You didn't hear? The Tasmanian Devil is going extinct due to aboriginals and early European settlers hunting them. Our fault as always.
Johnson, C.N. and Wroe, S. 2003. Causes of extinction of vertebrates during the Holocene of mainland Australia: arrival of the dingo, or human impact? Holocene 13:941-948
So your effective argument is that mankind is the only thing causing species extinction now? Because that seems to be the hypothesis that everyone is working under, and I find it ludicrous.
The problem is that, in their guilt trip, biologists have blamed man for the state of pretty much every endangered species on the planet. Can you name a single endangered species (or even variety of species) that man is *not* blamed for right now? I doubt there is even one. So that means that we are supposed to preserve every single species that happens to exist at this particular moment in our planet's history, like some weird zoo where we've effectively stopped natural selection?
Not trolling here, but since when is its mankind's responsibility to save every variety of every species of animal on the planet? I know that we have been responsible for the extinction of many species, but does that now make us responsible for stopping extinction altogether? Huge swaths of species went extinct long before man even came along, and so it seems pretty clear that it's part of the natural order. So are we now supposed to completely stop that natural process out of some sense of guilt (because we have arrogantly decided that we're not part of the natural order)?
I'm not saying we should just go out an hunt every species we feel like to extinction, or poison the water whenever we feel like it. That would be neither responsible nor wise. But I am saying that it's not our responsibility to save every species in the world that happens to exist now, not our place to end "extinction" itself as a process.
There are a lot of franchises that were once "money on the table" that have been allowed to die or stagnate for whatever reason. LucasArts could have made a fortune with a console release of Knights of the Old Republic 3, but it never happened. The Castlevania series never got a modern entry. The Doom franchise seems to be sitting this generation out. And those are just a few.
Duke Nuke'em may seem like money on the table, but it takes a *lot* of money to develop a modern game these days. That's a big up-front cost for a franchise that hasn't had a game release in 15 years, a franchise which many young gamers today don't even remember. Studios just aren't willing to bet that kind of money on such an old franchise. It's just too risky.
It's already happened somewhere in the multiverse, so all we have to do is establish a link to a universe where 3D Realms wasn't made up of a bunch of lazy fucktards and steal a copy.
I think his was a fair question. "Fair Use" and broadcasting are real gray areas. When I worked briefly in broadcasting, they wouldn't even let us hum a song on the air if we didn't have permission (which cost $). I too am curious how he can get away with play whole videos without permission.
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Actually, I was in a frat and found it quite welcoming (and a valuable social experience). Not all frats are a bunch of super-douchebags or the equivalent of the Betas in Revenge of the Nerds, you know. Actually, it was my experience that most of the anti-frat types were WAY more snobbish and bigoted than most of the fraternities themselves ever were.
First of all, most western countries had the death penalty up until pretty recently (the UK, for example only abolished it in 1969), we're just one of the last ones to still have it.
Incarceration of minors as adults (including the death penalty).
Not true anymore. Minors can no longer receive the death penalty in the U.S.
Incarceration of mentally ill people (including death penalty).
True, but rare. And I'm pretty sure that every country has a provision for secure detention of the mentally ill of some sort. I presume your country doesn't just let its sociopaths and psychopaths roam the streets, no?
You think it's bad for him, just think about what those poor Gosselin kids will have to go through. It will another 12 years before they finally escape being made fun of at a public school (maybe longer if Mommy continues to hold them back from full-time school so they can spend more time filming cool vacations)
First of all, the Half-Life 2 story would make a boring, predestrian movie. It would be a standard thriller set in a dystopia with an evil government, and that's been done about a million times (I can think of 20 movies off the top of my head with the same basic plot and setting, and they pretty much all suck). And Portal really isn't anything much in the way of plot either. But if you really want to see "Portal: the Movie" done halfway decent, go rent Cube.
I have it on good authority that comic books are to blame for the decline of our youth. Did you know that since 1994 (coinciding with the comic book market downturn of the mid-90's), juvenile crime has dropped by 47%? And now, with the comic book industry returning strong, juvenile delinquency is once again on the rise. We must put an end to this prurient influence on our youth!
If you prefer, we could adopt China's policy of just executing everyone in sight, quickly and with no appeal. That would cut down on our incarceration rates.
Another characteristic of Aspergers is that there is no objective medical test to say whether you have it or not. It all comes down to getting a psychologist to SAY you have it. Not saying this guy is faking, but if I were in his shoes, I certainly would be (and claiming ADHD, bipolar disorder, and everything else I could get a friendly shrink to believe).
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You didn't hear? The Tasmanian Devil is going extinct due to aboriginals and early European settlers hunting them. Our fault as always.
Johnson, C.N. and Wroe, S. 2003. Causes of extinction of vertebrates during the Holocene of mainland Australia: arrival of the dingo, or human impact? Holocene 13:941-948
So your effective argument is that mankind is the only thing causing species extinction now? Because that seems to be the hypothesis that everyone is working under, and I find it ludicrous.
The problem is that, in their guilt trip, biologists have blamed man for the state of pretty much every endangered species on the planet. Can you name a single endangered species (or even variety of species) that man is *not* blamed for right now? I doubt there is even one. So that means that we are supposed to preserve every single species that happens to exist at this particular moment in our planet's history, like some weird zoo where we've effectively stopped natural selection?
Not trolling here, but since when is its mankind's responsibility to save every variety of every species of animal on the planet? I know that we have been responsible for the extinction of many species, but does that now make us responsible for stopping extinction altogether? Huge swaths of species went extinct long before man even came along, and so it seems pretty clear that it's part of the natural order. So are we now supposed to completely stop that natural process out of some sense of guilt (because we have arrogantly decided that we're not part of the natural order)?
I'm not saying we should just go out an hunt every species we feel like to extinction, or poison the water whenever we feel like it. That would be neither responsible nor wise. But I am saying that it's not our responsibility to save every species in the world that happens to exist now, not our place to end "extinction" itself as a process.
There are a lot of franchises that were once "money on the table" that have been allowed to die or stagnate for whatever reason. LucasArts could have made a fortune with a console release of Knights of the Old Republic 3, but it never happened. The Castlevania series never got a modern entry. The Doom franchise seems to be sitting this generation out. And those are just a few. Duke Nuke'em may seem like money on the table, but it takes a *lot* of money to develop a modern game these days. That's a big up-front cost for a franchise that hasn't had a game release in 15 years, a franchise which many young gamers today don't even remember. Studios just aren't willing to bet that kind of money on such an old franchise. It's just too risky.
The French being culturally arrogant snobs?!?!?
Physician, heal thyself.
Hail to the cake, baby.
It may not be efficient, but it's a pretty cool dance move.
And Japan will get it about a year before everyone else.
It's already happened somewhere in the multiverse, so all we have to do is establish a link to a universe where 3D Realms wasn't made up of a bunch of lazy fucktards and steal a copy.
I think his was a fair question. "Fair Use" and broadcasting are real gray areas. When I worked briefly in broadcasting, they wouldn't even let us hum a song on the air if we didn't have permission (which cost $). I too am curious how he can get away with play whole videos without permission.
Actually, I was in a frat and found it quite welcoming (and a valuable social experience). Not all frats are a bunch of super-douchebags or the equivalent of the Betas in Revenge of the Nerds, you know. Actually, it was my experience that most of the anti-frat types were WAY more snobbish and bigoted than most of the fraternities themselves ever were.
First of all, most western countries had the death penalty up until pretty recently (the UK, for example only abolished it in 1969), we're just one of the last ones to still have it.
Not true anymore. Minors can no longer receive the death penalty in the U.S.
True, but rare. And I'm pretty sure that every country has a provision for secure detention of the mentally ill of some sort. I presume your country doesn't just let its sociopaths and psychopaths roam the streets, no?
You think it's bad for him, just think about what those poor Gosselin kids will have to go through. It will another 12 years before they finally escape being made fun of at a public school (maybe longer if Mommy continues to hold them back from full-time school so they can spend more time filming cool vacations)
That would actually make for a pretty accurate description of most legislative bodies in general.
Too lazy to use Google? Okay, here you go.
I was worried that his negative experience would turn him into a ruthless, soulless shell of a human being. Thank god he became a lawyer instead.
First of all, the Half-Life 2 story would make a boring, predestrian movie. It would be a standard thriller set in a dystopia with an evil government, and that's been done about a million times (I can think of 20 movies off the top of my head with the same basic plot and setting, and they pretty much all suck). And Portal really isn't anything much in the way of plot either. But if you really want to see "Portal: the Movie" done halfway decent, go rent Cube.
In all fairness, I liked Postal. It pretty effectively captured the tongue-in-cheek nature of the videogames.
I have it on good authority that comic books are to blame for the decline of our youth. Did you know that since 1994 (coinciding with the comic book market downturn of the mid-90's), juvenile crime has dropped by 47%? And now, with the comic book industry returning strong, juvenile delinquency is once again on the rise. We must put an end to this prurient influence on our youth!
If you prefer, we could adopt China's policy of just executing everyone in sight, quickly and with no appeal. That would cut down on our incarceration rates.
We keep them in a secret zoo next to the unicorns and the last surviving Oompa-Loompa.
If this guy gets prison time, it will be in a federal lockup--not some exaggerated, fictional, ass-rape prison like "Oz."
Another characteristic of Aspergers is that there is no objective medical test to say whether you have it or not. It all comes down to getting a psychologist to SAY you have it. Not saying this guy is faking, but if I were in his shoes, I certainly would be (and claiming ADHD, bipolar disorder, and everything else I could get a friendly shrink to believe).