Why would you even waste your time watching some abominable Beowulf cartoon when you could instead watch the much better, much more visually striking "Beowulf & Grendel"?
Isn't that ultimately the problem with most CG? There's a lack of realism? I'd much rather see a well done stop-motion monster than some CG alien. Why? Because the stop-motion creature at least exists. It has a believable texture to it. It casts shadows and soaks up light as a real object would.
That's exactly what I'm saying. I wouldn't be denied access to electricity, water, or telephone services. Why should I be denied broadband service?
Most people around here only have dial-up or satellite as an option. It's not because the terrain is difficult either. It's because there's nothing to force Time Warner to get off of their asses.
You know where the best internet in the county is? A tiny village in the middle of nowhere that decided to co-opt its own telephone company and run DLS to the entire area code.
Carmack is abandoning his roots in favour of console development.
Duh. That's why every time we see Rage, it's being played with Xbox controllers. It's already hard for me to give Id Software the benefit of doubt after Doom3, but they're making it really hard with Rage. This coming from someone who still routinely plays Quake3 on his server!
I think that the knowledge that their work would become popular and widespread would be enough them to increase their output. As a writer myself, feedback is the driving force of motivation. It's hard to write for yourself... others need to see and appreciate it for it to feel worth the effort, so to speak. For me, it doesn't even need to be profitable.
2) They got paid when they sold the books for quite some time, why not give that money to their kids?
I generally believe that these things span far too much time. The creator's life, plus seventy years after? That could be three or four generations down the line before something enters the public domain. However, to play a little devil's advocate with your quote... plenty of now popular authors were barely notice while alive and actively writing. Two relatively recent (and American) examples would be Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. Both were only marginally popular during life, but have since become recognized within a greater historical context.
There are a bunch of meth and oxy addicts in the nearest town... Cooper theft was pretty common until the recycling place began to require a contractor's license/ID to take the stuff.
The main point, however, was that no matter what job you accept, you should be honorable enough to do that job well, even when the conditions aren't to your liking.
You should do it just well enough not to get fired. This is the real world, after all. You're not going to see any additional compensation for being "honorable". In fact, hard workers are often times picked out of the pack and scrutinized. They make the lazy workers (ie: everyone else) look bad. It's much easier to get rid of one hard worker and maintain the status quo. At best, your hard work will just result in you picking up everyone else's slack... again, for no additional compensation.
Do what you're there to do. Never do anything more. Do less if you can.
I don't think I find it harder to like games, instead I suspect the new games are of poorer quality with a lot of dumbing down going on and the games being buggy and unfinished.
Exactly! It's been gradually coming to this ever since the Playstation was released all those years ago.
More important things like buying a riding lawn mower to prune your suburban lawn? Getting older doesn't mean that you must sacrifice video games as an entertaining outlet. It's not so different than watching films or television. Actually, I find myself less and less interested in on-going television shows as I get older... I fall asleep during them. Watching television is such a passive experience, there's nothing to keep me interested.
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Hackers seemed to be going more for a cyberpunk vibe than anything. It pulled it off well enough.
Why would you even waste your time watching some abominable Beowulf cartoon when you could instead watch the much better, much more visually striking "Beowulf & Grendel"?
Isn't that ultimately the problem with most CG? There's a lack of realism? I'd much rather see a well done stop-motion monster than some CG alien. Why? Because the stop-motion creature at least exists. It has a believable texture to it. It casts shadows and soaks up light as a real object would.
That's exactly what I'm saying. I wouldn't be denied access to electricity, water, or telephone services. Why should I be denied broadband service?
Most people around here only have dial-up or satellite as an option. It's not because the terrain is difficult either. It's because there's nothing to force Time Warner to get off of their asses.
You know where the best internet in the county is? A tiny village in the middle of nowhere that decided to co-opt its own telephone company and run DLS to the entire area code.
That's funny, we all have electric and public water down here in the hollows and up ontop of the ridges...
I don't know about Beanie Babies, but bring on the ladyboys!
Xbox 360 controllers.
I have two of them for my PC that I use for things like Street Fighter IV.
I don't think that showing off a first-person-shooter with Xbox controllers really gives me a sense of hope however. :P
Suck it down?
Carmack is abandoning his roots in favour of console development.
Duh. That's why every time we see Rage, it's being played with Xbox controllers. It's already hard for me to give Id Software the benefit of doubt after Doom3, but they're making it really hard with Rage. This coming from someone who still routinely plays Quake3 on his server!
No, it's not rape.
"Come here and fuck me!"
Everyone is having a good time.
"Oh, the condom broke. Stop..."
The man keeps going.
"No, really... stop"
The man keeps keeps going.
"Oh, yes! Don't stop... fuck me... fuck me!"
Everyone has breakfast tomorrow and decides to meet again.
Yeah, totally rape.
I've never owned a PS2, though I have played one of the Katamari games. It was fun, though I seem to recall being frustrated by the time limits.
Pft. The Dreamcast is easily the most impressive console to have existed thus far. Far ahead of its time.
I think that the knowledge that their work would become popular and widespread would be enough them to increase their output. As a writer myself, feedback is the driving force of motivation. It's hard to write for yourself... others need to see and appreciate it for it to feel worth the effort, so to speak. For me, it doesn't even need to be profitable.
2) They got paid when they sold the books for quite some time, why not give that money to their kids?
I generally believe that these things span far too much time. The creator's life, plus seventy years after? That could be three or four generations down the line before something enters the public domain. However, to play a little devil's advocate with your quote... plenty of now popular authors were barely notice while alive and actively writing. Two relatively recent (and American) examples would be Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. Both were only marginally popular during life, but have since become recognized within a greater historical context.
Once they open their legs, they're not in control anymore. You feminists need to wake up.
It [i]turned[/i] non-consensual partway through? What kind of bullshit is that?
What's love got to do with it?
There are a bunch of meth and oxy addicts in the nearest town... Cooper theft was pretty common until the recycling place began to require a contractor's license/ID to take the stuff.
The main point, however, was that no matter what job you accept, you should be honorable enough to do that job well, even when the conditions aren't to your liking.
You should do it just well enough not to get fired. This is the real world, after all. You're not going to see any additional compensation for being "honorable". In fact, hard workers are often times picked out of the pack and scrutinized. They make the lazy workers (ie: everyone else) look bad. It's much easier to get rid of one hard worker and maintain the status quo. At best, your hard work will just result in you picking up everyone else's slack... again, for no additional compensation.
Do what you're there to do. Never do anything more. Do less if you can.
I'm sorry, but we're a Triumph family. We try to stay away from that Jap stuff... My old VW Bug not withstanding. :P
So now developers are accused of making their games too fun to play?
Personally, I'd like to see developers go back to making fun games... These social games and MMOs are--in fact--boring as hell.
I don't think I find it harder to like games, instead I suspect the new games are of poorer quality with a lot of dumbing down going on and the games being buggy and unfinished.
Exactly! It's been gradually coming to this ever since the Playstation was released all those years ago.
More important things like buying a riding lawn mower to prune your suburban lawn? Getting older doesn't mean that you must sacrifice video games as an entertaining outlet. It's not so different than watching films or television. Actually, I find myself less and less interested in on-going television shows as I get older... I fall asleep during them. Watching television is such a passive experience, there's nothing to keep me interested.
None of those sound like a huge loss... In fact, those could all be considered even worse vermin than the rats and mice initially targeted.
I feel sorry for all of the dispatcher trying to read these idiots text messages.
"i r n teh bck r/m... hlp!!!!!11"