This system isn't crushing a person to death. It is using force-induced hypoxia to deprive the brain of oxygen.
The trouble is that force-induced hypoxia is not an elegant method of death. Fighter-pilots and people who have ridden a cetrifuge know the distress caused by excessive G-force on the body.
However, a painless and humane method of hypoxia can be achieved by depriving the subject of oxygen in the air, and replacing it with an inert, non-toxic gas that does not irritate the body. My preferred method of death would be death by altitude chamber induced hypoxia.
So long as the intent is to force others into accepting some political or ideological point through fear (whether of violence against them, or destruction against their property), and it is practiced systematically, it is terrorism.
So long as it's not the law enforcement arm of the government doing the coercion, of course...
Three felonies a day? Give me a break. You have gone off the deep end.
I am not posting to defend the GP's statements. Instead, I would like to point you to the book Three Felonies a Day, which I have read. It does a good job of showing the pervasiveness with which liberty has been (and continues to be) eroded by inappropriate application of outdated laws and regulations. It was written by a well respected lawyer who champion's individuals' legal rights. It is worth a read.
Concur. Sonic.net is a great ISP. It is one of the few remaining ISPs that don't screw the customer. I was very sad when I had to give up their service due to relocation.
Yes, that is fair to me, considering that the gentleman who is paying the most is the one most able to pay, the four who are paying a little are paying what they are able, and the ones not paying at all are quite unable to do so.
Paying what you can for the benefit of others is the cost of society.
That's all well and good, but adopting your kid doesn't help propagate my genetic structure. I bet that's a pretty big reason for why fertility is a booming industry, while adoption isn't.
You may find somebody else to put at my desk, but you will *never* be able to replace me. That's why you pay me the big bucks.
I used to think that way about my kills too. When you grow up, you'll realize that there are indeed people who know as much as (or *gasp* more!) than you do.
And here's another little tip: they'll do it for cheaper too. That's one of disadvantages of competing globally.
Is the global assassin's market really that cutthroat?
I think the point GP was trying to make is that there's no shortage of innovative and different pen & paper games, but an almost total dearth of them in the MMO market.
Thats because the MMO in MMORPG basically means "lowest common denominator." Plenty of Pen-and-Paper RPGs have wonderfully innovative mechanics and environments, but they are limited to a small niche. MMOs, by their nature, struggle to be inclusive of as many people as possible. They contain only the very basics of RPG gameplay.
I drive a Honda Insight. It has an 'Econ A/C' mode that will disable air conditioning while at a full stop so that the engine will halt (the fans keep running, its just normal air while stopped). Releasing the brake for a second will start up the engine again, along with the A/C. There is also a Full A/C mode that prevents the engine from halting at a full stop, but keeps the A/C at full blast all the time.
And, I too experience about a 15mpg decrease when accelerating with ac. If I have to enter a freeway or expressway, I'll often disable the AC until I get up to cruising speed, then turn it back on. I wish there was a way to do that automatically..
The original NWN on AOL was intended to be a multi-player cooperative RPG. Players were not allowed to attack each other. However, players discovered that they could still cast spells at one another, including damage spells. This allowed pvp to exist in the form of spell warfare. NWN pvp was one of the best social gaming experiences ever. It was turn-based combat, so its slow pace allowed chat, taunts and tactics, stuff more substantive than the "gay" of xbox live, to flow while fighting.
I think this is the first attempt at a 'high end' MMORTS. Its certainly not the first mmorts. I think mankind gets to claim that distinction. I was one of the key developers of Shattered Galaxy, which I'd consider a low-end mmorts. Whether its successful or not is up for debate. I'd say yes, from a design perspective. MMORTS offered a lot of unique design problems that had to be overcome. SG was by far the most fun project that I've worked on. I'm interested to see what this MMORTS plays like.
Yeah, I read it the same way as you did, at first. No investigations until big business got hurt. But then I realized why that makes sense. Most personal users don't record the serial number of their devices, the way businesses do. Businesses will also hold their employees personally liable for the loss, so there is added incentive to show that it really was a TSA agent who swiped the camera.
StarCraft and WarCraft have shipped with a very powerful map editor that has allowed independant gamers to create excellent games. An example is the Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) mod. Has there been any thought to releasing similar modification tools for Diablo? If not, why?
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This system isn't crushing a person to death. It is using force-induced hypoxia to deprive the brain of oxygen.
The trouble is that force-induced hypoxia is not an elegant method of death. Fighter-pilots and people who have ridden a cetrifuge know the distress caused by excessive G-force on the body.
However, a painless and humane method of hypoxia can be achieved by depriving the subject of oxygen in the air, and replacing it with an inert, non-toxic gas that does not irritate the body. My preferred method of death would be death by altitude chamber induced hypoxia.
An episode of BBC's Horizon followed a former minister on a search for the most humane method of execution. The final outcome was that the most humane method of execution was via similar method of hypoxia, which also happens to be fairly inexpensive, as well.
So long as the intent is to force others into accepting some political or ideological point through fear (whether of violence against them, or destruction against their property), and it is practiced systematically, it is terrorism.
So long as it's not the law enforcement arm of the government doing the coercion, of course...
Three felonies a day? Give me a break. You have gone off the deep end.
I am not posting to defend the GP's statements. Instead, I would like to point you to the book Three Felonies a Day, which I have read. It does a good job of showing the pervasiveness with which liberty has been (and continues to be) eroded by inappropriate application of outdated laws and regulations. It was written by a well respected lawyer who champion's individuals' legal rights. It is worth a read.
Concur. Sonic.net is a great ISP. It is one of the few remaining ISPs that don't screw the customer. I was very sad when I had to give up their service due to relocation.
Yes, that is fair to me, considering that the gentleman who is paying the most is the one most able to pay, the four who are paying a little are paying what they are able, and the ones not paying at all are quite unable to do so. Paying what you can for the benefit of others is the cost of society.
I clicked your link, sir, but did not find any information about the birds I do so adore...
That's all well and good, but adopting your kid doesn't help propagate my genetic structure. I bet that's a pretty big reason for why fertility is a booming industry, while adoption isn't.
Whats the point in going to a theme park where all the rides consist of closing your eyes and covering your ears with your hands while yelling.
You don't hire a black man to infiltrate the KKK.
Are you sure about that?
That explains why their games only work 4 days out of the week...
Solution however is exactly the same.
Nuke them from orbit?
As Tony Soprano is a fictional character, then yes.
But since this is Slashdot, the wife is probably fictional, too.
I used to think that way about my kills too. When you grow up, you'll realize that there are indeed people who know as much as (or *gasp* more!) than you do.
And here's another little tip: they'll do it for cheaper too. That's one of disadvantages of competing globally.
Is the global assassin's market really that cutthroat?
I heard about the magnets in fingers, too. You can hear it in the NPR archives.
I think the point GP was trying to make is that there's no shortage of innovative and different pen & paper games, but an almost total dearth of them in the MMO market.
Thats because the MMO in MMORPG basically means "lowest common denominator." Plenty of Pen-and-Paper RPGs have wonderfully innovative mechanics and environments, but they are limited to a small niche. MMOs, by their nature, struggle to be inclusive of as many people as possible. They contain only the very basics of RPG gameplay.
I drive a Honda Insight. It has an 'Econ A/C' mode that will disable air conditioning while at a full stop so that the engine will halt (the fans keep running, its just normal air while stopped). Releasing the brake for a second will start up the engine again, along with the A/C. There is also a Full A/C mode that prevents the engine from halting at a full stop, but keeps the A/C at full blast all the time.
And, I too experience about a 15mpg decrease when accelerating with ac. If I have to enter a freeway or expressway, I'll often disable the AC until I get up to cruising speed, then turn it back on. I wish there was a way to do that automatically..
The original NWN on AOL was intended to be a multi-player cooperative RPG. Players were not allowed to attack each other. However, players discovered that they could still cast spells at one another, including damage spells. This allowed pvp to exist in the form of spell warfare. NWN pvp was one of the best social gaming experiences ever. It was turn-based combat, so its slow pace allowed chat, taunts and tactics, stuff more substantive than the "gay" of xbox live, to flow while fighting.
I think this is the first attempt at a 'high end' MMORTS. Its certainly not the first mmorts. I think mankind gets to claim that distinction. I was one of the key developers of Shattered Galaxy, which I'd consider a low-end mmorts. Whether its successful or not is up for debate. I'd say yes, from a design perspective. MMORTS offered a lot of unique design problems that had to be overcome. SG was by far the most fun project that I've worked on. I'm interested to see what this MMORTS plays like.
Yeah, I read it the same way as you did, at first. No investigations until big business got hurt. But then I realized why that makes sense. Most personal users don't record the serial number of their devices, the way businesses do. Businesses will also hold their employees personally liable for the loss, so there is added incentive to show that it really was a TSA agent who swiped the camera.
StarCraft and WarCraft have shipped with a very powerful map editor that has allowed independant gamers to create excellent games. An example is the Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) mod. Has there been any thought to releasing similar modification tools for Diablo? If not, why?
At least I'll get to have a cool goatee.
"The horrors experienced by many young inmates, particularly those who are convicted of nonviolent offenses, border on the unimaginable. Prison rape not only threatens the lives of those who fall prey to their aggressors, but it is potentially devastating to the human spirit. Shame, depression, and a shattering loss of self-esteem accompany the perpetual terror the victim thereafter must endure."
-Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun
It is true that the 8th amendment is interpreted "cruel AND unusual," but that does not mean that a punishment will be allowed merely because it is common. An example of a punishment that has been disallowed by the Supreme Court is hard forced labor. In Furman v. Georgia, Justice William Brennan wrote that a punishment is cruel and unusual when it is so severe that it deprives the victim of human dignity. It is hard to fathom that the Supreme Court would allow a sentence of continual rape to stand.
They're asking you to download the software for the world record attempt, not necessarily to install it.
My unit tests are my users.
Narf.
Fraud alerts must be renewed every 90-180 days. Only TransUnion offers 1 year alerts according to this website. Although they are not a guarantee by themselves, they do offer a measure of protection that shouldn't be ignored. There are some subscription services that will automatically renew your fraud alerts for you. Lifelock and Debix are two commercial subscription services that will perform this service for around $50-100/year. I'm sure there are others that I am unaware of.
I use Debix and recently signed up for phone service at a new apartment. About half-way through the sign up procedure, the sales rep put me on hold and transfered me to a lady over in the fraud dept. This was a little shocking at first, until I remembered that I had fraud alerts which needed to be cleared. After I told the lady about the fraud alerts, all she had to do was call the number on my file, and give her name and reason for calling to the automated service. I received the call immediately, and gave my approval. She received notification about my acceptance immediately, and we were able to continue the sign up. The whole ordeal added about 10 minutes to the sign up process.
For $5/month it is a very useful service.