What world are you living in? You're saying that current system is not working, which means that children are buying violent video games and causing excessive amounts of crime and violence because of this. Crime has been around since at least the 70's, I doubt that today's video games are the cause of all society's ills.
You're avoiding the question. You say you agree with preventing a minor from purchasing violent video games, but do you think that a LAW needs to be passed? Do you think that the industry is doing a good enough job in keeping these games out of the hands of children the same way the movie industry is keeping minors out of R and NC-17 rated movies?
I recently bought a new laptop that required me to burn my own recovery disc. It took FOUR blank dvds. And what's worse is that it only lets me burn one copy. What a pain in the ass.
'It will actually discourage service providers from taking steps to minimize the illegal exchange of copyrighted works on their sites.'
Do they really think that ISPs exchange copyrighted works on their own sites? Or do they think that because an ISP serves a site that makes the site belong to the ISP?
If someone can't figure out that shoplifting is a crime after committing 2 other crimes, so be it. Lock up the shoplifter so he he can never shoplift again. This guy couldn't even figure out to move out of the state if he wants to keep committing crimes.
They aren't, they're telling your kids how [not] to raise themselves.
This is where the problem is, we're not talking about "parents saying it's ok". The government says that children cannot (and/or should not) buy certain video games. The government says nothing about movies, books, and television.
Most pro players aren't afraid of Starcraft 2, however a progamers career doesn't last for long. Most progaming careers end around age 24. They say they can't play as fast as they used to.
This is the second time in such a short amount of time that we have a monumentous announcement to make. The overwhelming concern of the Tremulous players has been staggering, we never dreamed that our fans were so loyal to our cause. It brings a tear to my eye remembering the thousands of e-mails we received from players around the world, expressing concern over the future of their beloved game.
We, Darklegion Development, have decided to break off the partnership with Microsoft and continue to pursue our own interests in the direction of Tremulous. It may not be the financially best choice to make in these troubling times, but this is a decision reached with our hearts not with our wallets.
Once again, we are extremely grateful for your trust in open source and Tremulous; we highly value each and every one of our loyal fans!
There are so many laws and they are trivial to break. You've never exceeded the speed limit by a single mile per hour? Jaywalked? Said something you shouldn't have online? Done anything naughty when you were a child/teenager?
You're spot on. Yesterday I set up a Windows box for a friend and I found the dreaded Microsoft.Net Framework Assistant extension in Firefox, the one that you can't uninstall or disable from within Firefox. So I search the web and find Microsoft's page about how to remove it. The process involved going back and fourth between the web page and regedit to delete some keys, followed by browsing the filesystem to delete something. After I had completed it, I realized how much time I could have saved if they had just listed a few commands for me to run in a terminal instead.
Society *does* expect you to commit crimes. There isn't a person posting on this entire site that has never broken a law. Everyone breaks the law, just some people do it more often.
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What world are you living in? You're saying that current system is not working, which means that children are buying violent video games and causing excessive amounts of crime and violence because of this. Crime has been around since at least the 70's, I doubt that today's video games are the cause of all society's ills.
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You're avoiding the question. You say you agree with preventing a minor from purchasing violent video games, but do you think that a LAW needs to be passed? Do you think that the industry is doing a good enough job in keeping these games out of the hands of children the same way the movie industry is keeping minors out of R and NC-17 rated movies?
Friendlisted.
The reason I hate him is different: he stated that cable television and satellite radio need to be censored.
Forget us reading the bill, how about making Congress read the bills?
I recently bought a new laptop that required me to burn my own recovery disc. It took FOUR blank dvds. And what's worse is that it only lets me burn one copy. What a pain in the ass.
And my Samsung Moment even respawns these crapware apps after I kill them!
Are you the one that splurged on the commas?
According to this site, the implant will cost 100 minerals as well as 100 gas.
Do these morons know that there is an exemption in the copyright law for EDUCATIONAL purposes?
'It will actually discourage service providers from taking steps to minimize the illegal exchange of copyrighted works on their sites.'
Do they really think that ISPs exchange copyrighted works on their own sites? Or do they think that because an ISP serves a site that makes the site belong to the ISP?
Don't cat the file and pipe it to wc, you can just run wc directly on the text file.
If someone can't figure out that shoplifting is a crime after committing 2 other crimes, so be it. Lock up the shoplifter so he he can never shoplift again. This guy couldn't even figure out to move out of the state if he wants to keep committing crimes.
Microsoft Surface is revolutionary? Have a lol.
This is where the problem is, we're not talking about "parents saying it's ok". The government says that children cannot (and/or should not) buy certain video games. The government says nothing about movies, books, and television.
How does you buying a violent game for a minor stop the government's message that it's wrong for them to be playing it?
Most pro players aren't afraid of Starcraft 2, however a progamers career doesn't last for long. Most progaming careers end around age 24. They say they can't play as fast as they used to.
The FCC already did its job, it kept Howard Stern off the airwaves.
From their site:
Dear Tremulous Community,
This is the second time in such a short amount of time that we have a monumentous announcement to make. The overwhelming concern of the Tremulous players has been staggering, we never dreamed that our fans were so loyal to our cause. It brings a tear to my eye remembering the thousands of e-mails we received from players around the world, expressing concern over the future of their beloved game.
We, Darklegion Development, have decided to break off the partnership with Microsoft and continue to pursue our own interests in the direction of Tremulous. It may not be the financially best choice to make in these troubling times, but this is a decision reached with our hearts not with our wallets.
Once again, we are extremely grateful for your trust in open source and Tremulous; we highly value each and every one of our loyal fans!
3 Darklegion Development
When I heard that call I had to pull off the road.
Bababooey to y'all.
I bought Bioshock on sale on Steam for either $5 or $10. This patch is half or the same that I already paid for the whole game!
Not to mention the game lost all my ammo part way through the game somehow...
Charlie Manson's cult was profitable. One of his cult members was a rich teen, he spent a lot of her money on him and his group.
There are so many laws and they are trivial to break. You've never exceeded the speed limit by a single mile per hour? Jaywalked? Said something you shouldn't have online? Done anything naughty when you were a child/teenager?
You're spot on. Yesterday I set up a Windows box for a friend and I found the dreaded Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant extension in Firefox, the one that you can't uninstall or disable from within Firefox. So I search the web and find Microsoft's page about how to remove it. The process involved going back and fourth between the web page and regedit to delete some keys, followed by browsing the filesystem to delete something. After I had completed it, I realized how much time I could have saved if they had just listed a few commands for me to run in a terminal instead.
Society *does* expect you to commit crimes. There isn't a person posting on this entire site that has never broken a law. Everyone breaks the law, just some people do it more often.