What if you put a cat inside that Beowulf cluster you're not imagining? The cat would likely chew through wires and electrocute itself to death. Or it may not.
If you think Halo 2 had the same story as doom then you probably weren't paying attention. It would take too long to explain the story in depth, but I'm sure it's all on wikipedia anyway. You shouldn't have to "pay attention" to the story to experience it. Playing the game should be a vehicle for telling a story, not the other way around; Metal Gear Solid nailed this, Halo did not. If you're simply using the story as an explaination for why I'm out here killing things (yes, even if you explain a little more after every battle), then you're just wasting effort -- it may be a more in-depth story than Doom, but it's a story that should be in the front of the manual and not crammed in the middle of the game slowing things down.
I hide in my apartment for a month, because I can't stand everyone telling me one thousand reasons why I should like it on a daily basis, and then receiving their ridicule when I reveal I don't particularly care for it.
I hate Master Chief as much as I hate Santa Claus. And Jesus. At least people don't go Halo caroling.
I wonder if my equally anecdotal success with Vista will get the same sort of mod points the parent did...
Out of the box everything worked. Period. Wifi connected and downloaded my graphics drivers from Windows Update. After some reboots (admittedly more than I would like) everything went smoothly. I have only had a few freezes in my four months of use. The systems hibernates and restores without any trouble 100% of the time (more than I can say for ubuntu). The battery seems to last longer as well. Everything is snappy and I think the accelerated window manager is more subtle and tastefully done than compiz or beryl. Don't get me wrong, I love linux and use it whenever I don't need access to windows apps but there's no point in pretending like Vista is garbage. In my opinion it's a substancial upgrade over XP. Right, because XP surely didn't have working Wifi, or working graphics drivers, or any type of stability, or hibernation support.
The PS3 will just sort of sink into the mud. The 360, on the other hand, would explode in a brilliant display of silicon fireworks after the GPU reaches critical heat and collapses into a hunk of raw, fissible uranium.
If this whole thing was to go through, it wouldn't mean that computers had to come OS-less -- what it would mean is that Windows would be optional (or rather, it would be optional not to get it) and that the computer would be $cost_of_windows cheaper without windows. Currently, even though a retail copy of Vista costs $250 or so, you only get $60 back if you demand a refund for the bundled copy of Windows.
Second off, you don't want goofy unexpected results in a game. You want results that fit within a parameter set by the game. This can vary from encounter to encounter within a game. I often find that games are more fun when things go awry. Of course, this usually leads to me having to restart whatever level I was playing (single player) or just suicide (multiplayer), but AI is generally better when you create a dynamic algorithm and try to model situations that it would work well in, even with unpredictable results.
And, er, which country would you suggest he move to? Are you under the impression that there are any countries that don't collect personal data on their inhabitants and conduct surveillance on them? (I omit wiretaps, of course, as there are lots of countries that don't do that.) Sealand!
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Mr. Ballmer? That you?
*vroom*
"THE RED ARMY KILLS HITLER!"
"Noooo! You bitch! You bitch!"
1. Unplug USB keyboard and mouse from PC
2. Plug USB keyboard and mouse into PS3
3. Ownage! (And possibly profit if you play "professionally")
You don't even need to ???.
I hate Master Chief as much as I hate Santa Claus. And Jesus. At least people don't go Halo caroling.
Out of the box everything worked. Period. Wifi connected and downloaded my graphics drivers from Windows Update. After some reboots (admittedly more than I would like) everything went smoothly. I have only had a few freezes in my four months of use. The systems hibernates and restores without any trouble 100% of the time (more than I can say for ubuntu). The battery seems to last longer as well. Everything is snappy and I think the accelerated window manager is more subtle and tastefully done than compiz or beryl. Don't get me wrong, I love linux and use it whenever I don't need access to windows apps but there's no point in pretending like Vista is garbage. In my opinion it's a substancial upgrade over XP. Right, because XP surely didn't have working Wifi, or working graphics drivers, or any type of stability, or hibernation support.
The PS3 will just sort of sink into the mud. The 360, on the other hand, would explode in a brilliant display of silicon fireworks after the GPU reaches critical heat and collapses into a hunk of raw, fissible uranium.
If this whole thing was to go through, it wouldn't mean that computers had to come OS-less -- what it would mean is that Windows would be optional (or rather, it would be optional not to get it) and that the computer would be $cost_of_windows cheaper without windows. Currently, even though a retail copy of Vista costs $250 or so, you only get $60 back if you demand a refund for the bundled copy of Windows.
I feel a haiku is the proper way to express your misunderstanding:
Subtle jokes are made,
But sometimes not even seen.
You can hear now, WHOOSH.
Maybe CAPCOM will lend them some advice, and we'll end up with things like Super Halo 3 Turbo Deluxe Remix.
I hear the phone will ship with a free demo of Duke Nukem Forever.
Oh, NOW I can see why the GPL is wrong. Thank you, brave man.
Right. The GPL states, "I grant permission only to distribute this program in a specific way", that way being with source.
WHOOSH
(And that's not a helicopter.)
Maybe the controller won't ever come packaged with a system? Maybe it won't have any SIXAXIS, and you'll have to choose.
That's so funny.
Gee, this scheme will work just about as well as it did on the XBox.
No, I'm New Here.
Damn, why is no one laughing?