This whole law sounds very fishy. Is Australia going to seek extradition for anyone running a website targeting Australians that advertises gambling (and later on maybe whatever else they don't like)?
This sounds like a Simpsons episode waiting to happen.
Be sure to bring a frog!
Maybe those are the games Sony wants to promote, but they're not the only games out there.
I get mine at Yodobashi Camera, but since I'm in America right now, I'll look at a source more available to Americans: Lik-Sang.
It shows 110 PSP games out now, and another 84 awaiting release. That's pretty close to what I've seen in the shops. Yes, Lik-Sang is out of many of the titles, but that's not the point -- there are dozens and dozens of games out there. Even discounting the titles that Lik-Sang is out of stock on, the numbers are far higher than reported by 1UP, and all of these games are available from mail order for Americans just as easy as if they ordered from Amazon.com or Target.
Just because you can't get them in Best Buy doesn't mean they're not available to Ameicans or anyone else.
Only 30 games for the PSP? Where are you shopping? There's more like 50, 60, even 70 out there. If the extent of your shopping experience if Best Buy and Target, then it's your own fault you don't have any games.
Go somewhere that has the games. I get mine in Japan where they have dozens and dozens of them. Your inability to read Japanese is not my problem. Take it as an opportunity to explore a new culture. Most of the games don't need Japanese language skills anyway.
Don't stick your head in the sand and then complain that it's dark.
So, what we have here is a Slashdot article which rips off an Engadget article which is basically ripped off from a Joystiq article on something from some guy's blog.
So, the guy who put the time, money and effort into this hack gets virtually no credit for what he's done, but three other web sites make money off of him via banner ads.
(I'd link to the original site, but it's already collapsed under the weight of the combined Slashdotting/Engadgeting/Joystiqing.)
I weep for the state of internet "journalism" these days. Can't imagine why people still buy newspapers.
I'm a PSP owner, but not part of the homebrew community, so can you elaborate on why this particular site is despised by the community? They seem to be reporting this guy's work and putting ads all over it just like Slashdot.
The mass public investment in power, water, rail, postal and sanitation tech has featured regular upgrades and replacements. And it's become so reliable and cheap that we generally don't even notice it.
You only don't notice the cost it if you live in your parent's basement. Once you become a homeowner and start paying taxes you notice it very much.
I'm sure there are a few people happily clacking away on their Wangs, saving to floppies, printing with 9-pin dot matrix, and happy because that's all they need.
I know a medium-sized chemical company that still has hundreds of people happily using Wang terminals for most of their work. But instead of 9-pin dot matrix, they're hooked up to these scary-ass huge laser printers that print so fast they use tractor-feed paper. Don't ask me the brand, I haven't been there in a couple of years.
How does making two buttons look like one, make this more intuitive?
It's not two buttons. It's still one button, but there are sensors similar to the ones used in the iPod scroll wheel that sense which finger you're using.
intuitive, no fucking way.
Calm down, sport. It's just a mouse. It will be O.K. No one's going to take your Logitech away. But you might consider trading it in for some anger management classes.
Instead, they used a formula based on how much income a persom was making.
Too bad your selective perception doesn't line up with the facts. Did you even read TFA you linked to, or did you think you could just get away with passing off a half-truth as fact? (Insert former Clinton adminsitration worker comment here.)
From TFA:
"the families of each survivor will receive $250,000 for pain and suffering, plus $50,000 per child, plus an amount based on the victim's age and income."
Families need both parents working, nobody is left at home with the kids, fast food replaces home cooking, eating in front of the TV replaces family dinners and discussions
Sounds like the late 1950's, not the late 1990's.
Tuition at schools rises faster than inflation
Sounds like the late 1970's, not the late 1990's.
For many, school is not an option, and the US Army is recruiting in highschools (since when is being a mercenary a requirement for an education)
Sounds like the 1930's through today, not unique to the late 1990's.
Gas prices double, nearly triple the past decade
Sounds like the late 1950's through today, not unique to the late 1990's.
Places require credit checks and personality tests for hiring
Sounds like the early 1980's. Or at least that's the first time I ran into it.
And workers are looked at as a commodity, like an ox pulling a wagon, not as people
Sounds like the 1300's through today in every culture on Earth.
I guess my point is that you can't blame everything on what happened in recent history, and you don't appear to have enough knowledge of history in general to validate your argument.
The US after WW2 became a culture of selfishness and exclusive personal ownership: my car, my stereo, my house.
...my friends... ...I'm building an addition... ...myself to live in.
I've got a great job...
It sounds like you're suffering from the culture of selfishness and personal ownership. I suggest you give everything away to people you don't know and live on the street or under a bridge. Then you can feel good about yourself.
Must be a side effect of dealing with Intel chips.
I just hope the nice Apple dancer ads won't have to stop cold in the tracks for the stupid "Intel Inside" jingle box. Might as well put NASCAR-style feature stickers all over the Powerbooks.
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This whole law sounds very fishy. Is Australia going to seek extradition for anyone running a website targeting Australians that advertises gambling (and later on maybe whatever else they don't like)?
This sounds like a Simpsons episode waiting to happen.
Be sure to bring a frog!
I didn't see where he claimed to be a Christian. Did you see video of him at Bible Camp or something?
Oh WAIT! I know! It's cool on Slashdot to bash Christianity. I forgot. So sorry I missed the intent of your post.
You may now go return to your previously scheduled bigoted hatred for other people that you've never met.
Maybe those are the games Sony wants to promote, but they're not the only games out there. I get mine at Yodobashi Camera, but since I'm in America right now, I'll look at a source more available to Americans: Lik-Sang.
It shows 110 PSP games out now, and another 84 awaiting release. That's pretty close to what I've seen in the shops. Yes, Lik-Sang is out of many of the titles, but that's not the point -- there are dozens and dozens of games out there. Even discounting the titles that Lik-Sang is out of stock on, the numbers are far higher than reported by 1UP, and all of these games are available from mail order for Americans just as easy as if they ordered from Amazon.com or Target.
Just because you can't get them in Best Buy doesn't mean they're not available to Ameicans or anyone else.
Only 30 games for the PSP? Where are you shopping? There's more like 50, 60, even 70 out there. If the extent of your shopping experience if Best Buy and Target, then it's your own fault you don't have any games.
Go somewhere that has the games. I get mine in Japan where they have dozens and dozens of them. Your inability to read Japanese is not my problem. Take it as an opportunity to explore a new culture. Most of the games don't need Japanese language skills anyway.
Don't stick your head in the sand and then complain that it's dark.
Wow. Reuters and AP cover local news in your city? What planet do you live on?
So, what we have here is a Slashdot article which rips off an Engadget article which is basically ripped off from a Joystiq article on something from some guy's blog.
So, the guy who put the time, money and effort into this hack gets virtually no credit for what he's done, but three other web sites make money off of him via banner ads.
(I'd link to the original site, but it's already collapsed under the weight of the combined Slashdotting/Engadgeting/Joystiqing.)
I weep for the state of internet "journalism" these days. Can't imagine why people still buy newspapers.
I was thinking about how they did it in Max Headroom.
I saw Brazil, but don't remember the typewriters. Probably because I didn't really like the movie.
I'm a PSP owner, but not part of the homebrew community, so can you elaborate on why this particular site is despised by the community? They seem to be reporting this guy's work and putting ads all over it just like Slashdot.
The mass public investment in power, water, rail, postal and sanitation tech has featured regular upgrades and replacements. And it's become so reliable and cheap that we generally don't even notice it.
You only don't notice the cost it if you live in your parent's basement. Once you become a homeowner and start paying taxes you notice it very much.
(nevermind that they don't work anyhow, you're too high).
I thought they worked for the passengers on September 11th?
I wonder if the mouse can be programmed to emit a squeak noise when you squeeze it.
I'm sure there are a few people happily clacking away on their Wangs, saving to floppies, printing with 9-pin dot matrix, and happy because that's all they need.
I know a medium-sized chemical company that still has hundreds of people happily using Wang terminals for most of their work. But instead of 9-pin dot matrix, they're hooked up to these scary-ass huge laser printers that print so fast they use tractor-feed paper. Don't ask me the brand, I haven't been there in a couple of years.
How does making two buttons look like one, make this more intuitive?
It's not two buttons. It's still one button, but there are sensors similar to the ones used in the iPod scroll wheel that sense which finger you're using.
intuitive, no fucking way.
Calm down, sport. It's just a mouse. It will be O.K. No one's going to take your Logitech away. But you might consider trading it in for some anger management classes.
no spyware was installed nor prompted to be installed
If there was no prompt, how do you know nothing was installed?
This doesn't seem to be hurting Firefox or Safari, though; I browse with both, and can't recall when a site wouldn't render properly.
Parts of British Airways, Travlocity, and CheapTickets won't render properly in Safari.
Or they could just paint the roof.
I just downloaded Adobe's free converter. No problem. No upgrade.
Fact is that no company, be it Apple or 3rd parties wants to support two different architectures.
Don't video game companies do this every day?
I'm kind of sick seeing people with white earbuds in the street now
Why? You don't think people should listen to music on their Sony PSPs?
Instead, they used a formula based on how much income a persom was making.
Too bad your selective perception doesn't line up with the facts. Did you even read TFA you linked to, or did you think you could just get away with passing off a half-truth as fact? (Insert former Clinton adminsitration worker comment here.)
From TFA:
"the families of each survivor will receive $250,000 for pain and suffering, plus $50,000 per child, plus an amount based on the victim's age and income."
Families need both parents working, nobody is left at home with the kids, fast food replaces home cooking, eating in front of the TV replaces family dinners and discussions
Sounds like the late 1950's, not the late 1990's.
Tuition at schools rises faster than inflation
Sounds like the late 1970's, not the late 1990's.
For many, school is not an option, and the US Army is recruiting in highschools (since when is being a mercenary a requirement for an education)
Sounds like the 1930's through today, not unique to the late 1990's.
Gas prices double, nearly triple the past decade
Sounds like the late 1950's through today, not unique to the late 1990's.
Places require credit checks and personality tests for hiring
Sounds like the early 1980's. Or at least that's the first time I ran into it.
And workers are looked at as a commodity, like an ox pulling a wagon, not as people
Sounds like the 1300's through today in every culture on Earth.
I guess my point is that you can't blame everything on what happened in recent history, and you don't appear to have enough knowledge of history in general to validate your argument.
The US after WW2 became a culture of selfishness and exclusive personal ownership: my car, my stereo, my house.
...my friends...
...I'm building an addition...
...myself to live in.
I've got a great job...
It sounds like you're suffering from the culture of selfishness and personal ownership. I suggest you give everything away to people you don't know and live on the street or under a bridge. Then you can feel good about yourself.
It looks like they laid off 30% of the keys on his keyboard.
Must be a side effect of dealing with Intel chips.
I just hope the nice Apple dancer ads won't have to stop cold in the tracks for the stupid "Intel Inside" jingle box. Might as well put NASCAR-style feature stickers all over the Powerbooks.
So did my Commodore MPS-802 in 1985.
I think the big story is that HP's invented a combination Wayback Machine and Reality Distortion Field.