I'm not a big fan of online journals or "weblogs", but come on dude, is it really necessary for everyone to learn HTML just so they can publish whatever they want to publish on the web?
I mean it would be a nice skill, but not everyone is interested.
Do you stand around outside of restaurants, yelling at people for being "too stupid and lazy to learn something as simple as" cooking?
As someone who plays poker for money occasionally, I think i'll steer clear of the Unix boys who are far less likely to be complete morons (a plus in poker unlike CounterSrike.)
excuse me? They try and pass an Internet Gambling Prohibition every year! This years version already passed the house and is currently waiting to come up in the Senate.
I suppose you can argue that they think its "Not that Bad" as it hasn't passed yet, but they don't leave the gambler alone anymore than they leave the gamer alone.
As a gambler and a gamer, I wish they'd leave me alone. Twice.
having played much counterstrike, I feel qualified to say that CounterStrike does not require (Nor does the counterstrike community possess) more braincells than a console game.
Thats a ridiculous distinction.
Sure, the highest end computer wargames are more complex than the highest end console games, but the popular games on both are at the same level.
Its not 1989 anymore, PC games are no longer aimed at sn audience that is comprised of well educated programmers.
Maybe I'm a just a really big dork, but I actually have a SPAM shirt too, and I bought it before junk mail was referred to as SPAM (or at least before I was aware of such). I just thought it was neat to have canned meat on my shirt.
Not that I really agree with the guy you are responing to, but I loved my first vindaloo, and I hate brussel sprouts, beer, and most coffee that isn't highly sugared up and frappacino-ized.
Just some anecdotal evidence to throw in the mix...
The Slashdot crowd is all about boycotts, except when it makes life inconvenient for them. Then they'll pony up to the bar faster than... something that ponies up to the bar really quick.
Just like nearly everyone. You don't think all those rednecks pouring wine in the gutter actually drank French Wine, do you? Know how many anti-smoking people I know who eat Oreos? How many anti-SUV people would actually refuse a ride in one when a friend pulled up in the pouring rain?
Table-top wargaming is too geeky for a lot of geeks that I know.
He loved Advanced Squad Leader so much growing up as a kid that when computer wargames were starting to kill off hex-grid wargames he bought the company and resurrected it.
Curt Schilling is a great example of why one can be both a geek and a jock.
At least as far as professional sports go, its a business. Fans need something to talk about, something to fill up 24 hours of sports talk radio, and its almost always arguing something subjective.
Whether it be if Bonds is better than Ruth, or if the 1972 Doplhins could beat the 1998 Broncos, or if it "Really was pass interference" at the end of the Miami/Ohio State game.
To replace this ambiguity with machines would make arguements non-existant. Everyone would just point to that data. Now all this radio and TV renevue drives money into the sports, and if it were to dry up, so would the leagues.
because if winning is the only objective, then people would appeal every other pitch to the computer. You a least need to make a limit on appeals per game, like instant replay challenges in the NFL.
lighten up man, it's just a joke. I apologies if i have offended you.
You misunderstand. I'm offended that you would include Utah in the midwest, when it is clearly a part of the "Big West" or "Rocky Mountain States" or something. The midwest being a coalition of (reasonably) progressive states.
We people of the midwest may not be the most liberal people in the world, but to compare us to ass-backwards Christian republics like Mississippi and Utah is just wrong.:-)
I think you have a good Idea, but unfortunately I think the only reason people leave them alone is precisely because of the religion.
I think if there were a couple thousand high tech people living somewhere generating their own elecricity and food and generally having a good time, the government would probably step in and squash it.
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$5 porn videos?
Spoken like a man who has never purchased porn.
Hell the Pregnant Cumshots shit in the discount rack is like $9.99
I'm not a big fan of online journals or "weblogs", but come on dude, is it really necessary for everyone to learn HTML just so they can publish whatever they want to publish on the web?
I mean it would be a nice skill, but not everyone is interested.
Do you stand around outside of restaurants, yelling at people for being "too stupid and lazy to learn something as simple as" cooking?
goddammit, This article wasn't even about Chess, and you managed to bring it up and make a post about Go in the same freaking post.
No one gives a shit about go except for people trolling Chess articles...
As someone who plays poker for money occasionally, I think i'll steer clear of the Unix boys who are far less likely to be complete morons (a plus in poker unlike CounterSrike.)
excuse me? They try and pass an Internet Gambling Prohibition every year! This years version already passed the house and is currently waiting to come up in the Senate.
I suppose you can argue that they think its "Not that Bad" as it hasn't passed yet, but they don't leave the gambler alone anymore than they leave the gamer alone.
As a gambler and a gamer, I wish they'd leave me alone. Twice.
having played much counterstrike, I feel qualified to say that CounterStrike does not require (Nor does the counterstrike community possess) more braincells than a console game.
Thats a ridiculous distinction.
Sure, the highest end computer wargames are more complex than the highest end console games, but the popular games on both are at the same level.
Its not 1989 anymore, PC games are no longer aimed at sn audience that is comprised of well educated programmers.
Maybe I'm a just a really big dork, but I actually have a SPAM shirt too, and I bought it before junk mail was referred to as SPAM (or at least before I was aware of such). I just thought it was neat to have canned meat on my shirt.
Ok dude, you expect me to believe that there is some magical animal that contains both pork and ham?
I suppose next you'll be telling me that pork is bacon too?
Not that I really agree with the guy you are responing to, but I loved my first vindaloo, and I hate brussel sprouts, beer, and most coffee that isn't highly sugared up and frappacino-ized.
Just some anecdotal evidence to throw in the mix...
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The Slashdot crowd is all about boycotts, except when it makes life inconvenient for them. Then they'll pony up to the bar faster than... something that ponies up to the bar really quick.
Just like nearly everyone. You don't think all those rednecks pouring wine in the gutter actually drank French Wine, do you? Know how many anti-smoking people I know who eat Oreos? How many anti-SUV people would actually refuse a ride in one when a friend pulled up in the pouring rain?
who here thinks this guy actually owns 9 Windows licensces?
you just made my friends list. I don't think I've ever added anyone to it before, so congratulations. Eyes Wide Shut was terrible!
Showgirls, however, if you can get over the boobies, is a very average movie: nothing more, nothing less.
I understand your point, but please realize that its the ESPN staff writer who is sounding like a "dumb jock".
But Curt Schilling and Doug Glanville have been playing Everquest. Everquest for gods sake!
In fact, Curt Schilling is the owner of Multi-Man Publishing, a hex-based tabletop wargaming company, the developers of the Avalon Hill game Advanced Squad Leader.
Table-top wargaming is too geeky for a lot of geeks that I know.
He loved Advanced Squad Leader so much growing up as a kid that when computer wargames were starting to kill off hex-grid wargames he bought the company and resurrected it.
Curt Schilling is a great example of why one can be both a geek and a jock.
Its really quite an entertaining sport if you wager money you can't afford to lose on it. :-)
I can give you the reason, and its pretty easy.
At least as far as professional sports go, its a business. Fans need something to talk about, something to fill up 24 hours of sports talk radio, and its almost always arguing something subjective.
Whether it be if Bonds is better than Ruth, or if the 1972 Doplhins could beat the 1998 Broncos, or if it "Really was pass interference" at the end of the Miami/Ohio State game.
To replace this ambiguity with machines would make arguements non-existant. Everyone would just point to that data. Now all this radio and TV renevue drives money into the sports, and if it were to dry up, so would the leagues.
because if winning is the only objective, then people would appeal every other pitch to the computer. You a least need to make a limit on appeals per game, like instant replay challenges in the NFL.
Good Luck.
lighten up man, it's just a joke. I apologies if i have offended you.
:-)
You misunderstand. I'm offended that you would include Utah in the midwest, when it is clearly a part of the "Big West" or "Rocky Mountain States" or something. The midwest being a coalition of (reasonably) progressive states.
We people of the midwest may not be the most liberal people in the world, but to compare us to ass-backwards Christian republics like Mississippi and Utah is just wrong.
As a Midwesterner, I'm upset that you would slur us in such a way.
thank you.
I think you have a good Idea, but unfortunately I think the only reason people leave them alone is precisely because of the religion.
I think if there were a couple thousand high tech people living somewhere generating their own elecricity and food and generally having a good time, the government would probably step in and squash it.
Hey, there are us pale, frail, skeleton-like geeks on /. too!
Batman (NES) was freaking hard. It's my current NES game beating project, and I'm having a hell of a time with the 5th level.
...birthday reminders (forgot the birthday of that cute girl you met in the dining hall?)...
Bzzt.
The cute girl in the dining hall uses AIM.