There may be some social studies possible in MMORPG, but a plague is a serious RL issue which can not be adequatly represented.
Well, it could, but it would mean after being infected, if you can't find a cure, your character is deleted. That would be fun from an observer's perspective.
But even that doesn't come close. I mean, plagues KILL people like you and me.
Yes, but in real life, death is a problem that takes more than 30 seconds to fix. Apples and oranges.
Given the choice, I'd take a dad who loves me, teaches me, and spends time with me over one who buys me lots of cool stuff. But I suppose there is a balance to be struck.
If you don't believe us, ask your kids. Ask them "Would you rather have [insert name of pricey good here] or do you want Daddy to stay home and play with you guys for one night?"
And if you don't think they know what's best for them, keep in mind that the memories of you they're making now aren't going to change with age.
If you can do that while being a good husband and father, more power to you. Just keep in mind that when you're 80 and retired, your kids won't give one whit how much money you spent on them. They'll remember how much time you spent with them in the back yard.
"Uncorrected transcript provided by Morningside Partners."
"Uncorrected" is right. Still a bit of tuning to do with that speech-interpretation engine, methinks. (To be fair, Jimmy Wales is not the most skillful of speakers.)
Yep. I've never heard of a laptop manufacturer (other than Apple, of course) sell a machine with anything other than Windows on it. Once it's in your hands you can install whatever you want, of course, but you've already paid for Windows. The only real choice you get is what version you want--XP Home or Professional.
But iTunes markets itself as a music player. Check their site--iTunes calls itself "the best digital jukebox and #1 music download store". People do not download iTunes because they want to rearrange their music folder--they download it because they want to listen to their music, and perhaps buy a few tracks online.
Apparently the grandparent poster couldn't find and uncheck the "Organize my music" checkbox.
It just got lucky, latched on to an existing idea and managed through some good marketing techniques to drive it to the front of the pack.
It's worth mentioning that Google virtually never advertises itself. You see billboards and print ads for Yahoo and Microsoft all the time, but the only time you'll see an ad for Google is a tiny "Ads by Google" in an ad for someone else. Virtually all of Google's popularity came by word-of-mouth from wowed searchers.
It was bound to happen sooner or later, and services of this sort have existed up to this point. If you want your blog to remain anonymous/private, you probably shouldn't mention your name.
Actually, as best as can be determined, AIM is the most popular instant-messenger in the world right now. FYI. 195 million registered users, compared with 4 million for Jabber and 155 million for MSN. Not all those are going to be active, but you're still talking out of your a**.
(And since when did HTML "start as a lesser competitor" to PDF or Doc?)
I've had GMail go down once or twice in the year I've had my account. Problem might be on your end.
Holy frick, I've had my GMail account for a year. And three days. O.O
If you're talking about the original Myst, it was released long enough ago that you gan probably get it and two of its sequels for 15 bucks in a bargain bin package deal somewhere. Which is a good deal, considering the quantity and quality of gameplay you're getting.
Also, if you've never played Myst, I suggest getting a copy of RealMyst, which is Myst translated into realtime 3D, with weather and everything. Very nice eye-candy.
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There may be some social studies possible in MMORPG, but a plague is a serious RL issue which can not be adequatly represented.
Well, it could, but it would mean after being infected, if you can't find a cure, your character is deleted. That would be fun from an observer's perspective.
But even that doesn't come close. I mean, plagues KILL people like you and me.
Yes, but in real life, death is a problem that takes more than 30 seconds to fix. Apples and oranges.
...Why is this newsworthy?
Unless the one you underdevelop is the title character, as in Star Wars Episode I.
Given the choice, I'd take a dad who loves me, teaches me, and spends time with me over one who buys me lots of cool stuff. But I suppose there is a balance to be struck.
If you don't believe us, ask your kids. Ask them "Would you rather have [insert name of pricey good here] or do you want Daddy to stay home and play with you guys for one night?"
And if you don't think they know what's best for them, keep in mind that the memories of you they're making now aren't going to change with age.
I find it interesting that you feel you can speak for the whole country in this statement. A few posters on this story seem to feel differently.
If you can do that while being a good husband and father, more power to you. Just keep in mind that when you're 80 and retired, your kids won't give one whit how much money you spent on them. They'll remember how much time you spent with them in the back yard.
'In less than five years, interior light will be just as common in handbags as mobile telephones are today.'
Umm... no. Not unless they can convince all the people who don't carry handbags at all (most men, for example) to start carrying them.
Look closer. Article is saying that this will become a standard handbag feature, not that it will make more people get handbags.
"Uncorrected transcript provided by Morningside Partners."
"Uncorrected" is right. Still a bit of tuning to do with that speech-interpretation engine, methinks. (To be fair, Jimmy Wales is not the most skillful of speakers.)
Still. Way cool that Wikipedia is on C-SPAN!
I'm sorry, but was this *ever* funny? I see this exact joke all over the place--where's the original and why does everyone copy it so mercilessly?
Nokia has progressed from making crappy phones to reorbiting moons. More exercises in shareholder value to come.
No, that's the movie industry.
Yep. I've never heard of a laptop manufacturer (other than Apple, of course) sell a machine with anything other than Windows on it. Once it's in your hands you can install whatever you want, of course, but you've already paid for Windows. The only real choice you get is what version you want--XP Home or Professional.
"Fundamental" as in "never heard of by anyone else"?
But iTunes markets itself as a music player. Check their site--iTunes calls itself "the best digital jukebox and #1 music download store". People do not download iTunes because they want to rearrange their music folder--they download it because they want to listen to their music, and perhaps buy a few tracks online.
Apparently the grandparent poster couldn't find and uncheck the "Organize my music" checkbox.
It just got lucky, latched on to an existing idea and managed through some good marketing techniques to drive it to the front of the pack.
It's worth mentioning that Google virtually never advertises itself. You see billboards and print ads for Yahoo and Microsoft all the time, but the only time you'll see an ad for Google is a tiny "Ads by Google" in an ad for someone else. Virtually all of Google's popularity came by word-of-mouth from wowed searchers.
*Very* well put.
It was bound to happen sooner or later, and services of this sort have existed up to this point. If you want your blog to remain anonymous/private, you probably shouldn't mention your name.
Actually, as best as can be determined, AIM is the most popular instant-messenger in the world right now. FYI. 195 million registered users, compared with 4 million for Jabber and 155 million for MSN. Not all those are going to be active, but you're still talking out of your a**.
(And since when did HTML "start as a lesser competitor" to PDF or Doc?)
I've had GMail go down once or twice in the year I've had my account. Problem might be on your end. Holy frick, I've had my GMail account for a year. And three days. O.O
If you're talking about the original Myst, it was released long enough ago that you gan probably get it and two of its sequels for 15 bucks in a bargain bin package deal somewhere. Which is a good deal, considering the quantity and quality of gameplay you're getting. Also, if you've never played Myst, I suggest getting a copy of RealMyst, which is Myst translated into realtime 3D, with weather and everything. Very nice eye-candy.
Yep. Until it was overtaken by The Sims, Myst and its sequels had the "most copies sold" award, hands-down.
Oh, and you're sure being a beacon of insight, logic, and rationality.
Dangit, I guess I'm not as original as I thought. Two independant copies of the same idea, posted at the exact same moment. :-) (see just below)
...what are they going to call the new company? AdobeMedia? MacroDobe? Macrobe?