tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post9028541740350008435..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Computer Games And MeRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67410946143516647582014-08-17T12:31:04.785-04:002014-08-17T12:31:04.785-04:00Joseph: it wasn't actually a passable course u...Joseph: it wasn't actually a passable course unless you'd had the pure-math course the preceding semester instead of "Math for Engineering." My math stops cold just short of calculus and it's going to have to stay there.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-47334478807731221972014-08-16T18:55:47.639-04:002014-08-16T18:55:47.639-04:00I am with Joseph. Make a million off of his resear...I am with Joseph. Make a million off of his research and then say 'thanks'!<br /><br />But I have come to the conclusion of many things, and those that don't work for me - I am so glad I stopped wasting time on them, not that I can't still find a way to waste time. Like making comments on your post instead of the yard work.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78463503869381078862014-08-15T16:27:03.030-04:002014-08-15T16:27:03.030-04:00The best way to get revenge on a professor like th...The best way to get revenge on a professor like that is to ... PASS HIS COURSE!<br /><br />If you want even more revenge try looking up his research and then ... DO SOMETHING USEFUL WITH IT!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-59347419444776650962014-08-15T11:47:23.432-04:002014-08-15T11:47:23.432-04:00Oh dear. I admire your candor. Immensely. I too fe...Oh dear. I admire your candor. Immensely. I too fell into that trap and it took me well over a decade to recover and actually get the degree. <br /><br />For me the worst was old LPC MUDS. The worst of that lot was Genocide. Imagine your best FPS only played in a text based environment, where the real badasses can type at over 180 wpm or ten-key at 25-30k per hour. Everyone who played was obsessed, at least bright, and in at least some ways channeled you, Tam, Larry Corriea, or Michael Z Williamson. I have a few people that would vouch for me being very smart, and the best I could do was mediocrity.<br /><br />As a now functioning member of society I also avoid games, but I am rarely tempted. <br /><br />William the CPAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60416549125640491962014-08-14T22:33:53.349-04:002014-08-14T22:33:53.349-04:00Dave, you may have got him right before my school ...Dave, you may have got him right before my school did, as he showed up for the fall semester from elsewhere. Wouldn't surprise me.<br />Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41577228184228226642014-08-14T21:58:17.867-04:002014-08-14T21:58:17.867-04:00I still have a box of unpunched computer cards. I ...I still have a box of unpunched computer cards. I doubt there's much of a market for them out there anymore.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-75028779188327912212014-08-14T15:52:37.078-04:002014-08-14T15:52:37.078-04:00http://theoatmeal.com/comics/online_gaminghttp://theoatmeal.com/comics/online_gamingTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21374812869316683212014-08-14T14:14:22.812-04:002014-08-14T14:14:22.812-04:00Ahh yes, punch cards & FORTRAN 4. Takes me bac...Ahh yes, punch cards & FORTRAN 4. Takes me back to the first year EET courses.<br /><br />MerleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56852979033088272792014-08-14T12:35:06.143-04:002014-08-14T12:35:06.143-04:00" he announced on Day One he was out to flunk..." he announced on Day One he was out to flunk as many of us as he could and that he didn't intend that as a spur or a challenge: "<br /><br />Either you were in the same trig class I was or that dill hole of an instructor got around back in the day. I wound up dropping the class and taking the following semester, which was the fall semester and the arrogant jerk went back to his regular gig at I.U. or Purdue, where ever he came from.Dave in Indiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70647489101198756582014-08-14T11:15:13.243-04:002014-08-14T11:15:13.243-04:00With the right game (Agricola!) you only need one ...With the right game (Agricola!) you only need one of those things.<br /><br />Agricola is a game around building a farm - and then seeing who scores the most points by the end of a certain number of rounds. It can be played solitare - though admittedly, doing so tends to require about 20 minutes of set up.<br /><br />It is however a great time, fairly easy to learn and once you get into it - reasonably fast paced.<br /><br />Good with a beer and some friends too.<br /><br />...not that you *wanted* a recommendation :)<br />Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041372518026028618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27365528964794182102014-08-14T08:27:24.007-04:002014-08-14T08:27:24.007-04:00Those, well, I'd need two things I ain't g...Those, well, I'd need two things I ain't got: RL friends, and time.Roberta X, remotelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-63137483175483408042014-08-14T07:55:19.484-04:002014-08-14T07:55:19.484-04:00Of course, that probably puts it even further off ...Of course, that probably puts it even further off the radar!bluesunhttp://deadmandance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90973175668902395502014-08-14T07:52:57.814-04:002014-08-14T07:52:57.814-04:00Though, to be fair, GenCon is tabletop games mostl...Though, to be fair, GenCon is tabletop games mostly.bluesunhttp://deadmandance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com