Just fly to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, etc.. and drive into Iraq if you want the truth.
Go in there and look around - after all this is a surgical war and chances are you won't get shot or bombed (by the US). As for the Iraqi soldiers, I'm sure they won't bother you considering they're hands are full (or tied) at this point.
I think you're under the misconception that games CANNOT be ported to those platforms. Its not that they CANNOT be ported, its that they WILL NOT be ported because of licensing. Nintendo will not give up Mario games to other platforms (yet) because that's the reason most people buy Nintendo.
How is it possible that Amazon makes it on that list, and the website that was the sparkplug of the Internet (Yahoo), a search engine that finally allowed people to navigate the Internet, didn't make it.
Hmm.. I'd say that the decision was made by typical business logic.
Thats not so true, guns here are pretty rare. There are the few who own guns, but thats only the few.
We here resort to other means to take out our frustrations - hockey for example. Hockey sticks are great weapons, but its a bit difficult to commit mass murders on the ice when everyone is wearing helmets (stupid helmets!)
Let me add that video games and music are a powerful influence. They're different though. I mean I can listen to some Rage and feel pumped but I have the common sense to think before reacting. On the other hand, I've played GTA3 for 4 hours straight once and when i first got on the road I was inclined to speed around the first corner (its psychological) - then my common sense kicked in and I realised that its real life. The problem is my brain was perceiving the video game so real that reality itself was distorted. A conscious effort must be made to distinguish reality from fiction.
I don't blame the video games, but I do believe its just as difficult to blame anyone under those circumstances. Has anyone read or watched "Clockwork Orange"?
Who knows, maybe in the future 'video game syndrome' will sit next to intoxication.. don't play and drive!
It all comes to down to choice in the end and the truth is if someone should choose to drink then murder its just as much their fault as if they were sober. As well, if someone chooses to play video games then murder, they're guilty.
I'd prefer if they AOL would just go on their own.
Try something like Corel Linux.. create another distro (that way, there's not chance of ruining an already existing one).
If they should fail, well then, we just laugh at them and them move on.. otherwise maybe a percentage of the other-os-using people will start using it.
I don't like AOL/TimeWarner though, I find them really annoying. Everything from their ads to their outlook on the internet and movies. IMHO, they just plain suck.
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Yeah "Don't look for it on live television..."
Just fly to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, etc.. and drive into Iraq if you want the truth.
Go in there and look around - after all this is a surgical war and chances are you won't get shot or bombed (by the US). As for the Iraqi soldiers, I'm sure they won't bother you considering they're hands are full (or tied) at this point.
I think you're under the misconception that games CANNOT be ported to those platforms. Its not that they CANNOT be ported, its that they WILL NOT be ported because of licensing. Nintendo will not give up Mario games to other platforms (yet) because that's the reason most people buy Nintendo.
How is it possible that Amazon makes it on that list, and the website that was the sparkplug of the Internet (Yahoo), a search engine that finally allowed people to navigate the Internet, didn't make it. Hmm.. I'd say that the decision was made by typical business logic.
./configure; make; make install; .. its about time
Dude,
Thats not so true, guns here are pretty rare. There are the few who own guns, but thats only the few.
We here resort to other means to take out our frustrations - hockey for example. Hockey sticks are great weapons, but its a bit difficult to commit mass murders on the ice when everyone is wearing helmets (stupid helmets!)
Let me add that video games and music are a powerful influence. They're different though. I mean I can listen to some Rage and feel pumped but I have the common sense to think before reacting. On the other hand, I've played GTA3 for 4 hours straight once and when i first got on the road I was inclined to speed around the first corner (its psychological) - then my common sense kicked in and I realised that its real life. The problem is my brain was perceiving the video game so real that reality itself was distorted. A conscious effort must be made to distinguish reality from fiction.
I don't blame the video games, but I do believe its just as difficult to blame anyone under those circumstances. Has anyone read or watched "Clockwork Orange"?
Who knows, maybe in the future 'video game syndrome' will sit next to intoxication.. don't play and drive!
It all comes to down to choice in the end and the truth is if someone should choose to drink then murder its just as much their fault as if they were sober. As well, if someone chooses to play video games then murder, they're guilty.
Woohoo!
Finally a way to stop that stupid MSN Messanger from going online every time i cough!
I'd prefer if they AOL would just go on their own.
Try something like Corel Linux.. create another distro (that way, there's not chance of ruining an already existing one).
If they should fail, well then, we just laugh at them and them move on.. otherwise maybe a percentage of the other-os-using people will start using it.
I don't like AOL/TimeWarner though, I find them really annoying. Everything from their ads to their outlook on the internet and movies. IMHO, they just plain suck.