I worked for Rhino Video Games, a game trading company based out of Gainesville, Florida. In most major Florida counties, businesses that take in merchandice for some type of store credit are required to take information about the person. I know for a fact that Alachua, Jacksonville, Tampa, and I believe even Orlando do this. This is not limited to music cd's like the article implies. It is also done of the trading of video games, game systems, dvd's, you name it. They are required to do so because so much of that merchandise is stolen. Multiple times did I hear of officers coming into our stores and taking particular forms of suspects.
This is not new and isn't as bad as they make it sound. Most of it is to allow them to track down criminals. Every trade in requires a fingerprint of some sort. They were all just stored at the business until the officers came or a set duration expired.
The inability to let 3rd parties develop on the iPhone is a deal breaker, at least for me it is. This doesn't mean the iPhone will fail as a mass majority of people that buy it won't care because of the "euuuuu ahhhh" factor. I think if anything makes it fail it will be the price tag and the out of the box storage capacity.
Wait, someone actually said that? Considering that the sun itself expends energy equivalent to who knows how many nuclear bombs on any given earth day, that is highly unlikely. ok, it's not even possible. Especially when you take into account the suns sheer size.
What get's me is people who think that the Armageddon scenario is possible no matter how large the asteroid is.
Wait a second, I didn't realize that the Wiimote used bluetooth and that the output could be captured. How does the light sensing bar connect to the Wii(I don't own one yet. Yes I know, I'm sad too)? If it can be connected to a computer (and I'm sure some modder will figure it out), the implications could be huge. Now your computer is a Wiiputer. You could use the wiimote for all of your favorite games. But I bet all of you already knew that.
One problem with people is that they tend to want to sling the wiimotes as if they are really doing the specified tasks. Slinging it as fast as you can to hit a baseball will over time cause wear I'm sure on the straps. Sure, swing them fast but don't be overzealous with it.
When I started when I was a kid I had absolutely no guidance. It was probably middle school then. I started with a small desire to make web pages and it went from there. First was just formatting pages and learning about html "syntax." Although it wasn't exactly programming, it did at least get my pallet wet and made me understand how the computer was thinking. After that I moved onto wanting to use JavaScript and that eventually lead to wanting to make my first guest book. That's when I ran into the wall of needing server side code. I was stuck for a while since I was only a kid and didn't own a server (I was using Tripod/Angelfire back then, I had no money to rent space). Years passed and I was able to start learning c++ and some vb. Although I regret learning more vb so early on in my programming career I can't say it's entirely hurt me since I am much more involved and interested in non GUI driven applications now because of that. I agree with everyones opinion of getting a job working with developers. I got a job doing so and I have never made such large strides in my programming abilities. Start with something that is achievable. There are many times when I have started a project only to recognize it's true breadth. Nothing is more demeaning when you feel you can't complete a project, which you may have learned from the emulator. I also don't know if getting a CS degree was appropriate when wanting to have a serious coding job. You may have to do a lot of research/real coding to sharpen your skills in that case.
float InvSqrt(float x) {
float xhalf = 0.5f*x;
int i = *(int*)
i = 0x5f3759df - (i >> 1);
x = *(float*)
x = x*(1.5f - xhalf*x*x);
return x;
}
Asking John whether it was him or Michael returned a "not quite".
But it's supposed to return a float!
I understand your point and yes it's true for the PS3 and XBox360 (and past non-nintendo consoles) but as Reggie has said before, Nintendo holds a good spot in the gaming industry. Not only are they the makers of the console itself, a lot of times they ARE the developers of the games. So with that in mind, they make money on the initial console sale as you have said and then keep making money if they keep putting out interesting games that people want to play. With the number of reputable characters and games they have going for them in the past, it's no problem for them to start new with this platform and make those games even better. And in the end, still keep profiting even after the system sales have decreased.
In our offices you can have whichever you prefer. The cubicle walls aren't that expensive depending on which you get and we even have extra from people who decided they wanted it and then decided against it. The IT department I work in is only three people and we work extremely tightly together so an open configuration is a must. We tried cubicles and it just doesn't work when you work together that much.
Wow, I didn't realize they had that many. I remember back in an electronics class I had in HS the professor always told us that they had multiple layers but I was never sure how many. Of course that was a few years back as well. That's the world we live in, always more than before and smaller yet.
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I worked for Rhino Video Games, a game trading company based out of Gainesville, Florida. In most major Florida counties, businesses that take in merchandice for some type of store credit are required to take information about the person. I know for a fact that Alachua, Jacksonville, Tampa, and I believe even Orlando do this. This is not limited to music cd's like the article implies. It is also done of the trading of video games, game systems, dvd's, you name it. They are required to do so because so much of that merchandise is stolen. Multiple times did I hear of officers coming into our stores and taking particular forms of suspects. This is not new and isn't as bad as they make it sound. Most of it is to allow them to track down criminals. Every trade in requires a fingerprint of some sort. They were all just stored at the business until the officers came or a set duration expired.
"Intel Squeezes 1.8 TFlops Out of One Processor"
In other news, AMD pinches a 1.9 TFlops loaf out of one processor
"I hope Boston can see this because I'm doing it as hard as I can."
Very true, those guys now work for Valve if I remember correctly.
You'll have to rub the heat activated symbol on his chest to find out! (if you remember the old toys from a long time ago)
Or was it... Megatron?!?!
The inability to let 3rd parties develop on the iPhone is a deal breaker, at least for me it is. This doesn't mean the iPhone will fail as a mass majority of people that buy it won't care because of the "euuuuu ahhhh" factor. I think if anything makes it fail it will be the price tag and the out of the box storage capacity.
This dark material bends light in much the same way as light is bent when travelling through a lens.
Anyone else read this as... This dark material bends light in much the same way as light is bent when travelling through aliens.
Wait, someone actually said that? Considering that the sun itself expends energy equivalent to who knows how many nuclear bombs on any given earth day, that is highly unlikely. ok, it's not even possible. Especially when you take into account the suns sheer size. What get's me is people who think that the Armageddon scenario is possible no matter how large the asteroid is.
Well well well then... Looks like I could just buy a Wiimote and have quite a bit of fun until I can find/buy the system!
Wait a second, I didn't realize that the Wiimote used bluetooth and that the output could be captured. How does the light sensing bar connect to the Wii(I don't own one yet. Yes I know, I'm sad too)? If it can be connected to a computer (and I'm sure some modder will figure it out), the implications could be huge. Now your computer is a Wiiputer. You could use the wiimote for all of your favorite games. But I bet all of you already knew that.
Too bad it's still only a vacuum cleaner... It needs frickin' laser beams... Oh wait, it uses IR? Damnit...
One problem with people is that they tend to want to sling the wiimotes as if they are really doing the specified tasks. Slinging it as fast as you can to hit a baseball will over time cause wear I'm sure on the straps. Sure, swing them fast but don't be overzealous with it.
Oh, and don't forget the Benny Hinn "force push" attack addon!
Finally! A game Jack Thompson can enjoy!!!! Actually, I think his head may explode. Christianity and violence?!?!?!
When I started when I was a kid I had absolutely no guidance. It was probably middle school then. I started with a small desire to make web pages and it went from there. First was just formatting pages and learning about html "syntax." Although it wasn't exactly programming, it did at least get my pallet wet and made me understand how the computer was thinking. After that I moved onto wanting to use JavaScript and that eventually lead to wanting to make my first guest book. That's when I ran into the wall of needing server side code. I was stuck for a while since I was only a kid and didn't own a server (I was using Tripod/Angelfire back then, I had no money to rent space). Years passed and I was able to start learning c++ and some vb. Although I regret learning more vb so early on in my programming career I can't say it's entirely hurt me since I am much more involved and interested in non GUI driven applications now because of that. I agree with everyones opinion of getting a job working with developers. I got a job doing so and I have never made such large strides in my programming abilities. Start with something that is achievable. There are many times when I have started a project only to recognize it's true breadth. Nothing is more demeaning when you feel you can't complete a project, which you may have learned from the emulator. I also don't know if getting a CS degree was appropriate when wanting to have a serious coding job. You may have to do a lot of research/real coding to sharpen your skills in that case.
This dude sits on some serious cash.
Or perhaps some.. cache?!?! Huh? huh? ZING!!
Come on, you know you thought it too....
Asked which, if any, indicators stood out as reliable predicators of homicide, Berk pointed to one in particular: youthful exposure to violence."
For the love of god do NOT let Jack Thompson get a hold of this...
I receive an F for formatting. But it still would have compiled!
float InvSqrt(float x) { float xhalf = 0.5f*x; int i = *(int*) i = 0x5f3759df - (i >> 1); x = *(float*) x = x*(1.5f - xhalf*x*x); return x; } Asking John whether it was him or Michael returned a "not quite". But it's supposed to return a float!
I understand your point and yes it's true for the PS3 and XBox360 (and past non-nintendo consoles) but as Reggie has said before, Nintendo holds a good spot in the gaming industry. Not only are they the makers of the console itself, a lot of times they ARE the developers of the games. So with that in mind, they make money on the initial console sale as you have said and then keep making money if they keep putting out interesting games that people want to play. With the number of reputable characters and games they have going for them in the past, it's no problem for them to start new with this platform and make those games even better. And in the end, still keep profiting even after the system sales have decreased.
Now let's see of they can survive a slashdotting!
In our offices you can have whichever you prefer. The cubicle walls aren't that expensive depending on which you get and we even have extra from people who decided they wanted it and then decided against it. The IT department I work in is only three people and we work extremely tightly together so an open configuration is a must. We tried cubicles and it just doesn't work when you work together that much.
Wow, this reminds me of the Enertron from Chrono Trigger in a drug form. "You feel rested! But you're still hungry."
Wow, I didn't realize they had that many. I remember back in an electronics class I had in HS the professor always told us that they had multiple layers but I was never sure how many. Of course that was a few years back as well. That's the world we live in, always more than before and smaller yet.