Did that power get abused? Yes, it always does. But some good things came of it as well.
Yeah, I can totally see all the good that came from using that Imperialistic, European power over here in the "New World". The large scale genocide of an entire continent full of people and the land grab that ensued sure has made the world a better place!
Except of course that the Native Americans were nomadic, had no notion of property rights (unlike the Na'vi and their Hometree), and rejected the idea of owning land. There is no problem with that, just don't expect not to be forced off someone else's property that they've rightly claimed.
You're a fucking idiot. Go kill yourself. No wait, I have a better idea! Give me your home address so that I can come over, plant a flag in your living room floor, claim it as my own, and then kill you myself without reservation because you're trespassing. Moron.
It has always been the majority. The human race continues to spread and procreate en mass however, thus increasing the numbers of what is already the majority. Nothing has really changed since the dawn of our species, it's just becoming more obvious with each passing day.
I disagree. For my needs, 12" would be the sweet spot. It's big enough to actually use and feel viable without being full-size. I recall that the HP DV2 was a 12" laptop, and it felt awesome. It's just too bad it only had a single-core processor.
A new video card every year? I don't know what you're playing, but generally a $200 is going to last a good few years. Of course, this is somehow who thinks that the gimmicks of a gamepad are more comfortable than the ergonomics of a properly configured desk and keyboard/mouse.
If you have to spend "copious amounts of cash every year" to upgrade your rig, then you're doing it wrong. A well thought-out build should easily last several years, or, about the same lifespan of a similarly priced console. You're doing nothing more than throwing out the same tired argument that technologically impaired people have been using for the last decade. Consoles are a great option if you don't like to have control or options, that is it.
Hell, since you can pull the filesystem out and read it, has anyone looked to see if they built in a killswitch or enforceable upgrade policy?
I just want to make sure my eBook reader can't delete all of my George Orwell downloads without even a second's notice. Of course, if I just put nothing but pirated PDFs on the device, I won't have that problem anyway.:P
Nope, that's just being a cry-baby. People like that either need to get over it or just go ahead and kill themselves. There's already far too many people in this world, the last thing we need are whiners.
If you can be out and functioning, then you can function at your goddamned desk and stop trying to rob those people who do show up to work despite their depression.
Exactly. Depression is such a load of nonsense. You know what, I feel awfully depressed every morning before I go to work, and this continues until I get home from work and get out of the shower. Maybe I should be on permit sick leave, huh?
I seem to remember having to spend a good long while waiting for every single file within Half-Life 2 to validate within the Steam network. That's not "less DRM". Just wait until Valve goes bankrupt, shuts down their servers, and all of your home-made backups are worthless because they're tied to Steam.
I can install from a CD and manually update the games much quicker than it takes Steam to download them from scratch. It's just another obtrusive form of DRM that gets by because it has a few conveniences.
No problem at all. In fact, I wish no one would put their games on Steam. It's really bad enough having to even have it installed for Team Fortress and Left 4 Dead. It's a terrible service that provides little merit outside of a unified friends list.
H.P. Lovecraft. I don't think that can be stressed enough. He is so often times overlooked or pigeonholed into the same horror category as Poe, but he really did help to lay alot of the foundation for good science fiction. His later works are especially of a cosmic scale, where ancient occult gods are nothing more than misunderstood alien entities. Some stories are much more obvious in their influence however, such as At the Mountains of Madness and certainly The Shadow Out of Time.
I certainly think that the major "dystopian" novels should be covered as well, such as 1984, Brave New World, and maybe even Stranger in a Strange Land.
I really wasn't trying to argue that older cars are inherently safer in a crash. Throughout both posts, I debated that other factors made so-called classics more appealing. The price tag alone would keep me away from anything new.;)
Though here is some food for thought. Remember, the Beetle is a rear-engine vehicles, so there is no motor upfront to help absorb impact. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRbwTutw-Hk
I'm not sure how anyone could think that modern cars are made of heavier materials. It's all plastic and fiberglass nowadays. Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing. It does allow for lower fuel consumption, and when properly constructed can be relatively safe, as the videos above proves. Of course, a serious car crash is going to maim or kill you no matter what you're driving. The best way to stay alive is to simply be a mindful driver, something most people are not. Just because you're not weaving in and out of traffic doesn't mean that you're being mindful either. Try watching and slowing down for those cars waiting to pull out onto the road, because you never know when they may decide to jump in front of you. Stay back off of other vehicles, and don't drive along side them in the other lane. There are millions of little things that people do to make them more prone to accidents. It's not because they are actively driving in an unsafe manner, but they are not paying attention to others who may be.
As far as general fuel economy goes, I see a typical 40-45mpg out of everything I own. That's a real number too, not some "on the highway, under best conditions" thing. Cars today have so much anti-smog junk holding them back that it robs most performance, and thus kills any kind of real fuel efficiency. I think that dependability has a lot to do with making a good daily driver, and being able to easily and affordably work on something yourself creates that kind of dependability. That said, I wouldn't claim that any car is fun to work on, some can simply be worked on without a professionally setup garage and thousands of dollars worth of overly specialized tools.;)
Actually, many motorcyclists are nothing more than yuppies nowadays. Buying a squeaky new, head-to-toe matching leather outfit from the Harley store when you go in to forfeit the down-payment on your new ride is not caring... It's not being a Biker. Jesse James and the Sons of Anarchy has done a lot to brainwash an entire group of people. Oddly enough, it seems that most of them are bald with goatees.
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Did that power get abused? Yes, it always does. But some good things came of it as well.
Yeah, I can totally see all the good that came from using that Imperialistic, European power over here in the "New World". The large scale genocide of an entire continent full of people and the land grab that ensued sure has made the world a better place!
Except of course that the Native Americans were nomadic, had no notion of property rights (unlike the Na'vi and their Hometree), and rejected the idea of owning land. There is no problem with that, just don't expect not to be forced off someone else's property that they've rightly claimed.
You're a fucking idiot. Go kill yourself. No wait, I have a better idea! Give me your home address so that I can come over, plant a flag in your living room floor, claim it as my own, and then kill you myself without reservation because you're trespassing. Moron.
It has always been the majority. The human race continues to spread and procreate en mass however, thus increasing the numbers of what is already the majority. Nothing has really changed since the dawn of our species, it's just becoming more obvious with each passing day.
So screw them, I paid the ETF and moved to Dish./quote.
Yep, you really screwed them. Paying that ETF and all... Way to show them!
Can you imagine, actually throwing out older books to make way for Twilight? I shudder to think.
Surely you're not arguing that breaking the law is innovation?
Often times, innovation requires just that.
I disagree. For my needs, 12" would be the sweet spot. It's big enough to actually use and feel viable without being full-size. I recall that the HP DV2 was a 12" laptop, and it felt awesome. It's just too bad it only had a single-core processor.
I didn't think anything could possibly be worse than Painkiller: Resurrection this year (which was bad, buggy and leaked memory).
And didn't even include the co-op gamemode that was advertised leading up to its launch?
A new video card every year? I don't know what you're playing, but generally a $200 is going to last a good few years. Of course, this is somehow who thinks that the gimmicks of a gamepad are more comfortable than the ergonomics of a properly configured desk and keyboard/mouse.
If you have to spend "copious amounts of cash every year" to upgrade your rig, then you're doing it wrong. A well thought-out build should easily last several years, or, about the same lifespan of a similarly priced console. You're doing nothing more than throwing out the same tired argument that technologically impaired people have been using for the last decade. Consoles are a great option if you don't like to have control or options, that is it.
Hell, since you can pull the filesystem out and read it, has anyone looked to see if they built in a killswitch or enforceable upgrade policy?
I just want to make sure my eBook reader can't delete all of my George Orwell downloads without even a second's notice. Of course, if I just put nothing but pirated PDFs on the device, I won't have that problem anyway. :P
Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
FPS for consoles? That's a good one! XD
Most people are already thousands of dollars in debt. They don't even have to pirate a film to achieve that little bit of stupidity!
Nope, that's just being a cry-baby. People like that either need to get over it or just go ahead and kill themselves. There's already far too many people in this world, the last thing we need are whiners.
Fish still tend to harbor parasites, among other things. As a general rule of thumb, meat should be cooked.
Raw fish hazardous to your health? Go figure!
If you can be out and functioning, then you can function at your goddamned desk and stop trying to rob those people who do show up to work despite their depression.
Exactly. Depression is such a load of nonsense. You know what, I feel awfully depressed every morning before I go to work, and this continues until I get home from work and get out of the shower. Maybe I should be on permit sick leave, huh?
I seem to remember having to spend a good long while waiting for every single file within Half-Life 2 to validate within the Steam network. That's not "less DRM". Just wait until Valve goes bankrupt, shuts down their servers, and all of your home-made backups are worthless because they're tied to Steam.
I can install from a CD and manually update the games much quicker than it takes Steam to download them from scratch. It's just another obtrusive form of DRM that gets by because it has a few conveniences.
No problem at all. In fact, I wish no one would put their games on Steam. It's really bad enough having to even have it installed for Team Fortress and Left 4 Dead. It's a terrible service that provides little merit outside of a unified friends list.
H.P. Lovecraft. I don't think that can be stressed enough. He is so often times overlooked or pigeonholed into the same horror category as Poe, but he really did help to lay alot of the foundation for good science fiction. His later works are especially of a cosmic scale, where ancient occult gods are nothing more than misunderstood alien entities. Some stories are much more obvious in their influence however, such as At the Mountains of Madness and certainly The Shadow Out of Time.
I certainly think that the major "dystopian" novels should be covered as well, such as 1984, Brave New World, and maybe even Stranger in a Strange Land.
I really wasn't trying to argue that older cars are inherently safer in a crash. Throughout both posts, I debated that other factors made so-called classics more appealing. The price tag alone would keep me away from anything new. ;)
Though here is some food for thought. Remember, the Beetle is a rear-engine vehicles, so there is no motor upfront to help absorb impact. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRbwTutw-Hk
I'm not sure how anyone could think that modern cars are made of heavier materials. It's all plastic and fiberglass nowadays. Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing. It does allow for lower fuel consumption, and when properly constructed can be relatively safe, as the videos above proves. Of course, a serious car crash is going to maim or kill you no matter what you're driving. The best way to stay alive is to simply be a mindful driver, something most people are not. Just because you're not weaving in and out of traffic doesn't mean that you're being mindful either. Try watching and slowing down for those cars waiting to pull out onto the road, because you never know when they may decide to jump in front of you. Stay back off of other vehicles, and don't drive along side them in the other lane. There are millions of little things that people do to make them more prone to accidents. It's not because they are actively driving in an unsafe manner, but they are not paying attention to others who may be.
As far as general fuel economy goes, I see a typical 40-45mpg out of everything I own. That's a real number too, not some "on the highway, under best conditions" thing. Cars today have so much anti-smog junk holding them back that it robs most performance, and thus kills any kind of real fuel efficiency. I think that dependability has a lot to do with making a good daily driver, and being able to easily and affordably work on something yourself creates that kind of dependability. That said, I wouldn't claim that any car is fun to work on, some can simply be worked on without a professionally setup garage and thousands of dollars worth of overly specialized tools. ;)
Actually, many motorcyclists are nothing more than yuppies nowadays. Buying a squeaky new, head-to-toe matching leather outfit from the Harley store when you go in to forfeit the down-payment on your new ride is not caring... It's not being a Biker. Jesse James and the Sons of Anarchy has done a lot to brainwash an entire group of people. Oddly enough, it seems that most of them are bald with goatees.