I went to a karaoke bar one time and the karaoke machine kept crashing every one or two songs. Then it would reboot, and lo and behold, it was a Windows Machine! All, it had to do was boot up and run one program without crashing! But it could not. However, for all I know the dude who ran it was downloading pr0n off Kazaa on the same machine when he got home.
I was just saying that tv shows which are 30 minutes or an hour of video would be priced more than mp3s that are 3 to 5 minutes long of just audio. The bandwidth alone required to host these shows for download would raise the cost. (Provided they don't decide to use bittorrent, but that would open a whole new can of worms.)
I never said that is what I'd pay for TV downloads. I don't have any need to with my TV tuner card. I was merely speculating at what the "industry" would charge to let users download shows from the internet based on the music prices they charge. And being that its MY speculation im sure I am wildly wrong.
There is no way each show would cost a dollar, or only 10 bucks a month. Mp3s cost more per song and they are trying to raise the price, and Napster charges 15 bucks a month I believe. Look for it in the 5 bucks per and 40 bucks a month range. (Kinda the same as it costs to get TV anyway.)
It is good that after all the media news about Firefox actually having a security issue that the team moved to correct it, even if very short term. Unfortunetly I don't think this will get as much media coverage as the previous stories on it, but it is a step in the right direction. So, at least we don't have to wait for a fix, they will disable the issue, fix it, then reinable it. Sounds like good software development to me.
I agree, how can there be no more telemarketer calls (and even further no more parodies of) "Hi, would you like to change your long distance service to MCI?"
I just find it a sad commentary on society that violence is more acceptable than nudity.
I'll agree. There are gunfights and murders on free tv, but if you expose those god-forsaken breasts, you have to be on HBO. Cable can't even do it.
I've thought a lot about this because I feel that violence is much worse than nudity. But that's just my opinion.
In our wonderful Puritan American society, sex and nudity are seen as "private", while violence is on the evening news and seen as a "public" act. Nudity is meant to be private and not seen by anyone, and violence occurs in the public realm. Thats the way it has been classified and that is the way it will stay.
Is it just me or have there been a way above normal level of announcements and agreements and settlements and movements amongst the gaming companies? Makes you wonder what is going on in the boardrooms of these companies, must be pretty buzy.
But don't you want to be the first kid on the block to have an M$ branded cell phone. And amazingly enough, the first kid ever to get a spyware pop-under on your cell phone!
Number Munchers was the greatest game ever played in elementary school. I wish I could get my hands on a version for a current PC. You would even study math even more so you could get a higher score and be quicker than your friends at number munchers. What were the name of the monsters? I can't remember.
Let me get this straight? You spent Saturday night and Sunday morning at work? Thats some serious dedication, I barely want to spend Tuesday mornings at work. And Saturday night? Wow.
I agree, the same people who are buying the characters on eBay for WoW or Everquest are the same people who troll the rooms in any online game looking for hacks so they can have 10 or 100 of the most rare items or hacks to increase their atributes. It comes down to a difference in ideals. Some like playing the game, some just want a shorcut to profit and destruction.
Does anyone else see Blizzard becoming super snobbish? They first cut off the delivery of their game so that no one else can get in. (They SAY this is for server reasons...) Then they say that you can re-sell characters because it said so in the EULA? I think the anti-newbie lobbyist has finally gotten to them.
I went with my friend to pick up his german friend who was coming in from Germany and she didn't have his or anyone else's address in America. The custom's agent was apparently pissed and had to come out to find my friend to get an American address. This was all very weird to us and we had to wait for like 2 hours for her. So, I believe this is a US customs issue, not just AA.
So, would these video games keep improving over time without competition? Or is that a bit too idealistic of me?
Secondly, would this go towards a video game update system with the new players and teams adding through a service pack? Would that make it too much M$ Windows? This could be made easier when all gaming consoles are online, but all of the fun is the new additional features. However, could this be covered with a service pack at a "nominal" fee? There is some good and some bad to this.
Is this the beginning of the end for sports video games? So, now with each MLB and NFL video games with monopolies, does quality suffer eventually? The EA MLB offering from 2004 is quite good, and I would hate to see it just turn into Bad News Baseball. Each companies baseball and football offerings wouldn't be playing on level playing fields. (pardon the sports analogy)
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I went to a karaoke bar one time and the karaoke machine kept crashing every one or two songs. Then it would reboot, and lo and behold, it was a Windows Machine! All, it had to do was boot up and run one program without crashing! But it could not. However, for all I know the dude who ran it was downloading pr0n off Kazaa on the same machine when he got home.
I was just saying that tv shows which are 30 minutes or an hour of video would be priced more than mp3s that are 3 to 5 minutes long of just audio. The bandwidth alone required to host these shows for download would raise the cost. (Provided they don't decide to use bittorrent, but that would open a whole new can of worms.)
I never said that is what I'd pay for TV downloads. I don't have any need to with my TV tuner card. I was merely speculating at what the "industry" would charge to let users download shows from the internet based on the music prices they charge. And being that its MY speculation im sure I am wildly wrong.
There is no way each show would cost a dollar, or only 10 bucks a month. Mp3s cost more per song and they are trying to raise the price, and Napster charges 15 bucks a month I believe. Look for it in the 5 bucks per and 40 bucks a month range. (Kinda the same as it costs to get TV anyway.)
Some guy down the street is the closest provider of free Wi-Fi.
I believe it is also called the Garden State Parkway. 35 cents, 35 cents, 35 cents...
Who is going to have Longhorn this summer to try out IE7 on?
It is good that after all the media news about Firefox actually having a security issue that the team moved to correct it, even if very short term. Unfortunetly I don't think this will get as much media coverage as the previous stories on it, but it is a step in the right direction. So, at least we don't have to wait for a fix, they will disable the issue, fix it, then reinable it. Sounds like good software development to me.
I agree, how can there be no more telemarketer calls (and even further no more parodies of) "Hi, would you like to change your long distance service to MCI?"
Exactly, but i don't know what it would be good for since I don't have a pen1s. (I realize that this post could be taken entirely the wrong way)
I just find it a sad commentary on society that violence is more acceptable than nudity.
I'll agree. There are gunfights and murders on free tv, but if you expose those god-forsaken breasts, you have to be on HBO. Cable can't even do it. I've thought a lot about this because I feel that violence is much worse than nudity. But that's just my opinion. In our wonderful Puritan American society, sex and nudity are seen as "private", while violence is on the evening news and seen as a "public" act. Nudity is meant to be private and not seen by anyone, and violence occurs in the public realm. Thats the way it has been classified and that is the way it will stay.
Is it just me or have there been a way above normal level of announcements and agreements and settlements and movements amongst the gaming companies? Makes you wonder what is going on in the boardrooms of these companies, must be pretty buzy.
But don't you want to be the first kid on the block to have an M$ branded cell phone. And amazingly enough, the first kid ever to get a spyware pop-under on your cell phone!
Number Munchers was the greatest game ever played in elementary school. I wish I could get my hands on a version for a current PC. You would even study math even more so you could get a higher score and be quicker than your friends at number munchers. What were the name of the monsters? I can't remember.
Let me get this straight? You spent Saturday night and Sunday morning at work? Thats some serious dedication, I barely want to spend Tuesday mornings at work. And Saturday night? Wow.
I agree, the same people who are buying the characters on eBay for WoW or Everquest are the same people who troll the rooms in any online game looking for hacks so they can have 10 or 100 of the most rare items or hacks to increase their atributes. It comes down to a difference in ideals. Some like playing the game, some just want a shorcut to profit and destruction.
Does anyone else see Blizzard becoming super snobbish? They first cut off the delivery of their game so that no one else can get in. (They SAY this is for server reasons...) Then they say that you can re-sell characters because it said so in the EULA? I think the anti-newbie lobbyist has finally gotten to them.
You mean the FBIs job is not to download pirated movies off the internet and bust some kids for it on the side?
I went with my friend to pick up his german friend who was coming in from Germany and she didn't have his or anyone else's address in America. The custom's agent was apparently pissed and had to come out to find my friend to get an American address. This was all very weird to us and we had to wait for like 2 hours for her. So, I believe this is a US customs issue, not just AA.
So, would these video games keep improving over time without competition? Or is that a bit too idealistic of me? Secondly, would this go towards a video game update system with the new players and teams adding through a service pack? Would that make it too much M$ Windows? This could be made easier when all gaming consoles are online, but all of the fun is the new additional features. However, could this be covered with a service pack at a "nominal" fee? There is some good and some bad to this.
Logan's Run, here we come!
Is this the beginning of the end for sports video games? So, now with each MLB and NFL video games with monopolies, does quality suffer eventually? The EA MLB offering from 2004 is quite good, and I would hate to see it just turn into Bad News Baseball. Each companies baseball and football offerings wouldn't be playing on level playing fields. (pardon the sports analogy)