It seems like you guys are willing to try to bust any myth, but there have got to be some myths out there that you are too afraid to attempt to replicate. So my questions is:
What are some of the rejected myths that were too dangerous to pull off and why?
BTW - Thank you for having a great show that is both entertaining and educational.
I completely agree with you! I played Quake 1 and loved every minute of it, but Quake 2 had a much looser feel to it that gave me the feeling of true freedom when running around fragging everyone. The weapons felts great, the maps were awesome, and the fun factor was always there. Who can forget jumping off a box, while twising in the air, and fraggin' someone with the rail-gun? Unbelievably fun. I still remember the bouncing heads after the kills...
*sigh* That was back when people designed games for most computers rather than only the fastest most expensive computers with the most bling-bling video card...
I'm with the people in the article... I didn't try Linux because I hate Billy or his Microsoft company. I switched because I got pretty good at Windows and wanted to see what else was out there. I wanted to see what all the talk was about for Linux. Back when I first tried it, Linux was a challenge just to install.
I didn't have enough time to really get into it and didn't make the complete switch, but I will probably give it a shot later on.
Because laptops have 90% of the function of a PC and they run on the stuff that people already know (MAC OS and Win XP). The only thing a PDA has on a laptop is size, and even then size can work against PDA's because it's easier to type on a bigger keyboard and look at a bigger screen that all laptops have...
Wow, the Napster creaters take a lot of blame for this, and I agree they are partly at fault with the failure of Napster. The part I do not agree with is them taking all the blame.
The RIAA had a chance to cut a deal with Napster and look ahead to what millions of users already knew about the future of aquiring music, but they decided to sue instead. They had a chance to grab the online industry just as it was starting, but instead took the wrong route and now look at them... Sueing anyone and everyone because they still haven't figured out that they can sell MP3's for cheaper than CD's and turn a BIGGER profit.
The faulty screens before happened to a small percentage of iPods Nanos. That problem was with the screen cracking not scratching. This lawsuit is about the scratching only which affects a large percentage of iPod Nanos.
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This would be a good work-around to get people connected for free. Especially to the people who need the local, state and government sites you've suggested.
You know that once the peer-to-peer networking starts it only takes a few people who pay for the Internet to open up their machines to route people from the free wireless within the community to the entire Internet. Eventually, this would turn into a huge ad-hoc network and keep expanding.
I don't want my Internet access floating around on some balloon that can get blown, and harmed by the weather. How about we spend money on improving our current wireless grounded technology so we can go through buildings and other things that get in our way instead of trying to float balloons over them.
I agree completely. The loser will adopt the new technology and people will be pissed that they have an "old-version" of the XBOX 360 if Blu-ray becomes the winner since they will have to get the mod for the Blu-ray format. The people who wait a while and buy their system when there is a clear format winner will not only be able to look at all the consoles and make a buying decision, but also be able to play the newly formatted movies.
Yet another reason for me to wait until the console wars settle...
The link in the article goes to the UK Amazon site. I just checked the amazon.com site and got zero results for "Duke Nukem Forever". I'm raising the BS flag right now!
They will release the price right before the 360 is released and I bet it will be cheaper than the 360. They are going to release the spec's of the system at the same time as the price so people will see a cheaper machine with better spec's and they will hopefully (for Sony) get people to wait.
Either way, games are more important than spec's and I'll be waiting for all three new consoles to come out before I make a decision.
Fair argument, BUUUUT - I think there is less of a chance of union representatives or police officers abusing the verification mechanism than the higher up officials whether it be within a state or the nation. I point to exibit A: Our last presidential election!
And even if it does happen with some union reps or police officers looking for a raise, I promise it would be on a smaller scale.
I think it's a great to have open source machines. I just wished they gave us a receipt. This site has a great page about receipts keeping our voting electronic voting secure.
I find it interesting that the only people who are getting in trouble for Internet piracy are the ones who are doing the uploading, but the people doing the downloading do not get in any trouble like in this case. I seem to remember the same kind of thing happening to people on P2P networks. The ones the FBI (or whatever agency) goes after are the massive uploaders, not the downloaders.
Am I wrong here? If not, anyone know why they mostly go for the uploaders and not the downloaders? Are there different laws here? Just curious...
I played the Burnout: Takedown game a lot, and I could never get sick of the crash mode... I just wish they would add pedestrians into the mix. *evil laugh*
Wow, someone took my joke way too seriously... Degree in data entry, huh? lol... Call it what you want, but I'm making good money programming fresh out of college and getting my MBA for FREE on top of that. I guess I'm pretty happy with my "Data Entry" degree. =)
I really hate math and I was going for a CS degree. I got sick of seeing half the class fail and me busting my ass just to get by, so I switched to CIS (Computer Information Systems) which was more business-based and less math! The funny thing is - I became a programmer anyway, and I'm now programming for the university with my CIS degree. The math I learned in class doesn't really apply to anything I'm doing while coding. I make the computer do the math for me. =)
Replying to my own post since people don't get what I'm trying to say...
1)More people buy PSP's due to it's "hackability".
2)I'd be willing to bet most people who buy these PSP's for it's "hackability" ALSO will buy a few games.
The reason for this is because the emulators and other things you can put on a PSP are of older games not the newer games that are made for the PSP. The hackability is a COMPLIMENT to the PSP...
I look at these hacks as extra features. My friends who own PSP's bought it BECAUSE they could hack it, but guess what... they still buy the games too!
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No, yours was a little different.
What was your favorite myth that you decided NOT to take on for some reason? Why did you reject it?
Mine is asking which were too dangerous to pull off.
I agree that the questions are similar, but people like danger so this is probably why mine got modded up.
It seems like you guys are willing to try to bust any myth, but there have got to be some myths out there that you are too afraid to attempt to replicate. So my questions is:
What are some of the rejected myths that were too dangerous to pull off and why?
BTW - Thank you for having a great show that is both entertaining and educational.
I completely agree with you! I played Quake 1 and loved every minute of it, but Quake 2 had a much looser feel to it that gave me the feeling of true freedom when running around fragging everyone. The weapons felts great, the maps were awesome, and the fun factor was always there. Who can forget jumping off a box, while twising in the air, and fraggin' someone with the rail-gun? Unbelievably fun. I still remember the bouncing heads after the kills...
*sigh* That was back when people designed games for most computers rather than only the fastest most expensive computers with the most bling-bling video card...
I think it stands for Trusted Platform Module. Basically, the software does a check on the hardware to see if it's genuine or not.
I'm with the people in the article... I didn't try Linux because I hate Billy or his Microsoft company. I switched because I got pretty good at Windows and wanted to see what else was out there. I wanted to see what all the talk was about for Linux. Back when I first tried it, Linux was a challenge just to install.
I didn't have enough time to really get into it and didn't make the complete switch, but I will probably give it a shot later on.
Because laptops have 90% of the function of a PC and they run on the stuff that people already know (MAC OS and Win XP). The only thing a PDA has on a laptop is size, and even then size can work against PDA's because it's easier to type on a bigger keyboard and look at a bigger screen that all laptops have...
Wow, the Napster creaters take a lot of blame for this, and I agree they are partly at fault with the failure of Napster. The part I do not agree with is them taking all the blame.
The RIAA had a chance to cut a deal with Napster and look ahead to what millions of users already knew about the future of aquiring music, but they decided to sue instead. They had a chance to grab the online industry just as it was starting, but instead took the wrong route and now look at them... Sueing anyone and everyone because they still haven't figured out that they can sell MP3's for cheaper than CD's and turn a BIGGER profit.
The faulty screens before happened to a small percentage of iPods Nanos. That problem was with the screen cracking not scratching. This lawsuit is about the scratching only which affects a large percentage of iPod Nanos.
Here is the IGN review which might help you decide if it's worth putting on the Linux box. http://pc.ign.com/articles/658/658263p1.html
This would be a good work-around to get people connected for free. Especially to the people who need the local, state and government sites you've suggested.
You know that once the peer-to-peer networking starts it only takes a few people who pay for the Internet to open up their machines to route people from the free wireless within the community to the entire Internet. Eventually, this would turn into a huge ad-hoc network and keep expanding.
I don't want my Internet access floating around on some balloon that can get blown, and harmed by the weather. How about we spend money on improving our current wireless grounded technology so we can go through buildings and other things that get in our way instead of trying to float balloons over them.
I agree completely. The loser will adopt the new technology and people will be pissed that they have an "old-version" of the XBOX 360 if Blu-ray becomes the winner since they will have to get the mod for the Blu-ray format. The people who wait a while and buy their system when there is a clear format winner will not only be able to look at all the consoles and make a buying decision, but also be able to play the newly formatted movies.
Yet another reason for me to wait until the console wars settle...
The link in the article goes to the UK Amazon site. I just checked the amazon.com site and got zero results for "Duke Nukem Forever". I'm raising the BS flag right now!
They will release the price right before the 360 is released and I bet it will be cheaper than the 360. They are going to release the spec's of the system at the same time as the price so people will see a cheaper machine with better spec's and they will hopefully (for Sony) get people to wait.
Either way, games are more important than spec's and I'll be waiting for all three new consoles to come out before I make a decision.
Fair argument, BUUUUT - I think there is less of a chance of union representatives or police officers abusing the verification mechanism than the higher up officials whether it be within a state or the nation. I point to exibit A: Our last presidential election!
And even if it does happen with some union reps or police officers looking for a raise, I promise it would be on a smaller scale.
I think it's a great to have open source machines. I just wished they gave us a receipt. This site has a great page about receipts keeping our voting electronic voting secure.
I find it interesting that the only people who are getting in trouble for Internet piracy are the ones who are doing the uploading, but the people doing the downloading do not get in any trouble like in this case. I seem to remember the same kind of thing happening to people on P2P networks. The ones the FBI (or whatever agency) goes after are the massive uploaders, not the downloaders.
Am I wrong here? If not, anyone know why they mostly go for the uploaders and not the downloaders? Are there different laws here? Just curious...
Hopefully they get enough practice so I don't have a ton of holes in my arm while they try multiple times to take blood!
I played the Burnout: Takedown game a lot, and I could never get sick of the crash mode... I just wish they would add pedestrians into the mix. *evil laugh*
Wow, someone took my joke way too seriously... Degree in data entry, huh? lol... Call it what you want, but I'm making good money programming fresh out of college and getting my MBA for FREE on top of that. I guess I'm pretty happy with my "Data Entry" degree. =)
Hahahaha! Good one... But I have no problems coding. I didn't say I worked for Microsoft...
I really hate math and I was going for a CS degree. I got sick of seeing half the class fail and me busting my ass just to get by, so I switched to CIS (Computer Information Systems) which was more business-based and less math! The funny thing is - I became a programmer anyway, and I'm now programming for the university with my CIS degree. The math I learned in class doesn't really apply to anything I'm doing while coding. I make the computer do the math for me. =)
Replying to my own post since people don't get what I'm trying to say...
1)More people buy PSP's due to it's "hackability".
2)I'd be willing to bet most people who buy these PSP's for it's "hackability" ALSO will buy a few games.
The reason for this is because the emulators and other things you can put on a PSP are of older games not the newer games that are made for the PSP. The hackability is a COMPLIMENT to the PSP...
I look at these hacks as extra features. My friends who own PSP's bought it BECAUSE they could hack it, but guess what... they still buy the games too!
Because of this I'm sure they will sell more PSP's... Don't they know that...?