Everyone should be concerned about privacy. Only a fool thinks they have nothing to hide. Would you honestly trust this bat shit crazy society to judge you correctly or to not abuse their power?
"When it comes to video entertainment, my daughter still prefers wholesome sports, arcade and music-themed games."
"Sports games" arent exactly "wholesome". More people die or get injurred playing highschool football and its been apart of of culture for a long time. It's also heavily supported by your local public school and the parents within your community.
I dont know about your town, but around here, we're famous for shoving a pine cone up a highschool football players asshole. (National news story) The poor kid has been far more damaged by football, than videogames. OH I know it wasnt on the field, but does that really matter? If you want on the feild, look up the recent college basketball player that broke his spine or the deaths that have taken place on the highschool football field.
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Music themed games? You mean those games with thrusting pelvises and celebrity worship? Celebrities that do massive amounts of drugs, pay professional hookers, and use the naughty words in their music?
Not wholesome either.
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"Arcade"
Lets hope the author of this article doesnt recommend UNO on xbox live, for children... Can you say "Cock pics?"
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is F'n incredible. OK Perhaps i dont recommend it for the incredibly young, but its just a game people. If you're afraid that a videogame will turn your child into a murderer, you should be praying Santa brings the kid some new parents that will teach their child what right and wrong is, and what entertainment is... and what REAL WAR means. It should be easy now, if only the news media actually covered the war. Perhaps the New York Times has better things to write about, like what you should and shouldnt be doing as a parent.
If our Army is going to continue to make videogames, surely we can provide our citizens with Universal Single Payer Health Care....
right?
I mean we really must have no budgetary problems at all, surely we can afford to take care of our people if we can use our military as entertainment for our children we hope to send to their death overseas...
Thats not entirely true. If I looked at a picture with a man with a giant bloody hole in his face, i wouldnt exactly be creating demand for it. I would never seek out such a thing again.
The male is always the criminal. Women are poor helpless victoms in every case. Its sexist and unfair. NEVER get married, and if you were stupid enough to get married... NEVER GET DIVORCED.
The government is not at fault. The owner of those businesses is. The government looked for a seller within our free market, and that seller conspired to fool the government.
If anything, this says more negative about the free market, and the willingness of people to do illegal things out of selfish greed.
The government is the people. It is for the people, by the people. If the government is so "fucked up" as you say it is, than perhaps its just a reflection of our citizens.
We need to be BETTER PEOPLE for ourselves, and our fellow Americans.
I'll address your silly child pornography and gay marriage "points"
First.. Child pornography:
Also, how anti-censorship are you? Search for "child pornography" on google images and you don't see any naked 8 year olds. Search "pornography" on google images and you see plenty of naked people. Do I think this is wrong? No.
I consider Child Pornography to be crime scene photos. Crime scene photos are not illegal, however child porn obviously is. I'm not sure child porn creates any more crimes than crime scene photos do.
Obviously i don't believe child pornography should be made legal and I think heavy penalties should be placed on those who commit such horrible acts, but is it illegal for the police to hold photographic evidence of child molestation? No. Why Google then? Its just a crime scene photo. OF COURSE i understand the reasoning behind why google cant, but... i'm just saying i'm not sure photographic evidence of violence, sex, be it fictional or non fictional creates any more or less copy cat crimes. In many ways it may deter crimes.
There are videos of terrorists cutting civilians heads off, and that is a crime scene... but its not illegal.
If Google's index happened to pick up a photo of child pornography, should they be held responsible for the criminal act of someone else?
States have varying legal ages of consent. One state has a law where 17 is legal to have sex with, but you cant photograph or videotape the sex act. Now in another state, that may be different. Is it child porn to film a 17 year old, where you can legally have sex with them? Yes by law, but its silly isnt it? Especially when kids are already filming themselves...
So obviously there are grey areas in life... Child pornography should be illegal, but again i'm not sure that crime scene photos make criminals. OF COURSE its digusting to look at such thing and get off, but no more so than looking at a beheading video and getting off.
Gay Marriage...
As for your Gay Marriage point.
Gay Marriage should be legal. Its that simple. AND YES.. If Google felt strongly enough about it, it would be their right to not do business in America until Gay Marriage was legal.
And to say "Google is not a political group" is just silly. Google certainly lives within our society right? Are they not subject to our governments laws? Are they not regulated in various ways?
Google is a political group. They have lobbyists. They have a vested interest in law and how it effects their business. You bet your ass Google is political, as much as anything else that exists in any system of laws.
you're being argumentative for the sake of being so.
And why aren't you proposing that one break US law to change things? Here in America, we have a history of breaking laws to change things.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
What part of that do you not understand? You're saying Congress will pass laws that limit what Google can say? That would be unconstitutional. I'm quite sure congress would try though, and probably succeed. It would then yes of course fall on GOOGLE and many others to stand up as THE PEOPLE of our nation to fight against our own tyranny.
Vote on election day you say? HAH.
In todays political climate, that would be like asking British to give us our "Freedom"
It doesnt happen that way. Government respects corporations more than people. If GOOGLE bends over for the Chinese government, they will certainly bow down to the US government if asked.
The people lose.
Voting is too often futile when greed, and the ruling class have a HISTORY of circumventing the rights of individuals for their own gain, and control over others.
Tell the people of Iran to go vote for change and see how well that happens. Tell that to the Afghans as well.
Because if Google imposes censorship at China's request, then what will Google do when the US Government requests similar actions?
These are companies run by Americans... I find it sad, they are willing to sell out American ideals, for financial gain. It may be in China, but it may also be here in the US next.
This means that Bing censors at the request of the American government.
THIS MEANS THAT.... Bing does not stand up for freedom of information. This means.... The millions that fought and died in all of our key American wars, have died for nothing! This means that Microsoft has benefited from their sacrafices, and stands on their dead bodies with greed, and no appreciation at all.
FUCK YOU corporate America for selling us out for slave wages, censorship, and greed at the cost of our American ideals.
Google, you're just as lame for backing down to China.
This is the internet. Censorship is wrong. Stop being a fucking child microsoft, and start being a human being. Hell, children have a better sense of freedom than you. Just google the kid that refuses to pledge allegiance to the flag in his elementary school, and his reasons why...
Microsoft... BE AN AMERICAN COMPANY, OR GET THE FUCK OUT.
the apps arent really overpriced at all. There have been many success stories on the app store. Good developers, indy developers etc... making good money, quiting old jobs to make apps full time etc.
It doesnt sound at all like piracy has hurt app developers. Just look up how much the developers of tap tap, fieldrunners, 2across, trisms, etc have made. They've all made a lot of money, and they're the little guy in this industry
The app store is a success.
Piracy is more of a fear and it's used as an excuse by developers who write bad software that doesnt sell. The app store is flooded with garbage. The best of the bunch have all been very profitable for the developers.
Piracy is always a factor, but it's unrealistic to ever expect to stop it, or that it is entirely wrong in an economy that is run by extremely rich, greedy criminals who get billions of tax payer dollars in the form of federal bail outs when they cry wolf.
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I sure hope the EU now forces APPLE to do the very same thing because Apple is far more controlling and "locked in" then Microsoft ever was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlzci1rKNM
Everyone should be concerned about privacy. Only a fool thinks they have nothing to hide. Would you honestly trust this bat shit crazy society to judge you correctly or to not abuse their power?
"Sports games" arent exactly "wholesome". More people die or get injurred playing highschool football and its been apart of of culture for a long time. It's also heavily supported by your local public school and the parents within your community.
I dont know about your town, but around here, we're famous for shoving a pine cone up a highschool football players asshole. (National news story) The poor kid has been far more damaged by football, than videogames. OH I know it wasnt on the field, but does that really matter? If you want on the feild, look up the recent college basketball player that broke his spine or the deaths that have taken place on the highschool football field.
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Music themed games? You mean those games with thrusting pelvises and celebrity worship? Celebrities that do massive amounts of drugs, pay professional hookers, and use the naughty words in their music?
Not wholesome either.
NEXT
"Arcade"
Lets hope the author of this article doesnt recommend UNO on xbox live, for children... Can you say "Cock pics?"
NEXT...
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is F'n incredible. OK Perhaps i dont recommend it for the incredibly young, but its just a game people. If you're afraid that a videogame will turn your child into a murderer, you should be praying Santa brings the kid some new parents that will teach their child what right and wrong is, and what entertainment is... and what REAL WAR means. It should be easy now, if only the news media actually covered the war. Perhaps the New York Times has better things to write about, like what you should and shouldnt be doing as a parent.
Oh well.
Obama is a fucking sell out.
SINGLE PAYER UNIVERAL HEALTH CARE NOW....
The Option is dead. Fuck em all.
If our Army is going to continue to make videogames, surely we can provide our citizens with Universal Single Payer Health Care....
right?
I mean we really must have no budgetary problems at all, surely we can afford to take care of our people if we can use our military as entertainment for our children we hope to send to their death overseas...
I will start caring about Corporate America, when Corporate America starts carting about me.
Until then. Block em, Fuck em.
Thats not entirely true. If I looked at a picture with a man with a giant bloody hole in his face, i wouldnt exactly be creating demand for it. I would never seek out such a thing again.
downloading isnt illegal.
The male is always the criminal. Women are poor helpless victoms in every case. Its sexist and unfair. NEVER get married, and if you were stupid enough to get married... NEVER GET DIVORCED.
Thanks... now my yummy processed Big Mac that features several million different sources of "meat" is ruined.
This is disgusting.
One day it might happen, but keep you're liquid pig ass out of my bacon.
The government is not at fault. The owner of those businesses is. The government looked for a seller within our free market, and that seller conspired to fool the government.
If anything, this says more negative about the free market, and the willingness of people to do illegal things out of selfish greed.
The government is the people. It is for the people, by the people. If the government is so "fucked up" as you say it is, than perhaps its just a reflection of our citizens.
We need to be BETTER PEOPLE for ourselves, and our fellow Americans.
I'll address your silly child pornography and gay marriage "points"
First.. Child pornography:
Also, how anti-censorship are you? Search for "child pornography" on google images and you don't see any naked 8 year olds. Search "pornography" on google images and you see plenty of naked people. Do I think this is wrong? No.
I consider Child Pornography to be crime scene photos. Crime scene photos are not illegal, however child porn obviously is. I'm not sure child porn creates any more crimes than crime scene photos do.
Obviously i don't believe child pornography should be made legal and I think heavy penalties should be placed on those who commit such horrible acts, but is it illegal for the police to hold photographic evidence of child molestation? No. Why Google then? Its just a crime scene photo. OF COURSE i understand the reasoning behind why google cant, but... i'm just saying i'm not sure photographic evidence of violence, sex, be it fictional or non fictional creates any more or less copy cat crimes. In many ways it may deter crimes.
There are videos of terrorists cutting civilians heads off, and that is a crime scene... but its not illegal.
If Google's index happened to pick up a photo of child pornography, should they be held responsible for the criminal act of someone else?
States have varying legal ages of consent. One state has a law where 17 is legal to have sex with, but you cant photograph or videotape the sex act. Now in another state, that may be different. Is it child porn to film a 17 year old, where you can legally have sex with them? Yes by law, but its silly isnt it? Especially when kids are already filming themselves...
So obviously there are grey areas in life... Child pornography should be illegal, but again i'm not sure that crime scene photos make criminals. OF COURSE its digusting to look at such thing and get off, but no more so than looking at a beheading video and getting off.
Gay Marriage...
As for your Gay Marriage point.
Gay Marriage should be legal. Its that simple. AND YES.. If Google felt strongly enough about it, it would be their right to not do business in America until Gay Marriage was legal.
And to say "Google is not a political group" is just silly. Google certainly lives within our society right? Are they not subject to our governments laws? Are they not regulated in various ways?
Google is a political group. They have lobbyists. They have a vested interest in law and how it effects their business. You bet your ass Google is political, as much as anything else that exists in any system of laws.
Gay
you're being argumentative for the sake of being so.
And why aren't you proposing that one break US law to change things? Here in America, we have a history of breaking laws to change things.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
What part of that do you not understand? You're saying Congress will pass laws that limit what Google can say? That would be unconstitutional. I'm quite sure congress would try though, and probably succeed. It would then yes of course fall on GOOGLE and many others to stand up as THE PEOPLE of our nation to fight against our own tyranny.
Vote on election day you say? HAH.
In todays political climate, that would be like asking British to give us our "Freedom"
It doesnt happen that way. Government respects corporations more than people. If GOOGLE bends over for the Chinese government, they will certainly bow down to the US government if asked.
The people lose.
Voting is too often futile when greed, and the ruling class have a HISTORY of circumventing the rights of individuals for their own gain, and control over others.
Tell the people of Iran to go vote for change and see how well that happens. Tell that to the Afghans as well.
right... its the job of the people...
and google is the people.
Because if Google imposes censorship at China's request, then what will Google do when the US Government requests similar actions?
These are companies run by Americans... I find it sad, they are willing to sell out American ideals, for financial gain. It may be in China, but it may also be here in the US next.
skype was initially banned from the app store. Skype had to fight to get it in in there again.
This means that Bing censors at the request of the American government.
THIS MEANS THAT.... Bing does not stand up for freedom of information. This means.... The millions that fought and died in all of our key American wars, have died for nothing! This means that Microsoft has benefited from their sacrafices, and stands on their dead bodies with greed, and no appreciation at all.
FUCK YOU corporate America for selling us out for slave wages, censorship, and greed at the cost of our American ideals.
Google, you're just as lame for backing down to China.
Boycotts do not work. Go bing it and find out why.
Google are another group of ass hats. Google, better start acting like an American company and stand for something.
Oh but they need the chinese market.... boo hoo.
BRING THE CHINESE freedom of information... not cow tow to them and insult all of us who believe in it dearly.
This is the internet. Censorship is wrong. Stop being a fucking child microsoft, and start being a human being. Hell, children have a better sense of freedom than you. Just google the kid that refuses to pledge allegiance to the flag in his elementary school, and his reasons why...
Microsoft... BE AN AMERICAN COMPANY, OR GET THE FUCK OUT.
the apps arent really overpriced at all. There have been many success stories on the app store. Good developers, indy developers etc... making good money, quiting old jobs to make apps full time etc.
It doesnt sound at all like piracy has hurt app developers. Just look up how much the developers of tap tap, fieldrunners, 2across, trisms, etc have made. They've all made a lot of money, and they're the little guy in this industry
The app store is a success.
Piracy is more of a fear and it's used as an excuse by developers who write bad software that doesnt sell. The app store is flooded with garbage. The best of the bunch have all been very profitable for the developers.
Piracy is always a factor, but it's unrealistic to ever expect to stop it, or that it is entirely wrong in an economy that is run by extremely rich, greedy criminals who get billions of tax payer dollars in the form of federal bail outs when they cry wolf.
BLAME THE POOR!
yeah...
Running away from a market that has an itchy trigger finger on the buy button every time a new app comes out...
not a good idea.
A dolphin with a laser taped to its head, nailed to an airplane?!!
THIS IS MADNESS!
It's not a poem. Its comedy. Why so serious batman?
DNA EXCHANGED!
They're called Uggs because whenever I see or hear of these stupid things i go... "UGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHAH.. YUCK, you stupid fucking human beings"