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Doom 3 for Linux Released
edawg writes Linuxgames reports that "the Linux edition of Doom 3 has been released by ID Software. Although it didn't ship with a Linux version on the install CD, its still nice to see they release Linux binaries around the same time as their first game patch. Here is Information directly from ID Software."
Lets talk about Jon Carmack. Jon is the legendary programmer of such classic PC games as Wolfenstein, Doom, Duke nukem 3d, Quake 1, 2, and 3, unreal, and the upcoming doom3. Jon has single handedly created the genre known as the first-person-shooter. He has also popularized the OpenGL 3d format over Microsoft's competing Direct3d format, as well as caused public interest in 3d cards when he first released accelerated quake for the s3 virge chipset. Jon carmack has redefined gaming on PC's.
Now stop for a moment and think, What would have happened if Albert Einstein had worked creating amazing pinball games instead of creating the theory of relativity? Humanity would suffer! Jon carmack is unfortunately doing JUST THIS, using his gifts at computer coding to create games instead of furthering the knowledge of humanity. Carmack could have been working for NASA or the US military, but instead he simply sits around coding violent computer games.
Is this a waste of a special and rare talent? Sadly, the answer is yes.
Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there. Not only is Jon carmack not contributing to society, he is causing it's downfall. What was the main reason for the mass murder of dozens of people in columbine? Doom. It's always the same story: Troubled youth plays doom or quake, he arms himself to the teeth, he kills his classmates. This has happened hundreds of times in the US alone. Carmack is not only wasting his talents and intelligence; he is single-handedly causing the deaths of many young men and women. How does he sleep at night?
Carmack is a classic example of a very talented and intelligent human being that is bent on total world destruction. Incredibly, he has made millions of dollars getting people hooked on psychotic games where they compete on the internet to see who can dismember the most people. I believe there is something morally wrong when millions of people have computerized murder fantasies, and we have Jon Carmack to thank. Carmack has used his superior intellect to create mayhem in society. Many people play games such as quake so much that their minds are permanently warped. A cousin of mine has been in therapy for 6 months after he lost a 'death match' and became catatonic.
It is unfortunate that most people do not realize how much this man has damaged all the things we have worked hard for in America. Jon has wasted his intelligence, caused the deaths of innocent children, and warped this country forever. To top it off, he got rich in the process and is revered by millions of computer users worldwide. Perhaps one day the US government will see the light and confine Jon Carmack somewhere with no computers so he can no longer use his intelligence to wreak havoc on society.
I'm not Seth.
To be fair to CmdrTaco, the original article in the link above doesn't show up on my main page on Slashdot, so I never saw the original article either. I just went back through Monday's articles and it doesn't show up there. Only when I click on the "Games" section does it actually appear. Weird. I haven't set my main page prefs to filter any articles out, so it should be displayed. Hmm, slashdot bug perhaps.
Wow, first post actually had something relevant to say. This must be a slashdot first! :-)
Click on the Games section of Slashdot and prepare to laugh your ass off.
Here you go, one news article right on top of the other
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
Sometimes there are some apparently legally downloadable files, and sometimes they say "buy Doom 3 for $49". So is Doom 3 free (as in beer) ? Sorry for this stupid question: I am not a gamer but I am just curious :)
Steve -
Make sure this guy gets modded down.
- Bill
the password is "www.eselfilme.com"
have fun.
Possibly offtopic, but I think all these dupes give the moderators a welcome break from having to hear rants about how Winbloze is teh sux0r.
Not yet but I did get an "Offtopic" already. Guilty as charged.
Appended to the end of comments you post. 120 chars.
"... to prove that your really truly one of the cognoscenti."
When all you really have to do is use "your" and "you're" in the wrong places!
I am similar to you, but I actually post now and then. When someone mentions getting "modded to hell", I look for a reason that they should. I usually don't find one.
:)
I try to avoid stuff to moderate that I feel strongly about: politics, religon, Han shooting first. It's hard to mod up a JarJar fan, after all.
Of course, I would moderate yours and my posts as "off-topic".
He who questions training, only trains himself at asking questions. -- The Sphinx, Mystery Men
Let's test these theories.
I'll probably get modded to hell for this but...
Some people like fucking cats. They like the feel of that tight feline, and the screechy howl of the cat as the pussy is slowly and sensually violated again and again. They like the feeling of the fur against their skin and
Linux sucks
Windows rocks
Bush is a capable and strong leader
Kerry is a flip flopper
OK, now let's observe.
It's been a long time.
Still making excuses, eh? You really have Slashdot editor potential.
Sadly, I had no idea that I was competing against you for Karma. Thanks to the FAQ, I'm still pretty much confused. Continue to whore if it makes you happy, but if I'm an indirect Kharma pimp, I expect my cut, bitch. ;-)
IronChefMorimoto
Mod parent up +1 insightful, +1 funny, +1 interesting, +1 underrated.
Mod parent down -1 offtopic, -1 overrated, -1 redundant, -1 flamebait.
Net? 8 moderators blew their wads....
Well, you have entered a dangerous territory mister, and trying to gather the favor of the slashdot editors by posting dupes was not the safest way to enter this game, as they certainly are not those who matters around here.
Oh yes, you are going to get your cut, and a nasty one, yessir.