My first real distro was Slackware several years ago. It was a great learning tool for me. It forced me to learn Linux from the command line. No GUIs of any sort to setup devices.
It was stable, it was simple, it was perfect for a beginner who wanted to really learn Linux.
Since last year I've switched to FreeBSD. I do love FreeBSD but I didn'at switch because I got tired of Slackware. Right now I have a Windows machine and a FreeBSD machine. Probably next year I'll get a third computer as a dedicated mail server and put Slackware on there.
Though I'm not using Slack now, I will return to it.
Don't get me wrong, I prefer gaming on a PC compared to a game console, but not anywhere near enough to sink that much cash into a GPU, nor add all the DRM that seems increasingly to be required to play current generation games on a PC.
Guess I'll stick to my old games and GPU that still work very well, thankyou. For the money saved alone, I could buy a nice guitar (or 2!).:D
Then you're not a PC gamer. If you're in to guitars, then saving for a guitar is money better spent for you. On the other hand, for those of us that really enjoy PC gaming more than buying guitars, then the videocard upgrade is reasonable.
On occasion, my girlfriend will buy a DVD that we (or rather she) really liked. But we're occasional movie goers. We'll go out to the movies once every 6 months. We mostly rent.
I read somewhere the following about being a Systems Admin:
Systems Administation is about knowing what you know, knowing what you don't know and figuring out how to know what you don't know.....or something like that.
I'm a PC Gamer. I played console games from way back to the Atari 2600 up until the PS1. I have a PS2 but I don't play it.
I don't play console games anymore. From my point of view, console games are generally all flash and no soul. There's very little 'game' in the videogames that come out for the console. It's all about graphics.
I may be biased not because I play PC games but that I remember a time when it wasn't all about graphics. I learned to love the games for what they are.
Eye candy is nice and I do enjoy it just like anyone else. But PC Games tend to be more involved. Some require dedication. Could it be that teens are getting sick of the same old regurgitation that comes from console?
Consoles can have their moment in the light with some games. But most of the ones that are marketed seem to be focused on visual. I can see this from Sony and Microsoft as they fight to the top. I applaud Nintendo for taking a new leap in console games and, quitely, cheer them on.
There could be ways to prevent this. New Realms could have an Age status where only chars up to a certain level may enter that Realm. A new Realm could be a young Realm where only starting chars may enter. Once a Realm has been active for so many months, it can open itself to higher levels.
Blizzard is creating so many new Realms all the time. To simply move my char from a full realm to another that may eventually become full again...why not just allow us to move from Realm to Realm on our own?
Can someone explain why our characters can't go from Realm to Realm? Do our characters really have to stay on a particular server only?
If a server is full, why can't I take my char to another Realm?
And for those that fear of players moving from realm to realm to farm items, just simply place a cool-down timer of when you can move to another realm. Say 30 minutes to an hour to enter a realm after leaving another.
And the cost of the new gaming systems continues to rise.
That's because consoles are slowly becoming more what the PC game machine is. You can't argue that PCs have a big advantage in getting the latest hardware specs before consoles do.
As consoles try to compete for the greatest hardware, their prices rise up.
Did they take into consideration that PC Games are no longer packaged in huge boxes? Remember the good ol' days (5 years ago) where PC Games came in these enourmous packaging with many colorful pictures and wordings, but only contained a CD with perhaps a small manual?
The PC Game packages have since moved to smaller boxes and guess what...they take up less space.
I tend to put aside the little issues. Tickets will slowing build up in my ticketing bin until at some point there's so many that I need to finish them before someone notices. Most of the time all I need to do is write a one line sentence as the issue is not critical, put in my time (1 minute is the minimum) and close it off.
Today I just closed 5 of those. Some of the tickets were sitting there for almost 2 weeks.
They're not critical and I'm usually either not in the mood to close them right there or I'm in the middle of doing something more important.
It's a little bit of priorities and procrastination.
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What can I say? How can you go wrong with this decision?
Ok, go into this tunnel. Ok, left...left again. Kill that guy.
...
/switch AI Coach off
Good, ok...go here. Get that gun. Jump this lava thingy. Kill that guy.
Ok, now right. No, your other right, dummy. You stepped on a trap! Oh noes, they're coming. RUN!
LEFT! GO BACK GO BACK GO BACK! WAIT WAIT, NOT THAT WAY! Awwww....dammit.
It's not my fault!
By any chance was it this guy?
Slashdot link
That's for letting us know.
BANNED!
My first real distro was Slackware several years ago. It was a great learning tool for me. It forced me to learn Linux from the command line. No GUIs of any sort to setup devices.
It was stable, it was simple, it was perfect for a beginner who wanted to really learn Linux.
Since last year I've switched to FreeBSD. I do love FreeBSD but I didn'at switch because I got tired of Slackware. Right now I have a Windows machine and a FreeBSD machine. Probably next year I'll get a third computer as a dedicated mail server and put Slackware on there.
Though I'm not using Slack now, I will return to it.
Keep up the excellent work, Pat!
Don't get me wrong, I prefer gaming on a PC compared to a game console, but not anywhere near enough to sink that much cash into a GPU, nor add all the DRM that seems increasingly to be required to play current generation games on a PC.
:D
Guess I'll stick to my old games and GPU that still work very well, thankyou. For the money saved alone, I could buy a nice guitar (or 2!).
Then you're not a PC gamer. If you're in to guitars, then saving for a guitar is money better spent for you. On the other hand, for those of us that really enjoy PC gaming more than buying guitars, then the videocard upgrade is reasonable.
I'm sorry, but your reply has been rated M, therefore the majority of Slashdot users are forbidden to read it unless their parents do so for them.
Pac man is a little more questionable. Without any limbs, it severely limits the possible attacks ha can do.
Pac-Man has limbs
Why would I need to buy DVDs when I have Netflix.
On occasion, my girlfriend will buy a DVD that we (or rather she) really liked. But we're occasional movie goers. We'll go out to the movies once every 6 months. We mostly rent.
So...why would I buy DVDs?
I read somewhere the following about being a Systems Admin:
....or something like that.
Systems Administation is about knowing what you know, knowing what you don't know and figuring out how to know what you don't know.
They ogle expensive, flashy machines ... and they buy expensive, flashy machines.
I'll take a beige case anyday! It's like how people think they're cars are flashier and better by placing stickers and adding snap-on car parts.
It's what's under the hood that counts!
I'm biased about console to PC games but...
I'm a PC Gamer. I played console games from way back to the Atari 2600 up until the PS1. I have a PS2 but I don't play it.
I don't play console games anymore. From my point of view, console games are generally all flash and no soul. There's very little 'game' in the videogames that come out for the console. It's all about graphics.
I may be biased not because I play PC games but that I remember a time when it wasn't all about graphics. I learned to love the games for what they are.
Eye candy is nice and I do enjoy it just like anyone else. But PC Games tend to be more involved. Some require dedication. Could it be that teens are getting sick of the same old regurgitation that comes from console?
Consoles can have their moment in the light with some games. But most of the ones that are marketed seem to be focused on visual. I can see this from Sony and Microsoft as they fight to the top. I applaud Nintendo for taking a new leap in console games and, quitely, cheer them on.
Anyone else notice the tagging beta line as:
lobster, crustacean, salad, food (tagging beta)
Do you really think this lobster really wanted to be discovered?
San Francisco is doing something similar soon except it's not gasoline. Collecting dog waste to create methane gas.
Dog waste not, want not
There could be ways to prevent this. New Realms could have an Age status where only chars up to a certain level may enter that Realm. A new Realm could be a young Realm where only starting chars may enter. Once a Realm has been active for so many months, it can open itself to higher levels. Blizzard is creating so many new Realms all the time. To simply move my char from a full realm to another that may eventually become full again...why not just allow us to move from Realm to Realm on our own?
Can someone explain why our characters can't go from Realm to Realm? Do our characters really have to stay on a particular server only?
If a server is full, why can't I take my char to another Realm?
And for those that fear of players moving from realm to realm to farm items, just simply place a cool-down timer of when you can move to another realm. Say 30 minutes to an hour to enter a realm after leaving another.
You know, everytime I want to bring up a map, I still type in mapquest in the URL.
I know Google maps exists, but typing google in the URL brings up http://www.google.com./
Typing mapquest in the URL takes me directly to http://www.mapquest.com./
They both give me the exact same results, just one gets me there quicker than the other.
Holy crap, that's so true! I rolled up and tried to smoke my GTA3 manuel but only got a headache.
I even tried to shoot WoW into my arm but all it did was make me run around shouting "LFG GNOMER" in my neighborhood.
When I snorted my UT2004 my head exploded and all I heard was "Head Shot".
*Winners Don't Use Games*
And the cost of the new gaming systems continues to rise.
That's because consoles are slowly becoming more what the PC game machine is. You can't argue that PCs have a big advantage in getting the latest hardware specs before consoles do.
As consoles try to compete for the greatest hardware, their prices rise up.
Can't the journey be more rewarding than the end finish?
"TechEBlog lists the top 10 strangest MP3 players ever, with pictures."
Did they take into consideration that PC Games are no longer packaged in huge boxes? Remember the good ol' days (5 years ago) where PC Games came in these enourmous packaging with many colorful pictures and wordings, but only contained a CD with perhaps a small manual?
The PC Game packages have since moved to smaller boxes and guess what...they take up less space.
If you google Google...
I did that and clicked on the first link.
So I typed in google again and clicked on the first link...
I tend to put aside the little issues. Tickets will slowing build up in my ticketing bin until at some point there's so many that I need to finish them before someone notices. Most of the time all I need to do is write a one line sentence as the issue is not critical, put in my time (1 minute is the minimum) and close it off.
Today I just closed 5 of those. Some of the tickets were sitting there for almost 2 weeks.
They're not critical and I'm usually either not in the mood to close them right there or I'm in the middle of doing something more important.
It's a little bit of priorities and procrastination.
How about creating a WoW in-game Golf? Where Alliance and Horde can tee off and play a few rounds over the game land?