Comment: Novelity (Score 1) 252
Novelity stretches perceived time. As you grow older and most everything of your day become routine, novelity runs low and therefore time flies. This has been my theory for a few years now.
Why Time Flies By As You Get Older 252
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kdawson
from the like-a-banana dept.
from the like-a-banana dept.
Ant notes a piece up on WBUR Boston addressing theories to explain the universal human experience that time seems to pass faster as you get older. Here's the 9-minute audio (MP3). Several explanations are tried out: that brains lay down more information for novel experiences; that the "clock" for nerve impulses in aging brains runs slower; and that each interval of time represents a diminishing fraction of life as we age.
Comment: Best interest? (Score 1) 597
I wonder if it's in the casinos best interest to demonstrate that if you, in fact, "manage to beat the odds" the odd (guys in suits) will beat you.
Comment: Caveats (Score 1) 829
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I can't be unique in being annoyed by "drama" involving characters I barely know. Unfortunately SC Universe insisted that someone had to play the tragic hero and die in the first 50 minutes. The next 10 minutes were, surprise, filled with a hysteric woman, related to the dead "hero", crying, screaming, yelling and waxing nostalgically. I fucking hate that. Why do writers think they need these cliches and emotional breakdowns to give their story meat? Is this really what they think the audience had in mind when they turned on science fiction?
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Comment: Re:Seems fair to me. (Score 1) 317
I thought they get their salary for their hours and hours of work!?
Comment: Re:stupidity (Score 1) 337
not most. 50% if the police have a very very good day.
Comment: Re:Individualism? Oh, no! (Score 1) 420
of course Hitler was a socialist ... he prefered to call it the "volkswohl" though. Don't let yourself be blinded by the Nazis own propaganda, please.
The Challenges of Class Balance In MMOGs 209
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Soulskill
from the stupid-druids dept.
from the stupid-druids dept.
Karen Hertzberg writes "Balancing classes in MMOGs may be one of the most daunting challenges of the industry. Few games are immune, and no game has ever claimed complete, perfect balance. So how does a developing company deal with the ever-impending demand to keep their games fair in both PvE and PvP environments? Ten Ton Hammer spoke with four industry professionals about the issue in an effort to glean some answers. Age of Conan's Craig Morrison said, 'It is part science and part intuition and experience, I think. We do, of course, have all the ... "spreadsheet" work in the back-end and development tools that calculate as many of the parameters as possible. On top of that, though, you then have the knowledge and skill of the designers involved. Working with a system, you have the general overview of how things interact and how players tend to behave in your game. Sometimes nothing beats spending time in the game itself and actually seeing how the players have been using the skills and abilities you have provided for them. Players are nothing if not inventive, and they never cease to surprise designers with their ingenuity, so it is vital that the designers are also watching and learning themselves.' "
Comment: Re:That's only 20 Amps at 115V (Score 1) 424
Why would you need grow lights on the moon?
Comment: Re:He has no idea what he's talking about (Score 1) 259
You have to realize that people have been saying the exact same things since launch day basically. Sure, someday WoW will cease but you can be sure it's not going to be anytime soon.