I've played both Usurper and Exitilus. My friends and I still talk about Exitilius and how we would like to play it again. I remember coming home from school and putting in some serious work on that game. It wasn't until one of them found a glitch and starting destroying everyone that the game became less fun.
Alternatively we could spend money on mental health and outreach programs for troubled children. But spending all the money on a reactive system is probably better than a proactive approach...
I was surprised when the tornado warning alert went off on my phone last week here in Ohio. It was the second week that I have had the phone, a Galaxy S4. My Galaxy Nexus was more of a vibrate when one of the amber alerts or weather warnings went off. When the S4 fired, it was like a portable tornado siren. I kid you not, it rivaled the testing of the emergency broadcast system on televisions.
But privacy advocates fear the inevitable mission creep, ending with the proof of self being required at polling places, to rent a house, buy a gun, open a bank account, acquire credit, board a plane or even attend a sporting event or log on the internet.
Don't you sort of already have to do this for everything above, minus "attend a sporting event" or "log on to the internet"?
Here's the thing, they haven't released any details on the $299 version. If it is the exact same machine as the $499 version, you would be better off to buy it and get locked into the 2 years of Xbox Live at $10 per month. Why? simple math:
$499 + 2 * $55 per year for Xbox Live = $609 2 year cost of ownership
vs
$299 + 2 * $120 per year for Xbox Live = $539 2 year cost of ownership
I imagine the discounted one won't come with a Hard Drive, or a Kinect Sensor, or controller or something else to offset it. But all things being equal... it's a cheaper route to go.
So calm down everyone. The patent system may be broken, but this is not an example of it.
Does this actual patent serve a purpose though? I have a few different Android products and my wife has an iPhone and I honestly couldn't tell you how their page turning animations differ, I just know they have one. I don't think anyone is going to confuse an Apple product with its competition based on the page turning animation. Patenting the icons and even the swipe to unlock thing (which most definitely had prior art anyway) could hold some legitimacy, but this patent just seems like something to bog down the approval system. Am I missing something?
I'm all for jumping down the government's throat for wasteful spending, but let's keep things in perspective. I also didn't see a link to the GAO report in the sensational article at the top . Here's a link to a GAO report: GAO Report I'm not sure if if is the one being described in the article, but this one came out in January.
"We are told that the browser will let Xbox users surf all parts of the web straight from their living rooms."
Does that include YouTube for example? As far as I remember you have to be a XBox Live Gold Member to use the YouTube application...
I'm not trying to be rude, but do people actually buy an Xbox and not have a Gold membership? It equates to something like $5 per month for access to demos, weekly arcade games, an indie game market, promo videos, media streaming, a stable staging environment for multiplayer gaming across games, etc.
Not to burst your bubble, but you'll probably need a Gold membership to use the IE browser anyways. Hopefully they launch Skype soon. That's my only real complaint.
The TSA may very well decide to comply with local laws in those States, it's simply not worth the fight. At any rate, some sort of balance must be struck in this case, because I'm beginning to think people like the IRS more than the TSA.
What is the point of conducting a more thorough search in one state if another state (Texas) is using a minimal standard? Who is in danger in this case? The local airport, the flight path of the plane, or the destination?
Wouldn't all three of these entities need to agree on the security standards?
When I was in school, there were any number of students signed up in coding classes because "there was money in computers." Numerous Comm, Poli-Sci, and English majors were attending. That being said, I do know of quite a few individuals in my current company that were hired into tech positions with English or Communication backgrounds, but have zero tech skills.
They can talk their way into tech positions, but end up causing a lot more problems once they're there. I'm all for people learning new skills, but take the time to learn them. It's great when they openly admit they have no idea what they are doing. By great, I mean that it's nice knowing I shouldn't have to worry about my job - which is fixing the problems they cause.
It's surprising to see that there is even more money available... and it makes me wonder who will go down first in economic terms: the EU, or the USA.
There isn't any real money available, we're just borrowing from the future. We're essentially breaking our system so bad that the standard of living in the US isn't going to improve for well over a decade.
Someone, somewhere has to to realize that we will have to pay all this back. Our taxes are going to go up and the longer we put it off, the worse it's going to be.
These drones do have a self-destruct as well as other "things are going wrong" modes. One of them is to just circle waiting for control communications to be re-established. Another one is an automatic safe landing mode. Some people suspect that this drone may have gone into auto landing mode which would explain why it appears undamaged. For such a sensitive device leading to such horrible PR if captured, I feel perhaps the self-destruct should be the default failure mode:).
Maybe it isn't supposed to detonate yet...
I don't know about the rest of you, but I would feel VERY sketchy about standing, touching, being anywhere in the vicinity of a weapon from another super power that was "captured."
I don't own an XBox, but from what I understand the online support from Microsoft for XBox is better than what is offered by Sony for PS3 and Nintendo for Wii. I do actually own those two systems and have generally found the online support to be pretty terrible.
It's true, you get what you pay for. I've paid for the Live membership for over 5 years and I've been very happy with it. It's easy, they keep it fresh, and the added indie game section is a nice touch. I'll be interested to see what the live TV offering is going to be and I'm also hopeful they'll incorporate Skype with Kinect. The camera on the Kinect doesn't appear to capture the most crisp picture, but it's decent enough to get the point across.
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I've played both Usurper and Exitilus. My friends and I still talk about Exitilius and how we would like to play it again. I remember coming home from school and putting in some serious work on that game. It wasn't until one of them found a glitch and starting destroying everyone that the game became less fun.
I read the article. Does it use the Office365 servers or something else?
Alternatively we could spend money on mental health and outreach programs for troubled children. But spending all the money on a reactive system is probably better than a proactive approach...
I'm looking forward to sitcom television. Maybe I can finally see who the people are that make up the laugh track every time a lame joke is made.
A few dollars per unit adds up quick when you ship 23 million units in a quarter.
I was surprised when the tornado warning alert went off on my phone last week here in Ohio. It was the second week that I have had the phone, a Galaxy S4. My Galaxy Nexus was more of a vibrate when one of the amber alerts or weather warnings went off. When the S4 fired, it was like a portable tornado siren. I kid you not, it rivaled the testing of the emergency broadcast system on televisions.
But privacy advocates fear the inevitable mission creep, ending with the proof of self being required at polling places, to rent a house, buy a gun, open a bank account, acquire credit, board a plane or even attend a sporting event or log on the internet.
Don't you sort of already have to do this for everything above, minus "attend a sporting event" or "log on to the internet"?
Here's the thing, they haven't released any details on the $299 version. If it is the exact same machine as the $499 version, you would be better off to buy it and get locked into the 2 years of Xbox Live at $10 per month. Why? simple math:
$499 + 2 * $55 per year for Xbox Live = $609 2 year cost of ownership
vs
$299 + 2 * $120 per year for Xbox Live = $539 2 year cost of ownership
I imagine the discounted one won't come with a Hard Drive, or a Kinect Sensor, or controller or something else to offset it. But all things being equal... it's a cheaper route to go.
They have to start somewhere. This does sort of support small business, which is one of the GOP's mainstays. It definitely leaves me confused.
So calm down everyone. The patent system may be broken, but this is not an example of it.
Does this actual patent serve a purpose though? I have a few different Android products and my wife has an iPhone and I honestly couldn't tell you how their page turning animations differ, I just know they have one. I don't think anyone is going to confuse an Apple product with its competition based on the page turning animation. Patenting the icons and even the swipe to unlock thing (which most definitely had prior art anyway) could hold some legitimacy, but this patent just seems like something to bog down the approval system. Am I missing something?
"Imagine you and your friends playing multiplayer Starcraft on one big screen instead of individual computer screens!"
You'll still need an internet connection though...
Sorry, missed this part of the article - "The Times obtained a draft of the report, which has yet to be publicly released."
This is from the DHS website: Link
I'm all for jumping down the government's throat for wasteful spending, but let's keep things in perspective. I also didn't see a link to the GAO report in the sensational article at the top . Here's a link to a GAO report: GAO Report I'm not sure if if is the one being described in the article, but this one came out in January.
I guess I'm oblivious to what I'm paying for then. I just thought those were perks to the online gaming. Here's the official list
I don't see it mentioned, but do Silver Accounts get the 500mb "cloud backup" too?
"We are told that the browser will let Xbox users surf all parts of the web straight from their living rooms." Does that include YouTube for example? As far as I remember you have to be a XBox Live Gold Member to use the YouTube application...
I'm not trying to be rude, but do people actually buy an Xbox and not have a Gold membership? It equates to something like $5 per month for access to demos, weekly arcade games, an indie game market, promo videos, media streaming, a stable staging environment for multiplayer gaming across games, etc.
Not to burst your bubble, but you'll probably need a Gold membership to use the IE browser anyways. Hopefully they launch Skype soon. That's my only real complaint.
Shhh, you'll make the trolls angry
Just a guess, but I'm thinking maybe someone traded "their iPad" for meth. That's just a guess though.
It looks like it would come out to be about $104 and change per gram. I don't buy/use meth, but I think that's in the ballpark.
I agree. It doesn't make sense to have a TSA presence if different areas of the same country feel that different standards are OK.
The TSA may very well decide to comply with local laws in those States, it's simply not worth the fight. At any rate, some sort of balance must be struck in this case, because I'm beginning to think people like the IRS more than the TSA.
What is the point of conducting a more thorough search in one state if another state (Texas) is using a minimal standard? Who is in danger in this case? The local airport, the flight path of the plane, or the destination?
Wouldn't all three of these entities need to agree on the security standards?
When I was in school, there were any number of students signed up in coding classes because "there was money in computers." Numerous Comm, Poli-Sci, and English majors were attending. That being said, I do know of quite a few individuals in my current company that were hired into tech positions with English or Communication backgrounds, but have zero tech skills.
They can talk their way into tech positions, but end up causing a lot more problems once they're there. I'm all for people learning new skills, but take the time to learn them. It's great when they openly admit they have no idea what they are doing. By great, I mean that it's nice knowing I shouldn't have to worry about my job - which is fixing the problems they cause.
It's surprising to see that there is even more money available... and it makes me wonder who will go down first in economic terms: the EU, or the USA.
There isn't any real money available, we're just borrowing from the future. We're essentially breaking our system so bad that the standard of living in the US isn't going to improve for well over a decade.
Someone, somewhere has to to realize that we will have to pay all this back. Our taxes are going to go up and the longer we put it off, the worse it's going to be.
These drones do have a self-destruct as well as other "things are going wrong" modes. One of them is to just circle waiting for control communications to be re-established. Another one is an automatic safe landing mode. Some people suspect that this drone may have gone into auto landing mode which would explain why it appears undamaged. For such a sensitive device leading to such horrible PR if captured, I feel perhaps the self-destruct should be the default failure mode :).
Maybe it isn't supposed to detonate yet...
I don't know about the rest of you, but I would feel VERY sketchy about standing, touching, being anywhere in the vicinity of a weapon from another super power that was "captured."
I don't own an XBox, but from what I understand the online support from Microsoft for XBox is better than what is offered by Sony for PS3 and Nintendo for Wii. I do actually own those two systems and have generally found the online support to be pretty terrible.
It's true, you get what you pay for. I've paid for the Live membership for over 5 years and I've been very happy with it. It's easy, they keep it fresh, and the added indie game section is a nice touch. I'll be interested to see what the live TV offering is going to be and I'm also hopeful they'll incorporate Skype with Kinect. The camera on the Kinect doesn't appear to capture the most crisp picture, but it's decent enough to get the point across.
Wait until Apple invents Widgets on the iPhone 5. Then it will really revolutionize the industry.