His first specific criticism is that there's no cable to hook up a PS3 to an HD TV. This is simply incorrect. Sony includes a cable that works fine. It doesn't do HD, but it does hook up and let you use the system. This kind of untruth is to be expected from the NY Times, which is more about an agenda than about accurately describing the factual situation.
Actually, I'd say his first specific criticism is that it does not provide discernably better graphics. I'm not sure why you're talking about the NY Times as a whole here... I can only assume you are purposefully excercising a genetic fallacy.
The only thing he says about the games is that Resistence: FoM is fun and Blast Factor is "frantic".
Well, this is a review of the PS3 and not the PS3's games. I suppose he's just trying to mislead the reader and confuse them. After all, this is the NY Times we're talking about here.
There's a lot of "I like the Xbox360 better" in this review. Ok, great. Good luck with that. But this is supposed to be a PS3 review, not a console buying guide that compares the different features. Buy a 360 if you want one. I hear they're great. But "the PS3 is not an XBOX360" is not a valid criticism.
However, saying the PS3 does not deliver on goals set forth by Sony (read: fun interactive engaging gameplay. will blow competition out of the water etc etc) as well as a product put forth by Microsoft does, is a perfectly valid criticism.
There's a paragraph about televisions and walkmans. Does that tell you if the PS3 is fun?
No, it tells me that Sony has had success when it focuses on simplicity. It highlights his previous points about the lack of ease of use of the PS3. It is at this time that I would ask you if you have any type of journalistic credentials that would allow you to make an authoritative judgement as to the integrity of this piece. Notice that I said "would" I don't actually care one way or the other... because it certainly doesn't seem that you do. There are more important things here than the PS3 or your ability to judge an article objectively... namely, this is a NY Times article! Sweet Jesus somebody stop them! Those Freedom-Haters...
... Those crazy Europeans paid VAT taxes on all blank media because people just kind of assumed it would be used for piracy.
(I hope thats not the real reason, I really, really do.)
CNN, However, is a reputable news source. I've hated gamespot since they bought Gamefaqs and Joystiq is spelled with a q... wtf is that? If CNN is willing to take some time to review the new console i'm willing to listen.
I'm seriously starting to think that companies like Sony BMG are doing a little creative book-keeping to come up with losses in order to justify their actions, perhaps somebody with a little more knowledge on the inner workings of multi-national corporation accounting and financing could weigh in, or provide a link.
Have you seen Real's free media player? It's add supported... i dont think it has a true full screen mode (play bar and some other stuff is always surrounding it) and when you close it you get an advertisement. This is why i dont use real. Plus its hard enough just trying to find the free trial download when they reroute you to the "professional" edition (or whatever its called) at every possible opporitunity. Well, and they support their own proprietary format, and i dont think we need another one of those.
The new Foo Fighters CD only plays in Windows Media Player due to some sort of Licensing/DRM (my friend told me about it, haven't witnessed it first hand). I'm assuming my friend is being dumb and its just that the files are windows proprietary as i dont believe that anybody would be stupid enough to restrict HOW you played your music on your computer. But then again... people suck...
phones have been the same, weak, slow, useless crap for the last 10 years.
are you still saying that cell phones are useless? 1992 called (on their weak, slow, useless, crappy cell phones), they want their bitching back. Is slow even a valid complaint? do you suffer delay when you speak into your cell? Or are you pouting that Verizon isn't delivering on their promise of "Broadband Quality Video!!!!"?
Well from how it was explained in the movie I think i cant take a shot at this.
The gas that was released into the atmosphere was supposed to surpress aggressive urges but was too effective. As a result all urges to do anything were suppressed (most likely because our urges to preform basic functions are driven by our darker reptilian/id/whatever part of the mind). Then one tenth of one percent of the population had an opposite reaction... They became hyper aggressive and thus all of those 'dark' (primitive) urges were magnified. Urge to reproduce, fight, indulge, etc. etc. I also suspect that the Reaver mothers would have primitive maternal instincts and would be fiercly protective of their young as most mammals are.
I dont necessarily support the 4 noble truths, (didnt mean to imply that I did, whoops) but it is a way of thinking that I respect. But from my own experiences I've come to my own conclusions, that's all really.
Science of Happiness is a paradox. Happiness is often defined as contentment, the end of a journey with a satisfactory outcome often inspires 'happiness' and thus i will answer with a pursuit of truth philosophy.
From Pascal's Penses:
If we seek truth through reason we cannot avoid one of these three sects. You cannot be a sceptic or a Platonist without stifling nature, you cannot be a dogmatist without turning your back on reason. Nature confounds the sceptics and Platonists, and reason confounds the dogmatists. What then will become of you, man, seeking to discover your true condition through natural reason? You cannot avoid one of these three sects nor survive in any of them. Know then, proud man, what a paradox you are to yourself. Be humble, impotent reason! Be silent, feeble nature! Learn that man infinitely transcends man, hear from your master your true condition, which is unknown to you.
Listen to God
Happiness itself is a philisophical question as to whether or not it exists/is attainable. I saw somebody post something about the 4 noble truth's, hey thats a good start. Pascal uses God but really you can use any silly old thing you decide to but faith in. Whether it be your friends and loved ones or a favorite toy or blanket. Anything you trust enough can be a source of happiness (IMHappyOpinion).
Step 1) Say "Please" and "Thank you" Step 2) Make guesses at how OTHER people will react to what you say/do in the Future... (forethought) Step 3)... Step 4) ELIMINATE POVERTY!!!!
Perhaps expectations have gotten too high? Marketing is mostly to blame but not entirely. I pretty firmly beleive that anybody can be entertained by pretty much anything, however a current trend is to dislike theaters for whatever reason and to instead go with home theaters.
Like most trends it will probably come to an end without many people realizing it till long after. One day you'll see a movie that catches your eye and you decide to see it and you enjoy yourself. Next week you decide to go back to see another movie you've been "thinking about seeing" and pretty soon you go almost every week. There will be no noticeable increase in the quality of anything (as that would likely cost $$$) and you will make no conscious decision that you had gotten over your hatred of the Cinema.
Attendances rise and fall... it happens...
as a side note... an article i WOULD like to see on/. : Box Office Executives Admit Movies Suck... and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT" I dont mind movies right now, but hey, if they feel they need to improve, by all means, do so.
That isnt always an option, especially when money is tight. Time is another issue. Both dependant on the college you attend of course.
Taking a couple classes outside your major to keep sane may keep you in college an extra year or more and from where a college freshman stands its hard to turn away from something once you see yourself putting 2+ years of your life into it. It becomes very hard to justify your decision something when something intangible (happiness/what you want) is weighed against something VERY quantifiable ($ per cred hour) that will essentially be wasted time (correct me if i'm wrong but Calc 3 doesnt have much application in fields outside of engineering) and thats just my freshman level math class! eng 1xx 2xx 3xx and all that are gone too... plus their labs.
Yes, one could say "well at least you found out you didnt want to go into it" but isn't there a better way?
Same boat that i'm in, not sure whether i'm glad to not be alone or saddened by the state of affairs... I hope they dont flame you for saying it didnt "sound very fun" but we all know thats really code for "didnt feel quite right"
In summary, engineering, if you so choose it as a profession, is made to seem like it will TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE. It will guide you through college and keep you locked away in your dorm studying or with homework, keep you in labs for EVER etc. Once you get to the end of college and have your shiny degree you may then discover that the industry has changed in the 4 years you've been buried under an inordinate/disappropriately large amount of work and you dont have a CHOICE of where you work or even IF you work. The dream job opprotunities (see: Google) that you worked towards are gone, the high wages and well... high wages... that you were promised are no more.
Then you watch as the grace period runs out on your student loans...
Then you are fucked... possibly for life... because some scruffy guy with suspenders, a beard and thick glasses said engineering was "The place to be!" (Hint: This is your engineering counselor)
Then, just to make it worse, you watch your friend who got straight D's through HS drive by in his 2010 *insert luxury class automobile here* laughing all the while because he went to a community college and got a degree in *management something business something communications mumble PARADIGM!* and you are stuck with your "Will design global 'enterprise' level VOIP communications infrastructure for food" sign.
Or maybe thats just me...:)
The path to becoming an engineer is rediculous, I recently was about to enter college as an engineering student and realized that all of my credit hours were basically forced to be engineering related classes... This is a problem for most teenagers that are still trying to decide what exactly to do with their lives. Plus from what i gathered from listening to the Profs speak the only thing an engineering degree guaranteed you was 60+ hours a week of work during AND after college. That LSA (Lit. Sci. Art) course looks mighty inviting after the 'Don't Look Back' attitude taken at (at the very least) what WAS going to be my college. (university of michigan dearborn, current reapplying at the Ann Arbor UofM) Thought i'd share my experiences as they seem relevant to this discussion
From my immense pool of knowledgem gathered mostly from years of watching the discovery channel, i have learned that giant squid would not be able to survive at the surface of the ocean. their blood is EXTREMELY thin and thus easily influenced by their surrounding environment. Furthermore, their blood temperature must stay around 10 degrees Celcius and too much variation would cause death. Also, The water pressure that they are used to be subject to is much greater in the depths of the ocean (obviously) than at its surface. That said, its unlikely the stories of giant squid feeding on red lifeboats filled with sailors (and what-not) are unlikely, as for the whale... i'm not sure
Just compensation? Excuse me... did the government just put a price on IP? by not giving them a decent amount of cash doesnt that amount to them saying "well, the patent is wortheless".
No, this has nothing to do with compensation. They (The Government/Big Business Corp. in this case Lucent) took it, they aren't giving it back any time soon. Quite the formidable tag team eh? Not much the small group of inventors can do when all the players with power are against you here. If you ask me, i'd say they have a man on the inside of the USPTO (maybe more than one!!!)
Short of gathering the masses and revolting there doesn't seem to be too much that can be done. In this case... i'd have to say... they (small group of inventors) are pretty much screwed. The system is working the way its supposed to... i.e. there are times when the government should be able to temporarily gain access to patents free of royalties and the govt. should have the power to do so, HOWEVER, this isnt even CLOSE to one of those times, this is an abuse of power and there is no system of government that can protect us from that (dont present me with your utopian nonsense ideals).
nice round number...
whew! glad i got that outta my system... that sure felt therapeutic.
Definitely got a buzz from that Second Hand Blogging (TM?).
Friends dont let friends blog drunk?
Wow customer != moron? lets not get ahead of ourselves:)
Maybe what they are trying to say is that the important people with important jobs cannot be bothered by silly questions from some very silly people. They are too busy buying servers or something.
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His first specific criticism is that there's no cable to hook up a PS3 to an HD TV. This is simply incorrect. Sony includes a cable that works fine. It doesn't do HD, but it does hook up and let you use the system. This kind of untruth is to be expected from the NY Times, which is more about an agenda than about accurately describing the factual situation.
Actually, I'd say his first specific criticism is that it does not provide discernably better graphics. I'm not sure why you're talking about the NY Times as a whole here... I can only assume you are purposefully excercising a genetic fallacy.
The only thing he says about the games is that Resistence: FoM is fun and Blast Factor is "frantic".
Well, this is a review of the PS3 and not the PS3's games. I suppose he's just trying to mislead the reader and confuse them. After all, this is the NY Times we're talking about here.
There's a lot of "I like the Xbox360 better" in this review. Ok, great. Good luck with that. But this is supposed to be a PS3 review, not a console buying guide that compares the different features. Buy a 360 if you want one. I hear they're great. But "the PS3 is not an XBOX360" is not a valid criticism.
However, saying the PS3 does not deliver on goals set forth by Sony (read: fun interactive engaging gameplay. will blow competition out of the water etc etc) as well as a product put forth by Microsoft does, is a perfectly valid criticism.
There's a paragraph about televisions and walkmans. Does that tell you if the PS3 is fun?
No, it tells me that Sony has had success when it focuses on simplicity. It highlights his previous points about the lack of ease of use of the PS3. It is at this time that I would ask you if you have any type of journalistic credentials that would allow you to make an authoritative judgement as to the integrity of this piece. Notice that I said "would" I don't actually care one way or the other... because it certainly doesn't seem that you do. There are more important things here than the PS3 or your ability to judge an article objectively... namely, this is a NY Times article! Sweet Jesus somebody stop them! Those Freedom-Haters...
... Those crazy Europeans paid VAT taxes on all blank media because people just kind of assumed it would be used for piracy. (I hope thats not the real reason, I really, really do.)
This is NOT a pod... it's a cubicle... Wake me up when its a pod; then i'll be interested.
you speak the truth good sir
CNN, However, is a reputable news source. I've hated gamespot since they bought Gamefaqs and Joystiq is spelled with a q... wtf is that? If CNN is willing to take some time to review the new console i'm willing to listen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greed_(emotion)
I'm seriously starting to think that companies like Sony BMG are doing a little creative book-keeping to come up with losses in order to justify their actions, perhaps somebody with a little more knowledge on the inner workings of multi-national corporation accounting and financing could weigh in, or provide a link.
hey lets not forget 7 of 9 in our generalizations! Skin tight body suit...
Have you seen Real's free media player? It's add supported... i dont think it has a true full screen mode (play bar and some other stuff is always surrounding it) and when you close it you get an advertisement. This is why i dont use real. Plus its hard enough just trying to find the free trial download when they reroute you to the "professional" edition (or whatever its called) at every possible opporitunity. Well, and they support their own proprietary format, and i dont think we need another one of those.
The new Foo Fighters CD only plays in Windows Media Player due to some sort of Licensing/DRM (my friend told me about it, haven't witnessed it first hand). I'm assuming my friend is being dumb and its just that the files are windows proprietary as i dont believe that anybody would be stupid enough to restrict HOW you played your music on your computer. But then again... people suck...
phones have been the same, weak, slow, useless crap for the last 10 years.
are you still saying that cell phones are useless? 1992 called (on their weak, slow, useless, crappy cell phones), they want their bitching back. Is slow even a valid complaint? do you suffer delay when you speak into your cell? Or are you pouting that Verizon isn't delivering on their promise of "Broadband Quality Video!!!!"?
Well from how it was explained in the movie I think i cant take a shot at this.
The gas that was released into the atmosphere was supposed to surpress aggressive urges but was too effective. As a result all urges to do anything were suppressed (most likely because our urges to preform basic functions are driven by our darker reptilian/id/whatever part of the mind). Then one tenth of one percent of the population had an opposite reaction... They became hyper aggressive and thus all of those 'dark' (primitive) urges were magnified. Urge to reproduce, fight, indulge, etc. etc. I also suspect that the Reaver mothers would have primitive maternal instincts and would be fiercly protective of their young as most mammals are.
Thats how i see it! Hope it helps.
I dont necessarily support the 4 noble truths, (didnt mean to imply that I did, whoops) but it is a way of thinking that I respect. But from my own experiences I've come to my own conclusions, that's all really.
Happiness itself is a philisophical question as to whether or not it exists/is attainable. I saw somebody post something about the 4 noble truth's, hey thats a good start. Pascal uses God but really you can use any silly old thing you decide to but faith in. Whether it be your friends and loved ones or a favorite toy or blanket. Anything you trust enough can be a source of happiness (IMHappyOpinion).
Hmmm...
...
Step 1) Say "Please" and "Thank you"
Step 2) Make guesses at how OTHER people will react to what you say/do in the Future... (forethought)
Step 3)
Step 4) ELIMINATE POVERTY!!!!
Perhaps expectations have gotten too high? Marketing is mostly to blame but not entirely. I pretty firmly beleive that anybody can be entertained by pretty much anything, however a current trend is to dislike theaters for whatever reason and to instead go with home theaters.
/. : Box Office Executives Admit Movies Suck... and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT" I dont mind movies right now, but hey, if they feel they need to improve, by all means, do so.
Like most trends it will probably come to an end without many people realizing it till long after. One day you'll see a movie that catches your eye and you decide to see it and you enjoy yourself. Next week you decide to go back to see another movie you've been "thinking about seeing" and pretty soon you go almost every week. There will be no noticeable increase in the quality of anything (as that would likely cost $$$) and you will make no conscious decision that you had gotten over your hatred of the Cinema.
Attendances rise and fall... it happens...
as a side note... an article i WOULD like to see on
That isnt always an option, especially when money is tight. Time is another issue. Both dependant on the college you attend of course.
Taking a couple classes outside your major to keep sane may keep you in college an extra year or more and from where a college freshman stands its hard to turn away from something once you see yourself putting 2+ years of your life into it. It becomes very hard to justify your decision something when something intangible (happiness/what you want) is weighed against something VERY quantifiable ($ per cred hour) that will essentially be wasted time (correct me if i'm wrong but Calc 3 doesnt have much application in fields outside of engineering) and thats just my freshman level math class! eng 1xx 2xx 3xx and all that are gone too... plus their labs.
Yes, one could say "well at least you found out you didnt want to go into it" but isn't there a better way?
Same boat that i'm in, not sure whether i'm glad to not be alone or saddened by the state of affairs... I hope they dont flame you for saying it didnt "sound very fun" but we all know thats really code for "didnt feel quite right" In summary, engineering, if you so choose it as a profession, is made to seem like it will TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE. It will guide you through college and keep you locked away in your dorm studying or with homework, keep you in labs for EVER etc. Once you get to the end of college and have your shiny degree you may then discover that the industry has changed in the 4 years you've been buried under an inordinate/disappropriately large amount of work and you dont have a CHOICE of where you work or even IF you work. The dream job opprotunities (see: Google) that you worked towards are gone, the high wages and well... high wages... that you were promised are no more. Then you watch as the grace period runs out on your student loans... Then you are fucked... possibly for life... because some scruffy guy with suspenders, a beard and thick glasses said engineering was "The place to be!" (Hint: This is your engineering counselor) Then, just to make it worse, you watch your friend who got straight D's through HS drive by in his 2010 *insert luxury class automobile here* laughing all the while because he went to a community college and got a degree in *management something business something communications mumble PARADIGM!* and you are stuck with your "Will design global 'enterprise' level VOIP communications infrastructure for food" sign. Or maybe thats just me... :)
The path to becoming an engineer is rediculous, I recently was about to enter college as an engineering student and realized that all of my credit hours were basically forced to be engineering related classes... This is a problem for most teenagers that are still trying to decide what exactly to do with their lives. Plus from what i gathered from listening to the Profs speak the only thing an engineering degree guaranteed you was 60+ hours a week of work during AND after college. That LSA (Lit. Sci. Art) course looks mighty inviting after the 'Don't Look Back' attitude taken at (at the very least) what WAS going to be my college. (university of michigan dearborn, current reapplying at the Ann Arbor UofM) Thought i'd share my experiences as they seem relevant to this discussion
From my immense pool of knowledgem gathered mostly from years of watching the discovery channel, i have learned that giant squid would not be able to survive at the surface of the ocean. their blood is EXTREMELY thin and thus easily influenced by their surrounding environment. Furthermore, their blood temperature must stay around 10 degrees Celcius and too much variation would cause death. Also, The water pressure that they are used to be subject to is much greater in the depths of the ocean (obviously) than at its surface. That said, its unlikely the stories of giant squid feeding on red lifeboats filled with sailors (and what-not) are unlikely, as for the whale... i'm not sure
If my elivator is in flight I think i'd decide that would be a good time to choose a religion.
will it run Linux?
More importantly, will it run Linux powered solely by dead cats?
Just compensation? Excuse me... did the government just put a price on IP? by not giving them a decent amount of cash doesnt that amount to them saying "well, the patent is wortheless".
:/
No, this has nothing to do with compensation. They (The Government/Big Business Corp. in this case Lucent) took it, they aren't giving it back any time soon. Quite the formidable tag team eh? Not much the small group of inventors can do when all the players with power are against you here. If you ask me, i'd say they have a man on the inside of the USPTO (maybe more than one!!!)
Short of gathering the masses and revolting there doesn't seem to be too much that can be done. In this case... i'd have to say... they (small group of inventors) are pretty much screwed. The system is working the way its supposed to... i.e. there are times when the government should be able to temporarily gain access to patents free of royalties and the govt. should have the power to do so, HOWEVER, this isnt even CLOSE to one of those times, this is an abuse of power and there is no system of government that can protect us from that (dont present me with your utopian nonsense ideals).
This is kind of depressing news actually
Something useful on Slashdot :)
P.S. was that friggin night vision on the last test shot?
"It had him when he was in the shadows too..."
"AHHHH!!!!"
Lets break that down for you guys...
Step 1)Robots.
Step 2)Add Airsoft Guns.
Step 3)Find Younger Siblings
Step 4)... (explicative deleted)
Step 5)Profit!!!
Brilliant... *golf claps like an excited little school girl*
nice round number... whew! glad i got that outta my system... that sure felt therapeutic. Definitely got a buzz from that Second Hand Blogging (TM?). Friends dont let friends blog drunk?
Wow customer != moron? lets not get ahead of ourselves :)
Maybe what they are trying to say is that the important people with important jobs cannot be bothered by silly questions from some very silly people. They are too busy buying servers or something.