Seriously, if they can't give you a technically correct answer, do you really need them?
I, too, was using DirecTVDSL (who bought Telocity who bought....) and when I found out SBC/Yahoo bought out DirecTVDSL I immediately searched for a better provider.
Am quite happy now, no technical woes. The only interractions I've had with customer service have been superb.
BTW, my boss switched to SBC and was getting double-billed for lousy service (dropped him periodically). I'm not saying you'll get double-billed but I am suggesting you check you statements very carefully.
Imagine my surprise when, after raving about this movie, my friend "obtained" (rented) a copy. We sat and watched and I was thinking "something's not right" but watched anyway. I can't begin to describe my antics and wailing when I realized he had the sanitized version...
So I'm ordering the Criterion version tonight. It must be part of my collection, to show the masses into the light.::g::
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Having played both IGS and Earthdawn, I can state that I found IGS to be far easier to play than Earthdawn. Within one sessions of IGS, players have figured out what they need to roll to succeed with a skill or in combat. After several sessions in EarthDawn, some players still couldn't master their Steps.
IGS uses d6. Just about everyone has at least one d6 at home. EarthDawn uses combinations of polyhedral dice. Of course, gamers usually have enough to share but new players don't always have any. At one unfortunate session, all the players had to share their dice.
EarthDawn has been around longer and has a larger fan base and more suppliments. IGS is newer and gaining its own base.
IMNSHO, IGS is better. But I am biased. I got in on IGS early and have converted. I see the light!! All I'm asking others to do is give it a chance.
Assuming that I would want to play an online RPG (which will NEVER be a true RPG in my opinion; it can only be, at best, a war game), why would I want to play a game that's been out for the PC for so long? I see that players are gaming with other players, some good, some evil, some teenagers with nothing better to do than go online and wreck havoc...
I spoke to a buddy on EverQrack who has some rediculously high level character(s). He's not the only one.
These games seem to put a huge emphasis on Power Levels (again, where's the role playing in that?) What would make me, a new player, want to play in a power-hungry world with high level characters already out there? My joke to my friends who are playing NeverWinterNights already (PC version, natch), is that I can join as a 1st lever character and be a burden to the party as soon as the Mac client comes out.:lol: By then they should all be 7+ levels...
I hope that next year, MacHack finds someone with more interesting things to say. [Rob] came across as a bit arrogant, and didn't really have any real insights into the industry.
I could very easily have been the LAN admin in Apple's brilliant marketing campaign. I'm still considering writing in, if nothing else to thank them.
I just love plugging in a piece of hardware and having it work the first time. Bring home some new hardware, connect it all up, pop in software, and everything works the first time. I have equal horror stories from the PC support that I did for many years of having to wrestle with hardware and drivers that just didn't work or weren't compatible with other pieces of hardware. Oh, The Pain, The Pain!!
Apple has embraced unix which, last time I checked, leaves M$ Windows as the only non-unix home computer OS. To me, that makes me even more skittish of learning anything Windows related. I can't help but think that it would be a skill that won't transfer nicely to other computer platforms. In fact, I'm even starting for forget some PC-specific skills.:G:
The old M$/Mac war has never been an issue for me. I won't argue with people for more than 5 minutes. I just grin and say "I'm an IT person. I have several computers at home and at work. I prefer Mac over Windows." They're usual the ones who press the issue. At which point I just smile and ask them why they're being so defensive?
I have 4 of them. Why? I couldn't possibly tell you. I saw them in the dice display, thought it would be fun to have them, and bought them. I had thought of using them instead of d20 for combat against certain creatures. Instead, I've used each one exactly once - rolling for a random day of the month.:sigh:
They're about the size of golf balls and roll around just about as much.:g: I'm still waiting for a real use for them, though.
>These guys are way cooler than my coworkers!
It's the lack of ties around their necks. They have oxygen going to their brains. Makes people friendly and creative!
Shhh! Don't tell my boss or he'll start wanting me to go business casual! Then he'll raise the creative and productive bar.
You just can't let secrets like this out into the general public, man! What were you thinking?!
I think a better case could be made if someone could show that Jobs usually uses a different finger to adjust his glasses. Pulling a frame out of context isn't enough to, well, point fingers.
Then again, Jobs has been known to get his feathers ruffled..
I would be the first to get excited by a return to Lunar missions by NASA. The last mission to the lunar surface that I know of was in 1972. What have we done in 30 years? Well, we're building a orbiting station, we've sent a few unmanned probes out, placed a lovely telescope in orbit, near-countless satelites (incl. GPS),...
Following the link from the article verifies that humans have spent less than 96 hours on the Moon's surface. Lunar Missions? Yes! Colonization? Sadly, I think that's a bit premature. As long as we're realistic about our goals I believe we can sell the general public on them. It's so easy for naysayers to point out the problems from the past, why not set some realistic goals and then accomplish them?
"But at Goshu Trading, the 512K Mac -- blackened with age and covered with inky fingerprints -- is on sale for 49,800 yen (US$500). A Mac Plus, another dinosaur, commands 20,000 yen (US$200). In the United States, these machines are landfill; people can't get rid of them."
Looks like it might just be 700USD. Of course, they'd have to pay shipping...
I'm digging out my old SE/30 right now (8MB, Color NuBus card *yowza*)... *LOL*
"Useless"? How about a beer glass with zero volume (topologically)? Check it out: the Klein Stein.
Now, you can always claim to have an empty mug...::wink:: Ok, so that's stretching it a bit, but imagine the fun: But honey, my glass was empty all night long!
Look for the faq for any explainations. The author can do that much better than me...
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What kind of schnapps do you use? Peach? Peppermint? I'm guessing that would definitely flavor the end result.
Seriously, if they can't give you a technically correct answer, do you really need them?
I, too, was using DirecTVDSL (who bought Telocity who bought....) and when I found out SBC/Yahoo bought out DirecTVDSL I immediately searched for a better provider.
Am quite happy now, no technical woes. The only interractions I've had with customer service have been superb.
BTW, my boss switched to SBC and was getting double-billed for lousy service (dropped him periodically). I'm not saying you'll get double-billed but I am suggesting you check you statements very carefully.
Imagine my surprise when, after raving about this movie, my friend "obtained" (rented) a copy. We sat and watched and I was thinking "something's not right" but watched anyway. I can't begin to describe my antics and wailing when I realized he had the sanitized version...
::g::
So I'm ordering the Criterion version tonight. It must be part of my collection, to show the masses into the light.
Would that be "A Chip Called Wanda"??
Having played both IGS and Earthdawn, I can state that I found IGS to be far easier to play than Earthdawn. Within one sessions of IGS, players have figured out what they need to roll to succeed with a skill or in combat. After several sessions in EarthDawn, some players still couldn't master their Steps.
IGS uses d6. Just about everyone has at least one d6 at home. EarthDawn uses combinations of polyhedral dice. Of course, gamers usually have enough to share but new players don't always have any. At one unfortunate session, all the players had to share their dice.
EarthDawn has been around longer and has a larger fan base and more suppliments. IGS is newer and gaining its own base.
IMNSHO, IGS is better. But I am biased. I got in on IGS early and have converted. I see the light!! All I'm asking others to do is give it a chance.
EQ is coming for OSX. Neverwinter Nights is due out soon.
:lol: By then they should all be 7+ levels...
Assuming that I would want to play an online RPG (which will NEVER be a true RPG in my opinion; it can only be, at best, a war game), why would I want to play a game that's been out for the PC for so long? I see that players are gaming with other players, some good, some evil, some teenagers with nothing better to do than go online and wreck havoc...
I spoke to a buddy on EverQrack who has some rediculously high level character(s). He's not the only one.
These games seem to put a huge emphasis on Power Levels (again, where's the role playing in that?) What would make me, a new player, want to play in a power-hungry world with high level characters already out there? My joke to my friends who are playing NeverWinterNights already (PC version, natch), is that I can join as a 1st lever character and be a burden to the party as soon as the Mac client comes out.
I hope that next year, MacHack finds someone with more interesting things to say. [Rob] came across as a bit arrogant, and didn't really have any real insights into the industry.
Just how many Gigaflops was his keynote?
Let's just drop the paper altogether and go back to the gold standard! Whoo-Whoo!!
Oh wait, I can't remember what a troy ounce is anymore. Dang. How many shavings to a bit again?
I could very easily have been the LAN admin in Apple's brilliant marketing campaign. I'm still considering writing in, if nothing else to thank them.
:G:
I just love plugging in a piece of hardware and having it work the first time. Bring home some new hardware, connect it all up, pop in software, and everything works the first time. I have equal horror stories from the PC support that I did for many years of having to wrestle with hardware and drivers that just didn't work or weren't compatible with other pieces of hardware. Oh, The Pain, The Pain!!
Apple has embraced unix which, last time I checked, leaves M$ Windows as the only non-unix home computer OS. To me, that makes me even more skittish of learning anything Windows related. I can't help but think that it would be a skill that won't transfer nicely to other computer platforms. In fact, I'm even starting for forget some PC-specific skills.
The old M$/Mac war has never been an issue for me. I won't argue with people for more than 5 minutes. I just grin and say "I'm an IT person. I have several computers at home and at work. I prefer Mac over Windows." They're usual the ones who press the issue. At which point I just smile and ask them why they're being so defensive?
I have 4 of them. Why? I couldn't possibly tell you. I saw them in the dice display, thought it would be fun to have them, and bought them. I had thought of using them instead of d20 for combat against certain creatures. Instead, I've used each one exactly once - rolling for a random day of the month. :sigh:
:g: I'm still waiting for a real use for them, though.
They're about the size of golf balls and roll around just about as much.
>These guys are way cooler than my coworkers!
It's the lack of ties around their necks. They have oxygen going to their brains. Makes people friendly and creative!
Shhh! Don't tell my boss or he'll start wanting me to go business casual! Then he'll raise the creative and productive bar.
You just can't let secrets like this out into the general public, man! What were you thinking?!
:lol:
I believe Steve is serving the querent the bird.
I think a better case could be made if someone could show that Jobs usually uses a different finger to adjust his glasses. Pulling a frame out of context isn't enough to, well, point fingers.
Then again, Jobs has been known to get his feathers ruffled..
Following the link from the article verifies that humans have spent less than 96 hours on the Moon's surface. Lunar Missions? Yes! Colonization? Sadly, I think that's a bit premature. As long as we're realistic about our goals I believe we can sell the general public on them. It's so easy for naysayers to point out the problems from the past, why not set some realistic goals and then accomplish them?
"But at Goshu Trading, the 512K Mac -- blackened with age and covered with inky fingerprints -- is on sale for 49,800 yen (US$500). A Mac Plus, another dinosaur, commands 20,000 yen (US$200). In the United States, these machines are landfill; people can't get rid of them."
Looks like it might just be 700USD. Of course, they'd have to pay shipping...
I'm digging out my old SE/30 right now (8MB, Color NuBus card *yowza*)... *LOL*
Advance warning gives me time to begin scoping out the best web sites for observations and to see what the local planetarium has to offer.
So yeah, this is a bit early for most people. But I, for one, am glad to know this ahead of time.
Now, you can always claim to have an empty mug... ::wink:: Ok, so that's stretching it a bit, but imagine the fun:
But honey, my glass was empty all night long!
Look for the faq for any explainations. The author can do that much better than me...