There's not that much strategy involved in WarCraft 3. It's fun and all, but it's definitely not a game of strategy.
Obviously, you haven't played WC3 enough to make that judgement...
I used to think the same thing when I first started plaing it, but then, after a week of plaing it, I realized that this game has a TON of strategy! I used to be a big Age of Empires buff, and thought that this game paled in comparison to WC3 when it came to stratgey, but I found out that I was very mistaken....
In fact, the strategy in WC3 is unbelievible! You have to micro-manage EVERYTHING! Loosing just a couple more units in one battle can turn the tide of a game. Healing units is VERY important, as is managing the limited gold on the map. I have won MANY games where I had less resources, produced feweer units, and had less technology than my enemies.... and these were high ranked players! How is this possible, you may ask?? STRATEGY!!!
Try playing the game for a month or so against some better players, and you will see what I mean. It took me to see it to believe it myself. WC3 is one of the BEST strategy games out right now. In fact, I quit playing Age of Mythology and went back to WarCraftIII just because I am sick of the shitty stratgey in the Age of xxxxx series (I thought I'd never say that!!!)
This kind of technology sounds kinda scarey... just like in the (horrible) movie, Judge Dread. Yes, the technology could help police and law enforcement to solve crimes that would otherwise possibl be unsolvible, BUT is it worth it? I see the opportunity for a very hatefull person to set up someone for a crime they didn't commit... and for the evidence to be used against them in court! Yes, this does exist today, but atleast there is a CHANCE that the person falsifying the evidence COULD get caught. How could this person get caught if he is permitted to MAKE evidence?
Its a good idea, but this DEFINATELY leaves a resonable doubt as to whether the evidence is real and legit... which could also be used AGAINST the prosecution in what would have otherwise been a solid case....
Bottom line: too much risk for too little benifit.
I used to work as a bag boy in a grocery store... and let me tell you (from personal experience) that I have already seen MANY 2, 3, 4,.... click shopping carts.
For that matter, I'm sure everyone has!
You know the ones I'm talking about... with the messed up front left wheel that just won't stop clicking!
Just smile and admit that you've had one of these things before!
The Perfect X-mas gift ....
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So what you are saying is that you might have to reply to their reply? This system could get ugly and increase mail traffic by a couple fold.
That is annoing and bad for the Internet as a whole
Besides, if I'm spamming, I'll just use a diffrent PGP key for each different piece of spam mail I send out. You'll never stop me. Muhahahahahaha!!! j/k
1. Make email protocol key licensed..if you dont have a key proving that you operate a secure email server you cant send..
OK, then who licenses these "secure mail servers"....
The US post office can't do that cause email is world wide.
And do you think companies are going to want to be forced to retool their email systems? (ok, maybe this would get all the tech guys employed for 6 months)
And if people exchange keys... how are they going to do this? They can't just "hand them to people"... since most people that use email are far away... they can't put them on the web for download (since people wouldn't know the URL to go to since they can't email it to them in the first place).... and you don't want to mail it on the disk (you would be supporting snail mail with postage, and besides, they would radiate it thinking you were a terrorist).
The other big problem is communicating with companies and people you don't know... how would you do this?
I don't claim to have the answer, but that isn't it.
I also heard that world peace is just around the corner!
I'm sorry, but this wouldn't work without totally restructuring the current "email system" and phone system
This would also destroy the ability of organizations that are truely good in nature to advertise. I make this bold statement because if something like this goes into place, then people will want to get paid for watching TV commercials and for looking at billboards. Hell, the average Joe wouldn't have to work since he/she could get paid just to look at their advertisements! This could truely stunt the growth of our economic system.
Besides, do you think this would actually work? The companies would claim this violates their freedom of speech rights, and since companies have money to pay off politicians and to pay off phone companies, do you REALLY think this would ever happen???
However, I do agree that SOMETHING needs to be done to stop this rediculous mass advertising that goes on, but I don't think that is the answer
(or atleast not in its current form)
One of the hilarious solutions that I have come up with (well, I think it is funny) for phone spam is somehting like this:
The jerky phone salesman calls my home
They begin telling me about who they represent, what they are selling..... yada,yada,yada
I rudely stop them and say "To continue this call, you will be charged $3.99 per minute. Please provide me with your Visa, Master Card or Discover card number and expiration date... sorry, no American Express."
They either continue with their routine and I rudely interrupt them again or they ask me to repeat what I just said
I repeat my credit card line...
They either laugh and hang-up, or just hang up (either way, they go away)
If they have the nads to stay on the line, I tell them to immediately remove my name and number from all of their calling lists, then hang-up myself
Anyway you look at it, I win. I get entertained, my number removed from their calling list, and a laugh from the telemarketer sometimes.
However, (and most seriously), this type of system must be implimented in such a manner that the phone companies and ISPs don't make a dime off of it, otherwise the problem will grow... not go away as we'd all like it to.
The only solution to this is simple... pass a law that forbids companies from sending mass advertsiements to people where people must pay in either time or services to recieve that advertisement... unless they sign up for that adverstiement!!!! (this means email and phone)... and make the penalty VERY expensive for violating the policy. If they do it from a foreign country, ban the sale or import of their product into the country! This isn't the total solution, but it is the only way I feel that the people may be finally able to be "spam" free
Seriously, given the vulnerabilities of Windows and lack of security traditionally found on floor model PCs, not to mention the thought that hundreds of people a day have access to the PCs, I don't expect many companies will take up Gateways offer.
Answer: Install Linux.... duh!
Besides, how many people would want to buy a PC with a terrible OS with a pretty GUI interface??
This guy can ALWAYS use computing power... and it appears as though he has money to burn! I'm sure that he'd buy processing power in bulk!!!!
I wonder how much bandwidth is included in Crap-way's "processing power" price.... and if they threw in a couple SMTP servers.... that would be a steal!
This way, customers could come to the Gateway store for a sneak preview of the spam email they would be receiving that week! Everybody wins!!!:)
BTW: For those people the don't read/. regularly, this is a (weak) follow-up to this article about our favorite person, notorious email spam king, Alan Ralsky.:)
The problem with a distributed wireless network is that you need distributed electrical power -- when your electricity goes out, having battery power or even generated power in your own house doesn't do much for the WiFi network in the neighborhood, since everybody is out of power -- leaving you with no network to speak of.
******bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz**********
wrong!
That is why you need a *nice* UPS attached to the network equipment (an APC 1000 or APC 1200 would do nicely here). The equipment should have a UPS to help protect it from surges and drops in power anyway, so this is a trivial matter if the network is set up properly. Even though the "power" may be out, your laptop still has batteries, and your home Internet connection should still be able to work (provided you have your router(s)/modem(s) plugged into the UPS. Routers and modems, especially the home versions (so lets call them sudo-routers) don't take much power.
Example: My company uses Time Warner's Road Runner service for bandwidth. Now given, we don't have a wireless network their, but all of our routers/modems/switches are on their own UPS. After the power went out one night due to severe weather, I heard a TON of beeping, but to the suprise of everyone else in the office, my machine was still able to contine the game of War Craft that I was playing, even with the power out. The power stayed off for 1/2 hour, during which time I finished my game and laughed at everone else that didn't have a laptop or a UPS attached to their machine (and because their battle.net account took a loss after they had basically won the game)
Moral of the story: Power can be out, but the 'net will go on! (and so will the games!!!)
WiFi would have worked even better in this case because I wouldn't have had to power the switches, just the modem and the wireless box (which means the batteries would have lasted longer!) Doh!
Seriously, TRUE voice recognition is only 99% accutate. It is bad enough trying to make corrections on a regular key board.. but on a PDA???? That would be rough!
Why not stick to using your laptop (which has MUCH more processing power) for voice recognition for now? You'll be able to run better software (software that does TRUE voice recognition, not phrase recognition) and have enough memory to run a text editor w/ spell check after you have completed your document.
This might be a great idea, but I think it might be a little ahead of its time....
"Alan Ralsky's brand new 8,000-square-foot luxury home near Halsted and Maple in West Bloomfield has been a busy place this month. Outside, landscapers worked against the November cold to get a sprinkler system installed before the ground freezes. Inside, painters prepared to hang wallpaper."
an angry mob will teach him to stop spamming us
Burn all 8000 sq. ft. to the ground!
That will teach him to fill my mailbox with crap... We'll teach him the good ol' fashioned way!
how Peter Chernin, CEO of Fox and COO of News Corp., says media and tech companies should work together in the best interests of both industries.
First, how can Mr. Chernin have time to be the CEO of Fox AND the COO of News Corp.??? He is doing an injustice to both of those organizations since there is NO WAY he can give his all to either of those organizations will doing (and probably not doing it well) the duties of both of those positions.
Second, HOW MUCH MONEY IS THIS GUY MAKING?? He is probably making a fortune to state the obvious!!! Millions of dollars have already been spent (and are being spent right now) on trying to stop pirating and theft of digital material. Theft prevention is a business that has been going on since the days of Kings... and will be a problem in society as long as there are greedy people (basically, forever). He obviously has some good points, but this is just recycled material. Instead of stating in general terms what needs to be done, why doesn't he outline a method of doing what he is saying???
Oh, I get it... its kinda like the commercial where the high paid executive takes credit for shopping at Staples (what the young guy sitting right next to him just said), but uses a different "hand motion" to deliever the information... but doesn't do anymore than anyone else sitting around the table. He sure is good at stating the obvious, but doesn't have "the answer"...
Hmmmm.... maybe this guy needs one more title at the end of his name.... Captian Obvious!.
No style points here.... but sell it to the NAVY!
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Although this is an interesting idea (looks as though it could be promissing), they'll definately have to package this a bit better. Is it just me, or is this thing just UGLY!!??!!
The article states that it doesn't need much room for take off.... I wonder exactly how much less. Could the NAVY use this on an aircraft carrier (for supplies, I don't think this will do well as a fighter plan in this day and age) without using the catapult? Hmmmmmm.......
In any case, I hope it's pilot doesn't fly into a large pack of birds..... eeewwwwwww!!!!!
Just another mountain to climb, they just keep building them higher and higher.
When is Hollywood going to realize that it is a waste of time and money to protect their works with copy protection?
Here is an idea... Hollywood should put all this money towrds a directing or acting school so that they can produce movies that people won't mind paying for! People will always pirate, but more people are likely to willingly pay for "good stuff"
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Obviously, you haven't played WC3 enough to make that judgement
I used to think the same thing when I first started plaing it, but then, after a week of plaing it, I realized that this game has a TON of strategy! I used to be a big Age of Empires buff, and thought that this game paled in comparison to WC3 when it came to stratgey, but I found out that I was very mistaken
In fact, the strategy in WC3 is unbelievible! You have to micro-manage EVERYTHING! Loosing just a couple more units in one battle can turn the tide of a game. Healing units is VERY important, as is managing the limited gold on the map. I have won MANY games where I had less resources, produced feweer units, and had less technology than my enemies
Try playing the game for a month or so against some better players, and you will see what I mean. It took me to see it to believe it myself. WC3 is one of the BEST strategy games out right now. In fact, I quit playing Age of Mythology and went back to WarCraftIII just because I am sick of the shitty stratgey in the Age of xxxxx series (I thought I'd never say that!!!)
Just my 2 cents
No, this time, there going to use a 2D matrix ... and they need a way to index it :)
...
I know, that was bad, but c'mon, you wanna laugh
This kind of technology sounds kinda scarey ... just like in the (horrible) movie, Judge Dread. Yes, the technology could help police and law enforcement to solve crimes that would otherwise possibl be unsolvible, BUT is it worth it? I see the opportunity for a very hatefull person to set up someone for a crime they didn't commit ... and for the evidence to be used against them in court! Yes, this does exist today, but atleast there is a CHANCE that the person falsifying the evidence COULD get caught. How could this person get caught if he is permitted to MAKE evidence?
... which could also be used AGAINST the prosecution in what would have otherwise been a solid case ....
Its a good idea, but this DEFINATELY leaves a resonable doubt as to whether the evidence is real and legit
Bottom line: too much risk for too little benifit.
Jingle Bells
Bill Gates smells
AOL laid an egg
The Tux mobile,
lost its wheel
and WorldCom got away!!
Run!
and find all of your license files!!
The thoughts of all the unemployed IT people right now as they talk to their wife/husband about their X-mas budget ... without the tech spin
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My nuts roasting, on an open fire
Just smile and laugh
The title says it all!
... about as risky as climbing the monkey bars on a play ground ...
... feel the rush!!!!
... bah!
... which do you prefer ... real sex or virtual sex?
How can you be a "risk taker" if there is no risk?
Oh, thats right, I might fall out of the metal box and fall 10 ft
Ohhhhh
Simulators
Also think of it this way
Just my $0.02
I used to work as a bag boy in a grocery store ... and let me tell you (from personal experience) that I have already seen MANY 2, 3, 4, .... click shopping carts.
... with the messed up front left wheel that just won't stop clicking!
For that matter, I'm sure everyone has!
You know the ones I'm talking about
Just smile and admit that you've had one of these things before!
Another paper weight!
This won't help out those poor, lonely people. All it is going to do is leave them frustrated and angery at the world.
Two worrds here people:
Pocket pussy!!
btw: I only troll anonymously, so just smile and laugh
So what you are saying is that you might have to reply to their reply? This system could get ugly and increase mail traffic by a couple fold.
... try again later
That is annoing and bad for the Internet as a whole
Besides, if I'm spamming, I'll just use a diffrent PGP key for each different piece of spam mail I send out. You'll never stop me. Muhahahahahaha!!! j/k
***** bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ******
Wrong answer
OK, then who licenses these "secure mail servers"
The US post office can't do that cause email is world wide.
And do you think companies are going to want to be forced to retool their email systems? (ok, maybe this would get all the tech guys employed for 6 months)
And if people exchange keys
The other big problem is communicating with companies and people you don't know
I don't claim to have the answer, but that isn't it.
I also heard that world peace is just around the corner!
I'm sorry, but this wouldn't work without totally restructuring the current "email system" and phone system
This would also destroy the ability of organizations that are truely good in nature to advertise. I make this bold statement because if something like this goes into place, then people will want to get paid for watching TV commercials and for looking at billboards. Hell, the average Joe wouldn't have to work since he/she could get paid just to look at their advertisements! This could truely stunt the growth of our economic system.
Besides, do you think this would actually work? The companies would claim this violates their freedom of speech rights, and since companies have money to pay off politicians and to pay off phone companies, do you REALLY think this would ever happen???
However, I do agree that SOMETHING needs to be done to stop this rediculous mass advertising that goes on, but I don't think that is the answer (or atleast not in its current form)
One of the hilarious solutions that I have come up with (well, I think it is funny) for phone spam is somehting like this:
Anyway you look at it, I win. I get entertained, my number removed from their calling list, and a laugh from the telemarketer sometimes.
However, (and most seriously), this type of system must be implimented in such a manner that the phone companies and ISPs don't make a dime off of it, otherwise the problem will grow
The only solution to this is simple
*****bzzzzzzzzzzzzz*****
wrong!
Go take another look at your terrot cards or crystal ball!
Answer: Install Linux
Besides, how many people would want to buy a PC with a terrible OS with a pretty GUI interface??
This guy can ALWAYS use computing power ... and it appears as though he has money to burn! I'm sure that he'd buy processing power in bulk!!!!
I wonder how much bandwidth is included in Crap-way's "processing power" price .... and if they threw in a couple SMTP servers .... that would be a steal!
:)
/. regularly, this is a (weak) follow-up to this article about our favorite person, notorious email spam king, Alan Ralsky. :)
This way, customers could come to the Gateway store for a sneak preview of the spam email they would be receiving that week! Everybody wins!!!
BTW: For those people the don't read
******bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz**********
wrong!
That is why you need a *nice* UPS attached to the network equipment (an APC 1000 or APC 1200 would do nicely here). The equipment should have a UPS to help protect it from surges and drops in power anyway, so this is a trivial matter if the network is set up properly. Even though the "power" may be out, your laptop still has batteries, and your home Internet connection should still be able to work (provided you have your router(s)/modem(s) plugged into the UPS. Routers and modems, especially the home versions (so lets call them sudo-routers) don't take much power.
Example: My company uses Time Warner's Road Runner service for bandwidth. Now given, we don't have a wireless network their, but all of our routers/modems/switches are on their own UPS. After the power went out one night due to severe weather, I heard a TON of beeping, but to the suprise of everyone else in the office, my machine was still able to contine the game of War Craft that I was playing, even with the power out. The power stayed off for 1/2 hour, during which time I finished my game and laughed at everone else that didn't have a laptop or a UPS attached to their machine (and because their battle.net account took a loss after they had basically won the game)
Moral of the story: Power can be out, but the 'net will go on! (and so will the games!!!)
WiFi would have worked even better in this case because I wouldn't have had to power the switches, just the modem and the wireless box (which means the batteries would have lasted longer!) Doh!
But I hope that the people of Dallas use some RedHats for protection before doing such a slutty ditribution
I could use one right now....
..... hard to make comments about something you can't read!!!
....
:)
I'd mirror this for everyone, except it doesn't appear to be possible to get a copy of the original article!!
Grrr
There goes a chance to be a karma theif
Instead of writing articles about optimizing game systems, perhaps we should learn how to optimize our web servers first
Does anyone know??
:)
BTW: For those of you that want to test the honesty of computer salesmen in the future, LRF stand for "little rubber feet"
1) Create PDA voice recognition software
.. but on a PDA???? That would be rough!
....
...
2) ????
3) ???? (not profit!!!)
Seriously, TRUE voice recognition is only 99% accutate. It is bad enough trying to make corrections on a regular key board
Why not stick to using your laptop (which has MUCH more processing power) for voice recognition for now? You'll be able to run better software (software that does TRUE voice recognition, not phrase recognition) and have enough memory to run a text editor w/ spell check after you have completed your document.
This might be a great idea, but I think it might be a little ahead of its time
Just my two cents
That will teach him to fill my mailbox with crap
First, how can Mr. Chernin have time to be the CEO of Fox AND the COO of News Corp.??? He is doing an injustice to both of those organizations since there is NO WAY he can give his all to either of those organizations will doing (and probably not doing it well) the duties of both of those positions.
Second, HOW MUCH MONEY IS THIS GUY MAKING?? He is probably making a fortune to state the obvious!!! Millions of dollars have already been spent (and are being spent right now) on trying to stop pirating and theft of digital material. Theft prevention is a business that has been going on since the days of Kings
Oh, I get it
Hmmmm
Although this is an interesting idea (looks as though it could be promissing), they'll definately have to package this a bit better. Is it just me, or is this thing just UGLY!!??!!
.... I wonder exactly how much less. Could the NAVY use this on an aircraft carrier (for supplies, I don't think this will do well as a fighter plan in this day and age) without using the catapult? Hmmmmmm .......
..... eeewwwwwww!!!!!
The article states that it doesn't need much room for take off
In any case, I hope it's pilot doesn't fly into a large pack of birds
Just another mountain to climb, they just keep building them higher and higher.
... Hollywood should put all this money towrds a directing or acting school so that they can produce movies that people won't mind paying for! People will always pirate, but more people are likely to willingly pay for "good stuff"
When is Hollywood going to realize that it is a waste of time and money to protect their works with copy protection?
Here is an idea
My $0.02