It's okay, they can just call it "Illinois Johns", named after his cat, and he can use a cattle whip in stead of a bull whip. Unfortunately the wardrobe differences need to be more subtle. He'll be wearing dusty pantaloons and a bonnet.
Sony do the same thing with myriad rehashes of Crash, Spyro, Gran Turismo (same game, same cars, SHINIER SPECULAR HIGHLIGHTS, same lawnmower engines, MORE LEAVES ON THE TREES).
Funny you should mention that. I agree completely. I'm still playing the original Gran Turismo. I own GT3, but I don't have a PS2 (long story), but I like GT3 better because the load times are faster. Not so concerned about how shiny the cars are or the leaves on the trees. I like being able to tune my cars the way I want. Not a chance in hell I'll be getting a PS3 for GT5 or whatever they have. Prohibitally expensive. What do I get? Like you said, leaves on trees, but also a physics engine that has been marginally tweaked since the last iteration, but it basically the same as the first. Not worth the 700 bucks (I wouldn't buy the 'base' system).
Somehow, to me, IX felt like a weak remake of VII with a less complicated love story (they must have learned their lesson with VIII, not sure if I said it, but I couldn't finish it because I hated it). The main character was basically a clone, like Cloud. He had to come to terms with it and overcome it, like Cloud. It just wasn't as severe. Vivi's plot line was interesting, but I felt like he was whining more than anything. I liked Steiner's plot the most, really. The guy wanted nothing more that to serve in his place, have his honor, and nobody would let him, so he had to adapt to the situation, though it frustrated him to the top of his capacity.
I just felt like some of the plot lines were recycled. Oh, and for the record, my favorites are VI, IV, VII, IX and after that, not sure. I'm playing III on the DS, One was innovative, but there wasn't a plot. I've not had the pleasure of V, and my copy of Origins was stolen before I got too far on II.
I'm also guilty of getting up early and copying code into the console for hours to get flashing colors and shapes. We also had the tape media reader, but most of our games were on carts. I remember waiting for 30 minutes for Hangman to load, playing it for an hour with my brother and mom, then never seeing the tape player again because of how absurdly long it took for anything to load.
I can't be sure, but seeing that space a pretty good vacuum, I'd imagine that most liquids with a lower surface tension that vaporize quickly (alcohols) would vaporize instantly like in an engine's fuel injectors (atomizers). While higher surface tension liquids that don't vaporize well (engine or gear oil, mercury?) would likely remain in more of a globular form.
And since the thread deals with body heat and freezing to death... One thing that I've always been interested in seeing, would be a zero-G fire. Like a camp fire, not so much an explosion.
Don't worry. IX wasn't anything special, and X sucked. I haven't played X-2, but the bad taste that X left me with prevents me from being remotely interested. XI? Well, I'm not a big MMOer, though I have a WoW account. XII? Haven't played it. I don't have a PS2.
I have a two friends who live in the Norwegian Riviera (that's the north shore of Lake Superior). They live in the same house and have their 360's in well ventilated spots. They're both also on their 3rd 360. But everyone else I know has their original. I'd say it's the same as the PS2's when they came out. Flaky at best. Maybe 5% are bad and some people get screwed multiple times.
When I read the headline, I though this guy had gotten six consecutive bad 360s, but then when I read TFA it became clear that he had to replace six, not one six times. Which could mean he doesn't know how to take proper care of them.
But if your failure rate is 10% then to get 7/7 bad 360s your odds are one in 10,000,000 (10^7). If it were 5% odds would be one in 1,280,000,000 (20^7).
I use my inbox as a to do list. Rarely anything in there more than a day or week old. Stuff that I don't want to or don't have to do. I've never written as shell script, but I was once a computer science major. Maybe people with clean mailboxes are just 'suited' for writing shell scripts? I do have a few folders that I separate things into. Mostly because I get so much crap from my coworkers. A new letterhead here, a new policy there, but so much that it is a waste of time to store it on the server.
It needs to be sorted so I know what I'm looking for. I've got 'information' 'docs' and 'eligibility' (I do not work for a singles website). And another called 'outside' which is basically anything from a friend that I want to hold on to. When something is done, it is deleted.
I agree completely. I like having control over my vehicle. Active torque control, Steering assist, automatic transmissions. Cars are now point and shoot. Making it easier and easier for the driver to not concern themselves and get on the phone, read a magazine (a big nerve there), and other things.
I think this thread is easily related to the discussion on the Wii controls. I feel much more in control when I'm playing the Wii. For much the same reason that people like having the steering wheel for racing games. Or just look at Steel Battalion. People like being in control. And the standard controller is essentially dead. Standard being the Wii controller and automatic being the game pad.
I guess that would be cool with a FPS or something, but nothing pisses me off more in an RPG when a battle is not winnable, but sustainable. I can't think of an example off-hand, but it's when no matter what you can't beat the enemy, but there isn't an implication that you can't. Yeah, he's kicking your ass, but you can stay in it. The only reason this pisses me off is that I'll use EVERY tactic I've got to try to beat the enemy. So if I've got one-shot items and the like, I'll use them. Only to find that I never would have beaten the boss and I've lost all my items. Which forces reloading the game. Which forces me to waste time.
What your pp is talking about is representing computations/steps in Big O notation. Read up. Examine an algorithm and you'll know how 'long' it takes it to run. Ultimately you would want a Big O of n^x (where x is a constant). Rather than x^n.
I never got a full grasp on Big O representation (forming the equations with a given algorithm), which was partially because my prof at the time was testing his new Discrete Math book on us. But I do understand how to read it, and what is preferable.
Best comment I've seen in a long time. Funny? Yes. But more deserving of insightful. Now, if the world were populated with dragons. Then I'd love to go outside and kill dragons with morons (read: dragon fodder)
I imagine the damages from preempting a big chunk of storyline of one of a major network's most popular shows could be considered to be pretty high...
I don't know how the industry works, but as I understand it advertisers flip the whole bill and that's it. If they didn't loose any advertisers, then can they sue for monetary damages?
Though I suppose they if they could prove loss of market share they would have something.
I hear you there. We used to copy stuff off the radio directly to tape because my parents couldn't afford to buy us music. So what if it's analogue. You can do the same thing now. And with Hi-def radio you get a free digital signal to record. What changed this is internet. 'Piracy' replaced 'copying' and DRM was born... Widespread effortless distribution to faceless people replaced sitting around waiting for a double speed tape to dub for a buddy. Now, I'm pissed because the *AA's call me a thief to my face because I want to make CD and DVD backups.
I don't like people who don't buy music because they can download it for free. Support the damn artists if you can. I know they're generally getting screwed, but do what you can. Yeah, I take a pretty firm stand when it comes to music piracy. I'll make a CD for a friend if I think they'll enjoy a band. But that's all they get. I've ended up thinking vastly less a few people because they wanted a copy of my library for their benefit. Most of my stuff is from private labels and the like. I want these artist to continue making music. I'm like any other guy. I'll make exceptions to the rule, especially if I think some one will get hooked on one of my favorite artists.
I've always been a fan of Motorola phones, but I've never known how 'hackable' they were. I might even go back to Verizon if I could unlock my phone so I could use the Bluetooth for data transfer. Can you give me some links?
DVD didn't seem to become the everyday standard until players could be sold sub $100. That's when VHS was forced into the backseat at major retailers like Wal-Mart and Best Buy. Sure, lots of early adopters loved DVD and didn't mind paying high premiums (yes, above $100) for players, but once you could get the players for under $100 everyone had one. Though you will still overhear the occasional customer screaming at a Wal-Mart employee because his new DVD player wouldn't play his VHS cassettes.
Blu-Ray or HD-DVD won't become standard unless their players can out price DVD players.
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It's okay, they can just call it "Illinois Johns", named after his cat, and he can use a cattle whip in stead of a bull whip. Unfortunately the wardrobe differences need to be more subtle. He'll be wearing dusty pantaloons and a bonnet.
Funny you should mention that. I agree completely. I'm still playing the original Gran Turismo. I own GT3, but I don't have a PS2 (long story), but I like GT3 better because the load times are faster. Not so concerned about how shiny the cars are or the leaves on the trees. I like being able to tune my cars the way I want. Not a chance in hell I'll be getting a PS3 for GT5 or whatever they have. Prohibitally expensive. What do I get? Like you said, leaves on trees, but also a physics engine that has been marginally tweaked since the last iteration, but it basically the same as the first. Not worth the 700 bucks (I wouldn't buy the 'base' system).
Got the same thing through my job. $20(US) and full version of 2003Pro. Up to three computers.
I just felt like some of the plot lines were recycled. Oh, and for the record, my favorites are VI, IV, VII, IX and after that, not sure. I'm playing III on the DS, One was innovative, but there wasn't a plot. I've not had the pleasure of V, and my copy of Origins was stolen before I got too far on II.
I'm also guilty of getting up early and copying code into the console for hours to get flashing colors and shapes. We also had the tape media reader, but most of our games were on carts. I remember waiting for 30 minutes for Hangman to load, playing it for an hour with my brother and mom, then never seeing the tape player again because of how absurdly long it took for anything to load.
And since the thread deals with body heat and freezing to death... One thing that I've always been interested in seeing, would be a zero-G fire. Like a camp fire, not so much an explosion.
Don't worry. IX wasn't anything special, and X sucked. I haven't played X-2, but the bad taste that X left me with prevents me from being remotely interested. XI? Well, I'm not a big MMOer, though I have a WoW account. XII? Haven't played it. I don't have a PS2.
I'm 26 with very fond memories of being snowed in and playing Skyfox and a few others.
Hey! Mine still works you insensitive clod!
Many users lack the internet connection required for XBLive. That's why. Or, perhaps he doesn't have a HDD in his 360. There's another good reason.
No no no! Down, Down-right, Right and FIRE. Hadoken your enemies with a pidgeon! 'Course, the Hadoken comes in the form of fecal matter...
See, the parent poster knows it's not a question of how 'e grips it. It's a question of weight ratios!
They don't. But 'underrated' does. He got some karma out of it.
When I read the headline, I though this guy had gotten six consecutive bad 360s, but then when I read TFA it became clear that he had to replace six, not one six times. Which could mean he doesn't know how to take proper care of them.
But if your failure rate is 10% then to get 7/7 bad 360s your odds are one in 10,000,000 (10^7). If it were 5% odds would be one in 1,280,000,000 (20^7).
You forgot this is Slashdot. We can dupe anything.
It needs to be sorted so I know what I'm looking for. I've got 'information' 'docs' and 'eligibility' (I do not work for a singles website). And another called 'outside' which is basically anything from a friend that I want to hold on to. When something is done, it is deleted.
I think this thread is easily related to the discussion on the Wii controls. I feel much more in control when I'm playing the Wii. For much the same reason that people like having the steering wheel for racing games. Or just look at Steel Battalion. People like being in control. And the standard controller is essentially dead. Standard being the Wii controller and automatic being the game pad.
I guess that would be cool with a FPS or something, but nothing pisses me off more in an RPG when a battle is not winnable, but sustainable. I can't think of an example off-hand, but it's when no matter what you can't beat the enemy, but there isn't an implication that you can't. Yeah, he's kicking your ass, but you can stay in it. The only reason this pisses me off is that I'll use EVERY tactic I've got to try to beat the enemy. So if I've got one-shot items and the like, I'll use them. Only to find that I never would have beaten the boss and I've lost all my items. Which forces reloading the game. Which forces me to waste time.
I never got a full grasp on Big O representation (forming the equations with a given algorithm), which was partially because my prof at the time was testing his new Discrete Math book on us. But I do understand how to read it, and what is preferable.
Best comment I've seen in a long time. Funny? Yes. But more deserving of insightful. Now, if the world were populated with dragons. Then I'd love to go outside and kill dragons with morons (read: dragon fodder)
I don't know how the industry works, but as I understand it advertisers flip the whole bill and that's it. If they didn't loose any advertisers, then can they sue for monetary damages?
Though I suppose they if they could prove loss of market share they would have something.
I don't like people who don't buy music because they can download it for free. Support the damn artists if you can. I know they're generally getting screwed, but do what you can. Yeah, I take a pretty firm stand when it comes to music piracy. I'll make a CD for a friend if I think they'll enjoy a band. But that's all they get. I've ended up thinking vastly less a few people because they wanted a copy of my library for their benefit. Most of my stuff is from private labels and the like. I want these artist to continue making music. I'm like any other guy. I'll make exceptions to the rule, especially if I think some one will get hooked on one of my favorite artists.
I think a full bootup a victory on Windows ME would be even more excuse for celebration.
I've always been a fan of Motorola phones, but I've never known how 'hackable' they were. I might even go back to Verizon if I could unlock my phone so I could use the Bluetooth for data transfer. Can you give me some links?
Blu-Ray or HD-DVD won't become standard unless their players can out price DVD players.