That's just what I thought when I saw the commercial, kids are going to see this in droves. However, in north america, mature animation is getting more and more common, such as with Animatrix, Family Guy, South Park, etc but people still associate it with crude humor and not the advantages it can lend to storytelling. In Japan it's already quite common to have more mature animations when making a live production is not possible, and that has resulted in many interesting animes that lots of countries import including north america, so clearly there is some market for it. It depends how this movie approaches it. I think it's just about how people see animation, they automatically discount it as being used for telling 'lesser' stories than live action ones. I think the closest thing people in north america will accept as mature entertainment which is animated, is something like Beowulf. But people need to open up their expectations a bit more and give these things a chance, animation is a great medium for storytelling and can suspend your disbelief as well as live action can.
The point here is that it's easier in a field where open source software is used, because the barrier of entry for actual hands on experience is lowered significantly. You can just download it and submit patches and participate in the actual development from your own home, and nobody has to know anything about you, so there are even no prejudices working against you which you may often encounter in a job environment, even if it's just people scrutinizing your age or what you wear.
"The public security services in China can turn your telephone on and activate its microphone when you think it's off," said Brenner.
Um, how is that different from here? And why shouldn't we be worried about that happening here? It's not like China has some special properties to make our devices surrender themselves only on their property and only for them. I'm worried because the government knows about this but is not stopping it on our own soil or issuing any such warnings on our own soil. It's very devious.
I've got the same setup, and I have a few blu-rays, but I'd much rather buy DVDs for $10 than blu-rays for $25-$30 as well. They even have DVD sets with 2-3 related movies on them still for $10 a lot of the time. If there's a movie that I really really like and watch regularly I might get the blu-ray, and that's why I only have about 8 of them compared to over 300 DVDs.
I have to admit, I would much rather watch a blu-ray because of the increase in dynamic range of color and the near absence of JPEG-like artifacts because compared to blu-ray, a DVD looks like mud. But I'll put up with it as long as they keep the prices up. Hey maybe they'll change their tune once they find that the price prohibits people from being comfortable with re-buying their movies on a new format since players are backwards compatible.
Maybe the problem is the mechanism for selecting mailing lists. Have all of these on a separate page with all un-checked by default, or have one of those "I understand what I am doing" mandatory check boxes. A lot of the time, sign-up pages are deceptive because they are also used to promote "partners."
That's all fine, but his same philosophy has become Microsoft's philosophy and this is how they deal with the market, their competitors, and it's how they view consumers. Right from Bill's first letter biting the heads off of hobbyists, MS has pretty much followed that route.
Anyway how are you using Bill's tax shelter as an argument? How about when MS has donated computers and software to schools, is the foundation as "nice" along the same lines as the charity expressed by MS itself?
I also find it pretty hilarious that you say "Gates understands that you can't just throw money at a problem." And "He's suggesting we do more for ourselves by helping others."? That's actually the OSS philosophy, MS's is "Funnel everything towards or through us." I'm sure Bill thanks you for coming to his defense, but along with RTFA, you might want to take a history lesson too next time.
The article that was posted is nothing new. He is still talking about using Windows Mobile cell phones instead of PCs (which he marketed against OLPC in the first place), he is still talking about other countries being dependent on our established economies and companies, and when he talks about "sharing" and "helping" he really means that he'll be facilitating their dependence on organizations that really just provide that stuff for them, instead of helping them become self sufficient.
If his foundation weren't around, there would be another better one in its place that wouldn't be tied to the same shrewd aspirations Bill had for MS.
MS is obsessed with monetizing everything. Creative Capitalism is just their answer to Creative Commons, and Open Source. Public Domain they don't care much about because they can at least charge for access to the content or a conversion of the content depending on the platform.
"It is mainly corporations that have the skills to make technological innovations work for the poor. "
He means money, not skill, and if you are trying to help the poor, then you have to give them a way to survive despite not having money, not a way to keep depending on money and make that dependence even stronger. Who knows, maybe they are just interested on getting poor countries up to getting an economy going just so it's a new place to put up a toll booth or a new culture to start selling Windows to every hear, and if they develop these markets then they will start funneling money towards MS or at least not investing time/energy/mindshare in OSS.
The OLPC may not have succeeded with its goals but it at least had the right philosophy: Start making the third world independent and self sufficient, get people to discover and collaborate on their strengths, and to build themselves up without reliance on those who are already self sufficient. For developing countries it is very important to come up independent so others don't come in and take advantage of you whenever you have gained any amount of wealth. It's a lot harder to be taken advantage of, and you also have more bargaining power in the world forum, if you are independent.
Maybe MS are just hoping this fragments the OSS community the way the Novell alliance did, and that's all, just because Apache is one of the biggest OSS projects.
I'd argue that Bioshock is more compelling than the next installment of Final Fantasy, the way the series and its spinoffs have been going. Square is starting to Disney the hell out of Final Fantasy.
What I like about Ubuntu is that as a whole, the community takes the biggest problem with a given platform from an end user standpoint, and then provides an open solution that sticks to the common design rules of the software it compliments. The software doesn't stick out, is modular, sticks to standards (or provides a defacto method that tries to emulate already existing standards), and it seems like it could be drop-in software that would work in any distribution.
It's kind of the antithesis of YaST, for example, which seems like you couldn't separate one part from the other, and it also seems like if you use any other tool to mess with the files YaST has touched, then YaST will either have a problem or ignore it and pretend it never existed. (I'm not sure if this has changed, the last time I used SuSE was version 9)
As a user of Ubuntu, it gives me security by making me feel like if the distribution ever became anything users didn't want, they could easily take these parts and fork. Also as a user, it makes me feel like they are trying to develop software that works for the end user primarily and not as a advantage that only this distribution can have to attract users and keep them. One reason why I use OSS is because I don't feel like my data is tied to anything, and I can always use it. Ubuntu makes me feel that way about the software as well. It really is closely rooted to Debian in that way and really I feel it ties Debian together with some sealant in the cracks and some polish as well. Good job everyone and thanks!
With two webcams and a finger you could probably have the same effect as the wiimote and not get tired. To click just poke your finger in past the threshold.
I don't install Windows products and especially not pirated software because of how much of a pain it is to support, not because I want to push a certain agenda.
For pirated software you would have to make sure any update mechanism is shut off, and that causes security headaches if the updates patch holes. The user will also want to install a new version if they come across it and notice they have an older version, which will probably not work with the crack used to cause the program to activate/validate/whatever. Who knows if the program will expire at a later date and maybe the crack doesn't know about it. Windows/Office activation is another annoyance. Maybe not for a Windows user, but primarily as a Linux user I don't need to keep up with that because I'm not bothered by the issues caused by activation. I don't really need the hassle of keeping up with the latest news on cracks.
As for just Windows support in general, that too is a headache. It's easier to figure out how to lock down a desktop on Linux, just my opinion. You have to look in many different places and do a lot of theorizing and testing to set up a good scheme in Windows. It's easier to get a usable desktop in Linux, you just apt-get a bunch of stuff. You can make a script to grab and configure a good usable desktop. In Windows, you have to hunt down driver packages, various codec packages, and find out what programs you need to replace and which ones you have to add to fill in the functionality holes.
Also I don't know if this has changed, but in Windows if you stick a hard drive image on some computer, it's not guaranteed to work well. If you ever replaced a motherboard and you used Windows, you know just how badly Windows is at detecting hardware from scratch on an old install like that. Even silly things like oh, this computer has more hard drives so now the DVD-RW is on F: and now I have to change a bunch of program defaults to reflect that. With Linux, you can configure a great usable image and then slap it on any computer.
If someone has Windows for a good reason, I leave it. But if someone ever asks me to "get software" for them, I will just give them a great open source version suited for them. Since OSS parts can be re-used and since there are multiple programs for any given use, I can find one that's advanced enough or dumbed down enough depending on the target user.
I think not only is the original post a little off topic, but also is a little off target.
I think you can say that about this generation in general. Yes there have been some incredible AAA titles, but they are few and far between. It's taking longer to make games, and it's also more of a risk. That means less innovation and inspiration, and more trudging through development where the goal is to make money, I guess. When games weren't about blockbusters, it wasn't a huge deal to have a failure and people weren't so critical of experimentation. With the Wii, we may have a renaissance, but if it continues in the direction of the PS3 or 360 it will become more like the movie business is now.
I agree, and that's why video games are only recently attracting such casual players. Up until recently, video games have primarily tried to please those who sought out highly immersive visceral hyper fantasies that are based on immediate action/reaction used to overcome obstacles and adversaries that the player becomes sensationally and perhaps emotionally involved with. But people can interact with video in ways that are more meaningful to those who do not see the value in what amounts to fantastic obstacle courses with surreal characters and settings. Luckily developers are now opening their imaginations and broadening the spectrum of what we can base a video game on. Similarly, new players are opening themselves up to the idea of entertainment of a different sort.
I'm sure in the past movies, music, books, and plays were viewed as frivolous and lacking of enrichment but there are many worthwhile things to take away from any activity, it all depends on how you approach it and what you pay attention to and let your mind work on. Many talents and sciences are tied together to make video games, and a lot of it can be appreciated and can inspire you, as well as teach you if you start actually studying it. A lot of effort and inspiration goes into a video game, and you can glean, extrapolate, and experience so much of it if you manage to connect with it on that level, as well as just the enjoyment of the scenario that is being presented to you. It's a matter of finding those scenarios and pleasing a wider variety of people, and they may become inspired to create entertaining video games themselves in completely new ways.
What is the ultimate medium that we use to share our expression with others? Well, at least video games should be considered among them, because I don't believe we will find one. You can be immersed and enjoy yourself in many different ways that have value. You can also not see the value in anything no matter how valid and fundamental it is.
I'd rather play board games than video games, but the Wii Fit makes one of these tempting anyhow.
Since when are these things mutually exclusive? You can have both, play both, and enjoy both. There are even video games based on board games and board games based on video games. Computer solitaire is popular because there are many options and rulesets that expand the games for veteran players; and for casual players, you don't have to find your deck of cards or shuffle them or pick them up, it's pretty much all automatic. You can even minimize the window and walk away a lot more easily and effectively than asking everyone to mind those cards on the table. Online board games let you find a partner right away, which allows you more opportunities to enjoy your favorite games. When board games start coming out on paper that uses electronic ink, the distinction between video games and board games will pretty much disappear.
What about war is comfortable exactly? And why are we trying to shield officers and civilians from reality (even further)? Why isn't this being spent on the comfort and (psychological/physical) well being of our troops?
For multiplatform games, PS3 is very nice. Burnout Paradise and Oblivion are a couple of high-profile games that look better on the PS3. The PS3 port of UT3 allows mods as well. It's gotten so that MS has to resort to things like a red palette swap of the Hulk only being on the 360 version instead of all platforms, just to make their version seem better somehow.
Online is free on the PS3. The PS3 also has a lot of great exclusive games such as MGS4, Gran Turismo, Hot Shots Golf series, Motorstorm, Resistance, Ratchet & Clank... And it has a lot more japanese exclusives than the 360, which means it's not mainly an FPS/RTS/CRPG box.
The PS3 is probably also a lot more powerful (the fact alone that it can do HDR is worth it), and allows hard drive installations for games. Not in the sense that the 360 does, but in the sense that the games take into account that they will be on the hard drive and are optimized for it (the games expect faster load times and take advantage of it by design and will look better), not just thrown on there for faster loading times.
The PS3 is a good system and has plenty going for it. I really don't see how a series that's dwindling with more sequels and spinoffs than Disney is going to push the 360 over the top. Honestly I'm looking forward to Dragon Quest IX on DS way more than I'm looking forward to FFXIII (which is pretty much not at all after XI and XII).
I think it works spot-on for quite a bunch of games, just a few where it works pretty flawlessly:
Excite Truck
Boom Blox
Geometry Wars
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Trauma Center
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Metroid Prime 3
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
No More Heroes
Endless Ocean
Super Mario Galaxy
Wii Sports
Elebits
Super Monkey Ball
The above post is just an exaggeration, there are plenty of games that work really well for what they are. I think a lot of people have an image in their minds of being in some sort of VR environment or something and it's not quite living up to that. But there are definitely many fun games that use the Wii's capabilities quite well, and I have no problem enjoying them myself.
Paying when you send a message, understandable. Paying when you receive a message, makes no fucking sense. If you call someone long distance, do they normally pay long distance fees? Of course not. You don't really have an option not to receive someone's message, and if you get spammed then you have to pay for it out of your own pocket. It's asinine.
This whole AIM over iPhone thing just goes to show how trivial it is to send/receive SMS anyway, and it really might as well be free in the scheme of things.
They don't know where to draw the line already with invasive DRM that locks us out of our own games. Why would it be any different with private data collection?
Nearly 90 percent of research and development dollars are spent on creating technologies that serve the wealthiest 10 percent of the world's population
If reversing that is the goal, why only help the third world when it seems that nearly the entire globe is that way?
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That's just what I thought when I saw the commercial, kids are going to see this in droves. However, in north america, mature animation is getting more and more common, such as with Animatrix, Family Guy, South Park, etc but people still associate it with crude humor and not the advantages it can lend to storytelling. In Japan it's already quite common to have more mature animations when making a live production is not possible, and that has resulted in many interesting animes that lots of countries import including north america, so clearly there is some market for it. It depends how this movie approaches it. I think it's just about how people see animation, they automatically discount it as being used for telling 'lesser' stories than live action ones. I think the closest thing people in north america will accept as mature entertainment which is animated, is something like Beowulf. But people need to open up their expectations a bit more and give these things a chance, animation is a great medium for storytelling and can suspend your disbelief as well as live action can.
The point here is that it's easier in a field where open source software is used, because the barrier of entry for actual hands on experience is lowered significantly. You can just download it and submit patches and participate in the actual development from your own home, and nobody has to know anything about you, so there are even no prejudices working against you which you may often encounter in a job environment, even if it's just people scrutinizing your age or what you wear.
"The public security services in China can turn your telephone on and activate its microphone when you think it's off," said Brenner.
Um, how is that different from here? And why shouldn't we be worried about that happening here? It's not like China has some special properties to make our devices surrender themselves only on their property and only for them. I'm worried because the government knows about this but is not stopping it on our own soil or issuing any such warnings on our own soil. It's very devious.
I've got the same setup, and I have a few blu-rays, but I'd much rather buy DVDs for $10 than blu-rays for $25-$30 as well. They even have DVD sets with 2-3 related movies on them still for $10 a lot of the time. If there's a movie that I really really like and watch regularly I might get the blu-ray, and that's why I only have about 8 of them compared to over 300 DVDs.
I have to admit, I would much rather watch a blu-ray because of the increase in dynamic range of color and the near absence of JPEG-like artifacts because compared to blu-ray, a DVD looks like mud. But I'll put up with it as long as they keep the prices up. Hey maybe they'll change their tune once they find that the price prohibits people from being comfortable with re-buying their movies on a new format since players are backwards compatible.
At least my blu-ray player upscales nicely.
They just make shit up so you feel good now and have remorse after you hand over your money/dignity/whatever.
Maybe the problem is the mechanism for selecting mailing lists. Have all of these on a separate page with all un-checked by default, or have one of those "I understand what I am doing" mandatory check boxes. A lot of the time, sign-up pages are deceptive because they are also used to promote "partners."
That's all fine, but his same philosophy has become Microsoft's philosophy and this is how they deal with the market, their competitors, and it's how they view consumers. Right from Bill's first letter biting the heads off of hobbyists, MS has pretty much followed that route.
Anyway how are you using Bill's tax shelter as an argument? How about when MS has donated computers and software to schools, is the foundation as "nice" along the same lines as the charity expressed by MS itself?
I also find it pretty hilarious that you say "Gates understands that you can't just throw money at a problem." And "He's suggesting we do more for ourselves by helping others."? That's actually the OSS philosophy, MS's is "Funnel everything towards or through us." I'm sure Bill thanks you for coming to his defense, but along with RTFA, you might want to take a history lesson too next time.
The article that was posted is nothing new. He is still talking about using Windows Mobile cell phones instead of PCs (which he marketed against OLPC in the first place), he is still talking about other countries being dependent on our established economies and companies, and when he talks about "sharing" and "helping" he really means that he'll be facilitating their dependence on organizations that really just provide that stuff for them, instead of helping them become self sufficient.
If his foundation weren't around, there would be another better one in its place that wouldn't be tied to the same shrewd aspirations Bill had for MS.
MS is obsessed with monetizing everything. Creative Capitalism is just their answer to Creative Commons, and Open Source. Public Domain they don't care much about because they can at least charge for access to the content or a conversion of the content depending on the platform.
"It is mainly corporations that have the skills to make technological innovations work for the poor. "
He means money, not skill, and if you are trying to help the poor, then you have to give them a way to survive despite not having money, not a way to keep depending on money and make that dependence even stronger. Who knows, maybe they are just interested on getting poor countries up to getting an economy going just so it's a new place to put up a toll booth or a new culture to start selling Windows to every hear, and if they develop these markets then they will start funneling money towards MS or at least not investing time/energy/mindshare in OSS.
The OLPC may not have succeeded with its goals but it at least had the right philosophy: Start making the third world independent and self sufficient, get people to discover and collaborate on their strengths, and to build themselves up without reliance on those who are already self sufficient. For developing countries it is very important to come up independent so others don't come in and take advantage of you whenever you have gained any amount of wealth. It's a lot harder to be taken advantage of, and you also have more bargaining power in the world forum, if you are independent.
Just use it from a LiveCD (with HDDs unplugged or controllers disabled) or run it in Qemu :)
Great news, that's fantastic. I wonder what caused the problem in the first place?
Anyhow, I wonder what happened to that bitter person in Foxconn's tech support? Hopefully he will be taking things more seriously next time as well.
Maybe MS are just hoping this fragments the OSS community the way the Novell alliance did, and that's all, just because Apache is one of the biggest OSS projects.
So why will their investors support this move?
I'd argue that Bioshock is more compelling than the next installment of Final Fantasy, the way the series and its spinoffs have been going. Square is starting to Disney the hell out of Final Fantasy.
What I like about Ubuntu is that as a whole, the community takes the biggest problem with a given platform from an end user standpoint, and then provides an open solution that sticks to the common design rules of the software it compliments. The software doesn't stick out, is modular, sticks to standards (or provides a defacto method that tries to emulate already existing standards), and it seems like it could be drop-in software that would work in any distribution.
It's kind of the antithesis of YaST, for example, which seems like you couldn't separate one part from the other, and it also seems like if you use any other tool to mess with the files YaST has touched, then YaST will either have a problem or ignore it and pretend it never existed. (I'm not sure if this has changed, the last time I used SuSE was version 9)
As a user of Ubuntu, it gives me security by making me feel like if the distribution ever became anything users didn't want, they could easily take these parts and fork. Also as a user, it makes me feel like they are trying to develop software that works for the end user primarily and not as a advantage that only this distribution can have to attract users and keep them. One reason why I use OSS is because I don't feel like my data is tied to anything, and I can always use it. Ubuntu makes me feel that way about the software as well. It really is closely rooted to Debian in that way and really I feel it ties Debian together with some sealant in the cracks and some polish as well. Good job everyone and thanks!
With two webcams and a finger you could probably have the same effect as the wiimote and not get tired. To click just poke your finger in past the threshold.
I don't install Windows products and especially not pirated software because of how much of a pain it is to support, not because I want to push a certain agenda.
For pirated software you would have to make sure any update mechanism is shut off, and that causes security headaches if the updates patch holes. The user will also want to install a new version if they come across it and notice they have an older version, which will probably not work with the crack used to cause the program to activate/validate/whatever. Who knows if the program will expire at a later date and maybe the crack doesn't know about it. Windows/Office activation is another annoyance. Maybe not for a Windows user, but primarily as a Linux user I don't need to keep up with that because I'm not bothered by the issues caused by activation. I don't really need the hassle of keeping up with the latest news on cracks.
As for just Windows support in general, that too is a headache. It's easier to figure out how to lock down a desktop on Linux, just my opinion. You have to look in many different places and do a lot of theorizing and testing to set up a good scheme in Windows. It's easier to get a usable desktop in Linux, you just apt-get a bunch of stuff. You can make a script to grab and configure a good usable desktop. In Windows, you have to hunt down driver packages, various codec packages, and find out what programs you need to replace and which ones you have to add to fill in the functionality holes.
Also I don't know if this has changed, but in Windows if you stick a hard drive image on some computer, it's not guaranteed to work well. If you ever replaced a motherboard and you used Windows, you know just how badly Windows is at detecting hardware from scratch on an old install like that. Even silly things like oh, this computer has more hard drives so now the DVD-RW is on F: and now I have to change a bunch of program defaults to reflect that. With Linux, you can configure a great usable image and then slap it on any computer.
If someone has Windows for a good reason, I leave it. But if someone ever asks me to "get software" for them, I will just give them a great open source version suited for them. Since OSS parts can be re-used and since there are multiple programs for any given use, I can find one that's advanced enough or dumbed down enough depending on the target user.
I think not only is the original post a little off topic, but also is a little off target.
I think you can say that about this generation in general. Yes there have been some incredible AAA titles, but they are few and far between. It's taking longer to make games, and it's also more of a risk. That means less innovation and inspiration, and more trudging through development where the goal is to make money, I guess. When games weren't about blockbusters, it wasn't a huge deal to have a failure and people weren't so critical of experimentation. With the Wii, we may have a renaissance, but if it continues in the direction of the PS3 or 360 it will become more like the movie business is now.
I agree, and that's why video games are only recently attracting such casual players. Up until recently, video games have primarily tried to please those who sought out highly immersive visceral hyper fantasies that are based on immediate action/reaction used to overcome obstacles and adversaries that the player becomes sensationally and perhaps emotionally involved with. But people can interact with video in ways that are more meaningful to those who do not see the value in what amounts to fantastic obstacle courses with surreal characters and settings. Luckily developers are now opening their imaginations and broadening the spectrum of what we can base a video game on. Similarly, new players are opening themselves up to the idea of entertainment of a different sort.
I'm sure in the past movies, music, books, and plays were viewed as frivolous and lacking of enrichment but there are many worthwhile things to take away from any activity, it all depends on how you approach it and what you pay attention to and let your mind work on. Many talents and sciences are tied together to make video games, and a lot of it can be appreciated and can inspire you, as well as teach you if you start actually studying it. A lot of effort and inspiration goes into a video game, and you can glean, extrapolate, and experience so much of it if you manage to connect with it on that level, as well as just the enjoyment of the scenario that is being presented to you. It's a matter of finding those scenarios and pleasing a wider variety of people, and they may become inspired to create entertaining video games themselves in completely new ways.
What is the ultimate medium that we use to share our expression with others? Well, at least video games should be considered among them, because I don't believe we will find one. You can be immersed and enjoy yourself in many different ways that have value. You can also not see the value in anything no matter how valid and fundamental it is.
Sorry about that long winded meandering.
I'd rather play board games than video games, but the Wii Fit makes one of these tempting anyhow.
Since when are these things mutually exclusive? You can have both, play both, and enjoy both. There are even video games based on board games and board games based on video games. Computer solitaire is popular because there are many options and rulesets that expand the games for veteran players; and for casual players, you don't have to find your deck of cards or shuffle them or pick them up, it's pretty much all automatic. You can even minimize the window and walk away a lot more easily and effectively than asking everyone to mind those cards on the table. Online board games let you find a partner right away, which allows you more opportunities to enjoy your favorite games. When board games start coming out on paper that uses electronic ink, the distinction between video games and board games will pretty much disappear.
What about war is comfortable exactly? And why are we trying to shield officers and civilians from reality (even further)? Why isn't this being spent on the comfort and (psychological/physical) well being of our troops?
For multiplatform games, PS3 is very nice. Burnout Paradise and Oblivion are a couple of high-profile games that look better on the PS3. The PS3 port of UT3 allows mods as well. It's gotten so that MS has to resort to things like a red palette swap of the Hulk only being on the 360 version instead of all platforms, just to make their version seem better somehow.
Online is free on the PS3. The PS3 also has a lot of great exclusive games such as MGS4, Gran Turismo, Hot Shots Golf series, Motorstorm, Resistance, Ratchet & Clank... And it has a lot more japanese exclusives than the 360, which means it's not mainly an FPS/RTS/CRPG box.
The PS3 is probably also a lot more powerful (the fact alone that it can do HDR is worth it), and allows hard drive installations for games. Not in the sense that the 360 does, but in the sense that the games take into account that they will be on the hard drive and are optimized for it (the games expect faster load times and take advantage of it by design and will look better), not just thrown on there for faster loading times.
The PS3 is a good system and has plenty going for it. I really don't see how a series that's dwindling with more sequels and spinoffs than Disney is going to push the 360 over the top. Honestly I'm looking forward to Dragon Quest IX on DS way more than I'm looking forward to FFXIII (which is pretty much not at all after XI and XII).
I think it works spot-on for quite a bunch of games, just a few where it works pretty flawlessly:
Excite Truck
Boom Blox
Geometry Wars
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Trauma Center
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Metroid Prime 3
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
No More Heroes
Endless Ocean
Super Mario Galaxy
Wii Sports
Elebits
Super Monkey Ball
The above post is just an exaggeration, there are plenty of games that work really well for what they are. I think a lot of people have an image in their minds of being in some sort of VR environment or something and it's not quite living up to that. But there are definitely many fun games that use the Wii's capabilities quite well, and I have no problem enjoying them myself.
Paying when you send a message, understandable. Paying when you receive a message, makes no fucking sense. If you call someone long distance, do they normally pay long distance fees? Of course not. You don't really have an option not to receive someone's message, and if you get spammed then you have to pay for it out of your own pocket. It's asinine.
This whole AIM over iPhone thing just goes to show how trivial it is to send/receive SMS anyway, and it really might as well be free in the scheme of things.
They don't know where to draw the line already with invasive DRM that locks us out of our own games. Why would it be any different with private data collection?
Nearly 90 percent of research and development dollars are spent on creating technologies that serve the wealthiest 10 percent of the world's population
If reversing that is the goal, why only help the third world when it seems that nearly the entire globe is that way?