Maybe it is just the conspiracy theorist in me, but when I start the Everybody Votes channel it spends quite a bit of time on a "Reading Data" screen. The Wii also keeps a record of every game you play and how long you play them. I wonder if the Everybody Votes channel is just a front end for sending this play data back home to Nintendo.
Or maybe they are going to use this for future beta testing purposes. If your responses to polls reflect popular opinion, you might get a message asking you to join a beta test.
I'm currently 290 meters away from popular opinion. What the heck does that mean?
It means you shouldn't be allowed within 290 meters of anybody normal. Posting on/. is still safe though.
It is a law. Do you really think HP would so feverishly search for ways of increasing the number of transistors on a chip if jail time wasn't involved?
what's just as important is what they said in the operations manual that came with the Wii. Does anyone know?
I got a Wii at launch, the following is from the Wii Operations Manual pg. 19 under the section "Wearing the Wii Remote Wrist Strap":
CAUTION - Use the Wrist Strap
Wii gameplay with the Wii Remote can involve rapid or vigorous motion. Please use the wrist strap to prevent losing your grip on the remote and causing damage to the remote or surrounding objects, or injury to other people.
I think it is great that Carpenter uses his off day to play a little Scrabble and set a record, but I'd prefer he just be ready to pitch for the Cardinals against the Tigers in game 6. He shouldn't just assume that they'll clinch the series tonight.
I have no idea why AOL would back out of hosting Al's video, since he is one of the most successful artists I know. He has been releasing albums for over two decades. He has 3 Grammy's, 3 Gold Albums, and 6 Platinum albums in the US.
He also has a fan base so loyal that tens of thousands will gather just to honor him with a collective chicken dance.
You may have said this in jest, but there have been studies that suggest that playing video games before surgery can reduce the number of errors that surgeons make. Especially for Laparoscopic surgery, where the surgeon must use a television to see what he is doing.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4685909/
NOOOO!!! That poor princess, somewhere locked away, probably struggling for her life. Why must Bowser torment me with his series of seven fake castles!?
I've tried, but I just can't watch it
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The last time I tried to watch G4 was during E3.
At the biggest event in the gaming industry, the best G4 could come up with was their hosts bringing up random topics and rating them on a scale from "scorching" to "volcanic". After two minutes I decided to get the rest of my information from the internet.
It makes me wonder how many of the producers actually play video games?
The original post has a valid point, inasmuch as defense attorneys always state that rape victims were "asking for it". It is an odious arguement, and that is why I called it trolling.
Then again this kid doesn't sound like he is a major loss to the gene pool. Meeting a total stranger in a park after exchanging porn. Oh yeah. That is something nobody has ever warned kids about.
It is obvious that you posted this only to incite anger in the rational members of the slashdot community. The fact that your post was modded insightful is evidence that few actually read comments before rating them.
In case you were serious: Kids are naive. They're KIDS. They don't always heed warnings by others. They don't always listen. That doesn't mean they don't deserve to be in the gene pool. That doesn't mean when they are abused it isn't a "loss". People who post comments in support of pedophilia are the ones who shouldn't be in the gene pool.
"And that one guy speaking an unknown language! I bet he's pretty lonely!"
I'm impressed that Valve took the time to translate HL into an unknown language.
You've got to wonder how they managed to hire a translater for the job.
The game is "on time" based on the revised schedule. Don't you know anything about software development?
This is a concept that confused me a lot when I worked for a software company.
Managers believe that a schedule is a living entity. So, if a project is behind schedule, the schedule is revised and suddenly everything is right on track. The manager is then promoted.
There was a network dedicated to video games, but they only had about 2 hours of new programming a week, and it was almost all fluff.
They even had regular gaming competitions with their Arena program, but it turned out most of it was faked and they treated the contestants horribly.
The problem, I think, was that the executives in charge (who are most likely older than 50 and probably have played few video games themselves) spent all their time pushing an X-Treme Ultracool format with almost no regard for actual content.
Now they've merged with TechTV they've got a change to f-up a second network.
One day, we might have some good video game television shows, but it is probably about 10 years away. Only then will we have some network executives that actually grew up with video games and can think of good ways of protraying them on TV.
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Or maybe they are going to use this for future beta testing purposes. If your responses to polls reflect popular opinion, you might get a message asking you to join a beta test.
I'm currently 290 meters away from popular opinion. What the heck does that mean? /. is still safe though.
It means you shouldn't be allowed within 290 meters of anybody normal. Posting on
The producers of "To Catch A Predator" have proven this.
It is a law. Do you really think HP would so feverishly search for ways of increasing the number of transistors on a chip if jail time wasn't involved?
what's just as important is what they said in the operations manual that came with the Wii. Does anyone know?
I got a Wii at launch, the following is from the Wii Operations Manual pg. 19 under the section "Wearing the Wii Remote Wrist Strap":
CAUTION - Use the Wrist Strap
Wii gameplay with the Wii Remote can involve rapid or vigorous motion. Please use the wrist strap to prevent losing your grip on the remote and causing damage to the remote or surrounding objects, or injury to other people.
I think it is great that Carpenter uses his off day to play a little Scrabble and set a record, but I'd prefer he just be ready to pitch for the Cardinals against the Tigers in game 6. He shouldn't just assume that they'll clinch the series tonight.
"Obesity Killed the Videogame Star"
1) As others have mentioned, during sleep the birds are probably gliding.
2) The equation s = ut + 1/2at**2 neglects air resistance.
Hey, are you one of my students?
Having a controller that vibrates constantly would be a great way to entice more women gamers to the PS3.
Al's myspace page Three recently released songs and two video available here
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I have no idea why AOL would back out of hosting Al's video, since he is one of the most successful artists I know. He has been releasing albums for over two decades. He has 3 Grammy's, 3 Gold Albums, and 6 Platinum albums in the US.
He also has a fan base so loyal that tens of thousands will gather just to honor him with a collective chicken dance.
If the PS3 saves lives when you don't play it, aren't you effectively killing people by playing it?
You may have said this in jest, but there have been studies that suggest that playing video games before surgery can reduce the number of errors that surgeons make. Especially for Laparoscopic surgery, where the surgeon must use a television to see what he is doing.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4685909/
NOOOO!!! That poor princess, somewhere locked away, probably struggling for her life. Why must Bowser torment me with his series of seven fake castles!?
The last time I tried to watch G4 was during E3.
At the biggest event in the gaming industry, the best G4 could come up with was their hosts bringing up random topics and rating them on a scale from "scorching" to "volcanic". After two minutes I decided to get the rest of my information from the internet.
It makes me wonder how many of the producers actually play video games?
The Pokemon series is more about merchandising than it is about in game advertising.
If Pikachu (sp?) had to drink Red Bull constantly or lose it's power, then that would be in game advertising.
I like to compare Pokemon to Star Wars. George Lucas didn't make the bulk of his fortune off the movies, he made it off the merchandise.
I'm not saying it is right or wrong, good or evil. It is just a different topic.
The original post has a valid point, inasmuch as defense attorneys always state that rape victims were "asking for it". It is an odious arguement, and that is why I called it trolling.
It is obvious that you posted this only to incite anger in the rational members of the slashdot community. The fact that your post was modded insightful is evidence that few actually read comments before rating them.
In case you were serious: Kids are naive. They're KIDS. They don't always heed warnings by others. They don't always listen. That doesn't mean they don't deserve to be in the gene pool. That doesn't mean when they are abused it isn't a "loss". People who post comments in support of pedophilia are the ones who shouldn't be in the gene pool.
The key to their plan is to use BIG MAC filtering. They don't care if you bring your laptop, as long as you buy a big mac, you can access the network.
I'm impressed that Valve took the time to translate HL into an unknown language.
You've got to wonder how they managed to hire a translater for the job.
The game is "on time" based on the revised schedule. Don't you know anything about software development?
This is a concept that confused me a lot when I worked for a software company.
Managers believe that a schedule is a living entity. So, if a project is behind schedule, the schedule is revised and suddenly everything is right on track. The manager is then promoted.
I'm sorry, what is this "Public Domain" you talk about?
Oh wait, I remember...didn't Disney buy the public domain a while back?
I agree. There should at least be an RTS or a sports title in there.
There was a network dedicated to video games, but they only had about 2 hours of new programming a week, and it was almost all fluff.
They even had regular gaming competitions with their Arena program, but it turned out most of it was faked and they treated the contestants horribly.
The problem, I think, was that the executives in charge (who are most likely older than 50 and probably have played few video games themselves) spent all their time pushing an X-Treme Ultracool format with almost no regard for actual content.
Now they've merged with TechTV they've got a change to f-up a second network.
One day, we might have some good video game television shows, but it is probably about 10 years away. Only then will we have some network executives that actually grew up with video games and can think of good ways of protraying them on TV.