Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is a great game. (currently replaying it as a different clan). I was really hoping to see the game get developed further and an online component added to it. (the first Masquerade had one.. but is missing from Bloodlines).
...that's insightful, funny, informative or even trollish... but I will go on record as saying this about battlestar galactica going into a second 20 ep. season this summer...
True but if you were *trying to deceive and make money off the software being installed* and that was your whole business model... your outlook might change some.
Since I work for an ISP and actually had a customer ask me about whether or not we would shut him off and report him or just shut him off he was browsing child porn.
I just kinda sat there blinky eyed for a few minutes.
When I first saw this... I thought to myself this was the coolest feature I've ever seen introduced in the land of Norrath (EQ1 player almost 5 years.. moved on to WoW)... but then I just saw all it does is open a web browser up in front of the game... not so cool anymore. Would have been nicer as an "in-game" window.
Of course online games are addictive. offline games are addictive. People get addicted to things they enjoy. That's not news, it is common sense.
Blaming a game for someone's death? Well that's taking it a bit far. If someone was unbalanced enough to have a game as a potential trigger, then they should not be playing said game.
If I just don't bring my car to the pump anymore? Just a big ol' gas can to then fill my car with later?
That said... I'm a bit confused whether or not this is for the hybrids only or will be charged to all cars in replacement of the regular fuel tax currently in place?
I'm lucky and the MythTV box has a very high approval rating from the other half... so I can *get away* with putting off other things for it sometimes...
As a longtime Cedega (wineX) user I've had best luck under Mandrake in general. Suse was my preferred distro prior but as of the last year I've had nothing but trouble gaming under it... Fedora seemed to do ok, but the most solid so far (currently playing the two games you mentioned) has been Mandrake for gaming purposes.
Aye, the apps I run with wine most often have links directly to the wine app itself. It actually was my laziness when running installers for some software that caused me to set the mime-types. While it seems it is not a full on threat yet... I'll actually feel better removing that mime-type when I get home.
I end up launching most of my Win based apps from command line and either links setup or from cedega's P2P interface. (I use vanilla WINE, Crossover and Cedega. Which is pretty bad that i have to... but what doesn't work under vanilla WINE ends up working under Crossover(photoshop).. and I game so I need cedega (WoW).)
Since I don't install that much Win based software anymore, I should just remove the mime-type to be on the safe side.
The UO gold rush is dead. You can not possibly make this kind of money any longer. The article even states that the way he did it doesn't work anymore.
So what does this look like to me? It looks like the scammer is trying to get his last "piece of the pie"
to use a tired meme...
1. scam UO players into buying gold for real money 2. quit that and put up computers used on ebay 3. post slashdot article to draw attention to auctions 4. ???? 5. profit!
You are correct. I could have sworn I saw it was getting a PC release as well, but upon further reading I see I was wrong. Still looks like a great game to me and I'll get it for my Xbox.
I'm not trying to start a fight here.. so keep that in mind...
I'm just trying to put a spin on this... that people are going to talk... but when it comes time to either play a game they may enjoy alot... principles are prolly going out the window...
as to my principles.. i should prolly rephrase that sometimes principles do keep me from playing games... I really wanted to play EQ2... despite the fact that after 4 and half years of EQ1 I REALLY hate S.O.E. but EQ2 looked fun... so principles out the window on that... BUT EQ2 isn't supported by Cedega... I'm not going to install Windows just to play a game... so principles stuck on that... I chose WoW instead being supported.
Now if you read the above you'll see I'm a walking contradiction. You would be right about this. To tell the truth *MOST* people are. So they can complain all day about what Vivendi/Blizzard did the bnetd, but when it comes down to it, if the next game they really want to play happens to be Vivendi/Blizzard they are still going to play, principles aside.
My MythTV box is exactly why this subject interests me. I currently just do basic/expanded analog cable since I didn't want to deal with the irBlaster to change channels on a digital box. I'm hoping it won't be long till we see PVR cards that implement this standard (and get Linux drivers for em).
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Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is a great game. (currently replaying it as a different clan). I was really hoping to see the game get developed further and an online component added to it. (the first Masquerade had one.. but is missing from Bloodlines).
'tis a shame to see Troika close down.
...that's insightful, funny, informative or even trollish... but I will go on record as saying this about battlestar galactica going into a second 20 ep. season this summer...
HELL YEAH!
It probaly won't be free.
1. They have had great success with the game and it has grown into it's own franchise.
2. Distribution costs
3. Can you really se Ubisoft doing anything for free?
True but if you were *trying to deceive and make money off the software being installed* and that was your whole business model... your outlook might change some.
The "Common Cold" has sent a cease and desist letter to several manufacturers of "Cold Medications" that classify the "Common Cold" as a sickness...
Seriously... does this suprise anyone? I'm more suprised Adware/Spyware companies haven't been trying this more the whole time.
Crooked, deceptive or not... Would you want your software uninstalled by other software that claimed yours was "Bad"?
That said... we all know iSearch is bad.
Since I work for an ISP and actually had a customer ask me about whether or not we would shut him off and report him or just shut him off he was browsing child porn.
I just kinda sat there blinky eyed for a few minutes.
When I first saw this... I thought to myself this was the coolest feature I've ever seen introduced in the land of Norrath (EQ1 player almost 5 years.. moved on to WoW)... but then I just saw all it does is open a web browser up in front of the game... not so cool anymore. Would have been nicer as an "in-game" window.
Of course online games are addictive. offline games are addictive. People get addicted to things they enjoy. That's not news, it is common sense.
Blaming a game for someone's death? Well that's taking it a bit far. If someone was unbalanced enough to have a game as a potential trigger, then they should not be playing said game.
YOU must be new here... (well now and actual use for that meme for once)
/.
it falls into the realm of the freeipod crap and the ilk like it...
generally hated here... but doesn't stop all the people from adding the tag to their sigs...
and to keep the meme crap going..
1. sign up for freeipod/screen/whatever scam
2. make slashdot account
3. post link in sig on
4. ????
5. profit
To me the freeipod/whatever crap has become it's own meme in itself... just the most annoying of them all.
But how would they deal with say...
If I just don't bring my car to the pump anymore? Just a big ol' gas can to then fill my car with later?
That said... I'm a bit confused whether or not this is for the hybrids only or will be charged to all cars in replacement of the regular fuel tax currently in place?
I'm lucky and the MythTV box has a very high approval rating from the other half... so I can *get away* with putting off other things for it sometimes...
sometimes...
Then again I also now have to wait on the changelog to get un /.'ed /sigh
Bah! I was going for a quiet weekend... Now I gotta decide whether or not my MythTV box needs an upgrade or not...
:)
ok what am I saying? Sounds like a fun weekend for me
new?
As a longtime Cedega (wineX) user I've had best luck under Mandrake in general. Suse was my preferred distro prior but as of the last year I've had nothing but trouble gaming under it... Fedora seemed to do ok, but the most solid so far (currently playing the two games you mentioned) has been Mandrake for gaming purposes.
Oops I meant... Bust-A-Move instead of Bubble Bobble in my post...
Snood, Bust-A-Move and Frozen Bubble all have the same feel but are fun in their own ways...
Cuz it's fun as hell?
I was an Evercrack junkie for 4 and half years...
I'm still a Bubble Bobble junkie...
and I'm still a Snood junkie...
Serioulsy... I mean why is solitaire popular? It's a distraction.
I'd say Angela's Ashes would be one in my head where the movie did a great job of capturing the book...
Aye, the apps I run with wine most often have links directly to the wine app itself. It actually was my laziness when running installers for some software that caused me to set the mime-types. While it seems it is not a full on threat yet... I'll actually feel better removing that mime-type when I get home.
I end up launching most of my Win based apps from command line and either links setup or from cedega's P2P interface. (I use vanilla WINE, Crossover and Cedega. Which is pretty bad that i have to... but what doesn't work under vanilla WINE ends up working under Crossover(photoshop).. and I game so I need cedega (WoW).)
Since I don't install that much Win based software anymore, I should just remove the mime-type to be on the safe side.
You can add the mime-types to KDE. On my machine .exe files open with wine automatically... Hmm after this article maybe I should rethink that... :P
The UO gold rush is dead. You can not possibly make this kind of money any longer. The article even states that the way he did it doesn't work anymore.
So what does this look like to me? It looks like the scammer is trying to get his last "piece of the pie"
to use a tired meme...
1. scam UO players into buying gold for real money
2. quit that and put up computers used on ebay
3. post slashdot article to draw attention to auctions
4. ????
5. profit!
Just looks like another scamming scamming to me.
You are correct. I could have sworn I saw it was getting a PC release as well, but upon further reading I see I was wrong. Still looks like a great game to me and I'll get it for my Xbox.
I'm not trying to start a fight here.. so keep that in mind...
:P
I'm just trying to put a spin on this... that people are going to talk... but when it comes time to either play a game they may enjoy alot... principles are prolly going out the window...
as to my principles.. i should prolly rephrase that sometimes principles do keep me from playing games... I really wanted to play EQ2... despite the fact that after 4 and half years of EQ1 I REALLY hate S.O.E. but EQ2 looked fun... so principles out the window on that... BUT EQ2 isn't supported by Cedega... I'm not going to install Windows just to play a game... so principles stuck on that... I chose WoW instead being supported.
Now if you read the above you'll see I'm a walking contradiction. You would be right about this. To tell the truth *MOST* people are. So they can complain all day about what Vivendi/Blizzard did the bnetd, but when it comes down to it, if the next game they really want to play happens to be Vivendi/Blizzard they are still going to play, principles aside.
besides, we are both offtopic at this point
Well luckily my principles never stopped me from just playing a game and having fun. Does a companies ethics make a game any less fun?
I'm enjoying WoW (servers issues aside) and I will buy Starcraft Ghost when it releases... (well after it gets Cedega support...)
My MythTV box is exactly why this subject interests me. I currently just do basic/expanded analog cable since I didn't want to deal with the irBlaster to change channels on a digital box. I'm hoping it won't be long till we see PVR cards that implement this standard (and get Linux drivers for em).