The only reason to "re-imagine" an old product is to gain the loyal fanbase of the previous product. But if it is really such a departure from the old product, why not establish it as its own franchise? And if it isn't really such a departure, then why not just call it the latest version?
What really fried my tomatoes was the way Battlestar Galactica "Re-imagined" totally crapped all over the original series. Whatever you want to say about the "story arc" or "quality of writing", it simply wasn't anything like the original Galactica. The only thing that tied it to the original series was the names of the characters. The rest, completely unrelated crap.
So why not call it something else? If the concept is so good, take it out on its own. Don't try to leverage an old product and rape the memories of the fans of the original.
The whole concept of Fantasy is to give power to the weak and nerdy and put them in a milieu that encourages and promotes the behaviors that they so desperately want to express in the real world. But the real world is a harsh critic, and those behaviors (being smart, mostly) are universally reviled.
So the lucky ones discover the Fantasy genre and are rewarded for their behavior with scantily-clad women and a sense of satisfaction from acting chivalrous. It's a self-feeding world. The only necessary thing is a bunch of disaffected nerds.
The problem with sci-fi (or SyFy, if you prefer the modern nomenclature) is that it is designed to tackle difficult moral issues. Unlike Fantasy which is designed to feed the spiritual needs of nerds, SyFy is designed to force them to think. In a sense, fantasy provides an outlet for basal needs, but SyFy provides an outlet for higher-order needs.
Also, since SyFy is based on reality and the possibilities of reality, it is seldom that women are included in the plot solely for the sake of being women. Unlike the damsel in distress role in Fantasy, women in SyFy are neutered and masculinized to appeal to a sense of liberal sexual freedom. Fantasy does not have this limitation and therefore provides ample space for sexual expression for the nerds who take part in it.
It's no wonder that Fantasy MOO games do so much better than SyFy games.
It's a shame that the Swedish language doesn't derive from Latin. The Sapir-Worf hypothesis states that you can only conceptualize those things that your language supports.
Since Swedish doesn't have the concept of habeas corpus, they find themselves in this kind of circular "watching the watchers" predicament. When the government has no responsibility to provide proof of anything to simply go ahead with investigation, the citizens are forced to take measures like this wherein they must determine on their own whether they are under investigation.
Sad state of affairs over there in Sweden, it pains me to say.
Perhaps you should consider that he is completely within the rules of order here.
Maybe if the French were more like their leader instead of being shiftless, lazy bums who'd rather shirk work and live off the dole than to actually perform the duties they were hired for, perhaps they could have participated in the democracy.
I've got a bumpersticker on my car. It says "My right to complain is paid for with my vote". If you don't vote, and your representative doesn't vote, fuck you. If you can't be assed to take part in democracy, who the fuck cares what your interpretation of democracy should be.
Take the G20 protesters, take away a lot of their activism, add a couple hundred pounds to them, move them into their parents' basements, and give them a computer.
It's a recipe for a Slashbot!
Ah, can't forget to make those fingers Cheeto-orange.
Just as my bet is on the handful of guys inside the G20 meeting and not on the thousands of idiots getting beat down outside, my bet is on the handful of guys getting laws passed and not the millions of idiots trying to avoid getting caught breaking the law.
Don't you see that the constant raising of stakes is simply going to end up fucking over everyone's civil rights in the end?
Cry all you want about the legitimacy of file sharing and how old media needs to adapt to the current technology, it's still legally questionable to "share" copyright works.
So now they make a law to get the names of users. You decide to start using VPN. They decide to outlaw VPN to certain IPs. You decide to use roaming servers. They decide to make filesharing software illegal.
Then everyone loses. Not just you guys who want to get your music and movies for free.
The SCOTUS does not take every case that crosses its path. These days, unless there is an important Constitutional interpretation at stake, the Court will typically pass on the case.
Since there really isn't much new in this case (the FA already forbids restriction on TFOS), it's hardly surprising that the SCROTUS decided to let precedent do its job.
No one likes spammers, but this law was clearly in violation of the civil rights of everyone it touched.
You're right. It is definitely possible that they have been able to move a lot of iPhone inventory since they started giving the phone away for free. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10172786-37.html
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Vut could it mean?
The only reason to "re-imagine" an old product is to gain the loyal fanbase of the previous product. But if it is really such a departure from the old product, why not establish it as its own franchise? And if it isn't really such a departure, then why not just call it the latest version?
What really fried my tomatoes was the way Battlestar Galactica "Re-imagined" totally crapped all over the original series. Whatever you want to say about the "story arc" or "quality of writing", it simply wasn't anything like the original Galactica. The only thing that tied it to the original series was the names of the characters. The rest, completely unrelated crap.
So why not call it something else? If the concept is so good, take it out on its own. Don't try to leverage an old product and rape the memories of the fans of the original.
I'm certainly not saying that only teenagers enjoy Fantasy.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3955486939380985268
I invite you to compare Master of Orion to Master of Magic.
You'll find that there is no problem with scope if handled correctly.
The whole concept of Fantasy is to give power to the weak and nerdy and put them in a milieu that encourages and promotes the behaviors that they so desperately want to express in the real world. But the real world is a harsh critic, and those behaviors (being smart, mostly) are universally reviled.
So the lucky ones discover the Fantasy genre and are rewarded for their behavior with scantily-clad women and a sense of satisfaction from acting chivalrous. It's a self-feeding world. The only necessary thing is a bunch of disaffected nerds.
The problem with sci-fi (or SyFy, if you prefer the modern nomenclature) is that it is designed to tackle difficult moral issues. Unlike Fantasy which is designed to feed the spiritual needs of nerds, SyFy is designed to force them to think. In a sense, fantasy provides an outlet for basal needs, but SyFy provides an outlet for higher-order needs.
Also, since SyFy is based on reality and the possibilities of reality, it is seldom that women are included in the plot solely for the sake of being women. Unlike the damsel in distress role in Fantasy, women in SyFy are neutered and masculinized to appeal to a sense of liberal sexual freedom. Fantasy does not have this limitation and therefore provides ample space for sexual expression for the nerds who take part in it.
It's no wonder that Fantasy MOO games do so much better than SyFy games.
Oh, now "fuck you" is insightful?
Fuck you.
It's a shame that the Swedish language doesn't derive from Latin. The Sapir-Worf hypothesis states that you can only conceptualize those things that your language supports.
Since Swedish doesn't have the concept of habeas corpus, they find themselves in this kind of circular "watching the watchers" predicament. When the government has no responsibility to provide proof of anything to simply go ahead with investigation, the citizens are forced to take measures like this wherein they must determine on their own whether they are under investigation.
Sad state of affairs over there in Sweden, it pains me to say.
Google is saying that they may provide you with filtering services which may affect other users on your system.
It's not about filtering your child and horse porn, pervert.
the government lost that "of the people, for the people, and by the people" feeling.
And now it's gone, gone, gone.
whoa whoa whoa
Perhaps you should consider that he is completely within the rules of order here.
Maybe if the French were more like their leader instead of being shiftless, lazy bums who'd rather shirk work and live off the dole than to actually perform the duties they were hired for, perhaps they could have participated in the democracy.
I've got a bumpersticker on my car. It says "My right to complain is paid for with my vote". If you don't vote, and your representative doesn't vote, fuck you. If you can't be assed to take part in democracy, who the fuck cares what your interpretation of democracy should be.
the stupid coupon machines in the grocery store already occasionally talk to you as you walk past.
You too? Holy cow. I thought I was the only one.
Do they tell you the peas are hiding the killer of the impostor Bill Clinton, too?
"Wafer" is such a subjective word. Do they mean silicon wafers? Eucharist wafers? Nilla wafers?
The longer I look at the word "wafer", the less it looks like a real word.
Tinny and pitchy
Skinny and ditchy
Ginny and litchi
Nanotube nanotube
Mic test, one two one two
Mic test, one two one two
Good morning, Vietnam!
Don't Asimov about it bro. Sometimes you just gotta Kepler.
Take the G20 protesters, take away a lot of their activism, add a couple hundred pounds to them, move them into their parents' basements, and give them a computer.
It's a recipe for a Slashbot!
Ah, can't forget to make those fingers Cheeto-orange.
They know everything about you. Or at least their AI does.
It's an interesting model: to enable truly targeted advertising using the personal information contained in the person's email.
So much for privacy, I suppose.
'Course you do.
Just as my bet is on the handful of guys inside the G20 meeting and not on the thousands of idiots getting beat down outside, my bet is on the handful of guys getting laws passed and not the millions of idiots trying to avoid getting caught breaking the law.
Don't you see that the constant raising of stakes is simply going to end up fucking over everyone's civil rights in the end?
Cry all you want about the legitimacy of file sharing and how old media needs to adapt to the current technology, it's still legally questionable to "share" copyright works.
So now they make a law to get the names of users. You decide to start using VPN. They decide to outlaw VPN to certain IPs. You decide to use roaming servers. They decide to make filesharing software illegal.
Then everyone loses. Not just you guys who want to get your music and movies for free.
For a group of so-called "IT professionals", you sure don't know jack shit about technology.
What in the world makes you think that Google can't feed different "Google Store" pages to different users based on carrier?
Though I'll admit that Trekkies are probably better than Furries.
The SCOTUS does not take every case that crosses its path. These days, unless there is an important Constitutional interpretation at stake, the Court will typically pass on the case.
Since there really isn't much new in this case (the FA already forbids restriction on TFOS), it's hardly surprising that the SCROTUS decided to let precedent do its job.
No one likes spammers, but this law was clearly in violation of the civil rights of everyone it touched.
You could say it is an Open Sores project. So to speak...
I know Belgium isn't a very big country, but do you really think that the people in your office constitute a statistical sample?
You're right. It is definitely possible that they have been able to move a lot of iPhone inventory since they started giving the phone away for free.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10172786-37.html