I remember creating/modifying Doom & Doom 2 levels/WAD files back in the day. After playing with the graphics and music, I came across that weird sound byte that plays when you get to the last level of Doom (or Doom 2, maybe?)...It's the one where you have to fire rockets from an elevated platform across the room into an opening.
I took that sound byte and reversed it....to find probably one of the most cleverly-hidden easter eggs. It ended up saying "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero"
Funny that ebola has been in existence in the modern world since the 70s, yet only now this is coming to light. Oddly enough, this is perfectly timed with someone in the US getting infected.
"Shit, this is on OUR turf now!??! Better do something about it!"
I remember reading this in an IRC channel many many moons ago. It went something like this....
A: This college app is asking me all these questions. Like "Why do I want to attend this school?" B: Answer with: "Because you got a phat pipe that I can use to download warez, porn, and MP3s."
i really REALLY don't get this obsession with linking violent video games to violent behavior. Take yours truly:
Born in 1980, I played all the big titles: From Wolfenstein, Doom, Solider of Fortune, to whatever latest titles are out (I can't remember what all the Call of Duty flavors are called, but you get the idea). Hell, I even designed Doom and Half-Life levels based on my old high school (shit, don't tell anyone or they'll come after me next!!!)
At some point in my 20s, I joined the Marines for 4 years, so I know how to use a rifle.
Neither before nor after my service have i EVER had violent tendencies that made me go on a shooting spree. I deal with stress every day (Hello IT, working for an international liquor company that needs to be up 24/7) yet I still score normal blood pressure numbers.
I just don't get this obsession. There are always a few nuts. The rest of us are fairly well-adjusted.
nature vs nurture then? that's fair. i would argue that most societal differences b/w men and women at some point come from evolutionary differences. for example, for the longest time (lesser now, but still very prominent) is the male's domination in the household, in gov't, etc. I would say that stems from the biological differences, let me explain....
men, because of their testes, produce more testosterone, which in turn aids in the production of muscle tissue. Men (traditionally) have had the stigma of being the hunters, while women (again, traditionally) had stereotype of staying with the young/children and collecting food. fast-forward a few hundred generations, with men staying in power (if you are stronger than someone, it's easy to stay dominant over that person. in certain ways, we're still cavemen inside) and we have our societal 'roles', that yes in some way are very unfair, but also have their roots in evolution and the differences in our physical make-up.
We all know men and women are different, physically, psychologically, etc....so allow me to offer my viewpoint (these are gross generalizations, but I think you'll get the point)
Women act more based on emotions and feelings than guys do, whereas guys will act on logic and black & white facts. That's why you see more guys in fields like physics and mathematics, and more women in things like psychology, education, etc. (it's also why guys are more sports-inclined and women prefer yapping about everything and nothing over coffee)
Based on this, I think it's perfectly natural to point out that computers fields (very fact- and logic-oriented) are dominated by guys....
Flame this if you have something meaningful to say, I love debates on male/female dynamics & differences....
He should be a real gentleman, but not a "gentle man" Straight from David D's Deep Inner Game... if it was unintentional then it's pretty damn coincidental.
Not the best title for the German speaking...
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The Children of Hurin
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For those versed with the more colorful aspects of the German language, Huren is the plural of Hure, meaning whore....
So, Children of Whores? I know, unintentional, but entertaining nonetheless.... even with it being HurIn, not HurEn....
A weapon that exploits fear 'scents' could backfire just as easily. Traditionally, fear will cause someone to flee or at the very least become nervous and therefore have his/her decision-making skills crippled. But for some, fear is a great motivator. If i'm gonna get into a fight and feel extra fearful because of this exploit, i might come back twice as hard to overcome whatever is in my way.
It didn't work out and they had to re-release Classic Mexico Which is why we'll market it as New Mexico. Then, when everyone hates it, we'll bring back Mexico Classic and make billions! (source)
... it does show a greater ability toward pattern recognition. That's not intelligence.
i'm no professor on the topic, but i'd disagree. if you've ever taken an intelligence (IQ) test, you'd know that it's all about recognizing patterns. being able to find patterns makes for great troubleshooting as well (cars, computers, etc).
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Let's not forget; this is the same company that failed to grasp the difference between $.02 and $.0002
https://consumerist.com/2006/1...
(if anyone has the original audio, please post it)
well put. at no point throughout the movie did i feel any sense of urgency or real danger....
Well, ACTUALLY
give his a read. it would have been a much worthy successor...
https://sfy.ru/?script=matrix2...
The trailer showed Neo stopping bullets with his mind. In the trailer.
That was supposed to be the shock and awe moment that tied it all together.
There should be a new category.... Spoiler Trailer.
Just got done reading this. You're right, what an amazing story. .....and what a waste.
I'm glad they released all this material, because *this* is chock-full of useful info....
https://www.cia.gov/library/re...
I remember creating/modifying Doom & Doom 2 levels/WAD files back in the day. After playing with the graphics and music, I came across that weird sound byte that plays when you get to the last level of Doom (or Doom 2, maybe?)...It's the one where you have to fire rockets from an elevated platform across the room into an opening.
I took that sound byte and reversed it....to find probably one of the most cleverly-hidden easter eggs. It ended up saying "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero"
Good times....
Funny that ebola has been in existence in the modern world since the 70s, yet only now this is coming to light. Oddly enough, this is perfectly timed with someone in the US getting infected.
"Shit, this is on OUR turf now!??! Better do something about it!"
I remember reading this in an IRC channel many many moons ago. It went something like this....
A: This college app is asking me all these questions. Like "Why do I want to attend this school?"
B: Answer with: "Because you got a phat pipe that I can use to download warez, porn, and MP3s."
i really REALLY don't get this obsession with linking violent video games to violent behavior. Take yours truly:
Born in 1980, I played all the big titles: From Wolfenstein, Doom, Solider of Fortune, to whatever latest titles are out (I can't remember what all the Call of Duty flavors are called, but you get the idea). Hell, I even designed Doom and Half-Life levels based on my old high school (shit, don't tell anyone or they'll come after me next!!!)
At some point in my 20s, I joined the Marines for 4 years, so I know how to use a rifle.
Neither before nor after my service have i EVER had violent tendencies that made me go on a shooting spree. I deal with stress every day (Hello IT, working for an international liquor company that needs to be up 24/7) yet I still score normal blood pressure numbers.
I just don't get this obsession. There are always a few nuts. The rest of us are fairly well-adjusted.
Stupid media. Stupid fear-mongering. Stupid people.
done ranting now.
S/F
someone +1 him for obscure C64 reference!
I felt a healthy dose of nostalgia when I read that.
http://www.the5k.org/
It seemed so long ago. Didn't /. have an entry as well?
Why Troll? mod this funny.
This coming from another native German speaker.
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung = speed limit. Funny!
I remember reading/hearing in geology (or astronomy? whatever) class that every so-many-thousands of years, the magnetic poles just switch.
If i'm not just making that up, then this is the first articles of many we'll see...
a valid point. i like it.
nature vs nurture then? that's fair. i would argue that most societal differences b/w men and women at some point come from evolutionary differences. for example, for the longest time (lesser now, but still very prominent) is the male's domination in the household, in gov't, etc. I would say that stems from the biological differences, let me explain....
men, because of their testes, produce more testosterone, which in turn aids in the production of muscle tissue. Men (traditionally) have had the stigma of being the hunters, while women (again, traditionally) had stereotype of staying with the young/children and collecting food. fast-forward a few hundred generations, with men staying in power (if you are stronger than someone, it's easy to stay dominant over that person. in certain ways, we're still cavemen inside) and we have our societal 'roles', that yes in some way are very unfair, but also have their roots in evolution and the differences in our physical make-up.
We all know men and women are different, physically, psychologically, etc....so allow me to offer my viewpoint (these are gross generalizations, but I think you'll get the point)
Women act more based on emotions and feelings than guys do, whereas guys will act on logic and black & white facts. That's why you see more guys in fields like physics and mathematics, and more women in things like psychology, education, etc. (it's also why guys are more sports-inclined and women prefer yapping about everything and nothing over coffee)
Based on this, I think it's perfectly natural to point out that computers fields (very fact- and logic-oriented) are dominated by guys....
Flame this if you have something meaningful to say, I love debates on male/female dynamics & differences....
For those versed with the more colorful aspects of the German language, Huren is the plural of Hure, meaning whore....
So, Children of Whores? I know, unintentional, but entertaining nonetheless.... even with it being HurIn, not HurEn....
A big ooh-rah from a fellow Leatherneck.
A weapon that exploits fear 'scents' could backfire just as easily. Traditionally, fear will cause someone to flee or at the very least become nervous and therefore have his/her decision-making skills crippled. But for some, fear is a great motivator. If i'm gonna get into a fight and feel extra fearful because of this exploit, i might come back twice as hard to overcome whatever is in my way.
just a thought....
what an insightful and thought-provoking post.
is very ambiguous...case in point:
...you get the idea. and spare the offtopic mods, you were warned in the title.
thereasontobeadba
= there as onto be a dba
= the reason to bead ba
= the reason to be a dba
= there a son to bead ba
i'm no professor on the topic, but i'd disagree. if you've ever taken an intelligence (IQ) test, you'd know that it's all about recognizing patterns. being able to find patterns makes for great troubleshooting as well (cars, computers, etc).