There is one giant glaring error with that model, and I don't know that anything is being done about it. (Disclaimer: I've never used Pandora, but I have used last.fm).
Sometimes, I want to listen to classic rock. Sometimes metal. Sometimes trance. Sometimes, I want to listen to Final Fantasy soundtracks. I do not want to listen to all of them at once. I do not want to listen to some strange meld of them all. Short of making a half dozen usernames for each genre I like, what is the solution? Obviously just getting people to tell you what they like doesn't work - "classic rock" covers a large area, and not the same one in everyone's minds.
Not criticizing your point, just saying, it's not perfect yet.
When the average age of a gamer is somewhere around 30, why are violent games which are obviously marketed towards the adult market being banned?
You know what, beer is bad for kids. Let's ban that too.
I played video games all throughout my childhood. Some of them were violent. I turned out fine. The kids who have a tenuous grasp of reality, who snap and shoot up their schools (supposedly) because of a game, probably would have done it anyway. It's not like there's not enough violence in other media to set them off.
I seriously doubt that being the player makes that much difference, versus watching the movie through the (violent) protagonist's eyes.
See, there's part of the problem with education today; teachers do not know everything, but they refuse to acknowledge that the students might know more. A good teacher would have tried to find out why the kid wanted to use something else, instead of saying "Disobedience! To detention with you!"
It's not all foreigners, it's the ones with names like Xiaoping who are somehow always on and always spamming in Orgrimmar.
I play on Warsong, we've got a lot of russians and a lot of brazilians. They're not a problem. If they don't speak english, they typically stick with other people who speak their language.
Ask anyone on any server, we know who the farmers are.
The president also swore an oath to uphold the laws of this country, including FISA, which requires him to get a secret warrant to tap the phones of citizens.
They could do it. Only allow trading of conjured items (mage's food/water, healthstones, etc). Add a server tag in front of everyone's name (WSG-Materi, DKI-Innovation, etc).
It's not only that, it's the way they put people through - first come, first serve. Meaning if I have a full raid group ready and waiting, and there's two guys in line ahead of me, the game is going to wait until there are 38 more single players before it starts a game, rather than putting my raid in.
Bullshit. What does endgame have for casual players? Dire Maul. What else? Nothing. On the other hand, the uber raid guilds farm Alterac Valley for honor, and Molten Core or Onyxia for gear. Less uber 60s have no chance of competing.
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I'm thinking my shotgun is a little more dangerous than my station wagon.
There is one giant glaring error with that model, and I don't know that anything is being done about it. (Disclaimer: I've never used Pandora, but I have used last.fm).
Sometimes, I want to listen to classic rock. Sometimes metal. Sometimes trance. Sometimes, I want to listen to Final Fantasy soundtracks. I do not want to listen to all of them at once. I do not want to listen to some strange meld of them all. Short of making a half dozen usernames for each genre I like, what is the solution? Obviously just getting people to tell you what they like doesn't work - "classic rock" covers a large area, and not the same one in everyone's minds.
Not criticizing your point, just saying, it's not perfect yet.
Uhh, his manager fucked him over. He trusted the guy and got burned, it's not because he's a bad businessman.
There are many people who experiment, and find that it isn't to their liking.
When the average age of a gamer is somewhere around 30, why are violent games which are obviously marketed towards the adult market being banned?
You know what, beer is bad for kids. Let's ban that too.
I played video games all throughout my childhood. Some of them were violent. I turned out fine. The kids who have a tenuous grasp of reality, who snap and shoot up their schools (supposedly) because of a game, probably would have done it anyway. It's not like there's not enough violence in other media to set them off.
I seriously doubt that being the player makes that much difference, versus watching the movie through the (violent) protagonist's eyes.
See, there's part of the problem with education today; teachers do not know everything, but they refuse to acknowledge that the students might know more. A good teacher would have tried to find out why the kid wanted to use something else, instead of saying "Disobedience! To detention with you!"
It's not all foreigners, it's the ones with names like Xiaoping who are somehow always on and always spamming in Orgrimmar.
I play on Warsong, we've got a lot of russians and a lot of brazilians. They're not a problem. If they don't speak english, they typically stick with other people who speak their language.
Ask anyone on any server, we know who the farmers are.
Is Vin Diesel.
First they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew...
The president also swore an oath to uphold the laws of this country, including FISA, which requires him to get a secret warrant to tap the phones of citizens.
Casual piracy is more akin to casual marijuana use. It's not legal, but it's not hurting anyone.
Do you code better when it's something you're interested in, or when you're waiting for 5 o'clock? I think that's what it comes down to.
How about students, who are trying to work towards becoming a useful member of society?
It's not supposed to be like that, but I think they got sick of changing 1k "Hordganka" and "Ipwnzjoo" type names every day on the PvP servers.
Hammer of Justice isn't new, dumbshit. Ranged execute is NEXT PATCH.
Maybe the guy likes playing a support class. You do know what that is, don't you?
(60 Shaman here, shamans aren't DPS either, we're support.)
Actually, you just described the poor. There are many white people living in poverty as well.
It's not a race issue; it's a class issue.
Only 8% of donations are used for administration and management. Not bad, if you ask me.
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There's an idea to set up communications in the Astrodome.
They could do it. Only allow trading of conjured items (mage's food/water, healthstones, etc). Add a server tag in front of everyone's name (WSG-Materi, DKI-Innovation, etc).
It's not only that, it's the way they put people through - first come, first serve. Meaning if I have a full raid group ready and waiting, and there's two guys in line ahead of me, the game is going to wait until there are 38 more single players before it starts a game, rather than putting my raid in.
After using Photoshop, the Gimp is a nightmare. Who designed the interface? *cringe*
Those aren't the ones people want to play. They want to play The Sims, World of Warcraft, Half Life 2...
Who gives a shit about Tux Racer?
Bullshit. What does endgame have for casual players? Dire Maul. What else? Nothing. On the other hand, the uber raid guilds farm Alterac Valley for honor, and Molten Core or Onyxia for gear. Less uber 60s have no chance of competing.
Cancer is not an organism, cancer is your own cells growing out of control. It can be caused by an organism, but it's not always.
There is no 'z' in organiSm.
Exactly. Who cares? I'll be dead before it's a big problem.