I realized this when my computer died on me one day. I never turn my PC off and that was the first time in months that my PC was off for the night. I couldn't not go to sleep that night. I got used to the noise so much that without it I kept tossing and turning the whole night.
The silence during the night creeped me out so much that I turned on my fan (in the middle of winter), took another blanket and only then was I able to sleep.
Please, no vomitting at/. For those who don't really follow this game, here's a semi-latest tidbit. Paul Chadwick has written the story for the first year of the game. He is a very talented writer/comic book guy who has done work on Matrix 1 and other comics.
To answer the parent, there are 3 factions in the game. Machines, Zionites and Exile Programs, each trying to gain control over the Matrix. Plus there is a lot of flexibility in terms of customizing the skills of your character. You could "load up" skills before starting a session and trade them with other users, just like memory disks. The more you level up, the more memory units you have, the more skills you can use. Yes, it could be boring but it could also kick serious ass.
A lot of people are tired of fantasy mmorpgs. CoH was a breath of fresh air. I, for one, hope that sci-fi based games like AO (haven't played it yet) and MxO are decent enough to sustain a good user base.
I, whole-heartedly agree on this. Being a minority Canadian is not like being a minority American. Here I am treated like a human being first. Being brown in the US these days is not a pleasant thing. Even more disheartning is the Americans' inabilitiy to distinguish differnt races. A Sikh is not an Arab and an Arab is not a terrorist. Thats exactly the kind of attitude/violence/hate that begets the same. But, I guess thats just the way it is down in US. I am Canadian and goddamn, I am proud to be one. -- "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." -- Mohandas K. Gandhi
MD Robotics has played a vital role in NASA space programs. It's the same company that has built the CanadaArm and CanadaArm2 and is now providing with Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator for HST.
I am very proud to see Canada (and MD Robotics, since it has a development lab in my hometown) play a vital role in ISS (with CanadaArm and CA2) and now the HST.
Seriously, ALL big companies (IBM, HP et all) do this. I mean c'mon, if there are hundreds and thousands of computers running on the company network and all of them install the untested patch... well you know. Thats what I call a real life Doom 3.
Any half decent system admin will not let anyone install the SP unless it has been tested against essential software like their email client, VPN, payroll and other critical apps.
I'd mod you down but I wanted to reply to this. This download is NOT a patch. They are not trying to fix anything because nothing is broken. The camera in NG was a pain in the ass but I beat the game with it. There is a lot more content in this update.
And its not like PS2 games have been bug free. At least, XBox has a platform that addresses these issues.
for a second I thought I reading an AICN thread. C'mon folks. Its just a movie. No one's forcing you to watch it. If you get put off but the CG, leave it be. Stay home. Please don't start "organic web-shooters robbed me of my childhood" syndrome. This trilogy is a unique movie concept that set a precedance on how movies are made. What more can the Wacho bros do?
Watch the movie if you want and then pass judgement. Otherwise, leave it be.
in this day and age. Politics and media of all types are so inter-woven that one acts one behalf of the other. George Orwell says it the best when he said: "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act."
If you think CNN/FOX/MSNBC or any other news source are telling it like it is, you are one naive puppy. Its not information they feed you. Its disinformation. Think very carefully about anything you read, see or hear in media (print or tv). If they control your thought, they control you. Learn to question/discuss everything your government or its PR tells you. After all, they are there for you and they've been put in power by you.
"Hey, I'm not a Starfleet Commander or T.J. Hooker. I don't live on Starship NCC dash 1701 or own a phaser. I don't know anyone named Bones, Sulu or Spock. And no, I've never had Green Alien Sex -- although I'm sure it would be quite an evening. I speak English and French, not Klingon. I drink Labatt's, not Romulan Ale. And when someone says to me, 'Live long and prosper,' I seriously mean it when I say 'Get a life!' My doctor's name is not McCoy, it's Ginsberg. And Tribbles were puppets! Not real animals!! Puppets!!! And when I speak, I never, ever, talk / like / every / word / is / its / own / sentence! I live in California, but I was raised in Montreal. I believe in Priceline Dot Com, where you never have to pay full price for airline tickets, hotels and car rentals. I have appeared on stage at Stratford, Carnegie Hall, Albert Hall and at the Monkland Theatre in NDG (Notre Dame de Grace). And yes, I've gone where no man has gone before. But I was in Mexico and her father gave me permission. My name is William Shatner and I AM CANADIAN."
stories of the development process. This really gives an in-depth view of the ordeal that the developers go through like the problems they face and the solutions they come up with. Besides being an interesting read, these articles give the players an appreciation of the hard work done by the coders/designers. Geoff has done such Behind The Games articles on other games including Black&White. I was so impressed by efforts of the developers and the main designer Peter Molyneux, that although I had a warez copy of the game, I went ahead and bought the game. Being a developer myself, I really wanted to see these guy's hard work pay off. Again, thanks to Geoff for bringing these interesting articles to the public without which no one would have had a chance to appreciate the games in a different way.
"We're not going to carry any software with any vulgarity or nudity -- we're just not going to do it."
I just don't get these double standards. They sell all kinds of movies and videos where sex and violence are rampant. Walmart sells Sopranos, American Pie and some other R-rated dvds. I am guessing (and hoping) that they don't sell such videos/dvds to underage children.
Then why in the world they refuse to acknowledge the ratings on the games. The rating are there for a purpose. Of all the big games that are out/coming out, violence is a big part of them. And of course, as we all know from TV, sex follows. Read and understand the the ratings on the games and stick to them. Sell the games like cigarettes if you have to, just don't give me your double standards.
There might be lot of rumours about who is playing Superman in the next movie. Nicholas Cage, as rumoured once, is NOT playing the role in the next Superman movie (thank the lord!). Now the news is that Brendan Fraser might be the lead guy for the next Superman edition. An interesting choice to say the least.
I really don't wanna see the TV Superman guy in the movies. He was just a wuss. For Batman they need someone different than the previous types that played the role. The news about the movie is that Superman is the goody type and Batman is more dark, vengeful. So if they can pull this off, it'll spin Spider-Man in its own web.
ya.. now you think they would make an el dorado where the bumper don't fall off.
Hate those puny little things.
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Most of the people fail to understand that the small portion of 'literate' people in countries like India alone outnumber the population of several countries combined. That number by itself is very tempting to introduce a product of this kind.
And I'm really surprised everytime I read people saying "oh why would a third world country bring a [product/service] etc when they can't even feed their citizens". Sometimes it is best to help the people indirectly like bringing in a tool to help them learn and bringing new computer technology is the best way to do it.
India is the fourth largest economy in the world. This product is geared towards the the middle to upper class of the populace whose spending power is growing. And they are obviously educated. So this would make a good idea to bring a linux powered pda to the market.
Hmm.. as you can see here, they studios surely aren't losing the amount of money they are ranting about. A lot of movies on the list are quite recent (last couple of years) and these figures DO NOT include rentals, DVD sales, TV rights etc.
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I realized this when my computer died on me one day. I never turn my PC off and that was the first time in months that my PC was off for the night. I couldn't not go to sleep that night. I got used to the noise so much that without it I kept tossing and turning the whole night.
The silence during the night creeped me out so much that I turned on my fan (in the middle of winter), took another blanket and only then was I able to sleep.
Good start but how about some classics:
- Faulty Towers
- Mind Your Language
- Black Adder
and others.
And of course Monty Python. I doubt that'll happen anytime soon one can hope.
Please, no vomitting at /.
For those who don't really follow this game, here's a semi-latest tidbit. Paul Chadwick has written the story for the first year of the game. He is a very talented writer/comic book guy who has done work on Matrix 1 and other comics.
To answer the parent, there are 3 factions in the game. Machines, Zionites and Exile Programs, each trying to gain control over the Matrix. Plus there is a lot of flexibility in terms of customizing the skills of your character. You could "load up" skills before starting a session and trade them with other users, just like memory disks. The more you level up, the more memory units you have, the more skills you can use. Yes, it could be boring but it could also kick serious ass.
A lot of people are tired of fantasy mmorpgs. CoH was a breath of fresh air. I, for one, hope that sci-fi based games like AO (haven't played it yet) and MxO are decent enough to sustain a good user base.
I, whole-heartedly agree on this. Being a minority Canadian is not like being a minority American. Here I am treated like a human being first. Being brown in the US these days is not a pleasant thing. Even more disheartning is the Americans' inabilitiy to distinguish differnt races. A Sikh is not an Arab and an Arab is not a terrorist. Thats exactly the kind of attitude/violence/hate that begets the same.
But, I guess thats just the way it is down in US. I am Canadian and goddamn, I am proud to be one.
--
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
-- Mohandas K. Gandhi
It has been reported that Karl Urban (LoTR's Eomer) has signed on to play the lead as John Grimm.
For a second, I thought Simon and Garfunkel changed careers. Well, listening to the music, they probably should have changed their career eons ago.
I kid. I kid.
Oh vanity, thou name is a dimond studded ipod
MD Robotics has played a vital role in NASA space programs. It's the same company that has built the CanadaArm and CanadaArm2 and is now providing with Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator for HST.
I am very proud to see Canada (and MD Robotics, since it has a development lab in my hometown) play a vital role in ISS (with CanadaArm and CA2) and now the HST.
I agree. And this made the frontpage news?
Seriously, ALL big companies (IBM, HP et all) do this. I mean c'mon, if there are hundreds and thousands of computers running on the company network and all of them install the untested patch... well you know. Thats what I call a real life Doom 3.
Any half decent system admin will not let anyone install the SP unless it has been tested against essential software like their email client, VPN, payroll and other critical apps.
I'd mod you down but I wanted to reply to this. This download is NOT a patch. They are not trying to fix anything because nothing is broken. The camera in NG was a pain in the ass but I beat the game with it. There is a lot more content in this update.
And its not like PS2 games have been bug free. At least, XBox has a platform that addresses these issues.
Regardless, its NOT a patch but a content update.
as I look outside my window this morning, I see something in the sky. Is it a bird? A plane?
oh wait..
its a flying pig.
for a second I thought I reading an AICN thread. C'mon folks. Its just a movie. No one's forcing you to watch it. If you get put off but the CG, leave it be. Stay home. Please don't start "organic web-shooters robbed me of my childhood" syndrome.
This trilogy is a unique movie concept that set a precedance on how movies are made. What more can the Wacho bros do?
Watch the movie if you want and then pass judgement. Otherwise, leave it be.
in this day and age. Politics and media of all types are so inter-woven that one acts one behalf of the other.
George Orwell says it the best when he said:
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act."
If you think CNN/FOX/MSNBC or any other news source are telling it like it is, you are one naive puppy. Its not information they feed you. Its disinformation. Think very carefully about anything you read, see or hear in media (print or tv). If they control your thought, they control you. Learn to question/discuss everything your government or its PR tells you. After all, they are there for you and they've been put in power by you.
Translation: PORN PORN PORN!!
Anyhoo, you can read more of the same here @ register.com. Kevin's story in his own words.
Bill @Just for laughs in Montreal
"Hey, I'm not a Starfleet Commander or T.J. Hooker.
I don't live on Starship NCC dash 1701 or own a phaser.
I don't know anyone named Bones, Sulu or Spock.
And no, I've never had Green Alien Sex -- although I'm sure it would be quite an evening.
I speak English and French, not Klingon. I drink Labatt's, not Romulan Ale.
And when someone says to me, 'Live long and prosper,' I seriously mean it when I say 'Get a life!'
My doctor's name is not McCoy, it's Ginsberg.
And Tribbles were puppets! Not real animals!! Puppets!!!
And when I speak, I never, ever, talk / like / every / word / is / its / own / sentence!
I live in California, but I was raised in Montreal.
I believe in Priceline Dot Com, where you never have to pay full price for airline tickets, hotels and car rentals.
I have appeared on stage at Stratford, Carnegie Hall, Albert Hall and at the Monkland Theatre in NDG (Notre Dame de Grace).
And yes, I've gone where no man has gone before. But I was in Mexico and her father gave me permission.
My name is William Shatner and I AM CANADIAN."
stories of the development process. This really gives an in-depth view of the ordeal that the developers go through like the problems they face and the solutions they come up with. Besides being an interesting read, these articles give the players an appreciation of the hard work done by the coders/designers. Geoff has done such Behind The Games articles on other games including Black&White. I was so impressed by efforts of the developers and the main designer Peter Molyneux, that although I had a warez copy of the game, I went ahead and bought the game. Being a developer myself, I really wanted to see these guy's hard work pay off.
Again, thanks to Geoff for bringing these interesting articles to the public without which no one would have had a chance to appreciate the games in a different way.
"We're not going to carry any software with any vulgarity or nudity -- we're just not going to do it."
I just don't get these double standards. They sell all kinds of movies and videos where sex and violence are rampant. Walmart sells Sopranos, American Pie and some other R-rated dvds. I am guessing (and hoping) that they don't sell such videos/dvds to underage children.
Then why in the world they refuse to acknowledge the ratings on the games. The rating are there for a purpose. Of all the big games that are out/coming out, violence is a big part of them. And of course, as we all know from TV, sex follows. Read and understand the the ratings on the games and stick to them. Sell the games like cigarettes if you have to, just don't give me your double standards.
this is too damn funny. full mirror. courtesy, you friendly neighbourhood mirror-man.
Neo is not Superman. Ratner is directing. Hopkins is Jor-El.
Well, why don't you ask jeeves? I did. Here's his response.
There might be lot of rumours about who is playing Superman in the next movie. Nicholas Cage, as rumoured once, is NOT playing the role in the next Superman movie (thank the lord!). Now the news is that Brendan Fraser might be the lead guy for the next Superman edition. An interesting choice to say the least.
I really don't wanna see the TV Superman guy in the movies. He was just a wuss.
For Batman they need someone different than the previous types that played the role. The news about the movie is that Superman is the goody type and Batman is more dark, vengeful. So if they can pull this off, it'll spin Spider-Man in its own web.
ya.. now you think they would make an el dorado where the bumper don't fall off.
Hate those puny little things.
Most of the people fail to understand that the small portion of 'literate' people in countries like India alone outnumber the population of several countries combined. That number by itself is very tempting to introduce a product of this kind.
And I'm really surprised everytime I read people saying "oh why would a third world country bring a [product/service] etc when they can't even feed their citizens". Sometimes it is best to help the people indirectly like bringing in a tool to help them learn and bringing new computer technology is the best way to do it.
India is the fourth largest economy in the world. This product is geared towards the the middle to upper class of the populace whose spending power is growing. And they are obviously educated. So this would make a good idea to bring a linux powered pda to the market.
another one bites the dust..
Hmm.. as you can see here, they studios surely aren't losing the amount of money they are ranting about. A lot of movies on the list are quite recent (last couple of years) and these figures DO NOT include rentals, DVD sales, TV rights etc.