Take a page from Dreamcast and make quality games, not a host of crappy sequels.
Yeah, that worked out well for Sega, everyone do that.:) Actually, I love my Dreamcast and it does have a much better stable of diverse games than any other console, but you HAVE to make the sequels and you HAVE to have EA Sports in order to support the console for the other interesting stuff. Besides, some sequels are keen, like SOCOM II and the Rogue Squadron games on the 'Cube (they just keep getting better - I think they may be tapped out, though).
As for 2Ders, you DID buy Viewtiful Joe, didn't you? If you didn't, you forfeit all rights to complain about the lack of 2D games.
As mentioned above, NES to SNES was six years. Playstation 2 to Playstation 3 will be at least that long (released in 2000, replaced in late 2005-2006). X-Box and Gamecube are having to release sooner (relative to the Playstation) because they were late to the game in this generation and have to appear to keep up with Sony. Nintendo has stated that they want to be first out of the gate with the next generation of system, which they probably will be, giving them both early adoption and longer shelf life.
At an intelectual level it's very hard (if not impossible) to prove or disprove the existance of God to someone who is not willing to shed their assumptions about their pet model and truly investigate the alternatives.
Actually, it's totally impossible to prove that God doesn't exist (or any other negative, for that matter). It's up to the believer to prove that God exists, and the mere existance of life, the universe, and everything is not close to enough evidence.
Believing that God (or at least a divine being) created the universe is a perfectly valid scientific model that can be used as your framework for postulating theories to describe observed evidence.
Only from an absolutely Deist standpoint. To wit, if you throw God into the science pool, the rules as we know them are constantly subject to random, inexplicable, unquantifiable, unpredictable change. Science relies on certain constants and the presence of God throws those constants to the wind.
Just for fun, examine your argument from an objective standpoint. As I understand it, you are arguing that the universe must have had a creator because of its complexity. Because the universe is so complex, it MUST have been planned. Aside from the fact that any creator must be more complex than its creation, I think you'd also agree that god is more complex than the universe. Okay, now apply a little elementary logic to your argument. If the complexity of the universe REQUIRES that it has a creator, and the creator is more complex than the universe, then the creator also REQUIRES a creator.
If, on the other hand, you argue that god, a complex being, more complex than the universe, is uncreated, then the universe, by logical extension, does not REQUIRE a creator based on its complexity either. The argument from complexity is a logical fallacy. Either complexity requires a creator or it doesn't. If it does, then god is a created being. If it doesn't, then the universe does not require a creator.
RE: Evolution vs. Creation... There is plenty of supportive (though, not grand, direct) evidence for the theory of evolution. A good place to start would be Beak of the Finch, a very interesting book about the finches on the Galapagos Islands that have evolved in a relatively short period and have been meticuluously documented. What, might I ask is the evidence - a shred would be a nice start - that the conditions on the planet were given us by God?
"You can't teach someone who won't listen."
Here's your opportunity to listen and prove you're better than those who "won't listen" to you.
If I recall correctly, the PCs were simply for network communication. The real engines of these beasts were the Amigas. Primative? By today's standards, yeah, but oh the promise they showed for the future. Alas, VR is dead on the vine. I still dig the idea of throwing on an immersive headset and completely abandoning the real world for a bit to blast away at baddies in a full 360 degree artificial reality.:(
Correction: Mondo2000 never had anything to do with Wired. Wired is a cheap, mainstream rip-off of Mondo2000. For a while there, they were on the stands at the same time. Mondo always beat out Wired for my geek magazine money because it was truly bleeding edge while Wired was more current events with a dash of the future thrown in to placate the true geeks. I was going to throw in a link to mondo2000.com, but apparantly the site is down, though DNS still resolves it, so the domain must still be registered with someone.
They were Amiga 3000s. An arcade here on the Isle of Palms had one. They were interesting, not so much for what they were, but what they portended for the future. Unfortunately, that future has not come to pass. Still cool stuff, though.
My initial thoughts on the first X-Box were that no developer would be able to resist the insanely easy port to the PC of X-Box games. For the most part, that's panned out. The most high profile X-Box games tend to make their way to the PC. What are the chances that the same will be the case for the Mac with X-Box 2? Granted it won't be quite as easy to port games to the Mac as it was to Windows on x86, but it shouldn't be that much more difficult. I see this as a very good thing for Mac gaming.
I'm not a programmer, I'm a Tech Consultant, but I ask for and get $150/hour. I consider programmers' jobs to be much more difficult than mine. I'm kind of surprised that the programmers here are making so much less than I would have expected.
Another place you might be able to get a connection is nearby Circuit Citys and Best Buys. I was in each recently and was fiddling around with the cool laptops and discovered that both places were running totally unprotected WiFi Access Points. Not sure if it was to allow customers to access the Internet or not, didn't try, just noticed that the hot spots were totally open.
With the caveat that I obviously haven't tried this system, my initial impression was COOL, followed almost immediately by "My god that would be distracting." I'd be willing to give it a shot on a track to see how it works, but in traffic I have a feeling that this would be deadly. If you need a display to tell you when to shift while street riding - you probably should be riding. ANd the only time I've ever really needed a speed display is when I caught glimpse of a cop in the distance.
I watched, cautiously optimisticly, and was pleasantly surprised. I had few problems with the show and it was well written. Not until I went to the Web site for the show did I find out that the show's writer is the Executive producer and writer for HBO's Carnivale, a show that has completely sucked me in (though now I have to wait until Jan 2005 for the next season). I say bring on a new Galactica series. Kudos to all involved.
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Take a page from Dreamcast and make quality games, not a host of crappy sequels.
:) Actually, I love my Dreamcast and it does have a much better stable of diverse games than any other console, but you HAVE to make the sequels and you HAVE to have EA Sports in order to support the console for the other interesting stuff. Besides, some sequels are keen, like SOCOM II and the Rogue Squadron games on the 'Cube (they just keep getting better - I think they may be tapped out, though).
Yeah, that worked out well for Sega, everyone do that.
As for 2Ders, you DID buy Viewtiful Joe, didn't you? If you didn't, you forfeit all rights to complain about the lack of 2D games.
As mentioned above, NES to SNES was six years. Playstation 2 to Playstation 3 will be at least that long (released in 2000, replaced in late 2005-2006). X-Box and Gamecube are having to release sooner (relative to the Playstation) because they were late to the game in this generation and have to appear to keep up with Sony. Nintendo has stated that they want to be first out of the gate with the next generation of system, which they probably will be, giving them both early adoption and longer shelf life.
Kind of like Dr. Laura. Sure, she has a doctorate... in microbiology. But, she's plays it as if she has a PH.D. in human behaviour or something.
At an intelectual level it's very hard (if not impossible) to prove or disprove the existance of God to someone who is not willing to shed their assumptions about their pet model and truly investigate the alternatives.
Actually, it's totally impossible to prove that God doesn't exist (or any other negative, for that matter). It's up to the believer to prove that God exists, and the mere existance of life, the universe, and everything is not close to enough evidence.
Believing that God (or at least a divine being) created the universe is a perfectly valid scientific model that can be used as your framework for postulating theories to describe observed evidence.
Only from an absolutely Deist standpoint. To wit, if you throw God into the science pool, the rules as we know them are constantly subject to random, inexplicable, unquantifiable, unpredictable change. Science relies on certain constants and the presence of God throws those constants to the wind.
Just for fun, examine your argument from an objective standpoint. As I understand it, you are arguing that the universe must have had a creator because of its complexity. Because the universe is so complex, it MUST have been planned. Aside from the fact that any creator must be more complex than its creation, I think you'd also agree that god is more complex than the universe. Okay, now apply a little elementary logic to your argument. If the complexity of the universe REQUIRES that it has a creator, and the creator is more complex than the universe, then the creator also REQUIRES a creator.
If, on the other hand, you argue that god, a complex being, more complex than the universe, is uncreated, then the universe, by logical extension, does not REQUIRE a creator based on its complexity either. The argument from complexity is a logical fallacy. Either complexity requires a creator or it doesn't. If it does, then god is a created being. If it doesn't, then the universe does not require a creator.
RE: Evolution vs. Creation... There is plenty of supportive (though, not grand, direct) evidence for the theory of evolution. A good place to start would be Beak of the Finch, a very interesting book about the finches on the Galapagos Islands that have evolved in a relatively short period and have been meticuluously documented. What, might I ask is the evidence - a shred would be a nice start - that the conditions on the planet were given us by God?
"You can't teach someone who won't listen."
Here's your opportunity to listen and prove you're better than those who "won't listen" to you.
Holy crap there's one about 20 minutes from me. When did that happen?!?!? WOO HOO! Money/Time wasting galore!
If I recall correctly, the PCs were simply for network communication. The real engines of these beasts were the Amigas. Primative? By today's standards, yeah, but oh the promise they showed for the future. Alas, VR is dead on the vine. I still dig the idea of throwing on an immersive headset and completely abandoning the real world for a bit to blast away at baddies in a full 360 degree artificial reality. :(
Correction: Mondo2000 never had anything to do with Wired. Wired is a cheap, mainstream rip-off of Mondo2000. For a while there, they were on the stands at the same time. Mondo always beat out Wired for my geek magazine money because it was truly bleeding edge while Wired was more current events with a dash of the future thrown in to placate the true geeks. I was going to throw in a link to mondo2000.com, but apparantly the site is down, though DNS still resolves it, so the domain must still be registered with someone.
They were Amiga 3000s. An arcade here on the Isle of Palms had one. They were interesting, not so much for what they were, but what they portended for the future. Unfortunately, that future has not come to pass. Still cool stuff, though.
My initial thoughts on the first X-Box were that no developer would be able to resist the insanely easy port to the PC of X-Box games. For the most part, that's panned out. The most high profile X-Box games tend to make their way to the PC. What are the chances that the same will be the case for the Mac with X-Box 2? Granted it won't be quite as easy to port games to the Mac as it was to Windows on x86, but it shouldn't be that much more difficult. I see this as a very good thing for Mac gaming.
totally flaunted the rules of physics and logic and is one of the best games ever.
Stunt Car Racer
Stay tuned for the Will Smith vehicle I, Robot. No joke.
Of course, my clients never get viruses because I keep them up to date with virus definitions and the like. :)
I'm not a programmer, I'm a Tech Consultant, but I ask for and get $150/hour. I consider programmers' jobs to be much more difficult than mine. I'm kind of surprised that the programmers here are making so much less than I would have expected.
Another place you might be able to get a connection is nearby Circuit Citys and Best Buys. I was in each recently and was fiddling around with the cool laptops and discovered that both places were running totally unprotected WiFi Access Points. Not sure if it was to allow customers to access the Internet or not, didn't try, just noticed that the hot spots were totally open.
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At least this Mike Rowe dude could make an argument that it was his fricking name.
HardOCP
I'm not a programmer, but I would imagine that case-sensitivity would help a great deal with the uniformity of the code.
That is why Harley does its customers a disservice by providing beer tents at events.
I think the beer tents are there to lessen the sticker shock of Harley paraphenalia.
With the caveat that I obviously haven't tried this system, my initial impression was COOL, followed almost immediately by "My god that would be distracting." I'd be willing to give it a shot on a track to see how it works, but in traffic I have a feeling that this would be deadly. If you need a display to tell you when to shift while street riding - you probably should be riding. ANd the only time I've ever really needed a speed display is when I caught glimpse of a cop in the distance.
I watched, cautiously optimisticly, and was pleasantly surprised. I had few problems with the show and it was well written. Not until I went to the Web site for the show did I find out that the show's writer is the Executive producer and writer for HBO's Carnivale, a show that has completely sucked me in (though now I have to wait until Jan 2005 for the next season). I say bring on a new Galactica series. Kudos to all involved.
Only if we want games to drop to the sad state of affairs that is Hollywood currently. Generally speaking - focus groups are a bad thing.
There's been a bounty for a port of Mozilla (and/or FireBird) to Amiga OS 4.x for several months now. Nice to see everyone else catching up. :)
Try this.