Right. Because we're all astrophysicists with anything more than a passing interest in the findings of said field. Don't be a tool. There's humor to be found in everything, and some of these witticisms have been derned witty. If occasionally tasteless. Is it irony you were aiming for by critiqing without actually adding anything substantial to the meat of the discussion?
Why did I get modded flamebait? If you don't agree with me, damn well reply. As it is, I'm right and you're wrong. I can't help it that the guy is an asshole prick in the extreme.
You sir, are an ass. Seriously, what kind of asshole thinking is this? Worse, what complled you to post? If you don't like this kind of thing, bloody well don't pay attention.
Wait, wait. There are gaping chasms of difference between name calling and "disrespect for the underlying humanity of others". That's a slippery goddamn slope you're on there.
While I admit that I am engaging in a lively bit of pedantry, it seems you have failed to understand my point. Your "respect all" PC attitude fails one simple test, the empirical one. I need not respect that which I KNOW to be wrong. Empiricism is NOT knowing like being a 'man of faith' is knowing that you walk in the light of some God. The empirical man sleeps well at night knowing full well his place in this universe. Should that place later be several microns to the left, he notes this and adjusts his world view.
So, do tell, to what ends does the Empirical Man need to tolerate the ignorance in others? Other than to assuage your whiny PC guilt.
No. I still think you're wrong. As with good science, there exists mountains of evidence to convince even the most casual observer that 'fundies' are worthy of derision. And in case you hadn't noticed, their minds can't get any more closed. Deny this? You don't know any fundies my friend.
Ass. I didn't hit the space bar like I thought I did. That's called a TYPO. But then, you'd know that if you'd get your head out of your Ramen bowl you smelly otaku.
Not even. The only legitimate question he asked was "Why the softball questions?". Anyone who watches the show KNOWS that NO guest, no matter their orientation, is going to get mostly softball questions.
Jon was dead-on-right questioning WHY that dork was trying to compare Daily Show to a legitimate news channel's programming.
Jon's attitude at the end of the interview was really just shock. He, like many people, realize that there's NO ARGUING with pedantic rhetoric dicks in bowties. It's like trying to argue there is no God with a person of faith. In fact, it's just like that. What can you do when the host won't even respond to simple, irrefutable logic, like "explain how BS talk shows like this HELP public discourse in America"?
How can you even put Shrek in the same category as Toy Story? Because of the graphics? PLEASE, people. Toy Story and The Incredibles are amazing movies because they're good stories told well because BRAIN came before cheap pop-culture references and lame, embarassingly lame visual gags.
I've always maintained that Shrek doesn't even rate as a fine example of what animation is capable of, when 99% of the gags won't make sense to anyone in 5 years time.
It's alittle something called 'wit'. The wit in that movie is in every scene, every idea, every reference, almost every line. No joke was easy, they were earned. Compare that to the Shrek movies: crappy, unfunny pop-culture references, lame visual gags, bathroom humor.
The incredibles was touching, often hilarious, ALWAYS mindblowing. Also, I'd hardly call him easily amused... obviously HE was watching the movie with his brain turned on, as evidenced by the many things made-fans walked away appreciating.
... and with a plot you can actually follow without needing to be a 5th level zen master? Characters that don't feel the need to scream constantly or act embarassingly? Action that is fluid (frame rate) REALLY kinetic, and imaginative? And wittier than Woody Allen to boot?
You won't find these all in 99% of anime, and not all in the same movie at once.
Nah, not diappointed. Every human I know relies on anecdotal evidence. It just irritates me sometimes when fact or even theory are supplanted with an anecdote. They're just not 'reality' for as many people as we think.
Wow. With that much anecdotal evidence I think you should publish. Really, there's an honorary degree from some backwater private religious un-accredited college in it for you. Or a sitcom. Or a career as a standup comic, cause you know,,women are JUST LIKE THAT *cue laugh track*.
Here's some name calling: You're an absolute tool if you can't see the difference between slandering a 63 year old man for an innocent breach of questionable policy, and an innocent, if immature insult slung at a political figurehead.
"Boring" and "Not enough likeable characters" is a decent distillation of a common criticism. Many people need their stories to have entertainment value... not just pretty pictures. I havn't seen it, but I have been bored to fucking tears by plenty of anime before. Anime mistakes slow panning shots of scenery, and lengthy close ups of twitchy tear-filled eyes as effective characterization. Non-sequitor quotes from modern philsophers as good dialog. These conventions rarely ever work, and they rely on the viewer too much to fill in the gaps. This isn't a problem for otakus hyped up on pixi sticks and coke. It is a problem for people who go into a movie with their brain fully engaged, looking for mental stimulation.
Anime needs more heros. Not the muscle-bulging kind, but the kind that can write some fucking good stories for once.
Jesus. This sounds like every other crap anime out there. For some bloody reason Japanese animators think that throwing non-sequitor quotes from literary sources, or original nonsensical quotes makes for more intelligent dialogue. Typical example:
Female warrior contemplates the existential meaning of life. Her voice over blathers something about "life is ephemeral and I need to be like a cherryblossom!" while the screen pans across well-drawn scenery.
Laine, as cool as the art and some story elements are is another example of good art made cheese because of the storyteller's inability to articulate. I've really become disappointed in anime in general. There's too few good story-tellers out there.
Here is my problem with John F. Kerry. He has had 20 something years in the Senate to author any legislation he thinks is good for America. Exactly what is his record on producing such legislation. Name 10. Name 9. Name 2. He has been sitting on his ASS for 20 years. 20 years of Senate, and still we don't know where he stands. It seems as if he is for and against everything. Prolife and prochoice. Pro Gun, anti gun.
Yeah, that's called 'being a moderate'. How many politicians can effectively navigate the waters of public opinion to create a single, solid voting record for their constituency? Is it POSSIBLE that his constituency has complicated views on a variety of issues? Does he HAVE to 'stay the [party platform] course'?
And here you're proporting diversity of political opinion by supporting libertarians? I usually vote libertarian, but I know Conservative attack rhetoric when I see it.
The model, V5400, is integrated with a 1" hard drive with 1.5GB of capacity. Other features of the phone include - 2.2" LCD display, an MP3 player, electronic book reader, and Korean-English dictionary....
Samsung has also included a built-in microphone to enhance the audio in the phone's camcorder feature.
Why did you list that amongst our posessions in the first place?!
If that's the case, this sounds more like a way to get PC users to install iTunes than to actually sell songs. A bit on the sleazy side, isn't it Apple?
How is that sleazy? The end user was clicking to buy the song and would have to use the client necessary to play that song. It's not exactly spyware here folks. It's money in exchange for goods and services. To take advantage of that service, you have to download a really excellent media player.
I smell the work of another humor-less conservative wank boo-hooing over a mildly amusing joke. Get off the fucking cross, we need the wood. How is terrorism of any form NOT political in nature, especially post 9/11?/. is not a 'liberals only' club. That's a stupid generalization. It's the kind of stupid that we expect from Trolls and that also make it totally irresistable to refrain from replying to.
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Right. Because we're all astrophysicists with anything more than a passing interest in the findings of said field. Don't be a tool. There's humor to be found in everything, and some of these witticisms have been derned witty. If occasionally tasteless. Is it irony you were aiming for by critiqing without actually adding anything substantial to the meat of the discussion?
Why did I get modded flamebait? If you don't agree with me, damn well reply. As it is, I'm right and you're wrong. I can't help it that the guy is an asshole prick in the extreme.
You sir, are an ass. Seriously, what kind of asshole thinking is this? Worse, what complled you to post? If you don't like this kind of thing, bloody well don't pay attention.
Wait, wait. There are gaping chasms of difference between name calling and "disrespect for the underlying humanity of others". That's a slippery goddamn slope you're on there.
While I admit that I am engaging in a lively bit of pedantry, it seems you have failed to understand my point. Your "respect all" PC attitude fails one simple test, the empirical one. I need not respect that which I KNOW to be wrong. Empiricism is NOT knowing like being a 'man of faith' is knowing that you walk in the light of some God. The empirical man sleeps well at night knowing full well his place in this universe. Should that place later be several microns to the left, he notes this and adjusts his world view.
So, do tell, to what ends does the Empirical Man need to tolerate the ignorance in others? Other than to assuage your whiny PC guilt.
No. I still think you're wrong. As with good science, there exists mountains of evidence to convince even the most casual observer that 'fundies' are worthy of derision. And in case you hadn't noticed, their minds can't get any more closed. Deny this? You don't know any fundies my friend.
Ass. I didn't hit the space bar like I thought I did. That's called a TYPO. But then, you'd know that if you'd get your head out of your Ramen bowl you smelly otaku.
Not even. The only legitimate question he asked was "Why the softball questions?". Anyone who watches the show KNOWS that NO guest, no matter their orientation, is going to get mostly softball questions.
Jon was dead-on-right questioning WHY that dork was trying to compare Daily Show to a legitimate news channel's programming.
Jon's attitude at the end of the interview was really just shock. He, like many people, realize that there's NO ARGUING with pedantic rhetoric dicks in bowties. It's like trying to argue there is no God with a person of faith. In fact, it's just like that. What can you do when the host won't even respond to simple, irrefutable logic, like "explain how BS talk shows like this HELP public discourse in America"?
How can you even put Shrek in the same category as Toy Story? Because of the graphics? PLEASE, people. Toy Story and The Incredibles are amazing movies because they're good stories told well because BRAIN came before cheap pop-culture references and lame, embarassingly lame visual gags.
I've always maintained that Shrek doesn't even rate as a fine example of what animation is capable of, when 99% of the gags won't make sense to anyone in 5 years time.
It's alittle something called 'wit'. The wit in that movie is in every scene, every idea, every reference, almost every line. No joke was easy, they were earned. Compare that to the Shrek movies: crappy, unfunny pop-culture references, lame visual gags, bathroom humor.
The incredibles was touching, often hilarious, ALWAYS mindblowing. Also, I'd hardly call him easily amused... obviously HE was watching the movie with his brain turned on, as evidenced by the many things made-fans walked away appreciating.
... and with a plot you can actually follow without needing to be a 5th level zen master? Characters that don't feel the need to scream constantly or act embarassingly? Action that is fluid (frame rate) REALLY kinetic, and imaginative? And wittier than Woody Allen to boot?
You won't find these all in 99% of anime, and not all in the same movie at once.
Nah, not diappointed. Every human I know relies on anecdotal evidence. It just irritates me sometimes when fact or even theory are supplanted with an anecdote. They're just not 'reality' for as many people as we think.
Wow. With that much anecdotal evidence I think you should publish. Really, there's an honorary degree from some backwater private religious un-accredited college in it for you. Or a sitcom. Or a career as a standup comic, cause you know, ,women are JUST LIKE THAT *cue laugh track*.
ass
The Da Vinci code can be summarized in one word: Crap, crap, crap. It's also shallow as hell. A one paragraph description does it justice.
So it's true what they say.. "Simple Minds, Simple Pleasures".
Your sense of humor needs it's diapers changed.
Here's some name calling: You're an absolute tool if you can't see the difference between slandering a 63 year old man for an innocent breach of questionable policy, and an innocent, if immature insult slung at a political figurehead.
What, in case ANSI decides to standardize this tomorrow? Well, hot damn, I'm glad I've got a head start on this conversion software niche.
"Boring" and "Not enough likeable characters" is a decent distillation of a common criticism. Many people need their stories to have entertainment value... not just pretty pictures. I havn't seen it, but I have been bored to fucking tears by plenty of anime before. Anime mistakes slow panning shots of scenery, and lengthy close ups of twitchy tear-filled eyes as effective characterization. Non-sequitor quotes from modern philsophers as good dialog. These conventions rarely ever work, and they rely on the viewer too much to fill in the gaps. This isn't a problem for otakus hyped up on pixi sticks and coke. It is a problem for people who go into a movie with their brain fully engaged, looking for mental stimulation.
Anime needs more heros. Not the muscle-bulging kind, but the kind that can write some fucking good stories for once.
Jesus. This sounds like every other crap anime out there. For some bloody reason Japanese animators think that throwing non-sequitor quotes from literary sources, or original nonsensical quotes makes for more intelligent dialogue. Typical example:
Female warrior contemplates the existential meaning of life. Her voice over blathers something about "life is ephemeral and I need to be like a cherryblossom!" while the screen pans across well-drawn scenery.
Laine, as cool as the art and some story elements are is another example of good art made cheese because of the storyteller's inability to articulate. I've really become disappointed in anime in general. There's too few good story-tellers out there.
Here is my problem with John F. Kerry. He has had 20 something years in the Senate to author any legislation he thinks is good for America. Exactly what is his record on producing such legislation. Name 10. Name 9. Name 2. He has been sitting on his ASS for 20 years. 20 years of Senate, and still we don't know where he stands. It seems as if he is for and against everything. Prolife and prochoice. Pro Gun, anti gun.
Yeah, that's called 'being a moderate'. How many politicians can effectively navigate the waters of public opinion to create a single, solid voting record for their constituency? Is it POSSIBLE that his constituency has complicated views on a variety of issues? Does he HAVE to 'stay the [party platform] course'?
And here you're proporting diversity of political opinion by supporting libertarians? I usually vote libertarian, but I know Conservative attack rhetoric when I see it.
The model, V5400, is integrated with a 1" hard drive with 1.5GB of capacity. Other features of the phone include - 2.2" LCD display, an MP3 player, electronic book reader, and Korean-English dictionary. ...
Samsung has also included a built-in microphone to enhance the audio in the phone's camcorder feature.
Why did you list that amongst our posessions in the first place?!
If that's the case, this sounds more like a way to get PC users to install iTunes than to actually sell songs. A bit on the sleazy side, isn't it Apple?
How is that sleazy? The end user was clicking to buy the song and would have to use the client necessary to play that song. It's not exactly spyware here folks. It's money in exchange for goods and services. To take advantage of that service, you have to download a really excellent media player.
That's just not true. I have a Nomad Zen, I'd have NEVER bought it if I knew:
;).
-How crap the UI is
-How sleek and usable the IPOD is
I'd never played with the ipod before i bought my Nomad. THAT'S my personal tragedy
And if it's still not funny, does THAT make him an ass?
It's too bad Slashdot doesn't have a "Groan-Inducing" moderation. Cause you'd be in negative territory my friend. ;)
I smell the work of another humor-less conservative wank boo-hooing over a mildly amusing joke. Get off the fucking cross, we need the wood. How is terrorism of any form NOT political in nature, especially post 9/11? /. is not a 'liberals only' club. That's a stupid generalization. It's the kind of stupid that we expect from Trolls and that also make it totally irresistable to refrain from replying to.