If you like FPS's that make use of the hardware, you should try my game (in my sig). It uses the Torque engine, but other than that has been a one man job. It has programmer's artwork and artist's programming, but it's the game I wanted to play:-)
In particulary, I'm throwing *lots* of polys at your video card in order to use polysoup collision meshes instead of the BSP (convex only) that even today's titles *still* use. This lets me make some really crazy levels, all of them large indoor spaces.
It's also got every trope known to man--you start off as an (out of scale) army man in a kid's room, and you can drive his toy cars, fly his model airplanes, use jetpacks (jetpacks!) drive on walls/ceiling, hopping cars, wings for cars that let you hop reallllly high, guns on cars of course, etc. etc. You capture the enemy flag by propelling yourself, by hook or by crook, through a giant basketball net. etc.
Very much an indie game, and free, too:-). But I definitely use your hardware. You really want at least 768MB video card for best performance.
You make an interesting point, but on the other hand, over time, I imagine the ads will introduce you to those new things, too, because what interests you may be more apparent to them than to you!
I always remember how on Napster, when I found someone sharing a song I wanted, I would browse their collection since we had at least one common intersection of interest in music. Got me into a lot of bands I would never have heard of, otherwise.
Why avoid telling them that? You'd be doing them a favor to introduce them to the concept.
It is anecdotes like this that make me feel that we Americans aren't so fucked after all. As long as the world needs problem solvers, we'll be fine. And I see no end in site for that!
I've been telling people for over a decade that the actual value of a downloaded mp3 is something in the area of 4 cents, and I've almost always gotten deeply incredulous responses--even from supposed nerds!
It's gratifying that someone as useful as yourself has come to a similar sort of calculation:-)
I think it's up to those of us who do "Information Technology" all day every day to educate people on why this is bad.
Ultimately they and their ilk would stop all uncontrolled dissemination of information for their own private profits. That would be bad for all of humanity, and must be successfully opposed.
It probably will cost some people their jobs in the process. I understand that and I still say it should be done anyway.
I'm pretty sure the future which includes greater human education and knowledge will provide more and better jobs, though.
Because internet connected server administration is way beyond most people's skills.
Way, way beyond. I work all day with "professional admins" who really don't have the faintest clue what they're doing. The skill set is still relatively uncommon.
Exactly. And the irony is that because they are so short sighted, they will not agree on any standard DRM format, which will thus encourage "piracy" even of works you've paid for, since maybe you want to be able to read it on your iPad as well as your Kindle.
What is the effective difference between this and what Google does? They encode your web pages and save it in their databases--they've got a copy of the whole freaking net, themselves.
I thought we didn't like Imaginary Property on slashdot? I know I don't. You put it on the freaking web. It's out there, deal with it.
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If you like FPS's that make use of the hardware, you should try my game (in my sig). It uses the Torque engine, but other than that has been a one man job. It has programmer's artwork and artist's programming, but it's the game I wanted to play :-)
:-). But I definitely use your hardware. You really want at least 768MB video card for best performance.
In particulary, I'm throwing *lots* of polys at your video card in order to use polysoup collision meshes instead of the BSP (convex only) that even today's titles *still* use. This lets me make some really crazy levels, all of them large indoor spaces.
It's also got every trope known to man--you start off as an (out of scale) army man in a kid's room, and you can drive his toy cars, fly his model airplanes, use jetpacks (jetpacks!) drive on walls/ceiling, hopping cars, wings for cars that let you hop reallllly high, guns on cars of course, etc. etc. You capture the enemy flag by propelling yourself, by hook or by crook, through a giant basketball net. etc.
Very much an indie game, and free, too
You make an interesting point, but on the other hand, over time, I imagine the ads will introduce you to those new things, too, because what interests you may be more apparent to them than to you!
I always remember how on Napster, when I found someone sharing a song I wanted, I would browse their collection since we had at least one common intersection of interest in music. Got me into a lot of bands I would never have heard of, otherwise.
Right now the law says downloading an mp3 is illegitimate, which I think is wrong.
I think you're too trusting of the law. Much too trusting.
Just sayin'.
Is $16 mil chump change to these guys, or what?
How much does the typical marketing blitz for a big star cost, normally?
Why avoid telling them that? You'd be doing them a favor to introduce them to the concept.
It is anecdotes like this that make me feel that we Americans aren't so fucked after all. As long as the world needs problem solvers, we'll be fine. And I see no end in site for that!
Well said.
I've been telling people for over a decade that the actual value of a downloaded mp3 is something in the area of 4 cents, and I've almost always gotten deeply incredulous responses--even from supposed nerds!
:-)
It's gratifying that someone as useful as yourself has come to a similar sort of calculation
Please keep up the good work!
in a handbasket.
I think it's up to those of us who do "Information Technology" all day every day to educate people on why this is bad.
Ultimately they and their ilk would stop all uncontrolled dissemination of information for their own private profits. That would be bad for all of humanity, and must be successfully opposed.
It probably will cost some people their jobs in the process. I understand that and I still say it should be done anyway.
I'm pretty sure the future which includes greater human education and knowledge will provide more and better jobs, though.
Actually, I kinda like it. I even quite like their choice of images.
There is a large gulf between an interesting and attractive background image and the Yahoo of yore.
/me predicts ipad users being offered many, many ipad-relevant super deals in their email in the next few days.
I'm sure they won't mind!
Anyone who is that good at reading people,
has a better job than TSA screener.
Because internet connected server administration is way beyond most people's skills.
Way, way beyond. I work all day with "professional admins" who really don't have the faintest clue what they're doing. The skill set is still relatively uncommon.
The point of a tablet PC isn't to do everything.
Exactly. And the irony is that because they are so short sighted, they will not agree on any standard DRM format, which will thus encourage "piracy" even of works you've paid for, since maybe you want to be able to read it on your iPad as well as your Kindle.
How *dare* you!
You say that like it's always a good thing.
It's not. Just sayin'.
Dude yes, cancel first, ask questions later.
Seems like everybody has a "retentions department" these days. I consider the account cancellation number to be my personal tech support line.
And everybody else should, too. Fucking douchebags.
You mean, like separate drives?
I, too, question the real value of this technology--but what you suggest would defeat any conceivable purpose for it.
Imagine begging a thing that looks like this for your life.
Robot soldiers are an inevitability, and they will not be a joke like in the later Star Wars movies.
It's going to suck real bad.
What is the effective difference between this and what Google does? They encode your web pages and save it in their databases--they've got a copy of the whole freaking net, themselves.
I thought we didn't like Imaginary Property on slashdot? I know I don't. You put it on the freaking web. It's out there, deal with it.
Just like Facebook...
Well said.
Outstanding, well said.
But *trading* stocks is a zero sum game. *Investing* is good for society and investors, as well as the companies themselves.
Liquidity is important, but parent's notion that there is no benefit to us all to trading on this microscopic scale, is I think a good one.
Mod parent up.