Paxton - Slashdot User

Comment He's been on Slashdot how long? (Score 5, Funny) 243

by Paxton on Sunday October 24, 2021 @02:48AM (#61921529) Attached to: EFF Board of Directors Removes 76-Year-Old John Gilmore

"He's also apparently Slashdot user #35,813 (though he hasn't posted a comment since 2004)."

35,913... NOOB

Comment Re:Artificial sweeteners are safe (Score 2) 152

by Paxton on Thursday October 15, 2020 @11:42AM (#60610144) Attached to: YouTube Bans Coronavirus Vaccine Misinformation

...you present your findings, everybody read them, and they discuss them until everybody agrees...

That's not how science works.

Comment Kundra, The Problem Solver (Score 1) 306

by Paxton on Friday March 05, 2010 @02:17PM (#31373494) Attached to: Vivek Kundra On US Government Inefficiency

Is he going to solve this with COBOL or skip logic, or maybe a holodeck?

Just curious.

+1 internets for anyone who knows what I'm talking about...

Comment Re:Programmers I've worked with (Score 1) 496

by Paxton on Saturday November 28, 2009 @11:42PM (#30258830) Attached to: Microsoft's Top Devs Don't Seem To Like Own Tools

I use vim. But you know, I have respect for emacs users too. How could anyone crazy enough to use emacs ever be productive at any other endeavor? I mean, emacs usage and mouth breathing are really the extent of their capabilities.

Comment Re:Linux (Score 1) 520

by Paxton on Friday August 21, 2009 @12:09PM (#29147351) Attached to: Ask Blizzard About Starcraft2, Diablo III, WoW, or Battle.net

WoW does support OpenGL. It runs on my Mac just fine.

I would kill (undead rogues, I hate those guys) for a port of the original SC and WoW to Linux. I don't understand why this hasn't already happened.

Comment Re:Raping the moon (Score 1) 376

by Paxton on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @01:48PM (#28350527) Attached to: NASA To Trigger Massive Explosion On the Moon In Search of Ice

Yes, take it seriously. The URL has "astrology" in it. Definitely take it seriously.

Comment Re:Devil's Advocate (Score 2, Informative) 385

by Paxton on Monday April 06, 2009 @02:04PM (#27478755) Attached to: Ad Block Plus Filter Maintainer "rick752" Dies At 56

The worst ones are the frames (some javascript artifact?) that pop up and follow your cursor, hiding the content underneath. Adblock and flashblock just don't work on those things.

Try NoScript (noscript.net). It is a bit of a hassle until your trusted sites are added, but it sure saves a lot of trouble in the long run.

Comment One true way (Score 1) 129

by Paxton on Sunday March 01, 2009 @01:02PM (#27030615) Attached to: Making a Horror Game Scary

If I'm creeping around corners, heart beating out of my chest, completely on edge, then putting up a big picture of Rosie O'Donnell would make the game truly frightening.

See?! I get to skip to:
4) profit...

Making a Horror Game Scary 129

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday March 01, 2009 @04:45AM from the zombies-and-darkness dept.

GameSetWatch has put up an article about the characteristics that give games in the survival-horror genre the ability to unnerve, startle, and scare players in ways that most games don't. The genre has seen a resurgence lately, with titles like Dead Space, F.E.A.R. 2, and Left 4 Dead posting strong sales numbers. What triggers your fight-or-flight impulses in games like these? From the article: "Being visual creatures, humans are most comforted by sight because of our ability to discern objects, action and consequences based on a picture. As a result, cutting visual stimuli and sticking purely to audio or speech is one of the best ways to keep a player on their toes. Even with weapons, it's very hard to find what you cannot see, and what you do not know. Even if visual stimuli is used, limiting or obfuscating the player's view can enhance the horror in a game, especially if the player sees it for an incredible short time. This can hint both at the difficulty of an upcoming encounter, or even allude to matters earlier in the narrative that the player will soon have to face."

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