5318. Tom 7 (c-67-186-132-96.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 11:32:40
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
Don: It doesn't speed up (unless you never figured out how to run?) so don't bother...
Adam: Actually I think adventure games are some of the best to play cooperatively with others. I used to play the *Quest and Monkey Island series with my brothers when we were young. Only one person control the action, but you can take turns on that and most of the fun is figuring out what to do and watching the story, you know?
K: Cool! Well, I think I'm booked through Christmas, but I'll be here afterwards for a few days. Will you be around? (Unfortunately I am feeling pretty wiped out right now from this illness..)
Nels: I haven't played Grim Fandango yet (except for the demo many years ago), I'm kinda saving that one for adventurpocalypse since I've heard it's very good.
Tad: The (wired) 360 controller is a good buy because it uses a USB connector and works on the PC without any drivers. Even the headset works! But I'd rather be able to plug in my wiimote...
Apple fans: I like how spotlight works and its globality but it doesn't seem very responsive; like, I have to wait for the search results to pop in before I can hit enter. Add-ins sound good. But I forgot the most annoying thing was when some dialog box came up and I couldn't say yes or no with the keyboard. I tried like every key... is there something I'm missing? I'm sure macmaster Sophia will show me ... how long you in town? |
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5317. Sophia (c-24-218-59-63.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 10:32:44
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
Yeah, I usually use Spotlight for launching apps too. Or if you find yourself in Terminal often, you can do:
open -a "Application Name"
Moira: For accessing the File menu, there are a couple of ways to make it quicker. One is that you can toggle the Fn key behavior in System Preferences (whether F keys default to F keys Fn key lets you access computer controls, or the reverse). Then you don't necessarily need to use Fn key to access the menubar. That's how I have it set on my laptop, I prefer that. And then instead of hitting the arrow key twice, you can just hit the F key once. In general, you can begin typing names of menu items to select them.
Also, you don't need add-ons to change system keyboard shortcuts. Most of them can all be set in System Preferences.
Tom: I'll be bringing my MacBook to Hamden, so when we're there (I'll be arriving Christmas Eve), I can show all of the keyboard accessibility maneuvers that I know... |
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5316. Marius (c-67-168-26-89.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 02:38:43
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
I use LaunchBar. Makes finding/launching files/apps on your computer a matter of 3-4 keystrokes, as long as you can sorta remember their names. |
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5315. jetfuel (c-24-15-35-54.hsd1.il.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 01:07:20
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
Yeah, Quicksilver or LaunchBar makes the Mac very usable from the keyboard. |
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5314. D1me (ppp71-80.lns1.mel4.internode.on.net) –
23 Dec 2006 00:53:21
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Hey all,
As it's close to Christmas, I thought I would install quake and kill some bots!!! Just finishing Hardcore, and got a little stuck with Xaero. Lots of tips here so I should be able to finish Hardcore and start on Nightmare.
Thanks guys.
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5313. Tadbot (c-68-81-169-87.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) –
23 Dec 2006 00:01:36
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
My roommate recently went Wii60 and bought a couple consoles, and I bought a wiimote and a 360 controller for me to use with them. I haven't played Zelda yet (waiting til we get component cables for the Wii), but I started playing some coop Gears of War. However, I've really gotten into Dead Rising for the 360. Zombies zombies zombies! You can download a demo of it on Xbox live. |
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Hey T-Diddy! When we were having our great adventure game rundown the other night, I forgot to mention one of my favorites, and the last A-game I played seriously before basically giving up on games; Grim Fandango. You probably are aware of it, but it's this clever adventure based on the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. It's funny and has very nice, stylized graphics. Good stuff! |
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5311. allison (68-234-10-28.clvdoh.adelphia.net) –
22 Dec 2006 16:33:17
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
I have a sore throat too! Get a mac. |
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Or use Quicksilver (http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/) for quick launching (works a bit better than spotlight and does a bunch of other handy stuff too).
Lastly, two-finger scrolling/clicking is great. Once you are used to it you will never want to go back - when I use a windows laptop, I'm constantly clicking the right key by accident. Having the one big button gives you a little more flexibility in making your hands comfortable using the trackpad. |
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got into CT a little bit ago... if you're bored gimme a call!
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That sounds like a nice A2A variant. Also, if you keep the "house winnings" in a pile, you can compare your score to the random player. It's like a "control group", a thing I learned from Science! |
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You can use spotlight to open apps quickly on the mac: Hit apple-spacebar and type in the first couple of letters of the app name. Down arrow to select it from the top of the list and hit Enter. Glorious Enter.
There are also a bunch of custom programs for assigning shortcut keys to applications and commands, but I don't use any of them. I do wish the same shortcut key combos I learned for Photoshop and Fireworks worked on the mac, but there's no easy way to, say, Apple-F to open the file menu. (Fn-Cntrl-F2 then right-arrow twice (or "F") does it, but how awkward is that?)
Oh, but my favorite part of my Mac is that I can have ten-ish apps open at once without any performance problems. I just apple-tab between them. |
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How do you play adventure games together? |
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5305. Don (dynamic-acs-24-154-191-51.zoominternet.net) –
22 Dec 2006 14:14:21
[ M-m-m-monster post! ]
I tried playing Syberia a few years ago, but about halfway through the game I just couldn't force myself to watch that woman's walk cycle anymore. |
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5304. Anonymous (ool-44c7f265.dyn.optonline.net) –
21 Dec 2006 18:51:12
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
yeah well my GPA is basically good, so are my regular SATs but my SAT IIs, will that play a MAJOR role is what i'm asking |
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5303. Angel122 (86.108.112.106) –
21 Dec 2006 18:06:41
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
umm.. i know that 1500 is the average score.. but really good universities like harvard and yale are looking for 2100 and 2200.. and for the guy who wants to get into yale with a low GPA and high SAT they wont accept you because that shows that you are smart but lazy.. so unless you work hard and get a good GPA you wont get accepted:(
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5302. Anonymous (ool-44c7f265.dyn.optonline.net) –
21 Dec 2006 15:58:44
[ BAD SAT SCORES ]
I hate the SATs!!! Anyway for the people who kept on saying New SATs, did u guys get that score OVERALL (all three sections)...because if you're just talking out of 1600, they aren't so bad...
I suck at standardized tests no matter how much I study. I got a 2010 overall on my SAT. I got a 590 on Math IC (SAT II) ironically since I'm in AP Calc with an A average (again stupid test taker here) and 600 Spanish (I was Spanish Student of the Year for two years and got a 4.0 average in SUPA)...
It's just that sometimes the standardized tests scores don't match ur true ability as seen my most posts here.
My avg is a 3.9 something (my school doesn't rank) but I'm in the top 10% of my class.
I'm looking into schools like NYU and Cornell (this might be a stretch). Can anyone honestly tell me what my chances are with these types on scores and stuff.
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5301. [sOLID_sNAKE] (202.138.13.38) –
19 Dec 2006 20:10:30
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
eyyy tom, i would love to see ur demos in nitemare man. ma email iz greek_god14@hotmail.com. i jst started playin quake again afta havin a go at cs... quake iz alot easyer to play man. thanx |
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Good question. The project was almost successful, but like so many class projects we ran out of time and didn't get to do all the things we wished to. I think Jason and I will probably take another couple stabs at it, because after we fix a bug we discovered late in the evening the rest of the stuff will be pretty fun optimization kinds of things. And if we can make it work, then I think people might actually use it... |
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So how did that LP project turn out? |
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5298. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) –
18 Dec 2006 14:13:15
[ Eye poison ]
I still kinda see it too, but it's nowhere near as prominent as when I first did it. |
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5297. Adam (cldmz-nat-12-108-127-161.pittsburgh.intel-research.net) –
18 Dec 2006 13:25:00
[ Eye poison ]
Still poisoned... |
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5296. Tom 7 (h-66-167-9-199.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) –
17 Dec 2006 19:15:02
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
You're almost done, you just need to destroy that block with a bomb. There's one right nearby... |
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5295. BotterBabe (pool-72-66-86-123.washdc.fios.verizon.net) –
16 Dec 2006 18:05:02
[ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]
So I have done everything in Tutorial 21-- exceot move that block in front of the door. Any hints? Thankss |
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Then again, maybe with my poor grammar I should keep silent.
Anyway, they should take a vote--math belongs to the people not to the ivory tower....how many elephants did you kill to build that tower, anyway? |
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