So instead of bowing down and thanking the proprietary companies for letting me use thier software, I should instead bow down to some loony long hair who now decides to tell me what my code can be licensed under, and what software I can put on my machine?
That's a loaded question. RMS advocates free software under the GPL, but no one's forcing you to use it. Before you bash the GPL, though, I suggest you read a few proprietary EULAs. It should be an enlightening experience.
I agree that for once this tool really is a step in the right direction. Next time some mother sobs to the press about how she didn't know Grand Theft Auto was about stealing cars and wasn't for little kids, everyone can slap her and point to this software that would have done the job for idiots like her.
And then we can slap the public school system for not teaching her the meaning of the words "grand", "theft", and "auto".
I'm just tired of staring at a 1D LCD environment...
The image you're staring at is 2D. I've played with 3D interfaces, and they're not terribly useful, especially since we're all using input devices that track in two dimensions only.
While this is a cool idea, and something I've pondered myself (it would be very hard to make it work), I think you guys have been trolled.
There is some merit to the idea (or at least varients of it), though. What's to stop someone from buying an old aircraft carrier, refitting it, and declaring it a sovereign nation? It would probably be difficult to get large nations to recognize it, but that wouldn't necessarily be a problem.
Of course, I'm far from the first to have such an idea, but I haven't seen anyone else suggesting that such a vessel could or should be a sovereign nation. Maybe I'm just crazy. Crazy like a fox!
...and the problem I have is that some manufacturers make it impossible to deactivate the tags. For example, I've found that many phone boxes have the tag hidden somewhere in the center of the box, where our deactivation magnet cannot reach. GE even puts the tags inside the phone base stations. Digital cameras pose a similar problem (tag hidden inside battery compartment), but since the box contents aren't packed like a fucking jigsaw puzzle (as with phones), it's easy to remove the tag.
You also have the possibility of having kids and passing traits onto them before death, then being able to play the kid when your character dies. One of the possible death paths is growing old, based on actual play time.
It's not a MMO, or even a CRPG, but Hackmaster gives players that option. It also has rules for players to acquire proteges and sidekicks, either of which can take the PC's place if he/she bites the dust.
I personaly like to read a few positive and a few negative reviews (some by fanbois and some by system haters also help to give me balanced view)
But how do you decide who's telling the truth? Both of those groups have decided they have some personal stake in a console's sucess or failure, which makes them strongly biased at best.
The problem with ObjectDock is poor marketing. They try to sell it as some whiz-bang eye candy app (and it does have several useless features) when it's really a fantastic replacement for the start menu and taskbar.
There are other things you can do with it, but those are the most functional. My only complaint is that you cannot make a tabbed bar behave like an OS9 popup folder.
The first thing that comes to mind are the PSone lcd screens. These are relatively cheap and use analog inputs (interlaced, even, which is perfect for plain old tv). Guides showing how to disassemble and rewire them with the connector of your choice are available, too.
How are you planning on tuning that many channels at once? Have you found some nifty piece of equipment with a whole bunch of tuners?
Could the pressure of Brazil's overtures toward Linux be forcing Microsoft Brasil to compete?
You call a crippled OS that can only run three foreground apps at once competition? They're going to be laughed out of every government office they set foot in.
In his novel Manifold Space, Baxter describes a similar destructive event. I highly recommend it, along with its alternate-universe siblings, Manifold Time and Manifold Origin.
Here's the description from the back cover:
"The year is 2020. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity, Reid Malenfant ventures to the far edge of the solar system, where he discovers a strange artifact left behind by an alien civilization: A gateway that functions as a kind of quantum transporter, allowing virtually instantaneous travel over the vast distances of interstellar space. What lies on the other side of the gateway? Malenfant decides to find out. Yet he will soon be faced with an impossible choice that will push him beyond terror, beyond sanity, beyond humanity itself. Meanwhile on Earth the Japanese scientist Nemoto fears her worst nightmares are coming true. Startling discoveries reveal that the Moon, Venus, even Mars once thrived with life?life that was snuffed out not just once but many times, in cycles of birth and destruction. And the next chilling cycle is set to begin again . .."
Offtopic? The parent poster was talking about the content of the article! RTFA, dumbass.
*ahem*
But to completely leave out the second word of a two-word title, and say only "a racial epithet" is not only journalistic cowardice, it is downright unhelpful. If I didn't already know the title of the article referred to, I could think of a dozen "racial epithet"s, and there is no context with which to guess which is correct.
I totally agree with you. What happens if a reader wants to read the piece themselves? And offensive or not, it's only a word.
I read "Kneel Nigger," back when Slashdot covered it last year. I thought it was OK, but not very well written. I like the theory of New Gaming Journalism, but I think its writers need to spend a little more time polishing their craft before its ready for prime time.
It's "Bow Nigger", not "Kneel Nigger". Besides, "Bow Nigger" is much more versatile. It could be an example of new games journalism, but it could also be my level 85 Bowadin.
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So instead of bowing down and thanking the proprietary companies for letting me use thier software, I should instead bow down to some loony long hair who now decides to tell me what my code can be licensed under, and what software I can put on my machine?
That's a loaded question. RMS advocates free software under the GPL, but no one's forcing you to use it. Before you bash the GPL, though, I suggest you read a few proprietary EULAs. It should be an enlightening experience.
That name makes me picture a very small Australian.
Plus, I'm not a consumer. I am a citizen, and I'm damned tired of being thought of as a consumer.
Then I think you're in the minority....
I agree that for once this tool really is a step in the right direction. Next time some mother sobs to the press about how she didn't know Grand Theft Auto was about stealing cars and wasn't for little kids, everyone can slap her and point to this software that would have done the job for idiots like her.
And then we can slap the public school system for not teaching her the meaning of the words "grand", "theft", and "auto".
>>>>He wanted to watch Mulholland Drive with his mother? I hope he's comfortable watching it her when the hot lesbian scene comes on.
>>Ummm, this is France - they have hot lesbian scenes in darned toothpaste commercials.
God bless the French!
I'm just tired of staring at a 1D LCD environment...
The image you're staring at is 2D. I've played with 3D interfaces, and they're not terribly useful, especially since we're all using input devices that track in two dimensions only.
Wake me up when the Olson Twins are legal.
Wait, nevermind...
While this is a cool idea, and something I've pondered myself (it would be very hard to make it work), I think you guys have been trolled.
There is some merit to the idea (or at least varients of it), though. What's to stop someone from buying an old aircraft carrier, refitting it, and declaring it a sovereign nation? It would probably be difficult to get large nations to recognize it, but that wouldn't necessarily be a problem.
Of course, I'm far from the first to have such an idea, but I haven't seen anyone else suggesting that such a vessel could or should be a sovereign nation. Maybe I'm just crazy. Crazy like a fox!
...and the problem I have is that some manufacturers make it impossible to deactivate the tags. For example, I've found that many phone boxes have the tag hidden somewhere in the center of the box, where our deactivation magnet cannot reach. GE even puts the tags inside the phone base stations. Digital cameras pose a similar problem (tag hidden inside battery compartment), but since the box contents aren't packed like a fucking jigsaw puzzle (as with phones), it's easy to remove the tag.
P: "That's correct, your honor. I'm suing them because my character died in their game."
J: "..."
P: "So, will you make them give me my character back?"
J: "Get the hell out of my courtroom."
You also have the possibility of having kids and passing traits onto them before death, then being able to play the kid when your character dies. One of the possible death paths is growing old, based on actual play time.
It's not a MMO, or even a CRPG, but Hackmaster gives players that option. It also has rules for players to acquire proteges and sidekicks, either of which can take the PC's place if he/she bites the dust.
I personaly like to read a few positive and a few negative reviews (some by fanbois and some by system haters also help to give me balanced view)
But how do you decide who's telling the truth? Both of those groups have decided they have some personal stake in a console's sucess or failure, which makes them strongly biased at best.
Dear God, that's the worst "review" I've read in months.
In British English, corporations are considered to be collective nouns.
;)
And that sort of thing is exactly why my forefathers had to leave England!
The problem with ObjectDock is poor marketing. They try to sell it as some whiz-bang eye candy app (and it does have several useless features) when it's really a fantastic replacement for the start menu and taskbar.
Observe: Exhibit A and Exhibit B
There are other things you can do with it, but those are the most functional. My only complaint is that you cannot make a tabbed bar behave like an OS9 popup folder.
That's funny, but it looks staged.
The first thing that comes to mind are the PSone lcd screens. These are relatively cheap and use analog inputs (interlaced, even, which is perfect for plain old tv). Guides showing how to disassemble and rewire them with the connector of your choice are available, too.
How are you planning on tuning that many channels at once? Have you found some nifty piece of equipment with a whole bunch of tuners?
I patented patents. Hand over the cash and no one gets sued. Don't look so sad. Imagine how IBM and Microsoft feel when I visit them.
Could the pressure of Brazil's overtures toward Linux be forcing Microsoft Brasil to compete?
You call a crippled OS that can only run three foreground apps at once competition? They're going to be laughed out of every government office they set foot in.
In his novel Manifold Space , Baxter describes a similar destructive event. I highly recommend it, along with its alternate-universe siblings, Manifold Time and Manifold Origin.
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Here's the description from the back cover:
"The year is 2020. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity, Reid Malenfant ventures to the far edge of the solar system, where he discovers a strange artifact left behind by an alien civilization: A gateway that functions as a kind of quantum transporter, allowing virtually instantaneous travel over the vast distances of interstellar space. What lies on the other side of the gateway? Malenfant decides to find out. Yet he will soon be faced with an impossible choice that will push him beyond terror, beyond sanity, beyond humanity itself. Meanwhile on Earth the Japanese scientist Nemoto fears her worst nightmares are coming true. Startling discoveries reveal that the Moon, Venus, even Mars once thrived with life?life that was snuffed out not just once but many times, in cycles of birth and destruction. And the next chilling cycle is set to begin again . .
Here's the article.
Same here, except I saw in on the 80's version of Ripley's Believe It or Not. Yeah, the one where Jack Palance hosted. That show kicked ass.
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{
shockuser();
}
No chance of overflow with this loop.
Offtopic? The parent poster was talking about the content of the article! RTFA, dumbass.
*ahem*
But to completely leave out the second word of a two-word title, and say only "a racial epithet" is not only journalistic cowardice, it is downright unhelpful. If I didn't already know the title of the article referred to, I could think of a dozen "racial epithet"s, and there is no context with which to guess which is correct.
I totally agree with you. What happens if a reader wants to read the piece themselves? And offensive or not, it's only a word.
I read "Kneel Nigger," back when Slashdot covered it last year. I thought it was OK, but not very well written. I like the theory of New Gaming Journalism, but I think its writers need to spend a little more time polishing their craft before its ready for prime time.
It's "Bow Nigger", not "Kneel Nigger". Besides, "Bow Nigger" is much more versatile. It could be an example of new games journalism, but it could also be my level 85 Bowadin.