Step 1: Release ads in Amsterdam. Step 2: Manage to get huge American ad attention by triggering guilty social conscience Step 3: When interest in ad begins to dwindle, drum up more publicity and goodwill by announcing withdrawl Step 4: ???? Step 5: Profit!
Honestly, for the price of a few billboards Sony is getting a lot of coverage for the new white PSP.
Step 1: Make giant golden "Pi" necklaces and earings made of transistors in the AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR varieties Step 2: ???? Step 3: Profit Step 4(Optional): Geekette Ho's
Seconded. I worked one summer as a co-op student at Los Alamos National Laboratory (where the dress code is basically "Shirt and Shoes"). I recieved very high marks from my mentor in the 'dress' category for wearing my normal street clothes. As he put it, "You're a scientist. You should be focusing on the science instead of wasting time dressing up."
On the other hand, Google doesn't hesitate to create applications for internal use and put them on its own server grid. If the company's software engineers think they can tinker up something to make themselves more productive--for example, a custom-built project tracking system--Merrill doesn't stand in their way.
If it is anything like their web-presence, half the stuff must have 'Beta' appended to it.
batch of letters fill in details to create a 'higher resolution' image of Einstein
I thought PBS already made a better resolution picture Einstein when they began broadcasting their shows in HD. Does this mean I can get him in 1080p now?
"Cheaper than a computer" has always been a feature of consoles, trying to justify the PS3 cost by comparing it to the computers is a bit of a strawman. Hell, if I buy a Wii, I can have $1250 left over for my "other things" machine.
As for these mythical hordes of people slobbering to buy the PS3, I have yet to see them. Please direct me to them. Honestly, everyone I talk to sees the PS3 to be like pulling teeth, they want to avoid it for as long as possible. Most of us know that in the future we might break down and buy a PS3 once the number of good exclusive third party titles for it is too good to pass up and it has undergone a theoretical drop in price. Meanwhile, I want the Wii like no one's business and it will probably be the first console ever that I will stand in line to have at launch.
Actually, I thought I heard confirmations that the Table Tennis engine will be used for the next GTA. Which would make the game a sort of marketable proof-of-concept.
Ok, next up on the block I have a Ted Stevens. Who wants a Ted Stevens? Yes, you, Teleco in the back, $5. You, consituents, $6 + Pocket lint. Teleco with $10. Ten dollars going once.., twice..., SOLD!
A startup trying to compete with Google Video or Yahoo Video could pay a few pennies over their basic connection fee to turbocharge the connection to the viewer for the period of time that the video is being fed and have a competitive advantage over any video service that was satisfied to offer their customer today's "best effort" connection.
Yes, because OBVIOUSLY the big providers will never think to spend some of their vast fortunes to get a ride in the fast lane. It's not like the little guy will be forced to pay the toll if he even wants to compete with the big boys.
Now you're going to have to explain to me how Windows is cheaper than Linux.
Or explain how Windows is better than Linux.
Or you can go with the third option, which is "faster." You are free to use any interpretation of "faster." (Suggestions: operating speeds, release times, patch times.)
Or you can admit that good rules of thumb rarely apply in Computerland.
Ok, how about we restrict minors from purchasing or viewing 'R' rated movies. I'm sure there's a law against that.
Wait..
What was that...
There are no laws against it!
The movie industry has self assigned ratings and self policing theatres. If a guy working the ticket booth lets a minor into an R rated movie, he may risk losing his job for violating his employment contract(I'm guessing there's something in there about minors and 'R' movies), but he does not face fines or jail time and a mark on his criminal record. The video games industry also has self assigned ratings and is also self policing. (Last time I went to buy an 'M' rated game, I was carded). Now if that same pimply faced kid is working the counter at the local EB games instead of the theatre and he lets little Timmy have an 'M' rated video game, he faces much stiffer penalties than if it were a movie.
The video games industry is fighting the double standard that is being placed upon them. They are determined to be anything other than a so called "easy target."
As for alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. All three carry physical health consequences and can be quite damaging if used irresponsibly. Nice strawman.
"The last thing we need is some video game promoting violent and illegal behavior. I understand where they[video game industry] are coming from. They feel like we are trying to stop the sale of these videos and in fact we are."
"Now if this is overturned, I think you'll see the legislature address it again in the next session," he noted. "We can't legislate morality but certainly we can stop these games from being sold in Louisiana, getting into the hands of our children. It's the least we could do."
I guess they aren't not doing what they are accused of doing.
The thirty second skip exists. It just requires you to enter a button combo to unlock it. Select-Play-Select-3-0-Select (I think). Then the button that usually skips you 1/4 through the show will instead skip you forward 30 seconds. (Unless you are fast-forwarding in which case it will act normally).
Slashdot Mirror
Ok, show of hands. Who read 'hard-on collider' the first time? (Ouch, that kinda sounds painful)
welcome our new virtualized overlords and their free gifts.
(Sorry, it had to be said.)
Step 1: Release ads in Amsterdam.
Step 2: Manage to get huge American ad attention by triggering guilty social conscience
Step 3: When interest in ad begins to dwindle, drum up more publicity and goodwill by announcing withdrawl
Step 4: ????
Step 5: Profit!
Honestly, for the price of a few billboards Sony is getting a lot of coverage for the new white PSP.
Step 1: Make giant golden "Pi" necklaces and earings made of transistors in the AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR varieties
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Profit
Step 4(Optional): Geekette Ho's
Tinker Toys.
Aha! He has revealed that the Google-plex contains a 'door.'
This slip of the mind will prove invaluable in my Google-imitation plots.
Seconded. I worked one summer as a co-op student at Los Alamos National Laboratory (where the dress code is basically "Shirt and Shoes"). I recieved very high marks from my mentor in the 'dress' category for wearing my normal street clothes. As he put it, "You're a scientist. You should be focusing on the science instead of wasting time dressing up."
If it is anything like their web-presence, half the stuff must have 'Beta' appended to it.
New GPayRoll-Beta!
I thought PBS already made a better resolution picture Einstein when they began broadcasting their shows in HD. Does this mean I can get him in 1080p now?
"Cheaper than a computer" has always been a feature of consoles, trying to justify the PS3 cost by comparing it to the computers is a bit of a strawman. Hell, if I buy a Wii, I can have $1250 left over for my "other things" machine.
As for these mythical hordes of people slobbering to buy the PS3, I have yet to see them. Please direct me to them. Honestly, everyone I talk to sees the PS3 to be like pulling teeth, they want to avoid it for as long as possible. Most of us know that in the future we might break down and buy a PS3 once the number of good exclusive third party titles for it is too good to pass up and it has undergone a theoretical drop in price. Meanwhile, I want the Wii like no one's business and it will probably be the first console ever that I will stand in line to have at launch.
I still think he's fucking nuts.
The only change is that I've come to realize that he's fucking nuts and rich.
Actually, I thought I heard confirmations that the Table Tennis engine will be used for the next GTA. Which would make the game a sort of marketable proof-of-concept.
Ok, next up on the block I have a Ted Stevens. Who wants a Ted Stevens?
Yes, you, Teleco in the back, $5.
You, consituents, $6 + Pocket lint.
Teleco with $10.
Ten dollars going once.., twice..., SOLD!
Yes, because OBVIOUSLY the big providers will never think to spend some of their vast fortunes to get a ride in the fast lane. It's not like the little guy will be forced to pay the toll if he even wants to compete with the big boys.
I shudder just thinking of him trying to put together a cohesive sentence.
Now you're going to have to explain to me how Windows is cheaper than Linux.
Or explain how Windows is better than Linux.
Or you can go with the third option, which is "faster." You are free to use any interpretation of "faster." (Suggestions: operating speeds, release times, patch times.)
Or you can admit that good rules of thumb rarely apply in Computerland.
Ok, how about we restrict minors from purchasing or viewing 'R' rated movies. I'm sure there's a law against that.
Wait..
What was that...
There are no laws against it!
The movie industry has self assigned ratings and self policing theatres. If a guy working the ticket booth lets a minor into an R rated movie, he may risk losing his job for violating his employment contract(I'm guessing there's something in there about minors and 'R' movies), but he does not face fines or jail time and a mark on his criminal record. The video games industry also has self assigned ratings and is also self policing. (Last time I went to buy an 'M' rated game, I was carded). Now if that same pimply faced kid is working the counter at the local EB games instead of the theatre and he lets little Timmy have an 'M' rated video game, he faces much stiffer penalties than if it were a movie.
The video games industry is fighting the double standard that is being placed upon them. They are determined to be anything other than a so called "easy target."
As for alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. All three carry physical health consequences and can be quite damaging if used irresponsibly. Nice strawman.
These are the worst kind of idiots, my friend. These are determined idiots.
Man, I love the kind of things this guy says.
"The last thing we need is some video game promoting violent and illegal behavior. I understand where they[video game industry] are coming from. They feel like we are trying to stop the sale of these videos and in fact we are."
"Now if this is overturned, I think you'll see the legislature address it again in the next session," he noted. "We can't legislate morality but certainly we can stop these games from being sold in Louisiana, getting into the hands of our children. It's the least we could do."
I guess they aren't not doing what they are accused of doing.
The thirty second skip exists. It just requires you to enter a button combo to unlock it. Select-Play-Select-3-0-Select (I think). Then the button that usually skips you 1/4 through the show will instead skip you forward 30 seconds. (Unless you are fast-forwarding in which case it will act normally).
Do you think it will help speeds if I lube my internets before I stick them in the tubes?
I think that I wiill just wait and sii what Ninetendo says before getting iixcited.
:s/Vi/Emacs/g
So, when can I get my titanium claws?
P.S. Figure out how to do this with adamantium for authenticity.
P.P.S. You may have to create adamntium first.
Hmm... well I guess there is some inherint minimalist beauty.