They offered old games that worked on modern systems without tinkering. Can't get that on Piratebay. You sure can get dubious "cracks" and viruses though!
Having purchased games from both GOG and Steam, I'd pick GOG over Steam any day. I'd argue that Steam made it more complicated, if only because they force you to install and use a client. And then it forces me to download the game again if I choose to uninstall it from my HD. GOG was a simple download and install, always. I never had to download the game again after uninstalling it, I could just burn it to DVD as is, or move it to another HD.
"This John is an unrepentant lad most likely still in the game. Before anyone criticises SD on technique or outcome, read the caveat he placed at the beginning of the article and get a grip on reality. John is a liar who has not reformed in the least. His comments must be treated with great care and a lot of healthy skepticism."
I've noticed some comments here about how the interview sounded fake, or that it was some sort of scam. I do believe that's because "John" is not being truthful. The interviewer not being a trained journalist probably compounds the problem.
When I worked for Bell, I got a few tokens for a free game or two. I chose to play Syberia, an adventure game, and it went pretty smoothly.
Except for one thing, the system wasn't smart enough to warn me that I didn't have sufficient disk space, so I had to clean up stuff from my HD before I was able to resume the download. It didn't really impact my gameplay otherwise.
The other game I tried was a WWII FPS, whose name escapes me. Medal of Honor maybe? That also worked pretty smoothly.
It seemed as though the review is implying that the Gothic series belong to 'bad' CRPGs. I couldn't disagree more. So far I've played the first and second, and it's doubtlessly one of my favorite CRPG series. And this is from someone who has played and enjoyed many of the Bard's Tale, Wizardry, Magic Candle, and Might & Magic games, and yet doesn't even like Diablo.
Granted, I've had the benefit of patches, and playing these games on an above average PC when taking the requirements into account, both factors which probably hurt this series.
It doesn't actually matter if the movie accurately follows the 'original' comic book storyline. The comic book is 40 years old. Even its publisher, Marvel, has had to change Iron Man's origin to keep it consistent and relevant, and that's not taking into account the 're-imagining' of Iron Man in the Ultimates series.
With that said, it might surprise some people that the anti-war message (or at the very least, Tony Stark putting a stop to supplying the US military with advanced weapons) is actually lifted from the comic book itself.
Oh, you people and your silly little kiddie browsers. Opera is an internet suite. It doesn't need a million plugins to do something, it can already do it, and in all likelihood it's been doing it long before Firefox's creators copied it. It's so very hurtful to use something superior.
Each time someone mentions something to the effect that I'm 'missing out' by not reading XKCD, I give it a look. I don't laugh. I don't even chuckle. I just shrug and move on. I can't possibly be the only one, so how about you take your little 'missing out' preconception and shove it.
In the preview material and interviews, it has been said they will be addressing this. As I recall, it was particularly bad for fighters (at least in my campaign it was). They want the characters to be able to rely more on their innate abilities, with magic items simply being a nice bonus.
I'm sure I read somewhere about this. I don't recall if it was on WotC's D&D site, or Wizard Presents: Races and Classes though. They won't entirely get rid of the old spell system, but I do know they are categorizing spells as 'at will,' 'once per encounter,' and 'once per day.' And wizards, according to their level, will be getting slots for 'at will,' 'once per encounter,' and 'once per day' spells, which they choose when preparing their spells. Magic Missile was given as an example of an 'at will' spell, so a wizard can fill his 'at will' slot with Magic Missile. A Sleep spell, on the other hand, was given as an example for 'once per day' spells.
That way, wizards will never actually run out of spells to cast, but they must still give some thought to which spell they should prepare/cast, and when.
I'm about a quarter of the way through the documentary. It's interesting. But while I'm all in favor of 'spicing' things up to make science more thrilling to the layman, I sometimes couldn't help but chuckle at the overblown visual effects and dramatic descriptions.
But to properly write a counter notification, you need to know the identity of the (supposed) copyright holder. For example, perhaps the takedown request was filed incorrectly, or the people who issue it might not even be the actual copyright owner (such as was the case a while back, when Youtube took down a man's video that he had recorded on a MTV show, even though he was the actual creator and that it had been used by MTV without his permission).
If you want to believe stupidity lies within bad grammar and spelling, then go ahead. I have seen much deeper stupidity from otherwise educated people that argue in favor of 'intelligent design' and the like.
That thing's been there for 40 years, it's not going anywhere. Though by the looks of it, it'll be another 40 years before another American astronaut even comes close to touching it. Here's hoping you don't blow up too many rockets and shuttles in the meantime.
IANAP either, but it hardly takes one to quickly check the article. "The massive, growing black holes, discovered by NASA's Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes, represent a large fraction of a long-sought missing population." They key points here are 'long-sought' and 'missing population.' They knew there were more black holes out there than they had detected up until now. That suggests to me they took this into account as far as the dark matter theory goes.
"Lastly, I live in Canada - it sends a big Fuck You to the CRTC "
I also live in Canada. Have you tried NBC's video service at all? You can't view the videos; you can't even view the 2-minutes recap! Looks like I'll keeping my torrent client open.
I set up two desktop PCs in my work area, a relatively modern one, and an old Win98 box. While I did so to help with my troubleshooting (I'm a PC tech), I found that it's pretty convenient to have the old box to play the older games in my software library.
They were inspired by flintlock pistols that were built into an oversized bayonet, which was shaped somewhat like a cutlass. Mind you, they were not meant to be fired at the same time as you cut someone with the blade, like in Final Fantasy VIII. Historically, they were simply two weapons built into one.
You didn't actually RTFA, did you. Heck, I don't even have to quote the article, just the summary.
"...the hypothesis that the entire Earth was ice-covered for long periods on several occasions, most recently 600-700 million years ago."
See? It happened 600-700 million years ago. By the way, "in as little as 2,000 years" does not mean "it happened 2,000 years ago ago".
Why do we even need to point this out to you? Can't you figure out these things on your own? Just the fact that you resort to insults should be enough of a clue for you about how small-minded you are.
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That's a blatant lie.
They offered old games that worked on modern systems without tinkering. Can't get that on Piratebay. You sure can get dubious "cracks" and viruses though!
Having purchased games from both GOG and Steam, I'd pick GOG over Steam any day. I'd argue that Steam made it more complicated, if only because they force you to install and use a client. And then it forces me to download the game again if I choose to uninstall it from my HD. GOG was a simple download and install, always. I never had to download the game again after uninstalling it, I could just burn it to DVD as is, or move it to another HD.
...can wipe my ass.
"This John is an unrepentant lad most likely still in the game. Before anyone criticises SD on technique or outcome, read the caveat he placed at the beginning of the article and get a grip on reality. John is a liar who has not reformed in the least. His comments must be treated with great care and a lot of healthy skepticism."
I've noticed some comments here about how the interview sounded fake, or that it was some sort of scam. I do believe that's because "John" is not being truthful. The interviewer not being a trained journalist probably compounds the problem.
When I worked for Bell, I got a few tokens for a free game or two. I chose to play Syberia, an adventure game, and it went pretty smoothly. Except for one thing, the system wasn't smart enough to warn me that I didn't have sufficient disk space, so I had to clean up stuff from my HD before I was able to resume the download. It didn't really impact my gameplay otherwise. The other game I tried was a WWII FPS, whose name escapes me. Medal of Honor maybe? That also worked pretty smoothly.
It seemed as though the review is implying that the Gothic series belong to 'bad' CRPGs. I couldn't disagree more. So far I've played the first and second, and it's doubtlessly one of my favorite CRPG series. And this is from someone who has played and enjoyed many of the Bard's Tale, Wizardry, Magic Candle, and Might & Magic games, and yet doesn't even like Diablo. Granted, I've had the benefit of patches, and playing these games on an above average PC when taking the requirements into account, both factors which probably hurt this series.
It doesn't actually matter if the movie accurately follows the 'original' comic book storyline. The comic book is 40 years old. Even its publisher, Marvel, has had to change Iron Man's origin to keep it consistent and relevant, and that's not taking into account the 're-imagining' of Iron Man in the Ultimates series. With that said, it might surprise some people that the anti-war message (or at the very least, Tony Stark putting a stop to supplying the US military with advanced weapons) is actually lifted from the comic book itself.
Oh, those kooky 'online criminals,' clearly they are a threat right up there with terrorists. Look out! They'll bomb your modem!
Oh, you people and your silly little kiddie browsers. Opera is an internet suite. It doesn't need a million plugins to do something, it can already do it, and in all likelihood it's been doing it long before Firefox's creators copied it. It's so very hurtful to use something superior.
Each time someone mentions something to the effect that I'm 'missing out' by not reading XKCD, I give it a look. I don't laugh. I don't even chuckle. I just shrug and move on. I can't possibly be the only one, so how about you take your little 'missing out' preconception and shove it.
In the preview material and interviews, it has been said they will be addressing this. As I recall, it was particularly bad for fighters (at least in my campaign it was). They want the characters to be able to rely more on their innate abilities, with magic items simply being a nice bonus.
I'm sure I read somewhere about this. I don't recall if it was on WotC's D&D site, or Wizard Presents: Races and Classes though. They won't entirely get rid of the old spell system, but I do know they are categorizing spells as 'at will,' 'once per encounter,' and 'once per day.' And wizards, according to their level, will be getting slots for 'at will,' 'once per encounter,' and 'once per day' spells, which they choose when preparing their spells. Magic Missile was given as an example of an 'at will' spell, so a wizard can fill his 'at will' slot with Magic Missile. A Sleep spell, on the other hand, was given as an example for 'once per day' spells.
That way, wizards will never actually run out of spells to cast, but they must still give some thought to which spell they should prepare/cast, and when.
I'm about a quarter of the way through the documentary. It's interesting. But while I'm all in favor of 'spicing' things up to make science more thrilling to the layman, I sometimes couldn't help but chuckle at the overblown visual effects and dramatic descriptions.
But to properly write a counter notification, you need to know the identity of the (supposed) copyright holder. For example, perhaps the takedown request was filed incorrectly, or the people who issue it might not even be the actual copyright owner (such as was the case a while back, when Youtube took down a man's video that he had recorded on a MTV show, even though he was the actual creator and that it had been used by MTV without his permission).
If you want to believe stupidity lies within bad grammar and spelling, then go ahead. I have seen much deeper stupidity from otherwise educated people that argue in favor of 'intelligent design' and the like.
Free music, that is!
Sentient beings in the dark depths of space? I know of a few billions of those, you might have heard of them.
Here.
That thing's been there for 40 years, it's not going anywhere. Though by the looks of it, it'll be another 40 years before another American astronaut even comes close to touching it. Here's hoping you don't blow up too many rockets and shuttles in the meantime.
IANAP either, but it hardly takes one to quickly check the article. "The massive, growing black holes, discovered by NASA's Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes, represent a large fraction of a long-sought missing population." They key points here are 'long-sought' and 'missing population.' They knew there were more black holes out there than they had detected up until now. That suggests to me they took this into account as far as the dark matter theory goes.
"Lastly, I live in Canada - it sends a big Fuck You to the CRTC "
I also live in Canada. Have you tried NBC's video service at all? You can't view the videos; you can't even view the 2-minutes recap! Looks like I'll keeping my torrent client open.
I set up two desktop PCs in my work area, a relatively modern one, and an old Win98 box. While I did so to help with my troubleshooting (I'm a PC tech), I found that it's pretty convenient to have the old box to play the older games in my software library.
"Abrams will have his 5 minutes of fame here"
5 minutes of fame? He's already famous for Alias and Lost, isn't he? Personally, I'm forever going to associate him with those shows.
They were inspired by flintlock pistols that were built into an oversized bayonet, which was shaped somewhat like a cutlass. Mind you, they were not meant to be fired at the same time as you cut someone with the blade, like in Final Fantasy VIII. Historically, they were simply two weapons built into one.
"...the hypothesis that the entire Earth was ice-covered for long periods on several occasions, most recently 600-700 million years ago."
See? It happened 600-700 million years ago. By the way, "in as little as 2,000 years" does not mean "it happened 2,000 years ago ago".
Why do we even need to point this out to you? Can't you figure out these things on your own? Just the fact that you resort to insults should be enough of a clue for you about how small-minded you are.