I agree, it totally rocks! It's probably the best Linux game there is... A word to the wise though. It's not a SimCity clone, despite the similarity of name, so don't approach it as one. It's rather different, despite sharing the same overall premise.
I love SimCity, but I honestly have to say that I like this one better. It's got a few quirks to it that give it a lot of character (I think), as well as making gameplay much more interesting.
Well, that's my plug anyway!
(No, I am not connected in any way with the people who made LinCity. I just love the game.) -- - Sean
If I see that "deal" anywhere else, I'll be sure to give it a wide berth, because it's probably bogus. You can say all you want, but I can't believe you have the infrastructure to back your claims up.
Oh, and please at least have the decency to sign your name to your post... -- - Sean
> But let's kill this beast before it grows into something big enough to get away with sodomizing our collective behinds.
I take it, then, that you believe that any big company is intrinsically bad? That as soon as something is big, then it's a threat?
Oh, I see. You want to keep everything small, so that the entire economy will be based off a zillion small companies, all selling very small product amounts.
Right... economy of scale is bad... sure the eceonmoy will shrink and a number of people will have to be laid off, but that's all well and good, so long as Red Hat can't possibly have the capability of ripping anyone off, despite whether or not they had any intention of doing it...
Cool! I look forward to seeing how this will work!
Yeah, alcohol is pretty bad. I don't drink; never have.
Ok... at least you're not a hypocrite. This is good... I applaud you.
Of course, the "myth" that alcohol is worse than dope has very little "proof," unless you believe the b@st@rds at newscientist.com. I find their "new" science almost as silly as some religions. It seems that the same would apply to the pompous new book from the Lindesmith Center ("Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts"). It is notable that this "medical" book has only received crital acclaim from such magazines a "Rolling Stones." Even the supposed medical virtues of the drug are hotly contested, and there is currently much more scientific evidence to the contrary.
Talk... talk... talk... talk... talk... talk. What does it mean? I have yet to see anything in there that isn't subjective to the extreme, sorry.
Currently there are no medical institutions in the United States that recognize any medical benefits of smoked marijuana.
Ah! Now we're getting somewhere! At least this is somewhat possibly backed-up. Unfortunately, it's patently false. According to the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences,
"the adverse effects of marijuana use are within the range tolerated for other medications. Thus, the safety issues associated with marijuana do not preclude some medical uses."
-- Summary and Conclusions, p.125
Also, claims that legalization of this and other drugs will result in lower crime are completely unsubstantiated. In fact, those countries (such as the Netherlands) that have experimented with such legalization policies are now re-thinking their policies.
Proof? Besides, let's assume this is true. The US government puts a lot of pressure on foreign governments. Are they necessarily "re-thinking their policies" because of honest health risks, or because of political pressure and other unrelated causes? Next!
Crime rates and addiction cases have drastically risen as a result of legalization in these areas. Great Britain, Sweden and Egypt have also experimented with legalization policies. They were forced to abandon such politics in the face of remarkable rise in crime and substance abuse.
Ummm... which means? Are you sure there was such a link between "crime and substance"? You can say wishy-washy things all you like. I want a leetle bit more. Oh, and those "experiments" were more of a thoughtful glance, followed by cold feet, than anything else.
Earlier this century Opium was legalized in China, resulting in 90 million addicts which took 50 years to rectify. Similar things have gone on in Thailand and Iran, which are still struggling to fix the situation.
Huh? Last time I checked, we were talking about Marijuana, not Opium. Big difference, kiddo! Maybe that's why you're so scared... you think we're talking about Opium! Wake up! We're not.
In April, 1994 21 major European cities formed a coalition against drugs, an acknowledgment that legalization has failed.
Ummmmmmmm.................. how do you get that? I've decided to form a coalition with my friend against cottage cheese. Therefore, cottage cheese must be bad for you! Sorry... no link between A and B here!
Other countries, particularly in the Middle East and Orient, exact a high price for drug trafficking; and such enjoy a relative freedom from the plague of drug abuse and crime. This, may I add, is NEVER mentioned by legalization proponents.
Oooh, oooh! This is gonna be fun! 'Cause I can tell one thing right away. You've never, ever lived over there, hmmm? Guess what? I lived in the Middle East for 3 years earlier this decade, and I honestly think that pro-marijuana spokespeople should spotlight these countries! Because guess what? They exonerate almost every single one of their arguments! Why? Simple. Your claim that they "enjoy a relative freedom from the plague of drug abuse" is flat-out, plain wrong! Some of those countries have the highest per-capita use of marijuana and related drugs in the world! Ok, so I can't back that up. I'm sure I could, except that official figures aren't available. Why? Because officially, the "problem" doesn't exist! Officially, there is no drug use whatsoever in those countries. But go live there for a while. See the real reality, not the official reality. See the drugs everywhere. Despite penalties of death, in some cases, for mere posession. Prohibition simply doesn't work!!!. And you're right about one thing. There's no drug-related crime. But this is not, as the government would have you think, because there is drug use... oh, trust me -- there is. But simply that it's done responsibly, in private (it has to be!)... it simply doesn't cause crime! There. Is. No. Relation. Seriously, it SHOULD be "mentioned by legalization proponents."
Since the 1970's over 10,500 studies have been conducted showing the harmful consequences of Marijuana use. "Newscience" and "NORML" don't want you to know that. They'd rather ignore the bulk of scientific evidence presented against their case.
Political, political, political. "Oh! We're the government! We think that marijuana is bad. If you want your funding, you think it's bad, too, don't you?"
They'd rather enjoy their blunts legally, and pay less. They don't particularly care that history has shown their case completely irrational. No, to them Amdsterdam is a complete success story. Look at the handful of good things that have come of it. Of course, we won't mention the millions of nightmares it's caused... that's all irrelevant anyway. 'Long as we get our high."
Umm... nightmares? What nightmares, praytell?
ell, if you want me to post more references for my numbers here, I'd be pleased to do so.
Not debating a single one of your numbers here. Good ol' Samuel Clemens... "Lies, damn lies, and statistics..." -- - Sean
Ok, I'll take exception with that one. For the most part, I'll agree to what you're saying about singers (I won't rule out rappers in particular, as I have heard much of the same from other genres).
However, you picked a bad example. There's a bit of delightful irony in that one, and I'm not so sure it was unintentional.
You quoted:
"That which does not kill us only makes us stronger" --Tupac
Heh... the ability to read French wouldn't necessarily even help you much, the text is so archaic, but I'll give it my best shot.
L'an mil neuf cent nonante neuf sept mois, Du ciel viendra grand Roy deffrayeur Resusciter la grand Roy d'Angolmois. Aunt après Mars regner par bonheur.
In the seventh month of the year 1999
From the sky will come an angry disaster That will wake the king of the infidels To once again rule the happy.
Anyone who can do a better job is invited to do so... I've twisted things around (a lot) just so that it makes any sense at all... I've also dropped some stuff and ad-libbed a bit. -- - Sean
Get your head out of your ass and stop taking the Jargon File so seriously... I's detrimental to my sanity, which could be detrimental to your health... -- - Sean
> AJ looks a little darker than the others on the banners on the main page.
That's because all the characters are based on real-life people (or were when the comic started up). AJ is based on Illiad himself, who is in fact a slight bit darker-skinned than most.
I don't know for sure, but I suspect that he has either some Asian or First Nation ancestry. Which is why I find this whole discussion funny as hell... -- - Sean
Slashdot Mirror
Here's the LinCity URL:
http://www.floot.demon.co.uk/lincity.html
I agree, it totally rocks! It's probably the best Linux game there is... A word to the wise though. It's not a SimCity clone, despite the similarity of name, so don't approach it as one. It's rather different, despite sharing the same overall premise.
I love SimCity, but I honestly have to say that I like this one better. It's got a few quirks to it that give it a lot of character (I think), as well as making gameplay much more interesting.
Well, that's my plug anyway!
(No, I am not connected in any way with the people who made LinCity. I just love the game.)
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Interesting. I've been running it for months (almost nonstop -- gotta work sometime) and nary a crash...
P200 wi/ 64MB.
I've had both the original and the 1.1 patch on.
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Oh, I'm sorry for responding to the troll, but this one's just way too good to pass up...
Please, sir... show me where I can buy a copy of Windows NT Server 4.0 (non-upgrade) with an unlimited user license for 85 bucks... please!
Hey... come to think of it, please show me where I can get a copy for 5 times that price!
Nuh-uh. MS product prices don't come down to anywhere NEAR to what Red Hat (even the official boxed copy) sells for...
Nice try, but no.
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If I see that "deal" anywhere else, I'll be sure to give it a wide berth, because it's probably bogus. You can say all you want, but I can't believe you have the infrastructure to back your claims up.
Oh, and please at least have the decency to sign your name to your post...
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Jeez! This is about the 5th time I've seen it already!
You're not only a troublemaker, you're a spam-happy troublemaker!
ARGHHHH!!!!!!!
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Is it just me, or is that name reminiscent of Pink Flamingos?
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You're talking about the http://www.bestlinux.tf/ site? Yeah, it's... interesting.
.tf is? And why he's hosting his site there?
Hmmm... I wonder where
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> But let's kill this beast before it grows into something big enough to get away with sodomizing our collective behinds.
I take it, then, that you believe that any big company is intrinsically bad? That as soon as something is big, then it's a threat?
Oh, I see. You want to keep everything small, so that the entire economy will be based off a zillion small companies, all selling very small product amounts.
Right... economy of scale is bad... sure the eceonmoy will shrink and a number of people will have to be laid off, but that's all well and good, so long as Red Hat can't possibly have the capability of ripping anyone off, despite whether or not they had any intention of doing it...
Cool! I look forward to seeing how this will work!
</SARCASM>
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Ummm... dude...
:-)
I don't think anyone has ever taken Microsoft to task for not allowing anyone else to slap the name "Microsoft" on their product...
(Not that anyone would want to... but that's another story
I don't like MS for other reasons, but they have nothing to do with this...
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Ok... at least you're not a hypocrite. This is good... I applaud you.
Of course, the "myth" that alcohol is worse than dope has very little "proof," unless you believe the b@st@rds at newscientist.com. I find their "new" science almost as silly as some religions. It seems that the same would apply to the pompous new book from the Lindesmith Center ("Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts"). It is notable that this "medical" book has only received crital acclaim from such magazines a "Rolling Stones." Even the supposed medical virtues of the drug are hotly contested, and there is currently much more scientific evidence to the contrary.
Talk
Currently there are no medical institutions in the United States that recognize any medical benefits of smoked marijuana.
Ah! Now we're getting somewhere! At least this is somewhat possibly backed-up. Unfortunately, it's patently false. According to the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences,
Also, claims that legalization of this and other drugs will result in lower crime are completely unsubstantiated. In fact, those countries (such as the Netherlands) that have experimented with such legalization policies are now re-thinking their policies.
Proof? Besides, let's assume this is true. The US government puts a lot of pressure on foreign governments. Are they necessarily "re-thinking their policies" because of honest health risks, or because of political pressure and other unrelated causes? Next!
Crime rates and addiction cases have drastically risen as a result of legalization in these areas. Great Britain, Sweden and Egypt have also experimented with legalization policies. They were forced to abandon such politics in the face of remarkable rise in crime and substance abuse.
Ummm... which means? Are you sure there was such a link between "crime and substance"? You can say wishy-washy things all you like. I want a leetle bit more. Oh, and those "experiments" were more of a thoughtful glance, followed by cold feet, than anything else.
Earlier this century Opium was legalized in China, resulting in 90 million addicts which took 50 years to rectify. Similar things have gone on in Thailand and Iran, which are still struggling to fix the situation.
Huh? Last time I checked, we were talking about Marijuana, not Opium. Big difference, kiddo! Maybe that's why you're so scared... you think we're talking about Opium! Wake up! We're not.
In April, 1994 21 major European cities formed a coalition against drugs, an acknowledgment that legalization has failed.
Ummmmmmmm.................. how do you get that? I've decided to form a coalition with my friend against cottage cheese. Therefore, cottage cheese must be bad for you! Sorry... no link between A and B here!
Other countries, particularly in the Middle East and Orient, exact a high price for drug trafficking; and such enjoy a relative freedom from the plague of drug abuse and crime. This, may I add, is NEVER mentioned by legalization proponents.
Oooh, oooh! This is gonna be fun! 'Cause I can tell one thing right away. You've never, ever lived over there, hmmm? Guess what? I lived in the Middle East for 3 years earlier this decade, and I honestly think that pro-marijuana spokespeople should spotlight these countries! Because guess what? They exonerate almost every single one of their arguments! Why? Simple. Your claim that they "enjoy a relative freedom from the plague of drug abuse" is flat-out, plain wrong! Some of those countries have the highest per-capita use of marijuana and related drugs in the world! Ok, so I can't back that up. I'm sure I could, except that official figures aren't available. Why? Because officially, the "problem" doesn't exist! Officially, there is no drug use whatsoever in those countries. But go live there for a while. See the real reality, not the official reality. See the drugs everywhere. Despite penalties of death, in some cases, for mere posession. Prohibition simply doesn't work!!!. And you're right about one thing. There's no drug-related crime. But this is not, as the government would have you think, because there is drug use... oh, trust me -- there is. But simply that it's done responsibly, in private (it has to be!)... it simply doesn't cause crime! There. Is. No. Relation. Seriously, it SHOULD be "mentioned by legalization proponents."
Since the 1970's over 10,500 studies have been conducted showing the harmful consequences of Marijuana use. "Newscience" and "NORML" don't want you to know that. They'd rather ignore the bulk of scientific evidence presented against their case.
Political, political, political. "Oh! We're the government! We think that marijuana is bad. If you want your funding, you think it's bad, too, don't you?"
They'd rather enjoy their blunts legally, and pay less. They don't particularly care that history has shown their case completely irrational. No, to them Amdsterdam is a complete success story. Look at the handful of good things that have come of it. Of course, we won't mention the millions of nightmares it's caused... that's all irrelevant anyway. 'Long as we get our high."
Umm... nightmares? What nightmares, praytell?
ell, if you want me to post more references for my numbers here, I'd be pleased to do so.
Not debating a single one of your numbers here. Good ol' Samuel Clemens... "Lies, damn lies, and statistics..."
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However, you picked a bad example. There's a bit of delightful irony in that one, and I'm not so sure it was unintentional.
You quoted:
Well, guess what...? It did kill him!
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'Plain Old Text' is broken on some browsers. Opera, for example, treats "POT" exactly the same as HTML, so I just use HTML as my default.
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a) Only a problem because of b). See b)
b) Wine is still under development. Once it gets a bit further along the path, that will change.
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Free speech, not free beer.
*sigh*
How many times must we repeat this?
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YMWV... as in: your mileage will vary. Apparently, even in the same car.
/me: 1 week ago. Using GNOME -- happy, happy joy joy. 3 months and nary a crash. All is well.
Hard drive failure.
Fuckshitcrapdamnhell.
goto( store ); buy( new_hard_drive );
Reinstall, reinstall, reinstall.
Linux from same disks, apps from same disks, GNOME from same disks (made backup).
Identical SW situation, identical HW situation (except for hard drive).
Crash.
Damn
rpm -ev gnome*; rpm -Uvh gnome*.rpm
Crash
Arrghhh
repeat ad nauseam
Maybe I'll try KDE...
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> In general, science would be debunked.
Absolutely not, and that was the point that he was getting at.
The "fact" that gravity operates at 32 f/s^2 would be debunked, but Science would remain strong and intact.
After all, Science-with-a-capital-S is the process of replacing old, debunked facts with new ones as new evidence debunks them.
In fact if neither of those two possible causes were the case, that would be the affirmation of Science, in and of itself.
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Omigod! I'm still here! I didn't die! I'm alive! I'm ali +++ NO CARRIER.
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Except there's no Earthquake. Bummer.
O well... apparently there was an aeroplane, taking pictures.
*shrug*
Fear the Earthquake!
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Anyone who can do a better job is invited to do so... I've twisted things around (a lot) just so that it makes any sense at all... I've also dropped some stuff and ad-libbed a bit.
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Prolly why Windows has the "Recycle Bin" and OS/2 has the "Shredder"...
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> -- jg zpp cvuifsfe up effdsjqu ejt, zpp qspcjcmz ibg 3 nvdi uznf po zfs iboa
qspcjcmz, cvu uifz evo'u qbz nf fovgg up bludippmz xpsl ifsf, bozxfza.
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Get your head out of your ass and stop taking the Jargon File so seriously... I's detrimental to my sanity, which could be detrimental to your health...
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edlin and debug.
The One True Combination!
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> AJ looks a little darker than the others on the banners on the main page.
That's because all the characters are based on real-life people (or were when the comic started up). AJ is based on Illiad himself, who is in fact a slight bit darker-skinned than most.
I don't know for sure, but I suspect that he has either some Asian or First Nation ancestry. Which is why I find this whole discussion funny as hell...
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