Incidently, manga and comics piracy is really starting to take off too...
Because manga can suffer from shit-translation, too.
Open Naruto vol. 1 and you'll find that the first time Naruto uses his signature move, Kage-bunshin no jutsu (shadow clone skill), it was translated to "Art of the Doppelganger"
At my local theater in Denmark all the "coming soon" posters of movies that have already been released in USA (Spiderman, for example) always have "#1 in USA" or "stor success i USA" (Big success in USA), or something to that effect plastered on them somewhere.
"...[M$'s] relentless dominance has simplified our lives and has saved us from a convoluted market for computer software. ... Standardization has also improved the products that are available to us. Software makers can turn out 10 products that run on the Windows platform, rather than one product that runs on 10 platform. Manufacturers of computer hardware need to provide only one; driver per model, so hardware is cheaper, more diverse, and more reliable. ... Microsoft and its competitors have had to divert managerial talent to warding off legal rather than competitive challenges. As a result, the Microsoft litigation has weakened the entire software industry."
What is this?!?
Since when has "relentless dominance" been a good thing?
Does any of this make sense?
Heaven forbid M$ have main-stream competition and be forced to make Windows a cheaper and/or better product.
I'm sure computer hardware would be just as cheap and reliable without companies competing to be the best because their profits depend on it.
And so far, the only impact I know M$ has had on the open-source community, is giving people more and more reasons to prefer open-source over Windows.
You seem to be supporting both sides of this issue.
Your more recent posts are trying to explain how few rights children really have, describing how parents have the final say, but far earlier you said something along the lines of... "Get a roomfull of parents and they'll support this because it in fact makes their lives easier." I think I got that right.
As far as I can understand, parents have final say in what their kids experience, but they'll be more than willing to let the government restrict what they can allow their children to experience?
That doesn't sound very decisive on your part.
For your information I am 19, I am not a minor anymore, so you can't dismiss my argument as easily as you can the argument of a 13 year old since, in your posts, you don't think they're important.
As far as I can understand, this legislature is trying to create a video game version of the "No cigarettes under 18" and "No drinking under 21" and considering all of the underage drinking and smoking that goes on right now, I sincerely doubt that passing a legislature that deems about 90% of the games currently on market "not for minors" will make any difference.
In fact, I think it will only strengthen the number of children playing these games. I direct your attention to a phrase, "Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest." Doing things that are not allowed always have a greater draw than almost anything else. The, "ooh, I could get into a lot of trouble for doing this..." aspect makes it all the more exciting. I should know, I've done a lot of shit like that.
And just think, if this legislature is passed, parents will no longer be able to take their kids shopping. "I'm sorry Billy, but you can't come with me. If I want to buy a restricted game, and you're around, they may think I'm buying it for you."
Police forces aren't going to want to waste their time busting the Blockbuster guy for letting Jimmy rent Resident Evil.
I thought the enemies in Resident Evil were zombies. Do they count as human? They're already dead, right? so, you're not really killing them.
On a GTA3 note...
I'm sure all the little kiddies who play GTA3 will immediately want to go to their local arms merchant so they can start shooting down Police Helocopters with a bazooka for fun. right.
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Speaking of terrible DBZ censorship, where the hell is HFIL?
Incidently, manga and comics piracy is really starting to take off too...
Because manga can suffer from shit-translation, too.
Open Naruto vol. 1 and you'll find that the first time Naruto uses his signature move, Kage-bunshin no jutsu (shadow clone skill), it was translated to "Art of the Doppelganger"
Those $25 sets (most of which are 3-discs, I might add) are frequently Hong Kong bootlegs of Japanese and American anime dvds.
Good luck cracking down on chinese bootleggers...
...and don't get me started on the issue of remixes.
Chimera zombies?
Drat! I keep forgetting about that!
I guess I'll never read the article...
This is one of the best examples of people being duped by what they read on the internet.
Yeah, and it'll be a HUGE surprise to find out that Padme is Luke's mother.
Interesting...
At my local theater in Denmark all the "coming soon" posters of movies that have already been released in USA (Spiderman, for example) always have "#1 in USA" or "stor success i USA" (Big success in USA), or something to that effect plastered on them somewhere.
"...[M$'s] relentless dominance has simplified our lives and has saved us from a convoluted market for computer software.
...
Standardization has also improved the products that are available to us. Software makers can turn out 10 products that run on the Windows platform, rather than one product that runs on 10 platform. Manufacturers of computer hardware need to provide only one; driver per model, so hardware is cheaper, more diverse, and more reliable.
...
Microsoft and its competitors have had to divert managerial talent to warding off legal rather than competitive challenges. As a result, the Microsoft litigation has weakened the entire software industry."
What is this?!?
Since when has "relentless dominance" been a good thing?
Does any of this make sense?
Heaven forbid M$ have main-stream competition and be forced to make Windows a cheaper and/or better product.
I'm sure computer hardware would be just as cheap and reliable without companies competing to be the best because their profits depend on it.
And so far, the only impact I know M$ has had on the open-source community, is giving people more and more reasons to prefer open-source over Windows.
So, mr(s). the_2nd_coming...
You seem to be supporting both sides of this issue.
Your more recent posts are trying to explain how few rights children really have, describing how parents have the final say, but far earlier you said something along the lines of...
"Get a roomfull of parents and they'll support this because it in fact makes their lives easier." I think I got that right.
As far as I can understand, parents have final say in what their kids experience, but they'll be more than willing to let the government restrict what they can allow their children to experience?
That doesn't sound very decisive on your part.
For your information I am 19, I am not a minor anymore, so you can't dismiss my argument as easily as you can the argument of a 13 year old since, in your posts, you don't think they're important.
As far as I can understand, this legislature is trying to create a video game version of the "No cigarettes under 18" and "No drinking under 21" and considering all of the underage drinking and smoking that goes on right now, I sincerely doubt that passing a legislature that deems about 90% of the games currently on market "not for minors" will make any difference.
In fact, I think it will only strengthen the number of children playing these games. I direct your attention to a phrase, "Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest." Doing things that are not allowed always have a greater draw than almost anything else. The, "ooh, I could get into a lot of trouble for doing this..." aspect makes it all the more exciting. I should know, I've done a lot of shit like that.
And just think, if this legislature is passed, parents will no longer be able to take their kids shopping. "I'm sorry Billy, but you can't come with me. If I want to buy a restricted game, and you're around, they may think I'm buying it for you."
Sheesh...
Police forces aren't going to want to waste their time busting the Blockbuster guy for letting Jimmy rent Resident Evil.
I thought the enemies in Resident Evil were zombies. Do they count as human? They're already dead, right? so, you're not really killing them.
On a GTA3 note...
I'm sure all the little kiddies who play GTA3 will immediately want to go to their local arms merchant so they can start shooting down Police Helocopters with a bazooka for fun. right.