"Yes, I see what your saying. And your not wrong. But the Porsche is still a better car."
funny... i thought that, by religion (christianity, at least), evolution is wrong? or maybe i misunderstood the fury with which people defend creationism and insult/denounce evolution.
whether they like it or not, religion is just a theory... "the theory of god" as i call it. excpet in this case, their only available proof is an ancient piece of literature that has been translated and re-translated too many times to count. oh, and their own beliefs, which i should mentioned were probably beat and/or instilled into them before they could even think for themselves...
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couldn't BELIEVE that the shitbox's premier title (ie Halo) suffers from FUCKING SLOWDOWN! ON A CONSOLE!
you mean no one's told you yet? i mean, about armored core 2 and even final fantasy x? yeah, buddy. they've got slowdown, too. now, i love ps2 and i highly dislike microsoft as a company... but sometimes i have to just put my feelings aside in order to stab an ignorant fuck in his empty brain cavity.
man, this (slashdotting a server) has to be breaking some kind of law. it's like a DDoS attack... it's intentional (and don't even try to tell me the crew here is ignorant of the effect of linking a site)...
i feel bad for anyone who actually has to pay for bandwidth. maybe slashdot should reimburse them?
anyway, slightly on topic here... "game man: the game boy for the elderly!"
if you are unwilling, or cannot change... you will be phased out of existence. or something like that...
the mpaa (and riaa for that matter) are operating on such old business models. granted, those models have been very successful. however, they're starting to break down.
the mpaa, riaa, etc. aren't willing to evolve. piracy is the only reason they're moving towards online content. they're waving their hands in the air, frantically crying out, "look! over here!" in an effort to distract people from piracy. if it weren't for piracy on the internet, these companies probably wouldn't have even thought twice about offering their "products" online...
well, the whole skynet project had to begin somewhere... i always thought that it was an innevitable step in technology. when the first terminator went back in time, and cyberdyne systems salvaged the cpu and arm from it, that probably advanced their research by decades (possibly resulting in the t-1000?).
the end of t2 pretty much just reset the entire loop. cyberdyne systems will probably [i]still[/i] develop skynet, but much later than the timeline given in the first movie.
with it's self-stabalizing capabilities, IT will offer it's owner precision targetting matched only by the army's most advanced weaponry.
yes, my friends, this is only the beginning. be on the lookout for our upcoming modules for the IT: a fusion-based motor (no more batteries!), armatures (here, let IT get the door!), night-vision enhancement, voice-recognition, heads-up display, vocal feedback, and everybody's favorite... a direct neural link!
all these kids need some kind of adult supervision. i doubt most of the adults, bringing their kids to see the movie, have actually read the books. they're just there so their kid can see the movie, not because they want to.
kiddie movies get skewed, raw results when you look at the audience. people look and see 50% of the audience are adults and go, "look! a movie for all ages!"
riiiight... maybe the airline industry should follow the auto industry and start building planes with reinforced frames, crumple zones, and of course... air bags!
wake up. whether or not he's responsible for the 9/11 attacks, he's still guilty of the attack on the u.s.s. cole. that's a fact. he's admitted to it.
ok, the u.s. demanded that the taliban hand over osama bin laden. what did you think they'd do with him, kill him? yeah right. that's not our way. we would have put him on trial.
yeah, even milosevic had a trial in his home land. where do you think bin laden is from? no, not afghanistan.
under the beliefs (or whatever) of the taliban, they are required to protect anyone they give refuge to (i.e. bin laden). however, those same beliefs require that they be responsible for the conduct of anyone they give refuge to.
bin laden is a suspect. you hold a trial for a suspect in order to prove his innocence or guilt. you provide the evidence at the trial. you don't need proof to initiate a trial. the taliban's request for evidence before they put bin laden on trial is utter bullshit. that's not the way it works.
christ... get off of the fucking oil subject. oil isn't the reason those terrorists slammed airliners into the wtc and the pentagon... oil isn't the reason we bombed afghan military targets... just stfu about the oil. we may want sources of oil, but we aren't going to take them as our own, u.s.-owned sources of oil. get the fuck over it...
"Part IV of the Geneva Conventions clearly states..."
gimme a break... the taliban isn't adhereing to the geneva conventions anyway!
The Geneva Conventions of 1949, which Afghanistan has signed and which were often invoked by the various groups fighting the Soviet-backed regime during the 1980's and early 1990's... While the human rights violations specifically against women committed by the Taliban transcend the circumstances of armed conflict, it is worth noting the provisions in international humanitarian law relating to the basic guarantees that must be afforded to the civilian population by an armed group. Indeed, in many respects the Taliban is widely perceived as an alien, occupying force in cosmopolitan areas such as Kabul, where women were formerly fully engaged in economic, social and cultural activities.
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, which applies to non-international armed conflicts, requires that parties to the armed conflict accord humane treatment "without any distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any similar criteria" to all persons taking no active part in the hostilities including, among others, those placed in the midst of combat by sickness, wounds, or any other cause. Common Article 3 also specifically prohibits: "violence to life and person," including cruel treatment and torture; "outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;"...
see how the taliban is not the recognized government of afghanistan (more of an "occupying force", as was stated above), their treatment of women is most certainly not in compliance with the geneva conventions.
playing by the rules is a liability if only one side is forced to do so.:oP
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is anyone else disturbed by the fact that the recommended windows user download is 666KB...?
...and the aliens will be carrying balloons and a check for, oddly enough, $500...
there's only really two more industries microsoft needs to invade to be considered pure evil(tm): the music industry, and the movie industry.
whether they like it or not, religion is just a theory... "the theory of god" as i call it. excpet in this case, their only available proof is an ancient piece of literature that has been translated and re-translated too many times to count. oh, and their own beliefs, which i should mentioned were probably beat and/or instilled into them before they could even think for themselves...
to be safe, i would assume at least three separate clusters. that'll up the total surface area to about 30%.
why do people insist on ignoring the existence of what we refer to as the atmosphere?
convenience is not a core technology. media player is not necessary for the os to work properly. at least it shouldn't be...
you mean no one's told you yet? i mean, about armored core 2 and even final fantasy x? yeah, buddy. they've got slowdown, too. now, i love ps2 and i highly dislike microsoft as a company... but sometimes i have to just put my feelings aside in order to stab an ignorant fuck in his empty brain cavity.
http://www.sony.co.jp/en/SonyInfo/IR/Financial/AR/ 2001/f_note-23.html
i think it was a serious troll... (O_o)
i feel bad for anyone who actually has to pay for bandwidth. maybe slashdot should reimburse them?
anyway, slightly on topic here... "game man: the game boy for the elderly!"
the mpaa (and riaa for that matter) are operating on such old business models. granted, those models have been very successful. however, they're starting to break down.
the mpaa, riaa, etc. aren't willing to evolve. piracy is the only reason they're moving towards online content. they're waving their hands in the air, frantically crying out, "look! over here!" in an effort to distract people from piracy. if it weren't for piracy on the internet, these companies probably wouldn't have even thought twice about offering their "products" online...
rome.ro -> "This page has been accessed [graphical "1"] times."
the end of t2 pretty much just reset the entire loop. cyberdyne systems will probably [i]still[/i] develop skynet, but much later than the timeline given in the first movie.
with it's self-stabalizing capabilities, IT will offer it's owner precision targetting matched only by the army's most advanced weaponry.
yes, my friends, this is only the beginning. be on the lookout for our upcoming modules for the IT: a fusion-based motor (no more batteries!), armatures (here, let IT get the door!), night-vision enhancement, voice-recognition, heads-up display, vocal feedback, and everybody's favorite ... a direct neural link!
all these kids need some kind of adult supervision. i doubt most of the adults, bringing their kids to see the movie, have actually read the books. they're just there so their kid can see the movie, not because they want to.
kiddie movies get skewed, raw results when you look at the audience. people look and see 50% of the audience are adults and go, "look! a movie for all ages!"
riiiight... maybe the airline industry should follow the auto industry and start building planes with reinforced frames, crumple zones, and of course... air bags!
christ... no offense to you, imadork, but... someone actually wasted a mod point on imadork's comment? how pathetic.
*snicker* hah hahaha rofl :o)
wake up. whether or not he's responsible for the 9/11 attacks, he's still guilty of the attack on the u.s.s. cole. that's a fact. he's admitted to it.
ok, the u.s. demanded that the taliban hand over osama bin laden. what did you think they'd do with him, kill him? yeah right. that's not our way. we would have put him on trial.
yeah, even milosevic had a trial in his home land. where do you think bin laden is from? no, not afghanistan.
under the beliefs (or whatever) of the taliban, they are required to protect anyone they give refuge to (i.e. bin laden). however, those same beliefs require that they be responsible for the conduct of anyone they give refuge to.
bin laden is a suspect. you hold a trial for a suspect in order to prove his innocence or guilt. you provide the evidence at the trial. you don't need proof to initiate a trial. the taliban's request for evidence before they put bin laden on trial is utter bullshit. that's not the way it works.
christ... get off of the fucking oil subject. oil isn't the reason those terrorists slammed airliners into the wtc and the pentagon... oil isn't the reason we bombed afghan military targets... just stfu about the oil. we may want sources of oil, but we aren't going to take them as our own, u.s.-owned sources of oil. get the fuck over it...
true, but we'll all be equal... which is a goal, is it not? =o)
gimme a break... the taliban isn't adhereing to the geneva conventions anyway!
The Geneva Conventions of 1949, which Afghanistan has signed and which were often invoked by the various groups fighting the Soviet-backed regime during the 1980's and early 1990's
Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, which applies to non-international armed conflicts, requires that parties to the armed conflict accord humane treatment "without any distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any similar criteria" to all persons taking no active part in the hostilities including, among others, those placed in the midst of combat by sickness, wounds, or any other cause. Common Article 3 also specifically prohibits: "violence to life and person," including cruel treatment and torture; "outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;"
see how the taliban is not the recognized government of afghanistan (more of an "occupying force", as was stated above), their treatment of women is most certainly not in compliance with the geneva conventions.
playing by the rules is a liability if only one side is forced to do so. :oP