If buying songs off iTunes is a bad idea, buying ANY kind of media is a bad idea, doesn't matter what format.
How am I supposed to watch all the VHS movies I have? What happens when CD's go out of style?
This is just stupid, you can't knock iTunes' MP3s without making the same arguement about all media.
Glad that once again it's once again going to be another elitist convention.
I seriously doubt that industry insiders/celebs/wealthy people aren't going to be going.
Ahnold is doing the right thing.
He just needs to get what he is doing refined.
He is not Jack Thompson, he is not saying "OMG GAMES ARE BAD WE SHOULD BURN THEM IN A GIANT BONFIRE."
He is saying that the games sold to little Johnny should be restricted. 8 year olds don't need to be playing games with a four letter word in every sentence.
Also, parents need to PAY ATTENTION TO THE GODFORSAKEN RATING SYSTEM. Yeah, it sucks. Super Smash Bros shouldn't be rated teen, but hey, it's better than nothing.
Something more along the lines of "Why does BF2 crash when I try to open it after reinstalling and trying every patch?"
Or "Why is the only way to fix BF2 not seeing my keyboard or mouse reformatting my computer?"
Or "Why does Sim City 3000 Unlimited crash after a minute of use, even though I've tried it on three different computers over a period of six months?"
"Before all the EA bashing starts, this is a good article to read... Several very interesting pieces of information here:"
Untill EA gets a toll-free tech support phone number, I will have nothing positive to say about them.
Maybe EA did something nice in the past, but I doubt it was for anything more than them trying to keep an investment afloat.
Almost every PC-oriented magazine I read has about 30 pages (I exxagerate) of intarweb computer brand ads in the last pages of their magazine, before the "Rig of the month" or last editorial, and frankly I find it disgusting. I let several run out (Already paid for it), and the ones I still recieve are ones I am getting for free from a survey and what not.
Hey, Magazine editors, I don't care if you don't know what ads are being run right now, FIND OUT. Words cannot express how pissed off people get when they have to flip through that book-length for 1&1 web hosting.
Moving back to the main point, why do people block internet ads? Because physical ads don't cover the text of what you are reading, and they don't suddenly appear and give you a runny nose untill you're reincarnated.
"Hey it's a microsoft product let's bash it because it's Microsoft!!!!" Nah.. that's not me.
Seriously though, I'm glad the man who made TETRIS of all things is finally going to get some money, I've always been unhappy at how he got screwed by ye olde Soviet Russia.
Hm... the book is bad because it puts people into a situation that is imporbable and what people wish could happen to them.
Hey, that sounds firmiliar...
uh... Maybe I'm wrong, I could be wrong. I'm wrong a lot. But when I went to work on Monday, all those sat radios had fairly large price tags on them, as well as monthly subscription fees. So... it's illegal to pay for the music you listen to now? What the hell!?
I recently started working in the electronics dept at a local walmart, and the DS is whooping the PSP's proverbial butt. Every time I go in there are less and less DS's (till we restock). I've only seen one PSP sold and never notice any less in the glass case.
I'm fairly confident we can do whatever we damn well please to that console after we give the money to the incredibly handsome cashier at walmart (that would be me). Is modding illegal? No. Is playing illegally obtained games illegal, why yes, yes it is!
Kind sir, Microsoft doesn't care if you mod your console. Microsoft cares if you use bit torrent to steal they're software.
Halo 2 was not going to be a Mac Exclusive, it was going to be a Mac/PC release.
However, you are correct, Microsoft (not M$, we're over 12 years old now kids) saved Halo from oblivion... Bungie most likely didn't have the monies to release it. I would like to see how it would have turned out if it had been a PC game back in 2000 or 2001, and THEN an Xbox game.
As for the Tourney, sweet deal. Sign me up, cap'n.
Books? Yes
My eyes became far worse after I became a nightly reader (around 10) than after I started watching TV and using acomputer... which was probably when I was about 2.
You look at this like it means nothing... as if these guys are crazy. I'm sure, 100 some odd years ago, people looked at the Wright brothers like you people are looking upon space elevator enthusiasts. The Wright brothers first flight lasted, what, less than 30 seconds and less than 500 feet? They were worlds away from it being physically possible for a plane to cross a town, state, country, nevermind an ocean. But guess what, in 1919, it happened. I'm also sure that in the early 50's, people thought Science-fiction was an impossibility, no way would people ever put themselves into space. Oh wait... that happened too. Surely, we could never bring ourselves to the moon, nevermind other planets. Wait a tic...
Oooooh wow, 1 gig. It's nothing special. It's not like I login and have an orgasm over the greatness...
Seriously though, if you read this, fire off some e-mails at me and I'll respond, see if it gets through, etc.
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Mooooooooooving to Canada.
Wow, so I was entirely correct.
Thankyou for pointing that out.
I'm confused. When was the last time ANYONE saw a NEW PSone in a store? I haven't seen one in years. :/
If buying songs off iTunes is a bad idea, buying ANY kind of media is a bad idea, doesn't matter what format. How am I supposed to watch all the VHS movies I have? What happens when CD's go out of style? This is just stupid, you can't knock iTunes' MP3s without making the same arguement about all media.
Not a biography. How people mix up the two is beyond me.
Glad that once again it's once again going to be another elitist convention. I seriously doubt that industry insiders/celebs/wealthy people aren't going to be going.
If your server has a three hour wait period, use one of the 20+ others. Alternatively, turn off the game and play something else.
Ahnold is doing the right thing. He just needs to get what he is doing refined. He is not Jack Thompson, he is not saying "OMG GAMES ARE BAD WE SHOULD BURN THEM IN A GIANT BONFIRE." He is saying that the games sold to little Johnny should be restricted. 8 year olds don't need to be playing games with a four letter word in every sentence. Also, parents need to PAY ATTENTION TO THE GODFORSAKEN RATING SYSTEM. Yeah, it sucks. Super Smash Bros shouldn't be rated teen, but hey, it's better than nothing.
Something more along the lines of "Why does BF2 crash when I try to open it after reinstalling and trying every patch?" Or "Why is the only way to fix BF2 not seeing my keyboard or mouse reformatting my computer?" Or "Why does Sim City 3000 Unlimited crash after a minute of use, even though I've tried it on three different computers over a period of six months?"
"Before all the EA bashing starts, this is a good article to read... Several very interesting pieces of information here:" Untill EA gets a toll-free tech support phone number, I will have nothing positive to say about them. Maybe EA did something nice in the past, but I doubt it was for anything more than them trying to keep an investment afloat.
Almost every PC-oriented magazine I read has about 30 pages (I exxagerate) of intarweb computer brand ads in the last pages of their magazine, before the "Rig of the month" or last editorial, and frankly I find it disgusting. I let several run out (Already paid for it), and the ones I still recieve are ones I am getting for free from a survey and what not.
Hey, Magazine editors, I don't care if you don't know what ads are being run right now, FIND OUT. Words cannot express how pissed off people get when they have to flip through that book-length for 1&1 web hosting.
Moving back to the main point, why do people block internet ads? Because physical ads don't cover the text of what you are reading, and they don't suddenly appear and give you a runny nose untill you're reincarnated.
"Hey it's a microsoft product let's bash it because it's Microsoft!!!!" Nah.. that's not me. Seriously though, I'm glad the man who made TETRIS of all things is finally going to get some money, I've always been unhappy at how he got screwed by ye olde Soviet Russia.
Hm... the book is bad because it puts people into a situation that is imporbable and what people wish could happen to them. Hey, that sounds firmiliar...
uh...
Maybe I'm wrong, I could be wrong. I'm wrong a lot.
But when I went to work on Monday, all those sat radios had fairly large price tags on them, as well as monthly subscription fees.
So... it's illegal to pay for the music you listen to now?
What the hell!?
I recently started working in the electronics dept at a local walmart, and the DS is whooping the PSP's proverbial butt.
Every time I go in there are less and less DS's (till we restock). I've only seen one PSP sold and never notice any less in the glass case.
I'm fairly confident we can do whatever we damn well please to that console after we give the money to the incredibly handsome cashier at walmart (that would be me).
Is modding illegal? No.
Is playing illegally obtained games illegal, why yes, yes it is!
Kind sir, Microsoft doesn't care if you mod your console. Microsoft cares if you use bit torrent to steal they're software.
Whoa, who crapped on your Wheaties this morning?
Halo 2 was not going to be a Mac Exclusive, it was going to be a Mac/PC release.
However, you are correct, Microsoft (not M$, we're over 12 years old now kids) saved Halo from oblivion... Bungie most likely didn't have the monies to release it. I would like to see how it would have turned out if it had been a PC game back in 2000 or 2001, and THEN an Xbox game.
As for the Tourney, sweet deal. Sign me up, cap'n.
Books? Yes My eyes became far worse after I became a nightly reader (around 10) than after I started watching TV and using acomputer... which was probably when I was about 2.
If you're sick of the April Fools Day jokes, stop reading. I'm sure CNN is a better place for those of you who only want serious news.
The iPod connected to my firewire port that I got from Gratis laughs at you all.
Would that make it power-porn?
You look at this like it means nothing... as if these guys are crazy.
I'm sure, 100 some odd years ago, people looked at the Wright brothers like you people are looking upon space elevator enthusiasts.
The Wright brothers first flight lasted, what, less than 30 seconds and less than 500 feet? They were worlds away from it being physically possible for a plane to cross a town, state, country, nevermind an ocean.
But guess what, in 1919, it happened.
I'm also sure that in the early 50's, people thought Science-fiction was an impossibility, no way would people ever put themselves into space. Oh wait... that happened too.
Surely, we could never bring ourselves to the moon, nevermind other planets.
Wait a tic...
Dell has been making these XPS systems for well over half a year...
So... no more Miranda rights then? "You have the right to remain silent"
Oooooh wow, 1 gig. It's nothing special. It's not like I login and have an orgasm over the greatness... Seriously though, if you read this, fire off some e-mails at me and I'll respond, see if it gets through, etc.