There's one MMO I play that balances Level and Skill somewhat. It's called Pangya. It's a Korean Fantasy Golf MMO with some RPG elements (levels, stats, equipment, items, etc). However, while having good stats and using items can be beneficial, they are not required to play well. Nor does having a high level say anything about how well you play. In Pangya, the lowest level player with no items, base stats, and no equipment could defeat the highest level player with high stats, the best equipment, and all the items the game has to offer. Sure, that high level player can make all those special shots a lot easier, and maybe have better curve and spin, but while that's all fine and dandy, the low level player can do those same things (with some added difficulty mind you, but it can be done). Like with many golf games, it's all about the calculations and math; something that requires skill. Take a look at player records to tell how skilled someone is, rather than looking at their level. You can see their win rates, putting success rates, chip ins, hole in ones, and etc. I've seen my share of 'National Pros' with such low success rates that rely on items and equipment to substitute doing the math and calculations, but that doesn't work too well and it shows. There should be more MMOs that show you a list of things that the player has done rather than just showing you their level.
I like the idea behind cfls, but I've noticed recently that whenever I'm in a place that is lighted by them, my vision becomes unfocused and blurry. My eyesight isn't all that great to begin with, but I don't need glasses unless they're really out of focus. In this case I require them when going out. But lately my glasses aren't even helping anymore in these places. I was shopping in a store that just recently put in those bulbs and it was incredibly difficult to see things properly at any real distance away. And no, I'm not nearsighted, so something is not right there. Please tell me that they were just older ones and the newer ones are better than that. Because I don't feel like getting a killer headache caused by blurred, unfocused vision every time I go out somewhere. Answers would be greatly appreciated.
If somebody already has a "falsified" e-mail/IM account, would these new rules force that person to create a new one with the "real" information? Or is this only restricted to people making new ones if these retention laws go through?
(Just curious, as I may be going to Ireland for a while soon.)
Oh, no, don't get me wrong... I don't actually -want- a Zune. I was merely pointing out the fact that they haven't released it to Canada yet, which is a little strange.
They're going to launch the Zune in EU, but not in Canada? Do they fear our ability to legally download over here? Oh well... even if it isn't that, I never expect Microsoft to do things logically a lot of the time.
Back when Windows 9x was the newest Windows OS available, I would often go to stores that sold software just to see what kind of interesting stuff was available. There were lots of things out there by many different companies and software makers, which was quite a bit of selection. Nowadays however, whenever I go to a store that sells software, the majority of the software I saw had that damned "Microsoft" logo and name on it. I swear, every single section of these stores had something that had the Microsoft logo on it. This is the biggest problem I have with Microsoft. I don't want to see that logo on almost everything I see in a computer store. Why do they feel the need to go into every market possible? From video game consoles to mp3 players, to something like a learning helper program for kids, they seem to have a hand in most things.
My second problem with Microsoft, is that in my view they do not listen to constructive crticism very well when it comes to their products. I'll use IE as an example; critics point out the very obviously outdated rendering engine used in it, and compare it to other browsers such as Firefox and Opera. What does Microsoft do? they fix a few problems without making the actual rendering engine any more able to be standards compliant, along with a few niche features like tabs and RSS. Thusly, the original criticism was largely ignored in this case in favour of easier to implement features. (Note: I know there are more things about IE asides from renderring; I just wanted to use this an an example.)
I don't hate Microsoft; I just dislike quite a few of their business practices and tactics.
(P.S: My grammar in this post probably sucked. That happens when you don't sleep for 2 days in a row...)
Yeash. I was talking about the parts that seperate it from other stuff. Ebola Reston could have easily been a bad situation, since it was airborne somewhat. But it only infected monkies.. so we were lucky.
I think that if you can save at least one life by doing something, it is worth it. It is rare, yes, but the possibility of people dying from it is very real.
Ebola right now has had millions of years to develop and grow. It is said to be one of the oldest lifeforms on Earth. It has become so used to us, that it can completely overcome our current immune system as if it were nonexistant. I'd be glad for a cure but..if anything has the ability to dramaticly change, it's this thing.
Ebola is certainly deadly. If anything, it's underhyped. The thing that is overhyped however, is the "it will kill us all!" mentality. Sure, it's one of the most gruesome and deadly viruses around (classified even higher than AIDS), but it is spread only by direct contact with infected fluids. And when someone has Ebola, you KNOW they have it, and there is little chance you'll be close enough to the person to get infected. It mainly is prevalent in places like Africa, since they reuse needles in their hospitals there.
Ebola takes 2 weeks or so after initial infection (about a week before anything starts to show up) to kill, or come close to killing a victim. It surrounds and destroys cells, and it is known to partially or completely liquify the kidneys and liver. There is craploads of bleeding from every orifice, and vomitting dead blood. They say even one droplet of blood at that stage contains at least 100,000,000 particles of the virus. It just destroys you, literally. There are a few strains, the one of the lowest mortality rate being 50%, and the highest being 90%.
Since they first sued a dead woman for copyright infringement, and now they're suing a woman for the same thing that does not have a computer. I can put these facts together, and come up with this idea: The RIAA is really a ghost hunting organization. First the dead woman (a ghost!), and now a nonexistant computer (a ghost!). These clearly show their hidden agenda:)
I don't think that the "video games make people killers", and all that other crap are targetted at us generally. I think they are targetted at the children of today, as a way of programming them to think that video games are bad for them, so there would be a good chance, I think, that in 10 years or so, more people will actually believe this stuff spewed out by these propagandists. It is a better way to get their messages; false or not, listened to, and it is working I think.
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There's one MMO I play that balances Level and Skill somewhat. It's called Pangya. It's a Korean Fantasy Golf MMO with some RPG elements (levels, stats, equipment, items, etc). However, while having good stats and using items can be beneficial, they are not required to play well. Nor does having a high level say anything about how well you play. In Pangya, the lowest level player with no items, base stats, and no equipment could defeat the highest level player with high stats, the best equipment, and all the items the game has to offer. Sure, that high level player can make all those special shots a lot easier, and maybe have better curve and spin, but while that's all fine and dandy, the low level player can do those same things (with some added difficulty mind you, but it can be done). Like with many golf games, it's all about the calculations and math; something that requires skill. Take a look at player records to tell how skilled someone is, rather than looking at their level. You can see their win rates, putting success rates, chip ins, hole in ones, and etc. I've seen my share of 'National Pros' with such low success rates that rely on items and equipment to substitute doing the math and calculations, but that doesn't work too well and it shows. There should be more MMOs that show you a list of things that the player has done rather than just showing you their level.
I like the idea behind cfls, but I've noticed recently that whenever I'm in a place that is lighted by them, my vision becomes unfocused and blurry. My eyesight isn't all that great to begin with, but I don't need glasses unless they're really out of focus. In this case I require them when going out. But lately my glasses aren't even helping anymore in these places. I was shopping in a store that just recently put in those bulbs and it was incredibly difficult to see things properly at any real distance away. And no, I'm not nearsighted, so something is not right there. Please tell me that they were just older ones and the newer ones are better than that. Because I don't feel like getting a killer headache caused by blurred, unfocused vision every time I go out somewhere. Answers would be greatly appreciated.
If somebody already has a "falsified" e-mail/IM account, would these new rules force that person to create a new one with the "real" information? Or is this only restricted to people making new ones if these retention laws go through?
(Just curious, as I may be going to Ireland for a while soon.)
Oh, no, don't get me wrong... I don't actually -want- a Zune. I was merely pointing out the fact that they haven't released it to Canada yet, which is a little strange.
They're going to launch the Zune in EU, but not in Canada? Do they fear our ability to legally download over here? Oh well... even if it isn't that, I never expect Microsoft to do things logically a lot of the time.
Back when Windows 9x was the newest Windows OS available, I would often go to stores that sold software just to see what kind of interesting stuff was available. There were lots of things out there by many different companies and software makers, which was quite a bit of selection. Nowadays however, whenever I go to a store that sells software, the majority of the software I saw had that damned "Microsoft" logo and name on it. I swear, every single section of these stores had something that had the Microsoft logo on it. This is the biggest problem I have with Microsoft. I don't want to see that logo on almost everything I see in a computer store. Why do they feel the need to go into every market possible? From video game consoles to mp3 players, to something like a learning helper program for kids, they seem to have a hand in most things. My second problem with Microsoft, is that in my view they do not listen to constructive crticism very well when it comes to their products. I'll use IE as an example; critics point out the very obviously outdated rendering engine used in it, and compare it to other browsers such as Firefox and Opera. What does Microsoft do? they fix a few problems without making the actual rendering engine any more able to be standards compliant, along with a few niche features like tabs and RSS. Thusly, the original criticism was largely ignored in this case in favour of easier to implement features. (Note: I know there are more things about IE asides from renderring; I just wanted to use this an an example.) I don't hate Microsoft; I just dislike quite a few of their business practices and tactics. (P.S: My grammar in this post probably sucked. That happens when you don't sleep for 2 days in a row...)
Yeash. I was talking about the parts that seperate it from other stuff. Ebola Reston could have easily been a bad situation, since it was airborne somewhat. But it only infected monkies.. so we were lucky.
Hmm..the medical book I read about it only said 1 to 2 weeks of incubation..
I think that if you can save at least one life by doing something, it is worth it. It is rare, yes, but the possibility of people dying from it is very real.
Ebola right now has had millions of years to develop and grow. It is said to be one of the oldest lifeforms on Earth. It has become so used to us, that it can completely overcome our current immune system as if it were nonexistant. I'd be glad for a cure but..if anything has the ability to dramaticly change, it's this thing.
Ebola is certainly deadly. If anything, it's underhyped. The thing that is overhyped however, is the "it will kill us all!" mentality. Sure, it's one of the most gruesome and deadly viruses around (classified even higher than AIDS), but it is spread only by direct contact with infected fluids. And when someone has Ebola, you KNOW they have it, and there is little chance you'll be close enough to the person to get infected. It mainly is prevalent in places like Africa, since they reuse needles in their hospitals there. Ebola takes 2 weeks or so after initial infection (about a week before anything starts to show up) to kill, or come close to killing a victim. It surrounds and destroys cells, and it is known to partially or completely liquify the kidneys and liver. There is craploads of bleeding from every orifice, and vomitting dead blood. They say even one droplet of blood at that stage contains at least 100,000,000 particles of the virus. It just destroys you, literally. There are a few strains, the one of the lowest mortality rate being 50%, and the highest being 90%.
Yeah, no kidding. Though in Minority Report it was called "PreCrime" IIRC.
Since they first sued a dead woman for copyright infringement, and now they're suing a woman for the same thing that does not have a computer. I can put these facts together, and come up with this idea: The RIAA is really a ghost hunting organization. First the dead woman (a ghost!), and now a nonexistant computer (a ghost!). These clearly show their hidden agenda :)
I don't think that the "video games make people killers", and all that other crap are targetted at us generally. I think they are targetted at the children of today, as a way of programming them to think that video games are bad for them, so there would be a good chance, I think, that in 10 years or so, more people will actually believe this stuff spewed out by these propagandists. It is a better way to get their messages; false or not, listened to, and it is working I think.