Too bad piracy, Sega pissing off EA, and a multitude of other problems caused it's downfall.
The biggest problem the dreamcast had was the same problem that killed off the Saturn, 32X, Sega CD, Genesis and Master System.
Being produced by Sega. Sega so often brought better technology to market but fucked up the advantage that they had. The NES murdered the Master System because Nintendo understood the importance of getting good game franchises. The Genesis beat the SNES to market by well over a year and could have been so entrenched that no one else could have gotten off of the ground, but instead Nintendo took advantage of the additional development time and not only brought a better product to market but also courted developers to bring out smokin' hot games. If it wasn't for Nintendo's insistence that Mortal Kombat and SFII only be released without some of their violent content, the Genesis would have much sooner. I'm going to completely skip the madness that was the SegaCD and 32X.
The Saturn was technically superior to the the PS1, but Sony had enough developer support to smash it. By the time the Dreamcast was released, Sega had been getting murdered for so long that it never really had a chance.
It is nice to see more companies serious about helping to getting rid of our oil dependency.
Oil isn't the problem, ENERGY is. So instead of burning oil everwhere, we'll be burning more coal in a few places. Maybe this is the kind of thing we need to turn public sentiment away from the greenies and get some more nuclear power plants built.
Sure theres still good hip hop music, and the teens enjoy it, but its not the same as it was.
Do so many, many adults. The people who were buying hip-hop in the early 1990s are all grown up now. We're not going to switch over to Good Charlotte just because we've aged.
How about cutting out the sex scenes so we reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Everyone wants their kids to experience everything, well guess what...they do experience everything when they are young, then get get pregnant, or a STD at age 16 and then guess what, their life is screwed. And why is it screwed...because mommy and daddy let their kids watch sex scenes in movies at age 10 and their kids wanted to do it as soon as they could.
Do you think that the ears and brains of children stop working as soon as the TV goes off? Kids will hear what parents teach them. If parents prepare their children for the world, they have a much better chance of doing well in it.
I watched all kinds of movies with sex scenes when I was a kid. Remember, I was a kid when the Porky's movies were out. Porky's, Slashers and the early 80's beach movies were all a part of my viewing lineup. Know what? When I was 17 and started having sex I was smart enough to wear condoms. That's right. Gratuitus sex scenes in movies didn't make me stupid. Now here I am nearly 14 years later and I have still not caused a pregnancy. Why? Because I didn't want to produce a child before I was ready to raise one. Before the snide comments start, my longest period of "inactivity" was from July 20 1994 through December 27 1994. I've done my fair share of lovemaking and yet, no babies.
A good action film is still entertaining to watch without hearing the 'F' word every 5 seconds.
Play it at half speed, then it will only be every 10 seconds.
Especially considering that most of the same people opposing abortion are also opposed to allowing same-sex couples adopt.
"Gay Rights" advocates are making leaps and bounds. Even if we can succeed in getting Roe V Wade overturned, that's still a different can of worms. I'd rather see a kid adopted by a gay couple than eviscerated while still in utero.
But more than that, there are heterosexual couples who wait for YEARS to adopt. Many even adopt foreign children because it's easier and faster than getting one here. There is no shortage of homes for unwanted children.
Of course there are also those who oppose contraception as well.
There are fewer catholics than ever and many of those who still claim membership don't toe the line on every issue.
Much of the debate over abortion is based on belief. Belief that can't be substantiated, and will therefore remain subjective.
For early term abortions, you are absolutely correct. For mid and late term abortions, I disagree. As technology progresses, we'll be able to save more premature babies and it's hard to argue that a baby is a "blob of cells" or inviable when we have others at the same stage of development living in ICUs.
Personally, I believe the answer to be contraception. When effective contraception is universally available, abortion will not be necessary and there will be no grounds to oppose a ban.
Kansas law allows for post-viability abortion procedures when continuing the pregnancy is detrimental to the pregnant woman's health. Each person's circumstances are reviewed on a case-by-base basis. Please call so that we can discuss admission criteria with you.
Should we test this on vaccines that we know the side effect for?
I mean, we know what the side effects of the polio vaccination are so maybe that's a better trial for this. It would be truly awful if we created a SuperFlu by playing around with this.
I have no idea why Tesla is the scientist that time forgot.
I learned of Tesla when I was 15. I was looking through a catalog and my uncle saw me looking at the Tesla Coils, he asked if I knew anything about him. I didn't. My uncle proceeded to give me a short history of Tesla and his work. After that I picked up a couple of books by and about him and learned as much as I could.
Tesla was easily more important to the progress we saw in the 20th century than Einstein was. AC current, AC motors and AM radio were used more than general relativity for things that affected the daily lives of regular people. We even use the 60Hz AC that Tesla designed nerly a century ago.
Hell, I even went to George Westinghouse middle school and once a year there was George Westinghouse day and they never even mentioned Tesla. Edison and Westinghouse really shortchanged Tesla. It seems that now, even history is shortchanging him.
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LK
SFII for SNES had blood removed. Instead of a jet of blood, a white substance would shoot from a character's nose.
LK
Too bad piracy, Sega pissing off EA, and a multitude of other problems caused it's downfall.
The biggest problem the dreamcast had was the same problem that killed off the Saturn, 32X, Sega CD, Genesis and Master System.
Being produced by Sega. Sega so often brought better technology to market but fucked up the advantage that they had. The NES murdered the Master System because Nintendo understood the importance of getting good game franchises. The Genesis beat the SNES to market by well over a year and could have been so entrenched that no one else could have gotten off of the ground, but instead Nintendo took advantage of the additional development time and not only brought a better product to market but also courted developers to bring out smokin' hot games. If it wasn't for Nintendo's insistence that Mortal Kombat and SFII only be released without some of their violent content, the Genesis would have much sooner. I'm going to completely skip the madness that was the SegaCD and 32X.
The Saturn was technically superior to the the PS1, but Sony had enough developer support to smash it. By the time the Dreamcast was released, Sega had been getting murdered for so long that it never really had a chance.
LK
It is nice to see more companies serious about helping to getting rid of our oil dependency.
Oil isn't the problem, ENERGY is. So instead of burning oil everwhere, we'll be burning more coal in a few places. Maybe this is the kind of thing we need to turn public sentiment away from the greenies and get some more nuclear power plants built.
LK
Microsoft is going to think really, really hard before they go and do something that may result in lost data.
You must not have been around for Double Space.
LK
For the most part, I agree with you. I do have a couple of other situations that make a fight necessary.
Anything that jeopardizes your physical safety or anything that will encourage other people to make you their mark as well.
As we both know, you can lose a fight and still win respect.
LK
Slipstreap SP2 onto an install CD, and download the current autopatcher.
You'll save loads of time, and bandwidth.
LK
Should I go on?
I'll drop a pearl of wisdom on you.
When they come to beat you up, kick one of them in the face. You might *still* get beaten up, but next time they'll pick an easier target.
I did the face-kick thing twice, I lost the fight the first time. I won the fight the second time.
Dealing with stupid people is like dealing with dogs. If you show fear, you'll draw aggression. Project dominance and draw respect instead.
LK
Yes, that was the joke. Thank you.
LK
Was Sheng Long ever a mascot?
LK
Sure theres still good hip hop music, and the teens enjoy it, but its not the same as it was.
Do so many, many adults. The people who were buying hip-hop in the early 1990s are all grown up now. We're not going to switch over to Good Charlotte just because we've aged.
LK
How many cigarettes do you think you could get for selling the ass-virginity of a Microsoft Europe exec in prison?
LK
I can't help but think that there's a market for a DVD player that can skip everything else and play JUST the naughty parts of a DVD...
Like downloading vid clips from a TGP website. No "story", no "plot" no "character development", just titties, ass fucking and sucking.
I'm developing a program(It's still in Alpha) designed to do just that, I call it the "Porno Pirate".
It will rip off an entire sample section from a website. I believe the largest one I ever downloaded was 1.2 GB.
LK
How about cutting out the sex scenes so we reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Everyone wants their kids to experience everything, well guess what...they do experience everything when they are young, then get get pregnant, or a STD at age 16 and then guess what, their life is screwed. And why is it screwed...because mommy and daddy let their kids watch sex scenes in movies at age 10 and their kids wanted to do it as soon as they could.
Do you think that the ears and brains of children stop working as soon as the TV goes off? Kids will hear what parents teach them. If parents prepare their children for the world, they have a much better chance of doing well in it.
I watched all kinds of movies with sex scenes when I was a kid. Remember, I was a kid when the Porky's movies were out. Porky's, Slashers and the early 80's beach movies were all a part of my viewing lineup. Know what? When I was 17 and started having sex I was smart enough to wear condoms. That's right. Gratuitus sex scenes in movies didn't make me stupid. Now here I am nearly 14 years later and I have still not caused a pregnancy. Why? Because I didn't want to produce a child before I was ready to raise one. Before the snide comments start, my longest period of "inactivity" was from July 20 1994 through December 27 1994. I've done my fair share of lovemaking and yet, no babies.
A good action film is still entertaining to watch without hearing the 'F' word every 5 seconds.
Play it at half speed, then it will only be every 10 seconds.
LK
Especially considering that most of the same people opposing abortion are also opposed to allowing same-sex couples adopt.
"Gay Rights" advocates are making leaps and bounds. Even if we can succeed in getting Roe V Wade overturned, that's still a different can of worms. I'd rather see a kid adopted by a gay couple than eviscerated while still in utero.
But more than that, there are heterosexual couples who wait for YEARS to adopt. Many even adopt foreign children because it's easier and faster than getting one here. There is no shortage of homes for unwanted children.
Of course there are also those who oppose contraception as well.
There are fewer catholics than ever and many of those who still claim membership don't toe the line on every issue.
LK
Don't forget putting shit together and carrying heavy things.
LK
We really need an "Appropriately Sarcastic" moderation choice.
LK
Much of the debate over abortion is based on belief. Belief that can't be substantiated, and will therefore remain subjective.
For early term abortions, you are absolutely correct. For mid and late term abortions, I disagree. As technology progresses, we'll be able to save more premature babies and it's hard to argue that a baby is a "blob of cells" or inviable when we have others at the same stage of development living in ICUs.
Personally, I believe the answer to be contraception. When effective contraception is universally available, abortion will not be necessary and there will be no grounds to oppose a ban.
LK
And there's a reason why they call this one "Tiller the Killer".
LK
I mean "too" instead of "to".
LK
Should we test this on vaccines that we know the side effect for?
I mean, we know what the side effects of the polio vaccination are so maybe that's a better trial for this. It would be truly awful if we created a SuperFlu by playing around with this.
LK
I have no idea why Tesla is the scientist that time forgot.
I learned of Tesla when I was 15. I was looking through a catalog and my uncle saw me looking at the Tesla Coils, he asked if I knew anything about him. I didn't. My uncle proceeded to give me a short history of Tesla and his work. After that I picked up a couple of books by and about him and learned as much as I could.
Tesla was easily more important to the progress we saw in the 20th century than Einstein was. AC current, AC motors and AM radio were used more than general relativity for things that affected the daily lives of regular people. We even use the 60Hz AC that Tesla designed nerly a century ago.
Hell, I even went to George Westinghouse middle school and once a year there was George Westinghouse day and they never even mentioned Tesla. Edison and Westinghouse really shortchanged Tesla. It seems that now, even history is shortchanging him.
LK
I have a couple.
Doe V Bolton.
Even an unbiased source quotes the decision as including...
LK
You fail to mention that it's only legal when the health of the woman is at stake.
Including "mental" health, as I DID mention in one of my follow-up posts.
Mental health can include a pregnancy that causes a woman to have stress.
The vast majority of abortions involve a blob of cells.
If that's true, I'm sure you wouldn't mind banning such an insignificant number of then in order to keep the vast majority legal. Right?
LK
This is as close to complete and utter bullshit as you can get without actually deliberately lying.
Yes, your response certainly is.
LK