Nothing funnier than seeing a multi-ton truck bearing down on a Ford Focus, even better when the trucker begins speeding up, almost pushing the car.
Really, you can't find anything funnier than this? You have an odd sense of humor my friend.
and I hate idiot drivers. I hate old drivers. I hate the "we should obey stupid laws, and everyone has a right to drive" drivers.
So basically, you hate most people in this world. That's great man. It must be really fun to be a passenger in your car.
Less than 2% of all accidents happen at high speeds (>45MPH). That's because most accidents don't occur in the freeway. There's no intersections, lights, stop signs, pedestrians (usually), etc. on the freeway. Although the death rate is much higher in freeway accidents. It has nothing to do with "slow and stupid" drivers. The leading cause for accidents from teenagers is speeding. Also, you're not accounting the face that most people slow down quite a bit before an accident occurs. So yeah during an accident a car could have been going 40 mph, but it could have been barreling down the road at 100 mph two seconds earlier.
Most of these speed limits were set back when cars could barely handle 50 mph. With all the advances over the past 30 years, if your POS car can't handle something faster, it's time for you to stop driving.
Okay, so the highway speed limits which are mostly 60+ mph were set for cars that had a max speed of 50 mph? No, actually if you looked at history of speed limits, the states have been increasing the speed limits ever since the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995. The death rates have increased siginificantly by the speed limit raises.
It's a sign to get the f*ck off the road, to pull into a parking lot, and find out where you went wrong in life.
You really seem to have an attitude problem when it comes to driving. It's this type of attitude that is a danger to yourself and other drivers. Yeah there are stupid drivers out there. However, they will still be stupid no matter how much you insult them.
As it turns out, if you wire up the part of a mouse's brain that generates sexual gratification to a switch, and then give the mouse access to that switch, it will repeatedly push that button to the abandonment of all other necessities of life (food, sleep) until it dies.
I've think I've heard of this device. They make one for humans too you know. I believe they called it a "female".
He isn't name calling. You really do look like an idiot. And from reading comments from other people in this discussion I think most people would agree. Yeah, maybe he should be modded flamebait, and I should too. But that doesn't excuse you from accusing a guy of being "anti-semetic" because he disagrees with you. The guy did nothing but correct the misinformation you spread.
Yeah I agree with you. I should have made it clear that I thought his campaign that was the problem, not Kerry. I think they relied too much on Americans thinking for themselves.
I agree. I think Kerry spent way too much time to appeal to the swing voters. He never had a simple, clear answer for any controversial question. I know that sometimes you can't give a simple "This is right" or "This is wrong" answer. But he danced around issues so much that it made it hard for people to see the difference between him and W. I hope the next Democratic candidate can step up to the podium and admit he/she is a proud liberal. I can't see Hillary doing that.
its not used because it would mean that the 15 year old with his b-day $$ cant go but the latest gore spiller.
But an M rating (that states the game is for 17+) should also prevent a 15 year old from getting that game. How would making a game AO force parents to take more interest in their kids' games? You are just changing a few letters and numbers on a box.
I think ESRB should just get rid of AO all together. Or at least combine M and AO. I don't understand how 1 year makes such a big difference.
If you look at the FAQ page in the Starcraft:Ghost website. They said they plan to revisit the starcraft universe on the PC. So I think it will happen. It's just a question of when. Unfortunately, most of the people who developed Starcraft went on to make the own company and create Guild Wars.
I recall Shadowrun as one of my favorite SNES games. I also remember deleting the parent's (hes my brother) saved game on accident. Oh man, was he pissed! I just hope he doesn't remember.
What bothers me is that irregardless of the fact that this game is effectively a murder/obscenity simulator that should never fall into the hands of children forcing Rockstar to recall/modify their game or be relabeled AO is effectively censorship, albeit one that takes advantage of economics rather than legal force to effect the views of the minority over the majority.
This has to be the longest incomplete/run-on sentence I have ever seen in my entire life. I don't mean to offend you, but damn! It took me a couple times to figure out what you were saying. I think a comma between "children" and "forcing" would have helped alot. You might want to look up the word "effectively" on a thesaurus too. Also, the "ir" in irregardless is not neccessary. I know this is slashdot and we like to use big words and complex sentences, but you don't have to use them to sound smart! You gave me a slight headache.
Anyways, I think Rockstar should unlock the mini-game in their AO version without requiring a patch. If they are being forced to label it as AO, they should make it a truly AO game.
This is a hardware limitation issue. If buildings are dynamic, there will be much more data that the server has to dispense to every player. Once a player collides with a building, the building and all the moving pieces basically become players themselves. Bandwith usage can increase at exponential rates depending of the complexity of the objects and collision. Then you have to account for collision of each debris coming to contact with other pieces of debris and player models. If you want the collisions to be accurate and realistic, it will cost TONS of CPU. I've worked with collision detection before. And I can tell you that if you want collisions to be accurate, it will cost you.
Try playing Counter-Strike Source and pay attention to how your player interacts with the dynamic objects. When you collide with them, it feels like you're colliding with jello. Not very accurate. They tried to put accurate collision, but there were just too many bugs (players getting stuck inside objects, objects bounce around at unexpected rates of speed,etc). Even with this in mind, CS:S maps are so much more dynamic and interactive than pretty much any other FPS multiplayer game before it.
I think we'll start seeing more dynamic worlds like this pretty soon though. As long as PC's keep getting faster and collision algorithms become more effecient, we'll start seeing more and more dynamic objects in 3d game worlds.
If I said that I've used drugs forever and I turned out fine, that wouldn't be impetus for you to think it OK for your children to use them.
That's a terrible comparison. If you used illegal drugs "forever" I'm sure you would not turn out fine. And if someone does end up being "fine" after using drugs since they were really young, they probably went through alot of troubles to be able to say that.
I know just using one example to make a generalization is not good logic. But seriously though, I've been been good friends with a large number of people who play violent video games way too much. None of them have seen a minute of jail time or have even gotten into a fight. I can't say that about some drug addicts I know.
Being rewarded for virtual killing - THERE CAN BE LITTLE GOOD
You're probably right, but it's not that bad either. I mean, look at Counter-Strike tournaments. CS is a violent game. And these kids play it all the time. If violent video games really are such an adverse affect on kids, why don't these lan tournements always end up in a brawl or someone getting killed? There are no more violence at these events than there is at school or anywhere else.
AGAIN, there can be little good to come from giving a child who is not well-adjusted rewards (by winning a game; online accolades, etc) for playing a game where the goal is to kill. The best case scenario is that it doesn't affect him, which is unlikely.
No. The best case scenario is that a child takes out his aggression in the game instead of hurting a real person. Games also keep kids from what really can adversely affect them.
You've brought up a very important point. Being able to reproduce in space is extremely vital to our future. I suggest that NASA does extensive research on this. I would gladly volunteer myself and Lindsay Lohan as test subjects.
I wonder if there any astronauts that are in the 0G club.
Metroid doesn't even need multiplayer. The best game of the series by far(IMHO) is Super Metroid. The 3d versions of metroid are good because they took the very creative powerups and weapons from Super Metroid and the orignals. The fun part was exploring for powerups that would open up more parts of the world. The bosses where also creative and required strategy to beat. I think the aspects that made the previous Metroid games really fun can't be applied to a deathmatch type of game.
If there should be any multiplayer, maybe a co-op mode.
This guy does not have a brain. He is personally attacking Doug Lowenstein, who:
A. Had no say in what got put in GTA:SA. B. Did not know anything about Hot Coffee Mod when GTA:SA was released (as far as I know). C. Recommended that the game was innappropriate for children under 17. Which is STILL an adequate recomendation.
Why he isn't attacking the retailers, Rockstar or the hackers, I have no idea. I'm glad Lowenstein didn't respond to Thompson's attacks. The guy is an idiot and only wants to take away people's rights.
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Nothing funnier than seeing a multi-ton truck bearing down on a Ford Focus, even better when the trucker begins speeding up, almost pushing the car.
Really, you can't find anything funnier than this? You have an odd sense of humor my friend.
and I hate idiot drivers. I hate old drivers. I hate the "we should obey stupid laws, and everyone has a right to drive" drivers.
So basically, you hate most people in this world. That's great man. It must be really fun to be a passenger in your car.
Less than 2% of all accidents happen at high speeds (>45MPH).
That's because most accidents don't occur in the freeway. There's no intersections, lights, stop signs, pedestrians (usually), etc. on the freeway. Although the death rate is much higher in freeway accidents. It has nothing to do with "slow and stupid" drivers. The leading cause for accidents from teenagers is speeding. Also, you're not accounting the face that most people slow down quite a bit before an accident occurs. So yeah during an accident a car could have been going 40 mph, but it could have been barreling down the road at 100 mph two seconds earlier.
Most of these speed limits were set back when cars could barely handle 50 mph. With all the advances over the past 30 years, if your POS car can't handle something faster, it's time for you to stop driving.
Okay, so the highway speed limits which are mostly 60+ mph were set for cars that had a max speed of 50 mph? No, actually if you looked at history of speed limits, the states have been increasing the speed limits ever since the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995. The death rates have increased siginificantly by the speed limit raises.
It's a sign to get the f*ck off the road, to pull into a parking lot, and find out where you went wrong in life.
You really seem to have an attitude problem when it comes to driving. It's this type of attitude that is a danger to yourself and other drivers. Yeah there are stupid drivers out there. However, they will still be stupid no matter how much you insult them.
Yeah some Korean dude just appeared out of thin air here at my office. Second time this week.
As it turns out, if you wire up the part of a mouse's brain that generates sexual gratification to a switch, and then give the mouse access to that switch, it will repeatedly push that button to the abandonment of all other necessities of life (food, sleep) until it dies.
I've think I've heard of this device. They make one for humans too you know. I believe they called it a "female".
If only we spelled hair as "hiar." Then I could think of a much more logical modification to her name.
Eventually, Jack Thompson, like Senator McCarthy will go so far over the top that he will lose credibility.
One can only hope that his impact won't be as big as McCarthy's. Thompsonism just doesn't have a ring to it like McCarthyism does.
He isn't name calling. You really do look like an idiot. And from reading comments from other people in this discussion I think most people would agree. Yeah, maybe he should be modded flamebait, and I should too. But that doesn't excuse you from accusing a guy of being "anti-semetic" because he disagrees with you. The guy did nothing but correct the misinformation you spread.
I, for one, welcome our new dog-clone overlords!
Ever try to get a poodle to stand still on a Xerox machine?
Yes, actually I have. College was fun.
If it's Airforce or Navy, telling them you have Asthma does the trick. I remember one conversation went like this.
Recruiter Guy: "Hello, Justin, this blah blah blah from the Air Force, are you interested in blah blah blah?"
Me: "Yeah I'm really interested, but I have asthma"
Recruiter Guy: "Oh, that's unfortunate, good luck with your future endeavors!"
And that was the last conversation I had with any military recruiter over the phone.
Yeah I agree with you. I should have made it clear that I thought his campaign that was the problem, not Kerry. I think they relied too much on Americans thinking for themselves.
Actually, the headline IS correct!
According to this article Nintendo's profits dropped from last year's 17.47 billion yen to 3.75 billion.
I agree. I think Kerry spent way too much time to appeal to the swing voters. He never had a simple, clear answer for any controversial question. I know that sometimes you can't give a simple "This is right" or "This is wrong" answer. But he danced around issues so much that it made it hard for people to see the difference between him and W. I hope the next Democratic candidate can step up to the podium and admit he/she is a proud liberal. I can't see Hillary doing that.
its not used because it would mean that the 15 year old with his b-day $$ cant go but the latest gore spiller.
But an M rating (that states the game is for 17+) should also prevent a 15 year old from getting that game. How would making a game AO force parents to take more interest in their kids' games? You are just changing a few letters and numbers on a box.
I think ESRB should just get rid of AO all together. Or at least combine M and AO. I don't understand how 1 year makes such a big difference.
If you look at the FAQ page in the Starcraft:Ghost website. They said they plan to revisit the starcraft universe on the PC. So I think it will happen. It's just a question of when. Unfortunately, most of the people who developed Starcraft went on to make the own company and create Guild Wars.
I've seen it too. One of my best friends skipped my birthday party because of this game. Poor guy has NO social life. I dunno what to do with him.
I recall Shadowrun as one of my favorite SNES games. I also remember deleting the parent's (hes my brother) saved game on accident. Oh man, was he pissed! I just hope he doesn't remember.
What bothers me is that irregardless of the fact that this game is effectively a murder/obscenity simulator that should never fall into the hands of children forcing Rockstar to recall/modify their game or be relabeled AO is effectively censorship, albeit one that takes advantage of economics rather than legal force to effect the views of the minority over the majority.
This has to be the longest incomplete/run-on sentence I have ever seen in my entire life. I don't mean to offend you, but damn! It took me a couple times to figure out what you were saying. I think a comma between "children" and "forcing" would have helped alot. You might want to look up the word "effectively" on a thesaurus too. Also, the "ir" in irregardless is not neccessary. I know this is slashdot and we like to use big words and complex sentences, but you don't have to use them to sound smart! You gave me a slight headache.
Anyways, I think Rockstar should unlock the mini-game in their AO version without requiring a patch. If they are being forced to label it as AO, they should make it a truly AO game.
Violence is alright, but sex and nudity is bad. What a wonderful culture we have.
Today's games lack such realism
This is a hardware limitation issue. If buildings are dynamic, there will be much more data that the server has to dispense to every player. Once a player collides with a building, the building and all the moving pieces basically become players themselves. Bandwith usage can increase at exponential rates depending of the complexity of the objects and collision. Then you have to account for collision of each debris coming to contact with other pieces of debris and player models. If you want the collisions to be accurate and realistic, it will cost TONS of CPU. I've worked with collision detection before. And I can tell you that if you want collisions to be accurate, it will cost you.
Try playing Counter-Strike Source and pay attention to how your player interacts with the dynamic objects. When you collide with them, it feels like you're colliding with jello. Not very accurate. They tried to put accurate collision, but there were just too many bugs (players getting stuck inside objects, objects bounce around at unexpected rates of speed,etc). Even with this in mind, CS:S maps are so much more dynamic and interactive than pretty much any other FPS multiplayer game before it.
I think we'll start seeing more dynamic worlds like this pretty soon though. As long as PC's keep getting faster and collision algorithms become more effecient, we'll start seeing more and more dynamic objects in 3d game worlds.
If I said that I've used drugs forever and I turned out fine, that wouldn't be impetus for you to think it OK for your children to use them.
That's a terrible comparison. If you used illegal drugs "forever" I'm sure you would not turn out fine. And if someone does end up being "fine" after using drugs since they were really young, they probably went through alot of troubles to be able to say that.
I know just using one example to make a generalization is not good logic. But seriously though, I've been been good friends with a large number of people who play violent video games way too much. None of them have seen a minute of jail time or have even gotten into a fight. I can't say that about some drug addicts I know.
Being rewarded for virtual killing - THERE CAN BE LITTLE GOOD
You're probably right, but it's not that bad either. I mean, look at Counter-Strike tournaments. CS is a violent game. And these kids play it all the time. If violent video games really are such an adverse affect on kids, why don't these lan tournements always end up in a brawl or someone getting killed?
There are no more violence at these events than there is at school or anywhere else.
AGAIN, there can be little good to come from giving a child who is not well-adjusted rewards (by winning a game; online accolades, etc) for playing a game where the goal is to kill. The best case scenario is that it doesn't affect him, which is unlikely.
No. The best case scenario is that a child takes out his aggression in the game instead of hurting a real person. Games also keep kids from what really can adversely affect them.
You've brought up a very important point. Being able to reproduce in space is extremely vital to our future. I suggest that NASA does extensive research on this. I would gladly volunteer myself and Lindsay Lohan as test subjects.
I wonder if there any astronauts that are in the 0G club.
Metroid doesn't even need multiplayer. The best game of the series by far(IMHO) is Super Metroid. The 3d versions of metroid are good because they took the very creative powerups and weapons from Super Metroid and the orignals. The fun part was exploring for powerups that would open up more parts of the world. The bosses where also creative and required strategy to beat. I think the aspects that made the previous Metroid games really fun can't be applied to a deathmatch type of game.
If there should be any multiplayer, maybe a co-op mode.
So yeah 1up needs some tissue and baby wipes.
Earth is more than two-thirds water. No one has ever died of dehydration on this planet?
This guy does not have a brain. He is personally attacking Doug Lowenstein, who:
A. Had no say in what got put in GTA:SA.
B. Did not know anything about Hot Coffee Mod when GTA:SA was released (as far as I know).
C. Recommended that the game was innappropriate for children under 17. Which is STILL an adequate recomendation.
Why he isn't attacking the retailers, Rockstar or the hackers, I have no idea. I'm glad Lowenstein didn't respond to Thompson's attacks. The guy is an idiot and only wants to take away people's rights.
I don't think people will play at tables with these type of cards.
"C'mon dealer! Gimme a six, baby!"
*Dealer throws down a six of clubs...
"Alright! 21!"
*Card changeds into a Queen of spades...
"What THE FUCK?!"