Only on Slashdot will you find half the community insisting on an older man improbably playing the main character in the Hobbit... just for the sake of one line of dialogue continuity.
I just wanted to applaud your response. How is feminism and equal rights a progressive tool when it involves reaching into other people's lives and telling them how to enjoy their own sexual fantasies? A lesser wouldn't have been able to pull it off without a derisive comment.
Of course, what's the use in debating someone who spouts off in a self-righteous rage of (literally)fire and brimstone?
Exactly, hurt feelings all around for grade schoolers.
Fred: Billy! Jason wants to get in! Get out of here! Billy: Okay, bye guys. *door closes* (Billy of course returns after 2 hours of waiting when someone else leaves, only to get booted again when Enrico shows up. The cycle continues...)
Kodos: It's true, we are aliens. But what are you going to do about it? It's a two-party system; you have to vote for one of us. Man1: He's right, this is a two-party system. Man2: Well, I believe I'll vote for a third-party candidate. Kang: Go ahead, throw your vote away!
A mother USING an Xbox??? MWAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAH! Any mother that would be willing to look at a video game console, let alone use one for personal use is one I'd like to see.
Obviously though, the Millenium Force isn't the only rollercoaster at Cedar Point. While I unfortunately haven't been to the park for a couple years and therefore haven't had the opportunity to ride Millenium, I can say there are good rides and bad ones.
My two favorites: The Magnum (former tallest steel at Cedar Point) and the Raptor (legs free coaster) They're both incredibly exciting while smooth at the same time.
My two lease favorites: The Mean Streak (gigantic wooden) and the Mantis (stand-up) The Mean Streak was so jarring that while it was an exciting coaster, it was mostly painful and nautious. I felt kinda sick after riding this one. My limbs just aren't what they were when I was in high school 5 years ago.
The Mantis was one of the worst coasters I've ever been on. While you wouldn't think a steel to be so jarring, this one whips you from one direction to the next rapidly, slamming your head against the harness. The G-forces seem pretty high and discomforting, because when you finally get off you feel miserable, at least my dad and I did. To make matters even worse, as this is a stand-up coaster, you have to sit on what basically amounts to a bicycle seat. Instead of your cushy rump taking the force, it all goes to... your groin and your legs. "That will chafe my willie." I'm in pain just talking about it. Good luck walking afterwards.
Heyyyyy, you probably know my friend Atley right? He went to Oberlin.
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I couldn't agree more. After episode 6 I really got my hopes up that there would be a continued development of depth between Shinji and Rei but in the end everything basically fell apart.
The end of the series is just one tragic loss after another. Despite what Shinji said, Rei really was replacable in the end as a vessel for what barely passes as a human soul. After failing to defeat an angel, Asuka's world colapses in on itself. The secondary classmates abruptly move away to never be seen again. Kajii dies, Misato cries, Shin-chan gets a boyfriend only to kill him in the same episode. The ending was mainly the destruction of everything the series created.
Sure episode 26 ends with Shinji on a resoundingly positive note, but this wasn't worked towards at all. The final two episodes just seemed to be painfully incoherent. The so-called "happy ending" was just a cop-out.
The series is not nearly what it could have been. Anyone who would dispute that does so by rationalizing IMHO.
That's very true, note the episode where Shinji refused to attack unit 04 regardless of how many people it would kill or what his orders were.
Asuka on the other hand is all about bashing those standards.
How is Rei the id? That would mean she's merely instinctual impulses that lead to primitive desires. She never really desired anything did she?
There's a big difference between what the world would "like" and what the world is actually able to achieve. The consensus has been that Kyoto is an unattainable goal, and there's no reason to debate about something that's going to fail in the end anyway. The fact is European nations have not as of yet adopted Kyoto so Bush's backing out of it is a moot point so far. The difference is you are willing to pretend that you'll go along with it and we are not.
That being said I will definitely admit America has not done nearly enough to control our own pollution levels including the emissions of our silly SUV's.
It wasn't just bad writing that dragged the movie down, it was bad directing. Personally, I chalk it up to the arrogance of Squaresoft that guy who writes and basically directs their video games, Hironobu Sakaguchi, could be equally adept at directing a movie. The man had never directed before and it completely showed in scenes that were supposed to show dramatic tension but came off as awkward. Note the scene at the beginning where Baldwin becomes apparently infected and collapses. The scene moves so fast that before you can say WTF? he's back to normal again. Instead of playing it safe with familliar characters that would draw an audience from anyone who had ever played the game series, Square continued to do what they had done for every Final Fantasy series prior. They reinvented the wheel in hopes of making a better wheel, but in this case they learned that making a quality movie requires more than their time-tested video game formula.
I would chalk it up as:
1. Disloyalty to the fans in making a movie that while thematically similar is for the most part dissimillar to the video game series as far as monsters, music, villians, characters, worlds are concerned. All material that could have made this a familliar Final Fantasy movie was wasted.
2. Confidence that a man who creates good video games maketed primarily towards younger Japanese could make a $100 million+ feature marketed primarily towards mainstream US audiences.
Not only are they releasing it dubbed, but if you watch the trailer @ www.escamovie.com you'll find out that it's poorly dubbed. Hopefully with the success of movies like Crouching Tiger, Iron Monkey, Run Lola Run and Brotherhood of the Wolf among others, the pathetic anime companies will realize that people prefer the untainted product.
That being said, the voices of Final Fantasy X were more than adequate, they were pretty darn good IMO.
I go to tech and have taken these classes. Here are some examples of programs they assigned for us to write in Java.
1. Make a Connect Four game
2. Make a gui that takes in sets of points and vectors and draws them. Buttons must be added to rotate and shift your drawing.
3. Make a "file directory system" where "folders" can be created beneath each other and the directory can be traversed and folders can be created, deleted, etc. (basically a program that traverses linked lists)
Most of the programs they assign in these classes take up hundreds of lines of code. For programs that large, if anything looks simillar after stripping the whitespace and changing the variable names.... yeah, they probably did cheat.
I wouldn't say something as extreme as that, but in general the game was a letdown. The 40 characters absolutely sucked ass but more importantly, the gameplay just didn't seem challenging. You could use the same strategy over and over for every enemy in the entire game. Plus (SPOILER) what's with that stupid Darth Vader aspect of the plot? If Serge's father had his soul removed and his appearance changed, wtf does it matter that he's the main badguy? The plot did a good job of tying everything together imo but you're right, too much liberal hand-wringing taking place here. By saving Kid's life you killed the faries! It wasn't the Dwarves' fault, it was your fault because you killed the Hydra! Don't you feel guilty?
God bless you Atlus for Persona 2: EP. If I was a chick I'd have Jack Frost's baby. I'm looking forward to their Wizardry PS2 game too. (since I have an aversion to playing anything on the pc for some reason)
Ugh, VIII is a nightmare. It's like the biggest plot element is finding out whether Zell will get his hot dog. Oddly enough the fmv was probably the best out of the PSX 3, the flashiest at the very least. That part with Irvine at the end of the first disc... god damn... I never beat it though. They really try your patience with the GF's that take 30 seconds each to summon. Then with the final boss they ramp the difficulty level up all of a sudden and I'm left hopeless and 5 hours of experience/weapon gaining to take that bitch out. My strategy: I'm at college, watch someone else beat it for you!
Mwa ha ha ha ha, the slashdot mentality at its barest! Just say "fuck intellectual property" and forget about rationalizing why it would be better for society. (since it's better for/.ers)
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Only on Slashdot will you find half the community insisting on an older man improbably playing the main character in the Hobbit... just for the sake of one line of dialogue continuity.
I just wanted to applaud your response. How is feminism and equal rights a progressive tool when it involves reaching into other people's lives and telling them how to enjoy their own sexual fantasies? A lesser wouldn't have been able to pull it off without a derisive comment. Of course, what's the use in debating someone who spouts off in a self-righteous rage of (literally)fire and brimstone?
Nonsense! This is aviation software, it isn't brain surgury!
That would be the statement for "the secret is whether the code word is bush or not."
Exactly, hurt feelings all around for grade schoolers.
Fred: Billy! Jason wants to get in! Get out of here!
Billy: Okay, bye guys. *door closes*
(Billy of course returns after 2 hours of waiting when someone else leaves, only to get booted again when Enrico shows up. The cycle continues...)
Kodos: It's true, we are aliens. But what are you going to do about it? It's a two-party system; you have to vote for one of us.
Man1: He's right, this is a two-party system.
Man2: Well, I believe I'll vote for a third-party candidate.
Kang: Go ahead, throw your vote away!
Emergency evacuation? The pilot should just hit the "wings fall off" button!
A mother USING an Xbox??? MWAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAH! Any mother that would be willing to look at a video game console, let alone use one for personal use is one I'd like to see.
Obviously though, the Millenium Force isn't the only rollercoaster at Cedar Point. While I unfortunately haven't been to the park for a couple years and therefore haven't had the opportunity to ride Millenium, I can say there are good rides and bad ones. My two favorites: The Magnum (former tallest steel at Cedar Point) and the Raptor (legs free coaster) They're both incredibly exciting while smooth at the same time. My two lease favorites: The Mean Streak (gigantic wooden) and the Mantis (stand-up) The Mean Streak was so jarring that while it was an exciting coaster, it was mostly painful and nautious. I felt kinda sick after riding this one. My limbs just aren't what they were when I was in high school 5 years ago. The Mantis was one of the worst coasters I've ever been on. While you wouldn't think a steel to be so jarring, this one whips you from one direction to the next rapidly, slamming your head against the harness. The G-forces seem pretty high and discomforting, because when you finally get off you feel miserable, at least my dad and I did. To make matters even worse, as this is a stand-up coaster, you have to sit on what basically amounts to a bicycle seat. Instead of your cushy rump taking the force, it all goes to... your groin and your legs. "That will chafe my willie." I'm in pain just talking about it. Good luck walking afterwards. Heyyyyy, you probably know my friend Atley right? He went to Oberlin.
You should be sure to read THE REAL MARY JANE STORY then!!!
Evangelion is mainstream and has been so ever since the tapes' commercial release.
SPOILERS I couldn't agree more. After episode 6 I really got my hopes up that there would be a continued development of depth between Shinji and Rei but in the end everything basically fell apart. The end of the series is just one tragic loss after another. Despite what Shinji said, Rei really was replacable in the end as a vessel for what barely passes as a human soul. After failing to defeat an angel, Asuka's world colapses in on itself. The secondary classmates abruptly move away to never be seen again. Kajii dies, Misato cries, Shin-chan gets a boyfriend only to kill him in the same episode. The ending was mainly the destruction of everything the series created. Sure episode 26 ends with Shinji on a resoundingly positive note, but this wasn't worked towards at all. The final two episodes just seemed to be painfully incoherent. The so-called "happy ending" was just a cop-out. The series is not nearly what it could have been. Anyone who would dispute that does so by rationalizing IMHO.
That's very true, note the episode where Shinji refused to attack unit 04 regardless of how many people it would kill or what his orders were. Asuka on the other hand is all about bashing those standards. How is Rei the id? That would mean she's merely instinctual impulses that lead to primitive desires. She never really desired anything did she?
You loser, you stole my name!
That being said I will definitely admit America has not done nearly enough to control our own pollution levels including the emissions of our silly SUV's.
It wasn't just bad writing that dragged the movie down, it was bad directing. Personally, I chalk it up to the arrogance of Squaresoft that guy who writes and basically directs their video games, Hironobu Sakaguchi, could be equally adept at directing a movie. The man had never directed before and it completely showed in scenes that were supposed to show dramatic tension but came off as awkward. Note the scene at the beginning where Baldwin becomes apparently infected and collapses. The scene moves so fast that before you can say WTF? he's back to normal again. Instead of playing it safe with familliar characters that would draw an audience from anyone who had ever played the game series, Square continued to do what they had done for every Final Fantasy series prior. They reinvented the wheel in hopes of making a better wheel, but in this case they learned that making a quality movie requires more than their time-tested video game formula. I would chalk it up as: 1. Disloyalty to the fans in making a movie that while thematically similar is for the most part dissimillar to the video game series as far as monsters, music, villians, characters, worlds are concerned. All material that could have made this a familliar Final Fantasy movie was wasted. 2. Confidence that a man who creates good video games maketed primarily towards younger Japanese could make a $100 million+ feature marketed primarily towards mainstream US audiences.
Not only are they releasing it dubbed, but if you watch the trailer @ www.escamovie.com you'll find out that it's poorly dubbed. Hopefully with the success of movies like Crouching Tiger, Iron Monkey, Run Lola Run and Brotherhood of the Wolf among others, the pathetic anime companies will realize that people prefer the untainted product. That being said, the voices of Final Fantasy X were more than adequate, they were pretty darn good IMO.
You have chosen... poorly.
I go to tech and have taken these classes. Here are some examples of programs they assigned for us to write in Java. 1. Make a Connect Four game 2. Make a gui that takes in sets of points and vectors and draws them. Buttons must be added to rotate and shift your drawing. 3. Make a "file directory system" where "folders" can be created beneath each other and the directory can be traversed and folders can be created, deleted, etc. (basically a program that traverses linked lists) Most of the programs they assign in these classes take up hundreds of lines of code. For programs that large, if anything looks simillar after stripping the whitespace and changing the variable names.... yeah, they probably did cheat.
Hmm, I've been boycotting them all this time and I never even noticed.
I expected it... damn spoilers. Well, I was surprised when Dr. Lugae died! Grrr, Lugae, how dare he!
I wouldn't say something as extreme as that, but in general the game was a letdown. The 40 characters absolutely sucked ass but more importantly, the gameplay just didn't seem challenging. You could use the same strategy over and over for every enemy in the entire game. Plus (SPOILER) what's with that stupid Darth Vader aspect of the plot? If Serge's father had his soul removed and his appearance changed, wtf does it matter that he's the main badguy? The plot did a good job of tying everything together imo but you're right, too much liberal hand-wringing taking place here. By saving Kid's life you killed the faries! It wasn't the Dwarves' fault, it was your fault because you killed the Hydra! Don't you feel guilty?
God bless you Atlus for Persona 2: EP. If I was a chick I'd have Jack Frost's baby. I'm looking forward to their Wizardry PS2 game too. (since I have an aversion to playing anything on the pc for some reason)
Ugh, VIII is a nightmare. It's like the biggest plot element is finding out whether Zell will get his hot dog. Oddly enough the fmv was probably the best out of the PSX 3, the flashiest at the very least. That part with Irvine at the end of the first disc... god damn... I never beat it though. They really try your patience with the GF's that take 30 seconds each to summon. Then with the final boss they ramp the difficulty level up all of a sudden and I'm left hopeless and 5 hours of experience/weapon gaining to take that bitch out. My strategy: I'm at college, watch someone else beat it for you!
Mwa ha ha ha ha, the slashdot mentality at its barest! Just say "fuck intellectual property" and forget about rationalizing why it would be better for society. (since it's better for /.ers)