Soltuion: Clone yourself 25 times.
Then at one, and maybe two of you will be reanimated! If you're lucky enough for two, you get a free slave out of the deal. Its a win-win more situation!
...throw a monster engine into a decent body of a car...keep the interior minimalist...with real perfomance, and keep the price reasonable. I gotta think these things would sell like hotcakes...
It's called the SRT-4.
2.4l turbocharged inline 4.
230hp, 250ft-lbs of torque (and those numbers are NOT inflated)
In a neon. (yuck, but whatever)
For 21 grand.
Oh, and feel free to stop over by Mopar and snag the stage 1 (240hp, 260ft-lbs), stage 2 (265hp, 280ft-lbs), Stage 2 w/ Turbo Toys (280hp, 300ft-lbs) or stage 3 upgrades (300hp, 300ft-lbs).
Muscle cars are still out there. They just had to hide them from the lawyers and tree-huggers.;)
One, you've got no proof of what the person who said the quote ment. Personally, I don't think it was sarcasm because it was said very softly and without emphasis - but honestly it doesn't what his intention was, because I am agreeing with his literal statement.
Two, I did not whine, and no where in the one line I wrote does it even hint that "I can't stand the fact that one of the best FPS games ever, blah blah blah...". You're just making that shit up to defend against a perceived threat. Nice job there, fanboi.
Three.. as for the "simple fact is that if they released the game for PC... you'd be singing it's praises". Newsflash: They DID release Halo PC, and it DOES suck in most PC gamers opinions (including mine).
Like my original quote said... Halo used to be cool. But then they changed it and stuck it on the Xbox. Now its no longer cool.
Err... correct me if i'm being an idiot here, but I thought the reason Mars' atmosphere was so thin was because it lacks a complete magnetic field. When the planet 'died' (assuming it did) a bazillion years ago, solar wind from the sun hosed the planet and blew away much of its atmosphere, or so i'm told.
So... wouldn't that make terraforming Mars kind of like pouring water into a sieve?
Agreed. SS co-op was a total blast (excuse the pun). I used to stay up till 5 am playing Co-op Duke Nukem and Hexen with my buddy down the street too. But unfortunatly it seems that Co-op is dead on the PC:(
I don't quite agree with your car analogy there. While it IS a good comparison, you're comparing the wrong things. You can literally see your car has 4 tires and 4 doors, just by looking at it. You know it has an automatic transmission because thats one of the vehicles interfaces. You know the engine is a V4 (you've GOT to be euro if your car has a V4 btw...;)) from either opening the hood or remembering the specs when you bought it.
Most of those are inherently visual elements. In the same vein, any computer user can tell you that they have a keyboard and mouse, a monitor, and some speakers. Some might even know the size of the monitor or the brand of the kbd/mouse (probably by the logo on it;)). Quite a few users could also probably tell you that they have a "Pentium something", hinting at a very vauge knowledge of the specs when they bought it.
The problem, then, is that they don't know all the insides of their mysterious black (or beige) box. How much RAM? What speed? What processor? Sound card? Video card? HD size? Most people couldn't tell you that. But then the question is, what can you tell me about your cars engine internals? What's the bore and stroke? Is it an alluminum or iron block? OVH, SOHC, or DOHC? High or low impedience injectors? Interference design or not? Whats the total oil capacity? Do you know? Probably not (I certainly couldn't tell you my cars bore/stroke off the top of my head). Should you still be allowed to operate a car? Of course!
So in the same way that vehicle owner/operators may not have the foggiest idea of what goes on inside a modern internal combustion engine, the staggering majority of computer owner/operators have no idea what exactly goes on inside their case. Intimate knowledge of your vehicle isn't a requirement to operate it, so why should it be any different on a computer? Cars have diagnostic systems and idiot lights, why shouldn't an OS? If people want ease of use, then thats what you'll have to give them. I know it won't happen overnight (hell, it took the motor vehicle industry HOW long to get to where it is today?), but it *HAS* to be an eventual goal of Linux if it ever hopes to rescue the proverbial OS princess.
Now incase you're wondering, I use Windows XP. (Unfortunatly). I don't really want to, but for me to play all my games and use all my art/graphic design programs, I pretty much have to. But beyond that, I know roughly how Windows works and how to work in and around it. I don't have to touch a CLI (had enough of that in the days of DOS). I don't have to memorize a million little acronyms and commands. I don't have to mount drives or hunt down obscure libraries. I'd just rather not spend half my computing time trying to maintain my system. Don't get me wrong, i'm not anti-Linux, i'm just pro-me. I can use Windows, and my parents and sister can use it. Its easy, even if its a shitty program. That said, I long ago ripped off the Firestones. Both mine and my parents box runs Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, AVG, AdAware, and KPF. So I feel fairly confident that neither system is at great risk. Yeah its a pain in the ass, and i'd rather not have to deal with securing two boxes, but its the price I pay for the compatibility and ease of use I want, and my that familly demands.
And when the day comes that Linux offers the same ease of use and compatibility in a better package? You best believe i'm jumping ship and taking every computer in this house with me.
I patiently await that day.
Yeah we have those here too.
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TERRORIST DRILL!!
*Grabs monitor and throws it out the window, kicks comp case, picks up chair and smashes case repeatedly, rips out video card and waves it around with his mouth like a dog, pulls out HD and stuffs it down his pants, rips calendar off the wall and lights it on fire, uses burning calendar to light the drapes and carpet on fire, throws pens across the room, pours coffee on papers, flips over the desk, kicks down the door and runs screaming towards elevators*
I only half agree with him.
I DO think developers need to weild the majority of the power in the relationship. Its good for them, and its good for us consumers. Publishers shouldn't be trusted with the level of control they currently have, because the only ones it benefits is themselves. So yes, I definitly think its high time for developers to "take the power back" as it were.
That said, I do NOT want to see another "Jim Bob's Galactic SpaceGunner" or "Killing Stuff in Dungeons: Joe Nobody Edition". I'll give credit where credit is due, but if people start putting their fucking names on boxes as a selling point, i'm out. Games should be judged on their merit, regardless of who made them. If you, as a talented developer, happen to produce consistently great games... well congrats! People will recognize you and have faith in projects you're attatched too. But I don't agree with people exploiting their publicity. Everyone, and every studio is equally capable of making a shitty game.
So just make good games, tell the publishers to go piss up a rope, and the consumers will take care of the rest.
Just FYI, the Raptor vehicle (no relation to the UT2004 Raptor) in Unreal 2: XMP plays Dixie too if you get airborn with the boosters (and hit the horn).:)
I loved watching that thing come flying over a hilltop with fire streaming out the vents playing that cute little tune. It was hillarious, right up until the point that it smacked into you, chewwed you up in the grinders, and spit your gibs out the same vents.
No, they're purchasing a whackload of that Flash memory they used on the Mars rovers. That way, peoples Xboxes will randomly lock up and refuse to do anything unless a tech support guy 8000 miles away sends it a command.
While Thief 3's merits remain to be seen... for the time being i'm actually glad that the System Shock license isn't within their grasp. I wouldn't want anyone to ruin that franchise, as of the three, its the one closest to my heart.
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Soltuion: Clone yourself 25 times.
Then at one, and maybe two of you will be reanimated! If you're lucky enough for two, you get a free slave out of the deal. Its a win-win more situation!
2.4l turbocharged inline 4.
230hp, 250ft-lbs of torque (and those numbers are NOT inflated)
In a neon. (yuck, but whatever)
For 21 grand.
Oh, and feel free to stop over by Mopar and snag the stage 1 (240hp, 260ft-lbs), stage 2 (265hp, 280ft-lbs), Stage 2 w/ Turbo Toys (280hp, 300ft-lbs) or stage 3 upgrades (300hp, 300ft-lbs).
Muscle cars are still out there. They just had to hide them from the lawyers and tree-huggers.
Yeah, I can really see that one working on the ladies.
"Hey baby... EEYYAAAAAWWEEEEHHEEEEE!!"
Believe it.
Australia is one really big island.
Canada has 52,455 really tiny islands.
Toss in the mainland and you're looking at about 243,792km (151,485 miles) of coast, vs Australia's relatively puny 36,735km (22,826 miles).
You assume *WAY* too much there dude.
One, you've got no proof of what the person who said the quote ment. Personally, I don't think it was sarcasm because it was said very softly and without emphasis - but honestly it doesn't what his intention was, because I am agreeing with his literal statement.
Two, I did not whine, and no where in the one line I wrote does it even hint that "I can't stand the fact that one of the best FPS games ever, blah blah blah...". You're just making that shit up to defend against a perceived threat. Nice job there, fanboi.
Three.. as for the "simple fact is that if they released the game for PC... you'd be singing it's praises". Newsflash: They DID release Halo PC, and it DOES suck in most PC gamers opinions (including mine).
Like my original quote said... Halo used to be cool. But then they changed it and stuck it on the Xbox. Now its no longer cool.
Enjoy your Halo 2.
Like the one guy in the video said while they were previewing their whole huge arsenal of PC weapons...
"Halo used to be cool."
Err... correct me if i'm being an idiot here, but I thought the reason Mars' atmosphere was so thin was because it lacks a complete magnetic field. When the planet 'died' (assuming it did) a bazillion years ago, solar wind from the sun hosed the planet and blew away much of its atmosphere, or so i'm told.
So... wouldn't that make terraforming Mars kind of like pouring water into a sieve?
Agreed. SS co-op was a total blast (excuse the pun). I used to stay up till 5 am playing Co-op Duke Nukem and Hexen with my buddy down the street too. But unfortunatly it seems that Co-op is dead on the PC :(
I don't quite agree with your car analogy there. While it IS a good comparison, you're comparing the wrong things. You can literally see your car has 4 tires and 4 doors, just by looking at it. You know it has an automatic transmission because thats one of the vehicles interfaces. You know the engine is a V4 (you've GOT to be euro if your car has a V4 btw... ;)) from either opening the hood or remembering the specs when you bought it. ;)). Quite a few users could also probably tell you that they have a "Pentium something", hinting at a very vauge knowledge of the specs when they bought it.
Most of those are inherently visual elements. In the same vein, any computer user can tell you that they have a keyboard and mouse, a monitor, and some speakers. Some might even know the size of the monitor or the brand of the kbd/mouse (probably by the logo on it
The problem, then, is that they don't know all the insides of their mysterious black (or beige) box. How much RAM? What speed? What processor? Sound card? Video card? HD size? Most people couldn't tell you that. But then the question is, what can you tell me about your cars engine internals? What's the bore and stroke? Is it an alluminum or iron block? OVH, SOHC, or DOHC? High or low impedience injectors? Interference design or not? Whats the total oil capacity? Do you know? Probably not (I certainly couldn't tell you my cars bore/stroke off the top of my head). Should you still be allowed to operate a car? Of course!
So in the same way that vehicle owner/operators may not have the foggiest idea of what goes on inside a modern internal combustion engine, the staggering majority of computer owner/operators have no idea what exactly goes on inside their case. Intimate knowledge of your vehicle isn't a requirement to operate it, so why should it be any different on a computer? Cars have diagnostic systems and idiot lights, why shouldn't an OS? If people want ease of use, then thats what you'll have to give them. I know it won't happen overnight (hell, it took the motor vehicle industry HOW long to get to where it is today?), but it *HAS* to be an eventual goal of Linux if it ever hopes to rescue the proverbial OS princess.
Now incase you're wondering, I use Windows XP. (Unfortunatly). I don't really want to, but for me to play all my games and use all my art/graphic design programs, I pretty much have to. But beyond that, I know roughly how Windows works and how to work in and around it. I don't have to touch a CLI (had enough of that in the days of DOS). I don't have to memorize a million little acronyms and commands. I don't have to mount drives or hunt down obscure libraries. I'd just rather not spend half my computing time trying to maintain my system. Don't get me wrong, i'm not anti-Linux, i'm just pro-me. I can use Windows, and my parents and sister can use it. Its easy, even if its a shitty program. That said, I long ago ripped off the Firestones. Both mine and my parents box runs Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, AVG, AdAware, and KPF. So I feel fairly confident that neither system is at great risk. Yeah its a pain in the ass, and i'd rather not have to deal with securing two boxes, but its the price I pay for the compatibility and ease of use I want, and my that familly demands.
And when the day comes that Linux offers the same ease of use and compatibility in a better package? You best believe i'm jumping ship and taking every computer in this house with me.
I patiently await that day.
TERRORIST DRILL!!
*Grabs monitor and throws it out the window, kicks comp case, picks up chair and smashes case repeatedly, rips out video card and waves it around with his mouth like a dog, pulls out HD and stuffs it down his pants, rips calendar off the wall and lights it on fire, uses burning calendar to light the drapes and carpet on fire, throws pens across the room, pours coffee on papers, flips over the desk, kicks down the door and runs screaming towards elevators*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
...does the frogurt (topping) contain potassium benzoate by chance?
(That's bad.)
I only half agree with him.
I DO think developers need to weild the majority of the power in the relationship. Its good for them, and its good for us consumers. Publishers shouldn't be trusted with the level of control they currently have, because the only ones it benefits is themselves. So yes, I definitly think its high time for developers to "take the power back" as it were.
That said, I do NOT want to see another "Jim Bob's Galactic SpaceGunner" or "Killing Stuff in Dungeons: Joe Nobody Edition". I'll give credit where credit is due, but if people start putting their fucking names on boxes as a selling point, i'm out. Games should be judged on their merit, regardless of who made them. If you, as a talented developer, happen to produce consistently great games... well congrats! People will recognize you and have faith in projects you're attatched too. But I don't agree with people exploiting their publicity. Everyone, and every studio is equally capable of making a shitty game.
So just make good games, tell the publishers to go piss up a rope, and the consumers will take care of the rest.
Close. Its a rocket launcher.
The grenade launcher looks like this.
Just FYI, the Raptor vehicle (no relation to the UT2004 Raptor) in Unreal 2: XMP plays Dixie too if you get airborn with the boosters (and hit the horn). :)
I loved watching that thing come flying over a hilltop with fire streaming out the vents playing that cute little tune. It was hillarious, right up until the point that it smacked into you, chewwed you up in the grinders, and spit your gibs out the same vents.
No, they're purchasing a whackload of that Flash memory they used on the Mars rovers. That way, peoples Xboxes will randomly lock up and refuse to do anything unless a tech support guy 8000 miles away sends it a command.
All in M$ style, of course.
Real men use a Sawzall.
Point in case.
Oh the irony. It's almost nauseating.
Ah yes... Kaylee Frye. Every geek and tinkerers dream girl.
;)
C'mon guys, admit it. That's the only reason anyone really watched the show.
"Honest officer, I wasn't driving the vehicle when it crashed!"
The Dark Engine also powered System Shock 2.
AFAIK, Its a fairly extensively modified version of the UT2003 engine.
While Thief 3's merits remain to be seen... for the time being i'm actually glad that the System Shock license isn't within their grasp. I wouldn't want anyone to ruin that franchise, as of the three, its the one closest to my heart.
...you're a thief, not a murderer.
So does this mean they've found the dinosaur equivalent of Mohammed? And I wonder - was that carnivore at the bottom of the sea an egyptian?
:P
Sorry, i've got Passion of the Christ on my mind.