To get from where I live to Chicago I'd take I-80 to I-90.
Massive infrastructure with no obvious monetization plans?
Yes. Government.
There were many years between when we had cars and when we had a major national highway system. Plenty of time to let a private enterprise get in that space.
The truly infuriating thing about the NSA is how inconsequential they have been. Don't get me wrong, the spying is horrifying and anger making...
But we aren't even getting security theater out of it. They're doing things just to do them. Cases aren't being solved by PRISM or any of the other creepy programs.
It's not just that they're violating our rights, they're also doing their jobs really badly.
I've been thinking that doing everything the old site does isn't a feature.
Being able to link to individual comments and showing your score, replies and a link back to your comments in the user space is important, but things like showing UID i don't think are.
Jeez. This is why a lot of us nerds get a bad name.
An apology? Total incompetence?
How goddamned ridiculous. I've been thinking about leaving/. For quite awhile now. It's not the Beta site that's making me think harder about it, it's the comments about the beta. And the comments in general. There's a spoiled, entitled attitude here that stinks. It represents the worst in nerd culture.
Yes, it's submissions and comments that make this place, but man is it starting to get uncomfortable.
That isn't relevant if spent a lot of money then...
Furthermore, PC gaming hasn't been killing console gaming. What's been killing it has been the flattening of genres. Everything now is some kind of generic 1st or 3rd person shooter. And THAT is thanks to the much lauded PC Gaming Master Race.
Gross.
Also I'd like to see some recipts on that figure about sales. VGchartz shows Bioshock infinite sold 5 times as more on ps3 and 360 combined than on Windows. Not just that but with persistent steam sales devaluing gaming, I just don't see 2k doing better in terms of raw revenue either.
I didn't dismiss keyboards and mice being good for FPS. But not all games are FPS. People are complaining about how controllers suck for Games. In general.
The fact that people think that games should be controlled one way or another is bothersome. That all MMORPGs should play like WOW or EverQuest? Or all FPSes should control like Quake? Why can't an MMO do something else for its presentation scheme?
Screw that! Do something interesting and new. Don't be hampered by convention. Require interesting input methods. Be serious about the intersection of humanity and computing.
Everyone wants to complain about how innovation is dead but when people stray outside of conventional thinking suddenly they're not in touch.
The fact that a vocal segment of the gaming community believes that the best way to play games are using tools designed to drive spreadsheets and word processors means that maybe the common wisdom isn't so wise.
Just focus on building something amazing.
Alan Kay once said, if you're serious about software, you build your own hardware.
The Volcker Rule just passed a huge hurdle in the courts. However, reenacting the whole swatch of protections is going to take an act of Congress to reenact the Glass-Steagal act.
No. It's probably due to people screwing each other on both ends using things other than Kickstarter or indie gogo.
They're talking about securities. So, equity, stock or whatever. Someone probably screwed an unqualified investor out of a lot of money legally and they're looking to rectify that.
Heaven forbid anyone read the actual source material.
Looking at just the article, it's hard to imagine this applies to people kicking in 20 bucks to get access to some doodad. Looks like it's more geared towards people raising lots of money in exchange for equity of some kind. Hence, security. Think the film UHF, less Pebble. Also given they are talking about income slices between 100k, 500k, and a million dollars.
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To get from where I live to Chicago I'd take I-80 to I-90.
Massive infrastructure with no obvious monetization plans?
Yes. Government.
There were many years between when we had cars and when we had a major national highway system. Plenty of time to let a private enterprise get in that space.
Isn't google working on life extensions and other biotech? I can imagine a google new type lab. It could happen.
Microwave power plant on the moon?
What's next, giant energy beam cannon powered by said power plant?
OTOH, Dennis Ritchie also gave us UNIX and C.
I'd say it's a wash.
That's not my primary concern. My primary concern is bricking.
Dealer bricks my car, they already have it and can install a new ECU. I brick my car and it's a costly tow truck trip to the dealer.
Spelunky is way too punishing. Enjoyed the hell out of every minute of it.
It's also available on consoles and Vita.
OlliOlli is really good as well.
Bravely Default has been pretty darn good in terms of JRPGs go too.
Yet nothing.
The truly infuriating thing about the NSA is how inconsequential they have been. Don't get me wrong, the spying is horrifying and anger making...
But we aren't even getting security theater out of it. They're doing things just to do them. Cases aren't being solved by PRISM or any of the other creepy programs.
It's not just that they're violating our rights, they're also doing their jobs really badly.
They weren't forwarded, they were supplied as per subpoena requests.
Still, point stands. Wasn't NSA.
Wow. You've worked for some really dysfunctional companies.
When something goes wrong, the answer is rarely if ever to publicly shame whoever did that thing wrong. The answer is to make it right.
Maybe if the failure was bad enough, warning or firing someone might be necessary. But seriously?
I've been thinking that doing everything the old site does isn't a feature.
Being able to link to individual comments and showing your score, replies and a link back to your comments in the user space is important, but things like showing UID i don't think are.
Jeez. This is why a lot of us nerds get a bad name.
An apology? Total incompetence?
How goddamned ridiculous. I've been thinking about leaving /. For quite awhile now. It's not the Beta site that's making me think harder about it, it's the comments about the beta. And the comments in general. There's a spoiled, entitled attitude here that stinks. It represents the worst in nerd culture.
Yes, it's submissions and comments that make this place, but man is it starting to get uncomfortable.
Subtle my ass. Silk Road was a den of iniquity.
Drugs? Assassination? Yeah. No subtleties here.
We don't care. We just want to see animated GIFs of things blowing up.
I would pay CCP good money just to have this happen on a semi monthly or semi annual basis
Why the fuck are telecoms involved?
That just stinks. Just what we need, more telecom control over a smartphone OS.
so you spent nearly twice what it cost, and you still didn't get a controller out of the deal? Or even HDMI cables?
Also, can you show me that games sell better on PCs?
PC built five years ago? On what budget?
That isn't relevant if spent a lot of money then...
Furthermore, PC gaming hasn't been killing console gaming. What's been killing it has been the flattening of genres. Everything now is some kind of generic 1st or 3rd person shooter. And THAT is thanks to the much lauded PC Gaming Master Race.
Gross.
Also I'd like to see some recipts on that figure about sales. VGchartz shows Bioshock infinite sold 5 times as more on ps3 and 360 combined than on Windows. Not just that but with persistent steam sales devaluing gaming, I just don't see 2k doing better in terms of raw revenue either.
See: http://www.vgchartz.com/game/4...
I was eye rolling through this entire article's comments until you mentioned the British and it made me think of a little company called Acorn.
Who went on to make an Acorn RISC Machine.
Funny that.
(Funnier still, typing this out on an ipad)
If I were a Debian developer I'd insert a logic bomb that hosed SteamOS until Valve gave in.
Tragedy of the commons, perhaps. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO FUCKING BARNEY
I didn't dismiss keyboards and mice being good for FPS. But not all games are FPS. People are complaining about how controllers suck for Games. In general.
The fact that people think that games should be controlled one way or another is bothersome. That all MMORPGs should play like WOW or EverQuest? Or all FPSes should control like Quake? Why can't an MMO do something else for its presentation scheme?
Screw that! Do something interesting and new. Don't be hampered by convention. Require interesting input methods. Be serious about the intersection of humanity and computing.
Everyone wants to complain about how innovation is dead but when people stray outside of conventional thinking suddenly they're not in touch.
Fuck that.
The fact that a vocal segment of the gaming community believes that the best way to play games are using tools designed to drive spreadsheets and word processors means that maybe the common wisdom isn't so wise.
Just focus on building something amazing.
Alan Kay once said, if you're serious about software, you build your own hardware.
This applies double for gaming.
ESDF was standard in Tribes and tribes 2, iirc.
I think windows doesn't know how to handle standard Bluetooth devices. On osx you just plug up the controller and hit the PS button and it auto pairs.
They're trying.
The Volcker Rule just passed a huge hurdle in the courts. However, reenacting the whole swatch of protections is going to take an act of Congress to reenact the Glass-Steagal act.
HFT just might not be a priority though.
No. It's probably due to people screwing each other on both ends using things other than Kickstarter or indie gogo.
They're talking about securities. So, equity, stock or whatever. Someone probably screwed an unqualified investor out of a lot of money legally and they're looking to rectify that.
Heaven forbid anyone read the actual source material.
Looking at just the article, it's hard to imagine this applies to people kicking in 20 bucks to get access to some doodad. Looks like it's more geared towards people raising lots of money in exchange for equity of some kind. Hence, security. Think the film UHF, less Pebble. Also given they are talking about income slices between 100k, 500k, and a million dollars.