I looked at the headline and I was shaking my head in disappointment at it before.
1 million units? WTF?
There are what, 7 million World of Warcraft subscribers worldwide. this is a system, not a game. And there's only going to be 1 million of them.
Sony is really going down the crapper. Which is a shame, because there are plenty of games that are exclusively on the PS2. Oh wait, it's not really a shame at all since they can move to a different system. In hindsight, I'm glad I preordered the cheaper version. Wii really can't afford to spend more on a game system than on a car.:)
I would think that the person hired to be in charge of drafting legislation to punish sex offenders shouldn't be one himself.
Just like if the person in charge of drafting legislation to stop alien abductions turned out to be a space alien with an abduction fetish too, I'd expect some goddamn punishment.
His crime most certainly DID have a huge effect on his performance, and hurts the entire country too. These crimes are committed by a very small minority of the country. To have a pedophile in that position would be like Osama Bin Laden heading up homeland security. Come to think of it, maybe we should be searching the homeland security offices for just that sort of thing.
Keep in mind that their conversations mentioned occurrences in the past when the boy WAS 15. It's very likely that the boy was underage when their thing started.
Not like the "he was 16 at the time" argument would save Foley.
Even if your state opposes the death penalty, The punishment for treason is the death penalty, enforcable in every state of the Union. So even in your state, a person COULD be put to death. Since it is outlined in the constitution, it isn't therefore unlawful.
Of course this is a pretty obscure exception and probably doesn't count in casual speech.:)
I've been waiting a long time for a game that lets me create creatures.
I played Star Wars Galaxies and i was a bioengineer for a while, creating critters such as a bearded jax (basically a housecat) that could spit acid and was immune to fire. I told myself I'd eventually go back to SWG and play my bioengineer again, but they went and DELETED the class.
Spore looks to be pretty fun though, and I can't wait to play around with the critter creator.
I paid $70 for it and beat it in 3 days. That ticked me off to no end.
I play games like BloodRayne, Icewind Dale, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, and when on my friend's PS2, I play Disgaea 2 or Makai Kingdom. Playing those kinds of games is its own reward. It's satisfying just blowing stuff up. What I don't like is grinding to get to "the good part." That's why I switched from a Paladin to a Mage in WoW. There's a huge difference.
Of course one of the most relaxing things I ever did was spend a day playing icewind Dale, creating a party just to see how far I could get without saving or loading the game. I actually ended up getting all the way to the end boss fight for the first time, and had to save just because I would never be able to forgive myself if the party died after all that.
While it might just be a lack of american media interest in it, I don't recall ever seeing anyone other than America taking the initiative in foreign affairs.
That doesn't mean that they haven't been making an effort.
Right. And in the republican's case, it has to be a 15-year old boy, and it takes 3 years to do the investigation, and he doesn't get impeached, he resigns.
I've seen maybe 2.3 episodes so far, totalling all the time spent spinning my head from WoW to the TV screen to say "WTF just happened?" and I can tell you it's a damn fine drama. I haven't yet turned my head back in disgust from the show, and that's more than I can say for just about every other sci-fi thing *ever*. Even Firefly/Serenity had a few cheesy moments or scenarios.
My recommendation to you is that you turn the TV on to see the latest episode while trying to do something else, because it'll suck you in on its own time, and no matter where you dive in, there's a great story being told in a great way.
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If the hardware is designed for Vista, I'd bet it already runs better in linux.
It's a game system, not a game. How can a company hope to compete when they have so few systems out there?
I looked at the headline and I was shaking my head in disappointment at it before.
:)
1 million units? WTF?
There are what, 7 million World of Warcraft subscribers worldwide.
this is a system, not a game. And there's only going to be 1 million of them.
Sony is really going down the crapper. Which is a shame, because there are plenty of games that are exclusively on the PS2. Oh wait, it's not really a shame at all since they can move to a different system. In hindsight, I'm glad I preordered the cheaper version. Wii really can't afford to spend more on a game system than on a car.
I would think that the person hired to be in charge of drafting legislation to punish sex offenders shouldn't be one himself.
Just like if the person in charge of drafting legislation to stop alien abductions turned out to be a space alien with an abduction fetish too, I'd expect some goddamn punishment.
His crime most certainly DID have a huge effect on his performance, and hurts the entire country too. These crimes are committed by a very small minority of the country. To have a pedophile in that position would be like Osama Bin Laden heading up homeland security. Come to think of it, maybe we should be searching the homeland security offices for just that sort of thing.
Keep in mind that their conversations mentioned occurrences in the past when the boy WAS 15. It's very likely that the boy was underage when their thing started.
Not like the "he was 16 at the time" argument would save Foley.
"IANAL, but IAALS" ... is that "I am not a lawyer, but I am a Lascivious Senator?"
"Would CNN run this headline on their front page?"
If the answer is yes, don't post it on slashdot.
I hate redundant news.
Anyone complaining about seeing the word "pwned" on a geek website better get their news from somewhere else.
What are you talking about?
Everyone knows they use Visual Basic in hell.
Even if your state opposes the death penalty, The punishment for treason is the death penalty, enforcable in every state of the Union. So even in your state, a person COULD be put to death. Since it is outlined in the constitution, it isn't therefore unlawful.
:)
Of course this is a pretty obscure exception and probably doesn't count in casual speech.
Disclaimer: I could be wrong, and if so, meh.
It depends on where you're measuring from. top of head, center of mass, or bottom of feet(ergo, closest body part to the moon).
In any case I have no desire to discuss shaq-to-moon units of measurement, and I shall leave you to your nonsense.
That's only true 50% of the time.
You may hand over your geek badge at the nearest station.
Evidently, not to.
I've been waiting a long time for a game that lets me create creatures.
I played Star Wars Galaxies and i was a bioengineer for a while, creating critters such as a bearded jax (basically a housecat) that could spit acid and was immune to fire. I told myself I'd eventually go back to SWG and play my bioengineer again, but they went and DELETED the class.
Spore looks to be pretty fun though, and I can't wait to play around with the critter creator.
Funny how that works.
And your idea doesn't.
I could never play Mega Man 2 for "comfort."
I paid $70 for it and beat it in 3 days. That ticked me off to no end.
I play games like BloodRayne, Icewind Dale, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, and when on my friend's PS2, I play Disgaea 2 or Makai Kingdom. Playing those kinds of games is its own reward. It's satisfying just blowing stuff up. What I don't like is grinding to get to "the good part." That's why I switched from a Paladin to a Mage in WoW. There's a huge difference.
Of course one of the most relaxing things I ever did was spend a day playing icewind Dale, creating a party just to see how far I could get without saving or loading the game. I actually ended up getting all the way to the end boss fight for the first time, and had to save just because I would never be able to forgive myself if the party died after all that.
While it might just be a lack of american media interest in it, I don't recall ever seeing anyone other than America taking the initiative in foreign affairs.
That doesn't mean that they haven't been making an effort.
In Soviet Russa, Joke misspell you!
If you really played WoW, you'd know that they're night elves, not dark elves.
oh, and it's been shown that 60%+ of people who play night elves are in fact female.
It kind helps if you don't invite "Hawtnebewbs" into your guild expecting "her" to be female.
GIRL = Guy In Real Life
To be more specific, if you want Bush to handle it right now, by all means. let's throw away soldiers to make it look like we're solving the problem.
On the other hand, if you can wait until someone competent becomes president, the problem *could* actually be solved.
Right. And in the republican's case, it has to be a 15-year old boy, and it takes 3 years to do the investigation, and he doesn't get impeached, he resigns.
Seconded.
I've seen maybe 2.3 episodes so far, totalling all the time spent spinning my head from WoW to the TV screen to say "WTF just happened?" and I can tell you it's a damn fine drama. I haven't yet turned my head back in disgust from the show, and that's more than I can say for just about every other sci-fi thing *ever*. Even Firefly/Serenity had a few cheesy moments or scenarios.
My recommendation to you is that you turn the TV on to see the latest episode while trying to do something else, because it'll suck you in on its own time, and no matter where you dive in, there's a great story being told in a great way.
"Why are you people so afraid of Fox News?"
Because it has more in common with Osama Bin Laden's training camps than actual news broadcasts.
And in those IM's, Foley and the teen were talking about having engaged in sexual experiences.
Funny how the age of the teen and the severity of the events have been fluctuating rapidly the past few days.
"How many times do we really need to hear that Bush is a dumbfuck...?"
Since you asked.
Bush is a dumbfuck.