To refer to another/. story from earlier today, this reminds me of the.Hack series of RPGs Bandai put out. You payed the price of an average PS2 game for about 15-20 hours of game content. That means that at 4 games to the series, you got about 65-80 hours of gaming for $120. If SiN really takes only 4-5 hours for an episode, they seriously need to reconsider the price per episode before I start handing moolah over Steam.
I used to use AVG Antivirus. Unfortunately they continued their free version, but my mom's comp still had it when they discontinued so somehow she's still getting free updates for it. Now I use Avast on my own system, and I don't want to even think how much Norton or McAfee would tax my system.
I just got myself a Thinkpad 380ED, circa 1997. Built like a brick, looks like one too. Hopefully this will make my college friends envious of how I can carry around such a big notebook with a weak processor and nearly geriatric battery.:P
Earbuds are used so commonplace, despite these warnings, because they're stylish in a way and they're more portable and sturdy than standard earmuff-style headphones. I can put my MP3 player and earbuds in my pocket or backpack and be less concerned about their volume or safety compared to a pair of plastic headphones.
You would think that earbuds would better insulate your music in your ear, but not by my experience. The only time I turn up my music is when I'm in a loud place like on the bus or in a crowded building. Yes that probably elevates the problem but that's because they're not noise canceling, that is, if any such earbuds exist.
An important thing to remember about this laptop is that it is a "desktop replacement" Saying that, it is a very bad idea to try gaming adequetely on a laptop while it's on your lap. The optimium surface for computer gaming is something flat and elevated, i.e. a desk.
During the past semester at college, I've regularly checked out laptops from my university's library for notetaking in class. All they have are Inspirion D600 laptops (my university has a Dell feitsh), but I've found they can run some classics like Quake 3 relatively well, even on those crappy Intel graphics chips.
Gaming laptops are made for a very niche catetory, like the kind of people that don't want to lug their desktop to Quakecon. Of course, anyone who buys a gaming laptop for such a purchase didn't buy it to play Doom 1. You plunk down 3 grand, and sometimes even more, to play high-res games on a widescreen that your average PC monitor probably could run rings around.
I'm running off a 433mhz Celeron that's basically the same generation. If they're making brand-new parts for older computing, I welcome our neighbors from across the Pacific with open arms. Just part of that geeky tradition of keeping that ol' technology alive;)
Sadly, Lenovo now having IBM's computing line is making me look at ordering an old Thinkpad off Ebay rather than a brand-new shiny silver one (yes, they no longer come in just matte black, unfortunately)
It's not because a Chinese company is building this computer line, and we've all heard the cliches and stereotypes of Asian-quality products so I won't go further into that. It's the fact that IBM gave all the work on their Thinkpads and Thinkcenters to someone else, period. I know it was part of their big paradigm shift or whatever buzzword it is, but they made the choice for themselves. I'm all for China's economy and tech economy improving, but IBM selling out leads me to question the quality of their future products.
I'm both a PC and console gamer. Just this month I asked my uncle for a Playstation 2. I know it's about 5 years old, but seeing how long its been around, maybe this is the year I'll get one.
I've grown up playing yesteryear console and PC games. The most advanced console I have is a PS1 I got 3 years ago and that's currently keeping me busy with Final Fantasy Tactics and Resident Evil. I got a PC in my room with windoze/SuSE 9.3 that's just good enough to run Starcraft and Baldur's Gate, and my mom's PC in the living room that I don't play anything newer than ET or CoD1 on it.
I've survived with classics and older games and I bet other gamers have or will too. The moral of all this: sometimes it pays to get them an older game that they might have fun with. You do a little research to how much of a fanbase many of these older games still have and you know you'll have chosen a suitable classic.
Some people like these that use their religion to promote intolerence are making Christianity look a little less appetizing. I grew up Catholic, gave my first communion, and other such rites of passage. Fundies are just one example that's making me embarrased about my beliefs.
On the issue of ID though, that fact that it's psuedoscience has already been establish, and I'm not sure you can even include "science" in that term. Last year in AP Biology, my teacher brought in a National Geographic article that reaffirmed Darwin's theories of natural selection. I think ID was mentioned once during that class but it was a subject that was quickly dropped. Of course, that was about 9 months ago, before ID became topic fodder for the New York Times, Newsweek, etc. That's when I knew we had a problem.
If the religious fanatics won't go away, then at least keep ID somewhere closer to the study of religion, not biology.
Ummm... did this article say the survey was carried out by America Online? How many of those people in the survey are AOHell users? *wink*
Just last week, I found a virus on my mom's computer that sent out random emails from her AOL mail account. This latest version they have out of AOL is supposed to be called SE (Security Edition). Of course they had no security over even trying to have their users maintain a tight connection that doesn't sever itself every hour, but events like these make me feel even more sour about AOL than I have in the past, and that's saying a lot.
BTW, AOL appears to just be getting into the business of "securing" its users from spyware, whereas I've been using AdAware for the last three years. Go figure.
The teen population today is growing up with the voices of "pop music". If they can survive that drivel and keep it on the Top 20, what chances does this gadget have?
Hollywood didn't always give us the "spazed" gamer. Anyone remember "The Wizard", where that little kid was a video game ace? Okay, maybe he wasn't exactly normal, but he was a heck of a lot more content at gaming than anything else Hollywood has done.
I align myself with him in a way. When I'm playing a game, I'm not jerking the controller or keyboard towards where my character's going. I talk to myself sometimes when I'm playing, either to comment myself or when something throws me off (very rarely do I even mumble explicitives out loud when I'm playing.)
"The Wizard" wasn't just a movie made about video gaming: think how much the main character contrasted with the tv ads' and other movies' image of the gamer. BTW, the only time I ever spaz out is at DDR:)
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Someone got serviced by the wrong Geek Squad guy
I believe the PHB said to "Work smarter, not harder."
To refer to another /. story from earlier today, this reminds me of the .Hack series of RPGs Bandai put out. You payed the price of an average PS2 game for about 15-20 hours of game content. That means that at 4 games to the series, you got about 65-80 hours of gaming for $120. If SiN really takes only 4-5 hours for an episode, they seriously need to reconsider the price per episode before I start handing moolah over Steam.
Depends. Did you just get wallhacked or aimboted?
Just curious... were you doing Pink Floyd and Bawls at the same time while composing this?
In my own survey, 75% of American gamers responded with a Zerg rush.
The other 25% were too busy hax0ring Korean MMOs to respond.
We require more LAN parties.
This just in: No one knows they saw that poor attempt at getting mod but they did.
No one saw it but they know they did.
BTW, Nice big ****
Robot-Pirate-Ninja
No exceptions
You do realize you're forgetting your "propane accessories" gear: Chef's hat, apron and spare grill ignition starters.
Just like Kingdom of Loathing, only more Texan, and cleaner burning!
Only a smeghead like you would come up with such thoughts. ;)
I used to use AVG Antivirus. Unfortunately they continued their free version, but my mom's comp still had it when they discontinued so somehow she's still getting free updates for it. Now I use Avast on my own system, and I don't want to even think how much Norton or McAfee would tax my system.
I just got myself a Thinkpad 380ED, circa 1997. Built like a brick, looks like one too. Hopefully this will make my college friends envious of how I can carry around such a big notebook with a weak processor and nearly geriatric battery. :P
Earbuds are used so commonplace, despite these warnings, because they're stylish in a way and they're more portable and sturdy than standard earmuff-style headphones. I can put my MP3 player and earbuds in my pocket or backpack and be less concerned about their volume or safety compared to a pair of plastic headphones.
You would think that earbuds would better insulate your music in your ear, but not by my experience. The only time I turn up my music is when I'm in a loud place like on the bus or in a crowded building. Yes that probably elevates the problem but that's because they're not noise canceling, that is, if any such earbuds exist.
*Myself tinkering with Roomba*
*Roomba looks at me emotionelessly*
"Get Out"
*Dons +5 Boots of Escaping and turns tail*
..continuous rehashing of the same story line not only stifled creativity but turned off gamers looking for something fresh
*Cough* Dynasty Warriors *Cough*
An important thing to remember about this laptop is that it is a "desktop replacement" Saying that, it is a very bad idea to try gaming adequetely on a laptop while it's on your lap. The optimium surface for computer gaming is something flat and elevated, i.e. a desk.
During the past semester at college, I've regularly checked out laptops from my university's library for notetaking in class. All they have are Inspirion D600 laptops (my university has a Dell feitsh), but I've found they can run some classics like Quake 3 relatively well, even on those crappy Intel graphics chips.
Gaming laptops are made for a very niche catetory, like the kind of people that don't want to lug their desktop to Quakecon. Of course, anyone who buys a gaming laptop for such a purchase didn't buy it to play Doom 1. You plunk down 3 grand, and sometimes even more, to play high-res games on a widescreen that your average PC monitor probably could run rings around.
I'm running off a 433mhz Celeron that's basically the same generation. If they're making brand-new parts for older computing, I welcome our neighbors from across the Pacific with open arms. Just part of that geeky tradition of keeping that ol' technology alive ;)
Sadly, Lenovo now having IBM's computing line is making me look at ordering an old Thinkpad off Ebay rather than a brand-new shiny silver one (yes, they no longer come in just matte black, unfortunately)
It's not because a Chinese company is building this computer line, and we've all heard the cliches and stereotypes of Asian-quality products so I won't go further into that. It's the fact that IBM gave all the work on their Thinkpads and Thinkcenters to someone else, period. I know it was part of their big paradigm shift or whatever buzzword it is, but they made the choice for themselves. I'm all for China's economy and tech economy improving, but IBM selling out leads me to question the quality of their future products.
I'm both a PC and console gamer. Just this month I asked my uncle for a Playstation 2. I know it's about 5 years old, but seeing how long its been around, maybe this is the year I'll get one.
I've grown up playing yesteryear console and PC games. The most advanced console I have is a PS1 I got 3 years ago and that's currently keeping me busy with Final Fantasy Tactics and Resident Evil. I got a PC in my room with windoze/SuSE 9.3 that's just good enough to run Starcraft and Baldur's Gate, and my mom's PC in the living room that I don't play anything newer than ET or CoD1 on it.
I've survived with classics and older games and I bet other gamers have or will too. The moral of all this: sometimes it pays to get them an older game that they might have fun with. You do a little research to how much of a fanbase many of these older games still have and you know you'll have chosen a suitable classic.
Some people like these that use their religion to promote intolerence are making Christianity look a little less appetizing. I grew up Catholic, gave my first communion, and other such rites of passage. Fundies are just one example that's making me embarrased about my beliefs.
On the issue of ID though, that fact that it's psuedoscience has already been establish, and I'm not sure you can even include "science" in that term. Last year in AP Biology, my teacher brought in a National Geographic article that reaffirmed Darwin's theories of natural selection. I think ID was mentioned once during that class but it was a subject that was quickly dropped. Of course, that was about 9 months ago, before ID became topic fodder for the New York Times, Newsweek, etc. That's when I knew we had a problem.
If the religious fanatics won't go away, then at least keep ID somewhere closer to the study of religion, not biology.
Ummm... did this article say the survey was carried out by America Online? How many of those people in the survey are AOHell users? *wink*
Just last week, I found a virus on my mom's computer that sent out random emails from her AOL mail account. This latest version they have out of AOL is supposed to be called SE (Security Edition). Of course they had no security over even trying to have their users maintain a tight connection that doesn't sever itself every hour, but events like these make me feel even more sour about AOL than I have in the past, and that's saying a lot.
BTW, AOL appears to just be getting into the business of "securing" its users from spyware, whereas I've been using AdAware for the last three years. Go figure.
The teen population today is growing up with the voices of "pop music". If they can survive that drivel and keep it on the Top 20, what chances does this gadget have?
Hollywood didn't always give us the "spazed" gamer. Anyone remember "The Wizard", where that little kid was a video game ace? Okay, maybe he wasn't exactly normal, but he was a heck of a lot more content at gaming than anything else Hollywood has done.
:)
I align myself with him in a way. When I'm playing a game, I'm not jerking the controller or keyboard towards where my character's going. I talk to myself sometimes when I'm playing, either to comment myself or when something throws me off (very rarely do I even mumble explicitives out loud when I'm playing.)
"The Wizard" wasn't just a movie made about video gaming: think how much the main character contrasted with the tv ads' and other movies' image of the gamer. BTW, the only time I ever spaz out is at DDR