1) You'll see less "fluff" in-game. The companies that will remain are the ones that control unnecessary costs. Aside from RPG's, you're not going to see CGI movies in games. It's unnecessary and costly.
2) You'll see less "fluff" to buy. As the novelty of paying $5 for horse armor wears off, you'll see these silly products go by the wayside. They'll be replaced with full-fledged expansion packs like Shivering Isle.
3) You'll see more *good* DLC/Full Games. EBGames should be scared. The future of the gaming industry is to get more $ out of the consumer to support higher development costs. The industry hasn't been able to raise the price on games enough to support this. The solution is to sell games at the same price, but through digital distribution. It cuts out the middle-man, and more importantly cuts-out used game sales.
Isn't that almost every single corporation in america, but virtually no citizens?
Brilliant!
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It's a technology that's on its way to becoming a reality. As soon as RFID replaces bar codes, you're going to see smart applies everywhere. It won't fix someone putting the milk carton back in the fridge when it's empty, but it will still be very useful. Imagine pulling recipes just for the foods you currently have, printing out a shopping list straight from your fridge, etc. It *is* a good idea, it just won't work until RFID arrives.
You're right in that this June, probably only 1% of ipod users will convert to the iPhone. However, 5 years from now cell phones will indeed kill the iPod market.
If the state of Silicon Valley's roads are any indication of our ability to construct transportation systems, we'd all be dead within the month if it's automated.
"You'll also notice that scientists in general don't sell newspapers or magazines. It's the journalists whose job it is to butcher the science to sell newspapers and magazines."
You're kidding, right? I can think of many reasons a scientist could try and sell magazines. Fame and Grants come to mind rather quickly. I realize/. is a science-geek type crowd, but let's not pretend scientists are any more noble than the next guy.
I've got a different take - They're dead even. And that's a disaster for Sony for 2 reasons: Sony *was* dominant, so they're losing ground this generation, and Sony is banking on destroying Xbox's installed base because they have such an unprofitable console. If they sell as many PS3's as Xbox's, they lost this generation's war by a large margin.
Very funny. Although let me point out the difference in case people take you seriously. Consumers were happy with the old video game system before microtransactions and crap became commonplace. Cell phones currently have the microtransaction bs, and consumers are not happy with the current industry.
All I need is the iTV to allow me to rent HD movies at a reasonable price ($5). They can destroy Netflix and HD/Blu-Ray in one quick move.
Right now though, I have to buy them off the iTunes store for a much higher price. Given I can get rent 2 DVD's from hollywood for $4 and don't need to buy an iTV, I'm sticking with that option.
We refer to people like yourself as "10 years of the same year of experience". I hope you were being too modest in your summary. If not, you will have a difficult time ahead of you.
I reject it because although I buy a "license" for a piece of software, if the DVD is scratched they do not send me another at a nominal value ($1), they charge me the full price. Therefore, I should be able to backup my data.
I reject it because of the lies the industry has told us about HD content. I reject it because the first HDTV's won't even be able to display flagged HD content. I reject it because it locks out entrepreneurs from creating middle-ware components. I reject it because it promotes incompatibility. I reject it because it wastes our government's, media's, and corporations' time.
I reject it because once again, it limits my use, does NOTHING to stop illegal piracy, and *I* have to pay the additional cost.
It's very easy to point to something and say it's bad. It's very hard to come up with a better way.
On a side note: If you recall, England and the US weren't great places to live during their industrial revolutions. Horrible working conditions, massive pollution, no social services. But would either country be where it is today if it hadn't?
The difference is, iLife and Quicktime aren't crapware. I wouldn't mind if Office or Photoshop came pre-installed. BillyJoe's DVD KreAtoR Extr3m3z I do mind and I call crapware.
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1) You'll see less "fluff" in-game.
The companies that will remain are the ones that control unnecessary costs. Aside from RPG's, you're not going to see CGI movies in games. It's unnecessary and costly.
2) You'll see less "fluff" to buy.
As the novelty of paying $5 for horse armor wears off, you'll see these silly products go by the wayside. They'll be replaced with full-fledged expansion packs like Shivering Isle.
3) You'll see more *good* DLC/Full Games.
EBGames should be scared. The future of the gaming industry is to get more $ out of the consumer to support higher development costs. The industry hasn't been able to raise the price on games enough to support this. The solution is to sell games at the same price, but through digital distribution. It cuts out the middle-man, and more importantly cuts-out used game sales.
I always like junk mail. It's one more company helping support the USPS, which I find to be very useful and cheap. Their spam keeps my rates down.
Email on the other hand...
Isn't that almost every single corporation in america, but virtually no citizens?
Brilliant!
It's a technology that's on its way to becoming a reality. As soon as RFID replaces bar codes, you're going to see smart applies everywhere. It won't fix someone putting the milk carton back in the fridge when it's empty, but it will still be very useful. Imagine pulling recipes just for the foods you currently have, printing out a shopping list straight from your fridge, etc. It *is* a good idea, it just won't work until RFID arrives.
Still the article was a fun read.
You're right in that this June, probably only 1% of ipod users will convert to the iPhone. However, 5 years from now cell phones will indeed kill the iPod market.
If the state of Silicon Valley's roads are any indication of our ability to construct transportation systems, we'd all be dead within the month if it's automated.
"and any article that says that you can be productive on a mac for more than the generic things and like 2-3 specialized apps has a built in bias"
Yes, that sounds very objective.
And you wonder why Apple went with Cingular instead of T-Mobile. The difference between the two? Apple locks you into non-crappy apps.
"You'll also notice that scientists in general don't sell newspapers or magazines. It's the journalists whose job it is to butcher the science to sell newspapers and magazines."
/. is a science-geek type crowd, but let's not pretend scientists are any more noble than the next guy.
You're kidding, right? I can think of many reasons a scientist could try and sell magazines. Fame and Grants come to mind rather quickly. I realize
I've got a different take - They're dead even. And that's a disaster for Sony for 2 reasons: Sony *was* dominant, so they're losing ground this generation, and Sony is banking on destroying Xbox's installed base because they have such an unprofitable console. If they sell as many PS3's as Xbox's, they lost this generation's war by a large margin.
Very funny. Although let me point out the difference in case people take you seriously. Consumers were happy with the old video game system before microtransactions and crap became commonplace. Cell phones currently have the microtransaction bs, and consumers are not happy with the current industry.
All I need is the iTV to allow me to rent HD movies at a reasonable price ($5). They can destroy Netflix and HD/Blu-Ray in one quick move.
Right now though, I have to buy them off the iTunes store for a much higher price. Given I can get rent 2 DVD's from hollywood for $4 and don't need to buy an iTV, I'm sticking with that option.
The people who fail to manage their work-life balance are the same that never make manager (or become terrible bosses).
If you can't manage your own time well, how can you be successful managing others'?
A business actually trying to make profit? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.
You can already mute any individual player on any Xbox Live game while still hearing/speaking with all others.
Actually, "local scenes" do exist for videogames. It's just that they're something you never, ever want to be a part of.
Best sources of info:
1) Scientific Discovery
2) Historical Evidence (videos, documents, etc)
3) Expert Interpretation (Professional Historians, Archaeologists, etc)
4) Non-expert Summary (Encylopedias, Journalists)
5) Mommy and Daddy
Wikipedia is somewhere between 4 and 5.
Parent is right. This is why most CFO's or CAO's don't become CEO's.
We refer to people like yourself as "10 years of the same year of experience". I hope you were being too modest in your summary. If not, you will have a difficult time ahead of you.
Sorry.
Simple.
You trust those you see face-to-face more than those you don't. If it's a critical position, it's going to go to the person you trust.
I reject it because although I buy a "license" for a piece of software, if the DVD is scratched they do not send me another at a nominal value ($1), they charge me the full price. Therefore, I should be able to backup my data.
I reject it because of the lies the industry has told us about HD content.
I reject it because the first HDTV's won't even be able to display flagged HD content.
I reject it because it locks out entrepreneurs from creating middle-ware components.
I reject it because it promotes incompatibility.
I reject it because it wastes our government's, media's, and corporations' time.
I reject it because once again, it limits my use, does NOTHING to stop illegal piracy, and *I* have to pay the additional cost.
It's very easy to point to something and say it's bad. It's very hard to come up with a better way.
On a side note:
If you recall, England and the US weren't great places to live during their industrial revolutions. Horrible working conditions, massive pollution, no social services. But would either country be where it is today if it hadn't?
I think HDD's will be best for you for some time to come.
However, if someone can put an entire season of 24 onto one hi-def disc someday, I'll be most impressed.
The difference is, iLife and Quicktime aren't crapware. I wouldn't mind if Office or Photoshop came pre-installed. BillyJoe's DVD KreAtoR Extr3m3z I do mind and I call crapware.
You can give constructive feedback to a good candidate. However, when a candidate is a complete mess you really can't say much at all.
How do you constructively tell someone that they don't even realize how stupid/incompetent/annoying they are?