Of course: after all Hitler had strong support among Germans. He came to power legally.
First, no people deserve the horror that fascism brought to Germany. Visit the Holocaust museum if there is any doubt of that in your mind. Second, Hitler did have strong support, but that does count for the entirety of Germany. see also: tyranny of the majority. Third, while Hitler may have been elected chancellor legally, the circumstances under which he seized absolute power were very shady.
Whether it's the DMCA or fascism, public policy is not necessarily the policy of the publis. While modern democratic states function basically under the consent of the governed, they are well detached from the informed consent and oversight of the governed. Evils such as the DMCA must be discussed and brought into the public view in order to force government to take action to correct them. This is one forum for that, and that is something very right with this country.
I was being sort of sarcastic in my previous posts, I actually lost my interest in WC as soon as Mark Hamill became part of it. I wanted to be the hero, not that bastard. I suppose my original interest was that the first two were so ground breaking. WC 1 was simply the coolest game one could play on a 286.
I'm genuinely ignorant and curious about this:is the gas ssaturated with the air or is the air ssaturated with the gas? I figured it wouldn't make a difference if it were just saturation, but super saturation?
I couldn't agree with you more. All the bad stuff seems to get more fuzzy and you're left with the good memories. That and there is no experience in life quite like command at sea.
While I can sympathize with the FTN crowd, I too have my long list of gripes, I would do it all over again in a second.
Engineer" isn't a protected title, as it is in the US and even in Europe, where it has similar standing to the title of a medical doctor. In the UK, the electrician who installs your cable TV probably calls himself an "Electrical Engineer".
I tried the same argument on my neighborhood "sanitation engineer." Of course, I won the argument, but for some reason garbage seems to be piling up on my curb...
Some of the brass spends their entire lives preparing for war, and you can bet that can sometimes create a desire to have one
A good dramatized example of this is in "The Thin Red Line" which the colonel demands his men continue up the regardless of the risk or physical limitations. I saw this movie as exactly what not to be as an officer. Further, in my experience with flag officers, they would agree. Remember that all those admirals and generals were once ensigns and 2nd lts, who take the same risks along with their men: a lesson one does not easily forget.
And just look what it's done to our society!
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You never saw Beaver Cleaver try a rocket launcher jump! Nowadays you cant go anywhere without being accosted by a gang of 13 year old miscreants with BFGs. Back in my day...
I live in a well to do part of a small town in california -- I drive past the "title 9" (goverment subsidised) housing all the time, and I see *BETTER CARS* parked outside the title 9 then I do in my own neighborhood (sp?) where the lowest household income is well over 100g/y.
I understand your point. I grew up in a poor neighborhood and noticed the same car phenom. They way I think of it now, however, is not that it is financial irresponsibility, but rather a value decision from a impoverished perspective. For some of us, material possesions are a display of self-value. So for a person who has limited resources, a nice car is a more affordable way to display one's worth, and to dissociate from poverty.
Very scientific, I know, I am no psychologist. Read this for a humorous example of my point: http://www.theonion.com/onion3604/name_brand_cloth ing.html
Garriot certainly did some ground breaking stuff. His Ultima series brought a whole sense of realism and proportionality to RPGs, practically every item in the game could be interacted with in some way. At the time, it allowed for some very interesting and sophisticated gameplay.
Of course, for games today such concepts are a given.
Not necessarily. Consider how much of say Baldur's Gate one can interact with compared with a years-old game like Ultima 7. Now I love BG, the storyline and that it uses AD&D, but it doesnt hold a candle to U7.
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First, no people deserve the horror that fascism brought to Germany. Visit the Holocaust museum if there is any doubt of that in your mind. Second, Hitler did have strong support, but that does count for the entirety of Germany. see also: tyranny of the majority. Third, while Hitler may have been elected chancellor legally, the circumstances under which he seized absolute power were very shady.
Whether it's the DMCA or fascism, public policy is not necessarily the policy of the publis. While modern democratic states function basically under the consent of the governed, they are well detached from the informed consent and oversight of the governed. Evils such as the DMCA must be discussed and brought into the public view in order to force government to take action to correct them. This is one forum for that, and that is something very right with this country.
Are you saying .de deserved fascism and Hitler?
I was being sort of sarcastic in my previous posts, I actually lost my interest in WC as soon as Mark Hamill became part of it. I wanted to be the hero, not that bastard. I suppose my original interest was that the first two were so ground breaking. WC 1 was simply the coolest game one could play on a 286.
maybe they were trying to forestall the slashdot effect.
Wing Commander 3??? I loved that game! I just wonder if the mac verson will have that cool speech accessory pack.
I'm genuinely ignorant and curious about this:is the gas ssaturated with the air or is the air ssaturated with the gas? I figured it wouldn't make a difference if it were just saturation, but super saturation?
Is it just me or is the suffix "G" trying to be suggestively misleading as to represent Gig- ?
While I can sympathize with the FTN crowd, I too have my long list of gripes, I would do it all over again in a second.
64k should be enough for anyone...
This is true, but you're forgetting that Andromeda can make the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs.
I tried the same argument on my neighborhood "sanitation engineer." Of course, I won the argument, but for some reason garbage seems to be piling up on my curb...
Don't be so sure that that's for environmental work. Think undersea warfare..
meta repo man is always intense!
True enough, let's take all those jingoistic yellow ribbon types and send them to mars.
Dial Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-A-B-B-A for phree long distance.
A good dramatized example of this is in "The Thin Red Line" which the colonel demands his men continue up the regardless of the risk or physical limitations. I saw this movie as exactly what not to be as an officer. Further, in my experience with flag officers, they would agree. Remember that all those admirals and generals were once ensigns and 2nd lts, who take the same risks along with their men: a lesson one does not easily forget.
You never saw Beaver Cleaver try a rocket launcher jump! Nowadays you cant go anywhere without being accosted by a gang of 13 year old miscreants with BFGs. Back in my day...
There may be no geek sex but there IS GOATSEX!
Excuse me stewardess, I speak Jive.
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I understand your point. I grew up in a poor neighborhood and noticed the same car phenom. They way I think of it now, however, is not that it is financial irresponsibility, but rather a value decision from a impoverished perspective. For some of us, material possesions are a display of self-value. So for a person who has limited resources, a nice car is a more affordable way to display one's worth, and to dissociate from poverty.
Very scientific, I know, I am no psychologist. Read this for a humorous example of my point: http://www.theonion.com/onion3604/name_brand_cloth ing.html
Of course, for games today such concepts are a given.
Not necessarily. Consider how much of say Baldur's Gate one can interact with compared with a years-old game like Ultima 7. Now I love BG, the storyline and that it uses AD&D, but it doesnt hold a candle to U7.
ok, jiggling bits of anatomy, just not necessarily female anatomy... ick.
Im waiting for the Tomb Raider mod where i can be Terry Gross.