I firmly agree. Age of consent and Age of adulthood are arbitrary and set my State and Federal laws for many reasons. Religion, protecting "children" and the public opinion of the day the laws were enacted. I know 17 year olds more mature than 19 year olds. To make my point though, I used an 8 year old. At any rate, it would seem many pedophiles prefer the younger the better.
It just goes to show how unfair the playing field gets when large corporations are allowed to draw funds from their other divisions like TV's and walkmans to fund ailing game divisions. Sony never would have been able to buy the Saturn and Dreamcast out of Toys R Us and Kay Bee if SCEA had to rely on its own funds. It looks like the future holds a two company war: Sony and MS. Too bad.
Part of the question (though not the larger one I'll grant) is what if, and the day is coming when, computer generated pornography reaches a level of realism that it becomes extreemely difficult if not impossible, for law enforcement to discern whether the girl giving head was ever alive. In that case something needs to be done. I don't want a pedophile being able to obtain pedophilia because it means real children got hurt in the process of making it. When law enforcement can no longer tell the difference and must free a pedophile because of that, then I'll be very concerned.
I'm not sure "children are asexual" is being claimed here. More importantly, as perhaps you realize, is that children are not mature enough to decide if having sex is good or bad for them. An eight year old is incapable of knowing if playing with 32 year old Richard's "marlin" is detrimental to her, or will be. Personally I think it is. I hope you already realized this distinction and I'm just preaching to the choir.
It was a mistake mod the comment flamebait. Troll was the appropriate mod. The difference between a troll and a legitimate post is a troll post creates argument without having enough validity on its own.
This is a troll: "Windows ME is better than Linux"
This is also a troll: "Child porn is wrong! It offends my views! It is sick and wrong............"
Whether or not the poster meant to be a troll I don't know, but the post is still a troll because it has little merit on its own. So I have no complaints about it being modded down, what ever it takes. Remember that the best trolls try not to appear as one.
So by your logic heroin should be legal since banning it only makes someone want it more. Bzzzzzzt! Wrong answer. Contrite posts like yours don't look at the larger picture. Society has to draw lines in the sand somewhere as far as how much of anything should be tolerated. I say the pedo should get help or be helped, wanting sex with children is unhealthy, to say the least.
As a society there will be laws and regulations. There will also be a general opinion of right and wrong. Not an absolute opinion, but general. This "bigot" is making the mass majority opinion known.
Easy to see now why this never launched.
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Just like the woman who is attempting to set a world record for highest free fall. (She's starting from the edge of the atmosphere) She still has to deal with the issue of control. The atmosphere is so thin that she or these astronauts could very easily slip into non-recoverable flips and spins. Firing a hand-held rocket is useless if the astronaut is spinning, flipping, and falling two or three times a second. Trying to counter three axis of movement with one direction is next to impossible for a human. A computer maybe.
You're wrong. There was no error. This was purposeful. I got this email as well. Do you know what it says on their website when changing preferences back? "May take up to two weeks for changes to be applied" Do you know what two of the options are that were changed to "YES" are??? "Sell my information to junk mailers" and "Sell my information to telemarketers"
I am incensed that ebay did this. If I get a single ebay type ad from anyone I'm calling them if I can find a number on their site.
In the unlikely chance there was actually an error, ebay should have given warning of the change to allow for confirmation that my settings were in order.
Microsoft has declared that in their efforts to innovate, Windows 2010 will have new condensed code that will run faster than ever before. The operating system will install essential files to the hard drive, while core components will remain on the DVD and will need to be loaded into RAM when the computer is restarted.
Microsoft is seeking to diffuse fears of a consumer backlash by pointing out that since Windows 07 the OS is so stable that it only crashes once every two days. Early tests have shown Windows 2010 only crashes every five days. Because the vast majority of computer users leave their machines on continuously, it is not expected that needing to use the DVD every five days will bother consumers.
Microsoft concluded the press conference by noting Windows 2010 will be its first OS to utilize the removable media copy protection implemented in 2001.
While I give this movie a 9, the conclusion is just knawing at me. As wonderful as this movie is, it looses its way and becomes predominated with its philosophy and fantasy. At the start of the movie the character interaction and emotions are dominant. The camera work feels intimate. By the end the characters are reduced to bit players as the grand sweeping camera shots and locales take over. The plot becomes predictable. Only near the end of the movie did I involuntarily disconnect from how into the flick I had been. As for the ending itself, I wish she hadn't jumped. While the flying was simply part of the movie's universe and laws of physics, making a wish and jumping based on faith, was not. A realistic ending, or at least one not implying she might have lived, would have been better. Oh, and what was the love between the younger woman and the rogue based on? Not enough to throw away everthing, including life, for.
The Iomega HipZip costs $300 and comes with 80MB storage in the form of two 40MB disks. While 40MB isn't enough to hold a complete CD, the disks are 10 for $100, 4 for $50, or 2 for $30. That's 400MB for $100. Much better than solid state. Still not as cheap as MD, but it can be used to transport files, has a built in rechargable battery, and takes less than 5 minutes to load all new songs on to a disk. As I understand it MD only works at 1X. HipZip is at least 8X and more like 10X. Sounds good to me. It's what I use.
I would hope that the management at Matrox isn't as retarded as most of the posers thus far make them out to be. I hope Matrox management realizes that if they don't do something besides offer weak dual monitor video cards, sooner rather than later either Nvidia or ATI will come out with such a card and DESTROY them.
unfortunately it ceased being funny after the first 10 times I saw it, and that's an exageration. These days the posts probably irritate more people who are sick of them, than make newbies who just signed up, laugh.
Many PC gamers will admit getting a game to work on a PC can be a major headache. Its just not as easy as sticking the disk in the console and hitting "Power". How many parents want to spend an hour helping 12 year old Bobby get Diablo II working on the PC when the console never has problems? Also, if Bobby is using the computer, no one else can, so the parents can't check e-mail or surf the web. The average American kid spends 49 minutes playing video games a day. That means some spend 30, and others 70. Just like many houses have two TV's, it makes sense to have a PC and a console to keep the kids happy. It's cheaper than upgrading the computer every 4 years, which costs $1000 or more for the overhaul. Replacing the console every 5 years is only $300, perhaps $400.
Why the hell am I the troll if Col. Klink started the thread with a Troll-worthy comment???
He said consoles should die off. Isn't that troll-worthy? If he can say his opinion of if consoles will or will not survive, why the hell can't I argue against that - and back myself up with worthy points?
Re:Reminds me of another crash...Short memory huh?
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Gaming Crash up Ahead
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Hmm, short memory? Perhaps you forgot that when the Super Nintendo first came out at $200 not many kids got one under their tree. The price had to drop to $150, because Sega cut the price of the Genesis, before the systems really sold. How much did the Playstation cost initially? How long did it take to sell 5 million units? A lot and A While. Sony doesn't expect everyone to pay $300. Sony hopes the hard core gamers and kids with financially well off parents will buy it at $300 until the XBox and Game Cube force the PS2 down to $200.
Consoles probably will turn into computers, but not until HDTV support is standard. It's all about standards. HDTV offers more than enough resolution to read text on the screen and do a spreadsheet from your couch. All you need is a wireless keyboard and mouse. A properly adjusted mini-desk in front of you would probably help though. Now the screen and text problem is solved. What's the biggest headache of getting software to work on PC's? The fact that everyone has differnt systems. In a console the systems are the same. If Microsoft makes Word 2007 and Excell 2007 for the XBox2, everyone has the same hardware so installs are automatic and don't need user input, won't crash, and the application will start up as soon as the DVD is in the drive and the XBox2 is turned on.
Re:A crash is possible, but for different reasons
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That 50% of all products lose money is the industries' fault. Probably 80% of that 50% are crappy games that exist because marketing thought it was a good idea without considering if it would really be fun. If the developers actually try to make it fun, it takes too long and gets shoved out the door becuase that would cost too much. The best companies out there like Blizzard, Westwood, Konami, Capcom, Square, Rare, make quality games that are planned to be fun from the start. They spend massive amounts of money on development, playtesting, and of course marketing. Their games become the Face Off's and Jurassic Park's of the video game world. The best companies are like the best movie directors. They look for the best projects, not the bottom line, because they know that a good product, along with good marketing, ensures good profits.
I hope you know you're exaggerating about needing little more than a 233 MHz chip. 233 will run games at the absolute minimum. Frame rates will be shit, textures will be minimal, details will be non-existent, and you have to render at 640x480. That's just about as shitty as the better games on a Play Station. Examples: Giants needs a minimum of a P2 350. Icewind Dale requires 233, recommended 400. Elite Force requires 233, recommended 333. Mechwarrior 4 recommends 450. Same with Nascar Heat. Baldur's Gate II needs 233, recommend 350. Crimson Skies needs 233, recommends 400. Am I getting my point across?
Hah. The next generation of consoles will support HDTV and people will actually be buying the HDTV's because the cost will come down. Gaming at 1024 lines instead of 640 is a massive increase as any PC gamer can attest to. Consoles will survive as long as parents aren't willing to pay $2000 for their kids to be entertained. All in one consoles might happen with HDTV, but that's a long shot. Sony wanted the PS2 to be an entertainment center, but it's doubtful they'll get enough boxes sold to accomplish this.
They're getting older and new gamers aren't filling the ranks? I'm 19 and my brother is 5 years younger. We're both gamers. My brothers friends are gamers. How the hell you can argue new gamers aren't filling the ranks is beyond me. The market is as strong as ever, and more people are gaming than ever before. Those older aging gamers are perhaps into their 40's, but they're still gaming and have 20 more years before they croadk.
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This is a troll: "Windows ME is better than Linux"
This is also a troll: "Child porn is wrong! It offends my views! It is sick and wrong............"
Whether or not the poster meant to be a troll I don't know, but the post is still a troll because it has little merit on its own. So I have no complaints about it being modded down, what ever it takes. Remember that the best trolls try not to appear as one.
I am incensed that ebay did this. If I get a single ebay type ad from anyone I'm calling them if I can find a number on their site.
In the unlikely chance there was actually an error, ebay should have given warning of the change to allow for confirmation that my settings were in order.
Newsflash:
Microsoft has declared that in their efforts to innovate, Windows 2010 will have new condensed code that will run faster than ever before. The operating system will install essential files to the hard drive, while core components will remain on the DVD and will need to be loaded into RAM when the computer is restarted.
Microsoft is seeking to diffuse fears of a consumer backlash by pointing out that since Windows 07 the OS is so stable that it only crashes once every two days. Early tests have shown Windows 2010 only crashes every five days. Because the vast majority of computer users leave their machines on continuously, it is not expected that needing to use the DVD every five days will bother consumers.
Microsoft concluded the press conference by noting Windows 2010 will be its first OS to utilize the removable media copy protection implemented in 2001.
*Shrug*
unfortunately it ceased being funny after the first 10 times I saw it, and that's an exageration. These days the posts probably irritate more people who are sick of them, than make newbies who just signed up, laugh.
He said consoles should die off. Isn't that troll-worthy? If he can say his opinion of if consoles will or will not survive, why the hell can't I argue against that - and back myself up with worthy points?