If you have a DS, or want a DS for playing DS/GBA games... But you also have GB/GBC games then why would you want to carry two handhelds around when you could only carry one?
Not to mention the article also includes a tip on increasing the wifi range, which certainly seems useful regardless of if you are interested in GB/GBC games or not.
Sounds to me like another case of CBIMCAE (Complaining because I must complain about everything)
While the ability to play advance games was nice, one thing that really held me back from getting a DS thus far is my large collection of classic Gameboy games (many of which are still very fun! Link's Awakening anyone?).
This isn't the type of news that is gonna make me run out and buy a DS immediately, but it is enough for me to give it consideration next time I decide to spend over a hundreds bucks on a toy.
Thanks a lot. Definently will try using this, as soon as I get a USB drive or equivilant. I am assuming it requires write access (ruling out a 'firefox cd' to carry around)?
At my college the first thing I did on every computer I touched was to install Firefox. I also put Winamp on a few open lab computers for listening to Internet radio while I worked.
Recently I became unable to login to my student account, with a message "Your account has been disabled, please speak to your network administrator."
Well I went and found my network administrator to ask about what was up. Apparently it is against school policy to install programs on their computers. This is totally understandable and reasonable, and I apologized. But he decided I needed to be chewed out and he had a killer fact that he just knew would crush me.
Looking me in the eyes he proceeded to tell me that due to me installing Firefox and Winamp on two of the open lab computers they no longer function and had to be totally reformatted. This man, who is in charge of keeping the school network secure, seriously thinks that Firefox and Winamp could possibly be the root of a computer's DEATH. I did not argue the matter no matter how ridiculous it is; I just wanted my account back.
How is it they let people become the network administrator for an entire technical college, a college that hands out degrees in technical fields, that are just that ignorant. How can any competent network admin possibly think Firefox and Winamp are causing a computer to not boot?
So now under threat of permanently losing my student account I am forced to use IE. It is excruciating, because I am not the only person installing software on the open lab computers, just the only one knowledgeable enough to install useful non adware-infested programs. Just opening Internet Explorer results in about 3 minutes of closing popups.
Cosmos has a lot of really nice features that take advantage of groups of people using Cosmos. The abilitiy to view what quests other Cosmos-Users in your group have, to share map notes with other Cosmos-Users. Even better is a sort of an ingame BBS that (if cosmos was more widely-used) could really be useful in finding groups and selling items.
Unfortunately Cosmos has a bit of a bad stigma with some people. Many people I have talked to thought if they used Cosmos they were breaking the EULA and could be banned, and many thought it was a cheating device that gave an unfair advantage. It is a real shame considering how many features Cosmos has that would benefit from it's use becomming widespread
I do suppose one issue facing it is that it is a little difficult to use. No installer, a metric ton of options, and the fact that the main page of their website is rarely updated don't really help non-technical players out much.
All those games are just re-releases of their early games from the SNES days. But yea, they did get their start in the console world. This is precisely the reason that people who complained about Starcraft: Ghost for "Abandoning the PC" are so rediculous. Blizzard isn't abandoning anything, they are just returning to their birthplace.
That said I am totally in support of some of the great creative PC game makers (like Blizzard) giving the DS a whirl. I have always found PC games to be much more innovative in general the the console slush that is shoveled into the money burner every year. Innnovative/Creative game ideas are just what the DS platform is built for, and it won't reach it's full potential until some really fantastic (read: innovative) games are made for it.
Roll 1d20, 5 required to catch joke.
Dice hits the table
Wooooah! What bad luck, you rolled a 1 and critically missed the joke, instead punching yourself in the face! Tough luck!
Great suggestions, especially the lawsuit thing.
The fact is that it is rediculous that Blizzard forces you to use Torrents, something that has been banned by many Universities (as well as, apparently, some ISPs). I don't hate torrents, but I do hate them being forced on me.
I agree. I am in the US (Ohio), and there is absolutely no demoscene here. Actually, that is an overstatement, as there is one annual party in Salt Lake City. But for the most part it is non-existent... And in Ohio, TOTALLY non-existent.
To make matters worse is that when I try to show people some of the amazing demos which I respect and adore so much they often just don't get it.
"What is the point?" "Who would spend so much time doing this for free?" "That was weird." "You actually like this stuff?" "What was with the techno music."
*sigh*.. Sometimes I feel like I am in a culture less vacuum. Then again, thats not fair either. There is plenty of culture surrounding me... It is just that it primarily has to do with pickup trucks.
When your trying to write a post supporting the DS, I would strongly advise against comparing it with the NGage. That word sticks out of the paragraph and stabs you in the eye!
In all seriousness though, I don't get the comparison. What does the NGage have in common with the DS at all?
Maybe I am just ignorant in the issue, but I am curious.. What advantage is gained by companies using OS software and not contributing back?
I am not saying that everyone that uses OS software should be working on contributions. It certainly doesn't hurt the OS community.. But you seem to have a tone that there is some benefit from companies using OS software without giving back.
Unless I am missing something, that leaves the software right where it started.. And while it doesn't hurt it, it doesn't seem to help it either.
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If you have a DS, or want a DS for playing DS/GBA games... But you also have GB/GBC games then why would you want to carry two handhelds around when you could only carry one?
Not to mention the article also includes a tip on increasing the wifi range, which certainly seems useful regardless of if you are interested in GB/GBC games or not.
Sounds to me like another case of CBIMCAE (Complaining because I must complain about everything)
While the ability to play advance games was nice, one thing that really held me back from getting a DS thus far is my large collection of classic Gameboy games (many of which are still very fun! Link's Awakening anyone?).
This isn't the type of news that is gonna make me run out and buy a DS immediately, but it is enough for me to give it consideration next time I decide to spend over a hundreds bucks on a toy.
Thanks a lot. Definently will try using this, as soon as I get a USB drive or equivilant. I am assuming it requires write access (ruling out a 'firefox cd' to carry around)?
Apparently it is against school policy to install programs on their computers. This is totally understandable and reasonable, and I apologized.
Thanks for that suggestion, I will give that a try. Assuming of course that I get a USB minidrive as an Xmas gift like I asked for. ;)
At my college the first thing I did on every computer I touched was to install Firefox. I also put Winamp on a few open lab computers for listening to Internet radio while I worked.
Recently I became unable to login to my student account, with a message "Your account has been disabled, please speak to your network administrator."
Well I went and found my network administrator to ask about what was up. Apparently it is against school policy to install programs on their computers. This is totally understandable and reasonable, and I apologized. But he decided I needed to be chewed out and he had a killer fact that he just knew would crush me.
Looking me in the eyes he proceeded to tell me that due to me installing Firefox and Winamp on two of the open lab computers they no longer function and had to be totally reformatted. This man, who is in charge of keeping the school network secure, seriously thinks that Firefox and Winamp could possibly be the root of a computer's DEATH. I did not argue the matter no matter how ridiculous it is; I just wanted my account back.
How is it they let people become the network administrator for an entire technical college, a college that hands out degrees in technical fields, that are just that ignorant. How can any competent network admin possibly think Firefox and Winamp are causing a computer to not boot?
So now under threat of permanently losing my student account I am forced to use IE. It is excruciating, because I am not the only person installing software on the open lab computers, just the only one knowledgeable enough to install useful non adware-infested programs. Just opening Internet Explorer results in about 3 minutes of closing popups.
Cosmos has a lot of really nice features that take advantage of groups of people using Cosmos. The abilitiy to view what quests other Cosmos-Users in your group have, to share map notes with other Cosmos-Users. Even better is a sort of an ingame BBS that (if cosmos was more widely-used) could really be useful in finding groups and selling items.
Unfortunately Cosmos has a bit of a bad stigma with some people. Many people I have talked to thought if they used Cosmos they were breaking the EULA and could be banned, and many thought it was a cheating device that gave an unfair advantage. It is a real shame considering how many features Cosmos has that would benefit from it's use becomming widespread
I do suppose one issue facing it is that it is a little difficult to use. No installer, a metric ton of options, and the fact that the main page of their website is rarely updated don't really help non-technical players out much.
All those games are just re-releases of their early games from the SNES days. But yea, they did get their start in the console world. This is precisely the reason that people who complained about Starcraft: Ghost for "Abandoning the PC" are so rediculous. Blizzard isn't abandoning anything, they are just returning to their birthplace.
That said I am totally in support of some of the great creative PC game makers (like Blizzard) giving the DS a whirl. I have always found PC games to be much more innovative in general the the console slush that is shoveled into the money burner every year. Innnovative/Creative game ideas are just what the DS platform is built for, and it won't reach it's full potential until some really fantastic (read: innovative) games are made for it.
Roll 1d20, 5 required to catch joke.
Dice hits the table
Wooooah! What bad luck, you rolled a 1 and critically missed the joke, instead punching yourself in the face! Tough luck!
(or maybe not such an old phrase, old in geek-time at any rate)
"Security through obscurity isn't."
It might still turn out to be a decent film, it won't be Doom though.
I suppose we were all naive at one point in our lives. Your point is right now, friend.
Great suggestions, especially the lawsuit thing. The fact is that it is rediculous that Blizzard forces you to use Torrents, something that has been banned by many Universities (as well as, apparently, some ISPs). I don't hate torrents, but I do hate them being forced on me.
Same enthusiam here! I am surprised more people arn't posting about this. How many "What 5 years ago legal action?" replies do we need anyway?
I agree. I am in the US (Ohio), and there is absolutely no demoscene here. Actually, that is an overstatement, as there is one annual party in Salt Lake City. But for the most part it is non-existent... And in Ohio, TOTALLY non-existent.
To make matters worse is that when I try to show people some of the amazing demos which I respect and adore so much they often just don't get it.
"What is the point?"
"Who would spend so much time doing this for free?"
"That was weird."
"You actually like this stuff?"
"What was with the techno music."
*sigh*.. Sometimes I feel like I am in a culture less vacuum. Then again, thats not fair either. There is plenty of culture surrounding me... It is just that it primarily has to do with pickup trucks.
"All these little hardware sites"
Sorry, I really can't consider HardOCP or Anandtech to be 'little'. If these are little hardware sites, what is your definition of a big one?
You insensitive clod!
4 years ago high end video cards didn't even come with on-board fans.
:P
I smell bullshit
When your trying to write a post supporting the DS, I would strongly advise against comparing it with the NGage. That word sticks out of the paragraph and stabs you in the eye!
In all seriousness though, I don't get the comparison. What does the NGage have in common with the DS at all?
Usually, a game bug isn't news-worthy
And neither is this one.
AITP? My college seems to push for everyone to join this.
Can't believe parent is getting modded funny. I mean it might be funny if thats how it was posted, but it clearly says 260 feet. I mean COME ON
Maybe I am just ignorant in the issue, but I am curious.. What advantage is gained by companies using OS software and not contributing back?
I am not saying that everyone that uses OS software should be working on contributions. It certainly doesn't hurt the OS community.. But you seem to have a tone that there is some benefit from companies using OS software without giving back.
Unless I am missing something, that leaves the software right where it started.. And while it doesn't hurt it, it doesn't seem to help it either.
I believe Comcast didn't like a network with TechTV's content to be on the air, so they bought it with intent to kill it.
Your tinfoil hat is sure on tight.
Your arguments are very convincing.
It must be the liberal (*grin*) use of capitalization and the excessive exclamation marks following evil and bitch.
Changing the 'of' to 'a' was also a good move. In fact the whole random and unnecessary first line is great.
I don't know how anyone could fail to take you seriously.
- the sky is falling!
Nope, that is not technically possible.
- the Patriot Act endangers everyone!
Nope. Big brother doesn't endanger himself, he endangers others to protect himself.
- it's OK to be a terrorist!
Nope.
- you have everything to fear, including fear itself!
Yep!
In summary I think your bullets are slightly innacurrate, although you nailed the 'be afraid' part. It is scary out there!!