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more random quotes
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 6:29 am
by Jonathan
TRB: Let's say I came to you and I'm an end-user that has never used anything other than Windows. I have no command line experience, just point-and-click abilities. How would you configure a system for me -- what distribution (assuming you would choose GNU/Linux as the OS), software, and so forth, would you give me?
RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on ethical considerations. Today I would recommend GNU/LinEx, the distribution prepared by the government of Extremadura, because that's the only installable distribution that consists entirely of free software. If I knew of more than one such distribution, I would choose between them based on practical considerations.
TRB: What about Debian GNU/Linux, which by default does not install any non-free software?
RMS: Non-free programs are not officially considered "part of Debian", but Debian does distribute them. The Debian web site describes non-free programs, and their ftp server distributes them. That's why we don't have links to their site on
http://www.gnu.org.
GNU/LinEx is better because it does not distribute or recommend those programs.
yeah, Stallman. What a nut.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 12:11 am
by Jonathan
One of the really significant new technical features in Doom 3 is the per polygon hit detection, which does away with the invisible hitboxes of old in favour of accurate collision detection for every projectile. "This feature had a lot more an impact than we were expecting," admits id CEO Todd Hollenshead. "We've had per poly detection in single-player for a year, but we never realised the full impact of it, of the player no longer being, effectively, a big rectangular cube. A bullet can now go under someone's arm or between their legs, or just whiz by their head. It definitely puts a premium on aiming. The first thing we realised was like: 'Damn, people are hard to kill in Doom 3 multiplayer. Why is that?' And we looked at the damage values, the hitpoints, the armour, but eventually we realised - we're just missing. We're lousy shots."
We're lousy shots.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:35 am
by quantus
Damn, that's just gonna mean that a better video card is required so you can see EXACTLY what you're shooting at instead of shooting at the moving blob
Damn being a grad student and the complete inability to play 3d games because of it.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 5:06 am
by VLSmooth
Unfortunately, there's also the problem of fairness now, especially since I doubt players want all characters to have the same geometry. Provided skins can still change geometry, the smallest ones are going to be the most desireable for most people.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 12:54 am
by Jonathan
"In concentrating on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, we forgot about their weapons of one teeny little bit of destruction at a time."
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:01 am
by Jonathan
We're losing the war on AIDS. And drugs. And poverty. And terror. But we sure took it to those Nazis.
There were actually several decent quotes from this week's Onion, but I'm restricting myself to just one.