14 year old boys may not have a lot of money, but their parents, who are willing to fork out $40-$60 to shut their kids the f*ck up and keep them out of trouble, do.
But I do agree with you, there need to be more intelligently designed games for us old fogeys who are getting tired of Quake-clones, Warcraft clones, and other such unimaginative drivel. Sure, there have been a few winners that were based off unoriginal ideas, but most of them are just god-awful. Play Sin or Blood lately? Have you even BOUGHT a RTS game besides Star-craft in the last 2 years and not felt ripped off? Not me, man.
>I think 3Dfx and nVida are the only choices, even >though 3Dfx looks like the Microsoft-wannabe of >the graphics chip world
I have to disagree with this. They may be trying to maximize profits by refusing to sell their chips to other manufacturers, but they are definately not taking after MS.
There is more support for 3DFX cards than any other 3D card in Linux. There are less compatibility issues with other hardware than nVidia. (Try using a TNT2 in an ASUS mobo some time) And they're more reasonably priced for the performance you get, IMNSHO.
I do like nVidia, and I like the TNT and TNT2, and I own cards with each of those chipsets, but I have to say my main workstation has a 3dfx card in it. (mostly because of linux support, but even for the Wind0ze partition games)
He never said that television should be used to raise one's child. In fact, the POINT of the article is that physicians are considering banning and/or moderating children's television habits INSTEAD of making sure the parents actually spend time with their children.
Katz's endorsement of technology here is irrelevant to the argument. It's half-assed inferences from previous studies that are being made by the AMA and various other medical groups, trying once again to blame media and culture instead of irresponsible parenting for the problems with violence among children.
Children will never be protected by restricting them. What needs to happen is a little bit of responsiblity on the part of the parents to raise that child with a lot of attention and love. Don't let the television be a babysitter...let it be a tool for entertainment and learning sure, but but not unsupervised at younger ages.
THAT was his point. A little reading comprehension and some conscious thought before hitting the "reply" button might have been in order, there, slappy.
I was the only person in my entire hick town who knew RAM from ROM or even how to turn on a computer. I practically taught all my computer classes in school. I was president of the Honor Society as a junior, scored higher than anyone else in the history of the town in preperatory exams. I also played football, wrestled, played tennis, and dated quite often. I also have an authority problem, and a deep obsession with computers and technology. So, yes, I'm a geek, but I'm a self-made one. Not every jock was a simian buffoon.
I think you're wrong about that....The bombs were dropped from planes and there was a mushroom cloud, which is particles from the explosion as much as it is stuff from the ground, like rock and dirt. How would an air blast create a phenomenon like that?
Wouldn't imperfections on the data side have a greater effect if there's such incredibly increased data density? I mean, a small scratch, dust particle, fingerprint is no big deal on a regular CD, but you'd think something like this would be much more suscepible to it.
I don't know about you, but I'm fairly reckless with my CDs, and sometimes just plain clumsy. I'd hate to ruin a $100 piece of software because I drop it on the floor, resulting in a small scratch. (or fingerprint picking it back up)
What is the current method of error correction (for lack of a better term...I'm not an optics expert) for CDs and could it be applied to something with a much greater density of data?
Seriously, we used to play every night at the Denny's we frequented, and this was in Denver, about the time the McVeigh trial was going on. Well, in the game, we were planning an assault that involved nerve gas, guns, and a lot of heavy explosives. We were tossing ideas back and forth with the waitress, who was a closet gamer.
Well, some concerned citizen obviously though we were stupid enough to plan a REAL bombing in a public place, and called the police. It got back to the FBI, and they had the place staked out for 3 days, which was when we played again, to question us about it.
It was ridiculous....they had the waitress in back, grilling her for like 45 minutes, and then came out to ask us questions. We were like "Dude, it's a game...here are the books, here are the dice...wanna see my stats?"
So I am on file with the FBI as a terrorist now. Yay.
There are several methods of removing Bo, NetBus, etc, but nothing yet for BO2K as far as I know, nothing for SMS either. I believe if in the permissions in User Manager on your box, if you have local admin rights, you change the "Access this computer from the network" field to only include your local and domain accounts, that'll keep the weenies out, but any NT admin who has the smallest clue can change it back on you via remote registry changes or SMC.
Yes, both can be used as remote administration tools, but there are a few primary differences. BO2K has functions they can pretty much only be used maliciously with are not contained in SMS. Examples, piping microphone input to a BO client, logging keystrokes, scanning for BO servers, etc. I don't know EVERYTHING SMS can do because, well, I try to avoid most Microsoft contact, but some of it is unavoidable in my job. Also, BO hides itself by making it's executables and registry entries look like system files/keys, which makes it a pain should you decide it's time to uninstall. Most legit remote managment tools can be removed with a minimal effort.
I'm not trying to defend MS here, but if cDc claims that BO2K is anything but a hacker tool, they're only kidding themselves. I want to see Gates eat a big steaming turd as much as the next guy, but I think cDc is going about it entirely the wrong way, and I think they're doomed to failure.
Wow, did I just play devil's advocate for M$? What IS this world coming to?
I think they have the login software to keep people from buying their own cable modems and splicing into the lines for free high speed net access. If you need to authenticate to get part the first router, you don't get far.
Here in Rohester, they're even going as far as matching the serial number off the cable modem to your ID. I tried using my login over at a friend's house, who also has RR but is on a different subnet, and it would not authenticate.
I think it might be as a preventative measure against crackers, too. Since it's DHCP, and not everyone uses the NIC they installed for you, they have no idea who's getting what IP addresses unless you have to log in. I doubt they even keep track of the MAC addresses of the NIC's they hand out anyway, for just that reason.
Either use a modem to dial up to your ISP, or hack the company proxy server and kill the site blocking software's process. Of course, if you knew how to do the latter, you probably wouldnt be asking how to bypass it.
Since it's just a beam of light, how would this stand up to the rigors of use in space? Maybe to communicate between space stations, or a possible link between say, a space station and the moon. (Cloud cover on earth would probably make this unfeasable there) We're really not that far off from this.
I pretty much get paid to do what I'd be doing at home anyway....why leave? It's air conditioned here and they have machines stocked with Mountain Dew and Rice Crispie Treats. (the peanut butter kind even...yum)
I was just telling myself the other day, I need a goal that's unrelated to anything else going on in my life. I think I found it.
I find the actions of this group highly reprehensible, offensive, and in very poor taste. If someone is willing to donate some web space and a domain name to me, (Not a lot...maybe 10 megs or so) I would gladly put up a site that links to every online musical resource anyone can think of.
See, my best friend's uncle is a lawyer...he and I have an agreement...he never pays for computer services, and I never pay for legal services.
Unfortunately, I lack the resources right now to go about this myself. But, if anyone wants to donate a little space for the good fight, I'd be all about going to court and trying to set a good precedence for the rest of the community at large.
Considering the great resemblence of this to a protection racket, and the legal skills of my lawyer (the guy is GOOD), I think a milestone could be set here. Might always fail, too, but it's worth a shot, and it's only a little web space, eh?
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14 year old boys may not have a lot of money, but their parents, who are willing to fork out $40-$60 to shut their kids the f*ck up and keep them out of trouble, do.
But I do agree with you, there need to be more intelligently designed games for us old fogeys who are getting tired of Quake-clones, Warcraft clones, and other such unimaginative drivel.
Sure, there have been a few winners that were based off unoriginal ideas, but most of them are just god-awful. Play Sin or Blood lately? Have you even BOUGHT a RTS game besides Star-craft in the last 2 years and not felt ripped off? Not me, man.
>I think 3Dfx and nVida are the only choices, even >though 3Dfx looks like the Microsoft-wannabe of >the graphics chip world
I have to disagree with this. They may be trying to maximize profits by refusing to sell their chips to other manufacturers, but they are definately not taking after MS.
There is more support for 3DFX cards than any other 3D card in Linux. There are less compatibility issues with other hardware than nVidia. (Try using a TNT2 in an ASUS mobo some time) And they're more reasonably priced for the performance you get, IMNSHO.
I do like nVidia, and I like the TNT and TNT2, and I own cards with each of those chipsets, but I have to say my main workstation has a 3dfx card in it. (mostly because of linux support, but even for the Wind0ze partition games)
Ok, flamemaster....take a pill.
He never said that television should be used to raise one's child. In fact, the POINT of the article is that physicians are considering banning and/or moderating children's television habits INSTEAD of making sure the parents actually spend time with their children.
Katz's endorsement of technology here is irrelevant to the argument. It's half-assed inferences from previous studies that are being made by the AMA and various other medical groups, trying once again to blame media and culture instead of irresponsible parenting for the problems with violence among children.
Children will never be protected by restricting them. What needs to happen is a little bit of responsiblity on the part of the parents to raise that child with a lot of attention and love. Don't let the television be a babysitter...let it be a tool for entertainment and learning sure, but but not unsupervised at younger ages.
THAT was his point. A little reading comprehension and some conscious thought before hitting the "reply" button might have been in order, there, slappy.
I was the only person in my entire hick town who knew RAM from ROM or even how to turn on a computer. I practically taught all my computer classes in school. I was president of the Honor Society as a junior, scored higher than anyone else in the history of the town in preperatory exams. I also played football, wrestled, played tennis, and dated quite often. I also have an authority problem, and a deep obsession with computers and technology. So, yes, I'm a geek, but I'm a self-made one. Not every jock was a simian buffoon.
I think you're wrong about that....The bombs were dropped from planes and there was a mushroom cloud, which is particles from the explosion as much as it is stuff from the ground, like rock and dirt. How would an air blast create a phenomenon like that?
Wouldn't imperfections on the data side have a greater effect if there's such incredibly increased data density? I mean, a small scratch, dust particle, fingerprint is no big deal on a regular CD, but you'd think something like this would be much more suscepible to it.
I don't know about you, but I'm fairly reckless with my CDs, and sometimes just plain clumsy. I'd hate to ruin a $100 piece of software because I drop it on the floor, resulting in a small scratch. (or fingerprint picking it back up)
What is the current method of error correction (for lack of a better term...I'm not an optics expert) for CDs and could it be applied to something with a much greater density of data?
for playing f*cking Cyberpunk in Denny's!
Seriously, we used to play every night at the Denny's we frequented, and this was in Denver, about the time the McVeigh trial was going on. Well, in the game, we were planning an assault that involved nerve gas, guns, and a lot of heavy explosives. We were tossing ideas back and forth with the waitress, who was a closet gamer.
Well, some concerned citizen obviously though we were stupid enough to plan a REAL bombing in a public place, and called the police. It got back to the FBI, and they had the place staked out for 3 days, which was when we played again, to question us about it.
It was ridiculous....they had the waitress in back, grilling her for like 45 minutes, and then came out to ask us questions. We were like "Dude, it's a game...here are the books, here are the dice...wanna see my stats?"
So I am on file with the FBI as a terrorist now. Yay.
I know it's off-topic, but I feel your pain, man.
There are several methods of removing Bo, NetBus, etc, but nothing yet for BO2K as far as I know, nothing for SMS either. I believe if in the permissions in User Manager on your box, if you have local admin rights, you change the "Access this computer from the network" field to only include your local and domain accounts, that'll keep the weenies out, but any NT admin who has the smallest clue can change it back on you via remote registry changes or SMC.
Yes, both can be used as remote administration tools, but there are a few primary differences. BO2K has functions they can pretty much only be used maliciously with are not contained in SMS. Examples, piping microphone input to a BO client, logging keystrokes, scanning for BO servers, etc. I don't know EVERYTHING SMS can do because, well, I try to avoid most Microsoft contact, but some of it is unavoidable in my job. Also, BO hides itself by making it's executables and registry entries look like system files/keys, which makes it a pain should you decide it's time to uninstall. Most legit remote managment tools can be removed with a minimal effort.
I'm not trying to defend MS here, but if cDc claims that BO2K is anything but a hacker tool, they're only kidding themselves. I want to see Gates eat a big steaming turd as much as the next guy, but I think cDc is going about it entirely the wrong way, and I think they're doomed to failure.
Wow, did I just play devil's advocate for M$? What IS this world coming to?
I think they have the login software to keep people from buying their own cable modems and splicing into the lines for free high speed net access. If you need to authenticate to get part the first router, you don't get far.
Here in Rohester, they're even going as far as matching the serial number off the cable modem to your ID. I tried using my login over at a friend's house, who also has RR but is on a different subnet, and it would not authenticate.
I think it might be as a preventative measure against crackers, too. Since it's DHCP, and not everyone uses the NIC they installed for you, they have no idea who's getting what IP addresses unless you have to log in. I doubt they even keep track of the MAC addresses of the NIC's they hand out anyway, for just that reason.
Either use a modem to dial up to your ISP, or hack the company proxy server and kill the site blocking software's process. Of course, if you knew how to do the latter, you probably wouldnt be asking how to bypass it.
Since it's just a beam of light, how would this stand up to the rigors of use in space? Maybe to communicate between space stations, or a possible link between say, a space station and the moon. (Cloud cover on earth would probably make this unfeasable there) We're really not that far off from this.
Elvis has the red fish. Your suspenders are melting.
I pretty much get paid to do what I'd be doing at home anyway....why leave? It's air conditioned here and they have machines stocked with Mountain Dew and Rice Crispie Treats. (the peanut butter kind even...yum)
I was just telling myself the other day, I need a goal that's unrelated to anything else going on in my life. I think I found it.
I find the actions of this group highly reprehensible, offensive, and in very poor taste. If someone is willing to donate some web space and a domain name to me, (Not a lot...maybe 10 megs or so) I would gladly put up a site that links to every online musical resource anyone can think of.
See, my best friend's uncle is a lawyer...he and I have an agreement...he never pays for computer services, and I never pay for legal services.
Unfortunately, I lack the resources right now to go about this myself. But, if anyone wants to donate a little space for the good fight, I'd be all about going to court and trying to set a good precedence for the rest of the community at large.
Considering the great resemblence of this to a protection racket, and the legal skills of my lawyer (the guy is GOOD), I think a milestone could be set here. Might always fail, too, but it's worth a shot, and it's only a little web space, eh?
Send an email if you're interested.