Personally, I use GoDaddy for a domain registrar, and a host in some cases.
The only reason I started was because of their commercials. A tech company willing to have totally gratuitous shots of a chick bouncing her big boobs...well, that's a company for me.
Really- I did move a lot of business there because of the chick with big boobs. I guess that makes me shallow. Or a guy who likes boobs.
Okay, posted as a joke or not...Barbie Horse Adventures has given Microsoft a lot of grief. Why was this made backward compatible before Splinter Cell? (any tons of other games..)
This was just a throw-in...meaning that when they made something else backward compatible, this game came along for the ride. They didn't have to do any work to make it happen.
Affordability *IS* relative! At least in the common usage of the word.
Is a $500 '75 Chevy Caprice 'affordable'?
Yes- because most people base that term on the relative cost of other cars. The $500 car is considered 'affordable'.
Of course, not everyone has $500.
I don't think we are using the word 'affordable' as an absolute. Because to someone with absolutely no money will find that nothing with a cost is 'affordable'.
The post you responded to mentioned Xbox 360 many times. The only PGR that runs on the 360 is PGR 3. Every other comment about PGR would refer to that same version- PGR 3.
There are no hacks available.
PGR 3 has a fairly decent 'progression' system through a multitude of races and events, which get more difficult as you go on, while not a strict 'career' mode, it is more of a 'racing lifestyle' mode. You even get houses, garages, etc.
PGR 3 does not have any minis, or SUV. I believe thier tagline is 'Racing Begins at 170' because it ONLY has fast cars- no 'uninspired' vehicles present. (Unless you want to count the Corvette)
Just about your entire response to the other persons comments about PGR3 was inaccurate. You could say that he did not specificially state PGR3, but a reasonable person could easily infer the connection based on the fact that he did specify Xbox 360 more than once.
My guess is that you have never played PGR3, and you are basing your comments on your own incorrect assumptions. In which case, it was a completely standard Slashdot post.
Obviously you don't like the whole concept of Project Gotham 3. (Really, you were able to edit the car prices?)
Personally I am a HUGE fan of the sports/racing games with the idea of progression. I like the sports games that feel like they are RPGs...meaning, there is a career mode that I need to progress through.
The idea with an RPG means that I am playing a role- and my role is this golfer, tennis player, or race car driver. As I get better, I move up, maybe earn some money. Then I can buy new cars, enter into new races, etc. etc.
On the other hand, I don't really like games like Oblivion. I don't want to progress, I'm just not interested.
So my point is this- possibly instead of Project Gotham 3 being a game that wastes your time with 'uninspired' cars, (Which Ferrari was that? Or was it the Ford GT?) you just don't like that style of game. Personally, the progression is my favorite part of the game.
(And since it seems to make a difference in this conversation, my personal stats are: 38 years old, professional job, house, wife, kids, dog, cat, etc.)
I use Transcoder. But, my audio and video get out of sync when I use it. It would be fantastic for a 20 minute clip, but anything longer than that and it's pretty much unwatchable.
And the other problem is that when I STOP the movie, and play again, it will re-sync. But that means I need to fast forward from the very beginning...
First, as a 'worker' I was allowed to telecommute occasionally. I know that for myself (reasonably well motivated) the temptations at home were too strong for me, and I ended up screwing around about 4 hours a day. Add a wife/kids to the mix, and I would not consider this time to be productive. My co-workers all reported the same thing.
Now as a manager, I run into similar problems with my employees. It took a while for one guy to figure out that Xbox Live lets me know exactly how much screwing around he is doing. (Hmm...he had Oblivion running all day, AND got 5 achievements...) Yet of course he claimed to be working all day. He is no longer eligible for telecommuting.
Now I only support telecommuting with other employees occasionally, and only if there is a very defined project with a definite deliverable at the end. For instance, "You need to have this help file completely finished tomorrow." (Knowing that it is probably a 4 hour job that would be stretched to 8 even if they were at work.)
I'm not trying to be an asshole, but it's just the reality for the people I work with. Given the opportunity, they would sit at home and play games- while making excuses why things didn't get done. They did that when I was part of the team, and they tried to do it when I became the boss.
(Truth be told, when they are AT work, they are very effective, highly productive, and a great team. They are not a bunch of clowns, they just get distracted. But being distracted at work is what lets them see problems from many angles, so it is a good trait if focused on productive issues, instead of deciding which armor to wear.)
As a heavy Xbox Live user, I would not want a cap. I would ask for exactly what they are doing- pause the download while I am playing, the resume it when I am done.
If I even *thought* downloads *might* introduce lag during on-line play, I wouldn't do it.
But this new method lets me queue up a few downloads, and have them run while I watch a movie.
I've seen many posts from you- I know you've been around for a while.
You claim to be interested in interviews with industry insiders.
There is no possible way that you don't know who Peter Moore is.
Not only is he the current head of the Xbox division at Microsoft, but previously he was the COO in charge of video game operations for Sega North America.
A Google search for 'Peter Moore Xbox' has 2.1 million results. A Google search for 'Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo' has 1.3 million results.
He's a big deal. I'm guessing his apartment even smells of mahogany and leather bound books.
According to Major Nelson ( http://majornelson.com/ ) the Oblivion horse armor sold ridiculously well.
Even Major Nelson was telling people not to buy it- that it was a ripoff. I'm not an Oblivion fan, but if I were, I am sure that I would have downloaded the armor. The reason I would have downloaded it is that the system makes it so damn easy to buy stuff, that people think, "Yeah, sure, why not?"
I think the micropayment thing is going well. I've spent (pissed away) about $100 on different things like XBLA games, and even a few themes. Stupid? Yes...profitable? Yes...
It's easy...that person didn't LIKE System Shock 2. (Yes, I know he was actually a troll, but that doesn't matter for my arguement.)
In the past few years I have been pushed, bullied, and convinced to buy games I didn't end up liking. Two of them were VERY highly rated-
Knights of the Old Republic and Oblivion.
Read just about any gaming site on the web- evidently these were absolutely fantastic games.
I hated both of them intensely. I couldn't belive that someone would make these steaming piles of shit and even moreso, I couldn't believe that people actually liked playing them.
Oblivion puts me to sleep. I think the graphics are crap. I think the story is crap. I haven't found a single thing I like about it.
This is not a troll- this is really the way I feel.
But then again, I think that Fight Night Round 3 is an amazing game with a lot of depth, fantastic graphics, great action...and generally a lot of fun.
The only thing I am trying to point out, is that people have different tastes in games. I don't think it has anything to do with their 'sophistication' but simply the fact that people enjoy different things.
And yes- I also hated System Shock 2 also. It just wasn't for me.
But at the same time he is a complete and total hypocrite.
Stallman says:
The term "autograph tax" is a foolish exaggeration--I am not a government, so I cannot make anyone pay taxes. I'm told that such foolishness is common among the people making this criticism: that they generally seek opportunities to criticize the Free Software Foundation, whether valid or not.
This is a man who says that ATI is 'an enemy of your freedom.'
He is the king of foolish over-exaggerations.
Yet when someone applies the word 'tax' to something he is doing, he wants to get very exact and detailed about the symantics.
I can't wait for this guy to die in his own pile of disgusting, long-haired, fat-guy-in-a-stained-shirt, pile of goo.
These are some of the most naive comments I have ever read here on Slashdot.
You can cite (or infer that you have actually read) all of the scientific studies you would like, but the actual fact is- society is based on competition. People only cooperate because it increases their chances of survival/victory.
Look at something simple like sports- yes, there is cooperation. You have a team. You have fans. But none of it makes any difference if you don't have someone to compete with. And you want your team to WIN.
Countries have flags, and people have 'pride'. This pride does not stem from the ideal that 'we are a good country'. No, it stems from being the BEST at something.
"Thai food is the best food in the world." "Germany has the best industry."
Etc. Etc...
Even computer operating systems have winners and losers. As I scanned your previous posts, it seemed as though most of your time was spent discussing how C/C++ are bad languages, and any operating system (or licensing scheme) other than BSD is inherently bad.
Why do you feel the need to make these comments?
Competition. And because being on the winning team feels good- no matter what team that is.
So you can pretend that life is all about cooperation- but go back and read your own posts. You specialize in telling other people they are WRONG. Because you want to compete and be better- no matter what the arena.
You've just chosen one that is a little more geeky than the rest. Not sports, not economy- but computer programming languages and operating systems.
I am talking about human nature or more to the point, our animal instincts.
These instincts do not disappear after only a few hundred years of our modern society. We are still animals. Have you ever had sex? You'll know what I mean.
We have not reached our brave new world of super-equality, and all-encompassing civilized behavior. We still have all of the same trappings of our animalistic past.
Because you cannot have a winner, unless there is a loser.
But for knowledge to be powerful, you need to know things that other people do not.
I am not advocating closing our intellectual borders. But I do want to point out that not everyone feels that empowering third world nations with technological prowess is a good thing.
Life is about competition and survival. The only thing that makes us (which applies to any group you might be in) BETTER is that the other guys are WORSE.
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At least GoDaddy is doing its part to break into the tech industry. Obviously they've helped at least one more woman than Gnome.
Sorry you don't like their advertising.
Personally, I use GoDaddy for a domain registrar, and a host in some cases.
The only reason I started was because of their commercials. A tech company willing to have totally gratuitous shots of a chick bouncing her big boobs...well, that's a company for me.
Really- I did move a lot of business there because of the chick with big boobs. I guess that makes me shallow. Or a guy who likes boobs.
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Okay, posted as a joke or not...Barbie Horse Adventures has given Microsoft a lot of grief. Why was this made backward compatible before Splinter Cell? (any tons of other games..)
This was just a throw-in...meaning that when they made something else backward compatible, this game came along for the ride. They didn't have to do any work to make it happen.
That's not really a game mechanic. That's more of a mechanical device used for games.
They're a little different.
My family is also addicted to 'food' and 'housing'. That's why we have 'jobs'.
Affordability *IS* relative! At least in the common usage of the word.
Is a $500 '75 Chevy Caprice 'affordable'?
Yes- because most people base that term on the relative cost of other cars. The $500 car is considered 'affordable'.
Of course, not everyone has $500.
I don't think we are using the word 'affordable' as an absolute. Because to someone with absolutely no money will find that nothing with a cost is 'affordable'.
Affordable is relative.
Ha ha- that is so right. I haven't had to go out and search for a demo for a while now. PC demos are a pain in the ass.
I also haven't had any problems installing a demo on the 360. I couldn't say that was the case on the PC.
Okay, I'll respond to your post point by point-
The post you responded to mentioned Xbox 360 many times. The only PGR that runs on the 360 is PGR 3. Every other comment about PGR would refer to that same version- PGR 3.
There are no hacks available.
PGR 3 has a fairly decent 'progression' system through a multitude of races and events, which get more difficult as you go on, while not a strict 'career' mode, it is more of a 'racing lifestyle' mode. You even get houses, garages, etc.
PGR 3 does not have any minis, or SUV. I believe thier tagline is 'Racing Begins at 170' because it ONLY has fast cars- no 'uninspired' vehicles present. (Unless you want to count the Corvette)
Just about your entire response to the other persons comments about PGR3 was inaccurate. You could say that he did not specificially state PGR3, but a reasonable person could easily infer the connection based on the fact that he did specify Xbox 360 more than once.
My guess is that you have never played PGR3, and you are basing your comments on your own incorrect assumptions. In which case, it was a completely standard Slashdot post.
Obviously you don't like the whole concept of Project Gotham 3. (Really, you were able to edit the car prices?)
Personally I am a HUGE fan of the sports/racing games with the idea of progression. I like the sports games that feel like they are RPGs...meaning, there is a career mode that I need to progress through.
The idea with an RPG means that I am playing a role- and my role is this golfer, tennis player, or race car driver. As I get better, I move up, maybe earn some money. Then I can buy new cars, enter into new races, etc. etc.
On the other hand, I don't really like games like Oblivion. I don't want to progress, I'm just not interested.
So my point is this- possibly instead of Project Gotham 3 being a game that wastes your time with 'uninspired' cars, (Which Ferrari was that? Or was it the Ford GT?) you just don't like that style of game. Personally, the progression is my favorite part of the game.
(And since it seems to make a difference in this conversation, my personal stats are: 38 years old, professional job, house, wife, kids, dog, cat, etc.)
That was by far the most boring article I have ever read.
I use Transcoder. But, my audio and video get out of sync when I use it. It would be fantastic for a 20 minute clip, but anything longer than that and it's pretty much unwatchable.
And the other problem is that when I STOP the movie, and play again, it will re-sync. But that means I need to fast forward from the very beginning...
I've been on two sides of the issue.
First, as a 'worker' I was allowed to telecommute occasionally. I know that for myself (reasonably well motivated) the temptations at home were too strong for me, and I ended up screwing around about 4 hours a day. Add a wife/kids to the mix, and I would not consider this time to be productive. My co-workers all reported the same thing.
Now as a manager, I run into similar problems with my employees. It took a while for one guy to figure out that Xbox Live lets me know exactly how much screwing around he is doing. (Hmm...he had Oblivion running all day, AND got 5 achievements...) Yet of course he claimed to be working all day. He is no longer eligible for telecommuting.
Now I only support telecommuting with other employees occasionally, and only if there is a very defined project with a definite deliverable at the end. For instance, "You need to have this help file completely finished tomorrow." (Knowing that it is probably a 4 hour job that would be stretched to 8 even if they were at work.)
I'm not trying to be an asshole, but it's just the reality for the people I work with. Given the opportunity, they would sit at home and play games- while making excuses why things didn't get done. They did that when I was part of the team, and they tried to do it when I became the boss.
(Truth be told, when they are AT work, they are very effective, highly productive, and a great team. They are not a bunch of clowns, they just get distracted. But being distracted at work is what lets them see problems from many angles, so it is a good trait if focused on productive issues, instead of deciding which armor to wear.)
As a heavy Xbox Live user, I would not want a cap. I would ask for exactly what they are doing- pause the download while I am playing, the resume it when I am done.
If I even *thought* downloads *might* introduce lag during on-line play, I wouldn't do it.
But this new method lets me queue up a few downloads, and have them run while I watch a movie.
Perfect for me (a real live Xbox user).
I've seen many posts from you- I know you've been around for a while.
You claim to be interested in interviews with industry insiders.
There is no possible way that you don't know who Peter Moore is.
Not only is he the current head of the Xbox division at Microsoft, but previously he was the COO in charge of video game operations for Sega North America.
A Google search for 'Peter Moore Xbox' has 2.1 million results.
A Google search for 'Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo' has 1.3 million results.
He's a big deal. I'm guessing his apartment even smells of mahogany and leather bound books.
According to Major Nelson ( http://majornelson.com/ ) the Oblivion horse armor sold ridiculously well.
Even Major Nelson was telling people not to buy it- that it was a ripoff. I'm not an Oblivion fan, but if I were, I am sure that I would have downloaded the armor. The reason I would have downloaded it is that the system makes it so damn easy to buy stuff, that people think, "Yeah, sure, why not?"
I think the micropayment thing is going well. I've spent (pissed away) about $100 on different things like XBLA games, and even a few themes. Stupid? Yes...profitable? Yes...
I would give him a bonus because he at least paraphrased a good song.
Your sig is a direct quote from RUSH?!?!
I hope you are Canadian...that would be the only explanation.
It's easy...that person didn't LIKE System Shock 2. (Yes, I know he was actually a troll, but that doesn't matter for my arguement.)
In the past few years I have been pushed, bullied, and convinced to buy games I didn't end up liking. Two of them were VERY highly rated-
Knights of the Old Republic and Oblivion.
Read just about any gaming site on the web- evidently these were absolutely fantastic games.
I hated both of them intensely. I couldn't belive that someone would make these steaming piles of shit and even moreso, I couldn't believe that people actually liked playing them.
Oblivion puts me to sleep. I think the graphics are crap. I think the story is crap. I haven't found a single thing I like about it.
This is not a troll- this is really the way I feel.
But then again, I think that Fight Night Round 3 is an amazing game with a lot of depth, fantastic graphics, great action...and generally a lot of fun.
The only thing I am trying to point out, is that people have different tastes in games. I don't think it has anything to do with their 'sophistication' but simply the fact that people enjoy different things.
And yes- I also hated System Shock 2 also. It just wasn't for me.
It would if you had your body pressed against the wall...which is what you are doing in Ghost Recon.
It's amazing how many anonymous cowards post bad things about the 360.
But, if our good friend the A/C would actually read the articles he may have noticed the Gamefly 'most popular rentals' chart next to the story.
The chart lists the 10 top rentals for the week ending May 1. 6 of those games are for the 360.
There must be some interest...
But at the same time he is a complete and total hypocrite.
Stallman says:
The term "autograph tax" is a foolish exaggeration--I am not a government, so I cannot make anyone pay taxes. I'm told that such foolishness is common among the people making this criticism: that they generally seek opportunities to criticize the Free Software Foundation, whether valid or not.
This is a man who says that ATI is 'an enemy of your freedom.'
He is the king of foolish over-exaggerations.
Yet when someone applies the word 'tax' to something he is doing, he wants to get very exact and detailed about the symantics.
I can't wait for this guy to die in his own pile of disgusting, long-haired, fat-guy-in-a-stained-shirt, pile of goo.
Sure, about 50% of the people trying to play Oblivion on the PC report problems. (Just read the thread you are in now...and any other source)
But you've heard 'reports' of problems on the Xbox- and there is that one guy with the Orc problem.
So are you saying the 360 version sucks?
I didn't know I was having a discussion with someone who does not know the difference between "your" and "you're".
Shoot, once again dragged into a debate with an idiot. I apologize to anyone who had to watch this.
These are some of the most naive comments I have ever read here on Slashdot.
You can cite (or infer that you have actually read) all of the scientific studies you would like, but the actual fact is- society is based on competition. People only cooperate because it increases their chances of survival/victory.
Look at something simple like sports- yes, there is cooperation. You have a team. You have fans. But none of it makes any difference if you don't have someone to compete with. And you want your team to WIN.
Countries have flags, and people have 'pride'. This pride does not stem from the ideal that 'we are a good country'. No, it stems from being the BEST at something.
"Thai food is the best food in the world."
"Germany has the best industry."
Etc. Etc...
Even computer operating systems have winners and losers. As I scanned your previous posts, it seemed as though most of your time was spent discussing how C/C++ are bad languages, and any operating system (or licensing scheme) other than BSD is inherently bad.
Why do you feel the need to make these comments?
Competition. And because being on the winning team feels good- no matter what team that is.
So you can pretend that life is all about cooperation- but go back and read your own posts. You specialize in telling other people they are WRONG. Because you want to compete and be better- no matter what the arena.
You've just chosen one that is a little more geeky than the rest. Not sports, not economy- but computer programming languages and operating systems.
I disagree.
I am talking about human nature or more to the point, our animal instincts.
These instincts do not disappear after only a few hundred years of our modern society. We are still animals. Have you ever had sex? You'll know what I mean.
We have not reached our brave new world of super-equality, and all-encompassing civilized behavior. We still have all of the same trappings of our animalistic past.
Because you cannot have a winner, unless there is a loser.
True, knowledge is not a limited commodity.
But for knowledge to be powerful, you need to know things that other people do not.
I am not advocating closing our intellectual borders. But I do want to point out that not everyone feels that empowering third world nations with technological prowess is a good thing.
Life is about competition and survival. The only thing that makes us (which applies to any group you might be in) BETTER is that the other guys are WORSE.