Half-Life 2 is okay. The single player was good, but I found Doom3 to be much, much better in that regard. Half-Life 2 had a lot of moments where you would be travelling alot with very little action on the way, whereas Doom3 was more action-packed.
The multiplayer in HL2 is probably better than Doom3. I've only tried Doom3's Deathmatch and ROE's CTF mode once, and I wasn't thoroughly impressed by either.
It sucks 'cuz I loved Threewave CTF in Quake2, but for some reason they never, ever, EVER add the powerups when they do CTF for a new game, or the grappling hook, which were what made CTF extremely fun IMO. They really could have made things awesome if they had at least added the Grabber to CTF and given it the ability to pull you to the spot you fired at.
I'm hoping that Quake4 multiplayer is a vast improvement though, especially with the CTF (bring back powerups!). I miss it so much.
That was an amazing video. It's a shame that you can't do that on a regular console, that would be a REAL treat.:)
I'm with the parent though; tool-assisted runs are cool and all, but it's much more interesting to see somebody play the game on an actual console.
My personal favourite videos have been the Legend of Zelda videos on SDA. Mike Damiani is king. I'm hoping he does the Oracle games before the new Zelda comes out (though I'll still watch that video when people start running it). The Gameboy Zeldas are the best next to WindWaker IMO.
Okay, I'd better stop now before I go all fanboy and junk.
I think 'R' would be too tame a rating for the OT. In order to properly rate it, you'd have to go ahead and revamp the entire rating system, then set a rating where only people over 600 were allowed to read it.
Maybe things have changed in the last 10 years, but back when I was in high school we called these people "girls".
Actually, proximity to girls caused higher brain functions to be transferred to an area just below the waist. You could still technically think, but it was limited in scope.
Of course negative information is cool, but it would be even cooler if you could combine negative information and positive information to produce a huge explosion.
Who says it doesn't? You may have inadvertantly figured out what causes spontaneous combustion.
In my mind, Windows is no more easier to use than Linux. They're just different.
I came to this conclusion after my first 4 months of tech support. People seem to give you the most dubious causes of their latest computer problem, like "I double-clicked on the desktop and all of a sudden my monitor went off and I couldn't get it back on."
At first, I thought "What sane person draws such ridiculous conclusions?" Then I thought about it a bit, and realized that the people calling in to get stuff fixed have the technical expertise of a bowl of lukewarm oatmeal. To them, Windows is the most intellectually challenging force on the face of the Earth, on par with things like programming the VCR or their high school physics class.
If you were to throw them straight into the world of Linux, it would make no noticeable difference. They'll still be utterly clueless as to what to do, even if you were to give them an interface that's capable of disturbingly accurate acts of precognition. The reason?
"No, I didn't read the manual. I figured that if I ran in trouble, I could call and you'd be able to help me."
The reason MS is popular is not because it is a monopoly; rather, it's because its products are better than most of the competition. European businesses and individuals trying to compete against the rest of world without MS Office (which is far superior to anything else), or WIndows Server (cheaper for medium and large businesses than any product from IBM, Novell, etc), or Visual Studio (although I guess this won't be needed if Windows is banned), and so on, will be a tough proposition.
I have some concerns with what you've said.
When did MS Office become better than OpenOffice? They're pretty identical in terms of functionality. The only thing that would be missing from OO is VBScript, which could easily be outclassed by any other scripting language. Python would be the most likely choice in that matter, that's if it's not already.
Certainly Windows Server IS more affordable for small to medium businesses, but why not just build a cheap Linux box with plenty of RAM and processing power and just run Apache with PHP/MySQL support?
And why wouldn't investing in, say, an iSeries be a wise choice? From what I know, it's secure, it efficient, and if what little else I know of the systems is true, they can run multiple instances of operating systems simultaneously. That would seem like a good investment if you needed a secure database server and a webserver to run your intranet without investing in multiple boxes.
There's a ton of IDEs and compilers to go with, and most are ANSI-compliant. Probably the only thing to miss from Visual Studio is it's debugger (which I've found to be easier to use than any other I've tried).
Of course, this is just what I think now. Give it a few years and my opinions will probably change. Or not, since they seem to be reasonably sound.
Not to mention not being able to save games, at least until Linux gets decent NTFS support.
Or you could always save to a USB memory key formatted as FAT32 as opposed to the hard disk. After all, the security features of NTFS are only relevant to Windows; Linux walks past them as if they aren't even there.
Carmack(sp?) saying OpenGL was good and Direct3D sucks, probably didn't help either.
I was actually wondering what JC's thoughts on this subject are, and whether Microsoft's decision will give him a reason to ditch Windows as a platform for id's next engine, 'cuz this seems to be the kind of thing that wouldn't agree with him, given his stance on OSS vs. proprietary.
I'd imagine the alternative is being banned from the EU altogether. Do you honestly think any large corporation wants to be barred from such a large market? I doubt it.
In Microsoft's case, it would affect multiple parts of the IT industry who suddenly would find themselves with the dilemma of no longer doing business in the EU (again, bad idea), or porting all their software to Linux/BSD/MacOS in order to keep things going. Either way, it'd result in massive loss of profits, and everybody would be pointing the finger at Microsoft for causing such a colossal fuckup.
I could be wrong though. Maybe losing the EU market wouldn't be nearly as bad as all that. After all, North America is all anybody really needs, right?
All I can think of is how Homer worked at home and how well that went, unfortunatly there are people like that in the world.
That's a horribly weak reason to scoff at the notion of people working at home, or at least working in a lax office environment anyways.
First of all, Homer is a larger-than-life kinda character. The stuff he gets away with is so mind-bogglingly absurd that it immediately cements into our heads the phrase "Not in a million years..." followed by whatever you think you could possibly do and get away with it.
Second, nobody with that kind of laziness would keep their jobs for very long, especially under the concepts described in the article, which is basically "Do good work and we'll pay you. Do whatever you need to do in order to do good work. However, if you do bad work, or don't work at all, don't expect to be working here that long." Roughly translated, that means "Be yourself, but don't take this as a cue to do jack or you can kiss your ass goodbye."
And that's something that a lot of us tend to forget when we go to work. Instead of being ourselves at work, we become this alter-ego that's all of a sudden better at our jobs than we are. Here's my question: How is Work You better at your job than You? Does he have some special training that you do not possess, or some kind of quality that you otherwise lack? No, he has nothing you don't. In fact, he has considerably less than you do, so why bring something so inferior to work every day? Toss that persona in the trash already! You wouldn't run a mission-critical database application on a machine running Windows 95 with no patches, so why would you build the damn thing with a stripped-down version of yourself? It doesn't make any sense.
And it's probably more important to settle things with your wife quickly than your boss. Remember, your boss doesn't sleep in the same bed as you, so prioritizing him just seems kinda silly.
I felt there was way too much hand-holding in Metroid Fusion. The bloody computer pretty well told you EVERYTHING you needed to know. It was completely linear. Zero Mission at least let go after a few Chozo statues pointed you towards some of the items.
Oh, and SA-X was a bloody bitch. Really easy though near the end.:D
Blame Microsoft. And people who choose to use WMVs.
That's a gigantic list of asses to kick, and unless you have some good ideas on how to afford all those plane tickets and get past security, I'll just stick with MPlayer.:P
Then don't. Just install GNOME or KDE and be done with it. That's the beauty of package selection; you can select damn near everything you want/don't want to be installed.
Personally, I installed all the GUIs just so they're there if I wanna try them out. I've taken a strong liking to GNOME though, so I don't imagine myself using anything else anyways. I might give KDE a go, although since KDE apps work in GNOME, I haven't seen the point.
I think he meant a 2nd quest in Wind Waker. I personally think you get gypped the 2nd time thru, because all you really get is a camera and you can now understand the ancient Hylian language that some of the characters use, which isn't really that great.
It would've been better if you started out with a full Triforce ('cuz that part DID suck, even though I have the most fun in the Savage Labyrinth) already and you had to go thru harder dungeons, maybe fighting some of the tougher enemies early on (imagine fighting a Stalfos with no Skull Hammer to smash their skulls in after blowing them apart).
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Half-Life 2 is okay. The single player was good, but I found Doom3 to be much, much better in that regard. Half-Life 2 had a lot of moments where you would be travelling alot with very little action on the way, whereas Doom3 was more action-packed.
The multiplayer in HL2 is probably better than Doom3. I've only tried Doom3's Deathmatch and ROE's CTF mode once, and I wasn't thoroughly impressed by either.
It sucks 'cuz I loved Threewave CTF in Quake2, but for some reason they never, ever, EVER add the powerups when they do CTF for a new game, or the grappling hook, which were what made CTF extremely fun IMO. They really could have made things awesome if they had at least added the Grabber to CTF and given it the ability to pull you to the spot you fired at.
I'm hoping that Quake4 multiplayer is a vast improvement though, especially with the CTF (bring back powerups!). I miss it so much.
SNAP! CRACKLE! POP! Kellogg's Rice Krispies!
Hearing is also present in the preparation of food, like water boiling or a steak frying in a pan. So hearing is indeed part of eating.
The Q&A came just before the keynote speech, and the Quake4 playdemo came before the Q&A. They're also available on Filerush if you want them. :)
That was an amazing video. It's a shame that you can't do that on a regular console, that would be a REAL treat. :)
I'm with the parent though; tool-assisted runs are cool and all, but it's much more interesting to see somebody play the game on an actual console.
My personal favourite videos have been the Legend of Zelda videos on SDA. Mike Damiani is king. I'm hoping he does the Oracle games before the new Zelda comes out (though I'll still watch that video when people start running it). The Gameboy Zeldas are the best next to WindWaker IMO.
Okay, I'd better stop now before I go all fanboy and junk.
I think 'R' would be too tame a rating for the OT. In order to properly rate it, you'd have to go ahead and revamp the entire rating system, then set a rating where only people over 600 were allowed to read it.
Put it away! Put it away!
Actually, proximity to girls caused higher brain functions to be transferred to an area just below the waist. You could still technically think, but it was limited in scope.
Who says it doesn't? You may have inadvertantly figured out what causes spontaneous combustion.
In my mind, Windows is no more easier to use than Linux. They're just different.
I came to this conclusion after my first 4 months of tech support. People seem to give you the most dubious causes of their latest computer problem, like "I double-clicked on the desktop and all of a sudden my monitor went off and I couldn't get it back on."
At first, I thought "What sane person draws such ridiculous conclusions?" Then I thought about it a bit, and realized that the people calling in to get stuff fixed have the technical expertise of a bowl of lukewarm oatmeal. To them, Windows is the most intellectually challenging force on the face of the Earth, on par with things like programming the VCR or their high school physics class.
If you were to throw them straight into the world of Linux, it would make no noticeable difference. They'll still be utterly clueless as to what to do, even if you were to give them an interface that's capable of disturbingly accurate acts of precognition. The reason?
"No, I didn't read the manual. I figured that if I ran in trouble, I could call and you'd be able to help me."
I have some concerns with what you've said.
And why wouldn't investing in, say, an iSeries be a wise choice? From what I know, it's secure, it efficient, and if what little else I know of the systems is true, they can run multiple instances of operating systems simultaneously. That would seem like a good investment if you needed a secure database server and a webserver to run your intranet without investing in multiple boxes.
Of course, this is just what I think now. Give it a few years and my opinions will probably change. Or not, since they seem to be reasonably sound.
Careful what you say. Remember, nobody messes with Adam We.
Or you could always save to a USB memory key formatted as FAT32 as opposed to the hard disk. After all, the security features of NTFS are only relevant to Windows; Linux walks past them as if they aren't even there.
I was actually wondering what JC's thoughts on this subject are, and whether Microsoft's decision will give him a reason to ditch Windows as a platform for id's next engine, 'cuz this seems to be the kind of thing that wouldn't agree with him, given his stance on OSS vs. proprietary.
I'd imagine the alternative is being banned from the EU altogether. Do you honestly think any large corporation wants to be barred from such a large market? I doubt it.
In Microsoft's case, it would affect multiple parts of the IT industry who suddenly would find themselves with the dilemma of no longer doing business in the EU (again, bad idea), or porting all their software to Linux/BSD/MacOS in order to keep things going. Either way, it'd result in massive loss of profits, and everybody would be pointing the finger at Microsoft for causing such a colossal fuckup.
I could be wrong though. Maybe losing the EU market wouldn't be nearly as bad as all that. After all, North America is all anybody really needs, right?
I believe the use is to create fire without any harmful byproducts, but perhaps I'm interpreting it wrong.
I think "Windows Defenestrate" would be more appropriate, and they'd market it as an add-on pack. It'd be the Microsoft Plus! of the 21st Century!
Did you scream out "That's not terminal velocity! It's acceleration due to gravity! GRAVITY, GOD DAMMIT!!" as well? :)
All I can think of is how Homer worked at home and how well that went, unfortunatly there are people like that in the world.
That's a horribly weak reason to scoff at the notion of people working at home, or at least working in a lax office environment anyways.
First of all, Homer is a larger-than-life kinda character. The stuff he gets away with is so mind-bogglingly absurd that it immediately cements into our heads the phrase "Not in a million years..." followed by whatever you think you could possibly do and get away with it.
Second, nobody with that kind of laziness would keep their jobs for very long, especially under the concepts described in the article, which is basically "Do good work and we'll pay you. Do whatever you need to do in order to do good work. However, if you do bad work, or don't work at all, don't expect to be working here that long." Roughly translated, that means "Be yourself, but don't take this as a cue to do jack or you can kiss your ass goodbye."
And that's something that a lot of us tend to forget when we go to work. Instead of being ourselves at work, we become this alter-ego that's all of a sudden better at our jobs than we are. Here's my question: How is Work You better at your job than You? Does he have some special training that you do not possess, or some kind of quality that you otherwise lack? No, he has nothing you don't. In fact, he has considerably less than you do, so why bring something so inferior to work every day? Toss that persona in the trash already! You wouldn't run a mission-critical database application on a machine running Windows 95 with no patches, so why would you build the damn thing with a stripped-down version of yourself? It doesn't make any sense.
And it's probably more important to settle things with your wife quickly than your boss. Remember, your boss doesn't sleep in the same bed as you, so prioritizing him just seems kinda silly.
...to invest in the growing towel market, 'cuz when the guide is a reality, towel futures should SOAR. :)
I felt there was way too much hand-holding in Metroid Fusion. The bloody computer pretty well told you EVERYTHING you needed to know. It was completely linear. Zero Mission at least let go after a few Chozo statues pointed you towards some of the items.
Oh, and SA-X was a bloody bitch. Really easy though near the end. :D
Blame Microsoft. And people who choose to use WMVs.
That's a gigantic list of asses to kick, and unless you have some good ideas on how to afford all those plane tickets and get past security, I'll just stick with MPlayer. :P
Then don't. Just install GNOME or KDE and be done with it. That's the beauty of package selection; you can select damn near everything you want/don't want to be installed.
Personally, I installed all the GUIs just so they're there if I wanna try them out. I've taken a strong liking to GNOME though, so I don't imagine myself using anything else anyways. I might give KDE a go, although since KDE apps work in GNOME, I haven't seen the point.
3. Print cover on CD.
*looks at his shiny WinXP CD, all nice and holographic*
Uhm...how do I copy this?
I think he meant a 2nd quest in Wind Waker. I personally think you get gypped the 2nd time thru, because all you really get is a camera and you can now understand the ancient Hylian language that some of the characters use, which isn't really that great.
It would've been better if you started out with a full Triforce ('cuz that part DID suck, even though I have the most fun in the Savage Labyrinth) already and you had to go thru harder dungeons, maybe fighting some of the tougher enemies early on (imagine fighting a Stalfos with no Skull Hammer to smash their skulls in after blowing them apart).
I have a friend who's on his third PS2. GTA:SA killed his last one. His original PS2 just...broke. :/