Nice strawman arguement. Because there is a market for child porn, kids get victimized. Take away that market and fewer will be victimized.
We're way off topic now though, because as I've already stated I'm against these searches. I was merely reacting to the false premise that child porn isn't dangerous.
I guess you missed the part where I said that I think these searches are overly intrusive. I was merely opining on the fact that child porn is most certainly dangerous to it's victims. Try to read what I wrote and not just jerk your knee;)
No, they are pretty much just looking for naughty pix of little kids - that's it. And much as someone might find that offensive, sorry it just aint "dangerous."
Tell that to the thousands of children who are victimized making said 'pix'. I could see someone arguing against this as an intrusive search and you and I might agree on those points, but that comment was plain idiotic. Pedophilia is real and dangerous.
Their legal department would make them do so regardless of the real behind the scenes decisons being made. Until they've executed any potential outs in their contract a public admission could potentially cause them problems depending upon the specific terms.
Corporate legal departments are notoriously cautious and anal about these things. And no, IANAL nor do I play one on TV. I've just worked with plenty of legal departments at the corporate level and this is how they think.
I felt the same as you until I finally switched from a 1600x1200 CRT to a 1680x1059 22" LCD. It's more than high enough res, I enjoy the widescreen format, and it's so much easier on my eyes. YMMV.
Because we certainly don't want to talk about cool technology and gadgets on a geek website. If you just want stuff you can buy now you're better off sticking to Amazon.
Speaking as someone who was there at the beginning and who still has his original 3 paper books, D&D ceased to be when TSR went away. Wizards of the Coast have turned it into something entirely different. That doesn't make it bad, but it isn't D&D anymore and hasn't been in a long time.
Here is my question then: How long do you expect to be able to milk wallets by coming out with new Editions of a game that needs no revision? I certainly started voting with my wallet when the 3rd edition came out and destroyed the game. Are your sales in steady decline?
That's fine, and you should be able to opt out of any 2 way communications, but they are talking about things like On Demand and Pay Per View programming here. You can save your tinfoil hat for later. They can *already* tell what you're watching without 2 way communications.
Put the candidates in a huge Steel Cage with various hand to hand weapons scattered about. When the bell rings everyone goes crazy. Last man or woman standing wins the election.
That's like saying that mammals have been around for 60 million+ years so Humans must have been too. Bad logic. As single celled organisms adapted to new environments and hosts, they *evolved* into things that were pathogenic to their hosts.
Last night while I was dreaming of playing poker with Einstein and Hawking and an anthropomorphic Zebra, I stopped and thought "This is really a great simulation of reality!" It got really interesting when the dancing elephants started circling our table. I feel far better prepared for life now.
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Nice strawman arguement. Because there is a market for child porn, kids get victimized. Take away that market and fewer will be victimized.
We're way off topic now though, because as I've already stated I'm against these searches. I was merely reacting to the false premise that child porn isn't dangerous.
Most people here don't bother actually reading posts anymore. They just let their knee jerk reactions rule them. He was no exception.
Name a single administration that *hasn't* been in the pocket of big business. There hasn't been one, at least not in the past 100 years or so.
I guess you missed the part where I said that I think these searches are overly intrusive. I was merely opining on the fact that child porn is most certainly dangerous to it's victims. Try to read what I wrote and not just jerk your knee ;)
No, they are pretty much just looking for naughty pix of little kids - that's it. And much as someone might find that offensive, sorry it just aint "dangerous."
Tell that to the thousands of children who are victimized making said 'pix'. I could see someone arguing against this as an intrusive search and you and I might agree on those points, but that comment was plain idiotic. Pedophilia is real and dangerous.
Their legal department would make them do so regardless of the real behind the scenes decisons being made. Until they've executed any potential outs in their contract a public admission could potentially cause them problems depending upon the specific terms.
Corporate legal departments are notoriously cautious and anal about these things. And no, IANAL nor do I play one on TV. I've just worked with plenty of legal departments at the corporate level and this is how they think.
I felt the same as you until I finally switched from a 1600x1200 CRT to a 1680x1059 22" LCD. It's more than high enough res, I enjoy the widescreen format, and it's so much easier on my eyes. YMMV.
Because we certainly don't want to talk about cool technology and gadgets on a geek website. If you just want stuff you can buy now you're better off sticking to Amazon.
Then thankfully you don't have to read or respond to my senile ranting ;)
Obviously YOU cared enough to post a reply.
Speaking as someone who was there at the beginning and who still has his original 3 paper books, D&D ceased to be when TSR went away. Wizards of the Coast have turned it into something entirely different. That doesn't make it bad, but it isn't D&D anymore and hasn't been in a long time.
Here is my question then: How long do you expect to be able to milk wallets by coming out with new Editions of a game that needs no revision? I certainly started voting with my wallet when the 3rd edition came out and destroyed the game. Are your sales in steady decline?
That's fine, and you should be able to opt out of any 2 way communications, but they are talking about things like On Demand and Pay Per View programming here. You can save your tinfoil hat for later. They can *already* tell what you're watching without 2 way communications.
It's tetryons, you insenstive clod.
People don't buy consoles to watch movies for the most part. At least, that's not why they buy a 360.
Heh, I'd be more likely to vote Ron Paul than for anyone on the Demoncrat side of the aisle.
I dind't think about the Chuck Norris factor...good thing I was just talking candidates, not supporters. He's campaigning with Reverend Huckabee.
Put the candidates in a huge Steel Cage with various hand to hand weapons scattered about. When the bell rings everyone goes crazy. Last man or woman standing wins the election.
That's like saying that mammals have been around for 60 million+ years so Humans must have been too. Bad logic. As single celled organisms adapted to new environments and hosts, they *evolved* into things that were pathogenic to their hosts.
Yes, and they'll mod you, me, and anyone else who dares speak out against the Mighty Steve down into oblivion. If it wasn't so sad it would be funny.
You get a cookie. That was my point basically.
That's true.
Actually the zebra kept quoting Kant, and Einstein was the rude one. Kept heckling everyone.
You need to dream about humor more often, to train you to enjoy it more (or even get it in the first place) in waking life ;)
Last night while I was dreaming of playing poker with Einstein and Hawking and an anthropomorphic Zebra, I stopped and thought "This is really a great simulation of reality!" It got really interesting when the dancing elephants started circling our table. I feel far better prepared for life now.
How does that matter? People need to take responsibility for their own actions and choices. Gradparent was 100% correct.
Lord Steve will just declare Dates to be irrelevant and the herds of his fanbo...I mean devotees will march in lockstep.
Which part of the words 'rape' or 'predator' didn't you get? I'm talking about non-consenctual sex. Get a grip please.