Surreptishus Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 I had ramza's reply in mind but it isn't clear as to what he is trying to say in his post. So I decided to ignore it as a some rambly post about playing games.
ramza Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 I was just being ironical... in other words, I was saying that I didn't care about what could happen to this world as long as I had the time to complete my favorite games before earth's total destruction (because I have been owning a few games, like KOTOR 1&2 for quite some time, waiting desperately to get a new pc in order to play them... if such a thing is ever gonna happen...well I hope it will... I wouldn't like to die before having the chance to try them at least). "Ooo, squirrels, Boo! I know I saw them! Quick, throw nuts!" -Minsc "I am a well-known racist in the Realms! Elves? Dwarves? Ha! Kill'em all! Humans rule! -Me Volourn will never grow up, he's like the Black Peter Pan, here to tell you that it might be great to always be a child, but everybody around is gonna hate it.
taks Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 (edited) Maybe theyve been exposed to so much corporate propaganda that theyve begun to believe the opposite? " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> or maybe folks like you have been exposed to too much liberal (read: socialist) nonsense? i just love it when people try to blame corporations for everything bad. taks Edited May 22, 2006 by taks comrade taks... just because.
LoneWolf16 Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 or maybe folks like you have been exposed to too much liberal (read: socialist) nonsense? i just love it when people try to blame corporations for everything bad. taks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Was that first line sarcasm? Please, tell me it was. I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
taks Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 sarcasm? uh, kaftan is rather open about his left of center viewpoint (at least compared to me) if that was what you were referring to? otherwise, liberal (uh, extreme) ideas regarding the environment are, in my opinion, extremely disingenuous. science is merely a distraction when socialist policies are concerned. furthermore, the media love to hop on a bandwagon and continually over-emphasize, and even lie about, nearly every environmental position that has ever been debated. so, no, no sarcasm. taks comrade taks... just because.
LoneWolf16 Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 The line "or maybe folks like you have been exposed to too much liberal (read: socialist) nonsense?", I thought was done sarcastically for effect. If it wasn't, then you don't see a problem there? That's what the "other side" constantly says in this sort of argument. Ya sort of just did the exact same thing he did then. I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
taks Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Ya sort of just did the exact same thing he did then. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ? so... i never criticized what he did, i criticized the view itself. his position is that "corporations bad, government good". this is the same liberal/socialist nonsense we get pounded with every day in the media. there's apparently boatloads of corporate propaganda out there, but i have yet to figure out who is propagating it because it sure isn't the media. commercials? maybe a few, but for chrissakes, they're commercials, not news. taks comrade taks... just because.
LoneWolf16 Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Where did the "government good" part come into the equation? From what I've seen, both tend to get lumped together into one overall "ungodly evil force bent on our slow, painful annihilation". I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
Fenghuang Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Ya sort of just did the exact same thing he did then. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ? so... i never criticized what he did, i criticized the view itself. his position is that "corporations bad, government good". this is the same liberal/socialist nonsense we get pounded with every day in the media. there's apparently boatloads of corporate propaganda out there, but i have yet to figure out who is propagating it because it sure isn't the media. commercials? maybe a few, but for chrissakes, they're commercials, not news. taks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Dude, I don't have time for news. Give me commercials and cartoons any day. RIP
taks Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 (edited) Where did the "government good" part come into the equation? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the socialist mantra. govmint good, corporate bad. typical response from kaftan, he tends to see conspiracy in corporate methods (capitalism). oh, and no, i don't see conspiracy in socialism necessarily (though many that advocate it could be considered conspirators i suppose). my beef is that it just don't work. taks PS: i'm not intentionally picking on kaftan, it's just that he made the comment which we seem to have diverged into discussing. it could have been anybody with similar views. Edited May 23, 2006 by taks comrade taks... just because.
taks Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Dude, I don't have time for news. Give me commercials and cartoons any day. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hehe, slap it in a little blue box with bright red letters and you're sold, eh? me, i prefer the cartoons, but never listen to commercials. well, subliminally i do, but never on purpose. taks comrade taks... just because.
Surreptishus Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Hey guys, remember in Highlander 2 when Christopher Lambert made the sky red to to shield the Earth from UV rays? Yeah that film was stupid. Wtf is Planet Zeist?
taks Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 hehe... now for something completely different! taks comrade taks... just because.
metadigital Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Hey guys, remember in Highlander 2 when Christopher Lambert made the sky red to to shield the Earth from UV rays? Yeah that film was stupid. Wtf is Planet Zeist? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That wins my vote for the WORST film ever made. (Considering all the possible permuations, including such diverse effects as the follow-up to a good film, and the total distortion of the original plot, acting, characters, all the themes and even the leitmotifs!) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
astr0creep Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 That wins my vote for the WORST film ever made. (Considering all the possible permuations, including such diverse effects as the follow-up to a good film, and the total distortion of the original plot, acting, characters, all the themes and even the leitmotifs!) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Haven't you seen Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace? http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
metadigital Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Yes. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
taks Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 i wasn't a fan of the 2nd, either. the 3rd was better than that one. of course, they scorch the sky in the matrix, too. exactly how does one do irreparable damage to "the sky" and yet clouds remain? taks comrade taks... just because.
astr0creep Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 i wasn't a fan of the 2nd, either. the 3rd was better than that one. of course, they scorch the sky in the matrix, too. exactly how does one do irreparable damage to "the sky" and yet clouds remain? taks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aren't those clouds the "damage" in Matrix? They blocked the sun permanently. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
taks Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) Aren't those clouds the "damage" in Matrix? They blocked the sun permanently. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes, they are. but the behavior of clouds in the atmoshpere dictates that at some point they will rain out. it is cyclical. just a nit, but definitely bad science. taks Edited May 24, 2006 by taks comrade taks... just because.
astr0creep Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Aren't those clouds the "damage" in Matrix? They blocked the sun permanently. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes, they are. but the behavior of clouds in the atmoshpere dictates that at some point they will rain out. it is cyclical. just a nit, but definitely bad science. taks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh is that how rain works? It comes from clouds? Clouds are rain pillows? WOW! It's called Science-Fiction for a reason. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Pidesco Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Venus is permanently under a thick layer of clouds. Couldn't the same thing happen on Earth? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
taks Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 It's called Science-Fiction for a reason. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no kidding... i did call it a nit, right? sheesh. taks comrade taks... just because.
taks Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Venus is permanently under a thick layer of clouds. Couldn't the same thing happen on Earth? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no, not really. the confluence of factors that led to this situation are not possible here in spite of crazed environmentalist ranting. well, maybe when the sun starts expanding in a few billion years, right before it engulfs the earth... taks comrade taks... just because.
astr0creep Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 It's called Science-Fiction for a reason. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no kidding... i did call it a nit, right? sheesh. taks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes and I called it WOW. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
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