If you want some badass blasting, you should seriously check out Serious Sam. I just picked it up (including both encounters) at Big Lots for $4.
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This is really the article I needed to see. I've been trying to defeat Tom Nook for ownership of my house for the longest time. At the part where he pulls out the rockets and blasts the whole screen, I kept trying to hit him with my shovel. Now I see that if I had just stood there and let him set his own fur on fire in his rocket frenzy, I would have won. Well, time to buy some medicine and try again!
Wrong. I could store one 8-bit value in AL and have another in AH instead of taking up the whole EAX. Same goes for the other three general purpose registers (on Intel x86, anyway).
See, because the background is black, you can store the color in a single 8-bit register instead of taking up a whole 32-bit register and it saves so much space in the L1 cache that it makes the computer go so much faster. Also, from a usability standpoint, the console is much better because it doesn't have any of those confusing buttons or hard to install mouse drivers. Just type the command and it's been done before you know it; no more waiting for the GUI to load its fancy pictures.
The worst thing is that I'm actually going to college with people that have that very same dinosaur mentality that I just spoofed. Then again, a little fancy ASM code in all of the C++ flying around really could speed things up, but I just have more of a preference towards ASM over higher level stuff.
Everybody sees a penis on Mario Kart at one point or another. In fact, mine used to be boobs. Once I learned how to draw something half decent, I decided to make my logo a volcano.
Mario Kart DS does not require a friend code to play online. A friend code is only required to play against a friend. Of course, there's still no threat to the children. The worst that could happen is somebody draws a penis for his logo.
The one that could be a threat since it has a chat function, Animal Crossing, does require a friend code to play a game so you're damn sure whose DS and game cartridge combination you're playing against.
They'll just move their HQ to Canada or Mexico and keep on doing what they did before except it'll churn less money in the US economy. Free trade is in everyone's best interest (except the politicians, of course).
Well, it was supposed to be more funny than useful. But hey, if everybody did it then I bet it could make a difference. If they start rejecting attachments and HTML there's always the ASCII penis route as well.
There's two choices for us now. Either you can install GPG (works well with a particular Thunderbird extension) or send pictures of your penis to the agency responsible for reading the emails. Personally, I've started doing the former and as soon as I get my digital camera some batteries will start doing the latter. A picture of my penis that says in the subject line "SURVEIL THIS" will (with any luck) deter them from surveillance. If not, some goatse or tubgirl oughtta do the trick.
They don't use personal files to show relevant ads unless you do something along the lines of "Here, Google! Take my files!". When you give someone else your files, you can't expect them to not look at the files! It's not like they offered any kind of super-secret secure web-based storage deal.
It's disabled by default. It's no threat unless you choose to use it, in which case it's still mostly benign. BTW, OF COURSE everything Google does is used for advertising data gathering. That's how their business works. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's been that way from day one.
Come on folks, it's really a funny joke. Don't y'all "futurists" get your panties in a bunch over somebody poking fun at you. First it's modding down, next thing you know slashbots are firebombing embassies. All this over a little satire.
It forces game makers to make games that have large lasting appeal. I've sold loads of games that are "beat once, throw away". There's other games with loads of features and content that I'll never get rid of because some day I know I'm gonna go back and play it some more. This can only be a good thing.
Although it happens in discussion every day in real life, it is not a valid reasoning to attack the person who brings a message, except factually. A bunch of monkeys on typewriters could write Shakespears, and a madman may bring about a totally valid point of discussion that nobody had previously considered, but everyone disagrees with. To say it isn't true because it was said by a madman is the same as saying everything Einstean said is true just because he's really smart.
Even "my vehicle" doesn't make a whole lot of difference compared to "my life". I'm 20 and I can't afford car insurance and I couldn't afford to buy my own car when I got it. My parents understood my need for a vehicle and my personality and decided that I was fit to drive a car so they bought one for me. Sure, it's registered in my name, but I don't pay the insurance and I didn't pay for the vehicle. Also, I went to private schools most of my life and I'm an only child. Based on those facts, many would assume me to be a stuck-up prick. Stereotypes are always based in some amount of fact, but those are just the people that stick out the most. I come from a common enough upper middle class situation. Parents of any income level can raise good kids. Upper middle class is determined by income, but no-class white trash is determined by actions. Being an asshole is always a choice.
Yeah, I actually had something in there about the elderly but I deleted it because I couldn't make it coherent. Please feel free to make a joke about leaning over the steering wheel at 20 mph with the turn signal on for several miles. Of course, I also wanted to say something (in good joking fun) about black people always trying to pass you and leaving their radios up too loud and Asians going the wrong way down one way streets; but, I didn't want some PC sissy that can't take a joke to mod me down. On that note, how about those PC sissies driving their sellout new Beetles with some bumper sticker about peace and equality wearing rectangular glasses and listening to iPods? Can't stand them either. Truth is, I AM THE ONLY GOOD DRIVER IN THE WORLD!
Yes, because people less than 30 years old don't have the perceptive ability to drive that fast. Also, women shouldn't be allowed to drive because they're dumb. Wealthy middle aged men who buy BMW's shouldn't be allowed to drive either because they're recklessly self centered. Also, let's not forget about those pesky racial minorities....
Bad decisions are bad decisions no matter who you are. Stereotyping doesn't help.
Games about illegal street racing started in the late 70's (as far as I know) with a game called "Datsun 280 ZZaapp!". Games like that have been around for nearly 30 years, but people with both of the characteristics foolish and irresponsible have been around far longer. A better way to place blame here is on the individuals responsible first, parents next in line.
I have a few Need for Speed games and I drive a car with a V8 that's (supposedly) capable of going 150 mph. Do I race my car? Hell no! I'm not going to risk my vehicle and my life for a cheap thrill I could get by either playing a video game or going on a roller coaster.
I also play Animal Crossing, but I can't remember the last time I went out catching bugs or fishing, and I don't really have any plans to do either. Games are a diversion from real life, not a mirror of it.
The botnet brain plead guilty. That's really something. Now that a neural network of computers can be put on trial in court, what's next for our judicial system? Also, when did a "brain" of computers gain the ability to reason its own guilt?
Well, no time to read the summary. Gotta go to class!
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You're just jealous because I've been chatting online with hot babes all day!
So it all boils down to this: act like a whore and you'll get treated like a whore. So simple; so perfect.
"But now there's a way to rotate or spin the individual electrons that make up, or surround, the molecule"
Yeah, they do the stuff with the electrons using Heisenberg compensators.
If you want some badass blasting, you should seriously check out Serious Sam. I just picked it up (including both encounters) at Big Lots for $4.
This is really the article I needed to see. I've been trying to defeat Tom Nook for ownership of my house for the longest time. At the part where he pulls out the rockets and blasts the whole screen, I kept trying to hit him with my shovel. Now I see that if I had just stood there and let him set his own fur on fire in his rocket frenzy, I would have won. Well, time to buy some medicine and try again!
Wrong. I could store one 8-bit value in AL and have another in AH instead of taking up the whole EAX. Same goes for the other three general purpose registers (on Intel x86, anyway).
See, because the background is black, you can store the color in a single 8-bit register instead of taking up a whole 32-bit register and it saves so much space in the L1 cache that it makes the computer go so much faster. Also, from a usability standpoint, the console is much better because it doesn't have any of those confusing buttons or hard to install mouse drivers. Just type the command and it's been done before you know it; no more waiting for the GUI to load its fancy pictures.
The worst thing is that I'm actually going to college with people that have that very same dinosaur mentality that I just spoofed. Then again, a little fancy ASM code in all of the C++ flying around really could speed things up, but I just have more of a preference towards ASM over higher level stuff.
Everybody sees a penis on Mario Kart at one point or another. In fact, mine used to be boobs. Once I learned how to draw something half decent, I decided to make my logo a volcano.
Mario Kart DS does not require a friend code to play online. A friend code is only required to play against a friend. Of course, there's still no threat to the children. The worst that could happen is somebody draws a penis for his logo. The one that could be a threat since it has a chat function, Animal Crossing, does require a friend code to play a game so you're damn sure whose DS and game cartridge combination you're playing against.
The RIAA downloads a watermarked MP3 and finds out where it came from. The guy who ripped the MP3 in the first place is now in trouble.
They'll just move their HQ to Canada or Mexico and keep on doing what they did before except it'll churn less money in the US economy. Free trade is in everyone's best interest (except the politicians, of course).
Well, it was supposed to be more funny than useful. But hey, if everybody did it then I bet it could make a difference. If they start rejecting attachments and HTML there's always the ASCII penis route as well.
There's two choices for us now. Either you can install GPG (works well with a particular Thunderbird extension) or send pictures of your penis to the agency responsible for reading the emails. Personally, I've started doing the former and as soon as I get my digital camera some batteries will start doing the latter. A picture of my penis that says in the subject line "SURVEIL THIS" will (with any luck) deter them from surveillance. If not, some goatse or tubgirl oughtta do the trick.
They don't use personal files to show relevant ads unless you do something along the lines of "Here, Google! Take my files!". When you give someone else your files, you can't expect them to not look at the files! It's not like they offered any kind of super-secret secure web-based storage deal.
It's disabled by default. It's no threat unless you choose to use it, in which case it's still mostly benign. BTW, OF COURSE everything Google does is used for advertising data gathering. That's how their business works. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's been that way from day one.
Come on folks, it's really a funny joke. Don't y'all "futurists" get your panties in a bunch over somebody poking fun at you. First it's modding down, next thing you know slashbots are firebombing embassies. All this over a little satire.
It forces game makers to make games that have large lasting appeal. I've sold loads of games that are "beat once, throw away". There's other games with loads of features and content that I'll never get rid of because some day I know I'm gonna go back and play it some more. This can only be a good thing.
Although it happens in discussion every day in real life, it is not a valid reasoning to attack the person who brings a message, except factually. A bunch of monkeys on typewriters could write Shakespears, and a madman may bring about a totally valid point of discussion that nobody had previously considered, but everyone disagrees with. To say it isn't true because it was said by a madman is the same as saying everything Einstean said is true just because he's really smart.
The short lived Crystal DS which behaves just the same as a normal DS, but people think the graphics are worse because the case is ugly.
Even "my vehicle" doesn't make a whole lot of difference compared to "my life". I'm 20 and I can't afford car insurance and I couldn't afford to buy my own car when I got it. My parents understood my need for a vehicle and my personality and decided that I was fit to drive a car so they bought one for me. Sure, it's registered in my name, but I don't pay the insurance and I didn't pay for the vehicle. Also, I went to private schools most of my life and I'm an only child. Based on those facts, many would assume me to be a stuck-up prick. Stereotypes are always based in some amount of fact, but those are just the people that stick out the most. I come from a common enough upper middle class situation. Parents of any income level can raise good kids. Upper middle class is determined by income, but no-class white trash is determined by actions. Being an asshole is always a choice.
Yeah, I actually had something in there about the elderly but I deleted it because I couldn't make it coherent. Please feel free to make a joke about leaning over the steering wheel at 20 mph with the turn signal on for several miles. Of course, I also wanted to say something (in good joking fun) about black people always trying to pass you and leaving their radios up too loud and Asians going the wrong way down one way streets; but, I didn't want some PC sissy that can't take a joke to mod me down. On that note, how about those PC sissies driving their sellout new Beetles with some bumper sticker about peace and equality wearing rectangular glasses and listening to iPods? Can't stand them either. Truth is, I AM THE ONLY GOOD DRIVER IN THE WORLD!
Yes, because people less than 30 years old don't have the perceptive ability to drive that fast. Also, women shouldn't be allowed to drive because they're dumb. Wealthy middle aged men who buy BMW's shouldn't be allowed to drive either because they're recklessly self centered. Also, let's not forget about those pesky racial minorities....
Bad decisions are bad decisions no matter who you are. Stereotyping doesn't help.
Come on now, read the whole summary before you make a joke. This was in Canada!
Games about illegal street racing started in the late 70's (as far as I know) with a game called "Datsun 280 ZZaapp!". Games like that have been around for nearly 30 years, but people with both of the characteristics foolish and irresponsible have been around far longer. A better way to place blame here is on the individuals responsible first, parents next in line.
I have a few Need for Speed games and I drive a car with a V8 that's (supposedly) capable of going 150 mph. Do I race my car? Hell no! I'm not going to risk my vehicle and my life for a cheap thrill I could get by either playing a video game or going on a roller coaster.
I also play Animal Crossing, but I can't remember the last time I went out catching bugs or fishing, and I don't really have any plans to do either. Games are a diversion from real life, not a mirror of it.
The botnet brain plead guilty. That's really something. Now that a neural network of computers can be put on trial in court, what's next for our judicial system? Also, when did a "brain" of computers gain the ability to reason its own guilt?
Well, no time to read the summary. Gotta go to class!