I picked up this game a few days back (after this story and finding out about the world size and mine carts...) and I have to say the lighting in this is actually really cool.
What turned me off before was the limited size of the world you were in. Now it's just amazing in scale... if only we could get some DF like minions to push around and maybe some better fluid dynamics I'd stop playing DF: I'd feel bad for Tarn Adams, but that's the way it goes.
I mean, it's multiplayer. So if you get 4 friends to stand equidistant from each other will the mechanics still work or do they shutdown based on owner/builder position?
Sure, but the phrasing "you must have maxed out your strength attribute" to me would denote a player hitting a hard cap and not simply running out of increase items or ability to increase said stat. (And yes, I know not all games play by common d20 rules... it was more my odd hypothetical/theoretical humor than anything.)
Glenn would only be pissed if "In God We Trust" wasn't imprinted on all of the gold bars... otherwise, I think he would approve of people putting money in gold. I could be wrong, but most conservative stations I've tuned in are selling gold as if the end of humanity was just over the horizon.
Well... one could argue that without military we'd all still be hunting nomads and we'd have no need for farms to produce more food than needed to survive. Also, there would likely be no farms without military to protect it... So, I could say that farm businesses rely on military.
Also, not everything the military buys is used for war.
Unless you run IE/Win Vista/7, where the address bar cannot be moved or removed (I've tried) and is a calculable distance from the top and left.
Although it's not the original reason I wish I could move the elements of that top bar, I just might have to add it to my list.
(XP lets you move the address bar practically anywhere, so it would be harder to "guess" unless you were to read API messages concerning the stored location of said bar.)
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So, by your standards, if I were building a secure web site: I should only put out one line of code per month and have everyone make sure it's "tight" before releasing any more code?
I do like the Aero theme-ability, I just don't like the borders. There's something wonky about the "Classic" theme so I don't use it. I'm still looking for an Aero theme that works for me, but I imagine it's going to be some time since the editing tools and method for making themes sucks balls.
I don't need the search. Even with the new convoluted folder layouts, I still manage to keep my data just where I want it (on another drive, opposed to my SSD, in folders that make sense to me.) It did take some time to get Windows 7 to do what I wanted, but in the end, I can now find stuff right where I want it.
With Win7, I decided to let the game install where they want, so I have two folders to get to my games: Steam's folder and Program Files. I don't need libraries to do that. I had to do a little tweaking to get dropbox to sync multiple folders (I use Dropbox for saves/characters... it's an awesome way to sync and backup.) That would have been the same in XP and 7 though.
I still see no use for Libraries. Maybe if Windows would finally move to a full on key/value file system or something like the SQLFS they were touting a while back then it might make more sense to me. As it is now, libraries feel like a bandaid fix that gets in my way more than helps me.
I'm (unfortunately) one of those gamer types that spends money on video cards and can adjust to a vast number of gaming interfaces and control schemes and I still hate the Windows 7 interface.
We all have our different opinions. I've had Windows 7 for a little over a month now and I still find hacks to revert some things back to the way XP did it.
* Reverted the "breadcrumb" address bar * Removed libraries * Flexible/robust install? I had no options during mine... There was basically a button that said "Install." * Had to remove the search box from Window header, wish I could remove/move the rest * Had to edit windows resource files to remove that stupid "command bar" with the organize/etc. * Installed Classic Shell to get my treeview lines back. Classic start menu was a bonus. * Had to clean up 15 or so folder shortcuts that didn't point to anything in my "user" folder. * Had to download a tweak program to remove the horrendously huge borders. Found out theme editing is a PITA, even with a program made for it. Wanted to reduce the button sizes. Couldn't find a decent theme out there. * Still hate going into the control panel. Try to manage things in "Computer" / Right-Click Manage so I don't have to go to the control panel. * Notice no real speed difference. (Seriously... I had XP installed to burn in my system, then switched to Win7...) SSD performs great on both systems. * I spent well over 10 times as much time making Windows 7 close to how I wanted it, XP was a breeze and two registry entries. Windows 7 is going on 10 registry edits + resource hacking + disabling so many services... I'm still not done. * The only thing I like about Windows 7 so far is the >4G RAM support without crazy settings and limits. * If you know how I can change the file click rename timing (or reverting back to the old file selection look and feel), I'd love to know it. I hate clicking on a file and hitting delete to have windows interpret that as me wanting to delete the filename. * As a gamer, I can't think of any games I've played that use DX11... or even 10 for that matter. Then again, there's been a terrible slump in games that excite me recently so I haven't been playing as much as I used to. * I'm sure there's more...
Most of the time, you don't know the "right people" have a gun. Most of them don't talk about it for whatever reason.
I like to think it's a sign of maturity. Those that have guns don't talk about those guns unless they absolutely have to... just like using them. It's a deadly force weapon. I'm more afraid of the person running around showing off their gun than I am the person hiding it and never pulling it out.
When I hike, I regularly come across bear and cougar tracks and cougar kills. There are at least 3 cougars that share one of the urban parks with thousands of visitors. It's not unusual for trails to be posted with cougar sightings.
(For those of you who don't know, a cougar is a large cat, also known as a mountain lion.)
I knew they went after young boys, but I never knew they killed... oh, not those cougars.
It's a perfectly valid point (if you have a citation, which I admit... I'm not going to look up right now.)
The main reason it's valid is that it would show you how fervently people defend the right to defend oneself, but most feel secure enough here to not own. It throws itself in the face of those thinking the USA is a third world jungle.
A right to safety and security would be reasonable. Specifying a method is not.
The Constitution is a document of the people, telling the government what they cannot take a away. An Arm, is anything that can be used for defense. It doesn't apply to guns anymore than it applies to swords, crossbows, or any "weaponized" object, IMHO. Now, it's quite illegal to own a rocket launcher... and special permits are required to fire off long range hobby rockets (which cannot have on-board guidance devices) but that's maybe another issue (ie: not defense.)
If you were to ask Jefferson, et al. They would likely say it was in defense of the government. If you were to ask others, it's defense of the home. There are many definitions, but most of them boil down to personal defense. The Constitution simply states (to me) that the government has no right to take away that which I can use to defend my self, family and home. (Not guns specifically.)
Ohio is somewhere I'd consider "North" and a permit is required to conceal carry. The law has nothing against open carry, but it's generally not suggested. (One cop that doesn't understand that there's no law against open carry and it could end poorly for you.)
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I picked up this game a few days back (after this story and finding out about the world size and mine carts...) and I have to say the lighting in this is actually really cool.
What turned me off before was the limited size of the world you were in. Now it's just amazing in scale... if only we could get some DF like minions to push around and maybe some better fluid dynamics I'd stop playing DF: I'd feel bad for Tarn Adams, but that's the way it goes.
Don't worry, they'll earmark something totally unrelated onto it.
Based on player position or owner position?
I mean, it's multiplayer. So if you get 4 friends to stand equidistant from each other will the mechanics still work or do they shutdown based on owner/builder position?
Sure, but the phrasing "you must have maxed out your strength attribute" to me would denote a player hitting a hard cap and not simply running out of increase items or ability to increase said stat. (And yes, I know not all games play by common d20 rules... it was more my odd hypothetical/theoretical humor than anything.)
Knowing my luck (and vending machine prices) they will be the price of gold per ounce as well.
Glenn would only be pissed if "In God We Trust" wasn't imprinted on all of the gold bars... otherwise, I think he would approve of people putting money in gold. I could be wrong, but most conservative stations I've tuned in are selling gold as if the end of humanity was just over the horizon.
I know this is pedantic... but I'm pretty sure there are no maximums with pen and paper. ;)
Well... one could argue that without military we'd all still be hunting nomads and we'd have no need for farms to produce more food than needed to survive. Also, there would likely be no farms without military to protect it... So, I could say that farm businesses rely on military.
Also, not everything the military buys is used for war.
Unless you run IE/Win Vista/7, where the address bar cannot be moved or removed (I've tried) and is a calculable distance from the top and left.
Although it's not the original reason I wish I could move the elements of that top bar, I just might have to add it to my list.
(XP lets you move the address bar practically anywhere, so it would be harder to "guess" unless you were to read API messages concerning the stored location of said bar.)
My 20G PS3 is pretty damn quiet... the 40G (and maybe the 80?) were loud though.
I listen to Last.FM while at work with my Droid in it's charging dock...
I frequent > 4G per month.
Atheists do not care enough to just not believe.
Agnostics still believe that there could be.
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Pico Projectors cost ~$200 or less...
So, by your standards, if I were building a secure web site: I should only put out one line of code per month and have everyone make sure it's "tight" before releasing any more code?
I do like the Aero theme-ability, I just don't like the borders. There's something wonky about the "Classic" theme so I don't use it. I'm still looking for an Aero theme that works for me, but I imagine it's going to be some time since the editing tools and method for making themes sucks balls.
I don't need the search. Even with the new convoluted folder layouts, I still manage to keep my data just where I want it (on another drive, opposed to my SSD, in folders that make sense to me.) It did take some time to get Windows 7 to do what I wanted, but in the end, I can now find stuff right where I want it.
With Win7, I decided to let the game install where they want, so I have two folders to get to my games: Steam's folder and Program Files. I don't need libraries to do that. I had to do a little tweaking to get dropbox to sync multiple folders (I use Dropbox for saves/characters... it's an awesome way to sync and backup.) That would have been the same in XP and 7 though.
I still see no use for Libraries. Maybe if Windows would finally move to a full on key/value file system or something like the SQLFS they were touting a while back then it might make more sense to me. As it is now, libraries feel like a bandaid fix that gets in my way more than helps me.
I'm (unfortunately) one of those gamer types that spends money on video cards and can adjust to a vast number of gaming interfaces and control schemes and I still hate the Windows 7 interface.
We all have our different opinions. I've had Windows 7 for a little over a month now and I still find hacks to revert some things back to the way XP did it.
* Reverted the "breadcrumb" address bar
* Removed libraries
* Flexible/robust install? I had no options during mine... There was basically a button that said "Install."
* Had to remove the search box from Window header, wish I could remove/move the rest
* Had to edit windows resource files to remove that stupid "command bar" with the organize/etc.
* Installed Classic Shell to get my treeview lines back. Classic start menu was a bonus.
* Had to clean up 15 or so folder shortcuts that didn't point to anything in my "user" folder.
* Had to download a tweak program to remove the horrendously huge borders. Found out theme editing is a PITA, even with a program made for it. Wanted to reduce the button sizes. Couldn't find a decent theme out there.
* Still hate going into the control panel. Try to manage things in "Computer" / Right-Click Manage so I don't have to go to the control panel.
* Notice no real speed difference. (Seriously... I had XP installed to burn in my system, then switched to Win7...) SSD performs great on both systems.
* I spent well over 10 times as much time making Windows 7 close to how I wanted it, XP was a breeze and two registry entries. Windows 7 is going on 10 registry edits + resource hacking + disabling so many services... I'm still not done.
* The only thing I like about Windows 7 so far is the >4G RAM support without crazy settings and limits.
* If you know how I can change the file click rename timing (or reverting back to the old file selection look and feel), I'd love to know it. I hate clicking on a file and hitting delete to have windows interpret that as me wanting to delete the filename.
* As a gamer, I can't think of any games I've played that use DX11... or even 10 for that matter. Then again, there's been a terrible slump in games that excite me recently so I haven't been playing as much as I used to.
* I'm sure there's more...
Most of the time, you don't know the "right people" have a gun. Most of them don't talk about it for whatever reason.
I like to think it's a sign of maturity. Those that have guns don't talk about those guns unless they absolutely have to... just like using them. It's a deadly force weapon. I'm more afraid of the person running around showing off their gun than I am the person hiding it and never pulling it out.
(Though, I am bias since I got my CCW permit.)
When I hike, I regularly come across bear and cougar tracks and cougar kills. There are at least 3 cougars that share one of the urban parks with thousands of visitors. It's not unusual for trails to be posted with cougar sightings.
(For those of you who don't know, a cougar is a large cat, also known as a mountain lion.)
I knew they went after young boys, but I never knew they killed... oh, not those cougars.
Not sure why this is flamebait...
It's a perfectly valid point (if you have a citation, which I admit... I'm not going to look up right now.)
The main reason it's valid is that it would show you how fervently people defend the right to defend oneself, but most feel secure enough here to not own. It throws itself in the face of those thinking the USA is a third world jungle.
I sincerely hope you are not stating "gun toting idiots" inclusively. Not all gun owners are idiots...
I've always been confused about it being a right.
A right to safety and security would be reasonable. Specifying a method is not.
The Constitution is a document of the people, telling the government what they cannot take a away. An Arm, is anything that can be used for defense. It doesn't apply to guns anymore than it applies to swords, crossbows, or any "weaponized" object, IMHO. Now, it's quite illegal to own a rocket launcher... and special permits are required to fire off long range hobby rockets (which cannot have on-board guidance devices) but that's maybe another issue (ie: not defense.)
If you were to ask Jefferson, et al. They would likely say it was in defense of the government. If you were to ask others, it's defense of the home. There are many definitions, but most of them boil down to personal defense. The Constitution simply states (to me) that the government has no right to take away that which I can use to defend my self, family and home. (Not guns specifically.)
Ohio is somewhere I'd consider "North" and a permit is required to conceal carry. The law has nothing against open carry, but it's generally not suggested. (One cop that doesn't understand that there's no law against open carry and it could end poorly for you.)