Gregg Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Sure, if you want to play games. And crash... I would rather buy a real game unit, PlayStation! Computers are for computing, and putting out magazines, like MODEL CARS!!!!! lol This debate will never end. Well, it almost did in Y2K! touche!
Modelmartin Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 and a partridge in a pair tree. Pear, man! Who 's your editor??
Guest Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 It's not always the computer that is at fault. Some of us have to use dialup, and dialup does not like animation.
Terror Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Dial up sucks for stuff like that, all tho it was funny,the runnin truck rite?Dial up is like morris code man.I know,I have to use it.
James Flowers Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 It's not always the computer that is at fault. Some of us have to use dialup, and dialup does not like animation. Believe it or not people there are still parts of this great country where only dial-up is offered. I only have the choice of one high speed service provider here. I hate it. I had to put up with dial-up for four years until I got the high speed offered here. Yes any type of animation just plays heck with the down load time. So please leave it out of your post for the ones using dial-up.
Jon Cole Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Especially animation depicting blood and violence. We get enough of that garbage on the boob tube (family values!) I couldn't care less which fast-food clown it is, we don't need to see graphic images of blood splatters etc. Someone else mentioned they thought it was done to seek attention... I agree wholehartedly.
RodneyBad Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Rodney, that YouTube was great!!!! Thanks! Thought we all needed a good Laugh. I thought this one might be closer tho. "Weird Al" Yankovic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp6eswhgOKk Thanks for a Great Mag too.
FloridaBoy Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 This is a good topic. I would like to add my $.02 since I am an old geezer and a very long time in this hobby, and I think I have earned some right to express and opinion. Just when I think I have seen or been through everything, something new comes up in my personal history of experiences. Although I have several interests, I have never lost model car building as a part of who I am. It has beent there for me through thick and thin, health and sickness, rich and poor. But age and life changes you, not participating in an argument. No one else's opinion has ever changed me after an argument, and I am darn sure it goes for you too. What changes me is experience, trial and error, observation, thinking things through, and since this world changes, I know I am not the same person of one, two, five and ten years ago. I also know that I probably am a little too opinionated, have a little chip on my shoulder, expect too much of myself and others, and often just darn cranky due to old age and/or creative moods. There are some quite talented and creative type people out there in this forum. I am old enough to recognize talent and creativity and hopefully mature enough to recognize that there are a lot more cars out there better than mine. But I build for me, and not to please others, although I like to consider myself somewhat talented. I never try to fall in those self destructive personal modes which a symptom is to criticize others just to elevate myself. I get my share of critics myself being in the mainstream down here for so many years, and I have taken the Bobby Knight stance, "When I am old and dead, and my time has passed, may they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my A$$' With that all aside, I also have some personal character rules when it comes to flames and arguments. First never attack the person just for his opinion. OK to attack or disagree with the opinion, but not to get personally attcking the person's character just for having the idea. That ruins the spirit, affects the hobby as a whole, and is not productive in any way, as it causes agitation and counterproductivity. I also never directly criticize the work, although some model cars out there just sicken me, I keep it to myself. If someone is different than me, say a NASCAR modeler, as I have never had one iota to build one, I sure don't try to bring him over to my side of the fence.....he is a product of his upbringing and environment and I am no God who was appointed to change him. But I get people at every model car gathering that try to convince me to build like they do, think like they think, or sometimes just agree or sympathize with them. I don't. and I sure don't expect people to be convinced by me or my choices. I don't avoid arguments, and take umbrage at personal attacks, just because people disagree with me or me with them. So, I say man up, look at the hobby from a larger perspective, and accept the fact the other person has an opinion, and as long as he doesn't invade my space or attack my character, OK. But to resort to getting into a major flame war, I sometimes fall back and say Hey, this is a hobby and we are all supposed to have fun together. I then let the Nazi's alone and quietly exclude them from my space. Also, it seems just when I get a load of myself in this hobby, I meet someone or see work which humbles and inspires me, and I am not afraid or too proud to compliment his work. But too many of us are way too proud thinking if we pay a compliment we are compromizing ourselves, or subjugating ourselves and we are not. We are improving the hobby, giving out the recognition that we strive for when we display our own work. I've said my piece. As you get older, I learn that i have more grace and tolerance than when I was younger, although I can still get a little feisty, the actual hobby for me now are those late night quiet moments when I am hacking away putting together and redesiginig or assembling a model. What also keeps me going is NOT the negative stuff, although we are all fans of attending fires and love to watch, is the positive stuff. I get truly inspired by the work of many of you guys, the art of Jarius and sometimes even Brad Liesure, real work, old work, new work, Chip Foose, the list is endless. I try to focus on that stuff, as it is what keeps the blood pressure high and ideas rolling out whenever I peek inside a kit. No matter what there will be overzealous jerks in every hobby, and I just smile and think to myself, "Hey I used to be like that....it is only a stage now" and go on with what I do. I will say I can sense the agenda of a person attacking my work to bolster theirs, and that is just rude, and I basically just walk away. I guess these self rules have kept me happy and positive no matter what all these years. And I think like the Eagles sang, "You got to go the Hell before you get to Heaven" and sometimes just when I think I did, something new pops up around the corner. Ken "FloridaBoy" Willaman
Harold Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Dial up sucks for stuff like that, all tho it was funny,the runnin truck rite?Dial up is like morris code man.I know,I have to use it. Morse code. The original binary code.
george 53 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Duhhhh guys anyone REMEMBER the "Golden Rule"???? It STILL APPLIES in THIS day and age!!! Just treat OTHERS as YOU would like to be treated! DON'T flame someone else, UNLESS your READY for a return gesture!!! We ALL have different outlooks due to different expiriences. I'll NEVER build a Nascar kit, I DON'T LIKE Nascar. But I'd NEVER say ANYTHING to someone who LOVES it! Hey, That's THEIR thing, an if it makes 'em happy, well, THAT'S what it's ALL about,ISN'T it?? To bring petty attitudes into our peace and serenity we have here is NO GOOD!!! I STILL don't post pictures, you all know the story, but that don't keep me from enjoying OTHERS hard work! If it's a GREAT build, in MY opinion, I'll tell ya's. If it's a crappy build,in MY opinion, I'll keep my mouth shut, caz who knows, he MAY be a budding TreeHugger or Geezerman, an MY stupid,thoughtless comment MIGHT be all it takes to shut his creative juices down. No thanks. This is SUPPOSED to be a HOBBY!!!! Lives WON'T be lost or created from an unkind word, but wouldn't YOU like it if ALL your model builds were well accepted??? I KNOW I would, an I haven't shown ANYTHING yet! Just remember we're ALL family here, if you CAN'T play nice, just sit there and ENJOY the game!!!!It'll STILL be fun.
FujimiLover Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) Some people like to start fights, some like to end it, others like to sit on the side and watch! I love my Imac computer! 1TB, super fast processor, super large memory, silky smooth playback! Glitch free! I'll never go back to windows. Trying to get a Mactop soon for portability! Harry, my current Ipod has 160GB's and is already full with music, photo's, movies, and three tv shows. I can't wait for a 1TB Ipod! Edited October 7, 2009 by FujimiLover
E St. Kruiser50 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) AS I 'VE GOTTEN OLDER, I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT INTENTIONAL CHOICES OF KINDNESS AND FORGIVENESS, ARE THE LUBRICANTS TO GREASE THE WHEELS OF PERSONAL HAPPINESS AND GREAT FRIENDSHIPS . Edited October 7, 2009 by Treehugger Dave
vizio93 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Some people like to start fights, some like to end it, others like to sit on the side and watch! I love my Imac computer! 1TB, super fast processor, super large memory, silky smooth playback! Glitch free! I'll never go back to windows. Trying to get a Mactop soon for portability! Harry, my current Ipod has 160GB's and is already full with music, photo's, movies, and three tv shows. I can't wait for a 1TB Ipod! Yeah MAC's all the way !!! I've got an Imac also, but i think it has only 500gigs, but it suits me. my itouch only has 8gigs, but i still have a lot of music, pics, and games
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