ok, but... this site was created by muslims-turned-athiests. they obviously had a reason to turn athiest, so don't you think their views about islam might be just a weee bit biased?
what's with the "they were 'there'. gee golly, they must know the truth, everything"?
But uhhh... most of us already knew the basic plot of Episode II, long before Episode I was released. It doesn't make sense. True, it goes along with the other cheesy titles ("A New Hope", "The Empire Strikes Back", etc.), but "The Clone Wars" would have been SO much better...
My god! I just watched that scene in Dracula 2000 literally a second (the time it took me to turn my head 180 degrees) before I saw that line. Way too creepy...
But Tim set this on some other planet than Earth (I was led to assume it was some terraformed moon of Saturn since opening scenes looked to have Oberon orbiting Saturn.
Ahh, interesting assumption. However, wouldn't that also lead you to assume that this terraformed moon was populated with other Earth species?
We won't go into the obvious problems of a cold airless moon out by Saturn turning into a verdant jungle world in a thousand years).
Cold, yes. Airless, maybe not. Fact is, there is a moon of Saturn that has an atmosphere. I doubt it's breathable, but still... that's what terraforming would change.
"If people want space-shuttle class software that works flawlesly first time, they'd have to pay a great deal more than $50."
Actually, modern day games have much more sophisticated code than the Space Shuttle.
It's a bit disheartening when we can send people into space for extended periods, yet can't keep an online game user connected for a few hours... Granted, game developers don't have the budget that NASA does. Heh.
Still, from a code stand-point... I'd rather have the Space Shuttle code running my game than some of the current code. =o)
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I don't know about the rest of you, but my life has never been affected by the release date of a game. I'd rather a game be released late and be good & relatively bug-free than be released "on time" and be nearly unplayable.
Sure, you can say that they had to release the game now or else they would have gone under, but seriously... Do we really want companies like that to keep on existing?
Bah. You don't get it... First Napster, then Gnutella, then AudioGalaxy, etc. You really think the RIAA will stop with Napster? Is a farmer going to squash one bug, but let the rest eat away at his crops? Hell no!
The demise of digital free trade... That's why you should care.
Guess some people just don't believe in change. It's not always gradual. It can come in spurts, and in the past couple years the foundations have been set for major changes. Things are going to change, one way or another.
As much as I (and others, I'm sure) would loooove to do just that, all we'd really be doing is making the RIAA right. Take the opposite approach. Buy the CDs, don't be stingy. Yeah, not having the money would be problem, though. I completely understand that one. Heh. As an alternative, ask for a CD as a gift. Give someone a CD as a gift. Buy the album you have in MP3 for Pete's sake.
But wait, there's a flaw. The RIAA will definitely show an increas in profits, but...they'll expect their profits to increase more the following year. Yes, they're never satisfied. They'll never learn. They are destined to go the way of the dinosaur.
Because stupid people listen to the media. Not only do they listen, but they believe. They believe what is said without second guessing and checking the facts for themselves. The general public needs, and even wants, to be told what is right and what is wrong. The RIAA (et al) are doing just that. Why do people believe them? Because they have money. Money is the one universal sign of success (and the wrongly perceived idea that they did things right).
As sad as it is...money = power...and right and wrong are not absolutes.
Buy a CD (worth maybe $7) for $14. Download one for free... Call it payback.
It's not really the amount of money I spend, though. It's the fact that the musicians that the RIAA is supposedly are getting shafted by them instead. Ten cents a CD? Please... Sure, it adds up, and I can see the RIAA now: "We're doing you favor. Give the artisits too much money and they stop caring and get greedy. We decided to take that responsibility. It's really quite a bad thing that we're getting so money, but it's a dirty job and someone has to do it. [fake tear] [sniffle]"
You're right... The thing is, Microsoft isn't trying to compete fairly. Did they compete with Netscape? No. They clipped Netscape's wings early, to prevent competition. Now Microsoft is crying to the government, because they don't know how to crush this sort of "product".
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it's time to fight back. aggressively, but not spastic... unwaiveringly, but not blindly...
what's with the "they were 'there'. gee golly, they must know the truth, everything"?
well, religious purposes, not political. but who knows, maybe their "hidden agenda" *is* political.
*shrug*
...just nitpicking. :o)
1. What age is he (speaks to maturity of action)
i believe the linuxfreak article states that he's 24 years old.
Ohhh, the further I got through that sentence, the more I thought you were gonna say "movie". I'm SO glad you actually said "games". =o)
Hell, when you get right down to it, "Star Wars" is pretty damn corny itself. *shrug*
shock value?
But uhhh... most of us already knew the basic plot of Episode II, long before Episode I was released. It doesn't make sense. True, it goes along with the other cheesy titles ("A New Hope", "The Empire Strikes Back", etc.), but "The Clone Wars" would have been SO much better...
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[shudder] Make the bad thoughts go away.
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Sure, it's morally wrong, but tell me... How is inflating CD prices and intercepting the additional profits any more moral, hmm?
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The demise of digital free trade... That's why you should care.
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But wait, there's a flaw. The RIAA will definitely show an increas in profits, but...they'll expect their profits to increase more the following year. Yes, they're never satisfied. They'll never learn. They are destined to go the way of the dinosaur.
Sorry, RIAA... I tried! =oP
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As sad as it is...money = power...and right and wrong are not absolutes.
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It's not really the amount of money I spend, though. It's the fact that the musicians that the RIAA is supposedly are getting shafted by them instead. Ten cents a CD? Please... Sure, it adds up, and I can see the RIAA now: "We're doing you favor. Give the artisits too much money and they stop caring and get greedy. We decided to take that responsibility. It's really quite a bad thing that we're getting so money, but it's a dirty job and someone has to do it. [fake tear] [sniffle]"
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Good use of logic, though. I commend you on your 4th grade thought pattern.
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