Alright, that was pretty lame of me. What I meant, but what I didn't say, was that one should be cautious about what one is ramming the computer. Not that one shouldn't have removable devices, but that removable media should be watched. I meant floppy disks, not floppy drives. Yet the principle still holds, if its important information, possible causes of contamination should be dealt with accordingly.
Just proves that one should always encrypt on a known secure computer. One that has not nor will be ever connected to a network, be it the Internet or some LAN/WAN. Additionally, the computer should never be infected with potentiallly comprimising tools (floppy drive, CD-ROM, etc...). Encryption should also be conducted on a known secure operating system of some sort. There are many other techniques for those encrypting potentially devestating information.
Are you surprised? I almost had hope for him when he stated that Ultima 1-4 were his 80's passion. When I realized that the last digit was a 4, instead of a 5, I understood the hopelessness of his situation. Failure to acknowledge perhaps the greatest CRPG of all time---Ultima 5, may mercy be unto it, hail the king, etc...---makes him slightly more palatable than JonKatz. Hrmm, maybe that's a bit harsh.
Art is what you just said. The only people, IMO, who try to define art are those who try to legislate it.
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Stunts couldn't compare with Stunt Car Driver. I'm not sure about the relationship between the games, but in almost every manner Stunt Car Driver surpassed it. Running into cows and hearing "moos," racing against an old granny that hogged the road, slamming into the back of the repair shop and destroying the car, etc. It was the perfect game. My favorite tactic was to line up a very long straight path of track and have an opening bridge at the very end. I would time how long it took for the bridge to raise and lower, and then drive as fast as I could and try to hit the bridge at its highest point. Man, that car sure could fly.
Also, the builtin car changer/editor was pretty neat when I found it.
No other game's enemies instilled such abject horror into my impressionable mind.
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F29 Retaliator was one of the first real games to wholly capture my attention. I remember playing it for the longest time using only a keyboard, and when I finally got two joysticks for Christmas -- wow! I never could figure out how to land the damn plane properly, but it was sweet having unlimited missiles. Great game, unfortunately it didn't have the same appeal when I tried it several months ago.
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I just tried a new nightly of Mozilla and the TAB autocomplete does seem to work now (maybe I just got unlucky before). However, it still doesn't seem as fluid as in galeon. You'd almost have to try it to understand what I mean. I don't like the window that mozilla pops up, and I detest how it automatically completes names, although I know you can turn that off.
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Now I only wish they'd rip that TAB Autocompletion from Galeon as well. I find it much more error proof than the typical autocompletion and much faster than drop down windows. Now if Galeon would load huge slashdot pages incrementally, I'd love it even more.
It wasn't really a personal attack against you, more of a dislike for same old "Oh, wrong XYZ" type of joke. I would link to a bunch of them to aid my case of their overuse, but I'm too lazy and there are too many. If you took my comment as a personal attack that's fine, but a little less self importance might have been better.
BTW, I actually did think the run-length plot compression was pretty funny, but without the attached "wrong Hubbard," I think it would have been much more effective; however, it probably wouldn't have generated as many mod points due to its subtlety.
I know your type of comment seems to be a running joke around here, but to mistake Jordan for L. Ron is completely foolish and mindless. It amazes me that the same 'jokes' always seem to be modded up; I wonder if everyone around here laughs at the same jokes over and over, even after they've worn thin and used in practically every Slashdot article ever written.
It's not just the damn fact that the kernel is released that I care about, it's knowing that here on Slashdot people will discuss various problems/solutions or whatever about the kernel. How much is discusses about the NTFS support at freshmeat? Very little. Sure, the kernel mailing lists might be a good place to get kernel information also, but sometimes that's a hack job. Slashdot is fine.
Maniac Mansion! Wow, that was one of the most frightening games I've ever played. Nothing like suddenly walking into a room and seeing some ugly ass EGA character running after you. Maniac Mansion , along with X-Com UFO and Terror from the Deep, was truly a game made to frighten. Forget Resident Evil and other crap like that. MM and X-Com, AIYYEE!!!
Wasn't Snake, Rattle, and Roll a completely different game where you could control a snake in a somewhat isometric view? I don't remember it being a part of the Metal Gear saga, but I could be wrong.
Well, Book of the New Sun does not have any clear cut good guys. In fact, almost everyone seems like a bad guy...hehe. The unique thing about the series is that it so more of a philosphical book rather than a concrete story of what could have been. I don't think the book is meant to be analyzed at face value; it's more of a "read this a few times and maybe you might get it" type of read. Oh yeah, there actually IS a plot to the story. I'll check out Chung Kuo, sounds interesting.
Have you read Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun Tetraology, along with the concluding Urth of the New Sun? If not, I recommend it; it is perhaps the greatest Science Fiction/Fantasy novel written and one of the best novels in any genre.
It all sounded quite fascinating, except for when I got to the point that you need to reboot the computer in order to make certain changes. Even stranger was that the changes wouldn't take effect until GUI portion was loaded.
I found this interesting little piece between Nader and one of Al Gore's advisors. It's sheds some interesting light on Nader's position; I think many people here would be interested in hearing it.
Vote Nader!
I would probably consider that true; however, Blind Guardian was better in the early 90's! TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD is the single most influential album ever:P
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Alright, that was pretty lame of me. What I meant, but what I didn't say, was that one should be cautious about what one is ramming the computer. Not that one shouldn't have removable devices, but that removable media should be watched. I meant floppy disks, not floppy drives. Yet the principle still holds, if its important information, possible causes of contamination should be dealt with accordingly.
Just proves that one should always encrypt on a known secure computer. One that has not nor will be ever connected to a network, be it the Internet or some LAN/WAN. Additionally, the computer should never be infected with potentiallly comprimising tools (floppy drive, CD-ROM, etc...). Encryption should also be conducted on a known secure operating system of some sort. There are many other techniques for those encrypting potentially devestating information.
Are you surprised? I almost had hope for him when he stated that Ultima 1-4 were his 80's passion. When I realized that the last digit was a 4, instead of a 5, I understood the hopelessness of his situation. Failure to acknowledge perhaps the greatest CRPG of all time---Ultima 5, may mercy be unto it, hail the king, etc...---makes him slightly more palatable than JonKatz. Hrmm, maybe that's a bit harsh.
Art is what you just said. The only people, IMO, who try to define art are those who try to legislate it.
Stunts couldn't compare with Stunt Car Driver. I'm not sure about the relationship between the games, but in almost every manner Stunt Car Driver surpassed it. Running into cows and hearing "moos," racing against an old granny that hogged the road, slamming into the back of the repair shop and destroying the car, etc. It was the perfect game. My favorite tactic was to line up a very long straight path of track and have an opening bridge at the very end. I would time how long it took for the bridge to raise and lower, and then drive as fast as I could and try to hit the bridge at its highest point. Man, that car sure could fly.
Also, the builtin car changer/editor was pretty neat when I found it.
Three words: Tentacluts and Chrysalids.
No other game's enemies instilled such abject horror into my impressionable mind.
F29 Retaliator was one of the first real games to wholly capture my attention. I remember playing it for the longest time using only a keyboard, and when I finally got two joysticks for Christmas -- wow! I never could figure out how to land the damn plane properly, but it was sweet having unlimited missiles. Great game, unfortunately it didn't have the same appeal when I tried it several months ago.
I just tried a new nightly of Mozilla and the TAB autocomplete does seem to work now (maybe I just got unlucky before). However, it still doesn't seem as fluid as in galeon. You'd almost have to try it to understand what I mean. I don't like the window that mozilla pops up, and I detest how it automatically completes names, although I know you can turn that off.
Now I only wish they'd rip that TAB Autocompletion from Galeon as well. I find it much more error proof than the typical autocompletion and much faster than drop down windows. Now if Galeon would load huge slashdot pages incrementally, I'd love it even more.
What about rain fade? What about wild feeds?? I'm sticking with my big ugly dish!
It wasn't really a personal attack against you, more of a dislike for same old "Oh, wrong XYZ" type of joke. I would link to a bunch of them to aid my case of their overuse, but I'm too lazy and there are too many. If you took my comment as a personal attack that's fine, but a little less self importance might have been better.
BTW, I actually did think the run-length plot compression was pretty funny, but without the attached "wrong Hubbard," I think it would have been much more effective; however, it probably wouldn't have generated as many mod points due to its subtlety.
Hey, why did the chicken cross the road?
It's not just the damn fact that the kernel is released that I care about, it's knowing that here on Slashdot people will discuss various problems/solutions or whatever about the kernel. How much is discusses about the NTFS support at freshmeat? Very little. Sure, the kernel mailing lists might be a good place to get kernel information also, but sometimes that's a hack job. Slashdot is fine.
Maniac Mansion! Wow, that was one of the most frightening games I've ever played. Nothing like suddenly walking into a room and seeing some ugly ass EGA character running after you. Maniac Mansion , along with X-Com UFO and Terror from the Deep, was truly a game made to frighten. Forget Resident Evil and other crap like that. MM and X-Com, AIYYEE!!!
Killuminati describes perfectly the harmonious conflict between beauty and functionality. My vote goes for Killuminati. So does your vote. Thank you.
Join the NWO now here
Uhh... Kernel 2.4 is already out.... Hope that makes your day.
Wasn't Snake, Rattle, and Roll a completely different game where you could control a snake in a somewhat isometric view? I don't remember it being a part of the Metal Gear saga, but I could be wrong.
Sorry, but the book you are referring to is entitled "The Book of the New Sun" by Gene Wolfe.
Well, Book of the New Sun does not have any clear cut good guys. In fact, almost everyone seems like a bad guy...hehe. The unique thing about the series is that it so more of a philosphical book rather than a concrete story of what could have been. I don't think the book is meant to be analyzed at face value; it's more of a "read this a few times and maybe you might get it" type of read. Oh yeah, there actually IS a plot to the story. I'll check out Chung Kuo, sounds interesting.
Have you read Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun Tetraology, along with the concluding Urth of the New Sun? If not, I recommend it; it is perhaps the greatest Science Fiction/Fantasy novel written and one of the best novels in any genre.
I had no doubts that it could be done, I just thought it was odd that it wasn't a default setup in the developer release.
It all sounded quite fascinating, except for when I got to the point that you need to reboot the computer in order to make certain changes. Even stranger was that the changes wouldn't take effect until GUI portion was loaded.
I found this interesting little piece between Nader and one of Al Gore's advisors. It's sheds some interesting light on Nader's position; I think many people here would be interested in hearing it. Vote Nader!
I would probably consider that true; however, Blind Guardian was better in the early 90's! TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD is the single most influential album ever :P
Apparently the karma recipe for today is making stupid karma recipies.