Some time after that Steve Jobs gave his regular Macworld keynote when his Mac didn't respond anymore. He moved a monitor switch to continue the presentation on another Mac and said: "Well, that's why we have backup systems here."
You know, I've always thought it was all staged, just to make fun of Bill's mistake earlier that week.
The communicator badges in TNG could be transmitting supplementary biometric data and non-verbal commands, which by now have become almost automatic: "Watson. I need you!"
The badge also indicates the location of the person. So if Picard says "Will" (or "number one", which is simply an alias that Picard made for "Riker, William T.") and the computer sees that Will isn't in the same room as Picard (or isn't within normal hearing distance), it simply connects the two via a communication channel.
"Space is big - really big - you just won't believe how vastly, hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. You may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space."--Douglas Adams
Nintendo doesn't need to be "saved". They're extremely profitable and are not in any financial danger. A few months ago they were still in the #2 spot in world-wide sales. They've almost always been in the #1 spot for portable gaming.
Why is it that people keep referring to Nintendo as "doomed"?
However, that makes the article's comparison that much more poignant, because it seems like the technology to build the Newton today would allow it to be about 1/2 the original weight and maybe 75% it's original size. Give it a color screen and WiFi and you'd have a killer machine.
Maybe people don't want to play in sci-fi games because they're tired of all the technology in their real life? Computer problems, phones, pagers, emails, IMs, ads on TV and radio... it all adds up without realizing it. People play games to take a break from real life. Do you think they'll play in a game with even more technology, or a game with stuff they'll never have, such as magic, monsters, etc?
By partitioning the hard drive or memory, the iSee lets consumers store video clips not encoded with Apple's copyright-protection software.
Wait a minute. They partition the hard drive/memory to get around DRM? How about simply storing the files onto the already existing partition?
As far as I know, even the 5th generation iPod can play plain non-DRM MP4 and H264 files (within specs limits), so what's the deal with their unit? Are you telling me they can design such a device but not know that you can store plain regular files on the iPod's drive?!
After having read a few posts about MSIE7's standards compliance, it seems the parent will have an easy job if: - he used standards (the websites work fine on Opera, Safari, Firefox) - he didn't use crap like ActiveX - he used the usual MS-style conditionnal comments to add IE-only code
If that's the case, then a simple modification of the MS-style conditionnal comments will be all the work that's required. Depending on how well the whole things are coded, it could be as simple as 30 seconds of work per website.
If he didn't do the things above, well, though luck. That'll be a lesson about not using proprietary code on the Web.
I don't think you've read his post. His clients will assume he built "broken websites" (because "Microsoft is never wrong and only open-source hippies complain about Microsoft") and he'll either be forced to code all new hacks for IE7 for free or lose his reputation with the clients (unless they understand exactly what's happening, which won't matter since even if he gets paid he'd need about 60 hours days to fix it all before the holidays buying season).
Metroid games would be kinda dull without a story... I really like the "discover story parts" they've put in the last games. That way, they only need to have a simple introduction at the beginning, and you enter deeper into the story by yourself while playing.
When's the last time you punched that monkey? Or zapped the target?
The last time I saw those ads is... well, never. I disable plug-ins so I won't even waste bandwidth downloading that crap. Takes care of a whole lot of ads, lately...
Last I heard (though I'll probably be proven wrong in the replies below), the free version of Xbox Live was almost useless... So my question is this: is there really that many people paying yet another monthly fee on top of their internet connection? How about numbers for countries other than the USA? I mean, I don't know anyone who actually has an Xbox 360, everyone simply rents them.
The format can be played on GBA / NDS is the special GBM and GBS format. Abundant movies and music have already provided for everybody to download at present.
I'm sorry but I once had an M3. Not sure if the new firmware is a whole lot better, but when I used it the GBM/GBS files were crap, took a huge amount of space, the framerate was low, the sound quality was crap, and it required Windows-only software to convert everything to its GBM/GBS formats.
The Nintendo Play-Yan micro plays MP3 files directly and MPEG-4 video files directly (limited to some specs but still standard MPEG-4 files).
The only collaborating I've seen so far is almost exclusively amongst people with the same skills. And that makes for yet another requirement to get to the end result.
If you're looking for an mp3/movie player for the GBA (and thus Nintendo DS too), don't buy this one. I've heard bad things about it (low FPS, etc).
The official one from Nintendo is really well made, doesn't drop video frames and supports real standard.mp4 video files (custom specs required, but still standard.mp4 files).
I've been using that one on my Mac with Quicktime Pro. I use "export to MPEG-4" along with "preserve aspect ratio" to have 240x160 files that don't get cropped on the GBA screen size. With a GameBoy Pocket, it's the ultimate in pocket-sized portable movies. Good enough to watch TV shows while on the bus, subway, etc.
The only thing in Japanese is the intro/warning screen.... After that, it's all icons and quite easy to use.
Only bad thing: it only supports up to 1GB SD cards (and one specific model/brand of a 2GB card, if I remember correctly).
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You know, I've always thought it was all staged, just to make fun of Bill's mistake earlier that week.
The badge also indicates the location of the person. So if Picard says "Will" (or "number one", which is simply an alias that Picard made for "Riker, William T.") and the computer sees that Will isn't in the same room as Picard (or isn't within normal hearing distance), it simply connects the two via a communication channel.
"Space is big - really big - you just won't believe how vastly, hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. You may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space."--Douglas Adams
Nintendo doesn't need to be "saved". They're extremely profitable and are not in any financial danger. A few months ago they were still in the #2 spot in world-wide sales. They've almost always been in the #1 spot for portable gaming.
Why is it that people keep referring to Nintendo as "doomed"?
Don't forget the Ewoks!
Nope, that second one is "security through low marketshare". Don't confuse the two.
In fact, Windows is the one that's doing "security through obscurity"...
Last time I checked, 24-bit color = 16.7M colors, not 17.6M. Hey, don't look at me, this is a typical Slashdot comment!
I'm waiting for the next iPod revision.
Maybe people don't want to play in sci-fi games because they're tired of all the technology in their real life? Computer problems, phones, pagers, emails, IMs, ads on TV and radio... it all adds up without realizing it. People play games to take a break from real life. Do you think they'll play in a game with even more technology, or a game with stuff they'll never have, such as magic, monsters, etc?
Wait a minute. They partition the hard drive/memory to get around DRM? How about simply storing the files onto the already existing partition?
As far as I know, even the 5th generation iPod can play plain non-DRM MP4 and H264 files (within specs limits), so what's the deal with their unit? Are you telling me they can design such a device but not know that you can store plain regular files on the iPod's drive?!
It purrs?
After having read a few posts about MSIE7's standards compliance, it seems the parent will have an easy job if:
- he used standards (the websites work fine on Opera, Safari, Firefox)
- he didn't use crap like ActiveX
- he used the usual MS-style conditionnal comments to add IE-only code
If that's the case, then a simple modification of the MS-style conditionnal comments will be all the work that's required. Depending on how well the whole things are coded, it could be as simple as 30 seconds of work per website.
If he didn't do the things above, well, though luck. That'll be a lesson about not using proprietary code on the Web.
I don't think you've read his post. His clients will assume he built "broken websites" (because "Microsoft is never wrong and only open-source hippies complain about Microsoft") and he'll either be forced to code all new hacks for IE7 for free or lose his reputation with the clients (unless they understand exactly what's happening, which won't matter since even if he gets paid he'd need about 60 hours days to fix it all before the holidays buying season).
Metroid games would be kinda dull without a story... I really like the "discover story parts" they've put in the last games. That way, they only need to have a simple introduction at the beginning, and you enter deeper into the story by yourself while playing.
The last time I saw those ads is... well, never. I disable plug-ins so I won't even waste bandwidth downloading that crap. Takes care of a whole lot of ads, lately...
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Last I heard (though I'll probably be proven wrong in the replies below), the free version of Xbox Live was almost useless... So my question is this: is there really that many people paying yet another monthly fee on top of their internet connection? How about numbers for countries other than the USA? I mean, I don't know anyone who actually has an Xbox 360, everyone simply rents them.
Why are laws always passed by people who keep on re-inventing the wheel (and a square one, too)?
Why not simply make it a requirement for adult websites and search engines to use these:
http://www.safesurf.com/ssplan.htm
http://www.w3.org/PICS/
Then why is it that RE4 looks like crap on the PS2 compared to the GameCube?
I'm sorry but I once had an M3. Not sure if the new firmware is a whole lot better, but when I used it the GBM/GBS files were crap, took a huge amount of space, the framerate was low, the sound quality was crap, and it required Windows-only software to convert everything to its GBM/GBS formats.
The Nintendo Play-Yan micro plays MP3 files directly and MPEG-4 video files directly (limited to some specs but still standard MPEG-4 files).
No, I was refering to Macs but not about gaming. Who buys a Mac for gaming?!
Well, good luck with that.
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 sure looks nice, though....
Except that the "core" PS3 won't be missing a hard drive. Aside from prettier graphics from the HDMI output, both PS3's will play the same games.
The only collaborating I've seen so far is almost exclusively amongst people with the same skills. And that makes for yet another requirement to get to the end result.
Easy-to-use software eliminates that need.
If you're looking for an mp3/movie player for the GBA (and thus Nintendo DS too), don't buy this one. I've heard bad things about it (low FPS, etc).
.mp4 video files (custom specs required, but still standard .mp4 files).
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The official one from Nintendo is really well made, doesn't drop video frames and supports real standard
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=246&pro
I've been using that one on my Mac with Quicktime Pro. I use "export to MPEG-4" along with "preserve aspect ratio" to have 240x160 files that don't get cropped on the GBA screen size. With a GameBoy Pocket, it's the ultimate in pocket-sized portable movies. Good enough to watch TV shows while on the bus, subway, etc.
The only thing in Japanese is the intro/warning screen.... After that, it's all icons and quite easy to use.
Only bad thing: it only supports up to 1GB SD cards (and one specific model/brand of a 2GB card, if I remember correctly).