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Comment on More Hawaiian Food (2011-12-26 22:59:38)
Think he meant onion rings beside the shredded meat. This all looks damn tasty. Whole lotta good flavors and textures. I passed on decent sushi a few nights ago, and now that Ahi is making me hungry. And I thought the Poi was yogurt :)
Comment on Resident Evil Operation Racoon City Badass Baddies (2011-12-26 22:47:21)
Hans... are we the baddies?
Comment on Occupy (2011-12-26 22:10:48)
Direct from the Police Academy instructors I attended lectures from: Use of Force Continuum. The protestors were at the level of passive resistance, not directly engaging the officers with physical force, but impeding them in clearing the space. The use of soft physical control was equivalent action, which yes, is arresting them one-by-one and hauling them off in links. While it is a myth that officers *must* use lowest force possible before escalating to the next level, they are aware that escalation is on their heads if they cause it. The officer chose a course of action widely seen as overly forceful in achieving the same end, clearing the area. Other police precincts (and retired officers, etc.) are frowning on the action he took as overly excessive and vindictive. As I've heard from more than one person, "those kids could've fucking rioted after being sprayed. Were they going to riot if they'd been put in restraints while being placed under arrest?" The basic thinking goes: what purpose does pepper spray serve when used against non-violent protestors? Its being there to punish and antagonize people to make them *more* submissive than they already are? Pepper spray is for when people are physically resisting and combating you, but not threatening your life with lethal violence (a weapon).
Comment on water pak (2011-12-26 21:12:40)
PLAYA STOLE MY F.L.U.D.D.!
Comment on Piracy is not theft (2011-12-24 21:57:24)
As I raised earlier, most productions are paid in advance by someone other than the creators, who are also paid a base fee, with additional profits derived from re-sale of an "experience" more than a tangible product. That's why in a digital age you have to stop talking in terms of "I made a concrete thing that has intrinsic value" because digitized media now has an ease of production on an unprecedented scale, and while IP is something people deserve to be paid for, it's market speculation and demand that puts prices on things. Is a musical performance actually "worth" millions of dollars? The market demand and willingness of people to pay for it sets that price. IP is virtually priceless until demand and peer competition enter into it.
Comment on Piracy is not theft (2011-12-24 21:47:54)
Potential Profit != Profit Loss Not everyone who watched a streaming copy of Ghost Rider or Step Up 2 would've paid to see it in theaters. Incentive to watch or copy something is heightened by the ease of the process. You can't just say, "every viewing we didn't profit from is a loss" because with a greater barrier to viewing, there's not a direct 1=1 correlation. Digitization and profit from intellectual property (because the production is paid for by investors before it's made, so we're paying speculators who want additional profit on multiple "viewings," an intangible product at best, plus merchandising, etc. derivative products) make arguments like this very murky and really just bad logic. This type of product is less about paying the producer and more about undercutting the additional profit margins of those that re-sell something for an "experiential" product (like a ticket to a theme park). you even have to alter the perspective between movie and TV productions being sold through various formats and things like video games or computer programs. Hell, computer software is a whole different thing because it has such utility beyond a closed text like a movie or book. I don't debate people need to be paid for work, but the arguments usually don't talk in the realm of actual economics. People still profit by work, they're just unhappen that they're profit margins aren't greater, and that's a debatable point in a free market.
Comment on COOKIES (2011-12-24 21:23:34)
Like Yoshi's Cookie up in this bitch.
Comment on Fable III: First half (2011-12-24 17:53:31)
Barney: Heh, please... Tried to start with Morrowind, but that thing was rather dense and non-intuitive, but given how much I'm liking Fallout 3, I'll probably have a much better time with Oblivion (same engine) and then look upon Skyrim as the ultimate legend of fantasy RPGing*
Comment on Fable III: First half (2011-12-24 17:49:05)
Give III a chance if you enjoyed the first, because there are some genuinely awesome moments. Killing Balverines in slow-mo flying headsnaps or offhand headshots is amazing. And the occasional Fire-Lightning AoE spell that makes you feel like a living god. I skipped II altogether and only played the two PC available entries.
Comment on ark size (2011-12-22 03:33:31)
Towards the the end, High Charity; yeah that sucked. Player: And what's through here? Game: A room that gently curves to left! More of a hallway, really! Player: Uh huh... Game: And! Enemies on raised levels shooting down at you! Fun! Player: What's at the end of that? Game: Two or three more hallways! Player: *sigh*
Comment on Texas (2011-12-21 04:17:48)
Is all of Fort Worth really just gay cowboys? Seems like we have a lot of upwardly mobile Hispanics too.
Comment on Bane - Zero Fucks Given (2011-12-21 04:12:36)
"When Gotham is in ashes... you'll have my permission to die." Stone. Cold. Villain. This guy ain't here to tell jokes.
Comment on MCS ANAL CHRISTMAS RAPE PARTY 2011 (2011-12-21 04:11:39)
Obscured in shadow between the kiltsman and bat'leth* wielding chick? Sure, we'll go with that. *thanks, Google.
Comment on How To Break Down A Door (2011-12-20 06:03:15)
The Art of Properly Applied Physics.
Comment on Holiday toys then and now (2011-12-20 05:57:41)
Less an infographic and more a holiday circular insert.