Lott has been debunked a few times. Here's a recent article with a summary explaining the flaws in his reports:
Regarding the Cato Institute's examples of Israel and Switzerland: seems like cherry picking two small, mostly homogenous societies. What about places that are more comparable to the US like Germany or France?
And for your final example: how many guns per person do those seven European countries have and how does that number compare to the US? Our country is flooded with guns. Just about enough for every man, woman, and child.
Anyway, I don't think gun control will ever be implemented in the US in a way to produce any meaningful results. That ship sailed over two hundred years ago. We might as well just get used to the idea of mass shootings occurring on a regular basis with ever increasing body counts.
Enchanted Arms also features a homosexual/transexual character and I don't believe that it was rated too severely. I think it was rated T. It's just a standard JRPG for the 360/PS3.
have I played a co-op FPS game online with more than two people. I can't quite remember the max players allowed on a server (8?). It was a total blast, although having to type out everything you wanted to say was a PITA. Also, with so many people playing together sometimes it got a little too hectic.
4 player co-op sounds like the sweet spot. Also, I don't care if players 3 and 4 are Elites. Hell, they could be grunts and I'd still be cool with it (especially if they cried "They got leader!" when the player 2 Arbiter dies;). So anyway, I'm totally psyched for this game now!
After buying about 12 games for 360, I realized that I wouldn't play most of them again. At $60 a pop, it's just wasn't worth buying most of them. So I got a GameFly account and am pretty happy with it (so far). It's nice not caring about the value/money ratio for games anymore. Especially since most action games only take 10-12 hours to beat and I rarely replay them.
The only games I'll be buying now are ones with good multiplayer (Halo 3) or that I want to add to my permanent collection (Bioshock). Games like Prey, Lost Planet, The Darkness, etc are perfect as rentals.
Actually, Poland was as ready for modern war as any other country in the 1930's. Politics were their downfall. France and Britain never came to their aid in time. Russia came in on Germany's side. So Poland had to deal with two of the largest armies in the world at that time on two fronts. The numbers were just against them.
Also, everyone makes fun of the Polish calvary, but they were actually fairly effective. They didn't attack tanks like everyone likes to believe, they attacked the infantry who were in the rear. Heck, the Germans used calvary throughout the war and much of their artillery was horse/mule driven to the end.
A premium that I bought last July. Plenty of play time on it and it's also my primary DVD player. It has only frozen a handful of times and usually with buggy games (Oblivion and Call of Duty 3). I keep my apartment fairly cool and the unit has plenty of breathing room behind it.
My original xbox still works fine too. Maybe I'm just lucky.
It would be one thing if the US had accumulated its wealth in fair and equal competition with the rest of the world. But I doubt anyone would claim that to be true...
Just like how Europe accumulated its wealth in fair and equal competition.
I know the Revolution will support 4 controllers, but the orignal SNES only really supported 2 unless you had the multi-tap. I was just wondering out loud how the new system will handle that.
I'm sure it's trivial, but I hope that if Ninentendo is going to support classic games that you can play them as they were originally intended. I've tried playing old games on emulators and the experience is very different.
Maybe I'm just being particular, but I don't think I'd want to play old games with the GC controller or the new wand controller. Like I mentioned in another post, old fighting games in particular scream to be played with the controller for which they were designed.
For fighting games particularly. I'd rather use the old combos on the original controllers.
I've tried those games on a keyboard and it sucks. I'd imagine it'd be just as rough on a GC controller or the new Revolution controller. My muscle memory still likes the old layouts.
The only problem I can imagine with playing old games on a new system would be using the new controller, especially when your brain was trained on the older ones. I'm sure some enterprising hardware developer will make remakes of the classic NES|Master System|SNES|Genesis|* controllers for those who want the original experience, but will the games support them?
Personally, I'd buy a a few classic style controllers to relive the old days all on one system. Perhaps a few for each system for multiplayer games. And that creates further issues. What about games like Secret of Mana for the SNES that need 3 controllers (for the real experience) when the system only supported 2 by default? Will multi-tap support be built in?
I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe the area you're in makes it harder? I notice from your other postings that you're in Denver. Around DC there are a ton of job offerings for people with security clearance.
I'm not too familiar with Denver. I guess the Air Force has a big presence out there.
I know it's harder than it sounds, but if you can get a defense job you don't need to worry about outsourcing because most of that work can only be done by US citizens. Plus if they give you security clearance they have an incentive to hold on to you since they invested so much money into clearing you.
I'm currently leaving my job at a web-app/consulting company to take on a job at a defense company, so you can guess that I'm totally psyched about the job security it will entail, not to mention all the cool technologies I'll be working on. Sure, layoffs are possible if a large contract falls through, but that's a worry at any company. You just have to minimize your risks where you can.
If you live near DC especially, I recommend looking into the defense industry. As long as you don't have any moral objection to supporting the military-industrial complex it's good way to go. At least you can have the satisfaction that you're working for a stronger America (economically and technologically, after all military and aerospace tech are some of our biggest exports).
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Are there companies that treat leakers well? I would think most (successful) companies put a lot of work into keeping their secrets secret.
Billy Joel should write a song about this kind of situation!
Isn't 13 a little young to be inventing something as complex as the internet? Are you like an extreme tiger parent or something?
Lott has been debunked a few times. Here's a recent article with a summary explaining the flaws in his reports:
Regarding the Cato Institute's examples of Israel and Switzerland: seems like cherry picking two small, mostly homogenous societies. What about places that are more comparable to the US like Germany or France?
And for your final example: how many guns per person do those seven European countries have and how does that number compare to the US? Our country is flooded with guns. Just about enough for every man, woman, and child.
Anyway, I don't think gun control will ever be implemented in the US in a way to produce any meaningful results. That ship sailed over two hundred years ago. We might as well just get used to the idea of mass shootings occurring on a regular basis with ever increasing body counts.
Thanks for the years of edutainment (and my second Fark green light)! Best of luck to you in your new endeavors.
The Army is getting its own Predator variant, the Sky Warrior (ERMP): http://www.defense-update.com/products/e/ermpUAV.htm
Enchanted Arms also features a homosexual/transexual character and I don't believe that it was rated too severely. I think it was rated T. It's just a standard JRPG for the 360/PS3.
Are you saying that one of his testicles is already on the loose?!
have I played a co-op FPS game online with more than two people. I can't quite remember the max players allowed on a server (8?). It was a total blast, although having to type out everything you wanted to say was a PITA. Also, with so many people playing together sometimes it got a little too hectic.
4 player co-op sounds like the sweet spot. Also, I don't care if players 3 and 4 are Elites. Hell, they could be grunts and I'd still be cool with it (especially if they cried "They got leader!" when the player 2 Arbiter dies ;). So anyway, I'm totally psyched for this game now!
After buying about 12 games for 360, I realized that I wouldn't play most of them again. At $60 a pop, it's just wasn't worth buying most of them. So I got a GameFly account and am pretty happy with it (so far). It's nice not caring about the value/money ratio for games anymore. Especially since most action games only take 10-12 hours to beat and I rarely replay them.
The only games I'll be buying now are ones with good multiplayer (Halo 3) or that I want to add to my permanent collection (Bioshock). Games like Prey, Lost Planet, The Darkness, etc are perfect as rentals.
Attach a few of these to Shakira's rear end and play "Hey Ya!" on repeat.
Now where's my Nobel prize?
Actually, Poland was as ready for modern war as any other country in the 1930's. Politics were their downfall. France and Britain never came to their aid in time. Russia came in on Germany's side. So Poland had to deal with two of the largest armies in the world at that time on two fronts. The numbers were just against them.
Also, everyone makes fun of the Polish calvary, but they were actually fairly effective. They didn't attack tanks like everyone likes to believe, they attacked the infantry who were in the rear. Heck, the Germans used calvary throughout the war and much of their artillery was horse/mule driven to the end.A premium that I bought last July. Plenty of play time on it and it's also my primary DVD player. It has only frozen a handful of times and usually with buggy games (Oblivion and Call of Duty 3). I keep my apartment fairly cool and the unit has plenty of breathing room behind it.
My original xbox still works fine too. Maybe I'm just lucky.
American lingo on an American site? What is this world coming to?!
it's just a paper weight. If you put a bullet in a translator...oh wait...
It would be one thing if the US had accumulated its wealth in fair and equal competition with the rest of the world. But I doubt anyone would claim that to be true...
Just like how Europe accumulated its wealth in fair and equal competition.
Because I hear the crabs aren't nearly as good at Cheyenne Mountain ;)
Which of those versions can you play online though? For the ones you can play online, do they have matchmaking and a large player pool too?
No shit.
If it weren't for your Firefox Extension, I'd be clawing my eyeballs out ;)
I'm sure it's trivial, but I hope that if Ninentendo is going to support classic games that you can play them as they were originally intended. I've tried playing old games on emulators and the experience is very different.
Maybe I'm just being particular, but I don't think I'd want to play old games with the GC controller or the new wand controller. Like I mentioned in another post, old fighting games in particular scream to be played with the controller for which they were designed.
I've tried those games on a keyboard and it sucks. I'd imagine it'd be just as rough on a GC controller or the new Revolution controller. My muscle memory still likes the old layouts.
Personally, I'd buy a a few classic style controllers to relive the old days all on one system. Perhaps a few for each system for multiplayer games. And that creates further issues. What about games like Secret of Mana for the SNES that need 3 controllers (for the real experience) when the system only supported 2 by default? Will multi-tap support be built in?
I'm not too familiar with Denver. I guess the Air Force has a big presence out there.
I know it's harder than it sounds, but if you can get a defense job you don't need to worry about outsourcing because most of that work can only be done by US citizens. Plus if they give you security clearance they have an incentive to hold on to you since they invested so much money into clearing you.
I'm currently leaving my job at a web-app/consulting company to take on a job at a defense company, so you can guess that I'm totally psyched about the job security it will entail, not to mention all the cool technologies I'll be working on. Sure, layoffs are possible if a large contract falls through, but that's a worry at any company. You just have to minimize your risks where you can.
If you live near DC especially, I recommend looking into the defense industry. As long as you don't have any moral objection to supporting the military-industrial complex it's good way to go. At least you can have the satisfaction that you're working for a stronger America (economically and technologically, after all military and aerospace tech are some of our biggest exports).