Honestly, this is the same type of argument:) "...but yer honor, how could I have gotten all of these leet warez? Anytime I would have wished to download any one of them, I would have an individually, incredibly tiny packet. Furthermore, I would have downloaded only half of each packet in half the time, and a quarter of the packet in a quarter of the time. So you see, I could never have downloaded anything at all, and Dell must have put this Ukrainian copy of Left 4 Dead on my computer when it was shipped!"
summary sound like someone creepy looking through sunglasses and a binocular?
"Ooh, a Mini-ITX. I'd use that to attach storage to *my* network, ifyouknowwhatimean. Mmmm... and a *real* parallel port. That would be perfect for some hardware hacking... alone."
First they cancel the popular and successful Dungeon and Dragon magazines by not renewing the subscription with Paizo, and next they pull a stunt like this? I don't believe I'm the only one to find the DRM-laden "Digital Initiative" to be potentially a very poor substitute for the magazines, and this blunder will only compound the ill will directed against them.
This move will only alienate their consumer base. The fact that 3.5 is working, and in no need of overhaul, exposes the fact that they are doing this under the motivation of short-sighted greed. I shudder to think what sort of backlash (as before with Dungeon and Dragon were canceled) is taking place on the forum.
I'm literally in shock right now. I thought Wizards of the Coast understood its consumer base better and was comprised of people more concerned about the integrity of the game and more competent about long-term business strategies.
Sure, they may not have changed it much in 50 years, but just you wait. For the 50th anniversary they'll probably have new flavors: "Original", Barbeque, Zesty. Mmmmm.... Play'doh.:)
(I have never eaten Play'doh. Play'doh is a registered trademark of Hasbro, the same large corporation that rules over D&D. This speculation written to excite the imaginations of Slashdot users as well as give me some Karma points for being funny.)
The tree-huggers I can accept. The Animal Liberation Front I can accept. I can even accept pot-smoking hippies, as long as they don't smoke by me. However, you are now trying to extend rights to *microorganisms* that may or may not be alive on Mars. Congratulations, you've just invented a new type of minority. Take the rest of the day off.:)
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I stopped being able to read English. WTF does any of that mean? Is it written in moonspeak?
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Honestly, this is the same type of argument :)
"...but yer honor, how could I have gotten all of these leet warez? Anytime I would have wished to download any one of them, I would have an individually, incredibly tiny packet. Furthermore, I would have downloaded only half of each packet in half the time, and a quarter of the packet in a quarter of the time. So you see, I could never have downloaded anything at all, and Dell must have put this Ukrainian copy of Left 4 Dead on my computer when it was shipped!"
I read, "The Waco Tribune has short report about it, with comments by lolcats."
I need either more sleep or less internet.
I don't think they'll ever truly be *gone* until a few more choose to, uh... "de-bunk" from parents' basements.
Oooh! Burn!
summary sound like someone creepy looking through sunglasses and a binocular?
"Ooh, a Mini-ITX. I'd use that to attach storage to *my* network, ifyouknowwhatimean. Mmmm... and a *real* parallel port. That would be perfect for some hardware hacking... alone."
LiveScience writers are really, really high right now.
Let me guess, his name was Quegler before he was a developer, but he had to change it due to naming conventions....
From the summary:
"E-mail growth accounts for much of that figure."
We're archiving spam?
First they cancel the popular and successful Dungeon and Dragon magazines by not renewing the subscription with Paizo, and next they pull a stunt like this? I don't believe I'm the only one to find the DRM-laden "Digital Initiative" to be potentially a very poor substitute for the magazines, and this blunder will only compound the ill will directed against them.
This move will only alienate their consumer base. The fact that 3.5 is working, and in no need of overhaul, exposes the fact that they are doing this under the motivation of short-sighted greed. I shudder to think what sort of backlash (as before with Dungeon and Dragon were canceled) is taking place on the forum.
I'm literally in shock right now. I thought Wizards of the Coast understood its consumer base better and was comprised of people more concerned about the integrity of the game and more competent about long-term business strategies.
After all...
This. Is. SLASHDOT!I mean, their condition was pitiable before, but on this day, it seems moreso than usual.
http://hoodyhoo.com/
You wouldn't be able to tell. Didn't you pay attention to that entire speech by Gimli about dwarf women? :)
Sure, they may not have changed it much in 50 years, but just you wait. For the 50th anniversary they'll probably have new flavors: "Original", Barbeque, Zesty. Mmmmm.... Play'doh. :)
(I have never eaten Play'doh. Play'doh is a registered trademark of Hasbro, the same large corporation that rules over D&D. This speculation written to excite the imaginations of Slashdot users as well as give me some Karma points for being funny.)
As far as I checked, 'teh' literacy and 'grammer' have n3v3r b33n b3tt3r. :)
I blame l33t-sp34k for the decline.
Well, I dont know about pathetic, but I use real life to escape from the internet... ;)
At least, that's how I feel sometimes.
In Soviet Russia, pop-star whales think of YOU!
(Especially in reposts)
Somehow, I think your story may have come from here:
http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000813
Cheers!
Obviously you have not considered that my modded toaster webserver running BSD is already my home computer.
...Or, you could by an Xbox and support Microsoft. Which is worse?
Moag has re-entered the Source Stone... HSHSHHSHHS!
But the real question is how you know details about British underwear used in World War I. :)
The tree-huggers I can accept. The Animal Liberation Front I can accept. I can even accept pot-smoking hippies, as long as they don't smoke by me. However, you are now trying to extend rights to *microorganisms* that may or may not be alive on Mars. Congratulations, you've just invented a new type of minority. Take the rest of the day off. :)