Random Slyfox Comments (questions welcomed, replies not promised)

[John McCass]

Internet For Kids (8-15 years) Your verdict on this.

 

[Slyfox696]

I don't know what it is.

 

[John McCass]

Eh, seriously?

 

[Slyfox696]

Link me.

 

[John McCass]

In other words, what's the appropriate age for a kid to get the Internet facility?

 

[Slyfox696]

Anytime, so long as they have parent supervision.

 

[John McCass]

Is Vince McMahon as bad as people portray him to be? I think people have grown over-smart. Like, wrestler A was buried by wrestler B (mostly Cena) which I believe is idiocy. This kind of thing is thrown oftenly. I thoroughly enjoy the product. Are his ideas as awful as people think?

 

[Slyfox696]

He has dominated the American market, put all his competitors out of business and grown his wrestling company into a worldwide entertainment juggernaut.

Vince McMahon has obviously done something correct.

 

[John McCass]

Agree wholeheartedly. Where would you rank Shawn Michaels in your favourite performers list?

 

[Slyfox696]

Much further down than most people. I'm not sure HBK cracks my Top 10.

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

What would you say are your favourite games of all-time?

 

[Slyfox696]

Video games?

 

[Dan Severn's Moustache]

Yeah.

 

[Slyfox696]

In no particular order:

Little League Baseball (NES)
Minecraft (PC)
NBA Live 95 (Sega)
Nintendo World Cup (NES)
Mario Kart (N64)
Secret of the Silver Blades (PC)
Dynasty Warriors franchise (PS2/PS3)


Those are just a few off the top of my head.

 

[John McCass]

Most of these contain sports. What about fighting/combat games?

 

[Slyfox696]

Most of these contain sports. What about fighting/combat games?

You mean like Minecraft, Mario Kart, Secret of the Silver Blades and Dynasty Warriors?

 

[John McCass]

Like Tekken, Street Fighter, King of Fighters, Mortal Combat etc.

 

[Slyfox696]

There are more fighting games than just ones where two people stand on opposite sides of the screen. And I've never really been a big fan of those type of games anyways.

 

[Slyfox696]

I don't understand why my 1.7.10 Minecraft modpack sometimes resets itself and I lose markings on my map. Incredibly frustrating.

 

[Slyfox696]

Playing basketball for the first time in three months make a person quite sore for a few days after. Just a warning.

 

[John McCass]

You hurt?

 

[Slyfox696]

A little sore...it's getting better, just a little annoying for a few days.

 

[Thriller Ant]

Do you play OOTP, Sly? I can't remember how big of a baseball fan you are, but it seems like a game you'd be into.

 

[Slyfox696]

I downloaded one of the free versions once and it seemed pretty entertaining. I never really took the time to sit down and invest fully in it however. I used to play a game called High Heat Baseball. High Heat wasn't a great "playing" game (in other words, the actual baseball gameplay itself wasn't great), but it had a really fun general manager mode that I played the hell out of it. OOTP seems much like that, only much more in-depth.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

As a teacher who specialises in the computing area, do you have any thoughts about the possibility of teaching moving completely online?

I've read a few things about silicon valley getting ready for education technology to be the next big online boom market but introducing technology into the education sector has so many potential pitfalls, so I'd be interested to hear what you think as a teacher (with an assumed appreciation/leaning towards technology and its benefits).