I disagree completely. I fit most of the geek stereotypes, but I typically focus on one thing to the point of complete oblivion of all else, especially when coding. I ignore the time and other things that get in the way. When forced to break my train of thought, it can take me like 5-10 minutes to get back the state I was in before where I have the complete grasp on all aspects of what I'm working on.
One major component of MMORPGs is patches, changes, (gasp) Nerfs, new content, etc..
Blizzard has already introduced significant new content by so doing. These are quite large downloads even by PC standards.
So right off the bat, you'd be out of the loop if you had a 360 that didn't have a hard drive. And even then, you'd be running most the game from the HD, not the disc. Is this the standard MO on console RPGs?
I can't see them distributing patches through stores. Hey, its the Pally Nerf expansion disc!
I'm using the honda nav system (on a civic 2006). Love it, don't want to leave home without it. I do mess with it on occasion while driving, but if its in a traffic situation I'll use the voice commands. I consider it a huge plus.
Every second it gets me to my destination sooner lessens my likelihoood of being in an accident anyway.
For years now I've associated Radio Shaq with overpriced items... I only go there if they have something I can't get somewhere else and by that I mean something I need right this minute. That's like 3 times in six years for me.
Plus, what few things they have are all across the board. I always wondered what they held in common, now I see that it was profit margin. A slim range of digital cameras, handheld radios (do people still use these?), stereo wire and connectors and radio control cars (like its a place you bring your kids to?). For each of these if that's what I'm looking for there are other places that come to mind first. Even audio connectors I'll go to some local contractor electronics supplier who can make a custom cable if I need it...
And, of course, once you reach 60, you do these for reputation purely on top of the runs into molten core to get your purple set. I hope you like loot gambling, because it is a week between instance resets, and it can be up to 4 weeks for some people to get 1 extra bit of purple gear if they play all the time.
Which would be the case if you left it to just that. Any reasonably organized guild creates a point system (on ours its called "DKP", dragon kill points) which govern the rules of instances like Molten Core, Onyxia, Blackwing Lair and so forth. Every item that can drop in there has a point value. All items that do drop are put in a vast pool which are divided amongst the 40-odd people that attended (if attendence is partial, partial credit is given.. it is all controlled via add on modules). When the pieces do drop, no one rolls (its not on any of the rolling methods, a trusted master looter is used. The item is announced, those with enough points to "buy out" the item can then roll (using/rand) to determine which gets it. Usually far less than the entire run. Then anyone with not enough, but positive gets a crack if no one wanted to buy it, then negatives, and so on. He who gets the loot pays that many points, possibly into the negative.
The net result is that even if you go, and don't win anything, you earn points that will eventually get you the items you want.
Its still work and not quite the high fantasy experience, but at least its not a crap shoot. Most competent guilds get to the point where they can roll the bosses in short order, and its just the timer that controls how often you can do it. Good thing, too, because there are more enjoyable things to be doing than repeating it ad nauseum.
I mean, the energy that otherwise would keep pushing warm gulf stream water towards Europe, that's going to be harnassed by Bermuda...
Does this not risk at slightly lowering the temperature of Europe?
I mean you never know the full consequences... I know, we have global warming to offset that, but still... (and these diverted warmer waters will linger in the southern atlantic, so mean global temperature is still the same...)
That one took the cake for me. I loved all the pre-online Ultimas up to VII, VI in particular in part because everyone I knew was also playing it, the storyline and world and music all meshed perfectly with me (I'd been playing the series since Alkabeth)...
But Martian Dreams... which didn't get nearly as much attention as it deserved... was IMO the best ending of any computer game I've ever played...
Other ones that I reminisce over still...
Battlemech (battletech clone for amiga)
Archon (old atari/et al chess/like action game)
The Wizard and the Princess (first text + graphics adventure game I had)
Temple of Apshai
Telengard
Dungeon Master
Wizard's Crown - SSI fantasy strategy game prior to D&D license
System Shock
and pretty much all of the Ultima Games.
If i had to single out one other...
Yeah, it was a Vic-20 for me too. Complete with 8k ram expansion cart, or a 3k ram cart that added a graphics library for basic. Casette record and TV set to complete the picture.
I'd used a commodore pet (non-keyboard with casette drive built in) prior to that.
My sequence then went to
Commodore 64 (with disk drive, and now a dedicated monitor - the commodore one that took straight NTSC video and flickered)
Commodore 128
Amiga 500 (with 20 meg "sidecar" add on hard drive...
Amiga 2000 (with a lot of expansion boards - Opalvision, IV24, various scsi drives...
Packard Bell 486... (last "name brand" computer I ever bought)
and then onto various intel/amd machines to present day...
Most people don't realize how high the mountain range that runs down the spine of New Guinea is... the article mentions the Foja Mountains go up to about 2200 meters (which is in the 6500 to 7000 foot range which is only half the height of the highest peaks on the range, but still, given the differences between there and sea level, spectacularly rugged. Puncak Jaya (aka Mt. Wilhelm) is the highest peak on an island in the world.
as mentioned in the article, NASA public affairs officer George Deutsch is the one who sent out the memo insisting that the word "Theory" be included with every mention of the Big Bang.
His memo reads:
"The Big Bang is "not proven fact; it is opinion," Mr. Deutsch wrote, adding, "It is not NASA's place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator."
"This is more than a science issue, it is a religious issue. And I would hate to think that young people would only be getting one-half of this debate from NASA. That would mean we had failed to properly educate the very people who rely on us for factual information the most."
Religious issues at NASA. I only wish this were some loony story, but it appears legit.
Given his young age (twenty four), you might imagine George Deutsch having an impeccable resume. He graduated in 2003 from Texas A&M with a degree in journalism, then in 2004 was an intern in the Bush-Cheney re-election "war room". Here is a link to some of his articles he wrote while at the Texas A&M Battalion.
Amazing how different a part can come across in two different review/tests... I mean, Anand still shows it worthy, on the strength of being a little cheaper than the x850, but it is in perspective. The review linked makes it look like an AGP renaissance...
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I disagree completely. I fit most of the geek stereotypes, but I typically focus on one thing to the point of complete oblivion of all else, especially when coding. I ignore the time and other things that get in the way. When forced to break my train of thought, it can take me like 5-10 minutes to get back the state I was in before where I have the complete grasp on all aspects of what I'm working on.
The Round Mound of Rebound would make for a much better single IMO. Just cue a clip of him shouting "Ginobili" over some dance track...
you wouldn't like them when they're angry.
One major component of MMORPGs is patches, changes, (gasp) Nerfs, new content, etc.. Blizzard has already introduced significant new content by so doing. These are quite large downloads even by PC standards. So right off the bat, you'd be out of the loop if you had a 360 that didn't have a hard drive. And even then, you'd be running most the game from the HD, not the disc. Is this the standard MO on console RPGs? I can't see them distributing patches through stores. Hey, its the Pally Nerf expansion disc!
with these stupid screen names puns...
I'm using the honda nav system (on a civic 2006). Love it, don't want to leave home without it. I do mess with it on occasion while driving, but if its in a traffic situation I'll use the voice commands. I consider it a huge plus.
Every second it gets me to my destination sooner lessens my likelihoood of being in an accident anyway.
And two of these were on a road trip so I didn't know the area and happened to see one in a strip mall.
For years now I've associated Radio Shaq with overpriced items... I only go there if they have something I can't get somewhere else and by that I mean something I need right this minute. That's like 3 times in six years for me.
Plus, what few things they have are all across the board. I always wondered what they held in common, now I see that it was profit margin. A slim range of digital cameras, handheld radios (do people still use these?), stereo wire and connectors and radio control cars (like its a place you bring your kids to?). For each of these if that's what I'm looking for there are other places that come to mind first. Even audio connectors I'll go to some local contractor electronics supplier who can make a custom cable if I need it...
Yes all of them should be in the current tense....
I prefer to say "current" technology.
I suppose this begs the question if they are going to be alternating currents or just using a direct one.
I mean, the energy that otherwise would keep pushing warm gulf stream water towards Europe, that's going to be harnassed by Bermuda...
Does this not risk at slightly lowering the temperature of Europe?
I mean you never know the full consequences... I know, we have global warming to offset that, but still... (and these diverted warmer waters will linger in the southern atlantic, so mean global temperature is still the same...)
That one took the cake for me. I loved all the pre-online Ultimas up to VII, VI in particular in part because everyone I knew was also playing it, the storyline and world and music all meshed perfectly with me (I'd been playing the series since Alkabeth)... But Martian Dreams... which didn't get nearly as much attention as it deserved... was IMO the best ending of any computer game I've ever played... Other ones that I reminisce over still... Battlemech (battletech clone for amiga) Archon (old atari/et al chess/like action game) The Wizard and the Princess (first text + graphics adventure game I had) Temple of Apshai Telengard Dungeon Master Wizard's Crown - SSI fantasy strategy game prior to D&D license System Shock and pretty much all of the Ultima Games. If i had to single out one other...
when they finally made that pilot, they threw away the mold.
whoops.
I'd used a commodore pet (non-keyboard with casette drive built in) prior to that.
My sequence then went to
I mean, Jim Henson, everyone loves the guy...
I guess its not easy being green...
Most people don't realize how high the mountain range that runs down the spine of New Guinea is... the article mentions the Foja Mountains go up to about 2200 meters (which is in the 6500 to 7000 foot range which is only half the height of the highest peaks on the range, but still, given the differences between there and sea level, spectacularly rugged. Puncak Jaya (aka Mt. Wilhelm) is the highest peak on an island in the world.
His memo reads:
Religious issues at NASA. I only wish this were some loony story, but it appears legit.
Given his young age (twenty four), you might imagine George Deutsch having an impeccable resume. He graduated in 2003 from Texas A&M with a degree in journalism, then in 2004 was an intern in the Bush-Cheney re-election "war room". Here is a link to some of his articles he wrote while at the Texas A&M Battalion.
You know, an actual competing product instead of an older product from the same company...
Say, like, the one at Anandtech.
Amazing how different a part can come across in two different review/tests... I mean, Anand still shows it worthy, on the strength of being a little cheaper than the x850, but it is in perspective. The review linked makes it look like an AGP renaissance...
As everyone knows, Scotland is the World's worst tennis-playing nation.. This can only mean...
Aliens mean to win Quakecon!
Gamers who hang with Steve Jobs?
without changing their "we are driven" slogan...
I mean, aren't they? regular patches, feedback... some more than others, true, but they all add content and features as it goes on...