This is the oldest argument against global poverty ever...
If everyone in the USA/world/wherever had to quarter (or more) their income, give up their toys, move into a smaller house, and change their entire lifestyle in order to bring everyone to the same level, that would not be paradise by your definition for anyone.
If the grandparent were to feel that giving 50% of his yearly income to the poor and struggling with his house payment is his paradise, then he can see it that way.
There will always be someone suffering that you can help, but at some point you have to draw a line and enjoy your life despite that.
ET was "edited" via a director's cut to remove evil guns and mention of terrorists! Ohh, that dastardly conservative christian Spielberg strikes again!
Star Wars was edited by the director! Obviously in a move by Lucas to overthrow the current government.
Jackie Chan's HK movies are all edited for US release! The chinese dont want us to learn their fighting secrets!
Thanks for sharing your conspiracy fact, I'll add it to my collection.
If the new DVDs (HD or otherwise) are anything like the current DVD release, it is all a waste of money.
The picture quality on the current DVD is about equal to a used VHS -hopefully they will remaster the film and give it a real release.
Thats what makes it humorous... or rather what was supposed to make it humorous...
Too far down the thread three on a day-old story to be too humorous, in any case.
A few weeks ago I said something unflattering about GWB, and immediately got downmodded. How does that fit in your theory?
It doesnt, my comment was just a ploy to get the parent modded up so that some of the foaming-at-the-mouth liberal mods could prove how wrong I am.
It works every time.
Q: How do Bose speakers sound?
A: Take some decent speakers and put a box over them.
Anyone else know any others?
Slightly on-topic: I can see why Bose is rated so high, their resale value is about the best in the consumer speaker market. A lot of people trust the brand and are very happy to see what they can sell them for. If you dont care about the sound they put out (or you truly think that your Bose speakers are The Best), then Bose certainly deserves the rating they got.
Who is your favorite bigtime AMD system builder? Imagine them moving to Intel because MS, the MPAA, RIAA, and whoever else wants features that AMD doesnt offer. That is a lot more lost money than a marginal number of DIYers looking at Intel vs AMD benchmarks.
AMD will follow suit as soon as they start losing big money by not offering the same "protection" as Intel and everyone else.
I think the closest thing that would fit in such a case would be the Via Epia-based system.
Built-in everything (even the CPU) on a tiny motherboard. Theyre small, quiet, run cool, and are relatively cheap.
The rub is that the CPUs are the "less power, less heat, less performance"-type of processors, and I am not certain if they can handle 720p material (or much less upscale and deinterlace non-HD files.).
I've been looking for a good tiny cubeish HTPC, or one that looks like a modern dvd player (slim, but with a large footprint). Does anyone make those, or do the majority of HTPC-owners still prefer to have PC-looking computers sitting next to their home theatre components?
Geez, from the description I imagined a Gamecube-like computer that would finally put a computer (that doesnt look like a computer) in my home theatre rack, but then I checked out the website... YOW! That thing is MASSIVE (and not to mention hideous, at least in my eyes). Next!
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In purchasing this game, I was hoping for sort of a F.E.A.R. + Red Faction kind of experience. It is kind of a little brother of that collaboration. Not bad, and it takes some time to get there (level 1 is so short, and level 2 is basically an FPS version of Metal Gear Solid 3), but it picks up on level 3.
Mind that it is only $40 MSRP, so if you have a few bucks to spare and are looking for something just to occupy some time, its a decent buy.
I have long been annoyed with hollywood and the trend of remakes, so much that years ago I began enjoying HK cinema as my primary movie source (and to a lesser extent, japan, thailand, and korea).
There are plenty of fantastic movies that have come out of HK, japan, and other asian countries. These are movie industries where $40Mil (USD) is considered "big-budget", the 3d effects are sometimes laughable, but the stories are fundamentally different than what we get from hollywood. No, they are not all kung-fu movies, and they are not all great, but they do latch on to trends that you dont really see here in america. There was a big gambling movie trend years back that resulted in some great classics (God of Gamblers, All for the Winner). The Triad genre is relatively packed, but with more good than bad. Infernal Affairs is being remade (surprise, surprise!) by hollywood.
Give the asian film market a chance if youre tired of hollywood's tired formula.
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[XBOX115623]: YEAH U DONT HAVE TO TELL ME
[PSX4Lyfe]: gaycube lol
[XBOX115623]: roffl mario and luiji have gay sex
[PSX4Lyfe]: i bet dat playstation will make a controler dat beats the GAYVOLUTION REMOTE
[XBOX115623]: xbox will to. bill gates will buy nintndo
[PSX4Lyfe]: tell ur freinds dat playstation will beat NINTNDONT at theyre own game itll be sick
[PSX4Lyfe]: playstation dvd remote will beat smellvolutio remote
[XBOX115623]: ok will do see u at skool 2mro
[PSX4Lyfe]: cu
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This is the oldest argument against global poverty ever...
If everyone in the USA/world/wherever had to quarter (or more) their income, give up their toys, move into a smaller house, and change their entire lifestyle in order to bring everyone to the same level, that would not be paradise by your definition for anyone.
If the grandparent were to feel that giving 50% of his yearly income to the poor and struggling with his house payment is his paradise, then he can see it that way.
There will always be someone suffering that you can help, but at some point you have to draw a line and enjoy your life despite that.
Of course not!
They are secret, after all.
Hey! Youre not allowed to defend America here!
Save it for the MPAA forums, you Haliburton agent!
They must be dupes!
ET was "edited" via a director's cut to remove evil guns and mention of terrorists! Ohh, that dastardly conservative christian Spielberg strikes again!
Star Wars was edited by the director! Obviously in a move by Lucas to overthrow the current government.
Jackie Chan's HK movies are all edited for US release! The chinese dont want us to learn their fighting secrets!
Thanks for sharing your conspiracy fact, I'll add it to my collection.
If the new DVDs (HD or otherwise) are anything like the current DVD release, it is all a waste of money.
The picture quality on the current DVD is about equal to a used VHS -hopefully they will remaster the film and give it a real release.
In the dupe, Lucas will shoot first.
I just hope that it is a real DQ game and not another offshoot from the regular series like the GBA/DS keep seeing.
I dont think that ANYTHING Wii-related will be "hidden".
Hell, the tech demos from TGS had fleshed-out analyses at every game site.
Nice observation.
So I guess that since youre not a republican, you will just admit how stupid that was in stead of trying to spin it into a joke?
Thats what makes it humorous... or rather what was supposed to make it humorous...
Too far down the thread three on a day-old story to be too humorous, in any case.
A few weeks ago I said something unflattering about GWB, and immediately got downmodded. How does that fit in your theory?
It doesnt, my comment was just a ploy to get the parent modded up so that some of the foaming-at-the-mouth liberal mods could prove how wrong I am.
It works every time.
Poke fun at republicans: mod up funny/insightful
Poke fun at democrats: mod down offtopic/flamebait
Yep, this is slashdot.
The carts were officially measured in MegaBits, but even the biggest ones werent too big.
I believe Resident Evil 2 was the largest cart on the N64, and it was 64MB.
Almost. They were all named John, but had different last names.
Youre thinking of the good rasta-alien that helped the humans: John Smallberries.
Another memorable one was John BigBootay. Funny stuff.
"No highs? No lows? Must be Bose!"
Q: How do Bose speakers sound?
A: Take some decent speakers and put a box over them.
Anyone else know any others?
Slightly on-topic: I can see why Bose is rated so high, their resale value is about the best in the consumer speaker market. A lot of people trust the brand and are very happy to see what they can sell them for. If you dont care about the sound they put out (or you truly think that your Bose speakers are The Best), then Bose certainly deserves the rating they got.
Actually, 720p is HD. 480p is ED.
Other than that, I agree fully with your comments.
Who is your favorite bigtime AMD system builder? Imagine them moving to Intel because MS, the MPAA, RIAA, and whoever else wants features that AMD doesnt offer. That is a lot more lost money than a marginal number of DIYers looking at Intel vs AMD benchmarks.
AMD will follow suit as soon as they start losing big money by not offering the same "protection" as Intel and everyone else.
I think the closest thing that would fit in such a case would be the Via Epia-based system.
Built-in everything (even the CPU) on a tiny motherboard. Theyre small, quiet, run cool, and are relatively cheap.
The rub is that the CPUs are the "less power, less heat, less performance"-type of processors, and I am not certain if they can handle 720p material (or much less upscale and deinterlace non-HD files.).
I've been looking for a good tiny cubeish HTPC, or one that looks like a modern dvd player (slim, but with a large footprint). Does anyone make those, or do the majority of HTPC-owners still prefer to have PC-looking computers sitting next to their home theatre components?
Geez, from the description I imagined a Gamecube-like computer that would finally put a computer (that doesnt look like a computer) in my home theatre rack, but then I checked out the website...
YOW! That thing is MASSIVE (and not to mention hideous, at least in my eyes). Next!
Try searching for Driver. Yeesh!
Unfortunately not.
In purchasing this game, I was hoping for sort of a F.E.A.R. + Red Faction kind of experience. It is kind of a little brother of that collaboration. Not bad, and it takes some time to get there (level 1 is so short, and level 2 is basically an FPS version of Metal Gear Solid 3), but it picks up on level 3.
Mind that it is only $40 MSRP, so if you have a few bucks to spare and are looking for something just to occupy some time, its a decent buy.
I have long been annoyed with hollywood and the trend of remakes, so much that years ago I began enjoying HK cinema as my primary movie source (and to a lesser extent, japan, thailand, and korea).
There are plenty of fantastic movies that have come out of HK, japan, and other asian countries. These are movie industries where $40Mil (USD) is considered "big-budget", the 3d effects are sometimes laughable, but the stories are fundamentally different than what we get from hollywood. No, they are not all kung-fu movies, and they are not all great, but they do latch on to trends that you dont really see here in america. There was a big gambling movie trend years back that resulted in some great classics (God of Gamblers, All for the Winner). The Triad genre is relatively packed, but with more good than bad. Infernal Affairs is being remade (surprise, surprise!) by hollywood.
Give the asian film market a chance if youre tired of hollywood's tired formula.
IRC Log...
[PSX4Lyfe]: OMG NINTENDO SUX
[XBOX115623]: YEAH U DONT HAVE TO TELL ME
[PSX4Lyfe]: gaycube lol
[XBOX115623]: roffl mario and luiji have gay sex
[PSX4Lyfe]: i bet dat playstation will make a controler dat beats the GAYVOLUTION REMOTE
[XBOX115623]: xbox will to. bill gates will buy nintndo
[PSX4Lyfe]: tell ur freinds dat playstation will beat NINTNDONT at theyre own game itll be sick
[PSX4Lyfe]: playstation dvd remote will beat smellvolutio remote
[XBOX115623]: ok will do see u at skool 2mro
[PSX4Lyfe]: cu
The next day on Slashdot...
Sony's Revolution Killer?
[XBOX115623]: o sick dude ur on gamespot and slashdots
[PSX4Lyfe]: o snap
Ah yes, all those dastardly intel sockets in the past two years...
478 to 775
umm...
I should have posted as AC because Im going to be modded down to hell, but whatever.
Mod parent +5 AMD Fanboy (people on slashdot call it Insightful for short)