They haven't gained a sufficent level of cynicism at that age.
A few have, myself included. Most people, regardless of age, don't pay any attention whatsoever to politics and simply end up voting blue or red as other people tell them (as they're told by someone else, etc. until it gets to someone with an agenda). The status quo of incumbents (of only two parties) getting re-elected at a ridiculously high rate isn't going to change unless people wake up, actually look at what's going on, and start thinking for themselves. I don't think that's going to happen until it's too late to stop a complete imbalance, however, as most people are content to just play with their toys in their own little world.
The vast majority of people that will buy the PS3 haven't been online to discuss it, and never will. They haven't heard about all of the stupid things Sony's executives have said, or heard any of the discussions about why the controller has certain features like tilt sensing. These people will know nothing about the console except what they'll see on the side of the box after they buy it.
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Actually.. when Fry falls out of his chair and into the pod, it briefly cuts to a view of the bottom of the chair with his noisemaker falling to the floor. You can see Nibbler's shadow on the left side of that shot.
You apparently didn't watch much of Futurama, in that case. Time actually did advance over the course of the show, starting in 3000 and ending in 3004. Relationships between characters also changed over time.
As for why Futurama is popular.. you may not find it funny, but a lot of people do. I, for one, like that there's a lot of geek jokes in there. One that I can think of off the top of my head was that there were a pair of books in the background of one scene labeled P and NP.
Pluto is a planet because we've traditionally called it one. There isn't an official definition for a planet, and as we find new trans-Neptunian objects of similar sizes to Pluto that's becoming a problem.
Unfortunately, the money's staying in that pool and will likely only be used to further the stupidity.
On a serious note.. are there any judges out there that throw out every frivolous lawsuit that comes before them? I'd like to think that there's at least a modicum of intelligence and wisdom in the system.
I rarely drink anything aside from water and white milk (anywhere between skim and 2%). Never drank any coffee or alcohol of any kind, I don't like pop (less than once every several months) or even chocolate milk (once every few years, on average). I'm an oddity, really, but very likely healthier for it.
But then I'm a college student, so I guess I have a long road ahead of me.
a dedicated browser (Google will provide one soon)
Probably not, actually. They're already in a good partnership with Mozilla in Firefox (considering the default start page includes a Google search field) so I don't see why they'd need to.
Did Mozart refuse to write music because he didn't have the right instruments yet--or a mixer for that matter?
Not Mozart, no, but there were some composers that weren't able to write what they wanted due to lack of available technology. Edgard Varèse, John Cage, and other composers in the mid-20th century only started to compose what they heard in their heads with the advent of new equipment, particularly the magnetic tape recorder.
I agree completely. To me, being knowledgable isn't necessarily knowing every minor function available and every error that can happen, but rather knowing how to find that information if necessary. The more you already know (have cached in memory, so to speak) the better, but it's still founded on that principle.
It does show a bit more of the gameplay, but it's also less polished at that point since it's from 2005. There's a condensed version just showing gameplay on Google video.
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They haven't gained a sufficent level of cynicism at that age.
A few have, myself included. Most people, regardless of age, don't pay any attention whatsoever to politics and simply end up voting blue or red as other people tell them (as they're told by someone else, etc. until it gets to someone with an agenda). The status quo of incumbents (of only two parties) getting re-elected at a ridiculously high rate isn't going to change unless people wake up, actually look at what's going on, and start thinking for themselves. I don't think that's going to happen until it's too late to stop a complete imbalance, however, as most people are content to just play with their toys in their own little world.
Is that cynical enough for a 20 year old?
There was a girl on IRC? Since when?
One person at my college did their senior thesis (typically 100+ pages) on the history of Nintendo.
It's sad that you should be moderated insightful and not just funny.
At least you have 1,950 years to get out of the neighbourhood.
The vast majority of people that will buy the PS3 haven't been online to discuss it, and never will. They haven't heard about all of the stupid things Sony's executives have said, or heard any of the discussions about why the controller has certain features like tilt sensing. These people will know nothing about the console except what they'll see on the side of the box after they buy it.
Actually.. when Fry falls out of his chair and into the pod, it briefly cuts to a view of the bottom of the chair with his noisemaker falling to the floor. You can see Nibbler's shadow on the left side of that shot.
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
You apparently didn't watch much of Futurama, in that case. Time actually did advance over the course of the show, starting in 3000 and ending in 3004. Relationships between characters also changed over time.
As for why Futurama is popular.. you may not find it funny, but a lot of people do. I, for one, like that there's a lot of geek jokes in there. One that I can think of off the top of my head was that there were a pair of books in the background of one scene labeled P and NP.
Pluto is a planet because we've traditionally called it one. There isn't an official definition for a planet, and as we find new trans-Neptunian objects of similar sizes to Pluto that's becoming a problem.
Unfortunately, the money's staying in that pool and will likely only be used to further the stupidity. On a serious note.. are there any judges out there that throw out every frivolous lawsuit that comes before them? I'd like to think that there's at least a modicum of intelligence and wisdom in the system.
I hope it works equally well for MUDs, considering that they're the precursor to the MMORPG.
I rarely drink anything aside from water and white milk (anywhere between skim and 2%). Never drank any coffee or alcohol of any kind, I don't like pop (less than once every several months) or even chocolate milk (once every few years, on average). I'm an oddity, really, but very likely healthier for it.
But then I'm a college student, so I guess I have a long road ahead of me.
Don't start and you'll never have to stop.
so the idea of Nintendo being bought is not outlandish in itself
Yeah it is. You think that a Japanese company with that much tradition would sell out at all, much less to an American company?
I first read that as "we're going to support you hard this time." Don't really want to think about what that implies.
..and shouldn't everyone be an AC in this discussion until they reveal their name?
a dedicated browser (Google will provide one soon)
Probably not, actually. They're already in a good partnership with Mozilla in Firefox (considering the default start page includes a Google search field) so I don't see why they'd need to.
Fine, I'll have to get a DS.
Did Mozart refuse to write music because he didn't have the right instruments yet--or a mixer for that matter?
Not Mozart, no, but there were some composers that weren't able to write what they wanted due to lack of available technology. Edgard Varèse, John Cage, and other composers in the mid-20th century only started to compose what they heard in their heads with the advent of new equipment, particularly the magnetic tape recorder.
Maybe he can give all of the ale bottles unique, detailed bap designs?
Well, some other people have already gotten close to that.
I agree completely. To me, being knowledgable isn't necessarily knowing every minor function available and every error that can happen, but rather knowing how to find that information if necessary. The more you already know (have cached in memory, so to speak) the better, but it's still founded on that principle.
There's a user manual?
It does show a bit more of the gameplay, but it's also less polished at that point since it's from 2005. There's a condensed version just showing gameplay on Google video.
The sheer stupidity of the "controversy" around this game makes me want to cry.
... get a gun and go shoot him."]
You hear that? I said "cry", not "get a gun and go shoot him".
[and my quote will appear as such in the media because they're morons too: "This game makes me want to
It's spelled Worcester for that location, yes. But there is a Wooster, Ohio as well. It happens to be where I go to college.