Comment Re:48 is sufficient for most Ph.D. dissertations. (Score 1) 366
Word 2010 supports ligatures.
Comment Re:No respect for intellectual property... (Score 2, Insightful) 174
(full disclosure, I worked for GW for a year back in 1995)
I don't disagree that their behavior is shady and underhanded, but if you're signing a contract with all these restrictions surely alarm bells should be going off. It's only sensible then that you should do some research into what you're getting yourself into.
It just sounds like classic selling your soul to the devil for short term gain.
Comment Re:No respect for intellectual property... (Score 0, Troll) 174
I don't get this whining about contracts that have been freely entered into. If it's so bad, why do people (you?) agree to their terms? Just don't sell Games Workshop product, sell something else.
Comment Re:And subscription is compulsory in the UK becaus (Score 1) 179
This is not entirely correct. You don't need a license to view catch-up programmes but you do need one for live simulcast programming.
Comment Re:Needs pictures. (Score 1) 412
Wikipedia currently doesn't support downloading complete image dumps. I guess it has something to do with the 2.8 terrabyte file size.
Comment Re:Celsius: It's for telling temperature (Score 1) 1233
This is very true. I lived all my life in the UK and then moved to Montreal last January. It's surprising how quickly -10 becomes "not too cold".
Comment Re:It didn't bring people to the platform (Score 1) 364
Most game developers I've worked with cut their programming teeth on PCs as either bedroom programmers or at school/uni.
Everything I know about 360 and PS2/3 programming I learned on the job with 360 and PS2/3 dev kits.
Comment Tabs on top helps usability... (Score 1) 556
There seems to be a lot of hate for tabs-on-top but there is good evidence that it improves usability as it takes advantage of Fitt's Law. In particular, interface elements which are placed on the edge of the screen effectively becomes infinitely tall or wide and a much easier target for a user to hit.
Comment Re:does an iphone.... (Score 1) 582
I'm calling bullshit on this. The Wii is not more powerful than the most powerful gaming machines of a few years ago.
Just take a look at the technical specifications for the Wii.
Compare them with the requirements for running Unreal Tournament 2004 or Doom 3 and you can see that the Wii is not in that league at all.
The Wii is essentially a suped up GameCube with an innovative input method.
Comment Re:re-read the section you quote (Score 1) 324
This is true, it's for accounts where the bank has lost contact with the customer.
Comment Re:Legality? (Score 2, Informative) 338
This point from the website you mention would seem to apply to this case:
My personal take is that unless money has changed hands (in this case it hadn't) the store shouldn't be forced to honour an obvious mistake, especially as in this case the guy was acting in bad faith as he knew that the item was worth > 10x the listed price.
15. What if an item is marked the wrong price and the clerk catches it before I pay; am I entitled to buy the item at the price marked?
This is a fact-specific question best answered by a court. A store may not knowingly charge or attempt to charge a price higher than the price marked on the item. MCL 445.354. Therefore, the consumer may have a claim if the store will not sell the item at the price marked. However, the consumer may face obstacles convincing a court that the store knowingly charged the higher price when the pricing mistake is not intentional and will result in an obvious windfall to the consumer.
My personal take is that unless money has changed hands (in this case it hadn't) the store shouldn't be forced to honour an obvious mistake, especially as in this case the guy was acting in bad faith as he knew that the item was worth > 10x the listed price.
Still A Rough Road Ahead for the PlayStation 3 304
TobyToadstool writes "Despite the good news out of GDC last week, it still seems like Sony's new console has some image management to do. CNET says that the PlayStation 3 is 'the most unwanted console in recent memory' and asks 'why is the PS3 so undesirable?' They specifically question the company's wisdom in emphasizing the power of the console. Their impression is that this invites developers to neglect gameplay, in favour of investing in graphics. Likewise, Gamespot is running a piece suggesting ten ways to make the PS3 worth buying. A lower price is just one of the suggestions with exclusives, and the need for online standardization, following close behind. Looks like Sony still has its work cut out."
3D Martian Flyover Movies 69
Matthew Sparkes writes "NASA has created two virtual flyovers of the Mars rover landing sites using 3D imagery from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (New Scientist story here). The images were made using the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, MRO's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). The three-dimensional information is obtained by taking pairs of images from slightly different vantage points as the spacecraft orbits the Red Planet."
EA CEO Larry Probst Steps Down 49
wjamesau writes "After 2006's rollercoast stock performance and amid criticism that the giant publisher had become over-reliant on sequels, Electronic Arts' CEO Larry Probst has just stepped down. GigaGamez reports, and wonders if this means other publishers will feel pressure to develop more original IP."
