...is there such thing as pasty black?
I'm sorry if that sounds racist or insensitive, but I live in a community that is 96% white (at last count) and I honestly don't know.
Accctualy, right now it's more just a commitie. My Senator is on the Science comittie. I'm going to write him anyway and tell him to vote against this anyways when it gets to the floor, but I wanted to clear that up.
Patriotism in general is very dangerous. You know the KKK were the exact kind of patriots you're talking about - they loved the landscape, and the people and the values they stood for? It was partly this blind patriotism (in a different form) that led them to the belief that people of other races are destroying that America they love.
36 million americans is not a majority. There are plenty of obese people, yes, but there's also plenty of poor and starving people. It's not just one or the other.
It was the physical killing. Still, videogame killing doesn't really bother me, because nothing is actually being hurt - no life was ended. People in videogames respawn. It takes away all the emotion from it, really.
That guy, cracking down on video game violence, probably thinks he actually is cracking down on the root of violence.
Now, I do understand that there are some very mentally disturbed kids out there that should not be playing video games, especially violent ones. And I don't think any kid/teen needs to be playing a game where the object is to kill yourself in the most interesting way (I don't know if there actually is a game out there like that.)
And I think myself sora buddhist myself. At times.
Actually, I should have been a little more concise with my story. My father and the cat killed most of the mice. However, there was one baby one left, still writhing and trying to be alive. I thought for a moment wether or not to simply put it out of it's misery. The baby mouse was going to die anyways. So, I took my foot and quickly jammed it down to crush it's head and end it's life quickly. I figured that to be a much less painful death than the cat playing with it for a while before it died, but it still distressed me nonetheless that I had actually, physically killed something. It was something I had never experienced or thought about before.
Perhaps playing violent videogames has deadened my empathy. That doesn't mean that I didn't feel anything when that situation happened. The emotional pain and distress I felt for a couple days was real. Perhaps I would have felt more if I hadn't ever played MK (or, recently, GTA3/VC - it says in the article teenagers can still be affected). Perhaps I would have done something else more humane at that moment. But, according to the anti-videogame movement, I should have enjoyed killing the mouse and said something along the lines of "Cool, it's guts are on the ground."
See, I don't know if you've noticed, but a big secret of the liberals for a long time has been that we all like molesting people. Mentally, physically - doesn't matter. We like it and encourage it.
But what the hell is mental molestation? I think this guy's just going for an emotional kick.
Also, I don't know if this guy's noticed, but the Communist party - which preaches about the violent overthrow of the US government - is protected under the first amendment. So videogames should be as well. But, just because the speech is free does not mean you have to listen. Parents can still stop their kids from playing these games if they're really that worried. By this guy's standards, I should be shooting my mouth off while killing my teachers with a glock. It's all BS.
Jack Thompson pisses me off. In fact, it's a counterproductive sales tool because millions of kids want the Mature-rated games. Why do kids want M rated games? I can think back to being a kid. "This game looks fun, I think I'll play this." First off, it wasn't specifically that the game was rated M that I wanted to play the game. However, I got told by my mom "No, you can't play that - it's for older kids." When you're not allowed to have something that you want, then you want it even more - that's how the human mind works, especially in children. I don't think he gets this.
Is that videogames don't make you any more prone to violence or less empathetic. I've been playing violent video games since I was four years old. Last week, after killing some mice that had infested our shed, especially the baby ones, I felt genuine distress at having just ended something's life that didn't deserve to have it ended. It was something on my mind for quite a while. I was playing Mortal Kombat at 5 years old, and I have always known the difference between fantasy and reality. Legislation is definatly not the key to solving this kind of violence - it seems to me that violent videogames are an excuse rather than the real reason. Remember comic book violence of yesteryear, or how videos were ruining society?
I will say though, videogames make you more paranoid. By far - I always have the need to scan rooftops for snipers.
The article claims that, since his graphics card was failing, the road disappeared and the other car carrened through the level. Last time I looked at a game engine, the video card's inability to display the ground doesn't affect the internal game engine's dealing with it.
'However, the true meaning of "THX 1138" is much more mundane: it is actually George Lucas' old phone number from the apartment where he lived as a college student.' Here.
Man, I remember redhat 7. That really isn't comparable to Windows 2000. RedHat 7 woulnd't boot up X in a better resolution than 320x240 for me, and it took forever to boot in the first place. Linux distributions have come a long way. Windows, OTOH, hasn't.
So... if what I just read is correct, we get enough of this stuff in the right concentrations, we can have orgasm inhalers? Like, whenever you want to? And is it different for males and females? Because this could be very important! Don't want to go to bed disappointed? *pssshhhk* and there you go. Not good enough in bed to pleasure a girl but you still love her? Give her one of these!
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Get your dick OUT of the floppy drive
Wait...
you're female...
you're trying to piss off the religious right...
you want quirky guys...
you're posting on slashdot...
So, how many marriage proposals have you gotten so far? My bet's on 14.
I don't trust you - that site renders AWFUL in firefox, so you're hardly a true geek.
...is there such thing as pasty black? I'm sorry if that sounds racist or insensitive, but I live in a community that is 96% white (at last count) and I honestly don't know.
What? The Iraq bill got passed 100-0? And you think this won't make it out of the Senate?
Accctualy, right now it's more just a commitie. My Senator is on the Science comittie. I'm going to write him anyway and tell him to vote against this anyways when it gets to the floor, but I wanted to clear that up.
Patriotism in general is very dangerous. You know the KKK were the exact kind of patriots you're talking about - they loved the landscape, and the people and the values they stood for? It was partly this blind patriotism (in a different form) that led them to the belief that people of other races are destroying that America they love.
36 million americans is not a majority. There are plenty of obese people, yes, but there's also plenty of poor and starving people. It's not just one or the other.
Either way, it's too bad; in the long run, no man (or nation) is an island.
But we sure as hell are gonna try.
*bing!* Dark side points gained.
Because it wasn't to actually get the amendment passed, but simply get the issue on everyone's mind.
It was the physical killing. Still, videogame killing doesn't really bother me, because nothing is actually being hurt - no life was ended. People in videogames respawn. It takes away all the emotion from it, really.
That guy, cracking down on video game violence, probably thinks he actually is cracking down on the root of violence.
Now, I do understand that there are some very mentally disturbed kids out there that should not be playing video games, especially violent ones. And I don't think any kid/teen needs to be playing a game where the object is to kill yourself in the most interesting way (I don't know if there actually is a game out there like that.)
And I think myself sora buddhist myself. At times.
Actually, I should have been a little more concise with my story. My father and the cat killed most of the mice. However, there was one baby one left, still writhing and trying to be alive. I thought for a moment wether or not to simply put it out of it's misery. The baby mouse was going to die anyways. So, I took my foot and quickly jammed it down to crush it's head and end it's life quickly. I figured that to be a much less painful death than the cat playing with it for a while before it died, but it still distressed me nonetheless that I had actually, physically killed something. It was something I had never experienced or thought about before. Perhaps playing violent videogames has deadened my empathy. That doesn't mean that I didn't feel anything when that situation happened. The emotional pain and distress I felt for a couple days was real. Perhaps I would have felt more if I hadn't ever played MK (or, recently, GTA3/VC - it says in the article teenagers can still be affected). Perhaps I would have done something else more humane at that moment. But, according to the anti-videogame movement, I should have enjoyed killing the mouse and said something along the lines of "Cool, it's guts are on the ground."
Why do I have a sinking feeling that most people would rather just go along with whatever they're told, no matter how much freedom is lost?
See, I don't know if you've noticed, but a big secret of the liberals for a long time has been that we all like molesting people. Mentally, physically - doesn't matter. We like it and encourage it.
But what the hell is mental molestation? I think this guy's just going for an emotional kick.
Also, I don't know if this guy's noticed, but the Communist party - which preaches about the violent overthrow of the US government - is protected under the first amendment. So videogames should be as well. But, just because the speech is free does not mean you have to listen. Parents can still stop their kids from playing these games if they're really that worried. By this guy's standards, I should be shooting my mouth off while killing my teachers with a glock. It's all BS.
Jack Thompson pisses me off.
In fact, it's a counterproductive sales tool because millions of kids want the Mature-rated games.
Why do kids want M rated games? I can think back to being a kid. "This game looks fun, I think I'll play this." First off, it wasn't specifically that the game was rated M that I wanted to play the game. However, I got told by my mom "No, you can't play that - it's for older kids." When you're not allowed to have something that you want, then you want it even more - that's how the human mind works, especially in children. I don't think he gets this.
Is that videogames don't make you any more prone to violence or less empathetic. I've been playing violent video games since I was four years old. Last week, after killing some mice that had infested our shed, especially the baby ones, I felt genuine distress at having just ended something's life that didn't deserve to have it ended. It was something on my mind for quite a while. I was playing Mortal Kombat at 5 years old, and I have always known the difference between fantasy and reality. Legislation is definatly not the key to solving this kind of violence - it seems to me that violent videogames are an excuse rather than the real reason. Remember comic book violence of yesteryear, or how videos were ruining society? I will say though, videogames make you more paranoid. By far - I always have the need to scan rooftops for snipers.
The article claims that, since his graphics card was failing, the road disappeared and the other car carrened through the level. Last time I looked at a game engine, the video card's inability to display the ground doesn't affect the internal game engine's dealing with it.
'However, the true meaning of "THX 1138" is much more mundane: it is actually George Lucas' old phone number from the apartment where he lived as a college student.'
Here.
Man, I remember redhat 7. That really isn't comparable to Windows 2000. RedHat 7 woulnd't boot up X in a better resolution than 320x240 for me, and it took forever to boot in the first place. Linux distributions have come a long way. Windows, OTOH, hasn't.
So... if what I just read is correct, we get enough of this stuff in the right concentrations, we can have orgasm inhalers? Like, whenever you want to? And is it different for males and females? Because this could be very important! Don't want to go to bed disappointed? *pssshhhk* and there you go. Not good enough in bed to pleasure a girl but you still love her? Give her one of these!
I think I need to stop now.
I'm sure if you explain the situation to your doctor, he'll have enough pity on you to get you a prescription of this.
*gasp* You found me out! I'm fucking stupid. I knew I could only hide it for so long with the likes of detective Anonymous Coward around!
Please, hate me for no reason. I appreciate it.
Truly, you have dizzying intellect.