"A newer console that is widely agreed to have better sound and graphical capabilities than its predecessor and offers new tricks that the old system could never do."
Ooh, sounds fun. Was there really any big difference between 3 and 6j? Other than the names?
Terra->Tina (Tina isn't a japanese name, like, at all. So it was considered "exotic")
Cyan->Cayenne (like the spice. I dunno why)
Kefka->Cefka
Stragus->Strago
Since there's no L in Japanese, I'm sure there will be a lot more goofy name changes (Rocke, Ceres, Rerm...)
And some of the sprites (the female bosses) had additional clothes. Americans giving the Japanese a lesson on censorship -- how unusual.
This is why nerds don't get to make real decisions for the most part. Scientists seemed to have slipped past the system. Only obesely pork-laden beaurocrats with ties to Saudi oil should get to make monumentous decisions like this.
Hey, at least they'll have cool names. Like "Blue thunder freedom falcon" or something.
Not sure what you mean by "completed," since FF2 and FF3 have had fan-translations for a long time now.
I have very fond memories of playing FF3 over the course of many years -- finding a new translation group had picked up the task, playing up until the point where they stopped, and waiting until a few months down the road when I happened upon a better patch.
We're a QA group in a cubicled compartment. All for one and one for all, eh? To tell the truth, I don't even know where the IT room for our 4-floor department is. You just send emails and they automagically appear.
It's because of the "requests ether" that all work-related queries go into. I'm a reasonably computer-savvy guy, so that saved a couple of steps
I write an email "Hey bob, my PC lost connection to the network."
2 hours later, I get a response. He'll be over soon.
half hour later, he shows up. Checks that it's plugged in, hoping I'm just an idiot
checks that the jacks weren't turned off by sum dum gai. they weren't
it's fuxxored, he says. I need an appointment with the PC move team to bring it to IT (no, they're not allowed to do it themselves)
Move guy shows up while I'm at lunch. No one told him which PC, so he leaves
After lunch, I have to make another appointment. He shows up at like 3:30, so I goof off the rest of the day
Next morning. IT guys apparently take breakfast from 9 - 10:30
11:00 they call, with the zeal of a mad surgeon at the thought of swapping hardware
1:00, that didn't work. They come to check the jacks again. I dunno, maybe they think they screwed up yesterday.
1:30 On a whim, he looks at the whip still in my cubicle. Turns out I've been running it over with my chair several times a day for the past 2 months or so.
I had a similar issue with my ethernet cable once. The IT people checked the jack a half-dozen times, took the thing to another floor to get repaired, replaced the modem. It was a pretty sweet two days without any real work to do:)
Can't think of a better way to get people to learn about/abuse an exploit than to draw massive attention to it by yanking the auction. Way to go, ebay!
I mean, don't get me wrong. Giving stuff to the less fortunate is a nice thing to do.
But kids in the hospital long-term usually means their parents have long since given up any hope of ever climbing out of debt. I just can't help thinking that the $200 could be far better spent.
Oh, that's easier to fudge than your speech. I don't think I've ever gotten too drunk at the PC to not be able to mentally spellcheck my own text, even if my fingers couldn't get it out right on the first try.
The report argues that console and PC game publishers are being eclipsed in the market by companies dedicated to mobile games.
Thank you, department of redundancy department. That's like saying "doctors are currently leading the field in successful neurosurgeries, compared to plumbers."
It's apples to oranges. Console games are meant to be an immersive experience, harnessing all power available to woo you into bedazzlement. Mobile games are meant as a diversion when you're not at a console, but still have some free time. They sacrifice eye-candy, plot, and depth over quick fun.
Seriously, who's going to pull out something like Final Fantasy 7 for the morning commute?
So basically, you can't even shift your body once you start the game, otherwise your character will end up doing some funky jig. Dunno about the rest of you, but that seems mildly uncomfortable to put it mildly.
And what if you don't sit in a position that keeps the controller level? I use a beanbag, and my TV is several feet above the floor. So I'm usually at an angle towards the TV. Will Solid Snake be perpetually looking up as well since my controller is raised 45 degrees?
The university really isn't forcing the issue in either the blogging case or my whacky example. They're saying "you must do X!" (and "you are no longer welcome here" is implied)
Slashdot Mirror
"A newer console that is widely agreed to have better sound and graphical capabilities than its predecessor and offers new tricks that the old system could never do."
Ooh, sounds fun. Was there really any big difference between 3 and 6j? Other than the names?
Terra->Tina (Tina isn't a japanese name, like, at all. So it was considered "exotic")
Cyan->Cayenne (like the spice. I dunno why)
Kefka->Cefka
Stragus->Strago
Since there's no L in Japanese, I'm sure there will be a lot more goofy name changes (Rocke, Ceres, Rerm...)
And some of the sprites (the female bosses) had additional clothes. Americans giving the Japanese a lesson on censorship -- how unusual.
This is why nerds don't get to make real decisions for the most part. Scientists seemed to have slipped past the system. Only obesely pork-laden beaurocrats with ties to Saudi oil should get to make monumentous decisions like this.
Hey, at least they'll have cool names. Like "Blue thunder freedom falcon" or something.
Not sure what you mean by "completed," since FF2 and FF3 have had fan-translations for a long time now.
I have very fond memories of playing FF3 over the course of many years -- finding a new translation group had picked up the task, playing up until the point where they stopped, and waiting until a few months down the road when I happened upon a better patch.
We're a QA group in a cubicled compartment. All for one and one for all, eh? To tell the truth, I don't even know where the IT room for our 4-floor department is. You just send emails and they automagically appear.
:)
But yeah, the way I wrote it does sound funny
It's not the bundles that are the problem. They just aren't including the right things respective to the native audience.
Throw in a couple pairs of used schoolgirl panties and some tentacle mangas and you'll have a hit.
It's because of the "requests ether" that all work-related queries go into. I'm a reasonably computer-savvy guy, so that saved a couple of steps
I write an email "Hey bob, my PC lost connection to the network."
2 hours later, I get a response. He'll be over soon.
half hour later, he shows up. Checks that it's plugged in, hoping I'm just an idiot
checks that the jacks weren't turned off by sum dum gai. they weren't
it's fuxxored, he says. I need an appointment with the PC move team to bring it to IT (no, they're not allowed to do it themselves)
Move guy shows up while I'm at lunch. No one told him which PC, so he leaves
After lunch, I have to make another appointment. He shows up at like 3:30, so I goof off the rest of the day
Next morning. IT guys apparently take breakfast from 9 - 10:30
11:00 they call, with the zeal of a mad surgeon at the thought of swapping hardware
1:00, that didn't work. They come to check the jacks again. I dunno, maybe they think they screwed up yesterday.
1:30 On a whim, he looks at the whip still in my cubicle. Turns out I've been running it over with my chair several times a day for the past 2 months or so.
User wins.
I had a similar issue with my ethernet cable once. The IT people checked the jack a half-dozen times, took the thing to another floor to get repaired, replaced the modem. It was a pretty sweet two days without any real work to do :)
Can't think of a better way to get people to learn about/abuse an exploit than to draw massive attention to it by yanking the auction. Way to go, ebay!
So, basically someone lied about where a link on their webpage went. OH NOES! MY INTERNETS!!!!111oneoneelven
Fun game. Just don't play with Naussicans.
Wouldn't a 20% problem rate in the factory indicate a substantial error rate in the field as well?
Larger, more organized, more motivated, better equipped...
It's not a war, it's a suicide mission
"seeking out new life" and "exploring strange, new worlds"
Optimists surrender.
"Blue Link needs food badly?"
//remember, don't shoot potions!
"Blue Link, your life force is running out?"
No problem, the PS3 version will just come with more areas/characters/items than the original :)
I mean, don't get me wrong. Giving stuff to the less fortunate is a nice thing to do.
But kids in the hospital long-term usually means their parents have long since given up any hope of ever climbing out of debt. I just can't help thinking that the $200 could be far better spent.
Oh, that's easier to fudge than your speech. I don't think I've ever gotten too drunk at the PC to not be able to mentally spellcheck my own text, even if my fingers couldn't get it out right on the first try.
Like "play", "pause", "next", and "stop?"
To be honest, stranger things have happened. Didn't someone in England patent strawberries recently?
Looks like Baghdad Bob has a new venue for employment...
"The criminals are commiting suicide outside the gates of your personal information! There is no ID theft in the city, not at all! We are victorious!"
Hey, if you drink enough thunderbird, everything has tabs, man...
Jamdat? Wasn't that the pool-like game Captain Picard was playing with the Naussicans?
The report argues that console and PC game publishers are being eclipsed in the market by companies dedicated to mobile games.
Thank you, department of redundancy department. That's like saying "doctors are currently leading the field in successful neurosurgeries, compared to plumbers."
It's apples to oranges. Console games are meant to be an immersive experience, harnessing all power available to woo you into bedazzlement. Mobile games are meant as a diversion when you're not at a console, but still have some free time. They sacrifice eye-candy, plot, and depth over quick fun.
Seriously, who's going to pull out something like Final Fantasy 7 for the morning commute?
The entire controller is motion-sensitive?
what?
So basically, you can't even shift your body once you start the game, otherwise your character will end up doing some funky jig. Dunno about the rest of you, but that seems mildly uncomfortable to put it mildly.
And what if you don't sit in a position that keeps the controller level? I use a beanbag, and my TV is several feet above the floor. So I'm usually at an angle towards the TV. Will Solid Snake be perpetually looking up as well since my controller is raised 45 degrees?
The university really isn't forcing the issue in either the blogging case or my whacky example. They're saying "you must do X!" (and "you are no longer welcome here" is implied)