I don't think that's the case here. If it were however...
I'd suggest getting rid of the $300 smartphone and it's ridiculous monthly fees. Perhaps trade that big 4x4 V8 truck in for a more sensible used vehicle that will do better than 12MPG on the highway. Maybe even try for a smaller house and not owe on a $200,000+ mortgage for the rest of your life. Just some thoughts though. Most people live well above their means and deserve just about whatever they get for it.
As for me? The internet saves me money. I get all of my entertainment through it as well as my telephone service. Because I have a decent broadband connection I don't need to waste any further money on cable/satellite television, telephone service and long-distance packages, owning a specialized gaming console, etc. Then of course, it also makes money for me byway of eBay and Etsy.
I always thought that traffic circles differed from roundabouts in that entering cars are controlled by a stop, instead of simply yielding?
I really love roundabouts when placed in the right situation. It's better than coming to up on a stop sign (or worse, some arbitrary traffic light) at dead or lightly traveled intersections. In heavier traffic though, I'm really not sure if they'd be any better (or worse) than a traffic light. Of course, traffic lights themselves have a lot of room for improvement in their handling of cars and prediction of flow.
Freedoms aren't given, they're taken. I'd argue that it's the complacent couch potatoes that are making matters worse. They can only muster up enough willpower to follow American Idol votes. Apathy is killing our government, not internet pranks. If anything, these hacks are but a doorway to more meaningful protest. After all, you can't play by their rules. If you want to fight the system, you have to come out it from the sides. And in this modern world, hacking basically equates to violent protest against said system. No, the problem isn't hacking groups. The problem is that no one else is following suite.
Wii was not accepted by core gamers because they did not want to abandon their preferred control approach.
So you know what we're going to do to fix that? Come up with another gimmicky controller... this time some kind of tablet thingy. That'll get everyone behind us!
[quote]I've tried out a few, like Eve Online and City of Heroes, but usually got bored with them after a while (Guild Wars was the only one I played for any length of time).[/quote]
WoW is no different. It's just another glorified point and click, practically turn-based fetch-n-step quest machine.
Colleges forcing people to stay longer and pay more isn't that odd of a concept. Besides, Americans are really stupid and have to have refresher courses for all the stuff they failed to actually learn the first time around.
Price doesn't matter. iTards will buy anything if it's shiny and white. In fact, they'll demand to pay two or three times the normal market price of similar devices. After all, how else are they suppose to feel elite?
[...] everyone younger will just have digital soma instead.
Please refrain from making Huxley references. After all, most people aren't readers and won't get it. Now please allow them to get back to their Feelies.
Those people don't read books to begin with. This isn't about paper books dying out, it's about the younger generations outright not reading. They're too distracted with timesinks like Twitter and constant cellular text messaging to develop the kind of attention span required for reading a book... digital or otherwise.
I own a Nook Classic and love it. I still have several bookshelves full of dead trees however, and that number continues to grow. Digital books are expensive and restrictive. I pirate what I want on the Nook for convenience sake, not to supplant my collection of real books.
I generally tend to think that people who find fast feed appealing have no sense of taste or smell. Grease and salt does not make for an appetizing platter. Shit burgers could be prepared the same way and no one would be worse off for it. The foods nutritional value might even increase
No, it breaks down as soon as filmmakers get bored of it. The audience of both mediums are general drones, interested in consuming only what is popular. The difference in the two mediums being that anyone can grab a camera nowadays and inexpensively make a good film if they have the motivation to do so. It'll play the same as any Hollywood film. The same cannot be said about videogames. The days of small garage-based teams making Doom and Quake are long gone. The indie developers have a lot to offer, but it's generally not competing on the same level... even if it is sometimes outright better. Instead you get quirky genres. Of course, maybe what we need are even quirkier genres than that?:)
Maybe I missed out on something because I don't hang around Doctor Who fan forums, but I'm not too found of the "fatter" shape of the new Daleks. If it weren't for that, they wouldn't be too bad.
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Hell, if you want a good geeky example look at different classes in multiplayer games. No one can do or master everything.
My railgun begs to differ. Meet me in the Arena Eternal to verify.
I don't think that's the case here. If it were however...
I'd suggest getting rid of the $300 smartphone and it's ridiculous monthly fees. Perhaps trade that big 4x4 V8 truck in for a more sensible used vehicle that will do better than 12MPG on the highway. Maybe even try for a smaller house and not owe on a $200,000+ mortgage for the rest of your life. Just some thoughts though. Most people live well above their means and deserve just about whatever they get for it.
As for me? The internet saves me money. I get all of my entertainment through it as well as my telephone service. Because I have a decent broadband connection I don't need to waste any further money on cable/satellite television, telephone service and long-distance packages, owning a specialized gaming console, etc. Then of course, it also makes money for me byway of eBay and Etsy.
I always thought that traffic circles differed from roundabouts in that entering cars are controlled by a stop, instead of simply yielding?
I really love roundabouts when placed in the right situation. It's better than coming to up on a stop sign (or worse, some arbitrary traffic light) at dead or lightly traveled intersections. In heavier traffic though, I'm really not sure if they'd be any better (or worse) than a traffic light. Of course, traffic lights themselves have a lot of room for improvement in their handling of cars and prediction of flow.
ou are like the guy who looks at the 1980s mobile phone and declares that they'll never catch on.
I'm still not sure how or why they caught on. :\
If it can't compete with those $7K VW Beetles, then what chance does it have?
Freedoms aren't given, they're taken. I'd argue that it's the complacent couch potatoes that are making matters worse. They can only muster up enough willpower to follow American Idol votes. Apathy is killing our government, not internet pranks. If anything, these hacks are but a doorway to more meaningful protest. After all, you can't play by their rules. If you want to fight the system, you have to come out it from the sides. And in this modern world, hacking basically equates to violent protest against said system. No, the problem isn't hacking groups. The problem is that no one else is following suite.
Isn't it more likely that it's exactly because of shit like this that we're seeing groups like LulzSec spring up?
Genocide is great (especially if done in the name of God, or by God himself), but sex and dirty words will send you straight to Hell!
Wii was not accepted by core gamers because they did not want to abandon their preferred control approach.
So you know what we're going to do to fix that? Come up with another gimmicky controller... this time some kind of tablet thingy. That'll get everyone behind us!
[quote]I've tried out a few, like Eve Online and City of Heroes, but usually got bored with them after a while (Guild Wars was the only one I played for any length of time).[/quote]
WoW is no different. It's just another glorified point and click, practically turn-based fetch-n-step quest machine.
It's a very odd concept to me.
Colleges forcing people to stay longer and pay more isn't that odd of a concept. Besides, Americans are really stupid and have to have refresher courses for all the stuff they failed to actually learn the first time around.
Consumers have no power when there is exactly one ISP in the area.
Tesla will just have to start buying up all the old Europa bodies to use instead. :)
$75K? You and I have very different ideas of affordable.
Price doesn't matter. iTards will buy anything if it's shiny and white. In fact, they'll demand to pay two or three times the normal market price of similar devices. After all, how else are they suppose to feel elite?
I'm not sure what Apple has done to be anti-competitive other than make really good products that people want to buy.
Hehe. I see what you did there.
[...] everyone younger will just have digital soma instead.
Please refrain from making Huxley references. After all, most people aren't readers and won't get it. Now please allow them to get back to their Feelies.
Those people don't read books to begin with. This isn't about paper books dying out, it's about the younger generations outright not reading. They're too distracted with timesinks like Twitter and constant cellular text messaging to develop the kind of attention span required for reading a book... digital or otherwise.
I own a Nook Classic and love it. I still have several bookshelves full of dead trees however, and that number continues to grow. Digital books are expensive and restrictive. I pirate what I want on the Nook for convenience sake, not to supplant my collection of real books.
I generally tend to think that people who find fast feed appealing have no sense of taste or smell. Grease and salt does not make for an appetizing platter. Shit burgers could be prepared the same way and no one would be worse off for it. The foods nutritional value might even increase
It's not all that much more disgusting than fast food as is.
Or drag shows. :(
That is why your "vote" is a choice between "Rich corporate ass kisser in a blue suit" or "Rich corporate ass kisser in a slightly darker blue suit".
I think you meant "Rich corporate ass kisser in a red suite" or "Rich corporate ass kisser in a slightly lighter red suit."
No, it breaks down as soon as filmmakers get bored of it. The audience of both mediums are general drones, interested in consuming only what is popular. The difference in the two mediums being that anyone can grab a camera nowadays and inexpensively make a good film if they have the motivation to do so. It'll play the same as any Hollywood film. The same cannot be said about videogames. The days of small garage-based teams making Doom and Quake are long gone. The indie developers have a lot to offer, but it's generally not competing on the same level... even if it is sometimes outright better. Instead you get quirky genres. Of course, maybe what we need are even quirkier genres than that? :)
Apparently George wants movie-grade FX on a TV budget.
Maybe I haven't been watching the right films, but I don't think Lucas has ever been concerned with film-grade F/X...
Maybe I missed out on something because I don't hang around Doctor Who fan forums, but I'm not too found of the "fatter" shape of the new Daleks. If it weren't for that, they wouldn't be too bad.