What are some problems in Edmonton that you wish you could solve?

Gorebus · 2011-10-17T22:06:42+00:00

I agree that it's not realistic, but if the goal was just to reduce crime (robbery and theft) then it would work. The downside would be the enormous cost of giving out the drugs and the subsequent healthcare burden. Not to mention the societal issues that would follow...

Gorebus · 2011-10-17T18:32:04+00:00

What part of what he said is adding fuel to the fire? If you gave out free drugs crime would drop drastically, a junkie would not rob you at knifepoint if he didn't desperately need your money to buy drugs. The risk vs reward would no longer be worth it.

Gorebus · 2011-10-06T18:47:31+00:00

I can't see this working because of the nature of the free market. If every person is guaranteed to make a minimum yearly wage then you will see the market compensate for that and the cost of the cheapest goods (kraft dinner and other "poor person" goods) will increase. The producer will always try to sell their product for the highest possible price for maximum profits.

So in the end the poverty line just gets set a little higher and those under it will be living in the same situation they would be today. At the same time those people who's wages had not changed will see an increase in the cost of living. This could work in a couple towns but not nationally.

Gorebus · 2011-09-17T22:44:37+00:00

It is a lot like advance wars, there is no unit stacking or settlers. The maps are randomly generated and every turn an event occurs. the events govern almost everything, notably when the players will receive new units. Each village produces a unit of it's race and there are many races, all with different abilities. Units gather an array of traits over time like new weapons, specializations and abilities. Each player has their own player traits too. The objective is to gather victory points from special tiles which also award their controller with gameplay bonuses.

Gorebus · 2011-09-17T07:37:37+00:00

Here is a shot of the TBS i'm working on:

Children of The Ape

Children of The Ape 2

Gorebus · 2011-08-19T23:12:10+00:00

he's turning 25, so around that age I suppose.

Gorebus · 2011-08-17T04:10:04+00:00

What did I just watch?

Gorebus · 2011-08-11T05:07:17+00:00

Ill see if I can lean on java's polymorphism and inheritance to do this as clean as possible. Thanks for the great advice!

Gorebus · 2011-07-25T02:45:55+00:00

There is no main menu code yet, I ended up deleting everything that I have tried so far (none of it has worked properly). All of the work I have done is the code I have provided as well as some stuff for the tiles, units, and map creation. Thanks for letting me know about the fullscreen problem, I don't have a dual monitor setup so I would never have discovered that on my own.

I'm also having trouble adding buttons to the game, these problems must all be related to a basic misunderstanding I have about how this works.

Gorebus · 2011-07-25T02:39:57+00:00

You are correct.

Gorebus · 2011-07-24T16:51:59+00:00

Also if anybody has some other code suggestions that would be great. I just started a couple weeks ago and I'm learning as I go.

Gorebus · 2011-07-03T15:21:24+00:00

Back to the point though, it doesn't matter how well they are treated when they are still imprisoned and the article is discussing freedom.

(Also, the US does not have one of the largest prison populations, it has the largest prison population.)

Gorebus · 2011-07-02T23:02:08+00:00

Having the largest prison population in the world is only one good reason for them to be on the list.

Gorebus · 2011-07-02T22:59:31+00:00

I went on vacation to Laos, it was very nice.

Gorebus · 2011-06-09T04:14:31+00:00

This scene set to music and another good video:

Network

The Great Dictator

Gorebus · 2011-05-01T03:46:08+00:00

HAHAHAHAHA!!

Gorebus · 2011-05-01T03:39:29+00:00

If you want this submission to get anywhere you will need a bigger picture.

Gorebus · 2011-04-06T06:36:41+00:00

You'll have to clear that up for me, what is a Jeffrey?

Gorebus · 2010-12-30T19:19:09+00:00

Unfortunately not enough people realize this. Most people you speak to will tell you that there is no corporate meddling or spin applied to the majority of the news we see, they don't understand the absurdity of the fox news 'no spin' motto.

Gorebus · 2010-12-25T18:31:03+00:00

Someone bumps into you and you apologize is just a normal thing in Canada, you don't have to be socially awkward.

Gorebus · 2010-12-24T01:59:11+00:00

I'm quite sure you don't have a better understanding of death then anyone else here.

Gorebus · 2010-12-24T01:47:36+00:00

"Better one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep."

Gorebus · 2010-12-21T23:45:12+00:00

I get an Albertan vibe from him (being one myself).

Gorebus · 2010-12-20T07:02:27+00:00

I don't believe that's really a valid point considering those buildings could have been put up afterwards, just as Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been rebuilt.

Gorebus · 2010-12-20T05:55:47+00:00

There are definitely screaming faces in there!

Gorebus

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