But if you recall, until recently they were free ISPs. They would have sunk like one of Dick Cheney's kidney stones if they had sent out a massive amount of CDs back then.
Doom was my introduction to FPS gaming... currently I'm into CounterStrike...
However, I'm not all that excited about Doom 3, if only because I don't have the computer to run it...
foobar is built into my mIRC script that I have... it's quite the slim player, if you only want to play MP3s... but a lot of people want their player to play EVERYTHING.
My problem with Winamp3 was that for the longest time, it would pop up 6 or 7 error boxes that I'd haev to click OK on to get it to work. That and it was a total memory whore.
From what I've seen, the release is not all that imminent, considering that this page was originally letting you download RC 3 of the beta, and it's currently on RC 10. I don't quite think they're done with it, sir.
From what I heard AOL rushed out the release of Winamp 3, which is why it was such a piece of shit. But the Winamp 5 Beta RC 10 seems to have combined the few redeeming features of Winamp 3 with the functionality and non memory whoringness of Winamp 2....while being compatible with plugins and skins from both versions.
The logic behind numbering it 5.0 is that it takes the best features of 2.0 (most everything) and 3.0 (the improved music library, dynamic skinning), and Winamp 2 + 3 = Winamp 5.
This should probably just be added to the beta testing that most programs go through. Rather than doing it inhouse, simply give it to a bunch of average Joe Computerusers and see what they do with it. A few of them are bound to do something stupid with it, and that's when you fix the bugs there. There's your consumer approval. If an average consumer can use it without breaking it, then it's fit for the market.
People are bound to have disagreements, and since they are allowed to make the changes as they see fit, they can simply start their own little "tine" (to keep with the analogy of a fork) of the project and hope people go along with it. This can help spark interest in the project, and possibly provide new advances in the technology that wouldn't have been possible without the "schism".
I don't see a problem with this. It's a natural extension of the "everyone can add what they want" mentality.
Don't give out your real email address to the spammers. If you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO use your email address for something, get an alternate email address, get the password you need or whatever, then switch to your main one or just don't switch at all. Multiple email accounts = good. ^_^
But the game was ALSO shelved two years ago. I'm not saying that it's wrong to bring it out NOW, I'm saying that they were justified not bringing out the game THEN. But how many people do you think would keep a straight face at Sega releasing a Dreamcast game close to 2 years after they announced it was dead?
Ah, yes, but have you covered for a teammate by talking to your boss while he's finishing up the assignment you didn't do last night because you were out boozing when you should have been working on it...?
The problem is, though, that people aren't really willing to see ANY form of imagery that reminds them of what they saw.
As a reminder, remember when the DC (District of Columbia, not Dreamcast) sniper was running loose? Around the DC area (which I happen to live in) people were throwing a fit over the game Silent Scope. Even though you were sniping criminals, and you were a police officer (or bounty hunter, can't remember which), the fact of the matter was you were sniping people who half of the time were 100 or so yards away, which was exactly the situation that the sniper used to his advantage. People just didn't want to be reminded of it, and so threw a fit over it.
The same holds for 9/11, at the time. People simply did not want to be reminded of the trauma that they all experienced, especially the people that were there when it happened. It would have been a nightmare for Sega if they had released that game, and probably would have sunk the Dreamcast faster.
Teamwork in an online game in no way mirrors teamwork in the real world.
Teamwork in the real world involves people who are committed, more or less, to the project at hand.
Teamwork online involves people, who, when they don't enjoy what's being done, they simply leave. Instantly. Which is NOT a teamwork skill you can use in real life.
Sony has basically revealed nothing new or interesting about this new gadget. Calling it "the Walkman of the 21st century" is like calling Phantom "the M2 of the 21st century". Just because it's really fucking awesome doesn't mean people will use it.
K++ is not a SERVICE, it's a CLIENT, in the same way that Trillian is not an instant messaging service, it is a separate client. Sharman is simply trying to recoup what is probably millions of dollars in money lost from the spyware that wasn't installed in K++ installations and run during the hours and hours that all those K++ programs were running.
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But if you recall, until recently they were free ISPs. They would have sunk like one of Dick Cheney's kidney stones if they had sent out a massive amount of CDs back then.
Doom was my introduction to FPS gaming... currently I'm into CounterStrike... However, I'm not all that excited about Doom 3, if only because I don't have the computer to run it...
That's what I meant. Some people (like me) don't want one player for audio and another for video.
foobar is built into my mIRC script that I have... it's quite the slim player, if you only want to play MP3s... but a lot of people want their player to play EVERYTHING.
My problem with Winamp3 was that for the longest time, it would pop up 6 or 7 error boxes that I'd haev to click OK on to get it to work. That and it was a total memory whore.
From what I've seen, the release is not all that imminent, considering that this page was originally letting you download RC 3 of the beta, and it's currently on RC 10. I don't quite think they're done with it, sir.
From what I heard AOL rushed out the release of Winamp 3, which is why it was such a piece of shit. But the Winamp 5 Beta RC 10 seems to have combined the few redeeming features of Winamp 3 with the functionality and non memory whoringness of Winamp 2....while being compatible with plugins and skins from both versions.
The logic behind numbering it 5.0 is that it takes the best features of 2.0 (most everything) and 3.0 (the improved music library, dynamic skinning), and Winamp 2 + 3 = Winamp 5.
In fact, I bet a certain company in Redmond, WA wouldn't have any problem in picking him up.
NINTENDO OF AMERICA'S GOING TO BUY WINAMP? GASP!
As long as MGS3 isn't an interactive MOVIE, I'll be interested in trying it.
I'm much more interested in grabbing Twin Snakes, if only because I'd love to have the experience of beating a GCN game in a day. >_
I'm sure Rockstar cares very much about your "inability" to buy their games, and will cater to your every whim to fix the problem.
For fuck's sake, they've been taking a beating over the game for close to a year now. They're going to have to cave in on something eventually.
I mean, seriously, do you think this is anything BUT a publicity stunt, as mentioned earlier?
This should probably just be added to the beta testing that most programs go through. Rather than doing it inhouse, simply give it to a bunch of average Joe Computerusers and see what they do with it. A few of them are bound to do something stupid with it, and that's when you fix the bugs there. There's your consumer approval. If an average consumer can use it without breaking it, then it's fit for the market.
People are bound to have disagreements, and since they are allowed to make the changes as they see fit, they can simply start their own little "tine" (to keep with the analogy of a fork) of the project and hope people go along with it. This can help spark interest in the project, and possibly provide new advances in the technology that wouldn't have been possible without the "schism".
I don't see a problem with this. It's a natural extension of the "everyone can add what they want" mentality.
Don't give out your real email address to the spammers. If you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO use your email address for something, get an alternate email address, get the password you need or whatever, then switch to your main one or just don't switch at all. Multiple email accounts = good. ^_^
Wouldn't a law making spam illegal and punishable offense be more effective?
But then people wouldn't be able to learn about the wonders of wang and bust enlargement! O_O
So you're saying that if I practice music for 5 years, I will face all issues in my life by playing music?
HEY EVERYONE! LET'S GO TEACH THE WORLD TO SOLVE THE WAR IN IRAQ BY TEACHING THEM TO PLAY MUSIC!
But the game was ALSO shelved two years ago. I'm not saying that it's wrong to bring it out NOW, I'm saying that they were justified not bringing out the game THEN. But how many people do you think would keep a straight face at Sega releasing a Dreamcast game close to 2 years after they announced it was dead?
Ah, yes, but have you covered for a teammate by talking to your boss while he's finishing up the assignment you didn't do last night because you were out boozing when you should have been working on it...?
The problem is, though, that people aren't really willing to see ANY form of imagery that reminds them of what they saw.
As a reminder, remember when the DC (District of Columbia, not Dreamcast) sniper was running loose? Around the DC area (which I happen to live in) people were throwing a fit over the game Silent Scope. Even though you were sniping criminals, and you were a police officer (or bounty hunter, can't remember which), the fact of the matter was you were sniping people who half of the time were 100 or so yards away, which was exactly the situation that the sniper used to his advantage. People just didn't want to be reminded of it, and so threw a fit over it.
The same holds for 9/11, at the time. People simply did not want to be reminded of the trauma that they all experienced, especially the people that were there when it happened. It would have been a nightmare for Sega if they had released that game, and probably would have sunk the Dreamcast faster.
But how many people do you know that play that game? DDR may be fun, but a lot of people don't WANT to move around while playing a video game.
Survival Arts is the first thing I think of when I think of Sammy's game department. It was the most ill-conceived, poorly made game ever.
I fear for the fate of Sega if this merger goes through... the taint of Sammy's game department will spread quickly.
Teamwork in an online game in no way mirrors teamwork in the real world.
Teamwork in the real world involves people who are committed, more or less, to the project at hand.
Teamwork online involves people, who, when they don't enjoy what's being done, they simply leave. Instantly. Which is NOT a teamwork skill you can use in real life.
Well, it's the simple gameplay AND the fact that it's easier to put a GBA in your pocket than an SNES.
Sony has basically revealed nothing new or interesting about this new gadget. Calling it "the Walkman of the 21st century" is like calling Phantom "the M2 of the 21st century". Just because it's really fucking awesome doesn't mean people will use it.
K++ is not a SERVICE, it's a CLIENT, in the same way that Trillian is not an instant messaging service, it is a separate client. Sharman is simply trying to recoup what is probably millions of dollars in money lost from the spyware that wasn't installed in K++ installations and run during the hours and hours that all those K++ programs were running.