but Desert Combat was done as a portfolio piece for a startup game dev shop with 9 employees.
So what you're trying to say is that in the four years that BZFlag has been on SF they haven't been able to do what nine guys accomplished in a few months. I thought OSS was supposed to have all that 'many eyes' bullshit. Oh, wait, that's right. That only applies to code and doesn't have a goddamned thing to do with anything USEFUL.
Dude, you're a fucking moron. What do you want us to do? Simply destroy all of our PS2's and fire up the Pong machine? Jesus FUCK I can't believe the amount of luddites that frequent this fucking site.
My point, dumbass, was that the SIMPLE way to do it would be to follow the English spelling with the phonetic pronounciation anytime there is some ambiguity. I realize that actually following through on a thought is foreign to most people here, but I made the mistaken assumption that my point was pretty fucking obvious.
And English wouldn't look strange spelled phonetically. There would be no reason for it to look weird since that's how you'd have been taught from grade school. It only looks weird because you're used to the way it is now.
I assume you've never opened a dictionary. See, they have this thing where they print the word the way it's spelled, then they have the phonetic pronounciation beside it. This way there is much less confusion over how words should be said. It's quite a novel invention. *end smartass mode*
Your feelings towards those cars are caused by your apparent total ignorance of the difference between American and European driving habits. Cars designed for the Euro market must be fuel efficient and capable of being handled on tiny-ass roads. You think a Hummer would go over in England? Hell no. You think a Reliant Robin would go over here? Fuck no. England is a much smaller country. Living here in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex I have an EXTREMELY skewed view of distance. In Europe, it works the other direction. I know some people that commute 50+ miles each way to work. In England, a 50 mile commute would be total insanity. You put an emphasis on power and straightline speeds (too much. Gotta be compensating). Europeans put an emphasis on getting from A to B without spending their kid's college money.
BTW, a properly designed turbo engine will last just as long as any other engine. Your view of turbo engines is most likely skewed by the shitheaps that were put into Pontiacs in the 70's. It is all about component quality and purpose-building for a turbo. Slapping a turbo onto an engine not designed for it is asking for trouble, but with the proper upgrades (or sidegrades as the case may be) you can go just as long with a turbo car as you can a naturally aspirated car.
Weight means dick. Formula 1 cars can smash headfirst into a wall at nearly 200 MPH with so little effect on the driver that he's able to get out and punch the guy that put him into said wall. The important factor is simply how well-built the car is.
BTW, the kind of collision you are talking about are unbelieveably rare. This is one reason some people have a problem with the way the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests cars. Some of the impacts they simulate (60 MPH head-on offset into a concrete barrier?) are so far beyond the realm of probability that most car manufacturers don't even bother testing for that kind of impact.
And, if you still don't want to believe that your argument is kind of silly, I'll challenge your 3000lb Jetta with my 4500lb '64 Olds Starfire. And die trying, while you walk away and have a snack.
Wow that's stupid. Seriously. I asked for logic, and this is the best you can do? "So like, if the guy prints something... okay... then another guys fucks with it... then the first guy can be sued... yeah, that makes sense. Where's my tinfoil?" Whatever, dude.
If anecdotal evidence suddenly means something aside from the fuckall it usually amounts to, then I can prove you wrong (or prove me right... whatever). I started in GIMP then moved to Photoshop. It was like going from grainy-ass black and white to glorious Tecnicolor in true Wizard of Oz style. Every time I've forced back to GIMP I cringe and just wish it would hurry up and be USEFUL. I used GIMP for about a year before I started using PS, so it's not like I jumped to PS after a week and never figured out the GIMP interface. I figured it out, and I still fucking hate it.
His race is never mentioned in the books, anywhere, at any time. Because YOU see him as white and because the guy that played him in the original series is white does not mean that he can't be black. It isn't a change, it's just casting outside of your expectations.
Shattered Solider too hard? What a pansy. If you want hard, go play Contra: Hard Corps on the Genesis. THAT was hard. Shattered Soldier is middle of the road in Contra difficulty.
This is the perfect time to mention that Madden sold fuckall this year. The ESPN games outsold Madden by a substantial margin, to the extent that the Gamestop where a friend of mine works has a couple of hundred Maddens in stock, but is continually out of ESPN.
Considering that this is about TRADEMARKS, no. Also taking into account that Marvel have ALWAYS been tightassed about their IP, this isn't anything unusual.
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Dude, you're a fucking moron. What do you want us to do? Simply destroy all of our PS2's and fire up the Pong machine? Jesus FUCK I can't believe the amount of luddites that frequent this fucking site.
My point, dumbass, was that the SIMPLE way to do it would be to follow the English spelling with the phonetic pronounciation anytime there is some ambiguity. I realize that actually following through on a thought is foreign to most people here, but I made the mistaken assumption that my point was pretty fucking obvious.
And English wouldn't look strange spelled phonetically. There would be no reason for it to look weird since that's how you'd have been taught from grade school. It only looks weird because you're used to the way it is now.
I assume you've never opened a dictionary. See, they have this thing where they print the word the way it's spelled, then they have the phonetic pronounciation beside it. This way there is much less confusion over how words should be said. It's quite a novel invention. *end smartass mode*
It'd suck if someday you couldn't enter a supermarket without a Social Security card.
Indiana Bond?
Your feelings towards those cars are caused by your apparent total ignorance of the difference between American and European driving habits. Cars designed for the Euro market must be fuel efficient and capable of being handled on tiny-ass roads. You think a Hummer would go over in England? Hell no. You think a Reliant Robin would go over here? Fuck no. England is a much smaller country. Living here in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex I have an EXTREMELY skewed view of distance. In Europe, it works the other direction. I know some people that commute 50+ miles each way to work. In England, a 50 mile commute would be total insanity. You put an emphasis on power and straightline speeds (too much. Gotta be compensating). Europeans put an emphasis on getting from A to B without spending their kid's college money.
BTW, a properly designed turbo engine will last just as long as any other engine. Your view of turbo engines is most likely skewed by the shitheaps that were put into Pontiacs in the 70's. It is all about component quality and purpose-building for a turbo. Slapping a turbo onto an engine not designed for it is asking for trouble, but with the proper upgrades (or sidegrades as the case may be) you can go just as long with a turbo car as you can a naturally aspirated car.
Weight means dick. Formula 1 cars can smash headfirst into a wall at nearly 200 MPH with so little effect on the driver that he's able to get out and punch the guy that put him into said wall. The important factor is simply how well-built the car is.
BTW, the kind of collision you are talking about are unbelieveably rare. This is one reason some people have a problem with the way the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests cars. Some of the impacts they simulate (60 MPH head-on offset into a concrete barrier?) are so far beyond the realm of probability that most car manufacturers don't even bother testing for that kind of impact.
And, if you still don't want to believe that your argument is kind of silly, I'll challenge your 3000lb Jetta with my 4500lb '64 Olds Starfire. And die trying, while you walk away and have a snack.
Wow that's stupid. Seriously. I asked for logic, and this is the best you can do? "So like, if the guy prints something... okay... then another guys fucks with it... then the first guy can be sued... yeah, that makes sense. Where's my tinfoil?" Whatever, dude.
How? Explain to me one REASONABLE way this could be abused.
If anecdotal evidence suddenly means something aside from the fuckall it usually amounts to, then I can prove you wrong (or prove me right... whatever). I started in GIMP then moved to Photoshop. It was like going from grainy-ass black and white to glorious Tecnicolor in true Wizard of Oz style. Every time I've forced back to GIMP I cringe and just wish it would hurry up and be USEFUL. I used GIMP for about a year before I started using PS, so it's not like I jumped to PS after a week and never figured out the GIMP interface. I figured it out, and I still fucking hate it.
Wow. I've never seen someone so rationally and eloquently told to shut the fuck up. There needs to be a "+1 Flamebai" option. ;)
Tell that to the Wright Brothers.
Wow. This has to be the most pedantic thing I've ever read on here.
No, Earth's gravity does not exist on the moon. Nor does Earth's atmosphere.
So what you're saying is that it's a blog. That's all we need. The official reference of Live Journal users.
Umm... God didn't write the Christian bible. People did.
Correction to the parent:
1) Libel, threaten, harrass, and ban people not adhering to the Terms of Service they agreed to.
2) Keep all other subscribers happy.
3) Profit!!!?
Shattered Solider too hard? What a pansy. If you want hard, go play Contra: Hard Corps on the Genesis. THAT was hard. Shattered Soldier is middle of the road in Contra difficulty.
This is the perfect time to mention that Madden sold fuckall this year. The ESPN games outsold Madden by a substantial margin, to the extent that the Gamestop where a friend of mine works has a couple of hundred Maddens in stock, but is continually out of ESPN.
Considering that this is about TRADEMARKS, no. Also taking into account that Marvel have ALWAYS been tightassed about their IP, this isn't anything unusual.