the people that modded this as insightful have some issues.
immaculate conception, basicly conception (and thus birth) with out sex. the story does not say that god had sex with mary. It is MAGIC, deal with it.
No I am not a christian, I am an agnostic, I don't CARE about religion. However, I dislike fanatics, no matter what they are fanatical about, it is bad. This includes fanatical religion bashing.
1) Stop speeding (seriously, what every you have done to get pulled over 10 times, just stop).
2) Make your objections clear, if they insist, LET THEM. Anything they find is inadmisable as evidence (any decent lawyer will get it thrown out).
3) If you regularly are gettign harrassed, report it. If nothing gets done, escelate your report to the next highest point you can find (lather, rinse, repeate)
The standard is actually the same for searching a home, the difference is that except in some extenuating circumstances the police have to present the probable cause to a judge beforehand and get a warrant for a home search, whereas they can conduct a search of a car with no warrant and then present the probable cause later in court. Either way the standard is basically the same, they've got to have some reason to believe a crime was committed.
For refference, the piece of law you are reffering to is reffered to as "hot pursuit".
IANAL, this all comes from what I remember from college and HS classes in criminal justice.
You, and your possessions can not be (legaly) searched unless: 1) you give permission. 2) The officer has a search warrant. Warrants must specifically state WHERE the officers may search (warrant says house, can they search your car on the street? nope). And WHAT they may search for. The what is also important, if they find evidence of other crimes durring the search, it is only valid evidence IF it was in a reasonable place to look for the primary item(s), thus no looking in cookiejars for stolen TVs and assault riffles. 3) Plain Sight. If the evidence is obviously vissable to the officer(s) they can take it, and it is a legal search. So if you get pulled over for running a redlight, and they see a dead hooker in the backseat, then you have problems (this also goes for guns, drugs, etc etc) 4) If the officer(s) are in "hot pursuit", and have a reasonable expectation that you will destroy/remove evidence before they can get a warrant, They may search your person and your immediate surroundings (car, desk, whatever). So, if you get pulled over by the cops and they see you tossing baggies out the window, they will seach you and the rest of your car.
So yes, if an officer asks you to let them search, you can feel free to say no. Be polite, but say no. If an officer INSISTS on searching, make it clear this search is against your will, and then let them. Just remember, pissing off a cop is a STUPID thing to do, and if you do it incorrectly, you can get arrested for what you are doing, and at THAT point they can search your stupid ass, and everything will be admisable as evidence against you.
I think forgetting to mention the camera is the best praise for a camera that you could have.
that hits the nail squarely on the head. Almost always the camera is what is talked about when it comes to problems with the game. If not a single person has mentioned it as a problem that is frankely amazing!
and thanks for the reviews, off to be a good drooling fanboy now.
I thought that the nunchuck was ussed to shiled bash in Z:TP
Could you post up links (groan) to the articles you were talking about?
The best bet would be to have a button that alowes you to go into camera move mode (jsut hold it down and you can now change the camera via the nunchuk). Admitedly, that would take one of the 5 real buttons. But then again, howmany do you need?
1) Swing Sword 2) Interact with what you are pointing at (then again, from what I heard, they cahnged it so you jusyt held down a butto nand swang the WiiMote around to attack, so you could have quick presses be ussed for interact, and a holddown for swing) 3) Move cammera 4&5) Items you have keyed up
Dono, I would like to hear about the controll set up. Well, actualy I would like to have a copy, but that probably will nto be happenign to soon (Didn't get a preorder, and I work weekends, so no camping out, or even getting any where at oppening). My only hope is to get one online or one that a friend of a friend might be picking up.... sigh.
Standard PS2 Controller: 2 analog sticks that can act as buttons 4 standard buttons 4 shoulder buttons 4 directional buttons that are rarely ussed Total? Hard to say. you have quick and easy access to 8 bottons and an analog stick (with a button), pluss a second analog stick and 4 more buttons that can be ussed for things you don't need rapid access to. OR You have 4 buttons and 2 analog sticks (with buttons) pluss 8 more buttons you have access to. (I never saw any FPS/3PS games that ussed this set up, though it would have worked rather nicely) OR 22 buttons (this is counting each axis of motion on a analog stick as 2 buttons for +/-)
WiiMote + Nunchuk 2 3 axis motion sensor 2(1 more then an analoge stick) 1 Pointing device (wiimote) 1 Tilt sensor (WiiMote) 2 standard buttons on the wimote 1 Shoulder button on the wiimote 2 shoulder buttons on the nunchuk 4 Not so readily accesable buttons on the WiiMote (1/2 and +/-) 1 Analog Stick on the Nunchuk (it does not have the functionality of a button unfortunatly) You have: 5 buttons, an analog stick, the equivilent of 2 more (and then some) analoge sticks, a pointing device, and 4 more non readily accessable buttons. OR 25 buttons (Again 2 for each axis of motion)m a tilt sensor, and a pointing device.
so, I think it will work. (note I just sorta did this all in my head, correct me if I am wrong)
the easiest way of handeling a 3ps would be: 1) Point to aim 2) analog to move 3) nunchuk attachment for cammera 4) 5 buttons for standard actions 5) special actions can be controlled via WiiMote motion OR 1) Design a farken good follow cammera 2) Point to aim/turn 3) Analog to move 4) Everything else for actions.
For FPS: 1) Camera/aim via point 2) Motion viat Analog 3) 5 buttons/wimote motion/nunchuck motion for pecial actions
Just my thoughts.
It all comes down to the Devs coming up with good ideas an implementing them properly
hmm, does this sorta set a precedent for us to use our Zunes to hold pirated music? After all, MS Basicly setteled it premptivly by paying off one of the major labels....
That is a cut and past from TFB. that said blog seems to be a blog, about the blogging community (I refuse to use that stupid word), by the blogging community, thus "we".
As for the rest of it.
I dono, possibly I am just to tired to really get what is going on, but WTH is this about?
Some (possibly) large names in the blogging community left/got booted from their respective companies, and none of the bloggers reported on it, but the NYT did.
yup, that is what I am exited about it. And it isn't just a pointer, it is alot more. The ability to point is just one great feature.
However, what if the detection system is not that great? Or it bugs out like it did on the early tech demos using Metroid Prime?
However, I am relatively confident that they will not fail. Afterall, they can only make so many powergloves and U-Forces can they make before they get it right?
Heh, this is actualy one of the few reasonable objections to the Wii (the other is "well, I like prety graphics").
I am a nintendo fanboy, I am gettign a Wii, I am stoked about the controlers. However, there is still that nagging doubt that if they don't pull it off perfectly, where you don't have to think about the controller more then the game, then there will be problems.
Some of my reservations were taken away by the fact that Nintendo announced that not all games will use the WiiMote (Smash Bros will use a clasic controller or a NGC controller). So they are not forcing developers to use it when a standard controller works better.
I also got to play around with a Wii last week (nintendo world store), and the controller DOES seem to work from a functional standpoint. It was responsive, it is not that heavy (It is a lighter then a standard controller, however you are holding it in 1 hand generaly), and it does seem to be acurate.
So, only time will tell, and I still am slightly woried, but I think it will prevail.
EA has released a DIFFERENT madden for the Wii. Instead of the standard "ooooo look our game is so much purdier then last yeras, BUY IT!", they focused compleatly on the controlls.
No, I will not buy it (I hate sports games with a passion), however I might just rent it for the novelty sake.
So even there, we are seeing some of the worst companies out there (I do dislike EA, especialy with them taking the rehash market to the BF series now), however, they seem to actualy taking the inovation ball and running with it....
The standard post the people bring up when ever we start drooling over the Wii (and we do drool a bit)is that is is "all about games".
Well, when people that are involved in making the games express prefference on the Wii, I sorta feel compeled to think that the Wii will have more games (and more importantly, a diverse selection).
the anounced titles for the next year (Wii vs PS3) has be interested in 3 games coming out on the PS3, and about 10 games on the Wii.
True, this is why I don't REALYL endorse the idea.
However, as a counter measure I like te idea of installing a full fledged antimalware tool instead of simply killing what is currently detected.
Instead you end up with a machine that: 1) Has been purged of infections. 2) Is protected against more infections (as you have a standard antimalware program running that will update) 3) Will protect other machines by propagateing to other unsecure machines. 4) A machine that will probably run BETTER then before it was "infected" as it will have only one piece of malware instead of the numerous ones (have you ever seen a machine that managed to only become infected with one piece of malware?)
Also, you have a couple fun other side effects: 1) Properly secured machines will not get infected. 2) If some one takes proper steps on their own, even after beign "infected" they will quickly recover their machine. Afterall one I am discussing IS a piece of Malware, and would thus be recognized as such.
Again, this is a BAD thing to do, however if it DID happen I would laugh and hope the people who wrote it do not get in tomuch trouble.
An idea that has a slightly better moral highground would be something like you said. A program that you run that replies to attacks (either Spam or attempts to propagate a piece of malware) buy "infecting" and cleaning the attack source. After it has cleaned the source it could esily remove itself, or even notify the user that it has cleaned their system and will now remove itself. add in some links to proper antimalware programs, and some educational material.
Create a piece of malware that installs a modified version of a free anti-malware program? Something runs invisibly in the background, auto updates (with out informing the user) etc etc etc.
Now infect as many computers as you can (And ofcourse have it propigate itself).
There yah go, we have solved the malware problem!
Note: I don't ACTUALY endorse this idea. I don't believe in the ends justifying the means. Personaly I think that computer manufacturers/MS (and MS has been doing this, and I am glad that they have) should step up to the problem. I also think that our education system should step up and educate users (aka, the general population) about basic computer security.
It says only actual bids, not the incremental ones up to your max as shown. So why do we see people with 3 bids in a row? Is this caused by them placing a flat bid, not a max bid that promptly gets overwritten by some one elses auto bid (that is thus not shown)?
I am a Nintendo fanboy, I love their stuff. I am also a Valve Fanboy, I love their stuff.
That does not stop me from also admiring/liking other things. Of the past gen I actualy liked the PS2 the best, why? best games on it (largest variety). I admit, I only have a GC (specificly for Zelda/Metroid/Mario), however, I still tihk the PS2 had the best games.
Of the current gen I think the 360 and PS3 have AMAZING graphics, the only problem? I don't have the $$ to buy a HD TV. Also, of the 2 systems, the 360 has a much better game line up for the comming year (there are all of 2 games I would want to buy for the PS3 that are anounced).
the PS3 is having the same problem that I had with the XBox, bvery few interesting/diverse games. Most of them are racing and sports games (aka things I have no interest in). Now the 360 has a nice range of games I would like to play, and the PS3 is looking lackluster.
Remember, fanboy who makes decent post might not be a raving lunatic (though they always still can be).
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the people that modded this as insightful have some issues.
immaculate conception, basicly conception (and thus birth) with out sex. the story does not say that god had sex with mary. It is MAGIC, deal with it.
No I am not a christian, I am an agnostic, I don't CARE about religion. However, I dislike fanatics, no matter what they are fanatical about, it is bad. This includes fanatical religion bashing.
Ha!
This is relativly awsome.
I unfortunatly can't test it out for I lack a Wii, and that makes me sad...
however, some one should actualy mod this guy up, this is the exact info asked about!
well, 2 soloutions.
1) Stop speeding (seriously, what every you have done to get pulled over 10 times, just stop).
2) Make your objections clear, if they insist, LET THEM. Anything they find is inadmisable as evidence (any decent lawyer will get it thrown out).
3) If you regularly are gettign harrassed, report it. If nothing gets done, escelate your report to the next highest point you can find (lather, rinse, repeate)
For refference, the piece of law you are reffering to is reffered to as "hot pursuit".
IANAL, this all comes from what I remember from college and HS classes in criminal justice.
You, and your possessions can not be (legaly) searched unless:
1) you give permission.
2) The officer has a search warrant. Warrants must specifically state WHERE the officers may search (warrant says house, can they search your car on the street? nope). And WHAT they may search for. The what is also important, if they find evidence of other crimes durring the search, it is only valid evidence IF it was in a reasonable place to look for the primary item(s), thus no looking in cookiejars for stolen TVs and assault riffles.
3) Plain Sight. If the evidence is obviously vissable to the officer(s) they can take it, and it is a legal search. So if you get pulled over for running a redlight, and they see a dead hooker in the backseat, then you have problems (this also goes for guns, drugs, etc etc)
4) If the officer(s) are in "hot pursuit", and have a reasonable expectation that you will destroy/remove evidence before they can get a warrant, They may search your person and your immediate surroundings (car, desk, whatever). So, if you get pulled over by the cops and they see you tossing baggies out the window, they will seach you and the rest of your car.
So yes, if an officer asks you to let them search, you can feel free to say no. Be polite, but say no. If an officer INSISTS on searching, make it clear this search is against your will, and then let them. Just remember, pissing off a cop is a STUPID thing to do, and if you do it incorrectly, you can get arrested for what you are doing, and at THAT point they can search your stupid ass, and everything will be admisable as evidence against you.
that hits the nail squarely on the head. Almost always the camera is what is talked about when it comes to problems with the game. If not a single person has mentioned it as a problem that is frankely amazing!
and thanks for the reviews, off to be a good drooling fanboy now.
I thought that the nunchuck was ussed to shiled bash in Z:TP
Could you post up links (groan) to the articles you were talking about?
The best bet would be to have a button that alowes you to go into camera move mode (jsut hold it down and you can now change the camera via the nunchuk). Admitedly, that would take one of the 5 real buttons. But then again, howmany do you need?
1) Swing Sword
2) Interact with what you are pointing at (then again, from what I heard, they cahnged it so you jusyt held down a butto nand swang the WiiMote around to attack, so you could have quick presses be ussed for interact, and a holddown for swing)
3) Move cammera
4&5) Items you have keyed up
Dono, I would like to hear about the controll set up. Well, actualy I would like to have a copy, but that probably will nto be happenign to soon (Didn't get a preorder, and I work weekends, so no camping out, or even getting any where at oppening). My only hope is to get one online or one that a friend of a friend might be picking up....
sigh.
hmm....
Standard PS2 Controller:
2 analog sticks that can act as buttons
4 standard buttons
4 shoulder buttons
4 directional buttons that are rarely ussed
Total? Hard to say.
you have quick and easy access to 8 bottons and an analog stick (with a button), pluss a second analog stick and 4 more buttons that can be ussed for things you don't need rapid access to.
OR
You have 4 buttons and 2 analog sticks (with buttons) pluss 8 more buttons you have access to. (I never saw any FPS/3PS games that ussed this set up, though it would have worked rather nicely)
OR
22 buttons (this is counting each axis of motion on a analog stick as 2 buttons for +/-)
WiiMote + Nunchuk
2 3 axis motion sensor 2(1 more then an analoge stick)
1 Pointing device (wiimote)
1 Tilt sensor (WiiMote)
2 standard buttons on the wimote
1 Shoulder button on the wiimote
2 shoulder buttons on the nunchuk
4 Not so readily accesable buttons on the WiiMote (1/2 and +/-)
1 Analog Stick on the Nunchuk (it does not have the functionality of a button unfortunatly)
You have:
5 buttons, an analog stick, the equivilent of 2 more (and then some) analoge sticks, a pointing device, and 4 more non readily accessable buttons.
OR
25 buttons (Again 2 for each axis of motion)m a tilt sensor, and a pointing device.
so, I think it will work. (note I just sorta did this all in my head, correct me if I am wrong)
the easiest way of handeling a 3ps would be:
1) Point to aim
2) analog to move
3) nunchuk attachment for cammera
4) 5 buttons for standard actions
5) special actions can be controlled via WiiMote motion
OR
1) Design a farken good follow cammera
2) Point to aim/turn
3) Analog to move
4) Everything else for actions.
For FPS:
1) Camera/aim via point
2) Motion viat Analog
3) 5 buttons/wimote motion/nunchuck motion for pecial actions
Just my thoughts.
It all comes down to the Devs coming up with good ideas an implementing them properly
Wii Shall See.
hmm, does this sorta set a precedent for us to use our Zunes to hold pirated music? After all, MS Basicly setteled it premptivly by paying off one of the major labels....
yup, playing with your Wii is deffinatly the best thing to do if you like playign with your self.
Just to point out:
That is a cut and past from TFB. that said blog seems to be a blog, about the blogging community (I refuse to use that stupid word), by the blogging community, thus "we".
As for the rest of it.
I dono, possibly I am just to tired to really get what is going on, but WTH is this about?
Some (possibly) large names in the blogging community left/got booted from their respective companies, and none of the bloggers reported on it, but the NYT did.
so?
we did get FFVII on the PC.
I think we might have gotten another, thoguh I am not sure.
yup, that is what I am exited about it. And it isn't just a pointer, it is alot more. The ability to point is just one great feature.
However, what if the detection system is not that great?
Or it bugs out like it did on the early tech demos using Metroid Prime?
However, I am relatively confident that they will not fail. Afterall, they can only make so many powergloves and U-Forces can they make before they get it right?
hehehehehe
not unless we can reliably clean up after them.
And so long as we don't care about destroying the local exosystem (unless we can make something that will only assault human brains).
Then again, I thought that biological/chemical warfare was one of those big nonos that we all sorta agreed on....
the auction that wient for $89,000,100.00 has been pulled by Ebay.
heh
Heh, this is actualy one of the few reasonable objections to the Wii (the other is "well, I like prety graphics").
I am a nintendo fanboy, I am gettign a Wii, I am stoked about the controlers. However, there is still that nagging doubt that if they don't pull it off perfectly, where you don't have to think about the controller more then the game, then there will be problems.
Some of my reservations were taken away by the fact that Nintendo announced that not all games will use the WiiMote (Smash Bros will use a clasic controller or a NGC controller). So they are not forcing developers to use it when a standard controller works better.
I also got to play around with a Wii last week (nintendo world store), and the controller DOES seem to work from a functional standpoint. It was responsive, it is not that heavy (It is a lighter then a standard controller, however you are holding it in 1 hand generaly), and it does seem to be acurate.
So, only time will tell, and I still am slightly woried, but I think it will prevail.
see, that is sorta the amusing part.
EA has released a DIFFERENT madden for the Wii. Instead of the standard "ooooo look our game is so much purdier then last yeras, BUY IT!", they focused compleatly on the controlls.
No, I will not buy it (I hate sports games with a passion), however I might just rent it for the novelty sake.
So even there, we are seeing some of the worst companies out there (I do dislike EA, especialy with them taking the rehash market to the BF series now), however, they seem to actualy taking the inovation ball and running with it....
The standard post the people bring up when ever we start drooling over the Wii (and we do drool a bit)is that is is "all about games".
Well, when people that are involved in making the games express prefference on the Wii, I sorta feel compeled to think that the Wii will have more games (and more importantly, a diverse selection).
the anounced titles for the next year (Wii vs PS3) has be interested in 3 games coming out on the PS3, and about 10 games on the Wii.
True, this is why I don't REALYL endorse the idea.
However, as a counter measure I like te idea of installing a full fledged antimalware tool instead of simply killing what is currently detected.
Instead you end up with a machine that:
1) Has been purged of infections.
2) Is protected against more infections (as you have a standard antimalware program running that will update)
3) Will protect other machines by propagateing to other unsecure machines.
4) A machine that will probably run BETTER then before it was "infected" as it will have only one piece of malware instead of the numerous ones (have you ever seen a machine that managed to only become infected with one piece of malware?)
Also, you have a couple fun other side effects:
1) Properly secured machines will not get infected.
2) If some one takes proper steps on their own, even after beign "infected" they will quickly recover their machine. Afterall one I am discussing IS a piece of Malware, and would thus be recognized as such.
Again, this is a BAD thing to do, however if it DID happen I would laugh and hope the people who wrote it do not get in tomuch trouble.
An idea that has a slightly better moral highground would be something like you said. A program that you run that replies to attacks (either Spam or attempts to propagate a piece of malware) buy "infecting" and cleaning the attack source. After it has cleaned the source it could esily remove itself, or even notify the user that it has cleaned their system and will now remove itself. add in some links to proper antimalware programs, and some educational material.
Create a piece of malware that installs a modified version of a free anti-malware program?
Something runs invisibly in the background, auto updates (with out informing the user) etc etc etc.
Now infect as many computers as you can (And ofcourse have it propigate itself).
There yah go, we have solved the malware problem!
Note: I don't ACTUALY endorse this idea. I don't believe in the ends justifying the means. Personaly I think that computer manufacturers/MS (and MS has been doing this, and I am glad that they have) should step up to the problem. I also think that our education system should step up and educate users (aka, the general population) about basic computer security.
no, he should be tossed in prison.
Insighting a Riot?
Distrubing the peace?
I don't care, what he did was not stupid, it was blatently incouraging violence.
Final Price?
$89,000,100.00
Now, can some one explain the bid history to me?
It says only actual bids, not the incremental ones up to your max as shown.
So why do we see people with 3 bids in a row?
Is this caused by them placing a flat bid, not a max bid that promptly gets overwritten by some one elses auto bid (that is thus not shown)?
It was at $99,999,999 with 3 mins left
then droped to 90 mill, and is dropping further
hmmm, that is how I play Metal Gear games with my friend.
Admitedly my commentary just consists of humming jungle boogie.
(for those that don't get it, google Metal pr0n Solid 2: Sons of Libido)
yes, however it apparently went over the heads of /. mods and you got modded interesting instead of funny.
(hey, I got the joke, I swear!)
I am a Nintendo fanboy, I love their stuff. I am also a Valve Fanboy, I love their stuff.
That does not stop me from also admiring/liking other things. Of the past gen I actualy liked the PS2 the best, why? best games on it (largest variety). I admit, I only have a GC (specificly for Zelda/Metroid/Mario), however, I still tihk the PS2 had the best games.
Of the current gen I think the 360 and PS3 have AMAZING graphics, the only problem? I don't have the $$ to buy a HD TV. Also, of the 2 systems, the 360 has a much better game line up for the comming year (there are all of 2 games I would want to buy for the PS3 that are anounced).
the PS3 is having the same problem that I had with the XBox, bvery few interesting/diverse games. Most of them are racing and sports games (aka things I have no interest in). Now the 360 has a nice range of games I would like to play, and the PS3 is looking lackluster.
Remember, fanboy who makes decent post might not be a raving lunatic (though they always still can be).