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Original Quake using Doom 3 Technology
tc writes "Charles Hollemeersch is currently developing a source port for the original Quake that adds "stencil shadows". Stencil shadows are extremely detailed and realistic. The results are very impressive. The code is apparently based on the same algorithms used in Doom 3." Sure makes me wish Quake looked this good the first time around, but I reckon my computer wouldn't have been able to render it fast enough to play it, either.
I'm sorry, exactly how many times do the users need to ask nicely before the editors implement some form of dupe prevention? Do you have any real suggestions on how to fix this situation? They have full time employed slashcode coders, they have full time employed editors, and they STILL won't fix it. No one. Not one of them will lift a finger and say, hey guys... lets stop this from happening.. its far too common.
Maybe people are rude at this point because its rediculous. There is NO good reason for this to still be happening.
The slashdot team are treating their users like crap. They're taking us for granted, and frankly, the users make the site.
They don't even read their own site. How much more clear can it get than that? THEY don't even like their product anymore.
But they had no problem asking for subscription money, and they were quick to implement bigger ads.
Why is it when they want something it happens fast, but when we want one measly little feature out of them... we get no response?
Fine. Moderate me down, maybe I'm a little sick of this. But its frustration. I don't know what to do to change this, and its beginning to get to me. I like Slashdot, its frustrating watching something I really like die for a lack of attention by the guys in charge.
Maybe you can help me understand what I should be doing. I don't know PERL, and I have no pull in having them say... create a list of links they've posted. I don't know how to get their attention.
If you don't like it, fix it. Code up your solution to the problem and sumbit it to Taco. Remember that it has to be scalable to work on a site as big as Slashdot. Go here for details.
This thing doesn't write itself people.
Never attribute to malevolence what you can explain by simple stupidity.