Agreed. And we're not alone: check out the Wing Commander Saga. It's a (so far incomplete) fan-made Wing Commander game using an updated version of the Freespace 2 engine.
The space sim isn't dead - you just need to know where to look.:)
The space program has been responsible for a lot of useful technology that has made it into the civilian world (tempura and velco spring immediately to mind...
Well, I disagree (I've really enjoyed his books), but you should definitely check out Smoke and Mirrors. It's a collection of Gaiman's short stories. Highly recommended.
I think someone else in this discussion mentioned Good Omens, the book he wrote with Terry Pratchett. That one's been one of my favourites for a long time.
I think the "Let's All Get A Fucking Grip" Society is one of the best ideas I've heard in a long time. And judging from the other comments, I suspect I'm not alone.:)
Easy there, big chucker. Pretty standard practice for these academic journals, isn't it? That you have to subscribe to read the articles? Printing journals doesn't pay for itself, you know. Take a trip to a university library - they'll have a subscription. Hell, they'll probably even let you read a copy.;)
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You owe me a slice of pizza.
Do you also get paid by the ellipsis?
The space sim isn't dead - you just need to know where to look. :)
"Ah,' said Arthur, "this is obviously some strange usage of the word "safe" that I wasn't previously aware of.'
Nah, never happen. If The Diamond Age suddenly gets an ending, then all his other books are gonna want one, too.
Well, I don't particularly enjoy a woman's hairy legs, either. Besides, I don't want to go down on a gorilla salad.
Tempura? Really?
Except the people collecting the interest.
That depends. How many wheelbarrows do I have?
You mean I've been hanging around here this whole time for NOTHING?!
Not just money - but billions of dollars, I'm guessing.
I can't help but notice that you said "difficult" and not "impossible."
Nope. His mental image of Microsoft is a fat man in the jungle setting booby traps. Which I suppose isn't entirely inaccurate.
No they couldn't. :P
Or, as The Onion put it in "Prom Tips" or somesuch (years ago): "Be sure to shave, because no one wants to go down on a gorilla."
Aw, man! Vista's never gonna come out!
/oblig
I think someone else in this discussion mentioned Good Omens, the book he wrote with Terry Pratchett. That one's been one of my favourites for a long time.
Oh man. For a second there I was expecting that to end in . Yikes.
An interesting chair? Was your RSI caused by your ass getting bored? :)
I think the "Let's All Get A Fucking Grip" Society is one of the best ideas I've heard in a long time. And judging from the other comments, I suspect I'm not alone. :)
It did, but they took it out.
Easy there, big chucker. Pretty standard practice for these academic journals, isn't it? That you have to subscribe to read the articles? Printing journals doesn't pay for itself, you know. Take a trip to a university library - they'll have a subscription. Hell, they'll probably even let you read a copy. ;)