Heh, y'know, I had this discussion on another forum a while back, and I got the same reply.
Maybe I expect too much, but, what I read, the story/mood/etc that is created in my head never even comes close to what I see on film.
The movies are all so...glitzy, flashy...dumb. I never interpreted the stories that way.
If I was 15-25 seeing the movies for the first time I might think otherwise, but I dunno. Too many years of movie-making in my head, I know what I want to see, I just don't.
"...how many will be as good as Spiderman or X-Men..."
For real? X-Men? Spider Man? I heartily disagree. Those movies sucked...bad. Hardly the charcters, stories or imagery I kne(o)w and love(d).
As I have said about a lot of Sci-Fi, I cannot think of one good comic to movie translation, not one. And anyone in the know didn't even think for a second that Daredevil would be any good, I mean, one word..."Affleck". What a shame too, Miller's DD stories are some of the best 'comics' ever saw.
All the above mentioned have had great stories, >I am talking hey-day here
Maybe I am just getting old, but I would rather not see any of this crap, than see these sorry ass flicks ruin what I, and others, know.
They seem to be buying all the smaller studios and then either cancelling or crippling the games in development. Did they or did they not just buy the company working on the RTCW expansion and cancel it among others?
Support...please.
This collaboration will either:
A) Suck
B) Go nowhere
C) Backfire
Yea yea, they 'own' sports titles and have made a few decent driving games, but they also churn out a lot of buggy crap. BF1942 is not all that, C&C Gen is shallow as all hell. Etc etc.
While it is nice that Wal-Mart is apparently embracing Open Source OS's and offering a nice alternative to Windows there is irony here.
Wal-Mart is famous for the "Big Box" approach. Where they build...small business loses out. This is not something I read, I have seen it in action in my area.
The pay is extremely low at Wal-Mart. Health benefits are expensive to all but a very few in key management positions. Sexual discrimination is common place. They are notoriously anti-union going as far as outlining how to *squash* unionizing in their managers manuals.
Wal-Mart selling alternative OS might be a "win" for Linux, but do not let that overshadow the fact that Wal Mart is big business and their number one concern is the bottom line. They are not doing this out of any consciousness or concern for the Open Source community or Linux.
...he paints. The victims story. When the shit got thick, they scrambled for cash...just like everyone else. (well, practically) Mebbe they thought they could fight the RIAA, or hold on...whatever.
He wasnt there the last few months he says and it shows. I used AG occasionally, mainly to dig up old punk rock/hardcore that just didnt come across usenet often enough.
The last time I grabbed the satellite, 'prolly in April or May '02, it was bundled with spyware, there was notification. A few times in '01 I grabbed versions and they were bundled with spyware which I do not recall being notified about. Only the first few versions that I RECALL did not have any bundle. I think I grabbed first one in '00? Mebbe late-mid '99?
I can't count how many times I said, when Napster and clones gained in popularity, that it would be the end of the *fun* (read: piracy) for everyone.
When Napster started to tank, I noticed an influx of clueless, off topic, shite flooding idiots on usenet. And the media attention, my god the media attention. I dunno, mebbe coincidence, but I just imagined the droves of clueless knuckleheads high on that "free stuff" vibe flocking to the newgroups looking to continue their plunder and impress their friends. I dunno, but the ng's look a lot different than they did a short year or two ago. Nothing like they did in 90's.
And *like* wow, all those "Napster" is dead/dying/gone/back stories...who really cares? Did anyone think even for a second that the subscription model would work? C'mon...
"Sean, grab a seat"
I dunno, mebbe true, mebbe I am old and jaded, but the idealism is just a little too much to stomach.
Ditto, these types of comments are asinine and obviously originate from an ignorant idiot whose statements mirror those made by the types of people they are criticizing/ridiculing/stereotyping.
Uhm, here's something...grow up.
Slashdot Mirror
tell everyone, then, they will get hammered and turn to "log-in" only like all the other sites...
Maybe I expect too much, but, what I read, the story/mood/etc that is created in my head never even comes close to what I see on film.
The movies are all so...glitzy, flashy...dumb. I never interpreted the stories that way.
If I was 15-25 seeing the movies for the first time I might think otherwise, but I dunno. Too many years of movie-making in my head, I know what I want to see, I just don't.
For real? X-Men? Spider Man? I heartily disagree. Those movies sucked...bad. Hardly the charcters, stories or imagery I kne(o)w and love(d).
As I have said about a lot of Sci-Fi, I cannot think of one good comic to movie translation, not one. And anyone in the know didn't even think for a second that Daredevil would be any good, I mean, one word..."Affleck". What a shame too, Miller's DD stories are some of the best 'comics' ever saw.
All the above mentioned have had great stories, >I am talking hey-day here Maybe I am just getting old, but I would rather not see any of this crap, than see these sorry ass flicks ruin what I, and others, know.
Not meant to troll, just a little *jab*, sorry, really.
Early and feelin a lil' punchy. No hard feelings I reckon. Heh.
"...did the tnt2 even support opengl!!"
What do you think the answer is? Sheesh.
And you reckon?
And they differ from MS how?
They seem to be buying all the smaller studios and then either cancelling or crippling the games in development. Did they or did they not just buy the company working on the RTCW expansion and cancel it among others?
Support...please.
This collaboration will either:
A) Suck
B) Go nowhere
C) Backfire
Yea yea, they 'own' sports titles and have made a few decent driving games, but they also churn out a lot of buggy crap. BF1942 is not all that, C&C Gen is shallow as all hell. Etc etc.
We'll see.
This is such a generic /. 'canned' response...I mean really.
How typical, how un-inspired, how 'slashdot' of you What a waste of keystrokes.
Maybe next time you could liven it up with some reference to 'Buffy'...
LOL, too bad I don't have any mod points.
"Profanity is a crutch for inarticulate mother-fu**rs. " I laughed out loud when I saw this, best sig. I have ever seen. Thanks.
Face it, unless you have a real reason (medical), no one should be running anything less than 1024x768.
An opinion, nothing more.
While it is nice that Wal-Mart is apparently embracing Open Source OS's and offering a nice alternative to Windows there is irony here.
Wal-Mart is famous for the "Big Box" approach. Where they build...small business loses out. This is not something I read, I have seen it in action in my area.
The pay is extremely low at Wal-Mart. Health benefits are expensive to all but a very few in key management positions. Sexual discrimination is common place. They are notoriously anti-union going as far as outlining how to *squash* unionizing in their managers manuals.
Wal-Mart selling alternative OS might be a "win" for Linux, but do not let that overshadow the fact that Wal Mart is big business and their number one concern is the bottom line. They are not doing this out of any consciousness or concern for the Open Source community or Linux.
He wasnt there the last few months he says and it shows. I used AG occasionally, mainly to dig up old punk rock/hardcore that just didnt come across usenet often enough.
The last time I grabbed the satellite, 'prolly in April or May '02, it was bundled with spyware, there was notification. A few times in '01 I grabbed versions and they were bundled with spyware which I do not recall being notified about. Only the first few versions that I RECALL did not have any bundle. I think I grabbed first one in '00? Mebbe late-mid '99?
I can't count how many times I said, when Napster and clones gained in popularity, that it would be the end of the *fun* (read: piracy) for everyone.
When Napster started to tank, I noticed an influx of clueless, off topic, shite flooding idiots on usenet. And the media attention, my god the media attention. I dunno, mebbe coincidence, but I just imagined the droves of clueless knuckleheads high on that "free stuff" vibe flocking to the newgroups looking to continue their plunder and impress their friends. I dunno, but the ng's look a lot different than they did a short year or two ago. Nothing like they did in 90's.
And *like* wow, all those "Napster" is dead/dying/gone/back stories...who really cares? Did anyone think even for a second that the subscription model would work? C'mon...
"Sean, grab a seat"
I dunno, mebbe true, mebbe I am old and jaded, but the idealism is just a little too much to stomach.
And you too!
For you too!
Ditto, these types of comments are asinine and obviously originate from an ignorant idiot whose statements mirror those made by the types of people they are criticizing/ridiculing/stereotyping. Uhm, here's something...grow up.
Because until the price reaches some ridiculous point, I will continue to pay whatever they ask for high speed service.
Let's see...I can use:
1) DUN - *please*
2) DSL - See No. #1
3) Cable Modem - OK!
Do I like it? No. But what are the choices? I don't have any complaints with the service. It is extremely fast here and almost always on.
Yes, your responses were excellent. Good work and keep it up.
I thought it was funny too!