I loved Mass Effect 1 and 2. I have almost every achievement known to man in them, even in the DLC. I am a major fan. But I have no interest in a movie. Playing Mass Effect has, in fact, made me much *less* inclined to see a movie. Why? Because any Shepard on that screen won't be *MY* Shepard. Any story on that screen won't be something I will play a part in. The only choice I will have in that theater is which size popcorn to buy. That's not Mass Effect--it's just a glorified game trailer. I am no more interested in watching it than I would be in watching a video of someone else playing through ME1 or ME2. I couldn't give a shit less how the director wanted to play *his* Shepard.
I guess Murdoch wants us to throw his papers a goodbye party or something. He would be better off spending his remaining time making their funeral arrangements.
Instead of concentrating on the next generation of consoles, MS and Sony are foolishly breaking the traditional 5-year console lifespan rule (sacrosanct since the Atari days) and have instead decided to go chase after the Wii motion controllers fad. Now, even as the Wii fad fades, they're stuck with controllers that no one is particularly excited by (everyone who wanted them already bought a Wii, and most have long since become bored with them). Meanwhile, they've got no next generation consoles in the pipeline, even as consoles show their age more and more every day and hit the very real limits of their 5-year-old technology. Tthe 360 is already having to release games like Mass Effect 2 on multiple discs because they can't support blu-ray discs. And neither console is likely to be able to fully support the rapidly approaching 3-D fad, or MMORPG's, or full 1080p content (most games have to be covertly downsized to 720 to make up for limitations in the 360's and PS3's old CPU/GPU). This may prove a blessing for PC gaming, but is a mess for the console makers.
They should have respected the 5-year rule. It stood even through previous recessions and the console collapse of the early 80's.
I'm just surprised North Korea hasn't built another fake city with fiber-optic to empty houses, just to prove how Glorious Leader has created such a technological paradise.
They let Italy in out of a long-standing respect and nostalgia for the once great Roman Empire and its contribution to Western civilization. It was basically a large-scale pity fuck.
Nonsense. It will provide many jobs. Just think of all the assistants/gardeners/construction workers/etc. that Congressmen will be able to hire with their telco bribe money. Hell, some of those workers might even be legal Americans.
If the girls at my college are any indication, the latest fashion trend must be ratty t-shirts and flip-flops. Seriously, does anyone actually WEAR the latest fashion in real life (outside of a runway show or episode of "Sex and the City," I mean)?
A Ross Matthews once said, that sounds like a great new drink name at a gay bay. But seriously, since when did "dump a bunch of shit on it and hope that plugs it up" become a formal strategy?
No kidding. If every billionaire ended his life like Gates is doing instead of just handing his money on down to his spoiled kids, the world would be significantly less miserable (and we would have a lot less Paris Hiltons running around).
No, Apple are, without a doubt, the jedi fucking masters on that front. Listening to a Steve Jobs keynote is like being the head catcher at a bullshit tossing contest. Every product they release is REVOLUTIONARY, every new line is the light bulb and Steve Jobs and is Thomas Edison himself. Listening to him intro the iPhone, you'd think there was no such thing as a mobile phone before the iPhone came along. If the audience wasn't filled with such fawning admirers, he would get openly laughed at for some of the outlandish hyperbole.
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I loved Mass Effect 1 and 2. I have almost every achievement known to man in them, even in the DLC. I am a major fan. But I have no interest in a movie. Playing Mass Effect has, in fact, made me much *less* inclined to see a movie. Why? Because any Shepard on that screen won't be *MY* Shepard. Any story on that screen won't be something I will play a part in. The only choice I will have in that theater is which size popcorn to buy. That's not Mass Effect--it's just a glorified game trailer. I am no more interested in watching it than I would be in watching a video of someone else playing through ME1 or ME2. I couldn't give a shit less how the director wanted to play *his* Shepard.
I guess Murdoch wants us to throw his papers a goodbye party or something. He would be better off spending his remaining time making their funeral arrangements.
Instead of concentrating on the next generation of consoles, MS and Sony are foolishly breaking the traditional 5-year console lifespan rule (sacrosanct since the Atari days) and have instead decided to go chase after the Wii motion controllers fad. Now, even as the Wii fad fades, they're stuck with controllers that no one is particularly excited by (everyone who wanted them already bought a Wii, and most have long since become bored with them). Meanwhile, they've got no next generation consoles in the pipeline, even as consoles show their age more and more every day and hit the very real limits of their 5-year-old technology. Tthe 360 is already having to release games like Mass Effect 2 on multiple discs because they can't support blu-ray discs. And neither console is likely to be able to fully support the rapidly approaching 3-D fad, or MMORPG's, or full 1080p content (most games have to be covertly downsized to 720 to make up for limitations in the 360's and PS3's old CPU/GPU). This may prove a blessing for PC gaming, but is a mess for the console makers.
They should have respected the 5-year rule. It stood even through previous recessions and the console collapse of the early 80's.
And they said she was crazy for keeping me attached for a year and breastfeeding me until I was 9. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, NOSY SOCIAL WORKERS???
Because they keep waffling on how they're going to plug the leak, of course.
I'm just surprised North Korea hasn't built another fake city with fiber-optic to empty houses, just to prove how Glorious Leader has created such a technological paradise.
They let Italy in out of a long-standing respect and nostalgia for the once great Roman Empire and its contribution to Western civilization. It was basically a large-scale pity fuck.
Good for you, pal. I've been writing Phillip K. Dick screenplay adaptations for years, and that sonofabitch has YET to approve even ONE of them!
It's still not even out in theaters (at least in the U.S.). They've been advertising it pretty heavily here, though.
Nonsense. It will provide many jobs. Just think of all the assistants/gardeners/construction workers/etc. that Congressmen will be able to hire with their telco bribe money. Hell, some of those workers might even be legal Americans.
If the girls at my college are any indication, the latest fashion trend must be ratty t-shirts and flip-flops. Seriously, does anyone actually WEAR the latest fashion in real life (outside of a runway show or episode of "Sex and the City," I mean)?
Not to worry. MS is used to catastrophic glitches.
If it falls into the ocean, my real estate holdings in Otisburg will be worth a fortune!
He only "proved" that a computer virus can move onto a writeable computer chip. We've only known that for how many decades now? Nice theater, though.
I so love a good geek slap-fight. Though this is not as good as a true geek throwdown, it's entertaining nonetheless.
Turns out there is an extremely high suicide rate amongst engineers who lost their iPhone prototypes.
One was in such despair that he shot himself 25 times, with several different caliber weapons.
I'm beginning to think their chief engineer on this project is Wile E. Coyote.
Well sure, we all want a GFP.
I mean "gay bar," but a gay bay would probably like it too.
A Ross Matthews once said, that sounds like a great new drink name at a gay bay. But seriously, since when did "dump a bunch of shit on it and hope that plugs it up" become a formal strategy?
I've always maintained that most CEO's and politicians are just sociopaths who are very skilled at hiding it.
Jobs making a remark about Gates' taste reminds me of the snide fashionista who can see everyone else's flaws but his own.
No kidding. If every billionaire ended his life like Gates is doing instead of just handing his money on down to his spoiled kids, the world would be significantly less miserable (and we would have a lot less Paris Hiltons running around).
Ah FidoNet...what fond memories. And I too was once forever young. Unfortunately, forever didn't last nearly as long as I expected.
No, Apple are, without a doubt, the jedi fucking masters on that front. Listening to a Steve Jobs keynote is like being the head catcher at a bullshit tossing contest. Every product they release is REVOLUTIONARY, every new line is the light bulb and Steve Jobs and is Thomas Edison himself. Listening to him intro the iPhone, you'd think there was no such thing as a mobile phone before the iPhone came along. If the audience wasn't filled with such fawning admirers, he would get openly laughed at for some of the outlandish hyperbole.