The difference is that there is no "feel" or even a clutch... you cannot threshold brake, weight-transfer is primitive, you cannot heel-toe, you cannot even rev-match. The "manual" is simply a select-o-matic.
When a car is spinning, you have already lost control. In real life, the best thing to do is put both feet in and pray you don't hit anything of signifigant mass.
Unfortunately, video games do not translate everything. While Gran Turismo may make you feel like a champ while you're carving up a mountain road in your Honda, or potentially even help you avoid turning your mom's station wagon into a NHTSA statistic, it in no way prepares you for competitive racing.
Competitive racing is a lot more challenging than spirited street driving, no matter how fast you go. Under "solo" time trial conditions, you have a semi-controlled environment and such luxuries as run-off... you can drive a lot harder. More often than not the worse thing that can happen is you get a little cone-rash. Wheel-to-wheel racing is a whole 'nother ball game and requires at least some real-world training and lots of practice.
If you've never used a firearm you just have no clue what you're talking about. America's Army is the least unrealistic game available that I know of, but it's still absolutely nothing like the real thing.
The only real-world benefits from either genre might be that you learn about proper race lines and that "camping" works really well.
The problem I see with those economic anomolies is that they aren't really anomolies if you consider:
To the average Joe Dell User, the perceived value/quality of Windows is quite larger than OSS, and will remain so for much of the near future.
There is also a large, entrenched semi-computer-savvy population of gamers and "administrators" who insist on reinforcing the idea that Windows is somehow better.
The problem is that you're really hurting MacSoft by pirating Halo Mac. Bungie/MS will only make a small fraction of their PC sales, but MacSoft put a lot of time and effort into the port and they diserve reimbursement.
If you really hate Bungie/MS that much, don't buy the game. But don't pirate it, and for chrissake, quit your bitching.
It's not "bullshit", and you're right, profit is often a prime motivator for innovation. But if it took a little bit of greed to get (at least much of) humanity out of caves and mud huts, call me Scrooge.
I agree that the patent system is not perfect and, with the rate of technological progress, changes need made. No need to declare the patent system worthless.
You shouldn't. It's not for everyone. Stay on your side of the railroad tracks, thanks.
I'm personally not too concerned that my G5 is not the fastest desktop in the world. The speed of my processor defines who I am as much as my car does. Mac OS X is just really spiffy.
It also makes sense if you're primarily interested in administering a MacOS X network, but I don't see why you wouldn't spend the cash on Mac OS X Server.
It makes sense if you have an old PC lying around...
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The altruism of the wealthy is rarely more than a tax deduction.
The difference is that there is no "feel" or even a clutch... you cannot threshold brake, weight-transfer is primitive, you cannot heel-toe, you cannot even rev-match. The "manual" is simply a select-o-matic.
When a car is spinning, you have already lost control. In real life, the best thing to do is put both feet in and pray you don't hit anything of signifigant mass.
Unfortunately, video games do not translate everything. While Gran Turismo may make you feel like a champ while you're carving up a mountain road in your Honda, or potentially even help you avoid turning your mom's station wagon into a NHTSA statistic, it in no way prepares you for competitive racing.
Competitive racing is a lot more challenging than spirited street driving, no matter how fast you go. Under "solo" time trial conditions, you have a semi-controlled environment and such luxuries as run-off... you can drive a lot harder. More often than not the worse thing that can happen is you get a little cone-rash. Wheel-to-wheel racing is a whole 'nother ball game and requires at least some real-world training and lots of practice.
If you've never used a firearm you just have no clue what you're talking about. America's Army is the least unrealistic game available that I know of, but it's still absolutely nothing like the real thing.
The only real-world benefits from either genre might be that you learn about proper race lines and that "camping" works really well.
Cool, I'll have to submit my old college AI homework. Hope it still compiles.
This was one of the coolest games back in the day :)
The problem I see with those economic anomolies is that they aren't really anomolies if you consider:
To the average Joe Dell User, the perceived value/quality of Windows is quite larger than OSS, and will remain so for much of the near future.
There is also a large, entrenched semi-computer-savvy population of gamers and "administrators" who insist on reinforcing the idea that Windows is somehow better.
Apple could be seen as targetting a niche OS market, and generally making a nice profit.
It would make me mad if Bill Gates started flashing a PowerBook running Yellow Dog in his music videos... er..
The problem is that you're really hurting MacSoft by pirating Halo Mac. Bungie/MS will only make a small fraction of their PC sales, but MacSoft put a lot of time and effort into the port and they diserve reimbursement.
If you really hate Bungie/MS that much, don't buy the game. But don't pirate it, and for chrissake, quit your bitching.
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rain or sheet
Greeeaat... sheet falling from thee sky... Nissan has gone loco!
Sounds like a great way to get companies to move their headquarters out of the U.S.
I think he mean Hydro-electric power, like from a dam or ocean tides.
It's not "bullshit", and you're right, profit is often a prime motivator for innovation. But if it took a little bit of greed to get (at least much of) humanity out of caves and mud huts, call me Scrooge.
I agree that the patent system is not perfect and, with the rate of technological progress, changes need made. No need to declare the patent system worthless.
Why should I research anything at all? When someone else can take my idea and sell it without compensation to me?
Without patent law, we stifle innovation.
Patent law is a good idea, but like most good ideas it needs applied equally and judiciously.
Saying "yes" right away only gets you many, many more "complaints".
It's not only boyancy and gravity working against the ship, but also pressure. This is why a torpedo works against any side of a submarine.
You can read a thorough description, and see daigrams, here
Exactly. That's really all this puffed-chest speed comparing comes down to. Glad I could amuse.
And why should I even want OS X?
You shouldn't. It's not for everyone. Stay on your side of the railroad tracks, thanks.
I'm personally not too concerned that my G5 is not the fastest desktop in the world. The speed of my processor defines who I am as much as my car does. Mac OS X is just really spiffy.
After years of developing on Linux, I have to say that my new Mac really is nice :)
It makes sense if you have an old PC lying around...
I'm really feeling for the poor slobs who have to lift 1100 of those beasts onto shelves. G5s are heavy!!!
http://www.macworld.com/1999/07/bc/18halo/
Yeah, that's what we need. A non-whitewashed game.
Schindler's List was a good movie, but I don't want it turned into cut-scenes in the next installment of MOH.