Blocking a few.xxx sites and leaving the hundreds of millions of.com|.net|.org|.whatever sites isn't really effective... but it will probably allow AOL to advertise "NEW CHILD PROTECTION FEATURES, PORN SITE BLOCKING!".
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Maybe you shouldn't leave your house if you're not willing to tolerate language that you don't deem 'acceptable'.
'Goddamn' is perfectly acceptable to me as an intesifier, much more so than just 'damn'.
I have a 500mhz Pentium 3 (Katmai) with 256mb ram running apache2/mysql5/php5/bind9 (hosting 2 sites) and occasionally a Counterstrike server.
I have a 500mhz K6-2 with 160mb ram also here, but it's not actually doing anything. My friend from australia SSHes into it from work to use irssi, but that's about it.
Doom 3's multiplayer was also limited severely by the fact that it used per-pixel, not hitbox, detection. In multiplayer, anything more than a few players and that creates an insane amount of calculations that the server has to cram through.
Not to troll, but are there any other game "series" where every (well, almost every) installment features a completely new plot and new characters?
Sure, I've played FF7 and FFX, and they were quite good, but honestly, how does this stuff get marketed so successfully? It seems like nothing but hype to me...
I really can't see kids getting excited about ALL new characters.
There are only two things that need to be fixed in the Linux world in my view for even greater acceptance:
* Vendor support for Printer drivers (eg: Canon)
* Mainstream publisher support from all the top games vendors
Yeah, I hear that. I have a Lexmark printer/scanner combo here that is completely useless in Linux.:(
As for games, a lot of that is also design decisions... if you write well-designed programs and use graphical APIs that support multiple platforms, porting is a non-issue (see <insert id Software title here>). id's code is well-structured, so they can simplify input on Windows by using DirectX, but also write Mac/Linux input handling just as easily in the same source tree.
On the other hand, newcomers like Valve don't have anywhere near the experience Carmack/id are packing, so I'm sure some decisions were made early on to develop only for Windows.
Why would an average PC user make the effort to change over to Linux?
Unfortunately, the average PC user running Windows Whatever doesn't even know what Linux is.
As user friendly as distros like Ubuntu and Mandriva are, I personally have not seen many people "making the switch". I am not the type who goes out and attempts to "convert the masses", but most people do know that I use Linux at home regularly.
The only person who has approached me for help with Linux is a fellow programmer who is learning web-based languages. He was looking for a way to host a website for free off of his home network, and said it was a good excuse to get exposure to other OSes. So, I hooked him up with one of my Ubuntu CDs (which I received for free in the mail), and showed him the goodness of LAMP.
Other than him, nobody I know really seems to give a crap. They know Windows is insecure by default, but don't want to have to jump through hoops to chat on AIM, or post on MySpace. I don't see any of these people spending the time to learn the basics of an entirely new OS to be completely honest.
While I can appreciate the ease-of-use that these distros have, I almost feel (from how they are advertized) as if they are trying to wage war against Microsoft. Instead of focusing on the unwashed masses, maybe these distros would be better marketed towards those who are fed up with Windows and looking to try something new?
In case you missed the first part of the article, he mentioned that he was translating it from Dutch (which is a scary language as it is), and that there would probably be grammatical/contextual errors.
I host 2 websites (LAMP), some other assorted stuff (DNS, some perl scripts, screen + irssi), and sometimes a gameserver (half life or counterstrike or something similar) off of a low horsepower box here. This program seems to be something I could have really used all along, but never thought about.
Now I can really see what is really hogging most of that machine's limited resources.:) My stats looks somewhat bland now, but I'm surely they'll be very pretty in a day or two.
Cheers on an informative article and simple to install program
How much interaction do you want in your PC games?
Interaction is great and all, but please give humanoid NPCs more rigid joints! It looks silly seeing them flopping around with elastic joints, or doing backflips after being shot in the face.
That, and being able to move enormous metal crates simply by shooting them, breaks any immersion the game has created.:/
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... that explains why the "weight limit" alarm went off when I took the elevator...
Unfortunately, most enemies already have missle turrets though. :(
1. Get laptop steering wheel mount
2. Never stop your vehicle while using the free wifi
3. ???
4. Anonymity!
Blocking a few .xxx sites and leaving the hundreds of millions of .com|.net|.org|.whatever sites isn't really effective... but it will probably allow AOL to advertise "NEW CHILD PROTECTION FEATURES, PORN SITE BLOCKING!".
Maybe you shouldn't leave your house if you're not willing to tolerate language that you don't deem 'acceptable'.
'Goddamn' is perfectly acceptable to me as an intesifier, much more so than just 'damn'.
The one about the TPS reports? Yes... yes I did.
I can vouch for this.
I have a 500mhz Pentium 3 (Katmai) with 256mb ram running apache2/mysql5/php5/bind9 (hosting 2 sites) and occasionally a Counterstrike server.
I have a 500mhz K6-2 with 160mb ram also here, but it's not actually doing anything. My friend from australia SSHes into it from work to use irssi, but that's about it.
How else would the NSA discreetly film you at home?
is a lot of porn.
What?
I do, too. :)
Sarcasm is quite possibly the greatest thing ever!
/rolls eyes
:)
Yes, I was mistaken, it was per-polygon. Thanks
Doom 3's multiplayer was also limited severely by the fact that it used per-pixel, not hitbox, detection. In multiplayer, anything more than a few players and that creates an insane amount of calculations that the server has to cram through.
Especially in a larger firefights.
Australia isn't know for fast or reliable internet, unfortunately. I don't know about Singapore. :|
My college blocks everything outgoing (for students) but ports 22, 80, and 443.
:)
screen + irssi + centericq for the win
I always liked "Done building ship!" better. :(
That's not a movie, that's a documentary.
Ah, I had completely forgotten about the Breath of Fire series (probably because I don't follow handhelds, or play imports). Thanks
Not to troll, but are there any other game "series" where every (well, almost every) installment features a completely new plot and new characters?
Sure, I've played FF7 and FFX, and they were quite good, but honestly, how does this stuff get marketed so successfully? It seems like nothing but hype to me...
I really can't see kids getting excited about ALL new characters.
There are only two things that need to be fixed in the Linux world in my view for even greater acceptance:
:(
* Vendor support for Printer drivers (eg: Canon)
* Mainstream publisher support from all the top games vendors
Yeah, I hear that. I have a Lexmark printer/scanner combo here that is completely useless in Linux.
As for games, a lot of that is also design decisions... if you write well-designed programs and use graphical APIs that support multiple platforms, porting is a non-issue (see <insert id Software title here>). id's code is well-structured, so they can simplify input on Windows by using DirectX, but also write Mac/Linux input handling just as easily in the same source tree.
On the other hand, newcomers like Valve don't have anywhere near the experience Carmack/id are packing, so I'm sure some decisions were made early on to develop only for Windows.
Why would an average PC user make the effort to change over to Linux?
Unfortunately, the average PC user running Windows Whatever doesn't even know what Linux is.
As user friendly as distros like Ubuntu and Mandriva are, I personally have not seen many people "making the switch". I am not the type who goes out and attempts to "convert the masses", but most people do know that I use Linux at home regularly.
The only person who has approached me for help with Linux is a fellow programmer who is learning web-based languages. He was looking for a way to host a website for free off of his home network, and said it was a good excuse to get exposure to other OSes. So, I hooked him up with one of my Ubuntu CDs (which I received for free in the mail), and showed him the goodness of LAMP.
Other than him, nobody I know really seems to give a crap. They know Windows is insecure by default, but don't want to have to jump through hoops to chat on AIM, or post on MySpace. I don't see any of these people spending the time to learn the basics of an entirely new OS to be completely honest.
While I can appreciate the ease-of-use that these distros have, I almost feel (from how they are advertized) as if they are trying to wage war against Microsoft. Instead of focusing on the unwashed masses, maybe these distros would be better marketed towards those who are fed up with Windows and looking to try something new?
In case you missed the first part of the article, he mentioned that he was translating it from Dutch (which is a scary language as it is), and that there would probably be grammatical/contextual errors.
Overall, it seems he did a good job though.
I host 2 websites (LAMP), some other assorted stuff (DNS, some perl scripts, screen + irssi), and sometimes a gameserver (half life or counterstrike or something similar) off of a low horsepower box here. This program seems to be something I could have really used all along, but never thought about.
:) My stats looks somewhat bland now, but I'm surely they'll be very pretty in a day or two.
Now I can really see what is really hogging most of that machine's limited resources.
Cheers on an informative article and simple to install program
He was simply playing on the "But does it run on Linux?" post that appears in tons of threads. He doesn't need to RTFA. :)
How much interaction do you want in your PC games?
:/
Interaction is great and all, but please give humanoid NPCs more rigid joints! It looks silly seeing them flopping around with elastic joints, or doing backflips after being shot in the face.
That, and being able to move enormous metal crates simply by shooting them, breaks any immersion the game has created.