If this was true, then why could you stick a game genie into your system, not press down, and still get the game to work, even on a broken NES with bent or non-connecting contacts?
The contacts were never the issue. the CIC lockout chip is the culprit everyone's ignoring.
you didn't need to push down on the game genie, because the "push down" was to enable the CIC lockout chip. Galoob spent a considerable amount of time (and legal fees) bypassing the CIC chip. this allowed all games to run without problems on most NES systems.
Holy crap, everyone is wrong. I didn't think I'd see this day on HN.
The reason people resorted to blowing in the cartridges is because of the CIC chip. The so-called "Lock-Out" chip on the NES is responsible for the Blinking power button and games not working.
"Sometimes," I hear some of you say, "You'd take the game out, put it back in, and it'd sometimes work. Why?" Well, imaginary question-asker, because the a faulty CIC will work sporadically. if the code passes the CIC check, it continues without issue. if the CIC fails halfway through your game, your game doesn't stop working. If you power cycled the system, then you'd notice the CIC failure. Blowing on the cartridge worked for the same reason doing 200 pushups will make water boil.
Nesdev.org has a decent amount of information about this chip on their wiki, if anyone's interested.
TL;DR - clip two pins on the CIC chip, never blow in a NES cartridge again.
They were addressing whether or not blowing in a cartridge fixed a problem. The same problem the CIC lockout chip was responsible for.
Therefore, they were addressing whether or not ignoring the CIC lockout chip fixed or alleviated a problem. clearly, it does not.
Perhaps you can explain how ignoring the cause of the entire problem, blaming the cartridge slot, and then working from a false presumption mean that they're not wrong?
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install kubuntu. add the Window Menubar to your Plasma panel. set the panel to the top edge of the monitor. Add the AppMenu QML plasma widget. Adjust your fonts to the corrrect sizes on your system. Install eclipse, realize that things no longer suck.
Congratulations, you now have a nicer desktop than MacOS X Mountain Lion.
According to ESR, most FOSS developers are Libertarian-minded. Not the Ron Paul types, either; The ones that do vote overwhelmingly lean big L. While HN leans towards Socialist Liberalism overall (California, Saskatchewan), that also means that you're likely to find few people sympathetic to the aims of D.A.R.E. on this site.
All in all, a fantastic troll. Good work, sir.
On a semi-related note, I'd like to make the bold statement that half of the programs on your computer are the direct result of Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Cannabis. If you're a Linux user, this number is probably much higher. Most software developers, especially those working more-than-40-hour work weeks, are using some sort of amphetamine, usually Adderall, to keep focused and productive. The Californians here probably know at least one software developer with a Cannabis License. Drug use at EA and Adobe is legendary amongst former employees.
I especially liked the "Disclaimer: I don't work for the Windows Team" line. Nowhere does he say anything about Microsoft proper, just the Windows Team.
Just wait, in 6 months, we'll see that Mr. Hanselman was paid for this pro-Metro blog post. By then, the positive spin will have made us all forget the past two months of anti-Metro postings.
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