I just don't see the thrill of owning one of these things.. Word has been out now for a while and it's just not drilling up much buzz at all..
How often do you see someone watching a movie on their laptop? I realize it's a slightly (ok majorly) different form factor.. But still, the demand just isn't there!
If a game wants my $19.99, it has to:
- have a good buzz on the blogs
- rekindle a past love of games
- be an interesting twist on an old idea (e.g. choose your own adventure story game)
- demo a new tech in a fun way (e.g. fractal graphics)
- be downright silly (e.g remember leisure suit larry)
Can someone please explain to me what it would take, scientifically, for the terrorists to "bottle up" and
release a strain such as this in the continental USA?
On second thought... don't.. On third thought, I'm sorry Michael Chertoff..
I wonder if the Nasa engineers were making as much as the Delphi "Lawn Mowers" making $65/hour, that are being asked to downgrade to $12/hour. Ok I'm lacking a link and my Google skills are failing me. But take my word for it, there was a story on google news yesterday where the CEO defended the cuts and also the increases to executives, while making the "lawn mower" remark.
I had hope until the last line of the headline.. 1% ????
How does a indie company / startup go into their local innovation funding office and pitch their great quirky game idea when they can only say "Games like this will be 3% maybe of the game market this year!"?
btw when is it indie, and when do you use indy.. ??
Not quite as interesting though as "Excite.com makes comeback, surpasses Google in usage". Grr slow news day.
Hrmm is AMD gear as reliable these days as Intel? That's always been why I've gone Intel..
And I just read that mac-Mini's use AMD.. Could this be giving them a big boost?
With a camera being used to steal someones PIN #. I get the creeps every time I use one of those weird privately owned ATM machines in convenience stores in the middle of nowhere. Some of them even have spelling mistakes on their screens. What's next? "Thank you for withdrawing, your account is TEH PWNAGE"
"Jim Prendergast is executive director of Americans for Technology Leadership, a coalition of technology professionals, companies and organizations that supports limited government regulation of technology. An earlier version of this column failed to disclose that Microsoft Corporation is a founding member of ATL. Other founding members include Staples, Inc., CompUSA and Citizens Against Government Waste."
So, IOW "we messed up, but not too badly because look at these other huge conglomerates who are in the group with MS"
I agree with you whole-heartedly. I guess I should have included that the boy didn't even say hello to me or anything. I was simply looking at merchandise on the ground from the yard sale, when he starts talking to me "I have such a hard time when I have to go under water. "etc... It took me a paragraph of his to understand it was even a video game he was discussing. I guess it could be a condition non-video game related altogether (relating to social abilities)
A long winded story but here goes:
Went up to a yard sale at a neighbours place a few days ago. Her son, probably 14 or 15, comes over to me and *immediately* starts describing to me a scene in Grant Theft Auto (not sure what version). At first I just listened along, agreeing with him, as I had played games like that previously. But after a while I realized he was talking about BEING (hard to describe what I mean) in the scene. He was talking about characters like Sanchez and police officers like they had really spoken to him. It was a tad creepy. "Sanchez was looking at me like I had done something wrong, but then I could tell by his expression that what I said had really upset him". I came home and immediately tried to look up what kind of condition the boy might have to no avail. It was like he was living the video game, and that people in the real world should understand because they're watching in on it too (game as reality). I'm going to try and chat with his mom about his video gaming habits. At the very least he's spent one too many hours in the game.
Anyway I was always against the anti-video gaming nuts since they were blaming Columbine on video gaming (at least it was mentioned as a contributing factor along with marilyn manson and the kitchen sing), but this is the first time I've seen a real scary example of kids being absorbed by the medium.
Those girls that collect everything and anything princess related.. and that watch the Princess Bride on every rainy Sunday they can think of.
*shudder*
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I just don't see the thrill of owning one of these things.. Word has been out now for a while and it's just not drilling up much buzz at all..
How often do you see someone watching a movie on their laptop? I realize it's a slightly (ok majorly) different form factor.. But still, the demand just isn't there!
If a game wants my $19.99, it has to:
- have a good buzz on the blogs
- rekindle a past love of games
- be an interesting twist on an old idea (e.g. choose your own adventure story game)
- demo a new tech in a fun way (e.g. fractal graphics)
- be downright silly (e.g remember leisure suit larry)
Can someone please explain to me what it would take, scientifically, for the terrorists to "bottle up" and release a strain such as this in the continental USA? ... don't..
On second thought
On third thought, I'm sorry Michael Chertoff..
What about Skype for free terrorist long distance phonecalls, and private bittorrent password protected torrents?
the coin :)
http://www.globalwarming.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4290340. stm
I wonder if the Nasa engineers were making as much as the Delphi "Lawn Mowers" making $65/hour, that are being asked to downgrade to $12/hour. Ok I'm lacking a link and my Google skills are failing me. But take my word for it, there was a story on google news yesterday where the CEO defended the cuts and also the increases to executives, while making the "lawn mower" remark.
I had hope until the last line of the headline.. 1% ???? How does a indie company / startup go into their local innovation funding office and pitch their great quirky game idea when they can only say "Games like this will be 3% maybe of the game market this year!"? btw when is it indie, and when do you use indy.. ??
In case you aren't ready when Dvorak makes Al Capone related references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Nitti
Sorry, it's on the AMD entry in the wikipedia FYI..
Not quite as interesting though as "Excite.com makes comeback, surpasses Google in usage". Grr slow news day. Hrmm is AMD gear as reliable these days as Intel? That's always been why I've gone Intel.. And I just read that mac-Mini's use AMD.. Could this be giving them a big boost?
With a camera being used to steal someones PIN #. I get the creeps every time I use one of those weird privately owned ATM machines in convenience stores in the middle of nowhere. Some of them even have spelling mistakes on their screens. What's next? "Thank you for withdrawing, your account is TEH PWNAGE"
Aren't companies paying MORE money for TV ads? Meaning they're worth more to them because they are generating more revenue?
"Jim Prendergast is executive director of Americans for Technology Leadership, a coalition of technology professionals, companies and organizations that supports limited government regulation of technology. An earlier version of this column failed to disclose that Microsoft Corporation is a founding member of ATL. Other founding members include Staples, Inc., CompUSA and Citizens Against Government Waste." So, IOW "we messed up, but not too badly because look at these other huge conglomerates who are in the group with MS"
I agree with you whole-heartedly. I guess I should have included that the boy didn't even say hello to me or anything. I was simply looking at merchandise on the ground from the yard sale, when he starts talking to me "I have such a hard time when I have to go under water. "etc... It took me a paragraph of his to understand it was even a video game he was discussing. I guess it could be a condition non-video game related altogether (relating to social abilities)
A long winded story but here goes: Went up to a yard sale at a neighbours place a few days ago. Her son, probably 14 or 15, comes over to me and *immediately* starts describing to me a scene in Grant Theft Auto (not sure what version). At first I just listened along, agreeing with him, as I had played games like that previously. But after a while I realized he was talking about BEING (hard to describe what I mean) in the scene. He was talking about characters like Sanchez and police officers like they had really spoken to him. It was a tad creepy. "Sanchez was looking at me like I had done something wrong, but then I could tell by his expression that what I said had really upset him". I came home and immediately tried to look up what kind of condition the boy might have to no avail. It was like he was living the video game, and that people in the real world should understand because they're watching in on it too (game as reality). I'm going to try and chat with his mom about his video gaming habits. At the very least he's spent one too many hours in the game. Anyway I was always against the anti-video gaming nuts since they were blaming Columbine on video gaming (at least it was mentioned as a contributing factor along with marilyn manson and the kitchen sing), but this is the first time I've seen a real scary example of kids being absorbed by the medium.
Our university went from 150 last year first years to 28... Any other similar stories of declining enrollment??
Those girls that collect everything and anything princess related.. and that watch the Princess Bride on every rainy Sunday they can think of. *shudder*
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