The collision between the "Mars sized planet" and the early Earth that formed the moon certainly wiped out all life, on both the Earth and the "Mars sized planet" at least.
""Good! Anything bad about Bush is good news." - wtf is wrong with people these days?"
Since you are in college, you are probably too young to remember, but substitute Clinton for Bush, and you would have heard this same thing many many times from conservatives and Republicans during the Clinton presidency.
"the wiretapping many pan Bush (not to mention the countless other presidents who have used it) for employing."
Yeah, yeah, we have heard it before. Washington intercepted British mail, Roosevelt wiretapped Americans, etc etc etc.
The big difference is, there was no law forbiding those Presidents from wiretapping. There was a law in place when Bush did it. If he didn't like the law, he could have worked to have it overturned. Instead, he choose to ignore and violate it.
Just because previous Presidents did something doesn't mean it is ok for Bush to do the same thing. Washington, Jefferson and probably other Presidents owned slaves. Can Bush own slaves as well?
As long as the SUV owners don't always bitch about the price of gas, then fine. They knew the vehicle got shitty mileage when they bought it, so STFU. Similar to people who buy a house next to an airport, then bitch about the noise.
"It's solar power that has the problem you mention with panels not producing as much power as was required to build them."
That is completely wrong. I really wish people would stop spreading this lie, it comes up every time renewable energy is discussed. It might have been true 30-40 years ago, but certainly not anymore. For modern PV, the energy payback is generally 1-4 years. For panels that last 50+ years, that is a small tradeoff.
I can list 100's of references, but this one sums it up well.
"Indeed, researchers Dones and Frischknecht found that PV-systems fabrication and fossilfuel energy production have similar energy payback periods (including costs for mining, transportation, refining, and construction)."
Your problem is that you are lumping all environmentalists into one large group that all think and act exactly alike. You can't blame all people who care about the environment for the actions of a few extremists.
What's different is that the rest of the band (Bob, Bill, Mickey) don't have a source of income anymore, so they are going to try and get every dollar they can from their remaining fans. Seen what crap Grateful Dead Merchandising is putting out lately? I saw SYF t-shirts at Target!
Jerry is rolling over in his grave after what the rest of the band, and his widow, has done with his legacy.
"In fact, I've played WoW since Day 1, and I've never heard anyone say that something was "gay."
I find that very surprising. Maybe it is because I play on a PvP server, or maybe you have/general chat turned off. But it is rampant. It bugs the hell out of me, and I am straight.
Oh, get real. Your argument is like saying I will become accused of assault for attacking another character on a pvp server. Or that I am sexist for attacking a female character.
"Contrary to anti-american or anti-republican belief, our officials are elected"
Sorry bud, but the vast majority of "officials" in our government (federal government at least) are appointed not elected. Basically, only Congress, President and Vice President are elected, everyone else is appointed.
Did you vote for the head of FEMA? FBI? EPA? Homeland Security? DoD?
Couples generally have children, and children are very very expensive. As the only single person in my office, I have much more disposable income than any of my coworkers, all of whom make about the same or more than I do, have working spouses and children.
I don't agree with that argument at all. SONY screwed up, I don't care which "division" of the company screwed up, SONY did. And I personally, am punishing SONY for the screw up by not buying their products.
"Yes, he used a programmable keyboard. But, you know what, WoW contains a built in macro function that lets you build scrips that automate sequences of commands and trigger them with one key."
But the macroing capabilities of the G15 keyboard go way beyond those of the built in macro function. The ability to cast more than one spell per key press for instance.
"At least computer opponents don't bunny hop*, dolphin dive*, base camp, intentionally team kill, punish for completely accidental team kills, or hover over the enemy helicopter pad for the sole purpose of blowing up the enemy helicopter the instant that it appears. Yessir-ee! Lots of successful, team coordination there, boy."
That's your opinion - not undisputed fact.
"Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that it sucks nor does it mean that others who DO like it should be deprived of the ability to play it that way."
Well, obviously I am not the only one, or the game companies would be putting bots into their games.
"Because there is absolutely no need for coordination or team play in the single-player mode"
Exactly...who are you going to coordinate with? Yourself?
Morrowind was released in 2002. You are complaining that a game released in late 2005 has higher system requirements than a game released in early 2002?
Ok.
Come on, if you feel so sorry for these people who have to work all day for a couple of bucks, then how much of your paycheck do you send their way each month?
There should be zero tolerance in groups for such behavior. I immediately leave any group where someone rolls NEED on an item they can't use. Groups are easy to find, I have better things to do with my time than run through a dungeon to make a farmer richer.
People don't like to play against bots because they suck. The fun and challenge of Battlefield 2 is the coordination and teamplay required to be sucessful.
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The collision between the "Mars sized planet" and the early Earth that formed the moon certainly wiped out all life, on both the Earth and the "Mars sized planet" at least.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/lunar-01d.html
""Good! Anything bad about Bush is good news." - wtf is wrong with people these days?"
Since you are in college, you are probably too young to remember, but substitute Clinton for Bush, and you would have heard this same thing many many times from conservatives and Republicans during the Clinton presidency.
"the wiretapping many pan Bush (not to mention the countless other presidents who have used it) for employing."
Yeah, yeah, we have heard it before. Washington intercepted British mail, Roosevelt wiretapped Americans, etc etc etc.
The big difference is, there was no law forbiding those Presidents from wiretapping. There was a law in place when Bush did it. If he didn't like the law, he could have worked to have it overturned. Instead, he choose to ignore and violate it.
Just because previous Presidents did something doesn't mean it is ok for Bush to do the same thing. Washington, Jefferson and probably other Presidents owned slaves. Can Bush own slaves as well?
As long as the SUV owners don't always bitch about the price of gas, then fine. They knew the vehicle got shitty mileage when they bought it, so STFU. Similar to people who buy a house next to an airport, then bitch about the noise.
"It's solar power that has the problem you mention with panels not producing as much power as was required to build them."
That is completely wrong. I really wish people would stop spreading this lie, it comes up every time renewable energy is discussed. It might have been true 30-40 years ago, but certainly not anymore. For modern PV, the energy payback is generally 1-4 years. For panels that last 50+ years, that is a small tradeoff.
I can list 100's of references, but this one sums it up well.
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/35489.pdf
To quote the article:
"Indeed, researchers Dones and Frischknecht found that PV-systems fabrication and fossilfuel energy production have similar energy payback periods (including costs for mining, transportation, refining, and construction)."
Your problem is that you are lumping all environmentalists into one large group that all think and act exactly alike. You can't blame all people who care about the environment for the actions of a few extremists.
"Maybe they'd like their electric bill to quadruple to pay for solar panels that won't last more than 15 years?"
Modern PV solar panels last significantly longer than 15 years.
"It's as simple as that. Everybody wants cheap renewable energy, nobody wants to have it generated in their own back yard."
That is funny, because in fact, renewable energy is being produced in my backyard, and on my roof. 4.8 kw PV solar array.
"Really, there is a small but significant subset of environmentalists that literally wouldn't be happy until humans are extinct"
That is completely ridiculous. Cite one reference of any environmental organization that promotes the extinction of the human race.
What's different is that the rest of the band (Bob, Bill, Mickey) don't have a source of income anymore, so they are going to try and get every dollar they can from their remaining fans. Seen what crap Grateful Dead Merchandising is putting out lately? I saw SYF t-shirts at Target!
Jerry is rolling over in his grave after what the rest of the band, and his widow, has done with his legacy.
So we are getting opinions on the taste of alcohol from someone who has never tasted it?
"In fact, I've played WoW since Day 1, and I've never heard anyone say that something was "gay."
/general chat turned off. But it is rampant. It bugs the hell out of me, and I am straight.
I find that very surprising. Maybe it is because I play on a PvP server, or maybe you have
So that is what those recruiters were for. They told me they were recruiting for the Army, but now I know better.
Thanks for the warning!
Oh, get real. Your argument is like saying I will become accused of assault for attacking another character on a pvp server. Or that I am sexist for attacking a female character.
"Contrary to anti-american or anti-republican belief, our officials are elected"
Sorry bud, but the vast majority of "officials" in our government (federal government at least) are appointed not elected. Basically, only Congress, President and Vice President are elected, everyone else is appointed.
Did you vote for the head of FEMA? FBI? EPA? Homeland Security? DoD?
Couples generally have children, and children are very very expensive. As the only single person in my office, I have much more disposable income than any of my coworkers, all of whom make about the same or more than I do, have working spouses and children.
I don't agree with that argument at all. SONY screwed up, I don't care which "division" of the company screwed up, SONY did. And I personally, am punishing SONY for the screw up by not buying their products.
"Yes, he used a programmable keyboard. But, you know what, WoW contains a built in macro function that lets you build scrips that automate sequences of commands and trigger them with one key."
But the macroing capabilities of the G15 keyboard go way beyond those of the built in macro function. The ability to cast more than one spell per key press for instance.
"At least computer opponents don't bunny hop*, dolphin dive*, base camp, intentionally team kill, punish for completely accidental team kills, or hover over the enemy helicopter pad for the sole purpose of blowing up the enemy helicopter the instant that it appears. Yessir-ee! Lots of successful, team coordination there, boy."
That's your opinion - not undisputed fact.
"Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that it sucks nor does it mean that others who DO like it should be deprived of the ability to play it that way."
Well, obviously I am not the only one, or the game companies would be putting bots into their games.
"Because there is absolutely no need for coordination or team play in the single-player mode" Exactly...who are you going to coordinate with? Yourself?
Morrowind was released in 2002. You are complaining that a game released in late 2005 has higher system requirements than a game released in early 2002? Ok.
Come on, if you feel so sorry for these people who have to work all day for a couple of bucks, then how much of your paycheck do you send their way each month?
There should be zero tolerance in groups for such behavior. I immediately leave any group where someone rolls NEED on an item they can't use. Groups are easy to find, I have better things to do with my time than run through a dungeon to make a farmer richer.
I use a ATI X800xl to play Civ 4 and have not experienced any problems. What have other people been experiencing?
People don't like to play against bots because they suck. The fun and challenge of Battlefield 2 is the coordination and teamplay required to be sucessful.