That's the precise reason the "War on Terror" is such a sham...
You can't eliminate terror to the point of "victory" I've never once heard any definition on conditions for "victory" in the war on terror. Actually that's the whole point isn't it.. The government is waging a war where their goal is the right to define things for the people, thus creating a ruling government rather than a representative one where the people define the issues at hand.
Not only that but you can be virtually guaranteed that the "value" of such homes is going to fall.. Big business is going to be much more stingy when it comes to giving you compensation for your property because they can pretty much just just boot you off now and throw a few coins at you.
Just because we can recognize our own nature doesn't mean we are unaffected by it... realization of animal nature in ourselves only serves to recognize and alter it at the moment.
Our "animal" natures just have nice neat social labels... which makes them seem more "human"
The *only* thing that separates us from the animals is our self recognition... and even then, arguably, only marginally.
"CNet is reporting that both the House and Senate are planning to review the 16 portions of the Patriot Act that are set to expire at the end of the year"
How can they review something they didn't even read in the first place!?
He wants it to be all colorful and vibrant so he gives us episode 1 with lush green hills, bright yellow naboo fighters and purple lightsabers...
Episode 2, Lucas thinks people want to see Yoda kicking ass... so what do we get? A green jumping bean with a switchblade sized lightsabre.. jedi's with fleshy dreadlocks, and the cheesiest most shallow acting known to man..
He hears his fans screaming for a darker Star Wars and so he delivers a "blood bath".. which I believe will be just as big a flop as the others.. because George just keeps focusing on the visuals and not on the storyline.. and isn't this what movies are.. visual STORIES.
If the story portion fails, the whole thing fails... just ask anyone who plays video games with great graphics and bad gameplay.
Lucas needs to stop trying to deliver what he thinks the audience is asking for and FOCUS on getting a good story together...
That $100,000 loss is spread over 10,000 people...
Companies can drop $100,000 on a single party.. so don't sing me a sob story on how the innocent corporation lost a little money..
People lose money to corporations every day due to draconian policies and people have little to no recourse.
Our government has been completely unashamed lately about being for the corporation rather than the citizen because they pretty much know we are ignorant apathetic and divided and won't do a damn thing about it until it's too late.
I for one don't pirate movies.. I don't watch too many movies.. but 3 years jail time for lost phantom revenue is just ridiculous!
Every time something comes along that's hugely successful, someone invariably comes along to try and drag it through the mud.
I played D2 for exactly 4 months before it got old.. WoW is heading strong into month 5 with a lot of added content on the horizon...
Blizzard was very smart in not only making tiered level of things to do, but also variable branches of things to do...
The harder levels of PvE are there for the hardcore PvE'ers and are by design only accessible to those who actually ARE serious about PvE raiding. PvP will soon have battlegrounds which will most like be for more hard core PvP'ers.
D2 just had harder levels of the same material, and Blizzard has shown very well that they actually learn from their past mistakes. Which is why whenever I discuss things like theoretical loopholes in the WoW system, the topic usually ends with "but I'm sure Blizzard has probably thought of that already"..or in other words they have gained TRUST from the community.
Blizzard is a shining example of what a game company should be like and I have no trouble whatsoever in handing over $15/mo for a game that I enjoy 99.99% of the time.
I look forward to their added content and inevitable expansions...
"One restaurant manager who was so upset with his laptop that he threw it into deep fryer."
One laptop computer $1500 One commercial deepfryer $3000
The realization that not only have you destroyed your computer, but also a vital means to your restaruants busniness and your business and personal information due to a split second of impulse anger.... priceless
Lucas will be taking his Star Wars Puppet show to a theatre near you.. NOW with previously cancelled scenes!!!
Any more, I'm beginning to think that Lucas is really Count Frankenstien....a vampire trying to suck every ounce of precious life out of his creation that is made completely of decomposing movie ideas!
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That's the precise reason the "War on Terror" is such a sham...
You can't eliminate terror to the point of "victory"
I've never once heard any definition on conditions for "victory" in the war on terror. Actually that's the whole point isn't it.. The government is waging a war where their goal is the right to define things for the people, thus creating a ruling government rather than a representative one where the people define the issues at hand.
No it's not supposed to destroy them, BUT a threat of a REAL penalty might ACTUALLY make Microsoft change it's practices..
Up till now it's been a kind of scoff and a "whatever" whenever a government has tried to put a smack down on Microsoft's shady practices...
I want a government that actually has the teeth to do something about this problem and the INTEGRITY to stick with it...
Until then, it will just be business as usual MS style.
Not only that but you can be virtually guaranteed that the "value" of such homes is going to fall.. Big business is going to be much more stingy when it comes to giving you compensation for your property because they can pretty much just just boot you off now and throw a few coins at you.
...Falsifying reports on the unethical practices of scientists in order to get posted on Slasdot!
Considering the amount of "coasters" we all own... They are putting a lot of faith in perfect copies every time...
He makes a BIG assumption that you are soley contained within your brain...
Life is still a mystery.. an consciousness is a realm that even science has a hard time approching because of it's subjectivity.
Just because we can recognize our own nature doesn't mean we are unaffected by it... realization of animal nature in ourselves only serves to recognize and alter it at the moment.
Our "animal" natures just have nice neat social labels... which makes them seem more "human"
The *only* thing that separates us from the animals is our self recognition... and even then, arguably, only marginally.
"CNet is reporting that both the House and Senate are planning to review the 16 portions of the Patriot Act that are set to expire at the end of the year"
How can they review something they didn't even read in the first place!?
...but perhaps Lucas is losing his focus..
.. visual STORIES.
He wants it to be all colorful and vibrant so he gives us episode 1 with lush green hills, bright yellow naboo fighters and purple lightsabers...
Episode 2, Lucas thinks people want to see Yoda kicking ass... so what do we get? A green jumping bean with a switchblade sized lightsabre.. jedi's with fleshy dreadlocks, and the cheesiest most shallow acting known to man..
He hears his fans screaming for a darker Star Wars and so he delivers a "blood bath".. which I believe will be just as big a flop as the others.. because George just keeps focusing on the visuals and not on the storyline.. and isn't this what movies are
If the story portion fails, the whole thing fails... just ask anyone who plays video games with great graphics and bad gameplay.
Lucas needs to stop trying to deliver what he thinks the audience is asking for and FOCUS on getting a good story together...
I wasn't suggesting that they ditch CD's altohether, I was suggesting that they make DVD's a primary option and CD secondary...
What I find interesting is that most players have DVD drives (85%), yet game companies consistently release majority in CD format..
We all know that scientist have HDTV and the good pron!
Don't be so literal.. he was just making a point on how the extreme crime of rape carries a lesser punishment that the sharing of an unreleased file.
He wasn't suggesting that you ACTUALLY go out and rape an executive...
That $100,000 loss is spread over 10,000 people...
Companies can drop $100,000 on a single party.. so don't sing me a sob story on how the innocent corporation lost a little money..
People lose money to corporations every day due to draconian policies and people have little to no recourse.
Our government has been completely unashamed lately about being for the corporation rather than the citizen because they pretty much know we are ignorant apathetic and divided and won't do a damn thing about it until it's too late.
I for one don't pirate movies.. I don't watch too many movies.. but 3 years jail time for lost phantom revenue is just ridiculous!
Don't you mean..
"Life... uhhhh.. will..uhh... find a way!"
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..and Adobe SVG (all be it an abysmal failure..but overlap none the less) (internet animation)
Adobe GoLive CS? (web editing)
So who should be wearing the tinfoil hat..?
..or the person who complains about people blaming Bush for something before a blame has even occured.
The person who blames Bush for something..
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That's all i have to say...
Well.. maybe a nice preview of Call of Duty 2 too!
Actually I project my keyboard onto a nice warm moist petri dish!
Every time something comes along that's hugely successful, someone invariably comes along to try and drag it through the mud.
I played D2 for exactly 4 months before it got old..
WoW is heading strong into month 5 with a lot of added content on the horizon...
Blizzard was very smart in not only making tiered level of things to do, but also variable branches of things to do...
The harder levels of PvE are there for the hardcore PvE'ers and are by design only accessible to those who actually ARE serious about PvE raiding. PvP will soon have battlegrounds which will most like be for more hard core PvP'ers.
D2 just had harder levels of the same material, and Blizzard has shown very well that they actually learn from their past mistakes. Which is why whenever I discuss things like theoretical loopholes in the WoW system, the topic usually ends with "but I'm sure Blizzard has probably thought of that already"..or in other words they have gained TRUST from the community.
Blizzard is a shining example of what a game company should be like and I have no trouble whatsoever in handing over $15/mo for a game that I enjoy 99.99% of the time.
I look forward to their added content and inevitable expansions...
..and I kept GAINING WEIGHT! So it MUST be true!
"One restaurant manager who was so upset with his laptop that he threw it into deep fryer."
One laptop computer $1500
One commercial deepfryer $3000
The realization that not only have you destroyed your computer, but also a vital means to your restaruants busniness and your business and personal information due to a split second of impulse anger.... priceless
How on earth could you have left out French Lick, IN?
"Can I play this without having to quit World of Warcraft?" ..because I'm beginning to think I would actually die if I was unhooked!!!
Lucas will be taking his Star Wars Puppet show to a theatre near you.. NOW with previously cancelled scenes!!!
Any more, I'm beginning to think that Lucas is really Count Frankenstien....a vampire trying to suck every ounce of precious life out of his creation that is made completely of decomposing movie ideas!