That site sure did stink like Verizon... I'm not in their area for broadband, but if it's anything like their mobile networks and phones, I imagine it's locked down pretty well
I think you are absolutely right about the Wii's "short" games. I've reached that point in my life to where spending 20-40 hours a week to perfect a game in order to compete online just doesn't cut it for me. It sucks, I know. I love FPS's (GTA series, Jedi Knight series, Delta Force series, 007 series, Time Splitters, Halo (to a lesser extent.. it's far from being a great FPS), and the 360 and PS3 platforms appeal to this. But I think we're going to see a few more non-wiimote oriented games soon, and because of that the Wii is a little more versatile for me. But that's just me.
There is place for both, but if the chips were to fall right now, I would put it at Nintendo, then MS, then Sony. Sony really dropped the ball on this one (it hurts, especially since I love the PS2), but proclaiming MS the winner (as the OP did) is just foolish. And my assertion of using the Japanese market was intended to poke fun at the OP's comment that MS's marketing was highly superior to the other platforms. To most people it is an unneeded comparison, but sometimes fanboi's (like the OP) need to be put in their place;-)
The TV purchase was not for the gaming system, but for HD in general. And since I have had the TV, friends have come over with their Nintendo Wii's, and the quality is quite good- good enough that I don't need an HD gaming system yet.
Actually, I used the US and Japan sales for both, omitting worldwide sales. The reason for this is that the only sources I have seen for the 360 indicate US and Japan, not other markets. So, 6.3M (US) and.4M (JP) for the 360 is 6.7M units sold. 11.6M is the number of units shipped, not sold. Whereas the Wii has 11.2M units sold worldwide, with 8.19M of that in the US and Japan. So, the 360 has sold more in the US by 1M, despite being available for a year longer.
On a more personal note, I currently own a PS2, X-Box, and Game Cube. I have resisted upgrading until I purchased a new TV, but since I have that TV now, I am part of the market that all three are trying to grab at some level (male, mid-20's, gamer). When it comes down to it, I will be getting a Wii. After playing a fair amount on the 360 and the Wii, there are more games that have longer playability on the Wii (that I have found). In addition, ALL of my old GC games work with it, allowing for extended playability beyond the current titles. And at a sub-$300 price point for a complete setup, it's a better value than what the others are offering.
Wow.... just wow. The Wii's success is a blessing? I would say that's more of a curse, as Nintendo is not only making money on software sales, but on hardware sales as well. How much money is the 360 bringing in? Not as much, seeing as how the 360 is not going to be profitable until 2008. (And this is despite shipping and selling almost a year ahead of time)
That's interesting- I used the heck out of my T28 World (even though I never did any World Traveling with it...) and never saw any performance or speed downgrade whatsoever. The only reason I replaced it was for the T68 (ahh, colored pixels!!!)
Thanks for that link- I've been looking for a program to do that, as ever other day it's a new IP, same brute force. I've got permissions set right so they can't get in, but this would make my life a whole lot easier. Thanks!
As a Halo-hater, I consider myself to be in three out of four of your categories. I think the 'console vs. PC' and 'mouse/kb vs. controller sticks' can almost be lumped together (for me, anyway), as that is my primary reason for FPS's on the PC. When Halo came along, it wasn't any better than other FPS's on the market. I felt that other games such as Rainbow Six, Delta Force, etc. had better physics, game play, and much better multi players (primarily due to online play). Halo 2 introduced internet game play, but the physics didn't change much, so the game just didn't appeal to me personally. What I find funny is that the in-game vehicle control is touted as a defining, trend-setting feature in online play... but whenever someone takes control of a vehicle, it almost guarantees instant death.
In my opinion (without playing #3), the Halo series is an overrated FPS due to poor game play, physics, movement, and controls. There are plenty of people who will disagree with me, but Halo just doesn't appeal as a platform-defining game.
I haven't seen one for the differences between Windows and Gnome, ubuntuguide.org was a great place for me when I was starting out. In addition, Automatix is a wonderful tool to install all of the proprietary formats, players, etc. Linux isn't for everybody, but I think that if more people gave it a chance, they would find out that it isn't as scary as a lot of reviewers make it. Walt's review was balanced, but it was also wrong on some accounts (e.g. not being able to adjust the mouse touchpad sensitivity). I cannot totally agree with his experiences, either, as I have had 100% success in dealing with external devices such as iPods. I have been able to rescue a few iPods that were Mac-formatted with Ubuntu, something that I wouldn't want to try on an XP machine.
The review wasn't as comical as some reviews have been. (Who can put Window's Add/Remove programs on the same level as Ubuntu's Add/Install programs?!?), but there was very little content to go with the fluff. I don't think this article really tells us anything we don't know, or really helps sway new computer buyers one way or another.
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I strongly disagree with this. IT is too broad of a subject to be slotted as janitors (viewing janitors as clean-up crew). I work IT for a smaller organization, and while there is a lot of clean up, there is also a lot of architect-type design that has to go into my "houses". Helpdesk or technical support would be more akin to janitorial service, as there is rarely an occasion where technical support will rebuild an infrastructure.
I think you are right in noting CS as the architects, but IT also covers the ground of some architectural design all the way down to the janitorial service (I believe this to be a problem with the definition of IT itself).
Interesting links. On a side note, would you mind explaining the apparel worn by the men walking in? Is that standard Judge garb, or standard Lawyer attire?
Actually, I think you're a little off base there. Obviously this is an opinion, but San Andreas was the worst of the series. Vice City was the peak, and GTA3 was extremely innovative for the time. Too much time in SA was spent on nonsensical tasks (working out? in a video game?) instead of missions and weapons. Yeah, the map was bigger, but the gameplay sucked. SA took the fun out of the series.
Makes me wonder if the Declaration of Independence would've looked like... "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, walking into others on their mobile phones, and the pursuit of Happiness..."
Only time will tell if Apple is just as bad as MS. While they are gaining market share, at what point do the vulnerabilities turn into money? 8%? 15%? 39%? (I'm going off of these figures)
With help from third parties (AV software (no, I'm not talking Norton...), firewalls, etc.) I think Windows is a LOT more secure than it used to be. I personally wouldn't trust MS by itself. But it all goes back to market share. No system is invincible, so why not go after the biggest and milk it for all it's worth?
I'd say that most websites (in this case, myspace) are also one-dimensional. Unless myspace is actively initiating the communication to people, it can't be a two channel until after the first channel is initiated (just like a 1-900 number).
One of my favorites is the "dnL" product from SSX3 (I can't remember if it was earlier in the series). When the snowboard is rotated it reads 7up, but is very unobtrusive.
As another poster mentioned,/home/[user] is basically the same as C:\My Documents. The file system is (in a very simplified way) like a Windows file system without drive letters. Everything is basically in a folder. If you can move around in folders in Windows (i.e. going from C:\Program Files to C:\Documents and Settings\[user]), you can move around in Linux. But instead of the 'C' drive being the top level, '/' is the top level. So going from/etc/ to/home/[user] just means going up one level to/, then going down one level to/home, and then/home/[user].
If you are familiar with network shares in Windows (shares, not mapped drives), and can move around to folders and files in that, it's a similar concept.
As a side note, I found transitioning from Windows to Ubuntu easier than going to Kubuntu. For me GNOME seemed a little more intuitive to the way Windows handles things. But as always, ymmv.
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That site sure did stink like Verizon... I'm not in their area for broadband, but if it's anything like their mobile networks and phones, I imagine it's locked down pretty well
Out of curiosity, where are you located at?
Thank you for mentioning this- I was aware of the wayback machine, but not of all the live audio available! Thanks!
I think you are absolutely right about the Wii's "short" games. I've reached that point in my life to where spending 20-40 hours a week to perfect a game in order to compete online just doesn't cut it for me. It sucks, I know. I love FPS's (GTA series, Jedi Knight series, Delta Force series, 007 series, Time Splitters, Halo (to a lesser extent.. it's far from being a great FPS), and the 360 and PS3 platforms appeal to this. But I think we're going to see a few more non-wiimote oriented games soon, and because of that the Wii is a little more versatile for me. But that's just me.
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There is place for both, but if the chips were to fall right now, I would put it at Nintendo, then MS, then Sony. Sony really dropped the ball on this one (it hurts, especially since I love the PS2), but proclaiming MS the winner (as the OP did) is just foolish. And my assertion of using the Japanese market was intended to poke fun at the OP's comment that MS's marketing was highly superior to the other platforms. To most people it is an unneeded comparison, but sometimes fanboi's (like the OP) need to be put in their place
The TV purchase was not for the gaming system, but for HD in general. And since I have had the TV, friends have come over with their Nintendo Wii's, and the quality is quite good- good enough that I don't need an HD gaming system yet.
Actually, I used the US and Japan sales for both, omitting worldwide sales. The reason for this is that the only sources I have seen for the 360 indicate US and Japan, not other markets. So, 6.3M (US) and .4M (JP) for the 360 is 6.7M units sold. 11.6M is the number of units shipped, not sold. Whereas the Wii has 11.2M units sold worldwide, with 8.19M of that in the US and Japan. So, the 360 has sold more in the US by 1M, despite being available for a year longer.
On a more personal note, I currently own a PS2, X-Box, and Game Cube. I have resisted upgrading until I purchased a new TV, but since I have that TV now, I am part of the market that all three are trying to grab at some level (male, mid-20's, gamer). When it comes down to it, I will be getting a Wii. After playing a fair amount on the 360 and the Wii, there are more games that have longer playability on the Wii (that I have found). In addition, ALL of my old GC games work with it, allowing for extended playability beyond the current titles. And at a sub-$300 price point for a complete setup, it's a better value than what the others are offering.
For those interested, the sales and shipping figures come from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#System_sales and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360#Sales
Wow.... just wow. The Wii's success is a blessing? I would say that's more of a curse, as Nintendo is not only making money on software sales, but on hardware sales as well. How much money is the 360 bringing in? Not as much, seeing as how the 360 is not going to be profitable until 2008. (And this is despite shipping and selling almost a year ahead of time)
And with 8.19 Million units sold vs. the 360's 6.72 million units sold I think it's a little easier to tell who the winner is.
Console mods for the 360 may be successful, but they're also being blocked from the main reason for having a 360.
I hate responding to trolls like you, but come-freaking-on. Does it hurt to lie through your teeth like that?
Uh... houses are cheaper in Pleasanton than those near Silicon Valley?
That's interesting- I used the heck out of my T28 World (even though I never did any World Traveling with it...) and never saw any performance or speed downgrade whatsoever. The only reason I replaced it was for the T68 (ahh, colored pixels!!!)
Thanks for that link- I've been looking for a program to do that, as ever other day it's a new IP, same brute force. I've got permissions set right so they can't get in, but this would make my life a whole lot easier. Thanks!
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/11/10
That is one of my favorite Penny Arcade comics... after many an online deathmatch, it just seems so fitting
There's also the apostrophe's property of showing ownership or possession.
As a Halo-hater, I consider myself to be in three out of four of your categories. I think the 'console vs. PC' and 'mouse/kb vs. controller sticks' can almost be lumped together (for me, anyway), as that is my primary reason for FPS's on the PC. When Halo came along, it wasn't any better than other FPS's on the market. I felt that other games such as Rainbow Six, Delta Force, etc. had better physics, game play, and much better multi players (primarily due to online play). Halo 2 introduced internet game play, but the physics didn't change much, so the game just didn't appeal to me personally. What I find funny is that the in-game vehicle control is touted as a defining, trend-setting feature in online play... but whenever someone takes control of a vehicle, it almost guarantees instant death.
In my opinion (without playing #3), the Halo series is an overrated FPS due to poor game play, physics, movement, and controls. There are plenty of people who will disagree with me, but Halo just doesn't appeal as a platform-defining game.
Try this: http://linux.org.mt/node/82#AEN153 for the fingerprint reader. The laptop I tested this on (Thinkpad T60) ran flawlessly.
I haven't seen one for the differences between Windows and Gnome, ubuntuguide.org was a great place for me when I was starting out. In addition, Automatix is a wonderful tool to install all of the proprietary formats, players, etc. Linux isn't for everybody, but I think that if more people gave it a chance, they would find out that it isn't as scary as a lot of reviewers make it. Walt's review was balanced, but it was also wrong on some accounts (e.g. not being able to adjust the mouse touchpad sensitivity). I cannot totally agree with his experiences, either, as I have had 100% success in dealing with external devices such as iPods. I have been able to rescue a few iPods that were Mac-formatted with Ubuntu, something that I wouldn't want to try on an XP machine.
The review wasn't as comical as some reviews have been. (Who can put Window's Add/Remove programs on the same level as Ubuntu's Add/Install programs?!?), but there was very little content to go with the fluff. I don't think this article really tells us anything we don't know, or really helps sway new computer buyers one way or another.
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Have you seen "Supertroopers"? To me, that is the equivalent of "Peaches" to movies.
See, IT is basically what janitors are to houses.
I strongly disagree with this. IT is too broad of a subject to be slotted as janitors (viewing janitors as clean-up crew). I work IT for a smaller organization, and while there is a lot of clean up, there is also a lot of architect-type design that has to go into my "houses". Helpdesk or technical support would be more akin to janitorial service, as there is rarely an occasion where technical support will rebuild an infrastructure.
I think you are right in noting CS as the architects, but IT also covers the ground of some architectural design all the way down to the janitorial service (I believe this to be a problem with the definition of IT itself).
Interesting links. On a side note, would you mind explaining the apparel worn by the men walking in? Is that standard Judge garb, or standard Lawyer attire?
Actually, I think you're a little off base there. Obviously this is an opinion, but San Andreas was the worst of the series. Vice City was the peak, and GTA3 was extremely innovative for the time. Too much time in SA was spent on nonsensical tasks (working out? in a video game?) instead of missions and weapons. Yeah, the map was bigger, but the gameplay sucked. SA took the fun out of the series.
Human right, huh?
Makes me wonder if the Declaration of Independence would've looked like...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, walking into others on their mobile phones, and the pursuit of Happiness..."
Only time will tell if Apple is just as bad as MS. While they are gaining market share, at what point do the vulnerabilities turn into money? 8%? 15%? 39%? (I'm going off of these figures)
With help from third parties (AV software (no, I'm not talking Norton...), firewalls, etc.) I think Windows is a LOT more secure than it used to be. I personally wouldn't trust MS by itself. But it all goes back to market share. No system is invincible, so why not go after the biggest and milk it for all it's worth?
I'd say that most websites (in this case, myspace) are also one-dimensional. Unless myspace is actively initiating the communication to people, it can't be a two channel until after the first channel is initiated (just like a 1-900 number).
One of my favorites is the "dnL" product from SSX3 (I can't remember if it was earlier in the series). When the snowboard is rotated it reads 7up, but is very unobtrusive.
As another poster mentioned, /home/[user] is basically the same as C:\My Documents. /etc/ to /home/[user] just means going up one level to /, then going down one level to /home, and then /home/[user].
The file system is (in a very simplified way) like a Windows file system without drive letters. Everything is basically in a folder. If you can move around in folders in Windows (i.e. going from C:\Program Files to C:\Documents and Settings\[user]), you can move around in Linux. But instead of the 'C' drive being the top level, '/' is the top level. So going from
If you are familiar with network shares in Windows (shares, not mapped drives), and can move around to folders and files in that, it's a similar concept.
As a side note, I found transitioning from Windows to Ubuntu easier than going to Kubuntu. For me GNOME seemed a little more intuitive to the way Windows handles things. But as always, ymmv.