[geeks] Ubuntu partition on Bootcamp Mac?

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:24:54 -0500
Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 03:41:14AM -0700, Jon Gilbert wrote:
> > Well, the only main difference between say, Toyota.com, and Toyota's  
> > sim in Second Life, is that their sim in Second Life is in 3D. Both  
> > are business-related. How is it that someone who develops Toyota's  
> > area in Second Life is anymore a "gamer" than the person who makes  
> > Toyota's website (using 2D and flash)?
> 
> The only reason they (and numerous other companies) have a presence in SL is
> because some market droid saw an article about it in Wired, and said "HAY
> GUYS WE NEED A SECOND LIFE PRESENCE!><#<>!#>!! WEB TWO DOT OH NEW MEDIA
> AVATAR VIRTUAL REALITY BUZZWORD"

Exactly.

For that matter, has anyone else noticed that most FPS these days have ads in
them?

Not just static ads either... the games even download new ones, and
incorporate some into the game play itself.

Er, I mean, "simulation interaction."


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