I also had this problem. I tried DarkBasic, XNA and a few others and had a hard enough time getting a object to render let alone implement game logic.
I found Unity via Kotaku and messed around with it for a day and fell in love with it. I was amazed by how easy it was to do the some simple things that I could not figure out with XNA. Something as simple as making one object follow another was as simple as creating 2 primitives and assigning a a 5 line script to the follower.
I have become distracted by the new WoW expansion but over the next week I'm going to try and build a simple tower defense game to learn the scripting better.
You can also check into the UDK but I found Unity alot simpler to start with.
If I had to I could change my car's oil my self. The proublem is I have no idea where/how to dispose of or recycle the oil, whereas Jiffy Lube does. Also, it takes Jiffy Lube 10 min to change the oil whereas I could end up spending a hour or more.
I wish I had mod points because this is the same question I have. I can understand why 16:9 is the standard for TV but I always thought 16:10 was the best for computer use.
When I was in high school, there was no sci fi at all on any of the reading lists unless you want to count 1984, which isn't really sci fi. This is not because there were no great sci fi novels, this was only back in the mid 90s, but because all the crusty academics that put together these lists can't consider anything made after their birth to be good to read.
I agree. There was too much 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'A Tale of Two Cities' for my taste in high school. I was lucky and got to read 'Lord of the Flys' instead of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and at least that was somewhat interesting. I dont know why, at the very least, '2001: A Space Odyssey' is not on every high school's reading list. At least that would give students a taste of sci-fi.
I enjoyed the time I spent with the game. I got one character to max level and did a few raids all in my first free month. I tried to level a second character but I was doing the exact same missions in mostly the exact same way as my first character (I did not touch Klink cause I hate pvp).
I still plan on coming back for season two and enjoy all the cool additions (ready rooms for one).
I enjoy the time I spend with STO but it does not have the staying power that WoW or Final Fantasy for me.
DLC is no more missing from the game then the pre-order bonuses are. Was the DLC released months after the game came out also missing from the original game then? The game and story is perfectly fine without any of the DLC.
But what information is it trying to add? I see "free (as in beer)" and "free (as in speech)" alot but I have yet to figure out what the difference is between them is.
Wait wait wait...there is a frame rate hit when going from XP to 7? That is odd, I could swear that every game I'v played so far has ran BETTER in windows 7 AND I get to run them in DX10.
Brother Cavil: I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.
Brother Cavil: I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me!... I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body!
Brother Cavil said it best. If someone said they could give me a shot and then a few weeks later I would go from thick glasses to better then 20/20 my only question would be "Can I charge it?"
One thing seems for certain, Laboratory Rats are a miserable lot. They seem to be susceptible to cancer and just about everything else you can imagine. Why not test something really hardy instead? Why not politicians?
Rats are much better human analogs then politicians.
Born: February 7 Spouse: Laura Address: 842 E 280 S, OREM, UT 84097 Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone: 801-850-3608
I sent him a e-mail and actually received a response. Here is the text of my e-mails and his replies with edits to remove my personal information.
- Dear Rep. Daw,
Today I was deeply offended and appalled to see the article in The Deseret News concerning HB0150. This bill is a clear violation of a citizen's Fourth Amendment right to due process. American citizens should not be subjected to warrant-less searches, and that is exactly what HB0150 does. The law first passed last year was restricted to child-sex crimes, now you want to change it to be restricted to felonies, e-stalking and e-harassment (both are misdemeanors).
What is next, warrant-less searches for supporters of your political opposition? Warrant-less searches of non-Mormons? Can you not see how this law can be abused and the very slippery slope you are on? I thought that republicans were suposed to be opposed to this sort of big government intrusion?
I urge you to reconsider your support for this bill, both on a moral and constitutional grounds.
Thank you, K Ogden, UT
- K,
Citizens are not being subjected to warrantless searches. Citizens aren't being searched at all. All that the subpoena can do is request a phone company or internet service provider to supply the name and address of the account owner of a phone number or IP address. The bill narrowly defines what information can be requested of the business and requires that any subpoena issued has to be put on file with the Commission for Criminal and Juvenile Justice for later review. This is no slippery slope but is, I believe, an appropriate response to anonymity afforded criminals who use the internet and cell phones to commit crime.
Brad Daw
- Rep. Daw,
First, I do honestly appreciate that you took the time to reply to me in such a timely manner. When I sent this e-mail I honestly did not expect it to even reach your eyes. Thank you.
Now, I must respectfully disagree about this not being a slippery slope. First the law was restricted to one of the worst crimes possible, child-sex crimes. Now you are broadening the law to all felonies and two misdemeanors. Originally you wanted this bill to encompass all crimes. If this bill gets passed then it would be a simple matter for someone to come by next year and amend the law to broaden the it more.
Also, I consider my personal information to be part of me. I consider obtaining this information, including bank records, without judicial review or my consent, to be a violation of my privacy.
Thank you again for taking the time to read my e-mail and reply to me. Now, I must again urge your to reconsider your support of this bill.
-
K,
Bank records is a misreport in the Tribune. The bill allows the AG to obtain the method of payment to the provider, not bank records. Let me walk you through the safeguards that are in place.
1. Very limited scope of what can be requested on the subpoena. 2. At least three people in the AGs office have to sign off on it. 3. A copy of the subpoena must be filed with CCJJ for later audit. 4. The provider is free to refuse the subpoena at which point it would have to be ajudicated. 5. This power has been exercised by the federal government for decades with no evidence of abuse. 6. This power has been exercised by the federal government for decades with no constitutional challenge. 7. This can only be used for felonies or two specific misdemeanors. 8. If there is any hint of abuse, ISPs could complain to the legislature and the law would be repealed in one quick hurry and the AG would very well know that.
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I also had this problem. I tried DarkBasic, XNA and a few others and had a hard enough time getting a object to render let alone implement game logic.
I found Unity via Kotaku and messed around with it for a day and fell in love with it. I was amazed by how easy it was to do the some simple things that I could not figure out with XNA. Something as simple as making one object follow another was as simple as creating 2 primitives and assigning a a 5 line script to the follower.
I have become distracted by the new WoW expansion but over the next week I'm going to try and build a simple tower defense game to learn the scripting better.
You can also check into the UDK but I found Unity alot simpler to start with.
they'll probably have poor Shepard...taking out the ship's garbage.
You can already do that if you have Zaeed.
Expensive? I thought it was standard cable. I guess it would be expensive if you dont use any other cable TV channel.
If I had to I could change my car's oil my self. The proublem is I have no idea where/how to dispose of or recycle the oil, whereas Jiffy Lube does. Also, it takes Jiffy Lube 10 min to change the oil whereas I could end up spending a hour or more.
I wish I had mod points because this is the same question I have. I can understand why 16:9 is the standard for TV but I always thought 16:10 was the best for computer use.
Thanks for the info. I have been looking for a decent 16:10 monitor for a while now.
If you accumulate demerits then should it not read "gain 2 demerits"?
By my understanding, losing 2 demerits is the same as gaining 2 merits.
When I was in high school, there was no sci fi at all on any of the reading lists unless you want to count 1984, which isn't really sci fi. This is not because there were no great sci fi novels, this was only back in the mid 90s, but because all the crusty academics that put together these lists can't consider anything made after their birth to be good to read.
I agree. There was too much 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'A Tale of Two Cities' for my taste in high school. I was lucky and got to read 'Lord of the Flys' instead of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and at least that was somewhat interesting. I dont know why, at the very least, '2001: A Space Odyssey' is not on every high school's reading list. At least that would give students a taste of sci-fi.
I am not 100% up to date on STO development but I believe some corridors and a few mini-games are suposed to be in for season 2.
I enjoyed the time I spent with the game. I got one character to max level and did a few raids all in my first free month. I tried to level a second character but I was doing the exact same missions in mostly the exact same way as my first character (I did not touch Klink cause I hate pvp).
I still plan on coming back for season two and enjoy all the cool additions (ready rooms for one).
I enjoy the time I spend with STO but it does not have the staying power that WoW or Final Fantasy for me.
So your complaining about DLC then?
DLC is no more missing from the game then the pre-order bonuses are. Was the DLC released months after the game came out also missing from the original game then? The game and story is perfectly fine without any of the DLC.
What does the AC mean by that? What content was missing?
Thank you alot for explaining that.
But what information is it trying to add? I see "free (as in beer)" and "free (as in speech)" alot but I have yet to figure out what the difference is between them is.
Any suggestions on where to get started with the microscope stuff? Maybe some amazon links to some products or software, or a hobby website?
The game is actually called...get ready for it...I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game. It was designed to be insanely hard and frustrating.
http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/index.php
I was thinking more along the lines of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmd7bsHAhzw&feature=PlayList&p=7DF55B4EC14DFEC3&playnext_from=PL&index=9&playnext=2 at about 7:00 in.
Wait wait wait...there is a frame rate hit when going from XP to 7? That is odd, I could swear that every game I'v played so far has ran BETTER in windows 7 AND I get to run them in DX10.
And Torchlight is suposed to be a single player version of a MMO they are making. The company made Torchlight to fund their MMO.
Brother Cavil: I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.
Brother Cavil: I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! ... I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body!
Brother Cavil said it best. If someone said they could give me a shot and then a few weeks later I would go from thick glasses to better then 20/20 my only question would be "Can I charge it?"
One thing seems for certain, Laboratory Rats are a miserable lot. They seem to be susceptible to cancer and just about everything else you can imagine. Why not test something really hardy instead? Why not politicians?
Rats are much better human analogs then politicians.
Finally, an event in my area (Salt Lake) that actually appeals to my interest. Maybe I'll actually leave the house for a few hours next week.
Off topic.
Fuck the "Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters."
Representative
Bradley M. Daw
District 60
Party R
Email: bdaw@utah.gov
Born: February 7
Spouse: Laura
Address: 842 E 280 S, OREM, UT 84097
Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone: 801-850-3608
I sent him a e-mail and actually received a response. Here is the text of my e-mails and his replies with edits to remove my personal information.
-
Dear Rep. Daw,
Today I was deeply offended and appalled to see the article in The Deseret News concerning HB0150. This bill is a clear violation of a citizen's Fourth Amendment right to due process. American citizens should not be subjected to warrant-less searches, and that is exactly what HB0150 does. The law first passed last year was restricted to child-sex crimes, now you want to change it to be restricted to felonies, e-stalking and e-harassment (both are misdemeanors).
What is next, warrant-less searches for supporters of your political opposition? Warrant-less searches of non-Mormons? Can you not see how this law can be abused and the very slippery slope you are on? I thought that republicans were suposed to be opposed to this sort of big government intrusion?
I urge you to reconsider your support for this bill, both on a moral and constitutional grounds.
Thank you,
K
Ogden, UT
-
K,
Citizens are not being subjected to warrantless searches. Citizens aren't being searched at all. All that the subpoena can do is request a phone company or internet service provider to supply the name and address of the account owner of a phone number or IP address. The bill narrowly defines what information can be requested of the business and requires that any subpoena issued has to be put on file with the Commission for Criminal and Juvenile Justice for later review. This is no slippery slope but is, I believe, an appropriate response to anonymity afforded criminals who use the internet and cell phones to commit crime.
Brad Daw
-
Rep. Daw,
First, I do honestly appreciate that you took the time to reply to me in such a timely manner. When I sent this e-mail I honestly did not expect it to even reach your eyes. Thank you.
Now, I must respectfully disagree about this not being a slippery slope. First the law was restricted to one of the worst crimes possible, child-sex crimes. Now you are broadening the law to all felonies and two misdemeanors. Originally you wanted this bill to encompass all crimes. If this bill gets passed then it would be a simple matter for someone to come by next year and amend the law to broaden the it more.
Also, I consider my personal information to be part of me. I consider obtaining this information, including bank records, without judicial review or my consent, to be a violation of my privacy.
Thank you again for taking the time to read my e-mail and reply to me. Now, I must again urge your to reconsider your support of this bill.
-
K,
Bank records is a misreport in the Tribune. The bill allows the AG to obtain the method of payment to the provider, not bank records. Let me walk you through the safeguards that are in place.
1. Very limited scope of what can be requested on the subpoena.
2. At least three people in the AGs office have to sign off on it.
3. A copy of the subpoena must be filed with CCJJ for later audit.
4. The provider is free to refuse the subpoena at which point it would have to be ajudicated.
5. This power has been exercised by the federal government for decades with no evidence of abuse.
6. This power has been exercised by the federal government for decades with no constitutional challenge.
7. This can only be used for felonies or two specific misdemeanors.
8. If there is any hint of abuse, ISPs could complain to the legislature and the law would be repealed in one quick hurry and the AG would very well know that.
So...why would total not have been good enough?