I once tried whale jerky. It had the taste and texture of oversmoked, oversalted, charred deer. I just found this article deliciously topical.
My environmentalist friend wasn't too pleased that I ate it at all, but she begrudgingly let it pass after I declared I would not eat whale again after that experience. Now if they could successfully make a whale-beef hybrid jerky, (whale that tastes like beef and not vice-versa) we all win, no?
Parent made it funny, but the RMT (Real Money Traders) I know in my MMORPG of choice have a small army of banking/farming/NMing accounts to keep $HOURS_CONSECUTIVELY_ONLINE per toon at 4-5 hours a day, to not raise suspicion. Say you go on a mining spree and find yourself competing with a known RMT. They "give up" after a while, only to have some other toon zone in to mine, and they belong to the same guild./hmm. And this isn't grounds for calling a GM to investigate their behaviour.
The development company has been having this ongoing duel with RMT for years on end and have implemented many countermeasures to reduce the effectiveness of obtaining currency through non-natural means. Reduced drop/farm rates after a few hours in a zone, counter-botting mechanisms, anti-mpk measures, making some valuable drops non-sellable. And you know what? They find a way around it. The company recently cancelled a bunch of bank accounts - wiped out maybe $500K to $1M worth of virtual currency at market prices. Did RMT begin to see the grass is greener on the other side? Well, doesn't really look like it. Is the throwing of this monkeywrench going to do anything? They've already overcome much worse, methinks. Once the beancounters add it to the cost of doing business,/meh.
Yeah, I might've of rambled on, but the gold farmers won't feel a damn thing. Rejoice, Mr. Firefly, for your job is secure.
Since this is the law we're talking about, obfuscation is a way to make the obvious less so. An unconventional description may moderately limit the breadth of the intended reach of the patent, without really compormising the actual protection (read: patent leeching) it provides.
Doesn't it seem a bit weird to have Catholic priests lecturing people on how to have a successful marriage or the Vatican laying down rules about what is OK where sex is concerned?
Then does not religion also state 'what' 'where' 'when' and 'how?'
- What was created, in what order
- Where it was (I could sort of answer that: here)
- When it was created (up for debate amongst young-earthers and other factions)
- How (At first there was nuthin'...)
It's true. His speech synthesis machine just has an American accent [per TFA] because he had the "British Charm Unit" module removed from the system. He's now just sounds like a Boorish American Clod. He could've kicked your ass from here to Alberqu..ere..q.....e
Google: Will you marry me? Dell: But it's so sudden.... I love your earnings and advertising potential, but how do I know it not just my desktop you're after? Google: I understand your fears, baby, but here's a wad of cash to smooth things over. And a prenup drafted just so our breakup won't be so bloody. Dell: Wait, you're not interested in making and nurturing a family with me? And you're already thinking of our divorce? Google: Weren't you? Dell: Actually, I was. Sorry. Aww, you came ready with the prenup, how nice of you. Let me run it by legal first. Google: Sure baby. [mutters] You're goin' down, Bill Microsoft. Dell: [mutters] Our kids would've been hideous. Might as well take the money and run.
I was watching soap yesterday, involuntarily. Spare me.
I can see why you decided to go A/C - just another drive-by bleating. Let me tickle your fancy by biting....
FFXI has, bar none, the most anti-social community in the history of gaming. Go play other games if you don't believe me. Either you are within the FFXI community, or you are THE ENEMY.
Never have I felt the community at large take this Bushist stance - you're with us, or you're with the terr'ists. Being polite and considerate when you posit questions to a random FFXI player (as opposed to asking for money, a PL, or something you are just too lazy to do yourself) elicits a considerably more favourable response than what you would get from a random WoW player, IMO. But then again, by the tone of your post, I'm not entirely convinced you spoke in a manner that could evoke a favourable response. It's unfortunate your conclusion on the community as a whole is "anti-social." For shame.
Forced Grouping with Shitty Search UI. I'm willing to accept that forced grouping is OK, the entire point behind multiplayer games is, after all, multiple players. However, FINDING a group was nearly impossible, thanks to the incredibly shitty search UI. There's no way for a group to flag "we want a healer" and then to have a player search for groups looking for healers.
/sea all inv 35-37
Very difficult - even a steeper learning curve than the linux command line. Even better, you can set comments that describes your attributes, like alternate subjobs, exp tnl, equip... you know, the things PT leaders look for that makes you stand out.
And since 98% of PTs beyond 32 form in Jeuno, you can run "/sea region 35-37" to find out what parties are forming at the time and see if you can slip in somewhere. I realize once again that it's very difficult, but with a few taps of the keys, you can do useful things. Maybe spamming "/sh WHM33/THF15 LFP LOLz! Invite me, f00ls!" every 30 secs turned you off to everyone in the zone.
Sometimes, there won't be enough people to form a functional PT - that's fine, and there's not much you can do about it. But there's also a lot more you can do to make the most of what you have to make things easier for you. Don't blame others for not being able to do it well.
"Repeat the Newbie Content" Job System. Thanks to the jobs system mentioned in the story, you'll be seeing a LOT of the newbie content. [...] Despite frequent claims to the contrary, each job has one subjob that works with it, and you'd damned better enjoy playing the entire chain! (Want to be a Paladin? You'd damned better enjoy playing a Warrior and a Ninja! Want to be a Summoner? You'd damned better enjoy playing a White Mage and a Black Mage!)
So you want to be a SMN75 just because you already have a WAR75?/meh. Don't see why you don't see this as an opportunity to collest beastmen seals and farm for money. Valkurm Dunes sucks, but it's pass quickly enough. [...] Also on this tangent, levelling your subjob to 37 (supposing you're taking your main to 75) is quick enough, and you can also do it on the cheap. Raising jobs until 40 isn't time-intensive, so once again, I fail to see what the problem is. And god forbid you be forced to play a job you don't like, even on a temporary basis.
Inflation. New players have no practically no chance of earning enough money to play for even the simplest of gear.
Inflation is a problem. But not for entry-level gear. Just buy them from the NPC vendors - unless you didn't do your research and went straight to the Auction House. So if you can sell lowbie drops on an inflation-happy market and buy your gear at a low-fixed-price NPC, what do you get?
If you're talking about mid-to-end-game gear, yes, inflation is a problem. But hopefuly you've been wise enough to find a way to make money by then, and learn to control your spending. And remember, some people confuse "want" with "need." This type of thinking usually spoils the fun for everyone.
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South Koreans observe evolution in action every single day. Just google "Observed Examples of Speciation in Starcraft"
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I once tried whale jerky. It had the taste and texture of oversmoked, oversalted, charred deer. I just found this article deliciously topical.
My environmentalist friend wasn't too pleased that I ate it at all, but she begrudgingly let it pass after I declared I would not eat whale again after that experience. Now if they could successfully make a whale-beef hybrid jerky, (whale that tastes like beef and not vice-versa) we all win, no?
No, good sir. If a whale sperm sounded like a banshee, I might agree with you. How about a manatee-banshee hybrid?
tentacles? Talking about sperm whales, i don't think this is a coincidence.
Innovative and creative approach, and it looks promising. Looks like this one has teeth.
crickets.chirp()
>>But, really, more than 5 hours a day? Doesn't your ass get numb?
>If this won't start an uprising in China, nothing will.
If your ass is numb enough, the uprising cannot get started.
Parent made it funny, but the RMT (Real Money Traders) I know in my MMORPG of choice have a small army of banking/farming/NMing accounts to keep $HOURS_CONSECUTIVELY_ONLINE per toon at 4-5 hours a day, to not raise suspicion. Say you go on a mining spree and find yourself competing with a known RMT. They "give up" after a while, only to have some other toon zone in to mine, and they belong to the same guild. /hmm. And this isn't grounds for calling a GM to investigate their behaviour.
/meh.
The development company has been having this ongoing duel with RMT for years on end and have implemented many countermeasures to reduce the effectiveness of obtaining currency through non-natural means. Reduced drop/farm rates after a few hours in a zone, counter-botting mechanisms, anti-mpk measures, making some valuable drops non-sellable. And you know what? They find a way around it. The company recently cancelled a bunch of bank accounts - wiped out maybe $500K to $1M worth of virtual currency at market prices. Did RMT begin to see the grass is greener on the other side? Well, doesn't really look like it. Is the throwing of this monkeywrench going to do anything? They've already overcome much worse, methinks. Once the beancounters add it to the cost of doing business,
Yeah, I might've of rambled on, but the gold farmers won't feel a damn thing. Rejoice, Mr. Firefly, for your job is secure.
A:That's no sun blocker, that's a space station!
B:It's a trap!
Since this is the law we're talking about, obfuscation is a way to make the obvious less so. An unconventional description may moderately limit the breadth of the intended reach of the patent, without really compormising the actual protection (read: patent leeching) it provides.
Oh great, now I'm going to be out of a job. Come, Blinding Flash, my trusty sidekick - we're closing up shop.
-Captain Obvious
Doesn't it seem a bit weird to have Catholic priests lecturing people on how to have a successful marriage or the Vatican laying down rules about what is OK where sex is concerned?
Well, they are holier-than-me.
Then does not religion also state 'what' 'where' 'when' and 'how?'
- What was created, in what order
- Where it was (I could sort of answer that: here)
- When it was created (up for debate amongst young-earthers and other factions)
- How (At first there was nuthin'...)
Um, no. He's British
It's true. His speech synthesis machine just has an American accent [per TFA] because he had the "British Charm Unit" module removed from the system. He's now just sounds like a Boorish American Clod. He could've kicked your ass from here to Alberqu..ere..q.....e
(I hope you get this)
[FROM TFA]...he had one more great ambition: "I would also like to understand women."
The Vatican was unavailable for comment.
Google: Will you marry me?
Dell: But it's so sudden.... I love your earnings and advertising potential, but how do I know it not just my desktop you're after?
Google: I understand your fears, baby, but here's a wad of cash to smooth things over. And a prenup drafted just so our breakup won't be so bloody.
Dell: Wait, you're not interested in making and nurturing a family with me? And you're already thinking of our divorce?
Google: Weren't you?
Dell: Actually, I was. Sorry. Aww, you came ready with the prenup, how nice of you. Let me run it by legal first.
Google: Sure baby. [mutters] You're goin' down, Bill Microsoft.
Dell: [mutters] Our kids would've been hideous. Might as well take the money and run.
I was watching soap yesterday, involuntarily. Spare me.
Teach a man to be curious, and you'll be learning from him one day.
It's sad that we're often satisfied with step #2 and steps 3 and 4 are viewed in disdain.
I'd like to volunteer my office (basement, parents' house) as a secure off-site backup storage facility.
Then they came for my porn...
... and it wasn't as though there wasn't anybody left to speak for me, but they were all busy with something.
I can see why you decided to go A/C - just another drive-by bleating. Let me tickle your fancy by biting....
/sea all inv 35-37
/meh. Don't see why you don't see this as an opportunity to collest beastmen seals and farm for money. Valkurm Dunes sucks, but it's pass quickly enough. [...] Also on this tangent, levelling your subjob to 37 (supposing you're taking your main to 75) is quick enough, and you can also do it on the cheap. Raising jobs until 40 isn't time-intensive, so once again, I fail to see what the problem is. And god forbid you be forced to play a job you don't like, even on a temporary basis.
FFXI has, bar none, the most anti-social community in the history of gaming. Go play other games if you don't believe me. Either you are within the FFXI community, or you are THE ENEMY.
Never have I felt the community at large take this Bushist stance - you're with us, or you're with the terr'ists. Being polite and considerate when you posit questions to a random FFXI player (as opposed to asking for money, a PL, or something you are just too lazy to do yourself) elicits a considerably more favourable response than what you would get from a random WoW player, IMO. But then again, by the tone of your post, I'm not entirely convinced you spoke in a manner that could evoke a favourable response. It's unfortunate your conclusion on the community as a whole is "anti-social." For shame.
Forced Grouping with Shitty Search UI. I'm willing to accept that forced grouping is OK, the entire point behind multiplayer games is, after all, multiple players. However, FINDING a group was nearly impossible, thanks to the incredibly shitty search UI. There's no way for a group to flag "we want a healer" and then to have a player search for groups looking for healers.
Very difficult - even a steeper learning curve than the linux command line. Even better, you can set comments that describes your attributes, like alternate subjobs, exp tnl, equip... you know, the things PT leaders look for that makes you stand out.
And since 98% of PTs beyond 32 form in Jeuno, you can run "/sea region 35-37" to find out what parties are forming at the time and see if you can slip in somewhere. I realize once again that it's very difficult, but with a few taps of the keys, you can do useful things. Maybe spamming "/sh WHM33/THF15 LFP LOLz! Invite me, f00ls!" every 30 secs turned you off to everyone in the zone.
Sometimes, there won't be enough people to form a functional PT - that's fine, and there's not much you can do about it. But there's also a lot more you can do to make the most of what you have to make things easier for you. Don't blame others for not being able to do it well.
"Repeat the Newbie Content" Job System. Thanks to the jobs system mentioned in the story, you'll be seeing a LOT of the newbie content. [...] Despite frequent claims to the contrary, each job has one subjob that works with it, and you'd damned better enjoy playing the entire chain! (Want to be a Paladin? You'd damned better enjoy playing a Warrior and a Ninja! Want to be a Summoner? You'd damned better enjoy playing a White Mage and a Black Mage!)
So you want to be a SMN75 just because you already have a WAR75?
Inflation. New players have no practically no chance of earning enough money to play for even the simplest of gear.
Inflation is a problem. But not for entry-level gear. Just buy them from the NPC vendors - unless you didn't do your research and went straight to the Auction House. So if you can sell lowbie drops on an inflation-happy market and buy your gear at a low-fixed-price NPC, what do you get?
If you're talking about mid-to-end-game gear, yes, inflation is a problem. But hopefuly you've been wise enough to find a way to make money by then, and learn to control your spending. And remember, some people confuse "want" with "need." This type of thinking usually spoils the fun for everyone.
he's either the world's biggest idiot, or there's a grain of sentimental truth to it.
he's either (("the world's biggest idiot") OR ("the world's biggest idiot" AND "there's a grain of sentimental truth to it")).
There you go, fixed. You're welcome.
Yes, and when Darth Jobs orders his clones to execute Order 66, he shall at last have his revenge against the Jed... nevermind.
Because there'll never be a buffer overflow with my thoughts. Hell, an underflow doesn't seem absurd either.
I'm guessing your password would be "grits"