I've found that the information I'm looking for is in the trivia section of the page at least 50% of the time. In addition, if pages keep cropping up with trivia sections, doesn't this indicate that the community sees value there and wants to keep them? Or do you, as an admin, know better than they do? The biggest point of contention around wikipedia (other than inaccuracy) is people who have used it and been burned by admins with a superiority complex.
An encyclopedia, or (traditionally) encyclopædia, is a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. The reason that trivia should be in wikipedia is that sometimes, knowledge is just a collection of random facts. Deal with it.
I thought the subject was referring to the fact that no p2p protocol has lasted more than a few months before being reverse-engineered for a free or open alternative. When dealing with peers, it's nearly impossible to verify the program running on the other end.
You're setting up a false dichotomy. General Grevious would require a lot of work for a jedi to take down, epic battles could be fought against hordes of sith, large beasts with lightsaber resistance (as seen in the expanded universe) could create challenges. If Boba Fett can beat Darth Vader, then mid-level bounty hunters should give low-level jedis problems. It's true that a lightsaber makes a significant number of encounters one-shots, but against a master or a large animal it's not a matter of hitting them once, it's a matter of wearing them down through swordplay.
As for ripping down big buildings, that's not very star-wars either. The biggest things we see being thrown around easily are girders. You can lift an x-wing with concentration, and that's it. The force has its limits, and in a world where it's plentiful, there are other ways to balance it.
Actually, they've been fairly open with the fact that they've been making an MMO for the past year (at least). The real question is, has it been a kotor-based one or an in-house ip (like a mass effect mmo) or something else? LucasArts also has other stories they could be doing too, so it could be a Mercernaries mmo, lost vikings, etc.
But speculation doesn't come from nowhere, and they haven't denied it (which, if they were a person, is as good as confirmation, but who knows?), so I'm thinking that some star-wars based mmo is the most likely candidate now that we know they're still working with LucasArts.
they could have good/evil requirements for different factions, force users might have to start at a higher level (the user having already reached that level with another character), etc. What issues are you seeing exactly? Darth Vader was almost defeated by boba fett, General Grevious was able to fight multiple jedi, etc, so balancing is merely finding the levels at which these people are equal. Good and Evil has been avoided by most MMOs by locking people into factions, so if they were to make it so that they could choose their factions based on their alignment, which was fluid, it would create a very realistic (to the star wars universe) mmo. I feel good about it.
Those funds might not be liquid necessarily (I wouldn't sell any stock in my company for slashdot swag, no offense), and also, they may have better things to do with their time/money?
My GF has a subscription to GameInformer, we keep the magazine in the bathroom, and I still don't read it when I'm tackling a particularly long, boring shift on the throne. The writing is amateurish, too much advertising, and too little content. I do appreciate the ratings, but they only reinforce what i already thought about the game. Also, it's hard for a no-name game to get a high rating, even if it's great. I'm sure some people find the magazine helpful, but I sure as hell don't.
That's the way the world is overall. There are many, many ways to game the system or get away with murder, etc, and yet the vast majority of people comply with the laws (at least, the major laws). People are generally trusting, and people generally deserve it. It's one of the more interesting facts of life.
That's why you accept it anyway. The rise of Wal Mart has as much to do with their ridiculously lenient return policy and it does with their low, low prices. If Wal Mart can make money and still take returns, then Best Buy should be able to.
It's why I tend to grab all hardware at Compusa. As every time I've had an issue their extra warranty has resulted in a shiney new piece of gear replacement immediatly. It's a bit further then BB, but the more horror stories I hear about BB the less I go there. "I was tired of North Korea's harsh penalties for being a citizen. That's why I moved to Iran!";)
The web was once the realm of amateurs and enthusiasts who weren't coders. Failing gracefully by trying to read the coders mind were one of the big reasons that IE gained market share in the first place.
It'll never happen as long as public opinion and the democratic process continues to hold any real weight in American politics. There, fixed that for you.
The last study I heard said that almost half of americans believe that God created the earth less than 10,000 years ago. What may turn you off to a candidate may make him more appealing to others.
I think it's interesting that they touted higher console sales. Aren't they still losing money on each console which, in turn, would mean it was software sales were able to cover up the hardware losses and make the quarter profitable?
That's a nice thought, but it won't work out that way. You're describing a game world like the real world, where you can choose a path that nobody's thought of when you got the assignment, and you can do it every time. In the game, however, someone has to build every aspect of the world, and that means that the designers almost always prepared the world to be used like you're using it. Yes, they can make the game much more complex than they used to, but it's still a game, it's still an artificial environment and all that's happened is they've allowed you more choices. Every once in a while a gem will show up in the interactions that they hadn't thought of, but it's just as likely to be a debilitating bug than a good thing.
On the other hand, I can give my dad a controller and play golf with him in a way that's easy for him to pick up. My dad hasn't gamed in over ten years because the games are too complicated. The wii controller has, with one brilliant move, made games much easier to pick up while allowing for more complexity/flexibility. The 360 and PS3 give you the same things that last gen gave you, they just make it possible to interact with more of those things and in more ways. The Wii gives you something consoles have never had before and changes the way that games are played. It allows for old-school games, mini-games built on gestures (wario ware), shooters where you point and shoot (call of duty), and football games where you throw the football (madden).
Insightful my ass. I used to work for the electric company, and then was a customer for them five years later. According to this AC, my electric bill should have been around 55% higher after 5 years, but my bill was strangely about the same (maybe up to 20% higher - maybe). Claiming that what China does is an indicator for the dollar is ridiculous considering the way they treat their own currency. When they let the value of the yuan fluctuate with the market, then you can use them as an indicator.
And then you start rambling about grain. I remember a couple years back that there was a grain scare, where they said the price was going to skyrocket and it never did. As for paying what food costs, I'm all for it, I would rather pay at the grocery store for my food than pay through my taxes to get cheaper food from our farmers and to also pay them to leave land fallow.
I also love the number of links you've put in your article and the complete lack of references. You read like someone saying that they've found a way to harvest free energy, or that you've disproved the theory of relativity - you throw out some terminology, make some up, confuse the hell out of people and then come to a conclusion.
I know it's hard to believe, but when Linus Torvalds appears in front of you and tells you to stop fighting Open Source and siding with SCO, you do it.
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I thought the subject was referring to the fact that no p2p protocol has lasted more than a few months before being reverse-engineered for a free or open alternative. When dealing with peers, it's nearly impossible to verify the program running on the other end.
Wikipedia has the details. But, if you remember, Jango Fett deals with jedi in the movies without getting killed.
You're setting up a false dichotomy. General Grevious would require a lot of work for a jedi to take down, epic battles could be fought against hordes of sith, large beasts with lightsaber resistance (as seen in the expanded universe) could create challenges. If Boba Fett can beat Darth Vader, then mid-level bounty hunters should give low-level jedis problems. It's true that a lightsaber makes a significant number of encounters one-shots, but against a master or a large animal it's not a matter of hitting them once, it's a matter of wearing them down through swordplay.
As for ripping down big buildings, that's not very star-wars either. The biggest things we see being thrown around easily are girders. You can lift an x-wing with concentration, and that's it. The force has its limits, and in a world where it's plentiful, there are other ways to balance it.
Actually, they've been fairly open with the fact that they've been making an MMO for the past year (at least). The real question is, has it been a kotor-based one or an in-house ip (like a mass effect mmo) or something else? LucasArts also has other stories they could be doing too, so it could be a Mercernaries mmo, lost vikings, etc.
But speculation doesn't come from nowhere, and they haven't denied it (which, if they were a person, is as good as confirmation, but who knows?), so I'm thinking that some star-wars based mmo is the most likely candidate now that we know they're still working with LucasArts.
they could have good/evil requirements for different factions, force users might have to start at a higher level (the user having already reached that level with another character), etc. What issues are you seeing exactly? Darth Vader was almost defeated by boba fett, General Grevious was able to fight multiple jedi, etc, so balancing is merely finding the levels at which these people are equal. Good and Evil has been avoided by most MMOs by locking people into factions, so if they were to make it so that they could choose their factions based on their alignment, which was fluid, it would create a very realistic (to the star wars universe) mmo. I feel good about it.
Actually, it's the blatant attempt to break slashdot with your irrational username. Thanks, jerk.
Those funds might not be liquid necessarily (I wouldn't sell any stock in my company for slashdot swag, no offense), and also, they may have better things to do with their time/money?
I just wonder if it was more or less than the usual price for a slashvertisement ;) j/k j/k
Just because they're poor doesn't mean they're not willing to spend a lot on a good babysitter.
My GF has a subscription to GameInformer, we keep the magazine in the bathroom, and I still don't read it when I'm tackling a particularly long, boring shift on the throne. The writing is amateurish, too much advertising, and too little content. I do appreciate the ratings, but they only reinforce what i already thought about the game. Also, it's hard for a no-name game to get a high rating, even if it's great. I'm sure some people find the magazine helpful, but I sure as hell don't.
That's the way the world is overall. There are many, many ways to game the system or get away with murder, etc, and yet the vast majority of people comply with the laws (at least, the major laws). People are generally trusting, and people generally deserve it. It's one of the more interesting facts of life.
That's why you accept it anyway. The rise of Wal Mart has as much to do with their ridiculously lenient return policy and it does with their low, low prices. If Wal Mart can make money and still take returns, then Best Buy should be able to.
The web was once the realm of amateurs and enthusiasts who weren't coders. Failing gracefully by trying to read the coders mind were one of the big reasons that IE gained market share in the first place.
I'll support that, as long as the camera guy gets to talk...
The last study I heard said that almost half of americans believe that God created the earth less than 10,000 years ago. What may turn you off to a candidate may make him more appealing to others.
I think it's interesting that they touted higher console sales. Aren't they still losing money on each console which, in turn, would mean it was software sales were able to cover up the hardware losses and make the quarter profitable?
That's a nice thought, but it won't work out that way. You're describing a game world like the real world, where you can choose a path that nobody's thought of when you got the assignment, and you can do it every time. In the game, however, someone has to build every aspect of the world, and that means that the designers almost always prepared the world to be used like you're using it. Yes, they can make the game much more complex than they used to, but it's still a game, it's still an artificial environment and all that's happened is they've allowed you more choices. Every once in a while a gem will show up in the interactions that they hadn't thought of, but it's just as likely to be a debilitating bug than a good thing.
On the other hand, I can give my dad a controller and play golf with him in a way that's easy for him to pick up. My dad hasn't gamed in over ten years because the games are too complicated. The wii controller has, with one brilliant move, made games much easier to pick up while allowing for more complexity/flexibility. The 360 and PS3 give you the same things that last gen gave you, they just make it possible to interact with more of those things and in more ways. The Wii gives you something consoles have never had before and changes the way that games are played. It allows for old-school games, mini-games built on gestures (wario ware), shooters where you point and shoot (call of duty), and football games where you throw the football (madden).
Insightful my ass. I used to work for the electric company, and then was a customer for them five years later. According to this AC, my electric bill should have been around 55% higher after 5 years, but my bill was strangely about the same (maybe up to 20% higher - maybe). Claiming that what China does is an indicator for the dollar is ridiculous considering the way they treat their own currency. When they let the value of the yuan fluctuate with the market, then you can use them as an indicator.
And then you start rambling about grain. I remember a couple years back that there was a grain scare, where they said the price was going to skyrocket and it never did. As for paying what food costs, I'm all for it, I would rather pay at the grocery store for my food than pay through my taxes to get cheaper food from our farmers and to also pay them to leave land fallow.
I also love the number of links you've put in your article and the complete lack of references. You read like someone saying that they've found a way to harvest free energy, or that you've disproved the theory of relativity - you throw out some terminology, make some up, confuse the hell out of people and then come to a conclusion.
I know it's hard to believe, but when Linus Torvalds appears in front of you and tells you to stop fighting Open Source and siding with SCO, you do it.