Because when you have 5 million (or 8, whatever) compared to 200k, you need to provide MORE servers (or have multiple servers running on the same machine, which is more likely) and a fatter pipe to serve the content. In the end, it costs a lot more money and you need a lot more infrastructure. When Sony has an installed base of 5 million people and still have perfectly lag free servers then I'll believe they can provide as good a service as Microsoft.
PS, Before the "fanboy" cries start (oops, too late), the only console I own is a DS
If that happens, SCO will most likely declare bankruptcy and we may not see the IBM case go to trial.
which is a shame, really. It would be entertaining to watch the case where SCO tries to prove their unix copyrights were infringed after it's been shown they never had them in the first place...
Neither the N64 and Gamecube were a resounding success, and many people predicted after the Wii (or beven before it) Nintendo would do a Sega pull out of the console hardware business.
Now suddenly people are talking about Nintendo regaining the Number 1 spot.
Of course, we won't know what happens for years yet, but I wouldn't discount Sony quite yet.
I have never heard of an DAP that offers AM, it's just so seventies I suppose.
that and you'd have to carry around a ~20m long antenna. Not great for fitting in your pocket (I notice that FM radio players generally have really poor reception, they often use the headphones as an antenna)
As for desirability, I think I might buy an MP3 player if it included FM recording capabilities
If you've never played Zelda pick yourself up a Wii (if you can) and buy all of them. You should be able to get all of them. It will take you a while, but you seriously have to play them. Ocarina is fantastic, and I really loved Wind Waker. I'm not sure which virtual console games are available yet, but you can certainly play wind waker and ocarina from 'cube discs.
Ocarina of time is one of the most heavily lauded games of all time and with good reason. Wind Waker was less liked but (in my opinion) just as good.
That's one thing I got so used to in ubuntu. No sounds, except login, logout. No beeps and dings and chords and clicks that happen all the time in Windows. It's really unnecessary, you can generally tell something's gone wrong when you see a dialog box on the screen.
After using ubuntu for a few months, I have to disable all the sounds in Windows because they're just too damn annoying (pity I don't have the option on the school computers)
considering most businesses will just nuke the drive and install a company image, it probably doesn't matter what they put on there, no one is going to notice
it really shows how old that joke is that someone created an account to specifically have a response to it, and the mods are so sick of the response that it has a karma score of -1
technically, the covenant not to sue covers Novell's customers. ie. Microsoft promises not to sue any of Novell's customers. Therefore, if you buy SUSE, you are a customer of Novell, and Microsoft has promised not to sue you, no matter if you decide to use another Linux
overall, the $50 for a SLED license seems a lot cheaper than the $600 that SCO were charging for it;)
click system click administration click synaptic package manager
(this is the place where everything on your computer is managed. Think of it like "Add/Remove Programs" in Windows Control Panel)
click settings click repositories
make sure all the checkboxes are checked and click apply. This only needs to be done once.
click reload
search for nvidia-glx click install click apply
there you go. No terminals, no editing configuration files, all in a nice gui form, in a central management place where it's easy to ensure that you know exactly what is on your computer.
And why aren't these instructions on the wiki? because giving someone instructions to put into a console is much more concise, simple, and much more difficult to screw up than guiding them through a GUI.
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OK I'm sorry but you're wrong (along with the AC)
Because when you have 5 million (or 8, whatever) compared to 200k, you need to provide MORE servers (or have multiple servers running on the same machine, which is more likely) and a fatter pipe to serve the content. In the end, it costs a lot more money and you need a lot more infrastructure. When Sony has an installed base of 5 million people and still have perfectly lag free servers then I'll believe they can provide as good a service as Microsoft.
PS, Before the "fanboy" cries start (oops, too late), the only console I own is a DS
when you have an installed base of 200k compared to 8 million, it's much easier to supply people with lag free servers...
well to be honest, for most users, "The Web" is represented by a blue e.
you'd think so if your wiimote went through your $3000 TV
which is a shame, really. It would be entertaining to watch the case where SCO tries to prove their unix copyrights were infringed after it's been shown they never had them in the first place...
N64, GameCube, Wii?
Neither the N64 and Gamecube were a resounding success, and many people predicted after the Wii (or beven before it) Nintendo would do a Sega pull out of the console hardware business.
Now suddenly people are talking about Nintendo regaining the Number 1 spot.
Of course, we won't know what happens for years yet, but I wouldn't discount Sony quite yet.
done! ...
oops
that and you'd have to carry around a ~20m long antenna. Not great for fitting in your pocket (I notice that FM radio players generally have really poor reception, they often use the headphones as an antenna)
As for desirability, I think I might buy an MP3 player if it included FM recording capabilities
because he posted a link to reply to the OP rather than the link to amazon
I would say Excel, Exchange, and Visual Studio are the three things that Microsoft did right.
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the new MacBook Pro:
now with VGA out!
of course! now if only all I had to do was type "regedit" and suddenly my registry settings are perfect!
finding the right config file is much easier than navigating the brain-dead registry.
Of course, on the flip side, I've had to manually edit config files much more often than manually editing the windows registry
Seconded!
If you've never played Zelda pick yourself up a Wii (if you can) and buy all of them. You should be able to get all of them. It will take you a while, but you seriously have to play them. Ocarina is fantastic, and I really loved Wind Waker. I'm not sure which virtual console games are available yet, but you can certainly play wind waker and ocarina from 'cube discs.
Ocarina of time is one of the most heavily lauded games of all time and with good reason. Wind Waker was less liked but (in my opinion) just as good.
I never really got into Majora's Mask.
you fail at slashdot
is no sound at all...
That's one thing I got so used to in ubuntu. No sounds, except login, logout. No beeps and dings and chords and clicks that happen all the time in Windows. It's really unnecessary, you can generally tell something's gone wrong when you see a dialog box on the screen.
After using ubuntu for a few months, I have to disable all the sounds in Windows because they're just too damn annoying (pity I don't have the option on the school computers)
that since !'m already paying for the content if I buy a Zune, I'm now allowed to pirate music?
damn no editing posts and damn borked threading...
that since I'm already paying for the music when I buy a Zune, that I'm not allowed to pirate music?
but then the mods would need to RTFA!
considering most businesses will just nuke the drive and install a company image, it probably doesn't matter what they put on there, no one is going to notice
yes but you forget that you can then post the story on a blog, submit it to slashdot, and watch the ad impressions roll in...
it really shows how old that joke is that someone created an account to specifically have a response to it, and the mods are so sick of the response that it has a karma score of -1
technically, the covenant not to sue covers Novell's customers. ie. Microsoft promises not to sue any of Novell's customers. Therefore, if you buy SUSE, you are a customer of Novell, and Microsoft has promised not to sue you, no matter if you decide to use another Linux
;)
overall, the $50 for a SLED license seems a lot cheaper than the $600 that SCO were charging for it
ok, here's Joe User steps:
click system
click administration
click synaptic package manager
(this is the place where everything on your computer is managed. Think of it like "Add/Remove Programs" in Windows Control Panel)
click settings
click repositories
make sure all the checkboxes are checked and click apply. This only needs to be done once.
click reload
search for nvidia-glx
click install
click apply
there you go. No terminals, no editing configuration files, all in a nice gui form, in a central management place where it's easy to ensure that you know exactly what is on your computer.
And why aren't these instructions on the wiki? because giving someone instructions to put into a console is much more concise, simple, and much more difficult to screw up than guiding them through a GUI.
well it is now, thanks to you