Seriously, how can you stand playing atari games, even on an emulator? I grew up on the 2600, but dear god how times can you jump over a crocodile or watch pacman move sideways?
I can play old mame games, and NES roms, and have a good time, but the 2600 is too primitive to enjoy in our modern nvidia-soaked world.
I still think the Pitfall II music was really cool, though;)
This isn't a story. Workers from the city are down there all the time, and know exactly what its like. These guys go down there, and narrate enough extra tension that it makes them seem like they're exploring Venus.
Next week: They're going to explore the woods on the side of the highway with nothing more than a flashlight and a scimitar. Nobody knows whats there....
"There was a brief flash of light as another truck went by. While it passed, the world seemed to stand still as my companion and I forgot to breathe in our quiet terror. The smell of exaust was almost overpowering, and I longed to be free of this hell. Suddenly, we heard a soft crunch from right at our feet! Jimmy fumbled for his scimitar while I readied the flashlight. It was what appeared to be a dixie cup. From how long ago, we couldn't say... There appeared to be a drying brown substance in the bottom of it, which we suspect is human blood. We had no time to ponder that however; we had a long journey ahead."
That is simply the nicest cease and desist letter i've ever seen.
"Purely for the record"... thats great!
Their response should have emphasized the fact that you still need the original game files to play.
They're still going to get shutdown, even if its not totally legal. Lucasarts wants to be able to re-release their games with updated engines, and if someone is doing it for free, it cuts into their profits.
Look at Nintendo's new games that emulate NES games on the GBA. How much cooler would that have been if we already hadn't had nesticle for 6 years.
The article mentions that 1% of the users are using 16% of the bandwidth. If they can eliminate that 1%, they would make money in the end. If they focus on that one percent, it won't hurt them at all.
Then after you eliminate the top 1%, there will be a NEW top 1% to eliminate to save even MORE money, and so on until anyone that spends more than an hour a month on the internet is charged an insane amount of money.
You can write a D&D universe where adventurers cope with slaying dragons in a post-9/11, post columbine, post-getting-your-ass-kicked-daily-in-high-school world.
I stay away from amazon. Ever hear of www.epic.org? They are a privacy watchdog, and I have stayed away from amazon ever since they said
that it could no longer guarantee that it would not disclose customer information to third parties.
Well, if you ordered from them once, they already have your personal info, so you might as well get some cheaper books before the spam starts...
A few years ago, I made a lego mindstorms robot that would automatically fish for me in everquest. I know there were better ways of doing it, but it was pretty cool.;)
The real lesson is, if you're trying to make great movies aimed primarily at the young, avoid pomposity, self-indulgence and too much self-reference. Keep the story simple, clear and touching.
I think the real lession is, if you're trying to make a good article for slashdot, aimed primarily at geeks, avoid pomposity, self-indulgence, and too much self-reference. Keep the article simple, clear, and not full of your shit.
I read that, and smelled something fishy. That was almost certainly some marketing moron's idea to mention, since I really doubt the company spent years to develop a hugely expensive three dimensional display in order to SCREEN LUGGAGE.
I despise any company that twists the truth to take advantage of people's fears.
It's tough to explain, in the age of cable, gaming, the Net and the Web, just how central comics were for years to a culture of brainy, nerdy, alienated pre-Net teenage boys.
Considering your built your quasi-career out of being a nerdy, alienated teenage boy, its startling how little you know about the comics you're writing about. 40 years of spiderman comics are quite a bit deeper than ~8 hours of pulp sci-fi.
I can give many examples, but hey, you haven't known what the hell you're talking about before, why try to correct you now? Just compare screenplays and start babbling.
Oh, and Jon, you're not going to get bit by a radioactive spider, and you're not going to test positive for midocholrians. The high school bullies will always be able to kick your ass, and you'll always be powerless to stop them. Sleep tight.
My wrist hurts from deleting over a meg of mail worm viruses a day.
Your wrist hurts? As in... you're using a mouse to delete mail? You use a GRAPHICAL email program???!!!
Oh. Oh Commander Taco. We thought you were so elite... (weep)
In a related note, a _meg_ a day? Who are all these losers that have CmdrTaco's email address stored in their outlook address book? When I sent email to slashdot, I telnet to the SMTP server directly and type it out, just so I can mock all the lusers who have to use pine.
I'm feeling aggressive today so i'll comment that this review is typical Linux cool d00d crap. Every third sentence was bragging about how nifty he is because he's using Debian, that he runs KDE, etc.
You don't see someone reviewing a car and saying, "Well, I opened the door, and got in. It was a nice car, though I drive a different model. The windows opened and closed pretty fast, but my car has a car alarm that opens the windows for me, so WTF? Anyway, I pulled out of the driveway, and I noticed that it turned differently than my car.", etc, etc.
BTW: I run Debian/Enlightenment/Evolution.
Does that make me your fucking hero? Christ.
What's why I bought a banner on Slashdot. If it works, it could sell some books, sure. I have no apologies to make for that.
You don't have to apologize for buying a banner ad with money. You have to apologize for posting an ad with your moderator priviledges, disguised as Yet Another free expression anti-corporation blah blah article.
But it could also help demonstrate to writers and other people struggling to survive in a mass-market world that the Open Source idea is only fractionally about software. It's about individualism, free expression, and a culture open to us all.
Holy shit, I take it all back. You're not just advertising your book: you're a hero and a role model to us all. I can't believe you tried to tie in buying a banner ad into support of the open source movement.
Hey,./ subscribers, how happy are you that you wasted a page hit on Katz's book promotion?
DataPlay users will be able to record directly from CDs they already own, but Quigley predicts those users will be a minority. Most people, he said, will go ahead and buy their favorites again in the new format.
Well at $13 per blank disc, no kidding.
This of course, assuming i'm stupid enough to get this new format in the first place.
Slashdot Mirror
Once you have Freon, it costs a lot of money to dispose of it.
I can play old mame games, and NES roms, and have a good time, but the 2600 is too primitive to enjoy in our modern nvidia-soaked world.
I still think the Pitfall II music was really cool, though ;)
Next week: They're going to explore the woods on the side of the highway with nothing more than a flashlight and a scimitar. Nobody knows whats there....
"There was a brief flash of light as another truck went by. While it passed, the world seemed to stand still as my companion and I forgot to breathe in our quiet terror. The smell of exaust was almost overpowering, and I longed to be free of this hell. Suddenly, we heard a soft crunch from right at our feet! Jimmy fumbled for his scimitar while I readied the flashlight. It was what appeared to be a dixie cup. From how long ago, we couldn't say... There appeared to be a drying brown substance in the bottom of it, which we suspect is human blood. We had no time to ponder that however; we had a long journey ahead."
"Purely for the record"... thats great!
Their response should have emphasized the fact that you still need the original game files to play.
They're still going to get shutdown, even if its not totally legal. Lucasarts wants to be able to re-release their games with updated engines, and if someone is doing it for free, it cuts into their profits.
Look at Nintendo's new games that emulate NES games on the GBA. How much cooler would that have been if we already hadn't had nesticle for 6 years.
Not agreeing w/ them, I just know their POV.
Slashdot is so frikking anglo-centric.
What is G-d? (as opposed to just writing "God")
You can write a D&D universe where adventurers cope with slaying dragons in a post-9/11, post columbine, post-getting-your-ass-kicked-daily-in-high-school world.
Well, if you ordered from them once, they already have your personal info, so you might as well get some cheaper books before the spam starts...
A few years ago, I made a lego mindstorms robot that would automatically fish for me in everquest. I know there were better ways of doing it, but it was pretty cool. ;)
I think the real lession is, if you're trying to make a good article for slashdot, aimed primarily at geeks, avoid pomposity, self-indulgence, and too much self-reference. Keep the article simple, clear, and not full of your shit.
I despise any company that twists the truth to take advantage of people's fears.
Bloody screaming coming from your speakers, "The volcano burned off my legs! If you love me, you'll kill me quickly!"
Fuck you.
5 words: Super Street Fighter II Turbo
They're going to have to make the avatars quite a bit more chubby if they're going to make it seem like a real convention.
Considering your built your quasi-career out of being a nerdy, alienated teenage boy, its startling how little you know about the comics you're writing about. 40 years of spiderman comics are quite a bit deeper than ~8 hours of pulp sci-fi.
I can give many examples, but hey, you haven't known what the hell you're talking about before, why try to correct you now? Just compare screenplays and start babbling.
Oh, and Jon, you're not going to get bit by a radioactive spider, and you're not going to test positive for midocholrians. The high school bullies will always be able to kick your ass, and you'll always be powerless to stop them. Sleep tight.
"Hey, nice table!"
"Thanks, it took me several w... OH JESUS CHRIST NO, DON'T OPEN THAT!"
(screaming and choking as they both inhale florine gas)
(dying breath): "Just...wanted...to...be...thorough.."
Your wrist hurts? As in... you're using a mouse to delete mail? You use a GRAPHICAL email program???!!!
Oh. Oh Commander Taco. We thought you were so elite... (weep)
In a related note, a _meg_ a day? Who are all these losers that have CmdrTaco's email address stored in their outlook address book? When I sent email to slashdot, I telnet to the SMTP server directly and type it out, just so I can mock all the lusers who have to use pine.
I'm feeling aggressive today so i'll comment that this review is typical Linux cool d00d crap. Every third sentence was bragging about how nifty he is because he's using Debian, that he runs KDE, etc.
You don't see someone reviewing a car and saying, "Well, I opened the door, and got in. It was a nice car, though I drive a different model. The windows opened and closed pretty fast, but my car has a car alarm that opens the windows for me, so WTF? Anyway, I pulled out of the driveway, and I noticed that it turned differently than my car.", etc, etc.
BTW: I run Debian/Enlightenment/Evolution.
Does that make me your fucking hero? Christ.
You need a civil suit against Best Buy, and you might be able to file charges against the manager.
You don't have to apologize for buying a banner ad with money. You have to apologize for posting an ad with your moderator priviledges, disguised as Yet Another free expression anti-corporation blah blah article.
But it could also help demonstrate to writers and other people struggling to survive in a mass-market world that the Open Source idea is only fractionally about software. It's about individualism, free expression, and a culture open to us all.
Holy shit, I take it all back. You're not just advertising your book: you're a hero and a role model to us all. I can't believe you tried to tie in buying a banner ad into support of the open source movement.
Hey, ./ subscribers, how happy are you that you wasted a page hit on Katz's book promotion?
Well at $13 per blank disc, no kidding.
This of course, assuming i'm stupid enough to get this new format in the first place.
Eliza did that several years ago.
Then how come people buy bottled water? (Yes, I know even tap water costs money, but for all intents and purposes, its free.)