Its more then 6 - 8, but yes you are more or less right. Theres a book called 36 Dramatic Sitautions which lists all the plot types, and all of their plot twists. You can read a synopsis here. Required reading for any writer.
console games will probably take over from PC games
You're right about the consoles taking over PC games, but PC's are where the avante guarde videogames will be. Consoles are controlled by big companies and big companies as a rule squelch innovation. I burned out on FPS's 10 years ago, and thats ALL thats avaliable on consoles, I own the 3 major consoles right now, and purchase less than 5 games a year. When I was a kid I shit my pants for ninja gaiden 2 when it came out, but now I am so cynical I can't even be bothered to check the new ninja gaiden out.
A game that im in love with that would never make it on a console -- Savage. It combines FPS+RTS, the game is much to complicated to be played with a controller, I use a mouse, a keyboard, AND a belkin nostromo (although the nostromo is somewhat optional). Also, the game doesn't get boring because you're playing against REAL people, and REAL people are sneaky, new techniques and strategies appear on a weekly basis and then counter measures are discovered and they become pointless. Theres a free demo version with just two maps and one race, the retail version adds 60 maps and the "beast" race. There is violence, but less then the original doom, theres no sexual content (although oddly enough the trailer features an attractive woman who doesn't appear in the game!). If you want a boxed, copy, its 25$ at best buy, you can buy online and get it instantly if you dont. This game is really an example of whats good about the gaming industry, and it coudln't happen on a console.
that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or....
IIRC, that provision was added because software companies were claiming that copying a program off a disk into RAM in order to execute it was a copyright violation. No im not kidding
I had a similar situation with a microwave. I was reheating some macaroni and cheese, when it was ready I opened the microwave... the first hint this was not going to be a good day was, a plume of steam rose from the microwave as I opened the door. I got a towel and took the food out, grabbed a fork, and started to stir the macaroni and cheese. It needed stiring -- the water in it was BOILING, "Odd" I thought. It was about that time I became aware of a grumbling, humming sound. Like a vacum, I looked around, and yep the microwave was humming, odd because it wasn't turned on. Then it began smoking. Ok, time to unplug it, the humming is getting louder, more smoke... oh shit, the cord to the microwave goes behind the refridgerator. *tries to move it, CANT!* Screams to father on the couch, "DAD! TURN OFF THE HOUSE POWER NOW!!" "what? why?" "JUST DO IT NOW!" The rumbling has crescendoed into a roar now, the kitchen lights are dimming and flickering and I've moved the fridge about 6 inches but will my arm fit? almost, almost! no... just then the lights go out -- my father got to the breaker box
I read a slashdot post where someone suggested connecting sealed car/marine batteries to UPS's as opposed to lead acid batteries. My limited electrical knowledge says all the voltages are correct but it still makes me nervous to try:) I have a couple UPS's with no batteries to try this out with, but I have a hangup about burning my house down. Any suggestions?
Reminds me of my grandmother... Before she passed away she had terrible alzheimers disease.
A month before my birthday I receive a letter, "Hi grandson, I always forget your birthday and decided to send a present early this year! Love Grandma" (check enclosed, keep in mind Im 20 years old at this time and have no desire to get money from anyone, ESPECIALLY my granmother). I stick the check in a drawer, call grandma to thank her, and forget about it.
Two months later -- its my birthday. Another letter, "Hi, I can't afford much of a present but I wanted you to know I haven't forgotten about you." (another check, stick it in the drawer, call grandma to thank her)
A month after my birthday, A third card arrives! "Hi, Im soo sorry I missed your birthday! Please forgive me! I am forgetful in my old age, love grandma" (another check enclosed, blah blah blah)
She died not long after that. Is there a +1 Sad?:(
You're confusing the concept of time with time...bear with me:) Consoles don't know the time of day. They simply need a high resolution TIMER so they know how much time has elapsed, console doesn't care if its 1904 or 2004, it just cares how much time has elapsed since it generated its last frame.
That being said, the XBOX, PS2, and GameCube will all allow you to set the system time in their OS.
Ahh see, Im a PC programmer and in the old days it was nearly impossible to sync vertical retrace:) Finally about the time everyone figured it out and got really good at it (Mode-X crap) windows took over and made the whole thing worthless anyways:)
i'd be surprised if even sega games were so poorly programmed that they depended on the hardware clock speed. Generally what one does is define a unit of time (actual time, clock ticks, cycles, etc -- doesn't matter as long as its uniform), then you define all the motion/game logic as functions of a time delta (time elapsed between the last frame and this current one), since the frame rate is never constant. This way, things happen at a constant rate regardless of frame rate.
That being said, ive never done any console programming, so who knows:)
I think porn supports the storage industry. I'm not kidding:)
One day I was walking into a Fry's (think circuit city but 10x as large and somehow more evil) and a guy was waiting in line to buy two 120gb drives (this was a couple years ago when that was HUGE). I walked up to him and said, "OHHHHHHHH those would hold ALLLOT of porn wouldn't they!?" The dude just turned bright red and didn't say a word:)
thats not a bad idea actually, i have a space heater thats about 6x6x8 inches -- power useage, 1200 - 1500 watts. Thats enough power to run ALOT of computers . Plug in 5 or 6 of them and see how the power holds out:)
The powers that be WANT these machines in place because they are easily manipulated. There are already weird anomolies where republicans win landslides when exit polls indicate they should not have.
I purchased alot of SUN hardware when I was an admin at a university here. Heres what you do -- call Dell, get some quotes, and then call sun tell them you were looking at dell, and magically the sun hardware you wanted is 40% cheaper. The largest system I bought, list was about 180k, I was very proud of having landed the hardware at about 107 grand IIRC, and I said to a friend of mine, "hey, I just got us almost 50% off on this deal." His reply, "You should ask them to raise the prices so we get an even better discount."
Actually for SEVERE depression electric shocks can be a treatment. It is considered a last resort though. For some patients its the only thing that does any good. I recall seeing a 20/20 about it. They shock you in a controlled environment, and the treatments effects last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. The guy they interviewed was unresponsive to meds but got some relief from the shock treatments.
the problem with winamp is its mp3 decoder SUCKS. try coolplayer for a higher quality player (uses madlib). You wont notice the difference if you have a normal multimedia setup, but I have a semi-pro audio setup connected to my pc and the difference is night and day.
I love car talk. The problem with real and WMA formats is -- very few audio appliances can stream them! Why cant these companies just use shoutcast which almost ever audio appliance can use?
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Yeah it is. send me an e-mail privately if you want I'll tell you where to get some demo material
np, love your website hehehe
Its more then 6 - 8, but yes you are more or less right. Theres a book called 36 Dramatic Sitautions which lists all the plot types, and all of their plot twists. You can read a synopsis here. Required reading for any writer.
You're right about the consoles taking over PC games, but PC's are where the avante guarde videogames will be. Consoles are controlled by big companies and big companies as a rule squelch innovation. I burned out on FPS's 10 years ago, and thats ALL thats avaliable on consoles, I own the 3 major consoles right now, and purchase less than 5 games a year. When I was a kid I shit my pants for ninja gaiden 2 when it came out, but now I am so cynical I can't even be bothered to check the new ninja gaiden out.
A game that im in love with that would never make it on a console -- Savage. It combines FPS+RTS, the game is much to complicated to be played with a controller, I use a mouse, a keyboard, AND a belkin nostromo (although the nostromo is somewhat optional). Also, the game doesn't get boring because you're playing against REAL people, and REAL people are sneaky, new techniques and strategies appear on a weekly basis and then counter measures are discovered and they become pointless. Theres a free demo version with just two maps and one race, the retail version adds 60 maps and the "beast" race. There is violence, but less then the original doom, theres no sexual content (although oddly enough the trailer features an attractive woman who doesn't appear in the game!). If you want a boxed, copy, its 25$ at best buy, you can buy online and get it instantly if you dont. This game is really an example of whats good about the gaming industry, and it coudln't happen on a console.
IIRC, that provision was added because software companies were claiming that copying a program off a disk into RAM in order to execute it was a copyright violation. No im not kidding
I had a similar situation with a microwave. I was reheating some macaroni and cheese, when it was ready I opened the microwave... the first hint this was not going to be a good day was, a plume of steam rose from the microwave as I opened the door. I got a towel and took the food out, grabbed a fork, and started to stir the macaroni and cheese. It needed stiring -- the water in it was BOILING, "Odd" I thought. It was about that time I became aware of a grumbling, humming sound. Like a vacum, I looked around, and yep the microwave was humming, odd because it wasn't turned on. Then it began smoking. Ok, time to unplug it, the humming is getting louder, more smoke ... oh shit, the cord to the microwave goes behind the refridgerator. *tries to move it, CANT!* Screams to father on the couch, "DAD! TURN OFF THE HOUSE POWER NOW!!" "what? why?" "JUST DO IT NOW!" The rumbling has crescendoed into a roar now, the kitchen lights are dimming and flickering and I've moved the fridge about 6 inches but will my arm fit? almost, almost! no ... just then the lights go out -- my father got to the breaker box
I read a slashdot post where someone suggested connecting sealed car/marine batteries to UPS's as opposed to lead acid batteries. My limited electrical knowledge says all the voltages are correct but it still makes me nervous to try :) I have a couple UPS's with no batteries to try this out with, but I have a hangup about burning my house down. Any suggestions?
can I have her #? j/k, sorry to hear that :)
A month before my birthday I receive a letter, "Hi grandson, I always forget your birthday and decided to send a present early this year! Love Grandma" (check enclosed, keep in mind Im 20 years old at this time and have no desire to get money from anyone, ESPECIALLY my granmother). I stick the check in a drawer, call grandma to thank her, and forget about it.
Two months later -- its my birthday. Another letter, "Hi, I can't afford much of a present but I wanted you to know I haven't forgotten about you." (another check, stick it in the drawer, call grandma to thank her)
A month after my birthday, A third card arrives! "Hi, Im soo sorry I missed your birthday! Please forgive me! I am forgetful in my old age, love grandma" (another check enclosed, blah blah blah)
She died not long after that. Is there a +1 Sad? :(
Assume for a moment im an unemployed programmer whose never had enough money to but stock to know what "painting a stock" is?
ok thats a start. What can you do with it? why do you want it? who uses it? Whats on these sat channels?
yea when they highlight a robots ability to "move in any direction" you know its a pretty shitty robot.
This sounds really cool but WTF does any of it mean? :) Please drop some knowledge on me
That being said, the XBOX, PS2, and GameCube will all allow you to set the system time in their OS.
Ahh see, Im a PC programmer and in the old days it was nearly impossible to sync vertical retrace :) Finally about the time everyone figured it out and got really good at it (Mode-X crap) windows took over and made the whole thing worthless anyways :)
That being said, ive never done any console programming, so who knows :)
One day I was walking into a Fry's (think circuit city but 10x as large and somehow more evil) and a guy was waiting in line to buy two 120gb drives (this was a couple years ago when that was HUGE). I walked up to him and said, "OHHHHHHHH those would hold ALLLOT of porn wouldn't they!?" The dude just turned bright red and didn't say a word :)
thats not a bad idea actually, i have a space heater thats about 6x6x8 inches -- power useage, 1200 - 1500 watts. Thats enough power to run ALOT of computers . Plug in 5 or 6 of them and see how the power holds out :)
The powers that be WANT these machines in place because they are easily manipulated. There are already weird anomolies where republicans win landslides when exit polls indicate they should not have.
I purchased alot of SUN hardware when I was an admin at a university here. Heres what you do -- call Dell, get some quotes, and then call sun tell them you were looking at dell, and magically the sun hardware you wanted is 40% cheaper. The largest system I bought, list was about 180k, I was very proud of having landed the hardware at about 107 grand IIRC, and I said to a friend of mine, "hey, I just got us almost 50% off on this deal." His reply, "You should ask them to raise the prices so we get an even better discount."
Live by the sword, die by the sword. Thats the same bullshit they've been doing to consumers for years.
46 :-D
Actually for SEVERE depression electric shocks can be a treatment. It is considered a last resort though. For some patients its the only thing that does any good. I recall seeing a 20/20 about it. They shock you in a controlled environment, and the treatments effects last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. The guy they interviewed was unresponsive to meds but got some relief from the shock treatments.
the problem with winamp is its mp3 decoder SUCKS. try coolplayer for a higher quality player (uses madlib). You wont notice the difference if you have a normal multimedia setup, but I have a semi-pro audio setup connected to my pc and the difference is night and day.
I love car talk. The problem with real and WMA formats is -- very few audio appliances can stream them! Why cant these companies just use shoutcast which almost ever audio appliance can use?