Anybody remember the Supercharger (at least I THINK that's what the name was). It was a tape-drive device for the Atari 2600. You'd stick this cartridge into the 2600, and plug a wire coming out of the back of the cartridge into the headphone jack on a cassette player you supplied, and voila, all of a sudden you could have these huge games that loaded in stages.
Could be a good thing! Just think: Are the "cool kids" going to beat up the nerds in this scenario, or are they going to be nice to them so that they can check out www.whitehouse.com too?
Are you referring to "Wasteland", the game where you wandered the desert around post-apocalyptic Las Vegas? That game ROCKED. I wasted waaaaaay too much time on that back on the old '286...
You could've spent your time/money on something better.
You sound exactly like my wife when she complains about my videogame playing. Then she turns around and plops down in front of the TV for 3 hours.
If it's something someone truly enjoys, how can it be said to be a waste of anything? I'd gladly spend a few bucks and invest some time in having fun, purely for it's own sake. Not everything has to be productive. But in a way, even having fun can be (clear your mind, relax your body, etc.).
Well, I think this raises another problem. personally I have damn near close to zero interest in running for public office, etc. I don't want to speak for everyone, but a lot of the techies I know feel the same way. Red tape is not exactly a typical geek-attractor.
Exactly - I love how politicians think "cloning" means you can instantly create an exact replica of someone, fully grown, with the exct same thoughts, memories, etc. as the original. It's frightening that the exact same people who least understand the technology have such a huge say in its future.
I agree mostly, with one exception: In T2, the inventor stayed behind and sacrificied himself so the others could get away. Granted, he was mortally wounded at that point anyway, but I think this still redeems him from the "spineless" category.
I have a hard time believing the "unbelievable" when I can imagine it
That should have read "I have an EASIER time believing the unbelievable when I can imagine it", as opposed to when I actually see it played out on a screen.
I agree with the satire evaluation. I think it was "good" because it lived up to, and in fact exceeded, the expectations I had for it, even if it didn't stick strictly to the fantasy rules. I usually find fantasy movies lacking, especially when compared with a well-written fantasy book. Seems to me like its just one of those things better left to the imagination (like most Stephen King books to get slightly off-topic), but that's purely opinion on my part. I have a hard time believing the "unbelievable" when I can imagine it. When I actually see it, I think it often just looks silly, so why not play up the silly aspect?
And if you stretch it far enough... how about Holy Grail? Perhaps it's just me, but I usually have a hard time taking fantasy-type movies seriously (with the possible exception of "Conan the Barbarian", which a few others here have pointed out). I usually find it easier to deal with if it's treated irreverently, as in Princess Bride and Holy Grail.
Nevertheless, I am eagerly awaiting the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. That one has potential as far as serious fantasy goes, based on the little bit I've seen/heard about it so far.
One of the key selling points of Windows is the backwards-compatibility and bazillions of applications for it. If they don't allow unsigned programs to run, they break backwards-compatibility badly.
Wouldn't be possible if the game uses any COM components. The components have to be registered on your system. I wonder if it'd be possible to temporarily create the necessary reg entries to point to the appropriate object factories on the CD-ROM. Hmmmmm...
My first guess is it wouldn't be possible for most games though. MS probably doesn't want it to be either. After all, if you're going to boot Windows from a CD and run a game on it, you're going to need to agree to the EULA which pops up AFTER you boot from the CD, and pay a nice licensing fee...
I'm surprised I'm not hearing more Libertarian support on Slashdot. Not surprising your ignorant caller thought Nader == Undecided, but I wonder if she would have even known who Browne was?
There are rewarding tech jobs out there. I'm an engineer. I write software that helps blind people read. I get to be a geek AND do something I find personally rewarding. I DO feel like I'm able to change people's lives with the software I write, especially when I get letters from customers telling me so. It can happen!
One day a cube-neighbor had a carton of rice sitting precariously next to her keyboard. Another cube-neighbor launched a koosh ball with sufficient velocity to smash into the rice container and send rice EVERYWHERE. Rice is probably still being removed from the keyboard, and that was about 3 years ago.
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Howzabout he gets thrown in a woodchipper and screams "HOW WUDE!"?
Put your monitor on top of the clothes dryer while it's on spin cycle.
Anybody remember the Supercharger (at least I THINK that's what the name was). It was a tape-drive device for the Atari 2600. You'd stick this cartridge into the 2600, and plug a wire coming out of the back of the cartridge into the headphone jack on a cassette player you supplied, and voila, all of a sudden you could have these huge games that loaded in stages.
Pitfall is sure big enough, though. Read the articles much? 255 "rooms" in Pitfall.
Check this out! Wasteland, Bard's Tale, and 8 other classics. $24.95 on a nice shiny new CD-ROM.
Could be a good thing! Just think: Are the "cool kids" going to beat up the nerds in this scenario, or are they going to be nice to them so that they can check out www.whitehouse.com too?
You could get Playboy in my (Catholic!) high-school library if you were 18. My how times change.
Are you referring to "Wasteland", the game where you wandered the desert around post-apocalyptic Las Vegas? That game ROCKED. I wasted waaaaaay too much time on that back on the old '286...
Better yet, substitute "Bender" for "robot" and you'll really start to see some problems with the concept.
Junkyard wars is a much more intersting show, IMHO.
You could've spent your time/money on something better.
You sound exactly like my wife when she complains about my videogame playing. Then she turns around and plops down in front of the TV for 3 hours.
If it's something someone truly enjoys, how can it be said to be a waste of anything? I'd gladly spend a few bucks and invest some time in having fun, purely for it's own sake. Not everything has to be productive. But in a way, even having fun can be (clear your mind, relax your body, etc.).
Well, I think this raises another problem. personally I have damn near close to zero interest in running for public office, etc. I don't want to speak for everyone, but a lot of the techies I know feel the same way. Red tape is not exactly a typical geek-attractor.
Exactly - I love how politicians think "cloning" means you can instantly create an exact replica of someone, fully grown, with the exct same thoughts, memories, etc. as the original. It's frightening that the exact same people who least understand the technology have such a huge say in its future.
I agree mostly, with one exception: In T2, the inventor stayed behind and sacrificied himself so the others could get away. Granted, he was mortally wounded at that point anyway, but I think this still redeems him from the "spineless" category.
I have a hard time believing the "unbelievable" when I can imagine it
That should have read "I have an EASIER time believing the unbelievable when I can imagine it", as opposed to when I actually see it played out on a screen.
I agree with the satire evaluation. I think it was "good" because it lived up to, and in fact exceeded, the expectations I had for it, even if it didn't stick strictly to the fantasy rules. I usually find fantasy movies lacking, especially when compared with a well-written fantasy book. Seems to me like its just one of those things better left to the imagination (like most Stephen King books to get slightly off-topic), but that's purely opinion on my part. I have a hard time believing the "unbelievable" when I can imagine it. When I actually see it, I think it often just looks silly, so why not play up the silly aspect?
And if you stretch it far enough... how about Holy Grail? Perhaps it's just me, but I usually have a hard time taking fantasy-type movies seriously (with the possible exception of "Conan the Barbarian", which a few others here have pointed out). I usually find it easier to deal with if it's treated irreverently, as in Princess Bride and Holy Grail.
Nevertheless, I am eagerly awaiting the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. That one has potential as far as serious fantasy goes, based on the little bit I've seen/heard about it so far.
Does Princess Bride count as fantasy?
One of the key selling points of Windows is the backwards-compatibility and bazillions of applications for it. If they don't allow unsigned programs to run, they break backwards-compatibility badly.
Give me a candidate who speaks out against the war on drugs.
Browne - The Libertarian Party
Wouldn't be possible if the game uses any COM components. The components have to be registered on your system. I wonder if it'd be possible to temporarily create the necessary reg entries to point to the appropriate object factories on the CD-ROM. Hmmmmm...
My first guess is it wouldn't be possible for most games though. MS probably doesn't want it to be either. After all, if you're going to boot Windows from a CD and run a game on it, you're going to need to agree to the EULA which pops up AFTER you boot from the CD, and pay a nice licensing fee...
I'm surprised I'm not hearing more Libertarian support on Slashdot. Not surprising your ignorant caller thought Nader == Undecided, but I wonder if she would have even known who Browne was?
There are rewarding tech jobs out there. I'm an engineer. I write software that helps blind people read. I get to be a geek AND do something I find personally rewarding. I DO feel like I'm able to change people's lives with the software I write, especially when I get letters from customers telling me so. It can happen!
Along with your pink slip.
One day a cube-neighbor had a carton of rice sitting precariously next to her keyboard. Another cube-neighbor launched a koosh ball with sufficient velocity to smash into the rice container and send rice EVERYWHERE. Rice is probably still being removed from the keyboard, and that was about 3 years ago.