... the sooner we get off of our reliance of fossil fuels, the better off we'll be.... we need to focus more research efforts on improving our superconductor technology!
Currently we're far too low to be useful in an every day sort of way (around -211 deg. F I think)... but the higher this goes, the more uses it has.
[Lower energy loss means longer energy storage and more effective energy generation]
This sort of thing happens a lot with other items!
Other cases of intent versus use...
Guns are manufactured for use in hunting or defense, but are used for illegal actions all the time. Let's sue the gun manufacturers.
Cars are manufactured for transportation, but they never tell you "Don't run people over"... so if we do it, it's the car manufacturer's fault.
Cigarettes have been tested to be bad for you, they have a warning saying they are bad for you, so when we decide to smoke, it's the cigarette company's fault for making them... [this has already been decided, of course, in several states]
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From a normal person's perspective, it would seem that it is personal choice that is causing the illegal action.
However, the lawmakers and judges, they understand the truth.
The only problem with it is it needs 1.21 gigawatts of electrical power to generate that kind of speed, and the only thing that can generate that much electricity... is...
I ask what they intend to use because as a 'pay to use' service' (when it goes)... they are vague as to what has been uploaded for video hosting and any future plans...
I doubt people are going to pay to see the Leeeeroy Jenkins video, let's say...
So they have to have some sort of plan...
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[and conversely, I doubt people will pay Google for them to host the Leeeroy Jenkins video, but then again, people do crazier things every day]
This would depend fully on the content, I think... who would pay to see TV shows and such when they could use a TV?
Movie "rentals" aren't out of the question, to be sure...... but if the service is akin to, say, a subscription to CNN.com or something... I am not sure how well it would do (heck, any pay-for-video service on the web, I just am not sure on how it would do)...
Essentially its needs its own web browser, so I guess technically Google's got a leg up (and their video format is different, Ruckus uses WMV)... but in the end, would I pay for them?
Probably not.
Someone might, I suppose, but how many need to before it becomes profitable?
Well, assuming we are all in a straight line, 2D model... but not all orbits move on the same speed, and our only view of the heavenly sky isn't a direct path to the sun...
So imagine looking up from earth, towards the sun, then to the sun's 11:15, let's say... we have a line up...
They aren't all at the same "position" in their orbits, but they may line up...
Veritas makes back-up sorts of software (and probably misc odds and ends along those lines as well, I don't know:) )... Symantec doesn't strike me as politically active;)
... hell, we card at movie theaters to see the latest R rated movie... why shouldn't we be carding at game stores to play an R rated game? (well, its equivelant rating, anyway)...
Just as many people have been sneaking into R movies, loaded with sex and violence (and denigrated POLICE! Oh LORD HAVE MERCY!)... for years!...
hmm but then again look at the general direction our country is going...
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Honestly, humans love violence and they love action... it's better they get it from a game than having to seek it in the real world...
Do you honestly think there are enough females who play puzzle games (or more specifically... BUY them to play)... to make a 4 to 1 ratio equal? That's madness, MADNESS I SAY!
Face it, puzzle games are not big video game business. They do contribute, but not nearly as much revenue as other genres...
From observation... I'd make estimates (conservative, IMHO) that there is a 4 male to 1 female ratio as far as video games go...... and IN that ratio... the female gamers prefer games like Sims Online (or MMORPGs, I've seen a few women there as well)... and not so much the FPS, RTS, etc.. genres... (and even in MMORPGs, as far as I have experienced, the players tended to be predominantely male)...
Sims Online seems like an extreme example... how many female FPS players are there (or RTS players, etc..)... examine the different genres for female gaming enthusiasts...
Saying "Oh yeah, take SIMS ONLINE for example" is like saying "Oh yeah, take BARBIE for example" when it comes to female playership.... honestly, females in game development would be great and all, but you have to admit, except in cases like Sims Online or other games which cater more toward females... the client base for most games will be predominanetly men...
There is more than a fair share of people who just don't like PayPal... and there is a lot of brand strength in 'Google'...
To quote nuke satellite monitors, "Confidence is high! Repeat! Confidence is high!"... (relating to Google)...
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Will it kill PayPal? No. Will it bite them a bit? To be sure. No matter what Google will use, as long as it offers a secure means for an online transaction, it will hurt PayPal... but they'll survive...
Oh man I smell great cross-over games in the making!
Like Godzilla London Cabbie Monopoly! All we need is a giant lizard to attack London, but basically it works the same way, you place your houses and hotels, and make money in the same way, but if they are destroyed, you can no longer collect rent... oh, and if your cab is destroyed, you lose.
Quick! Start radiating the seas, I'll start coding!
... well, spammers won't change, so all this will do is convince those who use Hotmail because they've had an account forever or who don't know better... to look for greener pastures... like Yahoo Mail, or perhaps Gmail (if they can get an invite, which isn't hard)...
(or did they remove the invite system yet? hehe)
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We all know what needs to be done about the spammers... *cocking shotgun*... I'm not the one to do it, I just enjoy imagining the sound of a cocking shotgun, why are you looking at me?
I can dig that, if they want to be greedy, they can rot... while we are waiting for that fine technology (since you can't patent a voice, I'd imagine it'll work quite well)... the industry can find plenty of other voices, I'm sure...
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... the sooner we get off of our reliance of fossil fuels, the better off we'll be.... we need to focus more research efforts on improving our superconductor technology!
... but the higher this goes, the more uses it has.
Currently we're far too low to be useful in an every day sort of way (around -211 deg. F I think)
[Lower energy loss means longer energy storage and more effective energy generation]
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Fossil fuels are fossils, its time to move on up!
This sort of thing happens a lot with other items!
Other cases of intent versus use...
Guns are manufactured for use in hunting or defense, but are used for illegal actions all the time. Let's sue the gun manufacturers.
Cars are manufactured for transportation, but they never tell you "Don't run people over"... so if we do it, it's the car manufacturer's fault.
Cigarettes have been tested to be bad for you, they have a warning saying they are bad for you, so when we decide to smoke, it's the cigarette company's fault for making them... [this has already been decided, of course, in several states]
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From a normal person's perspective, it would seem that it is personal choice that is causing the illegal action.
However, the lawmakers and judges, they understand the truth.
I hadn't thought of that, that is a very good idea...
The only problem with it is it needs 1.21 gigawatts of electrical power to generate that kind of speed, and the only thing that can generate that much electricity... is...
A BOLT OF LIGHTNING!
I ask what they intend to use because as a 'pay to use' service' (when it goes) ... they are vague as to what has been uploaded for video hosting and any future plans...
I doubt people are going to pay to see the Leeeeroy Jenkins video, let's say...
So they have to have some sort of plan...
===
[and conversely, I doubt people will pay Google for them to host the Leeeroy Jenkins video, but then again, people do crazier things every day]
This would depend fully on the content, I think... who would pay to see TV shows and such when they could use a TV?
... but if the service is akin to, say, a subscription to CNN.com or something... I am not sure how well it would do (heck, any pay-for-video service on the web, I just am not sure on how it would do) ...
... http://www.ruckusnetwork.com/
... but in the end, would I pay for them?
Movie "rentals" aren't out of the question, to be sure...
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Admitedly, I've tried one (albeit for free, as the network was in beta)
Essentially its needs its own web browser, so I guess technically Google's got a leg up (and their video format is different, Ruckus uses WMV)
Probably not.
Someone might, I suppose, but how many need to before it becomes profitable?
Indiana looks alright zoomed in, but zoom back a bit, the whole state is gray!
;)
It's like a blight in the greenery of the midwest
Cheers!
Well, assuming we are all in a straight line, 2D model... but not all orbits move on the same speed, and our only view of the heavenly sky isn't a direct path to the sun...
So imagine looking up from earth, towards the sun, then to the sun's 11:15, let's say... we have a line up...
They aren't all at the same "position" in their orbits, but they may line up...
My cult and I have known about this for years, we're having a Kool-Aid party in honor of our impending transformation.
I trust you all will marvel at our new godhood!
Veritas makes back-up sorts of software (and probably misc odds and ends along those lines as well, I don't know :) ) ... Symantec doesn't strike me as politically active ;)
Yoshi is an odd specimen indeed...
If a mushroom hatches from a Yoshi egg, you can get him to eat it, I am not sure, but this seems like some sort of drug-related cannibalism...
Very odd.
Gluttony is a sin, Nethack has some very Catholic lessons to be garnered!
Maybe this article on the rejection will help...?
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http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/22
... hell, we card at movie theaters to see the latest R rated movie... why shouldn't we be carding at game stores to play an R rated game? (well, its equivelant rating, anyway) ...
... for years! ...
Just as many people have been sneaking into R movies, loaded with sex and violence (and denigrated POLICE! Oh LORD HAVE MERCY!)
hmm but then again look at the general direction our country is going...
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Honestly, humans love violence and they love action... it's better they get it from a game than having to seek it in the real world...
Do you honestly think there are enough females who play puzzle games (or more specifically... BUY them to play) ... to make a 4 to 1 ratio equal? That's madness, MADNESS I SAY!
Face it, puzzle games are not big video game business. They do contribute, but not nearly as much revenue as other genres...
Doesn't take an extra eye to see that one...
From observation... I'd make estimates (conservative, IMHO) that there is a 4 male to 1 female ratio as far as video games go... ... and IN that ratio... the female gamers prefer games like Sims Online (or MMORPGs, I've seen a few women there as well) ... and not so much the FPS, RTS, etc.. genres... (and even in MMORPGs, as far as I have experienced, the players tended to be predominantely male) ...
Sims Online seems like an extreme example... how many female FPS players are there (or RTS players, etc..) ... examine the different genres for female gaming enthusiasts...
... honestly, females in game development would be great and all, but you have to admit, except in cases like Sims Online or other games which cater more toward females... the client base for most games will be predominanetly men...
Saying "Oh yeah, take SIMS ONLINE for example" is like saying "Oh yeah, take BARBIE for example" when it comes to female playership.
Locke: Life, Liberty, Property ... dang, caught on a technicality... *sigh*
Declaration of Independence: Life, Liberty, *PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS*
There is more than a fair share of people who just don't like PayPal... and there is a lot of brand strength in 'Google'...
... (relating to Google) ...
To quote nuke satellite monitors, "Confidence is high! Repeat! Confidence is high!"
===
Will it kill PayPal? No. Will it bite them a bit? To be sure. No matter what Google will use, as long as it offers a secure means for an online transaction, it will hurt PayPal... but they'll survive...
Oh man I smell great cross-over games in the making!
Like Godzilla London Cabbie Monopoly! All we need is a giant lizard to attack London, but basically it works the same way, you place your houses and hotels, and make money in the same way, but if they are destroyed, you can no longer collect rent... oh, and if your cab is destroyed, you lose.
Quick! Start radiating the seas, I'll start coding!
... well, spammers won't change, so all this will do is convince those who use Hotmail because they've had an account forever or who don't know better... to look for greener pastures... like Yahoo Mail, or perhaps Gmail (if they can get an invite, which isn't hard)...
... I'm not the one to do it, I just enjoy imagining the sound of a cocking shotgun, why are you looking at me?
(or did they remove the invite system yet? hehe)
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We all know what needs to be done about the spammers... *cocking shotgun*
By their I meant the other companies, not Cisco :) ... I realize, now, that my comment was ambiguous... how embarassing! :">
I realize there will be a lack of content if I say what I intend to say, but I agree so incredibly I will just say this.
;)
Amen.
... is anyone else just choking to death on the irony of the name 'universal media disc' ... when it's proprietary?
Alanis Morissette would be proud!
I can dig that, if they want to be greedy, they can rot... while we are waiting for that fine technology (since you can't patent a voice, I'd imagine it'll work quite well) ... the industry can find plenty of other voices, I'm sure...
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Heck I have a few in my head they could use.