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Comment Re:cats also provide more (Score 1) 503

by McCat (#28690669) Attached to: Cats "Exploit" Humans By Purring
I do watch House. I think it's rather interesting that you're using a TV show (which is, by it's very nature, not necessarily indicative of reality) to make judgments about reality.

Furthermore, the cat in House did not lick specific areas of dying patients' bodies. It sat on/next them, and only because of the heated blanket. Whether the licking was because the area was saltier or because the cat knew, I don't know. But if you're going to crush someone's romantic ideals in a manner similar to the way House would, at least back it up with proof and an explanation like he does.
Classic Games (Games)

Universal Lands Rights To Asteroids Movie 194

Posted by Soulskill from the starring-the-rock-perhaps dept.
It seems Universal Studios has won the highly sought-after movie rights to the 1979 Atari game Asteroids. Disney's Matthew Lopez will be writing the adaptation, having previously worked on the scripts for Bedtime Stories, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Race to Witch Mountain. The NY Times is skeptical about Hollywood's ability to do right by the 30-year-old game, already imagining what a director like Michael Bay would do with it: "In this $300 million, three-and-a-half hour spectacle, loud and expensive computer simulations of large boulders crashing into one another are briefly interrupted by the hilarious antics of Chip and Gravel, two living rocks with gold teeth who speak in hip-hop slang, and the nonstop shouting of John Turturro."
PC Games (Games)

Interview for Mytheon 32

Posted by Soulskill from the wait-for-the-vespene-farmers dept.
Kheldon tips an interview with Petroglyph's Chuck Kroegel about an upcoming MMO called Mytheon, which will be free to play, but also involve micro-transactions. It's an action strategy game with RTS and RPG elements. He says, "The game starts in the Greco-Roman era, as well as Egypt, and as time goes on we'll expand throughout the whole world. Something everyone has in common is they all have their mythologies, these beasts and these stories that have come to us through legends and folklore. All the nations of the world, they all have their own. So in our game Mytheon, we can eventually fill the Earth in terms of being able to explore mythologies of all nations. It's an action/strategy game, with elements of RPG, and elements of RTS that people have to come to appreciate and enjoy."
Update — 4/30 at 17:30 by SS: The summary originally linked to an article stating that Petroglyph was working with Trion World Network on Mytheon. This is not the case; they are working together on a different game, which is the MMORTS previously referenced in the title.

Comment Sure, IE is a pain in the butt, but... (Score 1) 409

by McCat (#27755305) Attached to: IE8 Released As Critical Update For XP

I do end up using it for about .001% of my web browsing (when I'm running Windows instead of Linux, and when I'm running IE instead of Firefox) and I just feel more comfortable using the most up-to-date software whenever possible. Besides, IE6 sucks and IE7 is nothing special anyway-- what's the big deal with just upgrading your backup browser?

And space is no excuse. IE8 takes up marginally more space than IE6/7 and with the cheap cost-per-gigabyte there's no reason to worry about running out of room for all your pron!

Comment Re:Cost will fall flat... (Score 1) 461

by McCat (#27650309) Attached to: Microsoft Asks Open Source Not to Focus On Price

You can tell most Open Source advocates have never had to make costing decisions in large businesses.

That may very well be true. But MSoft doesn't supply solely to businesses. So, while you may have a point, it does not negate the sentiment most people on here have (and will be) expressing.

I personally find getting almost anything done on Linux much more time consuming than either OS X or Windows...

I don't doubt you. But it's because you have a bias in your training/experience. I couldn't do very much at all in Ubuntu when I first installed it on my PC, but now (a few months later) I can do so much more than I would have ever imagined. I'm very close to being rid of Windows for good-- at which point, I'm sure I'll begin to consume less time using Linux than I would by using Windows (especially once Windows 7 becomes mainstream seeing as I haven't so much as looked at it yet).

Comment Re:Just use the latest Firefox, and you'll be fine (Score 1) 392

by McCat (#27492353) Attached to: XP Reprieve, Downgrade May Continue After Win7
When I got a brand-new HP Compaq Presario (C502US) from CompUSA, it came pre-installed with Vista. I was unhappy about this, but willing to deal with it because I figured I should get used to the new OS that was going to be everywhere soon.

Nothing worked well. WMP had codec issues, programs wouldn't run properly, and, most importantly, I could get no internet connection. None. Connecting wirelessly or through a wired connection made no difference. Looking online for solutions didn't help at all. Eventually I researched how to downgrade to XP and did so-- haven't had a single problem since. This solution worked out fine since Vista is NOT everywhere like I assumed it would be.

So, I would agree that your experience alone is not sufficient. Neither is mine, but I do have more people on my side who believe that XP is better. Vista may do SOME things better than XP, but the cost of those features outweigh the benefits.

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