> The name of God, which is not the same thing as "God," appears in the original Scripture as > the Hebrew letters: yud heh vav heh. These are all consonants, as the Hebrew alphabet does not > have vowels. The vowels are implied. As Zachary alluded to, nobody remembers what the vowels are > supposed to be.
Personally, I go with Larry Gonick's "Cartoon History of the Universe" and think it should be "Yahoo-wahoo".
> What is scary is that it really is possible for a foreign leader or political activist to be eligible > to become a U.S. President, as long as he/she meets the eligibility requirements, right?
Er...one of which is that you must be a native-born US citizen.
Hmph. I don't think that copyright law exists for the sole benefit of the Mouse, but I know Congress doesn't agree with me on that. How about this: you have to pay the government a periodic fee in order to sit on a copyright. Publish it or pay for it. Disney *still* won't like it, but if there's enough support for it, they might not find worth their while to put up a stiff opposition, particular as the fee would likely be pocket change to them.
>> I dunno, I used to play a football game on a handheld. Granted, this was 20 years ago and the >> 'players' were LED lights. Hard to believe you can get addicted to something like that.
"Square today unveiled the next game in the legendary Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy: The Next One. The main character -- who might be a man or a woman -- is said to gain levels and employ a weapon of some kind. Rumors of an ultimate confrontation with ancient evil remain uncorroborated."
> This seems to mean that well-known pen-and-paper RPG titles like Vampire: The Masquerade, > Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension, and Hunter: The Reckoning are genuinely being retired.
I think you didn't read *all* of the press release:
> An all-new World of Darkness launches in August of 2004.
Which only makes sense, really. Putting a permanent end to WoD would mean essentially White Wolf was going out of business. What else do they do?
> You need to simply educate them relationally. Tell them that the higher the number of > MegaHertz, the more responcive the computer will be - it will act faster.
In other words, lie to them. There are many cases where the computer with a lower clock speed will in fact process faster.
> If you're feeling brave, tell the its a measure of how many calculations the computer can do in a > certain time period.
Or you can lie to them another way. In many CPUs, different machine code ops take a different number of clock ticks to process. In fact, with a pipelined architecture, the *same* op can take a different number of clock ticks to process depending on the situation.
I liked AW2. It's definitely more of the same; they haven't done anything startling or revolutionary to the game. But it's such a *good* same that it's worth getting. The new campaign is very good, with nice new scenario concepts. You have the new unit, the neotank, which actually doesn't shake things up that much. It's a better medium tank, but it doesn't dominate mediums the way mediums dominate small tanks. New terrain, including fortifications (which only show up for Black Hole in the campaign, alas), volcanos and most interestingly, pipes. Pipes completely block movement (even air), but some pipe squares are "seams" that can be destroyed by attacking them. It makes a very interesting addition to terrain strategy. Eight new COs, the existing COs have been profitably tweaked for better balance, and you now have CO "super powers" where you can forgo using your regular power and let your meter continue to fill to get a *really* devastating effect. And the AI has been nicely improved; it's no longer quite so fixated on APCs and is generally harder to decoy. Still cheats some in fog of war, though.
It wasn't a safety issue. The building code required the building's renovation to include elevators for handicapped access. The sisters couldn't afford elevators. They offered to personally provide whatever physical assistance the disabled might need in navigating the stairs, up to and including carrying them. This offer was rejected. Since the sisters couldn't afford elevators, the project was abandoned.
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Normally, I don't, but it's a spelling flame, so I can't resist...
"its" "it's" is a contraction for "it is". "its" is the possessive.
Chris Mattern
> A good story line is a must for a good computer game
Indeed. I wouldn't have enjoyed Tetris nearly as much if it hadn't been for that great story line...
Chris Mattern
> The name of God, which is not the same thing as "God," appears in the original Scripture as
> the Hebrew letters: yud heh vav heh. These are all consonants, as the Hebrew alphabet does not
> have vowels. The vowels are implied. As Zachary alluded to, nobody remembers what the vowels are
> supposed to be.
Personally, I go with Larry Gonick's "Cartoon History of the Universe" and think it should be "Yahoo-wahoo".
Chris Mattern
Not that you're bitter or anything, right?
Chris Mattern
> What is scary is that it really is possible for a foreign leader or political activist to be eligible
> to become a U.S. President, as long as he/she meets the eligibility requirements, right?
Er...one of which is that you must be a native-born US citizen.
Chris Mattern
> An interesting system would be to make a few computer commanders which the human player could direct.
See _Conquest_. Also notable for being about the only RTS I know of that makes you maintain a supply chain.
Chris Mattern
Let's not forget Chessmaster or Conquest (A very underrated RTS, in my opinion).
Chris Mattern
> Your mind is part of the Collective Human Consciousness.
I beg your pardon. Did humanity become a hive mind and I just didn't get the memo?
Chris Mattern
Hmph. I don't think that copyright law exists for the sole benefit of the Mouse, but I know Congress doesn't agree with me on that. How about this: you have to pay the government a periodic fee in order to sit on a copyright. Publish it or pay for it. Disney *still* won't like it, but if there's enough support for it, they might not find worth their while to put up a stiff opposition, particular as the fee would likely be pocket change to them.
Chris Mattern
Smith & Wesson makes an excellent "off" switch for such occasions. Granted, it doesn't work so well as an "on" switch...
Chris Mattern
> Despite daylight savings time, in more northern areas like Washington, it's dark at 9 and dark at 5.
Dude, you get daylight savings time during the summer. When the days are long.
Chris Mattern
*And* Johnny was hep to the Phone Cops long before the rest of us. Ahead of his time, that man was...
Chris Mattern
What, and get sued by Sony?
"Your Honor, this is a transparent attempt to cash in on the brandname recognition built up by the Walkman and the Discman..."
Chris Mattern
>> I dunno, I used to play a football game on a handheld. Granted, this was 20 years ago and the
>> 'players' were LED lights. Hard to believe you can get addicted to something like that.
> there are FOUR lights!!
Then I guess you'll have to punt.
Chris Mattern
"Square today unveiled the next game in the legendary Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy: The Next One. The main character -- who might be a man or a woman -- is said to gain levels and employ a weapon of some kind. Rumors of an ultimate confrontation with ancient evil remain uncorroborated."
Chris Mattern
> This seems to mean that well-known pen-and-paper RPG titles like Vampire: The Masquerade,
> Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension, and Hunter: The Reckoning are genuinely being retired.
I think you didn't read *all* of the press release:
> An all-new World of Darkness launches in August of 2004.
Which only makes sense, really. Putting a permanent end to WoD would mean essentially White Wolf was going out of business. What else do they do?
Chris Mattern
> Yes, brilliant. I can just see the Brits executing Winston Churchill at the conclusion of WWII.
Well, they DID throw him out of office...
Chris Mattern
> (1) The evidence says otherwise
Specifics, please? Oliver Stone doesn't count as evidence, BTW.
> and (2) Oswald himself said he was a patsy, and denied shooting Kennedy.
Because murderers *always* admit they did it, you know.
> Furthermore, we now have good reason to believe that Oswald was with US military intelligence.
We do?
> (Of course, military intelligence operators do sometimes commit assassinations. But Oswals didn't.)
It was Jackie! At that range, she couldn't miss!
Chris Mattern
When do we get the Ogg Vorbis decoder *ring*?
Chris Mattern
Here, have some tranya. That'll buck you up.
Chris Mattern
> You need to simply educate them relationally. Tell them that the higher the number of
> MegaHertz, the more responcive the computer will be - it will act faster.
In other words, lie to them. There are many cases where the computer with a lower clock speed will in fact process faster.
> If you're feeling brave, tell the its a measure of how many calculations the computer can do in a
> certain time period.
Or you can lie to them another way. In many CPUs, different machine code ops take a different number of clock ticks to process. In fact, with a pipelined architecture, the *same* op can take a different number of clock ticks to process depending on the situation.
Chris Mattern
Is it that hard to find in Canada? I noticed just yesterday that my local Sam Goody had AW racked right next to their copies of AW2.
Chris Mattern
Well that's one way to look at neotanks...I wish they really were that cool. First time I saw neos, I thought, "Pigs. With long legs."
Chris Mattern
I liked AW2. It's definitely more of the same; they haven't done anything startling or revolutionary to the game. But it's such a *good* same that it's worth getting. The new campaign is very good, with nice new scenario concepts. You have the new unit, the neotank, which actually doesn't shake things up that much. It's a better medium tank, but it doesn't dominate mediums the way mediums dominate small tanks. New terrain, including fortifications (which only show up for Black Hole in the campaign, alas), volcanos and most interestingly, pipes. Pipes completely block movement (even air), but some pipe squares are "seams" that can be destroyed by attacking them. It makes a very interesting addition to terrain strategy. Eight new COs, the existing COs have been profitably tweaked for better balance, and you now have CO "super powers" where you can forgo using your regular power and let your meter continue to fill to get a *really* devastating effect. And the AI has been nicely improved; it's no longer quite so fixated on APCs and is generally harder to decoy. Still cheats some in fog of war, though.
Chris Mattern
It wasn't a safety issue. The building code required the building's renovation to include elevators for handicapped access. The sisters couldn't afford elevators. They offered to personally provide whatever physical assistance the disabled might need in navigating the stairs, up to and including carrying them. This offer was rejected. Since the sisters couldn't afford elevators, the project was abandoned.
Chris Mattern