One thing I've noticed is that there seem to be fewer pre-movie ads in the theaters. When I went to see Serenity, and more recently, History of Violence, I don't remember seeing any ads what-so-ever. Mabey I sub-consiously filtered them out, but I doubt it. Mabey it was because I was seeing two movies that the advertisers didn't think were worth spending any money on.
That is one of the things that truly annoys me about radio stations.
For example, one day driving home from school ( a 15 minute drive ), I tuned into a local station ( on a FM channel ) as I left my school. Just as I tuned in, a song finished playing. As I drove into my driveway, the next song was just starting to play. In between the two songs was about ten minutes of advertising and five minutes of pointless radio dj chatter.
Mabey I'm just more left-brained ( or whatever the term is for people who think more than they act ), but to me, books are MORE interactive than video games. In a game, there's only one representaion of what is happening ( the one the developers decide upon ). When I'm reading a book, nearly everything is left up to my imagination. I'm a fairly well-balanced person. Mabey it's just me, but reading a book with violence in it can be worse than a game, mostly because it tends to get you really thinking about the violence. Compared to in a game, you're just controlling a character, with a much larger gap between you and the violence. When you're reading a book, it's MUCH easier to imagine yourself in the position of whomever is doing the violence. When you're playing a video game, it's not you beating that crack addict into a bloddy pulp, it's that guy on the screen.
On a side note, one of my favorite ways to make fun of people condeming violence in video games is to relate video games to cars. Yes, there are video games that are violent. There are also cars that go really fast. If we're going to blame the video game industry for making violent games, we should take the same stance on car companies that make fast cars, and ban them!
There are a few exceptions to the rule, of course. The problem is finding those exceptions. When a beginner has to choose from 10+ versions of the same book , how are they going to know which one to choose? Is "Unix for Dummies" or "Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours" a better choice?
It's just slightly annoying, IMO, to see so many different publishers trying to cash in on the latest buzzword/computer tech.
That's one thing that had me laughing out loud in Burnout:Revenge...
After I'd crash, I'd watch every car behind me pile into a wall.....and then mysteriously stop inches from the wall, and reapear in the middle of the track. Or slowly slip around the wall ( literally. They'd slowly move left untill they could move forwards again ).
Very strange. But it didn't piss me off too much, because they'd often end up running into me anyways, so I'd still get an aftertouch takedown anyways =D.
I believe if you ignore books with "Quickstart Guide to...", "Idiots Guide to...", "Dummies Guide to...", or any book that promises to teach you something about computers in less than two years, you'll have very few books left to read.
This thing would need an OS that is completly, 100% reliable. I'm not saying that Linux is the answer ( although I believe it's the closest thing ). I'm just saying that if they want children all over the world to be able to use this thing, then it better have every last bug tested and fixed. Everything just has to work, plain and simple.
Also, what about internationalization* ? Not just things like translation of language, but other things that you and I take for granted? Like how to use the mouse? Some things about computer usage don't translate very well, especially from country to country.
Imagine you're working at the computer help desk for your company. Take the stupidest user, and imagine someone stupider. That's what these childeren are going to be like ( most of them, IMHO ). They won't have every used, or even heard of a computer. That will take much more planning and design than the laptop itself, I think.
*I would have spelt that wrong if it wasn't for my spell checker - the spell check function in gmail =D
Very true. If someone who is a writer sounds like your bottom-of-the-barrel livejournaler ( I woke up, had a shower, walked the dog,etc ad nasuem ) on their own blog, then they don't really deserve to be called a writer, do they?
Personally I like the car checking. It was highly annoying to be traveling at top speed and slam into a car simply because since the taillights are red, and I didn't see them. I ended up alwasy driving in the oncoming traffic lane simply because I could see the cars.
One thing that's been improved about the angles over Burnout 3, however, is that the camera seems to have gotten smarter.
In Burnout 3, 90% of the time, the camera would face any direction BUT where your opponents were coming from ( also known as "behind you" ). In Revenge, the camera seems to know where your opponents are coming ( from most of the time ), and lets you see them.
Marijuana wasn't made illegal because of Mexicans. It was made illegal because the president who passed the bill to make it illegal was endorsed by companies that manufactured paper and harvested cotton. At the time, hemp products were in a position to take the market away from the cotton and paper industries.
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When I read that, I did a double take, and then laughed water out my nose. You owe me a new keyboard!
One thing I've noticed is that there seem to be fewer pre-movie ads in the theaters. When I went to see Serenity, and more recently, History of Violence, I don't remember seeing any ads what-so-ever. Mabey I sub-consiously filtered them out, but I doubt it. Mabey it was because I was seeing two movies that the advertisers didn't think were worth spending any money on.
That is one of the things that truly annoys me about radio stations.
For example, one day driving home from school ( a 15 minute drive ), I tuned into a local station ( on a FM channel ) as I left my school. Just as I tuned in, a song finished playing. As I drove into my driveway, the next song was just starting to play. In between the two songs was about ten minutes of advertising and five minutes of pointless radio dj chatter.
Instant orange juice from powder. Tastes like absolute crap ( WAY to sugary ).
Either their PR guy reads a lot of slashdot, or is just clueless. From the ad on the front page:
/.-ers and Soviet Russians agree, the answer is yes.
"Is your network managing you?"
I think many
I'd tend to disagree with you.
Mabey I'm just more left-brained ( or whatever the term is for people who think more than they act ), but to me, books are MORE interactive than video games. In a game, there's only one representaion of what is happening ( the one the developers decide upon ). When I'm reading a book, nearly everything is left up to my imagination. I'm a fairly well-balanced person. Mabey it's just me, but reading a book with violence in it can be worse than a game, mostly because it tends to get you really thinking about the violence. Compared to in a game, you're just controlling a character, with a much larger gap between you and the violence. When you're reading a book, it's MUCH easier to imagine yourself in the position of whomever is doing the violence. When you're playing a video game, it's not you beating that crack addict into a bloddy pulp, it's that guy on the screen.
On a side note, one of my favorite ways to make fun of people condeming violence in video games is to relate video games to cars. Yes, there are video games that are violent. There are also cars that go really fast. If we're going to blame the video game industry for making violent games, we should take the same stance on car companies that make fast cars, and ban them!
There are a few exceptions to the rule, of course. The problem is finding those exceptions. When a beginner has to choose from 10+ versions of the same book , how are they going to know which one to choose? Is "Unix for Dummies" or "Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours" a better choice?
It's just slightly annoying, IMO, to see so many different publishers trying to cash in on the latest buzzword/computer tech.
That's one thing that had me laughing out loud in Burnout:Revenge...
After I'd crash, I'd watch every car behind me pile into a wall.....and then mysteriously stop inches from the wall, and reapear in the middle of the track. Or slowly slip around the wall ( literally. They'd slowly move left untill they could move forwards again ).
Very strange. But it didn't piss me off too much, because they'd often end up running into me anyways, so I'd still get an aftertouch takedown anyways =D.
I don't have hard drives. I just keep 30 chinese teenagers in my basement and force them to memorize numbers.
I believe if you ignore books with "Quickstart Guide to...", "Idiots Guide to...", "Dummies Guide to...", or any book that promises to teach you something about computers in less than two years, you'll have very few books left to read.
Interesting related link to follow: http://norvig.com/21-days.html
No, what this monkey wants is more bananas for spreading more Microsoft FUD like he was told to do.
This thing would need an OS that is completly, 100% reliable. I'm not saying that Linux is the answer ( although I believe it's the closest thing ). I'm just saying that if they want children all over the world to be able to use this thing, then it better have every last bug tested and fixed. Everything just has to work, plain and simple.
Also, what about internationalization* ? Not just things like translation of language, but other things that you and I take for granted? Like how to use the mouse? Some things about computer usage don't translate very well, especially from country to country.
Imagine you're working at the computer help desk for your company. Take the stupidest user, and imagine someone stupider. That's what these childeren are going to be like ( most of them, IMHO ). They won't have every used, or even heard of a computer. That will take much more planning and design than the laptop itself, I think.
*I would have spelt that wrong if it wasn't for my spell checker - the spell check function in gmail =D
Teach a man to fish, he eats for life.
You insensitve clod, I don't live near a lake/river/ocean!
Very true. If someone who is a writer sounds like your bottom-of-the-barrel livejournaler ( I woke up, had a shower, walked the dog,etc ad nasuem ) on their own blog, then they don't really deserve to be called a writer, do they?
I'm pretty sure it already does: the Vertical Takedown.
I've been wondering about the psyche-out takedowns in Burnout 3. Most of the time it just seemed like the developers had gotten lazy.
.....Sure. Why not.
Developer 1: Why did that car just crash?
Developer 2: Good question, let's look into that.
**Two hours later**
Developer 2: Screw it, let's just call them psyche-out takedowns, ok?
Developer 1:
All in all, though, I think Burnout:Revenge is a better game than Burnout 3.
Indeed. I need a tshirt with a pic of the ship and the words "Slashdot the theaters!!" underneath.
Personally I like the car checking. It was highly annoying to be traveling at top speed and slam into a car simply because since the taillights are red, and I didn't see them. I ended up alwasy driving in the oncoming traffic lane simply because I could see the cars.
Or not, I just can't read. Sorry 'bout that.
You missed Billy Talent "Red Flag", which IMHO is the best song to listen to while pushing other cars off cliffsides.
Agreed. Every time he interupted a good song I felt like strapping him to the front of my car ( in Burnout ).
One thing that's been improved about the angles over Burnout 3, however, is that the camera seems to have gotten smarter.
In Burnout 3, 90% of the time, the camera would face any direction BUT where your opponents were coming from ( also known as "behind you" ). In Revenge, the camera seems to know where your opponents are coming ( from most of the time ), and lets you see them.
Marijuana wasn't made illegal because of Mexicans. It was made illegal because the president who passed the bill to make it illegal was endorsed by companies that manufactured paper and harvested cotton. At the time, hemp products were in a position to take the market away from the cotton and paper industries.
Don't have any links to verify, because I read it in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. But here's another link for you ( don't know how acurate it is ): http://www.cannabis.com/untoldstory/hemp_2.shtml