Few people seem to realize that many cell phone companies, in the interest of retaining subscribers will actually do quite a bit. Give your company's service desk a call. Explain that you think you're paying too much and ask the service rep if there's anything they can do to help you.
Since cell phone companies' service plans seem to change all the time, you can usually luck out and get them to change you to more minutes for less money than you're paying now.
Try it some time. If you can stand wading through the 7 layers of Phone Menu Purgatory, you may just be pleasantly surprised.
You've bought into the lie that Islamic terrorism is a symptom of poverty and repression. Certainly, it gains traction because the vast majority of Arabs live under repressive governments and are unable to advance their own condition, no matter their efforts.
However, the vast majority of terrorists have been Western-educated, come from middle class families (at the very least) and would generally be considered part of the "elite" in their respective societies, with the exception of suicide bombers in Israel (which vary greatly in family background, although most are teenaged/20-something males).
Please don't contribute to the incorrect "poor, repressed people acting out" meme.
Ganked from the above article is the list of confirmed playable characters:
Mario
Luigi
Peach
Baby Mario
Baby Luigi
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
Koopa
Koopa Jr.
Koopa Troopa
Paratroopa
Daisy
Birdo
Walugi
Wario
Also, it's been said that you can choose any two characters to race on any given cart, as evidenced in this pic, which clearly shows Mario paired with the Princess instead of Luigi.
I didn't mention Homeworld, but I sure as heck should have mentioned Homeworld 2. That looks like it may have to go hunting in search of more butt to kick, as current supplies are simply too limited. *grin*
What, precisely, makes Metroid Prime innovative, apart from the control scheme?
Don't take this as a critique of MP, as it's one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a long time (excepting Wind Waker, which currently has a stranglehold on my precious gaming hours), but I'd say MP is hardly the first adventure/expoloration game born out in full 3D (Thief and Deus Ex come to mind as prior art). I'll grant you that the platforming/morph ball elements are unique, but I don't think they qualify as innovative.
As for FPS innovation: Planetside. Want arcade-y action mixed with your FPS? The upcoming Tron 2.0 looks very interesting. Battlefield 1942 is a recent example of getting a team-based FPS truly, terribly almost right.
A Tale In the Desert is a current example of a game that defies current MMO conventions and instead prides itself on being a virtual community simulation.
If you are a true gamer, forget pcs for anything original.
Ummmm, wow. That might possibly be the most blinkered statement I've ever read on/., and that's saying a lot.
What you're trying to tell us is that The Sims, Black and White, Grim Fandango, Syndicate/Syndicate Plus, Masters of Orion, System Shock 2 and a whole host of other games that I can't even begin to list are "unoriginal"?
You, sir, should check with your doctor and make sure your dosages are correct, 'cause you've obviously got some misfiring synapses in that little head of yours.
At the same time, you could very well argue that PA was simultaneously parodying American McGee and American Greetings. American Greetings recently began pushing its Strawberry Shortcake brand to market again, albeit in an updated, "hipper" form.
So, Mike and Jerry's work could simultaneously be lampooning McGee's twisted product notions as well as Greetings' re-released, ultra="hip" version of their character.
Just a thought.
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a local Philly radio station tested out the deleterious effects of such a device on one of their associate producers. Grab a look here
Technically, yes. It traveled back with Spidey from the Secret Wars as his costume.
Peter Parker later finds out that this "costume" is actually a symbiotic life form. After he rids himself of the costume, it glomms on to Eddie Brock to form Venom.
Not pushing another player at all. If you dl the Windows codecs available on the download page and set it up as a plugin (use this to do so) and you're viewing QT files, no sweat.
I'm sorry that I misconstrued your intent. While the general population of/. tends to be very pro-space exploration, they also tend to be fairly anti-U.S. gov., particularly when it comes to the DoJ and DoD. I mistook you for one of the anti-DoD'ers.
Many apologies. I'm a bit broken up over this whole thing. I was home sick on Jan 28th, 1986 and watched the Challenger disintegrate live on TV. This whole incident brought those memories back in a flash. Sorry that I rushed to judgement.
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Few people seem to realize that many cell phone companies, in the interest of retaining subscribers will actually do quite a bit. Give your company's service desk a call. Explain that you think you're paying too much and ask the service rep if there's anything they can do to help you.
Since cell phone companies' service plans seem to change all the time, you can usually luck out and get them to change you to more minutes for less money than you're paying now.
Try it some time. If you can stand wading through the 7 layers of Phone Menu Purgatory, you may just be pleasantly surprised.
Ummmm, most states already disenfranchise felons. Just FYI.
Wait, so if I write a song that contains an E-F chord progression and then upload it onto the KaZaa network, can I be charged with a felony?
Then, can I punch Lars in the face? Repeatedly?
You've bought into the lie that Islamic terrorism is a symptom of poverty and repression. Certainly, it gains traction because the vast majority of Arabs live under repressive governments and are unable to advance their own condition, no matter their efforts.
However, the vast majority of terrorists have been Western-educated, come from middle class families (at the very least) and would generally be considered part of the "elite" in their respective societies, with the exception of suicide bombers in Israel (which vary greatly in family background, although most are teenaged/20-something males).
Please don't contribute to the incorrect "poor, repressed people acting out" meme.
I never get an opportunity to see people like that otherwise.
Jeez, ya think? And here I thought you might be a practicing Lutheran.
*grin*
You mean 8 players on two cubes connected via LAN, don't you?
Ganked from the above article is the list of confirmed playable characters:
Also, it's been said that you can choose any two characters to race on any given cart, as evidenced in this pic, which clearly shows Mario paired with the Princess instead of Luigi.
I didn't mention Homeworld, but I sure as heck should have mentioned Homeworld 2. That looks like it may have to go hunting in search of more butt to kick, as current supplies are simply too limited. *grin*
What, precisely, makes Metroid Prime innovative, apart from the control scheme?
Don't take this as a critique of MP, as it's one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a long time (excepting Wind Waker, which currently has a stranglehold on my precious gaming hours), but I'd say MP is hardly the first adventure/expoloration game born out in full 3D (Thief and Deus Ex come to mind as prior art). I'll grant you that the platforming/morph ball elements are unique, but I don't think they qualify as innovative.
As for FPS innovation: Planetside. Want arcade-y action mixed with your FPS? The upcoming Tron 2.0 looks very interesting. Battlefield 1942 is a recent example of getting a team-based FPS truly, terribly almost right.
A Tale In the Desert is a current example of a game that defies current MMO conventions and instead prides itself on being a virtual community simulation.
Enigma: Rising Tide is wicked fun, as is Moonbase Commander.
How about Mafia? Sure, it's seen ports to the consoles too, but it started on the PC. Or Freelancer?
So speak not to me of "innovation". It abounds on the PC platform.
If you are a true gamer, forget pcs for anything original.
/., and that's saying a lot.
Ummmm, wow. That might possibly be the most blinkered statement I've ever read on
What you're trying to tell us is that The Sims, Black and White, Grim Fandango, Syndicate/Syndicate Plus, Masters of Orion, System Shock 2 and a whole host of other games that I can't even begin to list are "unoriginal"?
You, sir, should check with your doctor and make sure your dosages are correct, 'cause you've obviously got some misfiring synapses in that little head of yours.
Arnold? Is that you?
I didn't know they even got the Internet in Austria...
Supposedly the new 3.0 version of WineX supports BF1942. I've yet to try it out, since my subscription lapsed...
At the same time, you could very well argue that PA was simultaneously parodying American McGee and American Greetings. American Greetings recently began pushing its Strawberry Shortcake brand to market again, albeit in an updated, "hipper" form.
So, Mike and Jerry's work could simultaneously be lampooning McGee's twisted product notions as well as Greetings' re-released, ultra="hip" version of their character.
Just a thought.
a local Philly radio station tested out the deleterious effects of such a device on one of their associate producers. Grab a look here
You're mistaken. There was a 7.3 (in fact, I'm posting from my RH7.3 box right now...)
It's JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition), not JADM.
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No, that was Billy Zane.
Or did you mean Phantoms?
Technically, yes. It traveled back with Spidey from the Secret Wars as his costume.
Peter Parker later finds out that this "costume" is actually a symbiotic life form. After he rids himself of the costume, it glomms on to Eddie Brock to form Venom.
Didn't TotalFark already go this route? What's next, Slashdot Photoshop contests? *grin*
Not pushing another player at all. If you dl the Windows codecs available on the download page and set it up as a plugin (use this to do so) and you're viewing QT files, no sweat.
mplayer is your friend.
Deleted my Win98 partition a while ago; I'm hoping this doesn't rely too much on DirectX 8.1...
I always enjoyed Red Alert. From the previews I've seen, Generals looks like it might be even more fun. We'll see.
Steel Battalion was developed by Capcom, not Sega.
I'm sorry that I misconstrued your intent. While the general population of /. tends to be very pro-space exploration, they also tend to be fairly anti-U.S. gov., particularly when it comes to the DoJ and DoD. I mistook you for one of the anti-DoD'ers.
Many apologies. I'm a bit broken up over this whole thing. I was home sick on Jan 28th, 1986 and watched the Challenger disintegrate live on TV. This whole incident brought those memories back in a flash. Sorry that I rushed to judgement.
You disgust me. 7 people are dead and all you can think of is making digs against a program you don't agree with.
Sickening.
UNIX: "A weak pun on Multics"