While trying to stop his own intestines from falling out the gaping hole in his gut, and slipping on them on his way to the cockpit.
Also, flipping off the baddie in his office on the top floor of the skyscraper as he crashes the plane into it. The ending is ridiculously gruesome and awesome in a cheap horror movie kind of way.
The T-1000 was consctructed from a mimetic poly-alloy, and was masterfully portrayed by Robert Patrick in the second (and final, dammit!) Terminator movie.
You're both thinking of the Arnie T-800/T-850 model Terminator.
So by the time your Eee wears out, hey presto just plug your Nano/Ion netbook into your 24" and instant desktop-class machine.
To be fair, the Eee can actually drive the 24" at full 1920x1200 resolution if I overclock the CPU from the Eee standard 630MHz to the CPU's 900MHz design speed. Only cooling concerns preclude me from doing so. An Eee 901 or better would be able to drive the monitor with no modifications, leaving only the game issue. Then again, ScummVM, Doom, Marathon and Nethack etc. make solid cases for low-spec gaming.
I'm 23 and I don't care much for HD either. My current TV is a 28" 4:3 CRT that was given to me for free when the previous owner upgraded to a 32" LCD. Apart from not having perfect geometry like an LCD, the picture quality is stellar. I've done a color calibration and I dare say the color reproduction is better than any LCD.
My cheap DVD player and Wii are both connected via SCART-RGB and look damn good, with nicely realistic color and a good sense of depth in the picture. And now I've even been offered a 28" 16:9 CRT TV as well, similarly because the previous owner decided to upgrade.
In contrast, my parents bought a Panasonic 46" Full-HD plasma TV a month ago, and while it has nearly CRT-level picture quality it doesn't enhance the quality of TV or movies in any way. The TV cost about the same a I make in a month after taxes. Granted, CSI does look damn nice in HD, as does Discovery and Animal Planet's shows, but it does it really matter if it's still just the same old shows and movies?
For general usage, a Pentium II or possibly a Pentium III is more than enough for most people.
Up until a year ago, my 50yo mother still used my old computer with no problems at all. It was a 733MHz Pentium III with 320MB PC133 memory, 40GB hard drive, no-name sound card, scrounged 17" CRT and Geforce MX420 graphics (cheapest available replacement for the dead Riva TNT originally in it).
If it wasn't for her needing the mobility of a (cheap used) laptop, she would still be using it. Her needs include e-mail, web browsing, word processing and the occasional casual game. The old P-III more than met her needs. A P-II with a RAM upgrade could have done so, too.
If it weren't for games and running a 24" widescreen monitor, I could easily use my Eee 701 for 99% of my general computing needs.
It's still only at v0.1, it only has one level and it is a bit buggy in places. But the fact that due to being build from voxels, EVERYTHING is destructible (even more than in Red Faction) sort of makes up for it. It's a really fun take on the Wolfenstein ideas, and I would love for it to be build into a full 10+ level game.
I see it every day. I make it across on a yellow that I would have to brake really hard to stop for, only to see an additional 3 or 4 cars make it across after me. It's very unnerving, really.
Bose admitted to pre-tuning their magnetic suspension specifically for each demonstrated feat. Changing one without changing the other would destroy the so-called "advantage".
Also, the system is hideously expensive, impractical and performs poorly compared to conventional equipment. A bit like every single other crappy product Bose has ever made, really.
I fully support the right for people to decide for themselves what they want to eat, and though I may not be in complete agreement with your definitions of vegan/vegetarian, I agree with the rest of your post.
PeTA has done more to harm the public image of vegetarians than any other group has ever done, and I am saddened to hear that vegetarian societies are being misused for propaganda purposes.
I'm not a vegetarian myself, but I do enjoy veggie dishes (apart from things that are supposed to mimic meat), and I have no problem with not eating meat for a day or even a week. Hell, my favourite pizza is vegetarian. Many times, the dish I find the tastiest or most appealing in our cafeteria at work is the vegetarian option (we have an awesome chef).
Vegetarians need more people like you. Sensible, thinking adults who have made their decision and are completely aware of why they made it.
We, the human race, are patently not all the same, and lactose intolerance statistics and testimony obviously won't even hit your radar.
Let me get this straight.
You're a vegetarian/vegan because you're special? Well, pardon me for not noticing right away, mr. I'm-not-like-you-you'll-never-understand-me-because-I'm-a-VEGAN.
A diet is a personal choice. It should never be preached, bragged about or spewed forth constantly. Apart from real health issues, there's no need to be militant about it. I eat meat of all kinds because it tastes good to me, and because I know my body needs the amino acids to function properly and the protein to build muscle. You can almost, but not quite get the same nutrients from a vegan diet, unless your every meal is meticulously planned AND you supplement them with some very specific supplements.
PeTA has done more harm than good to the public view of vegetarians with their insane ramblings, screwed-up world views and doubletalk. Everyone I know have long stopped taking them seriously, especially since their involvement with the ALF.
My sister in law is a vegetarian and is keenly aware of the limitations of a vegan/vegetarian diet. Luckily, she loves fish and is therefore able to skip most of the supplements. She's also the only person I know who actually hits her recommended daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids without supplements. And just to blow your mind: she loves pork roast and gravy and refuses to celebrate christmas without it.
Fallout 1 and 2 didn't have real weapon names, everything was "10mm pistol", "assault rifle", "sniper rifle" and so on. The full description of the weapons did have the precise model name for the guns, but the 10mm pistol was a "Colt 6520", the assault rifle was an "AK-112" and the sniper was a "DKS-501", none of which exist in real life.
The Desert Eagle.44 was an exception, as was the Mauser M/96. Fallout 2 did add a few other real-life guns such as the M3 Grease Gun, Tommy Gun, H&K G11, FN FAL and the H&K CAWS. Every other weapon was fictional. And honestly, who cares if the guns have real-life names? I'm rocking a chinese assault rifle that looks suspiciously like a cheaply-manufactured AK-47 and the only difference it makes to me is which starting letter I have to look for in my inventory when I want to equip it.
I love and treasure the experiences I've had in Fallouts 1 and 2, and Fallout 3 is definitely shaping up to give me a completely dissimilar experience.
That should have been "and Fallout 3 is definitely shaping up to give me a not completely dissimilar experience."
I really dig this game and have had no problems whatsoever with it. The whole save game issue is overblown and I haven't had a single crash either.
Having played it almost non-stop since the european release (oct. 30), I will say that it's Fallout, but not as you know it. Approach it with an open mind and don't be afraid to explore. The game will guide you a bit better than the originals, but it's still very easy to get yourself into some serious trouble.
Yes, there is a bit of console-ism in the feel of the game, but holding your trusty hunting rifle as you crest a hill and look across the barren capital wasteland, the sun scorching the desolate landscape, the wind howling and kicking up dust devils, your geiger counter ticking because of the ooze-filled barrels in the abandoned scrapyard below, it just feels right. I haven't even really bothered with the main quest so far, I'm having far too much fun exploring what's left of civilization.
Wandering across the desert and keeping an eye out for radscorpions, raiders, molerats etc. you might come across a manhole cover hidden in some shrubs or perhaps spot a radio tower that's still standing. And you're definitely rewarded for exploring, perhaps not in loot, but definitely in immersive experiences.
I love and treasure the experiences I've had in Fallouts 1 and 2, and Fallout 3 is definitely shaping up to give me a completely dissimilar experience.
If someone is tailgating just gradually slow down until they pass.
How about if someone is tailgating you in the left lane?
And no snarky "get out of the left lane" comments, please. I was doing 140km/h and passing dense ~90-100km/h right lane traffic (trucks, mobile homes etc.). There was no room for me to move over for at least 5km and the fucker behind me was only a few metres from being in the trunk of my car. I kept gesturing in front of my rear view mirror for him to increase his following distance (moving my fingers apart a few times, nothing rude), but he kept motioning back with a "get out of my way" kind of gesture.
Being that I drive a brand new car and he drove a beat up 80es euro-Ford of some kind (Sierra or Scorpio, I think) I know I would be the one to walk away from a crash. But what the hell motivates people to drive like this?
I've also had multiple people tailgate and follow me in lifted pickup trucks for tens of kilometres due to minor errors on my part, all of which were quickly followed by a "I'm sorry, that was my fault" wave, which did nothing to placate the pickup drivers. In one case, I was followed for almost 100km by a dickhead in a lifted Nissan 4x4 pickup that I had accidentally cut off where two on-ramps from a rest stop merge and later merge onto the highway. He tried forcing me off the road, but staying in my lane and laying on the horn him stop. He then kept tailgating me extremely closely and following me on every lane change, keeping his high beams on the whole time, honking and making an assortment of rude gestures at me.
Luckily, I was on a cross-country trip and had almost 400km to go, so he eventually gave up. I had my girlfriend, her sister and two dogs in the car at the time and he was severely endangering all of them for almost 100km. Completely and utterly unforgivable.
You should NEVER put the donut spare on the driven wheels of any car. It's meant for the non-driven wheels only, which the warning label on the spare wheel clearly states.
You're supposed to rotate the tires so you can have two full-size wheels on the driven wheels and the donut spare on one of the rear wheels. Even then, you're most likely limited to something akin to 50mph for 50 miles and no more. It's a crutch and a last measure to get you home or to a garage capable of fixing a flat or fit a new tire ASAP.
In most cases it definitely is possible to replace the fan. In fact, with the last 3 graphics cards I bought, one of the first things I did was replace the noisy standard fan with one of Zalman's quieter graphics card fans.
Right now, I'm using a Geforce 7600GS with the Zalman VF700-Cu, and it's absolutely inaudible unless I open the case and put my ear right up to it.
"The Oldsmobile diesel is believed by some to be a converted gasoline engine. While they share the same bore and stroke and some external bolt patterns (transmission and exhaust manifolds) they are quite different."
Most of us probably know the "War. War never changes." intro from the Fallout series.
I find a particular part of it very fitting to the current (and possibly future) state of the planet:
In the 21st century war was still waged over the rescources that could be acquired, only this time the spoils of war were also it's weapons: Petrolium and Uranium. For these resources China would invade Alaska, The U.S. would annex Canada and the European commonwealth would dissolve into quarreling, bickering nation states, bent on controlling the last remaining resources on Earth.
If you ask me, it's beginning to sound more and more eerily accurate, apart from leaving out Russia.
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I'm using ZSNES 1.51, and I see no CRT artifact emulation options.
* FURTHER SPOILERS *
While trying to stop his own intestines from falling out the gaping hole in his gut, and slipping on them on his way to the cockpit.
Also, flipping off the baddie in his office on the top floor of the skyscraper as he crashes the plane into it. The ending is ridiculously gruesome and awesome in a cheap horror movie kind of way.
* FURTHER SPOILERS *
The T-1000 was consctructed from a mimetic poly-alloy, and was masterfully portrayed by Robert Patrick in the second (and final, dammit!) Terminator movie.
You're both thinking of the Arnie T-800/T-850 model Terminator.
To be fair, the Eee can actually drive the 24" at full 1920x1200 resolution if I overclock the CPU from the Eee standard 630MHz to the CPU's 900MHz design speed. Only cooling concerns preclude me from doing so. An Eee 901 or better would be able to drive the monitor with no modifications, leaving only the game issue. Then again, ScummVM, Doom, Marathon and Nethack etc. make solid cases for low-spec gaming.
I'm 23 and I don't care much for HD either. My current TV is a 28" 4:3 CRT that was given to me for free when the previous owner upgraded to a 32" LCD. Apart from not having perfect geometry like an LCD, the picture quality is stellar. I've done a color calibration and I dare say the color reproduction is better than any LCD.
My cheap DVD player and Wii are both connected via SCART-RGB and look damn good, with nicely realistic color and a good sense of depth in the picture. And now I've even been offered a 28" 16:9 CRT TV as well, similarly because the previous owner decided to upgrade.
In contrast, my parents bought a Panasonic 46" Full-HD plasma TV a month ago, and while it has nearly CRT-level picture quality it doesn't enhance the quality of TV or movies in any way. The TV cost about the same a I make in a month after taxes. Granted, CSI does look damn nice in HD, as does Discovery and Animal Planet's shows, but it does it really matter if it's still just the same old shows and movies?
For general usage, a Pentium II or possibly a Pentium III is more than enough for most people.
Up until a year ago, my 50yo mother still used my old computer with no problems at all. It was a 733MHz Pentium III with 320MB PC133 memory, 40GB hard drive, no-name sound card, scrounged 17" CRT and Geforce MX420 graphics (cheapest available replacement for the dead Riva TNT originally in it).
If it wasn't for her needing the mobility of a (cheap used) laptop, she would still be using it. Her needs include e-mail, web browsing, word processing and the occasional casual game. The old P-III more than met her needs. A P-II with a RAM upgrade could have done so, too.
If it weren't for games and running a 24" widescreen monitor, I could easily use my Eee 701 for 99% of my general computing needs.
This would be a good time to spread the word of one of my favorite open source game projects, Voxelstein 3D:
http://voxelstein3d.sourceforge.net/
It's still only at v0.1, it only has one level and it is a bit buggy in places. But the fact that due to being build from voxels, EVERYTHING is destructible (even more than in Red Faction) sort of makes up for it. It's a really fun take on the Wolfenstein ideas, and I would love for it to be build into a full 10+ level game.
Blowing down walls with C4 never gets old :-)
I see it every day. I make it across on a yellow that I would have to brake really hard to stop for, only to see an additional 3 or 4 cars make it across after me. It's very unnerving, really.
Bose admitted to pre-tuning their magnetic suspension specifically for each demonstrated feat. Changing one without changing the other would destroy the so-called "advantage".
Also, the system is hideously expensive, impractical and performs poorly compared to conventional equipment. A bit like every single other crappy product Bose has ever made, really.
Nononononooooooo, you have to do it like THIS:
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Every single vegetarian I know craves meat from time to time, by their own admission.
The most common way of describing this craving is "when even a McD hamburger looks tasty".
I fully support the right for people to decide for themselves what they want to eat, and though I may not be in complete agreement with your definitions of vegan/vegetarian, I agree with the rest of your post.
PeTA has done more to harm the public image of vegetarians than any other group has ever done, and I am saddened to hear that vegetarian societies are being misused for propaganda purposes.
I'm not a vegetarian myself, but I do enjoy veggie dishes (apart from things that are supposed to mimic meat), and I have no problem with not eating meat for a day or even a week. Hell, my favourite pizza is vegetarian. Many times, the dish I find the tastiest or most appealing in our cafeteria at work is the vegetarian option (we have an awesome chef).
Vegetarians need more people like you. Sensible, thinking adults who have made their decision and are completely aware of why they made it.
Let me get this straight.
You're a vegetarian/vegan because you're special? Well, pardon me for not noticing right away, mr. I'm-not-like-you-you'll-never-understand-me-because-I'm-a-VEGAN.
A diet is a personal choice. It should never be preached, bragged about or spewed forth constantly. Apart from real health issues, there's no need to be militant about it. I eat meat of all kinds because it tastes good to me, and because I know my body needs the amino acids to function properly and the protein to build muscle. You can almost, but not quite get the same nutrients from a vegan diet, unless your every meal is meticulously planned AND you supplement them with some very specific supplements.
PeTA has done more harm than good to the public view of vegetarians with their insane ramblings, screwed-up world views and doubletalk. Everyone I know have long stopped taking them seriously, especially since their involvement with the ALF.
My sister in law is a vegetarian and is keenly aware of the limitations of a vegan/vegetarian diet. Luckily, she loves fish and is therefore able to skip most of the supplements. She's also the only person I know who actually hits her recommended daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids without supplements. And just to blow your mind: she loves pork roast and gravy and refuses to celebrate christmas without it.
The ticker (50,000 chickens killed since you opened this web page!) on that site makes me hungry for meat.
Or you could just call it speculative fiction, which is what it is.
Do you also take offense to other speculative "what if?" fiction, such as the very popular alternate WWII settings?
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Chinese_Assault_Rifle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sks
They're not really all that similar. I'd say it's a whole lot more AK-47 than SKS.
Fallout 1 and 2 didn't have real weapon names, everything was "10mm pistol", "assault rifle", "sniper rifle" and so on. The full description of the weapons did have the precise model name for the guns, but the 10mm pistol was a "Colt 6520", the assault rifle was an "AK-112" and the sniper was a "DKS-501", none of which exist in real life.
The Desert Eagle .44 was an exception, as was the Mauser M/96. Fallout 2 did add a few other real-life guns such as the M3 Grease Gun, Tommy Gun, H&K G11, FN FAL and the H&K CAWS. Every other weapon was fictional. And honestly, who cares if the guns have real-life names? I'm rocking a chinese assault rifle that looks suspiciously like a cheaply-manufactured AK-47 and the only difference it makes to me is which starting letter I have to look for in my inventory when I want to equip it.
That should have been "and Fallout 3 is definitely shaping up to give me a not completely dissimilar experience."
I really dig this game and have had no problems whatsoever with it. The whole save game issue is overblown and I haven't had a single crash either.
Having played it almost non-stop since the european release (oct. 30), I will say that it's Fallout, but not as you know it. Approach it with an open mind and don't be afraid to explore. The game will guide you a bit better than the originals, but it's still very easy to get yourself into some serious trouble.
Yes, there is a bit of console-ism in the feel of the game, but holding your trusty hunting rifle as you crest a hill and look across the barren capital wasteland, the sun scorching the desolate landscape, the wind howling and kicking up dust devils, your geiger counter ticking because of the ooze-filled barrels in the abandoned scrapyard below, it just feels right. I haven't even really bothered with the main quest so far, I'm having far too much fun exploring what's left of civilization.
Wandering across the desert and keeping an eye out for radscorpions, raiders, molerats etc. you might come across a manhole cover hidden in some shrubs or perhaps spot a radio tower that's still standing. And you're definitely rewarded for exploring, perhaps not in loot, but definitely in immersive experiences.
I love and treasure the experiences I've had in Fallouts 1 and 2, and Fallout 3 is definitely shaping up to give me a completely dissimilar experience.
I stand corrected.
For most cars equipped with a donut spare, it would end up on the rear axle in any case. Do any rear wheel drive cars use a donut spare these days?
How about if someone is tailgating you in the left lane?
And no snarky "get out of the left lane" comments, please. I was doing 140km/h and passing dense ~90-100km/h right lane traffic (trucks, mobile homes etc.). There was no room for me to move over for at least 5km and the fucker behind me was only a few metres from being in the trunk of my car. I kept gesturing in front of my rear view mirror for him to increase his following distance (moving my fingers apart a few times, nothing rude), but he kept motioning back with a "get out of my way" kind of gesture.
Being that I drive a brand new car and he drove a beat up 80es euro-Ford of some kind (Sierra or Scorpio, I think) I know I would be the one to walk away from a crash. But what the hell motivates people to drive like this?
I've also had multiple people tailgate and follow me in lifted pickup trucks for tens of kilometres due to minor errors on my part, all of which were quickly followed by a "I'm sorry, that was my fault" wave, which did nothing to placate the pickup drivers. In one case, I was followed for almost 100km by a dickhead in a lifted Nissan 4x4 pickup that I had accidentally cut off where two on-ramps from a rest stop merge and later merge onto the highway. He tried forcing me off the road, but staying in my lane and laying on the horn him stop. He then kept tailgating me extremely closely and following me on every lane change, keeping his high beams on the whole time, honking and making an assortment of rude gestures at me.
Luckily, I was on a cross-country trip and had almost 400km to go, so he eventually gave up. I had my girlfriend, her sister and two dogs in the car at the time and he was severely endangering all of them for almost 100km. Completely and utterly unforgivable.
You should NEVER put the donut spare on the driven wheels of any car. It's meant for the non-driven wheels only, which the warning label on the spare wheel clearly states.
You're supposed to rotate the tires so you can have two full-size wheels on the driven wheels and the donut spare on one of the rear wheels. Even then, you're most likely limited to something akin to 50mph for 50 miles and no more. It's a crutch and a last measure to get you home or to a garage capable of fixing a flat or fit a new tire ASAP.
In most cases it definitely is possible to replace the fan. In fact, with the last 3 graphics cards I bought, one of the first things I did was replace the noisy standard fan with one of Zalman's quieter graphics card fans.
Right now, I'm using a Geforce 7600GS with the Zalman VF700-Cu, and it's absolutely inaudible unless I open the case and put my ear right up to it.
Wikipedia disagrees with you (and a bunch of other posts as well):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_V8_engine#LF9_Diesel
"The Oldsmobile diesel is believed by some to be a converted gasoline engine. While they share the same bore and stroke and some external bolt patterns (transmission and exhaust manifolds) they are quite different."
Most of us probably know the "War. War never changes." intro from the Fallout series.
I find a particular part of it very fitting to the current (and possibly future) state of the planet:
If you ask me, it's beginning to sound more and more eerily accurate, apart from leaving out Russia.