I already did my part - I didn't vote for the Conservatives. They still won in my riding anyway. From what I can tell, our MP is a party-line-towing-kinda-guy - and he's rather high ranking, so if he went against the party line there might be ramifications to his career.
However, that said, if the Conservatives go ahead and find a way to push this through, there could well be ramifications to their entire party.
I, for one, welcome our new Wushu Black-Belt Robot Overlords, and I would like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can help motivate the workers toiling in their underground Whupass Mines.
"Nature finds a way!"... but seriously, I'm just joking around. It would suck if it happened somehow, i.e. if a plant fungus or virus started turning plants sterile, but it's not likely.
I realize this is a dumb statement, but bear with me for a moment:
What if the gene sequences that cause the sterility enter into the the genetic material of the non-GM plants?
Instead of Children of Men, we would have Children of Corn... which, in this batshit-crazy scenario, could also lead to a Children of Men-like scenario.
I, for one, do not relish the idea of eating snot-like "tasty wheat" protein supplements until the end of days.
That's a fair point. All the people who get their panties in a knot over video game violence would be better-serving The Greater Good if they dedicated their time to confronting the warmongers of our world.
Although it would be best to avoid using guns or rocks for those confrontations; that would send a mixed message.
My Solution, by the way, is the Nintendo Wii (in part).
Right now, on the American Chart for November at VGChartz, the TOP THREE slots are occupied by family-friendly non-violent games: Super Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero 3 for the 360, and Wii Sports.
Manhunt 2, the media's punching bag for Hyper-Violent Video Game Paranoia, is only ranked *41st* (and that's just the sales for the top platform, PS2). For every one unit of Manhunt 2 sold for the PS2, approximately 9 units of XBox 360 Guitar Hero 3 are sold. For every one unit of Manhunt 2 sold for the Wii, approximately 20 units of Super Mario Galaxy are sold (think about it: Manhunt 2 Wii has been out for 4 weeks, SMG has only been out for 2 weeks).
If this trend continues, the entire argument against hyper-violent games will be moot, because they will be relegated to the niche market of 17+-year-old males. The younger kids don't seem to care any more. And that's the way it should be.
But, all that said, the most important thing is for parents to A) be more involved in their children's lives, and B) read the ****ing box before buying a game. It has the rating right on there!
To answer your question, simply ask yourself why YOU haven't started gathering funds for a mission - odds are, that same reason is why no one else has.
Can someone please explain to me [...] why someone can't [...] raise funding from private companies/organizations and just go to Mars?
Go ahead. Try.
Unless you're able to put one or more billion of your own dollars on the line, few other people will have any confidence in the investment Just think back to the original European colonization of America, and what it took for everyone to get there. It's essentially the same undertaking, except with no natives (hopefully) and even less of a guarantee of foddering ability at the destination.
There are other reasons not to trust MS, of course, but from what I understand... vista's weird incompatibilities are just an annoying symptom of touching Windows in its naughty place - in other words, because MS rewrote so many of the lower-level subsystems in Vista, they probably ended up fixing many outstanding bugs from previous generations. The downside, those incompatibilities and quirks and new bugs/exploits, will hopefully get a lot brighter in SP1:)
I'm almost tempted to join the tagging beta, just so I can tag this as "becauseyoureanidiot", "thisisastupidquestion", and "whydoesslashdothaveeditors".
But that aside, when it comes to games with levels vs. games without levels, I swing both ways. Fluidity is important, but so are cutscenes and transitions.
If I have to jump through one more Flood-anus to finish Halo 3, I might start changing my opinion.
Actually, come to think of it, Halo 3 sort of employs both mechanisms. 9 missions, separated by cutscenes and load screens, but within those missions the checkpoint system allows it to load data ahead of time and feel as fluid as Half-Life. Minus the quick save option, of course. That ability to load data allows them to have very large missions, with different types of storytelling and game pacing employed within each subsection/subchapter of each mission.
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Well-said. Now if only I could find a few local freelance contracts to clean up those messes:)
Also, I wish I could do a quick:%s/mySQL/MySQL/g on this entire page.:)
If you stored the files outside of the public_html folder, it would be much safer (and it would force you to only use FTP). Of course, your ISP may not offer you that kind of service. If they offer CPanel, though, I think the default configuration works the way I'm suggesting.
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No, their response would be:
"And it would have worked, too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids!!"
It's official, Brandon Sanderson is the new Dread Author Jordan!
High-ranking means he kissed a lot of ass to get there, so he'll be damned if he steps on any toes.
I already did my part - I didn't vote for the Conservatives. They still won in my riding anyway. From what I can tell, our MP is a party-line-towing-kinda-guy - and he's rather high ranking, so if he went against the party line there might be ramifications to his career.
However, that said, if the Conservatives go ahead and find a way to push this through, there could well be ramifications to their entire party.
You're being short-sighted! :)
I, for one, welcome our new Wushu Black-Belt Robot Overlords, and I would like to remind them that as a trusted internet personality, I can help motivate the workers toiling in their underground Whupass Mines.
Heh, old news - I cited this last week in a research paper.
I also managed to work in a citation of the Desert Bus for Hope fundraiser for the Child's Play charity, as a bit of a contrast.
Well-said; if that wasn't a dead-on impersonation, I don't know what is :)
"Help! It's saying it can't find the Ant Ladder!"
... not for the repair shops.
"Nature finds a way!" ... but seriously, I'm just joking around. It would suck if it happened somehow, i.e. if a plant fungus or virus started turning plants sterile, but it's not likely.
I realize this is a dumb statement, but bear with me for a moment:
... which, in this batshit-crazy scenario, could also lead to a Children of Men-like scenario.
What if the gene sequences that cause the sterility enter into the the genetic material of the non-GM plants?
Instead of Children of Men, we would have Children of Corn
I, for one, do not relish the idea of eating snot-like "tasty wheat" protein supplements until the end of days.
What the fuck do cellphone companies have to do with Internet access, especially in Canada?
Canadian Cellphone companies make Satan look like a Buddhist Monk.
They are THAT evil.
Anything to force them to compete on merits and features must be a good thing.
I welcome your fallacious argument with open arms ... at 11 and 5 O'Clock. Oh yeah. Disco Stu likes to Booga-Loo!
Schools with 500+ kids are another part of the same complex problem. Especially when it comes to teacher-to-student ratios.
That's a fair point. All the people who get their panties in a knot over video game violence would be better-serving The Greater Good if they dedicated their time to confronting the warmongers of our world.
Although it would be best to avoid using guns or rocks for those confrontations; that would send a mixed message.
My Solution, by the way, is the Nintendo Wii (in part).
Right now, on the American Chart for November at VGChartz, the TOP THREE slots are occupied by family-friendly non-violent games: Super Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero 3 for the 360, and Wii Sports.
Manhunt 2, the media's punching bag for Hyper-Violent Video Game Paranoia, is only ranked *41st* (and that's just the sales for the top platform, PS2). For every one unit of Manhunt 2 sold for the PS2, approximately 9 units of XBox 360 Guitar Hero 3 are sold. For every one unit of Manhunt 2 sold for the Wii, approximately 20 units of Super Mario Galaxy are sold (think about it: Manhunt 2 Wii has been out for 4 weeks, SMG has only been out for 2 weeks).
If this trend continues, the entire argument against hyper-violent games will be moot, because they will be relegated to the niche market of 17+-year-old males. The younger kids don't seem to care any more. And that's the way it should be.
But, all that said, the most important thing is for parents to A) be more involved in their children's lives, and B) read the ****ing box before buying a game. It has the rating right on there!
The problem isn't the violent games, or the violent TV shows, or even the violent peer-groups.
The problem is, quite simply, absent and detached parents.
Go ahead. Try.
Unless you're able to put one or more billion of your own dollars on the line, few other people will have any confidence in the investment Just think back to the original European colonization of America, and what it took for everyone to get there. It's essentially the same undertaking, except with no natives (hopefully) and even less of a guarantee of foddering ability at the destination.
... and BSD for the people who know what they're doing.
Fair point :)
... vista's weird incompatibilities are just an annoying symptom of touching Windows in its naughty place - in other words, because MS rewrote so many of the lower-level subsystems in Vista, they probably ended up fixing many outstanding bugs from previous generations. The downside, those incompatibilities and quirks and new bugs/exploits, will hopefully get a lot brighter in SP1 :)
There are other reasons not to trust MS, of course, but from what I understand
This is the same company that initially said that XP was not vulnerable. How much do you trust that statement, in light of this?
I'm almost tempted to join the tagging beta, just so I can tag this as "becauseyoureanidiot", "thisisastupidquestion", and "whydoesslashdothaveeditors".
But that aside, when it comes to games with levels vs. games without levels, I swing both ways. Fluidity is important, but so are cutscenes and transitions.
If I have to jump through one more Flood-anus to finish Halo 3, I might start changing my opinion.
Actually, come to think of it, Halo 3 sort of employs both mechanisms. 9 missions, separated by cutscenes and load screens, but within those missions the checkpoint system allows it to load data ahead of time and feel as fluid as Half-Life. Minus the quick save option, of course. That ability to load data allows them to have very large missions, with different types of storytelling and game pacing employed within each subsection/subchapter of each mission.
Well-said. Now if only I could find a few local freelance contracts to clean up those messes :)
:%s/mySQL/MySQL/g on this entire page. :)
Also, I wish I could do a quick
If you stored the files outside of the public_html folder, it would be much safer (and it would force you to only use FTP). Of course, your ISP may not offer you that kind of service. If they offer CPanel, though, I think the default configuration works the way I'm suggesting.