I think it's good. Sure, there are some situations where you cannot connect to internet, but it's really in minority. For the small trade-off you get cheat-free economy and you can play both single-player and multiplayer with the same characters. It's not like Blizzard will be closing down the servers anytime soon, battle.net is still running perfectly for Diablo 2. Besides, this can be mostly blamed on pirates. The 90% piracy rate on PC really means that game companies are starting increasingly to look into implementing as much of the game online as possible. While you can't play the game in an airplane, the overall return for that trade-off is much better.
What the fuck, Slashdot... -1 Troll is not the same as -1 Disagree. That moderation doesn't exist for a reason. Whether you like it or not, that post was legit and reasonable, not a troll... Unless I've just been trolled really hard.
Climate change? This shit's fairly normal. We get a drought like this every 20 years or so. Our summers always have long bursts of 110+ days.
Likewise, most of the younger generation has little to no contact with Christianity, though many of them still maintain a facade around their families.
No, you can own tangible things, like a share in a company, or a debt someone owes to you.
I am currently to believe that a share in a company is indeed an intangible good. It's not something you can hold in your hands. Mind you, you may have a piece of paper or something similar that represents it, but the share itself if not a tangible object.
I feel that way about many 3D movies, but I've really enjoyed OoT on the 3DS. I often switch it on and off to see the difference in different areas, and I am truly glad to have it.
Erm, waterboarding doesn't "hurt" in the sense of pain. It's just extremely unpleasant, to put it lightly. That's the caveat behind many people reasoning that it isn't torture.
Anyway, I'm just being pedantic about:
If it didn't hurt, people would be waterboarding themselves at raves.
If you think its "practically turn based", youve never done progression encounters or played in the arenas. There is a global cooldown (and Im not sure it would be feasible to make a game that didnt have some kind of GCD), but against good players it is nothing like a turn-based rpg. There are several "instant" moves which you have to be ready to react to at any time.
I would like to introduce you to Dark Age of Camelot. No GCD, plenty of Instas (which for the most part have cooldowns, the ones can don't can be spammed as fast as you can hit the button...or hold it down on the keyboard), and about as far from turn based as you can get.
As a point of difference, as an example, between DAoC and WoW, a WoW caster gets 10 different spells that he or she rotates in the optimum order to maintain DPS. A DAoC caster gets a "kill" spell of some sort they spam if they're trying to DPS, as well as many types of utility or CC spells.
This sounds simple and boring, except that in DAoC, movement is key, because if you get hit, your spell is completely interrupted, and you cannot cast for another 3 seconds or so. However, this is offset by the ridiculous DPS of a caster who isn't being interrupted.
As another difference, in WoW, leveling is grindy but arguably fun, and there is definitely variety. In DAoC, leveling is both grindy -and- boring! What fun! New players never stay without help. Great way to run a game, thanks Mythic!
Very different games. Absolutely no comparison in the quality of PvE and PvP. DAoC has no good PvE (for the most part). WoW has no good PvP (for the most part). If you disagree about WoW's PvP, then you haven't played DAoC...
3G is unlimited on phones, capped to 5Gb on aircards (with fucking ungodly overages. I went over by 2.2 GB and my bill was 500 Dollars. I cancelled my aircard that day. They refunded the fee, I cancelled anyway).
4G is currently unlimited for both phones and aircards. However, when I signed up for my aircard 3-4 years ago, 3G was unlimited as well.
Still, I find them the current holder of the "Least Shitty Mobile Carrier" belt, so I'll be switching from AT&T to Sprint here in a month or two.
I can't say about every single book in their store, but any book I've cared to buy at Border's website was available in DRM-free PDF format.
I don't care much for eReaders, though I do keep a copy of my technical books on my phone if I need a reference and can't get internet/3G access (rural Texas, quite frequent). I mostly like them just to have in a digital format. I prefer reading things on my computer, and they're safer than a physical book that way. I keep good backups, including offsite, so if my house burns down, at least I'll have my O'Reilly books...
Actually, now that I look back on this, it seems to be just O'Reilly that offers the DRM-free eBooks. Well damn.
It makes you wonder how things would have turned out if Jobs had accepted the offer. Then again, the competition between the two is likely to still lead to some new innovations that might not surface otherwise.
I understand most vaccinations, but I've always been skeptical about the "flu shot". It just seems a bit shady, it doesn't always work, and it makes people ever so slightly sniffly for a few months. Does it even really help?
I find myself a bit jaded with Hate Crime laws as the hate crime designation is often thrown around as if it were seasoning on food. It doesn't only apply to racists.
Here's my prime example: I know a fellow who decided it would be funny to throw a water bottle at a car. Idiotic thing to do, yes, but the lady whose car he hit called the cops. That's even fine. However, when he was convicted (I can't remember of what) it was considered a hate crime. He was white, the lady driving the car was black. There were no words spoken between the two. Why is that?
Your analogy of the old lady is an issue of intent, not motive.
Accident vs. Intended is intent.
Kill the old lady for her money vs. you don't like her face is an issue of motive.
It's actually a bit more sane than that in some places.
Though I know longer affiliate myself with Christianity, I went to a Christian Highschool. Their ideas on masturbation were actually fairly rationally laid out:
There is nothing inherently wrong with masturbating. However, there is something wrong with lust. They advised against masturbating solely on the idea that it is practically impossible to do so without lusting for someone in the process (exception below).
They were also fine on sex. They openly discussed it, actually. But they weren't obscene; they kept it respectable in content, and only condoned it for married couples. One interesting addition that caught me off guard is that if you were married and felt the need to masturbate, it was perfectly acceptable to think about your spouse while doing so.
Yes, let's limit EVERYONE because a select few can't use a new technology.
The blind have always needed special teaching tools (Braille, audio books, or someone to read for them), so this isn't like a step backward or anything.
I feel for the blind, and they should definitely be accommodated, but not using eBook readers where they could be beneficial to others is not a good idea.
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I think it's good. Sure, there are some situations where you cannot connect to internet, but it's really in minority. For the small trade-off you get cheat-free economy and you can play both single-player and multiplayer with the same characters. It's not like Blizzard will be closing down the servers anytime soon, battle.net is still running perfectly for Diablo 2. Besides, this can be mostly blamed on pirates. The 90% piracy rate on PC really means that game companies are starting increasingly to look into implementing as much of the game online as possible. While you can't play the game in an airplane, the overall return for that trade-off is much better.
What the fuck, Slashdot... -1 Troll is not the same as -1 Disagree. That moderation doesn't exist for a reason. Whether you like it or not, that post was legit and reasonable, not a troll... Unless I've just been trolled really hard.
Climate change? This shit's fairly normal. We get a drought like this every 20 years or so. Our summers always have long bursts of 110+ days. Likewise, most of the younger generation has little to no contact with Christianity, though many of them still maintain a facade around their families.
You've made so many aggressive posts about this movie, yet you haven't even seen it. Are you paid by another studio to knock it or just trolling?
No, you can own tangible things, like a share in a company, or a debt someone owes to you.
I am currently to believe that a share in a company is indeed an intangible good. It's not something you can hold in your hands. Mind you, you may have a piece of paper or something similar that represents it, but the share itself if not a tangible object.
..it -is- p2p traffic.
I feel that way about many 3D movies, but I've really enjoyed OoT on the 3DS. I often switch it on and off to see the difference in different areas, and I am truly glad to have it.
Anyway, I'm just being pedantic about:
If it didn't hurt, people would be waterboarding themselves at raves.
If you think its "practically turn based", youve never done progression encounters or played in the arenas. There is a global cooldown (and Im not sure it would be feasible to make a game that didnt have some kind of GCD), but against good players it is nothing like a turn-based rpg. There are several "instant" moves which you have to be ready to react to at any time.
I would like to introduce you to Dark Age of Camelot. No GCD, plenty of Instas (which for the most part have cooldowns, the ones can don't can be spammed as fast as you can hit the button...or hold it down on the keyboard), and about as far from turn based as you can get.
As a point of difference, as an example, between DAoC and WoW, a WoW caster gets 10 different spells that he or she rotates in the optimum order to maintain DPS. A DAoC caster gets a "kill" spell of some sort they spam if they're trying to DPS, as well as many types of utility or CC spells.
This sounds simple and boring, except that in DAoC, movement is key, because if you get hit, your spell is completely interrupted, and you cannot cast for another 3 seconds or so. However, this is offset by the ridiculous DPS of a caster who isn't being interrupted.
As another difference, in WoW, leveling is grindy but arguably fun, and there is definitely variety. In DAoC, leveling is both grindy -and- boring! What fun! New players never stay without help. Great way to run a game, thanks Mythic!
Very different games. Absolutely no comparison in the quality of PvE and PvP. DAoC has no good PvE (for the most part). WoW has no good PvP (for the most part). If you disagree about WoW's PvP, then you haven't played DAoC...
Vizios make damn fine monitors. Much cheaper per inch than actual computer monitors.
3G is unlimited on phones, capped to 5Gb on aircards (with fucking ungodly overages. I went over by 2.2 GB and my bill was 500 Dollars. I cancelled my aircard that day. They refunded the fee, I cancelled anyway).
4G is currently unlimited for both phones and aircards. However, when I signed up for my aircard 3-4 years ago, 3G was unlimited as well.
Still, I find them the current holder of the "Least Shitty Mobile Carrier" belt, so I'll be switching from AT&T to Sprint here in a month or two.
Ever heard of a marketing department?
I can't say about every single book in their store, but any book I've cared to buy at Border's website was available in DRM-free PDF format.
I don't care much for eReaders, though I do keep a copy of my technical books on my phone if I need a reference and can't get internet/3G access (rural Texas, quite frequent). I mostly like them just to have in a digital format. I prefer reading things on my computer, and they're safer than a physical book that way. I keep good backups, including offsite, so if my house burns down, at least I'll have my O'Reilly books...
Actually, now that I look back on this, it seems to be just O'Reilly that offers the DRM-free eBooks. Well damn.
It makes you wonder how things would have turned out if Jobs had accepted the offer. Then again, the competition between the two is likely to still lead to some new innovations that might not surface otherwise.
I understand most vaccinations, but I've always been skeptical about the "flu shot". It just seems a bit shady, it doesn't always work, and it makes people ever so slightly sniffly for a few months. Does it even really help?
Or the fact that any digital music player was an "mp3 player", with mp3 being a proprietary codec.
I find myself a bit jaded with Hate Crime laws as the hate crime designation is often thrown around as if it were seasoning on food. It doesn't only apply to racists.
Here's my prime example: I know a fellow who decided it would be funny to throw a water bottle at a car. Idiotic thing to do, yes, but the lady whose car he hit called the cops. That's even fine. However, when he was convicted (I can't remember of what) it was considered a hate crime. He was white, the lady driving the car was black. There were no words spoken between the two. Why is that?
Your analogy of the old lady is an issue of intent, not motive. Accident vs. Intended is intent. Kill the old lady for her money vs. you don't like her face is an issue of motive.
Holy crap. An FOSS package management system for Windows or Mac would be amazing.
Land ownership isn't a right. To be able to own land is a right.
Sorry, forgot to add that this was in North Texas.
It's actually a bit more sane than that in some places.
Though I know longer affiliate myself with Christianity, I went to a Christian Highschool. Their ideas on masturbation were actually fairly rationally laid out:
There is nothing inherently wrong with masturbating. However, there is something wrong with lust. They advised against masturbating solely on the idea that it is practically impossible to do so without lusting for someone in the process (exception below).
They were also fine on sex. They openly discussed it, actually. But they weren't obscene; they kept it respectable in content, and only condoned it for married couples. One interesting addition that caught me off guard is that if you were married and felt the need to masturbate, it was perfectly acceptable to think about your spouse while doing so.
Those are definitely right arms, look for the thumbs. Indeed, the arms are torsos don't seem to match up quite right.
That is clearly Nationalism, not racism.
Crayon Physics.
Yes, let's limit EVERYONE because a select few can't use a new technology.
The blind have always needed special teaching tools (Braille, audio books, or someone to read for them), so this isn't like a step backward or anything.
I feel for the blind, and they should definitely be accommodated, but not using eBook readers where they could be beneficial to others is not a good idea.