That's funny, I thought Rodney Harrison's reputation is that he's a dirty player all around. I hadn't heard anything about steroids, he's just not well regarded. Chris Henry isn't even a starter let alone a star.
I think if these steroid violators were dominating the league like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens people might view it as more of an epidemic.
There's nothing wrong with being concerned about privacy, but getting mad at Street View becasue people can see the front of your house, or Google Maps because they can see your backyard even is not the issue people are making it out to be.
I'm fiercely paranoid about people watching me go about my daily business in my living room, not because there's anything interesting, I just don't like the idea. My solution to this is not lawsuits.
I close my blinds at night.
End of story. In most places the light difference between inside and outside makes it really hard to see into windows unless something is very close to them, it's not any better in pictures. If people are concerned about their privacy they should be protecting it, not going on the warpath against one single vector that may or may not even be showing anything they don't want seen.
I'm not arguing about popularity and marketing, I know his games will sell like hotcakes. By the same token, just because something sells well doesn't mean it's very good, and that's part of my point with longevity.
This is about the time when Wii-Fanatics begin talking about how it doesn't have to be well made, "It's just fun!" That's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinions about what's fun and what's not. Children and cats love playing in cardboard boxes, people will play Bejewelled for hours on end. People like what they like, but I'd like to think their's some partially more objective scale outside of that personal preference. I never got into the Zelda series, personal preference, but I understand and impressed by the work he's done on the series.
If Scary Movie 10 were in production right now I'd say not for me, but I'm not the target audience, that doesn't make a shining spot on the resume of the Cohen Brothers.
That only works if you have enough personnel so that the total number of hours that would need to be worked are equal to the total number of hours you'd normally be employing them (or less). I've never seen a place that had a depth of staffing to support extra vacation stemming from whatever hours were worked extra, if they did they probably wouldn't have needed those overtime hours in the first place. It might work well in a situation where there are fires and down time, but when workload only ranges from "we have enough time and people" to "we don't have enough time and people" the overtime pay isn't just clever load balancing.
It'll be a lot easier to get the company to accept your resignation when you stop showing up because you're working at a different job.
The new job would of course also have to pay health benefits, but how is any of this any different than just having a job you don't like and leaving it for a different one? There's no legal obligation to show up for work and I can't imagine that the courts would compel even if there were.
If it makes you feel any better, (and this is obviously just my prediction, before some troll points out to me that this is obviously just my opinion) these games are all hype and in five years they wont even be a blip on the radar.
Will WiiFit have the same cherished memories as using your hands on the NES track pad to achieve super human speed?
Will BrainAge be remembered for its minigames beyond something like Mario Party (shudder) or even Wario Ware?
Will Wii Music outshine any of the Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or hell even DDR offerings?
I know there's a cult of Miyamoto in the gaming industry, and there are few people who garner the automatic recognition and reputation that he does, but these are not the pinnacle of his work. I'd go so far as to say that treating these as a sign of his gaming genius is a disservice to a lot of the incredible work he's done on other series.
You'll note, I'm not arguing against the car ban, the trees, or even really the dam, I'm just hoping you realize that this green initiative has nothing to do with concern for the environment and absolutely everything to do with putting a positive face towards the world.
Don't believe me? Talk to the 7 year old whose singing performance got lip synced by another girl because she was prettier and the Chinese government demanded that the performance be nothing less than perfection. This is a country concerned above all else with the image that the world see, that's all I'm saying.
I think to consider is that they're doing it for the wrong reason, to save public face, and that they're doing a lot of things that would never fly a lot of other places in the world.
You can say this is all part of some green awakening, but the rushed nature of things like the even/odd car ban and the planting of millions of plants and trees in the months leading up to the Olympics seems entirely too coincidental. The Three Gorges Dam is still going up, the river dolphins are still dead. Maybe next time?
I don't remember anyone saying it's fast actually, unless you broke rule number one and RTFA.
Why would you go to DefCon or any other con for that matter to sit on the internet?
Someone cares way too much.
You also left out one thing that has made America "the land of opportunity" despite all that Canada has going for it. The U.S. will take absolute anyone, if not legally than illegally. There's no age limit (I'm looking at you, New Zealand) and even if you can contribute absolutely nothing to society it's more than likely you'll do fine here.
I'm a college graduate, gainfully employed since the day I was able, and according to the immigration website I shouldn't even bother trying for Canadian citizenship unless I get a masters, a Canadian family, or a Canadian job. I'm not moving if I can't vote.
The same category as the ones who could do the exact same thing by having a friend drive through the neighborhood, walking through the neighborhood, wearing a mask, not pre-casing the house, etc etc etc.
I thought the "BUT THIS COULD BE USED FOR CRIME!" argument was always sort of a non-starter. Why don't we outlaw moving dollies, rental trucks, insecure locks, non-shatterproof windows, and darkness?
I don't "know" what's good from them, but I'd say its probably pretty similar to all of the government workers they've got working on their massive infrastructure programs.
These guys work 6-7 days a week doing construction, even better if you can get a tunnel job because then you don't even have to stop for poor weather. Why? So their kids can go to school and wont have to struggle like they did.
Is it pretty? Not even close, but it's a willing choice and a better option for some than rural serfdom for the rest of eternity.
This has got to be the single most retarded pissing match I've ever seen on Slashdot.
Honestly.
I almost felt a little bad after my other reply because, you know, maybe you just had a bad day, its an emotional subject, whatever.
Not any more. You're just an angry, immature person. This doesn't excuse any one else driving or posting, but you've been the antagonist as far as I can tell, and I really don't see the point.
I've read no less than 8 posts by you, all very angry, that all say the same thing.
There are times I've not paid enough attention, or not seen something that I should have noticed, and contributed to situations that could cause accidents. It inevitably ends with a horn honk and me feeling rather sheepish. Incidents where I'm on the receiving end of this behavior seem to run about the same way. No shouting, no destruction, no need for vigilantly justice.
No offense, but I think you might be part of the problem, because you make it sound like this is a fairly frequent occurrence. If you're constantly being almost killed you may want to adjust your behavior accordingly.
*shrug*
Actually the case that deals with it originally Schenck v. United States got a man arrested for mearly telling soldiers during wartime not to enlist. I'm pretty sure yelling fire in a crowded theater, something that has already resulted in loss of life would get you a lot worse.
The issues of women, non-whites, non-Christians, etc. were issues being actively advanced and struggled with even at the time of the constitutions writing, sadly it's a progression of baby steps and compromises that continues today. I'd still say they were doing better than the vast majority of the world at the time.
Obviously if it wasn't perfect the first time why even bother?
It's not a country comparable to the U.S. either, which was his point, which you missed.
The EU isn't really comparable to NAFTA either, since NAFTA doesn't really have a political governing body outside of its charter members, but it's at least a little closer.
I was talking to a former Sun employee the other day and he explained to me one of the stresses of his former job.
The manufactured an external drive which worked with most systems just fine, but on some required an extra piece (I want to say a termininator). In Europe due to environmental legislation there was a requirement that useless or unneeded pieces can be returned to the manufacturer to prevent them from simply throwing them away. That would have been a logistical nightmare so they simply made up another version that came with it, and one that didn't.
In the end this mean they had three different product codes for almost identical boxes all of which had to be manufactured and kept in stock, one for Europe with, one for Europe without, and one for everywhere else. Tell me that doesn't add some overhead cost?
I think that's the point that a lot of people have been missing here as they complain about how girls don't like them. This isn't about "bad boys" who wear leather jackets, are strung out on cocaine, and rob liqour stores. Their example is James Bond because he's aggressive, overly confident, always gets what he wants and has no respect for human life or the feelings of others.
The message: women like overconfident assholes. Not news to me.
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That's funny, I thought Rodney Harrison's reputation is that he's a dirty player all around. I hadn't heard anything about steroids, he's just not well regarded. Chris Henry isn't even a starter let alone a star. I think if these steroid violators were dominating the league like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens people might view it as more of an epidemic.
There's nothing wrong with being concerned about privacy, but getting mad at Street View becasue people can see the front of your house, or Google Maps because they can see your backyard even is not the issue people are making it out to be.
I'm fiercely paranoid about people watching me go about my daily business in my living room, not because there's anything interesting, I just don't like the idea. My solution to this is not lawsuits.
I close my blinds at night.
End of story. In most places the light difference between inside and outside makes it really hard to see into windows unless something is very close to them, it's not any better in pictures. If people are concerned about their privacy they should be protecting it, not going on the warpath against one single vector that may or may not even be showing anything they don't want seen.
I'm not arguing about popularity and marketing, I know his games will sell like hotcakes. By the same token, just because something sells well doesn't mean it's very good, and that's part of my point with longevity.
This is about the time when Wii-Fanatics begin talking about how it doesn't have to be well made, "It's just fun!" That's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinions about what's fun and what's not. Children and cats love playing in cardboard boxes, people will play Bejewelled for hours on end. People like what they like, but I'd like to think their's some partially more objective scale outside of that personal preference. I never got into the Zelda series, personal preference, but I understand and impressed by the work he's done on the series.
If Scary Movie 10 were in production right now I'd say not for me, but I'm not the target audience, that doesn't make a shining spot on the resume of the Cohen Brothers.
That only works if you have enough personnel so that the total number of hours that would need to be worked are equal to the total number of hours you'd normally be employing them (or less). I've never seen a place that had a depth of staffing to support extra vacation stemming from whatever hours were worked extra, if they did they probably wouldn't have needed those overtime hours in the first place. It might work well in a situation where there are fires and down time, but when workload only ranges from "we have enough time and people" to "we don't have enough time and people" the overtime pay isn't just clever load balancing.
Sure.
It'll be a lot easier to get the company to accept your resignation when you stop showing up because you're working at a different job.
The new job would of course also have to pay health benefits, but how is any of this any different than just having a job you don't like and leaving it for a different one? There's no legal obligation to show up for work and I can't imagine that the courts would compel even if there were.
If it makes you feel any better, (and this is obviously just my prediction, before some troll points out to me that this is obviously just my opinion) these games are all hype and in five years they wont even be a blip on the radar.
Will WiiFit have the same cherished memories as using your hands on the NES track pad to achieve super human speed?
Will BrainAge be remembered for its minigames beyond something like Mario Party (shudder) or even Wario Ware?
Will Wii Music outshine any of the Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or hell even DDR offerings?
I know there's a cult of Miyamoto in the gaming industry, and there are few people who garner the automatic recognition and reputation that he does, but these are not the pinnacle of his work. I'd go so far as to say that treating these as a sign of his gaming genius is a disservice to a lot of the incredible work he's done on other series.
Someone's reaching.
You'll note, I'm not arguing against the car ban, the trees, or even really the dam, I'm just hoping you realize that this green initiative has nothing to do with concern for the environment and absolutely everything to do with putting a positive face towards the world.
Don't believe me? Talk to the 7 year old whose singing performance got lip synced by another girl because she was prettier and the Chinese government demanded that the performance be nothing less than perfection. This is a country concerned above all else with the image that the world see, that's all I'm saying.
I think to consider is that they're doing it for the wrong reason, to save public face, and that they're doing a lot of things that would never fly a lot of other places in the world.
You can say this is all part of some green awakening, but the rushed nature of things like the even/odd car ban and the planting of millions of plants and trees in the months leading up to the Olympics seems entirely too coincidental. The Three Gorges Dam is still going up, the river dolphins are still dead. Maybe next time?
I don't remember anyone saying it's fast actually, unless you broke rule number one and RTFA. Why would you go to DefCon or any other con for that matter to sit on the internet?
Someone cares way too much. You also left out one thing that has made America "the land of opportunity" despite all that Canada has going for it. The U.S. will take absolute anyone, if not legally than illegally. There's no age limit (I'm looking at you, New Zealand) and even if you can contribute absolutely nothing to society it's more than likely you'll do fine here.
I'm a college graduate, gainfully employed since the day I was able, and according to the immigration website I shouldn't even bother trying for Canadian citizenship unless I get a masters, a Canadian family, or a Canadian job. I'm not moving if I can't vote.
The same category as the ones who could do the exact same thing by having a friend drive through the neighborhood, walking through the neighborhood, wearing a mask, not pre-casing the house, etc etc etc. I thought the "BUT THIS COULD BE USED FOR CRIME!" argument was always sort of a non-starter. Why don't we outlaw moving dollies, rental trucks, insecure locks, non-shatterproof windows, and darkness?
I don't "know" what's good from them, but I'd say its probably pretty similar to all of the government workers they've got working on their massive infrastructure programs.
These guys work 6-7 days a week doing construction, even better if you can get a tunnel job because then you don't even have to stop for poor weather. Why? So their kids can go to school and wont have to struggle like they did.
Is it pretty? Not even close, but it's a willing choice and a better option for some than rural serfdom for the rest of eternity.
This has got to be the single most retarded pissing match I've ever seen on Slashdot.
Honestly.
I almost felt a little bad after my other reply because, you know, maybe you just had a bad day, its an emotional subject, whatever.
Not any more. You're just an angry, immature person. This doesn't excuse any one else driving or posting, but you've been the antagonist as far as I can tell, and I really don't see the point.
I've read no less than 8 posts by you, all very angry, that all say the same thing.
There are times I've not paid enough attention, or not seen something that I should have noticed, and contributed to situations that could cause accidents. It inevitably ends with a horn honk and me feeling rather sheepish. Incidents where I'm on the receiving end of this behavior seem to run about the same way. No shouting, no destruction, no need for vigilantly justice.
No offense, but I think you might be part of the problem, because you make it sound like this is a fairly frequent occurrence. If you're constantly being almost killed you may want to adjust your behavior accordingly. *shrug*
Most states I've been to have DMV issued temporary identifiers, making your own is a 100% effective way to tell officer "this car is not legal".
You're living in a modern global economy posting on an American website supporting that U.S. economy.
Better break out the checkbook.
He was a shipping manager, he had nothing to do with their choice to make three versions.
If I said a former Microsoft employee told me something about Vista would you assume he programmed the entire thing himself?
Actually the case that deals with it originally Schenck v. United States got a man arrested for mearly telling soldiers during wartime not to enlist. I'm pretty sure yelling fire in a crowded theater, something that has already resulted in loss of life would get you a lot worse.
The issues of women, non-whites, non-Christians, etc. were issues being actively advanced and struggled with even at the time of the constitutions writing, sadly it's a progression of baby steps and compromises that continues today. I'd still say they were doing better than the vast majority of the world at the time.
Obviously if it wasn't perfect the first time why even bother?
Backpack? A normal size lunchbox could probably hold a copy of every DS game ever made...
It's not a country comparable to the U.S. either, which was his point, which you missed.
The EU isn't really comparable to NAFTA either, since NAFTA doesn't really have a political governing body outside of its charter members, but it's at least a little closer.
Wrong, at least a little.
I was talking to a former Sun employee the other day and he explained to me one of the stresses of his former job.
The manufactured an external drive which worked with most systems just fine, but on some required an extra piece (I want to say a termininator). In Europe due to environmental legislation there was a requirement that useless or unneeded pieces can be returned to the manufacturer to prevent them from simply throwing them away. That would have been a logistical nightmare so they simply made up another version that came with it, and one that didn't.
In the end this mean they had three different product codes for almost identical boxes all of which had to be manufactured and kept in stock, one for Europe with, one for Europe without, and one for everywhere else. Tell me that doesn't add some overhead cost?
Better that that Harry Potter.
After all, men in general don't frequently lie about their sexual conquests, incomes, penis size, or the size of the fish they just caught.
I think that's the point that a lot of people have been missing here as they complain about how girls don't like them. This isn't about "bad boys" who wear leather jackets, are strung out on cocaine, and rob liqour stores. Their example is James Bond because he's aggressive, overly confident, always gets what he wants and has no respect for human life or the feelings of others.
The message: women like overconfident assholes. Not news to me.