I can't even imagine what Rolling Stones songs a Mormon presidential candidate would enjoy, much less profess to liking in full public... Under My Thumb?Shattered??Bitch!!??Undercover??Let It Bleed???
My guess is it would be the always reliable Wild Horses because the Stones were so damn sensitive.
Or, in other words, Indy's companions thought archaeology was a genteel profession and are dismayed to find guns and swords entering the picture frequently.
With the motion picture industry's creative accounting, it's a wonder there's any "profit" to be lost. The following is taken from the Hollywood Law Cybercenter website. http://www.hollywoodnetwork.com/Law/Hart/columns/
A substantial portion of the direct cost of a film produced on a studio lot is charges for the use of the studio's facilities, including the sound stages, vehicles, equipment, etc. Although the studio incurs no out-of-pocket expense for providing these facilities, it insists that the charges are proper because they comply with the SPD language defining production cost. The charges made for using these facilities are substantially in excess of the actual costs... For example, a studio will charge a motion picture for the use of a vehicle at a rental rate based upon the rental rate being charged by the leading rental-car companies, typically $45 per day or more. This charge, which includes a profit rate equivalent to the rental companies' profit rate, will be made even if the vehicle has long ago been purchased by the studio, and even if the cost of the vehicle has been charged against other films...
I would think this would keep them rolling in money without having to deal with inconveniences like paying taxes or profit percentages.
"The 44 percent figure was used to show that if college campuses could somehow solve this problem on this campus, then it would make a tremendous difference in the business of the motion picture industry," Luker said.
Looks like they need some huge numbers to get their campus funding bill pushed through with all those nasty, torrent-blocking strings attached.
Any public servant who cashes a check from the videogame industry will be exposed by the PTC as taking a stand against families...
I think what must irritate them the most is that gaming industry has decided to fight them on their own turf. But at what point did supporting video games mean harming families? It's not as if the two are mutually exclusive. Pro-divorce, anti-family. Pro-kidnapping, anti-family. Pro-child abuse, anti-family. Those correlations make sense.
I'm a married man with a family and videogames. Call Social Services. I'm obviously going to have to choose one or the other and god knows, as a gamer, I'll never make the right decision.
These people won't be happy until they've legislated a national bedtime.
The government is _not_ out to get you if you aren't breaking any laws.
But which laws? And when?
To quote Frank Zappa: "America is a land of laws; badly written and randomly enforced."
This is why the government's net is being cast wider and wider. This way they can find the punishment that fits the "crime" that somehow fits the "criminal."
During the PSX's popularity, it was relatively easy to find cheap replacement lenses from third parties because it was such a common failure point.
Apparently the CD laser, but not the DVD one, had a tendency to warp out of alignment after repeated use...
I wonder if this has just been a Sony problem in general. I went through multiple PS1's and PS2's and the issue was always with the lens/mechanism. I have also had CD laser/lens/mechanism problems with a Sony Discman and a couple of Sony boomboxes in the past.
Despite this, I'm still a Playstation fan. They've always had the software advantage... until now. Hopefully, things will turn around in the near future but if the new Katamari games stays XBox exclusive, I may be purchasing a 360 first.
However, I will not buy any other Sony audio products (no "software" advantage).
Fortunately we legislate responsibility in that parents are legally responsible for their children.
That the way it should be. However, more time and money is spent trying to ban games completely, edit content or hold game manufacturers responsible for society's ills. None of these lawmakers, parents and other "concerned" groups direct their attention towards the parents of those whose criminal actions have brought so much negative attention to the gaming community over the past several years.
Article 2: There shall be *copious* save points in RPGs always close to the player. Note: 45 minutes away across the Chasm Of Despair and on the other side of Mount Doom is not "close". Failure to do so earns the developers a punch in the balls, and another one 30 minutes later.
Make sure the ball-punching is long and unskippable.
As a 33-year old gamer and father of two and 1/2 children (I have a step-daughter), I'm sick of politicians and other professional hand-wringers telling me how to raise my children.
I have two young boys (age 1 and age 3) who like to watch me play nearly any videogame I throw in (they're big fans of the Katamari series). Frankly, their perception of any violence or other supposed influences at this point is moot, considering their attention span is near zero at this age.
My 10-year old stepdaughter I tend to look out for more carefully. She watched a few hours of Bloodrayne and had nightmares so the horror games get played while she's at school. She likes to kill time playing any of the GTA series which I have no problem with. In fact, I usually have to kick her off the system because she's boring the shit out of me. She won't steal cars, hurt people, or open fire on unarmed civilians. She doesn't want the police to come after her and tends to wander the streets aimlessly on foot or joyride on top (yes, on the ROOF) of CPU vehicles.
I can take care of my children and control what I think they should view and participate in. I would rather keep it this way and somehow I think that a PAC, while helping get some pols on our side, will ultimately be a net loss for gamers. You cannot legislate personal responsibility.
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After robbing two women and murdering a third, I'd be very surprised if the police cared about anything.
Which brings me to something else: do these satellites have some sort of self destruct mechanism?
I believe it's 1A 2B 3C.
I can't even imagine what Rolling Stones songs a Mormon presidential candidate would enjoy, much less profess to liking in full public... Under My Thumb? Shattered?? Bitch!!?? Undercover?? Let It Bleed???
My guess is it would be the always reliable Wild Horses because the Stones were so damn sensitive.
Perhaps it's time for them to upgrade to Reason 2.0.
Or, in other words, Indy's companions thought archaeology was a genteel profession and are dismayed to find guns and swords entering the picture frequently.
Looks like they need some huge numbers to get their campus funding bill pushed through with all those nasty, torrent-blocking strings attached.
I think what must irritate them the most is that gaming industry has decided to fight them on their own turf. But at what point did supporting video games mean harming families? It's not as if the two are mutually exclusive. Pro-divorce, anti-family. Pro-kidnapping, anti-family. Pro-child abuse, anti-family. Those correlations make sense.
I'm a married man with a family and videogames. Call Social Services. I'm obviously going to have to choose one or the other and god knows, as a gamer, I'll never make the right decision.
These people won't be happy until they've legislated a national bedtime.
To quote Frank Zappa: "America is a land of laws; badly written and randomly enforced."
This is why the government's net is being cast wider and wider. This way they can find the punishment that fits the "crime" that somehow fits the "criminal."
And what about those filthy Neutrals? With enemies you know where they stand but with Neutrals, who knows? It sickens me.
Goddammit, Steve! I was sitting on that!
I'm sciencing as fast as I can!
I wonder if this has just been a Sony problem in general. I went through multiple PS1's and PS2's and the issue was always with the lens/mechanism. I have also had CD laser/lens/mechanism problems with a Sony Discman and a couple of Sony boomboxes in the past.
Despite this, I'm still a Playstation fan. They've always had the software advantage... until now. Hopefully, things will turn around in the near future but if the new Katamari games stays XBox exclusive, I may be purchasing a 360 first.
However, I will not buy any other Sony audio products (no "software" advantage).
If their numbers continue to collapse, we can always hope for insolvency. That should take them out of the bribery lobbying business.
Not only that, but most hardware issues could be resolved by a) blowing into the cartridge slot or b) into the cartridge itself.
I believe that orginally read "...hopefully destroying email records from that time period."
Hopefully, their chat program will automatically enter the word "over".
Nah, I'm still pretty much linking that with them being boys. And being 1 and 3.
That the way it should be. However, more time and money is spent trying to ban games completely, edit content or hold game manufacturers responsible for society's ills. None of these lawmakers, parents and other "concerned" groups direct their attention towards the parents of those whose criminal actions have brought so much negative attention to the gaming community over the past several years.
Make sure the ball-punching is long and unskippable.
As a 33-year old gamer and father of two and 1/2 children (I have a step-daughter), I'm sick of politicians and other professional hand-wringers telling me how to raise my children.
I have two young boys (age 1 and age 3) who like to watch me play nearly any videogame I throw in (they're big fans of the Katamari series). Frankly, their perception of any violence or other supposed influences at this point is moot, considering their attention span is near zero at this age.
My 10-year old stepdaughter I tend to look out for more carefully. She watched a few hours of Bloodrayne and had nightmares so the horror games get played while she's at school. She likes to kill time playing any of the GTA series which I have no problem with. In fact, I usually have to kick her off the system because she's boring the shit out of me. She won't steal cars, hurt people, or open fire on unarmed civilians. She doesn't want the police to come after her and tends to wander the streets aimlessly on foot or joyride on top (yes, on the ROOF) of CPU vehicles.
I can take care of my children and control what I think they should view and participate in. I would rather keep it this way and somehow I think that a PAC, while helping get some pols on our side, will ultimately be a net loss for gamers. You cannot legislate personal responsibility.
it mad my mouse smartur for a littul bit but...
Yet another item from the bitter Jetson divorce.