Writing Down the Bones!
What a wonderful wonderful wonderful book. I remember using her (NG's) exercises to help with writing fiction&poetry, but I never thought about how they pulled out long forgotten memories. Neat.
Keep on writing,
d
Wow. This is a new stretch for Slashdot. Slow news day or something?
Under hypnosis, people seem to be able to remember far more details from the past... which would imply that what our brain stores is far more intricate than what we can pull to mind in common conversation. Some people believe we could train ourselves to remember more... just as we can train ourselves to remember dreams if we write them down anything we remember as soon as we awake. Proust's "Remembrances of Things Past" is a lovely study on memory, what is remembered, and why. I've never gotten past the first thousand pages, though...
Superior gaming platform? The mac? Hah! Yikes, I sure would never say that. I could get all "Mac-snob" and argue with a lot of stuff in your e-mail, but I certainly wouldn't argue that!
Here's what I'd add though, and keep in mind I'm speaking a little tongue-in-cheek:
1. Yes, yes, when a game has proven itself "worthy", it is ported to Mac. Therefore we get very few crappy games. We leave the PC population to sort the wheat from the chaff.
2. Don't go too far... there ARE some new and high-end games released simultaneously for the Mac. Just precious few!
3. I guess I just like pixels. Me like pretty. Gameplay is vital... but pixels pretty. Yum. I don't want to give up pixels for gameplay.
4. Refresh poor on my LCD? I dunno... I've seen some remarkable stuff. I run all those 3 year old FPS's you mentioned at maximum resolution and framerate. Maybe I should buy a serious gaming PC and find out what I've been missing? But again, you take it too far. In your summary you joke about 15 frames a second. Don't kill a good argument by typing something silly.
5. The other thing I'll say about gameplay-- PC games just seem to have more depth. Choices, game length, mods, and a bigger game universe. Just on average, mind you. To me, those things add a lot to a title.
6. A portable gamecube? That might be neat, actually. But my powerbook can do so much ELSE. And yeah, I don't think I'd be satisfied with a gameboy. I DO like old-school games (low-system stuff) sometimes, so I'd probably have fun on a gameboy... but I really value an immersive universe.
7. Your comment was funny... but there really ARE a bunch of 3 year old FPS's ported to the Mac and released this year! Heretic II, for instance. So funny. At least they only charge like 20$ for it.
Thanks for responding.
RESOLUTION
-Until HDTV is widespread and consoles are rebuilt to compensate, why would I take a giant leap backward by lowering my gaming experience to a television screen?
PORTABILITY
-I can run high-end 3d games on my Mac Powerbook G4. I can run them in the backseat of a car, on an airplane, or in bed. Why would I want to tie myself to a television screen?
Interesting ideas, I guess... your post WAS kind of "vicious and judgemental", or at the very least "judgemental", and I think you know it. Still, I think it's great to question America's cultural materialism. Post away!
There is no link to the trailer on apple.com/trailers, I think that's what's causing the confusion. You CAN get to the new trailer using the link in the original post, however. Yes, it mostly includes scenes already released, but it is a new trailer.
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Writing Down the Bones! What a wonderful wonderful wonderful book. I remember using her (NG's) exercises to help with writing fiction&poetry, but I never thought about how they pulled out long forgotten memories. Neat.
Keep on writing, d
Wow. This is a new stretch for Slashdot. Slow news day or something?
Under hypnosis, people seem to be able to remember far more details from the past... which would imply that what our brain stores is far more intricate than what we can pull to mind in common conversation. Some people believe we could train ourselves to remember more... just as we can train ourselves to remember dreams if we write them down anything we remember as soon as we awake. Proust's "Remembrances of Things Past" is a lovely study on memory, what is remembered, and why. I've never gotten past the first thousand pages, though...
Superior gaming platform? The mac? Hah! Yikes, I sure would never say that. I could get all "Mac-snob" and argue with a lot of stuff in your e-mail, but I certainly wouldn't argue that!
Here's what I'd add though, and keep in mind I'm speaking a little tongue-in-cheek:
1. Yes, yes, when a game has proven itself "worthy", it is ported to Mac. Therefore we get very few crappy games. We leave the PC population to sort the wheat from the chaff.
2. Don't go too far... there ARE some new and high-end games released simultaneously for the Mac. Just precious few!
3. I guess I just like pixels. Me like pretty. Gameplay is vital... but pixels pretty. Yum. I don't want to give up pixels for gameplay.
4. Refresh poor on my LCD? I dunno... I've seen some remarkable stuff. I run all those 3 year old FPS's you mentioned at maximum resolution and framerate. Maybe I should buy a serious gaming PC and find out what I've been missing? But again, you take it too far. In your summary you joke about 15 frames a second. Don't kill a good argument by typing something silly.
5. The other thing I'll say about gameplay-- PC games just seem to have more depth. Choices, game length, mods, and a bigger game universe. Just on average, mind you. To me, those things add a lot to a title.
6. A portable gamecube? That might be neat, actually. But my powerbook can do so much ELSE. And yeah, I don't think I'd be satisfied with a gameboy. I DO like old-school games (low-system stuff) sometimes, so I'd probably have fun on a gameboy... but I really value an immersive universe.
7. Your comment was funny... but there really ARE a bunch of 3 year old FPS's ported to the Mac and released this year! Heretic II, for instance. So funny. At least they only charge like 20$ for it.
Thanks for responding.
RESOLUTION
-Until HDTV is widespread and consoles are rebuilt to compensate, why would I take a giant leap backward by lowering my gaming experience to a television screen?
PORTABILITY
-I can run high-end 3d games on my Mac Powerbook G4. I can run them in the backseat of a car, on an airplane, or in bed. Why would I want to tie myself to a television screen?
Interesting ideas, I guess... your post WAS kind of "vicious and judgemental", or at the very least "judgemental", and I think you know it. Still, I think it's great to question America's cultural materialism. Post away!
There is no link to the trailer on apple.com/trailers, I think that's what's causing the confusion. You CAN get to the new trailer using the link in the original post, however. Yes, it mostly includes scenes already released, but it is a new trailer.