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Comment: Re:I can't be the only one can I? (Score 1) 315

by JThundley (#37780778) Attached to: Linux Mint Will Adopt Gnome 3

What's so bad (or worsed) about KDE? You can set it up exactly the way you like it: focus follows the cursor and you can set up the desktop to have 0 widgets and not be a file manager folder view like Windows. You can make the desktop be a solid color with no functionality since you (like me) never see it anyway.

Comment: Lyrics time! (Score 1) 165

by JThundley (#36335232) Attached to: Judge Finds Cisco, US Authorities Deceived Canadian Courts

Welcome To The Future by Left Spine Down

I love my country but I fear my government
I love my country but I fear they're watching me
All the time
Isn't that a crime?

I see them fighting all their wars on the TV screen
Mindless corruption with no accountability
Can't you see

Every time I try to fight it they deny it
Every time I try to show it they control it
All the time
They have cameras
They have guns
They've got big atomic bombs
And they'll do everything they can
To frighten me/you

They try to tell me that everything's okay
They will distract me in every bloody way
It's so insane to live this way

They spy on me using everything they got
They'll try to change me and control
My every thought
All the time
Yes it's a crime

Don't wanna live in constant fear
Don't wanna live on a TV show
Don't wanna live through a microscope
I wanna feel like I'm in control

I wanna live in a fearless state
I wanna live without the hate
I wanna be able to decide my fate
I wanna break out of this cage

Take it back
(Welcome to the future)

Comment: Re:Meh (Score 1) 293

by JThundley (#35911840) Attached to: Taking the Fun Out of <em>StarCraft II</em>

There is very very little strategy when playing 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4. You're right that you can get easily killed for doing the wrong build or not having units in those games. However, in 1v1 you have just one opponent that can only be doing so many strategies at once. With proper scouting you can get an idea of what he's doing and prepare for it. The ladder system matches you up against someone of equal suckiness, so you can't be getting obliterated all the time.

The high ground thing totally isn't true. You need to be able to see up the high ground to shoot up there. Air units risk getting shot, scans directly cost terrans money, and even observers cost time, money, and teching to protoss as do Colossi which are more vulnerable.

Here's a good example of my reward for solid tactical decisions: I'm zerg playing a terran on shattered temple, he decides to forgo making marines and instead cust the map in half with planetary fortresses and mass thors and hellions. Since I know he doesn't have a mobile army, I freely expand to all the bases on my side of the map since I know attacks will be slow moving in. After some back and fourth of me keeping him on his side of the map, I send brood lords to attack his quarter of the map where he's still mining while opening a nydus tunnel on the other half where he spawned. I did a little bit of damage with the brood lords and drew all his attention over to them while I stream zerglings, ultras, and infestors out of the other side of the map and took out all of his production. I knew he couldn't be in 2 places at once.

Just keep playing, don't stress out too much and you'll get better.

Comment: Re:This is why, if I get SC2 (Score 1) 200

by JThundley (#34105284) Attached to: Developing <em>StarCraft 2</em> Build Orders With Genetic Algorithms

Starcraft 2 has a matchmaking system that pits you against people that are as good (or as bad) as you are.
Newsflash: If you don't have good builds memorized, neither will your opponent. There are many many people in the lowest league, so don't think that Starcraft 2 will only be taking loss after loss.

It's not easy, being green. -- Kermit the Frog

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