I looked at both the PSP and the DS, and wound up choosing the PSP. The dual screens of the DS is a nice novelty, but the system feels clunky and cheap to me, and using the stylus while trying to keep your fingers on the controls was difficult - I found myself cradling the stylus between my middle and ring fingers and then making a fist when I needed to poke the bottom screen (there's just something wrong about "fisting" a gaming device). I liked the larger single screen of the PSP better, and the image quality of the PSP's screen is undeniably better. The general look of the system is far more polished, too, in my opinion, and while that may not be a factor for some, I sort of like the little "wow, that's pretty" phrases that the PSP causes people around me to say when I pull it out. While the DS pricetag is FAR more appealing than the PSPs (~$150 vs. ~$250), the improved quality of the PSP made it worth the extra expenditure to me.
Adding to the list of PSP pluses is the ability to play MP3s (true MP3s, not re-converted proprietary crap). Using a USB cable (the PSP has a mini-USB connector), you can copy MP3s straight to the memory stick and use the built in player. As far as I know, the DS doesn't have this ability.
The movie playing ability is somewhat lacking on the PSP, though, as it only plays a proprietary format. There are several free converters out there, but it was a pain to get them to work for me. Still, it's better than the complete lack of media playback that the DS offers.
Of course, as always, look at the game library before you make a decision - the PSP has a very limited selection now (although many more are on the way - google for info).
Several years ago ad revenue may have been enough to pay for the site. Ad rates have dropped a lot since then and clickthrough rates are steadily decreasing as adblocking technology becomes more widespread.
That's the whole point - he didn't fulfill his duties. His duty was to prevent adults from coming in there and hitting on the kids, and he himself went in there and did that very thing.
I don't really see how this is letting "inanimate objects raise our kids". In order for something like this to work, there presumably has to be someone on the other end of the wire watching the camera feed. It's like a higher tech baby monitor - the same as poking your head in the next room to see what little Johnny is doing,only now you can do it from across the house.
If this is the interface I'm thinking it is (I cant confirm because the site is already down) the windows that are displayed in the 3d space aren't updated in real time...basically, the window manager takes a screenshot of the window and puts it up. This is great for static windows, like a file listing, but doesn't do any good if I'm chatting on Gaim or watching a movie.
I thought telemarketing to a cell phone was illegal, due to the fact that you are charged for both incoming and outgoing calls on a cell phone. As I understood it, it's similar to the anti-junk fax laws, which were put in place because you pay for the ink and paper that is wasted.
If you're talking about the one in Southfield, then I was there as well. The implications of a Novell LTSP adoption almost had me drooling.
One of my colleagues and I had an opportunity to talk to a Novell engineer about it, and he said that Novell was indeed working very closely with the developers of LTSP, and that closed betas of the result of that collaberation would be starting in a few months.
An interesting side note -- the main presenter made a comment in that same conversation that he was "positively humbled" by the volume of people that were involved in the development of open source projects, and not only that, but the degree of intellect that these developers display regularly in the various IRC channels and usenet groups.
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No one is claiming, or even implying that it was...hell, the first line of the article reads "You probably have seen a few of these keyboards (illuminated) before..."
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I think you missed the joke.
Fake screenshot. I can't speak about the alleged bug itself, though.
Damn...who'da thought Detroit would ever be at the forefront of ANYTHING ever again?
To be honest, I suspect he did.
Is it me, or are RIAA/MPAA arguments becoming new extensions to Godwin's Law?
Worked in most Konami games for NES (and some for SNES) back in the day.
I looked at both the PSP and the DS, and wound up choosing the PSP. The dual screens of the DS is a nice novelty, but the system feels clunky and cheap to me, and using the stylus while trying to keep your fingers on the controls was difficult - I found myself cradling the stylus between my middle and ring fingers and then making a fist when I needed to poke the bottom screen (there's just something wrong about "fisting" a gaming device). I liked the larger single screen of the PSP better, and the image quality of the PSP's screen is undeniably better. The general look of the system is far more polished, too, in my opinion, and while that may not be a factor for some, I sort of like the little "wow, that's pretty" phrases that the PSP causes people around me to say when I pull it out. While the DS pricetag is FAR more appealing than the PSPs (~$150 vs. ~$250), the improved quality of the PSP made it worth the extra expenditure to me.
Adding to the list of PSP pluses is the ability to play MP3s (true MP3s, not re-converted proprietary crap). Using a USB cable (the PSP has a mini-USB connector), you can copy MP3s straight to the memory stick and use the built in player. As far as I know, the DS doesn't have this ability. The movie playing ability is somewhat lacking on the PSP, though, as it only plays a proprietary format. There are several free converters out there, but it was a pain to get them to work for me. Still, it's better than the complete lack of media playback that the DS offers.
Of course, as always, look at the game library before you make a decision - the PSP has a very limited selection now (although many more are on the way - google for info).
Several years ago ad revenue may have been enough to pay for the site. Ad rates have dropped a lot since then and clickthrough rates are steadily decreasing as adblocking technology becomes more widespread.
Actually, ad revenue is on the rise.
Joke.
Liar. Source?
That's the whole point - he didn't fulfill his duties. His duty was to prevent adults from coming in there and hitting on the kids, and he himself went in there and did that very thing.
I may get flaimed for this,...
...but I don't care, only I really DO care, but I want people to think that I'm too cool to care, which I'm not...
but I think that America is turning more and more into a police state.
Same for you "Mod me down, but..." people.
That's "pwned".
Submitter is from New Zealand - no first amendment, there.
I don't really see how this is letting "inanimate objects raise our kids". In order for something like this to work, there presumably has to be someone on the other end of the wire watching the camera feed. It's like a higher tech baby monitor - the same as poking your head in the next room to see what little Johnny is doing,only now you can do it from across the house.
If Chewbacca lived on Endor, you must acquit.
If this is the interface I'm thinking it is (I cant confirm because the site is already down) the windows that are displayed in the 3d space aren't updated in real time...basically, the window manager takes a screenshot of the window and puts it up. This is great for static windows, like a file listing, but doesn't do any good if I'm chatting on Gaim or watching a movie.
Sure, they had issues on release, but as far as I can tell now, it's a wonderful content delivery system. I love it.
In the words of Robin Williams:
"One nation, under Canada, above Mexico."
Good point.
I thought telemarketing to a cell phone was illegal, due to the fact that you are charged for both incoming and outgoing calls on a cell phone. As I understood it, it's similar to the anti-junk fax laws, which were put in place because you pay for the ink and paper that is wasted.
Indeed it is odd...to hear the engineer talk, you'd think they'd all been out to lunch.
If you're talking about the one in Southfield, then I was there as well. The implications of a Novell LTSP adoption almost had me drooling.
One of my colleagues and I had an opportunity to talk to a Novell engineer about it, and he said that Novell was indeed working very closely with the developers of LTSP, and that closed betas of the result of that collaberation would be starting in a few months.
An interesting side note -- the main presenter made a comment in that same conversation that he was "positively humbled" by the volume of people that were involved in the development of open source projects, and not only that, but the degree of intellect that these developers display regularly in the various IRC channels and usenet groups.
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No one is claiming, or even implying that it was...hell, the first line of the article reads "You probably have seen a few of these keyboards (illuminated) before..." -1 Redundant.