That is why persons such as myself eschew all of it in favor of simpler systems of belief
(or none at all).*
I don't believe it is possible not to have a system of belief. The great philosophers Rush said "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. I classify agnosticism as a belief system.
Then you believe that somehow it rained so much, that the entire earth was covered, something which would involve the melting and evaporation of the entire polar ice caps.
If I remember my Bible correctly, before the Flood, the world was fundementally different. That is, it had no rain. In fact, there was a layer of water surrounding the Earth. Some people believe that a meteor (asteroid? meteorite? I can never keep the straight) pierced this canopy, causing the Flood. This canopy would have evened out the temperatures world wide, therefore, no ice caps. Also, it would have protected those living on the surface from UV, to an extent.
Now, I'm no scientist, so if any of this is wrong, go ahead and let me know. It doesn't affect my bank balance.
And we Media Relations pros are happy when that happens.
However, as my old boss said, "that's not writing, that's typing."
If an editor reprints a press release, that's the newspaper's fault, not the companies. A press release is NOT journalism. Journalism is what happens after the press release. If nothing happens, there's your answer.
Besides, most press releases go straight into the circular file anyway. I believe it was Dave Barry who said that if you committed a crime and wanted to cover it up, put it in a press release.
Where did you give up? I gave up at the part where you had to fly the dog up the tower with the jetpack...
...after a MONTH of trying.
I do agree somewhat with the article. The new Metroid (Zero Mission) is WAY too easy, because of the automap and the helpful "Hey, go here now" messages. Luckily, it has the original on it, so I can get butt-lost for days again.
nevermind the fact that we're talking about console gaming in this discussion and the concept of a LAN party is fairly limited - Mario Kart being the only game that springs to mind
Many XBox games are lan-capable. They call it system link, though.
Hell, a lot of game stores sell x-box themed "lan kits", being a hub and a few cat-5's. 16-player Halo is pretty nice.
I would say that this is one of the most lucrative times for consoles ever. I have no stats to back it up, but it's pretty fair, right? Besides, PC gaming is dying, didn't you know?
Now, I don't know if you just typed it quickly (in which case skip to the next paragraph), but you said these games are currently ported to the Gamecube only (emp. mine). They are developed for the Gamecube. I'm not a game coder, but developing for the Gamecube, by all accounts, seems to be drastically different from developing for the PC. That is, gamecube exclusives make, understandably, good use of what makes a Gamecube a Gamecube. So porting them would be more than just a recompile.
Now, let me go back and see what it is you wanted to play...Smash Brothers Melee and Metroid Prime?! These are definitely CONSOLE games. Metroid I can understand. Hell, it might even do well on PCs (as long as it's not confused with a FPS) but Smash Brothers? That's a couch-in-living-room game if ever I've seen one.
Sounds to me like your (possibly irrational) aversion to consoles is needlessly cutting you out of some excellent gaming. Metroid alone is worth getting a Gamecube, not to mention Eternal Darkness, Zelda, Viewtiful Joe...etc.
Besides, if they did do emulation, you'd have to buy a specialty drive for the discs, and that would come awfully close to the price of a 'cube.
They have lost significant business with this decision.
I doubt it.
Rabid fans usually don't boycott things they are fans of. I'm a rabid Tool fan, and I bought all their albums. See?
I would be a paying gamecube customer if I could play it on my pc
Why, God, Why? This hurts so bad...If you were a paying GAMECUBE customer, you would play it on your GAMECUBE. It's $100, it's a small console, even the liddle, itty-bitty discs are soooo cute...Cough up the c-note and get over it.
And face it: Nintendo has, and is making, much, much, more money than you and I will ever see, despite all their rabid fans who are boycotting them, yet would buy a gamecube if they could play it on their PCs.
[grammar nazi]Wrong. it's is "it is". its is "the thing that belongs to it".[/grammar nazi]
[grammar anarchist] Personally, I agree with you, and that "'s" should ALWAYS signify ownership, but they don't let me make the rules anymore, not after the spaghetti incident. [/grammar anarchist]
Personally, I hate a good Slashdot pedantfest, but I've gotten so many negative marks for this intolerable rule that you shall feel the pain as well. I am, after all, a giving person. But it's an old post, you may never even know.
Slashdot Mirror
Do you know what a language that doesn't borrow and create words is called?
A dead language.
English's new additions aren't its downfall; its reliance on dead languages is.
Besides, have you seen an OED? Forget Webster's Unabridged, you're lucky if you can fit that bad boy in a bookshelf.
I agree with you in your critique of English, except I don't see it as a bad thing.
Usually.
ooh...sorry.
(-6, not knowing the difference between star wars and star trek)
Of course, it's late. I forgive you.
I know I am going to be modded down for this
Gotta get out of it, though. Getting a job around here it tough.
Anything in windows can do it with PDFCreater, although it's more like printing than saving.
I mean, go to Linux if you want too, but that's a horrible reason.
well, duh. I mean, have you read it?
You also forgot the should this canopy exist, it would increase the temperature of the underlying atmostphere to 220F.
I never said it was what happened, I said that what some interpretations of Genesis say. so, please, check your ad hominem attacks at the door.
I don't believe it is possible not to have a system of belief. The great philosophers Rush said "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. I classify agnosticism as a belief system.
But not because of Rush. I hate Rush.
*emphasis mine
If I remember my Bible correctly, before the Flood, the world was fundementally different. That is, it had no rain. In fact, there was a layer of water surrounding the Earth. Some people believe that a meteor (asteroid? meteorite? I can never keep the straight) pierced this canopy, causing the Flood. This canopy would have evened out the temperatures world wide, therefore, no ice caps. Also, it would have protected those living on the surface from UV, to an extent.
Now, I'm no scientist, so if any of this is wrong, go ahead and let me know. It doesn't affect my bank balance.
-John
A proud Zen Catholic Discordian
It's all about the money, people.
Actually, I believe that would be the prequel to Dogma
if we ever do find aliens, we're gonna need a new vocabulary. Or suffer a lifetime of irony. You know, whichever...
However, as my old boss said, "that's not writing, that's typing."
If an editor reprints a press release, that's the newspaper's fault, not the companies. A press release is NOT journalism. Journalism is what happens after the press release. If nothing happens, there's your answer.
Besides, most press releases go straight into the circular file anyway. I believe it was Dave Barry who said that if you committed a crime and wanted to cover it up, put it in a press release.
Damn you Uncle Crassius, damn you...
I thought that was pretty clever, using a clone to fool a lie-detector device(?)
...after a MONTH of trying.
I do agree somewhat with the article. The new Metroid (Zero Mission) is WAY too easy, because of the automap and the helpful "Hey, go here now" messages. Luckily, it has the original on it, so I can get butt-lost for days again.
It seems like a stupid bug, though. "I opened 4,242 tabs, and it crashed!"
I can live with that, personally.
Spoiler
1000 pages of stuff (300 of them about eating cereal) and a two-sentence climax.
IMO, of course, Stephenson's books are great while you're reading them, but when you're done, you gotta wonder why you struggled through it.
Many XBox games are lan-capable. They call it system link, though.
Hell, a lot of game stores sell x-box themed "lan kits", being a hub and a few cat-5's. 16-player Halo is pretty nice.
I'm a Roach, you insensitive clod!
Coming out this year. I saw a couple screenshots in some magazine a couple months ago.
And it has the GREY spy.
I would say that this is one of the most lucrative times for consoles ever. I have no stats to back it up, but it's pretty fair, right? Besides, PC gaming is dying, didn't you know?
Now, I don't know if you just typed it quickly (in which case skip to the next paragraph), but you said these games are currently ported to the Gamecube only (emp. mine). They are developed for the Gamecube. I'm not a game coder, but developing for the Gamecube, by all accounts, seems to be drastically different from developing for the PC. That is, gamecube exclusives make, understandably, good use of what makes a Gamecube a Gamecube. So porting them would be more than just a recompile.
Now, let me go back and see what it is you wanted to play...Smash Brothers Melee and Metroid Prime?! These are definitely CONSOLE games. Metroid I can understand. Hell, it might even do well on PCs (as long as it's not confused with a FPS) but Smash Brothers? That's a couch-in-living-room game if ever I've seen one.
Sounds to me like your (possibly irrational) aversion to consoles is needlessly cutting you out of some excellent gaming. Metroid alone is worth getting a Gamecube, not to mention Eternal Darkness, Zelda, Viewtiful Joe...etc.
Besides, if they did do emulation, you'd have to buy a specialty drive for the discs, and that would come awfully close to the price of a 'cube.
I doubt it.
Rabid fans usually don't boycott things they are fans of. I'm a rabid Tool fan, and I bought all their albums. See?
I would be a paying gamecube customer if I could play it on my pc
Why, God, Why? This hurts so bad...If you were a paying GAMECUBE customer, you would play it on your GAMECUBE. It's $100, it's a small console, even the liddle, itty-bitty discs are soooo cute...Cough up the c-note and get over it.
And face it: Nintendo has, and is making, much, much, more money than you and I will ever see, despite all their rabid fans who are boycotting them, yet would buy a gamecube if they could play it on their PCs.
[grammar anarchist] Personally, I agree with you, and that "'s" should ALWAYS signify ownership, but they don't let me make the rules anymore, not after the spaghetti incident. [/grammar anarchist]
Personally, I hate a good Slashdot pedantfest, but I've gotten so many negative marks for this intolerable rule that you shall feel the pain as well. I am, after all, a giving person. But it's an old post, you may never even know.
Buy a Gamecube player and the Super Mario Advance carts. Expensive, but doable.