I don't know, I find that to be kind of pessimistic. I think those communities, as well as Slashdot do a lot of good when motivated. Reddit does 28 million unique visitors a month and 4chan does roughly ten million. Maybe most people don't visit these sites every day but the people that do seem to be well informed and motivated to change things they disagree with. I think 2011 was a good illustration that change is coming and hopefully 2012 will see more of the same. I find it sort of invigorating to see people doing something for a change.
With all the media coverage over online communities like Reddit and Anonymous threatening companies in a very real way.... Maybe 2012 is the year crowdsourcing rebellion is here to stay? Happy New Year Slashdot!
Well, just from my own humble perspective on your "Unspeakable Truth"... I used to Live in Brooklyn, now I live in Nagasaki. The last time I checked, there was still a hole where the World Trade Center used to be. Nagasaki, not so much. I am pretty sure having less nuclear weapons (smart!) is probably a good thing overall, considering the rate at which Americans rebuild things (...slow.) and the rate we go to war (dumb!) over things. I personally would rather see systematic dismantling of weapons such as these than say; "Well! ODDS ARE...Thing won't go foom unless turrist get one!" and hope for the best.
I wonder if "Let's take our country back" South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson will be signing himself up? He not only fits the description, he is also taking money from people who do.
I have gone through three Xbox 360's. With all the uproar over people getting banned, how come no one here is talking about the failure rate of the console itself? It is criminal what MS has gotten away with this time around, and believe me cheating on Live has nothing to do with modded consoles. I play online on both services (Playstation Network and Xbox Live) and there is no requirement for your console to be modded for you to glitch in an online video game.
You can cheat just fine with a lag switch and no chip in your Xbox.
The first time my Xbox 360 failed, (RROD) I sent the box in with no argument. The second time I sent it, I got an Xbox belonging to someone else that RROD'd after TEN MINUTES of play. Ten minutes out of the box and it was useless. The third time it happened, I started to think how this console has over a fifty percent failure rate. Guess what? It is cheaper to have it repaired and modded at the same time. The last time I called Microsoft about the repair, I asked them to send me a new unit out of the box, or I was going to have it repaired by a competent technician and have the console modded. They sent me a cardboard box with an address label, I modded the console. Nothing has yet happened, I have a modded console and play online all the time.
Why are people here defending a company that put out something as badly designed as an Xbox 360? I have yet to hear this part of the argument and I am pretty damn sure most people who have one have either had this happen to them or know someone who does. To be completely honest, I pirate games all the time and could care less if I got banned or not. If I truly like a game, I buy it for Playstation. I simply will not support Microsoft after all the frustration and feel just fine about that decision. Has anyone here had to go through one RROD or more and had to deal with calling up the Microsoft Voicemail Helpline only to hear, "Well, to be honest, even though our failure rate was scraping 85 percent when we first shipped them, the numbers are significantly less now. If you want an extended warranty, that is $49.00".
"Well, If I got it modded...." Before anyone starts in on me. I have a lot of games I bought legitimately and play often, I never cheat and still use Xbox live primarily for private matches with just a close circle of friends and the Xbox for streaming media from my computer. When Microsoft starts using single use codes so legitimately block you from selling your disc back to a brick and mortar store a lot of people might see my side of the argument.
It's on it's way.
First thing that pops into my head is lawsuit. Crazy country.
The first thing that pops into my head is "How are people on raids are going to snarfle down their Twinkies, Dual flavor Doritos and "Gamer Fuel" branded High Fructose Corn Syrup laden piss-water with both hands occupied?!?!"
Hmmm, Yeah, I am pretty sure this is not going to be a hit down at the Guild Hall. *sigh* Looks like the Wiimote is not the answer to laziness after all.
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I don't know, I find that to be kind of pessimistic. I think those communities, as well as Slashdot do a lot of good when motivated. Reddit does 28 million unique visitors a month and 4chan does roughly ten million. Maybe most people don't visit these sites every day but the people that do seem to be well informed and motivated to change things they disagree with. I think 2011 was a good illustration that change is coming and hopefully 2012 will see more of the same. I find it sort of invigorating to see people doing something for a change.
With all the media coverage over online communities like Reddit and Anonymous threatening companies in a very real way.... Maybe 2012 is the year crowdsourcing rebellion is here to stay? Happy New Year Slashdot!
This is just more evidence (As if you needed any...) that Apple products are overhyped, underpowered, overpriced pieces of... Wait.... Nevermind.
Are they giving away Time Machines with Duke Nukem Forever?
I guess that's ONE way to disagree with people on Slashdot.
Well, just from my own humble perspective on your "Unspeakable Truth"... I used to Live in Brooklyn, now I live in Nagasaki. The last time I checked, there was still a hole where the World Trade Center used to be. Nagasaki, not so much. I am pretty sure having less nuclear weapons (smart!) is probably a good thing overall, considering the rate at which Americans rebuild things (...slow.) and the rate we go to war (dumb!) over things. I personally would rather see systematic dismantling of weapons such as these than say; "Well! ODDS ARE...Thing won't go foom unless turrist get one!" and hope for the best.
I wonder if "Let's take our country back" South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson will be signing himself up? He not only fits the description, he is also taking money from people who do.
I have gone through three Xbox 360's. With all the uproar over people getting banned, how come no one here is talking about the failure rate of the console itself? It is criminal what MS has gotten away with this time around, and believe me cheating on Live has nothing to do with modded consoles. I play online on both services (Playstation Network and Xbox Live) and there is no requirement for your console to be modded for you to glitch in an online video game. You can cheat just fine with a lag switch and no chip in your Xbox. The first time my Xbox 360 failed, (RROD) I sent the box in with no argument. The second time I sent it, I got an Xbox belonging to someone else that RROD'd after TEN MINUTES of play. Ten minutes out of the box and it was useless. The third time it happened, I started to think how this console has over a fifty percent failure rate. Guess what? It is cheaper to have it repaired and modded at the same time. The last time I called Microsoft about the repair, I asked them to send me a new unit out of the box, or I was going to have it repaired by a competent technician and have the console modded. They sent me a cardboard box with an address label, I modded the console. Nothing has yet happened, I have a modded console and play online all the time. Why are people here defending a company that put out something as badly designed as an Xbox 360? I have yet to hear this part of the argument and I am pretty damn sure most people who have one have either had this happen to them or know someone who does. To be completely honest, I pirate games all the time and could care less if I got banned or not. If I truly like a game, I buy it for Playstation. I simply will not support Microsoft after all the frustration and feel just fine about that decision. Has anyone here had to go through one RROD or more and had to deal with calling up the Microsoft Voicemail Helpline only to hear, "Well, to be honest, even though our failure rate was scraping 85 percent when we first shipped them, the numbers are significantly less now. If you want an extended warranty, that is $49.00". "Well, If I got it modded...." Before anyone starts in on me. I have a lot of games I bought legitimately and play often, I never cheat and still use Xbox live primarily for private matches with just a close circle of friends and the Xbox for streaming media from my computer. When Microsoft starts using single use codes so legitimately block you from selling your disc back to a brick and mortar store a lot of people might see my side of the argument. It's on it's way.
First thing that pops into my head is lawsuit. Crazy country.
The first thing that pops into my head is "How are people on raids are going to snarfle down their Twinkies, Dual flavor Doritos and "Gamer Fuel" branded High Fructose Corn Syrup laden piss-water with both hands occupied?!?!" Hmmm, Yeah, I am pretty sure this is not going to be a hit down at the Guild Hall. *sigh* Looks like the Wiimote is not the answer to laziness after all.