It was Nobel's will that the Nobel peace price be given "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". Exactly that seems to be the case with Obama, with his speeches across the world. Next year may be too late by Nobel's strict definition.
"Paramedics/Doctors: Do not write me off as dead. Try to resuscitate"
Normally, you push the body to squeeze the heart and force pumping, but this will probably not work for a person with an artificial heart. Still, artificial respiration might help.
If I say, "I'll give to x$ if you build this feature into the game", that's voting rights. If the developers are uncertain which option would work best, why not ask the community? They know best what they want. We're not necessarily talking about fundamental changes here. However, a developer could certainly be rated regarding the openness of his development process, with judgments from "Doesn't stick to votes anyway" to "Sticks to what was agreed" and "Gets everything right without asking".
This could start on Steam soon. You start by buying a core game package and get to vote for added content with your payments. If not enough money gets raised, payments should return to the investor/buyer.
If I were to invest in game development, I would require the following:
1. Access to a weekly build.
I want a full build of the current game status, not a reduced-functionality demo. This is necessary because if game development would stop, I would still have something. The extreme programming technique could be used to reduce the risk of loss in investment.
2. Ability to request changes.
If I invest in a game, this should give me a certain degree of voting rights.
3. As long as money is invested in the game, development should continue.
When a game developer wants to stop supporting a game, he should stop people from investing in it.
4. Online platform.
Ongoing projects should be listed on a service like ebay.
In particular for game topics neglected by the big publishers, this would open up ways for newcoming game developers to implement ideas from and for communities with special interests. While I think this would be a welcome change, many people will prefer buying games without risking loss of investment. If trolls are kept in check, I think the game development process could work in a very open way.
Why gain XP for slaughter at all? XP should be gained for solving a problem. Plain use of force should be only one approach, and it's usually not the best one, either.
You may call this flamebait, but so are games that reward slaughter. I know this is provocative statement around here.
I would welcome the campaigns and scenarios of the Star Wars space sims being ported to a newer engine, even if it is only Star Wars Alliance's.
Note also that publishing games through Steam will delay their becoming abandonware, which is good for the seller, but bad for the public if the games are just re-released without brushing up.
Even better: it seems you can install "language packs" that will make Windows print messages in other languages. I wonder if Amazon US would ship Windows 7 to Germany...
So what happened? - Pluto was discovered and named a planet - Generations of kids are taught that pluto is one of nine planets - More planets with approximate same size get discovered - Astronomy recognizes that we cannot be sure of the total number of objects circling the sun - But we need a number of planets we can we teach kids, so they can write tests and get grades - Astronomers change the definition of what constitues a planet so that they won't get embarrassed again
Sony has an update service for their hardware, but it covers only Sony apps and device drivers. I am convinced this can be implemented in an anti-trust-free manner. The update servers do not need to be run by Microsoft, software should just set a flag in the repository, "Please check server x every y hours for updates and install them (after prompting user)". Likewise, most installers only copy a few files and install some registry settings. If Windows was aware of these lists, it could check if uninstalls went cleanly and remove software from its list even after failed uninstalls.
Updating programs should be part of the Windows operating system, just as installing should be. I prefer the centralized solutions for this found in Linux distributions, where one program in the operating system is responsible for installing and updating all others, rather than each program needlessly implementing the same services again and again. On the other side, Microsoft appears to be busy enough just releasing their optimized Vista build, called "Windows 7".
-- Facts are simply not viewed as "facts" when they conflict with a strongly held belief, most especially one based at least in part on religious grounds.
My theory is: the word "fact" is a radical concept in itself
First post here, so I'm not really into this yet... be kind...
I could imagine that many minor game producers would welcome a Java standard for games. It would reduce the difficulty of entering a market by requiring support for fewer platforms.
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It was Nobel's will that the Nobel peace price be given "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". Exactly that seems to be the case with Obama, with his speeches across the world. Next year may be too late by Nobel's strict definition.
"Paramedics/Doctors: Do not write me off as dead. Try to resuscitate"
Normally, you push the body to squeeze the heart and force pumping, but this will probably not work for a person with an artificial heart. Still, artificial respiration might help.
Remove disks from case, put into hot pot, stir well.
If I say, "I'll give to x$ if you build this feature into the game", that's voting rights. If the developers are uncertain which option would work best, why not ask the community? They know best what they want. We're not necessarily talking about fundamental changes here. However, a developer could certainly be rated regarding the openness of his development process, with judgments from "Doesn't stick to votes anyway" to "Sticks to what was agreed" and "Gets everything right without asking". This could start on Steam soon. You start by buying a core game package and get to vote for added content with your payments. If not enough money gets raised, payments should return to the investor/buyer.
1. Access to a weekly build. I want a full build of the current game status, not a reduced-functionality demo. This is necessary because if game development would stop, I would still have something. The extreme programming technique could be used to reduce the risk of loss in investment.
2. Ability to request changes. If I invest in a game, this should give me a certain degree of voting rights.
3. As long as money is invested in the game, development should continue. When a game developer wants to stop supporting a game, he should stop people from investing in it.
4. Online platform. Ongoing projects should be listed on a service like ebay.
In particular for game topics neglected by the big publishers, this would open up ways for newcoming game developers to implement ideas from and for communities with special interests. While I think this would be a welcome change, many people will prefer buying games without risking loss of investment. If trolls are kept in check, I think the game development process could work in a very open way.
Nothing about MW4 was free. It was MekTek's hard work that allowed the mechs to be added.
Why gain XP for slaughter at all? XP should be gained for solving a problem. Plain use of force should be only one approach, and it's usually not the best one, either.
You may call this flamebait, but so are games that reward slaughter. I know this is provocative statement around here.
I'm a sucker for good graphics found in many modern games, but they often lack the depth found in the older LucasArts titles.
From http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/discover-the-secret-of-monkey-island-again-on-july-15/ (cited in the summary): ... rendered in splendid HD graphics, surrounded by newly recorded voices ..."
"The Secret of Monkey Island:
That does sound like a worthwhile update.
I would welcome the campaigns and scenarios of the Star Wars space sims being ported to a newer engine, even if it is only Star Wars Alliance's.
Note also that publishing games through Steam will delay their becoming abandonware, which is good for the seller, but bad for the public if the games are just re-released without brushing up.
Even better: it seems you can install "language packs" that will make Windows print messages in other languages. I wonder if Amazon US would ship Windows 7 to Germany ...
Any customer in the EU is free to purchase from UK retailers.
That is a good option for movies and games, that usually suffer from translation, but I prefer having my operating system speak to me in German.
Man, I still miss that game.
NetMech is based on MechWarrior 2 and is still supported by the community at http://www.mech2.org./ You can find a preconfigured download here:
http://www.mech2.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=512
I really wonder if they could have made a Kindle 5 years before Amazon did.
Unfortunately, I don't have mod points to mod this up. I found this to be the most enlightening comment in the whole discussion.
Haven't they gone everywhere where no man has gone before by now?
Neptune will never "suck up" Pluto. They are in a 3:2 mean motion resonance, so although their orbits cross, they will never collide.
Doesn't that mean that Neptune isn't a planet, because it will never be able to "clear up other objects in its orbit"?
So what happened?
- Pluto was discovered and named a planet
- Generations of kids are taught that pluto is one of nine planets
- More planets with approximate same size get discovered
- Astronomy recognizes that we cannot be sure of the total number of objects circling the sun
- But we need a number of planets we can we teach kids, so they can write tests and get grades
- Astronomers change the definition of what constitues a planet so that they won't get embarrassed again
Sony has an update service for their hardware, but it covers only Sony apps and device drivers. I am convinced this can be implemented in an anti-trust-free manner. The update servers do not need to be run by Microsoft, software should just set a flag in the repository, "Please check server x every y hours for updates and install them (after prompting user)". Likewise, most installers only copy a few files and install some registry settings. If Windows was aware of these lists, it could check if uninstalls went cleanly and remove software from its list even after failed uninstalls.
Updating programs should be part of the Windows operating system, just as installing should be. I prefer the centralized solutions for this found in Linux distributions, where one program in the operating system is responsible for installing and updating all others, rather than each program needlessly implementing the same services again and again. On the other side, Microsoft appears to be busy enough just releasing their optimized Vista build, called "Windows 7".
Why was this modded down? I didn't raise the question on Obama's records.
They are unable to find Iraqi WMDs either - maybe the emails have also long since been destroyed.
The iraqui WMD's must have been lost during shipment to Iraq.
-- Facts are simply not viewed as "facts" when they conflict with a strongly held belief, most especially one based at least in part on religious grounds.
My theory is: the word "fact" is a radical concept in itself
First post here, so I'm not really into this yet ... be kind ...
I could imagine that many minor game producers would welcome a Java standard for games. It would reduce the difficulty of entering a market by requiring support for fewer platforms.
EA wants 'open gaming platform': http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7052420.stm
"We want an open, standard platform which is much easier than having five which are not compatible,"