thats the first memory i have of a videogame scaring me, i was maybe 7-8 and i shut the game off and turned on every light i could find. eventually i went back to playing it though. next biggie was playing doom3 directly after watching dawn of the dead, thank you suprnova.
frankly im in the middle of the two, but its from a piracy standpoint.
hands down i prefer vista, its able to handle 1280x800 flawlessly, which for some reason xp wont, it shows up out of focus. the media center is great, and for someone who reinstalls his os monthly, its great because it will automatically shortcut my games on my other drive when i play them. im using vista now as a matter of fact.
the issue i have? ultimate costs too much, and cracking the os results in more headaches than xp ever did. except for maybe that month that wga knocked us on our asses.
slmgrhack -rearm is still way more annoying than just patching the wga files.
the biggest reason that linux is not on my laptop is that my wireless isnt supported under ubuntu. the biggest reason macosx86 is not on my laptop is that it wont recognize my sata controller. and windows just happens to work out of the box.
(i am however waiting for the next release of ubuntu)
he was pointing out that getting excited over professional sports is just as childish as getting excited over a book. plenty of football fans dress up in their favorite teams colors, and plenty of potter lovers dress up like their favorite characters for releases.
definitely wasn't my first book, but it sparked my love of reading unlike anything before had. however as far as fantasy universe stories go, i prefer discworld, but potter has a much more convoluted story line that keeps me engaged.
otherwise however, im generally reading political non-fiction.
Vonage would make more money out of this than skype would, being that they already have a standard VoIP system, whereas skype works under a P2P network, which i assume means they would have to entirely rework their network to run over cell networks.
... monolith released the multiplayer segment of F.E.A.R. for free to the community?
in all seriousness, how many of us buy an fps for the single player mode, halo, half life, prey, and so on aside. after you play through that once, replay value lies in handing some noob his ass on a platter. or more importantly, console games aside, who buys single player role playing games for their computer, instead of mmo's, outside of monetary restraints? sure theres an impersonal feel, and sometimes i really want to hear my friend cry out in anguish when i slap him stupid in fear, but for a quick pick-up game, online wins hands down.
i realize that there are millions of games geared to single player experience, and i love them, but lets not throw multiplayer to the wind just because its not a personal experience all of the time.
btw, one of the best multiplayer offline games ive played in a while was burgerking's bumper cart thing. nerdy stupid fun when you cram four guys in a room and hand them controllers, havent seen someone get so worked up when playing with a burgerking toy since i was 5.
is this really a bad thing? google may be an evil corporation, but they are an evil corporation that has us by the balls, eating out of their hand, and frankly, they have a good service going on, why not let them take over the world, give ol' gates a run for his money, and make the world a better place for all mankind. or something like that.
Not only have i seen them, i own them. but i cant get them working anymore. they might just fit over some slimmer glasses, but leave the cokebottles at home.
Sure the new nintendo will have wifi, but no other nintendo with any type of networking ever used it, i mean exactly how many games for the gamecube actually use the broadband adapter, Phantasy Star Online 1&2 and i think i might be missing one. The n64 had a cartridge for internet play, as did the SNES but those were also not really used.
This is very good! Its like having a PG rating as teen is the PG-13. For kids who are too old to stand games like Finding Nemo, or other disney games marketed to younger audiences, but aren't able to purchase teen rated games yet. I myself am only 16 (on monday anyway) but i dont really see the ratings as restrictive, but as an effective means of keeping ridiculous charges from being levied against the makers of such stress relieving games as GTA and Quake 3. Many problems like those could be avoided if the parents had kept informed about what their children played, and about the maturity level of their kids. Hats off to the ESRB.
Amen, sing it brother.
This is the one thing i preach more than anything, the rating system is there for a reason, and the parents need educated. Dont attack the videogame industry for things that the parent should be monitoring. games are all in good fun, but these people could be ruining one of the most influential medias of our age for the newer generations. God save these law makers.
Sorry, i was in a sarcastic mood that day. It just really tee's me off when i see stuff like this, i dont know what came over me, it was stupid. pardon my mention of nazi's.
Who is to define Morality for the masses? The last time someone tried to put a hold on how people lived, and should live, ended up shooting himself with a luger during a board meeting.
but calling them nazi's is kinda trolling,
so in all fairness, while they dont have any real responsibility for teaching children to do things that they should know/have been told they shouldnt do, they should consider what could happen.
Hasn't google slowly been selling out for eon's now? I mean, what about the adsense bull, even in their gmail beta. And try this one on for size, the latest version of Google's toolbar adds new links into web pages. Granted, its optional, but still kinda morally bad.
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thats the first memory i have of a videogame scaring me, i was maybe 7-8 and i shut the game off and turned on every light i could find. eventually i went back to playing it though. next biggie was playing doom3 directly after watching dawn of the dead, thank you suprnova.
frankly im in the middle of the two, but its from a piracy standpoint.
hands down i prefer vista, its able to handle 1280x800 flawlessly, which for some reason xp wont, it shows up out of focus. the media center is great, and for someone who reinstalls his os monthly, its great because it will automatically shortcut my games on my other drive when i play them. im using vista now as a matter of fact.
the issue i have? ultimate costs too much, and cracking the os results in more headaches than xp ever did. except for maybe that month that wga knocked us on our asses.
slmgrhack -rearm is still way more annoying than just patching the wga files.
the biggest reason that linux is not on my laptop is that my wireless isnt supported under ubuntu. the biggest reason macosx86 is not on my laptop is that it wont recognize my sata controller. and windows just happens to work out of the box. (i am however waiting for the next release of ubuntu)
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he was pointing out that getting excited over professional sports is just as childish as getting excited over a book. plenty of football fans dress up in their favorite teams colors, and plenty of potter lovers dress up like their favorite characters for releases.
definitely wasn't my first book, but it sparked my love of reading unlike anything before had. however as far as fantasy universe stories go, i prefer discworld, but potter has a much more convoluted story line that keeps me engaged. otherwise however, im generally reading political non-fiction.
Harry is in fact the seventh horcrux. he is told so by dumbledore when voldemort kills him.
Vonage would make more money out of this than skype would, being that they already have a standard VoIP system, whereas skype works under a P2P network, which i assume means they would have to entirely rework their network to run over cell networks.
... monolith released the multiplayer segment of F.E.A.R. for free to the community? in all seriousness, how many of us buy an fps for the single player mode, halo, half life, prey, and so on aside. after you play through that once, replay value lies in handing some noob his ass on a platter. or more importantly, console games aside, who buys single player role playing games for their computer, instead of mmo's, outside of monetary restraints? sure theres an impersonal feel, and sometimes i really want to hear my friend cry out in anguish when i slap him stupid in fear, but for a quick pick-up game, online wins hands down. i realize that there are millions of games geared to single player experience, and i love them, but lets not throw multiplayer to the wind just because its not a personal experience all of the time. btw, one of the best multiplayer offline games ive played in a while was burgerking's bumper cart thing. nerdy stupid fun when you cram four guys in a room and hand them controllers, havent seen someone get so worked up when playing with a burgerking toy since i was 5.
ive had to jiggle the ram and videocard before booting and older machine.
if i didnt jiggle the ram, it wouldnt be recognized, if i didnt jiggle the videocard, it wouldnt boot.
http://saif.ittihadfans.com/katalong/mosalslat/ram adan/2005/All-shamshon6-1.wmv
an episode of al-shamsoon as found on a muslim website
does anyone else remember the term B.O.G.U.S. as used by microsoft techs? Bend Over And Grease Up Steve
didnt they do something strikingly like this a while back? http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/17/12 13209&tid=155&tid=233&tid=141&tid=172
is this really a bad thing? google may be an evil corporation, but they are an evil corporation that has us by the balls, eating out of their hand, and frankly, they have a good service going on, why not let them take over the world, give ol' gates a run for his money, and make the world a better place for all mankind. or something like that.
i stumbleupon'ed this last month....
Not only have i seen them, i own them. but i cant get them working anymore. they might just fit over some slimmer glasses, but leave the cokebottles at home.
Sure the new nintendo will have wifi, but no other nintendo with any type of networking ever used it, i mean exactly how many games for the gamecube actually use the broadband adapter, Phantasy Star Online 1&2 and i think i might be missing one. The n64 had a cartridge for internet play, as did the SNES but those were also not really used.
It means he downloaded the game, has yet to purchase it, but sees it as outstanding enough to deserve a purchase.
This is very good! Its like having a PG rating as teen is the PG-13. For kids who are too old to stand games like Finding Nemo, or other disney games marketed to younger audiences, but aren't able to purchase teen rated games yet. I myself am only 16 (on monday anyway) but i dont really see the ratings as restrictive, but as an effective means of keeping ridiculous charges from being levied against the makers of such stress relieving games as GTA and Quake 3. Many problems like those could be avoided if the parents had kept informed about what their children played, and about the maturity level of their kids. Hats off to the ESRB.
I dont even have an xbox yet, and now they are putting the finishing touches on xbox 2! ARGH!!!
Amen, sing it brother. This is the one thing i preach more than anything, the rating system is there for a reason, and the parents need educated. Dont attack the videogame industry for things that the parent should be monitoring. games are all in good fun, but these people could be ruining one of the most influential medias of our age for the newer generations. God save these law makers.
Sorry, i was in a sarcastic mood that day. It just really tee's me off when i see stuff like this, i dont know what came over me, it was stupid. pardon my mention of nazi's.
...when i picked up the wrong mike, and broadcast my phone sex to space. Those guys on the iss will no doubt enjoy that.
Who is to define Morality for the masses? The last time someone tried to put a hold on how people lived, and should live, ended up shooting himself with a luger during a board meeting. but calling them nazi's is kinda trolling, so in all fairness, while they dont have any real responsibility for teaching children to do things that they should know/have been told they shouldnt do, they should consider what could happen.
Hasn't google slowly been selling out for eon's now? I mean, what about the adsense bull, even in their gmail beta. And try this one on for size, the latest version of Google's toolbar adds new links into web pages. Granted, its optional, but still kinda morally bad.