There is nothing better to give a 5 year old than a computer and a subscription to a magazine with code for games in it every month =)
I was thinking of doing something similar for my niece, though I don't know if my sister would appreciate what learning how to type before you learn how to write does to your handwriting ability.
I'm fairly positive that Not all Slashdot people who are not biologically male are heterosexual, you insensitive clod. Though logically, if we assume that all Slashdot people who desire "pussy" are unable to acquire "pussy" (in the case of lesbians we assume that said "pussy" is not their own), then the ACs comment stands, even if it is a bit rash.
Though I am uncertain as to how this pertains to the discussion of a crushed submersible.
I would ask who would be the sith lord and who would be the apprentice, but after some thought I definitely think EA is the sith lord and Comcast the apprentice.
Comcast gets our dollars because often they are the only choice for a reasonably fast internet connection (essentially a regional monopoly).
EA manages to get our dollars purely voluntarily, even in light of all that negative press.
Russian spies smuggled out the blueprints back in the 80's just before the wall fell. Unfortunately, they were unable to get construction on the replica started until now.
Anecdotal but, there are 5 members of my immediate family who subscribe to all that bullshit. Three of them are Republicans. Of those three, one most certainly brings a thermos full of homeopathy and wears healing crystals when they go out unicorn hunting.
though I'm also weird and tend to use different browsers for different things/shrug. But IE tends to be primary go to browser for just looking shit up, at least when I'm on windows.
Somewhere between Star Trek IV and Star Trek V, Captain Kirk realized he could travel through time and have sex not only with green women, but women of all shapes and colors, thus humanity and all "alien" species most recent common ancestor is William Shatner.
When it launches, it's fun, the content is new, EVERYONE is around the same level (sure, some jump ahead quickly), so there are plenty of people to group up with. If you don't want to group up, there are at least a ton of people around who may help you out if you get in a bind. As it ages, everyone levels up and high level or end game content is the only thing that matters. Sure you get the occasional new player, but they generally don't get the same experience the early players got. There are very few people in the low level areas, the people that are there tend to be alts being power leveled. There isn't really anyone to group with. You might find a good guild that is willing to help you out, but this tends towards helping you coast through some of your quests so you can join their raids sooner. This can be a deterrent to new players, since everyone who is anyone is doing high level raids and they just want to be there. So there is pressure to make the early levels faster and easier. The already established players just want alts to fill job gaps in their raiding parties, but they don't want to spend 3 months doing it. This increases that pressure.
I think the only MMO that hasn't tended down this road (out of the ones I've played) has been EVE, but I think that's just because EVE hates noobs and veterans alike. Or maybe it's the real time skill progression, permanent loss of equipment on death, and laissez faire attitude when it comes to anything short of actual hacking and abuse.
And yet plenty of Japanese people will use Mr. or Mrs/Ms/Miss when referring to, talking to or writing about someone whose native language is English.
Of course, they will also use -san, -sama, -chan and -kun, depending on the situation, and the uses of these go far beyond what was outlined above, but for simplicity the stuff outlined above is fine;)
Seconding this. I've been gaming since the early 80's, damn near my entire life. While there are plenty of games from days past that I still think are amazing, there are also those that were only good at the time and remain good only from a nostalgia perspective and I get sick of hearing about how everything used to be better.
Oh sure, there have been some genres that have received little attention in recent years, but the medium is constantly evolving and there are experiences to be had now that just couldn't have been done before, technically or economically. We have well written and immersive single player narratives. Cooperative and competitive multiplayer with large groups, distinct roles, leadership structures and voice communications. Network capable board games in our pockets. We're even at a point where you can have full body motion control for almost any game (Kinect hacks and Omni), including ones that weren't designed with that kind of control scheme in mind.
After reading the article, there are 2 pronouns used. The shooters are referred to with a female pronoun, the prisoners with a male pronoun. Though I doubt there was any specific intent in choice of pronouns on the author's part, it's still interesting.
Origin has been expanding third party offerings, and there is plenty of older stuff on there that will play offline. I ended up installing the Mass Effect trilogy recently after accidentally dumping my steam directory while trying to troubleshoot why it wouldn't let me get online while actually connected to the internet (turns out it was blocked on the particular network I was on - no message indicated this until I reinstalled steam in attempt to figure out what was wrong). I needed to be connected to activate ME, but once that was done it worked offline just fine (also switched networks to one that didn't block steam).
Fortunately quite a few indie games run just fine without steam running so I now keep a few of those installed in case steam "loses" my credentials, but I had been hoping to play some Skyrim on that trip.
Now try that in the middle of the ocean! (hint: there is no computer tent, and I've yet to see a ship that allows foreign devices on its network - and this definitely affects military and civilian alike, so no need for a "think of the servicemen";) ) Note: I've never been on a cruise ship, so no idea what the internet situation is like on one of those.
Sadly, as wary as I am of EA, Origin defaults to offline mode if there is no internet connection present and has NEVER prompted me with a box that says "We can't find your credentials, you need to connect to the internet before you can resume offline mode".
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Nice =)
There is nothing better to give a 5 year old than a computer and a subscription to a magazine with code for games in it every month =)
I was thinking of doing something similar for my niece, though I don't know if my sister would appreciate what learning how to type before you learn how to write does to your handwriting ability.
Don't worry, the "Ugly Stick" is applicable to all platforms the game is on! ;)
I'm fairly positive that Not all Slashdot people who are not biologically male are heterosexual, you insensitive clod. Though logically, if we assume that all Slashdot people who desire "pussy" are unable to acquire "pussy" (in the case of lesbians we assume that said "pussy" is not their own), then the ACs comment stands, even if it is a bit rash.
Though I am uncertain as to how this pertains to the discussion of a crushed submersible.
I would ask who would be the sith lord and who would be the apprentice, but after some thought I definitely think EA is the sith lord and Comcast the apprentice.
Comcast gets our dollars because often they are the only choice for a reasonably fast internet connection (essentially a regional monopoly).
EA manages to get our dollars purely voluntarily, even in light of all that negative press.
This is Slashdot. Arguments based on principles of physics do not belong here!
I'd mod you up if I had the points.
Russian spies smuggled out the blueprints back in the 80's just before the wall fell. Unfortunately, they were unable to get construction on the replica started until now.
Anecdotal but, there are 5 members of my immediate family who subscribe to all that bullshit. Three of them are Republicans. Of those three, one most certainly brings a thermos full of homeopathy and wears healing crystals when they go out unicorn hunting.
I still retain duties and responsibilities in regards to the execution and disposal of all home invaders with 6 legs or more that are not spiders.
As that set is larger, I can still maintain the illusion of dominance.
In my house it's the woman's job to kill the spiders as I run screaming.
In this instance, linking to Wikipedia seems appropriate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H...
or because we are lazy.
though I'm also weird and tend to use different browsers for different things /shrug. But IE tends to be primary go to browser for just looking shit up, at least when I'm on windows.
Somewhere between Star Trek IV and Star Trek V, Captain Kirk realized he could travel through time and have sex not only with green women, but women of all shapes and colors, thus humanity and all "alien" species most recent common ancestor is William Shatner.
My observation of several MMO's has been this:
When it launches, it's fun, the content is new, EVERYONE is around the same level (sure, some jump ahead quickly), so there are plenty of people to group up with. If you don't want to group up, there are at least a ton of people around who may help you out if you get in a bind. As it ages, everyone levels up and high level or end game content is the only thing that matters. Sure you get the occasional new player, but they generally don't get the same experience the early players got. There are very few people in the low level areas, the people that are there tend to be alts being power leveled. There isn't really anyone to group with. You might find a good guild that is willing to help you out, but this tends towards helping you coast through some of your quests so you can join their raids sooner. This can be a deterrent to new players, since everyone who is anyone is doing high level raids and they just want to be there. So there is pressure to make the early levels faster and easier. The already established players just want alts to fill job gaps in their raiding parties, but they don't want to spend 3 months doing it. This increases that pressure.
I think the only MMO that hasn't tended down this road (out of the ones I've played) has been EVE, but I think that's just because EVE hates noobs and veterans alike. Or maybe it's the real time skill progression, permanent loss of equipment on death, and laissez faire attitude when it comes to anything short of actual hacking and abuse.
Foolish nonsense! Everyone knows points can talk, haven't you ever heard of a talking point?
The point was mute, not moot. Everybody was thinking it, but no one could say it.
Oh Anonymous Coward, if only it were socially acceptable you wouldn't have to hide your shame.
That video never, ever gets old. It's a shame the sequels suck.
And yet plenty of Japanese people will use Mr. or Mrs/Ms/Miss when referring to, talking to or writing about someone whose native language is English.
Of course, they will also use -san, -sama, -chan and -kun, depending on the situation, and the uses of these go far beyond what was outlined above, but for simplicity the stuff outlined above is fine ;)
Seconding this. I've been gaming since the early 80's, damn near my entire life. While there are plenty of games from days past that I still think are amazing, there are also those that were only good at the time and remain good only from a nostalgia perspective and I get sick of hearing about how everything used to be better.
Oh sure, there have been some genres that have received little attention in recent years, but the medium is constantly evolving and there are experiences to be had now that just couldn't have been done before, technically or economically. We have well written and immersive single player narratives. Cooperative and competitive multiplayer with large groups, distinct roles, leadership structures and voice communications. Network capable board games in our pockets. We're even at a point where you can have full body motion control for almost any game (Kinect hacks and Omni), including ones that weren't designed with that kind of control scheme in mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTzyz2TgGls
Not an argument or anything like that, just relevant.
Resisting urge to make joke about workers reading Slashdot on the job on Slashdot.
After reading the article, there are 2 pronouns used. The shooters are referred to with a female pronoun, the prisoners with a male pronoun. Though I doubt there was any specific intent in choice of pronouns on the author's part, it's still interesting.
Then you'd love a little town called "Fukuoka"
dude... dude... DUDE!
woah!
Origin has been expanding third party offerings, and there is plenty of older stuff on there that will play offline. I ended up installing the Mass Effect trilogy recently after accidentally dumping my steam directory while trying to troubleshoot why it wouldn't let me get online while actually connected to the internet (turns out it was blocked on the particular network I was on - no message indicated this until I reinstalled steam in attempt to figure out what was wrong). I needed to be connected to activate ME, but once that was done it worked offline just fine (also switched networks to one that didn't block steam).
Fortunately quite a few indie games run just fine without steam running so I now keep a few of those installed in case steam "loses" my credentials, but I had been hoping to play some Skyrim on that trip.
Now try that in the middle of the ocean! (hint: there is no computer tent, and I've yet to see a ship that allows foreign devices on its network - and this definitely affects military and civilian alike, so no need for a "think of the servicemen" ;) ) Note: I've never been on a cruise ship, so no idea what the internet situation is like on one of those.
Sadly, as wary as I am of EA, Origin defaults to offline mode if there is no internet connection present and has NEVER prompted me with a box that says "We can't find your credentials, you need to connect to the internet before you can resume offline mode".