I can understand why most of you think this could be FUD, but here's my argument against that position:
If a company propositions a service, not just any service but an EXPENSIVE one, what legitimacy is there in advertising a feature of that service that the tech doesn't even do and isn't required for them TO do?
Now, in the response, Best buy stated this in relation to the 3D aspect: "3. Make sure your 3D glasses work - some solutions we sell need TV settings adjusted so that 3D glasses are enabled - there are both 3D and non 3D settings for viewing." Making sure the glasses work and syncing them are TWO different exercises. To me, I see an overzealous advertising agent who saw an opportunity to throw out some buzzwords for sales. I don't buy the stupidity excuse, Best Buy knowingly takes advantage of its customers and has done so for years. Just my two cents.
Several times. I thought that the corporate response was handled in a way as to detract blame from them, nothing more. It was still worth sharing that Best Buy as a company will try to trip up less savvy users into services they don't really need.
We spend too much time on the subject of time. How can we really ever know the true nature of time if we are limited by our perception of it as human beings? All we can see is the Entropic version of time this guy discussed; things are in state one, the state changes with chemical reactions and energy release, then they are in an irreversible state. Time is a byproduct of this basic law of Thermodynamics.
Personally I'm of the mind that the true nature of the universe eludes it because there are forces or concepts we are yet incapable of perceiving. But I'm only a novice in Physics, I could be wrong.
Unless one becomes addicted to the feelings it produces, either physically or emotionally. Then not doing it makes the original "Normal State" beyond miserable.
I was in a guild on Mal'Ganis that was one of the top in Alliance progression 05-06. We raided several hours a day and had 24 hour call lists for Green Dragon spawns. Quit after the expansion came out, too many lame changes to the game. Does/. count as meeting? o.0
Also, we put up with alot of gruff from the army of fat male nerds that populate most video games. Most assume that girls can't play as well as men, which is not particularly true, in my experience there are an equal number of bad female and male players. For me personally, I go out of the way to see that I'm not just mediocre at a game I love, but that I excel in it. That way, if someone says HURR YOU'RE A GIRL, I can say "So what? I kicked your ass last night in RvR"
You're an ignorant jerk. Many, many women are in the range of 5'7-5'10 and are athletic in nature, does that mean they shouldn't eat a 3000 calorie a day diet if their bodies need it? They would consume more than the average male 6ft tall with a sedentary lifestyle.
There is no "general" statement when it comes to the dietary requirements of a female, and bottling it as "anti male victimhood" just shows your intelligence level.
So basement dwelling scientists developed what body language is considered interpretable? Great, a whole legion of robots that interpret licking the Cheetos crust off your fingers before your code compiles as the universal signature of an Alpha male.
I can't reasonably see devices like the Kindle being nothing more than a technological fad unless the costs come down for purchasing a unit and subsequent books. Many users of said devices say they are flimsy and break easily, and several months ago there was the controversial story of the 1984 book deletions by Amazon: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html/. Why not just carry around PDF's of books you legally own on a Netbook?
What the hell is all this WoW talk? I'm surpised no one has made the conjecture that SOE is just bad for gaming in general, considering the way they pissed all over Everquest after acquiring it from Verant Interactive. Seriously, this topic needs an obligatory "get off my lawn" tag.
While I'm glad the spammers are being banned immediately, in all honesty they don't really have a market in Warhammer at the moment. The only mount is gained at level 20, it costs 20 gold, and its very easy to come across that amount of money before level 20. After that, you could spend gold on professions and purples, but there again mats for professions and purples are also fairly common right now. There's just no need for a large gold purchase.
I'll have to disagree with the general sentiment that Warhammer won't succeed.
I've noticed many, many, many former WoW players in love with this game, including myself and my boyfriend. The RvR is amazing, the classes are well balanced, and there's no cheesy stun-based PvP system. Will it "replace WoW?" God I hope not. WoW has become to AOL of MMORPGs, where any retard can get a 1700 arena score and be shining in purples. It's utterly ridiculous and so far, Warhammer has been the breath of fresh air serious PvP'ers have been waiting for, and it will be a success in its own right.
If you're a carebear and you want to raid instead of melt faces, that's fine, but don't come to Warhammer. We don't want you.
Could the parents pursue a Civil Lawsuit to hold the other family responsible for the child's death? Just like in the OJ Simpson case. The parents of Ron Goldberg and Nicole Simpson did not receive a criminal conviction for OJ, however they did win the Civil lawsuit that deemed OJ Simpson directly responsible for Ron and Nicole's deaths. http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/simpson.civil.trial/index.html/ Here is the CNN story on that, incase you wanted verification that this actually happened.
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I can understand why most of you think this could be FUD, but here's my argument against that position:
If a company propositions a service, not just any service but an EXPENSIVE one, what legitimacy is there in advertising a feature of that service that the tech doesn't even do and isn't required for them TO do?
Now, in the response, Best buy stated this in relation to the 3D aspect: "3. Make sure your 3D glasses work - some solutions we sell need TV settings adjusted so that 3D glasses are enabled - there are both 3D and non 3D settings for viewing." Making sure the glasses work and syncing them are TWO different exercises. To me, I see an overzealous advertising agent who saw an opportunity to throw out some buzzwords for sales. I don't buy the stupidity excuse, Best Buy knowingly takes advantage of its customers and has done so for years. Just my two cents.
Several times. I thought that the corporate response was handled in a way as to detract blame from them, nothing more. It was still worth sharing that Best Buy as a company will try to trip up less savvy users into services they don't really need.
We spend too much time on the subject of time. How can we really ever know the true nature of time if we are limited by our perception of it as human beings? All we can see is the Entropic version of time this guy discussed; things are in state one, the state changes with chemical reactions and energy release, then they are in an irreversible state. Time is a byproduct of this basic law of Thermodynamics. Personally I'm of the mind that the true nature of the universe eludes it because there are forces or concepts we are yet incapable of perceiving. But I'm only a novice in Physics, I could be wrong.
Oh wow, my nerd stock just plummeted.
I don't see the systems for Terminus, Vulcan, or Hoth anywhere on the map!
Haven't these guys seen the hygiene video?!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4510/futurama-anti-robot-propaganda
Unless one becomes addicted to the feelings it produces, either physically or emotionally. Then not doing it makes the original "Normal State" beyond miserable.
I was in a guild on Mal'Ganis that was one of the top in Alliance progression 05-06. We raided several hours a day and had 24 hour call lists for Green Dragon spawns. Quit after the expansion came out, too many lame changes to the game. Does /. count as meeting? o.0
Also, we put up with alot of gruff from the army of fat male nerds that populate most video games. Most assume that girls can't play as well as men, which is not particularly true, in my experience there are an equal number of bad female and male players. For me personally, I go out of the way to see that I'm not just mediocre at a game I love, but that I excel in it. That way, if someone says HURR YOU'RE A GIRL, I can say "So what? I kicked your ass last night in RvR"
[quote] There are no Linux versions yet [/quote] Those insensitive clods...
You're an ignorant jerk. Many, many women are in the range of 5'7-5'10 and are athletic in nature, does that mean they shouldn't eat a 3000 calorie a day diet if their bodies need it? They would consume more than the average male 6ft tall with a sedentary lifestyle. There is no "general" statement when it comes to the dietary requirements of a female, and bottling it as "anti male victimhood" just shows your intelligence level.
Oh hi misogyny, how are you today?
Hi my name is Warmaster Horus, I have an army of super humans at your disposal sir.
Like Ebay? Since they only accept PayPal now, and no other form of payment.
Ah yes, the Call of Cthbooblu.
So basement dwelling scientists developed what body language is considered interpretable? Great, a whole legion of robots that interpret licking the Cheetos crust off your fingers before your code compiles as the universal signature of an Alpha male.
There you go, some good bait to get the /. crowd all riled up.
That run-on sentence from her blog is a fresh fish in a pile of cats.
I can't reasonably see devices like the Kindle being nothing more than a technological fad unless the costs come down for purchasing a unit and subsequent books. Many users of said devices say they are flimsy and break easily, and several months ago there was the controversial story of the 1984 book deletions by Amazon: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html/. Why not just carry around PDF's of books you legally own on a Netbook?
What the hell is all this WoW talk? I'm surpised no one has made the conjecture that SOE is just bad for gaming in general, considering the way they pissed all over Everquest after acquiring it from Verant Interactive. Seriously, this topic needs an obligatory "get off my lawn" tag.
I consider this asshole tax!
If Vegeta crushes his I-pod and has to re-download all his Beyonce tracks, does that make him a pirate?
While I'm glad the spammers are being banned immediately, in all honesty they don't really have a market in Warhammer at the moment. The only mount is gained at level 20, it costs 20 gold, and its very easy to come across that amount of money before level 20. After that, you could spend gold on professions and purples, but there again mats for professions and purples are also fairly common right now. There's just no need for a large gold purchase.
I'll have to disagree with the general sentiment that Warhammer won't succeed. I've noticed many, many, many former WoW players in love with this game, including myself and my boyfriend. The RvR is amazing, the classes are well balanced, and there's no cheesy stun-based PvP system. Will it "replace WoW?" God I hope not. WoW has become to AOL of MMORPGs, where any retard can get a 1700 arena score and be shining in purples. It's utterly ridiculous and so far, Warhammer has been the breath of fresh air serious PvP'ers have been waiting for, and it will be a success in its own right. If you're a carebear and you want to raid instead of melt faces, that's fine, but don't come to Warhammer. We don't want you.
Ultra mega hit video game incoming! o.0
Could the parents pursue a Civil Lawsuit to hold the other family responsible for the child's death? Just like in the OJ Simpson case. The parents of Ron Goldberg and Nicole Simpson did not receive a criminal conviction for OJ, however they did win the Civil lawsuit that deemed OJ Simpson directly responsible for Ron and Nicole's deaths. http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/simpson.civil.trial/index.html/ Here is the CNN story on that, incase you wanted verification that this actually happened.