Exactly. Ever since 9/11, we've been sacrificing freedom in the name of security.
This technology will not make our country more noticeably secure. If someone wants to blow up a plane, they will find a way to do it.
Our national security problems stem from our foreign policies and our general complacency and arrogance as a society. If we want to make ourselves more secure, we need to repair the fabric of our society and stop bombing the hell out of anyone who disagrees with us.
I agree. Flying anywhere has gotten absolutely ridiculous.
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The security gates are like trying to get across the Berlin Wall, and anything in your luggage is fair game for baggage handlers. I had a digital camera stolen out of my bag the last time I flew, but you can't put locks on your luggage because it's a "security threat". For 2003, this sure feels more like 1984.
</rant>
A favorite of mine is playing SSX Tricky with my gf. You can play competetively, but usually we will just take turns trying to get gold for every character, unlocking trick books, and figuring out the best path to take. It's pretty fun rooting each other on, too.:-)
Anything in the Guantlet series is fun, but it tends to get old failry quickly. And you can play Tekken Tag in co-op mode, which is always a blast...especially if you get another couple to play the other team.
I wonder if they could attach closer to the center where the tangential velocity is lower and then slide their way out to the end via centrifugal force?
Blaming external forces rather than those taking the action absolves everyone of responsibility, as our actions are always motivated by outside forces.
Agreed. Everything we do is in reaction to or influenced by our environment. It is how an individual handles that environment that determines whether they become a benefit to society or legal fodder.
I am sick and tired of people pinning responsibility on everything but themselves. That is the number one problem with our society today, IMO.
Clear Channel came out with a service like that, but I think they are still working out the bugs...it keeps playing Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera over and over.
See, I think Crash is in the same style as UtTaD, and I agree that BTCS was a huge departure. My favorite, though, is Remember Two Things...pre-mainstream days, but a few of the songs made it on to later albums.
Really? I'll have to check that out. I knew they released more albums after that, but I hadn't heard anything off 'em. I'd like to hear something from the short stint the lead singer had with Van Halen, too.
The most glaringly obvious choice for me would be Extreme - Pornograffiti.
You remember Extreme, right? They had two awesome songs on that album: More Than Words and Hole Hearted. They were acoustic-based melodies with catchy lyrics, but everything else on the album was typical '80s big hair crap.
You make good points, but I think the armies you build in RTS games like Homeworld or Command & Conquer reflect the current state of today's real armies. As far as I know, every army in the world is dominated by men.
This plays into the traditional male role of hunter/gatherer. Men (on average) are physically stronger than women, and are therefore expected to perform physically demanding tasks like galactic domination and waging war on the Axis of Evil.
If you look at how the US army is distributed, most women are communications officers or medics or some other non-combat position. So my best guess is that these games are less of a slight to female power roles as they are a reflection of the current state of combat.
I think stores, restaurants, and all other businesses should stop hiring attractive women for any kind of sales position, because they are obiously only hired to take advantage of men's need to ogle them. Do you know how much useless crap I've bought from pretty girls?:-p
But, seriously...where is this going to end. People need to realize that there are differences between men and women. Does this mean that a woman is less able than a man? In some respects, yes...but a man is less able than a woman in some respects, too. Does that mean you shouldn't respect the other sex? Hell no.
If there were no differences between the sexes, we would all be hermaphrodites, or we would all reproduce with ourselves...and who would want to live in a world like that?
Video games are like epic novels...play them and enjoy them. The protagonists are idealic respresentations of heroes and heroines. The men in games are typically as unrealistic as the women, but yes, there are some games that pander to males. But if gamers weren't inside ogling the women in those games, they'd be out in the real world ogling high school girls.
All I'm saying is people who are frustrated with their own shortcomings shouldn't take out their aggression on everyone else by spewing words like "sexist" and "pigs".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play DOAXBV.;-)
The problem I had with JBuilder is that it throws too many proprietary libraries into the fray. I designed a Swing app with it and it added so much extra crap that I decided to use something else and build it manually. As far as the GUI app creator for JBuilder goes, I consider it to be on par with FrontPage.
I use jEdit at work for pretty much everything. It has a load of plug-ins that make my job easier, such as tools for: Ant, SpeedJava, FTP, Telnet, CVS. It's about the best IDE I've used for development in any language.
The game seems ripe for a port to the new world of accelerated 3D hardware but surprisingly, no-one has done it.. until now.
Actually, Super Monkey Ball for the GameCube pretty much is a 3D version of Marble Madness...only with monkey balls...and bananas. (Damn, that almost sounds naughty.)
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And slightly thereafter -
Girls Gone Wild: Martian Style
I can't wait.
My guess would be Mars.
Can you say RIAA?
Essentially, they are doing the same thing. SCO just doesn't have its hands in as many congressmen's pockets.
Exactly. Ever since 9/11, we've been sacrificing freedom in the name of security.
This technology will not make our country more noticeably secure. If someone wants to blow up a plane, they will find a way to do it.
Our national security problems stem from our foreign policies and our general complacency and arrogance as a society. If we want to make ourselves more secure, we need to repair the fabric of our society and stop bombing the hell out of anyone who disagrees with us.
I agree. Flying anywhere has gotten absolutely ridiculous.
<rant>
The security gates are like trying to get across the Berlin Wall, and anything in your luggage is fair game for baggage handlers. I had a digital camera stolen out of my bag the last time I flew, but you can't put locks on your luggage because it's a "security threat". For 2003, this sure feels more like 1984.
</rant>
I always like the Mean Bean Machine. :-)
Yeah, YDKJ is about the coolest trivia game ever. Girlfriends tend to get pretty pissed off when you screw 'em, though. :-p
Maybe, she, really likes, Captain, Kirk.
A favorite of mine is playing SSX Tricky with my gf. You can play competetively, but usually we will just take turns trying to get gold for every character, unlocking trick books, and figuring out the best path to take. It's pretty fun rooting each other on, too. :-)
Anything in the Guantlet series is fun, but it tends to get old failry quickly. And you can play Tekken Tag in co-op mode, which is always a blast...especially if you get another couple to play the other team.
Fine...soft G it is, but I'm gonna pronounce it with a long I and spell it phonetically.
Muahahahahaha! Make room for the new JYF format!
I wonder if they could attach closer to the center where the tangential velocity is lower and then slide their way out to the end via centrifugal force?
:-)
That would be a hell of a carnival ride.
I am sick and tired of people pinning responsibility on everything but themselves. That is the number one problem with our society today, IMO.
Clear Channel came out with a service like that, but I think they are still working out the bugs...it keeps playing Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera over and over.
But with Apple's service the breakdown is more like this:
Good CD = $9.95
CD with 2 good songs = $1.98
One-hit wonder = $0.99
vs. Sam Goody pricing:
Good CD = $16.99
CD with 2 good songs = $16.99
One-hit wonder = $16.99
Sounds like a much better plan to me.
See, I think Crash is in the same style as UtTaD, and I agree that BTCS was a huge departure. My favorite, though, is Remember Two Things...pre-mainstream days, but a few of the songs made it on to later albums.
Are you nuts???
Crash is one of the best albums Dave Matthews has ever put out. I can't think of a song on that CD I don't like...it's one of my favorite albums.
Really? I'll have to check that out. I knew they released more albums after that, but I hadn't heard anything off 'em. I'd like to hear something from the short stint the lead singer had with Van Halen, too.
The most glaringly obvious choice for me would be Extreme - Pornograffiti.
You remember Extreme, right? They had two awesome songs on that album: More Than Words and Hole Hearted. They were acoustic-based melodies with catchy lyrics, but everything else on the album was typical '80s big hair crap.
You make good points, but I think the armies you build in RTS games like Homeworld or Command & Conquer reflect the current state of today's real armies. As far as I know, every army in the world is dominated by men.
This plays into the traditional male role of hunter/gatherer. Men (on average) are physically stronger than women, and are therefore expected to perform physically demanding tasks like galactic domination and waging war on the Axis of Evil.
If you look at how the US army is distributed, most women are communications officers or medics or some other non-combat position. So my best guess is that these games are less of a slight to female power roles as they are a reflection of the current state of combat.
I think stores, restaurants, and all other businesses should stop hiring attractive women for any kind of sales position, because they are obiously only hired to take advantage of men's need to ogle them. Do you know how much useless crap I've bought from pretty girls? :-p
;-)
But, seriously...where is this going to end. People need to realize that there are differences between men and women. Does this mean that a woman is less able than a man? In some respects, yes...but a man is less able than a woman in some respects, too. Does that mean you shouldn't respect the other sex? Hell no.
If there were no differences between the sexes, we would all be hermaphrodites, or we would all reproduce with ourselves...and who would want to live in a world like that?
Video games are like epic novels...play them and enjoy them. The protagonists are idealic respresentations of heroes and heroines. The men in games are typically as unrealistic as the women, but yes, there are some games that pander to males. But if gamers weren't inside ogling the women in those games, they'd be out in the real world ogling high school girls.
All I'm saying is people who are frustrated with their own shortcomings shouldn't take out their aggression on everyone else by spewing words like "sexist" and "pigs".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play DOAXBV.
The problem I had with JBuilder is that it throws too many proprietary libraries into the fray. I designed a Swing app with it and it added so much extra crap that I decided to use something else and build it manually. As far as the GUI app creator for JBuilder goes, I consider it to be on par with FrontPage.
I use jEdit at work for pretty much everything. It has a load of plug-ins that make my job easier, such as tools for: Ant, SpeedJava, FTP, Telnet, CVS. It's about the best IDE I've used for development in any language.
www.jedit.org