... Nethack without spoilers. Without spoilers, not sure how you'd beat this.
That being said, I regret having the spoilers and forever depriving myself of the chance to do it. Is there any other nethack like game that would provide the same level of challenge?
Read up-thread: ADOM. There are many rougelikes that qualify. Angband is more slash-y. Dungeons of Dredmor is more modern. Take your pick!
I recently downloaded your rather interesting looking calculator, and so given your comment I tried it and must say it loads up pretty snappily! I was going to attribute this to it being read off an SSD, but it's actually on a rather old fragmented drive. So don't sweat it too much
PS After a little play, it seems like the calculator is in fact very nifty. Kudos!
Not only that, but someone taking part in Stargazing Live reportedly discovered a planet! A nice little series.
Oddly, it also recorded my purchase as a "double pack" even though I only bought one copy. I'd thought it worked like you describe too, so maybe I just found an odd glitch.
When you buy Frozen Synapse you get two copies
Reminds me of my favorite generic speech template:
"I wish to speak to you all on the important subject of _____. As you all know, much has been done in this area, but there are still a great many things left to do. But knowing this is not enough, it will take real effort and dedication. What we need now is progress. I need progress, I request progress, I demand progress! I am certain, though, that with focus and teamwork, we can continue to make the changes that will allow for a better future. Thank you all for your time."
That could be right out of Yes, Minister. Well played.
I'm currently on Virgin fibreoptic, and while the figures look great when you go to a broadband test website, for some reason the real-world usage is nothing like this. Streaming (especially youtube and bbc iplayer) is pretty bad, and seems to hang on a regular basis. It is much worse at peak times. And I know it can be done better having previously used superjanet 6 on university campus several years ago.
That might be due to an (alleged) problem with the routers they supply, see http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/02/22/virgin-media-uk-admits-to-broadband-speed-problems-with-new-superhub-routers.html, and there's an El Reg story about it too- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/20/virgin_media_apology_over_media_superhub_snafu/
I'll probably look to moving to talktalk next - they seem well-priced and are apparently pretty quick too.
Of all my techy/non-techy friends, not one of them has had anything good to say about TalkTalk. Anecdotal evidence, and you don't know me, but take it for what it's worth.
Not that I necessarily disagree with anything you say, but the following bit caught my eye:
Big pharma always downplays nutrition supplements (even studies that support it) as natural cures because they cannot patent it and charge $5 and up per dose.
Nutritional supplements are a multi-billion dollar a year market, and that they paint themselves as the antithesis of "big pharma" is somewhat ironic.
On a serious note, your best bet may be to record a set of a number of phrases (open-ended questions!), use some standard audio library to detect silence, and select a response. If you wanted to get fancy, put an evolutionary algorithm in- select the set of "random" responses that causes the person to stay on the line the longest!
The main point is that you could turn this annoyance into some real fun, as many have.
After the end of term actully, but I appreciate your concern
Truly simple systems... require infinite testing. -- Norman Augustine
