Yes. Everyone's heard of Google already and many are using it. Google will be different sheerly because everyone else will be using it and it'll be better supported by both the company and random people you know or meet. Also, you know Google isn't going anywhere for a long, long time.
Actually, I wonder if that's true. The only thing that would offer us is notice of an absolutely silent thing moving behind us that is not casting a shadow towards us. If there were already other movement behind us, it wouldn't even provide that.
It seems to me a very small back-mounted camera would provide a lot more info than a full-body fabric-camera that only shows motion.
I think the camo-cloth option is a lot more useful. Camo was never meant to truly conceal, it just does an excellent job of breaking up your lines when you're hiding. If someone is looking your way intently, they're going to see you. It's when they're scanning quickly that they'll miss you. This could do exactly the same, but would always match the colors behind you to create the camo pattern.
I keep seeing this 'do graphics matter' questions about video games as if there's only 1 and the answer has to apply to it. There are millions of games, and each one is different. Some need good graphics... In fact, some exist merely to show off good graphics. Others just need a good view of the information for the player to make their decisions. Some only need text and no graphics at all!
Having the game auto-evolve the weapons based on user response is very neat, but is it the best way?
Wouldn't have the users be able to make their own decisions about it and set up their own weapon be better? It involves the users in more points, and gives them control over the system instead of hoping the weapon becomes more like they want. It allows for more play-styles as well.
Actually, it does imply that Google thinks Chrome OS is better in those areas than its competitors and it's using those points to sell the product. If it wasn't better, it would be foolish to use those as selling points because the competition will simply make a chart that shows their own OS is better than everything Chrome is advertised for. That's really, really simple marketing.
This was the first game I thought of, too. It was designed from the ground up to depend on the 'skill' of the player, rather than stats, for competitions. Everyone has access to everything (with a little effort) and the level cap is low and easy to reach within a few hours.
I think it's a great game, and I still play it occasionally... I can't say that about any level-based games.
Other than Wii Sports, the only game I've found that uses the WiiMote well is WarioWare. Yeah, a silly mini-games game. I blame this on the fact that the WiiMote is sadly lacking in capability. There is no 1:1 mapping of movement (yes, WiiPlus is coming... We'll see) and pointing at the screen is -not- accurate. With the old light-gun, you could use it like a regular gun and aim from the hip. With the WiiMote, you can't do that... You have to aim in relation to an invisible box... One that changes position and size depending on where you stand.
So thanks to those 2 problems, both melee and ranged weapons are both flawed horribly.
Natal, supposedly, won't have the 1:1 problems... But it still won't handle guns properly. It's also a lot more flexible than the WiiMote as well, though... So we'll see.
It might end up like the WiiFit, though, with only a couple games supporting it and just dying.
And it really does matter. I can tell when someone's smile isn't real, and I get creeped out by it. They may be smiling as required, but I'm under no illusion that they will be really nice... Like, not spitting in my drink. Fake smiles are a sign that someone is looking to mess you over. For an employee, that's usually because the company is messing them over to start with.
This case is living proof that secrets can get out, even if you protect them jealously.
As a society, we are torn between preventing crimes and punishing criminals... If we could prevent crimes with no false positives, I'm sure we would. Since we can't, many want to do the best we can anyhow. Many don't want to cross that 'thought police' line.
In this case, even putting a law on the books specifically forbidding this won't stop anyone, and the harm doesn't occur until the image is released from secrecy. And even then, the 'harm' is subjective. I'm sure Miley Cyrus had an 'eww, ick!' moment when she heard about this, but I seriously doubt she cries herself to sleep over it. For someone 5 years younger, they might indeed cry themselves to sleep over it. It all depends on the person.
Our laws don't take factors like that into account. They are black and white and there's not much room for mitigating circumstances any more.
I am too, and I totally agree with what you said. It's censorship, not 'saving the children'.
I can see how it might scar a child for life to see someone has posted their head on a naked body for 'fun', though... So I can see how they might think it -should- be illegal. As much as I hate the 'think of the children' crap, children really do need more protection than adults, since they are still forming their basic personalities.
I quit writing C/C++ code years ago because of the insane amount of micromanagement I was having to do. Your post has about convinced me to give Qt a chance, though. Thank you.
Exactly. If there's one thing I've learned at my current job, it's that programming and designer are completely different things. You -can- do one without doing the other, and most companies want to keep the separated.
The reason I never understood that before was that I have always done all of it.
So yeah, a game designer can also be the programmer... Right up until you start saying 'in the industry', and then you can't, if for no other reason than 'there's no time, you have too many other things to do just to be one or the other.'
They aren't banning it, they are simply banning it premixed with other drugs. Doctors can still prescribe each individually and get the same effect, and then the patient knows how much they've taken, instead of guessing.
If you give someone one of the mixes, and warn them once that there's acetaminophen in it, they'll forget. If you give someone 2 pills, and 1 is acetaminophen, they -can't- forget.
I'm not usually for laws like this, and I'd much rather just see companies and doctors do this on their own, but... Well, greed and all that.
Everyone thought that, and every single game to date has sucked because the original WiiMote does not have 1-to-1 tracking. The WiiPlus supposedly adds that, and maybe then we'll finally get some fun hack and slash games... But I wouldn't hold my breath.
Kazaa and Napster had their own protocols to sell, at least. As far as I know, TPB doesn't write any software, they just maintain it and have a website to go with it. Buying TPB doesn't get this company anything that they couldn't just get for free, except a little knowledge... And they could get that a lot cheaper than $7.8mil.
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Nice! I've been hoping for Python on Android for a while... I looked at Jython and another, but they didn't seem to be far enough along yet... And looked to be a pain to install, too. (It's been a while, and they may have changed, though.)
This is more likely to be what they call 'fear'. Fear of the unknown, etc etc. It usually means you haven't done enough research yet. That means either learning about what you're supposed to be coding, or the tools, or the libraries... Or taking the time to stop and plan everything out better.
If you don't know where you're going, it's awful hard to get there.
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Yes. Everyone's heard of Google already and many are using it. Google will be different sheerly because everyone else will be using it and it'll be better supported by both the company and random people you know or meet. Also, you know Google isn't going anywhere for a long, long time.
Actually, I wonder if that's true. The only thing that would offer us is notice of an absolutely silent thing moving behind us that is not casting a shadow towards us. If there were already other movement behind us, it wouldn't even provide that.
It seems to me a very small back-mounted camera would provide a lot more info than a full-body fabric-camera that only shows motion.
I think the camo-cloth option is a lot more useful. Camo was never meant to truly conceal, it just does an excellent job of breaking up your lines when you're hiding. If someone is looking your way intently, they're going to see you. It's when they're scanning quickly that they'll miss you. This could do exactly the same, but would always match the colors behind you to create the camo pattern.
Exactly.
I keep seeing this 'do graphics matter' questions about video games as if there's only 1 and the answer has to apply to it. There are millions of games, and each one is different. Some need good graphics... In fact, some exist merely to show off good graphics. Others just need a good view of the information for the player to make their decisions. Some only need text and no graphics at all!
Having the game auto-evolve the weapons based on user response is very neat, but is it the best way?
Wouldn't have the users be able to make their own decisions about it and set up their own weapon be better? It involves the users in more points, and gives them control over the system instead of hoping the weapon becomes more like they want. It allows for more play-styles as well.
Actually, it does imply that Google thinks Chrome OS is better in those areas than its competitors and it's using those points to sell the product. If it wasn't better, it would be foolish to use those as selling points because the competition will simply make a chart that shows their own OS is better than everything Chrome is advertised for. That's really, really simple marketing.
This was the first game I thought of, too. It was designed from the ground up to depend on the 'skill' of the player, rather than stats, for competitions. Everyone has access to everything (with a little effort) and the level cap is low and easy to reach within a few hours.
I think it's a great game, and I still play it occasionally... I can't say that about any level-based games.
Other than Wii Sports, the only game I've found that uses the WiiMote well is WarioWare. Yeah, a silly mini-games game. I blame this on the fact that the WiiMote is sadly lacking in capability. There is no 1:1 mapping of movement (yes, WiiPlus is coming... We'll see) and pointing at the screen is -not- accurate. With the old light-gun, you could use it like a regular gun and aim from the hip. With the WiiMote, you can't do that... You have to aim in relation to an invisible box... One that changes position and size depending on where you stand.
So thanks to those 2 problems, both melee and ranged weapons are both flawed horribly.
Natal, supposedly, won't have the 1:1 problems... But it still won't handle guns properly. It's also a lot more flexible than the WiiMote as well, though... So we'll see.
It might end up like the WiiFit, though, with only a couple games supporting it and just dying.
"I believe it said "taunt" and that takes some level of insult to be effective."
This is an MMO we're talking about. Even the lowest, lamest form of taunting will get idiots to attack you in droves. It doesn't take insults at all.
And it really does matter. I can tell when someone's smile isn't real, and I get creeped out by it. They may be smiling as required, but I'm under no illusion that they will be really nice... Like, not spitting in my drink. Fake smiles are a sign that someone is looking to mess you over. For an employee, that's usually because the company is messing them over to start with.
This case is living proof that secrets can get out, even if you protect them jealously.
As a society, we are torn between preventing crimes and punishing criminals... If we could prevent crimes with no false positives, I'm sure we would. Since we can't, many want to do the best we can anyhow. Many don't want to cross that 'thought police' line.
In this case, even putting a law on the books specifically forbidding this won't stop anyone, and the harm doesn't occur until the image is released from secrecy. And even then, the 'harm' is subjective. I'm sure Miley Cyrus had an 'eww, ick!' moment when she heard about this, but I seriously doubt she cries herself to sleep over it. For someone 5 years younger, they might indeed cry themselves to sleep over it. It all depends on the person.
Our laws don't take factors like that into account. They are black and white and there's not much room for mitigating circumstances any more.
I'm guessing you're good at math, huh?
I am too, and I totally agree with what you said. It's censorship, not 'saving the children'.
I can see how it might scar a child for life to see someone has posted their head on a naked body for 'fun', though... So I can see how they might think it -should- be illegal. As much as I hate the 'think of the children' crap, children really do need more protection than adults, since they are still forming their basic personalities.
This is going to surprise the hell out of you, but that term existing long before Apple became 'cool'. Hell, it probably existed before Apple did.
I quit writing C/C++ code years ago because of the insane amount of micromanagement I was having to do. Your post has about convinced me to give Qt a chance, though. Thank you.
Why would that be a problem? I'd sign up, just for the extra insurance. I mean shit, accidents happen... I want my chances to be as good as possible.
Exactly. If there's one thing I've learned at my current job, it's that programming and designer are completely different things. You -can- do one without doing the other, and most companies want to keep the separated.
The reason I never understood that before was that I have always done all of it.
So yeah, a game designer can also be the programmer... Right up until you start saying 'in the industry', and then you can't, if for no other reason than 'there's no time, you have too many other things to do just to be one or the other.'
So... It's okay if people get very sick or die because it would cost a lot of money to fix the problem?
Also, all of these drugs are apparently just an existing drug + acetaminophen, so reformulating them is not even something that needs to be done.
They aren't banning it, they are simply banning it premixed with other drugs. Doctors can still prescribe each individually and get the same effect, and then the patient knows how much they've taken, instead of guessing.
If you give someone one of the mixes, and warn them once that there's acetaminophen in it, they'll forget. If you give someone 2 pills, and 1 is acetaminophen, they -can't- forget.
I'm not usually for laws like this, and I'd much rather just see companies and doctors do this on their own, but... Well, greed and all that.
Everyone thought that, and every single game to date has sucked because the original WiiMote does not have 1-to-1 tracking. The WiiPlus supposedly adds that, and maybe then we'll finally get some fun hack and slash games... But I wouldn't hold my breath.
Kazaa and Napster had their own protocols to sell, at least. As far as I know, TPB doesn't write any software, they just maintain it and have a website to go with it. Buying TPB doesn't get this company anything that they couldn't just get for free, except a little knowledge... And they could get that a lot cheaper than $7.8mil.
Nice! I've been hoping for Python on Android for a while... I looked at Jython and another, but they didn't seem to be far enough along yet... And looked to be a pain to install, too. (It's been a while, and they may have changed, though.)
Where did I say I had recorded anything, or that recording anything was illegal?
Reread my message again keeping in mind that those are requirements and not veiled slams on -anything-.
How do you use MythTV without breaking the law and without having a tuner/etc in your computer? All of these sites do that quite well.
You kid, but this extreme case highlights the stupidity of using 'age' to determine someone's ability to make life-changing decisions.
This is more likely to be what they call 'fear'. Fear of the unknown, etc etc. It usually means you haven't done enough research yet. That means either learning about what you're supposed to be coding, or the tools, or the libraries... Or taking the time to stop and plan everything out better.
If you don't know where you're going, it's awful hard to get there.
You got modded 'funny', but you've hit a very good point: Free and Open Source games are -never- rated and would thus be banned altogether.
Just think about that for a while to let it really sink in.