Couldn't agree more. I'm voting tory in the next general election, time get these wankers out.. and yes replace them with another bunch of wankers, but at least the tories only care about sorting themselves out, not about prying into your every move.
3.4.4 Snapshots
With VirtualBoxâ(TM)s snapshots, you can save a particular state of a virtual machine for
later use. At any later time, you can revert to that state, even though you may have
changed the VM considerably since then.
Starting out with VirtualBox
This is particularly useful for making sure that a guest installation is not damaged
by accidental changes, misbehaving software, or viruses.
Once you have set up the machine the way you want it, simply take a snapshot, and
should anything happen to the installation, you can simply revert to its snapshot state.
To take a snapshot of your VM, perform the following steps:
1. If your VM is currently in either the âoesavedâ or the âoepowered offâ state (as displayed
next to the VM in the VirtualBox main window), click on the âoeSnapshotsâ
tab on the top right of the main window, and then on the small camera icon (for
âoeTake snapshotâ).
If your VM is currently running, select âoeTake snapshotâ from the âoeVMâ pull-down
menu of the VM window.
2. A window will pop up and ask you to name the snapshot. This name is purely for
reference purposes to help you remember the state of the snapshot. For example,
a useful name would be âoeFresh installation from scratch, no external driversâ.
3. Your new snapshot will then appear in the list of snapshots under the âoeSnapshotsâ
tab. Underneath, you will see an item called âoeCurrent stateâ, signifying that the
current state of your VM is a variation based on the snapshot you took earlier.
(If you later take another snapshot, you will see that they will be displayed in
sequence, and each subsequent snapshot is a derivation of the earlier one.)
To revert to an earlier snapshot, you click on the âoeCurrent stateâ item and select
âoeDiscard current stateâ. This will bring the VM back to the state of the nearest (most
recent) snapshot. In the same way, you can merge several earlier snapshots into one.
Note: The snapshot reverted to will affect the virtual hard drives that are
connected to your VM, as the entire state of the virtual hard drive will be
reverted as well. This means also that all files that have been created since
the snapshot and all other file changes will be lost.In order to prevent such
data loss while still making use of the snapshot feature, it is possible to add a
second hard drive in âoewrite-throughâ mode using the VBoxManage interface
and use it to store your data. As write-through hard drives are not included
in snapshots, they remain unaltered when a machine is reverted.
The success of Portal proves that gamers still want to solve puzzles. The fact that developers are busy hammering out waves of shitty FPS clones is hardly our fault.
Game design has evolved to the paoint where you don't have to have a pen and pencil handy. Not the greatest example as it's a combat game, but take Assassin's Creed. The map becomes clear as you reach each viewpoint, showing you where your objectives are.
Game designers don't want to burden players with having to write copious notes as they play, and there is no excuse for doing so.
Back in "the good ol' days" if they'd had the technology/resource to do the same, they would have.
You're absolutely right. At no point do the posts by Blackhawk0 amount to personal attacks, it all appears to be quite constructive criticism. If you don't like people picking holes in your work, don't offer them a public forum in which to do so.
"I don't think that games on console will be made the same after.."
I'll believe it when I see it.
As someone who bought into the guff being spouted by Free Radical (cheers Haze, that's forty notes in the bin), I'm not going to pay attention to anything apart from metacritic from now on.
I love new tech gadets but the Kindle really is pointless. It's never going to replace printed books. There's the DRM/Privacy issues which concern us techies, but the killer fault is that it's just more hassle than buying a printed book and reading it. No power requirements, no DRM, no internet connectivity... If they could find a way to make using this thing easier than just opening a book and reading it then maybe, but I just can't see that ever happening.
So that I can go to bed. Open ended games rob me of sleep - at least with levelled games I can aim to finish that level, then go to bed. Of course you could argue that I have no discipline over my gaming... and you'd be absolutely right.
This idiot is pushing his own short-sighted moral agenda and abusing his standing as an attorney to do it. He does not deserve the veneer of credibility that is currently afforded him.
For me, the definition of art is something that, when experienced, evokes feelings of strong emotion and appreciation for the skilled labour and vision that has gone into the form. This could be a good movie, a beautiful piece of music, or a well-designed video game.
One theme in this discussion is that of not being able to change a tragic outcome in the narrative. Such as Romeo & Juliet. This type of scripting does exist in computer games, for instance last night while playing a certain popular RPG I got to a stage where I was forced to kill a character that I honestly felt sorry for. I tried to get out of it a number of ways but had to play along with the story. The feeling of regret that I felt was quite genuine, and who is Roger Ebert to tell me otherwise.
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Couldn't agree more. I'm voting tory in the next general election, time get these wankers out.. and yes replace them with another bunch of wankers, but at least the tories only care about sorting themselves out, not about prying into your every move.
Mod up, c'mon, that was funny!
It's the Olympics guys :( You know.. PE!!
Ah man. You've changed.
Mr Miles, get back inside the Animus!!
Ah. I meant how many more times do we have to make the same point.
There can be no expectation of frequency.
Every time they would try to reach out, people like you would just tell them to fuck off even if they mean well
They DO NOT mean well. How many more times?!
Yes.
3.4.4 Snapshots With VirtualBoxâ(TM)s snapshots, you can save a particular state of a virtual machine for later use. At any later time, you can revert to that state, even though you may have changed the VM considerably since then.
Starting out with VirtualBox This is particularly useful for making sure that a guest installation is not damaged by accidental changes, misbehaving software, or viruses.
Once you have set up the machine the way you want it, simply take a snapshot, and should anything happen to the installation, you can simply revert to its snapshot state. To take a snapshot of your VM, perform the following steps:
1. If your VM is currently in either the âoesavedâ or the âoepowered offâ state (as displayed next to the VM in the VirtualBox main window), click on the âoeSnapshotsâ tab on the top right of the main window, and then on the small camera icon (for âoeTake snapshotâ).
If your VM is currently running, select âoeTake snapshotâ from the âoeVMâ pull-down menu of the VM window.
2. A window will pop up and ask you to name the snapshot. This name is purely for reference purposes to help you remember the state of the snapshot. For example, a useful name would be âoeFresh installation from scratch, no external driversâ.
3. Your new snapshot will then appear in the list of snapshots under the âoeSnapshotsâ tab. Underneath, you will see an item called âoeCurrent stateâ, signifying that the current state of your VM is a variation based on the snapshot you took earlier. (If you later take another snapshot, you will see that they will be displayed in sequence, and each subsequent snapshot is a derivation of the earlier one.)
To revert to an earlier snapshot, you click on the âoeCurrent stateâ item and select âoeDiscard current stateâ. This will bring the VM back to the state of the nearest (most recent) snapshot. In the same way, you can merge several earlier snapshots into one.
Note: The snapshot reverted to will affect the virtual hard drives that are connected to your VM, as the entire state of the virtual hard drive will be reverted as well. This means also that all files that have been created since the snapshot and all other file changes will be lost.In order to prevent such data loss while still making use of the snapshot feature, it is possible to add a second hard drive in âoewrite-throughâ mode using the VBoxManage interface and use it to store your data. As write-through hard drives are not included in snapshots, they remain unaltered when a machine is reverted.
The success of Portal proves that gamers still want to solve puzzles. The fact that developers are busy hammering out waves of shitty FPS clones is hardly our fault.
Even physical "critical parts" can be produced locally rapidly by emailing a file and using a 3D computer controlled machining device.
It's possible but how many people are actually doing this?
Gah I checked that post twice and there's still a bloody typo in it. Sorry, spelling Nazis!
Game design has evolved to the paoint where you don't have to have a pen and pencil handy. Not the greatest example as it's a combat game, but take Assassin's Creed. The map becomes clear as you reach each viewpoint, showing you where your objectives are.
Game designers don't want to burden players with having to write copious notes as they play, and there is no excuse for doing so.
Back in "the good ol' days" if they'd had the technology/resource to do the same, they would have.
You're absolutely right. At no point do the posts by Blackhawk0 amount to personal attacks, it all appears to be quite constructive criticism. If you don't like people picking holes in your work, don't offer them a public forum in which to do so.
Continually! Seriously Rob, how much are these guys paying you?
"I don't think that games on console will be made the same after.."
I'll believe it when I see it.
As someone who bought into the guff being spouted by Free Radical (cheers Haze, that's forty notes in the bin), I'm not going to pay attention to anything apart from metacritic from now on.
I love new tech gadets but the Kindle really is pointless. It's never going to replace printed books. There's the DRM/Privacy issues which concern us techies, but the killer fault is that it's just more hassle than buying a printed book and reading it. No power requirements, no DRM, no internet connectivity... If they could find a way to make using this thing easier than just opening a book and reading it then maybe, but I just can't see that ever happening.
So that I can go to bed. Open ended games rob me of sleep - at least with levelled games I can aim to finish that level, then go to bed. Of course you could argue that I have no discipline over my gaming... and you'd be absolutely right.
This idiot is pushing his own short-sighted moral agenda and abusing his standing as an attorney to do it. He does not deserve the veneer of credibility that is currently afforded him.
I hope he starves.
It's more fun to play against humans than against bots. I care more about framerate, physics handling, and yes - water.
Dr Scrime's Spook School on the Amstrad CPC. Fiendish game, I'm not even sure if completing it was possible.
You have been eaten by a Grue.
Agreed.. this is Slashdot, no-one's dumb enough to click your stupid link.
"A Porn Tester"
Co-incidence?! I THINK NOT
But not on video games.
For me, the definition of art is something that, when experienced, evokes feelings of strong emotion and appreciation for the skilled labour and vision that has gone into the form. This could be a good movie, a beautiful piece of music, or a well-designed video game.
One theme in this discussion is that of not being able to change a tragic outcome in the narrative. Such as Romeo & Juliet. This type of scripting does exist in computer games, for instance last night while playing a certain popular RPG I got to a stage where I was forced to kill a character that I honestly felt sorry for. I tried to get out of it a number of ways but had to play along with the story. The feeling of regret that I felt was quite genuine, and who is Roger Ebert to tell me otherwise.
As the baboon said, I lol'd.