Most of the EA sports titles are up around 10-12 sequels, at this point.
EA Sports games cater to a certain market -- the sports fan -- who wants the new version every year with the new rosters, rule changes, etc. There's nothing wrong with making sequels if that's what the market/genre demands. I've been buying their NHL game since the mid 90s, and I'll keep buying it every year for as long as I'm a hockey fan and a gamer. A sequel is not always a bad thing, especially in this case.
Then how shall it be debated? How can we debate a song (or any work of art) if not from the approach of taste, as you say? That's the only way we can, in fact, since there's no objective idea of "good" art. Thus, any opinion will be based on taste. Linguam Latinam quoque dicere possum, sed ratio mea potentior fit? non sic. Et eloquentia et substantia praesint.
Meanwhile, five comments above had an explanation of someone else's obvious joke modified as funny. Again, that's all you need to know about humanity. It's the same reason doggie treats are made to look and smell like bacon to humans.
The moderators modded up an explanation of someone else's joke because we like to anthropomorphize our pets?
It's true. Which just means that we women have to work twice as efficiently and twice as smart as men, to get the same amount of work done in the same amount of time.
Fortunately, that's real easy to do.
Not so easy that you were able to figure out how to create an account!
Now all those Windows users who want a Mac (more market share, yippee!) will buy a Mac and dual boot...
As long as it's not as simple as inserting the Windows CD and grabbing a beer, do you really think that the average Windows user who wants a Mac will know how to go through this install? I think not. This 'big news' really only affects probably 5% of computer users -- the Slashdot crowd. You're not going to see "EXTRA! EXTRA! MACS CAN BOOT WINXP!" on the NYT front page tomorrow.
All those Windows users who want Macs are still going to save up and buy them.
Only through education can anyone permanently break the bonds of poverty.
Actually, nobody will ever 'break the bonds' of poverty. Poverty, sad as it may be, will always be in the world, and there's nothing anyone can ever do about it. Call it one form of population control, I suppose.
Moreover, you slam Gates for giving millions of dollars to charities (?!?!?!? I have no idea why):
Gates is merely providing temporary solutions.... That's what he does best... He keeps these people dependant on him by never giving them the tools to break free and learn en masse.
And what are you doing in his place? The aid he does give can only be a good thing.
is about to announce plans to make all of Toronto Canada
Contrary to popular (i.e. American) belief, Canada is not ONE BIG PROVINCE! Toronto is on ONTARIO, which is in Canada. Sheesh. How about we start saying "Seattle, USA" or "Salt Lake City, America"?
Wasn't it named the Dark Ages during the Enlightenment?
As I've said in a few other posts, the fact that something is old (the label 'dark ages' in this case) does not mean that is it correct...
And how did "literacy surviving" become monks copying old manuscripts, contributing little or nothing of their own?
Well, my point was that there was still literacy... the monks weren't just copying out symbols, they knew how to read and write (they would often put in their own lines into works they were transcribing, which is why such varied manuscripts are out there nowadays).
Well, Petrarca called it Dark Ages in the XIV-th century and he certainly knew more about it than you seem to...
What exactly is the evidence that Petrarch knows more than modern classicists? Ancient and medieval writers were often wrong (read some Plutarch, for example, or Suetonius, or Servius' commentary on Virgils' Aeneid).
And as for why so much Greek theatre and poetry is lost now... have you heard of something called decomposition?
Neither Italian humanists nor Petrarch were right about everything they wrote about. Do you know where the word for "barbarian" comes from? Greeks called foreign people 'barbaroi' because their languages sounded like gibberish, and thus thought they those foreign people were dumb. This is in ancient, well-respected texts (Plato, for example). Does this mean that they were right? No, of course not. Everything written down a long time ago does not have to be correct. Such is the case with Petrarch and especially humanism -- it took a long time for classical studies to shake off the bad influence of the humanists.
And, I might remind you that Mommsen's work which you cite is 64 years old. Much knowledge has been gained since then.
..I mean, they didn't call it "The Vulgate" for no reason.
If you're referring to the fact that 'vulgate' comes from the Latin 'vulgus', meaning 'common people', then good point.
Perhaps if you weren't so condescending you'd realize that your research is no better than the parent poster's. Speaking as someone who holds a PhD in classical studies, I can tell you that literacy did indeed survive, in a few good way, after the collapse of the Western Empire as you say. Where do you think most of our manuscripts for ancient texts come from? Monks, from this very time period. It's not called the "dark ages" because everyone was stupid, it's been called the "dark ages" for so long because we just haven't known a lot about the period. Beowulf, one of the great epic poems, was composing in this time period, and no doubt many other texts that we have yet to uncover (and probably will never uncover).
"Dark" doesn't mean dumb, it means unknown.
"What's unproductivity you ask? Doing something that doesn't endear you to other human beings, and produces no tangible result that you can talk proudly about later with your grandchildren."
I would say that's a very narrow view of unproductivity... what is productive to one person is unproductive to another. For example, as an academic, if I write an essay on some obscure piece of poetry, it would be considered productive within the field. But to most other people? Including my sometime-in-the-future grandchildren? Probably not.
It's true -- I'm typing this message on a circa 2003 Gateway laptop, and people who hear the fan mistake it for an airplane taking off. Incredibly loud!
Holy shit, you're the epitome of a backwards capitalist pig. Do you know that people like you have been on the receiving end of basically every revolution in the history of mankind? See, in the real world, we care about other people. It's just how it goes. Enjoy your dying philosophy.
Are you kidding me? Let's compare the two:
Google: takes up about half of my Firefox window (1440 x 900 display). Google.ca, which I use, has a small, one-line text 'advertisement' for Google Earth. Probably the most unintrusive ad ever. Google.com has NO ads whatsoever.
Yahoo: the frontpage of Yahoo.ca, which is so big I need to scroll down, hits me with two flash ads (for the Yellow Pages and for Esso), a spattering of text ads (shop online at London Drugs!, for example), and basically a complete listing of all the services that Yahoo offers (definitely not needed if I just want to do a search). Yahoo.com is exactly the same, with different ads in the same places. Ahh, and, of course, one of the flash ads at Yahoo.com is for Yahoo Messenger. Looks like you don't mind Yahoo cramming that down your throat!
So, the Google homepage is about half the length of the Yahoo homepage and doesn't hit you with image-driven flash ads. Oh yes, and need I mention that you're not actually forced to download the Google toolbar?
I know that case well -- I have the dubious honour of being from Maple Ridge, just minutes away from that gas station. Anyway, it's a terrible idea, isn't it? I fail to see how on earth it is the fault of the employee that something gets stolen, especially in a case such as this one at a gas station, or when someone skips out on a restaurant bill.
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Hoohle is another story, however! Type that in accidentally and you'll discover everything you ever wanted to know about female ejaculation.
EA Sports games cater to a certain market -- the sports fan -- who wants the new version every year with the new rosters, rule changes, etc. There's nothing wrong with making sequels if that's what the market/genre demands. I've been buying their NHL game since the mid 90s, and I'll keep buying it every year for as long as I'm a hockey fan and a gamer. A sequel is not always a bad thing, especially in this case.
Then how shall it be debated? How can we debate a song (or any work of art) if not from the approach of taste, as you say? That's the only way we can, in fact, since there's no objective idea of "good" art. Thus, any opinion will be based on taste. Linguam Latinam quoque dicere possum, sed ratio mea potentior fit? non sic. Et eloquentia et substantia praesint.
The moderators modded up an explanation of someone else's joke because we like to anthropomorphize our pets?
Uh... notice how I also asked "what makes you an expert?"... merely using the Internet does not make someone an expert.
What makes you an expert? You don't even know how to sign up for an account on Slashdot!
Fortunately, that's real easy to do.
Not so easy that you were able to figure out how to create an account!
I suppose that's why there's such a huge public outcry over the continued existence of charities.
As long as it's not as simple as inserting the Windows CD and grabbing a beer, do you really think that the average Windows user who wants a Mac will know how to go through this install? I think not. This 'big news' really only affects probably 5% of computer users -- the Slashdot crowd. You're not going to see "EXTRA! EXTRA! MACS CAN BOOT WINXP!" on the NYT front page tomorrow.
All those Windows users who want Macs are still going to save up and buy them.
Actually, nobody will ever 'break the bonds' of poverty. Poverty, sad as it may be, will always be in the world, and there's nothing anyone can ever do about it. Call it one form of population control, I suppose.
Moreover, you slam Gates for giving millions of dollars to charities (?!?!?!? I have no idea why):
Gates is merely providing temporary solutions.... That's what he does best... He keeps these people dependant on him by never giving them the tools to break free and learn en masse.
And what are you doing in his place? The aid he does give can only be a good thing.
You were right, anyway -- it's annoying to read one big blob of a paragraph.
What does this add to the discussion? Oh, that's right... nothing (and yes, I'm aware that my comment is just as useful).
is about to announce plans to make all of Toronto Canada Contrary to popular (i.e. American) belief, Canada is not ONE BIG PROVINCE! Toronto is on ONTARIO, which is in Canada. Sheesh. How about we start saying "Seattle, USA" or "Salt Lake City, America"?
Wasn't it named the Dark Ages during the Enlightenment?
As I've said in a few other posts, the fact that something is old (the label 'dark ages' in this case) does not mean that is it correct...
And how did "literacy surviving" become monks copying old manuscripts, contributing little or nothing of their own?
Well, my point was that there was still literacy... the monks weren't just copying out symbols, they knew how to read and write (they would often put in their own lines into works they were transcribing, which is why such varied manuscripts are out there nowadays).
Well, Petrarca called it Dark Ages in the XIV-th century and he certainly knew more about it than you seem to...
What exactly is the evidence that Petrarch knows more than modern classicists? Ancient and medieval writers were often wrong (read some Plutarch, for example, or Suetonius, or Servius' commentary on Virgils' Aeneid). And as for why so much Greek theatre and poetry is lost now... have you heard of something called decomposition?
Neither Italian humanists nor Petrarch were right about everything they wrote about. Do you know where the word for "barbarian" comes from? Greeks called foreign people 'barbaroi' because their languages sounded like gibberish, and thus thought they those foreign people were dumb. This is in ancient, well-respected texts (Plato, for example). Does this mean that they were right? No, of course not. Everything written down a long time ago does not have to be correct. Such is the case with Petrarch and especially humanism -- it took a long time for classical studies to shake off the bad influence of the humanists. And, I might remind you that Mommsen's work which you cite is 64 years old. Much knowledge has been gained since then.
..I mean, they didn't call it "The Vulgate" for no reason. If you're referring to the fact that 'vulgate' comes from the Latin 'vulgus', meaning 'common people', then good point.
Could it be that the manuscripts have been lost?
Perhaps if you weren't so condescending you'd realize that your research is no better than the parent poster's. Speaking as someone who holds a PhD in classical studies, I can tell you that literacy did indeed survive, in a few good way, after the collapse of the Western Empire as you say. Where do you think most of our manuscripts for ancient texts come from? Monks, from this very time period. It's not called the "dark ages" because everyone was stupid, it's been called the "dark ages" for so long because we just haven't known a lot about the period. Beowulf, one of the great epic poems, was composing in this time period, and no doubt many other texts that we have yet to uncover (and probably will never uncover). "Dark" doesn't mean dumb, it means unknown.
"What's unproductivity you ask? Doing something that doesn't endear you to other human beings, and produces no tangible result that you can talk proudly about later with your grandchildren." I would say that's a very narrow view of unproductivity... what is productive to one person is unproductive to another. For example, as an academic, if I write an essay on some obscure piece of poetry, it would be considered productive within the field. But to most other people? Including my sometime-in-the-future grandchildren? Probably not.
I've got a M675 laptop with a 3.2 Pentium 4. Loud, very loud.
It's true -- I'm typing this message on a circa 2003 Gateway laptop, and people who hear the fan mistake it for an airplane taking off. Incredibly loud!
Holy shit, you're the epitome of a backwards capitalist pig. Do you know that people like you have been on the receiving end of basically every revolution in the history of mankind? See, in the real world, we care about other people. It's just how it goes. Enjoy your dying philosophy.
Are you kidding me? Let's compare the two: Google: takes up about half of my Firefox window (1440 x 900 display). Google.ca, which I use, has a small, one-line text 'advertisement' for Google Earth. Probably the most unintrusive ad ever. Google.com has NO ads whatsoever.
Yahoo: the frontpage of Yahoo.ca, which is so big I need to scroll down, hits me with two flash ads (for the Yellow Pages and for Esso), a spattering of text ads (shop online at London Drugs!, for example), and basically a complete listing of all the services that Yahoo offers (definitely not needed if I just want to do a search). Yahoo.com is exactly the same, with different ads in the same places. Ahh, and, of course, one of the flash ads at Yahoo.com is for Yahoo Messenger. Looks like you don't mind Yahoo cramming that down your throat!
So, the Google homepage is about half the length of the Yahoo homepage and doesn't hit you with image-driven flash ads. Oh yes, and need I mention that you're not actually forced to download the Google toolbar?
I know that case well -- I have the dubious honour of being from Maple Ridge, just minutes away from that gas station. Anyway, it's a terrible idea, isn't it? I fail to see how on earth it is the fault of the employee that something gets stolen, especially in a case such as this one at a gas station, or when someone skips out on a restaurant bill.