No offense to you, it was a relevant link (and I'm 99% sure you didn't write it), but that, my friend, was perhaps the most UNFUNNY article ever written.
Yeah, and like 13,000 calories (400 calories per slice, 8 slices per pie, $10 a pie 400*8*4 = 12,800). Get yourself a $40 dance dance revolution game or even ebay a nintendo power pad. Your arteries will thank you:)
No one wants 2 handhelds. I can understand having an PS2 and a Gamecube, because they each offer so much (plus both can be bought used for little over $200 total on ebay or something), but for me, I only use handhelds in those rare instances when I need portable gaming (airplanes, sometimes on subways, etc), so since I use it only once in a while, why would I need TWO systems? A $100 GBA-SP plus two $30 games easily tides me over for those 5-hour sessions every few weeks/months. And if I'm majorly bored in line or something, just play snake or blackjack or one of the crappy-but-fun games on every phone.
Anyone remember Turbo Grafx 16's portable little sister, the $300 Turbo Express? That was a WONDERFUL piece of engineering, especially for 1989 or whenever it came out. TG16 (console) used creditcard-sized cartridges and the same ones were used in the handheld. The Turbo Express had decent battery life (not Gameboy level, but much better than Game Gear/Nomad) but the $300 was simply more than anyone would want.
guarantee you though that WoW will suffer the same problems at launch that they all do
You may be right, but I'm not so sure. Blizzard has a pretty good reputation about delaying a game until it is truly ready to ship. I mean, Warcraft3 took years to make, they cancelled that Warcraft Adventures game because it simply wasn't going as well as they wanted (but come on, they coulda released a dried up turd with the name "Warcraft adventures" on it and sold a million copies - see Enter The Matrix).
So Blizzard may finally get it right. They're not Eidos. Blizzrad could have released a new Warcraft every year since 1998 (like Eidos has done with Tomb Raider), but they like to wait until a product is ready...
I'm seeing a few people right now, none exclusive, so therefore she's not my girlfriend, just someone I'm seeing. Fine. I'm seeing her. Not "sorta" seeing her.
First off, in the interest of full-disclosure, I must say that I am a Nintendo fanboy and have had every system Nintendo ever made (yes, even Virtual Boy, but I admit it sucked).
My idea for Mario Kart not being online is that it leaves room for the NEXT mario kart to sell well. Think about it... Mario Kart 64 (N64) was totally different than Super Mario Kart (SNES) because it was 3-d. Mario Kart: Double Dash (Gamecube) is similar to MK64, but it has the distinction of being better looking, having the double-player feature and the LAN idea. It's also worth the upgrade from MK64 since it's been 5 years since we've had new tracks and cars.
However, if the Gamecube2 launches in 2005 like Nin hopes, and if MK is a launch or near-launch title, it'll likely be 3-d and may not compel people to shell out another $50 (hell - I still play MK64!), but next time, if the selling point is "Now with full Internet play!" you'll TOTALLY buy it. Imagine a 16-player (or 32) player MK free-for-all! It'd be unbelievable! An 8-player battle mode all the time, etc would be totally awesome.
So it's sorta like the Doom3/Half-Life2 idea. Since they're going to be released so soon to eachother, there seems little reason to buy the 2nd since they're too similar. For that reason, Nin is making sure that MarioKart 256 will be different enough to merit a new $50 purchase (rather than just 20 new tracks and some better graphics).
I may be wrong, but isn't Stratego American? (Maybe it's British). That game is totally strategy-based. At my sleepaway camp, our division leader was the world champion of Stratego and he used to set up a tournament every year. I got in 4th place that year, and to this day I still remember my fatal flaw that I made in that game. Had I done one move differently, I woulda been camp champion:)
Oh, and I agree with others who say that American Board games are more of a social interaction than an actual challenge. When determining a winner-based-on-skill/talent, Americans will usually go the sports route.
There is a clear difference between criticizing Bush/US Gov't and being Anti-American. My parent post simply pointed out that any American-related stories on Slashdot seem to cause the latter.
Why is it that any critcism of a republican is called anti-americanism?
It isn't. Nor did I ever claim it was. I said, if you look at my post, that every time there is a slashdot story ABOUT america, republicans, etc then there is anti-AMERICANism. The 1023 comments (as of now) within 2 hrs of posting the story, many anti-american, prove this.
even reasonable Americans can have a problem with Reagan
I 100% agree with you. I'm no republican, and I find faults with the Reagan years, but because he had FAULTS. Not because he was republican, pro-military, highly nationalistic or anything else. I will say bad things about both Reagan and Clinton, and great things about both. Partisan politics plagues both the USA and the world.
Here we go again. Why is it that ANY time anything tangentially related to a republican, american, "threat to humanity" or anything else from the USA appears on/. there is an inevitable anti-American flamewar?
Wow. You must be from the same school-of-thought as the tactful parent. While many web-based stories DO have hyperlinks, many (many) don't. Many simply say "(Reuters)" etc. The parent is accusing the author of "hiding the truth" or something by not having a hypertext link and assumes that not being very in-depth is "dumbing it down to the max," which he decides is a horrible crime, which is why I replied the way I did.
Basically, you and the parent have an idea of what an article has to be in order for it not to be criticized. I'm sure the author is so regretful that he (she?) did not follow the protocol of someone who goes by "Eunuchswear."
PS - Um, duh... what's a hyperlink? What's a link-thingy? I'm glad you really "Dumbed-down" for me, seeing as you're so intelligent and have assumed I'm some kind of idiot because you said "link-thingies" instead of "link" so that I'd understand. In my medical school, the doctors always have to use phrases like "Disease thingy" and "cell-thingy" for me. You rock, dude!
This is NOT some Cal Tech astrophysics dept release. This was a press release DESINGNED for the casual reader, so obviously it is not very detailed. Mainstream scientific articles are usually written without the advanced scientific details (which, for some reason, you decide to label as "dumbed down to the max"). I am a medical student, and we often have to read the original New England Journal of Med articles about "mainstream" medical stories. Let me tell you, there is no way a casual reader can read such an article without looking up every other word in a medical dictionary. Mainstream scientific articles feature a little bit of sceintific details, but leave most of them out, for it would confuse the casual reader.
For example, the recent story of the conjointed ("Siamese") Iranian women was featured on CNN, Foxnews, NY Times, etc. Usually, somewhere in the story/article, they would usually say something along the lines of "these twins shared common brain blood vessels but had separate brains." Done. That tells the casual, non-medically inclined public enough details so that they can grasp the idea of what was involved with the girls, but not too much as to confuse and lose the reader/viewer. Now, I'm sure this fall I'll have to read some in-depth article about the case, in which we'll have to know a little bit more than "some vessels" and what "separate brains" actually means. Does that mean that the CNN story is stupid? Of course not. Is it "dumbed down?" No, not in the sense that if you don't know what the Meninges and Cranial Nerves are that you're "dumb."
Bottom line is that you are, for some reason, criticizing this news source as "dumbed down to the max" and that there is some plot where the author felt "compelled to hide the dirty details of science from the masses." Again, if they started mentioning H-R diagrams and littered the article with Greek letters and formulas in an article such as this, they would lose the concentration, and readership, of a large amount of their audience.
Couldn't these people do something more productive with their time?
You mean, they're idiots for building a scientific and educational piece of art, and you're NOT wasting your time by surfing the web on Saturday evening?:)
As an astro minor at cornell, I know exactly what your ex's mistake was.
The Ithaca model (proposed by Carl Sagan, a Cornell astro professor) has the Sun and inner planets in the center of the town (The Ithaca Commons), and yes, like someone else said, Pluto is in fact located in the area.
The marker in Hawaii is actually Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system (at 4 light-years distance). Most people would simply pass by this monument, but Sagan, in all his genius, realized that for the thousands of Ithaca residents and Cornell/Ithaca College student who go to Hawaii, after having travelled thousands of miles, at least a few would really put into perspective how small we really are in the universe (I know it's a definate stop for me when I visit Hawaii eventually).
Sagan often wrote in this area. His "sequel" to his classic Cosmos was Pale Blue Dot. The name of that book is derived from a photograph of Voyager 2, way past Neptune, taking a photo of the solar system (again, this was Sagan's idea). Earth appears as a few blue pixels. Sagan would brilliantly describe to his readers (and students) such scales of the universe to us, and then write about how meaningless our bloodshed over a few miles of land or gold can be. It really put it into perspective. Get his books. Half.com has Cosmos and Pale Blue Dot for a few bucks each.
- Watches American movies - Drinks American colas - Eats at American food chains - Uses American computer software/operating systems - Buys American music - Watches American television
... outside of the USA. Right.
It's stupid, blind, anti-American statements like that that make Americans think Europeans are arrogant assholes. I for one have travelled all over the world and find amazing things in many many cultures including Europe. This whole "you suck/we rule" thing is so idiotic on BOTH sides, but since many people are simply dying for an enemy, I guess you've picked us...
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No offense to you, it was a relevant link (and I'm 99% sure you didn't write it), but that, my friend, was perhaps the most UNFUNNY article ever written.
Don't forget Viewtiful Joe (Gamecube), one of the greatest games of 2003, from the import-buzz. It's a 2-D platformer and looking to kick some arse!
$40 buys a lot of pizza
:)
Yeah, and like 13,000 calories (400 calories per slice, 8 slices per pie, $10 a pie 400*8*4 = 12,800). Get yourself a $40 dance dance revolution game or even ebay a nintendo power pad. Your arteries will thank you
I agree. Just today there was an article on cnn.com about there being "70 Sextillion Stars" in the universe (70 million million million).
No one wants 2 handhelds. I can understand having an PS2 and a Gamecube, because they each offer so much (plus both can be bought used for little over $200 total on ebay or something), but for me, I only use handhelds in those rare instances when I need portable gaming (airplanes, sometimes on subways, etc), so since I use it only once in a while, why would I need TWO systems? A $100 GBA-SP plus two $30 games easily tides me over for those 5-hour sessions every few weeks/months. And if I'm majorly bored in line or something, just play snake or blackjack or one of the crappy-but-fun games on every phone.
Anyone remember Turbo Grafx 16's portable little sister, the $300 Turbo Express? That was a WONDERFUL piece of engineering, especially for 1989 or whenever it came out. TG16 (console) used creditcard-sized cartridges and the same ones were used in the handheld. The Turbo Express had decent battery life (not Gameboy level, but much better than Game Gear/Nomad) but the $300 was simply more than anyone would want.
guarantee you though that WoW will suffer the same problems at launch that they all do
You may be right, but I'm not so sure. Blizzard has a pretty good reputation about delaying a game until it is truly ready to ship. I mean, Warcraft3 took years to make, they cancelled that Warcraft Adventures game because it simply wasn't going as well as they wanted (but come on, they coulda released a dried up turd with the name "Warcraft adventures" on it and sold a million copies - see Enter The Matrix).
So Blizzard may finally get it right. They're not Eidos. Blizzrad could have released a new Warcraft every year since 1998 (like Eidos has done with Tomb Raider), but they like to wait until a product is ready...
I don't cheat on girlfriends...
I'm seeing a few people right now, none exclusive, so therefore she's not my girlfriend, just someone I'm seeing. Fine. I'm seeing her. Not "sorta" seeing her.
First off, in the interest of full-disclosure, I must say that I am a Nintendo fanboy and have had every system Nintendo ever made (yes, even Virtual Boy, but I admit it sucked).
My idea for Mario Kart not being online is that it leaves room for the NEXT mario kart to sell well. Think about it... Mario Kart 64 (N64) was totally different than Super Mario Kart (SNES) because it was 3-d. Mario Kart: Double Dash (Gamecube) is similar to MK64, but it has the distinction of being better looking, having the double-player feature and the LAN idea. It's also worth the upgrade from MK64 since it's been 5 years since we've had new tracks and cars.
However, if the Gamecube2 launches in 2005 like Nin hopes, and if MK is a launch or near-launch title, it'll likely be 3-d and may not compel people to shell out another $50 (hell - I still play MK64!), but next time, if the selling point is "Now with full Internet play!" you'll TOTALLY buy it. Imagine a 16-player (or 32) player MK free-for-all! It'd be unbelievable! An 8-player battle mode all the time, etc would be totally awesome.
So it's sorta like the Doom3/Half-Life2 idea. Since they're going to be released so soon to eachother, there seems little reason to buy the 2nd since they're too similar. For that reason, Nin is making sure that MarioKart 256 will be different enough to merit a new $50 purchase (rather than just 20 new tracks and some better graphics).
Just my $0.02
The girl I'm sorta seeing likes to play strip Dr. Mario :)
American board games are generally garbage
:)
I may be wrong, but isn't Stratego American? (Maybe it's British). That game is totally strategy-based. At my sleepaway camp, our division leader was the world champion of Stratego and he used to set up a tournament every year. I got in 4th place that year, and to this day I still remember my fatal flaw that I made in that game. Had I done one move differently, I woulda been camp champion
Oh, and I agree with others who say that American Board games are more of a social interaction than an actual challenge. When determining a winner-based-on-skill/talent, Americans will usually go the sports route.
Shouldn't that be T3? :)
No, T2 has a new special edition released about every 3 months or so...
To be continued is the cheapest most unprofessional ending ever
Oh no you didn't... you did not just insult my favorite movie EVER... Back to the Future!
There is a clear difference between criticizing Bush/US Gov't and being Anti-American. My parent post simply pointed out that any American-related stories on Slashdot seem to cause the latter.
Why is it that any critcism of a republican is called anti-americanism?
It isn't. Nor did I ever claim it was. I said, if you look at my post, that every time there is a slashdot story ABOUT america, republicans, etc then there is anti-AMERICANism. The 1023 comments (as of now) within 2 hrs of posting the story, many anti-american, prove this.
even reasonable Americans can have a problem with Reagan
I 100% agree with you. I'm no republican, and I find faults with the Reagan years, but because he had FAULTS. Not because he was republican, pro-military, highly nationalistic or anything else. I will say bad things about both Reagan and Clinton, and great things about both. Partisan politics plagues both the USA and the world.
Cue Anti-American debate...
/. there is an inevitable anti-American flamewar?
Here we go again. Why is it that ANY time anything tangentially related to a republican, american, "threat to humanity" or anything else from the USA appears on
Welcome to the 21st century.
Wow. You must be from the same school-of-thought as the tactful parent. While many web-based stories DO have hyperlinks, many (many) don't. Many simply say "(Reuters)" etc. The parent is accusing the author of "hiding the truth" or something by not having a hypertext link and assumes that not being very in-depth is "dumbing it down to the max," which he decides is a horrible crime, which is why I replied the way I did.
Basically, you and the parent have an idea of what an article has to be in order for it not to be criticized. I'm sure the author is so regretful that he (she?) did not follow the protocol of someone who goes by "Eunuchswear."
PS - Um, duh... what's a hyperlink? What's a link-thingy? I'm glad you really "Dumbed-down" for me, seeing as you're so intelligent and have assumed I'm some kind of idiot because you said "link-thingies" instead of "link" so that I'd understand. In my medical school, the doctors always have to use phrases like "Disease thingy" and "cell-thingy" for me. You rock, dude!
Um... how very scientifically-elitist of you...
This is NOT some Cal Tech astrophysics dept release. This was a press release DESINGNED for the casual reader, so obviously it is not very detailed. Mainstream scientific articles are usually written without the advanced scientific details (which, for some reason, you decide to label as "dumbed down to the max"). I am a medical student, and we often have to read the original New England Journal of Med articles about "mainstream" medical stories. Let me tell you, there is no way a casual reader can read such an article without looking up every other word in a medical dictionary. Mainstream scientific articles feature a little bit of sceintific details, but leave most of them out, for it would confuse the casual reader.
For example, the recent story of the conjointed ("Siamese") Iranian women was featured on CNN, Foxnews, NY Times, etc. Usually, somewhere in the story/article, they would usually say something along the lines of "these twins shared common brain blood vessels but had separate brains." Done. That tells the casual, non-medically inclined public enough details so that they can grasp the idea of what was involved with the girls, but not too much as to confuse and lose the reader/viewer. Now, I'm sure this fall I'll have to read some in-depth article about the case, in which we'll have to know a little bit more than "some vessels" and what "separate brains" actually means. Does that mean that the CNN story is stupid? Of course not. Is it "dumbed down?" No, not in the sense that if you don't know what the Meninges and Cranial Nerves are that you're "dumb."
Bottom line is that you are, for some reason, criticizing this news source as "dumbed down to the max" and that there is some plot where the author felt "compelled to hide the dirty details of science from the masses." Again, if they started mentioning H-R diagrams and littered the article with Greek letters and formulas in an article such as this, they would lose the concentration, and readership, of a large amount of their audience.
Interesting how mentioning the Bible is marked as "funny" these days ;)
Couldn't these people do something more productive with their time?
:)
You mean, they're idiots for building a scientific and educational piece of art, and you're NOT wasting your time by surfing the web on Saturday evening?
As an astro minor at cornell, I know exactly what your ex's mistake was.
The Ithaca model (proposed by Carl Sagan, a Cornell astro professor) has the Sun and inner planets in the center of the town (The Ithaca Commons), and yes, like someone else said, Pluto is in fact located in the area.
The marker in Hawaii is actually Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system (at 4 light-years distance). Most people would simply pass by this monument, but Sagan, in all his genius, realized that for the thousands of Ithaca residents and Cornell/Ithaca College student who go to Hawaii, after having travelled thousands of miles, at least a few would really put into perspective how small we really are in the universe (I know it's a definate stop for me when I visit Hawaii eventually).
Sagan often wrote in this area. His "sequel" to his classic Cosmos was Pale Blue Dot. The name of that book is derived from a photograph of Voyager 2, way past Neptune, taking a photo of the solar system (again, this was Sagan's idea). Earth appears as a few blue pixels. Sagan would brilliantly describe to his readers (and students) such scales of the universe to us, and then write about how meaningless our bloodshed over a few miles of land or gold can be. It really put it into perspective. Get his books. Half.com has Cosmos and Pale Blue Dot for a few bucks each.
He's truly missed.
Nobody buys much american shit anyway.
Yeah, no one pays money and:
- Watches American movies
- Drinks American colas
- Eats at American food chains
- Uses American computer software/operating systems
- Buys American music
- Watches American television
... outside of the USA. Right.
It's stupid, blind, anti-American statements like that that make Americans think Europeans are arrogant assholes. I for one have travelled all over the world and find amazing things in many many cultures including Europe. This whole "you suck/we rule" thing is so idiotic on BOTH sides, but since many people are simply dying for an enemy, I guess you've picked us...
in 1977 my father took out a load so that he could by me an Apple 2+ computer
Does this mean that your dad became a gay porn star to afford the Apple ][? (j/k)
If you like looking at my old posts so much, you can see that I do not give the time of day to ACs who try to get me into a flame war.
So this is my last reply to you. (Unless you feel like posting a non-AC reply or you want to give me an email and we can have an off-site discussion).