Splines

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721.
by Splines 15y ago
I'll agree that the "follow-the-plot" infographics are too common (we don't need more than one), but the meta-issues are particularly interesting (and I think have all been discussed before). At first watch it's clear (apart from the ending
722.
by Splines 15y ago
Yup. Especially since you transition away from an active lifestyle of walking/biking everywhere for classes.
723.
by Splines 15y ago
Maybe for you, but I prefer using my email address. It's certainly plausible that Google or FB login is a more pleasant experience for customers, just be aware that a non-zero number of people will bounce from your site if that's all you of
724.
by Splines 15y ago
Anecdotal evidence, but over the last month I've seen Chrome not work on a few websites (broken js) and have seen the crashes due to flash a few times too. Recent changes have not been for the better. I've recently switched back to FF and
725.
by Splines 15y ago
You know, you're probably right, I think I'm off about 2 years. Yeah, in my BBS days I remember downloading MOD files and demo videos. I still remember being blown away by Future Crew.
726.
by Splines 15y ago
BBS's also functioned in a similar way before Usenet did. That said, Napster made it all really easy. They also came along when CD drives were finally commonplace, and Winamp had seeded the ground by having people build up a library of M
727.
by Splines 15y ago
That's interesting. I guess Apple decided not to enable vsync? I don't recall seeing tearing playing games on my 4S though, can developers elect to turn it back on?
728.
by Splines 15y ago
Borderlands did it pretty well. I wouldn't mind playing a fantasy-themed Borderlands.
729.
by Splines 15y ago
That makes me curious - what is the maximum number of modifiers I can apply to one drink to arrive to a second drink on the same menu? Bonus points if it's cheaper.
730.
by Splines 15y ago
> Are Microsoft engineers encouraged from top down to do this? I'm an IC, and while there is bit a "boo Google" going on in the kool-aid, we don't sit around shaking our fist at them every moment we get. I try to use the best tools I
731.
by Splines 15y ago
I think it's a lesson about the end-game. What do your players do when they've finished your game, and are willing to play it from the start again? What can you offer them? If you could get your sims characters to craft items with a proba
732.
by Splines 15y ago
MSFT does (IMO) rigorous usability testing, but I'm not so sure the organization is agile enough to take that feedback into account.
733.
by Splines 15y ago
This is what we do for our son. From what I can remember it isn't obvious that you can set up an iTunes account without a credit card - we had to go into iTunes (on a PC) after-the-fact to remove the CC info.
734.
by Splines 15y ago
> the default "no barrier" purchase mechanism Ugh. This, combined with the x-minute no-password-required feature have contributed to more than one horror story I've personally heard. This is why I disable IAP on my iPhone. I haven't
735.
by Splines 15y ago
I've seen child-oriented cases that have a hard cover over the home button. This was for an iPhone/iPod, but they probably exist for the iPad as well.
736.
by Splines 15y ago
Just curious - what's your privacy policy? Are you storing any of the messages that get pushed through this service?
737.
by Splines 15y ago
Indeed. The music was done well too, IMO. If you had the same crew apply their technology to the "Hotel Hospital" video[1], it'd be pretty uninteresting. I'd be willing to watch more of this story even if were animated like Reboot[2]. [1
738.
by Splines 15y ago
I remember a story where some guy/clan had a bunch of PLEX in a freighter, and they lost the whole lot when it was blown up. The real value of that PLEX was not insignificant.
739.
by Splines 15y ago
I would much much much rather have a way to get my Xbox controller to talk to my iPhone. Many games are designed well to take into account the touchscreen, but games that present virtual thumbsticks are usually problematic.
740.
by Splines 15y ago
I'd be very interested to know if it's even possible to create a game where you genuinly feel remorse for killing an innocent person while chasing "the bad guy". Many games have innocent bystanders, and there is a spectrum of consequence, f
741.
by Splines 15y ago
I play Charadium - if you're interested in this genre I suggest taking a look at it. Plus there's no IAP, which in my mind is a plus.
742.
by Splines 15y ago
> Desktop blows away iTunes for music playback. iTunes is perhaps a better music/app/video store, but the interface sucks, it's laggy. It looks out of place because it's using dated Mac aesthetics in a Windows environment. For a compan
743.
by Splines 15y ago
They do have a solution: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx I've never used it though, as I already have old XP media and like using Virtualbox.
744.
by Splines 15y ago
I think MSFT is worried about a future where IT workers bring in their personal tablets for consumption work - at some point they're going to become "good enough" for their creation work and replace the desktop PC (similar words were probab
745.
by Splines 15y ago
There's a legitimate use-case for people who don't or can't use a credit card. We sometimes give iTunes credit to our son as a gift. He can buy whatever he wants, but his iPhone is not connected to our credit card so he has to limit his sp
746.
by Splines 15y ago
But why would I buy someone (let alone someone I don't know well) an Android Market gift card? It has a high probability of being useless to them. Unless there's something I'm not seeing - there's a chicken & egg problem here.
747.
by Splines 15y ago
Sort of reminds me of the board game "Scotland Yard". It'd be interesting to see if an analysis with a mathematical bent would yield some tips for playing the game.
748.
by Splines 15y ago
> the new My Little Pony Which is extremely entertaining, by the way. Also, oddly enough, it has formed quite the internet cult following. I think it's quite the cute show. It's annoying that my kids and I can only watch it in lette
749.
by Splines 15y ago
I've heard that the original set of MSFT buildings in Redmond (were they there in 1984? I don't know) were designed with maximizing the number of window offices in mind. They are shaped like an "X".
750.
by Splines 15y ago
It depends on what team you're on. Most (all?) of the older buildings in Redmond are private offices (and sometimes people are doubled up depending on space). I've seen cubicles in some of the newer buildings where Xbox/Zune people work.

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