So, what if we really wanted to find Atlantis? We probably couldn't do it with satellites — man-made structures simply aren't big enough to be measured that way. But we could map the whole ocean using ships. A published U.S. Navy study found that it would take about 200 ship-years, meaning we'd need one ship for 200 years, or 10 ships for 20 years, or 100 ships for two years. It costs about $25,000 per day to operate a ship with the right mapping capability, so 200 ship-years would cost nearly two billion dollars. That may seem like a lot of money, but it's not that far off from the price tag of, say, a new sports stadium.
This is true. Because games don't use motion blur, it's very easy to differentiate between 60 FPS and 24/30 FPS. A video example can be downloaded here (encoded in XviD).
"Good" Game per Month (GGPM) Ratio Since most consoles were released in November, lets round up their ages by year. And assuming the score of 80 qualifies as a "good" game: - Wii: 36/24 = 1.5 GGPM - 360: 122/36 = 3.39 GGPM - PS3: 79/24 = 3.29 GGPM - PS2: 319/96 = 3.32 GGPM (*) - NDS: 64/48 = 1.33 GGPM
*) The PS2 probably doesn't have many new games anymore in the past few years.
It seems the NDS and Wii are filled with a lot more family and kids-friendly games, and these games tend to not favor the critics, and possibly most hardcore gamers.
After checking a few more ads on my mailbox, some of the AdSense behavior I observed are:
- Ads are showed based on the content of the email subject and body - When an email is sent in a different language, some of the ads will to
In the case where the email content is not descriptive enough (very short emails), the ads become non-accurate anymore. The ads become very general and sometimes vague.
For example, when I send one-liner email reminder to myself, the ads becomes less specific; they range from Jobs in Dubai, Millionaire Mentors, Hockey Career, Free Hosting, etc. Most of them sound like spam sites.
Just this morning I check my Gmail inbox. I received an email from a friend who just moved to a new office room.
Email subject: here are the pics! Email body: It's still messy, I know:p Attachment: P1010510.zip (zip file containing pictures of the new office room)
And on the side, I can see a few weird google adsense, a couple of them are:
Don't you get it, the election is always between a douche and a turd, because they're the only people who suck up enough to make it that far in politics.
The fact that the same people who are talking about our impending doom due to coal are the same people that won't allow the only reasonable alternative (nuclear) is all anyone should need to realize global warming is a hoax.
ManBearPig is real. It has entered our world through the portal from the Imaginationland. It's half man, half bear, and half pig. We have to stop it before it kills more human.
Another Blizzard post (maybe in the D3 website's FAQ) says that potions still exist. They're not completely gone, but probably are more rare. It will also be nerfed with a cooldown, just like in WoW.
IMO, this will make the game more interesting than just potion spamming. You actually will have to use some skills and strategies in order to play effectively.
Disclaimer: I have never bought, pirated, or played any of Positech's games. Possibly because they don't get enough exposure for me to notice (or even hear), or I just don't game enough these days, so when I actually get the chance I only get the more popular titles or games I know will be good.
Today was the first time I heard about the game Kudos. And when I saw its website, I feel it's a website I'm unwilling to purchase stuff off. To be blunt, the site looks quite shoddy and untrustworthy to purchase online from.
I understand that it is an independent game company. If Positech tries to market its games only to other developers or programmers, it may be a good enough website. But when Positech tries to market it to the general public, it does not look very presentable.
Perhaps I'm a more visual person than most programmers; however, I do strongly think that presentation is very important. Especially for a business. If you open a real store, say a small convenient store, wouldn't you want to make it look nice, clean, and organized? Wouldn't that attract more customers than a dirty and unorganized store? Of course the quality of goods and services are also important, but that's another story.
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I would have gone with Wall-E.
And he's probably chasing a female bat named Eve who got into the Shuttle...
If only his first name is Dick instead of Dirk...
Too young? It was on TV last year. Albeit the mini-series is not even comparable to the novel...
A: 'No' is the correct answer.
I think a more suitable name would be the CriKey.
From TFA:
Lets tag this article with "lametags" or "uselesstagsincludingthisone" =P
Nothing can be bricked but brick itself.
Alternately, you can use Firebug Lite on any browser. It's not perfect, but it still works.
This is true. Because games don't use motion blur, it's very easy to differentiate between 60 FPS and 24/30 FPS. A video example can be downloaded here (encoded in XviD).
Ok, let's use Metacritic...
Wii
First available: November 19, 2006
Scores 80 and above: 36 games
Scores 85 and above: 13 games
Source: http://www.metacritic.com/games/wii/scores/
Xbox 360
First available: November 22, 2005
Scores 80 and above: 122 games
Scores 85 and above: 47 games
Source: http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/scores/
PS3
First available: November 11, 2006
Scores 80 and above: 79 games
Scores 85 and above: 34 games
Source: http://www.metacritic.com/games/ps3/scores/
PS2
First available: October-November, 2000
Scores 80 and above: 319 games
Scores 85 and above: 149 games
Source: http://www.metacritic.com/games/ps2/scores/
Nintendo DS
First available: November, 2004
Scores 80 and above: 64 games
Scores 85 and above: 25 games
Source: http://www.metacritic.com/games/ds/scores/
"Good" Game per Month (GGPM) Ratio
Since most consoles were released in November, lets round up their ages by year. And assuming the score of 80 qualifies as a "good" game:
- Wii: 36/24 = 1.5 GGPM
- 360: 122/36 = 3.39 GGPM
- PS3: 79/24 = 3.29 GGPM
- PS2: 319/96 = 3.32 GGPM (*)
- NDS: 64/48 = 1.33 GGPM
*) The PS2 probably doesn't have many new games anymore in the past few years.
It seems the NDS and Wii are filled with a lot more family and kids-friendly games, and these games tend to not favor the critics, and possibly most hardcore gamers.
I didn't know Bruce Schneier is Chuck Noris' student.
After checking a few more ads on my mailbox, some of the AdSense behavior I observed are:
- Ads are showed based on the content of the email subject and body
- When an email is sent in a different language, some of the ads will to
In the case where the email content is not descriptive enough (very short emails), the ads become non-accurate anymore. The ads become very general and sometimes vague.
For example, when I send one-liner email reminder to myself, the ads becomes less specific; they range from Jobs in Dubai, Millionaire Mentors, Hockey Career, Free Hosting, etc. Most of them sound like spam sites.
Just this morning I check my Gmail inbox. I received an email from a friend who just moved to a new office room.
Email subject: here are the pics! :p
Email body: It's still messy, I know
Attachment: P1010510.zip (zip file containing pictures of the new office room)
And on the side, I can see a few weird google adsense, a couple of them are:
Girls In Underwear Pics
Find Fresh Girls' Underwear Info. Fast'n Easy.
-someunderwearwebsite
Meet Vampire Males
Meet Local Vampire Males Near You. View Profiles 100% Free. Join Now!
-somegothwebsite
Don't you get it, the election is always between a douche and a turd, because they're the only people who suck up enough to make it that far in politics.
By using Chrome as your preferred browser, your E-Penis will increase by a whopping 74%.
Yay, scientists have facts, but the rest of people will have questions.
Actually it's the other way round.
That's true.
In another news: Gordon Freeman has been spotted in CERN test chamber.
ManBearPig is real. It has entered our world through the portal from the Imaginationland. It's half man, half bear, and half pig. We have to stop it before it kills more human.
Excelsior!
That day will mark the day human started polluting and slowly destroying the moon.
This reminds me of a series of Calvin & Hobbes strips, where they went to Mars because earth was too polluted.
Another Blizzard post (maybe in the D3 website's FAQ) says that potions still exist. They're not completely gone, but probably are more rare. It will also be nerfed with a cooldown, just like in WoW.
IMO, this will make the game more interesting than just potion spamming. You actually will have to use some skills and strategies in order to play effectively.
The white-on-green itself is fine, but when you scroll down to read the comments... AH! Holy contrast ratio, Batman!
Took a while for my eyes to adjust the to white background again...
No, Peter can't be that smart. His password is probably 'password'.
Disclaimer: I have never bought, pirated, or played any of Positech's games. Possibly because they don't get enough exposure for me to notice (or even hear), or I just don't game enough these days, so when I actually get the chance I only get the more popular titles or games I know will be good.
Today was the first time I heard about the game Kudos. And when I saw its website, I feel it's a website I'm unwilling to purchase stuff off. To be blunt, the site looks quite shoddy and untrustworthy to purchase online from.
I understand that it is an independent game company. If Positech tries to market its games only to other developers or programmers, it may be a good enough website. But when Positech tries to market it to the general public, it does not look very presentable.
Perhaps I'm a more visual person than most programmers; however, I do strongly think that presentation is very important. Especially for a business. If you open a real store, say a small convenient store, wouldn't you want to make it look nice, clean, and organized? Wouldn't that attract more customers than a dirty and unorganized store? Of course the quality of goods and services are also important, but that's another story.
Perhaps they want to avoid another "Wardrobe Malfunction" going live on air...