Aerobic activity burns more calories than weight lifing during exercise, but your body will continue to burn calories for some time after lifting. Overall, weight lifting generally burns more calories than aerobic activity. Interval training generally burns more calories than either weight lifting or aerobic activity.
Warren Spector tried to make us believe that this was non-essential rubbish
You'd think he would have learned from history.
This is the same kind of thing that happened to Origin with the Ultima series (which Spector has worked on) oh so long ago. Ultima 8 was stipped-down and more action-oriented than the previous games, and lost a lot of the interactivity that had been there since Ultima 6. When fans complained, Origin derided them saying Ultima was about more than just "baking bread". They were seemingly oblivious of the effect that the immersion factor has on game enjoyment.
Um, you do realize that I was the Lead Programmer on DX:IW, right?
I hate to burst your bubble, but you don't quite yet have the name recognition of John Carmack or Richard Garriott.
As far as reviews go, DX:IW ended up with marginally worse reviews than its predecessor, see:
It's funny that you link the X-Box reviews of the games. The PC reviews are lower.
Note that the vast majority of reviews are in the 80-100% range. And then read a few of the ones that aren't to get a gauge on their quality.
I've never put much stock in reviews. Review sites are dependant on the good will of game companies to get advanced copies of games so they can get reviews out in a timely manner. Not too many are willing to bite the hand that feeds them. Even Daikatana got good reviews. However, if you look at the ratings and comments of most people who've played the game, they're not too rosy.
I respectfully submit that the Slashdot Threshold system is broken, if it allows mis-interpretations like this. Perhaps Avihson's reply to an AC should not be displayed at all, to prohibit just this kind of "mistaken parenthood" for a post.
The easy solution is to browse at -1. The mod points help sort the good comments from trash, but there's nothing at -1 that's so horrible that I can't stand to look at it.
What are you *talking* about? That's the *speed limit*. There's nothing at all wrong with driving the speed limit. It's the maximum speed you can go. You can decrease your speed, but don't call someone following the law a "jerk". If you want to break the law (and don't hurt anyone else) that's generally your deal, but hassling people because *they* aren't breaking the law to facilitate *you* breaking the law is ridiculous.
Thankfully some state legislators have half a clue and don't agree with you:
"Illinois is one of 20 states that now have some sort of prohibition on driving in the left lane. Basically, the rule is this: You can drive in the left lane for as long as you want, unless you are holding up traffic. In that case, you must move to another lane within half a mile or be subject to a $75 ticket. In California, you can be cited for impeding traffic if you are not keeping up with the flow of cars. The recommendation of the California Highway Patrol: If faster-moving traffic is riding your rear, move over no matter if you are doing the speed limit."
Come on now, you should realize by now that people here don't actually DO anything. Sure, we talk a lot of crap about how thing should be done, but we're a bit short on the actually doing.
Baldur's Gate 2 also increased the level on the monsters depending on what the level of your party members were. One time through the game I did the quest with the red dragon very early on and werewolves (or some other lycanthropes, I forget exactly.) On a seperate time through the game, I did that quest much later in the game when my characters were much more powerful and instead encountered greater werewolves (a pain-in-the-ass to kill, BTW.)
I though this method of auto-difficulty worked really well since a few levels in AD&D can really change the balance of things.
On the other hand, simplification doesn't always lead to a more fun game, either. Ion Storm took Deux Ex, a game greatly praised by gamers, got rid of all the complex parts and made Invisible War. What happened, though, is they got rid of most of the parts that made the first game so good. IW is nowhere near as good as the first game, and the lack of complexity has a lot to do with it.
"When we started working on Invisible War, we targeted the console from day one. This time it wasn't an afterthought. Every decision we made along the way considered that we would be running on a console. And I think you'll notice the difference." -- Matt Baer, Ion Storm
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Aerobic activity burns more calories than weight lifing during exercise, but your body will continue to burn calories for some time after lifting. Overall, weight lifting generally burns more calories than aerobic activity. Interval training generally burns more calories than either weight lifting or aerobic activity.
Right you are, Ken!
I'm rather curious as to how they're going to make a sequel when BG2: Throne of Bhaal pretty much ended the plot line from the first two games.
Warren Spector tried to make us believe that this was non-essential rubbish
You'd think he would have learned from history.
This is the same kind of thing that happened to Origin with the Ultima series (which Spector has worked on) oh so long ago. Ultima 8 was stipped-down and more action-oriented than the previous games, and lost a lot of the interactivity that had been there since Ultima 6. When fans complained, Origin derided them saying Ultima was about more than just "baking bread". They were seemingly oblivious of the effect that the immersion factor has on game enjoyment.
Um, you do realize that I was the Lead Programmer on DX:IW, right?
I hate to burst your bubble, but you don't quite yet have the name recognition of John Carmack or Richard Garriott.
As far as reviews go, DX:IW ended up with marginally worse reviews than its predecessor, see:
It's funny that you link the X-Box reviews of the games. The PC reviews are lower.
Note that the vast majority of reviews are in the 80-100% range. And then read a few of the ones that aren't to get a gauge on their quality.
I've never put much stock in reviews. Review sites are dependant on the good will of game companies to get advanced copies of games so they can get reviews out in a timely manner. Not too many are willing to bite the hand that feeds them. Even Daikatana got good reviews. However, if you look at the ratings and comments of most people who've played the game, they're not too rosy.
Is there some rule, that when discussing string theory, one must use copious amounts, of commas?
I respectfully submit that the Slashdot Threshold system is broken, if it allows mis-interpretations like this. Perhaps Avihson's reply to an AC should not be displayed at all, to prohibit just this kind of "mistaken parenthood" for a post.
The easy solution is to browse at -1. The mod points help sort the good comments from trash, but there's nothing at -1 that's so horrible that I can't stand to look at it.
Wouldn't being able to read Japanese be a little more useful in this case?
Then you amend the constitution instead of just ignoring the parts you don't like.
So if its mine then I should be able to take a semi-auto weapon and modify it so that it fires full auto?
According to the constitution? Yes. The 2nd Amendment makes no distinction between semi and fully automatic.
It seems to be an IE bug. The tag is there and it renders correctly on Firebird 0.7, but not on IE at work.
been into the repair shop 3 times over 2 months now and the guys can't seem to fix it for more than a day.
You should look into lemon laws in your area. Many cover more than just cars and you may be due either a brand new TV or a full refund.
What are you *talking* about? That's the *speed limit*. There's nothing at all wrong with driving the speed limit. It's the maximum speed you can go. You can decrease your speed, but don't call someone following the law a "jerk". If you want to break the law (and don't hurt anyone else) that's generally your deal, but hassling people because *they* aren't breaking the law to facilitate *you* breaking the law is ridiculous.
Thankfully some state legislators have half a clue and don't agree with you:
"Illinois is one of 20 states that now have some sort of prohibition on driving in the left lane. Basically, the rule is this: You can drive in the left lane for as long as you want, unless you are holding up traffic. In that case, you must move to another lane within half a mile or be subject to a $75 ticket. In California, you can be cited for impeding traffic if you are not keeping up with the flow of cars. The recommendation of the California Highway Patrol: If faster-moving traffic is riding your rear, move over no matter if you are doing the speed limit."
Diabetics who are unaware of their condition or not under good control can have acetone in their breath which could register as alcohol.
Low-carb dieters routinely have acetone in their breath. This law could be quite interesting if it takes effect.
Come on now, you should realize by now that people here don't actually DO anything. Sure, we talk a lot of crap about how thing should be done, but we're a bit short on the actually doing.
Baldur's Gate 2 also increased the level on the monsters depending on what the level of your party members were. One time through the game I did the quest with the red dragon very early on and werewolves (or some other lycanthropes, I forget exactly.) On a seperate time through the game, I did that quest much later in the game when my characters were much more powerful and instead encountered greater werewolves (a pain-in-the-ass to kill, BTW.)
I though this method of auto-difficulty worked really well since a few levels in AD&D can really change the balance of things.
Well, I probably not as fast as I used to be with QWERTY, but I can still type at a very good rate without having to look at the keys.
Plus, you give up the ability to be able to type on someone else's machine without changing the settings.
Incorrect. I use Dvorak at home and am forced to use QWERTY at work. I have no problems switching between the two.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Who on earth needs a domain name?
On the other hand, simplification doesn't always lead to a more fun game, either. Ion Storm took Deux Ex, a game greatly praised by gamers, got rid of all the complex parts and made Invisible War. What happened, though, is they got rid of most of the parts that made the first game so good. IW is nowhere near as good as the first game, and the lack of complexity has a lot to do with it.
"When we started working on Invisible War, we targeted the console from day one. This time it wasn't an afterthought. Every decision we made along the way considered that we would be running on a console. And I think you'll notice the difference." -- Matt Baer, Ion Storm
Hey Benny, SCREW YOU!!
Instead of ramming unmanned probes into Mars at high velocities, we can ram manned probes into Mars at high velocities.
Allah Akbar!
He wears a pilgrim outfit on Thanksgiving, too. Don't know about any other holidays.
thats right, we all remember how in civ2 spearmen have double defensive points when defending against mounted units.
But they were good for taking out stealth bombers...