Clearly some reasonable talent went into the game, but i doubt i will get much replay value out of it, as its essentially a beefed up version of Scorched Earth, so itll really be the same game over and over again, therefore killing its value.
Totally off topic, but Scorched 3D has to be almost as addicting as the original (though it takes a little longer to get the hang of it). Best of all, it's free, open source, and available for just about any OS you prefer.
Of course, I try to shill this game, and the site is down. Go to the Google cache for download links.
Yesterday, the vast majority of the Northeast (including my hometown - not NC, but close enough) was under a severe weather alert - you know, tornado watches, heavy rain (complete with flash flood watches), 50mph winds, all of that good stuff.
So there I am, watching the local news for updates on the weather, seeing which parts of town have been ruined (the river on the other side of town flooded over, causing a very large chunk of damage to the surrounding houses as but one example). Then, they cut over to a piece on how "Outside this Best Buy, people are still waiting in line even after their tents have blown away!"
Assuming you use SQL or some sort of database implementation, there's a very easy way around this (a solution I use on all of my sites).
1. User wants to contact me. They fill out a simple form: name, email address, text. Easy enough.
2. The form has a hidden field: userid=1 (my userid in the database).
3. They click send. Script does a quick query, grabs the email address associated with userid=1, sends the information to that address.
Actually, I've read that if you run a site / provide a service / market a product / etc / etc, then you should treat individual complaints as if they came from (some percentage) of your users. This is because, for every X users that actually complain, there are probably Y users who feel the same but didn't take the time to actually voice their opinions.
How many times have you went to a site or bought a product and thought "This would be so much better if ______" or "This sucks, they should ______" but never got around to actually saying something to those who would consider your input?
There are still some companies out there who have very reasonable policies in regards to their material. For example, I recently rented City Of Rott, and the disc begins with the typical FBI warning. However, this is a different type of warning: it basically says "rip this if you want, distribute it to your friends if you want, do whatever you like, just don't profit from it" (from memory, not a direct quote, but the idea is there).
You're not going to get that from the latest Hollywood blockbuster, but there are plenty of alternatives out there.
EBay doesn't rape you on shipping charges (to BOTH buyer and seller) like Amazon does
Do what? Although the used prices on Amazon tend to be a few bucks higher than eBay, the shipping prices are almost always leagues better. Shipping for a used DVD over on Amazon is $2.59 - finding a DVD that ships for "only" three or four bucks is a rarity on eBay.
The last DVD that I purchased cost a grand total of $1.30 to ship, give or take a few cents. It's very rare that I send packages through the mail, but I would assume that the mailer and bubble wrap used for shipping a single DVD is $1.30 or less; therefore, $2.60 is a very fair price for shipping.
Therefore, as a buyer, I'm not getting "raped" at all over there since DVD shipping rates are flat-out cheaper than a very large chunk of the items listed on eBay. Assuming I was a seller, I'd be getting paid the actual shipping + packaging cost - which is the only thing I should be getting for "shipping" charges.
It's funny, I just wrote a small commentary on my experiences with Netflix last night. You can read the entire thing here, or just read my blurb about throttling below:
While I don't have access to any hard numbers or proof one way or the other (nobody outside of Netflix does), I can say that the conspiracy theories about this so-called practice are hugely exaggerated. I would imagine that something like that is in place for users who receive three movies on Monday morning, rip them to their computer, ship them back Monday afternoon, and repeat the process every day, all month. However, from personal experience, this is not the case with average or even above-average users; I watch a movie every other day or so, sometimes more, and have never been "throttled". I ship out a movie, they receive it the next day and ship me a new one, I receive that the next day... so simple, very fast, and no "throttling" to be found.
And no, I'm not a new user; I've been with them for over two years now.
They were kept in a plastic organizer / box which was (usually) kept locked under the counter. I'll agree that this is horrible security for something like that, but this is the same store that was run by a guy who agreed to a customer's request of "Can I see how this shotgun feels without the gun-lock on?" Never mind that he was standing right next to a huge display of shotgun ammunition at the time.
I actually just had to figure out exactly when I worked there in order to see if that was indeed the case, and nope, it's not. I was hired there in June of 2002 and remained with them until October of the same year... yes, all the horror stories you hear about working at Wal*Mart are true.
Anyway, to keep this somewhat on topic: I looked up Delaware gun laws, and it seems that there is still no type of waiting period. I'm not sure if this includes handguns, but I definitely remember hearing about a waiting period being applied to them back when I was involved with the whole gun thing.
No state requirement that there be a waiting period for gun sales beyond the "instant check" in federal law. Police are not given any additional time to run a criminal background check to make sure the gun buyer is not prohibited from acquiring firearms. There is no "cooling off" period to help prevent crimes of passion. From the first result on Google.
This was in Delaware, but I have no idea if this is how it still works; as mentioned, I quit working there four or five years ago, and... well, I post on/., so I think that says a lot for my interest in this sort of thing. A job was a job, though.
At the time, there was no type of waiting period on these guns unless your background check turned up something that required further investigation (or however they handled that, I just made the calls and acted on the results). The customer merely walked in with a state ID or driver's license, filled out the paperwork, and if it all checked out (it almost always did), they paid and left that day.
Note that we didn't sell handguns (does any Wal*Mart?), but other gun stores in Delaware that did sell them had these waiting periods. This was at the same time I was working there, so based on that, I'm assuming (I'm far from an expert on this subject) that the waiting period only applies to handguns in this state.
As a cashier there [...] buying a gun is a process that takes several weeks
Has this changed in recent years? I ask because when I worked there (in sporting goods, aka, guns) four or five years ago, gun sales normally didn't take more than an hour, much less weeks. The process went something like this:
1. Customer fills out a form - typical name / address / SSN / "I'm not a criminal" stuff.
2. I take their license and confirm the info that I can.
3. I call the FBI or the state police (depending on whether you wanted to buy a shotgun or rifle - I forget which was which, though). "Joe Somebody wants to buy a so-and-so model gun, their info is blah blah blah."
4. They run a background check and call back with the results (almost always before the customer had enough time to walk out of eyesight; I can only think of one or two cases out of hundreds where this was not the case).
4a. If your sale is confirmed, you pay, I call the manager, they walk you out, end of sale.
4b. If it's denied, I prepare for the usual "But I don't have a criminal record!" speech.
4c. If it's delayed (they need to do additional research or whatever before giving me an answer), I take the customer's phone number and call them back when I get a reply (usually took an hour or two, a day at most).
Again, I haven't worked there in four or five years, and this is quite offtopic anyway... but that was my experience with gun sales.
You've apparently never heard of games such as "Roger Ramrod" (which shockingly, I can't find too much info about online - go figure).
This game came out during the FPS boom, back when we had a new game such as Duke Nukem 3D, Unreal, and Redneck Rampage coming out seemingly every week. I only played the demo (which managed to make its way from zip disc to CD-R to DVD-R over the years), but it went a little something like this (all from memory):
You start out getting some action from your lady friend in what is basically a hardcore porn scene (well, it's animation, but still - nothing is left to the imagination). Some guy breaks in... or a gang... or something, it's a bit hazy here... but basically, the girl gets kidnapped. Our hero Roger looks at the camera and says "But I haven't came yet!", and the game begins.
Armed with only your various body parts, you have to rescue your woman. From memory, you were "armed" with:
1. Your penis - you could jerk off and cum on your enemies or piss on them. Jerking off too much led to blindness, and your "pissometer" needed to be refilled via beer kegs.
2. Your ass - you cock your leg up and fart on the enemies, resulting in a momentary stun. Needed to be refilled via taco stands.
The full version promised more weapons, but I never plunked down the cash to find out what they were.
Oh, and the enemies... there were "faggots" (their word, don't mod me down here) which were armed with huge penises and "attacked" you by coming up behind and anally violating you. There were dominatrices who attacked with whips. There were... a few other enemies, but the ol' memory thing is kicking in again.
Along the way, you can peek into various windows (sex-shops, mainly) and check out what was going on. There were fat women dominating men, men having sex with chickens, straight m/f sex, and various other things.
All of this was done in a comical way (obviously), but they left nothing to the imagination. Surprisingly, I think the engine was built specifically for this game... it wasn't merely a mod or some such for an existing game, nor did it appear to be a skinned version of another game.
So yeah... there are pornographic games out there, and sadly enough, I just spent twenty minutes writing about one at 3am. I can't find any links to back this particular one up (save for a brief mention here), but I can pass the optimized-for-1998-era-DOS demo around in exchange for a please and an email address.
Moore has seemed crude and simplistic and confrontational in the past. His methods have not radically changed, but they've modulated into something subtler and less self-serving, such that he has an ability to talk more easily with potential adversaries -- bank employees giving out rifles with new accounts; Michigan militiamen; even Charlton Heston, the haughty President of the National Rifle Association, who invites Moore into his house to film a conversation. Bowling For Columbine
"But officer, I just signed up for an account!"
"A likely story. You have the right to remain silent..."
If I did not walk in there knowing anything, I would have been left on my own.
100% fact. When I got a job there, they stuck me in sporting goods. My experience with guns is limited to Doom, Quake, and Unreal. My experience with actual sporting goods (basketball, baseball, etc) is limited to "Janet Jackson showed what last night? Which show?" Fishing... let's see, my step-dad took me fishing a couple of times when I was eight, and I know you have to put some sort of bait on a hook, but otherwise...
So there I am, fresh out of the "training" consisting of, as mentioned, videos dealing with sexual harrassment and anti-union preachings. Oh, did I mention that hunting season had just started, and that I was hit with gun / bullet / hunting / deer feeder / scents / hunting clothing questions every other minute? I learned the junk quickly enough, but I still have nightmares about those first few weeks.
When I proposed to the female of the house and she accepted, I had a huge, shit-eating grin on my face. When my daughter was born, I was the happiest man alive. After quitting Wal*Mart and waking up the next day with the realization of "I never have to go back there, ever again", I shed a few tears of joy.
Now click Edit -> Extensions and select an extension. Right click and "Visit Home Page". Assuming you don't have an extension to prevent this, you just opened a new window. The same occurs with the themes listing and the "Get more extensions/themes" links.
FF = good, IE = bad, but this is indeed a valid point.
Back in... oh, I'd say '92-'93... there was this restaurant that my parents used to take us kids to every Friday night. It was one of those menu + buffet deals, where my step-dad would usually get a steak or something and us kids (my brother and I) would be happy with the all-you-can-eat pizza and spaghetti.
Now, this story isn't completely off subject. You see, there was an arcade just a stones throw away from this restaurant, and after wolfing down the food, I'd beg mother dearest for a few dollars to waste on the games there. The parents (looking for some time alone, I suppose) readily went along with this plan most of the time, so for about thirty minutes on each Friday, I'd have a belly full of junk food and the world of games at my disposal. Being that I was 11 or 12 at the time, this was as close to heaven on earth as I'd ever get.
Ok, I promise you, this story isn't off subject. In this arcade, there was a few racing games... you know, the ones where you sit down in a hard-plastic chair with a wheel and some foot petals in front of you. When you crashed your car or accelerated to a fast speed, the seat would vibrate as though you were actually in the car. Now, whoever thought up the idea of placing a pay-to-use bathroom in this particular establishment was nothing short of a genius. Having just gorged myself on a good deal of greasy food at the neighboring restaurant, it was inevitable that I would play at least one racing game during my stay at this arcade. I don't think I need to spell it out, but a vibrating seat under your ass + loads of greasy food = guaranteed money to the bathroom stall.
So yes, there have been devices that used vibration for feedback that weren't necessarily input devices (the wheel itself didn't vibrate).
Verizon Online DSL is currently not available on (302) 628-5135.
We are diligently and continually expanding our network to provide more people with a high-speed DSL internet connection.
Please fill out the form below to find out when Verizon Online DSL will be available to you. We respect your privacy and will only use your contact information to communicate with you regarding the availability of DSL.
Rats. However, I've seen that same message for the last three years now, so I'm not terribly surprised. How about RoadRunner?
There are no Road Runner Service Providers in your area. The service provider in your area is Comcast
Well shit. Perhaps Comcast will be better?
Hot damn! For just $67.95/month + $149.99 setup (networked), I can have high-speed internet (with a maximum of 6Mbps)! I doubt the setup fee is required if you buy the stuff elsewhere and know what you're doing, but I have no clue what the prices on the hardware would be otherwise.
Point being, dialup is fine for me until those prices come down. $70/month would get me a considerable amount of porn and music plus a nice subscription to Netflix, and really, what else do you need high-speed for? Having/. pages load in a split second as opposed to five would be nice, but it certainly would not be worth that price tag.
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Clearly some reasonable talent went into the game, but i doubt i will get much replay value out of it, as its essentially a beefed up version of Scorched Earth, so itll really be the same game over and over again, therefore killing its value.
Totally off topic, but Scorched 3D has to be almost as addicting as the original (though it takes a little longer to get the hang of it). Best of all, it's free, open source, and available for just about any OS you prefer.
Of course, I try to shill this game, and the site is down. Go to the Google cache for download links.
Yesterday, the vast majority of the Northeast (including my hometown - not NC, but close enough) was under a severe weather alert - you know, tornado watches, heavy rain (complete with flash flood watches), 50mph winds, all of that good stuff.
So there I am, watching the local news for updates on the weather, seeing which parts of town have been ruined (the river on the other side of town flooded over, causing a very large chunk of damage to the surrounding houses as but one example). Then, they cut over to a piece on how "Outside this Best Buy, people are still waiting in line even after their tents have blown away!"
Just, wow.
Assuming you use SQL or some sort of database implementation, there's a very easy way around this (a solution I use on all of my sites).
1. User wants to contact me. They fill out a simple form: name, email address, text. Easy enough.
2. The form has a hidden field: userid=1 (my userid in the database).
3. They click send. Script does a quick query, grabs the email address associated with userid=1, sends the information to that address.
Zoom Player has a horrible name, but it was good enough to earn my cash.
2d2? Wouldn't that be in line with flipping two coins?
Constitution? pfffft. It's "just a goddamned piece of paper", after all.
Actually, I've read that if you run a site / provide a service / market a product / etc / etc, then you should treat individual complaints as if they came from (some percentage) of your users. This is because, for every X users that actually complain, there are probably Y users who feel the same but didn't take the time to actually voice their opinions.
How many times have you went to a site or bought a product and thought "This would be so much better if ______" or "This sucks, they should ______" but never got around to actually saying something to those who would consider your input?
There are still some companies out there who have very reasonable policies in regards to their material. For example, I recently rented City Of Rott, and the disc begins with the typical FBI warning. However, this is a different type of warning: it basically says "rip this if you want, distribute it to your friends if you want, do whatever you like, just don't profit from it" (from memory, not a direct quote, but the idea is there).
You're not going to get that from the latest Hollywood blockbuster, but there are plenty of alternatives out there.
EBay doesn't rape you on shipping charges (to BOTH buyer and seller) like Amazon does
Do what? Although the used prices on Amazon tend to be a few bucks higher than eBay, the shipping prices are almost always leagues better. Shipping for a used DVD over on Amazon is $2.59 - finding a DVD that ships for "only" three or four bucks is a rarity on eBay.
The last DVD that I purchased cost a grand total of $1.30 to ship, give or take a few cents. It's very rare that I send packages through the mail, but I would assume that the mailer and bubble wrap used for shipping a single DVD is $1.30 or less; therefore, $2.60 is a very fair price for shipping.
Therefore, as a buyer, I'm not getting "raped" at all over there since DVD shipping rates are flat-out cheaper than a very large chunk of the items listed on eBay. Assuming I was a seller, I'd be getting paid the actual shipping + packaging cost - which is the only thing I should be getting for "shipping" charges.
It's funny, I just wrote a small commentary on my experiences with Netflix last night. You can read the entire thing here, or just read my blurb about throttling below:
While I don't have access to any hard numbers or proof one way or the other (nobody outside of Netflix does), I can say that the conspiracy theories about this so-called practice are hugely exaggerated. I would imagine that something like that is in place for users who receive three movies on Monday morning, rip them to their computer, ship them back Monday afternoon, and repeat the process every day, all month. However, from personal experience, this is not the case with average or even above-average users; I watch a movie every other day or so, sometimes more, and have never been "throttled". I ship out a movie, they receive it the next day and ship me a new one, I receive that the next day... so simple, very fast, and no "throttling" to be found.
And no, I'm not a new user; I've been with them for over two years now.
They were kept in a plastic organizer / box which was (usually) kept locked under the counter. I'll agree that this is horrible security for something like that, but this is the same store that was run by a guy who agreed to a customer's request of "Can I see how this shotgun feels without the gun-lock on?" Never mind that he was standing right next to a huge display of shotgun ammunition at the time.
I actually just had to figure out exactly when I worked there in order to see if that was indeed the case, and nope, it's not. I was hired there in June of 2002 and remained with them until October of the same year... yes, all the horror stories you hear about working at Wal*Mart are true.
Anyway, to keep this somewhat on topic: I looked up Delaware gun laws, and it seems that there is still no type of waiting period. I'm not sure if this includes handguns, but I definitely remember hearing about a waiting period being applied to them back when I was involved with the whole gun thing.
No state requirement that there be a waiting period for gun sales beyond the "instant check" in federal law. Police are not given any additional time to run a criminal background check to make sure the gun buyer is not prohibited from acquiring firearms. There is no "cooling off" period to help prevent crimes of passion.
From the first result on Google.
This was in Delaware, but I have no idea if this is how it still works; as mentioned, I quit working there four or five years ago, and... well, I post on /., so I think that says a lot for my interest in this sort of thing. A job was a job, though.
At the time, there was no type of waiting period on these guns unless your background check turned up something that required further investigation (or however they handled that, I just made the calls and acted on the results). The customer merely walked in with a state ID or driver's license, filled out the paperwork, and if it all checked out (it almost always did), they paid and left that day.
Note that we didn't sell handguns (does any Wal*Mart?), but other gun stores in Delaware that did sell them had these waiting periods. This was at the same time I was working there, so based on that, I'm assuming (I'm far from an expert on this subject) that the waiting period only applies to handguns in this state.
As a cashier there [...] buying a gun is a process that takes several weeks
Has this changed in recent years? I ask because when I worked there (in sporting goods, aka, guns) four or five years ago, gun sales normally didn't take more than an hour, much less weeks. The process went something like this:
1. Customer fills out a form - typical name / address / SSN / "I'm not a criminal" stuff.
2. I take their license and confirm the info that I can.
3. I call the FBI or the state police (depending on whether you wanted to buy a shotgun or rifle - I forget which was which, though). "Joe Somebody wants to buy a so-and-so model gun, their info is blah blah blah."
4. They run a background check and call back with the results (almost always before the customer had enough time to walk out of eyesight; I can only think of one or two cases out of hundreds where this was not the case).
4a. If your sale is confirmed, you pay, I call the manager, they walk you out, end of sale.
4b. If it's denied, I prepare for the usual "But I don't have a criminal record!" speech.
4c. If it's delayed (they need to do additional research or whatever before giving me an answer), I take the customer's phone number and call them back when I get a reply (usually took an hour or two, a day at most).
Again, I haven't worked there in four or five years, and this is quite offtopic anyway... but that was my experience with gun sales.
Delaware isn't quite Maryland / DC, but we got a good amount of flooding as well. I took a bunch of pictures, for those interested: shameless plug.
Yes, I'm taking an offtopic post even further offtopic.
You've apparently never heard of games such as "Roger Ramrod" (which shockingly, I can't find too much info about online - go figure).
This game came out during the FPS boom, back when we had a new game such as Duke Nukem 3D, Unreal, and Redneck Rampage coming out seemingly every week. I only played the demo (which managed to make its way from zip disc to CD-R to DVD-R over the years), but it went a little something like this (all from memory):
You start out getting some action from your lady friend in what is basically a hardcore porn scene (well, it's animation, but still - nothing is left to the imagination). Some guy breaks in... or a gang... or something, it's a bit hazy here... but basically, the girl gets kidnapped. Our hero Roger looks at the camera and says "But I haven't came yet!", and the game begins.
Armed with only your various body parts, you have to rescue your woman. From memory, you were "armed" with:
1. Your penis - you could jerk off and cum on your enemies or piss on them. Jerking off too much led to blindness, and your "pissometer" needed to be refilled via beer kegs.
2. Your ass - you cock your leg up and fart on the enemies, resulting in a momentary stun. Needed to be refilled via taco stands.
The full version promised more weapons, but I never plunked down the cash to find out what they were.
Oh, and the enemies... there were "faggots" (their word, don't mod me down here) which were armed with huge penises and "attacked" you by coming up behind and anally violating you. There were dominatrices who attacked with whips. There were... a few other enemies, but the ol' memory thing is kicking in again.
Along the way, you can peek into various windows (sex-shops, mainly) and check out what was going on. There were fat women dominating men, men having sex with chickens, straight m/f sex, and various other things.
All of this was done in a comical way (obviously), but they left nothing to the imagination. Surprisingly, I think the engine was built specifically for this game... it wasn't merely a mod or some such for an existing game, nor did it appear to be a skinned version of another game.
So yeah... there are pornographic games out there, and sadly enough, I just spent twenty minutes writing about one at 3am. I can't find any links to back this particular one up (save for a brief mention here), but I can pass the optimized-for-1998-era-DOS demo around in exchange for a please and an email address.
This makes the third time someone has allowed me to pimp this link out:
My thoughts on Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price.
P.S. I hope you can't tell that SpellBound is broken on my installation of FireFox.
If it stopped working when you upgraded FF a few versions back, check out the dev version. Works nicer now, has new features, an all-around good deal.
If it's broken for some other reason... whoops, ignore this post.
Moore has seemed crude and simplistic and confrontational in the past. His methods have not radically changed, but they've modulated into something subtler and less self-serving, such that he has an ability to talk more easily with potential adversaries -- bank employees giving out rifles with new accounts; Michigan militiamen; even Charlton Heston, the haughty President of the National Rifle Association, who invites Moore into his house to film a conversation.
Bowling For Columbine
"But officer, I just signed up for an account!"
"A likely story. You have the right to remain silent..."
I watched and reviewed that some time ago, in case anyone out there cares to hear another opinion of it. Excellent movie.
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If I did not walk in there knowing anything, I would have been left on my own.
100% fact. When I got a job there, they stuck me in sporting goods. My experience with guns is limited to Doom, Quake, and Unreal. My experience with actual sporting goods (basketball, baseball, etc) is limited to "Janet Jackson showed what last night? Which show?" Fishing... let's see, my step-dad took me fishing a couple of times when I was eight, and I know you have to put some sort of bait on a hook, but otherwise...
So there I am, fresh out of the "training" consisting of, as mentioned, videos dealing with sexual harrassment and anti-union preachings. Oh, did I mention that hunting season had just started, and that I was hit with gun / bullet / hunting / deer feeder / scents / hunting clothing questions every other minute? I learned the junk quickly enough, but I still have nightmares about those first few weeks.
When I proposed to the female of the house and she accepted, I had a huge, shit-eating grin on my face. When my daughter was born, I was the happiest man alive. After quitting Wal*Mart and waking up the next day with the realization of "I never have to go back there, ever again", I shed a few tears of joy.
Just because Microsoft's calculator application says 2.45+2.45=5 doesn't mean it's correct
The sad thing is, I actually had to try that. Says a lot for their reputation, I suppose.
Now click Edit -> Extensions and select an extension. Right click and "Visit Home Page". Assuming you don't have an extension to prevent this, you just opened a new window. The same occurs with the themes listing and the "Get more extensions/themes" links.
FF = good, IE = bad, but this is indeed a valid point.
Back in... oh, I'd say '92-'93... there was this restaurant that my parents used to take us kids to every Friday night. It was one of those menu + buffet deals, where my step-dad would usually get a steak or something and us kids (my brother and I) would be happy with the all-you-can-eat pizza and spaghetti.
Now, this story isn't completely off subject. You see, there was an arcade just a stones throw away from this restaurant, and after wolfing down the food, I'd beg mother dearest for a few dollars to waste on the games there. The parents (looking for some time alone, I suppose) readily went along with this plan most of the time, so for about thirty minutes on each Friday, I'd have a belly full of junk food and the world of games at my disposal. Being that I was 11 or 12 at the time, this was as close to heaven on earth as I'd ever get.
Ok, I promise you, this story isn't off subject. In this arcade, there was a few racing games... you know, the ones where you sit down in a hard-plastic chair with a wheel and some foot petals in front of you. When you crashed your car or accelerated to a fast speed, the seat would vibrate as though you were actually in the car. Now, whoever thought up the idea of placing a pay-to-use bathroom in this particular establishment was nothing short of a genius. Having just gorged myself on a good deal of greasy food at the neighboring restaurant, it was inevitable that I would play at least one racing game during my stay at this arcade. I don't think I need to spell it out, but a vibrating seat under your ass + loads of greasy food = guaranteed money to the bathroom stall.
So yes, there have been devices that used vibration for feedback that weren't necessarily input devices (the wheel itself didn't vibrate).
Let's see what Verizon can do for me, shall we?
/. pages load in a split second as opposed to five would be nice, but it certainly would not be worth that price tag.
Verizon Online DSL is currently not available on (302) 628-5135.
We are diligently and continually expanding our network to provide more people with a high-speed DSL internet connection.
Please fill out the form below to find out when Verizon Online DSL will be available to you. We respect your privacy and will only use your contact information to communicate with you regarding the availability of DSL.
Rats. However, I've seen that same message for the last three years now, so I'm not terribly surprised. How about RoadRunner?
There are no Road Runner Service Providers in your area. The service provider in your area is Comcast
Well shit. Perhaps Comcast will be better?
Hot damn! For just $67.95/month + $149.99 setup (networked), I can have high-speed internet (with a maximum of 6Mbps)! I doubt the setup fee is required if you buy the stuff elsewhere and know what you're doing, but I have no clue what the prices on the hardware would be otherwise.
Point being, dialup is fine for me until those prices come down. $70/month would get me a considerable amount of porn and music plus a nice subscription to Netflix, and really, what else do you need high-speed for? Having