To me, 3D just isn't believable in a fantasy setting. I've never seen a 3d fantasy game that looked convincing as a fantasy setting. 3d works in a scifi setting but for some reason a warlock/wizard/skeleon etc. looks better as a well drawn sprite.
And, D2, it's cool. I like it. Not the graphics really, though they are pretty good for sprite-based animations. it's more the atmosphere. The music is pretty good too, reminds me of my old Castlevania days.
Well I didn't expect such a composed response. It was a ton better than the cowards who moderated me down because they didn't like what I had to say. Anyway, I guess you realized that nothing of value could come of this and gave up on it. Other people in this thread seemed to imply that what I had to say made me hateful of women, which isn't true. It just aggravates me to see people going down a path which nothing good will come of anyway.
BTW I know a lot of women who don't read radical feminist literature, so obviously that's a luxury that both sexes can have. Chill out, you're making a fool of yourself. The article was written by a women, no one ever implied that a woman couldn't do the job. Just chill, there are plenty of other women kicking butt in this field (although we do need more)...
There just isn't alot of good music being released these days. Many people, including me, have basically saturated their appetite for having "oldies" and classic rock on CD's. I've bought everything I've basically ever wanted to own on CD's, the rest I've gotten off Napster.
If the music industry releases a CD I feel is worth 19$, then I'll shell over the money. But that's a lot of money to waste on teeny-bopper junk and white-boy rap...
Also if it's streaming, don't you have to contend with Net congestion? It'll make movies unwatchable, just as it renders anything over a few minutes long useless.
Courts RARELY give appeals. And the other side can argue against you getting an appeal. And if that other side is Northwest Airlines, you have a mountain of a battle ahead of you. The hardest part is when you realize that the average person doesn't really even care, basically only because it wasn't their rights that were trampled on.
Dude, I'm not talking about simply quitting. Companies should not have the right to comandere(sp?) your home computer and look at whatever they simply for "suspecting something".
What makes it so frightening is that a company like Northwest can hire HUNDREDS of lawyers and put infinetly more resources into a lawsuit than you can. That's what makes it scary. And they're slowly winning.
Open your eyes, if you can't see it happening your bland. Corporate America is becoming America plain and simple.
Man you're like that lame perky guy in the Dilbert comic. Stop being a goody two-shoes. Don't worry one day corporate america will own the rights to your soul, then you'll feel what it's like to fight a company with the resources of Northwest.
Personally I'm finding the experience of being in this industry and working with computers far more interesting than any drug I've ever heard. There is no drug out there that a real world experience can't outdo. Any "geek" out there who needs to do drugs is doing something wrong.
It's funny. I SHOULDN'T like this game. No 3d graphics. Cardboard cutout figures in the fight scenes. Yet this game had something that other games lack. It's weird but every game I play is like a story that tells itself. Even on the same map. It also has a bewildering variety of creatures and random events which really add to it.
The music is also fantastic. The tower and desert land music is the best. Also the amount of detail they put into regular sounds is also quite good.
For me it was totally the atmosphere of the game which put the hook in me. Castlevania3 is only game which can compare in terms of excellent atmosphere.
That being said I've heard that the music was better for HOMM2. Also I have the AB expansion pack, the Conflux (elemental) race is a mediocre addition (at least they didn't include the "forge" race *shudders*), but the new campaigns and creatures made it worth recommending for HOMM3 fans.
Anyway don't take my word for it. Download the demo and find out for yourself.
I dunno. I'm a guy too, and I haven't really noticed anything but a friendly climate among the "techis". Maybe that is because I don't go to a "tech" school, but the technology-types I know are pretty decent towards the tech-girls.
Why don't women go into tech fields? Honestly, most of them don't like technology, at least that I know. The ones I know aren't afraid to speak their minds but just don't go for the tech-stuff. But I have guy-friends like that too. Look pushing people into fields they don't enjoy is gonna create more problems than it solves. Should we encourage more females to get involved in technology at a younger age? Absolutely. Should it be pushed/forced onto them? I don't believe so.
Seriously. Why do people feel the need to call themselves "geeks" or whatever? This culture is slowly becoming lame. It seems to me that no matter what you may think, when you classify yourself as anything you're severely limiting your potentials. People who were good in science and math used to be called "smart" and "scientists", now they like the term "geek" (well, not everyone who is proficient in math/science is like that, but that notion is dominant at this site).
As John Lennon would say "I don't believe in the Beatles, I just believe in me.". Think about it folks.
Troll doll: has a rapid-fire arm (not the GI Joe Kung Fu grip tough) for typing in 3133t-speak. Also, comes with a 56.6k modem which dials AOL so he can d/led Back Orifice with his little 13 year old buddies. Is un-godly ugly, ill-tempered, mind-numbingly stupid, and racist. Also comes with elastic arms and legs so/.er's can torture the little SOB's like they know they'd all like to.
Seriously. I don't. As John Lennon said: "I don't believe in the Beatles, I just believe in me."
Really. Am I the only one who's underwhelmed by the digital age? Computers are fun as h!ll, don't get me wrong, but another space age would be better IMHO. I mean what really excited you about Star Trek/Wars the most (assuming you watched Sci Fi as a kid like me)? The fact that they had representations of computers in the movie, or the fact that they were traveling through space? Or was it Princess Leia in that bikini? Hehe.
I dunno, something about this enrages me. I can't put my finger on it. When I first heard about it I tried to go the guy's site and call him a loser (via a message board or something). I guess the thought of staying on the internet in your house without ever leaving is just so sad. Plus the instant media hype was extremely aggravating. To me this just seems like such a pathetic way to get attention.
Well, I guess this is the time when somebody tells me that I'm just jealous or somthing. That could be true, but I don't think it is. Couldn't this guy find a better way to get famous?
His idea was to add a choice to the ballot which basically said "none of the above". If that choice got more votes than any of the candidates than the race had to be held again and none of the people who ran last time could run again. Personally I thought it was a great idea.
Personally I think Nader has a ton of great ideas, something the American political scene is sorely lacking. However, I really don't believe that the Green Party's socialism is nessecarily(sp?) the best way to go, I would tend to believe that capitalism is actually better, and humane actually. However, I believe strongly in having an open mind, if I hear enough good ideas, I may vote for Nader. For one, I vigoruously support more public transportation, and I think Nader is the only candidate who blindly opposes just building more roads.
Technically PR isn't a "country". "American owned" could very well be "Puerto-Rican" owned, 'cause Puerto Rico is part of America (American territory does sound kind of offensive).
Well, I'm not sure I agree with your opinion, although I feel Puerto Rico should be able to pass it's own laws if it feels like it. I'm not sure if forcing people to hear Puerto Rican music would necessarily do anybody any good, even in Puerto Rico.
I do agree that having any type of music forced on you sucks. And believe me they do it to us "Americans" (you're as American as I am) too. *cough Mambo #5 cough*. Look I just don't listen to the radio that much, feed yourself a steady music of what you want to hear, not what the corporations want you to listen to. You don't need the government to help you rebel, you can do it on your own.
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Oral sex and sexual positions other than the missionary position are technically illegal in CT. Also the sale of alcohol is not only banned after 8:00 PM but is banned on Sunday. Go figure.
I'm sorry but I do. I'm not at all against free trade, but how is doing business with China (slave labor) free trade? And I'm sick of how politicians spout nothing but "business, business, business". How dare we do business with countries like Indonesia, China, or Turkey. Hey I'm a libertarian, but selling away our respect for human life is absolutely unacceptable, and by engaging in trade of any form with governments like these, that proves that we have no other God than money. I just can't do it. I support them, if nothing else they're refusing to go along with what corporate america is telling them to do.
Well I don't think that the poster was complaining about missing the technology of the old BBS's. I think he/she's complaining about the 'grassroots' feel of them. The internet has rendered much of our society obsolete (sometimes it seems even face to face communication). But in the process we have lost something and I think that's what the poster is talking about. It's all about the 'vibes' of a scene. I hope that makes sense.
Well the Y2K computer bug probably will probably be fine, but the year 2000 (or the distant future) will be problematic. I don't believe in any of the hocus-pocus crap, but many economists are warning of a coming economic collapse. The economy is blazing along at unmaintainable speed, people aren't saving enough money, the world financial situation is unstable, and this is a market largely based on speculation (.com's).
Why wouldn't anyone think this could happen? It's happened before, and it didn't take much. People are buying a spending at a staggering speed, never thinking of slowing down.
BTW I'm not an economist. If I'm totally wrong, say so. But I believe it's gonna happen.
Well, just self learning code will get you a job in today's economy. But having a degree demonstrates that you're not flaky, and can multitask and you understand the concepts behind the code. Dude at some point the economy is gonna go downhill, and all these self-taught programmers are gonna be SOL. I hate to tell you it but being a self taught programmer is nothing special, there are a million out there like you. The job market is good now, but it will inevitably decline. And so will the demand for programmers in general. This will decline.
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To me, 3D just isn't believable in a fantasy setting. I've never seen a 3d fantasy game that looked convincing as a fantasy setting. 3d works in a scifi setting but for some reason a warlock/wizard/skeleon etc. looks better as a well drawn sprite.
And, D2, it's cool. I like it. Not the graphics really, though they are pretty good for sprite-based animations. it's more the atmosphere. The music is pretty good too, reminds me of my old Castlevania days.
Well I didn't expect such a composed response. It was a ton better than the cowards who moderated me down because they didn't like what I had to say. Anyway, I guess you realized that nothing of value could come of this and gave up on it. Other people in this thread seemed to imply that what I had to say made me hateful of women, which isn't true. It just aggravates me to see people going down a path which nothing good will come of anyway.
BTW I know a lot of women who don't read radical feminist literature, so obviously that's a luxury that both sexes can have. Chill out, you're making a fool of yourself. The article was written by a women, no one ever implied that a woman couldn't do the job. Just chill, there are plenty of other women kicking butt in this field (although we do need more)...
Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Rap-Metal clones...
There just isn't alot of good music being released these days. Many people, including me, have basically saturated their appetite for having "oldies" and classic rock on CD's. I've bought everything I've basically ever wanted to own on CD's, the rest I've gotten off Napster.
If the music industry releases a CD I feel is worth 19$, then I'll shell over the money. But that's a lot of money to waste on teeny-bopper junk and white-boy rap...
Also if it's streaming, don't you have to contend with Net congestion? It'll make movies unwatchable, just as it renders anything over a few minutes long useless.
You have to appeal, and appeal, and appeal.
Courts RARELY give appeals. And the other side can argue against you getting an appeal. And if that other side is Northwest Airlines, you have a mountain of a battle ahead of you. The hardest part is when you realize that the average person doesn't really even care, basically only because it wasn't their rights that were trampled on.
Dude, I'm not talking about simply quitting. Companies should not have the right to comandere(sp?) your home computer and look at whatever they simply for "suspecting something".
What makes it so frightening is that a company like Northwest can hire HUNDREDS of lawyers and put infinetly more resources into a lawsuit than you can. That's what makes it scary. And they're slowly winning.
Open your eyes, if you can't see it happening your bland. Corporate America is becoming America plain and simple.
Man you're like that lame perky guy in the Dilbert comic. Stop being a goody two-shoes. Don't worry one day corporate america will own the rights to your soul, then you'll feel what it's like to fight a company with the resources of Northwest.
Personally I'm finding the experience of being in this industry and working with computers far more interesting than any drug I've ever heard. There is no drug out there that a real world experience can't outdo. Any "geek" out there who needs to do drugs is doing something wrong.
It's funny. I SHOULDN'T like this game. No 3d graphics. Cardboard cutout figures in the fight scenes. Yet this game had something that other games lack. It's weird but every game I play is like a story that tells itself. Even on the same map. It also has a bewildering variety of creatures and random events which really add to it.
The music is also fantastic. The tower and desert land music is the best. Also the amount of detail they put into regular sounds is also quite good.
For me it was totally the atmosphere of the game which put the hook in me. Castlevania3 is only game which can compare in terms of excellent atmosphere.
That being said I've heard that the music was better for HOMM2. Also I have the AB expansion pack, the Conflux (elemental) race is a mediocre addition (at least they didn't include the "forge" race *shudders*), but the new campaigns and creatures made it worth recommending for HOMM3 fans.
Anyway don't take my word for it. Download the demo and find out for yourself.
I dunno. I'm a guy too, and I haven't really noticed anything but a friendly climate among the "techis". Maybe that is because I don't go to a "tech" school, but the technology-types I know are pretty decent towards the tech-girls.
Why don't women go into tech fields? Honestly, most of them don't like technology, at least that I know. The ones I know aren't afraid to speak their minds but just don't go for the tech-stuff. But I have guy-friends like that too. Look pushing people into fields they don't enjoy is gonna create more problems than it solves. Should we encourage more females to get involved in technology at a younger age? Absolutely. Should it be pushed/forced onto them? I don't believe so.
Seriously. Why do people feel the need to call themselves "geeks" or whatever? This culture is slowly becoming lame. It seems to me that no matter what you may think, when you classify yourself as anything you're severely limiting your potentials. People who were good in science and math used to be called "smart" and "scientists", now they like the term "geek" (well, not everyone who is proficient in math/science is like that, but that notion is dominant at this site).
As John Lennon would say "I don't believe in the Beatles, I just believe in me.". Think about it folks.
Troll doll: has a rapid-fire arm (not the GI Joe Kung Fu grip tough) for typing in 3133t-speak. Also, comes with a 56.6k modem which dials AOL so he can d/led Back Orifice with his little 13 year old buddies. Is un-godly ugly, ill-tempered, mind-numbingly stupid, and racist. Also comes with elastic arms and legs so /.er's can torture the little SOB's like they know they'd all like to.
From hell's heart I stab at thee! *pokes AC with a plastic fork*
C'mon man where's the love?
Seriously. I don't. As John Lennon said: "I don't believe in the Beatles, I just believe in me."
Really. Am I the only one who's underwhelmed by the digital age? Computers are fun as h!ll, don't get me wrong, but another space age would be better IMHO. I mean what really excited you about Star Trek/Wars the most (assuming you watched Sci Fi as a kid like me)? The fact that they had representations of computers in the movie, or the fact that they were traveling through space? Or was it Princess Leia in that bikini? Hehe.
I dunno, something about this enrages me. I can't put my finger on it. When I first heard about it I tried to go the guy's site and call him a loser (via a message board or something). I guess the thought of staying on the internet in your house without ever leaving is just so sad. Plus the instant media hype was extremely aggravating. To me this just seems like such a pathetic way to get attention.
Well, I guess this is the time when somebody tells me that I'm just jealous or somthing. That could be true, but I don't think it is. Couldn't this guy find a better way to get famous?
His idea was to add a choice to the ballot which basically said "none of the above". If that choice got more votes than any of the candidates than the race had to be held again and none of the people who ran last time could run again. Personally I thought it was a great idea.
Personally I think Nader has a ton of great ideas, something the American political scene is sorely lacking. However, I really don't believe that the Green Party's socialism is nessecarily(sp?) the best way to go, I would tend to believe that capitalism is actually better, and humane actually. However, I believe strongly in having an open mind, if I hear enough good ideas, I may vote for Nader. For one, I vigoruously support more public transportation, and I think Nader is the only candidate who blindly opposes just building more roads.
Technically PR isn't a "country". "American owned" could very well be "Puerto-Rican" owned, 'cause Puerto Rico is part of America (American territory does sound kind of offensive).
Well, I'm not sure I agree with your opinion, although I feel Puerto Rico should be able to pass it's own laws if it feels like it. I'm not sure if forcing people to hear Puerto Rican music would necessarily do anybody any good, even in Puerto Rico.
I do agree that having any type of music forced on you sucks. And believe me they do it to us "Americans" (you're as American as I am) too. *cough Mambo #5 cough*. Look I just don't listen to the radio that much, feed yourself a steady music of what you want to hear, not what the corporations want you to listen to. You don't need the government to help you rebel, you can do it on your own.
Oral sex and sexual positions other than the missionary position are technically illegal in CT. Also the sale of alcohol is not only banned after 8:00 PM but is banned on Sunday. Go figure.
I'm sorry but I do. I'm not at all against free trade, but how is doing business with China (slave labor) free trade? And I'm sick of how politicians spout nothing but "business, business, business". How dare we do business with countries like Indonesia, China, or Turkey. Hey I'm a libertarian, but selling away our respect for human life is absolutely unacceptable, and by engaging in trade of any form with governments like these, that proves that we have no other God than money. I just can't do it. I support them, if nothing else they're refusing to go along with what corporate america is telling them to do.
You just gotta draw the line somewhere.
Well I don't think that the poster was complaining about missing the technology of the old BBS's. I think he/she's complaining about the 'grassroots' feel of them. The internet has rendered much of our society obsolete (sometimes it seems even face to face communication). But in the process we have lost something and I think that's what the poster is talking about. It's all about the 'vibes' of a scene. I hope that makes sense.
Well the Y2K computer bug probably will probably be fine, but the year 2000 (or the distant future) will be problematic. I don't believe in any of the hocus-pocus crap, but many economists are warning of a coming economic collapse. The economy is blazing along at unmaintainable speed, people aren't saving enough money, the world financial situation is unstable, and this is a market largely based on speculation (.com's).
Why wouldn't anyone think this could happen? It's happened before, and it didn't take much. People are buying a spending at a staggering speed, never thinking of slowing down.
BTW I'm not an economist. If I'm totally wrong, say so. But I believe it's gonna happen.
Uh, I thought The Matrix was based on Neuromancer. Well, I know it's based on something Gibson wrote. Anyone know what it is?
Well, just self learning code will get you a job in today's economy. But having a degree demonstrates that you're not flaky, and can multitask and you understand the concepts behind the code. Dude at some point the economy is gonna go downhill, and all these self-taught programmers are gonna be SOL. I hate to tell you it but being a self taught programmer is nothing special, there are a million out there like you. The job market is good now, but it will inevitably decline. And so will the demand for programmers in general. This will decline.