I've been playing other, less-fun games to attempt curb my addiction to SupCom: FA. But I don't know what I'm going to do when SupCom 2 comes out in 2010... hopefully...?
Yes, they've sold a lot of Wiis in the past. But while Wii sales have gone down lately (despite a $50 price drop), PS3 and 360 sales numbers are flat.
I used to own a Wii. I had such a hard time finding fun games for it I sold it for near what I paid for it and bought a cheaper, more powerful 360 and have been very happy with it since. Lots of great, cheap games for it.
"The military also hopes to replace copper wiring in planes and satellites with highly conductive nanotubes, saving millions of dollars in fuel costs."
...and adding millions of dollars in carbon nanotube costs.
Word. This is kind of a silly topic but it actually shines a bright light on...what it means to be human!! Without motivation we are nothing. Motivation is the main... uh, motivator behind everything we humans do. If an ancestor did not feel motivated to procreate, that behavior died with that individual. Everyone alive today contains deep-rooted psychological motivators that were selected for over thousands of years of human evolution.
Amazing to wonder if really good sex-bots (from Japan) could spell the end of humanity. So many people these days chose not to have kids... If we can't keep humanity going, why on earth would AI beings even start?
Another cause of obesity in the US that is absent in a lot of other countries is that the US is designed around automobile transportation. Walking and biking are strongly discouraged by the design of our roads and the spread-out nature of our cities and towns.
True. But add Hulu, Netflix, etc., to OTA and you lack... live international soccer games and Univision? (I actually do miss the soccer games but I'm not getting DirecTV just for that)
It is no surprise that they would refuse to delete your SSN #. Everyone that uses their service is getting screwed - some just might not realize it yet. OTA HDTV FTW - Free and much better picture.
I agree that the no-penknives-on-airplanes rule is crazy and I can definitely see where someone that has been around a little longer will notice a lessening of personal liberty. But, there are huge environmental upsides to it: I'd like zoning laws that would curb people's ability to create 2 acre yards, thereby requiring everyone in the neighborhood to drive a car. I'd like a hefty tax on gasoline to encourage people to use more efficient transportation. I like reasonable speeding laws because someone else's high speed scares me and lower speeds are much more efficient.
We really could have used some additional government control of the US financial markets. Basically, I could understand why a libertarian would not like CCTV but, libertarians are idealistic fools.
The OP gives a very unclear description of the events. When the cops showed up he was busy putting away all the stuff he had just walked out with.
I take "just walked out with" to mean "just walked out of the store". After re-reading the account for the 3rd time, I figured he was "putting away all the stuff" into his car parked just outside the store.
I suppose you have this documented elsewhere already but, I am curious - Do you have some custom immersion suits that will go on over your dry insulation (coats, pants, etc) ? Or will you be changing into a "regular" suit in sub-zero weather? You will be taking flippers to enable you to swim in them (They are not exactly speedo suits)? They are not designed for swimming... I think I would take an inflatable watercraft instead but I would worry that the rubber would crack at extreme cold temperatures (out of the nice warm water).
Geez give it up! Only iPod owners have iPod dock connectors. Apple is using a proprietary connector so they can license peripherals. And then they want me to pay extra for the priveledge? No, thanks. Here's my list of mini-B gadgets:
Digital Camera Digital camcorder Sony PSP Logitech remote control USB Flash card drive
No Problem! Wait for a storm, let the wave action lift you to just below the platform, toss your grappling-hook onto the platform and climb up before the next wave hits.
I completely agree with you. I sold my Wii for what I paid for it and bought a cheaper Xbox 360 so that I could play games like GTA 4, watch movies on NetFlix, and a million other things that the Wii cannot (or will not) do. The only thing I do not like is paying for Xbox Live membership and the damn fan noise of the 360. Wii was pleasantly silent (even when turned on, which was rare).
I'd hack my PSP to be able to play the games I've bought without having to use those stupid UMD disks. But then (I assume) I'd lose the ability to download game demos from Sony which I find quite handy. Actually, another reason not to hack it is that using the UMD disks saves me from having to buy more of those damned memory sticks. Once I can get 8gb for $15, I'll consider hacking again.
Lucky bastard. When I was a student there I wanted to take the Shinkansen from Akita to Tokyo but I really didn't have any extra scratch and it was cheaper to fly.
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I've been playing other, less-fun games to attempt curb my addiction to SupCom: FA. But I don't know what I'm going to do when SupCom 2 comes out in 2010... hopefully...?
Your broken-recordness would not be so annoying if it weren't so misleading:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/29/nintendo-profits-plunge-wii-sales
Yes, they've sold a lot of Wiis in the past. But while Wii sales have gone down lately (despite a $50 price drop), PS3 and 360 sales numbers are flat.
I used to own a Wii. I had such a hard time finding fun games for it I sold it for near what I paid for it and bought a cheaper, more powerful 360 and have been very happy with it since. Lots of great, cheap games for it.
I'm fairly certain there are no cheap and easy ways to drastically reduce fuel usage, or they would have thought of it by now.
They thought of it a looooong time ago. Time to start using it again!:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/22/2143897.htm
"The military also hopes to replace copper wiring in planes and satellites with highly conductive nanotubes, saving millions of dollars in fuel costs."
Word. This is kind of a silly topic but it actually shines a bright light on ...what it means to be human!!
Without motivation we are nothing. Motivation is the main... uh, motivator behind everything we humans do.
If an ancestor did not feel motivated to procreate, that behavior died with that individual.
Everyone alive today contains deep-rooted psychological motivators that were selected for over thousands of years of human evolution.
Amazing to wonder if really good sex-bots (from Japan) could spell the end of humanity. So many people these days chose not to have kids... If we can't keep humanity going, why on earth would AI beings even start?
Regular depression is debilitating in almost every way.
Mild depression is unpleasant but has the benefit of helping some cognitive abilities.
Another cause of obesity in the US that is absent in a lot of other countries is that the US is designed around automobile transportation. Walking and biking are strongly discouraged by the design of our roads and the spread-out nature of our cities and towns.
True. But add Hulu, Netflix, etc., to OTA and you lack ... live international soccer games and Univision?
(I actually do miss the soccer games but I'm not getting DirecTV just for that)
It is no surprise that they would refuse to delete your SSN #.
Everyone that uses their service is getting screwed - some just might not realize it yet.
OTA HDTV FTW - Free and much better picture.
Nasa replacing the shuttle with TIE fighters... or maybe bombers...
I agree that the no-penknives-on-airplanes rule is crazy and I can definitely see where someone that has been around a little longer will notice a lessening of personal liberty. But, there are huge environmental upsides to it:
I'd like zoning laws that would curb people's ability to create 2 acre yards, thereby requiring everyone in the neighborhood to drive a car.
I'd like a hefty tax on gasoline to encourage people to use more efficient transportation.
I like reasonable speeding laws because someone else's high speed scares me and lower speeds are much more efficient.
We really could have used some additional government control of the US financial markets.
Basically, I could understand why a libertarian would not like CCTV but, libertarians are idealistic fools.
I would mod that up if I still had points. Well said, circletimessquare.
The OP gives a very unclear description of the events.
When the cops showed up he was busy putting away all the stuff he had just walked out with.
I take "just walked out with" to mean "just walked out of the store". After re-reading the account for the 3rd time, I figured he was "putting away all the stuff" into his car parked just outside the store.
...and getting the ashes caught in your beard, no less.
Probably one of these:
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/supcom/images/thumb/4/47/Salem_insitu.jpg/400px-Salem_insitu.jpg
There is no land on this earth where the closest foreign territory is Bermuda... Unless you consider Canada part of the United States.
I suppose you have this documented elsewhere already but, I am curious - Do you have some custom immersion suits that will go on over your dry insulation (coats, pants, etc) ? Or will you be changing into a "regular" suit in sub-zero weather?
You will be taking flippers to enable you to swim in them (They are not exactly speedo suits)? They are not designed for swimming...
I think I would take an inflatable watercraft instead but I would worry that the rubber would crack at extreme cold temperatures (out of the nice warm water).
Geez give it up! Only iPod owners have iPod dock connectors. Apple is using a proprietary connector so they can license peripherals. And then they want me to pay extra for the priveledge? No, thanks. Here's my list of mini-B gadgets:
Digital Camera
Digital camcorder
Sony PSP
Logitech remote control
USB Flash card drive
Companies that don't use it are up to no good!
I'm in the US. Send me your Steam UID and PWD and I'll test it out for you. 8-)
No Problem! Wait for a storm, let the wave action lift you to just below the platform, toss your grappling-hook onto the platform and climb up before the next wave hits.
I think the word you're looking for is "wussification". Stay off the field, mate.
I completely agree with you. I sold my Wii for what I paid for it and bought a cheaper Xbox 360 so that I could play games like GTA 4, watch movies on NetFlix, and a million other things that the Wii cannot (or will not) do. The only thing I do not like is paying for Xbox Live membership and the damn fan noise of the 360. Wii was pleasantly silent (even when turned on, which was rare).
I'd hack my PSP to be able to play the games I've bought without having to use those stupid UMD disks. But then (I assume) I'd lose the ability to download game demos from Sony which I find quite handy.
Actually, another reason not to hack it is that using the UMD disks saves me from having to buy more of those damned memory sticks. Once I can get 8gb for $15, I'll consider hacking again.
IBM's Cell Broadband Engine processor comes with an Eclipse/CDT-based IDE:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/
-disclosure, I work for IBM.
Lucky bastard. When I was a student there I wanted to take the Shinkansen from Akita to Tokyo but I really didn't have any extra scratch and it was cheaper to fly.