Besides, all the midichlorians do is allow us to sense and communicate with the force, which remains a mysterious and unquantified power regardless of how many midichlorians we may have. They mean the difference between being force-sensitive or not, but they do not make up, create, or manipulate the force themselves -- the living things do.
Plus, it's a movie/myth, not to be taken too seriously. Oh did I just blaspheme?
No way. The $5 price is just to get a huge subscriber base before they raise it to some competative level.
They are waiting until Joe User (times 100,000) has subscribed, downloaded thousands of songs to his portable player, and then is forced to keep up his subscription when they jack the price up to $20 a month or else he loses the right to play his entire music collection. It's classic bait-and-switch, but I'll be damned if a large number of people don't fall for it.
GP post: You know, I must be one of the very few total nerds who nevertheless haven't even seen Episode 4 until a few months ago. You know what? I can't see what people saw in that either
Parent post: I never saw Indiana Jones as a kid, and to this day I just can't understand what people see in it
The reason that you didn't "see" anything in these is precisely because you did not see them as a kid, grow up surrounded by their merchandising, play make-believe with their toys, and in general, worship these stories as a kid.
The main reason that all of the now-grown-up Star Wars and Indy-raised kids are now so disappointed in the new films is only partly because of their quality or lack thereof, and more significantly because the freshness, awe, and overall magic of those films as a kid is missing. Newer and better fantasy epics (good and bad) have since come along , fantastic rubber creatures have been replaced by too-realistic looking CGI, and our collective sense of wonder is now more jaded and cynical with age.
The same can be said not just of the sensibilities of lifelong Star Wars fans, but also of Lucas himself. I would not expect you to understand the appeal of the originals, having had no experience with growing up with them.
Really, anything that attempts to recapture the nostalgic, rose-colored exuberance of youth often comes off as disappointing. Nothing ever measures up to the way things used to be, for some of us. Try going back and playing those old "classic" computer games from your youth and see how much they measure up now, after comparing them to things 20+ years later.
We can't go back, but we can appreciate things for the value they have now. MANY of the kids I teach now get the same imaginative light in their eyes when they "play Star Wars" now as I did when I was a kid, and in that sense, the new movies have done their job. The value that I get out of them is the no different than the value those people who camp out for week on end to see the newest film get: a couple of hours to think back with fond memories about the things we grew up loving, and which helped to evolve our imaginations into what they are now.
Was Owen Anakin's relative? I know he ended up buying Anakin's mom from the Hutt later on... but I don't believe they were related. I believe Owen is only referred to as 'uncle' by Luke, who never really knew is parents and had come to regard Owen and Meru as family
It was explained in "Attack of the Clones" that Owen's dad bought and later freed and married Anakin's mom somewhere between Episode I and Episode II -- hence, Owen is Anakin's step-brother. Thus, Owen is in fact Luke's uncle, if only by marriage.
Is it that he doesn't understand that his insane biggoted rants are alienating his existing fans and turning them into Card-haters, not to mention preventing the curious from picking up his books? Or does he just not give a shit?
You would think that a commercial writer, in addition to whatever other motivations he might have, is at least partially writing to make a living and, hopefully, attract an audience, if only to get his point across. This kind of thing only makes me NOT want to read anything he has to say.
Oh, wait, he doesn't think his rants are insane or biggoted. He thinks he's right. Duh.
I'd be interested to see stats re: a correlation or ratio of income level to hours of TV watched in this country, to see if the TV-vegging epidemic strikes the poor more than the rich. Would explain a lot. I agree that poorer people should be motivated to do what they need to do (i.e. read, take a class, learn a skill, practice a trade, etc.) to improve their lifestyles and incomes rather than planting themselves in front of "Home Improvement" repeats and "American Idol", and a relationship would not surprise me, particularly.
Before you flame me, please know that I'm lower-middle class and watch almost no TV at all other than sports and movies. I've also taught myself almost all that I know about my current profession, and shudder to think where I'd be now if I'd just watched TV instead.
This is not capitalism. Sony controls the entire market with zero cost by simply making a few keystrokes. The fact that they are taxing a commodity that they have total control over puts this in a whole other realm.
It would be different if Sony were simply saying "Ebaying your items and toons is now OK with us", but instead, they are taking a cut of the profits. It's in their best interests to add/remove/manipulate items and characters in-game to facilitate more or higher item trades in the real world.
Agreed. Sony is going to force loot whores to eventually wake up and realize that they are spending their real money on NOTHING when they log on the next day and see an even better sword than the one they just spend $50 real on, or that Sony made their item go POOF, just to create new demand and more trades to tax.
Mixing an online economy (i.e. items for gold pieces) which is meant to make a game world fun and realistic with the real economy (i.e. items for real world dollars) is the insane part. The two should stay completely separate, and Blizzard is right in trying to put a stop to it.
Sony is going to be able to play God and make real money by doing so, here, until the EQ geeks wake up and break the cycle.
There's a big difference between having this go on behind the scenes and having Sony not only condone it, but implement it themselves. In the former, they can say "hey we knew it was going on but we could not do anything about it; we are just running a computer game, here", and in the latter they have to take responsibility for the fact that it's resembling a casino game that pays out cash for online "wins" (i.e. getting a good drop) and that they are facilitating this activity.
Player wants items, doesn't want to grind, buys items, Sony makes real $profit, Sony creates Uber item v2.0, player realizes he wasted his money and has to shell out even more to get the newest shit, Sony makes more $profit, etc. - EQ addict is the loser
True EQ nuts, after all, MUST have the greatest items in the game at any cost or their lives will cease to have any meaning. Not only is Sony taking these people's subscription fees and lives from them hour by hour, but now they are going after what's left in their wallets as well.
I really hope this backfires and the whole market collapses when people realize that their real cash was used for something fleeting and non-existent.
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Apparently, this warning does not apply to dark side light sabers (see Episode III). Or to Michael Jackson.
Besides, all the midichlorians do is allow us to sense and communicate with the force, which remains a mysterious and unquantified power regardless of how many midichlorians we may have. They mean the difference between being force-sensitive or not, but they do not make up, create, or manipulate the force themselves -- the living things do.
Plus, it's a movie/myth, not to be taken too seriously. Oh did I just blaspheme?
Well, considering that none of these things actually exists, melded or unmelded, I declare you both wrong.
I'm going to go out on a small limp
Let me help you with that (grabs baseball bat)
Even Samurai used bows and arrows and simple firearms.
After all, 0.6K seconds should be enough for everybody.
Have you bashed your router today?
No way. The $5 price is just to get a huge subscriber base before they raise it to some competative level.
They are waiting until Joe User (times 100,000) has subscribed, downloaded thousands of songs to his portable player, and then is forced to keep up his subscription when they jack the price up to $20 a month or else he loses the right to play his entire music collection. It's classic bait-and-switch, but I'll be damned if a large number of people don't fall for it.
GP post: You know, I must be one of the very few total nerds who nevertheless haven't even seen Episode 4 until a few months ago. You know what? I can't see what people saw in that either
Parent post: I never saw Indiana Jones as a kid, and to this day I just can't understand what people see in it
The reason that you didn't "see" anything in these is precisely because you did not see them as a kid, grow up surrounded by their merchandising, play make-believe with their toys, and in general, worship these stories as a kid.
The main reason that all of the now-grown-up Star Wars and Indy-raised kids are now so disappointed in the new films is only partly because of their quality or lack thereof, and more significantly because the freshness, awe, and overall magic of those films as a kid is missing. Newer and better fantasy epics (good and bad) have since come along , fantastic rubber creatures have been replaced by too-realistic looking CGI, and our collective sense of wonder is now more jaded and cynical with age.
The same can be said not just of the sensibilities of lifelong Star Wars fans, but also of Lucas himself. I would not expect you to understand the appeal of the originals, having had no experience with growing up with them.
Really, anything that attempts to recapture the nostalgic, rose-colored exuberance of youth often comes off as disappointing. Nothing ever measures up to the way things used to be, for some of us. Try going back and playing those old "classic" computer games from your youth and see how much they measure up now, after comparing them to things 20+ years later.
We can't go back, but we can appreciate things for the value they have now. MANY of the kids I teach now get the same imaginative light in their eyes when they "play Star Wars" now as I did when I was a kid, and in that sense, the new movies have done their job. The value that I get out of them is the no different than the value those people who camp out for week on end to see the newest film get: a couple of hours to think back with fond memories about the things we grew up loving, and which helped to evolve our imaginations into what they are now.
Was Owen Anakin's relative? I know he ended up buying Anakin's mom from the Hutt later on... but I don't believe they were related. I believe Owen is only referred to as 'uncle' by Luke, who never really knew is parents and had come to regard Owen and Meru as family
It was explained in "Attack of the Clones" that Owen's dad bought and later freed and married Anakin's mom somewhere between Episode I and Episode II -- hence, Owen is Anakin's step-brother. Thus, Owen is in fact Luke's uncle, if only by marriage.
Normally, setting things on top of electronics components = overheating = dead equipment = bad. Time to invest in those shelves.
Don't you mean the mosquito?
Is it that he doesn't understand that his insane biggoted rants are alienating his existing fans and turning them into Card-haters, not to mention preventing the curious from picking up his books? Or does he just not give a shit?
You would think that a commercial writer, in addition to whatever other motivations he might have, is at least partially writing to make a living and, hopefully, attract an audience, if only to get his point across. This kind of thing only makes me NOT want to read anything he has to say.
Oh, wait, he doesn't think his rants are insane or biggoted. He thinks he's right. Duh.
Forget the frequency spectrum. Who will protect our precious bodily fluids?
I'd be interested to see stats re: a correlation or ratio of income level to hours of TV watched in this country, to see if the TV-vegging epidemic strikes the poor more than the rich. Would explain a lot. I agree that poorer people should be motivated to do what they need to do (i.e. read, take a class, learn a skill, practice a trade, etc.) to improve their lifestyles and incomes rather than planting themselves in front of "Home Improvement" repeats and "American Idol", and a relationship would not surprise me, particularly.
Before you flame me, please know that I'm lower-middle class and watch almost no TV at all other than sports and movies. I've also taught myself almost all that I know about my current profession, and shudder to think where I'd be now if I'd just watched TV instead.
"veging out to mindless brain rot"
"insightfull, interesting, and funny conversation"
I'm confused. Which one is slashdot?
All your football coach are belong to us.
Go Gators.
Goes in Guinness, comes out Budweiser.
This is not capitalism. Sony controls the entire market with zero cost by simply making a few keystrokes. The fact that they are taxing a commodity that they have total control over puts this in a whole other realm.
It would be different if Sony were simply saying "Ebaying your items and toons is now OK with us", but instead, they are taking a cut of the profits. It's in their best interests to add/remove/manipulate items and characters in-game to facilitate more or higher item trades in the real world.
Agreed. Sony is going to force loot whores to eventually wake up and realize that they are spending their real money on NOTHING when they log on the next day and see an even better sword than the one they just spend $50 real on, or that Sony made their item go POOF, just to create new demand and more trades to tax.
Mixing an online economy (i.e. items for gold pieces) which is meant to make a game world fun and realistic with the real economy (i.e. items for real world dollars) is the insane part. The two should stay completely separate, and Blizzard is right in trying to put a stop to it.
Sony is going to be able to play God and make real money by doing so, here, until the EQ geeks wake up and break the cycle.
There's a big difference between having this go on behind the scenes and having Sony not only condone it, but implement it themselves. In the former, they can say "hey we knew it was going on but we could not do anything about it; we are just running a computer game, here", and in the latter they have to take responsibility for the fact that it's resembling a casino game that pays out cash for online "wins" (i.e. getting a good drop) and that they are facilitating this activity.
True EQ nuts, after all, MUST have the greatest items in the game at any cost or their lives will cease to have any meaning. Not only is Sony taking these people's subscription fees and lives from them hour by hour, but now they are going after what's left in their wallets as well.
I really hope this backfires and the whole market collapses when people realize that their real cash was used for something fleeting and non-existent.
"He just smiled and gave me a vegan-mite sandwich."
They are here among us, but you can only see them when you wear these special 1980's Tom Cruise glasses.
"You... you look like your face fell in the cheese dip back in 1956."