Especially out here in the Lower Mainland of BC. I don't know how it is in the rest of the country, but for the duration of the Memorial Cup, the NHL and CHL seemed to be competing for ad space as far as I could tell. And some people were more excited about the Memorial Cup games than the Stanley Cup ones. But that probably has something to do with the fact that the Canucks got kicked out of the playoffs in the first round.
I don't entirely agree with you though. It may have been seen as a cheesy gimmick by people who watch the game regularly and have no problem following the action. But for someone just getting into hockey, it might have made it easier for them to quickly pick up the game. Either way it was probably just a ploy to try and attract new viewers O.o
I would think that if an ADD afflicted society were truly the case, then baseball would be less watched than hockey, not the other way around. I'd think that in hockey you have more action in a single minute than in say, baseball. In baseball.... you wait... and wait... and wait... At least, that's what it seems like to me. Also, when it comes to the possibility of a no-score game, I think that makes it more exciting, especially when you have two really good teams and you're down to the last few minutes of a game. As for notable plays, over the course of a season, every sport probably has nearly the same average amount of notable plays ( except perhaps soccer. Them folks just be crazy ). And I'm pretty sure you mean USA when you say America, because hockey and soccer are pretty big up here in Canada. Or at least here in the Lower Mainland of BC they are. =)
As far as rating sports to how much action there is in a single game, I'd definetly put hockey and soccer higher than football, and football much higher than baseball or basketball ( basketball is too much running back and forth if you ask me ).
My parents have a big screen tv as well ( not sure about exact dimensions, but it definitely qualifies as a "big screen"), but seeing something live always beats seeing it on TV for me. Except golf, which to me is boring no matter how you watch it ( playing though, is a different thing ). I've also never watched hockey on tv with a big group of hockey fans, so maybe that's something that I'm missing out on.
I think this is kind of a "toh-mah-toe vs toh-may-toe" thing. People just have different preferences when it comes to things like this, otherwise we'd all either watch the games live in person or sitting at home on the tv.
One thing that I wonder about though, does anybody remember when they tried to put a chip in the puck so that they could highlight it on screen, and show it's trail? I remember they stopped doing it because the pucks didn't last long due to the stress they're put under in an NHL game. Was that a limitation of the technology available at the time, or is that just a limitation of technology in general?
I agree with this. For the longest time I never enjoyed watching hockey ( or any sports, really ) on TV. Why? It's just not very interesting. But recently I watched the Vancouver Giants ( local team that won the Memorial Cup, woot ) live. What suprised me was how much I got into the game. I was cheering, and griping the edge of my seat several times during the game. After that game, I decided to try and watch the playoffs on TV. It was still no where near as exciting ( except for one game of the Canucks ). Hockey is definitly one of those games that is a billion times better to watch in person than on TV.
I don't think Blogger has comment threading. Then again, I'd be surprised livejournal was the only blogging software that had comment threading. If that was really something I ( or anyone ) was looking for, then it probably wouldn't be too hard to find. But I guess that shows part of the difference between the types of people who use Blogger vs LiveJournal. People who use LiveJournal are probably looking to create discussions ( whether they admit it or not ), whereas people who use Blogger might just be posting in a notice-board sort of way. For example, I have a Blogger account and I used to also have a LiveJournal account. I use my Blogger account as a place to throw out thoughts. Sometimes I post about things that I found interesting, or sometimes I'll write about something that I feel is important. On the flip side, my LiveJournal was just a place to whine about things, like losing a job or girlfriend, or to rant about something that really doesn't matter, like one annoying coworker. I stopped using my LiveJournal though, because I found that I like my style and the things I write about on Blogger better. Plus, the web definitely doesn't need anymore whiny geeks.
As for the fine-grained control for content, that's just something I don't understand. To me, it seems like trying to be a different person when around different friends. Like talking with a British accent and saying that vodka martinis are your favorite drink with one group of friends, and speaking with a Texan accent and preferring Jack Daniels. To me, when you write something ( in a blog, or anywhere else ), it should be as yourself. Not as how other people see you, or how you wish other people would see you. I can understand only letting friends view a blog, eg: a blog about a new baby in the family with lots of pictures might be something you only want relatives to see, as opposed to the whole wide world. But the fine-grained control that LiveJournal gives just makes me wary.
Could someone explain to me how communities on livejournal are any different than say, a Blogger account that has more than one Author? Or how "friends-only" is different than using the "Only people I choose/Only blog authors" option in Blogger? I only use Blogger as an example because I've never used anything else like Wordpress.
It just seems like every time someone says the only reason that they're staying with livejournal is because of a this feature or that feature. But then I go looking through the settings for my blog on Blogger, and find that if I wanted to, I could do everything in Blogger that apparently makes livejournal so great.
'Gas-station owners are pleased with the program too. Because NPC processes the payment as an e-check with the Automated Clearing House (ACH), a network most commonly used for direct deposits, participating retailers bypass credit card companies such as Visa and Mastercard.'
I'm not quite sure I get this. I live in Canada, and my debit card is a completly different entity than my credit card. My debit card takes money right from my bank account, and I have to enter my pin number to use said monies. My credit card uses money that isn't technically mine, all I have to do is sign that little piece of paper. I can use my debit card at places that don't accept any credit cards what-so-ever ( the reverse is a rare case. I've certainly never come across such a place ). I've been told by people I know that in the US, a credit card is also someone's debit card. Which confuses me, because my debit card doesn't work in the US.
This could possibly be cleared up with a quick trip through google and/or wikipedia, but it's currently 2:40am in the morning, and I'm also lazy.
Or what happens when something bad happens, like ( highly unlikely, I know ) someone dies because they didn't receive proper medical attention because someone had to run and find a working phone instead of using their cell phone?
That they can make a hell of a lot more money inside the club dancing with them than outside of the club yelling at them to pay.
I think I'd prefer them outside the club, thank you very much. They'd probably try to drug my drink or something equally nasty. Also, I would really rather not see them dance.
It's easier in most places to get a fake drivers license than it is to get a fake credit card. So instead of mkaing a fake credit card to go with their real drivers license, most theives will just make a fake drivers license to go with their real ( stolen ) credit card.
Kinda sucks, but it's the only system avaliable right now I guess. You're right, schools that have no hope should start spending money where it might make a difference ( like better training equipment for certain classes ). Then again, that would be breaking from tradition, which I'm pretty sure is frowned upon at most colleges/universities ( unless my mostly-gleaned-from-movies knowledge fails me ).
I'm just curious if colleges/universities that never have a chance at the top ten are in that position because all the best atheletes go to those top ten schools, or if they just haven't found a star player/coach/water boy yet.
Basically, are you saying that those schools don't have a snowballs chance in hell at getting into the top ten?
I don't think that Vincent or Yuffie were truly 'hidden' characters. I don't think that 'hidden' is really the term for them. Especially not Yuffie ( for those that don't know, you basically have to walk through a certain area of the map and there's a chance she'll battle you, and if you defeat her and then say the right things, you get to have her in your party-- unless there's a different way of getting her that I don't know ), who is more random circumstance and luck than hidden I guess.
I have to agree with you there. Spider Robinson is by far the best sci-fi writer I've ever read. Ever since I read my first Callahan book ( Callahan's Key -- not the first one, I know ), I've been searching for a place just like it.
And yes, my grammar ( and possibly spelling ) are atrocious, but that's what I get for posting at 2am.
I actually got quite a bit of stuff in FFVII ( Yuffie, Vincent, a few of the hidden materia ) because my roommate was a total FFVII junkie ( imported Advent Children from Japan the day it came out there, etc ) and she told me about them. Being the total slave to my curiosity that I am, I couldn't stand not finding these 'hidden' characters, so I got her to tell me where they were. I probably wouldn't have found most of them^W^W^Wany of them without her help, but I don't mind. I believe the game was a little more enjoyable because of those characters ( especially Yuffie -- that thiving little minx ).
I saw the guide for WoW ( I do believe it was just a guide for dungeons ) the other day at work. It looked like it was aimed at the 'leet' gamers, who are too lazy to figure out things for themselves, but want the prestige that comes with beating dungeon X.
Reminded me of when I used to work at a different job ( same type of job though -- selling games ), and the WoW mapbook came out. One guy buying it even said it would probably be useless in a couple months, because nearly every patch changes routes somehow ( even if they're just tiny tweaks ).*
The only guide I've ever bought ( of the five or so I've bought ) that I felt I got my money's worth was the guide for Super Mario Bros. for the SNES. That guide was awesome.
*It's been a while since that customer, and I don't play WoW myself, so I can't verify this without more effort than I'm willing to spend at 1:30am.
I only see one problem with your "cutting costs" aproach, and that's with cutting sports programs back to intramurals. If you're not in the top ten nationally, it doesn't make sense to cut your sports programs. Then you're just making sure that you'll never be in the top ten nationally.
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I'm not a big time hockey fan, but I'd say the Canucks have a shot next year if they can work up the rest of the team to be on par with Luongo.
Especially out here in the Lower Mainland of BC. I don't know how it is in the rest of the country, but for the duration of the Memorial Cup, the NHL and CHL seemed to be competing for ad space as far as I could tell. And some people were more excited about the Memorial Cup games than the Stanley Cup ones. But that probably has something to do with the fact that the Canucks got kicked out of the playoffs in the first round.
I don't entirely agree with you though. It may have been seen as a cheesy gimmick by people who watch the game regularly and have no problem following the action. But for someone just getting into hockey, it might have made it easier for them to quickly pick up the game. Either way it was probably just a ploy to try and attract new viewers O.o
I would think that if an ADD afflicted society were truly the case, then baseball would be less watched than hockey, not the other way around. I'd think that in hockey you have more action in a single minute than in say, baseball. In baseball.... you wait... and wait... and wait... At least, that's what it seems like to me. Also, when it comes to the possibility of a no-score game, I think that makes it more exciting, especially when you have two really good teams and you're down to the last few minutes of a game. As for notable plays, over the course of a season, every sport probably has nearly the same average amount of notable plays ( except perhaps soccer. Them folks just be crazy ). And I'm pretty sure you mean USA when you say America, because hockey and soccer are pretty big up here in Canada. Or at least here in the Lower Mainland of BC they are. =)
As far as rating sports to how much action there is in a single game, I'd definetly put hockey and soccer higher than football, and football much higher than baseball or basketball ( basketball is too much running back and forth if you ask me ).
My parents have a big screen tv as well ( not sure about exact dimensions, but it definitely qualifies as a "big screen"), but seeing something live always beats seeing it on TV for me. Except golf, which to me is boring no matter how you watch it ( playing though, is a different thing ). I've also never watched hockey on tv with a big group of hockey fans, so maybe that's something that I'm missing out on.
I think this is kind of a "toh-mah-toe vs toh-may-toe" thing. People just have different preferences when it comes to things like this, otherwise we'd all either watch the games live in person or sitting at home on the tv.
One thing that I wonder about though, does anybody remember when they tried to put a chip in the puck so that they could highlight it on screen, and show it's trail? I remember they stopped doing it because the pucks didn't last long due to the stress they're put under in an NHL game. Was that a limitation of the technology available at the time, or is that just a limitation of technology in general?
I agree with this. For the longest time I never enjoyed watching hockey ( or any sports, really ) on TV. Why? It's just not very interesting. But recently I watched the Vancouver Giants ( local team that won the Memorial Cup, woot ) live. What suprised me was how much I got into the game. I was cheering, and griping the edge of my seat several times during the game. After that game, I decided to try and watch the playoffs on TV. It was still no where near as exciting ( except for one game of the Canucks ). Hockey is definitly one of those games that is a billion times better to watch in person than on TV.
That's what I was thinking. Also, does anyone else think that maybe the release of PoTC 3 might have something to do with it?
I don't think Blogger has comment threading. Then again, I'd be surprised livejournal was the only blogging software that had comment threading. If that was really something I ( or anyone ) was looking for, then it probably wouldn't be too hard to find. But I guess that shows part of the difference between the types of people who use Blogger vs LiveJournal. People who use LiveJournal are probably looking to create discussions ( whether they admit it or not ), whereas people who use Blogger might just be posting in a notice-board sort of way. For example, I have a Blogger account and I used to also have a LiveJournal account. I use my Blogger account as a place to throw out thoughts. Sometimes I post about things that I found interesting, or sometimes I'll write about something that I feel is important. On the flip side, my LiveJournal was just a place to whine about things, like losing a job or girlfriend, or to rant about something that really doesn't matter, like one annoying coworker. I stopped using my LiveJournal though, because I found that I like my style and the things I write about on Blogger better. Plus, the web definitely doesn't need anymore whiny geeks.
As for the fine-grained control for content, that's just something I don't understand. To me, it seems like trying to be a different person when around different friends. Like talking with a British accent and saying that vodka martinis are your favorite drink with one group of friends, and speaking with a Texan accent and preferring Jack Daniels. To me, when you write something ( in a blog, or anywhere else ), it should be as yourself. Not as how other people see you, or how you wish other people would see you. I can understand only letting friends view a blog, eg: a blog about a new baby in the family with lots of pictures might be something you only want relatives to see, as opposed to the whole wide world. But the fine-grained control that LiveJournal gives just makes me wary.
Could someone explain to me how communities on livejournal are any different than say, a Blogger account that has more than one Author? Or how "friends-only" is different than using the "Only people I choose/Only blog authors" option in Blogger? I only use Blogger as an example because I've never used anything else like Wordpress.
It just seems like every time someone says the only reason that they're staying with livejournal is because of a this feature or that feature. But then I go looking through the settings for my blog on Blogger, and find that if I wanted to, I could do everything in Blogger that apparently makes livejournal so great.
I think I get it now. I much prefer them being two completly sepearate entities. I have enough trouble not using my credit card as it is =\.
'Gas-station owners are pleased with the program too. Because NPC processes the payment as an e-check with the Automated Clearing House (ACH), a network most commonly used for direct deposits, participating retailers bypass credit card companies such as Visa and Mastercard.'
I'm not quite sure I get this. I live in Canada, and my debit card is a completly different entity than my credit card. My debit card takes money right from my bank account, and I have to enter my pin number to use said monies. My credit card uses money that isn't technically mine, all I have to do is sign that little piece of paper. I can use my debit card at places that don't accept any credit cards what-so-ever ( the reverse is a rare case. I've certainly never come across such a place ). I've been told by people I know that in the US, a credit card is also someone's debit card. Which confuses me, because my debit card doesn't work in the US.
This could possibly be cleared up with a quick trip through google and/or wikipedia, but it's currently 2:40am in the morning, and I'm also lazy.
I wonder if that argument would work for stealing satellite....
"The signal gets beamed at my house, I have the right to do what I want with it."
Or what happens when something bad happens, like ( highly unlikely, I know ) someone dies because they didn't receive proper medical attention because someone had to run and find a working phone instead of using their cell phone?
That they can make a hell of a lot more money inside the club dancing with them than outside of the club yelling at them to pay.
I think I'd prefer them outside the club, thank you very much. They'd probably try to drug my drink or something equally nasty. Also, I would really rather not see them dance.
what about Quetzalcoatl?
Orgin is a lie!
The Ori are false gods!
It's easier in most places to get a fake drivers license than it is to get a fake credit card. So instead of mkaing a fake credit card to go with their real drivers license, most theives will just make a fake drivers license to go with their real ( stolen ) credit card.
Ah. Everything is made clear now.
Kinda sucks, but it's the only system avaliable right now I guess. You're right, schools that have no hope should start spending money where it might make a difference ( like better training equipment for certain classes ). Then again, that would be breaking from tradition, which I'm pretty sure is frowned upon at most colleges/universities ( unless my mostly-gleaned-from-movies knowledge fails me ).
Ah.
I'm just curious if colleges/universities that never have a chance at the top ten are in that position because all the best atheletes go to those top ten schools, or if they just haven't found a star player/coach/water boy yet.
Basically, are you saying that those schools don't have a snowballs chance in hell at getting into the top ten?
I don't think that Vincent or Yuffie were truly 'hidden' characters. I don't think that 'hidden' is really the term for them. Especially not Yuffie ( for those that don't know, you basically have to walk through a certain area of the map and there's a chance she'll battle you, and if you defeat her and then say the right things, you get to have her in your party-- unless there's a different way of getting her that I don't know ), who is more random circumstance and luck than hidden I guess.
I would shout and rave and say Very Bad Things(TM), but I'm much too tired.
Spider rules. Period.
(so what if I'm a huge fan?)
I have to agree with you there. Spider Robinson is by far the best sci-fi writer I've ever read. Ever since I read my first Callahan book ( Callahan's Key -- not the first one, I know ), I've been searching for a place just like it.
And yes, my grammar ( and possibly spelling ) are atrocious, but that's what I get for posting at 2am.
Some of my favorite manuals have been Blizzard ones.
Mostly because of the great artwork ( of which I am very jelous. I wanna be that good at drawing ).
I actually got quite a bit of stuff in FFVII ( Yuffie, Vincent, a few of the hidden materia ) because my roommate was a total FFVII junkie ( imported Advent Children from Japan the day it came out there, etc ) and she told me about them. Being the total slave to my curiosity that I am, I couldn't stand not finding these 'hidden' characters, so I got her to tell me where they were. I probably wouldn't have found most of them^W^W^Wany of them without her help, but I don't mind. I believe the game was a little more enjoyable because of those characters ( especially Yuffie -- that thiving little minx ).
I saw the guide for WoW ( I do believe it was just a guide for dungeons ) the other day at work. It looked like it was aimed at the 'leet' gamers, who are too lazy to figure out things for themselves, but want the prestige that comes with beating dungeon X.
Reminded me of when I used to work at a different job ( same type of job though -- selling games ), and the WoW mapbook came out. One guy buying it even said it would probably be useless in a couple months, because nearly every patch changes routes somehow ( even if they're just tiny tweaks ).*
The only guide I've ever bought ( of the five or so I've bought ) that I felt I got my money's worth was the guide for Super Mario Bros. for the SNES. That guide was awesome.
*It's been a while since that customer, and I don't play WoW myself, so I can't verify this without more effort than I'm willing to spend at 1:30am.
I only see one problem with your "cutting costs" aproach, and that's with cutting sports programs back to intramurals. If you're not in the top ten nationally, it doesn't make sense to cut your sports programs. Then you're just making sure that you'll never be in the top ten nationally.