Violent games promote violent behavior? I never wanted to pick up a handgun after 100's of mind-numbing hours of Goldeneye.
Games stimulate far more than the boob toob. They don't assert false class distinctions - rich young kids that drive SUVs with no parents but yet they work parttime at min wage.
The TV is far more insidious for other things than violence or sex. Race stereotypes, bad writing, cynical plot structure, sodomizing lyrical devices, etc.
I get on to battle.net or Q3/UT and it makes me feel good after a hard day's work. It dumps my stress when I do feel pissed off. And then I go outside and get some fresh air. I believe the rating system is important as a barometer but banning (outright or to the adult section of XXX) games in my country is a national disgrace.
You know, I think the tone and attitude of this guys's journal is basically what sucks about the entire IT industry. And the comments about his housekeeper at the hotel, the habitual use of the word "kewl", and his brief pauses to reaffirm that he has to know, intregate, and and deploy all the "flawed" technologies adds up to one unhappy read. I know people like this in my software group and they are really maladjusted and unfun to be around.
Overclocking your system is a legitimate passtime that is always a pleasure to pursue. Although, after reading that artcile, I must mention that my overclocking fetish does not serve the acceleration of the game Doom. I really wish journalists would give our old favorite a rest. "Dude, I just overclocked my Cel II to 900 MHz! Yeah! Now I can kick ass playing multiplayer... Doom..." Sirfluffs
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Games stimulate far more than the boob toob. They don't assert false class distinctions - rich young kids that drive SUVs with no parents but yet they work parttime at min wage.
The TV is far more insidious for other things than violence or sex. Race stereotypes, bad writing, cynical plot structure, sodomizing lyrical devices, etc.
I get on to battle.net or Q3/UT and it makes me feel good after a hard day's work. It dumps my stress when I do feel pissed off. And then I go outside and get some fresh air. I believe the rating system is important as a barometer but banning (outright or to the adult section of XXX) games in my country is a national disgrace.
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You know, I think the tone and attitude of this guys's journal is basically what sucks about the entire IT industry. And the comments about his housekeeper at the hotel, the habitual use of the word "kewl", and his brief pauses to reaffirm that he has to know, intregate, and and deploy all the "flawed" technologies adds up to one unhappy read. I know people like this in my software group and they are really maladjusted and unfun to be around.
Overclocking your system is a legitimate passtime that is always a pleasure to pursue. Although, after reading that artcile, I must mention that my overclocking fetish does not serve the acceleration of the game Doom. I really wish journalists would give our old favorite a rest. "Dude, I just overclocked my Cel II to 900 MHz! Yeah! Now I can kick ass playing multiplayer ... Doom ..." Sirfluffs