I had been mulling over getting into WoW for the last two months (I was burned by Final Fantasy XI for the PC.) I was actually looking to see if Blizzard had ever responded to the questions earlier today because I was really interested in hearing about what was going on. I was at the point where I was probably going to go out and purchase this game tonight. Now that I've read Blizzard's responses I'm convinced that if I were to purchase their game I would once again be a paying drone to a company that doesn't listen to or respect their subscribers, just like FFXI.
Sorry, but I'm not giving you my hard earned money if that is your attitude. Instead I'll skip purchasing WoW and start looking more into this Guild Wars everyone is talking about.
What if I wanted to borrow a friend's DVD of a movie to see if I liked it?
What about the pre-owned movie business? It would suck if you couldn't watch a movie you bought that had somebody else's bio data (but it would be great if you could extract taht I bet).
Also, why would we want to buy a DVD player that forced us to press our thumbs against it when it played a movie. Doesn't that kinda ruin the purpose of remote controls?
My question is simple. Can it play on non HDTVs?
If it can great, but if not then there are going to be a lot of lost sales due to the fact that most people I know that have a video game system do not own an HDTV (I know 3 people that have HD TVs that have a game system attached compared to a dozen that don't).
This whole upcoming generation of game systems reminds me of the Turbo Graphics 16, Genesis, and SNES generation release.
Yes, every laptop can be a recording device, that's why I can't bring mine in.
I do have the PC that I do my work on (and occasionally check/.), but I'm assuming they crippled the mic jack (and I am not going to gamble my job to find out for sure).
The reason I got an iPod over the iRiver and the others you mentioned is because it doesn't have a voice recording feature. You see I can't have recording devices or cameras in my office and that is where I was planning on using my music player the most. So the iPod was (almost) the only choice I had. I love it though and have got my whole family hooked on the idea of getting one.
(But don't even ask how screwed I am when it comes to cell phones.)
... In New Jersey we have these wonderful things called toll plazas all over the roads worth taking that employ some of the nicest people you will ever meet. They love to take your money and give you change in dimes.
Seriously, why don't they just put up some toll plazas. Its easier and will create jobs.
So that's why all the capacitors on my last mother board went. The guys at work were completely amazed when I brought it in for "show and tell". It was about 5 years old too...
I received "Once Upon Atari" for Christmas and in it they discuss a similar program for people that made hit games. The ones that made the hits were in heaven, but those that didn't formed their own group called the Dumb Shits Club and mildly resented the successful programmers. I'm sure this created a little hostility on the floor their and I hope this doesn't happen to Google as well.
I haven't seen the plans on the new programs offered to replace or "fix" Social Security, but I don't like the idea that you could invest your portion like an idiot and end up with far less than what the current system offers. (Also why enact a "fix" that will throw $11+ trillion more into the deficit?)
Also Social Security is running at a PROFIT right now! Only a small tweak in either tax rate (about 1% increase) or benefit payout (or both) would be required to make sure that there is no loss for the forseeable future! Will there be a luxury SUV in every driveway? No, but 48% of the elderly population classified as poor won't be below the poverty line. Yeah congress is spending this profit, but in the form of the US treasuries that those profits purchase. The bigger issue is not Social Security, but the growing deficit that our government is creating.
To me Social Security falls under the category of, "If it ain't broke don't fix it."
When I was switching back and forth between SOCOM 2 and Final Fantasy XI, I would often look at the scenery in FFXI and wonder where a sniper might be hiding.
My friends always wondered why my FFXI character hid behind rocks and trees when in the open.
When I go to a restaurant that has freedom fries on the menu I typically ask them, "Could I have French fries instead of the freedom fries? Freedom fries leave a bad taste in my mouth."
Depends on the job.
I had a terrible job for 4 years that sucked the life out of me. I didn't do much when I got home and the work there always left me feeling like I didn't know anything about programming (mostly because I ended up having to go to meetings upon meetings until the entire problem became a complete mess). I didn't do much programming outside of work during these years.
Now I have a new job and I am working in a smaller group with more independent members. The days consist of solving problems in our software or adding new functionality in the way I think they should be solved (which works great for me because I love to get something to work, and then tweaking it so that it uses less memory, time, or looks better).
Now I enjoy doing all kinds of programming at home as well. Hell I even wrote a couple small programs for my TI-83 calculator last night (hadn't done that since college). If you find the right type of company and work you will indeed be happy.
My dad (also a computer programmer) enrolled me in a programming class at the YMCA when I was 7 years old! He then got me a Tandy computer that plugged into the TV and used a cassette player for storage. That got me writing small programs.
Ever since then (and my impending video addiction with the Nintendo systems a few years later to present) always kept me hooked on computers. My small programs became larger hobbies and eventually my career.
So I guess my point is to start the kids young, they can handle it. Dust off a copy of BASIC and show the kids what you can make a computer do. It doesn't take much.
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I had been mulling over getting into WoW for the last two months (I was burned by Final Fantasy XI for the PC.) I was actually looking to see if Blizzard had ever responded to the questions earlier today because I was really interested in hearing about what was going on. I was at the point where I was probably going to go out and purchase this game tonight. Now that I've read Blizzard's responses I'm convinced that if I were to purchase their game I would once again be a paying drone to a company that doesn't listen to or respect their subscribers, just like FFXI.
Sorry, but I'm not giving you my hard earned money if that is your attitude. Instead I'll skip purchasing WoW and start looking more into this Guild Wars everyone is talking about.
Right after I installed 10.1 on all my home systems this past weekend. Oh well, guess I know what I am doing this weekend.
What if I wanted to borrow a friend's DVD of a movie to see if I liked it?
What about the pre-owned movie business? It would suck if you couldn't watch a movie you bought that had somebody else's bio data (but it would be great if you could extract taht I bet).
Also, why would we want to buy a DVD player that forced us to press our thumbs against it when it played a movie. Doesn't that kinda ruin the purpose of remote controls?
Luke: What is it?
Kenobi: It was your father's lightsaber. He wanted you to have it when you were- No wait!
(Luke fires up the lightsaber while looking into it.)
Kenobi: Crap. I knew I should have shown him the lightsaber saftey video. So ... how have you droids been?
I thought the great Pyramid gave you access to all the different government types before they were researched (OK, I'm a civ 1 junkie, so sue me).
My question is simple. Can it play on non HDTVs? If it can great, but if not then there are going to be a lot of lost sales due to the fact that most people I know that have a video game system do not own an HDTV (I know 3 people that have HD TVs that have a game system attached compared to a dozen that don't). This whole upcoming generation of game systems reminds me of the Turbo Graphics 16, Genesis, and SNES generation release.
Sorry, had to be said...
I do have the PC that I do my work on (and occasionally check /.), but I'm assuming they crippled the mic jack (and I am not going to gamble my job to find out for sure).
The reason I got an iPod over the iRiver and the others you mentioned is because it doesn't have a voice recording feature. You see I can't have recording devices or cameras in my office and that is where I was planning on using my music player the most. So the iPod was (almost) the only choice I had. I love it though and have got my whole family hooked on the idea of getting one.
(But don't even ask how screwed I am when it comes to cell phones.)
(The ability to hover is also a plus.)
Gunpowder.
(Especially the cube goodies section. My co-workers love the Acrobots
Did the Department of Redundancy Department come up with this?
I thought Microsoft wanted security, but they don't want you running Windows the only way you that makes it secure. Under Linux.
... In New Jersey we have these wonderful things called toll plazas all over the roads worth taking that employ some of the nicest people you will ever meet. They love to take your money and give you change in dimes.
Seriously, why don't they just put up some toll plazas. Its easier and will create jobs.
So that's why all the capacitors on my last mother board went. The guys at work were completely amazed when I brought it in for "show and tell". It was about 5 years old too...
Sitting here at work reading the posts to this article and I get the Outlook new mail beep. Oh got run. Just got a meeting pop-up...
...Right after I downloaded 10.0. Back to the Torrents for me.
I received "Once Upon Atari" for Christmas and in it they discuss a similar program for people that made hit games. The ones that made the hits were in heaven, but those that didn't formed their own group called the Dumb Shits Club and mildly resented the successful programmers. I'm sure this created a little hostility on the floor their and I hope this doesn't happen to Google as well.
"Today's homework is to program 20 new players for Madden 2006." (And that's just the Gym class assignment).
I haven't seen the plans on the new programs offered to replace or "fix" Social Security, but I don't like the idea that you could invest your portion like an idiot and end up with far less than what the current system offers. (Also why enact a "fix" that will throw $11+ trillion more into the deficit?)
Also Social Security is running at a PROFIT right now! Only a small tweak in either tax rate (about 1% increase) or benefit payout (or both) would be required to make sure that there is no loss for the forseeable future! Will there be a luxury SUV in every driveway? No, but 48% of the elderly population classified as poor won't be below the poverty line. Yeah congress is spending this profit, but in the form of the US treasuries that those profits purchase. The bigger issue is not Social Security, but the growing deficit that our government is creating.
To me Social Security falls under the category of, "If it ain't broke don't fix it."
When I was switching back and forth between SOCOM 2 and Final Fantasy XI, I would often look at the scenery in FFXI and wonder where a sniper might be hiding.
My friends always wondered why my FFXI character hid behind rocks and trees when in the open.
When I go to a restaurant that has freedom fries on the menu I typically ask them, "Could I have French fries instead of the freedom fries? Freedom fries leave a bad taste in my mouth."
I do the same thing for French toast also.
Depends on the job. I had a terrible job for 4 years that sucked the life out of me. I didn't do much when I got home and the work there always left me feeling like I didn't know anything about programming (mostly because I ended up having to go to meetings upon meetings until the entire problem became a complete mess). I didn't do much programming outside of work during these years. Now I have a new job and I am working in a smaller group with more independent members. The days consist of solving problems in our software or adding new functionality in the way I think they should be solved (which works great for me because I love to get something to work, and then tweaking it so that it uses less memory, time, or looks better). Now I enjoy doing all kinds of programming at home as well. Hell I even wrote a couple small programs for my TI-83 calculator last night (hadn't done that since college). If you find the right type of company and work you will indeed be happy.
My dad (also a computer programmer) enrolled me in a programming class at the YMCA when I was 7 years old! He then got me a Tandy computer that plugged into the TV and used a cassette player for storage. That got me writing small programs.
Ever since then (and my impending video addiction with the Nintendo systems a few years later to present) always kept me hooked on computers. My small programs became larger hobbies and eventually my career.
So I guess my point is to start the kids young, they can handle it. Dust off a copy of BASIC and show the kids what you can make a computer do. It doesn't take much.