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LessthanZach
09/10/09

In reply to PlayStation Motion Controller: Behind the Scenes Part 2
What the hell?! They have NO SPARKLES on their XMB!! I am truly disappointed in Sony's strategy to focus on making annoying accessories instead of fixing their online community. I want to be able to join a friend who is playing Modern Warfare, not see bigger icons. I am actually concerned that both companies are too focused on following Nintendo's strategy of focusing on casual gamers. I think the lazy part of gaming is what attracts me. Not 'cuz I'm lazy, but because when I am tired from a long day at work or whatever, I can pick up a controller and play in the fetal position with minimal effort if I so desire.
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ripfire
09/09/09

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It's only a matter of time now until I hear from the news that someone sticks this up their butt.
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tineras
09/09/09

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*risks being banned*

Depot
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Danny Allen
09/09/09

@tineras: Thank you, fixed ;)
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Hedgeson, Now with Brain
09/09/09

@Danny Allen: It still shows Home Depo... why?
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Danny Allen
09/09/09

@Hedgeson, Now with Brain: Because you haven't hit refresh?
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The Lab
08/31/09

In reply to PlayStation Motion Controller: Behind the Scenes
To sum this up, it sounds like the x-y-z position of the sphere can be very accurate (camera based) while the tilting of the device is much less so (accelerometer based).
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se7a7n7
08/21/09

In reply to A Quick Update on the PlayStation Motion Controller
You always know something is REALLY high-tech when there is a British person telling you about it.
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P3nnst8r
08/21/09

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I don't know about you, but when I saw that guy swinging that scimitar around, I felt excited.
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Mac the Tard
08/21/09

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I can't seem to insert an html link...?
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Sticks Calhoun
08/21/09

@Mac the Tard: My god man! Just use the edit button!
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TheGerk
08/21/09

@Sticks Calhoun: You promoted his comment! :(
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08/21/09

@TheGerk: if a star commenter replies to a post it promotes it automatically.
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SirFenwick
08/21/09

In reply to A Quick Update on the PlayStation Motion Controller
Be interesting to see what they come up with. And what price they stick on that controller. I'm assuming they will have bundles but I hope they don't cost over $70... Wishful thinking?
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deanbmmv
08/21/09

@SirFenwick: I think the PS Eye is currently about $30, so $40 on top for one set of controllers and demo disc won't be too far out I'd guess. Just hope they sell the controllers in their own bundles too.
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TheSonOfKrypton
07/23/09

In reply to Samsung's Holographic Gesture-Based Eye Candy Upstages Product Announcement
I absolutely LOVE when companies attempt to use gimmicks like these to sell their likely *lackluster* products. It just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to see them so effortlessly waste money that they probably won't ever recoup in product sales.
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nutbastard
07/20/09

In reply to Orthodox Jewish Couple Sues Over Motion-Sensing Light
so if you're Jewish and you trip and fall onto a pile of flint, steel and dry brush, and inadvertently ignite a fire, that’s a sin?

Because that’s what’s going on here – they aren’t intentionally ‘making fire’, it’s incidental. MY understanding of sin is that there must be some force of will behind an act for it to be sinful – you can’t accidentally sin, nor can you sin by simply being a passive participant in your environment.
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Gann
07/20/09

@nutbastard: I like how the proposed compromise - using a custom override switch - takes more work than just allowing the light to turn on. Since, you know, the laws were originally written to prevent you from working on the sabbath.
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irshalem
07/20/09

In reply to Orthodox Jewish Couple Sues Over Motion-Sensing Light
Flipping a switch to turn on the lights on the Sabbath actually falls into the Din Bniya category (building, as in building an electric circuit), and not necessarily lighting a fire. That just goes to prove that the law is not 4000 years old, but rather something much more modern. Just like in a civil court, the lawyers will argue their points based on previous legal rulings or try to persuade the court as to what the lawmakers meant in their wording etc. This applies to Jewish law too. That way the law continues to be updated so as to keep up with the times.
As for this couple, I may suggest that they seek the assistance of the Tzomet Institute in Israel (http://www.zomet.org.il/ ). The Institute specializes in modifying technology to aid the observant Jew, and though the site is in Hebrew (the English one is under construction) I doubt they will have trouble finding someone to translate. I believe that the Institute has dealt with this issue in the past and they may very well have a solution that will satisfy all Rabbis.
(Just to clarify, I am an Orthodox Rabbi)
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Voyou_Charmant
07/20/09

In reply to Orthodox Jewish Couple Sues Over Motion-Sensing Light
They should annex portions of the building and reroute the plumbing so that everyone else is cut off from water. Then bulldoze the other tenants flats.

Problem solved.
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Nirtaz
07/20/09

In reply to Orthodox Jewish Couple Sues Over Motion-Sensing Light
Well, at first it seems funny but now... you all look pretty "anti-Semite" to me..
They have their Beliefs they agreed to pay for solving the problem... what is wrong with that?

Most of you are "inlove" with your "Non Religious" Religion so much that you simply cant understand that someone may want to keep their 2000 years Beliefs ...
And BTW, Using any kind of light is starting a fire.
Even Led, it's tiny but it still based on heating up a wire or gas.
And the switch itself can make a small "fire" when turning it on.
So - I don't practice those Beliefs but i can still understand and honor other People Beliefs.
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Voyou_Charmant
07/20/09

@Nirtaz:

1) No. It's just bat shit crazy. If someone were to file a lawsuit against a school for insisting the earth was round and only offering round globes, because their religion says soand they only offer round globes, you would likely look at this differently.

How do you feel about the intelligent design lawsuits?

You can say it's different because it's a school, it's public education, but if anything it should be more offensive to someone so open to religious beliefs.

And you can't say anything about it because it's their crazy fucking belief and that's that.

2) It isn't anti-Semitic to say that their beliefs and the lawsuit filed are crazy. The claim/complaint is the issue, not the religion it's based on.
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Torgo823
07/20/09

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God: I know you people love to pick and choose which rules you follow in that book I wrote, but I think I was pretty clear on the whole not using motion sensor lights on the Sabbath.
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Torgo823
07/20/09

@Torgo823:I hope no one tells the Orthodox that every time they move a muscle they're "turning on an electrical item."
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golferal - Now with no Segway!
07/20/09

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Let's face it: No matter what religion you are, there are customs and edicts that have become outdated. Ritual sacrifice was also a Jewish tradition at one time but was eventually retired.

I am not trying to be disrespectful towards Judaism here, but this is a practice that serves no practical purpose and should be eliminated. That and not being able to eat pork...
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Nirtaz
07/20/09

@golferal - Now with more Segway!: I am sorry but you are as outdated as they are.we live in the 21 century and the most importent thing about this century and America is "live and let live". they can do whatever they want .. this "Outdated Religion" kept them alive as a nation for 2000 years, so maybe they got something over there ha?
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Voyou_Charmant
07/20/09

@Nirtaz: "this "Outdated Religion" kept them alive as a nation for 2000 years"

What does that even mean?

Fulfilling the necessary requirements to keep human beings alive kept them alive, not the absence of pork or not starting a fire one day a week and none of the other superstitious gobbledy goop.
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golferal - Now with no Segway!
07/20/09

@Nirtaz: It appears you failed reading comprehension. I did not say that they cannot continue their practices, I simply stated that some things simply do not make sense in today's world. And I did not state the Judaism or any other religion is "outdated", I said that some of the traditions are.

Being of a specific faith forces one to make constant choices such as what people to associate with, what movies to watch, what music listen to, etc. And being of a specific faith does not give you the right to FORCE everyone else to adhere to YOUR religion's traditions and requirements.
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