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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
I am still using Vi on my Linux boxes. I printed the original docuemntation by Bill Joy of Berkeley on an Olivetti dot matrix printer using nroff. Tullio |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20084 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
A little something immersive to inspire both youngsters AND their parents?... Why Minecraft is more than just another video game Minecraft's creators revealed this week that the blocky freeform building game has 33 million users. It can easily become an obsession. ... ... He also hopes Minecraft can teach parents a thing or two rather than them wanting the game to teach their kids. "If this is something your kid is passionate about you owe it to them to take an hour or two to figure it out," he says. And that's perhaps the best thing about the game - the shared times and stories we've had playing it together. Like that time we got ambushed by a creeper, which blew up and dropped us into a cavern, and we only had one torch and had to find our way back. Or the first time we killed the Ender Dragon or the time they showed me around the giant elaborate treehouse they had built and the... Well, you get the idea. IT is what we all make it! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
I do play Minecraft i confess, and Mojang ought to be congratulated that with such a simple concept they've managed to create something more addictive than crack cocaine. And if kids are spending all their time in front of the PC, at least they're not out on street corners or park benches drinking cheap cider annoying the rest of us. Then again, they're missing out on a big chunk of their education. And it's more constructive (literally) than shooting endlessly respawning enemies in Call of Duty. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20084 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
... I have no psychological NEED to, I have a fulfilling social life thankyou very much. ... So why you wobbling the pixels on here?! Keep searchin', Martin :-) See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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