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Maybe they can get around mir or maybe they can use mint which deviates from ubuntu a bit more to get it to work, either merging with mint or just making some hybrid between the two.
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With Canonical's planned adoption of their in-house Mir Display Server over the next year rather than using an X.Org Server or Wayland, derivatives such as KDE-based Kubuntu continue to fear the change and what exactly the options will be...
Maybe they can get around mir or maybe they can use mint which deviates from ubuntu a bit more to get it to work, either merging with mint or just making some hybrid between the two.
Just go with Wayland.
My vote is for the whole Kubuntu team effort focusing on keeping Netrunner as the only distribution by Blue Systems. Making Netrunner derived directly from Debian instead of Ubuntu, and use Wayland. BlueSystems could provide the equipment/infrastructure for packaging and for repositories.
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Yeah, my guess is that one of the derivatives (maybe mint) will go to the work of adding Wayland in. Then all the other ubuntu derivatives can just derive from Mint, or whatever distro ends up doing that.
Unless it's simple enough that they can all just easily add in Wayland support, in which case there's nothing to worry about.
If no one is able to add Wayland support in, then someone will probably do the reverse and take Debian and add in most of what Ubuntu currently does, and again the current Ubuntu derivatives could base off that one.
Xorg and Wayland PPAs already exist. How hard can it be to add one or the other to Kubuntu? Admittedly the PPAs are not official and lack resources, but they seem to do a pretty good job of keeping up. The Debian stacks should also be an option if there is no Ubuntu stack to conflict with - A Debian Xorg PPA anyone?
I can't see why Mir specific patches aren't an option for KWin and Kubuntu.
Sure, the KWin project may be unreasonable in refusing to upstream Mir patches, but they could still make it run on that platform unofficially.
If there's any positive end I see to Mir, is that it will kill off a massive % of all the stupid and unnecessary ubuntu-based derivatives. Not to say that the core derivatives (lubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu, etc) are stupid, but clearly canonical isn't part of the community anymore. They still contribute their own software to the community, which is nice, but they don't want to be apart of the rest of the community in any way. I don't see this as a problem, because Ubuntu is kind of heading into own category at this point, much like android.


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La Toya Jackson may have a childlike voice when she speaks, but the words that flow from her mouth as she describes her turbulent life as a member of one of the world's most famous entertainment families are anything but childish.
In her new book "Starting Over," the 55 year old shares more than a few salacious details about her life as a Jackson. From the iconic singing group that made the family a household name to the father she once accused of physical abuse to the tragic death of her beloved younger brother, Michael, Jackson attempts to set the record straight on the controversial, outlandish and sometimes damaging comments and behavior that plagued her past—while defending the somewhat dysfunctional family she now clings to steadfastly.
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"I started writing this book before Michael passed because I've wanted to start my life over for a while now," she says. "I had to, because there were a lot of things I didn't like about where I was and I knew I had to change them. Like a lot of women, I had to make the decision to do whatever it took to get to a different place."
As with her brother, Michael, and younger sister, Janet, the majority of La Toya's life has been an open book for anyone even vaguely paying attention. Decades before the onslaught of weekly gossip magazines, blogs and entertainment websites appeared, the trials and tribulations of the most famous African-American family from Gary, Indiana, never seemed far from the evening news.
While she didn't attain even half the megasuccess her two younger siblings enjoyed, La Toya did manage to make a modest mark on the entertainment world with regular appearances on her famous brother's television variety show in the 1970s and by singing backup for Michael on the bestselling album of all time, Thriller. She would later release a few solo albums of her own that featured Michael on background vocals and offered the music charts minor hits like "The Heart Doesn't Lie," and "If You Feel The Funk."
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As Michael's star continued to shine ever so brightly during the '80s and early '90s, Latoya, with her signature braided headband, appeared content to hover in the background, comfortable with OK but not remarkable record sales and happy with budding romances with the likes of Prince, and Diana Ross' brother, Chico.
Joe Jackson didn't share her feelings, and in 1987 the Jackson patriarch hired Jack Gordon to co-manage and jumpstart his daughter's lukewarm career. It was downhill from there, according to the singer.
"Those were some of the darkest days in my life," remembers La Toya. "I was a prisoner. He took my passport on one out-of-country trip, and I couldn't escape from his control or his abuse for years. I was afraid for my life almost all the time. No one should have to live that and I know so many people do."
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Jackson holds little back as she recounts in Starting Over the brutal beatings she says Gordon regularly inflicted on her at a whim. Black eyes, swollen lips and other cuts and bruises on her body were the norm when she looked at herself in the mirror, the singer claims—so she stopped looking. Brain-washed and beaten down, Jackson says, she followed every instruction Gordon gave her, no matter how humiliating or degrading, allegedly to avoid being brutalized again.
La Toya says those instructions from Gordon—who at one point called the abuse of the singer "self-defense"—often included acts that were polar-opposite to everything the long-time Jehovah's Witness believed in. Among them was posing topless for Playboy magazine in 1989. Her photo spread became one of the most popular in the magazine's history, selling 8 million copies at the time and turning her into an overnight sex symbol.
While some might argue that, at least for a time, Gordon's less-than-conservative methods gave Jackson the popularity bump her father desired, she says that hidden from the public and even from her family, was Gordon' s deep desire to destroy both her family and the relationship she had with them.
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"He wouldn't allow me to see them or talk to them at all and if I left him—he threatened to kill Michael and Janet," says La Toya. "My family knew something was wrong, but they couldn't know how bad it was because I couldn't tell them."
After what she calls a forced marriage to Gordon in 1989, Jackson released the controversial autobiography La Toya: Growing Up In the Jackson Family, a particularly vicious account of her childhood as well as a crucifying portrait of Joe Jackson as a child abuser. She says she now regrets making such accusations, even though both Janet and Michael subsequently offered similar accounts of their demanding father.
"I was young then and had a lot of people in my life that didn't need to be there," says La Toya. "So l lashed out at my father, both of my parents really, because of things other people said. Failing to understand that my parents did the best they could for us. They were the best parents they could be to us and that's all you can ask."
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Still, the accusations against her father would not have the lasting impact of the allegations she later made about Michael in the midst of his first sex abuse trial in 1993. In a press conference Gordon—who died of cancer in 2005—arranged in Tel Aviv, La Toya read a statement claiming to believe the charges against her brother, and added that she had proof she would disclose at a later date for a fee. She never did.
"My family and Michael knew that that wasn't really me talking," La Toya says. "I never believed for a minute my brother was guilty of anything like that. When I spoke to Michael about it years later, he told me he knew it wasn't me saying those things. I didn't even have to explain it to him—he wouldn't let me. You have to know how good that made me feel. He always knew it wasn't true."
Still, La Toya can't help but wish she could have done much more for her superstar brother, who she says feared for his life many years before his actual death from acute Propofol intoxication at age 50 in 2009.
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"He always said he was going to be murdered," remembers La Toya. "Not just before he died, but years before he died. He always said someone was going to kill him."
She admits that initially she didn't believe her brother's claims and dismissed them for a time.
"I honestly didn't believe what he was saying because it didn't make sense," she says. "He didn't know or wouldn't say exactly who was going to do it, and I couldn't tell if it were a feeling or something more. So I didn't know what to do. I mean what do you do when someone says that to you?"
In the new book, the singer describes hearing news of Michael's death and immediately remembering his eerie warning to her about his future. "I just kept hearing his voice and those words over and over again. It sent a chill up my body."
She also reveals the chaotic scene at his house the day he died and the alleged disappearance of millions of dollars he kept at home at all times. Michael Jackson's death was later ruled a homicide.
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Many have speculated that Michael Jackson never would have completed the grueling 50-concert stand in London that he'd committed to. La Toya agrees he would not have—and maintains that he was not well. She says his health was intentionally lied about to the insurance companies—so others around him could make money.
This weekend, Jackson will be "Auntie La Toya" and spend time with Michael's three children and other Jackson family members as they mark the second anniversary of Michael's death. The children live with their grandmother, Katherine Jackson.
"The children are doing so well," says La Toya. "Michael put masks on them to protect them and to keep them safe from anyone who wanted to hurt him. He's gone now. The first thing my mother did was say to them, Today we're unmasking you. Today the masks come off."
La Toya says she's getting to do something her late brother wanted more than anything else.
"I'm getting the chance to start my life over and Michael so wanted to do that too," she says. "He never wanted to sing or perform again. He just wanted to direct films, television and videos. He was going to do what he wanted finally after this tour ended. He was going to get out of the spotlight completely and do his own thing. He just never had the chance."
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Unfortunately, Rigglemans future is tied directly by how well McCatty handles the pitching staff, starters in particular.
- Knoxville Nat - Feb 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM
NatsJack makes a good point regarding McCatty and Riggleman. I know McCatty was brought up from Syracuse when Randy St. Claire was let go but whose decision is it to retain him from year to year? Is that a Rizzo decision or does Riggleman make that call?
- The Joker - Feb 22, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Expectations shouldn't be raised all too much. Expect Riggleman to be on vacation by August rather than watching the Nats get stomped by the Phillies, Marlins, Braves and Mets.
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Here's a question. How long do we go with Riggs if the Nats start 3-15?
- N. Cognito - Feb 22, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Anonymous said… "Here's a question. How long do we go with Riggs if the Nats start 3-15?"I've got $10 saying the Nats start 3-31. Any takers.
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:04 PM
N. Cognito…. Make it $100 and your on.
- Suicide Squeeze - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:05 PM
I'll take that bet every day and twice today.
- Knoxville Nat - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:12 PM
I'll take your $10 or your $100 if your willing.Better question, what record do you think the Nats have to have in order for the club to pick up Riggs option for 2012? I'm saying 75 wins will do it.
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:20 PM
N. Cognito is making an Opening Day pun, hoping to catch people who are not quite dumb enough to bet on Teddy in the Presidents Race. Pay up, Knoxville Nat, NatsJack and Suicide Squeeze. But cheer up, N. Cognito. JayB is still out there, and even after reading this he'll probably go in on your bet.
- N. Cognito - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:25 PM
The Nats will also finish the regular season 9-28.Wink
- DFL - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Mr. Cognito, the Nats have a good chance of winning first pick for the third time in four years. Huzzah!
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:32 PM
On record pre-pre-season prediction for NATS79 – 83Will upgrade or downgrade day before season if warrantedUNTERP
- Steve M. - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Mark Zuckerman said…That's not the kind of message Riggleman probably felt was appropriate one year ago, when the Nationals were coming off a 59-win season and still had some significant holes around the diamond.The team has to believe in themselves and take responsibility for their own performance. I think around the beginning of May 2010 the expectations should have been high being 5 games over .500 even after Zim had his hamstring problems and Marquis was headed to the DL with the elbow problems.The problem was the pitching was then exposed and Pudge fell into a slump and the clutch hitting disappeared and they fell apart.This year they are coming off of a 69-win season and have spent a lot of money to to help the team balance and the question becomes pitching so expectations are one thing but reality is another unless someone from within jumps out of their previous self and becomes the surprise Zach Greinke or Cliff Lee. This team has to be a 73 win team at the very least and realistically I can't see more than 85 wins at the most given any scenario.So what does it really mean that Riggleman wants expectations raised. It should be each player meeting or exceeding set expectations and doing their job. Ian Desmond for instance has to show defensive improvement with no more than __ amount of errors. Nyjer Morgan should maintain a steal % of at least ___% and so on.Make the targets objective and write them down player by player. Jim, try something new, it may work as accountability is how all great businesses are successful.
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:41 PM
How many of you would like to read a blog where people publicly speculate on how long you will keep your jobs? I'm guessing none of you will sign up for that. Let's talk about the team in ST. We can evaluate the manager's performance during the season when there is a record to evaluate. That's just me thinking out loud.fpcsteve
- N. Cognito - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:49 PM
DFL said… "Mr. Cognito, the Nats have a good chance of winning first pick for the third time in four years. Huzzah!"I don't believe so, but don't let my opinion dampen your hopes.
- Noirelune - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:49 PM
And what will happen if the Nats start with 15-3?With the talents they have in their lineup, and because Lannan and Marquis will be far better than last year, and because JZ will be there at the beginning of the season and because they improved their 4th and 5th starting pitchers spots, they are already far better than last year.Be positive. Smile. Baseball is funMeanwhile, les Marlins and the Mets dit not improve. So, we'll battle for the third place.
- MIcheleS - Feb 22, 2011 at 4:56 PM
My hope is for 79 wins, realistically, I think we can expect 73 wins. There are two many "What Ifs" to get all crazy on the expectations.. Let's set semi-low expectations and be suprised when/if they exceed them!
- Les in NC - Feb 22, 2011 at 5:11 PM
I got upset that N. Cog would go so far as to say our team wasn't any better than starting 3-31!! So upset, I had to print out the years schedule and predict how (I thought)our first month of games might go!Thanks to the Anon tipper, I would have lost my money too! Anyways, my prediction for the first month (regardless if we start 3-31 or not) is somewhere around 12-14.
- PAY TO PLAY - Feb 22, 2011 at 5:21 PM
This team has to turn its fortunes on the Florida Marlins. I think you lose a few more to the Phillies and need to pick up a bunch on the Marlins and then beat the teams you should beat.The best PR for this team is winning. They can increase the fanbase by destroying the Orioles this year as that O's fanbase is ready to crumble like they were when the Colts skipped town!
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 5:29 PM
How many of you would like to read a blog where people publicly speculate on how long you will keep your jobs? Hmmm, so what about Morgan? He has plenty of guys who are now vying for his job? Doesn't he? People are ready to throw Yunesky Maya under the bus and boy how about Wang?Look fpcsteve, who got promoted to Syracuse in the offseason? Randy Knorr. He will likely finish up Norris' education in the minors. I am wondering if he might be "promoted" again should Riggleman falter as he historically has in the past? More than anyone else Riggleman needs to meet or exceed expectations. Period.
- John C. - Feb 22, 2011 at 6:20 PM
I'm also in for N. Cognito's bet – I say let's have Mark Z hold the stakes. Heck, I'll even give N.Cog some leeway – if the Nats go worse than 3-31, I'll declare him the winner even though he would be off. How about it, Mark – when the Nats get their 4th win of the season or their 31st loss, whichever comes first, you make the payout accordingly. We'll call it the N.Cognito sweepstakes! But let's just say I need to see the color of his/her money before I go all in.John C.
- N. Cognito - Feb 22, 2011 at 6:25 PM
One born every minute.:^)
- NatsNut - Feb 22, 2011 at 6:27 PM
No offense Mark, but I highly doubt Riggleman's contract status is such a big factor in a manager's speech on the first day of spring training. Yea, he needs to win, but so does every manager.Sheesh. There's already a death watch on the guy and it's THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING TRAINING. C'mon, let's don't beat THAT point to a bloody pulp too.
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 6:28 PM
I'm just saying that it sounds like some posters are holding Riggleman to a higher standard than they have for themselves. When is the last time you (or anyone you know) said, "I need to be fired if I don't pick it up soon"? Be good or be gone? What number is "good"? What number is "be gone?" I'm just saying that evaluating Riggleman's record makes more sense when he has actually managed some games this season. At this point the roster isn't even set.fpcsteve
- Anonymous - Feb 22, 2011 at 6:38 PM
"I need to be fired if I don't pick it up soon"? Be good or be gone? What number is "good"? What number is "be gone?" In today's world? fpcSteve it happens every single friggin' day and it would be height of naivete to think otherwise. Except most do not make Jim Riggleman's salary now do they? Heck yes, the first day of Spring Training is a good time to discuss it NatsNut? Else why would every beat reporter (including gad-about-gaddis Ladson) ask Rizzo about it the first day of Spring Training? Huh?So, what is it you are saying about them now NatsNut?
- Honus Wagner III - Feb 22, 2011 at 7:13 PM
I see a rough start for the Nats in March and April. The Braves will take two of three at Nats Park to open. The Marlins and Mets will take two of three during the first Nats road trip. The Phils and Brewers will win two of three at Nats Park. The Cards will sweep three in St. Louis. In Pittsburgh, the Pirates will win two of three. The Nats will return home to win their first series against the Mets, winning two of three. The Giants will win the last two games of April in Washington. That's a 8-18 start folks.
- John C. - Feb 22, 2011 at 7:33 PM
To all the preseason prognosticators (positive and negative in their view of the Nationals in 2011): HAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAH. Seriously. What a waste of time and effort. Every year there will be teams with great expectations that struggle out of the gate, and teams with no expectations (like the Nationals) that do surprisingly well in the early going – most of which eventually come back down to Earth. None of us (myself included) knows what is going to happen. That, after all, is why they play the games. MLB teams have had maybe one full squad workout, no one has even played a college exhibition game yet, and we're being told exactly what will transpire over the first month (or even two). Even Biff Tannen's encyclopedia ran out in 1985. And anyone else telling you what will happen in the future is just an internet monkey throwing their stuff at the wall.
- sparky - Feb 22, 2011 at 8:09 PM
Honus, I'd like to go to the April game against Philly that we win. Which one of the three will it be? Thanks in advance.
- Souldrummer - Feb 22, 2011 at 8:27 PM
If Riggleman can get the Nats to start 4-1 I believe Rizzo will realize his amazing powers and his job will be safe.
- Souldrummer - Feb 22, 2011 at 8:31 PM
@N. CognitoThere's two old guys from an old beer commercial toasting you. Swiped.
- Sec 3, My Sofa - Feb 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM
I bet you could have said they'd start 3-31-11, and still gotten takers.


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Posted 11 September 2008 - 10:46 PM
Posted 11 September 2008 - 10:53 PM
ARROW, on Sep 11 2008, 04:34 PM, said:
So who read that as "easy access to the same exact versions or slight repaints of the same exact characters over and over and over and over and over and over..."?
As for the people who are just 'getting into the line', they can EASILY find a Duke or a Storm Shadow, or any other 'main character'. If not, wait a few months and one will show up with a slightly different paint job, or in a comic pack, or in one of the other cash-grab re-uses that Hasbro likes to subject this line to. In fact, all five of the previewed figures ARE either in currently stocked/shipping merchandise, or coming up soon.
"But it's not the same version!" you cry. That's a whole different animal. This argument takes kids out of the equation, as kids generally don't care what version of a given character they have, as long as they HAVE the character. In fact, kids often want the newest version of a character... but 'new version' is entirely relative in this line. It also carries the implication that those 'just getting in' will be either be going the completist route, in which case these won't do anyway, or they MUST have these specific versions of the characters, which is yet another mixed bag of debate.
At what point, after a dozen versions of Duke, can Hasbro stop making the first version? Shouldn't they rightfully hit a point where they say "Look, sorry you missed out. Them's the breaks. Go buy Omega Force Duke." Why, with several versions of Storm Shadow readily available, should Hasbro feel that they have to put out yet another one, regardless of which version it is? Why can't those 'just getting in' buy one of the already-at-retail versions, instead of letting them sit there and demanding yet another? Even more to the point, if the pegs are already clogged with figures that aren't selling, won't the retailers balk at continuing to support the line? Isn't the common complaint that people can't find anything new because of pegwarmers? Is putting out figures that will appease the 'just getting in' crowd so that the pegwarmers can continue to rot a viable answer to how to move the product?
I support everyone having access to the characters... but they're out there. They may not be the version every collector pines for, but you know what? You come in late, and sometimes you miss out. I know that sounds harsh, but I apply it to myself as well. If I miss out on the version of a readily-available character that I wanted, then I missed out, and Hasbro shouldn't be reissuing that exact version nearly two years later just in case someone wasn't around for it. I don't feel that Hasbro should have to keep making '84 style Duke and Storm Shadow figures because there's still a few people who passed up on them the first few times and are kicking themselves now. Those who feel that the overcharging internet sites are the only other option should pay heed to the Gospel of Arrow and start networking, because there's plenty of people around here who have figures from the early days of this line who will sell them at/below retail.
I know I'm coming off like a jerk here, and it's not my intent at all. As someone who's been collecting toys for decades, I sympathize with those who missed out, but I also feel that Hasbro should be allowed to move on and stop doing the same figures/characters ad infinitum. I want to see new product for everyone, not reissues of the same old stuff for a limited segment of collectors. If you disagree with me, console yourself with the fact that Hasbro obviously sides with you.
Posted 11 September 2008 - 11:24 PM
Heh, but one of the big outcries as this line began was about accessibility and distribution. A HUGE stink was raised by people, claiming that "Hasbro stuff was always hard to find".
Well, its been addressed......and in the most logical manner possible......either flood the shelves or reissue figures over and over again.
We asked for it.........we got it...........and yet people STILL complain.
Look at it this way, original/new product can come out 4-5 times a year. That means about a 2-3 month wait for new stuff. Re-issued product can come out the same numbers of time, overlapping and alternating with new stuff, making product appear on the shelves monthly or thereabouts.
This is what people hoped for.......this is what we apparently are getting right now.
And its not enough.
Its NO WONDER collectors and fans never feel like they are being justly served......the hypocrisy of fandom is about the only constant they have.
Posted 11 September 2008 - 11:52 PM
And I still can't believe they won't release the 5-Pack Cobra Trooper straight up the same as he was in that pack. I really would like to hear the reasons for that considering "To keep the 5-Pack figures unique." has been a moot poinbt for some time now.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 06:36 AM
trailbreaker, on Sep 11 2008, 07:22 PM, said:
Hate to break it you you but eBay doesn't really rip off people. It's the buyers that tend to pay outrageous prices on stuff they really want. And, no, you probably will not find him in stores. I wouldn't mind a re-release of that version though.
I think I may pick up Roadblock and/or Gung Ho this time around.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 07:31 AM
Posted 12 September 2008 - 07:42 AM
Magic 8 Ball, on Sep 11 2008, 11:53 PM, said:
In the old days, Hasbro used to actually do exactly what you're talking about: When they thought a "core character" had been off-shelves too long, they brought out a new version of them. That didn't mean "every single year" either. Hence the reason there were only 5 Snake-Eyes (unless you count Ninja Force and Shadow-Ninja SE as separate), 5 Dukes, 7 Cobra Commanders, 4 Destros and 3 Storm Shadows in the entirety of the original RAH run.
Yes...Stalker (4) and Hawk (5) had more figures than Storm Shadow in the original run of RAH G.I. Joe.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 09:52 AM
People are coplaining that wh've already seen too many Duke repaints (and others) and that these aren't necessary. I counter that this is actually better. Hasbro should release revision cases of figures from earlyier cases to keep "core characters" on the shelves (if they insist on that) and release new figures in place of the repains that we have been subjected to so far in the line. That way we get fewer versions of a single cahracter, more new characters, and Hasbro can still keep the core characters out there as is their want.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 12:00 PM
ARROW, on Sep 12 2008, 12:24 AM, said:
Ironically, you're accusing the fandom of hypocrisy, assuming that all of fandom has the same voice, while you argue with another fan. Different segments will want different things for different reasons; this is not hypocrisy, it's individuality rearing its head to defy the assumption that a collective is being addressed. When one segment is getting what they desire, then the cries of those not getting what they want become more apparent. This is largely why companies who cater to collectors end up following trends that, while catering to one segment or another, drive other portions of the fandom insane.
Sadly, this sort of understanding does nothing to actually lessen the insanity that the 'neglected' portions feel.
Jmacq1, on Sep 12 2008, 08:42 AM, said:
Yes...Stalker (4) and Hawk (5) had more figures than Storm Shadow in the original run of RAH G.I. Joe.
Yeah, and not only have many of these 'core characters' eclipsed the twelve-year run of their original versions in only two years time, some of them have double and TRIPLE the versions they originally had. There's a point when 'readily available' becomes 'over-saturation', and if we haven't hit and passed it already, we have to be dangerously close.
And to my knowledge, most people did not have problems finding these 'core characters' back in the day. I recall not being able to convince the parents to buy those characters being a much bigger concern.
darthhenning, on Sep 12 2008, 10:52 AM, said:
People are coplaining that wh've already seen too many Duke repaints (and others) and that these aren't necessary. I counter that this is actually better. Hasbro should release revision cases of figures from earlyier cases to keep "core characters" on the shelves (if they insist on that) and release new figures in place of the repains that we have been subjected to so far in the line. That way we get fewer versions of a single cahracter, more new characters, and Hasbro can still keep the core characters out there as is their want.
A solution I'd wholeheartedly support. I have no problem with the 'readily available' concept, but the execution. I see no point in reissuing an '84 style Duke with minor paint/accessory changes multiple times on single cards, 2-packs, and DVD sets... then tossing out the 'original' version AGAIN. Why is so much space in the line that could go to other characters being taken up for him when they're just going to reissue the one that everyone (apparently) wants? Similar statements can be applied to many other 'core characters' that are repeatedly showing up in this line.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 12:45 PM
Because it will be hard for a scalper to sell Flint on e-bay for $50.00+ when he is available in the stores for retail.
And bersides I can use another v1 Flint so I can replace the Horriable Duke Arms w/ the Tiger Force Flint arms.
Good looking out Hasbro.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 02:01 PM
lldjslim, on Sep 12 2008, 10:45 AM, said:
Because it will be hard for a scalper to sell Flint on e-bay for $50.00+ when he is available in the stores for retail.
And bersides I can use another v1 Flint so I can replace the Horriable Duke Arms w/ the Tiger Force Flint arms.
Good looking out Hasbro.
no, it won't. people aren't paying $50 on ebay for a MOC 25th Flint for the figure, they are doing so for a MOC 25th packaged Flint. a non 25th Flint doesn't replace that.
Posted 12 September 2008 - 05:38 PM
Posted 12 September 2008 - 05:48 PM
cvg_280182158, on Sep 11 2008, 11:18 PM, said:
As for the "backwards arms" on Gung Ho, a few figures ive bought came like that...all you need to do is simply turn them around, then turn the lower part of the arm around too.
Posted 14 September 2008 - 08:52 PM
Hasbro is just ensuring their central characters are available during the busiest shopping day of the year. Granted these have all (except Gung Ho...) been readily available in some form all year, single packs are still the core pricepoint for this line. You are far more likely to sell a single card Roadblock and Destro than the second DVD pack (assuming they are even still available come November)
Hasbro hasn't changed anything because that would cost money, money that is really not needed to be spent on an assortment that will hit and be done with in a couple months. The production lines are set up for certain molds and paint aps, Hasbro is just doing a fresh "second printing" on these figures for the holidays.
Posted 14 September 2008 - 09:16 PM
The other argument against these guys is, this line IS a finite line. There ARE only so many "slots" available. Whether people want to argue that point or not, its still true. If this is a true "bonus" wave, it won't matter for that. But if it is "taking the place" of a wave, then yeah, that sucks.
Part of the reason they brought out the figures multiple times back in RAH was becuase the only secondary source was garage sales and flea markets. Today, we have ebay and various other online sources. ALL of these guys, whether in the original 5-pack, individualized from the 5-pack or as the ORIGINAL WAVE OF SINGLES (yeah, these guys have ALREADY been put out so WTF?), are available (relatively cheaply) online. It is no longer a case of "you missed out? We'll put them out again in a few months".
And the BIGGEST complaint about these guys is what I just said in the previous paragraph is these guys are all from the original 5-packs and we've ALREADY gotten a "singles wave" of them. In fact, there are a few places here abouts that STILL have them on pegs! So do we need a THIRD crack at them?
There were plenty of other guys that could have gotten "second chance' treatment. Snow Job, IG Destro, Snake Eyes v2, Storm Shadow v2, BARONESS (I still don't understand why this one figure hasn't been reissued), Stinger Driver, Flash, Tele-Viper, Python (anyone), Crankcase, Grand Slam, Clutch, Rip-It, "Cobra Driver" (that repaint of the Stinger Driver), hell even DOC.
Posted 15 September 2008 - 12:59 PM
pesatyel, on Sep 14 2008, 09:16 PM, said:
And there is nothing saying they WON'T be reusing corrected parts where available. Figures like Beachhead, and the wave 2 second run a few months back ALL had corrected crotches and stands. Like with most repack waves, Hasbro almost certainly grabbed an existing figure, slapped them on a new cardback, and took the promo picture. It is just like earlier this year when promo images of new figures still had diaper crotch when the final retail product did not.
But these are not taking ANY slots at all. They are not even being marketed as a new wave, this is wave 11, revision 1. Hasbro is just doing a small run of their chore characters to ensure the average, non-hardcore, consumer has a chance at the recognizable characters, some of which have NOT been readily available all year.
Aside from Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander, NONE of the figures have been available in their original from, single carded, since last Christmas for MOST areas. Destro and Roadblock are in the DVD set, but there is NO guarantee that will still be available in some areas come November. And as I said in my original post, the singles are the driver for this line. They will sell a single Destro and a single Roadblock a LOT easier than a $20 DVD set.
Snow Job, IG Destro, Snake Eyes 2, Storm Shadow 2, and Flash are all reshipping or due to be reshipped in the next couple months. Hasbro is currently pushing the Baroness in her cartoon colors, so it wouldn't be a sound decision to put another version out of an already weak seller. Just about all the others are vehicles drivers THAT ARE STILL SHIPPING. WHY would Hasbro dig into their vehicle sales by releasing the drivers in a single format? They are not stupid (contrary to fan opinion). The only figure with any real merit for reissuing is Crankcase, but Grand slam and Rip It are close enough to figures already on shelves (Flash and HISS Driver) that Hasbro isn't going to push them out.
And I won't even imagine the sh!tstorm that would spin up if Hasbro reissued Doc on a single card less than 6 months after wrapping the mailaway promotion.
Basically, these aren't really for collectors. We already have all these figures. But the brand has grown a LOT in the past year, and there are a lot of consumers who WILL buy these. These are not taking any "slots" in the line, they are simply being repackaged in a small run to ensure little Johnny's mom can find a Duke, Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow this Christmas (again, these aren't due to ship until November, which means Christmas will likely clear a lot of them out)
Posted 15 September 2008 - 04:43 PM
Shogunfox, on Sep 11 2008, 05:36 PM, said:
Quoted this post since it was the first to mention Flint.
Was/Is this one that sought after? I had been sitting on both this one and a SE/Timber from last year. The reason I ask is because I just OPENED FLINT for his shotgun. I had no idea I could've gotten that kind of turn-over on a figure I was ambiguous about having to begin with, and I just noticed that the TF version comes with the same shotgun (and appears to be a better-looking figure, IMO).
I still have the SE/Timber pack. Should I try to liquidate this one?
Posted 15 September 2008 - 08:43 PM
Stevy Maximus, on Sep 15 2008, 02:59 PM, said:
But most of which have, and it has indeed been a 'chore' to get anything in the line that isn't them.
Really? At an average of $15 for those two figures? May as well blow the extra fin and get a sweet Lady Jaye figure in the bargain.
And here's where I agree and completely mollify my opinion. My comments and entire reaction come from the standpoint of someone who has been collecting this line since day one and has had at least the chance to get 95% of the product. To me, Duke and Storm Shadow are big groans, but to the 'new blood', they are indeed fresh and exciting. As much as it will annoy me to sift through another run of them while I hunt for the BAT, Snow Serpent, and Bazooka that I still can't find, I have to admit that the sale of these figures will help the line continue.
Posted 15 September 2008 - 09:42 PM
Magic 8 Ball, on Sep 15 2008, 08:43 PM, said:
But the average consumer won't see it that way. VERY FEW consumers see the real value in a majority of the items out there, and this is especially true for toys. You can see it in both GI Joe and Star Wars. Comic packs and multipacks will sell at a FAR slower rate than singles, even when you are seeing the same product in both formats and similar refresh rate. Regular buyers are comparing $7 to $10, which do you think they will pick?
But I'm also looking from the perspective of, the DVD pack will sell to ONE consumer. A case of core characters might sell to several. Even if Mom A only gets Destro, there is still Mom B or C to get the Roadblock. And at $7 a pop, that is almost half the purchase of the DVD pack. The value may be in the comic pack and multipacks, but the MONEY is made on the singles
Mr. Nobody said:
And what I find funny about your post is that you apparently wanted the shotgun with Flint, yet, the SAME weapon has been in use by Hasbro since 2002. All said, I probably have nearly a dozen of the things in black from my newsculpt purchases.
Posted 18 September 2008 - 03:52 PM
Stevy Maximus, on Sep 15 2008, 10:42 PM, said:
Mr. Nobody said:
And what I find funny about your post is that you apparently wanted the shotgun with Flint, yet, the SAME weapon has been in use by Hasbro since 2002. All said, I probably have nearly a dozen of the things in black from my newsculpt purchases.
Not in that green, they didn't. I have about that many in black, too, but I wanted that green one for my de-facto Flint.
Yes, I am THAT particular, even about what color of plastic a weapon is molded in. I'm weird like that.
Posted 18 September 2008 - 05:20 PM
Mr Creed, on Sep 12 2008, 06:48 PM, said:
Actually, Gung-Ho is an assembly problem. When you rotate the shoulder as you described, his shoulder ball sticks out way too far, and the musculature sculpted is off. The shoulders can only be "correct" one way, and Gun-Ho's have been shipping backwards since the 5-pack.
This is *absolutely* a problem Hasbro should've dealt with for a rerelease like this. The new Duke and Flint arms should've also been thrown in here.
This is basically a reship of Wave 4 2007, on new cards. It does not impress.
Posted 19 September 2008 - 08:16 AM
i dont mind a couple of dumb a** repaints here and there but not every other wave . get the characters that we havent seen in a long time out IE HIT N RUN, REPEATER, SOME OF THE VIPER SUB TEAMS.
Posted 19 September 2008 - 11:57 AM
xhairs, on Sep 19 2008, 10:16 AM, said:
i dont mind a couple of dumb a** repaints here and there but not every other wave . get the characters that we havent seen in a long time out IE HIT N RUN, REPEATER, SOME OF THE VIPER SUB TEAMS.
Kill the line? You obviously haven't been reading this thread. Several people have commented that they will happily pick up some of these figures, because they missed them the first few times. Still others have commented on how these figures will keep those who 'came in late' interested, as these are fan-favorite/nostalgic versions of the characters. With them being out around Xmas, they may even bring in new fans.
From the standpoint of the long-time fans and collectors, this is annoying, repetitive, and unnecessary. I'm with ya there. However, from any other POV, the reissues are a good idea and will help extend the life of the line. We can grumble about not getting what we want, because yeah, from our point of view it sucks... but these aren't for us. They're for the people who will expand the fanbase and provide more revenue. All of this points to the reissues being a good idea and extending the life of the line.
Posted 20 September 2008 - 02:09 AM
xhairs, on Sep 19 2008, 08:16 AM, said:
i dont mind a couple of dumb a** repaints here and there but not every other wave . get the characters that we havent seen in a long time out IE HIT N RUN, REPEATER, SOME OF THE VIPER SUB TEAMS.
Actually, when no new figures are coming out, I spend my money buying troopers, vipers, ninjas, etc... to build my armies. If they constantly released new figures, I would be buying them and not working on my army building. I like the break periodically...
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The Indians and Blue Jays have vaulted into the playoff hunt this season. Both sit around .500 after slow starts or middle portions of the season.
Cleveland has a unique test on Thursday as it continues to battle with the Tigers atop the American League Central, facing a starting pitcher whose recent turnaround has helped spark Toronto's revival.
R.A. Dickey, last year's National League Cy Young Award winner and notable knuckleballer, takes the mound against Danny Salazar, who will make his Major League debut for the Indians in the rubber game at Progressive Field.
It's a matchup of young versus old and a contrast in styles, as Dickey relies on the game's trickiest pitch.
"I don't know about right or wrong way," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "You hear the sayings. What is it? 'If it's high let it fly, if it's low let it go.' Dickey's a little different."
Francona managed Tim Wakefield for years with the Red Sox where the knuckleballer became one of his most reliable starting pitchers. Even Francona doesn't have the answers to solve Dickey when he's on.
"You know what? I don't know," Francona confessed. "Hopefully, he throws some in the middle that don't do anything. And when you get some of those, hopefully you don't miss them. Because there's some he's going to throw that are unhittable. Sometimes, there's some he throws that aren't catchable. It's like, most pitchers, you want to get a mistake and hit it."
Dickey, who won the Cy Young Award last year with a league-leading 230 strikeouts, sports an unimpressive 4.77 ERA overall this season, but features a 3.89 ERA in his last five starts.
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Two days after allowing two earned runs in two-thirds of an inning against the Twins, the right-handed reliever allowed another run on Wednesday, the first time this season that he's allowed earned runs in back-to-back outings. Both appearances have come since he was named to the American League All-Star team as a middle reliever.
Cecil's ERA is 1.99, which is the highest it's been since May 25.
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Salazar wasn't overly spectacular in the Minors this season -- 3-2 with a 3.40 ERA in 10 starts with Triple-A Columbus -- but the Indians will hand him the ball on Thursday.
He also made seven starts with Double-A Akron, going 2-3 with a 2.67 ERA.
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• Dickey was spectacular last season, but few were better against the starter than outfielder Michael Bourn, who went 5-for-10 against Dickey with the Braves last season. Drew Stubbs was the only other current Indians player to get more than five at-bats against Dickey last season -- going 1-for-8.
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DB? It's an http/html client. If it uses a DB, it's not in the same manner as oracle and it's not CONSTANTLY using it.
Uh, an IM client logs a constant slow stream to the same place and puts things to the display. NOT random operations. Sorry.Or your IM client?
Linear stream. NOT random accesses. Begin to see a pattern here?Or those config files that are read by the thousand when you computer starts?
Again, done largely once and NOT random access. I think you're going to find that the random writes are the problem with any SSD with "issues", NOT really the read operations.Or all those icons?
How many, what size, how often. I think you're blowing this more out of proportion than it needs to be- you're exaggerating everything here to try to make a point. Unfortunately for you, I'm versed on things like performance of disks (including SSDs) because I have to be to max out performance of things like network monitoring probes and deep packet inspection engines for my day job. The stuff you're bringing up isn't IN the use cases normally- just like I said.Or the small files in the latest update to your favorite package?
This might be the case, but honestly, HOW many people that're in that market segment using laptops would be bittorrenting things?Or those small blocks bittorrent clients save and retrieve at a time?
Of the examples you give, the ONLY one that matches up with their envisioned customer market would be THIS one. Everything else doesn't work.Or those swap files when you don't have that much ram?
Typically, you thumbnail once on the main UI. Inside an app, you don't thumbnail to disk.Or all those thumbnails when you're previewing your photos?
Actually, it's a big mix of both types of operations, based on my 30 years as an enthusiast and 25 years as a professional developer. They missed their homework just a bit (and it shows on some of them- and I believe I pinned why the random write problem is there...), but apparently so did you. Next time, I suggest you contemplate what actually gets done repeatedly and often- you only had ONE of all of that list as actual issues with the random write performance for an average user (You aren't, neither am I- and bittorrent, while it's the other one that's "valid", isn't being used as much unless you're talking someone playing World of Warcrack which uses it to push updates more efficiently, you've got someone getting Linux distro ISOs, or doing warez...)I think manufacturers shot for "very pretty benchmark values" and forgot to do their homework. I think small reads and writes is one of the main workloads of most computers, but they have been forgotten.


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My good friend Tonia Smith (better known to countless millions as Teej) has a feature article in the current issue of America's Civil War magazine. She's been working a long time on the story of a somewhat obscure Confederate heroine, "Aunt Abby" House. Check it out on your news stand this week.
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4. Use the ATI control panel to enable the dongle at which point you should have a clone display. At this point I had a scrolling 640x480 desktop on my TV.
I have an ATI X1800 which uses a Svideo/Component connection rather than a Dongle for the card to Component interface. Where on the ATI Control Panel did you see an option to enable the dongle? I did try a cloned desktop but nothing ever displayed on my HDTV it remained blank, including after a reboot. My Xorg.0.log always showed the startup of X disabling "CV" connection because it could not find EDID information. I tried this with the ATI drivers prior to 7.11, I have not tried the latest drivers yet.
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If it were a country, New Orleans (with a rate 62.1 gun murders per 100,000 people) would rank second in the world. Detroit's gun homicide rate (35.9) is just a bit less than El Salvador (39.9). Baltimore's rate (29.7) is not too far off that of Guatemala (34.8). Gun murder in Newark (25.4) and Miami (23.7) is comparable to Colombia (27.1). Washington D.C. (19) has a higher rate of gun homicide than Brazil (18.1). Atlanta's rate (17.2) is about the same as South Africa (17). Cleveland (17.4) has a higher rate than the Dominican Republic (16.3).
It's true, TheAtlanticCities notes, that the data compare comparing American cities to nations. But most of these countries here have relatively small populations, in many cases comparable to large U.S. metros.
"The sad reality is that many American cities have rates of gun homicides comparable to the some of the most violent nations in the world," the story concludes.
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The levels have been restored to normal, she tells Bloomberg.
"The plant will remain shut down until the issue is fully understood and resolved," she says.
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