If you have to work your butt off then you are obviously not doing it right. It seems like that sort of entrepreneurial activity is already within quite saturated and crowded market areas where you have to fight like a crazy maniac just to stay relevant. Which are not representative of the whole market, and which is likely why so many start-ups fail.
I am one of those people who came to the UK to jump form a successful startup (Playfish) to another successful startup (Plumbee), but my main problem is finding a place to stay that works out. I want a place that is:
- Close to the office
- Got decent standards
- Is affordable
- I can have for a long term
In London I can only choose two from that list. Then there are extremely greedy landlords and sleazy estate agents that will only want to fool you of your money in a not so well regulated business. This is practically making it impossible for me to be able to save up money and continue to do my job here, and is the main reason for me wanting to move away from London as soon as possible and leave this wreck of a housing market behind.
Thanks to the wonders of the internets we now have Skype, IRC, Facebook and other means to communicate with the people I meet in the games and not just through the in-game messaging system or whatever feature the consoles are having. I have met and become friends with a lot of new and interesting people through gameplay, more so than a lot of other activities (mostly drinking and complaining anonymously on certain messageboards of dubious nature).
I guess it also comes down to your geographical location and the game you are playing. In my age group I find a lot of people are playing fighting games and more arcadey shooters like Quake (where I obviously got my nickname from), and relating to those people then becomes quite easy and you find people easily who you get along with. Attending gaming tournaments and similar gaming events help too.
Have faith if you believe, there is a brave new world of gaming out there.:3
I play games to escape reality, hence I dislike the attempts at reality in a game as the current tech generation does not handle it very well.
I also play games to socialise, and PVP is a great way of doing that, especially fighting games and shooters, but other arcadey genres are welcome too. There is a social aspect to gaming that I keep returning to when I am not busy playing Fallout 1 or Fallout 2 just one more time to get all the possible combinations of endings like I have done since 1996 and 1997.
I have learned to type mostly with one hand because I have played a lot of shooters like Quake that requires me to keep one hand on the mouse. It's something that everyone can learn to adapt to if they want, and didn't take me long to get used to. I mostly do lighter stuff like HTML, CSS and some PHP, but can do those mostly one-handedly. I also type with both hands when applicable, but mostly use one hand for Skype and other chats.
I have had people stare at me typing a couple of times, but nowadays nobody seem to care anymore.
I have lived without internet access for 1 and a half years so far and enjoying it as it actually helps my productivity a lot, just like in the early 2000's and late 90's when I didn't have a decent enough internet connection. I've come to the point where I have started developing my own projects and learned a lot of new and useful skills simply by not being on Youtube all day. I suggest more people follow suit.
Such a shame, I wanted to see and buy all of their WipeOut-games on Steam, but I guess I will never see that happen now.
Quite ironic that they were making such futuristic games yet did not live to see the future...
It seems obvious that the majority of Slashdot commenters will want their plan text, but for many others out there having the text along with some decent imagery has already been done since the invention of the printing press. Remember those elaborate initial letters and angels, demons and ornate framework used to pride books from the old times? This is not new, but what is new is the medium it is presented on and how (in terms of art style) it is done.
I see nothing wrong with this. Carry on as you have done over the past 500 years.
This comment will be modded troll because it makes sense in a way that conflicts with the average Slashdotters' view of how information should be presented.
Slashdot Mirror
I wish that in my unfathomable, uncontrollable rage did not reply to this thread otherwise I'd mod this comment up.
Fuck. You.
+5 Informative
TSA = Trolling State Airports?
Oooh, massive typo there, I meant CLI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface Sorry. :3
Too minimalist? I bet the majority on Slashdot navigate purely by CMI. I know I like my CMI. You don't like CMI? Fine. Have it your way.
You know what Gordon Freeman would say to that?
Would you?
He would probably say something along the lines of:
"..."
He missed the point of spelling "Nuclear" the correct American way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucular
Obligatory: http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/9/6/BloodInk.jpg
If you have to work your butt off then you are obviously not doing it right. It seems like that sort of entrepreneurial activity is already within quite saturated and crowded market areas where you have to fight like a crazy maniac just to stay relevant. Which are not representative of the whole market, and which is likely why so many start-ups fail.
Now how about cleaning up internally so that all these moderators on Wikipedia become productive, useful additions to its service?
To what extent does false advertising exist these days? I am curious if anyone has some stats on this. :3
For some reason, I can only think of this: "It's only wafer-thin!"
I cannot wait to see what they will call it.
The possibilities are endless .
I am one of those people who came to the UK to jump form a successful startup (Playfish) to another successful startup (Plumbee), but my main problem is finding a place to stay that works out. I want a place that is: - Close to the office - Got decent standards - Is affordable - I can have for a long term In London I can only choose two from that list. Then there are extremely greedy landlords and sleazy estate agents that will only want to fool you of your money in a not so well regulated business. This is practically making it impossible for me to be able to save up money and continue to do my job here, and is the main reason for me wanting to move away from London as soon as possible and leave this wreck of a housing market behind.
Thanks to the wonders of the internets we now have Skype, IRC, Facebook and other means to communicate with the people I meet in the games and not just through the in-game messaging system or whatever feature the consoles are having. I have met and become friends with a lot of new and interesting people through gameplay, more so than a lot of other activities (mostly drinking and complaining anonymously on certain messageboards of dubious nature). I guess it also comes down to your geographical location and the game you are playing. In my age group I find a lot of people are playing fighting games and more arcadey shooters like Quake (where I obviously got my nickname from), and relating to those people then becomes quite easy and you find people easily who you get along with. Attending gaming tournaments and similar gaming events help too. Have faith if you believe, there is a brave new world of gaming out there. :3
I play games to escape reality, hence I dislike the attempts at reality in a game as the current tech generation does not handle it very well. I also play games to socialise, and PVP is a great way of doing that, especially fighting games and shooters, but other arcadey genres are welcome too. There is a social aspect to gaming that I keep returning to when I am not busy playing Fallout 1 or Fallout 2 just one more time to get all the possible combinations of endings like I have done since 1996 and 1997.
Come on, don't be another network-relinking farm.
Within reason, let these idiots handle themselves as long as they don't force their ways upon others, and it will benefit the world.
I have learned to type mostly with one hand because I have played a lot of shooters like Quake that requires me to keep one hand on the mouse. It's something that everyone can learn to adapt to if they want, and didn't take me long to get used to. I mostly do lighter stuff like HTML, CSS and some PHP, but can do those mostly one-handedly. I also type with both hands when applicable, but mostly use one hand for Skype and other chats. I have had people stare at me typing a couple of times, but nowadays nobody seem to care anymore.
I said I have lived, not "living". Besides, I get internet access at work, which is plenty sufficient.
I have lived without internet access for 1 and a half years so far and enjoying it as it actually helps my productivity a lot, just like in the early 2000's and late 90's when I didn't have a decent enough internet connection. I've come to the point where I have started developing my own projects and learned a lot of new and useful skills simply by not being on Youtube all day. I suggest more people follow suit.
Well, the Slashdot-effect put the site down in a flash!
Such a shame, I wanted to see and buy all of their WipeOut-games on Steam, but I guess I will never see that happen now. Quite ironic that they were making such futuristic games yet did not live to see the future...
It seems obvious that the majority of Slashdot commenters will want their plan text, but for many others out there having the text along with some decent imagery has already been done since the invention of the printing press. Remember those elaborate initial letters and angels, demons and ornate framework used to pride books from the old times? This is not new, but what is new is the medium it is presented on and how (in terms of art style) it is done. I see nothing wrong with this. Carry on as you have done over the past 500 years. This comment will be modded troll because it makes sense in a way that conflicts with the average Slashdotters' view of how information should be presented.