The burden of proof is on the RIAA. They are the ones that are accusing her of downloading music illegally. Now, just because it's her computer doesn't matter; It's like accusing someone getting killed by a gun. Simply showing ownership of who the gun belongs to is not enough to show who done it.
The Sims (for the masochists) and Online Poker Tables (for me going nuts when i was 2nd overall in 2500 tourney and lost on a high flush! fu**ing fu*ks!)
...I use the google desktop side bar, which minimizes conveniently in the tray. (I think they have a linux version). It keeps track of news, weather, stocks, emails, post-it notes, etc... plus instantly searching your harddrive is great.
I don't want to sound outlandishly sardonic, but so what?
And how is this newsworthy; it's the same thing as has always existed except the 'male obsession' in this article is xbox, as opposed to watching sports on tv, or having poker night with the guys.
The only good thing about this is that if they want to start up an anti gaming coalition, at least that way (instead of nagging us) they'll have something to do while we play games.
Why would it only last 90 days? I dont have expertise in battery power, but I figured that since it has solar panels it can recharge its batteries. Having said that, I would imagine the battery would last longer than 90 days. So what's the dilly?
Those types of programs should be offered for everyone. The founders of Google attended a 'special' schooling system; one that made use of alternative teaching methods. (use of various hands-on projects, etc. As opposed to rehashing books.
The controllers look like the S type controllers for the original xbox; which were definately the most comfortable that I've used to date. Props for the reloaction of those black & white buttons, that was f'ing annoying.
Amount of revenue MS has generated from the Xbox, Xbox Live, and Xbox games: -$4 billion (that's negative four billion dollars)
Sounds scary, as I imagine you want it to sound. But you haven't looked at the meaning behind those numbers. While Microsoft did take a loss, they did so at the expensive of gaining Market share; something that will allow them to be profitable in the future.
It's almost a certainty that when you start a new business (in this case a gaming machine) the business will go in the red before it reeps the benefits of their investment sometime in the future.
Number of PS2's sold: 90 million
Number of Xboxes sold: 24 million
Number of subscribers to Xbox Live: ~2 million
Although speculative, I strongly suspect that the Live community will follow a similar trend to internet usage in general; it will grow.
Even approximately 90% of current Xbox users appear to feel the same way. I honestly think the heavy focus on Xbox Live is holding back both current Xbox sales as well as future Xbox 360 sales - it's scaring away offline players.
So you're proposing that a Microsoft stops focusing on its strengths (online gaming) and starts competing with PS3's strength's instead? The result will be 2 of the (more or less) same product being developed by different companies. Remember, part of what adds value to a product is distinction from a product that already exists and is prevalently popular (PS2).
What is the degree of the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand when it is 2:15?
If you have a piece of paper, and you draw any quadrilateral of any size (rhombus, rectangle, or square) on that piece of paper. How can u divide that piece of paper in half so that it also evenly divides teh quadrilateral?
If you have a 5 gallon jug and a 3 gallon jug of water, and a hose so u can refill any as u please. What are the steps to get exactly 4 gallons of water?
It's impressive, but I think that the goal of bridges is to be as short as possible (although in this case, that's obviously the shortest length it can be).
But, consider having a car accident or car trouble on the a bridge... it'll cause havoc. And the longer it is, the harder it will be to mediate such problems.
On a scale of 1 - 10 I give it a 3, which means it's not worth seeing. I know that it's based on a sci-fi show 'firefly', so if you're a fan of that, i suppose it's justified.
The movie has a 'cheap' made-for-tv feel to it. The actual plot/conflict is absurdly pointless. Aside from the initial sequence, I never feel convinced that any of the effort by the 'good side' or the 'bad side' is significantly important to those characters. The plot is boring, the monologues are bad, and their attempt at humor is sub-par. It's not as bad as Chronicles of Riddick or Battlefield Earth, but I would stick to movies like "Proof" for the weekend.
I foudn that if you keep your computer off the floor it cuts down on the amount of dust collected. Dust still collects, but there is better circulation on my shelve than when it's on the floor.
Rights and Efficacy aside; trying to curb people's behavior never worked and it never will work.
Whether or not you outlaw drugs, guns, alcohol, or video games... or set an age requirement; if a person wants to engage in any of those behaviors, they will. Especially if it is something trivial like playing video games.
Furthermore, from personal experience, I have always managed to get into an R movie, even if i had to buy a ticket for a PG13. As easy as that was... buying a video game will require much less effort.
-=A speculative view of robotics technology into the future.=-
Seems to me that the book will most likely pose more questions than it answers. Although, the type of questions it may pose may likely be the book's most entertaining aspect.
1) Mainframe workers retire.
2) Shortage in worker supply in mainframe industry causes demand to increase.
3) Mainframe salaries increase to meet high demand.
4) Increase in Mainframe technicians occurrs as a result of higher wages in that industry.
5) Increased supply of Mainframe technicians balance wages.
6) As a result, amount of incoming Mainfraim technicians decreases.
7) See step 1.
In a market that has a fast level of rotation/innovation... tech, games, etc. High R&D costs is nothing short of a requirement for survival in an industry.
bah, I'm not impressed. Especially since it can be safely speculated that those 4 games are not necessarily the 4 games someone would want above all others.
Christmas or not, I'd definately get my games off ebay.
I guess my point here is that Human intellectual advancement is hampered by private research. only because the results of that research are not always made public unless the private entity sees a way of turning a buck off of it.
I think you got your cause&effect confused. It is because a private entity wants to make a profit that they do any research in the first place. Take away the incentive of a profit and you don't get any advancement at all. Or, at best, you get something along the lines of NASA.
So basically... the core package is not meant for gamers?
Either way, I think tha core package is a good move on their part. Whoever buys it will still have to buy accessories for it if they want to use it (controllers, games, etc). In the end, they might end up making more off those people that buy the core packet than the premium.
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Does more brain activity = good or bad, or neither?
And how is this newsworthy; it's the same thing as has always existed except the 'male obsession' in this article is xbox, as opposed to watching sports on tv, or having poker night with the guys.
The only good thing about this is that if they want to start up an anti gaming coalition, at least that way (instead of nagging us) they'll have something to do while we play games.
Why would it only last 90 days? I dont have expertise in battery power, but I figured that since it has solar panels it can recharge its batteries. Having said that, I would imagine the battery would last longer than 90 days. So what's the dilly?
Those types of programs should be offered for everyone. The founders of Google attended a 'special' schooling system; one that made use of alternative teaching methods. (use of various hands-on projects, etc. As opposed to rehashing books.
*That's what I think the linked article states, cuz.. uhh, I didn't read it.
Soon it will be what the original xbox became; pretty cheap for consumers AND microsoft. They're still selling the same 'ole PIII 700mhz derivative.
The controllers look like the S type controllers for the original xbox; which were definately the most comfortable that I've used to date. Props for the reloaction of those black & white buttons, that was f'ing annoying.
Sounds scary, as I imagine you want it to sound. But you haven't looked at the meaning behind those numbers. While Microsoft did take a loss, they did so at the expensive of gaining Market share; something that will allow them to be profitable in the future.
It's almost a certainty that when you start a new business (in this case a gaming machine) the business will go in the red before it reeps the benefits of their investment sometime in the future.
Number of PS2's sold: 90 million
Number of Xboxes sold: 24 million
Number of subscribers to Xbox Live: ~2 million
Although speculative, I strongly suspect that the Live community will follow a similar trend to internet usage in general; it will grow.
Even approximately 90% of current Xbox users appear to feel the same way. I honestly think the heavy focus on Xbox Live is holding back both current Xbox sales as well as future Xbox 360 sales - it's scaring away offline players.
So you're proposing that a Microsoft stops focusing on its strengths (online gaming) and starts competing with PS3's strength's instead? The result will be 2 of the (more or less) same product being developed by different companies. Remember, part of what adds value to a product is distinction from a product that already exists and is prevalently popular (PS2).
If you have a piece of paper, and you draw any quadrilateral of any size (rhombus, rectangle, or square) on that piece of paper. How can u divide that piece of paper in half so that it also evenly divides teh quadrilateral?
If you have a 5 gallon jug and a 3 gallon jug of water, and a hose so u can refill any as u please. What are the steps to get exactly 4 gallons of water?
But, consider having a car accident or car trouble on the a bridge... it'll cause havoc. And the longer it is, the harder it will be to mediate such problems.
In either case, it's still cool.
The movie has a 'cheap' made-for-tv feel to it. The actual plot/conflict is absurdly pointless. Aside from the initial sequence, I never feel convinced that any of the effort by the 'good side' or the 'bad side' is significantly important to those characters. The plot is boring, the monologues are bad, and their attempt at humor is sub-par. It's not as bad as Chronicles of Riddick or Battlefield Earth, but I would stick to movies like "Proof" for the weekend.
I foudn that if you keep your computer off the floor it cuts down on the amount of dust collected. Dust still collects, but there is better circulation on my shelve than when it's on the floor.
Whether or not you outlaw drugs, guns, alcohol, or video games... or set an age requirement; if a person wants to engage in any of those behaviors, they will. Especially if it is something trivial like playing video games.
Furthermore, from personal experience, I have always managed to get into an R movie, even if i had to buy a ticket for a PG13. As easy as that was... buying a video game will require much less effort.
This law is absurd.
Seems to me that the book will most likely pose more questions than it answers. Although, the type of questions it may pose may likely be the book's most entertaining aspect.
1) Mainframe workers retire. 2) Shortage in worker supply in mainframe industry causes demand to increase. 3) Mainframe salaries increase to meet high demand. 4) Increase in Mainframe technicians occurrs as a result of higher wages in that industry. 5) Increased supply of Mainframe technicians balance wages. 6) As a result, amount of incoming Mainfraim technicians decreases. 7) See step 1.
Maybe now G4 will be less based on re-runs.
In a market that has a fast level of rotation/innovation... tech, games, etc. High R&D costs is nothing short of a requirement for survival in an industry.
Sorry. I thought it was implicit that the consequence of a less video games is an increase in masterbation.
And stock pile on Kleenex.
Christmas or not, I'd definately get my games off ebay.
I think you got your cause&effect confused. It is because a private entity wants to make a profit that they do any research in the first place. Take away the incentive of a profit and you don't get any advancement at all. Or, at best, you get something along the lines of NASA.
Either way, I think tha core package is a good move on their part. Whoever buys it will still have to buy accessories for it if they want to use it (controllers, games, etc). In the end, they might end up making more off those people that buy the core packet than the premium.