Seconding this recommendation. On top of what you mentioned, I've never noticed any throttling of my torrents(uTorrent in Windows, Deluge in Linux), even though I run them unencrypted by default. So, they're obviously not being affected by the throttling Bell takes part in.
Why not just remap whatever keys you need(HJKL and such) to the apprpriate keys for a Dvorak layout?
A quick Google turned up a few already-built config files that handle the dirty work for you. Alas, I don't use Dvorak so I can't test them. Although like you, I have always wanted to switch cold turkey.
If you're sick of the bastards(like I was), try checking some other ISPs available. There's an outfit called 3web that leases lines from Rogers/Bell all over Canada and doesn't do any of the crap that either of them do.
Some people think that if you only disallow minors to buy the game, everything's fine. Except they're forgetting that this will just result in game designers self-censoring their games so they can get a T.
Oh yes, not to mention that it's been ruled against this little thing called the Constitution you Americans apparently have.
Geometry Wars is indie by your definition? You are aware that Geometry Wars was developed by Bizarre, the guys who've done the Project Gotham Racing series right?
Like someone said, all five points are wrong, and especially the battery one, somewhat.
The batteries themselves are great, I'm using an iPod 1G battery in my iRiver HP-120, but the iPod's OS and the continuous transcoding of MP3 -> AAC kills the batteries. My iRiver runs for nearly 30 hours on the 1G batteries.
Imagine - the rate at which you can move around is dictated by how fast you pedal or run.
That's actually already been done here in Canada. A new kid's gym opened a few months ago which I would assume is similar to this one. They apparently have stuff like bikes that power your car in racing games and such.
I just think it's deeper than financial. Sony's not going to fail if the PS3 fails. But it's games division, SCE, will be rocky
Huh? The only division in Sony that actually makes money is the Games division. The fact that every division in Sony is throwing their products onto the PS3 only shows that the PS3 is their only hope. Pioneer forced Sony out of plasmas pretty much by themselves, and Sharp is killing them in LCDs.
Throw in the fact that the PS3 is incurring massive costs for Sony and you'll see that if the PS3 legitimately fails, Sony will be in big shit.
Not sure if it's the same in the US, but this info is already disclosed in Canada(and I assume in other places), in the car's manual. Has anyone actually read their manual to check if they were actually informed of it before saying how violated they feel?
I have their high speed DSL plan (West Toronto)and it's pretty damn nice. No bandwidth cap/shaping, and no Bell shoulder surfing. The one caveat is that their technical support line has probably five people on it so it takes a long time to get through. But if you're on/., you can probably figure out most issues by yourself. I haven't had problems with them since they upgraded their systems a couple of years ago.
Where to start...
1) Probably the most obvious, 4D
2) You can use your PSP as a rear view mirror in racing games
3) Innovation such as real-time weapon switching
4) The ability to flip over this crab and stab it in it's weak spot for MASSIVE damage
5) The ability to swing your controller around like someone with cerebral palsy while playing an average flying game
6) Crappy Yu-Gi-Oh games
7) Being on the cusp of innovation with Blu-Ray
Honestly, I could go on and on...
Until Sony actually finds their brain and starts using modern compression techniques(y'know, ones that aren't a decade old), this will only continue. Really, MPEG-2? H.264 and the HD-DVD VC1 completely blow MPEG-2 out of the water with regards to quality/space. The Blu-Ray discs' extra space might make it closer when they start making dual-layer discs, but that's far away, and unless they also switch compression, HD-DVD will still be better.
And what does all this mean? Nothing of course. If the public actually sees fit to buy these clunkers in droves, then whoever has advertising wins. I do hope they both flop, but that's an argument for another day.
It used to be easy to get into E3, but recently, it has become harder and harder to get in if you weren't part of the industry or press. The only time tickets were up for sale was an eBay auction for a pair of press passes, but that was taken down quickly. Parent seriously has his info mixed up.
Ya that was me. For LoZ, I racked up over $200 in charges. The phone company ended up taking over 3/4 of it away and I lost my allowance for a bunch of months:(
The "noise" a DLP makes is hardly something to worry about. I don't even have a top-of-the-line DLP from Samsung and I can only notice it when I'm straining to hear it. I own a 50" JVC that's doing very well for me and I would easily recommend a similar DLP if your only qualm is the noise.
Thankfully, the companies that lease the lines from Bell and then sell their DSL to the customers aren't affected. I live in Toronto and my ISP is a small business called 3web, which does exactly that. I called them up, and this only affects the lines that direct Bell customers use.
For anyone keeping track, both Rogers and Bell officially suck as ISPs now, with Rogers' 60GB bandwidth cap and hugely overpriced services and bloatware software.
First, it was that anyone can edit Wikipedia. People can slander others, obscenites can be thrown in, the work of a Nobel Prize winner can be edited by a 12-year old(Britannica).
Then, Wikipedia put in the semi-/protected pages. Afterwards, people bitched about how ironic this is, and how this proves Wikipedia is an example of mob rule.
I take Wikipedia for what it is, and that is a great(not perfect) codex of information that is well organised and free(as in beer).
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Seconding this recommendation. On top of what you mentioned, I've never noticed any throttling of my torrents(uTorrent in Windows, Deluge in Linux), even though I run them unencrypted by default. So, they're obviously not being affected by the throttling Bell takes part in.
Why not just remap whatever keys you need(HJKL and such) to the apprpriate keys for a Dvorak layout?
A quick Google turned up a few already-built config files that handle the dirty work for you. Alas, I don't use Dvorak so I can't test them. Although like you, I have always wanted to switch cold turkey.
If you don't have your MP in your address book, then here's the lookup site:
u se/PostalCode.asp?Source=SM
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/ho
I already sent my MP a letter, do your part if you're pissed.
If you're sick of the bastards(like I was), try checking some other ISPs available. There's an outfit called 3web that leases lines from Rogers/Bell all over Canada and doesn't do any of the crap that either of them do.
Some people think that if you only disallow minors to buy the game, everything's fine. Except they're forgetting that this will just result in game designers self-censoring their games so they can get a T.
Oh yes, not to mention that it's been ruled against this little thing called the Constitution you Americans apparently have.
Geometry Wars is indie by your definition? You are aware that Geometry Wars was developed by Bizarre, the guys who've done the Project Gotham Racing series right?
Like someone said, all five points are wrong, and especially the battery one, somewhat.
The batteries themselves are great, I'm using an iPod 1G battery in my iRiver HP-120, but the iPod's OS and the continuous transcoding of MP3 -> AAC kills the batteries. My iRiver runs for nearly 30 hours on the 1G batteries.
Imagine - the rate at which you can move around is dictated by how fast you pedal or run.
That's actually already been done here in Canada. A new kid's gym opened a few months ago which I would assume is similar to this one. They apparently have stuff like bikes that power your car in racing games and such.
I just think it's deeper than financial. Sony's not going to fail if the PS3 fails. But it's games division, SCE, will be rocky Huh? The only division in Sony that actually makes money is the Games division. The fact that every division in Sony is throwing their products onto the PS3 only shows that the PS3 is their only hope. Pioneer forced Sony out of plasmas pretty much by themselves, and Sharp is killing them in LCDs. Throw in the fact that the PS3 is incurring massive costs for Sony and you'll see that if the PS3 legitimately fails, Sony will be in big shit.
Aint that the truth. The damn things aren't even being built yet.
When you're ESL, don't try to correct English unless you're 100% sure you're right. Otherwise, you might get shown to be a dumbass like this.
That and stuck != suck. [Insert SMB 'You Lose' sfx here]
Not sure if it's the same in the US, but this info is already disclosed in Canada(and I assume in other places), in the car's manual. Has anyone actually read their manual to check if they were actually informed of it before saying how violated they feel?
Check out 3Web.
/., you can probably figure out most issues by yourself. I haven't had problems with them since they upgraded their systems a couple of years ago.
I have their high speed DSL plan (West Toronto)and it's pretty damn nice. No bandwidth cap/shaping, and no Bell shoulder surfing. The one caveat is that their technical support line has probably five people on it so it takes a long time to get through. But if you're on
Where to start... 1) Probably the most obvious, 4D 2) You can use your PSP as a rear view mirror in racing games 3) Innovation such as real-time weapon switching 4) The ability to flip over this crab and stab it in it's weak spot for MASSIVE damage 5) The ability to swing your controller around like someone with cerebral palsy while playing an average flying game 6) Crappy Yu-Gi-Oh games 7) Being on the cusp of innovation with Blu-Ray Honestly, I could go on and on...
Sorry, who's the movie studio again? Oh I forgot, it's FRIGGIN SONY! Yes the studios decide, and Sony chose MPEG-2 over and over again.
This is not surprising at all.
Until Sony actually finds their brain and starts using modern compression techniques(y'know, ones that aren't a decade old), this will only continue. Really, MPEG-2? H.264 and the HD-DVD VC1 completely blow MPEG-2 out of the water with regards to quality/space. The Blu-Ray discs' extra space might make it closer when they start making dual-layer discs, but that's far away, and unless they also switch compression, HD-DVD will still be better.
And what does all this mean? Nothing of course. If the public actually sees fit to buy these clunkers in droves, then whoever has advertising wins. I do hope they both flop, but that's an argument for another day.
How is parent modded Informative?
It used to be easy to get into E3, but recently, it has become harder and harder to get in if you weren't part of the industry or press. The only time tickets were up for sale was an eBay auction for a pair of press passes, but that was taken down quickly. Parent seriously has his info mixed up.
Ya that was me. For LoZ, I racked up over $200 in charges. The phone company ended up taking over 3/4 of it away and I lost my allowance for a bunch of months :(
The "noise" a DLP makes is hardly something to worry about. I don't even have a top-of-the-line DLP from Samsung and I can only notice it when I'm straining to hear it. I own a 50" JVC that's doing very well for me and I would easily recommend a similar DLP if your only qualm is the noise.
Not WiiTube.com?
Clearly, the author has never heard of this gem from Japan. You drive an ambulance around hitting zombies.
FUN!
Thankfully, the companies that lease the lines from Bell and then sell their DSL to the customers aren't affected. I live in Toronto and my ISP is a small business called 3web, which does exactly that. I called them up, and this only affects the lines that direct Bell customers use.
For anyone keeping track, both Rogers and Bell officially suck as ISPs now, with Rogers' 60GB bandwidth cap and hugely overpriced services and bloatware software.
No no no, you have it all wrong.
The artists are filthy rich, they don't get jack shit. The poor suits get all the money.
Not to mention that Alexa is installed by default only in IE....so Firefox users won't get it at all.
First, it was that anyone can edit Wikipedia. People can slander others, obscenites can be thrown in, the work of a Nobel Prize winner can be edited by a 12-year old(Britannica).
Then, Wikipedia put in the semi-/protected pages. Afterwards, people bitched about how ironic this is, and how this proves Wikipedia is an example of mob rule.
I take Wikipedia for what it is, and that is a great(not perfect) codex of information that is well organised and free(as in beer).