And all I kept hearing - between the lines - was that some games would ship on Microsoft that already were shipping on PS3 and Wii, and that other games would ship first of xBox360 and then ship on the Wii.
Take home message, other than a few games (Halo) that we already knew were xBox360 specific - not much behind the PR.
It's time for casual gamers to assert their overwhelming majority and say "No!" to the endless demand for screaming fast video cards that overheat, stuff with so many buttons even a Tellusian gets confused, and this obsessive focus on "power" over "fun".
Grandparent post: Revolution is coming Parent post: Well you go on thinking that. Just like the socialists, the communists, the hippies and all the other such groups. No one cares. No one cares about all the abuse by the FBI, CIA, president and so on that has been going on for decades (see Nixon). It used to be that almost anything was allowed because of the communists lurking behind every corner, now its because of the terrorists or the pedophiles or god knows what group.
The funny thing is that more liberals have served in the armed forces of the US, and are prepared to do what is needed, should it come to that.
But your point that most of the ridiculous laws (Patriot Act, Real ID, etc) are sold with a fake reason of "dealing with terrorists" or whatever, is good.
Never assume that a democracy can not have a coup.
This "Grand Bargain" was great for those seeking el-cheapo workers aka (Corporations)and great for Democrats looking to purchase a new hispanic voting block.
A lot of the reaction that helped kill the bill was by Democratic party members who were against it.
The reality is that more than 85 percent of American citizens didn't want this, and corporations have zero votes, no matter how much they astroturf on this issue.
While it is true that the Western States (and some NE states like Vermont) have laws specifically denying the implementation of the Soviet-style National ID cards, it is untrue that this killed the Immigration bill.
It is far more likely that the backlash from 85 percent of America that disagrees with such things as a doubling of H1-B visas, lack of jail terms for CEOs and execs who hire and subcontract illegal employees, and massive reactions from liberal, moderate, and conservative patriotic Americans of all shapes and types did in this bill.
A number of Senators were directly woken up to how hated this bill was when they went back to their districts and realized in quick polls of local people that they were likely to lose their seats for carrying the corporations water on this issue.
Business has zero votes - only US citizens do. In the end, that is what killed the bill.
In fact, they also have major coverage of it, something like an hour devoted to the subject, plus mentions for about 5 minutes every hour before that, talking about the issue.
I'd rather have gigapop Internet like South Korea does everywhere and download the music direct from the actual band from their website, cutting out the middleman who gets 99 percent of the profits.
Buy a CD direct from a band - cost $12 - they get $6 to $8 profit.
Buy a CD thru a music vendor (except for indie music stores) - they get $0.01 to $0.02 profit.
Buy thru an indie vendor (we love you Sonic Boom Records! - they get $1 to $2 profit.
I choose options A (when at a concert or after a friend twinks me on Facebook) or option C (when I just want to browse for cool stuff).
Actually, the quality of facebook users has been declining ever since they opened the site to non-Harvard students.
I think you meant to say the Harvard users are envious of we UW students in Seattle and our 133L skilz as shown in our fun groups like Brunettes Are So Hot Now and Seminar Junkies.
That's ok, once you graduate from Harvard, you can come to the UW as a postgrad.
The interesting question is, what changes, if any, did they make, did they include source in the distro, and if any work was done which is now GPL by virtue of their acting as a publicly available distributor.
Because, no matter what they say, or even if they charged for it, they were in effect acting as a distributor.
No, it's a Representative Democratic Republic with a Monorachial Syndicalist Anarchism overlaying a Feudalistic Senate. That last part didn't change until more than a century later.
Get your terms straight, eh?
Next thing you know you'll be telling me the Cabinet isn't actually appointed by the monarch's representative, the Governor General, God rest her soul...
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Vere are your papers, citizen comrade?
Nooo!! Was Monkey Boy dancing around the stage again?
No, but he says he has two logos tattooed on his arms now.
And all I kept hearing - between the lines - was that some games would ship on Microsoft that already were shipping on PS3 and Wii, and that other games would ship first of xBox360 and then ship on the Wii.
Take home message, other than a few games (Halo) that we already knew were xBox360 specific - not much behind the PR.
1. Price for upgrade to 160 GB due to how much space WinVista burns up on your hard drive with virus-prone stuff you won't realize is installed - $0
2. Price for upgrade to memory due to how lousy an OS WinVista is - $0
3. Realizing you got more by choosing Ubuntu Linux instead - Priceless
I have two groups on Facebook, Seminar Junkies, and Science Geeks (inherited the latter), and I limit my friends to people that I do stuff with.
The rest I have in the groups, it is way easier to keep track of.
but if you bend it with your mind, Uri will come for you.
It's time for casual gamers to assert their overwhelming majority and say "No!" to the endless demand for screaming fast video cards that overheat, stuff with so many buttons even a Tellusian gets confused, and this obsessive focus on "power" over "fun".
I vote for Fun.
I don't care about blueray.
Nor do I, I'm not even buying an HDTV set until 2009 when they will retail at $300 for a 40 inch set.
The system has no good games.
I enjoy my 360 as I have a wide selection of titles.
True, and this is the deciding factor. My Wii and my PS2 and xBox get more game play - because there are games for them that are fun.
Grandparent post: Revolution is coming
Parent post: Well you go on thinking that. Just like the socialists, the communists, the hippies and all the other such groups. No one cares. No one cares about all the abuse by the FBI, CIA, president and so on that has been going on for decades (see Nixon). It used to be that almost anything was allowed because of the communists lurking behind every corner, now its because of the terrorists or the pedophiles or god knows what group.
The funny thing is that more liberals have served in the armed forces of the US, and are prepared to do what is needed, should it come to that.
But your point that most of the ridiculous laws (Patriot Act, Real ID, etc) are sold with a fake reason of "dealing with terrorists" or whatever, is good.
Never assume that a democracy can not have a coup.
This "Grand Bargain" was great for those seeking el-cheapo workers aka (Corporations)and great for Democrats looking to purchase a new hispanic voting block.
A lot of the reaction that helped kill the bill was by Democratic party members who were against it.
The reality is that more than 85 percent of American citizens didn't want this, and corporations have zero votes, no matter how much they astroturf on this issue.
While it is true that the Western States (and some NE states like Vermont) have laws specifically denying the implementation of the Soviet-style National ID cards, it is untrue that this killed the Immigration bill.
It is far more likely that the backlash from 85 percent of America that disagrees with such things as a doubling of H1-B visas, lack of jail terms for CEOs and execs who hire and subcontract illegal employees, and massive reactions from liberal, moderate, and conservative patriotic Americans of all shapes and types did in this bill.
A number of Senators were directly woken up to how hated this bill was when they went back to their districts and realized in quick polls of local people that they were likely to lose their seats for carrying the corporations water on this issue.
Business has zero votes - only US citizens do. In the end, that is what killed the bill.
They mentioned it on the air.
In fact, they also have major coverage of it, something like an hour devoted to the subject, plus mentions for about 5 minutes every hour before that, talking about the issue.
As you can see at KUOW, they are also participating, as I believe RainyDawg and KNHC in Seattle are as well.
Oh, wait, no, I just don't care.
I'd rather have gigapop Internet like South Korea does everywhere and download the music direct from the actual band from their website, cutting out the middleman who gets 99 percent of the profits.
Buy a CD direct from a band - cost $12 - they get $6 to $8 profit.
Buy a CD thru a music vendor (except for indie music stores) - they get $0.01 to $0.02 profit.
Buy thru an indie vendor (we love you Sonic Boom Records! - they get $1 to $2 profit.
I choose options A (when at a concert or after a friend twinks me on Facebook) or option C (when I just want to browse for cool stuff).
Actually, the quality of facebook users has been declining ever since they opened the site to non-Harvard students.
I think you meant to say the Harvard users are envious of we UW students in Seattle and our 133L skilz as shown in our fun groups like Brunettes Are So Hot Now and Seminar Junkies.
That's ok, once you graduate from Harvard, you can come to the UW as a postgrad.
An idea for a Slashdot poll:
I'm a member of:
* Facebook
* Myspace
* both
* The Cowboy Neal Lonely Hearts Club Band
I'd take the Cowboy Neal option.
Hmmm. I think it should be:
Facebook
Myspace
both
Tribe, you insentive clod!
Cowboy Neal Fan Club for geeks what think good
I'd chose both, even if I have a Tribe account too.
The interesting question is, what changes, if any, did they make, did they include source in the distro, and if any work was done which is now GPL by virtue of their acting as a publicly available distributor.
Because, no matter what they say, or even if they charged for it, they were in effect acting as a distributor.
Ah, so you are an Albertan.
I stand correct.
Now, go secede and be treated as scum by the Yanks as you know you will be.
No, it's a Representative Democratic Republic with a Monorachial Syndicalist Anarchism overlaying a Feudalistic Senate. That last part didn't change until more than a century later.
...
Get your terms straight, eh?
Next thing you know you'll be telling me the Cabinet isn't actually appointed by the monarch's representative, the Governor General, God rest her soul
You must be either an American or an Albertan.
Real Canadians basically trust government. I know this is hard for you to grok, but it's true.
Well, being a dual citizen is kind of cool. You get to curse out the Pres in Canada using your Canadian rights, and then whine about taxes.
Shhh, don't you recall, life was perfect under the Liberals guidance
I think you meant to say the NDP.
That's ok, I changed it for you.
At least it wasn't a BQ idea.
your sign of "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you" probably sounds funny to Americans.
But Canadians have to trust the government is there to help them.
Distrust of government workers is a very American attitude.
The usual, money, sex, booze and smokes. This "legal mumbo jumbo" is out of their pervue as citizens.
No, you're thinking of French people.
Canadians want sex, booze, smokes, and money.
Americans want money, booze, smokes, and to watch sex.
And Mexicans have it all, well, except for the money part.
oops, DMCA I always type too fast, where's the edit function when you need it.
Les larmes des anges sont dans mes oreilles.