... from the millions that RJ Reynolds wasted on it's smokeless cigarette (Premier) that bombed in the 80's, sending millions of dollars in research down the drain?
IMHO, Zeldman's book is great for informing you why you should interested in web standards. WSS is a nuts an bolts guide for all of the basic tasks you'll encounter when designing a site.
Read Zeldman's book to get pumped about standards and then use WSS for the straight-forward tutorials...
OMG! I know the exact f***ing commercial you are talking about! Every time it comes on tv, my wife tells me to turn my head because it's "that commercial" again. "I love my PT Cruiser..."::puke::
What viewing area are you located in? From the dialect/accent, I assumed that this commercial was restricted to the VA market.
I did "read the bloody article" and I'm not passing any judgement.
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I didn't say it uses T9.(Although it might look like that was my intention.) I was trying to relate my experience with a similar system to what the article discussed. My experience with T9 have been less than steller but I use it on a device that is a phone with text messaging functionality... Not something that is meant to be used for email and the like.
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I agree 100% that auto-complete would be a 100% improvement in T9 mode. I hope there are some cell phone manufacturers listening.
I don't agree that blackberry devices are meant to be a phone first and foremost. I believe that the people buying these things are buying them for reasons other voice comm. Obviously people want a phone that works but there are a 1000 other products out there that offer similar (if not slightly handicapped) functionality at a highly discounted price.
I think it boils down to designers (and consumers) wanting a sexier device with better ergonomics. I think the device looks awesome but I would pass over it for the Nokia 9300 any day. Why? Because it fits the familiar phone form factor (if not a bit bulky) and its design caters to those are really serious about texting applications on a mobile device. I learned how to type with one letter per key and that's what I'm used to. (Not necessarily with my thumbs but you get the point.)
Too bad I'll probably have to pay twice as much for the Nokia...
... keyboard was what made these things so attractive.
I txt on my cell phone quite frequently and I'm not crazy about T9 input. It's a bit of a pain to check behind yourself to make sure the correct word was selected.
Obviously it's better than pounding one button 3x to get the right letter you want but isn't this a downgrade for this type of device?
"...what's exactly the fun of watching a cartoon in a category where a lot of real movies are, imho, better ?"
A lot? I'll give it to you that there are a few out there but when you look at the ratio of good anime titles to the entire catalogue and do the same comparison with a comparable movie category, I believe anime wins by a landslide. If nothing else, you have a large volume of enjoyable material.
I think the downside to Anime is the translation factor. I know that when I'm watching even the good flicks that I'm missing so much because I don't speak the native language. The phenominal visuals and character depth can easily be undermined by poor dialogue.
My favorite plus in regards to Anime is that it offers the ability to have rediculous character/monster design that would be impossible to fund/produce in the same live action genre. (At least in volume anyway.)
Are there any live action movies out there that have ninja's fighting horribly grotesque monster villians? Not that I know of... (If there are, I would bet the production quality and special effects are very poor compared against something like Ninja Scroll for example.)
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... welcome our new horny sex-bot overlords.
Big Bang Cosmology? Isn't that like when Homer made that makeup gun?
http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~elmer/simpsons/homer/m akeupgun.jpg
... from the millions that RJ Reynolds wasted on it's smokeless cigarette (Premier) that bombed in the 80's, sending millions of dollars in research down the drain?
I would have to disagree.
IMHO, Zeldman's book is great for informing you why you should interested in web standards. WSS is a nuts an bolts guide for all of the basic tasks you'll encounter when designing a site.
Read Zeldman's book to get pumped about standards and then use WSS for the straight-forward tutorials...
OMG! I know the exact f***ing commercial you are talking about! Every time it comes on tv, my wife tells me to turn my head because it's "that commercial" again. "I love my PT Cruiser..." ::puke::
What viewing area are you located in? From the dialect/accent, I assumed that this commercial was restricted to the VA market.
I did "read the bloody article" and I'm not passing any judgement.
Response to 1:
I didn't say it uses T9.(Although it might look like that was my intention.) I was trying to relate my experience with a similar system to what the article discussed. My experience with T9 have been less than steller but I use it on a device that is a phone with text messaging functionality... Not something that is meant to be used for email and the like.
Response to 2:
I agree 100% that auto-complete would be a 100% improvement in T9 mode. I hope there are some cell phone manufacturers listening.
I don't agree that blackberry devices are meant to be a phone first and foremost. I believe that the people buying these things are buying them for reasons other voice comm. Obviously people want a phone that works but there are a 1000 other products out there that offer similar (if not slightly handicapped) functionality at a highly discounted price.
I think it boils down to designers (and consumers) wanting a sexier device with better ergonomics. I think the device looks awesome but I would pass over it for the Nokia 9300 any day. Why? Because it fits the familiar phone form factor (if not a bit bulky) and its design caters to those are really serious about texting applications on a mobile device. I learned how to type with one letter per key and that's what I'm used to. (Not necessarily with my thumbs but you get the point.)
Too bad I'll probably have to pay twice as much for the Nokia...
... keyboard was what made these things so attractive. I txt on my cell phone quite frequently and I'm not crazy about T9 input. It's a bit of a pain to check behind yourself to make sure the correct word was selected. Obviously it's better than pounding one button 3x to get the right letter you want but isn't this a downgrade for this type of device?
Namely, the Fragdolls. So hawt!
http://fragdolls.blogspot.com/
Mod +3 for "Groping"
A lot? I'll give it to you that there are a few out there but when you look at the ratio of good anime titles to the entire catalogue and do the same comparison with a comparable movie category, I believe anime wins by a landslide. If nothing else, you have a large volume of enjoyable material.
I think the downside to Anime is the translation factor. I know that when I'm watching even the good flicks that I'm missing so much because I don't speak the native language. The phenominal visuals and character depth can easily be undermined by poor dialogue.
My favorite plus in regards to Anime is that it offers the ability to have rediculous character/monster design that would be impossible to fund/produce in the same live action genre. (At least in volume anyway.)
Are there any live action movies out there that have ninja's fighting horribly grotesque monster villians? Not that I know of... (If there are, I would bet the production quality and special effects are very poor compared against something like Ninja Scroll for example.)
... is a bad investor. =\