Cygnus X-1

nice of you to join us out of the netherworlds of MIT (or wherever you've been)

I love that last one :lol: :lol: heres a more serious one

Rush - Analog Kid [signals] ubber solo here. Many creds to Alex Lifeson

ditto

Good point about the small community thing, however, the same flaw still exists with it. Should someone get greedy/lazy, there the system fails. One person doesnt see the need to work harder because they get the same out of it. Then 2 people see it. Then 20. Then your factory/farm/whatever fails. The end. Or somethign along those lines. Now assuming you could keep it working for more than a generation, that problem would be mostly irradicated due to the edumucation of growing up and living within that society. However...with todays bustle, hype, technology, and all of that, no society is an island anymore. We all work and help fuel a global economy that cannot exist on communism. In fact, it was built upon capitalism.

It will sell a bunch of tickets, because people will want to see it due to the huge fanbase it has built up. Now if its actually good.....well heres hoping :g: :n: / just noticed those theres only 104 smileys to choose from :wink:

Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon [images and Words]

P.O.D - 10 The Mars Volta - 16 Gatsby's American Dream - 8 The Postal Service - 14 Imogen Heap - 2 (hurt) Gnarls Barkley - 2 Styx - 12 George Thoroughgood - 10 Thom Yorke - 10 In Flames - 16 Papa Roach - 14 Zao - 14 AC/DC - 12 Tool - 10 John Williams - 10 Supertramp - 20 (Hall O' Fame)

You dont need a trustworthy news source to make a staement about history that has already been written. Lets assume that what you say is true about there having been zero 'true communist' nations in the 20th century...why is that? If "true communism" really is "better" then why does no one ever put it into practice? Hmm I wonder....why must they resort to "other" communism if the "true" way is the best....o wait a minute here. I smell something fishy...ah there it is. THEY DIDNT THINK IT WOULD WORK. Now way is that....no freedoms....a leash on your income....a tyrannical government with "elections".....well thats enough reasons for me. Now for you, who have grown up in a capitalist society all your life, enjoy the freedom to work where you will, you have internet, clean water, electricity, phone, you go to the school of your choice, you vote for who you want, you watch TV when you want, you read what you want...you have no reason to complain. Thats like winning the lotery and complaining that several million $ isnt enough.

In effect, by your actions (ie blaming problems on capitalism, pointing out hte good of communism, but resenting when BWare labeled you as pro commy) you did refuse to get off the fence. I just dont see why, if you were a staunch supporter of capitalism (you grew up with it, and look at your life. Pretty sweet, eh?) why you would put forth points attempting to defend communism as a better system....

/ that one hurts my head just to read Homer: There's your giraffe, little girl. Ralph Wiggum: I'm a boy. Homer: That's the spirit. Never give up. Homer: Marge? Since I'm not talking to Lisa, would you please ask her to pass me the syrup? Marge: Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa. Lisa: Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product. Bart: You dunkin' your sausages in that syrup homeboy? Homer: Marge, tell Bart I just want to drink a nice glass of syrup like I do every morning. Marge: Tell him yourself, you're ignoring Lisa, not Bart. Homer: Bart, thank your mother for pointing that out. Marge: Homer, you're not not-talking to me and secondly I heard what you said. Homer: Lisa, tell your mother to get off my case. Bart: Uhhh, dad, Lisa's the one you're not talking to. Homer: Bart, go to your room.

Namco - Heaven's Gate [Ace Combat 04] Namco - Farbanti [Ace Combat 04] ShaoQing Fang - Sailor's Courage [North Sea]

P.O.D - 10 The Mars Volta - 16 Gatsby's American Dream - 10 The Postal Service - 14 Imogen Heap - 6 Gnarls Barkley - 8 Queens of the Stone Age - 16 Styx - 12 George Thoroughgood - 10 Thom Yorke - 10 Supertramp - 18 In Flames - 14 Papa Roach - 12 Zao - 12 AC/DC - 12

theres a simpsons movie?! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! son of flying buttress. That is not good. that however, was a good episode

I like the mikl, but the other guy? I mean, we know your sanity took a lunch break nad never came back (alas, it happens to the bulk of mankind) but that is just....odd. At least from my point of view. My 2 cents anywho :wink:

True, but it doest have a lot of room for those who refuse to get off the fence either.... You cant sit there and attack capitalism and yet still reap the benefits of it in rl without wondering about that. The term "elections" doesnt mean a whole lot when the people arent actually free to state anything against anyone else, because they're all "pro-communist" right? SO the point of "elections" is nullified. They are just using it so on paper (and to those delinquients who belive the media) that China is "getting better" when in reality, the people do not have a choice in the matter. If they did, then your "true communist" state ceased to exist before its inception.

C-3PO: Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease. a quote worthy of HK-47, except for the fact that C-3PO said it...

Frank Klepacki - Valves [Tiberian Sun]

But do you not see? Democratic elections would be more along the lines of...oh I dont know,.....a Democratic nation. Now pardon me if I missed one, but when's the last time a Democratic nation had a Communist economy..... Arent election campaigns funded via personal money? So in effect, a communist electoree would be using the money of the state to try and get elected to change the state....doesnt look like it would work to me. Else the people working for the state would not need to be replaced if the nominees (for replacement/election) were going to just do the same thing. As we have seen in the past, a threat to Communism within the system is generaly put down or it "disapears". So I would wonder about the health of those attemping an election campaign within a Communist regeime.

Perhaps. I somewhat agree with you about the hype, BUT I am liking the fact that C&C lives on. Which is enough for me (for now) so long as it isnt butchered.

Medal of Honor isnt that good... My hands used to get sweaty on consoles, but once you learn to loosely grip the controller, they dont anymore. At least thats how it worked for me.

Im guessing that it sounds much better when you're actually there... Rush used to go on "pre-release" tours to play a few things before the album was finished.

Oops, somebody must have missed it when he posted.... :oops: :wink: anywho P.O.D - 12 The Mars Volta - 14 Gatsby's American Dream - 10 The Postal Service - 14 Imogen Heap - 8 Depeche Mode - 8 Gnarls Barkley - 10 Queens of the Stone Age - 14 Slayer - 18 Styx - 12 Boston - 2 George Thoroughgood - 12 Underøath - 18 Supertramp - 16 In Flames - 10

That is something to consider. Although after reading Alphabears statement, Im just about dead from laughter. Those are traits of capitalism and democracy, not "true" communism. R@zor - Im sorry to hear that. But are those traits of capitalism, or lazy/ greedy people, I wonder.....

Whoever was disapointed with TS is a moron. The end. It has been stale for a while, but I am looking foreward to the Nod info. After all, its only a week away....