Sure, this kills bacteria but it's not going to remove pubes, skid marks in the bowl, soap splashes on the counter top, etc. Until they make rooms that you can seal up and run through a wash cycle there will be no such thing as true self-cleaning.
Right now there is no comparable service to liv for any console or PC. Sony catching up to Live is going to be a similar battle to Microsoft catching up to the Sony install base. I don't see Sony having anything close to Live this time around regardless of how much hype they put out there.
It's not removal of criticism, it's removal of facts that don't portrayt he subject in 100% glowing terms. Huge difference. If Vonnegut's assistants removed controverisal quotations made by the author then I would assume people would bring that up as well.
But, this isn't the way the broadcast world works. You aren't going to find any execs making decisions out of the kindness of their hearts. The only way they would sell the rights would be if someone made a large enough offer and I doubt this group can come up with that amount. Not to mention how Whedon would feel. Last interviews I read he said the Firefly universe was done for him. Also, an amateur production or even low budget might do more harm than good in the eyes of Fox so they might not let it go for that reason as well.
This is not a troll, just a fact. There is no way that Apple will have 50% of the PC market any time in the near future. Just none. Microsoft is far too entrenched in homes and businesses to be unseated within the next generation or even the next few.
Well, the support and tools for the Xbox have always been top notch. The PS2 was abysmal, but since it was selling well everyone went through the pain. I remember the first PS2 dev kit we got, half the documentation was in Japanese still. The support from Sony was horrible. This time around the support for the 360 is about the same as the Xbox and Sony seems a bit better, but the PS3 is a beast an info is only trickling out on how to get things done on it.
Not going to happen, especially at an introductory price of $500+ The PS3 will sell well, but it will also cost Sony a fortune to subsidize it for a few years. Unlike Microsoft, Sony needs their game division to be profitable ASAP because it's one of the few divisions they have that makes money right now. So, Sony needs quite a few killer apps right out of the gate to help soften the blow of eating a substantial amount per console sold.
Anyone that trusts a survey where people disclose any illegal activity is a good candidate for buying swamp land. Surveys are dodgy at best and when they ask about questionable activities I'd say they are most likely worthless.
Windows is the only choice for people like my parents. Open Source doesn't cut it for people like them and for what they do with a computer, Mac isn't really an option cost wise (although the Mini is close). I just don't want/need to spend the time setting up a Linux box for them. Hell, I don't even futz around with Linux anymore and I used to love tweaking my machine.
Wow, the guy is helping out the world with some substantial donations that don't come with the strings that religious or government money does and all people around here can do is slag him. He's not Hitler folks, he's a business man that is giving back some of the money he made to do some good.
There is a danger in putting all your eggs in the basket of your CEO. Just read "Good to Great" by Jim Collins and you'll see from objective research that companies that outpace their rivals in every sense NEVER revolve around the CEO. He/she is just part of an organization that is set up to run well on it's own without a figurehead CEO. So, even though Apple is now doing well under Jobs, what happens if something happens to him or he leaves? Then how does Apple continue it's current trend?
You just showed how clueless you really are about this topic. First, it's not "hundreds of dollars per year". It's $59.99CA which is about $50US. Secondly, both Sony and Nintendo do have online strategies for their next gen systems. We just don't know how they are going to work yet. I love Live. One central system for all my online playing with an excellent minimum level of functionality across the board. Last gen Sony was a joke. Every game had it's own system and there was no consistency at all.
Why do mainstream publications keep going to Michael Pachter for information. I don't think the guy has ever been right in his industry predictions. He is one of the many completely clueless analysts that just don't understand the industry and the people that make and play games.
Without a signature retailers are on the hook if anyone protests a charge like this. They don't even have a valid shipping address to point to. All I have to do is walk in, buy the most expensive iPod, have the receipt sent to some fake email address and then call Visa once I get the bill and say I never bought the item. At most I'd get stuck with a $50 bill, but even then I could probably get that waived.
... to completely miss the point. Sure, blogging levels the playing field and that's a good thing in some ways. However, since most bloggers in this area are just gear heads they will oooh and aaah over most anything that gets them a free trip and dinner. Not saying all tech journalists have ethics, but at least most have some training. Where bloggers are just average shmucks that are going to be nothing more than cheap word of mouth marketing tools.
If I go to a music store to pick up a CD chances are if it's a new release or something by a popular artist it's going to be cheaper. However, if I want an obscure artist's work I am going to have to pay more. Each system is flawed and I don't think either helps promote anyone other than big name artists.
That both the overheating and the disc scratching are things mentioned in the manual adn are easily avoided? This is just some frivilous lawsuit that will make some lawyers rich (if it even gets that far) and not change a damn thing. If the PS3 and Rev are as powerful as the 360 you can bet they are also going to have heat issues, not to mention they will most likey also have warnings about changing orientation while there is a disc in the unit with the power on. This guy could have just phoned MS and got a replacement, but no he had to be a jackass and file a lawsuit. It's a well publicized launch without any competing next-gen machine to compare it to. So, everyone is jumping on the OMG!! bandwagon, when in reality it's most likely not that many units that are having major issues. We all know that people will complain loudly and praise faintly.
I must have pissed of a fanboy. Flamebait? Yeah right. It's the truth man. We tried and tried to get support from Apple for making games and one week they were 100% behind it and the next it wasn't their primary focus. Like it or not it's the truth.
This is not going to happen. Apple knows a lot, but they no squat about games. Every time they have boasted about new support for game devs they have fallen far, far short of their promised mark. Apple is to game as Microsoft is to security.
Much the same experience here. I have a decent anti-virus program installed. I have a firewall set up. I patch when I get a Windows Update notice and I don't willy nilly run attachments (even though my ISP filtering has all but eliminated most SPAM and virus emails). Other than that, the only times I ever have issues is running games and it's usually solved with a driver update. XP is stable and does everything I want. If I have to pay a company to use this software so be it. I pay to use other apps all the time. Not everything that is free is good. I have yet to find any audio/video apps in the Open Source world that are as polished or widely supported as the commercial ones I use.
You want to run Freespace, OS X, BSD, Linux, etc on the 360? Not asking for much considering the nature of the hardware are you? It seems to me that you don't really care about hacking, you just want a cheap PC upgrade.
No, it's actually more of a fear of running unsigned code. That's what's happening onthe Xbox now. It's quite trivial to soft-mod the Xbox and download ISOs of current games. That's what they fear the most and rightly so.
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Sure, this kills bacteria but it's not going to remove pubes, skid marks in the bowl, soap splashes on the counter top, etc. Until they make rooms that you can seal up and run through a wash cycle there will be no such thing as true self-cleaning.
Right now there is no comparable service to liv for any console or PC. Sony catching up to Live is going to be a similar battle to Microsoft catching up to the Sony install base. I don't see Sony having anything close to Live this time around regardless of how much hype they put out there.
It's not removal of criticism, it's removal of facts that don't portrayt he subject in 100% glowing terms. Huge difference. If Vonnegut's assistants removed controverisal quotations made by the author then I would assume people would bring that up as well.
But, this isn't the way the broadcast world works. You aren't going to find any execs making decisions out of the kindness of their hearts. The only way they would sell the rights would be if someone made a large enough offer and I doubt this group can come up with that amount. Not to mention how Whedon would feel. Last interviews I read he said the Firefly universe was done for him. Also, an amateur production or even low budget might do more harm than good in the eyes of Fox so they might not let it go for that reason as well.
This is not a troll, just a fact. There is no way that Apple will have 50% of the PC market any time in the near future. Just none. Microsoft is far too entrenched in homes and businesses to be unseated within the next generation or even the next few.
Well, the support and tools for the Xbox have always been top notch. The PS2 was abysmal, but since it was selling well everyone went through the pain. I remember the first PS2 dev kit we got, half the documentation was in Japanese still. The support from Sony was horrible. This time around the support for the 360 is about the same as the Xbox and Sony seems a bit better, but the PS3 is a beast an info is only trickling out on how to get things done on it.
Not going to happen, especially at an introductory price of $500+ The PS3 will sell well, but it will also cost Sony a fortune to subsidize it for a few years. Unlike Microsoft, Sony needs their game division to be profitable ASAP because it's one of the few divisions they have that makes money right now. So, Sony needs quite a few killer apps right out of the gate to help soften the blow of eating a substantial amount per console sold.
Anyone that trusts a survey where people disclose any illegal activity is a good candidate for buying swamp land. Surveys are dodgy at best and when they ask about questionable activities I'd say they are most likely worthless.
Windows is the only choice for people like my parents. Open Source doesn't cut it for people like them and for what they do with a computer, Mac isn't really an option cost wise (although the Mini is close). I just don't want/need to spend the time setting up a Linux box for them. Hell, I don't even futz around with Linux anymore and I used to love tweaking my machine.
Wow, the guy is helping out the world with some substantial donations that don't come with the strings that religious or government money does and all people around here can do is slag him. He's not Hitler folks, he's a business man that is giving back some of the money he made to do some good.
There is a danger in putting all your eggs in the basket of your CEO. Just read "Good to Great" by Jim Collins and you'll see from objective research that companies that outpace their rivals in every sense NEVER revolve around the CEO. He/she is just part of an organization that is set up to run well on it's own without a figurehead CEO. So, even though Apple is now doing well under Jobs, what happens if something happens to him or he leaves? Then how does Apple continue it's current trend?
How would you propose direct access to channels and chapters with 6 buttons?
You just showed how clueless you really are about this topic. First, it's not "hundreds of dollars per year". It's $59.99CA which is about $50US. Secondly, both Sony and Nintendo do have online strategies for their next gen systems. We just don't know how they are going to work yet. I love Live. One central system for all my online playing with an excellent minimum level of functionality across the board. Last gen Sony was a joke. Every game had it's own system and there was no consistency at all.
Why do mainstream publications keep going to Michael Pachter for information. I don't think the guy has ever been right in his industry predictions. He is one of the many completely clueless analysts that just don't understand the industry and the people that make and play games.
Without a signature retailers are on the hook if anyone protests a charge like this. They don't even have a valid shipping address to point to. All I have to do is walk in, buy the most expensive iPod, have the receipt sent to some fake email address and then call Visa once I get the bill and say I never bought the item. At most I'd get stuck with a $50 bill, but even then I could probably get that waived.
... to completely miss the point. Sure, blogging levels the playing field and that's a good thing in some ways. However, since most bloggers in this area are just gear heads they will oooh and aaah over most anything that gets them a free trip and dinner. Not saying all tech journalists have ethics, but at least most have some training. Where bloggers are just average shmucks that are going to be nothing more than cheap word of mouth marketing tools.
If I go to a music store to pick up a CD chances are if it's a new release or something by a popular artist it's going to be cheaper. However, if I want an obscure artist's work I am going to have to pay more. Each system is flawed and I don't think either helps promote anyone other than big name artists.
That both the overheating and the disc scratching are things mentioned in the manual adn are easily avoided? This is just some frivilous lawsuit that will make some lawyers rich (if it even gets that far) and not change a damn thing. If the PS3 and Rev are as powerful as the 360 you can bet they are also going to have heat issues, not to mention they will most likey also have warnings about changing orientation while there is a disc in the unit with the power on. This guy could have just phoned MS and got a replacement, but no he had to be a jackass and file a lawsuit. It's a well publicized launch without any competing next-gen machine to compare it to. So, everyone is jumping on the OMG!! bandwagon, when in reality it's most likely not that many units that are having major issues. We all know that people will complain loudly and praise faintly.
I must have pissed of a fanboy. Flamebait? Yeah right. It's the truth man. We tried and tried to get support from Apple for making games and one week they were 100% behind it and the next it wasn't their primary focus. Like it or not it's the truth.
This is not going to happen. Apple knows a lot, but they no squat about games. Every time they have boasted about new support for game devs they have fallen far, far short of their promised mark. Apple is to game as Microsoft is to security.
Much the same experience here. I have a decent anti-virus program installed. I have a firewall set up. I patch when I get a Windows Update notice and I don't willy nilly run attachments (even though my ISP filtering has all but eliminated most SPAM and virus emails). Other than that, the only times I ever have issues is running games and it's usually solved with a driver update. XP is stable and does everything I want. If I have to pay a company to use this software so be it. I pay to use other apps all the time. Not everything that is free is good. I have yet to find any audio/video apps in the Open Source world that are as polished or widely supported as the commercial ones I use.
You want to run Freespace, OS X, BSD, Linux, etc on the 360? Not asking for much considering the nature of the hardware are you? It seems to me that you don't really care about hacking, you just want a cheap PC upgrade.
No, it's actually more of a fear of running unsigned code. That's what's happening onthe Xbox now. It's quite trivial to soft-mod the Xbox and download ISOs of current games. That's what they fear the most and rightly so.
However, out of the 10 people I know personally that picked up a 360 not one has had any crashing or other stability issues.
So many people here are taking this analysis as fact. It's an educated guess at best. Unless MS releases the true cost, no one knows.