For the sake of correctness, it's "R'yleh", not "R'lyeh." Granted, it doesn't make a difference -- because Lovecraftian names are just random letters pulled out of a hat.
Anyway, enjoy the last few days of freedom, fellow mortals -- I imagine Cthulhu will soon be making his appearance. Just in time for the 2008 Elections, too.
Unfortunately, it was both meant to be funny and a joke. I used to buy, say, a game or two a month. Then WoW and GW, and more recently Vanguard, entered the picture. Cut to a year and a half later: the last game I bought that wasn't an MMO was Gears of War; haven't played it in a month, probably. But I don't play games 12 hours a day, only a couple -- and those couple are easily filled by Vanguard.
Stupid Microsoft, trying to pass off it's 'feeding hungry children' as 'philanthropy'... it's clearly an attempt to monopolize the orphan market, buying up their mindshare when it's cheap. I won't stand for it!
You'd be incongruous too, if said video card was AGP (cursed hindsign), said motherboard was socket 478 Intel-only, and said self was poor after buying said video card to buy a new high-level mobo (the $500 dollar was one I looked at) and a new high-level processor.
The explanation, then, is that I was pulling numbers out of my ass and thus can't be held accountable =)
You know, maybe it's just me, but I was under the impression RAM was the cheapest upgrade. $600 video cards, $500 dollar motherboards, $200 processors... $250 for a couple gigs of RAM really seemed a bargain.
But hey, I'm not complaining about it getting even cheaper =)
The problem with building an... ecosystem, and I use the term loosely becaue I hardly think it applies, is that if you build an ecosystem on a fad, everything depends on the popularity of that fad.
Yes. MySpace is most definitely a fad. It is embraced by teenagers, particularly my generation, in a way I find disgusting. The reason, I suppose, is because these people who post their MySpaces do not have their own website, do not have ever had anything on the vast internetz they could call their own. I can understand this. "You have a MySpace? I have a portfolio of database-driven internet applications, what's your point?"
But I digress. On my original topic, MySpace is, like Abercrombie, Holister, those stupid plastic bracelets, a fad. At some point, not in the distant future, it will simply 'go out of style' and the entire 'ecosystem' surrounding it will collapse. Anyone offering services for MySpace has to be in it for the short term, or they'll fail. Fads die out. MySpace will die out.
It will include weapons, it says. I doubt this. Weapons will most likely be cut out of the design document on the first review. They didn't need weapons in Doom or Qua---uh, well, they didn't contribute to the storyline at all which is what those games were all about.
Those are the ones that weren't censored out, I assume. The real list goes something like this:
1- Virtual pr0n
2- More of the above
3- See one and two
4- Identity-theft wizard
5- 1,2,3.
'Linux will continue to gobble up servers, and Windows will continue to sort of lamely deflate in the desktop market. Analysts are actually predicting a massive increase in Apple market share, as much as triple. But more importantly, the direction in tech now is the web and digital media--Google and Apple's #1 markets. Windows is "meh."'
The desktop market is dominated by Windows. Apple and Linux combined can't fight the compatability offered by Windows; say what you will, most software is written for and runs on Windows and there's a reason for that. Addtionally, Apple's market share != desktops (I like being able to change parts in my computer without going to a certified vendor, thank you very much). Apple computers are a designer brand; I find this disgusting and stay away from them.
Anyway, continuing with my score-one-forever-potentially-less anti-Apple comment, the truth is that Apple computers are worse than PCs, not just less popular. All computers crash... including Apples. Apples just don't tell you why. This conception of 'Apple as the superior but less-known underdog' is bunk. Apple sucks for a reason.
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For the sake of correctness, it's "R'yleh", not "R'lyeh." Granted, it doesn't make a difference -- because Lovecraftian names are just random letters pulled out of a hat.
Anyway, enjoy the last few days of freedom, fellow mortals -- I imagine Cthulhu will soon be making his appearance. Just in time for the 2008 Elections, too.
Objection: There is no such thing as "too much Lovecraft".
By any chance, was a mysterious 1x4x9 slab of black stone found in the near vicinity, as well?
Unfortunately, it was both meant to be funny and a joke. I used to buy, say, a game or two a month. Then WoW and GW, and more recently Vanguard, entered the picture. Cut to a year and a half later: the last game I bought that wasn't an MMO was Gears of War; haven't played it in a month, probably. But I don't play games 12 hours a day, only a couple -- and those couple are easily filled by Vanguard.
"I'm left wondering whether or not the number of hardcore gamers is dwindling."
As it happens, no. They're just all playing WoW.
Encryption is not the same as hashing.
Damn terrorists!
Clippy's contributions to humanity in other areas, however, shouldn't be overlooked.
And yes, that's a shameless plug. But it fits contextually.
Please no clippy, please no clippy...
"It looks like you're trying to convert to a non-Microsoft proprietary format. I can't let you do that, Dave"
Yeah... the post right below yours proves your point, to be exact. Gotta love fanboys.
Now we'll get to play Guitar Hero XTREME! featuring all those terrible punk rock bands you had hoped never existed.
What "2 out of 5 bosses lie" actually means is that 3 out of 5 bosses lie about lying...
All I can think of is: "Then let this be our final battle..."
Sorry, I was busy rigging up my Aimbot card into that ISA slot.
Why does 'Google' show up as a misspelled word on their Spell Check?
Stupid Microsoft, trying to pass off it's 'feeding hungry children' as 'philanthropy'... it's clearly an attempt to monopolize the orphan market, buying up their mindshare when it's cheap. I won't stand for it!
In recent headlines: "Google sells off mindshare"
You'd be incongruous too, if said video card was AGP (cursed hindsign), said motherboard was socket 478 Intel-only, and said self was poor after buying said video card to buy a new high-level mobo (the $500 dollar was one I looked at) and a new high-level processor.
The explanation, then, is that I was pulling numbers out of my ass and thus can't be held accountable =)
You know, maybe it's just me, but I was under the impression RAM was the cheapest upgrade. $600 video cards, $500 dollar motherboards, $200 processors... $250 for a couple gigs of RAM really seemed a bargain.
But hey, I'm not complaining about it getting even cheaper =)
The problem with building an... ecosystem, and I use the term loosely becaue I hardly think it applies, is that if you build an ecosystem on a fad, everything depends on the popularity of that fad.
Yes. MySpace is most definitely a fad. It is embraced by teenagers, particularly my generation, in a way I find disgusting. The reason, I suppose, is because these people who post their MySpaces do not have their own website, do not have ever had anything on the vast internetz they could call their own. I can understand this. "You have a MySpace? I have a portfolio of database-driven internet applications, what's your point?"
But I digress. On my original topic, MySpace is, like Abercrombie, Holister, those stupid plastic bracelets, a fad. At some point, not in the distant future, it will simply 'go out of style' and the entire 'ecosystem' surrounding it will collapse. Anyone offering services for MySpace has to be in it for the short term, or they'll fail. Fads die out. MySpace will die out.
Direct all power to the forward shields!
Lots of details on this thing...
It will include weapons, it says. I doubt this. Weapons will most likely be cut out of the design document on the first review. They didn't need weapons in Doom or Qua---uh, well, they didn't contribute to the storyline at all which is what those games were all about.
Buying an XBox 360: $400
Buying a Wii: $250
Watching Sony's entire marketing department get sacked: Priceless.
Those are the ones that weren't censored out, I assume. The real list goes something like this: 1- Virtual pr0n 2- More of the above 3- See one and two 4- Identity-theft wizard 5- 1,2,3.
'Linux will continue to gobble up servers, and Windows will continue to sort of lamely deflate in the desktop market. Analysts are actually predicting a massive increase in Apple market share, as much as triple. But more importantly, the direction in tech now is the web and digital media--Google and Apple's #1 markets. Windows is "meh."'
The desktop market is dominated by Windows. Apple and Linux combined can't fight the compatability offered by Windows; say what you will, most software is written for and runs on Windows and there's a reason for that. Addtionally, Apple's market share != desktops (I like being able to change parts in my computer without going to a certified vendor, thank you very much). Apple computers are a designer brand; I find this disgusting and stay away from them.
Anyway, continuing with my score-one-forever-potentially-less anti-Apple comment, the truth is that Apple computers are worse than PCs, not just less popular. All computers crash... including Apples. Apples just don't tell you why. This conception of 'Apple as the superior but less-known underdog' is bunk. Apple sucks for a reason.
A "Perfect Gaming Setup", eh?
I hope this begins and ends with two words: Spend Money.
In-between, details can be added about spending lots of money and, if they really need to add more length, advice on where and what.