Fuck you Zonk. I thought this was a bombshell. I told a good friend of mine, and he and I were both shocked.
You're an asshole, Zonk. A real fucking asshole. I'd fucking fire you if I were your boss. In fact, if your boss doesn't fire you, he has no integrity.
3)No, the Wii won't look worse. Judging by current 360 games, Wii could actually look better on non-HD screens (current 360 games tend to look like shit on normal TVs).
Uhh... bullshit. One game I know of has gamma correction problems on regular sets, thank Ubisoft for their lack of proper testing. You're an idiot if you really believe that.
That's a nice dream though. But don't be fooled for a single instant that it will remove human nature from the equation. What we'll have is a 100% information economy, where copyright violation punishment will be extremely severe, wealth and power will be a single currency, and I'm sure many more horrible things I can't even dream of today.
The elite will think of something to do with their power.
Seriously, you _deserve_ a flaming. I'm not saying that as an elitist asshat, I'm saying that as a lazy-summabich just like you. Except, I didn't wait 11 years to get my head out of my ass and do myself a favour. I started using Unix in 97, and finally decided to learn vi(m) around 2002. It didn't take long before it was far easier to use than any other editor I've ever used. I'm so lazy, in fact, that after 4 years, I still don't know how to use a lot of the more basic features. However, even with a very, very basic knowledge of vim, and:help, vim is the easiest editor to use on a regular basis.
Do yourself a favour, get over the learning curve. You'll be glad you did.
In the United States, the land of the free, we have a population of roughly 280 million people. Roughly 2 million of them are in prison at the moment. That's roughly 0.7% of the United States population in prison. AFAIK, that's the largest prison population, by any measure, not just percentage of population, in the entire world.
Here in the U.S., and Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and other, supposedly secret prisons, we have far more than 62 people in prison for political reasons. Yes, political reasons. "We" are not fighting a "war on terror" in Iraq, and most of the people we've detained, and even tortured, in Iraq are innocent. Google for Abu Ghraib innocent. We sent a Canadian citizen off somewhere to be tortured, only to return him to the Canadian government after deciding he was innocent. A significant percentage of the prisoners at Guantanamo have been determined to be innocent, after years of illegal improsonment. Some innocents have been released, so still have not. Just do some fucking googling, it's unbelievably sad.
We need to get our own houses in order before we have enough credibility to criticize China today. China has improved. We have digressed.
To the folks at the ESRB, way to buckle under pressure. Now you're (almost) useless as a ratings board. You can't ever please the people who are using you as a scapegoat, it isn't only futile to try, it's also damaging.
Fucking figures though... This kind of shit can be really scary in America. Go up against a jury of freedom-hating prudes, and you could be wiped out. But this sort of thing won't help.
You keep digging a deeper and deeper hole. I used Fox News as my example because other posters pointed out good examples of biased reporting bordering on lies, careful story selection, etc. already, and the fact that so many Fox News viewers believed there were WMDs found in Iraq so long after the Bush admin. admitted that none were found, which really shows... well, something. About the viewers or the network itself, I don't care to speculate about at this point.
And you keep mentioning CNN. I fucking hate CNN. You did not take my earlier hints, so there it is, in all its explicit glory. I really don't care to argue about which of those two faux news outlets is worse, because I don't even have an opinion on the matter, and I really don't give a shit.
How recently have you purchased a new mouse, or a new computer for that matter. It is fucking HARD to middle click. Being a saavy user myself, I configure a different button than the wheel button to be middle click. On on machine, it's just an extra, assignable button on the mouse. On my laptop, I have a mouse that has a wheel that scrolls up and down, clicks straight down, or left / right. Clicking it straight down is nearly impossible. So I assigned the left tilt of the wheel to be middle click.
*sigh*
My mouse selection is also limited by a requirement for wireless. *sigh*x2
Amazing. You think a news source that misleads viewers into believing things that aren't true isn't a misleading news source. That would be a pretty interesting phenomenom if it weren't for all the damage it's causing to this country(assuming you're American... a pretty reasonable assumption given you're defending Fox News). Wonderful.
Talk about political leanings driving one's opinions of a news source... I think you should take a look in the mirror and stop projecting. I'm not the one defending a shitty news source because they are beholden to my ideals.
I think it's really sad what conservative politics has come too. Self-deception in order to justify the actions of a tyrant, doublethink to accept a bloating government, and wreckless violence where patience(a conservative value for Chrissake!) is in order... It makes liberal Democrats appear patient and responsible by comparison.
You seem to be trying to give the impression that news organizations and businesses are different things. Most modern... blah blah
They are indeed different things. That does not mean an entity cannot be both. History, however, proves that it's unlikely. But, a News organization can be judged by its "track record," so whether or not its motivation is to make money is irrelevent.
For example... it is conceivable that a News organization's mission statement could be: To make a profit by being the most honest and unbiased News provider out there, no matter how much we personally dislike it.
In fact, I suggest that that's a pretty damn good business model, as there's untold millions of apolitical, centrist or issue-by-issue folk out there that just want to know what the fucking fuck is actually going on.
You made inferences that were not implied, and in fact, I wouldn't ever imply, because it's not a position I hold.
That Fox News is an extremely misleading news source, and rightly does not deserve to be regarded as a News organization, is not changed by how I regard CNN. I refuse to even explicitly state how I regard CNN, because it is irrelevent.
Roughly 0.3-1% of the Iraqi population has been killed since the U.S. led invasion. Given that, I'm pretty sure there's more bad news than good news to report on over there at this point.
For the sake of comparison,.00107% of the pupulation of the U.S. was killed on 9/11. It would take a 9/11 every single day for nearly a year to kill a proportionate number of the U.S. population, based on the low side of the estimated deaths in Iraq.
The purpose of a _Company_ is to make a profit. The purpose of a _News_ organization, by definition, is to inform. If a supposed news organization isn't doing that, it's not really a news organization.
Providing a particular slant along with the news, if the slant is overwhelming enough to create the vast distortions perpetrated by the likes of Fox News, then said organization isn't really informing, rather, they are misleading.
Afterall, sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken:) You can say it does, pretend it does, demand that it does, get legislation passed that says it does, but it doesn't.
The other, better alternative is simply, produce something useful. It's hard work, sacrifices would need to be made, and the rewards are a little less than exceptional. However, there's far too much money to be gained by a select few as the U.S. crumbles. That is, afterall, how most empires are destroyed, ie., from within, for short term gain, by a select few.
As pointed out somewhere above, 2 wrongs don't make a right. But 3 wrongs do! So, along with simply ripping rented movies, you should knock over a truckload of DVDs and sell them on eBay.
I agree, but what does that indicate?/. is full of loons? People are skeptical of the U.S. government? Loony people are skeptical of the U.S. government? The U.S. government has a poor track record with honesty? All of the above?
Frankly, I'm pretty skeptical of people who aren't skeptical of the U.S. government. I think they must be "in it" with the Aliens and the Jews! Oh, and the Reptiloids, NEVER forget about the Reptiloids!
Riiiight... 'cause we all know that no government body has ever been influenced by corporate interests... A person doesn't have to be a loony conspiracy theorist to question reports like this one. Indeed, the FDA doesn't have a great track record to begin with.
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You're an asshole, Zonk. A real fucking asshole. I'd fucking fire you if I were your boss. In fact, if your boss doesn't fire you, he has no integrity.
Uhh... bullshit. One game I know of has gamma correction problems on regular sets, thank Ubisoft for their lack of proper testing. You're an idiot if you really believe that.
That's a nice dream though. But don't be fooled for a single instant that it will remove human nature from the equation. What we'll have is a 100% information economy, where copyright violation punishment will be extremely severe, wealth and power will be a single currency, and I'm sure many more horrible things I can't even dream of today.
The elite will think of something to do with their power.
Do yourself a favour, get over the learning curve. You'll be glad you did.
How's that for "Land of the Free?"
One in 12 American men will spend time in jail.
Cheers.
We need to get our own houses in order before we have enough credibility to criticize China today. China has improved. We have digressed.
Ok, where was E.T. banned, and why? That's just nuts. Ok fine I'll go google. Damn, so nuts.
Fucking figures though... This kind of shit can be really scary in America. Go up against a jury of freedom-hating prudes, and you could be wiped out. But this sort of thing won't help.
And you keep mentioning CNN. I fucking hate CNN. You did not take my earlier hints, so there it is, in all its explicit glory. I really don't care to argue about which of those two faux news outlets is worse, because I don't even have an opinion on the matter, and I really don't give a shit.
*sigh*
My mouse selection is also limited by a requirement for wireless. *sigh*x2
You're an asshole if you can't imagine a person being any other way. STOP PROJECTING!
Talk about political leanings driving one's opinions of a news source... I think you should take a look in the mirror and stop projecting. I'm not the one defending a shitty news source because they are beholden to my ideals.
I think it's really sad what conservative politics has come too. Self-deception in order to justify the actions of a tyrant, doublethink to accept a bloating government, and wreckless violence where patience(a conservative value for Chrissake!) is in order... It makes liberal Democrats appear patient and responsible by comparison.
That's because it is. Hmmm... I'm pretty sure that whole post was sarcasm, nicely done too. I salute you.
They are indeed different things. That does not mean an entity cannot be both. History, however, proves that it's unlikely. But, a News organization can be judged by its "track record," so whether or not its motivation is to make money is irrelevent.
For example... it is conceivable that a News organization's mission statement could be: To make a profit by being the most honest and unbiased News provider out there, no matter how much we personally dislike it.
In fact, I suggest that that's a pretty damn good business model, as there's untold millions of apolitical, centrist or issue-by-issue folk out there that just want to know what the fucking fuck is actually going on.
You made inferences that were not implied, and in fact, I wouldn't ever imply, because it's not a position I hold.
That Fox News is an extremely misleading news source, and rightly does not deserve to be regarded as a News organization, is not changed by how I regard CNN. I refuse to even explicitly state how I regard CNN, because it is irrelevent.
HAND.
For the sake of comparison, .00107% of the pupulation of the U.S. was killed on 9/11. It would take a 9/11 every single day for nearly a year to kill a proportionate number of the U.S. population, based on the low side of the estimated deaths in Iraq.
QE-fucking-D.
Providing a particular slant along with the news, if the slant is overwhelming enough to create the vast distortions perpetrated by the likes of Fox News, then said organization isn't really informing, rather, they are misleading.
Afterall, sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken :) You can say it does, pretend it does, demand that it does, get legislation passed that says it does, but it doesn't.
Frankly, I'm pretty skeptical of people who aren't skeptical of the U.S. government. I think they must be "in it" with the Aliens and the Jews! Oh, and the Reptiloids, NEVER forget about the Reptiloids!