No, but attempting to steal credit card numbers is a crime.
If you walk into a bank and attempt to rob the place but someone bigger than you [I'd guess anyone over 5'3" would qualify] takes you down, you're still committed a crime. Just because you aren't a success does not mean you aren't going to get punished.
Honestly, the logic behind your comment is so dumb that it's sad. Don't try to nitpick your way into looking intelligent - you're failing miserably.
I read gaming magazines. I have subscriptions to both GMR and PC Gaming. While the information may be out of date, it is not like we are talking about stock prices here. A review of a game in a magazine versus a review of a game on the Internet is going to convey the same information - who cares if I have to wait a few weeks to read it? There is a case to be made for being able to drop a deuce and read some game reviews.
Also, I've found that GMR - due to their partnership with EB - had coupons that were occassionally useful at EB. So I got the subscription to GMR, plus the 10% off pre-owned games at EB, plus coupons that I've used to save over $20 this year, for a grand total of something like 10 bucks. So that makes a pretty good case for GMR.
Another point is that the Internet is the best place to get up to date false gaming news. Furthermore, when one reads a gaming magazine, you know that the magazine is paying those reviewers. When I look at some gaming website, I don't know which reviews are astroturf by the company [if they allow user-submitted reviews] and which reviews are heavily influenced by the fact that the owner of the site is trying to get in good with some companies so that they can score some free stuff - i.e. it's a hobby site that the author is not getting paid for and therefore, he'd like to see some type of return. Granted, reviewers in printed material can also be bribed but I feel a little bit safer knowing that they are getting a salary, regardless if they're also being sent Halo 2 action figures.
Wow, you really launched a zinger at EQ2 and fans of the game. That makes you really cool! Let me tell you - just move out of your parent's basement, get mommy to stop paying your monthly subscription fee, and get a life.
Comic books, especially for Marvel, are now a means to making money in movies and merchandise. More people bought those Hulk hands and the Spider-Man web shooters from the toy store than who bought the latest issue of either of those. Video games, television, and movies are killing comic books!!!
"which is obviously meant to be "just entertainment," yet portrays in what some would say is a very offensive way the current US war on terrorism as an ignorant and murderous enterprise?"
So it is just entertainment?
"Needless to say, whatever the point of the film, it supports my contention that the film cannot be seen as "merely" entertainment."
Aren't you contradicting yourself? First you said that Team America was just entertainment and then had some thought that sort of trailed off. Did you instead mean to say that while to a casual observer, Team America would be viewed as casual entertainment - the truth of the matter is that it is not just entertainment? If that is what you meant in the original post, your ability to share your thoughts with others needs quite a bit of work.
Now - if you don't think Team America offers support from the middle, think about this: In the movie, you see the destruction of the Eiffel Tower, etc. This obviously portrays certain ultra-militaristic views in a negative light. On the other hand, the Film Actors Guild parody obviously portrays the extreme left in a negative light. Now, where can it be found that there is support for a balance in between? As I said, the pussies, dicks, assholes monologue.
"We're dicks! We're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Film Actors Guild are pussies. And Kim Jong Il is an asshole. Pussies don't like dicks because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes - assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way but the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate. And it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves. Because pussies are an inch and a half away from assholes. I don't know much about this crazy world, but I do know this; If you don't let us fuck this asshole we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit."
Now, you see that the underlying point of that monologue is that certain behaviors supported by the right must be taken while the temperance offered by some on the left can be a good thing. I'll appreciate it if you can be a bit more clear and concise with any future posts you make. Thank you.
That's what you took away from 'Team America'? Amazing. Didn't you listen to the pussies-dicks-assholes monologue? The point was that reality lies in the middle, not the extreme left or the extreme right.
"In all seriousness though, I don't get the comparison. What does the NGage have in common with the DS at all?"
Wi-fi gameplay. It's very easy to make another N-Gage joke just like it was easy to make Jaguar jokes and 3DO jokes. It's a bit harder to see how these failed systems may have influenced designs of future gaming systems with their missteps and/or strong suits.
EB, Gamestop, etc have broken release dates in the past and never been sued over it. Sure, some manager might fire a scapegoat or two but there is no way this issue will ever go to court.
You think piracy is okay? I guess you go to work in the morning for free then, right? Certainly you wouldn't expect to be paid for your work as you won't pay others for theirs.
And don't give me any nonsense about the games being too expensive. You should have known the price of games before you bought that PS2.
"The next console generation will be a LOT closer"
Why? What evidence do you have of this?
I can't believe this got modded up. Not only do you not quantify what you mean by "a lot closer" [what? Nintendo will have 33%, MS 33% and Sony 33% of the market?] but you also offer no reasons behind this impending change.
Yup, it is true. Although, with Nintendo expecting to only have 1 million of them available before Christmas, these are likely to quickly sell out - especially given that many stores have stopped taking pre-orders.
I sent an email to EBGames asking about what kind of deal they might have going on a trade-in of a GBA SP for a Nintendo DS. If I could get a DS for ~$80, I'd take it. Nothing back from them as of yet.
I was in the beta for Monster Hunter and found it fairly enjoyable. It was mission based and had small groups of players in a somewhat smaller environment. The differences aside, missions specifically geared towards online multiplayer could be done in a fun way.
Don't have everyone join the same city - have a lobby where players team up and go on missions together. Sure, you don't have the single player missions enabled but multiplayer missions are possible. Of course, it would really add quite a bit of work to GTA and it might be wise to release the standard single player GTA separate from the online GTA so neither suffers from lack of attention.
I'm looking forward to Mario 64 at launch and Metroid Prime: Hunters and Mario Kart DS a few months down the road.
I think that one telling sign in how the DS is going to do, out of the gate, is that some retail shops have stopped taking preorders for the DS due to demand. I don't think the Virtual Boy ever generated that kind of buzz. I also think that the DS may be a popular sell because it is backwards compatible and thus, people can trade in their GBA systems for credit towards a DS.
Finally, no one can be entirely sure who is going to win the market or whether there will be a clear cut winner. But I wouldn't bet against Mario.
You know - many advances are made because of theoretical approaches that, at the time, do not seem practical. I don't see how you are requesting "that server" when you note that they are talking theoretically.
Stores break release dates quite often and aren't sued over it. There is no way that MS is going to bring a lawsuit over this. They'll raise a stink about it behind closed doors and express their anger over the incident but it's not going to court.
Please, if you don't know a thing about the video game industry perhaps you should not be making definitive statements that you're sure MS is going to sue over this. This is not ground-breaking news nor is it unusual for some store to break a release date. I've gotten quite a few games before the release date simply because some store is trying to get a leg up on the competition.
"That the electoral college is nondemocratic and controversial is hardly news. But the winning party never wants to rock the boat, since it's the one that got them there. Thus having both parties get burned by it in succession might be the one thing that would actually promote debate."
I never questioned this assertion so why are you repeating it?
"Although a tie would mean it would go to the legislature, and therefore be a Bush win, that would hardly be a satisfying or decisive victory, now would it? Of course this is a man who lost the popular vote and had to settle for a supreme court vote to guarantee his electoral margin once already, and still governed as though he had a mandate, so failing to win a majority of electoral votes would hardly cause him to lose sleep. Who needs a mandate from the election when you're chosen by God, eh?"
But your premise is that by both parties getting "burned" [such quaint language you use], the Electoral College would be done away with. Therefore, if there was a tie, the Republicans would not have gotten "burned" and thus, the Electoral College would remain, by your own theoretical construct.
"While certainly did insult Dubya, it is unrelated to the issue of electoral reform. As for GWB's imbecility, I hold that truth to be self evident. The relative contributions of the booze, the coke, the cronies, and the church to that is a matter of debate."
It does not matter if your insults are related to the issue you are discussing - you are including rude and, by your own admission, unrelated remarks in your discussion. This is not an intelligent way to discuss any point. I would have replied to you with my own thoughts on electoral reform but see no reason to do so on someone who can't get through a simple post without making a snide remark about the President of the U.S. being an imbecile. And you continue to bring up unrelated issues in your second insult of the President. Honestly, people need to learn how to debate with respect for the other side of the issue and those on it. Nowhere in any of my posts did I attack any Democrat, you, or self-described liberals. Yet you can't seem to make a single post without insulting someone. Can you understand why this is not going to get your cause very far?
Oh yeah - the guy that uses insults like "imbecile" is looking to have a meaningful dialogue. Here's a hint - you don't have a discussion that resolves anything if you call people on the other side names.
Why do you think a tie in the electoral votes would have been good? Bush would have just gotten in anyway due to who would be voting on the tie-break.
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If you walk into a bank and attempt to rob the place but someone bigger than you [I'd guess anyone over 5'3" would qualify] takes you down, you're still committed a crime. Just because you aren't a success does not mean you aren't going to get punished.
Honestly, the logic behind your comment is so dumb that it's sad. Don't try to nitpick your way into looking intelligent - you're failing miserably.
7,500,000 is also a lot more than 26,500 - in case you weren't aware.
Also, I've found that GMR - due to their partnership with EB - had coupons that were occassionally useful at EB. So I got the subscription to GMR, plus the 10% off pre-owned games at EB, plus coupons that I've used to save over $20 this year, for a grand total of something like 10 bucks. So that makes a pretty good case for GMR.
Another point is that the Internet is the best place to get up to date false gaming news. Furthermore, when one reads a gaming magazine, you know that the magazine is paying those reviewers. When I look at some gaming website, I don't know which reviews are astroturf by the company [if they allow user-submitted reviews] and which reviews are heavily influenced by the fact that the owner of the site is trying to get in good with some companies so that they can score some free stuff - i.e. it's a hobby site that the author is not getting paid for and therefore, he'd like to see some type of return. Granted, reviewers in printed material can also be bribed but I feel a little bit safer knowing that they are getting a salary, regardless if they're also being sent Halo 2 action figures.
Wow, you really launched a zinger at EQ2 and fans of the game. That makes you really cool! Let me tell you - just move out of your parent's basement, get mommy to stop paying your monthly subscription fee, and get a life.
Comic books, especially for Marvel, are now a means to making money in movies and merchandise. More people bought those Hulk hands and the Spider-Man web shooters from the toy store than who bought the latest issue of either of those. Video games, television, and movies are killing comic books!!!
Now - if you don't think Team America offers support from the middle, think about this: In the movie, you see the destruction of the Eiffel Tower, etc. This obviously portrays certain ultra-militaristic views in a negative light. On the other hand, the Film Actors Guild parody obviously portrays the extreme left in a negative light. Now, where can it be found that there is support for a balance in between? As I said, the pussies, dicks, assholes monologue.
Now, you see that the underlying point of that monologue is that certain behaviors supported by the right must be taken while the temperance offered by some on the left can be a good thing. I'll appreciate it if you can be a bit more clear and concise with any future posts you make. Thank you.The level of intelligence on Slashdot is really sad sometimes.
That's what you took away from 'Team America'? Amazing. Didn't you listen to the pussies-dicks-assholes monologue? The point was that reality lies in the middle, not the extreme left or the extreme right.
I guarantee it.
That's great. Heard any good rape jokes lately?
And don't give me any nonsense about the games being too expensive. You should have known the price of games before you bought that PS2.
Honestly, mod parent down.
Actually, I just got an email back. Thanks for believing you know everything and being incorrect on most!
I can't believe this got modded up. Not only do you not quantify what you mean by "a lot closer" [what? Nintendo will have 33%, MS 33% and Sony 33% of the market?] but you also offer no reasons behind this impending change.
Well, he's looking for a DICOM viewer but there's no reason it has to be open-source.
I sent an email to EBGames asking about what kind of deal they might have going on a trade-in of a GBA SP for a Nintendo DS. If I could get a DS for ~$80, I'd take it. Nothing back from them as of yet.
Don't have everyone join the same city - have a lobby where players team up and go on missions together. Sure, you don't have the single player missions enabled but multiplayer missions are possible. Of course, it would really add quite a bit of work to GTA and it might be wise to release the standard single player GTA separate from the online GTA so neither suffers from lack of attention.
I think that one telling sign in how the DS is going to do, out of the gate, is that some retail shops have stopped taking preorders for the DS due to demand. I don't think the Virtual Boy ever generated that kind of buzz. I also think that the DS may be a popular sell because it is backwards compatible and thus, people can trade in their GBA systems for credit towards a DS.
Finally, no one can be entirely sure who is going to win the market or whether there will be a clear cut winner. But I wouldn't bet against Mario.
You had a child while you were an undergrad - even worse than my original criticism. You are irresponsible and your children are garbage.
People should use condoms. Your kids are going to grow up and steal my car.
You know - many advances are made because of theoretical approaches that, at the time, do not seem practical. I don't see how you are requesting "that server" when you note that they are talking theoretically.
Please, if you don't know a thing about the video game industry perhaps you should not be making definitive statements that you're sure MS is going to sue over this. This is not ground-breaking news nor is it unusual for some store to break a release date. I've gotten quite a few games before the release date simply because some store is trying to get a leg up on the competition.
Why do you think a tie in the electoral votes would have been good? Bush would have just gotten in anyway due to who would be voting on the tie-break.