I'm not sure how that would translate even to the Wii, because thrusting the wiimote at thin air must be, at a wild guess, not quite the same as shoving it into someone.
Perhaps it would be a two player game...
I lived in South Dakota in a town with a pop. of 50,000. There were two cable providers and prices were lower and services better because of the competition.
I lived in Lincoln, Nebraska (pop. 200,000) and got a huge cable package with DVR for less than I'm paying now. Again, there were multiple options.
Now, in a metro area with a pop. of approximately 1,000,000, I can't get the services I want at a price I want. I can't get the best deal thru my current provider because they don't provide the phone service in my area. They do in other parts of town. I can't run an all-in-one package with the phone company because I can't install a satellite dish.
Companies like Comcast get away with the abhorrent service record because they climbed into enough back pockets to ensure monopolies in large metro areas. They don't have any reason to keep prices low or provide responsive customer service.
In a supposed free-market economy, this should be near impossible. But, sadly, it isn't.
Well, viol8, you've won me over. I'm cancelling the whole frickin' mess tomorrow. I'll get rid of the indoor plumbing and electricity, ditch the car (28-30 mpg) and move the family...um... to Montana or something.
Obviously, we, as consumers, have no reason to expect reasonable prices and respectable customer service. We're selfish that way.
Well, with three kids, it's simpler to take care of these online rather than gathering up the family and running several errands. Yes, the convenience could be a trap. But it's also a convenience.
And I'm sure you've heard something about the outrageous price of gas?
The TV part isn't what bothers me. They're the only option I have for high-speed internet and with so much of my financial life (credit cards, bills, banking, etc.) tied up there, it often seems like a hostage-type situation.
They also don't provide phone service in the area of Minneapolis, MN where I live so I've had to run thru Vonage, which of course relies on a high-speed connection.
DSL's out of the question because the apartment I live in will not allow the installation of a satellite dish. This also prevents me from running thru AT&T and their affiliates without paying through the nose for basic phone service.
Something's screwed up in the telecom/cable world when there are so few options available in a major metropolitan area. At this point I've slashed my cable down to about 20 channels and am paying nearly double for my internet connection as compared to when I signed up ($29.99 to $49.99 in less than a year).
It's not all about my TV time.
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It's nice to see our carbon offsets hard at work...
Well, I wouldn't say I've been "missing" them.
That is amazing. I thought Oregon normally just melted down surplus tax funds to create light rail tracks.
the "Honeycomb Hideout" was shut down by local law enforcement officials...
Whenever a government agency second-guesses spending other people's money (itself a rare occurrence), the word "refund" is never used.
I'm not sure how that would translate even to the Wii, because thrusting the wiimote at thin air must be, at a wild guess, not quite the same as shoving it into someone. Perhaps it would be a two player game...
and kicks Microsoft on the way down...
"Trolling M'Dear" was Banjo Paterson's less successful follow-up to his informal Australian national anthem.
Technically two words: Ron Paul.
I'll cast my last post into the flames:
I lived in South Dakota in a town with a pop. of 50,000. There were two cable providers and prices were lower and services better because of the competition.
I lived in Lincoln, Nebraska (pop. 200,000) and got a huge cable package with DVR for less than I'm paying now. Again, there were multiple options.
Now, in a metro area with a pop. of approximately 1,000,000, I can't get the services I want at a price I want. I can't get the best deal thru my current provider because they don't provide the phone service in my area. They do in other parts of town. I can't run an all-in-one package with the phone company because I can't install a satellite dish.
Companies like Comcast get away with the abhorrent service record because they climbed into enough back pockets to ensure monopolies in large metro areas. They don't have any reason to keep prices low or provide responsive customer service.
In a supposed free-market economy, this should be near impossible. But, sadly, it isn't.
Well, viol8, you've won me over. I'm cancelling the whole frickin' mess tomorrow. I'll get rid of the indoor plumbing and electricity, ditch the car (28-30 mpg) and move the family...um... to Montana or something.
Obviously, we, as consumers, have no reason to expect reasonable prices and respectable customer service. We're selfish that way.
Well, with three kids, it's simpler to take care of these online rather than gathering up the family and running several errands. Yes, the convenience could be a trap. But it's also a convenience.
And I'm sure you've heard something about the outrageous price of gas?
The TV part isn't what bothers me. They're the only option I have for high-speed internet and with so much of my financial life (credit cards, bills, banking, etc.) tied up there, it often seems like a hostage-type situation. They also don't provide phone service in the area of Minneapolis, MN where I live so I've had to run thru Vonage, which of course relies on a high-speed connection. DSL's out of the question because the apartment I live in will not allow the installation of a satellite dish. This also prevents me from running thru AT&T and their affiliates without paying through the nose for basic phone service. Something's screwed up in the telecom/cable world when there are so few options available in a major metropolitan area. At this point I've slashed my cable down to about 20 channels and am paying nearly double for my internet connection as compared to when I signed up ($29.99 to $49.99 in less than a year). It's not all about my TV time.
From what time I've put into it, the main goal is to see how long your Sims can "hold it." Like a long car trip with the kids.
I would have thought EA Sports would just be named "Roster Update."