Ok, as far as nature what I meant is that it is logically more fundamental than violence. Sex leads to reproduction as in reproduction doesn't occur without sex. Without reproduction live will not continue. Sex leads to the continuation of life. It's an essential element of the prolonging of our existence (cloning and such aside).
Violence doesn't have this same sacred relationship with existance. Even if you do think that violence is inherit in people I think you can agree that sex at least comes before that fundamentally.
Also, you are assuming that I think sex in all of it's forms are perfectly acceptable. I never said that. I was merely saying that I would much sooner endorse all of the aspects of sex (violent and nonconsentual excluded) than accept all of the aspects of violence.
honestly, how many people die in "2girls1cup" a year? Would you rather your little girl shoot up the school or get in on the cup action? What do you think is more detrimental to society? As far as violent pornography, choking chicks and sodomy,:), all jokes aside I think I'll leave that one to captain obvious....
I would much rather my children watch a something pronographic(my spelling) than something violent. Taken to the logical extreme, I would rather live in a society heavily influenced by sex than violence. IMO one of those acts is much more natural than the other (don't waste your breath saying some joke about violence being nature)
or maybe it's obvious to people that something like this could compete with UMD so they decided to go ahead and answer the question in everyone's mind.
Mod this up. The article has included a few updates claiming that it's not just Comcast and it's not even just in the US. Odex got a french company to issue a DCMA or something along those lines to a citizen over there over another unlicensed anime.
ok guys, mod me up now just like the others. what? the article isn't about how cool/lame anime is? You go on to say its about a company called comcast who is filtering content? Oh, then the article must be about how Comcast is filtering anime because they don't like it... WHAT!? the article has nothing to do with the popularity of anime OR reasons for liking anime? There's a reason there is an offtopic tag for posts. If the editor wanted to start a dicussion on why anime is cool/lame they would have posted a different aricle.
Apple must be seriously considering porting Leopard to PCs, if you were buying a new PC which would you prefer Vista ready or Leopard ready? you got apple all wrong.
If you were buying a new computer would you prefer vista ready PC or leopard ready Mac?
This is the question Apple wants people to ask themselves.
too late is right. They already have your money that was spent on that oem copy of vista. i bet they would rather you buy it and not use it than use it without buying it.
... was the first phrase to come to mind from your description of gaming/internet. You complain about how messed up the "real" world is and since you don't like it you choose not to participate in it. It sounds like through your videogames you are completely trying to escape from this society and the "real" world. Unfortunately by not participating you are consenting to the will of the world and lose all of your voice. My only thought is that maybe you should try and improve the "real" world so that it might be something you could enjoy and future generations can enjoy instead of trying to escape from it with videogames.
I think you are missing an important part of a deal. It's my thought that the people who are really crunched for money are going to be out in droves this year to get good deals on stuff they need. Not everything for sale is a luxury item.
Please let's not start that debate again. I know it started a long time ago with "no one needs an abacus, who's going to count over ten?" but please no more debating on what's sufficient and what's not as far as computing, etc. It comes up everytime there is talk of major increases in x aspect of computing. We don't need anymore of it.
I thought one of the main points of bluetooth was not having to use a cable? Yes, I realize that you wouldn't have to use the cord all of the time but everytime I've used my bluetooth it has been on a whim and a place where I was not around cords or anything.
noone needs the_industry I wouldn't say that no one needs them. Surely musicians can't tour as extensivly without financial backing or have the same promotion without a label. While radiohead and reznor can self promote and distribute themselves, how many other bands can boast the same? Don't take this to mean that I am whole-heartedly supporting label but I do think they serve a purpose.
Labels form and they search for talented, undiscovered acts to sign that while they may already be popular in their own sense, get much more exposure due to association/touring with a larger band. Also, most small acts couldn't afford the distribution costs on their own. It's my understanding that this is why labels are formed.
Back in the day I think this was really the only way to make it in the biz but now the internet makes promotion AND distribution much easier so that these labels aren't the sole means. They are still have a value but with the advent of the internet it's not as crucial as in the past.
The point i am trying to make is that they are do serve a purpose but that they no longer have the monopoly that they once had.
A great analogy in my opinion would be if every professional sports team suddenly disbanded. We wouldn't call this "the end of sports!!!!1!111" because there would still be people who go and play after school, on the weekends. Not because they are contractually obligated to or they are intent on some sort of monetary gain but because they enjoy it.
In the same sense, people are still going to make music even if every label closed tomorrow and no one ever sold another cd. Obviously this is an exageration but the point remains the same. If every single comercial avenue of music closed down there would still be people making music.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Pornography No grand price for you
Think about what it means to be the first citizen of "sexciety"
In the words of publisher's clearinghouse "YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY WON!!"
Violence doesn't have this same sacred relationship with existance. Even if you do think that violence is inherit in people I think you can agree that sex at least comes before that fundamentally.
Also, you are assuming that I think sex in all of it's forms are perfectly acceptable. I never said that. I was merely saying that I would much sooner endorse all of the aspects of sex (violent and nonconsentual excluded) than accept all of the aspects of violence.
honestly, how many people die in "2girls1cup" a year? Would you rather your little girl shoot up the school or get in on the cup action? What do you think is more detrimental to society? :), all jokes aside I think I'll leave that one to captain obvious....
As far as violent pornography, choking chicks and sodomy,
.. is because it makes you cool. unlike videogames.
I would much rather my children watch a something pronographic(my spelling) than something violent. Taken to the logical extreme, I would rather live in a society heavily influenced by sex than violence. IMO one of those acts is much more natural than the other (don't waste your breath saying some joke about violence being nature)
This just in, Gutenberg wins again!
or maybe it's obvious to people that something like this could compete with UMD so they decided to go ahead and answer the question in everyone's mind.
1. Penis enlargement
2. Hair regeneration
Mod this up. The article has included a few updates claiming that it's not just Comcast and it's not even just in the US. Odex got a french company to issue a DCMA or something along those lines to a citizen over there over another unlicensed anime.
ok guys, mod me up now just like the others. what? the article isn't about how cool/lame anime is? You go on to say its about a company called comcast who is filtering content? Oh, then the article must be about how Comcast is filtering anime because they don't like it... WHAT!? the article has nothing to do with the popularity of anime OR reasons for liking anime?
There's a reason there is an offtopic tag for posts. If the editor wanted to start a dicussion on why anime is cool/lame they would have posted a different aricle.
Can I mod this down as too informative?
All jokes aside good post though
I'd go so far as to say almost everyone has ethics. Its those discrepencies in between those ethics where the problems come from.
If you were buying a new computer would you prefer vista ready PC or leopard ready Mac?
This is the question Apple wants people to ask themselves.
too late is right. They already have your money that was spent on that oem copy of vista. i bet they would rather you buy it and not use it than use it without buying it.
... was the first phrase to come to mind from your description of gaming/internet. You complain about how messed up the "real" world is and since you don't like it you choose not to participate in it. It sounds like through your videogames you are completely trying to escape from this society and the "real" world. Unfortunately by not participating you are consenting to the will of the world and lose all of your voice.
My only thought is that maybe you should try and improve the "real" world so that it might be something you could enjoy and future generations can enjoy instead of trying to escape from it with videogames.
I think you are missing an important part of a deal. It's my thought that the people who are really crunched for money are going to be out in droves this year to get good deals on stuff they need. Not everything for sale is a luxury item.
Please let's not start that debate again. I know it started a long time ago with "no one needs an abacus, who's going to count over ten?" but please no more debating on what's sufficient and what's not as far as computing, etc. It comes up everytime there is talk of major increases in x aspect of computing. We don't need anymore of it.
No, bluetooth can't make up for your social ineptitude.
I thought one of the main points of bluetooth was not having to use a cable? Yes, I realize that you wouldn't have to use the cord all of the time but everytime I've used my bluetooth it has been on a whim and a place where I was not around cords or anything.
Labels form and they search for talented, undiscovered acts to sign that while they may already be popular in their own sense, get much more exposure due to association/touring with a larger band. Also, most small acts couldn't afford the distribution costs on their own. It's my understanding that this is why labels are formed.
Back in the day I think this was really the only way to make it in the biz but now the internet makes promotion AND distribution much easier so that these labels aren't the sole means. They are still have a value but with the advent of the internet it's not as crucial as in the past.
The point i am trying to make is that they are do serve a purpose but that they no longer have the monopoly that they once had.
A great analogy in my opinion would be if every professional sports team suddenly disbanded. We wouldn't call this "the end of sports!!!!1!111" because there would still be people who go and play after school, on the weekends. Not because they are contractually obligated to or they are intent on some sort of monetary gain but because they enjoy it.
In the same sense, people are still going to make music even if every label closed tomorrow and no one ever sold another cd. Obviously this is an exageration but the point remains the same. If every single comercial avenue of music closed down there would still be people making music.
Will Sony pull a similar stunt to stay competitive?
Ok, I admit it. i was an accessory to this crime. I helped him put the virtual furniture in the truck....