It's not a question of tactics as much as it is a question of goals. Anarchists, as I understand it, wan't a sort of 'freedom' unencumbered by rules or governments. This is idiocy, and idle time-wasting fantasy. Where one anarchist makes an 'intelligent' stand and spouts ideology, another anarchist will set the contents of a nearby dumpster on fire. They're still both idiots.
Anarchists would be nowhere without a relatively stable society against which to shove. Their goal of an 'equal' society is a fantasy that would quickly fade when the water stops running and the electricity is gone.
Anarchy is the 'political' expression of the primordial infantile 'ME!' we each utter after taking our first breath outside of the womb.
Power structures are a neccessity, simply because they are inevitable when dealing with groups of people and limited resources. If not created intentionally (as in 'founding fathers'), they will arise 'naturally', as various forces congeal and battle for influence. The results are rarely pretty. Look at Africa. Lot's of potential, riddled with extremely violent disagreements based on ethnic and tribal nonsense.
Precisely because it *is* so 'non-essential'. Past cultures that have 'indulged' successfully in astronomy have been some of the most civilized and successful cultures ever; the Mayans, the Greeks, etc.
Not to mention the fact that evidence points strongly at a cataclysmic meteor impact ages ago, leading to mass extinctions, and the likelihood is that another will follow. No one can say when, but no time like the present to get crackin', I say.
The more we focus upwards and outwards, the less significant our personal differences become.
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Rich Mackin of Boston is da Main Man when it comes to thoughtful and side-splittingly humorous harrassment of corporations. Most of his work is in 'zine format, but I did find this tidbit on the web. Hopefully more will be posted soon.
The makers of the driving games you mention refined an existing game genre. Carmack et al re-defined a genre all their own, and escalated the capabilities of this genre with a speed and enthusiasm that matched that of their audience. This was a first, and made a lot of gamers out of typically non-gamers (like myself).
The driving games aren't hailed as loudly, because they didn't make the impression that Wulf/Doom/Quake did. Driving games appeal to a narrower audience, regardless of tech innovation. Sad but true.
1. The Bible - Damn! You know those towel-headed bastards are still laughing in their graves!
2. Stonehenge - "Hey Thor! Remember that chick who wouldn't go out with me? Check out what I did on her Dad's front lawn! Hehe!"
3. The Original(TM) Trojan Horse - others have mentioned this and they're right. The concept has infused itself very solidly in pop and computer culture. This has to be on the list.
4. Orson Welle's War of the World's radio broadcast. No explanation neccessary. Brilliant.
5. Linux - Gnu, BSD, yes I know, but THIS is the one that captured the imaginations of millions of different folks, to grow farther and further than anyone, let alone it's lowly;) instigator could have foretold.
6. Milli Vanilli - They've suffered enough. Give those guys some credit!
7. The Spanish Inquisition - 'cause NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!
8. The First Apollo Moon Landing - No event has ever captured and congealed the public's imagination as effectively as this. Not even World War II. Well...
9. Alexander Graham Bell's telephone - The very life blood from which so many other, lesser hacks followed.
10. Larry 'Bud' Melman - Propelled to stardom. Who'd a thought?!
Most ancient uses of the swastika were used to represent the rotation of the stars about the pole star. Hitler reversed it, of course, to be annoying. Little fucker.
I'm gonna sound like a raving fanboy here, but how can anyone hate Neil Gaiman?
It's easy. You picture him in your mind, take a really deep breath, hold it and push, until steam comes out your ears and you look like one of those crazed monsters from the old Hot Rod t-shirt cartoons.
It doesn't make for a very serious or long-lasting sort of Hatred, but it's the best I could come up with on short notice, and clearly shows that it's at least technically possible to hate Neil Gaiman.
And what's with American re-prints of Japanese manga? In Japan, these things are printed on newsprint and sold in volume, with as many as a dozen stories/chapters in a single gloss-covered magazine. Over here, a single story gets translated and printed on heavy, glossy paper, as if it was a religious relic or something, and then they wonder why no one is buying. "Gee, I guess American audiences don't get/respond to this stuff like the Japanese. Oh well!" So sorry, but I'm not going to pay $15.95 for one lousy story, even if it is printed on the hide of a Siberian Musk Ox with gold ink and a charming 3d 'wiggle-button' cover. They market these things only to 'kollektors' and I fucking hate that!
I don't buy Cerebus any more as I mentioned above, but I'll always respect Dave Sim for sticking to his guns about keeping Cerebus reasonably priced. I think the phonebooks are too pricey, but hey that's me.
Publishers:
Try putting out some manga at working class prices. That's right. You heard me. Price 'em to sell. Get off your high and holy Art Fag horses and crank that shit out. They're buying Pokemon, aren't they?
The whole Vertigo line, and comics in general, died for me a long time ago. When Gaiman left Sandman, there was still Shade, The Changing Man, but that got torched as well a few (?) years back. Preacher never looked appealing. It seems too 'dark' and 'serious' for me, as those two words together generally (for me) spell 'boring'. I have trouble loving a character I can't laugh at or with now and then.
Cerebus was enormously entertaining to me for a long time, but mostly, I later discovered, due to everything *but* the story line. I bought the mag religiously for the author's intro at the beginning and the reader's letters at the end. I found both enormously entertaining, and enjoyed the story as well, but as these elements were later removed, I found I was not as 'loyal' as I thought I was and soon stopped buying it. I left out the third reason I bought it, which was simply the over-all look and feel. It's one of the most tastefully produced books ever put out.
And his portrayal of Death _offends_ me. I mean, c'mon! A Goth chick? What's next, a bouncing beeble? I happen to think the visual representation he's chosen is really an insult to the personification of Death.
What's a 'bouncing beeble'? Will goth chicks dig me if I own one?
And I don't think that the Personification of Death is too easily offended, so I wouldn't worry about that.
Unless of course *you* are the Personification of Death, in which case I apologize profusely, (backs away slowly), and can only express the utmost humble agreement, and, and um, Respect, and, uhhhhhh, (wets self), Fear, and ummm...Bye! (bolts)
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It's not a question of tactics as much as it is a question of goals. Anarchists, as I understand it, wan't a sort of 'freedom' unencumbered by rules or governments. This is idiocy, and idle time-wasting fantasy. Where one anarchist makes an 'intelligent' stand and spouts ideology, another anarchist will set the contents of a nearby dumpster on fire. They're still both idiots.
That's right. This is an official 'Me Too' post!
Anarchists would be nowhere without a relatively stable society against which to shove. Their goal of an 'equal' society is a fantasy that would quickly fade when the water stops running and the electricity is gone.
Anarchy is the 'political' expression of the primordial infantile 'ME!' we each utter after taking our first breath outside of the womb.
Power structures are a neccessity, simply because they are inevitable when dealing with groups of people and limited resources. If not created intentionally (as in 'founding fathers'), they will arise 'naturally', as various forces congeal and battle for influence. The results are rarely pretty. Look at Africa. Lot's of potential, riddled with extremely violent disagreements based on ethnic and tribal nonsense.
Boring, Sidney. Reeeeeally boring.
The most interesting and lucid account I've read yet. /.'ers check it out!
This monkey's gone to heaven...
Don't you mean petrified teenagers, with tantalizing buttocks of stone?
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
Precisely because it *is* so 'non-essential'. Past cultures that have 'indulged' successfully in astronomy have been some of the most civilized and successful cultures ever; the Mayans, the Greeks, etc.
Not to mention the fact that evidence points strongly at a cataclysmic meteor impact ages ago, leading to mass extinctions, and the likelihood is that another will follow. No one can say when, but no time like the present to get crackin', I say.
The more we focus upwards and outwards, the less significant our personal differences become.
-kent
Not to mention the gooey interface required to establish communications.
Rare or just harder to detect?
Rich Mackin of Boston is da Main Man when it comes to thoughtful and side-splittingly humorous harrassment of corporations. Most of his work is in 'zine format, but I did find this tidbit on the web. Hopefully more will be posted soon.
The makers of the driving games you mention refined an existing game genre. Carmack et al re-defined a genre all their own, and escalated the capabilities of this genre with a speed and enthusiasm that matched that of their audience. This was a first, and made a lot of gamers out of typically non-gamers (like myself).
The driving games aren't hailed as loudly, because they didn't make the impression that Wulf/Doom/Quake did. Driving games appeal to a narrower audience, regardless of tech innovation. Sad but true.
Was it the bit about Larry 'Bud'? I'm SORRY!
; )
-kent
1. The Bible - Damn! You know those towel-headed bastards are still laughing in their graves!
;) instigator could have foretold.
2. Stonehenge - "Hey Thor! Remember that chick who wouldn't go out with me? Check out what I did on her Dad's front lawn! Hehe!"
3. The Original(TM) Trojan Horse - others have mentioned this and they're right. The concept has infused itself very solidly in pop and computer culture. This has to be on the list.
4. Orson Welle's War of the World's radio broadcast. No explanation neccessary. Brilliant.
5. Linux - Gnu, BSD, yes I know, but THIS is the one that captured the imaginations of millions of different folks, to grow farther and further than anyone, let alone it's lowly
6. Milli Vanilli - They've suffered enough. Give those guys some credit!
7. The Spanish Inquisition - 'cause NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!
8. The First Apollo Moon Landing - No event has ever captured and congealed the public's imagination as effectively as this. Not even World War II. Well...
9. Alexander Graham Bell's telephone - The very life blood from which so many other, lesser hacks followed.
10. Larry 'Bud' Melman - Propelled to stardom. Who'd a thought?!
H.P. Lovecraft was on to this a long time ago. Or maybe he was just on something. Either way, the man kicked ass.
Check out this new release of some of his work with a forward by Neil 'The Main Man' Gaiman.
...that is reportedly wired to **EXPLODE** if the recipient chooses not to accept. Cool! Where's Ted? Someone tell Ted! Hey! Ted!
...this way, all the cool people will be in Hell. The choice is a no-brainer.
Renounce Salvation Now!!
-kent
Most ancient uses of the swastika were used to represent the rotation of the stars about the pole star. Hitler reversed it, of course, to be annoying. Little fucker.
A book of sutras bound in naugahide.
(drool)
Leave them hyena's alone.
Viz-u Ichi-ban! Arigato!
I'm gonna sound like a raving fanboy here, but how can anyone hate Neil Gaiman?
It's easy. You picture him in your mind, take a really deep breath, hold it and push, until steam comes out your ears and you look like one of those crazed monsters from the old Hot Rod t-shirt cartoons.
It doesn't make for a very serious or long-lasting sort of Hatred, but it's the best I could come up with on short notice, and clearly shows that it's at least technically possible to hate Neil Gaiman.
And what's with American re-prints of Japanese manga? In Japan, these things are printed on newsprint and sold in volume, with as many as a dozen stories/chapters in a single gloss-covered magazine. Over here, a single story gets translated and printed on heavy, glossy paper, as if it was a religious relic or something, and then they wonder why no one is buying. "Gee, I guess American audiences don't get/respond to this stuff like the Japanese. Oh well!" So sorry, but I'm not going to pay $15.95 for one lousy story, even if it is printed on the hide of a Siberian Musk Ox with gold ink and a charming 3d 'wiggle-button' cover. They market these things only to 'kollektors' and I fucking hate that!
I don't buy Cerebus any more as I mentioned above, but I'll always respect Dave Sim for sticking to his guns about keeping Cerebus reasonably priced. I think the phonebooks are too pricey, but hey that's me.
Publishers:
Try putting out some manga at working class prices. That's right. You heard me. Price 'em to sell. Get off your high and holy Art Fag horses and crank that shit out. They're buying Pokemon, aren't they?
Wake up!
(belch!)
Excuse me.
The whole Vertigo line, and comics in general, died for me a long time ago. When Gaiman left Sandman, there was still Shade, The Changing Man, but that got torched as well a few (?) years back. Preacher never looked appealing. It seems too 'dark' and 'serious' for me, as those two words together generally (for me) spell 'boring'. I have trouble loving a character I can't laugh at or with now and then.
Cerebus was enormously entertaining to me for a long time, but mostly, I later discovered, due to everything *but* the story line. I bought the mag religiously for the author's intro at the beginning and the reader's letters at the end. I found both enormously entertaining, and enjoyed the story as well, but as these elements were later removed, I found I was not as 'loyal' as I thought I was and soon stopped buying it. I left out the third reason I bought it, which was simply the over-all look and feel. It's one of the most tastefully produced books ever put out.
Now I use 'em for coasters.
Go figure!
And his portrayal of Death _offends_ me. I mean, c'mon! A Goth chick? What's next, a bouncing beeble? I happen to think the visual representation he's chosen is really an insult to the personification of Death.
What's a 'bouncing beeble'? Will goth chicks dig me if I own one?
And I don't think that the Personification of Death is too easily offended, so I wouldn't worry about that.
Unless of course *you* are the Personification of Death, in which case I apologize profusely, (backs away slowly), and can only express the utmost humble agreement, and, and um, Respect, and, uhhhhhh, (wets self), Fear, and ummm...Bye! (bolts)