True... but since you obviously sorted through my posts over the years, you also noticed that most of them don't mention my gender.;-) I don't make it a total secret... it just usually isn't worth bringing up with tech talk on a forum.
More women than slashdot, I think I've seen five here over the last 17 years
Keep in mind that not all women on here are obvious. Most people don't realize I'm a woman, because I don't bring it up often when talking technical stuff online. heh
Agree. The Vic-20 was underpowered (5K RAM and only 3.5K was usable), but it was a great bargain at the time. I had the 16K RAMpack expansion, so that definitely made the computer a lot more usable and fun to use.:-) I eventually got a C-64, but the Vic-20 was my first computer and I would never call it a toy... it taught me too much. I even still own it to this day and it still works.
The 747s are going to be retired? How sad.:-( Now what are they going to fly the Space Shuttles on when they need to... oh... that's right... Nevermind! *in Emily Latella voice*
most people will elect to play something from the past 15 years rather than something from 40 years ago.
If you only look at the last 15 years, you will miss some great games, like "El Grande", and of course the classic, "Settlers of Catan" which was released in 1995.
Jeez, time passes quickly.
Oh, I know... but it does seem true that most modern board gamers I see are very "cult of the new" and only want to play the new hotness. heh Most of the gamers in my board gaming group are like this. Meanwhile, I'm the wacko in the group with ancient-ass wargames and whatnot. heh My collection spans from (I think) the 40s until today. heh:-) If you include something like Chess or Go, it goes even further back.;-)
Testify! lol Yeah, I also have been gaming for about the same amount of time, so I can definitely agree. When I was a kid, we played Risk like something was wrong with us. lol We played it daily. Then Axis & Allies came out and we left Risk in the dust. I still have huge nostalgic love for A&A. heh Played a ton of the old Avalon Hill games like Dune, Up Front, Kremlin, Britannia, Diplomacy, 1830, Merchant of Venus, Acquire, Origins of World War II, etc... Loved them! Some still are fun and playable today (basically the ones I listed), but many show their age if you crack them out today after playing modern board games for a while. While some old games, like Cosmic Encounter, still are awesome to this day, they are the exceptions and most people will elect to play something from the past 15 years rather than something from 40 years ago. heh
P.S. I'm not actually a "brother", though. heh I'm the rare female gamer from back in the day. Hard to know that online, so I completely understand.;-)
Ah! Yes, Splendor is also in my collection.:-) Definitely a fun one. I also like how zippy and easy it is. Definitely a good "gateway" game that you can easily get non-gamers to play too. Then they become gaming junkies before long and have 5 huge bookshelves full of games inside of a year. heh;-)
Don't forget the big (flagship) Wizards of the Coast product... Magic: The Gathering. Most people lump card games in with board games, so that one counts, as well.;-) Definitely one of the most successful games of all time... and is responsible for keeping many a game shop in business today.
Great site! Despite the horrible design. heh (Pain in the ass to navigate well until you get used to it.) I'm on BGG daily. Great for news, forum chatter, rules clarifcations, and homemade additional rules or handouts. Often the designers hang out on there and will directly answer questions about their games, so it doesn't get much more useful than that.:-)
I am guessing this technology can be used to print needles as well. Well... everything but the actual metal needle part. Maybe that will be printable in the near future? Or is there something other than steel that can be used for the needle to do injections?
I should point out that two of my favorite games from last year were both self-published. Paperback and Xia: Legends of a Drift System were stellar games, and were each done basically by a single guy pursuing his dream. Paperback is an excellent word game that will even draw in people who dislike most word games, like Scrabble. Xia's production was nicer than most games out there and will forever sit proudly on my shelf.:-) Those metal coins and painted, plastic space ships really are amazing. The world needs more sandbox-style board games. heh;-)
Except this "fad" has had a huge resurgence/boom in recent years, and has truly been going strongly for the past twenty years (in the U.S.), with the introduction of Eurogames (German games) to the American audience. (Settlers of Catan usually gets the credit for being the first big Eurogame to hit it big in the States back in 1995.) Board games were always something Americans played, but all we knew were the likes of games like Monopoly, Risk, Sorry, etc... Those games can be fun for a bit, but they often outlast their welcome before long. The world was simply waiting for designer board games...
Games are much more refined now and there is a ton of variety, so basically anyone can find something they like. Wargames? Sure, we have plenty... Deep strategy games?... yup! Amerithrashy fun with lots of minis and dice?... of course! Card games?... well, duh. Abstract games? Word games? Party games? Yes, yes, and yes! We are currently in the real golden age of boardgaming. There has never been a better time to be a fan of board games. I play in a gaming group weekly and we don't have any people I would label as hipsters... we're basically all geeks/nerds. heh Everyone there is a programmer or works with computers in some way. The hobby seems to attract that type.:-)
What about the biggest, popular RAM hog around? Good ole Photoshop... I don't think you can ever have enough RAM if you are doing some serious work in Photoshop. All your RAM is belong to Adobe.
Yeah, I wish I could have asked questions, as well. For one, why haven't they released Ogre in digital format again? The old computer (from the 80s) implementation of the game was quite fun. I also know that they are apparently rabid about people sharing it on abandonware sites and whatnot. I can understand them wanting to protect their license, but at least use it, then! (in the digital sense, I mean.) I wouldn't mind Ogre on my phone, for instance.:-)
I certainly hope you are right about Putin being forgoten in years. Because of his Ukraine shenanigans, there is still a chance for WWIII to break out; NATO is required to respond if there is a full invasion and that would be far from good. People are worried about ISIS when maybe they should be more worried about our old Cold War rival moreso. I just hope Putin isn't truly as loose of a canon as he seems to be.
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Is Pascal used anywhere still? Should I put it back on my resume? Maybe the military uses it in the missile silos with those big ole 8 inch floppies.
True... but since you obviously sorted through my posts over the years, you also noticed that most of them don't mention my gender. ;-) I don't make it a total secret... it just usually isn't worth bringing up with tech talk on a forum.
Does the 2nd amendment cover the right to bear water pistols?
I think water guns above Class 4 are a no-no.
remember the police drones in "dark angel"? seems like thats whats coming to bear.
Ah... I remember those. I liked that show. 'Twas underrated.
There was a 64K RAMpack for the VIC-20, so if you used that, you wouldn't have run out of RAM. ;-)
They bounce lasers off of the windows, you know. So also remember to not speak when in your darkened bunker without water.
More women than slashdot, I think I've seen five here over the last 17 years
Keep in mind that not all women on here are obvious. Most people don't realize I'm a woman, because I don't bring it up often when talking technical stuff online. heh
Agree. The Vic-20 was underpowered (5K RAM and only 3.5K was usable), but it was a great bargain at the time. I had the 16K RAMpack expansion, so that definitely made the computer a lot more usable and fun to use. :-) I eventually got a C-64, but the Vic-20 was my first computer and I would never call it a toy... it taught me too much. I even still own it to this day and it still works.
The 747s are going to be retired? How sad. :-( Now what are they going to fly the Space Shuttles on when they need to... oh... that's right... Nevermind! *in Emily Latella voice*
most people will elect to play something from the past 15 years rather than something from 40 years ago.
If you only look at the last 15 years, you will miss some great games, like "El Grande", and of course the classic, "Settlers of Catan" which was released in 1995.
Jeez, time passes quickly.
Oh, I know... but it does seem true that most modern board gamers I see are very "cult of the new" and only want to play the new hotness. heh Most of the gamers in my board gaming group are like this. Meanwhile, I'm the wacko in the group with ancient-ass wargames and whatnot. heh My collection spans from (I think) the 40s until today. heh :-) If you include something like Chess or Go, it goes even further back. ;-)
Testify! lol Yeah, I also have been gaming for about the same amount of time, so I can definitely agree. When I was a kid, we played Risk like something was wrong with us. lol We played it daily. Then Axis & Allies came out and we left Risk in the dust. I still have huge nostalgic love for A&A. heh Played a ton of the old Avalon Hill games like Dune, Up Front, Kremlin, Britannia, Diplomacy, 1830, Merchant of Venus, Acquire, Origins of World War II, etc... Loved them! Some still are fun and playable today (basically the ones I listed), but many show their age if you crack them out today after playing modern board games for a while. While some old games, like Cosmic Encounter, still are awesome to this day, they are the exceptions and most people will elect to play something from the past 15 years rather than something from 40 years ago. heh
P.S. I'm not actually a "brother", though. heh I'm the rare female gamer from back in the day. Hard to know that online, so I completely understand. ;-)
Ah! Yes, Splendor is also in my collection. :-) Definitely a fun one. I also like how zippy and easy it is. Definitely a good "gateway" game that you can easily get non-gamers to play too. Then they become gaming junkies before long and have 5 huge bookshelves full of games inside of a year. heh ;-)
...and people are repeating the same mistakes that were made decades ago with Netrunner and Magic.
Heh... you make it sound like gaming's Vietnam.
Or the old SNL skit (from way back in the day) when Gatorade was new and the fake commercial had them drinking straight-up sweat. heh
Don't forget the big (flagship) Wizards of the Coast product... Magic: The Gathering. Most people lump card games in with board games, so that one counts, as well. ;-) Definitely one of the most successful games of all time... and is responsible for keeping many a game shop in business today.
Great site! Despite the horrible design. heh (Pain in the ass to navigate well until you get used to it.) I'm on BGG daily. Great for news, forum chatter, rules clarifcations, and homemade additional rules or handouts. Often the designers hang out on there and will directly answer questions about their games, so it doesn't get much more useful than that. :-)
I am guessing this technology can be used to print needles as well. Well... everything but the actual metal needle part. Maybe that will be printable in the near future? Or is there something other than steel that can be used for the needle to do injections?
I should point out that two of my favorite games from last year were both self-published. Paperback and Xia: Legends of a Drift System were stellar games, and were each done basically by a single guy pursuing his dream. Paperback is an excellent word game that will even draw in people who dislike most word games, like Scrabble. Xia's production was nicer than most games out there and will forever sit proudly on my shelf. :-) Those metal coins and painted, plastic space ships really are amazing. The world needs more sandbox-style board games. heh ;-)
Except this "fad" has had a huge resurgence/boom in recent years, and has truly been going strongly for the past twenty years (in the U.S.), with the introduction of Eurogames (German games) to the American audience. (Settlers of Catan usually gets the credit for being the first big Eurogame to hit it big in the States back in 1995.) Board games were always something Americans played, but all we knew were the likes of games like Monopoly, Risk, Sorry, etc... Those games can be fun for a bit, but they often outlast their welcome before long. The world was simply waiting for designer board games...
Games are much more refined now and there is a ton of variety, so basically anyone can find something they like. Wargames? Sure, we have plenty... Deep strategy games?... yup! Amerithrashy fun with lots of minis and dice?... of course! Card games?... well, duh. Abstract games? Word games? Party games? Yes, yes, and yes! We are currently in the real golden age of boardgaming. There has never been a better time to be a fan of board games. I play in a gaming group weekly and we don't have any people I would label as hipsters... we're basically all geeks/nerds. heh Everyone there is a programmer or works with computers in some way. The hobby seems to attract that type. :-)
What about the biggest, popular RAM hog around? Good ole Photoshop... I don't think you can ever have enough RAM if you are doing some serious work in Photoshop. All your RAM is belong to Adobe.
Weren't those the ones that flipped really easily?
Yeah, I wish I could have asked questions, as well. For one, why haven't they released Ogre in digital format again? The old computer (from the 80s) implementation of the game was quite fun. I also know that they are apparently rabid about people sharing it on abandonware sites and whatnot. I can understand them wanting to protect their license, but at least use it, then! (in the digital sense, I mean.) I wouldn't mind Ogre on my phone, for instance. :-)
Maybe this is an over-the-top way of screening for Kevin Smith when he flies.
Wish I had points today. :-)
I certainly hope you are right about Putin being forgoten in years. Because of his Ukraine shenanigans, there is still a chance for WWIII to break out; NATO is required to respond if there is a full invasion and that would be far from good. People are worried about ISIS when maybe they should be more worried about our old Cold War rival moreso. I just hope Putin isn't truly as loose of a canon as he seems to be.