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PS3 To Use Blu-Ray Technology
Daetrin writes "GameSpot has reported an announcement by Sony that the PlayStation 3 will use Blu-Ray technology, a next-generation optical disc format which 'can hold 25GB on a single layer and 50GB on the dual-layer discs', as many people have been speculating. What Sony hasn't said for sure is whether the PS3 will be backwards compatible with DVD movies and PS2 games. However, they indicated that they will reveal more details about the PlayStation 3 at a premiere in Japan on March 31st next year. (And, if nothing else, there will certainly be plenty of rumors before then.)"
And does not the world have to stay on hold while Redmond innovates?
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The next pasture is always greener
Right... Because he did such a good job preventing 9/11
Perhaps not, but he's been cleaning house ever since.
LK
"Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
It's fun to twist facts and words isn't it. I don't even like Bush, I can't stand him, but this is ridiculous.
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1. Let Osama off the hook.
How exactly did he "let him off the hook". More like, couldn't find him. Letting him off the hook implies a pardon.
2. Invade the wrong country.
Point.
3. Generated the largest level of debt in modern US history.
And Clinton generated the largest debt in modern US history when he was president. The US has always been trillions of dollars in debt, and that debt has been increasing over the years, including during Clintons term:
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62
09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16
09/28/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06
09/29/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86
09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43
09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
(source:http://www.publicd
4. The first president since Hoover with a negative job creation figure.
Most economist agree that economies are cyclic, and have very little to do with presidents. Even if executive power had any effect over the economy, it certainly wouldnt be immediate and would takes years to see an effect.
5. Presided over the energy crisis.
And JFK Presided over the Cold War, and Lincoln presided over the Civil War. What does presiding over anything have to do with responsibility. The Energy crisis may or may not have been Bush's fault, but you need to offer evidence more than he "presided" over it.
6. Presided over the largest terrorist attack in US soil.
Same, even more so. Without evidence that Bush was responsible or could have resonably stopped 9/11, the point is very moot. The 9/11 commission placed some blame on Bush, but also some blame on Clinton.
7. Raped the English language in ways very few special education students could have ever dream of.
Not really a major issue, but a good point
8. Since this is slashdot: he even fell off a Segway....
Ha, that's hilarious, I need to see that video.
1. Let Osama off the hook.
You mean like how Clinton turned down the offer from the Afghan goverment that would have put him in US custody?
2. Invade the wrong country.
That one is arguable. It is looking more and more like we shouldn't have invaded Iraq. But what's done is done.
3. Generated the largest level of debt in modern US history.
All depends on what you mean by "modern" and if you compensate for inflation.
5. Presided over the energy crisis.
Carter anyone? I was alive in the 1970s, I remember gas lines. I remember people being desparate for fuel. The high prices today are a real pain in the ass, but by no measure is it a crisis.
6. Presided over the largest terrorist attack in US soil.
As opposed to the previous occupant of the office who presided over the largest domestic terrorist attack in US history.
7. Raped the English language in ways very few special education students could have ever dream of.
I guess that all depends on what the meaning of 'is' is.
Bush was my second choice. I would have preferred Buchanan, but since he had no real chance of winning I voted for Bush.
LK
"Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
1)
"No, letting someone off the hook also means that you stop pursuing him. As per Bush's Quote:
"I don't know where he is.You know, I just don't spend that much time on him... I truly am not that concerned about him."[President Bush on OBL, Press Conference, 3/13/02]"
Id like to see the entire context of that quote before I hand it to you.
3)
"Not really, the US has not "always" been trillions in debt. You knew exactly what I was pointing at, by saying "generated" as in his administration has generated the largest increase in public debt of any modern administration. For a party that advocates fiscal responsability and small government, republicas sure have a way with public spending. BTW, you were pointing out the compounded debt figures, i.e. the ones that take into account the interest and such, not the annual deficit figures on the budget...."
Yeah I shouldn't have used the word always. Also, the budget deficit is different from the debt. Use the words for what they mean. You have a valid point with the deficit, I never denied that.
4)
"But the fact still remains, so?"
And is pointless
5)
"Well, since the energy crisis in California was arguably due to Enron's manipulation. And W's prediential campaign benefited clearly from Enron's money, and Enron people were running the Energy dept, and even Mr. Vice Prez was conducting double secret energy meetings iwth Enron honchos. Well it is not like W is such an innocent little good boy in this matter."
Actually look up the facts. Enron contributed about the same amount of money to both the Bush and Gore campaigns. Furthermore you already consented its "arguably" because of Enron who was "arguably" aided by Bush. Not a very solid arguement.
6)
"Hey, I thought the buck stopped at the top... but I guess everyone is making an exception with this good ol' boy then. So much for personal responsability. Afterall he was just the president when the shit hit the fan."
OK, the Clinton is responsible for the first WTC bombings, the Oklahoma city bombings, the embassies that were bombed, etc. That's bullshit, people normally DON'T blame a president for terrorist activities unless theres direct evidence he could have stopped them resonably.
7)
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Well if you believe that one of the most powerful offices in the world can be handled to an iliterate functional idiot, well... more power to you. It makes me a little bit uneasy that the guy handling the little red "self destruct" button is a complete moron."
Bush got a 1200 something on his SATs and had average grades at Yale. He's not a complete idiot, he has a problem with public speaking, that much is obvious. He also doesn't have the best vocab. I put him at average intelligence, and I believe that's what he tested in an IQ test (not 100% sure but I think I read he scored a 104, or something along those lines.)
Silly to reply to a sig, but I think you have that backwards - terrorists would want you to vote for GWB.
There's nothing terrorists like more than for us to barge around like assholes and rile up a bunch of otherwise complacent folks. Not to mention the bonus of having Americans lose their freedoms to repressive security measures and enforced morality, and the total disregard of science and reason by the US government.
Not to say that no other administration would make these mistakes, but I can't imagine anyone else screwing our country to the degree that Bush/Cheney/etc. have. I'm sure that 10 out of 10 terrorists would agree - Bush in 2004 means holding back the advancement of peace, progress, and prosperity in the world. Now how do you think they would vote?
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"How exactly did he "let him off the hook". More like, couldn't find him. Letting him off the hook implies a pardon."
There are 130,000+ US troops in Iraq, where Osama has never been.
There are 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan where Osama might be.
There are 0 US troops in Pakistan where Osama probably is.
He's off the hook.
-B
I'm proudly voting for Bush again. You can try to pin the blame for the current state of affairs dubya if you want, but it was 8 years of appeasement in the Clinton years despite several attacks on American interests, including the WTC, that culminated in 9/11. Add that to 12 years of hand wringing and empty threats from the UN and I think you get a better picture of who terrorists want in the White House. With Kerry, the terrorists get concessions, hesitation and navel gazing. With Bush, they get a president who *will* kill them.
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jason
jason
Have a good day?! Impossible! I'm at work!
What the fuck kind of appeasement? I keep hearing "Clinton appeased terror! Clinton appeased terror!", but I still don't know what any of you are talking about.
The Oklahoma City bombing? Arrests, convictions, one execution so far.
The Cole bombing? Arrests and convictions. (Don't know about executions.)
The first WTC bombing? Arrests and convictions (Also don't know about executions.)
I'm just sayin', I wouldn't like to be appeased by that administration.
Perhaps with Kerry, we'll stop invading random countries because Stupid Americans can't tell the difference between one country full of Brown People and another. Then again, perhaps not. We seem to love our wars.
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca