Oh please. Alcohol in small quantities causes cancer, death, etc? Most of Europe allows their kids to drink wine with dinner. I'd let my kids drink wine with dinner too if I wasn't so afraid they'd tell a nosy neighbor and have the State come and take my kids away for child endangerment.
My only point is PARENTS need to be held liable for their child's actions. Let's go back to the old days where everyone had a wood shed in the backyard that was used frequently when children did things they weren't suppose to.
I use Adelphia's provided Scientific Atlanta 8000HD, and I am wondering the same thing.
But I am also wondering if a poorly-performing company like Adelphia will start to think the same thing, that they can also follow TiVo's footsteps and start splashing commercials on my screen while I fast forward, etc.
And as a sheep consumer, I will probably bend over and take it, because now that I've had it, I cannot live without my DVR.
I also have an older model too. That one wakes up by having nightmares, and doesn't have a snooze button at all. It's just a variable preset length of screaming that you must simply endure.
(And it doesn't go back to sleep afterwards either)
Not really. Maybe for some small-time people starting up with their first game.
But I honestly doubt anyone was so pissed off about Gran Turismo 4 being delayed until today to be released (I await the UPS man currently) that people won't still buy the damn game. They want it, they will get it, whenever it comes.
Duke Nuken Forever will fly off the shelves, if/when it ever gets released.
As long as there are hookers and blackjack, people will vacation there in droves.
I think we should use the moon as our garbage dump. Save Mars as a possible 2nd home when that big asteroid finally smashes into Earth and makes it uninhabitable for a few decades/centuries/eons.
Funny how greenhouse gases are supposed to 'save' Mars and make it hospitable though, but are destroying our own planet. I guess that means I get to use my old aerosol hairspray and put leaded gasoline in my car, and use the old RJ-12 Freon when I eventually migrate to Mars.
Of course it's good for Nintendo, this is why they are still in business. They have a great little console, which (in my opinion) is more powerful than the PS2.
I'm not a Sony basher, I love my PS2, my GTA series, and Gran Turismo, but most games that have been developed for both systems look a little bit nicer on the GameCube.
The part he didn't tell you is that the question/answer machine was devised by a group of aliens that had 13 fingers. They wouldn't count in base 10, they would count in base 13, naturally.
Problem solved, I currently swap with a person in PA (I'm in FL) through the mail... he sends me 5 CDs, I send him 5 CDs, and we continue swapping through the mail like that.
$2.38 for postage for 5 CDs isn't too bad.
(Your mileage may vary if you choose to swap with someone who doesn't return your stuff...)
Again, I must proclaim this awesome website I found a few months ago:
WWW.MEDIACHEST.COM !! It's awesome. You can catalog (even use a CueCat if you got one) your entire movie, book, CD, game collection, and place the titles online for others to browse. Meet people in your neighborhood, get together with them, and swap your stuff. Watch each other's movies, read each other's books. Last I checked there is no law against that. (Yet).
And you get to venture outside, and blink haphazardly at the bright yellow object in the sky that you may not have seen in a while. And maybe make a new friend with like interests.
Spammers don't want to send their outgoing emails to 'abuse' @ anything.com. They should know that abuse@whatever would be monitored by an IT Admin of some sort, and would use their spam to block them.
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Oh please. Alcohol in small quantities causes cancer, death, etc? Most of Europe allows their kids to drink wine with dinner. I'd let my kids drink wine with dinner too if I wasn't so afraid they'd tell a nosy neighbor and have the State come and take my kids away for child endangerment.
My only point is PARENTS need to be held liable for their child's actions. Let's go back to the old days where everyone had a wood shed in the backyard that was used frequently when children did things they weren't suppose to.
If the parent chooses to watch the movie/play the game before letting their child see/play, then that is fine, they made an informed choice.
If the parent buys their kid the ticket/DVD/game because they are irresponsible, then throw the parents in jail.
We jail parents for giving alcohol, tobacco, drugs to their kids, let's just do the same with games/movies.
I, personally, would rather my kids see a softcore porno than a violent game like GTA.
(I loved playing the GTA games myself, but my kids are too young to know that it's just a game).
I use Adelphia's provided Scientific Atlanta 8000HD, and I am wondering the same thing.
But I am also wondering if a poorly-performing company like Adelphia will start to think the same thing, that they can also follow TiVo's footsteps and start splashing commercials on my screen while I fast forward, etc.
And as a sheep consumer, I will probably bend over and take it, because now that I've had it, I cannot live without my DVR.
Your signature, however, leaves much to be desired in Word's grammar and spell checker.
Mine works the same way. What brand did you buy?
I also have an older model too. That one wakes up by having nightmares, and doesn't have a snooze button at all. It's just a variable preset length of screaming that you must simply endure.
(And it doesn't go back to sleep afterwards either)
That is the funniest fucking thing I've seen on here in a long, long time.... KUDOS, Anonymous Coward!
An even better way: (read my sig)
http://www.mediachest.com
Share your collection face-to-face, or through the mail. Meet new people.
First they are going to release new episodes of Family Guy, and now this.
Slashdot usage may drop off unexpectedly.
(Not me, I was never a BSG fan... I was a TNG fan)
Not really. Maybe for some small-time people starting up with their first game.
But I honestly doubt anyone was so pissed off about Gran Turismo 4 being delayed until today to be released (I await the UPS man currently) that people won't still buy the damn game. They want it, they will get it, whenever it comes.
Duke Nuken Forever will fly off the shelves, if/when it ever gets released.
As long as there are hookers and blackjack, people will vacation there in droves.
I think we should use the moon as our garbage dump. Save Mars as a possible 2nd home when that big asteroid finally smashes into Earth and makes it uninhabitable for a few decades/centuries/eons.
Funny how greenhouse gases are supposed to 'save' Mars and make it hospitable though, but are destroying our own planet. I guess that means I get to use my old aerosol hairspray and put leaded gasoline in my car, and use the old RJ-12 Freon when I eventually migrate to Mars.
Touche. :)
It's still 'Frozen' though.
A large sea of frozen ice??
:)
As opposed to the other kinds of ice, like liquid ice or gaseous ice?
Here's your sign...
Awesome, though. I can't wait for us to terraform Mars, and start our new civilization there.
And eventually ruin that planet as well.
Of course it's good for Nintendo, this is why they are still in business. They have a great little console, which (in my opinion) is more powerful than the PS2.
I'm not a Sony basher, I love my PS2, my GTA series, and Gran Turismo, but most games that have been developed for both systems look a little bit nicer on the GameCube.
I know I'm going to get modded flamebait for this, but I always thought a neat way to stop Islamic terrorists on flights would be as such:
Go through a TOUGH security process. Interviews. Searches. Detainment. More questions. Fill out forms.
OR
Eat a piece of bacon. Make sure they swallow it. Ok, you're safe, on your way.
Funniest (I think) damned thing I've read in a long time. Kudos. (I don't have mod points, sorry)
I wonder if they can clone my pet bee so I can have a whole Eric-the-bee instead of my Eric-the-half-bee due to his 'accident'.
Superior mathematician.
The answer? 42.
The question? What is 6 times 9.
The part he didn't tell you is that the question/answer machine was devised by a group of aliens that had 13 fingers. They wouldn't count in base 10, they would count in base 13, naturally.
6 x 9 does in fact equal 42. In base 13.
Who DOESN'T do this?
Yahoo mail does this, Gmail does this, HotMail does this...
Newsflash indeed. (I hope you were being sarcastic).
Problem solved, I currently swap with a person in PA (I'm in FL) through the mail... he sends me 5 CDs, I send him 5 CDs, and we continue swapping through the mail like that.
$2.38 for postage for 5 CDs isn't too bad.
(Your mileage may vary if you choose to swap with someone who doesn't return your stuff...)
Actually, if you bothered to sign up, there are quite a few people on that website that are located in Japan and Europe.
Again, I must proclaim this awesome website I found a few months ago:
WWW.MEDIACHEST.COM !! It's awesome. You can catalog (even use a CueCat if you got one) your entire movie, book, CD, game collection, and place the titles online for others to browse. Meet people in your neighborhood, get together with them, and swap your stuff. Watch each other's movies, read each other's books. Last I checked there is no law against that. (Yet).
And you get to venture outside, and blink haphazardly at the bright yellow object in the sky that you may not have seen in a while. And maybe make a new friend with like interests.
(Check my sig for a link to the website)
In the words of some comic I saw the other day:
Starving people in Africa, yeah, yeah...
We have deserts in the US too. WE JUST DON'T LIVE THERE!!!! MOVE OUT OF THE DESERT!!!
Spammers don't want to send their outgoing emails to 'abuse' @ anything.com. They should know that abuse@whatever would be monitored by an IT Admin of some sort, and would use their spam to block them.
Nice little trick, I like it.
Wakarimashu Ka.
You both forgot DOOM3, another great reason for high video game sales. And the new Prince of Persia.
:) (here's hoping)
And my hard-earned dollars will be buying myself a new Grand Turismo 4 come mid-December.
People have been waiting YEARS for these games to come out. Next year will probably be a lot softer on video game sales.
Unless of course Civilization 4 comes out