Likewise, if I buy an Apple computer, I want to know that it is really an Apple computer, not a computer that looks like Apple with cheap parts and a USB port that doesn't even work.
Well, can I advertise on google: "Cheap apples for sale"?
"Apple" is not necessarily a computer, you know...
how can we possibly in good conscience ruin this person's life just because he forgot a rule.
Me: I'm sorry officer, I forgot it was illegal to rob banks....
Cop: Well, OK - Just don't do it again.
It doesn't take great courage to start a war. Well, that depends if you're going to be at the front line getting shot at - or just sitting in your comfy oval office while someone else is doing all the dying...
Americans, or at least those who will listen to Internet radio, will be be exposed to more international influences
And it's about time - I can't tell you how many Americans told me "I live in the greatest country in the world, why would I want to go anywhere else?" - even though they'd never left their own country. They believed it because that's what they've been told since they were babies.
Hmm lawsuits for defamation of character are quite common and, hopefully, quite easy to win *Rubs hands together and laughs at the thought of how much RIAA wil pay*
Well, people who are good at creating fake art can usually get the strokes right when they paint with brushes. That also requires the right paint and canvas. So as long as anybody reallly is good and makes an effort, they can fool the computer since nobody writes exactly the same way every time.
It's probably not even crossed their mind that half of them are trying to charge for listeners in countries that don't even fall under their jurisdiction. Hey, it's America - The whole universe is their jurisdiction.
Why not just let people buy the violent games and then go home and let off some steam (on Steam?) instead of taking their aggressions to the streets?
Heravy Metal and an online boom-stick - That's the trick!
Well, I disagree. I feel that if you allow Blizzard to snoop around your RAM because you don't want others to cheat, you're accepting another kind of Patriot Act (May GWB take a long walk on a short pier).
And regarding the accuracy of the quote, you're quite right...
Yes, I played videogames - both violent and non-violent. I liked Civilization, SimCity, SimTower and the likes. I also (somewhat frequently) ditched certain classes in high school to go frag the guys in a Doom deathmatch. I like to play FPS and RPG. Sending out 50 troops to get slaughtered in C&C Generals gives me no qualms - I know it isn't real. I have always known that.
I got my C64 when I was 6 and there were no limits to how much I could play games (violent or not). Nowadays I'm 29, got a part time job, is writing my Master's thesis in Computer Science and I've never beat up someone else (or gotten beat up). So, what's the harm of computer games?
When I get p!ssed off I put on a little 80's Heavy Metal and go frag some people on-line - It's a way of letting off some steam. If you take it out on a digital character, you probably won't go beat up someone else.
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Likewise, if I buy an Apple computer, I want to know that it is really an Apple computer, not a computer that looks like Apple with cheap parts and a USB port that doesn't even work.
Well, can I advertise on google: "Cheap apples for sale"?
"Apple" is not necessarily a computer, you know...
Me: I'm sorry officer, I forgot it was illegal to rob banks....
Cop: Well, OK - Just don't do it again.
So basically... If you install anything on your laptop, it voids warranty because you've changed the configuration of the machine.... Or what?
I never worry about about privacy policies, I know I get scr3wed over anyways - so why bother....
What happens if all the molecules in your body suddenly repels eachother?
And it's about time - I can't tell you how many Americans told me "I live in the greatest country in the world, why would I want to go anywhere else?" - even though they'd never left their own country. They believed it because that's what they've been told since they were babies.
Hmm lawsuits for defamation of character are quite common and, hopefully, quite easy to win *Rubs hands together and laughs at the thought of how much RIAA wil pay*
Well, people who are good at creating fake art can usually get the strokes right when they paint with brushes. That also requires the right paint and canvas. So as long as anybody reallly is good and makes an effort, they can fool the computer since nobody writes exactly the same way every time.
Why not just let people buy the violent games and then go home and let off some steam (on Steam?) instead of taking their aggressions to the streets? Heravy Metal and an online boom-stick - That's the trick!
Well, if tanks could repair themselves - Now that would be cool. I thought auto-repair was limited to C&C Generals :-)
Well... What is a lie when every man has his own truth?
If he releases the code to the whole world, then who will they sue?
Well, I disagree. I feel that if you allow Blizzard to snoop around your RAM because you don't want others to cheat, you're accepting another kind of Patriot Act (May GWB take a long walk on a short pier). And regarding the accuracy of the quote, you're quite right...
Some people just aren't that smart. Go check
http://boards.cannabis.com/current-events/94780-m
"He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither" --Benjamin franklin
So, Microsoft has patented blurring text?
I don't want to pay M$ everytime I have a couple of beers....
Yes, I played videogames - both violent and non-violent. I liked Civilization, SimCity, SimTower and the likes. I also (somewhat frequently) ditched certain classes in high school to go frag the guys in a Doom deathmatch. I like to play FPS and RPG. Sending out 50 troops to get slaughtered in C&C Generals gives me no qualms - I know it isn't real. I have always known that.
I got my C64 when I was 6 and there were no limits to how much I could play games (violent or not). Nowadays I'm 29, got a part time job, is writing my Master's thesis in Computer Science and I've never beat up someone else (or gotten beat up). So, what's the harm of computer games?
When I get p!ssed off I put on a little 80's Heavy Metal and go frag some people on-line - It's a way of letting off some steam. If you take it out on a digital character, you probably won't go beat up someone else.