Research Reveals Refinery Representative's Reneg on Responsible Reasoning.

OK, this oil spill is getting TOO rediculous. It's been a full month and BP has failed to get it under control. There are several things wrapped up in this.

Cleanup: I've wondered why it is so EXTREMELY difficult as I have not heard word one of pumps. Hasn't anyone thought of getting freighters out there with bog boats and pumps to suck the oil off the surface? It seems to me that you could clean up quite a bit like that. I have tried, but I cannot think of a reason why this would not work. It seems that they are all about "containment" or chemical cleanup, and not thinking simply enough. I also thought that they had this cleanup problem licked back after Exxon Valdese, but no, the oil companies raise their prices (just because they can, not because of any shortage) and keep it instead of investing it in safety technologies. But sucking the oil up is so basic that it should have been the first thing they thought of. I just don't get it.

Also, they drop this big "cap" down onto the leak in an effort to contain it, and they miss te leak. HOW!!??!!?? This is a big bloody leak with an even bigger cap. With the technology we now have in underwater drones, they should have had some down there directing the cap. When they "missed," they should have simple raised it up and slid it in to position. I'm no idiot and I don't see how, or why, they could miss capping this thing off. Unless they wanted to, which brings us to . . .

Money: What with saving the green stuff at the cost of the green and the black (environment and oil), I'm sure BP is skimping on the cost of cleanup. After all, this is going to get expensive. The oil companies are notorious for their greed, after all, that's what oil is all about. It runs our cars, cures our ill and powers our industry. The need of greed is so great that the oil companies and the auto industry work closely together to keep the gasoline in need. This is NOT a conspiracy theory, it is fact (I'll cover this in a later blog). So, the advantage to letting this continue, if there is one, is that the price of oil can go moronically high, justified by the cost of cleanup and the GREAT loss of oil, even though it's only one well, I'm sure it makes up about 99.99% of the oil in the world. Sure, the price of oil is going down, but let's see what the future has to show. Now, without a lead in, I go to the last factor . . .

Terrorism: I'm suure you knew that word would come up. Some of my friends (and family) believe this to be the work of terrorists, whereas others believe that BP will manufacture evidence to claim terrorism, just to get out of the responsibility. I am more prone to believe the latter. If it was a terrorist attack, someone would be taking credit for this and National Security would be having a field day. Of course, now that it is out there (to those few who read this) if evidence of terrorism was brought up, we should be seriously wondering. Unless, of course, your are already in the camp of those who already believe. Of course, in a link to the previous factor, Middle East oil companies will use the disastor to raise their prices to fund more terrorism overseas (and possibly here). They claim it's not being used for that, but I, for some reason, cannot believe that. Ther has been too much correlation between rising oil costs and rising terrorist (or insugency) incidents for me. But hey, maybe on this, I'm being paranoid, like the rest of the nation.

So, there is my take on this debacle (I do love that word. debacle. hehe)

Take care

Charles

Gott spielt verful nicht mit der Universum A.E.

Battlefield Update.

OK, so I finally finished it and I should make one . . . apology? The weapons thereing are pretty much accurate and well used, although I still think the enemy is a little high on the shotguns.

Otherwise I still hold my previous opinion. I still did not see superior graphics as there was an inordinant amount of fog/dust/smoke. The maps still sucked, although the desert was extensive. Bust come on, all those ship wrecks in the middle of a desert in South America?

Not amoung my favorite games. I mean, the traitor was very expected and I would have just totaled out the plane in the first place.

So, there you have it. Y'all have fun.

Charles
Gott spielt verful nicht mit dem Universum A.E.

Bad-lefield Bad Company

OK, so I heard all the hype about Bad Company 2. "It's the greatest game" and "The Graphics are Awesome." I don't get it. Just like Modern Warfare 2, the game did not live up to my expectations. H**l, it didn't even live up to MW2.

To be on the safe side, I rented it. I'm very glad I did. I will probably try to finish it before the rental date is up, but it's not as enjoyable as some other games out there. Here's why.

1: The maps. Most of the new games have maps that are far of field. Maps that are, say, 20Km by 20Km. BC2 has maps that are maybe 1-2Km long and VERY limited on where you can go, that being a 20m wide strip. "You can't go that way, dude, there are mines over there."

2: The Storyline. Once again, we're at war with the Russians. The opening theme isn't too bad, but then it jumps to a world map with a spread of red. Is that supposed to be the area that the Russians have already taken over? If so, how could the US possibly win, it's the only area NOT taken over. And the RUSSIANS??? Can't they think of something more realistic? At least Operation Flashpoint : Dragon Rising pits us against a credible threat (the Chinese).

3: The weapons. Although they provide a large array of weapons, a good many of them are underpowered, such as the SAW weapons, and, of course, the shotguns and pistols are lethal at 1000m but the ARs can't kill over 300 (and forget about killing the bad guys with the same ease they can kill you). I admit I am exagerating a little, but shotguns are use for CLOSE QUARTERS, not long distance and there is a reason that pistols are only issued to HQ officers and pilots, they're just not as powerful as Rifles. Then there are the addons. You can only get stock weapons, not weapons and epuipment suited to you wants/needs i.e. "This AR comes with a red-dot only."

4: To most, this is not an issue, but I don't like the fact that you can only play online if you go PVP. Granted, they have Team PVP, but I don't like PVP. There are too many people out there that do all they can to learn the cheate codes or find other ways to give themselves "the edge." Rainbow Six : Vegas Two and OF:DR seem to be about the only ones that have a system where you can co-operate in the story line. RS:V2 is the only game that you can get bennies and rank up by playing the game or in cooperation with other players.

I am hoping that the gaming industry comes up with a few new games that I can enjoy with my friends, with decent maps and weapons and without having to go up against other players.

Incidentally, the graphics aren't all that much better than any other modern game.