Cool. Where can I download a demo? I think my brand new Athlon XP+Geforce 4 should be fast enough to run it, but does it have good driver support for my nforce motherboard?
I hope this can be implemented for modern PCs soon. the fans on modern PCs are the single most dangerously unreliable parts of the PC -- when it goes, the PC dies a slow and painful death. Not everyone has the know-how to clean these fans sporatically, and even among computer people, the knowlege to lubricate fans manually is a rarity. I'd really like to see systems like this, which rely on natural forces, and are less prone to mechanical failure, used instead of high-RPM dust magnets used in heatsinks today.
Actually, that's only in some European Countries, and only for certain things. If you live in the US or any countries under the Berne convention, it's signficantly longer than the life of the artist.
Lay off, man. Of all the people who have been bitching, Metallica and the other artists are the only people who deserve to be listened to. Just because you don't like what they have to say doesn't put them on the same scale as Rosen and Valenti. At least they have some right to the music, their creation. Personally, a few people I know stopped downloading Metallica MP3s when they asked. It's just respect for the band and their music. If you don't respect the band enough to follow a simple request of "hey, don't steal our music"(granted, with a couple things for napster to do, but that's another thing altogether), why are you still listening to their music?
Why would they need to soften their image? I mean, all they did was try repeatedly to get bills enacted that would let them legally preform acts of cyber-terrorism, and on a couple occasions, take responsibility for acts of cyber-terrorism against thousands(if not millions) of p2p users(or threaten it), and give the middle finger to owners of modern CD players and those who actually listen to music on their PCs.
I mean, any softer, and they might not want to take the law into their own hands!:P
You're a fool if you believe that marketing changes anything in the long run. What about reviews? What about word-of-mouth? I think you'll find far more people rely on these things than some ad they saw to enforce their decisions, and in a market like this, a game can be a hit before the marketing dept. has time to throw out some ads. Take Battlefield 1942. From what I've seen, it's gained huge popularity soley by word-of-mouth.
I guess you don't know this, but a little game called DOOM was made by an independant. Today is no different. This legend that it ABSOLUTELY takes MILLIONS of dollars to create a game worth playing is disproven by all the counterstrike players around the globe, and further disproven by every shocking success coming out of some guys basement. Perhaps in the thick of the industry it's hard to fathom a few extremely dedicated people making something worth playing, but trust me -- every derivitive, hackeyed game you've played this year came from an innovative independant company.
You reap what you sow, and as long as those bastards resort to petty acts of cyber terrorism to keep their customers in line, they'll continue to be boycotted by me and hundreds of other like-minded individuals, and through association, any ISP adopting this "RIAA Tax" will be boycotted as well.
It's a sorry reflection on the legal system today that such criminals can hide behind the laws whenever they're being hurt. D:
That depends. Are you willing to strap a muzzle on someones personal individual expression because you don't like what they're saying?
Are you willing to be muzzled because someone doesn't like the fact that in message 4899630 you made an "in soviet russia" joke, or the fact that in message 5014332 you made a controversial comment about the "kids don't know any better" mentality, are you willing to be muzzled because you caused so much controversy?
Were any 3 year olds murdered in the making of this game? If not, I don't see a problem with it. There are books out there that depict such things(not many mind you, but they are out there -- psychos exist, as do overly graphic horror writers), and they are just as protected as the cookbook.
Here's the thing; Killing is illegal and immoral. writing about killing is not illegal, and while distasteful at times, isn't really immoral either.
Despite what some would like to think, there's no difference between writing a book or short story and making a game besides a slightly different medium. As such, video game creators really shouldn't have to justify themselves to anyone the writer of a book should.
What a red herring. Nobody concerned about TCO will be using said computer to be playing video games.
It's like saying that a wrench is inferior to a screwdriver because you can't turn screws with a wrench. Obviously, TCO is for applications that Linux CAN be used for, not some other task it can't be used for at all! I'm really wondering why you bother to bring up this point at all.
Better question; isn't anything over 100 years already utterly insane anyway? It's a far cry from the 20 years copyright originally gave, and I don't think the world has changed that much in the past hundred years or so that a person would require more than his lifetime in copyrights...
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I'd assume that artificial meat would allay some of the concerns of many vegetarians who are such because of humanitarian reasons. Personally, I like meat. A lot. Considering we've basically created animals soley for the purpose of being cattle, it's hard to be that concerned.
AMD chips have had thermal protection for a while now. Before they designed it right onto the processor, Asus had their ThermalCOP feature, which turned off the system in the event of catastrophic heat failture, and then AMD put the protection directly onto the processor. Rest assured, AMD had it's feelers out, and realized that the Toms Hardware video really stuck a cord with enthusiasts. That's probably why they have a heat spreader on this one, I'm sure. Amateurs crushing thier cores left right and center are not going to be happy campers.
Of course, now, after I wrote the damn thing, it seems it was just a parody meant for someones english class, but the problem is that there are people using these exact same arguements, almost to the letter, in mainstream media today. Unluckily, I wrote a two page rant about it and posted it here. Luckily, I can post it on my website along with my post-colombine rant.:)
To the people chanting "subtlety", it's not subtle. Trust me, I've read sites even more skewed against video games than this one. Subtlety isn't towing the entire line around exactly like everyone else is, then chuckling behind their backs because you didn't actually mean it. Subtlety is adding a twist, whatever that may be, so people actually notice, if they're looking for it, that this isn't quite right. This seems to be an amalgamation of the arguements used for the past couple years.
The only hoax here is that MAVAV doesn't exist. Everything else is real. As a result, I don't think the creator will do that great on their English project. If he had introduced something new to the mix, it might have been golden.
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Cool. Where can I download a demo? I think my brand new Athlon XP+Geforce 4 should be fast enough to run it, but does it have good driver support for my nforce motherboard?
I hope this can be implemented for modern PCs soon. the fans on modern PCs are the single most dangerously unreliable parts of the PC -- when it goes, the PC dies a slow and painful death. Not everyone has the know-how to clean these fans sporatically, and even among computer people, the knowlege to lubricate fans manually is a rarity. I'd really like to see systems like this, which rely on natural forces, and are less prone to mechanical failure, used instead of high-RPM dust magnets used in heatsinks today.
Oh no!
The toilets locked up and the plunger isn't working!
MS fanboy:Well no duh! Your hardware is out of date! you can't blame Microsoft for faulty hardware or drivers, can you?
me:All I know is that the old toilet never crashed and my floor is getting covered in poopy water!
S3 is *still* making graphics cards, in spite of all logic and every video card they've ever made, so he probably doesn't.
If you don't know what I mean, you haven't used an S3 with it's original drivers.
...but I am not an economic type person...
Which is good because otherwise you would have remembered that the RIAA just got busted for price gauging.
You want it done fast, or you want it done right? :P
Sorry, it's not over till the fat lady sings
In light of Rita McNeal, and the fact that this IS the RIAA, I move that we choose another figure of speech when talking about this.
Actually, that's only in some European Countries, and only for certain things. If you live in the US or any countries under the Berne convention, it's signficantly longer than the life of the artist.
Lay off, man. Of all the people who have been bitching, Metallica and the other artists are the only people who deserve to be listened to. Just because you don't like what they have to say doesn't put them on the same scale as Rosen and Valenti. At least they have some right to the music, their creation. Personally, a few people I know stopped downloading Metallica MP3s when they asked. It's just respect for the band and their music. If you don't respect the band enough to follow a simple request of "hey, don't steal our music"(granted, with a couple things for napster to do, but that's another thing altogether), why are you still listening to their music?
Why would they need to soften their image? I mean, all they did was try repeatedly to get bills enacted that would let them legally preform acts of cyber-terrorism, and on a couple occasions, take responsibility for acts of cyber-terrorism against thousands(if not millions) of p2p users(or threaten it), and give the middle finger to owners of modern CD players and those who actually listen to music on their PCs.
:P
I mean, any softer, and they might not want to take the law into their own hands!
You're a fool if you believe that marketing changes anything in the long run. What about reviews? What about word-of-mouth? I think you'll find far more people rely on these things than some ad they saw to enforce their decisions, and in a market like this, a game can be a hit before the marketing dept. has time to throw out some ads. Take Battlefield 1942. From what I've seen, it's gained huge popularity soley by word-of-mouth.
I guess you don't know this, but a little game called DOOM was made by an independant. Today is no different. This legend that it ABSOLUTELY takes MILLIONS of dollars to create a game worth playing is disproven by all the counterstrike players around the globe, and further disproven by every shocking success coming out of some guys basement. Perhaps in the thick of the industry it's hard to fathom a few extremely dedicated people making something worth playing, but trust me -- every derivitive, hackeyed game you've played this year came from an innovative independant company.
You reap what you sow, and as long as those bastards resort to petty acts of cyber terrorism to keep their customers in line, they'll continue to be boycotted by me and hundreds of other like-minded individuals, and through association, any ISP adopting this "RIAA Tax" will be boycotted as well.
It's a sorry reflection on the legal system today that such criminals can hide behind the laws whenever they're being hurt. D:
Can someone sue these cyber-terrorists yet?
(Need I remind people that what these people are doing carries a life sentence if an individual does it?)
Cool. Carry on. :)
sorry, rather "As such, video game creators really shouldn't have to justify themselves to anyone the writer of a book wouldn't have to"
chalk it up to typing without sleep in two days.
That depends. Are you willing to strap a muzzle on someones personal individual expression because you don't like what they're saying?
Are you willing to be muzzled because someone doesn't like the fact that in message 4899630 you made an "in soviet russia" joke, or the fact that in message 5014332 you made a controversial comment about the "kids don't know any better" mentality, are you willing to be muzzled because you caused so much controversy?
Just a thought.
Were any 3 year olds murdered in the making of this game? If not, I don't see a problem with it. There are books out there that depict such things(not many mind you, but they are out there -- psychos exist, as do overly graphic horror writers), and they are just as protected as the cookbook.
Here's the thing; Killing is illegal and immoral. writing about killing is not illegal, and while distasteful at times, isn't really immoral either.
Despite what some would like to think, there's no difference between writing a book or short story and making a game besides a slightly different medium. As such, video game creators really shouldn't have to justify themselves to anyone the writer of a book should.
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What a red herring. Nobody concerned about TCO will be using said computer to be playing video games.
It's like saying that a wrench is inferior to a screwdriver because you can't turn screws with a wrench. Obviously, TCO is for applications that Linux CAN be used for, not some other task it can't be used for at all! I'm really wondering why you bother to bring up this point at all.
Do the words "bitch, bitch, bitch" mean anything to you? :)
Better question; isn't anything over 100 years already utterly insane anyway? It's a far cry from the 20 years copyright originally gave, and I don't think the world has changed that much in the past hundred years or so that a person would require more than his lifetime in copyrights...
I'd assume that artificial meat would allay some of the concerns of many vegetarians who are such because of humanitarian reasons. Personally, I like meat. A lot. Considering we've basically created animals soley for the purpose of being cattle, it's hard to be that concerned.
AMD chips have had thermal protection for a while now. Before they designed it right onto the processor, Asus had their ThermalCOP feature, which turned off the system in the event of catastrophic heat failture, and then AMD put the protection directly onto the processor. Rest assured, AMD had it's feelers out, and realized that the Toms Hardware video really stuck a cord with enthusiasts. That's probably why they have a heat spreader on this one, I'm sure. Amateurs crushing thier cores left right and center are not going to be happy campers.
Of course, now, after I wrote the damn thing, it seems it was just a parody meant for someones english class, but the problem is that there are people using these exact same arguements, almost to the letter, in mainstream media today. Unluckily, I wrote a two page rant about it and posted it here. Luckily, I can post it on my website along with my post-colombine rant. :)
To the people chanting "subtlety", it's not subtle. Trust me, I've read sites even more skewed against video games than this one. Subtlety isn't towing the entire line around exactly like everyone else is, then chuckling behind their backs because you didn't actually mean it. Subtlety is adding a twist, whatever that may be, so people actually notice, if they're looking for it, that this isn't quite right. This seems to be an amalgamation of the arguements used for the past couple years.
The only hoax here is that MAVAV doesn't exist. Everything else is real. As a result, I don't think the creator will do that great on their English project. If he had introduced something new to the mix, it might have been golden.