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Comment The Biggest Problem... (Score 1) 194

... that I have with this is that he expects to write this long semi-apologetic diatribe and then hope that the only capital he ever had in his chosen field, the trust of his clients, would just come flowing back in to him from the faithful. Well, I hate to say it, but if I'm looking for a firm that makes recommendations based on data, and I'm supposed to make a judgment call based on the data and word of the analyst, I'm not going to turn to a company run by a fraudulent internet "shock jock." The only thing he had was his ability to point to his years of expertise and say "See? I know what I'm talking about!", and he gave that away for what, page views for his crap blog on a foundering technology site? Not only was it a huge mistake, but it was probably the death knell in his career and his company. If it isn't, then there's no justice in the world.

Comment As an avid gamer... (Score 1) 461

...I'll be glad to wait until the prices on these games drop into the sub-$30 range. If that means waiting two years to play a decent game instead of being able to trade games in to get it at a decent price on release day, that's more than fine by me. And if the publishers are willing to punish me for buying or selling their games used, I'm willing to hold my money back from them until the "Game of the year" editions with all the special content included come out for a lower price. I can only see this hurting the publishers and Sony in the very near future.

Comment Re:Prior art: Nintendo Wii Fit (Score 1) 553

I'll say one thing: I'm obese, and if someone came up to me on the street and heckled me about it, they'd be visiting the emergency room shortly thereafter to have their head removed from their posterior. people being a**holes may be a fact of life, but so are the potential consequences. You heckle a fat guy, you'd better be sure that's all fat under there.

Comment Re:Less than the cost of a single cruise missile. (Score 1) 192

Every instance of implied racism and calling the Tea Party movement "Teabagging" doesn't qualify? Jeanine Garofalo going on MSNBC saying that "teabaggers" are racists on Kieth Olbermann's show doesn't qualify? How about Nancy Palosi equating protesters at this summer's town hall meetings to nazis? That's just off the top of my head, and during the current presidency. Don't even get me started on the B.S. Democrats were spewing during much of Bush's two terms. Not saying some of it wasn't valid, but there was a lot of hatemongering and faux outrage there too. If you can't think of any, perhaps it's because you're too close to the sources.

Comment Re:What the bets the first release will be... (Score 1) 416

Actually, hell as the bible mostly presents it is simply an absence of God, and therefore absence of all the peace and love that comes from being in his presence. I think the entire "lake of fire" concept is taken from Revelations, and is used mostly as a metaphor for the anguish and torment the human soul would go through in an eternity absent from the feelings and virtues it was designed to crave. Now, when you think of it that way, it's not the merciless act of a cruel and uncaring God, but the choice of the individual who chooses not to associate with his maker.

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