Only if you're invading China in a ground war. They are not able to move their troops effectively via sea and could not effectively invade Japan; hell, they couldn't invade Taiwan.
Fallout 1 was definitely not better; it was a very, very good game but as a game I think Fallout 3 is superior. The old TSR goldbox RPGs were dreadful, they played like wargames, not RPGs, is basically what you could expect when giving the job to SSI which was a mistake.
"People are DESPERATE for a game with meat and depth like the old RPGs of yesteryear."
I disagree with your characterization; I have been playing CRPGs since the 1980's and some of the best ones I've played have been relatively recent. Fallout 3 (ok, not SUPER recent) and Mass Effect for example. In fact, when I compile my list of the best CRPGs made they are spread widely through that time period. I think why people want a Planescape:Torment-style game was because Planescape:Torment was quite simply the best computer/video game ever made, not because it was representative of a larger group of games. It was a unique achievement.
The fact that Chris Avellone isn't involved and that it can't use the Planescape universe does not fill me with undue optimism, but I do trust Brian Fargo (I consider the original Wasteland in my Top 5 of All Time as well) and I will definitely try the game.
As much as it pains to me agree with a narcissistic jackass like Steve Jobs, I've recently found that my 7-inch Nexus is just too annoying to read science/technical papers on and I am considering a 10-inch pad. For pleasure reading and for videos 7 inches is fine, though.
"You see, if you prefer using a Mac, that makes you a fanboi, hipster, and idiot all rolled into one."
Unless you're on of the many apple fanbois who post on slashdot. I know you want to be an embattled minority, but every single attack on Apple is met by hordes of outraged fanbois defending anything Apple does.
I think the anger you're seeing on this thread over the article is from conservatives who know deep down they're cowards, and absolutely hate the fact that there is actually scientific evidence revealing that.
You're not the most structured writer, but I gather you think that it is morally better to steal from the government than be robbed by it.
Do you ever wonder why almost nobody agrees with you and your anarcho-syndicalist-whatever buddies? At the very core most people just don't put as much importance into little pieces of green paper like you guys do. Reducing every struggle into that of holding onto as much money as you can just isn't a compelling moral or philosophical argument for most people, nor should it be. You have no idea how much you cheapen your own existence by making this the primary focus in your life.
It will be a win-win for everybody: socialists, which tend to mooch off more densely populated areas, will get to play socialism, and the rest of us will be free from their control.
Absolutely false. Urban centers tend to support people in rural areas, and this is certainly true in New York where the city pays out more in taxes than it gets back in services. This also occurs at the national level. So you, libman, are a direct beneficiary of my tax dollars. Now I don't mind supporting your welfare benefits, but please don't pretend you aren't leeching off me while you're sponging off me.
"People who live in cities often are so full of themselves that they think only they know what's good for city dwellers as well as those who live in the country and they tend to impose legislation without having the slightest bit of experience living in the country."
The system favors rural voters; due to the peculiarities of both the electoral college and congressional districting, people in rural Arkansas get a larger voice in national politics than someone in the South Bronx.
That's unsubstantiated marketing pseudoscience. Having your product become well-known for poor quality does not help sales, no matter what "Q Score" it has.
"And I would imagine Tesla's website is getting a few extra clicks today. What a great game - create a bit of controversy and everyone wins."
Huh? You think they benefit from creating negative publicity concerning the quality of an expensive car? Really? Someone is going to go "oh, there's that car I read is impractical, let me buy it!"?
When you spend your days in a Williamsburgh coffee shop, waiting for your family to send the rent check while you wait for some employer to recognize the value of your BFA in Film Studies, sometimes Apple love is all you have. Well, that and the muttonchops.
The deal offered was a recommendation of 6 months. He could have taken the deal and still gotten 50 years (based on the amended charges) because the judge isn't limited by the recommendation.
Judges typically follow the recommendations of the plea bargain; while there's a chance of the judge coming up with something more harsh it is very, very unlikely. In any event while suicide might be a rational response to an actual 50-year prison sentence, it is not a rational response to an unlikely but theoretically possible 50-year sentence. Swartz's timing is what's so weird.
"He downloaded it and made it public (based on a belief, that public funded research shouldn't be locked away in a private paid for document service)."
I would assume that there was a small but nontrivial amount of research completely unfunded by the general public.
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Only if you're invading China in a ground war. They are not able to move their troops effectively via sea and could not effectively invade Japan; hell, they couldn't invade Taiwan.
Fallout 1 was definitely not better; it was a very, very good game but as a game I think Fallout 3 is superior. The old TSR goldbox RPGs were dreadful, they played like wargames, not RPGs, is basically what you could expect when giving the job to SSI which was a mistake.
"People are DESPERATE for a game with meat and depth like the old RPGs of yesteryear."
I disagree with your characterization; I have been playing CRPGs since the 1980's and some of the best ones I've played have been relatively recent. Fallout 3 (ok, not SUPER recent) and Mass Effect for example. In fact, when I compile my list of the best CRPGs made they are spread widely through that time period. I think why people want a Planescape:Torment-style game was because Planescape:Torment was quite simply the best computer/video game ever made, not because it was representative of a larger group of games. It was a unique achievement.
The fact that Chris Avellone isn't involved and that it can't use the Planescape universe does not fill me with undue optimism, but I do trust Brian Fargo (I consider the original Wasteland in my Top 5 of All Time as well) and I will definitely try the game.
As much as it pains to me agree with a narcissistic jackass like Steve Jobs, I've recently found that my 7-inch Nexus is just too annoying to read science/technical papers on and I am considering a 10-inch pad. For pleasure reading and for videos 7 inches is fine, though.
"You see, if you prefer using a Mac, that makes you a fanboi, hipster, and idiot all rolled into one."
Unless you're on of the many apple fanbois who post on slashdot. I know you want to be an embattled minority, but every single attack on Apple is met by hordes of outraged fanbois defending anything Apple does.
Chock-full? Still haven't provided evidence for that, little guy.
I think the anger you're seeing on this thread over the article is from conservatives who know deep down they're cowards, and absolutely hate the fact that there is actually scientific evidence revealing that.
"i can feel, see and hear their hate any day."
Well man up and deal with it. And conservatives wonder why there is scientific evidence finding them cowards.
"which is chock-full of real and well-documented actual violence"
That's what you call a "lie," unless you're referring to the police.
You're not the most structured writer, but I gather you think that it is morally better to steal from the government than be robbed by it.
Do you ever wonder why almost nobody agrees with you and your anarcho-syndicalist-whatever buddies? At the very core most people just don't put as much importance into little pieces of green paper like you guys do. Reducing every struggle into that of holding onto as much money as you can just isn't a compelling moral or philosophical argument for most people, nor should it be. You have no idea how much you cheapen your own existence by making this the primary focus in your life.
It will be a win-win for everybody: socialists, which tend to mooch off more densely populated areas, will get to play socialism, and the rest of us will be free from their control.
Absolutely false. Urban centers tend to support people in rural areas, and this is certainly true in New York where the city pays out more in taxes than it gets back in services. This also occurs at the national level. So you, libman, are a direct beneficiary of my tax dollars. Now I don't mind supporting your welfare benefits, but please don't pretend you aren't leeching off me while you're sponging off me.
"People who live in cities often are so full of themselves that they think only they know what's good for city dwellers as well as those who live in the country and they tend to impose legislation without having the slightest bit of experience living in the country."
The system favors rural voters; due to the peculiarities of both the electoral college and congressional districting, people in rural Arkansas get a larger voice in national politics than someone in the South Bronx.
Tell that to Lance Armstrong.
That's unsubstantiated marketing pseudoscience. Having your product become well-known for poor quality does not help sales, no matter what "Q Score" it has.
"And I would imagine Tesla's website is getting a few extra clicks today. What a great game - create a bit of controversy and everyone wins."
Huh? You think they benefit from creating negative publicity concerning the quality of an expensive car? Really? Someone is going to go "oh, there's that car I read is impractical, let me buy it!"?
A lesser-known alternative to something that itself I've never heard of? Fascinating!
You just don't get it, man. You're a SQUARE, man. Think different!
When you spend your days in a Williamsburgh coffee shop, waiting for your family to send the rent check while you wait for some employer to recognize the value of your BFA in Film Studies, sometimes Apple love is all you have. Well, that and the muttonchops.
The deal offered was a recommendation of 6 months. He could have taken the deal and still gotten 50 years (based on the amended charges) because the judge isn't limited by the recommendation.
Judges typically follow the recommendations of the plea bargain; while there's a chance of the judge coming up with something more harsh it is very, very unlikely. In any event while suicide might be a rational response to an actual 50-year prison sentence, it is not a rational response to an unlikely but theoretically possible 50-year sentence. Swartz's timing is what's so weird.
Never read scientific literature, have we?
Ahhh, my mistake.
Swartz isn't exactly a hero, but he has made himself a martyr because his only other option was attempting to flee the country
Or go to trial, or take the deal and spend a mere 6 months at Club Fed.
If indeed he did something wrong and damaged the MIT network, why not discipline him internally rather than calling in the FBI?
Because he didn't work for MIT, so the school had no jurisdiction over him and no ability to punish him.
It makes perfect sense to blame the DA for overreaching and harassing Swartz but not blame her for the suicide.
"He downloaded it and made it public (based on a belief, that public funded research shouldn't be locked away in a private paid for document service)."
I would assume that there was a small but nontrivial amount of research completely unfunded by the general public.