COBOL? did somebody mention COBOL?
BTW, who are these wimp programmers who are scared of goto's? Maybe they should get a job more suitable to their skill set. I hear McDonalds are hiring...
the AI (Artificial Idoit) in Civ3 seems to be able see the whole map with no fog of war, and still uses loaded dice. Doesn't stop it being eary to beat though!
Well I've been playing Civ3 (& variations) pretty much constantly since it came out, but I still "dust-off" my copies of Civ2 & AC for a change now and again.
Bring back Wonder movies! They give you a chance to notice your bladder is full;P
As I recall, Activition, who produced Civ2, decided they owned the rights, and went ahead and produced it. Sid's new company, Firaxis, sued. Then then settled, allowing Activision to continue to use the trademark "Civilization" for the first edition, provided they only referred to it as "Call to Power", dropping the Civ reference on any subsequent release.
And yeah, it sucked, overall. While they had some original ideas that added to the gameplay, they screwed up on changes they made to the base model - getting gunpowder was a pain, as suddenly your base defensive unit took ages build, even in your capital city.
Aircraft are pretty much a waste of time in Civ3. Ditto military naval units, except against other naval units. Ditto artillary, except against naval units. Just stick with traditional land units and the means to transport them. Privateers are fun to harass the AI, although it takes a few of them to take out a Battleship:)
unfortunately the Picts were wiped out/absorbed by the Scots - which was the Roman name for the Irish. The Celtic/Rangers rivalry is based on Irish who settled in Scotland before the reformation (i.e. Protestant) versus those who arrived after (i.e. Catholics).
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Had it crossed your mind that maybe they allow it so they can monitor the traffic? Traceroute those requests? Figure out who you are and open an FBI file on you?
the problem is not the MEPs - they have already tried to block this. The problem is the Council of Ministers, i.e. your direct government representitives, appointed by the ruling party/coalition, that are trying to do an end-run around the European Parliment. Even though their own national MPs are trying to stop them, they seem to be either in the pay of big corporations, or wish to bow to US pressure to "normalize" trade relations.
Or changed to include the responsibilities that go with that freedom. Since the behavior of most corporations is sociopathic at best, and frequently psychopathic, they should all be locked up in loony bins until they learn how to behave;D
there also an ancient language called COBOL where you don't have memorize a bunch of cryptic symbols in order to write code. Many young pups seem horrified that it is still going strong...
when the law in question is a patent "land-grab" by the major players in an effort to squeeze out all small and medium size competition, the issue deserves more than "surprise". Just because they got away with it in the US, does not mean the rest of the world is just going to bend over and take it, unless their governance is already as corrupt as the US Senate.
Even the guys who do know the subject have to phrase everything with "may", "possibly" & "could". It isn't science, it's at best well informed conjecture.
I am sympathetic to the cause, but the real issue, as far as I can see is the sheer number of people on the planet, all of whom want the best life possible. The least politically dangerous solution to that is to ensure everybody gets a TV, because enforced birth control, or letting the sick and hungry die aren't viable political options outside of dictatorships.
There's now another difference - no Republican administration in my lifetime has made any effort to balance the budget; quite the reverse, they seem intent on racking up outrageous deficits. This strikes me as very odd behavior for a supposedly "Conservative" party.
Of course with the dollar currently heading down the tubes, maybe their creditors will less willing to tolerate it.
the European Go Federation has contact info for a club in Riga, contacting them may help. The best range of Go sets and books I've found were at a Go tournament, but the seller did not have a shop. This page also had some useful shop addresses. Good luck!
I'd assume he means the larger Japanese sets. Depending on where you are in Europe: "Chess & Bridge" on Euston Road in London carries some rather expensive sets. If you pick up a copy of IgoWin (9x9 free version of "Many Faces of Go" computer program), it has contact info for another store in Amsterdam.
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yeah thats old, to be up to date you should use MICROS~1 ;P
Apple: the computer for people who care more about furniture than software.
COBOL? did somebody mention COBOL? BTW, who are these wimp programmers who are scared of goto's? Maybe they should get a job more suitable to their skill set. I hear McDonalds are hiring...
the AI (Artificial Idoit) in Civ3 seems to be able see the whole map with no fog of war, and still uses loaded dice. Doesn't stop it being eary to beat though!
I prefered checking the sea-pods with empty troop-carriers hoping for an alien artifact.
Well I've been playing Civ3 (& variations) pretty much constantly since it came out, but I still "dust-off" my copies of Civ2 & AC for a change now and again.
;P
Bring back Wonder movies! They give you a chance to notice your bladder is full
it aint great in the Windows version - the AI's concept of "fair trade" for luxuries means that you might as well invade them.
As I recall, Activition, who produced Civ2, decided they owned the rights, and went ahead and produced it. Sid's new company, Firaxis, sued. Then then settled, allowing Activision to continue to use the trademark "Civilization" for the first edition, provided they only referred to it as "Call to Power", dropping the Civ reference on any subsequent release.
And yeah, it sucked, overall. While they had some original ideas that added to the gameplay, they screwed up on changes they made to the base model - getting gunpowder was a pain, as suddenly your base defensive unit took ages build, even in your capital city.
Not quite - deliberately instigating a hostile response is flamebait, especially if name-calling is involved.
Trolling is more like fibbing to enjoy the reaction provoked - sometimes humorous, sometimes informative. Sometimes dangerously close to flamebait.
nah, just build one with the crappiest power supply and it only obliterates one square - right on the city >:D
Aircraft are pretty much a waste of time in Civ3. Ditto military naval units, except against other naval units. Ditto artillary, except against naval units. Just stick with traditional land units and the means to transport them. Privateers are fun to harass the AI, although it takes a few of them to take out a Battleship :)
unfortunately the Picts were wiped out/absorbed by the Scots - which was the Roman name for the Irish. The Celtic/Rangers rivalry is based on Irish who settled in Scotland before the reformation (i.e. Protestant) versus those who arrived after (i.e. Catholics).
Had it crossed your mind that maybe they allow it so they can monitor the traffic? Traceroute those requests? Figure out who you are and open an FBI file on you?
(dons tin foil hat)
the problem is not the MEPs - they have already tried to block this. The problem is the Council of Ministers, i.e. your direct government representitives, appointed by the ruling party/coalition, that are trying to do an end-run around the European Parliment. Even though their own national MPs are trying to stop them, they seem to be either in the pay of big corporations, or wish to bow to US pressure to "normalize" trade relations.
What a fetid swamp politics is...
Or changed to include the responsibilities that go with that freedom. Since the behavior of most corporations is sociopathic at best, and frequently psychopathic, they should all be locked up in loony bins until they learn how to behave ;D
If you don't have a "proof of concept" working, you don't have anything to patent. There's too much prior-art on hot air!
there also an ancient language called COBOL where you don't have memorize a bunch of cryptic symbols in order to write code. Many young pups seem horrified that it is still going strong...
when the law in question is a patent "land-grab" by the major players in an effort to squeeze out all small and medium size competition, the issue deserves more than "surprise". Just because they got away with it in the US, does not mean the rest of the world is just going to bend over and take it, unless their governance is already as corrupt as the US Senate.
Maybe, but it should be Anglasised as YHWH, since it is believed that the Romans pronounced their "V" as we pronounce "W".
I never knew those Latin classes would ever come in useful!
Even the guys who do know the subject have to phrase everything with "may", "possibly" & "could". It isn't science, it's at best well informed conjecture.
I am sympathetic to the cause, but the real issue, as far as I can see is the sheer number of people on the planet, all of whom want the best life possible. The least politically dangerous solution to that is to ensure everybody gets a TV, because enforced birth control, or letting the sick and hungry die aren't viable political options outside of dictatorships.
if I create 20-30 bugs for every 1000 lines I wrote I would consider a new career...
I think these guys are just pulling stats out of their ass. How did they detect these bugs? How do they come up with their MS figures?
Just because MS starts FUD about Linux doesn't mean we have to sink to their level.
There's now another difference - no Republican administration in my lifetime has made any effort to balance the budget; quite the reverse, they seem intent on racking up outrageous deficits. This strikes me as very odd behavior for a supposedly "Conservative" party.
Of course with the dollar currently heading down the tubes, maybe their creditors will less willing to tolerate it.
Yes, that was the one :(
the European Go Federation has contact info for a club in Riga, contacting them may help. The best range of Go sets and books I've found were at a Go tournament, but the seller did not have a shop. This page also had some useful shop addresses. Good luck!
one of the beauties of Go is its handicap system, which enables players of different strengths to still enjoy an interesting game.
I'd assume he means the larger Japanese sets. Depending on where you are in Europe: "Chess & Bridge" on Euston Road in London carries some rather expensive sets.
If you pick up a copy of IgoWin (9x9 free version of "Many Faces of Go" computer program), it has contact info for another store in Amsterdam.