And all this time, I thought they just used that laser from Tron attached to a satellite that they would aim at unsuspecting hackers to digitize them into the gaming grid where they must dodge flying chairs thrown by a virtual Steve Balmer (Donkey Kong Style).
Looking at the computer face in the article freaks me out like the robochild in that episode of the Outer Limits where the scientist puts the mind of his deceased son into a little boy robot.
Disney World's Hall of Presidents, Showbiz Pizza, Chuck E. Cheeses...will the nightmares ever end? *shudder*
This is another fine example of a story designed to get both sides of the coin riled up.
Do we really need to keep arguing like this?
People are always passionate or indifferent about topics like this and will never change their minds on what they believe one way or another.
Anytime a blatantly controversial story like this is posted a troll shall spring forth and spew flames, thus attacting more trolls who will gladly feed off such flames and create more of their own. The cycle shalt never endth.
If anyone needs me, I will be under my bridge....(in a van down by the river)
I'm betting that this will be just like how many motherboards come with 'integrated graphics' to fall back on instead of having a dedicated graphics card. All they're doing is shifting the GPU (as well as the cost) to the CPU core from the motherboard. Pricewise, this will probably suck, however performance will most like be greatly increased so it will be a good thing for OEMs and those who buy such machines.
If the Wii sensor bar is a camera and the Wii 'prefers' to be connected to the internet 24/7, does that mean that Nintendo can secretly watch its gamers?
I guess I will have to play mine while wearing a tinfoil hat.:-P </paranoia>
If both degrees are that close in requirements, I'd say get the CS degree and if you can afford it, take the few other courses afterwards to complete the other degree. That way you have 2 Masters degrees on your resume.:-D
Every day your heart would stop beating for no reason and they'd have to restart it with CPR, but nobody would think that was odd.
Actually, CPR doesn't restart your heart. It keeps the blood circulating through the body until a paramedic can use a defibulator to actually restart it.
What I want to see is video and of actual gameplay to sell me on a game...
The reason being is screenshots have been notorious for being touched up.
Also, theres the deceitful practice of using screenies of pre-rendered cut scenes to make a game look a lot prettier in an advertisment when the actual gameplay graphics aren't nearly as good.
On top of that, a static shot doesn't show you things like the smoothness (or lack of) of the game's animation, anti-aliasing, and clipping issues.
Do they have an issue with Day Light Savings changes as well?
It would be like an episode of the Twilight Zone where an astronaut goes into space and somehow finds himself in the past or the future, only this time it would be only by an hour...:-P
My last job was supposed to be an IT job. I was a database admin/Programmer. I had to build a database from scratch for a newly created department, write VB apps for it and maintain those apps and the database. Unfortunately, the company gave me the title of Admin Assistant and put data entry as my job description in my file despite the work I was assigned to do. It really screwed me on my resume/job history.
HR people see that in my job history and don't take me seriously when I apply for simular work. >:-(
Smaller brains have less storage to work with so they probably work more efficiently than big bloated brains (quicker recall). However, the downside being that the smaller brain doesn't have much for backup storage to compensate should it take damage to a vital area.
Larger brains have that extra (redundant) storage space that can compensate for any damage taken but are so spread out that they aren't as efficient with recalling information.
So basically what I am saying is both have their advantages and faults but are equally capable of the same overall functionality...
For an experiment for you slashdotters out there, I propose this. Get a bunch of your friends together of simular body types, measure their brains and then get them drunk. Compare the relation of their brain size to ability to hold their liquor. My guess is the person with the big melon head will be able to hold his liquor better than the rest. Truly unscientific I'm sure, but fun to try nonetheless.:-P
Nah, the corporations still prefer the more humiliating way of having security show up at your cube with an exec who hands you a box to put your things in and then marches you out the door in front of everyone. Companies are too paranoid to give you a chance to wreak any havoc. They want you logged out before they let you go. They will isolate you and get you out of the building as soon as possible. Therefore, layoff/firing by email (especially to your company email) is not very probable. I speak from experience. When I was laid off from a job, the execs were swift in getting me out of the door. I wasn't even on the clock yet and they swooped in, gave me my severance check, had me pack up my stuff, took my key, and pushed me out of the door before I knew what had just happened to me.
Whether you are doing the mugslinging or getting it done to you, you are still covered in filth.
No amount of whitewashing can clean you of the stench of filth that you reek of.
You all need to be booted from office and we need to start from scratch to get some honest citizens in your place that will actually do the job for the people instead of for the money.
"VOTE NONE OF THE ABOVE!" -Montgomery Brewster (Brewster's Millions)
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And all this time, I thought they just used that laser from Tron attached to a satellite that they would aim at unsuspecting hackers to digitize them into the gaming grid where they must dodge flying chairs thrown by a virtual Steve Balmer (Donkey Kong Style).
Embrace, Extend, Knife in Back....
That should go nicely with all of those 'Mexican Space Shuttles' (construction worker slang for porta-potties)
Looking at the computer face in the article freaks me out like the robochild in that episode of the Outer Limits where the scientist puts the mind of his deceased son into a little boy robot.
Disney World's Hall of Presidents, Showbiz Pizza, Chuck E. Cheeses...will the nightmares ever end? *shudder*
This is another fine example of a story designed to get both sides of the coin riled up.
Do we really need to keep arguing like this?
People are always passionate or indifferent about topics like this and will never change their minds on what they believe one way or another.
Anytime a blatantly controversial story like this is posted a troll shall spring forth and spew flames, thus attacting more trolls who will gladly feed off such flames and create more of their own. The cycle shalt never endth.
If anyone needs me, I will be under my bridge....(in a van down by the river)
To me, language is just as intangable as thoughts, ideas, and concepts.
Perhaps it would fall under the guise of 'Trade Secret' rather than be copyrighted...
1. Take a good sized game and cut the story/campaign mode into 3 smaller parts
2. Sell 3x the games
3. Profit!
I'm betting that this will be just like how many motherboards come with 'integrated graphics' to fall back on instead of having a dedicated graphics card. All they're doing is shifting the GPU (as well as the cost) to the CPU core from the motherboard. Pricewise, this will probably suck, however performance will most like be greatly increased so it will be a good thing for OEMs and those who buy such machines.
If the Wii sensor bar is a camera and the Wii 'prefers' to be connected to the internet 24/7, does that mean that Nintendo can secretly watch its gamers?
I guess I will have to play mine while wearing a tinfoil hat.
</paranoia>
If both degrees are that close in requirements, I'd say get the CS degree and if you can afford it, take the few other courses afterwards to complete the other degree. That way you have 2 Masters degrees on your resume. :-D
Every day your heart would stop beating for no reason and they'd have to restart it with CPR, but nobody would think that was odd.
Actually, CPR doesn't restart your heart. It keeps the blood circulating through the body until a paramedic can use a defibulator to actually restart it.
Thanks to John's warning, the government showed up at my doorstop and took away my guns before I could start it.. ;-)
What I want to see is video and of actual gameplay to sell me on a game...
The reason being is screenshots have been notorious for being touched up.
Also, theres the deceitful practice of using screenies of pre-rendered cut scenes to make a game look a lot prettier in an advertisment when the actual gameplay graphics aren't nearly as good.
On top of that, a static shot doesn't show you things like the smoothness (or lack of) of the game's animation, anti-aliasing, and clipping issues.
They start to think that everything on they hear on TV is real or true, only this generation is one that was raised on the internet instead....
I knew a guy who had roaches so bad that he lost a machine to them.
His machine suddenly stopped working and when he opened it up to take a look, he discovered full of some rather fried roaches.
I guess that would be a lesson to those who eat a little too much in front of their computer...
Unlike Microsoft who SAID they would improve backwards compatability and then abandoned it after a few more 360 titles were released....
Do they have an issue with Day Light Savings changes as well?
:-P
It would be like an episode of the Twilight Zone where an astronaut goes into space and somehow finds himself in the past or the future, only this time it would be only by an hour...
Thats why I'd prefer to stick with being an animal rather than a vegetable.... :)
My last job was supposed to be an IT job. I was a database admin/Programmer. I had to build a database from scratch for a newly created department, write VB apps for it and maintain those apps and the database. Unfortunately, the company gave me the title of Admin Assistant and put data entry as my job description in my file despite the work I was assigned to do. It really screwed me on my resume/job history.
HR people see that in my job history and don't take me seriously when I apply for simular work. >:-(
Just a few thoughts...
:-P
Smaller brains have less storage to work with so they probably work more efficiently than big bloated brains (quicker recall). However, the downside being that the smaller brain doesn't have much for backup storage to compensate should it take damage to a vital area.
Larger brains have that extra (redundant) storage space that can compensate for any damage taken but are so spread out that they aren't as efficient with recalling information.
So basically what I am saying is both have their advantages and faults but are equally capable of the same overall functionality...
For an experiment for you slashdotters out there, I propose this. Get a bunch of your friends together of simular body types, measure their brains and then get them drunk. Compare the relation of their brain size to ability to hold their liquor. My guess is the person with the big melon head will be able to hold his liquor better than the rest. Truly unscientific I'm sure, but fun to try nonetheless.
So long and thanks for all the fish...
Earthbound for the SNES
The Golden Sun Series for the GBA
The Ninja Gaiden Series for the NES
Both Legend of Zelda games for the N64.
Beneath a Steel Sky for the PC/Amiga
Nah, the corporations still prefer the more humiliating way of having security show up at your cube with an exec who hands you a box to put your things in and then marches you out the door in front of everyone. Companies are too paranoid to give you a chance to wreak any havoc. They want you logged out before they let you go. They will isolate you and get you out of the building as soon as possible. Therefore, layoff/firing by email (especially to your company email) is not very probable. I speak from experience. When I was laid off from a job, the execs were swift in getting me out of the door. I wasn't even on the clock yet and they swooped in, gave me my severance check, had me pack up my stuff, took my key, and pushed me out of the door before I knew what had just happened to me.
Hey politicians!
Whether you are doing the mugslinging or getting it done to you, you are still covered in filth.
No amount of whitewashing can clean you of the stench of filth that you reek of.
You all need to be booted from office and we need to start from scratch to get some honest citizens in your place that will actually do the job for the people instead of for the money.
"VOTE NONE OF THE ABOVE!" -Montgomery Brewster (Brewster's Millions)
Where have you checked?
There are a ton of music videos on YouTube!
I have over 100 bookmarked and watch them all the time!