Vincent: Okay, look, here's the deal. Man, you were gonna drive me around tonight, never be the wiser, but El Gordo got in front of a window, did his high dive, we're into Plan B. Still breathing? Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it. Max: I Ching? What are you talking about, man? You threw a man out of a window. Vincent: I didn't throw him. He *fell* Max: Well what did he do to you? Vincent: What? Max: What did he do to *you*? Vincent: Nothing. I only met him tonight. Max: You just met him once and you killed him like that? Vincent: What? I should only kill people after I get to know them?
I know five people, including myself, who have had to RMA their 360s. My 360 is in repair right now, actually. I think the quote was 2-3% of the units were defective. That means if 1,000,000 a month are produced, 20,000 to 30,000 units will be defective.
This just in, Microsoft now the biggest employer in McAllen, TX.
So then, if the stem cells are placed next to a Shakey's Pizza, they would become another Shakey's Pizza! And you'd have your own Shakey's Pizza where you didn't have to charge yourself to eat!
Thats exactly how it translates to the cinema ratings.
I'd just like to add to the list... Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Halo, and most definetly Max Payne 2 (first game I've ever heard any game use the full range of profanity, including the f-bomb... go Rockstar!) rank as some of the most incredible games I've ever played that were rated as Mature.
Dude, could you possibly post some pictures of that setup? I'd love to check it out, im in the market for a TV and I think HDTV would be a good investment.. just wanna seal the deal.
How can you say one movie is better than the other? That is like saying one part of LoTR is better than the other part. They are the same damn story, same damn book/movie.
If the Matrix was one six hour long epic, you wouldn't be saying it sucked, now would you?
People like this say part 2 and 3 sucked because it wasn't as impressive as the first. Of course not! The first was exactly that. The first of it's kind. People like this go into the theater expecting to be just as shocked/excited/whatever as they were when the first movie came out, and that is most certainly the worst mindset to be in when you go into a movie like this.
For those of you who have not seen Reloaded or Revolutions.. or both.. please go into the movie knowing that is a continuation of the story, NOT a god damn sequel. You knew this going into LoTR - Two Towers, so just keep in that frame of mind for these films.
It's come to my attention that a lot of people scream "bad headphones/speakers = less quality" which is true, yes, but Ogg and AAC sound much better for the *same* *file* *size* which would, of course, enhance your listening pleasure or whatever you want to call it.
And as far as people stuck on Ogg and complaining that the iPod doesn't have Ogg support, well, I suggest installing iTunes, ripping some Ogg and AAC in the same bitrate, and listen to them back to back. You'll see that there is no difference.
Ogg triumphs for lower bitrates, and I support it for that, but as of this moment when you hit 128Kbps it just doesnt really matter if you use AAC or Ogg.
I'm anti-weapons, and my first thought was that this was a good thing. Then I realized, Hey, I'm also pro-free speech. A bit of an ethical tug-o-war ensued in my balding head.
I can't say this is a good thing, but I can't say it's bad either, at least in my own views/morals/ethics/what-have-you. On one hand, I think guns should be banned from public use. On the other hand, I wear a shirt from time to time that says "Eat Shit."
The Xbox was not designed to be portable, it was designed to kick ass. How else are you going to fit a 733MHz Celeron PC into a console? Curve the damn thing into a hemisphere?
We're not talking about product design, we're talking about performance and functionality. That's where Apple fails to meet my needs in terms of personal computers. I'm a gamer, and I will *never* use a Mac for gaming again.
The only thing I'll give Apple at the moment is the iPod (which rocks) and their product design, but aside from that their products are nearly impossible to upgrade (on-board video? wtf!? -- iMac), and I don't care what anyone says... they aren't as fast as my AMD (gigaflops be damned), and certainly not as inexpensive.
As far as the media player goes, Apple has them beat, I agree 100%. Windows Media and MP3 just plain suck. The iPod would kick even more ass than it currently does (which is a lot) if it supported Ogg Vorbis, but until then, I suppose AAC will work. My speakers in my Geo Metro aren't that great, anyways. And AAC (at higher bitrates, ie 192Kbps and up) sounds pretty damn close to Ogg. Yeah, it may be bigger, but I don't even have *two* gigs of music on my drive... yet.
"I can smell an Apple enthusiast from a mile away."
I got $50 as a christmas bonus (in cash no less) last year when I worked at an ISP. Then again, they did have to lay us all off because they ran out of money... (since then they've been bought out).
Anyways, for someone like me, a ripe 19 years of age, working for $9.00/hour, a $50 bonus was pretty neat.
DEAR GOD! My stomach turns every time that name is mentioned. I worked as a CSR at a local ISP for a year or so, and every time Xupiter was mentioned, nearly all of the employees within earshot would mutter, "Aw, jeez" or something else to that effect.
On another note, I think that Gamespot's download manager, Kontiki, is kind of sneaky.. at least sneaky in the fact that I thought it was just another humble download manager. Then again, why would anyone want you to have their download manager unless they were spying on you?
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Vincent: Okay, look, here's the deal. Man, you were gonna drive me around tonight, never be the wiser, but El Gordo got in front of a window, did his high dive, we're into Plan B. Still breathing? Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it.
Max: I Ching? What are you talking about, man? You threw a man out of a window.
Vincent: I didn't throw him. He *fell*
Max: Well what did he do to you?
Vincent: What?
Max: What did he do to *you*?
Vincent: Nothing. I only met him tonight.
Max: You just met him once and you killed him like that?
Vincent: What? I should only kill people after I get to know them?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369339/
I know five people, including myself, who have had to RMA their 360s. My 360 is in repair right now, actually. I think the quote was 2-3% of the units were defective. That means if 1,000,000 a month are produced, 20,000 to 30,000 units will be defective.
This just in, Microsoft now the biggest employer in McAllen, TX.
It is also worthy to note that the Xbox GOTY version of Morrowind included all the current bug fixes before it went to manufacturing.
So then, if the stem cells are placed next to a Shakey's Pizza, they would become another Shakey's Pizza! And you'd have your own Shakey's Pizza where you didn't have to charge yourself to eat!
I think the only way to enjoy The Sims is to have a pair of boobies.
I hate that stupid game, yet my girlfriend loves it. Whatever.
Thats exactly how it translates to the cinema ratings.
I'd just like to add to the list... Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Halo, and most definetly Max Payne 2 (first game I've ever heard any game use the full range of profanity, including the f-bomb... go Rockstar!) rank as some of the most incredible games I've ever played that were rated as Mature.
Dude, could you possibly post some pictures of that setup? I'd love to check it out, im in the market for a TV and I think HDTV would be a good investment.. just wanna seal the deal.
...if it had a "laser" mounted on top.
Meh. I try.
Well I suppose in eleven years I'll find out.
And you're probably right about that age thing.. but I also recall some say 'Ah, to be young again'
I'd like to think of myself as an intelligent teenager. After all, one more year to go until you can't even call me that anymore.
Besides, back when you were a teenager, you were the smartest and you were a geek, right?
Well its just another generation coming into the ranks.
How can you say one movie is better than the other? That is like saying one part of LoTR is better than the other part. They are the same damn story, same damn book/movie.
If the Matrix was one six hour long epic, you wouldn't be saying it sucked, now would you?
People like this say part 2 and 3 sucked because it wasn't as impressive as the first. Of course not! The first was exactly that. The first of it's kind. People like this go into the theater expecting to be just as shocked/excited/whatever as they were when the first movie came out, and that is most certainly the worst mindset to be in when you go into a movie like this.
For those of you who have not seen Reloaded or Revolutions.. or both.. please go into the movie knowing that is a continuation of the story, NOT a god damn sequel. You knew this going into LoTR - Two Towers, so just keep in that frame of mind for these films.
It's come to my attention that a lot of people scream "bad headphones/speakers = less quality" which is true, yes, but Ogg and AAC sound much better for the *same* *file* *size* which would, of course, enhance your listening pleasure or whatever you want to call it.
And as far as people stuck on Ogg and complaining that the iPod doesn't have Ogg support, well, I suggest installing iTunes, ripping some Ogg and AAC in the same bitrate, and listen to them back to back. You'll see that there is no difference.
Ogg triumphs for lower bitrates, and I support it for that, but as of this moment when you hit 128Kbps it just doesnt really matter if you use AAC or Ogg.
My 2c.
With your powers combined, I am Captain Patent!!
...they shouldn't have blocked these sites.
I'm anti-weapons, and my first thought was that this was a good thing. Then I realized, Hey, I'm also pro-free speech. A bit of an ethical tug-o-war ensued in my balding head.
I can't say this is a good thing, but I can't say it's bad either, at least in my own views/morals/ethics/what-have-you. On one hand, I think guns should be banned from public use. On the other hand, I wear a shirt from time to time that says "Eat Shit."
What to do...
Where's kbounce?
Do you run Linux on your Xbox?
Well no Xbox Live for you, then.
I say, big deal! The Xbox can run Linux.
So can my PC.
Who wants Linux on a game console, anyways?
The Xbox was not designed to be portable, it was designed to kick ass. How else are you going to fit a 733MHz Celeron PC into a console? Curve the damn thing into a hemisphere?
We're not talking about product design, we're talking about performance and functionality. That's where Apple fails to meet my needs in terms of personal computers. I'm a gamer, and I will *never* use a Mac for gaming again.
The only thing I'll give Apple at the moment is the iPod (which rocks) and their product design, but aside from that their products are nearly impossible to upgrade (on-board video? wtf!? -- iMac), and I don't care what anyone says... they aren't as fast as my AMD (gigaflops be damned), and certainly not as inexpensive.
As far as the media player goes, Apple has them beat, I agree 100%. Windows Media and MP3 just plain suck. The iPod would kick even more ass than it currently does (which is a lot) if it supported Ogg Vorbis, but until then, I suppose AAC will work. My speakers in my Geo Metro aren't that great, anyways. And AAC (at higher bitrates, ie 192Kbps and up) sounds pretty damn close to Ogg. Yeah, it may be bigger, but I don't even have *two* gigs of music on my drive... yet.
"I can smell an Apple enthusiast from a mile away."
...but it's better than nothing.
I got $50 as a christmas bonus (in cash no less) last year when I worked at an ISP. Then again, they did have to lay us all off because they ran out of money... (since then they've been bought out).
Anyways, for someone like me, a ripe 19 years of age, working for $9.00/hour, a $50 bonus was pretty neat.
What better way to "spread the word" than be a complete jackass?
Of course, that'd be on the US soldier perspective.
...they should start playing Desert Combat.
IMHO, shooting up virtual Iraqis is better than the real thing.
DEAR GOD! My stomach turns every time that name is mentioned. I worked as a CSR at a local ISP for a year or so, and every time Xupiter was mentioned, nearly all of the employees within earshot would mutter, "Aw, jeez" or something else to that effect.
On another note, I think that Gamespot's download manager, Kontiki, is kind of sneaky.. at least sneaky in the fact that I thought it was just another humble download manager. Then again, why would anyone want you to have their download manager unless they were spying on you?
Stupid me. Oh well... thank god for Ad-aware.
Have you seen how you "get" to play this?
You submit your system specs, and they "invite you."
I think the CEO is a disciple of Hitler. Virtual-anti-semetic. Only blond-haired, blue-eyed ditzy teenage girls are allowed.
Fuck that.
First off, I'm not trolling.
Second, I've been at work all day.
You DO know what a *job* is, right?
Here's someone who know's what he's talking about.
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And forgive me, it is spelled r0x0rs.
God forbid an intelligent gamer reads
Worse yet, someone who doesn't even know about Mozilla themes, or what really matters in a browser.