as most sales still come from brick and mortar locations
That may be true, but if what I've heard about Fallout 3 containing DRM, I'll wait until it is stripped of it and released on Steam (I like Steam's DRM scheme better, if one has to exist).
Of course, I'd rather not have any DRM and I may get the boxed set anyway if they include some nice stuff. (The Fallout series is worth keeping some collectibles around.)
Perhaps you should open a second tab in IE and see the memory increase then. That would be a better comparison. Granted, I use IE Tab as well and rarely ever turn it on.
Only if you play non-free MMOs. I've always thought the consoles were more expensive. Games are generally $40+, and the console is just a console. Not a web browser, not a document writer, not a optical disk burner, not a graphics design machine, not a financial manager, not a... you name it. It is just a game machine. Without a decent way to mod the games if you so choose.
Teach history. That is, the history of computers. It really does help to know that the ideas that are used in computers were thought about and figured out in the 1800's or before. (binary math, algorithms, Pascal (not the language), abacus, etc.) Granted, I wouldn't spend more than a week or two (in high school) on the subject.
My wife "owns" the tv, I "own" the computers. We all have our own computer, there are one or two TVs in the house. Consoles are good party gaming machines. PCs are serious gaming machines, or the one that you can use without bugging someone else to "stop and let me play".
So, no, that's not the reason I haven't even considered purchasing a console. Though, the wife broke me down and I allowed her to get a Nintendo Wii... which is now collecting dust:^/
Rich liberals are a fairly small subset of overall rich people
Yes, but it is these rich liberals who want to control the poor, because the poor don't know anything. (they're poor for a reason./me rolls eyes)
Another interesting point: In many cases, I only prefer his parodies. Particularly, when they are of well done music that is impeded by atrocious lyrics. (Amish Paradise, among many others). Then again, there are some parodies I just can't get into, because I detested the original so much (The White Stuff). And I think I really like all of the Michael Jackson parodies better than the originals.
That is incorrect. As far as I can tell, he will not do a parody if he does not get permission. There are some acts/songs that he does in concert only, because the original artist only gave him that permission.
Okay, here's the thing I would like to know. Why is Microsoft banning the use of DR DOS? Does Microsoft own DR DOS or is this more of the anti-competitive, monopolistic practices that Microsoft employs to attempt to rid the world of things like Netscape Navigator?
Count me in the very happy column of gamers (though I can be a bit depressed at times). Granted, I'm not in as good of shape as I'd like... need to shave about 20 lbs from 190-ish. Still, I do bike in to work whenever I can and play basketball.
It was truly a show of dedication for those mice that gave their lives in those lab experiments, just to make it look like it was the humans, not the mice, that were the experimenters.
One part of his statement resonates with me... the kernel update. I went through one of those that "broke" my TV video card. By that point, I had forgotten that the recovery was a few simple steps, so I set about to reinstall the OS. But why should a kernel update break that?
Still, I prefer any Linux of Microsoft Windows. Why does Windows still force the user to use a single partition? Doesn't it make sense to have a programs partition, an OS partition, and a user (or documents) partition that is easily setup and made default during install? That way, I won't lose the other two when one goes down. (This one among many Windows gripes).
Isn't it obvious? The amount of DRM and other "protected" software prevents them from giving the software away. Besides, ask yourself, who is Microsoft's customer?
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Thank you for clarifying.
That may be true, but if what I've heard about Fallout 3 containing DRM, I'll wait until it is stripped of it and released on Steam (I like Steam's DRM scheme better, if one has to exist).
Of course, I'd rather not have any DRM and I may get the boxed set anyway if they include some nice stuff. (The Fallout series is worth keeping some collectibles around.)
Perhaps you should open a second tab in IE and see the memory increase then. That would be a better comparison. Granted, I use IE Tab as well and rarely ever turn it on.
Only if you play non-free MMOs. I've always thought the consoles were more expensive. Games are generally $40+, and the console is just a console. Not a web browser, not a document writer, not a optical disk burner, not a graphics design machine, not a financial manager, not a ... you name it. It is just a game machine. Without a decent way to mod the games if you so choose.
Teach history. That is, the history of computers. It really does help to know that the ideas that are used in computers were thought about and figured out in the 1800's or before. (binary math, algorithms, Pascal (not the language), abacus, etc.) Granted, I wouldn't spend more than a week or two (in high school) on the subject.
Let BASIC die and die hard. If you want to teach a useful scripting language, there are plenty out there: Tcl/TK, Perl, Ruby, etc.
My wife "owns" the tv, I "own" the computers. We all have our own computer, there are one or two TVs in the house. Consoles are good party gaming machines. PCs are serious gaming machines, or the one that you can use without bugging someone else to "stop and let me play".
:^/
So, no, that's not the reason I haven't even considered purchasing a console. Though, the wife broke me down and I allowed her to get a Nintendo Wii... which is now collecting dust
Along these lines... I use my drawing tablet for Diablo II. It makes for a very nice playing experience... despite missing 3 or 4 extra buttons.
Ow! Economics and making sense on slashdot! Stop it!
/me takes an aspirin
Rich liberals are a fairly small subset of overall rich people /me rolls eyes)
Yes, but it is these rich liberals who want to control the poor, because the poor don't know anything. (they're poor for a reason.
I thought for sure Weird Al was going to go for the Constipated theme for Complicated.
Another interesting point: In many cases, I only prefer his parodies. Particularly, when they are of well done music that is impeded by atrocious lyrics. (Amish Paradise, among many others). Then again, there are some parodies I just can't get into, because I detested the original so much (The White Stuff). And I think I really like all of the Michael Jackson parodies better than the originals.
That is incorrect. As far as I can tell, he will not do a parody if he does not get permission. There are some acts/songs that he does in concert only, because the original artist only gave him that permission.
And golf is an atrocious game. Have you ever seen anyone (not drunk) have fun at the game?
/i keed
The IOC knows the business of bribes. So do politicians.
I'm disappointed it took this long to show up ;)
Now tell me, what is off-topic about my question?
Okay, here's the thing I would like to know. Why is Microsoft banning the use of DR DOS? Does Microsoft own DR DOS or is this more of the anti-competitive, monopolistic practices that Microsoft employs to attempt to rid the world of things like Netscape Navigator?
Well, we never get to hear about the valid ones. Those are pretty boring and non-controversial.
Yah? Mine does it faster!
So stated by an AC! Is that you, Ray?
Count me in the very happy column of gamers (though I can be a bit depressed at times). Granted, I'm not in as good of shape as I'd like... need to shave about 20 lbs from 190-ish. Still, I do bike in to work whenever I can and play basketball.
It was truly a show of dedication for those mice that gave their lives in those lab experiments, just to make it look like it was the humans, not the mice, that were the experimenters.
/apologies to D.Adams
One part of his statement resonates with me... the kernel update. I went through one of those that "broke" my TV video card. By that point, I had forgotten that the recovery was a few simple steps, so I set about to reinstall the OS. But why should a kernel update break that?
Still, I prefer any Linux of Microsoft Windows. Why does Windows still force the user to use a single partition? Doesn't it make sense to have a programs partition, an OS partition, and a user (or documents) partition that is easily setup and made default during install? That way, I won't lose the other two when one goes down. (This one among many Windows gripes).
Isn't it obvious? The amount of DRM and other "protected" software prevents them from giving the software away. Besides, ask yourself, who is Microsoft's customer?