The Hacker Project - a free online game

Bah, I don't like this one bit. I was hoping for a game where there's at least an option for a persistent world, but now it looks like we're going to have any progress wiped every once in a while. Do you plan on making this a reoccurring event?


Can you elaborate on this? Does this allow you to destroy the hardware of a server you have admin access to if the virus is installed on your gateway? Does the six-hour limit apply globally or just to each player in the case that their Revelation virus is disinfected?

Potentially I could grow to like the update, but as it stands the whole reset idea is a sticking point.

You're contradicting yourself here. First you say heating tobacco would produce less substance delivery, then you turn around and say lower temperatures using a hookah would produce more? Which is it?

Using a hookah bakes the tobacco, which is usually covered in molasses so that it is less prone to burning than dry tobacco. A correctly used hookah does not burn the tobacco. And as I said, tar is produced when tobacco is burnt, not heated to the usual temperature of 100-150C.

So the water doesn't trap any particles that aren't water soluble, what about the ones that are? Also the water, especially when chilled, cools the smoke down to a less harmful temperature. There's also the point that while a hookah does use a lot more tobacco per 'serving', and the method of inhalation may change, it's not as frequently used as cigarettes, and when it is used it is more likely in a social setting, which is the main reason I prefer it over cigarettes. Smoking hookah with my friends is my hobby, not my habit.

I'm not against the idea that smoking/drinking/whatever is bad for your health, but I believe in simple moderation, and if someone can't deal with that, then they shouldn't be allowed to indulge in a little vice.

@Witcher - If something is water soluable, then that means the substance does dissolve in water. Since aromatic hydrocarbons aren't water soluable, passing it through water does nothing to remove any of the hydrocarbons from the smoke before it reaches your lungs.

Also, does anyone have anything to contribute to the original topic? This was originally about sharing any drug experiences.

@Adralamech: The primary way nicotine enters your system with chewing tobacco is actually through absorption in your gums. The same reason why nicotine gums have you hold it in between your cheek and gums after you chew it the first couple times (my dad tried to use them to quit). The solution of nicotine was hypothetical, I don't think anyone actually does that on a regular basis. Also with the issue of dilution, concentration is somewhat a factor, especially when it is combined with an amount of food since nicotine is easily eliminated from the bloodstream.

@Magna: The filters do filter out some of the harmful chemicals, but cigarettes contain quite a few additives in them. The majority of carcinogenic substances are produced by burning these additives. Tar, which is a main factor in decreased lung function, is produced when tobacco is burned. So, the higher the temperature, the higher amount of tar you receive, which is why I prefer to use a hookah when with friends.

Yes yes back on topic, seeing Dent show his intelligence always gets my boxer-briefs in a bunch.

I'm a hallucinogenic fan myself, LSD probably being my favorite, but I haven't gotten around to finding mescaline/DMT. I'm also kinda prone to bad trips so I prefer to dose myself at home rather than a party.

Expand your mind. :3

P.S. Dent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine

The LD50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 40–60 mg (0.5-1.0 mg/kg) can be a lethal dosage for adult humans.

[sarcasm] Then I should probably be dead a couple times over.    [/sarcasm]

Edit: Sorry, forgot the tags.

fail?

I'm comparing this suggestion to a similar suggestion that's already on the to-do list, and pointing out that the similar suggestion is low on the priority list.

I'll second this necro. The suggestions forum has been filled with lots of ideas; some good, and some not so good. TBH this would probably be lower on the priority list, since in

http://www.hacker-project.com/forum/index.php?topic=396.0

On the to-do task list, - "Files / Programs" order files by Version, Size is #7 of 10 on the priority list.

Excellent point. I actually invited one of my friends to come try the game, and he quit even though I was helping him step by step (this was before Lisa). It simply takes a certain kind of person to play and enjoy this game.

Back on topic, who are any of us to impose "guidelines" on what people should and shouldn't do? I myself am greatly against any kind of "babying" for the newbies. If groups want to publicly announce their stance on certain techniques in the game, fine. Nobody really cares all that much. If skilled players want to use them, they will, and they'll get away with it with the system as is. The unskilled players, they'll still use them, but they won't get away with it as much.

Bottom line, it's a game, who are you to tell people how they should play?

Ah yes, the same reply I got when I opened with an IC post.

Welcome regardless, watch your step lest you become the haunted one.

That seems like less of an issue now that the average player's hardware is much higher than the resources taken up by either.

*gasp* You mean you haven't either? 

http://www.hacker-project.com/forum/index.php?topic=698.0

I like it as well and would welcome a more secretive feel to the game, more so than it is now.

Would the interface for it be like VB/AV, where the program is run on a process to process basis? Or is it like hider/unhider where the parent file would have to be run, then a separate child process is started on the process to be hidden? And should it cost AP? This has the ability to reduce AP costs for constant IP changers, in the risk/reward sense since hiding processes would provide a measure of extra security, but nothing near the godliness of IP change.

I don't think Sir Emi minds the tongue-in-cheek humor, but it's hard to tell context when it's just plain text y'know? 

Bullfeces, you were here yesterday.

I like the idea, except for IP change/password change, although I don't think anyone would let a queued IP/password change time out unless they went on vacation or something.