@Jack Kevorkian One of Microsoft's employee benefits is a gift matching donation up to something like $12,000 to a non-profit of the employee's choice.
@xCameleonx Get over yourself. If you were a seasoned programmer like you say you are you'd understand the beauty of code that makes writing something so complex so very simple.
By your insane logic anyone who uses .NET rather than writing their own socket programming and file IO logic themselves is a "thief" who just isn't talented enough to spend 5 years writing their own framework to do mundane things. I remember running into dorks like you in college who naively thought they would get out into the world and write everything in assembly language because it's the fastest.
There is no drag-n-drop SDK that handles everything with the twitch of a wrist. An SDK isn't a pre-made game, it's helpful tools for creating one. If you think this kid pulled off a whole game without knowing how to code you're completely delusional, which of course you are since your ego is obviously a bit dinged up since you're intimidated by a twelve year old.
@KungFuChaosNinja I have a 40" Westinghouse and the picture is brilliant. Every Vizio I've ever seen was dim and didn't have as good of a picture quality as my Westinghouse.
A friend just bought a 55" Vizio for about $900 and the thing is total garbage. The audio sounds like it's coming out of a laptop, regular SD channels are virtually unwatchable, and the backlight is much dimmer than my Westinghouse, even at 100%. I don't know why you would buy one of those when you can spend an extra $100-200, which is peanuts at that price level, and get something first rate.
Also, it's not fair to lump Westinghouse in with Emerson and all those store brands they produce (Dynex, Symphonic, Sylvania). I've never seen a Westinghouse I thought was bad. Not great, but definitely not bad.
Kinect sales help drive strong holiday quarter for Microsoft, Xbox division revenue soars
Jan 28th 2011 2:25AM (Joystiq)Gears of War 3 multiplayer footage appears in UNC news report
Jan 23rd 2011 1:10PM (Joystiq)Angry Birds knocked from Top Free perch by Bubble Ball, made by an eighth grader
Jan 20th 2011 12:38AM (Joystiq)By your insane logic anyone who uses .NET rather than writing their own socket programming and file IO logic themselves is a "thief" who just isn't talented enough to spend 5 years writing their own framework to do mundane things. I remember running into dorks like you in college who naively thought they would get out into the world and write everything in assembly language because it's the fastest.
There is no drag-n-drop SDK that handles everything with the twitch of a wrist. An SDK isn't a pre-made game, it's helpful tools for creating one. If you think this kid pulled off a whole game without knowing how to code you're completely delusional, which of course you are since your ego is obviously a bit dinged up since you're intimidated by a twelve year old.
OnLive coming 'built in' to new VIZIO TVs, Blu-ray players
Jan 9th 2011 4:49PM (Joystiq)A friend just bought a 55" Vizio for about $900 and the thing is total garbage. The audio sounds like it's coming out of a laptop, regular SD channels are virtually unwatchable, and the backlight is much dimmer than my Westinghouse, even at 100%. I don't know why you would buy one of those when you can spend an extra $100-200, which is peanuts at that price level, and get something first rate.
Also, it's not fair to lump Westinghouse in with Emerson and all those store brands they produce (Dynex, Symphonic, Sylvania). I've never seen a Westinghouse I thought was bad. Not great, but definitely not bad.
Guild Wars retrospective does more with less
Jan 7th 2011 12:48PM (Joystiq)Hackers claim to find Mac App Store loophole, pirating Angry Birds
Jan 7th 2011 12:32PM (Joystiq)The XToaster360 can be yours, for enough bread
Jan 4th 2011 10:21AM (Joystiq)Kinect Hacks: RUSE with gesture controls
Jan 4th 2011 9:35AM (Joystiq)I think the point here is to explore ways to use Kinect, not necessarily to prove it's better than some already existing interface.
Kinect Hacks: RUSE with gesture controls
Jan 4th 2011 9:33AM (Joystiq)OnLive coming 'built in' to new VIZIO TVs, Blu-ray players
Jan 4th 2011 9:28AM (Joystiq)