I don't know, but if we can get the cost for keeping secrets, doesn't that mean that we probably know the secrets? I mean, it can't be that well kept of a secret if we know how much they are paying to keep it.
I'd say the number is off.
That was phrased very awkwardly, but that's what I'm sticking with.
I actually got about 7 of these fake e-mails from ebay. My instinct told me that they were fake, even though they took me to ebay's website.
The way I managed to figure out that they were fake was to go to ebay.com and try to find the page linked. When there was no mention at all of the linked page anywhere, I knew it was a fake. Just to make sure, I sent it to spoof@ebay.com, and they said it was fake!
Anyway, I'd suggest this method for following any links in any e-mail. I feel much safer doing it =)
Personally, I think this would be a much easier way to back up data, or travel with it. External hard drives do the job, but you can put so much more on this disc. I think it's a great thing, even though I'd probably never need more than one disc (which means they are $40 each), it would be something I'd want to invest in.
Sometimes, though, they offer some sort of incentive for preordering, like a compilation of the predicessors of the game (like Zelda did), or a shirt, or a better price, or something like that. So sometimes it kind of is worth doing...
I've been saying for quite a while that I would be glad if Google took over the world. They are pretty much the only corperation that I would even think about supporting. If they want to make a browser, that's great, an OS, even better! Good for google...
Here's a recent example of why I like linux better:
For some reason, my internet stopped working on my windows partition, but it works completely fine on my linux one... Not knowing too much about how windows works, it took me like a week to figure out how to properly edit the registry so that it will automatically configure my IP... Linux just didn't care, it notices a connection, and just does what I wanted it to... Windows just wouldn't let me do what I wanted it to... Arg!
Actually, it predicts 18 million users. At Jun 09 2004 12:47:00 GMT, there are
142489
users registered
141013
machines registered
My guess at the number of Linux users:
Eighteen million
That's a little bit more...
Sure all the new games have better graphics, better sound etc., but they just aren't as fun to play anymore... I also find myself playing fewer and fewer new games, but I just spent about 2 hours playing Wizards and Warriors III (on the Nintendo, not the emulator, cause it's better that way). That was a fun game! I think games these days are just lacking innovation; becoming stale. Every once and a while, a new game does catch everyone's eye (Super Smash Bros.), but for the most part, they are just doing the same thing twenty other games did before them.
Also, games are far too easy (for the most part) these days. Many games released these days can be beaten relatively quickly (and usually without throwing a controller or two in anger).
I remember the item you could get in the original Dragon Warrior (and maybe some of the others, I forget): Fairy Water. When you used it, you avoided all random encounters.
I don't really mind random encounters that much myself, they can be annoying at times, but are usually needed for leveling.
Ok, RIAA. I'm not using Kazaa anymore, I'm not downloading files anymoe. But I'm alson not buying your CDs anymore, cause I don't believe in what you are doing. I just buy all of my CDs from Europe on labels that you aren't backing! You won! I'm not sharing files anymore! I hope you are happy!
Believe it or not, I actually was asked to show my drivers license when purchacing a cd last weekend. I was almost shocked, because no one had ever done that before. I told the guy how awesome he was for doing it. Usually, people don't even check my signiture, let alone ask for ID...
They have Dvonn & Tamsk on the list, both of which are from The Gipf Project, but they are missing one of the best games from the project: Zertz! I am a pretty big fan of Dvonn as well though, but not as much...
The article does say that Blizzard isn't very innovative. I was always under the impression that they were innovative. Even if WOW isn't going to be the first MMORPG ever made, I'm sure they will do something with it that will set it apart from the rest. After all, last time I checked, every game they have ever made has achieved Game of the Year status.
Apparently you can patent something that is naturally occurring. I was just reading this article about how a farmer is getting sued because he was saving soy seeds from a harvest. The company who sold him the seeds say he can't do that because they spent millions of dollars in research making these genetically engineered seeds. I think it's dumb, but apparently the company is expected to win.
Who would have thought that something whose sole purpose is to infect something, use it to breed copies of itself, and kill the infected host would be used for good?
Unless they are offering songs other than the ones they play on tv, this is definately not for me... I haven't actually like very much (or any at all) of the music that MTV has played since the 80s to early 90s
I have played a few MMORPGs in my days, and I find that many of them just get boring after a while. It's all about just leveling and finding new items (although I do admit that I am pretty intrigued by the economies that exist in these games). I just get bored and don't feel like playing after a while. For me, it's not the fact that they are too simple or too complex; after all some of the simplist games are the funnies, and some of the most complex games are just as equally fun. I am scared away from these games because I know I'll just get bored of them really quickly.
I miss all of the more linear RPGs of old; you didn't have to form parties and invest tons of time into it just to gain a level, or camp an area to fight a monster there that spawns in 2 hours.
I am personally one of the stubborn gamers that doesn't accept very many new games. And I can tell you why. They suck! I do admit this is a generalization; there are actually many games that aren't all that bad that come out nowadays, but most of them are just bad for one reason or another.
One of the biggest complaints that I have about todays games is the fact that they all (again a generalization) have to be in some sort of 3-D environment. What happened to side scrollers??? Some of the best games ever made were plain old side scrollers. I probably wouldn't mind the 3-D style that much if someone could perfect, or at least slightly improve the camera angles of most games. Very few games are actually playable as far as the cameraman is concerned. I recall Lakitu to be a very good cameraman, and he should become a teacher. Resident Evil could have definately used him.
I used to be a fan of first person shooters, but really, how many times can you remake Doom & Wolfenstein. There are five thousand FPSs out there, and they just aren't fun anymore. I was on a Counter-Strike kick for a bit, I did like that game, but it just seemed to get old after a while (although I'm sure I wouldn't mind playing it again).
I could lament about the poor quality of modern video games all night, but I just don't feel like it, I'm sure there will be plenty of people complaining for me. Pretty much, nine times out of ten, I'd just rather pick up my Nintendo controller (or even my Super Nintendo one) and play a good old Castlevania game.
Oh yea, Game Boy Advance games aren't that bad at all, they seem to pretty much stick to the old style, and I like that.
Whoops... I sent them in the check and must have just forgotten to write my name on it. Did you hear that IRS, I donated the $36 million dollars! It was me!
I used to be somewhat in to G4, I thought it was a pretty neat concept. But then it started to become pretty redundant and boring. They were constantly repeating the same shows over and over again and such.
I don't know, maybe watching video games being played is just boring, especially if it is only segments; one after another.
Besides, the information provided on the shows is borderline useless. If I wanted to know how to beat a certain game, I would think that it is just easier to look it up on the internet instead of waiting until 7:30 to see it on the tv.
It did have one show that I found somewhat interesting though. I believe it was called Filter (correct me if I'm wrong), and every week they created a top 15(?) list of video games in certain categories. That was pretty cool.
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I don't know, but if we can get the cost for keeping secrets, doesn't that mean that we probably know the secrets? I mean, it can't be that well kept of a secret if we know how much they are paying to keep it. I'd say the number is off. That was phrased very awkwardly, but that's what I'm sticking with.
That's absolutely right!
I actually got about 7 of these fake e-mails from ebay. My instinct told me that they were fake, even though they took me to ebay's website.
The way I managed to figure out that they were fake was to go to ebay.com and try to find the page linked. When there was no mention at all of the linked page anywhere, I knew it was a fake. Just to make sure, I sent it to spoof@ebay.com, and they said it was fake!
Anyway, I'd suggest this method for following any links in any e-mail. I feel much safer doing it =)
Personally, I think this would be a much easier way to back up data, or travel with it. External hard drives do the job, but you can put so much more on this disc. I think it's a great thing, even though I'd probably never need more than one disc (which means they are $40 each), it would be something I'd want to invest in.
I'm sure I could fill that up with a simple script, but then again, I'm also sure that someone else has already done it... Oh well...
Sometimes, though, they offer some sort of incentive for preordering, like a compilation of the predicessors of the game (like Zelda did), or a shirt, or a better price, or something like that. So sometimes it kind of is worth doing...
I've been saying for quite a while that I would be glad if Google took over the world. They are pretty much the only corperation that I would even think about supporting. If they want to make a browser, that's great, an OS, even better! Good for google...
Here's a recent example of why I like linux better: For some reason, my internet stopped working on my windows partition, but it works completely fine on my linux one... Not knowing too much about how windows works, it took me like a week to figure out how to properly edit the registry so that it will automatically configure my IP... Linux just didn't care, it notices a connection, and just does what I wanted it to... Windows just wouldn't let me do what I wanted it to... Arg!
Actually, it predicts 18 million users.
At Jun 09 2004 12:47:00 GMT, there are 142489 users registered 141013 machines registered My guess at the number of Linux users: Eighteen million
That's a little bit more...
Sure all the new games have better graphics, better sound etc., but they just aren't as fun to play anymore... I also find myself playing fewer and fewer new games, but I just spent about 2 hours playing Wizards and Warriors III (on the Nintendo, not the emulator, cause it's better that way). That was a fun game! I think games these days are just lacking innovation; becoming stale. Every once and a while, a new game does catch everyone's eye (Super Smash Bros.), but for the most part, they are just doing the same thing twenty other games did before them. Also, games are far too easy (for the most part) these days. Many games released these days can be beaten relatively quickly (and usually without throwing a controller or two in anger).
I remember the item you could get in the original Dragon Warrior (and maybe some of the others, I forget): Fairy Water. When you used it, you avoided all random encounters. I don't really mind random encounters that much myself, they can be annoying at times, but are usually needed for leveling.
Ok, RIAA. I'm not using Kazaa anymore, I'm not downloading files anymoe. But I'm alson not buying your CDs anymore, cause I don't believe in what you are doing. I just buy all of my CDs from Europe on labels that you aren't backing! You won! I'm not sharing files anymore! I hope you are happy!
Believe it or not, I actually was asked to show my drivers license when purchacing a cd last weekend. I was almost shocked, because no one had ever done that before. I told the guy how awesome he was for doing it. Usually, people don't even check my signiture, let alone ask for ID...
They have Dvonn & Tamsk on the list, both of which are from The Gipf Project, but they are missing one of the best games from the project: Zertz! I am a pretty big fan of Dvonn as well though, but not as much...
I used to be able to finish super metroid in about that much time, but definately not 100% items... Crazy...
The article does say that Blizzard isn't very innovative. I was always under the impression that they were innovative. Even if WOW isn't going to be the first MMORPG ever made, I'm sure they will do something with it that will set it apart from the rest. After all, last time I checked, every game they have ever made has achieved Game of the Year status.
Maybe if you read all of the Matrix books before you saw the movie, you would think the same about it.
Apparently you can patent something that is naturally occurring. I was just reading this article about how a farmer is getting sued because he was saving soy seeds from a harvest. The company who sold him the seeds say he can't do that because they spent millions of dollars in research making these genetically engineered seeds. I think it's dumb, but apparently the company is expected to win.
Who would have thought that something whose sole purpose is to infect something, use it to breed copies of itself, and kill the infected host would be used for good?
Unless they are offering songs other than the ones they play on tv, this is definately not for me... I haven't actually like very much (or any at all) of the music that MTV has played since the 80s to early 90s
I miss all of the more linear RPGs of old; you didn't have to form parties and invest tons of time into it just to gain a level, or camp an area to fight a monster there that spawns in 2 hours.
This can't be!!! The best thing in the world is merging with the worst thing in the world!!! NOOOOOOO!!!
One of the biggest complaints that I have about todays games is the fact that they all (again a generalization) have to be in some sort of 3-D environment. What happened to side scrollers??? Some of the best games ever made were plain old side scrollers. I probably wouldn't mind the 3-D style that much if someone could perfect, or at least slightly improve the camera angles of most games. Very few games are actually playable as far as the cameraman is concerned. I recall Lakitu to be a very good cameraman, and he should become a teacher. Resident Evil could have definately used him.
I used to be a fan of first person shooters, but really, how many times can you remake Doom & Wolfenstein. There are five thousand FPSs out there, and they just aren't fun anymore. I was on a Counter-Strike kick for a bit, I did like that game, but it just seemed to get old after a while (although I'm sure I wouldn't mind playing it again).
I could lament about the poor quality of modern video games all night, but I just don't feel like it, I'm sure there will be plenty of people complaining for me. Pretty much, nine times out of ten, I'd just rather pick up my Nintendo controller (or even my Super Nintendo one) and play a good old Castlevania game.
Oh yea, Game Boy Advance games aren't that bad at all, they seem to pretty much stick to the old style, and I like that.
Hackers can have their own logo/animal once O'Reilly publishes a book on hacking.
Whoops... I sent them in the check and must have just forgotten to write my name on it. Did you hear that IRS, I donated the $36 million dollars! It was me!
I don't know, maybe watching video games being played is just boring, especially if it is only segments; one after another.
Besides, the information provided on the shows is borderline useless. If I wanted to know how to beat a certain game, I would think that it is just easier to look it up on the internet instead of waiting until 7:30 to see it on the tv.
It did have one show that I found somewhat interesting though. I believe it was called Filter (correct me if I'm wrong), and every week they created a top 15(?) list of video games in certain categories. That was pretty cool.