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Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote]I will take it, that you are not familiar with that even a PS3 is a fully-functional computer[/quote] I keep forgetting it is! It can run Linux (probably others, but it's just made for Linux. Plus it's not usually one's only computing rig. [quote]For instance, the PS3 already has word processors, spreadsheet, rendering, simulation, web browsing, and other applications.[/quote] You can actually set it up to run different OS's on it. I don't remember

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

[quote]Saying computers are dieing, and giving a very poor example, just makes me laugh. Like people buy PCs to play Guitar Hero...ROFL![/quote] The spelling is "dying". Did I ever say PC's were bought to play Guitar Hero? [quote]Guitar Hero 3 would have played well on a PC if the greedy company that decided to port it would have taken the time to port it correctly. They were just out to make a fast buck and shaft the consumer.[/quote] It's called Frets on Fire .

Reply to Which is More Important to You, Faith or Politics? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Your title is a tad misleading. The thing is that I never gave this much thought until just now. See, I thought Obama already left. Either way, politics is faith, regardless of whether people like it or not, and you can see it in a person's actions. For instance, the religious tend to be against gay marriage, abortion, all that stuff, and are called "Conservatives". The lay members tend to not really give a crap about it, and, hey, they'd

Spiralfrog: Do or don't? in Music JoeUser Forums

Here's my review of it: It's a decent service. It's easy to use, works in Firefox. However, the selections are rather low (and they stock information on bands they don't have songs from) for us non-contemporary listeners (I.E. those interested in Gregorian chants and Christian metalcore [granted, that's almost nobody]). I'd be willing to recommend them to anyone, given that it works. Not all of the songs tend to work. Some do, some don't. It's not that they c

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote]The flaw in your argument is that graphics is the only bottleneck in a good game. Sometimes complex sims require lots of computing power that is not just graphics oriented. The more complex a game also, the less likely it can work on consoles which tend to focus on streamlined user interfaces.[/quote] Very much so. I can show you computers that can't run roguelikes. It's pathetic, though. ADOM, GH1, and ToME (actually, decent performance on ADOM and ToME, though it's not smooth)

Reply to Why John McCain is best suited for Presidency in Republican Stardock Forums

[quote]Think again. Anyone who calls the Native Americans 'savages' is racist. [/quote] I'm somewhat N.A., so don't pull that crap on me. That's why I said almost none of them. Also, like Dr Guy said, it's not necessarily racist. It's merely a snobbish remark. [quote]Washington. T. Roosevelt.[/quote] Two out of forty-three. [quote]Or how about that whole 'Manifest Destiny' thing? That's what we call racism in pretty little packages.[/quote]

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I just use the mobility. I rarely use it when it's not jacked in (yes, I do use landline over wi-fi).

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote] Art is for the sophisticated eye (no punt intended on the eye though). Bush can blow anyday about his "mass deception" war. We just wasted 8 years of our resources to take down one dictatorship for another (Bin Laden).[/quote] What is this Bush bashing about? [quote]Perhaps there is one for me by xmas 08 with a 'cheap' price tag (a la erathoniel).[/quote] My laptop wasn't that expensive. Only a little more than the desktop.

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[quote]We had 43 white presidents, and any problems with race or gender in our society are all their fault.[/quote] Bullcrap. None (ok, so almost none) of them wanted any sexism or racism.

Reply to Not Writing Any More Articles for a While? in Blogging Stardock Forums

So my absence would be irritating?

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote] But, as we just got through explaining, laptops are NOT gaming machines, and thus, their cost is completely irrelevant and superfluous to the discussion. You might as well have pointed out, "But gas prices are above $100 a barrel". [/quote] I use a laptop for gaming, ok? So you can't say they're not gaming machines. They're perfectly competent gaming machines.

Reply to Obama - "I see dead People" in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote] We just had 2 terms of ineptness, do you think it will stop? Your giving the people too much credit. They will still be foolish.[/quote] Arguably, Bush is one of the best politicians. Sure he started a war, but our opponents are too afraid to fight us to our face. Plus, like Dr Guy said, Bush actually campaigned on something, and went through with it. People are then used to presidential candidates actually going through on their words, but odds are that n

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

True, but the problem is that laptops and whatnot do cost a lot.

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I'm a PC gamer, mind you, and I'm getting to the point where I'm gaming increasingly on console. I'm happy with either, but it'd be darn nice if computers cost a sane amount compared to consoles. Without increasing console prices.

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote]You are one seriously lazy shit if you pick a console over a PC because you might have to update a video card driver to play a new game. That's a brain dead simple operation that any idiot can do. I can understand the fear of learning the more difficult stuff, but anyone that wont do such simple maintenance is just lazy.[/quote] It's not just always upgrading drivers, sometimes it's upgrading hardware or other things that get in the way. It's not just time, which is worth

Reply to Not Writing Any More Articles for a While? in Blogging Stardock Forums

I didn't want you guys to think I'm dead. I'm just on hiatus until I can get some more time.

Not Writing Any More Articles for a While? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm gonna cut back on writing articles, and only write when I feel like it. This means Daily Features will be rare, but normal articles will be rarer. I've got about 150 articles, so I'm definitely averaging at least one a day for a long time, so I'm gonna rest up. Hopefully my writing will improve while I'm slow.

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote]This elitist attitude does more to drive away users than I think you all realize, and is the biggest reason why I hope PC gaming dies - [/quote] Hey, at least we have pride in ourselves. (Insert Console Gamer Slobs Here)

Reply to Daily Feature 9 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]Prophecy that is not clear until after the fact is utterly useless.[/quote] It's clear enough what will happen, it's just unclear exactly how it will happen. For instance, the Bible predicted a major war at Armageddon (which is a place, not an event, unlike the Apocalypse), with 200 million soldiers. Obviously not happening back then, but it just could happen in these times (or in a while, though it could happen in a war

Reply to Why PC Gaming is Dying in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Monitors ain't that expensive. Especially if you use a TV tuner, it'll be less expensive than a TV would be, though it would probably be smaller, due to the obvious intent of being used for text rather than video (does make monitors all pretty-much HD, though, unlike TV's).

Reply to Daily Feature 9 in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote]So, are the signs vague and susceptible to subjective interpretation or are they specific? Which one is it?[/quote] Specific, but they have not all come true yet. One is peace in the Middle East. [quote]Well, he didn't say the exact day or hour. Seriously though, if the signs are becoming "clearer" as you say, how would that not mean you were able to narrow your estimates to a more precise prediction? And if the signs are getting clearer every day, surely a week before th

Daily Feature 20 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Politics or Popularity? I've got complaints about the 2008 election. I haven't heard the slightest on any of the candidate's politics. The only candidate I can root for is John McCain, and more due to the fact that Republicans would be more conservative than the Democrats, as a general rule (he's surely more conservative than Obama or Hillary). The problem is that instead of having political debate, we're getting more of an American Idol s

Reply to Respecting Your Fellow JUs in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]He didn't rape the dog. She wanted it.[/quote] He had to at least made it [B]look[/B] like rape.

Reply to I have a Question. in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

Nah, no real need to be too active, just say some comments that people LOL at. For instance, I believe I got one for [link="https://forums.joeuser.com/310720/page/2/#1741668"]WWW Link[/link] that comment.

A Memorial Day Reminder in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Happy Memorial Day to all. However, it is important to rember that in addition to celebration, there should also be mourning for the soldiers lost at war for our freedom. Therefore, we should all try to write to a soldier today, to tell them that we are thinking about them and the friends they have lost.