Not that I don't find the endless name-calling mildly diverting, but I do think it is extremely important to comment on this blanket generalization. As a citizen of the United States of America, I will freely admit that there are far too many of my fellow citizens that are: "Arrogant Ignorant and Disinformed". However, I would like SubtleNuance to realize that not all U.S. citizens fit in that group. I personally am doing much to attempt to both inform the "Populace" that is mentioned in the parent, and to try to make them see why they should care. As one of the reasonably well informed citizens of the U.S., I am increasingly concerned over the ill-defined "War on Terrorism". It may well be that the United States will be responsible for starting WWIII, but my hope is that those of us who are working to teach the populace and fight the apathy will be willing to help put our government back on track long before WWIII becomes a reality. As to SubtleNuance's comments, I truly hope that he does not really believe that ALL U.S. citizens are "Arrogant Ignorant and Disinformed".
Please, fellow U.S. citizens, try to educate the citizens of our country and try to combat the apathy that has closed their eyes and ears.
*gets down off soapbox*...Er, sorry, I'm usually not like that. Please feel free to reply, either on slashdot, or to my personal email address.
I was unaware that the Euro and the US Dollar were so close in value. Also, I was more concerned about the domestic availability of this product. I'm sure its not cheap to ship a DVD player.
at USD$390.04 (according to this page) it seems a little steep, but I would buy one. Does anyone know if the price in Euros means I'm going to have to order it from overseas (I live in the US)
I have been watching this show almost religiously since its very first season and own both the first and second season DVD boxsets. I was quite concerned when they killed off Daniel Jackson, but I must admit that the new character Jonas has done pretty well to fill the void that Daniel left. The series is incredibly good at following its own reality. There have been numerous episodes that were tie-ins to previous ones (I'm not sure but I think some of these have been across season boundaries). I watched over the summer when SG-1 switched from Showtime to Sci-Fi. By all means if you have the time, watch (or record) the new season of Stargate:SG-1. I venture to bet that most Sci-Fi fans wont be sorry. Now there are occasional filler episodes that you may or may not like (take, for example, the hilarious "The Other Guys" episode this summer). I look forward to seeing the new season (and to getting more DVD boxsets:-)
I agree with your post completely. I've been playing video games more or less regularly since the days of the Intellivision (In fact the last five months have probably been the longest time I've ever gone without getting on a console system). I've owned many systems (NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD , N64, Playstation, Dreamcast, Playstation2) and played many violent games on all of these systems (and many games with twisted dark themes). I am neither a homicidal killer, nor a raving lunatic (I think). This tripe about saying that videogames cause violent behavior is just coming from people who don't want to have to take responsibility for their own actions. On the topic of GTA, the first game I've ever played in the series is GTA3, and it is the most awesome game I've ever played. Have a bad day, too many automated telemarketers, come home, whip out that memory card and beat down some people with a baseball bat. One of the greatest outlets for my stress and anxiety about life has been violent video games, with GTA3 in the lead. That said I look forward to the release of GTA:VC with great relish.
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Not that I don't find the endless name-calling mildly diverting, but I do think it is extremely important to comment on this blanket generalization. As a citizen of the United States of America, I will freely admit that there are far too many of my fellow citizens that are: "Arrogant Ignorant and Disinformed". However, I would like SubtleNuance to realize that not all U.S. citizens fit in that group. I personally am doing much to attempt to both inform the "Populace" that is mentioned in the parent, and to try to make them see why they should care. As one of the reasonably well informed citizens of the U.S., I am increasingly concerned over the ill-defined "War on Terrorism". It may well be that the United States will be responsible for starting WWIII, but my hope is that those of us who are working to teach the populace and fight the apathy will be willing to help put our government back on track long before WWIII becomes a reality. As to SubtleNuance's comments, I truly hope that he does not really believe that ALL U.S. citizens are "Arrogant Ignorant and Disinformed".
...Er, sorry, I'm usually not like that. Please feel free to reply, either on slashdot, or to my personal email address.
Please, fellow U.S. citizens, try to educate the citizens of our country and try to combat the apathy that has closed their eyes and ears.
*gets down off soapbox*
I was unaware that the Euro and the US Dollar were so close in value. Also, I was more concerned about the domestic availability of this product. I'm sure its not cheap to ship a DVD player.
at USD$390.04 (according to this page) it seems a little steep, but I would buy one. Does anyone know if the price in Euros means I'm going to have to order it from overseas (I live in the US)
If you like Sci-Fi, check it out.
I agree with your post completely. I've been playing video games more or less regularly since the days of the Intellivision (In fact the last five months have probably been the longest time I've ever gone without getting on a console system). I've owned many systems (NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD , N64, Playstation, Dreamcast, Playstation2) and played many violent games on all of these systems (and many games with twisted dark themes). I am neither a homicidal killer, nor a raving lunatic (I think). This tripe about saying that videogames cause violent behavior is just coming from people who don't want to have to take responsibility for their own actions. On the topic of GTA, the first game I've ever played in the series is GTA3, and it is the most awesome game I've ever played. Have a bad day, too many automated telemarketers, come home, whip out that memory card and beat down some people with a baseball bat. One of the greatest outlets for my stress and anxiety about life has been violent video games, with GTA3 in the lead. That said I look forward to the release of GTA:VC with great relish. --sig, sig, my kingdom for a sig.