Decent music? FLAC vs. OGG vs. MP3, $.99 vs. $1.50, streams vs. 30 sec snippets. None of these things matter when the product is still the same crud they charge $18.99 for at the store.
We need to come up with a new, OSS, audio standard. Then name said standard ".jizz". This way, every time the press reports on the savage beat-downs the RIAA lawyers are handing out to people exercising fair use we'll at least get a laugh.
Imagine Sen. Hatch on the 5pm news:
"Jizz will destroy the hard work thousands of people. If we allow jizz to spread, thousands of jobs will be lost. Not to mention the kids, what will all this jizz everywhere do to the kids?"
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
Which is a bastardized version of the actual quote from Generation Swine:
The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason.
The "Design Eye.." site is great. Especially if you're on 56k. I just went to the store, bought a steak, cooked it, drank 3 beers, had sex with my gf, and the page is still loading. Thank god there isn't any flash or animated.gif's. What's he half-life of this page's load cycle.....
That was my point. The lack of innovation is bad, just like it always is. Coupled with the ever-increasing budgets, another crash is possible. I'm glad Nintendo realizes that something fresh is needed, but if their "new widget" takes off, there will be the inevidable clones. There will always be the small percentage of innovators and a large percentage of half-ass copies. Hopefully, the knock-offs don't drive the industry to another crash like in the 80's.
If another crash is coming it's just as bad for Sony and MS.
Nintendo is using the "gamers are sick of the status quo and sick of cookie-cutter games" argument to build a foundation for selling their next console/portable. While I love Nintendo and while I am personally sick of the lack of innovation, I think Nintendo is overstating things a bit. Obviously, there is a lack of "fresh" games out there. For every Mario Kart, there is a Crash Bandakoot Racing. For every GTA there is a Getaway. I think it's great that Nintendo is trying to do new things (Zelda with four people is a blast). Unfortunately, lack of innovation is not a new thing.
Back in the 2600 days there were piles of games that were practically the same. Granted, there was some lacking in hardware capabilities, but still. I mean how many different versions of "plane-drops-bomb-on-sub" did you play back then?
Then the NES came out. Better hardware, for sure, but same dillema. For every Double Dragon there was a Yo! Noid.
On and on. For every generation of new, powerful hardware, there is going to be a mix of good, innovative games - and a huge f-ing pile of cheap knockoffs. The new systems tend to dig us out of a rut at first, but after they're out for a couple years the stagnation will inevidably set in. Hell, look at music:
2000's - Boy Bands everywhere
90's - Nirvana clones
80's - Hair Metal
So while I am excited that Nintendo has taken it upon themselves to be the salvation of the gaming market (i'm sure whatever they put out will be cool as hell and will be fodder for countless message board arguments), I don't think today's market is any worse/better than the end of the 16-bit generation or any other.
Unfortunately I went to the slashdot skool of grammer. Something along the lines of negligent was what I was shooting for. Ho-hum, back to my job at McDonald's.
I have the same issue with my bank. The only allow IE for account access. Therefore I (along with everyone else I know that uses that bank) have begun emailing and phoning in complaints. It only takes a minute and if enough people do it, they will change it.
Here is a sample of an email I sent recently:
With the almost daily anouncements from Microsoft about security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer web browser, I now use the Mozilla.org web browser. Unfortunately, the BANK-NAME web site requires Internet Explorer. I very much enjoy BANK-NAME's online services, but do not feel secure using software that has a negligible sercurity record. I will be doing all my banking and account access directly at my branch office until I am able to access my online account with a more secure browser. Thank you much for your time.
So Kerry should give up stock in Heinz because they outsource labor?
In actuality, the labor isn't outsourced. They didn't ship American jobs overseas, they created overseas jobs, that's right, overseas. It only makes sense to produce perishable items in the market in which they are intended for sale. There by limiting shipping costs and risk of product fall-out.
Of course since the Boy King readily admits that outsourcing labor is nothing but beneficial, Republicans should be lauding Heinz as an American company that others should follow if they really belive Heinz is outsourcing. Instead it's just politics as usual.
My side is right. Your side is responsible for death, taxes, disease, and Brittany Spears music.
So where do I doenload the patch so my Sasser isn't vulnerable?
One Word...NEXTEL
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Every time I leave my house, I have to listen to:
*BLEEEP* HEY! WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
*BLEEEP* SHIT. YOU?
*BLEEEP* COOL. YOU HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT SO-AND-SO'S?
*BLEEEP* NAW. WHAT HAPPENED?
ON and on it goes. Now jamming is not the answer, but being forced to be a part of every self-important assh*le's personal life it NOT something I have to tolerate. A regular cell conversation at a normal tone is fine. NEXTEL megaphone conversations are NOT. If I must listen to you banter endlessly over that loud-ass walkie-talkie, then you must listen to me shout the Star Wars theme. It's only fair.
I waited for months for Phantasy Star to come out for the Xbox because of the multiplayer feature (different from online play). When it came out you needed to have an Xbox LIVE account to play...even in single player offline mode!!! Why should I pay money for online service just to have the priviledge to play an offline game that I already purchased? Upon finding this out I packed it up, went to EBgames and traded in for a Cube.
The CNN article I read awhile back...
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said that SOny's intent wasn't to atract kids or milk out more ps2 sales before ps3 drops, it was to atract high-end consumers who wanted a sleek DVR/DVD player that just happens to play games. The tone of the articlemade it clear that this ins't for gamers, but movie-philes who would occassionally play games - hence no 4player support at launch and shitty 3rd party controller compatability. It'll sell, modestly, like the P.O.S. nGage.
I beg your pardon, but the rising economy and Saddam's capture is good for everyone, including those horrid liberals. Look just because many of us did not support this war or our reason's for it, does NOT mean we don't support our troops or care about obvious victories. This is great news, becuase the truth is, once we invaded Iraq there was no turning back. Had we pulled up and left it would have become open season on the American People and the American Way of Life(tm). The capture of Saddam is a good thing, but doesnt justify misleading an entire country into supporting a war. There are alot of losers here. The people who have lost family members (both here and Iraq and other countries who offered troops) have experienced real loss. Dont trivialize that with petty "liberals are the anti-christ cuz they don't kill everything with a heart beat" bullshit.
I enjoy every time someone calls me a leftist or a liberal like it's a curse word. Many of us wear our empathy as a badge of honor, the same way a conservative wears his warmongering.
Having lived in Phoenix this doesn't supprise me one bit. The County Jail is a fun place called "Tent City" - some acrage in the desert full of tents and surrounded by chain-link fence and razor wire. Thats where the chaingangs and pink undies are located.
I remember a few years back I went to the Xmas parade and Joe Arpao was the grand marshal. He road ontop of the 6-wheeled assualt vehicle the sherrif's dept. owns sporting a santa hat.The guy seems to enjoy anything that causes the maximum amount of controversy.
It shouldn't take very long for anyone living in Phoenix to realize that this joker is some kind of low-rent Goebbels
It looks more and more like the shit-storm is coming.
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BTW, anyone know where to find the debate video for d-l? Not streaming, straight download, be it torrent or otherwise. Thanks.
Decent music? FLAC vs. OGG vs. MP3, $.99 vs. $1.50, streams vs. 30 sec snippets. None of these things matter when the product is still the same crud they charge $18.99 for at the store.
Fabulous.
Imagine Sen. Hatch on the 5pm news:
"Jizz will destroy the hard work thousands of people. If we allow jizz to spread, thousands of jobs will be lost. Not to mention the kids, what will all this jizz everywhere do to the kids?"
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
Which is a bastardized version of the actual quote from Generation Swine:
The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason.
didn't Al Gore develop the Linux Kernel when he was a congressman?
What I want is versions of Reloaded and Revolutions that are at least half as good as the first film.
Certainly not quick page load times...
The "Design Eye.." site is great. Especially if you're on 56k. I just went to the store, bought a steak, cooked it, drank 3 beers, had sex with my gf, and the page is still loading. Thank god there isn't any flash or animated .gif's. What's he half-life of this page's load cycle.....
If another crash is coming it's just as bad for Sony and MS.
Back in the 2600 days there were piles of games that were practically the same. Granted, there was some lacking in hardware capabilities, but still. I mean how many different versions of "plane-drops-bomb-on-sub" did you play back then?
Then the NES came out. Better hardware, for sure, but same dillema. For every Double Dragon there was a Yo! Noid.
On and on. For every generation of new, powerful hardware, there is going to be a mix of good, innovative games - and a huge f-ing pile of cheap knockoffs. The new systems tend to dig us out of a rut at first, but after they're out for a couple years the stagnation will inevidably set in. Hell, look at music:
2000's - Boy Bands everywhere
90's - Nirvana clones
80's - Hair Metal
So while I am excited that Nintendo has taken it upon themselves to be the salvation of the gaming market (i'm sure whatever they put out will be cool as hell and will be fodder for countless message board arguments), I don't think today's market is any worse/better than the end of the 16-bit generation or any other.
*note: Pixar films have been exempted
Unfortunately I went to the slashdot skool of grammer. Something along the lines of negligent was what I was shooting for. Ho-hum, back to my job at McDonald's.
him "Where's the internet on your computer?"
me "what?"
him "the internet, where'd it go?"
me "you mean that blue 'e' that opens Internet explorer?"
him "whatever. just make the internet work so I can check the score"
This is why I changed majors
Here is a sample of an email I sent recently:
With the almost daily anouncements from Microsoft about security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer web browser, I now use the Mozilla.org web browser. Unfortunately, the BANK-NAME web site requires Internet Explorer. I very much enjoy BANK-NAME's online services, but do not feel secure using software that has a negligible sercurity record. I will be doing all my banking and account access directly at my branch office until I am able to access my online account with a more secure browser. Thank you much for your time.
Sincerely,
my-name
Of course since the Boy King readily admits that outsourcing labor is nothing but beneficial, Republicans should be lauding Heinz as an American company that others should follow if they really belive Heinz is outsourcing. Instead it's just politics as usual.
My side is right. Your side is responsible for death, taxes, disease, and Brittany Spears music.
So where do I doenload the patch so my Sasser isn't vulnerable?
Every time I leave my house, I have to listen to: *BLEEEP* HEY! WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? *BLEEEP* SHIT. YOU? *BLEEEP* COOL. YOU HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT SO-AND-SO'S? *BLEEEP* NAW. WHAT HAPPENED? ON and on it goes. Now jamming is not the answer, but being forced to be a part of every self-important assh*le's personal life it NOT something I have to tolerate. A regular cell conversation at a normal tone is fine. NEXTEL megaphone conversations are NOT. If I must listen to you banter endlessly over that loud-ass walkie-talkie, then you must listen to me shout the Star Wars theme. It's only fair.
How about this little beauty: Russian Roulette for Kids
I waited for months for Phantasy Star to come out for the Xbox because of the multiplayer feature (different from online play). When it came out you needed to have an Xbox LIVE account to play...even in single player offline mode!!! Why should I pay money for online service just to have the priviledge to play an offline game that I already purchased? Upon finding this out I packed it up, went to EBgames and traded in for a Cube.
said that SOny's intent wasn't to atract kids or milk out more ps2 sales before ps3 drops, it was to atract high-end consumers who wanted a sleek DVR/DVD player that just happens to play games. The tone of the articlemade it clear that this ins't for gamers, but movie-philes who would occassionally play games - hence no 4player support at launch and shitty 3rd party controller compatability. It'll sell, modestly, like the P.O.S. nGage.
I beg your pardon, but the rising economy and Saddam's capture is good for everyone, including those horrid liberals.
Look just because many of us did not support this war or our reason's for it, does NOT mean we don't support our troops or care about obvious victories. This is great news, becuase the truth is, once we invaded Iraq there was no turning back. Had we pulled up and left it would have become open season on the American People and the American Way of Life(tm).
The capture of Saddam is a good thing, but doesnt justify misleading an entire country into supporting a war.
There are alot of losers here. The people who have lost family members (both here and Iraq and other countries who offered troops) have experienced real loss. Dont trivialize that with petty "liberals are the anti-christ cuz they don't kill everything with a heart beat" bullshit.
Merry Christmas
I enjoy every time someone calls me a leftist or a liberal like it's a curse word. Many of us wear our empathy as a badge of honor, the same way a conservative wears his warmongering.
We must report the evil h4X0r falcons to the Dept. of Homeland Security so they can be prosecuted like the terrorists they are.
I remember a few years back I went to the Xmas parade and Joe Arpao was the grand marshal. He road ontop of the 6-wheeled assualt vehicle the sherrif's dept. owns sporting a santa hat.The guy seems to enjoy anything that causes the maximum amount of controversy.
It shouldn't take very long for anyone living in Phoenix to realize that this joker is some kind of low-rent Goebbels
It looks more and more like the shit-storm is coming.