I support this, especially right now while our economy is struggling. Short-term work visas are really little different from outsourcing jobs to other countries. The end result is the same: the money invested into the employee ends up getting spent somewhere else, and is drained from our economy.
I disagree. First, the people who are currently immigrating are not the types that are known for mooching off state handouts. But furthermore, we are specficially talking here about people coming over on work visas. Which, obiviously, means they are here to work. If they stay and reinvest their earnings in our economy there is no reason why it shouldn't have a positive benefit longterm.
On the other hand, if they come here and work for a year and spend only enough to cover bare necessities then return to their "home" country, they have deprived a citizen of a job and they have taken the money paid for that job and invested it in a different country's economy somewhere else. If enough do that, that is a huge loss to our economy.
Yeah I agree, that's pretty hypocritical. The USA is the nation made up of people from all nations. Even the "majority" (Caucasians) come from a variety of different nations and ethnic backgrounds. And as far as real estate goes there's still plenty of room here in the US. So provided these immigrants come here legally and stick around, and thus reinvest their earnings back in our economy I think they would be good for the country. I welcome such with open arms, as that is exactly what built this nation.
Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, if these people were actually planning to move here and live here long-term. That would mean most of their money goes right back into our economy, and could in the end actually cause a net increase in jobs. The problem is that's not what happens; they come here and work for a year or two, saving most of their income, then leave to go back wherever they came from to spend the money there.
Provided they're legally and actually immigrating, and not just stopping by temporarily to make a quick buck. Our enconomy is already hurting and unemployment is high, we don't need leeches stopping in to steal our jobs then running off to spend the money elsewhere.
Well, in one sense he's correct: current iPad-type devices never will. But I'd expect down the road we'll hit a point where better hardware is no longer useful or possible, and you'll be able to pack the best of the best in a portable, tablet-like device, and at that point the PC will vanish as there'll be no real point to owning one. That's at least 20 years off though I'd guess.
Perhaps not for commercial and industrial use, but they sure did for home use. The conversion is not complete yet, but it's well on its way.
My entire immediate family no longer has land lines. There are no teens in my family - my younger sister is 30. My folks just recently dropped their land line, and my older sister's family dropped theirs probably 5 years ago. I have never had a land line in my house. So how exactly is it that only "teenage hipsters" no longer use land lines?
The general purpose home desktop PC has been mostly dead for a while now, replaced by laptops. And now those are going away as well, replaced by tablets. There's going to be a niche market for PC enthusiasts and gamers for a good while yet though.
Well, there's still a ways to go before a tablet can completely replace a desktop PC, the way mobile phones replaced land lines. As long as game developers can keep pushing the envelope in ways that requires better hardware, there will continue to be an enthusiast desktop PC market. Eventually even game development should get to the place where there's really no way to make use of better hardware any more, but we're nowhere near that. Realistic physics in particular still has a lot of room for improvement, which will probably take at least a decade or two to fully realize.
But that's the exception that proves your point. People who are not PC gamers or PC enthusiasts are buying Android tablets or iPads instead of desktops or laptops now, because they work well enough for what they do with a computing device most of the time.
Well, let's see. We'll do a little quick math here. A typical typist does about 40-70 WPM. Really quick ones can top 100. So let's be generous and assume they have one of their fastest on this, and he/she can do 120WPM. Now, when calculating WPM, five keystrokes is considered one "word" (not counting keys like shift or control). At that rate, it would take 14 seconds to type 140 characters, not a mere single second as you so rashly assume./ducks
I didn't say RA2:YR bothered me all that much. I said I found it slightly less fun than RA2. I also discovered that I made a mistake in my previous post. RA2 was actually the first C&C game published by EA. It also got lower ratings than the first RA, which I've never played and thus couldn't compare RA2 with. I guess now I'll have to. Also of interest to me was that C&C Generals was the last C&C that had any of the Westwood team working on it, and it was also the last C&C I actually enjoyed. I didn't care for the more recent ones at all.
Like I said, it wasn't that noticable back then, it was mostly just minor disappointments here and there, games just felt a bit rushed and not quite as fun as previous ones (well, with the exception of Battlefield 1942, my god what a mess of bugs that was). Still, I and some others did see EA starting to go downhill even then. It appears they've accellerated now, almost to the point where it looks like they're actively trying to do a suicide crash.
I know HFCS is found in very many products. Most of them are more or less junk food. I would indeed consider pickles or ham with HFCS in them junk food. Good pickles and ham won't have it. Just checked the yogurt I brought for lunch today... nope. It has sugar, not HFCS. As for containing smoe other form of corn or soy, that's also just processed products.
If you shop at whole food stores, and/or buy local or organic ingredients and do your own cooking, it really is not that difficult to avoid buying Monsanto stuff, and certainly stuff with HFC or other corn products. Most people don't do that, but it's entirely probable that someone health conscious would.
Not really. Buy organic. Avoid grains. As for HFCS, it's mostly found in junk food. I don't shop like that myself, but I know people who do. And even while being a non-customer of places that specialize in such food, I know of two such stores within two miles of my house.
In short, if he says he does so, I consider it highly probable he does.
If the game is published by EA or Activision, just dont buy it.
There are so many options out there now, well deserving, dedicated, creative independent developers who just want to make games. Give them your money instead of soulless corporate goons.
Here's the correct version of your post. You're welcome.
Basically what it boils down to is which company pissed off the most people the most recently. EA's SimCity debacle hit at just the wrong time. (Or just the right time, depending on your perspective.)
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I support this, especially right now while our economy is struggling. Short-term work visas are really little different from outsourcing jobs to other countries. The end result is the same: the money invested into the employee ends up getting spent somewhere else, and is drained from our economy.
I disagree. First, the people who are currently immigrating are not the types that are known for mooching off state handouts. But furthermore, we are specficially talking here about people coming over on work visas. Which, obiviously, means they are here to work. If they stay and reinvest their earnings in our economy there is no reason why it shouldn't have a positive benefit longterm.
On the other hand, if they come here and work for a year and spend only enough to cover bare necessities then return to their "home" country, they have deprived a citizen of a job and they have taken the money paid for that job and invested it in a different country's economy somewhere else. If enough do that, that is a huge loss to our economy.
Seems like pretty basic economics to me.
But again I'm no expert, it's just my 0.02.
Yeah I agree, that's pretty hypocritical. The USA is the nation made up of people from all nations. Even the "majority" (Caucasians) come from a variety of different nations and ethnic backgrounds. And as far as real estate goes there's still plenty of room here in the US. So provided these immigrants come here legally and stick around, and thus reinvest their earnings back in our economy I think they would be good for the country. I welcome such with open arms, as that is exactly what built this nation.
Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, if these people were actually planning to move here and live here long-term. That would mean most of their money goes right back into our economy, and could in the end actually cause a net increase in jobs. The problem is that's not what happens; they come here and work for a year or two, saving most of their income, then leave to go back wherever they came from to spend the money there.
Provided they're legally and actually immigrating, and not just stopping by temporarily to make a quick buck. Our enconomy is already hurting and unemployment is high, we don't need leeches stopping in to steal our jobs then running off to spend the money elsewhere.
My 0.02.
but I am le tired!
Kim: "Why oh why did I take the blue pill?"
Came expecting juvenile penis references. Left satisfied.
Well, in one sense he's correct: current iPad-type devices never will. But I'd expect down the road we'll hit a point where better hardware is no longer useful or possible, and you'll be able to pack the best of the best in a portable, tablet-like device, and at that point the PC will vanish as there'll be no real point to owning one. That's at least 20 years off though I'd guess.
I imagine they probably will be, eventually, but not for at least another decade or two.
Perhaps not for commercial and industrial use, but they sure did for home use. The conversion is not complete yet, but it's well on its way.
My entire immediate family no longer has land lines. There are no teens in my family - my younger sister is 30. My folks just recently dropped their land line, and my older sister's family dropped theirs probably 5 years ago. I have never had a land line in my house. So how exactly is it that only "teenage hipsters" no longer use land lines?
No, that was Spartacus. Seriously, you tacked a number on the end and didn't even get the spelling right? How sad.
The general purpose home desktop PC has been mostly dead for a while now, replaced by laptops. And now those are going away as well, replaced by tablets. There's going to be a niche market for PC enthusiasts and gamers for a good while yet though.
Well, there's still a ways to go before a tablet can completely replace a desktop PC, the way mobile phones replaced land lines. As long as game developers can keep pushing the envelope in ways that requires better hardware, there will continue to be an enthusiast desktop PC market. Eventually even game development should get to the place where there's really no way to make use of better hardware any more, but we're nowhere near that. Realistic physics in particular still has a lot of room for improvement, which will probably take at least a decade or two to fully realize.
But that's the exception that proves your point. People who are not PC gamers or PC enthusiasts are buying Android tablets or iPads instead of desktops or laptops now, because they work well enough for what they do with a computing device most of the time.
I'm wearing my trusty tin-foil hat!
Well, let's see. We'll do a little quick math here. A typical typist does about 40-70 WPM. Really quick ones can top 100. So let's be generous and assume they have one of their fastest on this, and he/she can do 120WPM. Now, when calculating WPM, five keystrokes is considered one "word" (not counting keys like shift or control). At that rate, it would take 14 seconds to type 140 characters, not a mere single second as you so rashly assume. /ducks
I didn't say RA2:YR bothered me all that much. I said I found it slightly less fun than RA2. I also discovered that I made a mistake in my previous post. RA2 was actually the first C&C game published by EA. It also got lower ratings than the first RA, which I've never played and thus couldn't compare RA2 with. I guess now I'll have to. Also of interest to me was that C&C Generals was the last C&C that had any of the Westwood team working on it, and it was also the last C&C I actually enjoyed. I didn't care for the more recent ones at all.
Like I said, it wasn't that noticable back then, it was mostly just minor disappointments here and there, games just felt a bit rushed and not quite as fun as previous ones (well, with the exception of Battlefield 1942, my god what a mess of bugs that was). Still, I and some others did see EA starting to go downhill even then. It appears they've accellerated now, almost to the point where it looks like they're actively trying to do a suicide crash.
I know HFCS is found in very many products. Most of them are more or less junk food. I would indeed consider pickles or ham with HFCS in them junk food. Good pickles and ham won't have it. Just checked the yogurt I brought for lunch today... nope. It has sugar, not HFCS. As for containing smoe other form of corn or soy, that's also just processed products.
If you shop at whole food stores, and/or buy local or organic ingredients and do your own cooking, it really is not that difficult to avoid buying Monsanto stuff, and certainly stuff with HFC or other corn products. Most people don't do that, but it's entirely probable that someone health conscious would.
Are you stupid? Bioware has never been a publisher.
Zing!
Well played, sir.
Not really. Buy organic. Avoid grains. As for HFCS, it's mostly found in junk food. I don't shop like that myself, but I know people who do. And even while being a non-customer of places that specialize in such food, I know of two such stores within two miles of my house.
In short, if he says he does so, I consider it highly probable he does.
Thanks. Now I have some new games to buy. :)
If the game is published by EA or Activision, just dont buy it.
There are so many options out there now, well deserving, dedicated, creative independent developers who just want to make games. Give them your money instead of soulless corporate goons.
Here's the correct version of your post. You're welcome.
Basically what it boils down to is which company pissed off the most people the most recently. EA's SimCity debacle hit at just the wrong time. (Or just the right time, depending on your perspective.)
and all the food i make at home has nothing from monsanto in it. no HFCS either
What he said is entirely possible.