...and Slashdot rejected it. I don't f*cking care about the "no grousing" rule. That rule doesn't apply in this case. I'm going to go get my f*cking tech news elsewhere from now on. B*stards.
...to find all the "free sample" pr0n hidden in the maze of otherwise unintelligble directories. In the end, isn't that what the Internet is all about -- finding more efficient ways to see boobies? Yes...yes I think so.
...but it simply isn't practical yet. It may save the planet, but it won't save us, the consumer, the other form of "green" which we require to engage in other useful activities such as eating and not sleeping out in the rain.
...memory erasure for viewing copyrighted materials. This idea was conceptualized in the short story Paycheck. As absurd as that sounds, ten years ago a story like the one posted here would have sounded equally absurd.
...by using an old saying we all learn in high school technical/vocational classes -- "Keep it simple, stupid." After reading this article I tried to think about why my mouse has two buttons in the first place. Frankly, Microsoft could simply apply a concept they already use on Windows CE to simulate an alternate kind of click -- holding down the button for a few seconds...which is what one does with the stylus when one needs to open a menu with commands like cut, paste, copy, etc. So in effect, Windows users could easily be afforded a one-button simple mouse as well. You would have the single click, the double click, and the held click. See how simple that is? And, much like the article and the other user comments mention, money could be saved this way not only for materials, but on the cost of design...though I am inclined to agree that gaming mice need many more buttons to be effective.
...Lynx has that oh-so-scary Y and X in there. It looks very L33t and hacker-friendly. Now, if that poor guy had only used Links instead, this whole mess wouldn't have happened. There's nothing scary about an I and a K is there? Though I guess you could use them to say Mikrosoft. That's kinda creepy I suppose.
...since I was a kid," is a statement many of us thought we would never hear ourselves saying about anything, especially video games. I have to say that state of gaming has taken a considerable turn for the worse since 2000. I blame most of this on the standardization of video game design that infects the industry today. Not too many years ago, the game design itself wasn't the only factor in game creation; a group of programmers actually had to sit down, come up with new, viable source code to get the game to work, design things almost completely from scratch, and spend upwards of a few years getting things ready to go. This doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Now, with pre-defined routines, a plethora of text books and college courses on the subject, and a little help from insanely powerful graphics cards that require little ingenious use of memory allocation or groundbreaking feats of coding, anyone can walk of the streets, spend a couple of months in front of a professor, text book, and dry erase board and be able to transfer his/her ideas directly into reality in just a handful of months. And forget creativity or innovation my friends, the gaming industry has gone Hollywood; they are reusing the same garbage over and over again. If there are any good titles still being released on the PC or console gaming systems, they are smothered by an almost infinite pile of mind numbing crap never to be truly appreciated for what they are. This phenomenon isn't limited to gaming, though, as it has infiltrated animation as well. Has anyone else noticed the steady decline in quality of animated programs/movies in the last 10 years? The bottom line: people are relying too much on progressively more powerful computers to create things FOR them, with as little mental and emotional involvement as possible. Art gives way to commerce I suppose; you've all heard this rant before. One of the entertainment industry's favorite paradigms is to depict the destruction of mankind via technology -- whether it be AI gone awry, atomic bombs, or just some madmen getting together and wreaking havoc with their state-of-the-art techno toys. In reality is we ARE ALLOWING technology to destroy us in a very personal way -- by affording ourselves less and less of a role in the creation of art in any form. I close with a simple thought: Just because one CAN do something does not mean one SHOULD.
"The probe is apparently about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle"
called "Herbie the Love Probe." Wait...that doesn't sound right. It won't be a TV movie, it'll be the new hot pr0n on satellite. It'll certainly be easy to transmit!
...that a portable costing 400 bucks with games that cost 50 bucks or more and also required one to have a cell contract for probably an additional 50 bucks per month if they wanted online gameplay wouldn't be popular? Not to mention the games were horrible PS1 era ripoffs that were fuzzy and hard to play with the unit's layout.
Just for reference, if you wanted to get the same effect without straining your eyes, wrists, and fingers, try throwing a few hundred dollar bills into a fire while fornicating yourself with a rusty screwdriver. That's pretty much what happened to anyone who bought an N-Gage anyway.
"As mentioned, the hx2750 has a 624MHz processor, which is currently the fastest you can get on a Pocket PC, 128 megs of RAM, 128 megs of ROM (currently the most RAM and flash ROM you'll find on a Pocket PC), Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11b, an SD slot that supports SDIO, a CF type II slot (accepts type I and II cards) and a biometric fingerprint scanner for security."
That's pretty exciting actually. While I'm very "pro handgun ownership", and many feel there is enough security in the buying process already, this could make the job of gun store owners even easier by allowing them to take a thumbprint of their potential buyer to compare with the thumbprints of the permit holder they claim to be in an online database. Here in Indiana, a permit holder can simply walk in with their little pink card and a handful of cash and walk out with a weapon. This would eliminate a lot of fraud I'm certain. There are many other applications here, but that was the one that came to mind first. The point I'm stressing is that it is finally becoming practical and affordable technology.
...how anyone doing this can be accused of intentionally trying to blind pilots without some sort of equipment to actually aim the laser at the cockpit. I don't know about the rest of you, but my eyesight isn't quite good enough to hit a mark that far away that accurately. I'm not trying to defend this man's actions, but I do find that the sentence is a bit on the harsh side. Perhaps they were trying to make an example out of him. Furthermore, would it not be possible to installed polarized mirror windows in these planes to prevent this problem? I just did a very simple test in the comfort of my own home involving a pair of mirrored sunglasses and a laser point. Guess what? It works. The government needs to pay as much attention to solving problems as it does to dishing out punishment for those who cause them.
...I see it as a potential new beginning in computing. I'm not saying I agree with the philosophies presented in this article; I mean to say now is the time for some young, intelligent, and enterprising individual to shake up the digital world as we know it by designing the next level of bleeding-edge computer technology that will represent new hardware and software technologies that can function independently of what we have today -- thus giving computing a "fresh start."
...nVidia graphics cards for requiring more and more (insane amounts of) power to operate with each new model. The newest of these cards require a 480 watt power supply and spare hard drive power dongle to boot.
What's next? An ADDITIONAL PC required to process graphics for the main system? No wonder why I prefer console gaming!!
...is the art of concealing your source." -- Franklin P. Jones
So...Gish eh? Seems our good friends at Chronic Logic have either been rumaging around in the bargain software bins on eBay or have suffered a severe SNES flashback -- not unlike an acid flashback with ones and zeros instead of serotonin and dopamine.
With a little bit of searching, I was able to come up with the following FAQ on a game I played long ago called Smart
Ball and a screenshot. Here's the game's title screen.
Congratulations guys, you just did a "21st century Hollywood" style re-make of a really crappy game. Maybe you'd like to try your hand at updating Extreme Sports with the Berenstein Bears for Gameboy Color.
Slashdot Mirror
...and Slashdot rejected it. I don't f*cking care about the "no grousing" rule. That rule doesn't apply in this case. I'm going to go get my f*cking tech news elsewhere from now on. B*stards.
...to find all the "free sample" pr0n hidden in the maze of otherwise unintelligble directories. In the end, isn't that what the Internet is all about -- finding more efficient ways to see boobies? Yes...yes I think so.
...from a people who invented The Fried Mars Bar. There isn't anything "green" about burning methane or lard.
Let us not forget about the Green Lantern's green power ring!!
...but it simply isn't practical yet. It may save the planet, but it won't save us, the consumer, the other form of "green" which we require to engage in other useful activities such as eating and not sleeping out in the rain.
...that sometimes during the process the stragglers fall prey to hunters.
...memory erasure for viewing copyrighted materials. This idea was conceptualized in the short story Paycheck. As absurd as that sounds, ten years ago a story like the one posted here would have sounded equally absurd.
ME: Hey professor! What separates planets from stars?
PROFESSOR: Space. Or about 2,500 to 50,000 Kelvin.
ME: Thanks professor!
Cylons?
...by using an old saying we all learn in high school technical/vocational classes -- "Keep it simple, stupid." After reading this article I tried to think about why my mouse has two buttons in the first place. Frankly, Microsoft could simply apply a concept they already use on Windows CE to simulate an alternate kind of click -- holding down the button for a few seconds...which is what one does with the stylus when one needs to open a menu with commands like cut, paste, copy, etc. So in effect, Windows users could easily be afforded a one-button simple mouse as well. You would have the single click, the double click, and the held click. See how simple that is? And, much like the article and the other user comments mention, money could be saved this way not only for materials, but on the cost of design...though I am inclined to agree that gaming mice need many more buttons to be effective.
...Lynx has that oh-so-scary Y and X in there. It looks very L33t and hacker-friendly. Now, if that poor guy had only used Links instead, this whole mess wouldn't have happened. There's nothing scary about an I and a K is there? Though I guess you could use them to say Mikrosoft. That's kinda creepy I suppose.
...since I was a kid," is a statement many of us thought we would never hear ourselves saying about anything, especially video games. I have to say that state of gaming has taken a considerable turn for the worse since 2000. I blame most of this on the standardization of video game design that infects the industry today. Not too many years ago, the game design itself wasn't the only factor in game creation; a group of programmers actually had to sit down, come up with new, viable source code to get the game to work, design things almost completely from scratch, and spend upwards of a few years getting things ready to go. This doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Now, with pre-defined routines, a plethora of text books and college courses on the subject, and a little help from insanely powerful graphics cards that require little ingenious use of memory allocation or groundbreaking feats of coding, anyone can walk of the streets, spend a couple of months in front of a professor, text book, and dry erase board and be able to transfer his/her ideas directly into reality in just a handful of months. And forget creativity or innovation my friends, the gaming industry has gone Hollywood; they are reusing the same garbage over and over again. If there are any good titles still being released on the PC or console gaming systems, they are smothered by an almost infinite pile of mind numbing crap never to be truly appreciated for what they are. This phenomenon isn't limited to gaming, though, as it has infiltrated animation as well. Has anyone else noticed the steady decline in quality of animated programs/movies in the last 10 years? The bottom line: people are relying too much on progressively more powerful computers to create things FOR them, with as little mental and emotional involvement as possible. Art gives way to commerce I suppose; you've all heard this rant before. One of the entertainment industry's favorite paradigms is to depict the destruction of mankind via technology -- whether it be AI gone awry, atomic bombs, or just some madmen getting together and wreaking havoc with their state-of-the-art techno toys. In reality is we ARE ALLOWING technology to destroy us in a very personal way -- by affording ourselves less and less of a role in the creation of art in any form. I close with a simple thought: Just because one CAN do something does not mean one SHOULD.
called "Herbie the Love Probe." Wait...that doesn't sound right. It won't be a TV movie, it'll be the new hot pr0n on satellite. It'll certainly be easy to transmit!
I'm so going to hell now.
Just for reference, if you wanted to get the same effect without straining your eyes, wrists, and fingers, try throwing a few hundred dollar bills into a fire while fornicating yourself with a rusty screwdriver. That's pretty much what happened to anyone who bought an N-Gage anyway.
That's pretty exciting actually. While I'm very "pro handgun ownership", and many feel there is enough security in the buying process already, this could make the job of gun store owners even easier by allowing them to take a thumbprint of their potential buyer to compare with the thumbprints of the permit holder they claim to be in an online database. Here in Indiana, a permit holder can simply walk in with their little pink card and a handful of cash and walk out with a weapon. This would eliminate a lot of fraud I'm certain. There are many other applications here, but that was the one that came to mind first. The point I'm stressing is that it is finally becoming practical and affordable technology.
...how anyone doing this can be accused of intentionally trying to blind pilots without some sort of equipment to actually aim the laser at the cockpit. I don't know about the rest of you, but my eyesight isn't quite good enough to hit a mark that far away that accurately. I'm not trying to defend this man's actions, but I do find that the sentence is a bit on the harsh side. Perhaps they were trying to make an example out of him. Furthermore, would it not be possible to installed polarized mirror windows in these planes to prevent this problem? I just did a very simple test in the comfort of my own home involving a pair of mirrored sunglasses and a laser point. Guess what? It works. The government needs to pay as much attention to solving problems as it does to dishing out punishment for those who cause them.
Yes, and the only difference I noticed was that Gish won't run on an SNES.
...I see it as a potential new beginning in computing. I'm not saying I agree with the philosophies presented in this article; I mean to say now is the time for some young, intelligent, and enterprising individual to shake up the digital world as we know it by designing the next level of bleeding-edge computer technology that will represent new hardware and software technologies that can function independently of what we have today -- thus giving computing a "fresh start."
...id Software is going to be LATE releasing something? No way!
What's next? An ADDITIONAL PC required to process graphics for the main system? No wonder why I prefer console gaming!!
Well since both produce the same thing...I guess I really doesn't matter.
...train flocks of seagulls to crap all over the transmitters?
Seriously though, I agree with the other comments; mistakes have been made and now consequenes must be suffered...kudos to Dan!!
So...Gish eh? Seems our good friends at Chronic Logic have either been rumaging around in the bargain software bins on eBay or have suffered a severe SNES flashback -- not unlike an acid flashback with ones and zeros instead of serotonin and dopamine.
With a little bit of searching, I was able to come up with the following FAQ on a game I played long ago called Smart Ball and a screenshot. Here's the game's title screen.
Congratulations guys, you just did a "21st century Hollywood" style re-make of a really crappy game. Maybe you'd like to try your hand at updating Extreme Sports with the Berenstein Bears for Gameboy Color.