If Nintendo is smart they are working on Pokemon Online. Weather it be on the Wii or for the PC, Pokemon is from the ground up designed to be a social game of massive proportions. The premise of the games themselves lend to a "beatable" MMO that people won't actually want to quit upon beating it as well as the potential for offering people a casual game that doesnt take forever but provides the endless addictive fun gameplay.
I honestly think this is where they need to go with Pokemon next to keep the games interesting. Hopefully they'll go for a fullfledged MMO and not try to make it in an animal crossing style where you can only have a small handful of people in your town at once.
First let me admit that I am most defintely WAY out of my league with every comment that I've made in this thread.
I was in no way implying that linux searches are inherently simple. I've seen some crazy complex searches that do things I couldnt begin to comprehend. I was trying to avoid lame search suggestions like the post earlier suggesting that windows couldnt search for all files with a particular extension (.mp3 in this case) and then send them on to a media player.
I also understand that scripting can save a lot of time and scripting can most certainly be done in windows whether in the "crappy" command prompt offered or using cygwin. My point there was more that he was always suggesting simple 1-2 line scripts to do a simple task that I only needed to do once or twice. They almost always were simple tasks that windows can very readily handle and that would have taken me half a day to figure out how to do with a script in cygwin. Which is why I keep pointing out that I am in no way a guru and likely barely an intermediate when it comes to all these concepts.
I just hate it when linux-ka-teers come out and start bashing windows saying it cant do crap when it can handle a great number of things. If I could find a decent site to help me get cygwin setup consistently on all my machines I might start to learn a thing or two about linux and be able to make use of it's flexibility which turns into power! Sadly I've yet to find a site or an individual that is willing to explain what files to edit, how to edit them, and why I am or would want to.
For instance, for the life of me I cannot figure out where and how to setup cygwin so the default directory is either cygdrive or simply my "C" drive instead of my home directory. I know the "home" directory is where I am SUPPOSED to be running my programs and what not but I very much prefer to run and have access to my C directory immediately and work my way around from there.
So what we're both saying is neither of us can think of anything interesting to do in one or the other. And I don't think I ever said it would be easier I just said it could be done in both. And I don't think you can compare GNOME/KDE to Windows Explorer. Those are clunkier than Windows..no wonder you guys stick to CLI. I'd compare GNOME to Win95, and yes I do have an install of Ubuntu running GNOME on my second HDD so I have used it (though I'm certainly not an expert in it at all).
I don't think I said it was better. As I said at the bottom of my first post maybe it depends on the technology you grew up using. I know about as much CLI as would fit on my pinky's fingernail. However I can use Windows with no problems. My only point was that you can often do things in the Windows GUI that you can do in Linux as well. For ME it's better/easier that I do it in Windows because I understand it better than I do Linux and CLI.
What do you mean adding static routes to your routing table using the Windows GUI?
Oh I dunno...give me an example of something in Linux. And please not some simple search crap...windows has a search utility (clunky as some may consider it) so I can find a file and do whatever I want with it.
What I do know is that my example was based on real life where I worked with a 45 yr old dude who was awesome (mentor for me first year out of college) but he always wanted me to write scripts for really simple shit that I could do in the windows GUI. It definitely helps to KNOW (and I mean more than beginner know or even really intermediate know) the CLI but he always seemed to forget that windows had a search utility built into the file explorer and stuff.
Agreed. "mv *.txt../textDocuments" means move all text documents in current folder to the textDocuments folder which is contained within the parent folder of the current folder...
How is it that my GUI windows drag and drop doesnt allow me to understand this? wait that's right....it does. CLI has it's place but in my experience I've been able to do a great number of things that a Linux Guru can do in CLI with my Windows GUI. Perhaps it's a matter of what technology you grew up using?
As I understand it that would take a good deal of fuel. Afterall when orbital speed is 18,000 mph it's gonna take a bit of fuel to go that fast. I'd say it might even take a rocket =P.
A lot of folks seem to have an issue with the Manager calling 911. And while I agree that it certainly doesn't seem like an emergency it may not be that ridiculous. I was in a situation with overly obnoxious and rude neighbors in my apartment building that loved playing their rap music late into the night at ridiculous volumes. I called the police station on two separate occasions and both times I was told to call back on 911. Both times I stated that it was NOT an emergency I just wanted an officer to stop by and tell them to turn it down since multiple times of myself going over and requesting this same thing got no response.
All in all, just because it isn't a case of life and death apparantly doesnt mean it isnt a 911 situation I guess. And to those wondering I don't live in some podunk little town. I live about 20 miles west of Chicago. So it's not like the station only has 911 and no other number or dispatch.
I'm just curious...Am I the only one that sees a 3rd party manufacturer if not Nintendo themselves releasing a wireless standard controller? Or perhaps even simply using the gamecube controller ports? You people do realize that the gamecube controller is a potential option for controlling the games yes? Hence the only real restriction is that Nintendo isn't blowing their load on a hugely technical machine that only avid gamers will be willing to pay for.
Give Nintendo a bit of credit and think about the whole system and what Nintendo is trying to achieve before knocking them. They are competing for the players money not for a monopoly of the players time. I'm pumped about the Rev and just might pick up a 360 as well simply because the online experience looks to be so streamlined. Meanwhile Sony looks to be pumping out the same dull crap for a third time. I'm tired of seeing a new Madden, NHL, and MLB every year. Give me something new and exciting instead of more FPS.
I'm 25 and I love my DS as does my wife. Haven't broke down and picked one up for her yet...might after the Lite comes out...sort of a hand me down ya know;)
The options offer the ability to swap the controls. It would be a bit odd I imagine to use the buttons on the right as a "D-pad" but the option is there. I'd say give it another shot!
I'd say your totally off base here. Nintendo's price point is practically designed for kids. The appeal of their games also reaches out to those of us that grew up with Nintendo's and Sega's (I myself despised Sega...I was a Nintendo Kid).
They provide a high quality online experience and isolate the BS that parents dont want to have to censor. Personally I like the way Nintendo's running their business. They remain the only grounded intelligent forward looking Video Game company IMHO.
Don't get me wrong, I have a PS2 and PSP as well as my DS and GC. I just think that Sony and MS are too focused on tech specs and not on the games and gameplay. I believe Nintendo actually makes some profit on their hardware as well which means that if the market were to "crash" again Nintendo would likely still be around providing great games at a reasonable price.
Now if they'd just get some third party software makers to create some great games that ARE directed at the older generations that grew up with Nintendo since they do seem to create a lot of 1st and 2nd party games for kiddies. Mario and Zelda are GREAT games but I like a bit more Mature rated content as well...GTA is one of my favs!
Imagine steering Mario Kart with the stick because Nintendo had to promote the touchscreen. Yeah its that bad.
What does that mean? Mario Kart isnt controlled using the stylus. And IMHO Metroid on DS does a fantastic job of displaying the prowess of the system especially with it only being a year old (the system).
If you don't like the stylus control you dont have to use it either...that's what options are for. They provide a great selection of control options but the best is the stylus option which is a great compromise between the size and limitations of a handheld and the needs of an FPS.
No doubt. The 360 looks gets more attractive than the PS3 all the time. By the same token I'm looking more and more at the Revolution. I'm tired of playing the same crap all the time. 4 glitchy versions of Dynasty Warriors is enough...or is it 5 now? (Not including all the special editions or legends or whatever they call them now)
I'm more interested in good games and while good graphics are sweet if the games suck or the system is more expensive than a low end PC that's just insane. Bring on the Revolution and bring back sane gaming that isnt driven by specs but by quality. I hope Nintendo turns out to be the only one that can turn a profit on their hardware...that to me indicates that THEY made the right decision. Even if they arent the "market leader" they will remain in business simply because they can turn a profit, that's just how business works.
With supply shortages of course they arent selling as many 360s as PS2s. I've yet to see an actual 360 for sale anywhere as I wander through the video game sections of my local retailers. Lots of accessories and games, but not once have I spotted a console. Whereas PS2 has been around for a while and there is a steady stream of consoles getting to retail.
Think before you speak.
They said the same thing after Blair Witch Came out...in fact Lucas has been saying this for years. He thinks that it would be great if every shmuck with a camcorder could create a movie and release it in theater's and maybe it would be great. But maybe it would be terrible too. In the end I think this is just a way to stir up the pan and see what comes to the surface.
It occurs to me that perhaps what Napster has is a marketing and strategy problem. The system they are using now is really better suited to competing with Sirius and XM radio then with iTunes. You pay a subscription fee to listen to Sirius and to use Napster. I think if they tried to sell the service that way they might do all right as opposed to trying to compete with iTunes buy it and use it system. But I'm just a peon that is supposed to buy this crap unquestioningly so what do I know??
I agree wholeheartedly. I could probably run alot of my games via some sort of VMWare or emulator or something but my magic little box with that cute little green button in the bottom left corner of the screen...well...it runs my games quite easily.
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Thank you. I was beginning to think I was the only one that immediately thought: HALO!
If Nintendo is smart they are working on Pokemon Online. Weather it be on the Wii or for the PC, Pokemon is from the ground up designed to be a social game of massive proportions. The premise of the games themselves lend to a "beatable" MMO that people won't actually want to quit upon beating it as well as the potential for offering people a casual game that doesnt take forever but provides the endless addictive fun gameplay.
I honestly think this is where they need to go with Pokemon next to keep the games interesting. Hopefully they'll go for a fullfledged MMO and not try to make it in an animal crossing style where you can only have a small handful of people in your town at once.
Gotta catch em all and trade em all after all.
to be honest I still have no idea what you meant but it seems my buddy found a site that shows how to do this: http://infocenter.guardiandigital.com/manuals/Secu reVPN/node65.html
First let me admit that I am most defintely WAY out of my league with every comment that I've made in this thread.
I was in no way implying that linux searches are inherently simple. I've seen some crazy complex searches that do things I couldnt begin to comprehend. I was trying to avoid lame search suggestions like the post earlier suggesting that windows couldnt search for all files with a particular extension (.mp3 in this case) and then send them on to a media player.
I also understand that scripting can save a lot of time and scripting can most certainly be done in windows whether in the "crappy" command prompt offered or using cygwin. My point there was more that he was always suggesting simple 1-2 line scripts to do a simple task that I only needed to do once or twice. They almost always were simple tasks that windows can very readily handle and that would have taken me half a day to figure out how to do with a script in cygwin. Which is why I keep pointing out that I am in no way a guru and likely barely an intermediate when it comes to all these concepts.
I just hate it when linux-ka-teers come out and start bashing windows saying it cant do crap when it can handle a great number of things. If I could find a decent site to help me get cygwin setup consistently on all my machines I might start to learn a thing or two about linux and be able to make use of it's flexibility which turns into power! Sadly I've yet to find a site or an individual that is willing to explain what files to edit, how to edit them, and why I am or would want to.
For instance, for the life of me I cannot figure out where and how to setup cygwin so the default directory is either cygdrive or simply my "C" drive instead of my home directory. I know the "home" directory is where I am SUPPOSED to be running my programs and what not but I very much prefer to run and have access to my C directory immediately and work my way around from there.
So what we're both saying is neither of us can think of anything interesting to do in one or the other. And I don't think I ever said it would be easier I just said it could be done in both. And I don't think you can compare GNOME/KDE to Windows Explorer. Those are clunkier than Windows..no wonder you guys stick to CLI. I'd compare GNOME to Win95, and yes I do have an install of Ubuntu running GNOME on my second HDD so I have used it (though I'm certainly not an expert in it at all).
I don't think I said it was better. As I said at the bottom of my first post maybe it depends on the technology you grew up using. I know about as much CLI as would fit on my pinky's fingernail. However I can use Windows with no problems. My only point was that you can often do things in the Windows GUI that you can do in Linux as well. For ME it's better/easier that I do it in Windows because I understand it better than I do Linux and CLI. What do you mean adding static routes to your routing table using the Windows GUI?
Oh I dunno...give me an example of something in Linux. And please not some simple search crap...windows has a search utility (clunky as some may consider it) so I can find a file and do whatever I want with it. What I do know is that my example was based on real life where I worked with a 45 yr old dude who was awesome (mentor for me first year out of college) but he always wanted me to write scripts for really simple shit that I could do in the windows GUI. It definitely helps to KNOW (and I mean more than beginner know or even really intermediate know) the CLI but he always seemed to forget that windows had a search utility built into the file explorer and stuff.
In fact I can easily search for all files ending in *.mp3 and then tell it to play them all.
Agreed. ../textDocuments"
"mv *.txt
means move all text documents in current folder to the textDocuments folder which is contained within the parent folder of the current folder...
How is it that my GUI windows drag and drop doesnt allow me to understand this? wait that's right....it does.
CLI has it's place but in my experience I've been able to do a great number of things that a Linux Guru can do in CLI with my Windows GUI. Perhaps it's a matter of what technology you grew up using?
Which means we are no longer at war in Iraq.
As I understand it that would take a good deal of fuel. Afterall when orbital speed is 18,000 mph it's gonna take a bit of fuel to go that fast. I'd say it might even take a rocket =P.
A lot of folks seem to have an issue with the Manager calling 911. And while I agree that it certainly doesn't seem like an emergency it may not be that ridiculous. I was in a situation with overly obnoxious and rude neighbors in my apartment building that loved playing their rap music late into the night at ridiculous volumes. I called the police station on two separate occasions and both times I was told to call back on 911. Both times I stated that it was NOT an emergency I just wanted an officer to stop by and tell them to turn it down since multiple times of myself going over and requesting this same thing got no response.
All in all, just because it isn't a case of life and death apparantly doesnt mean it isnt a 911 situation I guess. And to those wondering I don't live in some podunk little town. I live about 20 miles west of Chicago. So it's not like the station only has 911 and no other number or dispatch.
I'm just curious...Am I the only one that sees a 3rd party manufacturer if not Nintendo themselves releasing a wireless standard controller? Or perhaps even simply using the gamecube controller ports? You people do realize that the gamecube controller is a potential option for controlling the games yes? Hence the only real restriction is that Nintendo isn't blowing their load on a hugely technical machine that only avid gamers will be willing to pay for.
Give Nintendo a bit of credit and think about the whole system and what Nintendo is trying to achieve before knocking them. They are competing for the players money not for a monopoly of the players time. I'm pumped about the Rev and just might pick up a 360 as well simply because the online experience looks to be so streamlined. Meanwhile Sony looks to be pumping out the same dull crap for a third time. I'm tired of seeing a new Madden, NHL, and MLB every year. Give me something new and exciting instead of more FPS.
Maybe I am alone in this?
I'm 25 and I love my DS as does my wife. Haven't broke down and picked one up for her yet...might after the Lite comes out...sort of a hand me down ya know ;)
The options offer the ability to swap the controls. It would be a bit odd I imagine to use the buttons on the right as a "D-pad" but the option is there. I'd say give it another shot!
I'd say your totally off base here. Nintendo's price point is practically designed for kids. The appeal of their games also reaches out to those of us that grew up with Nintendo's and Sega's (I myself despised Sega...I was a Nintendo Kid).
They provide a high quality online experience and isolate the BS that parents dont want to have to censor. Personally I like the way Nintendo's running their business. They remain the only grounded intelligent forward looking Video Game company IMHO.
Don't get me wrong, I have a PS2 and PSP as well as my DS and GC. I just think that Sony and MS are too focused on tech specs and not on the games and gameplay. I believe Nintendo actually makes some profit on their hardware as well which means that if the market were to "crash" again Nintendo would likely still be around providing great games at a reasonable price.
Now if they'd just get some third party software makers to create some great games that ARE directed at the older generations that grew up with Nintendo since they do seem to create a lot of 1st and 2nd party games for kiddies. Mario and Zelda are GREAT games but I like a bit more Mature rated content as well...GTA is one of my favs!
It's supposed to be coming early to mid May. I believe I've heard May 12th, but don't quote me on that.
No doubt. The 360 looks gets more attractive than the PS3 all the time. By the same token I'm looking more and more at the Revolution. I'm tired of playing the same crap all the time. 4 glitchy versions of Dynasty Warriors is enough...or is it 5 now? (Not including all the special editions or legends or whatever they call them now) I'm more interested in good games and while good graphics are sweet if the games suck or the system is more expensive than a low end PC that's just insane. Bring on the Revolution and bring back sane gaming that isnt driven by specs but by quality. I hope Nintendo turns out to be the only one that can turn a profit on their hardware...that to me indicates that THEY made the right decision. Even if they arent the "market leader" they will remain in business simply because they can turn a profit, that's just how business works.
With supply shortages of course they arent selling as many 360s as PS2s. I've yet to see an actual 360 for sale anywhere as I wander through the video game sections of my local retailers. Lots of accessories and games, but not once have I spotted a console. Whereas PS2 has been around for a while and there is a steady stream of consoles getting to retail. Think before you speak.
"...or anyone with the middle initial of J."
Well that leaves me out. ='(
They said the same thing after Blair Witch Came out...in fact Lucas has been saying this for years. He thinks that it would be great if every shmuck with a camcorder could create a movie and release it in theater's and maybe it would be great. But maybe it would be terrible too. In the end I think this is just a way to stir up the pan and see what comes to the surface.
It occurs to me that perhaps what Napster has is a marketing and strategy problem. The system they are using now is really better suited to competing with Sirius and XM radio then with iTunes. You pay a subscription fee to listen to Sirius and to use Napster. I think if they tried to sell the service that way they might do all right as opposed to trying to compete with iTunes buy it and use it system. But I'm just a peon that is supposed to buy this crap unquestioningly so what do I know??
I agree wholeheartedly. I could probably run alot of my games via some sort of VMWare or emulator or something but my magic little box with that cute little green button in the bottom left corner of the screen...well...it runs my games quite easily.
Anyone running WoW on Linux yet?
http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html
Educate yourselves.
For those of you that are too freakin lazy to go to the site here is a sample of what we get from the space program:
- Computer Technology - NASA Spinoffs
- Advanced keyboards, Customer Service Software, Database Management System, Laser Surveying, Aircraft controls, Lightweight Compact Disc, Expert System Software, Microcomputers, and Design Graphics.
- Consumer/Home/Recreation - NASA Spinoffs
- Dustbuster, shock-absorbing helmets, home security systems, smoke detectors, flat panel televisions, high-density batteries, trash compactors, food packaging and freeze-dried technology, cool sportswear, sports bras, hair styling appliances, fogless ski goggles, self-adjusting sunglasses, composite golf clubs, hang gliders, art preservation, and quartz crystal timing equipment.
Now quit whining and go back to your boring job like the rest of us. Quit wasting your employers money here whining.