lol, I never beat it so I didn't know that (it was my cousin's game, not mine). I've ran into a few games like that and it's pretty annoying. I withdraw my previous position.
Oh come on, what would slashdot be without a thriving population of trolls? Boring I say, b-o-r-i-n-g, no flame wars, logical posts, reason, maybe even something educational...theres no fun in that.
Not that any of the parents post isn't true, it is, but I think it's a pretty safe bet that there's a lot of people on here (me included) that would just about sell our souls to be able to take a ride on one of those bombs, risks be damned. Joe Sixpack isn't intrested in scientific discovery (I know, I live with a bunch of them). They like adventure (shuttle missions or especially something like Apollo) or pretty pictures that look nice on their desktop. And as to the "faster, better cheaper", it seems like NASA should focus on 2 out of 3.
To bad principle and honor gets you absolutly zip in life except maybe the occasional pat on the back....or maybe it's just me being cynical. When in recent memory has principle and honor really gotten anyone anything? It sounds good in theory and I'll stick by it until it kills me but it seems that every time I check whoever lies the best gets the most.
Not necessarily. Most people today, even scientist and engineers, would have trouble duplicating some of the Greek and Roman technology. When technology is dubbed obsolete it is often forgotten. Computers today work on almost the exact same princaples that the first electronic computers did. Allow for the intrduction of some other means of making a computer work that renders what we use today obsolete, maybe a dark age or massive disaster and I would bet we couldn't reconstruct a P4.
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Then I'll just start up my favorite emulator and listen to them anyways.
no, no, one person can only use so many USB sticks and after that they will just start to gather dust somewhere. CD's have lots of secondary uses: Coasters, Frisbees, Microwave Fireworks, Sharp pointy projectiles(when broken), shiny confetti (also when broken), signaling mirrors.....
Come on, this is slashdot. There has to be at least 3 people who bitch about something in every article(or not in the article)...I mean what would this place be like if everyone was logical, polite and all that stuff?
Dunno, but from my observations of people playing, lots of person handles 3D movement very poorly. My brothers and most of my game playing friends are able to fairly consistently beat me (by a small margin) in games like GT2 or anything where you're mostly concerned with front-back, left-right movement. Switch to a flying game (especially if the ground is there) and I can usually take on several of them at once. Oh yeah, and Descent 2 kicks major ass, almost as much as Freespace.....I miss Volition....
Just because Napoleon Dynamite made a lot of money dosen't mean it had a good story..... (ducks behind something large and heavy)
Primer though....now theres a good movie made on a budget...check it out... http://www.primermovie.com/
"What is it about the mere sight of an American that infuriates you so?"
<flamebait> I think it's jelousy, after all, the knowledge that we saved them from being over run by dictators in 2 wars and we went to Iraq to do whatever regardless of what anyone else though, lets see them try something like that...face it, America if the 800lb gorilla of world politics. </flamebait>
No, Franklin only proved that lightning was electricity and furthered the understanding of it, people had known adout it for a long time.
electricity = electros(greek) = amber Rub a peice of amber and it builds up a small static charge.
Sense when does anything anyone say on slashdot contribute to society? I thought it was all about making ones self feel proud, superior, and righteous while belittling others....silly me...
Yeah, most of them I know would be thrilled not to need government money, but a lot of farmers are having trouble keeping their heads above water. For example, a few years ago a large corperation in my area bought out most of the hog operations in the area, driving down the market price of pork but making sure those people who sold out were being paid like employees. All well and good if they wanted to give controll of what was ofen in the family for generations to someone else but the people who didn't sell out, like my neighbors, had losses that were in the $10k to $100k range, driving them out of their buisness. The only thing that saved them was government money.
WHAT!! Come on, rant or not he's right Don't call mod him as a troll. Maybe he was off with his description of "gamers", but that just personal definition. As I look over my mental list of "good games I have played", more than a few can be played on a 486 and all will work on a P3 with a $25 graphics card. Playability is being sold out to lookability and thats going to kill the industry, I want my games to be fun, I want an engaging story and if theres time after all that is done then some pretty graphics! Is that to much to ask? I still play NetHack, MOO, Half-Life and Mechwarrior2, good graphics are nice but they aren't paramount...maybe the industry is in need of some serious surgery right now, remove some mainstream cancer from it.....
I dunno, I know some hardcore windows fans who have gotten ahold of vista already and their not at all happy about it. Maybe MS can get by for awhile on novelty, but if they don't start doing something better, windows is going to loose out to linux and Apple, especially once apple switches to intel chips.
HEY!! Us rare slashdotters that do have women in our lives don't like to be steriotyped like this all the time. I'm calling the ACLU...wait...I'm male, middle-class and white....
I have to agree with the parent. I go to school with a younger than average student, and even though 14 is a lot older than 18, he still dosen't fit in to well. God, I'm repeating all that was said to me about being homeschooled but, smart as he is I really doubt that he could interact with college students on any level outside of the classroom and most likely even in the class room he will have trouble (people in general are egotistical and don't like being proven wrong or shown up by some 8 y.o. chump). Also, not being in school with other kids his age is most likely impare his social development. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've delt with a few child geniuses and personally I can't stand most of them. Being to much smarter than the average person makes it hard enough to communicate effectivly, the kid dosen't need it made any harder. Stay in school for the social interactions and so forth, take college level classes at home or something but don't go to a university. If he graduates at 10, what is he gonna do then?
NO, NOOOOoooooo!!!!! Don't take away my distractions, I have to have something to keep me from falling asleep while listing to people talk to me about stuff I already know. I get all my stuff done on time and do better on it than most. Also thats the only time I have for level grinding in my MMORPG's.
Give me distractions or give me death!
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lol, I never beat it so I didn't know that (it was my cousin's game, not mine). I've ran into a few games like that and it's pretty annoying. I withdraw my previous position.
Oh come on, what would slashdot be without a thriving population of trolls? Boring I say, b-o-r-i-n-g, no flame wars, logical posts, reason, maybe even something educational...theres no fun in that.
HEY!! I played Tiger Heli(on the NES right?) and thought it was pretty good, annoyingly hard at the time maybe but I liked it.
Not that any of the parents post isn't true, it is, but I think it's a pretty safe bet that there's a lot of people on here (me included) that would just about sell our souls to be able to take a ride on one of those bombs, risks be damned. Joe Sixpack isn't intrested in scientific discovery (I know, I live with a bunch of them). They like adventure (shuttle missions or especially something like Apollo) or pretty pictures that look nice on their desktop. And as to the "faster, better cheaper", it seems like NASA should focus on 2 out of 3.
To bad principle and honor gets you absolutly zip in life except maybe the occasional pat on the back....or maybe it's just me being cynical. When in recent memory has principle and honor really gotten anyone anything? It sounds good in theory and I'll stick by it until it kills me but it seems that every time I check whoever lies the best gets the most.
All your network are belong to us!
Not necessarily. Most people today, even scientist and engineers, would have trouble duplicating some of the Greek and Roman technology. When technology is dubbed obsolete it is often forgotten. Computers today work on almost the exact same princaples that the first electronic computers did. Allow for the intrduction of some other means of making a computer work that renders what we use today obsolete, maybe a dark age or massive disaster and I would bet we couldn't reconstruct a P4.
Then I'll just start up my favorite emulator and listen to them anyways.
no, no, one person can only use so many USB sticks and after that they will just start to gather dust somewhere. CD's have lots of secondary uses: Coasters, Frisbees, Microwave Fireworks, Sharp pointy projectiles(when broken), shiny confetti (also when broken), signaling mirrors.....
I'm not sure why you're being a dick about that.
Come on, this is slashdot. There has to be at least 3 people who bitch about something in every article(or not in the article)...I mean what would this place be like if everyone was logical, polite and all that stuff?
Dunno, but from my observations of people playing, lots of person handles 3D movement very poorly. My brothers and most of my game playing friends are able to fairly consistently beat me (by a small margin) in games like GT2 or anything where you're mostly concerned with front-back, left-right movement. Switch to a flying game (especially if the ground is there) and I can usually take on several of them at once. Oh yeah, and Descent 2 kicks major ass, almost as much as Freespace.....I miss Volition....
Just because Napoleon Dynamite made a lot of money dosen't mean it had a good story..... (ducks behind something large and heavy)
Primer though....now theres a good movie made on a budget...check it out...
http://www.primermovie.com/
"What is it about the mere sight of an American that infuriates you so?"
<flamebait>
I think it's jelousy, after all, the knowledge that we saved them from being over run by dictators in 2 wars and we went to Iraq to do whatever regardless of what anyone else though, lets see them try something like that...face it, America if the 800lb gorilla of world politics.
</flamebait>
Why? Last I heard the Chinese invinted block printing, a Frenchie built the first self-powered vehicle and a Swiss guy invented the ICE powered car.
No, Franklin only proved that lightning was electricity and furthered the understanding of it, people had known adout it for a long time.
electricity = electros(greek) = amber Rub a peice of amber and it builds up a small static charge.
No, no....
All your easy are belong to us.
Sheesh, get your engrish right.....
Sense when does anything anyone say on slashdot contribute to society? I thought it was all about making ones self feel proud, superior, and righteous while belittling others....silly me...
Yeah, most of them I know would be thrilled not to need government money, but a lot of farmers are having trouble keeping their heads above water. For example, a few years ago a large corperation in my area bought out most of the hog operations in the area, driving down the market price of pork but making sure those people who sold out were being paid like employees. All well and good if they wanted to give controll of what was ofen in the family for generations to someone else but the people who didn't sell out, like my neighbors, had losses that were in the $10k to $100k range, driving them out of their buisness. The only thing that saved them was government money.
New title: Sid Meier's Greed!
WHAT!! Come on, rant or not he's right Don't call mod him as a troll. Maybe he was off with his description of "gamers", but that just personal definition. As I look over my mental list of "good games I have played", more than a few can be played on a 486 and all will work on a P3 with a $25 graphics card. Playability is being sold out to lookability and thats going to kill the industry, I want my games to be fun, I want an engaging story and if theres time after all that is done then some pretty graphics! Is that to much to ask? I still play NetHack, MOO, Half-Life and Mechwarrior2, good graphics are nice but they aren't paramount...maybe the industry is in need of some serious surgery right now, remove some mainstream cancer from it.....
I dunno, I know some hardcore windows fans who have gotten ahold of vista already and their not at all happy about it. Maybe MS can get by for awhile on novelty, but if they don't start doing something better, windows is going to loose out to linux and Apple, especially once apple switches to intel chips.
Sounds good to me. Psudoscience is always way more entertaing that that boring real junk.
HEY!! Us rare slashdotters that do have women in our lives don't like to be steriotyped like this all the time. I'm calling the ACLU...wait...I'm male, middle-class and white....
I have to agree with the parent. I go to school with a younger than average student, and even though 14 is a lot older than 18, he still dosen't fit in to well. God, I'm repeating all that was said to me about being homeschooled but, smart as he is I really doubt that he could interact with college students on any level outside of the classroom and most likely even in the class room he will have trouble (people in general are egotistical and don't like being proven wrong or shown up by some 8 y.o. chump). Also, not being in school with other kids his age is most likely impare his social development. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've delt with a few child geniuses and personally I can't stand most of them. Being to much smarter than the average person makes it hard enough to communicate effectivly, the kid dosen't need it made any harder. Stay in school for the social interactions and so forth, take college level classes at home or something but don't go to a university. If he graduates at 10, what is he gonna do then?
NO, NOOOOoooooo!!!!! Don't take away my distractions, I have to have something to keep me from falling asleep while listing to people talk to me about stuff I already know. I get all my stuff done on time and do better on it than most. Also thats the only time I have for level grinding in my MMORPG's.
Give me distractions or give me death!