In Australia we have free to air digital channels that support HDTV. Don't ask me why though, because nobody uses because there are no HDTV's on the market and if you want a HDTV reciever you need to import it from overseas. All the digital recievers they have here seem to only support standard format. But if you had a cheap HDTV, with a built in reciever... well...
Huh? I always thought the British sold opium to the Chinese because they had nothing of else of value (of value to the Chinese) to sell to them. China installed the death penalty for the selling of opium and the British just imported it anyway. The Chinese went to war with the British twice just to stop them from illegally smuggling it into their country. Do you really think those Chinese organise crime syndicates would have existed without British support? What did you want the Chinese to do? Take over Wales and sell opium to the local organised crime sydnicates? Well I guess that would be fair.
Africans enslaved Africans, not Europeans. Chinese sold Opium to Chinese, not the British. Indians fought against the Afghans under British leadership.
I understand your point, but thats the same as saying Americans sell crack to Americans, not the Columbian drug lords. Don't simplify the issue to lay blame elsewhere or you're just as guilty as they are.
Duke Nukem already existed as a platformer but after the success of doom it also went 3D. Or rather 2.5D if I remember correctly. Like Doom I don't recall being able to walk under things. Meaning the floor plan was essentially 1 story with differences in heights. Odd because at the same time the game System Shock did have a full 3D world although still using 2D sprites for characters.
If I recall correctly, Ultima Underworld (which formed the basis of the system shock engine) was full 3d with sprites as well, and was released about a year before Doom was.
Compared to, say, http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,88686,p g,2,00.asp, where they include 'kiss' as 'keep it simple stupid'. Have you ever seen anyone actually use that in chat?
I asked them (politely) not to send me their monthly 'spam' advertising filled with added services and features they were offering.
Really? Does this work with hotmail too?
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In Australia we have free to air digital channels that support HDTV. Don't ask me why though, because nobody uses because there are no HDTV's on the market and if you want a HDTV reciever you need to import it from overseas. All the digital recievers they have here seem to only support standard format. But if you had a cheap HDTV, with a built in reciever... well...
Huh? I always thought the British sold opium to the Chinese because they had nothing of else of value (of value to the Chinese) to sell to them. China installed the death penalty for the selling of opium and the British just imported it anyway. The Chinese went to war with the British twice just to stop them from illegally smuggling it into their country. Do you really think those Chinese organise crime syndicates would have existed without British support? What did you want the Chinese to do? Take over Wales and sell opium to the local organised crime sydnicates? Well I guess that would be fair.
Africans enslaved Africans, not Europeans. Chinese sold Opium to Chinese, not the British. Indians fought against the Afghans under British leadership.
I understand your point, but thats the same as saying Americans sell crack to Americans, not the Columbian drug lords. Don't simplify the issue to lay blame elsewhere or you're just as guilty as they are.
I'll buy that for a dollar!
Ok, I'll shut up now.
Duke Nukem already existed as a platformer but after the success of doom it also went 3D. Or rather 2.5D if I remember correctly. Like Doom I don't recall being able to walk under things. Meaning the floor plan was essentially 1 story with differences in heights. Odd because at the same time the game System Shock did have a full 3D world although still using 2D sprites for characters.
If I recall correctly, Ultima Underworld (which formed the basis of the system shock engine) was full 3d with sprites as well, and was released about a year before Doom was.
Yeh I agree. I stopped buying Xbox games this year too. Why bother when I can download them on my Phantom console.
Alien 1: Sir we're receiving a transmission...
Alien 2: What does it say?
Alien 1: Increase it's size by 3 inches!!!
Alien 2: ?????
Alien 1: Profit!
Video cards will never really need more than 640K ram anyway
Granted, they want to hit the market during the holiday rush, but then, add more programmers.
But the mythical man month doesn't always work... because it's mythical.
Compared to, say, http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,88686,p g,2,00.asp, where they include 'kiss' as 'keep it simple stupid'. Have you ever seen anyone actually use that in chat?
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HAhah PCworld isn't describing l33t silly, thats AOL chat!!! ROTFLLOLOMG!!!!11111 ^_^
Matters are not helped by the fact that jury selection all to often resembles a Jerry Springer casting call.
America.. a place where people are judged by their peers.
Yeh, I can't wait for the new star wars movie!
Not every programmer is a Software Engineer.
I asked them (politely) not to send me their monthly 'spam' advertising filled with added services and features they were offering. Really? Does this work with hotmail too?