I dunno, I prefer to have the widescreen format on one side of my DVD and the "edited to fit your crappy TV" format on the other side. Besides, the DVD side might get scratched up in my car or portable, they are more fragile than cds.
Personally, a few people I know stopped downloading Metallica MP3s when they asked.
I did.
why are you still listening to their music?
I'm not.
The funny thing is, lots of other people stopped listening to it at about the same time. From what I've seen, they did a world of harm to themselves and their fanbase when they went past just _asking_ people not to download.
I used to buy their CDs and even saw them in concert. Never again will they see another dime of my money. Hell, I even change channels when they come on the radio. And it's not _just_me_.
So the parent poster was right, in a way. Their career went into the toilet when they pissed off their fans.
Most faux RPG's (anything digital) blow goats, that's a lousy way to judge a console. N64 has Goldeneye, Zeldas, MarioKart, Starfox, Turoks, and lots of other 4 player games. Playstation barely got out of the gate in the 4 player race, and 4 player gaming is the fun part of consoles. Let's face it, I can enjoy a single player game more on a computer. 4 player is where it's at. Don't believe me? How many controller ports do the new consoles have? Xbox 4, 'Cube 4, PS2 only has 2 because Sony hasn't really figured it out yet.
The N64 was the first mainstream console to have 4 player support out of the box and it set the tone for modern consoles.
I dunno, I think that most people do better in FPS with a mouse because it's what they are used to, not because it is intrinsically better. If you have used a gamepad for your entire gaming life and were used to it, a mouse would feel cumbersome and clunky until you adjusted. Just my $1/50
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That explains why it's still got ~18x the numbers of the "flavor of the day" game on Gamespy stats (http://www.gamespy.com/stats/), with ~92500 players compared to ~5500 for the next highest game, MOHAA. Riiight.
1) Thanks to the electoral college, our vote does not matter at all. None. Nada. Zip. This is a republic, bub. We don't get a direct vote on high level stuff. Originally put in place because counting and communicating all those votes over that distance was unfeasible in a timely manner, the electoral college now just affirms the fact that the government thinks the masses are too stupid to vote for the president. But they are happy to let us THINK we are voting.
2) Thanks to the two party system combined with the electoral college, we get to "choose" between only 2 candidates. We don't truly have a CHOICE.
This "don't complain if you don't vote" crap is like asking "Do you want to get punched in the face or kicked in the balls?", and then saying "if you don't choose one then you have no right to complain." What happened to the option of not getting abused in the first place?
You have the dubious distinction of being the first person I had a good argument with on./ (gun control), and I try to read your posts when I see them. I'm still waiting for our next great debate!
I usually disagree with everything Alan Gordon Partridge says, winning essay or not.;-) However, this time he is right and he even had the fuzz to post as himself instead of anonymously.
Our language is going to hell because of the net, it is unreal how quickly people are learning wrong spellings/usage and repeating them elsewhere. It's a nasty cycle.
Honestly, there is a severe "new every 2" mentality at work here. Your success as a person is measured by the age of your SUV, or so it seems. And if product lifecycles decline because of market forces, then the manufacturer can design the cars cheaper and for end-of-life recycling.
Compare it to disposable cameras... One use, recycle. Two years, recycle...
He's right, I really want to trade in my paid for 1993 Geo Tracker for a 2003 Escalade. I'm sure the car payment, insurance hike, and taxes would be more than offset by the increased fuel economy. Err.. wait...
The goal was to create the Model T of the 21st century--a new type of vehicle specifically designed to be good to you and good for the world.
The 20th century Model T was by no means "good for the world". They were polluting and inefficient at best. Let's hope that they fail the goal of making this like the Model T, then.
That's very interesting. In my own experience, I disagree. Linux is useful to me because of the command line, I can telnet in (from any machine) and run a server remotely without ever laying a finger on it.
You can remote admin Windows servers, but it's neither as easy nor as powerful, IMHO.
The option of command line access is truly an advantage, IMNSHO.
Alternately, people could just learn how to f*cking spell everyday words correctly. How tough is that? These aren't exactly college level words, you know.
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I dunno, I prefer to have the widescreen format on one side of my DVD and the "edited to fit your crappy TV" format on the other side. Besides, the DVD side might get scratched up in my car or portable, they are more fragile than cds.
You know, I'm glad someone else was thinking this. I busted out laughing in LOTR when he was onscreen.
There was a part in LOTR where he even _sounded_ like he did in the Matrix. It kinda ruined the movie mood for me...
What does Axle (Asshole?) Rose know about music? He screams his lyrics instead of singing them.
And yes, I own some of their CDs and have seen them in concert (with Metallica, ironically) so I know of what I speak.
Not to mention that the fuckwit tried to start a riot by insulting his audience halfway through his show...
I did.
why are you still listening to their music?
I'm not.
The funny thing is, lots of other people stopped listening to it at about the same time. From what I've seen, they did a world of harm to themselves and their fanbase when they went past just _asking_ people not to download.
I used to buy their CDs and even saw them in concert. Never again will they see another dime of my money. Hell, I even change channels when they come on the radio. And it's not _just_me_.
So the parent poster was right, in a way. Their career went into the toilet when they pissed off their fans.
Microsoft must die Sony, Nintendo strike now! Kill the Beast swiftly
The N64 was the first mainstream console to have 4 player support out of the box and it set the tone for modern consoles.
I dunno, I think that most people do better in FPS with a mouse because it's what they are used to, not because it is intrinsically better. If you have used a gamepad for your entire gaming life and were used to it, a mouse would feel cumbersome and clunky until you adjusted. Just my $1/50
That's funny, my motivation for running Windows on my PC is game support, and I'm 30.
However, it looks like Unicron only likes shooters from the games he listed (Halo, Splinter Cell, MGS2), so I didn't mention it to him. :-)
Yeah, good thing we have FSGS and bnetd! Err...wait...
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That explains why it's still got ~18x the numbers of the "flavor of the day" game on Gamespy stats (http://www.gamespy.com/stats/), with ~92500 players compared to ~5500 for the next highest game, MOHAA. Riiight.
1) Thanks to the electoral college, our vote does not matter at all. None. Nada. Zip. This is a republic, bub. We don't get a direct vote on high level stuff. Originally put in place because counting and communicating all those votes over that distance was unfeasible in a timely manner, the electoral college now just affirms the fact that the government thinks the masses are too stupid to vote for the president. But they are happy to let us THINK we are voting.
2) Thanks to the two party system combined with the electoral college, we get to "choose" between only 2 candidates. We don't truly have a CHOICE.
This "don't complain if you don't vote" crap is like asking "Do you want to get punched in the face or kicked in the balls?", and then saying "if you don't choose one then you have no right to complain." What happened to the option of not getting abused in the first place?
You have the dubious distinction of being the first person I had a good argument with on ./ (gun control), and I try to read your posts when I see them. I'm still waiting for our next great debate!
-Fig
I usually disagree with everything Alan Gordon Partridge says, winning essay or not. ;-) However, this time he is right and he even had the fuzz to post as himself instead of anonymously.
Our language is going to hell because of the net, it is unreal how quickly people are learning wrong spellings/usage and repeating them elsewhere. It's a nasty cycle.
Slang is one thing, illiteracy is something else.
Honestly, there is a severe "new every 2" mentality at work here. Your success as a person is measured by the age of your SUV, or so it seems. And if product lifecycles decline because of market forces, then the manufacturer can design the cars cheaper and for end-of-life recycling.
Compare it to disposable cameras... One use, recycle. Two years, recycle...
He's right, I really want to trade in my paid for 1993 Geo Tracker for a 2003 Escalade. I'm sure the car payment, insurance hike, and taxes would be more than offset by the increased fuel economy. Err.. wait...
The goal was to create the Model T of the 21st century--a new type of vehicle specifically designed to be good to you and good for the world.
The 20th century Model T was by no means "good for the world". They were polluting and inefficient at best. Let's hope that they fail the goal of making this like the Model T, then.
Fix Or Recycle Debris?
And don't forget the classic:
Fscked Over Rebuilt Dodge
And for the Harley Davidson Special Edition F-150 truck:
Ford Oil Really Drips
You can remote admin Windows servers, but it's neither as easy nor as powerful, IMHO.
The option of command line access is truly an advantage, IMNSHO.
Agreed, see the sig below.
Alternately, people could just learn how to f*cking spell everyday words correctly. How tough is that? These aren't exactly college level words, you know.
Score +1, Fscked Up
In 13 years? Seems like he's missing a few, to me. If they had continuity, he'd be grown up by now. :-)
My apologies to the poster.