Thank you, the Grandparent is grossly ignorant. I have a six year old 900 Athlon that, according to all reports, would run Vista fine sans Aero-Glass. I see so many posts looking to tear down Vista for no reason, assuming that the heftier system requirements to run Aero-Glass are the minimum requirements for the system, they are not, the system will run in a more 98/XP look on much lower specs.
So yes the 360 is not as powerful as PS3, but it costthem half what it cost Sony to produce their machine, and who wants to bet that in another 4 years Microsoft will release another system (Xbox 720?) that will leapfrog PS3, just as the PS3 is finally becoming profitable for Sony
Really? It seems most developers and programmers, including John Carmack, believe the difference in computational and rendering power of the two systems is, for the most part, negligible. I suppose the Playstation 3 is still just blueprints, so it's hard to know, but it seems they've been squatting on the same specs for a year (maybe waiting for manufacturing prices to come down) so comparisons can probably be made. Plus, whenever John Carmack says soemthing about technology I usually take note.
OR.... you're placing $100 of your own money into a secure vault which you will collect when you turn 65 (or whatever). The issue of Social Security is always viewed as "I GOTTA GIV UP MAH DAMN MONEY TO SOMEONE ELSE?" and never "The government is taking my money and holding it so I don't blow it foolhardily in between now and when I am old". Obviously the money paid in now is being spent on current retirees, but it's not like you won't get checks yourself when you retire. It's too convinient to pose the issue of Social Security as a loaded question if you are opposed to it.
Funny, I recall that Microsft gives every 360 owner a FREE silver membership to LIVE so that they can download patches, upgrades, and anything else that doesn't directly involve playing others online. If you want to play online you pay a service fee to use the Microsoft provided feature. Sounds like Extortion to me!
Evil Lord Xenu froze all the alien races and dumped them into volcanoes here on earth. Their souls were collected by soul vacuumes and then forced to watch movies and be brainwashed, only to then inhabit the bodies of primitive man. I think that's how it goes, I still have to pay for a few more audit councelings before my thetan levels are capable of truly grasping this profound knowledge
Oh wait a minute... that's exactly what it does:P Maybe I'm just over zealous after hearing the rhetoric from Senator Clinton and other anti gaming activists.
I guess I should ask this question then, What's the problem with this legislation? from the sound of it, it simply holds retailers accountable for following the rating system? Is there some dark, seedy part to this bill I'm not aware of, or do people just instantly get up in arms when the term Hillary/Liberman and videogames are posted together?
I'm not too keen on that rebuttal... I think the better question is... why aren't you pissed off that your local retailers are not adhering to the in place age rating system listed on every video game package? If there has to be a law here it should be penalties for businesses to sell illegal material to minors just like cigarettes or alcohol.
Do you also speak for the ~46 million of us that can't afford Health Insurance here in the States? We're not lazy, we work very hard, but Health Insurance here is TOO costly to afford. I can't count the number of times I've suffered with an illness or injury simply because I can't afford to go to the hospital... and I KNOW I'm not alone.
Being foolish isn't about morality. Kids just do dumb things, dangerous things... I know I work with kids all day. You either don't remember anything about your childhood, or to this day you still hang upside down from monkey bars and drop seeing who reaches the ground first.
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You have eight friends?
Maybe, but I'm upset that as of 2006 I can't "jack into the Matrix".
There is no Microsoft, only Zuul.
http://www.nationalcac.org/professionals/publicati ons/ChildAdvocate_v5_3-4.pdf
Page 5, read it and blow.
Best REPUBLIC Money can buy. Citizens elect members to represent them, who in turn can be purchased for reasonably low rates! :)
And my Dad just beat up your Dad. I've only seen my dad, but I'm pretty sure he'd beat up yours!
Thank you, the Grandparent is grossly ignorant. I have a six year old 900 Athlon that, according to all reports, would run Vista fine sans Aero-Glass. I see so many posts looking to tear down Vista for no reason, assuming that the heftier system requirements to run Aero-Glass are the minimum requirements for the system, they are not, the system will run in a more 98/XP look on much lower specs.
So yes the 360 is not as powerful as PS3, but it costthem half what it cost Sony to produce their machine, and who wants to bet that in another 4 years Microsoft will release another system (Xbox 720?) that will leapfrog PS3, just as the PS3 is finally becoming profitable for Sony
Really? It seems most developers and programmers, including John Carmack, believe the difference in computational and rendering power of the two systems is, for the most part, negligible. I suppose the Playstation 3 is still just blueprints, so it's hard to know, but it seems they've been squatting on the same specs for a year (maybe waiting for manufacturing prices to come down) so comparisons can probably be made. Plus, whenever John Carmack says soemthing about technology I usually take note.
I heard we also sent a bunch of Japanese into concentration camps during World War II. What's your point?
OR.... you're placing $100 of your own money into a secure vault which you will collect when you turn 65 (or whatever). The issue of Social Security is always viewed as "I GOTTA GIV UP MAH DAMN MONEY TO SOMEONE ELSE?" and never "The government is taking my money and holding it so I don't blow it foolhardily in between now and when I am old". Obviously the money paid in now is being spent on current retirees, but it's not like you won't get checks yourself when you retire. It's too convinient to pose the issue of Social Security as a loaded question if you are opposed to it.
My god, what a disaster it would be if we eliminated mercury from lakes and made air cleane to breathe again and found out we were wrong!
The very same ACLU defending Rush Limbaugh, long time critic, in his ongoing prescription drug abuse case?
You're probably right, Carmack only helped by releasing Quake3 under the GPL license... but I suppose that's not very noteworthy.
I'm sure Sony consulted David Manning before chosing which films to place on Blu-Ray!
I don't think it was an accident.
Funny, I recall that Microsft gives every 360 owner a FREE silver membership to LIVE so that they can download patches, upgrades, and anything else that doesn't directly involve playing others online. If you want to play online you pay a service fee to use the Microsoft provided feature. Sounds like Extortion to me!
Evil Lord Xenu froze all the alien races and dumped them into volcanoes here on earth. Their souls were collected by soul vacuumes and then forced to watch movies and be brainwashed, only to then inhabit the bodies of primitive man. I think that's how it goes, I still have to pay for a few more audit councelings before my thetan levels are capable of truly grasping this profound knowledge
I think you mean, "Intelligent Designer".
I'd like to see dupe control on Slashdot...
Oh wait a minute... that's exactly what it does :P Maybe I'm just over zealous after hearing the rhetoric from Senator Clinton and other anti gaming activists.
I guess I should ask this question then, What's the problem with this legislation? from the sound of it, it simply holds retailers accountable for following the rating system? Is there some dark, seedy part to this bill I'm not aware of, or do people just instantly get up in arms when the term Hillary/Liberman and videogames are posted together?
I'm not too keen on that rebuttal... I think the better question is... why aren't you pissed off that your local retailers are not adhering to the in place age rating system listed on every video game package? If there has to be a law here it should be penalties for businesses to sell illegal material to minors just like cigarettes or alcohol.
A million dollars sure don't go as far as she used ta.
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I imagine that would make the 'Stunner' quite difficult to pull off.
Do you also speak for the ~46 million of us that can't afford Health Insurance here in the States? We're not lazy, we work very hard, but Health Insurance here is TOO costly to afford. I can't count the number of times I've suffered with an illness or injury simply because I can't afford to go to the hospital... and I KNOW I'm not alone.
Being foolish isn't about morality. Kids just do dumb things, dangerous things... I know I work with kids all day. You either don't remember anything about your childhood, or to this day you still hang upside down from monkey bars and drop seeing who reaches the ground first.