> though many (most?) people considered it inferior to the Quake engine.
Not inferior as much as it was a totally different beast. The Build engine was only 2.5d as opposed to Quake's full 3D. Build was probably the best 2.5D engine out there (it even supported room stacking, which was pretty fly for 2.5D), but the move to real 3D was a huge leap.
As an aside, can anyone fill me in on what the Quake engine did that Descent didn't? I'm sure there's a reason why Quake's 3D is better than Descent's, but I really have no idea what it is other than Romero had better hair.
"New, from Ronco... it's Sam Peckinpah brand Laser Tag! Impress your friends! Scare your neighbors! Attract the attention of the Department of Homeland Security! For best results, play on fresh snow."
> Seriously though, Clear Channel was stupid to drop Howard Stern.
Actually, it was a brilliant decision - in weasel-faced businessman terms. CC only had Stern on six of their stations. That's six out of what, eleven billion stations they actually own? As a percentage of their revenue Stern meant almost nothing to them, but by dropping him and getting the rest of their billion stations to run the "Look! Wholesome and responsible Clear Channel has fired the vile and disgusting Howard Stern!" press releases they earned an *enormous* public relations victory and cozied up to Congress at the exact same time.
Mayor of San Francisco, actually. He came in fourth out of ten. I think this link...
http://www.researchpubs.com/books/prankexc1.shtm l...tells the story, but I can't tell because I'm at work and the stupid web filter keeps me from checking it out.
On this one page, Boucher argues for the protection of Fair Use, for his "Digital Milennium Consumers' Rights Act," against using the DOJ to attack P2P, for...
Oh, hell. Just go read *everything* he's doing. Boucher is the anti-Hatch, and I hate the fact that I'm moving to NC and won't be able to vote for him any more. He is, I think, the one lone voice in the government that actually understands the slightest bit of what he's legislating about.
Let me get this straight. You've been to *one* E3, and in your time there you discovered that all booth girls are "actively repulsive," dishonest, and superficial?
Two points:
1) These girls are *working*. They are paid models advertising a product - period. The fact that you feel that this somehow involves having you "invest emotion or biological impulse" in them speaks volumes about how you deal with women. If you can't even say hi to a chick in a goofy costume without "setting yourself up for disappointment," then I don't think the girl is the one with the issues here.
2) When you walk up to a woman that you've already decided is actively repulsive and superficial, I'm guessing that she can probably sense that a little. That may have something to do with her "merely tolerating your existance."
Attitudes like yours are the reason they have to *pay* attractive women to hang out at videogame cons.
Well, let's see. If he really wants the director's cut then I imagine he should buy that one. If he wants the 8 hours one then he should probably pick *that* one. If he wants the collector's edition then I'm thinking that purchasing that one would be a good call. However, since all evidence points to the kid not wanting to pay for anything other than one ticket one time, I'm thinking that your argument is pointless.
It's 2004, and multiple editions of dvd's are absolutely the norm. Since the kid has the requisite number of chromosomes to sneak a cam into a theater, I'm thinking he's smart enough to know that little fact. It'd be nice if all studios were up front about future releases like New Line / Peter Jackson, but they aren't. Period. If you're a collectors edition sort of guy and buy the regular version of a movie without at least looking down the road a little then you didn't get ripped off, you're just an idiot. And using that to justify what the kid did is 100% bullshit.
Simple. When magazines are displayed face-out on a rack, you'll instinctively grab one by the spine instead of the pages because we read left to right which means we will grab + hold with the left and flip pages with the right hand. If you're pulling by the spine then when flipping through a stack of magazines on a rack you'll be pulling them out towards the left, which means that the very first copy you see is the left hand column. Bingo. That's why your juciest story goes there.
Just gonna post this here since it would address about 40 posts.
From CNN reports about Infocom, it seems that the primaries at the company were "Ghassan Elashi, 49; Bayan Elashi, 47; Basman Elashi, 46; and Hazim Elashi, no age given."
Remember, kids - living in Texas != American, and since said Texans are now awaiting sentencing on charges of illegal export of computer equipment and funding Hamas, I'm pretty sure they are *not*, in fact, friends of Dubya.
Now mod this up to +5 informative so those jackasses down there will see it.
> culturally we're breaking into distinct groups with very little cross-over and intermingling.
I used to think that way too until I talked to a Japanese kid on a skateboard wearing a Public Enemy shirt who talked about how much he loved Nine Inch Nails and John Coltrane.
"CNN and the BBC is reporting that occupation troops, fuelled by a massive wave of enthusiasm and adrenaline, have retaken all cities that had been overrun by the Sadr militias. Citizens are rejoicing in the streets, shops are open for the first time in weeks, and a butterfly was seen landing on the head of a beautiful little girl in a wheelchair. When asked for a comment, General Tommy Franks said 'Never underestimate the power of the Wu-Tang Clan. And from now on, call me by my Shaolin name 'DefSquad'." When asked for clarification of his cryptic remarks, Franks shouted "36 Chambers be lookin' for ya, al-Zarqawi! Don't be a biatch!" Franks then left in a Humvee that had been freshly pimped by West Coast Customs."
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Greeeeeaaat. The "get paid to read email" spammers have discovered slashdot. What's next, link-exchangers and Herbalife? We should get her link in a front-page story and let "her" learn how her ISP earns money from the web when/. burns a year's worth of bandwidth in an hour.
You think that's bad? I * still like* the Spice Girls! I own their album and *still* listen to it! And lest you think I have a shred of dignity left, *I DROVE THREE HOURS TO SEE THEM LIVE*!
> You can't even be vaguely serious with what you are saying.
I'm not the OP, but as someone who's called for spammer abuse on so many occasions I feel totally qualified to reply. Do I frequently shout "death to spammers!" and imagine Scott Richter being serially molested by the '76 Raiders? Yes. If I had Alan Ralsky tied in front of me with a bat in my hand, would I cave his skull in? Of course not.
But I'd sure think about it.
And, depending on the state of my inbox that morning, he might walk out with a severe limp.
I'm not a violent person, but spammers sure bring out the black thoughts in me. Why? Because at the core of it they're just *rude*, and that's maddening to me. Imagine this dialogue...
"I am a spammer. I will clog inboxes, I will waste the bandwidth of countless ISP's, and I will force countless thousands of dollars to be spent on support that could be easily avoided. I will send pornography to children, I will taunt truly lonely people by making them think that they have a secret admirer, and I will help people in dire financial straits sink further into debt by promising them spectacular returns on garbage investments. I know that my messages are unwanted, as evidenced by the elaborate and unethical means by which I operate, but I will send them anyway. When I press this button I will harass, inconvenience, and annoy literally millions of people. With each email I send, I confirm that for a few dollars in my pocket I will rob countless others of their time, their money, and the promise of what the net used to be. But I am a spammer, I am an asshole, and I don't care."
Now imagine that coming out of Ralsky's smug face as he stands in his mansion.
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> though many (most?) people considered it inferior to the Quake engine.
Not inferior as much as it was a totally different beast. The Build engine was only 2.5d as opposed to Quake's full 3D. Build was probably the best 2.5D engine out there (it even supported room stacking, which was pretty fly for 2.5D), but the move to real 3D was a huge leap.
As an aside, can anyone fill me in on what the Quake engine did that Descent didn't? I'm sure there's a reason why Quake's 3D is better than Descent's, but I really have no idea what it is other than Romero had better hair.
(go on... make the joke!)
/. humor. next best thing to china white.)
What joke? I don't know what you're talking about!
(don't act all coy with me. it's sitting right there waiting for you. take your shot!)
Shut up! I don't hear you!!
(oh, come on. think of the adoration. think of the +5 Funny!)
NO! NO!NO!NO!
(just one little joke. it's easy. mexican attorney general? chip in his arm? do it.)
Do WHAT?!
(quit playing games. mexican? chip? tortilla chip? do it now before someone else takes your precious karma away!)
I WON'T!
(you know you will...)
NO!
(+5 Funny, baby. just this once. do it for me. for old times sake.)
I HATE YOU!
(you know you want it...)
[sigh]
Fine.
"Hey, guys! Is it a *tortilla* chip?!"
(aah... i can feel the sweet, lovely "Funny" mods already. can you feel it yet?)
Leave me alone.
(aah... the sweet burn of cheap
"New, from Ronco... it's Sam Peckinpah brand Laser Tag! Impress your friends! Scare your neighbors! Attract the attention of the Department of Homeland Security! For best results, play on fresh snow."
> Seriously though, Clear Channel was stupid to drop Howard Stern.
Actually, it was a brilliant decision - in weasel-faced businessman terms. CC only had Stern on six of their stations. That's six out of what, eleven billion stations they actually own? As a percentage of their revenue Stern meant almost nothing to them, but by dropping him and getting the rest of their billion stations to run the "Look! Wholesome and responsible Clear Channel has fired the vile and disgusting Howard Stern!" press releases they earned an *enormous* public relations victory and cozied up to Congress at the exact same time.
Mayor of San Francisco, actually. He came in fourth out of ten. I think this link...
http://www.researchpubs.com/books/prankexc1.sht
http://www.house.gov/boucher/internet.htm
On this one page, Boucher argues for the protection of Fair Use, for his "Digital Milennium Consumers' Rights Act," against using the DOJ to attack P2P, for...
Oh, hell. Just go read *everything* he's doing. Boucher is the anti-Hatch, and I hate the fact that I'm moving to NC and won't be able to vote for him any more. He is, I think, the one lone voice in the government that actually understands the slightest bit of what he's legislating about.
Let me get this straight. You've been to *one* E3, and in your time there you discovered that all booth girls are "actively repulsive," dishonest, and superficial?
Two points:
1) These girls are *working*. They are paid models advertising a product - period. The fact that you feel that this somehow involves having you "invest emotion or biological impulse" in them speaks volumes about how you deal with women. If you can't even say hi to a chick in a goofy costume without "setting yourself up for disappointment," then I don't think the girl is the one with the issues here.
2) When you walk up to a woman that you've already decided is actively repulsive and superficial, I'm guessing that she can probably sense that a little. That may have something to do with her "merely tolerating your existance."
Attitudes like yours are the reason they have to *pay* attractive women to hang out at videogame cons.
Well, let's see. If he really wants the director's cut then I imagine he should buy that one. If he wants the 8 hours one then he should probably pick *that* one. If he wants the collector's edition then I'm thinking that purchasing that one would be a good call. However, since all evidence points to the kid not wanting to pay for anything other than one ticket one time, I'm thinking that your argument is pointless.
It's 2004, and multiple editions of dvd's are absolutely the norm. Since the kid has the requisite number of chromosomes to sneak a cam into a theater, I'm thinking he's smart enough to know that little fact. It'd be nice if all studios were up front about future releases like New Line / Peter Jackson, but they aren't. Period. If you're a collectors edition sort of guy and buy the regular version of a movie without at least looking down the road a little then you didn't get ripped off, you're just an idiot. And using that to justify what the kid did is 100% bullshit.
Simple. When magazines are displayed face-out on a rack, you'll instinctively grab one by the spine instead of the pages because we read left to right which means we will grab + hold with the left and flip pages with the right hand. If you're pulling by the spine then when flipping through a stack of magazines on a rack you'll be pulling them out towards the left, which means that the very first copy you see is the left hand column. Bingo. That's why your juciest story goes there.
Great. Like I don't get enough "refinance your mortgage!" spam already...
> Why do you think they dont use compressed air to fire 1000 pound projectiles from the main guns on the IOWA several tens of miles?
Because nobody takes your Navy seriously when you roll up in a battleship that goes "PHWOOT!" when you fire the guns?
Just gonna post this here since it would address about 40 posts.
From CNN reports about Infocom, it seems that the primaries at the company were "Ghassan Elashi, 49; Bayan Elashi, 47; Basman Elashi, 46; and Hazim Elashi, no age given."
Remember, kids - living in Texas != American, and since said Texans are now awaiting sentencing on charges of illegal export of computer equipment and funding Hamas, I'm pretty sure they are *not*, in fact, friends of Dubya.
Now mod this up to +5 informative so those jackasses down there will see it.
"Grr! Argh! Snarl! Rowwwrrr! Erm... Ah... Dammit! LINE?!"
5. Profit!!
Assuming, y'know, that he's not doing all that work pro bono. Killer robots have to pay rent, too!
> I disagree with your implied opinion.
Umm... what?
> I like Public Enemy.
So do I.
> I like John Coltrane.
So do I.
> I REALLY like Nine Inch Nails.
So do I.
> Does that make me a trend?
Well, if you + me + that kid = a trend, then I'm thinking yes it does.
> Furthermore, does that make me a bad person to like different kinds of music?
I didn't say he was bad, I said he was Japanese. Did I use a hostile font or something? Don't know where you got that I was looking down on the kid.
Hey! Come back! You have to *pay* for that!
> culturally we're breaking into distinct groups with very little cross-over and intermingling.
I used to think that way too until I talked to a Japanese kid on a skateboard wearing a Public Enemy shirt who talked about how much he loved Nine Inch Nails and John Coltrane.
Trust me. We're intermingling...
> many of the CDs are going to troops in Iraq
"CNN and the BBC is reporting that occupation troops, fuelled by a massive wave of enthusiasm and adrenaline, have retaken all cities that had been overrun by the Sadr militias. Citizens are rejoicing in the streets, shops are open for the first time in weeks, and a butterfly was seen landing on the head of a beautiful little girl in a wheelchair. When asked for a comment, General Tommy Franks said 'Never underestimate the power of the Wu-Tang Clan. And from now on, call me by my Shaolin name 'DefSquad'." When asked for clarification of his cryptic remarks, Franks shouted "36 Chambers be lookin' for ya, al-Zarqawi! Don't be a biatch!" Franks then left in a Humvee that had been freshly pimped by West Coast Customs."
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Greeeeeaaat. The "get paid to read email" spammers have discovered slashdot. What's next, link-exchangers and Herbalife? We should get her link in a front-page story and let "her" learn how her ISP earns money from the web when
Even worse... it's all 100% true. Take out all the ballads and there's some fun pop in there.
God... Manson's gonna see this and revoke my fan club membership.
You think that's bad? I * still like* the Spice Girls! I own their album and *still* listen to it! And lest you think I have a shred of dignity left, *I DROVE THREE HOURS TO SEE THEM LIVE*!
Whew. Thank god for anonymous posting.
I did check that box before submitting, didn...
> You can't even be vaguely serious with what you are saying.
I'm not the OP, but as someone who's called for spammer abuse on so many occasions I feel totally qualified to reply. Do I frequently shout "death to spammers!" and imagine Scott Richter being serially molested by the '76 Raiders? Yes. If I had Alan Ralsky tied in front of me with a bat in my hand, would I cave his skull in? Of course not.
But I'd sure think about it.
And, depending on the state of my inbox that morning, he might walk out with a severe limp.
I'm not a violent person, but spammers sure bring out the black thoughts in me. Why? Because at the core of it they're just *rude*, and that's maddening to me. Imagine this dialogue...
"I am a spammer. I will clog inboxes, I will waste the bandwidth of countless ISP's, and I will force countless thousands of dollars to be spent on support that could be easily avoided. I will send pornography to children, I will taunt truly lonely people by making them think that they have a secret admirer, and I will help people in dire financial straits sink further into debt by promising them spectacular returns on garbage investments. I know that my messages are unwanted, as evidenced by the elaborate and unethical means by which I operate, but I will send them anyway. When I press this button I will harass, inconvenience, and annoy literally millions of people. With each email I send, I confirm that for a few dollars in my pocket I will rob countless others of their time, their money, and the promise of what the net used to be. But I am a spammer, I am an asshole, and I don't care."
Now imagine that coming out of Ralsky's smug face as he stands in his mansion.
And imagine that bat in your hand.
You don't want to swing? Not even a little?
Qu'est-que c'est 'command line'?
Apres moi, le r00t!
Je pense, donc je hax0r.
Bonjour, mademoiselle. Parlez-vous php?
Le b0x. Les b0xen?
BSOD? MERDE!
Also Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra, Bam Margera, the good people at Right Guard, and that hottie from that show about all the videogames.
"Hey baby, my cannon goes nine feet and can shut off a Volkswagen. Can I see your b00biez!?"