Comment Re:Leprosy can be cured. (Score 5, Informative) 151
Leprosy is caused by a bacterial infection, and is easily cured with common antibiotics.
Comment Re:Stop (+1) (Score -1, Troll) 56
Seriously. This crap is just a complete waste of bandwidth. Do we really need an entire day full of this inanity? How about 1 or 2 postings, and call it a day.
Comment Re:Who will all just plug their ears (Score 1) 361
"Creationists" and belief in evolution are mutually exclusive:
creationism
[kree-ey-shuh-niz-uhm]
-noun
- the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed.
- ( sometimes initial capital letter ) the doctrine that the true story of the creation of the universe is as it is recounted in the Bible, especially in the first chapter of Genesis.
While there are many scientists who find no conflict between their spiritual beliefs and the scientific method, creationists directly reject the scientific method.
Creationism and belief in an initial creation are not the same thing. Belief in creationism, by definition, requires rejection of well established scientific principles of geology, astronomy, evolution, and various other fields of research.
While I am an athiest, I respect other peoples beliefs in spiritual ideas that are beyond the bounds of current science. However, I reject any call for acceptance of beliefs of those who reject well established knowledge based on nothing more than self contradictory texts written by superstitious iron age villagers.
Comment Re:Works in the UK Just fine... (Score 2) 218
Based on the books by Steig Larsen (http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Tattoo-Millennium-Trilogy/dp/0307473473/ref=tmm_mmp_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1298415990&sr=8-4/).
- Girl with the Dragon Tatoo
- The girl who played with fire
- The girl who kicked the hornets nest
It's actually a rather good set of movies (haven't finished the third one yet), though it does have some disturbing content. It's in Swedish, with English subtitles. All three are currently available on Netflix streaming.
I heard that they're planning an Americanized Hollywood adaptation. I can only expect it to end up as awful and vile as "Point of No Return" was compared to "La Femme Nikita".
The Perils of Pointless Innovation In Games 260
Negative Gamer is running a story discussing the need felt by the major game developers to create the next huge blockbuster, which often leads to innovation and change for their own sake rather than simply focusing on what makes a game fun. Quoting:
"There seems to be this invisible pressure to create something that is highly 'intuitive' and incorporates the highest level of innovation that we have ever seen. The problem is that the newest ideas put into games are either gimmicky, terrible in execution, or blatantly ripping off another title. On the other hand there are series that feel the need to completely revamp a game that played perfectly fine before into something completely new that falls flat on its face. ... There's a critical problem with popular, mainstream video games that isn't as large with other mediums; they are expensive to make and require a lot of time and effort put in to create something masterful. With that, games must take cautious paths. I fully understand the risks, but adding unneeded material to certain games is not justifiable."
