Your gaming gear doesn't make you better. Air Jordans won't help you dunk. It's the same old stuff all over again. Flashy gear won't help your game, but it will make you more likely to get robbed!
I like that. I was envisioning a smarter retard attempting to give a presentation to the rest of the retards. I'd like to see that happen some day.
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I'm currently developing TomTom Home on Mac
Thank you for doing this. I decided to get a TomTom because I had heard that they had the best Mac software out there. I have my gripes, but at least I don't feel like a second-class citizen like with some software.
Your analogy doesn't make sense. By posting to Slashdot, the OP was not doing so to earn money. Thus, his post had no value. The Super Bowl exists nearly entirely to make money. There are costs associated with airing the Super Bowl which need to be recouped. That is why the NFL is strictly adhering to the laws which benefit it.
A good threading mail client will fix that. I am tightly clutching my self-compiled copy of Mutt and trying to stay off Outlook for as long as possible. I've heard rumblings that Outlook will be mandatory in the future. The future looks bleak.
Bear in mind that by level 10, wizards are permanently turning people into small animals, bards are so good that outsiders come to the prime material plane to listen to their performances, and a smart rogue will be stabbing people for +15d6 points of damage per round while completely dodging 20'-radius fireballs at the same time.
I know what you mean, my 15th level 3rd edition monk just plain stopped taking damage! I was able to evade everything that came at me. Now, I couldn't deal damage worth a damn, but I was saving my own hide constantly. Game balance is a bitch.
XP won't install on my PC. It locks up on a black screen after I "press any key to boot from CD." Linux installs no problem. Both Ubuntu and Fedora install like a breeze.
Damn good question. I think it's a reflection of the way stories are told nowadays in our culture. TV, movies, video games and comic books are also following the "Evil Is Cool" paradigm. Call me old fashioned, but I can't identify with a bad guy, even if he has to be bad to prevail.
Now admittedly, at higher levels even while held down and incapacitated, you *can* take more hits from that executioner's axe as a warrior... but I consider that a bug in the "flat footed"/"coupe-de-grace" rules...
I agree. The groups I played with used the concept that if your character's not in combat, and is given a lethal blow, he dies. If he is sleeping and gets his throat cut, he's going to die no matter how tough he is. Same thing applies with being executed. He's not getting out of the way of that axe no matter how tough he is. Except maybe some sort of forcefield, but common sense prevails. I think more paragraphs need to be written about how the DM is always right. The rules are a guideline, that's it.
I agree. Plus, most of those facts were submitted by people on the Internet who won't be seeing any of the proceeds from the book. I would rather see Chuck Norris get the money than some guy who wants to make a buck off ideas that aren't his.
In my experience, the people dubbed anti-social aren't flat out unwilling to communicate with people, they just are unwilling to communicate with MOST people. I myself am often considered anti-social, but if the conversation is dealing with something that interests me, I'm chatty as hell. Phone phreaks (and BBS users) were very into communicating with one another about techie related things.
- First day of use I nearly lost my keychain, and it's still not 100% right.
I thought I was the only one who was experiencing this! For some reason, the OS always wants to access the "login" keychain which I don't know the password to as opposed to my user keychain. I had to basically delete the keychain and lose all the stored passwords. Now, I keep a copy of all of my important passwords in a GPG-encrypted text file, but imagine the poor sap who doesn't. Yeah, there are some nasty bugs in Leopard, all right.
I used to agree with you, but then I saw the movie "Shattered Glass." Hayden's in that one as well, and he does a really good job in it. He plays an unlikable newspaper reporter who fabricates stories to get ahead. You can take your built-up hate of the actor and funnel it right into his character in Shattered Glass.
That's an interesting point. I've never looked at the software reliability issue this way. Another point to keep in mind is that we've had a LOT of practice making roads, bridges and buildings. Whereas there are a lot of changes to operating systems over time, which act as "world changing events." It's definitely a bigger issue than simply programmer laziness/ineptitude.
What an odd way to spell Jamie. It reminds me of a song:
Strap on that there jammie pac. Get a grip on your soul. Sip on that there family flask, And I'll guide you towards the door. She don't feed me in the mornin', And I can't take no more! So strap on that there jammie pac, And get up off my floor. Strap on that there jammie pac And slide a double dime my way. Dry off your distributor cap, And hip me to the game you play. She's jonesin' for a jammie With a girl that I call "Tammie", So strap on that there jammie pac, It's time for you to pay.
Strap on that there jammie pac. She hypnotized one dude. Stains you like a heart attack. Van Winkle says "Fuck you." Never made me no supper. A boy like me needs it, too! So strap on that thar jammie pac, It's time to pay your due.
Personally, my wife places a lot of value on being able to reach me any time she has an important question or concern, whether I'm shopping, at work (I'm not always next to my desk phone), etc.
Learn to say no to your wife. People got along just fine before cell phones. Your wife doesn't need to know where you are 24/7.
Most people require telephone service of some kind for the daily lives, even if it's not a cellphone. Guess what? The landline companies are the same evil companies that provide cellular service, so you're not getting away from them by using a landline.
This is not true. There are CLECs which are owned by companies who do not provide cellular service. True, the baby Bells own the infrastructure, but switching to an independent CLEC alleviates many if not all of the problems discussed in the article.
So you're not getting away from these companies by using the internet either.
No, but that has nothing to do with avoiding cellular phone carriers. Using VoIP for telephone service would also alleviate many of the problems listed in the article. I agree with Geekoid, you're prioritizing convenience. And that's fine, but don't try to convince us that it's hopeless. It's not, there are alternatives to using cell phones.
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Your gaming gear doesn't make you better. Air Jordans won't help you dunk. It's the same old stuff all over again. Flashy gear won't help your game, but it will make you more likely to get robbed!
I like that. I was envisioning a smarter retard attempting to give a presentation to the rest of the retards. I'd like to see that happen some day.
Thank you for doing this. I decided to get a TomTom because I had heard that they had the best Mac software out there. I have my gripes, but at least I don't feel like a second-class citizen like with some software.
What's wrong with alignments? They are a great way to encourage players to stay in character.
So when is Slashdot going to let me start filtering out all idle.slashdot.org articles? This is not good, Digg is not something to emulate.
Your analogy doesn't make sense. By posting to Slashdot, the OP was not doing so to earn money. Thus, his post had no value. The Super Bowl exists nearly entirely to make money. There are costs associated with airing the Super Bowl which need to be recouped. That is why the NFL is strictly adhering to the laws which benefit it.
In your account preferences, choose Tags and set Show Tags to "off."
A good threading mail client will fix that. I am tightly clutching my self-compiled copy of Mutt and trying to stay off Outlook for as long as possible. I've heard rumblings that Outlook will be mandatory in the future. The future looks bleak.
XKCD is low-rent. If you're going to start a web comic, learn to draw before firing up the FTP program.
I know what you mean, my 15th level 3rd edition monk just plain stopped taking damage! I was able to evade everything that came at me. Now, I couldn't deal damage worth a damn, but I was saving my own hide constantly. Game balance is a bitch.
XP won't install on my PC. It locks up on a black screen after I "press any key to boot from CD." Linux installs no problem. Both Ubuntu and Fedora install like a breeze.
Damn good question. I think it's a reflection of the way stories are told nowadays in our culture. TV, movies, video games and comic books are also following the "Evil Is Cool" paradigm. Call me old fashioned, but I can't identify with a bad guy, even if he has to be bad to prevail.
I agree. The groups I played with used the concept that if your character's not in combat, and is given a lethal blow, he dies. If he is sleeping and gets his throat cut, he's going to die no matter how tough he is. Same thing applies with being executed. He's not getting out of the way of that axe no matter how tough he is. Except maybe some sort of forcefield, but common sense prevails. I think more paragraphs need to be written about how the DM is always right. The rules are a guideline, that's it.
I agree. Plus, most of those facts were submitted by people on the Internet who won't be seeing any of the proceeds from the book. I would rather see Chuck Norris get the money than some guy who wants to make a buck off ideas that aren't his.
In my experience, the people dubbed anti-social aren't flat out unwilling to communicate with people, they just are unwilling to communicate with MOST people. I myself am often considered anti-social, but if the conversation is dealing with something that interests me, I'm chatty as hell. Phone phreaks (and BBS users) were very into communicating with one another about techie related things.
AT&T: "Fuck the poor."
I thought I was the only one who was experiencing this! For some reason, the OS always wants to access the "login" keychain which I don't know the password to as opposed to my user keychain. I had to basically delete the keychain and lose all the stored passwords. Now, I keep a copy of all of my important passwords in a GPG-encrypted text file, but imagine the poor sap who doesn't. Yeah, there are some nasty bugs in Leopard, all right.
I used to agree with you, but then I saw the movie "Shattered Glass." Hayden's in that one as well, and he does a really good job in it. He plays an unlikable newspaper reporter who fabricates stories to get ahead. You can take your built-up hate of the actor and funnel it right into his character in Shattered Glass.
That's an interesting point. I've never looked at the software reliability issue this way. Another point to keep in mind is that we've had a LOT of practice making roads, bridges and buildings. Whereas there are a lot of changes to operating systems over time, which act as "world changing events." It's definitely a bigger issue than simply programmer laziness/ineptitude.
Well, since you're counting, I don't. So that's at least one person.
I think the first Mario Bros. game had the two players competing for higher scores. It wasn't really cooperative play.
That was a very moving poem. I particularly enjoyed the vivid description of the twenty dollars.
Hey, you stole my idea! I was going to name MY baby Seven!
Learn to say no to your wife. People got along just fine before cell phones. Your wife doesn't need to know where you are 24/7.
This is not true. There are CLECs which are owned by companies who do not provide cellular service. True, the baby Bells own the infrastructure, but switching to an independent CLEC alleviates many if not all of the problems discussed in the article.
No, but that has nothing to do with avoiding cellular phone carriers. Using VoIP for telephone service would also alleviate many of the problems listed in the article. I agree with Geekoid, you're prioritizing convenience. And that's fine, but don't try to convince us that it's hopeless. It's not, there are alternatives to using cell phones.