Now why can't Fantasy trump Sci-Fi in Final FANTASY? The old ones were perhaps some of the greatest games ever created, but VII and on completely suck, have been ruined by the younger generation, and hell, they don't even used the word, "castle," in them.
I call for the introduction of the long-need HUD in consumer cars. Then we can put anything we damn well want to in our cars and have an easy way to look at them without taking our eyes off the road!
Everyone seems to be hoping that Firefox will replace IE... I just don't see that happening.
I'm a happy user of Firefox. I use Firefox because it does things that IE doesn't, and I really like the ability to customize it to how I like. The thing is, though, that for most casual web users, IE does suit their needs. They want a browser that can browse the web and will keep them safe. IE6 isn't the safest browser in the world, but IE7 will definitely be safe. IE will continue to be the dominating web browser because A.) companies will use it because it's easier to use the built-in browser, and it should be just as safe as Firefox B.) Casual users don't need anything more.
I think the future will have IE and Firefox co-existing (and Opera!) because IE is what the normal people will use and Firefox/Opera will be what the expert web-users use. It's the same reason most people still use Windows Media Player. I use Winamp because of plugins/customization, but most people just want to use what works, and since they don't want any more functionality than that, they have no reason to change.
The Virgin company, as well as Google, seems to be a bit of a rogue. I bet if things get too bad here, Virgin and/or Google will offer internet services, as things won't be bad anywhere else in the world.
Ivy Tech? What the heck? I live in Indiana, and Ivy Tech is a low-budget state college. Where are all of the Purdue and IUPUI physicists and engineers?
It's called business. Because businesses know that if they give more, they get more.
I dislike Microsoft just as much as the next guy, but I'm sick of all this monopoly talk. You know what? Maybe we should file lawsuits against Xerox. Afterall, they have machines that are copy machines, printers, fax machines all in one. It is an unfair advantage to all of the companies that only make printers. We should make them sell all of them seperately. Yea, that makes sense.
True, but I'd much rather risk my legs and/or death than blindness.
Yes, I would rather die than be blind. I'm sure most people on Slashdot are the same -- we're nerds. We need our eyes and hands more than any other part of our body.
Ditto. That's how I feel as Catholic going into Physics (which I'd like to eventually lead into Meteorology/Climatology or Astrophysics). To me, it seems obvious that a god exists -- the universe had to be created somehow, but as far as I'm concerned, the big bang, evolution, who's to say God didn't just set up the universe with its own laws, and let the universe take its course? Science and religion can coexist. Science and fundamentalism cannot.
Damnit, I don't know HOW many sites this has been on today, but the $5 and $10 is NOT for retro games. It is pricing for NEW games distributed VIA the Virtual Console. Do a google search and you'll likely find hundreds of sites, or go to IGN for the most official news.
"So, how does a maker of B-quality DOS and console games go on to become the single most successful videogame company in the history of the world?
Nintendo?
Maybe they meant, "So, how does a maker of B-quality DOS and console games go on to become the videogame company that made an MMOG with more players than ever in the history of the world?"
And it was by the Associated Press -- which is why if you've been doing some searching, like I have, you'll notice the ~same~ article on all the other news sites....Ugh.:-/
It's probably a stupid sensationalist comment. Kinda like saying, "I can see Indiana from space!" Well sure, I can see Indiana, but there's no way to differentiate it from any of the rest of the continent, except for the fact that I know the man-made borders for it....That said, I would LOVE to see a picture of this thing from space.
The scratch protection is a good thing. Not all is bad with Blu-ray. However, by creating it, they single handedly started another format war. Morover, the HD-DVD, as for as I know, doesn't have the DRM that downgrades 1080p to 520p if it's not going through an HDMI cable.
Also, from doing some reading, it'll take "5 minutes" to modify a DVD-creating machine to produce HD-DVDs, AND they'll be able to produce both DVDs and HD-DVDs. Blu-ray, on the other hand, will require companies to purchase all knew production machines, and they can't produce DVDs with those machines. Add that to the fact that HD-ROMs can be made in about 1 second, whereas BD-ROMs take about 5-8 seconds to produce, and it's a manufacturer's nightmare.
Because Toshiba's HD-DVD format was developed in unison with the international DVD forum, whose task it was to collaborate and create the next-gen DVDs. Sony, however, backstabbed the world, and created a second format war when it dismissed HD-DVDs and made their own specification.
Moreover, Blu-ray has unimaginable support by movie companies, because of the very same reason everyone hates Sony and everyone hates the MPAA. The Blu-ray format has more DRM and other copy-protection than HD-DVD does.
Simply put, BD-ROM is another propietary format developed by Sony, and it is screwing consumers in ways that this generation has never seen. The DVD forum was created to prevent another horrible VHS-Betamax war, and because of Sony's arrogance and greed, it was all for naught.
WHY someone would ever want to download a movie is beyond me. They're alwasy worse quality (especially so before the DVD comes out), and plus, movie theaters (while they may charge too much for food) always have nice air conditioning, excellent sound, a huge screen, and depending on which one you go to, comfy seats.
"The First Amendment doesn't give an individual the right to scream 'Fire' in a crowded theater and say that is protected by First Amendment rights," Harper said.
Yes it most certainly does. However, that crowded theater also has the right to kick you out for any reason it deems neccessary. Screaming "Fire!" isn't a threat directed to anyone. It's simply a disrupting comment. While I don't see any reason NOT to throw someone out of a theater who screams "Fire!", it's certainly not grounds for arrest.
When your brain completely shuts down, you're nothing but a lump of flesh that is incapable of doing anything. That, and when your brain shuts down, your body stops renewing itself, and starts decaying. That would be the definitive line for death.
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Now why can't Fantasy trump Sci-Fi in Final FANTASY? The old ones were perhaps some of the greatest games ever created, but VII and on completely suck, have been ruined by the younger generation, and hell, they don't even used the word, "castle," in them.
At least there's still Dragon Quest.
He missed Nikola Tesla's 150th, though. Google'd better through one hell of a 151st to make up for it...
I call for the introduction of the long-need HUD in consumer cars. Then we can put anything we damn well want to in our cars and have an easy way to look at them without taking our eyes off the road!
Everyone seems to be hoping that Firefox will replace IE... I just don't see that happening.
I'm a happy user of Firefox. I use Firefox because it does things that IE doesn't, and I really like the ability to customize it to how I like. The thing is, though, that for most casual web users, IE does suit their needs. They want a browser that can browse the web and will keep them safe. IE6 isn't the safest browser in the world, but IE7 will definitely be safe. IE will continue to be the dominating web browser because A.) companies will use it because it's easier to use the built-in browser, and it should be just as safe as Firefox B.) Casual users don't need anything more.
I think the future will have IE and Firefox co-existing (and Opera!) because IE is what the normal people will use and Firefox/Opera will be what the expert web-users use. It's the same reason most people still use Windows Media Player. I use Winamp because of plugins/customization, but most people just want to use what works, and since they don't want any more functionality than that, they have no reason to change.
The Virgin company, as well as Google, seems to be a bit of a rogue. I bet if things get too bad here, Virgin and/or Google will offer internet services, as things won't be bad anywhere else in the world.
That's 36 hours, not 36 minutes. :-)
Note: Not a good idea in Earthquake-prone areas.
Where's the FFIV love? :-(
And get ourselves out of the worse-than-tenth-in-the-world pit.
And my state I mean community. :-P
Ivy Tech? What the heck? I live in Indiana, and Ivy Tech is a low-budget state college. Where are all of the Purdue and IUPUI physicists and engineers?
It's called business. Because businesses know that if they give more, they get more.
I dislike Microsoft just as much as the next guy, but I'm sick of all this monopoly talk. You know what? Maybe we should file lawsuits against Xerox. Afterall, they have machines that are copy machines, printers, fax machines all in one. It is an unfair advantage to all of the companies that only make printers. We should make them sell all of them seperately. Yea, that makes sense.
True, but I'd much rather risk my legs and/or death than blindness. Yes, I would rather die than be blind. I'm sure most people on Slashdot are the same -- we're nerds. We need our eyes and hands more than any other part of our body.
Ditto. That's how I feel as Catholic going into Physics (which I'd like to eventually lead into Meteorology/Climatology or Astrophysics). To me, it seems obvious that a god exists -- the universe had to be created somehow, but as far as I'm concerned, the big bang, evolution, who's to say God didn't just set up the universe with its own laws, and let the universe take its course? Science and religion can coexist. Science and fundamentalism cannot.
Damnit, I don't know HOW many sites this has been on today, but the $5 and $10 is NOT for retro games. It is pricing for NEW games distributed VIA the Virtual Console. Do a google search and you'll likely find hundreds of sites, or go to IGN for the most official news.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/711/711629p1.html
Maybe they meant, "So, how does a maker of B-quality DOS and console games go on to become the videogame company that made an MMOG with more players than ever in the history of the world?"
And it was by the Associated Press -- which is why if you've been doing some searching, like I have, you'll notice the ~same~ article on all the other news sites. ...Ugh. :-/
It's probably a stupid sensationalist comment. Kinda like saying, "I can see Indiana from space!" Well sure, I can see Indiana, but there's no way to differentiate it from any of the rest of the continent, except for the fact that I know the man-made borders for it. ...That said, I would LOVE to see a picture of this thing from space.
The scratch protection is a good thing. Not all is bad with Blu-ray. However, by creating it, they single handedly started another format war. Morover, the HD-DVD, as for as I know, doesn't have the DRM that downgrades 1080p to 520p if it's not going through an HDMI cable. Also, from doing some reading, it'll take "5 minutes" to modify a DVD-creating machine to produce HD-DVDs, AND they'll be able to produce both DVDs and HD-DVDs. Blu-ray, on the other hand, will require companies to purchase all knew production machines, and they can't produce DVDs with those machines. Add that to the fact that HD-ROMs can be made in about 1 second, whereas BD-ROMs take about 5-8 seconds to produce, and it's a manufacturer's nightmare.
That is true. We could compromise? ;-)
Because Toshiba's HD-DVD format was developed in unison with the international DVD forum, whose task it was to collaborate and create the next-gen DVDs. Sony, however, backstabbed the world, and created a second format war when it dismissed HD-DVDs and made their own specification.
Moreover, Blu-ray has unimaginable support by movie companies, because of the very same reason everyone hates Sony and everyone hates the MPAA. The Blu-ray format has more DRM and other copy-protection than HD-DVD does.
Simply put, BD-ROM is another propietary format developed by Sony, and it is screwing consumers in ways that this generation has never seen. The DVD forum was created to prevent another horrible VHS-Betamax war, and because of Sony's arrogance and greed, it was all for naught.
And #2 is X-Men 3.
WHY someone would ever want to download a movie is beyond me. They're alwasy worse quality (especially so before the DVD comes out), and plus, movie theaters (while they may charge too much for food) always have nice air conditioning, excellent sound, a huge screen, and depending on which one you go to, comfy seats.
"The First Amendment doesn't give an individual the right to scream 'Fire' in a crowded theater and say that is protected by First Amendment rights," Harper said.
Yes it most certainly does. However, that crowded theater also has the right to kick you out for any reason it deems neccessary. Screaming "Fire!" isn't a threat directed to anyone. It's simply a disrupting comment. While I don't see any reason NOT to throw someone out of a theater who screams "Fire!", it's certainly not grounds for arrest.
When your brain completely shuts down, you're nothing but a lump of flesh that is incapable of doing anything. That, and when your brain shuts down, your body stops renewing itself, and starts decaying. That would be the definitive line for death.
I know Japanese and I like your suggestion, so I'll enter that in for ya.
So far I've recommended Poo (Earthbound) and Geno (Super Mario RPG).