This is the record label for Bright Eyes; they've also been real good providing their popular (as in, national radio) tracks for use on the Podsafe Music Network. Good people, even if their music ain't your thing.
On the other, I kinda wish they did this with video games - Gamestop/ebGames are horrible to developers/publishers with the way they push used games over new.
I don't know about that, but his reason why is quite sound. The ability to create new content is key.
The problem with me is that I'm a story guy. So really, most of my time would be with - no joke - notepad. I write a lot. It's what I do, it's what I find fun. I could probably get rescued with three scripts and two novel-length manuscripts done by that time.
However, I'd need a game that took my mind off things and allowed infinite replayability without any game feeling the same way twice.
So... it'd have to be something like a Total Annihilation, your Supreme Commander...
Or come to think of it, I think the guys're right with their Civilization choice. It's a game that eats up your time and you don't even realize it. I've had entire days just go missing because I needed to reinvade the city of Labia Majora taken from me, using the town of Urethra as the final staging point.
[Insert] pundits = sensationalist headline-mongers. To use them as indicative of anything is a bad example.
Many actual conservatives - as opposed to Republicans - believe that incredibly silly.
At least in my area, and I will admit it's hard to say because conservatives in California != conservatives at large, the whole freedom fries thing was about two weeks long before it quickly got old.
Really, France is going to be moving on up regardless of who had been elected, when one considers the previous man in office. Much as France's people recognized the distinction between president and people (or so my French friends in college tell me; I'll take their word for it), I recognize that Chirac != France at large.
Especially when you look at the last election. In a series of political errors, the run-off became between Chirac, the devil they knew, and Le Pen, someone who makes Rumsfeld look like a hippie. Couldn't really blame them for sticking with a guy who was just personally corrupt, rather than potentially evil on a global scale.
When the kids go home in China, it's still blocked.
When the kids go home in the West, they can watch all the midget porn they want.
This is not about censorship; this is about a time and place argument. There's a time and place to browse wherever you want. The school has filters, so you can get certain kinds of sites there. You want anything beyond that, you go home to do it. You go to a friend's house. You go the extra mile to get the extra information.
The point being: with the RIAA's shenanigans pretty much getting blessed by this appointment of one of their higher-ups, how are we to know that they won't do the same exact shit under a different name?
God, I can't wait for the cyber-ape revolution of 2014.
My parents made it a point to not censor my media intake. I decided what I watched, etc. They didn't feel that me viewing violence on TV was ever immoral.
Talking about it years later (and clearly their decision made me who I am - working in media production), the point of them standing firm on not watching pornography wasn't a moral issue at all - it was just simply about having class. They figured if they taught me and my siblings class, it would permeate into everything we did. Since we're all either in college or college graduates with no criminal record, I think it's safe to say it worked.
But I've really noticed this to be missing - parents are so tied up in making sure their kids don't get bullied, avoid pornography, or not play violent video games, that they forget just to teach them to stand up straight, look someone in the eye when they speak, shake another man's hand firmly when introducing yourself, all the trappings of being a gentleman (or lady, in my sister's case).
And out of all my friends, the ones whose parents worried about that, about what their kids did instead of what their kids had happen to them, were the ones who were able to get out of our horrible town.
About half of my friends were sheltered from "anything bad," and most of them are still living at home in their mid-twenties.
Obama talks a good talk. I think he would make a great first black president - one that does very little, thereby doing very little to make people nervous about having elected a black president.
Chappelle made a joke about being the first black president, but in essence he's right - it's a very "hot" proposition. Elect one, let him do very little for four to eight years, then next time around, a black president with real chops won't have to jump those hurdles. I mean, really, a president that does nothing? It would be nice for a change, anyway.
Why didn't they go out and find one of the college professors who is against GMO?
Because they aren't the ones out there forcing policy change - which is exactly what Penn & Teller were going after. Perhaps if you actually watched the fucking show, you'd get what they were talking about.
Here's essentially what the entire episode boils down to:
H2O Petitioner: Can I get you guys to sign a petition?
[When asked, "For what?" she replies:]
H2O Petitioner: For banning dihydrogen monoxide.
[the signer says, "Oh yeah, I'll sign that."]
H2O Petitioner: Thank you very much!
Penn Jillette: And our petition woman was getting signatures right and left. Oh, okay, mostly left; but man, there's a lot of people against that evil water.
H2O Petitioner: It's everywhere, and we really just need to ban it.
Penn Jillette: These passionate, informed people didn't even need to ask what dihydrogen monoxide is. They didn't... even... ask.
---
And Jillette is by no means a conservative. Their point is that there is a large faction of environmentalists who are stumping for things that they don't even have a clue about. They are no better than ID people, fighting boogeymen (to borrow a phrase someone smarter than me has already used in this thread) that don't exist.
And these are the same fucking people getting money raised and policies changed. Getting DDT banned? Same sort of people, same sort of thinking.
So maybe I am an idiot; God forbid I think a group of college students wanting to prevent the advancement of agriculture are simply fucking stupid.
After watching Penn & Teller's Bullshit episode on genetically-altered foods here, I can tell you this shouldn't be a problem, but people want to trash good solutions because corporations automatically == evil to them.
The Hold Steady.
The Shins.
Gorillaz.
The Knife.
The White Stripes.
Tom Waits.
There. All relatively known musicians, all who do way better than a 4:1 filler:rock ratio.
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California's rolling blackouts suddenly stopped the moment Gray Davis gave the power companies their rate increase. Funny how that shit works.
This is the record label for Bright Eyes; they've also been real good providing their popular (as in, national radio) tracks for use on the Podsafe Music Network. Good people, even if their music ain't your thing.
Don't worry, even if we can't figure it out, Micah will.
Certainly would've killed me.
Exactly. When you manage to make Natalie Portman look bad, basically I kill you.
I, for one, welcome our galactical pee-born bacterial overlords.
On the other, I kinda wish they did this with video games - Gamestop/ebGames are horrible to developers/publishers with the way they push used games over new.
I don't wish it that much, though.
The problem with me is that I'm a story guy. So really, most of my time would be with - no joke - notepad. I write a lot. It's what I do, it's what I find fun. I could probably get rescued with three scripts and two novel-length manuscripts done by that time.
However, I'd need a game that took my mind off things and allowed infinite replayability without any game feeling the same way twice.
So... it'd have to be something like a Total Annihilation, your Supreme Commander...
Or come to think of it, I think the guys're right with their Civilization choice. It's a game that eats up your time and you don't even realize it. I've had entire days just go missing because I needed to reinvade the city of Labia Majora taken from me, using the town of Urethra as the final staging point.
Many actual conservatives - as opposed to Republicans - believe that incredibly silly.
At least in my area, and I will admit it's hard to say because conservatives in California != conservatives at large, the whole freedom fries thing was about two weeks long before it quickly got old.
Really, France is going to be moving on up regardless of who had been elected, when one considers the previous man in office. Much as France's people recognized the distinction between president and people (or so my French friends in college tell me; I'll take their word for it), I recognize that Chirac != France at large.
Especially when you look at the last election. In a series of political errors, the run-off became between Chirac, the devil they knew, and Le Pen, someone who makes Rumsfeld look like a hippie. Couldn't really blame them for sticking with a guy who was just personally corrupt, rather than potentially evil on a global scale.
When the kids go home in China, it's still blocked.
When the kids go home in the West, they can watch all the midget porn they want.
This is not about censorship; this is about a time and place argument. There's a time and place to browse wherever you want. The school has filters, so you can get certain kinds of sites there. You want anything beyond that, you go home to do it. You go to a friend's house. You go the extra mile to get the extra information.
God, I can't wait for the cyber-ape revolution of 2014.
No kidding. It's like Mario Party.
After a night at Howl at the Moon at the Universal City Walk? That's no stream, it's a river!
- USB input (iPod friendly) on 360
- All The Other Media Extender Shit on 360
At least try to refute what the parent said.
I'm thinking more of that Hermione Granger power.
d) Take out your cell phone, act like you're calling, and say, "hey, some douche bag is on the phone, so I guess that means I can do it, too!"
Talking about it years later (and clearly their decision made me who I am - working in media production), the point of them standing firm on not watching pornography wasn't a moral issue at all - it was just simply about having class. They figured if they taught me and my siblings class, it would permeate into everything we did. Since we're all either in college or college graduates with no criminal record, I think it's safe to say it worked.
But I've really noticed this to be missing - parents are so tied up in making sure their kids don't get bullied, avoid pornography, or not play violent video games, that they forget just to teach them to stand up straight, look someone in the eye when they speak, shake another man's hand firmly when introducing yourself, all the trappings of being a gentleman (or lady, in my sister's case).
And out of all my friends, the ones whose parents worried about that, about what their kids did instead of what their kids had happen to them, were the ones who were able to get out of our horrible town.
About half of my friends were sheltered from "anything bad," and most of them are still living at home in their mid-twenties.
Obama talks a good talk. I think he would make a great first black president - one that does very little, thereby doing very little to make people nervous about having elected a black president. Chappelle made a joke about being the first black president, but in essence he's right - it's a very "hot" proposition. Elect one, let him do very little for four to eight years, then next time around, a black president with real chops won't have to jump those hurdles. I mean, really, a president that does nothing? It would be nice for a change, anyway.
Because they aren't the ones out there forcing policy change - which is exactly what Penn & Teller were going after. Perhaps if you actually watched the fucking show, you'd get what they were talking about.
Here's essentially what the entire episode boils down to:
H2O Petitioner: Can I get you guys to sign a petition?
[When asked, "For what?" she replies:]
H2O Petitioner: For banning dihydrogen monoxide.
[the signer says, "Oh yeah, I'll sign that."]
H2O Petitioner: Thank you very much!
Penn Jillette: And our petition woman was getting signatures right and left. Oh, okay, mostly left; but man, there's a lot of people against that evil water.
H2O Petitioner: It's everywhere, and we really just need to ban it.
Penn Jillette: These passionate, informed people didn't even need to ask what dihydrogen monoxide is. They didn't... even... ask.
---
And Jillette is by no means a conservative. Their point is that there is a large faction of environmentalists who are stumping for things that they don't even have a clue about. They are no better than ID people, fighting boogeymen (to borrow a phrase someone smarter than me has already used in this thread) that don't exist.
And these are the same fucking people getting money raised and policies changed. Getting DDT banned? Same sort of people, same sort of thinking.
So maybe I am an idiot; God forbid I think a group of college students wanting to prevent the advancement of agriculture are simply fucking stupid.
Sorry, that's the "Pro" link, here's the one for those of you smart enough to not pay for it: link
After watching Penn & Teller's Bullshit episode on genetically-altered foods here, I can tell you this shouldn't be a problem, but people want to trash good solutions because corporations automatically == evil to them.
Don't start that bullshit up again. We're sick of it just as much as we are of our current president.
Everyone knows it's the cornwallis effect. Pfft.
You're an anonymous coward. Bitch.
The Hold Steady. The Shins. Gorillaz. The Knife. The White Stripes. Tom Waits. There. All relatively known musicians, all who do way better than a 4:1 filler:rock ratio.