Yup, my gaming experience exactly. I was bored of FPS games after the first DOOM had been out for a couple of months. It's fun, but it doesn't feel like it really goes anywhere. I like adventure games, personally, and the most orgininal ones being made right now are in the text-adventure hobbyist community. RPGs with a good plot element aren't bad, either, although I get really sick of fighting the same four monsters over and over so I can raise level/get gold/find rare item/etc. Just my opinion, I know, and not necessarily one shared by the gaming community at large, but there is a fairly dedicated group of people who feel the same way about them.
I think that may be exactly what's happening. There are no more upgrades to make us buy the same mind-numbing explosion parade, so it's beginning to wear on us. Pretty soon, people are going to want innovative concepts for games, which is something people will probably step in and fill the void on. People already do, they are just often overshadowed by the NextBigThing(tm).
I don't know. The big problem with video games is barrier to entry. With each technological advancement movies have made in the past few years, movie making has become easier and easier for the amateur. Games have gone the other direction, and established interests are rarely the innovaters in an industry. Then again, I may not be the best judge, since I only play Vice City, Freaky Flyers, and FFX on my roommate's PS2. I stopped taking such a huge interest in the video game industry when they stopped making plot-oriented adventure games. I still buy every one of those that comes out, but in the meantime I've taken up a couple of dozen hobbies that fill the void. Whether you agree with the article or not, and I'm not sure if I completely do or not, I think he raises some interesting points that the video game industry should be keeping an eye on.
Heatsinks, maybe? It would cut down on the popularity of certain types of casemods, though.:) Seriously, though, that's pretty interesting. Flash photography makes nanotubes explode, eh? That's the kind of information that just *has* to be useful at some point in a person's lifetime.
I used to have one of those cassette tape thingies. Boy, they sure were loud if you confused them for an audio tape! Ah, the great old days of Lemonade Stand and Hunt the Wumpus...and typing in games from magazines by hand.
I can only imagine that this would make one of the most expensive sweaters ever. What are the insulating properties of nanotubes? We may not have the tensile strength available to us at a macro level, but if they have good insulation properties, this yarn may be somewhat commercially viable in certain niche applications as-is. Y'think? Then again, are they flammable? That might be bad.
According to several fansites, the Noggin channel edits Daria for length and content. I like that it's still on the air, but editing Daria for content is just terrible.
Your opinions have been noted, citizen. Please report to the nearest termination booth immediately. The Computer is your *friend*, citizen.
-The Computer
Not to mention that if he has any tactile defensiveness, like a lot of geeks have (myself included), the sensation of water on one's skin will help him be a little more 'in his body'. All exercise helps with this , but swimming helps that little bit extra. I've found that it can really make a difference in the way I interact with people if I've been swimming at some point recently.
I just tell everyone that my phone "hasn't been working right since I dropped it", and then turn it off when I don't want to be distrubed, or turn the ringer down. Not the most elegant solution, but since about half the time I don't get caller ID, there are times when I feel it best not to answer the phone for a few hours. Of course, I don't have anyone calling me with emergencies, either, so I suppose that makes a big difference. The cell is completely a luxury for me 99% of the time, and the other 1% is when I make outgoing emergency calls.
My guess is that the curve for open source is a lot different than commercial software.
Open source - starts off, lots of exploits because the code is readily available. People using the package (assuming it's valuable enough to merit it) fix problem, submit patches. Over time software becomes more secure.
Closed source - Exploits harder to find, eventually found due to sheer perseverance of legions of script kiddies and their slightly more talented bretheren. Company denies existence of problem, patches discreetly and only occasionally, eventually begins to become marginalized due to shoddy business practices, begins suing everyone in sight in a sad attempt to revive an obviously dying business. Meanwhile, Bill Gates rolls over in his sleep, makes another fifteen million dollars.
(Or maybe I've just had too much coffee today, and am being silly. Time will tell.)
It's not a binary system, you jackass. I said I don't have a lot. I have a lot for someone in my income tax bracket, but that's nothing compared to someone who makes 30 thou a year.
More than you might think. I own my car outright, split rent three ways with roommates, am single and childless, and have only 100 dollars of outstanding debt. My expenses I estimate at around 430 a month, leaving me with a pretty hefty surplus for someone in their mid-twenties. I have the chance at some luxuries, as long as I do my own cooking instead of eating at restaurants, like most people my age, and don't spend all my money on alcohol, which I don't particularly enjoy and costs a fortune. Still, not the same folding cash Bill Gates carries around, I admit.
Well, yeah, I know they're not really targeted at my demographic. I could probably pick up an older model for very cheap, and have considered it in the past, but I don't see any difference in this and a good day planner except for battery failure and far more space in which to hold your organizational information. I'm looking for the "killer app" that justifies me shelling out 60-100 bucks for one. I probably won't get a PDA, killer app or no, but I'm curious to see if there is one.
I know these are pretty ubiquitous among business users and those who can afford them, but are they really that useful to the terminally broke? What functionality does a PDA offer that makes it worth the price tag to someone who is making something in the neighborhood of 20k a year? I'd love to play with one, but I just don't know what I'd do with it, apart from hold my phone numbers. My cell already does that. Anyone?
Wow, that seems like an interesting method of beating the heat. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that also give you a chance of much badness happening in your general foot area?
Good for combat, but your healing is going to need some work with that combination. Probably need to team up with someone who can tank well for protracted dungeon exploration.
Good lord, I think I pulled a nerd muscle with that joke.
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The sustainable architecture movement will be happy about that. Especially the Earthship folks.
Yup, my gaming experience exactly. I was bored of FPS games after the first DOOM had been out for a couple of months. It's fun, but it doesn't feel like it really goes anywhere. I like adventure games, personally, and the most orgininal ones being made right now are in the text-adventure hobbyist community. RPGs with a good plot element aren't bad, either, although I get really sick of fighting the same four monsters over and over so I can raise level/get gold/find rare item/etc. Just my opinion, I know, and not necessarily one shared by the gaming community at large, but there is a fairly dedicated group of people who feel the same way about them.
I think that may be exactly what's happening. There are no more upgrades to make us buy the same mind-numbing explosion parade, so it's beginning to wear on us. Pretty soon, people are going to want innovative concepts for games, which is something people will probably step in and fill the void on. People already do, they are just often overshadowed by the NextBigThing(tm).
I don't know. The big problem with video games is barrier to entry. With each technological advancement movies have made in the past few years, movie making has become easier and easier for the amateur. Games have gone the other direction, and established interests are rarely the innovaters in an industry. Then again, I may not be the best judge, since I only play Vice City, Freaky Flyers, and FFX on my roommate's PS2. I stopped taking such a huge interest in the video game industry when they stopped making plot-oriented adventure games. I still buy every one of those that comes out, but in the meantime I've taken up a couple of dozen hobbies that fill the void. Whether you agree with the article or not, and I'm not sure if I completely do or not, I think he raises some interesting points that the video game industry should be keeping an eye on.
Heatsinks, maybe? It would cut down on the popularity of certain types of casemods, though. :) Seriously, though, that's pretty interesting. Flash photography makes nanotubes explode, eh? That's the kind of information that just *has* to be useful at some point in a person's lifetime.
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I used to have one of those cassette tape thingies. Boy, they sure were loud if you confused them for an audio tape! Ah, the great old days of Lemonade Stand and Hunt the Wumpus...and typing in games from magazines by hand.
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I can only imagine that this would make one of the most expensive sweaters ever. What are the insulating properties of nanotubes? We may not have the tensile strength available to us at a macro level, but if they have good insulation properties, this yarn may be somewhat commercially viable in certain niche applications as-is. Y'think? Then again, are they flammable? That might be bad.
According to several fansites, the Noggin channel edits Daria for length and content. I like that it's still on the air, but editing Daria for content is just terrible.
Your opinions have been noted, citizen. Please report to the nearest termination booth immediately. The Computer is your *friend*, citizen. -The Computer
Not to mention that if he has any tactile defensiveness, like a lot of geeks have (myself included), the sensation of water on one's skin will help him be a little more 'in his body'. All exercise helps with this , but swimming helps that little bit extra. I've found that it can really make a difference in the way I interact with people if I've been swimming at some point recently.
I hear it cost one guy his whole planet to get a copy of that Hitchhiker's Guide.....
I don't know exactly what I was expecting, something funny, but that was not it. That's the funniest thing I've read all morning.
I just tell everyone that my phone "hasn't been working right since I dropped it", and then turn it off when I don't want to be distrubed, or turn the ringer down. Not the most elegant solution, but since about half the time I don't get caller ID, there are times when I feel it best not to answer the phone for a few hours. Of course, I don't have anyone calling me with emergencies, either, so I suppose that makes a big difference. The cell is completely a luxury for me 99% of the time, and the other 1% is when I make outgoing emergency calls.
How does one measure things in wumpuses? Does one have to look in the code and play, in effect, Hunt the Wumpus?
Well now that was just creepy as all hell. I sure am glad I read that during the daylight hours.
My father is a fan of 'progressive', which he feels is a good description.
I find your lack of faith.....disappointing....
My guess is that the curve for open source is a lot different than commercial software.
Open source - starts off, lots of exploits because the code is readily available. People using the package (assuming it's valuable enough to merit it) fix problem, submit patches. Over time software becomes more secure.
Closed source - Exploits harder to find, eventually found due to sheer perseverance of legions of script kiddies and their slightly more talented bretheren. Company denies existence of problem, patches discreetly and only occasionally, eventually begins to become marginalized due to shoddy business practices, begins suing everyone in sight in a sad attempt to revive an obviously dying business. Meanwhile, Bill Gates rolls over in his sleep, makes another fifteen million dollars.
(Or maybe I've just had too much coffee today, and am being silly. Time will tell.)
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Monster: GROAN
It's not a binary system, you jackass. I said I don't have a lot. I have a lot for someone in my income tax bracket, but that's nothing compared to someone who makes 30 thou a year.
More than you might think. I own my car outright, split rent three ways with roommates, am single and childless, and have only 100 dollars of outstanding debt. My expenses I estimate at around 430 a month, leaving me with a pretty hefty surplus for someone in their mid-twenties. I have the chance at some luxuries, as long as I do my own cooking instead of eating at restaurants, like most people my age, and don't spend all my money on alcohol, which I don't particularly enjoy and costs a fortune. Still, not the same folding cash Bill Gates carries around, I admit.
Well, yeah, I know they're not really targeted at my demographic. I could probably pick up an older model for very cheap, and have considered it in the past, but I don't see any difference in this and a good day planner except for battery failure and far more space in which to hold your organizational information. I'm looking for the "killer app" that justifies me shelling out 60-100 bucks for one. I probably won't get a PDA, killer app or no, but I'm curious to see if there is one.
I know these are pretty ubiquitous among business users and those who can afford them, but are they really that useful to the terminally broke? What functionality does a PDA offer that makes it worth the price tag to someone who is making something in the neighborhood of 20k a year? I'd love to play with one, but I just don't know what I'd do with it, apart from hold my phone numbers. My cell already does that. Anyone?
Wow, that seems like an interesting method of beating the heat. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that also give you a chance of much badness happening in your general foot area?
Good for combat, but your healing is going to need some work with that combination. Probably need to team up with someone who can tank well for protracted dungeon exploration.
Good lord, I think I pulled a nerd muscle with that joke.