PS3 also has built in wireless instead of asking you to buy an adapter that's almost the price of a DS which has wireless built-in too. Even PSP has wireless. Everything except 360 has wireless. Sure, it's not necessary, but charging that much for something that would be cheap to include is robbery.
I guess you might be right but the pre-existing condition did not cause the death by itself without the intervention of the taser. The taser had to be involved. If not using tasers results in less deaths, then we should not use tasers. It's like this story the other day on Slashdot where someone said that you're risking the lives of others with your experiments who would not otherwise be involved in your experiments. In this case you're using something that's killing someone who would not have otherwise died if you had used some other method. If they are trying to kill you then yeah, you may have to be in a position where you harm them, but if there's another safer method where you don't have to then it's always worth exploring that option.
The whole "Yes and no" of Ubuntu is what attracts mainstream users who use Linux not because of pragmatic decisions but because it is the best tool. Ubuntu is taking the best of open source and filling the gaps where open source simply is not for whatever reason. I am a person who praises Debian for sticking to fundamentals and I'm glad it's there, but open source on the desktop is a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Ubuntu is advertising the possibilities of open source to people who don't care about those fundamentals and just want to use their computer. These newcomers to open source don't quite know how to perceive the benefits of open source, and once they start using it for other reasons, they begin to see these benefits in real world every day use in the way that they wouldn't see it by observing the dogma. If these people wouldn't use open source before because they were missing a few pieces where they don't want to shell out extra money for more compatible hardware or take the time to figure out a few workarounds. When they come to see the benefits of open source then they will realize that Ubuntu is using proprietary bits as a workaround in order to make it easier for them, and they will come to see how the proprietary bits are actually holding them back from certain things. Then they will make up their minds, and that's fair enough I think. Ubuntu can be run without any proprietary parts, and since Ubuntu's increased popularity there have been more eyes on open source. The people who appreciate open source fundamentals are not going away or changing their minds, and the hard core floss idealists are not going to budge anyway. Do we really have to mark Ubuntu as evil, or can't we simply acknowledge it as another approach? I don't believe Ubuntu is taking anything away from open source. If that changes then we'll be more ready to deal with it, as more people will be more intimately familiar with open source, and that means they'll be in a better position to deal with it.
There ought to be a way to link up all TV stations on the same network, like how all web sites from all over the world are linked on the internet. This way, TV stations can offer their programming and compete internationally. You can subscribe to magazines from around the world, get newspapers from around the world, you can buy books from around the world and see movies from around the world. There's also the internet. It seems all media is internationally available except TV channels and even certain TV programs.
Living in Canada, I would very much like to subscribe to channels such as Nickelodeon, TV Time, Disney Channel, Comedy Central, and Cartoon Network. I don't want Teletoon or any approximations, I don't even want a Canadian branded version or whatever. I want the original with the original programs, because that's the aesthetic that I like, that's the content that I like, and that's the presentation that I like. I know there are certain regulations in regards to how much local content must accompany foreign content, but that's just bullshit. If you want Canada to get some equal funding, then tax the foreign channels or make better programs so people actually want to pay for them and watch them too. But don't limit what I have access to, that's a little fascist for my taste.
On another note, it would even be helpful to get local news broadcast all over the world, it would give people insight and perspective, as well as allow people from abroad to stay more in touch with their roots and their friends and family who they may have left behind.
I'd actually like to see a Wii version, I don't care if it has to be scaled back, we know it can be at least as good as San Andreas. It's too bad the Wii is being ignored by many popular franchises, I guess they just don't want money from the largest installed user base. Some users claim that Wii will never get these games because it is seen as a casual system, but the truth is the people who buy Wii are very interested in having fun with games, and are open to new possibilities even if it means taking a more unorthodox approach. But it doesn't mean they also don't enjoy the types of games they have grew up on, they're just so into gaming that they are open to all possibilities, and the Wii sparked something in a lot of people. It represents a focus on intimate core gameplay, but that doesn't mean it has to be ignored by those trying to convey more cinematic and epic experiences. Once the developers saw that Wii sales greatly exceeded their anticipations, they started announcing more support for it, so hopefully Wii owners will be able to get such titles in the future. The demand is there, it's just a matter of getting those games out.
Why do they have to check them if no crime is being committed? This is just like gathering a bunch of information on people that could be used as evidence in case a crime will be committed in the future. Do we have to start reading people their miranda rights every time a transaction occurs on the internet?
It shouldn't disturb Windows in any way. You can install Ubuntu on the same drive as Windows or a different drive if you want. If you install to an external hard drive, then you can boot your Linux install from any PC, so there is that advantage (you don't have to worry about changing drivers when moving from machine to machine, it's automatic). Ubuntu reads (and now writes) NTFS drives by default and it automatically sees them. If you need to do any recovery, it's simple with the Ubuntu LiveCD. Good luck and happy installing:)
Serious Sam is one of the few PC games that allows you to do split screen, so I would suggest trying that out, it's a great experience! Saves you from trying to set up a home lan just to play with one friend. Wacky Races by Apogee is another great game that allows split screen play on PC. There are a few Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games ported to PC as well. Other than this, unfortunately co-op and multiplayer console style games on a single PC are really hard to come by.
That's what I did and I couldn't be happier. I actually use OSX a lot more often than Linux, mostly because of GarageBand (though I could use RoseGarden in Linux) and the fact that the F-keys require you to hold another button down to use. Nice machine.
Why would they cause a ceasefire if people are concerned? Instead, shouldn't they encourage people to voice their opinions and let them know that they're hearing them? They're a standards organization that affects the world, isn't this stuff important?
So where's the PlayStation 3? It's even better than the Blu-Ray player they have listed, and besides that, why include the other consoles but leave out the PS3?
I own a blu-ray player, and for some movies that I really love to death I'll buy the blu-ray. But for everything else, I'd really rather go down to a movie rental place and buy a bunch of movies for $6 each on DVD. They're really going to have to lower those disc prices if they want to get a high attach rate, otherwise I'll just buy maybe 3 titles a year.
It's possible that they've already done stuff such as made a Yahoo-like front end to their Live mail web software, and other such stuff in preparation for this.
I wish schools would teach people about things they need to do in life such as how to get a house and all the necessary utilities, how to rent an apartment, how to open a bank account and what you might want to do to prepare your finances for the future, how to look for a job, etc.
(Our goal is to ship a 64-bit Mac version with Photoshop CS5, but we'll be better able to assess that goal as we get farther along in the development process.)
So the mac is not cut off. They just need time to move from carbon to cocoa. At least they are not trying to rush something through the door.
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PS3 also has built in wireless instead of asking you to buy an adapter that's almost the price of a DS which has wireless built-in too. Even PSP has wireless. Everything except 360 has wireless. Sure, it's not necessary, but charging that much for something that would be cheap to include is robbery.
I guess you might be right but the pre-existing condition did not cause the death by itself without the intervention of the taser. The taser had to be involved. If not using tasers results in less deaths, then we should not use tasers. It's like this story the other day on Slashdot where someone said that you're risking the lives of others with your experiments who would not otherwise be involved in your experiments. In this case you're using something that's killing someone who would not have otherwise died if you had used some other method. If they are trying to kill you then yeah, you may have to be in a position where you harm them, but if there's another safer method where you don't have to then it's always worth exploring that option.
And when will that right get taken away?
Fuck no I didn't RTFA! Can you tell? At least I had passion. Reading it now.
The whole "Yes and no" of Ubuntu is what attracts mainstream users who use Linux not because of pragmatic decisions but because it is the best tool. Ubuntu is taking the best of open source and filling the gaps where open source simply is not for whatever reason. I am a person who praises Debian for sticking to fundamentals and I'm glad it's there, but open source on the desktop is a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Ubuntu is advertising the possibilities of open source to people who don't care about those fundamentals and just want to use their computer. These newcomers to open source don't quite know how to perceive the benefits of open source, and once they start using it for other reasons, they begin to see these benefits in real world every day use in the way that they wouldn't see it by observing the dogma. If these people wouldn't use open source before because they were missing a few pieces where they don't want to shell out extra money for more compatible hardware or take the time to figure out a few workarounds. When they come to see the benefits of open source then they will realize that Ubuntu is using proprietary bits as a workaround in order to make it easier for them, and they will come to see how the proprietary bits are actually holding them back from certain things. Then they will make up their minds, and that's fair enough I think. Ubuntu can be run without any proprietary parts, and since Ubuntu's increased popularity there have been more eyes on open source. The people who appreciate open source fundamentals are not going away or changing their minds, and the hard core floss idealists are not going to budge anyway. Do we really have to mark Ubuntu as evil, or can't we simply acknowledge it as another approach? I don't believe Ubuntu is taking anything away from open source. If that changes then we'll be more ready to deal with it, as more people will be more intimately familiar with open source, and that means they'll be in a better position to deal with it.
There ought to be a way to link up all TV stations on the same network, like how all web sites from all over the world are linked on the internet. This way, TV stations can offer their programming and compete internationally. You can subscribe to magazines from around the world, get newspapers from around the world, you can buy books from around the world and see movies from around the world. There's also the internet. It seems all media is internationally available except TV channels and even certain TV programs.
Living in Canada, I would very much like to subscribe to channels such as Nickelodeon, TV Time, Disney Channel, Comedy Central, and Cartoon Network. I don't want Teletoon or any approximations, I don't even want a Canadian branded version or whatever. I want the original with the original programs, because that's the aesthetic that I like, that's the content that I like, and that's the presentation that I like. I know there are certain regulations in regards to how much local content must accompany foreign content, but that's just bullshit. If you want Canada to get some equal funding, then tax the foreign channels or make better programs so people actually want to pay for them and watch them too. But don't limit what I have access to, that's a little fascist for my taste.
On another note, it would even be helpful to get local news broadcast all over the world, it would give people insight and perspective, as well as allow people from abroad to stay more in touch with their roots and their friends and family who they may have left behind.
I'd actually like to see a Wii version, I don't care if it has to be scaled back, we know it can be at least as good as San Andreas. It's too bad the Wii is being ignored by many popular franchises, I guess they just don't want money from the largest installed user base. Some users claim that Wii will never get these games because it is seen as a casual system, but the truth is the people who buy Wii are very interested in having fun with games, and are open to new possibilities even if it means taking a more unorthodox approach. But it doesn't mean they also don't enjoy the types of games they have grew up on, they're just so into gaming that they are open to all possibilities, and the Wii sparked something in a lot of people. It represents a focus on intimate core gameplay, but that doesn't mean it has to be ignored by those trying to convey more cinematic and epic experiences. Once the developers saw that Wii sales greatly exceeded their anticipations, they started announcing more support for it, so hopefully Wii owners will be able to get such titles in the future. The demand is there, it's just a matter of getting those games out.
Why do they have to check them if no crime is being committed? This is just like gathering a bunch of information on people that could be used as evidence in case a crime will be committed in the future. Do we have to start reading people their miranda rights every time a transaction occurs on the internet?
It shouldn't disturb Windows in any way. You can install Ubuntu on the same drive as Windows or a different drive if you want. If you install to an external hard drive, then you can boot your Linux install from any PC, so there is that advantage (you don't have to worry about changing drivers when moving from machine to machine, it's automatic). Ubuntu reads (and now writes) NTFS drives by default and it automatically sees them. If you need to do any recovery, it's simple with the Ubuntu LiveCD. Good luck and happy installing :)
Serious Sam is one of the few PC games that allows you to do split screen, so I would suggest trying that out, it's a great experience! Saves you from trying to set up a home lan just to play with one friend. Wacky Races by Apogee is another great game that allows split screen play on PC. There are a few Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat games ported to PC as well. Other than this, unfortunately co-op and multiplayer console style games on a single PC are really hard to come by.
Ha! The only ones who 'believe' that are the astroturfers behind the whole conspiracy in the first place!
It's wikipedia, it's possible to correct this kind of thing. In fact there is no longer a reference to the article in Wikipedia.
I guess we might as well start an impendingdoom tag meme?
That's what I did and I couldn't be happier. I actually use OSX a lot more often than Linux, mostly because of GarageBand (though I could use RoseGarden in Linux) and the fact that the F-keys require you to hold another button down to use. Nice machine.
Why would they cause a ceasefire if people are concerned? Instead, shouldn't they encourage people to voice their opinions and let them know that they're hearing them? They're a standards organization that affects the world, isn't this stuff important?
At least ODF is a standard. Won't people be more likely to use it if they see it works the same across the board? OOXML can't claim the same.
If Microsoft implements OOXML as described by the ISO it would be great too.
So where's the PlayStation 3? It's even better than the Blu-Ray player they have listed, and besides that, why include the other consoles but leave out the PS3?
And we're all covered for sure under the patent covenant, right? Great...
Alright people, it's official! Better hold off on the Blu-Ray purchases until the new HD-3D format comes out.
I own a blu-ray player, and for some movies that I really love to death I'll buy the blu-ray. But for everything else, I'd really rather go down to a movie rental place and buy a bunch of movies for $6 each on DVD. They're really going to have to lower those disc prices if they want to get a high attach rate, otherwise I'll just buy maybe 3 titles a year.
It's possible that they've already done stuff such as made a Yahoo-like front end to their Live mail web software, and other such stuff in preparation for this.
I wish schools would teach people about things they need to do in life such as how to get a house and all the necessary utilities, how to rent an apartment, how to open a bank account and what you might want to do to prepare your finances for the future, how to look for a job, etc.
Are they trying to drive the share price down? Is it against the law to put a company in uncertainty and controversy just for your own ends?
(Our goal is to ship a 64-bit Mac version with Photoshop CS5, but we'll be better able to assess that goal as we get farther along in the development process.)
So the mac is not cut off. They just need time to move from carbon to cocoa. At least they are not trying to rush something through the door.