No no, if the Republicans had carried the 2008 elections, this legislation would be substantially different, and it would support the freedoms that real Americans love, not define actions that the president must take when he chooses to exercise powers he is already presumed to have.
I had a double-take there. What makes you think 8 years of neoconservative abuses of executive power, increasing influence of giant corporations, and a widening gap between rich and poor would be followed by "increasing freedoms" of the people?
Most libertarians completely misinterpret the Constitution and its creators' intent to satisfy their own selfish ideas. Look how many of them fail to realize the founders created the Constitution in secret, undocumented save for one man, and without the mandate of the people who were already governed by a decentralized Articles of Confederation.
Well, Mass Effect tried to do an RPG/FPS hybrid, but they ended up with higher review scores and better sales with ME2, which stepped back on the RPG elements.
Also I think Fallout 3 was very close to getting it right. The problem is it wasn't hard enough even at the hardest difficulty levels (difficulty that would force you to fall back on your specialties), and the control scheme was made for consoles.
Actually now that I think about it the gameplay was dumbed down for console users. Bah.
Wasn't Brain Age sponsored and advertised by Nintendo, especially in its pitches of the DS to the casual consumer? How do you put a value on that kind of backing?
5 or 6 years ago we were still impressed with Xbox/Gamecube quality graphics. Nintendo has made a killing with Gamecube 1.5 (Wii) games. You don't need the most expensive and detailed graphics to create a visually appealing game (although you do need good artists).
While I do want some games to continue pushing the visual standards higher, I feel like some failed game concepts would have succeeded if developers had simply dialed down the graphics department budget, settled for "good enough" visuals, and focused on gameplay.
"Notably, the draft includes many new rights for broadcasters. These rights form part of a proposed Broadcast Treaty at WIPO that has failed to achieve consensus. The EU is seeking to build support for the treaty by requiring Canada to implement many new provisions that would give broadcasters a host of new rights and force public places to pay additional fees for carry broadcasts."
So... in other words they want places that provide public benefit to pay more money to people who don't. That's... rational...
Having been in a one-on-one fight with an ancient Greek god, I can assure everyone that God of War utterly fails to deliver the kind of pain being slashed by a god's razor-sharp weapon feels like. This game is an insult to veteran god-fighters like myself for trivializing the suffering caused by ancient Greek gods' weapons.
That's strange. My comment was posted anonymously... must've misclicked.
Oh well. One more point is that you can see Microsoft and Sony's desire to extend the lifespan of their current consoles with their willingness to release game-changing hardware peripherals like the Move and Natal. Last generation you definitely wouldn't have seen them focus so much energy on new control methods in the middle of the console generation. They would have instead waited for the next line of consoles.
Um, no. The majority of telecom investors are short-term, jump-the-ship investors who couldn't care less about the long-term success and simply want to earn as much money as possible in as short a time as possible, so they can sell their stock and move on to greener pastures. Corporations used to be about benefiting the community as a whole until the 80s.
They're not part of the 4G spec. They're 3.9G. 4G requires the ability to reach much higher theoretical speeds. What you're thinking of is LTE Advanced and 802.16m, aka WIMAX 2, that are capable of 100mbit/s mobile and 1gb/s stationary peak speeds.
Your point about 3rd-world people losing their heritage is very meaningful to me, as it's something I've thought about quite a bit. I feel like there must be a way to improve certain obvious aspects of society for third-worlders without drastically changing the way they live. It's just that in our current *rush for the next big thing* mentality we don't stop to give such consideration.
Really??? I imagine there are a huge number of gay people who would be very, very happy to at the very least experiment with a "cure" for their "affliction", if only because of enormous societal pressure for them to normalize their preferences. Certainly a huge swath of the secretly gay conservative party would do anything for such a treatment.
Wasn't there a company that built a $400 million trash factory that burned trash into a tiny, inert substance, generating enough energy in the process to generate income and pay for the factory? Whatever happened to them? I would think China would love to use their tech.
The used game market is the reason prices for games never drop much at retail. Publishers know no matter how low they drop their prices they will be undercut by Gamestop. That's why on a platform like Steam you see massive discounts and "clearance sale" prices, because publishers don't have to worry about losing money to resellers who simply skim the tail end of a game's sales tail off its profit curve.
Ya know, I remember a post where Bill Gates honestly complained about how convoluted and messed up Microsoft's website is, and how annoying and misleading many of the files used on the site are. It's one thing to be honest in a casual setting like twitter, another thing to do it on the job.
Too many people here are romanticizing and glorifying this guy based on pure conjecture. I suppose it's especially easy to glorify a man you'll never have the chance to learn about, since he'll never, ever get in front of a camera to talk about himself.
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No no, if the Republicans had carried the 2008 elections, this legislation would be substantially different, and it would support the freedoms that real Americans love, not define actions that the president must take when he chooses to exercise powers he is already presumed to have.
I had a double-take there. What makes you think 8 years of neoconservative abuses of executive power, increasing influence of giant corporations, and a widening gap between rich and poor would be followed by "increasing freedoms" of the people?
Most libertarians completely misinterpret the Constitution and its creators' intent to satisfy their own selfish ideas. Look how many of them fail to realize the founders created the Constitution in secret, undocumented save for one man, and without the mandate of the people who were already governed by a decentralized Articles of Confederation.
I'm impressed by its resolution, which is purported to be 960 x 640, according to engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/wsj-apple-developing-new-iphone-plus-another-for-verizon/
That's a step-up from the rest of the pack, including the "super-phone" EVO 4G. I'm wondering if this also means a step-up in overall screen size.
Regardless of where you fall in the iPhone fan/hate camp, you have to admit competition breeds excellence.
Now if only we could do something about the locked-in phones, 2 year contracts, "subsidized" loan plans, and uncompetitive wireless market in the US.
Well, Mass Effect tried to do an RPG/FPS hybrid, but they ended up with higher review scores and better sales with ME2, which stepped back on the RPG elements.
Also I think Fallout 3 was very close to getting it right. The problem is it wasn't hard enough even at the hardest difficulty levels (difficulty that would force you to fall back on your specialties), and the control scheme was made for consoles.
Actually now that I think about it the gameplay was dumbed down for console users. Bah.
Wasn't Brain Age sponsored and advertised by Nintendo, especially in its pitches of the DS to the casual consumer? How do you put a value on that kind of backing?
5 or 6 years ago we were still impressed with Xbox/Gamecube quality graphics. Nintendo has made a killing with Gamecube 1.5 (Wii) games. You don't need the most expensive and detailed graphics to create a visually appealing game (although you do need good artists).
While I do want some games to continue pushing the visual standards higher, I feel like some failed game concepts would have succeeded if developers had simply dialed down the graphics department budget, settled for "good enough" visuals, and focused on gameplay.
"Notably, the draft includes many new rights for broadcasters. These rights form part of a proposed Broadcast Treaty at WIPO that has failed to achieve consensus. The EU is seeking to build support for the treaty by requiring Canada to implement many new provisions that would give broadcasters a host of new rights and force public places to pay additional fees for carry broadcasts."
So... in other words they want places that provide public benefit to pay more money to people who don't. That's... rational...
Having been in a one-on-one fight with an ancient Greek god, I can assure everyone that God of War utterly fails to deliver the kind of pain being slashed by a god's razor-sharp weapon feels like. This game is an insult to veteran god-fighters like myself for trivializing the suffering caused by ancient Greek gods' weapons.
That's strange. My comment was posted anonymously... must've misclicked. Oh well. One more point is that you can see Microsoft and Sony's desire to extend the lifespan of their current consoles with their willingness to release game-changing hardware peripherals like the Move and Natal. Last generation you definitely wouldn't have seen them focus so much energy on new control methods in the middle of the console generation. They would have instead waited for the next line of consoles.
Yay for Moore's Law.
Um, no. The majority of telecom investors are short-term, jump-the-ship investors who couldn't care less about the long-term success and simply want to earn as much money as possible in as short a time as possible, so they can sell their stock and move on to greener pastures. Corporations used to be about benefiting the community as a whole until the 80s.
I wouldn't say commodore "contributes" to the discussions. It's more like he flames them by adding right-wing drivel.
They're not part of the 4G spec. They're 3.9G. 4G requires the ability to reach much higher theoretical speeds. What you're thinking of is LTE Advanced and 802.16m, aka WIMAX 2, that are capable of 100mbit/s mobile and 1gb/s stationary peak speeds.
You have no idea how expensive your plan is, or just how much you get ripped off. Wireless carriers' margins are enormous.
Lol. Green ketchup. Silly color-blind AC, ketchup is blue.
Lol. It's not just deaf people. There's a significant community of midgets who have the same attitude about their children and their community.
Your point about 3rd-world people losing their heritage is very meaningful to me, as it's something I've thought about quite a bit. I feel like there must be a way to improve certain obvious aspects of society for third-worlders without drastically changing the way they live. It's just that in our current *rush for the next big thing* mentality we don't stop to give such consideration.
In other words... AVATAR! Woohoo!
Really??? I imagine there are a huge number of gay people who would be very, very happy to at the very least experiment with a "cure" for their "affliction", if only because of enormous societal pressure for them to normalize their preferences. Certainly a huge swath of the secretly gay conservative party would do anything for such a treatment.
Google *did* provide a service that Baidu doesn't. Just google the differences between Google and Baidu in China.
Their retail partners also need a cut of the game's sale price, so no they can't. Even if they could Gamestop would just undercut them yet again.
Wasn't there a company that built a $400 million trash factory that burned trash into a tiny, inert substance, generating enough energy in the process to generate income and pay for the factory? Whatever happened to them? I would think China would love to use their tech.
The used game market is the reason prices for games never drop much at retail. Publishers know no matter how low they drop their prices they will be undercut by Gamestop. That's why on a platform like Steam you see massive discounts and "clearance sale" prices, because publishers don't have to worry about losing money to resellers who simply skim the tail end of a game's sales tail off its profit curve.
Ya know, I remember a post where Bill Gates honestly complained about how convoluted and messed up Microsoft's website is, and how annoying and misleading many of the files used on the site are. It's one thing to be honest in a casual setting like twitter, another thing to do it on the job.
Too many people here are romanticizing and glorifying this guy based on pure conjecture. I suppose it's especially easy to glorify a man you'll never have the chance to learn about, since he'll never, ever get in front of a camera to talk about himself.