Good to know I'm not the only straight guy who likes that show. In a world filled with reality TV trash, that's one of the few reality shows I don't have to be ashamed of. It's amazing the level of creativity that humans can achieve in such a short time when they're given a good challenge.
I admire the Wii's success. But, let's face it, it's really the console for casual gamers and kids (they kind of console parents feel is safe for both little Johnny and grandma at the home). I suspect that, no matter how many consoles they've sold, a hardcore adult title will just not sell nearly as well on the Wii as it would on the 360 or PS3. For example, the most popular shooter on the Wii so far has been Metroid Prime. And, despite the astronomically great Wii hardware sales, that game has only sold about a million copies. That's very good, but it's just a drop in the bucket compared to 360 and PS3 shooters like Halo 3, Metal Gear Sold 4, and Gears of War.
Not to engage in hyperbole here, but on September 11, 2001 there wasn't a specific law against a bunch of strange Arabs getting flight training and bringing boxcutters onto commercial airplanes. That doesn't mean someone shouldn't have stopped them and asked them what the hell they were doing.
You know, before you mock the Indian government here, it should be noted that there *ARE* Pakistani spies and terrorists in India. And this sort of thing is exactly the kind of behavior you would expect out of them (particularly with the recent Indian/Pakistani tensions, the recent terrorist attack, and the possibility of an Indian airstrike against Pakistan's intelligence office). It may be a rush to judgment to condemn them, but it may also be a rush to judgment to just assume that they're just innocent mapmakers who happen to have extensive pictures of Indian air force bases too.
Why would cartographers be taking pictures of airforce bases, in addition to their more expected mapping out of GPS routes? Does sound just a tad suspicious. Can't blame India for wanting to ask them a few questions--the first question being "Are you a Pakistani spy or a terrorist?"
No, back in those days (the late 90's) they were fighting the idea of ANY form of digital distribution. When interviewers would ask the studios about the possibility of setting up LEGAL online digital distribution, they would only defend the traditional CD sales system and dodge the question with something along the lines of "People don't want to buy digital songs, they just want to steal them." The traditional analog distribution system had been around so long that they simply couldn't get their heads around any other way of doing business, even when faced with an obvious consumer demand for it.
It wasn't until iTunes really caught fire that they realized they might be able to survive and even make money in the post-CD/post-record-store era.
It has long been the dream of the media studios to kill the secondary (used) market for media (music, movies, software, etc.). Now they've finally stumbled upon the perfect solution (ironic that they actually *fought* the idea tooth-and-nail back in the Napster days).
A sad thing for me, too. I buy most of my console games used at a huge discount online. All you have to do is wait a few months after release and you can get most used games for a fraction of their retail price.
Look we already sent them a very tersely worded letter saying that, if they didn't improve their human rights record, we would probably still come to the games anyway.
There have been debates over the taxonomy of odd creatures (with similarities to other known creatures) forever. Sometimes simple physical resemblence just doesn't really tell the tale. Of course, evolution producing similar looking/behaving birds is nothing new either (just look at how similar African parrots and South American parrots are to one another).
The really great debates come when zoologists get into trying to classify an animal that looks like (or behaves like) two DIFFERENT known creatures. One of my personal favorites is the Red Panda. The bottom of its body and claws look like a bear's (you can see it clearly in this picture) and it eats only bamboo, just like a Giant Panda. But the rest of it looks like a raccoon. This cute little furball finally had to be given its own unique family, because no one was quite sure where to put the little bastard. And it's still debatable if it truly deserves its own family.
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...My psychic told me so!
Good to know I'm not the only straight guy who likes that show. In a world filled with reality TV trash, that's one of the few reality shows I don't have to be ashamed of. It's amazing the level of creativity that humans can achieve in such a short time when they're given a good challenge.
I admire the Wii's success. But, let's face it, it's really the console for casual gamers and kids (they kind of console parents feel is safe for both little Johnny and grandma at the home). I suspect that, no matter how many consoles they've sold, a hardcore adult title will just not sell nearly as well on the Wii as it would on the 360 or PS3. For example, the most popular shooter on the Wii so far has been Metroid Prime. And, despite the astronomically great Wii hardware sales, that game has only sold about a million copies. That's very good, but it's just a drop in the bucket compared to 360 and PS3 shooters like Halo 3, Metal Gear Sold 4, and Gears of War.
Not to engage in hyperbole here, but on September 11, 2001 there wasn't a specific law against a bunch of strange Arabs getting flight training and bringing boxcutters onto commercial airplanes. That doesn't mean someone shouldn't have stopped them and asked them what the hell they were doing.
Windows peaked with XP and it too, is suffering from bloat, lack of innovation and decline
People said the same thing when Windows ME came out ("Windows peaked with 95, now they're just repeating themselves"). Then XP came out.
2009 will be the year of Linux and the year that PC gaming finally dies. So will 2009, 2010, 2011...
You know, before you mock the Indian government here, it should be noted that there *ARE* Pakistani spies and terrorists in India. And this sort of thing is exactly the kind of behavior you would expect out of them (particularly with the recent Indian/Pakistani tensions, the recent terrorist attack, and the possibility of an Indian airstrike against Pakistan's intelligence office). It may be a rush to judgment to condemn them, but it may also be a rush to judgment to just assume that they're just innocent mapmakers who happen to have extensive pictures of Indian air force bases too.
Why would cartographers be taking pictures of airforce bases, in addition to their more expected mapping out of GPS routes? Does sound just a tad suspicious. Can't blame India for wanting to ask them a few questions--the first question being "Are you a Pakistani spy or a terrorist?"
Only until we can find his lair and stake him.
No, back in those days (the late 90's) they were fighting the idea of ANY form of digital distribution. When interviewers would ask the studios about the possibility of setting up LEGAL online digital distribution, they would only defend the traditional CD sales system and dodge the question with something along the lines of "People don't want to buy digital songs, they just want to steal them." The traditional analog distribution system had been around so long that they simply couldn't get their heads around any other way of doing business, even when faced with an obvious consumer demand for it.
It wasn't until iTunes really caught fire that they realized they might be able to survive and even make money in the post-CD/post-record-store era.
Father Steve will rise again when the world needs him.
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They understand it. They just don't give a shit.
Maybe they could hire Tim Gunn to take over after Jobs. He could update that tired old turtleneck and tell the engineers to "make it work."
It was during this period that they introduced the Powerbook and PowerPC chip, so it was FAR from some complete failure.
It has long been the dream of the media studios to kill the secondary (used) market for media (music, movies, software, etc.). Now they've finally stumbled upon the perfect solution (ironic that they actually *fought* the idea tooth-and-nail back in the Napster days).
A sad thing for me, too. I buy most of my console games used at a huge discount online. All you have to do is wait a few months after release and you can get most used games for a fraction of their retail price.
Not necessary. If Jobs died, most of his followers would probably commit suicide voluntarily anyway.
Apple survived from 1985 to 1996, didn't they?
Look we already sent them a very tersely worded letter saying that, if they didn't improve their human rights record, we would probably still come to the games anyway.
What more do you want from us?
Except, of course, for Scientology. With "science" in the name, it HAS to be legit.
How many coins can I get for a Camel buck?
Did they really think that a company founded by two Jews wouldn't sue over money? Really?
I'm a sociopath who *also* doesn't fit the mold, you insensitive clod!
There have been debates over the taxonomy of odd creatures (with similarities to other known creatures) forever. Sometimes simple physical resemblence just doesn't really tell the tale. Of course, evolution producing similar looking/behaving birds is nothing new either (just look at how similar African parrots and South American parrots are to one another).
The really great debates come when zoologists get into trying to classify an animal that looks like (or behaves like) two DIFFERENT known creatures. One of my personal favorites is the Red Panda. The bottom of its body and claws look like a bear's (you can see it clearly in this picture) and it eats only bamboo, just like a Giant Panda. But the rest of it looks like a raccoon. This cute little furball finally had to be given its own unique family, because no one was quite sure where to put the little bastard. And it's still debatable if it truly deserves its own family.