All of Andrej Bauer's SOMADS had achieved sentience and distinct personality profiles 10 years before this at the SAME UNIVERSITY. They were fed a steady diet of Usenet and Objectivist and Existential philosophy, and as such were able to interact not only with humans, but each other, leading to some elucidating exchanges that could not help but further the art and science of artificial intelligence design.
I think there's another one for music, but your parody became reality quite some time ago. In the guise of a popularity ratings game for profit, Hollywood Stock Exchange got into the market for polling "Hot or Not" properties and buzz. It's actually pretty fun, but it's a lot to keep track of--("did Jaws XI start filming yet? Boy, R. Dreyfuss has been sucking lately, but he's got a good vehicle this summer...")
Keaton's constant tongue-darting and lip licking really detracted from the character to me. I kept seeing shades of "Night Shift" all over, waiting for the next hooker in a hearse.
And MS pushes no agendas? Isn't that how this whole mess got started?
My state was using an OS/2 based system for a while for DMV "cust serv" rep terminals, and also Dept of Rev and Taxation. Not sure if it's still alive like that, but it is possible. The law hopefully is to prevent taxpayer funds from helping companies/ind with disreputable records.
If Redhat or SUSE or Mandrake or the main individual behind any particular distro were laid under the same charges, I would hope that the gov (or private citizens) would choose not to support those companies.
However, since it is MS, it is potentially leverage for the "alternative OS" crowd. I want something that works and works well, and doesn't support twisted business practices. Good luck.
And the argument is, "Don't use this software because the company has been found guilty in a civil antitrust suit." The topic at present is about law and not function.
I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters. And I shall choose only such as please me, and them I shall love and respect, but neither command nor obey. And we shall join our hands when we wish, or walk alone when we so desire. For in the temple of his spirit, each man is alone. Let each man keep his temple untouched and undefiled. Then let him join hands with others if he wishes, but only beyond his holy threshold.
For the word "We" must never be spoken, save by one's choice and as a second thought. This word must never be placed first within man's soul, else it becomes a monster, the root of all the evils on earth, the root of man's torture by men, and of an unspeakable lie.
The word "We" is as lime poured over men, which sets and hardens to stone, and crushes all beneath it, and that which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the grey of it. It is the word by which the depraved steal the virtue of the good, by which the weak steal the might of the strong, by which the fools steal the wisdom of the sages.
What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
But I am done with this creed of corruption.
I am done with the monster of "We," the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame.
And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride.
Slashdot needs to design a new icon for the category of "masochism." Other stories might include the 3 month movie line campout for Episode II, the biographies of everyone ever partnered with Microsoft, and third-year CS students.
The site seems to be down now, but I was cracking up for days as a result of the very cool people selling clothes and boards over at Absolute Soul Sport. That's fine and good--ha ha, take the letters and so on and so forth. But the site's address is / was www.assport.com.
Of course, the show may also be time-compressed. There was an earlier article on here or Geeknews about it, but 7-9 min is an awful lot--I don't think they can do that without chipmunking.
Please poison the well... And allow everyone in the grocery store checkout line to use your "Bonus Club" card. And swap them with friends.
Question was answered long ago - games are art.
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Are Videogames Art?
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Nothing any of us could type would be more eloquently written than the essays of Chris Crawford, designer of some fine games in the past such as Eastern Front. Please check out the link below.
CG is cool and impressive. It just doesn't look solid yet. It's still too smooth and cold.
Compare the X-Wings opening S-foils for the Death Star approach in ANH vs. the yellow Naboo fighters heading for the donut.
Deep down, you know the X-Wings are models, but you don't know the scale. It's definitely film of a solid object, and you don't have to work too hard to imagine that you're 6 meters away from the canopy of the fighter that's going to shoot a proton torp down an exhaust port.
CG looks like CG, and it's going to be a few more years before I get used to how it looks now. Either go total immersion a la Final Fantasy, or a purposeful mix like Tron or Last Starfighter. But the style of effects are bleeding life from the fantasy instead of adding to it. TPM felt a bit like Roger Rabbit in space with poor Liam Neeson trying to deliver lines to Phantom Actors, along with all the obvious animations.
I realize and accept that except for matte shots or C. B. DeMille, CG is the just about the only way to show a humongous army on a fictional world. But using it just because it's there is an aesthetic crime. And no, I don't believe vinyl sounds better than CD.
The CG jarring effect is bad enough for me that my favorite set of tapes is the original trilogy right before it was taken off the market for the "Special Editions." Though, I'd be curious to check out the newer ESB and RotJ just to check the scenes. But I have both SW and SWSE, and I keep being dragged out of the second by an animated bantha or a screentest macking Jabba... At least I know I could theoretically touch everything in the original. I can even overlook the halos of the TIE fighters...
It's tough to explain--It's like the only thing missing in the scene is you, vs. a post card that says, "Wish you were here!" with a few Playboy cutouts pasted on the beach photo on the front.
I eagerly look forward to the day when I can't tell the difference. But I predict about 10 years to patch it up to that level. Unfortunately, because it is so cheap compared to plastic and latex, it will continue to be used "until further notice." All that even after Lucas and Dykstra did phenomenal groundbreaking work with computer guided camera systems and movement.
is one of the other sites that I check religiously. Sick, perverse, unreasonably cruel and funny uber alles. It's what the editors of Rotten do when they're not posting fleshy bits. Esp good was the Shrek review.
But yeah, I've wasted a crapload of time going through archives of seanbaby and SA. Unlike stile's linkfests, there's actually chunky stuff there.
And remember, everyone wants a piece of you.
Re:with the possible exception of Shrek?
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I have to agree. MPAA and RIAA maneuverings of the past two or so years still give me extreme pause before I think about paying for a movie or renting a DVD. Whatever happened to the mass boycotts of major studios and labels that all were raving about? The evil's still out there, folks, and every buck you give them lets them take their lockdowns that much further.
Of course, I don't watch TV and I have a friend who works at a viddy store, so I haven't paid in a while...
So hay! Give them as much money as you see fit. Go opening night and jack up the weekend numbers! Don't bother to trace the studio lines to see if you're supporting AOL-Time Warner and Sony Viacom Blockbuster and Fox Murdoch.
Ach, it's sad that causes are fads and we get acclimated to bad changes once it looks like they're not going away soon. Who's passing out flyers at the vidstores now?
Just do a search on RIAA and MPAA on Slashdot if these words aren't making sense. Because the situation hasn't changed, and to see Slashdot running movie reviews of megastudios every week is a craw in my side. It's almost as if the editors said, "Well, we didn't make a spit lick of difference, so let's talk about the latest pablum, shall we? Go see it! It's fantastical."
Screw the media--my consumption is at a trickle now, and I'm back to books, live shows, and non-mega releases.
But make your own choices. The same defiling studios and labels that entertain you are still on the same tack as two years ago.
Hypotheticals: Sony vs. EFF? AOL-Time Warner vs. EFF? Oh, well, nice fight, good knowing you.
Bosconian
There's a pretty nice arcade at this casino close to town-- $6 for 2 hours unlimited. For this game two players face a screen, each at a 30 degree angle to it. A box between the players has 2 vidcams, one for each player. All movement and character selection is done by stepping forward or back out of a circle. Punches, jumps, crouches, and kicks are all valid moves, and three rounds can be pretty exhausting when you're not 8 yrs old any more. Because it's using some AI (presumably zones--I got told to "get back in the circle" more than once) some of my moves didn't register like my swinging haymaker and my tiger style.
But its fun--it's just sad that we're not up to "beat the hell out of an animatronic robot" that would represent the moves of the other player. Because it's not the same punching air when there's no contact at the end of a move. You'd get people shouting their battle cries and heeeeyaa! once that's established.
But check out the flashy VR sections of the arcades--sometimes they're actually kinda cool. My other fave that I didn't try was some lame dance game, but the attract mode demo was loud and obnoxious enough that I didn't have to go "werk my movez." Oh, yah, it's good date stuff too--skirts and motorcycle games...
Or would you prefer to pose another Frequently Asked Question to try to satisfy your insatiable hunger and unfathomable thirst for the feasts of knowledge?
Another game you could play would be to see how many of the other things you were thinking of spouting off about have already been covered within those pages. I'm willing to bet at least six, but for you, a pesky little monkey, I'd raise it to ten.
And an appropriate viewing selection might be Army of Darkness.
"Trapped in Time, Surrounded by Evil, Low on Gas"
Ash winds up in ancient England to battle the "medieval dead" once and for all, and screws up royally along the way...
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All of Andrej Bauer's SOMADS had achieved sentience and distinct personality profiles 10 years before this at the SAME UNIVERSITY. They were fed a steady diet of Usenet and Objectivist and Existential philosophy, and as such were able to interact not only with humans, but each other, leading to some elucidating exchanges that could not help but further the art and science of artificial intelligence design.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/andrej/www/quadratic.html
http://randomfoo.net/junk/200402/xalton.forum2000.org/matrix/forum_hof_questions.html
Hikaru Sulu: An "incident."
Janice Rand: Do we report this, sir?
Hikaru Sulu: Are you kidding?
I think there's another one for music, but your parody became reality quite some time ago. In the guise of a popularity ratings game for profit, Hollywood Stock Exchange got into the market for polling "Hot or Not" properties and buzz. It's actually pretty fun, but it's a lot to keep track of--("did Jaws XI start filming yet? Boy, R. Dreyfuss has been sucking lately, but he's got a good vehicle this summer...")
http://hsx.com/
RU486?
Why, yes! Yes I am, best drug on the market.
VHEMT
Keaton's constant tongue-darting and lip licking really detracted from the character to me. I kept seeing shades of "Night Shift" all over, waiting for the next hooker in a hearse.
Best,
Bosconian
And MS pushes no agendas? Isn't that how this whole mess got started?
My state was using an OS/2 based system for a while for DMV "cust serv" rep terminals, and also Dept of Rev and Taxation. Not sure if it's still alive like that, but it is possible. The law hopefully is to prevent taxpayer funds from helping companies/ind with disreputable records.
If Redhat or SUSE or Mandrake or the main individual behind any particular distro were laid under the same charges, I would hope that the gov (or private citizens) would choose not to support those companies.
However, since it is MS, it is potentially leverage for the "alternative OS" crowd. I want something that works and works well, and doesn't support twisted business practices. Good luck.
And the argument is, "Don't use this software because the company has been found guilty in a civil antitrust suit." The topic at present is about law and not function.
Does Photoshop run under WINE?
Best,
Bosconian
I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters. And I shall choose only such as please me, and them I shall love and respect, but neither command nor obey. And we shall join our hands when we wish, or walk alone when we so desire. For in the temple of his spirit, each man is alone. Let each man keep his temple untouched and undefiled. Then let him join hands with others if he wishes, but only beyond his holy threshold.
For the word "We" must never be spoken, save by one's choice and as a second thought. This word must never be placed first within man's soul, else it becomes a monster, the root of all the evils on earth, the root of man's torture by men, and of an unspeakable lie.
The word "We" is as lime poured over men, which sets and hardens to stone, and crushes all beneath it, and that which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the grey of it. It is the word by which the depraved steal the virtue of the good, by which the weak steal the might of the strong, by which the fools steal the wisdom of the sages.
What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
But I am done with this creed of corruption.
I am done with the monster of "We," the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame.
And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride.
This god, this one word:
"I."
--
(thanks to Miss Rand)
Hi,
I posted a comment when one of the SW:AOTC trailers was released that very much ties into what you're saying here.
I also posted some nasty comment on Geeknews that said that AOTC looks like a very nice cartoon with a few guest appearances by humans.
Bye,
Bosconian
Slashdot needs to design a new icon for the category of "masochism." Other stories might include the 3 month movie line campout for Episode II, the biographies of everyone ever partnered with Microsoft, and third-year CS students.
The site seems to be down now, but I was cracking up for days as a result of the very cool people selling clothes and boards over at Absolute Soul Sport. That's fine and good--ha ha, take the letters and so on and so forth. But the site's address is / was www.assport.com.
Of course, the show may also be time-compressed. There was an earlier article on here or Geeknews about it, but 7-9 min is an awful lot--I don't think they can do that without chipmunking.
More NYT logins
slash2001 : slash2001
or
cypherpunks : cypherpunks
vary your usage and feed misleading demographics.
Please poison the well... And allow everyone in the grocery store checkout line to use your "Bonus Club" card. And swap them with friends.
Nothing any of us could type would be more eloquently written than the essays of Chris Crawford, designer of some fine games in the past such as Eastern Front. Please check out the link below.
The Art of Computer Game Design WSU Vancouver
Mr. Crawford currently works for his company Erasmatazz, which has much neat stuff, and some good essays on Erasmus.
Concerning SFX:
CG is cool and impressive. It just doesn't look solid yet. It's still too smooth and cold.
Compare the X-Wings opening S-foils for the Death Star approach in ANH vs. the yellow Naboo fighters heading for the donut.
Deep down, you know the X-Wings are models, but you don't know the scale. It's definitely film of a solid object, and you don't have to work too hard to imagine that you're 6 meters away from the canopy of the fighter that's going to shoot a proton torp down an exhaust port.
CG looks like CG, and it's going to be a few more years before I get used to how it looks now. Either go total immersion a la Final Fantasy, or a purposeful mix like Tron or Last Starfighter. But the style of effects are bleeding life from the fantasy instead of adding to it. TPM felt a bit like Roger Rabbit in space with poor Liam Neeson trying to deliver lines to Phantom Actors, along with all the obvious animations.
I realize and accept that except for matte shots or C. B. DeMille, CG is the just about the only way to show a humongous army on a fictional world. But using it just because it's there is an aesthetic crime. And no, I don't believe vinyl sounds better than CD.
The CG jarring effect is bad enough for me that my favorite set of tapes is the original trilogy right before it was taken off the market for the "Special Editions." Though, I'd be curious to check out the newer ESB and RotJ just to check the scenes. But I have both SW and SWSE, and I keep being dragged out of the second by an animated bantha or a screentest macking Jabba... At least I know I could theoretically touch everything in the original. I can even overlook the halos of the TIE fighters...
It's tough to explain--It's like the only thing missing in the scene is you, vs. a post card that says, "Wish you were here!" with a few Playboy cutouts pasted on the beach photo on the front.
I eagerly look forward to the day when I can't tell the difference. But I predict about 10 years to patch it up to that level. Unfortunately, because it is so cheap compared to plastic and latex, it will continue to be used "until further notice." All that even after Lucas and Dykstra did phenomenal groundbreaking work with computer guided camera systems and movement.
Well, here's hoping anyway.
User: slash2001
Pass: slash2001
Enjoy.
is one of the other sites that I check religiously. Sick, perverse, unreasonably cruel and funny uber alles. It's what the editors of Rotten do when they're not posting fleshy bits. Esp good was the Shrek review.
But yeah, I've wasted a crapload of time going through archives of seanbaby and SA. Unlike stile's linkfests, there's actually chunky stuff there.
And remember, everyone wants a piece of you.
I have to agree. MPAA and RIAA maneuverings of the past two or so years still give me extreme pause before I think about paying for a movie or renting a DVD. Whatever happened to the mass boycotts of major studios and labels that all were raving about? The evil's still out there, folks, and every buck you give them lets them take their lockdowns that much further.
Of course, I don't watch TV and I have a friend who works at a viddy store, so I haven't paid in a while...
So hay! Give them as much money as you see fit. Go opening night and jack up the weekend numbers! Don't bother to trace the studio lines to see if you're supporting AOL-Time Warner and Sony Viacom Blockbuster and Fox Murdoch.
Ach, it's sad that causes are fads and we get acclimated to bad changes once it looks like they're not going away soon. Who's passing out flyers at the vidstores now?
Just do a search on RIAA and MPAA on Slashdot if these words aren't making sense. Because the situation hasn't changed, and to see Slashdot running movie reviews of megastudios every week is a craw in my side. It's almost as if the editors said, "Well, we didn't make a spit lick of difference, so let's talk about the latest pablum, shall we? Go see it! It's fantastical."
Screw the media--my consumption is at a trickle now, and I'm back to books, live shows, and non-mega releases.
But make your own choices. The same defiling studios and labels that entertain you are still on the same tack as two years ago.
Hypotheticals: Sony vs. EFF? AOL-Time Warner vs. EFF? Oh, well, nice fight, good knowing you.
Bosconian
There's a pretty nice arcade at this casino close to town-- $6 for 2 hours unlimited. For this game two players face a screen, each at a 30 degree angle to it. A box between the players has 2 vidcams, one for each player. All movement and character selection is done by stepping forward or back out of a circle. Punches, jumps, crouches, and kicks are all valid moves, and three rounds can be pretty exhausting when you're not 8 yrs old any more. Because it's using some AI (presumably zones--I got told to "get back in the circle" more than once) some of my moves didn't register like my swinging haymaker and my tiger style.
But its fun--it's just sad that we're not up to "beat the hell out of an animatronic robot" that would represent the moves of the other player. Because it's not the same punching air when there's no contact at the end of a move. You'd get people shouting their battle cries and heeeeyaa! once that's established.
But check out the flashy VR sections of the arcades--sometimes they're actually kinda cool. My other fave that I didn't try was some lame dance game, but the attract mode demo was loud and obnoxious enough that I didn't have to go "werk my movez." Oh, yah, it's good date stuff too--skirts and motorcycle games...
User: slash2001
Pass: slash2001
Then in your case you would fill in "caucasian" and "boring male, 29, Providence, RI." See how easy?
username: slash2001
password: slash2001
enjoy
I'm with you 100 percent.
Are you Curious enough to click here?
Or would you prefer to pose another Frequently Asked Question to try to satisfy your insatiable hunger and unfathomable thirst for the feasts of knowledge?
Another game you could play would be to see how many of the other things you were thinking of spouting off about have already been covered within those pages. I'm willing to bet at least six, but for you, a pesky little monkey, I'd raise it to ten.
There's also login: slashdot2001 PW: slashdot2001
and the cypherpunks post one every now and then.
And an appropriate viewing selection might be Army of Darkness.
"Trapped in Time, Surrounded by Evil, Low on Gas"
Ash winds up in ancient England to battle the "medieval dead" once and for all, and screws up royally along the way...