It's happened. I was in the middle of a Psych class, and someone in the front row's cell phone went off. As they were scrambling ot find it and turn it off, the professor walked up to the person (still lecturing), stopped, picked the phone out of their hands as they finally found it, and answered it.
"Hello?"
"No, she's in class right now, and can't take you call, can I take a message?"
"All right, I'll let her know. And just so you know in the future, she has class Tuesday and Thursday from 1-2:30, so please don't call during those times."
He then handed the phone back, and let her know it was Bob, and their dinner date for that evening was still on.
I'm fairly sure I don't remember a single other cell phone ringing in class that entire semester.
Actually, it's been stated by a Blizzard game rep that in Korea you don't even have to buy the actual box. Anyone who was in the beta over there only has to input their form of payment, and they can keep playing. It was stated that this was actually a fairly common practice in Korea.
It's also been stated that under no circumstances will such a thing EVER happen in the US. We will now, and forever, have to buy the box in order to get ahold of the 16ish alphanumeric code needed to activate an account, even if you already have the game installed, via a friend, 10-day free trial, beta installer, etc.
This seems to shout that those who are able to afford it, or able to come up with the best resources first, get the goods (a liver, in this case). So life and death quickly become a matter of being the cleverest.
On that note, though, isn't that what natural selection, survivial of the fittest, is about? Those who are able to best take advantage of the situation to make out the best in the end.
My roomate is still using a Pentium 1 233 MHz. It chugs along, and he threatens to shoot it on a regular basis, as it's either that, or no computer, well...
My sister is actually using the same processor in her computer. That thing's gone through three hard drives so far in it's lifespan, but that chip is still rock stable. The only problems that ever come up are simple incompatibilities with new software.
Me personally though? Oldest thing in my current setup is my Pentium III 800 MHz. Most of the rest of the setup is under two years old.
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Seriously, are you going to tell me Serenity is better than Bladerunner?
Yep.
It's happened. I was in the middle of a Psych class, and someone in the front row's cell phone went off. As they were scrambling ot find it and turn it off, the professor walked up to the person (still lecturing), stopped, picked the phone out of their hands as they finally found it, and answered it.
"Hello?"
"No, she's in class right now, and can't take you call, can I take a message?"
"All right, I'll let her know. And just so you know in the future, she has class Tuesday and Thursday from 1-2:30, so please don't call during those times."
He then handed the phone back, and let her know it was Bob, and their dinner date for that evening was still on.
I'm fairly sure I don't remember a single other cell phone ringing in class that entire semester.
Actually, it's been stated by a Blizzard game rep that in Korea you don't even have to buy the actual box. Anyone who was in the beta over there only has to input their form of payment, and they can keep playing. It was stated that this was actually a fairly common practice in Korea. It's also been stated that under no circumstances will such a thing EVER happen in the US. We will now, and forever, have to buy the box in order to get ahold of the 16ish alphanumeric code needed to activate an account, even if you already have the game installed, via a friend, 10-day free trial, beta installer, etc.
This seems to shout that those who are able to afford it, or able to come up with the best resources first, get the goods (a liver, in this case). So life and death quickly become a matter of being the cleverest.
On that note, though, isn't that what natural selection, survivial of the fittest, is about? Those who are able to best take advantage of the situation to make out the best in the end.
Still not sure I agree with it, however...
Definiatlly not the first game console webserver. Besides the PS2 and Dreamcast, there was also The GBA webserver. [fivemouse.com]
Ok, not for me, but...
My roomate is still using a Pentium 1 233 MHz. It chugs along, and he threatens to shoot it on a regular basis, as it's either that, or no computer, well...
My sister is actually using the same processor in her computer. That thing's gone through three hard drives so far in it's lifespan, but that chip is still rock stable. The only problems that ever come up are simple incompatibilities with new software.
Me personally though? Oldest thing in my current setup is my Pentium III 800 MHz. Most of the rest of the setup is under two years old.