I always found the electricity thing annoying for two reasons.
1. Electricity was discovered LONG LONG LONG after the laws of shabbat came around. 2. A very large portion of your body (brain, heart, nervous system, etc) functions off of electricity.
Apple sells overpriced plastic boxes with lock-in that is done in such a way that it somehow doesn't grab the attention of the clueless sheep that use it.
Microsoft does not deliver what they promise in their software, and abuses their position at the top in an attempt to retain their peak; little do they know that if they slacked up a bit and let someone else grab a little more market share, people wouldn't be making as many death threats against them.
Linux provides people with total control over their systems while making the most simple of tasks take ten times longer than they should; since Linux has become more mainstream, an increase of hair loss due to pulling has become apparent as well.
There is no "good" option. There is only a "not quite as bad" option. All you fanboys need to stop stroking your egos and let people use whatever the fuck they want.
It was originally written in hebrew. Guess what? It's still read in hebrew.
I may not follow the jewish religion spiritually or even traditionally...but I still feel we have the holy text that is closest to what how it was originally written...
That doesn't explain why using electricity on shabbat is considered work but walking five miles because you aren't supposed to drive is NOT considered work. Fuck that.
So, which of the many versions of the bible has these exact words?
I always found it funny that the word of god has different versions...I mean, I would think god would make himself quite clear in what he means if it is so important that we follow what he says...
Who are we, petty little humans, to judge what god does and does not mean and want?
"Really? And which part of your ass did you pull that one out of? Perhaps you would like to profer some evidence, since this is certainly not obvious."
Really, I didn't realize you were a criminal psychologist. I lived with one for nearly 7 years...many, many conversations. Granted it was one person, but as Turkish said in Snatch "You spent a summer in one [a caravan], which means you know more about it than me."
"So you're so full of yourself that anyone that doesn't agree with you is sick. That's informed."
Again, this ties into the whole "discerning reality from fantasy" thing...I thought that was obvious to anyone smarter than say...a gerbil.
"You don't know what I slow down for, if anything besides the cars ahead slowing down. Do you always heap a ton of assumptions on the people you are 'arguing' with?"
Why the fuck do people always assume "you" means YOU? Do I know YOU? Do YOU even know me? No, neither of us do. It's the "general you". Again, gerbils.
"For what? Disagreeing with you? That's a crime now? Guess I better march myself to jail."
No. If you think of it as "murder training". If you think of it as being realistic violence. etc. etc. etc. Gerbils rear their ugly heads again.
"People are concerned because we are visual, image processing beings. When you have inured your image processing systems to images of killing others, especially where the killing images are life-like, people are afraid this will make killing in reality easier to do."
That's because people are really fucking stupid. The more I play violent video games and watch violent movies, I find myself LESS likely to lash out at someone because I know both what the consequences are and the fact that I would be causing them large amounts of pain. See, you may not realize this, but pushing buttons is EXTREMELY different than slicing someone's throat.
A little ditty I wrote on violent video games. Enjoy.
Hello all, I decided to finally write this down in response to some people asking me why I enjoy immeasurably violent video games and movies. This explanation is written using the game "Manhunt" as it's primary example, mainly because of it's subject matter (which can best be described as a "snuff video game"). PLEASE read it in it's entirety before responding, it's easy to think i'm making an uninformed point without reading the whole thing; I explain EVERY viewpoint I express.
Think about this, folks.
This "game" is not about sneakin' around, trying to see what the biggest mess you can make is. It's about much more than that. This game is in direct relation to the JTHM (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, for the uninitiated...) in all of us, the little black beast that we keep to ourselves.
Ever say "I wish he were dead", or "he makes me so angry I want to kill him"? Of course you have. Everyone has. This game is the digital manifestation of those thoughts. It's not about suffocating some guy, or creating the pink mist... This game does one thing and one thing only: it asks you a question. A very simple question to state, and frankly a very simple question to answer:
Is your black beast fictional or real?
Do you have a little playground for the demon inside of you, someplace it can go and harmlessly let out it's frustrations and rage? Or are you so jaded and blind that you cannot discern the difference between reality and fantasy?
Frankly, if you enjoy this game (along with ANY violent video game or movie, regardless of it's subject or presentation) you are not sick. You are normal. You are provided an outlet for the most primal emotions that you, as a human, have. Your most carnal instincts. If you don't like this game because the graphics suck, or the control is wonky, fine. BUT. If you despise this game because you say it's "too violent" and "unneccessary", and "too realistic", and whatever else, guess what: YOU are the sick one. That's not to say that you can't see it as being gross, or that you don't like it because you supposidly don't like violence (then why do you slow down to look at car accidents, hmm?) What it means is that if you say that violent things such as this push sane and "normal" people into being murderers in real life...well, I'm sorry, but you are wrong.
The first step anyone takes to becomming a murderer in real life is not being able to tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Manhunt is fantasy. Does that mean something similar has not happend/could not happen? No. But your experience and memories of it happening are. It's a video game. It is designed to be a playground for your little black beast.
If you take it as being anything more serious than that...well, turn yourself in now.
You have to allow the little monster to come out every now and then and release it's frustrations. If you don't, you risk becomming a quivering mass of nervous and dangerous flesh. What better place to do this than in a simulated environment with simulated violence where the only things harmed are your eyes for staring at the screen?
Handguns have uses in the military and in law enforcement. The ONLY place handguns have a use for in the civilian world are in competition target shooting and home protection (of course, someone needs to be home to use a gun...between a gun or an alarm, I would go with the alarm)
I'm not saying that free access to guns should happen...BUT one thing to consider is if criminals know that it is easier for them to obtain a gun illegally than it is for me to obtain one legally.... I mean think about it, if they know for a fact that any given person may have a gun, that would likely deter them from doing criminal-type things. If they know that chances are high that any given person does NOT have a gun, they would be more likely to do something.
For the record, the NRA is nothing but an organization devoted to stroking its own ego. I am all for gun ownership and think if someone has a clean record, they should be allowed to buy and own a gun (provided they take safety courses), but I am vehemently opposed to the NRA.
I can assure you that if you live within 15 miles of ANYWHERE in this country that has a population of more than 200 (and is not Lancaster, PA) you are inhaling much worse shit than what is coming off the lit-end of a cig.
No, a gun is a piece of metal. That is it. It is absolutely nothing more. I could kill you with my finger if I wanted to, I sure as hell don't need a gun to do that.
All I say to those that are for gun control to look at Washington, DC...my hometown. It is illegal to own a handgun and we are the gun-murder capital of the USA.
Not to shit on your asessment, but look again. The PS3 had inferior charector models, inferior crowd models...hell, even the textures of the fight venues were not as good...
...and some of it has not, so mod however you see fit.
I'm glad that they are making it look better. Too many games are on both the 360 and the PS3 in which the PS3 version pales in comparison...Fight Night Round 3 is the perfect example of this.
In the case of Oblivion, they have taken a game that was fantastic when it was first released (and still is now) and vowed to make it better. While this seems obvious to many people, they still took the time and the effort to do it.
Now.
My question to you PC Gamers that played Oblivion and delved into the (awesome) world of Oblivion mods...look at what they are citing as the differences for the PS3 version...aside from the extra caching and such, do you see what I see?
That's right folks. Like WoW, many of the changes are very similar to things that people in the mod community released for the PC. So, what is my real question then?
Had the original lacked the ability to be so easily modded, and had the mods that WERE released never created...would these same changes have been made for the PS3 version? Anyone can tell you that the difference between the PC and the 360 version of Oblivion on a hi-def screen is not very big...the difference between the 360 version on a hi-def screen and the PC version with many graphical mods applied to it, however, is massive.
So again: how much of the PC Oblivion modding community do you think played a role in the decision to rewrite, rerender, and redraw many portions of the game that modders themselves changed?
Due to slashdot readers being the way they are, I know imma get modded down for this but I don't care. mod away.
If Jobs truly cared about not implementing DRm and if he truly and honestly felt as strongly as he is trying to make it appear...why the fuck didn't he say something when they first started the store? Why do so many consumers still not know what this is? If Apple is so commited to interoperability, why can I not play a WMA file on an Ipod, DRM'd or not?
"You stupid poster, because WMA is Microsoft and that is their competitors!"
Exactly. And if you have average joe blow consumer with 30 gigs of files in WMA format, and suddenly he can play them on an Ipod...don't you think that might just increase the chance that he::gasp:: BUYS ONE?
Seriously. Publicity bullshit. Nothing to see here, please move along.
Same goes for Katamari Damacy and We Heart Katamari...'cept for the purple ponies part...though I wouldn't be shocked if that were hidden in there somewhere...
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Um, what?
If I like OSX but don't like Apple hardware, I don't have much of a choice do I?
Right, because 13 year old Johnny begging his mom for the latest Ipod is writing a symphony. You know damn well what I meant.
I always found the electricity thing annoying for two reasons.
1. Electricity was discovered LONG LONG LONG after the laws of shabbat came around.
2. A very large portion of your body (brain, heart, nervous system, etc) functions off of electricity.
You are thinking of the movie "Anti-Trust".
http://imdb.com/title/tt0218817/
Let me break it down for you all.
Apple sells overpriced plastic boxes with lock-in that is done in such a way that it somehow doesn't grab the attention of the clueless sheep that use it.
Microsoft does not deliver what they promise in their software, and abuses their position at the top in an attempt to retain their peak; little do they know that if they slacked up a bit and let someone else grab a little more market share, people wouldn't be making as many death threats against them.
Linux provides people with total control over their systems while making the most simple of tasks take ten times longer than they should; since Linux has become more mainstream, an increase of hair loss due to pulling has become apparent as well.
There is no "good" option. There is only a "not quite as bad" option. All you fanboys need to stop stroking your egos and let people use whatever the fuck they want.
See, that's why I like the Torah.
It was originally written in hebrew. Guess what? It's still read in hebrew.
I may not follow the jewish religion spiritually or even traditionally...but I still feel we have the holy text that is closest to what how it was originally written...
That doesn't explain why using electricity on shabbat is considered work but walking five miles because you aren't supposed to drive is NOT considered work. Fuck that.
So, which of the many versions of the bible has these exact words?
I always found it funny that the word of god has different versions...I mean, I would think god would make himself quite clear in what he means if it is so important that we follow what he says...
Who are we, petty little humans, to judge what god does and does not mean and want?
Judge not lest ye be judged mother fucker.
Gotta love the men who thought the earth was flat.
"Really? And which part of your ass did you pull that one out of? Perhaps you would like to profer some evidence, since this is certainly not obvious."
Really, I didn't realize you were a criminal psychologist. I lived with one for nearly 7 years...many, many conversations. Granted it was one person, but as Turkish said in Snatch "You spent a summer in one [a caravan], which means you know more about it than me."
"So you're so full of yourself that anyone that doesn't agree with you is sick. That's informed."
Again, this ties into the whole "discerning reality from fantasy" thing...I thought that was obvious to anyone smarter than say...a gerbil.
"You don't know what I slow down for, if anything besides the cars ahead slowing down. Do you always heap a ton of assumptions on the people you are 'arguing' with?"
Why the fuck do people always assume "you" means YOU? Do I know YOU? Do YOU even know me? No, neither of us do. It's the "general you". Again, gerbils.
"For what? Disagreeing with you? That's a crime now? Guess I better march myself to jail."
No. If you think of it as "murder training". If you think of it as being realistic violence. etc. etc. etc. Gerbils rear their ugly heads again.
"People are concerned because we are visual, image processing beings. When you have inured your image processing systems to images of killing others, especially where the killing images are life-like, people are afraid this will make killing in reality easier to do."
That's because people are really fucking stupid. The more I play violent video games and watch violent movies, I find myself LESS likely to lash out at someone because I know both what the consequences are and the fact that I would be causing them large amounts of pain. See, you may not realize this, but pushing buttons is EXTREMELY different than slicing someone's throat.
Those damn gerbils.
A little ditty I wrote on violent video games. Enjoy.
Hello all, I decided to finally write this down in response to some people asking me why I enjoy immeasurably violent video games and movies. This explanation is written using the game "Manhunt" as it's primary example, mainly because of it's subject matter (which can best be described as a "snuff video game"). PLEASE read it in it's entirety before responding, it's easy to think i'm making an uninformed point without reading the whole thing; I explain EVERY viewpoint I express.
Think about this, folks.
This "game" is not about sneakin' around, trying to see what the biggest mess you can make is. It's about much more than that. This game is in direct relation to the JTHM (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, for the uninitiated...) in all of us, the little black beast that we keep to ourselves.
Ever say "I wish he were dead", or "he makes me so angry I want to kill him"? Of course you have. Everyone has. This game is the digital manifestation of those thoughts. It's not about suffocating some guy, or creating the pink mist... This game does one thing and one thing only: it asks you a question. A very simple question to state, and frankly a very simple question to answer:
Is your black beast fictional or real?
Do you have a little playground for the demon inside of you, someplace it can go and harmlessly let out it's frustrations and rage? Or are you so jaded and blind that you cannot discern the difference between reality and fantasy?
Frankly, if you enjoy this game (along with ANY violent video game or movie, regardless of it's subject or presentation) you are not sick. You are normal. You are provided an outlet for the most primal emotions that you, as a human, have. Your most carnal instincts. If you don't like this game because the graphics suck, or the control is wonky, fine. BUT. If you despise this game because you say it's "too violent" and "unneccessary", and "too realistic", and whatever else, guess what: YOU are the sick one. That's not to say that you can't see it as being gross, or that you don't like it because you supposidly don't like violence (then why do you slow down to look at car accidents, hmm?) What it means is that if you say that violent things such as this push sane and "normal" people into being murderers in real life...well, I'm sorry, but you are wrong.
The first step anyone takes to becomming a murderer in real life is not being able to tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Manhunt is fantasy. Does that mean something similar has not happend/could not happen? No. But your experience and memories of it happening are. It's a video game. It is designed to be a playground for your little black beast.
If you take it as being anything more serious than that...well, turn yourself in now.
You have to allow the little monster to come out every now and then and release it's frustrations. If you don't, you risk becomming a quivering mass of nervous and dangerous flesh. What better place to do this than in a simulated environment with simulated violence where the only things harmed are your eyes for staring at the screen?
Handguns have uses in the military and in law enforcement. The ONLY place handguns have a use for in the civilian world are in competition target shooting and home protection (of course, someone needs to be home to use a gun...between a gun or an alarm, I would go with the alarm)
I'm not saying that free access to guns should happen...BUT one thing to consider is if criminals know that it is easier for them to obtain a gun illegally than it is for me to obtain one legally.... I mean think about it, if they know for a fact that any given person may have a gun, that would likely deter them from doing criminal-type things. If they know that chances are high that any given person does NOT have a gun, they would be more likely to do something.
For the record, the NRA is nothing but an organization devoted to stroking its own ego. I am all for gun ownership and think if someone has a clean record, they should be allowed to buy and own a gun (provided they take safety courses), but I am vehemently opposed to the NRA.
While I agree with you that the lighting seems to be turned up to 11 in many 360 games, when the lighting on-screen is not overdone it looks FANTASTIC
If you look at comparison shots, it seems that the 360 consistently has better lighting...not sure why tho
I can assure you that if you live within 15 miles of ANYWHERE in this country that has a population of more than 200 (and is not Lancaster, PA) you are inhaling much worse shit than what is coming off the lit-end of a cig.
"Because guns kill!"
No, a gun is a piece of metal. That is it. It is absolutely nothing more. I could kill you with my finger if I wanted to, I sure as hell don't need a gun to do that.
All I say to those that are for gun control to look at Washington, DC...my hometown. It is illegal to own a handgun and we are the gun-murder capital of the USA.
Fuck I hate ignorance.
Not to shit on your asessment, but look again. The PS3 had inferior charector models, inferior crowd models...hell, even the textures of the fight venues were not as good...
...and some of it has not, so mod however you see fit.
I'm glad that they are making it look better. Too many games are on both the 360 and the PS3 in which the PS3 version pales in comparison...Fight Night Round 3 is the perfect example of this.
In the case of Oblivion, they have taken a game that was fantastic when it was first released (and still is now) and vowed to make it better. While this seems obvious to many people, they still took the time and the effort to do it.
Now.
My question to you PC Gamers that played Oblivion and delved into the (awesome) world of Oblivion mods...look at what they are citing as the differences for the PS3 version...aside from the extra caching and such, do you see what I see?
That's right folks. Like WoW, many of the changes are very similar to things that people in the mod community released for the PC. So, what is my real question then?
Had the original lacked the ability to be so easily modded, and had the mods that WERE released never created...would these same changes have been made for the PS3 version? Anyone can tell you that the difference between the PC and the 360 version of Oblivion on a hi-def screen is not very big...the difference between the 360 version on a hi-def screen and the PC version with many graphical mods applied to it, however, is massive.
So again: how much of the PC Oblivion modding community do you think played a role in the decision to rewrite, rerender, and redraw many portions of the game that modders themselves changed?
I have sex AND masturbate a lot, and I can tell you this:
You learn how to do the inout or fist pump so it FEELS better, but squirting is squirting (no relation to zune)
in looking at your sig...well, let me give you apiece of advice.
;-)
Don't go to disney world so often
Due to slashdot readers being the way they are, I know imma get modded down for this but I don't care. mod away.
::gasp:: BUYS ONE?
If Jobs truly cared about not implementing DRm and if he truly and honestly felt as strongly as he is trying to make it appear...why the fuck didn't he say something when they first started the store? Why do so many consumers still not know what this is? If Apple is so commited to interoperability, why can I not play a WMA file on an Ipod, DRM'd or not?
"You stupid poster, because WMA is Microsoft and that is their competitors!"
Exactly. And if you have average joe blow consumer with 30 gigs of files in WMA format, and suddenly he can play them on an Ipod...don't you think that might just increase the chance that he
Seriously. Publicity bullshit. Nothing to see here, please move along.
Never said women couldn't enjoy it just as much as men, I said my fiance didn't fit the target demographic.
Download the japanese TV trailer on xbox live, and then come back here and tell me if you think the game is MARKETED towards males or females.
There is a difference.
Apparently, the proper spelling of "concepts" is too advanced for me despite the fact that I am 22.
It is rated E for everyone because the controls and conepts are a bit advanced for a child under the age of 6...
http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp
Same goes for Katamari Damacy and We Heart Katamari...'cept for the purple ponies part...though I wouldn't be shocked if that were hidden in there somewhere...