"BTW, you can do that with the Sixaxis just as easily. In fact, if you split the Sixaxis down the middle, shifted the controls slightly for better ergonomics, and added an IR sensor, you'd have everything that the Wiimote has with none of the disadvantages."
So, what you're saying is if you replaced the sixaxis with a Wiimote, you'd have a controller that was as good as the Wiimote?
Oooh, plus 5 insightful here we come!
Seriously though, what disadvantages are you thinking of? I've not seen any PS3s (don't tend to hang around in game shops much, and nobody's bought one), so I'm only vaguely familiar with the controller, so it's possible I've missed something!
Even discounting the waggle, you've still got the ability to aim with the remote, which is roughly equivalent to another analogue stick, but with far more speed and accuracy, so the Wii is only a handful of buttons lower than the others. Once you add things like shaking the nunchuck (reload in most FPS games) and the fact that if you/really/ need it, you could probably pick up at least 8 to 12 types of waggle (either way in each of 3 dimensions with either controller) it could be argued to have/more/ "buttons". OK, trying to remember 12 types of waggle would suck, but then so would trying to remember what all 12 buttons on a sixaxis do.
I think you're underestimating how good being able to aim is. That's why (in my opinion anyway) all console FPS games have sucked. You can't aim properly (as in, accurately and quickly) with an analogue stick.
I see it from a slightly different perspective. If the code is BSD licensed, someone can come along and use it without contributing. In a way, that means BSD doesn't lose, but it doesn't gain either. If the code is GPLed, then if the person who uses it makes any changes or improvements, they have to release the code for it, so the GPL people potentially gain some better code.
But why? Why would you do that? Especially for the two past examples you gave... Both GTA3 and Halo were released for the PC - and the GTA series (can't speak for Halo - no played it on an XBox, but it's FPS, so the same probably applies) was far better (graphics, control system, existance of mods) on the PC. Vice City on the PC, for example, looked far better than San Andreas did on the PS2.
It's usually pretty easy to tell... Most of the people who've bought a 4x4 because they need it, rather than because they're a cock, will have bought Land Rovers (or perhaps Range Rovers), or Jeeps. If they've bought it 'cos they think it's a good way to take the sprog to school, they'll probably have got a BMW, Volvo, or Porsche (what's the Cayenne all about anyway? Who thought that combining Porche and 4x4 was a good idea?)
At least, that's the impression that I've got!
You don't need to move your whole arm... As someone just upthread said, most mouse control is done from the wrist - or at least should be!
I've just got a laptop, and it's got one of those touchpads... After about an hour or constant mousing (I was playing Open Transport Tycoon, so lots of clicking on things), my entire hand was starting to ache.
Also, there's no way I could play a fps game with a touchpad!
I have a slightly more optimistic view of people. I'd edit that to:
Given the choice between $0+morality and $2500+immorality, most will chose neither and spend their time elsewhere, because $0 gets you starved and on the streets. But given the choice between $10K+morality and $10.5K+immorality, most will chose to spend the time finding the bug and then go for the first option.
I think it's fair to say that he meant that one day Linux will support more Windows games than $Current-version-of-Windows. Or equally, more Windows games than any/individual/ version of Windows.
When I built my last computer (about 2 years ago, I'll admit!) I thought exactly the same... Who needs a floppy drive? I haven't used one for years!
Then I tried to install Windows.
Turns out XP requires you to give it drivers for SATA hard drives during installation, and the only way it'll accept them is on a floppy disk.
Cue rummaging around my old computer to pull the floppy drive out. I'm aware (now!) that it's possible to slipstream the drivers onto the install CD, and that it's better to use Linux anyway, but the need is still there.
I actually switched from XP to Ubuntu about 8 months ago, and gave that computer to my girlfriend about 2 days ago. The disk with the XP sata drivers was still in the floppy drive (poking out) - so whilst I agree that floppy drives are virtually useless, there does appear to be that one place left where it's required.
One of my friends runs WoW under Ubuntu - I think he's using Wine rather than Cedega for it, but I'm not sure. Anyway, apparently it actually runs better under Ubuntu than Windows, which he thinks is something to do with Ubuntu's file system being better, so the game's swap files don't get fragmented. So it might be worth the fiddling to make it run better!
Whilst it's true that most beer does come in cans as well as bottles, it's also true that the bottled beers almost always taste significantly nicer. They're also a little more expensive.
That said, there are still many many beers that I've never seen in cans, such as Hoegaarden, Leffe, Budvar, Maximus and so on...
You say that (not needing a floppy drive), and I thought the same when I built my new computer a couple of years ago... Turns out though that Windows XP required drivers for the SATA controller from a floppy during the install process, so I ended up having to pull a hard drive out of an old computer, just to install Windows. In fact, the disk with the Windows drivers on it is still in my drive (poking out), despite me having been using Ubuntu full time for about 6 months now.
So, whilst I agree that floppy drives are almost never required, it can come and bite you!
There was a time (about 4 years ago) when I was definately capable of installing an OS (usually Windows back then, I admit), but I wouldn't have been happy to build my own computer from the ground up... If, say, Ubuntu had been around then, I would probably have been interested in buying an OSless computer. At the very least, it's a lot less effort to install Linux for a friend, on their new OSless computer than it is to build a rig for them/then/ install it. Especially if you have lots of friends...
There are two possibilities here really... (other than sticking with it, or switching to Linux - I'm not that much of a Zealot yet!)
You can remove it from the startup sequence, as the sibling suggested - however it's easier to do this with msconfig (start, run, msconfig) which allows you to select and unselect anything that loads on startup.
The other way is to use Quicktime Alternative, which just installs as a codec, so you can play mov files in any media player (it comes with Media Player Classic which is usually quite suitable!).
Heh. I saw a sign in an Apple shop a week or so ago advertising "MacBook Pro"s, and I thought of your signature...
Seems Apple do indeed think they're MacBooks.
You think that the fear of being ID'd is enough to stop people wanting to buy things? I personally find that very hard to believe... I know when I buy alcohol, there's a chance I might get asked for ID (I'm over 18, but look younger), but that's actually never slowed me down... It's a mild annoyance, but it really is very mild.
OK, alcohol isn't exactly looked down on in society, but I imagine smokers feel the same way, and smoking's far worse than playing computer games, on both health and anti-social grounds. (I'd give gaming a low score on social ratings 'cos it's mostly playing by yourself, but smoking's definately negative)
Curiosity just got the better of me, and I did a Google Image Search for beaver... In the first two pages, the "worst" pictures found were an anatomy diagram of a beaver (not especially graphic), a group of girls in dresses who were involved somehow with the "Beaver Stadium", and an American flag. This was with moderate-safe search on, and I got similar results when I turned filtering off.
The same's true for a web search.
Sounds like hyperbole to me!
I suspect a better analogy would be to say that you see the hammers I'm making, and decide that they're really good, so you go to make one for yourself, instead of asking me to make you one, and giving me half a sheep in return.
That said, the point is very much correct, and I'm probably just nit picking. Sorry!
And I'd like the right half of the sheep please.
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(*) original meaning of sabotage: to throw a wooden shoe into a machine to prevent it from working properly. So you're saying it got clogged?
I'm assuming the opening is for said available shit sandwich, as that seems to be what BK serve most of the time!
"BTW, you can do that with the Sixaxis just as easily. In fact, if you split the Sixaxis down the middle, shifted the controls slightly for better ergonomics, and added an IR sensor, you'd have everything that the Wiimote has with none of the disadvantages." So, what you're saying is if you replaced the sixaxis with a Wiimote, you'd have a controller that was as good as the Wiimote? Oooh, plus 5 insightful here we come! Seriously though, what disadvantages are you thinking of? I've not seen any PS3s (don't tend to hang around in game shops much, and nobody's bought one), so I'm only vaguely familiar with the controller, so it's possible I've missed something!
Even discounting the waggle, you've still got the ability to aim with the remote, which is roughly equivalent to another analogue stick, but with far more speed and accuracy, so the Wii is only a handful of buttons lower than the others. Once you add things like shaking the nunchuck (reload in most FPS games) and the fact that if you /really/ need it, you could probably pick up at least 8 to 12 types of waggle (either way in each of 3 dimensions with either controller) it could be argued to have /more/ "buttons". OK, trying to remember 12 types of waggle would suck, but then so would trying to remember what all 12 buttons on a sixaxis do.
I think you're underestimating how good being able to aim is. That's why (in my opinion anyway) all console FPS games have sucked. You can't aim properly (as in, accurately and quickly) with an analogue stick.
I see it from a slightly different perspective. If the code is BSD licensed, someone can come along and use it without contributing. In a way, that means BSD doesn't lose, but it doesn't gain either. If the code is GPLed, then if the person who uses it makes any changes or improvements, they have to release the code for it, so the GPL people potentially gain some better code.
But why? Why would you do that? Especially for the two past examples you gave... Both GTA3 and Halo were released for the PC - and the GTA series (can't speak for Halo - no played it on an XBox, but it's FPS, so the same probably applies) was far better (graphics, control system, existance of mods) on the PC. Vice City on the PC, for example, looked far better than San Andreas did on the PS2.
It's usually pretty easy to tell... Most of the people who've bought a 4x4 because they need it, rather than because they're a cock, will have bought Land Rovers (or perhaps Range Rovers), or Jeeps. If they've bought it 'cos they think it's a good way to take the sprog to school, they'll probably have got a BMW, Volvo, or Porsche (what's the Cayenne all about anyway? Who thought that combining Porche and 4x4 was a good idea?) At least, that's the impression that I've got!
You don't need to move your whole arm... As someone just upthread said, most mouse control is done from the wrist - or at least should be! I've just got a laptop, and it's got one of those touchpads... After about an hour or constant mousing (I was playing Open Transport Tycoon, so lots of clicking on things), my entire hand was starting to ache. Also, there's no way I could play a fps game with a touchpad!
I have a slightly more optimistic view of people. I'd edit that to: Given the choice between $0+morality and $2500+immorality, most will chose neither and spend their time elsewhere, because $0 gets you starved and on the streets. But given the choice between $10K+morality and $10.5K+immorality, most will chose to spend the time finding the bug and then go for the first option.
I think it's fair to say that he meant that one day Linux will support more Windows games than $Current-version-of-Windows. Or equally, more Windows games than any /individual/ version of Windows.
When I built my last computer (about 2 years ago, I'll admit!) I thought exactly the same... Who needs a floppy drive? I haven't used one for years! Then I tried to install Windows. Turns out XP requires you to give it drivers for SATA hard drives during installation, and the only way it'll accept them is on a floppy disk. Cue rummaging around my old computer to pull the floppy drive out. I'm aware (now!) that it's possible to slipstream the drivers onto the install CD, and that it's better to use Linux anyway, but the need is still there. I actually switched from XP to Ubuntu about 8 months ago, and gave that computer to my girlfriend about 2 days ago. The disk with the XP sata drivers was still in the floppy drive (poking out) - so whilst I agree that floppy drives are virtually useless, there does appear to be that one place left where it's required.
One of my friends runs WoW under Ubuntu - I think he's using Wine rather than Cedega for it, but I'm not sure. Anyway, apparently it actually runs better under Ubuntu than Windows, which he thinks is something to do with Ubuntu's file system being better, so the game's swap files don't get fragmented. So it might be worth the fiddling to make it run better!
Whilst it's true that most beer does come in cans as well as bottles, it's also true that the bottled beers almost always taste significantly nicer. They're also a little more expensive. That said, there are still many many beers that I've never seen in cans, such as Hoegaarden, Leffe, Budvar, Maximus and so on...
I resent that suggestion! I quite like Coke... And it certainly has /a/ flavour!
It means I don't care about it because of the slowdown, however there are plenty of other reasons to care!
You say that (not needing a floppy drive), and I thought the same when I built my new computer a couple of years ago... Turns out though that Windows XP required drivers for the SATA controller from a floppy during the install process, so I ended up having to pull a hard drive out of an old computer, just to install Windows. In fact, the disk with the Windows drivers on it is still in my drive (poking out), despite me having been using Ubuntu full time for about 6 months now. So, whilst I agree that floppy drives are almost never required, it can come and bite you!
There was a time (about 4 years ago) when I was definately capable of installing an OS (usually Windows back then, I admit), but I wouldn't have been happy to build my own computer from the ground up... If, say, Ubuntu had been around then, I would probably have been interested in buying an OSless computer. At the very least, it's a lot less effort to install Linux for a friend, on their new OSless computer than it is to build a rig for them /then/ install it. Especially if you have lots of friends...
There are two possibilities here really... (other than sticking with it, or switching to Linux - I'm not that much of a Zealot yet!) You can remove it from the startup sequence, as the sibling suggested - however it's easier to do this with msconfig (start, run, msconfig) which allows you to select and unselect anything that loads on startup. The other way is to use Quicktime Alternative, which just installs as a codec, so you can play mov files in any media player (it comes with Media Player Classic which is usually quite suitable!).
They used that quote (word for word!) in the movie? I only remember the quote from the book.
Heh. I saw a sign in an Apple shop a week or so ago advertising "MacBook Pro"s, and I thought of your signature... Seems Apple do indeed think they're MacBooks.
I don't want anyone else to know mine, so I'm going to make sure it's a personal PIN number.
You think that the fear of being ID'd is enough to stop people wanting to buy things? I personally find that very hard to believe... I know when I buy alcohol, there's a chance I might get asked for ID (I'm over 18, but look younger), but that's actually never slowed me down... It's a mild annoyance, but it really is very mild. OK, alcohol isn't exactly looked down on in society, but I imagine smokers feel the same way, and smoking's far worse than playing computer games, on both health and anti-social grounds. (I'd give gaming a low score on social ratings 'cos it's mostly playing by yourself, but smoking's definately negative)
The Americans are revolting! (cue: -1 off topic/flamebait from mods with sense of humour failure)
Curiosity just got the better of me, and I did a Google Image Search for beaver... In the first two pages, the "worst" pictures found were an anatomy diagram of a beaver (not especially graphic), a group of girls in dresses who were involved somehow with the "Beaver Stadium", and an American flag. This was with moderate-safe search on, and I got similar results when I turned filtering off. The same's true for a web search. Sounds like hyperbole to me!
I suspect a better analogy would be to say that you see the hammers I'm making, and decide that they're really good, so you go to make one for yourself, instead of asking me to make you one, and giving me half a sheep in return. That said, the point is very much correct, and I'm probably just nit picking. Sorry! And I'd like the right half of the sheep please.