1. It's usually the bigger companies that get them, not smaller ones. 2. Licensed properties are seen as licenses to print money, the fans will buy whatever slop goes on the market. 3. Consequently the push for the developer is to get something with the licensed faces out the door, no matter whether or not it's any good. 4. Fans go on to purchase these games, living down to the expectations of the publishers. 5. A dependable if not spectacular profit is made from the game. 6. Publishers greenlight another unimaginative, unenjoyable, underdeveloped, hackneyed licensed game.
You forgot the biggest problem they all face: They try to force the storytelling of one format onto another.
A game is not a movie in the same way that a movie is not a book.
Korean, which has the most elegant writing system in the world
Citation needed.
The limitations you mentioned aren't intrinsic to the language, though, because they're artificial. There's plenty of people who speak French without any consideration for what those old fools at the Acadmie Française say. Technical limitations aren't endemic to the languages, they're a result of the dominant military power who funded the DARPA project that led to the technology that is a boon to them most of all. Since adopting Latin script seems to be one of the advantages you ascribe to English, then all the Chinese have to do to catch up is add the ASCII set to the thousands of scribbles that draw out their language.
BTW, speaking of advantages, you know those zany symbols animal research scientists created to test simian language skills? Over in Asia they just use their regular ideograms. They're teaching them something useful at least:)
He didn't say that borrowing was unique to English, just that it is unusually common in English.
"likely the most extensible and expansive language on earth", now that you've made me read it more carefully. Though it's the constant stating of "English can x", it implies that others cannot although x is done by any number of languages. But you're right, he did put a disclaiming "likely".
A major feature of the English language is its ability to incorporate foreign words
That's how all languages work.
You're just ethnocentric about your language, and ignorant about other cultures since you don't know examples invalidating your affirmation, like how the Japanese word for "door" is "doa" (they can't finish words in "r"), and for bread it's "pan". Heck, in French an iceberg is called "un iceberg".
It's a feature of the English language, that's true, but not exclusively so, as you assumed. It's... icky that you'd take that common feature and write a number of paragraphs about how it makes your language better than other languages.
Reminds me of that girl who strolled into an airport with circuit-boards, wires and blinking lights attached to her jumper, and was surprised when security got rather twitchy.
They threatened her with summary execution for wearing a home-made light up name tag. "Rather twitchy" is one hell of an understatement.
I know for a proven, unmistakable fact that guns by and of themselves are not dangerous. I have two loaded handguns in my house right now, and two small children as well. The guns are safely locked away
(2) Every one who wilfully disturbs or interrupts an assemblage of persons met for religious worship or for a moral, social or benevolent purpose is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Idem
(3) Every one who, at or near a meeting referred to in subsection (2), wilfully does anything that disturbs the order or solemnity of the meeting is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
I tell them point blank, "You are no better than the Iran Shah. He too is a coward. He too is afraid of other people's ideas. That's why he kills people to silence them, and you are no better than he is," and then sit down and wait until they leave the area.
Really? Please give me a few examples of the way words can harm, outside of the uses that are already illegal (harassment, intimidation, libel, inciting violence). Other than making you feel icky, what can words do to you?
They can harass, intimidate, ruin your reputation and get you in a fight.
Which is why those uses of words are illegal: They can hurt.
After about 10 minutes the students started shouting at him so he could no longer finish his prepared remarks, and he asked, "Don't you believe in free speech?" and one of them yelled, "Not when it's hate speech." The professor then walked-over and apologized to the speaker.
[...] speech is not free, if you're only allowed to say what is "approved" speech by whatever group is in power (the students).
If everyone is free to say whatever they want even if it offends someone, they the students are free to say "boo" all they want even if it offends that guy with the microphone.
Would you pay to see a story about a guy who went about his day in the future and didnt have any problems or anything interesting happen to him?
Yes.
I've watched documentaries. I've watched Seinfeld, I've been through the disneyworld ride where you see the appliances of the future many times. I'm a geek, this is our custom.
Not only have they cut down on the length of games, but the overall quality. Apparently graphics are a good substitue for story and play. They dont really make any games that are original anymore.
Story and gameplay don't sell copies. Pretty screenshots sell copies.
The name of the game is "return on investment". The most bang for you buck is investing in eye candy. "Story" is a gamble, "game play" is a gamble, "pretty" is a sure sell.
Trust me, Grimms Fairy Tales are much better in their original form
I don't generally care for Disneyfication of classic stories, but in the case of the Grimm's fairy tales, it's difficult to say that the stories are better or worse left in their original hardcore form.
The original stories weren't so much supposed to be entertainment as moral and cautionary tales. Back in the day, the message to kids of Little Red Riding Hood was very relevant: don't wander around in the woods by yourself or you'll get eaten by a fucking wolf.
It's very easy to say that the originals should be told if you understand the real moral of the story: Red riding hood = Don't talk to strangers, some of them end up murdering you and your family.
Kids need to learn the lesson that there are wolves that do not look like wolves, but are just as scary.
The hardcore original versions are warnings about the real perils of the real world, with animal metaphors. "Protecting" children from them is only good for the wolves.
While meteorologists are trying to work with wind farm owners to shut off the turbines during bad weather
I must really be missing something -- it seems to me that during bad weather, these wind farms could really be craking out the electricity! Why would the wind farms _want_ to shut down during those times?
If the wind is too strong, they break. Same with masts and sails of olden wind tech.
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1. It's usually the bigger companies that get them, not smaller ones.
2. Licensed properties are seen as licenses to print money, the fans will buy whatever slop goes on the market.
3. Consequently the push for the developer is to get something with the licensed faces out the door, no matter whether or not it's any good.
4. Fans go on to purchase these games, living down to the expectations of the publishers.
5. A dependable if not spectacular profit is made from the game.
6. Publishers greenlight another unimaginative, unenjoyable, underdeveloped, hackneyed licensed game.
You forgot the biggest problem they all face: They try to force the storytelling of one format onto another.
A game is not a movie in the same way that a movie is not a book.
viral happiness?
this effect is called homophily
That is so gay! :)
So - just maybe - the Roc may also have existed???
Do you think one of those could carry a baby elephant?
and wiped out many species of Weta Bugs.
So that's why their massive software runs so well!
There is no question that a human would have been a much easier much more defenseless snack than a Moa.
I have a question: what made you think of Maoris as "defenseless"?
Was it the full face carved tattoos?
Korean, which has the most elegant writing system in the world
Citation needed.
The limitations you mentioned aren't intrinsic to the language, though, because they're artificial. There's plenty of people who speak French without any consideration for what those old fools at the Acadmie Française say. Technical limitations aren't endemic to the languages, they're a result of the dominant military power who funded the DARPA project that led to the technology that is a boon to them most of all. Since adopting Latin script seems to be one of the advantages you ascribe to English, then all the Chinese have to do to catch up is add the ASCII set to the thousands of scribbles that draw out their language.
BTW, speaking of advantages, you know those zany symbols animal research scientists created to test simian language skills? Over in Asia they just use their regular ideograms. They're teaching them something useful at least :)
He didn't say that borrowing was unique to English, just that it is unusually common in English.
"likely the most extensible and expansive language on earth", now that you've made me read it more carefully. Though it's the constant stating of "English can x", it implies that others cannot although x is done by any number of languages. But you're right, he did put a disclaiming "likely".
A major feature of the English language is its ability to incorporate foreign words
That's how all languages work.
You're just ethnocentric about your language, and ignorant about other cultures since you don't know examples invalidating your affirmation, like how the Japanese word for "door" is "doa" (they can't finish words in "r"), and for bread it's "pan". Heck, in French an iceberg is called "un iceberg".
It's a feature of the English language, that's true, but not exclusively so, as you assumed. It's... icky that you'd take that common feature and write a number of paragraphs about how it makes your language better than other languages.
turns out that the placebo effect is hugely influenced by beliefs.
The placebo effect is entirely caused by belief.
Given the [skin color of the girl], the security response is completely understandable.
FTFY.
Reminds me of that girl who strolled into an airport with circuit-boards, wires and blinking lights attached to her jumper, and was surprised when security got rather twitchy.
They threatened her with summary execution for wearing a home-made light up name tag. "Rather twitchy" is one hell of an understatement.
I know for a proven, unmistakable fact that guns by and of themselves are not dangerous. I have two loaded handguns in my house right now, and two small children as well. The guns are safely locked away
You always safely lock away harmless things?
the Westboro Baptists are pretty offensive when they practice their rights to carry "Pray for more dead soldiers" signs at a serviceman's funeral
That's disorderly conduct in Canada.
Disturbing religious worship or certain meetings
(2) Every one who wilfully disturbs or interrupts an assemblage of persons met for religious worship or for a moral, social or benevolent purpose is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Idem
(3) Every one who, at or near a meeting referred to in subsection (2), wilfully does anything that disturbs the order or solemnity of the meeting is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 172.
I tell them point blank, "You are no better than the Iran Shah. He too is a coward. He too is afraid of other people's ideas. That's why he kills people to silence them, and you are no better than he is," and then sit down and wait until they leave the area.
Godwin, with Muslims instead of Nazis.
Really? Please give me a few examples of the way words can harm, outside of the uses that are already illegal (harassment, intimidation, libel, inciting violence). Other than making you feel icky, what can words do to you?
They can harass, intimidate, ruin your reputation and get you in a fight.
Which is why those uses of words are illegal: They can hurt.
After about 10 minutes the students started shouting at him so he could no longer finish his prepared remarks, and he asked, "Don't you believe in free speech?" and one of them yelled, "Not when it's hate speech." The professor then walked-over and apologized to the speaker.
[...] speech is not free, if you're only allowed to say what is "approved" speech by whatever group is in power (the students).
If everyone is free to say whatever they want even if it offends someone, they the students are free to say "boo" all they want even if it offends that guy with the microphone.
What ever happened to "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me?"
Psychology happened.
Would you pay to see a story about a guy who went about his day in the future and didnt have any problems or anything interesting happen to him?
Yes.
I've watched documentaries. I've watched Seinfeld, I've been through the disneyworld ride where you see the appliances of the future many times. I'm a geek, this is our custom.
Not only have they cut down on the length of games, but the overall quality. Apparently graphics are a good substitue for story and play. They dont really make any games that are original anymore.
Story and gameplay don't sell copies. Pretty screenshots sell copies.
The name of the game is "return on investment". The most bang for you buck is investing in eye candy. "Story" is a gamble, "game play" is a gamble, "pretty" is a sure sell.
Why try to "Sneak" these adverts into games, and find the best way to make people remember without thinking about it
Salesmen have a pathological need to con you in some way.
Trust me, Grimms Fairy Tales are much better in their original form
I don't generally care for Disneyfication of classic stories, but in the case of the Grimm's fairy tales, it's difficult to say that the stories are better or worse left in their original hardcore form.
The original stories weren't so much supposed to be entertainment as moral and cautionary tales. Back in the day, the message to kids of Little Red Riding Hood was very relevant: don't wander around in the woods by yourself or you'll get eaten by a fucking wolf.
It's very easy to say that the originals should be told if you understand the real moral of the story: Red riding hood = Don't talk to strangers, some of them end up murdering you and your family.
Kids need to learn the lesson that there are wolves that do not look like wolves, but are just as scary.
The hardcore original versions are warnings about the real perils of the real world, with animal metaphors. "Protecting" children from them is only good for the wolves.
Disney didn't mess with Pixar too much, when they acquired them.
Conditions were laid out as part of the deal to ensure that Pixar remained a separate entity.
I'm pretty sure the film industry has tried drugs :p
Wrong. You do know what furling a sail means?
Is it a technique meant to reduce sail surface in order to prevent damage caused by too strong a wind?
I must really be missing something -- it seems to me that during bad weather, these wind farms could really be craking out the electricity! Why would the wind farms _want_ to shut down during those times?
If the wind is too strong, they break. Same with masts and sails of olden wind tech.