I can't think of any game I wasted more time on, trying to figure out the solutions for each planet. The primitive graphics of the Atari 800XL didn't help identifying what items you found either.
Boulderdash was outright impossible, especially in the later levels. That said, they were both fantastic and frustrating games.
This isn't about free speech, it's about teenage stupidity. We've all been there. The only difference in today's world it's easy enough to film yourself doing something dumb, providing irrefutable evidence. And who wouldn't want to jump on the free speech bandwagon? I hear it's an easy way to get out of trouble.
Certainly the students are frustrated with a weird teacher, messy classroom, and I'd imagine a substandard education. But that's reality. Not everyone can get into a nice school or be assured the most professional instruction possible. If anything they should be prepared that their future co-workers or boss will be just like Mrs. Mong.
The activity in the video proved the cameraman and his accomplice weren't conducting themselves properly and a suspension for both is in order. 40 days is too much, but it's an administrator's job to over-react. A face to face meeting between the parents and school officials would iron that out quickly I'd imagine. A three day suspension and an essay/aplogy letter are all that's needed.
Much the same way as the original PlayStation "Yaroze" program failed. Apart from the high cost of hardware and program enrollment ($700 USD if I recall), no direct hardware access was provided for. You were limited to linking functions to rapidly aging libraries on the boot disc which could never be upgraded. Throw in the world's most sparse documentation and you've got an exercise in masochist programming.
I am not terribly thrilled about Sony's plans for homebrew software development on the PS3, but it would be nice if they could get it right the third time around.
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I can't think of any game I wasted more time on, trying to figure out the solutions for each planet. The primitive graphics of the Atari 800XL didn't help identifying what items you found either.
Boulderdash was outright impossible, especially in the later levels. That said, they were both fantastic and frustrating games.
This isn't about free speech, it's about teenage stupidity. We've all been there. The only difference in today's world it's easy enough to film yourself doing something dumb, providing irrefutable evidence. And who wouldn't want to jump on the free speech bandwagon? I hear it's an easy way to get out of trouble. Certainly the students are frustrated with a weird teacher, messy classroom, and I'd imagine a substandard education. But that's reality. Not everyone can get into a nice school or be assured the most professional instruction possible. If anything they should be prepared that their future co-workers or boss will be just like Mrs. Mong. The activity in the video proved the cameraman and his accomplice weren't conducting themselves properly and a suspension for both is in order. 40 days is too much, but it's an administrator's job to over-react. A face to face meeting between the parents and school officials would iron that out quickly I'd imagine. A three day suspension and an essay/aplogy letter are all that's needed.
Much the same way as the original PlayStation "Yaroze" program failed. Apart from the high cost of hardware and program enrollment ($700 USD if I recall), no direct hardware access was provided for. You were limited to linking functions to rapidly aging libraries on the boot disc which could never be upgraded. Throw in the world's most sparse documentation and you've got an exercise in masochist programming.
I am not terribly thrilled about Sony's plans for homebrew software development on the PS3, but it would be nice if they could get it right the third time around.