By far one of the best (IMHO the best) dreamcast games ever. Even though the celshading was limited to items and characters, the art style brought the whole thing together. The soundtrack rocked, despite being bastardized by sega of america. (rob zombie?) The sequel lacked the joystick twirling while spraying, which for me was a huge disapointment because it added something. My only other gripe was I really liked the japanese name "Jet Set Radio" and to this day cannot figure out why they changed it. I was hoping for another sequel truer to the origional game (bright colors, funky beats) but with sega's reorganisation it is unlikely to happen.
"The N64, which was originally the Dolphin, then the Ultra 64 was delayed almost two years"
Actually it was originally called Project Reality, then Ultra64, which was going to be it's launch name until it got delayed.
"Microsoft has Rare and Bungie"
you may have something with bungie, but all of rare's talent left years ago. How many killer games has rare made since selling out to microsoft? I was happy to see them leave, their games were over-hyped, often delayed, all the talent had left anyway.
It's that simple. The cheapest I can get DSL in my area is roughly $45, and that's slow stuff that I wouldn't even want to try to game on. Cable is no better costing $50+ through comca$t, whom I don't trust. In many areas the choice is limited, so they charge like crazy.
What makes me the angriest is that our wonderful Pennsylvania state house voted against townships operating wireless networks. The telecoms even tried to get public support for it, bundling it with bills that would give stuff to schools, then having the audacity to make commercials urging them to call their representives to support it. They also gave verizon 6 billion to bring high speed more places. Verizon being true to their ma' bell heritage promply took the money and did nothing. So it's no wonder that Pa is 50th on the list (last time I saw it) for broadband. Our elected state leaders are so bad, they jam their voting buttons (no roll call) so they can take the day off and still get their wage, plus food and transportation costs.
Pennsylvania: First to vote with electric buttons (supposedly) yet still hasn't made it to the 21st century.
The people who would *arguably* use P2P for legal purposes only are probably geeks who don't want their boxen corrupted with garbage. [he claims no more spy/adware, but other "bundles" or as I collectivly call it all "assware"]
The people who would *arguably* use P2P for illegal puropses are consumers who simply want stuff for free. This is the type of person these "companies" are trying to make cash from, all while giving P2P a bad name.
Are the two mutually exclusive? not necessarily, but this is why Linux distros are distributed via BT and generally not [insert propriatary P2P network who's software includes tons of ad/spyware or other unwanted apps.]
While it's nice of him to provide some info for us all, he is exactly the type of person we should be against: those demonizing P2P technology for personal gain, endangering it's very existance in the process.
Let's face it, E3 is the 800 pound gorilla these days. I can remeber a time when the Tokyo Game Show was king, and even Space World was arguably larger than E3, but not any longer. In recent years the japanese market has eroded. In europe it's not so much market erosion as it is europe is the #3 market in the eyes of many. Combine that with the fact that many euro development studios are closing their doors and you have a recipe for disaster. Compaies now concentrate on their largest target market, the US. This is why you see Sega doing games for Xbox, and Metal Gear games being released here before they are in Japan. Companies want the most publicity for their marketing buck, and euro trade shows don't provide that. They figure with the internet and some targeted marketing dollars the message gets to europe anyway, and for the most part they are right. If you've seen CMP's game oriented trade rags, then you probably know they are not the ones you want in charge anyway...
the last few years, they lost Moore's law. But they are going to make up for their slips by sticking all the transistors they should have had into one chip, Montecito, the 1.7 billion transistor chip based on an architecture no one wants. go intel!
People have left in mass, that is why. The lack of releases have driven people away who want the latest stuff. While most people don't need/want a Gentoo bleeding edge install, they want new releases. When other large distros are releasing every 6 months, people go to greener pastures.
Mabie they need to examine their place in the overall scale of things. Mabie they should focus on what they are best at: providing a base for other distros.
I don't know about you, but I don't know anyone who spends anything close to $140 for accessories. These types of numbers are just about worthless because they clump the console-centric with the PC gamer with the gizmo nut. These types of polls arn't accurate anyway. Do you remember how much you spent on games in the last 12 months? How many people could give an accurate number beside "$500 to $1000" and if they used how many games you purchased those numbers are terribly skewd by bargin/used games. This type of stuff is simply to attract advertising revenue, and I doubt reflects the true buying behavior of an average gamer. I sure hope advertisers don't take this seriously, or we'll see ads for the Powerglove2 TM
I've been to numerous stores today, and each place had plenty of the units. By the looks of it some places had sold as little as 2 or 3. Worse part still is the fact that at all the places I saw like 2 people maximum looking at them. It's release was front page news in the local paper with quotes such as "It's the biggest realease in seven years, since the Xbox" (this was a gamestop employee, who obviously can't count) and claiming they were sold out. Mabie they were, but no other place I was to were. The DS launch was far better sales wise, most places having only games but no units.
Very suprising, but that launch lineup wasn't exactly stellar. (DS was no better, but still...)
I don't know where you get your info, but i've had a 64 since march and it's been rock solid. The major problems with stability people have with a 64 is:
1. Amperage too low on 12V rail. This is becomming more common with all systems. A number of Mobo makers are now taking the CPUs power out of the 12V rail, and since the memory controller is integrated into the CPU, well you see the issue. It's a simple fix, get a decent PSU with at least 20+ amps on the 12V rail.
2. Memory. A common problem with ALL machines. This is also an easy fix: BUY DECENT MEMORY. You don't need corsair, but get a respected name. People also claim that you can't run at any timings faster than 3-3-3, but that ISN'T the case. I'm typing this with a Gig of PC 3200 running 2-3-3. Haven't tried to oc it because I have no need, but tighter timings might be possible.
As far as overclocking goes, no you won't get massive numbers, but with the basic understanding that you're dealing with more than just FSB and multiplyer, you can get a decent overclock.
Intel fan boys need to calm down. Netburst hasn't been what intel needed. AMD gave them plenty of warning that they were going to release a pretty advanced chip. Intel decided that GHZ are what matter, and that everyone would want an Itanium for 64 bit computing. wrong on both accounts. It's good to know that they are going back to more reliable tech, but when I have a cool running, stable machine that can go toe to toe with an Intel Extreme Edition (I hate extreme marketing) and cost me a fraction of the price, I'm happy.
...does netcraft confirm it?
On the plus side it's not $75. More of a pain in the ass then a financial issue.
Rather pay it to ICANN then to verisign, or worse the U.N.
will this thing use? will it "talk" to smart beer cans through RFID? or something embeded in your mouth? fillings perhaps? we have voice recognition. why would we need such things?
only thing i know is most/.ers cells will commit suicide at our lack of friends, unless we get *nix running on it first.
i guess it dosn't matter because let's face it, it's a GIMMICK to boost SALES. and in practice will suck.
This could just be a tactic by Microsoft to push their software. Think about it, a somber looking Balmer (if that's even possible) saying "We tried to negotiate with the OSS community, but because of their ignorance we wern't able to come to an agreement"
Of course, at the same time they will start more FUD sites touting the benifits of Sender ID and why it will ONLY run on their software.
I'm all for being able to OC the hell outa my proc and not be worried about burning it..
BUT
These CPUs would be far more durable and last a lot longer. Why is that a problem? Think about the last time your job/office/place of business replaced computers. You're gonna be stuck with that slow machine a whole lot longer.
Since they bought the developer, WB will have a far greater control of content going from IP owner to studio owner.
It's also a great investment on their part. Not only are they a great developer, but they will now have a real studio to make games. Why licence your movie IP to EA or Acclaim, ect. and hope for the best when you can control the purse strings of the studio making it?
Slashdot Mirror
By far one of the best (IMHO the best) dreamcast games ever. Even though the celshading was limited to items and characters, the art style brought the whole thing together. The soundtrack rocked, despite being bastardized by sega of america. (rob zombie?) The sequel lacked the joystick twirling while spraying, which for me was a huge disapointment because it added something. My only other gripe was I really liked the japanese name "Jet Set Radio" and to this day cannot figure out why they changed it. I was hoping for another sequel truer to the origional game (bright colors, funky beats) but with sega's reorganisation it is unlikely to happen.
"The N64, which was originally the Dolphin, then the Ultra 64 was delayed almost two years"
Actually it was originally called Project Reality, then Ultra64, which was going to be it's launch name until it got delayed.
"Microsoft has Rare and Bungie"
you may have something with bungie, but all of rare's talent left years ago. How many killer games has rare made since selling out to microsoft? I was happy to see them leave, their games were over-hyped, often delayed, all the talent had left anyway.
It's that simple. The cheapest I can get DSL in my area is roughly $45, and that's slow stuff that I wouldn't even want to try to game on. Cable is no better costing $50+ through comca$t, whom I don't trust. In many areas the choice is limited, so they charge like crazy.
What makes me the angriest is that our wonderful Pennsylvania state house voted against townships operating wireless networks. The telecoms even tried to get public support for it, bundling it with bills that would give stuff to schools, then having the audacity to make commercials urging them to call their representives to support it. They also gave verizon 6 billion to bring high speed more places. Verizon being true to their ma' bell heritage promply took the money and did nothing. So it's no wonder that Pa is 50th on the list (last time I saw it) for broadband. Our elected state leaders are so bad, they jam their voting buttons (no roll call) so they can take the day off and still get their wage, plus food and transportation costs.
Pennsylvania: First to vote with electric buttons (supposedly) yet still hasn't made it to the 21st century.
good grief
It's fairly simple:
The people who would *arguably* use P2P for legal purposes only are probably geeks who don't want their boxen corrupted with garbage. [he claims no more spy/adware, but other "bundles" or as I collectivly call it all "assware"]
The people who would *arguably* use P2P for illegal puropses are consumers who simply want stuff for free. This is the type of person these "companies" are trying to make cash from, all while giving P2P a bad name.
Are the two mutually exclusive? not necessarily, but this is why Linux distros are distributed via BT and generally not [insert propriatary P2P network who's software includes tons of ad/spyware or other unwanted apps.]
While it's nice of him to provide some info for us all, he is exactly the type of person we should be against: those demonizing P2P technology for personal gain, endangering it's very existance in the process.
Let's face it, E3 is the 800 pound gorilla these days. I can remeber a time when the Tokyo Game Show was king, and even Space World was arguably larger than E3, but not any longer. In recent years the japanese market has eroded. In europe it's not so much market erosion as it is europe is the #3 market in the eyes of many. Combine that with the fact that many euro development studios are closing their doors and you have a recipe for disaster. Compaies now concentrate on their largest target market, the US. This is why you see Sega doing games for Xbox, and Metal Gear games being released here before they are in Japan. Companies want the most publicity for their marketing buck, and euro trade shows don't provide that. They figure with the internet and some targeted marketing dollars the message gets to europe anyway, and for the most part they are right. If you've seen CMP's game oriented trade rags, then you probably know they are not the ones you want in charge anyway...
the last few years, they lost Moore's law. But they are going to make up for their slips by sticking all the transistors they should have had into one chip, Montecito, the 1.7 billion transistor chip based on an architecture no one wants. go intel!
People have left in mass, that is why. The lack of releases have driven people away who want the latest stuff. While most people don't need/want a Gentoo bleeding edge install, they want new releases. When other large distros are releasing every 6 months, people go to greener pastures.
Mabie they need to examine their place in the overall scale of things. Mabie they should focus on what they are best at: providing a base for other distros.
I don't know about you, but I don't know anyone who spends anything close to $140 for accessories. These types of numbers are just about worthless because they clump the console-centric with the PC gamer with the gizmo nut. These types of polls arn't accurate anyway. Do you remember how much you spent on games in the last 12 months? How many people could give an accurate number beside "$500 to $1000" and if they used how many games you purchased those numbers are terribly skewd by bargin/used games. This type of stuff is simply to attract advertising revenue, and I doubt reflects the true buying behavior of an average gamer. I sure hope advertisers don't take this seriously, or we'll see ads for the Powerglove2 TM
I've been to numerous stores today, and each place had plenty of the units. By the looks of it some places had sold as little as 2 or 3. Worse part still is the fact that at all the places I saw like 2 people maximum looking at them. It's release was front page news in the local paper with quotes such as "It's the biggest realease in seven years, since the Xbox" (this was a gamestop employee, who obviously can't count) and claiming they were sold out. Mabie they were, but no other place I was to were. The DS launch was far better sales wise, most places having only games but no units.
Very suprising, but that launch lineup wasn't exactly stellar. (DS was no better, but still...)
intel is working on something worthwile: a cure for the common slashdot-ing
;)
and they say the drug companies are miracle workers
I don't know where you get your info, but i've had a 64 since march and it's been rock solid. The major problems with stability people have with a 64 is:
1. Amperage too low on 12V rail. This is becomming more common with all systems. A number of Mobo makers are now taking the CPUs power out of the 12V rail, and since the memory controller is integrated into the CPU, well you see the issue. It's a simple fix, get a decent PSU with at least 20+ amps on the 12V rail.
2. Memory. A common problem with ALL machines. This is also an easy fix: BUY DECENT MEMORY. You don't need corsair, but get a respected name. People also claim that you can't run at any timings faster than 3-3-3, but that ISN'T the case. I'm typing this with a Gig of PC 3200 running 2-3-3. Haven't tried to oc it because I have no need, but tighter timings might be possible.
As far as overclocking goes, no you won't get massive numbers, but with the basic understanding that you're dealing with more than just FSB and multiplyer, you can get a decent overclock.
Intel fan boys need to calm down. Netburst hasn't been what intel needed. AMD gave them plenty of warning that they were going to release a pretty advanced chip. Intel decided that GHZ are what matter, and that everyone would want an Itanium for 64 bit computing. wrong on both accounts. It's good to know that they are going back to more reliable tech, but when I have a cool running, stable machine that can go toe to toe with an Intel Extreme Edition (I hate extreme marketing) and cost me a fraction of the price, I'm happy.
...does netcraft confirm it? On the plus side it's not $75. More of a pain in the ass then a financial issue. Rather pay it to ICANN then to verisign, or worse the U.N.
will this thing use? will it "talk" to smart beer cans through RFID? or something embeded in your mouth? fillings perhaps? we have voice recognition. why would we need such things?
/.ers cells will commit suicide at our lack of friends, unless we get *nix running on it first.
only thing i know is most
i guess it dosn't matter because let's face it, it's a GIMMICK to boost SALES. and in practice will suck.
This could just be a tactic by Microsoft to push their software. Think about it, a somber looking Balmer (if that's even possible) saying "We tried to negotiate with the OSS community, but because of their ignorance we wern't able to come to an agreement"
Of course, at the same time they will start more FUD sites touting the benifits of Sender ID and why it will ONLY run on their software.
I'm all for being able to OC the hell outa my proc and not be worried about burning it..
BUT
These CPUs would be far more durable and last a lot longer. Why is that a problem? Think about the last time your job/office/place of business replaced computers. You're gonna be stuck with that slow machine a whole lot longer.
Since they bought the developer, WB will have a far greater control of content going from IP owner to studio owner.
It's also a great investment on their part. Not only are they a great developer, but they will now have a real studio to make games. Why licence your movie IP to EA or Acclaim, ect. and hope for the best when you can control the purse strings of the studio making it?
I use mozilla so websites DON'T HAVE activeX capabilities.
Why would you wana replace an excellent thing like activeX anyway? *sarcasm*