Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, May 06, 2006 6:00pm PDTOooooh.. new 15 screen theater opens up a couple blocks away. Of course 12 of those screens are showing Mission Impossible 3. It's like it's impossible to avoid the movie! LOLOL!
- Your rad new keyless car isnt so secure - Google allegedly making money on child porn - Cell phone behavior for weather data - Thinking about living longer? - Do not become a technology slaveLastly, congrats to SomethingAwful on their latest lawsuit threat.
Dear Esther Mac port confirmed
Killing Floor hits a million sales, discounted on Steam
Jam Live Music Arcade announced for PS3, Xbox 360
Metal Gear Online to quietly die this summer
Mad Riders: Techland's ATV racer coming to PC, PSN, XBLA
US Retail price $499 (20 GB), $599 (60 GB)
Controllers will look exactly like PS2 controllers, but have 6 degrees of motion sense (like Wii but extra dimension)
2 million on launch, 4 million by end of year, 6 million by March next year.
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Sharks win, and the Ducks get yet another shutout from Bryzgalov.
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So I am not doing as much damage as a warlock should so I think I need to re-spec and rethink a few things.
I like this spec. The SM/Ruin = Highest DPS for Warlock however I really need Curse of Exhaustion for BG/PvP which it does not permit. Anyone see a way to tweek this to allow it?
Also how do cast your spells? Currently I play with a party of 5 so I open with a marco that does Curse of Reckless on the warriars target and sticks the Imp on it too. Then I send Corruption and Immulate. Death Coil if they come for me and then Drain Life.
If a mob of 3 or more come then I am doing the same except I skip Immulate and drop curses (depending on what I am against) and Corruption on all then rain of fire (since warrior has sudderd armor on all by then).
What cha think?
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I just spent my weekend going to scuba-diving classes. After breathing compressed air for a few hours, you get very tired. I'm getting certified on the 20th and 21st so I can go diving in Barbados this summer.
Anyone else here ever gone scuba diving? Did you enjoy it? Swimming in a 7ft pool was kind of fun, but I really just want to go see some fishies and coral.
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I cannot get conditional breakpoints to work for the life of me and I'm about to murder someone. I've got a for loop with the incrementing variable 'i' and i've tried every conceivable combination of expressions to get the damn program to break when i > 500;
i've tried:
and on and on.. and nothing seems to work; it always barfs and tells me that I need a well formed java expression in there.
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From an article in this weeks TIME:
Nintendo gave TIME the first look at its new controller–but before I pick it up, Miyamoto suggests that I remove my jacket. That turns out to be a good idea. The first game I try–Miyamoto walks me through it, which to a gamer is the rough equivalent of getting to trade bons mots with Jerry Seinfeld–is a Warioware title (Wario being Mario’s shorter, fatter evil twin). It consists of dozens of manic five-second mini games in a row. They’re geared to the Japanese gaming sensibility, which has a zany, cartoonish, game-show bent. In one hot minute, I use the controller to swat a fly, do squat-thrusts as a weight lifter, turn a key in a lock, catch a fish, drive a car, sauté some vegetables, balance a broom on my outstretched hand, color in a circle and fence with a foil. And yes, dance the hula. Since very few people outside Nintendo have seen the new hardware, the room is watching me closely.
It’s a remarkable experience. Instead of passively playing the games, with the new controller you physically perform them. You act them out. It’s almost like theater: the fourth wall between game and player dissolves. The sense of immersion–the illusion that you, personally, are projected into the game world–is powerful. And there’s an instant party atmosphere in the room. One advantage of the new controller is that it not only is fun, it looks fun. When you play with an old-style controller, you look like a loser, a blank-eyed joystick fondler. But when you’re jumping around and shaking your hulamaker, everybody’s having a good time.
After Warioware, we play scenes from the upcoming Legend of Zelda title, Twilight Princess, a moody, dark (by Nintendo’s Disneyesque standards) fantasy adventure. Now I’m Errol Flynn, sword fighting with the controller, then aiming a bow and arrow, then using it as a fishing rod, reeling in a stubborn virtual fish. The third game, and probably the most fun, is also the simplest: tennis. The controller becomes a racket, and I’m smacking forehands and stroking backhands. The sensors are fine enough that you can scoop under the ball to lob it, or slice it for spin. At the end, I don’t so much put the controller down as have it pried from my hands.
That's just a small except of the article so I thought it would be ok to post as a quote. Buy TIME!
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Well, I'm about to step out the door. This is going to be so painful...
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http://tools.fodey.com/generators/animated/ninjatext.asp
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I bought a 2007 Toyota Camry on Saturday, so I went and took some pictures of it yesterday. Since it was a really bright day in LA yesterday the pictures are a little overexposed.
Here are the pics:
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It's been a helluva ride... but I think I'm ready for the next phase of my life (the one with big screen tvs, nice cars, and pretty girls) to start. :)
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Test Drive Unlimited demo is now up!
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http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/1562/E3-2006-Game-List/p1/
This year is going to be crazy busy, i almost feel sorry for those going to cover it. almost.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800141.html?nav=rss_email/components
I don't mean to start a war thread where everybody yells and calls eachother idiots. I'm hoping good things come out of this and it leads to a cooperative effort to clean up Iraq and build an uneasy trust between our two very different cultures.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/08/television.pilots.reut/index.html
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Say I have two physical HDD, C:\ and D:\. Drive D: is failing (IDE device failing errors, disappearing from windows explorer until reboot, disk write error, etc.).
Is is possible when running apps/games from this failing drive for it to cause spontaneous reboots of WinXP? Further, would it be possible for these spontaneous reboots to cause corruption of the windows installation on C: such that the machine no longer boots? (does boot in safe mode).
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http://www.3drealms.com/prey/images/preyfaceplate.jpg
*Note: this faceplate is for E3 and they are not sure if it will see commercial sale or not.
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Was Halo 2 really chopped in half? :|
The book also offers a fantastic window into the struggles behind launching Halo 2... Jason Jones' suggestion to postpone its release until the Xbox 360 (but instead simply saving the second half of the game for 360), to even Ed Fries' last ditch threat to quit his job if Bungie weren't given to the fall of 2004 to finish the game.
See 1Up story below.
- MS passed on GTA3 exclusivity?
- Went for Gears of War instead of an exclusive game from Valve? (I wonder if last week's Valve announcement could have put something exclusive back on the table)
Next-Gen Review http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2946&Itemid=2
Next-Gen extracts http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2923&Itemid=2
1Up extracts http://1up.com/do/feature?cId=3150432&did=1
VGM Watch Interview http://vgmwatch.com/?p=990
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http://drawn.ca/2006/05/06/battlestar-simpsonica/
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TLDR, all US cabinet positions are supposed to talk about victory in Iraq even the USDA.
Is it just me or WTF???
Now I'm going to be 6 hours late. One of my coworkers was running late, unfortunately, he was the driver. :(
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http://www.smartofficenews.com.au/Computing/Industry?article=/Computing/Industry/News/D2M2P2K3
SGI Goes Arse Up
Silicon Graphics, the incredible shrinking workstation maker, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to news wires.
In court papers filed today, SGI said it had been "challenged by delays in introducing new technology, a focus on more specialised markets and more intense competition from larger rivals", Reuters reports.
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http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392785
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http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/shoot_em_up/downloadable_hounds_from_the_xbox_live_marketplace
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So if the estimated delivery date for something I ordered is tomorrow, but according to the tracking information, it's on the delivery truck today, and it was loaded up at the distribution center that's 5 miles from my apartment, does that mean I'll get it today?
I should so be at work right now, but I refuse to leave if my package is coming today.
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http://nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com/
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Well -- I'm not really a marblehead looking fella anymore. I shaved my head this weekend so I guess I would be classified as "stonehead" or something. For those of you who shave your head (above the belt) what kind of razor do you use? I've been using my old Mach 3 w/ new blades but there has got to be something better out there. Thanky.
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I want to upgrade my AGP system one last time before having to move to PCI-E and am trying to get a feel for x800 pro vs. 7800GS performance. The closest thing I can find for benchmarks all use the 6800 Ultra as a comparison.
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