A lot of people in this thread have rubbished the PS2 and Sony. I'm not a big fan of, but from past performance you can tell that Sony is a shrewd player. In terms of popularity (certainly in the UK) the PS1 wiped the floor with all competitors (N64, Dreamcast, etc.). This could be down to clever marketing (getting the product out at the right time, and at the right price, etc.), or the fact that PS games are cheap to produce, or simply that there were more games available for the PS1. Whatever it was due to, you can bet that Sony won't have forgotten how they did it.
Weather Sony really have got a problem supplying enough PS2's is another question. It could all be part of the marketing strategy. IMHO, the PS2 is out there at the right time (i.e. before the X-Box). If Sony can get the developers to churn out games like they did with the PS1, it'll be hard for any other console to get the same sort of market share.
Well, thanks for that.......it may not be official, but IMO 0207 is the area code for Central London, the same as 0208 is the area code for Greater London.
Actually, this is all the fault of good old British Telecom.
British Telecom are a bunch of greedy, scum-sucking, sons-of-motherless goat-pigs (to put it a lot milder than I would like). Their monopoly over the British telecommunications infrastructure has prevented any kind of competition in terms of broadband internet connectivity. This has left the UK way behind the rest of the 'developed' world, possibly to the extent that we will never catch up.
If these facts annoy you, please send an e-mail to Sir Iain Vallance (the CEO of BT) and give him a piece of your mind.
Some kiddie has modded the parent of this up as interesting because the poster claims there is a 1-in-10000 chance of being hit by a falling iridium spacecraft!
Yeah, right!
Did you know that there is a 1-10 channce that your/. post will be moderated by a 6 year old?
1. Astronomy.
a. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation.
....doesn't really look that much like a skull to me, I could look at clouds for an hour or so and find a cloud that looked more like a skull than this cluster.
There was a similarly unconvincing story a while back relating to what looks like a face on the surface of Mars
It is now possible in the UK to get locked up for two years for failing to provide a key to an encrypted email (for example), even if that key has been lost/forgotten.
The UK is heading back towards the Dark Ages and I want no part in it.....now, how do you get one of those Green Card thingys?....
I think you'll find the TRANSATLANTIC CHALLENGE is actually a task in itself. The contestants have to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a craft which must be fashioned from items scavenged from the scrapheap/junkyard.
Imagine The Sims as an MMPG, where each person controls a character within the game, then each character within the game then goes and sits in front of their 'puter and plays a virtual MMPG version of The Sims where each virtual character is being controlled by a character that is in turn being controlled by a person.....wow, can't get my head round that one!
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There is another Linux util for working with FireWire....Macintosh G3 (B+W - later model) or G4 + LinuxPPC ;-)
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A lot of people in this thread have rubbished the PS2 and Sony. I'm not a big fan of, but from past performance you can tell that Sony is a shrewd player. In terms of popularity (certainly in the UK) the PS1 wiped the floor with all competitors (N64, Dreamcast, etc.). This could be down to clever marketing (getting the product out at the right time, and at the right price, etc.), or the fact that PS games are cheap to produce, or simply that there were more games available for the PS1. Whatever it was due to, you can bet that Sony won't have forgotten how they did it.
Weather Sony really have got a problem supplying enough PS2's is another question. It could all be part of the marketing strategy. IMHO, the PS2 is out there at the right time (i.e. before the X-Box). If Sony can get the developers to churn out games like they did with the PS1, it'll be hard for any other console to get the same sort of market share.
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Well, thanks for that.......it may not be official, but IMO 0207 is the area code for Central London, the same as 0208 is the area code for Greater London.
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In the UK we have had three major changes to telephone numbers in roughly six years.
For example, for Central London the area code used to be 01. This was changed to 071, which was then changed to 0171, which has now changed to 0207.
I just feel sorry for all those small businesses that have to change all their stationary whenever their area code changes.
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Actually, this is all the fault of good old British Telecom.
British Telecom are a bunch of greedy, scum-sucking, sons-of-motherless goat-pigs (to put it a lot milder than I would like). Their monopoly over the British telecommunications infrastructure has prevented any kind of competition in terms of broadband internet connectivity. This has left the UK way behind the rest of the 'developed' world, possibly to the extent that we will never catch up.
If these facts annoy you, please send an e-mail to Sir Iain Vallance (the CEO of BT) and give him a piece of your mind.
I Thank You.
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Don't feed the Trolls!
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Theo, would you prefer anchovies or black olives on your pizza?
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The moderation on this site really does suck!
/. post will be moderated by a 6 year old?
Some kiddie has modded the parent of this up as interesting because the poster claims there is a 1-in-10000 chance of being hit by a falling iridium spacecraft!
Yeah, right!
Did you know that there is a 1-10 channce that your
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nebula (nby-l)
n., pl. nebulae (-l) or nebulas.
1. Astronomy. a. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation.
Next question...
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....doesn't really look that much like a skull to me, I could look at clouds for an hour or so and find a cloud that looked more like a skull than this cluster.
There was a similarly unconvincing story a while back relating to what looks like a face on the surface of Mars
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I thought that was how you updated an EEPROM/EPROM anyway?
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Nice one Mr Straw!
It is now possible in the UK to get locked up for two years for failing to provide a key to an encrypted email (for example), even if that key has been lost/forgotten.
The UK is heading back towards the Dark Ages and I want no part in it.....now, how do you get one of those Green Card thingys?....
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....do any /.ers actually use AOL?
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IMO email/e-mail should simply be referred to as mail
Mail (as in paper in envelope stuff) should be referred to as snail mail.
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Yup....here we go....red tape is catching up with technology and in this case it's all being legislated by Computer User Non Technicals.
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Three levels of cache is always nice to have!
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Indeed, nanotechnology warrants strict worldwide policing to prevent the clichéd `Mad Professor` becoming a dangerous reality.
I think you'll find the TRANSATLANTIC CHALLENGE is actually a task in itself. The contestants have to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a craft which must be fashioned from items scavenged from the scrapheap/junkyard.
spiralx? - no, not articulate enough...
vlad?
Emerson Willowick: Troll, Troll, Troll.
I hope you don't mean ironic, 'cos Alanis Morrisette certainly didn't:
Like rain on your wedding day - Ironic? No. Pain in the ass? Yes.
Like a free ride when you already paid - Ironic? No. Bummer? Yes.
This is an example of irony:
The city transport secretary is late for a meeting about the city's traffic problems because he got stuck in a traffic jam.
Sounds cool....
Imagine The Sims as an MMPG, where each person controls a character within the game, then each character within the game then goes and sits in front of their 'puter and plays a virtual MMPG version of The Sims where each virtual character is being controlled by a character that is in turn being controlled by a person.....wow, can't get my head round that one!
Well, that's a perfect opportunity to create a new a/c and start whoring all over again! Isn't it?
Anyone in need of some karma?
/.ed, someone mirror the d/l's please 8^)
Tenon is being
hehe....like it!
It was very subtle. In future I'll pretend to take the bait, or agree. 8^)
~NT Swerver
Indeed it would.....Dan?