Shit yeah, they've really reinvented themselves by using a recycled plotline, recycled characters and having some surfer dude as the main character. After FF8 or maybe FF9, the games have all sort of blurred together in my mind, and I've lost track of how many they've even released.
Recently, de_dust2 has been amazingly popular. At times, it's actually very difficult to find a server that is not running it 24/7. Why people are so obsessed with that map is a mystery to me.
Well, it was the same with Teamfortress. Everyone always wanted the same old shit, even when people could vote for many different maps. Those stupid fucks, instead of going to a 24/7 server, went to vote servers and voted for bases, 2fort5 or well6 so nobody could play anything interesting or different.
I'm sure a lot of people are going apeshit with excitement over this card, but in a year everyone will have forgotten about it, because the next big thing will have been released by then. The 7900 was released in March 2006, for fuck's sake, and now everyone is talking about the 8800. People don't even realise that they'll be able to use the 7900 for several years before it gets outdated. Then again, I'm so amazingly oldschool that I use 1024x768 with no AA or AF (=useless gimmicks), so what do I know. I have a X800 and it's still enough to run games without compromising graphics quality too much (except BF2142 because the engine was programmed by monkeys).
How many FPS games with substance have most gamers, or even reviewers, played? Doom? Quake? Both revolutionary, but mostly devoid of substance.
Half-Life, System Shock, Deus Ex and Thief come to mind.
The problem with Halo is that the level design is ridiculously repetitive, and that really kills the game. After playing the aforementioned games, Halo seemed really lame.
The desire to control your own destiny is about as basic of a human ambition as you can get.
That doesn't mean that democracy is the only form of government, and it isn't.
The fact that 15 million Iraqis defiantly braved some very real threats to get out and vote clearly shows that they do want democracy. I don't see how you could argue it any other way.
Yes, let's just ignore the Shia-Sunni war and the "insurgents." The US can't even trust the Iraqi police and military forces because people are only loyal to their branch of Islam or their clan or ethnic group or whatever. You have a theory which predicts democracy in Iraq, but theory is not the same thing as practise. In practise, Iraq is a total clusterfuck that will inevitably become just another Islamic shithole.
Smug? It's simply a fact that the desire for democracy is not some innate feature of human beings. It's strictly cultural, and some cultures don't have democracy the way we do. Sure, there are people in Iraq who want democracy at least on some level, but it's not enough. I mean, how do you explain Iraq's current situation? If they really wanted democracy, stablity and peace (in the Western sense), the country wouldn't be in its current state.
Germany wanted democracy. Japan wanted democracy. Former Soviet countries wanted democracy.
Democracy is not a part of Islamic culture, and every able-bodied Jihadist in the world wants to go to Iraq to fight the infidel occupiers. Then there's the endless war between Shia and Sunni Muslims. Trying to bring democracy to Iraq is nothing but a joke, except not really funny.
Yeah, those evil Americans, always killing stuff for no reason! If only those noble and honorable Islamic resistance fighters could get more weapons and money, then they could strike back at the Empire of Evil and save the universe and shit.
Birth rates are actually quite low in developed countries (most of them, I think, but don't quote me on that). We're not the problem. In fact, some of us could use more children because we're running low. It's poor and inept countries that are the problem, though I have no idea why they have so many children in China.
It is in combination with saying things like "hopelessly corrupt". Big accusations and empty rhetoric are a hallmark of flamebait.
What part of "not interested" escapes you?
Went completely apeshit? Moderating is a case of clicking a button to say you disaprove of a comment. If you think that's "going completely apeshit", then you have a serious communication skills shortage.
Obviously someone had a kneejerk reaction and went "apeshit" by immediately modding me flamebait.
If giving a reason why you think something is "an epic debate", then a website where people (gasp) debate things is hardly the place for you.
Slashdot is ill-equipped for long debates and as I already told you, I am not fucking interested (this does not mean that I never ever ever ever debate anything, as you seem to claim).
System Shock 2 is very scary. One of the things that makes it scary is the fact that enemies spawn randomly. You're always on guard because they could come from anywhere at any time. Then there's the spiders (including but not limited to stealth spiders), zombies and creepy CP30-esque droids ("sir, where are you?" and so on).
They aren't, they are just modded down unless you back them up with relevant facts or explanation.
Not a valid reason for modding flamebait.
That's utter bollocks and you know it. There's plenty of room for debate on Slashdot as the briefest glance at any remotely controversial topic would prove, you're just whining because you fall short of the pathetically low requirements to engage in meaningful conversation.
I said my opinion and some fucktard went completely apeshit. Not my fault. I don't have to justify my opinions to you, and this is not the place for it. I already said that I have no interest in getting into an epic debate about the subject. If you can't handle my opinion then fuck you.
Shit, I din't realise opinions are now BANNED on Slashdot. My opinions regarding the EU and UN and the illusion of freedom of speech are based on real information and reasoning, but I'm not here to get into a lengthy and epic debate about it. I just said my opinion about the matter.
Apparently the Slashdot crowd can't handle dissenting opinions since they get modded flamebait instantaneously. God forbid someone is actually in favor of the US.
What arguments am I supposed to provide, and why are you trying to draw a parallel between writing posts and anonymously modding someone -1 flamebait without providing any reason whatsoever?
Who said anything about Bush? Where did I say that I watch Fox News? I'm not American and I've never watched it. Bush or Fox have nothing to do with the corruption and lameness of the UN and EU.
Freedom of speech is a mere illusion in many countries ranked "better" than the US. I want to see the US govern the Internet, instead of the UN or EU which are both hopelessly corrupt and inefficient.
At this rate, future versions of Windows will be so locked down and difficult to use that people simply cannot use them. At all. Future versions of Windows will only work if you buy a new motherboard every two months and then authenticate the motherboard through technical support and submit an application to Microsoft's website. Also, you'll be required to implant a tracking chip under your skin.
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Shit yeah, they've really reinvented themselves by using a recycled plotline, recycled characters and having some surfer dude as the main character. After FF8 or maybe FF9, the games have all sort of blurred together in my mind, and I've lost track of how many they've even released.
Recently, de_dust2 has been amazingly popular. At times, it's actually very difficult to find a server that is not running it 24/7. Why people are so obsessed with that map is a mystery to me.
Well, it was the same with Teamfortress. Everyone always wanted the same old shit, even when people could vote for many different maps. Those stupid fucks, instead of going to a 24/7 server, went to vote servers and voted for bases, 2fort5 or well6 so nobody could play anything interesting or different.
I'm sure a lot of people are going apeshit with excitement over this card, but in a year everyone will have forgotten about it, because the next big thing will have been released by then. The 7900 was released in March 2006, for fuck's sake, and now everyone is talking about the 8800. People don't even realise that they'll be able to use the 7900 for several years before it gets outdated. Then again, I'm so amazingly oldschool that I use 1024x768 with no AA or AF (=useless gimmicks), so what do I know. I have a X800 and it's still enough to run games without compromising graphics quality too much (except BF2142 because the engine was programmed by monkeys).
The Resident Evil games on the GameCube (1, 0 and 4) all look really nice, even today.
Thief is a little borderline, yes. Not because it's a sneaking game, but because there are no firearms.
Half-Life, System Shock, Deus Ex and Thief come to mind.
The problem with Halo is that the level design is ridiculously repetitive, and that really kills the game. After playing the aforementioned games, Halo seemed really lame.
That doesn't mean that democracy is the only form of government, and it isn't.
Yes, let's just ignore the Shia-Sunni war and the "insurgents." The US can't even trust the Iraqi police and military forces because people are only loyal to their branch of Islam or their clan or ethnic group or whatever. You have a theory which predicts democracy in Iraq, but theory is not the same thing as practise. In practise, Iraq is a total clusterfuck that will inevitably become just another Islamic shithole.
Yeah yeah, but that's not the point.
Smug? It's simply a fact that the desire for democracy is not some innate feature of human beings. It's strictly cultural, and some cultures don't have democracy the way we do. Sure, there are people in Iraq who want democracy at least on some level, but it's not enough. I mean, how do you explain Iraq's current situation? If they really wanted democracy, stablity and peace (in the Western sense), the country wouldn't be in its current state.
Germany wanted democracy. Japan wanted democracy. Former Soviet countries wanted democracy.
Democracy is not a part of Islamic culture, and every able-bodied Jihadist in the world wants to go to Iraq to fight the infidel occupiers. Then there's the endless war between Shia and Sunni Muslims. Trying to bring democracy to Iraq is nothing but a joke, except not really funny.
Yeah, let's not create crops that can grow in the middle of the desert because that's, like, unnatural and stuff, and real life shouldn't be so easy.
Yeah, those evil Americans, always killing stuff for no reason! If only those noble and honorable Islamic resistance fighters could get more weapons and money, then they could strike back at the Empire of Evil and save the universe and shit.
This is the part where I roll my eyes.
Excuse me, but how were you planning on rebuilding Iraq into a democracy? It's not going to happen if people don't want democracy.
Birth rates are actually quite low in developed countries (most of them, I think, but don't quote me on that). We're not the problem. In fact, some of us could use more children because we're running low. It's poor and inept countries that are the problem, though I have no idea why they have so many children in China.
Well gee, maybe they should have thought of that before using their mod points. Making a second account is not difficult.
What part of "not interested" escapes you?
Obviously someone had a kneejerk reaction and went "apeshit" by immediately modding me flamebait.
Slashdot is ill-equipped for long debates and as I already told you, I am not fucking interested (this does not mean that I never ever ever ever debate anything, as you seem to claim).
System Shock 2 is very scary. One of the things that makes it scary is the fact that enemies spawn randomly. You're always on guard because they could come from anywhere at any time. Then there's the spiders (including but not limited to stealth spiders), zombies and creepy CP30-esque droids ("sir, where are you?" and so on).
Not a valid reason for modding flamebait.
I said my opinion and some fucktard went completely apeshit. Not my fault. I don't have to justify my opinions to you, and this is not the place for it. I already said that I have no interest in getting into an epic debate about the subject. If you can't handle my opinion then fuck you.
Shit, I din't realise opinions are now BANNED on Slashdot. My opinions regarding the EU and UN and the illusion of freedom of speech are based on real information and reasoning, but I'm not here to get into a lengthy and epic debate about it. I just said my opinion about the matter.
Apparently the Slashdot crowd can't handle dissenting opinions since they get modded flamebait instantaneously. God forbid someone is actually in favor of the US.
What arguments am I supposed to provide, and why are you trying to draw a parallel between writing posts and anonymously modding someone -1 flamebait without providing any reason whatsoever?
Who said anything about Bush? Where did I say that I watch Fox News? I'm not American and I've never watched it. Bush or Fox have nothing to do with the corruption and lameness of the UN and EU.
Yet another fucktard mods me flamebait without providing any arguments to back it up. Slashdot's moderating system should be scrapped.
Freedom of speech is a mere illusion in many countries ranked "better" than the US. I want to see the US govern the Internet, instead of the UN or EU which are both hopelessly corrupt and inefficient.
Doesn't concern me. Everyone else is already spinning the news to suit their own purposes, so the Pentagon may as well join the fray too.
At this rate, future versions of Windows will be so locked down and difficult to use that people simply cannot use them. At all. Future versions of Windows will only work if you buy a new motherboard every two months and then authenticate the motherboard through technical support and submit an application to Microsoft's website. Also, you'll be required to implant a tracking chip under your skin.