If modeling things using a decent interface constitutes gaming, though it does not.
"Game design can be such a pure interaction. I mean, many games are just interaction."
What a lame quote. Office is a great game, think of all the interaction!
How about "haha, Bama got beat by a better team that went undefeated for the second time in four years". Oh wait, that might lend some creditability that you implied the MWC doesn't deserve . . . ./rant
Hahahaha. The truth is that most of these supporters probably are 'leachers', unwilling to actually expend their own effort to support it. But hey, isn't that 95% of America's political party 'supporters' as well?
Or we could let the parents handle it themselves, and give them their right to make a correct or incorrect decision. But no, that's not the current fad, we need some nanny/big brother to step in and do it for us.
On the upside, perhaps the children will come to realize that even their parent's aren't allowed choice either. A good (yet hard) lesson to learn young.
The settlers were people who were so fed up with the way their government was run that they would risk everything they had to escape it.
Where do I sign up? Get to go to another planet (boyhood dream) AND get away from the three centuries of built up corruption? Deal.
Side note: Why do you think people in the past have chosen to leave over fixing what is wrong with their governments? Is it due to the vast number of entrenched bureaucrats that are satisfied to maintain the system that they think benefits them? Or that people in power have a habit of maintaining that power? Is it that the only other good alternative is Revolution?
Or we'll end up paying for more pointless Government bureaucracy while more hard-to-fire government employees laugh at how easy their job is spying on Joe Schmoe and their own personal soap opera of his life.
Well written and educational. The Government has widely overstepped its bounds, but you hit upon the key:
they will continue to enjoy the support of the executive and the judiciary, because after all -- they're all part of the same system, and all benefit from accruing additional power.
The question is, past educating the people of this country as to how far things have gone astray from the original intent, how do we go about rectifying such errors?
I would think people would be kicking and screaming over many of the things that have happened of late (starting before the Patriot Act, including FISA, and not withstanding the Mortgage Bail-out which include provisions allowing an 'emergency' organization (the IRS) to monitor all credit card transactions).
But the majority of people are unaware, and those than know throw their hands up at the enormity of the problem.
This sounds to me like an Industry that needs to expand past providing 'light bulbs' ever X months/years because they burn out, and find another way to provide a useful service.
Besides, who is going to complain about street lights that last centuries? I, for one, welcome one less thing to crop on my list from time to time.
... he's a Visual Basic guy. I read the teaser, thought "Wow, that's pretty cool". Clicked in an saw VB in the list and thought "Yup, and now he's a politician. Makes perfect sense/sigh"
The concerning thing to me here is the software that runs them. I'm sure it will be top secret and most people will not be allowed to see it. They will claim this cuts down on people being able to exploit them, but will lead to bad code and Skynet in the end. I think the only way a robot of complex AI would/should be allowed to be released into the wild is if Everyone gets to sign off on him (@see encryption, just cause you think you got it right, doesn't mean that you're right, in fact if often means quite the opposite).
That and what about people exploiting these robots? I've seen enough game exploits where AI is used against itself. It will be interesting to see how people adapt and exploit them, or just the bugs in the first year?
"Oh, our patrol robot sliced up your cow?" "Oh, some Terrorist thought to put a US flag on his robe, and the robot helped him out?"
The companies have money so they can take what they want without getting the million dollar lawsuit from Bob for taking his little music tune and putting it in their car advert.
So I guess fair use re-defined for today would be asking yourself the question "Could you get into a lawsuit over this piece of IP?". I think that copyright is pretty difficult to judge in the first place.
For example, this comment I am writing. If someone re-posts it, should I be able to sue them for infringing my copyright for re-distributing my work. I gave you permission to read it only! When does a few lines of text become big enough to be said "Ok taking all this would be copyright infringement"?
There is also a personal gripe I have which is the copyright blackhole. A game I really liked went bankrupt and all the code went down the copyright drain. No one owns it, but it is illegal to re-license, re-distribute, whatever because I am not the author. The author can't legally give it to me either because although he has the source, he doesn't own the IP to source, no one does. Infringement or reference?
Another law that is only detrimental to those that abide by the laws (underage drinking), through something that is not optional if you want to be able to function within society (driver's license/state id). Are we to the point where we should accept that privacy is dead, or is it only our government's view against privacy that is the fallacy?
Except with his love of numerology, I'm sure Book 13 was planned to be the grand finale.
Then again, I had suspicions early on that regardless of what he wanted to cover, the series would go to one of the numbers he loves so much (3, 7, 12, 13).
I own them all in Hardback, started reading them back in high school (out of college w/ a real job now), and I'd love to see an ending. I'm sure he's laid out the core of what happens (in notes or rough drafts), hell most of it is spelled out in foreshadowing and prophecy.
Let's just see a conclusion so I know whether or to sell the Hardback copies or keep them!
I work for a small start up with plenty of hours and stress. I also lead a 70-80 person guild in WoW. Most of the time there is more stress in WoW than at work.
Two keys that I see from the discussion above:
1) Whomever spoke to coordinating people without any real authority, props to them. You have some leverage over people in a game, but you can't make anyone actually do anything. Your boss can't either, but the threat of no job is a lot more substantial then no loot. This makes your methods less heavy-handed and forces you to tactfully solve issues.
2) Having the opportunity to lead. Sure, you can get better practice in real life if you are in that role, but if you're just starting out you may not have that chance. In a game, you can organize with others (check out the raiding scene and see how many people under 18 are seriously involved, the majority are older, intelligent people that can leave out a lot of the juvenile BS), lead, solve problems, learn, motivate, gain notoriety as a team, gain a sense of team, etc. (all valuable leadership skills), and learn analogous lessons that will translate with value into the real world. And it's just a game, so not only can you walk away if the stress becomes too real, but you can enjoy what you're doing (and probably would be doing anyway) and gain something worthwhile from it. Throw in hierarchies of people, social clicks, and the always present personal problems between people for a little flavor.
And a distant third: Don't underestimate the value of social interaction for the generation that grows up mostly online. I'm surprised how many people have to learn basic manners and social politics, which are arguably the most important skill to be gained and used in the real world.
And if you think it's simple to get 25/70 of the right people (class, role) online at the different times on different days consistently, recruit and replace people regularly, communicate to people that are never all online at the same time, and typically deal with all of these and more issues while you are guiding people through a dungeon with 5 conversations going on at once, then props to you. Because I am well organized at work and in game and I still have a hard time keeping up. That's why I have to have several people to help me.
To sum it up, it's like a simplified model that has everything you would encounter in the real world in a virtual environment with reduced risks and rewards. Sounds like perfect training to me, if it's your type of thing.
Why is this modded funny? If more people knew WTF was going on, they actually might be willing to do something about it, instead of blinding being lead into the bleakness that is becoming our country/world. More people should be educating their families, friends, associates as to the state of things.
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Nobody said the two were Mutually Exclusive. Sure, being free gives you the right to choose to be dishonest, but if you've ever had something of yours taken you'd sure wish some other jackass would have taken the higher road. Now if only it wasn't the norm for our government and corporations . . . hence why I bet most people don't feel bad when it comes to DRM.
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If modeling things using a decent interface constitutes gaming, though it does not.
"Game design can be such a pure interaction. I mean, many games are just interaction."
What a lame quote. Office is a great game, think of all the interaction!
Now my kids can watch their Cartoons downstairs while I stream HD on my XBox upstairs. Sounds like a win for me.
This. Given that the curve isn't too steep I'll take the increased benefit up to my death.
Anyone else disappointed in the 'video'. Nothing like some CGI and then some still photographs to NOT sate the urge to see a plasma engine in use.
How about "haha, Bama got beat by a better team that went undefeated for the second time in four years". Oh wait, that might lend some creditability that you implied the MWC doesn't deserve . . . . /rant
Hahahaha. The truth is that most of these supporters probably are 'leachers', unwilling to actually expend their own effort to support it. But hey, isn't that 95% of America's political party 'supporters' as well?
Or we could let the parents handle it themselves, and give them their right to make a correct or incorrect decision. But no, that's not the current fad, we need some nanny/big brother to step in and do it for us. On the upside, perhaps the children will come to realize that even their parent's aren't allowed choice either. A good (yet hard) lesson to learn young.
Attention slashbots. The following are anti-lulz
42 Chuck Norris Sharks with lasers
And any variation of 'lulz'.
The settlers were people who were so fed up with the way their government was run that they would risk everything they had to escape it.
Where do I sign up? Get to go to another planet (boyhood dream) AND get away from the three centuries of built up corruption? Deal.
Side note: Why do you think people in the past have chosen to leave over fixing what is wrong with their governments? Is it due to the vast number of entrenched bureaucrats that are satisfied to maintain the system that they think benefits them? Or that people in power have a habit of maintaining that power? Is it that the only other good alternative is Revolution?
Tall boys FTW?
Or we'll end up paying for more pointless Government bureaucracy while more hard-to-fire government employees laugh at how easy their job is spying on Joe Schmoe and their own personal soap opera of his life.
they will continue to enjoy the support of the executive and the judiciary, because after all -- they're all part of the same system, and all benefit from accruing additional power.
The question is, past educating the people of this country as to how far things have gone astray from the original intent, how do we go about rectifying such errors?
I would think people would be kicking and screaming over many of the things that have happened of late (starting before the Patriot Act, including FISA, and not withstanding the Mortgage Bail-out which include provisions allowing an 'emergency' organization (the IRS) to monitor all credit card transactions).
But the majority of people are unaware, and those than know throw their hands up at the enormity of the problem.
Two words: Plausible deniability. Any questions?
I think the biggest reason 20-er's succeed is they do not understand the world wants them to fail (so they don't).
Actually this is my biggest motivation. And it seems when times are rough one of my only motivations.This sounds to me like an Industry that needs to expand past providing 'light bulbs' ever X months/years because they burn out, and find another way to provide a useful service.
Besides, who is going to complain about street lights that last centuries? I, for one, welcome one less thing to crop on my list from time to time.
... he's a Visual Basic guy. I read the teaser, thought "Wow, that's pretty cool". Clicked in an saw VB in the list and thought "Yup, and now he's a politician. Makes perfect senseThe concerning thing to me here is the software that runs them. I'm sure it will be top secret and most people will not be allowed to see it. They will claim this cuts down on people being able to exploit them, but will lead to bad code and Skynet in the end. I think the only way a robot of complex AI would/should be allowed to be released into the wild is if Everyone gets to sign off on him (@see encryption, just cause you think you got it right, doesn't mean that you're right, in fact if often means quite the opposite).
That and what about people exploiting these robots? I've seen enough game exploits where AI is used against itself. It will be interesting to see how people adapt and exploit them, or just the bugs in the first year?
"Oh, our patrol robot sliced up your cow?" "Oh, some Terrorist thought to put a US flag on his robe, and the robot helped him out?"
This same comment in a few years will sound perverted if updated to use larger scales of magnitude.
"I don't know what it is about measuring things in picometers and petabytes that gives me such a hardon".
Fear of Death is not an acceptable reason to give up your rights/freedom. At least it wasn't 300+ years ago. Ahh, the cost of complacency and comfort.
Another law that is only detrimental to those that abide by the laws (underage drinking), through something that is not optional if you want to be able to function within society (driver's license/state id). Are we to the point where we should accept that privacy is dead, or is it only our government's view against privacy that is the fallacy?
Except with his love of numerology, I'm sure Book 13 was planned to be the grand finale. Then again, I had suspicions early on that regardless of what he wanted to cover, the series would go to one of the numbers he loves so much (3, 7, 12, 13). I own them all in Hardback, started reading them back in high school (out of college w/ a real job now), and I'd love to see an ending. I'm sure he's laid out the core of what happens (in notes or rough drafts), hell most of it is spelled out in foreshadowing and prophecy. Let's just see a conclusion so I know whether or to sell the Hardback copies or keep them!
I work for a small start up with plenty of hours and stress. I also lead a 70-80 person guild in WoW.
Most of the time there is more stress in WoW than at work.
Two keys that I see from the discussion above:
1) Whomever spoke to coordinating people without any real authority, props to them. You have some leverage over people in a game, but you can't make anyone actually do anything. Your boss can't either, but the threat of no job is a lot more substantial then no loot. This makes your methods less heavy-handed and forces you to tactfully solve issues.
2) Having the opportunity to lead. Sure, you can get better practice in real life if you are in that role, but if you're just starting out you may not have that chance. In a game, you can organize with others (check out the raiding scene and see how many people under 18 are seriously involved, the majority are older, intelligent people that can leave out a lot of the juvenile BS), lead, solve problems, learn, motivate, gain notoriety as a team, gain a sense of team, etc. (all valuable leadership skills), and learn analogous lessons that will translate with value into the real world. And it's just a game, so not only can you walk away if the stress becomes too real, but you can enjoy what you're doing (and probably would be doing anyway) and gain something worthwhile from it. Throw in hierarchies of people, social clicks, and the always present personal problems between people for a little flavor.
And a distant third: Don't underestimate the value of social interaction for the generation that grows up mostly online. I'm surprised how many people have to learn basic manners and social politics, which are arguably the most important skill to be gained and used in the real world.
And if you think it's simple to get 25/70 of the right people (class, role) online at the different times on different days consistently, recruit and replace people regularly, communicate to people that are never all online at the same time, and typically deal with all of these and more issues while you are guiding people through a dungeon with 5 conversations going on at once, then props to you. Because I am well organized at work and in game and I still have a hard time keeping up. That's why I have to have several people to help me.
To sum it up, it's like a simplified model that has everything you would encounter in the real world in a virtual environment with reduced risks and rewards. Sounds like perfect training to me, if it's your type of thing.
Why is this modded funny? If more people knew WTF was going on, they actually might be willing to do something about it, instead of blinding being lead into the bleakness that is becoming our country/world. More people should be educating their families, friends, associates as to the state of things.
Nobody said the two were Mutually Exclusive. Sure, being free gives you the right to choose to be dishonest, but if you've ever had something of yours taken you'd sure wish some other jackass would have taken the higher road. Now if only it wasn't the norm for our government and corporations . . . hence why I bet most people don't feel bad when it comes to DRM.