Hardware: 1. Computer w/ Internet connection 2. Pair of headphones
Software: 1. Goldwave (free for trial use) 2. CDex
Insert headphones into microphone jack on computer. Record with Goldwave, speak into headphones, edit with Goldwave, save as.wav file, compress to mp3/ogg with CDex, upload to blog site.
I would use Open Office but it can't support reading and writing MS Word documents. Until it does that, I will remain an avid Microsoft user and supporter.
It actually DOES do that. Not quite sure why you don't think it does. Perhaps you require some obscure function or something that they don't have perfected yet? But in general, I've had spectacular success importing and exporting with MS Word format in Open Office.
Here's another game that's a fair bit like Escape Velocity. Vega Strike. It's an award-winning open source 3d flying/trading/fighting/ship improvement game in the style of good ol' Elite and Privateer. It's in the same breed as Freelancer, even!
Quick and dirty, like getting drunk and meeting some stranger in a motel room, will leave you feeling gross aftewards.
Correct and proper, like wooing a nice and attractive young lady, takes time, hard work, and if it works out, leads to something wonderful and long-lasting.
Either way, you have sex. But which one would you rather tell your mother about (or rather, put on your resume)?
Nah. I think there's a few orders of magnitude worth of energy between fucking up our biosphere and moving an entire planet to a different orbit.
And shame on you for suggesting we change the Earth's basic conditions! When we spread out among the stars, we will keep Earth as a protected preserve in order to honor the memories of the countless humans who came before us.
Let's be reasonable. If we're going to have massive amounts of inexpensive energy available, then it's going to get used in large amounts. And unless this energy is coming straight out of the Earth's biosphere's ambient energy, we would be dumping massive amounts of extra heat into our ecosystem.
If we're not careful, we could wind up generating enough heat to change the weather and alter the Earth's rate of temperature change.
This could be the first and only Deus Ex mod that is ever released. The DX mod community has consisted largely of two or three people slapping together some concept art (some new guns, a few rooms in a map) with a heavily graphical website and calling themselves a mod in progress.
Perhaps now that all those have died off, and the real dedication and talent has conglomerated a bit, we will see some real quality mods before Deus Ex: Invisible War comes out.
I'm looking forward to the rest of Casandra, as well as Red Sun 2020
This is a groundbreaking game on a handheld console... the PC port of Wing Commander Prophecy (3d space combat game with Mark Hamil) is wonderful on GBA. It uses a nifty 3d engine called Blue Roses to faithfully reproduce the flying and fighting experience that Prophecy was on the PC.
There's no full motion video, though (big surprise, eh?) like in the original. The story is conveyed through 3d cutscenes and headshots of the characters with text dialogue.
All in all a great game, and extra wonderful on the big screen!
It's actually got a lot of definately NOT fun software to wade through, but Sourceforge actually has quite a few fun games that you won't find in your Linux distributions by default. You just have to sort beta or stable games for whatever platform you like in the software map.
My favorite game hosted by Sourceforge: Vega Strike. It's a 3D space combat + trading + ship improvement game with pretty decent graphics.
That Nigerian scam is hysterical, but did anyone else think it would have been even funnier if "James" killed his wife in the pool, rather than in the tub?
No.... that's pretty damn sick. Nerine Shatner was a real person, for fuck's sake.
Daniel Horn of Vega Strike would be my nomination. Mr. Horn is the main man behind Vega Strike; which is a space combat and trade game that is beautiful, fun to play, and is completely cross platform. He spends hours of every day tracking down bugs, giving excellent direct support to anyone who has problems with the game (and usually getting the problems fixed!), and adding features for the next release.
Thanks to him, not only is Vega Strike becoming one of the top open source games, but it is also the most modern game in its genre (think Elite and Privateer). Daniel Horn would be an excellent choice for this award.
I lived in Ketchikan, Alaska for 7 years, and currently reside only a small distance away in Juneau. Even though there are glaciers about, South East Alaska is actually a rain forest. Certainly not a tropical one, but the region is quite moist and temperate.
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Hardware:
.wav file, compress to mp3/ogg with CDex, upload to blog site.
1. Computer w/ Internet connection
2. Pair of headphones
Software:
1. Goldwave (free for trial use)
2. CDex
Insert headphones into microphone jack on computer. Record with Goldwave, speak into headphones, edit with Goldwave, save as
Easy as 1,2,3,4.
I would use Open Office but it can't support reading and writing MS Word documents. Until it does that, I will remain an avid Microsoft user and supporter.
It actually DOES do that. Not quite sure why you don't think it does. Perhaps you require some obscure function or something that they don't have perfected yet? But in general, I've had spectacular success importing and exporting with MS Word format in Open Office.
Here's another game that's a fair bit like Escape Velocity. Vega Strike. It's an award-winning open source 3d flying/trading/fighting/ship improvement game in the style of good ol' Elite and Privateer. It's in the same breed as Freelancer, even!
How Do Your Machines Talk to Each Other?
Hah, they don't. I don't need the devious little things plotting behind my back. If they can't talk... they can't revolt.
Unless, of course, my brutal oppression is what pushes them to bloody revolution...
Seriously, what would you do with 17,000 PlayStations?
Gee, I dunno... Probably sell them on the black market?
Assuming I was a criminal, of course.
No
I dont know about you, but I DO NOT tell my mother when/if I get laid. There are some things she really doesnt need to know about.
You would tell her in a hypothetical situation with someone holding a gun to your head...
Did I forget to mention that part?
1. I contributed to a project that got out the door quick and made lots of money for the company.
2. I contributed to a project that was well engineered, and was so late to market that no one wanted it.
I think most managers would rather see the first one...
Well, yeah. That's a good point.
What I was getting at, though was the contrast between...
I like to do things really quickly with poor documentation, etc.
And...
I like to do a good job the first time so no-one is left fixing my mistakes.
In the end though... I guess it's knowing just which way to go for which situation.
It's like sex.
Quick and dirty, like getting drunk and meeting some stranger in a motel room, will leave you feeling gross aftewards.
Correct and proper, like wooing a nice and attractive young lady, takes time, hard work, and if it works out, leads to something wonderful and long-lasting.
Either way, you have sex. But which one would you rather tell your mother about (or rather, put on your resume)?
Nobody said anything about using outer space to relieve population growth.
Uhm... you mean they will have evolved / genetically engineered into something else?
It's certainly possible! But you are talking out of your ass by saying 'most likely'
Nah. I think there's a few orders of magnitude worth of energy between fucking up our biosphere and moving an entire planet to a different orbit.
And shame on you for suggesting we change the Earth's basic conditions! When we spread out among the stars, we will keep Earth as a protected preserve in order to honor the memories of the countless humans who came before us.
Let's be reasonable. If we're going to have massive amounts of inexpensive energy available, then it's going to get used in large amounts. And unless this energy is coming straight out of the Earth's biosphere's ambient energy, we would be dumping massive amounts of extra heat into our ecosystem.
If we're not careful, we could wind up generating enough heat to change the weather and alter the Earth's rate of temperature change.
Funny, here in Alaska, it's...
"Electricity's expensive! Ya trying to heat the whole neighborhood? Close the #@%$ door!"
This could be the first and only Deus Ex mod that is ever released. The DX mod community has consisted largely of two or three people slapping together some concept art (some new guns, a few rooms in a map) with a heavily graphical website and calling themselves a mod in progress.
Perhaps now that all those have died off, and the real dedication and talent has conglomerated a bit, we will see some real quality mods before Deus Ex: Invisible War comes out.
I'm looking forward to the rest of Casandra, as well as Red Sun 2020
This is a groundbreaking game on a handheld console... the PC port of Wing Commander Prophecy (3d space combat game with Mark Hamil) is wonderful on GBA. It uses a nifty 3d engine called Blue Roses to faithfully reproduce the flying and fighting experience that Prophecy was on the PC.
There's no full motion video, though (big surprise, eh?) like in the original. The story is conveyed through 3d cutscenes and headshots of the characters with text dialogue.
All in all a great game, and extra wonderful on the big screen!
Prophecy GBA
So very soon we may have the map for the Andromeda !
Hah, I can already download those in blueprint form off of a Kevin Sorbo fansite.
Bring me the map for the SeaQuest DSV, and then we'll talk.
It's actually got a lot of definately NOT fun software to wade through, but Sourceforge actually has quite a few fun games that you won't find in your Linux distributions by default. You just have to sort beta or stable games for whatever platform you like in the software map.
My favorite game hosted by Sourceforge: Vega Strike. It's a 3D space combat + trading + ship improvement game with pretty decent graphics.
Move to Alaska, like I did. I live down the street from a glacier, and I let my superpowered gaming laptop heat my room at night.
That Nigerian scam is hysterical, but did anyone else think it would have been even funnier if "James" killed his wife in the pool, rather than in the tub?
No.... that's pretty damn sick. Nerine Shatner was a real person, for fuck's sake.
karmawhore
There is a Java applet to test your skills against.
Err.... what's the point anymore? Now that the game has been solved, the only factor is human error, and there is no room for human ingenuity.
I swear, as soon as they solve chess, there's going to be a lot of smart people comitting suicide.
Daniel Horn of Vega Strike would be my nomination. Mr. Horn is the main man behind Vega Strike; which is a space combat and trade game that is beautiful, fun to play, and is completely cross platform. He spends hours of every day tracking down bugs, giving excellent direct support to anyone who has problems with the game (and usually getting the problems fixed!), and adding features for the next release.
Thanks to him, not only is Vega Strike becoming one of the top open source games, but it is also the most modern game in its genre (think Elite and Privateer). Daniel Horn would be an excellent choice for this award.
Do you think that EVERY Linux app plays ball under OSX, or that EVERY OSX app plays ball under Linux?
I sure don't.
And I bet those guys don't either.
I lived in Ketchikan, Alaska for 7 years, and currently reside only a small distance away in Juneau. Even though there are glaciers about, South East Alaska is actually a rain forest. Certainly not a tropical one, but the region is quite moist and temperate.
If you like you can Czech out my E2 nodes on the area: Ketchikan, AK, and Juneau, AK.
I heard about the helicopter crash on the local news, but I did not know anything about the those who passed away until I just now visited Slashdot.
A tragedy. But I doubt there's a prettier place on this Earth to pass into death.