honestly, the moment I get bored with Ulduar, I'm calling it a day for WoW. We won't see Icecrown Citadel until Winter and we'll have Ulduar farmed by June, and if Ulduar turns out to be crap, then I'm holding no hope out for Icecrown.
If I want to find out the storyline developments I'll go watch the boss kill on Youtube
Works out that way for alot of people. the only problem is that after about level 30 the value of items sharply drops, as Twink items have their biggest values in the level 10-19 and 20-29 Battlegrounds bracket. After that the next big twink level is 50-59, where people are buying up the Outland gear to play in the last bracket of Vanilla WoW, but the value of those items is sometimes less than a level 29 item. So for new people, making money at low level isn't the problem.
It's when you get to max level that money becomes an issue, or supposedly becomes an issue. I say supposedly, because I'm in a guild who clears Naxramas twice a week (normal and heroic) - with a few spots taken up by random non-guild members. That's right, we PuG end-game content. And we rarely wipe. This means that I can make 200G easilly on one Naxxramas run (with say two or three deaths). Not only can I make gold reasonably easilly in WoW, I can do it with a group of friends and run the content we find fun.
Also, SpamSentry is an awesome mod for blocking gold sellers...
A fair few ATMS in the UK run Windows. I've seen RBS, HBOS, Lloyds TSB and Abbey with Windows Error boxes/BSODs/Loading Screens. It's not totally uncommon. Also, Here
They were not violated, they were 'worked around'. In all of Asimovs stories, where a Robot has had the full 3 laws, they have always worked to those laws, and they were never violated without the self-destruction of the robot.
Also, the three laws are always phrased in a human way, programming them would be a totally different thing
Windows + Internet only equals Screaming assrape IF YOUR DOING IT WRONG.
Damnit, a little bit of sense, a little bit of trepidation, a little bit of intellect will save you from ALOT of hassle on the internet. Remember, the browsing internet is like running around a main Road at 2am, it looks safe, it seems safe, but you still look both ways before crossing. And to be sure, the one time you cross without looking there WILL be a truck coming.
I know a fair few banks in the UK use Windows in their ATM's. the Halifax/Bank of Scotland for one, i've seen their ATM's with windows ok/cancel error boxes rendering them totally useless, i've also seen a Lloyds TSB machine stuck on the Windows XP boot screen. I don't know who makes their ATM's (i'm guessing NCR as they have/had a big factory in Dundee) but Windows on ATMs isn't rare.
Yeah, Football (soccer to you lot) only ever runs late on Knockout games (IE, one team HAS to win, no draws allowed) and it goes to sudden death. Even then it rarely runs over more than 30 minutes, and whatever was in that 30 minute show is either shown the next night back to back with the next one (if it was a daily show, like Eastenders or something) or they just show it the next week and extend the series by 1 week. If it's the News that's on after it (And it usually is if it's a 7pm Kick-off) then the News runs short by x ammount of time. If the sudden death penalties run on (And I've seen it happen, One of the World Cup semi finals I think) over that time, then they just cut to the next show and give you a ticker-tape detail over the next show.
The unfortunate thing is most American shows are in a 1 hour slot (45 mins + ads) whereas the majority of UK Shows are 30 mins (22 + Adverts) and thus are less flexible in their timings (i couldn't see a 1 hour show being shown back-to-back with the next one unless it's a pilot, or a special or somthing)
Your local audience may leave the area (either on holiday or to live) but still want to talk to people back home. This means that blanket IP Range blocking is out of the question. What I suggest is restrict viewing the website to people who are logged in. A default splash page for those not logged in could be shown that's minimal in graphics and text, containing just the log-in form and a 'register here'.
To stop unwanted people registering a new account, you could to a blanket IP ban on the registration page ONLY, meaning that a local person can register at home, and then roam to wherever and still access the site.
someone mentioned earlier this library for blocking a range of IP's by country and this PHP class that can do it too. Just use them on the registration page and set up a redirect for those who are not logged in (regardless of location) and you should have a nice walled in forum.
According to NASA's site, the next Glasgow sighting will be on Tue Mar 17/08:42 PM and it will be visible for 1 min. And yes, Glasgows street lights are piss poor.
Everything was better in the 80's. Music, TV, Films. So much so that this last decade has seen more remakes, covers sequels and reimaginings from that era than any other...... so why not missiles too?
I live in Glasgow, I've passed by Faslane on many a weekend drive, it's on the scenic route between Glasgow and the Highlands, with some excellent views over Loch Gare and an excellent pub in Arochar at the end (IE, it's the one all the tourists take)
Faslane's location is not secret, infact, until recently, they had an infestation of protesting hippies not far from it.
The only thing Secret about faslane is it's layout, and any submarines that may have surfaced in it's dock at the time the photo was taken. That is what's causing a kerfuffle. It's a general...
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honestly, the moment I get bored with Ulduar, I'm calling it a day for WoW.
We won't see Icecrown Citadel until Winter and we'll have Ulduar farmed by June, and if Ulduar turns out to be crap, then I'm holding no hope out for Icecrown.
If I want to find out the storyline developments I'll go watch the boss kill on Youtube
Works out that way for alot of people.
the only problem is that after about level 30 the value of items sharply drops, as Twink items have their biggest values in the level 10-19 and 20-29 Battlegrounds bracket. After that the next big twink level is 50-59, where people are buying up the Outland gear to play in the last bracket of Vanilla WoW, but the value of those items is sometimes less than a level 29 item.
So for new people, making money at low level isn't the problem.
It's when you get to max level that money becomes an issue, or supposedly becomes an issue.
I say supposedly, because I'm in a guild who clears Naxramas twice a week (normal and heroic) - with a few spots taken up by random non-guild members. That's right, we PuG end-game content. And we rarely wipe. This means that I can make 200G easilly on one Naxxramas run (with say two or three deaths). Not only can I make gold reasonably easilly in WoW, I can do it with a group of friends and run the content we find fun.
Also, SpamSentry is an awesome mod for blocking gold sellers...
it's not like anyone spells Barrak Obama wrong...
But the babel fish is a dead giveaway isn't it?
*Gets killed on Zebra Crossing*
"Science Fiction is what I point to and say 'that is Science Fiction" - Damon Knight (paraphrased slightly)
A fair few ATMS in the UK run Windows. I've seen RBS, HBOS, Lloyds TSB and Abbey with Windows Error boxes/BSODs/Loading Screens. It's not totally uncommon.
Also, Here
They'll be buying out Game! and integrating it with /. next
so is /. just going to be a melangé of all the April Fools jokes from around the web today?
The only problem is if it becomes self-aware and turns into Skynet...
Explains the Terminator's obsession with the young John Conner
Could it be done automatically, so that no human has to actually look at these images...
perhaps a Genetic Algorithm would work?
They were not violated, they were 'worked around'.
In all of Asimovs stories, where a Robot has had the full 3 laws, they have always worked to those laws, and they were never violated without the self-destruction of the robot.
Also, the three laws are always phrased in a human way, programming them would be a totally different thing
You can find the answer here
Windows + Internet only equals Screaming assrape IF YOUR DOING IT WRONG.
Damnit, a little bit of sense, a little bit of trepidation, a little bit of intellect will save you from ALOT of hassle on the internet. Remember, the browsing internet is like running around a main Road at 2am, it looks safe, it seems safe, but you still look both ways before crossing. And to be sure, the one time you cross without looking there WILL be a truck coming.
I know a fair few banks in the UK use Windows in their ATM's. the Halifax/Bank of Scotland for one, i've seen their ATM's with windows ok/cancel error boxes rendering them totally useless, i've also seen a Lloyds TSB machine stuck on the Windows XP boot screen.
I don't know who makes their ATM's (i'm guessing NCR as they have/had a big factory in Dundee) but Windows on ATMs isn't rare.
What ever happend to the term 'bedroom coder'
Am I the only one who heard 'pointed sticks' being read out as if it were that Monty Python Banana self-defence sketch?
I visit adobe.com alot... it's pwetty...
Also, I keep checking to see if CS4 Master Collection has gone down in price (not a chance)
Yeah, Football (soccer to you lot) only ever runs late on Knockout games (IE, one team HAS to win, no draws allowed) and it goes to sudden death. Even then it rarely runs over more than 30 minutes, and whatever was in that 30 minute show is either shown the next night back to back with the next one (if it was a daily show, like Eastenders or something) or they just show it the next week and extend the series by 1 week. If it's the News that's on after it (And it usually is if it's a 7pm Kick-off) then the News runs short by x ammount of time.
If the sudden death penalties run on (And I've seen it happen, One of the World Cup semi finals I think) over that time, then they just cut to the next show and give you a ticker-tape detail over the next show.
The unfortunate thing is most American shows are in a 1 hour slot (45 mins + ads) whereas the majority of UK Shows are 30 mins (22 + Adverts) and thus are less flexible in their timings (i couldn't see a 1 hour show being shown back-to-back with the next one unless it's a pilot, or a special or somthing)
no... no you didn't...
When it's 3213 then it may be considered 'news for nerds'... otherwise it's just the aniversary of the phone...
Your local audience may leave the area (either on holiday or to live) but still want to talk to people back home. This means that blanket IP Range blocking is out of the question.
What I suggest is restrict viewing the website to people who are logged in. A default splash page for those not logged in could be shown that's minimal in graphics and text, containing just the log-in form and a 'register here'.
To stop unwanted people registering a new account, you could to a blanket IP ban on the registration page ONLY, meaning that a local person can register at home, and then roam to wherever and still access the site.
someone mentioned earlier this library for blocking a range of IP's by country and this PHP class that can do it too.
Just use them on the registration page and set up a redirect for those who are not logged in (regardless of location) and you should have a nice walled in forum.
According to NASA's site, the next Glasgow sighting will be on Tue Mar 17/08:42 PM and it will be visible for 1 min.
And yes, Glasgows street lights are piss poor.
Everything was better in the 80's. ... so why not missiles too?
Music, TV, Films.
So much so that this last decade has seen more remakes, covers sequels and reimaginings from that era than any other...
The Danish are sticking a man on the end
The Koreans are sticking a nuke... erm... i mean, a satellite, on the end.
I live in Glasgow, I've passed by Faslane on many a weekend drive, it's on the scenic route between Glasgow and the Highlands, with some excellent views over Loch Gare and an excellent pub in Arochar at the end (IE, it's the one all the tourists take)
Faslane's location is not secret, infact, until recently, they had an infestation of protesting hippies not far from it.
The only thing Secret about faslane is it's layout, and any submarines that may have surfaced in it's dock at the time the photo was taken. That is what's causing a kerfuffle. It's a general...
what I want to know is, what the fuck is this?