Maybe it's just me, but it's stupid kids like this that are going to cause big restrictions on video games. Just for that these kids should get a nice little stay of juvy. Who REALLY buys "Uh...the video game made me do it!" That's something that would get you commited and the old days.
No no, I'm saying that even though the buying power of the parents of young children is much higher, it's not going to be used nearly as much as people in their mid and upper teens.
I just used the DS story as an example of what most parents won't do.
Nintendo has screwed itself with its idea that it's going to target the youth market which, frankly, is the worst gaming demographic. There will never be a mom or dad that will spend as much on video games as someone in the mid- or late teens. And I mean that on a general scale. For example, the other day, without Christmas in mind, I bought a Nintendo DS just on a whim. Would anyone here spend $218 (total, with game and stuff) for their kid or kids completely on a whim?
Let's break this article down a bit. Basically, it's a Microsoft noobie saying this:
WTF R MIRRIR!!
OMG I HAV 2 READ WTFOMGBBQ?!?!?
HAHA IT SAY MOZILLA.ORG BUT IT NOT HAHAHA U R DUM
But on a serious note, he doesn't seem to realize the simple truth: Joe Homeuser that doesn't read messages isn't has never heard of Firefox, much less use it. And Joe Homeuser also has no clue what Verisign code signing is, either.
And to get even more specific:
"There is no obvious way to turn off plug-ins once they are installed."
Apparently he means Flash or Java, but if he means extensions he's probably thinking "any way besides the 'Disable' option."
"There is an easy way to bypass the 'This might be a virus' dialog."
Because anyone with a brain doesn't have anti-virus.
Now, we could go on all day about the default choice being wrong, etc., but if you're hitting Enter as soon as possible when installing an extension, you know what the dialog says. Am I at least right on that point?
I'm also a Python programmer. I do believe Python is good for just about everything, but I honestly don't think it was the best language for something like BitTorrent. As stated above, the memory requirements are quite large at times, and shifting as much data around as BitTorrent does, it's not very well suited. Although, Java actually does it quite well, one reason I like Azureus.
Does this sound familiar to Verizon's "It's $14.95 extra a month to add computers to your cable connection. Not so with DSL!" commercials? How about Microsoft's "Get the Facts" campaign?
So uh...does anyone know what these "domains" will look like? Personally, I'd rather just go with a.name address, anyway. At least the Internet isn't going to go bankrupt. I guess...
Well there's this company. It's called FedEx. It has employees that do a huge amount of their work during the winter, which is a season. I can slow down if I'm going too fast.
So is it safe to assume that the copies sent to the store, sometime later, will already have this patch? This patch obviously raises memory requirements, I wonder if Valve will change the packaging to reflect that...
Although I haven't played Half-Life 2. The patch could only load one or two new textures...
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Maybe it's just me, but it's stupid kids like this that are going to cause big restrictions on video games. Just for that these kids should get a nice little stay of juvy. Who REALLY buys "Uh...the video game made me do it!" That's something that would get you commited and the old days.
Just a thought.
No no, I'm saying that even though the buying power of the parents of young children is much higher, it's not going to be used nearly as much as people in their mid and upper teens.
I just used the DS story as an example of what most parents won't do.
Nintendo has screwed itself with its idea that it's going to target the youth market which, frankly, is the worst gaming demographic. There will never be a mom or dad that will spend as much on video games as someone in the mid- or late teens. And I mean that on a general scale. For example, the other day, without Christmas in mind, I bought a Nintendo DS just on a whim. Would anyone here spend $218 (total, with game and stuff) for their kid or kids completely on a whim?
Doubtful.
Microsoft can patent double clicking and "holding the mouse button down for a duration," if you remember correctly.
I'm sure long haired, AD&D geeks in basements everywhere have hung themselves.
And there went any +1's I could have gotten because I'm an idiot and forgot linebreak.
Let's break this article down a bit. Basically, it's a Microsoft noobie saying this: WTF R MIRRIR!! OMG I HAV 2 READ WTFOMGBBQ?!?!? HAHA IT SAY MOZILLA.ORG BUT IT NOT HAHAHA U R DUM But on a serious note, he doesn't seem to realize the simple truth: Joe Homeuser that doesn't read messages isn't has never heard of Firefox, much less use it. And Joe Homeuser also has no clue what Verisign code signing is, either. And to get even more specific: "There is no obvious way to turn off plug-ins once they are installed." Apparently he means Flash or Java, but if he means extensions he's probably thinking "any way besides the 'Disable' option." "There is an easy way to bypass the 'This might be a virus' dialog." Because anyone with a brain doesn't have anti-virus. Now, we could go on all day about the default choice being wrong, etc., but if you're hitting Enter as soon as possible when installing an extension, you know what the dialog says. Am I at least right on that point?
And most still use tables, too. I like pure CSS layouts.
I'm also a Python programmer. I do believe Python is good for just about everything, but I honestly don't think it was the best language for something like BitTorrent. As stated above, the memory requirements are quite large at times, and shifting as much data around as BitTorrent does, it's not very well suited. Although, Java actually does it quite well, one reason I like Azureus.
Does this sound familiar to Verizon's "It's $14.95 extra a month to add computers to your cable connection. Not so with DSL!" commercials? How about Microsoft's "Get the Facts" campaign?
So uh...does anyone know what these "domains" will look like? Personally, I'd rather just go with a .name address, anyway. At least the Internet isn't going to go bankrupt. I guess...
They're easy to find.
Very easy.
That's why theme support was created.
It's nothing illegal. Just packet spam.
Yeah, I'm a total idiot.
DHL FO' LIFE! REC'ONIZE!
Well there's this company. It's called FedEx. It has employees that do a huge amount of their work during the winter, which is a season. I can slow down if I'm going too fast.
All bets in on Nancy losing tomorrow.
Nice job at the first 3rd post ever.
Does anyone else think he just got burned out and decided to be done?
I've said it before and I'll say it again... "If 5 million dollars aren't trasferred to the following account in seven days..."
Oh no! Not dotslash!
I suppose he doesn't know the meaning of setting the cache to use 0kb of space...
I don't think I'd want to do any MPH in it. Is there some rule that says that no emission vehicles can't look good?
So is it safe to assume that the copies sent to the store, sometime later, will already have this patch? This patch obviously raises memory requirements, I wonder if Valve will change the packaging to reflect that... Although I haven't played Half-Life 2. The patch could only load one or two new textures...