Is RF Online just looks-without-substance? I had been considering it, but there were virtually no positive remarks in any of the comments sections of previews/reviews.
I really wonder at the staying power of WoW though. It does have a strong appeal for MMOG players, but Raids and PVP can't appeal to everyone. Something new is bound to come along, I just hope we don't miss out on a real treasure because it doesn't have the marketing power needed.
I know I want something new to explore. My kingdom for a Shadowrun/Battletech hybrid:)
Have you seen the guys that stand at Wellington and Commissioners (by the childrens hospital)?
There's usually one guy that stands at the lights with a sign, and doesn't approach people. The sign says "Homeless, Hungry" etc.
The thing is, it will be one kid for a couple of weeks, then another guy takes over, then a couple of weeks later it's another guy. Then the first kid is back again.
I don't know whether they're taking vacations, or have some sort of union thing going, but it's really piqued my curiousity.
Some of them make a lot more money than most Slashdot readers.
I've talked to panhandlers that take in over $60 an hour tax free every day.
The homeless you see sleeping on the street are typically the mentally ill. They have options available to them for shelter but due to their mental condition they end up leaving for one reason or another.
I bet within 5 years of the wireless system being implemented you'll hear someone in office suggest that we should tag the mentally ill homeless so they can be located and retrieved when they wander from shelters.
I've never seen them in person but from what I've read you're correct. Licking them is definitely not the way to go about it, unless you're a real masochist.
The bufotoxin is collected from the skin and dried, then smoked. Someone must have really been thinking outside the box to come up with that.
Check out the documentary "Guns, Germs, and Steel". Really good show.
The researcher who came up with the GGS hypothesis on why some societies flourished and others languished notes that there were roughly 20 million aboriginal Americans when the Europeans arrived. He then goes on to mention that 95% of that 20 million died of diseases that came with the settlers.
The reason for the natives being susceptible was that they did not keep livestock, and did not build up immunities to the diseases that came hand in hand with livestock farming. Most of the nastiest diseases in human history jumped from barnyard animals to their owners.
Side note: The Spaniards are supposedly the first to use biowarfare against the South American natives, though there have been other instances in history where corpses were thrown into forts under siege. This is apparently the first time the blankets alone were used. Who knows for sure though.
Evolution: Shit happens. Sometimes it's good shit. Sometimes it's bad shit. We just have to live with it.
Creationism: God is all powerful and all knowing, and made everyting. He still does it wrong now and then because he's a sadist.
Intelligent Design: "God" didn't make the universe, but he enjoys meddling with it. Like a 12 year old with a chemistry set. (sure, that's not the way that the proponents really see it, but if they want to claim they're not creationists they need some way to differentiate it)
Try as I might, I'm unable to use any of these three methods to explain Baywatch.
I can't help it if society tells black kids they have to be basketball players...
Does that mean that society tells all white kids to be golf and hockey players?
There's a lot of Canadian and Russian players in the National Hockey League. The reason might just be that half the year, Canadian's and Russians have the weather to play hockey.
Golf tends to have equipment costs and green fees, which more white people can afford.
If you're a black urban youth with a low family income, the basketball court down the street is an inexpensive way to take part in a team sport.
Society doesn't tell black kids they have to be basketball players. But like any white kid who dreams of being a star center on a hockey team, a back kid who plays basketball/hockey/football/golf/tennis is going to dream about being a star in his/her sport too.
As the cost of fuel rises, and people in the suburbs discover they can no longer afford to live there, the suburbs will become the slums and high density housing will once again rule in the cities.
This might not be the case if telecommuting catches on in a big way, but I imagine the price of gas will go up much faster than the acceptance of telecommuting by business.
You're kidding about the other characters in Rome aren't you? After Caesar's death Marc Antony seized control of his estates for himself. Octavian, though present in Rome in the show, was off at school when he learned of Caesar's death. He was warned to stay away because of the danger he would be in because Caesar's will adopted him, and the government would see him as a threat and Antony would have him killed.
But he and his man Agrippa went to a soothsayer, who did their fortunes, and told Agrippa he would be one of the greatest defenders of Rome and second only to the master of the world. Then he addressed Octavian as Master of the World. So Octavian headed off to Rome.
They reached a truce with Marc Antony in order to bring down their enemies, and eventually Octavian became Emperor himself, Emperor Augustus, historically the greatest leader in Roman history. Upon his death they actually elevated him to godhood.
Caesar stands out for the tragedy and brutality of his death, but there's still quite a bit of intrigue and bloodlust left. I hope we get to see Caligula and Nero's stories because they are just plain nuts, and perfect for the show.
As for favorite shows personally (in no particular order):
Deadwood The Sopranos The Wire (best cop/crook show ever) The Shield Battlestar Galactica
Lost and House are losing my interest rapidly. House's character is entertaining but the show has no depth. Lost is all tease, no payoff.
Nightbreed. It was based on the novel Cabal by Clive Barker.
Monsters lived in an underground city in Northern Alberta. One of the residents, Narcisse, wore two blades on his thumbs in anticipation of the day that he would meet his god, Baphomet.
When the time came, he cut around his face and attempted to skin himself in order to show Baphomet his "true" face as a sign of his faith.
David Cronenberg played the part of a murderous psychologist who manipulated his patient Boone into believing he was a killer.
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No it's not.
It's a device that lets couch potatoes watch the shows that were on while they were watching something else.
That was priceless. :)
Is RF Online just looks-without-substance?
:)
I had been considering it, but there were virtually no positive remarks in any of the comments sections of previews/reviews.
I really wonder at the staying power of WoW though. It does have a strong appeal for MMOG players, but Raids and PVP can't appeal to everyone. Something new is bound to come along, I just hope we don't miss out on a real treasure because it doesn't have the marketing power needed.
I know I want something new to explore. My kingdom for a Shadowrun/Battletech hybrid
Maybe the nifty little icon denoting the category wasn't enough of a clue?
Have you seen the guys that stand at Wellington and Commissioners (by the childrens hospital)?
There's usually one guy that stands at the lights with a sign, and doesn't approach people. The sign says "Homeless, Hungry" etc.
The thing is, it will be one kid for a couple of weeks, then another guy takes over, then a couple of weeks later it's another guy. Then the first kid is back again.
I don't know whether they're taking vacations, or have some sort of union thing going, but it's really piqued my curiousity.
Some of them make a lot more money than most Slashdot readers.
I've talked to panhandlers that take in over $60 an hour tax free every day.
The homeless you see sleeping on the street are typically the mentally ill. They have options available to them for shelter but due to their mental condition they end up leaving for one reason or another.
I bet within 5 years of the wireless system being implemented you'll hear someone in office suggest that we should tag the mentally ill homeless so they can be located and retrieved when they wander from shelters.
I've never seen them in person but from what I've read you're correct. Licking them is definitely not the way to go about it, unless you're a real masochist.
The bufotoxin is collected from the skin and dried, then smoked. Someone must have really been thinking outside the box to come up with that.
But, it seems that I need to communicate with someone in China first,
First you log into World of Warcraft...
How is that insightful?
The vast majority of game sales come from the casual consumer, the one that sees the marketing just before a game is released.
The vocal 'hardcore' minority is a drop in the bucket.
This game will succeed based on the ability of the marketing department to get Wal-mart shoppers to buy the product.
Check out the documentary "Guns, Germs, and Steel". Really good show.
The researcher who came up with the GGS hypothesis on why some societies flourished and others languished notes that there were roughly 20 million aboriginal Americans when the Europeans arrived. He then goes on to mention that 95% of that 20 million died of diseases that came with the settlers.
The reason for the natives being susceptible was that they did not keep livestock, and did not build up immunities to the diseases that came hand in hand with livestock farming. Most of the nastiest diseases in human history jumped from barnyard animals to their owners.
Side note:
The Spaniards are supposedly the first to use biowarfare against the South American natives, though there have been other instances in history where corpses were thrown into forts under siege. This is apparently the first time the blankets alone were used. Who knows for sure though.
In Soviet Russa, you drive Lada and like it.
The Russians have had vectored thrust on some of their AA missiles for years. That's not such a big jump.
where they further differentiated into eight more species... Seen on Shacknews."
:)
Well, there's some pretty slimy people in the comments over there, but I wouldn't call them snails.
I like to think of it this way:
Evolution: Shit happens. Sometimes it's good shit. Sometimes it's bad shit. We just have to live with it.
Creationism: God is all powerful and all knowing, and made everyting. He still does it wrong now and then because he's a sadist.
Intelligent Design: "God" didn't make the universe, but he enjoys meddling with it. Like a 12 year old with a chemistry set. (sure, that's not the way that the proponents really see it, but if they want to claim they're not creationists they need some way to differentiate it)
Try as I might, I'm unable to use any of these three methods to explain Baywatch.
I can't help it if society tells black kids they have to be basketball players ...
Does that mean that society tells all white kids to be golf and hockey players?
There's a lot of Canadian and Russian players in the National Hockey League. The reason might just be that half the year, Canadian's and Russians have the weather to play hockey.
Golf tends to have equipment costs and green fees, which more white people can afford.
If you're a black urban youth with a low family income, the basketball court down the street is an inexpensive way to take part in a team sport.
Society doesn't tell black kids they have to be basketball players. But like any white kid who dreams of being a star center on a hockey team, a back kid who plays basketball/hockey/football/golf/tennis is going to dream about being a star in his/her sport too.
Of course there are instructions. There's a bank of monitors in the vault showing static...
mu na ro su ma be be ra...
Here's three that explain this post...
THC.
At least we know the dupe will be better.
As the cost of fuel rises, and people in the suburbs discover they can no longer afford to live there, the suburbs will become the slums and high density housing will once again rule in the cities.
This might not be the case if telecommuting catches on in a big way, but I imagine the price of gas will go up much faster than the acceptance of telecommuting by business.
I shall dube thee "news"
:)
You spelled dupe wrong.
Color me cynical, and unimpressed.
The closest my box of crayons has is periwinkle and forest green. Will those do?
You're kidding about the other characters in Rome aren't you? After Caesar's death Marc Antony seized control of his estates for himself. Octavian, though present in Rome in the show, was off at school when he learned of Caesar's death. He was warned to stay away because of the danger he would be in because Caesar's will adopted him, and the government would see him as a threat and Antony would have him killed.
But he and his man Agrippa went to a soothsayer, who did their fortunes, and told Agrippa he would be one of the greatest defenders of Rome and second only to the master of the world. Then he addressed Octavian as Master of the World. So Octavian headed off to Rome.
They reached a truce with Marc Antony in order to bring down their enemies, and eventually Octavian became Emperor himself, Emperor Augustus, historically the greatest leader in Roman history. Upon his death they actually elevated him to godhood.
Caesar stands out for the tragedy and brutality of his death, but there's still quite a bit of intrigue and bloodlust left. I hope we get to see Caligula and Nero's stories because they are just plain nuts, and perfect for the show.
As for favorite shows personally (in no particular order):
Deadwood
The Sopranos
The Wire (best cop/crook show ever)
The Shield
Battlestar Galactica
Lost and House are losing my interest rapidly. House's character is entertaining but the show has no depth. Lost is all tease, no payoff.
There's an interesting BBC documentary about Slaughterhouses and the people that work in them.
It's called "Task of Blood" and it pretty disturbing in places.
It's out there in torrent form, if you look hard enough.
And dolphins also commit gang-rape.
So that explains the "Don't drop the shrimp." sign at Sea World.
Nightbreed. It was based on the novel Cabal by Clive Barker.
Monsters lived in an underground city in Northern Alberta. One of the residents, Narcisse, wore two blades on his thumbs in anticipation of the day that he would meet his god, Baphomet.
When the time came, he cut around his face and attempted to skin himself in order to show Baphomet his "true" face as a sign of his faith.
David Cronenberg played the part of a murderous psychologist who manipulated his patient Boone into believing he was a killer.
Funny by itself, but the movie reference is a nice touch :)