What do you think the odds are of an AC decrying this as "Slash-vertisement?" Anyway... Just a petition for those who actually can spare funds this season... give to this charity. I love the setup, and it makes you feel good. The feelings "warm" and "fuzzy" come to mind.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." -Emerson
::sigh:: I was hoping to avoid this(because this has been repeated a million times), but here goes:
"It's too expensive. Nintendo spent way too much money on this, and nobody will be able to afford it."
$250 vs $500-600 Real world: $250 is less than $500 Bizzaroland: $250 is more than $500
Nobody can afford $250 but $500 is copacetic?
"And where's the innovation that Nintendo are meant to give us? They just do the same thing they did before. Yet another new controller...I'll wait for the PS3... And there's some serious innocvation going on there."
Nintendo innovation = changing the way games are played. PS3 innovation = SHINY! Oh! Oh! We have motion sensitivity too...NO! its not the same. Ours is "Innovative," not that gimmicky crap Nintendo is pulling! Sheesh!
I guess different strokes but come on! Which one is truly innovative...
"I can get one of them for less than the cost of an XBox 360 + a Wii."
You are comparing the price of two consoles to one. Shady bookkeeping at best.
Disclaimer: I plan on buying a PS3 as soon as FFXIII comes out, because it makes me happy. I will feel a bit dirty, but the giddy boy inside me won't care.
Dude I don't know where your internet tubes get their information, but my money is on Bizarroland. I know it early in the morning, but holy hell you almost made my head explode with your anti-knowledge. In other news I have a beach property in South Dakota I'd like to sell you, YOU are going to LOVE it in the winter. No if you'll excuse me I have to shower...I feel dirty...my head hurts...
The killing of the currents does not have anything to do with temperature differences. It has to do with water densities. I do not know specifics but here is a link to a nice write up on "abrupt" climate change:
Here is the part I wanted to reference:
"Since the Great Ocean Conveyor belt is driven in part by differences in ocean water density, if one can pump enough fresh water into the ocean in the key areas on either side of Greenland where the Gulf Stream waters cool and sink, this will lower the ocean's salinity (and therefore its density) enough so that the waters there no longer sink. The Atlantic conveyor belt and Gulf Stream current will then shut down in just a few years, dramatically altering the climate. "
Also here is a write up specifically dealing with the "science" of "The Day After Tomorrow."
I agree with you, but this will never happen. The railroad is cripplingly inefficient, on time delivery isn't in their vocabulary. From a business perspective you have a much better chance of an on time delivery with a truck. And yes I hate semi's on the road. I blame the railroad.
I figure it is a way to celebrate a "real life" event within the context of the game. They changed the name because "Halloween" and "All Hallow's Eve" shouldn't exist in the Warcraft Universe. So by calling it "Hallow's End" they circumvent adding out of context material, but at the same time accomplish exactly that.
Ciao
WoW? Maybe a little more action oriented but still "pretty" open-ended. Harvest Moon, although I haven't played it, I understand sounds like what you are looking for. Also coming soon is Dragon Quest 8. I don't know about open ended, but it is supposed to be a killer RPG series debuting for the first time in the states. Hope it help...if not feel free to ignore. =)
More explicit ratings systems aren't going to do a damn thing. The parent are already not doing their jobs, THAT'S the problem. It's not that the system is broke, but the Zoloft parents that can't control their own kids who are.
Can you successfully feed the ENTIRE congregation communion? Can YOU sprinkle the masses in holy water? Incense and alter boys, sore knees and marathon Easter masses. Can you handle the robes? Can you handle the collar? Feel the pressure and don't slur the Latin the sheep are counting on you! Preist: The FPS is the hot new title from EA and Vatican City. Coming Q4 2005!
Ijust purchased the new White Stripes album on iTunes & it came with a 8 page.pdf of the album booklet and even the music video for the first single. If more and more bands do this I will have no problem buying every album online.
IMO I believe that the biggest reward for using FF is not the features or the small build, it is the support issue. Mozilla patched FF in less than a week when the latest flaws were annouced. No matter how small, sleek, and sophisticated IE7 is you cannot tell me that Microsoft is going to patch flaws that quickly.
I agree. This is definitely part of the equation, from a marketing standpoint. The other part is a hardware standpoint. Nintendo waits while Sony & M$ rush consoles to market for Christmas, and quietly steps up next year with a more complete machine. I'm betting part of the reason the 360 has a hard drive is to download patches. Anyway, secondly the wait may allow Nintendo to introduce their console at a lower price point than than others, which will still be selling at the highest price point possible. A lower price point than the others will allow the consumer sentiment: "I can afford one of those TOO."
We're sorry but the term Fruit Loops is trademarked. Try one of the below suggestions: 1)Fruit_Loops_4623 2)Fruity_Hoops 3)FrtLps2005 4)Fruit_Loops_V2.0
I found this...I wasn't quite sure where to put it, but I think it bolsters your point.
No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literacy or artistic expression. Nor should it pronounce on the validity of economic, historic, religious, or philosophical doctrines. Instead it has a duty to its citizens to maintain the freedom, to let those citizens contribute to the further adventure and the development of the human race.
Richard P. Feynman "The Uncertainty of Values" (in the collection The Meaning of it All)
Probably because they had been reading/. and saw all the bitching about lack of customization, and thought "Hell we better do something before these fuckers revolt."
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What studios are left...that matter?
Amen to that... I get these thoughts... put them on /. and damn if I didn't get modded up. =)
More like: In soviet russia there is 1 copy of Vista for 243 russians...
*cough* Pikmen 2 *cough*
However if you RTFA, despite the snowfall, Colorado still experienced temperature 1 degree Celcius above average.
What do you think the odds are of an AC decrying this as "Slash-vertisement?" Anyway... Just a petition for those who actually can spare funds this season... give to this charity. I love the setup, and it makes you feel good. The feelings "warm" and "fuzzy" come to mind.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." -Emerson
OMG!
Slashdotted in 3...2...1...
"It's too expensive. Nintendo spent way too much money on this, and nobody will be able to afford it."
$250 vs $500-600 Real world: $250 is less than $500 Bizzaroland: $250 is more than $500
Nobody can afford $250 but $500 is copacetic?
"And where's the innovation that Nintendo are meant to give us? They just do the same thing they did before. Yet another new controller...I'll wait for the PS3... And there's some serious innocvation going on there."
Nintendo innovation = changing the way games are played. PS3 innovation = SHINY! Oh! Oh! We have motion sensitivity too...NO! its not the same. Ours is "Innovative," not that gimmicky crap Nintendo is pulling! Sheesh!
I guess different strokes but come on! Which one is truly innovative...
"I can get one of them for less than the cost of an XBox 360 + a Wii."
You are comparing the price of two consoles to one. Shady bookkeeping at best.
Disclaimer: I plan on buying a PS3 as soon as FFXIII comes out, because it makes me happy. I will feel a bit dirty, but the giddy boy inside me won't care.
P.S. Thanks for proving my point.
Dude I don't know where your internet tubes get their information, but my money is on Bizarroland. I know it early in the morning, but holy hell you almost made my head explode with your anti-knowledge. In other news I have a beach property in South Dakota I'd like to sell you, YOU are going to LOVE it in the winter. No if you'll excuse me I have to shower...I feel dirty...my head hurts...
I bet if a few centimeters of that ice sheet melted, it may warrant an "asymmetric" amount of fresh water runoff.
http://www.wunderground.com/education/abruptclimat e.asp
Here is the part I wanted to reference: "Since the Great Ocean Conveyor belt is driven in part by differences in ocean water density, if one can pump enough fresh water into the ocean in the key areas on either side of Greenland where the Gulf Stream waters cool and sink, this will lower the ocean's salinity (and therefore its density) enough so that the waters there no longer sink. The Atlantic conveyor belt and Gulf Stream current will then shut down in just a few years, dramatically altering the climate. "
Also here is a write up specifically dealing with the "science" of "The Day After Tomorrow."
http://www.wunderground.com/education/thedayafter. asp
I agree with you, but this will never happen. The railroad is cripplingly inefficient, on time delivery isn't in their vocabulary. From a business perspective you have a much better chance of an on time delivery with a truck. And yes I hate semi's on the road. I blame the railroad.
I figure it is a way to celebrate a "real life" event within the context of the game. They changed the name because "Halloween" and "All Hallow's Eve" shouldn't exist in the Warcraft Universe. So by calling it "Hallow's End" they circumvent adding out of context material, but at the same time accomplish exactly that. Ciao
WoW? Maybe a little more action oriented but still "pretty" open-ended. Harvest Moon, although I haven't played it, I understand sounds like what you are looking for. Also coming soon is Dragon Quest 8. I don't know about open ended, but it is supposed to be a killer RPG series debuting for the first time in the states. Hope it help...if not feel free to ignore. =)
More explicit ratings systems aren't going to do a damn thing. The parent are already not doing their jobs, THAT'S the problem. It's not that the system is broke, but the Zoloft parents that can't control their own kids who are.
Can you successfully feed the ENTIRE congregation communion? Can YOU sprinkle the masses in holy water? Incense and alter boys, sore knees and marathon Easter masses. Can you handle the robes? Can you handle the collar? Feel the pressure and don't slur the Latin the sheep are counting on you! Preist: The FPS is the hot new title from EA and Vatican City. Coming Q4 2005!
Ijust purchased the new White Stripes album on iTunes & it came with a 8 page .pdf of the album booklet and even the music video for the first single. If more and more bands do this I will have no problem buying every album online.
IMO I believe that the biggest reward for using FF is not the features or the small build, it is the support issue. Mozilla patched FF in less than a week when the latest flaws were annouced. No matter how small, sleek, and sophisticated IE7 is you cannot tell me that Microsoft is going to patch flaws that quickly.
I agree. This is definitely part of the equation, from a marketing standpoint. The other part is a hardware standpoint. Nintendo waits while Sony & M$ rush consoles to market for Christmas, and quietly steps up next year with a more complete machine. I'm betting part of the reason the 360 has a hard drive is to download patches. Anyway, secondly the wait may allow Nintendo to introduce their console at a lower price point than than others, which will still be selling at the highest price point possible. A lower price point than the others will allow the consumer sentiment: "I can afford one of those TOO."
I can see the commercials now... The new Honda Vamp...The new Ford SUV: D.R. Acula...or(my favorite) the new Scion Suks.
It will be like screen names:
3)FrtLps2005
We're sorry but the term Fruit Loops is trademarked. Try one of the below suggestions:
1)Fruit_Loops_4623
2)Fruity_Hoops
4)Fruit_Loops_V2.0
I found this...I wasn't quite sure where to put it, but I think it bolsters your point.
No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literacy or artistic expression. Nor should it pronounce on the validity of economic, historic, religious, or philosophical doctrines. Instead it has a duty to its citizens to maintain the freedom, to let those citizens contribute to the further adventure and the development of the human race.
Richard P. Feynman "The Uncertainty of Values" (in the collection The Meaning of it All)
Probably because they had been reading /. and saw all the bitching about lack of customization, and thought "Hell we better do something before these fuckers revolt."