Apparently my asshattery has distracted everyone in this thread about the fact that we're going to need a bigger internet (or at least a larger series of tubes).
Yes, it is "Cue". I apologize. At least I didn't use "Que" like I did last time. I'll try not to mix my homophones anymore (though no promises about mixing my metaphors).
... this female android is wearing one? Does that mean she no longer needs her 'flesh and blood' master? 1,000's of geeks best chances for getting lucky skyrocket and then nosedive in less than one week. Technology is such a tempting roller coaster.
What I believe he's trying to say (having not read a single line of TFA) is that there is strength in a subscription-based gaming service. It's an interesting concept. If you pay $2 an hour to play Bioshock 2, and I finish it in 6 hours, that's only 12 dollars. But I have a friend who is on like his fourth play through - he'd be up near $50. It seems to me then that a subscription service penalizes heavy gamers but would be great for mid-casual gamers like me.
I apologize for the generalization, but aren't most heavy gamers also better gamers simply due to the nature of their many hours of experience? Perhaps they'd burn through Bioshock 2 in only three or four hours the first time through, and even less the next time through. With 'volume discounts' they may actually get a better deal than a mid-casual gamer in the long run.
"In the near future, we'll have games that don't depend on any platform," Kojima said
Kojima makes his prediction as he designed a follow-up game called Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, scheduled for a late April launch. His development company, Konami Corp. has partnered with Sony and the portable PSP device.
What magic codebase or architecture is he talking about? Surely it isn't Java... and internet based gaming isn't reliable for those without great broadband... and the iPad will be OK for casual games but not a 'console quality' gaming experience. Is he talking about a handheld device (aka PSP?) that plugs into your TV, then hits the road with you?
Is there a chance that Sony will learn something from this? Will they embrace this as a chance to let those who want 'Other OS' support bad enough have it? If they do it let's them off the hook regarding any warranty support for the 'fat' PS3's.
I wonder if this poses any security concerns or problems? Is letting 'cloud users' access the servers that run out financial markets really a good idea?
Trial and error? Sounds like someone needs to patent a way to optimize optimization so that it doesn't include all this wasted time of trial and error.
.. if you do it in the State of Massachusetts as long as your money doesn't leave the State of Massachusetts. Hmmm... what if the online casino is located in Massachusetts?
Richard Stallman will always find something to complain about if something even hints at the possibility of not completely adhering to his myopic point of views and mentality. This isn't news, it's in my horoscope every day.
'Closed software' is a fact of life for most users. This attempt at 'expanding' the functionality isn't very impressive, though, and won't have very many real world uses. What if you resize your monitor, do your 'customizations' all go to hell?
I always liked using the plugin architecture for applications that provide it.
What platform is this library available for? I didn't see it in the article.
How much does this slow down an application that's running on a single CPU with a single core? Splitting memory allocation off into its own thread will negatively impact performance when running on many of the existing desktops out there.
How many Blue Ray players am I supposed to buy before they stop coming up with new formats? I bet they keep this sh!t up until the next video format wars. Asshats.
Salesman: Well I can't _give_ you the car, but I _can_ let you have this little number for practically nothing: only $38,000.
[bullets hit the car]
Homer: [suspicious] Hey, what are all these holes?
Salesman: [quickly] These are speed holes. They make the car go faster.
Homer: Oh, yeah. Speed holes!
[bullets riddle the car and smash the windshield]
Salesman: You want my advice? I think you should buy this car.
It is also working on other projects to replace Windows that make the OS act more like a hypervisor."
So this means your hypervisor can get infected? Is it really such a great idea to use the largest individual security risk in computers as a hypervisor?
So all I have to do is download some shitty app and rate it, potentially exposing myself to the spyware/malware/security vulnerabilities were looking to avoid? Where do I sign up?
I'm surprised they don't have at least a 9 question application to signup and qualify the suckers, um, volunteers. I guess they'll let anyone test the apps? So it's Yelp but without the sales pressure?
... and everyone has a particular body part. Did they honestly expect a consensus that everyone thought these classics were, um, classics? If 100 people each read 100 books we'd get a crap load of worthless reviews... but Amazon would be happy to have sold the 10,000 books to them.
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Apparently my asshattery has distracted everyone in this thread about the fact that we're going to need a bigger internet (or at least a larger series of tubes).
We're not talking about people, lined-up or otherwise.
Except for the people lining up to correct my mistake ... there seems to be a queue of them ;-)
Cue. It's cue.
Yes, it is "Cue". I apologize. At least I didn't use "Que" like I did last time. I'll try not to mix my homophones anymore (though no promises about mixing my metaphors).
Queue the theme from Jaws: "We're going to need a bigger Internet"
... this female android is wearing one? Does that mean she no longer needs her 'flesh and blood' master? 1,000's of geeks best chances for getting lucky skyrocket and then nosedive in less than one week. Technology is such a tempting roller coaster.
I find the lack of commas alarming. William Shatner could never read that if it was in a script.
What I believe he's trying to say (having not read a single line of TFA) is that there is strength in a subscription-based gaming service. It's an interesting concept. If you pay $2 an hour to play Bioshock 2, and I finish it in 6 hours, that's only 12 dollars. But I have a friend who is on like his fourth play through - he'd be up near $50. It seems to me then that a subscription service penalizes heavy gamers but would be great for mid-casual gamers like me.
I apologize for the generalization, but aren't most heavy gamers also better gamers simply due to the nature of their many hours of experience? Perhaps they'd burn through Bioshock 2 in only three or four hours the first time through, and even less the next time through. With 'volume discounts' they may actually get a better deal than a mid-casual gamer in the long run.
"In the near future, we'll have games that don't depend on any platform," Kojima said
Kojima makes his prediction as he designed a follow-up game called Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, scheduled for a late April launch. His development company, Konami Corp. has partnered with Sony and the portable PSP device.
What magic codebase or architecture is he talking about? Surely it isn't Java ... and internet based gaming isn't reliable for those without great broadband ... and the iPad will be OK for casual games but not a 'console quality' gaming experience. Is he talking about a handheld device (aka PSP?) that plugs into your TV, then hits the road with you?
It says FF:FF:FF etc in the info screen. Thats not right. I wonder if his "firmware" has any side effects he's not letting on about.
You mean that maybe it stutters?
PS3 is a GAME CONSOLE, not a COMPUTER.
Then someone will have to release "Linux: The Game" pretty soon so it can run on the PS3.
Is there a chance that Sony will learn something from this? Will they embrace this as a chance to let those who want 'Other OS' support bad enough have it? If they do it let's them off the hook regarding any warranty support for the 'fat' PS3's.
I wonder how this will develop.
Colorfully?
What about computers the service cloud computing?
What about sentences the make sense?
Here, try this: What about computers that service cloud computing?
I wonder if this poses any security concerns or problems? Is letting 'cloud users' access the servers that run out financial markets really a good idea?
Trial and error? Sounds like someone needs to patent a way to optimize optimization so that it doesn't include all this wasted time of trial and error.
.. if you do it in the State of Massachusetts as long as your money doesn't leave the State of Massachusetts. Hmmm ... what if the online casino is located in Massachusetts?
Richard Stallman will always find something to complain about if something even hints at the possibility of not completely adhering to his myopic point of views and mentality. This isn't news, it's in my horoscope every day.
'Closed software' is a fact of life for most users. This attempt at 'expanding' the functionality isn't very impressive, though, and won't have very many real world uses. What if you resize your monitor, do your 'customizations' all go to hell?
I always liked using the plugin architecture for applications that provide it.
What platform is this library available for? I didn't see it in the article.
How much does this slow down an application that's running on a single CPU with a single core? Splitting memory allocation off into its own thread will negatively impact performance when running on many of the existing desktops out there.
How many Blue Ray players am I supposed to buy before they stop coming up with new formats? I bet they keep this sh!t up until the next video format wars. Asshats.
Please explain.
Sure. I'll use a car analogy:
Salesman: Well I can't _give_ you the car, but I _can_ let you have this little number for practically nothing: only $38,000.
[bullets hit the car]
Homer: [suspicious] Hey, what are all these holes?
Salesman: [quickly] These are speed holes. They make the car go faster.
Homer: Oh, yeah. Speed holes!
[bullets riddle the car and smash the windshield]
Salesman: You want my advice? I think you should buy this car.
Any questions?
It is also working on other projects to replace Windows that make the OS act more like a hypervisor."
So this means your hypervisor can get infected? Is it really such a great idea to use the largest individual security risk in computers as a hypervisor?
So all I have to do is download some shitty app and rate it, potentially exposing myself to the spyware/malware/security vulnerabilities were looking to avoid? Where do I sign up?
I'm surprised they don't have at least a 9 question application to signup and qualify the suckers, um, volunteers. I guess they'll let anyone test the apps? So it's Yelp but without the sales pressure?
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith:
This book is 3 words over and over again: MY LIFE IS BAD.
I'm assuming you started counting at 'zero'. Once again the halo effect of arrays haunts our daily lives.
... and everyone has a particular body part. Did they honestly expect a consensus that everyone thought these classics were, um, classics? If 100 people each read 100 books we'd get a crap load of worthless reviews ... but Amazon would be happy to have sold the 10,000 books to them.