Much as I like taking cheap shots at Sony/PS3, this is a valid point. As news sources go, The Inquirer isn't exactly a pillar of journalistic excellence.
This is an attempt to bring the old business model of terrestrial radio to the Internet. It's no different than listening to a commercial radio station's Internet stream, apart from the lack of cheesy locally-produced ads for Slappy's Bait Shop and Ice Cream Stand.
For those unfamiliar with Terrestrial Radio, it's that thing with all the monopolies that is being pummeled by the more interesting stuff on Internet Radio and Satellite Radio.
New Voyages, the fan-film continuation of TOS that's running with the tacit approval of Paramount and which has Roddenberry's son as a consultant, has done some neat things with CGI in the original Trek universe.
That said, though, I really hope they won't try to replace the originals like when Red Dwarf tried to. It's an interesting novelty, but it's not worth trashing the original for.
..as neat as the idea is, though, and ignoring for the moment how quickly the US telcos would put the arm on their purchased elected officials should any glimmer of this arrive here, I wonder about the privacy implications. Wifi network traffic is vulnerable to interception, as well as it being the responsibility of the provider (the airport, coffee shop, or whatever) to filter and moderate what's being done on their bandwidth and keep their asses covered in case someone decides to do something illegal and/or stupid from their public network. How secure could using an IP phone via a public hotspot be? And how quickly until the TLAs demand logs and tapping rights?
So in other words, just as with nearly every review of a new processor ever made that doesn't try to divide by 0... if you can afford the brand new bleeding-edge chip, you might like it better than the less-expensive version.
But get in on it quick, because as soon as this blows up, people will tune it out. The older folks might still remember when lettering on a t-shirt was unusual enough for a second glance from anyone on the street, but how many people pay attention to what strangers are sporting on t-shirts these days?
Times Square's glitzy neon lights were revolutionary in its day, but information overloads like that are quickly tuned out to the point where I would guess the percentage of people who work or live nearby who could actually name more than three or four Times Square ads from memory to be very low. As is all I can pull off the top of my head are Coca-cola and the big steamy Cup-O-Noodles, even though I've taken regular walks through the area for roughly 12 years.
Fabrics like drapes, cushions or sofa coverings become active when they illuminate in order to enhance the observer's mood and positively influence his/her behavior.
Because nothing positively enhances my mood like tons of stupid blinking flashing crap made to distract me and sell me things.
I'm a big PA fan, and I have high hopes for this. Who better to put together a game than the guys who have made a tidy living off pointing out the industry's faults?
I'm sure they know full well how huge a hit their gamer cred would take if their own game turned out lousy, so they're pretty much putting their livelihoods on the line for this.
..and that is next year, I shall make an important announcement.
*bow* Thank you, thank you ladies and gentlemen, you're far too kind. I'd like to thank you all for being here today, I'd like to thank Rob Malda and everyone else who made this possible, and I'd like to thank my mom. *bow* Thank you all for your time, please enjoy the cocktails.
No kidding! When I was a little nerd, my room was where my books, my games, my toys, my little black-and-white TV, my TRS-80, and my soldering kit were. I spent so much time in my room I used to get punished from it by my worried family. They would make me go outside and get some sunshine every once in a while.
Of course, that's how I met the neighbor kids who showed me the joys of pyromania, shoplifting, trespassing, and other irresponsible activities, but that's another series of stories entirely.
We're not talking about people who want to break encryption, we're talking about companies like Cyberlink who want to make programs like Power-HD-DVD/Power-BluRay, or other companies who may way to produce media players for windows just for legal competition.
I fear the same rules apply. If Hollywood refused to grant a license to decrypt HD DRM'd content on a 32-bit Vista system to Microsoft, they're not very likely to license JoeBlowCo to do it either.
If you want to play something DRM'ed, you'll have to crack the protection, which in the US is probably a DMCA violation. I am not a lawyer, but thanks to the bloodsuckers who are lawyers being actually prepared this time around, you'll get a chance at the legal penalties DVD Jon narrowly escaped.
Astrologers will just keep on as before. The Astrological usage of the word "planet" includes the traditional planets as well as the Sun, the Moon, the planetoid 2060 Chiron, and really whatever else one desires to keep track of in their system of astrology.
Film producer and rock video director Peter Clifton was sitting watching television when he saw NASA was searching for original Apollo 11 footage. He had forgotten that in 1979 he ordered footage from The Smithsonian for use in The Dark Side of The Moon demo film.
Strangely enough, it turns out that the moon landing footage syncs up perfectly with "The Wizard of Oz."
I love how one of those auctions proudly proclaims the glove was "TESTED." I'm picturing some eBay seller hooking the thing up, going through all the motions, and confidently saying to himself, "A-yup, doesn't do a damn cotton-picking thing, just like when it was new!"
How about Bruce Willis on a hoverboard listening to bootleg OGGs of George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on a homemade altoids-tin music player, kissing Salma Hayek, and fighting Christopher Walken, Jet Li, the Rock, and an army of robot sharks with rocket-packs?
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You just hjave to tighten up the graphics.
Much as I like taking cheap shots at Sony/PS3, this is a valid point. As news sources go, The Inquirer isn't exactly a pillar of journalistic excellence.
This is an attempt to bring the old business model of terrestrial radio to the Internet. It's no different than listening to a commercial radio station's Internet stream, apart from the lack of cheesy locally-produced ads for Slappy's Bait Shop and Ice Cream Stand.
For those unfamiliar with Terrestrial Radio, it's that thing with all the monopolies that is being pummeled by the more interesting stuff on Internet Radio and Satellite Radio.
New Voyages, the fan-film continuation of TOS that's running with the tacit approval of Paramount and which has Roddenberry's son as a consultant, has done some neat things with CGI in the original Trek universe.
That said, though, I really hope they won't try to replace the originals like when Red Dwarf tried to. It's an interesting novelty, but it's not worth trashing the original for.
..as neat as the idea is, though, and ignoring for the moment how quickly the US telcos would put the arm on their purchased elected officials should any glimmer of this arrive here, I wonder about the privacy implications. Wifi network traffic is vulnerable to interception, as well as it being the responsibility of the provider (the airport, coffee shop, or whatever) to filter and moderate what's being done on their bandwidth and keep their asses covered in case someone decides to do something illegal and/or stupid from their public network. How secure could using an IP phone via a public hotspot be? And how quickly until the TLAs demand logs and tapping rights?
So in other words, just as with nearly every review of a new processor ever made that doesn't try to divide by 0... if you can afford the brand new bleeding-edge chip, you might like it better than the less-expensive version.
By two words.
Times Square's glitzy neon lights were revolutionary in its day, but information overloads like that are quickly tuned out to the point where I would guess the percentage of people who work or live nearby who could actually name more than three or four Times Square ads from memory to be very low. As is all I can pull off the top of my head are Coca-cola and the big steamy Cup-O-Noodles, even though I've taken regular walks through the area for roughly 12 years. Because nothing positively enhances my mood like tons of stupid blinking flashing crap made to distract me and sell me things.
I'm also a big fan of "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie."
Barney's alive?? Didn't I kill that bastard in a Doom wad in 1995 that nobody prosecuted?
I'm a big PA fan, and I have high hopes for this. Who better to put together a game than the guys who have made a tidy living off pointing out the industry's faults?
I'm sure they know full well how huge a hit their gamer cred would take if their own game turned out lousy, so they're pretty much putting their livelihoods on the line for this.
I have an important announcement to make...
..and that is next year, I shall make an important announcement.
*bow*
Thank you, thank you ladies and gentlemen, you're far too kind. I'd like to thank you all for being here today, I'd like to thank Rob Malda and everyone else who made this possible, and I'd like to thank my mom.
*bow*
Thank you all for your time, please enjoy the cocktails.
No kidding! When I was a little nerd, my room was where my books, my games, my toys, my little black-and-white TV, my TRS-80, and my soldering kit were. I spent so much time in my room I used to get punished from it by my worried family. They would make me go outside and get some sunshine every once in a while.
Of course, that's how I met the neighbor kids who showed me the joys of pyromania, shoplifting, trespassing, and other irresponsible activities, but that's another series of stories entirely.
If you want to play something DRM'ed, you'll have to crack the protection, which in the US is probably a DMCA violation. I am not a lawyer, but thanks to the bloodsuckers who are lawyers being actually prepared this time around, you'll get a chance at the legal penalties DVD Jon narrowly escaped.
Astrologers will just keep on as before. The Astrological usage of the word "planet" includes the traditional planets as well as the Sun, the Moon, the planetoid 2060 Chiron, and really whatever else one desires to keep track of in their system of astrology.
..there you are.
You'll also get a much better rush from stealing actual cars and killing real people than you will from playing GTA.
...so I've heard, anyway.
It's so... bad.
welcome our insectoid jaw-flapping overlords.
And I mean it, too. With yaps like that, they'll be stars of international politics in no time flat.