Is being able to "crouch" really important in a single player FPS? Don't get me wrong, I want to be able to crouch, to lean, to climb... when I play Thief or Deus Ex. But in a single player FPS? Sure it's nice in multiplayer to separate kids from men, but in a single player FPS?
A few months ago I decided to backup my Doom 2 disks to a cdrom. So I decided to play a game for nostalgia... And I was suprised by how fun it still was. It was far more easier than what I remembered but in a lot of ways it was more fun than modern FPS. No "crouch" but simply more fun.
What's so difficult about crouch? Nothing really but the question is does it add anything to the FPS gaming experience? After playing Doom 2 again, I'm quite positive it doesn't.
Games are certainly not more complex nor harder now than 15 years ago. Sure there was pac-man and donkey kong but there was also more serious games. Can someone tell me where I can find a REAL wargame nowadays? Even "simpler" games like "Balance of Power" or "Annals of Rome" were certainly not easy to master. Or action games like "The Last V8" or "Green Beret". Come on... Most people would now give up after a few hours on a game like this.
I agree there's not enough "5 minutes" games but saying games in general are too difficult is plain wrong. I want difficult games! Please, someone, tell me I'm not the only one!
aahhh... Iraq again! Well this is completely off-topic but since I don't really care about my Karma, here we go again!
Idiot... It's morons like you...
You know what? I sincerely believe YOU are the moron... but since I don't want to look like a fool I won't say it.;-)
[...] very dangerous rift between the USA and Europe.
Oh yes, it's a dangerous rift. So now the choice is do we bend over or do we defend our interests at the risk of being beaten up. It's the age old question : safety or freedom?
First of all, USA burnt huge amounts of money
Who will pay for this? The american population. Who will profit from this? The american corporations. Also the money spent was not given to Iraq but to american corporations. It's just a form of subsidies to help the american economy.
it would take approximately a decade from a fully operational Iraqi oil industry and assuming that every cent would go to the Americans - which is definitely not the case.
Are you an accountant or something? War is about control and power, not money. Oil is a way to gain control and hence, power.
If you live in France you might want to send a letter to your government and ask them politely to stop hindering the rebuilding effort in Iraq.
You mean to give money to the US government so they can give it to US corporations to help the US economy? Now that would be pretty stupid, don't you think?
BTW, Wolfowitz said the reason for war in Iraq was oil and WMD were just an excuse everyone could agree on. And I'm pretty sure he knows more on the subject then you do...
You want WMP? Fine, you pay for it. Right now everybody who buy Windows has to pay for it whether they want it or not.
But the problem is not that I'm paying for something I don't use. after all, there's a lot of functions I don't use in about every program I bought. Also the Windows' profit margins is over 80% which means I'm already paying a LOT more than what Windows really cost (so it's obvious Windows would not cost less if there was no WMP).
No the real problem is that Microsoft is killing the competition by not releasing their API, protocols and file formats. The problem is Microsoft is hiding the fact that they make their software incompatible with everything else ON PURPOSE!
Of course, releasing their API, protocols and file formats won't solve the problems of companies making software for Windows. But it will make other OS like Linux a viable alternative for an office desktop (with OpenOffice, Evolution and Wine)... which means : end of monopoly!
BTW the EU cannot stop Microsoft from trading in the UE but they could hit them very hard simply by making their NDA wothless in Europe.
It's good for the average (half-a-brain) Joe who wants a computer (you know, that magic box!) to go to the internet but for the rest of us it means we have to pay for something we do not necessarily want... And that's BAD FOR THE CONSUMER.
People always have a choice
No, I don't. I have to buy the version with everything in it. And since nothing is free, it means I have to pay for something I do not want.
The solution is simple : Microsoft should be selling a "bare" version of Windows and a "suite" version. The ones who want an a browser, a Media Player, a mail client and everything else should pay more than the ones who don't want them.
If they produce a chip with a very compelling price/performance ratio, that could also have a dramatic effect.
What would be really great is if they could sell those chip for 5$ and put something like 8 chips on a PCI card. Anyone remember the Amiga "transputer"?
You can always use DynDNS, but my ISP (videotron.ca) make thing even worse:
4.4 Servers Forbidden. The customer shall refrain from using the Services to operate an Internet server (such as FTP, HTTP, IRC, MP3, PROXY, SMTP, POP or other).
The problem is not that no distro is perfect but rather that no distro is good enough. Ok, I will honest : most problems I see do not come from distros directly but from KDE, X, drivers and other buggy softwares. Of course, having said that, I must admit I use Linux every day without too much problems... but that's because I'm a fucking computer consultant!
Does it makes any difference? Unfortunately, in the open source world, version numbers do not mean anything (which is probably why a lot of corporate people don't take open source seriously).
I think it's a mistake to judge all Frenchmen based on your experience with government's employees. Particularly the one from SNCF! Everyone will tell you they are the worst! Ok... Jokes aside, most of them are good people but we always remember the arrogant bastard. Also the truth is a lot of people blame them for whatever reason and they tend to be very defensive.
Additionally, the sneer. Attitude is attitude regardless of what country you're in.
Attitude is closely related to culture, so you must never base your interpretation of an attitude on your culture. For example if you met me one day, you would probably think I'm a cold person : I won't greet you with a big smile and certainly won't invite you for dinner with a tap in the back. But it doesn't mean I despise you! It only means I don't want to impose myself. For me, the guy who greets me with a great smile, shake my hand and invite me to dinner the first time we meet is a self-centered asshole.
We *DO* find it amusing when people who are razzing *US* for not knowing THEIR language do not know any foreign languages.
Well, I'm sure you know that most people in France never use soap... Same kind of thing. It's always fun to bitch against someone different so we can feel good about ourselves. Don't take this to seriously.
We went through a good ten people before we found someone willing to admit that they spoke something other than French.
And what made you think they did actualy speak anything other than French? I'm French and I can say from personal experience that the percentage of adults who can speak anything other than French is quite low. Sure we all learned two foreign languages in school but after a few years most of us don't remember anything... about the only thing I remember from my Spanish class is "me llama guillermo" and I'm not even sure this is correct (it was 19 years ago).
I find it funny (kind of) when an American think of Frenchman as arrogant because they don't speak English... I guess what you're really thinking is : "Ha-ha, I will not let these Frenchman get away with not speaking English in France!".
So my interpretation of the situation is "what's wrong with YOU"
I'm all for IPv6 but these apps could work behind NAT if they stop relying on specific ports for their connections. And the truth is : it's easier to change a protocol than to change an infrastructure.
No, it's the opposite. Question is : how much is an IP address worth? Personnaly, I would gladly pay $5/month for a static IP and I'm pretty sure almost everyone would accept to pay $1/month for one. This mean an IP address is worth at least $1/month. Now tell me... How much companies and universities pay for their IP addresses?
I'm sure if companies and universities were paying the market price for their IP adresses a lot of problem would be solved.
You should ask yourself : why do children like to play violent games? Want a hint? In a big part it's because of people like you who want to control everything... So put a bullet in your head and maybe you'll save an innocent life!
The concept of brain implants, which feature in the film in the form of "virtual vacations" [...] are at least "philosophically possible", based on evolving technologies
Philosophically possible? Really? Right now we know very little about how memory works but if what we think we know is true then "virtual vacations" are virtually impossible.
Memory seems to be the result of interactions between several subsytems using different brain structures. But even if we had the technology to make precise changes in several regions of the brain at the same time, we still have absolutely no idea what changes must be done to create a specific memory. Also, since the same brain elements participate in the recollection of several memories (if not most of them), it means that a new memory is not a new structure but rather a modification of something which already exists, meaning a new memory is dependant upon previous memories, which means everyone remember things differently. Which means that in order to create a "virtual vacation" we would have to analyze a big part of the brain, down to (at least) the molecular level, in a very short time and this for each person. I'm skeptical.
Well my comment was more to put perpective in the $10 billion but one thing is for sure, Microsoft could use these 10,000 programmers. Not to add or change code but for quality control and maintenance : one programmer makes the code, three other verify it (separately) and then one is assigned to maintenance for as long as the code is used (meaning doing nothing except knowing what the code does). Of course this means there's a lot of programmers who are not "productive" but I believe this is what should be done to have a good product.
Too many chiefs is a bad thing but (as long as you have enough chiefs) there's never too many indians.
Perhaps you'd care to name a nation that spends more on aid to other nations and their poeple than the USA does?
Today, 35 countries won't receive military aid anymore because they refuse to sign an immunity from ICC for US citizens. The US government doesn't spend money on aid to help other country but rather to control them.
Sorry, but I don't think technical support is what "decision makers" really want. Technical support is what companies like Red Hat and Mandrake are selling and it's obvious they're still not very sucessful doing this.
What the "decision maker" wants is a nice salesman who makes a nice presentation, who regularly send a fruit basket or a bottle of wine and who give this great documentation which explain how great their product is (so the "decision maker" don't have to do any research). Now, if on top of that the salesman plays golf (but lose of course) you can bet after two or three years, no matter if the product is a total piece of shit, the "decision maker" will feel comfortable buying the product.
Is this to help the economy?
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Why so many people think that not being paid overtime will help the economy? I mean, if I make more money I will spend more which is what the government wants from me, no?
"Once employers are not required to pay for overtime work, they will schedule more of it," the study said.
Which mean they'll be able to lay off some employees... Since when unemployment is a good thing for the economy?
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Why does our government work for the freedom of others, while chipping away at ours daily?
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How to become a strong, powerful government
1. Control your own population
2. Make sure other governments can't control their population
Anyway, the government hasn't been chipping away at your freedom, just your *privacy*
What is freedom? As most people, you sure heard and use this word a lot but I bet you never thought about what it really means. Pity.
First reason : World War 1 and World War 2.
Second reason : a lot of American live to work while in most other countries people work to live.
Is being able to "crouch" really important in a single player FPS? Don't get me wrong, I want to be able to crouch, to lean, to climb... when I play Thief or Deus Ex. But in a single player FPS? Sure it's nice in multiplayer to separate kids from men, but in a single player FPS?
A few months ago I decided to backup my Doom 2 disks to a cdrom. So I decided to play a game for nostalgia... And I was suprised by how fun it still was. It was far more easier than what I remembered but in a lot of ways it was more fun than modern FPS. No "crouch" but simply more fun.
What's so difficult about crouch? Nothing really but the question is does it add anything to the FPS gaming experience? After playing Doom 2 again, I'm quite positive it doesn't.
Games are certainly not more complex nor harder now than 15 years ago. Sure there was pac-man and donkey kong but there was also more serious games. Can someone tell me where I can find a REAL wargame nowadays? Even "simpler" games like "Balance of Power" or "Annals of Rome" were certainly not easy to master. Or action games like "The Last V8" or "Green Beret". Come on... Most people would now give up after a few hours on a game like this.
I agree there's not enough "5 minutes" games but saying games in general are too difficult is plain wrong. I want difficult games! Please, someone, tell me I'm not the only one!
aahhh... Iraq again! Well this is completely off-topic but since I don't really care about my Karma, here we go again!
;-)
Idiot... It's morons like you...
You know what? I sincerely believe YOU are the moron... but since I don't want to look like a fool I won't say it.
[...] very dangerous rift between the USA and Europe.
Oh yes, it's a dangerous rift. So now the choice is do we bend over or do we defend our interests at the risk of being beaten up. It's the age old question : safety or freedom?
First of all, USA burnt huge amounts of money
Who will pay for this? The american population. Who will profit from this? The american corporations. Also the money spent was not given to Iraq but to american corporations. It's just a form of subsidies to help the american economy.
it would take approximately a decade from a fully operational Iraqi oil industry and assuming that every cent would go to the Americans - which is definitely not the case.
Are you an accountant or something? War is about control and power, not money. Oil is a way to gain control and hence, power.
If you live in France you might want to send a letter to your government and ask them politely to stop hindering the rebuilding effort in Iraq.
You mean to give money to the US government so they can give it to US corporations to help the US economy? Now that would be pretty stupid, don't you think?
BTW, Wolfowitz said the reason for war in Iraq was oil and WMD were just an excuse everyone could agree on. And I'm pretty sure he knows more on the subject then you do...
You want WMP? Fine, you pay for it. Right now everybody who buy Windows has to pay for it whether they want it or not.
But the problem is not that I'm paying for something I don't use. after all, there's a lot of functions I don't use in about every program I bought. Also the Windows' profit margins is over 80% which means I'm already paying a LOT more than what Windows really cost (so it's obvious Windows would not cost less if there was no WMP).
No the real problem is that Microsoft is killing the competition by not releasing their API, protocols and file formats. The problem is Microsoft is hiding the fact that they make their software incompatible with everything else ON PURPOSE!
Of course, releasing their API, protocols and file formats won't solve the problems of companies making software for Windows. But it will make other OS like Linux a viable alternative for an office desktop (with OpenOffice, Evolution and Wine)... which means : end of monopoly!
BTW the EU cannot stop Microsoft from trading in the UE but they could hit them very hard simply by making their NDA wothless in Europe.
Bundling these products is GOOD FOR THE CONSUMER
It's good for the average (half-a-brain) Joe who wants a computer (you know, that magic box!) to go to the internet but for the rest of us it means we have to pay for something we do not necessarily want... And that's BAD FOR THE CONSUMER.
People always have a choice
No, I don't. I have to buy the version with everything in it. And since nothing is free, it means I have to pay for something I do not want.
The solution is simple : Microsoft should be selling a "bare" version of Windows and a "suite" version. The ones who want an a browser, a Media Player, a mail client and everything else should pay more than the ones who don't want them.
If they produce a chip with a very compelling price/performance ratio, that could also have a dramatic effect.
What would be really great is if they could sell those chip for 5$ and put something like 8 chips on a PCI card. Anyone remember the Amiga "transputer"?
most ISPs don't even want to give you a static IP
:
You can always use DynDNS, but my ISP (videotron.ca) make thing even worse
4.4 Servers Forbidden. The customer shall refrain from using the Services to operate an Internet server (such as FTP, HTTP, IRC, MP3, PROXY, SMTP, POP or other).
The problem is not that no distro is perfect but rather that no distro is good enough. Ok, I will honest : most problems I see do not come from distros directly but from KDE, X, drivers and other buggy softwares. Of course, having said that, I must admit I use Linux every day without too much problems... but that's because I'm a fucking computer consultant!
Does it makes any difference? Unfortunately, in the open source world, version numbers do not mean anything (which is probably why a lot of corporate people don't take open source seriously).
3-4 of the people were employees
I think it's a mistake to judge all Frenchmen based on your experience with government's employees. Particularly the one from SNCF! Everyone will tell you they are the worst!
Ok... Jokes aside, most of them are good people but we always remember the arrogant bastard. Also the truth is a lot of people blame them for whatever reason and they tend to be very defensive.
Additionally, the sneer. Attitude is attitude regardless of what country you're in.
Attitude is closely related to culture, so you must never base your interpretation of an attitude on your culture. For example if you met me one day, you would probably think I'm a cold person : I won't greet you with a big smile and certainly won't invite you for dinner with a tap in the back. But it doesn't mean I despise you! It only means I don't want to impose myself. For me, the guy who greets me with a great smile, shake my hand and invite me to dinner the first time we meet is a self-centered asshole.
We *DO* find it amusing when people who are razzing *US* for not knowing THEIR language do not know any foreign languages.
Well, I'm sure you know that most people in France never use soap... Same kind of thing. It's always fun to bitch against someone different so we can feel good about ourselves. Don't take this to seriously.
We went through a good ten people before we found someone willing to admit that they spoke something other than French.
And what made you think they did actualy speak anything other than French? I'm French and I can say from personal experience that the percentage of adults who can speak anything other than French is quite low. Sure we all learned two foreign languages in school but after a few years most of us don't remember anything... about the only thing I remember from my Spanish class is "me llama guillermo" and I'm not even sure this is correct (it was 19 years ago).
I find it funny (kind of) when an American think of Frenchman as arrogant because they don't speak English... I guess what you're really thinking is : "Ha-ha, I will not let these Frenchman get away with not speaking English in France!".
So my interpretation of the situation is "what's wrong with YOU"
Why am I thinking about dominoes right now?
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Why else would they take your fingernail clippers?
To make us laugh at how stupid they are?
I'm all for IPv6 but these apps could work behind NAT if they stop relying on specific ports for their connections. And the truth is : it's easier to change a protocol than to change an infrastructure.
No, it's the opposite. Question is : how much is an IP address worth? Personnaly, I would gladly pay $5/month for a static IP and I'm pretty sure almost everyone would accept to pay $1/month for one. This mean an IP address is worth at least $1/month. Now tell me... How much companies and universities pay for their IP addresses?
I'm sure if companies and universities were paying the market price for their IP adresses a lot of problem would be solved.
You should ask yourself : why do children like to play violent games? Want a hint? In a big part it's because of people like you who want to control everything... So put a bullet in your head and maybe you'll save an innocent life!
The concept of brain implants, which feature in the film in the form of "virtual vacations" [...] are at least "philosophically possible", based on evolving technologies
Philosophically possible? Really? Right now we know very little about how memory works but if what we think we know is true then "virtual vacations" are virtually impossible.
Memory seems to be the result of interactions between several subsytems using different brain structures. But even if we had the technology to make precise changes in several regions of the brain at the same time, we still have absolutely no idea what changes must be done to create a specific memory. Also, since the same brain elements participate in the recollection of several memories (if not most of them), it means that a new memory is not a new structure but rather a modification of something which already exists, meaning a new memory is dependant upon previous memories, which means everyone remember things differently. Which means that in order to create a "virtual vacation" we would have to analyze a big part of the brain, down to (at least) the molecular level, in a very short time and this for each person. I'm skeptical.
Well my comment was more to put perpective in the $10 billion but one thing is for sure, Microsoft could use these 10,000 programmers. Not to add or change code but for quality control and maintenance : one programmer makes the code, three other verify it (separately) and then one is assigned to maintenance for as long as the code is used (meaning doing nothing except knowing what the code does). Of course this means there's a lot of programmers who are not "productive" but I believe this is what should be done to have a good product.
Too many chiefs is a bad thing but (as long as you have enough chiefs) there's never too many indians.
With $10,000,000,000.00 Microsoft could pay the salary of 10,000 programmers ($100,000/year) for 10 years and make Windows the best OS ever!
Perhaps you'd care to name a nation that spends more on aid to other nations and their poeple than the USA does?
Today, 35 countries won't receive military aid anymore because they refuse to sign an immunity from ICC for US citizens. The US government doesn't spend money on aid to help other country but rather to control them.
Sorry, but I don't think technical support is what "decision makers" really want. Technical support is what companies like Red Hat and Mandrake are selling and it's obvious they're still not very sucessful doing this.
What the "decision maker" wants is a nice salesman who makes a nice presentation, who regularly send a fruit basket or a bottle of wine and who give this great documentation which explain how great their product is (so the "decision maker" don't have to do any research). Now, if on top of that the salesman plays golf (but lose of course) you can bet after two or three years, no matter if the product is a total piece of shit, the "decision maker" will feel comfortable buying the product.
Why so many people think that not being paid overtime will help the economy? I mean, if I make more money I will spend more which is what the government wants from me, no?
"Once employers are not required to pay for overtime work, they will schedule more of it," the study said.
Which mean they'll be able to lay off some employees... Since when unemployment is a good thing for the economy?
Is there something I don't understand?