It's called networking people. This same practice has been going on since the dawn of sales. A group of people with a similar customer base get together and share information to reduce their workload.
All over America, in Chambers of Commerce, Social Clubs and Grange Halls, people are gathering in the wee hours of the morning and trading your information. That's right folks, in PUBLIC! You thought your telcom guy was wonderful didn't you? Set up your whole office; you can even call your Shanghai office for next to nothing due to that nifty VOIP thing he hocked you. Well guess what: next Wednesday he's going to be handing out your contact information to his friends. Ever wondered why you always seem to get the most sales calls on Thursday? Now you know.
Obviously I'm being sarcastic; networking is part of the world. People are going to trade away your business information. Think about it: if a collegue of yours, someone you saw once a week every week, asked if you knew anyone at ABC Company, you'd give them that name. Now sure, you probably won't be giving them your brother/cousin/best friend's name, but someone who you know strictly on a business basis? It's not unethical, it's business.
Jigsaw is not an evil entity, it is someone's clever idea to widen their network. In my opinion, it was a long time coming.
Alright now, I think we have to give Blizzard a little bit of credit here. I acknowledge their status as money-grubbing consumer pimps; however, they do tend to put out product that pleases their customer base. One expansion a year actually seems a little much to me. I'm sure if we add on the classic Blizzard delays it'll be closer to a year and a half. What I'm saying is, I'm pretty happy about that. Does anyone else remember how much was added with Lord of Destruction? If they manage to improve upon WoW that much with every expansion, I won't mind the wait.
Say what you will about Blizzard. I know their business practices are questionable; I know that many people just don't enjoy the games they make; but we wouldn't be having this conversation if there weren't so many of us who did.
Seriously, this is like asking a psychic why they haven't won the lottery. With infinite amounts of free energy, you'd think it would be easier to keep your server from being Slashdotted.
I agree that the Wiimote will likely be much more fun on a large screen. But I remember the videos from E3, when all this "Wiimote" hoopla started, and they were using a pretty basic tv to demo it. I'm sure this point is something that Nintendo has considered. I'd make a stretch and say that they used a smaller TV at E3 (may she rest in peace) precisely because of their target market. Lowest cost console, lowest hardware performance, lowest hardware requirements. Makes sense to me.
I have a hard time believing this statistic. Where are all these 8-year-olds with cell phones? Far beyond that, why would they ever need one? I don't know if it's federal law, but in California we can't relegate our children to latch-key status until they're 12. I agree with the above post though, a kid doesn't need a cell phone until they are responsible enough to be out doing things unsupervised. If you don't know where your 8-year-old is, a cell phone is the least of your problems.
And the disturbances caused by his fingers typing the license caused a slight cross-breeze, causing the now-infamous butterfly to have to flap its wings . . .
And once again a mighty "Me Too!" is heard from the Microsoft camp.
The only reason they would create a product like this is to compete with PS3's Blu-Ray capabilities. Capabilities, that IIRC, they have publicly denounced as unnecessary and ineffectual. Not that I'm saying Sony has the right idea either, I just forsee this product going the same way as EVERY single non-controller peripheral since the dawn of video games: into obscurity.
Instead of instituting a simple concept like Super-Users, we'll just train everyone to think that if you click "ok" enough times your computer will work. Excellent . ..
Really, the best part of this sanctimonious diatribe is that his correction itself is ambiguous. "Mr. Hogan denies the charges and claims he already owns the movie on DVD" can be read several ways. What the original poster was trying to say is obviously, "Mr. Hogan has denied these charges; furthermore, he claims to already own a legal copy of the movie." To me, the use of the conjunction "and" in windowpain's correction implies, "Mr. Hogan denies the charges, as well as denying ownership of the title." This, if I can wade through his run-on sentence, is EXACTLY the mistake he was trying to correct. If you're going to be a misanthrope, at least do it eloquently.
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It's called networking people. This same practice has been going on since the dawn of sales. A group of people with a similar customer base get together and share information to reduce their workload.
All over America, in Chambers of Commerce, Social Clubs and Grange Halls, people are gathering in the wee hours of the morning and trading your information. That's right folks, in PUBLIC! You thought your telcom guy was wonderful didn't you? Set up your whole office; you can even call your Shanghai office for next to nothing due to that nifty VOIP thing he hocked you. Well guess what: next Wednesday he's going to be handing out your contact information to his friends. Ever wondered why you always seem to get the most sales calls on Thursday? Now you know.
Obviously I'm being sarcastic; networking is part of the world. People are going to trade away your business information. Think about it: if a collegue of yours, someone you saw once a week every week, asked if you knew anyone at ABC Company, you'd give them that name. Now sure, you probably won't be giving them your brother/cousin/best friend's name, but someone who you know strictly on a business basis? It's not unethical, it's business.Jigsaw is not an evil entity, it is someone's clever idea to widen their network. In my opinion, it was a long time coming.
Alright now, I think we have to give Blizzard a little bit of credit here. I acknowledge their status as money-grubbing consumer pimps; however, they do tend to put out product that pleases their customer base. One expansion a year actually seems a little much to me. I'm sure if we add on the classic Blizzard delays it'll be closer to a year and a half. What I'm saying is, I'm pretty happy about that. Does anyone else remember how much was added with Lord of Destruction? If they manage to improve upon WoW that much with every expansion, I won't mind the wait.
Say what you will about Blizzard. I know their business practices are questionable; I know that many people just don't enjoy the games they make; but we wouldn't be having this conversation if there weren't so many of us who did.
"Phenomenal cosmic power, itty-bitty [server] space"
Seriously, this is like asking a psychic why they haven't won the lottery. With infinite amounts of free energy, you'd think it would be easier to keep your server from being Slashdotted.
I agree that the Wiimote will likely be much more fun on a large screen. But I remember the videos from E3, when all this "Wiimote" hoopla started, and they were using a pretty basic tv to demo it. I'm sure this point is something that Nintendo has considered. I'd make a stretch and say that they used a smaller TV at E3 (may she rest in peace) precisely because of their target market. Lowest cost console, lowest hardware performance, lowest hardware requirements. Makes sense to me.
I have a hard time believing this statistic. Where are all these 8-year-olds with cell phones? Far beyond that, why would they ever need one? I don't know if it's federal law, but in California we can't relegate our children to latch-key status until they're 12. I agree with the above post though, a kid doesn't need a cell phone until they are responsible enough to be out doing things unsupervised. If you don't know where your 8-year-old is, a cell phone is the least of your problems.
I for one mourn the loss of our traditional 9 planet system, and with it, "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas."
It's not going to be easy making a pneumonic device that includes 2003 UB.
Many Virtuoso English Majors Continued Serving Us Nonsensical Pneumonics. Circa 2003? Doesn't quite flow . . .
And the disturbances caused by his fingers typing the license caused a slight cross-breeze, causing the now-infamous butterfly to have to flap its wings . . .
Kamchatka is the best! Asian entry through the back door for the win!
Hee Hee . . . grass roots.
Hmm . . . now I'm not usually one to complain about moderation, but how did this AC get modded insightful when he just said the same thing that I did?
And once again a mighty "Me Too!" is heard from the Microsoft camp.
The only reason they would create a product like this is to compete with PS3's Blu-Ray capabilities. Capabilities, that IIRC, they have publicly denounced as unnecessary and ineffectual. Not that I'm saying Sony has the right idea either, I just forsee this product going the same way as EVERY single non-controller peripheral since the dawn of video games: into obscurity.
Trying so hard to not be like the other guy.
Instead of instituting a simple concept like Super-Users, we'll just train everyone to think that if you click "ok" enough times your computer will work. Excellent . . .
Really, the best part of this sanctimonious diatribe is that his correction itself is ambiguous. "Mr. Hogan denies the charges and claims he already owns the movie on DVD" can be read several ways. What the original poster was trying to say is obviously, "Mr. Hogan has denied these charges; furthermore, he claims to already own a legal copy of the movie." To me, the use of the conjunction "and" in windowpain's correction implies, "Mr. Hogan denies the charges, as well as denying ownership of the title." This, if I can wade through his run-on sentence, is EXACTLY the mistake he was trying to correct. If you're going to be a misanthrope, at least do it eloquently.