He's teaming up with Firefly Worlds, the guys that made the Stronghold series -- those games are awesome. Basically, on the crew for CivCity: Rome they have people who worked on Pharaoh and Cleopatra, hence the Ceasar 3 connection.
I can only suspect that the game will be a mixture of Stronghold, Civilization and Ceasar. As for Firefly... they are going into fantasy making Stronghold: Legends, with dragons and what not...
that P2P users frequently [[pirate]] music on P2P services before they buy, that the largest P2P downloader demographic is also the largest music [[piracy]] demographic
Not necesseraly. Just because those games we're excellent (and yes, they still are) doesn't mean we should keep making them (that is, after all, the problem!). The way that the Temple of Elemental Evil took on the use of the AD&D engine really spruced things up a bit. Now, Baldurs Gate 3 using the same style of ToEE doesn't sound all that bad....
Another reason why BG3 or IWD3 is improbable is because those games use a chronological storyline that keeps things going from the last game to the next (Think BG1->BG2 connection).
I am not sure if this has been already discussed, but the term technology is used loosely here. You're mainly talking about computers, but the word technology isn't defined as computers, or micro chips. Both of those are just a product of technological advancements.
But anyway, this is probably the only decent comment I'll ever make. To start off , I'll say a bit about myself.
I am 18, I lived in Europe (Balkans) for 12 years before moving here (Canada). I've been exposed to video games and overally computers (Read: NES / Atari / Later on Windows) as far back as my memory serves me.
Anyway, that's about it for my background. I do not rationalize why we should "expose" children to different computer technology in different timelines. For example, a game will always remain a game, no matter the standard of it (Read: graphic quality). Even though I had over 40 NES games, I still joined a chess club and played chess -- and that game is pretty old.
In other words, a few dozen years down the road, Super Mario Brothers 3 will become a "cult classic" game, and will be boasted (if it isn't right now, enough) as one of the best game ever made. On the contrary, I disagree with the term you're using, "expose." What is there to 'expose'? We live in a timephase that is manipulated almost solely by computers. Your microwave, a fridge even, is technology.
Ultimately I think it comes down to this: I wouldn't want to censor any child from playing any game or exploring their way into technology, simply because they need to know what it is and how it affects us, as manipulators and creators of that which they are about to explore.
I don't know, can someone answer this one for me: We all took basic math back in elementary (N.A.,S.A., Europe, etc). Did we have TI-83s back in the first grade when it came to basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division? I don't think so. I am pretty sure we all started at 1+1. And I think that's how a person should start when it comes to computers.
To the submitter: If there's one thing you should expose your daughter to, it's how we use that technology which the mankind has built (read: john carmack, bill gates and co, steve jobs, etc). That is to say, give a person a choice before you make decisions for them, especially when it comes to children.
"Stay where you are?"
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Try to avoid being parallel to them when they stop. Unless, of course, it's the sort of boss who blasts the whole screen apart from the thin corridor directly in front of them. In this case stay where you are.
I see. So, if he's blasting the whole screen apart then it's no use to back out or hide behind something; simply stay where you are?
I doubt be person who wrote this ever played Mario.
Take a break. If you feel yourself becoming enraged beyond the realms of human endurance, give up and do something less stressful for a few minutes - like filling in a tax return.
Is that a joke?
If all these tactics fail, it's not your fault, it's the designer's. Simply take the game back to the shop and demand a refund. Consider it a moral victory. These always make us feel good, even when they're achieved over fictional beasts with gigantic fists.
I see. So, it's the designers fault if a person can't beat the game simply because the final boss is actually _supposed_ to be just that, a final challenge? I see. Well, I guess I wasted all those hours trying to beat games and finally getting through them. Should have saved my time and money and just "returned the game" -- which by the way, in North America, you can't.
I just hope that this whole story is a joke, because if it isn't, society has failed
This is generally concerning the "Skype will be like Napster in 5 years time...".
I am not sure how many people are aware that the core engine developer of Skype is none other than Priit Kasesalu, the same man behind Kazaa, along with Janus Priis, one of his older friends, who works at Skype as well, and Niklas Zennström, another person behind Kazaa. Therefore, it shouldn't come as a suprise.
They have nothing better to do so they rely on having internet wars to change websites that critique themselves and their line of work?
Honestly, how fucking old are these people? This is complete snafu (on a political level;). Jimmy Wales should just admin-lock every page regarding the US Politics (Okay, maybe thats a bit too much) and tell them to piss off.
I skimmed over the URL provided. What's the point of banning specific IP addresses when they can do it from their home computer?
Man beats MuSecurity by throwing his computer out of the office window, successfuly proving it cannot stop hackers against completely breaking the security.
Movie clip at 11.
They can change the comment but they won't change the opinion.
If a politician who screwed up in the past tries to start a new ad-campaign, it won't make a difference towards the general public that _knows_ how he screwed up; and he will be severely criticized for it.
I personaly think that having a graphical-system of teaching a child to play a game is awkward. What's wrong with her learning the old fashioned way? Grab a board, grab a friend, and there you have it.
I've been in a chess club since I was grade 1. I saw Chessmaster for the first time when I was in grade 6, and didn't find it all that attractive, mainly because its better to play with a person than against a computer, no matter how "complex" the AI (Think Kasparov). Okay, fair point, I didn't own a computer till I was in grade 6.
And, if anything, a search engine is your best friend. Most sites will give you the basic principles of the game, for example, certain styles of playing (moving 1 square or 2 squares at beginning) and correct positioning of the figurines. But hey, since we live in such a high-tech world where little spoiled kids need tutorials to learn how to play a simple game of chess -- who gives a flying fuck anyway!
I see there are quite a few "as a gamer" and "as a hardcore gamer" and even a bit of "I play games and..."
Here's my take on it:
I don't see a purpose to this mouse. Honestly, you can fit as many buttons in certain places as you want to, but it won't change a goddamn thing. Take a look at your Numpad. Do you honestly use those numbers while playing the game to switch between weapons or select a choice of a menu? As far as I know a lot of gamers use the keyboard. The standard is a 2 button + 1 wheel mouse, and people don't complain.
Then you have those keyboards that are specifically made for games, like WoW, Call of Duty 2, et cetera. Once again, it's pointless. A regular keyboard does the job as well as that one. You position a few buttons elsewhere to allow leverage, but it doesn't alter the skill of the person, it simply changes the positioning of their hands; their fingers move in an almost exact way as a regular keyboard (noting WASD config).
I expect them to come out with something like: "You'll get better if you play with this mouse!" or some advertising crap like that. I guess the proper way to put it would be: Just because it suits one person, doesn't mean it suits the rest. I'll stick with my 2 button + 1 wheel optical mouse. It does the job.
I think fatal1ty is going way over the top with this one. The t-shirts, the accessories, now the mouse? Come on. Ah well, every dog has his day.
I'll am awaiting someone with a bit more leverage like John Carmack, Chris Taylor or even Bruce Shelly to complain about something regarding computers... THEN I'll be impressed.
I doubt the ones (outside of Australia, preferably.. AMERICA) that do this illegaly do infact somehow have an unclear conscience. Since, you know, they totally can't stop dragging icons of mp3 files back and forth. "OMFG I can't stop doing it!! AAH! 5 seconds left!"
Good for Australia, now how about we push this sort of law towards the western hemisphere?
The title being "Linux's Difficulty with Names" suggests that in some way there is a difficulty with the names. I can't say I am a TOP-NOTCH expert but to me this seems more like sensational journalism than anything of value. If you ask "What's with the names of linux applications?" then why not go ahead and ask "What's with the names of kids in africa?"
Aside from the title itself, reading the article gives me a ferverous impression that this character DOES infact like to "judge a book by its cover" because, as it semes, he doesn't care what the program does, rather, what the program is called.
Another thing anyone can tell right off the bat, since it's first on the list, is the Browsers.. let's take a look:
Web Browser
Windows: Internet Explorer
Linux: Konqueror, Opera, Epiphany, Galeon, Firefox
I guess what he is implying is that, in some way, somehow, Windows does not contain Firefox nor Opera.
Honestly, what kind of a news post is this? Who the hell cares what a program is called. "Microsoft Excel" doesn't tell me ANYTHING, and yet, I don't see him blabbing on about "Windows name conventions (or lack thereof)". If a program is what I need to get something done, I will use it. The next superset of C that comes out, I think we have to rename it to "Mid-level Programming Language That requires Skill and Book Reading" in order to please assholes like this guy.
Now if you'll excuse me I am off to program a few text programs called ABC and XYZ.
I played all 3 Ubisofts PoP games. To be quite frank I liked Warrior Within, it drastically changed the atmosphere and allowed you to perform better movements and pick up weapons on-the-fly, it gave you (and the game) an edge that you didn't have before.
I guess to start off with the first one, I found Sands of Time the coolest at the beginning, since you could actually fight other soldiers instead of transformed creatures. The puzzles were awesome and it really kept me going through the end, - that one almost-porn scene that was really.. really, out of the whole fucking touch.
As I stated previously, Warrior Within allowed you to perform more actions, thus solve puzzles of greater variety and let you pick up weapons that the enemy dropped. I found this very attractive (since, let's face it, who wants to use 1 weapon the whole game?) Some people were dissatisfied by the fact that instead of sand dunes and persian castles you got to go to an island and it made the whole game generic, but I have to say, I found the game really exhilirating; almost as if I was playing an upper-class version of Castlevania (With all the towers and all). However, I found the game too short. I turned into the "Sand Wraith" way too quickly.
Two Thrones which I finished a week ago rocked, but honestly, something was odd. For one, they drastically cutt down on the number of weapons you could pick up. In total I only saw 5-6 different weapons. The bosses were heavily unbalanced, since the last boss was.. for me anyway.. incredibly easy. The ending was kind of funky actually. As some other people here seem to agree, the Dark Prince does rule:D. I liked using him more than the other one. The combination between dark and light prince gives you more variety when solving these puzzles, since now you can jumprope(whip) from one platform to the other.
It's really hard to judge a game like this because on one hand, the 3 of them are connected by a very heavy storyline which blows me away, but on the other, the transition between warrior within and two thrones got skewed, mainly because of the weapons.
Maybe it's just me but, have they ever considered that their music just might be shit? More and more of my friends are listening to stuff like soundtracks from games such as Hitman, Quake 2, Freedom Fighters.
Sure you can state piracy as the first thing on the list, but it won't change the fact: If the mass wants it, the mass will buy it. I mean, the game industry loses a lot of money to piracy, but no one bitches because people are still buying a fairly good amount of games and therefore it covers up for the losses.
Maybe when something other than a black guy on a CD case with a bandana and a gun is in a music store window display, I might consider walking in.
This isn't different than saying that BASIC will go away.
In my own opinion, I think that, like BASIC, people will make their own variations of HTML to do the job it's made for. Saying "it will go away" is total BS, because really, nothing goes away.
Pascal is how old? What's Object Pascal? That's right, it's Delphi.
Another media exaggaration. Stop with this blatant crap. Same has been said about C/C++ because of.NET and C#, but guess what: I don't see anything happening because you cannot remove a language that does a job that it's actually made for. HTML is simple enough anyone can use it, that's the whole point of having it as a "beginners" web language. It's the lowest common denominator, once again, just like BASIC was (and probably still is). They even rambled on how Java would replace C/C++. Jesus flipping christ.
Am I the only one having this kind of 'empty-yet-lyric-filled' feeling?
Nope. Same happens to me. Infact I like guessing what the words are sometimes. I wonder if there's a name for this.. state of mind?:D
I really thought I was the only one who detests this unfold of events.
Ah well, I can either ramble here or ramble here.
I wonder how much these article posters actually _know_ about the "Tech World" that they are writing about.
If the content cannot remain free because of copyright infrigement, law suit threats appearing, money being made, etc, I have one question: Why hasn't this been addressed before? Why NOW after all this time?
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He is, however, that's not all.
He's teaming up with Firefly Worlds, the guys that made the Stronghold series -- those games are awesome. Basically, on the crew for CivCity: Rome they have people who worked on Pharaoh and Cleopatra, hence the Ceasar 3 connection.
I can only suspect that the game will be a mixture of Stronghold, Civilization and Ceasar. As for Firefly... they are going into fantasy making Stronghold: Legends, with dragons and what not...
There. I knew something was wrong.
Not necesseraly. Just because those games we're excellent (and yes, they still are) doesn't mean we should keep making them (that is, after all, the problem!). The way that the Temple of Elemental Evil took on the use of the AD&D engine really spruced things up a bit. Now, Baldurs Gate 3 using the same style of ToEE doesn't sound all that bad....
Another reason why BG3 or IWD3 is improbable is because those games use a chronological storyline that keeps things going from the last game to the next (Think BG1->BG2 connection).
I am not sure if this has been already discussed, but the term technology is used loosely here. You're mainly talking about computers, but the word technology isn't defined as computers, or micro chips. Both of those are just a product of technological advancements.
But anyway, this is probably the only decent comment I'll ever make. To start off , I'll say a bit about myself.
I am 18, I lived in Europe (Balkans) for 12 years before moving here (Canada). I've been exposed to video games and overally computers (Read: NES / Atari / Later on Windows) as far back as my memory serves me.
Anyway, that's about it for my background. I do not rationalize why we should "expose" children to different computer technology in different timelines. For example, a game will always remain a game, no matter the standard of it (Read: graphic quality). Even though I had over 40 NES games, I still joined a chess club and played chess -- and that game is pretty old.
In other words, a few dozen years down the road, Super Mario Brothers 3 will become a "cult classic" game, and will be boasted (if it isn't right now, enough) as one of the best game ever made. On the contrary, I disagree with the term you're using, "expose." What is there to 'expose'? We live in a timephase that is manipulated almost solely by computers. Your microwave, a fridge even, is technology.
Ultimately I think it comes down to this: I wouldn't want to censor any child from playing any game or exploring their way into technology, simply because they need to know what it is and how it affects us, as manipulators and creators of that which they are about to explore.
I don't know, can someone answer this one for me: We all took basic math back in elementary (N.A.,S.A., Europe, etc). Did we have TI-83s back in the first grade when it came to basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division? I don't think so. I am pretty sure we all started at 1+1. And I think that's how a person should start when it comes to computers.
To the submitter: If there's one thing you should expose your daughter to, it's how we use that technology which the mankind has built (read: john carmack, bill gates and co, steve jobs, etc). That is to say, give a person a choice before you make decisions for them, especially when it comes to children.
Not when the website has been /.'d :).
This is generally concerning the "Skype will be like Napster in 5 years time...". I am not sure how many people are aware that the core engine developer of Skype is none other than Priit Kasesalu, the same man behind Kazaa, along with Janus Priis, one of his older friends, who works at Skype as well, and Niklas Zennström, another person behind Kazaa. Therefore, it shouldn't come as a suprise.
Free love it is.
Honestly, how fucking old are these people? This is complete snafu (on a political level ;). Jimmy Wales should just admin-lock every page regarding the US Politics (Okay, maybe thats a bit too much) and tell them to piss off.
I skimmed over the URL provided. What's the point of banning specific IP addresses when they can do it from their home computer?
Time for some lockdown.Man beats MuSecurity by throwing his computer out of the office window, successfuly proving it cannot stop hackers against completely breaking the security. Movie clip at 11.
They can change the comment but they won't change the opinion.
If a politician who screwed up in the past tries to start a new ad-campaign, it won't make a difference towards the general public that _knows_ how he screwed up; and he will be severely criticized for it.
After all, take a look around.
...model the spread of infectious disease
Which OS are they using? Windows or Linux?
I personaly think that having a graphical-system of teaching a child to play a game is awkward. What's wrong with her learning the old fashioned way? Grab a board, grab a friend, and there you have it. I've been in a chess club since I was grade 1. I saw Chessmaster for the first time when I was in grade 6, and didn't find it all that attractive, mainly because its better to play with a person than against a computer, no matter how "complex" the AI (Think Kasparov). Okay, fair point, I didn't own a computer till I was in grade 6. And, if anything, a search engine is your best friend. Most sites will give you the basic principles of the game, for example, certain styles of playing (moving 1 square or 2 squares at beginning) and correct positioning of the figurines. But hey, since we live in such a high-tech world where little spoiled kids need tutorials to learn how to play a simple game of chess -- who gives a flying fuck anyway!
The perfect way to boost your karma: *takes a deep breath, ready to duck and run at the same time (pardon the pun)* How does that affect linux?
Time to burn some karma of my own...
I see there are quite a few "as a gamer" and "as a hardcore gamer" and even a bit of "I play games and..."
Here's my take on it:
I don't see a purpose to this mouse. Honestly, you can fit as many buttons in certain places as you want to, but it won't change a goddamn thing. Take a look at your Numpad. Do you honestly use those numbers while playing the game to switch between weapons or select a choice of a menu? As far as I know a lot of gamers use the keyboard. The standard is a 2 button + 1 wheel mouse, and people don't complain.
Then you have those keyboards that are specifically made for games, like WoW, Call of Duty 2, et cetera. Once again, it's pointless. A regular keyboard does the job as well as that one. You position a few buttons elsewhere to allow leverage, but it doesn't alter the skill of the person, it simply changes the positioning of their hands; their fingers move in an almost exact way as a regular keyboard (noting WASD config).
I expect them to come out with something like: "You'll get better if you play with this mouse!" or some advertising crap like that. I guess the proper way to put it would be: Just because it suits one person, doesn't mean it suits the rest. I'll stick with my 2 button + 1 wheel optical mouse. It does the job.
I think fatal1ty is going way over the top with this one. The t-shirts, the accessories, now the mouse? Come on. Ah well, every dog has his day.
I'll am awaiting someone with a bit more leverage like John Carmack, Chris Taylor or even Bruce Shelly to complain about something regarding computers... THEN I'll be impressed.
I doubt the ones (outside of Australia, preferably.. AMERICA) that do this illegaly do infact somehow have an unclear conscience. Since, you know, they totally can't stop dragging icons of mp3 files back and forth. "OMFG I can't stop doing it!! AAH! 5 seconds left!"
Good for Australia, now how about we push this sort of law towards the western hemisphere?
The title being "Linux's Difficulty with Names" suggests that in some way there is a difficulty with the names. I can't say I am a TOP-NOTCH expert but to me this seems more like sensational journalism than anything of value. If you ask "What's with the names of linux applications?" then why not go ahead and ask "What's with the names of kids in africa?"
Aside from the title itself, reading the article gives me a ferverous impression that this character DOES infact like to "judge a book by its cover" because, as it semes, he doesn't care what the program does, rather, what the program is called.
Another thing anyone can tell right off the bat, since it's first on the list, is the Browsers.. let's take a look:
Web Browser
Windows: Internet Explorer
Linux: Konqueror, Opera, Epiphany, Galeon, Firefox
I guess what he is implying is that, in some way, somehow, Windows does not contain Firefox nor Opera.
Honestly, what kind of a news post is this? Who the hell cares what a program is called. "Microsoft Excel" doesn't tell me ANYTHING, and yet, I don't see him blabbing on about "Windows name conventions (or lack thereof)". If a program is what I need to get something done, I will use it. The next superset of C that comes out, I think we have to rename it to "Mid-level Programming Language That requires Skill and Book Reading" in order to please assholes like this guy. Now if you'll excuse me I am off to program a few text programs called ABC and XYZ.
I know it's a bit off topic but hey, that whole deal about the Dartmouth student being visited by the agents, turns out he lied:
0 5/a01lo719.htm ... why isn't it on /. ?
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-24-
I played all 3 Ubisofts PoP games. To be quite frank I liked Warrior Within, it drastically changed the atmosphere and allowed you to perform better movements and pick up weapons on-the-fly, it gave you (and the game) an edge that you didn't have before.
:D. I liked using him more than the other one. The combination between dark and light prince gives you more variety when solving these puzzles, since now you can jumprope(whip) from one platform to the other.
I guess to start off with the first one, I found Sands of Time the coolest at the beginning, since you could actually fight other soldiers instead of transformed creatures. The puzzles were awesome and it really kept me going through the end, - that one almost-porn scene that was really.. really, out of the whole fucking touch.
As I stated previously, Warrior Within allowed you to perform more actions, thus solve puzzles of greater variety and let you pick up weapons that the enemy dropped. I found this very attractive (since, let's face it, who wants to use 1 weapon the whole game?) Some people were dissatisfied by the fact that instead of sand dunes and persian castles you got to go to an island and it made the whole game generic, but I have to say, I found the game really exhilirating; almost as if I was playing an upper-class version of Castlevania (With all the towers and all). However, I found the game too short. I turned into the "Sand Wraith" way too quickly.
Two Thrones which I finished a week ago rocked, but honestly, something was odd. For one, they drastically cutt down on the number of weapons you could pick up. In total I only saw 5-6 different weapons. The bosses were heavily unbalanced, since the last boss was.. for me anyway.. incredibly easy. The ending was kind of funky actually. As some other people here seem to agree, the Dark Prince does rule
It's really hard to judge a game like this because on one hand, the 3 of them are connected by a very heavy storyline which blows me away, but on the other, the transition between warrior within and two thrones got skewed, mainly because of the weapons.
Maybe it's just me but, have they ever considered that their music just might be shit?
More and more of my friends are listening to stuff like soundtracks from games such as Hitman, Quake 2, Freedom Fighters.
Sure you can state piracy as the first thing on the list, but it won't change the fact: If the mass wants it, the mass will buy it. I mean, the game industry loses a lot of money to piracy, but no one bitches because people are still buying a fairly good amount of games and therefore it covers up for the losses.
Maybe when something other than a black guy on a CD case with a bandana and a gun is in a music store window display, I might consider walking in.
This isn't different than saying that BASIC will go away.
.NET and C#, but guess what: I don't see anything happening because you cannot remove a language that does a job that it's actually made for. HTML is simple enough anyone can use it, that's the whole point of having it as a "beginners" web language. It's the lowest common denominator, once again, just like BASIC was (and probably still is). They even rambled on how Java would replace C/C++. Jesus flipping christ.
In my own opinion, I think that, like BASIC, people will make their own variations of HTML to do the job it's made for. Saying "it will go away" is total BS, because really, nothing goes away.
Pascal is how old? What's Object Pascal? That's right, it's Delphi.
Another media exaggaration. Stop with this blatant crap. Same has been said about C/C++ because of
Am I the only one having this kind of 'empty-yet-lyric-filled' feeling? .. state of mind? :D
Nope. Same happens to me. Infact I like guessing what the words are sometimes. I wonder if there's a name for this
I really thought I was the only one who detests this unfold of events.
Ah well, I can either ramble here or ramble here.
I wonder how much these article posters actually _know_ about the "Tech World" that they are writing about.
If the content cannot remain free because of copyright infrigement, law suit threats appearing, money being made, etc, I have one question: Why hasn't this been addressed before? Why NOW after all this time?