The death of console gaming has been proclaimed time and time again. It's not going to happen. You can talk about specs, gf2's, and athlons all you want, but that doesnt matter. Games matter. As long as there are developers who like to work on standardized platforms, console games will continue to sell.
The psx launched in 94. Thats 6 years ago. And just the other day I saw a commercial for a psx game on tv (yes, PSX, not PS2). The reason? Console game quality evolves as developers learn the ins and outs of a system. So, games coming out for a 6 year old machine are way better than the ones that it launched with. Is that true for the PC? Will a machine I bought 6 years ago even play a game released this year? Or do I have to go shell out a couple thousand on a gf2 and athlon?
Now you tell me which is the better gaming investment.
You must work for a rare breed of IT department. Most IT managers tend not to think for themselves, or evaluate alternative products. "If microsoft makes a product, it must be the best, lets go buy it."
I wonder if this will always be the case, or if organizations (especially governmental, or non-profit) will stop wasting money when there are equally viable products for cheap, or free.
You're absolutely right. When I saw the very early polls, I saw gore with a commanding lead, and I said, "ya, america knows whats up" Then the polls tightened up, and I was like, "are these people seeing the same dumb ass I'm seeing?" Then dubya wins, and I'm flabergasted...
My comment is not about politics, or about the issues, or anything else (I'm not saying they arent important, but thats not what this comment is about).
When I listen to dubya talk, he seems like an idiot. Plain and simple. Come January, we'll have a moron representing our nation to other nations, other leaders, other meetings, etc. He does not even have a mastery of the english language.
I think Martin Sheen said it best (and I'm paraphrasing): "he doesn't have the intellectual curiosity to be a president."
The All Aluminum Case I saw this case a while ago, but A) it's $300, and B) all of your components that have the regular cream colored face (CDROM, floppy, etc) would look mighty stupid in it.
Although from the picture, it seems that dude found/made a cdrom and floppy with an aluminum face! (I suppose paint would work too) very cool.
Howdy. Try going to hotjobs or monster.com and searching for "unix" and "intern". If nothing turns up, search for unix and just email their HR depts for internships. Good luck in your search!:)
I'm actually posting this 'cuz I'm curious what uses people could think of for something like this.
So, we have to rack our brains, thinking of ideas, wasting valuable time and energy, JUST to appease Taco's curiosity? HA! I think not! Now slashdot's agenda is clear...
That means that if RMS really wanted to be an asshole,...
What do you mean "wanted to be"? Here is a man who get's exactly what he wanted (GPL'ing of Qt) and not once does he say thank you to trolltech in this whole article. Instead, he switches from license bashing, to other forms of insults.
And how about that one article a while ago that told of how he insulted a guy he was having dinner with and refused to speak with him simply because he spoke of proprietary software? (sorry, no link)
...if mp3board.com is doing the suing because of gnutella, they shouldn't have a gnutella search field on their freaking home page!! Am I seriously missing something?
Except when drivers are impossible to find. We've all had that one device that refuses to work, we've all scoured the web for that one driver.
God, what a nightmare that is. With linux, the drivers you need are either on the cd (95% of the time) or their non-existance is well-known enough that it's covered on a HCL somewhere.
"Driver installation", you cry? Umm... I have to go now....:)
Then again you'd be helping Billy G to get richer quick instead of Mr Dell. It's a bit of a double-edged sword, save $$$ or save your soul.............:>
Or just buy a machine from someone else. I don't understand the big hoop-la over Dell machines, are they really that special? Can't one of the myriad of other makers produce similar quality systems?
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The death of console gaming has been proclaimed time and time again. It's not going to happen. You can talk about specs, gf2's, and athlons all you want, but that doesnt matter. Games matter. As long as there are developers who like to work on standardized platforms, console games will continue to sell.
The psx launched in 94. Thats 6 years ago. And just the other day I saw a commercial for a psx game on tv (yes, PSX, not PS2). The reason? Console game quality evolves as developers learn the ins and outs of a system. So, games coming out for a 6 year old machine are way better than the ones that it launched with. Is that true for the PC? Will a machine I bought 6 years ago even play a game released this year? Or do I have to go shell out a couple thousand on a gf2 and athlon?
Now you tell me which is the better gaming investment.
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What the hell was I thinking. Miles, not light years... my bad.
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not as cool as Pioneer 10. It is now 7 billion light years away, and the remote-est man-made object(!) http://www.space.com/news/pioneer_update.html and it's still active!
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Wasnt Zelda 2 out before maniac mansion?
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Oh yes, IT departments do get tired of this.
You must work for a rare breed of IT department. Most IT managers tend not to think for themselves, or evaluate alternative products. "If microsoft makes a product, it must be the best, lets go buy it."
I wonder if this will always be the case, or if organizations (especially governmental, or non-profit) will stop wasting money when there are equally viable products for cheap, or free.
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I didnt know they tried this, do you have a link?
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You're absolutely right. When I saw the very early polls, I saw gore with a commanding lead, and I said, "ya, america knows whats up" Then the polls tightened up, and I was like, "are these people seeing the same dumb ass I'm seeing?" Then dubya wins, and I'm flabergasted...
PEOPLE: HE SAID SUBLIMINABAL!!!
Amsterdam? I'm going to Australia.
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My comment is not about politics, or about the issues, or anything else (I'm not saying they arent important, but thats not what this comment is about).
When I listen to dubya talk, he seems like an idiot. Plain and simple. Come January, we'll have a moron representing our nation to other nations, other leaders, other meetings, etc. He does not even have a mastery of the english language.
I think Martin Sheen said it best (and I'm paraphrasing): "he doesn't have the intellectual curiosity to be a president."
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The All Aluminum Case
I saw this case a while ago, but A) it's $300, and B) all of your components that have the regular cream colored face (CDROM, floppy, etc) would look mighty stupid in it.
Although from the picture, it seems that dude found/made a cdrom and floppy with an aluminum face! (I suppose paint would work too) very cool.
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I think MC Hawking said it best, in his song, Fuck the Creationists:
Noah and his Ark,
Adam and his Eve.
Straight up Fairy stories even children don't believe.
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Does that mean no nakedgirl.mpg's???
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Same post but without being a dip shit:
:)
Howdy. Try going to hotjobs or monster.com and searching for "unix" and "intern". If nothing turns up, search for unix and just email their HR depts for internships. Good luck in your search!
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I'm actually posting this 'cuz I'm curious what uses people could think of for something like this.
So, we have to rack our brains, thinking of ideas, wasting valuable time and energy, JUST to appease Taco's curiosity? HA! I think not! Now slashdot's agenda is clear...
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hello, 'total recall'..
Wasn't total recall the movie with the hooker that had 3 jugs?
I VOTE FOR COLONIZATION OF MARS!!
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Wasnt Kurzweil the crazy guy from the X-files movie that told Mulder to go to Dallas?
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I've done that too! Come, my brothers, see what it's like to not have to read delusional blather every week!
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That means that if RMS really wanted to be an asshole,...
What do you mean "wanted to be"? Here is a man who get's exactly what he wanted (GPL'ing of Qt) and not once does he say thank you to trolltech in this whole article. Instead, he switches from license bashing, to other forms of insults.
And how about that one article a while ago that told of how he insulted a guy he was having dinner with and refused to speak with him simply because he spoke of proprietary software? (sorry, no link)
Sounds like an asshole to me.
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hehehe, now that I think about it, that is pretty damn funny.
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...if mp3board.com is doing the suing because of gnutella, they shouldn't have a gnutella search field on their freaking home page!! Am I seriously missing something?
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Except when drivers are impossible to find. We've all had that one device that refuses to work, we've all scoured the web for that one driver.
:)
God, what a nightmare that is. With linux, the drivers you need are either on the cd (95% of the time) or their non-existance is well-known enough that it's covered on a HCL somewhere.
"Driver installation", you cry? Umm... I have to go now....
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good , maybe when i send you a word doc you can open it
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Then again you'd be helping Billy G to get richer quick instead of Mr Dell. It's a bit of a double-edged sword, save $$$ or save your soul.............:>
Or just buy a machine from someone else. I don't understand the big hoop-la over Dell machines, are they really that special? Can't one of the myriad of other makers produce similar quality systems?
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You forgot VIM/Emacs!! And what let's not forget the true/false controversy...
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