"Same thing with pornography BTW. If you can beat off to a girly mag you're less likely to have pent up frustration that will make you want to cheat on your spouse, hire a hooker, harass that cute technician, etc."
I wish more women understood this. Some of them out there actually get offended that the guy they're involved with looks at porn. "I should be enough for him!" *Shudder* Hint, ladies, there is no such thing as a woman on this planet that would 100% completely satisfactorally squelch a guy's curiosity about other women. We are not WIRED this way. We are not programmed to take one mate, settle down, and that's it. We were developed to run around and make everybody pregnant. Don't believe me? Look at other examples of the male's role in nature. We bend over backwards to have monogomous relationships, we should be granted at least a little bit of release.
I think the story is similar for the violence in video games debate. It needs to be understood that there are a LOT of people out there who aren't against video game violence because they grew up on it. Despite that, they are not violent people. They don't have violent tendencies. They don't have anything wrong with them that they would desperately want to avoid spreading to other children. For this reason, very serious proof needs to come about. Unfortunately, that proof is going to have to by the truckload. One kid shooting a car and blaming GTA3 is not compelling. 100 kids, well maybe. 10,000 Okay, we can believe it.
In both cases, a level of understanding has to be developed.
" There have been many studies linking violence in movies and video games to violent crimes committed later in life."
Just so you know, the tone of this entire debate would be VERY different if there was any compelling evidence that vg's caused violent crimes. As it is, you cannot find anything that suggests violent crime is growing at the same rate as video games.
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"I was just talking with a colleague about this... I mentioned that people pirate because bad music dominates the airwaves. How is someone supposed to know if they're gonna like a CD if it's never played? Our top-40 station plays a short rotation that I bet I could get on a dozen or so CDs. What about the 200 other discs at BestBuy?"
I'd be far more sympathetic with the RIAA if the return of music was opened up to 'satisfaction guaranteed'. One big reason why anybody'd download music instead of buying it is the "you open it, you bought it, too bad it sucks" cycle.
Hehehe that was an entertaining read. Thank you.:)
The reason I've beenn postinng a lot is because I've been working a lot. Full time job + freelance = argh I want a day off. So, in between long file saves, I've been entertaining myself with Slashdot. I've got another week to go so please, settle in, and enjoy the show.
That was a nice try at getting my goat, though. Mighta worked if anything you've said had some foundation in reality. Perhaps instead of sharing tips on 'having a life' with me, I should instead show you how to troll?
"Microsoft only supports the feature if they are given a license to the particular patent for use in the Windows OS. Of course, even this is probably unnecessary since hopefully the patent is on the hardware and not on some unwritten OS software that communicates with the hardware. (Otherwise, Linux is in a heap of trouble.)"
Doesn't sound much different from what MS has done. Only in their version, one cannot sneak attack them.
" If this is as it seems, I have to wonder at the arrogance involved in telling someone that they need to agree to let me violate their patents with impunity. Somehow I think these folks are genuinely confused when someone says, "That's against the law...." or "You really can't do that..."
Or it's as simple as "Do it our way, and we'll halve the price of our software that you sell your machines with. We both win." Somehow I doubt most of these cases involved a gun to a head or this would have been brought up ages ago.
"Two miles per second is an almost unfathomable speed to me. It's like me trying to fully grasp the vast distances of the universe. I just can't do it."
"I'd be bitter if my lovely Stargate were pushed back to make room for your Muppet show, so I understand."
I don't like Farscape, so I enjoy making fun of it to rile up the hardcore fans. Unfortunately, the common alternative is a dude with a bumpy head. So.. well shit, I wish my fav scifi shows had muppets for aliens, too.
Whoever modded me as 'flamebait' should really reread my post more carefully. I wasn't saying 'screw you' to the guy, I was suggesting what ID was probably thinking. No offense intended.
"Sharing music via MP3s is no different than sharing music via minicassettes, which records companies have not opposed."
Well that's not entirely true. The scale is a lot bigger. The question is: Is getting some music for free resulting in more excitement generated for music, thus earning more money overall?
'I still don't understand why more and more game companies push back demos to after the retail release; I want a demo to decide whether or not I want to buy your game. The sooner you give that to me, the sooner I buy your game. Simple."
The problem is they already have a line of people ready to buy the game. Screw you, they're thinking, get to the people who are already sold.
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"Same thing with pornography BTW. If you can beat off to a girly mag you're less likely to have pent up frustration that will make you want to cheat on your spouse, hire a hooker, harass that cute technician, etc."
I wish more women understood this. Some of them out there actually get offended that the guy they're involved with looks at porn. "I should be enough for him!" *Shudder* Hint, ladies, there is no such thing as a woman on this planet that would 100% completely satisfactorally squelch a guy's curiosity about other women. We are not WIRED this way. We are not programmed to take one mate, settle down, and that's it. We were developed to run around and make everybody pregnant. Don't believe me? Look at other examples of the male's role in nature. We bend over backwards to have monogomous relationships, we should be granted at least a little bit of release.
I think the story is similar for the violence in video games debate. It needs to be understood that there are a LOT of people out there who aren't against video game violence because they grew up on it. Despite that, they are not violent people. They don't have violent tendencies. They don't have anything wrong with them that they would desperately want to avoid spreading to other children. For this reason, very serious proof needs to come about. Unfortunately, that proof is going to have to by the truckload. One kid shooting a car and blaming GTA3 is not compelling. 100 kids, well maybe. 10,000 Okay, we can believe it.
In both cases, a level of understanding has to be developed.
" There have been many studies linking violence in movies and video games to violent crimes committed later in life."
Just so you know, the tone of this entire debate would be VERY different if there was any compelling evidence that vg's caused violent crimes. As it is, you cannot find anything that suggests violent crime is growing at the same rate as video games.
"I was just talking with a colleague about this... I mentioned that people pirate because bad music dominates the airwaves. How is someone supposed to know if they're gonna like a CD if it's never played? Our top-40 station plays a short rotation that I bet I could get on a dozen or so CDs. What about the 200 other discs at BestBuy?"
I'd be far more sympathetic with the RIAA if the return of music was opened up to 'satisfaction guaranteed'. One big reason why anybody'd download music instead of buying it is the "you open it, you bought it, too bad it sucks" cycle.
Hehehe that was an entertaining read. Thank you. :)
The reason I've beenn postinng a lot is because I've been working a lot. Full time job + freelance = argh I want a day off. So, in between long file saves, I've been entertaining myself with Slashdot. I've got another week to go so please, settle in, and enjoy the show.
That was a nice try at getting my goat, though. Mighta worked if anything you've said had some foundation in reality. Perhaps instead of sharing tips on 'having a life' with me, I should instead show you how to troll?
hehhe sorry. Been a long couple of weeks, and I have another ahead of me.
"Microsoft only supports the feature if they are given a license to the particular patent for use in the Windows OS. Of course, even this is probably unnecessary since hopefully the patent is on the hardware and not on some unwritten OS software that communicates with the hardware. (Otherwise, Linux is in a heap of trouble.)"
Doesn't sound much different from what MS has done. Only in their version, one cannot sneak attack them.
"Microsoft gets spanked for restrictive licensing... IN JAPAN!"
Oh boy. I can't wait for two years from now.
" If this is as it seems, I have to wonder at the arrogance involved in telling someone that they need to agree to let me violate their patents with impunity. Somehow I think these folks are genuinely confused when someone says, "That's against the law...." or "You really can't do that..."
Or it's as simple as "Do it our way, and we'll halve the price of our software that you sell your machines with. We both win." Somehow I doubt most of these cases involved a gun to a head or this would have been brought up ages ago.
"This message brought to you by a self-proclaimed mortal enemy of SCO."
I feel sorry for the poor kid that'll never be concieved.
"No one will be able to say this isn't "News for Nerds"."
Yeah but nobody'll call it 'News for Studs'.
"um, that's faster than light, buddy"
Geez, who'd a thunk a Star Trek quote would be so obscure. Stupid Enterprise.
"What's your favorite sci-fi show?"
Quantum Leap!
"i hope that thing has killer A/C..."
Killer? You mean AC that doesn't work?
"Two miles per second is an almost unfathomable speed to me. It's like me trying to fully grasp the vast distances of the universe. I just can't do it."
Imagine going to Neptune and back in 6 minutes.
"Mach 10? Isn't that the speed at which you hit advanced evolution and evolve 10 million years in moments?"
/Butthead Voice
It's a razor, dumb ass.
"Oh well, if there was any doubt as to how the geek mind worked..."
It can't be that bad. I mean, it's not like the world's full of female robot prototypes.
"Pull the heatsink off your CPU and, after you get a new one, come back and tell me that chips don't go wrong :)"
Yep, I agree, chips go wrong after you sabotage them.
"Well, until they figure out that their man chowder shorts the glvoes, and none of them can afford a new erm... "unit" :-)"
Your sig puts a surreal twist on that comment. heh.
"I'd be bitter if my lovely Stargate were pushed back to make room for your Muppet show, so I understand."
I don't like Farscape, so I enjoy making fun of it to rile up the hardcore fans. Unfortunately, the common alternative is a dude with a bumpy head. So.. well shit, I wish my fav scifi shows had muppets for aliens, too.
Whoever modded me as 'flamebait' should really reread my post more carefully. I wasn't saying 'screw you' to the guy, I was suggesting what ID was probably thinking. No offense intended.
"Great! Not only do we know that there are aliens in Mars, but that they pee and fart just like us!"
What were you expecting, to say "He did it!" in a high pitched voice and a thumb on your forehead?
Pretty lame Futurama reference there. Shoulda gone with a college, beer, and urine reference instead. Coulda cooked up a +3, Funny.
"Sharing music via MP3s is no different than sharing music via minicassettes, which records companies have not opposed."
Well that's not entirely true. The scale is a lot bigger. The question is: Is getting some music for free resulting in more excitement generated for music, thus earning more money overall?
Hot off the heels of iTune's 100 millionth (legit) download and the movie industry's lucrative success, they need to really crack down on piracy!
'I still don't understand why more and more game companies push back demos to after the retail release; I want a demo to decide whether or not I want to buy your game. The sooner you give that to me, the sooner I buy your game. Simple."
The problem is they already have a line of people ready to buy the game. Screw you, they're thinking, get to the people who are already sold.