"Thus, a skill roll looks like this: d20 + half your character's level + relevant ability score (strength for climbing, etc.) + 5 if you are trained. That's it.
"That's it," spoken like it's really simple. Simple in comparison to cross-referencing the results of four die rolls on six tables, sure, but that's still needlessly complex."
I have no idea how you guys play. If you fill out your character sheet it only takes a quick glace and a roll to get a skill check. Soon you memorize that you have a zero modifier for Spot and Listen and then you just roll and hope for the best. I fail to see how that equation is 'easier' than d20 + modifier (composed of relevant ability score + ranks)...
Just get Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls Construction Set.
After you spend your first year or two fully playing through Oblivion you'd open up the construction set and start recreating the island you are on and make an adventure out of your life (adding in cool stuff like aliens and mythical beasts which you have slain with your bear hands while stranded).
You'll be posthumously awarded the best game designer of the 21st Century! (Which they will then go back in time to save you from the island and you will live your your years in luxury in the 23rd Century (Maybe even meet Capt. Picard)
When i got my PS3 a while back the first thing I did was go down to the gamestore and buy the newest FF game under $20. That was FFX. I'm up to 70+ hours and I have had ONE noticable problem:
-Once (of maybe 50+ startups) the screen was off axis (displaced up and to the left). The PS3 menu was just fine so I quit game, restarted it, and I haven't had any problems since.
I think they are being cautious but so far I haven't had any real issues (A restart is not an issue... i've been using Windows for long enough;) )
Usually you release distributed computing applications on computers which have a large market share...
Meh, I'll be doing my part though (when i'm not playing FF-(fill in the blank))
This is so that 5 years from now when Vista SP2 comes out and it is finally worthwhile to switch over you can go back to episode 2 and play it (in anticipation for the soon-to-be released episode 3).
"On April 26, Hawking, surrounded by a medical entourage, is to take a zero-gravity ride out of Cape Canaveral on a so-called vomit comet, a padded aircraft that flies a roller-coaster trajectory to produce periods of weightlessness. He is getting his lift gratis, from Zero Gravity, a company that has been flying thrill seekers on a special Boeing 727-200 since 2004 at $3,500 a trip."
Zero Gravity is taking him up... NOT NASA. It's NOT the Vomit Comet (NASA's plane).
"Parabolic flights can pose a risk of motion sickness or more serious health effects, but Zero Gravity's flights have been structured to minimize the risk. During a typical flight, Zero Gravity's "G-Force One" jet makes a gradual transition to weightless parabolas, and provides significantly fewer bouts of weightlessness than NASA's "Vomit Comet" jet. "
I usually pick race/outfit/etc based upon how much I think it will benefit me...
When was the last time a modern sniper went into battle without facepaint? damn pale faces stick out like a sore thumb (And those sore thumbs are promptly blown away by my sniper rifle:D). I only wish there was a "desert" or "woodland" race. I'd pick them.
Then again i'm also the kinda guy who turns down his graphics because it's easier to see people with low detail settings (movement sticks out more when everything else is just bland rolling blur)
The differnce being that mars' gravitation pull, where mars will be in several years, the trajectory of the earth's gravitational pull and whatever else is needed to put a rover on mars is all based in scientific fact and advanced mathematics.
This is, and I quote, "weapons-grade bolognium."
With a simple square as a frame of reference you cannot measure depth... simple as that. Sure you can measure other objects at that distance from the camera.
Amazing... they already have even more useful tools for this kind of thing. Notice however that the ruler must be ON the object to be measured. That requires only basic trigonometry...
$99 bux for a trig program. What a bargain for those of us who construct houses in two dimensions!
Microsoft recently retracted their patents on the internet and pants.
A microsoft spokesperson said 'Many thanks to the members of the community that brought this to my attention -- and here's the latest. The patent application was a mistake and one that should not have happened.'
Type White House into Live search and the rooftops of all three buildings (old office, white house, treasury) are all blurred. Goto Google Maps and you've got clear images. 'Tis a shame we can't gawk at the Anti-Aircraft I very much hope is up there.
From the linked patent:
"
Assignee Name and Adress: Microsoft Corporation
Redmond
WA
"... wtf is an adress?
You would think they would run their own patent through a bloody spellcheck.
Hi. It's nice to meet you all. I am an addict... I have thankfully been able to resist WoW (I only played in the Stress Test at the cost of my Summer Assignments)... but with WAR and Dragon Age coming out...
I'm doomed. Both will (hopefully) have the extra zing that WoW doesn't... or I mean, hopefully i'll be able to resi... must... play... *hack*... *slash*... *hack*... *slash*...
Pitfalls and caged tigers (claymores if you can get a few. REALLY easy to use. "FRONT: This side towards enemy")
But seriously, flood lights aren't going protect your home very well, especially DYI projects. If it's safety you have in mind, it is worthwhile to call the professionals.
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Am I the only one who grabbed their /js/ and peeked at the code...
... That was easy.
"// Note: It is not necessary to reverse-engineer this file in order to complete the contest"
I did no testing of any sort... inside framework.pack.js it says
p.setAttribute("title","list, uniquify, relativity");
p.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Ford's, success, has, the, country, almost, financially, industrially, mechanically, exhibits, in, higher, than, persons, have, thought, possible, contradictory, requirements, of, efficiency, increase, great, workers, cost, consumer, And, cost, cost, consumer, And, cost, cost, consumer, And, workers, workers, workers, workers, to, repeated, great, increase, quality, increase, great, great, increase, quality, efficiency, efficiency, which, are, of, contradictory, contradictory, requirements, of, possible, have, have, thought, possible, have, have, persons, than, than, most, persons, persons, than, most, exhibits, exhibits, exhibits, exhibits, financially, financially, financially, financially, almost, the, the, country, almost, Ford's, Ford's, success, has"));
"Thus, a skill roll looks like this: d20 + half your character's level + relevant ability score (strength for climbing, etc.) + 5 if you are trained. That's it.
"That's it," spoken like it's really simple. Simple in comparison to cross-referencing the results of four die rolls on six tables, sure, but that's still needlessly complex."
I have no idea how you guys play. If you fill out your character sheet it only takes a quick glace and a roll to get a skill check. Soon you memorize that you have a zero modifier for Spot and Listen and then you just roll and hope for the best. I fail to see how that equation is 'easier' than d20 + modifier (composed of relevant ability score + ranks)...
that sees an AT-ST?
Just get Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls Construction Set. After you spend your first year or two fully playing through Oblivion you'd open up the construction set and start recreating the island you are on and make an adventure out of your life (adding in cool stuff like aliens and mythical beasts which you have slain with your bear hands while stranded). You'll be posthumously awarded the best game designer of the 21st Century! (Which they will then go back in time to save you from the island and you will live your your years in luxury in the 23rd Century (Maybe even meet Capt. Picard)
It would be nice if people actually read up the subject before posting this garbage...
This is not "The World's Longest Carbon Nanotubes." It's the longest mass-producable parallel carbon nanotubes.
"Users will have to register with their real names and Chinese identity card numbers to be allowed access to the games."
So the next time some kid starts talkin' smack we can track them down, call them collect and give them a piece of our mind.
"Collect Call from: The Chinese Government, pick up or be disconnected."
I think they are being conservative.
;) )
When i got my PS3 a while back the first thing I did was go down to the gamestore and buy the newest FF game under $20. That was FFX. I'm up to 70+ hours and I have had ONE noticable problem:
-Once (of maybe 50+ startups) the screen was off axis (displaced up and to the left). The PS3 menu was just fine so I quit game, restarted it, and I haven't had any problems since.
I think they are being cautious but so far I haven't had any real issues (A restart is not an issue... i've been using Windows for long enough
Usually you release distributed computing applications on computers which have a large market share... Meh, I'll be doing my part though (when i'm not playing FF-(fill in the blank))
This is so that 5 years from now when Vista SP2 comes out and it is finally worthwhile to switch over you can go back to episode 2 and play it (in anticipation for the soon-to-be released episode 3).
FTFA:
"On April 26, Hawking, surrounded by a medical entourage, is to take a zero-gravity ride out of Cape Canaveral on a so-called vomit comet, a padded aircraft that flies a roller-coaster trajectory to produce periods of weightlessness. He is getting his lift gratis, from Zero Gravity, a company that has been flying thrill seekers on a special Boeing 727-200 since 2004 at $3,500 a trip."
Zero Gravity is taking him up... NOT NASA. It's NOT the Vomit Comet (NASA's plane).
From a better article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17156385/page/2/
"Parabolic flights can pose a risk of motion sickness or more serious health effects, but Zero Gravity's flights have been structured to minimize the risk. During a typical flight, Zero Gravity's "G-Force One" jet makes a gradual transition to weightless parabolas, and provides significantly fewer bouts of weightlessness than NASA's "Vomit Comet" jet. "
How about Global Thermonuclear War?
Great Idea...
Wait a minute...
You aren't the only one...
:D). I only wish there was a "desert" or "woodland" race. I'd pick them.
I usually pick race/outfit/etc based upon how much I think it will benefit me...
When was the last time a modern sniper went into battle without facepaint? damn pale faces stick out like a sore thumb (And those sore thumbs are promptly blown away by my sniper rifle
Then again i'm also the kinda guy who turns down his graphics because it's easier to see people with low detail settings (movement sticks out more when everything else is just bland rolling blur)
The differnce being that mars' gravitation pull, where mars will be in several years, the trajectory of the earth's gravitational pull and whatever else is needed to put a rover on mars is all based in scientific fact and advanced mathematics.
This is, and I quote, "weapons-grade bolognium."
With a simple square as a frame of reference you cannot measure depth... simple as that. Sure you can measure other objects at that distance from the camera.
http://www.crime-scene.com/ecpi/media/6200M_l.jpg
Amazing... they already have even more useful tools for this kind of thing. Notice however that the ruler must be ON the object to be measured. That requires only basic trigonometry...
$99 bux for a trig program. What a bargain for those of us who construct houses in two dimensions!
sending google mail demanding to be added to the blur list?
Any luck?
I think it might be fun...
"Well my house is blurred... can you just imagine what I do in there... buwahahahaha!"
I think we are blaming NVidia's treatment of their customers, not the problems themselves.
;)
Personally I just blame canada... i mean come on, they aren't even a real country anyways
RTFA: It was restored from safemode on Sunday -.-
They are hoping to switch it back over to the primary power supply and get limited usage until the shuttle gets there.
Microsoft recently retracted their patents on the internet and pants.
A microsoft spokesperson said 'Many thanks to the members of the community that brought this to my attention -- and here's the latest. The patent application was a mistake and one that should not have happened.'
Everyone knows Al Gore invented the internet...
Type White House into Live search and the rooftops of all three buildings (old office, white house, treasury) are all blurred. Goto Google Maps and you've got clear images. 'Tis a shame we can't gawk at the Anti-Aircraft I very much hope is up there.
From the linked patent: " Assignee Name and Adress: Microsoft Corporation Redmond WA " ... wtf is an adress?
You would think they would run their own patent through a bloody spellcheck.
Obviously you are a terrorist since you don't care about things which all true americans care about.
I think they might also want to add not needing a lapbelt extension to the list of things terrorists conform to.
Show me one obese terrorists... just one. Seeing no one, that means most of Americans are definately not terrorists.
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You all want to see the evidence the government will use against you?
Pfft.
That is doubleplusungood crimethink!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8 This ad is HOT... Mad World is a great song :D
Hi. It's nice to meet you all. I am an addict... I have thankfully been able to resist WoW (I only played in the Stress Test at the cost of my Summer Assignments)... but with WAR and Dragon Age coming out... I'm doomed. Both will (hopefully) have the extra zing that WoW doesn't... or I mean, hopefully i'll be able to resi... must... play... *hack*... *slash*... *hack*... *slash*...
To send money now? :D
I also wonder if there will be a large market for goblin noses... or are they going to be a dime a dozen?
Or maybe Goblin brains? a most excellent dish when prepared just right...
Pitfalls and caged tigers (claymores if you can get a few. REALLY easy to use. "FRONT: This side towards enemy")
But seriously, flood lights aren't going protect your home very well, especially DYI projects. If it's safety you have in mind, it is worthwhile to call the professionals.