dragon quest was the japanese name for dragon warrior, and while it may have been influenced by PC rpgs, i doubt it was paying homage (other than the fact there was a "dragon" and you were "questing" to kill it).
on the other hand, at least we got dragon dquest(warrior) 7;)
>> They are not necessarily self-selecting. Not everyone has a choice of mail clients. Some are bound by corporate standards, or by their ISP's support policies.
whatever. i already -have- conformed, i have a whole friggin' machine that exists just to read word attatchments and the like.
i think this is perfectly fair for those of us that have to spend several moments moving and/or decoding a mime attatchment in some awful MS format to realize they just got a 2 meg email detailing the company picnic particulars.
>>> No, but it should be worried about alienating customers who love the product so much they'll pay extra to import games from Japan as soon as they're released, and rave to friends about how good they are, generating more sales when the games are released in Europe.
and thus reduce revenue generated by the versions they translate.
~17 hrs * 30 (yes you'd play 7 days a week, don't lie) * $3.50 + $60 = $1845.
$1845 a friggin month, towards the pursuit of... well, nothing.
hell, the only 'goal' worth mention in the damn game is aquiring gear, take that away and you might as well be using IRC. (you could afford a nice pipe for $1850 a month, or even a laptop and a merlin card...)
on an entirely different note, if you ever were paid to play evercrack for a sustained period, say a week or so, you would probably never really enjoy playing for 'free' (recreation) again. That ain't BS, thats just psychology.
well, all wine users that would need high-end directX.
Oh wait, thats just us idiot gamers.
Please refrain from sweeping generalizations, as in most cases (except this one) they will be false. That and you'll usually manage to irritate someone.
I don't have a highschool diploma, but I am less than a semester away from a B.S. in psychology, (While holding a fulltime job as a security administrator for A Big Telco).
I wouldn't trade college for the world. True, I could learn just as much about Anthropology, Sociology, and human nature from a library, for free, but that wouldn't have exposed me to the many viewpoints of others (and I still feel that those that miss the opportunity to interact with several thousand of their peers face to face will probably never be as good at interacting with the people that do). Another thing college has done for me is gotten me to learn things I never would have done on my own.
All of this coupled with the fact I've been paying for it myself while working a real life job and paying real life bills have resulted in producing a much more well rounded and capable individual (IMHO).
Sure, you can get tech jobs right out of high school, or even before, but even if that persists (which it most likely won't, pointy headed bosses like pieces of paper), who would you hire, applicant #1, who has little in the way of deadline experience, and knows little save tech knowledge, or applicant #2, who has a certificate that proves he (or she) can deal will bullsh!t (college diploma) and has all of the same tech skills, plus more.
Who would you rather work with? Who would you be more likely to invite out for a beer?
I'm not saying you are lesser for not continuing your education, but I am saying you are selling yourself short, and if you are as smart as you think you are, you should be able to work and go to school too.
I mean, like anything else, after marketing, and rushing out the door, don't most commercial products suck just a little bit?
I don't see how anyone say that a 6 month or 2 year labor of love "sucks", but then, that isn't what we are usually doing at work, is it?
I liked his point about needing to differentiate different types of software, but i'm sick of people bashing linux or M$ or anything else without also suggesting a viable alternative. Any one can bitch, but it takes thought to try to solve problems.
the boby's circadian rythm cycles, and in fact gets about an hour behind each day. (and then attempts to reset with bright light)
so, in other words, if you always go to sleep at 12m, and always wake up at 8am, you will find yourself getting the urge to wake up later and later, and to go to bed later as well.
for revolving shift work, the best method is usually 1st shift for a period, then 2nd, then 3rd, then back to 1st, to take advantage of the lagging circadian rythm (hopefully with the workers at first sleeping after they get home, and gradually shifting to sleeping 8 hours or so after they get home, then a shift switch, so they are back to sleeping right after they get home).
>>It sounds like you want 3 inch square buttons with the candidates' names on them as a means of voting.
whom exactly does this hurt? It would be just as difficult as making all of the text in 6 point type, the difference being large buttons would allow more people to see, the 6 point type would be discrimination.
I've purchased a controller that was usable in a playstation and an N64, (though it was the controller that was adapting, not that sony and nintendo have the same standards).
I think they could make them compatible, though i sense a future of USB controllers in the force.
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dragon quest was the japanese name for dragon warrior, and while it may have been influenced by PC rpgs, i doubt it was paying homage (other than the fact there was a "dragon" and you were "questing" to kill it).
;)
on the other hand, at least we got dragon dquest(warrior) 7
price has been fixed. Now, will they cancel my order? ;)
>> They are not necessarily self-selecting. Not everyone has a choice of mail clients. Some are bound by corporate standards, or by their ISP's support policies.
and this prevents them from using hotmail?
whatever. i already -have- conformed, i have a whole friggin' machine that exists just to read word attatchments and the like.
i think this is perfectly fair for those of us that have to spend several moments moving and/or decoding a mime attatchment in some awful MS format to realize they just got a 2 meg email detailing the company picnic particulars.
was he the most corrupt president of the last century because his corruption was televised, or just because he was a Democrat?
this assumes that your outlook on yourself and life in general remains static for the rest of your life.
can you really say that? i can't.
>>> No, but it should be worried about alienating customers who love the product so much they'll pay extra to import games from Japan as soon as they're released, and rave to friends about how good they are, generating more sales when the games are released in Europe.
and thus reduce revenue generated by the versions they translate.
*shrug*
speaking as a evercrack veteran, hell no!
~17 hrs * 30 (yes you'd play 7 days a week, don't lie) * $3.50 + $60 = $1845.
$1845 a friggin month, towards the pursuit of... well, nothing.
hell, the only 'goal' worth mention in the damn game is aquiring gear, take that away and you might as well be using IRC. (you could afford a nice pipe for $1850 a month, or even a laptop and a merlin card...)
on an entirely different note, if you ever were paid to play evercrack for a sustained period, say a week or so, you would probably never really enjoy playing for 'free' (recreation) again. That ain't BS, thats just psychology.
quick quick! we need laws to control the people from controlling us!
then we need people to control the people who control the people who....
well, all wine users that would need high-end directX.
Oh wait, thats just us idiot gamers.
Please refrain from sweeping generalizations, as in most cases (except this one) they will be false. That and you'll usually manage to irritate someone.
>> Oh boy! Oh boy! I have to drop to the command line to do anything remotely usefull!
as opposed to editing the registry, which is fast, easy, and idiot proof.
oh wait, did i leave the sarcastic switch on again?
mod +4? why are there always more moderator points than posts? ;)
I can't wait till the come out with the Castle Anthrax "play" set...
(complete with working grail shaped beacon. Bad Zute.)
and the rabbit.
I don't have a highschool diploma, but I am less than a semester away from a B.S. in psychology, (While holding a fulltime job as a security administrator for A Big Telco).
I wouldn't trade college for the world. True, I could learn just as much about Anthropology, Sociology, and human nature from a library, for free, but that wouldn't have exposed me to the many viewpoints of others (and I still feel that those that miss the opportunity to interact with several thousand of their peers face to face will probably never be as good at interacting with the people that do). Another thing college has done for me is gotten me to learn things I never would have done on my own.
All of this coupled with the fact I've been paying for it myself while working a real life job and paying real life bills have resulted in producing a much more well rounded and capable individual (IMHO).
Sure, you can get tech jobs right out of high school, or even before, but even if that persists (which it most likely won't, pointy headed bosses like pieces of paper), who would you hire, applicant #1, who has little in the way of deadline experience, and knows little save tech knowledge, or applicant #2, who has a certificate that proves he (or she) can deal will bullsh!t (college diploma) and has all of the same tech skills, plus more.
Who would you rather work with? Who would you be more likely to invite out for a beer?
I'm not saying you are lesser for not continuing your education, but I am saying you are selling yourself short, and if you are as smart as you think you are, you should be able to work and go to school too.
Is easier to swallow.
I mean, like anything else, after marketing, and rushing out the door, don't most commercial products suck just a little bit?
I don't see how anyone say that a 6 month or 2 year labor of love "sucks", but then, that isn't what we are usually doing at work, is it?
I liked his point about needing to differentiate different types of software, but i'm sick of people bashing linux or M$ or anything else without also suggesting a viable alternative. Any one can bitch, but it takes thought to try to solve problems.
#bitchmodeOFF#
OS MAXIMUS
the macintosh is to be a republic again.
how does standard configuration have anything to do with them being alike or not alike?
is my '93 toyota mr2 (red) with 3rd party CD any different than a '93 toyota mr2 (white) with factory casette?
no, it just has a slightly different configuration
(and with an OS, you can change your shell or your cute little background image for free)
are you proposing any sort of change?
or just whining about the children?
don't take this personally, but haven't we whine about kids enough?
violent crimes per 1000 have actually dropped since 93-94. (when DOOM hit it big).
have have steadily dropped since then.
so, yes, violent games do have an affect, everything does (butterfly in Africa).
how can anyone say it is a bad one?
the boby's circadian rythm cycles, and in fact gets about an hour behind each day. (and then attempts to reset with bright light)
so, in other words, if you always go to sleep at 12m, and always wake up at 8am, you will find yourself getting the urge to wake up later and later, and to go to bed later as well.
for revolving shift work, the best method is usually 1st shift for a period, then 2nd, then 3rd, then back to 1st, to take advantage of the lagging circadian rythm (hopefully with the workers at first sleeping after they get home, and gradually shifting to sleeping 8 hours or so after they get home, then a shift switch, so they are back to sleeping right after they get home).
yay, 7 years of college good for something.
>>It sounds like you want 3 inch square buttons with the candidates' names on them as a means of voting.
whom exactly does this hurt? It would be just as difficult as making all of the text in 6 point type, the difference being large buttons would allow more people to see, the 6 point type would be discrimination.
I've purchased a controller that was usable in a playstation and an N64, (though it was the controller that was adapting, not that sony and nintendo have the same standards).
I think they could make them compatible, though i sense a future of USB controllers in the force.
I thought the confederacy lost...
also, shift keys are for suckers.
*sigh*
if improper text formatting really bothers you, why do you read slashdot?
I'd ask you not to reproduce, either, but that might imply i care.