"Only a DS man could carry a Gun. Each weapon was coded to the operative's hand pattern, set to detonate on any other human contact. Logan reached in and closed his hand around the big pearl-handled revolver, drawing it free of its snug velvet nest. He checked it; full load, six charges: tangler, ripper, needler, nitro, vapor -- and homer."
I think one has to at least give credit to DS9 for basically addressing this topic head-on in the episode "Far Beyond the Stars": [memory-alpha.org]
Presumably because that $30 is still only a one-time fee, compared to say, $10/month for something like GoToMyPC.
It's hard to believe no-one jumped on the guy's comment about Myth: The Fallen Lords being "nice because it's hard" - this is clearly from an age before "that's what she said" jokes.
A bit on the pricey side, but I like the look and materials of the Grove iPad 2 case (which does in fact sound like it's planned to include magnets and replicate the smartcover functionality, except it will protect the back too): [www.grovemade.com]
You are clearly not an individual who needs the Internet on a floppy disk.
I have the Peavey AmpKit you're referring to, and it's OK, but I still don't think the sound quality is all that great - plus, it plugs into the headphone jack. It's also a pretty flimsy plasticky thing. I strongly suspect this Apogee JAM is worth the extra money.
But keep in mind, the comic book publishers are extremely sensitive to not undercutting the comic book stores who are still pretty important to them. Even if they could sell a digital version for a buck cheaper than the print version the same day, they wouldn't want to drive another nail into the coffin of brick and mortar comic book stores (while at the same time, it seems like most people seem to realize it's only a matter of time).
OK, very clever detail - I was curious what number 968-226-2255 is. Turns out it isn't real, from googling it I found people have pointed out it spells out "YOU CAN CALL".
I'm basically with you on this, I'm at least at a point where I'll check the Amazon MP3 store first before buying an album.
The problem is, how sustainable is this - we already know that Amazon is losing money when they sell these albums for $4 or $5, and it's about gaining mindshare.
But if an album is the same price, I'll usually still end up buying it through iTunes.
My general concern would be, if Amazon's MP3 store can only start winning people over for $5 albums, is that something you build a real healthy business out of?
It's also hard for me to imagine how much the labels really like the idea of further shifting down the perceived "value" of an album (it seems like the Apple App Store effect) - as it is we know they weren't too happy about $10 albums, and the big thing Amazon was supposed to do for them was allow them to charge more for the "hot" albums. But now we have the opposite - most of the "hot" albums Amazon is massively discounting to get people to even consider buying through them.
Anyway, I love Amazon as a whole - I buy most of my stuff through them now. And I am making sure to check now if an album is cheaper on it. But I just doubt that this current setup can be maintained for long.
The problem is, how sustainable is this - we already know that Amazon is losing money when they sell these albums for $4 or $5, and it's about gaining mindshare.
But if an album is the same price, I'll usually still end up buying it through iTunes.
My general concern would be, if Amazon's MP3 store can only start winning people over for $5 albums, is that something you build a real healthy business out of?
It's also hard for me to imagine how much the labels really like the idea of further shifting down the perceived "value" of an album (it seems like the Apple App Store effect) - as it is we know they weren't too happy about $10 albums, and the big thing Amazon was supposed to do for them was allow them to charge more for the "hot" albums. But now we have the opposite - most of the "hot" albums Amazon is massively discounting to get people to even consider buying through them.
Anyway, I love Amazon as a whole - I buy most of my stuff through them now. And I am making sure to check now if an album is cheaper on it. But I just doubt that this current setup can be maintained for long.
So, Best Buy has an "exclusive" package of Inception with a copy of the shooting script. Any idea of the shooting script edition included with it is the same thing as this "Inception: The Shooting Script" paperback? I'm wondering if it's worth getting that exclusive edition or just buying the regular blu-ray and a copy of the paperback if I'm really interested. I'm mainly curious if it's the same thing as the separate paperback or just a more limited version.
@Dougiefresh91: I don't think there was anything special about those offers. The amount they showed you was usually just the prorated about for that month (so if they showed that offer to you when you were 2 weeks into the month, it would look like a pretty good deal).
@OMG! Ponies!: The point of the article isn't that there's anything wrong with a bankrupt company spending money on advertising. The point is that they are spending money advertising something that people didn't apparently give a damn about last time they tried to play it up.
So wait, what, Blockbuster is the only place I can rent Danny Boyle's zombie hit "28 Days Later"?
@Chris Bautista: This is true, although a Squier is still certainly serviceable and I wouldn't put it in the "toy" category. I would argue that the appeal here is an instrument and software combination that probably is going to provide an interesting experience for learning scales and cords/etc. in the game's training mode. At least enough to get a start, at which point an interested player might want to start taking lessons.
Personally I think the price is pretty intriguing - even allowing for the fact it's a Squier, with the MIDI hardware it's not a bad deal at all. Getting a Roland pickup I think is in the $200-270 range by itself, not counting mounting it to your guitar - or a Roland ready Strat for $799. And given that this also has the stuff in the neck (I'm curious if that is all sent as standard MIDI data as well), it seems like it could be a really interesting instrument in and outside of RB3. Just from the perspective of it as a MIDI guitar it could be pretty cool depending on what all you can do with it.
@bmaz: Choosing to not review something does not equal censoring.
@Traveshamockery: I suspect Mecharine is probably thinking of this (from the wiki on cluster bombs):
"Because cluster bombs release many small bomblets over a wide area they pose risks to civilians both during attacks and afterwards. During attacks the weapons are prone to indiscriminate effects, especially in populated areas. Unexploded bomblets can kill or maim civilians long after a conflict has ended. Unexploded submunitions are costly to locate and remove.
Cluster munitions are prohibited for those nations that ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, adopted in Dublin, Ireland in May 2008. The Convention entered into force and became binding international law on 1 August 2010, six months after being ratified by 30 states;[1] as of April 2010, a total of 105 states have signed the Convention"
"Because cluster bombs release many small bomblets over a wide area they pose risks to civilians both during attacks and afterwards. During attacks the weapons are prone to indiscriminate effects, especially in populated areas. Unexploded bomblets can kill or maim civilians long after a conflict has ended. Unexploded submunitions are costly to locate and remove.
Cluster munitions are prohibited for those nations that ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, adopted in Dublin, Ireland in May 2008. The Convention entered into force and became binding international law on 1 August 2010, six months after being ratified by 30 states;[1] as of April 2010, a total of 105 states have signed the Convention"
@Zadillo: Err, got those dimensions mixed up a bit - 0.6x4.3x3.2 and 0.57x4.39x3.19.
@AgentSmithAndWeston: Sorry, it looks like WD is using the "Elements" name for multiple drives. I had only seen the desktop Elements drives, so I assumed that's what you were referring to (I also assumed this since you mentioned that you would go for it if it didn't use an external power source, which made me assume that your current drive does require one, which made me think you were using a desktop drive).
For what it's worth, the portable WD Elements drives are 0.60x5x3.1. Comparitvely, the WD Passport portable drives are 0.6x3.2x4.3. The Seagate GoFlex portable drives have similar dimensions - 0.57x3.19x4.39. So to answer your original question, the GoFlex portable is smaller than your portable WD Elements drive, and very similar in size and dimensions to the WD Passport portable drives.
For what it's worth, the portable WD Elements drives are 0.60x5x3.1. Comparitvely, the WD Passport portable drives are 0.6x3.2x4.3. The Seagate GoFlex portable drives have similar dimensions - 0.57x3.19x4.39. So to answer your original question, the GoFlex portable is smaller than your portable WD Elements drive, and very similar in size and dimensions to the WD Passport portable drives.
