All I was doing is joining in the poking fun of a big grown hairy man playing the cutest pink blob in the video game world. It does tend to imasculate a grown man.
Yeah, I still don't get this, sorry. Does playing Tomb Raider have the same effect?
The Wii's cost must be very close to what a Gamecube cost at the end (about $50), but they are selling it for much more than that.
I'm sure Nintendo is making a nice little profit on the Wii, I'm not disputing your point. But I did want to point out that the Wii has internal flash memory, wireless components for the wifi and communication with the controllers, and the controller it comes with also has a number of doohickeys that cost money to acquire and assemble.
This doesn't defeat your point, it's not intended to, I just wanted to throw in that the Wii's definitely a more complex being than the GameCube.
Because I'm a grown up. There are games that are targeted at kids and games that are targeted at adults.
And there are games that are targeted at all ages. You're missing a category.
And Nintendo have strongly favored (not exclusively, but strongly) the former.
No, they haven't. They favor the E-for-everybody. There's a big difference and that's why Nintendo has been enormously successful. The sad thing is, the things that make a game more 'adult' are the things that mostly appeal to the crowd that cannot really be called an adult yet. "I spent all night running over hookers!"
So... what, I should play the endless stream of games with a brown color palette where I shoot guns and drive a high tech character that acquires guns that shoot brighter and more colorful energy beams? I should avoid any games that contain bright colors... then when I'm done go and watch Family Guy, right?
Who knows, it may yet work - if it manages all rights, not just the distributors rights.
Ugh. Imagine how much money they'll have to spend to develop and maintain that. As it is, these silly people have long-term support costs for every product they sell. Every time you ask for permission to play something, somebody they're paying (or a system they're paying to maintain) has to grant or deny it. This is not a problem DVDs, for example, have. Once it leaves their hands, that's it, they're done. This is why it's important for them to find out what the affect of piracy really is. They're going to spend all this money and energy and not find an extra $40 billion in their bank accounts.
So when the publisher is no longer interested in maintaining the DRM servers, I still lose my 'property'?
This is why I prefer DRM for rental instead of ownership. Renting movies and music on-line is cool. It's cheap and there's instant gratification. Purchase of content that way... yick.
What he has discovered is that it is the PLASMA above the properly charged surface that creates a gravity shielding effect, and shielding includes inversion. Yes, -1g is possible.
What happens if you re-route it through the anti-matter injectors? Would it be like putting too much air into a balloon?
I don't think it's hypocritical to point out that someone is being a dick by accusing someone of lying over something as trivial as misstating what electronics store they went to.
You're right, what you described isn't hypocritical. What you did, however, was.
Who cares if the rest of the world knows about it?
Oh, you know, there was that whole bit about not assuming malice. I'm surprised I would have to explain that considering you did the same thing.
Or he's a Canadian who went to The Source and still thinks it's owned by Circuit City?
You're dinging him over a theory that the other guy confused two places that don't share the same name or even a similar logo or anything of the sort? Does the rest of the world know about this place that's so easy to confuse with Circuit City?
Do you always assume malice in others, or does it just make you feel better about yourself to point out when other people are wrong?
hah yah. No, you're right, the number of people drawing unemployment in the electricity-free villages of China is exactly the same as the well-fed unemployed in Canada. The ignorant use of statistics here is totally an epic fail on my part. Heh
I'm guessing we grumble because we don't understand why the masses seem so in love with things of which we realise that they're really not that big a deal.
Hah. Yeah we know all about what's important like who the best Starship Captain is, which game console is truly superior, and why movies from 30 year old TV shows make us want to hang ourselves. We even think knowing the difference between a hub and a switch makes us 'smart' and everybody else 'dumb'. Yes, we truly are masters of knowing what isn't a big deal.
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Wireless is probably cheaper than the 4 discrete plugs and 2 discrete flash connectors the Cube had.
The Wii has those connectors, too.
Are you saying that the aversion to bright colors is related to your happiness in life?
Thats not an argument phrased as a question, I'm just going to be up front and tell you that I don't understand your point.
All I was doing is joining in the poking fun of a big grown hairy man playing the cutest pink blob in the video game world. It does tend to imasculate a grown man.
Yeah, I still don't get this, sorry. Does playing Tomb Raider have the same effect?
Why do I get the feeling Nintendo fans and Apple fans have a lot in common?
Because you disagree with him but can't quite get a bearing on how to phrase that?
The Wii's cost must be very close to what a Gamecube cost at the end (about $50), but they are selling it for much more than that.
I'm sure Nintendo is making a nice little profit on the Wii, I'm not disputing your point. But I did want to point out that the Wii has internal flash memory, wireless components for the wifi and communication with the controllers, and the controller it comes with also has a number of doohickeys that cost money to acquire and assemble.
This doesn't defeat your point, it's not intended to, I just wanted to throw in that the Wii's definitely a more complex being than the GameCube.
Because I'm a grown up. There are games that are targeted at kids and games that are targeted at adults.
And there are games that are targeted at all ages. You're missing a category.
And Nintendo have strongly favored (not exclusively, but strongly) the former.
No, they haven't. They favor the E-for-everybody. There's a big difference and that's why Nintendo has been enormously successful. The sad thing is, the things that make a game more 'adult' are the things that mostly appeal to the crowd that cannot really be called an adult yet. "I spent all night running over hookers!"
If you were a grown man, you'd know.
So... what, I should play the endless stream of games with a brown color palette where I shoot guns and drive a high tech character that acquires guns that shoot brighter and more colorful energy beams? I should avoid any games that contain bright colors... then when I'm done go and watch Family Guy, right?
But I would feel a little silly as a grown man playing a Mario or Kirby game.
Why?
I guess we know where their priorities lie...
They're going after the people that cause the most complaints. What should their first priority be?
Who knows, it may yet work - if it manages all rights, not just the distributors rights.
Ugh. Imagine how much money they'll have to spend to develop and maintain that. As it is, these silly people have long-term support costs for every product they sell. Every time you ask for permission to play something, somebody they're paying (or a system they're paying to maintain) has to grant or deny it. This is not a problem DVDs, for example, have. Once it leaves their hands, that's it, they're done. This is why it's important for them to find out what the affect of piracy really is. They're going to spend all this money and energy and not find an extra $40 billion in their bank accounts.
So when the publisher is no longer interested in maintaining the DRM servers, I still lose my 'property'?
This is why I prefer DRM for rental instead of ownership. Renting movies and music on-line is cool. It's cheap and there's instant gratification. Purchase of content that way... yick.
Its to stop thieving cunts helping themselevs to everyone elses work. get that into your fucking thick skull.
That's almost entirely what he's talking about. Reread his post Mr. Notthickskull.
The joke is that it took them this long. Paying for wifi is such a 2004 thing.
And a 'not-too-distant-future' thing. Sadly.
Apparently it takes a dick to point out a dick pointing out a dick (pointing out a dick).
As you've demonstrated, this thread is dynamically generating them!
What he has discovered is that it is the PLASMA above the properly charged surface that creates a gravity shielding effect, and shielding includes inversion. Yes, -1g is possible.
What happens if you re-route it through the anti-matter injectors? Would it be like putting too much air into a balloon?
I will take the option of seatbelts while sitting at the bridge of your spaceship, thank you very much.
You'd rather be carried out in a bucket?
I don't think it's hypocritical to point out that someone is being a dick by accusing someone of lying over something as trivial as misstating what electronics store they went to.
You're right, what you described isn't hypocritical. What you did, however, was.
Who cares if the rest of the world knows about it?
Oh, you know, there was that whole bit about not assuming malice. I'm surprised I would have to explain that considering you did the same thing.
It was just the pun at the end. There wasn't anything that made a lot of sense about my post.
Or he's a Canadian who went to The Source and still thinks it's owned by Circuit City?
You're dinging him over a theory that the other guy confused two places that don't share the same name or even a similar logo or anything of the sort? Does the rest of the world know about this place that's so easy to confuse with Circuit City?
Do you always assume malice in others, or does it just make you feel better about yourself to point out when other people are wrong?
Hypocrite much?
Seriously how many light bulbs to you have where there is sunlight hittinng the top of the bulb regularly?
I found some information on a phenomenon that will ... illuminate you.
It takes a brave man to admit that you are wrong. Lots of brave people out, today.
Why are you assuming Apple really did any of this?
On this site? Are you kidding?!
hah yah. No, you're right, the number of people drawing unemployment in the electricity-free villages of China is exactly the same as the well-fed unemployed in Canada. The ignorant use of statistics here is totally an epic fail on my part. Heh
Unemployment rate in Canada is nearly double than in China - who's spinning again?
Uh huh. Because unemployment in Canada and China is EXACTLY the same!
Take a step back and listen to yourself.
I'm guessing we grumble because we don't understand why the masses seem so in love with things of which we realise that they're really not that big a deal.
Hah. Yeah we know all about what's important like who the best Starship Captain is, which game console is truly superior, and why movies from 30 year old TV shows make us want to hang ourselves. We even think knowing the difference between a hub and a switch makes us 'smart' and everybody else 'dumb'. Yes, we truly are masters of knowing what isn't a big deal.