While that's a valid point, my concern is that one of my favorite parts about leveling is the periodic skill and ability unlock at certain levels. It's great to hit every other level when you get new ranks of existing abilities and the few levels (usually at 10 intervals) where you get entirely new abilities. Those were always a treat with my characters and I'd rather not get all my abilities in 10 or 20 levels as opposed to 60 or 70. I want this game to last a while.:)
I would say yes. I don't have a lot of time but find enough to play casually pretty well up to this point. But if you try it, try to play long enough to at least get to level 20 or you won't get a great idea of how fun it is. Cheers!
It's intended as an alternative, advanced class for end-game use only.
I feel a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of casual gamers suddenly cried out in terror, and then were suddenly silenced.
Seriously, though. I hear people on WoW complaining about "the grind" which to me is the best part. I like questing from 1 to 70. I like experiencing the story and still being able to play with friends if I want. If they're going to start only catering to the "end-game" users, maybe my WoW time is coming to an end. Full time job, side consultant jobs, a wife, a kid on the way, and everything else just doesn't leave a lot of room for a raid schedule.
We've actually done this where I work. We have one PC that has Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and a couple of other applications. Those in the marketing department who don't need them regularly just remote in for special projects. Myself and one other have local copies because we use them often, but for the rest this solution works quite well.
Have you read the Bible? Or even my comment? I specifically avoided saying that none of those things were condoned or commanded in the Old Testament. Yes, killing (even slaughter in some cases) and slavery were condoned at certain times in biblical history. However, rape was never condoned or commanded. And I've read stuff from your link but your out of context evidence is very suitable for reasonable argument.
Anyway you might want to take notice that hte New Testament is very different. Yes, I believe in both, but something did indeed change at a certain point, and it's not fair to take certain things out of context for the purpose of bashing.
To the spammers: I commend to you the wisdom of Saint Bill Hicks: "If you're a marketer, just kill yourself. Seriously."
Guess what... I'm a marketer. I also hold myself (and am held by the company I work for) to a strict code of ethics. Not every marketer (and not every online marketer) is a spammer. You know what my company is doing? We're creating valuable content that people actually want to view so that not only are we marketing ourselves, but we're doing it by providing something valuable to the consumer. That's called ethical (or white hat) marketing.
Just because there are spammers doesn't mean all marketers are spammers. Thanks for perpetuating a misconception that causes people like myself to be publically ridiculed.
By the way, I actually fully support this decision from Wikipedia because I know that the system is often abused. See? We're not all scum. Educate yourself before spreading FUD please.
Exactly my thoughts. While I might love to telecommute at my current job, it's better that I don't. Everything I do at my job I can do from home... except:
effectively communicate with my team members
be available almost the whole day
work with virtually no outside distractions
give a clear and concise progress report to my supervisor
But you know, besides that, no big deal. Telecommuting is for consulting, not in-house staff except for special circumstances. Besides, I'd rather keep my work separate from home life....
Great, you have an opinion. I'm glad. Unfortunately, it's only that, so quit trying to force an objective standard on a subjective medium. If you enjoyed the LOTR movies, we're all happy for you. Some of us didn't. Some of us are of the opinion that Jackson changed the spine of the story when he changed characters, i.e. Faramir (shows his quality by taking the ring to Osgiliath, yeah right), Theoden (let's make him a pansy so Aragorn looks better), and even Frodo (in Return of the King he never distrusts Sam).
Some of us are of the opinion that the first movie was actually great and Tom Bombadil did need to be cut out. Some of us enjoyed parts of the movies, but overall were upset by the changes we thought were unneccessary.
But in any case, it's our opinion, you have yours, and there's no need to use uncivilized language.
Also it's pretty easy to upgrade to new hardware in the same machine. I mean, processor power is a little harder to upgrade (read: not worth it), but RAM and video cards are pretty easy to replace and much cheaper than buying a whole new machine. A memory company (granted vested interest) has set up a couple pages to make it easier to upgrade. You can see a computer memory page, and a video card page.
I would rather have my pictures of getting my ass whipped by a horde of crazy sado-masochist foot fetishist south african mongolian descent hentai zulu tribe circulate around the internet instead of this news in slashdot, if i were alienware.
No, what I said was not untrue. What I said was that the beta blogger will not allow FTP posting... as in, you can keep regular blogger, but if you want to upgrade to beta, you can't host off-site. It's all right there in the link I provided... which is why I provided it.
Even Half Life 2 has amazing physics, Doom 3 has the creep factor, Fear had the graphics to kill even the hardiest machine's framerate. Halo didn't have anything that it really called its own.
The key with Halo (and 2) is that they had enough of everything but not too much of anything. They were basic, first person shooters in the tradition of 007 Goldeneye. Something easy to play while absorbing and entertaining. PC FPS tends to get a bit too complicated for my tastes. While I like games that allow me to "advance" and develop, sometimes I just want to blow crap up in predictable settings. i.e. Halo.
The best video game filler around.
I've undergone some medical testing at a local private firm that specializes in testing the generic forms of FDA approved drugs already on the market. I went in from Thursday night till Sunday morning, two weeks in a row. I got three square meals a day, movies to watch, brought my own books to read, played some pool, and was able to rest.
I came out with trackmarks on my arms and $1300 to pay for my honeymoon. No regrets. It's not that you should be scared of all medical testing, it's that you have to know what you're going in for. What I did was pretty safe and I would highly recommend it for a badly needed quick buck.
I agree with your comment on the whole, but as far as expandability, the PowerMac does have one thing going for it. 8 RAM slots for a total potential of 16GB of RAM. That's pretty expandable.
Making adaptations to games is a lot different than doing it with books. The reason both usually fail is because they are adaptations. Successful books require a level in depth and detail that is virtually impossible to achieve on screen. Games are targeted toward interaction, which is impossible on the big screen as well.
I read LOTR every year (yes, I'm one of those geeks), and yes, I was sincerely disappointed with the movies. Well, the second two. While I understand that changes need to be made for a book to go to a screen, those changes don't generally include major plot alterations and character distortion as was the case with Faramir, for example, or Theoden.
Now, back on topic. With games, you'd think it'd be a lot easier to transfer the ideas since it's one electronic, viewable media format to another. However, how often have you seen terrible adaptations of games? Wait, shorter answer... how often have you seen good ones? I think the reason there is because the makers are looking too much into how we like games. They think, "games don't offer much plot, depth, or detail (usually), so we shouldn't try to do too much in the movie." IMHO, this is completely backwards. We watch movies for visual plot, depth, and detail. A movie adaptation from a game without those things is like an FPS you can't play, but just watch. Not fun.
So basically, to adapt books, you have to pay way more attention to format than games.
FTA:Since the intermediates generally only last for hours or days, Prof Renugopalakrishnan and his colleagues modified the DNA that produces bR protein to produce an intermediate that lasts for more than several years.
I'd like to know a little more specifically how long "more than several years" is. Anyone want to enlighten me on the current rate of decay on hard drives?
FTA: Using a specialised sorting instrument they were able to isolate some stem cells that had begun to develop as sperm. They encouraged these early-stage sperm cells, known as spermatogonial stem cells, to grow into adult sperm cells and then injected some of these into female mouse eggs.
It appears that they need stem cells that already were developing into sperm. The article seems to indicate that the male is still needed.
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While that's a valid point, my concern is that one of my favorite parts about leveling is the periodic skill and ability unlock at certain levels. It's great to hit every other level when you get new ranks of existing abilities and the few levels (usually at 10 intervals) where you get entirely new abilities. Those were always a treat with my characters and I'd rather not get all my abilities in 10 or 20 levels as opposed to 60 or 70. I want this game to last a while. :)
I would say yes. I don't have a lot of time but find enough to play casually pretty well up to this point. But if you try it, try to play long enough to at least get to level 20 or you won't get a great idea of how fun it is. Cheers!
It's intended as an alternative, advanced class for end-game use only.
I feel a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of casual gamers suddenly cried out in terror, and then were suddenly silenced.
Seriously, though. I hear people on WoW complaining about "the grind" which to me is the best part. I like questing from 1 to 70. I like experiencing the story and still being able to play with friends if I want. If they're going to start only catering to the "end-game" users, maybe my WoW time is coming to an end. Full time job, side consultant jobs, a wife, a kid on the way, and everything else just doesn't leave a lot of room for a raid schedule.
We've actually done this where I work. We have one PC that has Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and a couple of other applications. Those in the marketing department who don't need them regularly just remote in for special projects. Myself and one other have local copies because we use them often, but for the rest this solution works quite well.
Have you read the Bible? Or even my comment? I specifically avoided saying that none of those things were condoned or commanded in the Old Testament. Yes, killing (even slaughter in some cases) and slavery were condoned at certain times in biblical history. However, rape was never condoned or commanded. And I've read stuff from your link but your out of context evidence is very suitable for reasonable argument.
Anyway you might want to take notice that hte New Testament is very different. Yes, I believe in both, but something did indeed change at a certain point, and it's not fair to take certain things out of context for the purpose of bashing.
According to a quick peek in my package cache, 1777 dozens of packages are available for install.
Don't you mean 1337 ?
Just because the Bible mentions those things doesn't mean it endorses those things.
Big difference.
To the spammers: I commend to you the wisdom of Saint Bill Hicks: "If you're a marketer, just kill yourself. Seriously."
Guess what... I'm a marketer. I also hold myself (and am held by the company I work for) to a strict code of ethics. Not every marketer (and not every online marketer) is a spammer. You know what my company is doing? We're creating valuable content that people actually want to view so that not only are we marketing ourselves, but we're doing it by providing something valuable to the consumer. That's called ethical (or white hat) marketing.
Just because there are spammers doesn't mean all marketers are spammers. Thanks for perpetuating a misconception that causes people like myself to be publically ridiculed.
By the way, I actually fully support this decision from Wikipedia because I know that the system is often abused. See? We're not all scum. Educate yourself before spreading FUD please.
- effectively communicate with my team members
- be available almost the whole day
- work with virtually no outside distractions
- give a clear and concise progress report to my supervisor
But you know, besides that, no big deal. Telecommuting is for consulting, not in-house staff except for special circumstances. Besides, I'd rather keep my work separate from home life....January 16, 2007 Headline: The First HD DVD Movie Hits BitTorrent
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Is the WoW part really only big for Linux? I've been using WoW on my Mac for a while now since the installation discs work for both PC and Mac.
Hmm... okay... I'll stand corrected again.
But I'll get tired soon.
When some people from Southern Illinois told me about how Chicogans were all self-absorbed snobs I thought it was bias...
I stand corrected.
Of course, I shouldn't make hasty generalizations based on one slashdot comment... afer all, most generalizations are wrong.
Great, you have an opinion. I'm glad. Unfortunately, it's only that, so quit trying to force an objective standard on a subjective medium. If you enjoyed the LOTR movies, we're all happy for you. Some of us didn't. Some of us are of the opinion that Jackson changed the spine of the story when he changed characters, i.e. Faramir (shows his quality by taking the ring to Osgiliath, yeah right), Theoden (let's make him a pansy so Aragorn looks better), and even Frodo (in Return of the King he never distrusts Sam).
Some of us are of the opinion that the first movie was actually great and Tom Bombadil did need to be cut out. Some of us enjoyed parts of the movies, but overall were upset by the changes we thought were unneccessary.
But in any case, it's our opinion, you have yours, and there's no need to use uncivilized language.
Also it's pretty easy to upgrade to new hardware in the same machine. I mean, processor power is a little harder to upgrade (read: not worth it), but RAM and video cards are pretty easy to replace and much cheaper than buying a whole new machine. A memory company (granted vested interest) has set up a couple pages to make it easier to upgrade. You can see a computer memory page, and a video card page.
I would rather have my pictures of getting my ass whipped by a horde of crazy sado-masochist foot fetishist south african mongolian descent hentai zulu tribe circulate around the internet instead of this news in slashdot, if i were alienware.
Man, am I ever glad you're not Alienware.
No, what I said was not untrue. What I said was that the beta blogger will not allow FTP posting... as in, you can keep regular blogger, but if you want to upgrade to beta, you can't host off-site. It's all right there in the link I provided... which is why I provided it.
The new blogger beta doesn't allow you to host the blog on your own site anymore....
Even Half Life 2 has amazing physics, Doom 3 has the creep factor, Fear had the graphics to kill even the hardiest machine's framerate. Halo didn't have anything that it really called its own.
The key with Halo (and 2) is that they had enough of everything but not too much of anything. They were basic, first person shooters in the tradition of 007 Goldeneye. Something easy to play while absorbing and entertaining. PC FPS tends to get a bit too complicated for my tastes. While I like games that allow me to "advance" and develop, sometimes I just want to blow crap up in predictable settings. i.e. Halo. The best video game filler around.
"Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms."
Just think what they could do with WiFi.
I've undergone some medical testing at a local private firm that specializes in testing the generic forms of FDA approved drugs already on the market. I went in from Thursday night till Sunday morning, two weeks in a row. I got three square meals a day, movies to watch, brought my own books to read, played some pool, and was able to rest. I came out with trackmarks on my arms and $1300 to pay for my honeymoon. No regrets. It's not that you should be scared of all medical testing, it's that you have to know what you're going in for. What I did was pretty safe and I would highly recommend it for a badly needed quick buck.
I agree with your comment on the whole, but as far as expandability, the PowerMac does have one thing going for it. 8 RAM slots for a total potential of 16GB of RAM. That's pretty expandable.
Making adaptations to games is a lot different than doing it with books. The reason both usually fail is because they are adaptations. Successful books require a level in depth and detail that is virtually impossible to achieve on screen. Games are targeted toward interaction, which is impossible on the big screen as well.
I read LOTR every year (yes, I'm one of those geeks), and yes, I was sincerely disappointed with the movies. Well, the second two. While I understand that changes need to be made for a book to go to a screen, those changes don't generally include major plot alterations and character distortion as was the case with Faramir, for example, or Theoden.
Now, back on topic. With games, you'd think it'd be a lot easier to transfer the ideas since it's one electronic, viewable media format to another. However, how often have you seen terrible adaptations of games? Wait, shorter answer... how often have you seen good ones? I think the reason there is because the makers are looking too much into how we like games. They think, "games don't offer much plot, depth, or detail (usually), so we shouldn't try to do too much in the movie." IMHO, this is completely backwards. We watch movies for visual plot, depth, and detail. A movie adaptation from a game without those things is like an FPS you can't play, but just watch. Not fun.
So basically, to adapt books, you have to pay way more attention to format than games.
FTA:Since the intermediates generally only last for hours or days, Prof Renugopalakrishnan and his colleagues modified the DNA that produces bR protein to produce an intermediate that lasts for more than several years.
I'd like to know a little more specifically how long "more than several years" is. Anyone want to enlighten me on the current rate of decay on hard drives?
FTA: Using a specialised sorting instrument they were able to isolate some stem cells that had begun to develop as sperm. They encouraged these early-stage sperm cells, known as spermatogonial stem cells, to grow into adult sperm cells and then injected some of these into female mouse eggs.
It appears that they need stem cells that already were developing into sperm. The article seems to indicate that the male is still needed.