I think maybe you overshot the target. Let's not forget that the people running the corporations make these decisions. Sony is not some autonomous entity capable of thought and action. Only the people employed by the company can do those things.
I'd also say you're dead wrong in your conclusion, specifically regarding the 'cozy little circle jerk.' Certainly, there are members of the media who are little more than flacks. That's not the whole story, however, and it's probably not even the half (although I have no numbers one way or the other.)
To me, the ultimate insult is renting the same things as everybody else. Nothing says "bad taste" more than renting mainstream blockbusters.
Just to refresh your memory. Not that it matters much, since this is just a nerd argument on a useless internet forum, but you are starting to look like an unrepentant prick.
I'm not the parent, and I actually really like Columbus, but it is in the middle of nothing. We northeast types are used to a practically nonstop city from DC to Boston. It's just not the same feel in Ohio.
What the hell was that ramble about, exactly? Were you defending something that wasn't attacked, or attacking something for fun, or some insane thing I haven't fathomed?
There's a fundamental assumption underlying your initial premise that needs to be corrected: people aren't paid based on anything aside from the market value of their job. Difficulty has nothing to do with it.
In any case, I suspect acting is a lot more difficult than you believe, and it's certainly harder then chucking garbage into a truck.
The people that bitch about wanting "just a phone" are really saying they don't want anyone to have any other choice. Otherwise, why would they complain about not being able to get something they can already get?
Atheism is not a religion. There are no prescribed set of beliefs. Try not to disparage too harshly when you don't actually understand what it is you're disparaging.
One thing I love about Mac people is how they always find some way to let you know that how you use a computer is wrong, and the only true way is the Jobs way. I like Macs, but damn if I'm not tired of the community.
Wake up, Mac people. You aren't perfect. Your favorite corporation isn't perfect. Your way is not the only way. That is all.
I guess it's high time these companies got their act together and figured out a way to provide content for free without ads just to keep people like you, who represent absolutely nothing of value to them, happy and contented. I can't imagine why they would do that, but what the hell, I'm with you. It's just crazy enough to work.
Don't pick on the Bush bashers. If it weren't for the ability to tell the same joke over and over these poor people would have no sense of humor at all.
Nothing has ever borne such a theory out. There are no hard facts to back it up. No measurements exist with demonstrate this. It's just one more opinion stinking on the heap of opinions about copying things from other people.
This is a war fought on both sides by greedy people who want what the other side says they have no right to, and neither side has yet made an objective case as to why they are right. It's like watching three year olds fight over the fire truck.
Prejudice is a lovely thing, particularly when exposed through a nice strawman. I'm going to go ahead and assume that you aren't American, and as such, you are proof the being an asshole knows no country.
It's not too hard to understand with so many Indian citizens working here and so many Indian companies making contracts with US interests. We're providing a huge hand up to a country that gets what it's all about, and I for one say hoorah.
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I think maybe you overshot the target. Let's not forget that the people running the corporations make these decisions. Sony is not some autonomous entity capable of thought and action. Only the people employed by the company can do those things.
I'd also say you're dead wrong in your conclusion, specifically regarding the 'cozy little circle jerk.' Certainly, there are members of the media who are little more than flacks. That's not the whole story, however, and it's probably not even the half (although I have no numbers one way or the other.)
Let's not get carried away. It serves no one.
Just to refresh your memory. Not that it matters much, since this is just a nerd argument on a useless internet forum, but you are starting to look like an unrepentant prick.
I'm not the parent, and I actually really like Columbus, but it is in the middle of nothing. We northeast types are used to a practically nonstop city from DC to Boston. It's just not the same feel in Ohio.
I'm pretty sure what you replied to was the obvious joke.
What the hell was that ramble about, exactly? Were you defending something that wasn't attacked, or attacking something for fun, or some insane thing I haven't fathomed?
That $200 all in one home theater doesn't seem like such a great bargain anymore, does it?
I suppose there's two possibilities here:
1) You're just doing that obnoxious nerd thing of getting the last word in even though you're long past making a meaningful point
2) You would seriously rather have the RAM sit idle, doing nothing, for reasons I can't even fathom.
Care to enlighten me?
I'll give you a 10 for sentiment and knock off eight for the clumsiness of the segue, so overall 2/10 Slashbucks.
That's the core lesson here: zealotry is zealotry. The rest is details.
There's a fundamental assumption underlying your initial premise that needs to be corrected: people aren't paid based on anything aside from the market value of their job. Difficulty has nothing to do with it.
In any case, I suspect acting is a lot more difficult than you believe, and it's certainly harder then chucking garbage into a truck.
The people that bitch about wanting "just a phone" are really saying they don't want anyone to have any other choice. Otherwise, why would they complain about not being able to get something they can already get?
Atheism is not a religion. There are no prescribed set of beliefs. Try not to disparage too harshly when you don't actually understand what it is you're disparaging.
One thing I love about Mac people is how they always find some way to let you know that how you use a computer is wrong, and the only true way is the Jobs way. I like Macs, but damn if I'm not tired of the community.
Wake up, Mac people. You aren't perfect. Your favorite corporation isn't perfect. Your way is not the only way. That is all.
Sorry if this was harsh, I tried to tone it down.
I guess it's high time these companies got their act together and figured out a way to provide content for free without ads just to keep people like you, who represent absolutely nothing of value to them, happy and contented. I can't imagine why they would do that, but what the hell, I'm with you. It's just crazy enough to work.
2k4 is essentially equivalent to a service pack to 2k3 (although it's been a long time since I played 2k3), albeit a rather expensive one...
Not if you skipped 2k3.
Don't pick on the Bush bashers. If it weren't for the ability to tell the same joke over and over these poor people would have no sense of humor at all.
They won't try to sell it, they'll just do it. It's not like they publicize all the features put into currency anyway.
Nothing has ever borne such a theory out. There are no hard facts to back it up. No measurements exist with demonstrate this. It's just one more opinion stinking on the heap of opinions about copying things from other people.
This is a war fought on both sides by greedy people who want what the other side says they have no right to, and neither side has yet made an objective case as to why they are right. It's like watching three year olds fight over the fire truck.
Are there a lot of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players for free operating systems where this would be possible?
That's not exactly the same thing, unless that whole 'cheap computer' in between the connections is ignored.
Graphics sell. Games with poor graphics don't sell.
In your world, maybe. Out here, there are plenty of us who care about the fun factor a hell of a lot more than what the game looks like.
A huge majority? Where are they? I haven't played any yet, and I'd hate to think I'm missing out on the huge majority of games.
Or are you exaggerating? Oh, you are. Silly me.
Prejudice is a lovely thing, particularly when exposed through a nice strawman. I'm going to go ahead and assume that you aren't American, and as such, you are proof the being an asshole knows no country.
It's not too hard to understand with so many Indian citizens working here and so many Indian companies making contracts with US interests. We're providing a huge hand up to a country that gets what it's all about, and I for one say hoorah.
Considering the world is currently more stable now than it has ever been in history, your position is interesting, if unenlightened.