Ok... you know what.. stop beating the horse, because its dead.
Lay the blame on Ray 'Chocolate Town' Nagin and Governor Blanco. They waited less than 24 hours for a mandatory evacuation. How many city and school buses could have been used to get those out of the affected area if the evacuation would have been called at the proper time 48+ hours before? Instead the sit there and the city floods. The media, already with an intense hatred of Bush, lays blame on him. Reality is, FEMA was there
"New Orleans's emergency operations chief Terry Ebbert blamed the inadequate response on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "This is not a FEMA operation. I haven't seen a single FEMA guy", he said. "FEMA has been here three days, yet there is no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami victims, but we can't bail out the city of New Orleans."[9] At the time, the main staging area was only 6 miles away along the adjoining I-10 at the Causeway intersection, and FEMA had apparently been at the Superdome three days earlier."
Was there dropped balls on all sides? Yes. But if Nagin would have done his job, then the loss of life would have been significantly lessened.
Call me crazy, but I think a volcanic plume is beautiful. I love the pattern in the the clouds of the pyroclastic flows.
And this is a good time for us to observe a volcano fairly close to a major population center, so we can be ready when Yellowstone erupts on 12/21/12 at 11:11 GMT.
First of all, yes, it is the same Naxx, right down to the Dodad labeled door(that the finally got rid of last patch). Maybe YOU need to go reread not only your post, but the post you were replying to. He pointed out that they did in fact release Naxx originally for free, which is the whole point of the thread. You basically called him a liar and implied that Naxx was first released in WOLK.
And then you bemoan the $40 dollars for an expansion, the 2nd expansion in 4 years, that not only contained a new profession but a new class, beyond the whole new continent. Just like BC added a new profession and 2 new races. Hence the comment about the PS3, because obviously you are not a PC gamer if you think that paying 40 dollars for a major expansion to a game is bad.
Was I a little mean spirited, sure. I will admit that.
You are right, the Whelps were in Upper Black Rock Spire. I misremembered that. It has been a couple of years since I was there. I stand corrected on that fact.
However, since I am not the one hiding behind the anonymous coward posting, who is the troll here?
Which is why I used those insults in the first place. Maybe you misunderstood my position. I hate the whiners I spoke to them in their language. Yes I play more than the average casual. I am tired of them saying oh.. the game is too easy and they are giving out epics.. waa waa waa.
Was I a little strong, yes I was. I was trying to prove a point, which obviously was too subtle and taken wrong. If you had bothered to read what I was writing, I was defending the fact that the game is easier. You don't have to not have a life in order to get to the end content of the game anymore.
Calling me insane is over the line. What I said is tame compared to what goes on in the mind of these 'hardcore' players.
Did you even play the game before Wrath came out? Naxx was one of the MANY dungeons that was rolled out to the game in a FREE content patch. BWL is Black Wing Lair, home of the famous Blackwing Whelps and some guy named Leeroy Jenkins... oh and Nefarian. Yes... BT was in Burning Crusade, but it was never meant to be relased with the launch of the expansion. You see, if you knew dick about WoW (which you don't seem too) you would know that Blizzard releases all the storyline content in stages to give people time to gear up before the next raid level. It is brilliant. If they gave you everything at once, there would be nothing to look forward to until the next expansion so you would have a severe drop of in revenue as people quit because they were bored. So they roll out bits in content patches.
You want the game all at once, go play on your PS3 and STFU.
Seriously. You make up maybe 5% of the total population of World of Warcraft, but 95% of the whining(the other 5% are the shaman players).
There were lots of people in small guilds who couldn't put together the numbers for the 40 man or even the 25 man raids. Is it fair that they who make up the majority of the people paying for the game, never got to see some of the best content they were paying for?
Also, most players have things called 'jobs' and 'lives' and can only log in a few hours at a time. Blizzard simply catered to majority who pay for the game. To quote Star Trek "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few(or the one)"
Oh.. and before you start replying and looking even more like an idiot. I fall into the 'hardcore casual' catagory. I do some raiding, have a regular raid group, but the game doesn't consume all of my life or free time. And I have been around since launch. How about you? I have put my time in MC, BLW, ZG, AQ40 & 20 and Naxx Have you? I have downed Ragnaros, Onxyina, C'Thun, and Kel'Thuzad. Have you?
Then the expansion came. I beta-tested (did you?) I downed Archimonde, Lady Vash, Kael'thas Sunstrider (hope he stays dead this time) and was even prepared for Illidan. Were you?
So now Wrath is out. Yeah.. I beta tested that too. I am working through the raids here too, but with a more limited schedule and smaller guild, it takes a bit longer. But I guarantee you I will.
And you know what? I will enjoy it more because I know that I am having fun with my friends. You talk about 'clocking in' every day. That sounds like work.
So QQ Moar.. your tears taste like candy. I enjoy my easier to get epics. That just means I have more time to spend on other things. (You should, too.. maybe you should think about a shower once and a while.. oh.. and get out of your mom's basement for god's sake).
by full support, I mean hardware and software, all plug and play... not tweaks to get things to work.. not drivers released as an afterthought. Is it better? Yes.. it is, but it never will be a viable alternative unless it has that kind of out of the box support and availability.
And no.. you can not run garage band in windows, but you can run it in MacOS. And jus because they make flash for Linux doesn't mean Adobe has any real intentions of full support because there is NO MONEY in Linux. With out money behind anything, it eventually withers and dies. Capitalism rules...
true, however, the majority of the people who buy things (and let face it.. Linux people are the same demographic as pirates.. they want everything free) are not that technically savvy. Maybe in 10-15 years when the kids who are in school today are in their 20s and the baby boomers are in their graves.
I am not a M$ Fanboi. I just prefer an OS to be stable and support what I need it to support. I have both Mac and Windows systems (as well as a couple of Linux builds). I am just sick of you Linux fanbois thinking you are going to change the world with Linux. It will never be anything until it gets FULL support from developers.. which will be never.
It's why I can watch Doctor Who and Torchwood when the come out, rather than waiting for them to air here. If it wasn't for BT, I never would have seen great shows like Merlin, IT Crowd, and ReGenesis.
Morpheus: I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbit hole? Neo: You could say that. Morpheus: I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo? Neo: No. Morpheus: Why not? Neo: 'Cause I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life. Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain. But you feel it. You felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there. Like a splinter in your mind -- driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about? Neo: The Matrix? Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is? (Neo nods his head.) Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere, it is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, or when go to church or when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. Neo: What truth? Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. (In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.) Morpheus: You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. (a red pill is shown in his other hand) You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. (Long pause; Neo begins to reach for the red pill) Remember -- all I am offering is the truth, nothing more. (Neo takes the red pill and swallows it with a glass of water)
Slashdot Mirror
... allow me to do more DPS? Do I need to respec to get the Quantum Dot talent or is it a class specific buff.
I hope they don't nerf it.
Sadly neither was Westley Snipes. If Passenger 57 had been in his seat rather than not paying his taxes.... ... well lets just say always bet on black.
Bah.. Steve wouldn't even be Steve without Woz.
Ok... you know what.. stop beating the horse, because its dead.
Lay the blame on Ray 'Chocolate Town' Nagin and Governor Blanco. They waited less than 24 hours for a mandatory evacuation. How many city and school buses could have been used to get those out of the affected area if the evacuation would have been called at the proper time 48+ hours before? Instead the sit there and the city floods. The media, already with an intense hatred of Bush, lays blame on him. Reality is, FEMA was there
"New Orleans's emergency operations chief Terry Ebbert blamed the inadequate response on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "This is not a FEMA operation. I haven't seen a single FEMA guy", he said. "FEMA has been here three days, yet there is no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami victims, but we can't bail out the city of New Orleans."[9] At the time, the main staging area was only 6 miles away along the adjoining I-10 at the Causeway intersection, and FEMA had apparently been at the Superdome three days earlier."
Was there dropped balls on all sides? Yes. But if Nagin would have done his job, then the loss of life would have been significantly lessened.
Call me crazy, but I think a volcanic plume is beautiful. I love the pattern in the the clouds of the pyroclastic flows.
And this is a good time for us to observe a volcano fairly close to a major population center, so we can be ready when Yellowstone erupts on 12/21/12 at 11:11 GMT.
Better than Tommy Lee Jones stopping lava with concrete and fire hoses.... ... oh and a building.
First of all, yes, it is the same Naxx, right down to the Dodad labeled door(that the finally got rid of last patch). Maybe YOU need to go reread not only your post, but the post you were replying to. He pointed out that they did in fact release Naxx originally for free, which is the whole point of the thread. You basically called him a liar and implied that Naxx was first released in WOLK.
And then you bemoan the $40 dollars for an expansion, the 2nd expansion in 4 years, that not only contained a new profession but a new class, beyond the whole new continent. Just like BC added a new profession and 2 new races. Hence the comment about the PS3, because obviously you are not a PC gamer if you think that paying 40 dollars for a major expansion to a game is bad.
Was I a little mean spirited, sure. I will admit that.
You are right, the Whelps were in Upper Black Rock Spire. I misremembered that. It has been a couple of years since I was there. I stand corrected on that fact.
However, since I am not the one hiding behind the anonymous coward posting, who is the troll here?
Which is why I used those insults in the first place. Maybe you misunderstood my position. I hate the whiners I spoke to them in their language. Yes I play more than the average casual. I am tired of them saying oh.. the game is too easy and they are giving out epics.. waa waa waa.
Was I a little strong, yes I was. I was trying to prove a point, which obviously was too subtle and taken wrong. If you had bothered to read what I was writing, I was defending the fact that the game is easier. You don't have to not have a life in order to get to the end content of the game anymore.
Calling me insane is over the line. What I said is tame compared to what goes on in the mind of these 'hardcore' players.
Warhammer has superior PvP which Blizzard should ninja into WoW
Shh.. I am trying to get all the PVPers to leave WoW and so Blizzard will dump PVP all together.
A.. a WoW n00b :)
Did you even play the game before Wrath came out? Naxx was one of the MANY dungeons that was rolled out to the game in a FREE content patch. BWL is Black Wing Lair, home of the famous Blackwing Whelps and some guy named Leeroy Jenkins... oh and Nefarian. Yes... BT was in Burning Crusade, but it was never meant to be relased with the launch of the expansion. You see, if you knew dick about WoW (which you don't seem too) you would know that Blizzard releases all the storyline content in stages to give people time to gear up before the next raid level. It is brilliant. If they gave you everything at once, there would be nothing to look forward to until the next expansion so you would have a severe drop of in revenue as people quit because they were bored. So they roll out bits in content patches.
You want the game all at once, go play on your PS3 and STFU.
QQ Moar
Seriously. You make up maybe 5% of the total population of World of Warcraft, but 95% of the whining(the other 5% are the shaman players).
There were lots of people in small guilds who couldn't put together the numbers for the 40 man or even the 25 man raids. Is it fair that they who make up the majority of the people paying for the game, never got to see some of the best content they were paying for?
Also, most players have things called 'jobs' and 'lives' and can only log in a few hours at a time. Blizzard simply catered to majority who pay for the game. To quote Star Trek "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few(or the one)"
Oh.. and before you start replying and looking even more like an idiot. I fall into the 'hardcore casual' catagory. I do some raiding, have a regular raid group, but the game doesn't consume all of my life or free time. And I have been around since launch. How about you? I have put my time in MC, BLW, ZG, AQ40 & 20 and Naxx Have you? I have downed Ragnaros, Onxyina, C'Thun, and Kel'Thuzad. Have you?
Then the expansion came. I beta-tested (did you?) I downed Archimonde, Lady Vash, Kael'thas Sunstrider (hope he stays dead this time) and was even prepared for Illidan. Were you?
So now Wrath is out. Yeah.. I beta tested that too. I am working through the raids here too, but with a more limited schedule and smaller guild, it takes a bit longer. But I guarantee you I will.
And you know what? I will enjoy it more because I know that I am having fun with my friends. You talk about 'clocking in' every day. That sounds like work.
So QQ Moar.. your tears taste like candy. I enjoy my easier to get epics. That just means I have more time to spend on other things. (You should, too.. maybe you should think about a shower once and a while.. oh.. and get out of your mom's basement for god's sake).
Its just content that was originally planned for release that got cut just so they could beat Blizzards Wrath Expansion out of the gate.
We really don't have anything to worry about unless they decide to fire the LHC up on 12/21/12 at 11:11.
... friends don't let friends vote Democrat.
You can get a nice add-on to fix that. Sure, its a pain to pay for what is a bug patch to the Handgun OS, but well worth it IMHO.
No.. not really...
http://www.commodoregaming.com/us-en/newHp.aspx
They make high end gaming PCs now.
by full support, I mean hardware and software, all plug and play... not tweaks to get things to work.. not drivers released as an afterthought. Is it better? Yes.. it is, but it never will be a viable alternative unless it has that kind of out of the box support and availability.
And no.. you can not run garage band in windows, but you can run it in MacOS. And jus because they make flash for Linux doesn't mean Adobe has any real intentions of full support because there is NO MONEY in Linux. With out money behind anything, it eventually withers and dies. Capitalism rules...
true, however, the majority of the people who buy things (and let face it.. Linux people are the same demographic as pirates.. they want everything free) are not that technically savvy. Maybe in 10-15 years when the kids who are in school today are in their 20s and the baby boomers are in their graves.
This would make Linux have a bitter dent, but Mac will still always have a better marketshare than Linux.
Sorry Coward... and you are a coward.
I am not a M$ Fanboi. I just prefer an OS to be stable and support what I need it to support. I have both Mac and Windows systems (as well as a couple of Linux builds). I am just sick of you Linux fanbois thinking you are going to change the world with Linux. It will never be anything until it gets FULL support from developers.. which will be never.
Please pull your head from Tux's ass long enough to realize that maybe the recession coupled with the craptacular Vista cause the 'Microsoft Decline'
Linux will NEVER be a viable home user desktop replacement until you can go to Wal-Mart and buy software for it.
its called Bit Torrent... ... know it, love it.
It's why I can watch Doctor Who and Torchwood when the come out, rather than waiting for them to air here. If it wasn't for BT, I never would have seen great shows like Merlin, IT Crowd, and ReGenesis.
Morpheus: I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
Neo: You could say that.
Morpheus: I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
Neo: No.
Morpheus: Why not?
Neo: 'Cause I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain. But you feel it. You felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there. Like a splinter in your mind -- driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Neo: The Matrix?
Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is?
(Neo nods his head.)
Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere, it is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, or when go to church or when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
(In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.)
Morpheus: You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. (a red pill is shown in his other hand) You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. (Long pause; Neo begins to reach for the red pill) Remember -- all I am offering is the truth, nothing more.
(Neo takes the red pill and swallows it with a glass of water)
Do I take the red pill or blue?
I have a better one for you...
O.B.A.M.A
One Big Ass Mistake, America!