I don't know whether my idea of criminality standards are just a bit higher, but when I watched that video I wasn't the slightest bit "amazed" by it. What's so amazing about filling your arms / pockets full of merchandise and getting the fok out of there? I'd like to think that all of us are smart enough to "mastermind" a crime such as that.
Couldn't agree more with you. Tired, tired, tired of checking out the reviews of new games seeing nothing but mediocre to average software selling. Tired of standing next to people in a store, buying Wii games on cover alone. Tired of hearing from my family members how they have bought game X because it sounded okay, only to discover it was a steaming pile of shit. Very little but exploitation occurring in the market for Wii games. I mean, why bother putting out a decent game when your market are largely, not gamers who choose games with less savvy decision making processes? I was ready for the Wii to be great. I went to a fair bit of expense to get 4 controllers and I have never, ever used them to any use outside of Wii bowling.
Not to say there hasn't been the odd good game, but it's always been predictable. There's very little surprise in discovering that the new mario/kart is good. Nothing but decent maintenance releases for the long serving fans of nintendo.
Sure, I agree that my point of view is a little close-minded - there's always a few people that pop and say "what about game x?". Yet, unfortunately, these "x" games are generally split decisions. Where are the games that all agree are great? I just want to play stuff that is guaranteed good. Why is it that I have "take a chance on conduit"? Too few sure things. Too much digging for gold. I can buy an 360 (which I've resisted) and easily go buy 10 sure thing games that are going to entertain me. Can't do that with the Wii, unless I'm buying mario, mario kart, smash bros, zelda (sequel, sequel, sequel etc etc).
we shouldn't be all that surprised that weirdness is out there.
We're not. What we are doing, is being misled by.. journalistic license
In this case, a subtle "impossible" (that was never in the source) was added. Maybe it wasn't conscious, but as you can see from the comments, it's the exact very thing that most people are focusing on. I call that clever (but largely.. poor) reporting.
I'm reticent to post this, but hey, I believe there is a fundamental problem with the way the media reports science, I wrote this a few weeks ago, after another slashdot article. It is foul mouthed, but very much related to misleading people about science, and largely, damaging the perception of science as an alternative to (fake) religon.
(Though I suspect you're replying to someone else, you have replied to me).
Since you have commented: I've always wondered what coke was like. Not enough to bother with all the trouble to get it. Enough that if someone was legally carrying some and offered it to me at the right moment, I might accept. So yes, legality does in some way bring about a change in perspective. It is far more likely for an individual to carry around cocaine, now that it isn't illegal to do so.
My brother is an engineer at Boeing... he claims that this is the most screwed up engineering project in terms of cost in human history. I think he has a point.
Even on slashdot, you've got to be very careful with your language when a "wonder" story comes along. That is your only mistake. To avoid that reaction, it probably isn't enough to say "this is cool stuff... but". You must make the layman believe that you are still giving it the respect that you've probably actually given a thousand times over, studying and exploring it. That doesn't amount to anything more than being a little more praising, to offset the scientific clarification (particularly if you are introducing a caveat). It's a strange facet of human nature that those who are in their more initial stages of discovery tend to "strike out" at those who have probably "been there" and thus are more perceptably flippant.
I read TFA, I read the comments, I'm still clueless as to what it means. Game time? How does this relate to mitigating currency? Isn't EVE a subscription model?
How can having a kangaroo crawl into a protective area (where prey cannot pick them off easily) be considered poor design?
That would be because of the "epic crawl" part. Have you never seen this on the Discovery Channel or something? The pupa is this tiny slug-like thing, maybe a centimeter long, and it needs to crawl halfway up its mothers' front side and then back down into the pocket. The mother kangaroo is there licking a trail into her own fur to make it a liittle bit easier for the poor thing. Not just really weird, kinda risky on the newborn.
Clearly I have been too busy playing knifey spoony. Jesus.
Not to mention the fact that people shouldn't confuse evolution for "perfection". We're choosing an arbitrary point in time (now) to draw a line in the sand, claiming organisms should be perfectly adapted at this point. Wrong.
How can having a kangaroo crawl into a protective area (where prey cannot pick them off easily) be considered poor design?
Are they forgetting our dingos are partial to a bit of baby?
It isn't pretentious to believe that companies should be allowed to seek other revenue sources IF the content is free. Whether that applies in this case, that is obvious to me now. All too many times on slashdot this comment would apply, though.
That the slashdottian righteous indignation is in full swing. My question to those of you perturbed by this is: Are you offended by the inclusion of ads or the non-disclosure?
There's a difference. Non-disclosure is foolish. Providing free patches, partially funded by advertising revenue to you is not.
What you're basically suggesting is that reporting news about another country having remotely similar policy to your own might constitute irony. Using this logic, this post is ironic, because I am now talking about you clicking the post button. I must have too!
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I don't know whether my idea of criminality standards are just a bit higher, but when I watched that video I wasn't the slightest bit "amazed" by it. What's so amazing about filling your arms / pockets full of merchandise and getting the fok out of there? I'd like to think that all of us are smart enough to "mastermind" a crime such as that.
Couldn't agree more with you. Tired, tired, tired of checking out the reviews of new games seeing nothing but mediocre to average software selling. Tired of standing next to people in a store, buying Wii games on cover alone. Tired of hearing from my family members how they have bought game X because it sounded okay, only to discover it was a steaming pile of shit. Very little but exploitation occurring in the market for Wii games. I mean, why bother putting out a decent game when your market are largely, not gamers who choose games with less savvy decision making processes? I was ready for the Wii to be great. I went to a fair bit of expense to get 4 controllers and I have never, ever used them to any use outside of Wii bowling.
Not to say there hasn't been the odd good game, but it's always been predictable. There's very little surprise in discovering that the new mario/kart is good. Nothing but decent maintenance releases for the long serving fans of nintendo.
Sure, I agree that my point of view is a little close-minded - there's always a few people that pop and say "what about game x?". Yet, unfortunately, these "x" games are generally split decisions. Where are the games that all agree are great? I just want to play stuff that is guaranteed good. Why is it that I have "take a chance on conduit"? Too few sure things. Too much digging for gold. I can buy an 360 (which I've resisted) and easily go buy 10 sure thing games that are going to entertain me. Can't do that with the Wii, unless I'm buying mario, mario kart, smash bros, zelda (sequel, sequel, sequel etc etc).
because it costs money, money that doesn't translate into sales.
A lot like linux native support is perceived.
we shouldn't be all that surprised that weirdness is out there.
We're not. What we are doing, is being misled by.. journalistic license
In this case, a subtle "impossible" (that was never in the source) was added. Maybe it wasn't conscious, but as you can see from the comments, it's the exact very thing that most people are focusing on. I call that clever (but largely.. poor) reporting.
I'm reticent to post this, but hey, I believe there is a fundamental problem with the way the media reports science, I wrote this a few weeks ago, after another slashdot article. It is foul mouthed, but very much related to misleading people about science, and largely, damaging the perception of science as an alternative to (fake) religon.
I propose the term "ugly jupiter" in conjuction with "fridgid star". We shall call the orbit "the chastity belt".
No, I'm not.
(Though I suspect you're replying to someone else, you have replied to me).
Since you have commented: I've always wondered what coke was like. Not enough to bother with all the trouble to get it. Enough that if someone was legally carrying some and offered it to me at the right moment, I might accept. So yes, legality does in some way bring about a change in perspective. It is far more likely for an individual to carry around cocaine, now that it isn't illegal to do so.
The war on drugs is over. Everybody lost.
Actually, most people won. They weren't arrested, they weren't heavily affected by the detrimental effects of drugs and they had a great time.
Can't be bothered to finish this comment - methadone clinic opens in 10.
My brother is an engineer at Boeing... he claims that this is the most screwed up engineering project in terms of cost in human history. I think he has a point.
Ares would be up there.
Even on slashdot, you've got to be very careful with your language when a "wonder" story comes along. That is your only mistake. To avoid that reaction, it probably isn't enough to say "this is cool stuff... but". You must make the layman believe that you are still giving it the respect that you've probably actually given a thousand times over, studying and exploring it. That doesn't amount to anything more than being a little more praising, to offset the scientific clarification (particularly if you are introducing a caveat). It's a strange facet of human nature that those who are in their more initial stages of discovery tend to "strike out" at those who have probably "been there" and thus are more perceptably flippant.
I read TFA, I read the comments, I'm still clueless as to what it means. Game time? How does this relate to mitigating currency? Isn't EVE a subscription model?
That would be because of the "epic crawl" part. Have you never seen this on the Discovery Channel or something? The pupa is this tiny slug-like thing, maybe a centimeter long, and it needs to crawl halfway up its mothers' front side and then back down into the pocket. The mother kangaroo is there licking a trail into her own fur to make it a liittle bit easier for the poor thing. Not just really weird, kinda risky on the newborn.
Clearly I have been too busy playing knifey spoony. Jesus.
Not to mention the fact that people shouldn't confuse evolution for "perfection". We're choosing an arbitrary point in time (now) to draw a line in the sand, claiming organisms should be perfectly adapted at this point. Wrong.
How can having a kangaroo crawl into a protective area (where prey cannot pick them off easily) be considered poor design? Are they forgetting our dingos are partial to a bit of baby?
It isn't pretentious to believe that companies should be allowed to seek other revenue sources IF the content is free. Whether that applies in this case, that is obvious to me now. All too many times on slashdot this comment would apply, though.
That the slashdottian righteous indignation is in full swing. My question to those of you perturbed by this is: Are you offended by the inclusion of ads or the non-disclosure?
There's a difference. Non-disclosure is foolish. Providing free patches, partially funded by advertising revenue to you is not.
People shout abuse for that, too.
The Segway is a wheelchair for people who's only disability is extreme laziness. No wonder Americans are so goddamn fat.
Are you suggesting that parking a segway in a disabled spot would be the ultimate evil?
but the Magicians Alliance would never allow it.
Basically it's $200K for a parabolic rocket ride. I don't understand the appeal.
Don't be so sure. Watch the whole thing, to get the full gist, but here is the crucial point (and assumably this is lower), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASGhcDHvUU
I wonder why pretty much all astronomy sources are unwilling to state with certainty that Jupiter has a rocky core.
Because that hypothesis is guilty until proven innocent.
.. If you put the sharkplugs in backwards.
Creed and Linkin Park have been performing live lobotomies for years.
You're right, there are a lot of bald sharks. Good idea.
What you're basically suggesting is that reporting news about another country having remotely similar policy to your own might constitute irony. Using this logic, this post is ironic, because I am now talking about you clicking the post button. I must have too!
Stealing power is where it's at. They should come up with a way to steal power instead.
Vote with your feet.
I call bullshit. Only Chuck Norris could possibly pay for goods with roundhouse kicks.