If EA was actually putting those ads "because it adds to realism", there would be an OPTION to disable the ads in-game. This is like everything corporate. Give them your hand, they will take your arm. This is only the beginning...
Slashdot it not one big united community. There are hopeless rednecks and freakin' hippies. You can't complain about the Slashdot community as a whole.
Not everyone is against the PS3 not matter what, it's just that most of us don't care. Those who care hate Sony and have posted in this discussion. Other posts were from Sony employees:)
Besides, there is this rootkit thing, that has been widely discussed here. How can you expect slashdotters to root (pun intended) for Sony here?
Thanks to slashdot, I know that the PS3 is total crap, and that the Wii is the best thing since sliced bread. I also know that Vista is nothing compared to Mac OS X. vi is better than emacs.
Well, that's exactly my point. Dysfunctional production. Sure, the balance sheet is positive, but the *actual* result is nil. Lots of people work hard for *absolutely nothing*.
And for all we know, you are an automobile industry employee busy spreading FUD so they can continue to make loads of money.
Cmon, who do you think have the biggest FUD machine? Do you seriously think that this is these green weirdos? BTW, how's the smog going in your city? Is this also FUD?
(If this was a sarcastic comment, forgive me for thinking you were stupid enough to make such a comment, but you forgot your tag.)
This "economy vs environment" debate is full of shit. Ever heard of the term "dysfunctional production"? Let's use an example:
Some company builds a house in a foreign country. Jobs created, lotsa money. good. Then, the weapon industry lobbies another country to go to war with the other foreign country. Lotsa money, lotsa jobs. good. End result? House is destroyed, bombs are consumed, nothing *useful* have been created in the end, but in the balance sheet, everything is positive, GP is raising (and everyone likes it when GP is raising). All it did is to redistribute some capital from the taxpayers to the weapon/housing industries, for a nil end result.
Look, I'm all for blaming global warming for the spring-like January month we're having, but we *don't* "usually have -30". We get -30 on special days when it is very very cold.
Until now, I thought that PS3 would utterly fail, leaving either the wii or xbox in first position (I assumed xbox would be), but the ps3 coverage in mainstream media is just insane. I guess there's some bribery that has been going on. Well, there is also the (artificial?) riots that the media like to cover in the news at 11... Well, we'll see what the wii's coverage in mainstream media will be.
On my part, it will be none of them. I'll try to buy a used GC at some insanely low price (maybe they'll go at 10-15$?) so I can play wind walker. maybe.
Not so long ago (I'm not sure, but let's say 1 1/2 year ago), a headline like this would have been laughed at. "PS3? Loose the war? Are you crazy?" Remember, nearly everyone, including fanboys were saying "Nintendo is clearly aiming for a 3rd, but profitable place" (Because of the released specs being so underpowered compared to the other 2.
And now, today, what we have? An article trying to prove why "Sony won't lose the war?". Maybe it won't "lose the war", but it has cleary lost *something*.
If they defend themselves, they open themselves to a "tidal wave of lawsuits by spammers". So it wasn't just a "Muahahah! You have no jusris-dick-tion here!", but it looks like a real legal strategy.
Well, unless I made a calculation mistake, that's about 80k per person per year. It isn't so bad. And it would certainly be hell of a salary in India (I guess).
The ape in question wrote "still using mass transit". It implied that normal people *progressed* from using mass transit to buying a car. I was talking about this kind of situation, not the "lot more places where it doesn't work".
Whatever you think about Kyoto, I meant by "Hello! Kyoto!", "Hello! are you caring about environment, apeshit?". I was not trying to argue whether Kyoto works or not. We could argue about it, but this is well beyond the scope of slashdot.
As for the reason for not having a car, well, cmon, try it. Sell your car, take mass transit, and see how much more money you have in your pocket. It's quite a huge amount. There are tons of other ways to spend this money instead of throwing it in that huge money sink that is a car. Been there, done that. Wisdom I call this.
It is a common misconception that cars are Freedom. Freedom to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Well, this is true. However, not having a car grants a much greater Freedom: The freedom of your time. Yes. The money you save by not having a car, you can use it to work less, thus, be able to do what you want with a much greater part of your time. A step away from wage slavery.
You mean by that that I try to instill fear among US citizen for imaginary reasons? Oh please, we both know that it is the Bush Administration that is the best at this. Fox News daily "threat level" (or is it another channel? I don't watch TV.). How many time does GWB say "threat", "war", "attack", "terror[ist]" in a speech?
US citizens should genuinely be afraid of their government, walking, hand to hand (stock to stock), with pharma and military corps. As a canadian, I am. Much more than al-quaeda. Just looking at the southern minutemen makes me shiver.
Yay, same acronym as the "Get Rid Of Slimy Girls" club!
For open source project, going recursive is a must. Something like "Google Open-source Organized, Grand and Ludicrous Entity". Of course it doesn't make sense, but at least, it's recursive!
Slashdot Mirror
It seems like everyone around me have to replace their phone every 6 months. I'll stick with my indestructible nokia 3310 thanks.
Isn't *everyone* right, "from a certain point of view"?
<luke>From a certain point of *view*?!</luke>
If EA was actually putting those ads "because it adds to realism", there would be an OPTION to disable the ads in-game. This is like everything corporate. Give them your hand, they will take your arm. This is only the beginning...
drag it out for years... I wonder which attorney would take up such as cause...
You just started a lame slashdot inside joke.
Who knows, it might actually get popular. I'm sure it would impress chicks.
1. Start some horsecock slashdot inside joke.
2. ???
3. Profit!
Slashdot it not one big united community. There are hopeless rednecks and freakin' hippies. You can't complain about the Slashdot community as a whole.
:)
Not everyone is against the PS3 not matter what, it's just that most of us don't care. Those who care hate Sony and have posted in this discussion. Other posts were from Sony employees
Besides, there is this rootkit thing, that has been widely discussed here. How can you expect slashdotters to root (pun intended) for Sony here?
That's what happen when you don't carefully read other comments before posting :)
Thanks to slashdot, I know that the PS3 is total crap, and that the Wii is the best thing since sliced bread. I also know that Vista is nothing compared to Mac OS X. vi is better than emacs.
Well, that's exactly my point. Dysfunctional production. Sure, the balance sheet is positive, but the *actual* result is nil. Lots of people work hard for *absolutely nothing*.
And for all we know, you are an automobile industry employee busy spreading FUD so they can continue to make loads of money.
Cmon, who do you think have the biggest FUD machine? Do you seriously think that this is these green weirdos? BTW, how's the smog going in your city? Is this also FUD?
(If this was a sarcastic comment, forgive me for thinking you were stupid enough to make such a comment, but you forgot your tag.)
This "economy vs environment" debate is full of shit. Ever heard of the term "dysfunctional production"? Let's use an example:
Some company builds a house in a foreign country. Jobs created, lotsa money. good. Then, the weapon industry lobbies another country to go to war with the other foreign country. Lotsa money, lotsa jobs. good. End result? House is destroyed, bombs are consumed, nothing *useful* have been created in the end, but in the balance sheet, everything is positive, GP is raising (and everyone likes it when GP is raising). All it did is to redistribute some capital from the taxpayers to the weapon/housing industries, for a nil end result.
We have to change the way we see economy.
Look, I'm all for blaming global warming for the spring-like January month we're having, but we *don't* "usually have -30". We get -30 on special days when it is very very cold.
Until now, I thought that PS3 would utterly fail, leaving either the wii or xbox in first position (I assumed xbox would be), but the ps3 coverage in mainstream media is just insane. I guess there's some bribery that has been going on. Well, there is also the (artificial?) riots that the media like to cover in the news at 11... Well, we'll see what the wii's coverage in mainstream media will be.
On my part, it will be none of them. I'll try to buy a used GC at some insanely low price (maybe they'll go at 10-15$?) so I can play wind walker. maybe.
The one with games developed in Virtual Basic?
"We don't know who stroke first: us or the machines. But we know that it is us who clouded the sky."
(The quote may not be exactly accurate.)
Not so long ago (I'm not sure, but let's say 1 1/2 year ago), a headline like this would have been laughed at. "PS3? Loose the war? Are you crazy?" Remember, nearly everyone, including fanboys were saying "Nintendo is clearly aiming for a 3rd, but profitable place" (Because of the released specs being so underpowered compared to the other 2.
And now, today, what we have? An article trying to prove why "Sony won't lose the war?". Maybe it won't "lose the war", but it has cleary lost *something*.
If they defend themselves, they open themselves to a "tidal wave of lawsuits by spammers". So it wasn't just a "Muahahah! You have no jusris-dick-tion here!", but it looks like a real legal strategy.
Well, unless I made a calculation mistake, that's about 80k per person per year. It isn't so bad. And it would certainly be hell of a salary in India (I guess).
The dog is on fire.
The ape in question wrote "still using mass transit". It implied that normal people *progressed* from using mass transit to buying a car. I was talking about this kind of situation, not the "lot more places where it doesn't work".
Whatever you think about Kyoto, I meant by "Hello! Kyoto!", "Hello! are you caring about environment, apeshit?". I was not trying to argue whether Kyoto works or not. We could argue about it, but this is well beyond the scope of slashdot.
As for the reason for not having a car, well, cmon, try it. Sell your car, take mass transit, and see how much more money you have in your pocket. It's quite a huge amount. There are tons of other ways to spend this money instead of throwing it in that huge money sink that is a car. Been there, done that. Wisdom I call this.
It is a common misconception that cars are Freedom. Freedom to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Well, this is true. However, not having a car grants a much greater Freedom: The freedom of your time. Yes. The money you save by not having a car, you can use it to work less, thus, be able to do what you want with a much greater part of your time. A step away from wage slavery.
"I guess it's nice for those still taking mass transit." (emphasis mine)
As if stopping the use of mass transit to use a car was an evolution. Hello! Kyoto!
Fuckin' ape.
You mean by that that I try to instill fear among US citizen for imaginary reasons? Oh please, we both know that it is the Bush Administration that is the best at this. Fox News daily "threat level" (or is it another channel? I don't watch TV.). How many time does GWB say "threat", "war", "attack", "terror[ist]" in a speech?
US citizens should genuinely be afraid of their government, walking, hand to hand (stock to stock), with pharma and military corps. As a canadian, I am. Much more than al-quaeda. Just looking at the southern minutemen makes me shiver.
and to warped interpretation. PATRIOT act, guantanamo... You name it. Pharmaceutical corp really *are* evil and powerful.
Yay, same acronym as the "Get Rid Of Slimy Girls" club!
For open source project, going recursive is a must. Something like "Google Open-source Organized, Grand and Ludicrous Entity". Of course it doesn't make sense, but at least, it's recursive!
If a worm wants to kill windows, it doesn't need WGA. It only needs to delete critical files, overwrite MBR or stuff like that.