Kierkegaard

" @MarkWahlberg said:

" Nice find. But how the fuck does satellite imagery find "ancient camel tracks"? That kinda freaks me out, that we can do that now. "

My guess is because it is basically an ancient trade route, so camels were walking on that spot for hundreds of years, so when the route stopped the tracks were kind of hard printed, so they give a different heat signature then the rest of the ground around them since they are slightly lower down in the ground.   Also that is one of the reasons i love the uncharted series. I always feel more connected to the games because i have learned about a lot of the things in the game, although they are obviously exaggerated and a lot is made up, it still makes it much more interesting. Good find TC.   "

" Found this site, thought I'd check it out.  Anyone have any suggestions for a new girl in town? "

" @Kierkegaard said:

" Torture is illegal and ineffectual, but it's been accepted in pop culture as long as it seems justified in the fucked up logic of the narrative. In reality, the ticking time bomb case never happens. In reality, 24 is bullshit. But, in reality, administrations that use torture and basically brag about it are not brought to justice and allowed to write memoirs about it instead, so I can't blame the public for being so open to its inclusion in war.  "

Holy shit, best answer. "

Jimmy Fallon is not very good at moving and shooting. Glad he's repping games, but damn. Also, that gameplay revealed nothing, but I can't wait to see the game a year from now if it's already looking near Uncharted 2 quality. The bit with the shoe getting stuck was neat. 

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It's funny how all of you believe the official story by the government on the news being totally brainwashed like a sheep to their sheppard. It takes something like this to open your eyes that everything the government tells you is a lie. Yet you keep insisting that the official story is the only story, which can easily be manipulated and spinned.

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" @Kierkegaard:  Yeah, but for the OP to say it's a success is also strong. It doesn't do anything meaningful for the user. If it makes money, fine, but I'm not getting why I should care. "

" @Raven_Sword:  What in your mind makes Home any good though? We've seen the stats, and whether or not they are worth anything is up for debate, but what is it that you like about Home that makes it a success? It seems the general agreement here is that it's boring and pointless. If you like it, great, but why? As far as I can tell the only reason it exists is to sell virtual goods. "

" @Raven_Sword: Other examples of the kind of thing Hamz is pointing out is the continued disparity between the PSN stores in europe and the US: want to download and play some classic resident evil games? silent hill? Dino crisis? Well unless you live in Japan or the states you can't. That's after 4 freaking years of resident evil being available on the Japanese store!   You can also look at their really pretty lame strategy with the PSP Go, promising to have digital versions of new UMD releases go up day and date on the PSN store only to miss that mark and being very slow to improve the range of past UMD games available for download.  Personally I can see exactly what Hamz is saying, the things above are things I care (roughly) an infinite amount more than a 3D chat room with bells and whistles and yet Sony doesn't. Bummer. "

" I've logged into home a few times. It's a neat little thing, undeserving of great praise or great hate.   Largely, yeah, it's a fucking marketing approach. Of course it is. Anything anyone has ever given to you for free is a piece of marketing. The only purpose of a free thing is to entice you to eventually buy something. Otherwise, it would have no functional purpose for the company.   This isn't immoral either. Companies are not tricking you; they are showing you something they hope you like so you buy other things you may also like. It's logical.   Home has some fun stuff in there. There's hundreds of game spaces, most with little mini-games. It's basically like a giant website where you walk around, play decent flash games, maybe chat, and leave. Some things like the Buzz Quizshow game are legitimately fun. Some aren't so inspired. But, it's not a bad way to kill some time.   Has it succeeded in changing the face of gaming or any other hyperbolic claims? Fuck no. No console has ever lived up to the expectations set at any press conference. But, it's not a bad time, and it makes Sony money, so what's there to worry about? "