Another word and the forces will abolish all forms of Cilantro on this planet called Earth, message received from Planet Janet
- Janet
Message to Planet Janet: you know you love it with cilantro, baby.
- Steven Perez
Now see this is the interesting thing: if anybody posts, then you have to. So if everybody keeps posting, you'll just have to keep up with us. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
- CAJ, somewhere else
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
pffft. Those who pit Sesame Street monsters against one another do not understand the spirit of the show; therefore, your argument is invalid.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Does Elmo like triangles as much as Telly? I THINK NOT. Therefore, Telly > Elmo.
- Steven Perez
from IM
I CAN ATTEST THAT PEA IS, IN FACT, ALL SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE. Argue that, and let's see how mean you really wanna be. In the meantime, my head hurts so discuss this amongst yourselves. You can summarize it for me later.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Debating tip: never try to get in the last word. Always give your opponent the opportunity to get in the last word. By some sort of mysterious karmic law, your persuasiveness will improve immeasurably. :)
- Sean McBride
Steven Perez isn't a Bunneh!!! As long as he doesn't respond.
- Jimminy
This is a point that can never be proved, nor disproved until all but one of us are dead.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
So... it's kind of like a "tontine" but with a pretty weak payoff?
- Mark Jepsen
Hmmm, actually, it only needs to continue until Steven Perez is dead (of very old age, i of course hope). Our victory is guaranteed. Of course, if friendfeed gets eaten by fb, it's just going to be a race to get the last comment in before the site goes down.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
It's okay, he's got a Catch-22 now. Steven Perez isn't a Bunneh, so long as he doesn't respond. And we all know he refutes his Bunneh status.
- Jimminy
It was real hawt in the town that night! IF I EDIT 18 hours later like now - is your last still last if comments are disabled? A hawt question.
- L Stephen Cleary
Steven is a Bunneh!!! He responded when I said he wasn't. Bunneh's can win if they want.
- Jimminy
Steven, I'm sure that not even you would resort to cheating to get the last word. I vote we just find the comment limit. It's gonna be a number ending in '0'
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
You did see where I said that I like my food scared and running, yeah? Mmmmm, ferret-ka-bobs ...
- Steven Perez
from IM
I do indeed see where this is headed, and no sir, I don't like it. *calls upon the forces of Voltron
- Tsali, The Native of FF
from IM
Sadly, the only Voltron to heed your call is the vehicle Voltron. And I disabled that yo-yo by pulling out the sparks plugs in the car feet.
- Steven Perez
from IM
very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy
- Steven Perez
from IM
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY
- Steven Perez
from IM
I think friendfeed only put the extra "Add comment" link at the bottom of threads because of this specific thread. It took me a full 20 seconds to scroll from one end of it to the other.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
hmm... 800+ comments on this thread, and this is my first, and probably last comment on this thread. I wonder should I read all the comments, or just post?
- Mike Nencetti
Are you guys still trying to win?
- Steven Perez
from IM
23 years from now, Steven will still check his MSGoogle MyFriendFace feed every morning so he can respond to this post with 3,137,783 comments...
- Joe....
from iPod
After half a month there must have been moment you thought it would not be a real big deal if you eventually should NOT have the last word, I suppose?
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
Now that you've nearly reached 1100 comments, I realized that I hadn't officially "liked" this yet! Error rectified, though you're clearly a comment whore, you show great panache while doing so!
- Mark Jepsen
Ohhh, you mean that place, which is totally faked by a #viciousbunneh who was in cahoots with the government in taking all the alfalfa plants into an underground hidden bunker.
- Tsali, The Native of FF
I will allow you to have the last word. But to take that last word you are surrendering your honor to a den of sightless whores.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Eventually, the whole thread will go backwards to the beginning.
- WorldofHiglet
That sounds like more fun than I imagine you wanted it to.
- Steven Perez
from IM
It was a test. Honor is pride. A den of sightless whores is merely an event that you will carry forever. You have attained the 7th level of enlightenment.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Considering that this thread has only been around since August, and has been shut down for the last two months, that's not too bad.
- Steven Perez
from IM
"Well, are they? It’s a topic which has been discussed a lot during the first half of 2009 and depending on who you ask and when you’ll get a series of different answers – and I’ve definitely been guilty of trying to persuade others one way or the other, which is due to more than just my argumentative nature. It’s a complex issue." EDIT: Listen from 39mins on their podcast about this: http://www.bit-tech.net/blog...
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
The PC gaming market has changed. It is a great place for indie game development, casual games, and for titles of certain other genres. Consoles allow for much easier development (if you can get permission to work with the dev hardware) and provide superior copy protection. PC gaming will never die as long as there's a kid out there with an idea for the best game ever, because options for making it on a console are limited if you're not a professional.
- invariant - farewell FF
I wish I could answer this but I've not played anything on the PC for 6 years or more and not been following games in general for a similar time. I did get Sims 3 but only recently. Give me 6 months and I'll give you answer. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
all my gaming for 5+ years has been pc-based, and there have still been many ongoing changes
- sentientgames
Just laugh :D If pc gaming dies, how can intel,amd and nvidia and related technology companies keep the sales fit -and so increased ?- Meanwhile nearly all of entertainment dev. companies are funded by nVidia and intel rather than sales shares.
- Acharad Sami VanJoulee
So when you see people selling 7.1 surround sound headphones, don't waste your money. It's very difficult to even do 5.1 properly with headphones.
- Alex Scoble
Is it even possible to do 7.1 with non-traditional headphones?
- Hip-Hop in da House
What counts as traditional headphones? It's a little vague given that at some point in the future most things we view as technological impossibilities are perhaps a possibility.
- Matt Plummer
Yeah, I meant headphones that have two cups (cans) that cover your ears.
- Alex Scoble
I mean, 7.1 requires 7 high/midrange and one bass, correct? All headphones are by definition stereo-only. They may /simulate/ surround sound, but they really can't be.
- Hip-Hop in da House
I have the Ear Force dolby 5.1 headphones - total junk. No spatiality (is that a word?) at all.
- invariant - farewell FF
Yeah, I think that's right, Invariant. And Jason, not all headphones are stereo. The newer 5.1 headphones from the likes of Tritton have 3 drivers for each year to approximate front side and rear speakers, but it doesn't work all that well.
- Alex Scoble
The reason it doesn't work ... is that the effect of surround sound isn't based JUST on having sounds come from all around your ears. Real (surround) sound changes when you move your head. Wake me up when your headphones don't just have multiple speakers in each ear, but actually pay attention to where my head is facing. Incidentally, how hard can this be? Using some IR lights on the sides of the cans they should be able to track my head position _enough_ for that, right?
- Joel Bennett
There's already tech which tracks head movement in games - TrackIR, so yeah. Having software use that information to drive audio is totally possible, and a great idea you need to go copyright.
- Matt Plummer
We've created true acoustical 5.1 surround sound headphones and they're anything from traditional, although they may not be 7.1 it would be possible to expand our unique design to create 7.1 headphones. You can check them out for yourself at www.psykoaudio.com
- Psyko Audio
No 7.1 surround on traditional headphones? You can if they're made with the magic of Monster Cable wiring. He-llo!
- Micah Wittman
it actually is possible for a stereo headset to convey spatial orientation, based on the brain's ability to recognize slight delays between the hearing in each ear
- Mike Chelen
Mike, the sound effect at Disney's The Hall of Presidents attraction achieved with headphones was quite something when I experienced it 2 years ago. I'm not sure what acoustic technology their using though (and can't find any info online either).
- Micah Wittman
Mike, For the Psyko 5.1's we've placed the speakers above the bridge of the headphone, and so there a delay is that is introduced to increase spacial awareness of sounds, also our headphones provide a natural volume attenuation, and natural frequency reflections, the 3 key components to detecting sound directionality. http://www.psykoaudio.com/index...
- Psyko Audio
Micah - I have some monster cables for sale... let me check my closet for spare wire hangers.
- Richard ¿digame? Walker
Micah, disney definitely uses some cool technical methods, and combined with their dramatic skills the effects can be pretty compelling. recall some effects in their haunted house that were kind of creepy, and also had me wondering, how was it done?
- Mike Chelen
Mike, regarding Haunted Mansion, read "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom". It's a free book http://craphound.com/down... (I've got it on my iphone :)
- Micah Wittman
Can you name some good computer gaming blogs (for opinion and comments, perhaps from game developer individuals or columnists)? For example The Gurdian's: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technol...
Ars Technicia is very well written. They aren't about the scoop like joystiq/kotaku/destructoid, so their posts come much later, but I find the quality of writing and insight makes up for it.
- Clark Baumgartner 蔵明 馬武刀
from iPhone
"Independent videogame developers across the world are concerned at the lack of deals being made in the business as publishers pull back to focus on core products."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
Leo confirmed today that someone he nominated got accepted. They are doing it by hand so, yeah...
- Johnny Worthington
I don't believe I was in the 100K list. Tad and I were nominated on the day they went out and got in the day after the first round of invites. But we were nominated by someone at Google, so that may have made a difference. That being the case we both also were able to give out 8 nominations.
- Her Lindsay-ness
Did Leo say if that person had invites to give out?
- Kol Tregaskes
How did Leo confirm it btw? I wouldn't know how to tell? I only believe I was the first 100k as it's been said that only the first 100k get invites to give away.
- Kol Tregaskes
@Kol - Did my comment not help? Tad and I were nominated but we also had nominations to give out.
- Her Lindsay-ness
no. Will patiently wait for one. No hurry
- lelapin
I was nominated by two people. I got my invite on Oct, 2. It was less than 24 hours.
- Mike Fruchter
Lindsay, Mike so you didn't register in any other way? You got access purely on the invite?
- Kol Tregaskes
I submitted for an invite a LOOONNNG time ago as soon as I found out about Wave. But I know that I got in via nomination because the Google employee is a friend of a friend that I didn't previously have in my contacts list and he showed up when I first got into Wave. No other way we would have connected. Update - just confirmed... my invite email says that he nominated me... so yeah, I wasn't in the first 100K.
- Her Lindsay-ness
Guys, if Lindsay was already in the first 100k queue and someone nominated her, wouldn't she be bumped up? That's how it works, I think.
- Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
But would my invite email say I was invited by someone if I was in the first 100K?
- Her Lindsay-ness
Just saw your edit Lindsay so it actually says in the e-mail that you were nominated. OK, I don't have that.
- Kol Tregaskes
My invite email says: "Thank you for signing up to give us early feedback on Google Wave. We're happy to give you access to Google Wave and are enlisting your help to improve the product."
- Kol Tregaskes
I was nominated 3 days ago and I'm still waiting.
- Mike Doeff
Mine says "[name withheld] has invited you to preview Google Wave!" Of course, with the name of the person who graciously nominated me.
- Her Lindsay-ness
I applied for an invite when Google fist announced Wave but guess as just an ordinary Internet user was not high enough up the pecking order to get one. Will have to wait until it is opened to the general population. Pity as i wanted to asses it for elearning.
- Daryl Hunt on FF
Same here but I was luckily in the first 100k. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I'm still waiting for my invite. Tad kindly nominated me.
- Roberto Bonini
I have been sent one, but not yet received it.
- Travis Koger
from iPhone
I think there where just 10-20k users invited yet - I guess, the 100k invites will only be reached in 6-8 weeks! They are doing it manually! *doh* This is so stupid!
- Dieter Schwarz
I was nominated 3-4 days ago, haven't got my invite yet :/
- Patrik Johansson
My nomination was from someone who themselves had been nominated. They received eight invites to send out and I believe none if the eight that they sent out (mine included) have been received yet. My nomination/invite was sent last Thursday.
- Travis Koger
from iPhone
I submitted for an invite a long time ago, but didn't receive access. I was nominated by someone days ago, yet haven't received an invitation.
- Irma Vermaat
Irma I'm in the same situation. I'm still hopeful. . .
- Heather Solos
“Patience is a virtue, Possess it if you can, Seldom found in woman, Never found in man.” I don't have an invite yet either. Trying this patience thing. Not sure it's working for me. ;)
- Eoghann Irving
I was nominated on the 100k day -- still waiting, like a kid waiting for Christmas.
- Rob Fisher
I was in the 100k and invited two people the next day. As of yesterday neither had gotten their invite. I'm thinking they'll start flowing after the weekend if they're really being done by hand.
- invariant - farewell FF
Live now: This Week In Google 10 with Gina Trapani, Jeff Jarvis, Kevin Marks, and Marshall Kirkpatrick on Google Wave. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss here...
I haven't heard a single positive thing about Wave yet. Still want to try it for myself, but it's interesting that there's so little positive buzz.
- Jeff Harbert
I can't wait to use GW. Still waiting for my invite to show up in my inbox.
- Danny Minick
How can I get on one o' dem monitors someday... do I gotta be famous enough than i already r?
- Danny Minick
From what I have read (no invite yet) if I can run this on my own server for my 5 team members at work, THIS is the solution I have been looking for.
- Johnny Worthington
Also, Scoble missed the point. It's not social media or a broadcast medium. 100,000 would never be manageble team in any situation. Wave has power in small numbers. This beta is a free-for-all.
- Johnny Worthington