I hate to tell you this, but there was a strafe in DOOM and DOOM 2 - and I used it to "pwn" many a fellow player.
And I myself generally don't play the same scene over and over and over again - I guess I have ADD or something - I tend to play it cautious and take more time getting through the game with minimal reloads.
I hate doing the same thing over and over and over. Probably why I was never a good guitar player.
"Trustafarians" are those permanent college students with large trust funds and/or rich parents who are just fine with them seeking that 20-year degree.
I'm sure, if you went to a non-ivy-league college (and possibly one of those) you knew at least one - I sure did.
That's one of the ways to see what a review is worth - check the company's other review for a game you happen to know sucks eggs through a coffee stirrer, and see how they rated it.
They simply need a new category "political controversy" that people can optionally block, for items/sites where it's subjective to label them as "hate."
There is a historical pattern of the "hate" bans leaning "a certain way," if you know what I mean, and with a broad brush. Some sites are also the target of campaigns to have them labeled as "hate" by political opponents.
I don't think VDARE would be able to argue that they don't foster political controversy, though I'm sure the new category would elicit some argument. I used to follow links there from time to time, and while I would categorize them as "strident" I don't think I could honestly condemn them as a "hate" site, anymore than (and probably less than) I could CNN or Reuters.
One of the biggest problems with blocking is that definitions of "offensive" vary from person to person.
I spent my time in Doom 3 wishing there was more creepy.
It was too close to the earlier Dooms, which were great in their time but no longer.
Maybe I'm spoiled.
(that was my 14, 20, 4 "extended mix" doom 3 haiku)
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Oh, I so smell fake. Like all those "haunting" shows where people jump at their cameraman knocking on a wall.
And as far as envying, I would SO have two ex-friends and a legal case for kidnapping. I'm not 100% up on British law, but I imagine that they would be pretty leery of this kind of thing - say the boy has a heart attack, or even panic attacks, would he or his family sue? I would think so. Then again, I think it was a setup from the start, so...
Besides, what kind of isolated gen-X-er doesn't know what a paint gun is? You may be able to knock some poor fool out with the right combination of flashes, but you can't reprogram him to believe that a paint gun is a real gun.
And, what idiot TV show extra would pretend to be a zombie in front of a stranger with a paint gun without eye protection? Everybody knows you have to shoot zombies in the head. Imagine getting one of those in the eye!
And, bad video quality aside, it sure looked like those "zombies" had squibs going off on their chests. I don't think a paintball gun would cause those bursts outward through new holes in their shirts. Paintballs spatter on clothes, not punch through them... or else they would hurt a hell of a lot more than extras would put up with.
Wait... am I misreading you or do you think that Doom 3 was _less_ formulaic than F.E.A.R.?
I had my problems with the latter, but I count it radically higher on the creepy-coolness scale, if lower on the imps-constantly-jumping-out-of-invisible-closets scale.
Though both have anemic storylines, which I think we've all just come to accept from action games, and movies for that matter ("Must serve the evil god Momentum!" As Joss Whedon almost said).
After all, Doom 3 was about a mute space marine who possesses the only flashlight on Mars and uses it as a club. And who walks outside the dome in a short-sleeved t-shirt. And who can't jump more that 1 foot in the air.
I got all excited in one of the D3 complexes when there are strange lights and whispers, but then nothing else happened and I didn't get more.
I like the creepy more than the gore or constant sneak attacks.
There are a lot of game websites that offer pennies for reviews - it seems less money this year than last.
There is an ongoing "wage deflation" in writing as most web editors and some print editors look online for writers.
The general poor quality of nearly-free writing does dampen that somewhat, but there are enough good writers working in their spare time, while engaging in trustafarianism, or otherwise not needing a lot of money, that it's creating a bit of an "outsourcing" effect, both with regard to pay and social reaction.
There are still good paying jobs in this and other writing fields, but I'm seeing a trend toward people who are good at sourcing cheap content rather than in-house experts. As usual, we'll see how it all turns out.
Well, I may be a bit hypocritical when I say the only good way is to button up your connection as best you can, then track them down and nuke them when they hit you.
Sure, it's illegal, if you want to pick nits.
And it's a lot of work, given that they outnumber you and you may not be a master malevolent cracker.
But this is slashdot, who needs real-world solutions?:)
I rework my resume on an ongoing basis. Actually I've had positive responses so far from those who have bothered to reply, but not a new job yet.:)
My only question is, is it normal these days to have three interviews and then send a dear John letter? I get a lot of that. Very positive, right up to the letter.
1) non-local-software firewall, i.e. hardware firewall or firewall system.
2) Norton? VERY unfortunately, actually detecting and removing viruses/software is not simple enough. You usually have to run multiple pieces of software to even come close to detecting what's going on. When I clean up systems, I usually end up running 6-8 different detectors, and then something like process explorer and rootkit revealer... it shouldn't be that complicated, but it is. If you do run Norton, back it up with one or two freeware scanners, ewido, so on. I wouldn't run Norton because it Behaves Badly, Does Not Play Well With Others, and Doesn't Know When To Leave. You also have to do research, check symptoms, use software like HijackThis, and so on.
3) You don't just have to be careful on the internet, you have to be cynical - accept nothing, click on nothing you aren't sure is safe, close popups with alt+F4, have your AV and firewall software (yes, in addition to hardware firewall) set to "paranoid," etc. Have you installed things like socketlock and dcombobulator? The internet is kind of like Compton, except with even less law enforcement presence and the gangs don't fight each other, they just pick on you.
4) Is she set up with admin priveledges so she can install software easily? Or does she have a separate admin account she can log into when she needs to install software?
5) There is no #5.
6) Even with all those tools at my disposal, I have run across systems so badly munged I've had to backup, fdisk, format and reinstall. There are truly some ingenious vicious bastards out there. It's too bad there isn't really a serious effort to kick their asses.
7) I hate to question someone I don't know in this manner, but are you 100% sure she isn't installing toolbars, other "helpful utilities," clicking on things she shouldn't?
Hydrogen is the new free energy machine, chain letter, or pyramid scheme - the bad idea that just won't go away.
It doesn't matter how much it costs, or how inefficient it is, The Hydrogen Economy is a religion, it's based on faith and facts are irrelevant.
I wouldn't be surprised if "we" spent 100 Billion on Hydrogen infrastructure before abandoning it because it's crap.
Humans have done many amazing and wonderful things. We've also done many amazingly stupid things. Just go down to your local Greenpeace or Sierra Club office, or to the EPA for that matter, and ask them how many people have died from DDT compared to how many have died from Malaria. Kudos to African nations who are starting to reverse this insane behavior, BTW.
I guess it's kind of like how command economies never go out of style, no matter how many millions of victims they produce. Why are good ideas so much harder to remember than bad ideas? What is it, love of the underdog?
Next thing you know, Cuba and China will be on the UN Human Rights Commission. What's that you say?
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As along as Wiki isn't the end-point of your research. You had me scared for a second there.
I hate to tell you this, but there was a strafe in DOOM and DOOM 2 - and I used it to "pwn" many a fellow player.
And I myself generally don't play the same scene over and over and over again - I guess I have ADD or something - I tend to play it cautious and take more time getting through the game with minimal reloads.
I hate doing the same thing over and over and over. Probably why I was never a good guitar player.
"Trustafarians" are those permanent college students with large trust funds and/or rich parents who are just fine with them seeking that 20-year degree.
I'm sure, if you went to a non-ivy-league college (and possibly one of those) you knew at least one - I sure did.
Your way.
Actually, I was thinking of things like:
CNN's love affair with Hizb'allah
and
Reuters stringer participating in attacks.
There are TONS more, and on a broader range of subjects, but there is a limit to how much homework I'll do for others.
...is when this will cause the price on a Canon 20D to plummet.
But it works, which is all that counts in some circles.
Wait - you wonder about a controversy, so you go to WIKIPEDIA for ACCURATE information?
I just wanted to get that clear.
That's one of the ways to see what a review is worth - check the company's other review for a game you happen to know sucks eggs through a coffee stirrer, and see how they rated it.
They simply need a new category "political controversy" that people can optionally block, for items/sites where it's subjective to label them as "hate."
There is a historical pattern of the "hate" bans leaning "a certain way," if you know what I mean, and with a broad brush. Some sites are also the target of campaigns to have them labeled as "hate" by political opponents.
I don't think VDARE would be able to argue that they don't foster political controversy, though I'm sure the new category would elicit some argument. I used to follow links there from time to time, and while I would categorize them as "strident" I don't think I could honestly condemn them as a "hate" site, anymore than (and probably less than) I could CNN or Reuters.
One of the biggest problems with blocking is that definitions of "offensive" vary from person to person.
I spent my time in Doom 3 wishing there was more creepy.
It was too close to the earlier Dooms, which were great in their time but no longer.
Maybe I'm spoiled.
(that was my 14, 20, 4 "extended mix" doom 3 haiku)
Oh, I so smell fake. Like all those "haunting" shows where people jump at their cameraman knocking on a wall.
And as far as envying, I would SO have two ex-friends and a legal case for kidnapping. I'm not 100% up on British law, but I imagine that they would be pretty leery of this kind of thing - say the boy has a heart attack, or even panic attacks, would he or his family sue? I would think so. Then again, I think it was a setup from the start, so...
Besides, what kind of isolated gen-X-er doesn't know what a paint gun is? You may be able to knock some poor fool out with the right combination of flashes, but you can't reprogram him to believe that a paint gun is a real gun.
And, what idiot TV show extra would pretend to be a zombie in front of a stranger with a paint gun without eye protection? Everybody knows you have to shoot zombies in the head. Imagine getting one of those in the eye!
And, bad video quality aside, it sure looked like those "zombies" had squibs going off on their chests. I don't think a paintball gun would cause those bursts outward through new holes in their shirts. Paintballs spatter on clothes, not punch through them... or else they would hurt a hell of a lot more than extras would put up with.
Wait... am I misreading you or do you think that Doom 3 was _less_ formulaic than F.E.A.R.?
I had my problems with the latter, but I count it radically higher on the creepy-coolness scale, if lower on the imps-constantly-jumping-out-of-invisible-closets scale.
Though both have anemic storylines, which I think we've all just come to accept from action games, and movies for that matter ("Must serve the evil god Momentum!" As Joss Whedon almost said).
After all, Doom 3 was about a mute space marine who possesses the only flashlight on Mars and uses it as a club. And who walks outside the dome in a short-sleeved t-shirt. And who can't jump more that 1 foot in the air.
I got all excited in one of the D3 complexes when there are strange lights and whispers, but then nothing else happened and I didn't get more.
I like the creepy more than the gore or constant sneak attacks.
There are a lot of game websites that offer pennies for reviews - it seems less money this year than last.
There is an ongoing "wage deflation" in writing as most web editors and some print editors look online for writers.
The general poor quality of nearly-free writing does dampen that somewhat, but there are enough good writers working in their spare time, while engaging in trustafarianism, or otherwise not needing a lot of money, that it's creating a bit of an "outsourcing" effect, both with regard to pay and social reaction.
There are still good paying jobs in this and other writing fields, but I'm seeing a trend toward people who are good at sourcing cheap content rather than in-house experts. As usual, we'll see how it all turns out.
I wish you people would stop talking about usenet!
P.S. This posting pause thing is getting ridiculous. It says I only waited 16 seconds after posting... my last post was last night!
I'm not going to add anything useful here, but I do want to know:
Who told you this, and can you hit them for me? It would make me feel better.
Maybe I should create a Snopes Clone just for computer tech... unless someone has already done it.
Obsess much?
Well, I may be a bit hypocritical when I say the only good way is to button up your connection as best you can, then track them down and nuke them when they hit you.
:)
Sure, it's illegal, if you want to pick nits.
And it's a lot of work, given that they outnumber you and you may not be a master malevolent cracker.
But this is slashdot, who needs real-world solutions?
I rework my resume on an ongoing basis. Actually I've had positive responses so far from those who have bothered to reply, but not a new job yet. :)
My only question is, is it normal these days to have three interviews and then send a dear John letter? I get a lot of that. Very positive, right up to the letter.
1) Would the victim, er, defendant have settled if we had loser-pays?
2) Would the plaintiff have taken more care if we had loser-pays?
Yes, it's all semantics. Is interpreting an interactive process? No? Well, do it without the text then.
Unless your "interaction" requires a person at the other end in realtime, in which case you can't interact with a sandwich, a car, a tree, or water.
Specificity is as often abused in semantics as ambiguity.
You don't think we're going to fall for THAT old trick, do you?
1) non-local-software firewall, i.e. hardware firewall or firewall system.
2) Norton? VERY unfortunately, actually detecting and removing viruses/software is not simple enough. You usually have to run multiple pieces of software to even come close to detecting what's going on. When I clean up systems, I usually end up running 6-8 different detectors, and then something like process explorer and rootkit revealer... it shouldn't be that complicated, but it is. If you do run Norton, back it up with one or two freeware scanners, ewido, so on. I wouldn't run Norton because it Behaves Badly, Does Not Play Well With Others, and Doesn't Know When To Leave. You also have to do research, check symptoms, use software like HijackThis, and so on.
3) You don't just have to be careful on the internet, you have to be cynical - accept nothing, click on nothing you aren't sure is safe, close popups with alt+F4, have your AV and firewall software (yes, in addition to hardware firewall) set to "paranoid," etc. Have you installed things like socketlock and dcombobulator? The internet is kind of like Compton, except with even less law enforcement presence and the gangs don't fight each other, they just pick on you.
4) Is she set up with admin priveledges so she can install software easily? Or does she have a separate admin account she can log into when she needs to install software?
5) There is no #5.
6) Even with all those tools at my disposal, I have run across systems so badly munged I've had to backup, fdisk, format and reinstall. There are truly some ingenious vicious bastards out there. It's too bad there isn't really a serious effort to kick their asses.
7) I hate to question someone I don't know in this manner, but are you 100% sure she isn't installing toolbars, other "helpful utilities," clicking on things she shouldn't?
Hydrogen is the new free energy machine, chain letter, or pyramid scheme - the bad idea that just won't go away.
It doesn't matter how much it costs, or how inefficient it is, The Hydrogen Economy is a religion, it's based on faith and facts are irrelevant.
I wouldn't be surprised if "we" spent 100 Billion on Hydrogen infrastructure before abandoning it because it's crap.
Humans have done many amazing and wonderful things. We've also done many amazingly stupid things. Just go down to your local Greenpeace or Sierra Club office, or to the EPA for that matter, and ask them how many people have died from DDT compared to how many have died from Malaria. Kudos to African nations who are starting to reverse this insane behavior, BTW.
I guess it's kind of like how command economies never go out of style, no matter how many millions of victims they produce. Why are good ideas so much harder to remember than bad ideas? What is it, love of the underdog?
Next thing you know, Cuba and China will be on the UN Human Rights Commission. What's that you say?
I don't think you CAN spend too much time on nipples and revealing clothing.
And I'm not kidding - you want to make high-brow robots? Make and sell sexbots first.
Once you're a billionaire, you can make that chess partner and Jupiter Probe Pilot.
Science history will remember you for the AI work, but sexbots will pay for it.
Who wants to take bets on the first lawsuit over a celebrity replica sexbot?