I'm glad to see it. I did not know there were DRM issues with this game, and was considering a purchase since I've heard good things about the original. It's part of why I never preorder a PC game.
You can't have mine! I don't have the common Slashdotter problem of not using my Wii. I have to fight with my significant other so I can play my games; he's been playing Rock Band 3 almost daily since release (laugh if you want XBox fans, but he got his keyboard on release, not three months later). I used to have two consoles per generation (a PlayStation and a Nintendo) but now I just have the Wii (and DS) and have no complaints. Except that there's no Pikmin 3 yet.
Maybe I browse with my settings too high, but I rarely see someone denying the existance of a god on/. moderated as a troll. I do see a lot of people saying they'll be moderated a troll for not believeing in a god being moderated Insightful, which makes no sense given the trend.
(I'm an atheist, for what it's worth; I'm not filled with righteous rage.)
It's nice to help people and all, but it can also be a bit annoying. One of the last times I was playing (years ago), I was in that Sleepy Hallow themed human town and was just proclaimed the savior of the land. That was nice and all, but just at that moment someone had failed to kill Stitches along the road and he was wreaking havoc just a few yards away. I didn't feel like much of a savior. And I know that if I logged in today, all the problems I "solved" will still be unsolved. I might try Guild Wars 2 if they don't want a monthly fee. Then I won't feel bad to drop it when it gets stale, having invested only $60ish in the game instead of the $450ish I paid for about two years of WoW.
Unless I'm mistaken, I thought the atomic bombs were set to detonate before reaching the ground, to maximize the fireball and devistation. Maybe that caused less radiation permeating the ground long-term. But knowing this crazy world, it probably has more to do with Gulf streams and global weather patterns.
While prices may be a factor, I remember learning in social science courses that there's generally more a feeling of, "This job sucks and they don't pay me enough for how hard I work; I deserve this; they owe me this."
I enjoyed X-2 a lot myself. Well, I hated the first two to three hours, but the rest of the game was quite enjoyable. I remember it fondly as the last Final Fantasy game I played. I was a bit disgruntled that they went MMORPG with the next game, and by the time XII came out, it had been nearly four years since I last considered purchasing a FF game and my interest had waned considerably. And the demo I played before release didn't help.
I used to play a lot of Harvest Moon games, where you can court and eventually marry someone in town. In some of the games, it is easier to get the girls to fall for you, and this has been my downfall. While trying to be a basically nice guy to everyone, three girls fell head-over-heels, and I felt like a complete tool when one of them confronted me after I proposed to a different one. I never quite finished that game, and I never again proposed to anyone in a Harvest Moon or Rune Factory (spin off) game. The graphics aren't immersive and the people are a bit stereotypical, but the consequences to your actions feel real when you toy with emotions. I enjoy raising farm animals, but it's easier to handle regular, linear RPGs without feeling like a jerk.
Well, they already have your data, up to when you deleted the account, and can continue to do whatever it is they do to turn information into money, whether you log in any more or not. And if there's some belief you have that deleting your account means they don't have any of your information anymore, I have some pristine wetlands in Florida to sell you.
You might be interested in this article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11741350 Given how rampant daydreaming is, I'm not so sure you can blame contemporary television on attention span problems. Maybe TV is one factor keeping us from fighting the natural inclination for our minds to wonder, I don't know. Just food for thought.
I'm not stating a position on the search of the 3-year old, but I will point out a story in response to your statement.
I know a person who came back from doing time in Iraq who told the story of one time having to shoot down a little boy on a bicycle who was approaching the base and would not stop when told to turn around. He had explosives taped to him. Sure, this isn't Iraq, but to think the parent is making up some crazy situation that could never happen is sadly incorrect.
Thank you for posting this. There is a lot to be said for looking at the opinions of someone you're inclined to disagree with and to find those things that bring enlightenment. The current mix of news and entertainment in the modern world does sometime make everything feel like a freak show. I can jump from a story about a murder to the latest on Lohan without much of an emotional reaction. Of course, the Pope is following his own agenda after the bashing the Church as received recently. But that doesn't mean there's a shadow of truth there that's worth noting.
I'm pretty casual myself, and only have to plug in my DS Lite once a week, if that. And, if it gets to the point where it takes as long to get the DS loaded from hibernation as it would have taken to save my game and then load it properly, I'm not sure I see the point.
My poor mother...if she'd only purchased a copy of Clue (The Movie), we wouldn't have to rent it every other week all summer. Then again, maybe she looked forward to that week off.
I also remember renting Illusion of Gaia and desperately trying to finish the last area while my father waited to return everything to the store. I knew that if it went to the store, someone would erase my save! Those SNES games were so much fun to try out. Good times indeed.
I almost installed iTunes one time. I wondered what was available at the store, and decided before agreeing to the EULA that I didn't really care that much. Every day for the new few years, my computer asked me to install/update Quicktime, despite my attempts at removing any trace of my brush with iTunes. Eventually, the problem was "fixed" (my motherboard busted and I got a new computer). Despite derision from the hipsters, I refuse to get an iPod, for I will never go near iTunes again.
Fox News isn't the problem. America is the problem. If Fox News wasn't giving people what they wanted, they'd get it elsewhere.
People who watch Fox or worship Rush do so not because Fox and Rush exist. They do it because it's what they want to do. And that is the real problem.
For some reason, this makes me think of the kawaii movement that happened in Japan. School girls started adding drawings to their letters, making them very cute and difficult to read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawaii
I recall a recent story about a lab worker in California admitting to stealing and using drugs, and how all the cases that person worked on are now in danger of being brought up on appeal, and the probable criminals being released from jail because the lab technician could not be trusted.
Isn't it possible that the dispatcher unit would need a zero-tolerance policy as well? If there is any hint of misconduct, a defendant will cling to that in court. It's the sort of liability a city can't afford to keep. That, and what would happen if this dispatcher unit had some unfortunate misses. Calls they thought were pranks or police units sent to the wrong place. The investigation the state performs after a complaint will likely find posts like this and wonder why the unit kept this woman on despite this.
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I'm glad to see it. I did not know there were DRM issues with this game, and was considering a purchase since I've heard good things about the original. It's part of why I never preorder a PC game.
You can't have mine! I don't have the common Slashdotter problem of not using my Wii. I have to fight with my significant other so I can play my games; he's been playing Rock Band 3 almost daily since release (laugh if you want XBox fans, but he got his keyboard on release, not three months later). I used to have two consoles per generation (a PlayStation and a Nintendo) but now I just have the Wii (and DS) and have no complaints. Except that there's no Pikmin 3 yet.
Maybe I browse with my settings too high, but I rarely see someone denying the existance of a god on /. moderated as a troll. I do see a lot of people saying they'll be moderated a troll for not believeing in a god being moderated Insightful, which makes no sense given the trend.
(I'm an atheist, for what it's worth; I'm not filled with righteous rage.)
It's nice to help people and all, but it can also be a bit annoying. One of the last times I was playing (years ago), I was in that Sleepy Hallow themed human town and was just proclaimed the savior of the land. That was nice and all, but just at that moment someone had failed to kill Stitches along the road and he was wreaking havoc just a few yards away. I didn't feel like much of a savior. And I know that if I logged in today, all the problems I "solved" will still be unsolved. I might try Guild Wars 2 if they don't want a monthly fee. Then I won't feel bad to drop it when it gets stale, having invested only $60ish in the game instead of the $450ish I paid for about two years of WoW.
I saw this the other day. I think it helps put the two atomic bomb attacks into perspective, given that from 1945-1998 there were over 2,000 nuclear detonations. http://www.ctbto.org/specials/1945-1998-by-isao-hashimoto/
Unless I'm mistaken, I thought the atomic bombs were set to detonate before reaching the ground, to maximize the fireball and devistation. Maybe that caused less radiation permeating the ground long-term. But knowing this crazy world, it probably has more to do with Gulf streams and global weather patterns.
Unfortunately, that doesn't really happen. http://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/07/14/1235220/Given-Truth-the-Misinformed-Believe-Lies-More/
Actually, nearly half of all shoplifting is done by employees, so I don't think it's that price-driven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_prevention#Sources_of_loss.2Fshrink/
While prices may be a factor, I remember learning in social science courses that there's generally more a feeling of, "This job sucks and they don't pay me enough for how hard I work; I deserve this; they owe me this."
I enjoyed X-2 a lot myself. Well, I hated the first two to three hours, but the rest of the game was quite enjoyable. I remember it fondly as the last Final Fantasy game I played. I was a bit disgruntled that they went MMORPG with the next game, and by the time XII came out, it had been nearly four years since I last considered purchasing a FF game and my interest had waned considerably. And the demo I played before release didn't help.
I used to play a lot of Harvest Moon games, where you can court and eventually marry someone in town. In some of the games, it is easier to get the girls to fall for you, and this has been my downfall. While trying to be a basically nice guy to everyone, three girls fell head-over-heels, and I felt like a complete tool when one of them confronted me after I proposed to a different one. I never quite finished that game, and I never again proposed to anyone in a Harvest Moon or Rune Factory (spin off) game. The graphics aren't immersive and the people are a bit stereotypical, but the consequences to your actions feel real when you toy with emotions. I enjoy raising farm animals, but it's easier to handle regular, linear RPGs without feeling like a jerk.
Well, they already have your data, up to when you deleted the account, and can continue to do whatever it is they do to turn information into money, whether you log in any more or not. And if there's some belief you have that deleting your account means they don't have any of your information anymore, I have some pristine wetlands in Florida to sell you.
You might be interested in this article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11741350 Given how rampant daydreaming is, I'm not so sure you can blame contemporary television on attention span problems. Maybe TV is one factor keeping us from fighting the natural inclination for our minds to wonder, I don't know. Just food for thought.
I'm not stating a position on the search of the 3-year old, but I will point out a story in response to your statement. I know a person who came back from doing time in Iraq who told the story of one time having to shoot down a little boy on a bicycle who was approaching the base and would not stop when told to turn around. He had explosives taped to him. Sure, this isn't Iraq, but to think the parent is making up some crazy situation that could never happen is sadly incorrect.
Thank you for posting this. There is a lot to be said for looking at the opinions of someone you're inclined to disagree with and to find those things that bring enlightenment. The current mix of news and entertainment in the modern world does sometime make everything feel like a freak show. I can jump from a story about a murder to the latest on Lohan without much of an emotional reaction. Of course, the Pope is following his own agenda after the bashing the Church as received recently. But that doesn't mean there's a shadow of truth there that's worth noting.
I'm pretty casual myself, and only have to plug in my DS Lite once a week, if that. And, if it gets to the point where it takes as long to get the DS loaded from hibernation as it would have taken to save my game and then load it properly, I'm not sure I see the point.
Unfortunately, the miracles of modern medicine have made such ideas, while highly appealing, incredibly unlikely.
My poor mother...if she'd only purchased a copy of Clue (The Movie), we wouldn't have to rent it every other week all summer. Then again, maybe she looked forward to that week off. I also remember renting Illusion of Gaia and desperately trying to finish the last area while my father waited to return everything to the store. I knew that if it went to the store, someone would erase my save! Those SNES games were so much fun to try out. Good times indeed.
A gladius has a dip in it. This one is more triangle-shaped. It looks like a standard fantasy short sword, maybe an arming sword.
I almost installed iTunes one time. I wondered what was available at the store, and decided before agreeing to the EULA that I didn't really care that much. Every day for the new few years, my computer asked me to install/update Quicktime, despite my attempts at removing any trace of my brush with iTunes. Eventually, the problem was "fixed" (my motherboard busted and I got a new computer). Despite derision from the hipsters, I refuse to get an iPod, for I will never go near iTunes again.
When they start getting old, all you can really do is make pies with them.
Fox News isn't the problem. America is the problem. If Fox News wasn't giving people what they wanted, they'd get it elsewhere. People who watch Fox or worship Rush do so not because Fox and Rush exist. They do it because it's what they want to do. And that is the real problem.
Was there a difference? Didn't most kings of the time claim to rule by divine right, given to them by God?
For some reason, this makes me think of the kawaii movement that happened in Japan. School girls started adding drawings to their letters, making them very cute and difficult to read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawaii
I recall a recent story about a lab worker in California admitting to stealing and using drugs, and how all the cases that person worked on are now in danger of being brought up on appeal, and the probable criminals being released from jail because the lab technician could not be trusted. Isn't it possible that the dispatcher unit would need a zero-tolerance policy as well? If there is any hint of misconduct, a defendant will cling to that in court. It's the sort of liability a city can't afford to keep. That, and what would happen if this dispatcher unit had some unfortunate misses. Calls they thought were pranks or police units sent to the wrong place. The investigation the state performs after a complaint will likely find posts like this and wonder why the unit kept this woman on despite this.
Awesome, someone using the word "pry" correctly!