While I can certainly see the point of view that it can be annoying, I'd rather get the emails than not. Every time I've had an issue with a defective item, being able to respond to the seller's email and either get a refund or a replacement has been quick and easy. They seem almost desperate for you to give them a good review. Going through Amazon itself when a problem arises is a little more tedious.
I do think you should be able to opt out if you wish though.
It's not as reasonable as it gets. Plenty of other companies are ecstatic with the free publicity of gameplay videos and do not attempt to take any of the ad revenue. That's why it was seen as ridiculous that Nintendo took the stance that it did.
This is the History window. What I'm talking about is actually a separate window just for downloads that would be created whenever a new download starts, and would go away once the download(s) finished (depending on if you set it to do so).
Starting somewhere around version 21 of Firefox, they turned off the "downloads" window and took the ability to turn it on/off out of the options. In order to turn something on that had been in Firefox since it was called Phoenix, you had to go into about:config and change "browser.download.useToolkitUI" to true. Now for some reason, it appears to me that Firefox v26 has completely removed the download window altogether. I cannot for the life of me get the old downloads window back. Maybe I'm just blind/dumb, but I can't imagine why Mozilla continues to make changes like this.
My main OS was Windows XP. I started messing around with Damn Small Linux on a bootable CD-R. I didn't do it for any other reason other than curiosity. It was really intriguing to me that I could boot into a functional operating system with a bunch of decent tools, without having to install anything. I think I also messed around with Puppy Linux, I can't recall. From there, my interest in Linux increased and I went on to try a full distro, Ubuntu (I think it was version 6). Again, it was all about curiosity, and I was just playing around with it instead of using it as a replacement for Windows.
Sometime in 2009 I received an old IBM Thinkpad T30 for free from a friend, and decided I would only install Linux on it, instead of any flavor of Windows. I decided to go with Xubuntu, because after shortly messing around with Gnome, KDE, and XFCE, I decided XFCE was best suited to my preferences. I used Xubuntu for a couple years, and greatly enjoyed the experience.
In 2011 I decided to try some different distros, just to see what else was out there. I shortly tried Fedora and OpenSUSE, and decided I didn't really like them. Then I tried Mint, and fell in love. Mint, on the surface at least, seems to have much better driver support than any distro I had used previously. Maybe it's because they use some "non-free" / "closed" software or whatever, but honestly, the philosophy doesn't really matter to me as a user. Everything just seems to work, and the update manager works great as well. It comes packaged with an awesome selection of software from the get go, and configuration of any type was really minimal. I still use Mint 10 on my laptop to this day. It hasn't replaced Windows 7 on my desktop, but it honestly would, if I could play all of my games.
Mint, for me, was the first Linux distro that had support for all of my hardware on all my PC's right at the start. No need to go searching through repositories or finding some weird hacks online. Wireless, printers, etc, it all just works, whereas it never did without jumping through hoops on the other distros I've tried. It also has a great selection of pre-installed software, in my opinion. The level of usability for a Linux newbie like myself was far higher than that of even Ubuntu. It also required much less setup and tweaking than any other distro I had used before.
My only issue so far is that I've been unable to figure out how to switch to a different window manager. It's not that big of a deal because I like Gnome, but on some of my older PC's I'd like to use a more lightweight wm like Fluxbox or something.
I don't understand why they would do this. It's not like Xbox LIVE was free for those original Xbox games; you still have to pay for it. Not only that, but they've been selling downloadable original Xbox games on the XBL Market Place... and now you wont be able to play them online? How is this logical in any way?
I have an Xbox 360 and still play a few original Xbox titles on it, but only multiplayer on LIVE. I guess that will no longer be possible, and that secures me never buying an original Xbox title on their LIVE marketplace.
I agree 100%. I've always had trouble finding a decent keyboard fitting those requirements. Luckily, the Das Keyboard II has the perfect layout for me.
I live in Washington, and I pay for the 8Mbit package Comcast offers. I get up to 24Mbit download (constant) and bursts of 1.5Mbit upload (when it's not bursting it sits at 768Kbit). I've always gotten more speed than I've payed for since Comcast took over ATTBI in my area. It was only very recently that I started getting such good upload speed though; the package I pay for comes with 768Kbit upload, but they must have changed something to allow for fast bursts.
And if the past is anything to go by, the 360 version will have nice online play and voice chat...does it on the PS3?
No, the 360 won't have online versus play either....
"1UP: There's a lot of controversy among western VF fans about the lack of online play capabilities in the games. What is it specifically about VF that you think doesn't work well in an online context?
HK: The biggest problem is the time lag when executing techniques. VF runs at 60 frames per second, and every frame is important. We could make adjustments to eliminate lag, but if we did that, there would be no difference in the timing of the various moves, and the competitive aspect of the game would be ruined. We ran some tests in-house with simulated lag, but it wound up feeling like a completely different game!"
it's hard to fault outlets that have given this game a 10 out of 10.
I disagree. The game can be finished in under 6 hours, and that's on your first time through. It's a very linear game as well, so it's not like you're just powering through, skipping a bunch of stuff. I'll admit that what's there, is amazing fun, but it's just WAY too short to get a 10 out of 10.
As for the multiplayer, I believe having only those 3 modes or whatever works well just because in GoW it's so fun to kill people. That's what a lot of FPSs (or shooter games I guess, since GoW isn't a FPS) seem to be missing lately, is that there's nothing unique in the way you can murder your opponent. Gears of War manages to make it a ton of fun in the different ways you can obliterate the opposite team. All the while keeping it fair/balanced.
According to market researcher IDC, PC shipment growth slowed to 7.9 percent in the third quarter, from double-digit percentage growth in the prior three years... All this suggests that consumers looking for bargain gifts may opt for less-expensive gadgets such as cell phones, digital music players, video phones or noise-cancelling headphones."
It suggests to me that a lot of people already have computers, and many of them probably aren't looking to upgrade. Why does it always have to be a different excuse?
Slashdot Mirror
Bill Burr on the Netflix rating system https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
While I can certainly see the point of view that it can be annoying, I'd rather get the emails than not. Every time I've had an issue with a defective item, being able to respond to the seller's email and either get a refund or a replacement has been quick and easy. They seem almost desperate for you to give them a good review. Going through Amazon itself when a problem arises is a little more tedious. I do think you should be able to opt out if you wish though.
Not that I'm aware of. Though here are a couple of addons which may be of some interest to you:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...
Close button is only on the tab in focus for me. The "+" new tab button can be removed or placed where you want by going to Options > Toolbar Layout.
http://www.palemoon.org/
Switched from Firefox to Pale Moon because of Version 29 and haven't looked back. It is excellent.
It's not as reasonable as it gets. Plenty of other companies are ecstatic with the free publicity of gameplay videos and do not attempt to take any of the ad revenue. That's why it was seen as ridiculous that Nintendo took the stance that it did.
This is the History window. What I'm talking about is actually a separate window just for downloads that would be created whenever a new download starts, and would go away once the download(s) finished (depending on if you set it to do so).
Starting somewhere around version 21 of Firefox, they turned off the "downloads" window and took the ability to turn it on/off out of the options. In order to turn something on that had been in Firefox since it was called Phoenix, you had to go into about:config and change "browser.download.useToolkitUI" to true. Now for some reason, it appears to me that Firefox v26 has completely removed the download window altogether. I cannot for the life of me get the old downloads window back. Maybe I'm just blind/dumb, but I can't imagine why Mozilla continues to make changes like this.
This is the second time in two days I've seen "upshot" incorrectly used in an article summary. Why is this happening? Stop it.
My main OS was Windows XP. I started messing around with Damn Small Linux on a bootable CD-R. I didn't do it for any other reason other than curiosity. It was really intriguing to me that I could boot into a functional operating system with a bunch of decent tools, without having to install anything. I think I also messed around with Puppy Linux, I can't recall. From there, my interest in Linux increased and I went on to try a full distro, Ubuntu (I think it was version 6). Again, it was all about curiosity, and I was just playing around with it instead of using it as a replacement for Windows.
Sometime in 2009 I received an old IBM Thinkpad T30 for free from a friend, and decided I would only install Linux on it, instead of any flavor of Windows. I decided to go with Xubuntu, because after shortly messing around with Gnome, KDE, and XFCE, I decided XFCE was best suited to my preferences. I used Xubuntu for a couple years, and greatly enjoyed the experience.
In 2011 I decided to try some different distros, just to see what else was out there. I shortly tried Fedora and OpenSUSE, and decided I didn't really like them. Then I tried Mint, and fell in love. Mint, on the surface at least, seems to have much better driver support than any distro I had used previously. Maybe it's because they use some "non-free" / "closed" software or whatever, but honestly, the philosophy doesn't really matter to me as a user. Everything just seems to work, and the update manager works great as well. It comes packaged with an awesome selection of software from the get go, and configuration of any type was really minimal. I still use Mint 10 on my laptop to this day. It hasn't replaced Windows 7 on my desktop, but it honestly would, if I could play all of my games.
Mint, for me, was the first Linux distro that had support for all of my hardware on all my PC's right at the start. No need to go searching through repositories or finding some weird hacks online. Wireless, printers, etc, it all just works, whereas it never did without jumping through hoops on the other distros I've tried. It also has a great selection of pre-installed software, in my opinion. The level of usability for a Linux newbie like myself was far higher than that of even Ubuntu. It also required much less setup and tweaking than any other distro I had used before.
My only issue so far is that I've been unable to figure out how to switch to a different window manager. It's not that big of a deal because I like Gnome, but on some of my older PC's I'd like to use a more lightweight wm like Fluxbox or something.
I use this addon, and it works great.
I don't understand why they would do this. It's not like Xbox LIVE was free for those original Xbox games; you still have to pay for it. Not only that, but they've been selling downloadable original Xbox games on the XBL Market Place... and now you wont be able to play them online? How is this logical in any way? I have an Xbox 360 and still play a few original Xbox titles on it, but only multiplayer on LIVE. I guess that will no longer be possible, and that secures me never buying an original Xbox title on their LIVE marketplace.
2df is just a bloated front-end lobby system for nFBA. It's not necessary to play games with people.
I agree 100%. I've always had trouble finding a decent keyboard fitting those requirements. Luckily, the Das Keyboard II has the perfect layout for me.
http://xkcd.com/241/
Hey, I have that plan! It's 'unlimited' up to 400GB!
I sure hope Joe Rogan does commentary again. The guy is really good, and hilarious as well.
And I forgot to mention that these speeds I'm getting are on torrents, not these speed test sites.
I live in Washington, and I pay for the 8Mbit package Comcast offers. I get up to 24Mbit download (constant) and bursts of 1.5Mbit upload (when it's not bursting it sits at 768Kbit). I've always gotten more speed than I've payed for since Comcast took over ATTBI in my area. It was only very recently that I started getting such good upload speed though; the package I pay for comes with 768Kbit upload, but they must have changed something to allow for fast bursts.
DC++ Does this already by using TTH.
And if the past is anything to go by, the 360 version will have nice online play and voice chat...does it on the PS3?
No, the 360 won't have online versus play either....
"1UP: There's a lot of controversy among western VF fans about the lack of online play capabilities in the games. What is it specifically about VF that you think doesn't work well in an online context?
HK: The biggest problem is the time lag when executing techniques. VF runs at 60 frames per second, and every frame is important. We could make adjustments to eliminate lag, but if we did that, there would be no difference in the timing of the various moves, and the competitive aspect of the game would be ruined. We ran some tests in-house with simulated lag, but it wound up feeling like a completely different game!"
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3149135
I bet that's news to him.