column5

Proud Nonbeliever

SPOILERS It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I'm not sure that the actress playing Sarah Connor is going to be able to pull off the bad-ass like Linda Hamilton did in T2, and I'm sorry to see that John Connor is still as annoying a character as in T2. So, questions. Now we have a set of time-displacement equipment, an advanced weapon, and a bunch of Terminator parts scattered in a bank Vault in LA in 1999. Are they going to resolve that somehow? Because, you know...ah screw it time-travel stories always suck if your over-analyze them. Maybe they will come up with a creative way to get rid of that stuff tonight.

I've always felt like the stock F-104 FM was off somehow. Doesn't seem to have that missile-like performance.

Yeah but the thing about the iPod...and I say this having owned many other MP3 players...is that it is just so easy to use. The interface and iTunes integration are perfect. And I don't buy anything from iTunes, I just use it to rip my CDs and load the iPod. It does what it does perfectly.

Been really pleased with the PS3 in the short time I've owned it. replaces my DVD player and D-Link media center (which was zapped months ago in a storn) and gives me Blu-Ray and game console capability I did not have previously.

Oh? It read like this to me: column5: That Neil is one bad motherf-- Jedi Master: SHUT YOUR MOUTH! column5: But I'm just talkin bout Neil... Jedi Master: Then we can dig it! Guess I misread it, eh?

It would have been frightful...no doubt.

Well hell we are not talking about politics anymore.

Its all but over...Universal and Paramount will surrender... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080...y-imminent.html

Naw, I just used my intarweb supa bully powas to drive him off.

The 'fro was given to him by the Archangel Steve and is the source of his singing prowess. Notice that when he lost the 'fro sometime in the 80s, his poweres declined to a mere trifle.

Its Neil Diamond's creedo.

They'll come down. Best Buy had one for $299 at Christmas. Next Christmas a $199 player is guaranteed, maybe even $149.

The only thing an Internet politics thread is good for is to attack and destroy your enemies. Crush them, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.

The one on my site does not have CCIP. We have a version 2.0 in the works that will, but it will not be released until we see what avionics updates will be in the next patch. That means that when beta testers get WOI, we will make a decision on when to release.

I hope the F-22 is at our next local airshow.

His 'fro is a national treasure. I hear they have it on display in Vegas.

And if you are really into the game, the Razbam Skyraider offers a major upgrade over the free one. It is superior in all respects.

Next thing. The UPnP client support works like a champ. Got Twonky Media installed on my PC and connected with the PS3. Can now stream my MP3 library (and videos if I had any) to the PS3. The best aprt is the trippy-cool 3D Earth from space visualization thing you can play while music is streaming. Hell of cool and would be killer on a big 1080p set with a fat J lit up playing the soundtrack to Flash Gordon.

One thing I just learned. The 40GB PS3 will not play PS2 games. Seems kind of silly. I thought I might be able to pick up some of the old Grand Theft Auto games but alas I will not be able to. Not a huge deal but if anyone else is considering a PS3, keep that in mind. You need to 80GB model for PS2 emulation.

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

My Bucs got creamed by the freaking New York Giants.

Well I picked up a PS3. So far i'm pretty happy with it. It came with Spiderman 3 BD and I got Drake's Fortune so I could check out a game. My thoughts in no particular order: 1. The console is easy to set up and get going. Took me about 15 minutes, and most of that was digging around behind my receiver. 2. BD is a great looking format. I only have a 720p TV but the improvement over DVD is apparant. 3. Drake's Fortune is a great looking game, and fun. Was up until 2 AM this morning. 4. Downloaded Gran Turismo HD Concept, the demo for GT5. Haven't played yet but loaded it and watched the demo movies. Stunning. 5. The fan is kind of loud...only noticeable when its quiet in the room but then its a little intrusive. Annoying enough to get up and turn the thing off. So I'm enjoying it. Thanks for all the advice!

My concern is that PS3 was criticised a lot when it was released. Of course, a lot of that was probably from fanboys of other consoles, and they have had over a year to work on firmware.

That's the way I am leaning. I get the BD player and for basically $100 extra a nice game console. I have some Best Buy gift cards so the cost winds up being pretty low.