Wow, better graphics that require a significantly faster computer. It's certainly cool, but it probably won't really affect that gameplay. Of course, if it turns out to be good and I upgrade my computer at some point in the future, I'll probably pick it up since it's Half-Life.
You provided no links (especially from reputable sites) to back up your claims. I think the moderation is somewhat fair, although I think a Funny mod is more appropriate.
The URL ends with "adti_linux_fud" as well ("adti" = Alexis de Tocqueville Institution). They really should have mentioned that the study was "fair and balanced" somewhere...
Except that MAME, NES, SNES, Genesis, GB, GBA, Virtual Boy, Saturn, Playstation, N64, and various other systems are emulatable under Linux. Just because it's OSS doesn't mean you can't engage in some good ol' copyright infringement.
ROTT was based on the Wolfenstein 3D engine that was developed at id. True, it had a lot of tweaking, but the Doom engine was vastly superior and not based on a grid of squares (I think ROTT had some areas that were not made of squares, but for the most part, it felt like Wolf3D).
But your point about id not being head and shoulders above the rest of the industry nowadays is true (though I would argue it formerly was, around the releases of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom).
Also, I'm not sure of the specifics, but Carmack pioneered the technology needed to do real-time shadows (for Doom 3). The algorithm has since been copied (at least by Tenebrae) and I'm sure another coder could have come up with it, but everything before Doom 3's real-time shadows was just a cheap hack.
You're making sense, but I don't agree that novices are just as well off with an explorer like interface. How do you move/copy files in an explorer interface? Most often, I see people using cut and paste with keyboard shortcuts. How many novices have I seen doing this? None.
The novices seem to try and use drag and drop for everything and spatial modes accomodate this. Additionally, with spatial mode, you don't have to worry about right-clicking and opening a new view so that you can drag and drop (or, as I've seen people do, double click a desktop icon and then navigate down the whole directory tree again in another window). Having the novice-friendly behavior as the default, then, is pretty much a no-brainer when trying to lure novices in.
Lastly, I'd like to point out that I'm not a novice, but I prefer spatial mode because it just makes sense to me and it never lets me get off track (e.g. open a new browser, do some things, think of something else, open another browser, work in there, forget about first one, repeat until desktop covered with similar-looking windows). I may occasionally use the browser interface (haven't yet), but I'd probably just as soon open up a console with tab completion and do by hand whatever complicated work is necessary.
This implant, like the first, will be encased in a glass tube. We chose glass because it's fairly inert and won't become toxic or block radio signals. There is an outside chance that the glass will break, which could cause serious internal injuries or prove fatal, but our previous experiment showed glass to be pretty rugged, even when it's frequently jolted or struck.
Sounds like it probably wouldn't break, but it'd be bad if it did.
Did you notice that you had to reduce the severity of every single point to make them even remotely true? You just implicitly proved the parent poster's point while doing exactly the kind of exaggeration he said people don't listen to.
I don't know about anyone else, but I might be tempted to push the button more than my fair share of times. I mean, it's a button... under plastic! How can you resist?
How kan a term that clears confusion EVER be a bad thing?
When the term is difficult to pronounce and sounds incredibly stupid to any native English speaker. At least that's why I don't like the unit. The suffix MiB is ok, but I'll call it "megabyte" until someone comes up with an acceptable name.
Because everyone buys the latest and greatest technology, right? I want to burn DVDs to play them in a regular DVD player hooked up to a TV so I don't need double layer support.
Also, the release of double layer DVDs could drive down the price of the older stuff. I think I'll probably want to get a DVD burner in a few weeks.
While I haven't played the game, I couldn't imagine it being any harder than my personal favorite shoot-em-up: Dangon Feveron. That's right, Disco Fever!
It's the only game I've played where the enemies nearly fill the screen with shots (that have varying speeds and/or are guided) and any single hit kills you. Fortunately the bomb (or "panic button" as it should be called) takes all the shots on the screen off (except bombs are limited unless you've got a lot of quarters). Seeing dancers after firing a bomb is always and interesting experience for newbies to the game =)
That doesn't change the fact that, by his calculations, the artist owes you 1 cent for every song you purchase off of iTMS. But you just wanted to sound condescending, so who cares?
Not only is it incorrect arithmetic, but the artist's cut comes from the record label (record labels are the ones who sign and pay artists, you know). Additionally, you didn't need to put anything other than the calculation table in a monospaced font.
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Wow, better graphics that require a significantly faster computer. It's certainly cool, but it probably won't really affect that gameplay. Of course, if it turns out to be good and I upgrade my computer at some point in the future, I'll probably pick it up since it's Half-Life.
Transmeta has cured the common cold? I believe a Nobel Prize is in order!
You provided no links (especially from reputable sites) to back up your claims. I think the moderation is somewhat fair, although I think a Funny mod is more appropriate.
The URL ends with "adti_linux_fud" as well ("adti" = Alexis de Tocqueville Institution). They really should have mentioned that the study was "fair and balanced" somewhere...
Seeing as how the word "dense" can mean "tightly-packed" or "unintelligent" in English. I thought it was funny, anyway.
It's a good thing
Unless, of course, he's actually a zombie now.
Nice try, though. Almost had me fooled.
Except that MAME, NES, SNES, Genesis, GB, GBA, Virtual Boy, Saturn, Playstation, N64, and various other systems are emulatable under Linux. Just because it's OSS doesn't mean you can't engage in some good ol' copyright infringement.
ROTT was based on the Wolfenstein 3D engine that was developed at id. True, it had a lot of tweaking, but the Doom engine was vastly superior and not based on a grid of squares (I think ROTT had some areas that were not made of squares, but for the most part, it felt like Wolf3D).
But your point about id not being head and shoulders above the rest of the industry nowadays is true (though I would argue it formerly was, around the releases of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom).
Also, I'm not sure of the specifics, but Carmack pioneered the technology needed to do real-time shadows (for Doom 3). The algorithm has since been copied (at least by Tenebrae) and I'm sure another coder could have come up with it, but everything before Doom 3's real-time shadows was just a cheap hack.
You're making sense, but I don't agree that novices are just as well off with an explorer like interface. How do you move/copy files in an explorer interface? Most often, I see people using cut and paste with keyboard shortcuts. How many novices have I seen doing this? None.
The novices seem to try and use drag and drop for everything and spatial modes accomodate this. Additionally, with spatial mode, you don't have to worry about right-clicking and opening a new view so that you can drag and drop (or, as I've seen people do, double click a desktop icon and then navigate down the whole directory tree again in another window). Having the novice-friendly behavior as the default, then, is pretty much a no-brainer when trying to lure novices in.
Lastly, I'd like to point out that I'm not a novice, but I prefer spatial mode because it just makes sense to me and it never lets me get off track (e.g. open a new browser, do some things, think of something else, open another browser, work in there, forget about first one, repeat until desktop covered with similar-looking windows). I may occasionally use the browser interface (haven't yet), but I'd probably just as soon open up a console with tab completion and do by hand whatever complicated work is necessary.
Did you notice that you had to reduce the severity of every single point to make them even remotely true? You just implicitly proved the parent poster's point while doing exactly the kind of exaggeration he said people don't listen to.
I don't know about anyone else, but I might be tempted to push the button more than my fair share of times. I mean, it's a button... under plastic! How can you resist?
When the term is difficult to pronounce and sounds incredibly stupid to any native English speaker. At least that's why I don't like the unit. The suffix MiB is ok, but I'll call it "megabyte" until someone comes up with an acceptable name.
Because everyone buys the latest and greatest technology, right? I want to burn DVDs to play them in a regular DVD player hooked up to a TV so I don't need double layer support.
Also, the release of double layer DVDs could drive down the price of the older stuff. I think I'll probably want to get a DVD burner in a few weeks.
Better yet, frame somebody for writing the virus and take the $5 million yourself. That's what I'd do (if I was a jerk).
The first rule of war? Who's at war? I'm running a free Operating System without too much trouble, I'm not a suicide bomber.
I think vampires would make for a much clearer analogy.
Shirts that shoot bullets?
I'm from the Christmas Islands, moron.
While I haven't played the game, I couldn't imagine it being any harder than my personal favorite shoot-em-up: Dangon Feveron. That's right, Disco Fever!
It's the only game I've played where the enemies nearly fill the screen with shots (that have varying speeds and/or are guided) and any single hit kills you. Fortunately the bomb (or "panic button" as it should be called) takes all the shots on the screen off (except bombs are limited unless you've got a lot of quarters). Seeing dancers after firing a bomb is always and interesting experience for newbies to the game =)
That doesn't change the fact that, by his calculations, the artist owes you 1 cent for every song you purchase off of iTMS. But you just wanted to sound condescending, so who cares?
Insightful? Please...
Not only is it incorrect arithmetic, but the artist's cut comes from the record label (record labels are the ones who sign and pay artists, you know). Additionally, you didn't need to put anything other than the calculation table in a monospaced font.
Oops... a little too much Matrix for me, I think.
I've found a Mossberg to be a very effective negotiating tool, able to force favorable decisions out of even the most discerning lawyer-type.
Or blow it out the back of their head and onto the wall behind them. I mean, whichever's faster. Courtesy of one of their slaves (I meant "artist," of course).