What they're not telling you is this comes but days after Lee was hospitalized with suspicious-looking wounds. Microsoft representatives maintain that they are Lee were "just talking," and Lee claims to have just taken a nasty fall on his way to work. Cleaning crews were spotted, however, removing the remains of a chair covered in blood, and an angry Mr. Balmer proclaimed victory as he was forcibly removed from the negotiations.
Canadian and it was meant in jest, so, I really wouldn't know. Judging by the troll mod it got, I've a feeling that it didn't play as well as I would have liked. Upon reading after a night's sleep, I think I see why...
Honesty? Then clearly the corporate life has stripped him of any tiny shred of humanity, his viscera replaced with dollar bills and stock market ticker tape, leaving a husk of what used to be a man, now nothing but a symbol of capitalism and consumerism, a terrifying monument to our day and age, and only a message of life and loss (and praying for gains), devoid of what we used to call love. Now affection is measured in dollars and cents, leaving those with any heart left completely incensed at this disgusting display of apathy, complacency, and pure-and-simple greed.
I was thinking the exact same thing, but I grabbed my Webster's English Dictionary Concise Edition and checked. It has neither word in it. Perhaps its conciseness is to blame?
Well that negates most of what I said. But the fact does remain that, as a non-subscriber, I have no motivation to pay for HBO if I've never seen Rome. If I can't download it, I don't know why I should pay for it. I make a habit of trying before buying.
To be fair, HBO is very likely planning a DVD release of the entire first season of Rome at the end of the year. HBO probably hopes that you would the purchase the set rather than go thru the hassle of a slower torrent.
Oh, no doubt. But I think the issue is (and it's the point that I was trying to make), what about those who simply didn't see it on TV (for whatever reason)? How do they know they want to purcahse it? How do they know they should pay for HBO? They really don't. I think HBO, and the industry as a whole, should realize that we want to try before we buy. I'll buy the Battlestar DVDs because I downloaded the episodes. I may have done the same thing with Rome. But, I suppose. we'll never know.
Okay, I understand why they'd want to do it, or at least some initial reasoning: People are infringing on our copyright (Arrrr!), so we should try to stop them. Thing is, how does this help them at all? Do they really think that people are going to try to download the first episode, realize that it's really difficult, so they'll pay for HBO and start mid-series? Is that their game plan here? I just can't imagine this working. What they've really done is only two things.
1: They've pissed people off, some who may simply download out of spite now, and
2: They're stopping potential customers from seeing their show. I don't have HBO (not sure I can get it here anyway, but let's say I can). So what if I download and episode, realize that I really like it, and want to sign up? Well, they've stopped me from doing that, or at least tried.
So yeah, I just can't imagine how this helps them at all. Of course, I may be way off here, so bring on the torches if you're into that sort of thing.
Gotta agree there. I have flashblock on, so clicking to turn on each button was a pain, and then avoiding the adblock button after that was annoying too. Ugh, just put the text or plain images.
Does the U.S. Department of Justice count? Because it appears that youth crime has been declining since 1993. But I suppose I'm an amateur without knowledge of statistics...
Huh? Even I didn't think this was insightful... I don't know what's more concerning: the idea of Jurassic Park-like consequences, or that apparently someone thought it was possible.
Desensitized would be if I enjoyed watching real people fly out of car windshields. It's funny when it's fake. That's not desensitized, that's seeing a line between fantasy and fiction.
The author of the article seems to have taken some of their ideas from the recent Discover Magazine article titled Your Brain on Video Games [discover.com]. A very interesting read, a lot of which I agree with.
Steve Johnson wrote both of those, and the book Everything Bad is Good for You. He's been in the news quite a bit lately.
over a show that couldn't even make it through one season?
I certainly hope you're not saying that a show being canceled means it isn't good. All of my favorite shows have been canceled (at least once): Wonderfalls, Futurama, Farscape, Family Guy, and (though not officially) The Inside. Instead of these shows we have shows like So You Think You Can Dance. Cancelation != poor quality.
This whole debacle is bad news. If retailers don't stop selling it, we're all in trouble. If the ESRB loses all credibility, the only thing stopping a full-on onslaught of legislative parenting will be gone. If the video game industry 'can't be trusted' to rule itself, the government will have to step in. Australia-like bans will be coming to a USA and Canada near you.
The difference is that the GTA developers put the content in there, and that the patch just unlocks it. As far as I know, the same isn't true with Solitare.
See, he brings up that point that he wouldn't want anything else, since he's already protected in "the extreme." And he's right. He's wondering why he would want more protection. I suppose the problem is that he doesn't understand why someone like me would want less protection. For instance, if I write a movie script, I give it the NonCommercial-Attribution-ShareAlike license. That way, if you want to make a film but don't have a script, you can use one of mine. For free! Just make sure you say I wrote it. And don't sell it. With normal copyright, I'm protected in the extreme, so that you can't use my work.
So the issue is, he doesn't understand why someone would simply want less protection.
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What they're not telling you is this comes but days after Lee was hospitalized with suspicious-looking wounds. Microsoft representatives maintain that they are Lee were "just talking," and Lee claims to have just taken a nasty fall on his way to work. Cleaning crews were spotted, however, removing the remains of a chair covered in blood, and an angry Mr. Balmer proclaimed victory as he was forcibly removed from the negotiations.
What about Dildo, Newfoundland? Oh, it's real.
Canadian and it was meant in jest, so, I really wouldn't know. Judging by the troll mod it got, I've a feeling that it didn't play as well as I would have liked. Upon reading after a night's sleep, I think I see why...
Honesty? Then clearly the corporate life has stripped him of any tiny shred of humanity, his viscera replaced with dollar bills and stock market ticker tape, leaving a husk of what used to be a man, now nothing but a symbol of capitalism and consumerism, a terrifying monument to our day and age, and only a message of life and loss (and praying for gains), devoid of what we used to call love. Now affection is measured in dollars and cents, leaving those with any heart left completely incensed at this disgusting display of apathy, complacency, and pure-and-simple greed.
Puke? You make me sick.
It's from 1999, so who knows.
I was thinking the exact same thing, but I grabbed my Webster's English Dictionary Concise Edition and checked. It has neither word in it. Perhaps its conciseness is to blame?
HBO has extensive offerings in On Demand.
Well that negates most of what I said. But the fact does remain that, as a non-subscriber, I have no motivation to pay for HBO if I've never seen Rome. If I can't download it, I don't know why I should pay for it. I make a habit of trying before buying.
To be fair, HBO is very likely planning a DVD release of the entire first season of Rome at the end of the year. HBO probably hopes that you would the purchase the set rather than go thru the hassle of a slower torrent.
Oh, no doubt. But I think the issue is (and it's the point that I was trying to make), what about those who simply didn't see it on TV (for whatever reason)? How do they know they want to purcahse it? How do they know they should pay for HBO? They really don't. I think HBO, and the industry as a whole, should realize that we want to try before we buy. I'll buy the Battlestar DVDs because I downloaded the episodes. I may have done the same thing with Rome. But, I suppose. we'll never know.
Okay, I understand why they'd want to do it, or at least some initial reasoning: People are infringing on our copyright (Arrrr!), so we should try to stop them. Thing is, how does this help them at all? Do they really think that people are going to try to download the first episode, realize that it's really difficult, so they'll pay for HBO and start mid-series? Is that their game plan here? I just can't imagine this working. What they've really done is only two things.
1: They've pissed people off, some who may simply download out of spite now, and
2: They're stopping potential customers from seeing their show. I don't have HBO (not sure I can get it here anyway, but let's say I can). So what if I download and episode, realize that I really like it, and want to sign up? Well, they've stopped me from doing that, or at least tried.
So yeah, I just can't imagine how this helps them at all. Of course, I may be way off here, so bring on the torches if you're into that sort of thing.
Repeating jokes from the summary but with slightly different wording makes for high-larity!
In related news, early adopters are eventually joined by late adopters in an event that has been dubbed as "popularity."
Gotta agree there. I have flashblock on, so clicking to turn on each button was a pain, and then avoiding the adblock button after that was annoying too. Ugh, just put the text or plain images.
Anyway, Weight was a pretty good song.
Or because it's the only haircut cooler than a mullet.
Or not. It's hard to say.
Does the U.S. Department of Justice count? Because it appears that youth crime has been declining since 1993. But I suppose I'm an amateur without knowledge of statistics...
A further study, released some time ago, suggests that there are "Lies, damn lies, and statistics."
Huh? Even I didn't think this was insightful... I don't know what's more concerning: the idea of Jurassic Park-like consequences, or that apparently someone thought it was possible.
Has nobody seen Jurassic Park?!
Desensitized would be if I enjoyed watching real people fly out of car windshields. It's funny when it's fake. That's not desensitized, that's seeing a line between fantasy and fiction.
The author of the article seems to have taken some of their ideas from the recent Discover Magazine article titled Your Brain on Video Games [discover.com]. A very interesting read, a lot of which I agree with.
Steve Johnson wrote both of those, and the book Everything Bad is Good for You. He's been in the news quite a bit lately.
Unless, of course, one is right and the other isn't.
over a show that couldn't even make it through one season?
I certainly hope you're not saying that a show being canceled means it isn't good. All of my favorite shows have been canceled (at least once): Wonderfalls, Futurama, Farscape, Family Guy, and (though not officially) The Inside. Instead of these shows we have shows like So You Think You Can Dance. Cancelation != poor quality.
This whole debacle is bad news. If retailers don't stop selling it, we're all in trouble. If the ESRB loses all credibility, the only thing stopping a full-on onslaught of legislative parenting will be gone. If the video game industry 'can't be trusted' to rule itself, the government will have to step in. Australia-like bans will be coming to a USA and Canada near you.
The difference is that the GTA developers put the content in there, and that the patch just unlocks it. As far as I know, the same isn't true with Solitare.
See, he brings up that point that he wouldn't want anything else, since he's already protected in "the extreme." And he's right. He's wondering why he would want more protection. I suppose the problem is that he doesn't understand why someone like me would want less protection. For instance, if I write a movie script, I give it the NonCommercial-Attribution-ShareAlike license. That way, if you want to make a film but don't have a script, you can use one of mine. For free! Just make sure you say I wrote it. And don't sell it. With normal copyright, I'm protected in the extreme, so that you can't use my work.
So the issue is, he doesn't understand why someone would simply want less protection.
How very explanatory of you.