Consolidated Letdown: E3 2009

[Azazel]

If I wanted to do all that crazy shit with my own body, I'd not be sitting on the sofa playing games.

This. Bicycle kick in your living room? Go play soccer for real.

You could join the SCA.

I was going to type this as well. Seriously.

 

[Cyrrex]

You could join the SCA.

Gosh no, then other people would see me 

[Yegolev]

 

[Mrbloodworth]

[Yegolev]

Scott Johnson reads a lot of Penny Arcade but apparently isn't as funny.

[Sky]

If I wanted to do all that crazy shit with my own body, I'd not be sitting on the sofa playing games.

This. Bicycle kick in your living room? Go play soccer for real.

And people give me shit about bagging on guitar hero 

[Lantyssa]

But Guitar Hero is perfect for someone like me who can't tell the difference between an A and an F.  I get these cool color codes so all I have to worry about is timing.  And you really don't want me trying to play or sing in public...

[Tarami]

Scott Johnson reads a lot of Penny Arcade but apparently isn't as funny.

Sad truth is that your comment gave me more of a giggle than the comic.

[AutomaticZen]

Natal hates black people?

This was posted elsewhere but:

http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/Project-Natal-Hands-Feet-Arms-Legs-Torso-Heads-On-Impressions.html

When game consultant and former Newsweek writer N'Gai Croal gave Paradise a test drive, however, the game had trouble reading his steering actions. The footwork (gas and brakes) worked fine, but Croal couldn't steer his car at all. It wasn't clear whether this was a problem of calibration differences between Tsunoda and Croal's very different body types, or if Croal's crazy dreadlocks threw Natal off. But it was working just fine when Tsunoda was at the "wheel."

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http://www.springerlink.com/content/p75x879k24k36185/

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a promising non-invasive technique for the continuous monitoring of tissue oxygen delivery. NIRS detects light absorbance of haemoglobin chromophores to determine tissue oxygen saturation (StO2). As skin colour is also determined by the presence of chromophores, it is plausible that NIRS signal quality may be affected by dark skin pigmentation.
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In patients with a dark pigmented skin, NIRS StO2 measurements should be interpreted with caution, as melanin clearly interferes with the quality of the reflected NIRS signal.

It's popping up everywhere when you google "Natal NIRS" now.  Reminds me of an episode of Better Off Ted.

They replaced all door locks, water fountain buttons, and vending machines buttons with light sensors, but the sensors couldn't see the black employees. Their temp fix was to pay white people to follow around their black employees. It was great.

Not sure I believe all this jazz is real, but is Microsoft going to be sending me a white person with Natal?

Hotness.  

[Mrbloodworth]

lol! I bet it will be gloves. 

[naum]

Scott Johnson reads a lot of Penny Arcade but apparently isn't as funny.

Sad truth is that your comment gave me more of a giggle than the comic.

I think Penny Arcade jumped the shark a long time ago… …it's hardly ever /funny anymore…

[Yegolev]

Not sure I believe all this jazz is real, but is Microsoft going to be sending me a white person with Natal?

Sounds plausible enough since I'm very skeptical of it working as-shown even with people as white as, say, me.  "Croal's crazy dreadlocks" indeed... more like his crazy blackness.  On the other hand, maybe you just have to sit in front of a light wall?

Doesn't matter since I can't see this being good OR fun and I will not partake.

Scott Johnson reads a lot of Penny Arcade but apparently isn't as funny.

Sad truth is that your comment gave me more of a giggle than the comic.

I think Penny Arcade jumped the shark a long time ago… …it's hardly ever /funny anymore…

This is quite damning of Scott Johnson.