So the next time your dealer asks if you're a cop, and you're feeling spiteful, you can have not only turn him in, but also have him charged with violating the privacy act.
I use the term art loosely.
But these things were featured in the movie Antitrust, the Bill Gatesish character had a couple of them. But they were set up to recognize when specific people enters the room, and displays something from their favourite collection of art.
This rips open an old wound in my heart.
McDonalds used to have a promotion every so often where they would sell a 'bucket of fries' not technically a bucket, but still big enough to hold a batch of fries. During one promotion they were called Dino-Sized Fries, in another Millionare Fries, or Adventure Fries. They had these buckets so often there were even enough generic "M" buckets left over so we could induldge in a bucket bewtween very special offers.
But then, some fat bastard had to sue McDonalds for making him obese removing all chances the rest of us had at enjoying the bucket'o'fries.
Now that supply of buckets at my local McDonalds have been depeleted, I may never see my gluttony sized fries again.
I remember reading an article in the week before the Reloaded was released, that predicted that the R-rating would hurt ticket sales by a little, while also anticipating the movie to be one of the strongests box office draws of all time.
In the past those age-challened would sneak into theatres to see these R-rated films. It was almost a rite of passage. Many of today's kids are more tech-savvy and probably more likely to download a bootleged copy than sneak into the theatre. Yet I cannot recall one case where the MPAA complained about lost money due to people sneaking into theatres. Particularly those big ones with designated exit doors, where one could patiently wait outside until a patron leaves the theatre.
I'm sure the MPAA wouldn't try to crackdown on the theatres with relaxed security, because without the theatres, a lot of revenue is lost.
4 people can happily enjoy a DVD for $20 instead of seeing it in a theatre for $10 each.
I have that and had/have most of the rest of the Incredible Machine Series, even the Incredible Toon Machine.
Contraptions is basically a rerelase of TIM 3 which was a WIN 95 rerelase of TIM 2.
All three of which I've got kicking around somewhere.
I have still got to find the expansion to Contraptions, Even More: Contraptions, but tht can wait for later.
The unfourtunate thing is none of TIM levels custom or preset, I've ever seen has ever had a complexity of anywhere near that of this comercial.
Just watching this ad is makes me want to play the Incredible Machine.
How many others got that feeling.
For those who haven't played it's a puzzle game, originally published by Sierra. (but no longer available in its original form) Where in each puzzle you are given a 2-D side view of a partial Rube Goldberg machine and a bunch of spare parts that are to be used to complete the goal of each machine. You'd get to use parts like mouse motors that can be connected to coveyor belts, an assortment of balls, some flammables like candles and cannons, and a few critters.
So immediately after watching the ad, I went and hunted down my copy for some good old DOS fun, when to my surprise the Disc was corrupted and unusable.
Just a reminder to those who still have software on floppies, make a back-up copy.
So backup your software so you don't have to go TIMless.
A waterloo degree might give you slightly better job prospects, but the education you recieve or the experience you will have there is no where near the top.
Now more than ever a degree at Waterloo may give you more than a slight advantage at a job oprotunity at Microsoft.
For those that don't know, UW's ECE department (includes Computer Science Computer Engineering, and Software Emgineering) is 'owned' by Microsoft.
Students there will learn the C# language as opposed to C or C++. C# is a bastardized version of C developed solely by Microsoft which makes use of the.Net platform.
While reading his section, something reminded me of pitfall
Treasure Tower won't hold much appeal for game-savvy children because it is "leisurely. It's got softer music. It's nonviolent. The action figure is a traveler, not a superhero."
If I am not mistaken, Pitfall didn't have much music, was mostly nonviolent, and the figure was a traveler, not a superhero.
Sure pitfall may have had those alligators that may eat your man, and your character occassionally gets run over by logs, but that's not violence.
The alligators do not eat the player in an act of aggression, they eat you because they are lazy bastards who can't be bothered to go to the kitchen for a snack. On a similar note, the logs are mostly inanimate objects, sure they move but not by choice. The do cause your charcter pain, but their no more violent than stubbing your toe on a door frame.
Am I the only one to make this connection?
I know I wasted many many hours playing pitfall as a child.
Also, I don't believe that the people behind this scheme have children or access to computers as children.
"We don't think that a child would really be interested in playing this game. If the parents are responsible and implement the controls, we feel this is a very safe game,"
To a child who believes that computers only exist for the purpose of playing games, the concept of any game on a computer is exciting at first. Who reading this has never, ever, scanned a computer at a library, store, school, or any any other public place for any games beyond those installed with windows by default?
What makes the geeks of today so different as to not want to 'play' with 'game' they can get their hands on.
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So the next time your dealer asks if you're a cop, and you're feeling spiteful, you can have not only turn him in, but also have him charged with violating the privacy act.
SCO files suit against Novell in an effort to have their balls released from Novell's vice grip.
I use the term art loosely. But these things were featured in the movie Antitrust, the Bill Gatesish character had a couple of them. But they were set up to recognize when specific people enters the room, and displays something from their favourite collection of art.
This rips open an old wound in my heart. McDonalds used to have a promotion every so often where they would sell a 'bucket of fries' not technically a bucket, but still big enough to hold a batch of fries. During one promotion they were called Dino-Sized Fries, in another Millionare Fries, or Adventure Fries. They had these buckets so often there were even enough generic "M" buckets left over so we could induldge in a bucket bewtween very special offers.
But then, some fat bastard had to sue McDonalds for making him obese removing all chances the rest of us had at enjoying the bucket'o'fries.
Now that supply of buckets at my local McDonalds have been depeleted, I may never see my gluttony sized fries again.
I remember reading an article in the week before the Reloaded was released, that predicted that the R-rating would hurt ticket sales by a little, while also anticipating the movie to be one of the strongests box office draws of all time.
In the past those age-challened would sneak into theatres to see these R-rated films. It was almost a rite of passage. Many of today's kids are more tech-savvy and probably more likely to download a bootleged copy than sneak into the theatre. Yet I cannot recall one case where the MPAA complained about lost money due to people sneaking into theatres. Particularly those big ones with designated exit doors, where one could patiently wait outside until a patron leaves the theatre.
I'm sure the MPAA wouldn't try to crackdown on the theatres with relaxed security, because without the theatres, a lot of revenue is lost. 4 people can happily enjoy a DVD for $20 instead of seeing it in a theatre for $10 each.
I have that and had/have most of the rest of the Incredible Machine Series, even the Incredible Toon Machine. Contraptions is basically a rerelase of TIM 3 which was a WIN 95 rerelase of TIM 2. All three of which I've got kicking around somewhere. I have still got to find the expansion to Contraptions, Even More: Contraptions, but tht can wait for later. The unfourtunate thing is none of TIM levels custom or preset, I've ever seen has ever had a complexity of anywhere near that of this comercial.
Just watching this ad is makes me want to play the Incredible Machine. How many others got that feeling. For those who haven't played it's a puzzle game, originally published by Sierra. (but no longer available in its original form) Where in each puzzle you are given a 2-D side view of a partial Rube Goldberg machine and a bunch of spare parts that are to be used to complete the goal of each machine. You'd get to use parts like mouse motors that can be connected to coveyor belts, an assortment of balls, some flammables like candles and cannons, and a few critters. So immediately after watching the ad, I went and hunted down my copy for some good old DOS fun, when to my surprise the Disc was corrupted and unusable. Just a reminder to those who still have software on floppies, make a back-up copy. So backup your software so you don't have to go TIMless.
A waterloo degree might give you slightly better job prospects, but the education you recieve or the experience you will have there is no where near the top.
.Net platform.
Now more than ever a degree at Waterloo may give you more than a slight advantage at a job oprotunity at Microsoft.
For those that don't know, UW's ECE department (includes Computer Science Computer Engineering, and Software Emgineering) is 'owned' by Microsoft.
Microsoft Invests in University Of Waterloo
University of Waterloo's contract with Microsoft
Students there will learn the C# language as opposed to C or C++. C# is a bastardized version of C developed solely by Microsoft which makes use of the