Metroid Prime. So its a sequel. Its a brilliantly executed sequel. The only "fps" I'll ever play on a console.
I think Metroid Prime has been the best game on the GC thus far. I played it all the way through almost non stop. Every time I put the game down it was all I could think about it so I'd have to go back to it and play some more. I was worried that the controls would feel akward being that it's first person; but the learning curve is small and once you get use to it, it plays very well.
Too bad there wasn't a deathmatch mode for Metroid Prime via that broadband adapter that the GC has.
Since I posted that - I've done quite a bit of testing already but if you are looking to take it for a spin, I'll be a ginny pig for you. e-mail me at blixel at yahoo dot com if you want.
Myself and a friend of mine are running WASTE under Windows. Here's what I've learned so far:
A lot of people don't understand what public/private keys are. Myself included, allthough I believe I now understand it thanks to an analogy posted by someone else. (See below)
In order to establish a connection with 1 other person, both you and that person both have to have each other's Public Keys. (i.e. Jon has to know Jane's Public Key, and Jane has to know Jon's Public Key.)
By default WASTE is setup to broadcast your own Public Key over the Network and to automatically receive Publically broadcasted keys. If that is changed, the following does not apply.
In order to establish a connection with a 3rd person (or 4th, 5th, 6th and so on), the 3rd person only has to have the Public Key of 1 other person on the network. The other people's Public Keys will be automatically distributed to the 3rd person once they've established their first connection. (i.e. Jon and Jane have a connection established. Nick comes along and exchanges Public Keys with Jon. Because Jon and Jane already know each other's Public Keys, Nick automatically gets Jane's Public Key through Jon, and Jane automatically gets Nick's Public Key through Jon.)
(My findings could be wrong. This is just what I have observed to be the case with my own tinkering.)
An analogy for Public/Private keys as described by Jellybob. My Public Key is like the key to my house. I don't give it to just anyone, I give it only to people I trust, because I have to trust anyone who has that key with the contents of my house. I have to trust they won't "break" in, and I have to trust they won't give it out.
My Private Key is like the lock itself. If I decide I don't want anyone to have access to my house any more, I change the lock (the private key). Now everyone who has the old key to my house can no longer get in.
how come no one seems to have started ahcking the source?
How do you know someone hasn't already started at it? The general public have only had their hands on the source code for 72 hours. That's not even enough time to evaluate the code, let alone make changes, test the changes, and publish the results.
you change your private key, then anyone with your old public key can no longer get in.
How is the private/public key concept any better than just password protecting your server then? Give out the password to the people you want to have it (give out your public key), and if you no longer want anyone to have access, change your server's password (change the private key).
However, now that there's a big fuss about it, I couldn't help but grab it from a mirror and compile it. Just because it's illegal!
Maybe you're joking, but I'm being serious when I say I think that sentiment is wildly popular. By pulling the plug on this project, AOL has ensured it's success.
In other words, my Public Key is like the key to my house, I don't give it to somebody to give to my friend, I give it only to my friends. Because I have to trust anyone who has that key with the contents of my house. I have to trust they won't "break" in, and I have to trust they won't give it out.
That's a good analogy. What is the private key for then?
This is hardly DVD quality. This is just a crappy video camera setup. You can see the Theater "Exit" sign at the beginning of the movie and the camera even "drops". The sound is pretty horrible too.
Personally I could pretty much give a flip less about OGG Vorbis... but I do wonder why manufacturers don't include support for it. It's royalty free... unlike mp3, so why not include support for it? It doesn't cost them anything...
The only answer I can think of is that the market simply isn't big enough to justify their R&D efforts?
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I remember when I saw The Wizard as a kid, I thought it was the perfect movie.
When I was a kid I actually thought "The Powers of Matthew Star" was a good TV show.
Apple themselves have made public demonstrations trying to debunk the myth that clock speed is processing power.
Go compile a Linux kernel or encode a DivX file. Things like that make it blatantly clear that clock speed matters.
First, it looks horrible. :)
Second, he's running Windows XP.
I'm sending the gaming documentary to a friend of mine via WASTE right now. :)
Metroid Prime. So its a sequel. Its a brilliantly executed sequel. The only "fps" I'll ever play on a console.
I think Metroid Prime has been the best game on the GC thus far. I played it all the way through almost non stop. Every time I put the game down it was all I could think about it so I'd have to go back to it and play some more. I was worried that the controls would feel akward being that it's first person; but the learning curve is small and once you get use to it, it plays very well.
Too bad there wasn't a deathmatch mode for Metroid Prime via that broadband adapter that the GC has.
of course a *real* minimalist would run X without a window manager.
Oh yeah, my dick is even bigger.
Since I posted that - I've done quite a bit of testing already but if you are looking to take it for a spin, I'll be a ginny pig for you. e-mail me at blixel at yahoo dot com if you want.
Myself and a friend of mine are running WASTE under Windows. Here's what I've learned so far:
In order to establish a connection with a 3rd person (or 4th, 5th, 6th and so on), the 3rd person only has to have the Public Key of 1 other person on the network. The other people's Public Keys will be automatically distributed to the 3rd person once they've established their first connection. (i.e. Jon and Jane have a connection established. Nick comes along and exchanges Public Keys with Jon. Because Jon and Jane already know each other's Public Keys, Nick automatically gets Jane's Public Key through Jon, and Jane automatically gets Nick's Public Key through Jon.)
(My findings could be wrong. This is just what I have observed to be the case with my own tinkering.)
An analogy for Public/Private keys as described by Jellybob. My Public Key is like the key to my house. I don't give it to just anyone, I give it only to people I trust, because I have to trust anyone who has that key with the contents of my house. I have to trust they won't "break" in, and I have to trust they won't give it out.
My Private Key is like the lock itself. If I decide I don't want anyone to have access to my house any more, I change the lock (the private key). Now everyone who has the old key to my house can no longer get in.
how come no one seems to have started ahcking the source?
How do you know someone hasn't already started at it? The general public have only had their hands on the source code for 72 hours. That's not even enough time to evaluate the code, let alone make changes, test the changes, and publish the results.
you change your private key, then anyone with your old public key can no longer get in.
How is the private/public key concept any better than just password protecting your server then? Give out the password to the people you want to have it (give out your public key), and if you no longer want anyone to have access, change your server's password (change the private key).
However, now that there's a big fuss about it, I couldn't help but grab it from a mirror and compile it. Just because it's illegal!
Maybe you're joking, but I'm being serious when I say I think that sentiment is wildly popular. By pulling the plug on this project, AOL has ensured it's success.
Seems like pulling the plug on this project has exponentially increased WASTE's availability and popularity.
In other words, my Public Key is like the key to my house, I don't give it to somebody to give to my friend, I give it only to my friends. Because I have to trust anyone who has that key with the contents of my house. I have to trust they won't "break" in, and I have to trust they won't give it out.
That's a good analogy. What is the private key for then?
You mirror works great...
Now - does anyone want to test WASTE with me? Reply back or e-mail me at blixel at yahoo dot com
Anyone want to test WASTE with me? Reply back and/or e-mail me at blixel at yahoo dot com
Hrm, if I could get a whole package of it, I'd see about mirroring it also
You can get it here in a single zip file.
I have source code available on this web site.
Scratch that. I now have a mirror of the site.
Entire website is mirrored here
I've got a copy of the install if someone wants to host it.
I'm already hosting the source code somewhere but send me the installer at blixel at yahoo dot com and I'll make it available for download as well.
I have source code available on this web site.
Why is this news?
You must be new here.
This is hardly DVD quality. This is just a crappy video camera setup. You can see the Theater "Exit" sign at the beginning of the movie and the camera even "drops". The sound is pretty horrible too.
Personally I could pretty much give a flip less about OGG Vorbis... but I do wonder why manufacturers don't include support for it. It's royalty free... unlike mp3, so why not include support for it? It doesn't cost them anything...
The only answer I can think of is that the market simply isn't big enough to justify their R&D efforts?
This could do wonders for these types of people.
Which means even though they have the lower speeds now, 'g' is still superior to 'a' in some ways.
The point is there is no bennefit to going with 'g' over 'b' now that 'g' has been underclocked to 'b' speeds.