Why is this guy still in office? Is he trying to pass as much law for his puppet masters as he can before the angry mobs get to him? This is ridiculous! I'm not surprised at all that the President backs this.
FTA:
"Currently certain copyright crimes require someone to commit the "distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of at least 10 copies" valued at over $2,500. The [Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007] would insert a new prohibition: actions that were 'intended to consist of' distribution."
So not only are we going to punish thought crime and what big brother thinks you're going to do, but this bill would even require Homeland Security to inform the RIAA and associated companies if one of us imports discs with "unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance." Why don't we just reorganize the RIAA as another extension of the federal government? They're practically there anyway, and they'd be able to add an RIAA Piracy tax to our paychecks.
This does not bode well. This does not bode well at all. It would be interesting to see how current presidential candidates handle this proposition, but am I too jaded if I think it will never reach any debate podiums?
Very true, but I only see things like this snowballing as we go further down this path.
Right now, it's only photographs of college parties and old newspaper articles from high school papers. What will happen when people in their 20's today are in their 50's and running for office? Myspace photos in the way back machine? Private IM conversations about how you think so and so is hot? Those pr0n sites you visited in college? What about that racy cell phone text message you sent a compadre? What about that person you friended who ended up being a serial killer decades later?
If nothing else, political mud slinging will get much, much more comical.
I find myself partially agreeing and partially not. You're right in that it's pretty darn hard to find jobs out there that aren't stressful and underpaid (the ones that aren't are being clung to, I'm sure), but a sys-admin for a large entity definitely has his or her hands full.
That being said, if you're too busy, do the paperwork to hire more people.
I have had to deal with two sysadmins in my lifetime. The one at my alma mater was a freaking pain in the @#$ to deal with on my student worker job. I was supposed to maintain computers in one of the buildings, and having to deal with this guy was pulling teeth. There was one situation where we had a hardware lock in place for the hard drives of one lab that would erase all changes to the disk on reboot. Of course, this didn't bode well without SP1 or 2 being in place or updated virus definitions, so these machines would boot, become infected like crazy, and be rebooted when they couldn't be operated anymore. Fun time for me to manage, I can assure you.
So a fellow worker and I started hunting down the key that would "unlock" this hardware device. Turns out that no one "knew" where it was. Read: the ones in the sysadmin office that did know simply felt we didn't deserve the knowledge. Meanwhile, a class had to get in there in an hour. So what did we do? We unhooked that damn thing and updated the computers, and meanwhile word got around to the sysadmin that someone was looking for his preeecious. Our reward? Being yelled at by this skinny little wimp to "HOOK THEM BACK UP!!" mid update. Not a request, not an upset "don't do that," but a literal yell. He was all proud of his'self, and that wasn't the last or only time he raised his voice to us serfs. Don't get me started on all the evil glares I had to deal with simply to get a database created for my then-boss, only a tenured professor. You would think our little two table dbase used once a semester would have broken the system.
I'm under a sysadmin currently that is the coolest guy in the world. He's quick to start kicking troubleshooting arse and AFAIK really enjoys doing it. I've seen him pull miracles out of orifices I didn't know existed, all the while joking around with whoever he's with. He even enjoyed the rubber snake we put in one machine we mailed him to troubleshoot. I think the term used in the office that day was, "you guys are full of sh@#."
American voters are...irrelevant....to American laws.....?!
*head asplode*
Then what are we, chopped liver? Can you elaborate on this? I'm guessing you're just talking about the inner congressional process once the ball starts rolling, but saying voters aren't a part of making laws...
And at this point, it's pretty obvious that there are many behind the scenes actions going around. I don't see how anyone, at this point, can NOT believe that there are SOME conspiracies of varying levels going on in Washington. Three words:
That article is the personification of "making a mountain out of a molehill." It's like if a meteor the size of JUPITER(!!) were on a collision course with earth, and Superman saves the day by deflecting it.
A NORMAL person would be happy that, hey, they're not gonna die!
Mitchell would be sad, because he wouldn't get to discover what it sounds like for a JUPITER(!!) sized meteor to destroy the earth. That and the shade it would cast would prevent UV induced skin cancer for a WHOLE DAY!
These things are front page news because they have the potential to define the future for media and, more importantly, technology related to the internet. These RIAA actions can and probably will have a very big impact on exactly how data can be accessed across networks, draw lines in fair use, define or rewrite copyright as it pertains to electronic media, and maybe even have internet laws written/rewritten as a byproduct. DRM, anyone? I find many of the big stories have little nuances that may very well effect different segments of the above mentioned.
News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
Besides: If you're not interested, it's as simple as not clicking on the article.
While this really is only a thought experiment, where is the line drawn?
As you said, it's an interesting case when it comes to MMO's and bots. The line between improving gameplay and going too far can potentially vary from situation to game to company, but as far as MMORPG grinders and questers go (as a general rule of thumb from several of them), the general consensus for botting is that, as long as an in game action is triggered by a direct interaction from the player (mouse click, key hit, microphone, etc), then the action is not considered a violation.
In WoW, the scripting language does not allow for waiting, so you can't create a macro that casts a spell, makes you dance, and then casts another spell after the first one is complete, but you would not be in violation for creating a macro in the in game client and assigning it to, say, the plus key on the keypad. In fact, it's pretty much encouraged.
As a general note, though; at least as of a few months ago, the WoW guardian did not send personal data back to Blizzard as the article summary suggests. The guardian scans the users computer and browser history, memory, and processes for known bots (WoWGlider for one) and iff found, it sends a ping back to Blizz letting them know that something's up with this user.
Besides, as it is, I really do hope Blizzard gets to knock down any of these bots. I played a healer in this game, and the sheer amount of people who had no idea how to play their class was staggering. I created tanks and pullers just so that I could actually perform the job in pick up groups. If people are allowed to bot their way up to 70 (that's not even taking into account gold farmers who sell virtual currency), then it's even more of a headache for legit players who can't get groups who know what the heck they're supposed to do in a dungeon. On the surface, bots sound like they're wonderful tools that take away the "tedious grind." Looking at the whole picture, however, it cheapens the game and frustrates players. That is, unless you wanna fly solo for the rest of your gaming career.
*Note that I have not played WoW since the expanson, so the info on the guardian and macros may have changed. I...try not to stay abreast so I'm not tempted to sign up again.
If anyone hires someone that doesn't understand basic 'computing principles', they are hiring computer 'illiterate' techs. PERIOD.
I was referring to the specific O/S implementation details outlined in the article, not the basic freshman year, "What is a process?" My fault for not being more specific in the closer, but I still stand by my statement.
If you hire someone who is supposed to be working with Windows/*NIX interoperability and hadn't a clue how UNIX works, then you have a problem and, yes, the new guy is illiterate for the task he is given. If you hire a developer to make a.NET application for a specific Windows architecture, then I wouldn't consider the user illiterate for not knowing the processes and binary code Unix launches on startup. At least, not in the incompetent sense that the word is being used here.
This is an article in a series (labeled Introductory to Intermediate) designed to introduce to the O/S. The first article in the series talks about how to use find! You can't point at an O'Reilly book and call Stupid because you know what it talks about. The article is well written and explains processes perfectly for the intended audience, and not everyone is born with the intrinsic knowledge of how every O/S in the world works. Readers on this site want a world of O/S choices, but are so willing to bash an article that will help accomplish just that? And just because it gives a quick, sentence overview of PS and LS? Unbelievable.
The article may or may not belong on the front page, but claiming someone's illiterate for not knowing stuff like this, especially if they were in an Apple or MS shop? Heaven forbid.
I would have to disagree with the "aren't a good presenter" phrase. As stated elsewhere, it's not the fact that you're using a tool; it's misusing the tool that hurts the presentation. PowerPoint almost makes it TOO easy to mess up a presentation and take attention away from the presenter, but a properly utilized slide show can be just as complimentary to a presentation as any other visual aid or presenting tool available.
As always, this sort of thing would depend on your topic, presentation style, audience, ad nauseum, but I think that phrase should read: If you need visual aides to keep the audiences attention, you aren't a very good presenter. I stripped out "explain a point," because for your own example, sometimes it's easier to show a painting than explain it.:-)
My speech teacher in college docked points for PowerPoint use, and I believe rightly so. To get them back, you had to show proper utilization of the slides. I can recall freshman year presentations where I read paragraphs from slides. I've...improved.
It was rather disturbing that this was modded insightful, but I've lost faith in the modding system long ago. I don't care if some random zealot thinks a post is "insightful" or "flamebait." We should all read and decide ourselves and avoid being swayed when dealing with random, froth-at-the-mouth bias.
Wow. How on earth can you take a candid view of a platform and call fanboy?
"Oh look, it's someone trying to use the tired old 'hard teh program' BS. Give it a rest fanboy, that BS didn't work last gen, it isn't going to work this gen. Little Big Planet, Gran Turismo, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet and Clank...yep clearly PS3 developers are stuggling. Ha! Oh wait...you like to listen to x86 developers like Carmack and Gabe whine about how their old code doesn't run on the PS3...poor poor babies! "Waaaa!!! Teh PS3 is hard teh program!!!""
If you want to drop numbers on how much of the processor/system is taken advantage of in these games, then you would have a point. You say because there are games out, the system is easy cheesy to write for? Uh huh. Windows has default drivers for my video cards--I don't assume they push my card to its limit.
"Uh, ok..."
The point was not how to take full advantage of the hardware. That's a given. To get HD quality, you need to drop the Franklins. The POINT is how common it is to find end users with the setup to take advantage of the hardware. We're talking numbers here.
The BC issue is about the only voice of reason in your whole post, even though you try to play off the fact it was an issue to start off with.
Before you fling around a word like "fanboy," I'd highly recommend you look in the mirror first.
Haha, Zork. I played it once. It seems to be something of an underground indie hit. It was a text based adventure where you had to enter commands like "go east," "examine fire," "pick up stick," things like that. No real plot (that I remember), just detective-meets-puzzle.
As for Super Mario Bros. 3, it was a big innovation from the previous Bros games in powerups, enemies, levels...it looked and felt new, at least for the time and genre. In previous games, it was "bounce on top of your enemy and don't get hit." Three let you use a little more strategy with different power-ups (one even giving you temp stealth).
What other 2d scrolling platformers were out at the time? I was in elementary when I played Bros 3, the memory is a bit fuzzy.
Good to know! At one point I'd read that neither piece of software worked, but in retrospect that info is old. Thanks for the correction.
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To a degree, the points made in TFA are to be expected. Heck, even a bunch of MS's own software is incompatible with Vista (big boys like.NET Framework 2.0 and SQL Server 2005, last I checked). There have been alot of changes, and it seems unrealistic to expect companies to roll out new drivers that are 100% right off the bat.
That being said, there seems to have been a huge jump in paradigm from XP to Vista. Even though I know I'll be modded down for this, I like XP. I've installed the operating system with faulty RAM, and it STILL worked great after I replaced the chips. Its driver support is just awe inspiring, and about the only driver I have to manually set up on a fresh install is my sound and video card, and for the most part it was like this at release.
Vista? You need up to date hardware and specific drivers. Not just 'decent' or 'good' hardware, but edging on unnecessary from the point of view of what I would expect my family to spend on a PC. A day just to get onto the internet? How many technical and monetary hoops are we expected to jump through? I've experienced similar problems with learning Linux and finding drivers, but in that case there were forums and community solutions. Vista leaves the users at the mercy of third party companies.
I don't see myself going to Vista, in all honesty. Two steps forward, three steps back.
So, let me get this straight. The same guy complaining about straw men (et al) holds the view that, because he perceives one person (coincidentally born in the north and raised in the south) to have an attitude, all southerners are like this. Is this a fine example of northern idiosyncrasy? How's that work?
I once heard a girl from South Dakota complain about having to take a Speech class. It was at my alma mater in Louisiana. Her reason? "I'm from the north, where we already talk good."
I won't even attempt to topple your argument that humans south of the Mason-Dixie line "really hate freedom, as in you support slavery," as it would be too easy to do so.
Wii Boxing is especially great for getting some exercise. It starts out easily enough, but with tougher opponents, shaking out of a knockout after swinging madly to hit them can completely wear you out. That, and I'm on a bottom floor apartment, so I usually jump around a bit while the NPC is knocked out. After an hour, I usually have to take a bath. On top of that, it's FUN!
You sort of get out of it what you put into it. It's possible to use the minimal amount of movement to trigger an in game action, or find the 'bug' movements that trick the controller, but on the same token it's just as easy to put your whole body into it.
IMHO, the system is worth the money scalped from me on eBay.
In all cases, the victims must leave open some kind of portal for the bullies to get in. Why can't the victim simply close the portal? I don't see why this is an issue that school administrators need to get involved it at all. Perhaps the school should hand out some advice to students like that shown above. It would seem to me the problem could be ended simply and painlessly with no erosion of First Amendment rights at all.
I agree with many of your points, but it seems to me that there's more to the story than than simply, "Jill was being mean to me on my IM client." From the article, it sounds like this would be curing the symptom than the problem. If the girl in this story is going through the sort of behind the scenes bullying through whatever medium--speech, phone, internet, whatever--to the point that walking into a classroom begins the ridicule once again, then simply making a new email address won't help anything.
We're also talking about a young girl. The article says she was in 10th grade during interviewing, suggesting she was younger when the event occurred. We're talking a thirteen year old being harassed. I think this new term, 'cyber bullying,' is being misleading in that it suggests the events are able to be contained on MySpace.
Same problem, new face.
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Why is this guy still in office? Is he trying to pass as much law for his puppet masters as he can before the angry mobs get to him? This is ridiculous! I'm not surprised at all that the President backs this.
FTA:
"Currently certain copyright crimes require someone to commit the "distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of at least 10 copies" valued at over $2,500. The [Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007] would insert a new prohibition: actions that were 'intended to consist of' distribution."
So not only are we going to punish thought crime and what big brother thinks you're going to do, but this bill would even require Homeland Security to inform the RIAA and associated companies if one of us imports discs with "unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance." Why don't we just reorganize the RIAA as another extension of the federal government? They're practically there anyway, and they'd be able to add an RIAA Piracy tax to our paychecks.
This does not bode well. This does not bode well at all. It would be interesting to see how current presidential candidates handle this proposition, but am I too jaded if I think it will never reach any debate podiums?
Very true, but I only see things like this snowballing as we go further down this path.
Right now, it's only photographs of college parties and old newspaper articles from high school papers. What will happen when people in their 20's today are in their 50's and running for office? Myspace photos in the way back machine? Private IM conversations about how you think so and so is hot? Those pr0n sites you visited in college? What about that racy cell phone text message you sent a compadre? What about that person you friended who ended up being a serial killer decades later?
If nothing else, political mud slinging will get much, much more comical.
I find myself partially agreeing and partially not. You're right in that it's pretty darn hard to find jobs out there that aren't stressful and underpaid (the ones that aren't are being clung to, I'm sure), but a sys-admin for a large entity definitely has his or her hands full.
That being said, if you're too busy, do the paperwork to hire more people.
I have had to deal with two sysadmins in my lifetime. The one at my alma mater was a freaking pain in the @#$ to deal with on my student worker job. I was supposed to maintain computers in one of the buildings, and having to deal with this guy was pulling teeth. There was one situation where we had a hardware lock in place for the hard drives of one lab that would erase all changes to the disk on reboot. Of course, this didn't bode well without SP1 or 2 being in place or updated virus definitions, so these machines would boot, become infected like crazy, and be rebooted when they couldn't be operated anymore. Fun time for me to manage, I can assure you.
So a fellow worker and I started hunting down the key that would "unlock" this hardware device. Turns out that no one "knew" where it was. Read: the ones in the sysadmin office that did know simply felt we didn't deserve the knowledge. Meanwhile, a class had to get in there in an hour. So what did we do? We unhooked that damn thing and updated the computers, and meanwhile word got around to the sysadmin that someone was looking for his preeecious. Our reward? Being yelled at by this skinny little wimp to "HOOK THEM BACK UP!!" mid update. Not a request, not an upset "don't do that," but a literal yell. He was all proud of his'self, and that wasn't the last or only time he raised his voice to us serfs. Don't get me started on all the evil glares I had to deal with simply to get a database created for my then-boss, only a tenured professor. You would think our little two table dbase used once a semester would have broken the system.
I'm under a sysadmin currently that is the coolest guy in the world. He's quick to start kicking troubleshooting arse and AFAIK really enjoys doing it. I've seen him pull miracles out of orifices I didn't know existed, all the while joking around with whoever he's with. He even enjoyed the rubber snake we put in one machine we mailed him to troubleshoot. I think the term used in the office that day was, "you guys are full of sh@#."
So I guess I'm 50/50 thus far.
American voters are...irrelevant....to American laws.....?!
*head asplode*
Then what are we, chopped liver? Can you elaborate on this? I'm guessing you're just talking about the inner congressional process once the ball starts rolling, but saying voters aren't a part of making laws...
And at this point, it's pretty obvious that there are many behind the scenes actions going around. I don't see how anyone, at this point, can NOT believe that there are SOME conspiracies of varying levels going on in Washington. Three words:
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That article is the personification of "making a mountain out of a molehill." It's like if a meteor the size of JUPITER(!!) were on a collision course with earth, and Superman saves the day by deflecting it.
A NORMAL person would be happy that, hey, they're not gonna die!
Mitchell would be sad, because he wouldn't get to discover what it sounds like for a JUPITER(!!) sized meteor to destroy the earth. That and the shade it would cast would prevent UV induced skin cancer for a WHOLE DAY!
These things are front page news because they have the potential to define the future for media and, more importantly, technology related to the internet. These RIAA actions can and probably will have a very big impact on exactly how data can be accessed across networks, draw lines in fair use, define or rewrite copyright as it pertains to electronic media, and maybe even have internet laws written/rewritten as a byproduct. DRM, anyone? I find many of the big stories have little nuances that may very well effect different segments of the above mentioned.
News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
Besides: If you're not interested, it's as simple as not clicking on the article.
While this really is only a thought experiment, where is the line drawn?
As you said, it's an interesting case when it comes to MMO's and bots. The line between improving gameplay and going too far can potentially vary from situation to game to company, but as far as MMORPG grinders and questers go (as a general rule of thumb from several of them), the general consensus for botting is that, as long as an in game action is triggered by a direct interaction from the player (mouse click, key hit, microphone, etc), then the action is not considered a violation.
In WoW, the scripting language does not allow for waiting, so you can't create a macro that casts a spell, makes you dance, and then casts another spell after the first one is complete, but you would not be in violation for creating a macro in the in game client and assigning it to, say, the plus key on the keypad. In fact, it's pretty much encouraged.
As a general note, though; at least as of a few months ago, the WoW guardian did not send personal data back to Blizzard as the article summary suggests. The guardian scans the users computer and browser history, memory, and processes for known bots (WoWGlider for one) and iff found, it sends a ping back to Blizz letting them know that something's up with this user.
Besides, as it is, I really do hope Blizzard gets to knock down any of these bots. I played a healer in this game, and the sheer amount of people who had no idea how to play their class was staggering. I created tanks and pullers just so that I could actually perform the job in pick up groups. If people are allowed to bot their way up to 70 (that's not even taking into account gold farmers who sell virtual currency), then it's even more of a headache for legit players who can't get groups who know what the heck they're supposed to do in a dungeon. On the surface, bots sound like they're wonderful tools that take away the "tedious grind." Looking at the whole picture, however, it cheapens the game and frustrates players. That is, unless you wanna fly solo for the rest of your gaming career.
*Note that I have not played WoW since the expanson, so the info on the guardian and macros may have changed. I...try not to stay abreast so I'm not tempted to sign up again.
If anyone hires someone that doesn't understand basic 'computing principles', they are hiring computer 'illiterate' techs. PERIOD.
.NET application for a specific Windows architecture, then I wouldn't consider the user illiterate for not knowing the processes and binary code Unix launches on startup. At least, not in the incompetent sense that the word is being used here.
I was referring to the specific O/S implementation details outlined in the article, not the basic freshman year, "What is a process?" My fault for not being more specific in the closer, but I still stand by my statement.
If you hire someone who is supposed to be working with Windows/*NIX interoperability and hadn't a clue how UNIX works, then you have a problem and, yes, the new guy is illiterate for the task he is given. If you hire a developer to make a
The article may or may not belong on the front page, but claiming someone's illiterate for not knowing stuff like this, especially if they were in an Apple or MS shop? Heaven forbid.
I would have to disagree with the "aren't a good presenter" phrase. As stated elsewhere, it's not the fact that you're using a tool; it's misusing the tool that hurts the presentation. PowerPoint almost makes it TOO easy to mess up a presentation and take attention away from the presenter, but a properly utilized slide show can be just as complimentary to a presentation as any other visual aid or presenting tool available.
:-)
As always, this sort of thing would depend on your topic, presentation style, audience, ad nauseum, but I think that phrase should read: If you need visual aides to keep the audiences attention, you aren't a very good presenter. I stripped out "explain a point," because for your own example, sometimes it's easier to show a painting than explain it.
My speech teacher in college docked points for PowerPoint use, and I believe rightly so. To get them back, you had to show proper utilization of the slides. I can recall freshman year presentations where I read paragraphs from slides. I've...improved.
Very well put.
It was rather disturbing that this was modded insightful, but I've lost faith in the modding system long ago. I don't care if some random zealot thinks a post is "insightful" or "flamebait." We should all read and decide ourselves and avoid being swayed when dealing with random, froth-at-the-mouth bias.
Wow. How on earth can you take a candid view of a platform and call fanboy?
"Oh look, it's someone trying to use the tired old 'hard teh program' BS. Give it a rest fanboy, that BS didn't work last gen, it isn't going to work this gen. Little Big Planet, Gran Turismo, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet and Clank...yep clearly PS3 developers are stuggling. Ha! Oh wait...you like to listen to x86 developers like Carmack and Gabe whine about how their old code doesn't run on the PS3...poor poor babies! "Waaaa!!! Teh PS3 is hard teh program!!!""
If you want to drop numbers on how much of the processor/system is taken advantage of in these games, then you would have a point. You say because there are games out, the system is easy cheesy to write for? Uh huh. Windows has default drivers for my video cards--I don't assume they push my card to its limit.
"Uh, ok..."
The point was not how to take full advantage of the hardware. That's a given. To get HD quality, you need to drop the Franklins. The POINT is how common it is to find end users with the setup to take advantage of the hardware. We're talking numbers here.
The BC issue is about the only voice of reason in your whole post, even though you try to play off the fact it was an issue to start off with.
Before you fling around a word like "fanboy," I'd highly recommend you look in the mirror first.
Haha, Zork. I played it once. It seems to be something of an underground indie hit. It was a text based adventure where you had to enter commands like "go east," "examine fire," "pick up stick," things like that. No real plot (that I remember), just detective-meets-puzzle.
As for Super Mario Bros. 3, it was a big innovation from the previous Bros games in powerups, enemies, levels...it looked and felt new, at least for the time and genre. In previous games, it was "bounce on top of your enemy and don't get hit." Three let you use a little more strategy with different power-ups (one even giving you temp stealth).
What other 2d scrolling platformers were out at the time? I was in elementary when I played Bros 3, the memory is a bit fuzzy.
Good to know! At one point I'd read that neither piece of software worked, but in retrospect that info is old. Thanks for the correction.
To a degree, the points made in TFA are to be expected. Heck, even a bunch of MS's own software is incompatible with Vista (big boys like .NET Framework 2.0 and SQL Server 2005, last I checked). There have been alot of changes, and it seems unrealistic to expect companies to roll out new drivers that are 100% right off the bat.
That being said, there seems to have been a huge jump in paradigm from XP to Vista. Even though I know I'll be modded down for this, I like XP. I've installed the operating system with faulty RAM, and it STILL worked great after I replaced the chips. Its driver support is just awe inspiring, and about the only driver I have to manually set up on a fresh install is my sound and video card, and for the most part it was like this at release.
Vista? You need up to date hardware and specific drivers. Not just 'decent' or 'good' hardware, but edging on unnecessary from the point of view of what I would expect my family to spend on a PC. A day just to get onto the internet? How many technical and monetary hoops are we expected to jump through? I've experienced similar problems with learning Linux and finding drivers, but in that case there were forums and community solutions. Vista leaves the users at the mercy of third party companies.
I don't see myself going to Vista, in all honesty. Two steps forward, three steps back.
Off topic, I know, but:
So, let me get this straight. The same guy complaining about straw men (et al) holds the view that, because he perceives one person (coincidentally born in the north and raised in the south) to have an attitude, all southerners are like this. Is this a fine example of northern idiosyncrasy? How's that work?
I once heard a girl from South Dakota complain about having to take a Speech class. It was at my alma mater in Louisiana. Her reason? "I'm from the north, where we already talk good."
I won't even attempt to topple your argument that humans south of the Mason-Dixie line "really hate freedom, as in you support slavery," as it would be too easy to do so.
Heh.
I didn't think the infamous /. groupthink was as big a problem as people have made it out to be. That is, until I read the quote you italicized.
It's just...unreal...
You sort of get out of it what you put into it. It's possible to use the minimal amount of movement to trigger an in game action, or find the 'bug' movements that trick the controller, but on the same token it's just as easy to put your whole body into it.
IMHO, the system is worth the money scalped from me on eBay.