I think they mean it's literally an iPhone killer. You see this isn't just an ordinary phone. It's what a ninja would be if it were a phone. These ninja-phones, if you will, act as your everyday phone, but when in close proximity to an iPhone the ninja-phone transforms into a ninja star or katana and literally kills the iPhone and it's owner. So you see it is the iPhone killer.
I have a friend who is 30 and he still can hear these high pitched noises. He's a teacher and has busted tons of students who used those high pitched ringtones to know when an incoming text message was received. I'm sure there's a big number of adults who are trying to conduct business who would be affected by this as well.
The problem isn't the media or the government. The problem is the people. The citizens fight with each other instead of fighting the politicians. We stick up for politicians like we stick up for our favorite athletes. If you are really upset write a letter to your representatives and let them know you won't vote for them in the next election. I bet Americans are doing this less and less these days. Instead we come to forums and sites like this to complain about a problem we can fix. Let's stop hating on each other and get back to hating politicians.
I too am not a programmer and I have switched one of my computers over to Linux, but it has been something I've been wanting to do for years, but the biggest problem for me has been the fact that Linux sites are so intimidating that it always seemed like it was going to take lots of time on my part to actually get it running. So when I had free time I would stop at the Ubuntu site and try to read through the material and it's not fun. If the programmers would stop writing as programmers and show that running Linux is as easy as it is on a Mac or PC then I think more people would do it.
The only problem I'm having now is finding a good site that will show me how to install a program that isn't in the repository. Sites are giving me terminal commands that aren't working or they talk to me like I'm a programmer and I think they are skipping steps they assume I should know already. But since I've loaded Ubuntu on one of my older computers I've been telling all my friends about how cool it is and how it has OS features that I wish my PC and Mac had.
They knew that kids would be using them and if our experience was going to be anything like the NES there was going to be some serious controller slamming. Only this time the controller is also the console.
I have to say that my DS Fat is still kicking after having it for several years and using it a lot. Now that it has the R4 in it I use it more.
I'm betting they are only worried about option B. Option A isn't a real problem in this apathetic American society. In my area Comcast provided terrible service for years and my friends would bitch and complain and there were news stories about how bad it was, but no one would drop the service even though there were other Internet options.
Shouldn't the greatest console of all times be separate from the games? Shouldn't it be a console that offered the gamer innovation as well as fun? If you took away Halo from Xbox would it still be a great console or Mario from any Nintendo generation? Everyone is naming games and what the console offered the gamer.
I would vote for the dreamcast. I never owned one, but it was a hell of a system. If I'm not mistaken it was the first with internet access. Also it had the controllers that would allow these little devices to be added to them that served several functions. One function allowed sports games to show different plays without showing your pick on the TV, others allowed the user to detach it and play it as a mini game.
Make hd-dvd discs cheaper to buy then a normal dvd and make the players cheaper. At that point this whole thing can turn around , with consumer demand the studios have to listen. I would settle for HD-DVD disc being the same price as DVD. I think that would help give the industry the shot in the arm it needs. But right now I have to pay $25 for Top Gun on HD-DVD. That's too much for my Maverick fix.
Yes you can, but it's quicker to just have the device on to update immediately. Imagine coming home with a new movie and you want to chill and watch it, but the special features contain material that requires a firmware update. You can ignore it and just watch the movie or you can go to your computer and download the firmware then burn a disc and load it to your player.
I have the same issue, but I work in a place where my boss thinks it's easier to tell me a long list of instructions over the phone instead of emailing them to me. Then he will leave out instructions and complain that I'm not listening to him, but of course there is no way to prove it unless I start recording our conversations.
Just a new way to annoy people at the movies or a live show. I imagine companies will put their logos on it and then project it on to a singers shirt. Everything will become ad space.
What would happen if thousands of people just responded to these emails with fake account info? I'm not sure if these accounts are checked by hand, but if they are then a simple fake response by thousands of people could keep that person busy for a while.
The poster may be joking, but it's also true. If the search engine becomes popular you better believe SEO people will be the first to get their sites on there and eventually the site will have to change it's stance on being an open search engine. Who wants a search engine that doesn't find what you're looking for.
I watch a lot of TV and I'm not fat. In fact, I'm under my ideal weight, so I need to put on some weight. Watching TV doesn't make you fat. Eating too much makes you fat. TV may make you dumb though.
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I think they mean it's literally an iPhone killer. You see this isn't just an ordinary phone. It's what a ninja would be if it were a phone. These ninja-phones, if you will, act as your everyday phone, but when in close proximity to an iPhone the ninja-phone transforms into a ninja star or katana and literally kills the iPhone and it's owner. So you see it is the iPhone killer.
I have a friend who is 30 and he still can hear these high pitched noises. He's a teacher and has busted tons of students who used those high pitched ringtones to know when an incoming text message was received. I'm sure there's a big number of adults who are trying to conduct business who would be affected by this as well.
The problem isn't the media or the government. The problem is the people. The citizens fight with each other instead of fighting the politicians. We stick up for politicians like we stick up for our favorite athletes. If you are really upset write a letter to your representatives and let them know you won't vote for them in the next election. I bet Americans are doing this less and less these days. Instead we come to forums and sites like this to complain about a problem we can fix. Let's stop hating on each other and get back to hating politicians.
No that's the actual title of teh movie. They modernized it to get teh kids interested.
I too am not a programmer and I have switched one of my computers over to Linux, but it has been something I've been wanting to do for years, but the biggest problem for me has been the fact that Linux sites are so intimidating that it always seemed like it was going to take lots of time on my part to actually get it running. So when I had free time I would stop at the Ubuntu site and try to read through the material and it's not fun. If the programmers would stop writing as programmers and show that running Linux is as easy as it is on a Mac or PC then I think more people would do it.
The only problem I'm having now is finding a good site that will show me how to install a program that isn't in the repository. Sites are giving me terminal commands that aren't working or they talk to me like I'm a programmer and I think they are skipping steps they assume I should know already. But since I've loaded Ubuntu on one of my older computers I've been telling all my friends about how cool it is and how it has OS features that I wish my PC and Mac had.
I couldn't help noticing you posted as AC. What's the big deal?
They knew that kids would be using them and if our experience was going to be anything like the NES there was going to be some serious controller slamming. Only this time the controller is also the console. I have to say that my DS Fat is still kicking after having it for several years and using it a lot. Now that it has the R4 in it I use it more.
I'm betting they are only worried about option B. Option A isn't a real problem in this apathetic American society. In my area Comcast provided terrible service for years and my friends would bitch and complain and there were news stories about how bad it was, but no one would drop the service even though there were other Internet options.
And I've met AC several times and he is in fact Jewish, so it's cool. No his last name is not Slater.
Shouldn't the greatest console of all times be separate from the games? Shouldn't it be a console that offered the gamer innovation as well as fun? If you took away Halo from Xbox would it still be a great console or Mario from any Nintendo generation? Everyone is naming games and what the console offered the gamer.
I would vote for the dreamcast. I never owned one, but it was a hell of a system. If I'm not mistaken it was the first with internet access. Also it had the controllers that would allow these little devices to be added to them that served several functions. One function allowed sports games to show different plays without showing your pick on the TV, others allowed the user to detach it and play it as a mini game.
I would settle for HD-DVD disc being the same price as DVD. I think that would help give the industry the shot in the arm it needs. But right now I have to pay $25 for Top Gun on HD-DVD. That's too much for my Maverick fix.
Yes you can, but it's quicker to just have the device on to update immediately. Imagine coming home with a new movie and you want to chill and watch it, but the special features contain material that requires a firmware update. You can ignore it and just watch the movie or you can go to your computer and download the firmware then burn a disc and load it to your player.
Getting the PS3 for a Blu-Ray player is smart because not too many Blu-Ray players have ethernet connections to update the firmware, but the PS3 does.
I would have liked to see if these numbers were just for the US. What about worldwide where these exclusive deals don't matter?
how about changing the sings from "Google Ron Paul" to, I dont know, "Vote Ron Paul".
I have the same issue, but I work in a place where my boss thinks it's easier to tell me a long list of instructions over the phone instead of emailing them to me. Then he will leave out instructions and complain that I'm not listening to him, but of course there is no way to prove it unless I start recording our conversations.
"An Internet pig is an Internet pig is an Internet pig."
Will it blend
So when do I rip the SD TVs out of the headrest in my SUV and replace them with 7" HDTVs?
Just a new way to annoy people at the movies or a live show. I imagine companies will put their logos on it and then project it on to a singers shirt. Everything will become ad space.
Lets all meet up at a store and I'll buy the Manilow songs and then give you all free copies.
if you put that in my mouth I'm definitely spitting it out.
What would happen if thousands of people just responded to these emails with fake account info? I'm not sure if these accounts are checked by hand, but if they are then a simple fake response by thousands of people could keep that person busy for a while.
The poster may be joking, but it's also true. If the search engine becomes popular you better believe SEO people will be the first to get their sites on there and eventually the site will have to change it's stance on being an open search engine. Who wants a search engine that doesn't find what you're looking for.
cracking DRM is out there, but not everyone is doing it. sure the college kids will do it, but your average consumer won't.
I watch a lot of TV and I'm not fat. In fact, I'm under my ideal weight, so I need to put on some weight. Watching TV doesn't make you fat. Eating too much makes you fat. TV may make you dumb though.