I wish I had mod points right now. This is exactly what made me love the book. The game was great at capturing this, which made it unusually good for a book adaptation, IMO.
Not to be mean, but is there some/. rule that states "xkcd" has to be mis-capitalized on the first post of every comment thread? I thought we'd learned our lesson with "PERL"...
Now, if we tape a device that generates energy from/.ers posting comments against perpetual motion machines to a device that generates energy from flames on global warming articles, we'll have an actual free energy machine!
Same here. I loved SC4. Interestingly enough, I hated SC3K. I just couldn't stand it; bright pastel colors everywhere, crappy-looking graphics and cartoon advisors. I liked how SC4 finally tried to make it look more real and used the 3D advisors. Apparently, not a lot of people share my feelings.
Sigh. I wasn't keeping my hopes up for SC5 since they'd already stated they might "dumb it down" as it had become "too complex". Personally, I'd like even more complexity - I realize some people will disagree, but they could at least have a "simple" and an "advanced" mode. Now with this "Societies" crap I'm afraid the franchise's gone into the trashcan.
I just wish Maxis would at least release a patch for SC4 to make the hardware renderer work with current-generation cards. I've got a really great gaming box but I can't use it for SC4 because the hardware renderer craps out lines and dithered textures on my 7950GT.
I can empathize with him. I won't repeat the points already stated multiple times in these comments, but it is normal for someone to grow attached to a robot in a situation such as this.
Call me silly, but the first time I felt something like this was when watching Office Space when I was slightly younger. The printer beatdown bit made me a bit uncomfortable, there seemed to be something wrong with needlessly destroying electronics.
I empathize less with my computer as I understand how it works more than most other things, but I still try to keep it in the best conditions possible, like a captain might do to his ship.
But most important, the game play was better. Go down any list of "Best Games Ever", and it's freakin' dominated by old titles. Railroad Tycoon, Civ, Wasteland, Zork, X-Com, Monkey Island, Wizardy, Ultima...
Well, yes, because it's been long enough since their release for one to notice that people are still playing them "after all those years". Get back to me in ten years or so, see what games from 2007 we're still playing, and then you'll have a fair "Best Games Ever" list.
That aside, nobody's stopping you from playing Pac-Man or whatever game you were in love with when you were younger. If you liked it, why not play it? Even then, if you want something newer, somewhere among the immense range of games made today, there's got to be one you're bound to like.
He's not saying any of that. What he means is that when it comes down to living or dying, laws often take the back seat to self-preservation. At least, that's my interpretation.
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Because, to quote the /. topic subtitle, "It's funny. Laugh.".
Is this "Blue Ray" related to Ray Charles?
I wish I had mod points right now. This is exactly what made me love the book. The game was great at capturing this, which made it unusually good for a book adaptation, IMO.
Not to be mean, but is there some /. rule that states "xkcd" has to be mis-capitalized on the first post of every comment thread? I thought we'd learned our lesson with "PERL"...
Now, if we tape a device that generates energy from /.ers posting comments against perpetual motion machines to a device that generates energy from flames on global warming articles, we'll have an actual free energy machine!
Well, you can probably use some of his CDs to rebuild your head.
...the iron content isn't that high, though.
You forgot Poland's penguins.
Search in the general area surrounding the Onbuntu.
Yes, but does Netcraft confirm it?
I think it helps that OSX can sound like "oh eh sex" once the interlocutor is suitably grogged up.
No "Sue" option?
Hey, so that automated /. comment posting script someone postulated the other day would be a grindbot! It all makes sense now!
Same here. I loved SC4. Interestingly enough, I hated SC3K. I just couldn't stand it; bright pastel colors everywhere, crappy-looking graphics and cartoon advisors. I liked how SC4 finally tried to make it look more real and used the 3D advisors. Apparently, not a lot of people share my feelings.
Sigh. I wasn't keeping my hopes up for SC5 since they'd already stated they might "dumb it down" as it had become "too complex". Personally, I'd like even more complexity - I realize some people will disagree, but they could at least have a "simple" and an "advanced" mode. Now with this "Societies" crap I'm afraid the franchise's gone into the trashcan.
I just wish Maxis would at least release a patch for SC4 to make the hardware renderer work with current-generation cards. I've got a really great gaming box but I can't use it for SC4 because the hardware renderer craps out lines and dithered textures on my 7950GT.
You must be new here...
No, mine's bigger!
But how many rumors are there going to be on those Internets?
ENL4:RG3 UR FU3L R0:DS! Z1R:C0NIUM R3:INF0RC3M3NT - CH3:4P35T PR1:CES!
Did Microsoft get hurt?
I can empathize with him. I won't repeat the points already stated multiple times in these comments, but it is normal for someone to grow attached to a robot in a situation such as this.
Call me silly, but the first time I felt something like this was when watching Office Space when I was slightly younger. The printer beatdown bit made me a bit uncomfortable, there seemed to be something wrong with needlessly destroying electronics.
I empathize less with my computer as I understand how it works more than most other things, but I still try to keep it in the best conditions possible, like a captain might do to his ship.
I don't know! Can it!? Is it like outlawing death makes less people die!? I don't know! Maybe if we add more exclamation marks, it'll work!
Except this story isn't about a wonderful new date rape drug. :P
Too bad my points expired yesterday, I wanted to mod this up.
But most important, the game play was better. Go down any list of "Best Games Ever", and it's freakin' dominated by old titles. Railroad Tycoon, Civ, Wasteland, Zork, X-Com, Monkey Island, Wizardy, Ultima...
Well, yes, because it's been long enough since their release for one to notice that people are still playing them "after all those years". Get back to me in ten years or so, see what games from 2007 we're still playing, and then you'll have a fair "Best Games Ever" list.
That aside, nobody's stopping you from playing Pac-Man or whatever game you were in love with when you were younger. If you liked it, why not play it? Even then, if you want something newer, somewhere among the immense range of games made today, there's got to be one you're bound to like.
He's not saying any of that. What he means is that when it comes down to living or dying, laws often take the back seat to self-preservation. At least, that's my interpretation.