Excellent point. By the way, I'm the copyright owner of this comment, and by reading it you agree to pay me $1000. If you think it's wrong to break copyright, then please don't read this comment, but since you already have, I'll take the full amount in $20's please.
$3300 for a brand new sword is pretty cheap. Do you have any idea how much a brand new first-rate katana costs, for example? A *good* one by a well-known smith will set you back 5k-100+k dollars. You *could* go down to your local knife store and get a mass-produced sword for what, $100-200, though.
You didn't specify exactly what problem you had with my statement. If you're at home, use wired (quicker and more reliable). If you're at work, use wired or work-sponsored WAP. If you're at a coffee shop, most of them now have WAPs. With current technology (notebooks instead of brain implants, for example), how would anybody expect to take full advantage of a wireless modem? Are you planning on driving around Richmond and surfing the Net at the same time?
I wasn't making a prediction about the future fifty years from now; I was simply stating that, with current technology and ISPs, a wireless modem is unwieldy and unpractical. This may change in five years, who knows?
1) Extra peripheral. When I'm mobile, the last thing I want is to take along yet another notebook thingie. I've already got a wireless minicard; why should I take along a freaking *modem* too?
2. What possible use could anybody have for wireless net access 24x7 in a localised area? If you're at home, you generally have wired internet access (or, if you live in an apartment building, perhaps free wireless;) If you're at work, you have wired access or access from a WAP. Starbucks and other coffee houses have WAPs. Where else would you need wireless? Which brings me to my last point...
3. The Greater Vancouver area, for one, is saturated with unprotected wifi; why would I ever need to *pay* for access?;)
One of the reasons that Nintendo was able to market the Gamecube for a lower price than the PS2 and the XBox was precisely because it didn't have multimedia capabilities, such as DVD or CD-ROM playback. World-wide the Gamecube is #2 (behind the ubiquous PS2); in other words, this hasn't hurt their market share.
Now, WHY OH WHY would they bother with a portable that could play movies too? It's a proprietary format which means that you couldn't (legally) pop a cart into your computer and copy a movie over, so this means that either 1) the film industry would have to adopt a new media format, or the more likely 2) there would be five or six films tops for the DS.
I don't think this is exactly a bright idea. Nintendo has *always* focused on making a gaming device and not a multi-use media centre; I have a hard time believing that the Big N is going to deviate from 25-odd years of success *now*.
...Spider Jerusalem was asked to write an 8000 word essay on "The Beast" becoming president. Jerusalem wrote the word "FUCK" 8000 times. In this moment when Sam and Max has been cancelled, this seems more than appropriate. So, in order to get around the lameness filter, and in memory of a popular programming language that was in use during the era of the first S&M:
LET I=1
:START
IF I=8000 GOTO DONE
PRINT "FUCK"
LET I=I+1
GOTO START
I was up until 2 or 3 in the morning trying to pass Story mode 2 (the linear race, one lap, limited booster) on Novice -- when I finally made it, I screamed at the top of my lungs, waking up my wife and causing my cat to jump three feet straight in the air. I've *NEVER* felt as good as I did in that moment (playing a video game, anyway)
F-Zero GX. Most difficult game EVER. Check out some of the speed record vids - it's frecking amazing what these guys can do with an analog stick. The nice thing is the game is *fun* on Novice or Standard, challenging on Expert, and just this side of impossible on Master; there's always more to learn.
There's nothing more satisfying than boosting ahead of #1 racer at the end of the third lap of half-pipe in Emerald on Master (!), or nailing the turns and jumps on Serial Gaps. Unlocking racers, parts, even AX tracks (from the arcade machine) if you don't get arthritis first... It's even more fun tweaking your racer until the speed, weight, boost and accel are perfectly aligned with you and the universe.
Ah, crap... I was going to go to bed too:) Who needs sleep anyway?
Forget censorship. Forget hysteria. Do you think that Mr. Redirect did something wrong when he allowed children to be tricked to look at porn? The government certainly did, which is why he was charged with a felony and sent to jail. End of story. There was no censorship here, so take off the tin foil hat.
"And what do you think will happen to a child if they came across a picture of a woman fucking a donkey? Or three men fisting each other? Or an avi of a violent gang rape?"
My guess? Nothing again. I've yet to hear what you think would happen, so enlighten me.
If my wife sees any of the above, she would probably break down crying, throw up, and/or be extremely depressed for a week. She literally has a physiological reaction to disturbing images that display violence and sex together. We watched "The General's Daughter" a few *years* ago and she still has nightmares about it. I could only imagine her reaction to such images as a child.
While I'm not saying that her experience is normative, there are certainly people on this planet who have a tremendous negative reaction to such actions, and I think we have to respect that. It's arrogant or dismissive to assume that everybody is as completely desensitised to violent sex as you are. There is no excuse for an adult who makes money off of children's spelling errors and who are certainly not looking for porn, hardcore or otherwise.
And what do you think will happen to a child if they came across a picture of a woman fucking a donkey? Or three men fisting each other? Or an avi of a violent gang rape?
Nudity I don't have a problem with, but children should NOT run wild on the Internet, and jokers like this should *not* be redirecting kids (who else is going to the Bob the Builder web site?) to porn, "innocent" or otherwise. Hell, even if I'm standing over my kid's shoulder watching him surf, even seeing a second of such hardcore porn is going to be *extremely* disturbing. Need I remind you of goatse?
Forget the alarms -- my personal anti-theft device
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Is a huge freaking drawing on the top of the laptop. I used to have an old AST with a mushroom cloud and "DO IT!" written on it. You have *no* idea how easy it is to track down something like that. It's possible for a thief to sand down the paint and repaint the whole thing, but I figure it's just easier to get one where such work isn't required.
If a notebook alarm goes off, the computer's already gone, but a custom paint job is easy to track down, given police involvement and photographs. It works for me!
The problem with the game was that it was too freaking short. I finished it in 4 hours or so. I suppose it's worth it now, for $20, but back when I bought it I was incredibly ticked off that there wasn't any more content.
Okay, since everybody apparently wants to hear the entire freaking story...
I got a call about five months ago asking if I had withdrawn $500 from my chequing account. I said no. I was informed by the Fraud Security Division of the bank that I deal with that the money was gone and that it was suspected to be fraud. I was asked to go to my local branch, explain the situation, and fill out some forms. I did so.
A week later when the money was returned back to me from my bank (not the fraudster), I was told by the bank manager that they had caught the guy and that he would soon be charged with fraud.
I talked to the bank manager this week and found out that he was in court, yes, but they apparently couldn't (wouldn't?) prosecute because he had entered the country illegally. Their only recourse was to deport him. I repeat, they either did not or could not prosecute him because he had entered the country illegally. Canada apparently has laws against holding foreign nationals in prison when they don't have a legal reason for being in the country in the first place. Go figure.
The local news covered the entire procedings, basically confirming what the manager had said. The manager is a friend of mine and I trust her judgment and her explanation of the facts in this matter. All the police could apparently do is give him a criminal record which makes it impossible for him to enter Canada legally. I cannot remember which country the guy was from, but I know it was from the Caribbean.
What more do you want? Specific names of the people involved? Dates, times, transaction numbers and whatnot? This is as specific as I can get, trust me. I tried to be as succinct and brief as possible in my original post, trusting that people knew that I was simplifying the situation somewhat.
Well, he was actually *from* a Carribean country... damned if I can remember which one, though. I want to say Haiti, but maybe that's because it's been on the news lately.
Forget sketchy ATMs! $500 was taken from my account using an ATM at a local bank branch machine, in a mall no less! Get this -- they caught the guy after he stole about $64,000 CAD, found out that he entered the country illegally and... sent him to prison? Nope. Our illustrious Canadian gov't deported him. They didn't recover any of the money either. Bastard's living it up in the Caribbean with the cash that he wired there before he was caught.
The bank ate the loss and gave us back our cash, but what kind of justice is it when scammers get to go free with the cash they stole?
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According to what estimates? World-wide the Gamecube is only trailing behind the PS2.
(Your argument that computers are superior and therefore this is why the N64 did so badly is equivalent to the Chewbacca defense used in South Park.)
Excellent point. By the way, I'm the copyright owner of this comment, and by reading it you agree to pay me $1000. If you think it's wrong to break copyright, then please don't read this comment, but since you already have, I'll take the full amount in $20's please.
$3300 for a brand new sword is pretty cheap. Do you have any idea how much a brand new first-rate katana costs, for example? A *good* one by a well-known smith will set you back 5k-100+k dollars. You *could* go down to your local knife store and get a mass-produced sword for what, $100-200, though.
I wasn't making a prediction about the future fifty years from now; I was simply stating that, with current technology and ISPs, a wireless modem is unwieldy and unpractical. This may change in five years, who knows?
1) Extra peripheral. When I'm mobile, the last thing I want is to take along yet another notebook thingie. I've already got a wireless minicard; why should I take along a freaking *modem* too?
2. What possible use could anybody have for wireless net access 24x7 in a localised area? If you're at home, you generally have wired internet access (or, if you live in an apartment building, perhaps free wireless ;) If you're at work, you have wired access or access from a WAP. Starbucks and other coffee houses have WAPs. Where else would you need wireless? Which brings me to my last point...
3. The Greater Vancouver area, for one, is saturated with unprotected wifi; why would I ever need to *pay* for access? ;)
Now, WHY OH WHY would they bother with a portable that could play movies too? It's a proprietary format which means that you couldn't (legally) pop a cart into your computer and copy a movie over, so this means that either 1) the film industry would have to adopt a new media format, or the more likely 2) there would be five or six films tops for the DS.
I don't think this is exactly a bright idea. Nintendo has *always* focused on making a gaming device and not a multi-use media centre; I have a hard time believing that the Big N is going to deviate from 25-odd years of success *now*.
DVD release is supposed to be in July, but is this the Japanese release or NA with English subtitles? I would have RTFA, but it's all in Japanese :)
FUCK! How did you know? Mrs. Wiens, wherever you are, I'm sorry!!!
Let me rephrase: I'm in Canada. I get three channels without cable. It's highly unlikely that Firefly aired on any of our three channels.
Not the original poster, but I don't have cable, so I *couldn't* have seen it on TV. I'm definitely glad I picked up the DVD set tho!
LET I=1
IF I=8000 GOTO DONE
PRINT "FUCK"
LET I=I+1
GOTO START
END
I was up until 2 or 3 in the morning trying to pass Story mode 2 (the linear race, one lap, limited booster) on Novice -- when I finally made it, I screamed at the top of my lungs, waking up my wife and causing my cat to jump three feet straight in the air. I've *NEVER* felt as good as I did in that moment (playing a video game, anyway)
... or Nearly Analog Nick ;)
There's nothing more satisfying than boosting ahead of #1 racer at the end of the third lap of half-pipe in Emerald on Master (!), or nailing the turns and jumps on Serial Gaps. Unlocking racers, parts, even AX tracks (from the arcade machine) if you don't get arthritis first... It's even more fun tweaking your racer until the speed, weight, boost and accel are perfectly aligned with you and the universe.
Ah, crap... I was going to go to bed too :) Who needs sleep anyway?
Forget censorship. Forget hysteria. Do you think that Mr. Redirect did something wrong when he allowed children to be tricked to look at porn? The government certainly did, which is why he was charged with a felony and sent to jail. End of story. There was no censorship here, so take off the tin foil hat.
My guess? Nothing again. I've yet to hear what you think would happen, so enlighten me.
If my wife sees any of the above, she would probably break down crying, throw up, and/or be extremely depressed for a week. She literally has a physiological reaction to disturbing images that display violence and sex together. We watched "The General's Daughter" a few *years* ago and she still has nightmares about it. I could only imagine her reaction to such images as a child.
While I'm not saying that her experience is normative, there are certainly people on this planet who have a tremendous negative reaction to such actions, and I think we have to respect that. It's arrogant or dismissive to assume that everybody is as completely desensitised to violent sex as you are. There is no excuse for an adult who makes money off of children's spelling errors and who are certainly not looking for porn, hardcore or otherwise.
Nudity I don't have a problem with, but children should NOT run wild on the Internet, and jokers like this should *not* be redirecting kids (who else is going to the Bob the Builder web site?) to porn, "innocent" or otherwise. Hell, even if I'm standing over my kid's shoulder watching him surf, even seeing a second of such hardcore porn is going to be *extremely* disturbing. Need I remind you of goatse?
If a notebook alarm goes off, the computer's already gone, but a custom paint job is easy to track down, given police involvement and photographs. It works for me!
The problem with the game was that it was too freaking short. I finished it in 4 hours or so. I suppose it's worth it now, for $20, but back when I bought it I was incredibly ticked off that there wasn't any more content.
I got a call about five months ago asking if I had withdrawn $500 from my chequing account. I said no. I was informed by the Fraud Security Division of the bank that I deal with that the money was gone and that it was suspected to be fraud. I was asked to go to my local branch, explain the situation, and fill out some forms. I did so.
A week later when the money was returned back to me from my bank (not the fraudster), I was told by the bank manager that they had caught the guy and that he would soon be charged with fraud.
I talked to the bank manager this week and found out that he was in court, yes, but they apparently couldn't (wouldn't?) prosecute because he had entered the country illegally. Their only recourse was to deport him. I repeat, they either did not or could not prosecute him because he had entered the country illegally. Canada apparently has laws against holding foreign nationals in prison when they don't have a legal reason for being in the country in the first place. Go figure.
The local news covered the entire procedings, basically confirming what the manager had said. The manager is a friend of mine and I trust her judgment and her explanation of the facts in this matter. All the police could apparently do is give him a criminal record which makes it impossible for him to enter Canada legally. I cannot remember which country the guy was from, but I know it was from the Caribbean.
What more do you want? Specific names of the people involved? Dates, times, transaction numbers and whatnot? This is as specific as I can get, trust me. I tried to be as succinct and brief as possible in my original post, trusting that people knew that I was simplifying the situation somewhat.
*This* is what I posted about, not the rest about the law and such.
Well, he was actually *from* a Carribean country... damned if I can remember which one, though. I want to say Haiti, but maybe that's because it's been on the news lately.
Actually, the story was from both the local news and from the bank manager who handled my entire case. Facts, my friend, facts.
The bank ate the loss and gave us back our cash, but what kind of justice is it when scammers get to go free with the cash they stole?