I've often wondered if our increase in finding children with autism might be directly related not to any change in the environment, but in our better understanding of the disease. Could it be that we have always had around the same percentage of autistic children, but these children had been misdiagnosed for centuries as just being 'quiet' or 'slow'?
I'm really glad to see Blizz taking action against botters. I've seen many folks using programs like this and they have ruined many MMOs, (esp. FFXI and Lineage 2).
It's about time a company really stands up and tries to prevent this sort of thing.
I don't know about free software, with that they may have trouble, but this guys program is pay to use, so they might be able to take him to task for it.
Less botters = less annoyance
For those that say this doesn't affect us regular players, just wait until you hit a battleground and ten people are botting, it really ruins the experience and wastes a lot of time.
Since WoW uses torrents to update subscribers, are wow users being affected by this slow down?
I would assume they would have to be as Comcast is stating they are slowing the packets, not blocking specific locations. If this is the case, maybe all the WoW subscribers should just swap services. I wonder what kind of impact that would cause.
That's good info, I couldn't find any data on video chipset. Looks like I'll still be waiting for that laptop that can play wow that is reasonably priced and is small and light.
My g/f is 26 and I'm 32. We often joke about how I'm 'robbing the cradle' or she's got an old sugar daddy. I've always found a 1 year difference such as 17-18 to be completely unreasonable.
I bought the game on PSP. I enjoyed it quite a bit, it's very similar to the original Manhunt. The game is way less violent than the original Manhunt. There was less disturbing imagery, no graphic eviscerations, and much less blood.
I think all this bullshit is overblown, Gears of War is far and away more violent than Manhunt 2.
I wish our civic leaders took more time to fight corruption, and less time pandering to the corruptors.
"While Microsoft may hope to steal sales from the Wii with the Arcade, its Premium $349 Xbox 360 faces pressure from the $399 PS3, which has a bigger, 40-gigabyte hard drive, built-in wi-fi, a Blu-ray drive, and a substantial lack of games."
Since none of the three console producers will allow AO games, they have effectively ruined the rating system.
If these companies would just allow all games to play on their systems without artificially hampering them, everyone would be happy. This issue has less to do with the ESRB and more to do with the foolishness of the console makers for stating that we, as adults, cannot judge for ourselves what we want to play.
Imagine if your DVD players said 'this movie is too adult for you, you cannot play it' if you tried to play a John Waters film or a porno.
Shame on Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo for preventing AO games from being able to play on their systems!
I have been a fan of the series for years. I even have all the DVDs. The whole idea of making a one off episode rather than one that ties all the loose ends of the mythology annoys me.
I don't want to watch them do some of that quirky shit they did in some of the 'funny' episodes, I want the whole conspiracy thing. I'm sure most fans are with me on this, the one off episodes always seemed like filler to me, and I'll be damned if I'll go see a movie of that.
You got me there, I haven't had a chance to play red steel so I'm not entirely sold on Wii FPS, but if metroid prime is intuitive enough, I may actually buy a Wii, (even if it doesn't have HD quality graphics).
If they are going to make FPSes on consoles, there needs to be a keyboard and mouse adapter, I'm tired of trying to play games like this with a controller.
I hooked my computer up to my HDTV, and I have my fill of FPSes that way. Theres no reason to buy a game like this when I have countless other FPSes that are amazing on my computer.
These blenders are mostly designed for companies who need to blend large amounts of items over a long period of time. The dual blade design and the super powerful motor allows for very quick blends, which is especially good at a bar, drink serving restaurant, or a coffee shop.
I've been a fan of these videos and have read up on these blenders. I would have loved a blender like that when I worked at a bar, it would have made alcoholic smoothies so painless to make and would have cut down on the noise of making them as there would not have been a prolonged buzzing as you ground ice. Not to mention you can server more drinks as that thing will do the blends as you make another drink at the same time.
It's a great blender, that's all there is to it, not for home use really, but a business could really use something like that.
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If you're sick of Uwe Boll, sign the petition!
http://www.petitiononline.com/RRH53888/petition.html
He has stated he will quit making films if there are a million signatures.
http://kotaku.com/376625/make-uwe-boll-disappear-yeah-riiiiight
Of course, he'd probably move on to television or something, but you never know!
I've often wondered if our increase in finding children with autism might be directly related not to any change in the environment, but in our better understanding of the disease. Could it be that we have always had around the same percentage of autistic children, but these children had been misdiagnosed for centuries as just being 'quiet' or 'slow'?
I'm really glad to see Blizz taking action against botters.
I've seen many folks using programs like this and they have ruined many MMOs, (esp. FFXI and Lineage 2).
It's about time a company really stands up and tries to prevent this sort of thing.
I don't know about free software, with that they may have trouble, but this guys program is pay to use, so they might be able to take him to task for it.
Less botters = less annoyance
For those that say this doesn't affect us regular players, just wait until you hit a battleground and ten people are botting, it really ruins the experience and wastes a lot of time.
It's about fucking time.
Maybe it will find something like the andromeda strain.
Now, that would be something.
there's always Jack Thompson and Duke Nukem!
Since WoW uses torrents to update subscribers, are wow users being affected by this slow down?
I would assume they would have to be as Comcast is stating they are slowing the packets, not blocking specific locations. If this is the case, maybe all the WoW subscribers should just swap services. I wonder what kind of impact that would cause.
So, if transgaming is making this possible, will linux ports be far away?
That's good info, I couldn't find any data on video chipset.
Looks like I'll still be waiting for that laptop that can play wow that is reasonably priced and is small and light.
The big question, is will it play world of warcraft?
Grappling Hook No
.goddamnit
Oil Jets No
Flame Thrower No
That's all you need to know, KITT has been declawed.
I think I need to go now, I need a beer.
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Pigs with wings were found in the Brazilian Rain Forest . . .
Cat blood does not glow in the dark.
I had a cat with cancer of the ears who bled from his ears very often, and his blood never glowed.
My g/f is 26 and I'm 32. We often joke about how I'm 'robbing the cradle' or she's got an old sugar daddy. I've always found a 1 year difference such as 17-18 to be completely unreasonable.
I bought the game on PSP.
I enjoyed it quite a bit, it's very similar to the original Manhunt.
The game is way less violent than the original Manhunt.
There was less disturbing imagery, no graphic eviscerations, and much less blood.
I think all this bullshit is overblown, Gears of War is far and away more violent than Manhunt 2.
I wish our civic leaders took more time to fight corruption, and less time pandering to the corruptors.
but then we wouldn't have gigapixels . . .
yeah, and you can't unload a truck full of cockroaches with a pitchfork. . .
In case anyone was interested, here's a good summary of his past voting record:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Chris_Dodd.htm
"While Microsoft may hope to steal sales from the Wii with the Arcade, its Premium $349 Xbox 360 faces pressure from the $399 PS3, which has a bigger, 40-gigabyte hard drive, built-in wi-fi, a Blu-ray drive, and a substantial lack of games."
Since none of the three console producers will allow AO games, they have effectively ruined the rating system.
If these companies would just allow all games to play on their systems without artificially hampering them, everyone would be happy. This issue has less to do with the ESRB and more to do with the foolishness of the console makers for stating that we, as adults, cannot judge for ourselves what we want to play.
Imagine if your DVD players said 'this movie is too adult for you, you cannot play it' if you tried to play a John Waters film or a porno.
Shame on Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo for preventing AO games from being able to play on their systems!
I have been a fan of the series for years. I even have all the DVDs.
The whole idea of making a one off episode rather than one that ties all the loose ends of the mythology annoys me.
I don't want to watch them do some of that quirky shit they did in some of the 'funny' episodes, I want the whole conspiracy thing. I'm sure most fans are with me on this, the one off episodes always seemed like filler to me, and I'll be damned if I'll go see a movie of that.
You got me there, I haven't had a chance to play red steel so I'm not entirely sold on Wii FPS, but if metroid prime is intuitive enough, I may actually buy a Wii, (even if it doesn't have HD quality graphics).
I just watched the trailer, I was not impressed.
It just looks like another FPS.
If they are going to make FPSes on consoles, there needs to be a keyboard and mouse adapter, I'm tired of trying to play games like this with a controller.
I hooked my computer up to my HDTV, and I have my fill of FPSes that way. Theres no reason to buy a game like this when I have countless other FPSes that are amazing on my computer.
These blenders are mostly designed for companies who need to blend large amounts of items over a long period of time.
The dual blade design and the super powerful motor allows for very quick blends, which is especially good at a bar, drink serving restaurant, or a coffee shop.
I've been a fan of these videos and have read up on these blenders. I would have loved a blender like that when I worked at a bar, it would have made alcoholic smoothies so painless to make and would have cut down on the noise of making them as there would not have been a prolonged buzzing as you ground ice. Not to mention you can server more drinks as that thing will do the blends as you make another drink at the same time.
It's a great blender, that's all there is to it, not for home use really, but a business could really use something like that.
They should release the damn game with full content on PC, AO games can actually be bought on PC.
Sell an edited version to the Wii and PS2 crowd and be done with it.
I want my murder simulator, yes I said it. I want to brutally murder people for fun in a video game.
Someone quick call the cops! I'm a pixel splatter junkie!