I don't understand why Gore is a hypocrite because he doesn't live in a biosphere and ride a solar-powered moped to his speaking engagements. I don't expect Bush to fly sorties in Iraq.
Yea, I always wondered how the United States' top attorney suddenly became Leonard Shelby.
As for Dubya letting him resign, perhaps Republicans just want to clear the air before elections. Shuffle Gonz and Rove out of the public eye and people will forget (and media will stop covering) the brouhaha. Then we can all vote Republican again with a clear conscious in '08;-)
I agree with you. I'm not a "hater", it's just when I look at the rack of games, nothing jumps out at me yet. I am fine with that and bought my system regardless.
I just don't want a parent to plop down that much money to have it collect dust. If your child can pick up three ps3 games that you approve of, then it is worth it. If one of those appeals to you, all the better.
As to the original topic, Blu-Ray movies do look really nice:)
Unless your kid is into sports ports, I would hold off a little while. I bought one a couple of weeks ago and, besides Resistance: Fall of Man, it isn't getting as much play time as my PS2 or Xbox.
Some neat stuff should be out by the holidays if he or she can wait (which is difficult at 12 if I remember correctly).
I haven't heard of those either. Along with your list I'd like to add:
- kthxbye - ftw or ftl - l2play - Any paragraph that pretends to start in the middle of a conversion like so:
"So ya, the other day I..." - "Umm" because it always starts off a smart-ass comment. -/sarcasm - because we know already - l33t speak in general because most people use it sardonically yet perpetuate its existence - Lather. Rinse. Repeat. - Find another cliche for "repetitive" please
Love it. Like Planet of the Apes meets Soylent Green with a Matrix-y feel to it.
Some notes:
- Change "Right now" to "In a world where". - I'm hearing Lawrence Fishburne for the voice-over. - Got a villain in mind? Can the f/x guys do a fetus monster?
I think we can get 200 mill from Paramount to get started.
God: Don't eat from this tree. Adam: Why not? God: It will give you knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam: What's evil? God: Eating from the tree. Adam: I don't understand. God: Eat from the tree and you will. Adam: Ok... wait... start over.
It reminded me of a scene from the show Arrested Development.
Henry Winkler leaped over a shark carcass before announcing his intention to visit Burger King.
Thus the meme had come full circle and devoured its own tail.
Having worked for a baboon, I can tell you this is so true. Nothing is ever good enough for Mr. Jubjub!
And, if he thinks I am going to work for bananas and kiss his red ass for another 2 years, he has another thing coming!
I read the Computerworld article linked in the summary. The writer takes issue with how Windows Vista handles a perceived pirated copy (it starts disabling services). I eventually hit this sentence:
Hello! Is anyone in Redmond actually paying attention to what it's doing?
"Hello?" Have we reached the point where journalists mimic the stock, teenage cry of indignation?
Sorry, but I am really tired of that phrase. Its use restricts author credibility.
Let's not judge this guy harshly because his path differs from ours. His life does not end upon starting his professional career. Perhaps he will continue to politics, activism, or ghost-write Omar Sharif's bridge column.
Few obstacles prevent personal success more than simple lack of initiative. I don't think we should fault him for his abundance.
it reminds me of a story of a pumpkin grower. Every harvest, he would find several pumpkins missing from the field. He knew they were getting stolen so he put up a sign:
One of these pumpkins is poisoned.
He returned to his field the next day where someone had replaced his sign with one of their own.
I think that were I to truly witness someone blown apart by a rail gun, I would probably vomit. I may just be getting old, but I used to enjoy horror movies and violent games more when the visuals were cheezy and unbelievable. I find myself tending to stay away from the realistically grotesque.
Do you think that at some point the characters in a FPS will become so lifelike that the violence may actually repulse gamers?
I like your ideas but I am going to have to be a wet blanket. Your ideas may be appropiate for a single player RPG, but would be problematic in a MMORPG.
I have had this discussion with other players about the _ultimate_ mmorpg. I always come back to three major conditions:
Hardcore players will raze your content. Every fun morsel savored by the casual player will be swallowed whole by a hardcore player. They will ALWAYS devour content faster than you can develop it. Whatever your crafting market, they will corner it. Each epic encounter will be beaten, repeated, and farmed (if profitable). I am not criticising hardcore players, but you can't ignore them.
Some real jerks will play your game. This is key. Your realms have to be like Disneyworld - lots of neat stuff to oogle but nailed down and sprayed with plastic. A world that mirrors its players will tend to reflect the darker aspects first. There wouldn't be any "good" worlds. I can't count how many paladins I see in WoW named Bloodstrike, Evildeathmaul, or whatever amalgamation of Todd McFarlane comic strip names. Once a world is "evilized", good players won't roll characters there. Your best role-playing intentions readily dissolve from PK's, naked dancing emotes, leet speak, etc.
Punishing the evil players will result in them either begging developers to remove the conditions or moving to another world.
Better minds than you or me have considered what you propose. Current games aren't the result of amateurs. Developers realized the best balance of entertainment and profitability. You have to keep people coming back for more. You can't reward everyone at once. You have to fence off those whose fun results from griefing others. The world must remain unchanging to prevent vandalism.
I imagine many people have dreamed of their ultimate game and the ease of its creation. Few think about development capital, hardware purchases, database maintenance, 3D modeling and animation, artwork, marketing, play testing, network connectivity, story writing, community communication, billing, etc. When you consider these factors and more, it is amazing these games are made at all much less updated regularly.
Guessing you mean 10,000 tickets:)
I agree. I am not trying to be harsh, but does Madonna still sell out shows? Has the setting in her venues decreased? All of you huge Slashdot/Madonna fans, speak up.
Slashdot Mirror
To those who don't get the reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU
You may unsaddle your high-horse now.
And back then, we talked about trying to implement it. Then I read this:
http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm
Put a wet blanket on the whole idea (thankfully).
P.S. Possible weapon implications? Ask Kent about mirror.
True, however the Gore spokepeople claim he works from home and invests in more expensive, green energy to offset his consumption.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp
I don't understand why Gore is a hypocrite because he doesn't live in a biosphere and ride a solar-powered moped to his speaking engagements. I don't expect Bush to fly sorties in Iraq.
After Bush writes his memoirs, the guaranteed Nobel prize for literature will again humble Gore.
Yea, I always wondered how the United States' top attorney suddenly became Leonard Shelby.
;-)
As for Dubya letting him resign, perhaps Republicans just want to clear the air before elections.
Shuffle Gonz and Rove out of the public eye and people will forget (and media will stop covering) the brouhaha.
Then we can all vote Republican again with a clear conscious in '08
I agree with you. I'm not a "hater", it's just when I look at the rack of games, nothing jumps out at me yet. I am fine with that and bought my system regardless.
:)
I just don't want a parent to plop down that much money to have it collect dust. If your child can pick up three ps3 games that you approve of, then it is worth it. If one of those appeals to you, all the better.
As to the original topic, Blu-Ray movies do look really nice
Unless your kid is into sports ports, I would hold off a little while. I bought one a couple of weeks ago and, besides Resistance: Fall of Man, it isn't getting as much play time as my PS2 or Xbox.
Some neat stuff should be out by the holidays if he or she can wait (which is difficult at 12 if I remember correctly).
I haven't heard of those either.
..." /sarcasm - because we know already
Along with your list I'd like to add:
- kthxbye
- ftw or ftl
- l2play
- Any paragraph that pretends to start in the middle of a conversion like so:
"So ya, the other day I
- "Umm" because it always starts off a smart-ass comment.
-
- l33t speak in general because most people use it sardonically yet perpetuate its existence
- Lather. Rinse. Repeat. - Find another cliche for "repetitive" please
Love it. Like Planet of the Apes meets Soylent Green with a Matrix-y feel to it.
Some notes:
- Change "Right now" to "In a world where".
- I'm hearing Lawrence Fishburne for the voice-over.
- Got a villain in mind? Can the f/x guys do a fetus monster?
I think we can get 200 mill from Paramount to get started.
Thanks babe.
God: Don't eat from this tree.
Adam: Why not?
God: It will give you knowledge of Good and Evil.
Adam: What's evil?
God: Eating from the tree.
Adam: I don't understand.
God: Eat from the tree and you will.
Adam: Ok... wait... start over.
Your comment made me laugh.
It reminded me of a scene from the show Arrested Development.
Henry Winkler leaped over a shark carcass before announcing his intention to visit Burger King.
Thus the meme had come full circle and devoured its own tail.
Having worked for a baboon, I can tell you this is so true. Nothing is ever good enough for Mr. Jubjub!
And, if he thinks I am going to work for bananas and kiss his red ass for another 2 years, he has another thing coming!
Heh. Well I guess that addition would elevate it.
I read the Computerworld article linked in the summary. The writer takes issue with how Windows Vista handles a perceived pirated copy (it starts disabling services). I eventually hit this sentence:
"Hello?" Have we reached the point where journalists mimic the stock, teenage cry of indignation?
Sorry, but I am really tired of that phrase. Its use restricts author credibility.
P.S. Get off my lawn.
Let's not judge this guy harshly because his path differs from ours. His life does not end upon starting his professional career. Perhaps he will continue to politics, activism, or ghost-write Omar Sharif's bridge column.
Few obstacles prevent personal success more than simple lack of initiative. I don't think we should fault him for his abundance.
I want to see if it looks better than my computer monitor resolution.
I hope you mean Kate or Michael because Peter created 3 wonderful films.
Unless you would prefer Hasbro/Lucas or Walkie-Talkie-of-Anduril-Spielberg, what's your beef?
it reminds me of a story of a pumpkin grower. Every harvest, he would find several pumpkins missing from the field. He knew they were getting stolen so he put up a sign:
One of these pumpkins is poisoned.
He returned to his field the next day where someone had replaced his sign with one of their own.
Two of these pumpkins are poisoned.
Be careful: whose to say they won't take revenge?
"Trekker" or "trekie" - which describes someone who would argue the difference?
Just for conversation sake:
I think that were I to truly witness someone blown apart by a rail gun, I would probably vomit.
I may just be getting old, but I used to enjoy horror movies and violent games more when the visuals were cheezy and unbelievable. I find myself tending to stay away from the realistically grotesque.
Do you think that at some point the characters in a FPS will become so lifelike that the violence may actually repulse gamers?
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=humor
I like your ideas but I am going to have to be a wet blanket. Your ideas may be appropiate for a single player RPG, but would be problematic in a MMORPG.
I have had this discussion with other players about the _ultimate_ mmorpg. I always come back to three major conditions:
I imagine many people have dreamed of their ultimate game and the ease of its creation. Few think about development capital, hardware purchases, database maintenance, 3D modeling and animation, artwork, marketing, play testing, network connectivity, story writing, community communication, billing, etc. When you consider these factors and more, it is amazing these games are made at all much less updated regularly.
Guessing you mean 10,000 tickets :)
I agree. I am not trying to be harsh, but does Madonna still sell out shows? Has the setting in her venues decreased? All of you huge Slashdot/Madonna fans, speak up.