At least in some places that was the case. People in less developed countries do not have as much money to spend on videogames, some of my friends in Mexico pay about $50 monthly rent, so paying more for a single game than for a whole month of housing does not make much sense. Paying $5 for essentially the same thing, on the other hand, is much more manageable.
Anyone can develop and publish apps to run on OS X, but it hasn't harmed Apple's reputation. Same thing can be said of *nix and even Windows
Well, except for all those lousy Windows drivers, and the viruses, and tons of crapware. Come to think of it, at least some of Microsoft's bad reputation can be tracked to horrible implementations done by other people.
There's also the matter of visual feedback, knowing that the other person actually received whatever you told him and he is thinking of an answer instead of a communications failure. That happens to me a lot specially in areas with lousy reception or with bad cell phones, when I know the other person is probably not hearing me well.
Second, it doesn't make sense to jump to Bing just because Google releases a phone. It only makes sense if Bing is better than Google. If you think about it, as long as the iPhone and Google phones are using the same maps, searches, etc., then it can't be counted as an advantage for Google. People can't say, "Well I want to buy an Android phone because they use Google for their search engine. The iPhone uses [whatever], and I don't like it as much."
But people could say: "Well, I want to buy an Android phone because the iPhone uses the same maps, searches, etc. but it is more expensive." But I'm also guessing that most Apple fanboys are a high income group more interested in the brand recognition than in software.
I just entered Bing and the daily picture today is this.
According to Firefox the file size is 81.98 KB (83950 bytes). Which would take a whole 15 seconds to download on a 56k modem. Using the average 5.1 mbps connection speed in the US it would take far less than 1 second. Does the image really make it that much slower?
That the only comments (so far) which have been modded up are funny? Is it that as something mixes with porn the potential to make fun of it approaches 1?
More recently Ubisoft have been doing it in a lot of their games, and in the case of the Prince of Persia reboot, they've fortunately already abandoned it for a Sands of Time sequel to cash-in on the film coming out this summer.
Fixed that for you.
I mean, why focus on the horrible game for a sequel when they could focus on the amazing game. I just hope they don't dumb Sands of Time down.
You probably are, because setting a wireless network connection when it is not active is a little bit more complicated, but nothing you've not seen before. Go to Control Panel -> Search Wireless Network -> Click on Manage Wireless Network -> Click on Add -> Manually create a network profile. You could even skip most of the steps searching for manage wireless network from the start menu.
I agree with you that many kids have become prima donnas and they don't really know what is having a hard time. I think that many kids are blaming any of their shortcomings on their parents or on social pressure or on tons of other stuff instead of manning up and taking responsability. But I wouldn't say that didn't happen during my generation and I wouldn't say that today's stresses aren't comparable to yesterday's. You know what they say: nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
I never have this problem with female programmers. Maybe it’s because I’m tall (6’2”), or nicer to them, but they always speak rationally and are really keen to learn. If they disagree, they do so rationally and back up what they say. I think women are better programmers because they have less ego and are typically more interested in the gear rather than the pissing contest.
I'm also good looking and know a lot of statistics ladies, I really respect you and I think highly of you. If you would like some private statistics lessons call me at (123) 456-7890.
The article title is wrong, the USA does not have (necessarily) more Wi-Fi hotspots, it just has a better percentage. If I founded my own country in my house and opened my wi-fi router so anyone could connet I would get a 100% open Wi-Fi hotspot percentage, but I would still have fare less hotspots than the USA.
Couldn't find any numbers in TFA as to the real number of Wi-Fi hotspots either in Europe or the USA
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I've always kind of been on the impression that anyone who has seriously considered using Linux already knows what distro they expect to be using.
I've actually been using Linux for years and years, I started using SuSE 8 and then updated to SuSE 9, which was not compatible with some of my hardware and so I switched to Ubuntu and have stuck with it ever since. Does this mean I prefer it to Fedora? I don't really know, I have never installed Fedora. Do I really know the advantages and disadvantages of Ubuntu over Fedora for my specific case? Not really, to be completely honest, I actually think they are pretty similar, but that might be because I have never used Fedora.
These articles always make me want to install and try a new distro and learn to use it, so maybe the whole point is getting people interested in other distros besides the one they currently use.
For example if an app I wrote causes a BSOD because it triggers a bug in another companies code (eg MS) then good luck getting them to fix it.
A friend works at MS and I remember a story where deleting a file and creating a new one failed because of a bug. He started sending emails to try to get the guy who wrote that piece of code to fix it, but after a few weeks of searching, it turned out the guy had left the company years ago and nobody knew how to fix it.
The bug is still there and my friend added a horrible hack to bypass someone else's bug - possibly making himself liable for bugs that he had to introduce because someone else didn't fix theirs on a big company.
Well, you can always not buy the game. Since you mentioned GTA IV, I remember reading reviews of how horrible it was on the PC and I waited until recently to buy a PS3 and finally play it.
But don't come to me to tell that bug free complex games are *impossible*. That's bullshit.
It is true that I don't have much experience on big projects, but the few big projects I've worked on have gone for more than 10 years (I was not here when they started) and they carry around tons of bugs which people just don't have time to fix (most of the companies I can think of offer free updates to their software after buy, so you are not making a lot of profit from bug fixing). Videogames don't have such a big scope, but I'm guessing (again, I don't have much experience) that they carry engine code from games which have more than 10 years and I'm guessing they face similar problems to the ones I face today.
I understand there are some games which are so broken that nobody could have believed they were finished product and releasing that is wrong and unethical. I also agree that setting a price tag on fixing broken things is wrong and unethical. But I don't think the average videogame company is trying to do this.
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At least in some places that was the case. People in less developed countries do not have as much money to spend on videogames, some of my friends in Mexico pay about $50 monthly rent, so paying more for a single game than for a whole month of housing does not make much sense. Paying $5 for essentially the same thing, on the other hand, is much more manageable.
Anyone can develop and publish apps to run on OS X, but it hasn't harmed Apple's reputation. Same thing can be said of *nix and even Windows
Well, except for all those lousy Windows drivers, and the viruses, and tons of crapware. Come to think of it, at least some of Microsoft's bad reputation can be tracked to horrible implementations done by other people.
I have a bachelor's degree from a top-10 CS dept in US, and am thankful to be gainfully employed, but they just want me for my Java
Hey! I started as the coffee boy too!
There's also the matter of visual feedback, knowing that the other person actually received whatever you told him and he is thinking of an answer instead of a communications failure. That happens to me a lot specially in areas with lousy reception or with bad cell phones, when I know the other person is probably not hearing me well.
Second, it doesn't make sense to jump to Bing just because Google releases a phone. It only makes sense if Bing is better than Google. If you think about it, as long as the iPhone and Google phones are using the same maps, searches, etc., then it can't be counted as an advantage for Google. People can't say, "Well I want to buy an Android phone because they use Google for their search engine. The iPhone uses [whatever], and I don't like it as much."
But people could say: "Well, I want to buy an Android phone because the iPhone uses the same maps, searches, etc. but it is more expensive." But I'm also guessing that most Apple fanboys are a high income group more interested in the brand recognition than in software.
I actually like the remakes from 8-bit classics. Have you heard the music in Mario Galaxy? It has amazing nostalgia value and it just sounds great.
SMB all the way.
Amen, brother, Super Mario Bros all the way.
I just entered Bing and the daily picture today is this.
According to Firefox the file size is 81.98 KB (83950 bytes). Which would take a whole 15 seconds to download on a 56k modem. Using the average 5.1 mbps connection speed in the US it would take far less than 1 second. Does the image really make it that much slower?
Yeah, it's not fair that Microsoft is using IE to promote Bing and is paying off other people to use it.
Take Google for example, they set their own search engine as default in Chrome and pay Mozilla to use Google.
That is what Microsoft should do. Go Google!
That the only comments (so far) which have been modded up are funny? Is it that as something mixes with porn the potential to make fun of it approaches 1?
It's the game I'm worried about, the movie I am sort of looking forward to, but more as a guilty pleasure than anything else.
And then we would be hearing about the worst ecological disaster to ever strike earth: global lightning.
More recently Ubisoft have been doing it in a lot of their games, and in the case of the Prince of Persia reboot, they've fortunately already abandoned it for a Sands of Time sequel to cash-in on the film coming out this summer.
Fixed that for you.
I mean, why focus on the horrible game for a sequel when they could focus on the amazing game. I just hope they don't dumb Sands of Time down.
That's such a shame, it ranks right there with George Lucas never making the prequels to the Star Wars trilogy
You probably are, because setting a wireless network connection when it is not active is a little bit more complicated, but nothing you've not seen before. Go to Control Panel -> Search Wireless Network -> Click on Manage Wireless Network -> Click on Add -> Manually create a network profile. You could even skip most of the steps searching for manage wireless network from the start menu.
According to the UNICEF, about 600 million kids live on less than US $1 a day. According to another source, 15 million kids in the USA are below the poverty line. Those kids are having it pretty bad right now, some of them are even dying of hunger every day. Fortunately neither you nor me are in that position, but some poor kids these days have it very tough.
I agree with you that many kids have become prima donnas and they don't really know what is having a hard time. I think that many kids are blaming any of their shortcomings on their parents or on social pressure or on tons of other stuff instead of manning up and taking responsability. But I wouldn't say that didn't happen during my generation and I wouldn't say that today's stresses aren't comparable to yesterday's. You know what they say: nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
From TFA:
I never have this problem with female programmers. Maybe it’s because I’m tall (6’2”), or nicer to them, but they always speak rationally and are really keen to learn. If they disagree, they do so rationally and back up what they say. I think women are better programmers because they have less ego and are typically more interested in the gear rather than the pissing contest.
I'm also good looking and know a lot of statistics ladies, I really respect you and I think highly of you. If you would like some private statistics lessons call me at (123) 456-7890.
Smooth move, Zed Shaw, smooth move.
It seems to me that this article is just here to try to get publicity for the person who wrote it and the person that I will not name. :)
OMG! It's publicity for Voldemort! Right?
The article title is wrong, the USA does not have (necessarily) more Wi-Fi hotspots, it just has a better percentage. If I founded my own country in my house and opened my wi-fi router so anyone could connet I would get a 100% open Wi-Fi hotspot percentage, but I would still have fare less hotspots than the USA.
Couldn't find any numbers in TFA as to the real number of Wi-Fi hotspots either in Europe or the USA
the Cxx (COO, CFO, whatever) who made that decision should be beaten to death with his own intestines
Wow! That's a bit harsh just for a 0.1% loss of productivity!
Don't worry! You're not gay. My system says you are a lesbian mom!
I just tried it and it works wonders for my needs. I was searching for a light task manager which had subtasks, could be minimized to the system tray and would pop up nagging reminders and Task Coach works perfectly for all of those! Thanks!
I've always kind of been on the impression that anyone who has seriously considered using Linux already knows what distro they expect to be using.
I've actually been using Linux for years and years, I started using SuSE 8 and then updated to SuSE 9, which was not compatible with some of my hardware and so I switched to Ubuntu and have stuck with it ever since. Does this mean I prefer it to Fedora? I don't really know, I have never installed Fedora. Do I really know the advantages and disadvantages of Ubuntu over Fedora for my specific case? Not really, to be completely honest, I actually think they are pretty similar, but that might be because I have never used Fedora.
These articles always make me want to install and try a new distro and learn to use it, so maybe the whole point is getting people interested in other distros besides the one they currently use.
For example if an app I wrote causes a BSOD because it triggers a bug in another companies code (eg MS) then good luck getting them to fix it.
A friend works at MS and I remember a story where deleting a file and creating a new one failed because of a bug. He started sending emails to try to get the guy who wrote that piece of code to fix it, but after a few weeks of searching, it turned out the guy had left the company years ago and nobody knew how to fix it.
The bug is still there and my friend added a horrible hack to bypass someone else's bug - possibly making himself liable for bugs that he had to introduce because someone else didn't fix theirs on a big company.
What power do you -we- have?
Well, you can always not buy the game. Since you mentioned GTA IV, I remember reading reviews of how horrible it was on the PC and I waited until recently to buy a PS3 and finally play it.
But don't come to me to tell that bug free complex games are *impossible*. That's bullshit.
It is true that I don't have much experience on big projects, but the few big projects I've worked on have gone for more than 10 years (I was not here when they started) and they carry around tons of bugs which people just don't have time to fix (most of the companies I can think of offer free updates to their software after buy, so you are not making a lot of profit from bug fixing). Videogames don't have such a big scope, but I'm guessing (again, I don't have much experience) that they carry engine code from games which have more than 10 years and I'm guessing they face similar problems to the ones I face today.
I understand there are some games which are so broken that nobody could have believed they were finished product and releasing that is wrong and unethical. I also agree that setting a price tag on fixing broken things is wrong and unethical. But I don't think the average videogame company is trying to do this.