Bungie started posting the funny emails they get from people who get banned from Halo 2 and 3. Some were just sad, because if they were really how the person thinks, then I imagine that going through life is pretty difficult for them. I feel the same for some of these. It's amazing how sensitive of creatures we are.
I don't think Seinfeld is hurting for money either. His show got picked up again for another season of syndication and they are also doing the Seinfeld Campus Tour trying to get a younger generation to attach to the show.
I worked as a camera operator on the Campus Tour when it came through Jacksonville, FL and the marketing guy for Seinfeld said that it is the 3rd highest ranked show of any comedy show out there today, new or syndicated. That's pretty amazing for a show that has been off the air for a decade.
How weird will that be, if 50 years from now people associate the word Google, like they associate the word Nazi?
Then we can all say "back in my day Google was just a search engine, not a military force that had every bit of information on each human on earth. All hail Page Brin."
Comcast also said that they had customers asking them for a cap. Who are these people asking for someone to put a limit on something that had no limit?
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."
Same reason people like to live at the beaches and tax payers have to keep paying to have sand dumped at the beaches so the ocean doesn't wash away their home.
I'm guessing they mean updates as in maybe new gaming content, such as maps and weapons.
If not then number 2 is referring to games like Kane and Lynch, where it's a good game, but with a little more time the game would have been great, but they rushed it out. I loved Kane and Lynch, but there are parts in that game where you can almost see the developer said fuck it.
Then 3 would be referring to updates, like Gears of War, where they fixed one glitch, but it opened up new glitches.
Let's face it the game developers aren't the only ones who need to do a little changing. I would like to see console makers improve their shit as well. How about making consoles that don't have major issues, like the red ring, or the original Playstation having to be turned upside down in order to read the disc. Let's also not forget the classic NES, where blowing into a cartridge was the norm for trying to get a game to play. If that didn't work, then put the game in, but not all the way, the press down so that it kind of snaps.
Sure other industries have issues as well, but the level of fan dedication isn't the same as it is in the gaming market.
I worked at a Webdesign company that allowed it's copywriters to telecommute, if they wanted to, but it was paid based on production. So the copywriters would have to turn out a certain amount of pages in order for it to be considered an hours worth of pay.
Well those copywriters either quit or went back into work because each month the company would change the required production amount. Each month it got higher and higher to the point where they would work all day just to get 8 hours of pay.
Dude you should have seen the last Rockband party we had. The guys house burnt down and I ended up with hepatitis c. But we unlocked that Gold Artist achievement.
I'm running Ubuntu that the teenager in the house uses all the time and watches Youtube videos all day. I just asked her if it crashes and she said she never has any problems except for sometimes it's slow.
The lesson here: stop doing things that you consider private out in the public. It's like complaining that a friend told someone else about your secret.
We got streetview here in Jacksonville, FL, but sadly Google didn't come down my street. Instead they passed it by 1 block. Boo.
I don't see the issue also. What does it matter if people can look at a picture of your home taken at one small span in time. It's not like if you are getting undressed in front of an open window now people will see that on Google maps. We're talking about people being picky about a situation that isn't out of hand, and one that I doubt will ever get out of hand by Google. Is this really an issue to get worked up about.
To do so tarnishes the good name of the men and women who have fought and died to bring the light of freedom into the world.
Depending on which side you are on, those men and women could be seen as "freedom fighters" or "terrorist" as well as "traitors". Perspective is a hell of a drug.
True that. I've never heard of BuckCherry, but I'll be damned if we aren't talking about them on Slashdot. That's a manager earning his fifteen percent.
Come on mod this up as insightful. I have tons of pot smoking friends, which is weird for a straight edge person, but I remember in high school these dudes knew nothing about the history of this country. Well unless you're talking about George Washington growing hemp and how hemp use to be legal and used in so many ways. Hemp and it's affiliates were the only subjects these guys knew and loved to educate everyone on and they even got so involved that they learned gardening just so they could grow it. The rope thing got brought up so much as an argument as why weed should be legal.
I blame the lobbyist for the Big Orbital Solar Panels Industry. They just aren't injecting themselves into the pockets of politicians as well as other industries.
Well hopefully the Bioware version will keep it's fun RPG mechanics from KOTOR I and II. The other one is made by Sony and no one is sure if it will be good or not.
I also don't understand why so many Americans hate Cuba so much..
I thought we were hating the Mexicans and Iraqi/Anyone-Who-Looks-Middle-Eastern. Damn my hate agenda is getting to full now I have to squeeze in Cubans.
But seriously, I'm not sure I agree that "Americans" hate Cuba, more like the "American Government" hates Cuba.
I've probably told this story before, but here it goes again. I remember about 7 years ago there was a lot of consumer unrest here in north Florida. People were upset with Comcast and it was always on the news about how terrible the service was and how customer service was a joke.
Did comcast ever improve? They did about 4 years later after the news reported on it a bunch, but it was such a slow move to correct it because they weren't losing any customers. People hated the service, but didn't want to leave it. So comcast had no reason to correct the issues immediately. It was kind of disappointing to see. The best way to deal with these companies is to speak with your wallet.
But not everyone on Youtube is a violator, but everyone is being treated like one. Why should those who don't violate copyright laws have their records and data shuffled around to a third party?
I understand that Viacom is trying to take a stand to protect the future of copyright, but does that mean they have more rights than Youtube users who are abiding the copyright laws?
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Bungie started posting the funny emails they get from people who get banned from Halo 2 and 3. Some were just sad, because if they were really how the person thinks, then I imagine that going through life is pretty difficult for them. I feel the same for some of these. It's amazing how sensitive of creatures we are.
I don't think Seinfeld is hurting for money either. His show got picked up again for another season of syndication and they are also doing the Seinfeld Campus Tour trying to get a younger generation to attach to the show.
I worked as a camera operator on the Campus Tour when it came through Jacksonville, FL and the marketing guy for Seinfeld said that it is the 3rd highest ranked show of any comedy show out there today, new or syndicated. That's pretty amazing for a show that has been off the air for a decade.
How weird will that be, if 50 years from now people associate the word Google, like they associate the word Nazi?
Then we can all say "back in my day Google was just a search engine, not a military force that had every bit of information on each human on earth. All hail Page Brin."
Comcast also said that they had customers asking them for a cap. Who are these people asking for someone to put a limit on something that had no limit?
I would like to start monitoring my pipes. Any suggestions on what works best without being a resource hog?
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."
Same reason people like to live at the beaches and tax payers have to keep paying to have sand dumped at the beaches so the ocean doesn't wash away their home.
I'm guessing they mean updates as in maybe new gaming content, such as maps and weapons.
If not then number 2 is referring to games like Kane and Lynch, where it's a good game, but with a little more time the game would have been great, but they rushed it out. I loved Kane and Lynch, but there are parts in that game where you can almost see the developer said fuck it.
Then 3 would be referring to updates, like Gears of War, where they fixed one glitch, but it opened up new glitches.
Let's face it the game developers aren't the only ones who need to do a little changing. I would like to see console makers improve their shit as well. How about making consoles that don't have major issues, like the red ring, or the original Playstation having to be turned upside down in order to read the disc. Let's also not forget the classic NES, where blowing into a cartridge was the norm for trying to get a game to play. If that didn't work, then put the game in, but not all the way, the press down so that it kind of snaps.
Sure other industries have issues as well, but the level of fan dedication isn't the same as it is in the gaming market.
I worked at a Webdesign company that allowed it's copywriters to telecommute, if they wanted to, but it was paid based on production. So the copywriters would have to turn out a certain amount of pages in order for it to be considered an hours worth of pay.
Well those copywriters either quit or went back into work because each month the company would change the required production amount. Each month it got higher and higher to the point where they would work all day just to get 8 hours of pay.
Dude you should have seen the last Rockband party we had. The guys house burnt down and I ended up with hepatitis c. But we unlocked that Gold Artist achievement.
I'm running Ubuntu that the teenager in the house uses all the time and watches Youtube videos all day. I just asked her if it crashes and she said she never has any problems except for sometimes it's slow.
The lesson here: stop doing things that you consider private out in the public. It's like complaining that a friend told someone else about your secret.
We got streetview here in Jacksonville, FL, but sadly Google didn't come down my street. Instead they passed it by 1 block. Boo.
I don't see the issue also. What does it matter if people can look at a picture of your home taken at one small span in time. It's not like if you are getting undressed in front of an open window now people will see that on Google maps. We're talking about people being picky about a situation that isn't out of hand, and one that I doubt will ever get out of hand by Google. Is this really an issue to get worked up about.
To do so tarnishes the good name of the men and women who have fought and died to bring the light of freedom into the world.
Depending on which side you are on, those men and women could be seen as "freedom fighters" or "terrorist" as well as "traitors". Perspective is a hell of a drug.
Well I use the term because I'm from Indiana. People not from Indiana are not Indians. Call me any time.
True that. I've never heard of BuckCherry, but I'll be damned if we aren't talking about them on Slashdot. That's a manager earning his fifteen percent.
Come on mod this up as insightful. I have tons of pot smoking friends, which is weird for a straight edge person, but I remember in high school these dudes knew nothing about the history of this country. Well unless you're talking about George Washington growing hemp and how hemp use to be legal and used in so many ways. Hemp and it's affiliates were the only subjects these guys knew and loved to educate everyone on and they even got so involved that they learned gardening just so they could grow it. The rope thing got brought up so much as an argument as why weed should be legal.
I blame the lobbyist for the Big Orbital Solar Panels Industry. They just aren't injecting themselves into the pockets of politicians as well as other industries.
Well hopefully the Bioware version will keep it's fun RPG mechanics from KOTOR I and II. The other one is made by Sony and no one is sure if it will be good or not.
It would be nice if the competition at least caused MS Office to lower in price, but that doesn't seem to be happening either.
I also don't understand why so many Americans hate Cuba so much..
I thought we were hating the Mexicans and Iraqi/Anyone-Who-Looks-Middle-Eastern. Damn my hate agenda is getting to full now I have to squeeze in Cubans.
But seriously, I'm not sure I agree that "Americans" hate Cuba, more like the "American Government" hates Cuba.
I've probably told this story before, but here it goes again. I remember about 7 years ago there was a lot of consumer unrest here in north Florida. People were upset with Comcast and it was always on the news about how terrible the service was and how customer service was a joke.
Did comcast ever improve? They did about 4 years later after the news reported on it a bunch, but it was such a slow move to correct it because they weren't losing any customers. People hated the service, but didn't want to leave it. So comcast had no reason to correct the issues immediately. It was kind of disappointing to see. The best way to deal with these companies is to speak with your wallet.
But not everyone on Youtube is a violator, but everyone is being treated like one. Why should those who don't violate copyright laws have their records and data shuffled around to a third party?
I understand that Viacom is trying to take a stand to protect the future of copyright, but does that mean they have more rights than Youtube users who are abiding the copyright laws?
I really want one, but not at the cost of $55000 with a $5000 reserve fee. I'm trying to save money.