The perfect solution is to expand mass transit and stop the crazy and incredibly inefficient one car per person -policy the world has been locked into for decades.
They should have built a proper base first. Place solid concrete slabs before building nuclear power plant. Maybe then their ground would still be intact. Stupid chinese.
I wonder if there is a connection to the massive job openings posted by Microsoft in China. The only requirement is as following: "Ability to hit refresh-button on an internet browser."
I have a "hitler" tag under my "tags". I don't remember ever creating a tag. I don't like hitler, so I hope it doesn't mean that I'm especially interested in hitler stories or something. How do I remove it?
My theory of life is, that the universe wants to exist. And for that to be possible, cognition has to exist. For if there is nothing that is aware of the universe it doesn't make a difference whether it exists or not. Until there is no cognition the universe is in a sort of "dream state" of wanting to exist without truly existing
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Us lifeforms with our senses are the means by which the universe is materialized from it's dream state into the micro-universe that is everything inside of our minds. Thereby life and the universe form a symbiotic relationship where the one makes the existence of the other a possibility and vice versa.
The fact that the universe can have something akin to a will fits into this theory nicely.
I've never been a console-gamer. Consoles are geared towards casual and action oriented gaming, whereas I enjoy playing PC titles with more depth and complexity.
And I've never seen the point in spending money on a console to play with, when I can do so much more stuff with a PC AND play games.
I guess that's easy to say for casual gamers. But I'm afraid that gaming is too important for me to fall back on what the Linux environment hast to offer. When you've been a fan of Doom or The Elder Scrolls for most of your life, it's kind of hard to resist playing that new, shiny version that runs exclusively on Windows. And FreeCiv is no compensation for that.
I don't play games simply to pass the time. I play games to experience the content they have to offer.
Okay... that sounds intriguing. I'm still clinching to XP for as long as I can. But as soon as games stop supporting XP in favor of newer, DRM infested MS operating systems, I guess I'll give Linux and WINE a chance.
I don't like jumping on the Microsoft bashing bandwagon simply because of MS being "evil". While monopolies can be dangerous for consumers, I believe that the "Windows standard" has also benefited consumers in numerous ways. But seriously, what they are trying to impose on people with all that DRM bullshit is going way too far.
Yeah, but Wine is an emulator. I can't believe I could run a new, state of the art title like Fallout 3 on Wine under Linux, as fluidly as it runs on native Windows.
"Some Russian sources also reportedly proposed the (rather ludicrous) idea of converting the ISS into some kind of an interplanetary transport vehicle"
Why is that a ludicrous idea? All that stuff is in space already and is designed for life support. Getting the stuff into orbit in the first place is one of the most expensive things in space travel.
But yeah, I'm sure you know alot better than russian rocket scientists.
I think this is a very serious issue. With all the satellites in space these days, mounting space debris colliding with satellites could create a chain reaction. Since with every collision, the chances of further collisions are increased.
DOOM was great, DOOM II real fun. DOOM III was boring (yes, boring!)... these days, it's just like any other large software company: "Let's do the next version of our old game, and not risk anything really new."
So first you say Doom 3 was boring (I guess because it wasn't the action-packed game that you were expecting and because of the different atmosphere to the previous Dooms) and then you blast ID for not risking anything really new?
I think you are either contradicting yourself or that you don't know what you're talking about. Doom 3 went in a very different direction than the previous Dooms and I guess that just because they were trying to make something new, disappointed alot of people and were not very well received.
Hackneyed garden-variety space-marine alien zombie-fighting crap like Gears of War/Halo/Crysis/Half-Life are fast-food for the mind.
As a game developer myself, I can appreciate the technical excellence that went into the making of a high quality title like "Crysis", in a similar manner that I appreciate a masterwork of art, like a painting or a musical piece.
All you do in the game is shoot at stuff, yeah. But all you do with a painting is watch at it. I think that the most important aspect of art is what kind of thoughts and emotions it provokes, and not how you interact or what you do with it. And not every piece of art is for everybody. Maybe the games mentioned above are "fast food for the mind" for you, but knowing how difficuilt it is to create a high quality game engine, I see and appreciate alot of things in them that maybe you don't.
And many widely-used programs use IE embedded in them (Steam, for instance), and I don't want to have to go download IE in order to be able to use it.
Well that's just the point of the antitrust case right there. I want applications to use the browser that I chose as default. Not the one that is declared default by the OS.
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The perfect solution is to expand mass transit and stop the crazy and incredibly inefficient one car per person -policy the world has been locked into for decades.
Ah yes... like when we flattened eastern Europe, subjugated the French and tossed bombs over UK... the good ol' times.
I like the TPB defense best.
It may be an idiotic post, but it pretty accurately reflects my own first thought when I read the topic.
They should have built a proper base first. Place solid concrete slabs before building nuclear power plant. Maybe then their ground would still be intact. Stupid chinese.
I wonder if there is a connection to the massive job openings posted by Microsoft in China. The only requirement is as following: "Ability to hit refresh-button on an internet browser."
I have a "hitler" tag under my "tags". I don't remember ever creating a tag. I don't like hitler, so I hope it doesn't mean that I'm especially interested in hitler stories or something. How do I remove it?
...it's just some omnipontent aliens, building an interstellar highway. Nothing to see here... move along, and don't forget your towel.
My theory of life is, that the universe wants to exist. And for that to be possible, cognition has to exist. For if there is nothing that is aware of the universe it doesn't make a difference whether it exists or not. Until there is no cognition the universe is in a sort of "dream state" of wanting to exist without truly existing
.
Us lifeforms with our senses are the means by which the universe is materialized from it's dream state into the micro-universe that is everything inside of our minds. Thereby life and the universe form a symbiotic relationship where the one makes the existence of the other a possibility and vice versa.
The fact that the universe can have something akin to a will fits into this theory nicely.
Their aim is getting better. They will hit us eventually if we don't do something about those Bugs, soon.
I've never been a console-gamer. Consoles are geared towards casual and action oriented gaming, whereas I enjoy playing PC titles with more depth and complexity.
And I've never seen the point in spending money on a console to play with, when I can do so much more stuff with a PC AND play games.
I guess that's easy to say for casual gamers. But I'm afraid that gaming is too important for me to fall back on what the Linux environment hast to offer. When you've been a fan of Doom or The Elder Scrolls for most of your life, it's kind of hard to resist playing that new, shiny version that runs exclusively on Windows. And FreeCiv is no compensation for that.
I don't play games simply to pass the time. I play games to experience the content they have to offer.
Okay... that sounds intriguing. I'm still clinching to XP for as long as I can. But as soon as games stop supporting XP in favor of newer, DRM infested MS operating systems, I guess I'll give Linux and WINE a chance.
I don't like jumping on the Microsoft bashing bandwagon simply because of MS being "evil". While monopolies can be dangerous for consumers, I believe that the "Windows standard" has also benefited consumers in numerous ways. But seriously, what they are trying to impose on people with all that DRM bullshit is going way too far.
Yeah, but Wine is an emulator. I can't believe I could run a new, state of the art title like Fallout 3 on Wine under Linux, as fluidly as it runs on native Windows.
Unfortunately, if you are a gamer, there aren't alternatives available. :(
"Some Russian sources also reportedly proposed the (rather ludicrous) idea of converting the ISS into some kind of an interplanetary transport vehicle"
Why is that a ludicrous idea? All that stuff is in space already and is designed for life support. Getting the stuff into orbit in the first place is one of the most expensive things in space travel.
But yeah, I'm sure you know alot better than russian rocket scientists.
In soviet Russia, even the cats are obedient.
I think this is a very serious issue. With all the satellites in space these days, mounting space debris colliding with satellites could create a chain reaction. Since with every collision, the chances of further collisions are increased.
They were losing real money due to that exploit. Companies usually care when that happens.
DOOM was great, DOOM II real fun. DOOM III was boring (yes, boring!)... these days, it's just like any other large software company: "Let's do the next version of our old game, and not risk anything really new."
So first you say Doom 3 was boring (I guess because it wasn't the action-packed game that you were expecting and because of the different atmosphere to the previous Dooms) and then you blast ID for not risking anything really new?
I think you are either contradicting yourself or that you don't know what you're talking about. Doom 3 went in a very different direction than the previous Dooms and I guess that just because they were trying to make something new, disappointed alot of people and were not very well received.
Personally, I thought Doom 3 was great.
Hackneyed garden-variety space-marine alien zombie-fighting crap like Gears of War/Halo/Crysis/Half-Life are fast-food for the mind.
As a game developer myself, I can appreciate the technical excellence that went into the making of a high quality title like "Crysis", in a similar manner that I appreciate a masterwork of art, like a painting or a musical piece.
All you do in the game is shoot at stuff, yeah. But all you do with a painting is watch at it. I think that the most important aspect of art is what kind of thoughts and emotions it provokes, and not how you interact or what you do with it. And not every piece of art is for everybody. Maybe the games mentioned above are "fast food for the mind" for you, but knowing how difficuilt it is to create a high quality game engine, I see and appreciate alot of things in them that maybe you don't.
And many widely-used programs use IE embedded in them (Steam, for instance), and I don't want to have to go download IE in order to be able to use it.
Well that's just the point of the antitrust case right there. I want applications to use the browser that I chose as default. Not the one that is declared default by the OS.
How dare you mock your country! YOU ARE GOING TO JAIL!
>"... but many others see this as a disappointing start to an administration promising transparency and openness."
Well they are making citizens more transparent and open... to the government.
Google uses Python. 'nuff said.