Doctor_Memory commented on Ken Levine on 'Narrative Drive',
at 5:18 PM on Apr 26
The only problem with the "big twist" in Bioshock was that it was pretty much exactly the same as the "big twist" in the middle of System Shock 2.
Of course, only about 50 people worldwide played Shock2, and they're both Irrational products, so I can't really fault Ken Levine for the creative recycling, but it's a little weird to see people throw roses at the man's feet for re-telling a narrative that he first put together almost a decade ago.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Why Isn't Anyone Defecting from iTunes to Amazon's MP3 Store?,
at 11:06 PM on Apr 15
Well, I have switched, but I swear to god, every single time I download an album from Amazon and find myself staring at 6-20 tracks all with the words "...(Album Version)" tacked onto the trackname in their ID3 tag, I come incrementally closer to switching back.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Put MAME In Your Dinner Table,
at 11:55 PM on Nov 19, 2007
I'd worry about the LCD monitor dying pretty quickly in that configuration: they're usually made to vent heat out vertically, via convection.
Then again, 15" lcds are getting pretty cheap.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Don't forget that Apple's,
at 3:00 PM on Oct 1, 2007
That's a really confusingly worded document, but I think what they're saying is that the Boot Camp Assistant application will stop working after the license period expires.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Bioshock Hang-Over,
at 10:54 PM on Sep 6, 2007
This may mark the first time in human history that anyone has ever described Objectivism as "subtle." Congratulations, I think?
In re BioShock's play mechanics and innovation or lack thereof, reading all of the comments here makes me very sure of two things: none of you all played System Shock 2, and all of you should.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Robot Mouth, Because Chewing Is for Luddites, at 3:32 PM on May 7
How has this not already been submitted to omnomnomnom.com?
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Doctor_Memory commented on Putting Video Cameras in the WRONG Places (VERY NSFW), at 11:01 PM on Apr 28
That's actually pretty damn cool.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Ken Levine on 'Narrative Drive', at 5:18 PM on Apr 26
The only problem with the "big twist" in Bioshock was that it was pretty much exactly the same as the "big twist" in the middle of System Shock 2.
Of course, only about 50 people worldwide played Shock2, and they're both Irrational products, so I can't really fault Ken Levine for the creative recycling, but it's a little weird to see people throw roses at the man's feet for re-telling a narrative that he first put together almost a decade ago.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Close Call: Apple's OS X Almost Looked Exactly Like OS 8 (From the Book Inside Steve's Brain), at 10:08 PM on Apr 21
For the curious, you can read more about "OSX Server 1.0" over at wikipedia.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Close Call: Apple's OS X Almost Looked Exactly Like OS 8 (From the Book Inside Steve's Brain), at 9:58 PM on Apr 21
Damnit, jmckee beat me to the mention of OSX Server 1.0 by a hair!
I actually got to play around with OSXS1 (AKA "Rhapsody") a few times back circa 2000.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Fixing Pac-Man's 256th Board, at 8:52 PM on Apr 20
Hm, donhodges.com appears to have gone kaput.
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Doctor_Memory commented on It's 1980, And You're Commanding A Tank On Another Planet, at 2:17 PM on Apr 16
GitEmSteveDave: you're thinking of "Spectre", and/or "Spectre VR", which was an updated Battlezone clone with multiplayer.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Why Isn't Anyone Defecting from iTunes to Amazon's MP3 Store?, at 11:06 PM on Apr 15
Well, I have switched, but I swear to god, every single time I download an album from Amazon and find myself staring at 6-20 tracks all with the words "...(Album Version)" tacked onto the trackname in their ID3 tag, I come incrementally closer to switching back.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Your Smelly Ass Feet Are Killing the Planet, at 11:39 PM on Apr 7
Hey Matt?
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Doctor_Memory commented on Logitech Wireless Stereo Headset is an Uncommon But Useful PC Accessory, at 10:17 PM on Mar 4
Bluetooth devices can't do what this does: Bluetooth only supports stereo playback for music (A2DP) with no transmission, or mono playback and mono transmission for voice comms (HSP).
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Doctor_Memory commented on Gamecock Head Tears Into John Romero, It's Getting Ugly, at 5:09 AM on Jan 19
Can we please lock both of these asshats into a large steamer truck and toss it into the ocean?
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Doctor_Memory commented on Amazon-Warner MP3 Deal Details Confirmed: No Audio Watermarking and More, at 4:56 PM on Dec 27, 2007
Lavallee017: that's not how it works.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Put MAME In Your Dinner Table, at 11:55 PM on Nov 19, 2007
I'd worry about the LCD monitor dying pretty quickly in that configuration: they're usually made to vent heat out vertically, via convection.
Then again, 15" lcds are getting pretty cheap.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Sizemodo: LG Voyager vs Apple iPhone, at 10:29 PM on Nov 15, 2007
I love the big 30px high "SHORTCUT MENU" on the top of the screen.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Don't forget that Apple's, at 3:00 PM on Oct 1, 2007
That's a really confusingly worded document, but I think what they're saying is that the Boot Camp Assistant application will stop working after the license period expires.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Gabe Newell Explains Why Valve Hates The Mac, at 2:18 AM on Sep 29, 2007
You know, Newell's complaint about Apple's lack of followthrough would be a hell of a lot more compelling if the world had been created in 2006.
Why?
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Doctor_Memory commented on Bioshock Hang-Over, at 10:54 PM on Sep 6, 2007
This may mark the first time in human history that anyone has ever described Objectivism as "subtle." Congratulations, I think?
In re BioShock's play mechanics and innovation or lack thereof, reading all of the comments here makes me very sure of two things: none of you all played System Shock 2, and all of you should.
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Doctor_Memory commented on Rebellion Working On New Alien Vs Predator Game, at 1:27 AM on Aug 9, 2007
Yes, Rebellion did the Jaguar AvP as well.
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