Author Topic: Nintendo Wi-Fi connections... in Wal-Mart? (Read 17107 times)

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #25 on:** October 11, 2005, 04:00:56 PM »

It's funny that the articles that stevey reads are filled with blantant grammatical errors.

Renny · « **Reply #26 on:** October 11, 2005, 08:44:43 PM »

I think you mean 'flagrant.' Me wins.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #27 on:** October 11, 2005, 10:10:35 PM »

Blatant emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant, on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. --http://www.answers.com/blatant

Renny · « **Reply #28 on:** October 12, 2005, 06:54:42 AM »

Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply “obvious,” as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error.

Exactly, KDR. Thanks for backing me up. :¬]

Pryopizm · « **Reply #29 on:** October 12, 2005, 07:00:38 AM »

You all may continue arguing the differences between the words "flagrant" and "blatant," but the fact remains that he said "blantant." And that, my friends, is the coolest word ever.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #30 on:** October 12, 2005, 07:59:52 AM »

Renny: Interestingly, WordNet ® 2.0 defines it as "obvious". That's the 2003 version so apparently the meaning of the word has changed since 2000.

EDIT: That URL syntax isn't just illogical, it makes some things impossible.

Renny · « **Reply #31 on:** October 12, 2005, 08:55:22 AM »

I can't keep up with English anymore. Anyone know of a more stagnant language? I was thinking Inuit but that might require moving within the Arctic Circle.

wandering · « **Reply #32 on:** October 12, 2005, 10:02:43 AM »

you could try...... esperanto.

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Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply “obvious,” as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error.

eh....word meanings are dictated by how the tyranical majority uses them, and not by what scholars consider acceptable or erroneous.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #33 on:** October 12, 2005, 11:26:19 AM »

oh sh, I used arguable grammar on the internet.

wandering · « **Reply #34 on:** October 12, 2005, 01:52:11 PM »

Yes, that was quite the flagrant error.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #35 on:** October 12, 2005, 02:23:05 PM »

Such erroneous language is unacceptable on these forums even by the most scholastic of its members.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #36 on:** October 17, 2005, 05:51:53 PM »

So McDonald's worked out...

UncleBob · « **Reply #37 on:** October 17, 2005, 06:17:43 PM »

From KKD's Link...

"IGN: Why will the Wi-Fi USB adapter only be available through Nintendo.com and not retailers?

Beth Llewlyn:The feeling initially was that a lot of people were either going to have a wireless router at home or would have the ability to go to a McDonald's and have access in a number of ways, so we decided to make it initially available on Nintendo.com and just see how it goes. "

Is this new? Did I miss something?

Artimus · « **Reply #38 on:** October 17, 2005, 06:22:47 PM »

It's new. Very interesting!

UncleBob · « **Reply #39 on:** October 17, 2005, 06:27:40 PM »

I... don't like it.

<Ian Rant Mode> Nintendo claims that they want to make it *easy* to go on-line with the DS and then they make us jump through hoops to get the USB adapter by ordering from their website? It'll probably turn into something like the GCN's Component Cables... No one will know how to get the USB adapter, so no one will order it, so Nintendo will just assume that no one wants on-line play and cancel all plans for the Revolution to be online... </Ian>

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #40 on:** October 17, 2005, 07:34:29 PM »

There goes that 90% number.

UncleBob · « **Reply #41 on:** October 17, 2005, 07:46:32 PM »

Well, on the bright side, I figure a lot of DS owners will go to a McDonald's just to *try* the on-line set-up. Heck, even if/when I get high-speed internet and the USB adapter, I'll probably still go to a McDonald's - just to try the setup out....

wandering · « **Reply #42 on:** October 17, 2005, 09:40:03 PM »

"Beth Llewlyn: We'll certainly be promoting Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection very, very heavily, with the launch of Mario Kart DS coming up here on November 14. You're going to hearing about this everywhere, whether it's TV, print -- we'll be everywhere we can to promote the fact."
Good.

"IGN: How would you play DS online at other establishments with hotspots, such as Starbucks?

Beth Llewlyn: Well, you can still use the DS anywhere there's a Wi-Fi connection. You just would have to set it up through a laptop and use the USB port adapter."
Bad.

"Beth Llewlyn:The feeling initially was that a lot of people were either going to have a wireless router at home or would have the ability to go to a McDonald's and have access in a number of ways, so we decided to make it initially available on Nintendo.com and just see how it goes."
Ugly.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #43 on:** October 18, 2005, 03:35:45 AM »

I must have missed the part about needing a laptop in Starbucks.

Wisley put by Paladin, " There goes that 90% number. "

jakeOSX · « **Reply #44 on:** October 18, 2005, 05:13:15 AM »

wait, why would you need a laptop? that doesn't make sense with the other article, which said you could set it all up on the DS....

ah, except, some hot spots require a password via a website (not just a login type password) and that would be an issue.

but those places suck anyway.

Artimus · « **Reply #45 on:** October 18, 2005, 06:45:33 AM »

You guys forget the 90% is try Wi-Fi, not use it all the time.

UncleBob · « **Reply #46 on:** October 18, 2005, 06:50:46 AM »

/me looks at Artie's post, then looks back to his own last post in this thread...

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