I've never experienced aches or pains from a mouse. Then again, I'm 19. Still, carpal tunnel, arthritis, and RSI seem much more reasonable from the motions necessary to press the keys on the old-style clicky keyboard that I use than the miniscule mouse-click movement. Not that I'm trying to troll; I'm curious. Has anyone here ever gotten repetitive-stress injuries from clicking a mouse? Wouldn't typing the y, h, and d keys kill your finger much quicker?
I find that Rammstein is among the best "stress-relief" music available, because my German is not nearly so good as my English, so I am not distracted by the (sometimes kind of stupid) lyrics. Eisbrecher (essentially Rammstein without the synthesizer) is also nice.
I've also noticed that the Mozart Effect can apply to certain non-mozart music, as well. It seems to be based on the idea of a 60 Hz beat (now I'm doubting that, since Wikipedia didn't mention it. Someone else back me up?), which most of Mozart's stuff provides. Rob Zombie's "Never Gonna Stop Me" features a baseline that follows this pretty exactly.
Flamebait (and troll) moderations usually mean "I disagree with you," while Offtopic moderations mean "I don't understand the purpose of moderation" and In(sightful|teresting|formative) means "you and I have the same opinion."
However, your attack on Zork, because you didn't know it existed, probably qualifies you as a troll. Seriously, I was born in '87, and I know about Zork.
To answer another one of the original questions, SMB3 was special because it featured non-linear gameplay. The ability to move around the game world, instead of just being carried to the next level by some benevolent deity, gives one a very free feeling, regardless of whether or not you actually use this ability to move backwards or sideways in the story.
I've often wondered if it would be possible for a few guys to develop a game in their spare time (after work, on weekends, and whatnot) that could be commercially viable. This article would seem to eliminate MMOs, at least, from consideration.
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When we all talk about "building" desktops from parts off newegg I'm a little bit reminded of "writing" games by hacking a few lines into some TAs code in an indroductory CS class. While a great many slashdotters understand what their computer is doing, this sort of thing indicates a much deeper understanding than "I need a motherboard, a processor, some RAM, and a videocard."
It could also refer to the resulting IQ of perfectly intelligent people passing through that particular gem of an educational system,
Now, if you were referring to the American Education system, I'd be more inclined to agree with you; however, your tone indicates that you're referring to the lack of homework. Homework has nothing to do with learning, or, in fact, anything worthwhile at all.
Hello, anonymous coward! You might try reading Descartes' Error, which includes the aforementioned case of Phineas P. Gage. I'm not really sure why you posted with such venom; is it all that unreasonable that the physiology of the brain might have something to do with behavior?
The part of this article I found interesting was the rationale behind publishing for every platform, thereby keeping one company from coming too strongly to the fore and charging exorbinant license fees.
I'd rather blame the fantasy genre as a whole. It seems like every protagonist, from Frodo to Harry Potter, starts out as a pathetically weak son of a turnip farmer before progressing to become the Wizard King of Ushubelek.
Is google apps nice? Yes. Very. I love gmail, docs & spreadsheets... everything Google does. Is it better than Microsoft products? Only if price is a concern.
Yes, Microsoft is the great evil, but they used to be "cool," kind of the way Google is now.
I would also like to point out that the GP was correct. There is no mathematical way to prove a program is correct. Sure in theory it can be done, but we don't build software in theory. We build software in practice, in the real world. In the real world, there is no way to prove a program is correct, so we are left with things that are incorrect in the program.
No, the GP post was wrong. Program correctness can be proved or disproved. It's impractical, yes, but this has already been pointed out. There is a mathematical way to prove that a program is correct.
I've been saying for years that graphics don't matter to me, being mocked by my roommates for playing the Ur-Quan Masters (an open source version of Star Control) while they played battlefield 2.
Past a certain point, though, graphics really don't matter. Sure, the N64 was grainy and the Gamecube is easier to see (and thus play). Now that we have the current level of graphics, scaling more and more textures and pixels until you can see the warts on the orc's nose is foolhardy and wasteful. I'd like to see more attention paid to AI and gameplay elements in the future.
Yes, but Xzflrbgs or a Gbrhstses are stupid. If your Xzflrbg is an orc, only he uses magic and lives in snow, why don't we just call him that? Furthermore, if a Gbrhsts is something completely new or weird (like the Tojanida (sp?) in D&D 3.0), nobody will want to use it. It's not necessarily Hot Dogs vs Lasagna; I'd say it's more like Hot Dogs vs either Sausages or Indian Cuisine.
Men certainly aren't successful in writting trashy romance novels.
James Munro, pseudonym E V Thompson.
Samuel Richardson
Sir Walter Scott
That took thirty seconds on Google. Now, while I would love to be able to agree with you, I just can't. Not only because I'm not sure exactly what you said in your first sentence, but because the above men have all been successful "writters" of trash romance.
If we start seeing more and more frilled sharks all coming to shallow waters around the same time, I'll be worried. For the moment, though, this does look like an aberration.
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I've never experienced aches or pains from a mouse. Then again, I'm 19. Still, carpal tunnel, arthritis, and RSI seem much more reasonable from the motions necessary to press the keys on the old-style clicky keyboard that I use than the miniscule mouse-click movement. Not that I'm trying to troll; I'm curious. Has anyone here ever gotten repetitive-stress injuries from clicking a mouse? Wouldn't typing the y, h, and d keys kill your finger much quicker?
I've also noticed that the Mozart Effect can apply to certain non-mozart music, as well. It seems to be based on the idea of a 60 Hz beat (now I'm doubting that, since Wikipedia didn't mention it. Someone else back me up?), which most of Mozart's stuff provides. Rob Zombie's "Never Gonna Stop Me" features a baseline that follows this pretty exactly.
However, your attack on Zork, because you didn't know it existed, probably qualifies you as a troll. Seriously, I was born in '87, and I know about Zork.
To answer another one of the original questions, SMB3 was special because it featured non-linear gameplay. The ability to move around the game world, instead of just being carried to the next level by some benevolent deity, gives one a very free feeling, regardless of whether or not you actually use this ability to move backwards or sideways in the story.
And now the Americans want to build a fence along their southern border.
I've often wondered if it would be possible for a few guys to develop a game in their spare time (after work, on weekends, and whatnot) that could be commercially viable. This article would seem to eliminate MMOs, at least, from consideration.
When we all talk about "building" desktops from parts off newegg I'm a little bit reminded of "writing" games by hacking a few lines into some TAs code in an indroductory CS class. While a great many slashdotters understand what their computer is doing, this sort of thing indicates a much deeper understanding than "I need a motherboard, a processor, some RAM, and a videocard."
Now, if you were referring to the American Education system, I'd be more inclined to agree with you; however, your tone indicates that you're referring to the lack of homework. Homework has nothing to do with learning, or, in fact, anything worthwhile at all.
Hello, anonymous coward! You might try reading Descartes' Error, which includes the aforementioned case of Phineas P. Gage. I'm not really sure why you posted with such venom; is it all that unreasonable that the physiology of the brain might have something to do with behavior?
The part of this article I found interesting was the rationale behind publishing for every platform, thereby keeping one company from coming too strongly to the fore and charging exorbinant license fees.
I'd rather blame the fantasy genre as a whole. It seems like every protagonist, from Frodo to Harry Potter, starts out as a pathetically weak son of a turnip farmer before progressing to become the Wizard King of Ushubelek.
Grandparent is a reference to Revenge of the Nerds 2, not a childish attack.
Ich bin ein ausgerottet Jude, du unempfindlich Esel!
Yes, Microsoft is the great evil, but they used to be "cool," kind of the way Google is now.
Wait, haven't they been free since 1999?
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No, the GP post was wrong. Program correctness can be proved or disproved. It's impractical, yes, but this has already been pointed out. There is a mathematical way to prove that a program is correct.
Program Correctness
Past a certain point, though, graphics really don't matter. Sure, the N64 was grainy and the Gamecube is easier to see (and thus play). Now that we have the current level of graphics, scaling more and more textures and pixels until you can see the warts on the orc's nose is foolhardy and wasteful. I'd like to see more attention paid to AI and gameplay elements in the future.
"What it's like to jump on Bowser's head repeatedly"
"What it's like to move around the world map in Twilight Princess"
"What it's like to click the ace of spades in MS Solitaire"
Yes, but Xzflrbgs or a Gbrhstses are stupid. If your Xzflrbg is an orc, only he uses magic and lives in snow, why don't we just call him that? Furthermore, if a Gbrhsts is something completely new or weird (like the Tojanida (sp?) in D&D 3.0), nobody will want to use it. It's not necessarily Hot Dogs vs Lasagna; I'd say it's more like Hot Dogs vs either Sausages or Indian Cuisine.
I salute our brave leaders for their quick and level-headed handling of the situation.
James Munro, pseudonym E V Thompson.
Samuel Richardson
Sir Walter Scott
That took thirty seconds on Google. Now, while I would love to be able to agree with you, I just can't. Not only because I'm not sure exactly what you said in your first sentence, but because the above men have all been successful "writters" of trash romance.
What's that? Free Radical does shooters? Darn.
If we start seeing more and more frilled sharks all coming to shallow waters around the same time, I'll be worried. For the moment, though, this does look like an aberration.
Quentin Tarantino always claims to be happy with the theatrical cuts of his films.