/shrug
I'd put the blame for any spoilers squarely on the shoulders of whomever posted this as a story. You can't possibly have a decent discussion about Captain America's death without discussing the circumstances that brought it on.
Captain America gave up. Iron-Man, Reed Richards, and their goons were clearly in the wrong and Captain America gave up. Iron-Man and Reed are the ones who were committing (at best) "morally gray" acts. Iron-Man and Reed are the ones who cloned Thor, resulting in Goliath's death. Iron-Man and Reed are the ones who were supporting, guess what? The government.
Captain America gave up the fight against the forces of oppression in a nod to the government. His death is, if anything, a sign that his breed of super-hero has no place in the Fox news world that Marvel seems to favor now.
This is a slam against us. Certainly not to the government or to Iron-Man.
Is that he'd get proven wrong in an open debate. Security can be handled, and that shouldn't be his concern. Either he's prepared and willing to deal with an open debate where he his opinions have to stand on their merits against the arguments of people (who know what they're talking about), or he's not and he's afraid that he'll get his ass handed to him.
I figure that he knew that he'd get destroyed in a debate, but also feared that the PA guys would make the announcement that he bailed. So, rather than let them do something like that, he decided to try to play it up like he had to bail because the whole situation wasn't right. Too bad that he's really not smart or cunning enough to pull off a plan like that.
It's not helping Halo. It's recognizing that they'd both lose if they came out at the same time since people are more likely to be able to buy one or the other at a given time. This way they each get their own rush.
Besides, speaking as a decendent of soldiers in the Revolutionary War, when we've racked up a millennium of military history I'm sure that we'll have a couple of losses there, too. And everyone also seems to forget how many French died in the battles to try to hold back the Germans. It's not like they just rolled over.
Specifically, the IPPA-2007 says "The secretary of homeland security shall issue regulations by which any performer may, upon payment of a specified fee, be entitled to notification by United States customs and Borer protection of the importation of copies or phonorecords that appear to consist of unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance".
While I'm as anti-RIAA as anyone here, and I certainly think that that RIAA will pay the "specified fee" on behalf of any member (or, heck, non member since they want royalties for even non-members on internet radio), the truth is that any performer who wants could pay Homeland Security directly. So, I think that it's misleading of the article to put that HLS needs to notify the RIAA specifically.
The wiretap bit, on the other hand, is a big target. I'd say go after that one first and foremost. That and the "attempted" are probably the best targets.
I'll admit that the Jimmy Swaggarts and Jerry Falwells of the world certainly don't give Christianity a very good image. If you blast them in the press, though, they don't try to destroy you personally or professionally. They live life under enough of a microscope that they can't get away with quite that much.
Scientology is not open. It's secretive and dark (the non-GPL'ed "religion"). If you write about them, they may sue you for copyright infringement (since L. Ron's books were originally published as bad sci-fi). Their temples are labyrinths according to a friend who went in for a "stress test".
It's pretty scary and their ability to manipulate the system makes it moreso.
Can the president fire attorneys? Yes. But when you see that the evidence points to the attorneys being fired because they weren't being used as pawns in a political game, that's something that most Americans take offense to.
They are not George W. Bush's attorneys. They are the people's attorneys. They're supposed to be looking for justice for us, not to try to further the goals of whatever political party is currently ruling.
Some of these guys were fired because of things like going after Duke Cunningham (you know, the moron who was dumb enough to print out a price list for bribes on Congressional Stationary), or not pursuing corruption charges against Democrats because there was no evidence to support it.
I think the the people have a right to know why an attorney was fired since the President works for us.
It's amazing how people will do anything to convince themselves that "business" can't wait until they land. Stunning that the world hasn't collapsed into a dark age as a result of this very issue.
Cripes! We dodged a bullet on the FCC saying no to cell phones in the air for the time being. Seriously, screaming babies are bad enough. I really don't want to be stuck on a plane while the person next to me has some inane conversation or attempt to look busy when I have nowhere to go.
Wi-Fi would be great but if people can't live for a few hours without talking on the phone, then they really should be flying in a personal jet or not flying. The rest of us deserve our peace. Say no to in-flight VoIP!
You know, maybe you're right, maybe I should just quit my job. That said, you missed my other point and if this keeps up and there's a massive disparity between rich and poor that just keeps growing, don't be surprised if the bastille gets stormed and you end up getting a really short haircut.
I think that there's plenty of focus here on the "poor". I'm not going to go into that because I think that it's been debated plenty.
What I think is being neglected are things like, for example, I don't get a raise, or my pension plan gets gutted, or I'm worried about the possibility of losing my job during whatever "resource action" happens to be going on at the time. All of this happening while the Execs of my corporation are reaping massive bonuses, getting raises without regard to the stagnation of wages in the ranks, having their pensions stable rather than gutted, and having the security that even if they run the company into the ground they still get a bonus for leaving the company.
I'm middle class. I need to work to sustain my lifestyle, I need to save for retirement in an era where everyone says that you need to pay for your own retirement (but everyone kind of blows off the fact that it's tough to pay for your retirement when megacorps get away with changing the rules that govern your retirement plan), and I need to hopefully do this while staying ahead of the increases in cost of living.
What is it that I'm supposed to think when I see executives reaping these benefits while the ranks are filled with people who get almost nothing from it? What am I supposed to think as a stockholder for that matter? That the few people up top are seriously worth that much? That the money that's being spent on their bonuses, pensions, and golden parachutes is not better spent on getting some better salaries and benefits for the rank and file that we'd like to have around as skilled employees or, God forbid, hire some more?
yeah, I can see why it matters. I'm sure that people in lower income stratta than myself can fall into despair pretty easily. It's one of those things that people are quick to forget when the concept of the "new deal" comes up... Many people are quick to point out that the new deal was a bad idea and they think it elongated the depression. My perspective is that what he did probably is the only thing that could have staved off outright rebellion, French Revolution style.
Anyway, I'll go back to my fine middle class IT job that refuses to pay for my Masters degree...
It's the completely neglected fact that you somehow have to dig the coal out of the earth. I'm sure that the coal industry is perfectly fine with destroying the lives of people and natural beauty in Appalachia by literally blowing up mountains to get at their coal (who cares about the debris that ends up in the rivers -- those people are poor), but some of us like the wilderness and appreciate that there are people who live there, too.
It's the little factor that somehow gets missed in all of those "clean coal" commercials that have those annoying little kids on them.
Wrong, it would impact the bottom line; Stores make quite a bit off of secondary sales. You come in to buy one thing (GTA) and end up picking up some new controllers, a hint book, maybe you finally break down and buy that new wide screen TV you've had your eye on.
There most certainly would be an impact if Walmart stopped carrying popular games, controversial or not.
What blows my mind is that this is the guy who suggested that someone should make a game where the president of Take 2 Interactive and her family are killed... and then blew off the $10,000 he offered should someone make that game.
Where the **** does he get the moral authority, let alone professional authority -- I mean, he's a lawyer, and knows about the game industry only in an academic sense, and I say that using the loosest definition of academic possible -- to judge whether Bully is acceptable.
He's a God fearing man. Would it be so bad for God to drop an anvil on him?
My ancestors were among those who fought to found this country. Death was accepted as one possiblity we faced for living with freedom but rather than create a "safe" police state my ancestry preferred to follow such lines as "give me liberty of give me death". If you're so frightened that you find this sort of monitoring acceptable, perhaps you'd be happier living in a police state. There are plenty to choose from.
Who do they cast?
How about Jeremy Irons as Rorschach? He's got the voice which is the main requirement for that character.
I'm not sure about the rest.
The big deal is that the earth may be inherited after the point of no return on the long term problems. If the meek get it but there's no way to undo what's been done then what?
You raise a number of good points. However the big problem is that the prevailing attitude of the current Republican Party incarnation is that pollution is no big deal.
The fact remains that Kyoto or no, Bush switched back on his initial (2000) campaign promise to put CO2 on a list of gasses that need to be controlled. This combined with his destructive decisions on mercury from powerplants, mountaintop drilling, industrial farming, oil contracts, endangered animal protection, and countless other issues are going to cause major issues.
Now, one can say that being so pro-business is going to create jobs for us. The problem is that they haven't. Not only have they not fulfilled on this (in the case of mountain top mining it's actually cost jobs), but the burden of paying for the ultimate destruction falls on the taxpayers.
As usual, the checkbook is balanced on the backs of those who can't afford to pay it.
about the impending Marvel bul... er, lawsuit. I feel really bad for the CoH team. They put together a fun game and they're getting sued for giving players options.
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/shrug I'd put the blame for any spoilers squarely on the shoulders of whomever posted this as a story. You can't possibly have a decent discussion about Captain America's death without discussing the circumstances that brought it on.
Captain America gave up. Iron-Man, Reed Richards, and their goons were clearly in the wrong and Captain America gave up. Iron-Man and Reed are the ones who were committing (at best) "morally gray" acts. Iron-Man and Reed are the ones who cloned Thor, resulting in Goliath's death. Iron-Man and Reed are the ones who were supporting, guess what? The government. Captain America gave up the fight against the forces of oppression in a nod to the government. His death is, if anything, a sign that his breed of super-hero has no place in the Fox news world that Marvel seems to favor now. This is a slam against us. Certainly not to the government or to Iron-Man.
Is that he'd get proven wrong in an open debate. Security can be handled, and that shouldn't be his concern. Either he's prepared and willing to deal with an open debate where he his opinions have to stand on their merits against the arguments of people (who know what they're talking about), or he's not and he's afraid that he'll get his ass handed to him. I figure that he knew that he'd get destroyed in a debate, but also feared that the PA guys would make the announcement that he bailed. So, rather than let them do something like that, he decided to try to play it up like he had to bail because the whole situation wasn't right. Too bad that he's really not smart or cunning enough to pull off a plan like that.
It's not helping Halo. It's recognizing that they'd both lose if they came out at the same time since people are more likely to be able to buy one or the other at a given time. This way they each get their own rush.
Besides, speaking as a decendent of soldiers in the Revolutionary War, when we've racked up a millennium of military history I'm sure that we'll have a couple of losses there, too. And everyone also seems to forget how many French died in the battles to try to hold back the Germans. It's not like they just rolled over.
Specifically, the IPPA-2007 says "The secretary of homeland security shall issue regulations by which any performer may, upon payment of a specified fee, be entitled to notification by United States customs and Borer protection of the importation of copies or phonorecords that appear to consist of unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance". While I'm as anti-RIAA as anyone here, and I certainly think that that RIAA will pay the "specified fee" on behalf of any member (or, heck, non member since they want royalties for even non-members on internet radio), the truth is that any performer who wants could pay Homeland Security directly. So, I think that it's misleading of the article to put that HLS needs to notify the RIAA specifically. The wiretap bit, on the other hand, is a big target. I'd say go after that one first and foremost. That and the "attempted" are probably the best targets.
I'll admit that the Jimmy Swaggarts and Jerry Falwells of the world certainly don't give Christianity a very good image. If you blast them in the press, though, they don't try to destroy you personally or professionally. They live life under enough of a microscope that they can't get away with quite that much.
Scientology is not open. It's secretive and dark (the non-GPL'ed "religion"). If you write about them, they may sue you for copyright infringement (since L. Ron's books were originally published as bad sci-fi). Their temples are labyrinths according to a friend who went in for a "stress test".
It's pretty scary and their ability to manipulate the system makes it moreso.
"Cry more n00b!" I'm pretty sure that he said that at one point.
I'd bet that he'd have been the first to make an illegal copy of himself
Can the president fire attorneys? Yes. But when you see that the evidence points to the attorneys being fired because they weren't being used as pawns in a political game, that's something that most Americans take offense to. They are not George W. Bush's attorneys. They are the people's attorneys. They're supposed to be looking for justice for us, not to try to further the goals of whatever political party is currently ruling. Some of these guys were fired because of things like going after Duke Cunningham (you know, the moron who was dumb enough to print out a price list for bribes on Congressional Stationary), or not pursuing corruption charges against Democrats because there was no evidence to support it. I think the the people have a right to know why an attorney was fired since the President works for us.
It's amazing how people will do anything to convince themselves that "business" can't wait until they land. Stunning that the world hasn't collapsed into a dark age as a result of this very issue.
Cripes! We dodged a bullet on the FCC saying no to cell phones in the air for the time being. Seriously, screaming babies are bad enough. I really don't want to be stuck on a plane while the person next to me has some inane conversation or attempt to look busy when I have nowhere to go. Wi-Fi would be great but if people can't live for a few hours without talking on the phone, then they really should be flying in a personal jet or not flying. The rest of us deserve our peace. Say no to in-flight VoIP!
Would they be living together? I mean, the scandalous rumors... The British tabloids would have a field day!
You know, maybe you're right, maybe I should just quit my job. That said, you missed my other point and if this keeps up and there's a massive disparity between rich and poor that just keeps growing, don't be surprised if the bastille gets stormed and you end up getting a really short haircut.
I think that there's plenty of focus here on the "poor". I'm not going to go into that because I think that it's been debated plenty. What I think is being neglected are things like, for example, I don't get a raise, or my pension plan gets gutted, or I'm worried about the possibility of losing my job during whatever "resource action" happens to be going on at the time. All of this happening while the Execs of my corporation are reaping massive bonuses, getting raises without regard to the stagnation of wages in the ranks, having their pensions stable rather than gutted, and having the security that even if they run the company into the ground they still get a bonus for leaving the company. I'm middle class. I need to work to sustain my lifestyle, I need to save for retirement in an era where everyone says that you need to pay for your own retirement (but everyone kind of blows off the fact that it's tough to pay for your retirement when megacorps get away with changing the rules that govern your retirement plan), and I need to hopefully do this while staying ahead of the increases in cost of living. What is it that I'm supposed to think when I see executives reaping these benefits while the ranks are filled with people who get almost nothing from it? What am I supposed to think as a stockholder for that matter? That the few people up top are seriously worth that much? That the money that's being spent on their bonuses, pensions, and golden parachutes is not better spent on getting some better salaries and benefits for the rank and file that we'd like to have around as skilled employees or, God forbid, hire some more? yeah, I can see why it matters. I'm sure that people in lower income stratta than myself can fall into despair pretty easily. It's one of those things that people are quick to forget when the concept of the "new deal" comes up... Many people are quick to point out that the new deal was a bad idea and they think it elongated the depression. My perspective is that what he did probably is the only thing that could have staved off outright rebellion, French Revolution style. Anyway, I'll go back to my fine middle class IT job that refuses to pay for my Masters degree...
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It's the completely neglected fact that you somehow have to dig the coal out of the earth. I'm sure that the coal industry is perfectly fine with destroying the lives of people and natural beauty in Appalachia by literally blowing up mountains to get at their coal (who cares about the debris that ends up in the rivers -- those people are poor), but some of us like the wilderness and appreciate that there are people who live there, too. It's the little factor that somehow gets missed in all of those "clean coal" commercials that have those annoying little kids on them.
Wrong, it would impact the bottom line; Stores make quite a bit off of secondary sales. You come in to buy one thing (GTA) and end up picking up some new controllers, a hint book, maybe you finally break down and buy that new wide screen TV you've had your eye on. There most certainly would be an impact if Walmart stopped carrying popular games, controversial or not.
Hrmm... Anvil Drop '07. How will this be improved on from Anvil Drop '06?
What blows my mind is that this is the guy who suggested that someone should make a game where the president of Take 2 Interactive and her family are killed... and then blew off the $10,000 he offered should someone make that game. Where the **** does he get the moral authority, let alone professional authority -- I mean, he's a lawyer, and knows about the game industry only in an academic sense, and I say that using the loosest definition of academic possible -- to judge whether Bully is acceptable. He's a God fearing man. Would it be so bad for God to drop an anvil on him?
My ancestors were among those who fought to found this country. Death was accepted as one possiblity we faced for living with freedom but rather than create a "safe" police state my ancestry preferred to follow such lines as "give me liberty of give me death". If you're so frightened that you find this sort of monitoring acceptable, perhaps you'd be happier living in a police state. There are plenty to choose from.
Who do they cast? How about Jeremy Irons as Rorschach? He's got the voice which is the main requirement for that character. I'm not sure about the rest.
The big deal is that the earth may be inherited after the point of no return on the long term problems. If the meek get it but there's no way to undo what's been done then what?
You raise a number of good points. However the big problem is that the prevailing attitude of the current Republican Party incarnation is that pollution is no big deal. The fact remains that Kyoto or no, Bush switched back on his initial (2000) campaign promise to put CO2 on a list of gasses that need to be controlled. This combined with his destructive decisions on mercury from powerplants, mountaintop drilling, industrial farming, oil contracts, endangered animal protection, and countless other issues are going to cause major issues. Now, one can say that being so pro-business is going to create jobs for us. The problem is that they haven't. Not only have they not fulfilled on this (in the case of mountain top mining it's actually cost jobs), but the burden of paying for the ultimate destruction falls on the taxpayers. As usual, the checkbook is balanced on the backs of those who can't afford to pay it.
about the impending Marvel bul... er, lawsuit. I feel really bad for the CoH team. They put together a fun game and they're getting sued for giving players options.