argh!! it's this sort of response that typifies the driving force in game development today.
people care more about the amount of polygons or pixel shaders in a game engine than if it is actually fun to play.
likewise, game companies are spending more and more money on games that produce good screenshots and less and less on games that are actually fun.
i don't care what year it is, a good 2d fighter is still fun as hell. but you can find one? no, instead you get DOA or MK:DA, which look great but have about 1/10th the playability of SF2.
i mean ffs, by your logic hollywood squares must be more fun than baseball because it uses a computer and was invented later.
sorry for venting, but i really think this attitude has been destroying any innovation (besides 3d tech) in gaming for years now.
But let's make this clear: The printout goes in the ballot box and gets left at the polling place... voters should not have the option of taking a receipt home. Voters should not have any way of obtaining proof they voted a certain way, because that'll lead to kickback schemes and bosses requiring their employees proving they voted a certain way.
oh, the irony
budget: $5 million
time: 2+ years
result: joe voter drops a paper slip in a box
Back to the issue. Running Windows securely really only requires you to configure the system properly. Like disabling all unnecassery services (Universal PnP, Remote assistance, remote registry and so on...), and using none-Microsoft products. Like Mozilla or Opera for web-browsing.
why don't people see that this is a MAJOR FLAW with the OS?
the majority of home PC users are not slashdot geeks and simply don't have the time, and shouldn't have to worry about this sort of stuff.
the whole founding principle of a home PC is that joe somebody is empowered to pursue his lifelong dream of starting a small business and can focus on producing/selling/etc. without having to be a mainframe technician on top of it.
at what point does the amount of required fixes/patches/workarounds make a device cease being a tool and become a liability instead?
sally middle-school teacher should be able to check her email without 5 service packs.
bill janitor should be able to boot up a computer and check a sports score without being decieved by a major browser flaw into installing 16 trojans and zombie-fying his machine.
the folks at redmond have forgotten so utterly and completely that the original idea of a computer was to help people that it's mind boggling.
one of the most satisfying things in software dev can be watching someones day become markedly easier b/c of something you worked on.
microsoft has become the antithesis of that.
i think the list for us real world people reads something more like:
1) inviting a girl to the book is usually a bad idea
2) the text version is recommended if you plan on wearing nothing but your boxers all day
3) if you've been at the bar all night, keep in mind that the books are significantly less enjoyable for illiterate people (temporary or not)
It has come to our attention that your email address mike@mikerowe.non-copyright-infringing-domain.com is in violation of our newly granted patent.
Please cease use or pay the fee of $1,000,000,000.
The UT2003 engine is IMO simply the best looking engine out there today.
buying the game comes with an extremely sophisticated level designer, on which there are LOADS of tutorials, plus many great mods to map for besides just the original game.
i've heard you can pick it up for as little as $10 now, plus it comes with a free (though slightly crippled) version of Maya to give you a taste of making your own models as well (you can import them into the level designer but nowhere else i think).
In a related story, NASA has announced the addition of Miss Cleo to the staff as lead communications officer.
The NASA CEO issued a statement in which he said the repetitive and excited tone of a late night infomercial he watched left him utterly convinced that Miss Cleo could indeed communicate with the the Spirit and all problems should be fixed by Monday.
He also touted the hire as a money saving measure because 'most communications with the Spirit tend to last about 30 seconds, but with Miss Cleo the first five minutes is only $1.95!'
want to register to play card games? fine, you have to agree to recieve 'News Updates' and other crap from us and 'our associates'
guess what, now you have to complain to each of those 'associates' seperately, and technically since to opted in to their 'partner' site (read: list vendor) they're not doing anything wrong
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argh!! it's this sort of response that typifies the driving force in game development today.
people care more about the amount of polygons or pixel shaders in a game engine than if it is actually fun to play.
likewise, game companies are spending more and more money on games that produce good screenshots and less and less on games that are actually fun.
i don't care what year it is, a good 2d fighter is still fun as hell. but you can find one? no, instead you get DOA or MK:DA, which look great but have about 1/10th the playability of SF2.
i mean ffs, by your logic hollywood squares must be more fun than baseball because it uses a computer and was invented later.
sorry for venting, but i really think this attitude has been destroying any innovation (besides 3d tech) in gaming for years now.
oh, the irony
budget: $5 million
time: 2+ years
result: joe voter drops a paper slip in a box
why don't people see that this is a MAJOR FLAW with the OS?
the majority of home PC users are not slashdot geeks and simply don't have the time, and shouldn't have to worry about this sort of stuff.
the whole founding principle of a home PC is that joe somebody is empowered to pursue his lifelong dream of starting a small business and can focus on producing/selling/etc. without having to be a mainframe technician on top of it. at what point does the amount of required fixes/patches/workarounds make a device cease being a tool and become a liability instead?
sally middle-school teacher should be able to check her email without 5 service packs.
bill janitor should be able to boot up a computer and check a sports score without being decieved by a major browser flaw into installing 16 trojans and zombie-fying his machine.
the folks at redmond have forgotten so utterly and completely that the original idea of a computer was to help people that it's mind boggling.
one of the most satisfying things in software dev can be watching someones day become markedly easier b/c of something you worked on.
microsoft has become the antithesis of that.
1) inviting a girl to the book is usually a bad idea
2) the text version is recommended if you plan on wearing nothing but your boxers all day
3) if you've been at the bar all night, keep in mind that the books are significantly less enjoyable for illiterate people (temporary or not)
ffs, 1984 anyone?
i would.
but for some strange reason my last copy of the fugitive list didn't have any phone numbers or adresses with the pictures...
It has come to our attention that your email address mike@mikerowe.non-copyright-infringing-domain.com is in violation of our newly granted patent.
Please cease use or pay the fee of $1,000,000,000.
Sincerely,
CA into-the-fire dept.
buying the game comes with an extremely sophisticated level designer, on which there are LOADS of tutorials, plus many great mods to map for besides just the original game.
i've heard you can pick it up for as little as $10 now, plus it comes with a free (though slightly crippled) version of Maya to give you a taste of making your own models as well (you can import them into the level designer but nowhere else i think).
just my recommendation.
The NASA CEO issued a statement in which he said the repetitive and excited tone of a late night infomercial he watched left him utterly convinced that Miss Cleo could indeed communicate with the the Spirit and all problems should be fixed by Monday.
He also touted the hire as a money saving measure because 'most communications with the Spirit tend to last about 30 seconds, but with Miss Cleo the first five minutes is only $1.95!'
apparently you don't understand vaporware. ;)
increasing the year on the awards would apply some sort of tangible progress
now if you've had one too many at the bar you can just call yourself and tell your drunk butt how to get home from around the corner
he codes in his secret underground lair, then seemlessly blends in with the population during the daytime
want to register to play card games? fine, you have to agree to recieve 'News Updates' and other crap from us and 'our associates'
guess what, now you have to complain to each of those 'associates' seperately, and technically since to opted in to their 'partner' site (read: list vendor) they're not doing anything wrong
if i'm paying $10 a month, you can be damn sure i'd rather be Jesus than me
'If the code can compile you must go to trial'?
why the hell would i pay $100,000 to look at freebsd code?
sorry
people have widespread disdain for Con Edison, Verizon and the McDonald's
none of them are going anywhere soon
it would appear you may have the opposite problem ;)
once DTV shuts these people down there will be nothing to worry about
ahem, testing...
In U.S. of SCO - IBM buys you!
*remove troll hat*
did i sense a spark between us? ;)
9th grade, you told me cheaters never make money
well 'pbhtbhtbthbth'
'why are there bugs all over your computer?'
'those aren't bugs, they're features'
how in the hell am i supposed to pick my nose at work?
1) mass mail resume
2)*ring* 'what's that? you need more disk space? you don't say...'