so when a mother discovered her nine-year-old playing online poker to feed his virtual pet, she approached Today Tonight claiming McDonalds was setting her son up for a life of gambling addiction.
Those are the wrong steps. If she, as a parent, feels that neopets is not good for her child, then you make this rule known to the child, and then enforce it. I fail to see what McDs or neopets has done wrong. I dont really understand the moral crusade, conceptually. Why do other people care, as long as its not hurting them?
So you think neopets is bad for your kid, then dont let your kid play neopets. Who are you to parent the rest of the world.
Heh. I, of course, think novelty beers are a riot.
Had a pumpkin beer recently. I was shocked at how good it was. Thought it would be a rancid, 5$ experiment in how not to make a beer, but it proved to be tasty, and have the sweet/smooth effect that fruity beers often do.
Although I'll agree with you on the half-a-pint rule. Im not a heavy drinker, so this doesnt affect me:)
Hey, paesanos! It's The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game, we're not like the others who get all the fame. If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double, we're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! Uh! You'll be hooked on the Brothers Gimme gimme, gimme gimme! You're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat. Get ready for adventures and remarkable feats. You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others, hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! To the brink! Uh! Uh! Huh, huh, I said hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooked on the Brothers!
end:
Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and then again. Let's do the Mario, all together now! You got it! It's the Mario! Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and then again. Let's do the Mario, all together now! Come on now. Just like that!
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I played the multiplayer. (4x, 42inch tv) Felt slow and boring.
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When, exactly, did this "fun" come into play?
Was it before or after the 20 rooms in a row that looked the same? I mean, yeah it was pretty.. but I _still_ didnt find halo much fun.
To me it just felt like another FPS with some extra, obviously unfinished polishing on it.
This post gets an "insightful," yet my statement on simply not liking it is modded as a troll?
*rolls eyes*
Yeah, thanks mods.
Frankly, I felt the game was an overly repetative FPS with facy guns and pretty animation. It didnt hook for me, and I still dont see the appeal of it.
I mean, this genre hasnt been filled to the brim with clones. In this one, you shoot aliens. I think.
No, I'm not a halo fan. I played it a few times and I just didnt see it. Perhaps I was missing something, but it felt like just about every other FPS out there, and was nothing very special to me.
I mean, yeah, it was pretty and had good animation, but that alone doesnt make a good game.
So whats the deal? Why all the fandom surrounding what, to me, seems like just another FPS clone?
Until some major type of revolution happens, the two will co-exist... assuming the small-fry want to keep their independance.
Take homestarrunner.com, my favorite example. They have turned down offers for tv shows and the like, simply because they want full control. I havnt seen any major corp go after them for, well, anything!
Actually the real reason crime is so low these days is because so many damn people are in prison.
Of course, according to my criminology professor, this drop would of been the same if you just locked up a random sample of the population, rather then people we accuse of being criminals.
I'll give you one thing though. Citizens carrying firearms does, indeed reduce violent crime rates. Nothing like the sound of a shotgun to make a criminal bug out. CH-CHEK.
Has nothing to do with style, selling more consoles, or getting more people online.
Its because Sony figured out a way they could make more PS2s, cheaper, by changing the design... and probably get more cash per-sale for the units.
This is the same reason for the PS1.
This isnt necessarily a bad thing. I rather like the new PStwo (just as i really like the PSone) but dont go fooling yourself on the reason why. Its a cost-benifit analysis. Thats all.
I love 2001, probably more then any other movie (maybe bladerunner...) But what bugs me is how many people blame HAL for what happened on the trip to Jupiter.
It wasnt his fault.
HAL was designed specifically to share and distribute information. One of the politician assholes made him keep the true nature of the mission a secret from the rest of the crew. This flew right in the face of HAL's most basic program ming and, eventually, drove him to schizophrenia. He was so afraid that they would discover the nature of the mission.
This is why when you see HAL get shut down, you finally see a video with the true nature of the mission.
So, it wasnt HAL's fault. And as is with everything, you can blame it on a politician.
No, but if i could make copies of beer without tarnishing the original, or removing the original from the owners hands, you better believe that everyone I know would be getting drunk off their asses.
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Oh, I know they are out there, but I fundamentally do not understand why they love to fuck with the lives of other people.
Wouldnt they be better off trying to improve their own life?
Ah well, I suppose these people dont actually apply critical thought to the matter.
so when a mother discovered her nine-year-old playing online poker to feed his virtual pet, she approached Today Tonight claiming McDonalds was setting her son up for a life of gambling addiction.
Those are the wrong steps. If she, as a parent, feels that neopets is not good for her child, then you make this rule known to the child, and then enforce it. I fail to see what McDs or neopets has done wrong. I dont really understand the moral crusade, conceptually. Why do other people care, as long as its not hurting them?
So you think neopets is bad for your kid, then dont let your kid play neopets. Who are you to parent the rest of the world.
Meh.
It only has four outputs though.
1) You are screwed
2) You are really screwed
3) You are going to be screwed
4) k.
This looks like one of those "humping" exersize equipment dealies.
You know what Im talking about.
Heh. I, of course, think novelty beers are a riot.
:)
Had a pumpkin beer recently. I was shocked at how good it was. Thought it would be a rancid, 5$ experiment in how not to make a beer, but it proved to be tasty, and have the sweet/smooth effect that fruity beers often do.
Although I'll agree with you on the half-a-pint rule. Im not a heavy drinker, so this doesnt affect me
American microbreweries are great.
Not all american beers are the crappy bud chains. There are plenty of fantastic brews available stateside.
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Hey, paesanos! It's The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbing's our game, we're not like the others who get all the fame. If your sink is in trouble, you can call us on the double, we're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! Uh! You'll be hooked on the Brothers Gimme gimme, gimme gimme! You're in for a treat, so hang on to your seat. Get ready for adventures and remarkable feats. You'll meet Koopas, the Troopas, the Princess, and the others, hangin' with the plumbers, you'll be hooked on the Brothers! To the brink! Uh! Uh! Huh, huh, I said hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooked on the Brothers!
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Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and then again. Let's do the Mario, all together now! You got it! It's the Mario! Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and then again. Let's do the Mario, all together now! Come on now. Just like that!
I played the multiplayer. (4x, 42inch tv) Felt slow and boring.
When, exactly, did this "fun" come into play?
Was it before or after the 20 rooms in a row that looked the same? I mean, yeah it was pretty.. but I _still_ didnt find halo much fun.
To me it just felt like another FPS with some extra, obviously unfinished polishing on it.
WTF.
This post gets an "insightful," yet my statement on simply not liking it is modded as a troll?
*rolls eyes*
Yeah, thanks mods.
Frankly, I felt the game was an overly repetative FPS with facy guns and pretty animation. It didnt hook for me, and I still dont see the appeal of it.
Oh boy!
I mean, this genre hasnt been filled to the brim with clones. In this one, you shoot aliens. I think.
No, I'm not a halo fan. I played it a few times and I just didnt see it. Perhaps I was missing something, but it felt like just about every other FPS out there, and was nothing very special to me.
I mean, yeah, it was pretty and had good animation, but that alone doesnt make a good game.
So whats the deal? Why all the fandom surrounding what, to me, seems like just another FPS clone?
Mexico's 'Fire Volcano' Erupts, No Evacuations Yet
KABLOOEY!
Could be taken on a holiday.
..but still.. WOOOAAAHHHhhh
Photographs, ey? He asked him knowingly...
Does that mean if I pay the 8$ to see a movie, I can have a copy at home?
KILLER!
Im going to go download "Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow" twice! Because I watched it twice in theaters!
Until some major type of revolution happens, the two will co-exist... assuming the small-fry want to keep their independance.
Take homestarrunner.com, my favorite example. They have turned down offers for tv shows and the like, simply because they want full control. I havnt seen any major corp go after them for, well, anything!
Actually the real reason crime is so low these days is because so many damn people are in prison.
Of course, according to my criminology professor, this drop would of been the same if you just locked up a random sample of the population, rather then people we accuse of being criminals.
I'll give you one thing though. Citizens carrying firearms does, indeed reduce violent crime rates. Nothing like the sound of a shotgun to make a criminal bug out. CH-CHEK.
Thats because he filmed most of the scenes in ONE TAKE, and proposed to just fix everything in post.
He managed to make Samuel L Jackson give a poor performance. And that man can _act_
No guidence, no multiple cuts, no practice. Just film and go. Its no wonder the acting is for shit.
(i dont remember where i read this, i think it was an interview with the actors)
Im running a celeron 400, 192MB Ram, and a 5400 RPM hdd.
Windows 2k, fully patched. w/ spy protection et al.
Its a fairly clean install. Only has open/free programs installed.
Runs very smooth. In fact, the only time I get lag is when firefox's stupid download manager gets in the way.
I dont play PC games either.
There have been a small handful of games released for ps1 in recent years. Mostly niche titles released only in Japan.
Does that count?
Wow.
The best pizza Ive ever had was at a tiny little shop in your town, last time I visited Europe.
Has nothing to do with style, selling more consoles, or getting more people online.
Its because Sony figured out a way they could make more PS2s, cheaper, by changing the design... and probably get more cash per-sale for the units.
This is the same reason for the PS1.
This isnt necessarily a bad thing. I rather like the new PStwo (just as i really like the PSone) but dont go fooling yourself on the reason why. Its a cost-benifit analysis. Thats all.
heh, i was going to put "or saturn, depending on your medium." :)
Argh.
I love 2001, probably more then any other movie (maybe bladerunner...) But what bugs me is how many people blame HAL for what happened on the trip to Jupiter.
It wasnt his fault.
HAL was designed specifically to share and distribute information. One of the politician assholes made him keep the true nature of the mission a secret from the rest of the crew. This flew right in the face of HAL's most basic program ming and, eventually, drove him to schizophrenia. He was so afraid that they would discover the nature of the mission.
This is why when you see HAL get shut down, you finally see a video with the true nature of the mission.
So, it wasnt HAL's fault. And as is with everything, you can blame it on a politician.
No, but if i could make copies of beer without tarnishing the original, or removing the original from the owners hands, you better believe that everyone I know would be getting drunk off their asses.
have you noticed that most of their problem is the technobabble?
:O
I LOVE TECHNOBABBLE