I was 8, and I was working on a Performa 500-something. I not only got to the end of the game, but finished ALL the puzzles on ALL the ages. I was also limited in my computer time by my parents, who thought my obsession was a bit unhealthy.
Of course, now they've embraced it, knowing that it's going to be paying for a chunk of their retirement.
Aura looks pretty good, but I haven't played it.
Other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything recent that's very close to Myst. Try realMYST if you're looking for a spot of nostalgia, or a clone that isn't based on Hypercard. I've played the demo, and it seems pretty good.
It's because Tom, in his infinite genius, set himself as a default friend of all new users. And most users are too damn stupid to remove him. And since EVERYONE is friends with Tom, everyone is in the same extended network. It renders that feature completely useless, and is a good indicator of the amount of though they actually put into the design.
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Same thing. The fact that if you do a thing, you will be punished for it, deters you from doing it.
Indeed, I did exactly that. I rescued an old IBM Aptiva with a K6-2 processor of the side of the road, and played through the entirety of Grim Fandango on it. It was awesome.
When I read that title, the first thing I thought of was Arthur C. Clarke's story "The Wind from the Sun," which details a race between space ships driven by solar wind.
ANYWAY. Haven't first thought of that, I then read the article, and somehow what they're proposing just pales in comparison.
Indeed you can, and I do, in many cases. But your average iPod user doesn't. They tend to worry more about the looks and maximum volume of music devices and headphones far more than sound quality.
I'm not yet sensitive enough that low sound quality, but I am getting to be more picky. Pink Floyd, for example, I simply can't tolerate as an mp3 or played on crappy speakers.
I'm pretty sure the main problem with sound quality from an iPod is that all the music is encoded in that lossy mp3 or AAC format. Pick a random teenager with an ipod full of music and buy them a $1000 set of headphones, and their music still won't osund any better, and will probably sound worse, because now you can hear all the things wrong with it.
Indeed, that is useful. But I often have a terminal window open anyway, and always a blank Textedit window (I'm on OSX for normal usage), so it's just as easy to simply alt-tab over.
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Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9 were all released for PC. Possibly others, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
I was 8, and I was working on a Performa 500-something. I not only got to the end of the game, but finished ALL the puzzles on ALL the ages. I was also limited in my computer time by my parents, who thought my obsession was a bit unhealthy.
Of course, now they've embraced it, knowing that it's going to be paying for a chunk of their retirement.
Aura looks pretty good, but I haven't played it. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be anything recent that's very close to Myst. Try realMYST if you're looking for a spot of nostalgia, or a clone that isn't based on Hypercard. I've played the demo, and it seems pretty good.
You clearly never played Myst. I spent a good solid year at that game, and filled many notebooks. I was NOT what you'd call a casual gamer.
Probably.
It's because Tom, in his infinite genius, set himself as a default friend of all new users. And most users are too damn stupid to remove him. And since EVERYONE is friends with Tom, everyone is in the same extended network. It renders that feature completely useless, and is a good indicator of the amount of though they actually put into the design.
Same thing. The fact that if you do a thing, you will be punished for it, deters you from doing it.
True indeed. I was just trying to give a simple rule of thumb for images in advertising and the like.
Consider that most people think trident means a brand of gum, and you see my point. Simply pointing out that a difference existed was my goal.
That's not a pitchfork; the Daemon wields a trident.
It's a common mistake. Just remember: four tines, it's a pitchfork; three prongs, it's a trident.
Indeed, I did exactly that. I rescued an old IBM Aptiva with a K6-2 processor of the side of the road, and played through the entirety of Grim Fandango on it. It was awesome.
We never prove a hypothesis, we just find supporting evidence.
I don't care about Halo 3 yet. Where do I sign up for the beta of Halo 2 for PC?
It was a joke referring to the game Civilization. I love making references to it, to see who gets it and who gets completely confused like yourself.
If you hit any sea unit with a Nuclear, you get no pollution on the surrounding ocean tiles.
I can think of at least one. (Last line of the first paragraph.)
It's called a peltier, and it's already in use (by some) in cooling CPUs. Google it.
This is epic win, br0kenrabbit. You are win.
In that case, define a Republic for me. And futher specify what constitutes a Constitutional Republic.
You may use a #2 pencil only. Do not mark outside of the labeled writing box. You have 30 minutes. Begin.
(I'm not disagreeing or arguing, I just would like to hear it in your own words.)
When I read that title, the first thing I thought of was Arthur C. Clarke's story "The Wind from the Sun," which details a race between space ships driven by solar wind.
ANYWAY. Haven't first thought of that, I then read the article, and somehow what they're proposing just pales in comparison.
Indeed you can, and I do, in many cases. But your average iPod user doesn't. They tend to worry more about the looks and maximum volume of music devices and headphones far more than sound quality.
I'm not yet sensitive enough that low sound quality, but I am getting to be more picky. Pink Floyd, for example, I simply can't tolerate as an mp3 or played on crappy speakers.
I'm pretty sure the main problem with sound quality from an iPod is that all the music is encoded in that lossy mp3 or AAC format. Pick a random teenager with an ipod full of music and buy them a $1000 set of headphones, and their music still won't osund any better, and will probably sound worse, because now you can hear all the things wrong with it.
I thought the reading head in a modern drive was controlled by a voice coil?
What are you talking about? I bought my last three minion hordes on eBay. Cost me a lot less, too.
Of course, they had to ship from Hong Kong, so it took four weeks to get here. But hey, for the price I paid, whaddyawant?
Oh, god, I can't believe I missed that. I'm going to go hide in the corner now.
Indeed, that is useful. But I often have a terminal window open anyway, and always a blank Textedit window (I'm on OSX for normal usage), so it's just as easy to simply alt-tab over.