ZZT had (and still has) some absolutely awesome stuff in it. I remember, it was the first game I actually got for my computer. It was also my introduction to programming and dicking around with "how do you make a playable game?" as well. There were some absolutely awesome fan-made worlds which really pushed the in-game programming to its limits - "Operation: Gamma Velorum" comes immediately to mind. It did some stuff which the in-game engine allowed, but I don't think it was expected to be used in -quite- that way...
You can still find a bunch of fan-worlds at http://zzt.belsambar.net/ (among other places), but it actually looks like they're trying to close down the page. If you're getting into the classic stuff, get it while the getting is good. _
As far as other games, it's funny, I was discussing this on IRC the other day - Epic Pinball, Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit 1 -and- 2, Traffic Department 2192, Solar Winds, One Must Fall 2097, Kiloblaster, Overkill, and Zone 66, all games I (think I) got under that label when I was just starting out, and picked up again for my collection of classic games.:D
Of course, I'm not 100% sure they were -all- by Epic, and I'm not opening them all just to check, but I'm pretty certain that most of 'em were.
"My bet is that the Marines or Army don't like militarism any more than you do. It gets people killed unnecessarily."
Not sure about the Army, but based on my time in the Marine Corps, militarism was encouraged. "One shot, one kill", the fact that ever Marine (in theory) can shoot a rifle and shoot it well whether they're a cook or a grunt, the good old "Napalm sticks to kids" running cadence... although that starts to cross the line into good old-fashioned violence.
If you've watched the first half of Full Metal Jacket, that's pretty close to the USMC Boot Camp experience that I remember. They want killers who don't get remorseful.
From TFA: (yes, I know this is/.) "The Wilkins Ice Shelf -- a large mass of floating ice -- would still be connected to Latady Island, which is also part of the peninsula, and Alexander Island, which is not, said professor David Vaughan, a glaciologist at the British Antarctic Survey."
I guess I just read this incorrectly, but it sounds like it's still connected to some land, which implies to me that not -all- of it is just floating as mentioned in the quote. An addition is an addition, no matter how small. I'm not saying it'll be flooding along coastal areas and all that, but will whatever amount of it that was previously supported by the connection to the rest of the ice shelf and the islands around it be significant in any way?
And thanks for the suggestion, but there's no need to be a dick about my high school learning. I do appreciate it, though - really, I do.
A thought which supports this: If anyone was on that particular set of servers, they now know that the hammer is dropping on them, so to speak. If the target isn't Core IP themselves, whoever's targeted would hopefully be in custody. If not (on either count), this is exceptionally sloppy IMHO. I know that if this were my server which got raided, I'd be on my way to Canada/Mexico/etc. right now.
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ZZT had (and still has) some absolutely awesome stuff in it. I remember, it was the first game I actually got for my computer. It was also my introduction to programming and dicking around with "how do you make a playable game?" as well. There were some absolutely awesome fan-made worlds which really pushed the in-game programming to its limits - "Operation: Gamma Velorum" comes immediately to mind. It did some stuff which the in-game engine allowed, but I don't think it was expected to be used in -quite- that way...
You can still find a bunch of fan-worlds at http://zzt.belsambar.net/ (among other places), but it actually looks like they're trying to close down the page. If you're getting into the classic stuff, get it while the getting is good. _
As far as other games, it's funny, I was discussing this on IRC the other day - Epic Pinball, Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit 1 -and- 2, Traffic Department 2192, Solar Winds, One Must Fall 2097, Kiloblaster, Overkill, and Zone 66, all games I (think I) got under that label when I was just starting out, and picked up again for my collection of classic games. :D
Of course, I'm not 100% sure they were -all- by Epic, and I'm not opening them all just to check, but I'm pretty certain that most of 'em were.
"My bet is that the Marines or Army don't like militarism any more than you do. It gets people killed unnecessarily."
Not sure about the Army, but based on my time in the Marine Corps, militarism was encouraged. "One shot, one kill", the fact that ever Marine (in theory) can shoot a rifle and shoot it well whether they're a cook or a grunt, the good old "Napalm sticks to kids" running cadence... although that starts to cross the line into good old-fashioned violence.
If you've watched the first half of Full Metal Jacket, that's pretty close to the USMC Boot Camp experience that I remember. They want killers who don't get remorseful.
From TFA: (yes, I know this is /.)
"The Wilkins Ice Shelf -- a large mass of floating ice -- would still be connected to Latady Island, which is also part of the peninsula, and Alexander Island, which is not, said professor David Vaughan, a glaciologist at the British Antarctic Survey."
I guess I just read this incorrectly, but it sounds like it's still connected to some land, which implies to me that not -all- of it is just floating as mentioned in the quote. An addition is an addition, no matter how small. I'm not saying it'll be flooding along coastal areas and all that, but will whatever amount of it that was previously supported by the connection to the rest of the ice shelf and the islands around it be significant in any way?
And thanks for the suggestion, but there's no need to be a dick about my high school learning. I do appreciate it, though - really, I do.
What happens when it melts? I think a chunk of ice the size of CT would cause a -bit- of a rise in sea level, wouldn't you?
A thought which supports this:
If anyone was on that particular set of servers, they now know that the hammer is dropping on them, so to speak. If the target isn't Core IP themselves, whoever's targeted would hopefully be in custody. If not (on either count), this is exceptionally sloppy IMHO.
I know that if this were my server which got raided, I'd be on my way to Canada/Mexico/etc. right now.