How's the touch experience? Well, the resistive 11.6-screen supports multitouch, (Lenovo wasn't saying where it came from) and though it was responsive, it was far from flawless; we had to double tap a few times to make sure our touches registered. It's also a little bit loose, although we expect that'll be cleared up by the time the U1 ships. The on-screen keyboard is big enough for entering a URL here or there, but you're not going to want to type an email on it. Unfortunately, the screen itself was pretty abysmal, with terrible horizontal and vertical viewing angles -- it basically disappeared at 45 degrees off axis.
Here's the thing... Activision is going to point to the high piracy rates of the PC game and use it as justification for why PC gamers don't need any special treatment. When the majority of the people buying your games are on consoles, from the publisher's perspective the developer has to go out of its way to accomodate the wants of people who aren't. I don't agree with it. In fact, I am quite livid about it; but pirating the game and then boasting about it is not going to convince Activision to give you what you want next time around. At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if Activision scrapped the PC version altogether.
That's sort of your choice, isn't it? Everything I watch is MKV-encapsulated h.264, and I have no problems playing any of it on my Macs or PCs. Better video quality and an open container format? Sold.
Silly. Losing VLC would suck, but I can't imagine anyone leaving the platform because VLC wasn't available. Sure, VLC is your go-to for a lot of stuff, but it doesn't seem like the sort of thing a lot of non-Slashdot-reading Mac users have installed. Most Mac users just use QuickTime.
That's not quite correct. Handbrake requires VLC to rip video directly from a copyright-protected DVD. FFmpeg is built into the Handbrake distribution itself.
MobileSafari uses Google for search results, and there are a lot of mobile searches being generated by iPhone users. Google is eroding marketshare everywhere else. If I'm Apple, I'm not scared of Google. If I'm any manufacturer representing another platform (Nokia, for example), I'm terrified.
Dirk, I introduce you to the American public. 300M people, most of whom have many, many opinions on subjects of which they possess little or no knowledge. I'm not saying that's a good nothing, but it's worth noting.
Neither "knowledge" nor prior opinion were a prerequisite for voting on that poll. It was open to anyone who cared to vote, which includes Colbert's viewers.
One would think NASA would be happy for the publicity. How often would you say the average Colbert viewer thinks of them at all? While it may not be what they had in mind, Colbert's mention of the ISS is good for NASA, especially in light of what the Obama administration may do to their budget. He also pointed out that it is NASA's final call. They wouldn't be breaking the rules to go with one of their official options. While you can be certain Colbert would call them on it, NASA is the final arbiter of the relevance of any single vote.
On the other hand, I think it's an example of how quickly a large group of people can be mobilized when prompted by someone they like. It seems obvious you've not spent much time watching his program.
Colbert, Stewart, and others prove that serious discussion can happen while laughing. I don't think for one second that Stephen was mocking NASA; he actually saved it from the prior leading write-in: Xenu.
If anyone needs evidence of the inherent crap that is the Xbox 360 DVD drive, do a little Googling and read up on the sheer number of different models they've been through. Almost every minor revision of the console has brought in a modified DVD drive (usually discernible by the design of the tray).
I've never once moved my console while it was on, period, and each of my last four 360s has scratched discs. Granted, there are idiots who will move their consoles while they're on (a bad idea for any device that wasn't designed as a portable), but I never have, and the problem bit me.
I get what you're saying, and you're right, but you're still missing the point. Xbox 360s are still far more likely to scratch a disc, period. This just proves Microsoft knew about the problem.
That's probably easier than it sounds when you're the world's largest and most powerful software house and can afford to lose a lot of money to get to that spot.
What is the business case for this for Microsoft? Anyone know?
This seems like an area where an executive decided it was simply unacceptable for Windows not to play in this space.
I stopped reading your post when I got to "M$". I don't like the company and avoid their products as much as possible, but if you're going to wear your bias on your sleeve you probably don't have anything valuable to add to the discussion.
Perhaps the environment you're in is significantly different than what I've witnessed myself.
Most of my CS courses in school were male-majority, but they weren't necessarily male-dominated in the sense that medicine used to be. Women used to be systematically oppressed in the field of medicine - just as they were in many others. I haven't seen anything to indicate that the CS curriculum or the men in it are hostile toward women in any way. Granted, I'm gay, but I don't think I'd be so blind as to miss something like this. I've never heard a single man say programming is a job a woman cannot do. That would be a ridiculous assertion.
I've been to a couple development conferences this year, and while women are certainly the minority, it isn't like the men look down on them. I certainly don't. Perhaps it's just the way this crowd behaves. I'd be curious to see if there's any correlation between programming language and the number of women using it as a percentage. That's another topic entirely.
Perhaps we might recognize natural gender-based tendencies. Isn't it possible women just aren't that interested in programming? It's like asking "Why aren't more women interested in football?" They just aren't. It doesn't necessarily indicate some fundamental problem with the system.
I don't see a lot of people asking why there aren't more female plumbers.
Logical fallacy much? The black vote certainly helped to tip the scales, but you can't just pawn all responsibility for that onto Obama. Minorities in general voted for it, as well as the elderly. In any case, this horse is sufficiently dead. I'm done.
Yeah, just like Catholics being told they can't receive communion if they voted for Obama. There is no separation between church and state so long as churches get to skip things like property tax, etc.
Noted, but it doesn't really change anything. Whether the money comes from the church or the church tells its members to "support the cause" - the end result is the same. Whether you agree or disagree, the undeniable fact is that giving money to any Mormon results in the LDS gaining financially.
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Way to take an opinion and turn it into the nuclear option.
Except that in a capitalist economy you vote with your dollars. The LDS require tithing, so the purchase of anything from any LDS member contributes directly to the coffers of the LDS. That money then gets funneled into initiatives like Prop 8, et al.
I'm with SydShamino on this one. I'll never watch another Tom Cruise, Will Smith, or John Travolta flick - at least until they renounce Scientology. I'll freely admit I loved Ender's Game when I read it in high school, but I'm not going to support this jackass now that I know better.
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That's what we wanted the iPad to be?
Here's the thing... Activision is going to point to the high piracy rates of the PC game and use it as justification for why PC gamers don't need any special treatment. When the majority of the people buying your games are on consoles, from the publisher's perspective the developer has to go out of its way to accomodate the wants of people who aren't. I don't agree with it. In fact, I am quite livid about it; but pirating the game and then boasting about it is not going to convince Activision to give you what you want next time around. At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if Activision scrapped the PC version altogether.
"How Activision Used Modern Warfare 2 to Screw the Gaming Media (and PC Gamers) to the Wall."
That's sort of your choice, isn't it? Everything I watch is MKV-encapsulated h.264, and I have no problems playing any of it on my Macs or PCs. Better video quality and an open container format? Sold.
Silly. Losing VLC would suck, but I can't imagine anyone leaving the platform because VLC wasn't available. Sure, VLC is your go-to for a lot of stuff, but it doesn't seem like the sort of thing a lot of non-Slashdot-reading Mac users have installed. Most Mac users just use QuickTime.
That's not quite correct. Handbrake requires VLC to rip video directly from a copyright-protected DVD. FFmpeg is built into the Handbrake distribution itself.
MobileSafari uses Google for search results, and there are a lot of mobile searches being generated by iPhone users. Google is eroding marketshare everywhere else. If I'm Apple, I'm not scared of Google. If I'm any manufacturer representing another platform (Nokia, for example), I'm terrified.
"...prior leading write-in..." (emphasis added)
Dirk, I introduce you to the American public. 300M people, most of whom have many, many opinions on subjects of which they possess little or no knowledge. I'm not saying that's a good nothing, but it's worth noting.
Neither "knowledge" nor prior opinion were a prerequisite for voting on that poll. It was open to anyone who cared to vote, which includes Colbert's viewers.
One would think NASA would be happy for the publicity. How often would you say the average Colbert viewer thinks of them at all? While it may not be what they had in mind, Colbert's mention of the ISS is good for NASA, especially in light of what the Obama administration may do to their budget. He also pointed out that it is NASA's final call. They wouldn't be breaking the rules to go with one of their official options. While you can be certain Colbert would call them on it, NASA is the final arbiter of the relevance of any single vote.
That's one way to look at it.
On the other hand, I think it's an example of how quickly a large group of people can be mobilized when prompted by someone they like. It seems obvious you've not spent much time watching his program.
Colbert, Stewart, and others prove that serious discussion can happen while laughing. I don't think for one second that Stephen was mocking NASA; he actually saved it from the prior leading write-in: Xenu.
If anyone needs evidence of the inherent crap that is the Xbox 360 DVD drive, do a little Googling and read up on the sheer number of different models they've been through. Almost every minor revision of the console has brought in a modified DVD drive (usually discernible by the design of the tray).
I've never once moved my console while it was on, period, and each of my last four 360s has scratched discs. Granted, there are idiots who will move their consoles while they're on (a bad idea for any device that wasn't designed as a portable), but I never have, and the problem bit me.
I get what you're saying, and you're right, but you're still missing the point. Xbox 360s are still far more likely to scratch a disc, period. This just proves Microsoft knew about the problem.
That's probably easier than it sounds when you're the world's largest and most powerful software house and can afford to lose a lot of money to get to that spot.
What is the business case for this for Microsoft? Anyone know?
This seems like an area where an executive decided it was simply unacceptable for Windows not to play in this space.
So I got downmodded because I didn't know who he is and called him out?
Lame.
Translation: Microsoft will lock you into their platform with while external integrators give you the illusion of choice.
I stopped reading your post when I got to "M$". I don't like the company and avoid their products as much as possible, but if you're going to wear your bias on your sleeve you probably don't have anything valuable to add to the discussion.
And you expect to find that in a Microsoft product?
Perhaps the environment you're in is significantly different than what I've witnessed myself.
Most of my CS courses in school were male-majority, but they weren't necessarily male-dominated in the sense that medicine used to be. Women used to be systematically oppressed in the field of medicine - just as they were in many others. I haven't seen anything to indicate that the CS curriculum or the men in it are hostile toward women in any way. Granted, I'm gay, but I don't think I'd be so blind as to miss something like this. I've never heard a single man say programming is a job a woman cannot do. That would be a ridiculous assertion.
I've been to a couple development conferences this year, and while women are certainly the minority, it isn't like the men look down on them. I certainly don't. Perhaps it's just the way this crowd behaves. I'd be curious to see if there's any correlation between programming language and the number of women using it as a percentage. That's another topic entirely.
An "Anonymous Coward" talking about strengths of the male brain. That makes me giggle.
Perhaps we might recognize natural gender-based tendencies. Isn't it possible women just aren't that interested in programming? It's like asking "Why aren't more women interested in football?" They just aren't. It doesn't necessarily indicate some fundamental problem with the system.
I don't see a lot of people asking why there aren't more female plumbers.
Logical fallacy much? The black vote certainly helped to tip the scales, but you can't just pawn all responsibility for that onto Obama. Minorities in general voted for it, as well as the elderly. In any case, this horse is sufficiently dead. I'm done.
Yeah, just like Catholics being told they can't receive communion if they voted for Obama. There is no separation between church and state so long as churches get to skip things like property tax, etc.
Noted, but it doesn't really change anything. Whether the money comes from the church or the church tells its members to "support the cause" - the end result is the same. Whether you agree or disagree, the undeniable fact is that giving money to any Mormon results in the LDS gaining financially.
Way to take an opinion and turn it into the nuclear option.
Except that in a capitalist economy you vote with your dollars. The LDS require tithing, so the purchase of anything from any LDS member contributes directly to the coffers of the LDS. That money then gets funneled into initiatives like Prop 8, et al.
I'm with SydShamino on this one. I'll never watch another Tom Cruise, Will Smith, or John Travolta flick - at least until they renounce Scientology. I'll freely admit I loved Ender's Game when I read it in high school, but I'm not going to support this jackass now that I know better.