Sarah81

The newest system in my apartment is a SNES. That's because my brothers are the ones who own the newer systems (XBox and PS2 - oh and there's a Dreamcast, N64 and GameCube floating around back home somewhere as well). My sibs are *far* more into gaming than I am so ... unless it's an old-school gaming system, I'm going to have to say that I've basically always preferred PC gaming. My computer handles all the games that I actually care about (mostly strategy games or action titles - but nothing overly complex) ... so I don't see the need to invest a few hundred bucks plus the cost of each game for a separate system. That and I get more joy out of finding a game that one of my sibs is drooling over, buying it and giving it to them randomly just to watch their jaws smack into the floor. Okay so I'm a dork but at least I enjoy it.

The GTA series. Especially London because a cheat code lets you shoot people while still driving the car. Yeah, it's technically not a shooting game, but that's usually what I end up doing with it. (And no - I've never actually beaten any of the games in the series. I get distracted with the violent rampages and forget about the missions.)

And now every Web-based e-mail service in the world is going to take part of this "We have the most space! We're awesome!" trend. I can't even use ten gigs of hard drive space on my laptop ... I can't imagine filling a TB with e-mails/files/attachments/etc. And even if I did try it, who's to say that the server is actually stable? That's just what I'd want: to do my e-mailing with a server that's so obsessed with offering the most storage space that they don't have time/resources to make sure that everyone's accounts are stable and don't, you know, make everything vanish periodically. (And don't tell me it's never happened before - why do you think I don't use online storage?)

If your CD copy is messed up, shouldn't you either a) contact the manufacturer for support or make sure that it's actually the CD-ROM and not your CD-ROM *drive* that's messed up? Just a thought.

If it's paper-thin, is it as fragile as, say, the newspaper? Unless the company can come up with a way of making it super-durable, it's going to be a huge disappointment.As for the written word slowly disappearing: I don't see it happening for decades, if not longer. Unless Siemens or some other company can make their paper-thin screens fold up like newspapers to fit into briefcases and pockets, many commuters and other such people will still read the daily news the old-school way. And if the screen is small enough to fit into the pocket or briefcase without taking up all the space ... a lot of people aren't going to like it because they'll only get a few lines of text at a time (most newspaper readers scan in chunks to find leads, teasers, points of entry and other areas of interest before they actually jump into a story).Anyway .. it's still fascinating to hear about what this company came up with. I'd love to see it evolve into something practical so that lots of people will want to use it.

I'm sure that the girls who wear them get stares everywhere they go ... but if I had one of those skirts ... I would convince one of my brothers to wear it out to the store just to see how people reacted. I'd obviously go along and take my dig. camera, because I KNOW that peoples' reactions would be perfect Kodak moments. Mwahaha.

Hah! If Norton really goes through with the price increase, a LOT of their customers will say "forget it" and try something else. I'm actually going to tell my mom about this Norton increase thing the next time I talk with her so that she doesn't bother renewing her subscription when it's due. I'll be sure to hook her up with a better setup that won't cost her anything but will still work ... sort of like the stuff I'm using.

How about the fact that so many people saw it, and then after seeing it ran out to buy the DVD when it hit the shelves? Is that scary enough for ya? *grins*

I didn't realize that bugmenot was available as a FF ext. I just had a link to their Web site on my FF toolbar folder. As for the other extensions: I use and love them. They're just a couple of more reasons why I've become a devout Firefox fan in the last few months especially.

I love being able to find just about any information that I want with a few mouse clicks. It's easier than walking to my school's library. It's a lot faster. I get more results. And in some cases, I can even contribute my own knowledge (wikipedia, for example, or any forum). It's great for research, or when I'm just curious about something and want an answer quickly.But when it comes to reading for the fun of it, I'll still take actual paper. It's a comfort thing, I suppose, because I can lie down on my bed and be comfy while I lose myself in a book.Which I have yet to be able to do on my computer. Even with eBook readers I don't see it replacing the "old school way." But then I have to wonder: what about kids who are being born and brought up now, with so many books and other things adapted for the Internet? Will they feel the same way about curling up on the couch with a novel, or will reading online (or an ebook reader or whatever else) be their nature, as it's my nature to do the former?

That really stinks - I understand having a few bugs in a new game, but so many and so serious? That's just stupid. I don't have a PSP, but thanks for the heads-up. If I run into someone who's thinking of buying this title, I'll tell 'em to rent it first and see what they really think.

I LOVE freeware! If nothing else, it gives me a good idea of how the program is essentially supposed to work. And then, if I hate that company's freeware, I can go out and look for another company's non-freeware. Or something.I also love guiltware. it's not common, but the concept is pretty sweet: tell users that it's free to use as long as they want, but if they feel guilty about not paying for their programs, they can make a donation (any amount that they want) to a charity.There was one non-Windows version of Notepad years and years ago that was guiltware. Naturally, I've upgraded to newer computers (and have had quite a few total system crashes) since then ... that was like eight years ago. I can't remember the name of it, but it was a really sweet, stable, easy to use Notepad type application. I wish I could remember what it was called so I could go look for it.

I thought the Loch Ness monster turned out to be a very shadowy, very staged photo of a kid's pool toy (those inflatable rings that they sit in - photog. found one that had a little head on it like a sea monster or dragon would if you used your imagination).That's just what I'd heard about it, anyway. I could be thinking of something entirely different but it sounds about right.

Many developers get away with putting out pathetic, barely-changed sequels because we consumers will buy almost anything. So, if we don't want to see really sad and blatant ripoffs anymore, we should rent before we buy, then just not buy the really sorry games. It would take COUNTLESS people doing this (refusing to buy) before developers got the hint, of course, but at least it would save you and me the $49.99 retail price of Yet Another Dumb Game.However: many developers have also come up with some pretty sweet changes/improvements. Rockstar Games as a whole is usually really good about doing something new, instead of repackaging the same old junk and calling it an improvement.Speaking of Rockstar Games: anybody know when "Bully" is supposed to come out? I've been drooling over the potential of that title for MONTHS now!

My vote's definitely with Firefox. I don't have any problems with it being slow ... and I really appreciate the tabbed browsing and all the add-ons and customizations I can have with it. Oh, and the fact that it's free doesn't hurt either.As for its security issues: I'd find that in any Web browser I use. If I rely on the programmers to keep my system safe and ad/spyware free, instead of getting off my lazy butt and doing something on my end (firewall/spyware remover/paying attention to what's being done in my web browser/etc.) then I'm going to have security problems. But I'll have less if I take some initiative and use what little common sense God gave me. Heh.

Uhh .. EMPs have been around for a while now. Even "24," that insipid annoying show, had a storyline about them. I'm not entirely sure if they could actually kill people (interesting question to ask, though), but I DO know that they wipe out data very nicely. I wouldn't mind if one was accidentally set off near IRS headquarters, now that I think about it ... hmm ... no more audits. Mwahaha!

hehehe ... some of those are actually fairly decent creations. I know it's not cool to think that just because they're doing it with tampons, I shouldn't expect anything overly artistic ... but still. It's better than I expected.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind having a cooling pad for my Compaq. It doesn't get *too* terribly hot, but after about thirty minutes of working with it on my lap I get the feeling that I'm ironing the upper legs of my jeans. Which of course would be okay if I could balance the laptop on other parts of said jeans periodically so that the whole pair actually gets the same press job.Or maybe not.Unfortunately I haven't heard too much about any particular brand. If anybody actually uses one, I'd love to hear more about it. Just might get one next time I have a little cash (and maybe even order it with my upgraded, better laptop battery).

When I started learning HTML, I went to HTMLGoodies.com - it's fairly comprehensive, easy to understand, and fun to boot. The author goes into a lot of the more advanced stuff (scripting, etc.) but he starts with the simple stuff for visitors who, like me at the time I first started going there, had absolutely no idea of what was going on. It's worth at least a quick look.

Wow. That's sincerely sweet news, man. I can't wait to see where they go with this and what becomes of it. Just think: anywhere that there's electricity, there's a high-speed Internet connection. That would blow my mother's mind - she lives in the middle of nowhere and can only get dial-up. I feel for her.

I've heard just a tiny bit about this before. Great idea if you ask me. The more stuff we can pack onto DVDs, the more the film industry will charge for them (because, with this new technology, really bad movies can have over TWICE the lame commentary as they do now). Really though, seriously, for the more practical uses, I'm all for it.

For some reason, I don't really dig the idea of sending a bunch of really bad drivers (read: most motorists, at least in America) into the sky, where there are no lanes, barriers or other such funnels/channels, to drive/fly/whatever.But hey - I'm all about the alternative-fuel concept! If motor companies would put more effort and money into alt. fuels for vehicles that stay on the ground (at least until someone figures out how to route sky traffic without getting everybody killed), I'd be insanely happy.

good - we could use some better security on these systems. Then again ... how many patches and fixes will they release shortly afterward to "fix" SP3? Hehe.

Wow - math-related excuses for why you didn't do math homework. How cool! Me? I'm an English major, so my excuses usually run along the lines of:1. Cujo ate it.2. Dracula ate it.3. Moby **** ate it.etc.*smirks*

Wow - this sounds great!I'm an English major at a university that's practiced a "zero tolerance" policy forever. If a student inadvertently forgets to cite just ONE SOURCE on a research paper, the professor has the authority to flunk the paper and the university can in theory expel that student. They usually aren't that harsh about it if it's a legitimate mistake, but they *do* kick students out who knowingly cheat like this.I'm all for it. I work too hard to come up with my own stuff - and make sure that the stuff I cite is properly documented and referenced so that the actual authors can get the credit they deserve - to watch stupid cheaters get away with doing little or no work, but receive better grades than I get (because they inevitably copy authors who are REALLY good).So, the more resources that teachers - whether in high school or university - can get to stop cheating, the better.