Unless you bought an Xbox in the first 6 months of it's release, That "white thing" is still under warranty for RROD, and you should send it in to get fixed. Or, you could just be trolling...
Yeah, because Apple is known for its support of it's obsolete models of the iPod. I'd love to know of a single feature "turned on" by a firmware update for an ipod.... anyone?
I bought a Refub 30 gig Zune for cheap a few years ago, and appreciated the fact that the firmware was updated with the 80 gig zune release. The built in radio was also a bonus to use occasionally. I got an 80 gig Ipod classic for christmas last year, and had multiple problems with it (freezing, random shutdowns, etc) so I took it back and got a Zune 80, which I haven't had any problems with (I didn't turn it on on "shutdown day", so i was unaffected).
The screen resolution has always been fine, which I think is the same as the new ZuneHD (I mean, we are talking about a 3" screen here, pixel count arguements don't truely matter once your screen is under 5"). The OLED screen actually is probably going to be a better upgrade for quality (and battery IIRC), rather than keeping it a standard LED screen and upgrading to a true HD pixel count. To keep the price comparable to what last years model is, you probably can't upgrade to a true HD screen and OLED at the same time.
The HD Radio and OLED touchscreen interface seem to be the biggest selling points to me. The rest are bulletpoint features that I probably wouldn't use anyway.
The "professional" look seems to be what's missing here from the Print CD's. It looks like you must choose from a set of "templates" to print your cd on, which are all on par with what local demos looked like at my Junior High School, I.E. Photo of random stuff with Super-Photoshop filters applied.
The only other concern here, is what quality of sound is on the CD's. I've never used tunecore, so do you just submit MP3's of your music, or do you submit lossless files, and they convert them to mp3 for you? If this is a CD of mp3's burned to an album, this is the most useless idea ever. Does anyone know? The article doesn't seem to mention this.
The Call of Duty series has plenty of players online using the PC versions. Just watch, when Diablo III is released.... Side note: I don't buy anything published by Electronic Arts (that's both PC and console).
Funny that you mention two Activision games while you bash EA. Don't you know? Activision is the new EA. I hate to misquote it because it was so funny, but the head of Activision said "We don't want any franchise that cannot be exploited on a yearly basis".
EA at least has Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend, Dead Space, Mirrors edge, and a few other new ip's (along with all the other dead horses they keep beating).
Bullpucky. If you really are such a prude that you don't want this sort of scan, you need to allow for extra time to be taken to go through the process we are all going through now. I, for one, would allow anyone to scan me with this if it meant I didn't need to leave for the airport 1 1/2 hours earlier than my flight.
Am I the only person who can't see 'the purpose' of the scene with Kirk getting chased by progressively larger beasts on the ice world other than to show off
1-Relationship building between Kirk and Spock by having Spock save Kirk.
2-Dramatic Introduction of Nemoy
3-The scene wasn't that long anyway
4-The other alternative (and still keeping the "eject him from the ship" premise) would have been to have him stumble around and be found unconsious by Spock, slowing the movie down, or getting into the Base and finding spock already inside. However, finding Spock inside makes for tricky writing with the dialogue between kirk and spock with outsiders watching. It's a better scene if they are alone.
Yet you can still hold people to it because it's "the latest draft of what will be the policy". I see & hear about it a _lot_ at work.
Sounds like one of your bosses doesn't understand the word "draft". At my job, if anyone tells me something is in the latest "draft", i'll tell them to come back when the draft gets Released as Policy. Auditors don't look at drafts, and neither should you.
The NIH requires consent forms that clearly mention human embryonic stem cell research, forbid donating eggs for the benefit of a specific person, and contain various other stipulations that were generally mentioned during older consent processes, but not rigorously codified. These rules could have a massive impact on existing and proposed research.
So, the previous consent forms conflict with the new consent forms, rendering most cell lines unusable. Sounds like the DRAFT needs to add a grandfather clause. This isn't that big of a deal other than it's sloppy standards writing. Good on Wired for bringing it up so that it can be fixed.
Ah, but I liked the change since Kirk didn't have his father to look up to growing up. Kirk had no respect for authority, so in his reprogramming of the simulation (being an aggresive rebellious type) decided it would be easier just to fight with unfair advantages. If he were to use such an "appeal to authority" when he has no respect for any, would be inconsistant with the New-timeline.
Ok, this needs to be translated from Marketing-speak.
"Essentially, Microsoft has put a killswitch/disabling tool in Windows 7 that can shut down/cripple versions of 7 that are pirated. Since this is marketing, we're going to couch the discussion in a way that sounds like we are doing this for the customer, so they know that the overpriced software called Windows 7 wasn't a copied version from a shady supplier."
The only reason this story is on/. is because it's Marketing Speak from Microsoft, so it's easy to bash. EVERY DRM/anti-piracy justification sounds like the linked story. BFD.
You still can't be charged with harassing a corporation.
I'm interested in knowing the details of why, do you have a citation for this? I couldn't find any information that limits what kind of lawsuits Juristic personhood imposed.
Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad disagrees with you.. oh, and as recently as 2008.. (from wikipedia)
Blackwater sued the City of San Diego to force the city to issue them a certificate of occupancy for its training facility in Otay Mesa before the plan went through the city's public review process. "U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff ruled in Blackwater's favor. Blackwater is a person and has a right to due process under the law and would suffer significant damage due to not being able to start on its $400 million Navy contract."
But that's not the part that most people have a problem with, threats are threats, no matter where you make them. This law does nothing to resolve the "anonimity" of the internet threats, which seems to be the distinguishing factor of threats made online or in person. However, the language, as you quote, says "...Coerce, intimidate, harass..." which is what most people are pointing to as being overreaching.
Does Orac over at Respectful Insolence (Scienceblog) and his constant attacking of Anti-vaccine lunatics get to keep "harassing" morons who are peddling their Woo through unscientific claims? Do other groups get to constantly bring up issues, which are designed to Coerce and Harass companies and people who are more powerful than they are?
There are limits to free speech, but disagreements are not one of the limits, and the wording of the bill is vague enough to include disagreements. The intent of the bill is probably pure, but jesus it needs to be fixed.
I would pay. But only if they don't expect me to pay the outrageous prices the MAFIAA has expected me to pay for online content in the last 4 years. If you think I'm gonna pay $1.99 to watch a 30 minute video, you're dreaming.
If you think, for some strange reason, that just because these videos are on YouTube as opposed to iTunes or Amazon, or Xbox Marketplace, or some other paid-content portal that they will magically be cheaper, you sir, are dreaming. Everytime a new content portal pops up, everyone dreams of cheaper content, but it never happens.
The whole problem seems to be a "truth in advertising" problem for ISP's, relating to both Net Neutrality issues and Bandwith Caps. If ISP's were more straightforward, the two issues would not be getting conflated.
There is a fear that ISP's are giving their "own" packets (say TW doesn't count their own VOIP Packets in the monthy cap calculation) the same way that cell phone companies don't count the minutes for Inter-network phonecalls. This packet "cost" becomes intertwined in network neutrality, because it shouldn't matter if the packets are Vonage or TW VOIP, they both should be the same "cost". Because of ISP's deceptiveness in Torrent Monitoring, Traffic Shaping, and other Questionable practices of the past, why should we believe they are not doing such a thing already without admitting it.
If we had the FCC or some lawsuits bring the Hammer down on deceptive advertising practices, I think this debate would be more clear. The problem is, because the ISP's have been so unclear, the two issues are getting confused because Bandwith caps have no defined parameters from the ISP's.
I think for Anyone to claim "speeds up to xxx", this should mean that 90% of the time, the customer should be able to get that speed. The ISP's need to come up with a shared "speed test" (and if they won't do it, have an independant group/government do it) much like "MPG's" are all calculated the same way. We all know MPG's are not what you'll get for real world use, but at least all cars are measured in the same way. Also, for a company to implement bandwith caps, the FCC should mandate that all packets are incorporated into that cap equally. Then the two issues would not be confused.
Pieces of paper tend to continue working even many disaster scenarios. I'm not sure if most hospital generators would power _everything_ required to keep the computerized crap up.
On the other hand, Pieces of paper would be destroyed in the destruction of a hospital building. Electronic records could allow for decentralized backups. Also, if a patient is not in his hometown for a disaster, electronic record transfer would allow for doctors to get important information about an incapacitated patient. There are downsides to both sides.
Funny you should mention a game like that. Free Realms is being launched for everyone today. I haven't seen much of it outside of screenshots and trailers, but from the descriptions i've read, it's got a CCG combat system, kart racing, Bejeweled/peggle like minigames, Cooking Mama type crafting games, board games. The art style looks like it's made for young kids, though. I know you mean a bigger, metagame type MMO, but your description sounded like the descriptions i've heard of Free Realms.
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Now there's a fatigue timer after a couple of swings. I thought the programmers put it in for balance sake, but now I think that Zoey had Swine Flu and *somehow* all of the other survivors got it.
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Unless you bought an Xbox in the first 6 months of it's release, That "white thing" is still under warranty for RROD, and you should send it in to get fixed. Or, you could just be trolling...
Yeah, because Apple is known for its support of it's obsolete models of the iPod. I'd love to know of a single feature "turned on" by a firmware update for an ipod.... anyone?
I bought a Refub 30 gig Zune for cheap a few years ago, and appreciated the fact that the firmware was updated with the 80 gig zune release. The built in radio was also a bonus to use occasionally. I got an 80 gig Ipod classic for christmas last year, and had multiple problems with it (freezing, random shutdowns, etc) so I took it back and got a Zune 80, which I haven't had any problems with (I didn't turn it on on "shutdown day", so i was unaffected).
The screen resolution has always been fine, which I think is the same as the new ZuneHD (I mean, we are talking about a 3" screen here, pixel count arguements don't truely matter once your screen is under 5"). The OLED screen actually is probably going to be a better upgrade for quality (and battery IIRC), rather than keeping it a standard LED screen and upgrading to a true HD pixel count. To keep the price comparable to what last years model is, you probably can't upgrade to a true HD screen and OLED at the same time.
The HD Radio and OLED touchscreen interface seem to be the biggest selling points to me. The rest are bulletpoint features that I probably wouldn't use anyway.
Now, if we can just get a HDD capacity...
Slow down turbo. $31/yr is the Service Cost for the Band. For $31/yr, tunecore/amazon will sell a Physical CD of your music for $8.99.
The "professional" look seems to be what's missing here from the Print CD's. It looks like you must choose from a set of "templates" to print your cd on, which are all on par with what local demos looked like at my Junior High School, I.E. Photo of random stuff with Super-Photoshop filters applied.
The only other concern here, is what quality of sound is on the CD's. I've never used tunecore, so do you just submit MP3's of your music, or do you submit lossless files, and they convert them to mp3 for you? If this is a CD of mp3's burned to an album, this is the most useless idea ever. Does anyone know? The article doesn't seem to mention this.
Funny that you mention two Activision games while you bash EA. Don't you know? Activision is the new EA. I hate to misquote it because it was so funny, but the head of Activision said "We don't want any franchise that cannot be exploited on a yearly basis".
EA at least has Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend, Dead Space, Mirrors edge, and a few other new ip's (along with all the other dead horses they keep beating).
Shorter WheelDweller: Evolution is false because the bible is "so right" about a couple of things
Na, this is the same guy who wants internment camps for immigrants. He's just about as looney as you can get.
Bullpucky. If you really are such a prude that you don't want this sort of scan, you need to allow for extra time to be taken to go through the process we are all going through now. I, for one, would allow anyone to scan me with this if it meant I didn't need to leave for the airport 1 1/2 hours earlier than my flight.
1-Relationship building between Kirk and Spock by having Spock save Kirk.
2-Dramatic Introduction of Nemoy
3-The scene wasn't that long anyway
4-The other alternative (and still keeping the "eject him from the ship" premise) would have been to have him stumble around and be found unconsious by Spock, slowing the movie down, or getting into the Base and finding spock already inside. However, finding Spock inside makes for tricky writing with the dialogue between kirk and spock with outsiders watching. It's a better scene if they are alone.
My 91 Honda Civic gets 45 consistantly, and up to 50 mpg. I always laugh when the new car commercials claim "Amazing 32 mpg!" for a economy sedan.
Sounds like one of your bosses doesn't understand the word "draft". At my job, if anyone tells me something is in the latest "draft", i'll tell them to come back when the draft gets Released as Policy. Auditors don't look at drafts, and neither should you.
So, the previous consent forms conflict with the new consent forms, rendering most cell lines unusable. Sounds like the DRAFT needs to add a grandfather clause. This isn't that big of a deal other than it's sloppy standards writing. Good on Wired for bringing it up so that it can be fixed.
Ah, but I liked the change since Kirk didn't have his father to look up to growing up. Kirk had no respect for authority, so in his reprogramming of the simulation (being an aggresive rebellious type) decided it would be easier just to fight with unfair advantages. If he were to use such an "appeal to authority" when he has no respect for any, would be inconsistant with the New-timeline.
Ok, this needs to be translated from Marketing-speak.
/. is because it's Marketing Speak from Microsoft, so it's easy to bash. EVERY DRM/anti-piracy justification sounds like the linked story. BFD.
"Essentially, Microsoft has put a killswitch/disabling tool in Windows 7 that can shut down/cripple versions of 7 that are pirated. Since this is marketing, we're going to couch the discussion in a way that sounds like we are doing this for the customer, so they know that the overpriced software called Windows 7 wasn't a copied version from a shady supplier."
The only reason this story is on
Please put your content behind a pay-wall so that it stops inadvertently polluting the rest of the newspool.
I'm interested in knowing the details of why, do you have a citation for this? I couldn't find any information that limits what kind of lawsuits Juristic personhood imposed.
I think you meant inciteful. (yes, it's not a word. No, I don't care.)
But that's not the part that most people have a problem with, threats are threats, no matter where you make them. This law does nothing to resolve the "anonimity" of the internet threats, which seems to be the distinguishing factor of threats made online or in person. However, the language, as you quote, says "...Coerce, intimidate, harass..." which is what most people are pointing to as being overreaching.
Does Orac over at Respectful Insolence (Scienceblog) and his constant attacking of Anti-vaccine lunatics get to keep "harassing" morons who are peddling their Woo through unscientific claims? Do other groups get to constantly bring up issues, which are designed to Coerce and Harass companies and people who are more powerful than they are?
There are limits to free speech, but disagreements are not one of the limits, and the wording of the bill is vague enough to include disagreements. The intent of the bill is probably pure, but jesus it needs to be fixed.
If you think, for some strange reason, that just because these videos are on YouTube as opposed to iTunes or Amazon, or Xbox Marketplace, or some other paid-content portal that they will magically be cheaper, you sir, are dreaming. Everytime a new content portal pops up, everyone dreams of cheaper content, but it never happens.
The whole problem seems to be a "truth in advertising" problem for ISP's, relating to both Net Neutrality issues and Bandwith Caps. If ISP's were more straightforward, the two issues would not be getting conflated.
There is a fear that ISP's are giving their "own" packets (say TW doesn't count their own VOIP Packets in the monthy cap calculation) the same way that cell phone companies don't count the minutes for Inter-network phonecalls. This packet "cost" becomes intertwined in network neutrality, because it shouldn't matter if the packets are Vonage or TW VOIP, they both should be the same "cost". Because of ISP's deceptiveness in Torrent Monitoring, Traffic Shaping, and other Questionable practices of the past, why should we believe they are not doing such a thing already without admitting it.
If we had the FCC or some lawsuits bring the Hammer down on deceptive advertising practices, I think this debate would be more clear. The problem is, because the ISP's have been so unclear, the two issues are getting confused because Bandwith caps have no defined parameters from the ISP's.
I think for Anyone to claim "speeds up to xxx", this should mean that 90% of the time, the customer should be able to get that speed. The ISP's need to come up with a shared "speed test" (and if they won't do it, have an independant group/government do it) much like "MPG's" are all calculated the same way. We all know MPG's are not what you'll get for real world use, but at least all cars are measured in the same way. Also, for a company to implement bandwith caps, the FCC should mandate that all packets are incorporated into that cap equally. Then the two issues would not be confused.
On the other hand, Pieces of paper would be destroyed in the destruction of a hospital building. Electronic records could allow for decentralized backups. Also, if a patient is not in his hometown for a disaster, electronic record transfer would allow for doctors to get important information about an incapacitated patient. There are downsides to both sides.
Funny you should mention a game like that. Free Realms is being launched for everyone today. I haven't seen much of it outside of screenshots and trailers, but from the descriptions i've read, it's got a CCG combat system, kart racing, Bejeweled/peggle like minigames, Cooking Mama type crafting games, board games. The art style looks like it's made for young kids, though. I know you mean a bigger, metagame type MMO, but your description sounded like the descriptions i've heard of Free Realms.
[left4deadjoke]
Now there's a fatigue timer after a couple of swings. I thought the programmers put it in for balance sake, but now I think that Zoey had Swine Flu and *somehow* all of the other survivors got it.
[/left4deadjoke]