Comments on: 72-percent in USA are Gamers? http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1064076 ECA Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:14:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1064076 72%?? ??? i LIKE THAT NUMBER.. its really funny. Because I cant count more then 60% of the USA have a computer. and 20-30% of the USA is OLD folks.. 30+ % are under $10 per hour..and cant afford GAS, and forget $200+ for a Wii.. and thats NOT counting Social security, and The rest.. 72% of those that HAVE COMPUTERS?? that Could be possible. But, i find it MORE possible that EVERYONE is looking at SOME SORT of entertainment, that dont COST LOTS OF MONEY. Including just PLAIN cards games.. any one want to play OLD MAID?? 72%??

???
i LIKE THAT NUMBER..
its really funny.
Because I cant count more then 60% of the USA have a computer.
and 20-30% of the USA is OLD folks..
30+ % are under $10 per hour..and cant afford GAS, and forget $200+ for a Wii.. and thats NOT counting Social security, and The rest..

72% of those that HAVE COMPUTERS?? that Could be possible.

But, i find it MORE possible that EVERYONE is looking at SOME SORT of entertainment, that dont COST LOTS OF MONEY. Including just PLAIN cards games.. any one want to play OLD MAID??

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1063627 pedro Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:04:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1063627 # talking about fish's outta water, what's a macfan doing here? # talking about fish’s outta water, what’s a macfan doing here?

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1063524 ECA Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:51:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1063524 DRAWING THE WRONG AUDIENCE??? Just draw a picture, and leave the Audience Out of it. Multi core on a SERIAL interface...REALLY dont make sense to me. DRAWING THE WRONG AUDIENCE???

Just draw a picture, and leave the Audience Out of it.
Multi core on a SERIAL interface…REALLY dont make sense to me.

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062498 pedro Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:19:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062498 #4 and which beta would that be? 'cause I have beta 4 and not only is working good, but it also has both allegedly missing buttons #4 and which beta would that be? ’cause I have beta 4 and not only is working good, but it also has both allegedly missing buttons

]]> By: jescott418 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062497 jescott418 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:18:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062497 I am beginning to feel like this multi core ideal was just a marketing scam. We cannot go any faster right now. So I guess they had to reinvent themselves.I realize that some speed improvements have happened with the multi cores. But I wonder how much was marketing fluff? I am beginning to feel like this multi core ideal was just a marketing scam. We cannot go any faster right now. So I guess they had to reinvent themselves.I realize that some speed improvements have happened with the multi cores. But I wonder how much was marketing fluff?

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062493 pedro Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:15:08 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062493 Don't this people know about archive.org? although, I have to admit, they seems to be slacking lately Don’t this people know about archive.org? although, I have to admit, they seems to be slacking lately

]]> By: Stu Mulne http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062323 Stu Mulne Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:18:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062323 John: Didn't read the article, but taking down a web site for political (or religious) reasons may indeed be similar the book burning.... Simply removing an old page, OTOH, probably isn't. Depends on the archiving issues, I suppose. Multi-core seems to be essentially hype. Same sort of thing as the multiple-processor hardware that was promoted a few years ago. If the software can't use it, who cares? If, OTOH, the software _can_, then some interesting stuff will happen, once in a while. Mostly, though, multi-threaded apps are custom crunchers, like games or what used to run on a Cray. There's little reason to bother, given today's incredibly powerful hardware, to use any of that to run Internet Explorer or Office.... But it sounds good.... Regards, Stu. John:

Didn’t read the article, but taking down a web site for political (or religious) reasons may indeed be similar the book burning….

Simply removing an old page, OTOH, probably isn’t. Depends on the archiving issues, I suppose.

Multi-core seems to be essentially hype. Same sort of thing as the multiple-processor hardware that was promoted a few years ago. If the software can’t use it, who cares?

If, OTOH, the software _can_, then some interesting stuff will happen, once in a while. Mostly, though, multi-threaded apps are custom crunchers, like games or what used to run on a Cray. There’s little reason to bother, given today’s incredibly powerful hardware, to use any of that to run Internet Explorer or Office….

But it sounds good….

Regards,

Stu.

]]> By: Esteban http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062292 Esteban Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:26:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062292 There's a screenshot on PCMag.com that shows a beta of Firefox 3 without back and forward buttons, though the article doesn't say anything about their absence. http://tinyurl.com/3ch6g9 There’s a screenshot on PCMag.com that shows a beta of Firefox 3 without back and forward buttons, though the article doesn’t say anything about their absence.

http://tinyurl.com/3ch6g9

]]> By: John Paradox http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062192 John Paradox Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:42:13 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062192 72% gamers? Are they including Free Cell and Solitaire? J/P=? 72% gamers?
Are they including Free Cell and Solitaire?

J/P=?

]]> By: Lou Minatti http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1062081 Lou Minatti Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:47:33 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1062081 "72-percent in USA are Gamers?" Horsehockey indeed. “72-percent in USA are Gamers?”

Horsehockey indeed.

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/02/72-percent-in-usa-are-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-1061998 ECA Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:07:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17002#comment-1061998 Multi core SUCKS?? Then WHY in hell did THEY follow this path? MORE MONEY...SUCKERS.. Back to Multi CPU, and an AMIGA core. Multi core SUCKS??
Then WHY in hell did THEY follow this path?
MORE MONEY…SUCKERS..

Back to Multi CPU, and an AMIGA core.

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