I found yet another BULLSHIT article trying to blame Autism on some kind of environmental factor. So, here we go again...
Article in question: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/18/autistic-children-gut-flora.aspx
"The possible environmental factors for autism are incredibly diverse and include factors such as vitamin D deficiency, electromagnetic fields, vaccines and mercury toxicity."
No, it is caused by abnormal genetics. Period. End of Discussion. Quit perpetrating this BULLSHIT on grieving parents just to sell them fake treatments and fancy snake oil remedies you sick, money-grubbing, degenerate bastards! These parents are already burdened enough and they don't need you trying to play to their strong emotions and taking advantage of them.
I swear that if I were God for a day, I would both invent an actual 'Fire and Brimstone Hell' and ensure that these sick bastards suffer the worst torments in that place!
"It’s widely known that autistic children often suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) problems, with those experiencing the worst GI problems often having the most severe cases of autism.
It’s now being suggested, however, that these GI problems may be a symptom of an underlying problem – abnormal gut flora that is not only causing the GI disturbances but also possibly the behavioral symptoms associated with autism."
Oh, really? How come I have never heard of any Autistics having stomach issues before now? I don't have any GI problems and those idjits that wrote the DSM-V decided to label me and all the other Aspies as a form of Autistic. Yet, I don't have any abnormalities with regard to my stomach. Hmmm... That's weird... [/Sarcasm]
"The research of Dr. Andrew Wakefield was among the first to uncover the connection between a gut problem, chronic bowel inflammation, possibly caused by the presence of MMR vaccine strain of measles in the digestive tract, and symptoms of regressive autism."
Speaking of a 'Special Hell' for these people, you can bet Wakefield will be their King.
This guy experimented on children WITHOUT ANY PARENTAL CONSENT at his child's birthday party. He was also being paid by a drug company to conduct this 'research' to supposedly prove Autism was caused by vaccines with a mercury preservative. That certainly sounds like a bias that will definitely taint the results of his 'study' THAT HE ILLEGALLY CONDUCTED ON CHILDREN.
"Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride is a Russian neurologist who has successfully treated her own son and she treats children from all over the world in her English clinic. Her research shows there's a profound dynamic interaction between your gut, your brain, and your immune system.
She has developed what might be one of the most profoundly important treatment strategies for preventing autism, as well as a wide range of other neurological, psychological, and autoimmune disorders—all of which are heavily influenced by your gut health."
Another scam artist that's going to the Special Hell, I see...
The only way you will ever 'cure' Autism, Asperger's, PDD-NOS, et al. is by re-writing the patient's DNA and altering the physiological structure of their brain. That is not within our technological abilities.
Even if it were possible, chances are good that governments across the world would outlaw such a practice. That kind of genetic engineering can easily be perverted into something truly dreadful, like the Star Trek villain Khan Noonien Singh.
I do appreciate the sorrow of parents with a child that has Classical Autism. I know at least one family afflicted with this special burden. That being said, I just can't understand why these folks are so quick to believe that a common vaccine that apparently didn't harm all the other kids (assuming it actually did harm the Austistic kids) somehow made their child Autistic. Mercury does not work that way.
There was less Mercury in those vaccines (which were replaced with newer Mercury-free versions before this controversy even erupted in the late 1990's) than the amount you'd consume eating Fish for dinner. If there were enough Mercury in those shots to do any damage, it would just poison the patient. It would NOT re-write their DNA and alter the neurological wiring of their brain.
So, in conclusion...
1.) Ignore ANYTHING Jenny McCarthy says on this matter because she has no idea what she's talking about and is just letting a quack doctor manipulate her.
2.) Don't let your emotions drive you to the point of falling victim to Cognitive Dissonance. No one can say for sure what causes Autism, Asperger's, PDD-NOS or any similar conditions. The research is not finished yet but, signs are pointing to a genetic cause. It wasn't a shot. It wasn't something you ate during pregnancy. It's not lead-based paint or asbestos in an old house made before 1978. It was just random chance NOT operating in your favor.
3.) As for treatment for your child, I recommend finding a competent physician. Don't go looking for these Doctors claiming to have a cure. It's a virtual certainty that they are selling you crap.
4.) Always do your own research and make sure you know how to do proper research too. Never take what someone in the media (i.e. Jenny McCarthy) has to say on this matter as Gospel. Random websites are not likely to be reliable, either.
5.) Don't expose your kids to unnecessary health risks by refusing vaccinations. They are safe. They were safe when they still had Mercury in them. Andrew Wakefield is a quack/criminal and Jenny McCarthy is definitely no Rocket Scientist, either. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a Bullshit Artist that's lying through their teeth.
- Lord Publius
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Various thoughts about 9/11...
11 September 2001 is a day I'll never forget... Nor will I ever forget the quote that came to mind that day as I watched the Twin Towers burn...
"Valor is of no service. Chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of Cowards." - Tacitus
Fuck Islam. Any religion that promotes terrorism, violence against women, slavery and living an 8th century lifestyle in the 21st century world does NOT deserve to exist. I have spoken.
- Lord Publius
"Valor is of no service. Chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of Cowards." - Tacitus
Fuck Islam. Any religion that promotes terrorism, violence against women, slavery and living an 8th century lifestyle in the 21st century world does NOT deserve to exist. I have spoken.
- Lord Publius
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Current count for the Music collection...
This includes all recent additions...
Box Sets (All formats) - 16
Albums
Cassette - 32
CD - 397
LP - 338
Singles (All formats) - 65
Music-related Videos (All formats) - 24
TOTAL: 872
And there will be 4 more LP's within the next week: 3 different albums from PanterA and the new Black Sabbath record. Hail to the King, baby.
\m/O_O\m/
- Lord Publius
Box Sets (All formats) - 16
Albums
Cassette - 32
CD - 397
LP - 338
Singles (All formats) - 65
Music-related Videos (All formats) - 24
TOTAL: 872
And there will be 4 more LP's within the next week: 3 different albums from PanterA and the new Black Sabbath record. Hail to the King, baby.
\m/O_O\m/
- Lord Publius
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Badger's awesome Star Trek script idea... Yeah...
I'm only on Season 4 right now so, this will be the ONLY spoiler I look at...
This isn't the worst fan wank I've ever heard but, it sure as shit ain't the best, either...
- Lord Publius
This isn't the worst fan wank I've ever heard but, it sure as shit ain't the best, either...
- Lord Publius
EA seems to like killing consoles...
...or, at least bidding them goodbye with a sports title.
I found this article about the last game to be released for PS2 here in North America, FIFA 14, a Soccer game.
According to the article, they were also the company to release the last game for PS1 with, coincidentally enough, another game in the same series, FIFA Football 2005. They were also the ones to bid the GameCube goodbye with Madden NFL 08. I'm surprised that EA still supported a console that came in 3rd out of 4th place for its console generation at least a year after the manufacturer discontinued the product.
Anyway, this got me thinking... How many different systems were sent off into history by an EA title and were they all sports games?
According to this list on Wikipedia, EA published the last title (and it was a sports title every time) for the PS1, PS2, GameCube and the original XBOX with Madden NFL 09. That one amazes me. M$ very quickly dropped support for the first XBOX when the XBOX 360 hit the market in 2005 and EA still supported it four years later?
This makes me wonder why EA has been going back and forth on their support for the WiiU. It seems they don't mind dumping some of their ubiquitous sports titles (that I gleefully ignore anyway since I hate sports) on just about ANY console that might still have an audience. Sometimes, that company just confuses me into NOT buying from them...
As for the PS2, my feelings are a bit mixed. Overall, I like the system. It has very few flaws and the flaws it does have are not important to me. I've had 2 over the years. The first one I bought new in either 2002 or 2003. I don't remember which now. I had a few games for it that were cool like Namco Museum and Twisted Metal: Black. I don't remember any other games I may have had for it at that time.
Anyway, I got bored with it and it just collected dust for a long while. Some time later, I sold it and used the cash to add a lot of cartridges to my N64 collection, including a complete-in-box copy of Perfect Dark.
Fast-forward to the spring or summer of 2011 and I'm serving overseas in Korea. I'm looking through the games at a PX on an American Army base there. I see a new PS2 Slim on sale for about $100. Since I am a collector, I just said 'What the Hell?' to myself and bought it that day. It sat untouched in my room for the rest of my time in that country. It flew home with me in my luggage since I didn't trust Army Transportation NOT to steal it from the crate I had forwarded to my next post in the United States.
Anyway, I brought several game systems with me to the next post, including this PS2, and a number of cheap (yet very good) games. It got connected to the 32" 720p HDTV I bought shortly after settling in at the new post but, I never played it much. The same can be said for many of the other systems I brought here or bought in the local area's civilian economy.
Eventually, I sent it home in a large box with a bunch of books and DVD movies that were taking up space. It's now sitting with most of the other video games that I own in my storage area back home in New Orleans. As much as I like the console, my Wii, DS, 3DS, WiiU and now a PS3 would all take precedence. Same goes for the Retron 3 clone console that plays NES, SNES and Genesis games for me and the Atari 2600 that I found in a local record store.
I will get back to it one day, along with a great many other systems in my collection. And I have 17 good reasons to do so...
Currently, I have Black, Okami, Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force and Taito Legends on my list of titles to add to my ever-expanding collection. These games appeal to my tastes or, just seem like they'd be interesting to play. I'm thinking of adding Star Trek: Encounters to the list as well. More research in the form of gameplay videos on YouTube will have to happen first, though. From what I've read, it seems like that pure starship combat game that I've always wanted someone to make for the Star Trek franchise.
Suggestions for other enjoyable titles are welcome. All I ask is that you not list any Sports, RPG or Real-time Strategy titles. For various reasons, I could never get into those genres.
- Lord Publius
P.S. To those who say that many of my PS2 games were just okay or marginal, I say you can have whatever opinion you wish. If I decide I don't like any of them, I'll just re-sell them on Ebay or something similar. There's always someone out there that will buy them for the sake of completing their own collections. I'm only interested in owning the games that I genuinely love. The rest will be re-sold.
I found this article about the last game to be released for PS2 here in North America, FIFA 14, a Soccer game.
According to the article, they were also the company to release the last game for PS1 with, coincidentally enough, another game in the same series, FIFA Football 2005. They were also the ones to bid the GameCube goodbye with Madden NFL 08. I'm surprised that EA still supported a console that came in 3rd out of 4th place for its console generation at least a year after the manufacturer discontinued the product.
Anyway, this got me thinking... How many different systems were sent off into history by an EA title and were they all sports games?
According to this list on Wikipedia, EA published the last title (and it was a sports title every time) for the PS1, PS2, GameCube and the original XBOX with Madden NFL 09. That one amazes me. M$ very quickly dropped support for the first XBOX when the XBOX 360 hit the market in 2005 and EA still supported it four years later?
This makes me wonder why EA has been going back and forth on their support for the WiiU. It seems they don't mind dumping some of their ubiquitous sports titles (that I gleefully ignore anyway since I hate sports) on just about ANY console that might still have an audience. Sometimes, that company just confuses me into NOT buying from them...
As for the PS2, my feelings are a bit mixed. Overall, I like the system. It has very few flaws and the flaws it does have are not important to me. I've had 2 over the years. The first one I bought new in either 2002 or 2003. I don't remember which now. I had a few games for it that were cool like Namco Museum and Twisted Metal: Black. I don't remember any other games I may have had for it at that time.
Anyway, I got bored with it and it just collected dust for a long while. Some time later, I sold it and used the cash to add a lot of cartridges to my N64 collection, including a complete-in-box copy of Perfect Dark.
Fast-forward to the spring or summer of 2011 and I'm serving overseas in Korea. I'm looking through the games at a PX on an American Army base there. I see a new PS2 Slim on sale for about $100. Since I am a collector, I just said 'What the Hell?' to myself and bought it that day. It sat untouched in my room for the rest of my time in that country. It flew home with me in my luggage since I didn't trust Army Transportation NOT to steal it from the crate I had forwarded to my next post in the United States.
Anyway, I brought several game systems with me to the next post, including this PS2, and a number of cheap (yet very good) games. It got connected to the 32" 720p HDTV I bought shortly after settling in at the new post but, I never played it much. The same can be said for many of the other systems I brought here or bought in the local area's civilian economy.
Eventually, I sent it home in a large box with a bunch of books and DVD movies that were taking up space. It's now sitting with most of the other video games that I own in my storage area back home in New Orleans. As much as I like the console, my Wii, DS, 3DS, WiiU and now a PS3 would all take precedence. Same goes for the Retron 3 clone console that plays NES, SNES and Genesis games for me and the Atari 2600 that I found in a local record store.
I will get back to it one day, along with a great many other systems in my collection. And I have 17 good reasons to do so...
- Alone in the Dark
- Area 51
- Atari Anthology
- God of War II
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Lumines Plus
- Midway Arcade Treasures 1
- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
- Mortal Kombat: Deception
- Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
- Pac-Man World 2
- Pac-Man World 3
- Pac-Man World Rally
- SSX 3
- Twisted Metal: Black (includes Online bonus disc)
Currently, I have Black, Okami, Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force and Taito Legends on my list of titles to add to my ever-expanding collection. These games appeal to my tastes or, just seem like they'd be interesting to play. I'm thinking of adding Star Trek: Encounters to the list as well. More research in the form of gameplay videos on YouTube will have to happen first, though. From what I've read, it seems like that pure starship combat game that I've always wanted someone to make for the Star Trek franchise.
Suggestions for other enjoyable titles are welcome. All I ask is that you not list any Sports, RPG or Real-time Strategy titles. For various reasons, I could never get into those genres.
- Lord Publius
P.S. To those who say that many of my PS2 games were just okay or marginal, I say you can have whatever opinion you wish. If I decide I don't like any of them, I'll just re-sell them on Ebay or something similar. There's always someone out there that will buy them for the sake of completing their own collections. I'm only interested in owning the games that I genuinely love. The rest will be re-sold.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Nintendo 1DS?... WTF? What a nasty trick to play on unsuspecting gamers!
First, that 2DS thing is announced and now this... 1DS thing is being marketed.
http://www.nintendo1ds.com/
Is this a joke? If so, Then, I think they should have waited until April Fool's Day... When I saw this site, I thought to myself... "Nintendo, why are you wasting money on this shit when you should be focusing on selling more WiiU consoles?"
And as it turns out, my internal Bullshit detector was right. It is a joke. I found this text near the bottom of the page confirming my suspicions...
*Not actually a real device or price. See dreams for details.
Glad to know that Nintendo hasn't completely lost their senses and decided to market their own version of an iPod Touch that only plays DS games and 3DS games without 3D capabilities...
That being said, I am getting awfully tired of numerous variations of the same console/portable being released so very often. I know that precedent was started by Atari with the Video Computer System (later re-named Atari 2600) having five different versions released in its 14+ years of life on the market but, do you really want to emulate Atari in that way and create brand confusion? In the end, doing that didn't help Atari. Simply put...
- Lord Publius
http://www.nintendo1ds.com/
Is this a joke? If so, Then, I think they should have waited until April Fool's Day... When I saw this site, I thought to myself... "Nintendo, why are you wasting money on this shit when you should be focusing on selling more WiiU consoles?"
And as it turns out, my internal Bullshit detector was right. It is a joke. I found this text near the bottom of the page confirming my suspicions...
*Not actually a real device or price. See dreams for details.
Glad to know that Nintendo hasn't completely lost their senses and decided to market their own version of an iPod Touch that only plays DS games and 3DS games without 3D capabilities...
That being said, I am getting awfully tired of numerous variations of the same console/portable being released so very often. I know that precedent was started by Atari with the Video Computer System (later re-named Atari 2600) having five different versions released in its 14+ years of life on the market but, do you really want to emulate Atari in that way and create brand confusion? In the end, doing that didn't help Atari. Simply put...
- Lord Publius
Monday, September 2, 2013
'Go' should be made into a video game
I'm surprised it hasn't happened already somewhere in the world. If Othello (aka Reversi) can get a video game version made for the Atari 2600 and the NES (among others) then, why not Go? This ancient game is the personal favorite of Atari founder (and Father of the video game industry) Nolan Bushnell and can be infinitely challenging and complex. In fact, this game's deceptively simple nature helped Mr. Bushnell develop his #1 rule of video games: Make them easy to learn and difficult to master. If nothing else, that rule definitely applies to Go.
Here's a few links explaining the game's rules, history and unique terminology...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_terms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_Go
I'm not surprised that Mr. Bushnell never made a version of the game for the Atari 2600 or arcades while he still owned/controlled Atari. The very nature of arcade games are usually very fast-paced games that don't last more than a few minutes at a time. Go wouldn't work in a situation where the machine's proprietor is trying to get as many of the kid's quarters as possible.
The technology didn't really exist to make a truly good video representation of Go for home consoles until later 8-Bit consoles like the NES came around. (The Colecovision, Intellivision, Atari 5200 and Atari 7800 may have also been able to do it as well but, the NES would have done it best. It had much more system RAM and far superior controls.) Even the version of Othello that was made for the 2600 was a bit simplified compared to the actual board game.
Fortunately, the technology to make a good representation of the game does exist now. I can easily see it going to the WiiU (being played on it's Gamepad controller), Nintendo's DS and 3DS lines, Android and/or iOS devices. An online feature where you play against others across the world would make it infinitely better. I'm not sure how the 3D functions of the Nintendo 3DS could be utilized (or if it's really necessary for an adaption of a 2,500 year old board game) but, it does bring intriguing possibilities to mind. The most obvious being a 3D perspective view of the game board and pieces in motion.
And now, if you all will excuse me, I am going to look up a cheap copy of Go on Amazon so I can one day buy it, play it, study it and develop a video version.
- Lord Publius
Addendum:
Apparently, there was also a Windows 95 version of Othello made by Hasbro Interactive, the company that bought the rights to Atari's home division in 1998. Sure are a lot of video game translations for a board game that most casual board game players (families on game night, party-goers, et al.) don't even know exist...
Here's a few links explaining the game's rules, history and unique terminology...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_terms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_Go
I'm not surprised that Mr. Bushnell never made a version of the game for the Atari 2600 or arcades while he still owned/controlled Atari. The very nature of arcade games are usually very fast-paced games that don't last more than a few minutes at a time. Go wouldn't work in a situation where the machine's proprietor is trying to get as many of the kid's quarters as possible.
The technology didn't really exist to make a truly good video representation of Go for home consoles until later 8-Bit consoles like the NES came around. (The Colecovision, Intellivision, Atari 5200 and Atari 7800 may have also been able to do it as well but, the NES would have done it best. It had much more system RAM and far superior controls.) Even the version of Othello that was made for the 2600 was a bit simplified compared to the actual board game.
Fortunately, the technology to make a good representation of the game does exist now. I can easily see it going to the WiiU (being played on it's Gamepad controller), Nintendo's DS and 3DS lines, Android and/or iOS devices. An online feature where you play against others across the world would make it infinitely better. I'm not sure how the 3D functions of the Nintendo 3DS could be utilized (or if it's really necessary for an adaption of a 2,500 year old board game) but, it does bring intriguing possibilities to mind. The most obvious being a 3D perspective view of the game board and pieces in motion.
And now, if you all will excuse me, I am going to look up a cheap copy of Go on Amazon so I can one day buy it, play it, study it and develop a video version.
- Lord Publius
Addendum:
Apparently, there was also a Windows 95 version of Othello made by Hasbro Interactive, the company that bought the rights to Atari's home division in 1998. Sure are a lot of video game translations for a board game that most casual board game players (families on game night, party-goers, et al.) don't even know exist...
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