When I first heard "Dubya"'s comment during the debate, I was as shocked at end. I knew that there would be people (here on/.) chastising him endlessly because of the remark. Firstly, I don't think he meant it exactly how it was stated, but that aside: it's not incorrect to assume that many people would not build or know how to build certain explosive devices without the wealth of information on the Net. I'm not saying that the particular case in Columbine would not have occured if the AlgoreNet (now known as the Internet) didn't exist, because those teens were obviously demented. I will say that there are some events that would not have occured if the Internet or any other medium was not present. This doesn't mean the Internet is bad or that television is bad or even that books are bad, it's just a fact that certain information presented in any form can be bad in the minds of some.
I would just like to point out the fact that N-Cube is not official in anyway. Insiders report that Nintendo has yet to decide on a name, though Game Cube, Cube, and even Star Cube, among others, are in the running.
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When I first heard "Dubya"'s comment during the debate, I was as shocked at end. I knew that there would be people (here on /.) chastising him endlessly because of the remark. Firstly, I don't think he meant it exactly how it was stated, but that aside: it's not incorrect to assume that many people would not build or know how to build certain explosive devices without the wealth of information on the Net. I'm not saying that the particular case in Columbine would not have occured if the AlgoreNet (now known as the Internet) didn't exist, because those teens were obviously demented. I will say that there are some events that would not have occured if the Internet or any other medium was not present. This doesn't mean the Internet is bad or that television is bad or even that books are bad, it's just a fact that certain information presented in any form can be bad in the minds of some.
Oops, that should be http://www.thinkgeek.com/ (not http://www.think.com/).
The link to ThinkGeek should be http://www.think.com/ and not http://thinkgeek/.
An update to this story can be found here. Very, uh, informative.
I would just like to point out the fact that N-Cube is not official in anyway. Insiders report that Nintendo has yet to decide on a name, though Game Cube, Cube, and even Star Cube, among others, are in the running.