I hope they do a better job than they did with Grandia II. I've never played the DC version, but the PS2 version was buggy and full of A/V errors and slow-downs.
That being said, it was still a great game.
"I figured the incarnation of pure evil would be a little less...giggly, I suppose."
Great game, great lines. If these games are that good, I'd probably buy them even if the ports are just as badly done.
Axis and Allies was a decent game, except that it's unbalanced. All players being of equal competance, the Allies WILL win. Period. If they don't, then the Axis made a fatal and/or stupid decision early on. It's not a game of strategy or skill, it's just a game of avoiding obvious errors until America lands in Normandy
You miss the point. The game is SUPPOSED to be unbalanced. The allies won in the end, remember? This is not to say that the Axis powers cannot win, they just need to do it quickly (hense blitzkrieg) before the american war machine starts churning.
Disclamer: I was never really an Axis and Allies player, and these views are courtousy of a few of my freinds who were avid players. Their take: "beginners get America, good players take the axis." Not because of the handicap, mind you, but because of the challenge.
I cannot tell you how much businessspeak and cliche's I heard. Reading this post was like a flashback with phrases like "Partnering for Success" and "cost center" and "consequence based thinking". I can't tell you how sick I get from hearing folks spout off tripe like "world class" etc...
I know what you mean, that's why I try to always keep one of these around.
I don't know all the history of Unix, Linux, etc. but from reading the comments in the past couple of stories, the consensus seems to be that SCO doesn't have a leg to stand on. There have also been repeated comments about IBM's lawyers.
So my question(s) is(are):
What does SCO hope to gain? Do they really think they have a chance against IBM's lawyers? Do they think they really have a case? Is this just some blatant attention-getting tactic?
I mean, we know IBM has a massive legal team, and money to burn on this issue, especially since there is MORE money at stake, so why would SCO even try this if they don't actually have a valid case as most of the slashdotters seem to think? Could they HAVE a valid case? If not, why this continued charade? Are they mad?
Typing Equation:
Wrist movement + Finger pressing = Keystroke
Now, granted I only scanned the first page of the article, but this statement bothers me. Having taken both typing and piano lessons, I'm pretty sure that this is an incorrect statement. There should be little or no wrist movements while typing. The correct posture for both typing and playing the keyboard (piano) is the the wrists high above the keyboard, and the fingers arched. In this position, the wrists do very little moving, unless you are reaching for keys out of range in the home row (or middle C on the piano).
Of course, this is not usually how people type. Most people I've seen type with their wrists rested on the table or desk in front of the keyboard, but this is not correct posture, and is much worse for you, as it takes your wrists out of the neutral position.
I'm just disagreeing with the statement, I don't know anything about the keyboard.
How can you possibly say that? Look at all the great work that has been done bringing anime and the like to the silver screen. I mean, just look at Fist of the North Star.
And besides, the effects studio not only did LOTR, but also gave us the effects in such quality shows as Andromeda, and Mutant X!
How can this NOT be good?
OK, all sarcasm aside, I don't see how this can be anything but a bad thing. Even so, there is some potential, but it will still PO lots of fans. The only way that this could have some merit is if they did the same thing Sam Raimi did with SpiderMan, that is don't try to duplicate the story exactly, but try and capture the "feel" and the essence doing a stand-alone movie that doesn't really fit into the existing material. This has the greatest potential for success, but also, as with SpiderMan, the greatest potential to tick off the purists and the avid fans.
I don't have much hope for it though. Pity. I'll have to wait and see what happens.
Recoil mitigation? On a Laser weapon? I don't get it, where does the recoil come from.
Really, I don't see a need for this kind of weapon. I don't see it being as effective as our current rifles, unless this is intended as an anti-vehicular weapon as opposed to an anti-personel weapon.
Admittedly, I don't really know anything about what the weapon will do, or what kind of testing they have done that they think this will be a viable weapon, but how much call will there be for a weapon that causes small, cauterized holes in people? Isn't that what Lasers would do, or am I mistaken?
The only use for this I see, would be a no-recoil sniper weapon, using precise shots to the head or heart. But then there's that odd "recoil mitigation" hurdle that I still don't understand the cause of.
I guess it comes down to the fact that there is too much we don't know about what the weapon will do.
My favorite part of the article: German police fear that the youths will turn to more lethal ammunition than potatoes. Tests have shown that such a bazooka firing an empty film canister filled with sand and the cardboard centres of toilet rolls filled with cement could penetrate brickwork.
I can just picture these "experts" in a lab doing "testing".
It probably went something like "Whoa, that was way cool, lets see what else we can use. Hey, if we use something really heavy it'll be just like those cannons on junkyard wars!"
I don't know about any better or worse, but it really doesn't sound new. They are using newer tools, but the concepts don't sound new.
I will openly admit to only scanning the article, but it sounded like the same thing that was talked about in Vance Packard's The Hidden Persuaders, an eye opening read if you haven't heard of it.
Using MRI's to get a better look at how people respond to adds and stimuli isn't much different than what psycologists have been doing for years, only using more advanced tools.
Please don't read this as me agreeing with this, I didn't say it was right or wrong, only not much different. I personally think that the manipulation of consumers is repugnant, but I understand why it happens.
(As an aside, don't anybody rant about my use of the word consumer. If you want to know what my definition of a consumer is and why I use it, I'll tell you, otherwise, lay off. Sorry, I'm sick and that makes me surly.)
They had a lot of problems to put Batman in Justice League of America, because he doesn't have any super powers, and is a bit useless.
Boy, this irks me. Why does everyone insist that Batman has no superpowers or abilities? He DOES. He has the powers of unlimited funding. That's the power I want to have! Didn't you see the first episode of JL on Cartoon Network? Where did he get the space station? He hid it in a LINE ITEM on a research budjet! He had a multi-billion dollar space station hidden as a line item?!?! You can't tell me that's not a superpower.
However, a sphere in two dimensions itself is only a one-dimensional thing. It's a bent line. It has length, but no area.
Likewise, a sphere in three demensions is a two-dimensional sphere. It's only the shell - it has (surface) area, but no volume.
Although, following this logic, one cannot view a complete four dimensional sphere in three dimensions, even though, as you say, it is a three dimensional object. Since it is curved through the fourth dimension we can only view a cross section of it at any one time.
Argh! Too much... head hurts... Too much theoretical math for this simple engineer. Ouch
Supposedly there is a gap between Gen X and Gen Y. Those of us that were born in '76 fall into that catergory. We are 'tweeners. There really isn't a name for us, we just fell through the cracks of gen x and gen y. Isn't that sad? We're a group a people without a definitnion that doesn't even fit in the previous generation that was known for having to self definition.
I was going to post almost the exact same thing, but you hit the nail on the head for me. Not long ago I was playing a FPS on a PS2. I felt completely disoriented. Try as I might, I just could not get my thumbs to coordinate to move and strafe and turn at the same time. However, put me behind a keyboard and mouse and I feel fine. (Not that I play any better, I just FEEL better)
I haven't played many action games on the PC, but one of my all time favorite PS1 games is Twisted Metal 2. (and, yes, Black is cool too) It took me a very short amount of time to get used to the controls and start pulling of some dangerous stunts. It felt natural very quickly. I don't know that any keyboard and mouse combo would feel as good. (I know you can get game pads for PCs, but I've never tried any.)
Of course, I could be way off, and there could be tons of action games for the PC that do well with the keyboard and mouse. Now I just have to wait for all the nice slashdotters to tell me what they are.
That would be a hydrophobic coating. Hydrophilic attracts moisture.
You're on the right track, but reaching the wrong conclusion. A hydrophobic material would cause water to bead up on the surface, as the adhesiveness of the material would be much less than the cohesiveness of the water. This is a hydrophilic material, at least in a sense, because the water adheres to the surface so well that it counters the cohesiveness of the water. I say in a sense, because I think a hydrophilic material usually absorbs water.
Of course, I could be totally off.
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Your first line is off, Two syllables are missing. Do you know Haiku?
Anything that blocks Spam from my machine is good. How long will this work?
But he should be paid if he came up with something useful.
HA! Hahahahaha!!! *Ahem*
Sorry.
I am an engineer, and I design parts for production and sale. It never works that way. If we design something new, we get a small bonus, and our name on the patent, but the company has the rights to it. It is probably the biggest complaint by the engineers that if someone from HR or accounting finds a way to save the company thousands of dollars, the get to become "Associate of the Year," and get a free trip to Japan. If an Engineer does the same thing, or designs a part that makes the company lots of money, that's just part of his job. We don't even get overtime.
And I hope we all remember that critics are like eunuchs (as opposed to unix) in a harem: They know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.
The world would certainly be a different place without the regulation of the airwaves. I have to admit that I am unable to claim being an expert when it comes to radio signals and wireless communications, but from my limited readings, it is very easy to interfere with the radio signals that are in use in most devices. Just remember that the next time you enter a tunnel while on your cell phone
I agree with what you say quite a lot, however, I do feel the need to say that things might have worked out without the intervention of government or the creation of the FCC. Please don't view this as an attack on your opinion, just as interesting possibilities.
The same kinds of problems the FCC addresses were run into long ago in the manufacturing industry. Originally all equipment and parts were built specifically for an individual piece of equipment or merchandise. Obviously (I hope) this caused problems as things progressed. As manufacturing matured, leaders in industry wanted a set of standards so there could be the creation of interchangeable parts accross industries. The industry leaders formed the JIC (Joint Industry Council) and created standards and specs that are still in use today. *Note- the JIC no longer exists, as it was declared an attempt at a monopoly by USgov, but the standards and specs are still updated and used primarily under the authority of the NFPA (National Fluid Power Assoc)
Basically what I am trying to say is this: If the FCC had not come about through the Federal Government, the electronics or communications industry might have created it itself. No one wants cell phones that don't work, or radios that don't have decent reception. People wouldn't buy them. The industry would see the value in regulating itself, and would create an entity to do so without the interference of government.
Please take my ramblings with a grain of salt, I'm trying to remember ramblings from a professor whose class I had three years ago, so my fact may well be off.
My first question after reading the headline, and even after reading the article was "Why?" Does Microsoft expect to try and win converts? I seriously doubt it, and I don't think anyone will believe that they have something to contribute. So, why?
I think they are trying to cause a reaction and get people upset. They can point to this and say, "Look at how uncivil and mean these people are. Do you really want to be associated with them?" This will give them more leverage in the business world, where professionalism means quite a lot. Remember, MS is more about marketing right now than solid products.
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I hope they do a better job than they did with Grandia II. I've never played the DC version, but the PS2 version was buggy and full of A/V errors and slow-downs.
That being said, it was still a great game.
"I figured the incarnation of pure evil would be a little less...giggly, I suppose."
Great game, great lines. If these games are that good, I'd probably buy them even if the ports are just as badly done.
Axis and Allies was a decent game, except that it's unbalanced. All players being of equal competance, the Allies WILL win. Period. If they don't, then the Axis made a fatal and/or stupid decision early on. It's not a game of strategy or skill, it's just a game of avoiding obvious errors until America lands in Normandy
You miss the point. The game is SUPPOSED to be unbalanced. The allies won in the end, remember? This is not to say that the Axis powers cannot win, they just need to do it quickly (hense blitzkrieg) before the american war machine starts churning.
Disclamer: I was never really an Axis and Allies player, and these views are courtousy of a few of my freinds who were avid players. Their take: "beginners get America, good players take the axis." Not because of the handicap, mind you, but because of the challenge.
I cannot tell you how much businessspeak and cliche's I heard. Reading this post was like a flashback with phrases like "Partnering for Success" and "cost center" and "consequence based thinking". I can't tell you how sick I get from hearing folks spout off tripe like "world class" etc...
I know what you mean, that's why I try to always keep one of these around.
I don't know all the history of Unix, Linux, etc. but from reading the comments in the past couple of stories, the consensus seems to be that SCO doesn't have a leg to stand on. There have also been repeated comments about IBM's lawyers.
So my question(s) is(are):
What does SCO hope to gain? Do they really think they have a chance against IBM's lawyers? Do they think they really have a case? Is this just some blatant attention-getting tactic?
I mean, we know IBM has a massive legal team, and money to burn on this issue, especially since there is MORE money at stake, so why would SCO even try this if they don't actually have a valid case as most of the slashdotters seem to think? Could they HAVE a valid case? If not, why this continued charade? Are they mad?
I'm confused.
- on the one hand, it's more of the same, but on the other hand that is apparently what most FF fans want.
To be fair, from what I've hear X-2 is not really more of the same:
Impressions from yukihime.com (read March 25)
J. Parish's duality review from before Toasty Frog went defunct. Again.
Does anyone else see the irony in the fact that the "Graphics" topic doesn't have a picture?
Typing Equation:
Wrist movement + Finger pressing = Keystroke
Now, granted I only scanned the first page of the article, but this statement bothers me. Having taken both typing and piano lessons, I'm pretty sure that this is an incorrect statement. There should be little or no wrist movements while typing. The correct posture for both typing and playing the keyboard (piano) is the the wrists high above the keyboard, and the fingers arched. In this position, the wrists do very little moving, unless you are reaching for keys out of range in the home row (or middle C on the piano).
Of course, this is not usually how people type. Most people I've seen type with their wrists rested on the table or desk in front of the keyboard, but this is not correct posture, and is much worse for you, as it takes your wrists out of the neutral position.
I'm just disagreeing with the statement, I don't know anything about the keyboard.
(warning, sarcasm threat level today is at RED)
How can you possibly say that? Look at all the great work that has been done bringing anime and the like to the silver screen. I mean, just look at Fist of the North Star.
And besides, the effects studio not only did LOTR, but also gave us the effects in such quality shows as Andromeda, and Mutant X!
How can this NOT be good?
OK, all sarcasm aside, I don't see how this can be anything but a bad thing. Even so, there is some potential, but it will still PO lots of fans. The only way that this could have some merit is if they did the same thing Sam Raimi did with SpiderMan, that is don't try to duplicate the story exactly, but try and capture the "feel" and the essence doing a stand-alone movie that doesn't really fit into the existing material. This has the greatest potential for success, but also, as with SpiderMan, the greatest potential to tick off the purists and the avid fans.
I don't have much hope for it though. Pity. I'll have to wait and see what happens.
Recoil mitigation? On a Laser weapon? I don't get it, where does the recoil come from.
Really, I don't see a need for this kind of weapon. I don't see it being as effective as our current rifles, unless this is intended as an anti-vehicular weapon as opposed to an anti-personel weapon.
Admittedly, I don't really know anything about what the weapon will do, or what kind of testing they have done that they think this will be a viable weapon, but how much call will there be for a weapon that causes small, cauterized holes in people? Isn't that what Lasers would do, or am I mistaken?
The only use for this I see, would be a no-recoil sniper weapon, using precise shots to the head or heart. But then there's that odd "recoil mitigation" hurdle that I still don't understand the cause of.
I guess it comes down to the fact that there is too much we don't know about what the weapon will do.
My favorite part of the article:
German police fear that the youths will turn to more lethal ammunition than potatoes. Tests have shown that such a bazooka firing an empty film canister filled with sand and the cardboard centres of toilet rolls filled with cement could penetrate brickwork.
I can just picture these "experts" in a lab doing "testing".
It probably went something like "Whoa, that was way cool, lets see what else we can use. Hey, if we use something really heavy it'll be just like those cannons on junkyard wars!"
Those guys must have a cool job.
I don't know about any better or worse, but it really doesn't sound new. They are using newer tools, but the concepts don't sound new.
I will openly admit to only scanning the article, but it sounded like the same thing that was talked about in Vance Packard's The Hidden Persuaders, an eye opening read if you haven't heard of it.
Using MRI's to get a better look at how people respond to adds and stimuli isn't much different than what psycologists have been doing for years, only using more advanced tools.
Please don't read this as me agreeing with this, I didn't say it was right or wrong, only not much different. I personally think that the manipulation of consumers is repugnant, but I understand why it happens.
(As an aside, don't anybody rant about my use of the word consumer. If you want to know what my definition of a consumer is and why I use it, I'll tell you, otherwise, lay off. Sorry, I'm sick and that makes me surly.)
Don't they realize that they more they antagonize the music-sharing community the harder they will work to circumvent the copy protection?
That sounded a lot like "The more you tighten your fist, the more star systems will slip from your grip"
Or something to that effect. Most likely misquoted.
Actually, If I understand you, Ester (Esther?) is only omitted in the protestant version of the bible, as well as all the books of wisdom.
The protestant and catholic versions of the bible differ in number of books and content in many areas.
They had a lot of problems to put Batman in Justice League of America, because he doesn't have any super powers, and is a bit useless.
Boy, this irks me. Why does everyone insist that Batman has no superpowers or abilities? He DOES. He has the powers of unlimited funding. That's the power I want to have! Didn't you see the first episode of JL on Cartoon Network? Where did he get the space station? He hid it in a LINE ITEM on a research budjet! He had a multi-billion dollar space station hidden as a line item?!?! You can't tell me that's not a superpower.
However, a sphere in two dimensions itself is only a one-dimensional thing. It's a bent line. It has length, but no area.
Likewise, a sphere in three demensions is a two-dimensional sphere. It's only the shell - it has (surface) area, but no volume.
Although, following this logic, one cannot view a complete four dimensional sphere in three dimensions, even though, as you say, it is a three dimensional object. Since it is curved through the fourth dimension we can only view a cross section of it at any one time.
Argh! Too much... head hurts...
Too much theoretical math for this simple engineer.
Ouch
dude, it was just a quick, off the cuff observation. Don't over analyze.
Seriously, is it not Generation "Y"?
Supposedly there is a gap between Gen X and Gen Y. Those of us that were born in '76 fall into that catergory. We are 'tweeners. There really isn't a name for us, we just fell through the cracks of gen x and gen y. Isn't that sad? We're a group a people without a definitnion that doesn't even fit in the previous generation that was known for having to self definition.
Strange.
I was going to post almost the exact same thing, but you hit the nail on the head for me. Not long ago I was playing a FPS on a PS2. I felt completely disoriented. Try as I might, I just could not get my thumbs to coordinate to move and strafe and turn at the same time. However, put me behind a keyboard and mouse and I feel fine. (Not that I play any better, I just FEEL better)
I haven't played many action games on the PC, but one of my all time favorite PS1 games is Twisted Metal 2. (and, yes, Black is cool too) It took me a very short amount of time to get used to the controls and start pulling of some dangerous stunts. It felt natural very quickly. I don't know that any keyboard and mouse combo would feel as good. (I know you can get game pads for PCs, but I've never tried any.)
Of course, I could be way off, and there could be tons of action games for the PC that do well with the keyboard and mouse. Now I just have to wait for all the nice slashdotters to tell me what they are.
That would be a hydrophobic coating. Hydrophilic attracts moisture.
You're on the right track, but reaching the wrong conclusion. A hydrophobic material would cause water to bead up on the surface, as the adhesiveness of the material would be much less than the cohesiveness of the water. This is a hydrophilic material, at least in a sense, because the water adheres to the surface so well that it counters the cohesiveness of the water. I say in a sense, because I think a hydrophilic material usually absorbs water.
Of course, I could be totally off.
Your first line is off,
Two syllables are missing.
Do you know Haiku?
Anything that blocks
Spam from my machine is good.
How long will this work?
But he should be paid if he came up with something useful.
HA! Hahahahaha!!! *Ahem*
Sorry.
I am an engineer, and I design parts for production and sale. It never works that way. If we design something new, we get a small bonus, and our name on the patent, but the company has the rights to it. It is probably the biggest complaint by the engineers that if someone from HR or accounting finds a way to save the company thousands of dollars, the get to become "Associate of the Year," and get a free trip to Japan. If an Engineer does the same thing, or designs a part that makes the company lots of money, that's just part of his job. We don't even get overtime.
Sorry, small rant.
And I hope we all remember that critics are like eunuchs (as opposed to unix) in a harem: They know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.
Or so sayeth Brendan Behan.
The world would certainly be a different place without the regulation of the airwaves. I have to admit that I am unable to claim being an expert when it comes to radio signals and wireless communications, but from my limited readings, it is very easy to interfere with the radio signals that are in use in most devices. Just remember that the next time you enter a tunnel while on your cell phone
I agree with what you say quite a lot, however, I do feel the need to say that things might have worked out without the intervention of government or the creation of the FCC. Please don't view this as an attack on your opinion, just as interesting possibilities.
The same kinds of problems the FCC addresses were run into long ago in the manufacturing industry. Originally all equipment and parts were built specifically for an individual piece of equipment or merchandise. Obviously (I hope) this caused problems as things progressed. As manufacturing matured, leaders in industry wanted a set of standards so there could be the creation of interchangeable parts accross industries. The industry leaders formed the JIC (Joint Industry Council) and created standards and specs that are still in use today. *Note- the JIC no longer exists, as it was declared an attempt at a monopoly by USgov, but the standards and specs are still updated and used primarily under the authority of the NFPA (National Fluid Power Assoc)
Basically what I am trying to say is this: If the FCC had not come about through the Federal Government, the electronics or communications industry might have created it itself. No one wants cell phones that don't work, or radios that don't have decent reception. People wouldn't buy them. The industry would see the value in regulating itself, and would create an entity to do so without the interference of government.
Please take my ramblings with a grain of salt, I'm trying to remember ramblings from a professor whose class I had three years ago, so my fact may well be off.
My first question after reading the headline, and even after reading the article was "Why?" Does Microsoft expect to try and win converts? I seriously doubt it, and I don't think anyone will believe that they have something to contribute. So, why?
I think they are trying to cause a reaction and get people upset. They can point to this and say, "Look at how uncivil and mean these people are. Do you really want to be associated with them?" This will give them more leverage in the business world, where professionalism means quite a lot. Remember, MS is more about marketing right now than solid products.
I dunno. Just a thought.
...well, now we know what happend to all the laid-off dotcom programmers.
They spent three months trying to get back on their feet...
Buh-dum-bum
Yeah, never mind.