Way to go asshole. Thank you for the following:
1. Showing us that jackasses exist everywhere.
2. That everyone enjoys an disgusting internet meme.
3. That you're clearly thinking of the victims and well versed in moral lessons.
4. How you and your forum-mates have an intimate grasp and inside knowledge on a fairly large and complex legal issue. Perhaps you witnessed something at the 1997 Fiesta Bowl (PSU 38 Texas 15). I can't wait to see you testify since you know everything that's happened. It will really help clear things up.
5. Your willingness to piss away money and self respect to get attention and cheap laughs.
6. Distracting fans away from a game where the players were in high school when all this happened.
1. Showing us that jackasses exist everywhere.
2. That everyone enjoys an disgusting internet meme.
3. That you're clearly thinking of the victims and well versed in moral lessons.
4. How you and your forum-mates have an intimate grasp and inside knowledge on a fairly large and complex legal issue. Perhaps you witnessed something at the 1997 Fiesta Bowl (PSU 38 Texas 15). I can't wait to see you testify since you know everything that's happened. It will really help clear things up.
5. Your willingness to piss away money and self respect to get attention and cheap laughs.
6. Distracting fans away from a game where the players were in high school when all this happened.
There's lots of reasons to look up to Joe Paterno and the Penn State program. He's donated over $4 million back to the school and consistently proven that you can have strong academics and strong atheletes. There's even a library at Penn State named after him due to his fund raising and committment to Liberal Arts education. Hell, if you and your fellow Texans want to look up to him for something, he's even Republican.
This whole situation is sad and to have sites like Deadspin and your own forums joke about it is really disturbing and frankly contributes nothing. There's not a Penn Stater that I've met that is brushing off the seriousness of these allegations and wince when we consider that Joe could have done more.
For fuck's sake though - let the courts work it out and punish Jerry Sandusky the way they see fit. Joe's gone, Spanier's gone, and everyone else who knew is gone. The actions of Jerry Sandusky do not reflect that of a University. You should know better, after all, your program isn't new to sexual deviants, are they?
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You know Sandusky retired in 1999 and the incident took place in 2002? Through his 'emeritus' status, Sandusky still had access to the facilities, but didn't report to Paterno.
There's no debating that JoePa could've done more and should have, but there's frustration for BigTen fans and Penn State fans. Ashton was probably feeling the same frustration we all feel and I believe he should stand by his words.
As a Penn State fan my entire life and alum, even going to the game this weekend, I think he's asking the question we all are - how could this have happened? Further, how could a man held in such high regard, who inspired, pushed athletes to achieve high academic goals and whose morals could not be questioned, not have done more?
There's no debating that JoePa could've done more and should have, but there's frustration for BigTen fans and Penn State fans. Ashton was probably feeling the same frustration we all feel and I believe he should stand by his words.
As a Penn State fan my entire life and alum, even going to the game this weekend, I think he's asking the question we all are - how could this have happened? Further, how could a man held in such high regard, who inspired, pushed athletes to achieve high academic goals and whose morals could not be questioned, not have done more?
There's just one major problem. It takes longer to scan headlines than it does to check and image and move on. In the old format, I wouldn't actually read the headlines. I would quickly scan the pictures for relevance and then if it looked interesting, I would read the headline. It is very well organized now, however, now I am forced to spend a few minutes scanning the headlines, when I could previously just glance at the pics. Also, the pictures give you a handy reference as to where new stories start since the last time you checked. Maybe my brain is just wired different.
@Inphoarius: This is only four sentences. Commas are your friends!
Who could have guessed that a 34 year old father of 3 kids under 4, working in a steadily bland IT position, would find relevancy with a 14 year old girl's struggle to survive in a post-apacolyptic America?
Suzanne Collins not only accomplishes this great feat with a perfectly paced "Hunger Games", but also has created a uniquely American novel.
Katniss' struggle to protect her family and friends while treading the delicate politics of the Capitol's oppressive power, perfectly captures the American spirit of selfless bravery and transforms her into a relateable reluctant hero.
Collins' commentary on future America appears as an extreme reflection of the widening gap between the middle and lower class, but also fear mongering politics, which is a lesson that cannot be easily ignored or forgotten.
Suzanne Collins not only accomplishes this great feat with a perfectly paced "Hunger Games", but also has created a uniquely American novel.
Katniss' struggle to protect her family and friends while treading the delicate politics of the Capitol's oppressive power, perfectly captures the American spirit of selfless bravery and transforms her into a relateable reluctant hero.
Collins' commentary on future America appears as an extreme reflection of the widening gap between the middle and lower class, but also fear mongering politics, which is a lesson that cannot be easily ignored or forgotten.
The more I think about it, the more I like it. Why isn't anyone asking why the show is called "LOST"?
Obviously these people were lost on an island, but also in life. The point was the connections. You don't "Live together, die alone" - you live together and die together. Death isn't something you take on by yourself. These people found each other through common experiences forming a special bond.
Consider this - some people may never move on. They stay lost in the sideways universe forever, never finding the connection that allows them to move on.
Sit and think about the show and the ending for a while. Think about the whole show - broad themes and intimate connections. What's broader and more intimate than death?
Obviously these people were lost on an island, but also in life. The point was the connections. You don't "Live together, die alone" - you live together and die together. Death isn't something you take on by yourself. These people found each other through common experiences forming a special bond.
Consider this - some people may never move on. They stay lost in the sideways universe forever, never finding the connection that allows them to move on.
Sit and think about the show and the ending for a while. Think about the whole show - broad themes and intimate connections. What's broader and more intimate than death?
Wow - that's what I said after last night's ending and wow - that's what I said after reading this review.
The last 15 minutes were specutacular, hope filled and amazing. When you have a show dealing with such broad universal themes, how could it not end with death?
Think about what's happening here from a scifi perspective. Everyone died at different times, yet they all come together in this sideways universe (which never really quite fit in the mythology until the last 15 minutes). They are both not really here and not really now. It was incredible. Could you pick the 30 or 40 people you would like to go to heaven with? Its comforting to think that's how we would go out.
I agree with some of the other posters here, the answers don't really matter, this is about story and characters. I can come up with enough theories and psuedo-science in my head to explain what I've seen.
All in all, I think the show was great and I'm very satisfied with the ending.
Of course, before the last 15 minutes, I thought the rest was good storytelling nonetheless. The remembering came fast and furious with every segment - and why not? It helped provide a very brief recap of why you love these characters in addition to serving the ultimate purpose of revealing they were all dead. Brilliant!
I did care if a rock was removed or put back in. Maybe not so much to know WHY, but to see if Jack COULD do it. Hurley taking up the mantle as island protector was great considering the previous epsiode.
On another note as a former BSGer - please get a clue and stop comparing the most recent 'religious' type ending to LOST. While that ending was COMPLETELY out of nowhere, LOST has been smacking you in the face with religion since the beginning. Kate said it best - "Christian Shepard -really?!?" I mean come on. Are you really that cynical and Godless in your own lives as to not have seen the signs? I don't go to church regularly either, but God isn't a cop-out, not when it's been set up since the beginning.
I think the main problem is that you missed the point. Like the characters on LOST, you have to 'let go.' Just watch it and enjoy it. Where's your suspension of disbelief? Where's your faith?
The last 15 minutes were specutacular, hope filled and amazing. When you have a show dealing with such broad universal themes, how could it not end with death?
Think about what's happening here from a scifi perspective. Everyone died at different times, yet they all come together in this sideways universe (which never really quite fit in the mythology until the last 15 minutes). They are both not really here and not really now. It was incredible. Could you pick the 30 or 40 people you would like to go to heaven with? Its comforting to think that's how we would go out.
I agree with some of the other posters here, the answers don't really matter, this is about story and characters. I can come up with enough theories and psuedo-science in my head to explain what I've seen.
All in all, I think the show was great and I'm very satisfied with the ending.
Of course, before the last 15 minutes, I thought the rest was good storytelling nonetheless. The remembering came fast and furious with every segment - and why not? It helped provide a very brief recap of why you love these characters in addition to serving the ultimate purpose of revealing they were all dead. Brilliant!
I did care if a rock was removed or put back in. Maybe not so much to know WHY, but to see if Jack COULD do it. Hurley taking up the mantle as island protector was great considering the previous epsiode.
On another note as a former BSGer - please get a clue and stop comparing the most recent 'religious' type ending to LOST. While that ending was COMPLETELY out of nowhere, LOST has been smacking you in the face with religion since the beginning. Kate said it best - "Christian Shepard -really?!?" I mean come on. Are you really that cynical and Godless in your own lives as to not have seen the signs? I don't go to church regularly either, but God isn't a cop-out, not when it's been set up since the beginning.
I think the main problem is that you missed the point. Like the characters on LOST, you have to 'let go.' Just watch it and enjoy it. Where's your suspension of disbelief? Where's your faith?
Here's what I don't get. I thought you could buy loose legos from lego.com - why not let independent folks sell their kits? I would buy this!
Again, Wonder Woman is somehow below this?
My wife and I watched it. I thoroughly enjoyed Battlestar and thought it was one of the best done dramas I've ever seen. From the first TV movie, I was completely hooked. I can't say the same for my wife, but mostly because I couldn't convince her they're weren't aliens (surprisingly a similar reason why she won't watch LOST).
Unfortunately, I can't say that Virtuality was nearly as interesting as Battlestar right off the bat. While the concept is top notch, I think it's hard to avoid the cheese factor of the Star Trek holodeck.
There's another big problem I think the show has. It's actually several shows:
- a look into isolation group dynamics, which resembles more MTVs "The Real World" than "The Abyss"
- a well thought out science fiction adventure/mission with ties to current events
- a conspiracy show a la "The Truman Show" (what's the real deal with the consortium)
- a cheesy Star Trek holodeck fantasy overflowing with moral issues.
I wanted to enjoy this show, I really did, but by the end, I think the show's identity crisis is where it fails. It never really grabs onto to one of these ideas fully and just kind of floats around each.
The character development seems to have the same issue. I think LOST did a fantastic job of this. Virtuality thorws all these characters at us at once. Instead of letting these characters develop over a season, the writers seem to be over eager to let us know as much as possible about every single character.
The big downfall of this show is the confessional. I think "The Office" has forever relegated the reality show confessional to a non-serious comedic effect. While there were some dramatic moments in the confessional, I think I would have rather seen the characters develop in a more natural way through real conversations. I imagine that the audience is supposed to feel like we're watching the Phaeton reality show. There's a problem here. The audience is privy to private conversations and virtual dreams that all occur off camera. It really feels completely disjointed.
Overall, I don't think this show knows what kind of show it wants to be when it grows up. It's still seeking the advice of a guidance counselor and trying out everything it can.
Oh, come on. Wonder Woman is beneath her, but this?!? Oy!
Jesus - go read from your OWN media network! Jason Chen saw this post in January, where were you? With your head up you ass? Oh wait, I gotta remember, your Safari probably was all kinds of horked since it's an inferior browser.
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Just because it looks like Vista, don't mean it's Vista, boy! Now listen, OSX is fine if you want to buy an overpriced turd that can barely do what 99% of any PC can do, but if you want to waste money, hey - send some my way. I could certainly use another gaming PC in my house. That's right G A M I N G. Apparently, Jobs missed the boat with his desktop OS (thank God he caught on with the iPhone - otherwise that would be useless too. I mean how long for cut and paste?)
PCs rock out - do yourself a favor - look inside, examine your life, realize a Mac won't get you laid, and that you're better off spending your money on a cheap hooker every weekend for the rest of the year than anything Apple makes.
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Just because it looks like Vista, don't mean it's Vista, boy! Now listen, OSX is fine if you want to buy an overpriced turd that can barely do what 99% of any PC can do, but if you want to waste money, hey - send some my way. I could certainly use another gaming PC in my house. That's right G A M I N G. Apparently, Jobs missed the boat with his desktop OS (thank God he caught on with the iPhone - otherwise that would be useless too. I mean how long for cut and paste?)
PCs rock out - do yourself a favor - look inside, examine your life, realize a Mac won't get you laid, and that you're better off spending your money on a cheap hooker every weekend for the rest of the year than anything Apple makes.
Where's the IT folks on this thread?
Microsoft has had their Forefront AV out for a while now and it works great. In fact, it caught a Qakbot variant in our environment in places where Symantec wouldn't (until they updated their definitions).
Keep in mind - Microsoft bought Enterprise Security master Sybari (Antigen) in 2005. Sybari had the BEST antivirus scanner at the time for Microsoft Exchange (I still love it).
If they base the anti-virus on their Forefront technology, Symantec and McAfee should worry. It's a quality product.
Antivirus alone isn't enough to keep a system safe. Keep your Windows Update, well um up to date, make sure you don't have any open shares, turn off Autorun, and reset your dang administrator password to something other than '1234'.
If you still get infected after you've done these things - pay more attention to your UAC (assuming you've left it on genius).
Microsoft has had their Forefront AV out for a while now and it works great. In fact, it caught a Qakbot variant in our environment in places where Symantec wouldn't (until they updated their definitions).
Keep in mind - Microsoft bought Enterprise Security master Sybari (Antigen) in 2005. Sybari had the BEST antivirus scanner at the time for Microsoft Exchange (I still love it).
If they base the anti-virus on their Forefront technology, Symantec and McAfee should worry. It's a quality product.
Antivirus alone isn't enough to keep a system safe. Keep your Windows Update, well um up to date, make sure you don't have any open shares, turn off Autorun, and reset your dang administrator password to something other than '1234'.
If you still get infected after you've done these things - pay more attention to your UAC (assuming you've left it on genius).
Could it be that the XBox/Zune integration will not be ready for the hardware release? That's my guess. I'm sure the Zune team already have a lot going on between the video Marketplace integration with XBox and the hardware release in general.
While disappointing, I'm still getting the Zune HD on the release day and praying somehow - it will let me play 1942 Joint Strike wirelessly with someone else.
Somehow I doubt it.
I gotta believe Microsoft will have all kinds of peripherals for Natal, including something that resembles a gun. If the console can recognize objects, I would imagine there could be a whole market out there for various things, and when Natal comes out, I'm betting those peripherals will be ready.
Unless I get to use my hand to shoot like in kindergarten. Hmmm...
Unless I get to use my hand to shoot like in kindergarten. Hmmm...
Um...can no one just go there and check out what's happening? It's not like another planet people!
I think I'm not renewing my Sirius come August and switching to Zune Pass. You just can't beat getting to keep those 10 songs per month, plus basically getting whatever else you want (as long as you keep it).
I've had a Zune since Day One and it's still going. I couldn't say that about my first two iPods, both of which died.
The real game changer for me will be the games. Please, please reveal something amazing at E3 around gaming!
I've had a Zune since Day One and it's still going. I couldn't say that about my first two iPods, both of which died.
The real game changer for me will be the games. Please, please reveal something amazing at E3 around gaming!
