This shows how people gloss over the failures. I can't think of a single actor that hasn't been in several appalling movies. Most of the time its a bad movie that no actor can save, but also probably half the stars in Hollywood can't actually act either.
Movies and music should be creative endeavours and that implies an unquantifiable degree of risk. Imagine record labels doing something utterly unbelievable - signing musicians who are clearly good at what they do, but without considering exactly what type of music they make - instead of generic rubbish we'd have a huge variety of different music appearing constantly. Both movies and music are entertainment, but that doesn't prevent them from pushing the audience a bit instead of going for the lowest IQ out there and further numbing the brains of the audience.
Movies are more expensive to make than music, but the costs could be reduced dramatically. We don't need the very expensive special effects for most movies. Sure they're nice, but we can actually get by without them. I'm sure little children get a kick out of them, but even though they keep getting more sophisticated the wow factor is gone - time to actually start trying something radical, like decent scripts instead of selling movies with yet more computer graphics. Cut actor pay. Give them a wage, say $1000 a day while they're filming, and a percentage of what the movie makes. Nobody needs to earn the stupid pay currently handed out to spoiled, overrated big stars. There are a lot of actors out there, most of them very good so use them instead the same tired bunch of brats. And while we're at it get rid of the ex-mob accountants (or do the mob hire ex-movie studio/record label accountants to hide their money?) - don't lie, just pay the participants what you owe.
Maybe some people are just complainers. Some might be trying to report legitimate deficiencies, using the wrong tone. I am always surprised when someone puts out a free, open program and then gets hostile or rude if I report problems or bugs.
Of course this has nothing to do with widely used document formats which should be open. Microsoft has no legitimate reason to keep the format proprietary. Unless of course they have something to hide or are attempting to overcome a poor product by locking you in with a proprietary format.
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Have they fixed the defective saving of web pages? No they still continue to make ridiculous excuses.
But the EULA is presented when you install the software so it is surely only enforceable if you can actually return the software for a refund if you disagree with the contract. In my experience you cannot actually return open software for a refund.
When are people going to learn? Blizzard demonstrated how much they despised their customers a long time ago. Stop buying their products and run them into the ground. Same goes for Electronic Arts.
Boycott, boycott, boycott. It is the only way they'll learn, or they'll go bankrupt.
Are they still there though? The relaxing aspects of the drug may be acting to reduce muscle tension. THC is nowhere near a powerful enough painkiller or generally mind-altering substance to cover up serious symptoms.
There's no physical withdrawal from drugs like THC, psychedelics or cocaine and amphetamines.
However what people tend to forget is that psychological withdrawal has nothing to do with the specific thing from which you are withdrawing. It is simply missing something that you are used to having around.
I get it when my motorcycle is in the shop, or my computer is out of commission so I can't play games, or my girlfriend isn't around. And as with those who miss their regular dose of THC it is nothing major, but I feel the gap in my world in various ways.
As for the alleged aggression that results from THC withdrawal there isn't any real evidence this isn't just the person's natural aggressiveness re-emerging. Some people even claim they developed day after use aggressive tendencies. Those who claim it caused them to be snappy and aggressive the morning after typically had this behaviour pattern before they started using THC and retain exactly the same behaviour after they give up, but they become unaware of the unpleasant behaviour.
You'll also see this return to aggression with males who have had a girlfriend for a while since females can also act as a calming influence (they can also drive you completely insane, but that's another story).
So you're into smoking the more harmful parts of the plant then? Not only do the heads produce less carniogenic material than the leaves, but the higher THC content means you have to smoke much less too. It is a double benefit.
There will no doubt be a patch released to fix the mechanisms included to punish those who pay for their software. Before I buy any piece of software, including games, I first make sure there is a fix for whatever purchaser punishment the software maker has included.
I mostly liked Opera, especially being able to save sessions, but the way it saves web pages is incredibly stupid and basically useless. Both IE and Mozilla save them correctly with all the page elements in a subdirectory. Mozilla has the advantage because unlike IE it doesn't try to download the page again when you save it, which IE stupidly actually does.
What makes the Opera save mess annoying is that the authors have steadfastly refused to do anything about it. I eventually just gave up on the browser.
Be careful who you consult. Be aware that most help groups are no more successful than just deciding to stop or reduce involvement. That is very important - abstinence is the answer for only a very tiny minority.
This applies to all psychological addictions, including drugs. Physical addiction is not inherently debilitating - it is the equivalent of being diabetic and needing a shot periodically. It is obsession that is the issue. If you encounter a counsellor that believes abstinence is the only way to deal with addiction run away, as fast as you can.
Well maybe, and maybe not; couples choose how to operate their relationship and there's no standard glue that holds all relationships together.
join "Gamer's Anonymous"
Why, so we can be indoctrinated into the *Anonymous cult? That's just replacing one unhealthy obsession with another. They're not even particularly successful at helping people control addiction. And it can be very difficult to expunge the distorted nonsense they preach.
What's so difficult about conversing while playing? It will depend to some extent on the game - even women will have difficulty carrying on a conversation while being bombarded from all sides in a FPS or intense platform game.
We don't need them. Our equipment may be mostly outdated, but the members of our armed forces are some of the best in the world. Given equal weaponry we could easily give Israeli, British or US forces a run for their money.
Of course we do also have some really serious weapons like the Rooivalk helicopter.
Still I'm never happy when governments balk at spending money on healthcare and education, yet seem to have piles of cash to develop better ways to kill people.
But there is some ridiculous quack medicine notion that sex with a virgin will cure AIDS, and apparently the younger the virgin the better. The government is now making a serious effort to put a stop to these ridiculous notions.
Still what can be expected in a country where the majority of people received an education that could barely be called education. Most still cannot read.
And it'll still take years to correct the results of decades of vicious brutality.
I'd say different. Lecturers at universities do have their opinions and they can be very vocal about them, but you get exposed to a wide range of conflicting tirades and the whole atmosphere at a good university encourages viewing and critically assessing all opinions.
In countries that are typically totalitarian, e.g. many Arab countries, how likely is it that academics are going to openly oppose their government? The loudest tirades will come from the government supporting yes-men. The opposers may voice their opinion, but they have to be very careful where and how they do it.
Uneducated people are usually very, very certain of what is moral/immoral, wrong/right. And added to that they lack the education and thinking skills needed to properly consider their beliefs.
I mind not being able to carry my small knife onto planes anymore; it is always useful to have on hand. On the other hand I know how to kill with my bare hands so I'd hardly need a little knife to take over a plane. But really who today would allow anyone to just hijack a plane with a few knives knowing that the goal might be to actually crash the jet?
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This shows how people gloss over the failures. I can't think of a single actor that hasn't been in several appalling movies. Most of the time its a bad movie that no actor can save, but also probably half the stars in Hollywood can't actually act either.
Freakazoid said it. "Always ask for a percentage of the gross, not the net. The net is nothing."
Movies and music should be creative endeavours and that implies an unquantifiable degree of risk. Imagine record labels doing something utterly unbelievable - signing musicians who are clearly good at what they do, but without considering exactly what type of music they make - instead of generic rubbish we'd have a huge variety of different music appearing constantly. Both movies and music are entertainment, but that doesn't prevent them from pushing the audience a bit instead of going for the lowest IQ out there and further numbing the brains of the audience.
Movies are more expensive to make than music, but the costs could be reduced dramatically. We don't need the very expensive special effects for most movies. Sure they're nice, but we can actually get by without them. I'm sure little children get a kick out of them, but even though they keep getting more sophisticated the wow factor is gone - time to actually start trying something radical, like decent scripts instead of selling movies with yet more computer graphics. Cut actor pay. Give them a wage, say $1000 a day while they're filming, and a percentage of what the movie makes. Nobody needs to earn the stupid pay currently handed out to spoiled, overrated big stars. There are a lot of actors out there, most of them very good so use them instead the same tired bunch of brats. And while we're at it get rid of the ex-mob accountants (or do the mob hire ex-movie studio/record label accountants to hide their money?) - don't lie, just pay the participants what you owe.
You're confusing legal with right, illegal with wrong. Just because something is illegal doesn't make it wrong.
Now you tell me I can only have sex in the bedroom.
Maybe some people are just complainers. Some might be trying to report legitimate deficiencies, using the wrong tone. I am always surprised when someone puts out a free, open program and then gets hostile or rude if I report problems or bugs.
Of course this has nothing to do with widely used document formats which should be open. Microsoft has no legitimate reason to keep the format proprietary. Unless of course they have something to hide or are attempting to overcome a poor product by locking you in with a proprietary format.
Have they fixed the defective saving of web pages? No they still continue to make ridiculous excuses.
Nonsense. They still make money off the subscription service and no-one's account has to be closed.
Let's see, BLizzard's point of view. You want to pay us a monthly subscription? Well you can't, now bugger off.
Wouldn't want to abuse them by giving them money.
The EULA is a contract. If they don't exclude the right, then you have that right.
You can add Electronic Arts and Tecmo to that list. I'll never again buy products made by either.
But the EULA is presented when you install the software so it is surely only enforceable if you can actually return the software for a refund if you disagree with the contract. In my experience you cannot actually return open software for a refund.
When are people going to learn? Blizzard demonstrated how much they despised their customers a long time ago. Stop buying their products and run them into the ground. Same goes for Electronic Arts.
Boycott, boycott, boycott. It is the only way they'll learn, or they'll go bankrupt.
Are they still there though? The relaxing aspects of the drug may be acting to reduce muscle tension. THC is nowhere near a powerful enough painkiller or generally mind-altering substance to cover up serious symptoms.
There's no physical withdrawal from drugs like THC, psychedelics or cocaine and amphetamines.
However what people tend to forget is that psychological withdrawal has nothing to do with the specific thing from which you are withdrawing. It is simply missing something that you are used to having around.
I get it when my motorcycle is in the shop, or my computer is out of commission so I can't play games, or my girlfriend isn't around. And as with those who miss their regular dose of THC it is nothing major, but I feel the gap in my world in various ways.
As for the alleged aggression that results from THC withdrawal there isn't any real evidence this isn't just the person's natural aggressiveness re-emerging. Some people even claim they developed day after use aggressive tendencies. Those who claim it caused them to be snappy and aggressive the morning after typically had this behaviour pattern before they started using THC and retain exactly the same behaviour after they give up, but they become unaware of the unpleasant behaviour.
You'll also see this return to aggression with males who have had a girlfriend for a while since females can also act as a calming influence (they can also drive you completely insane, but that's another story).
So you're into smoking the more harmful parts of the plant then? Not only do the heads produce less carniogenic material than the leaves, but the higher THC content means you have to smoke much less too. It is a double benefit.
There will no doubt be a patch released to fix the mechanisms included to punish those who pay for their software. Before I buy any piece of software, including games, I first make sure there is a fix for whatever purchaser punishment the software maker has included.
I mostly liked Opera, especially being able to save sessions, but the way it saves web pages is incredibly stupid and basically useless. Both IE and Mozilla save them correctly with all the page elements in a subdirectory. Mozilla has the advantage because unlike IE it doesn't try to download the page again when you save it, which IE stupidly actually does.
What makes the Opera save mess annoying is that the authors have steadfastly refused to do anything about it. I eventually just gave up on the browser.
But the rest of the pot smokers will get the insight and solve the problem without further assistance.
Be careful who you consult. Be aware that most help groups are no more successful than just deciding to stop or reduce involvement. That is very important - abstinence is the answer for only a very tiny minority.
This applies to all psychological addictions, including drugs. Physical addiction is not inherently debilitating - it is the equivalent of being diabetic and needing a shot periodically. It is obsession that is the issue. If you encounter a counsellor that believes abstinence is the only way to deal with addiction run away, as fast as you can.
Well maybe, and maybe not; couples choose how to operate their relationship and there's no standard glue that holds all relationships together.
join "Gamer's Anonymous"
Why, so we can be indoctrinated into the *Anonymous cult? That's just replacing one unhealthy obsession with another. They're not even particularly successful at helping people control addiction. And it can be very difficult to expunge the distorted nonsense they preach.
What's so difficult about conversing while playing? It will depend to some extent on the game - even women will have difficulty carrying on a conversation while being bombarded from all sides in a FPS or intense platform game.
We don't need them. Our equipment may be mostly outdated, but the members of our armed forces are some of the best in the world. Given equal weaponry we could easily give Israeli, British or US forces a run for their money.
Of course we do also have some really serious weapons like the Rooivalk helicopter.
Still I'm never happy when governments balk at spending money on healthcare and education, yet seem to have piles of cash to develop better ways to kill people.
Well that could be disputed.
But there is some ridiculous quack medicine notion that sex with a virgin will cure AIDS, and apparently the younger the virgin the better. The government is now making a serious effort to put a stop to these ridiculous notions.
Still what can be expected in a country where the majority of people received an education that could barely be called education. Most still cannot read.
And it'll still take years to correct the results of decades of vicious brutality.
I'd say different. Lecturers at universities do have their opinions and they can be very vocal about them, but you get exposed to a wide range of conflicting tirades and the whole atmosphere at a good university encourages viewing and critically assessing all opinions.
In countries that are typically totalitarian, e.g. many Arab countries, how likely is it that academics are going to openly oppose their government? The loudest tirades will come from the government supporting yes-men. The opposers may voice their opinion, but they have to be very careful where and how they do it.
Uneducated people are usually very, very certain of what is moral/immoral, wrong/right. And added to that they lack the education and thinking skills needed to properly consider their beliefs.
I mind not being able to carry my small knife onto planes anymore; it is always useful to have on hand. On the other hand I know how to kill with my bare hands so I'd hardly need a little knife to take over a plane. But really who today would allow anyone to just hijack a plane with a few knives knowing that the goal might be to actually crash the jet?