Playing video games has always been a favorite pass-time of mine. But playing any kind of action game where you just sit there and think of what you want to do next??? I don't know. Don't you think that most people would prefer to play games that are more life-like, where you are actually doing something with your body like Guitar Hero or the plethora of games available for the wii? How much bragging rights do you actually deserve for being able to boast that "My brain is faster than yours"?
Now maybe if a device like this offered something new in video game experience... like instead of a 'force-feedback' feature with a quivering controller... you get true bio-feedback... visions, emotions, twitching limbs... Now that's couch potato extreme!
That's what they want you to do... write to your politician. Or even better yet, sign an online petition. It doesn't do a thing other than give you an illusion that you have a voice.
I'm not busting anyone's stones in particular, I'm guilty of this as well. In the 60's and 70's, when there were problems, people did something called protesting and civil disobedience. They got up off their asses and took to the streets. Some of them got shot of course (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings) but at least they did something. The founding fathers of this country overthrew the existing government. That's how things get done!
Now let me get back to reading my email.
Welcome to a society where we not only are no longer responsible for our actions... spilling coffee on ourselves, tripping on the carpet, etc... we are also not responsible for our feelings... "I'm offended because he said 'God bless you' when I sneezed" and now this WTF crap! Fortunately for us it's only a small population of the human race that is like this. Unfortunately, it seems like American has a disproportionate amount of that small percent.
So what about creating an algorithm that modifies an.mp3 file in such a way that it is playable, but is basically musical gibberish. Provide a key that will de-transform the.mp3 back to its original state. Then, when you share an.mp3 file thats been transformed by this algorithm, you are not sharing copyrighted content. Only when you willingly apply the de-transformation of the file back to its original state are you breaking the law. And make it easy enough that even a caveman can do it.
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"and with which organ do you control your body in real life?"
Any male knows the answer to that question!
Playing video games has always been a favorite pass-time of mine. But playing any kind of action game where you just sit there and think of what you want to do next??? I don't know. Don't you think that most people would prefer to play games that are more life-like, where you are actually doing something with your body like Guitar Hero or the plethora of games available for the wii? How much bragging rights do you actually deserve for being able to boast that "My brain is faster than yours"? Now maybe if a device like this offered something new in video game experience... like instead of a 'force-feedback' feature with a quivering controller... you get true bio-feedback... visions, emotions, twitching limbs... Now that's couch potato extreme!
That's what they want you to do... write to your politician. Or even better yet, sign an online petition. It doesn't do a thing other than give you an illusion that you have a voice. I'm not busting anyone's stones in particular, I'm guilty of this as well. In the 60's and 70's, when there were problems, people did something called protesting and civil disobedience. They got up off their asses and took to the streets. Some of them got shot of course (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings) but at least they did something. The founding fathers of this country overthrew the existing government. That's how things get done! Now let me get back to reading my email.
Welcome to a society where we not only are no longer responsible for our actions... spilling coffee on ourselves, tripping on the carpet, etc... we are also not responsible for our feelings... "I'm offended because he said 'God bless you' when I sneezed" and now this WTF crap! Fortunately for us it's only a small population of the human race that is like this. Unfortunately, it seems like American has a disproportionate amount of that small percent.
So what about creating an algorithm that modifies an .mp3 file in such a way that it is playable, but is basically musical gibberish. Provide a key that will de-transform the .mp3 back to its original state. Then, when you share an .mp3 file thats been transformed by this algorithm, you are not sharing copyrighted content. Only when you willingly apply the de-transformation of the file back to its original state are you breaking the law. And make it easy enough that even a caveman can do it.