Remember the 80s? It cost a full quarter to play for one minute at the local arcade.
As in the game was actually timed out exactly per play? Or is that just how long you could stay alive for?
I've played some arcade games in the past where the player could spend 15 minutes on the same quarter, depending on skill.
I suppose the game creators should have had a better grasp on difficulty, it's pretty bad when you start considering moving to a different machine while you still got lives remaining.
I'm not a Sony fan, but didn't the PS3 come stock with a web browser?
Yes, it does, and the PS3 one supports watching videos on Youtube as well. Although, overall it's a bit of a pain to use, certainly not an ideal way to browse. And if there was a way to get it to do 1080 for Youtube I never managed to find it.
All this trying to make consoles general purpose has been rather useless. The only thing the consoles do well is games and in the PS3/Xbox case they are also good enough for watching movies. Anything else and you are better off using a PC.
A perfect candidate for Microsoft's "malicious software removal tool" program.
It is disappointing that none of the updates to this tool have even tried to stop such a widespread infection. If anything, the enormous flash install base demonstrates that Microsoft's tool is completely ineffective against serious a malware infection.
I used to like VLC, until I took an arrow in the...
Wait... wrong story... actually after I found CCCP & MPC (or MPC Home Cinema now) I never looked back. VLC's seeking in any direction is terrible and produces both graphical and sound artifacts for several frames. And MPC handles Hi10p fine with MADFilter (although I guess VLC has Hi10p now?). Not sure how widespread Hi10p is at this point but a lot of anime fansubs are switching over. And there is also some problems with fonts when VLC does subtitles where MPC handles it fine and it looks a lot better / smoother.
So basically VLC doesn't actually do anything better than it, other than maybe being marginally easier to setup.
You can't, but the "moderators" (game masters or whatever) should be able to.
Except even then, the point stands anyway, playable in 2014 is still the target. "Game Masters" or whatever the hell are probably going to be horribly understaffed, not have good tools on their end, and also be completely flooded with requests for the first few months.
Once the game starts bleeding out subscribers, at that point the support will be ramped up, and you'll finally be able to chat with support staff in times less than hours, and they'll probably even be able to fix your problem.
I guess my problem is I keep trying to get in on MMOs during launch. It's the absolute worst time to actually try playing it. I'll hit max level and get bored with it before any serious amount of fixing is done, or if it's particularly terrible quit even before that.
Note: NetBSD is completely different, and not what my question was about in the first place. It says squat about the current state of IPv6 support in OBSD.
OpenBSD was originally a fork of NetBSD. However, possibly too long ago to be directly relevant to the topic here.
In my experience (not very recently) it wouldn't run at all. I think it hung somewhere around disk probing, and I tried all the options that made sense to try to fix it. However for the same old version of VMware, and corresponding old OS versions, I had no issues with FreeBSD or NetBSD.
So maybe OBSD will run virtualized, but if not _some_ version of BSD will probably work. I think the reality is the OBSD developers probably don't really give a damn if it does run virtualized. I've also run into problems on OBSD with real physical disks / controllers as well, so it could just be they've emulated a piece of hardware that didn't work in the first place.
No seriously, why can't they have both h264 and WebM support and let the market decide which one gets used more?
The market has already decided that, hence the decision. If WebM is removed from official builds then anyone should still be free to re-include it in their own builds. Doesn't really seem like an issue either way.
Bonus for cheering with a nonenthusiastic voice whenever you pass a problem.
Well done. In fact, you did so well, I'm going to note this on your file, in the commendations section. Oh, there's lots of room here. 'Did well... enough.'
but flat-out stupid things like Safe Mode access being disabled by default! "System Restore" or "System Repair" should NOT be the only option you have when something goes wrong!
I am anxiously awaiting stories about Windows 8 tablets crashing and what users do with the device at that point. I'll be ROFLMAO If it's just permanently bricked (no install media for WinRT according to the blog).
The fact that the start-menu is so messy that it needs a search is just face-palm bad.
I found the search feature to be the best thing added to the start menu since it was added to Windows. It actually made the damn thing usable again. I don't even bother navigating the menus now, I just type in the name of whatever I want and there it is (well not even the full name, usually a few letters is plenty). The really unfortunate part is it took so long to add this feature, because it would have made it functional from day 1. Even back in Win95 the start menu became cluttered (but at least in 95 it was an alphabetized clutter by default).
Unfortunately in some games (Starcraft II for example) 16:9 actually gives more game-world viewing space than 16:10. Was rather pissed about that when I was playing on my 16:10, but now I'm playing on a 16:9 like a real gamer!
Soon my armies shall pour forth from the shattered sandbox, ravaging this OS and all hope of resistance. My minions will find the vulnerability, wherever you choose to hide it. Then, at long last, BSD shall reign as the prime OS.
Stuff like Game of Thrones gets made so that people sign up to HBO. If enough HBO subscribers move to streaming (which brings substantially less revenue) - good bye expensive premium content.
So far Thrones has felt a little too budget tight for me despite being expensive premium content.
The most disappointing part is battles they have cut out. The most offensive editing so far is the one where Tyrion gets immediately knocked out. In the book I recall Tyrion participating quite successfully despite his supposed role as a decoy.
GameStop (flagship chain doing it, not the only one) preys on these people.
GameStop employees seem to also have a mandate to try to pressure you into buying used if they have any. Rather annoying when I have to tell them 3 times that I would like a NEW copy of the game, complete with the stupid DLC codes and everything. I've pretty much stopped shopping there, I'd rather just get it through Amazon these days.
Is that worth having to program a port, have support trained, and testing and bug fixing for that platform?
Probably not, although Blizzard has stated before that having a Mac port of their games has sometimes helped fixed bugs in the Windows version as well. Blizzard also has a habit of making dual DirectX and OpenGL rendering engines, so they probably are closer than most other companies would be to making a port.
I spent all morning and much of the afternoon cleaning that crap up...
Usually it's faster to just use a system restore point. Typically these drive by mass attacks are not going to be smart enough to infect system backups. Although perhaps once enough of it starts running other pieces of malware start getting retrieved as well. I'd also immediately pull the ethernet cable if that nonsense starts up, then boot to safe mode.
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Remember the 80s? It cost a full quarter to play for one minute at the local arcade.
As in the game was actually timed out exactly per play? Or is that just how long you could stay alive for?
I've played some arcade games in the past where the player could spend 15 minutes on the same quarter, depending on skill.
I suppose the game creators should have had a better grasp on difficulty, it's pretty bad when you start considering moving to a different machine while you still got lives remaining.
I'm not a Sony fan, but didn't the PS3 come stock with a web browser?
Yes, it does, and the PS3 one supports watching videos on Youtube as well. Although, overall it's a bit of a pain to use, certainly not an ideal way to browse. And if there was a way to get it to do 1080 for Youtube I never managed to find it.
All this trying to make consoles general purpose has been rather useless. The only thing the consoles do well is games and in the PS3/Xbox case they are also good enough for watching movies. Anything else and you are better off using a PC.
A perfect candidate for Microsoft's "malicious software removal tool" program.
It is disappointing that none of the updates to this tool have even tried to stop such a widespread infection. If anything, the enormous flash install base demonstrates that Microsoft's tool is completely ineffective against serious a malware infection.
So we can get around Microsoft's managerial convulsions.
Running Windows 8 in a VM on a low power tablet? What could possibly go wrong?
The problem being mentioned here is performance, using a VM isn't going to help. You'd probably be better off just using the host OS anyway.
Perhaps Microsoft could combine this as a double check for Kinect, to make Kinect actually work.
I used to like VLC, until I took an arrow in the...
Wait... wrong story... actually after I found CCCP & MPC (or MPC Home Cinema now) I never looked back. VLC's seeking in any direction is terrible and produces both graphical and sound artifacts for several frames. And MPC handles Hi10p fine with MADFilter (although I guess VLC has Hi10p now?). Not sure how widespread Hi10p is at this point but a lot of anime fansubs are switching over. And there is also some problems with fonts when VLC does subtitles where MPC handles it fine and it looks a lot better / smoother.
So basically VLC doesn't actually do anything better than it, other than maybe being marginally easier to setup.
You can't, but the "moderators" (game masters or whatever) should be able to.
Except even then, the point stands anyway, playable in 2014 is still the target. "Game Masters" or whatever the hell are probably going to be horribly understaffed, not have good tools on their end, and also be completely flooded with requests for the first few months.
Once the game starts bleeding out subscribers, at that point the support will be ramped up, and you'll finally be able to chat with support staff in times less than hours, and they'll probably even be able to fix your problem.
I guess my problem is I keep trying to get in on MMOs during launch. It's the absolute worst time to actually try playing it. I'll hit max level and get bored with it before any serious amount of fixing is done, or if it's particularly terrible quit even before that.
boss to actually consider it as an alternative to MSPaint
Of course after using GIMP for a minute, the (almost guaranteed) reaction is going to be "fuck this, MSPaint will do..."
I've started recommending Paint.NET for people who need a minimal image editor.
Note: NetBSD is completely different, and not what my question was about in the first place. It says squat about the current state of IPv6 support in OBSD.
OpenBSD was originally a fork of NetBSD. However, possibly too long ago to be directly relevant to the topic here.
OpenBSD work on top of VMware?
In my experience (not very recently) it wouldn't run at all. I think it hung somewhere around disk probing, and I tried all the options that made sense to try to fix it. However for the same old version of VMware, and corresponding old OS versions, I had no issues with FreeBSD or NetBSD.
So maybe OBSD will run virtualized, but if not _some_ version of BSD will probably work. I think the reality is the OBSD developers probably don't really give a damn if it does run virtualized. I've also run into problems on OBSD with real physical disks / controllers as well, so it could just be they've emulated a piece of hardware that didn't work in the first place.
This is slashdot... you shouldn't even be reading the article in the first place.
No seriously, why can't they have both h264 and WebM support and let the market decide which one gets used more?
The market has already decided that, hence the decision. If WebM is removed from official builds then anyone should still be free to re-include it in their own builds. Doesn't really seem like an issue either way.
Bonus for cheering with a nonenthusiastic voice whenever you pass a problem.
Well done. In fact, you did so well, I'm going to note this on your file, in the commendations section. Oh, there's lots of room here. 'Did well ... enough.'
What is that a hash of the source code?
Careful... wouldn't want to give the Mozilla devs any ideas.
but flat-out stupid things like Safe Mode access being disabled by default! "System Restore" or "System Repair" should NOT be the only option you have when something goes wrong!
I am anxiously awaiting stories about Windows 8 tablets crashing and what users do with the device at that point. I'll be ROFLMAO If it's just permanently bricked (no install media for WinRT according to the blog).
The fact that the start-menu is so messy that it needs a search is just face-palm bad.
I found the search feature to be the best thing added to the start menu since it was added to Windows. It actually made the damn thing usable again. I don't even bother navigating the menus now, I just type in the name of whatever I want and there it is (well not even the full name, usually a few letters is plenty). The really unfortunate part is it took so long to add this feature, because it would have made it functional from day 1. Even back in Win95 the start menu became cluttered (but at least in 95 it was an alphabetized clutter by default).
Apple had stopped using DRM for music on iTunes by the end of March 2009, a year earlier.
Would be nice if Apple could take the same stance on audiobooks as they did on music. Audiobooks on iTunes are still DRM'd to hell and back.
Unfortunately in some games (Starcraft II for example) 16:9 actually gives more game-world viewing space than 16:10. Was rather pissed about that when I was playing on my 16:10, but now I'm playing on a 16:9 like a real gamer!
OS X has what, TWO viruses now?
Soon my armies shall pour forth from the shattered sandbox, ravaging this OS and all hope of resistance. My minions will find the vulnerability, wherever you choose to hide it. Then, at long last, BSD shall reign as the prime OS.
Is it just wrong if I laugh a little?
Try to keep it to a low chuckle. The reality distortion field might break under greater strain.
Stuff like Game of Thrones gets made so that people sign up to HBO. If enough HBO subscribers move to streaming (which brings substantially less revenue) - good bye expensive premium content.
So far Thrones has felt a little too budget tight for me despite being expensive premium content.
The most disappointing part is battles they have cut out. The most offensive editing so far is the one where Tyrion gets immediately knocked out. In the book I recall Tyrion participating quite successfully despite his supposed role as a decoy.
basically just unreal clones
No need to invest in an actual story or developing an expensive single player campaign. Force everyone into online play.
So basically just Unreal Tournament clones. Unreal (and Unreal II) had very big Single Player campaigns by any shooter standard.
GameStop (flagship chain doing it, not the only one) preys on these people.
GameStop employees seem to also have a mandate to try to pressure you into buying used if they have any. Rather annoying when I have to tell them 3 times that I would like a NEW copy of the game, complete with the stupid DLC codes and everything. I've pretty much stopped shopping there, I'd rather just get it through Amazon these days.
Is that worth having to program a port, have support trained, and testing and bug fixing for that platform?
Probably not, although Blizzard has stated before that having a Mac port of their games has sometimes helped fixed bugs in the Windows version as well. Blizzard also has a habit of making dual DirectX and OpenGL rendering engines, so they probably are closer than most other companies would be to making a port.
I spent all morning and much of the afternoon cleaning that crap up...
Usually it's faster to just use a system restore point. Typically these drive by mass attacks are not going to be smart enough to infect system backups. Although perhaps once enough of it starts running other pieces of malware start getting retrieved as well. I'd also immediately pull the ethernet cable if that nonsense starts up, then boot to safe mode.