I agree! Quakeworld and CTF.. Those were the days! Nothing has come close to the feel that the original Quake had/has. I loved the DM1-DM6 maps.. Then I discovered CTF and all of my free time was gone.
As for the sounds, let's not forget the best.. The sounds made when someone was totally gibbed and if a pool was near by, you'd hear the pieces splashing into it. The sounds never got old and I always laughed when it was particularly splashy.
A major improvement to Quake was with the show weapon mod (which was later incorporated into the core game). I still load up Quakeworld to get back to my roots.
I'm just worried about this quote.. " Those with tinfoil hats will surely be thinking of the youth in Orwell's 1984."
I mean how did they know that I was thinking about the youth in Orwell's 1984 when I had my best tinfoil hat on?!? Obviously they have found a way to bypass the tried and true method to block mind control/reading.. Perhaps it's time to look towards different foil types?
/.ers... ATTACK!!!
I have felt a great disturbance in the net. It's as if a million nerds clicked a link at once and were refused.
"Ship To:
We're sorry, this item is currently unavailable. Our hosting provider, Verio.com, has disabled our fulfillment system. "
No need to worry! The DID install OnStar didn't they?? Just have the robotic arm press the button... What do you mean they didn't design the arm so it could press the OnStar button?!? Well, there goes THAT idea!
Anyone notice on Amazon that they suggest reading books on finding jobs if you're interested in reading about Steve Jobs? I understand why this happened but it's still pretty funny..
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They can blend old Sit Coms with StarWars characters.. Imagine Jar-Jar as J.J. on Good Times. "Meezah Kid-Dy-no-myte!"
Or cast Yoda as Gary Coleman's character on Different Stokes. "What-you-talkin' 'bout Vader?"
Heck, even Chewie could play the role of Archie Bunker on a spin off of All in the Family.."Rahhhh! Rahhhhhhhh!"... Well, that last one will need work.. You get the picture.
And if you're too lazy to RTF, here's the quote from the very end of the article..
"When asked why he called the new software, "git," British slang meaning "a rotten person," he said. "I'm an egotistical bastard, so I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git.""
"And how long do they think coders are willing to stay on this ship before they _need_ some R&R? I'd say max 4 weeks. What then? How do they get visas so they can visit LA? And how do they get back to LA anyway? What about productivity and retaining workers?"
What R&R do computer nerds need? The ship will be one huge LAN party so they can frag each other after work. All of their female companionship will come in the standard geek form known as Internet pr0n. The supply ships can fill up with cold pizza and sodas so that part is covered. I'm only wondering if the designers thought about the most significant byproduct of hard-core computer geeks. Body odor which is never washed away (as that would require bathing).
I think the future is obvious with this plan. SOE will eventually create items which can only be purchased by real money. (It would not be a drop off any creatures for example). These items would have some significant power and 'wow' factor coolness via animated / high quality graphics. They would most likely make these items no-trade so people couldn't sell / give them away in game (forcing players to buy the item for each of their characters. Imagine being able to buy a Pegasus flying mount which can't be obtained any other way? Or some neat looking undead / skeletal horse mounts)? Eventually, you'll be able to buy NPC's who follow you and assist you in battle. Perhaps buy a castle and an army to support you? SOE has taken the first steps in this direction and I am sure we'll see unique items for sale in the next 12 months. You can bet that if I thought of this potential cash cow, that people at SOE have thought of it and are counting on it as a source of revenue.
This will be the perfect oppoortunity to show just how hardcore some geeks really are. They get a friend (ok, they're geeks and geeks stick together so all their "friends" are in line with them)... better make that: they get their mom to go buy the new Xbox and she brings it, along with a car adapter and portable LCD so her son can play the new xbox in line to the latest Star Wars movie. The first game will be Star Wars themed where Jar-Jar must rescue the pricness from an evil Sith in the guise of a giant ape who throws barrels down some ramps at him.
Looks like they added some neat sounding features and packaged it i a neat looking package. They give you gigabit switch ports for LAN. This is more hype than anything as the majority of the traffic will be rolling out to the internet and a much slower rate (via the 10/100 WAN port). Even if you wanted to play locally, the gigabit speed would do nothing to improve play. (but hey, it's nice to have and who knows what the future holds) They added some firewall policy content for current popular internet games so you don't need to configure ports which I suppose is a plus for most players. It provides wireless connectivity as well. Since they are holding the hand of users in the firewall port configuration, I am hoping they stress wireless security concerns. Overall it looks like a nice device.
This is nothing new. We all learned of the perils of lunar/space dust on the Simsons' Halloween special " "Treehouse of Horror: Hungry are the Damned.". Kang and Kodos had their feelings hurt because the cook book "How to Cook For Forty Humans" was covered with the highly sticky dust resulting in the book title reading "How to Cook Humans".
If only this article was available back then to Lisa Simpson, she and her family could have lived their lives in luxury on Nigel-4 instead, the insulted Kang and Kodos returned the Simpson family back to toil here on earth.
"he adds that it imposes on developing nations "a rather predatory obligation to disgorge all their IP back to the wealthiest nation in the world""
I suppose he would prefer to see the developing nations disgorging their money back to the wealthiest nation in the world's private companies (via licensing costs), thus ensuring this status remains in effect.
" I live in the middle of nowhere. I think I may notice two men sitting with a laptop in an ominous black car with government plates, as the only place they could be close enough is my driveway."
Shortly after this was posted, the ominous black car sped off. Moments later, an ominous black van with the company name
I think someone would modify it to activate some sore of vibrator, placed strategically so that when he is shot, he gets some pleasure. You'll be able to recognize these guys in-game. They'll be running around in front of players with chain guns screaming shoot me!!!!.
Makes me think of the Simpsons where Bart was looking at the "Where's Waldo" book. Waldo was standing there in the middle of an empty field with his hands in his pockets looking bored. The parallel to the April 1st jokes this year is pretty clear. No effort.
To paraphrasae yet another Simpson's character....
"Worst April Fool's Day ever"
In an interesting twist, Microsoft has just inked a deal with Count Chocula to be their spokesman er spokesghoul. Count Chocula felt that it was a perfect fit as Microsoft likes to suck the life from its competitors and money from the pockets of the masses much like the Count sucks the blood from the living. "It's a great match", the Count was heard to remark while feasting upon yet another young victim, "Microsoft and I both wind up with mindless zombies, willing to do the bidding of their master". The use of the word zombie in relation to Microsoft apparently refers to the term used for computers on the internet which were compromised and under the control of someone else, typically running a Microsoft product.
This reminds me of a gag pulled by some radio station in the 80's. Cabbage Patch Kids dolls were in huge demand and low supply. People were fighting over these things in stores. Some radio station announced that people wanting a Cabbage Patch Kid doll should go to a stadium and hold their credit card up to the sky. Staff flying overhead would record the credit card number and drop down a doll to the person. People actually showed up apparently!
As nerds around the world move their coveted porn off their hard drives to Gmail storage, Google will soon be able to post the following on their login page for GMail and actually mean it...
"All your pr0n are belong to us..."
" Ya I really want my grandkids finding the 60 year old pr0n pix/vidz of grandma the day before we go into the home."
Uhm, your computer was compromised last month and all of your coveted pictures of "future grandma" are readily available on the net.. She looked pretty spiffy in those assless-chaps I must admit.
"Virtually all lcd manufactures accept screens with a "few" bad pixels"
Of course they all do. This is a simple approach. All manufacturers agree to tell the public that a few bad pixels are acceptable. This allows them all to lower their tolerances and dump LCDs to the public which contain these "acceptable" bad pixels. The public pays for new, pristine quality electronics and the public should receive nothing less than pristine quality products. If I had a bad pixel on my new display, you can certainly bet that I'd be returning it for a replacement. It shows you just how powerful companies can be at tempering the public's expectations when they can convince customers to accept such things. I don't imagine any company would use a display with a bad pixel in advertising for the product (ads, trade shows, etc) so why should they expect the public to accept anything less that a perfect display?
Games are just another form of electronic entertainment, similar to movies, TV shows and even the news broadcasts. It is the responsibility of the parents to monitor what their children play, view and do during their formative years. The issue is that adults are not involved enough in the lives of their children and so, are oblivious to what may be affecting them. (and this does not stop at video games). I am not aware of any cases involving kids and violent crimes where there were the usual warning signs and/or uninvolved/out of touch parents. My 13 year old son has been hounding me for months to be allowed to buy/play the various GTA games (because his friends have it). I've explained to him why we're not allowing him to play them. This extends to movies as well. I'm pretty laid back when it comes to restricting what my kids watch/do but I DO have limits to what I'll allow and I ALWAYS discuss my decisions with my kids. I allow my son to play some games involving shooting America's Army for example) but draw the line when the theme is a little too mature. The biggest thing I do is I ensure that I try to be aware of what he is doing (and remember that I'll not always know everything), communicate with him and show that I trust him (aware that mistakes will be made).
I await the onslought of the new DVD series "Nerds Gone Wild!"
Who knew that those nerdy man-boobs could look so great when popping out from under t-shirts!
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I agree! Quakeworld and CTF.. Those were the days! Nothing has come close to the feel that the original Quake had/has. I loved the DM1-DM6 maps.. Then I discovered CTF and all of my free time was gone. As for the sounds, let's not forget the best.. The sounds made when someone was totally gibbed and if a pool was near by, you'd hear the pieces splashing into it. The sounds never got old and I always laughed when it was particularly splashy. A major improvement to Quake was with the show weapon mod (which was later incorporated into the core game). I still load up Quakeworld to get back to my roots.
I'm just worried about this quote..
" Those with tinfoil hats will surely be thinking of the youth in Orwell's 1984."
I mean how did they know that I was thinking about the youth in Orwell's 1984 when I had my best tinfoil hat on?!? Obviously they have found a way to bypass the tried and true method to block mind control/reading.. Perhaps it's time to look towards different foil types?
/.ers... ATTACK!!! I have felt a great disturbance in the net. It's as if a million nerds clicked a link at once and were refused. "Ship To: We're sorry, this item is currently unavailable. Our hosting provider, Verio.com, has disabled our fulfillment system. "
No need to worry! The DID install OnStar didn't they?? Just have the robotic arm press the button... What do you mean they didn't design the arm so it could press the OnStar button?!? Well, there goes THAT idea!
Anyone notice on Amazon that they suggest reading books on finding jobs if you're interested in reading about Steve Jobs? I understand why this happened but it's still pretty funny..
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They can blend old Sit Coms with StarWars characters.. Imagine Jar-Jar as J.J. on Good Times. "Meezah Kid-Dy-no-myte!" Or cast Yoda as Gary Coleman's character on Different Stokes. "What-you-talkin' 'bout Vader?" Heck, even Chewie could play the role of Archie Bunker on a spin off of All in the Family.."Rahhhh! Rahhhhhhhh!"... Well, that last one will need work.. You get the picture.
What was not revealed in the article, was that the majority of the data was composed of pictures of Goatse and TubGirl in ultra-high resolution..
And if you're too lazy to RTF, here's the quote from the very end of the article.. "When asked why he called the new software, "git," British slang meaning "a rotten person," he said. "I'm an egotistical bastard, so I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git.""
"And how long do they think coders are willing to stay on this ship before they _need_ some R&R? I'd say max 4 weeks. What then? How do they get visas so they can visit LA? And how do they get back to LA anyway? What about productivity and retaining workers?"
What R&R do computer nerds need? The ship will be one huge LAN party so they can frag each other after work. All of their female companionship will come in the standard geek form known as Internet pr0n. The supply ships can fill up with cold pizza and sodas so that part is covered.
I'm only wondering if the designers thought about the most significant byproduct of hard-core computer geeks. Body odor which is never washed away (as that would require bathing).
I think the future is obvious with this plan. SOE will eventually create items which can only be purchased by real money. (It would not be a drop off any creatures for example). These items would have some significant power and 'wow' factor coolness via animated / high quality graphics. They would most likely make these items no-trade so people couldn't sell / give them away in game (forcing players to buy the item for each of their characters. Imagine being able to buy a Pegasus flying mount which can't be obtained any other way? Or some neat looking undead / skeletal horse mounts)? Eventually, you'll be able to buy NPC's who follow you and assist you in battle. Perhaps buy a castle and an army to support you?
SOE has taken the first steps in this direction and I am sure we'll see unique items for sale in the next 12 months. You can bet that if I thought of this potential cash cow, that people at SOE have thought of it and are counting on it as a source of revenue.
This will be the perfect oppoortunity to show just how hardcore some geeks really are. They get a friend (ok, they're geeks and geeks stick together so all their "friends" are in line with them)... better make that: they get their mom to go buy the new Xbox and she brings it, along with a car adapter and portable LCD so her son can play the new xbox in line to the latest Star Wars movie. The first game will be Star Wars themed where Jar-Jar must rescue the pricness from an evil Sith in the guise of a giant ape who throws barrels down some ramps at him.
Looks like they added some neat sounding features and packaged it i a neat looking package. They give you gigabit switch ports for LAN. This is more hype than anything as the majority of the traffic will be rolling out to the internet and a much slower rate (via the 10/100 WAN port). Even if you wanted to play locally, the gigabit speed would do nothing to improve play. (but hey, it's nice to have and who knows what the future holds)
They added some firewall policy content for current popular internet games so you don't need to configure ports which I suppose is a plus for most players.
It provides wireless connectivity as well. Since they are holding the hand of users in the firewall port configuration, I am hoping they stress wireless security concerns. Overall it looks like a nice device.
This is nothing new. We all learned of the perils of lunar/space dust on the Simsons' Halloween special " "Treehouse of Horror: Hungry are the Damned.". Kang and Kodos had their feelings hurt because the cook book "How to Cook For Forty Humans" was covered with the highly sticky dust resulting in the book title reading "How to Cook Humans". If only this article was available back then to Lisa Simpson, she and her family could have lived their lives in luxury on Nigel-4 instead, the insulted Kang and Kodos returned the Simpson family back to toil here on earth.
"he adds that it imposes on developing nations "a rather predatory obligation to disgorge all their IP back to the wealthiest nation in the world""
I suppose he would prefer to see the developing nations disgorging their money back to the wealthiest nation in the world's private companies (via licensing costs), thus ensuring this status remains in effect.
" I live in the middle of nowhere. I think I may notice two men sitting with a laptop in an ominous black car with government plates, as the only place they could be close enough is my driveway."
Shortly after this was posted, the ominous black car sped off. Moments later, an ominous black van with the company name
Flowers
By
Irene
on the side pulled up and parked.
I think someone would modify it to activate some sore of vibrator, placed strategically so that when he is shot, he gets some pleasure. You'll be able to recognize these guys in-game. They'll be running around in front of players with chain guns screaming shoot me!!!!.
Here's the plan..
./ on IIS for the day on April 1st?
-> Sit back and collect all of the mod points from 11am.
Sigh, if they want to something original. How about hosting
Makes me think of the Simpsons where Bart was looking at the "Where's Waldo" book. Waldo was standing there in the middle of an empty field with his hands in his pockets looking bored. The parallel to the April 1st jokes this year is pretty clear. No effort. To paraphrasae yet another Simpson's character.... "Worst April Fool's Day ever"
In an interesting twist, Microsoft has just inked a deal with Count Chocula to be their spokesman er spokesghoul.
Count Chocula felt that it was a perfect fit as Microsoft likes to suck the life from its competitors and money from the pockets of the masses much like the Count sucks the blood from the living.
"It's a great match", the Count was heard to remark while feasting upon yet another young victim, "Microsoft and I both wind up with mindless zombies, willing to do the bidding of their master". The use of the word zombie in relation to Microsoft apparently refers to the term used for computers on the internet which were compromised and under the control of someone else, typically running a Microsoft product.
This reminds me of a gag pulled by some radio station in the 80's. Cabbage Patch Kids dolls were in huge demand and low supply. People were fighting over these things in stores. Some radio station announced that people wanting a Cabbage Patch Kid doll should go to a stadium and hold their credit card up to the sky. Staff flying overhead would record the credit card number and drop down a doll to the person. People actually showed up apparently!
As nerds around the world move their coveted porn off their hard drives to Gmail storage, Google will soon be able to post the following on their login page for GMail and actually mean it... "All your pr0n are belong to us..."
" Ya I really want my grandkids finding the 60 year old pr0n pix/vidz of grandma the day before we go into the home." Uhm, your computer was compromised last month and all of your coveted pictures of "future grandma" are readily available on the net.. She looked pretty spiffy in those assless-chaps I must admit.
"Virtually all lcd manufactures accept screens with a "few" bad pixels"
Of course they all do. This is a simple approach. All manufacturers agree to tell the public that a few bad pixels are acceptable. This allows them all to lower their tolerances and dump LCDs to the public which contain these "acceptable" bad pixels. The public pays for new, pristine quality electronics and the public should receive nothing less than pristine quality products. If I had a bad pixel on my new display, you can certainly bet that I'd be returning it for a replacement.
It shows you just how powerful companies can be at tempering the public's expectations when they can convince customers to accept such things. I don't imagine any company would use a display with a bad pixel in advertising for the product (ads, trade shows, etc) so why should they expect the public to accept anything less that a perfect display?
Games are just another form of electronic entertainment, similar to movies, TV shows and even the news broadcasts.
It is the responsibility of the parents to monitor what their children play, view and do during their formative years. The issue is that adults are not involved enough in the lives of their children and so, are oblivious to what may be affecting them. (and this does not stop at video games). I am not aware of any cases involving kids and violent crimes where there were the usual warning signs and/or uninvolved/out of touch parents.
My 13 year old son has been hounding me for months to be allowed to buy/play the various GTA games (because his friends have it). I've explained to him why we're not allowing him to play them. This extends to movies as well. I'm pretty laid back when it comes to restricting what my kids watch/do but I DO have limits to what I'll allow and I ALWAYS discuss my decisions with my kids. I allow my son to play some games involving shooting America's Army for example) but draw the line when the theme is a little too mature.
The biggest thing I do is I ensure that I try to be aware of what he is doing (and remember that I'll not always know everything), communicate with him and show that I trust him (aware that mistakes will be made).
I await the onslought of the new DVD series "Nerds Gone Wild!" Who knew that those nerdy man-boobs could look so great when popping out from under t-shirts!