Super Metroid and Zelda 3 (both SNES) have also stayed fun, but they feel much smaller than they did when I was playing them. The sheer size of today's game worlds is incredible and I'm definitely spoiled:-)
"Just" future-based action movies? Star Wars and The Matrix had more philosophy and depth than many other "serious" movies. The Matrix isn't even future-based, really - it imagines that we are living in the Matrix NOW. The Alien series has a lot to say about political hegemony (an evil superpower is trying to weaponize the Alien - that's why it keeps coming back). These movies are using action as sugar to get some very intense and subversive medicine down.
When it comes to China vs Cuba, there's just as much schizophrenia on the Right. It's the reverse question - why is it ok to trade with China but not with Cuba? They're both Communist countries with a history of human rights violations. I agree that there should be a consistent set of moral criteria for dealing with countries like this, but neither side, Right or Left, seems to have (or use) those. Instead it's about money - China is rich, Cuba is poor. So the Right apologizes for China and its evil, and the Left apologizes for Cuba and its evil.
By the way, the second link you put up had very little about China and specifically why Nader opposed normalizing relations with China (just that he did). The Cuba link didn't work (could be me).
My understanding is that the ACLU tends to identify more with the left, but maybe that's just in New York.
Different people on the left have different opinions. It's not schizophrenia - it's disagreement. Some people are more concerned about civil liberties (e.g. the ACLU), some are more worried about corporate malfeasance (e.g. Michael Moore, Ralph Nader), and some are more worried about political incorrectness (e.g. universities). Clearly you see the left as one giant oversimplified block, which is the basis for your misguided comments.
I'm not waiting in the cold or paying a premium price or any other sacrifice just to buy a gaming system. In six months to a year the price of the Wii will probably drop to $200, and the games that are out today will be closer to $30 (plus used games will start to become available). And Wii's will be well stocked pretty much everywhere as demand goes down. There's no rush, people. No game console is worth torturing yourselves.
That's like saying, "Why bother investigating that murder? Let's just make sure it never happens again." If someone tampered with the last election (or three), they need to be caught and arrested. Obviously we need to prevent future wrongdoing, but that doesn't mean past wrongdoers (especially at this magnitude) should be let off the hook (not that I'm convinced there was any foul play to begin with). Nobody is above the law.
There will always be a place for marketing and hype. Bands will still need to "get the word out". Traditionally this has been done by the labels (part of their job is to get the band on the radio/TV and displayed prominently in music stores, etc), the deal being that the label gets the copyrights and a huge chunk of the profits in return for distribution and promotion. This is revolutionary because the band was able to both distribute (relatively easy) and promote (MUCH harder) without going through the traditional channels.
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Super Metroid and Zelda 3 (both SNES) have also stayed fun, but they feel much smaller than they did when I was playing them. The sheer size of today's game worlds is incredible and I'm definitely spoiled :-)
It scares me a little that that was modded Insightful, not Funny...
Bingo. It would seem that facecrime is next...
"but also another which i cannot remember the name of." ;-)
Hmmm I wonder why
"Just" future-based action movies? Star Wars and The Matrix had more philosophy and depth than many other "serious" movies. The Matrix isn't even future-based, really - it imagines that we are living in the Matrix NOW. The Alien series has a lot to say about political hegemony (an evil superpower is trying to weaponize the Alien - that's why it keeps coming back). These movies are using action as sugar to get some very intense and subversive medicine down.
You're absolutely right. I surrender.
When it comes to China vs Cuba, there's just as much schizophrenia on the Right. It's the reverse question - why is it ok to trade with China but not with Cuba? They're both Communist countries with a history of human rights violations. I agree that there should be a consistent set of moral criteria for dealing with countries like this, but neither side, Right or Left, seems to have (or use) those. Instead it's about money - China is rich, Cuba is poor. So the Right apologizes for China and its evil, and the Left apologizes for Cuba and its evil.
By the way, the second link you put up had very little about China and specifically why Nader opposed normalizing relations with China (just that he did). The Cuba link didn't work (could be me).
My understanding is that the ACLU tends to identify more with the left, but maybe that's just in New York.
Different people on the left have different opinions. It's not schizophrenia - it's disagreement. Some people are more concerned about civil liberties (e.g. the ACLU), some are more worried about corporate malfeasance (e.g. Michael Moore, Ralph Nader), and some are more worried about political incorrectness (e.g. universities). Clearly you see the left as one giant oversimplified block, which is the basis for your misguided comments.
I'm not waiting in the cold or paying a premium price or any other sacrifice just to buy a gaming system. In six months to a year the price of the Wii will probably drop to $200, and the games that are out today will be closer to $30 (plus used games will start to become available). And Wii's will be well stocked pretty much everywhere as demand goes down. There's no rush, people. No game console is worth torturing yourselves.
That's like saying, "Why bother investigating that murder? Let's just make sure it never happens again." If someone tampered with the last election (or three), they need to be caught and arrested. Obviously we need to prevent future wrongdoing, but that doesn't mean past wrongdoers (especially at this magnitude) should be let off the hook (not that I'm convinced there was any foul play to begin with). Nobody is above the law.
There will always be a place for marketing and hype. Bands will still need to "get the word out". Traditionally this has been done by the labels (part of their job is to get the band on the radio/TV and displayed prominently in music stores, etc), the deal being that the label gets the copyrights and a huge chunk of the profits in return for distribution and promotion. This is revolutionary because the band was able to both distribute (relatively easy) and promote (MUCH harder) without going through the traditional channels.