Mainly because alot of people got scared of Obama's pastor.
Just because he said a few disturbing things taken out of context has created alot of doubts When did he make disturbing statements? Ever yclip I've seen crop up on the news has been pretty agreeable. Maybe it's just disturbing to a nation of transplanted whites. I have little sympathy for the black community myself, as they currently keep themselves down just as much as the government does. Then again, perhaps one wouldn't be able to glamorize the gangster lifestyle at if we as a nation did a better job of improving the quality of life overall and diminishing that ghetto mentality. Only in the last few decades have they, as a race, even become publicly accepted as equals. They have the historical right to be critical of the system, just as anyone should, really.
The remarks of his that I've caught concerning 9/11 are spot on though. America had it coming. It's not surprising that something of that nature eventually happened. Does that make it right? Perhaps not, but people should stop acting as if it was an unwarranted and thoughtless attack. American isn't some nice, innocent little country that has never bothered anyone. If nothing else, the roots of the country are still soaking in the blood from that initial genocide of this continent's native race. Being bewildered by the hatred that much of the world has for the U.S. is naive at best.
It's hard enough to find a comfortable position to read actual books in, let alone sit and read through a novel at my computer. I have a few eBooks, but when I really want to read something I just go buy it. Books aren't that expensive really, and they're nice to have around on the shelves to show off to your television watching friends.:P
Media Monkey is alright if you want an all-in-none type of program for not only audio playback and ripping, but also management. I just wish I could undo the volume leveling, because I think it screwed more songs up than it helped.:(
College is worthless. If you don't already have a firm grasp of what it is you're studying when you go in, you're almost guaranteed to fail in whatever goal you've set. College, no college, can lock in a job for you. A degree is only there to fluff up a resume. Not only does it show employers that you're willing to dedicate yourself to the project, but it also shows them just how far in debt you conceivably are, thus giving them all the more reason to think you'll stay loyal in order to merely pay your bills. Besides, debt is the only way to truly convey patriotism, isn't it?
You could spend four years wasting time and money hoping to immediately get into a good occupational position (unlikely) or you could spend those four years in a more entry level orientated job and simply work your way up. Learning on your own isn't that difficult, especially as colleges nowadays want to suppress individuality in order to create more viable working candidates. Put together a nice resume or portfolio and go after jobs. Don't just meekly turn in your application to some receptionist, show some initiative!
I formally request to be advanced the appropriate forms in order to immigrate to Alaskanistan. If you hurry, I'll ever come armed and help with the seceding (as we know those don't tend to go peacefully in the U.S.)
Guns are pretty darn nice for personal protection as well, ya' know. I'd hate to leave that up to any aforementioned piggy. Which is really the problem with cops more so than their general abuse and harassment of average people. They create a society that feels protected and is quickly becoming less capable of protecting itself. There are plenty of fools that believe the police will keep them safe and adamantly refuse to keep any sort of efficient weapon. Furthermore, the laws that said pigs do enforce create an artificial means of survival, whereas the strongest (in whatever sense) does not necessarily survive because the ignorant are spared and protected.
Agreed. Only the foolish feel loyalty toward their employers. Not only is it due to the lack of mutual respect (whereas you are simply a number in a sales book, not a person), but also ties into Generation Y "demanding more than they're worth". This is simply not true, and an especially laughable concept when you have lazy, ignorant executives making more in a month than most actual workers make all year. You do all of the work while some higher up makes the money--why should anyone feel loyal toward that? You'd have to be pretty naive to like being exploited.
Agreed. A half season of new stand alone episodes would been much preferred.
Also, did anyone else notice that Bender's Big Score suffered from "jaggies" on many straight lines through the animation? I noticed a similar, though not as severe, effect on the Simpsons Movie once it was released to DVD as well.
I only pay a monthly fee for broadband, which allows me unfettered access to ANY song I could ever hope to have... I have yet to see any DRM on it either!
No, it is the government's ridiculous spending of my money that causes indignation. That would only be truer if it was costing this country twice as much. I hardly feel sorry for people that are stupid enough to join the armed forces. In fact, they are part of the problem.
Big deal is medics they are dealing with: if dead person is worth up to 250 000 $, how hard would you really work to keep them alive? Exactly. This is a huge issue for those carrying around donor cards as well. You succumb to a major accident but could probably be saved through some major work, or maybe you are lying on the operating table and will die for sure, who knows. The doctor decides to go through with some invasion technique to keep you alive just long enough to take a few organs that are needed on the list however, and then your family gets billed for the extra procedure (not that passing on debt after death really works).
Not too many things can be more disrespectful to the dead than being sent away to a funeral hoe to be embalmed anyway. Now that is a screwed up procedure, and a fine way for grieving family members to get ripped-off in the process.
Me? I want to be plastinated, then cut into sheet layers and put on one of those flip-through poster racks...
I can certainly see how one might find the opposite to be true. For me however, I can always go back to Quake III Arena and have a good time in deathmatch. Likewise, up until last week I was still playing Super Smash Bros. Melee and Mario Kart: Double Dash fairly frequently. Now I'm just playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl on a daily basis instead.
Don't get me wrong though, I love singeplayer games and probably own or have played many more than their multiplayer counterparts. The problem with singleplayer games however is that there is often little point to return after playing through once or twice, which isn't too dissimilar to watching films. I'll go back and play Metal Gear Solid or Resident Evil every several years (or the GameCube remakes nowadays, despite some flaws in the Twin Snakes), but other than that they just collect dust. Except in the case of older, more arcade styled games such as Super Mario, singleplayer games simply become too predictable to play often.
There are literally about five multiplayer-centric games that I consistently play, and I think that is what I'm trying to convey. Whereas I feel the need to get a new singleplayer game immediately upon finishing the previous, a good multiplayer game can last years past its contemporaries. They may not be as memorable as a good narrative, but they do offer more significant replay value on average.
Your statements are perfectly valid for the majority of course. Usually one or two good multiplayer games will last the life of dozens of singleplayer games however, so perhaps that could factor in. Multiplayer gaming has been around since the very beginning in arcades (which was a social element in itself). I don't think that it has gone anywhere, just that the demographic has changed to become more skewed toward socially isolated persons (by and large).
And to be fair, I wouldn't call my network a "gaming LAN" by any means. It is there so that everyone can utilize the internet at the same time from their respective machines. Furthermore, none of the computers are wildly expensive "gaming computers" either, but the relatively cheaply built good-enough sort. Also, Half-Life has multiplayer, and so did two of the Grand Theft Auto games that I'm aware of (at least, on the PC).
Funny, all of my computers are sitting in the same room. In fact, the office area of my house is set up so as to allow LAN gaming very easily. No one can see anyone else's monitor, but everyone can easily communicate both verbally and visually. Shared screen multiplayer works great for stuff like Bomberman and Super Smash Brothers, but then again, those games don't require the dread split-screen.
The same thing is seen when the United States (and others) try to stop other countries from developing/processing nuclear weapons. We don't do it arbitrarily and say "Nyeh, we want to be the only ones with the bomb"... instead we do it to generally unstable nations who are less likely to act responsibly with it. You're in denial then. Why would we want any other country at all to have this destructive force? Do you think that America wants to be on an even playing field as the rest of the world when it comes to its apocalyptic potential? Hell no.
The only question now is whether or not Nintendo can match (or even approach) the convenience and usability of Microsoft's XBLA system. Microsoft has done a lot of things wrong, but Xbox Live is not one of them. All Nintendo really has to do is stop using game specific Friend Codes and just use the one main Wii Code that every console comes with. This would be perfectly streamlined and allow for a much more flexible identification system as it would be an assigned number with no fighting over user names. They should also probably allow voice chat between friends.
The online components of Guitar Hero III and Super Smash Bros Brawl work pretty well for what they are, with those two points being the only real improvement that absolutely needs to happen. I could care less about leaderboards and such since they junk just brings out the worst of competitive scum in games. I do hope that Nintendo opens up access to the SD card a bit more with Wii Ware however, allowing content to be played off of it. Transferring stuff back and forth to the Wii's internal memory is a pain, especially with downloadable content and such on the horizon.
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The remarks of his that I've caught concerning 9/11 are spot on though. America had it coming. It's not surprising that something of that nature eventually happened. Does that make it right? Perhaps not, but people should stop acting as if it was an unwarranted and thoughtless attack. American isn't some nice, innocent little country that has never bothered anyone. If nothing else, the roots of the country are still soaking in the blood from that initial genocide of this continent's native race. Being bewildered by the hatred that much of the world has for the U.S. is naive at best.
It's hard enough to find a comfortable position to read actual books in, let alone sit and read through a novel at my computer. I have a few eBooks, but when I really want to read something I just go buy it. Books aren't that expensive really, and they're nice to have around on the shelves to show off to your television watching friends. :P
Media Monkey is alright if you want an all-in-none type of program for not only audio playback and ripping, but also management. I just wish I could undo the volume leveling, because I think it screwed more songs up than it helped. :(
Say what, iTunes?! Who uses that crap in the first place? Might as well kill your computer with Real Player while you're at it!
Thankful, Wil Wheaton had saved us from those damn, dirty Ktarians!
You could spend four years wasting time and money hoping to immediately get into a good occupational position (unlikely) or you could spend those four years in a more entry level orientated job and simply work your way up. Learning on your own isn't that difficult, especially as colleges nowadays want to suppress individuality in order to create more viable working candidates. Put together a nice resume or portfolio and go after jobs. Don't just meekly turn in your application to some receptionist, show some initiative!
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I care as well! Then again, I have plenty to hide...
I formally request to be advanced the appropriate forms in order to immigrate to Alaskanistan. If you hurry, I'll ever come armed and help with the seceding (as we know those don't tend to go peacefully in the U.S.)
Guns are pretty darn nice for personal protection as well, ya' know. I'd hate to leave that up to any aforementioned piggy. Which is really the problem with cops more so than their general abuse and harassment of average people. They create a society that feels protected and is quickly becoming less capable of protecting itself. There are plenty of fools that believe the police will keep them safe and adamantly refuse to keep any sort of efficient weapon. Furthermore, the laws that said pigs do enforce create an artificial means of survival, whereas the strongest (in whatever sense) does not necessarily survive because the ignorant are spared and protected.
Agreed. Only the foolish feel loyalty toward their employers. Not only is it due to the lack of mutual respect (whereas you are simply a number in a sales book, not a person), but also ties into Generation Y "demanding more than they're worth". This is simply not true, and an especially laughable concept when you have lazy, ignorant executives making more in a month than most actual workers make all year. You do all of the work while some higher up makes the money--why should anyone feel loyal toward that? You'd have to be pretty naive to like being exploited.
Also, did anyone else notice that Bender's Big Score suffered from "jaggies" on many straight lines through the animation? I noticed a similar, though not as severe, effect on the Simpsons Movie once it was released to DVD as well.
No, but I can put the byproduct on lower priced, large capacity media players than anything Apple pushes.
I only pay a monthly fee for broadband, which allows me unfettered access to ANY song I could ever hope to have... I have yet to see any DRM on it either!
No, it is the government's ridiculous spending of my money that causes indignation. That would only be truer if it was costing this country twice as much. I hardly feel sorry for people that are stupid enough to join the armed forces. In fact, they are part of the problem.
Me? I want to be plastinated, then cut into sheet layers and put on one of those flip-through poster racks...
He simply transformed into the Star Child!
You've never seen the populace of Southern Ohio, have you?
Don't get me wrong though, I love singeplayer games and probably own or have played many more than their multiplayer counterparts. The problem with singleplayer games however is that there is often little point to return after playing through once or twice, which isn't too dissimilar to watching films. I'll go back and play Metal Gear Solid or Resident Evil every several years (or the GameCube remakes nowadays, despite some flaws in the Twin Snakes), but other than that they just collect dust. Except in the case of older, more arcade styled games such as Super Mario, singleplayer games simply become too predictable to play often.
There are literally about five multiplayer-centric games that I consistently play, and I think that is what I'm trying to convey. Whereas I feel the need to get a new singleplayer game immediately upon finishing the previous, a good multiplayer game can last years past its contemporaries. They may not be as memorable as a good narrative, but they do offer more significant replay value on average.
And to be fair, I wouldn't call my network a "gaming LAN" by any means. It is there so that everyone can utilize the internet at the same time from their respective machines. Furthermore, none of the computers are wildly expensive "gaming computers" either, but the relatively cheaply built good-enough sort. Also, Half-Life has multiplayer, and so did two of the Grand Theft Auto games that I'm aware of (at least, on the PC).
Funny, all of my computers are sitting in the same room. In fact, the office area of my house is set up so as to allow LAN gaming very easily. No one can see anyone else's monitor, but everyone can easily communicate both verbally and visually. Shared screen multiplayer works great for stuff like Bomberman and Super Smash Brothers, but then again, those games don't require the dread split-screen.
The online components of Guitar Hero III and Super Smash Bros Brawl work pretty well for what they are, with those two points being the only real improvement that absolutely needs to happen. I could care less about leaderboards and such since they junk just brings out the worst of competitive scum in games. I do hope that Nintendo opens up access to the SD card a bit more with Wii Ware however, allowing content to be played off of it. Transferring stuff back and forth to the Wii's internal memory is a pain, especially with downloadable content and such on the horizon.
Your parents are part of the problem...