I can imagine the deadly logic from the committee: People falling from more than 6 feet will probably die anyway, so let's concentrate on others who have more chance to survive -- and therefore pay their bills.
The only way to fix this will be to throw a few committee members from the roof and when their colleagues see what happens (nothing) they may reconsider...
So you are effectively a pirate, since you're playing a game you've not paid for.
I had the same problem, I tried noCD first and it worked. If it hadn't worked, I would have returned the game.
It seems only fair to compensate developers for their work. I'm not happy with Atari for imposing this annoying 'protection', but I figure that there'll be enough pissed-off customers (and pirates like yourself) to hurt them for it:-)
They should know by now that it doesn't work, it's only hurting 'nice' customers who have no idea why their game keeps saying 'insert the correct CD'.
I think it's more likely that you have different tastes from most bbg...uh... geeks:-)
bbg is aimed at (and populated by) players of German-style or 'designer' board games. Monopoly and Risk are usually not highly valued in those circles. And Chess are a bit outside, as they're so old.
I don't agree with everything there (like Memoir'44's high rank), but it mostly fit my tastes.
Feel free to register and give the scores you want though, the more the merrier!
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Carcassonne Castle is a 2-player-only game, it's self-contained (it's not an extension and there's no extensions for it).
It's similar to Carcassone, except you play inside city walls, you score paths (1), houses (1) and keeps (2) and at the end, markets (3) and the biggest empty space for the player with the biggest house. The most interesting element is the score board, where some special tiles are placed at predefined spaces. So sometimes you want to score less than you could, so that you get one of those special tiles.
I like it a lot, the special tiles give it the strategy that is missing in a 2-player H&G.
Hunters and Gatherers is my next choice for 3 to 5 players. Never even played the original one, because I read that H&G was better anyway:-)
I played Ark of the Covenant once, didn't find it as good as H&G, but it's probably the right choice for X fanatics.:-)
You mean, like giving away cigarettes and alcohol to students? Certainly the best way to hook people up, especially with the competition from the already-free software...
religious theory is a posteriori, whereas scientific theory is a priori I didn't write that, and I don't think that's a correct summary of the definitions given. Try again!
Both sci and non-sci types of theories emerge from observation. But what makes sci theories valuable is that you can predict stuff from them.
red shift of 3K Once again, you're collapsing two things. It may be a genuine error, but it shows a general way of being for those trying to push religious views on the world. Or I've not been precise enough and I apologize.
Let me rephrase it then: First there's observation of the red shift, from which a theory of the big bang can be invented, poof. Then this theory predicts that there should be an average temperature of 3K (-270C or -454F) across the universe. Then some space probe takes measures and comes with this result of 3K, which gives confidence that the theory works... But yes, it's still a theory, and maybe one day we'll find another one that works better.
Now, take a non-sci theory... Say a god created the universe as it appears now, and gave a push. That doesn't help in predicting the temperature, does it? So there's no actual value other than pushing the explanation one level higher, to something that's by definition impossible to prove or disprove.
Do you see the distinction? If yes, wouldn't you agree that marking the distinction by using different words would help everybody understand it and not make the same mistake again?
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=theory&r= 67
1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice: a fine musician who had never studied theory.
3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.
4. Abstract reasoning; speculation: a decision based on experience rather than theory.
5. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment: staked out the house on the theory that criminals usually return to the scene of the crime.
6. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture.
Big bang theory's "theory" is definition 1: one fact is the red shift showing that everything moves away from us -> universe expands -> it probably has started with a small thing exploding. One prediction was background temperature of 3K, which has been eventually verified.
Religious "theory" is definition 4, 5, and/or 6. You can explain anything with it, but can't predict anything and verify it.
So that's why some people get mad when you relate scientific theories with metaphysical theories. I think they should be two different words to stop this annoying lack of distinction.
Operating system: eCos, running in 512KB SRAM and providing one month of battery life Linux, running in 64MB of SDRAM and providing considerably more than a day of battery life
Other software: Emulation of both the HP 49G and the TI-89 Advanced math software: Gnuplot, Giac/Xcas (supposedly better than Maple), MathsExplorer PDA software: calendar, tasks, notes, time management Datalogging capabilities
Processor: Intel PXA 263 XScale processor, running at 400 MHz 32MB of on-chip flash memory 32-bit data bus
Display: Grayscale 3" 320x240 Full support already exists for a color screen to be offered at a later date
Other hardware: Mono speaker and microphone Stereo audio input and ouput ports Keyboard with tactile feedback designed for fast, accurate data entry Compact Flash Type II slot SDIO slot IrDA port USB client and host ports, supporting external keyboards, webcams, and other devices
Optional sled: Vernier probe compatible 8 analog I/O channels 16 digital/sonic I/O channels Extra high-capacity lithium ion battery DB-9 serial port
1- Some guy made a bad joke 2- A Mac zealot did it coz' he doesn't like Microsoft stuff running on Macs 3- Microsoft did it to teach pirates a lesson 4- A Linux zealot did it to discredit Microsoft 5- A BSD zealot did it to discredit Linux 6- SCO did it because they own the IP of all Unix-based systems, so there 7- Kevin Bacon did it
... Obviously, any of the above was controlled by NSA's orbital mind-controlling ''lasers''.
providing a much needed boost for IBM's lossmaking chip business
I thought the XBox was selling below cost... In this case, unless Microsoft foots the total bill itself, I don't see how IBM will stop losing money! They'll get volume, no problems, but at what margin?
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In summary, a scientist found that the Atkins diet was working, and results "are something of an embarrassment to Brehm, whose research is funded by the American Heart Association, which has long advocated calorie-controlled, low-fat diets." Read the article for details...
So, I had a try, and lost the extra weight I hadn't been able to shed for the past few years. I'm only missing cake so far;-) And I eat my vegies now, not only meat as some think it's all Atkins is about.
...After you forced my then-preferred Australian ISP Apple Communications to change its name!
The press release; quote from the chairman: ``because of various trademark lodgements in Australia, up to 20 years ago, the word "apple" can only be used legally by green grocers and a giant US computer manufacturer. The fact that my business is telecommunications and has nothing whatsoever to do with computer manufacturing seems to be irrelevant under the law. If ever there was a case of squashing an ant because it was there, this would have to be it.''
It will be interesting to know which name you will choose now...
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I can imagine the deadly logic from the committee: People falling from more than 6 feet will probably die anyway, so let's concentrate on others who have more chance to survive -- and therefore pay their bills.
The only way to fix this will be to throw a few committee members from the roof and when their colleagues see what happens (nothing) they may reconsider...
Nothing actually escapes a black hole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation
Maybe they shouldn't have put protections that only annoy game buyers but not pirates.
Quite a few games I *bought*, I had to find a no-cd patch for them because they kept complaining I didn't put the CD in!
How many customers have they lost with that?
State machines help make sure you cover (almost) all possibles cases your app may encounter.
Here's a great framework to start with:
http://www.quantum-leaps.com/products/qf.htm
And the book:
http://www.quantum-leaps.com/writings/book.htm
Not all frequent flyers have access to lounges.
Anyway, they can just use different channels, what's the interference in there? Just another grab for cash, pfff.
That's all good... but will it accelerate Orkut, the slowest site ever? :-P
Wouldn't rotation be easier to implement and use than extension?
So you are effectively a pirate, since you're playing a game you've not paid for.
:-)
I had the same problem, I tried noCD first and it worked. If it hadn't worked, I would have returned the game.
It seems only fair to compensate developers for their work. I'm not happy with Atari for imposing this annoying 'protection', but I figure that there'll be enough pissed-off customers (and pirates like yourself) to hurt them for it
They should know by now that it doesn't work, it's only hurting 'nice' customers who have no idea why their game keeps saying 'insert the correct CD'.
I think it's more likely that you have different tastes from most bbg ...uh... geeks :-)
bbg is aimed at (and populated by) players of German-style or 'designer' board games. Monopoly and Risk are usually not highly valued in those circles. And Chess are a bit outside, as they're so old.
I don't agree with everything there (like Memoir'44's high rank), but it mostly fit my tastes.
Feel free to register and give the scores you want though, the more the merrier!
See what real boardgame geeks think of it:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10640
Ranked 68th, that's very good!
Carcassonne Castle is a 2-player-only game, it's self-contained (it's not an extension and there's no extensions for it).
:-)
:-)
It's similar to Carcassone, except you play inside city walls, you score paths (1), houses (1) and keeps (2) and at the end, markets (3) and the biggest empty space for the player with the biggest house. The most interesting element is the score board, where some special tiles are placed at predefined spaces. So sometimes you want to score less than you could, so that you get one of those special tiles.
I like it a lot, the special tiles give it the strategy that is missing in a 2-player H&G.
Hunters and Gatherers is my next choice for 3 to 5 players. Never even played the original one, because I read that H&G was better anyway
I played Ark of the Covenant once, didn't find it as good as H&G, but it's probably the right choice for X fanatics.
seems like a good deal
You mean, like giving away cigarettes and alcohol to students? Certainly the best way to hook people up, especially with the competition from the already-free software...
religious theory is a posteriori, whereas scientific theory is a priori
I didn't write that, and I don't think that's a correct summary of the definitions given. Try again!
Both sci and non-sci types of theories emerge from observation. But what makes sci theories valuable is that you can predict stuff from them.
red shift of 3K
Once again, you're collapsing two things. It may be a genuine error, but it shows a general way of being for those trying to push religious views on the world. Or I've not been precise enough and I apologize.
Let me rephrase it then: First there's observation of the red shift, from which a theory of the big bang can be invented, poof. Then this theory predicts that there should be an average temperature of 3K (-270C or -454F) across the universe. Then some space probe takes measures and comes with this result of 3K, which gives confidence that the theory works... But yes, it's still a theory, and maybe one day we'll find another one that works better.
Now, take a non-sci theory... Say a god created the universe as it appears now, and gave a push. That doesn't help in predicting the temperature, does it? So there's no actual value other than pushing the explanation one level higher, to something that's by definition impossible to prove or disprove.
Do you see the distinction? If yes, wouldn't you agree that marking the distinction by using different words would help everybody understand it and not make the same mistake again?
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=theory&r= 67
1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice: a fine musician who had never studied theory.
3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.
4. Abstract reasoning; speculation: a decision based on experience rather than theory.
5. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment: staked out the house on the theory that criminals usually return to the scene of the crime.
6. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture.
Big bang theory's "theory" is definition 1: one fact is the red shift showing that everything moves away from us -> universe expands -> it probably has started with a small thing exploding. One prediction was background temperature of 3K, which has been eventually verified.
Religious "theory" is definition 4, 5, and/or 6. You can explain anything with it, but can't predict anything and verify it.
So that's why some people get mad when you relate scientific theories with metaphysical theories. I think they should be two different words to stop this annoying lack of distinction.
Oops, sorry, didn't see the hpcalc link was already in the slashdot post... Feel free to mark me as 'redundant'.
:-P
(just like HP did, sniff)
There's more details and pictures on hpcalc.
Quote:
Operating system:
eCos, running in 512KB SRAM and providing one month of battery life
Linux, running in 64MB of SDRAM and providing considerably more than a day of battery life
Other software:
Emulation of both the HP 49G and the TI-89
Advanced math software: Gnuplot, Giac/Xcas (supposedly better than Maple), MathsExplorer
PDA software: calendar, tasks, notes, time management
Datalogging capabilities
Processor:
Intel PXA 263 XScale processor, running at 400 MHz
32MB of on-chip flash memory
32-bit data bus
Display:
Grayscale 3" 320x240
Full support already exists for a color screen to be offered at a later date
Other hardware:
Mono speaker and microphone
Stereo audio input and ouput ports
Keyboard with tactile feedback designed for fast, accurate data entry
Compact Flash Type II slot
SDIO slot
IrDA port
USB client and host ports, supporting external keyboards, webcams, and other devices
Optional sled:
Vernier probe compatible
8 analog I/O channels
16 digital/sonic I/O channels
Extra high-capacity lithium ion battery
DB-9 serial port
Price:
Over US$350
2- A Mac zealot did it coz' he doesn't like Microsoft stuff running on Macs
3- Microsoft did it to teach pirates a lesson
4- A Linux zealot did it to discredit Microsoft
5- A BSD zealot did it to discredit Linux
6- SCO did it because they own the IP of all Unix-based systems, so there
7- Kevin Bacon did it
http://www.eink.com/news/releases/pr70.html ... Whenever it's available!
After Lindows, Mobilix and probably others I forgot about, who's taking the bets on when Warner Bros is going to sue this company out of existence?
How long before the petrol lobbyists get governments to make electric cars illegal?...
It will probably go the way of the GM and Ford electric cars or the ceramic engine...
providing a much needed boost for IBM's lossmaking chip business
I thought the XBox was selling below cost... In this case, unless Microsoft foots the total bill itself, I don't see how IBM will stop losing money!
They'll get volume, no problems, but at what margin?
I too was skeptical, until I read this article.
;-)
In summary, a scientist found that the Atkins diet was working, and results "are something of an embarrassment to Brehm, whose research is funded by the American Heart Association, which has long advocated calorie-controlled, low-fat diets." Read the article for details...
So, I had a try, and lost the extra weight I hadn't been able to shed for the past few years. I'm only missing cake so far
And I eat my vegies now, not only meat as some think it's all Atkins is about.
It's the bugs!
Enroll now, be a citizen!
...After you forced my then-preferred Australian ISP Apple Communications to change its name!
The press release; quote from the chairman: ``because of various trademark lodgements in Australia, up to 20 years ago, the word "apple" can only be used legally by green grocers and a giant US computer manufacturer. The fact that my business is telecommunications and has nothing whatsoever to do with computer manufacturing seems to be irrelevant under the law. If ever there was a case of squashing an ant because it was there, this would have to be it.''
It will be interesting to know which name you will choose now...
I guess the idea was good after all: http://theregister.co.uk/content/56/32399.html.
I admit it was redundant, as this solution was already used in the past.
Sorry.