The statement I've found most true about schooling is thus:
"People don't hire you because of the things that you learned in school. Having a (diploma/degree/insert cert here) simply shows that you are capable of learning and have the determination to finish a difficult task"
thanks for the clarification. I wasn't aware that it only had limited backwards compatibility. Still, I do own a dozen gba games and have a *cough* flash card for gba games, so to still have access to that entire library of games, of which there are probably close to a thousand? (based on the release of gba roms, which are up in the 1700s i think now, but many of which are simply localized versions of games)
just in case anyone is not aware, the Nintendo portable systems are the most popular consoles on the planet. I don't have the hard #s in front of me, but I think there are probably twice the # of GBAs owned by people than Playstation 2s. And we all know how much of lead the PS2 has on the xbox and gamecube.
Does this mean the PSP will be doomed because the previous generation of handheld gamers are used to nintendo? Certainly not. As technology increases and people become more tech-savvy, i think people start to lose more brand loyalty and start going to the items that have the features they want. If the PSP is what someone is looking for in a handheld device, they'll pick one up. Similarily for the DS.
The one big advantage I see is that the DS can play all previous gameboy games. For those millions upon millions of people with GBAs already, the DS gives them a new system with new and innovative games, and a way to play their old games too. Don't underestimate that. Hell, that may be one of the reasons the Playstation 2 has done so well throughout the years, even though it's graphics technology is inferior to the other consoles... Food for thought
The flash/"smoke ring" isn't addressed, but it could be a coincidence? The thing is, it couldn't really be light reflecting off of that pole from the sun, as it would be currently in the path of the "shadow-beam". So what is it?
This has real potential. My opinion has been that "Bitorrent" is the next "mp3" as far as revolutionizing the internet and the way we have access to files. However, this seems like an even more 'secure' version, so people can download with less worries from the RIAA and MPAA for their illegal activities. If it's like Suprnova, and being developed in Europe somewhere (out of the reach of said organizations) then there is a good chance that they won't be able to slap many injunctions on the creators. (not that they've been successful with bittorrent yet, but you know they'd love to). I'll keep my eye on this.
As a fellow Ex-DAOC addict, i concur. This game has grabbed me by the gibblies and isn't letting go. That being said, it also seems very friendly towards more casual players. The plethora of quests that oftentimes only take 15-20 minutes to finish, along with the rest state (only a bubble of double xp for each 8 hour period you're not on, but still adds up quick, especially if you're truely playing casually) makes the game move along at a brisk pace. Good review by the poster.
I think WoW is going to hang around as a fun game for a while, but is this really a surprise to anyone? People STILL play diablo 2 and starcraft religiously and how long have those games been out? blizzard is a artisan crafter of video games.
I think it's a valid point that Valve and co didn't actually upload the file themselves. They've simply devised a way to determine whether a copy being played (more likely easier to check through a CS:Source connection than Hl2 single player) is legit or not. Then they can keep track of said players (because my guess would be that these fake steam programs require a real steam "ticket" to start the process, thus showing who you are)
Glad someone was able to come up with a use for all those old BNC network supplies. I wonder if I could make a game of Settlers out of a pile of old Ts and Terminators...
remember the movie "Rising Sun"? That movie had a ton of digital picture manipulation (even more in the book) but at least they made it seem believable...although even so a stretch at the time. Still, CSI ultimately entertains while avoiding the formula of other "law" based shows.
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo still do this. Oftentimes now you see it as them purchasing the company (Bungie or Rare in the case of Microsoft) or hiring a company to create games on specific console "franchises". I can guarentee Retro isn't allowed to take their Metroid games and port them to another system, even though they developed it seperately from Nintendo. I'm not sure what kind of money changed hands for Team Ninja to make Ninja Gaiden for only the Xbox...but I'm certain that this was the case. There are many other examples (Grand Theft Auto is always released for the PS2 first?) so this really is a moot point.
Let's hope that this opens the eyes of some american corporations, as a person looking for work in the IT sector, it sure wouldn't hurt to have an influx of jobs.
Probably not going to get a very large mountain of money for your 2gb hard drives...
Although, of course I do understand what he's saying...the hard-drives won't be needed, and that's cool. Hrm, I might check into this myself. Would actually be a good way to re-use some old hardware I have at work to make what would effectively be an extra "kvm" (without ability to see computer actually boot etc.) in the datacenter...
achea costs money though, doesn't it? Most muds are free. On that same site (topmudsites.com) the #1 or #2 one (it fluctuates) is aardmud, i've played a bit on there, amazingly high population for a text based games (400 + people on at a time) and the help i got from their dedicated "newbie helper channel" was very good. Also, I wasn't a complete mud noob entering, and i noticed that almost every feature i could ever dream for in a DIKU based mud was put in there. Worth checking out. I feel like i'm trolling or something by advertising this, but it's free to play and i had a good time hehe
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Wow, i have compared prices between Apple and their competitors, and this hasn't been the case. Take for instance, the iPod. I can buy a 40 gig iPod for $400, or a 40 gig Creative Nomad Zen for $236 at http://newegg.com/. Their laptops are similarily overly expensive. Now, I don't doubt their sexiness, especially the aforementioned items which have a definate aesthetic appeal, but I've never been able to find anyone who is capable of proving the price point. There is simply no ground. You may love your Mac, but you ARE being gouged.
*laugh* in regards to the bongo game, i just picked up a copy and 2 drums for my friend for his birthday. (He turned 27) He said it was "the best present ever" and we played it at a party w/ about 15 people for HOURS. It's actually quite fun.
Just curious, for you store owners that do console repairs, what is the frequency of Gamecube repairs? I've beaten the hell out of mine, and it's never skipped a beat. Granted, I'm not putting burned media etc. in there, but it seems like pretty reliable hardware to me.
All of you are too busy reading/. to understand the full implications of this to the online gaming community. And it IS a community. Sure, it's not quite as healthy as your "make friends with all the kids on your block" or "get to know more people at work" kind of thing, but to many people it's their passion, their life. Online gaming has trancended it's quake DM free for all beginnings to a very complex community in a wide variety of games that is tightly knit. Something like these drivers has the potential to fully undo the entire community. Just look what the aimbot did to Unreal Tournament.
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That made me laugh out loud.
The statement I've found most true about schooling is thus :
"People don't hire you because of the things that you learned in school. Having a (diploma/degree/insert cert here) simply shows that you are capable of learning and have the determination to finish a difficult task"
thanks for the clarification. I wasn't aware that it only had limited backwards compatibility. Still, I do own a dozen gba games and have a *cough* flash card for gba games, so to still have access to that entire library of games, of which there are probably close to a thousand? (based on the release of gba roms, which are up in the 1700s i think now, but many of which are simply localized versions of games)
just in case anyone is not aware, the Nintendo portable systems are the most popular consoles on the planet. I don't have the hard #s in front of me, but I think there are probably twice the # of GBAs owned by people than Playstation 2s. And we all know how much of lead the PS2 has on the xbox and gamecube.
Does this mean the PSP will be doomed because the previous generation of handheld gamers are used to nintendo? Certainly not. As technology increases and people become more tech-savvy, i think people start to lose more brand loyalty and start going to the items that have the features they want. If the PSP is what someone is looking for in a handheld device, they'll pick one up. Similarily for the DS.
The one big advantage I see is that the DS can play all previous gameboy games. For those millions upon millions of people with GBAs already, the DS gives them a new system with new and innovative games, and a way to play their old games too. Don't underestimate that. Hell, that may be one of the reasons the Playstation 2 has done so well throughout the years, even though it's graphics technology is inferior to the other consoles... Food for thought
I like this theory. Interesting!
The flash/"smoke ring" isn't addressed, but it could be a coincidence? The thing is, it couldn't really be light reflecting off of that pole from the sun, as it would be currently in the path of the "shadow-beam". So what is it?
This has real potential. My opinion has been that "Bitorrent" is the next "mp3" as far as revolutionizing the internet and the way we have access to files. However, this seems like an even more 'secure' version, so people can download with less worries from the RIAA and MPAA for their illegal activities. If it's like Suprnova, and being developed in Europe somewhere (out of the reach of said organizations) then there is a good chance that they won't be able to slap many injunctions on the creators. (not that they've been successful with bittorrent yet, but you know they'd love to). I'll keep my eye on this.
As a fellow Ex-DAOC addict, i concur. This game has grabbed me by the gibblies and isn't letting go. That being said, it also seems very friendly towards more casual players. The plethora of quests that oftentimes only take 15-20 minutes to finish, along with the rest state (only a bubble of double xp for each 8 hour period you're not on, but still adds up quick, especially if you're truely playing casually) makes the game move along at a brisk pace. Good review by the poster.
I think WoW is going to hang around as a fun game for a while, but is this really a surprise to anyone? People STILL play diablo 2 and starcraft religiously and how long have those games been out? blizzard is a artisan crafter of video games.
Things haven't changed much here. I'm still bouncing around crappy jobs to make ends meet while hoping to find a "real" job...
bah this wasn't worth modding down
I think it's a valid point that Valve and co didn't actually upload the file themselves. They've simply devised a way to determine whether a copy being played (more likely easier to check through a CS:Source connection than Hl2 single player) is legit or not. Then they can keep track of said players (because my guess would be that these fake steam programs require a real steam "ticket" to start the process, thus showing who you are)
Glad someone was able to come up with a use for all those old BNC network supplies. I wonder if I could make a game of Settlers out of a pile of old Ts and Terminators...
remember the movie "Rising Sun"? That movie had a ton of digital picture manipulation (even more in the book) but at least they made it seem believable...although even so a stretch at the time. Still, CSI ultimately entertains while avoiding the formula of other "law" based shows.
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo still do this. Oftentimes now you see it as them purchasing the company (Bungie or Rare in the case of Microsoft) or hiring a company to create games on specific console "franchises". I can guarentee Retro isn't allowed to take their Metroid games and port them to another system, even though they developed it seperately from Nintendo. I'm not sure what kind of money changed hands for Team Ninja to make Ninja Gaiden for only the Xbox...but I'm certain that this was the case. There are many other examples (Grand Theft Auto is always released for the PS2 first?) so this really is a moot point.
Let's hope that this opens the eyes of some american corporations, as a person looking for work in the IT sector, it sure wouldn't hurt to have an influx of jobs.
Probably not going to get a very large mountain of money for your 2gb hard drives...
Although, of course I do understand what he's saying...the hard-drives won't be needed, and that's cool. Hrm, I might check into this myself. Would actually be a good way to re-use some old hardware I have at work to make what would effectively be an extra "kvm" (without ability to see computer actually boot etc.) in the datacenter...
achea costs money though, doesn't it? Most muds are free. On that same site (topmudsites.com) the #1 or #2 one (it fluctuates) is aardmud, i've played a bit on there, amazingly high population for a text based games (400 + people on at a time) and the help i got from their dedicated "newbie helper channel" was very good. Also, I wasn't a complete mud noob entering, and i noticed that almost every feature i could ever dream for in a DIKU based mud was put in there. Worth checking out. I feel like i'm trolling or something by advertising this, but it's free to play and i had a good time hehe
Wow, i have compared prices between Apple and their competitors, and this hasn't been the case. Take for instance, the iPod. I can buy a 40 gig iPod for $400, or a 40 gig Creative Nomad Zen for $236 at http://newegg.com/. Their laptops are similarily overly expensive. Now, I don't doubt their sexiness, especially the aforementioned items which have a definate aesthetic appeal, but I've never been able to find anyone who is capable of proving the price point. There is simply no ground. You may love your Mac, but you ARE being gouged.
*laugh* in regards to the bongo game, i just picked up a copy and 2 drums for my friend for his birthday. (He turned 27) He said it was "the best present ever" and we played it at a party w/ about 15 people for HOURS. It's actually quite fun.
Just curious, for you store owners that do console repairs, what is the frequency of Gamecube repairs? I've beaten the hell out of mine, and it's never skipped a beat. Granted, I'm not putting burned media etc. in there, but it seems like pretty reliable hardware to me.
ok, how about they prefer "Tokyo Extreme Racer 4" which is all about ricing your car and racing on the Tokyo freeway system. Whatever.
All of you are too busy reading /. to understand the full implications of this to the online gaming community. And it IS a community. Sure, it's not quite as healthy as your "make friends with all the kids on your block" or "get to know more people at work" kind of thing, but to many people it's their passion, their life. Online gaming has trancended it's quake DM free for all beginnings to a very complex community in a wide variety of games that is tightly knit. Something like these drivers has the potential to fully undo the entire community. Just look what the aimbot did to Unreal Tournament.