Recent content by DFish

I noticed recently that I tend not to play long, story-driven games all the way to the end. Call it lack of time, call it guilt at a long list of unplayed games in my Steam library (praise you and curse you, Gaben), but I'm beginning to wonder if I just fear disappointing endings. Anyone have...

Mr Sterling, you make a shockingly good point - I actually sat bolt upright and swore out loud. Insightful! Thank God for you.

The crucial barrier to enjoyment at LAN parties is tech issues. Even with 5-6 people you could find yourself spending an hour trying to get a new game working for everyone. As the host/organiser, you should primarily concern yourself with making setup as painless as possible. With that in mind...

If you're drinking with the intention of getting drunk then being a lightweight is a good thing, because you get drunk faster and cheaper. But why on earth would you do that? If you're drinking because you enjoy alcoholic drinks then being a lightweight is a bad thing, because you can have...

Your point seems to be that regardless of how much of the universe we understand (or seem to) there will always be things outside our understanding. You conclude from this that the universe is making things up as we progress. This is incorrect logic, akin to "Until I climbed that hill, there...

The avatar was kind of a hint...

I've been Turtle Taming since I don't know when. Proud member of Old CW's Germ-free clan, and hardcore oxygenarian addict. Looking forward to the next round of Crimbo adventuring!

1) No 2) No 3) No 4) No 5) No 6) No 7) - 8) No, and Buddhism is a religion. Do you mean "theism" when you say "religion"? 9) I don't understand the difference, possibly related to confusion in 8.

Piracy has only one "selling point": you get things for free. In every other respect there are drawbacks: it's often difficult to find what you want, or to know what you want. Often it's inconvenient or frustrating to get that thing, and it may turn out incomplete or broken. In short, piracy...

I walked into a shop on release day, specifically to buy Bulletstorm. I saw "Games for Windows Live" on the box. I left without buying it. Every game with GfWL attached has been a complete disaster for me *beacuse* of GfWL, and I'm now boycotting it completely.

I went into my local GAME looking for a Wii controller. They had their own-brand version (controller + nunchuck + gel cover) for £30, far less than the equivalent Nintendo-branded controller. Better yet, it said "or £20 if you buy any other item". I found a copy of Wolfenstein for £0.99, and...

Your problem here is the "electrons orbiting" idea. Electrons do not orbit the nucleus in the same way that the Earth orbits the sun. Like most of the physics you get taught at school it's a useful way of describing the situation that's actually completely wrong. If electrons really were...

I said I never want to hear Graham's "porno voice" again! Curse yoooooooooooouuuuu...

I hope I never hear Graham's "porno voice" again. Ever.

I have so far played 2 games which require Games for Windows Live: Dawn of War 2 took an extra hour to set up because of the ridiculous GfWL download size and install time. It's a massive chore to invite friends to a multiplayer game (requires naviagting 2 levels of menus per person), and it...