a wand-like controller with a lighted ball at the end and a range of buttons on the shaft
I think I speak for all/.ers when I say that I can't wait to get my hands on this shaft. Does it require an especially tight grip? If there's a danger I can wear out my arm manipulating it, should I switch to my left hand occasionally? Are the balls just decorative or do they serve a function? And how am I rewarded at the end of the game?
"The unfortunate thing is that this Nintendo game called Wii had what looks like a solid black, basically automatic-looking type mechanism that operates the game,"
No, the unfortunate thing is that her brain-dead redneck father left a loaded handgun sitting on a table unsupervised and within reach of a three-year-old child.
I know it's really stretching the definition of "anything," but we still make movies and TV shows. Without the hard working people of American there would be no "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" or "Jersey Shore."
Indeed, last year's wealth wasteland has become a billionaire bonanza. Most of the richest people on the planet have seen their fortunes soar in the past year.
When I'm laid off and searching garbage cans for food, it will bring me great comfort to know that at least someone is doing well.
Geodesic dome design died out around the same time hippie communes did. They were looking for a new building that didn't scream "Hey man, check out my groovy new bell-bottoms!"
It's a shame we still don't have any modern console MMO's (and no, an ancient Final Fantasy XI port doesn't count as modern). Seems like someone could make a lot of money if they were a pioneer on this (Evercrack/WoW money I bet), so it's strange that no one seems to even be trying.
Every time I use Java I'm reminded just how much I miss the old GOTO statement. Java can take a program that would take ten lines to write in basic and turn it into a huge pain in the ass with multiple methods and nestled loops.
So Steve Jobs is some sort of hero because he wanted to save some money on lawyers and just make the threat in person?!?!? Man, you must REALLY be an Apple fanboy.
Ever sat next to someone on a plane who was clackity-clacking away on their keyboard for the entire flight? Well, multiply that by about 30-50 times and you'll get an idea of just how annoying a classroom full of people taking notes on the laptops can be. I wouldn't care if people used laptops, if it wasn't so fucking noisy. If they want to keep laptops in the classroom, fine, but they should require students to use some sort of quiet keyboard. The last class I was in, I just wanted to pull my hair out.
You ALREADY need papers if you want to work, drive a car, vote, or even walk around in the states that require you to carry ID on you (those being Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin). What's new?
For the third time in this thread I would point out that many states do, in fact, require you to carry ID's at all time, and the Supreme Court has upheld that. So just try to tell a cop that you don't need to show him your papers sometime. And enjoy your night in jail.
Can you imagine what a shitstorm this would cause if MS tried this? They get bitchslapped for even INCLUDING their own software with their OS, much less actively blocking all competitors and refusing to let anyone install software without their approval. I guess if you're Apple it's okay to engage in anti-competitive business practices.
Considering the way the NSA has behaved in the last 9 years, I'd say it was way more likely that your work would be used to spy on innocent Americans, prop up phony wars, gather dirt on Administration political opponents, etc.
Bah, the technology is fine. They put it in our cop cars and they work fine. Good thing too, since I'm just a few days from retirement and I've got this new partner. Nope, no explosions here.
For those of you who are going to draw analogies to Soviet Russia, etc. and complain that this somehow violates our rights and so on: just think of all the "papers" we ALREADY have to carry in this country. A lot of fuss was made in anti-Soviet propoganda about the papers the Russians had to carry around, but try leaving your house some time in the U.S. without your driver's license, car registration, proof of insurance, etc. I'm pretty sure the cops aren't going to accept "But this is a free country!" in lieu of these if you get stopped at a roadblock.
There are privacy concerns here, but not civil liberties ones (well, no more than are raised by all the other "papers").
Most developers see the "writing on the wall" as reading "Consoles are the future, PC's aren't." Whether they're right or wrong about that, it seems to be the direction most of them are going. Blizzard is exceptional because they're one of the few major developers left that still develops pretty much exclusively for the PC.
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I think I speak for all /.ers when I say that I can't wait to get my hands on this shaft. Does it require an especially tight grip? If there's a danger I can wear out my arm manipulating it, should I switch to my left hand occasionally? Are the balls just decorative or do they serve a function? And how am I rewarded at the end of the game?
No, the unfortunate thing is that her brain-dead redneck father left a loaded handgun sitting on a table unsupervised and within reach of a three-year-old child.
I shall turn myself in to HUAC and report to Glenn Beck for my flogging immediately.
I know it's really stretching the definition of "anything," but we still make movies and TV shows. Without the hard working people of American there would be no "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" or "Jersey Shore."
Yes, it's nice to have a handful of super-wealthy people to ensure that not EVERYONE is poor.
He would be even richer if they had included the cocaine as an asset.
When I'm laid off and searching garbage cans for food, it will bring me great comfort to know that at least someone is doing well.
Geodesic dome design died out around the same time hippie communes did. They were looking for a new building that didn't scream "Hey man, check out my groovy new bell-bottoms!"
It's a shame we still don't have any modern console MMO's (and no, an ancient Final Fantasy XI port doesn't count as modern). Seems like someone could make a lot of money if they were a pioneer on this (Evercrack/WoW money I bet), so it's strange that no one seems to even be trying.
Every time I use Java I'm reminded just how much I miss the old GOTO statement. Java can take a program that would take ten lines to write in basic and turn it into a huge pain in the ass with multiple methods and nestled loops.
So Steve Jobs is some sort of hero because he wanted to save some money on lawyers and just make the threat in person?!?!? Man, you must REALLY be an Apple fanboy.
Ever sat next to someone on a plane who was clackity-clacking away on their keyboard for the entire flight? Well, multiply that by about 30-50 times and you'll get an idea of just how annoying a classroom full of people taking notes on the laptops can be. I wouldn't care if people used laptops, if it wasn't so fucking noisy. If they want to keep laptops in the classroom, fine, but they should require students to use some sort of quiet keyboard. The last class I was in, I just wanted to pull my hair out.
You don't consider controlling 75% of the MP3 player marketplace a monopoly?
It's an undocumented feature!
And that's the thing about the law: some people are allowed to get away with their crimes, some aren't.
As Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada made clear, simply telling the officer your name is not sufficient. No photo id? Do not pass Go, go directly to jail.
You ALREADY need papers if you want to work, drive a car, vote, or even walk around in the states that require you to carry ID on you (those being Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin). What's new?
For the third time in this thread I would point out that many states do, in fact, require you to carry ID's at all time, and the Supreme Court has upheld that. So just try to tell a cop that you don't need to show him your papers sometime. And enjoy your night in jail.
Only if you don't mind going to jail in the many states that require you to carry ID.
Actually, no you can't. The Supreme Court established in 2004 that U.S. citizens must, in fact, always carry identification. Failure to do so can land you in jail.
Can you imagine what a shitstorm this would cause if MS tried this? They get bitchslapped for even INCLUDING their own software with their OS, much less actively blocking all competitors and refusing to let anyone install software without their approval. I guess if you're Apple it's okay to engage in anti-competitive business practices.
Considering the way the NSA has behaved in the last 9 years, I'd say it was way more likely that your work would be used to spy on innocent Americans, prop up phony wars, gather dirt on Administration political opponents, etc.
Bah, the technology is fine. They put it in our cop cars and they work fine. Good thing too, since I'm just a few days from retirement and I've got this new partner. Nope, no explosions here.
For those of you who are going to draw analogies to Soviet Russia, etc. and complain that this somehow violates our rights and so on: just think of all the "papers" we ALREADY have to carry in this country. A lot of fuss was made in anti-Soviet propoganda about the papers the Russians had to carry around, but try leaving your house some time in the U.S. without your driver's license, car registration, proof of insurance, etc. I'm pretty sure the cops aren't going to accept "But this is a free country!" in lieu of these if you get stopped at a roadblock.
There are privacy concerns here, but not civil liberties ones (well, no more than are raised by all the other "papers").
Most developers see the "writing on the wall" as reading "Consoles are the future, PC's aren't." Whether they're right or wrong about that, it seems to be the direction most of them are going. Blizzard is exceptional because they're one of the few major developers left that still develops pretty much exclusively for the PC.