Let me start this off by saying I'm not a big fan of Microsoft in General.
But that game was amazing. I got to play it ( An Alpha or Pre-Beta ) at GenCon, and it was really fun. I can't remember alot of details, so mod me as you will, but from what I remember gameplay was very intuitive for an RPG, let alone a MMORPG, and battles were face-paced and quick, and very heartpounding.
This is coming from a 3 year EverQuest addict. I'm sorry to see this game going.
The Correct Quote is: "Videogames don't affect kids. If Pacman affected us as kids we'd spend all our time running around in darkened rooms muching magic pills and listening to repetative electronic music."
I'm told its attributed to the VP of Capcom's Marketing Department circa 1989.
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the book 'Starship Troopers' by Robert A. Hienlien, and a check made out in the ammount of 150 million dollars. Please read the enclosed book and begin work upon Powered Combat armor as soon as possible. We would like the Test Type suit ready within 3 years, and a functional suit within 5. My associates and I will be along to pick up 10 working copies of the suits, fully armed, on the 22nd of January, 2009.
When we rule the world, your death will be quick and painless.
I also know what binary is, I used to program in C++ (not so much now since I had to move and don't have my good old linux box), and I'm going start at UF in the fall (hopefully) double majoring in Computer Science 'n' Engineering and Japanese.
I speak enough latin to translate pretty much any text I want to read from the classical into Modern English, and while I may not know every little thing about what exact instructions my x86 machine uses (since there are several thousand of them, I'm told CISC to RISC processor like the Athlon and P4) I can modify registry settings on my Windows box and code nice, nearly compliant CSS webpages.
Not everyone who uses AOL is an idiot. I use it because I'm too lazy to get off my ass and find an IRC server for Roleplaying that has people on it who can actually spell and know what Dungeons and Dragons and Shadowrun and Call of Cthulhu are, not morons who type in 'want 2 cyber?' when I ask they about roleplaying. I've spent 7 (yes, read seven) years building up a group of friends who are intelligent people who are good at roleplaying and know their DnD backwards and forwards, and can quote you page number in what book for what rule.
If I have to pay 20 dollars a month (actually, I haven't checked the rates for people who 'bring their own access' lately) to be able to read member profiles and access chat rooms, then maybe I am stupid, but that 20/month is worth it to me.
I didn't RTFA, so I'm sure I'll get modded down, but I see alot of problems with this, even for the military.
First of all, it's a heck of alot harder to create a walking robot than it is a wheeled one, for obvious reasons. Or atleast one. A Walking Robot has more moving parts.
Secondly, if this thing is going to be following soldiers into combat, into a warzone, wouldn't it be better to have a wheeled robot for the additional stability? Just make something like a mars rover, only bigger, to carry supplies.
I'm a misogynist American Idiot who thinks he can program but can barely keep his website looking nice and would really like to date a Japanese Schoolgirl ( Ganguro Shojo Kawaii Desu. )
I will now crawl back into my whole and never post, ever again.
I learned about this, both in History class ( I am an American ) but also in a Statistics course on 'Examples of Why to Check Your Sampling Base' or something like that.
...Of you who slept through History class, 'Dewey Defeats Truman' refers to the 1948 presidential election in which it was projected a man named Dewey would defeat encumbant president Truman, due to skewed mail-in poll results.
Instead of choosing a format for the discs, we all agree on a common method of storing the data instead of the medium so I can plug my XYZ Toilet Paper Tube Reader into my computer and read off the 10 gigs of data it holds with the same codec as I use for that latest game release on the 'Finger in the Nose' reader?
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In case you've forgotten, the whole thing about the Space Race, if I remember my Kennedy correctly, is we do these things because they are there, because we want to see if we can do them.
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I'm sorry, Dave, but I can't allow you to do that. It would jepordize the mission.
Let me start this off by saying I'm not a big fan of Microsoft in General.
But that game was amazing. I got to play it ( An Alpha or Pre-Beta ) at GenCon, and it was really fun. I can't remember alot of details, so mod me as you will, but from what I remember gameplay was very intuitive for an RPG, let alone a MMORPG, and battles were face-paced and quick, and very heartpounding.
This is coming from a 3 year EverQuest addict. I'm sorry to see this game going.
The Correct Quote is: "Videogames don't affect kids. If Pacman affected us as kids we'd spend all our time running around in darkened rooms muching magic pills and listening to repetative electronic music."
I'm told its attributed to the VP of Capcom's Marketing Department circa 1989.
"What'd you do, go around and look up all the dinosaurs skirts?"
If you read Jurassic Park, or saw the movie, you'd also know "that a population entirely composed of female members... will... breed?"
...this is where Britney Spears' talent comes from!
Dear sir,
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the book 'Starship Troopers' by Robert A. Hienlien, and a check made out in the ammount of 150 million dollars. Please read the enclosed book and begin work upon Powered Combat armor as soon as possible. We would like the Test Type suit ready within 3 years, and a functional suit within 5. My associates and I will be along to pick up 10 working copies of the suits, fully armed, on the 22nd of January, 2009.
When we rule the world, your death will be quick and painless.
Sincerely,
Howard Hughes, Jr.
...Does this Spirit have a ghost of a chance?
Hi there.
My name is Eric, and I use AOL.
I also know what binary is, I used to program in C++ (not so much now since I had to move and don't have my good old linux box), and I'm going start at UF in the fall (hopefully) double majoring in Computer Science 'n' Engineering and Japanese.
I speak enough latin to translate pretty much any text I want to read from the classical into Modern English, and while I may not know every little thing about what exact instructions my x86 machine uses (since there are several thousand of them, I'm told CISC to RISC processor like the Athlon and P4) I can modify registry settings on my Windows box and code nice, nearly compliant CSS webpages.
Not everyone who uses AOL is an idiot. I use it because I'm too lazy to get off my ass and find an IRC server for Roleplaying that has people on it who can actually spell and know what Dungeons and Dragons and Shadowrun and Call of Cthulhu are, not morons who type in 'want 2 cyber?' when I ask they about roleplaying. I've spent 7 (yes, read seven) years building up a group of friends who are intelligent people who are good at roleplaying and know their DnD backwards and forwards, and can quote you page number in what book for what rule.
If I have to pay 20 dollars a month (actually, I haven't checked the rates for people who 'bring their own access' lately) to be able to read member profiles and access chat rooms, then maybe I am stupid, but that 20/month is worth it to me.
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I didn't RTFA, so I'm sure I'll get modded down, but I see alot of problems with this, even for the military.
First of all, it's a heck of alot harder to create a walking robot than it is a wheeled one, for obvious reasons. Or atleast one. A Walking Robot has more moving parts.
Secondly, if this thing is going to be following soldiers into combat, into a warzone, wouldn't it be better to have a wheeled robot for the additional stability? Just make something like a mars rover, only bigger, to carry supplies.
I concede your point also.
I'm a misogynist American Idiot who thinks he can program but can barely keep his website looking nice and would really like to date a Japanese Schoolgirl ( Ganguro Shojo Kawaii Desu. )
I will now crawl back into my whole and never post, ever again.
Atleast till the next article comes up.
I concede your point.
I guess I was being rather America-centric. I apologize.
Thanks! I forgot that in my laziness!
I know this is a troll, but I'll bite.
Mod me as you will.
I learned about this, both in History class ( I am an American ) but also in a Statistics course on 'Examples of Why to Check Your Sampling Base' or something like that.
Mod Away! ( Most Likely Down. )
...Of you who slept through History class, 'Dewey Defeats Truman' refers to the 1948 presidential election in which it was projected a man named Dewey would defeat encumbant president Truman, due to skewed mail-in poll results.
Link is to Historybuff for more info. Dewey Defeats Truman
So, in other words, you're saying what make this Final Fantasy game so interesting are all the things that make it not a Final Fantasy game?
Because I want hits and I've never been /.ed before, you insensitive clod!
My servers want to know the strain, too!
Woops. Someone hates my html.
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*Cough* We beg to differ, thank you. Not all of us can live of a thumbprint of a week.
Tis better than 'Final Solution to the Killing Question.'
...use it's VoIP-goodness to make snazzy First Posts? Oh, no?! What have I done?!
Instead of choosing a format for the discs, we all agree on a common method of storing the data instead of the medium so I can plug my XYZ Toilet Paper Tube Reader into my computer and read off the 10 gigs of data it holds with the same codec as I use for that latest game release on the 'Finger in the Nose' reader?
I'm rather flammable and I burn quite well, you insensitive clod!
Why, only today did I learn that flammable and inflammable meant the same thing!
This is NASA we are talking about here.
They're Rocket Scientists, not cartographers.
In case you've forgotten, the whole thing about the Space Race, if I remember my Kennedy correctly, is we do these things because they are there, because we want to see if we can do them.