hands down the most enjoyable game (of it's genre) I've ever played. If Walt Disney (circa Snow White, not today's crapfest) had made games, they'd look like this.
That's a good thought, especially since a few of our dimmer congressmen have been making noises about weakening the Judicial branch of our govt. I bet there are more than a few judges out there who'd love to throat-punch a senator (metaphorically speaking).
Put the PC in the living room, kitchen or some other high-traffic location. You really can't be suprised that they never leave the bedroom, you installed a box in there that meets all their emotional needs.
Perhaps gently taunt them for greasy hair and unwashed flab? Give them nicknames like "biscuits" and "spotty"? Not sure if raising kids is like raising kittens...
Why is it that in America, the private sector is placed on such a high pedastal?
There are really two factors that help explain this phenomenon. One is the 'Horatio Alger Myth' which posits that in America anyone can strike it rich if they combine a strong work ethic with a frugal lifestyle. This demonstrably false belief permeates our society, and gives rise to a school of thought where wealth is equal to morality (If you're rich you must have worked hard and spent your money wisely)
The second factor is that lobbyists are fantastically powerful here, pulling more weight with politicians than voters tend to.
So you have a society that by-and-large venerates wealth and the ability to generate it, coupled with a system that allows wealthy individuals to directly influence local and national politics.
Hehe, looks like Marketing is good for something after all. That's a riot. FWIW, I don't remember that 'feature' in the Apple version of the game (are we talking about the one that had death messages like "you succumb to lassitude"?).
Yeah, pretty logical too. A key logger isn't a sniffer.
It's not up to the judge to (in a case like this) rule on the moral guilt of the defendant, but just to determine if they've broken the applicible law. Now is when we'd see the legislative branch of our government swing into action, were it not populated by scum-sucking filth.
I think this is the difference between how you render something and what you choose to render. Doom 3 does a great job rendering monsters that look like they were drawn by a high-school student in a Slayer T-shirt, HL2 does a great job rendering run-down soviet bloc style interiors.
So, from my point of view, it's like the difference between reading 1984: "The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. At one end of it a coloured poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall." and reading Adventure: "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Your light has gone out, you are likely to be eaten by a Grue."
Steam is slow, so maybe you want to read a book or watch TV while it loads a new game. Or set it to download and play while you sleep, and you'll have a totally loaded and ready-to-go game in the morning.
Sort of a Watched Pot situation, really. Think of the installation and initial load like you're defragging your HD and recalibrate your expectations accordingly.
Incorporating hardware limitations or software bugs into gameplay is kind of a cool idea. Something like the 'I love bees' website crashing your browser while displaying an error message that might lead to a clue would be fun to see. Once.
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Where did you get that idea? Listen, when grandpa starts talking about how he had to walk uphill both ways to school he's pulling your leg.
Great-grandparents had it pretty tough in the 20s and 30s. The 40's through 60's were a cake-walk compared to today's economy, though.
I remember meeting a few of these guys at the height of the dot.com boom. Definitely had bought into the (coder==rockstar) mentality that was running around N. Cal at the time.
"Hi, I'm Hot Shit(tm) because I wrote a program that plays other people's music." Well, great. I guess if you're going to wear the DJ clothes you might as well cop the DJ attitude.
Sorry, just got pretty tired of seeing my town overrun with jerks on Ducatis. Have to admit that I got a kick out of seeing how many of those bikes were listed on Craigslist after the crash =p
when you can't make such predictions, you prepare to defend against the potentual threats you can see.
Yeah, like bombs in the harbor, hijacked planes, smuggled arms. I'm not sure what kind of a bond-ian reality these guys are living in if an orbital death ray seems like it matches predictions.
Is this the same Paul Bremer that handed over sovereignty a little while back? Is he finally catching up on some old paperwork, or WTF? Either Bremer's just pissing away resources on projects that he knows the Iraqis will shortly overturn(sovereignty), or he really believes that we'll be able to keep the boot on Iraq's neck for the forseeable future(notsovereignty).
Just compare prices between a new printer(including ink) and a replacement ink cartrige from the same vendor. I think the difference for a low-end Lexmark is around $10 or so.
Not necessarily bad news for Lexmark though. If you don't print that much, you can just buy a new printer when the ink runs out. Briefly join the upper class when you junk a perfectly good printer "because the ashtray was full".
As a stock boy, you were pure overhead. For that matter, all customer-facing employees in retail are overhead, costs that corporations would love not to have, but are seen as necessary evils
The perfect definition of modern management... total contempt for any other human being.
Big deal... I can watch the guy count. I can understand what he's doing. Without actually recounting it myself, I can't make sure he's actually counting it correctly. The fact that it's simpler to understand doesn't make it simpler to verify.
We're really talking about finding a technological solution to a social problem. Until the nation as a whole acknowledges in their heart every citizen's right to cast their vote and have it be counted, we're screwed.
Here's a simple low-tech step in the right direction: Keep the polls open for a few days.
This is like arguing with someone that keeps saying Communism works...in theory.
Ok, if there is a truly free market, why are large companies shielded from market discipline? How do the bailouts we've seen over the past 30 years jibe with your viewpoint? Face facts: the government manipulates the economy, and does it badly.
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Your point being what... The average /.er hates jerks and hates fascists? yeah, that's probably accurate.
/. may I point out that you misspelled trafficking? You should probably stick to picketing abortion clinics, brownshirt.
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hands down the most enjoyable game (of it's genre) I've ever played. If Walt Disney (circa Snow White, not today's crapfest) had made games, they'd look like this.
There really are some problems that only a gun will solve.
What's next? Plant your PC/Mac and watch a house grow?
My choices are Bauhaus or a double-wide trailer? No thanks...
That's a good thought, especially since a few of our dimmer congressmen have been making noises about weakening the Judicial branch of our govt. I bet there are more than a few judges out there who'd love to throat-punch a senator (metaphorically speaking).
Just wanted to get that out before all the Bush bashing starts.
Oh we have plenty of ammo, you fascist-voting brownshirt.
Ahem.
"If you give a rat's-ass about your Karma score on Slashdot, you have Too Much Free Time(tm)."
Call your mom and see if she has any chores she needs you to do. Subscribe to World of Warcraft. Something. Anything.
Put the PC in the living room, kitchen or some other high-traffic location. You really can't be suprised that they never leave the bedroom, you installed a box in there that meets all their emotional needs.
Perhaps gently taunt them for greasy hair and unwashed flab? Give them nicknames like "biscuits" and "spotty"? Not sure if raising kids is like raising kittens...
Why is it that in America, the private sector is placed on such a high pedastal?
There are really two factors that help explain this phenomenon. One is the 'Horatio Alger Myth' which posits that in America anyone can strike it rich if they combine a strong work ethic with a frugal lifestyle. This demonstrably false belief permeates our society, and gives rise to a school of thought where wealth is equal to morality (If you're rich you must have worked hard and spent your money wisely)
The second factor is that lobbyists are fantastically powerful here, pulling more weight with politicians than voters tend to.
So you have a society that by-and-large venerates wealth and the ability to generate it, coupled with a system that allows wealthy individuals to directly influence local and national politics.
Hehe, looks like Marketing is good for something after all. That's a riot. FWIW, I don't remember that 'feature' in the Apple version of the game (are we talking about the one that had death messages like "you succumb to lassitude"?).
Yeah, pretty logical too. A key logger isn't a sniffer.
It's not up to the judge to (in a case like this) rule on the moral guilt of the defendant, but just to determine if they've broken the applicible law. Now is when we'd see the legislative branch of our government swing into action, were it not populated by scum-sucking filth.
On first scan I read the title as: Chronic Pain Shrieks The Brain.
I wonder how many death-metal bands begin as nothing more than a too-good-to-waste name? (and yes, I know a lot end there)
I think this is the difference between how you render something and what you choose to render. Doom 3 does a great job rendering monsters that look like they were drawn by a high-school student in a Slayer T-shirt, HL2 does a great job rendering run-down soviet bloc style interiors.
So, from my point of view, it's like the difference between reading 1984:
"The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. At one end of it a coloured poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall."
and reading Adventure:
"You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Your light has gone out, you are likely to be eaten by a Grue."
Steam is slow, so maybe you want to read a book or watch TV while it loads a new game. Or set it to download and play while you sleep, and you'll have a totally loaded and ready-to-go game in the morning.
Sort of a Watched Pot situation, really. Think of the installation and initial load like you're defragging your HD and recalibrate your expectations accordingly.
Incorporating hardware limitations or software bugs into gameplay is kind of a cool idea. Something like the 'I love bees' website crashing your browser while displaying an error message that might lead to a clue would be fun to see. Once.
Where did you get that idea? Listen, when grandpa starts talking about how he had to walk uphill both ways to school he's pulling your leg. Great-grandparents had it pretty tough in the 20s and 30s. The 40's through 60's were a cake-walk compared to today's economy, though.
Battleship not as nimble as speedboat, say boffins.
I'd probably join the large majority in laughing at the first "remote hunting platform" guy that gets plugged by a cracker(either kind).
I remember meeting a few of these guys at the height of the dot.com boom. Definitely had bought into the (coder==rockstar) mentality that was running around N. Cal at the time.
"Hi, I'm Hot Shit(tm) because I wrote a program that plays other people's music." Well, great. I guess if you're going to wear the DJ clothes you might as well cop the DJ attitude.
Sorry, just got pretty tired of seeing my town overrun with jerks on Ducatis. Have to admit that I got a kick out of seeing how many of those bikes were listed on Craigslist after the crash =p
when you can't make such predictions, you prepare to defend against the potentual threats you can see.
Yeah, like bombs in the harbor, hijacked planes, smuggled arms. I'm not sure what kind of a bond-ian reality these guys are living in if an orbital death ray seems like it matches predictions.
I hope the Iraqi's enjoy this new "Freedom".
Is this the same Paul Bremer that handed over sovereignty a little while back? Is he finally catching up on some old paperwork, or WTF? Either Bremer's just pissing away resources on projects that he knows the Iraqis will shortly overturn(sovereignty), or he really believes that we'll be able to keep the boot on Iraq's neck for the forseeable future(not sovereignty).
Just compare prices between a new printer(including ink) and a replacement ink cartrige from the same vendor. I think the difference for a low-end Lexmark is around $10 or so.
Not necessarily bad news for Lexmark though. If you don't print that much, you can just buy a new printer when the ink runs out. Briefly join the upper class when you junk a perfectly good printer "because the ashtray was full".
As a stock boy, you were pure overhead. For that matter, all customer-facing employees in retail are overhead, costs that corporations would love not to have, but are seen as necessary evils
The perfect definition of modern management... total contempt for any other human being.
Big deal... I can watch the guy count. I can understand what he's doing. Without actually recounting it myself, I can't make sure he's actually counting it correctly. The fact that it's simpler to understand doesn't make it simpler to verify.
We're really talking about finding a technological solution to a social problem. Until the nation as a whole acknowledges in their heart every citizen's right to cast their vote and have it be counted, we're screwed.
Here's a simple low-tech step in the right direction: Keep the polls open for a few days.
This is like arguing with someone that keeps saying Communism works...in theory.
Ok, if there is a truly free market, why are large companies shielded from market discipline? How do the bailouts we've seen over the past 30 years jibe with your viewpoint? Face facts: the government manipulates the economy, and does it badly.