Actually, no. I'm a big fan of the way loud noises feel, but not a fan of the way they destroy my hearing. And at a live concert, of course, there's a lot of crowd noise to compete with. I think big speakers + ear plugs is a good combo (they sure turn your Mechwarrior games into a visceral experience).
Hearos make a good pair of reusable ear plugs for only $15. They're not as good as custom molded plugs, but they're fairly flat and don't even come close to totally messing up the sound. If you plan to go to a concert ever again, think about picking up a pair. Heck, just carry some in your pocket all the time, since you never know when you'll meet with loud noises.
I find the notion that people are unfamiliar with their volume knobs ludicrous. Putting together tracks with more dynamic range isn't going to make people listen to them at whisper quiet levels -- they're going to turn it up to normal listening volume.
I suppose the good news is that we literally can't compress music more than we are now. We've hit the wall, and the only way to go is the right direction.
Perhaps you're just being too cautious. If you can't figure out the rate at which you can expect to find new ammo then you're setting yourself up for tedious gameplay.
Not at all it doesn't. Look at the armored guys in the Fallout intro, then look at the guy in this teaser again. I'm afraid they've got all the incidentals right, but totally missed the soul.
As a Fallout fan, I found it more worrying than exciting. The constant thing in the intro movies for Fallout, Fallout 2 and even Fallout Tactics was the human element, and this trailer here was the total opposite. The Fallout intro had the soldiers shooting the guy and laughing, followed by a soldier in front of the flag, commercials (buy war bonds!) and an account of the war. Fallout 2 had a film about leaving the vault, with short-sighted advice ("line up in an orderly fashion", "wear dark glasses") and, of course, vault dwellers going out to meet the rest of humanity and getting gunned down as they wave. Fallout Tactics had some BoS guys zooming across the desert in their truck, listening to music and stopping for a magazine. You saw this view of human nature throughout the games as well (Fallout Tactics less than the other two, but it was a different kind of game).
The Fallout 3 trailer was completely missing that human element. It had the old-timey music and the bombed out city, followed by scary music and a robotic guy in armor. Without the "this is what we are, and we'll be the same no matter what world we live in" attitude, I am not at all reassured that Fallout 3 will live up to its predecessors. I don't expect a game intro level of quality from a teaser trailer, but I did expect to see the above. If the armor suited guy had been doing something human (polishing his helmet or pissing, perhaps), and they had delayed the scary music and view of the city until after he had shown up, I would feel a lot better.
"I type with the pen in my hand, and it actually helps my hand remain in a more natural position, with the eraser end between my thumb and forefinger (in the web) and the pointed end in between middle and ring finger, fingers all curved naturally."
That's pretty clever. I may give it a shot after I build a desk for my desktop. Not because I have wrist problems, but it sounds like fun. Although I must admit to having a fondness for the left-side mouse position, since it makes it easier to center the keyboard.
For that matter, I've got insert, delete, alt. Damn laptops. Perhaps I should have said, learn to use both control keys if you are lucky enough to have one on both sides of the keyboard.
One more important point to make is that the only reason the word "law" is used to refer to Kepler's achievement while "theory" is used for Darwin's is historical. We don't call things laws any more. If Kepler came up with his theory now, we would call it just that (and then ask where he's been for the last 400 years... orbits are old news).
My thought as well. Digital photography is pretty cool, but sometimes nothing beats having the artifact. Instead of trying to convince your mom that she'd rather have a digital frame, just print her some photos.
You also might (in addition to printing) set up a slide show screen saver for her. My grandmother enjoyed that a lot (as would I, if I were a photo person).
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Thanks, I'll keep an eye out next time I'm looking to buy some plugs.
I haven't tried the Etymotics. What do you prefer about them?
Actually, no. I'm a big fan of the way loud noises feel, but not a fan of the way they destroy my hearing. And at a live concert, of course, there's a lot of crowd noise to compete with. I think big speakers + ear plugs is a good combo (they sure turn your Mechwarrior games into a visceral experience).
Hearos make a good pair of reusable ear plugs for only $15. They're not as good as custom molded plugs, but they're fairly flat and don't even come close to totally messing up the sound. If you plan to go to a concert ever again, think about picking up a pair. Heck, just carry some in your pocket all the time, since you never know when you'll meet with loud noises.
Earphones and headphones are the same thing (with the proviso that a single-ear speaker would probably not be called a headphone).
What what would be? The right direction? Less compression.
I suppose that applies to headphones with good isolation, but not really to the kind that everyone is actually using.
I find the notion that people are unfamiliar with their volume knobs ludicrous. Putting together tracks with more dynamic range isn't going to make people listen to them at whisper quiet levels -- they're going to turn it up to normal listening volume.
I suppose the good news is that we literally can't compress music more than we are now. We've hit the wall, and the only way to go is the right direction.
Long live ears!
What are we talking about?
Perhaps you're just being too cautious. If you can't figure out the rate at which you can expect to find new ammo then you're setting yourself up for tedious gameplay.
Not at all it doesn't. Look at the armored guys in the Fallout intro, then look at the guy in this teaser again. I'm afraid they've got all the incidentals right, but totally missed the soul.
As a Fallout fan, I found it more worrying than exciting. The constant thing in the intro movies for Fallout, Fallout 2 and even Fallout Tactics was the human element, and this trailer here was the total opposite. The Fallout intro had the soldiers shooting the guy and laughing, followed by a soldier in front of the flag, commercials (buy war bonds!) and an account of the war. Fallout 2 had a film about leaving the vault, with short-sighted advice ("line up in an orderly fashion", "wear dark glasses") and, of course, vault dwellers going out to meet the rest of humanity and getting gunned down as they wave. Fallout Tactics had some BoS guys zooming across the desert in their truck, listening to music and stopping for a magazine. You saw this view of human nature throughout the games as well (Fallout Tactics less than the other two, but it was a different kind of game).
The Fallout 3 trailer was completely missing that human element. It had the old-timey music and the bombed out city, followed by scary music and a robotic guy in armor. Without the "this is what we are, and we'll be the same no matter what world we live in" attitude, I am not at all reassured that Fallout 3 will live up to its predecessors. I don't expect a game intro level of quality from a teaser trailer, but I did expect to see the above. If the armor suited guy had been doing something human (polishing his helmet or pissing, perhaps), and they had delayed the scary music and view of the city until after he had shown up, I would feel a lot better.
You kill text to the kill ring, then yank it back from there into your buffer. Simple! (if bizarre)
I prefer
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Clobbers something or other in Vim (go to tag?) and abort recursive edit in Emacs (I think... not sure what that does), but pretty good.
"I type with the pen in my hand, and it actually helps my hand remain in a more natural position, with the eraser end between my thumb and forefinger (in the web) and the pointed end in between middle and ring finger, fingers all curved naturally."
That's pretty clever. I may give it a shot after I build a desk for my desktop. Not because I have wrist problems, but it sounds like fun. Although I must admit to having a fondness for the left-side mouse position, since it makes it easier to center the keyboard.
For that matter, I've got insert, delete, alt. Damn laptops. Perhaps I should have said, learn to use both control keys if you are lucky enough to have one on both sides of the keyboard.
To get the font dialog you can right click on the terminal window and "Edit Current Profile..."
Just pick a font without it. ProFont is a nice one.
And/or learn to use your right control key as well. Nothing makes Emacs more comfortable than never having to reach for those key combos.
Are you trying to argue with religion?
Why would earbuds be bad for your ears?
One more important point to make is that the only reason the word "law" is used to refer to Kepler's achievement while "theory" is used for Darwin's is historical. We don't call things laws any more. If Kepler came up with his theory now, we would call it just that (and then ask where he's been for the last 400 years... orbits are old news).
My thought as well. Digital photography is pretty cool, but sometimes nothing beats having the artifact. Instead of trying to convince your mom that she'd rather have a digital frame, just print her some photos.
You also might (in addition to printing) set up a slide show screen saver for her. My grandmother enjoyed that a lot (as would I, if I were a photo person).
You're awfully squeamish.
Nor the summary. I know, I know, "I must be new here."