I used to work at a cable company, so I'm getting a huge kick out of these replies...
No, wait. Let me start over.
I used to work at a cable company, about... crikey, ten years ago. This is in southern Ontario, where average cable penetration is rather higher than it is in the States. I remember hearing from people back then that the hot new thing was going to be the offering of individual channels rather than bloated packages.
Of course, about a year after I left, the company was bought out by a larger one. I waited and waited, but there was no per-channel pricing to be seen.
I'm glad things are finally moving in this direction. I only watched maybe a half-dozen channels, and my wife and I decided that it really wasn't worth it to us.
Although honestly, with Youtube and such, we haven't really missed it all that much.
I wasn't aware that Firefox was based off StarOffice, nor that OO.org was based on Navigator. What a technological accomplishment! You'd think it would have been easier the other way around...
Just 'cause no one else seems to have mentioned it:
Trillian Astra, a.k.a. Trillian 4.0, is in alpha-testing at the moment.
You can check out a feature preview here. The memory footprint and speed are two of the things they've really worked on with this version, and it's got some pretty funky Web 2.0 functionality happening, too. (q.v. Trillian Mini, this video, etc.)
They're getting there. With the latest build of Trillian Astra (still in alpha testing), you can communicate with MSN contacts without having an account on MSN, although you do need a Yahoo account.
MSN/Yahoo and ICQ/AIM won't talk to each other, unfortunately.
He claims to have a miracle space ray that (alternately) provides Superman-style selectable X-Ray vision (that is to say, you only see a deeply as you want) OR else cures cancer in lab rats. Or both. Yet when pushed to demonstrate his miracle X-Ray gizmo, he suddenly claimed it was too dangerous to people and dismantled it.
The Angel Light and God Light are two different devices. Look at the Wikipedia entry you cited again.
The Angel Light was allegedly too inimical to life and he dismantled it. The God Light is the opposite: he's challenging people to prove that it doesn't work.
Well, Red Octane (who make Guitar Hero) do sell a PS=>USB adapter, so it's possible to use the PS2 guitar controller on FOF. Don't know about the Xbox controller, but I can't see why not.
Import GH1 and GH2 songs. Fret your own songs (or download frets others have done). Rock out using your keyboard as the guitar (enter = strum, F1 through F5 = frets).
No story mode or multiplayer, but it's a helluva lot of fun.
New wars should break out, cities should rise and fall, and all hell should break loose at least once a month--and the players should be the ones to make it happen. After all, in a world that never changes, you can never make your mark.
Well, not in such a violent fashion, but this sort of thing is the plan for Uru Live.
Every day, there's a small change. Every week, a slightly larger change. Every month, a major change - a new area of the city opens, or you get access to a new Age.
A new story element is introduced roughly once each quarter... what the players do with it in the interim is entirely up to them. The players truly develop the story. There are no NPCs (in the computer-controlled sense), however Cyan does have actors who play the role of certain important people, ready to answer questions and react to whatever it is the players are doing.
This is a lot more impressive to me than Warcraft, although I do enjoy a good quest now and again.
Given that it is an MMO, I'm not sure why someone would play it if that's not their bag.
Uru's community is certainly what I would call one of its strong points. It's not the same as most other MMOs on the market, to be sure, but the community has kept the flame alive for three years, and most of that time they weren't expecting anything to come of it. It's only in the last six months or so that they've known that Live was coming back.
That said, aside from the island of Ae'gura and the Neighborhoods, most of the rest of the game is instanced. Unless you specifically invite someone to join you, you can easily run around by yourself and not encounter anyone else.
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AGD Interactive (formerly Tierra Games) is still working on their VGA remake of Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire.
They've vaguely confirmed that it'll be done before summer next year. Or maybe it was before spring?
I used to work at a cable company, so I'm getting a huge kick out of these replies...
No, wait. Let me start over.
I used to work at a cable company, about... crikey, ten years ago. This is in southern Ontario, where average cable penetration is rather higher than it is in the States. I remember hearing from people back then that the hot new thing was going to be the offering of individual channels rather than bloated packages.
Of course, about a year after I left, the company was bought out by a larger one. I waited and waited, but there was no per-channel pricing to be seen.
I'm glad things are finally moving in this direction. I only watched maybe a half-dozen channels, and my wife and I decided that it really wasn't worth it to us.
Although honestly, with Youtube and such, we haven't really missed it all that much.
Whoah! Nice post^H^H^H nostalgia generator! /was a 905 BBSer in the early-to-mid 90s //used <vbg> and smilies ///slashies
Trillian Astra (still in alpha testing) is decreasing the memory footprint all-around, and decreasing startup times. Can't wait to see it in action.
It's a pity a comment can't be modded above five, because this one clearly needs it.
Funny, he reminds me of Phil LaMarr from Futurama and Justice League.
You're forgetting to factor in the origins of Christmas as a Pagan festival. Therefore, theft is anti-pagan.
Or something.
Planescape: Torment.
Any of the Myst games (including Myst Online: Uru Live).
Any of the Quest for Glory games.
Any of the Space Quest games.
Attention dipshits: learn to read.
You must be new to Slashdot!
Oh, good, it wasn't just me.
I wasn't aware that Firefox was based off StarOffice, nor that OO.org was based on Navigator. What a technological accomplishment! You'd think it would have been easier the other way around...
Just 'cause no one else seems to have mentioned it:
Trillian Astra, a.k.a. Trillian 4.0, is in alpha-testing at the moment.
You can check out a feature preview here. The memory footprint and speed are two of the things they've really worked on with this version, and it's got some pretty funky Web 2.0 functionality happening, too. (q.v. Trillian Mini, this video, etc.)
That's what I'm saying.
Perhaps a rephrase:
"The MSN/Yahoo entity and the ICQ/AIM entity won't talk to each other, unfortunately."
MSN and Yahoo can intercommunicate as of the newer builds of Trillian Astra, as can ICQ and AIM. But those two entities won't talk to each other.
They're getting there. With the latest build of Trillian Astra (still in alpha testing), you can communicate with MSN contacts without having an account on MSN, although you do need a Yahoo account.
MSN/Yahoo and ICQ/AIM won't talk to each other, unfortunately.
Relevant to nothing, but this is the first time I can remember seeing an article on /. without the requisite department tag in the story header.
Anyone want to try their hand at making up their own?
PEDANTIC MODE ON
The other contends that illegal barriers to hamper sales of US films, music and books.
I was expecting another part to this sentence. Minor restructuring to demonstrate:
The other contends that illegal barriers (to hamper sales of US films, music and books)...
What do the illegal barriers do?
Unless the "to" is superfluous, in which case:
The other contends that illegal barriers hamper sales of US films, music and books.
How 'bout this:
Multiple Monitors Increase Productivity
Search terms: petrified, natalie portman, hot grits. Mix to taste.
He claims to have a miracle space ray that (alternately) provides Superman-style selectable X-Ray vision (that is to say, you only see a deeply as you want) OR else cures cancer in lab rats. Or both. Yet when pushed to demonstrate his miracle X-Ray gizmo, he suddenly claimed it was too dangerous to people and dismantled it.
The Angel Light and God Light are two different devices. Look at the Wikipedia entry you cited again.
The Angel Light was allegedly too inimical to life and he dismantled it. The God Light is the opposite: he's challenging people to prove that it doesn't work.
As I point out above, people can and have adapted the GH controller with Frets on Fire.
Here's a video of someone doing just that. The "related" column to the right has a few more examples.
Yes, "defence" is an odd Canadian spelling of "defense," if by that, you mean "is defense an odd American spelling of 'defence'?"
Defence-with-a-c is far more common worldwide and precedes the usage of defense-with-an-s.
Umm... no problem, I guess. ;)
Well, Red Octane (who make Guitar Hero) do sell a PS=>USB adapter, so it's possible to use the PS2 guitar controller on FOF. Don't know about the Xbox controller, but I can't see why not.
Frets On Fire. FOSS version of Guitar Hero.
Import GH1 and GH2 songs. Fret your own songs (or download frets others have done). Rock out using your keyboard as the guitar (enter = strum, F1 through F5 = frets).
No story mode or multiplayer, but it's a helluva lot of fun.
New wars should break out, cities should rise and fall, and all hell should break loose at least once a month--and the players should be the ones to make it happen. After all, in a world that never changes, you can never make your mark.
Well, not in such a violent fashion, but this sort of thing is the plan for Uru Live.
Every day, there's a small change. Every week, a slightly larger change. Every month, a major change - a new area of the city opens, or you get access to a new Age.
A new story element is introduced roughly once each quarter... what the players do with it in the interim is entirely up to them. The players truly develop the story. There are no NPCs (in the computer-controlled sense), however Cyan does have actors who play the role of certain important people, ready to answer questions and react to whatever it is the players are doing.
This is a lot more impressive to me than Warcraft, although I do enjoy a good quest now and again.
Given that it is an MMO, I'm not sure why someone would play it if that's not their bag.
Uru's community is certainly what I would call one of its strong points. It's not the same as most other MMOs on the market, to be sure, but the community has kept the flame alive for three years, and most of that time they weren't expecting anything to come of it. It's only in the last six months or so that they've known that Live was coming back.
That said, aside from the island of Ae'gura and the Neighborhoods, most of the rest of the game is instanced. Unless you specifically invite someone to join you, you can easily run around by yourself and not encounter anyone else.