How enforceable are non-competes anyway? A couple of years ago I worked for a design house that made me sign a non-compete. I was terminated two weeks into the job, and three months later got a new design job. The terms of my non-compete stated that I couldn't work for another studio for one year after termination, but I obviously disregarded that.
What's the track record for enforceablity of these agreements?
Because one of Apple's new selling points is the ability for all new Macs to run Windows as well as OS X. Can you imagine the nightmare Apple would have if they mixed processors?
I think this is the main problem with games today. We're stuck trying to appease adolescent males, and I think the ideas have run out. For the love of god, no more midless war games, shitty first person shooters, and games with pointless displays of scantily clad women.
Now I'm not saying those games don't have a place in the industry. My problem is that they ARE the industry. While I'm not even sure I want a next-gen console, at least Nintendo's Revolution gives off the _appearance_ of trying something different.
I lay out books and magazines for a living, and the vast majority of images that come to us are 300 dpi jpegs, or tiffs and eps's converted FROM jpegs. We routinely print oversized glossy material, which uses trim sizes greater than 8x10 in virtually all cases. We have had no quality issues, and I speak from a production environment.
Resolution is more important than compression method. Ten times out of ten I guarantee you couldn't tell the difference between a RAW file and a Fine JPEG image.
The color problems you speak of are caused by the camera, not jpeg itself. The jpeg file format is capable of rendering in any color space, and provides excellent color reproduction. Problems can arise from the internal jpeg engine in the camera, which in a less expensive model may not accurately convert the raw data from the sensor.
The author's arguments are extremely flawed. People who don't play video games will not buy Playstation 3 as a movie player. Playstation is known as a games brand, not a general electronics brand. This idea that Sony is going to Trojan horse Blu-Ray to non-gamers with PS3 is total nonsense. If this is truly the path that Sony wants to travel, they'll lose their video game market share faster than they lost it for portable audio.
I recommend the GBA SP over either system. It's insanely cheap, plays great games, and the batteries last forever.
I only play portable games when I have a few minutes to spare. GBA SP lets me do this perfectly. What's with the PSP's lame-ass battery life and long load times? Did the designers forget the purpose of a portable console?
And screw the DS and its two screens. Stop overcomplicating matters. If ANYTHING needs simplicity, it's a portable system. Lose the stylus, drop a screen, and go back to what made Game Boy great.
this isn't microsoft's fault. they aren't purposely trying to create an insecure platform. WHY would a company that wants to make money even consider that? why don't you try building a product the scope of windows, and make sure its 100% airtight?
it also isn't the fault of system admins. despite the grumblings of many/. users, microsoft makes legitimate server software, and using it is not necessarily a bad thing. it has its strengths and weakness just like *nix and linux.
how 'bout we blame the real culprit, THE VIRUS WRITER. you make it seems as if microsoft was paying this pimple-faced kid to make this thing. this guy/gal created this worm of their own volition. it was their CHOICE. to blame MS and sys admins is like giving this person a free pass. place the blame where it belongs--on the malicious little shit who wrote and distributed it. when they sat down to make sasser, they weren't doing it for noble reasons, they were doing it to be dicks.
while seemingly a nice addition, backwards compatibility is not that big a deal.
playstation 2 would have been a resounding success even if they neglected to make it run PS1 games, don't you think? at the beginning of the PS2's lifecycle, sony's profits were actually hurt by this feature (as well as its movie playing ability). since software is what ultimately creates profit, it's a better business model to make customers purchase a whole new library of games, rather than let them sit on the ones they already have. besides, you buy a new system to play NEW games. i doubt anyone dropped $180-$300 on PS2 just so they could give old PS1 games a whirl.
besides, i think a lot of people like to keep their old consoles, esp. in this day and age of ebay, where defunct systems become collectors items. i mean sure, my TurboDuo is a relic, but does that mean i'm gonna get rid of it because PS3 or X-box2 is around the corner?
While it sucks that they have to change the name of the browser, it's cool that the project has gained enough recognition to even be noticed by the Phoenix BIOS people. It shows how good the word of mouth has been concerning Mozilla and its offshoots.
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For the love of god, someone please mod this up funny.
How enforceable are non-competes anyway? A couple of years ago I worked for a design house that made me sign a non-compete. I was terminated two weeks into the job, and three months later got a new design job. The terms of my non-compete stated that I couldn't work for another studio for one year after termination, but I obviously disregarded that. What's the track record for enforceablity of these agreements?
Because one of Apple's new selling points is the ability for all new Macs to run Windows as well as OS X. Can you imagine the nightmare Apple would have if they mixed processors?
Is not to make this film.
And they were right. PS2 had the muddiest textures among the three consoles.
The first computer I owned that was truly mine was the A500. Our first house computer was the Commodore Plus 4 (ew)
I think this is the main problem with games today. We're stuck trying to appease adolescent males, and I think the ideas have run out. For the love of god, no more midless war games, shitty first person shooters, and games with pointless displays of scantily clad women.
Now I'm not saying those games don't have a place in the industry. My problem is that they ARE the industry. While I'm not even sure I want a next-gen console, at least Nintendo's Revolution gives off the _appearance_ of trying something different.
I lay out books and magazines for a living, and the vast majority of images that come to us are 300 dpi jpegs, or tiffs and eps's converted FROM jpegs. We routinely print oversized glossy material, which uses trim sizes greater than 8x10 in virtually all cases. We have had no quality issues, and I speak from a production environment.
Resolution is more important than compression method. Ten times out of ten I guarantee you couldn't tell the difference between a RAW file and a Fine JPEG image.
The color problems you speak of are caused by the camera, not jpeg itself. The jpeg file format is capable of rendering in any color space, and provides excellent color reproduction. Problems can arise from the internal jpeg engine in the camera, which in a less expensive model may not accurately convert the raw data from the sensor.
Actually, the D70 is 6.1 megapixel, and its Nikon RAW files (NEF) average about 5.5 MB each.
The author's arguments are extremely flawed. People who don't play video games will not buy Playstation 3 as a movie player. Playstation is known as a games brand, not a general electronics brand. This idea that Sony is going to Trojan horse Blu-Ray to non-gamers with PS3 is total nonsense. If this is truly the path that Sony wants to travel, they'll lose their video game market share faster than they lost it for portable audio.
The Japanese are really sensitive about the whole "small penis" thing.
I recommend the GBA SP over either system. It's insanely cheap, plays great games, and the batteries last forever.
I only play portable games when I have a few minutes to spare. GBA SP lets me do this perfectly. What's with the PSP's lame-ass battery life and long load times? Did the designers forget the purpose of a portable console?
And screw the DS and its two screens. Stop overcomplicating matters. If ANYTHING needs simplicity, it's a portable system. Lose the stylus, drop a screen, and go back to what made Game Boy great.
i could've sworn blu-ray no longer needed the caddy
if you don't want them to animate at all, use 'none' as your variable
no no no...
this isn't microsoft's fault. they aren't purposely trying to create an insecure platform. WHY would a company that wants to make money even consider that? why don't you try building a product the scope of windows, and make sure its 100% airtight?
it also isn't the fault of system admins. despite the grumblings of many /. users, microsoft makes legitimate server software, and using it is not necessarily a bad thing. it has its strengths and weakness just like *nix and linux.
how 'bout we blame the real culprit, THE VIRUS WRITER. you make it seems as if microsoft was paying this pimple-faced kid to make this thing. this guy/gal created this worm of their own volition. it was their CHOICE. to blame MS and sys admins is like giving this person a free pass. place the blame where it belongs--on the malicious little shit who wrote and distributed it. when they sat down to make sasser, they weren't doing it for noble reasons, they were doing it to be dicks.
well, considering how bad valve's profits were last year, i don't think they can afford to delay this game much longer
while seemingly a nice addition, backwards compatibility is not that big a deal. playstation 2 would have been a resounding success even if they neglected to make it run PS1 games, don't you think? at the beginning of the PS2's lifecycle, sony's profits were actually hurt by this feature (as well as its movie playing ability). since software is what ultimately creates profit, it's a better business model to make customers purchase a whole new library of games, rather than let them sit on the ones they already have. besides, you buy a new system to play NEW games. i doubt anyone dropped $180-$300 on PS2 just so they could give old PS1 games a whirl. besides, i think a lot of people like to keep their old consoles, esp. in this day and age of ebay, where defunct systems become collectors items. i mean sure, my TurboDuo is a relic, but does that mean i'm gonna get rid of it because PS3 or X-box2 is around the corner?
didn't they have a similar invention in Back to the Future 2?
Game Boy. amazing how long nintendo has been able to milk that system
While it sucks that they have to change the name of the browser, it's cool that the project has gained enough recognition to even be noticed by the Phoenix BIOS people. It shows how good the word of mouth has been concerning Mozilla and its offshoots.
I used it on a two year old Power Book, and the speed seemed comparable to a Windows XP notebook with similar specs.