What does secrecy within Apple have to do with the Mac being a good machine for a company? If someone is really refusing to purchase Macs solely because of Apple's obsession with secrecy, that decision is idiotic. If it is the right tool for the job, who cares about the corporate policy?
Really? Bush's first reason to invade Iraq was that Iraq was involved in 9/11? Okay, I'll bite: Find me a quote from the President (preferably from a State of the Union address) where he says that Iraq was involved in planning 9/11. And while you're looking through State of the Union transcripts, why don't you look for the multiple reasons that Bush gave to justify the war in Iraq. (Here's a hint: The President never gives just one reason to justify going to war.)
No, the bottom 90% do not pay more. The 2004 numbers have already been shared which prove it. And as far as tax rates, everyone pays the same 12% Social Security tax. You do have a point about gains on investments, but again, the majority of income earned (even by the rich) comes from wages and not from investment gains. The bottom 90% still pay a lower fraction of their income than the top 10% do.
Because the numbers you cite have already been corrected about. The top 10% of the people control 44% of the wealth, and pay 68% of the taxes. Therefore, they are paying a higher percentage of their income in taxes. Meanwhile, the bottom 90% control 56% of the wealth, but only pay 32% of the taxes. So yes, the rich do pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes, which is only a "shocker"to people who don't rely on made-up numbers to bolster their arguments.
That's why a flat tax (with a standard deduction, of course) is such a good idea: because it avoids emotional arguments like this one. I have known people making $30,000 a year who always had extra money to give to charity, and I have known people making $150,000 a year who were just scraping by. Sure, the family living at the poverty level might be scraping by, but their income will probably go up the next year when they get raises out of their minimum-wage positions (which are usually taken by teenagers or retirees). Maybe one spouse needs to take night classes to get a better job. Sure, that means less time with the kids, but if it improves the overall quality of life for the family, isn't the sacrifice worth it?
And of course, you're talking about the fortunate upper-class doctor who makes so much more money, but you ignore the fact that he busted his hump through six years of medical school and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medical bills. The implication is that those who make less deserve to pay little to no taxes, and those who make more deserve to pay more, since their higher income obviously comes from luck, and not from hard work and possibly years of sacrifice. It's class envy at its worst. Remember, as soon as you point to the guy above you and say, "He makes more than me, so he should give me some of his money,"there is someone below you saying the same thing about you.
I'm sure you would rather have $667,000 left over instead of $59,000. Fortunately, all you have to do is gain the skills, expertise, or talent to pull down a $1,000,000-a-year job, and then you can freely enjoy your $667,000.
Here's a little hint for the mathematically challenged: You can't just assign percentages to different things and assume that they are equivalent. I like how you took "the bottom 90% pay 30% of the taxes" and changed it to mean "the bottom 90% pay a 30% tax rate [paying six times the rate the top 10% does]."
Here's another hint for those who don't understand how our tax system works: The top 10% will always pay a higher percentage of their taxable income (note I said PERCENTAGE, not AMOUNT) than the bottom 90% will. It's a mathematical certainty. Of course, under a truly fair system, everyone would pay the same percentage of their income in taxes, but we have a graduated tax system, so the top 10% pay a higher percentage of their income than anyone else.
Honestly, if you think that we went into Iraq "for one reason and one reason only,"you are seriously misinformed. Just listen to any State of the Union address prior to the war to hear the multiple reasons listed out in great detail. You may also want to read U.N. Resolution 1441 to see a list of Iraq's violations. It is a specious argument to claim that we only went into Iraq for one reason, and then claim that the war was unjust because that reason did not hold up. Just because you can't comprehend the complexities of international politics and economics, that doesn't mean that the President's decision was a simplistic one.
As for the other problems being caused by our actions: Tell me, how many of Saddam Hussein's rape rooms and mass murders were being run by the U.S.?
I'm sure I'm feeding the troll, but why do you need Netscape pre-installed, and why do you want Safari to not be present? What, can't you install it (or remove it) yourself?
You don't really care about the artists; all you want is to get your music for cheap or free. This whole "I care about the artists, which is why I'm stealing their music"rant is just rationalization for illegal behavior.
Your logic is flawed at best. Even assuming that your made-up "10x the product at 1/2 the price"statistic were true, maybe you don't realize the concept of profit. If the studios offer their music at half the cost, they may not make any profit, and may even be taking a loss on each song. When you lose money on every song, selling "10x the product" is hardly an attractive proposition for them.
The reason that illegal Russian sites can sell the music for half the price is because they are not paying any money to the studios or the artists. So really, all your illegal purchases prove is that people will pay a lower price for a stolen product. Your Russian website is not a "workable model,"because it does not pay the people who create and market the music; it only pays the person who stole it and sold it to you.
And yes, you are deluded...not that the RIAA doesn't "get it,"but that your argument is anything other than an excuse for theft.
In case you didn't already realize it, those Russian websites are selling that music illegally. So not only are you still ripping off the music companies and the artists, but you are also paying someone else for the privilege. So please get off your high horse and realize that you're not "paying" for your music; you are stealing music, and paying the people who provided the stolen music to you. You're part of the problem.
You obviously haven't played the game. You do not press the buttons as they light up on the screen; you hold the buttons, and then strum the strum bar at the appropriate time. There are also notes that you hit by pressing or releasing buttons at the appropriate time, known as hammer-ons and pull-offs. All of those techniques are roughly equivalent to learning to play a guitar (although one with only one string, natch).
In other words: Know what you're talking about before you criticize it.
I'll comment on playing a real guitar: In Guitar Hero, after a few hours of play, I was able to get through the entire solo for More Than A Feeling with only a few mistakes. If I learned to play a real guitar, would I be able to play that same solo after only a few hours of practice? And if not, how much practice would it take? Days? Months? Years?
Did you actually read the article? It mentions some musicians who have songs in the game, but also other musicians who are not affiliated with it whatsoever, and they are all obsessed with the game. I'm sure that your $300 starter guitar won't sound anything like Black Sabbath, even if you did take years practicing Iron Man. With Guitar Hero, you can spend a short amount of time practicing, and feel like a lead guitarist on tons of classic songs. Maybe I don't want to spend years learning to master the guitar. Maybe I just want to play for a while, feel like a lead guitarist, and then get back to my life. What's wrong with that?
As to why a real guitarist would play this game, it's the same reason why my pilot friend plays flight-simulator games in his spare time: because it's fun. You might as well ask why someone would play a fighting game, instead of studying martial arts and becoming a black belt, or play a first-person shooter, instead of learning to operate a real firearm. No matter how long I practice, I will never fight hordes of enemies in hand-to-hand combat, single-handedly repel an alien invasion, or flawlessly play the entire solo to Free Bird in front of a packed arena audience. But like many others, I play video games as an escape, to do things I could never do in real life. And apparently, even Real Musicians agree with me.
How do you know what he originally meant? So you know exactly what he was thinking years ago when he said he would never release the original versions.
Nice try. You don't know what he was thinking then, and neither does anyone else. He's been saying for years that the new versions were the only versions he would release, so it seems likely that this is, as he said, a response to the demand from fans. Maybe he had a change of heart; I don't know. But in this case, I'm willing to give him credit for doing the right thing.
But go ahead and feel free to be cynical, and get mad at Lucas because of what you have telepathically deduced about his intentions.
Lasguns ~ Blasters: I can't believe that Star Wars stole the idea of laser guns, which were of course invented by Frank Herbert.
Gurney Halek ~ Han Solo: Remember how in Star Wars, Han Solo was a noble soldier who is fiercely loyal to the royal family, and how he never looks out for himself?
Voice ~ Jedi mind trick: Frank Herbert also invented the concept of telepathy.
Sardaukar ~ Storm Troopers: Yes, I can't imagine where Lucas would have gotten the idea of an army of ruthlessly-loyal soldiers called "storm troopers."Since there are no historical precedents for such a concept, it must have come from Dune. Herbert, on the other hand, generated the idea out of thin air.
Fremen ~ Sand People: Remember in Episode III where Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, trained with the Sand People, then enlisted their help to overthrow the Empire?
Chrysknife ~ Light Saber: Yes, a knife is very similar to a glowing energy sword, in that they can both be used to cut things. And of course, a lightsaber is nothing at all like a samurai sword, wielded by highly-trained individuals with their own code of honor. No, it's much more like a dagger.
Sarlac Pit ~ Sand Worm: Remember in Return of the Jedi, when Luke rode the Sarlacc Pit, then led the Sand People to overthrow the Empire?
Face it: Star Wars is similar to Dune on a purely superficial level, and that is only because they both draw from the same common mythology that has been around for thousands of years. Wow, Paul Atreides is the "Chosen One,"who is prophesied to return and free his people. Later, he dies. That describes both Dune and The New Testament. In fact, I see many similarities between the two:
Dune: Egypt
Fremen: Jews
Muad'Dib: Jesus
Crysknife: Sword
Jedi Mind Trick: Walking On Water
Gurney Halleck: Peter
Sand Worm: Uh...the Pharisees? Yeah, I think that's right.
I can't believe all the similarities between Dune and the Bible. Both have a main character who is the Chosen One, does some things, has conflicts, and later dies. It's so blatant. I can't believe that King James person ripped off Frank Herbert!
Dune ~ Tattooine: both desert planets. Check.
Lasguns ~ Blasters: I can't believe that Star Wars stole the idea of laser guns, which were of course invented by Frank Herbert.
Gurney Halek ~ Han Solo: Remember how in Star Wars, Han Solo was a noble soldier who is fiercely loyal to the royal family, and how he never looks out for himself?
Voice ~ Jedi mind trick: Frank Herbert also invented the concept of telepathy.
Sardaukar ~ Storm Troopers: Yes, I can't imagine where Lucas would have gotten the idea of an army of ruthlessly-loyal soldiers called "storm troopers."Since there are no historical precedents for such a concept, it must have come from Dune. Herbert, on the other hand, generated the idea out of thin air.
Fremen ~ Sand People: Remember in Episode III where Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, trained with the Sand People, then enlisted their help to overthrow the Empire?
Chrysknife ~ Light Saber: Yes, a knife is very similar to a glowing energy sword, in that they can both be used to cut things. And of course, a lightsaber is nothing at all like a samurai sword, wielded by highly-trained individuals with their own code of honor. No, it's much more like a dagger.
Sarlac Pit ~ Sand Worm: Remember in Return of the Jedi, when Luke rode the Sarlacc Pit, then led the Sand People to overthrow the Empire?
Face it: Star Wars is similar to Dune on a purely superficial level, and that is only because they both draw from the same common mythology that has been around for thousands of years. Wow, Paul Atreides is the "Chosen One,"who is prophesied to return and free his people. Later, he dies. That describes both Dune and The New Testament. In fact, I see many similarities between the two:
Dune: Egypt
Fremen: Jews
Muad'Dib: Jesus
Crysknife: Sword
Jedi Mind Trick: Walking On Water
Gurney Halleck: Peter
Sand Worm: Uh...the Pharisees? Yeah, I think that's right.
I can't believe all the similarities between Dune and the Bible. Both have a main character who is the Chosen One, does some things, has conflicts, and later dies. It's so blatant. I can't believe that King James person ripped off Frank Herbert!
Have you never been in love? Love makes you say some pretty cheesy things, and often you say them knowing that they are cheesy, because it's the only way you can express what you're feeling. Watch the scene again: The characters have this playful banter back and forth, and it's kind of a little game of seeing who can top the other one. It is intentionally cheesy, which is why is rings true.
Of course, I suppose you might not realize that, since your RealDoll doesn't talk.
In fact, laserdiscs do have artifacting. True, they are not MPEG-2 compressed, so they do not have MPEG-2 compression artifacts. However, they are NTSC, and therefore suffer from the artifacts inherent to the format, such as limited resolution in the blue colorspace, having the signals for chroma and luminance mixed together, and so on. DVDs are not NTSC, and therefore do not suffer from those NTSC artifacts.
You know what? Why don't you all take off your cynical hats for one day and just be happy. I, along with millions of other Star Wars fans, have wanted the original theatrical versions to be available on DVD for quite some time now, and for years people have given Lucas crap about not releasing them.
And now, when he finally decides to release them...people like you are giving him crap about it. Please, just stop. I'm happy, and I'm willing to give Lucas credit for doing the right thing in this case. So please, everyone, just be happy for one day, okay? Thanks.
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What does secrecy within Apple have to do with the Mac being a good machine for a company? If someone is really refusing to purchase Macs solely because of Apple's obsession with secrecy, that decision is idiotic. If it is the right tool for the job, who cares about the corporate policy?
Really? Bush's first reason to invade Iraq was that Iraq was involved in 9/11? Okay, I'll bite: Find me a quote from the President (preferably from a State of the Union address) where he says that Iraq was involved in planning 9/11. And while you're looking through State of the Union transcripts, why don't you look for the multiple reasons that Bush gave to justify the war in Iraq. (Here's a hint: The President never gives just one reason to justify going to war.)
Go ahead. I'll wait. Take your time.
1. I can (and have) listened to State of the Union addresses, and understand the multiple reasons given to justify war with Iraq.
2. I know how to spell "genius."
Anything else you'd like to compete on?
No, the bottom 90% do not pay more. The 2004 numbers have already been shared which prove it. And as far as tax rates, everyone pays the same 12% Social Security tax. You do have a point about gains on investments, but again, the majority of income earned (even by the rich) comes from wages and not from investment gains. The bottom 90% still pay a lower fraction of their income than the top 10% do.
Because the numbers you cite have already been corrected about. The top 10% of the people control 44% of the wealth, and pay 68% of the taxes. Therefore, they are paying a higher percentage of their income in taxes. Meanwhile, the bottom 90% control 56% of the wealth, but only pay 32% of the taxes. So yes, the rich do pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes, which is only a "shocker"to people who don't rely on made-up numbers to bolster their arguments.
That's why a flat tax (with a standard deduction, of course) is such a good idea: because it avoids emotional arguments like this one. I have known people making $30,000 a year who always had extra money to give to charity, and I have known people making $150,000 a year who were just scraping by. Sure, the family living at the poverty level might be scraping by, but their income will probably go up the next year when they get raises out of their minimum-wage positions (which are usually taken by teenagers or retirees). Maybe one spouse needs to take night classes to get a better job. Sure, that means less time with the kids, but if it improves the overall quality of life for the family, isn't the sacrifice worth it?
And of course, you're talking about the fortunate upper-class doctor who makes so much more money, but you ignore the fact that he busted his hump through six years of medical school and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medical bills. The implication is that those who make less deserve to pay little to no taxes, and those who make more deserve to pay more, since their higher income obviously comes from luck, and not from hard work and possibly years of sacrifice. It's class envy at its worst. Remember, as soon as you point to the guy above you and say, "He makes more than me, so he should give me some of his money,"there is someone below you saying the same thing about you.
I'm sure you would rather have $667,000 left over instead of $59,000. Fortunately, all you have to do is gain the skills, expertise, or talent to pull down a $1,000,000-a-year job, and then you can freely enjoy your $667,000.
Here's a little hint for the mathematically challenged: You can't just assign percentages to different things and assume that they are equivalent. I like how you took "the bottom 90% pay 30% of the taxes" and changed it to mean "the bottom 90% pay a 30% tax rate [paying six times the rate the top 10% does]."
Here's another hint for those who don't understand how our tax system works: The top 10% will always pay a higher percentage of their taxable income (note I said PERCENTAGE, not AMOUNT) than the bottom 90% will. It's a mathematical certainty. Of course, under a truly fair system, everyone would pay the same percentage of their income in taxes, but we have a graduated tax system, so the top 10% pay a higher percentage of their income than anyone else.
Honestly, if you think that we went into Iraq "for one reason and one reason only,"you are seriously misinformed. Just listen to any State of the Union address prior to the war to hear the multiple reasons listed out in great detail. You may also want to read U.N. Resolution 1441 to see a list of Iraq's violations. It is a specious argument to claim that we only went into Iraq for one reason, and then claim that the war was unjust because that reason did not hold up. Just because you can't comprehend the complexities of international politics and economics, that doesn't mean that the President's decision was a simplistic one.
As for the other problems being caused by our actions: Tell me, how many of Saddam Hussein's rape rooms and mass murders were being run by the U.S.?
I'm sure I'm feeding the troll, but why do you need Netscape pre-installed, and why do you want Safari to not be present? What, can't you install it (or remove it) yourself?
You don't really care about the artists; all you want is to get your music for cheap or free. This whole "I care about the artists, which is why I'm stealing their music"rant is just rationalization for illegal behavior.
Your logic is flawed at best. Even assuming that your made-up "10x the product at 1/2 the price"statistic were true, maybe you don't realize the concept of profit. If the studios offer their music at half the cost, they may not make any profit, and may even be taking a loss on each song. When you lose money on every song, selling "10x the product" is hardly an attractive proposition for them.
The reason that illegal Russian sites can sell the music for half the price is because they are not paying any money to the studios or the artists. So really, all your illegal purchases prove is that people will pay a lower price for a stolen product. Your Russian website is not a "workable model,"because it does not pay the people who create and market the music; it only pays the person who stole it and sold it to you.
And yes, you are deluded...not that the RIAA doesn't "get it,"but that your argument is anything other than an excuse for theft.
In case you didn't already realize it, those Russian websites are selling that music illegally. So not only are you still ripping off the music companies and the artists, but you are also paying someone else for the privilege. So please get off your high horse and realize that you're not "paying" for your music; you are stealing music, and paying the people who provided the stolen music to you. You're part of the problem.
You're completely correct. After all, real guitarist never move their hands when they're playing, do they?
"Finally, someone admits that Guitar Hero is not about playing guitar."
Did you not read the original article? It was "finally" admitted there, by a real guitarist.
You obviously haven't played the game. You do not press the buttons as they light up on the screen; you hold the buttons, and then strum the strum bar at the appropriate time. There are also notes that you hit by pressing or releasing buttons at the appropriate time, known as hammer-ons and pull-offs. All of those techniques are roughly equivalent to learning to play a guitar (although one with only one string, natch).
In other words: Know what you're talking about before you criticize it.
I'll comment on playing a real guitar: In Guitar Hero, after a few hours of play, I was able to get through the entire solo for More Than A Feeling with only a few mistakes. If I learned to play a real guitar, would I be able to play that same solo after only a few hours of practice? And if not, how much practice would it take? Days? Months? Years?
How about: because holding a plastic guitar is infinitely cooler than holding a keyboard and pretending it's a guitar?
(Sheesh...some people do not get the whole point of Guitar Hero!)
Did you actually read the article? It mentions some musicians who have songs in the game, but also other musicians who are not affiliated with it whatsoever, and they are all obsessed with the game. I'm sure that your $300 starter guitar won't sound anything like Black Sabbath, even if you did take years practicing Iron Man. With Guitar Hero, you can spend a short amount of time practicing, and feel like a lead guitarist on tons of classic songs. Maybe I don't want to spend years learning to master the guitar. Maybe I just want to play for a while, feel like a lead guitarist, and then get back to my life. What's wrong with that? As to why a real guitarist would play this game, it's the same reason why my pilot friend plays flight-simulator games in his spare time: because it's fun. You might as well ask why someone would play a fighting game, instead of studying martial arts and becoming a black belt, or play a first-person shooter, instead of learning to operate a real firearm. No matter how long I practice, I will never fight hordes of enemies in hand-to-hand combat, single-handedly repel an alien invasion, or flawlessly play the entire solo to Free Bird in front of a packed arena audience. But like many others, I play video games as an escape, to do things I could never do in real life. And apparently, even Real Musicians agree with me.
How do you know what he originally meant? So you know exactly what he was thinking years ago when he said he would never release the original versions.
Nice try. You don't know what he was thinking then, and neither does anyone else. He's been saying for years that the new versions were the only versions he would release, so it seems likely that this is, as he said, a response to the demand from fans. Maybe he had a change of heart; I don't know. But in this case, I'm willing to give him credit for doing the right thing.
But go ahead and feel free to be cynical, and get mad at Lucas because of what you have telepathically deduced about his intentions.
Dune ~ Tattooine: both desert planets. Check.
Lasguns ~ Blasters: I can't believe that Star Wars stole the idea of laser guns, which were of course invented by Frank Herbert.
Gurney Halek ~ Han Solo: Remember how in Star Wars, Han Solo was a noble soldier who is fiercely loyal to the royal family, and how he never looks out for himself?
Voice ~ Jedi mind trick: Frank Herbert also invented the concept of telepathy.
Sardaukar ~ Storm Troopers: Yes, I can't imagine where Lucas would have gotten the idea of an army of ruthlessly-loyal soldiers called "storm troopers."Since there are no historical precedents for such a concept, it must have come from Dune. Herbert, on the other hand, generated the idea out of thin air.
Fremen ~ Sand People: Remember in Episode III where Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, trained with the Sand People, then enlisted their help to overthrow the Empire?
Chrysknife ~ Light Saber: Yes, a knife is very similar to a glowing energy sword, in that they can both be used to cut things. And of course, a lightsaber is nothing at all like a samurai sword, wielded by highly-trained individuals with their own code of honor. No, it's much more like a dagger.
Sarlac Pit ~ Sand Worm: Remember in Return of the Jedi, when Luke rode the Sarlacc Pit, then led the Sand People to overthrow the Empire?
Face it: Star Wars is similar to Dune on a purely superficial level, and that is only because they both draw from the same common mythology that has been around for thousands of years. Wow, Paul Atreides is the "Chosen One,"who is prophesied to return and free his people. Later, he dies. That describes both Dune and The New Testament. In fact, I see many similarities between the two:
Dune: Egypt
Fremen: Jews
Muad'Dib: Jesus
Crysknife: Sword
Jedi Mind Trick: Walking On Water
Gurney Halleck: Peter
Sand Worm: Uh...the Pharisees? Yeah, I think that's right.
I can't believe all the similarities between Dune and the Bible. Both have a main character who is the Chosen One, does some things, has conflicts, and later dies. It's so blatant. I can't believe that King James person ripped off Frank Herbert!
Dune ~ Tattooine: both desert planets. Check. Lasguns ~ Blasters: I can't believe that Star Wars stole the idea of laser guns, which were of course invented by Frank Herbert. Gurney Halek ~ Han Solo: Remember how in Star Wars, Han Solo was a noble soldier who is fiercely loyal to the royal family, and how he never looks out for himself? Voice ~ Jedi mind trick: Frank Herbert also invented the concept of telepathy. Sardaukar ~ Storm Troopers: Yes, I can't imagine where Lucas would have gotten the idea of an army of ruthlessly-loyal soldiers called "storm troopers."Since there are no historical precedents for such a concept, it must have come from Dune. Herbert, on the other hand, generated the idea out of thin air. Fremen ~ Sand People: Remember in Episode III where Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, trained with the Sand People, then enlisted their help to overthrow the Empire? Chrysknife ~ Light Saber: Yes, a knife is very similar to a glowing energy sword, in that they can both be used to cut things. And of course, a lightsaber is nothing at all like a samurai sword, wielded by highly-trained individuals with their own code of honor. No, it's much more like a dagger. Sarlac Pit ~ Sand Worm: Remember in Return of the Jedi, when Luke rode the Sarlacc Pit, then led the Sand People to overthrow the Empire? Face it: Star Wars is similar to Dune on a purely superficial level, and that is only because they both draw from the same common mythology that has been around for thousands of years. Wow, Paul Atreides is the "Chosen One,"who is prophesied to return and free his people. Later, he dies. That describes both Dune and The New Testament. In fact, I see many similarities between the two: Dune: Egypt Fremen: Jews Muad'Dib: Jesus Crysknife: Sword Jedi Mind Trick: Walking On Water Gurney Halleck: Peter Sand Worm: Uh...the Pharisees? Yeah, I think that's right. I can't believe all the similarities between Dune and the Bible. Both have a main character who is the Chosen One, does some things, has conflicts, and later dies. It's so blatant. I can't believe that King James person ripped off Frank Herbert!
Have you never been in love? Love makes you say some pretty cheesy things, and often you say them knowing that they are cheesy, because it's the only way you can express what you're feeling. Watch the scene again: The characters have this playful banter back and forth, and it's kind of a little game of seeing who can top the other one. It is intentionally cheesy, which is why is rings true.
Of course, I suppose you might not realize that, since your RealDoll doesn't talk.
In fact, laserdiscs do have artifacting. True, they are not MPEG-2 compressed, so they do not have MPEG-2 compression artifacts. However, they are NTSC, and therefore suffer from the artifacts inherent to the format, such as limited resolution in the blue colorspace, having the signals for chroma and luminance mixed together, and so on. DVDs are not NTSC, and therefore do not suffer from those NTSC artifacts.
You know what? Why don't you all take off your cynical hats for one day and just be happy. I, along with millions of other Star Wars fans, have wanted the original theatrical versions to be available on DVD for quite some time now, and for years people have given Lucas crap about not releasing them. And now, when he finally decides to release them...people like you are giving him crap about it. Please, just stop. I'm happy, and I'm willing to give Lucas credit for doing the right thing in this case. So please, everyone, just be happy for one day, okay? Thanks.