Wow, thanks for that. If only I knew about it back when I went to see the first (crappy) Matrix sequel in a "THX certified theater". You literally couldn't hear what some people were saying over the cranked bass and low tones, not that I cared after the headache it gave me.
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The Americans have this thing called a "batshit insane media" (or is it the readers/viewers/listeners?). It's made a big case of a few people who were worrying about property values decreasing due to wind mills, and now everyone else is worrying about it too.
Or, say, Purepwnage. More funny video game related nonsense. Of course, neither would be considered because of how generally stuffy and out of touch these award shows like to be. I wonder if Battlestar Galactica will even be (or has been?) considered.
Digital video recorders and VCRs do not constitute copyright infringement, or at least they don't in my country. I skip commercials because, as the complaining poster said, they're stupid. Most seem to try their hardest to annoy the hell out of me until I pay attention to them. That backfires though, since I just mute or skip them.
Do you actually enjoy being in the middle of watching a "dramatic" show like Battlestar Galactica or House and then suddenly being bombarded with a loud obnoxious song and dancing models in another Old Navy commercial?
Did you read the article? It's not on rails for one (it's like saying that PC FPS's are glorified spreadsheet apps because OMG they use a mouse!!!). For another, it actually sounds like a neat game, and has ideas new to FPSs (rare).
For example: as you progress in the game, you use smaller and smaller weapons with less "spray" and more accuracy shooting. The game encourages one hit -> one kill effeciency with extra points or something. There are lots of other weird things like that, such as the ability to convince rival gang leaders to join your side by stopping a killing blow (presumably with the sword) milliseconds before it lands. Like a freaking movie. It could be cool, assuming Ubi doesn't bork it up.
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The GP post was talking about Parallels, not Apple's BootCamp.
Why would you assume DSL refers to Digital Subscriber Line in "DSL is great for low powered machines with small hard disks"? It's completely out of context. I would have just Googled up "DSL Linux", and figured out what they were talking about.
If you've installed Windows on your Mac already (where a "Captive"-like solution would get the driver), it's probably safe to assume that you either have the license or have a pirated copy of Windows and don't care about the legality.
WINE is LGPL too, which should make this idea even more attractive...
There was a "serious" one from ABC news, which is what the grand parent post was likely referring to. It is (as per American media norms) sensationalist as hell, and IIRC did make it to Slashdot as well.
Being trustworthy is not the same as being trusted. Some companies are not worthy of trust, but recieve it due to the ignorance of consumers (and vice versa).
How is it biased? Like you said, the general public does trust and buy Bose, hence the survey got them an A+. It was a study of USian attitudes towards different brands, it wasn't a test of sound quality or anything.
So how specifically is the bettering of video games hindered by the Revolution's specs? You sound like one of the people who prefer to watch their video games over playing them. That's hardly a definition of a gamer.
I doubt there is any type of gameplay the the Revolution will not be capable of but the PS3 will be (especially with the cookie-cutter state of games nowadays). Sure, it might not look as shiny, but that's it. It is nothing like comparing an Xbox to an Atari 2600, because it's quite clear there that you could have nothing like Halo on the 2600. The reverse will probably be true, since the Revolution's odd controller and access to classic games will give it more varied gameplay.
Who's Building the Next Web? - Digg is one of them!!! (according to Newsweek)
There is an incredibly poor signal to noise ratio there. I'm counting at least 8 articles that are pretty much useless, and three more that I would just skip over personally. Terrific.
They have these at several theme parks, and it's purely perception. Typically they wall it off so that you can't see the rest of the area around, except for elements that are tilted. Personally I think they're more obnoxious that anything.
I doubt that. For example: I find it far easier to simply click on a server that clearly says it's running CTF than, say, choosing a matchmaking playlist thing in Halo 2 and waiting ten minutes for the game to start. Plus, with the former method I can see how many players are in the server, I can know if I've played there before, I can see how my ping to it is, etc.
Dell support was great when I returned my Axim. The thing was a pile of trash (an insane number of crashes, loud static from the headphone port, freezes at the worst times, etc.), but they paid for the shipping and restocking fee and were bizzarely cordial about it.
Not any program. The software only monitors IRC communication because that's where the commands to the zombies are sent. mIRC works through IRC, hence it causes the thing to be tripped.
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Wow, thanks for that. If only I knew about it back when I went to see the first (crappy) Matrix sequel in a "THX certified theater". You literally couldn't hear what some people were saying over the cranked bass and low tones, not that I cared after the headache it gave me.
The Americans have this thing called a "batshit insane media" (or is it the readers/viewers/listeners?). It's made a big case of a few people who were worrying about property values decreasing due to wind mills, and now everyone else is worrying about it too.
I thought he was comparing a modern day RPG to a classical warship.
Conditioning? I mean, that's how you make it through most installers, especially those on Windows.
Or, say, Purepwnage. More funny video game related nonsense. Of course, neither would be considered because of how generally stuffy and out of touch these award shows like to be. I wonder if Battlestar Galactica will even be (or has been?) considered.
Digital video recorders and VCRs do not constitute copyright infringement, or at least they don't in my country. I skip commercials because, as the complaining poster said, they're stupid. Most seem to try their hardest to annoy the hell out of me until I pay attention to them. That backfires though, since I just mute or skip them.
Do you actually enjoy being in the middle of watching a "dramatic" show like Battlestar Galactica or House and then suddenly being bombarded with a loud obnoxious song and dancing models in another Old Navy commercial?
The information on the game is in a recent Game Informer magazine article...
Did you read the article? It's not on rails for one (it's like saying that PC FPS's are glorified spreadsheet apps because OMG they use a mouse!!!). For another, it actually sounds like a neat game, and has ideas new to FPSs (rare).
For example: as you progress in the game, you use smaller and smaller weapons with less "spray" and more accuracy shooting. The game encourages one hit -> one kill effeciency with extra points or something. There are lots of other weird things like that, such as the ability to convince rival gang leaders to join your side by stopping a killing blow (presumably with the sword) milliseconds before it lands. Like a freaking movie. It could be cool, assuming Ubi doesn't bork it up.
The GP post was talking about Parallels, not Apple's BootCamp.
Why would you assume DSL refers to Digital Subscriber Line in "DSL is great for low powered machines with small hard disks"? It's completely out of context. I would have just Googled up "DSL Linux", and figured out what they were talking about.
If you've installed Windows on your Mac already (where a "Captive"-like solution would get the driver), it's probably safe to assume that you either have the license or have a pirated copy of Windows and don't care about the legality.
WINE is LGPL too, which should make this idea even more attractive...
There was a "serious" one from ABC news, which is what the grand parent post was likely referring to. It is (as per American media norms) sensationalist as hell, and IIRC did make it to Slashdot as well.
Being trustworthy is not the same as being trusted. Some companies are not worthy of trust, but recieve it due to the ignorance of consumers (and vice versa).
How is it biased? Like you said, the general public does trust and buy Bose, hence the survey got them an A+. It was a study of USian attitudes towards different brands, it wasn't a test of sound quality or anything.
What's the problem? And who modded you up?
Hehe. That, and it looks a bit admittedly biased:
This topic is meant to show you that the Revolution controller will be comfortable, innovative, exciting, and work flawlessly.
So how specifically is the bettering of video games hindered by the Revolution's specs? You sound like one of the people who prefer to watch their video games over playing them. That's hardly a definition of a gamer.
I doubt there is any type of gameplay the the Revolution will not be capable of but the PS3 will be (especially with the cookie-cutter state of games nowadays). Sure, it might not look as shiny, but that's it. It is nothing like comparing an Xbox to an Atari 2600, because it's quite clear there that you could have nothing like Halo on the 2600. The reverse will probably be true, since the Revolution's odd controller and access to classic games will give it more varied gameplay.
And just to back that post up, here's the first page of Digg right now:
There is an incredibly poor signal to noise ratio there. I'm counting at least 8 articles that are pretty much useless, and three more that I would just skip over personally. Terrific.
They have these at several theme parks, and it's purely perception. Typically they wall it off so that you can't see the rest of the area around, except for elements that are tilted. Personally I think they're more obnoxious that anything.
I doubt that. For example: I find it far easier to simply click on a server that clearly says it's running CTF than, say, choosing a matchmaking playlist thing in Halo 2 and waiting ten minutes for the game to start. Plus, with the former method I can see how many players are in the server, I can know if I've played there before, I can see how my ping to it is, etc.
This has got to be the first time the recording industry has said anything surprising, or possibly realistic regarding piracy.
I'm scared, someone hold me.
Yep. Sensational stories generate the web traffic though.
Dell support was great when I returned my Axim. The thing was a pile of trash (an insane number of crashes, loud static from the headphone port, freezes at the worst times, etc.), but they paid for the shipping and restocking fee and were bizzarely cordial about it.
Not any program. The software only monitors IRC communication because that's where the commands to the zombies are sent. mIRC works through IRC, hence it causes the thing to be tripped.
Yes, and not to any great use. It's just blabbering.
Sounds like a wiki, some marketing speech, and some unrelated nonsense. None of which are all that new.