In the 80s, Apples and Commodore's were popular, but the IBM PC was one that truly brought the "modern" pc to all houses. Only middle/uppermiddle class and above bought a "computer" back then, but it was the IBM-PC (and later, the "100% compatibles") that truly brought PCs to every household...
I truly *do* find many old-school games (Ms. Pac-Man, Super Mario 1-3, Contra, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Zelda 1) to be amazing fun. I also find tons of new games to be amazing as well.
Just because the Lord of the Rings trilogy was amazing, doesn't mean that loving the Back to the Future DVDs is only because "you long for nostalgia."
While the masses applaud these companies for their old-school offerings, they often forget that they're paying good money for games they've already played.
So is buying a movie you've already seen stupid? Is buying a CD when you probably have the cassette you already heard somewhere in your closet stupid? Is buying a Dark Phoenix trade paperback when you already read the comics in your childhopod stupid?
Are you trying to be insightful here? You're saying Munich and History of Violence were the products of "market research?" Um... first off, History was basically an independent film, and isn't exactly audience-friendly (I don't think it was a flop, but I doubt anyone is retiring off those royalties). And Munich... it was designed as a money-loser from the start. Spielberg himself said on 60 minutes that "It'll maybe break even in 5 or 6 years." It was NEVER designed for "market research" purposes. Like it or don't, that's your choice, but it was NOT made to make money. It was made because Spielberg can do what he wants, he's earned that clout (deservedly, in my opinion).
And Saying that 3 major blockbusters (Superman, Batman, and Pirates of the Carribean, each billion-dollar franchises) are somehow the product of "market research?" Um... wow. That's insightful. So, it took a poll of viewers to tell a studio that a billion dollars is still a billion dollars. That's like deciding whether or not to release Spiderman 3 solely based on test audiences. Some movies are simply guarenteed to make hundreds of millions worldwide. It's a no-brainer. Market research isn't needed.
A: Because it's a tired, cliched question/statement.
This year, like every year, has had some great movies and some bad ones. In the past year, we've had Superman Returns, Pirates of the Carribean 2, United 93, Munich, Millions, Crash, Capote, Match Point, Hustle & Flow, Batman Begins, Sin City, Walk the Line, Murderball, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence, March of the Penguins, Wallace & Grommit...
And that's just to name a few. Is this any better than other year? No, not really. It's just that every year, there's always a lot more trashy art than good art. Any nostalgia for "back then" being better than now is just smoke and mirrors. For every Schindler's List, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Godfather Part II, you got Police Academy 6, Halloween 3, and Monster a Go-Go in those years (or shortly around it, that was just off the top of my head).
I'm sick of all these "movies/books/music/crime rates/teenagers were all better back then" arguments. Baloney. We only remember the best, and today, when every friday we get 3 new mediocre movies and every few weeks a decent one, we forget that there were also new movies every week in the 90s and 80s, and countless 8-track trash music from the 70s, and romance novels have been around since the 40s.
Way to ingrain gender-stereotypes. Just make sure the daughter isn't gaming too much, or else she'll start slacking on learning her way around the kitchen.
Wow. Let me guess. You're probably a "know-it-all teenager," and you don't have any kids. You're "so progressive." I'll bet when you have kids, you won't let your daughter have a barbie, and you'll make your son put on pink dresses, because you don't want to teach him "gender-specific" ideas. Wow. Your kids are going to turn out SO NORMAL!
It's a good thought, but I happened to be taking a class with Dr. Squyers (the mission director) when the Rovers were approved, and he talked about Dan Goldin's decision years ago when he was head of NASA that any spacecraft capable of utilizing solar power must do so. Thats why Mars is always solar, and Cassini went nuclear.
thanks for the history lesson. Too bad you didn't get the point of my comment.
OF COURSE i knew the Vikings used RTGs. Thats why I commented that they worked so well (even the article summary reminded users it lasted for over half a decade). If I thought they were in fact solar power, what kind of idiot would complain that they "only" lasted 6 years?
I love backslash - it's become my second-favorite section (after games.slashdot.org). If those whiners don't like it, simply de-activate it from appearing on the homepage in your prefs page. I do that with Apple, Linux and a bunch of other topics. I have no problem with there being Apple/Linux/KDE topics for the thousands of readers who like them, but since I have no interest in them, I just shut them off.
I do the same thing, but on Friendster. MySpace is a little more emo teen/friends-thats-aren't-really-friends page (I know maybe 20% of the people on my MySpace, but 100% of the people on my Friendster are genuine friends).
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I really liked your post, and I decided to check out your MySpace site, but... no joke: I got this message:
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Too bad the "Nuclear=Bad" hippies pressured NASA to not let us use nuclear power on any spacecraft capable of receiving solar power. Imagine if Pathfinder lasted a decade. The Rovers now are greatly surpassing their expectations, but too bad there's no backup nuke-powered battery to allow them to drive until 2016...
Backslash has become one of my favorite sections. It's sorta like SportsCenter's highlights reel, with some commentary. Keep it going for those of us that love it. For those that don't, go to prefs and eliminate that section from showing up on the main page.
When I played the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Omaha Beach level (aka "D-Day"), it was the first of it's kind (before 8 zillion clones), and it was simply... disturbing. It was produced by Steven Spielberg and was definately in the tradition of Saving Private Ryna. I was 22 at the time, so I thought first off that every boy there was my age. I'd die immediately when the boats opened the first 10 times or so. I died tons more on the way up. You'd look over and see other soldiers, grown men and ppl your age kneeling under a bunker and crying. Others mortally injured and screaming for mommy simply made the game "How would you have done if you were at this event in history" (answer: I would have *died*) rather than "Enjoy this video game level."
Hey Timothy, not sure if you do all of these yourself, but I enjoy the quick-turnaround of these posts. You basically save me from scrolling the "Only +5 posts" by giving the highlights, with narrative background. Good job. It's now my 2nd favorite part of the site (after games.slashdot.org)
I won't give away some of the gimmicks that the first game pulled off, but WOW. When I played it, alone, at 2AM, with the lights out, and (you know what) kept happening, I was SO freaked out at first, before I realized what was going on!
Doubtful. Look at the historical examples. John Rockefeller pulled the same stunt of devoting himself to charitable causes in his later years, but despite the Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller University, etc., etc., he is mostly rememembered as a "robber baron" who abused his oil monopoly.
You picked the PERFECT example to prove my point. I was actually thinking of the Rockefellers when thinking how Gates will be remembered. I have never thought of them as robber barons. I only think of them as the family that paid for my penniless father to go to Columbia University and medical school when he was an immigrant from Europe in the 50s and 60s.
Did I say "everyone on Earth will love Gates?" No. And frankly, I don't care. But since there are millions who are helped by the Gates Foundation, and exponentially more offspring of these people who will be grateful, like me... that is why I think he will be remembered as a great man.
(And don't get started on this "Bill Gates isn't the Gates Foundation" garbage. I know Mr. Rockefeller didn't write my dad a check himself. It was obviously "some guy" who read his application. Irregardless, it is Mr. Rockefeller who I give praise to. You can disagree with that, but it doesn't change the fact that millions and/or billions will credit Bill Gates as the equivilent to what Mr. Rockefeller was for my family).
Everytime there's a "Bash Bill" story, I praise the man as one of the greatest philanthropists that ever lived. I'm always flamed with "He only does this for PR" or the usual "I, random slashdot user, knows what Bill Gates ***REALLY*** thinks." I guarentee you that history will look at him as one of the greatest men of the late 20th century, and the impact of the Gate's philanthropy will be felt by billions of people on Earth for years to come.
Good for you Bill. Keep pursuing your passions. Don't let these "Bill Gates = The Borg" idiots deter you one nanosecond.
They know what? That the water level is rising? Does that correlate to a GLOBAL phenomenon? You interpret "A Man-Made city in northern Italy has seen water levels rise 2 inches. Therefore, there is a global man-made warming phenomenon occuring that will destroy us all in a matter of decades!"
Gamecube has a ton of AAA games for $19.99 (Zelda Wind Waker, Zelda 4 Swords, Mario, Resident Evil 4, Monkey Ball 1 and 2, Metroid Prime 1 and 2, Animal Crossing, Kirby Air Ride, Metal Gear Solid, Pikmin 1 and 2, Resident Evil Remake and 0, Simpsons Hit & Run, Paper Mario 2, Tales of Symphonia, Sonic Collections & Gems, etc). You can get 10 amazing games for $200, whereas new games on XBox can cost $60 or more, depending on where you are. And there's no guarentee they're any good.
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In the 80s, Apples and Commodore's were popular, but the IBM PC was one that truly brought the "modern" pc to all houses. Only middle/uppermiddle class and above bought a "computer" back then, but it was the IBM-PC (and later, the "100% compatibles") that truly brought PCs to every household...
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and your attempt to overanalyze things means you must be so much fun to watch sci-fi movies with...
Just because the Lord of the Rings trilogy was amazing, doesn't mean that loving the Back to the Future DVDs is only because "you long for nostalgia."
So is buying a movie you've already seen stupid? Is buying a CD when you probably have the cassette you already heard somewhere in your closet stupid? Is buying a Dark Phoenix trade paperback when you already read the comics in your childhopod stupid?
Seriously... his name is "Joe Bonner?" Imagine that as a line of Boxer shorts...
And Saying that 3 major blockbusters (Superman, Batman, and Pirates of the Carribean, each billion-dollar franchises) are somehow the product of "market research?" Um... wow. That's insightful. So, it took a poll of viewers to tell a studio that a billion dollars is still a billion dollars. That's like deciding whether or not to release Spiderman 3 solely based on test audiences. Some movies are simply guarenteed to make hundreds of millions worldwide. It's a no-brainer. Market research isn't needed.
A: Because it's a tired, cliched question/statement.
This year, like every year, has had some great movies and some bad ones. In the past year, we've had Superman Returns, Pirates of the Carribean 2, United 93, Munich, Millions, Crash, Capote, Match Point, Hustle & Flow, Batman Begins, Sin City, Walk the Line, Murderball, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence, March of the Penguins, Wallace & Grommit...
And that's just to name a few. Is this any better than other year? No, not really. It's just that every year, there's always a lot more trashy art than good art. Any nostalgia for "back then" being better than now is just smoke and mirrors. For every Schindler's List, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Godfather Part II, you got Police Academy 6, Halloween 3, and Monster a Go-Go in those years (or shortly around it, that was just off the top of my head).
I'm sick of all these "movies/books/music/crime rates/teenagers were all better back then" arguments. Baloney. We only remember the best, and today, when every friday we get 3 new mediocre movies and every few weeks a decent one, we forget that there were also new movies every week in the 90s and 80s, and countless 8-track trash music from the 70s, and romance novels have been around since the 40s.
Wow. Let me guess. You're probably a "know-it-all teenager," and you don't have any kids. You're "so progressive." I'll bet when you have kids, you won't let your daughter have a barbie, and you'll make your son put on pink dresses, because you don't want to teach him "gender-specific" ideas. Wow. Your kids are going to turn out SO NORMAL!
It's a good thought, but I happened to be taking a class with Dr. Squyers (the mission director) when the Rovers were approved, and he talked about Dan Goldin's decision years ago when he was head of NASA that any spacecraft capable of utilizing solar power must do so. Thats why Mars is always solar, and Cassini went nuclear.
OF COURSE i knew the Vikings used RTGs. Thats why I commented that they worked so well (even the article summary reminded users it lasted for over half a decade). If I thought they were in fact solar power, what kind of idiot would complain that they "only" lasted 6 years?
Simple. Problem solved.
I do the same thing, but on Friendster. MySpace is a little more emo teen/friends-thats-aren't-really-friends page (I know maybe 20% of the people on my MySpace, but 100% of the people on my Friendster are genuine friends).
Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred.
This error has been forwarded to MySpace's technical group.
Too bad the "Nuclear=Bad" hippies pressured NASA to not let us use nuclear power on any spacecraft capable of receiving solar power. Imagine if Pathfinder lasted a decade. The Rovers now are greatly surpassing their expectations, but too bad there's no backup nuke-powered battery to allow them to drive until 2016...
Backslash has become one of my favorite sections. It's sorta like SportsCenter's highlights reel, with some commentary. Keep it going for those of us that love it. For those that don't, go to prefs and eliminate that section from showing up on the main page.
When I played the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Omaha Beach level (aka "D-Day"), it was the first of it's kind (before 8 zillion clones), and it was simply... disturbing. It was produced by Steven Spielberg and was definately in the tradition of Saving Private Ryna. I was 22 at the time, so I thought first off that every boy there was my age. I'd die immediately when the boats opened the first 10 times or so. I died tons more on the way up. You'd look over and see other soldiers, grown men and ppl your age kneeling under a bunker and crying. Others mortally injured and screaming for mommy simply made the game "How would you have done if you were at this event in history" (answer: I would have *died*) rather than "Enjoy this video game level."
Hey Timothy, not sure if you do all of these yourself, but I enjoy the quick-turnaround of these posts. You basically save me from scrolling the "Only +5 posts" by giving the highlights, with narrative background. Good job. It's now my 2nd favorite part of the site (after games.slashdot.org)
actually i hear you have to beat it 3 times to get the "ultimate ending"
SO awesome!
You picked the PERFECT example to prove my point. I was actually thinking of the Rockefellers when thinking how Gates will be remembered. I have never thought of them as robber barons. I only think of them as the family that paid for my penniless father to go to Columbia University and medical school when he was an immigrant from Europe in the 50s and 60s.
Did I say "everyone on Earth will love Gates?" No. And frankly, I don't care. But since there are millions who are helped by the Gates Foundation, and exponentially more offspring of these people who will be grateful, like me... that is why I think he will be remembered as a great man.
(And don't get started on this "Bill Gates isn't the Gates Foundation" garbage. I know Mr. Rockefeller didn't write my dad a check himself. It was obviously "some guy" who read his application. Irregardless, it is Mr. Rockefeller who I give praise to. You can disagree with that, but it doesn't change the fact that millions and/or billions will credit Bill Gates as the equivilent to what Mr. Rockefeller was for my family).
Good for you Bill. Keep pursuing your passions. Don't let these "Bill Gates = The Borg" idiots deter you one nanosecond.
They know what? That the water level is rising? Does that correlate to a GLOBAL phenomenon? You interpret "A Man-Made city in northern Italy has seen water levels rise 2 inches. Therefore, there is a global man-made warming phenomenon occuring that will destroy us all in a matter of decades!"
1) Wow. I had no idea Exxon was a cellphone provider now.
2) Are they really paid by Exxon/Mobil, or are you just assuming that all different POVs than the typical green *must* be paid off?
Gamecube has a ton of AAA games for $19.99 (Zelda Wind Waker, Zelda 4 Swords, Mario, Resident Evil 4, Monkey Ball 1 and 2, Metroid Prime 1 and 2, Animal Crossing, Kirby Air Ride, Metal Gear Solid, Pikmin 1 and 2, Resident Evil Remake and 0, Simpsons Hit & Run, Paper Mario 2, Tales of Symphonia, Sonic Collections & Gems, etc). You can get 10 amazing games for $200, whereas new games on XBox can cost $60 or more, depending on where you are. And there's no guarentee they're any good.