Having done "real work", in a frozen food factory, while struggling to get IT employers to accept that just because I had a degree in Chemistry didn't mean I was clueless about computers, I would have to disagree on this point.
Yes, factory work was repetitive, mind-numbing, and very physical, but compared to sys adminining the collection of NT boxes designed by idiots, for idiots, here, it was bliss.
Fortunately, I've now found a new job, doing better things, in a nicer environment, for more money. This couldn't have come too soon as I had slipped into deep depression about the crapness of my job, and I don't even work in a cubicle.
Having never found anyting to interest me in FPS games prior to this, I'd like to point out that I love this game. This has at least as much to do with the fact that I enjoy Voyager, as the quality of the game itself.
Given that I'm not an FPS gamer, I can't compare and contrast with any other games, but I found this to be a very playable game, with a great atmostphere and enough puzzle solving to keep a strategy gamer, like myself(1), happy.
I think you've got to like Trek to enjoy this game, there's simply not the blood and guts there to keep fans of that sort of game happy, and, yes, it does take quite a while to load levels, but I can live with that.
Judging from the fact that it's still number 3 in the Amazon.co.uk video games sales charts, I reckon that there are quite a lot of people buying this game, so it can't be all bad.;-)
(1) The other two games I play with any degree of regularity are Civilization (II or CTP) and Railroad Tycoon II
Perhaps I'm just cynical, but isn't this just a nice PR exercise by Amazon, along the lines of, "Oh hell, they spotted us, if we give them back their cash, perhaps they'll say we're still OK people, except for that one-click thing, anyway".
*shrug*
It could, of course, be completely genuine.
I noticed that Amazon.co.uk had reduced the price of an item that I'd pre-ordered, and emailed asking them to reflect the price change in my order, which they have done.
The idea is taht you could leave it there all the time to see if someone has the hard-to-find, or whatever, file that you're looking for.
There are a number of things that I've searched for on Napster that no one seems to have an mp3 of, but I can't watch all the time, whereas this program does just that.
Once you know it's there you can look out for the user who has it.
Of course, you could probably write a perl script, or the like, to watch the log and alert you when the file you want, or something with a similar name appears.
Obviously, it's a little early to get ones hopes up about a port to Linux, and we'll have to see how well the voice recognition works in the first place, but this does sound like a very interesting idea.
i.e. a nerd has all the social problems and probably trainspots and doesn't necesarily understand computers at all.
Whilst a geek is highly computer literate and while may have some trouble with face to face socialisation, is quite competant at important things like washing themselves.
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I am glad some one mentioned it.
Oh, I'll still be working in computers, just doing more what I wanted to do in the first place for a better company, in a nicer part of the country.
What extortionate price will they charge for it in UK, I wonder?
Having done "real work", in a frozen food factory, while struggling to get IT employers to accept that just because I had a degree in Chemistry didn't mean I was clueless about computers, I would have to disagree on this point.
Yes, factory work was repetitive, mind-numbing, and very physical, but compared to sys adminining the collection of NT boxes designed by idiots, for idiots, here, it was bliss.
Fortunately, I've now found a new job, doing better things, in a nicer environment, for more money. This couldn't have come too soon as I had slipped into deep depression about the crapness of my job, and I don't even work in a cubicle.
Having never found anyting to interest me in FPS games prior to this, I'd like to point out that I love this game. This has at least as much to do with the fact that I enjoy Voyager, as the quality of the game itself.
;-)
Given that I'm not an FPS gamer, I can't compare and contrast with any other games, but I found this to be a very playable game, with a great atmostphere and enough puzzle solving to keep a strategy gamer, like myself(1), happy.
I think you've got to like Trek to enjoy this game, there's simply not the blood and guts there to keep fans of that sort of game happy, and, yes, it does take quite a while to load levels, but I can live with that.
Judging from the fact that it's still number 3 in the Amazon.co.uk video games sales charts, I reckon that there are quite a lot of people buying this game, so it can't be all bad.
(1) The other two games I play with any degree of regularity are Civilization (II or CTP) and Railroad Tycoon II
My thanks, though I've coped with worse that this littl pissant.
Perhaps I'm just cynical, but isn't this just a nice PR exercise by Amazon, along the lines of, "Oh hell, they spotted us, if we give them back their cash, perhaps they'll say we're still OK people, except for that one-click thing, anyway".
*shrug*
It could, of course, be completely genuine.
I noticed that Amazon.co.uk had reduced the price of an item that I'd pre-ordered, and emailed asking them to reflect the price change in my order, which they have done.
The "explaination" /is/ terrible, isn't it?
I never said it didn't install. It just crashed repeatedly when I tried running the thing.
I found it to be more hassle than I was prepared to spend, given that I keep a dedicated Windows machine on my home network anyway.
*shrug*
I may well check this out, since, VMware don't support my distibutions of choice (Slackware) and it didn't work anyway.
Personally, I've found Guildford a bit barren for geeks, but that might be because I'm the only geek in the Computing services department at the Uni.
;-)
LGM
PS. Who needs a web terminal in every room, I've got three machines in my one (and only) room.
PPS. Help! I need a new job, preferably in Guildford!
was the profanity /really/ necessary?
your point was valid, you just sound like a fool.
The idea is taht you could leave it there all the time to see if someone has the hard-to-find, or whatever, file that you're looking for.
There are a number of things that I've searched for on Napster that no one seems to have an mp3 of, but I can't watch all the time, whereas this program does just that.
Once you know it's there you can look out for the user who has it.
Of course, you could probably write a perl script, or the like, to watch the log and alert you when the file you want, or something with a similar name appears.
Or am I totally off-base?
Disclaimer: I have used Napster. I do have mp3s of songs I don't own.
This is really sad if you're going to collect the information to use against people...
...on the other hand, it could be subverted to find stuff you want, without having to watch Napster all day.
oh, you poor thing.
This sounds extremely interesting.
Obviously, it's a little early to get ones hopes up about a port to Linux, and we'll have to see how well the voice recognition works in the first place, but this does sound like a very interesting idea.
Personally, I'm an Oracle weenie, but Oracle is expensive.
On the other hand, how critical is it that you don't lose data?
I am so looking forward to this being available.
Having held off from buying the VHS versions, I'm pleased to see my patience rewarded.
Now all I have to do is find the money.
Lego Mindstorms and the O'Reilly book are what I really want.
:-)
But I'll settle for the Amazon.co.uk gift certificates I've asked for.
I use these in exactly the opposite way.
i.e. a nerd has all the social problems and probably trainspots and doesn't necesarily understand computers at all.
Whilst a geek is highly computer literate and while may have some trouble with face to face socialisation, is quite competant at important things like washing themselves.
Oh yes. definitely pling... ;)
unless I'm using in #! context, 'cos that's sh-bang.
Let some entity strike me down, if I should ever go work for a "finacial institution".
:-)
Anyway perl is a sideline, I'm working at becoming an Oracle DBA.
A colleague of mine recently told me that I should learn VB, rahter than learning perl. After all, she reasoned, perl is "techy and old hat".
*sigh*