some scientists "worry that the experiments could produce, say, a supersmart mouse."
Fears are unfounded assuming super smart rat population is allowed to keep the super smart mouse population in check.
This story is fairly interesting to me because I recently started reading Digg and using RSS feeds, etc. though I've been a Slashdot mainstay for a long time. I find digg's practice of hiding the fact the editors filter the frontpage stories and ban site submitters at least a huge turn off if not all out scandalous.
They need to get their shit together or they will die. Slashdot's crowd keeps coming back because they're mostly no b.s. Trust > all.
Why did he beat you? Superior endurance, expression, exposition of your intentions, etc?
If you don't know how you lose then winning is a gamble. The best way to become unstoppable is to find a strategy that is hard to figure out, that way when you beat someone you can still beat them the next time. Basic rules of power, art of war stuff, though I've never read those two.
Anyway my point is it sounds like he beat you because he cared more, in which case congrats: You have a life.:)
Sorry about the nit-picking, but I had to make a correction. While I pirated extensively in my relatively recent teens, now that I have money it doesn't seem worth the time or bandwidth. So: Once a pirate. Now, a faithful consumer.
There was a recent Robin Williams movie like that, actually. The consequences of having such a device are quite startling. (moral responsibility)
"The Final Cut" is the name of the film.
I assumed that "forced sexual relations" was used to describe "rape" without having to use that word, but I also assumed that it would not be forced from a gameplay perspective.
After all, how would they keep the "consensual sex"-loving consumers if these customer keeps getting "raped" when they're trying to powerbone their friends to higher levels?
I do believe the parent's conclusion that most people come to after searching for proof there is a spirit, never finding it, then in the end giving in and saying "fuck it, it helps society to believe in it, it helps my job advancement, why not?"
Society could exist on the respect for the mystical energy of life without having to worship some stupid grey beareded fake, couldn't it? Yes, it could. What happens though, is we give birth to stupid people and they can't conceptualize this because there is no individual to focus on, its too abstract for them. So, some Grandpa makes up a story about who God is for his stupid Grandson, hence the intelligent are all fucked for eternity spending a quarter of our lives looking for proof of a spiritual entity because somewhere down the line our parents remembered to tell us Santa was fake, but not God.
And to anyone who replies to this thread with looking to dispute that you actually get something spiritually out of your belief in God, great for you, I get the same thing out of respect for "the mystery energy of life."
Most people who reject religion aren't interested in a logical reason under your context, they want a spiritual reason, i.e. logical proof a spirit even exists, firsthand.
Religion fits a nice hole, if people listen to the right bits it's truely a sight to behold.
Raise your hand if you thought he was going into the first original christian rap song ever posted on Slashdot.
And for the record, you're screaming even louder Mr. eight paragraph man.
Agreed with both parents. An idea that just hit me, usually in the u.s. metro areas there are stores that cater to the recently immigrated population... hmm soy milk is really starting to sound good when it's not coming from the mob trough.
the solution is quite simply expressed by the following:
Create a MMOFPS that appeals not only to the twitch crowd, but to those who lack reflexes.
Many old martial arts masters and military veterans rely on their reflexes, but also on their knowledge of countering & strategy. So, to say "twitch style gaming" or more appropriately titled "reflex style gaming" is only for the young, is simply wrong. I am willing to bet anyone ~50 years of age or younger appreciates their reflexes, and as long as its appealing to the individual 0-50, this translates over to games.
"Considering the PVP balance, I'm not much into Neocron PVP but most players agree that Monks are overpowered. It is a constant source of complaints in the official forums.."
And this goes back to my main lesson with any game involving competition with other players:
If its not fair, its not fun. If you win, and you have a handicap, that is no context for success. If you lose because of a handicap, you know that as well. ITS NOT FUN
some fps hosts already limit certain modifications one can do to your game
doesn't seem hard to imagine a game company creating a parternship with one of these hosts and disallowing these kinds of changes
1) uh Aimbotting? 4) yay for only 3 factions:( 5) easy to say, hard to do, and if you're fighting someone who knows the strategies to "avoid putting yourself in this position" then they will easily defeat you. Eventually it comes down to who chose the best weapon, unless TA-DA: You're using the same weapon. 6) what makes you think I was talking about planetside 7) Since lag affects your aim, it most definately affects your play in large battles, unless it affects everyone else's lag at the same time. 9) Team and Duel play should be allowed as some people don't like being part of a team for their "fun" or under any other context.
and finally, planetside is a failure, I'm not sure why you used it as your example.
making certain features part of a base installation are the key to a FPS with any kind of longetivity. This way newbies can see the potential without having to dedicate themselves to the game first.
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some scientists "worry that the experiments could produce, say, a supersmart mouse." Fears are unfounded assuming super smart rat population is allowed to keep the super smart mouse population in check.
For a tech on a lucky day.
Get a fucking life man, I'm tired of reading your well written comments all the time on /. just because you get first post.
Its called balance, your volume of first post replies on article makes you look ridiculous.
Agreed.
This story is fairly interesting to me because I recently started reading Digg and using RSS feeds, etc. though I've been a Slashdot mainstay for a long time. I find digg's practice of hiding the fact the editors filter the frontpage stories and ban site submitters at least a huge turn off if not all out scandalous.
They need to get their shit together or they will die. Slashdot's crowd keeps coming back because they're mostly no b.s. Trust > all.
Why did he beat you? Superior endurance, expression, exposition of your intentions, etc?
:)
If you don't know how you lose then winning is a gamble. The best way to become unstoppable is to find a strategy that is hard to figure out, that way when you beat someone you can still beat them the next time. Basic rules of power, art of war stuff, though I've never read those two.
Anyway my point is it sounds like he beat you because he cared more, in which case congrats: You have a life.
Sorry about the nit-picking, but I had to make a correction. While I pirated extensively in my relatively recent teens, now that I have money it doesn't seem worth the time or bandwidth. So: Once a pirate. Now, a faithful consumer.
There was a recent Robin Williams movie like that, actually. The consequences of having such a device are quite startling. (moral responsibility) "The Final Cut" is the name of the film.
Thank you.
I was going to rate this up, then realized there is no +Pun.
+Pun on use of the word 'apt'. Have a nice day.
I assumed that "forced sexual relations" was used to describe "rape" without having to use that word, but I also assumed that it would not be forced from a gameplay perspective.
After all, how would they keep the "consensual sex"-loving consumers if these customer keeps getting "raped" when they're trying to powerbone their friends to higher levels?
wishful thinking?
let's hope not.
GO TEAM LINUX! (send them money)
I do believe the parent's conclusion that most people come to after searching for proof there is a spirit, never finding it, then in the end giving in and saying "fuck it, it helps society to believe in it, it helps my job advancement, why not?"
Society could exist on the respect for the mystical energy of life without having to worship some stupid grey beareded fake, couldn't it? Yes, it could. What happens though, is we give birth to stupid people and they can't conceptualize this because there is no individual to focus on, its too abstract for them. So, some Grandpa makes up a story about who God is for his stupid Grandson, hence the intelligent are all fucked for eternity spending a quarter of our lives looking for proof of a spiritual entity because somewhere down the line our parents remembered to tell us Santa was fake, but not God.
And to anyone who replies to this thread with looking to dispute that you actually get something spiritually out of your belief in God, great for you, I get the same thing out of respect for "the mystery energy of life."
Well that's just it
Most people who reject religion aren't interested in a logical reason under your context, they want a spiritual reason, i.e. logical proof a spirit even exists, firsthand.
Religion fits a nice hole, if people listen to the right bits it's truely a sight to behold.
Raise your hand if you thought he was going into the first original christian rap song ever posted on Slashdot. And for the record, you're screaming even louder Mr. eight paragraph man.
Agreed with both parents. An idea that just hit me, usually in the u.s. metro areas there are stores that cater to the recently immigrated population... hmm soy milk is really starting to sound good when it's not coming from the mob trough.
Its like that story about the junior manager addressing a conference:
"..In all my years of management I have NEVER seen anything like this."
dumbfounded co-workers:
"You're only 24. How many years could you possibly have managed?"
the solution is quite simply expressed by the following:
Create a MMOFPS that appeals not only to the twitch crowd, but to those who lack reflexes.
Many old martial arts masters and military veterans rely on their reflexes, but also on their knowledge of countering & strategy. So, to say "twitch style gaming" or more appropriately titled "reflex style gaming" is only for the young, is simply wrong. I am willing to bet anyone ~50 years of age or younger appreciates their reflexes, and as long as its appealing to the individual 0-50, this translates over to games.
"Considering the PVP balance, I'm not much into Neocron PVP but most players agree that Monks are overpowered. It is a constant source of complaints in the official forums.."
And this goes back to my main lesson with any game involving competition with other players:
If its not fair, its not fun. If you win, and you have a handicap, that is no context for success. If you lose because of a handicap, you know that as well. ITS NOT FUN
and also, if a honeypot looks like a wall, there is client software used for aimbotting that is based entirely on what is seen on the screen.
It's not perfect, but:
"You don't have to be perfect, just better than the competition"
Computer reflexes are in many ways superior to humans'
agreed.
an mmo based on real cars, would own the sales charts.
oh come now, what you're describing is not a game
few want a glorified chat interface forever, do they?
some fps hosts already limit certain modifications one can do to your game doesn't seem hard to imagine a game company creating a parternship with one of these hosts and disallowing these kinds of changes
"If the other guy has more playing skill, tough luck but I can accept that."
Thank you.
1) uh Aimbotting? :(
4) yay for only 3 factions
5) easy to say, hard to do, and if you're fighting someone who knows the strategies to "avoid putting yourself in this position" then they will easily defeat you. Eventually it comes down to who chose the best weapon, unless TA-DA: You're using the same weapon.
6) what makes you think I was talking about planetside
7) Since lag affects your aim, it most definately affects your play in large battles, unless it affects everyone else's lag at the same time.
9) Team and Duel play should be allowed as some people don't like being part of a team for their "fun" or under any other context.
and finally, planetside is a failure, I'm not sure why you used it as your example.
making certain features part of a base installation are the key to a FPS with any kind of longetivity. This way newbies can see the potential without having to dedicate themselves to the game first.