Actually, you don't HAVE to pay people. I'm sure they could find supporters for every candidate who would be willing to participate for free. As long as you had someone for each candidate there, so they can all verify each other's work, I don't see where there would be a problem. Of course, I wouldn't expect the government to try to come up with ways to save money, so I guess we will have to pay people.
I suppose that makes sense. I had no idea that specified any image formats in the standard. I always just assumed that browsers supported them because they were popular formats.
Theora really sucks as a video codec though. I can't imagine ANYONE using it if it did become a part of the standard.
Maybe I'm missing the entire point here, but why the heck does the next version of html 5 even need to define a standard format for video? Are they also going to recommend what browser I should use, what operating system I should run, or what brand of coffee I should drink? I mean, seriously, I don't see what this even has to do with html.
Yes, because no one should ever have the audacity to want to have a fair trial. We should all just hand over all of our assets to any corporation that wants them, no questions asked.
I hate long cut scenes that you can't skip. If you wanna put them in your game, fine. If you wanna force me to watch them, thats usually ok too, as long as they are fairly short.
It completely sucks though, when you pop in a new game and want to jump right into the action, but it makes you watch a freaking 15 minute movie before the game starts. And then as soon as it starts, you might be unfortunate enough to lose or have to stop playing before you reach a save point, and then you have to watch the crap ALL OVER AGAIN.
When I read "V-tech rampage", I thought it was talking about a game for this. It would be pretty sad if they were harping on how violent those edutainment titles are.
Actually, Goldeneye had a number of different control schemes you could choose from. There was one where you could use the C-buttons for movement and the analog stick for aiming, the same scheme that had been done before in Turok. It worked extremely well for me, and honestly I think its probably the best controlling FPS I have ever played on a console.
When you get into halo and such, you are dealing with having to work 2 analog sticks which I guess might work for some, but I just cant do it. It's kinda like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time.
But basically what I'm saying is I don't feel like Halo revolutionized console FPS controls in any way, because the same basic schemes were around before, just having to use buttons instead of a second stick.
Actually, Nintendo has added a statement on their support site saying that it is alright to use NiMh rechargeables in the wii remote: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na /setupWiiRemote.jsp
I bought a cheap duracell charger that included some AA's. It seems to work fine, but even when fully charged, the wii software will only show 3 bars of capacity rather than the 4 bars you get on alkalines. They seem to only last about 50%-75% as long as alkalines too, but I don't really find it to be a big deal. Your mileage may vary depending on what kind of batteries you go with though.
Like my economics professor tells us, when you have economic growth, EVERYONE gets a bigger slice of the pie. The slice of the rich grows much more than the slice of the poor does, but the slice of the poor is still growing. Some people may go on about how its not fair, and we should live in a more socialized economy where everything balances out, but when you stifle economic growth it's not just the rich who will be getting a smaller slice, but everyone. People living in poverty in America today have it better off than my grandparents did about 60 years ago. I'm not too concerned with how much the rich have, because as a lower-middle-class American citizen, I have everything I need. I also suspect that in 50 years time, most of what we call poor today will also have most of the things that they need (we are already close to that point in many countries).
Um... the entire issue here is a case of the free market getting trounced upon by government regulation! You want MORE government regulation? Lik-sang's business practices = free market. Sony shutting them down = government regulation.
This gets modded insightful? As an anime music video creator, I take issue with your sweeping statement that putting a song to anime footage brings nothing new to the table. AMVs are just as valid an art form as anything else. Over the years, I have seen AMVs that have made me laugh, made me cry, or simply made me marvel at their sheer ingenuity or technical achievements. Granted, the vast majority of AMVs on youtube are the equivalent of crayon drawings by a 4-year-old child, but that does not diminish the validity of the art form as a whole.
Excuse the (slightly) off-topic question, but could someone explain to me exactly how riders are attached to bills like this? I've googled around but can't come up with any solid information on it.
Can any congressman or senator just add a rider to a bill? Is it really that simple? I believe there must be much more to it than that, or else every single bill would have tons of insane riders attached (more so than we have now!). I mean, if someone adds a rider to outlaw online gambling, then whats to stop another person from adding a rider that would nullify that rider?
It seems that they will allow people to "remix" the videos, so in that case it wouldn't really make much sense to DRM it. And besides, the video quality on youtube is absolute crap, it's not like they are protecting a high definition music video on a Blu-Ray disc.
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Well, it's true that the best solution would be to simply not have a DMCA at all, but often, this simply isn't possible. The people who don't want it are not as powerful or persuasive as the people who DO want it. Completely stopping something like this can be difficult--but lessening the impact that it has can often be more easily obtainable.
Compromise sucks. The side that compromises is the side that loses something. But when it comes down to it, its a lot better to lose something than to lose everything.
There's n easy way around that which I have seen done quite often. Offer the software for free for personal use, but require a fee for non-personal use.
Most of the comments on this story seem to be either jokes or trolls, but I was one of the few people who actually really enjoyed the Virtual Boy. Headaches were never a big problem for me, either. If I remember correctly, all games would have a "break period" after playing for about 15-20 minutes, where it would warn you that you should stop playing for a while. Sometimes I would even ignore this and keep playing anyways. If I got any headaches at all, they were pretty minor. And to a kid, if you have a choice between playing a video game, and getting a minor headache, is the choice really that difficult?
While the system didn't have a large number of games, most of them were pretty high quality. When the system started dying, I was able to buy probably half of the Virtual Boy library at Blockbuster video very cheaply. Mario Tennis, Teleroboxer, and Wario Land were all pretty awesome games, and provided me with hours of entertainment. Galactic Pinball and Mario Clash were pretty fun as well. I never really got into Red Alarm... the wireframe graphics just made it too confusing to tell what was going on, in my opinion. Another game I really enjoyed which they don't mention on this list was Panic Bomber. That was an awesome puzzle game, and it was probably just a straight port from another system... but it was still great fun.
The one thing that always perplexed me about the Virtual Boy though, was its odd controller. Why would it need two directional pads? Hardly any games even used the 2nd pad. I think maybe teleroboxer used it, but I cant remember. Jack Bros used the 2nd pad, but it wasn't all that necessary. I think any of the games could have worked fine without the 2nd pad. It makes you wonder if Nintendo had something else planned for that... or if it was just not a well thought out controller design.
A few months ago I was logging into paypal, and for some reason the site told me that I had been using the same password for too long, and I would be required to change it (and no, this wasn't a phishing site). I couldn't understand this at all, I had never heard of such a thing as being REQUIRED to change my password. I have a secure password that I use on all of my important accounts, and I remember it very well. Now though, they were forcing me to come up with something totally new. As you could expect, a few weeks later, I had forgotten the new password.
Then comes the secret question screens... I couldn't remember if I had actually answered the secret questions when I made my account, or if I had just typed some random characters. Apparently I had typed random characters, because after 5 attempts, paypal LOCKED DOWN my account.
Now, it's been months since this occurred, and after many phone calls, and even faxing them a ton of my private information that they requested, my account has STILL not been reinstated, with hundreds of dollars of my money locked up in there.
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I suppose we just play games for different reasons then. When I buy a racing game, I honestly don't give a damn whether it lets you drive a Camero or a cardbord box. I just want to race. Whatever they do to prolong my racing experience, that is what I consider value, because that is what I'm playing the game for.
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There is a thing for people like you called a gameshark (they do still make those, dont they?). I don't buy a game just to unlock the big freakin gun and then watch the ending. I buy a game to PLAY the game.
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I personally love games that force you to work to unlock stuff. This adds replay value to the game, which makes me feel like I am getting my moneys worth.
I mean what if you buy a new game for $50, and everything is right there on the table immediately, and you go through it all in 10 hours. I would certainly feel ripped off! However, that same game, if it requires me to meet certain requirements in order to unlock extra stuff, I'm going to keep playing, and get 20 or 30 hours of playtime out of it, if not more. I'm certainly not going to feel like the game was such a rip-off now.
As much as I love a good game like Katamari, I don't want to be fed the same crap over and over. Katamari came, and it was good, now it's over. Time for some new stuff.
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Actually, you don't HAVE to pay people. I'm sure they could find supporters for every candidate who would be willing to participate for free. As long as you had someone for each candidate there, so they can all verify each other's work, I don't see where there would be a problem. Of course, I wouldn't expect the government to try to come up with ways to save money, so I guess we will have to pay people.
I suppose that makes sense. I had no idea that specified any image formats in the standard. I always just assumed that browsers supported them because they were popular formats. Theora really sucks as a video codec though. I can't imagine ANYONE using it if it did become a part of the standard.
Maybe I'm missing the entire point here, but why the heck does the next version of html 5 even need to define a standard format for video? Are they also going to recommend what browser I should use, what operating system I should run, or what brand of coffee I should drink? I mean, seriously, I don't see what this even has to do with html.
Yes, because no one should ever have the audacity to want to have a fair trial. We should all just hand over all of our assets to any corporation that wants them, no questions asked.
I hate long cut scenes that you can't skip. If you wanna put them in your game, fine. If you wanna force me to watch them, thats usually ok too, as long as they are fairly short.
It completely sucks though, when you pop in a new game and want to jump right into the action, but it makes you watch a freaking 15 minute movie before the game starts. And then as soon as it starts, you might be unfortunate enough to lose or have to stop playing before you reach a save point, and then you have to watch the crap ALL OVER AGAIN.
When I read "V-tech rampage", I thought it was talking about a game for this. It would be pretty sad if they were harping on how violent those edutainment titles are.
Actually, Goldeneye had a number of different control schemes you could choose from. There was one where you could use the C-buttons for movement and the analog stick for aiming, the same scheme that had been done before in Turok. It worked extremely well for me, and honestly I think its probably the best controlling FPS I have ever played on a console. When you get into halo and such, you are dealing with having to work 2 analog sticks which I guess might work for some, but I just cant do it. It's kinda like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time. But basically what I'm saying is I don't feel like Halo revolutionized console FPS controls in any way, because the same basic schemes were around before, just having to use buttons instead of a second stick.
Wii sports is not a pack-in in Japan, so those people actually bought the game.
Looks like you came in a little late man, its up like 200% since this time last year.
Actually, Nintendo has added a statement on their support site saying that it is alright to use NiMh rechargeables in the wii remote: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na /setupWiiRemote.jsp
I bought a cheap duracell charger that included some AA's. It seems to work fine, but even when fully charged, the wii software will only show 3 bars of capacity rather than the 4 bars you get on alkalines. They seem to only last about 50%-75% as long as alkalines too, but I don't really find it to be a big deal. Your mileage may vary depending on what kind of batteries you go with though.
Like my economics professor tells us, when you have economic growth, EVERYONE gets a bigger slice of the pie. The slice of the rich grows much more than the slice of the poor does, but the slice of the poor is still growing. Some people may go on about how its not fair, and we should live in a more socialized economy where everything balances out, but when you stifle economic growth it's not just the rich who will be getting a smaller slice, but everyone. People living in poverty in America today have it better off than my grandparents did about 60 years ago. I'm not too concerned with how much the rich have, because as a lower-middle-class American citizen, I have everything I need. I also suspect that in 50 years time, most of what we call poor today will also have most of the things that they need (we are already close to that point in many countries).
Um... the entire issue here is a case of the free market getting trounced upon by government regulation! You want MORE government regulation? Lik-sang's business practices = free market. Sony shutting them down = government regulation.
This gets modded insightful? As an anime music video creator, I take issue with your sweeping statement that putting a song to anime footage brings nothing new to the table. AMVs are just as valid an art form as anything else. Over the years, I have seen AMVs that have made me laugh, made me cry, or simply made me marvel at their sheer ingenuity or technical achievements. Granted, the vast majority of AMVs on youtube are the equivalent of crayon drawings by a 4-year-old child, but that does not diminish the validity of the art form as a whole.
Excuse the (slightly) off-topic question, but could someone explain to me exactly how riders are attached to bills like this? I've googled around but can't come up with any solid information on it. Can any congressman or senator just add a rider to a bill? Is it really that simple? I believe there must be much more to it than that, or else every single bill would have tons of insane riders attached (more so than we have now!). I mean, if someone adds a rider to outlaw online gambling, then whats to stop another person from adding a rider that would nullify that rider?
It seems that they will allow people to "remix" the videos, so in that case it wouldn't really make much sense to DRM it. And besides, the video quality on youtube is absolute crap, it's not like they are protecting a high definition music video on a Blu-Ray disc.
Well, it's true that the best solution would be to simply not have a DMCA at all, but often, this simply isn't possible. The people who don't want it are not as powerful or persuasive as the people who DO want it. Completely stopping something like this can be difficult--but lessening the impact that it has can often be more easily obtainable. Compromise sucks. The side that compromises is the side that loses something. But when it comes down to it, its a lot better to lose something than to lose everything.
There's n easy way around that which I have seen done quite often. Offer the software for free for personal use, but require a fee for non-personal use.
Most of the comments on this story seem to be either jokes or trolls, but I was one of the few people who actually really enjoyed the Virtual Boy. Headaches were never a big problem for me, either. If I remember correctly, all games would have a "break period" after playing for about 15-20 minutes, where it would warn you that you should stop playing for a while. Sometimes I would even ignore this and keep playing anyways. If I got any headaches at all, they were pretty minor. And to a kid, if you have a choice between playing a video game, and getting a minor headache, is the choice really that difficult? While the system didn't have a large number of games, most of them were pretty high quality. When the system started dying, I was able to buy probably half of the Virtual Boy library at Blockbuster video very cheaply. Mario Tennis, Teleroboxer, and Wario Land were all pretty awesome games, and provided me with hours of entertainment. Galactic Pinball and Mario Clash were pretty fun as well. I never really got into Red Alarm... the wireframe graphics just made it too confusing to tell what was going on, in my opinion. Another game I really enjoyed which they don't mention on this list was Panic Bomber. That was an awesome puzzle game, and it was probably just a straight port from another system... but it was still great fun. The one thing that always perplexed me about the Virtual Boy though, was its odd controller. Why would it need two directional pads? Hardly any games even used the 2nd pad. I think maybe teleroboxer used it, but I cant remember. Jack Bros used the 2nd pad, but it wasn't all that necessary. I think any of the games could have worked fine without the 2nd pad. It makes you wonder if Nintendo had something else planned for that... or if it was just not a well thought out controller design.
A few months ago I was logging into paypal, and for some reason the site told me that I had been using the same password for too long, and I would be required to change it (and no, this wasn't a phishing site). I couldn't understand this at all, I had never heard of such a thing as being REQUIRED to change my password. I have a secure password that I use on all of my important accounts, and I remember it very well. Now though, they were forcing me to come up with something totally new. As you could expect, a few weeks later, I had forgotten the new password. Then comes the secret question screens... I couldn't remember if I had actually answered the secret questions when I made my account, or if I had just typed some random characters. Apparently I had typed random characters, because after 5 attempts, paypal LOCKED DOWN my account. Now, it's been months since this occurred, and after many phone calls, and even faxing them a ton of my private information that they requested, my account has STILL not been reinstated, with hundreds of dollars of my money locked up in there.
I suppose we just play games for different reasons then. When I buy a racing game, I honestly don't give a damn whether it lets you drive a Camero or a cardbord box. I just want to race. Whatever they do to prolong my racing experience, that is what I consider value, because that is what I'm playing the game for.
There is a thing for people like you called a gameshark (they do still make those, dont they?). I don't buy a game just to unlock the big freakin gun and then watch the ending. I buy a game to PLAY the game.
I personally love games that force you to work to unlock stuff. This adds replay value to the game, which makes me feel like I am getting my moneys worth. I mean what if you buy a new game for $50, and everything is right there on the table immediately, and you go through it all in 10 hours. I would certainly feel ripped off! However, that same game, if it requires me to meet certain requirements in order to unlock extra stuff, I'm going to keep playing, and get 20 or 30 hours of playtime out of it, if not more. I'm certainly not going to feel like the game was such a rip-off now.
It will surely be emulation. It wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to rewrite every single game...
Instead of supporting the further degeneration of a broken tax system, how about supporting a better one altogether? http://fairtax.org/ http://fairtaxgroups.com/
As much as I love a good game like Katamari, I don't want to be fed the same crap over and over. Katamari came, and it was good, now it's over. Time for some new stuff.