I disagree after I saw how India was treated, they're just NOW slowly changing their policies after British rule after a hundred years or so of freedom. Granted, the U.S. hasn't been good, either, Afghanistan/Iraq coming to mind recently. I remember reading about the "The Mantle of Responsibility", wiki it under Halo, you'll understand what I mean. It's a fascinating read, though it's a galaxy wide scale, it's about whose responsibility it is to protect all the different species and races of the galaxy in simple terms. It talks about what happens if you protect planets and/or countries under this term. The reason why the U.S. and Britain grew like it did was because they mostly faced their own threats alone without protection of others. This has been going on since the beginning of at least the Revolution, granted, the French and Russians joined later in the war, but it took our fighting and tactics to get them to join. The best ideas comes from under pressure, Take World War II, I mentioned before about Truman being a cowboy wanting to "stick it to the Russians" in a different thread. But another reason for this is because Japan was a huge threat to the U.S. soldiers. They didn't believe in surrendering, or depending on the story you hear, they believed the U.S. would brutalize their soldiers and villages. There was worry that it would kill millions of soldiers, and/or a lot of the population of Japan. Not including the fact that Russia would help in the invasion, despite them being allies, there was worry about the "Red threat" even then. So they developed the atomic bomb, did it work? Yes, was it the best way to solve the problem? In hindsight, maybe... But also it brought on the biggest changes to the U.S. It JUMPED us far ahead and from there, in 60-70 years, how far have we come from the bomb dropping and the Cold War right afterwards? But look at the opposite, with Africa, tons of influence from around the world there and see what has happened to that continent? It's a huge balancing act, does it mean we should interfere with Syria? Maybe, maybe not. Granted, the power of the press can do powerful images in your mind. If it wasn't for the press, Nixon wouldn't have been voted in because he promised to end a war people were rioting over because of what they were watching every day in their homes. If it wasn't for the press, there would be African Americans still in different schools and restaurants most likely. If it wasn't for the press, we wouldn't be discussing this right now. The reason why people react is because of what they see, if someone sees a kid throwing a stone at a bird, they would react. If they see the birds playing in a water fountain and a kid watching, they'd have most likely a different reaction. Some subjects, different reaction, the press plays unto that and finds our best reaction. Congress most likely wouldn't be reacting as much if the press didn't play such a huge role in what happened in Syria, along with the public's reaction, look at the U.K. and their reaction to the Prime Minister offering help, is it good that we know what's going on and we're trying to find a way to help them and/or refuse to? I don't know, it depends on your point of view.
It's better than the alternative of killing them all, in my opinion. I pray they find the children soon, keep us updated.
That was around the time the trolls showed up. I came on to find 21 pages of pretty much bad things posted on the spam zone. One S. Mod was on at...
****ing hell... I forgot about that, such a dumbass. Does anyone know where the Channel change is on a NetGear control panel? I can't seem to find it.
Actually, I am a huge female gamer who owned most of the popular consoles one time or another. I still own my Genesis and used to have an SNES. I use other ways of playing the games now than I used to. But I always kept an eye out for a new system that I wanted. I even helped families get their own consoles and games for their children because of what I knew. So it doesn't go to all females.
You actually remind me, Anixe, of a controversy I heard when Tomb Raider was coming out. The scene where Laura Croft was going to be well, if you seen the scene and/or the controversy, you know what I'm talking about. And the Director said something like: "The only way women get to be like Laura Croft is through experiences like this. To be a strong, fighting female." Or something like that. The outrage and backlash over his comments was terrible to the point where they brought in a female developer and she spoke about how she based Laura Croft on her own persona. Whether she was telling the truth, I don't know, but it shows a lot of not only the gaming community, but society itself. It's interesting, though... I have rarely seen a gamer do Lets Plays except herroyalmajesty who does old games Lets Plays, mostly female related games. While I see a lot of males doing countdowns, Lets Plays, commentary, reviews, etc... Even That Guy With the Glasses has very few females who do video game reviews. Granted, some do, but not nearly as many as men. The whole gaming industry seems the hardest for women to get into and the hardest to shake the prejudices and stereotypes that are aimed towards them. It's only the last few years I've seen women selling games at gaming stores. It's not just through the developers and publishers, it's through the whole industry. A comment about JRPG's, and I hear it A LOT from Spooney especially when it comes to Final Fantasy. Women are severely degraded in their games, most girls, (yes, girls) are put into very skimpy costumes, and have decorations i.e. from Final FAntasy XIII: Tattoos, put on their upper thigh which is of course, shown to the audience. Or Final Fantasy X and Riku. Enough said. NC does bring up a good point when it comes to that in his Sailor Moon review about Japanese culture and women, especially when it comes to kids 13 years old and up. It seems like it's everywhere and the gamers, the ones like me and other ones, not the ones who just want to say: "Hey, I can play World of Warcraft." Or: "Hey, look at me, I have a controller." Or the best one: "Hey, I am in the skimpiest outfit and I can murder you in one shot." Which one of my friends when I brought up women gamers mentioned there's a whole group of these girls in a game he plays and that's what they do exactly. It's hard for people to accept there's just women gamers out there like men gamers who play games at the same level and have fun doing so and maybe even make a career out of it.
That means if there's any computers connected directly to your modem, aka: The device that brings you your Internet from your Internet Service Provider, or the device (router) that allows you to get wireless connection, there are cables that you can connect directly to your computer with some modems. Which is the fastest way to get the Internet, from what I heard. Routers range from 25 to a hundred bucks, depending on the router. Modems go for more, usually from what I remember. I also did a live stream on my router which I connected directly to it for several hours without any problems. So I know it most likely is a wireless problem.
I used Belkin, but the biggest problem I had it died every two years. The last one I had died in a year and a half. Hence the reason why I switched to NetGear, glad to hear it's not me. Btw... You can get your own modem. That's what happened to me with my own modem when there was massive problems with the company because of a merger and the old one crashed. They refused to get me a new one and the one they gave me never worked properly. So I went and bought myself a router and modem.
I actually got the same Router and am running into the same problems. As for why I don't use a direct cable, I use it in my room while my modem is downstairs and I use it upstairs in my room which is good only with a 30 foot ethernet cable because of the way the house is made, I don't have good signals anywhere else except a small area of the kitchen and I like being in my room.
I remember I beat Ark trying to get past Marluxia. He spent two years trying to get past him, and it took me two tries. Same with .hack and one of the villains. His smiley was classic, and so was his reaction when it took him five minutes to reply. Granted, I am not an expert at gaming, though I consider myself a semi-hardcore gamer who plays when I want to and can. I spent most of high school between homework and school to get through the dungeons of Link to the Past and Orcarina of Time. 19 deaths to get through that final dungeon of Link to the Past. The programmers were nice enough to give you a counter. >< Anyway, back on topic, I had a brother who excelled at games, far better than I was, but gave up a short time later while I competed for play time and continued to play games. I still manage to play on even ground with men on Halo in most occasions, just don't give me a sniper. I just think women who do put themselves on a pedestal make it worse for the hardcore women gamers. Though it is slowly changing for women who are playing games and stereotypes. It's easier for me to sit down and play games with the guys and talk about games than it used to be.
I was in high school when I heard about this book. A teacher was reading it to her class and one of my friends at the time did a report on the book after listening to her reading it. I am a huge history buff so I special ordered it at a bookstore and picked it up. Despite it being graphic, it shows a side of history rarely covered in textbooks. The author: A college professor who spent several years researching the book, went through 13 high school history books and made a book on what actually happened in various parts of history. Covering from Columbus finding America, to the dropping of the atomic bombs and later, it brings out the sides of history that is rarely covered in school. Facts about Lincoln being at least neutral to even pro slavery during the Civil War until later in the war, facts about Helen Keller supporting Communism, facts about Woodrow Wilson being extremely anti-feminist and so much more. I recommend it to anyone who's a history buff. I do warn you: It is a brutal read a few of the times, but it is also fascinating and great for anyone who loves history. Anyone else read it?
They e-mailed us asking how our service was, twice. And they used her name. I think it was because I applied for a scooter once and they made me give my e-mail. Then they realized I was the same person with my mom to get her car fixed.
I actually played a lot of Final Fantasy before I played Kingdom Hearts. I started playing Kingdom Hearts a few months before the Kingdom Hearts II release. So I knew and recognized practically all the characters that were in it.
My mom went to a garage recently to get her car worked on, I don't give out my e-mail address to anyone because I don't want to get more junk mail. I also never wrote down my real name, which is common, but hard to spell because of the way it's put differently than most. I have gotten two e-mails from the garage with no reason why they have it. I also spoke to my mom and she says she never gave it out nor would ever because she knows how I feel about this. She also is not so good with computers and probably can't give out my address without asking me what it is anyway. Does anyone know how they're getting my e-mail? I am getting irritated by it, especially since this time the service was terrible because their kid took a joyride in our car.
Alright, I will face one at each paragraph: 1) A lot of people have changed their names to leave more of an impact. A lot of actors use false names for the same reason or they seem too foreign to bode well with the audience. It's not that big a deal, it happens a lot for the same reasons. 2) Eh... Even if it's true, the way he spoke it still rang powerfully in the minds of a lot of people. He was a powerful speaker and leader who knew how to stir a crowd and bring people to help his cause despite all the brutality they were facing. I compare him to Adolf Hitler and the way he spoke, how he always had a huge crowd in front of him and had the same powerful voice. Not saying Martin Luther King isn't like Hitler morality wise, but he had the same powerful way of speaking. Just think if he did, what would've happened. Malcolm X is a prime example, though he was a great leader in himself, and he changed after joining the Muslim religion. Another point in this is: He never was going to say that speech. It was in a dedication to him a few days ago. He was actually PREACHING about sins and other religion based things. Then someone hollered in the audience: "Tell us the dream." Or something to that effect, and he made that famous speech without finishing his original speech or trying to use it. He actually came from an African American church where if you don't participate, they think that they're doing something wrong, my mom went to a few herself. 3) You do know Helen Keller was also under surveillance because she was pro communist? That's the reason why it's so censored after her early years because she was very pro Communist. It was in one of my favorite books: "Lies My Teacher Told Me" where a historian looks at 13 different history books and writes down the full story of what happened behind the scenes. Communist doesn't mean Mother Russia and bombs, in a simple sense, Communist is a utilitarian state where everyone is equal and has the same foods and rights as everyone else. But it was twisted due to the people who ran the country. 4) You do know that every president except Nixon and I think Lincoln has had an affair in office. Nixon didn't because of his beliefs. (Yes, I see the irony of that.) Lincoln I can't remember why. Bill Clinton wasn't a big deal in the moral side because he wasn't the first nor last president to have an affair in office. Do we see them differently for their affairs? Do we see FDR, one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century differently because he had affairs? Do we see Woodrow Wilson, the men who stopped the first World War and tried to start the UN, yes, the United Nations, differently because he did that? John F. Kennedy hated African Americans and wanted to keep them as they are, but he is considered one of the best heroes of the country for his work against Communism and the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was Lyndon B. Johnson who pushed for that bill to be passed to have the Civil Rights Act, Wilson hated women and never wanted to give them rights, does that make his impact in the world any less than what it is today? Lincoln was pro slavery until way later in the war, the whole Civil War happened because of states rights, not because of freeing the slaves. Does that make his work any less of an impact? Truman outright was a cowboy who dropped two atomic bombs on Japan and killed 100,000 people in total, and lets not forget that there was radiation poisoning that killed tens of thousands of people for years later and the injuries that happened to the people who lived, he HATED the Japanese and wanted to show Russia what they had, he BRAGGED about it in meetings with them. Does that make him less of a hero than what he did and what happened after the war to establish peace? Everyone has skeletons in the closet, everyone has dark sides that they try to keep covered. It's a part of life, does it affect what they had done to make life better for people? No, it doesn't.
I was surprised this wasn't posted yet... Fifty years and two days ago, millions of people, of many races, many genders, and many backgrounds and cultures. Walked down Washington to protest the way African Americans were being treated. One of the most famous, influential people in my eyes made one of the most famous speeches there right in front of the man who freed all the African Americans, the Lincoln Memorial, about having a dream, a dream where a white and a black would sit at a table together and not worry about nationality. Despite the backlash, despite them facing vicious police dogs, firehoses that were turned on them that ripped bark off the trees they tried to protect themselves behind, despite arrests and beatings, they peacefully went on to the point where they were voted in for the same rights on the Civil Rights Act was passed. I said, five years ago when Obama became president, it was a monumental moment. Not because it was a democrat, not because the republicans lost, it was because it was a moment I believe would go down in history as the proudest moment for the United States so far. It was the first time an African American president, or any president mind you, of a different race other than white, was voted in. We have made long strides since that famous speech, and we still have a long way to go for now: I would like to listen, and remember, no matter what, where we came from, and how far we have to go. To remember this powerful moment.
I agree with you on how you feel, Roxam... And yes, I will go into a rant, I apologize, but I am angry about the situation also. The main worry about me and the U.S. is that we went into a war in Iraq we shouldn't have gone into. Yes, I say it right now, I hate the war in Iraq and I think it was stupid. Especially since the main reason we went in is bullfingshit. I know people disagree, but there was NO REASON to go into that war. That country has destroyed us like it did Vietnam. If you look at a comparison, it's the same exact thing, people protesting, people arguing for the war, years and years and years of fighting, TEN FING YEARS of fighting with nothing accomplished and yes, we got Suddam, but how much have we screwed up that country? How many civilians have we killed? How many people have we brutally tortured? Vietnam was the same thing. How did that end? Nixon yanked the troops out of there in a VERY short time span and people were brutally murdered because of it. Look at a picture of the troops departing from Vietnam and it'll make you sick to your stomach, I bet you anything. I saw a movie of it once when I was in high school. The reason I'm against war is because right now, our troops are exhausted, there's few people signing up because they watch the news and they don't want to be shipped overseas and have their legs blown off. They don't want to suffer through all the **** our troops are going through EVERY DAY over there. They don't want to end up killing civilians in cold blood. The lack of troops didn't start yesterday, it started years ago and it's still a big problem. There's troops that were fighting over there that were sixty years old and with heart problems. There were kids over there that have been there for three years and most likely longer without setting foot in the U.S. We can't officially start another war, we don't have the resources or the support to do so. The British were PISSED about what happened in Iraq. They're refusing to help us one bit, France is reluctant, I don't blame them. I know I don't go into politics, I hate talking politics and I know people will go out and kill me for saying this: But Bush ****ed up. He ****ed up big time with the Iraq war. After 9/11 he got it through his head that people would help him invade Iraq and our allies got mad at him for being so arrogant about it. This is one of the reasons why our ally countries hate us now is because of Iraq and Bush's fumbling with how he treated international relations. Yes, we fought in wars this big before, but if you look at our allies, OFFICIALLY our allies during that time. World War II, we had Russia, Britain, China, and hundreds of other countries. One of the biggest wars in the 19th century, covering two to three different places in the world, we managed because we had millions of troops helping us from all over the world, we could spread ourselves that far because we had the resources to do so without worries. We also had the support of the civilians of the U.S. behind us. We don't have that anymore, we don't have the resources that we had during that war and the support of that war. If we did, yes, I would be the first person to say: "Lets go fight. Lets go save those people." Because I know it's the right thing to do, I still want to do it. But at the same time, I find myself worrying about what would happen if we do. What would happen to the U.S., what would happen to the world. And it breaks my heart saying it.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/30/world/europe/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_bn3 I was at the supermarket today eating lunch in the cafe they have there when I noticed the news. Apparently there was a second chemical attack (reportedly an hour ago) that happened in Syria. Over 1,400 people are dead from last week, and this week they seemed to have hit a middle school without warning or alarm. This is just such a tragedy, it killed me when I saw this. I can't even put into words how I feel or what else to say. I do know a war seems to not be starting over this from what I've heard. I have mixed feelings about this. I don't want another war, but also, I heard the news talking about the other dictator countries: North Korea, Iran... That are going to be watching this, but without support, I don't see us jumping in is going to do to help our own country. Which is sad in itself. My thoughts and prayers go to the families and their victims.
Actually, a lot of kids learn how to drive from their parents younger than the legal age. My dad taught my bro how to drive when he was eight and even drove us home once down the street. (Yeah, my dad's also insane, I know.) There's also a lot of places where I live where you learn how to drive at a young age to help out at the farm. You drive around on the property to help take care of it. I'm not saying this is the case, hell there was a kid a short time ago who knew how to pull over on a freeway when his grandmother had a heart attack. Kids know how to drive now younger and younger, it's a fact of life. Though it doesn't make this less tragic. My condolences to the family.
I think one of the problems is for a long time, it was a "boys" hobby, girls were few and exclusive. I remember I was popular at EB and Gamestop because of my vast knowledge of games and being able to chat with the clerks there about games coming out or are available. Even today some clerks are surprised about how much I know and how much I'm willing to chat with them on a slow time. It is changing, granted... There are women getting into gaming a lot more than when I was growing up. Hell, my best friend thought the best time you could have in Orcarina of Time was riding Epona around the field and that's it when I was dungeon diving into the deepest pits to fix Hyrule. I really don't understand it either, I grew to ignore it until it slowly changed. Hell, one of the original goals of Pac Man and Miss Pac Man was to get girls interested in gaming. I hope it changes, even today, I see it happening a lot, even with the media. Especially with a place like Roosterteeth where a mostly male group dictates that women act this way online. If you ever see the characters beyond Blood Gulch and Sister, you see what I mean. Outside of original Tex and CT, I have not seen one female character I like on the show, sadly. And ones I do like fall apart into one of their stereotypes.
