I really cannot say I agree with that. I've recently been playing San Andreas. Though I enjoy the game, the controller is a big hinderance. Not only is aiming the gun a pain in the butt, but it isn't hard to hit the wrong button at an inopportune time. A number of times I've gone to hit the targetting button and changed weapons instead. After I build up some muscle memory on it, it won't matter as much, but it's still frustrating. If the Wii were to get a port of this (blah, I don't expect that, but man I'd love it) I'd be able to point the remote at the target and hit the trigger button to fire. If I want to go jack a car, I'd thrust the nunchuck controller ahead in a punching motion instead of hitting the action button. If those were the only upgrades to the game with the remote, I'd not only have a much better time controlling it, I'd also have a more intuitive interface.
This is the sort of scheme Nintendo is pushing ahead with. In light of what Sony and Microsoft have for their 'next-gen' systems, I'd say 'thin-ice' is the last thing I'd use to describe Nintendo's controller. I went to a 360 kiosk and tried to play a demo of a WWII game. Trying to aim the gun was clumsy at best, and who knows what the other buttons did. I wouldn't mind, but 'running around and shooting stuff' is what most of these games are based on.
Respectfully, I disagree with your post. Partly because I've found FPS gaming (even games like Metroid Prime) frustrating with traditional controls and partly because I'm really enjoying my DS. I'm welcoming the Wii with open arms.
"Yeah. Just like "on the Internet" makes such a big difference to an otherwise hoary business method."
Just like? Not really. I wouldn't liken "interface for navigate hundreds of songs on a portable music player that was recently developed" to "one-click shopping".
"Corporations are happy footing the bill, because it's a deduction come end of FY."
Uh.. yeah... but it's still 100 million dollars. It's difficult to imagine the tax deductions from that would come anywhere close to break even. Somewhere, Apple still had to think that Creative was going to win. Don't forget that Apple plays the silly patent game as well.
"so does that mean Creative invented the treeview, or the database search?"
No. It means they were the first to patent it with regards to a music player. They wouldn't be going after software developers over this. I'm not defending Creative's patent specifically. I'm just pointing out that the 'for a music player' bit makes a big difference.
"How would it be dangerous to have a tracking device start recording anytime the car moves faster than 5mph? "
I read a similar story about a speed inhibitor not too long ago. I didn't RTFA and confused this story for that one. Honestly, somebody with a mod point should over-rate or off-topic my previous post. It was a stupid error.
"Parents set limit to 5mph - track kids everywhere they go."
+5 Insightful? Okay, can anybody actually imagine this happening in real life? Not only would the kids not even bother with the car, but that's frickin dangerous. Even an over-zealous parent would find this silly.
Maybe I'm just misinterpreting this post, but insightful is pretty far down on my list of adjectives for this line of reasoning.
"I'm a "digital native" and still think its up to the employers. If the employees don't want to work without internet then they should get the boot, screw letting them quit. Their job is to work, not surf."
Okay. But don't forget that people are human. Everybody has intellectual curiosities about something, and often those are related to the career they're involved in. I work with a bunch of artists. As a result, there's a lot of traffic headed towards CG forums. Sometimes there are informative articles there, sometimes there are arguments about who was the best starship captain. The thing is, work can be mind-numbingly dull. Sometimes you're waiting for a file to save. Sometimes you're doing something tedious. It's good to have a break here and there, and if one learns a new trick of the trade in the process, bonus.
My point? Don't be so harsh. Don't give people shit about their browsing habits if they're getting their work done. In return, the people browsing should show some common sense. Got a big deadline coming up? Don't have your browser open. Don't give your superiors the impression that you don't care. These dudes are paying you a lot of money (regardless of whether you think your salary is high or not) and they're paying a bunch of money for internet access. Don't make them uncomfortable.
If both sides worked on this, there'd be no need for filtering and all that other crap. It was mentioned before that the internet is not to blame. That's absolutely true.
I prefer to have both. Not every file I have is super secret personal, and I do often find myself in a position where it'd be handy to have a form of web-hosting somewhere ready to go. My Lightwave plugins and config files come to mind. I have a web-hosting provider so I haven't really looked into one of these services, but I still find them interesting. I hop computers a lot, though.
'The Internet stuff was just fun that people were having with it, but I don't think that necessarily meant that those people wanted to see the movie... those who had made that decision based their decision more on the traditional marketing than on all this Internet buzz.'
I just wanted to chime in with my own anecdotal experience about this movie. When the first wave of hype hit me, it was over the title. "Snakes on a Plane? How stupid is that? Samuel L. Jackson is going to be on a plane with snakes. Gee, that sounds great. Bleh." I remember there was even a massive debate as to whether or not this movie actually existed. Everybody thought it was so stupid sounding that it couldn't possibly be a real movie.
For MONTHS, this movie's been flying past my screen as just a big joke. It wasn't until the last two weeks or so that the good news finally started arriving. People went to the theater, watched it, and liked it. I was NOT going to see this movie until a couple of my friends went and said "It was fun in a not-to-be-taken-too-seriously-way". In other words, the 'negative hype' prevented me from seeing it, word of mouth is bringing me back to it. It's a pity, really. The 'get a call from Samuel L. Jackson' bit was pretty cute, but hardly enough to make me suddenly interested in the movie. Snakes... on a plane. BFD. Make it a parody, and you've got my attention.
From where I sit, the movie's lack of phenomenal success wasn't hindered by internet hype. I agree with some of the other sentiment that said "actually, it probably REACHED its mediochre standing because of the hype...". That is, of course, my own personal experience.
"I think they want fewer Firefox developers, and the way to do this would be to get hire them away. They have done this before (Borland comes to mind)."
I think even Microsoft would see that this would be a terrible way to stifle FF. Too many people willing to take their place, too many people who'd want to take the place just to get that juicy job in Redmond.
"Zonk posted something positive about the ps3? Isnt this one of the signs of the apocalypse?"
No, it's a sign that there was something mildly positive to write about on the PS3. I hate to break it to you, but Zonk's 'anti-PS3' campaign is happening throughout the web. It's not something of his invention.
"And with Nintendo giving up trying to compete technologically by coming out with an overclocked GameCube with a pointer bolted on."
Worked for the DS. Enjoy playing all those FPS's with your analog stick.
"And with Sony selling 100+ million Playstation consoles on their first foray into the console market."
So?
"And with Sony selling 106+ million Playstation 2 consoles in their second entry in the console market."
So...?
Sony sold a bunch of systems. Yahoo. So did Nintendo. They lost the roost pretty quick. Heck, the N64 lost to a graphically inferior machine. Times change. For example, some systems are launching for $600 now.
"And now with the PS3 Sony is about to put out.. "... a bunch of stuff that has little to do with games. You used the history repeating itself argument, so I'll throw it right back at you: The PSP had similar advantages. Look who it's losing to.
"I preferred the Palm OS. Simple yet effective. And who's to say that the Windows Mobile OS won't crash just as much?"
I actually don't own a Windows based phone for that reason. I've heard a couple of first hand accounts from people that bitched about its stability. I have several friends with Treos and I haven't heard a thing about crashes.
"Plus you have to worry about viruses and security issues with Windows. Sure it looks prettier, but I don't like the move.'
I haven't heard a peep about security problems involving Windows CE. But, that's anecdotal and I don't blame you for being cautious. The thing I do find attractive about a Windows CE based phone is that I've owned several PocketPCs and, believe it or not, I enjoyed the PDA experience on them. The Windows sync works well, especially with Outlook. It handles multi-tasking fairly well, a complaint usually leveled against Palm. Software-wise, it's supported really well. Etc.
Unfortunately, the stability and the insistence on a lower-res screen has pushed me away. (That and Palm's browser kicks the ptooti out of Mobile IE.) I was floored when I found out the 700w was more expensive than the 700p. I just don't understand that.
"I'm not sure how it's someone else's fault that you're buying shitty albums."
Welp, there's the production of crappy albums. There is (was, I should say) the 'pay for the album and tough shit if it sucks' business model. And there's the 'we only play the good songs from the album on the radio' bit. Now that iTunes is here, I have little to bitch about. But rewind to a few short years ago. Think about why somebody would spend up to an hour on 56k just to download a single song. It wasn't just the price tag.
"Some feel that per-track downloads hurt the artistic integrity of albums as a whole;"
Some customers feel that the albums integrity is hurt as a whole when we're forced to pay full price for 3 good songs and a bunch of filler. The per-track business model wasn't slow to take off because of the artistic integrity of the album. Spare us that horse shit. It doesn't matter whether you sell albums or tracks, you still have to generate quality work.
"Bad Blood ? Would not sa that.. Sega is currently pretty big supporter of Nintendo."
Towards the end of the 16-bit era, I remember reading stories about Nintendo and Sega playing practical jokes on each other. Things like signs at conventions getting swtiched around. "32X SUX" or something like that. An inflatable Sonic punctured and thrown into a pool. A smashed N64 with the proclamation they didn't have fun with it. Stuff like that. Anybody else remember this? I'm sure I've got the details wrong.
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"I think I should remind everyone that pornotube has 99% gay (male) content."
What'd you think 'tube' meant?
"So how is remembering that "getting into the car == punch" any easier than "press B"?"
Just reach reach out like you jiggle a door handle.
"The Wii controller just isn't 'innovative'"
I really cannot say I agree with that. I've recently been playing San Andreas. Though I enjoy the game, the controller is a big hinderance. Not only is aiming the gun a pain in the butt, but it isn't hard to hit the wrong button at an inopportune time. A number of times I've gone to hit the targetting button and changed weapons instead. After I build up some muscle memory on it, it won't matter as much, but it's still frustrating. If the Wii were to get a port of this (blah, I don't expect that, but man I'd love it) I'd be able to point the remote at the target and hit the trigger button to fire. If I want to go jack a car, I'd thrust the nunchuck controller ahead in a punching motion instead of hitting the action button. If those were the only upgrades to the game with the remote, I'd not only have a much better time controlling it, I'd also have a more intuitive interface.
This is the sort of scheme Nintendo is pushing ahead with. In light of what Sony and Microsoft have for their 'next-gen' systems, I'd say 'thin-ice' is the last thing I'd use to describe Nintendo's controller. I went to a 360 kiosk and tried to play a demo of a WWII game. Trying to aim the gun was clumsy at best, and who knows what the other buttons did. I wouldn't mind, but 'running around and shooting stuff' is what most of these games are based on.
Respectfully, I disagree with your post. Partly because I've found FPS gaming (even games like Metroid Prime) frustrating with traditional controls and partly because I'm really enjoying my DS. I'm welcoming the Wii with open arms.
"I can't remember the last time my iPod used the toilet..."
A friend of mine peed on his iPod.. but I don't think that's enough to contradict the statement.
"Yeah. Just like "on the Internet" makes such a big difference to an otherwise hoary business method."
Just like? Not really. I wouldn't liken "interface for navigate hundreds of songs on a portable music player that was recently developed" to "one-click shopping".
"Corporations are happy footing the bill, because it's a deduction come end of FY."
Uh.. yeah... but it's still 100 million dollars. It's difficult to imagine the tax deductions from that would come anywhere close to break even. Somewhere, Apple still had to think that Creative was going to win. Don't forget that Apple plays the silly patent game as well.
"so does that mean Creative invented the treeview, or the database search?"
No. It means they were the first to patent it with regards to a music player. They wouldn't be going after software developers over this. I'm not defending Creative's patent specifically. I'm just pointing out that the 'for a music player' bit makes a big difference.
I found a pic of it here.
"How would it be dangerous to have a tracking device start recording anytime the car moves faster than 5mph? "
I read a similar story about a speed inhibitor not too long ago. I didn't RTFA and confused this story for that one. Honestly, somebody with a mod point should over-rate or off-topic my previous post. It was a stupid error.
"It does not limit speeds, it only reports"
Doh, dammit. I got this confused with another story about a speed inhibiter.
You're right, my bad.
"We got the shuttle Enterprise after Star Trek, now Orion after Stargate?"
After Stargate? Every kid that's ever written a sci-fi story has called the ship 'Orion'.
"Parents set limit to 5mph - track kids everywhere they go."
+5 Insightful? Okay, can anybody actually imagine this happening in real life? Not only would the kids not even bother with the car, but that's frickin dangerous. Even an over-zealous parent would find this silly.
Maybe I'm just misinterpreting this post, but insightful is pretty far down on my list of adjectives for this line of reasoning.
"I'm a "digital native" and still think its up to the employers. If the employees don't want to work without internet then they should get the boot, screw letting them quit. Their job is to work, not surf."
Okay. But don't forget that people are human. Everybody has intellectual curiosities about something, and often those are related to the career they're involved in. I work with a bunch of artists. As a result, there's a lot of traffic headed towards CG forums. Sometimes there are informative articles there, sometimes there are arguments about who was the best starship captain. The thing is, work can be mind-numbingly dull. Sometimes you're waiting for a file to save. Sometimes you're doing something tedious. It's good to have a break here and there, and if one learns a new trick of the trade in the process, bonus.
My point? Don't be so harsh. Don't give people shit about their browsing habits if they're getting their work done. In return, the people browsing should show some common sense. Got a big deadline coming up? Don't have your browser open. Don't give your superiors the impression that you don't care. These dudes are paying you a lot of money (regardless of whether you think your salary is high or not) and they're paying a bunch of money for internet access. Don't make them uncomfortable.
If both sides worked on this, there'd be no need for filtering and all that other crap. It was mentioned before that the internet is not to blame. That's absolutely true.
I prefer to have both. Not every file I have is super secret personal, and I do often find myself in a position where it'd be handy to have a form of web-hosting somewhere ready to go. My Lightwave plugins and config files come to mind. I have a web-hosting provider so I haven't really looked into one of these services, but I still find them interesting. I hop computers a lot, though.
I just wanted to chime in with my own anecdotal experience about this movie. When the first wave of hype hit me, it was over the title. "Snakes on a Plane? How stupid is that? Samuel L. Jackson is going to be on a plane with snakes. Gee, that sounds great. Bleh." I remember there was even a massive debate as to whether or not this movie actually existed. Everybody thought it was so stupid sounding that it couldn't possibly be a real movie.
For MONTHS, this movie's been flying past my screen as just a big joke. It wasn't until the last two weeks or so that the good news finally started arriving. People went to the theater, watched it, and liked it. I was NOT going to see this movie until a couple of my friends went and said "It was fun in a not-to-be-taken-too-seriously-way". In other words, the 'negative hype' prevented me from seeing it, word of mouth is bringing me back to it. It's a pity, really. The 'get a call from Samuel L. Jackson' bit was pretty cute, but hardly enough to make me suddenly interested in the movie. Snakes... on a plane. BFD. Make it a parody, and you've got my attention.
From where I sit, the movie's lack of phenomenal success wasn't hindered by internet hype. I agree with some of the other sentiment that said "actually, it probably REACHED its mediochre standing because of the hype...". That is, of course, my own personal experience.
"I think they want fewer Firefox developers, and the way to do this would be to get hire them away. They have done this before (Borland comes to mind)."
I think even Microsoft would see that this would be a terrible way to stifle FF. Too many people willing to take their place, too many people who'd want to take the place just to get that juicy job in Redmond.
Or maybe they want more browser developers and those dudes proved themselves.
"Zonk posted something positive about the ps3? Isnt this one of the signs of the apocalypse?"
No, it's a sign that there was something mildly positive to write about on the PS3. I hate to break it to you, but Zonk's 'anti-PS3' campaign is happening throughout the web. It's not something of his invention.
"There's nothing worse than when rock geeks, and rocks in space geeks get into argument over vocabulary. ;)"
See that lumpy formation on the back of yo mama's leg? It looks like a pluton!
Take that back, mother fucker!
"And with Nintendo giving up trying to compete technologically by coming out with an overclocked GameCube with a pointer bolted on."
... a bunch of stuff that has little to do with games. You used the history repeating itself argument, so I'll throw it right back at you: The PSP had similar advantages. Look who it's losing to.
Worked for the DS. Enjoy playing all those FPS's with your analog stick.
"And with Sony selling 100+ million Playstation consoles on their first foray into the console market."
So?
"And with Sony selling 106+ million Playstation 2 consoles in their second entry in the console market."
So...?
Sony sold a bunch of systems. Yahoo. So did Nintendo. They lost the roost pretty quick. Heck, the N64 lost to a graphically inferior machine. Times change. For example, some systems are launching for $600 now.
"And now with the PS3 Sony is about to put out.. "
"I preferred the Palm OS. Simple yet effective. And who's to say that the Windows Mobile OS won't crash just as much?"
I actually don't own a Windows based phone for that reason. I've heard a couple of first hand accounts from people that bitched about its stability. I have several friends with Treos and I haven't heard a thing about crashes.
"Plus you have to worry about viruses and security issues with Windows. Sure it looks prettier, but I don't like the move.'
I haven't heard a peep about security problems involving Windows CE. But, that's anecdotal and I don't blame you for being cautious. The thing I do find attractive about a Windows CE based phone is that I've owned several PocketPCs and, believe it or not, I enjoyed the PDA experience on them. The Windows sync works well, especially with Outlook. It handles multi-tasking fairly well, a complaint usually leveled against Palm. Software-wise, it's supported really well. Etc.
Unfortunately, the stability and the insistence on a lower-res screen has pushed me away. (That and Palm's browser kicks the ptooti out of Mobile IE.) I was floored when I found out the 700w was more expensive than the 700p. I just don't understand that.
"I'm not sure how it's someone else's fault that you're buying shitty albums."
Welp, there's the production of crappy albums. There is (was, I should say) the 'pay for the album and tough shit if it sucks' business model. And there's the 'we only play the good songs from the album on the radio' bit. Now that iTunes is here, I have little to bitch about. But rewind to a few short years ago. Think about why somebody would spend up to an hour on 56k just to download a single song. It wasn't just the price tag.
"Some feel that per-track downloads hurt the artistic integrity of albums as a whole;"
Some customers feel that the albums integrity is hurt as a whole when we're forced to pay full price for 3 good songs and a bunch of filler. The per-track business model wasn't slow to take off because of the artistic integrity of the album. Spare us that horse shit. It doesn't matter whether you sell albums or tracks, you still have to generate quality work.
"I don't want to know what his special weapon is, though."
Spoiler: A lubber!
"Bad Blood ? Would not sa that .. Sega is currently pretty big supporter of Nintendo."
Towards the end of the 16-bit era, I remember reading stories about Nintendo and Sega playing practical jokes on each other. Things like signs at conventions getting swtiched around. "32X SUX" or something like that. An inflatable Sonic punctured and thrown into a pool. A smashed N64 with the proclamation they didn't have fun with it. Stuff like that. Anybody else remember this? I'm sure I've got the details wrong.