"Windows" itself is rapidly becoming meaningless. In a decade or less MS operating systems will be used mainly by businesses and hobbyists. Touchpads and "The Cloud" are much more appealing to regular consumers who are really only interested in using the internet. And there is really no reason to use the MS offerings for these purposes.
500 million worlds within habitable zones sounds like a lot, but with ~300 billion stars in the galaxy those are spread fairly thin. And certainly not all of those planets are "habitable"...
What gamers have always wanted is to be Captain Kirk. Shout orders at your subordinates, beam down to cool planets with groovy space chicks, and occasionally beat up some Klingons. For whatever reason, it seems nobody has ever even TRIED to make this game. "Begin" was about the closest anyone has come.
Doug Kaufman has been a top-tier game designer for years and has never written a line of code. He's designed board games and has also worked on a few computer games you might have heard of: Civilization II and Rise of Nations, among others:
This ought to be an option in EVERY game. Too many designers don't understand the difference between "challenging" and "frustrating".
Civilization II famously included a "Cheat" menu to allow players to do as they wish with the game. After all, you bought it, why should anyone else tell you what you can do with it?
And furthermore, a gamer who wants a challenge can simply refuse to use the "cheat"!
The reason to buy a Wii is to be able to play Nintendo games. You can't play Nintendo games on an Xbox or Playstation no matter what kind of controller they offer.
As a complete geek, I must admit that I played Strat-0-Matic baseball just the other day. And I liked it, damn it! Really prefer Replay Baseball, though.
I'm a songwriter, and sometimes I call to sing to my answering machine when I have an idea and I'm away from home. I sure hope that google thingy can write music...
Slashdot Mirror
"Windows" itself is rapidly becoming meaningless. In a decade or less MS operating systems will be used mainly by businesses and hobbyists. Touchpads and "The Cloud" are much more appealing to regular consumers who are really only interested in using the internet. And there is really no reason to use the MS offerings for these purposes.
(p.s. Ouya is pronounced "Wee-Ya")
That just ruined it for me.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/83468/global-warming
Perhaps it would help if we built rovers that didn't fall apart as soon as they get moving.
Yes, a brand new project with little to no details, no actual work done so far, no actual design just a theory ...
While I agree that it could just be a scam, they actually claim to have a working prototype.
Sure this is the best example. It illustrates that these are not employees, but slaves. I hope the US can never compete with that.
A Swiss Army knife with no knife.
500 million worlds within habitable zones sounds like a lot, but with ~300 billion stars in the galaxy those are spread fairly thin. And certainly not all of those planets are "habitable"...
There are only 3600 minutes in a day.
What gamers have always wanted is to be Captain Kirk. Shout orders at your subordinates, beam down to cool planets with groovy space chicks, and occasionally beat up some Klingons. For whatever reason, it seems nobody has ever even TRIED to make this game. "Begin" was about the closest anyone has come.
I use it every farking day at work.
I can't believe he was actually right. "Moldies" seemed a most unlikely Sci-fi idea.
http://ron.heavengames.com/press/events/bhgvisitmarch2004/interviews/DougKaufmanMar2004-1.shtml
Civilization II famously included a "Cheat" menu to allow players to do as they wish with the game. After all, you bought it, why should anyone else tell you what you can do with it?
And furthermore, a gamer who wants a challenge can simply refuse to use the "cheat"!
It wasn't?
The reason to buy a Wii is to be able to play Nintendo games. You can't play Nintendo games on an Xbox or Playstation no matter what kind of controller they offer.
As a complete geek, I must admit that I played Strat-0-Matic baseball just the other day. And I liked it, damn it! Really prefer Replay Baseball, though.
"the original serial adapter wasn't working because the oscillator depends on the serial voltage"
I'm a songwriter, and sometimes I call to sing to my answering machine when I have an idea and I'm away from home. I sure hope that google thingy can write music...
I agree that Burtt got robbed.
Cube World was the first thing I thought of, too. These blocks are a lot more advanced, but it's pretty much the same idea.
The same guy who did the Silver Surfer? Coool!
your lego battery wouldn't even work in theory.
I thought it was possible to make ANYTHING out of lego.
The publisher is already working that angle... http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/33810
Not to mention the fact that 10 years ago gas was a buck a gallon and nobody gave a shit.