The way we learn has changed; probably irrevocably. We are now in a post-literary world. We increasingly think more visually and spatially, and less sequentially (thus the reduction of news to 30-second bites, but in a multitude of them). We learn by seeing and doing, and not by reading and hearing. It stands to reason that our teaching methods will have to change, as well.
I'm not doubting what you're saying about how 4E per-level class abilities work. I'm contesting the notion that this model is unique to WoW, or even that it represents a significant break from previous iterations of D&D.
In 3E, if you weren't playing a spellcaster, you modeled your character on one of several feat trees that you progressed in throughout your characters careers (i.e. TWF, Whirlwind Attack [whose prereq's are a tree in and of themselves], ranged attacks, unarmed attacks, grappling and defensive fighting just to name a few feat trees from the core PHB).
Now, however, Wizards has stated that any company hoping to publish products for their new edition must agree to discontinue any currently open licensed products and produce no further open products at all â" Dungeons & Dragons related or not
Absolutely incorrect, and the linked post from Scott Rouse doesn't even support that conclusion. You will not be allowed to mix GSL mechanics with OGL mechanics in the same product. IOW, you can't have a book that is both 4E GSL and 3.5 OGL. This is a far cry from the sensationalism written up here.
John McCain believes that banning ammunition is just another way to undermine Second Amendment rights. He voted against an amendment that would have banned many of the most commonly used hunting cartridges on the spurious grounds that they were "apocalyptic" in nature.
What? Hunting the moon with my OBC is not apocalyptic! Friggin' liberals...
Charcharadon, I'm writing in your name on my ballot this November. Clearly, civilian use of armed power suits will represent a crime deterrent, and this should be the single greatest campaign platform this year.
I will, however, need "carry and conceal" permits for all the hidden orbital bombardment cannons.
Will the Bene Gesserit have magic school-girl outfit change sequences? Ooh, ooh! The Guild navigators could have tentacles! And Paul needs to be 12, have a girly voice, and spiky hair. Totally play up the angst. Also, you have to call out the name of the Wierding Way maneuvers you're using ("Desert Flower Wierding Strike Omega!!!!").
IIRC, the Duncan that appears in the first movie is pretty old. Actually, he's pretty dead. His name was Richard Jordan, and he was a damn fine actor. I am really sorry Duncan didn't have a bigger role in the Lynch film. That said, Duncan didn't have a really huge role in the books until they started resurrecting him. Too bad you can't do the same thing with Jordan.:(
I didn't take it as mockery, per se. Rather, it seemed consistent with the overall theme that, in politics, everything is a tool. Religion, sex, family, war; nothing is sacred in the Dune universe, and there are no clean hands. Everything is pragmatically engineered for maximum exploitation.
The first Dune movie is some of the finest cinema ever made, IMHO. It may miss the book at many significant points, but it does capture the tone and atmosphere of it. The costumes, set design, and dialog were all very true to the book. I also loved the Toto soundtrack. My only real beef is the removal of lasguns and the addition of "wierding modules." This is not enough to make me hate the movie, however.
I don't need another remake of the first book, anyway. I'd much rather they made a movie on the second or third books.
I said people screwing up were responsible for nuclear fuses being sent to Taiwan. I don't like big government; but my usage of it was for devil's advocate only, and you're reframing my whole argument to center on it. So let me say it again: a gaggle of idiots screwed up, obviously broke a procedure somewhere, and sent parts off by mistake. It could happen in the best of governments, Republican or democrat (or, as it is now, both). Find the people, fire them to make an example, and send everyone to a morning meeting where you talk about how important procedure is. Case closed. This isn't a Republican plot to destroy the world; I promise (cross my heart and hope to die).
Now, about your second paragraph: are you implying that the previous democratic administration (which Gore was a part of) had no federal usurpation of individual rights (ATF debacles, DCS1000, Echelon), or global interventionism (Haiti, Somalia, Yugoslavia [multi-national or no, they were sovereign nations that we invaded; not saying it was wrong, mind you])? I mean, because you said "would have clearly brought none of these catastrophes," when I do not think it is so clear as you think it is. Have you learned nothing from the last 2 years of democratic congressional rule? What happened to all those campaign promises? No matter where you stand, there's nothing new on the other side of the aisle.
when you're committed to believing that "equal opportunity big government" is to blame?
You do not read; go read again. And where did "equal opportunity" come into this? You need to email my arguments to me ahead of time to make sure I post the right ones; because I missed that one.
like an entire American city left to drown?
Don't forget to mention the baby-eating, too. Every Friday is baby-fry down at the local Ronald Reagen Pentacostal Church of Our Republican Savior. Dammit, why do Republicans hate people so much?
There is certainly cause and effect from Republicans insisting that government can't work, then proving it when they get the power.
No, libertarians believe government can't work. Republicans think government can work when it stops micromanaging. Like you say in an earlier post, though; once they got in power, they became what they campaigned against. Actual policy differences between the two parties are... uh... zilch. There are no conservatives in government. Neo-con's and democrats only differ on foreign policy.
I asked what procedural measures were cut. So far you haven't given me anything but finger-pointing and innuendo. BTW, does...
Republicans, who for years have proven they'll expand government faster than anyone, even as they hollow it out to make it less safe?
...mean that you acknowledge the following statement to be false?
But that was before 7-13 years of Republicans running the system according to the principle "shrink government small enough to drown it in New Orleans^W^Wa bathtub".
BTW, I'm not really blaming big government (note that I said "What if I say blah blah blah?"). I offered up my statement as an equally ludicrous causation-by-correlation argument (only slightly less ludicrous, because my correlative factor was real and not made up) to see how you like it.
No, I blame human beings being in charge of the whole process from top-to-bottom. They screw everything up.
Specifics. Which fail-safe procedures were cut during the great "government shrinkage" of the 2000's? Or are you making stuff up because it fits your partisan political narrative? What if I say that things got sloppy because our bureaucracy is so big it can no longer effectively run, as has been for decades?
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The way we learn has changed; probably irrevocably. We are now in a post-literary world. We increasingly think more visually and spatially, and less sequentially (thus the reduction of news to 30-second bites, but in a multitude of them). We learn by seeing and doing, and not by reading and hearing. It stands to reason that our teaching methods will have to change, as well.
I'm not doubting what you're saying about how 4E per-level class abilities work. I'm contesting the notion that this model is unique to WoW, or even that it represents a significant break from previous iterations of D&D.
In 3E, if you weren't playing a spellcaster, you modeled your character on one of several feat trees that you progressed in throughout your characters careers (i.e. TWF, Whirlwind Attack [whose prereq's are a tree in and of themselves], ranged attacks, unarmed attacks, grappling and defensive fighting just to name a few feat trees from the core PHB).
The obvious answer is that the summary is sensationalist and not true.
You mean like the ranger, where you pick ranged or TWF specialization, and get your per-level abilities based on that choice?
I once believed D&D 4E was WoW-ish. I now believe that WoW is D&D 3E-ish.
To quote Scott Rouse further:
What? Hunting the moon with my OBC is not apocalyptic! Friggin' liberals...John McCain believes that banning ammunition is just another way to undermine Second Amendment rights. He voted against an amendment that would have banned many of the most commonly used hunting cartridges on the spurious grounds that they were "apocalyptic" in nature.
Charcharadon, I'm writing in your name on my ballot this November. Clearly, civilian use of armed power suits will represent a crime deterrent, and this should be the single greatest campaign platform this year.
I will, however, need "carry and conceal" permits for all the hidden orbital bombardment cannons.
And, indeed, its sequels sucked.
I wanted to tag it getawayfromheryoubitch, but my funny tagging efforts only ever go for naught. Alas...
Or, this report is just telling us Calvanists what we already knew. ;P
Gray is a color, grey is a colour.
Will the Bene Gesserit have magic school-girl outfit change sequences? Ooh, ooh! The Guild navigators could have tentacles! And Paul needs to be 12, have a girly voice, and spiky hair. Totally play up the angst. Also, you have to call out the name of the Wierding Way maneuvers you're using ("Desert Flower Wierding Strike Omega!!!!").
I didn't take it as mockery, per se. Rather, it seemed consistent with the overall theme that, in politics, everything is a tool. Religion, sex, family, war; nothing is sacred in the Dune universe, and there are no clean hands. Everything is pragmatically engineered for maximum exploitation.
It is rather cynical, but not mocking.
The first Dune movie is some of the finest cinema ever made, IMHO. It may miss the book at many significant points, but it does capture the tone and atmosphere of it. The costumes, set design, and dialog were all very true to the book. I also loved the Toto soundtrack. My only real beef is the removal of lasguns and the addition of "wierding modules." This is not enough to make me hate the movie, however.
I don't need another remake of the first book, anyway. I'd much rather they made a movie on the second or third books.
I said people screwing up were responsible for nuclear fuses being sent to Taiwan. I don't like big government; but my usage of it was for devil's advocate only, and you're reframing my whole argument to center on it. So let me say it again: a gaggle of idiots screwed up, obviously broke a procedure somewhere, and sent parts off by mistake. It could happen in the best of governments, Republican or democrat (or, as it is now, both). Find the people, fire them to make an example, and send everyone to a morning meeting where you talk about how important procedure is. Case closed. This isn't a Republican plot to destroy the world; I promise (cross my heart and hope to die).
Now, about your second paragraph: are you implying that the previous democratic administration (which Gore was a part of) had no federal usurpation of individual rights (ATF debacles, DCS1000, Echelon), or global interventionism (Haiti, Somalia, Yugoslavia [multi-national or no, they were sovereign nations that we invaded; not saying it was wrong, mind you])? I mean, because you said "would have clearly brought none of these catastrophes," when I do not think it is so clear as you think it is. Have you learned nothing from the last 2 years of democratic congressional rule? What happened to all those campaign promises? No matter where you stand, there's nothing new on the other side of the aisle.
No, I blame human beings being in charge of the whole process from top-to-bottom. They screw everything up.
Specifics. Which fail-safe procedures were cut during the great "government shrinkage" of the 2000's? Or are you making stuff up because it fits your partisan political narrative? What if I say that things got sloppy because our bureaucracy is so big it can no longer effectively run, as has been for decades?
Wow. The memories. I read that book back in high school, over 10 years ago.
Exactly. Everyone wants to explore Mars. Now, terraforming that sumbitch and getting it precious resources; you need a Republican. ;P
Going to the emergency room regularly when all you need is some 'tussin.
I missed the word "kicks." I haven't had my coffee yet, and I'm a typical Slashdot reader. You can't have too high of an expectation for me.
Otherwise, are they getting tired of optical thingies? It makes no sense. It must be a misspelling.