I ordered my band kit from RedOctane, and the guitar had a broken whammy bar. (It behaves as if it's always down, so playing a song sounds incredibly out of tune and unpleasant.)
It's been almost two weeks, and I still haven't been sent any RMA information.
That comic is old, and it's referencing the long period between the release of FF7 and FF10 where Nintendo vowed that Square would never release another game on their consoles.
They took it rather personally when Square jumped ship to Sony for the release of Final Fantasy VII and then launched a massive anti-cartridge marketing campaign. Wouldn't you?
As far as Xbox 360 games, Square-Enix has already released Project Sylpheed and Infinite Undiscovery on the console; both exclusives. The future releases of Last Remnant and Final Fantasy XIII share a release with the PS3. Yes, Final Fantasy XIII.
So this is the third slashvertisment for this movie in a week. Obviously the marketing department of this movie is running scared. They're trying to make sure enough people get to see it before the reviewers get to them.
The 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes finds your theory silly.
If our education falls any further than it already has under NCLB, there won't be anyone smart enough to become an astronaut when the time comes.
I don't think it's a terrible idea, as long as it's not a complete redirect and as long as it doesn't last forever.
Before Electronic Arts gave up on unique compositions almost entirely with their "EA Trax" feature, they licensed the soundtrack to the 32-bit version of Road Rash on 3DO, Sega CD, and PlayStation. The in-race music was still generic, repetitive trash, but the Jukebox that played during the menus had a bunch of great tunes. Road Rash introduced me to the likes of Soundgarden and Hammerbox, which then opened the doors to a number of other great bands to which I still listen.
The irony, though, is that shortly after I discover a band through video game channels, they disappear. Soundgarden made one more album and vanished (though Chris Cornell still lives on in all his Casino Royale crooning glory). Hammerbox (also from Road Rash) is gone. Full on the Mouth (Road Rash 3D) is gone. Curve (FreQuency) lost their lead singer and is on life support. There are others, but I could redraw my iTunes library window faster by hand than Vista has been recently.
You may be making a few careers boom, but even more talented musicians are falling by the wayside. Inclusion in a game is great exposure for a budding band, but if the music, the image, or the attitude doesn't fit, the people that play the game are going to mute the music and put on their iPod, or they'll just hit the [R2] button and jump to the next track.
All that being said, I've discovered more great music from video games than I have from the radio, MTV, and record store clerks combined.
This is a very smart thing to do, but I have the feeling these security officers are using the "your plane is about to leave, so hurry up and listen" factor to their advantage.
How long would it take any reasonable person to prepare such a written guarantee? Now, how long would it take the security officer to prepare it?
While Nintendo products always seem to buckle under the weight of obscure threats (like the dusty connectors that required us to blow on our NES cartridges until we passed out), they always seem to be quite resilient to physical trauma.
Electronic Gaming Monthly printed a special article on the Game Boy Advance just before its initial release. They were given a white demo unit and decided to put it through a few tests to see how tough it was. At one point, they flushed it down the toilet. When the little white wonder sprung back to life after being dried off, they nicknamed it "Jesus".
Before the age of YouTube, a video circulated around of PlayStation fanboys putting a Gamecube out of its misery. I don't know. I guess the youth of America had nothing to do before YouTube was around. Ignoring that, they tied the Gamecube to the end of their car and dragged it for over a mile. Keep in mind that a Gamecube was, essentially, a DVD based product with lasers that needed to be aligned, covers that needed to close, and any number of semi-modern conveniences. The Little Cube That Could still worked when they unhooked it from the car and plugged it back in. In the end, they did what any sane human being would do and hit it with a hammer.
My NES still works after lord knows how long, though I replaced the cartridge connector a few years ago. I stumbled across my old gray Game Boy as well, and it still plays games. Come to think of it, I've never seen a cartridge-based console that didn't work unless it had been melted with an iron. It happens.
While hacking is a glorious thing, if such a thing can be enabled so easily, Apple had better play the "less evil" card and release such functionality as a firmware upgrade down the road, instead of forcing people to shell out for the next generation of the device when the time comes.
The difference between the Philadelphia contract and these other contracts is that Philadelphia never promised free wifi. You have to pay for Philadelphia's citywide wifi; a cost of "as low as $6.95 per month", which in ISP language translates to "$6.95/month for the first six months and $19.95 thereafter". This is assuming you don't choose to rent their "wireless modem". Pardon me, but I thought we had graduated to integrated and compact adapters.
I signed up for Philadelphia wifi and haven't used it. Why not? Because Earthlink doesn't broadcast their network ID, so you have no way of truly confirming whether or not you get reception until you shell out the dough. Despite the fact that I have two unsecured networks in range with the Earthlink name attached to them, I can't for the life of me connect to their secure network, which is what the subscription covers.
This is despite the fact that I'm right in the center of one of their green coverage dots on their coverage map. I'm starting to wonder how accurate those maps really are, considering I asked to be e-mailed when coverage reached my area and never got such a response. I only found out because I visited their website to "check up" on how they were doing, and seemingly, they had gotten their act together, at least on paper.
Being promised something and not getting it isn't as bad as paying for something and not getting it. By their definition, I should have wireless access from my room, seeing as the public networks are viewable. I shouldn't have to pay my subscription fee just to learn I'm not eligible for some inoperable reason, unless that reason happens to be that I didn't pay for their stinkin' modem, which was "highly recommended" but not required.
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At least they're honoring your request.
I ordered my band kit from RedOctane, and the guitar had a broken whammy bar. (It behaves as if it's always down, so playing a song sounds incredibly out of tune and unpleasant.)
It's been almost two weeks, and I still haven't been sent any RMA information.
Might have something to do with the hundreds of dollars per phone that AT&T pays Apple in return for keeping it an exclusive.
But you're right... It could be anything.
That comic is old, and it's referencing the long period between the release of FF7 and FF10 where Nintendo vowed that Square would never release another game on their consoles.
They took it rather personally when Square jumped ship to Sony for the release of Final Fantasy VII and then launched a massive anti-cartridge marketing campaign. Wouldn't you?
As far as Xbox 360 games, Square-Enix has already released Project Sylpheed and Infinite Undiscovery on the console; both exclusives. The future releases of Last Remnant and Final Fantasy XIII share a release with the PS3. Yes, Final Fantasy XIII.
Like let's say a new movie like "Sex and the City" is out, and you're half interested for whatever reason...
Charlotte doesn't get naked.
There. I just saved you a few hours of download time.
Either that, or it'd eliminate this country's obesity problem.
The 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes finds your theory silly.
You mean, like, Frito Lay? Sweet!
If our education falls any further than it already has under NCLB, there won't be anyone smart enough to become an astronaut when the time comes. I don't think it's a terrible idea, as long as it's not a complete redirect and as long as it doesn't last forever.
Surely, having their music licensed for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was a great jump start to those artists' careers.
Before Electronic Arts gave up on unique compositions almost entirely with their "EA Trax" feature, they licensed the soundtrack to the 32-bit version of Road Rash on 3DO, Sega CD, and PlayStation. The in-race music was still generic, repetitive trash, but the Jukebox that played during the menus had a bunch of great tunes. Road Rash introduced me to the likes of Soundgarden and Hammerbox, which then opened the doors to a number of other great bands to which I still listen.
The irony, though, is that shortly after I discover a band through video game channels, they disappear. Soundgarden made one more album and vanished (though Chris Cornell still lives on in all his Casino Royale crooning glory). Hammerbox (also from Road Rash) is gone. Full on the Mouth (Road Rash 3D) is gone. Curve (FreQuency) lost their lead singer and is on life support. There are others, but I could redraw my iTunes library window faster by hand than Vista has been recently.
You may be making a few careers boom, but even more talented musicians are falling by the wayside. Inclusion in a game is great exposure for a budding band, but if the music, the image, or the attitude doesn't fit, the people that play the game are going to mute the music and put on their iPod, or they'll just hit the [R2] button and jump to the next track.
All that being said, I've discovered more great music from video games than I have from the radio, MTV, and record store clerks combined.
Ad-ware doesn't cost $300.
This is a very smart thing to do, but I have the feeling these security officers are using the "your plane is about to leave, so hurry up and listen" factor to their advantage.
How long would it take any reasonable person to prepare such a written guarantee? Now, how long would it take the security officer to prepare it?
While Nintendo products always seem to buckle under the weight of obscure threats (like the dusty connectors that required us to blow on our NES cartridges until we passed out), they always seem to be quite resilient to physical trauma.
Electronic Gaming Monthly printed a special article on the Game Boy Advance just before its initial release. They were given a white demo unit and decided to put it through a few tests to see how tough it was. At one point, they flushed it down the toilet. When the little white wonder sprung back to life after being dried off, they nicknamed it "Jesus".
Before the age of YouTube, a video circulated around of PlayStation fanboys putting a Gamecube out of its misery. I don't know. I guess the youth of America had nothing to do before YouTube was around. Ignoring that, they tied the Gamecube to the end of their car and dragged it for over a mile. Keep in mind that a Gamecube was, essentially, a DVD based product with lasers that needed to be aligned, covers that needed to close, and any number of semi-modern conveniences. The Little Cube That Could still worked when they unhooked it from the car and plugged it back in. In the end, they did what any sane human being would do and hit it with a hammer.
My NES still works after lord knows how long, though I replaced the cartridge connector a few years ago. I stumbled across my old gray Game Boy as well, and it still plays games. Come to think of it, I've never seen a cartridge-based console that didn't work unless it had been melted with an iron. It happens.
...and, with any luck, Google will lay the foundation for Microsoft's demise.
While hacking is a glorious thing, if such a thing can be enabled so easily, Apple had better play the "less evil" card and release such functionality as a firmware upgrade down the road, instead of forcing people to shell out for the next generation of the device when the time comes.
Aw, that's the second time in a week I've been asked to turn in my geek badge. The fake ID guy is getting suspicious.
How the hell'd they get my prom photo for the Slashdot page?
Um...
So, can we safely assume that Wikipedia is paying Google for the top spot on every single possible search query?
...and then Apple will just switch to AMD processors. Sounds like a terrific idea to help AMD get a leg up on market share.
The difference between the Philadelphia contract and these other contracts is that Philadelphia never promised free wifi. You have to pay for Philadelphia's citywide wifi; a cost of "as low as $6.95 per month", which in ISP language translates to "$6.95/month for the first six months and $19.95 thereafter". This is assuming you don't choose to rent their "wireless modem". Pardon me, but I thought we had graduated to integrated and compact adapters.
I signed up for Philadelphia wifi and haven't used it. Why not? Because Earthlink doesn't broadcast their network ID, so you have no way of truly confirming whether or not you get reception until you shell out the dough. Despite the fact that I have two unsecured networks in range with the Earthlink name attached to them, I can't for the life of me connect to their secure network, which is what the subscription covers.
This is despite the fact that I'm right in the center of one of their green coverage dots on their coverage map. I'm starting to wonder how accurate those maps really are, considering I asked to be e-mailed when coverage reached my area and never got such a response. I only found out because I visited their website to "check up" on how they were doing, and seemingly, they had gotten their act together, at least on paper.
Being promised something and not getting it isn't as bad as paying for something and not getting it. By their definition, I should have wireless access from my room, seeing as the public networks are viewable. I shouldn't have to pay my subscription fee just to learn I'm not eligible for some inoperable reason, unless that reason happens to be that I didn't pay for their stinkin' modem, which was "highly recommended" but not required.
Singles
But did he shoot first?!
Anyone who's collected baseball cards between 1980 and 1994 knows they've been sticking 5000-year-old chewing gum in wax packs for ages already.
Still better than that damn paperclip...