He was a fantastic story teller and had very good ideas and wrote fantastically.
If you get a chance you should pick up one of his novels try reading his earlier works he wrote under and pseudonym (A Case of need) and appreciate his young mind at work.
his later works were just a fraction of the greatness of his earlier works but still good.
he will be missed =(
p.s. can anyone recommend me another great author that i would like, i need another source of greatness now =(
I don't, of course I don't. That said, any delay in releasing the game will increase the likelihood of a leak occurring. That's just the facts. If they really don't want any leaks, they shouldn't give anyone a chance to beat them to release.
HAHAHAHAH
That's like saying carry a bomb onto the plane so you reduce the chance of there being a terrorist with a bomb on the plane,
or to quote the simpsons
Lisa:...this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Lisa, I would like to BUY your rock
The problem with this I see outside of South Korea is the infrastructure, the reason why this works in Korea (from what I understand) started way back with the ubiquity of mobile phones they developed the technology to make payments through their mobile bill, and as an evolution of that they can make micro payements through their phonebills.
That infrastructure does not really exist in the west so it will make it hard for people to adopt this system, how many kids do you know that have access to a credit/debit card, and how many do you know with a mobile phones.
The convenience in micropayments makes this system work maybe gaming will spearhead the release of this system in the west...
a lot of people seem to be comparing the pandora to things like the lynx and gizmondo etc.
The point of the pandora isnt for global domination of the portable market.
It is not a direct competitor to systems like the PSP or NDS.
It's a niche market but damned if it isn't the best of its kind, it has the potential to go head to head with the current handhelds but realistically no way that the pandora devs have access to the billions nintendo and sony have.
It is a homebrew kit, much like the GP32 and GP32X and if you appreciate it based on its target audience and its history of conception, it's pretty damn impressive.
It should be in the best interest of the homebrew community to make sure this project is a success.
You guys seem to forget that area when DVD players were expensive too. It was only after the DRM was cracked and region locking was cracked and the players were mass produced in china for tiny sums did player prices plumet.
I don't get it all these people complaining about The jump isnt that big, downloads are the future.
firstly, baing that download quota is limited for me, it would annoy me to have to have hidden costs in purchasing something and then having to download it. The ability for me to have physical media is a bonus for me, wanna watch a movie at a mates? take the disc or spend time downloading the content from my account etc etc
secondly blu ray is progression its an incremental step into better quality. you didnt expect to be watching dvd quality things forever now did you?
Well copying a rental would be piracy which is kinda illegal.
I think DRM is in its infancy and its having its bubble(like the internet) all the companies are jumping on it, wait long enough there will be the bubble burst and only the good DRM (Steam is a good example) will be around.
I think you should be more proactive and let sony know that their policy sucks,
by not using their service (using typical uppermanagement thinking) they will be hesitant to try out new things, that in the end starve us from inovation.
If you want things changed speak up, like a previous commenter said, when it hinders the enjoyment of the end user, they are not doing DRM properly
its interesting considering the games, the almost promote sharing, by allowing you to share your content with 3 other consoles,
maybe its my misunderstanding but why would they be so awesome with it on the games front but be so uptight with it on the movie front, I think the MPAA and sony enteretainment division have a hand in this = (
lets cut the BS
There are a lot of reasons why people pirate, the number one reason is...
because its free!
think about it.
the other reasons are, because they can't afford it
honestly there was a time in everyone life when you didn't buy legit because you didn't have the money.
third reason, the item is lackluster, there is so much crap out there that you are not going to risk putting down cash for something that could be bad.
solution to this, make quality goods and people will come. add things like DRM to make your crap even crappier and don't get surprised that no one is buying your cruddy software.
Don't blame piracy for bad sales, blame your over inflated prices, blame your designers.
People will rarely pirate goods that they deem worthy, and they can afford.
Good mix is best for general purpose,
having more muscle will improve the rate that you burn through the fat.
So unless you want to stay lean for other purposes ( marathons? ) should mix up weights with cardio
I think you are arguing that on the impulse the civic will do better,but you still have to consider that you are absorbing the momentum of a larger entity, you will feel more pain, its not a balanced collision, most likely you will hit and be forced backwards where the SUV will continue forward.
The occupants of the SUV may be scrambled, but your momentum has just done a 180 =S
But this is only in the case of head to head collisions the bigger car would be better off.
Collision with static entities tho civics would be better off tho.
This would explain why they put starcraft ghost on hold, they obviously wanted to pull all the resources together to revisit the SC universe. IIRC SC:G was put on hold shortly after War3:TFT was released. I wouldn't be suprised if they resume development of SC:G after SC2 hits.
Blizzard sure do know how to keep a secret, its been like 3 years and ZERO leaks o_O
What are the long term plans for the PS3, you don't seem to be securing any exclusives which I don't think is doing the system any favours, and also are there any plans on releasing a patch to make ps2 games region free just like ps3 games so people can play their import games (I'm a PAL gamer with a US ps2 and a Japanese ps3 o_O).
Also when will we see some ps3-psp connectivity?
It's a shame what happened and she is going to be scarred for life, but the questions arise
Whats a 14 year old girl doing meeting people off the net like that, where were the parents while all this was happening and what has myspace done wrong?
myspace touts itself as a place for an online presense, not a dating service, anything that happens on the side is out of their hands I think.
I rekon its time we made a stance on stupid lawsuits and quick bucks if we the general public dont make a stand now, our freedoms are going to be more and more restricted in red tape, so the guy that DOES deserve that paycheck for a REAL tragedy will end up seeing very little of any settlement after hes through the court system.
Games that have everything unlocked is kinda like coke, big rush at the start when u get overwhelemed with everything but then the crash when you realise thats all the games has to offer.
Games with things locked have a constant stream of excitement, because you are never sure of when you have unlocked everything, how many times have u unlocked something and thought, cool, much more stuff is there and checked gamefaqs?
Soul calibur 3 is a nice example, making players work for bonuses and hidden chars is a nice touch, forces players to master the game through repetition bringing up the overall level of gameplay in the market.
A bad example would be, Capcom Vs SNK and anything that forces players to earn points to unlock things in a shop. The payout rate was WAAAAAY to low for that game, unlocking the 3 hidden chars and Ex modes for everyone took forever, I think capcom realised this and stopped using this formula, At least were making progress.
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I'm pretty sure someone would have said this already but...why not trade it with someone (like me! =D) for a media PC =P
He was a fantastic story teller and had very good ideas and wrote fantastically.
If you get a chance you should pick up one of his novels try reading his earlier works he wrote under and pseudonym (A Case of need) and appreciate his young mind at work.
his later works were just a fraction of the greatness of his earlier works but still good.
he will be missed =(
p.s. can anyone recommend me another great author that i would like, i need another source of greatness now =(
I don't, of course I don't. That said, any delay in releasing the game will increase the likelihood of a leak occurring. That's just the facts. If they really don't want any leaks, they shouldn't give anyone a chance to beat them to release.
HAHAHAHAH
That's like saying carry a bomb onto the plane so you reduce the chance of there being a terrorist with a bomb on the plane,
or to quote the simpsons
Lisa: ...this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Lisa, I would like to BUY your rock
So...someone could take advantage of you, and violate all your rights and you would not be concerned? careful with your blanket comments there
so we need 4 cards then?
The problem with this I see outside of South Korea is the infrastructure, the reason why this works in Korea (from what I understand) started way back with the ubiquity of mobile phones they developed the technology to make payments through their mobile bill, and as an evolution of that they can make micro payements through their phonebills.
That infrastructure does not really exist in the west so it will make it hard for people to adopt this system, how many kids do you know that have access to a credit/debit card, and how many do you know with a mobile phones.
The convenience in micropayments makes this system work maybe gaming will spearhead the release of this system in the west...
Well Nintendo did have all that money from the original gameboy just lying around...
a lot of people seem to be comparing the pandora to things like the lynx and gizmondo etc.
The point of the pandora isnt for global domination of the portable market.
It is not a direct competitor to systems like the PSP or NDS.
It's a niche market but damned if it isn't the best of its kind, it has the potential to go head to head with the current handhelds but realistically no way that the pandora devs have access to the billions nintendo and sony have.
It is a homebrew kit, much like the GP32 and GP32X and if you appreciate it based on its target audience and its history of conception, it's pretty damn impressive.
It should be in the best interest of the homebrew community to make sure this project is a success.
You guys seem to forget that area when DVD players were expensive too. It was only after the DRM was cracked and region locking was cracked and the players were mass produced in china for tiny sums did player prices plumet. I don't get it all these people complaining about The jump isnt that big, downloads are the future. firstly, baing that download quota is limited for me, it would annoy me to have to have hidden costs in purchasing something and then having to download it. The ability for me to have physical media is a bonus for me, wanna watch a movie at a mates? take the disc or spend time downloading the content from my account etc etc secondly blu ray is progression its an incremental step into better quality. you didnt expect to be watching dvd quality things forever now did you?
Well copying a rental would be piracy which is kinda illegal. I think DRM is in its infancy and its having its bubble(like the internet) all the companies are jumping on it, wait long enough there will be the bubble burst and only the good DRM (Steam is a good example) will be around.
I think you should be more proactive and let sony know that their policy sucks, by not using their service (using typical uppermanagement thinking) they will be hesitant to try out new things, that in the end starve us from inovation. If you want things changed speak up, like a previous commenter said, when it hinders the enjoyment of the end user, they are not doing DRM properly
its interesting considering the games, the almost promote sharing, by allowing you to share your content with 3 other consoles, maybe its my misunderstanding but why would they be so awesome with it on the games front but be so uptight with it on the movie front, I think the MPAA and sony enteretainment division have a hand in this = (
lets cut the BS There are a lot of reasons why people pirate, the number one reason is... because its free! think about it. the other reasons are, because they can't afford it honestly there was a time in everyone life when you didn't buy legit because you didn't have the money. third reason, the item is lackluster, there is so much crap out there that you are not going to risk putting down cash for something that could be bad. solution to this, make quality goods and people will come. add things like DRM to make your crap even crappier and don't get surprised that no one is buying your cruddy software. Don't blame piracy for bad sales, blame your over inflated prices, blame your designers. People will rarely pirate goods that they deem worthy, and they can afford.
I do too, and there are a lot I wish I didn't pay for = (
Good mix is best for general purpose, having more muscle will improve the rate that you burn through the fat. So unless you want to stay lean for other purposes ( marathons? ) should mix up weights with cardio
I think you are arguing that on the impulse the civic will do better ,but you still have to consider that you are absorbing the momentum of a larger entity, you will feel more pain, its not a balanced collision, most likely you will hit and be forced backwards where the SUV will continue forward.
The occupants of the SUV may be scrambled, but your momentum has just done a 180 =S
But this is only in the case of head to head collisions the bigger car would be better off.
Collision with static entities tho civics would be better off tho.
Wouldn't that be the Bible? = )
This would explain why they put starcraft ghost on hold, they obviously wanted to pull all the resources together to revisit the SC universe. IIRC SC:G was put on hold shortly after War3:TFT was released. I wouldn't be suprised if they resume development of SC:G after SC2 hits. Blizzard sure do know how to keep a secret, its been like 3 years and ZERO leaks o_O
...how bout tilting the screen instead? = ) haha i know the lcd screens are probably too bulky and heavy to be tilting all day
What are the long term plans for the PS3, you don't seem to be securing any exclusives which I don't think is doing the system any favours, and also are there any plans on releasing a patch to make ps2 games region free just like ps3 games so people can play their import games (I'm a PAL gamer with a US ps2 and a Japanese ps3 o_O). Also when will we see some ps3-psp connectivity?
It's a shame what happened and she is going to be scarred for life, but the questions arise Whats a 14 year old girl doing meeting people off the net like that, where were the parents while all this was happening and what has myspace done wrong? myspace touts itself as a place for an online presense, not a dating service, anything that happens on the side is out of their hands I think. I rekon its time we made a stance on stupid lawsuits and quick bucks if we the general public dont make a stand now, our freedoms are going to be more and more restricted in red tape, so the guy that DOES deserve that paycheck for a REAL tragedy will end up seeing very little of any settlement after hes through the court system.
Games that have everything unlocked is kinda like coke, big rush at the start when u get overwhelemed with everything but then the crash when you realise thats all the games has to offer. Games with things locked have a constant stream of excitement, because you are never sure of when you have unlocked everything, how many times have u unlocked something and thought, cool, much more stuff is there and checked gamefaqs? Soul calibur 3 is a nice example, making players work for bonuses and hidden chars is a nice touch, forces players to master the game through repetition bringing up the overall level of gameplay in the market. A bad example would be, Capcom Vs SNK and anything that forces players to earn points to unlock things in a shop. The payout rate was WAAAAAY to low for that game, unlocking the 3 hidden chars and Ex modes for everyone took forever, I think capcom realised this and stopped using this formula, At least were making progress.