It is relevant because the kids who do more successfully in school, and who already have families who are at least somewhat well to do will end up with better credentials than their peers, thus their connections and better (faked) credentials will secure them a better position than their peers who did not cheat. Due to this, you'll end up with a society which is falling apart at the seems because the people managing the society all faked their way to those positions, don't actually know what they're doing, and the people who didn't fake it and DO know what they're doing are stuck doing thankless jobs.
Source: I had a friend who was paid to write research papers for people far less intelligent and educated than him, who just happened to have much more money, and who would go on to gruaduate from better schools with better credentials, but HIS work is what got them there. The point is that capital twists and infects everything and undermines any ability of our society to truly be "meritocratic" when the metrics of our merits are skewed by those who use their capital to get ahead in the system.
They're still a PRISM partner with the US Government which means they are completely compromised and your data isn't safe at all.
Why does anyone even buy these fucking advertisements? Did everyone already forget about the Ed Snowden leaks? Are my fellow countrymen really that insipid, thick, and forgetful?
Because sure, Spotify, every family always all lives in the same domicile. Kids never leave for college.
What a fucking farce. If you don't want people sharing it with their FAMILY, don't call it a fucking family plan and then expect them to all live in the same domicile.
While in many ways I agree with this poster about the situation in games, I must point out to him that every once in a while, a game is released that is an absolute gem in terms of story, art direction, and thematic elements.
Some of these games have been mentioned previously, but I confess these are the games that affected me as much or more than many books I've read. (It's not as thought I'm illiterate either. I also appreciate the likes of Orwell, but am more a Camus man myself.)
I must make the concession that if these games affected me, they may not be for the same reasons books or films or other more traditional pieces of artwork have. They may not be as precise or concisely created as a book or painting, but that is the product of a programming team working together as opposed to a singular artist.
To start with, I have to say the original Fallout was a masterpiece of adult fiction. It was less intrusive with gimmicky adult concepts like sex and violence than the sequel, Fallout 2. Also, it has the only ending cinematic that still gives me chills to this day. There is nothing quite like leaving your comforting home in the vault, to find out you must save the world, to saving the world, and then returning home, only to be told that, in saving the world, you have become a danger, and you have to leave. The Vault Dweller walking all alone back into the Wasteland. Honestly, the only game ending that's ever made me cry. (I would suggest Fallout 3, but while I definitely enjoy it, it does not live up to my memory of Fallout.)
Secondly, there is Portal, an overall masterpiece in story and scope. The story developed only from this confusing meta-narrative of an artificial intelligence obviously gone mad, while simultaneously giving you a deep sense of your relationship with this machine. Some have theorized Portal as a feminist masterpiece, turning the classic ideals of "big man with a big gun" video games on their heads.
I felt similarly the first time I played the original Half Life. The story was strange, confusing, and intriguing. The ending only left you with more questions.
While Half Life and Fallout are less philosophically deep than Portal, they both obviously aspired to similar ends. Fallout came much closer with its insanely intricate non-linear story and the ability to play in a multitude of ways, never allowing you to play it the same way twice.
I don't know, its 5:30am and I'm rambling. All I know is that there are definitely games that affected me in big ways, and to me they definitely feel like they were created by thoughtful adults for thoughtful adults, not by teenagers who just wanted blood and boobs.
Note: as I said in original post, the video on the KVEW website was malfunctioning and I personally do not tender the video to the website, so I was unable to attempt to fix it on their website. So, instead I took a hard copy of the tape, converted it and uploaded it to youtube. The video in question as of now still does not exist/work on the KVEW website. Sorry if my own frustration with the website itself came off as stupidity.
You might have to make an approximate estimation. Before I fell asleep last night the video had about 16 views. It may have had more before it hit the frontpage today. I supposed just subtract 16 from final tallies will work.
Those are good questions. I only wish the reporter our station had sent out was smart enough to ask questions like that. Unfortunately, he is clueless on almost entirely everything in reality, and refuses to listen to anyone about anything.
Everyone I work with had wanted a longer story with better questions. It seemed really half-ass to us, because we knew it would blow up on Slashdot. So, I guess our opinion about how it should have been handled was different because we're nerds.
Actually, while trying to find more out about this before I was able to contact the NASA reps, I ran across and article that said Moses Lake had been considered before in the 90s (I think 97, but don't quote me on that.). So, its been in the running to get used as a testing ground for quite a while.
Yeah, Eastern WA has lots of interesting science installations (and one NSA installation!), yet since most of the populace is farming community there is very little local interest in these things.
Honestly, it was me and a friend in the production crew who called NASA and set it up for one of our reporters to go. We just handed it off to the news director once we had gotten in contact with the NASA reps. The news reporters at our station KNEW that this was going on in Moses Lake but didn't think A) that it was in our coverage area, and B) that it just wasn't an interesting story.
Fools.
Are they shooting in HD or imax. ? Nah, they are using old DVCPro cams.
They digest the video from DVCPro tapes to Apple G5's and from there the video is edited in FCP.
everything around here is kind of held together by duct tape.
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It is relevant because the kids who do more successfully in school, and who already have families who are at least somewhat well to do will end up with better credentials than their peers, thus their connections and better (faked) credentials will secure them a better position than their peers who did not cheat. Due to this, you'll end up with a society which is falling apart at the seems because the people managing the society all faked their way to those positions, don't actually know what they're doing, and the people who didn't fake it and DO know what they're doing are stuck doing thankless jobs. Source: I had a friend who was paid to write research papers for people far less intelligent and educated than him, who just happened to have much more money, and who would go on to gruaduate from better schools with better credentials, but HIS work is what got them there. The point is that capital twists and infects everything and undermines any ability of our society to truly be "meritocratic" when the metrics of our merits are skewed by those who use their capital to get ahead in the system.
They're still a PRISM partner with the US Government which means they are completely compromised and your data isn't safe at all. Why does anyone even buy these fucking advertisements? Did everyone already forget about the Ed Snowden leaks? Are my fellow countrymen really that insipid, thick, and forgetful?
Because sure, Spotify, every family always all lives in the same domicile. Kids never leave for college. What a fucking farce. If you don't want people sharing it with their FAMILY, don't call it a fucking family plan and then expect them to all live in the same domicile.
While in many ways I agree with this poster about the situation in games, I must point out to him that every once in a while, a game is released that is an absolute gem in terms of story, art direction, and thematic elements.
Some of these games have been mentioned previously, but I confess these are the games that affected me as much or more than many books I've read. (It's not as thought I'm illiterate either. I also appreciate the likes of Orwell, but am more a Camus man myself.)
I must make the concession that if these games affected me, they may not be for the same reasons books or films or other more traditional pieces of artwork have. They may not be as precise or concisely created as a book or painting, but that is the product of a programming team working together as opposed to a singular artist.
To start with, I have to say the original Fallout was a masterpiece of adult fiction. It was less intrusive with gimmicky adult concepts like sex and violence than the sequel, Fallout 2. Also, it has the only ending cinematic that still gives me chills to this day. There is nothing quite like leaving your comforting home in the vault, to find out you must save the world, to saving the world, and then returning home, only to be told that, in saving the world, you have become a danger, and you have to leave. The Vault Dweller walking all alone back into the Wasteland. Honestly, the only game ending that's ever made me cry. (I would suggest Fallout 3, but while I definitely enjoy it, it does not live up to my memory of Fallout.)
Secondly, there is Portal, an overall masterpiece in story and scope. The story developed only from this confusing meta-narrative of an artificial intelligence obviously gone mad, while simultaneously giving you a deep sense of your relationship with this machine. Some have theorized Portal as a feminist masterpiece, turning the classic ideals of "big man with a big gun" video games on their heads.
I felt similarly the first time I played the original Half Life. The story was strange, confusing, and intriguing. The ending only left you with more questions.
While Half Life and Fallout are less philosophically deep than Portal, they both obviously aspired to similar ends. Fallout came much closer with its insanely intricate non-linear story and the ability to play in a multitude of ways, never allowing you to play it the same way twice.
I don't know, its 5:30am and I'm rambling. All I know is that there are definitely games that affected me in big ways, and to me they definitely feel like they were created by thoughtful adults for thoughtful adults, not by teenagers who just wanted blood and boobs.
Note: as I said in original post, the video on the KVEW website was malfunctioning and I personally do not tender the video to the website, so I was unable to attempt to fix it on their website. So, instead I took a hard copy of the tape, converted it and uploaded it to youtube. The video in question as of now still does not exist/work on the KVEW website. Sorry if my own frustration with the website itself came off as stupidity.
i guess thats the message, yes. haha.
You might have to make an approximate estimation. Before I fell asleep last night the video had about 16 views. It may have had more before it hit the frontpage today. I supposed just subtract 16 from final tallies will work.
Those are good questions. I only wish the reporter our station had sent out was smart enough to ask questions like that. Unfortunately, he is clueless on almost entirely everything in reality, and refuses to listen to anyone about anything. Everyone I work with had wanted a longer story with better questions. It seemed really half-ass to us, because we knew it would blow up on Slashdot. So, I guess our opinion about how it should have been handled was different because we're nerds.
Actually, while trying to find more out about this before I was able to contact the NASA reps, I ran across and article that said Moses Lake had been considered before in the 90s (I think 97, but don't quote me on that.). So, its been in the running to get used as a testing ground for quite a while.
Yeah, Eastern WA has lots of interesting science installations (and one NSA installation!), yet since most of the populace is farming community there is very little local interest in these things. Honestly, it was me and a friend in the production crew who called NASA and set it up for one of our reporters to go. We just handed it off to the news director once we had gotten in contact with the NASA reps. The news reporters at our station KNEW that this was going on in Moses Lake but didn't think A) that it was in our coverage area, and B) that it just wasn't an interesting story. Fools.
fallout. --- best sci-fi rpg ever. (best rpg ever imho.)