...most likely in those very civilians that are being killed, and also in those who are doing the bombing but have simply been misled.
Misled? You've missed the point of their actions entirely. You are the one that has been misled
I felt this was the only point I really needed to respond to. You missed my entire point and again just started arguing and debating when I actually feel the same way you do about the war(s). But you couldn't just read and listen could you? You had to assume it was some sort of attack, I'm on your side brother... I'm on your side, and it saddens me that its consumed you so much that you can't see that. As you said yourself you're "starting to get paranoid beyond [your] usual."
My point in the above statement was that more than likely the soldiers in Iraq are just as innocent as the civilians, or me, or you. Thats the only thing I was trying to say there.
But as I said, keep hating everyone if thats what you need to do, even the people who are on your side of things. I have to warn you tho, internal bickering with people "on your side" isn't going to win elections and change things. We all must accept our faults and work as one for reform.
When she comes back, I put down the controller and pick up the whipped cream...
Ugh, whipped cream? I mean I enjoyed your post and all, you seem like you have a good attitude towards women and sex, but seriously, whipped cream is the kinkiest thing you can think of? For crying out loud thats like soccer-mom sex 101. And do you sometimes do it <gasp> doggie-style?
Come'on man get some whips and clamps, lay out the plastic sheets (or lay under a glass table, your preference) and really let the proverbial shit fly.
I just found it interesting how the OP was talking about internal acts of terrorism. ie, high-school shooting rampages, the Unabomber, and someone bombing a paypal store. You took that and ran with it all the way to a comparison to the war in Iraq, perhaps the war in Afghanistan, and who knows, maybe all wars that were, are and will be.
While you sarcastically used the word "label", thats exactly what words are. I don't see how you can disagree with the fact that a military based operation of ground forces and/or bombings can be described with the same word as an anonymous individual or group planting a bomb or mailing out bombs. Not to say either one is right or wrong. Just as you wouldn't call an assasin a war. Just as you wouldn't call a man killing his wife a terrorist, though I'm sure both attacks would inspire terror in the victim.
I realize all you see and hear are horror stories of a war gone wrong. Of innocent deaths and mistakes being made. The media pushes what sells I guess... but have hope that their is still good in the world, most likely in those very civilians that are being killed, and also in those who are doing the bombing but have simply been misled. If you let horror and hate and terror get to you, it will eat you up and spawn only more hatred within you which will then be directed outwards, in attitudes and judgements of those who may have a different opinion. And once that happens then the war-mongers/terrorists really have won.
I'm going to wait and pick up the Platinum Dragon Bundle Edition. You know, the one that comes with extra scenes, two pewter figures and Greedo shooting first.
Anyone who says that they don't understand why people find science beautiful need to be directed to this photo for a clue.
Hehehe, who says that? I can honestly say I've never had someone tell me, "Ya know science is ugly. I just don't understand why you think its beautiful. The fat thighs, the double chin. Seriously you're a chubby-chaser, a chubby-science-chaser."
Hahaha, who has conversations like that? What kind of arguments are you getting into with people? "Listen, I don't care what you think, I'm telling you, sociology gives better head than math. Fact. End of debate."
And then like the other commenter pointed out, the best part of your post is that it was actually artists that made that picture so pretty. The true picture would be black and white and gray, and be hard to differentiate the different regions.
It just the little spot's monthly visitor. Probably why its been nagging the Big Red Spot so much recently. Just give her a couple days to herself; go fishing or visit that college friend in the next town over. Once you get back everything will be back to normal.
just like the Wii's OS, it will be upgradeable in the future.
Is that to imply that the 360's OS is not upgradable? I own a 360, and knew there were... updates to be had; game updates, Dashboard updates, so i then assumed that the OS was as well. Is that not true?
Considering that Iran has called for the destruction of Israel, which hasn't touched Iran btw, I don't quite agree with you. As for the US, they've been blowing us up since the 70s. Sometimes the US would let it go and they blew us up more. Sometimes the US would blow them up, and then they'd blew us up more. I'm not sure from a political point of view how you could reason they would ever stop blowing us up, keeping in mind that whatever we tried in the past the result was them blowing us up more.
Ugh... you don't get it man. Alright yes yes, you're angry at the US. You hate Bush, the administration, possibly government. Right right. We hear you, we get you, that is to say we understand what you're saying. Maybe I hate them too, maybe not, thats not what we're talking about here.
What the Johnny's post before you was trying to point out was that the game makers response was "The fact is, most movies, most TV shows, most video games put Muslims in a bad light, so we have to try to tell our side of the story." Then went on to create a game where you what, I dunno I didn't read the article, but kill Israelis, destory Bush, yada yada, basically acting violently. The poster was just trying to point out that how is that not a bad light as well?
Now, keep in mind America has what basically the same kind of games right? Lets go kill Nazis. Lets I dunno, stop the terrorists, whatever those kids are playing nowadays. AND if some American game manufactuer came out and said "Everyone thinks Americans are so violent, so we wanted a chance to tell our side," while promoting a game about, what did you say, raping Iraqi women, and dragging people out, don't you think that'd be pretty idiotic of that gaming company?
Hi, I'm Gray. How're you doing? Now you know an HD owner who is definitely not a sports buff.
What I am though is a movie buff, and thats what got me into HD at first. After that I started catching some tv shows in HD, and before you know it I wanted another HDTV upstairs. I definitely agree, I wish there was more programming, but its not all that "little", considering that the networks pretty much run most of their primetime shows in HD. Now if you ONLY watch Spike and SciFi... then yea thats definitely a cost thats hard to justify.
Worked out well for me though because I just got the HD-DVR ($100 from Dish, thanks Dish) and tape all the HD primetime shows. Then just have a TV night for watching the HD programs. Really the only non HD stuff I watch anymore is Battlestar (which will be shown in HD, just on a 6month delay on Universal HD, thanks NBC i believe) the occasional comedy central show, and then ya know like a seinfeld or whatever other crap is on when I get home from work.
But again I do have to agree with you its unnecessary luxury. And i bet the games look as good as they always have on sd tvs. But its like comparing a ps2 to some new PC game. Sure the ps2 game is fun, playable, complete. The PC game is all that and better looking. Now with HD consoles you don't even have to compare console to pc and get into that whole debate. You have (in my opinion) the best of both worlds, the ease/group environment of consoles and the graphic quality of PCs (minus the keyboard/mouse of course).
But when it comes down to it the real thing is cost. If you don't have $1000 disposable cash to spend, you're just getting yourself in trouble trying to get into the HD scene. But if you're doing well in your career and bills are (relatively) taken care of. Its a nice way to treat the family to some higher resolutions.
I built my first gaming PC for about $600 almost 4 years ago.
When my first PC was "out of date" I sold it for $600 to a friend
Heh, awesome you sold an out of date POS computer, to a friend no less, for full price. I can see your Xbox Craigslist ad now...
"Slightly used original Xbox. GREAT CONDITION!!! 1 wired controller. And an awesome game Jet Set Radio Future! THE FUTURE IS HERE! No box/manual. $299. firm."
I own two HDTVs, so I'm biased. Since I've gotten them a lot of my attention has been "What can get me the most HD?" First I contemplated Voom. Then once Dish acquired them and offered locals in HD I went to Dish. Now I'm all upset that I have to watch Battlestar in standard def.
I digress... once Xbox360 announced HD, I knew I'd be onboard. Same with PS3 (then not so much when i saw the price). I held off for awhile waiting for consoles to show up on shelves and then for friends to get 'em. I was impressed when i saw the 360 on a standard def tv. Xbox-live, download demos, etc etc, but when i saw it on my friend's DLP, I had one within the week. I'm all about the eye-candy, and theres plenty of it.
But again, its all preference right? Some people really dig the Wii's controller and want that system very badly. To me, the graphics just weren't up to what the 360 could do, so I didn't feel the need to wait. Neithers better per say.
So yes, I'm glad they're out there. I hope more and more games with better and better graphics come out. At the same time I hope more innovative games and interfaces come out as well. Is it too much to expect both nowadays?
While we're all so impressed that you're keeping track of our politics, rest assured most of us don't care what you have to say on the matter.
Keep in mind, as MANY have already posted and you apparently decided to ignore in your reading, online gambling is already illegal in the United States. Its been illegal for years and very possibily made so under a Democratic President and/or House and Senate. All they've begun to do now is apply pressure to the financial system that supports it.
Also since you've demonstrated you're so up-to-date on American politics I'm sure you know of the campaign funding by Brick-and-Mortar Casino lobbyists to both Democratic and Republican representatives. Who's votes, you could argue, were bought to destroy the infrastructure supporting online casinos.
So while I appreciate so much seeing your nose in our business, I'll vote for the best candidate for me and my state be it Democrat or Republican... not because of what some foreigner tries to tell me about the laws and statutes within my own country.
As i posted in another response, who said anything about upgrading? You have about 200 million NEW computers sold each year. Lets be conservative and take away half for Macs, Linux and Companies buying machines but not OSes. That puts them right on track for 200 million. Thats not even including the over-the-counter OS sales and Microsoft shops that install the OS just to learn and be on the leading edge.
I don't understand why slashdot readers have such problems with that number. I think its a very reasonable, attainable estimate.
Yeah... yeah. Not following your logic there. Wide-screen is widescreen if the screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio, I'm pretty sure thats widescreen. Don't see how the cases orientation has anything to do with anything. How does rotating your iPod sideways do? That working out for ya?
iPods don't do so well because of iPods. iPods do so well because of iTunes.
iPods do so well because teenagers tell their parents, "Suzie just got an iPod so I want an iPod too!" And their parents go out to a store and say "I want an iPod" and thats what the salesperson sells them.
Or maybe some of the kids go buy their own... I guess thats possible.
Theres about 200 million computers sold each year nowadays (http://www.pegasus3d.com/total_share.html). Take away a few %s for Macs. Take away a few more %s for linux users. And a few more for companies that aren't looking to use the latest OS. So even if half of that number comes with a Vista OS preinstalled, they're about on target for 200 million in two years.
And thats not counting over-the-counter, just-the-OS sales.
I'm not saying these numbers are scientific, except for the 200 million new computers sold, but its definitely a goal they can obtain.
Overall, the PS3 beats out the XBox 360 on all accounts. What the XBox struggles to do, the PS3 does easily.
Could you give some examples? I'd like to know what the 360 is struggling with right now, unless you mean like pervasiveness in Japan, which I guess you could argue the PS3 has yet to do too. But I'm assuming you mean power-wise, so I'd like to hear some examples.
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Tried modifying my wife's libido with the same "deforestation" strategy... didn't work.
Misled? You've missed the point of their actions entirely. You are the one that has been misled
I felt this was the only point I really needed to respond to. You missed my entire point and again just started arguing and debating when I actually feel the same way you do about the war(s). But you couldn't just read and listen could you? You had to assume it was some sort of attack, I'm on your side brother... I'm on your side, and it saddens me that its consumed you so much that you can't see that. As you said yourself you're "starting to get paranoid beyond [your] usual."
My point in the above statement was that more than likely the soldiers in Iraq are just as innocent as the civilians, or me, or you. Thats the only thing I was trying to say there.
But as I said, keep hating everyone if thats what you need to do, even the people who are on your side of things. I have to warn you tho, internal bickering with people "on your side" isn't going to win elections and change things. We all must accept our faults and work as one for reform.
When she comes back, I put down the controller and pick up the whipped cream...
Ugh, whipped cream? I mean I enjoyed your post and all, you seem like you have a good attitude towards women and sex, but seriously, whipped cream is the kinkiest thing you can think of? For crying out loud thats like soccer-mom sex 101. And do you sometimes do it <gasp> doggie-style?
Come'on man get some whips and clamps, lay out the plastic sheets (or lay under a glass table, your preference) and really let the proverbial shit fly.
I just found it interesting how the OP was talking about internal acts of terrorism. ie, high-school shooting rampages, the Unabomber, and someone bombing a paypal store. You took that and ran with it all the way to a comparison to the war in Iraq, perhaps the war in Afghanistan, and who knows, maybe all wars that were, are and will be.
While you sarcastically used the word "label", thats exactly what words are. I don't see how you can disagree with the fact that a military based operation of ground forces and/or bombings can be described with the same word as an anonymous individual or group planting a bomb or mailing out bombs. Not to say either one is right or wrong. Just as you wouldn't call an assasin a war. Just as you wouldn't call a man killing his wife a terrorist, though I'm sure both attacks would inspire terror in the victim.
I realize all you see and hear are horror stories of a war gone wrong. Of innocent deaths and mistakes being made. The media pushes what sells I guess... but have hope that their is still good in the world, most likely in those very civilians that are being killed, and also in those who are doing the bombing but have simply been misled. If you let horror and hate and terror get to you, it will eat you up and spawn only more hatred within you which will then be directed outwards, in attitudes and judgements of those who may have a different opinion. And once that happens then the war-mongers/terrorists really have won.
I'm going to wait and pick up the Platinum Dragon Bundle Edition. You know, the one that comes with extra scenes, two pewter figures and Greedo shooting first.
Anyone who says that they don't understand why people find science beautiful need to be directed to this photo for a clue.
Hehehe, who says that? I can honestly say I've never had someone tell me, "Ya know science is ugly. I just don't understand why you think its beautiful. The fat thighs, the double chin. Seriously you're a chubby-chaser, a chubby-science-chaser."
Hahaha, who has conversations like that? What kind of arguments are you getting into with people? "Listen, I don't care what you think, I'm telling you, sociology gives better head than math. Fact. End of debate."
And then like the other commenter pointed out, the best part of your post is that it was actually artists that made that picture so pretty. The true picture would be black and white and gray, and be hard to differentiate the different regions.
It just the little spot's monthly visitor. Probably why its been nagging the Big Red Spot so much recently. Just give her a couple days to herself; go fishing or visit that college friend in the next town over. Once you get back everything will be back to normal.
just like the Wii's OS, it will be upgradeable in the future.
Is that to imply that the 360's OS is not upgradable? I own a 360, and knew there were... updates to be had; game updates, Dashboard updates, so i then assumed that the OS was as well. Is that not true?
Considering that Iran has called for the destruction of Israel, which hasn't touched Iran btw, I don't quite agree with you. As for the US, they've been blowing us up since the 70s. Sometimes the US would let it go and they blew us up more. Sometimes the US would blow them up, and then they'd blew us up more. I'm not sure from a political point of view how you could reason they would ever stop blowing us up, keeping in mind that whatever we tried in the past the result was them blowing us up more.
Ugh... you don't get it man. Alright yes yes, you're angry at the US. You hate Bush, the administration, possibly government. Right right. We hear you, we get you, that is to say we understand what you're saying. Maybe I hate them too, maybe not, thats not what we're talking about here.
What the Johnny's post before you was trying to point out was that the game makers response was "The fact is, most movies, most TV shows, most video games put Muslims in a bad light, so we have to try to tell our side of the story." Then went on to create a game where you what, I dunno I didn't read the article, but kill Israelis, destory Bush, yada yada, basically acting violently. The poster was just trying to point out that how is that not a bad light as well?
Now, keep in mind America has what basically the same kind of games right? Lets go kill Nazis. Lets I dunno, stop the terrorists, whatever those kids are playing nowadays. AND if some American game manufactuer came out and said "Everyone thinks Americans are so violent, so we wanted a chance to tell our side," while promoting a game about, what did you say, raping Iraqi women, and dragging people out, don't you think that'd be pretty idiotic of that gaming company?
Hi, I'm Gray. How're you doing? Now you know an HD owner who is definitely not a sports buff.
What I am though is a movie buff, and thats what got me into HD at first. After that I started catching some tv shows in HD, and before you know it I wanted another HDTV upstairs. I definitely agree, I wish there was more programming, but its not all that "little", considering that the networks pretty much run most of their primetime shows in HD. Now if you ONLY watch Spike and SciFi... then yea thats definitely a cost thats hard to justify.
Worked out well for me though because I just got the HD-DVR ($100 from Dish, thanks Dish) and tape all the HD primetime shows. Then just have a TV night for watching the HD programs. Really the only non HD stuff I watch anymore is Battlestar (which will be shown in HD, just on a 6month delay on Universal HD, thanks NBC i believe) the occasional comedy central show, and then ya know like a seinfeld or whatever other crap is on when I get home from work.
But again I do have to agree with you its unnecessary luxury. And i bet the games look as good as they always have on sd tvs. But its like comparing a ps2 to some new PC game. Sure the ps2 game is fun, playable, complete. The PC game is all that and better looking. Now with HD consoles you don't even have to compare console to pc and get into that whole debate. You have (in my opinion) the best of both worlds, the ease/group environment of consoles and the graphic quality of PCs (minus the keyboard/mouse of course).
But when it comes down to it the real thing is cost. If you don't have $1000 disposable cash to spend, you're just getting yourself in trouble trying to get into the HD scene. But if you're doing well in your career and bills are (relatively) taken care of. Its a nice way to treat the family to some higher resolutions.
Thing is, if you have a SD TV in the UK, you can have your 360 connected via a scart cable.
:)
Hehehehe, "scart cable". Silly Brits, talking all adorable and filthy at the same time.
I built my first gaming PC for about $600 almost 4 years ago.
When my first PC was "out of date" I sold it for $600 to a friend
Heh, awesome you sold an out of date POS computer, to a friend no less, for full price. I can see your Xbox Craigslist ad now...
"Slightly used original Xbox. GREAT CONDITION!!! 1 wired controller. And an awesome game Jet Set Radio Future! THE FUTURE IS HERE! No box/manual. $299. firm."
I own two HDTVs, so I'm biased. Since I've gotten them a lot of my attention has been "What can get me the most HD?" First I contemplated Voom. Then once Dish acquired them and offered locals in HD I went to Dish. Now I'm all upset that I have to watch Battlestar in standard def.
I digress... once Xbox360 announced HD, I knew I'd be onboard. Same with PS3 (then not so much when i saw the price). I held off for awhile waiting for consoles to show up on shelves and then for friends to get 'em. I was impressed when i saw the 360 on a standard def tv. Xbox-live, download demos, etc etc, but when i saw it on my friend's DLP, I had one within the week. I'm all about the eye-candy, and theres plenty of it.
But again, its all preference right? Some people really dig the Wii's controller and want that system very badly. To me, the graphics just weren't up to what the 360 could do, so I didn't feel the need to wait. Neithers better per say.
So yes, I'm glad they're out there. I hope more and more games with better and better graphics come out. At the same time I hope more innovative games and interfaces come out as well. Is it too much to expect both nowadays?
While we're all so impressed that you're keeping track of our politics, rest assured most of us don't care what you have to say on the matter.
Keep in mind, as MANY have already posted and you apparently decided to ignore in your reading, online gambling is already illegal in the United States. Its been illegal for years and very possibily made so under a Democratic President and/or House and Senate. All they've begun to do now is apply pressure to the financial system that supports it.
Also since you've demonstrated you're so up-to-date on American politics I'm sure you know of the campaign funding by Brick-and-Mortar Casino lobbyists to both Democratic and Republican representatives. Who's votes, you could argue, were bought to destroy the infrastructure supporting online casinos.
So while I appreciate so much seeing your nose in our business, I'll vote for the best candidate for me and my state be it Democrat or Republican... not because of what some foreigner tries to tell me about the laws and statutes within my own country.
As i posted in another response, who said anything about upgrading? You have about 200 million NEW computers sold each year. Lets be conservative and take away half for Macs, Linux and Companies buying machines but not OSes. That puts them right on track for 200 million. Thats not even including the over-the-counter OS sales and Microsoft shops that install the OS just to learn and be on the leading edge.
I don't understand why slashdot readers have such problems with that number. I think its a very reasonable, attainable estimate.
meh...
Yeah... yeah. Not following your logic there. Wide-screen is widescreen if the screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio, I'm pretty sure thats widescreen. Don't see how the cases orientation has anything to do with anything. How does rotating your iPod sideways do? That working out for ya?
And its a portal for you to molest underage boys and girls.
iPods don't do so well because of iPods. iPods do so well because of iTunes.
iPods do so well because teenagers tell their parents, "Suzie just got an iPod so I want an iPod too!" And their parents go out to a store and say "I want an iPod" and thats what the salesperson sells them.
Or maybe some of the kids go buy their own... I guess thats possible.
Damn, I liked the brown one.
/. once again... i have no reason to live.
My opinions are laughed at on
Theres about 200 million computers sold each year nowadays (http://www.pegasus3d.com/total_share.html). Take away a few %s for Macs. Take away a few more %s for linux users. And a few more for companies that aren't looking to use the latest OS. So even if half of that number comes with a Vista OS preinstalled, they're about on target for 200 million in two years.
And thats not counting over-the-counter, just-the-OS sales.
I'm not saying these numbers are scientific, except for the 200 million new computers sold, but its definitely a goal they can obtain.
Great thanks for the reply. Hadn't heard about any 360 framerate issues, but I'm also not reading a lot of 360 reviews etc... Good to know though.
Overall, the PS3 beats out the XBox 360 on all accounts. What the XBox struggles to do, the PS3 does easily. Could you give some examples? I'd like to know what the 360 is struggling with right now, unless you mean like pervasiveness in Japan, which I guess you could argue the PS3 has yet to do too. But I'm assuming you mean power-wise, so I'd like to hear some examples.
Yeah, sorry, I meant no HDMI cable will be included.