If they've really made it more stable and fixed the apparent memory leak, I'll be really happy. Firefox is great as it is, but it seems that if you leave it open for too long it starts to take up insane amounts of memory.
Someone else already said it, but this guy clearly doesn't know very much about technology. He thinks the Nano is powering the output of his car's stereo? Come on!
I'm an iPod fan myself - I own a 3rd generation 10gb - but Apple really needs to start doing something with the iPod other than making it smaller and changing the screen. I mean, come on, the "photo" thing is useless. There's absolutely no reason for an iPod to have a color screen. They should be adding new functionality that's actually useful... recording, anyone? Radio, perhaps? But of course, that would probably make the iPod less profitable. Bah.
Gapless playback would be great, too. I'm sure they could do that with a firmware update, so what are they waiting for?
Oh, and they really need to do away with the white and silver design. I know it's popular, but the Mini didn't look like that, and it still sold well. The white and silver design sucks. It looks really pretty - until you take it out of the box. Every time you touch it, you're going to leave a finger print on there, even if you wash your hands first. And don't even think about putting it in your pocket if you don't want to scratch it. Cases don't help. While they're at it, they could make the battery removable...
Of course, it doesn't really matter. People will keep buying them, and I'll certainly keep using mine. But the iPod is hardly as perfect as some people seem to think it is.
Actually, I like that idea, except that nobody gives a fuck about petitions... especially not petitions that you "sign" by pressing a button. *sigh* Honestly, though, those are good ideas.
Steam does have an offline mode, but I'm pretty sure you can't install HL2 if you don't connect to Steam at least once, even if you buy the boxed version. Furthermore, the offline mode only seems to work under certain conditions... I think it has something to do with whether or not you log out...
I beg to differ. The cost of consoles is rising, but it still costs at least twice as much to buy a decent PC as it does to buy a new console. A PC also needs to be upgraded at least every 3 years to stay current, whereas you generally only get a new console every 5 years or so.
XBox Live is the future of multiplayer gaming - a unified service where I'm in constant contact with everyone I want to play with, with voice communication in every game. Granted, it's not cheap, but the convenience is worth it.
Consoles have a wider variety of games, too. Sure, PC has lots of indy stuff, and some of it is really great - but in terms of high quality, profesionally produced titles, consoles give you more to choose from. You've got racing games, fighting games, FPS games, RPGs, puzzles, board games, casino games, platformers... etc, etc, etc. To be fair, PC has most of those as well, but except for FPS, RTS and MMORPGs (the latter two of which are pretty much PC exclusive), the selection isn't nearly as good. Nor, in my experience, are they as popular. Plus, you're going to need to buy new hardware for some games, because while the mouse and keyboard is great for FPS games, it doesn't work too well for platformers, etc.
I think it's unreasonable to expect that either system will die out. Over time, consoles may become more and more similar to PCs, but I doubt one or the other will die out completely. It all depends on what you like, and as of now, what you can afford. I'm mainly a console gamer, but I know I'd play PC games much more if I could afford a decent system. I hope I'll be able to eventually, but it's pretty much out of my reach right now.
Come on, this is months old. Anyway, Gabe's just being a whiner. He banked on the Source engine lasting as long as the HL engine, and he's well aware that if next-gen consoles take off, Source is going to be obsolete (technologically) faster than you can say "Black Mesa." I think though is making him a bit cranky...
I don't think Valve really has anything to worry about as long as they continue to cater to the mod community, but I do think that Gabe's just whining because he doesn't like consoles.
Seriously, though, I know lots of porn is copyrighted, but I'd imagine there's lots of it that isn't. Then again, I'm not an expert on the subject, haha...
Seems like porn producers have the right idea, though. Free advertising is exactly what it is. Now if only we could get the *AA to agree...
Absolutely! And don't forget ISPs. Do you have any idea how much illegal and dangerous material is available on the internet? In Australia and around the world, our ISPs are willfully providing us with access to all of this material - and they profit from it, too! We must form a worldwide effort to shut down all ISPs.
How can they expect everyone to get these players hooked up to the internet? How many ports do they want me to have in my router? I'm already short... lots of people don't even have routers. Or will it use phone lines? If so, who pays? I'll admit that I don't know a whole lot about this subject, but it sounds pretty dubious.
How is this rated 4? No offense, but you didn't think it out much. I'm not saying SA did anything bad in this case, but just because somebody says they're creating a hurricane relief fund doesn't mean they actually are. If I put a hurricane relief web page and then run off with all the money, Paypal is liable for that. They have to make sure that "charitable" accounts are legit.
That said, they pull a lot of stupid crap, but this was actually reasonable.
Yeah. At first, I was thinking "that's messed up," but when you think about it, it really is pretty suspicious. Why set up your own relief fund when there are so many other places you could direct people to donate to? I mean, PayPal itself has a relief fund, so why start a new one? I don't think SA was up to anything, but it does seem kind of odd.
A lot of commenters seem to be missing the point. Bandwidth has very little to do with it - he did what he did because Fuddruckers used his game to promote their business without paying him for its use, or even asking him. I'm not necessarily saying I agree with what he did, but if you think he's mad about the bandwidth, you're missing the point.
Day one: Lots of red sand out here.
Day two: Still more red sand. Some rocks, too.
Day three: Got stuck for a while, but managed to get unstuck. Still more rocks and sand.
Day four: Found a really big rock!
You're right, I don't imagine hardcore Zen Buddhists would really like the MP3 player thing, but I don't think they're really lose sleep over, either. Buddhists are much less uptight than those Christian folks;)
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It seems to work for me, but it could be that I haven't used it extensively yet. Can you elaborate on the problem?
If they've really made it more stable and fixed the apparent memory leak, I'll be really happy. Firefox is great as it is, but it seems that if you leave it open for too long it starts to take up insane amounts of memory.
Someone else already said it, but this guy clearly doesn't know very much about technology. He thinks the Nano is powering the output of his car's stereo? Come on!
I'm an iPod fan myself - I own a 3rd generation 10gb - but Apple really needs to start doing something with the iPod other than making it smaller and changing the screen. I mean, come on, the "photo" thing is useless. There's absolutely no reason for an iPod to have a color screen. They should be adding new functionality that's actually useful... recording, anyone? Radio, perhaps? But of course, that would probably make the iPod less profitable. Bah.
Gapless playback would be great, too. I'm sure they could do that with a firmware update, so what are they waiting for?
Oh, and they really need to do away with the white and silver design. I know it's popular, but the Mini didn't look like that, and it still sold well. The white and silver design sucks. It looks really pretty - until you take it out of the box. Every time you touch it, you're going to leave a finger print on there, even if you wash your hands first. And don't even think about putting it in your pocket if you don't want to scratch it. Cases don't help. While they're at it, they could make the battery removable...
Of course, it doesn't really matter. People will keep buying them, and I'll certainly keep using mine. But the iPod is hardly as perfect as some people seem to think it is.
Everybody knows that Linux can run on anything. In fact, I put Linux on my penis, and now the uptime is AMAZING!
Actually, I like that idea, except that nobody gives a fuck about petitions... especially not petitions that you "sign" by pressing a button. *sigh* Honestly, though, those are good ideas.
Steam does have an offline mode, but I'm pretty sure you can't install HL2 if you don't connect to Steam at least once, even if you buy the boxed version. Furthermore, the offline mode only seems to work under certain conditions... I think it has something to do with whether or not you log out...
I beg to differ. The cost of consoles is rising, but it still costs at least twice as much to buy a decent PC as it does to buy a new console. A PC also needs to be upgraded at least every 3 years to stay current, whereas you generally only get a new console every 5 years or so.
XBox Live is the future of multiplayer gaming - a unified service where I'm in constant contact with everyone I want to play with, with voice communication in every game. Granted, it's not cheap, but the convenience is worth it.
Consoles have a wider variety of games, too. Sure, PC has lots of indy stuff, and some of it is really great - but in terms of high quality, profesionally produced titles, consoles give you more to choose from. You've got racing games, fighting games, FPS games, RPGs, puzzles, board games, casino games, platformers... etc, etc, etc. To be fair, PC has most of those as well, but except for FPS, RTS and MMORPGs (the latter two of which are pretty much PC exclusive), the selection isn't nearly as good. Nor, in my experience, are they as popular. Plus, you're going to need to buy new hardware for some games, because while the mouse and keyboard is great for FPS games, it doesn't work too well for platformers, etc.
I think it's unreasonable to expect that either system will die out. Over time, consoles may become more and more similar to PCs, but I doubt one or the other will die out completely. It all depends on what you like, and as of now, what you can afford. I'm mainly a console gamer, but I know I'd play PC games much more if I could afford a decent system. I hope I'll be able to eventually, but it's pretty much out of my reach right now.
Come on, this is months old. Anyway, Gabe's just being a whiner. He banked on the Source engine lasting as long as the HL engine, and he's well aware that if next-gen consoles take off, Source is going to be obsolete (technologically) faster than you can say "Black Mesa." I think though is making him a bit cranky...
I don't think Valve really has anything to worry about as long as they continue to cater to the mod community, but I do think that Gabe's just whining because he doesn't like consoles.
Aww, come on, it was a joke, lighten up ;)
Seriously, though, I know lots of porn is copyrighted, but I'd imagine there's lots of it that isn't. Then again, I'm not an expert on the subject, haha...
Seems like porn producers have the right idea, though. Free advertising is exactly what it is. Now if only we could get the *AA to agree...
Actually, you can buy something like that (keystroke logger) on Thinkgeek. It's pretty neat.
My personal experience is that the vast majority of content on such networks is infringing. The vast majority? Clearly you've never searched for porn.
Absolutely! And don't forget ISPs. Do you have any idea how much illegal and dangerous material is available on the internet? In Australia and around the world, our ISPs are willfully providing us with access to all of this material - and they profit from it, too! We must form a worldwide effort to shut down all ISPs.
How can they expect everyone to get these players hooked up to the internet? How many ports do they want me to have in my router? I'm already short... lots of people don't even have routers. Or will it use phone lines? If so, who pays? I'll admit that I don't know a whole lot about this subject, but it sounds pretty dubious.
How is this rated 4? No offense, but you didn't think it out much. I'm not saying SA did anything bad in this case, but just because somebody says they're creating a hurricane relief fund doesn't mean they actually are. If I put a hurricane relief web page and then run off with all the money, Paypal is liable for that. They have to make sure that "charitable" accounts are legit.
That said, they pull a lot of stupid crap, but this was actually reasonable.
Yeah, but if he wants to appoint judges based on whether or not they're pro-life or anti-homosexual, he can still do that. And he will.
Yeah. At first, I was thinking "that's messed up," but when you think about it, it really is pretty suspicious. Why set up your own relief fund when there are so many other places you could direct people to donate to? I mean, PayPal itself has a relief fund, so why start a new one? I don't think SA was up to anything, but it does seem kind of odd.
Wow. But if you think the data rates are amazing, imagine what the cost is going to be!
A lot of commenters seem to be missing the point. Bandwidth has very little to do with it - he did what he did because Fuddruckers used his game to promote their business without paying him for its use, or even asking him. I'm not necessarily saying I agree with what he did, but if you think he's mad about the bandwidth, you're missing the point.
It's true, although this idiot managed to spell "vagina" wrong.
Day one: Lots of red sand out here.
...and so forth. ;)
Day two: Still more red sand. Some rocks, too.
Day three: Got stuck for a while, but managed to get unstuck. Still more rocks and sand.
Day four: Found a really big rock!
Interesting story about iTunes and another Mac MP3 player called Audion... The Story of Audion
You're right, I don't imagine hardcore Zen Buddhists would really like the MP3 player thing, but I don't think they're really lose sleep over, either. Buddhists are much less uptight than those Christian folks ;)
No wonder it took them so long to calculate a suitable path for jumping to lightspeed - it's a Mac!
I don't know anyone personally, but I can tell you that you've come to the right place! ;)
I like the idea, but I doubt the store is going to let you come in and attempt to purchase the software over and over again.