Violent games incite to murder, so many US school massacres have illustrated that.
Interesting, considering youth violence is at the lowest point it has been in decades. In fact, it has been going down as video game consumption has increased. Maybe that correlation needs to be studied.
I can't belive that people think that an underage child that lives in his parents home has the RIGHT to do any thing he wants, that he has the RIGHT to view any materials, to play any games, to surf anywhere on the internet, that he has the right to do anything he feels like doing and that the parent should have no say so, no right to restrict or deny the activities in their own home
Very few people have been saying that here. It is not the government's responsibility to control your child. You are free to deny any web site, TV show, game for your children, have at it. That does not allow you to prohibit others, nor does it allow you to place a chilling effect on expression.
While I would have passed on GTA for the violence, I must have missed the "Contains explicit sexual acts" statement on the game - oh wait, it wasn't on the game.
From the San Andreas (Hot Coffee, pre recall) label: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs
Why is it legal to sell some slasher video game to kids where they get to control the action, but not legal to sell the slasher DVD to those same kids?
Ummm, it is perfectly legal. That's the problem with these video game laws. Apply to all media or none.
The vast majority of games (and yes, I'm including Hot Coffee in this list) do not have any sexuality over and above that in R rated movies. Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude was no different than American Pie. San Andreas (w/Hot Coffee) is no different than 8 Mile.
The XBOX shipped with (no less than 3) critical flaws in its BIOS, allowing unsigned code to be ran provided that it was given the OK from signed media (I.E. Mechassault, SplinterCell, 007). Perhaps they will write cleaner code next time?
You're combining things here. There were 3 flaws in the boot code. This is MS' fault.
That has nothing to do with the overflows in those games. Unless MS wrote those games, they aren't responsible, unless they're auditing the code before signing it.
Looks like the beginnings of that. I deleted the group, and got the following message my next login:
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-applications that are a constantly moving target "this would be cool to have"
The tests are feature based. Write one for the new feature.
- applications where the moving-targetness lies in the presentation, while at the same time some customers bitch about any change in presentation
XP doesn't work here. The only thing that does is application of extreme violence to the customer.
- applications with changing data sets - you can run your tests fine on the standardized data set, but then when it hits the real-world data, all you can say is "Sorry my application is perfect, it just doesn't work with with that data.".
You file it as a bug, use the data that caused the failure in a new test.
Is it a good idea to browse at a level where the browser and other commonly used apps can be changed? That's a security problem waiting to happen.
There's little lost by not running as an admin level user, because of the authentication dialogs when needed, and no real gain with the opportunity for damage.
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And what does the law do against that situation? How do you know they aren't drinking? Or doing drugs?
It comes down to knowing your children's friends, and teaching your child.
If that's the case, then you can't trust the ones saying games *cause* violence either, and laws like these have no legitimate purpose.
This is a US law and needs to be seen in that context. Apply these to all media or none.
Violent games incite to murder, so many US school massacres have illustrated that.
Interesting, considering youth violence is at the lowest point it has been in decades. In fact, it has been going down as video game consumption has increased. Maybe that correlation needs to be studied.
Well, violent movies are rated R today. This currently makes them illegal for a minor to get with out paraental intervention.
Incorrect. A minor can go into a store and purchase an R rated movie, with no legal reprucssions to him, the store, or his parents.
Make the law consistent across media, or don't make it.
Number one selling computer game: Sims ... Myst
It pushed out that ultra violent long standing champ of
I can't belive that people think that an underage child that lives in his parents home has the RIGHT to do any thing he wants, that he has the RIGHT to view any materials, to play any games, to surf anywhere on the internet, that he has the right to do anything he feels like doing and that the parent should have no say so, no right to restrict or deny the activities in their own home
Very few people have been saying that here. It is not the government's responsibility to control your child. You are free to deny any web site, TV show, game for your children, have at it. That does not allow you to prohibit others, nor does it allow you to place a chilling effect on expression.
And it is acceptable to prohibit minors from entering a movie theater to see an R rated movie without and adult, right?
It is not acceptable for the government to do that regulation, without regulating *ALL* media. And they do not do that regulation.
It is done entirely by the theater.
While I would have passed on GTA for the violence, I must have missed the "Contains explicit sexual acts" statement on the game - oh wait, it wasn't on the game.
From the San Andreas (Hot Coffee, pre recall) label:
Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs
No, they don't regulate the movies or DVD sales. That's entirely voluntary. Attempts to do so have gotten shot down, exactly like these laws.
Why is it legal to sell some slasher video game to kids where they get to control the action, but not legal to sell the slasher DVD to those same kids?
Ummm, it is perfectly legal. That's the problem with these video game laws. Apply to all media or none.
The vast majority of games (and yes, I'm including Hot Coffee in this list) do not have any sexuality over and above that in R rated movies. Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude was no different than American Pie. San Andreas (w/Hot Coffee) is no different than 8 Mile.
The emphasis is put back right where it should be - on the parents.
Don't like video games? Don't allow them in your house, the same way you forbid MTV.
Jack, is that you?
Because it's not a free development platform like the PC. The point is control.
The XBOX shipped with (no less than 3) critical flaws in its BIOS, allowing unsigned code to be ran provided that it was given the OK from signed media (I.E. Mechassault, SplinterCell, 007). Perhaps they will write cleaner code next time?
You're combining things here. There were 3 flaws in the boot code. This is MS' fault.
That has nothing to do with the overflows in those games. Unless MS wrote those games, they aren't responsible, unless they're auditing the code before signing it.
I use Adium at home and GAIM at work. It was added to both, although only Adium got the "we added these" message.
-applications that are a constantly moving target "this would be cool to have"
The tests are feature based. Write one for the new feature.
- applications where the moving-targetness lies in the presentation, while at the same time some customers bitch about any change in presentation
XP doesn't work here. The only thing that does is application of extreme violence to the customer.
- applications with changing data sets - you can run your tests fine on the standardized data set, but then when it hits the real-world data, all you can say is "Sorry my application is perfect, it just doesn't work with with that data.".
You file it as a bug, use the data that caused the failure in a new test.
The core system is only there so they can say "XBox 360 is 299"
If you buy core, don't forget the memory card, which is going to drive the price close to the "enhanced" system anyway
Have you ever tried running as a non-admin user on Tiger?
The authentication dialog comes up, except it wants user name as well as password, and dragging stuff into Applications requires authentication.
As I type this, I'm a non-admin user upgrading to XCode 2.2
Is it a good idea to browse at a level where the browser and other commonly used apps can be changed? That's a security problem waiting to happen.
There's little lost by not running as an admin level user, because of the authentication dialogs when needed, and no real gain with the opportunity for damage.
Gameplay is the thing though. I don't care about incremental improvements in graphics
Disclaimer: I will be getting all three next gen systems (unless Sony pulls that "no used game" crap, or the system requires internet access)
Make up your mind.
/Library and /System is damn good reason *NOT* to be logged in as an admin. Code can replace other code without notification, not a good thing.
/usr and /etc writeable to ordinary users in Linux?
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Should you make
The worm is, since it downloads an executable.
The security holes are most likely generic.
IE Worm = Windows worm.
Remember, IE is integrated into the OS according to MS, therefore it is a Windows worm.