Ah yes, universal ammo made it a bit basic, I remember now.
Deus Ex was really a top notch game - it should be an essential study piece in game schools. A few other favourites of mine were Doom and Quake, Star Control 2, Halo I/II, used to love Dune II, early Warcraft, one of the Heroes games, etc.
Recently gave Half-Life II a shot on Xbox (PC is crammed with work stuff) and can see why people like that series - great art, world design and sound effects.
A lot of the spam I receive seems to be promoting US companies...
The post further up seems to be a little too focused on spyware. Spam is what frustrates me more. The stuff that I get by email isn't a huge issue, but posts on forums and coming through client's contact forms are a real pest.
I tend to read the buried comments on Digg (if I bother with the comments at all) because they more often quality comments than spam or flames. At least, for the most part, the Slashdot system of moderation is reasonably effective.
Can you remind me why IW wasn't that great? I played it through on Xbox and didn't mind it. I played the original Deus Ex on a clunky old PC and thought the story was great.
Tenchu wasn't something you'd complete without killing, but it did encourage the use of stealth. I only ever played it on the Playstation, and then Tenchu II (I think) on the Xbox.
It is most certainly everyone's problem, but little to nothing is being done by elected governments to really challenge these people. All I am suggesting is that those in power are working behind no doubt expensive firewalls and with top grade filtering - would they really find spam and spyware to be a severe annoyance if they're not being confronted with it many times per day?
I've always figured that I visited Slashdot often because of its timely updates. I liked to think that if aliens invaded the Earth, I'd probably hear about it via Slashdot before the local news. Now I think I'd hear about it through Digg first, and then wait for it to appear on Slashdot a day or so later so that I could read the comments (which are pretty retarded on Digg).
Back on topic, the Netscape site is a pretty blatant rip-off of the Digg format - have they no shame? Not only is it the same format, but it's laid out in such a similar fashion. Not particularly imaginative.
Could one reason behind the slow government action against spyware and spam be that those voting on and lobbying for/against the issue just don't spend enough time with a standard home internet connection to see what life on the net is like with these two annoyances?
We should be able to surf the net without risk of being hijacked and we should be able to run websites and forums without copping spam each and every day. If you run a web-based business or a bunch of websites, dealing with spam can quickly become a significant headache that chews valuable time.
For how long have spam and spyware been real issues for real internet users without strong action from those who could be increasing penalties and tracking these scum down?
Maybe it's to do with Google Video? Get everything in the same format and then combine them to provide something along the more fluid lines of television (video ad ad video ad, etc).
(your country here)'s Funniest Home Videos has been on TV for years. Also, look for channels provided by public-tagging and a pro option in that it's been assembled by someone with a clue. Not too far-fetched IMO and anyway, it's what I'd do in their situation.
Picture videos tagged. Then picture tags united into "channels" and people subscribing to channels. Instead of visiting a page and watching a video and then choosing another one, it's more of a one-after-the-other push system. e.g., quite organic IPTV.
You don't think Michael Schumacher plays F1 games do you?
My brother is a professional basketball player. The game he spends most time playing by a long shot is NBA 2k6. I know you'd think that after a day of *real* F1, Schumacher might not want to sit down to some virtual driving, but he's an F1 driver because it's an interest of his and I'd bet that he'd also find it interesting playing F1 games.
Our community of Dildo is situated in a deep narrow cove at the entrance point of Dildo Arm, Dildo and South Dildo. It is at the South side of Trinity Bay, some 96 km. from St. John's. This community is close to good fishing grounds and the cod fishery was always the basis for this community. Later in the twentieth century, this community became a flourishing whaling community. A museum in the nearby town of South Dildo shows the history of whaling. Our school is in Dildo.
I don't really play RPGs but I wondered if there were any out there that used a more natural format for quests. So someone's talking in the town about a rising threat in a nearby area. It's not mentioned as a specific quest, but should you not decide to deal with it, the threat's power may develop at a later date to the point at which it is simple too difficult to defeat. e.g., take care of a brooding Sauron before he's amassed his power.
Or is the concept of a quest to finely engrained in the level-up, "I've achieved something" format of games?
I took the Slashdot summary and removed a few words to make it more interesting:
"With growing people who have mentioned a means of easing into a sister look at how it could help soften the blow of a short and small frustration. And it's even worth that 'over-the-shoulder' time you might spend. I don't see any reason why a beginner would not be delighted after a magic touch."
And for your money, you could've also got a Mac Mini, USB controller adapter (allowing you to use Xbox or PS2 controllers on your Mac Mini), and used its built-in NIC to play Mame (and NES, SNES, N64, PSX) games online, or played DVD movies on your TV via its DVI connector.
The guy was talking about playing games.
Are you seriously comparing NES, SNES, N64 and PSX games to the Xbox 360, let alone original Xbox games? I have 40 or so PSX games and to go back and give them a shot is such a serious backwards step that you laugh for about five minutes and then switch it off.
Ever played a game where you feel like you're going through levels just for the hell of padding out a game? Go this way to get an item. Next level. Go that way to find such and such.
They will be at risk of taking this shortcut to push out episodes and bring in the cash.
(I never played Half Life, but I am in the middle of playing HL2 on Xbox and quite enjoying it.)
Ahhh, politicians. Can't live with them, can't legally hack them apart with a cleaver and create interesting patterns with segments of their intestines...
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Ah yes, universal ammo made it a bit basic, I remember now.
Deus Ex was really a top notch game - it should be an essential study piece in game schools. A few other favourites of mine were Doom and Quake, Star Control 2, Halo I/II, used to love Dune II, early Warcraft, one of the Heroes games, etc.
Recently gave Half-Life II a shot on Xbox (PC is crammed with work stuff) and can see why people like that series - great art, world design and sound effects.
A lot of the spam I receive seems to be promoting US companies...
The post further up seems to be a little too focused on spyware. Spam is what frustrates me more. The stuff that I get by email isn't a huge issue, but posts on forums and coming through client's contact forms are a real pest.
I tend to read the buried comments on Digg (if I bother with the comments at all) because they more often quality comments than spam or flames. At least, for the most part, the Slashdot system of moderation is reasonably effective.
Can you remind me why IW wasn't that great? I played it through on Xbox and didn't mind it. I played the original Deus Ex on a clunky old PC and thought the story was great.
Tenchu wasn't something you'd complete without killing, but it did encourage the use of stealth. I only ever played it on the Playstation, and then Tenchu II (I think) on the Xbox.
It is most certainly everyone's problem, but little to nothing is being done by elected governments to really challenge these people. All I am suggesting is that those in power are working behind no doubt expensive firewalls and with top grade filtering - would they really find spam and spyware to be a severe annoyance if they're not being confronted with it many times per day?
I've always figured that I visited Slashdot often because of its timely updates. I liked to think that if aliens invaded the Earth, I'd probably hear about it via Slashdot before the local news. Now I think I'd hear about it through Digg first, and then wait for it to appear on Slashdot a day or so later so that I could read the comments (which are pretty retarded on Digg).
Back on topic, the Netscape site is a pretty blatant rip-off of the Digg format - have they no shame? Not only is it the same format, but it's laid out in such a similar fashion. Not particularly imaginative.
Could one reason behind the slow government action against spyware and spam be that those voting on and lobbying for/against the issue just don't spend enough time with a standard home internet connection to see what life on the net is like with these two annoyances?
We should be able to surf the net without risk of being hijacked and we should be able to run websites and forums without copping spam each and every day. If you run a web-based business or a bunch of websites, dealing with spam can quickly become a significant headache that chews valuable time.
For how long have spam and spyware been real issues for real internet users without strong action from those who could be increasing penalties and tracking these scum down?
For years, the big oil companies have been withholding a Mentos/Coke powered car from market... ;)
Maybe it's to do with Google Video? Get everything in the same format and then combine them to provide something along the more fluid lines of television (video ad ad video ad, etc).
(your country here)'s Funniest Home Videos has been on TV for years. Also, look for channels provided by public-tagging and a pro option in that it's been assembled by someone with a clue. Not too far-fetched IMO and anyway, it's what I'd do in their situation.
Picture videos tagged. Then picture tags united into "channels" and people subscribing to channels. Instead of visiting a page and watching a video and then choosing another one, it's more of a one-after-the-other push system. e.g., quite organic IPTV.
That's one route, surely?
Wait a minute, isn't this all the work of OpenSourceParking...?
The colour "constraint" isn't as big a deal as that of the top-left curve and logo, IMO.
Wouldn't be surprised to see a winning entry from Khoi Vinh - I liked the concepts for the Boxes and Arrows redesign.
My brother is a professional basketball player. The game he spends most time playing by a long shot is NBA 2k6. I know you'd think that after a day of *real* F1, Schumacher might not want to sit down to some virtual driving, but he's an F1 driver because it's an interest of his and I'd bet that he'd also find it interesting playing F1 games.
What's the business model from TV?
This time around, brands have more faith in online advertising than they did in the past.
Agreed - SC2 is a great game.
I don't really play RPGs but I wondered if there were any out there that used a more natural format for quests. So someone's talking in the town about a rising threat in a nearby area. It's not mentioned as a specific quest, but should you not decide to deal with it, the threat's power may develop at a later date to the point at which it is simple too difficult to defeat. e.g., take care of a brooding Sauron before he's amassed his power.
Or is the concept of a quest to finely engrained in the level-up, "I've achieved something" format of games?
I took the Slashdot summary and removed a few words to make it more interesting:
"With growing people who have mentioned a means of easing into a sister look at how it could help soften the blow of a short and small frustration. And it's even worth that 'over-the-shoulder' time you might spend. I don't see any reason why a beginner would not be delighted after a magic touch."
So maybe dating sites need things like:
"Men who liked the woman you're viewing also liked the following women: (list)"
I actually read something on a UAE site earlier about their planned expenditure on a space development being $15 billion...
This is the wave of the future.
Ever played a game where you feel like you're going through levels just for the hell of padding out a game? Go this way to get an item. Next level. Go that way to find such and such.
They will be at risk of taking this shortcut to push out episodes and bring in the cash.
(I never played Half Life, but I am in the middle of playing HL2 on Xbox and quite enjoying it.)
Ahhh, politicians. Can't live with them, can't legally hack them apart with a cleaver and create interesting patterns with segments of their intestines...