Hey, there was just an ad for Star Trek enterprise. Something about needing three to mate, and pictures.
Man, if we could somehow channel all this horny geek energy into, say, operating system development, we could have a free unix clone of some kind, i bet...
Wrap all your credit cards and identification in tinfoil. Encase it in solid cement and bury it under a tonne of scrap metal. Then shoot anyone that comes within 100 meters of your id stash.
I'm in the same boat. I only use my laptop and I'm one of the best workers at my company. I also never send email when I can just pick up a phone or walk over to the person and talk to them. No PDA, no instant messaging, no cruft whatsoever.
Tech may increase efficiency, but if it makes a person crazy that hurts the bottom line a lot more.
<cliche>If you acquire to much stuff, your stuff ends up owning you. I can fit my most important possessions in two suitcases.</cliche>
Generally, character editors can't put your avatar at the in-game place with all the script elements already fired.
You could always just give yourself a head-start in experience and items if you have to play from scratch, but you still have to sit through all the story elements, redo all the puzzles, etc...
At this point even my techy friends are thinking I'm crazy.
Forgive my elitism, but your techy friends must be the same guys that always buy stereo jumper cables with gold heads instead of copper to reduce impedance magnitude.
I hope his monitor stops working next and he uses both hands to fix it.
The computer industry has conflicting goals - we want a simple tool that can do everything. Computers are designed to be adaptable and that is why they're complicated. That's why Internet appliances don't do so well - they're great for checking your email, but then you see that digital camera or mp3 player... well, your WebTV can't handle those.
Consistancy would be appreciated though - switching between IE and Mozilla is a pain in the ass because shift-clicking is different, for example. I'm a total geek and I don't appreciate having to re-learn things all the time, so I can hardly expect people that just want to use the damn computer to have to spend a week learning how things work.
And don't even get me started on microsoft's lovely CHANGE THE FUCKING SHORTCUTS BETWEEN VERSIONS OF THE SAME PROGRAM AND PISS ME OFF initiative. I don't know why they're doing it, but it seems to be going quite well.
I've played multiplayer rpgs (like baldur's gate and neverwinter nights) with voice chat - it is quite fun.
Probably the best game ever was playing System Shock 2 with my friend using voice chat. The game became almost real - we played through it in only two sittings. With the voice chat and the lights out, the game became *very* immersive.
Chat may not be ready for MMORPGs, but it's more than ready for regular multiplayer games.
Slashdot Mirror
If it were pronounced "Ooh-nih-verse", the headline would be correct.
Wait, maybe Taco is french?
Bonjour CmdrTaco! Comment ca va?
I know we all like to have a "pet" group we like to blame failures for. e.g. Republicans, Democrats, Senior citizens, etc.
Yeah, those goddamn senior citizens ruin everything for the rest of us!!!
Wait, what were we talking about again?
hee hee, you look like Francis from Malcolm in the Middle! =)
My fiance won't let me grow a Unix beard. I had the unix gut for awhile though, but now it's gone...
Heh, at least one person got it. =)
I'm a robot, dontcha know?
Hey, there was just an ad for Star Trek enterprise. Something about needing three to mate, and pictures.
Man, if we could somehow channel all this horny geek energy into, say, operating system development, we could have a free unix clone of some kind, i bet...
My brain just made this popping noise when I tried to figure out who the audience for this could possibly be...
Christ, I think I let the smoke out. Thanks a lot, Slashdot....
Well that's getting cliche. We're going to have to start doing jokes about getting the cliched jokes out of the way. ;)
Is it just me, or does anyone else read IANAL and pronounce it in your head as "I anal"? It drives me crazy.
No, when I see acronyms I just read out the word each letter stands for.
Regards,
Irk A Fake I Anal
That's hilarious :) Oh, and sigged!
I definitely wouldn't invite such a person out to go shoot handguns or anything.
Shit dude, you really know how to party. I just go to the movies or bowling with my friends... call me old fashioned.
Yeah, Froogle ain't ready for prime time yet. It's sixteen bucks for the lube.
Wrap all your credit cards and identification in tinfoil. Encase it in solid cement and bury it under a tonne of scrap metal. Then shoot anyone that comes within 100 meters of your id stash.
SCO has kinda become a three character joke and punchline, all in one.
:)
Of course, if we mumble it in public, nobody will get it. That's why they call us geeks.
I'm in the same boat. I only use my laptop and I'm one of the best workers at my company. I also never send email when I can just pick up a phone or walk over to the person and talk to them. No PDA, no instant messaging, no cruft whatsoever.
Tech may increase efficiency, but if it makes a person crazy that hurts the bottom line a lot more.
<cliche>If you acquire to much stuff, your stuff ends up owning you. I can fit my most important possessions in two suitcases.</cliche>
Actually, I'm Canadian and we use celcius, but celcius and farenheight are the same once you get down to a certain temperature :)
Generally, character editors can't put your avatar at the in-game place with all the script elements already fired.
You could always just give yourself a head-start in experience and items if you have to play from scratch, but you still have to sit through all the story elements, redo all the puzzles, etc...
Uphill, both ways, at 30 degrees below zero with 3 inches of visibility.
And we liked it.
At this point even my techy friends are thinking I'm crazy.
Forgive my elitism, but your techy friends must be the same guys that always buy stereo jumper cables with gold heads instead of copper to reduce impedance magnitude.
I hope his monitor stops working next and he uses both hands to fix it.
The computer industry has conflicting goals - we want a simple tool that can do everything. Computers are designed to be adaptable and that is why they're complicated. That's why Internet appliances don't do so well - they're great for checking your email, but then you see that digital camera or mp3 player... well, your WebTV can't handle those.
Consistancy would be appreciated though - switching between IE and Mozilla is a pain in the ass because shift-clicking is different, for example. I'm a total geek and I don't appreciate having to re-learn things all the time, so I can hardly expect people that just want to use the damn computer to have to spend a week learning how things work.
And don't even get me started on microsoft's lovely CHANGE THE FUCKING SHORTCUTS BETWEEN VERSIONS OF THE SAME PROGRAM AND PISS ME OFF initiative. I don't know why they're doing it, but it seems to be going quite well.
Ob PA cartoon
:)
Oh, and this one is funny too
I've played multiplayer rpgs (like baldur's gate and neverwinter nights) with voice chat - it is quite fun.
Probably the best game ever was playing System Shock 2 with my friend using voice chat. The game became almost real - we played through it in only two sittings. With the voice chat and the lights out, the game became *very* immersive.
Chat may not be ready for MMORPGs, but it's more than ready for regular multiplayer games.
There was a book?!?
Jeez, no wonder mine died...
Thanks for cheering me up. You got yourself a new fan, bucko! :)
I for one welcome our new evil robot overlords.
</cliche>
C'mon dude, she's hat!
:)
(no, I spelled that right. Say it out loud. Add a bit of Cartman to your voice as necessary.)
Besides, i'm sure now it's going to hit 20x as much thanks to you