Except I didn't have any social problems that I can remember. I was always an active kid and wanted to make friends. However, the teachers kept me away from the kids during free time and recess because they were afraid I might scare them off. Because of the lack of interaction, I never learned how to make friends until well into middle school which was awful.
Finally! I was diagnosed with it years ago and found out fairly recently that it's nothing more than a brain tick. In fact, they had only started testing for it roughly the same year I started school. The hell I went through was embarrassing when you are perfectly fine but everyone treats you like you're some kind of retard. Asperger's shouldn't even be considered a mental disorder unless it's really serious like it cuts into your social life. Some people sing in the shower, others count coins. While psychiatrists might try to fit them into proper mental problems, it doesn't mean they have them. We need to learn that sometimes a tick is simply a tick and that's part of our personality.
To see this taken out of the DSM-5 is the greatest gift any kid with it can have. No longer will they feel outcast, no longer will they have to prove themselves, to rise above the rest of society simply because of a stupid name given by a German doctor. It's too broad of a disease with only one, maybe two specific symptoms. I have tried to get this removed many a time, but they all said that I wasn't qualified, they had the ink tests.
I'm more concerned that the government might be conditioning us to get ready for when they finally introduce the Amero, linking us, Mexio, and Canada in some sort of Euro-esqe society.
Well, according to the Vostok Petit Data, we're about due for another one right about now. So, maybe it's not global warming only, but a number of differing factors that are leading to another Ice Age 20XX
I think movies are more personal than objective. I don't really watch movies because their artistic, I watch them because I like to imagine myself as part of the experience.
Also, I liked Attack of the Clones. Most people give me a stupid look, I give them a confused look right back. Fanatics say that it was terrible because of Jar Jar Binx, but I looked past the humor and enjoyed the story far more.
My "friends" happen to be zombies that idle on their FB accounts. They post stupid updates and they pretend they care such as "Twinkies are gone, OMG! Gotta stock up" followed by a picture. I told him off and got lashed at.by my "friends." It doesn't stress me out, I'm completely ticked off by how people fake care about most of the junk they post.
I hardly ever go on mine anymore. It's awful just some of the stupidity that people will post just for a LIKE.
But, if they don't pass this law, wouldn't that give "Let's control the net" nutjobs a reason to pass things like SOPA, ACTA, and CISPA? I don't know if it specifically states in the constitution whether or not Congress can pass laws to limit themselves, so I highly doubt that they would not try it unless that's pretty much the only way. I'd rather see this pass than having to riot for the next four years while lobbyists try new, harsher tactics to put iron chains on the internet.
I thought that they found one that was about 11,000 LY away? And forget intergalactic, how about Intersolar? This planet is getting crowded so I though maybe pushing for habitats on Mars would create breathing room as well as give us a spare planet where we can test more volatile and unstable experiments. Since Mars has little atmosphere, you can test particle acceleration closer to the vacuum of space.
Magnetosphere, completely forgot about that one. Nukes down a hole that goes to the center of mars? There's a hole in Russia that goes 25 kilometers down, but couldn't go any further because of the extreme heat. Maybe without Vulcanization and plate tectonics, we could go deeper using lasers and machines? Sorry if I sound like I'm jumping back and forth.
I honestly can't tell if they're wanting attention or are actually trying every avenue to find life. Hairspray? While I'm all for trying to find life on other planets, wouldn't it be far better to improve our space travel capabilities as well as creating some sort of Intergalactic Network? I mean, we know how to make ozone, so wouldn't it be a good move to get comets, land them on Mars, then use the oxygen and water inside of them to partially terraform the planet?
I really feel sorry for the people working at SETI, they must be digging at the bottom of the barrel. It's true what they say, Nobody cares about achievements, they'd rather see something blow up. Keep searching, guys!
So, basically you're for the New World Order under the rule of the American Government? Remove all threats to the nation simply because we're cowards afraid of monsters under our bed? Even when a country is going Democratic under it's own power America still has to oversee it to ensure their insurgent gets elected, forcing the nation to abandon it's history and adopt one that may not be the best, but because America has all the nukes, it's the safest?
Screw World War III, that's kiddie stuff compared to the war that will happen when everyone turns against each other.
Seriously though, does it really hurt to change to a slightly better system for the sake of not killing the earth? Americans, rule of thumb, are notoriously stubborn to their ways. You can't simply suggest something, they have to be pushed into it. Look at our outdated standard system which clashes with everyone else. I turned to metric long ago because it was more uniform.
I dare you to look me straight in the eye and tell me that you want to continue using oil, building up awful fumes that lead to respiratory problems. There are places here in America where they actually HAVE to wear a gas mask (I think it was a Shipping port in California that was situated in a valley, but I could be mistaken).
Eventually, they'll figure it out for themselves. The Russians and Japanese did, so why can't Afghanistan?
Spreading paranoia will not fix this problem. We were attacked twice and look what happened: Two bombs were dropped on Japan and we're currently invading a Middle-eastern country to force a political system as well as to take their resources for ourselves.
America are not the police. While I don't condemn the actions of WWII, it's history now and I must look to the present. bin Laden's extremists blew up the twin towers and we finally killed him. Why are we still there, having innocent soldiers die for a political cause rather than a noble cause of self defense? The thing Americans need to realize is that pulling out isn't always a defeat. I mean, how long before they figure out that all our men are out in another country, leaving the homeland about as safe as a kitten surrounded by meat grinders?
Stop with the propaganda s**t and start thinking about the country rather than the money made off from starving others.
Check out Linger in Shadows, it shows off everything you say except for the immersion being unpleasant. While there is a challenge, you can't lose because it's a game where you have to find thing hidden within the frames. It was developed to show off just how powerful a 64-bit system could have been back during the Nintendo 64 era.
He makes some very interesting arguments against making games purely for the sake of "Fun." Does the game really have to be about fun? Look at Indigo Prophecy (PS2) or Heavy Rain (PS3). Even Metal Gear Solid, without the guns, stealth, and violence, could have been a very good interactive movie. I would have payed money to watch as snake goes to battle, only to die a little inside. We should really break this habit of making games fun and start exploring other aspects like engaging narrative. We could free the market, setting new standards for better games.
They did get their online service trashed in 2010, so I can't really blame them for wanting to take less risk. However, as to them wanting to pump more life into the PS3, I highly doubt it, knowing them. Their best bet is to release the PS4 that breaks the limit of gaming, perhaps with more dynamic gameplay or removing of the controller for the hands and replace it with some cool mind controller.
Sony takes plenty of risks, just not notable ones. 3D Dot Game Heroes was a real risk. Yes, I know they re-release the same two games over and over, but they actually value bringing quality games to the consumer. What about games like Eufloria and Noby Noby Boy? I'm sure that LittleBigPlanet could have been considered a risk at the time.
When will we get games with this augmented reality? Talk to M$ and see if they're willing to share. No?
I think we're going to have to wait a few decades before then.
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Except I didn't have any social problems that I can remember. I was always an active kid and wanted to make friends. However, the teachers kept me away from the kids during free time and recess because they were afraid I might scare them off. Because of the lack of interaction, I never learned how to make friends until well into middle school which was awful.
Finally! I was diagnosed with it years ago and found out fairly recently that it's nothing more than a brain tick. In fact, they had only started testing for it roughly the same year I started school. The hell I went through was embarrassing when you are perfectly fine but everyone treats you like you're some kind of retard. Asperger's shouldn't even be considered a mental disorder unless it's really serious like it cuts into your social life. Some people sing in the shower, others count coins. While psychiatrists might try to fit them into proper mental problems, it doesn't mean they have them. We need to learn that sometimes a tick is simply a tick and that's part of our personality.
To see this taken out of the DSM-5 is the greatest gift any kid with it can have. No longer will they feel outcast, no longer will they have to prove themselves, to rise above the rest of society simply because of a stupid name given by a German doctor. It's too broad of a disease with only one, maybe two specific symptoms. I have tried to get this removed many a time, but they all said that I wasn't qualified, they had the ink tests.
I'm more concerned that the government might be conditioning us to get ready for when they finally introduce the Amero, linking us, Mexio, and Canada in some sort of Euro-esqe society.
Well, according to the Vostok Petit Data, we're about due for another one right about now. So, maybe it's not global warming only, but a number of differing factors that are leading to another Ice Age 20XX
I think movies are more personal than objective. I don't really watch movies because their artistic, I watch them because I like to imagine myself as part of the experience.
Also, I liked Attack of the Clones. Most people give me a stupid look, I give them a confused look right back. Fanatics say that it was terrible because of Jar Jar Binx, but I looked past the humor and enjoyed the story far more.
My "friends" happen to be zombies that idle on their FB accounts. They post stupid updates and they pretend they care such as "Twinkies are gone, OMG! Gotta stock up" followed by a picture. I told him off and got lashed at.by my "friends." It doesn't stress me out, I'm completely ticked off by how people fake care about most of the junk they post.
I hardly ever go on mine anymore. It's awful just some of the stupidity that people will post just for a LIKE.
But, if they don't pass this law, wouldn't that give "Let's control the net" nutjobs a reason to pass things like SOPA, ACTA, and CISPA? I don't know if it specifically states in the constitution whether or not Congress can pass laws to limit themselves, so I highly doubt that they would not try it unless that's pretty much the only way. I'd rather see this pass than having to riot for the next four years while lobbyists try new, harsher tactics to put iron chains on the internet.
I thought that they found one that was about 11,000 LY away? And forget intergalactic, how about Intersolar? This planet is getting crowded so I though maybe pushing for habitats on Mars would create breathing room as well as give us a spare planet where we can test more volatile and unstable experiments. Since Mars has little atmosphere, you can test particle acceleration closer to the vacuum of space.
Magnetosphere, completely forgot about that one. Nukes down a hole that goes to the center of mars? There's a hole in Russia that goes 25 kilometers down, but couldn't go any further because of the extreme heat. Maybe without Vulcanization and plate tectonics, we could go deeper using lasers and machines? Sorry if I sound like I'm jumping back and forth.
I think they're afraid of people getting rich of insider trading, which seems very popular this year.
I honestly can't tell if they're wanting attention or are actually trying every avenue to find life. Hairspray? While I'm all for trying to find life on other planets, wouldn't it be far better to improve our space travel capabilities as well as creating some sort of Intergalactic Network? I mean, we know how to make ozone, so wouldn't it be a good move to get comets, land them on Mars, then use the oxygen and water inside of them to partially terraform the planet?
I really feel sorry for the people working at SETI, they must be digging at the bottom of the barrel. It's true what they say, Nobody cares about achievements, they'd rather see something blow up. Keep searching, guys!
So, basically you're for the New World Order under the rule of the American Government? Remove all threats to the nation simply because we're cowards afraid of monsters under our bed? Even when a country is going Democratic under it's own power America still has to oversee it to ensure their insurgent gets elected, forcing the nation to abandon it's history and adopt one that may not be the best, but because America has all the nukes, it's the safest?
Screw World War III, that's kiddie stuff compared to the war that will happen when everyone turns against each other.
Orsen Wells, is that you?
Seriously though, does it really hurt to change to a slightly better system for the sake of not killing the earth? Americans, rule of thumb, are notoriously stubborn to their ways. You can't simply suggest something, they have to be pushed into it. Look at our outdated standard system which clashes with everyone else. I turned to metric long ago because it was more uniform.
I dare you to look me straight in the eye and tell me that you want to continue using oil, building up awful fumes that lead to respiratory problems. There are places here in America where they actually HAVE to wear a gas mask (I think it was a Shipping port in California that was situated in a valley, but I could be mistaken).
Eventually, they'll figure it out for themselves. The Russians and Japanese did, so why can't Afghanistan?
Spreading paranoia will not fix this problem. We were attacked twice and look what happened: Two bombs were dropped on Japan and we're currently invading a Middle-eastern country to force a political system as well as to take their resources for ourselves.
America are not the police. While I don't condemn the actions of WWII, it's history now and I must look to the present. bin Laden's extremists blew up the twin towers and we finally killed him. Why are we still there, having innocent soldiers die for a political cause rather than a noble cause of self defense? The thing Americans need to realize is that pulling out isn't always a defeat. I mean, how long before they figure out that all our men are out in another country, leaving the homeland about as safe as a kitten surrounded by meat grinders?
Stop with the propaganda s**t and start thinking about the country rather than the money made off from starving others.
Point is, it shows what's possible if we put aside the notion of "fun" in video games.
Check out Linger in Shadows, it shows off everything you say except for the immersion being unpleasant. While there is a challenge, you can't lose because it's a game where you have to find thing hidden within the frames. It was developed to show off just how powerful a 64-bit system could have been back during the Nintendo 64 era.
Sorry about the google link. My bad, I must have grabbed it while it was loading.
Games should NOT be fun only.
I would like to post a couple of very interesting links
http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/beyond-fun
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.necessarygames.com%2Fmy-games%2Floneliness%2Fflash&ei=qP-xUJWwF-m6yAHEhIAw&usg=AFQjCNF2Ja0DJ6wMb55AkI_4DPdjLDZU1w
He makes some very interesting arguments against making games purely for the sake of "Fun." Does the game really have to be about fun? Look at Indigo Prophecy (PS2) or Heavy Rain (PS3). Even Metal Gear Solid, without the guns, stealth, and violence, could have been a very good interactive movie. I would have payed money to watch as snake goes to battle, only to die a little inside. We should really break this habit of making games fun and start exploring other aspects like engaging narrative. We could free the market, setting new standards for better games.
They did get their online service trashed in 2010, so I can't really blame them for wanting to take less risk. However, as to them wanting to pump more life into the PS3, I highly doubt it, knowing them. Their best bet is to release the PS4 that breaks the limit of gaming, perhaps with more dynamic gameplay or removing of the controller for the hands and replace it with some cool mind controller.
Sony takes plenty of risks, just not notable ones. 3D Dot Game Heroes was a real risk. Yes, I know they re-release the same two games over and over, but they actually value bringing quality games to the consumer. What about games like Eufloria and Noby Noby Boy? I'm sure that LittleBigPlanet could have been considered a risk at the time.
When will we get games with this augmented reality? Talk to M$ and see if they're willing to share. No? I think we're going to have to wait a few decades before then.
Something using chemicals and thermonuclear action.
That's why I learned a secret code. Simple, yet effective. However, with enough of these, it will be passed. How much more can we take?
I think this one is tributed to me for an earlier post.
At this point, I'm willing to hail the current Crown over US Dicator- I mean Marx- forgive me, democratic society.