...and I see a different world with different rules of communication. It showed more of a seperation between our world and the computer world, then simply colored lights and other effects.
The Programs understanding of their world and the Users was wholly different then our understanding of the everyday world.
Maybe he should have been paying attention to the game and instead of leveling his weapon skill on some lowly MOB, acting like a bot, he should have have been active at the keyboard doing his thing while out enjoying "adventure".
Photoshop is far to entrenched in the creative community and they have such an intense hivemind dislike of Microsoft products, that Adobe really doesn't have all that much to be overly concerned about.
That just shows how "great" our educational system is when teaching civics these days.
It takes more then focusing on just Math, Reading and Football to make someone a good citizen. It takes a small understanding of the laws that founded this nation, coupled with a well-rounded education that explores, at least lightly, all human endeavors.
While I, in principle, with what you have said, it is not necesarily "Liberal" thinking that puts this society in danger. It is the beliefs of BOTH extremes that put Freedom and Democracy in danger. Only true moderate thinking can keep this nation continuing as the majority of us wish it to be.
The Conservatives, for instance, have been painting anyone who doesn't agree with that as Un-American and only those that agree with them as being "Patriots".
If you look back to the founding of this nation, those that disagreed with the government, at that time King George, were called "Patriots", while those that followed the "Party Line" (Again, King George), were known as "Loyalists" and that is what we have today.
It is Patriotic to stand for Freedom and Human Decency, regardless of what our government says or does.
To be a Loyalist is to follow the government line, regardless of what the government says or does.
Every single American should ask themselves everday, "Which one am I?"
Since when do desktop PCs feature throttle capable PCs, adjustable brigthness Flatpanels and other software adjustable power settings? (Besides putting the PC into the ever energy wasting "Sleep" mode.)
I think you are crazy. I didn't see anything like that in the parent post.
Maybe you should stop drinking so much of the Politically Correct Kool-Aid, since it seems to have incredibly skewed your perception of everything around you.
...another reason that the Patent system needs to be revised and or rebuilt.
Activating an emoticon from tapping one key is NO different then activating something via a single Macro key, which has been used in applications and games for ages.
Writing a series of symbols out to be displayed as an emoticon is also soemthing that has been performed for ages.
Seriously, when will this patent frenzy of stupidity end?
Unfortunately, that's not the case. The only thing causing people to skip the SUV is because of the intense pain in their pocketbook, from having to fill those things up a few times a week. Of course, that's due to the higher demand in oil, across the entire globe.
So in reality, there isn't a decrease, just a regular sharp increase in the amount of Greenhouse Gases being emitted into the atmosphere.
Several climatologists are suggesting that we may well be past the point of return unless drastic measures can be taken. Measures such as, virtually eliminating emissions, building systems to reclaim Greenhouse Gasses from the atmosphere and major Reforestation in areas that the rainforests have been burned away and destroyed.
Honestly, knowing how greedy we as a species can be, I don't see any of that happening. If any of that does happen, I will very seriously support the efforts in any way that I can.
Fallen Earth has some nifty graphics and a great promise. However, like all pre-launch MMORPGs, it too will fall short of the mark. Especially if they try to do to much.
I have been playing MMORPGs since the "dawn" of the modern MMORPG, that was born with Ultima Online. None have been as cool as the Pre-PK Nerf days of UO and none will ever match its one time open format. I never PK'd myself, but man it was heart pounding fun to be minding my own business and then suddenly being faced with having to run for my life and attempt to kick off a recall spell to anywhere, instead of potentially facing the loss of everything my toon was carrying.
If a game comes out with that kind of 'realism' and openness... perhaps that game will get my money.
Wow, I thought that WoW was absolutely the best of the best. The way the people leaving Star Wars Galaxies keep yelling about it on the Star Wars Galaxies Forums... It's the best thing since the Personal Computer.
It seems that my strongly held view that all MMORPGs are more or less equal, when it comes to having semi-regular to regular problems is still bearing fruit.
Heheh... You haven't been paying much attention to what's been giong on in China the past ten years...
Sure, they have a fairly hardline "Communist" government, but if you look at what they have been doing lately...
About 7 years ago, NPR did a story about a Chinese Vegetable Stand owner who named her place "Lucy Lu's" or something to that effect. She had a tiny stand with a dirt floor and a tarp providing shelter. They went back to the same place this week, since "Marketplace" is broadcasting live from China right now. Her stand is gone, replaced with some large structure and at first, they thought she was out of business.
Turns out she now owns and operaters several LARGE full-on grocery stores worth several million dollars.
China is changing faster then most Americans are aware.
The only problem with that is if a search engine refused to keep records of what was searched for and perhaps which links were taken, how could the engines ever improve their effectiveness?
Of course, "magically filling up again" is what you get when you look at things from an economic perspective, instead of through a scientific perspective.
There have been numbers of scientific reports and warnings that Saudi oil fields are nearing, if not already at, their peak.(Even though the Saudi government would never, ever admit such a thing.)
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that the actual reason Iran is looking to diversify their power into Nuclear is because their oil fields have or are reaching peak and they want to get off of oil dependence in order to still reap the rewards of selling their oil abroad.
Many of the analysts looking at the situation keeping saying its crazy that an oil rich country like Iran would want to generate electrical power via Nuclear. I have a feeling that those same analysts aren't looking at the bigger picture.
Granted, the Iranians could be just looking for Nuclear bombs, in order to light up Israel or to hold onto as a defensive measure, but I believe that changing over to Nuclear power is a big reason they are looking at Nuclear energy.
I don't get that, because many, many nations have regular patriotic displays and tend to have patriotic tendencies. If it is so "funny" to them that they are they also laughing at themselves?
I never would have guessed the game was made for more then just Furry Fandom, based upon everything that I saw on the homepage and the other pages I checked out.
Furries don't make me uncomfortable. I find the whole sub-culture no less different then the hardcore Star Wars, Star Trek and other specific interest sub-cultures out there.
But hey, if you want to paint someone with the brush of prejudice simply because they pointed out a few facts about your particular sub-culture, that's your choice.
Are we going to see a lot of defaulting mortgages in 3-5 years when these silly interest-only periods expire and principal has to be repaid?
I most certainly hope not. Can you imagine what would happen to the economy if a large percentage of the home owning populace defaults on their mortgages?
It could very likely create a rush on the banks the likes of which haven't been seen since just prior to The Great Depression.
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The Programs understanding of their world and the Users was wholly different then our understanding of the everyday world.
Maybe he should have been paying attention to the game and instead of leveling his weapon skill on some lowly MOB, acting like a bot, he should have have been active at the keyboard doing his thing while out enjoying "adventure".
He should just quit his bitchin' to be honest.
Photoshop is far to entrenched in the creative community and they have such an intense hivemind dislike of Microsoft products, that Adobe really doesn't have all that much to be overly concerned about.
That just shows how "great" our educational system is when teaching civics these days.
It takes more then focusing on just Math, Reading and Football to make someone a good citizen. It takes a small understanding of the laws that founded this nation, coupled with a well-rounded education that explores, at least lightly, all human endeavors.
While I, in principle, with what you have said, it is not necesarily "Liberal" thinking that puts this society in danger. It is the beliefs of BOTH extremes that put Freedom and Democracy in danger. Only true moderate thinking can keep this nation continuing as the majority of us wish it to be.
The Conservatives, for instance, have been painting anyone who doesn't agree with that as Un-American and only those that agree with them as being "Patriots".
If you look back to the founding of this nation, those that disagreed with the government, at that time King George, were called "Patriots", while those that followed the "Party Line" (Again, King George), were known as "Loyalists" and that is what we have today.
It is Patriotic to stand for Freedom and Human Decency, regardless of what our government says or does.
To be a Loyalist is to follow the government line, regardless of what the government says or does.
Every single American should ask themselves everday, "Which one am I?"
Since when do desktop PCs feature throttle capable PCs, adjustable brigthness Flatpanels and other software adjustable power settings? (Besides putting the PC into the ever energy wasting "Sleep" mode.)
I think you are crazy. I didn't see anything like that in the parent post.
Maybe you should stop drinking so much of the Politically Correct Kool-Aid, since it seems to have incredibly skewed your perception of everything around you.
(Yeah, I am a Star Wars Geek.)
Cisco want a 100+ year old playing card company anyway?
Activating an emoticon from tapping one key is NO different then activating something via a single Macro key, which has been used in applications and games for ages.
Writing a series of symbols out to be displayed as an emoticon is also soemthing that has been performed for ages.
Seriously, when will this patent frenzy of stupidity end?
You are just splitting hairs.
Unfortunately, that's not the case. The only thing causing people to skip the SUV is because of the intense pain in their pocketbook, from having to fill those things up a few times a week. Of course, that's due to the higher demand in oil, across the entire globe.
So in reality, there isn't a decrease, just a regular sharp increase in the amount of Greenhouse Gases being emitted into the atmosphere.
Several climatologists are suggesting that we may well be past the point of return unless drastic measures can be taken. Measures such as, virtually eliminating emissions, building systems to reclaim Greenhouse Gasses from the atmosphere and major Reforestation in areas that the rainforests have been burned away and destroyed.
Honestly, knowing how greedy we as a species can be, I don't see any of that happening. If any of that does happen, I will very seriously support the efforts in any way that I can.
Alright You!
Step away from the keyboard and leave the office and report to your nearest "Second City" Funny Bone Installation Clinic...
As a flag to determine who is committing Un-American Acts... Duh.
Fallen Earth has some nifty graphics and a great promise. However, like all pre-launch MMORPGs, it too will fall short of the mark. Especially if they try to do to much.
I have been playing MMORPGs since the "dawn" of the modern MMORPG, that was born with Ultima Online. None have been as cool as the Pre-PK Nerf days of UO and none will ever match its one time open format. I never PK'd myself, but man it was heart pounding fun to be minding my own business and then suddenly being faced with having to run for my life and attempt to kick off a recall spell to anywhere, instead of potentially facing the loss of everything my toon was carrying.
If a game comes out with that kind of 'realism' and openness... perhaps that game will get my money.
Wow, I thought that WoW was absolutely the best of the best. The way the people leaving Star Wars Galaxies keep yelling about it on the Star Wars Galaxies Forums... It's the best thing since the Personal Computer.
It seems that my strongly held view that all MMORPGs are more or less equal, when it comes to having semi-regular to regular problems is still bearing fruit.
Heheh... You haven't been paying much attention to what's been giong on in China the past ten years...
Sure, they have a fairly hardline "Communist" government, but if you look at what they have been doing lately...
About 7 years ago, NPR did a story about a Chinese Vegetable Stand owner who named her place "Lucy Lu's" or something to that effect. She had a tiny stand with a dirt floor and a tarp providing shelter. They went back to the same place this week, since "Marketplace" is broadcasting live from China right now. Her stand is gone, replaced with some large structure and at first, they thought she was out of business.
Turns out she now owns and operaters several LARGE full-on grocery stores worth several million dollars.
China is changing faster then most Americans are aware.
The only problem with that is if a search engine refused to keep records of what was searched for and perhaps which links were taken, how could the engines ever improve their effectiveness?
It's a double-sided sword. It cuts both ways.
Of course, "magically filling up again" is what you get when you look at things from an economic perspective, instead of through a scientific perspective.
There have been numbers of scientific reports and warnings that Saudi oil fields are nearing, if not already at, their peak.(Even though the Saudi government would never, ever admit such a thing.)
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that the actual reason Iran is looking to diversify their power into Nuclear is because their oil fields have or are reaching peak and they want to get off of oil dependence in order to still reap the rewards of selling their oil abroad.
Many of the analysts looking at the situation keeping saying its crazy that an oil rich country like Iran would want to generate electrical power via Nuclear. I have a feeling that those same analysts aren't looking at the bigger picture.
Granted, the Iranians could be just looking for Nuclear bombs, in order to light up Israel or to hold onto as a defensive measure, but I believe that changing over to Nuclear power is a big reason they are looking at Nuclear energy.
I don't get that, because many, many nations have regular patriotic displays and tend to have patriotic tendencies. If it is so "funny" to them that they are they also laughing at themselves?
I never would have guessed the game was made for more then just Furry Fandom, based upon everything that I saw on the homepage and the other pages I checked out.
Furries don't make me uncomfortable. I find the whole sub-culture no less different then the hardcore Star Wars, Star Trek and other specific interest sub-cultures out there.
But hey, if you want to paint someone with the brush of prejudice simply because they pointed out a few facts about your particular sub-culture, that's your choice.
1. Your Furry game is to much of a niche product.
2. The Furry sub-culture turns many people off.
3. Maybe you do need some PR people.
4. Your website needs screenshots of the game.
That is all.
First you contradict yourself, by stating "Every investor diversifies" followed up "except for total morons".
Then you go and state a claim that I never made and is woefully inacurate, as I do not believe that I am smarter than all other investors.
Why do you even bother posting? You added nothing of value, only contradicted yourself and made false claims.
I most certainly hope not. Can you imagine what would happen to the economy if a large percentage of the home owning populace defaults on their mortgages?
It could very likely create a rush on the banks the likes of which haven't been seen since just prior to The Great Depression.