SWG failed because Koster created a shitty game. I was there from release. The 300K is bunk. That's what sold at it's peak with the concourent free accounts counted. The player based left en masse and for good reason. Did you play the game at release? There was zero reason to play that came unless you liked mining resources. It was the only part at release that was interesting. Combat was crap. The rewards were crap. The jedi wasn't in, and as they stated was 1 in a 1000 (this is at release, not now). And that's ignoring the bs leveling scheme, the forced dance watching, and the brutal lag.
How is anything the Wii does not old rehashes only with a new remote.
If you want to claim the Wii is next gen because of it's remote find. But I really dare you try and pick gameplay elements that you claim as "new" that I can't show you are old hat.
I've played with the Wii a lot. I wouldn't mind having one of my own. But it is the controller that is new. The fun stuff Nintendo's done forever. Heck, I played 2 different generation of Mario Go-Kart as a hardcore drinking game in my teens and early 20's.
This Wii is the only next gen" stuff is bunk. The Wii has a novel controller. The 360 has XBL. The PS3 has a next-gen Price. All three are next-gen in their own way.
Wii is next gen in it's own way. But I'd say it's not even as "next gen" as the 360 because the 360 is all about Live and interactivity. The Wii to me is a novel party machine with a nifty controller.
The 360 isn't about cutting edge graphics, it isn't about a special controller that lets me get bored of bowling after 2 hours.
It's all about Live and how integrated the online experience is to the whole console. It certainly feels next gen when I'm playing MK3 that I just downloaded but then get an invite from a friend to hop into a game of TF2 where we're all communicating with voice over IP through the console, then another friend jumps on so we send him an invite. Then I notice my download of the NHL 2K8 demo has finished so after wrapping up TF2 I jump out to play the demo to see if it's anywhere near as good as NHL 08, it's not, but before I turn off the system I watch a trailer for a movie I want to see that's about to come out.
It's all seemless, it's all right there, it's all easy to nav through.
Sony Online's (SNE) MMO Star Wars Galaxies was a disappointment in relation to cost and anticipation, and that was released at the height of the buzz over a movie franchise that's since become old news.
That's because it sucked. Royally.
It was buggy, laggy (the commercial database that kept track of everything couldn't handle the 8 gazzilion read and writes a second their poor design called for. shocking!), the classes were boring, the progression repetitive, the rewards non-existant. You were asked to play as Background_Character_01 in a world where you wanted to be Luke or Darth. At least fantasy MMO's let you kill the occasional rare spawn, or eventually dragons and the like.
A good game is a good game. And that's no different for an MMO. WoW was a good game, that's why it did well. Most MMO's these days are just pure crap. If a company released something good, and polished, it would do fine. SW theme or no SW theme. But crap is always going to be crap.
Yeah, +3 Str Implant would seem meaningless compared to +5 Gauntlets of Unrelenting Manliness but Longsword +2 seems rather crap compared to the Mako manufactured THX1183 Mag Rail Rifle, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, I would. But I find that most games that aren't traditional D&D RPG's shy away from the +1's in a fantasy setting. It's just so easy to throw a few adjectives on a weapon or a piece of armor and make it "magic". And even the few traditional D&D CRPG's usually get away from the +1 and +2 stuff as a "name" mid-way through the game. And you end up "looting" stuff from a dragon with nice names with some lore.
I can certainly be done in sci-fi, but as I said in a different post, and as you allude to, I think it's just harder for developers to make meaningful lore in a sci-fi setting, so they often skimp on it.
the only few that exist are all critically acclaimed and have won multiple awards across multiple categories.
False. The few you know probably are. There are several flops. And there's a reason the genre isn't approached as often as fantasy, or without a fantasy-hybrid.
If the idea of another doesn't pique your curiosity
Great point. Only, you obviously didn't notice a few things. One, I posted in a topic about it. Two, I mentioned it's #2 on my gamefly list. Three, I mentioned my faith in the developers.
then you're nowhere near the demographic
What demographic is that? You? I don't think you speak for their target demographics. From my research on the title, they are targeting a wide range audience. This can be ascertained by developer comments on their official forums such as their adjustment of the combat and controls to appeal to a wide range of console players. You knew that before you decided to open up your smart ass mouth, right?
so I'd suggest going to hello kitty online adventures for your gaming instead.
Why? Because you're an idiot that has trouble with reading comprehension?
And yet in KotOR until you got the force, most of the items were just drab. It's just harder to do I suppose, since most games just don't do it. The implants were just implants. The guns were, for the most part, just guns. The crystals and other augments for the lightsabers were certainly more interesting. And my experience in the Fallout series is similar. There's a few items you get that really make you go "wow", but not many. Plus, you'd have to explain why Hitler's P-32 space modulator is better then any other space modulator.
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I typically don't like Sci-Fi themed RPG's.
AK-47 or Rocket Canon just to do it for me like Holy Sword of Whoop Ass does in traditional setting RPG's. I just prefer pieces that have lore. Gauntlets of Mighty Strength were forged deep in a mine by some special dwarf. The +3 Str Implant just seems meaningless.
KotOR worked for me because the force was enough of a cross-over (and I'm not a SW fan by any means) to bring in the "magic".
But, if there's one company I trust to do it in a manner that's worth playing, it's them. It's #2 on my gamefly list right after Assasians Creed, and only because the order they'll be released in.
Over time, this gives them a huge systematic advantage.
No it doesn't. It gives them a small advantage. Statistically, little.
collusion actually causes you to risk more (combined money of those involved), to win less (winnings is split) for a slight increase in odds.
And they do this online as well. Only they're on the phone and they know exactly what cards each other have. It's not as big a deal as you make it out to be. Generally, you need to be very good players, and play against not so good players, for it to really matter. And then guess what? If that's the case chances are you're going to take their money anyways. Sure, it helps. But "huge" it is not.
What on Earth are you smoking right now? 100 million sales for a console that is seriously trailing the other two consoles? It's overpriced, underperforms, and certainly has no hope in the near future of competing with either of the other two systems.
"it is very safe to say that they will be likely to choose a console from a brand they already use and trust"
What? You're smoking crack. They'll choose what has the best library. And unless you can magically fix the PS3's woes here compared to the Xbox. Or the Wii's domination of the "fun factor", it aint going to be the one they choose. They choose the PS2 because of the library and it being the one everyone said they should have, because it had the games they'd heard about and wanted to play. That is certainly not the PS3.
And no, the PS3 is now way behind the PS2 in sales based on week. Initial launches almost all look alike since it's production limited. Past the first few weeks is when you get your real look, and VG Charts clearly has the PS3 lacking compared to last gen.
I trusted and loved the PS2. Not a chance in hell I'd waste my money on a PS3 right now. The games just aren't there. The community just isn't there.
The malware that gets installed is, itself, Real Player.
Affected computers are stuck in a feedback loop where Real Player installs itself over and over again.
The space-time continuum is breaking down as we speak.
Oh right, the PS3 also offers games. Some that look as good as 360's. Some that don't.
And it has nothing to compete with XBL.
I eagerly await you dissing XBL as if 6,000,000+ people haven't used it. Yes, it must suck. The idea of have a $5 a month gaming community service that most people who use it love, will just never work.
And of course the market isn't "more saturated" with 360's. Whatever that means. Because there are far more PS3's sold, right?
I really wonder what will happen to all those PS2 buyers. I really do. Because we all know they're going to get a PS3. Because it's just more fun then the Wii. And does a much better job of getting you playing with your friends then the 360.
No dumbass, the only reason to get a PS3 over the other systems is blu-ray. That's it. Everyone knows it. It's why they don't sell for crap.
Sometimes you just shouldn't post. And you AC, shouldn't have posted.
I would agree with you but Live to me *is* that type of service DRM should be for. I really don't mind a service with micro-payments letting you pick single episodes or movies, giving them to you in digital downloads, and not letting them be transfered off to other devices.
I think the cost of some of the shows should still come down. Though I'd still save a ton of money if it wasn't for sports. I basically watch Family Guy, House, Lost when it's new, and some documentaries. I can get all that on Live for less then $10 a month on average. It's a la carte programming to the extreme.
I don't complain that movie theaters charge me a ticket but don't let me record a show. I actually like indemand on Comcast, and I don't complain that I can't burn the shows off of that without DRM. I actually support the rights of content producers to protect their copyrights. What I don't support is neverending rights like Disney has. Or not being able to burn my own CD to my computer to make it easier for me to watch.
Since I consider this almost exactly like inDemand, but only without the need for cable itself (only internet) I actually don't mind one bit having DRM in it.
And also, where do you get off that DRM is MS's dream? MS wants you to be able to rip and burn to your hearts content. It's not their content you're burning. It's their stuff your using to burn it. DRM is not MS's toy.
As to the cost, obviously some see it as not needed. To me it's a service, and I don't mind paying for it because I use it enough to warrant it. It's working pretty well so obviously many see it was worth it. But like anything else, if you're not playing games, or the TV/Movies isn't enough to warrant it, clearly it wouldn't be worth it.
Though I do see a day where it's ad supported enough, or even subsidized off the games/console to make it free. That's probably a few years away though.
Not too impressive? Get back to me when the PS3 outsells the 360 5:1 when the PS3 has a major release.
Not to mention that 360 has been out much longer and the market is already more saturated with 360's. Not to mention the 360's been outselling the PS3 anyways all along.
The PS3 just doesn't offer anything other then blu-ray player. They can't compete with the casual fun of the Wii. And it can't compete with XBL. Sony had everything going for them after PS2 and blew it.
While it's often dissed here. Live is truely fantastic and next-gen in service and application.
I can download movies, TV shows, new games, demos (free), trailers for upcoming games.
If it weren't for the fact I'm a sports junkie it would be cheaper for me to ditch digital cable and only download my shows and movies off of XBL.
I can keep track of my friends, invite them to games or get invited into their games. It keeps track of achievements and a lot more.
I run a major hockey site. On our hockey site we have a video game subforum. In there I have a dynamic Xbox Live leaderboard. Any member of our forum can go into our site, add their XBL gamer tag, and be included in the list. We can do friends invites right from our hockey forum. I can actually send a message from our hockey forum to one of our members while they are in Xbox playing a game. It also shows what games they're playing, what they've recently played, and we can compare achievements easily. *for privacy folks, you can choose to hide all this stuff so others can't see it*
the Wii has it's niche as the casual party machine. The Xbox has it's niche due to live. It isn't competing with the PS3 any more then it is the Wii. In fact, XBL Arcade is probably closer to the Wii in terms of competition then what the PS3 offers. XBL just works. Easy to use, lot's of content to offer. The PS3 doesn't have a real niche and it's why no one buys them. Anyone that buys a PS3 for anything other then a blu-ray player is nuts.
However, there is one aspect of the work done that needs to be accounted for in what *you* are saying.
When this region of the brain was stimulated the persons experience was that of their culturely biased religion.
That does most certainly impact the potential other-worldly source of the stimulation.
I believe it is saying that like most regions in the brain, stimulation can occur through known and natural causes, and in this case a religious experience is had during stimulation.
What idiot modded that as a troll? It was 100% correct.
The C# project at MS was and is run by the same exact guy that engineered Turbo Pascal and later went on to create Delphi at Borland. He left for MS and did the original MFC and a few other things before heading up Delphi. And I'm talking leading the projects at a technical level. Not just the guy who keeps track of the project task list.
And if you actually look at job openings, which is certainly the good indicator of popularity, C# is very popular.
That some of you don't like that isn't a concern to reality. That some of you would like to pretend it's a Java ripoff isn't a concern to reality.
The troll is the ignorance of thinking C# is just some java rip off and that no one uses it. This is a geek site, you should freaking know these things.
And one day when you leave college you can test your theory. Because your "20%" still needs to be better then then someone else that can do the job just as well for cheaper.
Though, I still rather question your use of "free". Hopefully before you leave the real world you'll figure it out.
It's redone Delphi you schmuck. And it was basically done by the same guy.
And people do like C#. A ton. Except in/.land of course. There's tons and tons and tons of nice paying C# development jobs out there. Tons and tons of successful C# projects. I don't mean tons like "Ruby" tons where there aint crap no matter how much/. loves it.
I mean real amounts.
So you got a 1G for $80. And one year ago (roughly) when the Zune came out it was a 30G music player for $250. The same exact price as the iPod, only the Zune had a nicer screen.
The PlaysForSure people rip on a lot. But I don't know anyone that had any music from that. I supposed MS should have just kept supporting a drm solution that didn't work?
The wifi could have been better. But at least it had it. most players didn't and still don't. So it's hardly a knock.
Sure, there's lots of nice players from lots of companies. Including the rebranded Toshiba Gigabeat sold as the Zune.
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What is the rational arguement then?
You can rip your CD's, or get Mp3's or whatever from elsewhere that don't have DRM built into them, and it'll never question where your music came from. It's had a nice form factor and disk space for the price. Had a nice looking screen, and built in FM.
A DRM-gimped wireless music sharing feature that no other device really has anyways? OK, so don't use it.
It's amazing that that jackass's post is still sitting at +5 insightful.
He did nothing but reply to an assumed argument. And his assumption was wrong.
There is a common argument people use to justify Bush's entrance into the war. That is as a humanitarian effort.
This of course is easily countered by naming other humanitarian crisis that we've not gone into with such vigor.
It was out of place and context. I didn't attempt to justify the reasons for Bush deciding to go to war. In fact, I flat out stated I didn't buy the reasons given.
I simply stated I didn't care what the reasons were, I believe getting out Saddam was worth it. You could argue against that of course. But that +5 he has is probably the worst, and most biased, moderation I've seen here. The fact is his argument is 100% misplaced.
If you're sick of that crap, maybe you should learn to read. No really. Go try reading what I wrote. You're responding to some fluff piece of political rhetoric. That isn't what I wrote. People like you are what I'm sick of. People that can't see a discussion for what it is, but instead interject their own false assumptions.
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SWG failed because Koster created a shitty game. I was there from release. The 300K is bunk. That's what sold at it's peak with the concourent free accounts counted. The player based left en masse and for good reason. Did you play the game at release? There was zero reason to play that came unless you liked mining resources. It was the only part at release that was interesting. Combat was crap. The rewards were crap. The jedi wasn't in, and as they stated was 1 in a 1000 (this is at release, not now). And that's ignoring the bs leveling scheme, the forced dance watching, and the brutal lag.
How is anything the Wii does not old rehashes only with a new remote.
If you want to claim the Wii is next gen because of it's remote find. But I really dare you try and pick gameplay elements that you claim as "new" that I can't show you are old hat.
I've played with the Wii a lot. I wouldn't mind having one of my own. But it is the controller that is new. The fun stuff Nintendo's done forever. Heck, I played 2 different generation of Mario Go-Kart as a hardcore drinking game in my teens and early 20's.
This Wii is the only next gen" stuff is bunk. The Wii has a novel controller. The 360 has XBL. The PS3 has a next-gen Price. All three are next-gen in their own way.
You posted my thoughts exactly.
Wii is next gen in it's own way. But I'd say it's not even as "next gen" as the 360 because the 360 is all about Live and interactivity. The Wii to me is a novel party machine with a nifty controller. The 360 isn't about cutting edge graphics, it isn't about a special controller that lets me get bored of bowling after 2 hours.
It's all about Live and how integrated the online experience is to the whole console. It certainly feels next gen when I'm playing MK3 that I just downloaded but then get an invite from a friend to hop into a game of TF2 where we're all communicating with voice over IP through the console, then another friend jumps on so we send him an invite. Then I notice my download of the NHL 2K8 demo has finished so after wrapping up TF2 I jump out to play the demo to see if it's anywhere near as good as NHL 08, it's not, but before I turn off the system I watch a trailer for a movie I want to see that's about to come out.
It's all seemless, it's all right there, it's all easy to nav through.
Sony Online's (SNE) MMO Star Wars Galaxies was a disappointment in relation to cost and anticipation, and that was released at the height of the buzz over a movie franchise that's since become old news.
That's because it sucked. Royally.
It was buggy, laggy (the commercial database that kept track of everything couldn't handle the 8 gazzilion read and writes a second their poor design called for. shocking!), the classes were boring, the progression repetitive, the rewards non-existant. You were asked to play as Background_Character_01 in a world where you wanted to be Luke or Darth. At least fantasy MMO's let you kill the occasional rare spawn, or eventually dragons and the like.
A good game is a good game. And that's no different for an MMO. WoW was a good game, that's why it did well. Most MMO's these days are just pure crap. If a company released something good, and polished, it would do fine. SW theme or no SW theme. But crap is always going to be crap.
Yeah, +3 Str Implant would seem meaningless compared to +5 Gauntlets of Unrelenting Manliness but Longsword +2 seems rather crap compared to the Mako manufactured THX1183 Mag Rail Rifle, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, I would. But I find that most games that aren't traditional D&D RPG's shy away from the +1's in a fantasy setting. It's just so easy to throw a few adjectives on a weapon or a piece of armor and make it "magic". And even the few traditional D&D CRPG's usually get away from the +1 and +2 stuff as a "name" mid-way through the game. And you end up "looting" stuff from a dragon with nice names with some lore. I can certainly be done in sci-fi, but as I said in a different post, and as you allude to, I think it's just harder for developers to make meaningful lore in a sci-fi setting, so they often skimp on it.
the only few that exist are all critically acclaimed and have won multiple awards across multiple categories.
False. The few you know probably are. There are several flops. And there's a reason the genre isn't approached as often as fantasy, or without a fantasy-hybrid.
If the idea of another doesn't pique your curiosity
Great point. Only, you obviously didn't notice a few things. One, I posted in a topic about it. Two, I mentioned it's #2 on my gamefly list. Three, I mentioned my faith in the developers.
then you're nowhere near the demographic
What demographic is that? You? I don't think you speak for their target demographics. From my research on the title, they are targeting a wide range audience. This can be ascertained by developer comments on their official forums such as their adjustment of the combat and controls to appeal to a wide range of console players. You knew that before you decided to open up your smart ass mouth, right?
so I'd suggest going to hello kitty online adventures for your gaming instead.
Why? Because you're an idiot that has trouble with reading comprehension?
You can thank me later.
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And yet in KotOR until you got the force, most of the items were just drab. It's just harder to do I suppose, since most games just don't do it. The implants were just implants. The guns were, for the most part, just guns. The crystals and other augments for the lightsabers were certainly more interesting. And my experience in the Fallout series is similar. There's a few items you get that really make you go "wow", but not many. Plus, you'd have to explain why Hitler's P-32 space modulator is better then any other space modulator.
I typically don't like Sci-Fi themed RPG's.
AK-47 or Rocket Canon just to do it for me like Holy Sword of Whoop Ass does in traditional setting RPG's. I just prefer pieces that have lore. Gauntlets of Mighty Strength were forged deep in a mine by some special dwarf. The +3 Str Implant just seems meaningless.
KotOR worked for me because the force was enough of a cross-over (and I'm not a SW fan by any means) to bring in the "magic".
But, if there's one company I trust to do it in a manner that's worth playing, it's them. It's #2 on my gamefly list right after Assasians Creed, and only because the order they'll be released in.
Over time, this gives them a huge systematic advantage.
No it doesn't. It gives them a small advantage. Statistically, little.
collusion actually causes you to risk more (combined money of those involved), to win less (winnings is split) for a slight increase in odds.
And they do this online as well. Only they're on the phone and they know exactly what cards each other have. It's not as big a deal as you make it out to be. Generally, you need to be very good players, and play against not so good players, for it to really matter. And then guess what? If that's the case chances are you're going to take their money anyways. Sure, it helps. But "huge" it is not.
What on Earth are you smoking right now? 100 million sales for a console that is seriously trailing the other two consoles? It's overpriced, underperforms, and certainly has no hope in the near future of competing with either of the other two systems.
"it is very safe to say that they will be likely to choose a console from a brand they already use and trust"
What? You're smoking crack. They'll choose what has the best library. And unless you can magically fix the PS3's woes here compared to the Xbox. Or the Wii's domination of the "fun factor", it aint going to be the one they choose. They choose the PS2 because of the library and it being the one everyone said they should have, because it had the games they'd heard about and wanted to play. That is certainly not the PS3.
And no, the PS3 is now way behind the PS2 in sales based on week. Initial launches almost all look alike since it's production limited. Past the first few weeks is when you get your real look, and VG Charts clearly has the PS3 lacking compared to last gen.
I trusted and loved the PS2. Not a chance in hell I'd waste my money on a PS3 right now. The games just aren't there. The community just isn't there.
The malware that gets installed is, itself, Real Player.
Affected computers are stuck in a feedback loop where Real Player installs itself over and over again.
The space-time continuum is breaking down as we speak.
Oh right, the PS3 also offers games. Some that look as good as 360's. Some that don't.
And it has nothing to compete with XBL.
I eagerly await you dissing XBL as if 6,000,000+ people haven't used it. Yes, it must suck. The idea of have a $5 a month gaming community service that most people who use it love, will just never work.
And of course the market isn't "more saturated" with 360's. Whatever that means. Because there are far more PS3's sold, right?
I really wonder what will happen to all those PS2 buyers. I really do. Because we all know they're going to get a PS3. Because it's just more fun then the Wii. And does a much better job of getting you playing with your friends then the 360.
No dumbass, the only reason to get a PS3 over the other systems is blu-ray. That's it. Everyone knows it. It's why they don't sell for crap.
Sometimes you just shouldn't post. And you AC, shouldn't have posted.
I would agree with you but Live to me *is* that type of service DRM should be for. I really don't mind a service with micro-payments letting you pick single episodes or movies, giving them to you in digital downloads, and not letting them be transfered off to other devices.
I think the cost of some of the shows should still come down. Though I'd still save a ton of money if it wasn't for sports. I basically watch Family Guy, House, Lost when it's new, and some documentaries. I can get all that on Live for less then $10 a month on average. It's a la carte programming to the extreme.
I don't complain that movie theaters charge me a ticket but don't let me record a show. I actually like indemand on Comcast, and I don't complain that I can't burn the shows off of that without DRM. I actually support the rights of content producers to protect their copyrights. What I don't support is neverending rights like Disney has. Or not being able to burn my own CD to my computer to make it easier for me to watch. Since I consider this almost exactly like inDemand, but only without the need for cable itself (only internet) I actually don't mind one bit having DRM in it.
And also, where do you get off that DRM is MS's dream? MS wants you to be able to rip and burn to your hearts content. It's not their content you're burning. It's their stuff your using to burn it. DRM is not MS's toy.
As to the cost, obviously some see it as not needed. To me it's a service, and I don't mind paying for it because I use it enough to warrant it. It's working pretty well so obviously many see it was worth it. But like anything else, if you're not playing games, or the TV/Movies isn't enough to warrant it, clearly it wouldn't be worth it.
Though I do see a day where it's ad supported enough, or even subsidized off the games/console to make it free. That's probably a few years away though.
You have a valid gripe.
Even if they don't agree with your point, you at least tried to make one.
It's a MS story so people here often are complete idiots about it unless you make a case for why MS sucks.
Not too impressive? Get back to me when the PS3 outsells the 360 5:1 when the PS3 has a major release.
Not to mention that 360 has been out much longer and the market is already more saturated with 360's. Not to mention the 360's been outselling the PS3 anyways all along.
The PS3 just doesn't offer anything other then blu-ray player. They can't compete with the casual fun of the Wii. And it can't compete with XBL. Sony had everything going for them after PS2 and blew it.
The 360's greatest selling point is Live.
While it's often dissed here. Live is truely fantastic and next-gen in service and application.
I can download movies, TV shows, new games, demos (free), trailers for upcoming games. If it weren't for the fact I'm a sports junkie it would be cheaper for me to ditch digital cable and only download my shows and movies off of XBL.
I can keep track of my friends, invite them to games or get invited into their games. It keeps track of achievements and a lot more.
I run a major hockey site. On our hockey site we have a video game subforum. In there I have a dynamic Xbox Live leaderboard. Any member of our forum can go into our site, add their XBL gamer tag, and be included in the list. We can do friends invites right from our hockey forum. I can actually send a message from our hockey forum to one of our members while they are in Xbox playing a game. It also shows what games they're playing, what they've recently played, and we can compare achievements easily. *for privacy folks, you can choose to hide all this stuff so others can't see it*
the Wii has it's niche as the casual party machine. The Xbox has it's niche due to live. It isn't competing with the PS3 any more then it is the Wii. In fact, XBL Arcade is probably closer to the Wii in terms of competition then what the PS3 offers. XBL just works. Easy to use, lot's of content to offer. The PS3 doesn't have a real niche and it's why no one buys them. Anyone that buys a PS3 for anything other then a blu-ray player is nuts.
You, and a few others have pointed this out.
However, there is one aspect of the work done that needs to be accounted for in what *you* are saying.
When this region of the brain was stimulated the persons experience was that of their culturely biased religion.
That does most certainly impact the potential other-worldly source of the stimulation.
I believe it is saying that like most regions in the brain, stimulation can occur through known and natural causes, and in this case a religious experience is had during stimulation.
What idiot modded that as a troll? It was 100% correct.
The C# project at MS was and is run by the same exact guy that engineered Turbo Pascal and later went on to create Delphi at Borland. He left for MS and did the original MFC and a few other things before heading up Delphi. And I'm talking leading the projects at a technical level. Not just the guy who keeps track of the project task list.
And if you actually look at job openings, which is certainly the good indicator of popularity, C# is very popular.
That some of you don't like that isn't a concern to reality. That some of you would like to pretend it's a Java ripoff isn't a concern to reality.
The troll is the ignorance of thinking C# is just some java rip off and that no one uses it. This is a geek site, you should freaking know these things.
And one day when you leave college you can test your theory. Because your "20%" still needs to be better then then someone else that can do the job just as well for cheaper.
Though, I still rather question your use of "free". Hopefully before you leave the real world you'll figure it out.
It's redone Delphi you schmuck. And it was basically done by the same guy.
/.land of course. There's tons and tons and tons of nice paying C# development jobs out there. Tons and tons of successful C# projects. I don't mean tons like "Ruby" tons where there aint crap no matter how much /. loves it.
I mean real amounts.
And people do like C#. A ton. Except in
Get a clue before you start spouting off.
So you got a 1G for $80. And one year ago (roughly) when the Zune came out it was a 30G music player for $250. The same exact price as the iPod, only the Zune had a nicer screen.
The PlaysForSure people rip on a lot. But I don't know anyone that had any music from that. I supposed MS should have just kept supporting a drm solution that didn't work?
The wifi could have been better. But at least it had it. most players didn't and still don't. So it's hardly a knock.
Sure, there's lots of nice players from lots of companies. Including the rebranded Toshiba Gigabeat sold as the Zune.
What is the rational arguement then?
You can rip your CD's, or get Mp3's or whatever from elsewhere that don't have DRM built into them, and it'll never question where your music came from. It's had a nice form factor and disk space for the price. Had a nice looking screen, and built in FM.
A DRM-gimped wireless music sharing feature that no other device really has anyways? OK, so don't use it.
People also like to point to a study based on 500K death certificates. Even though only 50K have been issued.
It's amazing that that jackass's post is still sitting at +5 insightful.
He did nothing but reply to an assumed argument. And his assumption was wrong.
There is a common argument people use to justify Bush's entrance into the war. That is as a humanitarian effort.
This of course is easily countered by naming other humanitarian crisis that we've not gone into with such vigor.
It was out of place and context. I didn't attempt to justify the reasons for Bush deciding to go to war. In fact, I flat out stated I didn't buy the reasons given.
I simply stated I didn't care what the reasons were, I believe getting out Saddam was worth it. You could argue against that of course. But that +5 he has is probably the worst, and most biased, moderation I've seen here. The fact is his argument is 100% misplaced.
If you're sick of that crap, maybe you should learn to read. No really. Go try reading what I wrote. You're responding to some fluff piece of political rhetoric. That isn't what I wrote. People like you are what I'm sick of. People that can't see a discussion for what it is, but instead interject their own false assumptions.