"Metagames show awareness of their nature as games [snip] they know that they're polygons on a screen"
"Are there other examples of titles which address the player in this awfully postmodern way?"
Darkened Skye (Review at The Adrenaline Vault) Not the best game I've ever played, but I continue to play it for this very reason. It doesn't take itself seriously. The main character (Skye) and her helper deamon (Draak) know very well that they are in a game. That and the fact that it's an interactive Skittles commercial.
At one point you have to jump into the mouth of a sea monster, and she (Skye) says something to the effect of "Well, quick saves are designed for times like this".
At another point you grab a hair pin from a wig while the owner of said wig looks on, and she states "Only in an adventure game would I be able to grab this hairpin in plain sight of the owner without the owner making a fuss... Oh, wait. This is an adventure game."
Mod it overrated. If it isn't really informative and it's modded so, take the points away - it's just as effective. Overrated is a copout. How is a meta-moderator supposed to know why you moderated it down? With "wrong", meta-mods can figure out if it was indeed wrong.
Do you meta-mod often?
I do (and I have for well over a year), and I have NEVER seen an overrated or underrated moderation in the meta-mod queue.
Overrated is a cop out, it seems to be immune to meta moderation, and I agree with the assesment that a "Wrong" moderation would be usefull.
> Nope, they really turned red. They were mostly Scotch pine and they died more or less instantly when the cloud blew over (the aspen and birch trees are more resistant). It's the subject of some research - search for Chernobyl and "Red Forest" to find some. Not just how they turned red, but what happens now with tons of radioactive wood buried and decomposing into the groundwater.
Pictures of the Red Forest - trees vs. 60 Grays. Holy shit.
1) The data from that graph appears to be from 2000 (the Computer Industry Almanac confirms this, though I give no representation of their accuracy). I imagine that world wide computer usage has grown at a comperable (if not greater) rate than US usage in the interim.
2) You seem to be implying that the statement "there are more computers outside the US than inside" is false. From your graph, the US contains 161,000,000 computers of 427,270,000 world wide, or under 38% of the world's computers. My appologies if I misinterpreted your intentions.
Neither source contains information on what percentage of these computers is internet connected, so I don't know what relevance any of it has to this story.
How did this post get modded up? Read the article!
This isn't a temp sensor. It is measuring electrical current, not heat.
Quote the article:
...they use a layer of conductive ink that heats up when an electrical current runs through it, in combination with a layer of thermally-activated dye that turns transparent
when heated up, revealing a third layer of colored ink underneath.
Perhaps it could be used as a temperature guage after all?
Never happen. As has been pointed out before, they use the discrepancy to allow for hosting websites in Co-Lo, where the opposite traffic patterns from home usage occur.
I'm in the same general boat though. I'd rather have a high out-route.
Interesting story, but I don't see the point in making a per-person mold when adjustable mannequins have been available for years, and are much more flexible.
We should all move the the superior system of Fahrenheit! Instead of some arbitrary numbers like 0 for freezing and 100 for boiling, we can use easy to remember numbers like 32F is freezing and 220F is boiling (subject to change based on your altitude).
So easy to remember, you seems to have forgotten that water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, I understand your disclaimer about altitude, but boiling temperature drops as altitude rises, and I imagine you are not living on a submarine.:o)
"The Japanese have a saying: fix the problem, not the blame. In American organizations it's all about who messed up. Whose head will roll. In Japanese organizations it's about what's messed up, and how to fix it. Nobody gets blamed. Their way is better."
I also maintain websites over a high-latency link, and find that it often takes less time to make a.zip (or a.tar.gz) file, upload that one file, and uncompress it on the far end compaired to uploading a host of little files.
Not sure if you have the capability of doing that on the far end (no shell access web host), but it's a real sanity saver.
2) Replace the GAIN/Xenarc panel with a Lilliput screen. 250 nits is absolutely not bright enough in the daytime even with tinted windows no matter what anyone tells you -- unless you live in Alaska where there are many months of darkness.
Don't forget, this means several months of light in the summers.:o) They don't call it the "Land of the Midnight Sun" for nothing...
've noticed that I tend to make numerous grammar and spelling errors that I don't notice if I type essays, reports, or slashdot posts when I'm tired. Errors that seemed correct at the time I typed them stand out sore thumbs when I read through them again, especially when I've just woken up in the morning or something.
Also, when you've just written it, you tend to read things as you meant them, not as they're actually written. When you put it down, do something else (sleep, play sports, whatever) and then come back, you're no longer reading it directly from the page/screen rather than partially from memory.
Looks like you should have taken a nap before hitting submit...:)
Creating H2 costs as much energy as you get back later.
Right now, that basically means electricity from fossil fuel plants, or in a few locations in the US, hydroelectric, nuclear, and possibly a tiny bit of solar. So all a hydrogen car will do will move the source of pollution from the car to the power plant.
No argument there. But with moving the polution to a central location provides multiple benefits. Economy of scale, better regulation on polution control, etc. Besides, isn't any reduction in air pollution better than none? Make all (or a majority) of the vehicles on the road "clean" and push at least a portion of the source of that energy to renewable resources (such as solar or wind farms, and hydroelectric plants) and you might see a net reduction in the polution levels.
Hydrogen might not be a completly clean fuel, but it's likely a far sight better than what we have going now.
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"Metagames show awareness of their nature as games [snip] they know that they're polygons on a screen"
"Are there other examples of titles which address the player in this awfully postmodern way?"
Darkened Skye (Review at The Adrenaline Vault) Not the best game I've ever played, but I continue to play it for this very reason. It doesn't take itself seriously. The main character (Skye) and her helper deamon (Draak) know very well that they are in a game. That and the fact that it's an interactive Skittles commercial.
At one point you have to jump into the mouth of a sea monster, and she (Skye) says something to the effect of "Well, quick saves are designed for times like this".
At another point you grab a hair pin from a wig while the owner of said wig looks on, and she states "Only in an adventure game would I be able to grab this hairpin in plain sight of the owner without the owner making a fuss... Oh, wait. This is an adventure game."
The game's wit is about its only saving grace...
*shrug*
Yes, similar things are being done in the states. Two sites to start you off:
Strictly broadband internet related: http://www.ruralbroadbandcoalition.net/
More general rural development: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
Do a google search for "state name rural broadband" and I'm sure you will come up with something else interesting.
Do you meta-mod often?
I do (and I have for well over a year), and I have NEVER seen an overrated or underrated moderation in the meta-mod queue.
Overrated is a cop out, it seems to be immune to meta moderation, and I agree with the assesment that a "Wrong" moderation would be usefull.
Same pictures with english text...
You might look into Cel Damage. Third person driving shooter. Very Cartoonish, quite humorous. Panned by the critics, but lots of fun.
Two things...
1) The data from that graph appears to be from 2000 (the Computer Industry Almanac confirms this, though I give no representation of their accuracy). I imagine that world wide computer usage has grown at a comperable (if not greater) rate than US usage in the interim.
2) You seem to be implying that the statement "there are more computers outside the US than inside" is false. From your graph, the US contains 161,000,000 computers of 427,270,000 world wide, or under 38% of the world's computers. My appologies if I misinterpreted your intentions.
Neither source contains information on what percentage of these computers is internet connected, so I don't know what relevance any of it has to this story.
I suppose I would have been better off stating that the thought is "funny (or not), but unlikely."
*shrug*
Funny (or not), but false.
Some time between June 30, 2003 August 23, 2003 the number on the site changed from "3,083,324,652" to "4,285,199,774".
Feel free to look for more changes at http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.google.com.
Quote the article:
Perhaps it could be used as a temperature guage after all?
Then again, you probably know, without looking, what version of windows you are running.
Perhaps you missed #4 in the grandparent's list?
And you seem to be in need of a more stable calander. ;o)
Have you tried "getting ye flask" three times? Fun for the whole family.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/cable-modem.htm/ printable. Tons is defined by the cable company. Kludges are built into the DOCSIS standard. Rate limiting is no longer only handled at the cable modem itself.
If your cable modem experiences slowdowns at peak hours, blame the company, not the product.
Never happen. As has been pointed out before, they use the discrepancy to allow for hosting websites in Co-Lo, where the opposite traffic patterns from home usage occur.
I'm in the same general boat though. I'd rather have a high out-route.
Interesting story, but I don't see the point in making a per-person mold when adjustable mannequins have been available for years, and are much more flexible.
What the hell do I know?
So easy to remember, you seems to have forgotten that water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, I understand your disclaimer about altitude, but boiling temperature drops as altitude rises, and I imagine you are not living on a submarine.
Along the same lines as I was thinking...
I wouldn't want a carrot tied to that stick.
Also approporate is a Rising Sun quote:
"The Japanese have a saying: fix the problem, not the blame. In American organizations it's all about who messed up. Whose head will roll. In Japanese organizations it's about what's messed up, and how to fix it. Nobody gets blamed. Their way is better."
I also maintain websites over a high-latency link, and find that it often takes less time to make a .zip (or a .tar.gz) file, upload that one file, and uncompress it on the far end compaired to uploading a host of little files.
Not sure if you have the capability of doing that on the far end (no shell access web host), but it's a real sanity saver.
Don't forget, this means several months of light in the summers.
Nice install BTW.
Looks like you should have taken a nap before hitting submit...
No argument there. But with moving the polution to a central location provides multiple benefits. Economy of scale, better regulation on polution control, etc. Besides, isn't any reduction in air pollution better than none? Make all (or a majority) of the vehicles on the road "clean" and push at least a portion of the source of that energy to renewable resources (such as solar or wind farms, and hydroelectric plants) and you might see a net reduction in the polution levels.
Hydrogen might not be a completly clean fuel, but it's likely a far sight better than what we have going now.