Comment Tragic (Score 1) 338
But if you want to play Tiefighter, you really should use keyboard/joystick.
Comment I always choose... (Score 1) 159
the answer which most amuses me, in this case, the completely logically inconsistent one which, in a different universe, would probably result in its destruction. I love that this particular universe is stable enough to roll with the paradoxical punches.
Why Are Video Game Movies So Awful? 385
An article at CNN discusses why big screen interpretations of video games, even successful ones, often fail to succeed at the box office. Quoting:
"The problem with successfully adapting video games into hit Hollywood spin-offs may lie in the way in which stories for both mediums are designed and implemented. Game makers chasing the dream of playing George Lucas or Steven Spielberg will always strive to coax human emotion and convincing drama from increasingly photorealistic virtual elements. The Hollywood machine, in its endless chase for big bucks, can't help but exploit the latest hit interactive outing, often failing to realize it's often a specific gameplay mechanic, psychological meme or technical feature that makes the title so compelling. Both sides may very well continue to look down in disdain on the work that the opposite is doing, which can doom any collaborative efforts. But where the two roads truly diverge is in the way stories are fundamentally told. Films offer a single, linear tale that's open to individual interpretation, whereas games are meant to be experienced differently and in a multitude of ways by every player."
On a related note, reader OrangeMonkey11 points out that an 8-minute short has showed up online that appears part of a pitch for a potential Mortal Kombat reboot movie. Hit the link below to take a look.
Comment Re:Coming Right Up (Score 1) 686
One calm, level headed discussion about the disparity of genders in the world of computer science where everyone agrees on the solution with no emotions, personal anecdotes, gender studies, centuries of suffrage , accusations, cherry picked statistics, flamebait quotes from message boards, reverse sexism or chauvinistic undertones trumpeted.
Would you be willing to sign my petition to end women's suffrage? Women have been suffering for years, it's time we finally ended it.
Comment Re:doesnt matter to me (Score 1) 857
Here on Weekend Update we recognize our responsibility to air opposing viewpoints on our editorials. Here with an editorial reply is Ms. Emily Litella.
I also don't care to read or write curseive writing. Yet, it shows up all the time on
/. Just mention RIAA, patents, traffic shaping, Microsoft, etc. and you see all sorts of f-bombs and other forms of curseive writing in comment after comment. It makes me sad. I'm glad that you have gone for many years without resorting to such tired-out shock devices.
Ms. Litella,
Oooooooooooooooooh..... that's different! Nevermind.
Comment Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other (Score 2, Informative) 834
Money has very little to do with female attraction. For men, attraction is an on/off switch, either a man finds a woman attractive or he doesn't, and he evaluates that in less than 1/2 a second, completely on physical appearance. However, in my experience, attraction for women is based less upon physical appearance and more on personality and behavior. People who are completely broke still get laid.
Comment Re:who is (Score 5, Funny) 860
Doctor Who!
Comment Re:Slave Caste (Score 1) 990
Neanderthal slave rebellions... where's the Sci-Fi channel christmas special?
The Gene Is Having an Identity Crisis 257
gollum123 writes "New large-scale studies of DNA are causing a rethinking of the very nature of genes. A typical gene is no longer conceived of as a single chunk of DNA encoding a single protein. It turns out, for example, that several different proteins may be produced from a single stretch of DNA. Most of the molecules produced from DNA may not even be proteins, but rather RNA. The familiar double helix of DNA no longer has a monopoly on heredity: other molecules clinging to DNA can produce striking differences between two organisms with the same genes — and those molecules can be inherited along with DNA. Scientists have been working on exploring the 98% of the genome not identified as the protein-coding region. One of the biggest of these projects is an effort called the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, or 'Encode.' And its analysis of only 1% of the genome reveals the genome to be full of genes that are deeply weird, at least by the traditional standard of what a gene is supposed to be and do. The Encode team estimates that the average protein-coding region produces 5.7 different transcripts. Different kinds of cells appear to produce different transcripts from the same gene. And it gets even weirder. Our DNA is studded with millions of proteins and other molecules, which determine which genes can produce transcripts and which cannot. New cells inherit those molecules along with DNA. In other words, heredity can flow through a second channel."
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