Previous winners of this award include Ikaruga and Katamari Damacy.
Obviously this guy hasn't played Katamari Damacy. Yes, the concept of the game is crazy and whatnot, but this game had to be one of the funnest games you could get for the PS2. And at $20, what a steal!
I'm with Zonk on this one, Jared's taste is lacking.
The one game that has held my interest the longest, from Super Mario 3 on the NES, Mortal Kombat and Sonic on the Genesis, up to now with HL2, Doom 3, and even crazy stuff like Katamari Damacy, has been the MUD that introduced me to mudding. CoreMUD (although it seems to be down at the moment) keeps me coming back, no matter how much I try to disassociate myself from it.
But why? I think, because this game has an amazing commitment to making the game a social environment that anyone can get into. Even if you would brand the people who play D&D and roleplay as freaks (which I find myself doing time to time), you can really get into this game and its commitment to drawing you into the social community.
And I think this is true of all MUDs. MMORPGs like Everquest and WoW force you to make a community because you NEED other people to get items or take on big mobs. But on MUDs, Core especially, you can just glide into the environment and find a niche in the community, be it working in a shop or role-playing a certan race or character. That's why people come back to text-based games and why they are still around. Sure I enjoy all those games with crazy graphics and everything, but at the end of the day the MUD will still be there.
NASA's funding is continuously being cut while they are being forced to stay in the space race by other countries, and consequently, the White House.
This isn't an attempt at something nouveau and ground-breaking engineering-wise, but a pieceing together of cheap rockets and whatever else is in the warehouses.
Well, I definitely think his example of two people trying to use the same TV as a great example. I mean, everyone has their own workstation now a-days, but last time I checked, most people will crowd around one large television in a living room. And last time I checked, families like to argue on what to watch.
I think this would also be great for collaborative code writing. One person sits on one side, writing the code, while the other person looks at the spec/API. Need to check some? Just tilt your head to the other side.
Although CBRs are hard as crap to remove. I took mine out once when we had a CS Undergraduate Student Board corporate panel, and managed to lose a ball getting them back in.
I had to go to the piercer to get new balls and have her put them back in.
Although I agree. I have dreads and both ears pierced, and I got three jobs offered to me for this summer. So I don't think it's really much of an issue.
The only reason I can imagine is religiously encouraged ignorance and America has that by the bushel.
Which coincides with the 1991 National Opinion Research Center and University of Chicago study that 33.5% of Americans take "The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word for word," which in this case would makes sense, for every serious Christian will tell you, the Bible says there are no aliens out there.
But in all seriousness, this research is being done at my school, Purdue.... which really frightens me that research grants are actually being used to do this kind of work.
The new CS building doesn't get any funding from the university, but Jischke will damn sure find out why all his popcorn kernels won't pop... *sigh*
Industrial oil is one of the biggest businesses in the world. Even if car companies had come out with a car that could do great on a limited amount of gas, it's not like these two industries work independant of each other. They both know that they need each other to stay alive. Car makers won't release a fuel system that is going to be optimal, just because oil companies are their biggest backers. It may seem a bit like a conspiracy, but it makes sense.
Costa Rica doesn't have a bloody confusing story because it hasn't challenged Western economic imperialism. They don't have an army, because they don't need to. They are the US's, Europe's, and industrial Asia's ally.
So why would they consider making it a crime? Well look who VoIP's competitors are: all Western telco companies. Costa Rica going along with major Western economic players? This doesn't seem strange to me at all.
There's a nifty little utility called the Salling Clicker that lets you take control of your Bluetooth-enabled Mac with any Bluetooth enabled cell phone. Not exactly like playing music from your cell phone, but navigating your Apple with your cell phone, including iTunes.
I used it just recently with the car stereo I installed.;)
Well, I know that Purdue has CERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security), headed by the almighty Eugene Spafford. We've got a pretty big emphasis on security classes here, including a few undergrad courses in cryptography and secure networks.
I know that the grad program is much more extensive. If you want to do security research, Purdue is definitely the place to persue it.
Slashdot Mirror
Was I the only person to think they were talking about Samuel L. Jackson?
"I'm sick of these mother fuckin' hobbits in this mother fuckin' shire!"
*ducks*
The real question here is: will they find some neanderthal's "frozen" assets?
Him and I have a very personal relationship...
Obviously this guy hasn't played Katamari Damacy. Yes, the concept of the game is crazy and whatnot, but this game had to be one of the funnest games you could get for the PS2. And at $20, what a steal!
I'm with Zonk on this one, Jared's taste is lacking.
But why? I think, because this game has an amazing commitment to making the game a social environment that anyone can get into. Even if you would brand the people who play D&D and roleplay as freaks (which I find myself doing time to time), you can really get into this game and its commitment to drawing you into the social community.
And I think this is true of all MUDs. MMORPGs like Everquest and WoW force you to make a community because you NEED other people to get items or take on big mobs. But on MUDs, Core especially, you can just glide into the environment and find a niche in the community, be it working in a shop or role-playing a certan race or character. That's why people come back to text-based games and why they are still around. Sure I enjoy all those games with crazy graphics and everything, but at the end of the day the MUD will still be there.
However, besides that, it's a top-notch monitor that I haven't had any problems with.
NASA's funding is continuously being cut while they are being forced to stay in the space race by other countries, and consequently, the White House.
This isn't an attempt at something nouveau and ground-breaking engineering-wise, but a pieceing together of cheap rockets and whatever else is in the warehouses.
Aye, nice one. But, alas, no mod points.
Hopefully this can truly change the gamer's social relations to the system... like, you know, having them move their hand.
Times like these call for a mod -1: too much information.
I think this would also be great for collaborative code writing. One person sits on one side, writing the code, while the other person looks at the spec/API. Need to check some? Just tilt your head to the other side.
I had to go to the piercer to get new balls and have her put them back in.
Although I agree. I have dreads and both ears pierced, and I got three jobs offered to me for this summer. So I don't think it's really much of an issue.
Or play both, such as I do. :D
Which coincides with the 1991 National Opinion Research Center and University of Chicago study that 33.5% of Americans take "The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word for word," which in this case would makes sense, for every serious Christian will tell you, the Bible says there are no aliens out there.
Although I have seen some alternate window managers for Windows. It'd be cool to see an actual Blackbox port for Windows.
But in all seriousness, this research is being done at my school, Purdue.... which really frightens me that research grants are actually being used to do this kind of work.
The new CS building doesn't get any funding from the university, but Jischke will damn sure find out why all his popcorn kernels won't pop... *sigh*
So this mech is equipped with a asbestos gun. Great.
So much for capitalism spurring innovation, eh?
So why would they consider making it a crime? Well look who VoIP's competitors are: all Western telco companies. Costa Rica going along with major Western economic players? This doesn't seem strange to me at all.
Did anyone else automatically think, "Just like Cowboy Bebop!"?
Yes, marketing within the most vulnerable demographic: space bounty hunters.
I used it just recently with the car stereo I installed. ;)
j00 r fir3d!!!11 pwnz3d!!
Worker: OMGWTFBBQ
u hax!!1
Nice to see that we can still keep it professional here.
I know that the grad program is much more extensive. If you want to do security research, Purdue is definitely the place to persue it.
And I wouldn't have to use such a godforsaken slow connection when I visited my parents...