Until parents are as computer-literate as their children (which may be never), a trite statement like "be a better parent" just isn't going to cut it. When I was younger it wouldn't have been any problem to do things on my computer than my parents would never have approved of, but they would never have known the difference. Not because they were bad parents (far from it), but simply because they were *uninformed*. Hence, the ratings and subsequent enforcement of them are a *good* thing.
But kids are much more likely to go have promiscuous sex than shoot someone. And the results can be just as tragic - destroyed lives due to death from AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, emotional trauma (face it - teens have enough pressure without having to deal with sex), etc.
Think about it - if their kid comes up to them and says that EB won't let them purchase a particular game, you're going to do some research and find out why that is, correct? How is this any different from R-rated movies?
And the problem with this is...??? It's not banning the games - it's just saying that extremely violent games aren't suitable for use by children... just like alcohol, cigarettes, porn, and guns.
But this is not about the government raising kids - it's about giving parents the necessary information to weed out the stuff they don't want their kids to have a part of. If my son came up to me and said "Dad, they won't sell me Soldier of Fortune", I could go find out why that is and make an informed decision based on that information, rather than my kid just purchasing whatever they want.
Or, would you prefer that alcohol, cigarettes, porn, and guns be purchased by anyone of any age?
Actually, you're not supposed to be able to purchase Parental Advisory albums if you're under 18. It's just that most stores don't enforce this policy (although I was carded a couple of times in my younger days)
Geez louise - most parents don't have a clue about videogames - my parents sure didn't. This is a way to help inform them so that they can make educated decisions about - yep, you guessed it - raising their children.
I've overclocked every system I've built in the past three years (over a half-dozen boxes). NONE have suffered any problems due to overclocking. When I was building them, as soon as I had any kind of software glitches, I lowered the speed to see if that was the cause. Problem solved.
Sorry, while the K7 line *does* have a better FPU, it's not *THAT* good. I have two systems - an Athlon 650 and a P3/600E that's oc'ed to 744... and the P3 is quite a bit faster in Quake.
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Or, would you prefer that alcohol, cigarettes, porn, and guns be purchased by anyone of any age?
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