Uh, the current stock price has nothing to do with sales. I don't know where "official" sales numbers are, but GTA is currently Amazon's 2nd highest selling title. Do you really beleive that all of the current hype has no effect on sales figures?
..and if you don't think those losses will trickle down to the development house that caused them (one way or another), then you should be running for president..
Oh, I get it - this was just an excuse to make a silly ad-hominem attack.
OK, this is pretty interesting - and about time that Apple came out with a multibutton solution. Provided that it's durable enough to last a few years, this seems like a pretty good product. I wonder how it will feel when clicking on a button that doesn't actually click. I think the tactile feedback is something we've all grown accustomed to.
I'm not thrilled that you need Tiger to get full functionality out of it, but I'm not surprised, either.
I guess my only question is - when is a bluetooth version coming out?
I did something like this in my new house, only a little less extreme than a basement. I added an air return in my closet (to keep the closet from getting too warm) and put my computers in there. Shut the door, and it's nearly impossible to hear.
With the KVM switch in the closet, there's only 1 set of KVM cables coming out to my desk. An extra USB cable connected to a hub on my desk, and I've got my DVD drive handy plus whatever else I need to attach at any given time.
Yeah, I know - this is nothing extraordinary. But it was easier and cheaper than trying to build a semi-high end PC that was also quiet.
Fidonet! And to a lesser extent, the Fido and Opus BBS software.
I thought this was a very clever way to propagate messages between BBS's. I guess I graduated from Fidonet to Usenet around 1990...if one considers that graduating, and not simply moving in to The Project.
I don't know if this would absolutely protect you, but ask your manager to tell you, in writing, that the computers are authorized for the software install.
Seems to me that as long as you can build/buy a cheap x86 box (that OS X will not run on), Linux will have almost as large, if not as large, as it has right now. I don't see this hurting Linux substantially, as Mac/OS X will always be more expensive than the homebrew computer on which Linux thrives - at least for the home user/hobbyist. There may be an impact in the workstation sector.
Walt Disney Co. has largely avoided criticism of its cartoon restorations. For most of its projects, Disney doesn't use digital noise reduction, relying instead on artists to inspect each frame of film and remove defects either manually or with proprietary software. "If you just take a film and throw it through a noise-reduction system, you're never going to get the same standard of quality," says Jeff Miller, president for world-wide post-production and operations.
Although I'm not surprised, I'm disappointed that this isn't part of the standard process. To me, just running the film through DNR is lazy and indicative of a company just trying to make a quick buck. If you want to use a DNR machine, you gotta get a real person to check the work. Period.
Clearly, those responsible have no excuse for it. Again, FTFA:
Craig Hoffman, a spokesman for Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros., which released the Looney Tunes DVDs last fall, declines to comment on the complaints about the restored cartoons. "There's a wide audience: children, collectors, people who grew up loving them," he adds.
What exactly does a wide audience, or people who grew up loving [Looney Tunes] have to do with your quality control? Is passing a shoddy product off to some members of that wide audience acceptable? I can understand that young kids may not know the difference, but if you're targeting a wide audience, you gotta account for more than young kids.
I just wish the anime block was a bit more worthwile. Aside from Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell, it's mostly crap.
Only two episodes in, but Samurai Champloo looks to be a good one. They'll be rerunning FLCL starting next Saturday - only 6 episodes, but it's fantastic.
I'm sure it's nothing unique or particularly unusual, but I've found that over the past few years my attention span has become very short. I attribute this to the Internet and the ability to get information about anything I want very quickly.
Television, radio, and even my favorite hobby of listening to music seem to need to be supplanted by something else. I used to enjoy sitting down, putting on a CD or record and just listening. Now, I get bored too quickly - and that makes me somewhat sad (but not depressed).
I think the most interesting point on this survey is the CPU split between Intel and AMD. Maybe I've been out of the loop for too long, but this is by far the highest percentage of AMD users I've seen in any survey.
Perhaps this speaks more to the demographic that Valve is serving, but I still find this statistic to be very important.
I bet a lot of us learned to type via Infocom's interactive fiction. Zork was my typing tutor. I can still type attack troll faster than any other phrase.
Off topic, but in my opinion, modern adventure games pale in comparison with Infocom's classics. Their stories were top-notch, and the puzzles were well thought out. And the graphics (AKA mental imagery) were better than anything in today's games.
But if you don't plan on having kids then yeah..Marriage is just shacking up, but with paperwork.
Technically speaking, you're right.
But emotionally speaking, you're way wrong. My wife and I don't plan on having kids, and getting married was the best thing we ever did for our relationship. Many of my also childfree coworkers feel the same way. Don't sell childless marriages short, they're just as special as marriages with kids involved - just a little bit quieter.
Look man, I'm a Democrat because the GOP has become so jaw-droppingly criminal and almost cult-like. And don't give me any of that "they're all corrupt" BS, because when it comes to corruption, no one can hold a candle to the modern Republican party. Don't believe me? Do your own research. I did, and was as surprised as anyone at the outcome.
Are you on crack? That list is all well and good, but how conveniently you ignore Bill Clinton. The guy got a blowjob and lied about it so that his wife wouldn't find out. Impeachment was too soft a punishment for such a criminal act.
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Uh, the current stock price has nothing to do with sales. I don't know where "official" sales numbers are, but GTA is currently Amazon's 2nd highest selling title. Do you really beleive that all of the current hype has no effect on sales figures?
Oh, I get it - this was just an excuse to make a silly ad-hominem attack.
Probably by watching their profits rise to an all-time high. Nothing beats free advertising.
I'm not thrilled that you need Tiger to get full functionality out of it, but I'm not surprised, either.
I guess my only question is - when is a bluetooth version coming out?
With the KVM switch in the closet, there's only 1 set of KVM cables coming out to my desk. An extra USB cable connected to a hub on my desk, and I've got my DVD drive handy plus whatever else I need to attach at any given time.
Yeah, I know - this is nothing extraordinary. But it was easier and cheaper than trying to build a semi-high end PC that was also quiet.
I thought this was a very clever way to propagate messages between BBS's. I guess I graduated from Fidonet to Usenet around 1990...if one considers that graduating, and not simply moving in to The Project.
As a former AMD employee, I think I'm obligated to hate it just because it's intel.
How will I ever rationalize this and buy another Powerbook? It'll probably be easier than I think, since I really ike my PB.
Add in a Star Wars reference, and you have Slashdot Crack.
Walt Disney Co. has largely avoided criticism of its cartoon restorations. For most of its projects, Disney doesn't use digital noise reduction, relying instead on artists to inspect each frame of film and remove defects either manually or with proprietary software. "If you just take a film and throw it through a noise-reduction system, you're never going to get the same standard of quality," says Jeff Miller, president for world-wide post-production and operations.
Although I'm not surprised, I'm disappointed that this isn't part of the standard process. To me, just running the film through DNR is lazy and indicative of a company just trying to make a quick buck. If you want to use a DNR machine, you gotta get a real person to check the work. Period.
Clearly, those responsible have no excuse for it. Again, FTFA:
Craig Hoffman, a spokesman for Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros., which released the Looney Tunes DVDs last fall, declines to comment on the complaints about the restored cartoons. "There's a wide audience: children, collectors, people who grew up loving them," he adds.
What exactly does a wide audience, or people who grew up loving [Looney Tunes] have to do with your quality control? Is passing a shoddy product off to some members of that wide audience acceptable? I can understand that young kids may not know the difference, but if you're targeting a wide audience, you gotta account for more than young kids.
Only two episodes in, but Samurai Champloo looks to be a good one. They'll be rerunning FLCL starting next Saturday - only 6 episodes, but it's fantastic.
Television, radio, and even my favorite hobby of listening to music seem to need to be supplanted by something else. I used to enjoy sitting down, putting on a CD or record and just listening. Now, I get bored too quickly - and that makes me somewhat sad (but not depressed).
Perhaps this speaks more to the demographic that Valve is serving, but I still find this statistic to be very important.
I'm playing Quake III via FedEx, but the prices are killing me.
Off topic, but in my opinion, modern adventure games pale in comparison with Infocom's classics. Their stories were top-notch, and the puzzles were well thought out. And the graphics (AKA mental imagery) were better than anything in today's games.
Technically speaking, you're right.
But emotionally speaking, you're way wrong. My wife and I don't plan on having kids, and getting married was the best thing we ever did for our relationship. Many of my also childfree coworkers feel the same way. Don't sell childless marriages short, they're just as special as marriages with kids involved - just a little bit quieter.
Although technically, I think some (not me) would argue that Clinton's infidelity would fall under the realm of the 10 C's.
Are you on crack? That list is all well and good, but how conveniently you ignore Bill Clinton. The guy got a blowjob and lied about it so that his wife wouldn't find out. Impeachment was too soft a punishment for such a criminal act.
We're the users. That's our right as users. If nobody questions the decision to remove features, then how does Google know what features we liked?
There's absolutely nothing wrong with constructive criticism, even with respect to a "free" service.