Wow...I never thought that I'd be in a position to feel the need to support Hilary Clinton (whom I've always considered a bit of a Lady MacBeth). But doesn't anyone in this forum get that it has absolutely zero to do with video games...and everything to do with a larger economic neccessity. For our economy to grow, both parents (remember that 52% divorce rate) work. Which means most kids grow up in environments where they are left alone, or with outside assistance or with neighbors &c. This means that there is no or little check on what those kids are doing for a go portion of the day. They are exposed to games, music and films. Television shows not designed for them (but incredibly alluring...Come on! You were a kid once!). I'm all for the freaking government to get off of our backs, especially when it comes to my tax dollars being spent on huge pork barrel projects designed only to enrich the "friends" (aka large corporate campaign donors) of congress. Hilary's gripe, is to say...okay...who can we call upon to show some dignity...some class. Now she may disguise it, after all, she's a Clinton gearing up for a presidential campaign and trying to center herself (thus making her more attractive to the bible-eating middle) by railing against obscenity. But the true fact, the undeniable fact is that Rockstar's games are played, marketed and geared to children...M rating or not. Their promos, their ad campaigns...everything. Don't believe it? Open your eyes. Look at the television shows that they sponsor...look at the times of day those ads are on. Look at the magazines that Rockstar chooses to advertise in. It is no accident that they sell so many games. Now, I know the parents have to put down their foot every once in a blue moon (fucking parents today are way too fucking indulgent...if you ask me)...but I think it is also okay to expect a modicum of respect to the children of this country (or is that company) by respecting where and how you advertise your entertainment material. That's just some more Commmon Sense.
The death penalty does exist, much against the will of many Americans...however, those of us with consciences detest it. But I suggest that you didn't quite understand the tenor of Tierney's work. It is summed up best by his quote, "Hackers are the Internet equivalent of Richard Reid, the shoe-bomber who didn't manage to hurt anyone on his airplane but has been annoying travelers ever since." His solution is tongue-in-cheek. Professor Landburg, an economist, of whom he quotes, is also a man of considerable conscience. I recommend reading his A Tirade Against the First President Bush which can be found on his website. Landsburg.com
So, to sum it up, it smells like to me that you just took your chance to throw down some decent anti-Americanisms and, hey, that's cool. We pathetically do deserve it.
Jackass, Hitler declared war on the US after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. FDR would not have sent troops to Europe otherwise (who wants a war on two fronts). Classic example of waking the sleeping dragon. Osama has learned this lesson and the world is now feeling threatened by a militant USA. Bush's vision is singular. In this country you elect officials that make policy. We do not rule by plebicite. We can change our leaders every four years. And, we'll see if Bush sticks around for another four (there is some serious debate).
I'm not going to cry for the Record Labels. BIG MUSIC has been ripping off the artists from the get go. They've been feeding us mostly pre-packaged pollution for 50 years now. It's common knowledge that the average artist makes very little from the sales of their cds. It's all used up by BIG MUSIC in costs to package their larger acts (marketing, production, touring, profits, &c.). The little guy makes his dough (if he makes anything) on the road.
What I'm thinking is if the little average artist is getting the shaft anyway...what is the allure of being "signed" by BIG MUSIC? Distribution?! Well, eventually the internet makes distribution a NON-ISSUE. Eventually, you will have record companies looking more like booking agents. The Producer and Artist will be King! The music you get will be better and the true artists will reap the benefits.
IF history is any guide, we will see the cable companies totally abuse this until Uncle Sam is forced to make them play nice (after first letting them suck us dry in exchange for superior campaign contributions). Can anyone imagine Charles Dolan (Cablevision Systems) NOT taking advantage of something like this. Bon Vonage!
The worst sin of all is that the Jedi's are weak-assed losers in these two prequels. It's lame and sad to continuely watching Jedi's get their asses handed to them by weaklings (esp., Obi Wan...) GEORGE, They are Jedi's! They kick peoples asses! The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network understood this...Genndy understood this. The various video game creators (esp., KOTOR &c.) understands this. So why? Why do they get their asses kicked all the time.
...NOLF and NOLF II rocked. Awesome graphics, gameplay and a great sense of humor. It's not the female lead that hurt sales (ie., Lara Croft?), but the lag from the Austin Powers movies that inspired it. People are pretty tired of the groovy-sixties thing. Even though these games are really good.
Don't drink or do drugs. Don't drink coffee. Ritalin in an adult is akin to taking speed. That stuff in the long run won't be good for your brain. Go for long walks or runs. Get out of the house and away from the computer. Your diet needs work too, I bet. No processed sugars or caffeine. As a society, we are always looking for a magic pill...there are none. Yoga and stretching help.
Hey, why do we have to be the BEST at everything. Let Europe spend their money the way they want to. I'm sick of them sniping at us from the cheap-seats, anyway. The world is big enough for all (and so is space).
I really didn't think this game would be any good (stealth games seemed to me like one-trick-ponies) but this game ROCKS. Though, once you get the hang of the controls...it goes pretty quick. It's the best "spy" game out there and one of the most fun games I've played.
Oh, Intellivision! Mattel's once king of the consoles. Imagic's Microsurgeon was a great game. Being 13 again and losing my first patient to multiple tumors in the lungs! I was distraught, unconsolable...I had lost a life that was entrusted to me to save! Long gone were the days of innocence...I was now a gaming junkie!
"...it violates the rights of the exchange student."
well, mr. exchange student doesn't have rights. not a citizen. i hate to get technical but if he's from saudi arabia, he doesn't even have a bill of rights to hide behind. it's funny. in the USA we complain bitterly about the "infringement of rights" and immediately blame the CIA/FBI when the terrorists blow up our office buildings. only in america, boy.
as a librarian i might add that i find it more frightening that this Ms. Turner is, "more terrified of having my First Amendment rights...infringed than I am by the kind of terrorist acts that have come down so far." hmmm, come down...let's see...like the Twin Towers?
Hate to admit it but Robo-Gates is often right when he talks about the consumer (or should we just say, "the bewildered herd?"). And his idea's are always backed up by hard $$$ numbers. Look at Micro$oft's Market Cap. He knows how to market software (or at least he knows how to use the market position of Micro$oft to make more $$).
Those triangulated costumes were so off. Every article of clothing was super-flamboyant and incredibly off (esp., the Baron's red pyrimadal hats). Herbert gives very specific description on colors and styles that were totally ignored. Also, the iambic-pentameter was a little silly. The casting was lame. The acting diplorable. It captured only brief glimpses of the book (whereas, Lynch's Dune, at least, grabbed the "feel" of the book).
Slashdot Mirror
Wow...I never thought that I'd be in a position to feel the need to support Hilary Clinton (whom I've always considered a bit of a Lady MacBeth). But doesn't anyone in this forum get that it has absolutely zero to do with video games...and everything to do with a larger economic neccessity. For our economy to grow, both parents (remember that 52% divorce rate) work. Which means most kids grow up in environments where they are left alone, or with outside assistance or with neighbors &c. This means that there is no or little check on what those kids are doing for a go portion of the day. They are exposed to games, music and films. Television shows not designed for them (but incredibly alluring...Come on! You were a kid once!). I'm all for the freaking government to get off of our backs, especially when it comes to my tax dollars being spent on huge pork barrel projects designed only to enrich the "friends" (aka large corporate campaign donors) of congress. Hilary's gripe, is to say...okay...who can we call upon to show some dignity...some class. Now she may disguise it, after all, she's a Clinton gearing up for a presidential campaign and trying to center herself (thus making her more attractive to the bible-eating middle) by railing against obscenity. But the true fact, the undeniable fact is that Rockstar's games are played, marketed and geared to children...M rating or not. Their promos, their ad campaigns...everything. Don't believe it? Open your eyes. Look at the television shows that they sponsor...look at the times of day those ads are on. Look at the magazines that Rockstar chooses to advertise in. It is no accident that they sell so many games. Now, I know the parents have to put down their foot every once in a blue moon (fucking parents today are way too fucking indulgent...if you ask me)...but I think it is also okay to expect a modicum of respect to the children of this country (or is that company) by respecting where and how you advertise your entertainment material. That's just some more Commmon Sense.
The death penalty does exist, much against the will of many Americans...however, those of us with consciences detest it. But I suggest that you didn't quite understand the tenor of Tierney's work. It is summed up best by his quote, "Hackers are the Internet equivalent of Richard Reid, the shoe-bomber who didn't manage to hurt anyone on his airplane but has been annoying travelers ever since." His solution is tongue-in-cheek. Professor Landburg, an economist, of whom he quotes, is also a man of considerable conscience. I recommend reading his A Tirade Against the First President Bush which can be found on his website. Landsburg.com
So, to sum it up, it smells like to me that you just took your chance to throw down some decent anti-Americanisms and, hey, that's cool. We pathetically do deserve it.
I actually got pissed. This must be a joke.
O.K. I suck...but I want to see this show. Uhura in tight, booty-showing capri-pants. Nurse Chambers when she was just plain old Betty. Yum..
...floss, brush & rinse with Listerine! Takes 5 minutes out of your life twice a day.
Jackass, Hitler declared war on the US after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. FDR would not have sent troops to Europe otherwise (who wants a war on two fronts). Classic example of waking the sleeping dragon. Osama has learned this lesson and the world is now feeling threatened by a militant USA. Bush's vision is singular. In this country you elect officials that make policy. We do not rule by plebicite. We can change our leaders every four years. And, we'll see if Bush sticks around for another four (there is some serious debate).
I'm not going to cry for the Record Labels. BIG MUSIC has been ripping off the artists from the get go. They've been feeding us mostly pre-packaged pollution for 50 years now. It's common knowledge that the average artist makes very little from the sales of their cds. It's all used up by BIG MUSIC in costs to package their larger acts (marketing, production, touring, profits, &c.). The little guy makes his dough (if he makes anything) on the road.
What I'm thinking is if the little average artist is getting the shaft anyway...what is the allure of being "signed" by BIG MUSIC? Distribution?! Well, eventually the internet makes distribution a NON-ISSUE. Eventually, you will have record companies looking more like booking agents. The Producer and Artist will be King! The music you get will be better and the true artists will reap the benefits.
IF history is any guide, we will see the cable companies totally abuse this until Uncle Sam is forced to make them play nice (after first letting them suck us dry in exchange for superior campaign contributions). Can anyone imagine Charles Dolan (Cablevision Systems) NOT taking advantage of something like this. Bon Vonage!
The worst sin of all is that the Jedi's are weak-assed losers in these two prequels. It's lame and sad to continuely watching Jedi's get their asses handed to them by weaklings (esp., Obi Wan...) GEORGE, They are Jedi's! They kick peoples asses! The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network understood this...Genndy understood this. The various video game creators (esp., KOTOR &c.) understands this. So why? Why do they get their asses kicked all the time.
That is a BIG error. Almost as big as those really fake looking pads Angelina is wearing under her tank-top.
that's pretty cool. i totally missed that press release. thanks spook!
I know I'm going back some years...but I'd like to "bop my way all the way back to Coney!"
...NOLF and NOLF II rocked. Awesome graphics, gameplay and a great sense of humor. It's not the female lead that hurt sales (ie., Lara Croft?), but the lag from the Austin Powers movies that inspired it. People are pretty tired of the groovy-sixties thing. Even though these games are really good.
Don't drink or do drugs. Don't drink coffee. Ritalin in an adult is akin to taking speed. That stuff in the long run won't be good for your brain. Go for long walks or runs. Get out of the house and away from the computer. Your diet needs work too, I bet. No processed sugars or caffeine. As a society, we are always looking for a magic pill...there are none. Yoga and stretching help.
how 'bout settin' up a fund for me...aol bought his company for $89Mil. let's not cry too much.
Hey, why do we have to be the BEST at everything. Let Europe spend their money the way they want to. I'm sick of them sniping at us from the cheap-seats, anyway. The world is big enough for all (and so is space).
...whatever happened to ethics.
I really didn't think this game would be any good (stealth games seemed to me like one-trick-ponies) but this game ROCKS. Though, once you get the hang of the controls...it goes pretty quick. It's the best "spy" game out there and one of the most fun games I've played.
Oh, Intellivision! Mattel's once king of the consoles. Imagic's Microsurgeon was a great game. Being 13 again and losing my first patient to multiple tumors in the lungs! I was distraught, unconsolable...I had lost a life that was entrusted to me to save! Long gone were the days of innocence...I was now a gaming junkie!
I agree whole-heartedly...the color is definitely seizure-worthy!
"...it violates the rights of the exchange student."
well, mr. exchange student doesn't have rights. not a citizen. i hate to get technical but if he's from saudi arabia, he doesn't even have a bill of rights to hide behind. it's funny. in the USA we complain bitterly about the "infringement of rights" and immediately blame the CIA/FBI when the terrorists blow up our office buildings. only in america, boy.
as a librarian i might add that i find it more frightening that this Ms. Turner is, "more terrified of having my First Amendment rights...infringed than I am by the kind of terrorist acts that have come down so far." hmmm, come down...let's see...like the Twin Towers?
Hate to admit it but Robo-Gates is often right when he talks about the consumer (or should we just say, "the bewildered herd?"). And his idea's are always backed up by hard $$$ numbers. Look at Micro$oft's Market Cap. He knows how to market software (or at least he knows how to use the market position of Micro$oft to make more $$).
Those triangulated costumes were so off. Every article of clothing was super-flamboyant and incredibly off (esp., the Baron's red pyrimadal hats). Herbert gives very specific description on colors and styles that were totally ignored. Also, the iambic-pentameter was a little silly. The casting was lame. The acting diplorable. It captured only brief glimpses of the book (whereas, Lynch's Dune, at least, grabbed the "feel" of the book).
The best ever!
(who shot who in the what now?)