It's okay to like a movie and criticize it at the same time. Even the best movies have their flaws; indeed, a flawless movie probably wouldn't be very interesting to watch or discuss.
Oh, absolutely. My problem is just how these criticisms are being framed -- it sounds like they have some behind-the-scenes insights into Villeneuve's feelings about the film gleaned from an interview, or something.
Greatly dislike how this article frames opinion as fact. It keeps saying "Villeneuve does this", or "Villeneuve wanted that", but gives no source for the claims. To me, it's clear this article is just a shitty, deceptive, self-righteous way of stating one's personal observations.
Observations I happen to generally disagree with. I loved the hell out of this flick; it touched me on an almost personal level, like no film as done in a long time.
I'm not going to suggesting this article is just the inevitable mainstream contrarianism when something is widely beloved, but I'm having a hard time not pulling the trigger on saying it...
Hey, folks. There's a couple places I could probably post this, but figured this was as good a place as any.;) With fake news being a big problem, I wrote a quick open-source browser extension to highlight articles from comedy or low-quality news sources. Tried not to be biased, but I'm sure there's some present.
You can give someone food, or you can teach them to grow it. Probably the idea at play here. Sure, you can do whatever you want to them, but they'll never/understand/ if they're simply forced.
To quote another poster, some poetic license may have been taken:) Still, it doesn't detract from the main point, in that an IE-only site is extra hassle for non-IE users.
Ahh. I getcha now.;)
I'm usually the first one at the office to scream bloody murder when a site favors one browser or another: as a web developer, myself, I get really angry when something I've written doesn't work identical in each browser I have access to (I develop in Firefox, and then tweak for IE6/7 -- which our clients tend to favor).
But for some reason, given the circumstances I can't...start yellin'. Here is a website hawking an almost defective product that only works in Windows and requires a locked down bunch of custom crapola that only Windows Media Player is going to provide to even use that product. If they're going to lock down the product that hard, it seems almost a waste of time to me to make the ordering page work on browsers and platforms the product will never be seen on.
If they're being asked to sweat over, for example, Safari compatibility, we might as well make sure it's serviceable on the Wii's browser. Wii can't run the DRM'd videos they're selling, either. (I know I'm exaggerating here, but you get the gist, I think.)
AND NOW, TO DO PLAY IT THE OTHER WAY:
I guess an argument could be made to make the site standards compliant so people could window shop, at the very least on that hypothetical Wii. Or at work on their Mac. Or whatever.
See, this is why I never argue with myself, because I can talk myself out of a rant, and now I don't know where I stand.:~(
All I know is, if I was the developer of that site...I'd be pretty embarrassed.:P
In the latest XP Service Pack they added the ability to launch multiple processes, so you can have Firefox and IE going at the same time. I even tried loading calc.exe once while doing that, and it ran all three at once just fine.
I'm assuming this is sarcasm, but referring to a specific XP service pack makes it sound oddly specific. Perhaps you should have said, "I hear now XP has the ability to run multiple processes, so you can run both Firefox and IE at, *gasp*, the same time!" Then there would be less ambiguity in what you meant.
Nah, I was trying for the extra comedy of implying that you couldn't do multitasking in XP until a service pack (a recent one, no less) came along to add it in.;)
Realistically, who shuts down Firefox to load a page in IE?
In the latest XP Service Pack they added the ability to launch multiple processes, so you can have Firefox and IE going at the same time. I even tried loading calc.exe once while doing that, and it ran all three at once just fine.
I think some people are poisoned by their own elitism.
It's kind of like superheroes.
Let's say you have some super skill that puts you above others. You can either use that power to help and protect the lesser among you. Or, you can use your abilities to crush the skulls of the weak.
Both tend to gather into groups, not unlike the Justice League/Injustice League cliques, too.
Surely you're not seriously comparing basic human rights and freedoms with this escalating trend of almost adversarial anti-consumer behavior that businesses are taking advantage of?
Maybe it's just me noticing it, but my asshole only stretches so far. But hey, you know, some folks enjoy anal sex. Who am I to argue?
I think it's not so much the game itself, but more about the motivation behind the move. It could be "Super Robo-Snooker Babe League 2007" for all it matters -- it's a SKU that MS thinks it's gonna move big time, and they're putting in an artificial limitation in the product to force it's fans into upgrading. That's the real issue.
That's what I did. And since the Revolution will play the Gamecube games, I don't feel like a chump for investing in games for it. I'll be playing those for a long time.;)
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It's okay to like a movie and criticize it at the same time. Even the best movies have their flaws; indeed, a flawless movie probably wouldn't be very interesting to watch or discuss.
Oh, absolutely. My problem is just how these criticisms are being framed -- it sounds like they have some behind-the-scenes insights into Villeneuve's feelings about the film gleaned from an interview, or something.
Greatly dislike how this article frames opinion as fact. It keeps saying "Villeneuve does this", or "Villeneuve wanted that", but gives no source for the claims. To me, it's clear this article is just a shitty, deceptive, self-righteous way of stating one's personal observations.
Observations I happen to generally disagree with. I loved the hell out of this flick; it touched me on an almost personal level, like no film as done in a long time.
I'm not going to suggesting this article is just the inevitable mainstream contrarianism when something is widely beloved, but I'm having a hard time not pulling the trigger on saying it...
Hey, folks. There's a couple places I could probably post this, but figured this was as good a place as any. ;) With fake news being a big problem, I wrote a quick open-source browser extension to highlight articles from comedy or low-quality news sources. Tried not to be biased, but I'm sure there's some present.
Anyway, you can check it out on the Chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webs...
Or hit up the GitHub repo: https://github.com/Fortyseven/...
You can give someone food, or you can teach them to grow it. Probably the idea at play here. Sure, you can do whatever you want to them, but they'll never /understand/ if they're simply forced.
Hopefully THIS arm is not made of hot dogs.
Dude! I *thought* I saw something fall into the water, but figured it was...well, I dunno. Hmm.
This reminds me of when Atari sued Sega over the 9-pin connector they were using, not long before they went belly-up.
;)
...*fingers-crossed*
Absolutely brilliant. :)
Sure, but you know that's not the first thing to hit most folks minds when they see that name. ;)
Clever, though.
...I immediately thought of Voltron instead of a bird. Doh.
Ahh. I getcha now.
I'm usually the first one at the office to scream bloody murder when a site favors one browser or another: as a web developer, myself, I get really angry when something I've written doesn't work identical in each browser I have access to (I develop in Firefox, and then tweak for IE6/7 -- which our clients tend to favor).
But for some reason, given the circumstances I can't...start yellin'. Here is a website hawking an almost defective product that only works in Windows and requires a locked down bunch of custom crapola that only Windows Media Player is going to provide to even use that product. If they're going to lock down the product that hard, it seems almost a waste of time to me to make the ordering page work on browsers and platforms the product will never be seen on.
If they're being asked to sweat over, for example, Safari compatibility, we might as well make sure it's serviceable on the Wii's browser. Wii can't run the DRM'd videos they're selling, either. (I know I'm exaggerating here, but you get the gist, I think.)
AND NOW, TO DO PLAY IT THE OTHER WAY:
I guess an argument could be made to make the site standards compliant so people could window shop, at the very least on that hypothetical Wii. Or at work on their Mac. Or whatever.
See, this is why I never argue with myself, because I can talk myself out of a rant, and now I don't know where I stand.
All I know is, if I was the developer of that site...I'd be pretty embarrassed.
Nah, I was trying for the extra comedy of implying that you couldn't do multitasking in XP until a service pack (a recent one, no less) came along to add it in.
Realistically, who shuts down Firefox to load a page in IE?
In the latest XP Service Pack they added the ability to launch multiple processes, so you can have Firefox and IE going at the same time. I even tried loading calc.exe once while doing that, and it ran all three at once just fine.
I think some people are poisoned by their own elitism.
It's kind of like superheroes.
Let's say you have some super skill that puts you above others. You can either use that power to help and protect the lesser among you. Or, you can use your abilities to crush the skulls of the weak.
Both tend to gather into groups, not unlike the Justice League/Injustice League cliques, too.
I first thought something was askew when I first saw these and I completely did not recognize the reporter. Weirded me out a little. :P
Surely you're not seriously comparing basic human rights and freedoms with this escalating trend of almost adversarial anti-consumer behavior that businesses are taking advantage of?
Maybe it's just me noticing it, but my asshole only stretches so far. But hey, you know, some folks enjoy anal sex. Who am I to argue?
Style switching is pretty much the best of all worlds: and isn't that supposed to be the promise of CSS anyways? :P
:P
Friend of mine suggested it's probably to give a constant 'branding' to the site. Meh.
Personally, I dislike the runner up because it's just a bit too green. I prefer the darker shades of the winner.
I think it's not so much the game itself, but more about the motivation behind the move. It could be "Super Robo-Snooker Babe League 2007" for all it matters -- it's a SKU that MS thinks it's gonna move big time, and they're putting in an artificial limitation in the product to force it's fans into upgrading. That's the real issue.
(Also, can I say 'snooker' again? Thank you.)
Niiiice. ;)
Never heard of this search before, but it's gotta be awesome: my site came up first when I search for 'BTEG'.
Take THAT Black Training and Enterprise Group!
Apparently 'fuck' didn't make it, however.
Whoa, wait a minute...
That's what I did. And since the Revolution will play the Gamecube games, I don't feel like a chump for investing in games for it. I'll be playing those for a long time. ;)
I demand the 50 cents back it took me to read this reply! ;D