As a long term decision, the lack of HD DVD is a very very bad one.
When multi platform games come out, like say, Resident Evil, one of two things will happen. Either the Xbox360 and Wii versions will look worse(The Wii version doesn't matter, Wii was designed around gameplay not technical superiority) or it will come out on multiple discs.
While sony is at a distinct disadvantage by pretty much dicking over developers with the dev kit, I really haven't seen either, so I don't know what the exact differences are, the decision to go BluRay wasn't a bad one.
Also, I do know lots of people who use PS2s as CD and DVD players. FWIW
In all but ONE of the books, he's making a conscious decision to do what's RIGHT, not what's COMFORTABLE.
If you want to see the Trust Fund Kid in action, look at Draco Malfoy. His parents have all the money in the world, yet, unlike Harry who is similarly endowed(probably in the other sense too), doesn't fight, doesn't work hard, and until the 6th book, hasn't risked anything. In fact, his parents called in favors with Severus Snape to make sure he gets out alive!
It's the return of characters in an epic(in the sense that this does not take place within a single narrative, but several) setting. The evolution though, is bringing the C.S. Lewis or L. Frank Baum style of a wonderful mystic world to life in the modern world. While Narnia was set in what was C.S. Lewis' modern age, or close to it, the meat of the story isn't taking place in the modern world with modern concerns, emotional worries, etc. It's taking place in Narnia. Same with Oz. The evolution here is that we're bringing these wonderful places and concepts to life in our own lives.
There is a major difference though, in that JKR just isn't making this up as she goes along like C.S. Lewis or Frank Baum did. It was carefully plotted out similar to Dune or LotR. Which makes it even more exciting to know that there is an ending set in mind from page one.
I don't think that's the case... I mean, in the first book, Voldemort would've come back had Harry not had any sort of courage or strength of character to even confront him. Most people in that universe don't even want to say his -name- much less be around him, and Harry not even sure what to DO does what he thinks is right and tries to stop Voldemort.
Also, I think that it's been hinted that even the good guys have bigotry. I mean, fan favorite character Sirius Black treated his own servant House Elf like crap.
Actually, harry works a great deal, just not always on his school work. For example, he volunteers and takes up the task to find out who's going after the Philosepher's Stone, who's behind the Chamber of Secrets, and what's up with the murder of his own parents, fighting dragons, mermaids and various other magical beasties(granted, most of Goblet of Fire's events weren't voluntary). He even starts his own goddamn vigilante group and fights Voldemort's henchmen.
Frodo never did that. He just took a stroll down the country side to return some old git his gaudy jewelry.
I'm no trekkie. Trekker. what the hell ever. But even enterprise, while not extremely good tv, got watchable in the 4th season, and Voyager wasn't completely repulsive... But now Viacom's fucking with us! Why not a post-DS9 series about what happens to Sisko? Or what goes on in the 29th century?
David Kay is a REPUBLICAN who's been on the ground in Iraq for YEARS before the invasion as part of the UNSCOM weapons inspectors group. Not to mention he was on the ground right before and right after the invasion.
"We have no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the 11 September attacks" - GWB.
I might be wrong on the number of Iraqi deaths but we have no credible source on how many have died. So go figure.
But the trial was a joke! When Saddam was in power, it was legal for him to do what he did. Now he's being hit with post-facto law. That's very scary. If he was being charged for crimes against humanity, he should've been locked up in a cold cell in the Hague and tried there. Don't we engage in these treaties for a reason?
The 500 shells we've found are dud, old shells that can't be used to kill anyone, nor were they capable of harming American citizens in any of the US states. They could do skin damage, but nothing on the scale of mass death.
Further more, WE have connection to terrorist groups in South America, Africa and Asia. It doesn't make it right, but there was no credible link between Saddam and *Al Qaeda.* Who attacked us on September 11th, 2001. Saddam supported terrorists who were operating in and out of Israel. Not America.
Also, it is not the Iraqis will to hang Saddam. The trial was pre-rigged and you know it. I'm not saying what he did was right, but if you're going to accuse a man of crimes against humanity, do it in the Hague where he at least has a fair trial.
The fatality rate is something along the lines of thousands a month for both US and Iraqis. Not to mention the number of attacks are being scrubbed before they go out to press. Because of this, in the 3 years we've been in Iraq, we've caused more deaths than Saddam has combined.
I really DO hope you're joking. No one can be this ignorant to the truth of what's going on in the disaster that is Iraq.
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3 1/2" floppy.
Apple was behind it then, and Apple's behind BluRay.
Isn't the UK the market where a Celphone ringtone hit the pop charts?
No! VAX/VMS you fool!
So Republicans can only win when ballot counting machines count negative votes?
It's not that Steve Jobs is god, it's just that us mac folk are pretty afraid of what products the company will poo out if he leaves again.
Zelda TP is my GOTY. I was sold on this game when I had to walk on the walls and ceiling in the 2nd dungeon.
are you SURE?
Out of the box, I couldn't use MP3s with a Ubuntu live CD. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go with ubuntu or reinstall Windows XP.
After finding out I had to apt-get some package to get Ubuntu to play mp3s, I went back to WinXP. Atleast the WinAmp install process isn't weird.
As a long term decision, the lack of HD DVD is a very very bad one.
When multi platform games come out, like say, Resident Evil, one of two things will happen. Either the Xbox360 and Wii versions will look worse(The Wii version doesn't matter, Wii was designed around gameplay not technical superiority) or it will come out on multiple discs.
While sony is at a distinct disadvantage by pretty much dicking over developers with the dev kit, I really haven't seen either, so I don't know what the exact differences are, the decision to go BluRay wasn't a bad one.
Also, I do know lots of people who use PS2s as CD and DVD players. FWIW
"What system _doesn't_ have games?"
Infinium Phantom
Fairchild Channel F console cost 170 bucks in 1976.
In constant dollars.
It would've cost as much as a high end ps3.
The Fairchild didn't even support BluRay!
Seeing as how Final Cut Pro is THE choice for video editing in the professional realm? I wouldn't say that FCP is a bad choice
Fraud? no.
In all but ONE of the books, he's making a conscious decision to do what's RIGHT, not what's COMFORTABLE.
If you want to see the Trust Fund Kid in action, look at Draco Malfoy. His parents have all the money in the world, yet, unlike Harry who is similarly endowed(probably in the other sense too), doesn't fight, doesn't work hard, and until the 6th book, hasn't risked anything. In fact, his parents called in favors with Severus Snape to make sure he gets out alive!
It's the return of characters in an epic(in the sense that this does not take place within a single narrative, but several) setting. The evolution though, is bringing the C.S. Lewis or L. Frank Baum style of a wonderful mystic world to life in the modern world. While Narnia was set in what was C.S. Lewis' modern age, or close to it, the meat of the story isn't taking place in the modern world with modern concerns, emotional worries, etc. It's taking place in Narnia. Same with Oz. The evolution here is that we're bringing these wonderful places and concepts to life in our own lives.
There is a major difference though, in that JKR just isn't making this up as she goes along like C.S. Lewis or Frank Baum did. It was carefully plotted out similar to Dune or LotR. Which makes it even more exciting to know that there is an ending set in mind from page one.
I don't think that's the case... I mean, in the first book, Voldemort would've come back had Harry not had any sort of courage or strength of character to even confront him. Most people in that universe don't even want to say his -name- much less be around him, and Harry not even sure what to DO does what he thinks is right and tries to stop Voldemort.
Also, I think that it's been hinted that even the good guys have bigotry. I mean, fan favorite character Sirius Black treated his own servant House Elf like crap.
Actually, harry works a great deal, just not always on his school work. For example, he volunteers and takes up the task to find out who's going after the Philosepher's Stone, who's behind the Chamber of Secrets, and what's up with the murder of his own parents, fighting dragons, mermaids and various other magical beasties(granted, most of Goblet of Fire's events weren't voluntary). He even starts his own goddamn vigilante group and fights Voldemort's henchmen.
Frodo never did that. He just took a stroll down the country side to return some old git his gaudy jewelry.
no, I like having a single app take up the whole window if it's an app where i'm focused 100% on it. A Webbrowser, yes, an IM window, no.
Hitting apple+o for opening a file is Mac OS behavior since atleast OS 7.5.1.
Probably, definitally, earlier.
I wasn't complaining about animation.
I was complaining about the fact that plot sucks.
It oculd work out, but still.
Uh, the shells data came from David Kay himself when he went on the Randi Rhodes show.
I'm no trekkie. Trekker. what the hell ever. But even enterprise, while not extremely good tv, got watchable in the 4th season, and Voyager wasn't completely repulsive... But now Viacom's fucking with us! Why not a post-DS9 series about what happens to Sisko? Or what goes on in the 29th century?
Wasn't Linux conceived when Linus was at his state sponsored university? :)
David Kay is a REPUBLICAN who's been on the ground in Iraq for YEARS before the invasion as part of the UNSCOM weapons inspectors group. Not to mention he was on the ground right before and right after the invasion.
- links-to-alqaeda/2006/09/09/1157222383981.htmlt m
As far as Saddam and Al Qaeda?
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/saddam-had-no
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1013-04.h
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3118262.stm
"We have no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the 11 September attacks" - GWB.
I might be wrong on the number of Iraqi deaths but we have no credible source on how many have died. So go figure.
But the trial was a joke! When Saddam was in power, it was legal for him to do what he did. Now he's being hit with post-facto law. That's very scary. If he was being charged for crimes against humanity, he should've been locked up in a cold cell in the Hague and tried there. Don't we engage in these treaties for a reason?
I sure hope you're joking. But I'll bite.
The 500 shells we've found are dud, old shells that can't be used to kill anyone, nor were they capable of harming American citizens in any of the US states. They could do skin damage, but nothing on the scale of mass death.
Further more, WE have connection to terrorist groups in South America, Africa and Asia. It doesn't make it right, but there was no credible link between Saddam and *Al Qaeda.* Who attacked us on September 11th, 2001. Saddam supported terrorists who were operating in and out of Israel. Not America.
Also, it is not the Iraqis will to hang Saddam. The trial was pre-rigged and you know it. I'm not saying what he did was right, but if you're going to accuse a man of crimes against humanity, do it in the Hague where he at least has a fair trial.
The fatality rate is something along the lines of thousands a month for both US and Iraqis. Not to mention the number of attacks are being scrubbed before they go out to press. Because of this, in the 3 years we've been in Iraq, we've caused more deaths than Saddam has combined.
I really DO hope you're joking. No one can be this ignorant to the truth of what's going on in the disaster that is Iraq.
It's only satire when it's funny and absurd.
Obviously, someone never listens to what right wing douche bags actually say.