if the customers don't feel like they get the speed they think their money is worth, a competitor will step up and the customers will go there...
Unfortunately that is rarely, if ever the case since in many areas (Such as Phoenix, where I am living) since most of these big corporations hold monopolies on broadband access. In my case it's Qwest (DSL) and Cox (Cable). Neither want to make access available in my (populated) area since there is no competition threatening their profits. In any case, both are overpriced for lackluster performance.
Just to clear things up a little, the next season of The Sopranos won't be the last per se, there will be one more after it, but only a half-season. Sort of odd, but I guess that's where they'll wrap things up.
I would have modded you up if I had points, what you say is valid. Not only can it be aggravating, it is inconsiderate to people who are still trying to learn the English language and also spend a lot of time online. They begin to see "lazyspeak" like this and think that it is the correct way to spell and pronounce words, and then begin to do that themselves on a regular basis. People will say that "it's just the internet, spelling doesn't matter!", but they're idiots, communication is very important, so why not do your best to communicate with clarity? Typos and other non-purposeful misspellings are one thing, but to go out of your way and butcher a language because you are lazy is pretty rude to the people that you are communicating with since it tells us that we just aren't important enough for you to communicate clearly, and that what you have to say must not be that important.
Now I'm going to submit this without first previewing it and most likely be penalized for various grammatical atrocities.
Hell, I tend to shit my pants just for the hell of it. Too lazy to get up since there is always something obviously important to finish at the computer, such as this post. There goes another loaf.
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cause Blizzard has done MMO right, and everyone knows it
No, what Blizzard has done is what they always do, and that is churn out a simple-minded game with graphical polish. The Diablo series were horrible, simple-minded hack-and-slash games. Not that that genre is bad, but they made it in such a way as to appeal to the lowest common denominator, which unfortunately also makes up the majority of gamers--which is basically any fanbase, like music, movies, books. It was the same with StarCraft, and even Warcraft to a degree. World of Warcraft is just another simple-minded cookie cutter Blizzard title, dumbed down for the masses. WoW is RPG-lite. It's like a chatroom with level grinding. Hell, I'd rather play #IdleRPG on UnderNet.
If you want to see an MMO RPG done right, then play Ultima Online, or the first EverQuest. Hell, even Asheron's Call was deeper than World of Warcraft. Though the best experiences will always be had in MUDs, which are still around in full force, they simply don't get the attention that they deserve due to their lack of a graphical user interface. WoW has a familiar universe and Blizzard's name behind it, the gameplay itself lacks, and lacks a lot. Blizzard's support has been slow and poor as usual.
"But they added content like battlegrounds!"
Yeah, after how long? The game shipped highly unfinished, and now they're rushing to put the pieces together. Blizzard did a poor job, but as usual people lap it up.
Yes, before you ask, I have played World of Warcraft. I always go into new games with an unbiased view with regard to any past titles, and unfortunately this title fell flat. It's as shallow as a puddle in the Sahara--modern Sahara, not hundreds of years ago flourishing Sahara, the game has no real depth. I gave it three months of my life, that was enough.
Indeed. We do just fine without DST in Phoenix, why can't everybody else? It's an outdated and useless mechanism. The people who say that it saves energy costs are off their rockers.
I for one would be happy if everybody would just use UTC/GMT. It would take a little getting used to, but it would be the best thing for everybody.
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Well I don't know about you but I can't wait!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNmLuNdiL8
But a PIN is only compatible with an ATM. You need a PIN number in order to use an ATM machine.
So what is your MySpace name?
You've got Male!
.. nude photos and video of Janet Reno and Madeleine Albright making love to eachother.
if the customers don't feel like they get the speed they think their money is worth, a competitor will step up and the customers will go there...
Unfortunately that is rarely, if ever the case since in many areas (Such as Phoenix, where I am living) since most of these big corporations hold monopolies on broadband access. In my case it's Qwest (DSL) and Cox (Cable). Neither want to make access available in my (populated) area since there is no competition threatening their profits. In any case, both are overpriced for lackluster performance.
Free market only works if everybody plays fair.
What's next? Soundtracks for toasters?
Already been done.
Just to clear things up a little, the next season of The Sopranos won't be the last per se, there will be one more after it, but only a half-season. Sort of odd, but I guess that's where they'll wrap things up.
GET TO DA CHOPPAH!
I would have modded you up if I had points, what you say is valid. Not only can it be aggravating, it is inconsiderate to people who are still trying to learn the English language and also spend a lot of time online. They begin to see "lazyspeak" like this and think that it is the correct way to spell and pronounce words, and then begin to do that themselves on a regular basis. People will say that "it's just the internet, spelling doesn't matter!", but they're idiots, communication is very important, so why not do your best to communicate with clarity? Typos and other non-purposeful misspellings are one thing, but to go out of your way and butcher a language because you are lazy is pretty rude to the people that you are communicating with since it tells us that we just aren't important enough for you to communicate clearly, and that what you have to say must not be that important.
Now I'm going to submit this without first previewing it and most likely be penalized for various grammatical atrocities.
I would opt for vaginal asphyxiation.
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.
Hell, I tend to shit my pants just for the hell of it. Too lazy to get up since there is always something obviously important to finish at the computer, such as this post. There goes another loaf.
When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything, the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks.
Goggle "Internet Explorer Firefox security comparison"
The Goggle, it does nothing.
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cause Blizzard has done MMO right, and everyone knows it
No, what Blizzard has done is what they always do, and that is churn out a simple-minded game with graphical polish. The Diablo series were horrible, simple-minded hack-and-slash games. Not that that genre is bad, but they made it in such a way as to appeal to the lowest common denominator, which unfortunately also makes up the majority of gamers--which is basically any fanbase, like music, movies, books. It was the same with StarCraft, and even Warcraft to a degree. World of Warcraft is just another simple-minded cookie cutter Blizzard title, dumbed down for the masses. WoW is RPG-lite. It's like a chatroom with level grinding. Hell, I'd rather play #IdleRPG on UnderNet.
If you want to see an MMO RPG done right, then play Ultima Online, or the first EverQuest. Hell, even Asheron's Call was deeper than World of Warcraft. Though the best experiences will always be had in MUDs, which are still around in full force, they simply don't get the attention that they deserve due to their lack of a graphical user interface. WoW has a familiar universe and Blizzard's name behind it, the gameplay itself lacks, and lacks a lot. Blizzard's support has been slow and poor as usual.
"But they added content like battlegrounds!"
Yeah, after how long? The game shipped highly unfinished, and now they're rushing to put the pieces together. Blizzard did a poor job, but as usual people lap it up.
Yes, before you ask, I have played World of Warcraft. I always go into new games with an unbiased view with regard to any past titles, and unfortunately this title fell flat. It's as shallow as a puddle in the Sahara--modern Sahara, not hundreds of years ago flourishing Sahara, the game has no real depth. I gave it three months of my life, that was enough.
weapons that can make you hear the voice of God
I demand to know who used this on our fearless leader, Mr. Bush.
Sorry, somehow his text got truncated during the submission. "SCObi-Wan" is the full name.
Indeed. We do just fine without DST in Phoenix, why can't everybody else? It's an outdated and useless mechanism. The people who say that it saves energy costs are off their rockers.
I for one would be happy if everybody would just use UTC/GMT. It would take a little getting used to, but it would be the best thing for everybody.
It should be, the rubberband that they are winding up is going to take a while.
Why was this modded funny? It is completely true. 3DMark scores have almost no bearing on real-world game performance.
Being modded down?
You know him well.
It's odd how many windows users can't figure that one out. /never/ right clicked just to see what happens?
Isn't it also odd how that completely defeats the purpose of a command line interface? I'd love to be able to press Control+V and not print ^V.
Bush'd