I disagree. While RS's response to the question wasn't the most well-thought-out thing I've ever read, we all know that Marvin was lamenting his abilities being underutilized. That's part of the humor. Besides, he DOES have the look of being depressed. The humor's there, you're just not giving it a chance.
Microsoft Sucks *ERROR* You must have been trying to type "I love Bill Gates. Would you like to..." http://www.apple.com *ERROR* This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down...
Ever since Star Trek: First Contact, I've been wanting to get contacts/implants like Geordi's artificial eyes... Zoom would be SUCH a handy feature for regular vision! I wonder if something like this could be adapted to that kind of application.
We've always had the cartoony Link... now there's a Link that looks like he belongs in a deep adventure/roleplaying game. It's a good look for him.
Personally, I think it would be cool to see them create a "bonus" world where you could play through the ORIGINAL game with the new graphics and stuff... kinda like an Easter Egg.
I'm glad to see we're heading back to space. I hope they can start working on more exploration now... like maybe we can send some people to the moon for the first time in my lifetime. The space program needs to really take off (no pun).
The kerfuffle has inspired some soul-searching among the fans, and they have discovered that standing in a "Star Wars" line is actually more important than seeing a "Star Wars" film.
Given the quality of the last two films, it's hard to imagine anything *LESS* important than seeing a "Star Wars" film...
You know, Apple really OUGHT to do this. I was a Mac fanboy for a long time, until all my friends started playing Windows games that weren't released on the Mac or were released 8 months later, when nobody I knew played them any more. Sure it's a stupid April Fools' joke, but if they actually DID this it might be the smartest thing they've done since ITunes.
Re:Gaming is good for girls too!
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You can choose from a few different female avatars... and she said that yes, it was important. The game doesn't emphasize the appearance of the avatar, but they did include a few.
Gaming is good for girls too!
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My wife loves the Delta Force series and Call of Duty. She's getting better, too... I'm trying to convince her to come to the next LAN party with me.
1. Realize you're leaving out 50% of the market.
2. Ask this "left-out" segment if they like your product.
3....?
4. Profit!
Go ahead and start on your degree. Pick up a job or an internship or something in your chosen field of study. The biggest problem I ran into was that one needs a job to gain experience, but all the HR people want you to have experience. So if you build a little bit of both at the same time, you're coming out on top. I got on with a medium-sized company (actually we lead the nation in casting iron, but there are probably only about 300 people who work in our plant). I'm a systems analyst; my office is right next to the company's VP and I'm only 22.
I wonder how (long term) this will affect the story from a week or so ago where games were going to be more expensive... surely the game companies can give us po' boys a break since they're not forking over all the dough on contracts like this?
So you're saying I should change my tastes in games AND pay more money? Not a chance. What seems to be happening is that companies are re-hashing all of the last 10 years' good ideas instead of using imagination and going out on a limb. What do we have this year? Another Halo, another Half-Life. Both wonderful games, but come on... there are hundreds of games that play almost the same (just without this year's video-card-burning eye candy). Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I want more for my money, ESPECIALLY if you're going to raise the price. It used to be that when a "revolutionary game" came out, there was something never done before inside the box... now "revolutionary" seems to mean "we have made a game that will require you to buy new hardware."
It's sad, but you're right. And it's probably going to keep going up. The worst part is, IMO, the games are getting to be less fun than they used to... I still play my original NES and SNES games (emulated on my PC) almost as much as I do the few new games I've got (eg Call of Duty). I probably won't be buying a lot of new games, even though I could afford it with little hassle... just don't WANT them that much.
I think you're missing the point. It's not that my task is equivalent to saving the princess... it's the brain exercise that goes into it. The two tasks may be totally different in nature, but the gamer spends leisure time solving problems in video games. I wouldn't consider it something to put in neon lights @ the top of my resume, but that extra practice at puzzle-solving will aid in solving real-world problems.
Who's your better financial advisor? Someone who does it from 9-5 and drops it, or someone who goes home and reads and studies the stock market and does finance-related stuff for a hobby?
If it's a pretty substantial raise, I would forfeit *some* of it if possible... like any of us will be getting a raise THAT big anytime soon:) Working at home saves money in so many ways (discussed in other threads, examples being less $ spent on dress code, transportation, etc.). So a raise would *definitely* be worth it as a tradeoff.
I can't wait to get off work now so I can go home and investigate this further... and from the looks of it, they aren't requiring anything outrageous to use it either.
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I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG time...
I disagree. While RS's response to the question wasn't the most well-thought-out thing I've ever read, we all know that Marvin was lamenting his abilities being underutilized. That's part of the humor. Besides, he DOES have the look of being depressed. The humor's there, you're just not giving it a chance.
Microsoft Sucks *ERROR* You must have been trying to type "I love Bill Gates. Would you like to..."
http://www.apple.com *ERROR* This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down...
"News for turds. Stuff that splatters."
Ever since Star Trek: First Contact, I've been wanting to get contacts/implants like Geordi's artificial eyes... Zoom would be SUCH a handy feature for regular vision! I wonder if something like this could be adapted to that kind of application.
We've always had the cartoony Link... now there's a Link that looks like he belongs in a deep adventure/roleplaying game. It's a good look for him.
Personally, I think it would be cool to see them create a "bonus" world where you could play through the ORIGINAL game with the new graphics and stuff... kinda like an Easter Egg.
I'm glad to see we're heading back to space. I hope they can start working on more exploration now... like maybe we can send some people to the moon for the first time in my lifetime. The space program needs to really take off (no pun).
Of the 13 supporting images published by the USPTO, not one shows a very emotional user
Did anyone else laugh when they saw this?
How's that any different from usual? C'mon, this is slashdot...
You know, Apple really OUGHT to do this. I was a Mac fanboy for a long time, until all my friends started playing Windows games that weren't released on the Mac or were released 8 months later, when nobody I knew played them any more. Sure it's a stupid April Fools' joke, but if they actually DID this it might be the smartest thing they've done since ITunes.
You can choose from a few different female avatars... and she said that yes, it was important. The game doesn't emphasize the appearance of the avatar, but they did include a few.
My wife loves the Delta Force series and Call of Duty. She's getting better, too... I'm trying to convince her to come to the next LAN party with me.
...?
1. Realize you're leaving out 50% of the market.
2. Ask this "left-out" segment if they like your product.
3.
4. Profit!
Go ahead and start on your degree. Pick up a job or an internship or something in your chosen field of study. The biggest problem I ran into was that one needs a job to gain experience, but all the HR people want you to have experience. So if you build a little bit of both at the same time, you're coming out on top. I got on with a medium-sized company (actually we lead the nation in casting iron, but there are probably only about 300 people who work in our plant). I'm a systems analyst; my office is right next to the company's VP and I'm only 22.
I've always heard the joke is that Best Buy got its name because "you best buy somewhere else..."
I wonder how (long term) this will affect the story from a week or so ago where games were going to be more expensive... surely the game companies can give us po' boys a break since they're not forking over all the dough on contracts like this?
So you're saying I should change my tastes in games AND pay more money? Not a chance. What seems to be happening is that companies are re-hashing all of the last 10 years' good ideas instead of using imagination and going out on a limb. What do we have this year? Another Halo, another Half-Life. Both wonderful games, but come on... there are hundreds of games that play almost the same (just without this year's video-card-burning eye candy). Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I want more for my money, ESPECIALLY if you're going to raise the price. It used to be that when a "revolutionary game" came out, there was something never done before inside the box... now "revolutionary" seems to mean "we have made a game that will require you to buy new hardware."
It's sad, but you're right. And it's probably going to keep going up. The worst part is, IMO, the games are getting to be less fun than they used to... I still play my original NES and SNES games (emulated on my PC) almost as much as I do the few new games I've got (eg Call of Duty). I probably won't be buying a lot of new games, even though I could afford it with little hassle... just don't WANT them that much.
...because they want to wait a few days before we start making hot grits jokes.
I think you're missing the point. It's not that my task is equivalent to saving the princess... it's the brain exercise that goes into it. The two tasks may be totally different in nature, but the gamer spends leisure time solving problems in video games. I wouldn't consider it something to put in neon lights @ the top of my resume, but that extra practice at puzzle-solving will aid in solving real-world problems.
Who's your better financial advisor? Someone who does it from 9-5 and drops it, or someone who goes home and reads and studies the stock market and does finance-related stuff for a hobby?
"the latest thumb-powered up-and-coming mobile device"
How much power do you have in YOUR thumbs?
Email me your application for the license and I'll give you the PayPal account number to send your money to...
If it's a pretty substantial raise, I would forfeit *some* of it if possible... like any of us will be getting a raise THAT big anytime soon :) Working at home saves money in so many ways (discussed in other threads, examples being less $ spent on dress code, transportation, etc.). So a raise would *definitely* be worth it as a tradeoff.
I can't wait to get off work now so I can go home and investigate this further... and from the looks of it, they aren't requiring anything outrageous to use it either.