Side with Metallica?? If the Judge is siding with anyone it's not metallica. The media has blown this whole thing out of proportion. Actually it reminds me of a Soap Opera. Most of the people that have posted to this article have had a love/hate relationship with this whole situation and its "participants".
And as far as your general principle - You might want to redirect your angst, my teenage friend...Downloading the songs from the bad-mean-boogyman artists isn't really going to solve anything. Might be something to talk about in the lunchrooms after Phys. Ed...but as far as benefitting the cause, you've just wasted a lot of time, and a lot of bandwidth. So do your homework, and if you actually care about what's going on...Become more of an actvist than a whiner who spends the dwindling last hours of Napster's existence downloading Metallica "Just because I can, and it's BAAAAAAD, mmhkay??" This whole thing has only begun, and if they want to wipe out all the people who are robbing these artists, they have no idea how much ground they have to cover. I've never looked at Napster as something that you loot and pillage free music from...I don't even remember who did the study (my brain is fried from working in a callcenter environment) but it was found that people who use Napster are actually buying more music. Forgive me if I don't go to the store and spend 16 dollars on a CD, only to find out all but 2 tracks suck. I also think that Napster was a great place for smaller labels to be heard.
But what I am curious about...is what their next step is. I mean, honestly. Are they going to spend hours shutting down everybody's FTP sites too - Warranting a slap on the wrist and a firm reprimand that goes something like this: "Sharing is bad, mmhkay??"
I'm just tired of this little game, 'point the finger at the bad guy'. I think it's unfortunate that both companies can't find a happy medium...but I guess there isn't one. But I hope that the RIAA realizes that once you take the toy away, the child finds something else to play with...something they're probably not supposed to play with either. Looks like it's time to hire a new babysitter.
Metallica making billions and billions of dollars of profit...now there's a phenomenon. In a Capitalistic society??? Sure. The grim and shocking fact is that nearly everyone profits from the sale of their product (Except Ron Popeil)...and I'd be willing to wager that most of the bands that most of us listen to do the same. So again I think that your argument (or protest) is not on solid ground, or it's simply lost its way. They're not sellouts, that's the way it works now.
Making music is a livelihood for a lot of people, and I think a lot of us have lost our ability to empathize with the common man. (So Lars isn't a common man....he's a common man who got lucky)...So I can see where some of the bands may feel like money is being taken from them. At the same time...I think Napster is a great venue to check out someone's music before you buy it. I know my opinion isn't the most popular...But I can see both sides of the story, and I wish that more people had that ability. It seems everyone is either mad at Napster, or mad at the RIAA. Realize that there is no bad guy, and both companies have very valid points to their arguement. Q
ISDN is not nearly as bad as ADSL. I work for an ISP that offers both, and most of the outages occur in ADSL. Personally they're both overrated. Road Runner on the other hand....*drool* I had to buy a new hard drive for all my MP3's...*LOL*
This seems far too complex to pursue... He would be fighting a losing battle. I do not disagree with buying an album to support the musicians, but I'll be damned before I spend 17 dollars to buy a CD, when I only like 1 song on the album. Artists are no longer in the industry for the music, and that's disappointing. Since we live in a Capitalistic society, of course there must be profit, but this doesn't seem like a valid point to argue...It just sounds like he's whining. Go on...Sue your listeners, and show them what an ass you are. It's all about the RIAA and the pompous-assed bands that are miffed because they're not making as much money. Poor guys. I'm disgusted by this whole little rant.
Pay your friends at ThinkGeek a visit and get your Anti-RIAA stickers. *shameless plug* -Q
Welcome to Columbus, Ohio...Home of the extremely anal-retentive police force. Yes, what they did was obviously illegal. But speaking from the dismal experience of living here 21 years, the closer you get to campus...The more ridiculous the *penalty* is. I think if there's one thing Ohioans love is a good scandal. OSU has an ongoing crisis with its priorities. But read on...In the "Students await arraignment in Internet theft case" article the accused even admit:
"The computers in the basement cannot run the programs we need to run (for class assignments)," Wolcott said. "They don't have enough memory. Most of them don't even have word processors."
So it comes down to ethics. What would you do? It's easy for us to play the patron saints and say that it's wrong and that we'd never do it. We know it's wrong and that there's the possibility of severe criminal implications if we're caught. But again think of the situation. What if...the only computers you were faced with had very little memory, and were bought from Crazy Kenny's 90 percent off sale. Placing one of these machines next to an E-machine might make it (The E-machine) look pretty darn good. And when you have the same 5 goons in the computer lab playing Quake 24 hours a day, what else are you going to do? The situations that OSU students face with their bare bones computer labs, almost make it an appetizing option...to "steal the internet". Not like the Administrators that caught them have to worry about it, it can be safely assumed where the 'up to par' computers/network access went. There is no empathy, there is no "Hmm, maybe we should look into why our students are doing this" It is not available where and when it is needed. And of course the precious Stout hall director Jackie Bolin...cannot comment on what has happened...She hasn't been told what to say yet. Kind of sad that those college students couldn't get what they were paying their tuition for...isn't it?
Either you're completely insane or a Karma Whore...It's a domain, not like the guy is trying to infringe on anything or anyone. You know, it's pretty nauseating that we nitpick about these trivial little things. I have to laugh when I see a Nike logo fuzzed out on a music video. It's stupid. To quote you, my intelligent (and not to mention grammar deficient) friend... "Don't create more, if that is your bag, but they do exists, and you will obey, or pay the consequences. First of all I didn't know Austin Powers read Slashdot, second...where the hell do you even get using the word 'obey'??? This guy doesn't have to 'obey' crap, if he doesn't want to. This isn't some drawn out conspairacy, even though I think you wish it were...by this joke you call a post. Be serious. Quit trying to write flamebait posts to impress your middle school friends....bet you sent them the link in study hall, didn't you? You sure showed them, huh? Brought some reason and wisdom to the esteemed readers of Slashdot. Quite frankly I don't know what anyone else thought about your little rant, but I thought it was comletely ridiculous, and I want to thank you...For the biggest laugh I've had from an article in a good long time. -Q
Gaming being an outlet for stress has NOTHING to do with virtual violence or your primal kill instinct. Again it's redirecting your focus, and it's not just done with games. -Q
It doesn't take an expert to say that gaming is an outlet for stress. To deny that someone does something to 'vent' or to denonunce its justification because it does or does not have the 'Seal of approval' from a shrink or whatever...Begs the question; Why do YOU game?? Why do YOU you drive around with your stereo cranked when you're ticked off? If you don't want to look at it as an outlet, think of it as a redirection of energy. I'm not implying it's the only reason that one games, but it can be an outlet. -Q
First of all, the guy who said you have to do all those trivial things to rid yourself of AOL 5.0 was full of crap. You don't have to uninstall 'modem drivers and alter settings in IE'. If a user (in Windows anyway) installs the software (even partially) AOL's software installs an AOL Dial up Adapter which causes a huge conflict with any and all other non-AOL connections. Even if the person uninstalls the software, the cursed adapter remains. The fix is simply a removal of the Network components, like Client for Microsoft Networks, TCP/IP, and Dial up adapter. however should the person want to use both ISP's it's pretty much a lost cause. Even if the adapter is removed it will re-install itself once the person connects to AOL again. However, what I've found is that AOL usually pretends to know nothing of the 'bug' and tends to blame it on the opposing ISP. Thus, you have a bunch of ticked off people who want to know who dropped the ball. It's not as much an issue of the 'tech support idiots' than it is a major company passing the buck (so to speak). Yes, it is true there are some real screwballs that muck up a lot of computers, but I think it's safe to say that the majority of people who call tech support are okay. I seriously doubt that ISPs have a outrageous prerequisite (or lack thereof) that goes a little bit like: "Don't know what Scandisk is?? You're hired!" I'd be willing to say 90 percent (or more) of the techs out there have a clue as to what they are doing. And to the first post of 'AOL hates you'...Silly rabbit...You don't EVER have to re-install the OS for a simple (yet terrifying) ISP. Actually you might, if say...You decided to write a letter to Steve Case in the unnecessary registry edit you did. Sure AOL is pretty messed up but it's no need to conjure up a mass hysteria by telling people their OS is toast because of it. Kinda like yelling "Fire" in a crowded movie theatre for kicks, isn't it? -Q
"the least we can do is insist that consumers be smart about things" I'm sorry...But your response was about the most non-constructive resopnse that I've seen for a long time. Frankly, I'm suprised you recieved a 1. Sure WE can insist that consumers be smart, but WE aren't really doing anything...are WE?? This is such dejavu to me...Let's flash back...shall we? Your initial post screams 'flamebait' to me. Here's what I had to say about two weeks ago about the 'superior intellect and tact' of you and those like you regarding AOL and its 'uneducated users': "* It's not about "taking the hopeless newbies of the world and trap them in AOL Hell"...It's the attempt (as sinsiter as it may seem) to strengthen an industry and make things accessible to everyone on a more universal level. Now I'm sorry that a large chunk of the population has not been blessed with your apparent superior intellect, but the "Internet for Dummies" approach that AOL has seems to be working. I personally would not touch AOL with a 10 foot pole, but again to each his/her own. Until better computer education is available people are going to take the offer from the ISP with the most toys. 200 free hours, 'easy' internet access...They're going to suck it up until something better comes along. If you take an AOL user and switch them to a "conventional" ISP they nearly experience withdrawal systems, as what they used to know and the means that they used to navigate through the internet means squat now. They suddenly become "computer stupid" and muddle their way through what used to be such an easy and fun experience. Then of course you get those people who say "Well it worked with AOL...". AOL could connect on a toaster. 'Nuff said. It's sad, however, that great knowledge such as yours is/was never applied, I guess it'd be a whole new ballgame then, and the world might be a better place. I guess it's fun to sit and contemplate the "What ifs" once in a while but it's rather overrated to kick yourself (and the "hopeless newbies") over what could've been..." (Re: Poor Newbies by MikeFM 01-13-00) So I ask you...Please...Get off your little soapbox and educate the masses, since you're so smart...Or quit your bitching. -Q
...And sometimes Slashdot users post extreme things to save their Karma. *grins* It's not about "taking the hopeless newbies of the world and trap them in AOL Hell"...It's the attempt (as sinsiter as it may seem) to strengthen an industry and make things accessible to everyone on a more universal level. Now I'm sorry that a large chunk of the population has not been blessed with your apparent superior intellect, but the "Internet for Dummies" approach that AOL has seems to be working. I personally would not touch AOL with a 10 foot pole, but again to each his/her own. Until better computer education is available people are going to take the offer from the ISP with the most toys. 200 free hours, 'easy' internet access...They're going to suck it up until something better comes along. If you take an AOL user and switch them to a "conventional" ISP they nearly experience withdrawal systems, as what they used to know and the means that they used to navigate through the internet means squat now. They suddenly become "computer stupid" and muddle their way through what used to be such an easy and fun experience. Then of course you get those people who say "Well it worked with AOL...". AOL could connect on a toaster. 'Nuff said. It's sad, however, that great knowledge such as yours is/was never applied, I guess it'd be a whole new ballgame then, and the world might be a better place. I guess it's fun to sit and contemplate the "What ifs" once in a while but it's rather overrated to kick yourself (and the "hopeless newbies") over what could've been... -Q
When I think of AOL (Sorry, AOL users)...I think of the sappy little cartoon "Pinky and the Brain". "Gee Brain, whaddya wanna do tonight??" "Same thing we do every night Pinky...Try to take over the world". I work for a major ISP and AOL haunts me every single day since the release of the demon software also known as AOL 5.0...If a happy little Windoze user (is there such a thing?) installs the software (even partially) AOL's software replaces the Dial up adapter in Network with an AOL Dial up Adapter which causes any other Non-AOL connection to go wonky. Even if the person (poor fool that they are) uninstalls the software, the cursed adapter remains. The fix is simply a removal of the Network components and DUN, however should the person want to use both ISP's it's pretty much a lost cause. Even if the adapter is removed it will re-install itself once the person connects to AOL again. Due to this and other little AOL "glitches" I have vowed to wash my hands of anything with AOL affiliation. Going on the current trend I expect to be living in a dark corner of a basement, because even my car has gone AOL. (We've all recieved that silly 'What if AOL made cars' e-mail). Road Runner? Forget it. I've been fortunate enough to locate a SDSL provider in my area, I'll go with that until AOL gets its grimy little hands on that too. This "bug" plagues my entire existance...I take escalations regarding AOL 5 on a daily basis and somehow the blame still falls on us. Go fig. -Q
Ouch! It's the Dreamcast slogan you're referring to, and no it's not alive...it's called a 'slogan' if you will. We know it's not alive but think of is this way, would you rather an ex-lax commercial tell you that you'll have the runs in 10 minutes? Noo...I think it's amusing it should have to be explained to you so...plainly. For someone who supposedly knows it all, anyway. Have fun... -Q
Way to be constructive, kiddies...This must be a game of "Ooh ooh! Let's see who can be the most shallow and tasteless!!" I mean, really. Enough bashing, I really don't want or need to see this shite on here, and I think that just about anyone (over the age of 12) shares my opinion. Here I am, reading replies to articles and up comes this garbage. Pull down your defenses, seriously. We don't all spellcheck our responses before we submit them. Way to be tedious and idiotic. -Quidam
Yup, I agree with you...So I don't have anything constuctive to say...Fact is, I just hopped on this bandwagon so I'm just diving in!! Whoo hoo! -Quidam
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Side with Metallica?? If the Judge is siding with anyone it's not metallica. The media has blown this whole thing out of proportion. Actually it reminds me of a Soap Opera. Most of the people that have posted to this article have had a love/hate relationship with this whole situation and its "participants".
And as far as your general principle - You might want to redirect your angst, my teenage friend...Downloading the songs from the bad-mean-boogyman artists isn't really going to solve anything. Might be something to talk about in the lunchrooms after Phys. Ed...but as far as benefitting the cause, you've just wasted a lot of time, and a lot of bandwidth.
So do your homework, and if you actually care about what's going on...Become more of an actvist than a whiner who spends the dwindling last hours of Napster's existence downloading Metallica "Just because I can, and it's BAAAAAAD, mmhkay??"
This whole thing has only begun, and if they want to wipe out all the people who are robbing these artists, they have no idea how much ground they have to cover.
I've never looked at Napster as something that you loot and pillage free music from...I don't even remember who did the study (my brain is fried from working in a callcenter environment) but it was found that people who use Napster are actually buying more music. Forgive me if I don't go to the store and spend 16 dollars on a CD, only to find out all but 2 tracks suck.
I also think that Napster was a great place for smaller labels to be heard.
But what I am curious about...is what their next step is. I mean, honestly. Are they going to spend hours shutting down everybody's FTP sites too - Warranting a slap on the wrist and a firm reprimand that goes something like this: "Sharing is bad, mmhkay??"
I'm just tired of this little game, 'point the finger at the bad guy'. I think it's unfortunate that both companies can't find a happy medium...but I guess there isn't one. But I hope that the RIAA realizes that once you take the toy away, the child finds something else to play with...something they're probably not supposed to play with either. Looks like it's time to hire a new babysitter.
Metallica making billions and billions of dollars of profit...now there's a phenomenon. In a Capitalistic society??? Sure. The grim and shocking fact is that nearly everyone profits from the sale of their product (Except Ron Popeil)...and I'd be willing to wager that most of the bands that most of us listen to do the same. So again I think that your argument (or protest) is not on solid ground, or it's simply lost its way. They're not sellouts, that's the way it works now.
Making music is a livelihood for a lot of people, and I think a lot of us have lost our ability to empathize with the common man. (So Lars isn't a common man....he's a common man who got lucky)...So I can see where some of the bands may feel like money is being taken from them. At the same time...I think Napster is a great venue to check out someone's music before you buy it. I know my opinion isn't the most popular...But I can see both sides of the story, and I wish that more people had that ability. It seems everyone is either mad at Napster, or mad at the RIAA. Realize that there is no bad guy, and both companies have very valid points to their arguement. Q
ISDN is not nearly as bad as ADSL. I work for an ISP that offers both, and most of the outages occur in ADSL. Personally they're both overrated. Road Runner on the other hand....*drool* I had to buy a new hard drive for all my MP3's...*LOL*
This seems far too complex to pursue...
He would be fighting a losing battle. I do not disagree with buying an album to support the musicians, but I'll be damned before I spend 17 dollars to buy a CD, when I only like 1 song on the album. Artists are no longer in the industry for the music, and that's disappointing. Since we live in a Capitalistic society, of course there must be profit, but this doesn't seem like a valid point to argue...It just sounds like he's whining. Go on...Sue your listeners, and show them what an ass you are. It's all about the RIAA and the pompous-assed bands that are miffed because they're not making as much money. Poor guys. I'm disgusted by this whole little rant.
Pay your friends at ThinkGeek a visit and get your Anti-RIAA stickers. *shameless plug* -Q
Um, Did I mention Quidam is an idiot?? Heh...OSU. Oklahoma. Heh. Whoops! Uh, my point still stands! Woo! Sincerely, Q (AKA Karma Whore)
Welcome to Columbus, Ohio...Home of the extremely anal-retentive police force. Yes, what they did was obviously illegal. But speaking from the dismal experience of living here 21 years, the closer you get to campus...The more ridiculous the *penalty* is. I think if there's one thing Ohioans love is a good scandal. OSU has an ongoing crisis with its priorities. But read on...In the "Students await arraignment in Internet theft case" article the accused even admit:
"The computers in the basement cannot run the programs we need to run (for class assignments)," Wolcott said. "They don't have enough memory. Most of them don't even have word processors."
So it comes down to ethics. What would you do? It's easy for us to play the patron saints and say that it's wrong and that we'd never do it. We know it's wrong and that there's the possibility of severe criminal implications if we're caught. But again think of the situation. What if...the only computers you were faced with had very little memory, and were bought from Crazy Kenny's 90 percent off sale. Placing one of these machines next to an E-machine might make it (The E-machine) look pretty darn good. And when you have the same 5 goons in the computer lab playing Quake 24 hours a day, what else are you going to do? The situations that OSU students face with their bare bones computer labs, almost make it an appetizing option...to "steal the internet". Not like the Administrators that caught them have to worry about it, it can be safely assumed where the 'up to par' computers/network access went. There is no empathy, there is no "Hmm, maybe we should look into why our students are doing this" It is not available where and when it is needed. And of course the precious Stout hall director Jackie Bolin...cannot comment on what has happened...She hasn't been told what to say yet. Kind of sad that those college students couldn't get what they were paying their tuition for...isn't it?
Either you're completely insane or a Karma Whore...It's a domain, not like the guy is trying to infringe on anything or anyone. You know, it's pretty nauseating that we nitpick about these trivial little things. I have to laugh when I see a Nike logo fuzzed out on a music video. It's stupid.
To quote you, my intelligent (and not to mention grammar deficient) friend...
"Don't create more, if that is your bag, but they do exists, and you will obey, or pay the consequences.
First of all I didn't know Austin Powers read Slashdot, second...where the hell do you even get using the word 'obey'??? This guy doesn't have to 'obey' crap, if he doesn't want to. This isn't some drawn out conspairacy, even though I think you wish it were...by this joke you call a post. Be serious. Quit trying to write flamebait posts to impress your middle school friends....bet you sent them the link in study hall, didn't you? You sure showed them, huh? Brought some reason and wisdom to the esteemed readers of Slashdot. Quite frankly I don't know what anyone else thought about your little rant, but I thought it was comletely ridiculous, and I want to thank you...For the biggest laugh I've had from an article in a good long time. -Q
Gaming being an outlet for stress has NOTHING to do with virtual violence or your primal kill instinct. Again it's redirecting your focus, and it's not just done with games. -Q
It doesn't take an expert to say that gaming is an outlet for stress. To deny that someone does something to 'vent' or to denonunce its justification because it does or does not have the 'Seal of approval' from a shrink or whatever...Begs the question; Why do YOU game?? Why do YOU you drive around with your stereo cranked when you're ticked off? If you don't want to look at it as an outlet, think of it as a redirection of energy. I'm not implying it's the only reason that one games, but it can be an outlet. -Q
First of all, the guy who said you have to do all those trivial things to rid yourself of AOL 5.0 was full of crap. You don't have to uninstall 'modem drivers and alter settings in IE'. If a user (in Windows anyway) installs the software (even partially) AOL's software installs an AOL Dial up Adapter which causes a huge conflict with any and all other non-AOL connections. Even if the person uninstalls the software, the cursed adapter remains. The fix is simply a removal of the Network components, like Client for Microsoft Networks, TCP/IP, and Dial up adapter. however should the person want to use both ISP's it's pretty much a lost cause. Even if the adapter is removed it will re-install itself once the person connects to AOL again. However, what I've found is that AOL usually pretends to know nothing of the 'bug' and tends to blame it on the opposing ISP. Thus, you have a bunch of ticked off people who want to know who dropped the ball. It's not as much an issue of the 'tech support idiots' than it is a major company passing the buck (so to speak). Yes, it is true there are some real screwballs that muck up a lot of computers, but I think it's safe to say that the majority of people who call tech support are okay. I seriously doubt that ISPs have a outrageous prerequisite (or lack thereof) that goes a little bit like: "Don't know what Scandisk is?? You're hired!" I'd be willing to say 90 percent (or more) of the techs out there have a clue as to what they are doing. And to the first post of 'AOL hates you'...Silly rabbit...You don't EVER have to re-install the OS for a simple (yet terrifying) ISP. Actually you might, if say...You decided to write a letter to Steve Case in the unnecessary registry edit you did. Sure AOL is pretty messed up but it's no need to conjure up a mass hysteria by telling people their OS is toast because of it. Kinda like yelling "Fire" in a crowded movie theatre for kicks, isn't it? -Q
"the least we can do is insist that consumers be smart about things" I'm sorry...But your response was about the most non-constructive resopnse that I've seen for a long time. Frankly, I'm suprised you recieved a 1. Sure WE can insist that consumers be smart, but WE aren't really doing anything...are WE?? This is such dejavu to me...Let's flash back...shall we? Your initial post screams 'flamebait' to me. Here's what I had to say about two weeks ago about the 'superior intellect and tact' of you and those like you regarding AOL and its 'uneducated users': "* It's not about "taking the hopeless newbies of the world and trap them in AOL Hell"...It's the attempt (as sinsiter as it may seem) to strengthen an industry and make things accessible to everyone on a more universal level. Now I'm sorry that a large chunk of the population has not been blessed with your apparent superior intellect, but the "Internet for Dummies" approach that AOL has seems to be working. I personally would not touch AOL with a 10 foot pole, but again to each his/her own. Until better computer education is available people are going to take the offer from the ISP with the most toys. 200 free hours, 'easy' internet access...They're going to suck it up until something better comes along. If you take an AOL user and switch them to a "conventional" ISP they nearly experience withdrawal systems, as what they used to know and the means that they used to navigate through the internet means squat now. They suddenly become "computer stupid" and muddle their way through what used to be such an easy and fun experience. Then of course you get those people who say "Well it worked with AOL...". AOL could connect on a toaster. 'Nuff said. It's sad, however, that great knowledge such as yours is/was never applied, I guess it'd be a whole new ballgame then, and the world might be a better place. I guess it's fun to sit and contemplate the "What ifs" once in a while but it's rather overrated to kick yourself (and the "hopeless newbies") over what could've been..." (Re: Poor Newbies by MikeFM 01-13-00) So I ask you...Please...Get off your little soapbox and educate the masses, since you're so smart...Or quit your bitching. -Q
When I think of AOL (Sorry, AOL users)...I think of the sappy little cartoon "Pinky and the Brain". "Gee Brain, whaddya wanna do tonight??" "Same thing we do every night Pinky...Try to take over the world". I work for a major ISP and AOL haunts me every single day since the release of the demon software also known as AOL 5.0...If a happy little Windoze user (is there such a thing?) installs the software (even partially) AOL's software replaces the Dial up adapter in Network with an AOL Dial up Adapter which causes any other Non-AOL connection to go wonky. Even if the person (poor fool that they are) uninstalls the software, the cursed adapter remains. The fix is simply a removal of the Network components and DUN, however should the person want to use both ISP's it's pretty much a lost cause. Even if the adapter is removed it will re-install itself once the person connects to AOL again. Due to this and other little AOL "glitches" I have vowed to wash my hands of anything with AOL affiliation. Going on the current trend I expect to be living in a dark corner of a basement, because even my car has gone AOL. (We've all recieved that silly 'What if AOL made cars' e-mail). Road Runner? Forget it. I've been fortunate enough to locate a SDSL provider in my area, I'll go with that until AOL gets its grimy little hands on that too. This "bug" plagues my entire existance...I take escalations regarding AOL 5 on a daily basis and somehow the blame still falls on us. Go fig. -Q
Silly rabbit, he was first... Remember it's not always the best thing...to be on top. -Q
Who's going to be the first to admit they actually read the article.... -Q
Ouch! It's the Dreamcast slogan you're referring to, and no it's not alive...it's called a 'slogan' if you will. We know it's not alive but think of is this way, would you rather an ex-lax commercial tell you that you'll have the runs in 10 minutes? Noo...I think it's amusing it should have to be explained to you so...plainly. For someone who supposedly knows it all, anyway. Have fun... -Q
Way to be constructive, kiddies...This must be a game of "Ooh ooh! Let's see who can be the most shallow and tasteless!!" I mean, really. Enough bashing, I really don't want or need to see this shite on here, and I think that just about anyone (over the age of 12) shares my opinion. Here I am, reading replies to articles and up comes this garbage. Pull down your defenses, seriously. We don't all spellcheck our responses before we submit them. Way to be tedious and idiotic. -Quidam
Yup, I agree with you...So I don't have anything constuctive to say...Fact is, I just hopped on this bandwagon so I'm just diving in!! Whoo hoo! -Quidam