Also from the document: Q: Will consumers be bombarded with advertising? Advertising is a core revenue source for the publishers who will have to put a lot of resource and money into making the Home experience as fulfilling as it will be. As an offset to having to pay for the basic online service, and being able to enjoy the fundamental Home experience for free, some advertising is entirely reasonable. Advertising will be kept to palatable levels however. It is in no-one's interests to cause users to leave Home through excessive advertising.
That's funny, since they shipped the hardware manuals with the kit and even gave a "sample" implementation of OpenGL in PSGL. AFAIK the only hardware they didn't give access to was the IOP, hardly the performance-sensitive piece of the kit. Are you sure you're not slinging second-hand, inaccurate information?
My comment was less about this specific article/report, and more about the general reaction you'll see on all the hardcore gaming sites (and even not-so-hardcore ones like this) immediately after *any* report even remotely links gaming to violence in young kids: "I played plenty of violent games, and I turned out fine! Games aren't linked with violence!" (Great, you have done a scientific sample of one.) And of course, the heated insistence that games should be treated as a medium on par with any other, without acknowledging that the same problems of other media influencing young behavior also apply.
Really I wasn't interested in debating whether psychology is science, but since you're so eager to use my post that way, I'm happy to have given you the opportunity to go there.:)
...until it proves something you don't want to hear, then suddenly all studies are flawed and all science is bullshit.
It doesn't help to have the people who like games get defensive about the reality that 20 years of research has proven, over and over again. No one is disputing that movies and TV have similar effects--that's been proven, too--and no one is saying that there aren't other ways to become violent as well. (Studies of abused children and children who live in violence-filled neighborhood have shown this.)
Gamers should be coming out to say, "Duh, that's why we have a rating system. That's why we encourage parents to get involved" rather than, "No, our cigarettes don't cause cancer like the rest of them!"
This is from someone who works in the game industry and loves GTA just as much as everyone else does.
It acts as an IMAP client as well... The website's out of date. The Wiki has lots more information: http://zoe.omara.ca/
Look, I'm guessing I have the same problem you have with managing mail, and I'm trying to solve it for both of us. My solution doesn't exactly match what you described but I think I hit all the salient requirements:
* You don't want to change e-mail addresses - so just let Zoe read your mail from your current account * You want saved searches server-side so you have them wherever you are - keep bookmarks to the Zoe search, or post a page containing links to them up right next to Zoe * Google-like searching - given * Relational searches - results have most useful relationships accessible as side links without a special query; lucene search query syntax is supported, and Zoe has extended the fields you can use in that syntax * You like to use IMAP - fine, use it for reading your mail as it comes in, but don't blame both your provider and your client author for not teaming up to give you *your* ideal relational search interface! Instead accept that search like you describe is an adjunct function requiring an interface that doesn't look like mail, and be willing to click on a URL rather than a folder icon to see your saved search.
It may be that I'm just less fussy, but I think Zoe's actually a more elegant way to handle your implied need than what you suggest.
If this isn't it, then fuck, you're never going to get everyone else teaming up to write what you want, so it's time for you to go write it/fund it yourself!
The PSP was never announced as being on sale in the US before the first quarter of '05. Sony hasn't been counting on Christmas sales in the US or in Europe.
I saw the new Unreal engine demo running behind closed doors at this year's GDC. It was on an unreleased NVidia part, but was running at a pretty high res and at least 30fps... and it was beautiful. Screenshots don't do it justice.
I'm a hardcore gamer, and my wife typically throws up her hands at most games, saying that the controls are too complex or that the 3D camera makes her disoriented or that I have some automatic advantage just due to my familiarity with the "game vocabulary" if you will...
However, she'll play the Sims and DDR Max on our PS2 until I peel her off of the controller! For that matter so will I; those are great games.
This flies directly counter to the usual arguments about fair use being derailed in the over-reactive world of anti-piracy technology... If this site cares so much for Your Rights Online, makes sure stories discuss rights we *do* have, not those we don't... such as theft of games.
All of the capabilities you describe are in Jabber:
You can script bots for Jabber in any number of languages... Try perl! Groupchat/MUC provides the standing discussion channel for remote development groups. Groupchat/MUC is loggable.
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How about a link to the forum and posts in question, then?
Did you try contacting their customer support as suggested in the announcement?
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/28/ps3-firmware-v3-21-update/
Good point, didn't realize that PdaNet doesn't require root... That may make it worth the price for those who have yet to root their phone.
There are now two full-featured, easy-to-use, free alternatives to Tetherbot.
WiFi Tether for Android
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
aNetShare
http://android.a0soft.com/?url=aNetShare.htm
(If I could post QR codes here, I would...)
Why would you promote PdaNet when there are now two full-featured, easy-to-use, *free* alternatives that don't require a USB connection?!
WiFi Tether for Android
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
aNetShare
http://android.a0soft.com/?url=aNetShare.htm
(If I could post QR codes here, I would...)
Why would you promote pdaNet when there are two full-featured, easy-to-use, *free* alternatives that don't require a USB connection to the phone?!
WiFi Tether for Android
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
aNetShare
http://android.a0soft.com/?url=aNetShare.htm
(If I could post QR codes here, I would...)
Why would you promote Tetherbot when there are now two full-featured, easy-to-use, free alternatives?!
WiFi Tether for Android
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether
aNetShare
http://android.a0soft.com/?url=aNetShare.htm
(If I could post QR codes here, I would...)
People commonly export eBooks and similar stuff to images, and stick them in the images folder.
The image viewer has pan and zoom, so you can pretty much do as you described, minus the PDF format.
Also from the document:
Q: Will consumers be bombarded with advertising?
Advertising is a core revenue source for the publishers who will have to put a
lot of resource and money into making the Home experience as fulfilling as it
will be. As an offset to having to pay for the basic online service, and being
able to enjoy the fundamental Home experience for free, some advertising is
entirely reasonable. Advertising will be kept to palatable levels however. It is
in no-one's interests to cause users to leave Home through excessive
advertising.
That's funny, since they shipped the hardware manuals with the kit and even gave a "sample" implementation of OpenGL in PSGL. AFAIK the only hardware they didn't give access to was the IOP, hardly the performance-sensitive piece of the kit. Are you sure you're not slinging second-hand, inaccurate information?
My comment was less about this specific article/report, and more about the general reaction you'll see on all the hardcore gaming sites (and even not-so-hardcore ones like this) immediately after *any* report even remotely links gaming to violence in young kids: "I played plenty of violent games, and I turned out fine! Games aren't linked with violence!" (Great, you have done a scientific sample of one.) And of course, the heated insistence that games should be treated as a medium on par with any other, without acknowledging that the same problems of other media influencing young behavior also apply.
:)
Really I wasn't interested in debating whether psychology is science, but since you're so eager to use my post that way, I'm happy to have given you the opportunity to go there.
...until it proves something you don't want to hear, then suddenly all studies are flawed and all science is bullshit.
It doesn't help to have the people who like games get defensive about the reality that 20 years of research has proven, over and over again. No one is disputing that movies and TV have similar effects--that's been proven, too--and no one is saying that there aren't other ways to become violent as well. (Studies of abused children and children who live in violence-filled neighborhood have shown this.)
Gamers should be coming out to say, "Duh, that's why we have a rating system. That's why we encourage parents to get involved" rather than, "No, our cigarettes don't cause cancer like the rest of them!"
This is from someone who works in the game industry and loves GTA just as much as everyone else does.
Apple's working on an Excel competitor called "Numbers".
It acts as an IMAP client as well... The website's out of date. The Wiki has lots more information:
http://zoe.omara.ca/
Look, I'm guessing I have the same problem you have with managing mail, and I'm trying to solve it for both of us. My solution doesn't exactly match what you described but I think I hit all the salient requirements:
* You don't want to change e-mail addresses - so just let Zoe read your mail from your current account
* You want saved searches server-side so you have them wherever you are - keep bookmarks to the Zoe search, or post a page containing links to them up right next to Zoe
* Google-like searching - given
* Relational searches - results have most useful relationships accessible as side links without a special query; lucene search query syntax is supported, and Zoe has extended the fields you can use in that syntax
* You like to use IMAP - fine, use it for reading your mail as it comes in, but don't blame both your provider and your client author for not teaming up to give you *your* ideal relational search interface! Instead accept that search like you describe is an adjunct function requiring an interface that doesn't look like mail, and be willing to click on a URL rather than a folder icon to see your saved search.
It may be that I'm just less fussy, but I think Zoe's actually a more elegant way to handle your implied need than what you suggest.
If this isn't it, then fuck, you're never going to get everyone else teaming up to write what you want, so it's time for you to go write it/fund it yourself!
Fine, you leave me no choice but REALLY to solve your problem. :)
Just saw this today:
http://zoe.nu
You are now entering Nirvana...
There's a script for the GreaseMonkey Firefox extension that will give your GMail account vFolders/SavedSearches.
h ea d-eabdf94e13996f57a124d22f8d5b1fda50156307
:)
http://dunck.us/collab/GreaseMonkeyUserScripts#
HOT DAMN I love Firefox!
Here's a helpful hint: Try reading the article before posting.
There's some super-hard coating on the PSP's entire front that's very resistant to scratching.
The PSP was never announced as being on sale in the US before the first quarter of '05. Sony hasn't been counting on Christmas sales in the US or in Europe.
I saw the new Unreal engine demo running behind closed doors at this year's GDC. It was on an unreleased NVidia part, but was running at a pretty high res and at least 30fps... and it was beautiful. Screenshots don't do it justice.
I'm a hardcore gamer, and my wife typically throws up her hands at most games, saying that the controls are too complex or that the 3D camera makes her disoriented or that I have some automatic advantage just due to my familiarity with the "game vocabulary" if you will...
However, she'll play the Sims and DDR Max on our PS2 until I peel her off of the controller! For that matter so will I; those are great games.
This flies directly counter to the usual arguments about fair use being derailed in the over-reactive world of anti-piracy technology... If this site cares so much for Your Rights Online, makes sure stories discuss rights we *do* have, not those we don't... such as theft of games.
All of the capabilities you describe are in Jabber:
You can script bots for Jabber in any number of languages... Try perl!
Groupchat/MUC provides the standing discussion channel for remote development groups.
Groupchat/MUC is loggable.
Here's the "Jabber Enhancement Proposal":t ml
http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0058.h
There're tons of other interesting JEPs as well:
http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jeplist.php
Check 'em out!
'Nuff said.