer al la' carte programming where you pick and choose which channels you get. I hope that comes through as well. I'd pick 10 and hopefully pay less... but you know thats not going to happen.
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power being defined by an easy, intuitive, FUN interface.
Hahaha, awesome. I define power as which is the whitest, so obviously the PS3 is vastly out-powered by the 360 and the Wii.
I'm a Linux user, so the process is simple:
Heheh, I love this comment because it is so indicative of the "my OS is better than your OS" that, unfortunately, a small number of Linux users suffer from. Let me restate his build with mine using windows...
his...
1 - install new version of favorite distro (currently Ubuntu)
2 - use package manager to install any additional apps
3 - Use and enjoy!
mine...
1 - Install new version of current stable windows version (right now msce)
2 - Install all additional apps from my backup/media storage drive
3 - use and enjoy!
Hehe, just awesome... the ignorance... the egotism. Like windows users are suffering at home in a brightly lit office, sweat pouring down our face. Constantly on hold with a Dell representative (because we only use Dells of course) begging the operator to explain to us why our computer came with a cup-holder and not the DVD-RW we paid for!!! Oh noes!!!
Heh, bravo. I'm sitting here thinking at first, "Why did he buy 10 if he thinks they look shitty?" :)
And it's us who look like giant douches for complaining?!!
/damned if you do damned if you don't.
//can't please all of the people all of the time.
No, you don't look like a giant douche for complaining. I think the original poster was responding more to the tone of the summary which seemed... angry that they even attempted something to conserve energy.
I don't think its a liberal/conservative thing, but I do think its a great example of you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't for the government. Had they not changed DST after it was proposed the environmentalists (or rather those wanting to conserve energy) would be complaining, "The government never does anything to even TRY to conserve power!"
Someone had this idea. It didn't work (surprise, surprise) and now you have people complaining, "I can't believe you even TRIED this?!?"
So I'm very sorry that you had so much additional work to do and your company lost so much money, but if it helps there is probably an environmentalist somewhere who is smiling... or at least frowning less.
Hehehe you nailed it.
... Smug bastards."
inside Sony HQ
Exec 1 : "Microsoft released a more expensive console. It costs only $20 less than our low-end system!!!"
Exec 2 : "$20? Unacceptable... add a larger hard drive tack on another $100 to the price! We'll show them who's console costs more.
Yeah... I'm thinking maybe you don't own a 360? I have one, I'm a very casual gamer, 4-6 hours a week maybe... probably less. And I have 10 gigs of my 20gig hard drive filled. Demos, Xbox Live Arcade Games, and a few trailers (300, Fountain) in 720p, it all adds up. I don't think I'll need a new hard drive for awhile and hopefully I'll be able to clean up some space in the future, but unfortunately they do all add up.
I'm not sure I see how this could hurt their position. They still have two other versions that are significantly (meh) lower than the PS3. This is just an option for those who... I don't know, like the color black (actually I think it would be for those who for some reason or another need the HDMI output) but still the upgrades are kind of silly.
I definitely agree that this elite is not really worth the price, but they still have the other models available, so I don't see how this could hurt them, per-say.
My wife is a horse-trainer/lesson-giver. Her students constantly make uninformed claims that the horse was having a bad day, or that the horse was just plain stupid, completely ignoring their own inability to ride.
How many teachers have been blamed by parents for not teaching their kids enough or teaching them poorly and thats why little Johnny isn't passing his standards tests?
What about high ranking political officials who avoid bad-press/prosecution by passing the buck to an underling?
"Blame the [fill_in_blank]" game happens for every industry, for every body. What makes you think this is a IT-only issue?
Tom are you calling me, the OP to your response a "US troll"? Is that what you're saying there? Because thats what I read it as and I want to be very clear on that before I do something stupid like calling you a douchebag. Read the post again asshat, I specifically stated the only reason I would WANT to see something like that is for the sheer debacle of the decision and its consequences. I even stated it would never happen, because... uhhh it would never F'NG HAPPEN! Why the hell would MS lose its marketshare in a demographic the size of a freakin' continent. You EU illiterates should at least try to comprehend the language you respond in.
But I would like to see what would happen if Microsoft just said "We're not changing our practices, so we won't sell our products in Europe." Would computer users revolt against the EU? Would they be angry at MS instead? Meh, it'll never happen but sometimes just to watch the debacle of it all, I wish it would.
It amazes me that in the 21st century people still can't figure out what the protection of free speech means. According to your theory Ace, I could walk up to my boss and begin describing to him all the filthy things I'd like to do to his wife and he couldn't fire me... "Hey its a free country right?" Come'on man... get with the picture.
I love that quote from 1984... "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- for ever."
Oooh "The Screenshot Wars", I like that. I'd watch a documentary on that.
Look, I have no intention of buying a PS3. I have my 360, I'm happy with my 360, so I don't care. BUT, good for Sony! I was as surprised as anyone at how much I enjoyed the Achievements MS included. When I first heard of it, I thought it was pointless, and agreed with Sony that it doesn't evenly compare gamers' abilities. But I started playing, I started getting a few gamer points, and wa'la; like Pokemon, I had to catch them all (little did I know I suck at gaming apparently, and have a less than steller score). STILL though, it was an interesting addition to the console world. If you cared you paid attention, if you didn't care you didn't pay attention. It worked perfectly.
I'd like to spout off about how Sony is ripping off MS's idea (after initially badmouthing it) but ya know what? Good on Sony! It can't be anything but good. If you like it, use it and play around with it. If you have no interest I'm sure its not going to bother you at all. I don't think people will pick up a PS3 for this feature, and thats exactly why its a great idea, its a little bonus-added value to users who might be into this sort of thing.
Don't forget the Microsoft Achievements ripoff...
Gah! Good point. Touche' asr, touche'. ;)
Could someone point out a movie to me where an Astronaut is exposed in space and yelling at someone else? I know of none. They're always in a suit, theres air in the suit, and assuming they have some kind of microphone/walkie-talkie setup, their partners will hear them speak.
Seriously... how dumb of a point is that? What they should've pointed out was explosions etc in space, even then though I think you could argue if the camera is set up in a ship, another ship explodes, you might hear a rumble as the shockwave hits the ship with the camera in it.
But astronauts talking? Never, ever have I seen a movie with two astronauts unprotected and talking in space.
I tried doing some searching and found this...
"Under the deal, Microsoft will pay Immersion $26 million for licensing rights and for a stake in the company [20 for licensing and a 6million "investment" from microsoft, Immersion also was allowed to borrow 9 million and pay microsoft back with stock], Immersion said Tuesday."
Buuut I'm not sure what the original claim asked for soo, who knows.
Anyone know what Microsoft paid Immersion? I'd like to know if they saved anything by just owning up and paying for it. Or who knows maybe Sony got a deal by putting up a fight.
Yeah I agree. Someone dig up the quote from Sony before the PS3 release about how Achievements and Gamer Points are silly and aren't needed. I'm too lazy. And tired. And I might have dreamed it.
Could you point out for me specifically what bullshit you're upset by? I'm only going on the price-drop quote. And it seems to be free of bullshit. A reporter asked him, straight up, when would the ps3 drop in price. He was amicable said there would be a price drop, but its way off in the future.
I think you're just getting your panties in a wad.
My guess is that he was specifically asked about WHEN to expect a price drop. He did a good job of saying yes there will be a price drop when the ps3 reaches that stage in its life, but we are nowhere near that. If anything I think he was squashing the price drop trumpeting by reporters.
Kazza, download Heavy Weapon and give it a try. Its a silly, sidescrolling shooter game, similar to Geometry Wars. Its quick, its cheap, and I've had a great time playing it.
Personally the best part of these kinds of games is that my wife enjoys playing them with me. Give her a game like GoW and her character ends up staring at the ceiling performing some kind of extremely complex River Dance as my wife complains how her controller is "broken."
The award for Best Actress goes too... Jennifer_Connelly_Face_4 + Jennifer_Connelly_Body_3 + Emotions_Tears_Female_2.
I agree with you. I'm a XM subscriber (because I like Opie and Anthony) but having come FROM a Sirius subscription, I enjoy Sirius' music channels TONS more than what XM offers. Hopefully this is a chance for me to get the music of Sirius with the Talk programming of XM, but we'll see.
I read an article that stated they may be able to offer al la' carte programming where you pick and choose which channels you get. I hope that comes through as well. I'd pick 10 and hopefully pay less... but you know thats not going to happen.