I think Bush is using religion as an excuse to do a bad job, and unfortunetly, lots of christians fall for it. We should not have a "he means well" mentality when it comes to our own president! Religion is only a problem when the president is more interested in history of the bible, than the future of the nation he runs. Bad choices, and ignoring the sciences is not just due to religion, but ignorance.
As far as I am aware, using a bot is not illegal in Japan, only by the game rules. However, stealing virtual items/characters did become illegal not too long ago. They also hold game companies responsible for lost goods and characters, and can be sued. They treat virtual possessions as they would RL possessions. Leave it to Japan.
As for Lineage 2, I played Beta and saw this kind of behavior a mile away. A high-level character can go around ganking low-levels, and the only 'punishment' is that they become attackable by other characters and guards. But that leaves many characters and zone with little protection. In a sense it is a bit more hardcore of a game, but the amount of crime and farming makes an already boring game horrible.
Sometimes politics and technology don't mix well, mostly because a majority of politicians are not tech-savy. That is why these laws are vauge and sometimes useless attempts.
You must understand... its just like a parent listening on their kid, to find out what trouble they are getting in...
Only mom is a guy in a suit getting paid to listen to your phone sex.
Sorry for my bad memmory, but I can't remember what species of bird they studied, but its chromosomes had caps on the ends, like cancer seems to, so the bird can live much longer that others of its size. They said if they could carry the same trait to humans... tada! Longer life.
Look at any government program, they usually don't spend their cash on updating their equipment. I don't completely blame them, it costs a ton, and will be out of date quickly. But if we are going to get serious about space travel, they will need to work on some upgrades. I suggest investing in a meglev, enabling pods to be shot into space, screw all that rocket fuel, and the dangers that go with it.
A person walking down the street with some white ear plugs, talking to themselves, about the mac cult taking over the world... or some such, I will assume they are just on the phone.
http://www.directron.com/contest1win.html
(scroll down) I can't believe it only got 3rd place.
It had inspired me to make my own... eventually. I wouldn't butcher a laptop, but anyone with a combo of wood-working and computer skills should consider making a classy desktop. Grounding might be a bit of a pain, but style has a cost.
I have played much Arcanum, and enjoyed the working parts of it. Their poor work continued even to bloodlines, the stories pull you in, but the sloppy programming ruins it. I hope that the writters and dreamers that started these projects will get a chance to work for a company that can give their ideas full potential. Not just something half-ass you can put in a box, sell, and promise to make a patch for later. They are going out of business due to their own mistakes.
I did pay for two months of CoH when it first came out. I thought I had made a mistake in game choice. But I came back to it last month, and had lots of fun. There were several fixes and capes/badges were added. After playing for a solid month, I am going to take a break, but come back later.
Death was a bummer, and you get more debt per death at higher levels. But if you join a good team (good luck), the debt magically disappears after a few good missions. Skill does make a difference, but you will still die from time to time.
As for Jack saying, "What the MMP medium has NOT had is the breakout hit that defines it." I disagree. Although I don't play it, EverQuest is the most successful MMP. It keeps its players playing, and has several expansions sold. Its not all about raw number of people playing at once, its about the long run. It is not like a music CD, that sells once, but a service to keep selling.
I played the first stress test, but opted out on playing again (I want some other gamer to have the chance playing). Like several of my friends, I thought the game was too cartoony, but after an hour or two of playing, you get over it. It still has nice, smooth graphics. Throw a couple of spells, and you'll see what I mean.
I had gotten a couple characters to lvl 12, and tried every race/most classes. The geography is well planned, each race having a starting city (with orcs/trolls sharing, and dwarfs/gnomes having the same starting zones). And the dark elves are very secluded.
For the stress test, I was plesently surprized at how finished it was. I only ran into a couple of visual issues with the world map. Its quailty as an unfinished product was shocking... certainly compared to say...swg.
Im not an EQ/2 player, but compared to CoH, it offers that same kind of group or independant mission-running fun, plus has PvP right off the bat. And the PvP looks well planned out, including ranks/rewards for those who do well in PvP. Only downside was the limit on how custom the character could be. After CoH, having so few options was a disappointment. WoW didn't have the crack-like addiction of some other games, which was a bit of a relief, but I think I will eventually get into WoW... after I get some HL2 gametime taken care of.;)
Sure, CE may be more secure than XP. But if they are trying to keep the unit cheap, having linux will help in avoiding the additional cost of software.
CE is pretty cheap, $3 last time I checked, but thats not the point... I hate M$.
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I think Bush is using religion as an excuse to do a bad job, and unfortunetly, lots of christians fall for it.
We should not have a "he means well" mentality when it comes to our own president!
Religion is only a problem when the president is more interested in history of the bible, than the future of the nation he runs.
Bad choices, and ignoring the sciences is not just due to religion, but ignorance.
As far as I am aware, using a bot is not illegal in Japan, only by the game rules. However, stealing virtual items/characters did become illegal not too long ago. They also hold game companies responsible for lost goods and characters, and can be sued. They treat virtual possessions as they would RL possessions. Leave it to Japan.
As for Lineage 2, I played Beta and saw this kind of behavior a mile away. A high-level character can go around ganking low-levels, and the only 'punishment' is that they become attackable by other characters and guards. But that leaves many characters and zone with little protection. In a sense it is a bit more hardcore of a game, but the amount of crime and farming makes an already boring game horrible.
Maybe one day I will have an amd cluster in my skull. Until then, I will accept my alcohol-cooled brain.
All these jokes about a single molecule transistor, and only one scored a 5. Dont people have a sense of humor? This stuff is gold!
I have money to burn... literally.
Like this one.
Sometimes politics and technology don't mix well, mostly because a majority of politicians are not tech-savy. That is why these laws are vauge and sometimes useless attempts.
You must understand... its just like a parent listening on their kid, to find out what trouble they are getting in... Only mom is a guy in a suit getting paid to listen to your phone sex.
They did that by making the show.
You know, those ones used to pick up cars.
Sorry for my bad memmory, but I can't remember what species of bird they studied, but its chromosomes had caps on the ends, like cancer seems to, so the bird can live much longer that others of its size. They said if they could carry the same trait to humans... tada! Longer life.
Look at any government program, they usually don't spend their cash on updating their equipment. I don't completely blame them, it costs a ton, and will be out of date quickly. But if we are going to get serious about space travel, they will need to work on some upgrades. I suggest investing in a meglev, enabling pods to be shot into space, screw all that rocket fuel, and the dangers that go with it.
"Today, plasmons can only travel a few millimeters before dying, while today's chips are typically about a centimeter across."
Maybe its just me, but as electronics become smaller and smaller, wouldn't this be more and more possible?
Math+Awareness=null
... if thinkgeek gets slashdotted?
That scam actually works.
A person walking down the street with some white ear plugs, talking to themselves, about the mac cult taking over the world... or some such, I will assume they are just on the phone.
http://www.directron.com/contest1win.html (scroll down) I can't believe it only got 3rd place. It had inspired me to make my own... eventually. I wouldn't butcher a laptop, but anyone with a combo of wood-working and computer skills should consider making a classy desktop. Grounding might be a bit of a pain, but style has a cost.
On that note, I promote Wesley Willis... no not really. I never heard of mc chris before, but the music is not too bad, compared to the mention above.
I have played much Arcanum, and enjoyed the working parts of it. Their poor work continued even to bloodlines, the stories pull you in, but the sloppy programming ruins it. I hope that the writters and dreamers that started these projects will get a chance to work for a company that can give their ideas full potential. Not just something half-ass you can put in a box, sell, and promise to make a patch for later. They are going out of business due to their own mistakes.
I did pay for two months of CoH when it first came out. I thought I had made a mistake in game choice. But I came back to it last month, and had lots of fun. There were several fixes and capes/badges were added. After playing for a solid month, I am going to take a break, but come back later.
Death was a bummer, and you get more debt per death at higher levels. But if you join a good team (good luck), the debt magically disappears after a few good missions. Skill does make a difference, but you will still die from time to time.
As for Jack saying, "What the MMP medium has NOT had is the breakout hit that defines it." I disagree. Although I don't play it, EverQuest is the most successful MMP. It keeps its players playing, and has several expansions sold. Its not all about raw number of people playing at once, its about the long run. It is not like a music CD, that sells once, but a service to keep selling.
I played the first stress test, but opted out on playing again (I want some other gamer to have the chance playing). Like several of my friends, I thought the game was too cartoony, but after an hour or two of playing, you get over it. It still has nice, smooth graphics. Throw a couple of spells, and you'll see what I mean.
;)
I had gotten a couple characters to lvl 12, and tried every race/most classes. The geography is well planned, each race having a starting city (with orcs/trolls sharing, and dwarfs/gnomes having the same starting zones). And the dark elves are very secluded.
For the stress test, I was plesently surprized at how finished it was. I only ran into a couple of visual issues with the world map. Its quailty as an unfinished product was shocking... certainly compared to say...swg.
Im not an EQ/2 player, but compared to CoH, it offers that same kind of group or independant mission-running fun, plus has PvP right off the bat. And the PvP looks well planned out, including ranks/rewards for those who do well in PvP. Only downside was the limit on how custom the character could be. After CoH, having so few options was a disappointment. WoW didn't have the crack-like addiction of some other games, which was a bit of a relief, but I think I will eventually get into WoW... after I get some HL2 gametime taken care of.
Sure, CE may be more secure than XP. But if they are trying to keep the unit cheap, having linux will help in avoiding the additional cost of software. CE is pretty cheap, $3 last time I checked, but thats not the point... I hate M$.