"Broke the mold on what an RPG should be."
I hate talk like that. I say to you the same thing I say to everyone who said 'Harry Potter' was imaginative:
"Dungeons and Dragons, 1974. You may have heard of it."
"funny how easy that is to say when you dont have a house note, or kids to take care of or for that matter any real responsibilities."
I do apologise for having "moral standards" and "scruples". Sorry 'bout that.
Though I would like to point out that having children gives you all more more reasonto not use a screen name. Raising childrens make syou responsible for setting a good example. "Remember kids: be yourself and don't lie, unless it's to keep that job. Then you've got to bend over and take it like Daddy because you can't have a mind of your own if your boss is a narrowminded prick."
I've had this discussion before: beware the hand that feeds. But frankly, if someone decides not to hire me because I like DragonBall, or download music, or have some belief that opposes his' - then I'd rather not work with him. If my co-workers cannot have a working relationship with me because of something I said online - I'd rather not have a relationship with them. It's as simple as that.
I know a guy in law school who has a huge back tattoo. Somebody asked him about it and how it could affect his job opportunities. His response was the same as mine: "If they are so narrow minded as to base a business decision on how I look, I don't want their business."
If someone judges me on something they have no right to judge me about - I don't want to ever see them again. Ever.
"if you are going to do everything above board, that is great, but some people like to lead alter lives"
What? So it's acceptable to lead double lives now? It's fine to do things "below the board"? It's alright to not take responsibility for your actions? That's preposterous!
Using your real name online is a sign of maturity. It shows that you can and will take responsibility for your actions. Everything I do is under my own name. If I did it it will be in my name. If something I didn't do is in my name - then it's somebody else. Such fraudulent activities are no more acceptable online then they are offline, and should be dealt with as such. I have no qualms about what I do online - and while there are things I'd like to keep private I won't, no, I refuse to hide behind some veil of obscurity.
I help DNA folding, I research my school work, I read the news, I download copyrighted material, I discuss the finer points of '80s cartoons - and I do it without pretending to be someone else. There's no reason why everyone shouldn't do the same.
I'm not against people using their imaginations, or desiring to be something above themselves - for Christ's sake, I run a DragonBall Dungeons and Dragons website:-p But I wouldn't Create a website under Gogettasiku_supa45 because that isn't using my imagination, it's creating another identity. And that isn't a good thing.
We all have skeletons in our closet, but using a 'screen name' isn't the solution for that.
And for the record... I'm 19:-p and pretty dumb - but I'm honest. And I'd prefer that to brilliant, old, and evil any day.
What? We should do, say, or post anything online that we wouldn't do, say, or post in the village aquare? Whoa! What a revalation!
This is what happens when you teach a generation growing up on the internet to use 'handles' and 'screen names'. Telling them they can and should remain annomymous. You're not annomymous. And everything you say is backed up... somewhere.
This is exactly the reason I use my real name everywhere. I wouldn't check into a hotel under as supra_dude164 so why is it acceptable to do so online?
"Coca-Cola" is a trademark because they were the first to use that name. Just like "super-hero". Both Marvel and DC were useing the term "Super-hero" for years before they decided they needed a patent, and rather than fight endlessly about who said it first, they share joint ownership of it.
This actually seems like one of the most mature things two companies have ever done.
If the Earth has been behaving one way for millions/billions of years, and then in the last eye-blink of time (~150 years), both the Industrial Revolution and a sudden change in climatic behaviour occur simultaneously, I'd say that's at least a hell of a coincidence. Note that ice core data goes back much longer than 40 years."
The point you're missing here is that there is no "sudden change in climatic behaviour". The Earth is getting warmer... yeah, it does that. A lot. The "sudden climate change" is one freakin' degree? Fahrenheit?! That's absolutely nothing.
One degree in a hundred years does not a catastrophe make.
Saying that the majority of the scientific community believes that global warming exists and is caused by humans is like saying the majority of the scientific community agrees that second-hand smoke causes cancer.
How many studies are there about the subject? How well were they conducted? These are the questions that aren't asked about global warming. People want to believe that human actions cause global warming, but the science isn't there.
Studies like this one are put out to remind people about global warming exists. Warm waters create stronger huricanes? Well, duh! That's nothing new. Saying this is only an excuse to talk about global warming.
It just doesn't seem logical to think that human actions cause global warming. This article uses data from, what 40 years? And the Earth is 4 billion years old? How can you make any kind of assumption on 0.000001 % of the total data?
Remember: it doesn't matter how many people believe you, it only matter that you're right.
"Finally, we happened about a vivid image of a violated female corpse with a bloody bullet hole gaping in her forehead. Ah, the delightfully rank odor of publicly condoned misogyny"
And you wouldn't bat an eye if it was a man. Ah, the repugnant stench of publicly condoned hypocrisy.
Just because a woman is killed doesn't mean the murderer is misogynistic. Maybe her sex had nothing to do with it.
That's be a great idea, as long as there was a disclaimer below...
* This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
And you'll excuse me for calling you a fucking moron for not reading anything else on the page.
Fuckin' moron.
But I suppose someone as smart as you cannot be bothered reading and such. So I'll sum it up for you.
ARRRGHHH.
The first poster said "USA = no culture", somebody responded with "People buy DVDs and hula-hoops so USA = culture", I then said "culture cannot be bought, saying such a ridiculous thing proves the OP's point:P" and then everyone jumps down my fucking throat about saying America having no culture.
You know what? I'm tired of having to guess what I said to make you think I think America has no culture. I'm tired.
Can you just tell me? Just quote the line. If you can quote the line where I say "I think America has no culture" or "American culture is terrible" then I will sincerely apologize.
But, if you can't find anything I've said to say that, you owe me an apology for your farce of a debate.
And, for the record, Jazz, Hollywood films, American Realism/Abstraction ism are all part of the American culture... but selling pieces of them isn't culture (Capitalism could be seen as a major part of the American culture, but not the actual action of selling things)."
And was that a cheapshot for the DragonBall link? I'll take your opinion of American culture with a grain of "fuck the Hell off", you nine-year-old sodomite bastard.
The first poster said "USA = no culture", somebody responded with "People but DVDs and hula-hoops so USA = culture", I then said "culture cannot be bought, saying such a ridiculous thing proves the OP's point:P" and then everyone jumps down my fucking throat about saying America having no culture.
You know what? I'm tired of having to guess what I said to make you think I think America has no culture. I'm tired.
Can you just tell me? Just quote the line. If you can quote the line where I say "I think America has no culture" or "American culture is terrible" then I will sincerely apologize.
But, if you can't find anything I've said to say that, you owe me an apology for your farce of a debate.
And, for the record, Jazz, Hollywood films, American Realism/Abstraction ism are all part of the American culture... but selling pieces of them isn't culture (Capitalism could be seen as a major part of the American culture, but not the actual action of selling things).
Exactly. American culture isn't "manufactured" - even though many American corporations dilute the value of their culture all the time. President's day is used to sell cars. Nothing is more of a farce than that.
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I think they'll mod it 'flamebait' and mod you 'stupid, ignorant, and a hoodlum'.
Thanks you, and good night.
"Broke the mold on what an RPG should be." I hate talk like that. I say to you the same thing I say to everyone who said 'Harry Potter' was imaginative: "Dungeons and Dragons, 1974. You may have heard of it."
"funny how easy that is to say when you dont have a house note, or kids to take care of or for that matter any real responsibilities."
I do apologise for having "moral standards" and "scruples". Sorry 'bout that.
Though I would like to point out that having children gives you all more more reasonto not use a screen name. Raising childrens make syou responsible for setting a good example. "Remember kids: be yourself and don't lie, unless it's to keep that job. Then you've got to bend over and take it like Daddy because you can't have a mind of your own if your boss is a narrowminded prick."
You gotta do what you can for the kids.
ps: what's a "house note"?
I've had this discussion before: beware the hand that feeds. But frankly, if someone decides not to hire me because I like DragonBall, or download music, or have some belief that opposes his' - then I'd rather not work with him. If my co-workers cannot have a working relationship with me because of something I said online - I'd rather not have a relationship with them. It's as simple as that.
I know a guy in law school who has a huge back tattoo. Somebody asked him about it and how it could affect his job opportunities. His response was the same as mine: "If they are so narrow minded as to base a business decision on how I look, I don't want their business."
If someone judges me on something they have no right to judge me about - I don't want to ever see them again. Ever.
"if you are going to do everything above board, that is great, but some people like to lead alter lives"
:-p But I wouldn't Create a website under Gogettasiku_supa45 because that isn't using my imagination, it's creating another identity. And that isn't a good thing.
:-p and pretty dumb - but I'm honest. And I'd prefer that to brilliant, old, and evil any day.
What? So it's acceptable to lead double lives now? It's fine to do things "below the board"? It's alright to not take responsibility for your actions? That's preposterous!
Using your real name online is a sign of maturity. It shows that you can and will take responsibility for your actions. Everything I do is under my own name. If I did it it will be in my name. If something I didn't do is in my name - then it's somebody else. Such fraudulent activities are no more acceptable online then they are offline, and should be dealt with as such. I have no qualms about what I do online - and while there are things I'd like to keep private I won't, no, I refuse to hide behind some veil of obscurity.
I help DNA folding, I research my school work, I read the news, I download copyrighted material, I discuss the finer points of '80s cartoons - and I do it without pretending to be someone else. There's no reason why everyone shouldn't do the same.
I'm not against people using their imaginations, or desiring to be something above themselves - for Christ's sake, I run a DragonBall Dungeons and Dragons website
We all have skeletons in our closet, but using a 'screen name' isn't the solution for that.
And for the record... I'm 19
True, but the same can be said for real-life as well. It's just easier to be fraudulent online.
What? We should do, say, or post anything online that we wouldn't do, say, or post in the village aquare? Whoa! What a revalation!
This is what happens when you teach a generation growing up on the internet to use 'handles' and 'screen names'. Telling them they can and should remain annomymous. You're not annomymous. And everything you say is backed up... somewhere.
This is exactly the reason I use my real name everywhere. I wouldn't check into a hotel under as supra_dude164 so why is it acceptable to do so online?
Um, no. Nova Scotis, Canada. Close though. :P
"Coca-Cola" is a trademark because they were the first to use that name. Just like "super-hero". Both Marvel and DC were useing the term "Super-hero" for years before they decided they needed a patent, and rather than fight endlessly about who said it first, they share joint ownership of it.
This actually seems like one of the most mature things two companies have ever done.
If the Earth has been behaving one way for millions/billions of years, and then in the last eye-blink of time (~150 years), both the Industrial Revolution and a sudden change in climatic behaviour occur simultaneously, I'd say that's at least a hell of a coincidence. Note that ice core data goes back much longer than 40 years."
The point you're missing here is that there is no "sudden change in climatic behaviour". The Earth is getting warmer... yeah, it does that. A lot. The "sudden climate change" is one freakin' degree? Fahrenheit?! That's absolutely nothing.
One degree in a hundred years does not a catastrophe make.
"far easier to get into in terms of functionality and interface than anything found on the PC to this day."
What games are you playing? Name one PC FPS that needs a subscription to play online.
Halo = best Console FPS since goldeneye.
Halo 2 = best console FPS since Halo.
The biggest deal is Halo 2's online play... in 2005. Good job being 10 years behind the PC.
Saying that the majority of the scientific community believes that global warming exists and is caused by humans is like saying the majority of the scientific community agrees that second-hand smoke causes cancer.
How many studies are there about the subject? How well were they conducted? These are the questions that aren't asked about global warming. People want to believe that human actions cause global warming, but the science isn't there.
Studies like this one are put out to remind people about global warming exists. Warm waters create stronger huricanes? Well, duh! That's nothing new. Saying this is only an excuse to talk about global warming.
It just doesn't seem logical to think that human actions cause global warming. This article uses data from, what 40 years? And the Earth is 4 billion years old? How can you make any kind of assumption on 0.000001 % of the total data?
Remember: it doesn't matter how many people believe you, it only matter that you're right.
Hmmm... I don't know. Regardless of the figure's sex, I doubt I'd have any reaction at all. :) Good 'ol desensitizing to violence.
In FF X-2 all I want to do is "dress off".
Can I choose my class? No? Then I hate it. Back to FF1.
"Finally, we happened about a vivid image of a violated female corpse with a bloody bullet hole gaping in her forehead. Ah, the delightfully rank odor of publicly condoned misogyny"
And you wouldn't bat an eye if it was a man. Ah, the repugnant stench of publicly condoned hypocrisy.
Just because a woman is killed doesn't mean the murderer is misogynistic. Maybe her sex had nothing to do with it.
No! Not in the electronics business! Never!
That's be a great idea, as long as there was a disclaimer below...
* This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
At least they're telling you you're beening spied on.
"The person that is to be located has to demonstrate to the service provider they are at least 16 years old."
"Hello, operator? My buddy Jim is late, and I'm a bit worried about him, can you track him down for me?"
"Certainly sir, just a moment."
Calls Jim's phone
"Hello, Jim? This is the operator, someone wants to track you. We need your concent and proof you're over 16 years of age."
"AHHHHHHH! AAHHHHHH! I'm trapped under my car! It flipped on the highway, and now I'm jammed! Help me! AHHHH!"
"So, is that a 'yes' sir?"
"Yes! Yes! AHHHH! It's on fire! Hurry!"
"Okay sir, I just need proof of your age."
"AAARRRHHHHH! It burns! It burns! Oh, God! Help me!"
"What year were you born sir?"
"AHHHHHH! The flames! Help!"
"Um, sorry sir, that's not the right answer. I need more to verify age."
"AHHHH! I think the car's going to ex-"
"Sir? I still need pro-"
BOOOOOOM!
"Sir?"
Switches back to Jim's friend
"Sir? I was able to locate the cell phone, but I was disconnected before I could verify age - so I was disallowed from tracking him."
"Oh, well, that's fine - as long as I know he's still out there. Thanks."
I'm kinda pissed that only US residents get to watch the feed, leaving my fellow Canadians out...
:P
But then again, Canada's out of the running - so I don't give a shit about the Olympics anymore.
Fuckin' moron.
But I suppose someone as smart as you cannot be bothered reading and such. So I'll sum it up for you.
And was that a cheapshot for the DragonBall link? I'll take your opinion of American culture with a grain of "fuck the Hell off", you nine-year-old sodomite bastard.
Idiot.
ARRRGHHH.
:P" and then everyone jumps down my fucking throat about saying America having no culture.
The first poster said "USA = no culture", somebody responded with "People but DVDs and hula-hoops so USA = culture", I then said "culture cannot be bought, saying such a ridiculous thing proves the OP's point
You know what? I'm tired of having to guess what I said to make you think I think America has no culture. I'm tired.
Can you just tell me? Just quote the line. If you can quote the line where I say "I think America has no culture" or "American culture is terrible" then I will sincerely apologize.
But, if you can't find anything I've said to say that, you owe me an apology for your farce of a debate.
And, for the record, Jazz, Hollywood films, American Realism/Abstraction ism are all part of the American culture... but selling pieces of them isn't culture (Capitalism could be seen as a major part of the American culture, but not the actual action of selling things).
Exactly. American culture isn't "manufactured" - even though many American corporations dilute the value of their culture all the time. President's day is used to sell cars. Nothing is more of a farce than that.