Silverlight has been on mlb.com for a few weeks now, I guess they were one of the first partners. I find this all extremely obnoxious as that site is a huge crap mix of Flash, pop-ups, WMV, and now Silverlight. And that's not counting all the issues with the pay-to-view content, DRM, and content black outs. Sometimes all I want to see is some highlights from last night's games, but I don't want to jump through hoops to do so. Silverlight is just the next annoying hoop, it may look pretty, but it's also on fire.
It's interesting how many random "celebrities" end up there. Like you pointed out, Ken Jennings. What the heck was he doing there? The world's greatest female marathon runner? I'd like to hear the stories behind these visits too, they'd probably be just as interesting as the pictures themselves.
And New Super Mario Bros. also makes almost zero use of the DS's most innovative feature: the touch screen. It uses both screens, but I can't think of any times it used the touch screen during regular gameplay. Anyways, I enjoyed New Super Mario Bros., but I believe the best DS games are the games that really use the touch screen well: Kirby Canvas Curse, Trauma Center, and Elite Beat Agents really come to mind. I know you were just pointing out something ironic and funny, but some developers are really doing innovative things.
The DS has been out almost three years, the Wii for less than a year. I would agree that the first years for both consoles were similar, the best games were first-party titles developed internally by Nintendo. This is for a number of reasons (including that Nintendo developed games are generally very good), but I think the biggest reason is that each of the consoles did something so different, third-parties were playing the wait-and-see game. By now, most companies have seen the potential of both platforms, but the major difference between the DS and the Wii is that the great DS third party games have been out for a while now and they're still coming. The great third-party games for the Wii really haven't arrived.
Look at the DS, some of the great third party games are Trauma Center (six months after release), Phoenix Wright (~year after release though a remake with extra content), and Meteos (~year after release). I can't think of a really great third party game for the DS that was available at release, except maybe Castlevania, but definitely not one that took advantage of the DS's unique capabilities.
It took a while for the DS to catch on for developers, and it's the same sequence for the Wii. This was a mistake for many publishers, besides Ubisoft which took a "gamble" with the Wii and I guess it paid off. The development time for a console game is probably longer than that for a handheld, so we're waiting a little longer for those great third party games. I'm sure they'll come though.
I saw him being interviewed on CNN (I think) and he said he's already accepted an offer for an internship at Google next summer. And according to his blog he's already at college. I doubt he'll be taking that job unless he can work remotely, which would be awesome. I worked remotely at school for a tech company and it was the best job ever. Now I work for them full time on site and it's not as fun.
They must have hired the RIAA's publicist. Not that shutting down an autopatcher is on the same level as suing a dead person, but you gotta start somewhere, right?
Just because I read Slashdot at work means I'm slacking off.
Just a sec, I see someone in my monitor mirror *alt-tabs to Eclipse*
Okay, I'm back, just started a 6000 test JUnit test suite so if anyone wonders if I'm being productive, I can point to the green status bar slowly approaching 100%...
And I'm currently working on a product that'll be released in January that's running off 1.4.2. I wish we could at least take advantage of the changes in 1.5 (and if we do that we might as well move to 1.6). Some companies like mine are just sloths when it comes to moving on. If I made the decisions we'd we at 6. I've worked with it at home and had no problems. Ah well.
I just find it a shame that people will miss an enjoyable yet poignant game because of lame copyright protection. Yes, it really is a shame for the developer and publisher.
I agree that there is an element of trust but the ESRB was created and is supported by the game industry. Developers and publishers are only hurting themselves by submitting bogus material. Witholding content from the ESRB raters is just what Washington needs to turn the ESRB from a self-regulating body to a government-regulated body.
Someone with a 1.6 litre engine pays over a hundred more euros than someone with a 1.3 litre engine. It's probably explains why SUVs are quite scarce in Ireland. That and the fact that unless you're on a motorway (M) or national primary road (N), an SUV is generally going to be a really tight ride. When not on the main roads, you have to be constantly aware of how far your passenger side window is from the rock wall and how far your driver side window is from the oncoming traffic. Anyways, I barely see an SUVs on the western side of Ireland when I visit, and I'm happy for that just because it makes for a much easier drive!
I'm confused why you point out Christians in your subject. There is no indication that the author of the book is a Christian, or that its content is motivated by Christian principles. Nor do you mention Christians in your text, let alone wealthy Christians. I'm not denying that there aren't Christian nutballs, because there definitely are, but it is simply an off topic jab.
Either way, I agree with everything else you said.
I was able to play the Xbox 360 demo a few days ago at my brother in law's and I enjoyed it. I'm not really a fan of creepy little girls (ala The Shining) but it was fun and the atmosphere was intense. I wasn't able to play on an HDTV so I didn't get the full beauty of the game, but it looked wonderful on SDTV, which definitely says something. Too bad my PC is old and I don't own a 360, won't be playing this game for a long time...
The younger set might have trouble appreciating the difference in auditory quality that the compact disc represented over vinyl or cassette tapes (some have probably never even seen a record). Auditory Quality? Maybe CDs sound better than cassette tapes, and technically, they probably sound better than vinyl, but I still prefer the sound of vinyl records to anything else. I grew up listening to my dad's music who has something like 10,000 45s and LPs. I love the sound of the needle touching down on the record and the opening scratchiness. Maybe it's just me, but I think we're missing something... analog.
We had a Sunday wedding so the couple who were having a Saturday wedding at the same place already booked up their rehearsal for the Friday night. So our rehearsal and dinner was actually earlier on Thursday night. Saturday I just had to make sure all the guys had their tuxes and that everything was in line for the honeymoon. I suppose I could have helped out more now that I think about it...
When I used to play World of Warcraft, I would go to sleep at night with my priest or rogue's actions running through my brain. I would constantly see myself playing, doing basically the same thing over and over, either running around or doing the typical battle moves that I would use against every enemy. This bothered me incredibly as I wasn't really sleeping, I was more in between and it was stopping me from falling asleep.
Something similar happened the night before I got married. I had been playing Meteos (a puzzle game for the DS) for a couple of hours to help calm me, and by the time I did go to bed, I was playing the game in my head. Along with the emotions of the coming day hitting me, I had such a hard time falling asleep. I got about as much sleep that night as the next night.
And I've also played Puzzle Quest in my head. I hate puzzle games!
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Silverlight has been on mlb.com for a few weeks now, I guess they were one of the first partners. I find this all extremely obnoxious as that site is a huge crap mix of Flash, pop-ups, WMV, and now Silverlight. And that's not counting all the issues with the pay-to-view content, DRM, and content black outs. Sometimes all I want to see is some highlights from last night's games, but I don't want to jump through hoops to do so. Silverlight is just the next annoying hoop, it may look pretty, but it's also on fire.
And that made for one of the greatest newspaper headlines ever!
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I would almost agree with your statements 100%. But I'm also apathetic. Let me know what you decide on before Election 08. Thanks!
It's interesting how many random "celebrities" end up there. Like you pointed out, Ken Jennings. What the heck was he doing there? The world's greatest female marathon runner? I'd like to hear the stories behind these visits too, they'd probably be just as interesting as the pictures themselves.
And New Super Mario Bros. also makes almost zero use of the DS's most innovative feature: the touch screen. It uses both screens, but I can't think of any times it used the touch screen during regular gameplay. Anyways, I enjoyed New Super Mario Bros., but I believe the best DS games are the games that really use the touch screen well: Kirby Canvas Curse, Trauma Center, and Elite Beat Agents really come to mind. I know you were just pointing out something ironic and funny, but some developers are really doing innovative things.
The DS has been out almost three years, the Wii for less than a year. I would agree that the first years for both consoles were similar, the best games were first-party titles developed internally by Nintendo. This is for a number of reasons (including that Nintendo developed games are generally very good), but I think the biggest reason is that each of the consoles did something so different, third-parties were playing the wait-and-see game. By now, most companies have seen the potential of both platforms, but the major difference between the DS and the Wii is that the great DS third party games have been out for a while now and they're still coming. The great third-party games for the Wii really haven't arrived.
Look at the DS, some of the great third party games are Trauma Center (six months after release), Phoenix Wright (~year after release though a remake with extra content), and Meteos (~year after release). I can't think of a really great third party game for the DS that was available at release, except maybe Castlevania, but definitely not one that took advantage of the DS's unique capabilities.
It took a while for the DS to catch on for developers, and it's the same sequence for the Wii. This was a mistake for many publishers, besides Ubisoft which took a "gamble" with the Wii and I guess it paid off. The development time for a console game is probably longer than that for a handheld, so we're waiting a little longer for those great third party games. I'm sure they'll come though.
I saw him being interviewed on CNN (I think) and he said he's already accepted an offer for an internship at Google next summer. And according to his blog he's already at college. I doubt he'll be taking that job unless he can work remotely, which would be awesome. I worked remotely at school for a tech company and it was the best job ever. Now I work for them full time on site and it's not as fun.
They must have hired the RIAA's publicist. Not that shutting down an autopatcher is on the same level as suing a dead person, but you gotta start somewhere, right?
From actually having tried out GWT, here's my five (and a half) words of advice:
Don't Use Google Web Toolkit.
Just because I read Slashdot at work means I'm slacking off.
Just a sec, I see someone in my monitor mirror *alt-tabs to Eclipse*
Okay, I'm back, just started a 6000 test JUnit test suite so if anyone wonders if I'm being productive, I can point to the green status bar slowly approaching 100%...
And I'm currently working on a product that'll be released in January that's running off 1.4.2. I wish we could at least take advantage of the changes in 1.5 (and if we do that we might as well move to 1.6). Some companies like mine are just sloths when it comes to moving on. If I made the decisions we'd we at 6. I've worked with it at home and had no problems. Ah well.
Well at some point, this very point of the ESRB not playing every game was brought up by our law makers:
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2006/9
I agree that there is an element of trust but the ESRB was created and is supported by the game industry. Developers and publishers are only hurting themselves by submitting bogus material. Witholding content from the ESRB raters is just what Washington needs to turn the ESRB from a self-regulating body to a government-regulated body.
I'm actually a big fan of btjunkie, not a tracker itself, but the best torrent search engine I've ever used. Searches everything you listed off.
I'm confused why you point out Christians in your subject. There is no indication that the author of the book is a Christian, or that its content is motivated by Christian principles. Nor do you mention Christians in your text, let alone wealthy Christians. I'm not denying that there aren't Christian nutballs, because there definitely are, but it is simply an off topic jab.
Either way, I agree with everything else you said.
I hate this frakking bowlderization going on in our society.
Don't forget 0ScummVM! Definitely one of the great open source projects in my opinion.
I was able to play the Xbox 360 demo a few days ago at my brother in law's and I enjoyed it. I'm not really a fan of creepy little girls (ala The Shining) but it was fun and the atmosphere was intense. I wasn't able to play on an HDTV so I didn't get the full beauty of the game, but it looked wonderful on SDTV, which definitely says something. Too bad my PC is old and I don't own a 360, won't be playing this game for a long time...
I just want a Blu-Ray writer for my computer, backing up 25GBs of data on a single layer disc would make it worth it for me.
All this seems like a giant ad for Firefox and Adblock Plus.
How ironic.
We had a Sunday wedding so the couple who were having a Saturday wedding at the same place already booked up their rehearsal for the Friday night. So our rehearsal and dinner was actually earlier on Thursday night. Saturday I just had to make sure all the guys had their tuxes and that everything was in line for the honeymoon. I suppose I could have helped out more now that I think about it...
When I used to play World of Warcraft, I would go to sleep at night with my priest or rogue's actions running through my brain. I would constantly see myself playing, doing basically the same thing over and over, either running around or doing the typical battle moves that I would use against every enemy. This bothered me incredibly as I wasn't really sleeping, I was more in between and it was stopping me from falling asleep.
Something similar happened the night before I got married. I had been playing Meteos (a puzzle game for the DS) for a couple of hours to help calm me, and by the time I did go to bed, I was playing the game in my head. Along with the emotions of the coming day hitting me, I had such a hard time falling asleep. I got about as much sleep that night as the next night.
And I've also played Puzzle Quest in my head. I hate puzzle games!
The enemy's gate is down!