Indeed, but I don't think being forced to break the law, in order to continue using something I legally purchased, is a situation I'm entirely okay with. YMMV.
Enjoy that unlimited replay value when the Steam servers eventually go dark. I'm skipping Civ V altogether because even the physical media is tied to the continued existence of Steam.
You honestly think there is less to compute in a Civ game than in Starcraft II, just because Civ is turn based?
Yes. The only reason for the high system requirements is all the eye-candy. The game itself should have fairly modest computational requirements that should all happen at the end of a turn.
Add me to this list too. I've brought and played all the Civ games since the first (including the original twice, once on my Atari ST and once on the PC), but I'll be skipping this one unless they end up dropping steam.
I noticed that the Civ IV complete (or whatever it's called) edition proclaims that it contains no DRM and doesn't even require a disk check. I'll be picking that up when the price drops (due to the Civ V coming out) since I missed the expansions for Civ IV). Here's hoping that the Civ V complete edition goes the same route.
For how long? If they really are going out-of-business, I wouldn't bank on their means for customers downloading stuff lasting very long, if it materializes at all.
It sucks, I loved GOG and had several things on my wishlist ready to buy once I'd cleared the backlog of stuff I brought on their weekly sales.
No. They said they contain no DNA because they didn't find any. They didn't find any because they are astrophysicists and not biologists. Not finding something doesn't prove it doesn't exist.
They are alga cell, they have already been identified and cultured as recorded in the official report.
Indeed. And you probably have a bottle of suitable short-chain molecules, hydrophobic on one end, hydrophilic on the other end sitting on your kitchen sink. You probably know it better as "dish soap".
Yeah, seriously. Somebody mod the parent up here. An astrophysicist fails to extract DNA? Well how about letting a Biologist have a go. It's kinda there thing.
Besides (according to Wikipedia), the official report said they cultured them already. They are alga spores belonging to the genus Trentepohlia.
We'll get the heritage and the track record of success, and we'll build off of that to build a broader, more open and accessible and relatable and human-friendly brand."- Dave Howe, President of Syfy
"The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular...We spent a lot of time in the '90s trying to distance the network from science fiction, which is largely why it's called Sci Fi."- Tim Brooks, founder of Sci-Fi
So basically, the SyFy channels think their viewers are sub-human geeks. Nice.
It's not been "The Learning Channel" for a long time. I believe they are officially know as TLC and TLC no longer stands for anything (quite apt actually). Kinda like how KFC insist that KFC doesn't stand for "Kentucky Fried Chicken" anymore and MTV isn't "Music Television".
No, perfect case in point. If you go read something that is CLEARLY marked with *spoiler alert* and then go complain that it spoilt something.
Just like the GP said, if you don't want to know the plot ahead of time, don't read the plot section on Wikipedia! And don't read things marked as spoiler.
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Indeed, but I don't think being forced to break the law, in order to continue using something I legally purchased, is a situation I'm entirely okay with. YMMV.
Meh...Steam certainly won't be going under for business reasons
Either you're an insider with intimate knowledge of Valve's accounting or you're just another naive gamer getting by on wishful thinking.
I bet people working at Enron and Lehman brothers didn't think they'd be going under any time soon.
Enjoy that unlimited replay value when the Steam servers eventually go dark. I'm skipping Civ V altogether because even the physical media is tied to the continued existence of Steam.
Well, $10 for renting it isn't bad.
You honestly think there is less to compute in a Civ game than in Starcraft II, just because Civ is turn based?
Yes. The only reason for the high system requirements is all the eye-candy. The game itself should have fairly modest computational requirements that should all happen at the end of a turn.
Add me to this list too. I've brought and played all the Civ games since the first (including the original twice, once on my Atari ST and once on the PC), but I'll be skipping this one unless they end up dropping steam.
I noticed that the Civ IV complete (or whatever it's called) edition proclaims that it contains no DRM and doesn't even require a disk check. I'll be picking that up when the price drops (due to the Civ V coming out) since I missed the expansions for Civ IV). Here's hoping that the Civ V complete edition goes the same route.
But how will you know what your favorite celebrities are having for lunch?!?
For how long? If they really are going out-of-business, I wouldn't bank on their means for customers downloading stuff lasting very long, if it materializes at all.
It sucks, I loved GOG and had several things on my wishlist ready to buy once I'd cleared the backlog of stuff I brought on their weekly sales.
No. They said they contain no DNA because they didn't find any. They didn't find any because they are astrophysicists and not biologists. Not finding something doesn't prove it doesn't exist.
They are alga cell, they have already been identified and cultured as recorded in the official report.
Indeed. And you probably have a bottle of suitable short-chain molecules, hydrophobic on one end, hydrophilic on the other end sitting on your kitchen sink. You probably know it better as "dish soap".
Sorry, should be "It's kinda their thing."
Yeah, seriously. Somebody mod the parent up here. An astrophysicist fails to extract DNA? Well how about letting a Biologist have a go. It's kinda there thing.
Besides (according to Wikipedia), the official report said they cultured them already. They are alga spores belonging to the genus Trentepohlia.
I think Occam's razor applies here.
So stating facts that ARE know is sensationalism unless you also explicitly state the facts that AREN'T know?
This is breaking news. The details are a little sketchy right now. Nobody said oil was leaking either, so calm down.
Yeah, thank $deity that a judge had the good sense to overturn that one.
You must be too young to remember when MTV only showed actual music videos.
Cracked had a very informative piece on SyFy.
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So basically, the SyFy channels think their viewers are sub-human geeks. Nice.
Actually, for now on, the opposite is true. I'm gonna say that is exactly what wjousts stands for.
You know a lot more babies survive now due to advances is maternity care, right? So there really is no reason for 19 kids.
It's not been "The Learning Channel" for a long time. I believe they are officially know as TLC and TLC no longer stands for anything (quite apt actually). Kinda like how KFC insist that KFC doesn't stand for "Kentucky Fried Chicken" anymore and MTV isn't "Music Television".
And clearly you're just the type of moron who reads something marked *spoiler alert* and then acts surprised that it contains spoilers.
No, perfect case in point. If you go read something that is CLEARLY marked with *spoiler alert* and then go complain that it spoilt something.
Just like the GP said, if you don't want to know the plot ahead of time, don't read the plot section on Wikipedia! And don't read things marked as spoiler.
Sure, but you know some moron will go stand outside the theater with a "Sergeant Trotter did it" T-shirt.
Now the mystery is solved. It was Agatha Christie that accused Julian Assange of rape!
I'm personally not religious, but I do hold that belief.
And you believe it's okay for others to suffer and die because of your personal belief? For the sake of embryo that will be discarded anyway.